The Hour Cosmic

Welcome to another installment of The Hour Cosmic, your favorite comics game show! This week, our guest is "Garfield" artist, Andy Hirsch! On this week’s show, among other things, we discuss: - Everyone's favorite orange cat! - Everyone's least favorite day! - Everyone's favorite baked pasta! Let's meet our guest, shall we? Andy Hirsch is the artist on Boom's "Garfield." Hirsch has done a lot of work for Boom, including work on "Peanuts," "Regular Show," "Bravest Warriors," and "Adventure Time." He also just released the incredibly cool "Station 38," a 3-D comic that really needs to be seen to be believed. Check out his website, his Tumblr, and follow him on Twitter (@ItsAndyHirsch). As always, your hosts are: Chad Bowers – South Carolinian, GI Joe enthusiast, co-writer of “Subatomic Party Girls" “Down Set Fight,” and “Awesome Hospital” with Chris Sims, and writer of “Monster Plus.” He teaches us cool expressions like “Oh, snakes!” and has a lot of opinions about barbeque. Matthew Meylikhov – Bostonian, cat and beard enthusiast, co-writer of “Detective Space Cat” with Colin Bell, writer of “Morning Glories Babies,” "Morning Glories Academy Study Hall" (both backmatter for the Image Comics series "Morning Glories") and “Control,” and letterer extraordinaire. He reads more comics than anyone on the planet, and has sworn off White Castle for life. Brian Salvatore – New Jerseyan, New York Mets enthusiast, host of “Input/Output,” a music podcast, and occasional blogger/freelance writer. He has never met a dog he didn’t like (even that one that bit his leg when he was 10), and has baked better bread than he ever thought possible. You can interact with the show in all sorts of ways – first of all, please rate, review and subscribe to the show in iTunes. You can email us at thehourcosmic@tellmesomething.org. You can follow the hosts on Twitter - @chadbowers, @mattisnotarobot, and @brianneedsanap - and while on Twitter, make sure to use the hashtag #TheHourCosmic - or tweet the shot directly @thehourcosmic. You can check out our website at thehourcosmic.com, as well as the websites of our corporate overlords at multiversitycomics.com and tellmesomething.org. We, like your mom and that weird kid from high school, are on Facebook, too. Our amazing announcer is Ken Beck – follow him on Twitter and check out his Tumblr. You can check out all of the other great comic shows on the Comics Podcast Network, and you can listen to us anywhere via the Stitcher app.

Welcome to another installment of The Hour Cosmic, your favorite comics game show! This week, our guest is "Revival" and "Battlepug" artist Mike Norton! On this week’s show, among other things, we discuss: - The mysterious world of Pug Conventions! - Mike's (almost) total lack of memory of working with Kid Loki! - Matt's obsession with the origin of Dex-Star! Let's meet our guest, shall we? Mike Norton is the artist on "Revival" for Image Comics. Some of his past work includes Dark Horse's"The Occultist," Image's "It Girl and the Atomics," DC's "Green Arrow/Black Canary" or "Trinity," and more. You can check out his great webcomic "Battlepug," buy some original art from Cadence Comic Arts, check out his website, or follow him on Twitter (@themikenorton). As always, your hosts are: Chad Bowers – South Carolinian, GI Joe enthusiast, co-writer of “Subatomic Party Girls" “Down Set Fight,” and “Awesome Hospital” with Chris Sims, and writer of “Monster Plus.” He teaches us cool expressions like “Oh, snakes!” and has a lot of opinions about barbeque. Matthew Meylikhov – Bostonian, cat and beard enthusiast, co-writer of “Detective Space Cat” with Colin Bell, writer of “Morning Glories Babies,” "Morning Glories Academy Study Hall" (both backmatter for the Image Comics series "Morning Glories") and “Control,” and letterer extraordinaire. He reads more comics than anyone on the planet, and has sworn off White Castle for life. Brian Salvatore – New Jerseyan, New York Mets enthusiast, host of “Input/Output,” a music podcast, and occasional blogger/freelance writer. He has never met a dog he didn’t like (even that one that bit his leg when he was 10), and has baked better bread than he ever thought possible. You can interact with the show in all sorts of ways – first of all, please rate, review and subscribe to the show in iTunes. You can email us at thehourcosmic@tellmesomething.org. You can follow the hosts on Twitter - @chadbowers, @mattisnotarobot, and @brianneedsanap - and while on Twitter, make sure to use the hashtag #TheHourCosmic - or tweet the shot directly @thehourcosmic. You can check out our website at thehourcosmic.com, as well as the websites of our corporate overlords at multiversitycomics.com and tellmesomething.org. We, like your mom and that weird kid from high school, are on Facebook, too. Our amazing announcer is Ken Beck – follow him on Twitter and check out his Tumblr. You can check out all of the other great comic shows on the Comics Podcast Network, and you can listen to us anywhere via the Stitcher app.

Welcome to another installment of The Hour Cosmic, your favorite comics game show! This week, our guest is "Samurai Jack" and "Cosmic Scoundrels" artist Andy Suriano! On this week’s show, among other things, we discuss: - Andy's career as a "two foot tall Elvis!" - A potential Plastic Man soundtrack! - How many things in your house Andy has had a hand in designing! Let's meet our guest, shall we? Andy Suriano is an animation veteran, having worked on properties such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Samurai Jack, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, and many, many more. He recently launched "Samurai Jack" at IDW with writer Jim Zub, and is the co-creator of "Cosmic Scoundrels" alongside Matt Chapman of Homestar Runner fame. You can find him on his website or on Twitter (@wolfboy74). As always, your hosts are: Chad Bowers – South Carolinian, GI Joe enthusiast, co-writer of “Subatomic Party Girls" “Down Set Fight,” and “Awesome Hospital” with Chris Sims, and writer of “Monster Plus.” He teaches us cool expressions like “Oh, snakes!” and has a lot of opinions about barbeque. Matthew Meylikhov – Bostonian, cat and beard enthusiast, co-writer of “Detective Space Cat” with Colin Bell, writer of “Morning Glories Babies,” "Morning Glories Academy Study Hall" (both backmatter for the Image Comics series "Morning Glories") and “Control,” and letterer extraordinaire. He reads more comics than anyone on the planet, and has sworn off White Castle for life. Brian Salvatore – New Jerseyan, New York Mets enthusiast, host of “Input/Output,” a music podcast, and occasional blogger/freelance writer. He has never met a dog he didn’t like (even that one that bit his leg when he was 10), and has baked better bread than he ever thought possible. You can interact with the show in all sorts of ways – first of all, please rate, review and subscribe to the show in iTunes. You can email us at thehourcosmic@tellmesomething.org. You can follow the hosts on Twitter - @chadbowers, @mattisnotarobot, and @brianneedsanap - and while on Twitter, make sure to use the hashtag #TheHourCosmic - or tweet the shot directly @thehourcosmic. You can check out our website at thehourcosmic.com, as well as the websites of our corporate overlords at multiversitycomics.com and tellmesomething.org. We, like your mom and that weird kid from high school, are on Facebook, too. Our amazing announcer is Ken Beck – follow him on Twitter and check out his Tumblr. You can check out all of the other great comic shows on the Comics Podcast Network, and you can listen to us anywhere via the Stitcher app.

Welcome to another installment of The Hour Cosmic, your favorite comics game show! This week, our guest is the writer behind "Avengers Undercover," Dennis Hopeless! On this week’s show, among other things, we discuss: - Real talk about cancellation! - The wheeling and dealing of character trades! - The buying habits of supervillains! Let's meet our guest, shall we? Dennis Hopeless is a writer for Marvel Comics, currently wrapping up "Avengers Undercover" and about to launch "Spider-Woman." Dennis previously wrote "Avengers Arena," "X-Men Season One," "Legion of Monsters," and "Cable and the X-Men" for Marvel, "The Answer" for Dark Horse, and "LoveSTRUCK" and "GearHead" for Image. You can find him on his website, or follow him on Twitter (@HopelessDent). As always, your hosts are: Brian Salvatore – New Jerseyan, New York Mets enthusiast, host of “Input/Output,” a music podcast, and occasional blogger/freelance writer. He has never met a dog he didn’t like (even that one that bit his leg when he was 10), and has baked better bread than he ever thought possible. Chad Bowers – South Carolinian, GI Joe enthusiast, co-writer of “Subatomic Party Girls" “Down Set Fight,” and “Awesome Hospital” with Chris Sims, and writer of “Monster Plus.” He teaches us cool expressions like “Oh, snakes!” and has a lot of opinions about barbeque. Greg Matiasevich – Marylander, the Eastern seaboard’s most notable proponent of binding comic runs, and co-host of “Robots From Tomorrow,” a fantastic podcast on the Multiversity Podcast Network, co-hosted with our pal Mike Romeo. Greg loves his 80s Marvel and has a talent for always managing to find a Saturday press pass to New York Comic Con. You can interact with the show in all sorts of ways – first of all, please rate, review and subscribe to the show in iTunes. You can email us at thehourcosmic@tellmesomething.org. You can follow the hosts on Twitter - @chadbowers, @gregmatiasevich, and @brianneedsanap - and while on Twitter, make sure to use the hashtag #TheHourCosmic - or tweet the show directly @thehourcosmic. You can check out our website at thehourcosmic.com, as well as the websites of our corporate overlords at multiversitycomics.com and tellmesomething.org. We, like your mom and that weird kid from high school, are on Facebook, too. Our amazing announcer is Ken Beck – follow him on Twitter and check out his Tumblr. You can check out all of the other great comic shows on the Comics Podcast Network, and you can listen to us anywhere via the Stitcher app.

Welcome to another installment of The Hour Cosmic, your favorite comics game show! This week, our guest is the writer/artist behind "God Hates Astronauts," Ryan Browne! On this week’s show, among other things, we discuss: - The joys of censorship! - The city of Chicago! - Sound effects! Let's meet our guest, shall we? Ryan Browne is a busy dude. In addition to doing a few issues of "The Manhattan Projects" to give his buddy Nick Pitarra a breather, and finishing up an arc on "Bedlam" at Image, he is never far from his webcomic "God Hates Astronauts," which launches as an ongoing series in September for Image! Plus, he has more "Blast Furnace" coming our way, and manages to do awesome sketches for us! He's also a return guest, have appeared on The Hour Cosmic before, and can be found on Tumblr, his website, and on Twitter (@RyanBrowneArt). As always, your hosts are: Chad Bowers – South Carolinian, GI Joe enthusiast, co-writer of “Subatomic Party Girls" “Down Set Fight,” and “Awesome Hospital” with Chris Sims, and writer of “Monster Plus.” He teaches us cool expressions like “Oh, snakes!” and has a lot of opinions about barbeque. Vince Ostrowski – Minnesotan, Mad Men enthusiast, staff writer and social media dude for Multiversity Comics. When not not-loving season 4 of Arrested Development, Vince can be found Tweeting furiously and not eating meat. Brian Salvatore – New Jerseyan, New York Mets enthusiast, host of “Input/Output,” a music podcast, and occasional blogger/freelance writer. He has never met a dog he didn’t like (even that one that bit his leg when he was 10), and has baked better bread than he ever thought possible. You can interact with the show in all sorts of ways – first of all, please rate, review and subscribe to the show in iTunes. You can email us at thehourcosmic@tellmesomething.org. You can follow the hosts on Twitter - @chadbowers, @VJ_Ostrowski, and @brianneedsanap - and while on Twitter, make sure to use the hashtag #TheHourCosmic - or tweet the show directly @thehourcosmic. You can check out our website at thehourcosmic.com, as well as the websites of our corporate overlords at multiversitycomics.com and tellmesomething.org. We, like your mom and that weird kid from high school, are on Facebook, too. Our amazing announcer is Ken Beck – follow him on Twitter and check out his Tumblr. You can check out all of the other great comic shows on the Comics Podcast Network, and you can listen to us anywhere via the Stitcher app.

Welcome to another installment of The Hour Cosmic, your favorite comics game show podcast! Due to some scheduling weirdness, we are guestless this week, but we welcome back our pal Walter Richardson as co-host, and we talk for just shy of two hours! On this week’s show, among other things, we discuss: - San Diego Comic Con! - Marvel Shakeups! - Bat Books! - Dark Circle Vs. Red Circle! As always, your hosts are: Chad Bowers – South Carolinian, GI Joe enthusiast, co-writer of “Subatomic Party Girls" “Down Set Fight,” and “Awesome Hospital” with Chris Sims, and writer of “Monster Plus.” He teaches us cool expressions like “Oh, snakes!” and has a lot of opinions about barbeque. Brian Salvatore – New Jerseyan, New York Mets enthusiast, host of “Input/Output,” a music podcast, and occasional blogger/freelance writer. He has never met a dog he didn’t like (even that one that bit his leg when he was 10), and has baked better bread than he ever thought possible. Walter Richardson Virginian, bass player, an editor emeritus at Multiversity/law student. Walter has a dry wit and wrote his college thesis on "Y: The Last Man." You can interact with the show in all sorts of ways – first of all, please rate, review and subscribe to the show in iTunes. You can email us at thehourcosmic@tellmesomething.org. You can follow the hosts on Twitter - @chadbowers, @waltorr, and @brianneedsanap - and while on Twitter, make sure to use the hashtag #TheHourCosmic - or tweet the shot directly @thehourcosmic. You can check out our website at thehourcosmic.com, as well as the websites of our corporate overlords at multiversitycomics.com and tellmesomething.org. We, like your mom and that weird kid from high school, are on Facebook, too. Our amazing announcer is Ken Beck – follow him on Twitter and check out his Tumblr. You can check out all of the other great comic shows on the Comics Podcast Network, and you can listen to us anywhere via the Stitcher app.

Welcome to another installment of The Hour Cosmic, your favorite comics game show! This week, our guests are the team behind "Knuckleheads" for Monkeybrain, Brian Winkeler and Robert Wilson IV! On this week’s show, among other things, we discuss: - Echindas! - The Oklahoma Comics Scene! - Electro Spas! Let's meet our guest, shall we? Robert Wilson IV is the artist and co-creator of “Knuckleheads,” currently being published by Monkeybrain Comics as well as the self-published “Like A Virus,” written by Ken Lowery. He does amazing freelance art for all sorts of cool things, like creating posters for bands like The Mountain Goats and Best Coast. He, too, is on Twitter and has a website. Brian Winkeler works in advertising by day, and writes comics by night. In addition to "Knuckleheads," Brian has written "Bastard Road" for the "Popgun" anthology for Image. You can check out his advertising agency, Robot House Creative, the official "Knuckleheads" Facebook page, and follow him on Twitter (@BrianWinkeler). As always, your hosts are: Chad Bowers – South Carolinian, GI Joe enthusiast, co-writer of “Subatomic Party Girls" “Down Set Fight,” and “Awesome Hospital” with Chris Sims, and writer of “Monster Plus.” He teaches us cool expressions like “Oh, snakes!” and has a lot of opinions about barbeque. Matthew Meylikhov – Bostonian, cat and beard enthusiast, co-writer of “Detective Space Cat” with Colin Bell, writer of “Morning Glories Babies,” "Morning Glories Academy Study Hall" (both backmatter for the Image Comics series "Morning Glories") and “Control,” and letterer extraordinaire. He reads more comics than anyone on the planet, and has sworn off White Castle for life. Brian Salvatore – New Jerseyan, New York Mets enthusiast, host of “Input/Output,” a music podcast, and occasional blogger/freelance writer. He has never met a dog he didn’t like (even that one that bit his leg when he was 10), and has baked better bread than he ever thought possible. You can interact with the show in all sorts of ways – first of all, please rate, review and subscribe to the show in iTunes. You can email us at thehourcosmic@tellmesomething.org. You can follow the hosts on Twitter - @chadbowers, @mattisnotarobot, and @brianneedsanap - and while on Twitter, make sure to use the hashtag #TheHourCosmic - or tweet the shot directly @thehourcosmic. You can check out our website at thehourcosmic.com, as well as the websites of our corporate overlords at multiversitycomics.com and tellmesomething.org. We, like your mom and that weird kid from high school, are on Facebook, too. Our amazing announcer is Ken Beck – follow him on Twitter and check out his Tumblr. You can check out all of the other great comic shows on the Comics Podcast Network, and you can listen to us anywhere via the Stitcher app.

Welcome to another installment of The Hour Cosmic, your favorite comics game show! This week, our guest is artist on Image's "The Saviors," J. Bone! On this week’s show, among other things, we discuss: - Being a one man art factory! - Poutine fountains! - Matt's new job as our weather correspondent! Let's meet our guest, shall we? J. Bone is a Canadian illustrator, currently working on "The Saviors" for Image Comics. A frequent inker/collaborator with Darwyn Cooke, J. has worked on "The Spirit" and "Super Friends" for DC, "Spider-Man: Tangled Web" and "Wolverine/Doop" for Marvel, among other works. He is part of the team behind the Canadian comic "True Patriot 2" which recently got successfully funded via Kickstarter. You can follow him on Twitter (@gobukan) and Instagram. As always, your hosts are: Chad Bowers – South Carolinian, GI Joe enthusiast, co-writer of “Subatomic Party Girls" “Down Set Fight,” and “Awesome Hospital” with Chris Sims, and writer of “Monster Plus.” He teaches us cool expressions like “Oh, snakes!” and has a lot of opinions about barbeque. Matthew Meylikhov – Bostonian, cat and beard enthusiast, co-writer of “Detective Space Cat” with Colin Bell, writer of “Morning Glories Babies,” "Morning Glories Academy Study Hall" (both backmatter for the Image Comics series "Morning Glories") and “Control,” and letterer extraordinaire. He reads more comics than anyone on the planet, and has sworn off White Castle for life. Brian Salvatore – New Jerseyan, New York Mets enthusiast, host of “Input/Output,” a music podcast, and occasional blogger/freelance writer. He has never met a dog he didn’t like (even that one that bit his leg when he was 10), and has baked better bread than he ever thought possible. You can interact with the show in all sorts of ways – first of all, please rate, review and subscribe to the show in iTunes. You can email us at thehourcosmic@tellmesomething.org. You can follow the hosts on Twitter - @chadbowers, @mattisnotarobot, and @brianneedsanap - and while on Twitter, make sure to use the hashtag #TheHourCosmic - or tweet the shot directly @thehourcosmic. You can check out our website at thehourcosmic.com, as well as the websites of our corporate overlords at multiversitycomics.com and tellmesomething.org. We, like your mom and that weird kid from high school, are on Facebook, too. Our amazing announcer is Ken Beck – follow him on Twitter and check out his Tumblr. You can check out all of the other great comic shows on the Comics Podcast Network, and you can listen to us anywhere via the Stitcher app.

In our second ever bonus episode, Neil Slorance joins Matt to talk about: - Television! - Accolades! - The Wii U! Let's meet our guest, shall we? Neil Slorance is the SICBA-nominated artist of "Jonbot vs Martha" and "Dungeon Fun" with Colin Bell. Neil has also done a number of self-released mini-comics, such as "The Amateur Astronomers Journal", "How To Be A Ghost" and "Seven Days in Berlin. You can find Neil on Tumblr, on Twitter (@osmart) and on his website. You can interact with the show in all sorts of ways – first of all, please rate, review and subscribe to the show in iTunes. You can email us at thehourcosmic@tellmesomething.org. You can follow the hosts on Twitter - @chadbowers, @mattisnotarobot, and @brianneedsanap - and while on Twitter, make sure to use the hashtag #TheHourCosmic - or tweet the shot directly @thehourcosmic. You can check out our website at thehourcosmic.com, as well as the websites of our corporate overlords at multiversitycomics.com and tellmesomething.org. We, like your mom and that weird kid from high school, are on Facebook, too. Our amazing announcer is Ken Beck – follow him on Twitter and check out his Tumblr. You can check out all of the other great comic shows on the Comics Podcast Network, and you can listen to us anywhere via the Stitcher app.

Welcome to another installment of The Hour Cosmic, your favorite comics game show! This week is our second live show, featuring Tom Scioli, Ming Doyle, and Jim Rugg! On this week’s show, among other things, we discuss: - Lots of Heroescon talk! - Lots of Kirby talk! - Lots of Star Trek talk! Let's meet our guests, shall we? From left to right, we have: Jim Rugg is one of the co-creators of "Afrodisiac," "USApe," "The P.L.A.I.N. Janes," and "Street Angel," as well as the author and artist of the "SUPERMAG" from Adhouse books. Jim is also the co-host of the Boing Boing podcast "Tell Me Something I Don't Know." Follow him on Twitter (@jimrugg), check out his Tumblr and his website. Tom Scioli is a Pittsburgh-based writer and artist, currently getting set to launch "Transformers Vs. G.I. Joe" for IDW in July (check out the Free Comic Book Day #0 issue for free on comiXology). Tom just wrapped "Godland" for Image, and is the creator of the amazing webcomics turned original graphic novels/comics "American Barbarian," "Final Fronteir," and "Satan's Soldier." You can visit his website, his Tumblr, and follow him on Twitter (@tomscioli). Ming Doyle is an artist who recently wrapped up "Mara" for Image Comics. Ming has also worked on DC's Digital First "Adventures of Superman," "Quantum and Woody" for Valiant, and more covers than you can shake a stick at. You can find her on Tumblr, on Twitter (@mingdoyle), on deviantArt, and on her website. Your hosts are, again, left to right: Greg Matiasevich – Marylander, the Eastern seaboard’s most notable proponent of binding comic runs, and co-host of “Robots From Tomorrow,” a fantastic podcast on the Multiversity Podcast Network, co-hosted with our pal Mike Romeo. Greg loves his 80s Marvel and has a talent for always managing to find a Saturday press pass to New York Comic Con. Chad Bowers – South Carolinian, GI Joe enthusiast, co-writer of “Subatomic Party Girls" “Down Set Fight,” and “Awesome Hospital” with Chris Sims, and writer of “Monster Plus.” He teaches us cool expressions like “Oh, snakes!” and has a lot of opinions about barbeque. You can interact with the show in all sorts of ways – first of all, please rate, review and subscribe to the show in iTunes. You can email us at thehourcosmic@tellmesomething.org. You can follow the hosts on Twitter - @chadbowers and @gregmatiasevich - and while on Twitter, make sure to use the hashtag #TheHourCosmic - or tweet the shot directly @thehourcosmic. You can check out our website at thehourcosmic.com, as well as the websites of our corporate overlords at multiversitycomics.com and tellmesomething.org. We, like your mom and that weird kid from high school, are on Facebook, too. Our amazing announcer is Ken Beck – follow him on Twitter and check out his Tumblr. You can check out all of the other great comic shows on the Comics Podcast Network, and you can listen to us anywhere via the Stitcher app.

Welcome to another installment of The Hour Cosmic, your favorite comics game show! This week, our guest is writer of 215 Ink's "Enormous," Tim Daniel! On this week’s show, among other things, we discuss: - The proper pronunciation of various Pokemons! - The greatest line in Cinema history! - What Charles Barkley does! Let's meet our guest, shall we? Tim Daniel is the writer of "Enormous," a new ongoing series from 215 Ink illustrated by Mehdi Cheggour. He recently wrapped up "Curse," a miniseries for Boom! co-written with past guest Michael Moreci, illustrated by past guest Riley Rossmo and potential future guest Colin Lorimer. In addition to penning a piece in "Hoax Hunters," Tim has done design work for a ton of amazing Image comics, as well as creating many of the amazing logos for the pieces on Multiversity. This is Tim's second, and certainly not last, appearance on the show! You can find him on Twitter (@enormouscomic), visit the "Enormous" website, and befriend him on Facebook! As always, your hosts are: Matthew Meylikhov – Bostonian, cat and beard enthusiast, co-writer of “Detective Space Cat” with Colin Bell, writer of “Morning Glories Babies,” "Morning Glories Academy Study Hall" (both backmatter for the Image Comics series "Morning Glories") and “Control,” and letterer extraordinaire. He reads more comics than anyone on the planet, and has sworn off White Castle for life. Brian Salvatore – New Jerseyan, New York Mets enthusiast, host of “Input/Output,” a music podcast, and occasional blogger/freelance writer. He has never met a dog he didn’t like (even that one that bit his leg when he was 10), and has baked better bread than he ever thought possible. Walter Richardson Virginian, bass player, an editor emeritus at Multiversity/law student. Walter has a dry wit and wrote his college thesis on "Y: The Last Man." You can interact with the show in all sorts of ways – first of all, please rate, review and subscribe to the show in iTunes. You can email us at thehourcosmic@tellmesomething.org. You can follow the hosts on Twitter - @waltorr, @mattisnotarobot, and @brianneedsanap - and while on Twitter, make sure to use the hashtag #TheHourCosmic - or tweet the shot directly @thehourcosmic. You can check out our website at thehourcosmic.com, as well as the websites of our corporate overlords at multiversitycomics.com and tellmesomething.org. We, like your mom and that weird kid from high school, are on Facebook, too. Our amazing announcer is Ken Beck – follow him on Twitter and check out his Tumblr. You can check out all of the other great comic shows on the Comics Podcast Network, and you can listen to us anywhere via the Stitcher app.

Welcome to the first bonus episode of The Hour Cosmic, with our pal Joshua Hale Fialkov! Josh was supposed to join his "The Life After" partner Gabo on the podcast on Monday, but couldn't make it, so we invited him on for a bonus episode! Josh joins Brian to talk about: - Middle names! - His obsession with the end of days! - The Pixies! In case you've forgotten... Joshua Hale Fialkov is a 13-year veteran of working in the sequential arts, currently writing the "The Life After" and "The Bunker" for Oni Press, and is about to launch "The Devillers" for Dynamite. He is wrapping up his run on "Ultimate FF" for Marvel. In the past, Josh has written "I, Vampire" for DC, "Alpha: Big Time" for Marvel, "Last of the Greats" for Image, as well as the Eisner nominated "Tumor" for Archaia and the Harvey nominated "Echoes" for Top Cow and "Elk's Run" for Villard. He has a website, a Facebook fan page, and can be followed on Twitter (@JoshFialkov). You can interact with the show in all sorts of ways – first of all, please rate, review and subscribe to the show in iTunes. You can email us at thehourcosmic@tellmesomething.org. You can follow the hosts on Twitter - @chadbowers, @mattisnotarobot, and @brianneedsanap - and while on Twitter, make sure to use the hashtag #TheHourCosmic - or tweet the shot directly @thehourcosmic. You can check out our website at thehourcosmic.com, as well as the websites of our corporate overlords at multiversitycomics.com and tellmesomething.org. We, like your mom and that weird kid from high school, are on Facebook, too. Our amazing announcer is Ken Beck – follow him on Twitter and check out his Tumblr. You can check out all of the other great comic shows on the Comics Podcast Network, and you can listen to us anywhere via the Stitcher app.

Welcome to another installment of The Hour Cosmic, your favorite comics game show! This week, our guest is artist of Oni's new "The Life After," Gabo! On this week’s show, among other things, we discuss: - The practicality of 103 creators sharing one Eisner! - How many "Simpsons" comic titles sound like Cure songs! - The unchanging majesty of Kilowog! Let's meet our guest, shall we? Gabo is a Chicago-based artist (real name: Gabriel Bautista), about to launch "The Life After" with writer Joshua Hale Fialkov for Oni and the artist for "Albert the Alien" with writer Trevor Mueller for Thrillbent. He is also an accomplished colorist, having worked on both "The Spirit" and "All-Star Western" for DC, the Eisner-winning anthology "Comic Book Tattoo" for Image, and has penciled pieces in both "Elephantmen" and "Popgun" for Image. He is also the creator of the comics battling site EnterVoid.com. You can find him on Twitter (@galvosaur), on Facebook, or on his website, and he is a part of the BroFu artist collective. As always, your hosts are: Chad Bowers – South Carolinian, GI Joe enthusiast, co-writer of “Subatomic Party Girls" “Down Set Fight,” and “Awesome Hospital” with Chris Sims, and writer of “Monster Plus.” He teaches us cool expressions like “Oh, snakes!” and has a lot of opinions about barbeque. Matthew Meylikhov – Bostonian, cat and beard enthusiast, co-writer of “Detective Space Cat” with Colin Bell, writer of “Morning Glories Babies,” "Morning Glories Academy Study Hall" (both backmatter for the Image Comics series "Morning Glories") and “Control,” and letterer extraordinaire. He reads more comics than anyone on the planet, and has sworn off White Castle for life. Brian Salvatore – New Jerseyan, New York Mets enthusiast, host of “Input/Output,” a music podcast, and occasional blogger/freelance writer. He has never met a dog he didn’t like (even that one that bit his leg when he was 10), and has baked better bread than he ever thought possible. You can interact with the show in all sorts of ways – first of all, please rate, review and subscribe to the show in iTunes. You can email us at thehourcosmic@tellmesomething.org. You can follow the hosts on Twitter - @chadbowers, @mattisnotarobot, and @brianneedsanap - and while on Twitter, make sure to use the hashtag #TheHourCosmic - or tweet the shot directly @thehourcosmic. You can check out our website at thehourcosmic.com, as well as the websites of our corporate overlords at multiversitycomics.com and tellmesomething.org. We, like your mom and that weird kid from high school, are on Facebook, too. Our amazing announcer is Ken Beck – follow him on Twitter and check out his Tumblr. You can check out all of the other great comic shows on the Comics Podcast Network, and you can listen to us anywhere via the Stitcher app.

Welcome to another installment of The Hour Cosmic, your favorite comics game show! This week, our guest is artist and writer Jeremy Dale! On this week’s show, among other things, we discuss: - The buying habits of 12-year old Chad Bowers! - The t-shirt designing supremacy of Jason Latour! - Squeekquels! Let's meet our guest, shall we? Jeremy Dale is an creator living in Atlanta, Georgia. He is currently writing and drawing "Skyward," a creator-owned property for Action Lab (check it out on Comixology as well!), but he has done a ton of other comics work, including penciling "G.I. Joe: Real American Hero," writing and drawing for "NFL Rush Zone" (!), and having a piece in the "Popgun" anthology via Image. You can find him at just about every Con (He has done fourteen this year so far. FOURTEEN YOU NUT!), on Twitter, on deviantArt and on his website. As always, your hosts are: Chad Bowers – South Carolinian, GI Joe enthusiast, co-writer of “Subatomic Party Girls" “Down Set Fight,” and “Awesome Hospital” with Chris Sims, and writer of “Monster Plus.” He teaches us cool expressions like “Oh, snakes!” and has a lot of opinions about barbeque. Matthew Meylikhov – Bostonian, cat and beard enthusiast, co-writer of “Detective Space Cat” with Colin Bell, writer of “Morning Glories Babies,” "Morning Glories Academy Study Hall" (both backmatter for the Image Comics series "Morning Glories") and “Control,” and letterer extraordinaire. He reads more comics than anyone on the planet, and has sworn off White Castle for life. Brian Salvatore – New Jerseyan, New York Mets enthusiast, host of “Input/Output,” a music podcast, and occasional blogger/freelance writer. He has never met a dog he didn’t like (even that one that bit his leg when he was 10), and has baked better bread than he ever thought possible. You can interact with the show in all sorts of ways – first of all, please rate, review and subscribe to the show in iTunes. You can email us at thehourcosmic@tellmesomething.org. You can follow the hosts on Twitter - @chadbowers, @mattisnotarobot, and @brianneedsanap - and while on Twitter, make sure to use the hashtag #TheHourCosmic - or tweet the shot directly @thehourcosmic. You can check out our website at thehourcosmic.com, as well as the websites of our corporate overlords at multiversitycomics.com and tellmesomething.org. We, like your mom and that weird kid from high school, are on Facebook, too. Our amazing announcer is Ken Beck – follow him on Twitter and check out his Tumblr. You can check out all of the other great comic shows on the Comics Podcast Network, and you can listen to us anywhere via the Stitcher app.

Welcome to another installment of The Hour Cosmic, your favorite comics game show! This week, our returning guest is "Drumhellar" co-writer and artist, Riley Rossmo! On this week’s show, among other things, we discuss: - Drugs! - The magic allure of the never materialized "Flash: Speed Force" series! - Greek mythological pronunciations! Let's meet our guest, shall we? Riley Rossmo is a Canadian treasure, "Drumheller" for Image and just wrapped up "Curse" for Boom! Riley has done a number of Image series ("Bedlam," "Green Wake," "Dia De Los Muertos," "Cowboy Ninja Viking," "Proof," "Rebel Blood"), and recently did both an installment of DC's Digital "Adventure of Superman" title and a brief run on Valiant's "Harbinger." His other credits include an 8-issue run on Marvel's "Daken: Dark Wolverine," and various covers and fill in spots for IDW and Image books. You can follow him on Twitter (@rileyrossmo1) or visit his website for a nice gallery of his prior work. As always, your hosts are: Brian Salvatore – New Jerseyan, New York Mets enthusiast, host of “Input/Output,” a music podcast, and occasional blogger/freelance writer. He has never met a dog he didn’t like (even that one that bit his leg when he was 10), and has baked better bread than he ever thought possible. Chad Bowers – South Carolinian, GI Joe enthusiast, co-writer of “Subatomic Party Girls" “Down Set Fight,” and “Awesome Hospital” with Chris Sims, and writer of “Monster Plus.” He teaches us cool expressions like “Oh, snakes!” and has a lot of opinions about barbeque. Matthew Meylikhov – Bostonian, cat and beard enthusiast, co-writer of “Detective Space Cat” with Colin Bell, writer of “Morning Glories Babies,” "Morning Glories Academy Study Hall" (both backmatter for the Image Comics series "Morning Glories") and “Control,” and letterer extraordinaire. He reads more comics than anyone on the planet, and has sworn off White Castle for life. You can interact with the show in all sorts of ways – first of all, please rate, review and subscribe to the show in iTunes. You can email us at thehourcosmic@tellmesomething.org. You can follow the hosts on Twitter - @chadbowers, @mattisnotarobot, and @brianneedsanap - and while on Twitter, make sure to use the hashtag #TheHourCosmic - or tweet the shot directly @thehourcosmic. You can check out our website at thehourcosmic.com, as well as the websites of our corporate overlords at multiversitycomics.com and tellmesomething.org. We, like your mom and that weird kid from high school, are on Facebook, too. Our amazing announcer is Ken Beck – follow him on Twitter and check out his Tumblr. You can check out all of the other great comic shows on the Comics Podcast Network, and you can listen to us anywhere via the Stitcher app.

Welcome to another installment of The Hour Cosmic, your favorite comics game show! This week, our guest is writer of "Disney Kingdoms: Seekers of the Weird," Brandon Seifert! On this week’s show, among other things, we discuss: - Brandon's freakish Marvel knowledge! - The oeuvres of the Spin Doctors and "Weird" Al Yankovic! - Perhaps the best discussion round in the history of our show! Let's meet our guest, shall we? Brandon Seifert is currently writing "Disney Kingdoms: Seekers of the Weird" for Marvel, and is the co-creator and writer of "Witch Doctor" for Image/Skybound. In addition to those books, he has written "Clive Barker's Hellraiser" for BOOM!, "Spirit of the Law" for Monkeybrain, and worked on "The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe." You can follow him on Twitter (@BrandonTSeifert), find him on his website, or Facebook, or check out the official "Witch Doctor" website. As always, your hosts are: Brian Salvatore – New Jerseyan, New York Mets enthusiast, host of “Input/Output,” a music podcast, and occasional blogger/freelance writer. He has never met a dog he didn’t like (even that one that bit his leg when he was 10), and has baked better bread than he ever thought possible. Chad Bowers – South Carolinian, GI Joe enthusiast, co-writer of “Subatomic Party Girls" “Down Set Fight,” and “Awesome Hospital” with Chris Sims, and writer of “Monster Plus.” He teaches us cool expressions like “Oh, snakes!” and has a lot of opinions about barbeque. Matthew Meylikhov – Bostonian, cat and beard enthusiast, co-writer of “Detective Space Cat” with Colin Bell, writer of “Morning Glories Babies,” "Morning Glories Academy Study Hall" (both backmatter for the Image Comics series "Morning Glories") and “Control,” and letterer extraordinaire. He reads more comics than anyone on the planet, and has sworn off White Castle for life. You can interact with the show in all sorts of ways – first of all, please rate, review and subscribe to the show in iTunes. You can email us at thehourcosmic@tellmesomething.org. You can follow the hosts on Twitter - @chadbowers, @mattisnotarobot, and @brianneedsanap - and while on Twitter, make sure to use the hashtag #TheHourCosmic - or tweet the shot directly @thehourcosmic. You can check out our website at thehourcosmic.com, as well as the websites of our corporate overlords at multiversitycomics.com and tellmesomething.org. We, like your mom and that weird kid from high school, are on Facebook, too. Our amazing announcer is Ken Beck – follow him on Twitter and check out his Tumblr. You can check out all of the other great comic shows on the Comics Podcast Network, and you can listen to us anywhere via the Stitcher app.

Because of a last-minute guest cancellation, we decided to bring you a special episode this week. Brian combed through our first ten game show episodes, pulling out especially fun moments from each, and put them together for a sampler/look back at our awkward, teenage episodes, featuring guests Justin Jordan, Becky Cloonan, Jason Latour, Joe Eisma, Tim Seeley, Ryan Browne, Vic Malhotra, Jim Rugg, Michael Moreci and Michael Walsh. We hope you enjoy it! As always, your hosts are: Chad Bowers – South Carolinian, GI Joe enthusiast, co-writer of “Subatomic Party Girls" “Down Set Fight,” and “Awesome Hospital” with Chris Sims, and writer of “Monster Plus.” He teaches us cool expressions like “Oh, snakes!” and has a lot of opinions about barbeque. Matthew Meylikhov – Bostonian, cat and beard enthusiast, co-writer of “Detective Space Cat” with Colin Bell, writer of “Morning Glories Babies,” "Morning Glories Academy Study Hall" (both backmatter for the Image Comics series "Morning Glories") and “Control,” and letterer extraordinaire. He reads more comics than anyone on the planet, and has sworn off White Castle for life. Brian Salvatore – New Jerseyan, New York Mets enthusiast, host of “Input/Output,” a music podcast, and occasional blogger/freelance writer. He has never met a dog he didn’t like (even that one that bit his leg when he was 10), and has baked better bread than he ever thought possible. You can interact with the show in all sorts of ways – first of all, please rate, review and subscribe to the show in iTunes. You can email us at thehourcosmic@tellmesomething.org. You can follow the hosts on Twitter - @chadbowers, @mattisnotarobot, and @brianneedsanap - and while on Twitter, make sure to use the hashtag #TheHourCosmic - or tweet the shot directly @thehourcosmic. You can check out our website at thehourcosmic.com, as well as the websites of our corporate overlords at multiversitycomics.com and tellmesomething.org. We, like your mom and that weird kid from high school, are on Facebook, too. Our amazing announcer is Ken Beck – follow him on Twitter and check out his Tumblr. You can check out all of the other great comic shows on the Comics Podcast Network, and you can listen to us anywhere via the Stitcher app.

Welcome to another installment of The Hour Cosmic, your favorite comics game show! This week, our guest is the legendary Paul Kupperberg! On this week’s show, among other things, we discuss: - The d-d-d-d-deah of Archie! - The glory that was "Aztek!" - TV Land original programming! Let's meet our guest, shall we? Paul Kupperberg is a man who has done it all in the comics industry. He has written for/edited fanzines like "The Comic Reader," written comics like "Action Comics," "Adventure Comics," "Doom Patrol," "Checkmate!," "Supergirl," and more, edited DC books for 15 years, was the senior editor at "The Weekly World News," edited the WWE Kids line of comics, and now, writes "Life with Archie" for Archie Comics. And that just scratches the surface - seriously, check out the dude's Comic Book Database page. You can find him online at his website, where you can also pick up his prose novel "The Same Old Story," follow him on Twitter (@paulkupperberg), and for an even more great anecdotes, check out his recent Reddit AMA. As always, your hosts are: Brian Salvatore – New Jerseyan, New York Mets enthusiast, host of “Input/Output,” a music podcast, and occasional blogger/freelance writer. He has never met a dog he didn’t like (even that one that bit his leg when he was 10), and has baked better bread than he ever thought possible. Chad Bowers – South Carolinian, GI Joe enthusiast, co-writer of “Subatomic Party Girls" “Down Set Fight,” and “Awesome Hospital” with Chris Sims, and writer of “Monster Plus.” He teaches us cool expressions like “Oh, snakes!” and has a lot of opinions about barbeque. Matthew Meylikhov – Bostonian, cat and beard enthusiast, co-writer of “Detective Space Cat” with Colin Bell, writer of “Morning Glories Babies,” "Morning Glories Academy Study Hall" (both backmatter for the Image Comics series "Morning Glories") and “Control,” and letterer extraordinaire. He reads more comics than anyone on the planet, and has sworn off White Castle for life. You can interact with the show in all sorts of ways – first of all, please rate, review and subscribe to the show in iTunes. You can email us at thehourcosmic@tellmesomething.org. You can follow the hosts on Twitter - @chadbowers, @mattisnotarobot, and @brianneedsanap - and while on Twitter, make sure to use the hashtag #TheHourCosmic - or tweet the shot directly @thehourcosmic. You can check out our website at thehourcosmic.com, as well as the websites of our corporate overlords at multiversitycomics.com and tellmesomething.org. We, like your mom and that weird kid from high school, are on Facebook, too. Our amazing announcer is Ken Beck – follow him on Twitter and check out his Tumblr. You can check out all of the other great comic shows on the Comics Podcast Network, and you can listen to us anywhere via the Stitcher app.

Welcome to another installment of The Hour Cosmic, your favorite comics game show! This week, our guest is the artist and writer behind "Andre the Giant: Life and Legend," Box Brown! On this week’s show, among other things, we discuss: - The grosser elements of being a giant! - The horrible, horrible things European comics creators have done to Andre Mexer! - Rasslin'! Let's meet our guest, shall we? Box Brown is a Philadelphia-based cartoonist and creator of the upcoming First Second graphic novel "Andre the Giant: Life and Legend." He is also the proprieter of Retrofit Comics, an amazing small-press company dedicated to "publishing and distributing floppy alt-comics." Check out his website, consider a Retrofit subscription, and follow him on Twitter (@BoxBrown). As always, your hosts are: Brian Salvatore – New Jerseyan, New York Mets enthusiast, host of “Input/Output,” a music podcast, and occasional blogger/freelance writer. He has never met a dog he didn’t like (even that one that bit his leg when he was 10), and has baked better bread than he ever thought possible. Chad Bowers – South Carolinian, GI Joe enthusiast, co-writer of “Subatomic Party Girls" “Down Set Fight,” and “Awesome Hospital” with Chris Sims, and writer of “Monster Plus.” He teaches us cool expressions like “Oh, snakes!” and has a lot of opinions about barbeque. Matthew Meylikhov – Bostonian, cat and beard enthusiast, co-writer of “Detective Space Cat” with Colin Bell, writer of “Morning Glories Babies,” "Morning Glories Academy Study Hall" (both backmatter for the Image Comics series "Morning Glories") and “Control,” and letterer extraordinaire. He reads more comics than anyone on the planet, and has sworn off White Castle for life. You can interact with the show in all sorts of ways – first of all, please rate, review and subscribe to the show in iTunes. You can email us at thehourcosmic@tellmesomething.org. You can follow the hosts on Twitter - @chadbowers, @mattisnotarobot, and @brianneedsanap - and while on Twitter, make sure to use the hashtag #TheHourCosmic - or tweet the shot directly @thehourcosmic. You can check out our website at thehourcosmic.com, as well as the websites of our corporate overlords at multiversitycomics.com and tellmesomething.org. We, like your mom and that weird kid from high school, are on Facebook, too. Our amazing announcer is Ken Beck – follow him on Twitter and check out his Tumblr. You can check out all of the other great comic shows on the Comics Podcast Network, and you can listen to us anywhere via the Stitcher app.

Welcome to another installment of The Hour Cosmic, your favorite comics game show! This week, our guest is "Savage Dragon" creator and Image Comics co-founder, Erik Larsen! On this week’s show, among other things, we discuss: - The ordinary adventures of Blue Bolt! - Malcolm's destiny to be the Savage Dragon! - Continuity! Let's meet our guests, shall we? Erik Larsen is the creator, writer, and artist on "Savage Dragon," which just entered a new era by enlisting Malcolm Dragon, the son of the original Dragon, as the new lead in the series. He is also one of the co-founders of Image Comics, which, in case you've never really followed comics ever, was a revolutionary move and continues to shape and influence the world of comics today. Please check out his website, the Image website, and follow him on Twitter (@erikjlarsen). As always, your hosts are: Brian Salvatore – New Jerseyan, New York Mets enthusiast, host of “Input/Output,” a music podcast, and occasional blogger/freelance writer. He has never met a dog he didn’t like (even that one that bit his leg when he was 10), and has baked better bread than he ever thought possible. Chad Bowers – South Carolinian, GI Joe enthusiast, co-writer of “Subatomic Party Girls" “Down Set Fight,” and “Awesome Hospital” with Chris Sims, and writer of “Monster Plus.” He teaches us cool expressions like “Oh, snakes!” and has a lot of opinions about barbeque. Matthew Meylikhov – Bostonian, cat and beard enthusiast, co-writer of “Detective Space Cat” with Colin Bell, writer of “Morning Glories Babies,” "Morning Glories Academy Study Hall" (both backmatter for the Image Comics series "Morning Glories") and “Control,” and letterer extraordinaire. He reads more comics than anyone on the planet, and has sworn off White Castle for life. You can interact with the show in all sorts of ways – first of all, please rate, review and subscribe to the show in iTunes. You can email us at thehourcosmic@tellmesomething.org. You can follow the hosts on Twitter - @chadbowers, @mattisnotarobot, and @brianneedsanap - and while on Twitter, make sure to use the hashtag #TheHourCosmic - or tweet the shot directly @thehourcosmic. You can check out our website at thehourcosmic.com, as well as the websites of our corporate overlords at multiversitycomics.com and tellmesomething.org. We, like your mom and that weird kid from high school, are on Facebook, too. Our amazing announcer is Ken Beck – follow him on Twitter and check out his Tumblr. You can check out all of the other great comic shows on the Comics Podcast Network, and you can listen to us anywhere via the Stitcher app.