Why I Love Comics: The Audio Edition
Eric Ratcliffe and friends discuss all things pop culture, from comics, to movies, to video games, to music and more each week.

In this edition of the podcast we go to a convention...New York Comic Con to be exact. This is a favorite convention of mine every year and this is a packed supershow. On the episode I talk with Eddi Mcclintock (Pete on Warehouse 13) Peter David, Tim Seeley, Claudio Sanchez and Chondra Sanchez, Fred Van Lente, The Kirby Krackle, Jeremy Haun and David Hine, Keith R.A. Decandido

http://twitter.com/#!/EddieMcClintock - Eddie on twitter
https://twitter.com/#!/chonnye - Chonnye on twitter
http://twitter.com/#!/claudioPsanchez - Claudio on twitter

http://www.everythingevilink.com/ - Evil Ink comics!

http://www.peterdavid.net/ - Peter David's officially website

http://www.fredvanlente.com/ - Fred's official website
http://twitter.com/#!/fredvanlente - Fred's twitter!

http://sff.net/people/krad/ - Keith's website!

http://timseeleyart.blogspot.com/ - Tim's blog
http://coltnoble.deviantart.com/ - Tim's deviant art
http://twitter.com/#!/HackinTimSeeley - Tim on twitter

http://www.jeremyhaun.com/ - Jeremy's website
http://twitter.com/#!/jerhaun - Jeremy on twitter!

http://www.strangeembrace.com/ - Dave's only website on the internet pretty much and his best book :)

As usual follow me on twitter (http://twitter.com/#!/EricRatcliffe) like the show on facebook (www.facebook.com/whyilovecomics) and check out my awesome webcomic (www.newcomicday.net) and don't forget to subscribe/write a review on itunes!

Also check out the Kirby Krackle, official houseband of the podcast! (http://www.kirbykracklemusic.com/)

And stop by our new home, www.theouthousers.com

Next week....John Rogers of Leverage and Blue Beetle fame!

Direct download: lovecomics055.mp3
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In this episode of the podcast I'm joined by canadian jack of all trades Kelly Tindall! We discuss his career, current projects and much much more!

http://www.kellytindall.com/root2/ - that's so kraven!

http://www.kellytindall.com/home/

http://twitter.com/#!/kellytindall

As usual follow me on twitter (http://twitter.com/#!/EricRatcliffe) like the show on facebook (www.facebook.com/whyilovecomics) and check out my awesome webcomic (www.newcomicday.net) and don't forget to subscribe/write a review on itunes!

Also check out the Kirby Krackle, official houseband of the podcast! (http://www.kirbykracklemusic.com/)

And stop by our new home, www.theouthousers.com

Next week is NYCC so the show will be a little late.

Direct download: lovecomics054.mp3
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Yeah I know the title is a really lame pun, but I was having fun with it. This week I was joined by the very awesome Kurtis Wiebe, writer of Green Wake/the intrepids and much more! We talk about his inspirations, get an exclusive about a new book he's working on and even talk about his podcast. All this and much more in the latest Why I love Comics podcast!

http://dailydead.com/exclusive-free-digital-version-of-green-wake-1/

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Green-Wake/142819195775902?ref=ts&sk=wall#!/pages/Green-Wake/142819195775902?sk=wall

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Process/147353675342657

http://twitter.com/#!/kurtisjwiebe

As usual follow me on twitter (http://twitter.com/#!/EricRatcliffe) like the show on facebook (www.facebook.com/whyilovecomics) and check out my awesome webcomic (www.newcomicday.net) and don't forget to subscribe/write a review on itunes!

Also check out the Kirby Krackle, official houseband of the podcast! (http://www.kirbykracklemusic.com/)

And stop by our new home, www.theouthousers.com

Next week...I'm joined by friend and jack of all trades Kelly Tindall!

Direct download: lovecomics053.mp3
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Our host with the most returns for the 52nd episode of the podcast and is joined by Jeremy Wiggins and Russell Burlingame as they discuss the first 2 weeks of books from the relaunch as well as the start of the fall tv series and what they are checking out!

As usual follow me on twitter (http://twitter.com/#!/EricRatcliffe) like the show on facebook (www.facebook.com/whyilovecomics) and check out my awesome webcomic (www.newcomicday.net) and don't forget to subscribe/write a review on itunes!

Also check out the Kirby Krackle, official houseband of the podcast! (http://www.kirbykracklemusic.com/)

And stop by our new home, www.theouthousers.com

Next week, Eric sits down with the current writer of Grifter Nathan Edmonson!

Direct download: lovecomics052.mp3
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Episode #51 has our hero joined by friend and web series creator/comic book retailer Richard Neal of the Variants. They talk about the shows production, what it's like shooting at a comic shop, how the new 52 has effected Richard's shop, celebrity guests, how to develop a web series and they even manage to just get into a long conversation talking about comics. All this and more in this episode of the Why I Love Comics podcast!

http://www.thevariants.com/ - Official website of the web series

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5K_xMNj7NEU - Trailer to the purple people eater (listen to the show to find out why I'm including it.)

http://twitter.com/#!/variants - Official twitter of the series

Shout outs to Joe Eisma (Morning glories super artist) and Ben Templesmith (Basically the real life Doctor and artist of many awesome things)

As usual follow me on twitter (http://twitter.com/#!/EricRatcliffe) like the show on facebook (www.facebook.com/whyilovecomics) and check out my awesome webcomic (www.newcomicday.net) and don't forget to subscribe/write a review on itunes!

Also check out the Kirby Krackle, official houseband of the podcast! (http://www.kirbykracklemusic.com/)

And stop by our new home, www.theouthousers.com

Direct download: lovecomics051.mp3
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In this edition of the Why I Love Comics podcast, Eric is joined by good friend Jason Burns to talk about his new web series Adults Only. They talk about some of his upcoming comic work, what it's like to work on a webseries and much more!

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/3c37e17b5a/adults-only-trailer

After winning a pair of gold medals at the 1988 Olympics, gymnast Chance Rioux became America’s Sweetheart, but times change and even the shiniest of medals eventually give way to rust. Now America’s Forgotten, Chance must accept a job managing his brother-in-law’s adult video/novelty store in order to make ends meet, all while trying to conceal his identity from the public, particularly a new love interest who serves as the trigger in his reinvention of self.

Starring: Vincent Pastore (The Sopranos), Danny Nucci (Titanic, The Rock), Brian Austin Green (Beverly Hills 90210, The Sarah Connor Chronicles), Sebastian Bach (lead singer Skid Row), Brianna Brown (General Hospital, Showtime’s upcoming Homeland), Ronnie Marmo (General Hospital, West of Brooklyn), Adrienne LaValley (best known for being the National Floors Direct spokesperson), and Todd Poudrier.

http://www.jasonmburns.com/content.asp?contentno=1

As always, follow me on Twitter (http://twitter.com/#!/EricRatcliffe) like us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/whyilovecomics) and rate/subscribe on iTunes!

Also don't forget to check out New Comic Day! My awesome webcomic! (www.newcomicday.net)

Direct download: lovecomics050.mp3
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In this episode of the podcast, Justice League #1 hit the stands and the guys almost go over like the JFK Zapruder film. They also guess as to who the mystery woman making her appearance in the 52 issues is and Eric gets distracted by things in the background for a few awkward silences!

Joining Eric this episode:

Russell Burlingame 
Jeremy Wiggins

Next week...Eric is joined by Jason Burns to talk his new web series, as well as Ken and Richard of The Variants to talk the second season. It's an all web series episode of the podcast!

Check out my awesome webcomic New Comic Day! www.newcomicday.net

Add me on Twitter (http://twitter.com/#!/EricRatcliffe) subscribe and review the show on iTunes and like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/whyilovecomics

Direct download: lovecomics049.mp3
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This week, your host who only knows what he's doing about half the time, Eric Ratcliffe originally recorded a Doctor Who specific episode with Gordon Dymowski and Jeremy Wiggins where it was a 90 minute spectacular of nerd knowledge. Sadly, in the middle of editing that episode, the computer died and I was unable to retrieve it from the computer.

So this episode, we are on a new laptop (graciously given to our hero by his mother) while h's joined by Jeremy and Russell Burlingame for a late night edition of the podcast as the guys talk an insane amount of topics (We seriously cover a lot of ground). Everything from Christo Gage's Wildstorm to our most anticipated books for the new DCU!

So pull up a chair, put in your headphones or just hit play, and join us for another edition of the WILC podcast!!!

As usual, check out my awesome webcomic, New Comic Day! www.newcomicday.net

Follow me on Twitter (http://twitter.com/#!/EricRatcliffe) or "like" us on Facebook www.facebook.com/whyilovecomics.

And as usual, don't forget to rate/subscribe/review on iTunes!

Direct download: lovecomics048.mp3
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Eric sits down to talk with good friends and house band of the podcast, Kirby Krackle. They talk everything from the Australian tour, the collaborations on Super Powered Love (their latest album) and much, much more!

http://www.kirbykracklemusic.com/- official site!

Nerd Money, the single on Super Powered Love

All the Kirby Krackle albums are available on iTunes (as is this podcast) 

Kirby Krackle Page on Facebook

The band's official Twitter

As usual, check out my awesome webcomic 

www.newcomicday.net

Follow me on Twitter

And check out our Facebook fanpage

Join us for next week's show!

Direct download: lovecomics047.mp3
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Welcome to the latest edition of the Why I Love Comics podcast where Eric and Jeremy discuss Squirrel Girl, the recurring madness that happens when Deadpool meets up with the GLI and much, much more!

People on the show:

Eric Ratcliffe, the host who barely knows the topic at hand!
Jeremy Wiggins, the man not related to any Simpsons characters!

Topics discussed:

-The Revengers/Dark Avengers
-Squirrel Girl
-GLI/Deadpool 
-Eureka cancelled?!
-Liefeld art
-The awesomeness of Avengers Academy
-Tendency of books to have the -same voice if they are written by the same writer 
-Eric's unhealthy love of Jason Aaron as a writer
-Scott Snyder!
-Jeff Parker
-Spider-Man Noir
-Bendis saying that the Ultimate Universe is not an alternate universe
-Mike Carey writing action material
-Miles the new Spidey!
-Lots of Vertigo

Follow me on Twitter (http://twitter.com/#!/EricRatcliffe), check out my awesome webcomic (www.newcomicday.net), subscribe and review us on iTunes, like the fanpage (www.facebook.com/whyilovecomics ) and check out the Kirby Krackle's brand new album (http://www.kirbykracklemusic.com/)

Some big guests coming on very soon, so stay tuned!

Direct download: lovecomics046.mp3
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