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February 22, 2020

Episode 407: Nathan Holic!

Episode 407 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on Apple podcasts, stitcher, spotify, or click here to stream (right click to download, if that’s your thing.) This week, I talk to my friend and colleague Nathan Holic about his new novel that is a true epic of our hometown (Orlando), Bright… Continue reading

Comic Books, Craft of Fiction Writing, Episode, Florida Literature, Graphic Novels, Literature of Florida

Bright Lights Medium-Sized City, Burrow Press, Nathan Holic, Orlando

February 21, 2020

The Curator of Schlock #310: The Black Hole

The Curator of Schlock #310 by Jeff Shuster The Black Hole It’s not the worst thing ever made. Have I ever covered a Disney movie on this blog? I don’t remember. I know I’ve screamed about TRON enough times, but didn’t review that one. I’ve toyed with the idea of writing about the loathsome animated Robin Hood, but… Continue reading

Horror, Science Fiction, The Curator of Schlock

Gary Nelson, John Barry, The Black Hole, The Curator of Schlock

February 19, 2020

Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #58: Let’s Not Forget Old City Blues

Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #58 by Drew Barth Let’s Not Forget Old City Blues Fantastic new graphic novels and comics come out every week—so much coming out that some things end up not being as revered as they should have been. There are graphic novels and comic series still sitting on my… Continue reading

Comic Books, Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart, manga

February 19, 2020

The Anonymous Diaries of a Sozzled Scribbler #4

The Anonymous Diaries of a Sozzled Scribbler #4 As transcribed by DMETRI KAKMI 19 February 2020 Melania Trump rang. She and I go back a long way—since her modelling days in Milan. We share ways to annoy the extra-sensitive left-wing media. I’m her go-to man for fashion tips (you can blame me for the disastrous… Continue reading

Functionally Literate, Sozzled Scribbler

February 15, 2020

Episode 406: Amy Watkins!

Episode 406 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on Apple podcasts, stitcher, spotify, or click here to stream (right click to download, if that’s your thing.) This week, I talk to my friend and colleague Amy Watkins about becoming more systematic about submitting work, and about conceiving of book-length projects of… Continue reading

Episode, Poetry, Publishing

February 14, 2020

The Curator of Schlock #309: Galaxina

The Curator of Schlock #309 by Jeff Shuster Galaxina Is this worse than Casino Royale? Happy Valentine’s Day. Well, happy Valentine’s Day to everyone else, but me. Beatrice broke up with me about six months ago, complained that I didn’t have a five-year plan. I don’t even know what that means. Maybe I made her… Continue reading

Science Fiction, The Curator of Schlock

February 12, 2020

Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #57: The Upshot of Things

Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #57 by Drew Barth The Upshot of Things In the past few years, the number of new comic publishers has exploded to levels not seen since the 90s. Publishers like Aftershock, Vault, Ahoy, Boom!, Black Mask, and a host of others have changed the landscape of monthly comics.… Continue reading

Comic Books, Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart

Upshot Comics

February 8, 2020

Episode 405: Corwin Moore!

Episode 405 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on Apple podcasts, stitcher, spotify, or click here to stream (right click to download, if that’s your thing.) This week, I talk to my friend Corwin Moore, who is a comic and comedy writer. Our proposed topic of discussion was the greatness of… Continue reading

Comedy, Episode

Bernie Mac, Blazing Saddles, Corwin Moore, Dick Gregory, Eddie Murphy, George Carlin, Live on the Sunset Strip, Paul Mooney, Pryor Convictions, Richard Pryor, Richard Pryor Here and Now, Superman III

February 7, 2020

The Curator of Schlock #308: The Shape of Things to Come

The Curator of Schlock #308 by Jeff Shuster H.G. Wells’ The Shape of Things to Come Is this a lost TV pilot? Hey nerds! That sci-fi crap is real big right now. We just wrapped up another Star Wars trilogy, Jean-Luc Picard is back in the saddle, and Doctor Who is as nonsensical as ever. You geeks must be… Continue reading

Science Fiction, The Curator of Schlock

HG Wells, The Shape of Things to Come

February 5, 2020

Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #56: The Comic Nebula

Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #56 by Drew Barth The Comic Nebula I mentioned last week how Nextwavewas unique due to its theme song, so what can we do with a graphic novel that includes a tiny vinyl record that can accompany a reading? Quite a lot, actually, as John Pham’s J+K has… Continue reading

Comic Books, Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart, Graphic Novels

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