On Location - FCBD 2015 at Collected Comics and Games - a podcast by Stergios Botzakis & Derek Royal

or Free Comic Book Day, Derek visits his local comic book shop, Collected Comics and Games in Plano, TX. There he talks with a variety of customers -- many of whom have been on the shop before, some who have not -- as well as creators featuring their works at the shop. Once such creator is Hunter S. Zombie, the writer of Stillborn: The First Zombie. He talks with Derek about his first book, his current work on the second, his relationship with and support of George Romero, and the travails of working the local con circuit. He also joins in the conversation with the shop customers, and the topics there turn to the new Avengers movie (hot on everyone's mind), the new Daredevil series from Netflix, and the links between movie/TV fans and comics readers. More to the point, everyone discusses what FCBD titles they especially wanted to pick up, and why. Several mentioned Marvel's Secret Wars offering as well as the all-Spanish The Uncanny Inhumans. Others focused on Dark Horse's Fight Club/Goon issue, Dynamite's Bob's Burgers, Th3rd World Studio's The Stuff of Legend/Thanatos Diver, Kodansha's Attack on Titans, and VIZ Media's JoJo's Bizarre Adventures. There wasn't much love for DC's Divergence, unfortunately. And Derek shares some of his favorites from this year, including the CBLDF Defend Comics issue (with a new Shadow Hero story from Gene Luen Yang and Sonny Lew), Beguiling Books's Comics Festival! 2015, Archie's Dark Circle Comics, and Fantagraphics' Hip Hop Family Tree/Cosplayers double-shot. As always, there's a lot to discuss with the guys at the shop, and FCBD infuses the conversation with even more juice. Listen to the show and experience this annual event through the wonders of podcasting!

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