The Fists of Barry Windsor-Smith

After the break, check out the latest episode of Comic Books Are Burning In Hell, with Tucker Stone, Joe McCulloch, Chris Mautner & Matt Seneca!

Guys, it's time to talk about Monsters, the newest brick of Barry Windsor-Smith comics since...geez buddy. I don't know. A long time! Consider this a prelude to our Rune-cast, part of a Malibu Monday series we have planned for the tenth of In Your Dreams. Time to get some teeth gnashing on!

Matt's review of the book is up at TCJ now, and his previous piece on Windsor-Smith's Weapon X (which was quoted in the New York Times review of Monsters, by the way!) is here. Staple pieces from King Stapler. That's what we call Matt when the recorder is turned off! I'm the Hamburgler.

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Comments

[Suddenly Hand]

Whew, almost cut myself on all the edge of all the Cartoonist Kayfabe swipes. Feeling catty, Tucker?

[Martin]

I'm trying to find the episode were one of you guys talks about Concrete but can't. Any chance you can let me know which one it was? Many thanks.

[Matt Seneca]

It's not a full episode, but we spent some time talking about "Fragile Creature", mainly Elizabeth Chadwick's colors. We didn't touch much on the meat of it - I feel it's tough to zero in on what makes that comic special by talking about one specific series (or, earlier, issue) because the topical sprawl is what makes it the impressive thing it is, and the base concept is so unavoidably goofy. I couldn't find it with a quick google search but my memory of the recording is that it was done with me and Tucker sharing a room, which probably means it's from between 2012 and early 2014 or so. Happy hunting!