Indie Spinner Rack

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #195

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 23:55:00 -0400

Charlito and Mr. Phil are back in the studio together for our wrap of of San Diego Comic-Con 2011! Sure there's tons of movie, TV, and video game stuff going on there, but we are all about the indie comics - and there was much to be seen! Exciting new books from Dan Clowes, Kate Beaton, Craig Thompson, Nate Powell, Kagan McLeod, Ricahrd Sala, Brian Ralph, Tom Neely, Ray Fawkes, Michael Zulli, Ted McKeever, and more!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #194

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 01:21:41 -0400

Charlito, Mr. Phil, and the Phranque are back to talk about Daniel Clowes's newest book, Mister Wonderful! Plus: we discuss some new and upcoming releases and give the latest news on Charlito's projects with Comic Book Classroom and Denver Comic Con!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #193

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 03:01:58 -0400

Charlito, Mr. Phil, and the Phranque discuss one of the year's biggest books - Chester Brown's Paying for It! Brown's provocative and controversial memoir of his experiences as a john has everyone taking, and now it's our turn!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #192

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Mon, 6 Jun 2011 11:59:54 -0400

Charlito's on the mic and traveling through the country! Recording from Denver Comicfest and Planet Comicon in Kansas City, he talks with Darren Neely of The Prospector, Gail Lindley of Denver Bookbinding Company, and the Three Trees Studio gang of Seth Wolfshorndl, Matt Myers, and Elton Gahr! Plus a recent dip into the ISR mailbag along with Mr. Phil and more!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #191

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Mon, 30 May 2011 11:59:28 -0400

Mr. Phil talks with Sarah Oleksyk about her Oni Press graphic novel, Ivy! Discussing the struggles of being a teenager trying to find your place in the world, the experimentation of youth, high school drama, and the ability to look back on it all! Plus: her thoughts on being nominated for the Russ Manning Award and selected for The Best American Comics by her idol, some news about her upcoming projects and much more!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #190

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 01:48:42 -0400

Charlito, Mister Phil, and The Phranque embark on the final archaeological dig through Charlito's indie comics collection! As always, the promise of treasure is great... but so is the risk of unearthing what may be best left buried!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #189

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Wed, 6 Apr 2011 21:03:55 -0400

Charlito talks with the artist who has been called "the new underground": Noah Van Sciver! Discussing growing up Mormon, his influences, his weekly strip for Denver's Westword, and, of course, his continuing comic Blammo! Plus, his upcoming works The Death of Elijah Lovejoy and the Abraham Lincoln graphic novel, The Hypo!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #188

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 04:03:48 -0400

The Great Debate: Who would you put on the Mount Rushmore of Indie Comics? Charlito sits down with guests Lonnie MF Allen and Scorpio Steele to discuss and justify their choices! Choosing the judging criteria is as difficult as choosing the creators! Who will make the cut?

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #187

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 03:21:46 -0400

ISR Rewind: In the aftermath of New York Comic Con, Charlito talks with Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Development Manager and Daily Cross Hatch podcast co-host Alex Cox! Plus, on the show floor, Jeff Marsick and Johnathan Burkhardt discuss their self-published comics Wendover and Z-Girl and the 4 Tigers!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #186

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 07:13:38 -0400

Charlito and Mister Phil are back with Part Two of our 2011 Preview! Continuing our look ahead at some of the year's can't-miss indie books from Fantagraphics, Secret Acres, AdHouse, Oni and more!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #185

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Fri, 7 Jan 2011 02:56:05 -0400

ISR starts off the new year right with the return of Mister Phil! Along with Charlito, we bring you Part One of our 2011 Preview! Lots of exciting new books are coming this year and we run down our list of which ones are not to be missed!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #184

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Fri, 3 Dec 2010 23:01:16 -0400

Charlito is back with guest Liz Baillie discussing her comic 'Freewheel' and the pros and cons of an indie comics creator exhibiting at a big box convention! Plus Boston Comics Roundtable members Jaime Garmendia, E.J. Barnes, and Joey Peters talk about their horror anthology, 'Hellbound,' their continuing 'Inbound' anthology, and other new work!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #183

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Sat, 9 Oct 2010 07:22:53 -0400

Charlito is joined by Jon and Clayton of the Jon & Clayton Podcast for 'The Pitch!' The guys each create a comic pitch that they present to publisher Chris Staros of Top Shelf Productions!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #182

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:21:12 -0400

Charlito meets up with the Zines on Toast Tour! Zinesters Alex Wrekk, Tom Fiction, Steve Larder, and Isy Morgenmuffel discuss their work, the zine scene, and their cross-country tour! Plus readings from the creators and more!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #181

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Tue, 7 Sep 2010 23:28:05 -0400

Charlito and The Phranque discuss some of the mean, obnoxious, despicable, morose, and otherwise unpleasant comic characters dubbed 'The Unlikable!' Plus the guys play a round of 'Brit or Twit,' talk about the ISR plans for New York Comic-Con including the 'Rock Comic Con' concert, and listen to some ISR hotline messages!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #180

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 02:07:11 -0400

ISR takes a look into the past to discuss the short life of mid-1970's publisher Atlas Comics! Editors Jeff Rovin and Ric Meyers sit down with Charlito for a fascinating inside look at the crazy early days of the upstart company and their untimely demise! Plus guest hosts The Phranque and Grape Ape Kevin!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #179

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 23:44:37 -0400

Shiga! Charlito and Mister Phil talk with Jason Shiga, the genius behind the Choose-Your-Own-Adventure comic Meanwhile! After a discussion of his latest book, the show turns into an unpredictable Choose Your Own Interview. A fun old-school ISR interview! Who knows where it will end?!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #178

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Thu, 1 Jul 2010 05:07:48 -0400

An Eclipse Comics special! Charlito and Mister Phil sit down with AdHouse Books publisher Chris Pitzer to discuss his younger days working for Eclipse Comics! We discuss their early days with arguably the first graphic novel, to the classic Miracleman, their early manga translations, the great flood, and their demise! A fun conversation with lots of behind the scenes stories! It's a total Eclipse ISR! I think I feel a song coming on...

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #177

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 03:05:34 -0400

Fire up the vuvuzelas, cause ISR is back again! Charlito & Mr. Phil continue to tear through convention season! This episode we talk with Neil Brideau (What Is This?), Kenan Rubenstein (Drought), Jamie Tanner (the Kickstarter-funded The Black Well), Neil Kleid (The Big Kahn), Katie Rose (Benny Comic(s)), Liz Baillie (Freewheel), and Bill Ayers, Ryan Alexander-Tanner & Meg Lemke on To Teach: The Journey, in Comics! Plus, Noah Pierce (The Inksperiment), Adam Szymczak (Deep 6'ed), and a dip into the ISR mailbag and more!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #176

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 03:05:34 -0400

ISR gets back on track for the summer! We start here as Charlito & Mr. Phil catch up on the first part of convention season! From CGS Super Show to MoCCA, and Denver Comicfest to HeroesCon - we've got a ton of audio for you! In this episode Charlito and (former forum nemesis) Mr. Colin P finally meet to talk comics and Jontar! They talk with Roho (Outbound Anthology), Mike Kitchen (Spy Guy), Jordan Michael (Silent Barn zine library), Michaela Colette Zacchilli (R.A.V.), Derek Mainheart & Mathew Moss (National Cartoonists Society) and more!

Awesome 2: Awesomer Still Available!

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 03:05:33 -0400

The second Indie Spinner Rack anthology, AWESOME 2: AWESOMER, is still available in stores and direct from ISR!
You can't keep a great indie anthology down! The boys at Indie Spinner Rack have been producing the premiere indie comics podcast for over three years, and in 2007 produced the aptly-titled AWESOME anthology. Now they're back, along with a few dozen of their friends and favorite guests... who happen to be some of the greatest cartoonists in the industry! AWESOME 2: AWESOMER is edited by Charlito and Mr. Phil, hosts of Indie Spinner Rack, and designed once again by Eisner nominee Jon Adams. Contributors include Chris Duffy, Sarah Glidden, Fred Van Lente and Ryan Dunlavey, Jeff Lemire, Alex Robinson, J. Chris Campbell, Robert Goodin, Alex Cahill, Chris Schweizer, and MANY more -- with a cover by the legendary Jeff Smith! What's more, half the proceeds from every book sold will go to fund a student scholarship to the Center for Cartoon Studies! What are you waiting for!?
A 208 page comics anthology including a bonus mini-comic! Published by Top Shelf Productions.
Order your copy now wherever you buy comics with Diamond code MAR094431 or buy direct from ISR!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #175

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Tue, 18 May 2010 05:47:03 -0400

Part Two of ISR's Izzer Awards for the best indie comics of 2009! Charlito and Mister Phil present their choices for the very top books of the year! The long-awaited finale to our award show extravaganza!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #174

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 18:56:36 -0400

ISR is pleased to present one of the most talked about panels from the 2010 MoCCA Art Fest - 'The Art of the Superhero: When Singular Vision Meets Popular Mythology!' Once upon a time, comics defenders made much fuss over how "comics are not just superheroes." We turn the notion on its head, exploring how superheroes can be not only as smart, and as much of a personal artistic expression as the more "literary" autobio and indie comix, but when done right these new myths can be simply sublime. Join true superheroes of the art Frank Miller, Jaime Hernandez, Paul Pope, Kyle Baker & Dean Haspiel as they explore what they find inspiring about the genre and about each others work. Moderated by Jeff Newelt.

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #173

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Fri, 9 Apr 2010 22:31:05 -0400

ISR presents the Izzer Awards for the best indie comics of 2009! Charlito and Mister Phil are joined by The Phranque as they present their favorite books of the year! An award show extravaganza with all the guest acceptance speeches you've come to expect from the Izzer Awards!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #172

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:41:21 -0400

ISR is back! Charlito talks with James Jasek of Library Binding about the different ways they can help you customize your comics and create a unique addition to your bookshelf! Plus listener e-mails and voicemails from the ISR hotline and more!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #171

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Wed, 3 Feb 2010 22:53:27 -0400

In this episode, Mr. Phil is LOST, so Charlito teams up with the Phranque to not only bring interviews with cartoonist, Mike Jasorka and publishers Barry Matthews and Leon Avelino of Secret Acres but they listen to calls from the IZZER Army. The gents also ramble on about Berkely Breathed, thieving James Cameron, how the Golden Girls can make you gay, and they discover a new ISR segment called “Finding Bill Watterson!”

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #170

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:00:31 -0400

Part Two of our archaeological dig through Charlito's comic collection! Charlito, Mister Phil with the Phranque and guests Dávíd and GrapeApe continue to unearth treasures both wondrous and disturbing!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #169

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 02:03:42 -0400

Charlito and Mister Phil are back along with the Phranque and guests Dávíd and GrapeApe for another archaeological dig through Charlito's comic collection! What glorious treasures and terrible horrors await this time?!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #168

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:03:53 -0400

Yep, it's Christmas in January as hosts Charlito, The Phranque and Lil' Dawg bring you back to the Denver Drink & Draw Christmas party! With special guests Lonnie MF Allen, Leila Delduca, Michael Furman, Joe Oliver, Hamza Pecencovik, and Scorpio Steele joining a round table discussion of Christmas-themed comic questions! All the craziness you'd expect and quite a bit more!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #167

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:30:43 -0400

Charlito and Mr. Phil take a look ahead at some of the most exciting indie comics coming in 2010! Dan Clowes's Wilson! Michael Zulli! Tardi! Dinski! Shiga! Kindt! Horrocks! Lambert! Koslowski! Schweizer! Jason! AdHouse! Dark Horse! Funny stuff from Alan Moore! Brendan McCarthy and more!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #166

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 21:49:26 -0400

From the sunny shores of San Diego Charlito digs into the ISR Archives, for a talk at Comic-Con with Kevin Cannon, creator of the super-fun Top Shelf adventure Far Arden! Plus: Charlito checks checks out some of the recent activity on the ISR forum and responds!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #165

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:02:02 -0400

Our special overly long Thanksgiving show puts Charlito and Mr. Phil back together in the studio through the power of Skype! Catching up on recent goings on and presenting our seasonal list of what we are thankful for in the comics world! Plus Charlito at the Thanksgiving Denver Drink & Draw with The Phranque, Hamza Pecenkovic & Dave Vincent!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #164

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:00:58 -0400

As we get back on schedule, we present one from the ISR Archives: a Q&A session with Brian Wood (DMZ, Demo, Local, Channel Zero) on his work and creative process!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #163

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Fri, 9 Oct 2009 02:20:28 -0400

ISR at SPX Part 2! This episode we talk with MK Reed about her new graphic novel Cross Country and her Punchbuggy Tour with Liz Baillie and Ken Dahl, Kevin McShane of Toupydoops, and Cheese Hasselberger & Dave McKenna with new and exciting news from the House of 12!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #162

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:39:57 -0400

ISR at SPX! This episode we talk with Lance Hansen of Don't Cry and Hayseed as well as Evan Dahm of Rice Boy and Order of Tales ! Plus: madness from the car ride to the show with Fred Chao, GB Tran, and Neil Swaab!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #161

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:18:15 -0400

After taking most of the summer off, ISR is back! After an explanation of our hiatus and a recap of the summer, we look ahead to SPX with the Ignatz nominees! Plus updates on Awesome 2, news, reviews, Mr. Phil's recent superhero comics reads (what?!), and much more!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #160

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:58:16 -0400

Part Three of our MoCCA Art Festival 2009 coverage! ISR talks with Keith McCleary (Top of the Heap), David Beyer Jr. and Jonathan Baylis (In the Head...Please!), Dylan Williams of Sparkplug, Austin English (Windy Corner), Jesse Moynahan (Follow Me) and much, much more!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #159

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Sun, 5 Jul 2009 23:38:32 -0400

Part Two of our MoCCA Art Festival 2009 coverage! ISR hits day one of the show and talks with Marek Bennett (the Xeric-winning Mimi's Doughnuts), Kenan Rubinstein (Tick, The Oubilette), Charles Soule (Strongman), Frank Reynoso (Saucy), Lamar Abrams (Remake), and Matt Kindt (Super Spy)! Plus a drunken Charlito wandering the streets of New York at 5am!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #158

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:28:06 -0400

Part One of our MoCCA Art Festival 2009 coverage! Before we get into our usual discussion of how much we love this show, we have to address some of the concerns and complaints of both exhibitors and attendees that have been brought up. So, MoCCA board member Fred Van Lente joins us to answer some of these tough questions! Check it out and join the debate on our forum!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #157

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:27:15 -0400

The 4th and final part of Charlito's coverage of Denver Comicfest 2009! In this episode, Charlito talks with Jeff Benham & Chuck Larntz of 7000 BC, Daniel Crosier of Batholomew of the Scissors, Lee Oaks of Thunder Monkey, and the Sunset team of Patrick Keopke, Doug Miller, Robert Seavell & Brett Vinduska!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #156

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Tue, 2 Jun 2009 11:28:35 -0400

Part 3 of Charlito's coverage of Denver Comicfest 2009! In this episode, Charlito sits down for extended conversations with Noah Van Sciver of Blammo and minicomics legend John Porcellino of the 20-years-running King-Cat Comics!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #155

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Wed, 27 May 2009 06:00:16 -0400

Part 2 of Charlito's coverage of Denver Comicfest 2009! In this episode, Charlito talks with Hamza Pecenkovic of the Squid Works crew, Jay Sternitzky of Short-Stack, Denver retailers Zack & Sean of I Want More Comics, and Gabe Martinez from Death of the Arcade! Plus stick around at the end to join Charlito and the gang for dinner!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #154

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:15:13 -0400

Part 1 of Charlito's coverage of Denver Comicfest 2009! In this episode, guest Stan Yan (SubCulture, The Wang) discusses his adventures in comics! The Phranque and Lilttle Dog come along for the ride through blizzards, ethical and karmic dilemmas, comics, and nerds!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #153

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 23:39:35 -0400

The second installment of the Mini-Comics Book Club! Alec Longstreth is back to kick the knowledge on how to make a mini-comic! In this episode he offers some valuable tips on production and printing that can save you headaches and money! Plus a discussion of John Porcellino's mini-comics work and more!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #152

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:12:41 -0400

Yes, just like everyone else, ISR has seen the Watchmen movie! Charlito and Mr. Phil sit down for a (short) discussion of the film and take a look back at the influence that the Watchmen series had on various independent comics that came in its wake! Plus: News on an awesome deal for Awesome 2: Awesomer and more!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #151

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Thu, 5 Mar 2009 07:55:54 -0400

Part 2 of our coverage of the 2009 New York Comic-Con! Interviews conducted live on the show floor with Kevin Freeman (SubCulture), Ken Marcus (Super Human Resources), Matt Roscetti (Growing Up Comic), Ulises Farinas (ACT-I-VATE's MOTRO and The Bear Party Collective), Scott Wegener (Atomic Robo), and Joe Kubert School students Anthony Marquist, Sian Mandrake, and Gavin Smith! Charlito, what happened to Issue #150?!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #149

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 12:57:04 -0400

Part 1 of our coverage of the 2009 New York Comic-Con! Interviews conducted live on the show floor with A. David Lewis (The Lone and Level Sands, Some New Kind of Slaughter), Charles Soule (Strongman), John O'Connor (Black Dawn), Eric Hayes (The Outer Space Men), Brian Miller (How I Became a Super Villain), Roddenberry COO Trevor Roth on the upcoming Days Missing, and Adam Deemer of Comic Cubes!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #148

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Fri, 6 Feb 2009 06:09:03 -0400

ISR discusses the potential effects of the Diamond order threshold with Ryan Dunlavey of Evil Twin Comics and Chris Pitzer of AdHouse Books! Does it spell the end of independent floppies? What will the state of the economy mean for indie comics? It's the topic everyone's been talking about lately! Take a listen and offer your opinions on our forum!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #147

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 23:32:17 -0400

ISR fires up the time machine for a look back at some of the things that made 2008 great! Then we look ahead to the upcoming New York Comic Con and the MoCCA Art Festival in its new home! Plus a big dip into the ISR mailbag and the announcment of a lottery winner for our anthology, Awesome 2: Awesomer!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #146

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Fri, 2 Jan 2009 23:07:08 -0400

ISR visits the home of Kevin Colden and Miss Lasko-Gross to discuss Kevin's graphic novel, Fishtown! From the real-life events that inspired it, to its Xeric-declining serialization online with ACT-I-VATE, to the IDW hardcover collection, with plenty in between! Plus, Kevin and Miss talk about what they both have coming up for the new year!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #145

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 23:38:16 -0400

ISR presents the "Graphic Novels from Europe" panel discussion recently held at the School of Visual Arts in New York. The panel is moderated by David Mazzucchelli and features European creators David B., Nicolas de Crécy, Jaromír 99, Igort, Jaroslav Rudiš, Isabel Kreitz, and Max!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #144

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:39:19 -0400

It's a night out on the town with ISR as we attend the signing for Rafael Grampá's Mesmo Delivery at Desert Island! Checking out the scene and chatting with GB Tran, Nikki Cook, Dan Springer, Paolo Rivera, and Heidi MacDonald! Plus we cough up some news on the next Awesome anthology and go through some new stuff in the ISR mailbag!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #143

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 06:31:47 -0400

ISR goes Manga! Charlito talks with Jason Thompson, author of The Complete Guide to Manga! They discuss the history of manga from its most famous works to some of the more obscure, from the book's 900+ reviews! The manga work ethic, US reprints issues, the digital revolution and much more! Not just for the expereinced manga fan, but for the beginner as well!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #142

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:08:49 -0400

ISR's contribution to the comics podcast theme event - Politics in Comics! We talk with Fred Van Lente, writer of Comic Book Comics, who kicks his knowledge of politics in comics throughout history! Then Tom Humberstone discusses My Fellow Americans, which chronicles his 8-week roadtrip following the Presidential primaries!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #141

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:16:14 -0400

The first all Mr. Phil episode of ISR! Wait, come back! This special SPX wrap-up special includes interviews with Nate Powell of Swallow Me Whole and Corinne Mucha of My Alaskan Summer and Papercutter #8! Plus the big rundown all the books we got at the show! And mind-blowing indie cartoonist karaoke!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #140

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Sat, 4 Oct 2008 02:28:09 -0400

ISR's Fall Preview spotlights several exciting upcoming releases such as Black Jack by Osamu Tezuka, The Ted McKeever Library editions of Transit and Eddy Current, Crogan's Vengeance by Chris Schweizer, Chris Blain's Gus & His Gang, the Fantagraphics collection of Harvey Kurtzman's Humbug and much more!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #139

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:58:56 -0400

ISR says goodbye to the summer! Our final thoughts on HeroesCon! A look back at San Diego Comic-Con and its Watchmen mania! The debut of Comic Book Tattoo! The near-death of Fred Chao! The closing of Virgin Comics! Plus the ISR mailbag, the return of Sequential Skeletons and more!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #138

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Thu, 4 Sep 2008 17:33:27 -0400

So the summer is over and... Hey! What's this in the bottom of our beach bag? It's the first installment of the ISR Mini-Comics Book Club! We were wondering where that was (we know some of you were, too)! Alec Longstreth joins us to help kick off this recurring series! It begins here with guest Richard Krauss who discusses the beginnings of the mini-comics movement and his time as part of the newave comix scene!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #137

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:47:28 -0400

The finale of ISR at HeroesCon! One last go-around in the skybox featuring a great conversation with Tom Neely (The Blot, Your Disease Spread Quick) and Jim Rugg (Street Angel, Afrodisiac)! Plus a hilarious roundtable discussion with the Wide Awake Press crew: Duane Ballenger, Brad McGinty, Josh Latta, and J. Chris Campbell! Plus more on-the-road recordings with Joel Buxton and Shane Heron of Awesome Marcus Ninja!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #136

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:54:56 -0400

More of ISR at HeroesCon! Talking comics in the skybox with Alex Robinson (Too Cool To Be Forgotten) and Mike Dawson (Freddie & Me) on their summer sales competition with Josh Cotter! Also Rich Faber and John Gallagher (Roboy Red, Buzzboy and NASCAR Heroes)! Plus more recordings from our drive to the con with Joel Buxton and Shane Heron of Awesome Marcus Ninja!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #135

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Sat, 2 Aug 2008 23:56:41 -0400

ISR at HeroesCon! From the skybox overlooking the show floor with guests Nicholas Gurewitch (The Perry Bible Fellowship), Jonathan Hickman (The Nightly News, Pax Romana), Pat Lewis (The Claws Come Out), and Joshua Cotter (Skyscrapers of the Midwest)! Plus road reports from our drive to the con with Joel Buxton and Shane Heron of Awesome Marcus Ninja!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #134

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:17:33 -0400

ISR talks with Rantz Hoseley about this week's release of Comic Book Tattoo, a 480-page anthology inspired by the songs of Tori Amos featuring work by nearly 100 creators! Rantz discusses with us his the beginnings of his long friendship with Tori, how he introduced her to comics, and his role in assembling and editing this highly anticipated collection!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #133

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:37:16 -0400

Mike Dawson joins us in the ISR studio to talk with us about his new graphic novel Freddie & Me! From his childhood in England, his family move to New Jeresy, and through his adulthood, the music of Queen always remained a big part of his life. So not only do we discuss all these things - we test his Queen IQ with a few rounds of 'Name That Queen Tune!' A fun episode filled with lots of music and lots of laughs!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #132

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Tue, 8 Jul 2008 23:41:38 -0400

The finale of our 5-part coverage of the 2008 MoCCA Art Festival! In this episode Charlito and Mister Phil return to the studio for a final wrap-up of the show and the big rundown of all the books we got there! Plus an early update on the beginnings of the second Awesome anthology!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #131

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Thu, 3 Jul 2008 11:19:10 -0400

Part Four of ISR's multi-episode wrap-up coverage of the 2008 MoCCA Art Festival! In this episode ISR Special Operative Greta Simone and Agent Eliza infiltrate the show! Their mission: find this year's hottest book and interview its creator! Will they succeed before time runs out? A fun show filled with many MoCCA exhibitors!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #130

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:57:48 -0400

Part Three of ISR's multi-episode wrap-up coverage of the 2008 MoCCA Art Festival! In this episode we present one of the MoCCA panels - Dan Nadel In Conversation with CF! Picturebox editorial director Dan Nadel talks with Christopher (CF) Forgues of Powr Mastrs and Core of Caligula about comics and art (and Rob Liefeld)! Plus we begin the rundown of comics we picked up at the show!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #129

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:59:38 -0400

Part Two of ISR's multi-episode wrap-up coverage of the 2008 MoCCA Art Festival! Following the midday interruption courtesy of the NY Fire Department, this episode features interviews conducted live at the show! Evil Twin Comics' Fred Van Lente joins us as we present the Awesome scholarship check to Chuck McBuck! House of Twelve members Cheese Hasselberger on the House of Twelve Goes to War anthology and Kate Allen on Milk-teeth! Plus Phil Miarmi and Aaron DeLaRosa on the recent passing of their friend Mark Griffin, creator of Karma Shmarma and HeroesCon creative director Dustin Harbin joins us again to discuss the upcoming show with his 'Top Five Reasons to Come to Indie Island'!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #128

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:59:32 -0400

Part One of ISR's multi-episode wrap-up coverage of the 2008 MoCCA Art Festival! This episode features interviews conducted live at the show including: Fred Van Lente and Ryan Dunlavey discussing their new Comic Book Comics series, Ryan Alexander-Tanner, our annual MoCCA talk with Michael LaRiccia, and 12-year-old mini-comic creator Jessica Weiss! Then the fire alarm goes off...

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #127

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Fri, 6 Jun 2008 14:40:26 -0400

As we prepare for the big MoCCA Art Festival this weekend, we get you (and ourselves) caught up a few things! News on the second Awesome anthology, our trip to HeroesCon, upcoming ISR shows, and some new books from the ISR mailbag!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #126

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Mon, 2 Jun 2008 06:31:44 -0400

Part Two of our look at the state of comics distribution! Indie comics sales rep Tony Shenton and Diamond Comics Distributors purchasing assistant manager Robert Randle join us to continue our discussion of the system!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #125

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Mon, 26 May 2008 23:45:01 -0400

Part One of our look at the state of comics distribution! Retailer Andrew Neal, owner of Chapel Hill Comics and publisher Chris Pitzer of AdHouse Books join us to discuss Diamond Comic Distributors - how the system works, what works well, what doesn't, and how can it be improved?

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #124

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Sun, 18 May 2008 23:59:36 -0400

Guests Josh Finney and Kat Rocha join us to discuss their new series Titanium Rain, from Archaia Studios Press! Plus: Talking HeroesCon with with creative director Dustin Harbin & his list of Indie Island guests that he's most excited to meet!

The Awesome Anthology: Still Available!

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Sun, 18 May 2008 23:58:02 -0400

AWESOME: THE INDIE SPINNER RACK ANTHOLOGY is still available for purchase with half the proceeds going toward a Center for Cartoon Studies student scholarship! The book was resolicited by Diamond as a 'Star of the Month' as one of Jeff (Bone, Rasl) Smith's 'Indie Edge' picks! Available in stores or order online directly from ISR at the link included here! AWESOME: The Indie Spinner Rack Anthology is a 208 page B&W softcover, retailing for $14.95 and features new work by Al Columbia, Alec Longstreth, Andy Runton, Bernie Mireault, Dave Roman, Fred Chao, Fred Van Lente, GB Tran, J Chris Campbell, Jamie Tanner, Jon Adams, Josh Cotter, Kazimir Strzepek, Liz Baillie, Liz Prince, Matt Kindt, Neil Swaab, Nick Bertozzi, Raina Telgemeier, Renee French, Robert Goodin, Roger Langridge, Ryan Dunlavey, Sam Hiti, and many more! It even made Wizard's 'We Can't Wait To Read' List!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #123

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Mon, 12 May 2008 23:22:51 -0400

ISR takes a look ahead at the upcoming 2008 MoCCA Art Festival with co-director Derrick Kennelty-Cohen! Derrick discusses what's in store this year for the always eagerly anticpated event: the panels, the exhibitors, the special guests, and the new 'Make Sale' program! Plus: We take another dip into the ISR mailbag to see what's come our way!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #122

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Wed, 7 May 2008 23:25:33 -0400

Our two-part coverage of New York Comic Con concludes here with our big wrap-up show! Gathering together our final thoughts, including the much-debated 'indie factor' of the con, all the books we got and everything else we can remember from a busy, but great con!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #121

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:29:23 -0400

Part One of our New York Comic Con wrap-up with audio recorded live on the convention floor, taxicabs, and wherever else we had a chance to record! It's almost like you were there!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #120

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:22:29 -0400

Our official ISR correspondents, Lenny Cooper and Jeff Tundis, report from the Small Press & Alternative Comics Expo in Columbus, Ohio! Features the Day Prize Award ceremony hosted by Dave Sim and interviews with several of the nominees and more, including Dave Sim himself (Simself?)!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #119

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:06:56 -0400

We are very pleased to announce the recipient of the CCS scholarship raised from the proceeds of the Awesome anthology! We make a call to the lucky student and surprise them with the great news and talk about what they're up to! Plus a look at this year's Eisner Award nominations! And with this weekend's NY Comic Con, a quick look ahead to Stumptown and HeroesCon, and some new books in our mailbag!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #118

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:58:26 -0400

ISR cranks up the volume and explores the music of various cartoonists! Check out tunes by Bryan Lee O'Malley! Alec Longstreth! James Kochalka! Chris Schweizer! Steve Mannion! Ben Towle! Michele Riganese! Rock out with your comic out!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #117

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Mon, 7 Apr 2008 23:09:26 -0400

Charlito talks with Matt Anderson and Micah Farritor, creators of APE Entertainment's White Picket Fences! Plus: ISR hits the Wild Pig sale and Rocketship's Omega signing! And do we have cool new stuff in our mailbag? Exact - Exact - Exactly!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #116

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:08:22 -0400

ISR says goodbye to two legends. Dave Stevens, the brilliant artist and creator of the wonderful adventure comic, The Rocketeer, gone far too soon. And Gary Gygax, the father of the highly influential role-playing game, Dungeons & Dragons. The Phranque joins us as we discuss the legacies of these men whose creations will live on forever.

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #115

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:22:38 -0400

Guest Rantz Hoseley joins us to talk about Steve Gerber: the man, his work, and his legacy! From Howard the Duck and The Defenders to Omega the Unknown, Void Indigo and more! Plus: Rantz discusses editing the upcoming anthology Comic Book Tattoo, based on the songs of Tori Amos, and his new Image series, Vix!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #114

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 03:18:45 -0400

An ISR Internacionale Special! ISRmy member Loris Z. joins us from Buenos Aires, through the power of Skype, to discuss the indie comics scene in Argentina! On mini-comics self-publishing, their conventions, the rich history of comics in Argentina and the legacy of Alberto Breccia! Plus: details on the ISR Heroes Con-test and more!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #113

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:20:13 -0400

T2! Ted McKeever returns for Part Two of our in-depth discussion of his work! This time we cover Metropol (returning in a new edition from Shadowline this year), Vertigo's Industrial Gothic, and Faith! Over two hours of Ted talking editors, the two sides of sobriety, his new projects, O.J. Simpson, and much, much more!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #112

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:36:28 -0400

Charlito talks with Arie Kaplan, writer of the all-new IDW series Speed Racer: Chronicles of the Racer! Plus: We once again dig into the ISR mailbag to check out some new comics sent our way!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #111

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Sun, 2 Mar 2008 19:56:47 -0400

Part Two of our two-part in-studio interview with Jeff Smith! A very surprised Alec Longstreth joins us as we discuss Jeff Smith's new series Rasl! Plus: Talking Bone...its beginnings from his childhood to the series' end, the toys, the video games, the movie, The Art of Bone, the year-long world tour, and still more!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #110

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 04:38:30 -0400

ISR is very proud to present Part One of a two-part in-studio interview with Jeff Smith! Discussing the years prior to his mega-selling series, Bone and the upcoming Rasl, his adventures in indie comics publishing, and much, much more! Oh, and under false pretenses we lure Alec Longstreth to our studio where his hero awaits!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #109

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:52:30 -0400

Narrowly beating the Oscars, it's Part Two of our annual ISR Awards! Charlito and Mister Phil are once again joined by The Franque as we finish up our lists of the best indie comics of 2007 and reveal our choices for the book of the year! Plus more acceptance speeches from winners and our listeners' top picks!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #108

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 02:22:22 -0400

Part One of our annual ISR Awards! Charlito and Mister Phil welcome back The Franque as we begin our look at the best indie comics of 2007! Acceptance speeches from some of the winners! Plus: we count down our listeners' top picks!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #107

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 11:41:39 -0400

We are pleased to be joined by Jeff Lemire to discuss two of our favorite books of 2007 - the first two books of the Essex County Trilogy, Tales From the Farm and Ghost Stories! Plus a look ahead to the final volume, The Country Nurse and much ado about hockey and whiskey!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #106

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 05:45:22 -0400

The downloading comics debate continues! Our last disscussion on this topic generated quite a bit of heat on our forum so we've invited Josh Finney and Kat Rocha of Utopiates to offer their opinions! From the brick and mortar model to torrents and alternative digital distribution options... Where is it all going? Who benefits? Who loses?

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #105

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Mon, 7 Jan 2008 23:09:01 -0400

Back in the studio for our first show of 2008, Charlito and Mister Phil take a look back at some of the biggest stories of the past year! Plus: We also answer some listeners' e-mails, check out some recent arrivals in the ISR mailbag, and more!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #104

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 21:16:31 -0400

Our last show of 2007 finds us in the studio once again discussing the good, the bad and the ugly of downloading comics! Plus we continue our look through that big (but getting smaller) ISR mailbag!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #103

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 21:02:47 -0400

Charlito and Mister Phil finally return to the ISR studio after several on-location events! Now at year's end, we Begin the long overdue process of going through our overflowing mailbag! Listener e-mails with questions and comments, lots of comics sent to us and even a news item or two along the way!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #102

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 12:52:27 -0400

ISR presents a panel discussion of the Fox Atomic graphic novel The Nightmare Factory featuring Michael Gaydos, Joe Harris, Eric Lieb, Heidi MacDonald, Ted McKeever, and Stuart Moore, as moderated by Calvin Reid of Publishers Weekly! This panel was part of the MoCCA Mondays programming series held at the Museum of Comic & Cartoon Art!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #101

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Tue, 4 Dec 2007 02:34:37 -0400

As huge fans of Ted McKeever's work since he entered the comics world 20 years ago, we are honored to have him join us on our show! In this first part of our in-depth discussion we cover his early work: (the as-yet unfinished) Transit, Eddy Current, and Plastic Forks! From how he got into the field, the evolution of his style, and the the themes of religion in his work, to politics, lots of great behind-the scenes stories, and much more!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #100

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 17:52:55 -0400

Not a dream! Not a hoax! Not an imaginary story! It's finally here - ISR #100! Recorded live at Duck Duck on Brooklyn with an audience of ISRmy members, surprise guests, and drunk cartoonists! Technical malfunctions! Inappropriate comments! Serious injuries! Retarded boners! How did we manage to salvage this mayhem into a show? Just barely!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #99.5

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 19:26:10 -0400

Making you wait just a little bit longer for ISR #100, we tide you over with this throwback to our old half-numbered episodes! Our special guest here is the legendary Paul Gravett, discussing his involvement in the UK indie comics scene of the early 1980's, publishing Escape magazine, and his recent books on comics history, including Manga: 60 Years of Japanese Comics and Graphic Novels: Stories to Change Your Life (published in the US as Graphic Novels: Everything You Need to Know)! Sitting in with Charlito for this interview is comics creator/publisher/editor Pete Friedrich, while Mister Phil is absent and jealous to have missed it!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #99

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Thu, 8 Nov 2007 01:26:26 -0400

Our SPX coverage finishes here with Part Two of our wrap-up of all the comics we picked up! Once again Alec Longstreth is in the house to help us out (did he mention who bought him a beer?)! Plus: Mister Phil busts out his belated SPX karaoke jam!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #98

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 04:24:39 -0400

Part 1 of our big two-part wrap-up of SPX! The big run-down of all the books we got at the show! And since Charlito was unable to attend SPX, we bring back Alec Longstreth to talk it up with Mister Phil, leaving Charlito feeling left out (aww!)! Tons of great books discussed! Plus: perhaps the greatest moment of Longstreth's life!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #97

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 04:59:23 -0400

Hot on the heels of the SPX premiere of AWESOME: The Indie Spinner Rack Anthology (in stores now!), Charlito and Mister Phil give of a run down of all the latest goings on with the book! AWESOME in Wizard! The AWESOME book launch party at Rocketship on Friday 10/19! And, of course, the first part of our wrap-up of the AWESOME SPX experience, with much more to come in a future episode! Also: the fastest turnaround of any ISR episode ever - only 4 hours from recording to posting - because we love you!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #96

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 12:35:59 -0400

Special guest creator Monica Gallagher joins the ISR guys to talk about her outstanding new mini-comic, Boobage! We also discuss her long-running and continuing webcomic, Gods & Undergrads, which was recently collected as a full-color trade paperback!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #95

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 12:56:31 -0400

Charlito and Mister Phil finally return to the studio! Now it's time to catch up on where they've been and what's been going on! Charlito's off-Broadway show (what?!), Mister Phil's child (who?!), the death of Disney Adventures (why?!) and more! A talk with Alex Cahill about Poison: The Cure! Plus: with less than a month until the release of the Awesome anthology, we give some new details on a special bonus feature! Even a new Sequential Skeletons!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #94

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 01:06:31 -0400

ISR begins its look back at the summer in comics beginning with the MoCCA Art Festival! Derrick Kennelty-Cohen of MoCCA joins us for the last word on this year's show! From the new seventh floor to the off-site panels to the table prices and much more! Plus a look ahead to what's in store for next year!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #93

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 21:51:26 -0400

ISR is joined by one of Mister Phil's longtime favorite creators! John Bergin joins us to discuss his exciting new upcoming project, a feature length animated film version of his brilliant 1995 graphic novel, From Inside! Plus, we talk about Bergin's other comics work: Golgothika, Ashes, Brain Dead, and more!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #92

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Tue, 7 Aug 2007 23:52:32 -0400

The Comic Book Podcasting: One Year Later panel from the 2007 San Diego Comic-Con! Featuring ISR's Mister Phil along with fellow podcasters Josh Flanagan (iFanboy.com), Ian Levenstein (Comic Timing), Jon Towry (Comic Talk Cafe), John Mayo (Comic Book Page)Scott Hinze (Fanboy Radio), and Jimmy Aquino (Comic News Insider)! Moderated by comic book writer and retailer Vito Delsante (Stuck, JSA Classified)! Audio recording courtesy of iFanboy.com!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #91

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Thu, 2 Aug 2007 16:23:25 -0400

The fourth episode of our seemingly never-ending 2007 MoCCA Art Festival coverage! We finally go through all the books we got at the show! Plus: roving field reports from Jeffrito with Pat Lewis & Matt Kindt! And SoyJoy!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #90

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 12:36:03 -0400

Part Three of ISR's multi-episode wrap-up coverage of the 2007 MoCCA Art Festival! This episode features interviews conducted at the show including: Alex Robinson discussing his Lower Regions, Fun Home creator Alison Bechdel, Miss Lasko-Gross on Escape From "Special" as well as fellow House of 12 members Cheese Hasselberger and Jenny Gonzalez! Plus: Karl Kerschl, Hans Rickheit, Marek Bennett & more!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #89

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:07:29 -0400

Part Two of ISR's multi-episode wrap-up coverage of the 2007 MoCCA Art Festival! This episode features interviews conducted at the show with Josh Bernstein & Steve Chanks of the newly relaunched Royal Flush magazine, Michael LaRiccia of the upcoming The Death of Black Mane and the Feared Self, Rob Reilly of Convention Confessional and Mauled!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #88

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 12:04:48 -0400

ISR begins its multi-episode wrap-up covergae of the 2007 MoCCA Art Festival! It starts here with an overview of the show and post-show events, including some of the notable book premieres that sold out, the post-exhibitor registration party at Rocketship, the ISR dinner at the Golden Unicorn, the Top Shelf party, the Limerick, and much more!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #87

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Thu, 5 Jul 2007 00:00:15 -0400

One of our listeners' most requested guests finally joins us! Rob Walton talks with ISR about his gigantic political and social satire graphic novel, Ragmop! The long journey from self-published floppies to Image Comics to the vastly reworked new collection! From its Warner Brothers-esque sight gags to deep political commentary - this one has it all! Plus: a new contest gives you a chance to win a copy of Ragmop!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #86

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 03:58:15 -0400

Charlito and Mister Phil are joined by special guest Andy Hartzell for a discussion of his new Top Shelf graphic novel Fox Bunny Funny! Spoilers abound, as it was hard to talk about the themes of the book without doing so! Also, we talk about his comedic mini-comic series Monday, that begins on the first day of the second workweek of Creation! Plus: Another report from Ryan Claytor as he continues his nationwide tour!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #85

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 23:30:33 -0400

Charlito and Mister Phil are back - with The Mack! Our special guest, the wildly talented David Mack joins us to discuss Kabuki: The Alchemy, the DVD documentary The Alchemy of Art: David Mack, writing the 'Envy' issue of Se7en, his upcoming children's book, The Shy Creatures, and other projects! Plus Ryan Claytor checks in with another tour report, ISR hotline calls, and more!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #84

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 23:30:25 -0400

Part Two of our special coverage from the Columbus Small Press & Alternative Comics Expo courtesy of ISR correspondents Lenny Cooper and Jeff Tundis! This episode features The Day Prize Awards hosted by Dave Sim and interviews with finalists Pat Lewis, Jim Coon, Michelle Arcand, Mike Dawson, Chad Lambert, Tom Williams, Christopher Studabaker, and Steve Peters! Plus interviews with SPACE founder Bob Corby, Paul Hornschemeier, Eric Adms, Max Ink and more!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #83

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Thu, 7 Jun 2007 01:19:59 -0400

Special ISR correspondents Lenny Cooper and Jeff Tundis bring us this special coverage from the Columbus Small Press & Alternative Comics Expo! They sit down with Cerebus creator Dave Sim and several members of the Cerebus Yahoo! group for a lengthy discussion spanning Dave's early years in comics and the genesis of Cerebus to his still-secret new project! Plus: Dave talks about choosing the winners of the SPACE Day Prize and the man the award is named for, Gene Day! Also: Ryan Claytor checks in with a report from his nationwide tour!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #82

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Fri, 1 Jun 2007 11:56:30 -0400

Liz Baillie unleashed! In this hysterical show ISR talks with Liz Baillie about her comic series My Brain Hurts, her webcomic Freewheel, her experiences in the world of mini-comics, giving Frank Miller a brick, and much more!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #81

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Wed, 23 May 2007 19:25:45 -0400

Part Three of ISR's trip to The Center for Cartoon Sudies! This episode we talk with the students, including several of the recently graduated class, about their experiences at CCS! Joining us are JP Coovert, Joe Lambert, Sam Gaskin, Chuck Forsman, Jon-Mikel Gates, Penina Gal, Emily Wieja, and Adam Staffaroni!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #80

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Mon, 14 May 2007 01:24:01 -0400

Part Two of ISR's trip to The Center for Cartoon Sudies! This episode we talk with CCS co-founder/director James Sturm about how CCS came to be, its present happenings, and plans for the future! Plus: We call the second lottery winner of a spot in Awesome!, the upcoming ISR anthology book!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #79

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Tue, 8 May 2007 10:03:37 -0400

Part One of ISR's trip to The Center for Cartoon Sudies features a long conversation with faculty member and comics legend Stephen R. Bissette! From the first class of the Joe Kubert School through his career in comics to teaching the first class of CCS! Plus: another chance to be in Awesome!, the upcoming ISR anthology book!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #78

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 10:36:36 -0400

ISR checks out the list of the 2007 Eisner Award nominees! A call to the winner of the ISR anthology lottery! Uncle CJ checks in again with comic recommendations for kids! Plus: listeners' calls and e-mails!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #77

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 11:20:20 -0400

Charlito & Mister Phil (via phone) finally announce the official title of the ISR anthology premiering in October! Talking about John Bergin's work in anticipation of the upcoming film version of his graphic novel From Inside! Picking through the booty from the Wilg Pig sale! Re-reading the Puma Blues! Plus: reviews and more!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #76

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 11:43:01 -0400

Charlito and Mister Phil are joined by Derrick Kennelty-Cohen, director of the 2007 MoCCA Art Festival, who gives us all the details on this year's event - the special guests, the debuting books, the panels, and everything else you want to know! Plus: the news on the long awaited upcoming collection of Jon Muth's adaptation of Fritz Lang's M! And, of course, even more!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #75

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Mon, 2 Apr 2007 23:44:29 -0400

ISR debates the future of the floppy! An update on the ISR Anthology and how you can be in it! The return of Buried Treasure! Plus: A call from Beyond and more!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #74

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 18:33:38 -0400

A special publisher spotlight on Viper Comics! ISR talks with publisher/president Jessie Garza about the beginnings of Viper Comics, the success of Dead@17, what's new, and what's next! Plus the Villains creative team, writer Adam Cogan & artist Ryan Cody tell us all about their series!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #73

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 14:44:35 -0400

ISR's huge wrap-up of the big 2007 New York Comic-Con! Special guests Josh Finney & Kat Rocha of Utopiates, Brendan Burford of Syncopated, and much more in this gigantic (bigger! thicker!) episode!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #72

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 09:01:11 -0400

ISR is honored to be joined by Alan Moore and Melinda Gebbie for an in-depth discussion of their erotic graphic novel Lost Girls! The story of its inception and long road to completion! On pornography in our culture, sex, class, art, and censorship! Melinda's underground comix that led to an obscenity trial! Plus: what's up next for both creators!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #71

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Fri, 2 Mar 2007 03:07:38 -0400

It's more love and comics as ISR welcomes guests Jamie S. Rich and Joelle Jones to discuss thier graphic novel 12 Reasons Why I Love Her! Plus: some early info on their next collaboration, You Have Killed Me! Keep that iPod handy - musical references abound!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #70

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 14:35:21 -0400

ISR celebrates Valentine's Day with a special celebration of love! Four comic creators, two married couples! Our guests Dave Roman & Raina Telgemeier and John Green & Marion Vitus join us to talk about love and comics! From how they met to getting hitched to what it's like in a two comic creator household! Listen in and feel the love!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #69

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 23:46:16 -0400

ISR continues its look at mini-comics! Guests Robert Goodin and Cathy Malkasian join us to talk about their adventures in mini-comics and animation! Plus: grotesque bodily functions, wisdom and more!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #68

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Wed, 7 Feb 2007 05:57:24 -0400

ISR digs into mini-comics again! Charlito & Mister Phil talk with Jameson Lee of the sci-fi comics magazine Zebra & David Arroyo of Comic Makers! Plus: a special guest joins us for a major new ISR announcement!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #67

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Fri, 2 Feb 2007 23:33:49 -0400

Part Three: the finale of ISR's Best Comics of 2006! Charlito, Mister Phil, and special guest The Franque bid a final farewell to the year that was and reveal their top picks!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #66

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 16:55:34 -0400

Part Two of ISR's Best Comics of 2006! Charlito and Mister Phil are joined once again by special guest The Franque! ISR's Best of 2006 concludes with Part Three on Friday, February 2nd

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #65

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 11:02:30 -0400

ISR presents its picks for the Best Comics of 2006! Special guest The Franque returns to join Charlito and Mister Phil in Part One of this glitzy awards ceremony!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #64

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 18:00:11 -0400

Part Two of digging in the dirt of Charlito's indie comics collection! Charlito and Mr. Phil (still on the phone!) along with guests The Franque and Little Dog! Will they find gold? Or will they find unspeakable terror? Plus: What lurks within The Vault?!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #63

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Mon, 8 Jan 2007 21:10:06 -0400

From beneath two feet of snow in Denver! Charlito and Mr. Phil (via phone) welcome back to the rack: The Franque! Also along for the ride are Jeffrito and Lil' Dog! A special holiday discussion based on a random raid through Charlito's indie comics collection! What gems await? What horrors lurk?

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #62

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Mon, 25 Dec 2006 11:06:50 -0400

It's the most wonderful time of the year! ISR's Christmas Special Spectacular! Special guest Sam Hiti of Tiempos Finales joins us for some holiday cheer! Plus a new contest announced and more awaits under the spinner rack!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #61

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 13:47:19 -0400

ISR discusses George O'Connor's Journey into Mohawk Country, Joann Sfar's Klezmer, and 12 Reasons Why I Love Her by Jamie S. Rich & Joelle Jones! Then it's back to the mailbag for more cool comics sent to us! Plus: Sequential Skeletons focuses on Chester Brown!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #60

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 05:04:08 -0400

ISR dips into the long-neglected mailbag! Catching up on listener e-mails! Checking out the cool comics sent to us! It's like an early Christmas! Plus we talk with Greta Simone, 12-year old comic reviewer of Greta's Book Reviews! She's probably already smarter than us!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #59

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Sun, 3 Dec 2006 22:31:27 -0400

Charlito & Mr. Phil welcome special guest Renee French to discuss her amazing graphic novel The Ticking! On deformities, chimps, flesh, death, film and other obsessions! On her early work, recurring themes, and stylistic evolution! Plus: retarded animals!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #58

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 06:50:26 -0400

A special Thanksgiving feast as ISR talks turkey with the ACT-I-VATE crew! A massive roundtable discussion with several members of the online comix group including creators Dean Haspiel, Nick Bertozzi, Josh Neufeld, Dan Goldman, Tim Hamilton, Leland Purvis, Michel Fiffe, Nikki Cook, Mike Dawson, Jennifer Tong, Ryan Roman and Minister of Hype Jeff Newelt! So, loosen your belt buckle and prepare to be stuffed!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #57

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 05:13:01 -0400

ISR sits down with Arie Kaplan, author of Masters of the Comic Book Universe Revealed! Arie discusses his book which features profiles and interviews with Will Eisner, Trina Robbins, Marjane Satrapi, Kyle Baker, Art Spiegelman, Ho Che Anderson, Stan Lee, Jerry Robinson, and more! Loaded with fascinating stories from throughout comics history that you should know!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #56

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 10:17:01 -0400

ISR talks with Utopiates creative team Josh Finney and Kat Rocha! Find out everything you need to know about this exciting new series and enter the dark and mysterious world of Utopiates! Plus: the winner of the Project: Romantic/ISR Casting Call contest revealed!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #55

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Sat, 4 Nov 2006 00:43:54 -0400

The finale of our 3-part coverage of the 2006 Small Press Expo! Tired and slightly delirious from our marathon SPX recording, ISR discuss Kazimir Strzepek, H.C. Noel, Jamie S. Rich, Alex Robinson, Tony Consiglio, Penny Farthing Press, Jillian Tamaki, Drew Weing & Eleanor Davis, Rick Veitch and much more! Plus: The Ignatz Awards! A Redeye Report on UK indie comics! Don't forget: our new contest continues through 11/07!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #54

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Sat, 28 Oct 2006 12:06:58 -0400

Part Two of our coverage of the 2006 Small Press Expo! Anders Nilsen, Gabrielle Belll, Meathaus, Liz Baillie, Paullette Poullett, Monica Gallagher, Jon Lewis, a phone call from the SPX-bound Wide Awake Press crew & friends, and much more than can fit in this blurb!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #53

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 09:01:18 -0400

Part One of our coverage of the 2006 Small Press Expo! Mike Dawson, Josh Cotter, Paul Pope, Project: Romantic, The CCS crew, One Percent Press, Ken Dahl's Ignatz-winning Monsters, and more plus a great new contest!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #52

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 20:27:03 -0400

ISR's does double duty again with two guests joining us live in our studio! Xeric winner GB Tran discusses the first two books of his Content series! Mini-comics master Jamie Tanner talks about his many minis, his work in Project: Superior, and more! Hilarity ensues!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #51

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 13:02:31 -0400

ISR's first Publisher Spotlight on First Second Books! Editorial Director Mark Siegel tells everything you need to know about this exciting new publishing company! Who they are! How they came to be! What they're all about! Their first two waves of titles! News on their upcoming releases! An insightful glimpse of a publisher poised to set the graphic novel world aflame!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #50

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Tue, 3 Oct 2006 13:26:55 -0400

80-Page Giant 1st Anniversary Special! ISR's most gigantic episode yet! Ah, the memories of our first year! Tons of surprise special guests call in with congratulations! Charlito & Mister Phil reflect on their favorite moments of ISR: Year One! Plus, we discuss the Ignatz nominations!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #49.5

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 12:02:25 -0400

The Return of Longstreth! By popular demand, Alec Longstreth is back on ISR to discuss the newest issue of his series Phaze 7 and other upcoming projects! Plus, Charlito and Alec break into song!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #49

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 02:08:55 -0400

ISR's ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY WITH DAVE SIM! The one–year anniversary of Indie Spinner Rack is also the culmination of the seven-month long “Dialing Dave” saga with special guest, independent comics legend Dave Sim! Over 90 minutes of a fun, freewheeling discussion of the end of Cerebus and life afterward, the current state of independent comics, and much more!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #48

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 00:48:09 -0400

ISR finishes up its first year! Reviews: Richard Moore's Boneyard, David Lloyd's Kickback, and Ted Mathot's Rose and Isabel! Plus: another installment of 'Dialing Dave,' two listener calls from the ISR hotline, the tagline contest finally ends, and a new contest begins!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #47

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 00:49:32 -0400

ISR catches up on (almost) everything! Reviews: Alan Moore & Melinda Gebbie's Lost Girls, Bruce Jones & Bernie Wrightson's Freak Show, Liz Baillie's My Brain Hurts, Plus: another Small Press Idol update, your e-mail questions answered, and we rip up a listener's copy of Swamp Thing #88!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #46

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Wed, 6 Sep 2006 09:45:36 -0400

THE UK Inavsion, Part : ISR continues its look at the UK indie comics scene, with special guest Lorenzo Etherington, artist of Malcolm Magic! Discussing his amazingly detailed art, his influences, working on Malcolm Magic, the One Night in the City webstrip, and the upcoming new series Moon!!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #45

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Fri, 1 Sep 2006 22:14:51 -0400

THE UK Inavsion, Part 1: ISR takes you on a guided tour of the flourishing UK indie comics scene, courtesy of Baz Renshaw, editor of Redeye Magazine and the Engine Comics line! Baz gives us the lowdown on what's going on across the pond and provides us with his list of titles for a UK Indie Starter Kit!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #44

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 21:49:02 -0400

ISR sits down for tea and krumpets with top chap Roger Langridge! Discussing his fantastic graphic novel Fred the Clown, his early mini-comics work, Zoot!, the new Fantagraphics collection of Art d'Ecco, the Fing Fang Four series for Marvel, and the infamous Knuckles the Malevolent Nun! Brought to you through the wonder of Skype!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #43

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 14:07:39 -0400

Her name is Prince - and she is funky! Liz Prince comes to the ISR studio with her entourage of Alec Longstreth and Tugboat Press' Greg Means! Dicussing her Ignatz Award winning Top Shelf book Will You Still Love Me If I Wet the Bed along with her various anthology work including Papercutter and Vice, upcoming projects and more! Hide the kids, this one gets dirty!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #42

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Fri, 4 Aug 2006 22:53:41 -0400

Part Two of ISR's 2006 San Diego Comic-Con wrap-up! Finishing up with the skinny on who we met, what we heard, and most importantly - what we bought! Plus: a special offer for our listeners!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #41

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Sat, 29 Jul 2006 18:06:56 -0400

ISR's giant wrap-up of the 2006 San Diego Comic-Con! The Buzz Books! The guests! The Eisners! The Friends of Lulu Awards! So much to talk about that it will be continued in our next episode!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #40

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 07:44:52 -0400

Thanks to the guys at iFanboy.com you can listen to the Comics Podcasting Panel from the 2006 San Diego Comic-Con featuring our very own Charlito! Our SDCC'06 wrap-up will be posted shortly, so check back soon!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #39

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 15:27:13 -0400

Part Two of ISR's 2006 HeroesCon report - just in time to head off to another little convention somewhere in California! A special phone call from across the pond from an upcoming guest! A brief look ahead at some forthcoming releases from IDW! Sequential Skeletons: Ashley Wood! And more, of course!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #38

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 23:58:00 -0400

GAR! ISR's 2006 HeroesCon report brings the scoop from Indie Island! More Buried Treasures than you can shake a peg leg at! Sequential Skeletons busted out live on the show floor! So much booty that we have to finish in our next episode! Plus, some recent related news topics and even more pirate references!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #37

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Fri, 7 Jul 2006 10:44:43 -0400

ISR hits the Top Shelf again and talks with Owly creator Andy Runton! From its beginnings to the future - this one's all about the biggest little guy on the indie scene: Owly! (he's so cute!)

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #36

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 08:40:05 -0400

MoCCA Wrap-Up! The epilogue of our coverage of the 2006 MoCCA Art Festival! ISR's reflections on the festival weekend and reviews & discussion of over 50 different books we checked out!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #35

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 03:30:15 -0400

Part Six of our coverage of the 2006 MoCCA Art Festival recorded live at the show! We are pleased to present the big panel of the Art Fest: Charles Burns in Conversation with Adrian Tomine! Charles Burns takes you deep inside Black Hole in discussing his creative process with Adrian Tomine of Optic Nerve!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #34

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 06:08:39 -0400

Part Five of our coverage of the 2006 MoCCA Art Festival recorded live at the show! Our Guests include Ben Rosen of Insult to Injury, Memo Salazar of Two Guys Tackle Technology, M.R. Petit of 716, and Neil Kleid of Ursa Minors and Brownsville! David Milloway & Matthew Wood of The Dada Detective! Victor Giannini of Skeightfast Dyephun! Doug Bratton of Pop Culture Shock Therapy! Patrick Meaney of Division Shadow! Mike Dawson of Superior Showcase & the highly anticipated Freddie and Me! Allen Spiegel from Allen Spiegel Fine Arts! Elizabeth Genco, Kevin Colden & Miss Lasko-Gross of Red! Greg Ruth of Sudden Gravity and more!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #33

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 21:12:41 -0400

Part Four of our coverage of the 2006 MoCCA Art Festival recorded live at the show! This time we bring you the MOME roundtable panel! Featuring Gabrielle Bell, Jonathan Bennett, Gary Groth, David Heatley, Paul Hornschemeier, R. Kikuo Johnson and Kurt Wolfgang!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #32

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 21:26:06 -0400

Part Three of our coverage of the 2006 MoCCA Art Festival recorded live at the show! Our Guests include Josh Cotter of Skyscrapers of the Midwest, Jordan Michael of The Stapled Paper Collective, Tony Consiglio of 110 Per¢, and Angel Fuentes of Santa Cristal! Up next: The MOME Panel!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #31

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Wed, 14 Jun 2006 00:05:06 -0400

Part Two of our coverage of the 2006 MoCCA Art Festival recorded live at the show! Our Guests include Chris Pitzer of AdHouse Books, Pete Friedrich of Roadstrips: A Graphic Journey Across America, Michael LaRiccia of Black Mane, and a long chat with Alex Robinson of Tricked and Box Office Poison!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #30

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 02:42:44 -0400

Part One of our coverage of the 2006 MoCCA Art Festival recorded live at the show! Our Guests include Daniel Spottswood of Disquietville, Ryan Dunlavey of Action Philosophers!, David Arroyo of Heroes Rebored, Megan Kelso of The Squirrel Mother Stories, and more!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #29

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Sun, 4 Jun 2006 07:09:50 -0400

ISR talks with David Petersen of the super-hot Mouse Guard! From its self-published beginnings to the move to Archaia Studios Press! Everything you need to know about the book that has been called the new Bone!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #28

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Tue, 30 May 2006 01:40:07 -0400

The countdown to the MoCCA Art Festival continues! An update on Small Press Idol entering round three! The ISR donation drive and commercials?! Charlito freaks out at the finale of Paul Pope's Batman Year 100 and Sammy Harkham's Crickets! Recent listener e-mails, an ISR hotline call and the first batch of entries in our newest contest! Plus, a few thoughts on the passing of Bob Laughlin and more!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #27

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Thu, 18 May 2006 11:08:01 -0400

Funny story... ISR sits down for pizza, beer & comics talk with Night Fisher's R. Kikuo Johnson & Marvel's Mythos painter Paolo Rivera! From their time at Rhode Island School of Design with David Mazzucchelli to hitting it big! RKJ tells all about his graphic novel from its beginnings, its road to Fantagraphics, to Time & Publisher's Weekly's Best of 2005 lists! Plus his Cher Simura and Audubon stories from MOME! Paolo discusses his painted work for Marvel's origins series, Mythos, his process and influences, and being recently named Marvel's Hunk of the Month! Did you say big episode? Thank you, Captain Obvious!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #26

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Thu, 18 May 2006 11:05:03 -0400

Counting down to the 2006 MoCCA Art Festival: a peek at the festival's panels! Spotlighting Superior Showcase #1 with Nick Bertozzi, Mike Dawson, and Dean Trippe, Supermarket by Brian Wood & Kristian Donaldson! What up with the Big Two?: Civil War #1 & Infinite Crisis #7! Uncle CJ calls in with some books for young readers: Banana Sunday & Billy Hazelnuts! A few thoughts on Free Comic Book Day! An ISR MySpace Moment!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #25

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Fri, 12 May 2006 15:47:01 -0400

ISR talks with Matt Kindt about his excellent Super Spy books - Pistolwhip, Mephisto & the Empty Box, 2 Sisters and more! Plus news on Small Press Idol, the Eagle Awards, and product placement in comics!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #24

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Thu, 4 May 2006 10:34:31 -0400

The Contest Episode! Our 'Best of 2005' contest winner Seth (not that Seth) Wolfshorndl joins us for an in-depth discussion o fhis choice: David Mack's Kabuki: The Alchemy! Plus, some recent comics news and a brand new contest begins in this special episode! Bigger! Thicker!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #23

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 10:20:15 -0400

The Awesome episode! A long conversation with prolific mini-comics master J. Chris Campbell! On the Attic Bugs and all the Wide Awake Press books! On Zig-Zag and Project: Superior from AdHouse Books! On locking his wife in the trunk of the car (what?!)! All this and more J. Chris goodness! Get wonky-jawed! Awesome!

ISR Easter Eggs On-Site

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Thu, 20 Apr 2006 11:01:09 -0400

As a special bonus for those who check out our website, we have posted a special 'Easter Egg' episode that you can only get from our site. That's right - not on iTunes, not on the podcast directories - only at www.indiespinnerrack.blogspot.com. Our first Easter Egg features our comments on the new V for Vendetta film. Look for the V logo!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #22

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Thu, 20 Apr 2006 10:59:59 -0400

ISR discusses the 2006 Eisner Award nominees! A wrap-up of recent comics news! Calls from the ISR hotline! Our latest contest winner is chosen! And, yes, even more!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #21 Part 2

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 22:02:40 -0400

Completing our wrap-up of the New York Comic-Con! Plus, we dig into Batman: Year 100 #1 by indie hipster Paul Pope! Another installment of Sequential Skeletons focusing on Michael Zulli! And the return of Dialing Dave!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #21 Part 1

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Thu, 6 Apr 2006 17:08:56 -0400

Part One of our wrap-up of the gigantic New York Comic-Con: the good, the bad, and the ugly! Plus, the opening night of MoCCA's Todd McFarlane retrospective exhibition!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #20 Part 3

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 08:28:40 -0400

The third and final part of ISR's coverage of the Harry N. Abrams book release party at NYC's Society of Illustrators! This time we talk with Donny Miller about his book Beautiful People with Beautiful Feelings! Then we hit up Dan Piraro to discuss the newest and best collection of Bizarro!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #20 Part 2

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 05:56:00 -0400

Part Two of ISR's coverage of the Harry N. Abrams book release party at NYC's Society of Illustrators! This time we talk with Abrams CEO Michael Jacobs, Brian Fies - creator of the Eisner Award winning Mom's Cancer, and dark fantasy artist Brom discusses his novel The Plucker! Still more to come in Part Three!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #20 Part 1

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Sat, 18 Mar 2006 08:33:55 -0400

Part One of ISR's coverage of the Harry N. Abrams book release party at NYC's Society of Illustrators! After an introduction from Abrams CEO Michael Jacobs, we work the room and talk with editor Charlie Kochman, Bizarro's Dan Piraro, cartoonists Doug Bratton and Mike Lynch, film storyboard artist John Davis, Golden Age comic artist Irwin Hasen, and Patrick McDonnell of Mutts! Much more to come in Part Two!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #19

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Wed, 8 Mar 2006 22:26:12 -0400

Yes, we are finally back! The long-awaited Indie Starter Kit with special guest Alec Longstreth! Ten books to start your indie comics journey or to help you break free of the mainstream! We can feel the debates brewing already! Plus: once again, Dialing Dave!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #18

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Fri, 17 Feb 2006 00:11:21 -0400

LONGSTRETH!: ISR sits down for a laugh-filled interview with the incredibly funny and entertaining Alec Longstreth, creator of the Ignatz-winning Phase 7! Plus: Dialing Dave! 'Nuff said!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #17

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Thu, 9 Feb 2006 09:23:15 -0400

This issue: A super-informative interview with Ken Wong, President of The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art! Everything you need to know: Past exhibitions! The 1986: The Year That Changed Comics program! The upcoming Todd McFarlane retrospective! And of course, the must-attend Art Festival!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #16

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Sat, 4 Feb 2006 13:40:51 -0400

This issue: Buried Treasure from the latest Big Apple Con! A special delivery from Roger Langridge! Ben Rosen's Insult to Injury! Our contest winner for the Best of 2005! Lots of listeners' mail! Our first attempt at Dialing Dave Sim! Plus: A new contest begins!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #15

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Sat, 28 Jan 2006 06:43:49 -0400

Finally: ISR's Best of 2005! The Franque returns to join us for our big discussion of the year's best indie books! Plus, lots of surprising special guests call-in to share their picks!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #14

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 09:26:59 -0400

This issue: ISR takes a trip into Ferro City for an interview with Jason Armstrong! On creating the series and landing at Image! On his early indie work, working with the Big Two, and his run on Legion! On his secret animation studio work! On Dave McKean, 10 Questions, and other ISR running jokes! It's Robot Science Fiction Pulp Noir fun!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #13

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Wed, 11 Jan 2006 07:20:47 -0400

On location from a cellar somewhere in Denver! Reviews: Chicanos, Black Harvest, and Mike Allred's The Golden Plates! News round-up: Robert Crumb vs. Amazon! Allegations of sexual harassment in the industry! Plus, two women share their thoughts on the best of 2005!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #12

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Sun, 1 Jan 2006 00:30:00 -0400

This issue: ISR sits down to talk with super-talented Aaron Renier, creator of Spiral-Bound, certainly one of 2005's best graphic novels! Aaron discusses his earlier work, hooking up with publisher Top Shelf, and the genesis of Spiral-Bound! Offering insight into his creative process and inspiration! Plus: he spills the beans on his next project!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #11 Part 2

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Fri, 23 Dec 2005 01:57:42 -0400

Part Two of our special Holiday Issue! A new installment of Sequential Skeletons spotlighting Kent Williams at a nearly brain-melting level! Answering your letters brings up a discussion on art schools! The Center for Cartoon Studies! School of Visual Arts! The Joe Kubert School! Plus: more holiday cheer, laughs and silliness for you!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #11 Part 1

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Tue, 20 Dec 2005 01:27:12 -0400

This Issue: Part One is our special Holiday Gift Issue! Over 40 indie comics gift ideas discussed! For the kids! For teens! For girlfriends! For the Ultra-Fan! Tons of great stuff that you'll want to give or receive this holiday season!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #10.5 Part 2

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Thu, 15 Dec 2005 21:50:45 -0400

Part Two of our special Mini-Comics Issue! ISR gets awesome! Carl is the Awesome creator Marcos Perez joins us to discuss his experiences in the mini-comics scene! Sharing some secrets of the beaver-tailed dinosaur whose confidence is bizarre and otherworldly! On what the future may hold for Carl! On his other mini, Tear-Stained Makeup, which is a (semi) super-hero drama! Playing 10 Questions: Who is the Awesome? Plus: a slew of mini-comics resources! A fun interview with the man behind one of the year's most hilarious books! It's super sick!!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #10.5 Part 1

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Thu, 8 Dec 2005 09:17:44 -0400

Part One of our special Mini-Comics Issue! ISR talks with mini-comics legend Matt Feazell! Matt's 25 years of experience in mini-comics provides us with an insider's look at the history of mini-comics! From 1980's Not Available Comics through today's Dizzy Adventures! On mini-comics going big with Zot #10 1/2! On the adventures of Cynicalman! On his trip to Munden's Bar and Ambush Bug's origin! On the current mini-comics scene! On the future of mini-comics! Plus Silvertooth Johnson drops by with a song for us!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #10

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Thu, 1 Dec 2005 15:34:05 -0400

Thanksgiving Issue: Our turkeys of the year! The gravy of the year! ISR hits The National con in NYC and finds more Buried Treasures! Dave Sim was there! Charlito attends the National Cartoonists Society party! A letter to Ditko! A surprise phone call! Our new contest - win a guest spot on an ISR show & a signed Night Fisher GN!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #9

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 00:30:16 -0400

This issue: ISR attends the book release shindig for R. Kikuo Johnson's Night Fisher graphic novel! Listeners' letters and your suggestions! A glowing review of the first two volumes of Isaac the Pirate! Sequential Skeletons tackles Grant Morrison's early work! Plus - our first contest winner revealed!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #8

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Mon, 14 Nov 2005 10:02:23 -0400

Double-sized issue! On location from Denver! With special guest The Franque! Reviews of James Kochalka's The Cute Manifesto and Dan Clowes' Ice Haven! A late-night long-distance call to Mister Phil for a group discussion of the Top Ten Artists' Signatures! Sequential Skeletons digs deep for Dave Stevens and Matt Wagner!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #7

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Sun, 6 Nov 2005 03:29:09 -0400

This issue: ISR double-teams Neil Swaab of Rehabilitating Mr. Wiggles in a laugh-filled and revealing interview! Its origins! His influences! On getting the boot from NYPress! The hate mail! The future of Mr. Wiggles! And our Dialing Ditko mission continues with a call to The House of M!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #6

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Tue, 1 Nov 2005 01:46:16 -0400

Battle of the Indie Comics Artists: Seth & James Kochalka's feud! Yoshihiro Tatsumi's The Pushman reviewed! We get a big surprise when Dialing Ditko! Plus Retail Hell Stories: Art school student challenge, Incredible shrinking kid, Grand theft comic, Bad customer nicknames, CHILFs and more in this Freestyle Issue!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #5

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Wed, 26 Oct 2005 22:00:58 -0400

This issue: ISR jumps onboard the Rocketship! We talk with Alex Cox, co-owner of Rocketship - Brooklyn's super-cool new indie comics store about the genesis of comicdom's new Valhalla. And the quest continues, once again... Dialing Ditko!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #4

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Sat, 15 Oct 2005 09:03:37 -0400

This issue: Our first contest! NYPress kills Rehabilitating Mr. Wiggles. The Pushman. True Porn Volume Two. Spiral Bound. Heartbreak. Indigo Vertigo. Infinite Crisis #1. House of M #7. Sequential Skeletons. and finally...Dialing Ditko!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #3

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Sat, 15 Oct 2005 09:02:50 -0400

SOLD OUT!! Our special SPX issue disappeared quickly (due to some technical problems, actually).
Look for the Second Printing to be posted soon!

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #2

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Tue, 11 Oct 2005 21:16:39 -0400

This issue: Neil Gaiman's Anansi Boys signing. Chris Ware's Building Stories. Speigelman's latest. Ellis & Templesmith's Fell. Ferro City. Rocketo. Sequential Skeletons. Marvel: 2006. Frank Miller's redemption? Ennis does Ghost Rider. Whither Ditko?

Indie Spinner Rack Issue #1

ISRpodcast@gmail.com (Charlito and Mister Phil) — Mon, 10 Oct 2005 22:15:39 -0400

This issue: What book got you into indies? Meeting Jim Steranko. Buried Treasures from the Big Apple Con. Diamond's new benchmark policy.