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America Outdoors Radio PodcastAmerica Outdoors Radio - April 05, 2025John Kruse chats with -
1. John Kolezar about the Arizona Big Game Super Raffle
2. Graham Mott about books his grandfather and great grandfather wrote about hunting between 1900 and 1925
3. Zack Butterfield and his book, "Hunting for Happiness"
4. Outdoors radio host Dan Small who is inviting listeners to join him this September for a great fishing trip in Ontario
www.americaoutdoorsradio.com
2025-04-0945 min
Serious FunEpisode 59: The Real Steve Ditko (w/ Zack Kruse)A new(ish) era of Serious Fun kicks off with UWGB English professor Zack Kruse! Bryan and Zack talk about the work of the enigmatic and often misunderstood Steve Ditko, creator of characters like Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, and The Question, as well as Zack's must-read book "Mysterious Travelers: Steve Ditko and the Search for a New Liberal Identity". We'll discuss the complex ideological and philosophical framework that shaped Ditko's creative output, how it manifests in his most popular characters, and more!
Special thanks to Marcus Moss for the intro and outro voiceovers, and Kevin McLeod for the outro music.
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Kruse Control Show PodcastEpisode 150: Mickey Unleashed!_____________________________________________________
Welcome to SEASON 2 of KRUSE CONTROL!!!
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EPISODE 150 of KRUSE CONTROL!
Welcome to Kruse Control, THE HOME of ENTERTAINMENT NEWS. This is a comedy entertainment news show.
Everyone that comes on the show is either working, or has worked, in the Entertainment Industry.
We are here, LIVE discussing some Breaking News about James Gunn, Ryan Gosling performing as Ken, Jimmy Kimmel Allegations, "The Conner's" Losing a cast member, John Williams, Bikers attacking in LA, big mergers, A Bond update with Zack Snyder, 3 "Game of Thrones" Animated series coming, Ryan Gosling being cast in Marvel, and the First Mickey Mouse horror...2024-01-041h 19
11 O'Clock Comics PodcastMatthew Allison and Zack Kruse play Longbox Roulette!Matthew Allison and Zack Kruse stop by to play Longbox Roulette: DC Comics Presents #97 (1986) by Steve Gerber, Rick Veitch, Bob Smith, and D'Angelo, Daredevil #225 by Denny O'Neil, David Mazzucchelli, and Ken Feduniewicz, and Doctor Who #11 by Steve Parkhouse, Dave Gibbons, Steve Moore, and David Lloyd, plus a whole mess more!2023-05-122h 27
Serious FunEpisode 50: The King of the Monsters (w/ Miriam Brabham and Zack Kruse)In our final live Serious Fun from the 2022 Brown County Library Comic-Con, Bryan sits down with Zack Kruse (UW - Green Bay Sheboygan) and Miriam Brabham (UW - Green Bay Main Campus) to once and for all answer that question that gnaws at us literally and figuratively - who is the all time greatest, gnarliest, creepiest, most symbolically relevant monster of them all? Is it Dracula, lord of the vampires? The Wolfman, half-man half-beast? Frankenstein's monster, misunderstood brute? Or is it the humble zombie horde, shambling across the countryside? Delve deep into these monsters and what they represent with us...2022-10-2858 min
One More Prime - The Transformers Watchalong17. Auto Berserk (With Zack Kruse)Eisner Nominee Zack Kruse joins us to discuss AUTO BERSERK!
The Autobots join the military industrial complex and it takes a toll on Red Alert’s mental health. Watch out for the tunnel drone!
You can purchase Zack’s book here: https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/M/Mysterious-Travelers
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/michael-schwartz3/support2022-06-0257 min
11 O'Clock Comics PodcastEisner Nominees Live: Zack Kruse, Daniel Warren Johnson, and Tony Fleecs!Eisner Nominees Live: Zack Kruse (Mysterious Travelers: Steve Ditko and the Search for a New Liberal Identity), Daniel Warren Johnson (Beta Ray Bill: Argent Star), and Tony Fleecs (Stray Dogs) join us in the EOC treehouse, plus Single Shuffle: I Hate This Place #1 by Kyle Starks, Artyrom Topilin, and Lee Loughridge, 7174 Annual '22 by Ashley Wood and T. P. Louise (Image). and Shaolin Cowboy: Cruel To Be Kin #1 by Geof Darrow and Dave Stewart (Dark Horse), Fables #151, Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, Hit Me, plus a whole mess more!2022-05-193h 12
The Oh Gosh, Oh Golly, Oh Wow! PodcastExcalibur #53 “The Litter”Welcome back to the podcast where we talk about Excalibur and nothing but Excalibur… except when we talk about Spider-Man! Which we’re doing this week! Comics scholar and Steve Ditko expert Dr. Zack Kruse joins Anna, Mav, and Andrew to discuss Spidey and the unique vision of his complicated co-creator along with some Excalibur #53, “The Litter,” in which Brian tells Meggan a story from his misspent youth, part of which he spent rooming with some uptight nobody named Peter Parker, who’s always spouting snooze-worthy speeches about power and responsibility. Topics include what makes Spidey the heart of the Marvel...2022-04-021h 06
PrerequisitesJustus NielandA conversation with Justus Nieland about his recent book, Happiness by Design: Modernism and Media in the Eames Era (University of Minnesota Press). Our conversation considers shifting views of modernism, film & media studies, and the role of design and industrial film in these, and other, discourses. Season 1 finale. Written, engineered, and produced by Zack Kruse. Music by Zack Kruse.2021-09-151h 00
PrerequisitesTamar BoyadjianA conversation with Dr. Tamar Boyadjian about Robin Hood, translation, identity, the impact of early modern literature, and her new Robin Hood reader. Written, engineered, and produced by Zack Kruse. Music by Zack Kruse2021-04-1533 min
PrerequisitesGordon Henry, LeAnne Howe, Margaret Noodin, & Kimberly BlaeserA conversation with Professors Gordon Henry, LeAnne Howe, Margaret Noodin, and Kimberly Blaeser about Indigenous poetry and their contributions to the exciting new anthology, When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through. Written, engineered, and produced by Zack Kruse. Music by Zack Kruse.2021-03-251h 10
Comic Book Bears PodcastComic Book Bears Podcast Issue #199: Zack Kruse - Mysteriously Traveling with Steve DitkoNew Comic Book Bears Podcast audio episode! We are thrilled to welcome writer Zack Kruse to our comic book review show! We discuss his book Mysterious Travelers: Steve Ditko and a Different Kind of Liberalism, published by University Press of Mississippi, in addition to our normal round-up of our favorite funny books. Zack is an Assistant Professor at Michigan State University and is a scholar of comics, film and American literature. His essays have been published in numerous journals. His comic strip, Mystery Solved!, appeared in Skeptical Inquirer and he is a regular contributor to a number of comic...2021-02-281h 42
PrerequisitesZarena AslamiA conversation with Dr. Zarena Aslami about Afghanistan, race, and literature, and how Victorian Studies is can respond to these critical issues. Written, engineered, and produced by Zack Kruse. Music by Zack Kruse2021-02-2554 min
ED ECMO71: Should We Prioritize VV-ECMO over ECPR?In this episode, we dive into the abyss of resource allocation. Much of the world is saying that the limited number of ECMO circuits should be used for COVID induced lung injury. This means that ECPR initiatives have been shut down or severely limited. Is this the right thing to do? What does the data say? What strategy gives the most benefit to the most people? Make sure to get CPR Certification Cleveland so you can always be prepared in case of any emergency.
Zack invited Brian Grunau to discuss these topics as well as a recent ECPR...2021-02-2437 min
Pictures Within PicturesWhatcha Readin'? 21Join Will, Ben, and Zack as they discuss Frank Young's Little Debbie and the Second Coming of Elmo, Kevin Eastman & Peter Laird's Fugitoid #1, and Ed Brubaker & Sean Phillips' My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies. Enjoy!2021-02-2258 min
PrerequisitesJulian ChamblissA conversation with Professor Julian Chambliss about comics, DH, and the comics archive at Michigan State University. Written, hosted, and produced by Zack Kruse Music: "This is Coffee?" - Zack Kruse2021-02-1155 min
Pictures Within PicturesWe3Will, Ben, and Zack discuss Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely's We3 from Vertigo. 2021-02-0948 min
11 O'Clock Comics PodcastKruse, Muscar, Ditko, Mandrake, Paris 2119, Child Star, and more!Zack Kruse and Mario Muscar join us to talk about Johnny Dynamite from Yoe! and IDW, Comics Review #413-414 and Mandrake the Magician by Lee Falk and Phil Davis, All Together Now by Hope Larson, Paris 2119 from Magnetic, Tom King's Rorschach, Official Handbook of the Conan Universe, The Question: The Deaths of Vic Sage, Mysterious Travelers: Steve Ditko and the Search for a New Liberal Identity, Child Star by Box Brown, plus a whole mess more!2020-11-262h 40
Pictures Within PicturesWhatcha Readin'? 20Our 50th episode! Zack, Will, and Ben discuss Eric Haven's CRYPTOID, Tom Van Deusen's EXPELLING MY TRUTH, Dan Clowes's LLOOK OUT! IT'S LLOYD LLEWELLYN, and Ben Katchor's CHEAP NOVELTIES: THE PLEASURES OF URBAN DECAY. 2020-06-0557 min
Comic Geek Speak Podcast - The Best Comic Book PodcastEpisode 1773 - A Conversation with Zack KruseOur old crony-in-comics Zack Kruse, fresh off the completion of a PhD. in comics and literature, stops by to talk about his soon-to-be-published book on the art and personal philosophy of Steve Ditko. Think you know all you need to know about this much-misunderstood figure in comics history? Listen to what Dr. Zack has to say, and think again! (1:02:27)2020-06-041h 02
Comic Geek Speak Podcast - The Best Comic Book Podcast1773 - A Conversation with Zack KruseOur old crony-in-comics Zack Kruse, fresh off the completion of a PhD. in comics and literature, stops by to talk about his soon-to-be-published book on the art and personal philosophy of Steve Ditko. Think you know all you need to know about this much-misunderstood figure in comics history? Listen to what Dr. Zack has to say, and think again! (1:02:27)2020-06-041h 02
Michigan State University Comic Art and Graphic Novel PodcastEpisode 039 - Barbra and Bryant Dillon of Fanbase PressWelcome to the 39th episode of the Michigan State University Comic Art and Graphic Novel Podcast, the tenth episode of season #4. This is also the final episode of the podcast. Below you'll find show notes and links mentioned in this episode. Coin-Op Carnival 1st Place SPACE Prize - Graphic Novel Category: http://www.backporchcomics.com/space_prize.htm Mysterious Travelers - Steve Ditko and the Search for a New Liberal Identity by Zack Kruse Available for pre-order from: UPM:https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/M/Mysterious-Travelers Independent bookstores:2020-06-011h 53
Pictures Within PicturesMs. Tree - One Mean MotherZack, Will, and Ben discuss Max Allan Collins and Terry Beatty's Ms. Tree: One Mean Mother from Hard Case Crime and Titan Comics. 2020-05-1555 min
11 O'Clock Comics PodcastZack Kruse and Mysterious Travelers, Tardi, JLI, Noir, and more!Zack Kruse zooms in to drop a bunker buster on Steve Ditko and Mysterious Travelers, his soon-to-be-released book, plus Justice League International, The Iguana by Trillo and Mandrafina from Dark Horse and Strip Art Features’ Venture imprint, Noir: A Collection of Crime Comics from Dark Horse, Bob Powell Terror from Yoe! Books and IDW, New York Mon Amour by Jacques Tardi and company from Fantagraphics, November Volume 2 from Image Comics, Paul Is Dead from Image, Nobody’s Fool: The Life and Times of Schlitzie the Pinhead by Bill Griffiths, plus a whole mess more!2020-05-082h 41
Pictures Within PicturesWhatcha Readin'? 19Ben, Will, and Zack are back to discuss Frank Miller and Rafael Grampa's Dark Knight Returns: The Golden Child; Kirk Demarais's Mail-Order Mysteries; Jeff Lemire, Denys Cowan, and Bill Sienkiewicz's The Question: The Deaths of Vic Sage; Daniel Warren Johnson's Wonder Woman: The Dead Earth; Steve Gerber and Jack Kirby's Destroyer Duck #1; and Jonah Hex and Other Western Tales Digests. Enjoy!2020-03-301h 03
Pictures Within PicturesBinky Brown Meets the Holy Virgin MaryBen, Will, and Zack discuss the highly-influnetial underground comix classic, Binky Brown Meets the Holy Virgin Mary by Justin Green. 2020-02-0256 min
Pictures Within PicturesWhatcha Readin'? 18Will, Zack, and Ben are back with another Whatcha Readin'? episode and the guys discuss Gahan Wilson's Nuts, Howard Cruse's Stuck Rubber Baby, Alan Moore and Chris Sprouse's Tom Strong, and Steve Ditko and Robin Snyder's The Hero Comics #29--which includes big reveal from Ditko.2019-12-3046 min
Pictures Within PicturesRusty BrownWill, Ben, and Zack discuss Chris Ware's devastating Rusty Brown from Pantheon Books!2019-12-1756 min
Pictures Within PicturesWhatcha Readin'? 17Zack, Will, and Ben are back to discuss Jim Cornette Presents: Real Wrestling Stories from IDW, Chris Blain's Gus, Uncanny X-Men #141, and a quick trip down memory lane!2019-12-031h 13
Pictures Within PicturesUzumakiZack, Will, and Ben discuss Junji Ito's Uzumaki from Viz. 2019-11-0447 min
Pictures Within PicturesWhatcha Readin'? 16Will, Zack, and Ben are back to talk about some of the things they've been reading lately. They discuss Cecil Jensen's Elmo, Gabriel Bell's July Diary, Ray Wegner's Kingdom of Skulls, Jack Chick's Sabotage?, and Noah VanSciver's In the Thick of It.2019-10-181h 06
Pictures Within PicturesThe Eltingville ClubWill, Ben, and Zack discuss Evan Dorkin's hilarious and prescient collected Eltingville Club from Dark Horse Comics.2019-09-1655 min
Pictures Within PicturesWhatcha Readin'? 15Ben, Will, and Zack discuss Dark Horse's Star Wars Omnibi, Let's Make Ramen from Ten Speed Press, Superman's Pal Jimmy Olson, Murder Falcon from Image Comics, Hellboy vs. Lobster Johnson, and Superman: Year One.2019-07-3154 min
11 O'Clock Comics PodcastCriminal, Jimmy Olsen, Metalshark Bro and more!Zack Kruse pops in to help us with Criminal #5-6 and Too Old to Die Young, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Dave Wachter, Wally Wood and Gil Kane, Drawing Blood: Spilled Ink by Kevin Eastman and company, Transformers/Ghostbusters #1 from IDW, Superman's Pal: Jimmy Olsen #1, Metalshark Bro from Scout Comics, Mark Millar, September 12 by Robert Sergel from Kilgore Books, Noah Van Sciver, Steve Ditko, Naomi #6, Young Justice #7, Apocalypse Taco by Nathan Hale from Amulet Books, plus a whole mess more!2019-07-192h 45
11 O'Clock Comics Podcast11 O'Clock Comics Episode 619Zack Kruse pops in to help us with Criminal #5-6 and Too Old to Die Young, TMNT and Dave Wachter, Wally Wood and Gil Kane, Drawing Blood: Spilled Ink by Kevin Eastman and company, Transformers/Ghostbusters #1, Superman's Pal: Jimmy Olsen #1, Metalshark Bro from Scout Comics, Mark Millar, September 12 by Robert Sergel from Kilgore Books, Noah Van Sciver, Steve Ditko, Naomi #6, Young Justice #7, Apocalypse Taco by Nathan Hale from Amulet Books, plus a whole mess more!2019-07-192h 45
Pictures Within PicturesCome AgainBen, Will, and Zack discuss Nate Powell's Come Again from Top Shelf. 2019-07-1838 min
Pictures Within PicturesWhatcha Readin'? 14Zack, Will, and Ben discuss Keiji Nakazawa's Barefoot Gen, Scott Edelman and Rico Rival's Scarecrow, Bill Griffith's Nobody's Fool, Jon B. Cooke's The Book of Weirdo, and Kid Gloves by Lucy Knisley. 2019-06-1755 min
Pictures Within PicturesUpgrade SoulZack, Will, and Ben discuss Ezra Claytan Daniels's Upgrade Soul from Lion Forge. 2019-05-1550 min
Pictures Within PicturesWhatcha Readin'? 13Will, Zack, and Ben discuss Jaime Hernandez's Is This How You See Me?, Jordan Jeffries' The Complete Matinee Junkie: Five Years at the Movies, and Steve Ditko's The Safest Place in the World.2019-04-1257 min
Pictures Within PicturesCerebus: High SocietyWill, Zack, and Ben discuss Dave Sim's Cerebus: High Society.2019-03-2957 min
Pictures Within PicturesWhatcha Readin'? 12Ben, Will, and Zack discuss Natalie Nourigat's I Moved to Los Angeles to Work in Animation, Cullen Murphy's Cartoon County: My Father and His Friends in the Golden Age of Make-Believe, Katie Skelly's The Agency, and Sergio Ponchione's Memorabilia.2019-03-151h 10
Pictures Within PicturesOn a SunbeamIn this episode, Ben, Will, and Zack discuss Tillie Walden's tremendous On a Sunbeam from First Second Books.2019-01-2542 min
Pictures Within PicturesWhatcha Readin'? 11Zack, Ben, and Will discuss: Eric Powell's Hillbilly, Maestros from Steve Skroce and Dave Stewart, Al Columbia's Amnesia: The Lost Films of Francis D. Longfellow, Florence from Annapurna Pictures, Brandon Graham's Royal Boiler, and Forty Years with Mr. Oswald by Russ Johnson. PHEW! That's a lot!2019-01-011h 08
Pictures Within PicturesConcrete: The Human DilemmaZack, Will, and Ben discuss Paul Chadwick's fantastic Concrete: The Human Dilemma from Dark Horse Comics.2018-12-1355 min
Pictures Within PicturesWhatcha Readin'? 10Will, Ben, and Zack discuss: Eric Stanton & the History of the Bizarre Underground by Richard Pérez Seves, Descender from Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen, Frankenstein: Agent of SHADE by Jeff Lemire and Alberto Ponticelli, Royal City by Jeff Lemire, My Hot Date by Noah Van Sciver, Secret Prison 8 - GLUT by Ian Harker and company, and The Seeds by Ann Nocenti and David Aja. Whew! That's a lot. Enjoy!2018-11-2749 min
Pictures Within PicturesElektra: AssassinWill, Ben, and Zack discuss Frank Miller and Bill Sienkiewicz's classic Elektra: Assassin.2018-11-0757 min
Pictures Within PicturesWhatcha Readin'? 9Four Kids Walk Into a Bank from Black Mask Studios, The Kurdles Adventure Magazine from Fantagraphics, The Birth of Kitaro from Drawn & Quarterly, How to Think When You Draw from The Etherington Brothers, and remembering the great Marie Severin. Enjoy!2018-10-1646 min
Pictures Within PicturesThe VoyeursBen, Zack, and Will discuss Gabrielle Bell's fantastic and fascinating collection The Voyeurs from Uncivilized Books. 2018-09-2437 min
Pictures Within PicturesWhatcha Readin'? 8Zack, Will, and Ben discuss Christopher Priest and company's BLACK PANTHER, Campbell Whyte's HOME TIME from Top Shelf, Carol Tyler's FAB4 MANIA from Fantagraphics, Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodríguez's LOCKE & KEY from IDW, MILK WARS from DC's Young Animals team, and Rian Hughes's LOGO-A-GO-GO from Korero Press. 2018-08-1655 min
Pictures Within PicturesAll the AnswersIn this episode of Pictures Within Pictures, Zack, Will, and Ben discuss Michael Kupperman's incredible graphic memoir ALL THE ANSWERS from Gallery 13 Comics. 2018-07-3042 min
Pictures Within PicturesWhatcha Readin'? 7This episode, Will, Zack, and Ben discuss Nick Drnaso's SABRINA from Drawn & Quarterly, Brian K. Vaughn and Marcos Martín's BARRIER from Panel Syndicate, Jason's LOST CAT from Fantagraphics, and Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki's THIS ONE SUMMER from First Second.2018-07-1754 min
Pictures Within PicturesThat Poor BastardFrom the pages of Peepshow, Will, Zack, and Ben discuss Joe Matt's THAT POOR BASTARD, released by Drawn and Quarterly. 2018-06-2551 min
Great X-Pectations: An X-Men Discussion PodcastEpisode 31: I'm WolverineExplicit Content
MUSIC INTRO - "Welcome to Japan" - The Strokes
Happy New Year!
Sean and Gerry bring in the mighty Zack Kruse, organizer of Appleseed Comics and Arts Convention, host of "The Quad," and writer of "Mystery Solved!" to drop knowledge about the Claremont/Miller/Rubinstein Wolverine mini-series of 1982!
Then we go solo to give the blow-by-blow for Uncanny X-Men #172-173!
You know what? I don't feel like writing notes. Listen to the show.
MUSIC OUTRO - "Lovers in Japan" - Coldplay
Our podcast, as always, can...2018-06-092h 15
Pictures Within PicturesWhatcha Readin'? 6Zack, Will, and Ben discuss Matt Kindt and David Rubín's ETHER from Dark Horse, Eddie Campbell's THE GOAT GETTERS from IDW, Samuel Delany and Mia Wolf's BREAD AND WINE from Fantagraphics, Kelly Sue DeConnick and Valentine De Landro's BITCH PLANET from Image, and the brand new MAD MAGAZINE from the Usual Gang of Idiots. 2018-05-221h 01
Pictures Within PicturesPogo volume 1Ben, Will, and Zack dig into volume 1 of The Complete Pogo by Walt Kelly from Fantagraphics books!2018-05-0843 min
Pictures Within PicturesOmega the UnknownZack, Ben, and Will discuss the strange, exciting 70s Marvel classic Omega the Unknown by Steve Gerber, Mary Skrenes, Jim Mooney, and company. Twitter: @PWPComicsPod @ZackKruse @WillPfeifer @BenTeide2018-03-2954 min11 O'Clock Comics Podcast11 O'Clock Comics Episode 527Daniel White, Zack Kruse, and Mario Muscar join us to discuss Amazing Spider-Man #797, The Face-Skull by Pat Dorian from Doom and Gloom Comics, Untold Tales of Spider-Man and Kurt Busiek, John Byrne, The Eagles, Punisher Platoon by Garth Ennis and Goran Parlov, Blazing Combat, Harvey Kurtzman, Archie Goodwin, Bob Kanigher, Punisher Born, Jack What's-His-Name, Eternal by Eric Zawadski, Ryan K. Lindsay, and Dee Cunniffe from Black Mask, Andy Kaufman and Box Brown's Is This Guy for Real?, Avengers No Surrender, Donny Cates and Doctor Strange/Damnation, Green Lantern Corps Volume 2: Alpha War and Green Lantern Volume 7: Renegade, Todd Browning's F...2018-03-093h 27
11 O'Clock Comics Podcast11 O'Clock Comics Episode 527Daniel White, Zack Kruse, and Mario Muscar join us to discuss Amazing Spider-Man #797, The Face-Skull by Pat Dorian from Doom and Gloom Comics, Untold Tales of Spider-Man and Kurt Busiek, John Byrne, The Eagles, Punisher Platoon by Garth Ennis and Goran Parlov, Blazing Combat, Harvey Kurtzman, Archie Goodwin, Bob Kanigher, Punisher Born, Jack What's-His-Name, Eternal by Eric Zawadski, Ryan K. Lindsay, and Dee Cunniffe from Black Mask, Andy Kaufman and Box Brown's Is This Guy for Real?, Avengers No Surrender, Donny Cates and Doctor Strange/Damnation, Green Lantern Corps Volume 2: Alpha War and Green Lantern Volume 7: Renegade, Todd Browning's F...2018-03-093h 27Pictures Within PicturesWhatcha Readin' 5The boys return to discuss The Fantagraphics Studio Edition: Jaime Hernandez, Box Brown's Is This Guy For Real?: The Unbelievable Andy Kaufman, and Rich Koslowski's The King. Twitter: @PWPComicsPod @ZackKruse @WillPfeifer @BenTiede2018-03-0738 min
Pictures Within PicturesEd the Happy ClownThis episode of Pictures Within Pictures, Will, Ben, and Zack discuss Chester Brown's surrealist classic Ed the Happy Clown. Twitter: @PWPComicsPod @ZackKruse @WillPfeifer @BenTiede2018-02-2148 min
Pictures Within PicturesUncle Scrooge: "Only a Poor Old Man"This episode, Ben, Will, and Zack discuss the Fantagraphics collection Uncle Scrooge: "Only a Poor Old Man" by the indomitable Carl Barks. Twitter: @PWPComicsPod @ZackKruse @WillPfiefer @BenTiede2018-02-0555 min
Michigan State University Comic Art and Graphic Novel PodcastEpisode 016 - Eric ShanowerWelcome to the 16th episode of the Michigan State University Comic Art and Graphic Novel Podcast, the sixth episode of season #2. Below you'll find show notes and links mentioned in this episode. 2018 MSU Comics Forum FINAL SCHEDULE: http://www.comicsforum.msu.edu/schedule/ 2018 MSU Comics Forum Keynote Speakers LiveStream: http://comicsforum.msu.edu/2018/01/26/keynote-speakers-livestream/ Special Collections Library E-Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/dg8UrH Venue Change for Penelope Bagieu signing: http://comicsforum.msu.edu/2018/01/18/signing-location-change/ Addition of Zack Kruse lecture: http://comicsforum.msu.edu/2018/01/09/new-event-at-msus-broad-art-museum/ MSU Special Collections Library: www.lib.msu.edu/spc 2018-02-012h 36
Pictures Within PicturesWhatcha Readin'? 4Ben, Will, and Zack discuss Sam Sharpe's Viewotron, Jay Kinney's Anarchy Comics, Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso's Moonshine, and Batman by Tom King and company. Hijinks ensue! Twitter: @PWPComicsPod @ZackKruse @WillPfeifer @BenTiede2018-01-2057 min
Pictures Within PicturesWhatcha Readin'? 3Ben, Will, and Zack discuss Noelle Stevenson's Nimona, Spain Rodriguez's Street Fighting Men, Igor Hofbauer's Mister Morgen, and Mike Mignola and John Arcudi's Lobster Johnson. Twitter: @PWPComicsPod @zackkruse @willpfeifer @bentiede2017-12-191h 03
Pictures Within PicturesWhatcha Readin'? 2This episode Ben, Will, and Zack discuss Terry Moore's Motor Girl, Naoki Urasawa's Pluto, Frank Miller and Geof Darrow's Hard Boiled, Paul Karasik and Mark Newgarden's How to Read Nancy, and Chris Ware's Monograph. Twitter: @PWPComicsPod @ZackKruse @WillPfeifer @BenTiede 2017-12-0850 min
Pictures Within PicturesOnward Toward Our Noble DeathsThis episode of Pictures Within Pictures, Zack, Ben, and Will discuss Shigeru Mizuki's Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths, released in the U.S. by Drawn and Quarterly. Twitter: @PWPComicsPod @WillPfiefer @BenTiede @ZackKruse2017-11-2438 min
Pictures Within PicturesWhatcha Readin'? 1This episode Ben, Will, and Zack discuss Craig Yoe's edited collection BEHAVING MADLY, Fantagraphics's comics history WE TOLD SO, Paul Buhle and Noah VanSciver's JOHNNY APPLESEED, and Dave Gibbons and Tim Pilcher's HOW COMICS WORK. We're mixing things up a bit, and instead of focusing on just one book, we've broken out our "Whatcha Readin'?" segment into it's own episode. Twitter: @PWPComicsPod @ZackKruse @WillPfeifer @BenTiede2017-11-0144 min
Pictures Within PicturesThe OneBen, Will, and Zack discuss Rick Veitch's groundbreaking miniseries The One, from King Hell Press Twitter: @PWPComicsPod @ZackKruse @WillPfeifer @BenTiede2017-10-1851 min
Pictures Within Pictures100%In this episode, Ben, Will, and Zack discuss Paul Pope's influential 100% Twitter: @PWPComicsPod @ZackKruse @WillPfiefer @BenTiede2017-08-281h 14
Pictures Within PicturesRelishBen, Will, and Zack discuss, nay, savor Lucy Knisley's original graphic novel Relish. Twitter: @PWPComicsPod @ZackKruse @WillPfeifer @BenTiede 2017-07-2444 min
Pictures Within PicturesAndre the Giant: Life and LegendZack, Ben, and Will discuss Box Brown's excellent Andre the Giant: Life and Legend. Twitter: @PWPComicsPod @BenTiede @WillPfeifer @ZackKruse2017-06-1551 minPictures Within PicturesInvisible InkIn this episode, Will, Ben, and Zack discuss Bill Griffith's incredible graphic novel Invisible Ink, a book about Griffith's mother and the affair she had with cartoonist Lawrence Lariar--but it's so, so much more than just that. Twitter: @PWPComicsPod @ZackKruse @WillPfeifer @BenTiede2017-05-1748 min
Pictures Within PicturesRoninIn this episode, Will, Ben, and Zack talk about Frank Miller's Ronin, originally released between 1983 and 1984 from DC Comics. Twitter: @PWPComicsPod @ZackKruse @WillPfeifer @BenTiede2017-03-101h 04
Pictures Within PicturesAlien LegionBen, Will, and Zack discuss 1980s indy comics gem Alien Legion, covering the issues reprinted in Dark Horse's Alien Legion Omnibus Vol. 1. Twitter: @PWPComicsPod @ZackKruse @WillPfeifer @BenTiede2017-02-161h 09
Pictures Within PicturesAmerican Flagg!In this episode, Ben, Will, and Zack discuss the first six issues of Howard Chaykin's classic American Flagg! It's a book that's every bit as relevant (probably more!) as it was when it was first published in 1983, and it's one of our favorites. Enjoy! Twitter: @PWPComicsPod @WillPfeifer @BenTiede @ZackKruse2017-01-0137 min
Pictures Within PicturesWilson and Fante BukowskiAfter a bruising month, Will, Ben, and Zack reconvene for another episode of Pictures Within Pictures! In this episode the boys tackle to misanthropic everymen with Dan Clowes's Wilson (Drawn & Quarterly) and Noah Van Sciver's Fante Bukowski (Fantagraphics). Twitter: @PWPComicsPod @ZackKruse @WillPfeifer @BenTiede2016-11-2946 min
Pictures Within PicturesJack Cole's Deadly HorrorShow hosts Zack Kruse, Will Pfeifer, and Ben Tiede dive into the weird and wonderful horror comics of the legendary Jack Cole, collected in Jack Cole's Deadly Horror, a volume in Chilling Archives of Horror series produced by the Yoe Books imprint at IDW. At the end of the episode, the hosts also discuss the work of the late Jack Chick. Twitter: @PWPComicsPod @ZackKruse @WillPfeifer @BenTiede2016-10-291h 20
That's Cool, That's Trash!Ep50 - Robo Vampire (1988)Matt is joined by Joe & Zack Kruse to discuss hopping-vampire-protected heroin trafficking & the resurrected DEA agent-turned-android who stops it...oh, and topless ghosts.2016-10-091h 18
Pictures Within PicturesPictures Within PicturesIn the inaugural episode of Pictures Within Pictures, show hosts Zack Kruse, Will Pfeifer, and Ben Tiede discuss DC Comics's seminal Crisis on Infinite Earths. Tune in every month for a new episode where the hosts spotlight a different comic book series or original graphic novel. Twitter: @PWPComicsPod @ZackKruse @WillPfeifer @BenTiede2016-09-251h 0711 O'Clock Comics Podcast11 O'Clock Comics Episode 436Mario Muscar and Zack Kruse join us to discuss The Strain, Noah Van Sciver's Disquiet from Fantagraphics, Predator Vs. Judge Dredd Vs. Aliens by John Layman, Chris Mooneyham, Michael Atiyeh, and Glenn Fabry from IDW and Dark Horse, Big Kids by Michael Deforge from Drawn & Quarterly, Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? by Alan Moore and Curt Swan, Dave Gibbons, Rick Veitch, George Perez, Kurt Schaffenberger, Al Williamson, Gene D'Angelo, Tom Ziuko, and Tatjana Wood, Superman Vs. Spider-Man, Superman Family #181 by Cary Bates, Jose Delbo, and Vince Colletta, Dark Knight III: The Master Race #5 by FRANK MILLER...2016-09-022h 41
11 O'Clock Comics Podcast11 O'Clock Comics Episode 436Mario Muscar and Zack Kruse join us to discuss The Strain, Noah Van Sciver's Disquiet from Fantagraphics, Predator Vs. Judge Dredd Vs. Aliens by John Layman, Chris Mooneyham, Michael Atiyeh, and Glenn Fabry from IDW and Dark Horse, Big Kids by Michael Deforge from Drawn & Quarterly, Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? by Alan Moore and Curt Swan, Dave Gibbons, Rick Veitch, George Perez, Kurt Schaffenberger, Al Williamson, Gene D'Angelo, Tom Ziuko, and Tatjana Wood, Superman Vs. Spider-Man, Superman Family #181 by Cary Bates, Jose Delbo, and Vince Colletta, Dark Knight III: The Master Race #5 by FRANK MILLER...2016-09-022h 4111 O'Clock Comics Podcast11 O'Clock Comics Episode 366Zack Kruse jumps into the pit with us to discuss the Appleseed Comic Con, Timothy O'Briant's BDR Volume 2, jason Brubaker's Sithrah, Steranko Vs. Jaime Hernandez, Peter Bagge and Creepy, Convergence-O-Rama (Swamp Thing, Plastic man and the Freedom Fighters, Shazam!, Blue Beetle, Man of Steel, Superboy, Atom, The Question, Suicide Squad, Hawkman, Womder Woman, Justice Society of America, Batman and the Outsiders, Green Lantern Corps, Shadow of the Bat, Harley Quinn, Superman, Detective Comics, Batman and Robin, and more), Mignolaverse-O-Rama (Frankenstein Underground #2 with Ben Stenbeck and Dave Stewart, Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. 1952 #5 with John Arcudi, Alex Maleev...2015-05-012h 33
11 O'Clock Comics Podcast11 O'Clock Comics Episode 366Zack Kruse jumps into the pit with us to discuss the Appleseed Comic Con, Timothy O'Briant's BDR Volume 2, jason Brubaker's Sithrah, Steranko Vs. Jaime Hernandez, Peter Bagge and Creepy, Convergence-O-Rama (Swamp Thing, Plastic man and the Freedom Fighters, Shazam!, Blue Beetle, Man of Steel, Superboy, Atom, The Question, Suicide Squad, Hawkman, Womder Woman, Justice Society of America, Batman and the Outsiders, Green Lantern Corps, Shadow of the Bat, Harley Quinn, Superman, Detective Comics, Batman and Robin, and more), Mignolaverse-O-Rama (Frankenstein Underground #2 with Ben Stenbeck and Dave Stewart, Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. 1952 #5 with John Arcudi, Alex Maleev...2015-05-012h 3311 O'Clock Comics Podcast11 O'Clock Comics Episode 318Zack Kruse joins us to talk about Daniel Warren Johnson and Space Mullet, Anaconda, the Appleseed Con (Mike Norton, Pete Bagge, Steve Ditko, Steranko, Tom Scioli, Jack Cole and Plastic Man, Kyle Baker, Neal Adams, Seth Fisher, Adam Hughes, Art Adams, Dave Stevens, Alex Ross, Brian Bolland, Mike Zeck, Gary Panter, Art Spiegelman, Ed Piskor, Ryan Browne, Dave Wachter, and more), Showcase Presents: Sea Devils by Russ Heath and Robert Kanigher, Stan Lee, Jim Balent, Valiant's Unity by Matt Kindt and Dougie Braithwaite, IDW's Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time by Scott and David Tipton and company, Francesco Francavilla, Rick...2014-05-282h 29
11 O'Clock Comics Podcast11 O'Clock Comics Episode 318Zack Kruse joins us to talk about Daniel Warren Johnson and Space Mullet, Anaconda, the Appleseed Con (Mike Norton, Pete Bagge, Steve Ditko, Steranko, Tom Scioli, Jack Cole and Plastic Man, Kyle Baker, Neal Adams, Seth Fisher, Adam Hughes, Art Adams, Dave Stevens, Alex Ross, Brian Bolland, Mike Zeck, Gary Panter, Art Spiegelman, Ed Piskor, Ryan Browne, Dave Wachter, and more), Showcase Presents: Sea Devils by Russ Heath and Robert Kanigher, Stan Lee, Jim Balent, Valiant's Unity by Matt Kindt and Dougie Braithwaite, IDW's Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time by Scott and David Tipton and company, Francesco Francavilla, Rick...2014-05-282h 2911 O'Clock Comics Podcast11 O'Clock Comics Episode 279Zack Kruse drops by to get us up to date on the forthcoming AppleSeed Comics and Art Convention then settles in for long discussions on Ryan Browne, Popeye Picnic #1 and Ken Wheaton, Gray Morrow, STERANKO!, Peter Bagge, Ed Piskor, Hilary Barta, Jim Rugg, stupid Carole Lombard, Tom Scioli, American Vampire V5 by Scott Snyder, Rafael Albuquerque, Dustin Nguyen and pals, Levitz and Batista's Legion: Secret Origin mini, Barry Kitson, Mike Wieringo and Todd Dzago's Tellos, Scotty Young, Fantastic Four, Mark Waid, KISS Kids #1 from IDW, Erik. T. Johnson's amazing The Outliers #1 from Alternative, Marie Severin, Elmore Leonard, Superior Spider-Man...2013-08-232h 20
11 O'Clock Comics Podcast11 O'Clock Comics Episode 279Zack Kruse drops by to get us up to date on the forthcoming AppleSeed Comics and Art Convention then settles in for long discussions on Ryan Browne, Popeye Picnic #1 and Ken Wheaton, Gray Morrow, STERANKO!, Peter Bagge, Ed Piskor, Hilary Barta, Jim Rugg, stupid Carole Lombard, Tom Scioli, American Vampire V5 by Scott Snyder, Rafael Albuquerque, Dustin Nguyen and pals, Levitz and Batista's Legion: Secret Origin mini, Barry Kitson, Mike Wieringo and Todd Dzago's Tellos, Scotty Young, Fantastic Four, Mark Waid, KISS Kids #1 from IDW, Erik. T. Johnson's amazing The Outliers #1 from Alternative, Marie Severin, Elmore Leonard, Superior Spider-Man...2013-08-232h 20
VODKA O'CLOCKEp 1332: Appleseed Comic and Arts ConJoining the Vodka O2019Clock Podcast this week is Zack Kruse who is the organizer of the Appleseed Comics and Art Convention in Fort Wayne, Indiana. AppleseedCon.com2013-08-1357 minComic Geek Speak Podcast - The Best Comic Book Podcast1405 - Talking Appleseed Comic Con with Zack KruseZack Kruse wears many hats - teacher, student, web comic writer, Steve Ditko fan, and more. He's also the organizer/creator of the Appleseed Comics and Art Convention in Fort Wayne, Indiana and we talk about the con with him as well as his Kickstarter campaign to help expand the con for 2014. (59:28)2013-08-0759 min
Purple Songs Can FlyEmily Freeman interviews Purple Songs Can Fly Founder and Executive Director, Anita KruseEmily Freeman interviews Purple Songs Can Fly Founder and Executive Director, Anita Kruse who discusses the past, present and future of Purple Songs Can Fly. The Purple Songs featured on this episode are I Wanna Get Back Up On Top by Emily, Dream Big by Emily, New York City by McKenna, and The Purple Songs Can Fly Theme Song by Zachary.2013-05-2744 minPurple Songs Can FlyEmily Freeman interviews Purple Songs Can Fly Founder and Executive Director, Anita KruseEmily Freeman interviews Purple Songs Can Fly Founder and Executive Director, Anita Kruse who discusses the past, present and future of Purple Songs Can Fly. The Purple Songs featured on this episode are I Wanna Get Back Up On Top by Emily, Dream Big by Emily, New York City by McKenna, and The Purple Songs Can Fly Theme Song by Zachary.2013-05-2744 minPurple Songs Can FlyPurple Songs Can Fly founder, Anita Kruse, Simran, the first child to write a song with Purple Songs Can Fly, and Perry Damone, Director of Voice America KidsPurple Songs Can Fly Radio Show on Voice America Kids. Enjoy interviews with Purple Songs Can Fly founder, Anita Kruse, Simran, the first child to write a song with Purple Songs Can Fly, and Perry Damone, director of Voice America Kids.
Zachary and Emily also share their own stories as patients at Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology Centers along with their original songs written and recorded with Purple Songs Can Fly.2012-10-2956 minPurple Songs Can FlyPurple Songs Can Fly founder, Anita Kruse, Simran, the first child to write a song with Purple Songs Can Fly, and Perry Damone, Director of Voice America KidsPurple Songs Can Fly Radio Show on Voice America Kids. Enjoy interviews with Purple Songs Can Fly founder, Anita Kruse, Simran, the first child to write a song with Purple Songs Can Fly, and Perry Damone, director of Voice America Kids.
Zachary and Emily also share their own stories as patients at Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology Centers along with their original songs written and recorded with Purple Songs Can Fly.2012-10-2956 min
The Black BoxCarroll Chronicles #24: FOOOOOTBALLLLLLLLL!It's the 2012 College and NFL Preview Show! Join Jon Carroll along with Zack Kruse, Glen Ring and Shawn Pryor as they talk everything football. It's a long episode but it's a bunch of fun.2012-08-2600 min
11 O'Clock Comics Podcast11 O'Clock Comics Episode 213Zack Kruse creeps into the mix this week as we wander through the Summit City Comic Con (Hilary Barta, Gabriel Hardman, Dave Wachter, Carole Lombard, and more), Low Concept 2: Comix Boogaloo, the Rising Stars Omnibus by JMS and company, The Chilling Archive of Horror Comics, Volume 2: Bob Powell's TERROR from Craig Yoe and IDW (Will Eisner, CrossGen, Steve Ditko, Joe Staton, and more), The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath and Other Stories by H. P. Lovecraft and Jason Bradley Thompson from Mock Man Press, Valiant's X-O Manowar #1 (BKV and Saga, Peter David, Scott Snyder and Swamp Thing...), Haunt by Joe...2012-05-172h 45
Sci-Fi Saturday NightTalkcast 132 – Zack Kruse of Summit City Comic ConSummit City Comic Con
Daredevil Reboot
Van Helsing reboot casts Tom Cruise
Coraline director to take on The Graveyard Book
Tor goes DRM-free for all e-books
Free Comic Book Day
Read a preview of the new Serenity comic for Free Comic Book Day
Boston Comic Con
Benedict Cumberbatch to play Khan in ST2
Fringe gets renewed
Silver Circle online comic ends
This week’s guest is Zack Kruse, founder of Summit City Comic Con which takes place in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Summit City focuses mainly on artists and strongly supports the interaction of presenters in Artist’s Alle...2012-05-0600 minThe Black BoxCarroll Chronicles #15Host Jon Carroll, along with special guests Zack Kruse, Chris Campbell, and Chad Burdette give you a preview of the 2011 NFL Season! This NFL Preview is %100 Cris Collinsworth free.2011-09-0600 min
11 O'Clock Comics Podcast11 O'Clock Comics Episode 111We prove we're more than capable of cooking up a well-balanced comic book meal as we talk about Michael Deforge's LOSE from Koyama Press, a clarification on Adams and Maroto's Zero Patrol, Zack Kruse's Mystery Solved and Big Jim Miller, Avengers #1, Legion #1, Secret Avengers #1, Thunderbolts #144, Fraction's Iron Man, The Return of Bruce Wayne #1 and #2 and Morrison's Batman and Robin, Doop, David's thrift store escapades, Age of Apocalypse, Astro City #1/2, Cable: Blood and Metal, Todd McFarlane and company's Spawn #1-25 and Image comics from the same period, Jim Valentino's Shadowhawk Chronicles, more on Jim Rugg's Rambo 3.5, Hellboy in Mexico, Richard...2010-06-042h 14The Black BoxEpisode #18: Sketchcards, Mysteries, and Minotaurs.In this weeks episode, Shawn talks with artist Chad Cicconi about the world of sketchcards, then later is joined by co-host Jon Carroll as they interview comics creator Zack Kruse, and then Shawn wraps up the show with a one-on-one interview with artist Andrew Charipar.2010-03-2400 min11 O'Clock Comics Podcast11 O'Clock Comics Episode 28The Contingent's Zack Kruse and Thomas Stephen Katers pitch in to help us talk about the Man-Thing, Cassie Hack, Hellboy, Savage, Archie Goodwin, Steve Ditko, Joe Orlando, Steve Niles, Eerie, Creepy, Sergio Aragones, Frank Frazetta, Ben Templesmith, Tony Moore, Mike Mignola, Vampirella, Myron Fass' Eerie Publications, Skywald, EC Comics, House of Mystery, Jose Gonzalez, Seven Soldiers Frankenstein, Werewolf by Night, 30 Days of Night, the Heap, XXXZombies, Eric Powell and the Goon, Tom Sutton, Robert Kirkman and Walking Dead, Savage, Hellblazer, Swamp Thing, and much, much more in this, our first Halloween horror comics special! Plus, the usual assortment of Hotline...2008-11-011h 57