We've Moved!

The Radioactive Lounge has moved to more luxurious premises. You can now find us over at radioactivelounge.com. And of course on iTunes.

We'll be leaving this site up for now, but it will no longer be updated with new content.

So come over and check out the new place. First drink's on us.

Episode 13 - James Harvey Interview / Masterplasty / Bartkira / Star Wars Legacy / Bandette / Batgirl #35

 
Marian Blythe joins Lucas for a chock-full lockout edition. We review Captain Victory, Star Wars Legacy, Bandette and Batgirl #35. But the real treat is an interview with James Harvey, creator of Masterplasty and editor of the Bartkira project, which retells Akira with Simpsons characters!

Check out James's work at harveyjames.tumblr.com/ and Bartkira at bartkira.com.

Listen to the episode now on iTunes or by Direct Download, or stream below.

And join us at All Star Comics (Level 1, 410 Lonsdale Street Melbourne) at 6pm on Friday 31st October for our next live episode, when we celebrate Halloween by talking our favourite comic book monsters.

Episode 12 - Dan Abnett and INJ Culbard Interview: New Deadwardians / Wild's End / Dark Ages / Guardians of the Galaxy / Celeste / Brass Sun

This episode Lucas and Larry are joined in the Lounge by one of the hottest teams going: Dan Abnett and I.N.J. Culbard. We talk to the guys about their fantastic series Wild's End, New Deadwardians and Dark Ages, plus Ian's graphic novel Celeste and Dan's work reinvigorating the comic that inspired everyone's favourite movie, Guardians of the Galaxy!

Listen now on iTunes or by Direct Download, or stream below.

And don't forget to join us at All Star Comics, Level 1, 410 Lonsdale Street in Melbourne on Friday 31st October at 6pm for our October Live Show! This month we're joined by Lauren Hill, writer of zombie romance comic Good Hordekeeping, to talk our favourite comics monsters.

Episode 11 - SEPTEMBER LIVE SHOW: Science of Superheroes with guest Ben McKenzie

This month comedian, writer and science educator Ben McKenzie joins us to talk the science of superheroes! Plus reviews of Gotham, the Edge of the Spider-verse, My Faith in Frankie, Mike Carey's Felix Castor novels, and Moonhead and the Music Machine.

For more information on Ben's upcoming sci-fi comedy audio series Night Terrace, check out nightterrace.com!

Listen to this episode now on iTunes or by Direct Download, or just stream below.

And then join us again next month at All Star Comics for the October Live Show, when Good Hordekeeping writer Lauren Hill joins us to talk about our favourite comic book monsters! That's Friday 31st October, from 6pm.

Episode 10 - September Lockout edition: Interview with Jake Lawrence, creator of "Teen Dog"

Lucas and Larry sit down to chat to the internet's own Time Cowboy, Jake Lawrence - creator of Boom Studios' hit book Teen Dog - about pizza, 80s movies, becoming an overnight sensation, and Squirrel Girl. And continuing the Boom theme, we also review Wild's End, from Dan Abnett and I.N.J. Culbard.

Most importantly, we talk Franco Cozzo and the Teen Wolf wardrobe malfunction.

You can find Jake online here and download his awesome digital comic Starpuncher FOR FREE here.

Get the episode now on iTunes or by Direct Download, or just stream below:

Episode 9 - AUGUST LIVE SHOW: Marc Pearson & Advice Comics / The Fade Out / Megahex / Awkwood / Captain Victory

A cavalcade of comics entertainment this month. Marc Pearson talks about his Mr Ray comics and the Advice Comics project! The 100 Bullets charity auction finale, thanks to local artist Trevor Wood! Plus reviews, the quiz & heckling from "Australia's own" Simon Hanselmann, author of Megahex!

And the debut of our Michael Davidson's Comics 'n Things staff T-shirts ("Let me sell your childhood back to you at inflated prices") - now available in our Red Bubble store!

Get the episode now on iTunes or by Direct Download, or just stream below.

Merch Alert! Join the Radioactive Team!

Need a new t-shirt? Fancy an iPhone case? How about a tote bag for your weekly comic book purchases?

Why not show your love for the Rad Lounge, and help us pay our bills, by picking yourself up some cool, cool Radioactive Lounge merch. Every dollar helps.

Find us on Red Bubble here.

Episode 8 - August Lockout edition: This One Summer / Seconds / Painkiller Jane / Guardians of the Galaxy

It's our August lockout edition! We share too much about our teenage regrets, and review Jillian & Mariko Tamaki's This One Summer, Bryan Lee O'Malley's Seconds, Painkiller Jane - and a little film called Guardians of the Galaxy.

Find it now on iTunes, Direct Download, or simply stream below...

And don't forget our next live show at All Star Comics on Friday 29 August at 6pm! Hope to see you there!

Episode 7 - Jim Rugg Interview: Street Angel / Afrodisiac / Supermag / Strange Tales / Brother Voodoo / Plain Janes / Captain Victory

This week we chat with one of the coolest indie creators around, Mr Jim Rugg. Street Angel, Afrodisiac, Strange Tales, his astounding ballpoint pen sketches - we talk about it all, plus his love of 70s Marvel comics and blaxploitation movies, and the business of being a freelance artist.

Available now on iTunes, or Direct Download, or just stream below.

And you can watch Lucas's Street Angel short film below too.


Street Angel - Short Film from Brad Hurt on Vimeo.

It's Time For a Serious Discussion About Snowpiercer.

The Melbourne Film Festival starts today, which means it's time for serious film discussions. And the film I want to have a serious discussion about right now is SNOWPIERCER.

Yes, it's great. But I feel a key question has been left unaddressed.

WHERE DO THEY PUT THE CHICKENS?

The chickens would be smelly and loud, so they wouldn't want them up the front of the train next to the rich people.

But they couldn't put the chickens at the back of the train either, or else the poor people would just break in and eat them.

It seems to me the most optimum carriage to place the chickens would be in between the soldiers' barracks and the water supply, but we see the characters walk through these carriages uninterrupted and there are no chickens.

SO WHERE ARE THE CHICKENS?

Sorry for ruining the movie for you.

#WhereAreTheChickens

Episode 6 - JULY LIVE SHOW: Batman with guest Angus Brown

It's our July live show, and a very special one as we celebrate the 75th anniversary of BATMAN. Joining Lucas & Laz for the ride this month is stand-up comedian and all-round Bat fanatic, Angus Brown.

Download now on iTunes or by Direct Download, or just stream below.

And don't forget, Radioactive Lounge merchandise is now available from our Red Bubble store. Show your Rad Lounge pride and help support the show at the same time!

Episode 5 - Pat Mills Interview Part 2

 
We're back with Part 2 of our interview with UK comics legend Pat Mills. In this concluding hour, we talk about his time writing for Doctor Who (the TV show as well as the comic!) during the 1980s, as well as his American comics work - Marshall Law, Batman, and falling asleep in a Marvel 2099 story meeting. Plus plenty more!

Listen now on iTunes, Direct Download, or stream below.

Show Links:

• To End All Wars, the WW1 anthology featuring an introduction by Pat, comes out this week!
• the gorgeous art of Fay Dalton
• Hannah Berry, artist on Pat's story in the Edinburgh International Book Festival comic, but from the look of her website also writer/artist of a number of graphic novels we need to be reading
• IDP:2043, the final title of that Edinburgh International Book Festival comic, also featuring work by Irvine Welsh. Available for pre-order now.

Episode 4 - Pat Mills Interview, Part 1

It's another of our extra "lockout" editions of the Radioactive Lounge and a very special one, as we bring you Part 1 of our interview with UK comics legend Pat Mills - founder of 2000AD, creator of ABC Warriors, Slaine, Marshall Law and many more...

Available now on iTunes, or Direct Download, or just stream below...

Proud To Be Batmanian

Last Friday 27 June, we sent the following letter to the Lord Mayor of Melbourne, the Right Honourable Lord Mayor Robert Doyle...

Join our campaign to have Melbourne renamed "Batmania" for 24 hours on Wednesday 23rd July, in honour of the Dark Knight Detective's 75th anniversary.

Tweet your support to @LordMayorMelb, or post on the City of Melbourne's facebook page.

#ProudToBeBatmanian

Episode 3 - June 2014: Sidekicks and Supporting Characters, with guest Ive Sorocuk

It's our second monthly live episode, direct from All Star Comics. And to think, they said we'd never make it!

This month, we're joined by Diggables creator Ive Sorocuk, as we shine a spotlight on those underacknowledged journeymen of comics: the Sidekicks and Supporting Characters. A few small sound issues this episode, but plenty to sink your teeth into if you're into comics, google kissing, or Chinese dating shows. And a world shattering announcement at the end.

Grab it now on iTunes, or direct download, or just listen here.

(And thanks to friend of the show, creator extraordinaire and inspirational guru Bobby N for our episode photo this month. For more pics, check out his blog. And go read his comics too, while you're at it!)

Next Live Show: This Friday 27 June!

Don't forget folks, the next Radioactive Lounge is this Friday! And we hope you're pumped, because we're very excited about this one.

We figured it's time someone gave some attention to those underacknowledged journeymen of comics - the SIDEKICKS and SUPPORTING CHARACTERS. They toil month after month in the shadows of the guys who get their name on the book's front cover, but this month they get to step out into the spotlight. Robin and Bucky, Lois and Steve Trevor, Tawky Tawny and Krypto - we'll be celebrating them all, as we talk about our favourites as well the lamest, we discuss just why they're important, and we ask if there are any ready to step up to the big time and get their own book.

And to help us, we've enlisted special guest IVE SOROCUK, the most dapper man in Melbourne comics and writer/artist of one of Australia's funniest funny books, The Diggables.

All this plus the usual news, reviews, arguments and hijinks, and the return of the quiz! Can anyone beat 2 points to take lead position in the running for the famous Radioactive Lounge Prize Bag????

Be there to find out!

6pm, Friday 27 June
All Star Comics Melbourne - Level 1, 410 Lonsdale Street Melbourne

Say Hello to Our New Logo

Here it is folks - the Radioactive Lounge logo!

Designed by our man in the graphics lab, Tim Hobday. If you need a logo or other graphic design work, go give him your money. You're in safe, stylish hands: timhobday.com

Episode 2 - X-Men: Days of Future Past Review

Surprise! It's a Radioactive Lounge "After Hours" edition, as Lucas and Laz are joined by All Star Comics' own Mitchell Davies to talk X-Men: Days of Future Past, Vince Sorrenti, and the ins & outs of arse-shaving.

Find us on iTunes, Direct Download, or just listen below.

And don't forget our next live show!
WHEN: Friday 27 June at 6pm
WHERE: All Star Comics, Level 1, 410 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne

Episode 1 - May 2014: Dean Rankine / Beautiful Darkness / Lenore / Hulk

The Radioactive Lounge is open for business, and joining us on our first episode - Dean Rankine! We talk to Dean about his work on Simpsons comics and his new series Itty Bitty Bunnies in Rainbow Pixie Candy Land. Plus reviews of Lenore, Hulk, Stray Bullets, Comeback and Beautiful Darkness. And the debut of the Radioactive Lounge Quiz!

Listen to us on iTunes, Direct Download, or just stream below:

(Also, during our interview with Dean, we mention Jasper Beardly's review of Itty Bitty Bunnies - you can check it out here.) See you at the end of June for our next episode!

Episode Zero

The Radioactive Lounge is about to open its doors, so Lucas and Laz gather to polish the stage floor, talk about what the hell is this is going to be, and discuss DC's weekly series and Amazing Spider-Man 2: Rise of Electro while they're at it.

While we wait to get set up in the iTunes Store, you can still listen to us in

• downloading here;
• copying & pasting http://radioactivelounge.libsyn.com/rss into iTunes/File/SubscribetoPodcast; or
• just stream below...

Have a listen then find us on Facebook or Twitter!

Open for Business

You didn't think we'd just quit, did you?



Arising like a beautiful, drunken phoenix from the ashes of NonCanonical, the Radioactive Lounge is a LIVE comics show hosted by Lucas Testro and Larry Boxshall at All Star Comics Melbourne on the last Friday of each month, at 6pm. Then appearing on your iPod shortly therafter.

Each month Laz and Lucas will be joined by a different guest for intelligent comics discussion, and invariably some talk about our teenage love-lives too. Not to mention our monthly quiz, with prizes to be won if you're in our live audience!

So drop by All Star Comics to be part of the action. Or find us on iTunes.

Find us on twitter @RadLounge

Or email us at radioactivelounge@gmail.com