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The LUTEFISK SUSHI PODCAST season 2! With MATT CHIC! AND WELCOME...

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:42:41 -0500

The LUTEFISK SUSHI PODCAST season 2! With MATT CHIC!

AND WELCOME BACK TO THE LUTEFISK SUSHI PODCAST!!!

After doing only one episode in the past 365 days, this is the first episode of what I’m hoping will be the returning and reoccurring LUTEFISK SUSHI PODCAST! (There will still be the WAYNE GALE VARIETY HOUR too, so worry not, loyal listeners!) I’m so hoping to get back on this Sushi train that I am officially dubbing this the start ofSEASON 2 of the LUTEFISK SUSHI PODCAST, ergo new theme music, new episodes, and same old great content!

So, we open season 2 essential where we left off a year ago with host DANNO KLONOWSKI speaking ONCE AGAIN with Milwaukee cartoonist MATT CHIC. UnlikeLAST YEARS 2.5hrs of drunk rambling, we stay focused and under an hour this time and mostly discuss the creative process behind Chic’s 200+pg graphic novel EGPYTIAN SHUMBA (which a year ago was a penciled but just barely inked baby, but is now already in it’s 3rd printing!), and what both our processes are in tackling projects this large. We also discuss the bullshit of juried comic shows, we cry foul on people who table conventions but only sell prints of characters they didn’t create, why HIGH FIDELITY is a great film but probably shouldn’t be watched in certain emotionally vulnerable states lest it cut too deep, and much more!

WELCOME BACK!!!

The Lutefisk Sushi Podcast is sponsored by the INTERNATIONAL CARTOONIST CONSPIRACY, the ALTERED ESTHETICS GALLERY, and the NORDEAST COMICS SUMMIT. The Lutefisk Sushi podcast is a STAPLEGENIUS.COM(cast) production.

I’ll be at Springcon this weekend! I’ll be (god...

Tue, 14 May 2013 17:50:21 -0500

I’ll be at Springcon this weekend! I’ll be (god willing) selling books AND AND AND hosting a hosting a panel/Lutefisk Sushi Podcast with indy hero KEVIN CANNON and writing legend RON MARZ on Sunday from 11-12. See you there!

The WAYNE GALE VARIETY HOUR ep 16: Summer 2013 Movie...

Fri, 10 May 2013 15:40:00 -0500

The WAYNE GALE VARIETY HOUR ep 16: Summer 2013 Movie Preview!

http://www.cartoonistconspiracy.com/sushipodcast/2013/05/the-wayne-gale-variety-hour-ep-16-the-summer-2013-movie-preview/

DANNO KLONOWSKI is a cartoonist and podcaster. MATT RISNES is a noted film blogger and podcast guest. They have been friends for nearly 20 years and like talking about stuff at length and in-depth. In the sixteenth episode, along with some thoughts by listener ANDY LUNN, Matt and Danno give their thoughts and predictions on the already upon-us SUMMER OF FILM 2013!!!

But right off the bat we open with some Viewer Mail, including a show suggestion we WILL do by MARK CARROLL, along with his accurate theory on THE LORDS OF SALEM, and then more TLOS talkby 3rd host RAFE GUTTMAN, which of course will blow your mind– oh, and we discussed TLOS at length last episode, so that’s what’sthat’s all about.

Then it’s onto One-Hitters: Matt did a bit of his own homework at Danno’s bequest and watched the streaming-on-Netflix-so-you-can-decide-for-yourself about their split call on IRON SKY (to answer Matt’s question of “WHO IS THIS MOVIE FOR?” Answer: Danno). Matt re-evaluates DJANGO UNCHAINED and reviews PAIN & GAIN. Then Danno, having not seen UNFORGIVEN since he was a snot-nosed teen and THE DEVILS REJECTS since its opening day–and DETESTED them both!!!–reevaluates them years later which leads into a chat about Mr. Eastwood. Then we have a vehement chat about Zack Braff’s KICKSTARTER, and finally, with less much less enthusiasm, we discuss a few other things.

After the best break song ever, Danno and Matt bust into: THE SUMMER 2013 MOVIE PREVIEW!!! After a SPOILER-IFFIC discussion of IRON MAN 3 (which runs from about 54:00 to about 1:22:00 if you want to skip–that’s right, 30 minutes on IRON MAN 3!!!), Matt breaks down the summer films by release date, whereas Danno had gone to the trouble of ranking summer films. Either way, lots of films are discussed, including: WORLD WAR Z, THE WORLD’S END, THE LONE RANGER, PACIFIC RIM,ELYSIUM, MAN OF STEEL, STAR TREK: INTO DARKNESS, FAST 6, KICK-ASS 2, THE WOLVERINE, MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, RIDDICK, ALAN PARTRIDGE IS IN ALPHA PAPA, and many, many, many more.

How a real nerd spends MayThe4th

Sun, 05 May 2013 10:40:02 -0500

How a real nerd spends MayThe4th:

Nerd-nerd-nerd-neeeerrrrd-NEEERRRRRDDD! Nerd-nerd-NNEEEERRRRD-nerd! Nerd-nerd-nerd-NNEEEEERRD-nerd! Nerd-nerd-nerd-nnnneeeeeeerrrrrrddddd…..

actionathena: When I heard that a Minneapolis tattoo parlor was...

Sun, 05 May 2013 10:35:29 -0500

actionathena:

When I heard that a Minneapolis tattoo parlor was offering $50-$100 Star Wars tattoos in honor of “May The 4th Be With You,” I immediately said “Danno’s gonna get one.”

CALLED IT.

Do it.

Sat, 04 May 2013 21:17:43 -0500

Do it.

I did a title card for the latest episode of THE INK PANTHERS...

Thu, 02 May 2013 15:46:18 -0500

I did a title card for the latest episode of THE INK PANTHERS SHOW podcast! WHY?!?!?! Cause it’s my favorite podcast. Now go listen, you!

http://theinkpanthers.mikedawsoncomics.com/

For the second Ink Panthers Book Club, we read George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four. Lots and lots of talk about how messed up our present day society is, and how much of an unimaginable dystopia it would seem to someone living back, in say, 1984.

Think I’ll begin redrawing one STUDCITY character a day...

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 20:33:41 -0500

Think I’ll begin redrawing one STUDCITY character a day (created circa 1989-90). I’ll post’em on here. $10 each ($12 w/postage) and have them at Springcon!

The WAYNE GALE VARIETY HOUR podcast, ep 15: “DANNO’s...

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 12:12:00 -0500

The WAYNE GALE VARIETY HOUR podcast, ep 15: “DANNO’s HORROR HOMEWORK”

http://www.cartoonistconspiracy.com/sushipodcast/2013/04/the-wayne-gale-variety-hour-ep-15-dannos-horror-homework/

DANNO KLONOWSKI is a cartoonist and podcaster. MATT RISNES is a noted film blogger and podcast guest. They have been friends for nearly 20 years and like talking about stuff at length and in-depth. In the fifteenth episode, along with some thoughts by listeners RAFE GUTTMAN and ANDY LUNN, your hosts tackle DANNO’S HORROR HOMEWORK: Where Danno watched for the first time GRAVEYARD SHIFT, PHANTASM 2, FROM BEYOND, and Rob Zombie’s HALLOWEEN 1 & 2.

BUT FIRST! We open with some grousing about our unpaid second jobs as Internet Content Providers. Also: loudly discussing hot-button political issues of the day in public places and why that’s probably a bad idea. We then move onto the recent film releases THE LORDS OF SALEM, and OBLIVION, as well asthe HANNIBAL TV series, our thoughts on some recent trailers and some other junk. Then it’s onto the HORROR HOMEWORK! Enjoy!

(Oh…and about the IRON SKY poster in the picture above: Danno meant to bring it up in One-Hitters but forgot. Luckily this gives Matt time to watch it too for a discussion in the next episode! How’s that for a cliffhanger?!?!)

The WAYNE GALE VARIETY HOUR podcast # 14 “Guillermo Del...

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:44:00 -0500

The WAYNE GALE VARIETY HOUR podcast # 14 “Guillermo Del Toro’s Puppy Party!!!”

But first, we open with some special announcements: Including Matt’s week long dissection of the films of and an interview with ROB ZOMBIE on his ROPES OF SILICON feature ”FORAGING FOR SUBTEXT, Danno’s new comic, and of course a reminder about next episodes DANNO’s HORROR HOMEWORK in which Danno watches 5 horror films he’s never seen, then Matt (who knows all the film intimately) and Danno will discuss the films at length–AND WE’D LOVE YOU THE VIEWER TO PLAY ALONG! So if you are a fan of, or have never seen but will watch in time, any of the 5 following films, please write in and leave us your thoughts about them and we will read your commentary on the show: GRAVEYARD SHIFT, FROM BEYOND, PHANTASM II, and Rob Zombie’s HALLOWEEN and HALLOWEEN II. We hope to hear from lots of you on WGVH ep 15: DANNO’s HORROR HOMEWORK.

Then it’s on to Viewer Mail, including a dissection of KILLING THEM SOFTLY by unofficial 3rd host @RafeGuttman, followed by some One-Hitters including: BEAUTY IS EMBARRASSING. DOUBLE TAKE, THE CAMPAIGN, Louis CK‘s latest stand-up special, THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES, UNFORGIVEN, and Danno’s refusal to watch any of the JAMES BOND films. There’s a musical break, followed by a short discussion of the Boston bombing and American psychos in general.

Finally it’s into the meat of the episode: The films of GUILLERMO DEL TORO!!! A director we’ve been meaning to discuss at length since the inception of the show. So enjoy!

This episodes break music “BOB DYLAN’s 119th DREAM” is by THE FREEDOM FIGHTERS, who we discuss will be reuniting with ARM and GROTTO this May 31st at the TURF CLUB in St Paul. If you live in MN, you must NOT MISS this show.

THE DEATH of ARNOLD THE SUPER CARDINAL pt...

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:39:00 -0500

THE DEATH of ARNOLD THE SUPER CARDINAL pt 2

PREVIOUSLY in ARNOLD THE SUPER CARDINAL:

On the day of his wedding, JOSS ARNOLDTON aka ARNOLD THE SUPER CARDINAL, skipped out at the last second to battle KILLEMALL, a mysterious menace from outer space. In the end, Arnold and Killemall beat each other to death.

ARNOLD awoke to find himself outside the pearly gates of heaven, where he was judged by ST PETER. But despite all he’s done, when it comes right down to it Arnold is morally kinda a bad egg, so he is sentenced to spend eternity in hell. Arnold, not happy with this decision, files for an appeal with the BIG MAN himself, which he’s granted. The appeal, however, won’t occur for 3 days–3 days Arnold will spend in the deepest, darkest, most cruel bowels of HELL!!!

And now, our story continues… Death of Arnold pt2

The WAYNE GALE VARIETY HOUR ep 13: “Twitter and Ebert at...

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 12:45:12 -0500

The WAYNE GALE VARIETY HOUR ep 13: “Twitter and Ebert at the Movies”

http://www.cartoonistconspiracy.com/sushipodcast/2013/04/the-wayne-gale-variety-hour-ep-13-twitter-and-ebert-at-the-movies/

DANNO KLONOWSKI is a cartoonist and podcaster. MATT RISNES is a noted film blogger and podcast guest. They have been friends for nearly 20 years and like talking about stuff at length and in-depth. In thirteenth episode, the boys are back…with an agenda this time: Twitter and Ebert!

We open with some quick Viewer Mail, then Matt opens the Ebert discussion–both Twitters reaction to his death, and the fact, oh yeah– he was kinda a dick when it came to horror movies. This leads to a talk about criticism, a CRITIQUE OF CRITICISM, if you will. Including a lot of love for RED LETTER MEDIA’s “Half In The Bag” and “Best of the Worst” This is eventually followed by a talk of Matt’s fascination with WEIRD TWITTER. We also mention JEREMY LEBENS of THE DAILY ROTATION a lot in this episode–so you should really follow his film website. Like right now.

As for the movies (and some tv)… We discuss the EVIL DEAD remake and Matt’s recent interview with ROB ZOMBIE (so look for that transcribed text of that probably next week) on Matt’s ROPE OF SILICON feature ”FORAGING FOR SUBTEXT! We discuss how the trailer for ELYSIUM blows the trailers for OBLIVION and AFTER EARTH outta the water. We vehemently defend THE HOBBIT and give our theories as to why we think it didn’t click with the masses, as well as short discussions of two of other Matt’s favorite films of 2012: THE MASTER and KILLING THEM SOFTLY. Not to mention some gab about CHAMPAGNE SAFARI, THE LAST MOGUL, DINOTASIA, CHILDREN’s HOSPITAL, THE WALKING DEAD, JURASSIC PARK and ROCKY 4. And skeletons. …SKELETONS!!!

Finally: Episode 15 is going to be DANNO’s HORROR HOMEWORK in which Danno watches 5 horror films he’s never seen, then Matt (who knows all the film intimately) and Danno will discuss the films at length–AND WE’D LOVE YOU THE VIEWER TO PLAY ALONG! So if you are a fan of, or have never seen but will watch in time, any of the 5 following films, please write in and leave us your thoughts about them and we will read your commentary on the show: GRAVEYARD SHIFT, FROM BEYOND, PHANTASM II, and Rob Zombie’s HALLOWEEN and HALLOWEEN II. We hope to hear from lots of you on WGVH ep 15: DANNO’s HORROR HOMEWORK.

This episodes break music “Total Recall” was performed by CEESICK, the solo side-project of CASEY ‘THE NELS’ NELSON who you may know best from his band NATIONAL BIRD, his painfully hilarious webcomic SEE BEAUTIFUL INDIANA, or that one time he was on this podcast.

The WAYNE GALE VARIETY HOUR ep 12: “DOWNTOWN...

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 18:12:53 -0500

The WAYNE GALE VARIETY HOUR ep 12: “DOWNTOWN ANOKA”

DANNO KLONOWSKI is a cartoonist and podcaster. MATT RISNES is a noted film blogger and podcast guest. They have been friends for nearly 20 years and like talking about stuff at length and in-depth. In the twelfth episode, which was once-again thrown together at the spur-of the moment/last minute, there is no particular theme, but rather a veritable conversational hotdish following-up on some of the topics of the last episode, plus all-new content.

We open with a discussion of Matt’s trip to Arizona (our shared open disdain for Phoenix, Matt visiting the “Old Tuscon’ film studio–3 AMIGOS fans rejoice!–and much more), and then move onto viewer mail. We re-open the can of worms that is G.I.JOE: RETALIATION, have a short talk about the modern (pointless?) career of BRUCE WILLIS, Matt vents about “Pixar Dorks“, Danno and Matt have a in-depth discussion about seasons 1 & 2 of GAME OF THRONES, and then we take a break.

After the break we return with Matt leading a rant on FRANCO vs FRANCO in which Matt gives a blow-by-blow SPOLIER-IFFIC talk about “SPRING BREAKERS“, we get Danno’s thoughts on Matt’s loaning him also THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2, the boys discuss season 5 of MAD MEN (which just hit Netflix and Danno consumed in 3 days), and finally end on the genius of STEVE COOGAN’s “SAXONDALE”.

Oh! And Matt just interviewed ROB ZOMBIE, so look for that transcribed interview soon on Matt’s ROPES OF SILICON feature ”FORAGING FOR SUBTEXT!

This episodes break music “What I Will Do” was performed by CEESICK, the solo side-project of CASEY ‘THE NELS’ NELSON who you may know best from his band NATIONAL BIRD, his painfully hilarious webcomic SEE BEAUTIFUL INDIANA, or that one time he was on this podcast.

THE DEATH OF ARNOLD THE SUPER CARDINAL pt2,11/26pgs inked!

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 14:32:33 -0500

THE DEATH OF ARNOLD THE SUPER CARDINAL pt2,11/26pgs inked!

A panel from DEATH OF ARNOLD THE SUPER CARDINAL pt2, pg7

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:11:42 -0500

A panel from DEATH OF ARNOLD THE SUPER CARDINAL pt2, pg7

The WAYNE GALE VARIETY HOUR #11: Live from...

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 12:28:51 -0500

The WAYNE GALE VARIETY HOUR #11: Live from SXSW!!!

http://www.cartoonistconspiracy.com/sushipodcast/2013/03/the-wayne-gale-variety-hour-ep-11-live-from-sxsw/

DANNO KLONOWSKI is a cartoonist and podcaster. MATT RISNES is a noted film blogger and podcast guest. They have been friends for nearly 20 years and like talking about stuff at length and in-depth. In the eleventh episode, which was thrown together at the spur-of the moment/last minute, there is no particular theme, but rather a veritable conversational hotdish.

We discuss what Matt has been up to (why he wasn’t on the last episode). Things like: getting a new house, a new puppy, a new name for blog, a new feature called FORAGING FOR SUBTEXT on the ROPE OF SILICON film website (which also features the BRAD AND LAREMY podcast Matt insists everyone checks out–including Danno. Which he will!), and finding himself a changed man with a new outlook on internet life and his new internet persona named… MATT RISNES.

We then move on to viewer mail…but there was none. SAD FACE! So insteadMatt retorts last episode’s guest host ADAM HANSEN‘s verbal viewer mail on the subject of ZACK SNYDER. (Again with the Zack Snyder! Oi!) Matt also gives his closing thoughts on BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, and then we discuss a little something called taste.

Then it’s off to discussing THE MANGLER and the declining years of Tobe Hooper‘s film career, THE DEPARTED and the declining years of Marty Scorsese‘s film career, the documentary SIDE-BY-SIDE and the declining years of film used to make films, and G.I.JOE: RETALIATION and the declining years of toy adaptation films. Finally, we discuss KICKSTARTER (specifically the recentVERONICA MARS Kickstarter campaign), and what a scary, terrible, awful things it could mean for the film industry itself in the coming years. So to balance out that horror, we discuss our happy and positive hopes and dreams for what the future of film industry could and should be.

This episodes break music “How To Live Alone” was performed by CEESICK, the solo side-project of CASEY ‘THE NELS’ NELSON who you may know best from his band NATIONAL BIRD, his painfully hilarious webcomic SEE BEAUTIFUL INDIANA, or that one time he was on this podcast.

As a diligent reader of ARNOLD THE SUPER CARDINAL, I’m sure you...

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:56:34 -0500

As a diligent reader of ARNOLD THE SUPER CARDINAL, I’m sure you already know Arnold died in his last adventure, WEDDING DAY JITTERS. Where could our story possibly go from here? Find out in…

Death of Arnold the Super Cardinal_Chapter One

Seriously guys, this new ARNOLD story is probably going to take...

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 17:11:39 -0600

Seriously guys, this new ARNOLD story is probably going to take longer to letter (digitally) than ink.

Just penciled the opening 10 page chapter to the next ARNOLD THE...

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 15:20:05 -0600

Just penciled the opening 10 page chapter to the next ARNOLD THE SUPER CARDINAL tale. And maaaaaaaannnnnnn is it wordy.

ARNOLD THE SUPER CARDINAL in: “Wedding Day...

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:22:22 -0600

ARNOLD THE SUPER CARDINAL in: “Wedding Day Jitters!!!”

The big day is here! JOSS ARNOLDTON (aka ARNOLD THE SUPER CARDINAL) has come to the end of his very-long engagement to the sweet, naive, but puritanical heiress LOVEY DOVEY. The only hitch…

Arnold wants nothing to do with Lovey. In fact, he’s in love with another woman! How will Arnold (and Joss) get out of this with his/their dignity intact…or can they even at all?! Find out in:

Wedding Day Jitters

http://staplegenius.wordpress.com/2013/03/04/arnold-the-super-cardinal-in-wedding-day-jitters/