FRED EGG COMICS REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2023

The year obtained started with a cool keen movie carried out for Pocket Tips Annual #5, edited by Ryan Ewing, known as “Correct Panics”.

The main two That Amusing Scent (Fernando Pons, Mike Sedakat, Tom Stewart, and myself) podcasts of 2023 were on “Diagram Fails, Approved Reads, Christmas Reward Show Off” and “Mike’s Longboxes of Goodies”.

I guested on Tony Esmond’s podcast By no draw Iron The relaxation, discussing Principal person Price & the New Universe.

Brian Rudlof and Sam Stovold’s podcast Shock Principal person Wars Explorers speaking about the newspaper strip memoir, The Return of Ben Kenobi.

Alan Grant became as soon as the self-discipline of the next TCS podcast, paying tribute to this gifted author and editor.

This became as soon as adopted by us indirectly discussing Shock Shipshape Heroes Secret Wars, the mid 1980s crossover juggernaut.

I contributed a silly e-book known as Legacy to Trickfilm #3, edited by Charles Brubaker.

Tony Esmond of the Superior Comics Podcast and By no draw Iron The relaxation podcast guested with TCS to focus on about Enraged comics.

I then returned the favour and chatted with Tony on By no draw Iron The relaxation about Energy Pack by Louise Simonson and June Brigman.

The TCS ongoing reread of Justice League Global by Keith Giffen and J.M. DeMatteis reached its sixth instalment. 

Drawn Below the Affect reached its third wretchedness. This time edited by Eamonn Clarke. I contributed a silly e-book known as Deepest Message.

I released my most modern silly e-book, Enough Nonsense. It became as soon as written by me, with artwork from myself and additionally Claire Brown, Peter Conrad, Clio D, Zu Dominiak, Joan Edam, Helena Edwardson, Andy Hanks, Donna Hart, Paddy Johnston, Marc KZ, Tim Kelly, Stuart McAdam, Francesca Mancuso, Norrie, Neil Paterson, Iestyn Pettigrew, Neil Scott, Mike Sedakat, Tom Stewart, Andrew Strachan, Vedabredda, and Love York.

I contributed a silly e-book known as A Discussion In terms of Equality to Pocket Tips Provides, edited by Ryan Ewing.

Comparing the main wretchedness of series to the most modern wretchedness became as soon as the self-discipline of the subsequent TCS podcast. I chose Hulk #1 (1962) vs Hulk #3 (2023), and Principal person Wars #1 (1977) vs Principal person Wars #38 (2023). Now not arduous to predict which were my favourites!

The Shock Principal person Wars Explorers hold expanded their repertoire to other comics, now that they’ve covered every Shock silly of the Seventies and 1980s. I joined them to focus on about the Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom adaptation by David Michelinie and Jackson Guice.

The closing That Amusing Scent became as soon as our Christmas party, the keep we mentioned our accepted comics of the year.

A nice foray outwith comics became as soon as a customer appearance on And Why Now not? with Stuart Mulrain, discussing a fave movie of mine, Moonstruck.’

As we stream into 2024, definite comics associated projects are already up and working for me. A lot work has been carried out on the upcoming That Amusing Scent Amusing, and the podcast will probably be continuing. I’m additionally engaged on an extended construct silly memoir.

Hope you all hold a huge 2024!