Contest of Challengers

Contest of Challengers 60: The Window to our Windows

04 Sep 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Yet another new Challengers plan for the future. Or, how you can win $3500.00 worth of new comics. And we talk about other stuff, too, but the $3500.0...

Contest of Challengers 59: (un)Limited

26 Aug 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Book clubs, shuffled art exhibits and Tardis cakes are discussed as we also reveal all the details and reasoning of what will forever be known as... C...

Contest of Challengers 58: Keepin' It P.S.

19 Aug 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Events, recent past and future. A call to Jimmy PS Hayes. And how indy creators can help us notice their books.

Contest of Challengers 57: Buying A House For Your Second House

09 Aug 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Well, they can’t ALL be winners. 

Contest of Challengers 56: Wordplay

01 Aug 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Post-San Diego.  Brazilian Art Books.  Spider-Man Day. Season One books.  Amazing #669 Variant.  And Kofi Kingston.  I also almost called this ep...

Contest of Challengers 55: Kidding On The Square

24 Jul 2011

Contributed by Lukas

We’re not in San Diego; we’re melting in Chicago. We love “One Soul.” We mock Rupert Murdoch. But do we have a moral imperative to protect you...

Contest of Challengers 54: Fit for Reinvention

14 Jul 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick cleans out his basement and finds a bunch of stuff he didn’t even know he had. So he describes it. Dal talks about Marvel’s ‘New Store I...

Contest of Challengers 53: Fandom = Vices

07 Jul 2011

Contributed by Lukas

After a 2+ week break, Patrick and Dal realize they actually miss doing this show. So they talk... about Stuart Immonen and The Rogues Gallery, comic ...

Contest of Challengers 52: American Progress

21 Jun 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick was at the Summit City ComicCon while Dal was at the store hosting Around Comics. Ryan Browne and his awesome new comic "BLAST FURNACE: Recrea...

Contest of Challengers 51: 52 Pick-Up

06 Jun 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Oh come on, you KNOW what this one is all about. One thing. Well, 52 new things out of one thing.

Contest of Challengers 50: Human Bondage Den

31 May 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Hey ho, strike one; last one in's a son of a gun. Hey ho, strike two; can't fight here, this is the war room. So kiss me quickly; who'll oblige? Oh co...

Contest of Challengers 2.16: Macho Madness

25 May 2011

Contributed by Lukas

The Challengers website has been streamlined. Comic shop employees make terrible Club Members. Macho Man Randy Savage died (sad). Our pal JVO wrote a ...

Contest of Challengers 2.15: Revolution Calling

18 May 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Youth in Revolt! Party without books! Margaritas! Whose opinion do you really want? What makes a store event good? Are these even the right topics for...

Contest of Challengers 2.14: FCBDelicious

08 May 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Free Comic Book Day 2011 was amazing. And here we tell you why.

Contest of Challengers 2.13: The Gordian Knot

04 May 2011

Contributed by Lukas

How do you know where to find the Graphic Novels you’re looking for at Challengers? Dal proposes a new racking system and he and Patrick debate its ...

Contest of Challengers 2.12: Global Warning

24 Apr 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Ha! I thought this was episode 13. We’ve had 2 ‘lost’ episodes in recent weeks, so my internal numbering is off. Anyway, this whole episode gets...

Contest of Challengers 1.32: Wolves at the Door

14 Apr 2011

Contributed by Lukas

It’s an all-podcast crossover episode with Contest of Challengers, Comics Slumber Party, Comic Geek Speak and Word Balloon all represented!  So let...

Contest of Challengers 2.11: Scare City

05 Apr 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Contest of Challengers 2.10: The Hammer

28 Mar 2011

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is called “The Hammer” for reasons that were edited out. But the name stuck. What you DO get is a C2E2 wrap-up, reasons why Becky Clo...

Contest of Challengers 2.9: Welllllll, it's a Big Show

14 Mar 2011

Contributed by Lukas

We don’t mean it to, but this episode is chock full of our C2E2 thoughts, set-up, plans and goals.  Not all at once, mind you, we spread it out for...

Contest of Challengers 2.8: Fashion Show

07 Mar 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Like a new line of clothing on the runway, this week Patrick and Dal trot out a list of reasons why they do/don't do the things they do/don't do. Less...

Contest of Challengers 2.7: Ad-diversity

02 Mar 2011

Contributed by Lukas

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Contest of Challengers 2.6: Toys Story

22 Feb 2011

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the ART OF WRESTLING podcast, host and pro-wrestling icon COLT CABANA talks about support for the show and the possibility of a live reco...

Contest of Challengers 2.5: Fearpoint

10 Feb 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Man, are we on a roll! So much so that for the second time in 2011 we've had to increase our monthly podcast storage memory to accommodate our more-th...

Contest of Challengers 1.31

06 Feb 2011

Contributed by Lukas

What? Season 1 numbering? What's going on?!? It's the return to the interview format (and thus Season 1 numbering) as Patrick happily welcomes Samanth...

Contest of Challengers 2.4: Variant Diversity

02 Feb 2011

Contributed by Lukas

This week, the microphone faces Dal so Patrick is a mere echo! We had to wait a full day to post this, our 5th CoC in as many weeks, because we went o...

Contest of Challengers 2.3: Isocahedral Decoding

24 Jan 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Hey kids, remember a thing called the Comics Code Authority? Well, it's dead and we can't seem to care. This week we talk about rating systems for com...

Contest of Challengers 2.2: The 6th Gallery

18 Jan 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Cullen Bunn. Brian Hurtt. The Sixth Gun. A thourough and comprehensive discussion on art and art galleries.

Contest of Challengers 2.1: Yesterday and Tomorrow

11 Jan 2011

Contributed by Lukas

We're back in less than a week--someone call Guinness!  The world of comic book publishing never slows down, and neither does the news that comes out...

Contest of Challengers 2.0: Return

04 Jan 2011

Contributed by Lukas

New Season! New Format!  It's 2.0, baby, and in this pilot episode, Patrick and W. Dal talk about getting a breather on Wednesday mornings, the viabi...

Contest of Challengers 1.30: Off The Rails

11 Oct 2010

Contributed by Lukas

This episode, the recording, editing and posting, was the most time-consuming experience I have had yet with Contest of Challengers.  So much so that...

Contest of Challengers 1.29: I Love You AND We've Chosen Comics

19 Aug 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Triple trouble on this episode of Challengers, as Dal talks with comics couple Stien and Christian all about their history, their comics... and the ho...

Contest of Challengers 1.28: The Immortal Admiral

14 Jul 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Onrie Kompan joins Patrick this episode to tell all about the unbeatable warrior, Yi Soon Shin, to talk about digital devices, the Amazing Spider-Man ...

Contest of Challengers Ep. 027: Original Pirate Material

30 Jun 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Dal talks to Jon M. about Doctor Who, The Return of Bruce Wayne, Wonder Woman #600 and other things all obtained legally.

Contest of Challengers 1.26: The Morrison Manister

11 Jun 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick is joined by Challenger-in-training KENT FREMON. Kent loves Grant Morrison's Batman and he's not afraid to tell you about it.  And Seaguy. An...

Contest of Challengers Ep. 025: The Amazing Hellblazer

24 May 2010

Contributed by Lukas

This time out, Dal talks with RYAN VOSS about Amazing Spider-Man, John Constantine: Hellblazer, Amazing Spider-Man, Scalped, and Amazing Spider-Man ag...

Contest of Challengers 1.24: P.S. = Put Succinctly

10 May 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Everything old is new again this week as we welcome Jimmy PS Hayes to not only Contest of Challengers, but to Challengers in general!  Jimmy joins Pa...

Contest of Challengers 1.23: Black Metal Comics

05 Mar 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Grant Craig joins Patrick for Episode 23: "Black Metal Comics" in which the subject of 'black metal comics' never comes up.  Comics, sure, and a whol...

Contest of Challengers 1.22: Lord Farcus

06 Feb 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Lord Farcus? Well, our guest this week is MARCUS FOSTER, but we never call him Lord Farcus.  I almost called this episode "Bananas Foster" but I don'...

Contest of Challengers - Episode 21: 1100 Years Later

31 Jan 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Miss us?  Contest of Challengers is back, and this time we're talking with our own Christina Challenger about what she's reading and what she's looki...

Contest of Challengers - Episode 20

24 Dec 2009

Contributed by Lukas

It's Christmas Eve Eve and we're in the middle of our 30-hours straight Christmas Crisis event.  Poor Donald Cardenas just wanted to pick up his week...

Contest of Challengers - Episode 19

22 Dec 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Listener mail!  Sort of!  This episode, Dal responds to questions submitted through the Challengers website.  Well, "responds".  It's more like "d...

Contest of Challengers Ep. 018: Psychoschizophrenia

14 Dec 2009

Contributed by Lukas

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Contest of Challengers 1.17: Keep it in the Family

25 Nov 2009

Contributed by Lukas

We keep it in the family this week as Patrick talks to the man who got him interested in comic books in the first place, his brother George Brower! Ye...

Contest of Challengers 1.16: steveBay

18 Nov 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Got too many comics?  Patrick talks to Steve Davich about selling your comics on eBay!  Is it fun?  Is it worth it?  Will you make money?  Steve ...

Contest of Challengers - Episode 15

13 Nov 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick talks to Frank Davis about what makes a writer worth following and which current writers have lost their 'all access' cards with Frank and why...

Contest of Challengers 1.14: Art Wars

11 Nov 2009

Contributed by Lukas

This week Patrick & W. Dal talk about comic book art; why they love it, what they look for and the reasons that led them to hold a Comic Art Show and ...

Contest of Challengers - Episode 13

28 Oct 2009

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Dal talks to Bud Sims about comics and carving, as this interview was conducted during day two of our 2009 Halloween Spooktacular.  Thus, ...

Contest of Challengers - Episode 12

21 Oct 2009

Contributed by Lukas

This week we deviate from our weekly interviews and present a selection of excerpts from our ChallengeJuniors recordings.  ChallengeJuniors is our al...

Contest of Challengers - Episode 11

15 Oct 2009

Contributed by Lukas

In an episode actually recorded in the waning hours of 24 Hour Comic Day, Patrick talks to Jose Mirque about other countries popular comic books, the ...

Contest of Challengers 1.10: 24 Hour Comic Book Day 2009

07 Oct 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Dal and Patrick take turns talking to Seamus Burke, Dan Carroll and Chris Burnham, three of our brave 24 Hour Comic Day competitors.  What were their...

Contest of Challengers - Episode 10b

04 Oct 2009

Contributed by Lukas

The second of several episodes recorded during 24 Hour Comic Book Day 2009, this time Dal talks to participant Dan Carroll.

Contest of Challengers - Episode 10a

04 Oct 2009

Contributed by Lukas

The first of several episodes recorded during 24 Hour Comic Book Day 2009, this time Dal talks to participant Seamus Burke of OhGoodie.net.

Contest of Challengers - Episode 9

23 Sep 2009

Contributed by Lukas

This week Dal talks to Joe Askins about a whole heap of stuff, including (but not limited to) Batman & Robin, Dark Avengers/X-Men: Utopia, Blackest Ni...

Contest of Challengers - Episode 8

16 Sep 2009

Contributed by Lukas

This week Patrick talks to David Lyons about the recent business dealings of both Marvel and DC, Strange Tales, and a LOT more in this record long 25-...

Contest of Challengers Ep. 7 - Dal talks to Chris Revekant

10 Sep 2009

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Dal talks to Chris Revekant in a DOUBLE-SIZED Contest of Challengers.  Topics include Invincible Iron Man, Dark Reign, Blackest Night and,...

Contest of Challengers Ep. 6 - Patrick talks to Mike Hodgin and Bob Milausnic

03 Sep 2009

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Patrick talks to local musician Mike Hodgin about comics, some starring Dick Grayson, some Mike doesn't read.

Contest of Challengers Ep. 5 - Dal talks to Brian Mead

26 Aug 2009

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Dal talks to Brian Mead about James Jean, Wednesday Comics and how to make an awesome/unprofitable James Bond movie.

Contest of Challengers Ep. 4 - Patrick talks to Chris Sunzere

19 Aug 2009

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick talks to Challengers club member Christopher Sunzere about Green Lantern/Blackest Night, Amazing Spider-Man and Ultimate Spider-Man.

Contest of Challengers Ep. 3 - Dal talks to Vincent Chung

12 Aug 2009

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Dal talks to Vincent Chung about Walking Dead.  BONUS: Ashly Challenger and Real Sounds Of Comic Retail!

Contest of Challengers Ep. 2 - Patrick talks to Luke Smarto

05 Aug 2009

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Patrick talks to Luke Smarto about this year's Chicago Comic-Con, Luke's new book "Pillow Fight," Wednesday Comics and why they each say, "...

Contest of Challengers Ep. 1 - Dal talks to Patrick

31 Jul 2009

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Dal talks to Patrick Brower about the comics he read that week. Topics include Amazing Spider-Man #600, Incredible Hulk #600 and Invincibl...