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Éloïse Marseille (Naked: The Confessions of a Normal Woman) – GPYS 288

by on November 8, 2023 at 5:49 pm
Posted In: Go Plug Yourself, Podcast, Podcasting

The Montreal podcast that asks comic creator Éloïse Marseille: “What is the best non-fast food burger in Montreal?” – that question asked of course by James ‘Twiggy” McGee back in episode 287.

Before recording this episode Scott (from 9ES!) and I were talking about how strange it was going to be to meet Éloïse Marseille at the back of Grumpy’s to record this podcast. Why? Well, maybe you’ll understand after reading “Naked: The Confessions of a Normal Woman” (available now from Pow Pow Press). The comic reads like the most entertaining personal journal you’ve ever seen. If it wasn’t a published work I would feel like I had somehow invaded someone else’s privacy by reading it.

Of course Éloïse  has written and illustrated this with the purpose of putting it on display but still. Even before shaking her hand I had a tremendous amount of insight into what are normally private details and revelations about her life. That’s not to say the book isn’t fun. It’s extremely funny and entertaining throughout.

It’s also kind of nice to know that all those awkward, embarrassing moments from my teens and early 20s are continuing to play out again and again for a younger generation.

Do yourself a favour and ask your local library or comic shop to get a copy of “Naked: The Confessions of a Normal Woman” in whatever language your most comfortable reading in (it’s been out in French for a while but has just been released in English this week!). That reminds me! Éloïse will be at Librairie Drawn & Quarterly tonight! (November 9th @ 7:00 pm) – but I’m pretty sure that is also a great place to pick her book up even if you don’t make it out tonight.

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As always, a big thank you to the providers of our theme song: Leighland Beckman and Aural Turpitude!

Keith does all sorts of things here on 9to5.cc, he works with the other founders on 9to5 (illustrated), co-hosts our two podcasts: The 9to5 Entertainment System and Go Plug Yourself and sometimes blogs here as The Perspicacious Geek.

 

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9ES294: Brad Bramish Is IN

by on September 21, 2023 at 9:00 am
Posted In: 9ES, Podcast, Podcasting

Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake is one of those rare shows that actually assumes its audience has grown up with the show. It assumes that if you were like 9 or 10 when Adventure Time started, you’re now a person in your 20s. So Fionna and Cake treats you like an adult. Not in a “now we can cuss and show violence” kind of way (although there is more graphic violence than in the original run) – but more in a “let’s deal with some complex issues like depression, anxiety and misplaced guilt while still somehow (mostly) taking place in the Candy Kingdom.

 

If you ask me, that’s dope.

 

For those of you know us personally you know that 9ES is basically an extension of the endless hours Jon, Scott and Keith spent either at a bar or at the Dawson Sci-Fi club just shooting the shit about comics, movies and whatever else we happened to be into at a given moment.

 

The first half of this episode really taps into that vibe in a way that the show doesn’t always manage to perfectly capture. It’s just the three of us taking a meandering talk about somewhat obscure comic book characters who have spun off into somewhat obscure television shows.

 

If you had to take a wild guess what we would talk about in this week’s episode I would challenge any of you to say: “They’re going to talk an awful lot about Shadow King.”

 

I challenge all of you.

 

Unrelated but we really need to figure out who is next up to watch a really bad movie – if only to make Jon watch The Eternals.

 

Over on Garbage Time Scott and I talk a little bit about (what else) Marvel Snap before Jon shows back up. We also get into the origin of the phrase “You’re Toast” before we spend a good chunk of time talking about Indiana Jones. If that sounds cool then show your support and head over to Patreon and subscribe at the 9ES Deluxe tier to listen to this and all past episodes of Garbage Time!

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Our intro song is a brand new jam cooked up by OKU-DA just for us, do yourself a favour and check out his SoundCloud).

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Francois Vigneault (TITAN, Orcs in Space) – GPYS 244

by on November 12, 2021 at 2:05 pm
Posted In: Go Plug Yourself, Podcast, Podcasting

The Montreal podcast that asks comic creator Francois Vigneault: How well do you sleep? That question asked by Seth Galina back in episode 243.

We’ve always loved comics here at Go Plug Yourself. In fact, comic artist Yanick Paquette was on our 6th episode ever to talk about Swamp Thing an incredible 10 years ago. And I’ve had a special place in my heart for indie comics since I was in high-school. So it was that I was tremendously excited to book Francois Vigneault on the show.

Francois Vigneault is the incredibly talented artist, writer and creator responsible for TITAN and is the artist for Orcs In Space (created by Justin Roiland, along with writers Michael Tanner, Rashad Gheith and Abed Gheith). We talk about how Francois developed as an artist, where music fits into his art and the differences between working on your own creations versus more collaborative work.

Inés Anaya steps up as co-host for this episode and fully endures a long chat about comic books like a pro.

Check out everything that Francois has going on over at his official website and if you are in Montreal Francois will be at Librairie Z (3420 Ontario East) tomorrow November 13th from 2 to 4 pm.

Also we once again recorded this episode from Grumpy’s so hey, things are finally getting back to normal.

Enjoy the show!

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As always, a big thank you to the providers of our theme song: Aural Turpitude!

Keith does all sorts of things here on 9to5.cc, he works with the other founders on 9to5 (illustrated), co-hosts our two podcasts: The 9to5 Entertainment System and Go Plug Yourself and sometimes blogs here as The Perspicacious Geek.

Inés Anaya never stops finding ways to be funny: writing for Hindwing Press and The Beaverton, running shows like Stand Up Story Slam and getting on the mic at comedy shows all over the city when it is legally possible to do so. The best way to keep track of what she’s up to next is on Instagram @clout__atlas

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