Greetings, friends!
I have a very special episode of Aaron’s Indie View this week in which I speak with Rich Woodall and Mark Welser about their new book, Gods of Brutality. Coming July 2021 from Scout Comics.
Gods of Brutality is about an 80’s heavy metal rock god that has to fight his way out of hell with the help of Thor and Hercules. It’s one part heavy metal album covers and two parts old school Jack Kirby/Steve Ditko comics and definitely lives up to its influences.
Rich and Mark were very nice and let me read an advanced copy of Gods of Brutality and I was honestly surprised at how much I enjoyed it. Not to say that Rich and Mark’s talents were ever in doubt, but I went into Gods of Brutality excepting something that would cater exclusively to heavy metal music fans, but did not expect to see that it equally appeals to fans of classic monster and superhero comics.
In the podcast, we discuss their artistic influences (both music and comic), our favorite metal bands, and how much fun it is to make comics in the “Mighty Marvel Method”. Check it out here!
Next week I chat with my good friend, Gabe Dunston about a whole mess of stuff!
Thanks for reading!
-Aaron Walther