Sparked by the success of The Avengers movie, Al and Don discuss comic books that were translated to the big screen.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Jon Spencer Blues Explosion and The Shakes Society
Flash Gordon Serials Starring Buster Crabbe, Who Was Awesome
In Real Life, And That Translated To Being Awesome On The Screen As Well.
Rook, Dallas and Al are joined by the junior division, Craig and Cameron.
Rook gives an extensive review on the Marvel Digital Comics App and a debate ensues about digital vs. paper.
We break for Al’s musical choice, THE BAND, and return to find Rook continuing to be the only productive member of the group as he previews Supercrooks by Mark Millar.
Craig mentions the Batman movie and TV legacy, and somewhere along the line we all start bagging on Colin Ferrel. Al reviews Zorro: Year One by Matt Wagner and we take another music break, courtesy of Craig’s choice, WOLVERINE.
Al teases Fatale by Ed Brubaker. We move on to some movie talk, discussing the visual evolution of the Incredible Hulk, and then speculate about the Dark Knight Rises and Man of Steel.
Rook Reviews The Marvel App, Sparked A Discussion Of Digital Comics And The Love Of Paper, As Well As Our Becoming An Anti-Social Society.
Even Though The Show Didn’t Hit Episode 29 Proportions, Tongues Still Got Loose.
So Another Warning Is In Order. Things Got Explicit.
The Video Game Episode!
It’s a crazy hot mess as Rook, Dallas and Al are joined by our good friend and aspiring stand-up comic Trev-Dog, and our two junior recruits, Cameron and Craig!
We discuss the video games that shaped our lives, and our favorite systems, and eventually fall off on a tangent.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT (no locals tonight, we’re going big-time!) GLASSJAW and PSYCHOTICA.
This is a raw episode – you’ll probably be offended at some point.
But if you have a high tolerance level and would like to
relive the experience of your first beer, then…
Don starts it off with a tirade about time saving devices that actually made us busier, and tiny cramped living conditions, which were never shown on The Jetsons. Once the subject was exhausted, The Losers and other war comics were discussed, along with people fighting dinosaurs and comic strips that were passed on to other creators.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Steve Robinson
The Jetson’s Showed Us A Future That Hasn’t Happened Yet,
And We Find That Very Annoying.
Are comics too expensive? Al and Don discuss price, availability and format of the American comic book.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Pierre Legault
Jack Staff By Paul Grist.
American Fantasy And Science Fiction Artist Frank Frazetta.
We’ve made it to episode 25! Who would have thought?
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: In The Dim (half of them anyway)
We return as a 5-piece to talk about The Walking Dead…. again!!
Rook discusses the moral implications of Rick’s leadership style, and Hashbrown points out the subtle moments of the show.
Meanwhile, Dallas makes fun of the Smiths, Don brings up the greatest webcomic of all time (The Mighty Blue), and the boys talk about the public perception of comic shops and having to drink your own urine to survive.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Primitive Astronauts
The Walking Dead…. Again!!
And Again….The entire crew returns with a special guest! Don and Al reminisce about the classic Fantastic Four, Rook explains the 90’s X-Men fad, and Dallas interrupts everyone.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Bryan Yeatter
We’re off to Megacon this week, so we’ll be back soon with plenty of stories.
In the meantime, check out Dallas’ webcomic THE MIGHTY BLUE
In this DOUBLE SIZED SPECTACULAR, Don and Al take the wheel and talk about BEFORE WATCHMEN, then trail off very fast and talk about things they don’t really remember.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Our good friend Ron Ray and his band, THE JURY
Rook’s Favorite Artist Number One, Mark Texeira.The whole crew returns in our new base of operations!
We’ve got a loaded episode as Rook, Don, Al and Dallas talk about
The Yancy Street Comic Convention (again), And We Take Sides On The Eternal Question: SINGLES Or TRADES?? Don Talks About His Surreal Comic Shop Experience At Collector’s Den In Wichita Falls, Texas, Dallas Pimps Out His New Webcomic, THE MIGHTY BLUE And Brings Up A Blog And Livejournal Page That No One Reads.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Primitive Astronauts
What We Got For Christmas (If You Like Rook’s Gift, You Can
Purchase It HERE, And Dallas’ Gift Can Be Purchased HERE.
It’s January, and it’s beginning to get cold outside! The boys are gathering their wits for an epic recording session, so in the meantime please check out some of our favorite podcasts:
The boys over at Bunch of Dorks have just released their latest episode
and don’t forget to check out mOw’s own podcast,
Slow Robot a-Go-Go Also his blog at kimchiagogo.
Be sure to come back and join us next week as we all reunite and talk more comics and burn more bridges.
Happy New Year! Don and Al bring in 2012.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Bryan Yeatter
Who, besides providing the music, also wrote Cinema of the Philippines.
From all of us here at Two Dimension Comics, we’d like to wish you and your family a happy and safe holiday season. The boys are taking a short break, and will return in January. Until then… READ MORE COMICS!
EC Cover By Jack Davis.Rook joins Dallas, Al, and Don.
As we prepare for the upcoming comic convention we discuss the mid-season finale of The Walking Dead. Spoiler Alert kids!!
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Pierre LeGault
Don, Al and Dallas return to talk more comics!! Specifically Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Steve Robinson
Al and Dallas struggle to get a word in edgewise as Don goes on and on and on about his Top Ten Favorite Artists.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Don’s Brother, Larry Moore, of course.
10. Steve Rude.Happy Halloween! This week’s topics: Eerie comics guilty pleasures, Brainjacked and other local gore films, Alan Moore’s 1963, and the ads inside. Don’s take on All-Star Superman, Bernie Wrightson’s Swamp Thing, Filipino artists and komiks, George Perez‘ early years, Al almost fights some guy over the origin of the comic book, and French graphic albums. What Are You Reading: Don does 100 Bullets by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso, and Al covers Vampirella #27 (1973).
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Real Eyes
After 11 long episodes, the entire crew is finally united for the 12th. We’re kind of like the Justice League. This week, we’re all brought together to discuss Season 2 of Robert Kirkman and AMC’s The Walking Dead. Don and Dallas are absolute fans of the show, Rook is a huge fan of the comic, and Al hasn’t seen it yet. Good times and technical difficulties ensue. As zombie talk winds down, the boys ask WHAT ARE YOU READING, which ranges from the works of Richard Corben to Raymond Briggs. Enjoy, and leave a comment below the show notes!
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Groovy Cool
THE YOUNG GUNS ARE BACK! Rook “Dropkick” Murphy joins Dallas, Al, and Emilio Estevez in an entertaining discussion about Comic Book Conventions: Highlights, Lowlights, the best deals, pet peeves and more! Then we dig into everything else including Rook’s experience at bike week, Dallas’ search for Promethea, mail-order comics, excessive smack-talk directed at Don, who’s missing this week, The obligatory New 52 conversation, and more ending with an explosive WHAT ARE YOU READING. Al’s pick of the week is SPACEHAWK by the timeless and inspiring Basil Wolverton. Dallas picks ALL STAR SUPERMAN by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely, and Rook picks the comic adaptation of A GAME OF THRONES.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: PRIMITIVE ASTRONAUTS
Megacon in Orlando, Florida
After a short hiatus, Don and Al return. The topic of the day is underrated artists.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Steve Robinson
Jim Aparo’s work on Brave And The Bold.Dallas and Rook are out of town, so Don and Al get to talk animation!! They start with the mediocre 60’s Marvel cartoons and continue with everything under the sun including 8 Man, Prince Planet, Casper, Josie and the Pussycats, The Super-friends, and popular 80’s cartoons, as well as Alex Toth’s How A TV Cartoon Is Made. They go off about Batman’s pop culture influence, and rave about the 1940’s Fleischer Studios Superman animated show. And even though Don forgot who they were, musical spotlight: THE JURY. Yet another shout-out to our boy James, and WHAT ARE YOU READING featuring Captain Easy and Ghost World.
Don’s favorite cartoon, Prince Planet
Astro Boy By Osamu TezukaIt’s the crazy 8’s!!!! Dallas, Don, and Al return for more nonsense. After talking some fantasy football smack, Dallas lists off his top 4 favorite “modern” comic artists: Chris Bachalo, Skottie Young, J.H. Williams III, and Frank Quitely. Al gives out some Michael Kaluta love, and then Don reminisces about his comic collecting days in Middle School, and then the boys discuss their picks of the week in WHAT ARE YOU READING. Enjoy, kiddies!!!
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Larry Moore
Happy Labor Day Weekend!!! And here we are again, this time around it’s Dallas, Don, and Al. The topic: why Rook isn’t here. Oh, and we also discuss comics. Specifically, Al’s favorite writers, including Bruce Jones and Arnold Drake. Don goes bananas over Thor, Dallas’ wife tries to get him drunk on air, and we all fight over the new DC Reboot. We also get in a discussion about Stan Lee. Yes, Stan “the Man” Lee, co-creator of Marvel’s most beloved franchises. Even if you’re not a comic book reader, you know this guy. And “What Are You Reading” returns with a new grading scale! Enjoy and have a safe Labor Day weekend!
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Steve Robinson.
Al’s vote for favorite writer went to Jack Kirby and Stan Lee:Some people say that Don is the glue that holds this show together. If that’s the case, then this episode is a hot mess. It’s Dallas and Al this time around, and we continue our multi-episode discussion on our favorite artists. We discuss the giants of the comic book industry, Neil Adams (duh!), Paul Smith, Al Williamson, John Buscema, Winsor McCay, Steve Rude, and Will Eisner.
