The Dynamic Duo of Dallas and Dr. Morbius (from parts unknown) entices the senses with talk of Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Tales From The Crypt (the 1972 film), Ex Machina Volume 3, The original Fantastic Four movie, Creepy by Dark Horse Comics, The Mighty Blue, Life with Archie, and much more!!!
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: FAIR TO MIDLAND
We start off with comic creator’s heirs suing publishers for the rights that were never shared. Hall of fames, museums, writer/artists, digital comics, Hellboy trades with similar covers, Daredevil, Hawkeye, Sergio Aragones and Silver Surfer.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Teenage Fanclub
Starting out this episode, Al and Don talk about finding comic books and trades at Megacon, cosplay, and wondered if conventions still have movie rooms. After the music break they wonder why no one complains about satanic music and backmasked albums. The Paul is dead hoax is discussed along with conspiracy theories.
At the end they finally talk about comic books. The influences of Bill Sienkiewicz, the new Silver Surfer comic and Walt Simonson.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: P J Harvey
Al asks Don if there are any comics about beer and the conversation briefly goes onto The CPL, Filipino comic book artists Alex Nino and Alfredo Alcala. Wondering why Nestor Redondo’s King Arthur comic never came out, brought up the DC Implosion, Denny O’neil’s socially conscious work, Neal Adams’ angst driven work, and the unsung hero we know as Gray Morrow.
Then we went on to Mister X after Los Bros. Hernandez, Afterlife With Archie, She-Hulk and Spidey Super Stories.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: hitomi • Hoodoo Gurus
Duffy’s Tavern From Rog 2000 By Nicola Cuti And John Byrne.
Al, Dallas and Rook discuss stuff! Dallas and Rook divulge their love of obnoxious beer and whisky, while Al reviews WIll Eisner’s The Dreamer along with divulging the secret of Tijuana Bibles. Ron’s current anime of choice on Netflix is discussed… “Attack on Titan.”
We also talk comic book adaptations of works in other mediums, Do-It-Yourself Comic Book Binding, and Megacon 2014 in Orlando, FL.
Also please consider these two organizations:
heroinitiative.org • rugazrescue.com
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: THE JEZABELS!!!!!!
Don and Al sneak in an episode and continue their Atlas comics talk. This leads to a discussion about fashion and reworking old stories in comics.
Don ruminates on the short-lived King Comics, and the beautiful painted covers of Dell and Gold Key comics. After divulging the Kirby Curse, the boys talk about workaholic artists, the guys that never stuck out, but deserve appreciation, like Dan Spiegel and Ross Andru.
Other topics include: The greatness of Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Bruno Premiani, the Best Kirby Inkers, Michael Moorcock’s Elric, Comic Shop News, and Don’s gut-wrenching reaction to 1984 by George Orwell.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Tin Spirits
Tippy Teen By Harry Lucey From Tower Comics.
The gang talk about comic book binding, Mark Waid and Mike Weiringo’s Fantastic Four, Archie and Atlas comics, Saga by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples,
a great documentary called Jack Kirby: Storyteller, lootcrate.com (check it out – trust us), The Walking Dead, Jupiter Legacy by Mark Millar and Frank Quitely,
and the lasting effects of Alan Moore and Frank Miller.
We also discuss subscribing to monthly books and stack reading etiquette, late monthly books vs. trades, and hidden gems at the flea market.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: XTC • Jimmy Eat World
Flash Gordon Was Published By Dell As A Reprint Title.
While Binding Comic Books Were Discussed, Al Mentioned
The Many Publishing Attempts For Flash Gordon.
Don, Al and Dallas talk comics. What comics? These comics:
She Hulk, The Winter Soldier, Sienkiewicz’s Voodoo Child and New Mutants, Robert Crumb’s Heroes of Blues and Kafka, All Star Superman, Whoa Nelly!, Fables, Walking Dead, Preacher, Howard the Duck and The Beatles.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Robert Crumb & His Cheap Suit Serenaders
Winter Soldier By Rick Remender and Roland Boschi.
It’s our glorious episode 75 reunion! The entire crew is present tonight (but not at the same time). Here’s a rundown of what we talk about:
COMICS:
Al Jaffee • Afterlife With Archie • Thor: God of Thunder • Hellraiser
Preacher by Garth Ennis And Steve Dillon • Thor: Tales of Asgard
Thor: The Mighty Avenger • King City • Multiple Warheads • Children of Palomar • Locas
MOVIES and TV:
The Hobbit – The Desolation of Smaug • Lovelace with Amanda Seyfried
Ray Harryhausen – Special Effects Titan • Game of Thrones • Black Sails
The Mighty Heroes • Wizards • Heavy Metal
MUSIC:
Skinny Puppy • Strung Out
MISCELLANEOUS:
Our Love of Whiskey: Michael Collins and Tullamore Dew
The merits of make-up & costumes over CGI in film
Dallas takes his nephew to get his first comic (spoiler: it’s the Ninja Turtles!)
The obligatory Walking Dead talk • Don vs. His Dog
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: TESSERACT
(no relation to Thanos the Mad Titan or the Cosmic Cube)
A Beatles centric episode as Al and Don discuss The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story and Baby’s In Black: Astrid Kirchherr, Stuart Sutcliffe, and The Beatles which lead to a long discussion on The Beatles and the songs they made. They finish up with The Dreamer by Will Eisner.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Alex Chilton (of course)
Al and Don start off talking about Dave Berg, then continue with other Mad Magazine creators Antonio Prohias, Don Martin, Mort Drucker, Jack Davis (who did everything under the sun), Sergio Aragones, Wally Wood and Kelly Freas. Al brings up paperback book covers painted by comic book artists and ends the show with Steve Ditko Strange And Stranger By Blake Bell.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Pavement
“Will comic book movies wear thin? Do we have any genius artists working in the field today?” Al asks both of these questions, and the entire episode is spent discussing it.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: PARADA
Dallas Can’t Stop Watching Man Of Steel.
It’s the Christmas episode! Join Don, Al, and Dallas as they take a walk down memory lane and discuss their favorite Christmas-themed comics. Dallas chooses X-Men (of course), Al chooses Tales from the Crypt (of course) and Don is just a Scrooge.
After that, It’s gift time as the boys exchange presents on air and be merry to each other. The blissful times continue as we meet our once-per-episode quota of Walking Dead talk, before the show inexplicably becomes Two Dimension: The Music Podcast.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: BAD RELIGION!!!!!!!! (courtesy of Rook)
Al and Don start off talking about John Severin, then go into humor magazines of the seventies, rising paper costs of the nineties, the evolution of brick and mortar bookstores and the return of vinyl records.
Comic book artists streamlining styles as they progress, color work and uninked pencils are discussed, as well as comic book heroines, French comics and muck monsters.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Steve Robinson
John Severin Cover For Cracked.
Al and Don start out discussing forgotten titles that have seemingly gone into oblivion,
and later talk about a band that never made the shuffle to obscurity. Kind of strange that neither one cared for The Eagles, but they seem to know the material quite well anyway.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Flamin Groovies
Don and Dr. Morbius from parts unknown (Al) host the official “inker” episode! They begin by talking about how B-Movies were made, and drool over the all-encompassing glory of Krispy Kreme donuts and the subtle, understated appeal of Krystal burgers.
Talking About The Slow Robot A Go Go Podcast Started Everything Off
Then Went Into A Discussion Of Intentions And Bad Work.
And then it’s inker time! The boys discuss the merits of full and partial pencil layouts and the integral job of the inker, and how many artists inked their own work. Don sneaks in Sergio Aragones’ Groo and Stan Sakai’s Usagi Yojimbo, two of his favorite books. They even mention Mick Gray and Terry Austin, two of Dallas’ favorite inkers, and then Al proposes a challenge to Don to ink his art!!!! Don recites the story of how Howard Chaykin helped J.H. Williams III get into the comics industry, and gushes over Chaykin’s Buck Rogers run.
Al gives Don his collection of Omaha the Cat Dancer and epic tales of underground comics ensues with discussions about The First Kingdom by Jack Katz, among others. Al gives his thoughts on the progression of underground/counter-culture comics (like the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers) into indie comics (such as Star Reach), and Don explains why Fat Freddy’s Cat is better than Garfield.
Al reviews Afterlife with Archie (Starring Sabrina the Teenage Witch!) and Guardians of the Galaxy #8.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Geneva Wollett • Alex Chilton
THE ALL-PROMETHEA EPISODE!
Dallas and Don break into an in-depth discussion on one of their famous comic book runs, Promethea by Alan Moore and J.H. Williams III. (Rook is there too, but he’s nursing a hangover and falls asleep). Spoilers abound as we break apart the story, ideas, and characters that make up the 32 issue run.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Seven Nations
Promethea. If She Did Not Exist, We Would Have To Invent Her.
By Alan Moore, J.H. Williams III, Mick Gray And Todd Klein.
Al and Don discuss American Born Chinese and Boxers • Saints by Gene Luen Yang, which leads into a discussion of making changes in foreign places you don’t understand, and how little Don actually knows about world history. The Silent Invasion By Michael Cherkas And Larry Hancock and other black and white series from the eighties. Golden age artists that didn’t make the transition into the silver age and cartoonists that went into advertising.
Dallas joins Al and Don to talk about anything but comic books. Remaking movies, brand management and the illusion of change. Later they get Don to talk about The Legion Of Superheroes, which Al was somewhat aware of, but Dallas was not.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Cold War Kids • Guided By Voices
Even Though We Started The Show Talking About Total Recall,
Star Wars Conceptual Art By Ralph McQuarrie Goes On The Blog First.
Starting off discussing the latest episode of Slow Robot A Go Go, Don and Al go on to discuss superheroes of the golden age, penciller/inker teams of American comics and the beauty of black and white.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: The Jury
The Shield From Pep Comics.
An agitated Al deals with an incoherent Don to discuss Rocco Vargas by Daniel Torres and the seemingly forgotten Elfquest by Wendy and Richard Pini. Talk about the first 102 issues of Fantastic Four leads into a discussion of The Beatles and comparisons of storytelling in American to European comics.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: 801 Live • Shiina Ringo
Join Don and Al as they explore the differences between kung fu heroes and western Superheroes. This leads to a discussion of the long-form, episodic storytelling of western mainstream comics vs. the three-act oriented stories of eastern comics. And then onto familiar ground: sequels. Somehow, Don manages to sneak in some talk of one of his favorite comics, Jack Staff. We also learn why Al is currently preferring trades and graphic novels to single issue comic books.
Up next… how science fiction has fueled the comic and movie industries for decades, and why comics are currently benefiting from taking more chances. Al brings up a great comparison with the daredevil, chance-taking music industry of the 1950’s and 1960’s.
And the boys wrap it up by discussing… surprise, surprise… THE WALKING DEAD.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Sampaguita
Al and Don start off discussing Fatima by Gilbert Hernandez, then go on to discuss his work outside of Love And Rockets. Rock albums and comics from 1972 were brought up, as well as artists who’s later work were not as strong. Plus Alex Toth’s How A TV Cartoon Is Created.
Musical Spotlight: Flamin’ Groovies
Dallas, Rook, and Hashbrowns return to discuss comics and movies. Actually, Dallas explains why he hasn’t been reading comics lately. It’s his newfound addiction to Skyrim for the PS3. Rook unveils a grabbag of old comic books including some great issues of Swamp Thing, Heavy Metal, Eerie and Zap Comix. We end the show by talking about the new Man of Steel movie. If you haven’t seen it yet… SPOILER ALERT.
Musical Spotlight: Strung Out
Thor: God Of Thunder By Jason Aaron, And Esad Ribic.
Al questions why Carl Barks is held in such high regard, so Don spends most of the show talking about him. After that Harry Lucey, Brandon Graham, Francesco Francavilla and Stan Sakai are discussed. Al also brings up the movie Comic Book Villains, and even though he forgot to mention it, ends the show with a song by Family.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Steve Robinson
Comic book ads were something we saw, but rarely ordered from. Never the less, they were discussed, along with a really nice site that has many examples from days gone by.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Geneva Wollett
A Short Documentary About Count Dante.
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Al and Don start off discussing Marble Season by Gilbert Hernandez which leads into black and white comics and a brief bit about coloring comics. They finish with some League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen and and some more black and white goodness.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: The Jury
Amazing as it sounds, Dallas and Rook are absent, but somehow Al keeps Don from talking over the hour. The show starts off mentioning the Bill Wray episode of Sidebar: Four Color Conversations, then goes into comic book editors, which is a subject that they have thought very little about.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Deloris Telescope
Giant Size Avengers 1 By Roy Thomas, Rich Buckler And
Dan Adkins But Don, Proving That He Needs An Editor, Said
That It Was Written By Gerry Conway.
From deep within our secret lair underneath the land mass known as Florida, the Two Dimension Crew plots world domination.
Join Don, Al (A.K.A. Dr. Morbius), and Dallas as they wax poetic about their top five favorite comic runs. You may be surprised at some of their choices! We won’t spoil the fun here, but listen in and get an education in comic book storytelling!
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: PARADA
The Incal By Alejandro Jodorowsky And Moebius.
