54 | Free Comic Book Day, Marvel Comics: The Untold Story And Alan Davis

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Don, Al and Dallas return with special guest Brent Haynes to discuss their shenanigans during Free Comic Book Day 2013! There were some great books available this year including Prince Valiant, Buck Rogers and The Walking Dead. Unfortunately, Brent and Dallas missed the whole thing. Brent discusses his love for the Punisher War Zone movie and Don continues his indifference to the Marvel films. Don and Al review Marvel Comics: The Untold Story and we touch upon the Marvel Method of Storytelling, along with the infamous Jim Shooter and his Secret Wars books from the 1980’s. And Don waxes poetic about his love for Alan Davis and Excalibur. Dallas silently nods in agreement.

MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Al’s fave indie band from the 90’s, Guided by Voices

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53 | Marvel Comics: The Untold Story And Other Things

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Dallas free and Rook free, Al and Don take the reins on this oversized episode and cover topics such as Slice Radio, tell-all books, illustrators of yesterday and say goodbye to some creators we loved.

MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: hitomi • The Stranglers

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Marvel Comics: The Untold Story By Sean Howe.

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51 | Eddie Campbell’s ALEC And Favorite Comic Book Heroes And Villains

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Don, Al, Dallas and Rook are joined by their pal Dave to discuss comics! Specifically Rook’s new pile of comics (including the Walking Dead).

Dallas reviews Eddie Campbell’s autobiography ALEC and we touch on Miracleman once again.

Rook’s son Chris drops by and poses the question: who are your favorite comic book heroes and villains?

MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Strung Out

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Alec By Eddie Campbell
Who Also Did Bacchus • From Hell • The Fate Of The Artist

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50 | EXPLICIT! | Comic Book Movies, Politics And Gender In Comics

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It’s our double-sized 50th episode spectacular!! Don, Dallas, Al and Rook review their book recommendations and then are joined by special guests Courtney, Cameron, Matt and Craig to discuss comic book movies, politics and gender in comics, and of course the Walking Dead. We cap off the show with a roundtable 20 question segment.

MUSIC SPOTLIGHT: Dungeon Boss And Exilia

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The Show Begins Within Normal Parameters, But Slips After The 37 Minute Mark.
Caution Is Advised After That.

Rook Gives His Review On Marvelman/Miracleman
By Alan Moore, Gary Leach, Alan Davis,
Chuck Beckum, Rick Veitch, John Ridgway, And John Totleben

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49 | Cartoon Hosts Of Yesteryear

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With nothing planned, Al and Don take the helm and start discussing the blogs Destination Nightmare, kids cartoon hosts of yesterday and the Digital Comics Museum. How the conversation went on to Felix The Cat, Harvey Comics and Dave Cockrum is beyond anyone’s reasoning. Then briefly talked about artist’s changing styles and some random fun comics.

MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Pierre Legault

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Frankenstein By Dick Briefer.

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48 | Comic Book Suggestions

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The core four returns with another episode full of book suggestions! Dallas, Al, Don and Rook pass around books to each other, book-club style. We won’t give the names of the books away here, but shenanigans ensue!!! More Walking Dead talk mysteriously creeps in, and the countdown to episode 50 continues!!!

MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: The Destroyed

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The Walking Dead By Robert Kirkman And Tony Moore.

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47 | What Comic Would You Give To A Non-Comic Book Reader?

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Don, Rook, Dallas and Al (A.K.A. Dr. Morbius) return for an exciting night of comics discussion. The topic tonight is what comic book would you give to a non-comic book reader? The choices are varied. Dallas suggests UNDERSTANDING COMICS, an insightful meditation on the medium, while Don suggests THE CARTOON HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSE, a highly entertaining book that can be read and enjoyed by all ages. Al decides to pick his very first comic book, FANTASTIC FOUR #57 for all the reasons you can guess… basically, Jack and Stan. Rook has an interesting pick, and we won’t spoil it here. And, as usual, more Walking Dead talk follows. Excelsior!

MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Hell-Bent

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Understanding Comics By Scott McCloud.

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46 | Local Horror Hosts Of The Past

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A very exhausted Al and Don start the show off discussing local horror hosts of yesteryear, and learned that a few are still around and working. Then it went around to finding comics you didn’t get in the past, and buying comics you already have.

MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Jean Wallace

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At The End Of The Fifties, Local Television Stations Employed A Host For The Horror Movies They Showed. Al Watched M.T. Graves And Don Watched Count Gregore.

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45 | The Man By Vaughn Bode

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Don, Rook, Dallas and Dr. Al ring in the new year with some exciting comic talk! We touch on the subtle grandeur of Vaughn Bode’s classic, THE MAN, and discuss in detail Guy Delisle’s graphic novel, PYONGYANG: A JOURNEY IN NORTH KOREA.

Rook discusses MARVEL NOW, the new line of reader-friendly Marvel Comics. He highlights THOR and THE INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK, and then proceeds to bag on John Romita Jr.’s artwork on the new CAPTAIN AMERICA book.

After confusing ourselves trying to figure out who’s alive and who’s dead in the current X-Men books, Don discusses Alan Davis and Mark Farmer’s pencils on the X-Men through the years. Rook brings up the new HE-MAN comic by DC and we end the night by asking the question: when should we let our children loose to read more “mature” content in the comics world?

And here is some information about Tallahassee’s Secret Headquarters’ Unicorn Party.

MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: THE SCURVY

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We’ve Been Told That The Human Race Wouldn’t Get Past
Last Year, But Hello To 2013 Anyway! What Do We Do Now?

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44 | The Walking Dead, The Dark Knight Rises and The Hobbit

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Having survived the apocalypse, the entire crew get together and start the show off by bagging on really bad service from a couple of blue chip companies. They finally get around to discussing The Walking Dead, The Dark Knight Rises and The Hobbit, but seem to have somewhat differing opinions on each subject.

MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Press One For English

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43 | Random Works

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Dallas and Rook are still M.I.A. as Al and Don take the helm once again to discuss Superman’s trunks, Howard Chaykin’s evolving style and Bernie Wrightson drawing Frankenstein again. Works by Jeff Jones and Vaughn Bode were talked about as well as the Dark Shadows newspaper strip and the 47 Ronin series.

MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Deloris Telescope

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SOLO By Howard Chaykin.

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42 | Brief History Of Marvel Comics Editor In Chief Positions

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Al and Don start it off discussing other podcasts, then move on to a brief history of Marvel Comics Editor In Chief Positions, the business sense of Will Eisner, and the CrossGen Comics Environment.
They spoke at length about the SUNSHINE DRENCHY RECORDS SAMPLER 2012 on Noisetrade, then trailed off to a Rolling Stones album that no one seems to like. Eventually they get back to comics.

MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Anna O.

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Slow Robot A Go Go • Bunch Of Dorks
Al Can Be Found On These Podcasts As Well Two Dimension.

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41 | Making Connections

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Dallas starts it off with a couple of books he has read, Don attempts to explain how Marvel Man began when American comic books disappeared in Europe, but started talking about French comics and forgot his point. But you can make the connection
if you read The Comic Book History Of Comics.

MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Ricky Wilcox & The Moon Snakes

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Love And Rockets Heartbreak Soup By Gilbert Hernandez.

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40 | Comic Book History

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Dallas returns and introduces the show while gushing over Dave Sim and Gerhard’s CEREBUS THE AARDVARK. He also touches on a graphic novel by Guy DeLisle entitle PYONGYANG. Oh, and he finally completes his Promethea collection!!! After a musical break by The Ditchflowers, Don and Al take over the show and promptly drive it into the ground. Just kidding. They discuss the Comic Book History of Comics, and ask the question: Is Digital the Future? Also, which is better: buying comics online or local? Enjoy!!

MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: The Ditchflowers

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39 | Random Topics

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Unprepared once again, Al and Don take the helm as they discuss comics they’ve read, then quickly digress into B-movies and the Tampa Bay music scene during the late 80’s to eatly 90’s.

MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: The Headlights

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Love Fights By Andi Watson.

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38 | The Natural Progression Artists Go Through If They Work At It Long Enough

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Al and Don take the helm as they discuss the work of Joe Kubert. Gil Kane and the natural progression artists go through if they work at it long enough.

MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: The Jury

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An Example Of Joe Kubert’s War Comics Work.

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Lost Week

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Preparing for the possibility of hurricane Issac dropping by didn’t give us the opportunity to record a new episode.

This week saw the passing of one of the giants of the comics industry,
Joe Kubert. He leaves an enduring legacy and body of art, and he will be missed.
We will return soon, but in the meantime enjoy these images of one
of the greatest artists to ever grace the comic book medium

Son Of Sinbad.

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37 | Comic Book Letterers And The Art Of Typography

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Once again, the whole gang is present, and thanks to Al we discuss letterers and the art of typography. What’s better.. digital fonts or traditional lettering?
We reminisce about some of the old school lettering masters such as John Workman, Moebius, and Tom Orzechowski. Don finds a way to slide in a Carl Barks comment,
and Dallas gushes about Dave Sim’s typographical masterpiece, Cerebus.
We then discuss “event fatigue” in the DC and Marvel universe, and Rook tastefully bags on DC’s New 52 concept. We talk about how boring the superhero “status quo” can be,
and how refreshing books like Spider-Man’s Brand New Day and Morrison’s New X-Men can be. There’s some creator-owned rights talk, and Don brings up symphonic music
to hammer home his point on artistic “innovators” and “cultivators”.
Oh, and Rook sticks up for Aquaman.

MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: The Brilliant Green

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Not Only Could No One Draw Or Design Like Alex Toth,
No One Could Letter Like He Could As Well.
Yet, We Missed Talking About It On This Episode.

Comic Book Letterer • Design • Computer Lettering

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36 | Comic Books Translated To The Big Screen Concludes

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Our talks on comic books translated to the big screen concludes with The Avengers.

MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Captain Beefheart

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The Avengers Movie.

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35 | Comic Books Translated To The Big Screen

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Rook! Dallas! Don! Jethro! (a.k.a. Al)
The core crew returns to talk nothing but MOVIES!!!!! ……..okay, and a couple TV shows….

Here’s the lowdown of movies we discuss: 30 Days of Night, Bulletproof Monk, Cowboys and Aliens, The Last Dinosaur, Blade, Constantine, The Crow, Fritz the Cat, the animated Hobbit & Lord of the Rings, From Hell, Wanted, The Losers, Smallville, Heavy Metal, Aeon Flux, Spawn, Tank Girl, V for Vendetta, Kick-Ass, Lone Wolf and Cub, Scott Pilgrim, and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: THE GRIM FAERIES

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30 Days Of Night
Film • Comic Book 

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34 | Racial Minorities And Other Clumsy Portrayals

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Warning: Technical Issues continue. We apologize for the terrible sound quality. We promise, next episode will be better!

Racial minorities have often been clumsily-portrayed in mainstream comics. Rook, Dallas, and guest podcasters Courtney and Hashbrowns discuss two of the most recent: Green Lantern’s coming out in Earth 2 by DC Comics, and the wedding of Northstar in Astonishing X-Men by Marvel Comics.

MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Jill Sobule

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The Original Green Lantern, Alan Scott.

33 | Bring A Younger Audience

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Don, Al and Dallas are joined once again by Don’s daughter, Holly, as we finally return to traditional comic book talk. We have some technical difficulties (Don’s a little hard to hear, so turn up the volume LOUD!!)

Don reviews the new Popeye #1 by IDW and reminisces about the character, and he discovers an indie book from the 90’s called Optic Nerve. We go on to discuss the merits of Free Comic Book Day, and ask the question: is it bringing in a younger audience to local comic shops?

Al talks romance comics from the 60’s, particularly Young Love featuring art by the master, John Romita Sr.

Dallas gushes about the masterpieces that is Chris Claremont’s run on Uncanny X-Men and reviews Rick Remender’s first handful of Uncanny X-Force issues.
Larry Marder’s Tales of the Beanworld gets an analysis, and Al finally reads Asterios Polyp!!!!

MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: hitomi

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IDW’s Popeye.

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32 | Comic Books On The Big Screen And Third Sequels

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Al, Dallas and Don are back and joined with Holly as we continue to discuss comic books that were translated to the big screen. We also questioned why the third sequel in any movie franchise is pretty bad, but this person actually seems to have an idea on the subject.

MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Dir En Grey

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X-Men Movie From 2000.

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31 | Comic Books On The Big Screen

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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

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Flash Gordon Serials Starring Buster Crabbe, Who Was Awesome
In Real Life, And That Translated To Being Awesome On The Screen As Well.

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30 | EXPLICIT! | Digital Verses Paper

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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.

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29 | EXPLICIT! | Video Games

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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…

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28 | Fighting Dinousaurs

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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

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The Jetson’s Showed Us A Future That Hasn’t Happened Yet,
And We Find That Very Annoying.

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27 | Paul Grist And Movie Adaptations In Comics

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Are comics too expensive? Al and Don discuss price, availability and format of the American comic book.

MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Pierre Legault

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Jack Staff By Paul Grist.

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