Going to the drive-in movies during a pandemic and online Halloween parties take up the first quarter of the episode, but then goes into comic book series Invincible, 100 Bullets and dollar box finds. Comics about Bruce Lee and when Manga entered the mainstream American market finish out the fist half. After that it is the first 35 issues of the New 52 run of Wonder Woman, OMAC and a book Rook bought but has not read.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: French Maide
Model Of The Ocala Drive-In.
Continue readingChris Ware’s Rusty Brown begins the conversation, then Al questions why there are no statues of comic creators? Two series Don found in the dollar box that he can’t stop talking about, writers that use too many words, correspondence and Ramona Fradon. Members of the core four slowly drop off as the episode goes on. Enjoy!
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Fanny
We start off talking about movies Al has finally seen, and double features from the past. Steve Rude, Space Ghost, Jeff Jones, Charles Vess, Michael Kaluta, assorted Artist’s Editions and the first comics bought as a kid are discussed. Chris Ware, paperback book covers of the 70s and architecture in comics come up, along with Hanna-Barbera comics, Owen Fitzgerald, Ernie Colón, Mike Ploog and P. Craig Russell.
LISTENER WARNING! Episode Is SO Packed It Will Download With A THUD.
Space Ghost By Mark Evanier And Steve Rude.
Continue readingThe conversation begins with dollar box finds, then goes into color theory, high contrast and happy Batman. The world needs more happy Batman.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Steve Connelly And The Lesser Gods
It’s ride or die as Dallas records the shortest episode in Two Dimension history. He reviews Chris Ware’s Acme Novelty Library, and discusses The Avengers: Standoff
event, two new X-Men shows: Legion and Hellfire, Hip Hop Family Tree and Asterix The Gaul.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Cameron McGill and What Army
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Steve Robinson & Ed Woltil
Alex + Ada By Jonathan Luna And Sarah Vaughn.
Al, Dallas and Don get together on this supersized episode to discuss comic artists who not only had fantastic drawing abilities, but were masters of graphic design as well.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Samaria
Alex Toth.
Seminal Works. Creepy Presents Alex Toth, Genius Isolated, Genius Illustrated, Genius Animated, Setting the Standard: Comics by Alex Toth 1952-1954 And Zorro.
“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.
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
