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.
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
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.
Happy New Year! Don and Al bring in 2012.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Bryan Yeatter
Who, besides providing the music, also wrote Cinema of the Philippines.
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
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:We’re back!! It’s the Al and Don show as they take over the reins and discuss all things Archie, and also touch on the origin of their comic collecting, what the cool kids were reading, comic speculators, and The Incredible Hulk #181!!!! Enjoy and leave us a message on the blog!!
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: PRIMITIVE ASTRONAUTS.
Archie first appeared in 1941, starting a lot of teen comics,
several Saturday morning animated series, and some hit songs.
Aaaand…. welcome back!!!! We actually made it to Episode 4! Rook is MIA today, apparently he thought taking his family to Disney was more important than talking comics. Al finally rejoins the fold, as he and Don beat up Dallas and take over the show for a lengthy talk on Doom Patrol, the Savage Sword of Conan, DC 100 Page Spectaculars and more! They discuss their favorite artists and creators, including Bob Brown, Dick Dillon, the amazing Don Heck, Frank Robbins, Irv Novick, Jerry Grandenetti, Tony Tallarico, Mike Sekowsky, Ramona Fradon and Bruno Premiani! Leave a comment below, and tell us how much you freakin love us!!!
Bruno Premiani one of Al’s favorites.
One of Jim Krueger’s projects Rook spoke of.Welcome back, it’s episode 2! The gang’s all (well, mostly) here, and the topic of the day is favorite comic book writers. We end up going off on a tangent, and talk about Alan Moore a lot. MUSIC SPOTLIGHT: PRIMITIVE ASTRONAUTS. Apologies for the sound quality this episode, we’re still having growing pains. Drop a line and let us know what you think of the show!!!!
Dallas and Rook’s introduction to comics from Jademan.
