We start off with the dollar box find Captain Victory, which leads into page rates, inkers and barbarian comics of the seventies. It was brought up that we do not talk about Joe Kubert enough, so we did, as well as American comics reprinted overseas. Stay safe.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: The Beckies
Captain Victory And The Galactic Rangers 10.
Continue readingOn the first episode of 2020 we start off talking about our lack of flying cars, and how misleading time saving devices can be. The book A Man Called Destruction: The Life And Music Of Alex Chilton is mentioned (by Al of course) then we get on to comics, but finish with Tampa Bay radio shows.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Johnny Thunders
EC Horror Comics Of The Fifties.
Continue readingWe 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.
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Space Ghost By Mark Evanier And Steve Rude.
Continue readingIt starts out with Classics Illustrated and how the stories were reworked years later. Turns out that went for song lyrics as well. Who knew?
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: David Maxim Micic
Classics Illustrated: Robin Hood By Jack Sparling.
Continue readingHumor magazines from the sixties and seventies start everything off, moves onto Eleanor Davis, Fernando Fernandez, Bill Sienkiewicz and the great unsung artist Roy G. Krenkel.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Ed Woltil
National Lampoon.
Tony Hendra Interview On Mister Media.