359 | Cliff Chiang, Organizing Digital Comics And AI Artwork

Catwoman: Lonely City and Cosmic Odyssey are two comic series that brings back the thrill of reading comics as a youth. That leads us into mainstream comics and retelling storylines, the independent/self publishing, crowdfunding movement and organizing a digital comic collection. And our stance AI Art, along with buying a comic that you later realize you already own finish everything out.

MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Dungeon Boss

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Catwoman: Lonely City By Cliff Chiang.

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259 | Legion, November And Thor

Legion Of Super-Heroes and the many changes the comic has gone through takes up most of the show. November Vol. 1 comes up, then the many changes Thor has gone through takes up some more. We also question why Glactus keeps trying to devour the earth when it is obvious he can’t.

Then Marvel’s The End titles are coming back, and DC Black Label titles are talked about.

MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Deloris Telescope

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Superboy: Legion Of Super-Heroes 198 By Cary Bates And Dave Cockrum.
Cover By Nick Cardy.

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214 | Webcomics And Dollar Boxes

Vague talk of the new Star Wars movie and a discussion of the webcomic Blue starts the episode off. Page design, storytelling and website navigation come up, along with the new trailer for the upcoming Avengers movie. Dollar box diving, overinflated prices for back issues in the past and airline meals that no longer exist.

MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: The Blow

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Blue By Pat Grant.

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165 | Future Quest, Basil Gogos, Double Albums And Jim Aparo

It starts off with Future Quest, moves into Famous Monster Movie Art Of Basil Gogos, then runs off into heavy metal drummers and double albums on vinylJim Aparo and Saturday morning cartoon ads finish it out.

MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Blue Cheer

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Future Quest 1 By Jeff Parker, Evan Shaner And Jordie Bellaire.

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155 | Black Widow, Early Work, Missed Opportunities, Flash Gordon And Starman

Fast reading comics starts it off, along with early work we may not have liked as kids. Artists we missed out on meeting, Flash Gordon, remaking movies and James Robinson’s Starman finishes it out..

MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Blue Ash

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Black Widow By Chris Samnee And Mark Waid.

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130 | Regrettable Superheroes, Alley Oop, Satellight Sam, Secret Wars And Doctor Fate

Don, Al, Dallas and Rook sit down for a solid hour of comic talk.

Rook reviews his latest Lootcrate acquisition The League of Regrettable Superheroes: Half-Baked Heroes from Comic Book History By Jon Morris, which includes such classic characters as Fantomah, Fatman: The Human Flying Saucer., Captain Marvel (1966), Dracula (Dell Comics), US 1, ROM: SpaceKnight, PREZ: First Teen President, Adam X: The X-Treme, Dr. Hormone, Nature Boy, The Bouncer, Nightmare And Sleepy, and many more!!

Dallas and Rook gush over an incredible 18″ Millennium Falcon (that’s 18 feet, kids!) and a Working Speeder Bike Drone. Don reviews an oversized hardcover edition of “Alley Oop“, a comic strip by V.T. Hamlin. Dallas and Don discuss their opinions on Satellite Sam by Matt Fraction and the legendary Howard Chaykin. Rook digs into Marvel’s current Secret Wars event books, including Years of Future Past 2, The Infinity Guantlet, The Age of Apocalypse, X-Men ’92, and Doctor Fate!

MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Lana Del Ray

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The League of Regrettable Superheroes: Half-Baked Heroes
from Comic Book History
By Jon Morris.

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