Rook (yes, we were stunned too) joins Al and Don and starts it off with Ex-Heroes by Peter Clines, Leather Bound Book Editions, Marvel Novel Series, and other books based on or about comics. The effects of the Comics Code Authority and the reasons for the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Sonic Graffiti
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Steve Robinson & Ed Woltil
Alex + Ada By Jonathan Luna And Sarah Vaughn.
Our host Dallas is joined by Rook, Don and Al to discuss anything and everything related to comics. Rook pulls out a gem from his childhood called Twilight Man, Don mentions TUKI which begins a nostalgic discussion about Jeff Smith and Bone. Al talks Archie (Archie Vs. Predator, All New Archie) and the wonderful artist of Afterlife With Archie, Francesco Francavilla.
Dallas reminisces about his favorite Alex Ross print of the Uncanny X-Men, and Roy Thomas is name-dropped. Dallas reviews the wonderful Sex Criminals by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky. And, of course, there is talk of The Walking Dead and the new AMC show, Fear The Walking Dead.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: The Joy Formidable
Twilight Man By Steven Grant, Tristan Schane,
Eric Vincent And Bruce Timm.
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
The League of Regrettable Superheroes: Half-Baked Heroes
from Comic Book History By Jon Morris.
Join Don, Al, Dallas, Rook, Hashbrowns and Des as they discuss their favorite comic book pages..
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Terez Montcalm
Al | Cover To The Adventures Of Bob Hope By Bob Oksner.
Written By Arnold Drake, Who Is One Of Al’s Favorite Writers.
Join the crew for another roundtable discussion! It’s Don, Al, Dallas, Rook, Hashbrowns and Des! We talk about: Valerian Space Temporal Pilot, Lady Thor, The Walking Dead, How to Be Happy by Eleanor Davis, and Locke & Key by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Samaria
Valerian And Laureline: Heroes Of The Equinox
By Jean-Claude Mézières and Pierre Christin.
Join the core four of Rook, Don, Dallas and Al, who are joined by Hashbrowns and Des to talk mucho comics! Including: creator-owned rights, comics distribution, King Of The Nerds., The Eternals By Neil Gaiman and John Romita Jr., Jupiter’s Legacy, Rat Queens, Thor, and Cuban cigars.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Primitive Astronauts
Episode 103 finds the entire crew returning once again at their secret lair deep within Rook’s house. Don, Al, Rook and Dallas discuss their favorite writer/artist and penciller/inker duos.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: In honor of the beginning of the Halloween season,
it’s CONCRETE BLONDE with BLOODLETTING!
The fantastic foursome return! Talking points include: Locke & Key, The Flash (TV), Gotham (TV), Agents of Shield (TV). Cartoon talk! Adventure Time, Ed Edd & Eddy, Looney Tunes and the documentary “I Know That Voice.” We discuss matching voices to animated lips and Don’s love for The Incredibles.
Dallas gushes over Supergods by Grant Morrison, and Don compares superhero comics to MC Hammer. We review Little Nemo by Eric Shanower & Gabriel Rodriguez, and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Rose of Berlin by Alan Moore & Kevin O’Neill.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Samaria
Locke & Key By Joe Hill And Gabriel Rodrigues.
After a five week wait… the core four has come out of hibernation for an action-packed double-sized episode 100! Join Al, Dallas, Rook and Don as they argue who would make the best Superhero and Supervillain Dream Teams!
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Dungeon Boss
Rook, Dallas and Al get down and dirty with the 2014 Comic Con and the winners of the 2014 Eisner Awards!
Topics of discussion: Rook’s flooding problems, the new Cinematic Wonder Woman, DC’s television ventures, the prospect of an Ant Man movie, Avengers 2: Age of Ultron, Buzz Aldrin rocking the Infinity Gauntlet, Michael Jackson moonwalking on the moon, “The Rook” comic, leaked Deadpool footage, Game of Thrones, and G.I. Zombie.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: The Jezabels
Comic Con Apocalypse Makeup Job.
Join Dallas, Al and Rook for another exciting roundtable discussion. We talk Game of Thrones, Ray Harryhausen, The Walking Dead, Locke & Key, Glamourpuss, and After the Cape.
Rook unveils his big plans for the summer and we compare single issues to collected editions. We turn to Image comics and talk about creator rights along with a glimpse of the new Days of Future Past movie. We wax poetic about Calvin & Hobbes and the Trick or Treat Movies, and discuss our reading habits.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Dallas’ band DUNGEON BOSS!!!!!!!
Game Of Thrones. Rook Loves A Story Where Everybody Dies.
And Here Is George R. R. Martin’s Letter To Fantastic Four.
Episode 86. The entire crew returns to discuss Game Of Thrones, Lee and Kirby’s Fantastic Four Run, other epic comic runs like Walking Dead, Groo, and Uncanny X-Men,
Differences between Marvel and DC in the 60’s, Ghost Rider, Digital Reading, Comixology, Mike Ploog’s Horror Comics, The New Mutants original run, Herring and Robinson Book Binders, Wordy and dated 80’s comics, Jack Kirby’s Inkers, and Sal Buscema & Vince Colletta: Marvel’s Go-To Guys.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Coheed and Cambria
Don, Al, Dallas, Rook, and Rook’s Beard reunite in an epic roundtable discussion about comics! During this trainwreck they discuss: Comic Shop News, Free Comic Book Day, Marvel Tales, Amazing Fantasy #15, Graded/Slabbed Comics, Locke & Key, Rook’s new vlog on Youtube, Kafka by R. Crumb and David Zane Mairowitz, Superior Carnage #1, Jupiter Legacy #4, Walking Dead: All Out War, Rat Queens, and Ghost Rider: Engines of Vengeance #1.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: Pierre Legault
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…
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
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.
EC Cover By Jack Davis.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
THE YOUNG GUNS ARE BACK! Rook “Dropkick” Murphy joins Dallas, Al, and Emilio Estevez in an entertaining discussion about Comic Book Conventions: Highlights, Lowlights, the best deals, pet peeves and more! Then we dig into everything else including Rook’s experience at bike week, Dallas’ search for Promethea, mail-order comics, excessive smack-talk directed at Don, who’s missing this week, The obligatory New 52 conversation, and more ending with an explosive WHAT ARE YOU READING. Al’s pick of the week is SPACEHAWK by the timeless and inspiring Basil Wolverton. Dallas picks ALL STAR SUPERMAN by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely, and Rook picks the comic adaptation of A GAME OF THRONES.
MUSICAL SPOTLIGHT: PRIMITIVE ASTRONAUTS
Megacon in Orlando, Florida
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.
