Collected Edition: Episode 98: Hellblazer Original Sins

“A great intro to the laughing magician, and a harrowing series of events. Strewth!” One of the longest-running Vertigo titles and one of the best. Along its run, Hellblazer featured a long list of some of the more talented and acclaimed creators in comics. On this episode, we discuss where it all began (sort of)

By |2023-09-18T11:43:27-06:00May 15th, 2023|Collected Edition, Podcasts|0 Comments

Collected Edition: Episode 97: Avenger Forever

"...just strap in and let yourself take the ride and you will not be disappointed." Are you interested in a comic that covers the entire history of Marvel comics from its beginnings through the 70s and 80s and into a hypothetical future? Well, this is the comic for you! Today on the program we will

By |2023-07-06T12:31:49-06:00April 15th, 2023|Collected Edition, Podcasts|0 Comments

Collected Edition: Episode 96: The Shadow

"I don’t know if this is a “good” comic, but it is a hugely entertaining one." Today on the program...it's a weird one! It's the super violent and super bizarre The Shadow by Andy Helfer with art by Kyle Baker and Bill Sienkiewicz. This is some bat-shit crazy stuff people! A comic that manages to

By |2023-07-06T12:33:09-06:00March 15th, 2023|Collected Edition, Podcasts|0 Comments

Collected Edition: Episode 95: League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

"It is a veritable 'Where’s Waldo' of gothic and Victorian novels." Today on the program we will be discussing The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, a troubled classic by Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill. This is a creative tour de force, an overflowing toy chest full of rich ideas, mixing multiple copyright-free characters in a story full

By |2023-05-31T12:49:27-06:00February 15th, 2023|Collected Edition|0 Comments

Collected Edition: Episode 94: Longshot

"Though this be madness, yet there is method in’t." Today on the program...you just got lucky! We will be discussing Longshot - the 80s comic Ann Nocenti and illustrated by a young Art Adams. And this is as 80s as 80s get. Interdimensional amneasia, mullets, and pouches! Nocenti does some spectacular writing at its purplest,

By |2023-05-31T11:46:38-06:00January 15th, 2023|Collected Edition|0 Comments

Collected Edition: Episode 93: Superman’s Christmas Adventure

“The point is just to have fun, to embrace the joy and wackiness of the season.” Today on the program we discuss Superman's Christmas Adventure from 1940. Written by Jerry Siegel and drawn by Jack Burnley this is a 16-page dose of Golden Age goodness. This is a madcap story; a romp with loads of silliness wrapped

By |2023-01-02T23:01:10-07:00January 1st, 2023|Collected Edition, Podcasts|0 Comments

Collected Edition: Episode 92: Fables

“What is history but a fable agreed upon?” Today on the program we discuss Fables, the Bill Willingham written and Mark Buckingham illustrated classic in the comic book pantheon. Does it hold up? Does it deserve its place in the history of great comics? Is it political (spoiler: yes)? Listen and find out! In addition,

By |2023-01-02T11:25:07-07:00December 2nd, 2022|Collected Edition, Podcasts|0 Comments

Collected Edition: Episode 91: Rachel Rising

"...his panels don’t so much seek to terrify, but rather they haunt you. It is disturbing and beautiful." Today on the program we discuss the horror comic Rachel Rising by Terry Moore. This is a stark, scary, disturbing, and strangely funny comic. If you've never read Terry Moore's work...you should. He is a singular creator, one

By |2023-01-01T23:39:53-07:00November 7th, 2022|Collected Edition, Podcasts|0 Comments

Collected Edition: Episode 90: Sensational She-Hulk

"This series broke with convention, it broke with tradition, and the broke the fourth wall." Today on the program we discuss the Sensational She-Hulk. The classic, genre-defying series by John Byrne. The series poked fun at the tropes and clichés of comic books, the publishers, the creators, and the fandom. It was a satire, a

By |2023-01-01T23:22:08-07:00October 15th, 2022|Collected Edition, Podcasts|0 Comments

Collected Edition: Episode 89: Aztek: The Ultimate Man

"Not everything in life is golden or satisfying." Today on the program we take a look at Aztek: The Ultimate Man written by Grant Morrison & Mark Millar with art by Stephen Harris. It is a 90s extravaganza fill with excess, grittiness, and questionable costume choices. It's the book that caused a rift between Morrison

By |2023-01-01T23:25:42-07:00September 15th, 2022|Collected Edition, Podcasts|0 Comments
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