Suicide Squad (Episode Intro)
In 1986 John Ostrander, Len Wein, and John Byrne plotted/scripted/drew a DC crossover event called Legends, following Crisis On Infinite Earths. A bunch of stuff happens [...]
The Smurfs (Episode Intro)
Throughout high school and college English classes, we would spend countless hours reading works of classic literature and meticulously picking through them to find their hidden meaning [...]
Collected Edition: Episode 112: Suicide Squad
“Heroes? Villians? Or something more complex?” On this episode we discuss The Suicide Squad: Trial By Fire by John Ostrander and Luke McDonnell - the seminal run that pretty much defined the Suicide Squad right up till this very day. [...]
Howard the Duck (Episode Intro)
Howard was created by Steve Gerber a one-off gag in a Man-Thing comic. But the character became so popular with fans it was decided – for some strange reason - to give Howard his own book...[]
Collected Edition: Episode 108: Howard the Duck
“And We're Back...for Real!” After a long hiatus we are in fact back baby! And to kick it off its a good one, Howard the Duck by the legendary Steve Gerber and the equally legendary Gene Colan. And not just [...]
The Sentry (Episode intro)
What if everything you thought you knew was wrong? What if who you thought you were was false? What if your entire life was just a lie? [...]
Fables (Episode Intro)
Fables was launched in 2002 and ran for 150 issues, making it one of the longest-lived Vertigo titles. Created by Bill Willingham, the comic used public domain characters [...]
Collected Edition: Episode 107: Spider-Man Xmas
“One of my favorites among the multitude of Xmas stories!” It's that festive time of the year and what's a better way to celebrate than with a rolicking adventure from the legendary Darwyn Cooke? It's got everything: The Fantastic Four, [...]
Collected Edition: Episode 105: Ambush Bug
“...a noble piece of work in the ongoing evaluation of the comics medium.” Today on the program we discuss the radical parody/satire that is Ambush Bug! The 1985 crazy meta masterpiece (?) from the legendary Keith Giffen and Robert Loren [...]
Collected Edition: Episode 104: The Rocketeer
“Nostalgia writ large” Today on the program we discuss the retro adventure-chic masterpiece that is The Rocketeer by Dave Stevens. It's cool, it's beautiful, it ended too soon. In addition, we talk about the passing of Keith Giffen, a true [...]
