In 1938 Lysergic Acid Diethylamide was first synthesized by Swiss Chemist Albert Hoffmann. Many folks have enjoyed this creation over the decades. 38 years later, in 1974, noted musician Brian Eno released a song called The Seven Deadly Finns. It was very much a Brian Eno song. 54 years before this, in 1920, commercial
Most accomplished and noted scholars readily agree that Emo was invented sometime between 1599 and 1601 with the writing and production of Shakespeare’s tragedy Hamlet, which was not an early precursor to Our Town. Achieving some literary fame over the years, the play features a girlfriend driven slowly mad, a blowhard gasbag constantly pontificating
"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
"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,
History is a story. It is told by victors and losers alike. Mighty deeds and epic failures, the march of innovation and technology, the rise and fall of civilizations, and even the small moments of individual achievement and perseverance. History is a story that is written and recorded. From oral history to florid prose.
How long does it take for a character to go from cynical cash grab to beloved hero? Well, in the case of She-Hulk, roughly 9 years. She-Hulk was created as a direct result of The Bionic Woman. That character was created as a female spin-off of the Six Million Dollar Man. And, as there
"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
“In 1985, with the publication of Beauty and the Beast, history officially died. ” Today on the program we wade into the infamous end of the pool. Beauty and the Beast by Ann Nocenti and "art" by Don Perlin. It tells the story of the love affair between Hank Mccoy's Beast and - the disco-inspired
“High space adventure awaits!” Journey back with us to the far-away time of the 1980swhere a new imprint - Epic - was being launched with the flagship title: Dreadstar! Written and drawn by the legendary Jim Starlin this tells the tale of Vance Dreadstar and his merry band of rogues. The battle despots, space armies,
“...a fun romp that borders on the ridiculous but also had surprising consequences for the Marvel universe still being felt today” Today on the program we discuss the 1985 12-issue mini-series The Vision and the Scarlet Witch. Written by Steve Englehart with art by Richard Howell the series sees the titular characters resign from the Avengers
