Magnus Robot Fighter (Episode Intro)
In 1991 a brand new comic publisher - Valiant - launched its debut title Magnus Robot Fighter, written by the company’s co-founder and former Marvel editor-in-chief Jim Shooter [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Collected Edition: Episode 87: Bone
"Maybe even better than eating quiche." Today on the program we talk about the classic, brilliant, iconic, beautiful, glorious, and wonderful comic BONE. We like this one, can you tell? This is a comic that is a vaudevillian comedy, a [...]
Collected Edition: Episode 86: The Spectre: Crimes & Judgements
"This being the 90s Crimes and Judgments falls into the excesses that decade could bring." In this episode, we discuss The Spectre: Crimes and Judgments by John Ostrander and Tom Mandrake from 1992. This is a gritty, noir, horror thriller [...]
Collected Edition: Episode 84: Magnus Robot Fighter
“…a well-told, layered story with complex ideas and themes about a guy in a mini-skirt who fights robots.” Today on the program we discuss the flagship title that launched Valiant Comics - Magnus Robot Fighter. This is the story of [...]
Collected Edition: Episode 81: Starman
“A hero's journey writ small... with cosmic implications. ” Today on the program we discuss the classic run on Starman written by James Robinson and art by Tony Harris. This is a beloved run on the character (and deservedly so) [...]
Aliens: Salvation: (Episode Intro)
Alien is a 1979 sci-fi horror film directed by Ridley Scott. It is – on the surface – a basic, by-the-numbers, base-under-siege, monster movie - with one major exception – the HR Giger-designed [...]
Collected Edition: Episode 64: Aliens: Salvation
"The narration is formed not simply as a recounting of events but as a kind of confession and at times almost as a form of prayer." Today on the program we discuss the 1993 on-shot Aliens: Salvation by Dave Gibbons [...]
Collected Edition: Episode 63: Hate
“Hate stands as a very singular piece of independent work. That is both deeply personal and excessively caricatured. ” Today on the program we discuss Hate. Peter Bagge’s early 90s independent comic featuring the trial and tribulations of Buddy Bradly. Please [...]
