Hellblazer: Original Sins (Episode Intro)

In 1984 noted musician Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner made a brief cameo in issue 25 of the comic book Swamp Thing wearing a black and red striped t-shirt. A year later he would appear again in Swamp Thing number 37, magically transformed (possibly through the powers of tantric sex) into the character of John

By |2023-09-19T11:53:36-06:00September 19th, 2023|Comic Books, Episode Intros|0 Comments

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 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

Superman’s Christmas Adventure (Episode Intro)

I am not one to dwell on plot holes. In fact, if you want to get right down to it, I personally believe that plot holes don’t exist. You see, when you find an inconsistency or a continuity error in a story this isn’t something that was just overlooked – there are teams of

By |2023-01-03T13:25:46-07:00January 3rd, 2023|Comic Books, Comics Reviews, Episode Intros|0 Comments

The Flintstones (Episode Intro)

Flintstones, meet the Flintstones, They're the modern Stone Age Family. From the town of Bedrock, they're a page right out of history... The Flintstones began as the first-ever prime-time animated TV show in 1960 and ran for 6 seasons. It was a spoof of sitcoms of the time – heavily inspired by The Honeymooners

By |2023-01-03T12:11:39-07:00January 3rd, 2023|Comic Books, Comics Reviews, Episode Intros|0 Comments

The Spectre: Crimes & Judgements (Episode Intro)

In detective stories, there is a cliché…to catch a criminal you have to get into their head. With the character of The Spectre that metaphor is literal. The Spectre was created in the Golden Age as a supernatural superhero and even sat on the Justice League of America at one point. But in later

By |2023-01-03T12:03:42-07:00January 3rd, 2023|Comic Books, Comics Reviews, Episode Intros|0 Comments
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