Category: podcast
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Superman becomes a Japanese food fiend! (Superman vs Meshi)
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-263ua-193be27 Dun da dun dun! Who’s faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, and can leap tall buildings in a single bound. Is it a bird or a plane, no it’s Superman! We are starting a new theme focused on Superman, inspired by the wildly successful Superman movie that released last month.…
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So are we just not going to delve into it? (Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot)
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-75hpj-192c153 Welcome all! Today we are reviewing Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot by Frank Miller and Geof Darrow as our third book in the theme focusing on Geof Darrow. The Big Boy and Rusty the Boy Robot is two-issue comic about an attack on Tokyo by a giant 4-armed, 4-legged, Iguana with atomic…
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An ex-monk and a talking mule walk into the desert…
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-y6wtq-1914d3a Welcome all! This is our review of Shaolin Cowboy by Geof Darrow! Shaolin Cowboy: Start Trek is a story about the Shaolin Cowboy, a former Shaolin monk who wanders the land with a talking mule named Lord Evelyn Dunkirk Winniferd Esq. the Third. Having been “asked” to leave the Shaolin temple, he has since…
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Is is Geof or Gee-off? No, it’s Lieutenant Blueberry – A review of Lieutenant Blueberry first issue
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-yaasw-18f64a6 Hello all, and welcome to our new theme where we focus on the comic book artist Geof Darrow. For our first book we are reviewing Lieutenant Blueberry by Jean Giraud aka Moebius, a book that greatly inspired Geof Darrow. Lieutenant Blueberry follows two military members in post-Civil War America. Lieutenant Craig, a proud son…
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Our Western comics retrospective but there’s really only one book
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-nnymy-18f4069 Welcome all! If you read the title, you may be confused, but when you listen to the episode you’ll get it. (hint: it’s Elfquest). We are so glad you are taking the time to listen to our episode. There are many podcasts you could listen to and so the fact that you are listening…
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The story of resilience, in comics and out of comics (Elfquest)
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-pqi4e-18d3f08 Welcome all! This is our fourth and final review for the theme of Western Comics Classics before our Retrospective. We hope you’ve been enjoying these episodes as they have been fun to record! Elfquest is a classic by Wendy and Richard Pini. The story focuses on the Wolfriders, a tribe of elves fighting for…
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The Book that made us ask “Did you have to go there?” (The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen)
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-29d78-18c349b Welcome everybody! This is our review of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen vol 1 by Alan Moore. This is our third book in the theme of Western Comics Classics. This comic follows a group of individuals who are brought together by a woman who was recently divorced, by the name of Wilhelmina Murray.…
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Indiana Jones’ More Drifter Cousin: Corto Maltese
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-2w9vr-18afaa9 Welcome everybody! Get ready an exciting adventure that awaits! The comic book for today is Corto Maltese: Under the Sign of Capricorn. This is our second book in our new theme of Western Comics Classics. This comic starts off with Corto Maltese reclining in Madame Java’s Inn at Paramaribo in Dutch Guiana. The caption…
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When Galactus comes to town (The Galactus Trilogy + one more)
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-4p6eh-1898f48 Hello all! Welcome to the first episode of our new theme Western Comics Classics! For this theme we pick western comics that are considered classics in the genre. For our first pick we are reviewing The Fantastic Four issues 48-50 aka The Galactus Trilogy and issue 51 “This Man This Monster”. The synopsis of…
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Reflecting on our own reflections (Continuations Retrospective)
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-397gi-18839ec Hello all! Welcome to our Continuations Retrospective, where we discuss the highlights from the books we read for the theme. Those books were The Magic Order vol 2, Something Is Killing the Children vol 2, Invincible vol 3, and The Department of Truth vol 2. For those who are listening for the first time,…
