Episodes
Thursday Dec 14, 2023
The Greatest Year End Review and MAILBAG
Thursday Dec 14, 2023
Thursday Dec 14, 2023
“The Greatest Year End Review and MAILBAG!!” is a truly unique show because we try to sum up our year but get sidetracked by the “how do we ‘save’ comics” conversation that comics retailers and people like Mark Millar ignited this last week online. Then we deftly transition into some truly illuminating mailbag questions that have us questioning our innermost beliefs about everything from crime and punishment to the arguable genius of Wes Anderson. This is a great and eclectic convo that shows you where our and our supporters’ thoughts are centered in December 2023. Enjoy!!
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Thursday Nov 30, 2023
Is Superhero Fatigue the Greatest
Thursday Nov 30, 2023
Thursday Nov 30, 2023
“Is Superhero Fatigue The Greatest?” That’s a loaded question isn’t it? It’s funny that it only took about 12 years of consistent, big budget comic book fare at the movies for us to declare that the party was over and mostly because one company “started losing the thread.” Ed and Producer Bill refute this assertion while also acknowledging the limitations of the genre as presently represented. There’s a fantastic conversation to be had about the new ways that we are going to depict superheroes in the future via things like Invincible, The Boys, and the new James Gunn DC Universe. This is a great primer for the type of conversation we’ll be having at LA COMICON (https://comicconla.com/) on Saturday December 2nd 2023 in Room 402 A at 3:00 p.m. and in our Nerdy Standup Show at 6:00 p.m. in Room 402 B!! Come see us and get a signed art print from Producer Bill while supplies last!!
Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
The Greatest Films of the Last Five Years
Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
Of course this can’t be THE definitive list of “The Greatest Films of The Last Five Years” but it’s the ones that sprang to mind while we recorded this. We’re here to debunk the notion that “they don’t make ‘em like that anymore.” Because they kinda do but you’re missing them because you’re a slave to the algorithm and marketing. Ron said during the recording that we’d provide a list of all the movies we talk about but, um no, just listen to the damn episode and you’ll see we aren’t mentioning any Marvel flicks or stuff everybody knows. This is some populist, yet gourmet shit we’re talking about. These (for our money, which may have a different exchange rate than yours) are movies made recently that aren’t franchises or reboots and have the ability to move you by illustrating some true aspect of the human experience. Enjoy!
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Tuesday Nov 07, 2023
The Greatest Vacation Spots in the Multiverse
Tuesday Nov 07, 2023
Tuesday Nov 07, 2023
You ever want to get away? Of course you do, you’re listening to a pop culture podcast. So we present to you the “The Greatest Vacation Spots in The Multiverse.” Would you book a trip to Gotham City? Is the theater scene worth all the crime? Is Metropolis real estate insanely expensive? Would you live anywhere in Star Wars? Is visiting Latveria under Dr. Doom or the city of the Elves from Lord Of The Rings like going to Dubai? This one’s about world-building and trying to look at these many fantastical lands as possible vacation destinations for us mere mortals.
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Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
The Greatest Horrors
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
Just in time for Halloween, we discuss “The Greatest Horrors.” This isn’t just about movies or novels or comic depictions of horror, it's a revelatory look at what scares us as a group. Is open water more scary than Michael Myers? Is Chucky more scary than Annabelle? What makes horror work for us as a genre? Producer Bill, Ron, and Ed tell what makes them shiver and hopefully we can bond over the universal language of fear.
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Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
The Greatest Thing About Independent Comics with Artist Jeff Johnson
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
Jeff's Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1536854088/rogues-kingdom-issue-1?fbclid=IwAR1ijZ4jXC-GZ9WYuXkChjadCQoaEEX_TBPmkPr6ufu8Due1_3PjV4Osnkw
“The Greatest Thing About Independent Comics” is the subject of our chat with comic book artist, and storyboard savant Jeff Johnson. He’s got an independent, fantasy adventure comic on Kickstarter called Rogues’ Kingdom with James Robinson and Brennan Wagner. We talk and look at some images (see our Youtube version of this podcast!) but mostly we get Jeff’s ethos on storytelling and dig into the life of a comic book artist. Listen and learn from a master storyteller who along with Dan Panosian, and Dave Johnson, formed The Original Drink and Draw Social Club. Are comics going more towards independent production since they are such valuable intellectual properties for adaptation into other mediums OR are independent comics some of the last truly unique stories available in popular media?
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Tuesday Oct 10, 2023
Tuesday Oct 10, 2023
This is the senses-shattering conclusion to our series on “The Greatest Writers In Comics.” We discuss canceled people, low-key right-wingers, idea guys, and luminaries…some of these writers are all of these things at once. We get into the business of comics writing and cover some of the people who have decided that “working for the man” i.e. the Big 2 isn’t for them. Or they use the Big 2 (Marvel and DC) to get a name and make their own empires elsewhere. Are comics the best way to become a ‘creative’? Are business success and accessible stories the truest indicator of skill? We cover your favorite writer's favorite writers (Morrison, Millar, Ennis, Simone, Kirkman just to name a few) and as is our way, some of your favorite writers catch strays. Enjoy this supersized extravaganza!!!!
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Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
In part two of The Greatest Comic Book Writers we try to get to the modern guys but the giants like Miller, Gaiman, Dwayne McDuffie, Mark Waid, Alan Moore etc., emerge to lead us through the 1980’s and the 1990’s using their vision to expand what comics could be.
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Monday Sep 18, 2023
The Greatest Writers in Comics Part 1(Stan Lee? Jack Kirby?)
Monday Sep 18, 2023
Monday Sep 18, 2023
“The Greatest Writers in Comics” (Part One) MOSTLY concerns people who work for “the big 2” meaning Marvel and DC, however within that framework we will discuss everyone from iconoclasts to “jobbers” as the Cartoonist Kayfabe guys say. There are also people who can do both superhero AND independent “mature” work with equal aplomb. We will speak with some nuance about what these men and women accomplished in the formative years of comics, building the giant shoulders on which contemporary comics stand. We try to determine exactly what constitutes the beginning of “modern” comics and what qualifies as an actual evolution or revolution in comics. Dig in cuz part one’s a whole meal, but just know there’s much more to come!
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Monday Sep 11, 2023
The Greatest Powers?
Monday Sep 11, 2023
Monday Sep 11, 2023
*Next week we will be back on a more or less weekly schedule. Thanks for enduring the dog days.* The question mark in “The Greatest Powers?” refers to Ed’s relentless pursuit of the downside of superpowers if they were to exist. Would having them be the greatest? This made for a slightly more interesting conversation than the typical “who could beat who” feats convos that dominate the nerd space. Enjoy the plethora of sex jokes that happen when we don’t have Producer Bill for ballast.
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Buy Ron’s album here:
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