BwaHaHaCast

They were great. They are great. They always be great. Only - they aren't exactly household names. Here is David and Chris' list of truly underrated comic book artists. Plus - Hat-Band Sam, the Man With the Glowing Hand. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bwahahacast/support

It's obvious that all (most?) villains are jerks, but what about the heroes? David and Chris investigate the dark side of some familiar good guys. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bwahahacast/support

David and Chris explore comics series that currently cannot be found in trade paperback. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bwahahacast/support

If you're bad, do you have to stay that way? In this episode, David and Chris investigate the long history of comic book villains becoming heroes. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bwahahacast/support

These turkeys don't fly, no matter what Les Nessman or Mr. Carlson have to say about it. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bwahahacast/support

The mythologies of both Marvel and DC are vast and include some powerful characters who exist deep in the cosmos and on other planes of existence. David and Chris explore these and more in this episode! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bwahahacast/support

In preparation for Halloween, David and Chris explore terrifying comic book characters. Plus - The Smell of Fear! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bwahahacast/support

What exactly are Jimmy Olsen's Blues? David and Chris plumb the depths of superhero sidekicks to discover the good, the bad, and the just plain weird. Plus - trivia about pants. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bwahahacast/support

Our very first episode was about Batman, but there are many, MANY members of the Batman family. Some of these had or have an ongoing series of their own. Which ones are worth your time? David and Chris investigate. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bwahahacast/support

David and Chris discuss female headliners in comics. Plus - trivia with Proty! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bwahahacast/support

David and Chris salute the career and legacy of George Perez, who recently died due to cancer. Few, if any, have had the lasting career and impact of Perez. His talent was only eclipsed by his warm and incredibly generous personality. We will miss him! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bwahahacast/support

David and Chris continue their discussion of costumes with a few of the good ones but a TON of the bad ones. Plus - the Hulk on the patio! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bwahahacast/support

Who is worthy to fill their shoes? In this episode, David and Chris examine alternate characters who have donned classic superhero costumes. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bwahahacast/support

Spider-man has a tried and true rogues gallery of villains, but which of them really make the grade? David and Chris examine the good, the bad, and the Hypno Hustler. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bwahahacast/support

Who's the lamest of them all? David and Chris weigh in on lame comic book characters. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bwahahacast/support

David finally concedes, and, as a Christmas gift to listeners, we discuss our favorite (and least favorite) comic book movies. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bwahahacast/support

The X-Men have been through so many permutations (get it?) over the years, it's hard to know what's worth reading and what's not. David and Chris X-plore the best the X-Men have to offer in this X-amination of the book and its various spin-offs. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bwahahacast/support

After a bit of a hiatus for DragonCon and other things, David and Chris are back with a closer look at the best alternate timeline comics out there from Marvel and DC. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bwahahacast/support

David and Chris have spent the first 20 episodes talking about almost completely DC and Marvel. But what about the indies? Our hosts investigate some of the best current and classic indie comics in this episode. Also - superhero under (outer?) wear colors. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bwahahacast/support

No other decade in the history of comics is as maligned as the 1990s. Rightfully so, but that doesn't mean there aren't some great comics that emerged during this dark time. David and Chris explore the good and the bad of the EXTREME 90s. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bwahahacast/support

Which do you prefer - Marvel's Invaders or DC's All-Star Squadron/JSA? David and Chris take a closer look at both of these WW2 teams and make some surprising discoveries along the way. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bwahahacast/support

Both Marvel and DC are replete with great characters who get little or no attention. David and Chris aim to rectify that, if even in a small way. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bwahahacast/support

Like soap operas, death in comic books is never permanent. David and Chris explore some of the biggest and, in some cases, the longest-lasting deaths in comics. It's about death...but it's funny...trust us. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bwahahacast/support

It seems that every time a new writer and artist joins a team book they feel the need to add a new character to the classic lineup. Some of these are amazing additions, but all-too-often they are not. David and Chris examine the best and worst character additions to comic book teams in this week's episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bwahahacast/support

The mid to late 70s saw an explosion of comics based on toy and movie properties, mostly due to the juggernaut that was Star Wars. As it turns out, that's just when David and Chris were kids, so these comics (and their associated products) have great memories attached to them. Join them as they explore the realm of comics based on licensed products in this episode of BwaHaHaCast. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bwahahacast/support

David and Chris share their three least favorite (AKA 'Worst') comics ever. Who will make the cut? Previous episodes MAY provide clues! Plus - listener email....and green drippins. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bwahahacast/support

If you've read almost any comics from the 70s to today, then you know the name of J.M. DeMatteis. The prolific author has written everything from the mainstream to the sublime. David and Chris are HUGE JMD fans - there's a mention of him in almost every episode - so they decided to celebrate him this episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bwahahacast/support

David and Chris discuss their favorite mini-series of 4 issues or less - plus, comic book 20 questions! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bwahahacast/support

Is he Marvel's Batman (or is that Moon Knight??) or is he something else entirely? Regardless, Daredevil is a character who has been put through the creative meat grinder more times than David or Chris can count. Our thoughts on that, plus Comic Book 20 questions! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bwahahacast/support

Explore the strange sub-genre of holiday comics with David and Chris. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bwahahacast/support

David and Chris explore the modern legacy of pulp/radio hero The Shadow. Plus: David quizzes Chris on first appearances. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bwahahacast/support

David and Chris take a good look at Spider-Man past, present, and future. Plus, they share the books they are most thankful for during this week of Thanksgiving. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bwahahacast/support

Halloween 2020 is now in the past, but David and Chris take the moment to dig deep into the sometimes arcane (pun intended) history of the swampy-one. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bwahahacast/support

David and Chris explore the many sides of Steve Rogers, including the latest version as penned by Ta Nehisi Coates. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bwahahacast/support

David and Chris look at the good, the bad, and the sometimes bland history of the JLA. Also - what impact has DC's acquisition of the Charlton Comics characters in the 1980s had on the company? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bwahahacast/support

The Hulk has had almost endless iterations, and co-host David Simonton has read them all. Join him and Chris as they examine the good, the bad, and the ugly sides of the Hulk. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bwahahacast/support

David and Chris explore the cornerstone title and team of the Marvel Universe. Along the way, they ponder why no one can seem to create a decent FF movie. Oh, and there's a digression into what has become of Erik Larsen's Savage Dragon, but the details of that are best saved for listeners. Enjoy! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bwahahacast/support

Chris and David examine the long, sometimes tortuous history of a team that has been around in many, many incarnations since 1958. Also, we get in trouble in our discussion of Brian Michael Bendis and Chris inexplicably thinks the Michael Holt version of Mr. Terrific appears in the Keith Giffen '5 Years Later' version of the Legion (he does not). Enjoy! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bwahahacast/support

David and Chris start the episode with a discussion about the flagship Batman title as it currently exists - with James Tynion and Tony Daniel (and Daniel look-a-likes) at the helm. That leads to favorite runs, creative teams, and Bat-villains, as well as a digression into the short-lived Bat-world of Max Allan Collins. Full show notes at: https://link.medium.com/B4nUlvGGf9 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bwahahacast/support