Cold Storage - A Comics Podcast

Late night and strong drinks. ‘Nuff said

30 - Invincible:Family Matters by Robert Kirkman and Cory Walker

Listen as we stumble our way through this long awaited review and release. We talk about one of the most celebrated X-Men stories if all time,no pun intended, and bring some other entertaining things to the mic. Enjoy the pleasure brought to your ears.

Join us as we dive into one of marvels not so long lasting horror anthologies with some of the most talented and influential creators of all time. Also a little Wonder Woman talk and only a little drunk talk and some other stuff that no one had the patients to edit. Enjoy

Take a dive with us into this dumpster fire as we explore the vastness that is the CRISIS. This is the event book that started it all folks, hold on tight and enjoy the ride.

Warren Magazine published this taboo book about war and the realistic take it has. Jump into the trenches with us as we talk about Tales From the Parents Basement, review our favorite stories and talk about the horrors of war.

A story about freedom and individuality. Set in the far future of the 1990s. Travel with us to talk about V Evey and their exploits to take London back for the people. Britain Prevails.

A golden age style story where Batman and Superman switch hometowns to stop each other's arch nemisi Joker and Lex Luthor with an orphanage caught in the middle. 1990.

Here you have it! The episode we deemed too horrible to release but since quarantine has kept us from producing new content, we are graciously letting you in on our cutting room floor

The epic retelling of the birth of the DCU by the late, great Darwyn Cooke

In honor of Halloween, We are reviewing Creepy 1 and 7 from 1964

Were the best at what we do... and what we do is ramble

Superman plopped smack dab in the middle of mother russia. You won’t believe what happens next!

In 1966, Kirby and Lee were on fire! In 6 issues of Fantastic Four, they introduced The Inhumans, Silver Surfer, Galactus and Black Panther and the awesome classic story ‘This Man, This Monster’ ta boot! There is nothing not to love about the intro to Galactus. Listen to us barf praise all over it! Good Life!

You know it, you love it.

In 1978, DC comics published one of the silliest stories in comics history (even by comic book standards). Superman vs. Mohammed Ali was originally published as “All-New Collectors Edition #C-56” This issue flows like a butterfly and stings like a B-

1974 saw the last time Kirby an Simon worked together in the form of a revamped Sandman. This is a very underrated book and all the people that helped out just made it that much more special. Check it out!

In 1975, DC comics released a comic series which was (somehow) composed of only first issues. DC 1st Issue Special had 12 different issue 1’s done by a variety of creators with a bunch of new characters and some familiar ones. Among these were three titles done by the King, Jack Kirby on his way out the door from DC. In this episode we review all 3.

It’s raining men! That’s right! Men is the theme of the 3 Swamp Thing Issues we are reviewing today! Issue 3 features Patchwork Man or as we call him, “Patch Workman”, issue 4 features the Wolfman and issue 7 has Batman.

Comics aren’t just for kids anymore! That’s the idea behind this 1987 reboot of the Shazam story. Enter the world of the grim and gritty streets of 1980s San Francisco where Billy Batson gets his powers and has to deal with real world issues. Thanks a lot Roy #shazam #tinfoilage #roythomas #tommandrake

You thought Endgame was big? This is arguably the biggest comic book event ever made (or that ever will be made)! It’s insane that this book even exists but in 2003, comic book fans were given an amazing gift that is JLA/Avengers! Stay tuned for our review!

Feeling bad about the new Hellboy movie? Have we got a treat for you!? This week we talk about Savage Dragon Issues 34 and 35 - Better known as the time Hellboy met Savage Dragon. This book has it all! Listen as we fumble our way through a review #hellboy #savagedragon #comicbooks

Will eisner’s The Spirit Magazine 1 - 1976

Hey Cold Storagers! This week we review "This Man... This Monster!" by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby The story appears in Fantastic Four #51. There is a lot to love about this Kirby Lee joint. Some of the greatest full page art Jack ever did. Peter David uses this story as an example of how to handle plot in a single comic in his book on writing comics. Bonus, Cally buys the crappy reprint editions part 2

In this issue, we review “Wrath of the Spectre” from 1988 which was a series that reprinted the Spectre stories from the 1970s contained in Adventure Comics 331 to 340. They were written by Michael Fleisher with by Jim Aparo. “The Wrath of the Spectre” also contained 3 stories, written by Fleisher, that were never illustrated or released back in the 70s. Aparo came back to do the art and the stories were included with the reprint collection. Give a listen to hear our thoughts and make sure and leave a review!

Joining Spencer and Cally again this week is the gentle giant, Ryan, our old pal from “Tales from the Parents’ Basement.” This week we review the heartbreaking story and eventual prequel to Grant Morrison’s “Batman and Son” storyline. Batman: Son of the Demon is a 1987 graphic novel by writer Mike W. Barr and artist Jerry Bingham, published by DC Comics. It was originally released in both hardcover and softcover formats. It tells the story of Batman falling in love with Talia and almost achieving happiness and the heartbreaking conclusion which has had a major impact on the current Batman series

We are honored to have our special guest Ryan on the show today to help us review Thor: The Ballad of Beta Ray Bill! (1983) This classic storyline, written and drawn by Walt Simonson, introduced us to the alien Beta Ray Bill who was the first one, outside of Asgard, to pick up Mjolnir. This storyline spanned Thor issues 337-340. Pro Tip: For The love of God, please don’t buy the modern re-colorized version of this story that Cally bought.

In 1986, John Byrne was recruited from Marvel Comics to reinvent Superman for a brand-new audience. Along with inker Dick Giordano, Byrne reimagined the look of Superman, Lois Lane, Krypton and Lex Luthor. The relationships between Superman and Lois, Superman and Batman, and Superman and Luthor were reexamined and tweaked for modern readers. Old villains such as Bizarro returned and new ones, such as Magpie, were introduced. It was the dawn of a new age for the Man of Steel that endures today.

Join Us as we gush all over Richard Stark’s “The Score” drawn and adapted by the incomparable Darwyn Cooke. Fresh from his Eisner Award-winning efforts on The Hunter and The Outfit, Darwyn Cooke now sets his steely sights on The Score, the classic Richard Stark Parker novel from 1964. Parker becomes embroiled in a plot with a dozen partners in crime to pull off what might be the ultimate heist-robbing an entire town. Everything was going fine for a while, and then things got bad. Considered one of the best in the Parker series, The Score is the perfect vehicle for Darwyn Cooke to pull out all the stops and let loose with a book that has all the impact of a brutal kick to the solar plexus!

Join Cally and Spencer as they review “Kingdom Come” by Mark Waid and Alex Ross. Kingdom Come is a four-issue comic book miniseries published in 1996 by DC Comics under their Elseworlds imprint. It was written by Mark Waid and Alex Ross and painted in gouache by Ross, who also developed the concept from an original idea. This Elseworlds story is a deconstructionist tale set in a future that deals with a growing conflict between the visibly out-of-touch "traditional" superheroes, and a growing population of largely amoral and dangerously irresponsible new vigilantes, in many cases the offspring of the traditional heroes.

Join Cally and Spencer as they review “Omac” by Jack “King” Kirby. Omac was one of the last characters Jack did during his stint at DC. He used a scrapped design for a futuristic Captain America he had come up with years earlier.