Comic Book of the Day Podcast

Well, this one was a challenge. I wasn't sure I'd be able to podcast about "Welcome Back Kotter". But sure enough, it turned out to be a pretty fun podcast. Join us today as we travel back in time to TV in the 1970s!

From the blockbuster team of Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale comes another of the "Marvel Knights Colors" series. This series examines the relationship Cap had with his sidekick Bucky, and how his "death" affected Cap. It's a great read and a perfect Comic Book of the Day!

Love him or hate him, there's one thing you can't deny, and that's Frank Miller's talent. Guy's got a knack for writing great comics and I'll leave it up to you to decide if this one qualifies. I have my opinion, of course, and today we'll discuss Frank Miller's 1983 epic, "Ronin".

Today we're looking at Charlton Comics. Founded in 1945 and publishing comics well into the 1980s they were an enormously successful publisher (and distributor!) who were responsible for launching the careers of some of the GOATs!

To celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Caped Crusader, it's 100 pages of Batman! Seven harrowing tales from the best of the Batman including an all time Joker classic from the 70s that RE-introduced the Joker as the homicidal maniac that we know and love!

The late, great Dave Stevens is featured on today's podcast with a terrific issue of Comico's Rocketeer Adventure Magazine! We'll look back on a really wonderful time in comics when we take a trip back to the 80s!

Today's comic book of the day contains the heroic story of Lt. JG John F. Kennedy and PT 109. We're going back to 1963 and the height of Camelot!

It's Brave and Bold time on the comic book of the day, and this time Batman's teaming up with his arch-nemesis, Joker! How can this be? What circumstances could POSSIBLY lead to this? Tune in to find out!

Reprinting the classic Batman stories of the early 70s on high quality baxter paper, this series, printed in the late 80s was a great collection of the creative powerhouse that was Denny O'Neil and Neal Adams. These are some of the best stories of the Dark Knight Detective and introduced us to perhaps his greatest foe.

Superman helps America celebrate 200 years of independence in this classic treasury sized reprint of Tomahawk stories from 1976 with a beautiful front AND BACK cover to help celebrate our nation's birth!

Today we jump on the Dark Horse Comics bandwagon! We're talking about a somewhat obscure sci-fi comic from the early 90s, "Virus". It's a fun little romp and creepy story. If you're a fan of "The Thing" or other examples of that "sci-fi-horror" genre, then this might be right up your alley!

Hunter Rose vs Bruce Wayne... Batman vs Grendel! It's the conflict of the century... well... it's the conflict of the 90s at least. Today's Comic Book of the Day is Batman/Grendel: Devil's Riddle from DC and Comico. A Matt Wagner classic!

It's the sixth and final issue of Darwyn Cooke's groundbreaking work, "DC: The New Frontier" on today's Comic Book of the Day Podcast. This particular book is the conclusion to one of my all time favorite comic book stories.

It's the ten best comic stories of 1980... in DIGEST format! Superman, Batman, Deadman, Jonah Hex, Sgt. Rock, The Legion of Super Heroes... they're all here, just shrunk a little. Grab your Slurpee and a handful of Tootsie Rolls and follow along!

Worst. Podcast. Ever.

Today's episode is all about Darwyn Cooke. This is a special edition preview comic from the 2003 San Diego Comic Convention (Comic-Con). I tracked this book down after purchasing a piece of Darwyn's artwork that turned out to be a preliminary sketch of the cover to this comic.

A long time ago, in a comic book spinner rack far, far away...

Today we're saying the word... and... SHAZAM! we're transported back to the mid 70s and Saturday morning TV. "With one magic word..." SHAZAM: The Earth's Mightiest Mortal comes to life!

It's DC's tiniest Super-Hero, The Atom, and this is the story of how he joins the Justice League of America! We're going all the way back to 1962 to talk about JLA No. 14. Atom joins the Justice League!

Today you're in for a treat. We're taking a look at Our Army At War No. 242. It's a 100 Page Super Spectacular with stories about the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Marines, all in one giant 100-page book and all for only 50 cents!

It's Batman and Flash teaming up in "The Disco of Death" in today's Comic Book of the Day Podcast! Put on your dancin' shoes and let's hop on the cosmic treadmill to solve the mystery of the Phantom of the Disco!

It's DIGEST DAY! Today's Comic Book of the Day is Best of DC Blue Ribbon Digest number 33. It's all about the Legion of Superheroes (and some villains too!) on today's podcast. Join us as we look into the wonderful world of digest comics! What's a digest comic? Tune in to find out!

Today we're in the THICK of X-Men lore. It's the X-men, it's (Dark) Phoenix, it's the beginnings of the Hellfire Club... it's Uncanny X-Men No. 125 on the Comic Book of the Day Podcast!

Teen Titans Go! Today we're going to look at Brave and Bold issue no. 54. It's the very first appearance of the Teen Titans! Robin, Kid Flash, and Aqualad join forces for the first time ever! Holy sidekicks, Batman! It's Brave and Bold on the comic book of the day!

Comic books grow up. Today we'll look at Green Lantern 85, the famous issue from 1971 where Speedy gets hooked on heroin. By legendary creators Neal Adams and Denny O'Neil, join us as we dive in to the seedier side of 70s counterculture when DC Comics waded into the world of illegal drugs.

It's Old Testament time! We're talking about Joe Kubert's Bible Stories from DC's Limited Collectors Edition Treasury comics series. All the way back to 1975, and some fun with stories from the Bible!

It's Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons on today's Comic Book of the Day podcast! We'll take a look back at 1984 and discuss one of the best Superman stories ever!

Today's comic book of the day is Flash 273 from DC Comics. It's a special issue for me, and it's the perfect comic to kick off our podcast! Join us as we look back to May 1979 and talk about the Scarlet Speedster.