Reading comics should be fun, and so we're firing up the Comic Book Time Machine to go back in time -- seven days ago or seven decades ago -- to find comics that are fun! Some from our childhood, some from before we were born, some from just a month ago! We cover things like major comic events past…
Yesterday saw the release of TWO comics that are related to the MCU . . . if not part of the MCU proper. The Inifinty Watch #1 continues the event from last summer and spring, which featured the return of Coulson from the dead to take on the role of …
The Comic Book Time Machine takes on something a little different from its usual fair of fanciful fantasy and artful action adventure . . . this time exploring a thoughtful and touching slice of life, with a graphic novel about parenthood, trauma, and dealing with the previous generation while raising …
Coulson's story continues in comics as he gets brought back to life and the newest Infinity Stone gives him some sort of death power . . . what does it mean? We find out a little bit more in the final six pages of the following annuals:Ms. Marvel Annual #1 …
Ben returns to the world of LOGAN'S RUN with a comic story that is TOTALLY NOT Logan's Run, but TOTALLY IS Logan's Run. What do you do when you have a Logan's Run comic book issue, but don't have the Logan's Run license? You strip it of every specific detail …
All four of this episode's comics came in bags, but not blind bags. Still, Ben had no idea what to expect from these three IDW Transformers comics and one original Dollar Tree comic based on their original action figure line Final Faction. What Ben found inside:* A Transformers comic that …
“Wait. What?” ~ Ben's exact words when he was looking at comic book soliciations for last month. But The Human Fly is back! It's a new series! A new continuity! A new creative team! A new publisher! A new millennium! But the same concept: he's the wildest superhero every . …
Philip Coulson died in the comics. Then he returned as an evil creation of Mephisto. And now he's back again! This episode is being posted to both Comic Book Time Machine and Welcome to Level Seven since it deals with both the worlds of Agents of SHIELD and the comic …
Ben digs into his stash of blind bags for some blind bag comics fun, opening a bag he doesn't remember buying that reveals: The question is: even if one of these comics is something he has read before in another blind bag episode, with the Annual's extra length will this …
Seven months ago or so, Ben took a look at the first two issues of a Marvel franchise crossover and a DC franchise crossover. He pitted the two debut issues against each other then, but now he's BACK to follow up on these series not that they have concluded. And …
Using Star Wars as a guideline, we're exploring comic books based on licensed properties that Marvel Comics published from 1977 to 1986. It's the end of an era. Ben reads the final two issues of John Carter, Warlord of Mars from Marvel Comics, wrapping up another of Marvel's Cosmic Comic Series. …
OK. It's not a muck monster . . . and may not technically be a swamp, but a CREATURE from a LAGOON is close enough!!! Join Ben as he talks about a comic series he was wary about, but after taking the chance on the first two issues, he is …
For the first time in Comic Book Time Machine history, Ben reviews a comic from THE FUTURE! This basically means that thanks to Mad Cave, publishers of today's comic book topic, Ben was able to read an advanced reader's copy of GATCHAMAN #1 and GATCHAMAN – KEN: DEATHMATCH! So not …
Ben reads the smallest comics he has ever seen! And by “reads”, we mean “looks at and tries to read but they're so small”! Join us for an unboxing of tiny figures with tiny comics!!!
Using Star Wars as a guideline, we're exploring comic books based on licensed properties that Marvel Comics published from 1977 to 1986. For this episode, Ben reads the FINAL three chapters in the 12-issue epic “Master Assassin of Mars” from JOHN CARTER issues 25-27, cover dated July 1979, August 1979, and …
In the days after the fall of the Galatic Empire, one man stands to seek justice for Emperor Palpatine. Kir Kanos the last Imperial Royal Guard, seeks vengeance on all those who killed the Emperor as the last act of his sacred oath. Daniel delves into this story and chronicles why he …
It's a battle royale of battle royale comics! Predator vs Wolverine verses Justice League vs Kong vs Godzilla!!! Which comic book will win? Which has the better art? The better story? The better price? The better covers? And when it comes down to it, which ones will Ben continue reading???
Man-Thing celebrated his 50th anniversary recently, and so as time goes on the issues of his comic books have been celebrating their own 50th anniversaries! While I am not sure how long this will last, I wanted to take a look at these comics . . . about 50 years …
Using Star Wars as a guideline, we're exploring comic books based on licensed properties that Marvel Comics published from 1977 to 1986. For this episode, Ben reads the next three chapters in the 12 issue epic “Master Assassin of Mars” from JOHN CARTER issues 21-23, December 1978, January 1979, and February …
Ben opens another blind bag, this one purchased from a store that purchased it from a Wal-Mart to resell it. Ben rescued it from a table filled with random items from Wal-Mart. The comic books inside are not anything that Ben would read on his own, but since he purchased …
No, your ears aren't deceiving you! This episode is going out on THREE different feeds! We recording this episode for WELCOME TO LEVEL SEVEN (Ben's podcast about the Marvel Cinematic Universe), and his co-host Stewart agreed to let him repurpose it over here, because SWAMP COMICS!!! Here we have the …
No, your ears aren't deceiving you! This episode is going out on THREE different feeds! We recording this episode for WELCOME TO LEVEL SEVEN (Ben's podcast about the Marvel Cinematic Universe), and his co-host Stewart agreed to let him repurpose it over here, because SWAMP COMICS!!! Here we have the …
Using Star Wars as a guideline, we're exploring comic books based on licensed properties that Marvel Comics published from 1977 to 1986. Ben returns to 1979 to read the toy-line tie-in SHOGUN WARRIORS! Last issue introduced three pilots and one robot . . . but this issue brings two more robots …
Recently, Ben was a guest on The Baron Earls Show, and he had the chance to chat with them about his comic book career, current projects, and other fun things. You can find The Baron Earls Show here:https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBARONEARLSShow You can find SuperSonic Pod Comics here:http://supersonicpodcomics.com
A mini-series Ben learned about almost accidentally became a pleasant surprise. It was self-contained, all the parts were well written, and it referenced the past and present in ways that were accessible and easy to understand. This is a “lost episode” in the sense that it was recorded and then …
So in the previous episode from the main feed of Comic Book Time Machine, Ben talked about the first part of the Flea Market Challenge – he had $3 cash in his wallet and determined to find a comic or two that he would enjoy but only using the $3 …
In the 1960s, Doctor Who's enemies enjoyed some popularity among the youth of England. Because of contractual ownership, Terry Nation, as the Daleks' creator, was able to license the characters for a number of things, including the comic strips contained in this collection. And what a collection! In this episode, …
(We have moved our websites to a new server, and as a result we lost this post, meaning I had to re-upload it. Please accept our apologies if you had this show up in your feed twice. Thank you!) Using Star Wars as a guideline, we're exploring comic books based on …
Using Star Wars as a guideline, we're exploring comic books based on licensed properties that Marvel Comics published from 1977 to 1986. THE HUMAN FLY . . . ends here! This episode covers the FINAL issue of The Human Fly! Did they even know it was the final episode? Maybe yes, …
So while at an antique store with my wife, I came across a box of comics. Amidst the too-expensive for what they were back issues, was a packet of comics that had an original price tag of $14.95 and that included a graphic novel with a cover price of $13.95 …
An unexpected find at the comic book shop! Alone, on a shelf off to the side, was an unusually formatted book: large format, saddle stitched, on cheaper cardstock. It was a Star Trek graphic novel in a decidedly un-graphic novel format. Purchased on a whim, it turned out to be …
Using Star Wars as a guideline, we're exploring comic books based on licensed properties that Marvel Comics published from 1977 to 1986. And we're beginning the journey to find a lonely plant . . . known as . . . EARTH! So excited! Battlestar Galactica was absolutely the product of a …
Drawn by two primary things – the alternate Marvel universe and Phil Coulson – Ben gave Heroes Reborn a chance. Ben hated the Coulson part, but the series itself was so good that he went all in and got all the tie-ins. This episode covers the main series – the …
NOTE: This episode was SUPPOSED to be episode 163 . . . but I screwed up! So we're posting it NOW, as episode 169. Sorry!!! (~ Ben) Disney+ is six months old, so Matt interviewed our resident Disney expert, Daniel Butcher, to get his thoughts on how the new streaming …
Daniel and Matt list their Top 10 favorite characters from Marvel Comics!
Daniel and Matt list their Top 10 favorite characters from DC Comics!
What a time to love comic book swamp monsters! First up: Ben takes a quick look at the second issue of Swamp Thing Future State Then: The Swamp Thing is a ten issue maxi-series by Ram V and Mike Perkins, introducing a new Swamp Thing to protect the green Finally: …
The end of 2020 and beginning of 2021 featured two comic book events with Swamp Thing, and this week had a couple swamp related surprises in the comics world. As usual, Ben judges these swamp based comics using the following paradigm:CONTENT – is the story good?COVER – is the cover …
The end of 2020 and beginning of 2021 featured two comic book events with Swamp Thing, and this week had a couple swamp related surprises in the comics world. As usual, Ben judges these swamp based comics using the following paradigm:CONTENT – is the story good?COVER – is the cover …
Ben takes a look at a blind bag comic set that Wal-Mart had earlier this summer, set to be released to coincide with the Wonder Woman sequel. Now that the movie is actually being released, Ben pulled out the “bag” and opened it to read the Wonder Woman tie-in and …
It’s the 70s! And it’s a serial killer! And it’s Santa Claus!?! It’s a Christmas miracle that I found this comic on Christmas Eve when I was waiting for my kids to fall asleep and it’s an audacious framing story that allows Cain and Abel to tell some middling horror …
It’s the Christmas season! Who’s up for a good murder mystery? Well, if you are up for a good murder mystery, you’re going to have to settle for this . . . Three stories. One hundred pages. And a LOT of groaning. It’s not ALL awful, but it’s close. Merry …
Using Star Wars as a guideline, we’re exploring comic books based on licensed properties that Marvel Comics published from 1977 to 1986. Star Wars continues! Luke faces Vader . . . in a hallucination! Han Solo faces Chewy . . . in a zero-G arena! Leia faces stormtroopers . . . …
Two swamp-related comics have been released recently, so Ben heads off to the swamps to record about them. As usual, Ben judges these swamp based comics using the following paradigm:CONTENT – is the story good?COVER – is the cover poster-worthy?CREATURE – how does the creature look? LEGEND OF THE SWAMP …
Wal-Mart and DC Comics are done with the 100-Page Giants, and have now moved to a blind bag style of comics. Each blind bag isn’t really BLIND because they are packaging the same four comics in each of the five different packages, and t’s not really new because they’ve been …
Back in 2013, Daniel and Matt recorded a long conversation discussing every single series released as part of the first wave of The New 52!
An overview and review of the new Allegiance Comics publisher’s output, with their four “pilot episode” comics: Bass Reeves, an historical fiction biography western; Red Rooster, a superhero period piece; Norah’s Saga, a young adult geared adventure series set in modern day Canada, but featuring vikings; and The Futurists, an …
After receiving a gift of a sealed set of comics from the 80s, Ben of course opens the set and immediately destroys the collectible value! But what does he find inside? Well, he wasn’t surprised by the issues (the packaging revealed that much), but he WAS surprised when he read …
The full team of the three comic book time travelers is together again to talk about a comic book series that none of them had read and none of them new what to expect! The never before collected GREEN TEAM: TEEN TRILLIONAIRES (and the ONLY uncollected series from the first …
The world is on lockdown! Millions are stuck inside their homes! Yet quarantine has led to Daniel and Matt reuniting to discuss comic books from yesterday, today, and tomorrow!
The world is on lockdown! Millions are stuck inside their homes! Yet quarantine has led Ben to read some comics that he may not have read, because it led him to make some purchase he may not have made. The comic shops Ben talked about are:BuyMeToys.com and Tom’s Vintage Toy …
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