Comic Journey Podcast

Are you tired of superhero comics? Or just wanted to expand your comic reading repertoire? We'll be taking a break from superhero comics and giving some indie recommendations. Alan has a couple of sci-fi books and Johnny has two nonfiction books to discuss today. Song: MBB - Feel Good (Vlog No Copyright Music) Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music. Video Link: https://youtu.be/wIDKJeLXO5Q 

We all love this hobby and we just had to wonder: what if we had a comic book shop? Just a disclaimer: we don't have any experience to speak of in regards to owning and running a business. But boy do we have dreams! Fun dreams of having a super awesome comic book shop with everything we could ever want. What are those things? Listen to find out! Song: MBB - Feel Good (Vlog No Copyright Music) Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music. Video Link: https://youtu.be/wIDKJeLXO5Q 

We'll talk about specific books that we consider keys, but the market may not. The market let's us know what's hot, but in a lot of ways personal keys are what makes this hobby a real personal journey. Listen to find out the relatively cheap books that we like! Song: MBB - Feel Good (Vlog No Copyright Music) Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music. Video Link: https://youtu.be/wIDKJeLXO5Q 

We're Back! A lot of things have changed since the last time we had an episode. From personal life to comic collecting, lets reflect on where we were and where we are today! If we could go back in time, would we make any changes? Song: MBB - Feel Good (Vlog No Copyright Music) Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music. Video Link: https://youtu.be/wIDKJeLXO5Q 

You know the old saying “A rising tide lifts all boats?”. Well, it looks like there’s rising tide lifting all comic book prices. In this episode, we discuss how that affects us and how our goals for this year may change. Song: MBB - Feel Good (Vlog No Copyright Music) Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music. Video Link: https://youtu.be/wIDKJeLXO5Q 

In this episode of Comic Journey, we take a break from our usual focused discussions and just catch up on everything comic book related that we’ve done in the past week, like what books we’ve been reading and visits to our local comic book shop.    Song: MBB - Feel Good (Vlog No Copyright Music) Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music. Video Link: https://youtu.be/wIDKJeLXO5Q

Us folks at Comic Journey love comic books. And it’s our love that makes it so gut-wrenching when we come across our pet peeves in collecting. Hear to find out what collecting challenges we’re facing and how we overcome them.Song: MBB - Feel Good (Vlog No Copyright Music)Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music.Video Link: https://youtu.be/wIDKJeLXO5Q 

Welcome to the first issue of the comic journey book club! We’re reading the Rick Remender run of Uncanny X-Force that was published in 2010. In this episode, we’ll be talking about the first volume, “The Apocalypse Solution”. Join us and find out why this series is soooo good. Song: MBB - Feel Good (Vlog No Copyright Music)Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music.Video Link: https://youtu.be/wIDKJeLXO5Q 

Hot books don’t last very long on the shelves of your local comic book store. And before you know it, the book you’ve been waiting for is on eBay for way above cover price. How do we avoid this unfortunate situation? Listen to find out!  Song: MBB - Feel Good (Vlog No Copyright Music)Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music.Video Link: https://youtu.be/wIDKJeLXO5Q

Here’s the beginning of one of our 2021 comic journey goals! In this episode we talk about what books we’ve read so far and what we’re going to read as part of our book club for the rest of the year. Song: MBB - Feel Good (Vlog No Copyright Music)Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music.Video Link: https://youtu.be/wIDKJeLXO5Q 

The comic journey continues! We mostly accomplished our 2020 goals; now it’s onto 2021. In this episode we set our 2021 goals about expanding our comic knowledge and reaching for another grail.Song: MBB - Feel Good (Vlog No Copyright Music)Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music.Video Link: https://youtu.be/wIDKJeLXO5Q 

It’s a new year and it’s a new opportunity for us to brainstorm what we can discuss in our podcast in 2021! We’ll touch upon a bunch of topics that we’ll dive into later this year. Check out what’s in store!Song: MBB - Feel Good (Vlog No Copyright Music)Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music.Video Link: https://youtu.be/wIDKJeLXO5Q 

Year one of this comic journey is over! Did we accomplish our goals? Listen to find out how far we got in reaching our 2020 goals and what we learned along the way.Song: MBB - Feel Good (Vlog No Copyright Music)Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music.Video Link: https://youtu.be/wIDKJeLXO5Q 

Time flies when you’re having fun and we were surprised that we read as much as we did in 2020. In this episode, we talk about the stories that have kept us excited about comic books. What a collector likes this year can affect what they collect the next year so we take this time to reflect upon what makes us passionate about comic books.  Song: MBB - Feel Good (Vlog No Copyright Music)Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music.Video Link: https://youtu.be/wIDKJeLXO5Q

We look at the difference between DC and Marvel’s style of expressing stories via two popular series: Marvel Zombies and DCeased. Both feature superheroes becoming un-dead creatures that overrun the Earth, but Marvel and DC have their own way of interpreting that popular trope. In this episode we take a look at how each company decided to write their zombie book and how those decisions symbolize the stylistic difference between the two comic book publishers we see today.Song: MBB - Feel Good (Vlog No Copyright Music)Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music.Video Link: https://youtu.be/wIDKJeLXO5Q

A comic book journey that has spanned over several years, or even decades, can be full of triumphs and missteps. In this episode, we ask ourselves, what if we could go back in time to change our decisions about what and how we collected? Would we still have picked up the same books we did back then given what we know today? Let’s go back in time!

In this episode, Johnny and Alan reflect upon how they feel about their comic journey. 2020 has been a busy year for us. With so many cool books out there to get, how can we adjust our collecting so that we don’t burn out? At what point in our comic journey did we stop and think about what we really want? What an existential crisis! Join us to find out how we evaluate our current journey status and where we want to do next. Song: MBB - Feel Good (Vlog No Copyright Music)Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music.Video Link: https://youtu.be/wIDKJeLXO5Q

In this episode, we talk about a book from Johnny’s and Alan’s journey: Giant Size Xmen 1. What’s our connection to this key? Where does this book fit into X-men’s history? How did the transition from the old team to the new team go down? Just how many first appearances are in this giant book? Let’s find out!Song: MBB - Feel Good (Vlog No Copyright Music)Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music.Video Link: https://youtu.be/wIDKJeLXO5Q

In this episode we read a book from Alan’s journey: Amazing Spider-Man (ASM) Annual 1, which is not only the first step in Alan’s ASM Annual journey, but it also has the first appearance of the Sinister Six! How does this issue hold up over time? How does the actual origin compare to the origin stories in the cartoons and video games that we’ve seen over the years? Join us to find out!Song: MBB - Feel Good (Vlog No Copyright Music)Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music.Video Link: https://youtu.be/wIDKJeLXO5Q 

Episode 20, a personal key that brings a key characteristic to Batman's character to light. A plot point used multiple times and in many mediums, all based off of Batman's dossier of the JLA. Wondering how close Ra's Al Ghul gets to taking over the world, and how close Batman gets to getting kicked out of the JLA? Listen to find out. Song: MBB - Feel Good (Vlog No Copyright Music)Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music.Video Link: https://youtu.be/wIDKJeLXO5Q 

Episode 19 brings you our 2020 Goals Q3 Update. We remind you of our 2020 goals (collecting / knowledge / displaying / LCS supporting). We've made some progress since our update in June. Wondering how close we are, and if we track to meet those goals by the end of year? Listen to find out.  Song: MBB - Feel Good (Vlog No Copyright Music) Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music. Video Link: https://youtu.be/wIDKJeLXO5Q

Episode 18 brings you a review of a common tool used by many of the comic book community, Key Collector App. We take a look at when we first found out about this tool, when we first used it, and how it helped guide us throughout our individual journeys. Have you tried it out, do you have opinions on it? Join us to find out more. Song: MBB - Feel Good (Vlog No Copyright Music) Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music. Video Link: https://youtu.be/wIDKJeLXO5Q

Episode 17 brings you a fresh look at an oldie but goodie. We compare a first appearance in comics vs its modern first appearance in different media, specifically film. We look at this topic through the lens of the character Black Panther, from FF52 in 1966, to the film in 2018, in tribute of the passing of Chadwick Boseman. Join us on our comic / film journey.Song: MBB - Feel Good (Vlog No Copyright Music) Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music. Video Link: https://youtu.be/wIDKJeLXO5Q

Episode 16 brings you the topic of having evolving feelings about books that are on your 'must have' lists. We do this through the study of Darkseid's first cameo / full appearance. We learn about the spec stages of hotness, it's so hot right now I need it, oh maybe it's not that hot, actually it could be hot, I think it could be the right amount of hotness. Comics, just like their stories, offer you insights, but it's up to you on how you feel about them. Join us while we do this through the lens of the king himself, Jack Kirby. Song: MBB - Feel Good (Vlog No Copyright Music) Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music. Video Link: https://youtu.be/wIDKJeLXO5Q

Episode 15 brings you the topic of cameos vs first appearances. We venture back in time and take a look at Wolverine's first, and second-first appearance in Hulk #180 /snikt// #181. We dive into his origin, over these two issues. Where do you stand on this topic? Listen to find out our opinions for both sides.  Song: MBB - Feel Good (Vlog No Copyright Music) Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music. Video Link: https://youtu.be/wIDKJeLXO5Q

Episode 14 brings you a strange twist to our comic journey. We venture back in time and reality, where we try to fill in the blanks of where it all started, at least for one character. We know keys and first appearances are all the rave, but have you read the stories of all your keys? We take a deeper look at one origin, one issue. Care to join us for the ride? Listen to find out where our journey takes us.  Song: MBB - Feel Good (Vlog No Copyright Music)Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music.Video Link: https://youtu.be/wIDKJeLXO5Q

Episode 13 brings you to the part of our comic journey where we take it up a notch. Big goals can start from meager beginnings. Today we discuss a potential way to use what you have to get what you really want. Wondering how we plan to make some sacrifices to obtain our future goals/holiest of grails? Listen to find out.  Song: MBB - Feel Good (Vlog No Copyright Music)Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music.Video Link: https://youtu.be/wIDKJeLXO5Q

Episode 12 brings you to the part of our comic journey where we try to fill in the gaps of our comic knowledge. It's difficult to keep up with 50,000+ books on just Marvel and DC apps. Some learn canon through original stories, tv shows, wikipedia. Want to know how we try to grow our comic knowledge? Listen to find out.  Song: MBB - Feel Good (Vlog No Copyright Music) Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music. Video Link: https://youtu.be/wIDKJeLXO5Q

Episode 11 brings you to the part of our comic journey where we ride the digital wave. With changing times we discuss how the comic industry / LCS' are coping. With shifts from floppy to TPB / digital, we discuss pros and cons, and the inevitability of change. This is not your parents' floppy to zip disk. Will we ride the wave or be crushed by it? Listen to find out.  Song: MBB - Feel Good(Vlog No Copyright Music) Music provided by VlogNoCopyrightMusic. Video Link: https://youtu.be/wIDKJeLXO5Q

Episode 10 brings you to the part of our comic journey where we dream big, huge, omega level, crossover event even, multiverse probably! Some books may be unattainable but it's always fun to dream. We discuss what would be in our collection if there were no monetary barrier from obtaining those books. What's on our list of 'Holiest of Grails'? Listen to find out.  Song: MBB - Feel Good (Vlog No Copyright Music) Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music. Video Link: https://youtu.be/wIDKJeLXO5Q

Episode 9 brings you to the part of our comic journey where we compare how we stored books early in our collection career to now. With a growing collection of modern and silver age books, we've had to adjust the what/where/how we store our prized possessions based on ever changing new information. Handling and storing carefully are key to keeping a collection in tip top shape for decades. Half backs? Full backs? poly bags? mylar sleeves? top loaders? what does it all mean to us? Listen to find out.

Episode 8 brings you to the part our comic journey where we figure out how we keep up with comic news. Where do we go to learn about general comic knowlede, story arcs, comic tropes, spec, distributor disarray, and so much more? Listen to find out.Song: MBB - Feel Good (Vlog No Copyright Music)Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music.Video Link: https://youtu.be/wIDKJeLXO5Q

Episode 7 brings you our journey into reading...our comics. We talk about how we read our new and old comics, from floppies, to TPBs, to omnibuses, and even more. Wonder how we can read a collection of over 49,000 books? Listen to find out.Song: MBB - Feel Good (Vlog No Copyright Music)Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music.Video Link: https://youtu.be/wIDKJeLXO5Q

Episode 6 brings you our 2020 goals: mid-year update. We talk about where we were, and where we are for 2020. How close or how far are we to reaching those goals (Comic runs, first appearences, annuals, comic book rooms)? Listen to find out.Song: MBB - Feel Good (Vlog No Copyright Music)Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music.Video Link: https://youtu.be/wIDKJeLXO5Q

Episode 5 brings you a unique way that LCS' have coped with closed doors and uncertain times. We are currently sheltering in place, and yet somehow, our LCS' have found a way to still create community while socially distancing, it also helps that their patrons have a cool new way to still purchase these specially curated books.Song: MBB - Feel Good (Vlog No Copyright Music)Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music.Video Link: https://youtu.be/wIDKJeLXO5Q

Episode 4 brings you our personal highs and lows of purchasing books on eBay. Last time we talked about eBay, we talked about the how, this time we talk about the what. What happened when we came across some great deals, as well as some (post code) horror stories.Song: MBB - Feel Good (Vlog No Copyright Music)Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music.Video Link: https://youtu.be/wIDKJeLXO5Q

Episode 3 brings you our experiences with purchasing books on eBay. We talk about tips / tricks, as well as experiences on auctions, dealing with sellers, and how to avoid bad situations. There are many venues in which you can obtain books, eBay is just one of them, but if used correctly, can be a great tool to add to your JIC utility belt.Song: MBB - Feel Good (Vlog No Copyright Music)Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music.Video Link: https://youtu.be/wIDKJeLXO5Q

Join us in our Journey Into Comics.Episode 2 brings you our 2020 goals. We talk about some short / mid / long term goals for 2020, discussing topics not just about the books themselves, but everything surrounding them. We dive deeper into why goals are important, especially for those new into the hobby and those coming back in.Song: MBB - Feel Good (Vlog No Copyright Music)Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music.Video Link: https://youtu.be/wIDKJeLXO5Q

Join us in our Comic Journey. Episode 1 brings you the who, what, and why of our podcast. We'll cover what got us into comics, our day to day successes/pitfalls with collecting, and our overall experiences in the hobby. Comics bring many spectacular stories to life, this is our chance to bring our amazing story to you! Song: MBB - Feel Good (Vlog No Copyright Music)Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music.Video Link: https://youtu.be/wIDKJeLXO5Q