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Archives - History of War Comics, Part Four

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2025 32:27


And now a reposting of the fourth part of this rambling and too brief history of the war comics genre.

Archives - History of War Comics, Part Three

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 33:00


And now a reposting of part three of this rambling and too brief history of the war comic genre.

Archives - History of War Comics, Part Two

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 32:02


And now a reposting of the second part of this rambling and too brief history of the war comics genre.

Archives: History of War Comics, Part One

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 32:33


And now a reposting of the first part of this rambling and too brief history of the war comic genre.

Archives - The History of Kitchen Sink Press, Part Two

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 31:53


And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief history of Kitchen Sink Press, as the independent publisher continues to make its mark in the comic book industry before sadly declining.  

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Archives - The History of Kitchen Sink Press, Part One

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 33:42


And now a reposting of the first part of this rambling and too brief history of Kitchen Sink Press, one of the great independent publishers in comic book history.

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Archives - The Life of Stan 'The Man' Lee, Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 23:11


And now a reposting of the second part of this rambling and too brief biography of Stan 'The Man' Lee, the man who made Marvel Comics what it is today.

Archives - The Life of Stan 'The Man' Lee

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 33:16


And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Stan 'The Man' Lee, the man who made Marvel Comics what it is today.

Archives-Crisis of Infinite Earths

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 26:08


And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief history of "Crisis of Infinite Earths", the standard for all comic book events.

Bill Finger, the Other Creator of Batman

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 20:34


And now a rambling and too brief biography of Bill Finger, the other creator of Batman.

The Mad Life of Harvey Kurtzman, Part Six

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 20:41


And now the conclusion of this rambling and too brief biography of Harvey Kurtzman, as he starts to receive some long deserved accolades towards the end of his life, including having an award named after him.

The Mad Life of Harvey Kurtzman, Part Five

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 19:26


And now the fifth part of this rambling and too brief biography of Harvey Kurtzman, as he returns to "Playboy" with a new comic strip while also embarking onto a new career path: teacher.

The Mad Life of Harvey Kurtzman, Part Four

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 21:27


And now the fourth part of this rambling and too brief biography of Harvey Kurtzman, as he leaves EC Comics and Mad Magazine to set out on his own, for better and worse.

The Mad Life of Harvey Kurtzman, Part Three

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 26:02


And now the third part of this rambling and too brief biography of the great Harvey Kurtzman, as it sets out creating his own comics at EC, one of which would change the landscape of humor in America.

The Mad Life of Harvey Kurtzman, Part Two

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 26:37


And the second part of this rambling and too brief biography of the great Harvey Kurtzman, as he reenters civilian life after his military service to become a full-time comic book artist, leading him to the company that would reshape his life and comic book history.

The Mad LIfe of Harvey Kurtzman, Part One

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 24:08


And now the first part of this rambling and too brief biography of the great Harvey Kurtzman, one of the greatest artists of the comic book medium.

The Life of Don Heck

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 19:12


And now a rambling and too brief biography of Don Heck, one of the great journeyman of the comic book medium who also managed to create some classic characters, including my all-time favorite, Iron Man.

The Life of Mike Grell, Part Two

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 16:35


And now the conluding part of this rambling and too brief biography of the legendary writer/artist, Mike Grell.

The Life of Mike Grell, Part One

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 17:15


And now the first part of a rambling and too brief biography of the legendary writer/artists, Mike Grell.

Archies-Charles Schultz-The Father of Charlie Brown and His Friends, Part Four

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 12:50


And now a reposting of this last part of the this rambling and too brief biography of Charles Schultz, the creator of Charlie Brown and the Peanuts comic strip.

Archives - Charles Schultz: The Father of Charlie Brown and his Friends, Part Three

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 33:31


And now a reposting of the third part of this rambling and too brief biography of Charles Schultz, the creator of Charlie Brown and the "Peanuts" comic strip.

Archives-Charles Schultz-The Father of Charlie Brown and Peanuts, Part Two

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2025 31:57


And now a reposting of part two of this rambling and too brief biography of Charles Schultz, the creator of Charlie Brown and the Peanuts comics strip.

Archives-Charles Schultz the Father of Charlie Brown and Peanuts, Part One

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2025 33:58


And now a reposting of the first part of this rambling and too brief biography of Charles Schultz, the creator of Charlie Brown and the Peanuts comic strip.

Archives- The Christmas Classics -Christmas with the Joker

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2024 4:07


And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief review of this classic episode of "Batman: The Animated Series", which is not only a great Christmas episode but the first appearance of Mark Hammil's the Joker.

Archives: Christmas Classics - "Iron Man 3"

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 5:38


And now a reposting of this rambling and to brief review of "Iron Man 3", the MCU Christmas film.

Archives: The Christmas Classics: "Batman Returns"

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024 4:56


And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief review of "Batman Returns", not a perfect film but makes for nice Christmas viewing.

Archives: The Christmas Classics - "Sin City: Silent Night" by Frank Miller

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 4:32


And now a reposting of this too brief review of "Sin City: Silent Night" by Frank Miller, in which he tells a Christmas story but in the Sin City way.

Archives-The War Against Comics, Part Four

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2024 14:18


And now a reposting of the last part of this rambling and too brief history on the war against comics in the 1950's.

Archives - The War Against Comics, Part Three

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 11:46


And a reposting of part three of the "War Against Comics" series, this time focusing on the actual Comics Code itself.

Archives - The War Against Comics, Part Two

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 33:53


And now a reposting of the second part of this rambling and too brief history of the war against comics in the 1950's.  

Archives: The War Against Comics, Part One

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 33:06


And now a reposting of the first part of this rambling and too brief history of the war against comic books in the 1950's.

Archives-Halloween Classics- Batman The Long Halloween

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 6:37


And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief review of "Batman: The Long Halloween", one of the best Batman stories ever.

Archives: Creepy Classics - "Gyo" by Junji Ito

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2024 4:31


And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief review of "Gyo" by Junji Ito, one of his scariest mangas by the horror master him.

Archives-History of Batman, Part Three

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2024 26:41


And now a reposting of this concluding chapter of this too brief and rambling history of Batman.

Archives-History of Batman, Part Two

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2024 32:23


And now a reposting of this second part of a rambling and too brief history of Batman.

Archives-History of Batman, Part One

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2024 36:13


Now in keeping with the recent Batman Day, a reposting of the first part of this rambling and too brief history of the Dark Knight.

Archives-History of Marvel Comics, Part Three

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 22:15


And now a reposting of this final part of this rambling and too brief history of Marvel Comics.

Archives-History of Marvel Comics, Part Two

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2024 32:33


And now a reposting of the second part of this rambling and too brief history of Marvel Comics.

Archives-History of Marvel Comics, Part One

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 32:54


And now a reposting of the first part of this rambling and too brief history of Marvel Comics.

Archives-Jack Kirby, the King of Comics

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2024 31:38


And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Jack Kirby, the King of Comics.

Archives - History of Spider-Man, Part Four

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2024 25:06


And now a reposting of this last part of this rambling and too brief history of Spider-Man, Marvel Comcs's most iconic character.

Archives - History of Spider-Man, Part Three

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2024 24:12


And a reposting of the third part of this rambling and too brief history of Spider-Man, Marvel's most iconic hero.

Archives-History of Spider-Man, Part Two

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2024 32:17


And a reposting of the second part of this rambling and too brief history of Spider-Man, the flagship character of Marvel Comics.

Archives-History of Spider-Man, Part One

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2024 33:34


And a reposting of this first part in a rambling and too brief history of Spider-Man, just in time for Spider-Man Day.

Archives-History of the Watchmen

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2024 30:57


And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief history of "The Watchmen", the seminal work by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons.

The Archives - The Strange Life of Steve Ditko, Part Two

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2024 19:39


And now a reposting of the second part of this rambling and too brief biography of the great Steve Ditko.

Archives-The Strange Life of Steve Ditko, Part One

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2024 32:36


And now a reposting of the first half of this rambling and too brief biography of Steve Ditko, one of the great artists of the Silver Age.

Archives - "The Spirited Life of Will Eisner, Part Two"

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2024 32:32


And now a reposting of this second part in a rambling and too brief biography of the great Will Eisner.

Archives - The Spirited Life of Will Eisner, Part One

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 32:41


And now a reposting of the first part of this rambling and too brief biography of the great Will Eisner.

Archives: Curt Swan - The Good Superman Artist, Part Two

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2024 19:39


And a reposting of this second part of this rambling and too brief biography of Curt Swan, arguably the greatest Superman artists of all time.

Archives-Curt Swan, the Good Superman Artists Part One

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2024 18:25


And now a reposting of the first part of this rambling and too brief biography of the late, great Curt Swan, the Good Superman Artist.

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