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Jacks of Trades

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Ep. 43: "The Wicked and the Divine: Fandemonium" (Vol. 2)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2020 74:24


We’ve got a new episode for you (social distance respected, of course!) This month we continue Keiren Gillen’s groundbreaking series of gods and teenagers, The Wicked + The Divine. This is our first episode where we are all remote so this is a ground breaking episode for us as well. Join us this month for a divine episode of Jacks of Trades!As always you can find this episode on apple podcasts, spotify, stitcher, and more!Warning: We will be reviewing the book in excruciating detail. If you have not read it and want to, please read the book (and/or check out a previous episode) before listening to this episode. If you want to know what happens without reading it, then let it ride!Contact us!Our website (jacksoftradespodcast.com), and @JacksTradesPod on instagram, twitter, and facebook!Reviewers: Mike Durette, Davis Callais, Greg Tilton, Daniel DesimoneRecording: Greg TiltonEditing: Daniel DesimoneIntro Theme: Joshua Leblanc

Ep. 42: "Bloodshot: Definitive Edition"

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2020 70:31


With the Bloodshot movie just released (hooray dating episodes!) the team decided to review the official run that is meant to prep moviegoers for the Vin Diesel-led action fest. What the hell are nanites? Is Bloodshot being gaslit, or is he just crazy? What did the team think of this action-fueled shoot em up? Listen and find out on this week’s Jacks of Trades!As always you can find this episode on apple podcasts, spotify, stitcher, and more!Warning: We will be reviewing the book in excruciating detail. If you have not read it and want to, please read the book (and/or check out a previous episode) before listening to this episode. If you want to know what happens without reading it, then let it ride!Contact us!Our website (jacksoftradespodcast.com), and @JacksTradesPod on instagram, twitter, and facebook!Reviewers: Mike Durette, Davis Callais, Greg Tilton, Daniel DesimoneRecording: Greg TiltonEditing: Daniel DesimoneIntro Theme: Joshua Leblanc

Drinking Issues 34: "Strange Academy" #1

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2020


Drinking Issues is back and we have more issues than ever. History repeats itself as we dive into another teen oriented comic illustrated by Humberto Ramos, Strange Academy. A bunch of teens are learning magic in New Orleans, what could go wrong? Find out this week on Jacks of Trades: Drinking Issues.Warning: We will be reviewing the book in excruciating detail. If you have not read it and want to, please read the book (and/or check out a previous episode) before listening to this episode. If you want to know what happens without reading it, then let it ride!Check out the show on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, and more!Contact us!Our website (jacksoftradespodcast.com), and @JacksTradesPod on instagram, twitter, and facebook!Reviewers: Mike Durette, Davis Callais, Greg Tilton, and Daniel DesimoneRecording: Greg Tilton + Daniel DesimoneEditing: Greg TiltonIntro Theme: Joshua Leblanc

Ep. 41: "Transmetropolitan: Year of the Bastard"

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2020 70:31


It’s election year in the world of Spider Jerusalem, and it’s time for him to get out of the city. Before he can leave in peace he has to get one more novels worth of columns before we can return to the mountain. Join us this month as we review the third trade of the Transmetropolitan series. Will Mike hate it? Will Davis keep on using this as an excuse to say Hunter S. Thompson? Will Greg have anything important to say about the cyberpunk genre? Listen and find out on Jacks of Trades!As always you can find this episode on apple podcasts, spotify, stitcher, and more!MIKE IS BACK! WOOOO!Warning: We will be reviewing the book in excruciating detail. If you have not read it and want to, please read the book (and/or check out a previous episode) before listening to this episode. If you want to know what happens without reading it, then let it ride!Contact us!Our website (jacksoftradespodcast.com), and @JacksTradesPod on instagram, twitter, and facebook!Reviewers: Mike Durette, Davis CallaisRecording: Greg TiltonEditing: Greg TiltonIntro Theme: Joshua Leblanc

Ep. 40: "Rock Candy Mountain" (Vol. 1 + 2)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2020 54:33


There’s a magic place where the river flows with whiskey, and bulldogs have rubber teeth, and a man can use a magic spear stolen from Hitler to find The Rock Candy Mountain. Join us this week as we explore 8 wonderful issues of hobo culture, a post WWII America, and what it means to trick the devil. Let’s go train hoppin’ on this week’s Jacks of Trades!As always you can find this episode on apple podcasts, spotify, stitcher, and more!MIKE IS BACK! WOOOO!As always you can find this episode on apple podcasts, spotify, stitcher, and more!Warning: We will be reviewing the book in excruciating detail. If you have not read it and want to, please read the book (and/or check out a previous episode) before listening to this episode. If you want to know what happens without reading it, then let it ride!Contact us!Our website (jacksoftradespodcast.com), and @JacksTradesPod on instagram, twitter, and facebook!Reviewers: Mike Durette, Daniel Desimone, Davis Callais, Greg TiltonRecording: Greg TiltonEditing: Greg TiltonIntro Theme: Joshua Leblanc

The 2019 Tradies

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2020 83:40


Last year we did our 2018 Tradies, so this year we decided to take it to the next level - A SEQUAL. Join us we wrap up another fantastic year of comics, graphic novels, and complimentary beverages, and settle on our top picks! Find out who will win best single issue, best ongoing series, best artist, and more, in our second annual “Tradies”! What are some of your top picks?Thank you all so much for another wonderful year. We’ve had tons of fun doing this and can’t wait to continue in 2020 and beyond.Contact us!Our website (jacksoftradespodcast.com), and @JacksTradesPod on instagram, twitter, and facebook!Reviewers: Mike Durette, Davis Callais. Greg Tilton, and Daniel DesimoneRecording: Daniel DesimoneEditing: Greg TiltonIntro Theme: Joshua Leblanc

Ep. 39: "Harley Quinn: Villain of the Year"

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2019 54:33


As we wrap up 2019 and look back on all the heroes we’ve read and loved, we now reflect on: THE VILLAINS! That’s right folks, it’s time to celebrate our favorite dastardly foils. Join us as we review Mark Russell’s take on “Harley Quinn” with an issue celebrating (and revealing) DC fans’ favorite villains. But…what is this? Someone lurks in the shadows, furious over this self-congratulatory affair…Find out on more this episode of Jacks of Trades!As always you can find this episode on apple podcasts, spotify, stitcher, and more!This is the final episode without Mike! Huzzah!As always you can find this episode on apple podcasts, spotify, stitcher, and more!We have bid a limited-ado to our wonderful co-host, Mike. Luckily he is not truly gone: Mike will be contributing blogs and popping in for some episodes when available, but for the next few months Jacks of Trades will continue under a new format with Greg, Davis, and Dezi at the helm.As always you can find this episode on apple podcasts, spotify, stitcher, and more!We have bid a limited-ado to our wonderful co-host, Mike. Luckily he is not truly gone: Mike will be contributing blogs and popping in for some episodes when available, but for the next few months Jacks of Trades will continue under a new format with Greg, Davis, and Dezi at the helm.Warning: We will be reviewing the book in excruciating detail. If you have not read it and want to, please read the book (and/or check out a previous episode) before listening to this episode. If you want to know what happens without reading it, then let it ride!Contact us!Our website (jacksoftradespodcast.com), and @JacksTradesPod on instagram, twitter, and facebook!Reviewers: Davis Callais, Greg TiltonRecording: Greg TiltonEditing: Ryan CaligariIntro Theme: Joshua Leblanc

Ep. 38: "Punisher: Soviet" Issue #1

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2019 28:09


In Soviet Russia, you punish The Punisher. This month, Greg and Davis check out the first issue of Punisher Soviet. Garth Ennis is back behind the helm in his latest book with one of Marvel’s most iconic characters. Do Greg and Davis love it? Like it? Are they Russian out to get the second issue? Find out on this episode of Jacks of Trades.As always you can find this episode on apple podcasts, spotify, stitcher, and more!We have bid a limited-ado to our wonderful co-host, Mike. Luckily he is not truly gone: Mike will be contributing blogs and popping in for some episodes when available, but for the next few months Jacks of Trades will continue under a new format with Greg, Davis, and Dezi at the helm.As always you can find this episode on apple podcasts, spotify, stitcher, and more!We have bid a limited-ado to our wonderful co-host, Mike. Luckily he is not truly gone: Mike will be contributing blogs and popping in for some episodes when available, but for the next few months Jacks of Trades will continue under a new format with Greg, Davis, and Dezi at the helm.Warning: We will be reviewing the book in excruciating detail. If you have not read it and want to, please read the book (and/or check out a previous episode) before listening to this episode. If you want to know what happens without reading it, then let it ride!Contact us!Our website (jacksoftradespodcast.com), and @JacksTradesPod on instagram, twitter, and facebook!Reviewers: Davis Callais, Greg TiltonRecording: Greg Tilton Editing: Greg TiltonIntro Theme: Joshua Leblanc

Interview Special: Rob Guillory at "Big Easy Con"!

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2019 8:52


No full episode this week as we are working on some new stuff/formats, but the show doesn’t stop!Louisiana’s own Rob Guillory (Chew and Farmhand) sat down with Davis for a quick interview at Big Easy Con this past weekend. If you listen carefully you can hear Davis trying to be a good interviewer while trying not to fan boy out too hard.As always you can find this episode on apple podcasts, spotify, stitcher, and more!We have bid a limited-ado to our wonderful co-host, Mike. Luckily he is not truly gone: Mike will be contributing blogs and popping in for some episodes when available, but for the next few months Jacks of Trades will continue under a new format with Greg, Davis, and Dezi at the helm.Contact us!Our website (jacksoftradespodcast.com), and @JacksTradesPod on instagram, twitter, and facebook!Reviewers: Davis Callais, Daniel DesimoneRecording: Greg Tilton + Daniel DesimoneEditing: Greg TiltonIntro Theme: Joshua Leblanc

Ep. 37: "Darth Vader: Vader" (Vol. 1)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2019 59:40


Dun dun dun, dun DUN dun, dun DUN dun…. [Cue heavy breathing] This month the Jacks take on Darth Vader in Kieron Gillens Vader run. Tune in for opinions, riffs, and the chargrilled-status of the our favorite Sith lord!Start-8:44 - Intro + Trade/Author Background8:45-14:26 - Story Recap14:26-End - Trade DiscussionAs always you can find this episode on apple podcasts, spotify, stitcher, and more!We have bid a limited-ado to our wonderful co-host, Mike. Luckily he is not truly gone: Mike will be contributing blogs and popping in for some episodes when available, but for the next few months Jacks of Trades will continue under a new format with Greg, Davis, and Dezi at the helm.Warning: We will be reviewing the book in excruciating detail. If you have not read it and want to, please read the book (and/or check out a previous episode) before listening to this episode. If you want to know what happens without reading it, then let it ride!Contact us!Our website (jacksoftradespodcast.com), and @JacksTradesPod on instagram, twitter, and facebook!Reviewers: Davis Callais, Daniel DesimoneRecording: Greg Tilton + Daniel DesimoneEditing: Greg TiltonIntro Theme: Joshua Leblanc

"The Killing Joke" [Special Re-Release]

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2019 77:40


With the release of Joker, we decided to share one of our earliest episodes with you all once more! Join us for the third-ever recording we did: The Killing Joke! An Eisner Award winning graphic novel by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland, this is one of the most famous and impacting Batman/Joker stories. The Killing Joke brings the Caped Crusader and the Clown Prince of Crime to new heights, lows, and changes the trajectory of one major character for years to come. Our guest and close friend, Matt Ikner, helps lend his perspective and humor to this episode's analysis.As always you can find this episode on apple podcasts, spotify, stitcher, and more!We have bid a limited-ado to our wonderful co-host, Mike. Luckily he is not truly gone: Mike will be contributing blogs and popping in for some episodes when available, but for the next few months Jacks of Trades will continue under a new format with Greg, Davis, and Dezi at the helm.Warning: We will be reviewing the book in excruciating detail. If you have not read it and want to, please read the book (and/or check out a previous episode) before listening to this episode. If you want to know what happens without reading it, then let it ride!Contact us!Our website (jacksoftradespodcast.com), and @JacksTradesPod on instagram, twitter, and facebook!Reviewers: Mike Durette, Davis Callais, Matt IknerRecording: Greg TiltonEditing: Daniel DesimoneIntro Theme: Joshua Leblanc

Ep. 36: "Daytripper"

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2019 64:11


While Mike is away, JoT drops its hard façade and contemplates romance, family, friendship, life, and the repeated deaths of Brás de Oliva Domingos in Daytripper, Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá's magical realist exploration of what it means to be alive. We'll follow Brás as he struggles to escape his father's shadow, writing obituaries to pay the bills while dreaming of being a novelist. And dying brutally at the end of each issue. Davis and Desi sink there teeth into this thick steak of a trade that seeks to shed light on what it is to grow up and grow old.Start-6:34 - Intro + Trade/Author Background6:34-13:30 - Story Recap13:30 - End - Trade DiscussionAs always you can find this episode on apple podcasts, spotify, stitcher, and more!We have bid a limited-ado to our wonderful co-host, Mike. Luckily he is not truly gone: Mike will be contributing blogs and popping in for some episodes when available, but for the next few months Jacks of Trades will continue under a new format with Greg, Davis, and Dezi at the helm.Warning: We will be reviewing the book in excruciating detail. If you have not read it and want to, please read the book (and/or check out a previous episode) before listening to this episode. If you want to know what happens without reading it, then let it ride!Contact us!Our website (jacksoftradespodcast.com), and @JacksTradesPod on instagram, twitter, and facebook!Reviewers: Davis Callais, Daniel DesimoneRecording: Greg TiltonEditing: Greg TiltonIntro Theme: Joshua Leblanc

2nd Annual Fantasy Football Draft: Villains Edition!

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2019 73:47


We drafted a fantasy football team consisting entirely of comic book characters! Come critique, judge, and maybe even support, our decisions. Who would YOU draft?Standard league rules, snake draft, no kicker, but must have a coach!1 C, 1 QB, 2 RB’s, 2 WR’s, 1 TE, 1 D/ST. Tell us your dream team!As always you can find this episode on apple podcasts, spotify, stitcher, and more!We have bid a limited-ado to our wonderful co-host, Mike. Luckily he is not truly gone: Mike will be contributing blogs and popping in for some episodes (like this one!) when available, but for the next few months Jacks of Trades will continue under a new format with Greg, Davis, and Dezi at the helm.Warning: We will be reviewing the book in excruciating detail. If you have not read it and want to, please read the book (and/or check out a previous episode) before listening to this episode. If you want to know what happens without reading it, then let it ride!Contact us!Our website (jacksoftradespodcast.com), and @JacksTradesPod on instagram, twitter, and facebook!Drafters: Greg Tilton, Davis Callais, Mike DuretteRecording and Editing: Greg TiltonIntro Theme: Joshua Leblanc

Ep. 35: "Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles"

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2019 60:34


The whole world’s a stage and we are merely the players. This week the players, Greg and Davis, talk about Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles. Their current obsession, Mark Russell, turns one of Hannah Barbera’s most iconic characters into a Tennessee Williams’s analog set in 1950’s New York. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll get a history lesson about Cold War United States.Start-9:42 - Intro + Trade/Author Background17:00-23:17 - Story Recap23:17-End - Trade DiscussionAs always you can find this episode on apple podcasts, spotify, stitcher, and more!We have bid a limited-ado to our wonderful co-host, Mike. Luckily he is not truly gone: Mike will be contributing blogs and popping in for some episodes when available, but for the next few months Jacks of Trades will continue under a new format with Greg, Davis, and Dezi at the helm.Warning: We will be reviewing the book in excruciating detail. If you have not read it and want to, please read the book (and/or check out a previous episode) before listening to this episode. If you want to know what happens without reading it, then let it ride!Contact us!Our website (jacksoftradespodcast.com), and @JacksTradesPod on instagram, twitter, and facebook!Reviewers: Mike Durette, Davis CallaisRecording: Daniel DesimoneEditing: Daniel DesimoneIntro Theme: Joshua Leblanc

Drinking Issues 34: "Valkyrie" #1 ft. First Issue Club!

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2019 57:06


As the ashes of War of Realms and Mike’s (temporary!) departure settle, our humble podcast is joined by our new friends over at First Issue Club! We team up to discuss the inaugural issue of Jason Aaron’s Valkyrie. All weapons and opinions fly as we kick off this new adventure! At the end we also have a very special “guest” calling in…so make sure to stay for the post-credit scene!Warning: We will be reviewing the book in excruciating detail. If you have not read it and want to, please read the book (and/or check out a previous episode) before listening to this episode. If you want to know what happens without reading it, then let it ride!Check out the show on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, and more!Check out First Issue Club on social media!http://instagram.com/FirstIssueClubhttp://twitter.com/FirstIssueClubContact us!Our website (jacksoftradespodcast.com), and @JacksTradesPod on instagram, twitter, and facebook!Reviewers: Davis Callais, Greg Tilton, and First Issue Club!Recording: Daniel DesimoneEditing: Greg TiltonIntro Theme: Joshua Leblanc

Ep. 34: "Eternals" by Neil Gaiman

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2019 53:02


What happens when you combine one of the literary forces of our generation with a comic artist for the ages? This months episode is about The Eternals. Jump on the hype train before Marvel announces the details on their long awaited film of the same name. We laugh, we cry, and we even discuss economics.Start-9:42 - Intro + Trade/Author Background9:42-15:08 - Story Recap15:09-End - Trade DiscussionAs always you can find this episode on apple podcasts, spotify, stitcher, and more!With this episode we bid a limited-ado to our wonderful co-host, Mike. Luckily he is not truly gone: Mike will be contributing blogs and popping in for some episodes when available, but for the next few months Jacks of Trades will continue under a new format. In the mean time we will be having guests join our other lovely half, Davis, so join us next episode for a fun (and temporary!) new format!Warning: We will be reviewing the book in excruciating detail. If you have not read it and want to, please read the book (and/or check out a previous episode) before listening to this episode. If you want to know what happens without reading it, then let it ride!Contact us!Our website (jacksoftradespodcast.com), and @JacksTradesPod on instagram, twitter, and facebook!Reviewers: Mike Durette, Davis CallaisRecording: Greg TiltonEditing: Daniel DesimoneIntro Theme: Joshua Leblanc

Drinking Issues 33: "Young Justice" #6

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2019


All things must come to an end, and our heroes in Gem World are no exception. Join us as we read the 6th and final issue of this Young Justice arc! We also bid adieu to Mike (more in the next episode on this!) as he rounds his final segment of Drinking Issues for the next ~6 months. But fear not! Mike will return, Davis/Greg/Dezi have plans for the future, and Jacks of Trades will continue undaunted! As Davis puts it: “Our drinking issues may be ending for now, but rest assured, they will be back.”Warning: We will be reviewing the book in excruciating detail. If you have not read it and want to, please read the book (and/or check out a previous episode) before listening to this episode. If you want to know what happens without reading it, then let it ride!Check out the show on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, and more!Contact us!Our website (jacksoftradespodcast.com), and @JacksTradesPod on instagram, twitter, and facebook!Reviewers: Mike Durette & Davis CallaisRecording: Daniel DesimoneEditing: Greg TiltonIntro Theme: Joshua Leblanc

Ep. 33: "Hellboy Omnibus Vol. 1" (Seeds of Destruction)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2019


We’re trying a new format (on the show and in the notes)! Please let us know your thoughts!Start-8:56 - Intro + Trade/Author Background8:57-18:00 - Story Recap18:01-End - Trade DiscussionAs always you can find this episode on apple podcasts, spotify, stitcher, and more!Warning: We will be reviewing the book in excruciating detail. If you have not read it and want to, please read the book (and/or check out a previous episode) before listening to this episode. If you want to know what happens without reading it, then let it ride!Contact us!Our website (jacksoftradespodcast.com), and @JacksTradesPod on instagram, twitter, and facebook!Reviewers: Mike Durette, Davis CallaisRecording: Greg TiltonEditing: Daniel DesimoneIntro Theme: Joshua Leblanc

Drinking Issues 32: "Young Justice" #5

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2019 24:35


The gang’s all here. Young Justice is together as a team once again, but Dark Lord Opal won’t make things easy for them. We get some back story for Tim Drake that ties into the larger DC Rebirth mystery, and gives us what are known in the scientific community as “warm-fuzzies”. This issue is paired with Chandeleur Island Brewing Company’s “Love Bug” and Synergy’s “Watermelon Wonder” (kombucha).Warning: We will be reviewing the book in excruciating detail. If you have not read it and want to, please read the book (and/or check out a previous episode) before listening to this episode. If you want to know what happens without reading it, then let it ride!Check out the show on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, and more!Contact us!Our website (jacksoftradespodcast.com), and @JacksTradesPod on instagram, twitter, and facebook!Reviewers: Mike Durette & Davis CallaisRecording: Greg TiltonEditing: Greg TiltonIntro Theme: Joshua Leblanc

Ep. 32: "Saga of The Swamp Thing" (Book One)

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2019 72:24


We’re trying a new format (on the show and in the notes)! Please let us know your thoughts!We’re staying close to home with this episode, trekking into the bayous of Southeast Louisiana to spend some time with Swamp Thing. In a new format, we shorten our plot recap and spend more time diving into that murky water to breakdown the themes of one of mean green’s most iconic runs.Start-8:56 - Intro + Trade/Author Background8:57-18:00 - Story Recap18:01-End - Trade DiscussionAs always you can find this episode on apple podcasts, spotify, stitcher, and more!Warning: We will be reviewing the book in excruciating detail. If you have not read it and want to, please read the book (and/or check out a previous episode) before listening to this episode. If you want to know what happens without reading it, then let it ride!Contact us!Our website (jacksoftradespodcast.com), and @JacksTradesPod on instagram, twitter, and facebook!Reviewers: Mike Durette, Davis CallaisRecording: Greg TiltonEditing: Daniel DesimoneIntro Theme: Joshua Leblanc

Drinking Issues 31: "Young Justice" #4

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2019


Issue 4 and it’s still not a bore. Young Justice continues to keep the story strong as our heroes are finally reunited. Tons of questions about why there are so many earthling in Gem World, but they might cover that later. Beers this month are Don’t Fear the Blender by Clown Shoes, Queen of New England by Second Line Brewing and Dragon Yum Yum by Dogfish Head.Warning: We will be reviewing the book in excruciating detail. If you have not read it and want to, please read the book (and/or check out a previous episode) before listening to this episode. If you want to know what happens without reading it, then let it ride!Check out the show on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, and more!Contact us!Our website (jacksoftradespodcast.com), and @JacksTradesPod on instagram, twitter, and facebook!Reviewers: Mike Durette & Davis CallaisRecording: Greg TiltonEditing: Greg TiltonIntro Theme: Joshua Leblanc

Ep. 31: "Halo: Fall of Reach" w/ 410wned!

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2019


We’re joined by (I don’t remember their names) of the video game podcast 410wned to talk all things Halo: Fall of Reach. The story of Reach has been told by novel, comic book, television show, and video game. What is it about this story that makes it so compelling and what does this story mean to Halo fans? We had a ton of fun getting a little out of our comic wheelhouse in this one. Make sure to check out 410wed on apple podcasts, stitcher, and beyond!This episode was edited by Cody Jumper of Prodigy Creations! Consider Cody for your audio editing/post-production needs!Warning: We will be reviewing the book in excruciating detail. If you have not read it and want to, please read the book (and/or check out a previous episode) before listening to this episode. If you want to know what happens without reading it, then let it ride!Follow 41owned on twitter, facebook, and instagram!Contact us!Our website (jacksoftradespodcast.com), and @JacksTradesPod on instagram, twitter, and facebook!Reviewers: Mike Durette, Davis Callais, 410wnedRecording: Greg TiltonEditing: Cody JumperIntro Theme: Joshua Leblanc

Drinking Issues 30: "Young Justice" #3

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2019


Issue 3! Halfway home, and we finally get to spend a little time with Superboy. How did he get here? What has he been doing? How did he get a cotton/polyester blend shirt on Gem World? Paired with this episode are Wicked Weed’s Malice Dohfish Raison D’Extra.Warning: We will be reviewing the book in excruciating detail. If you have not read it and want to, please read the book (and/or check out a previous episode) before listening to this episode. If you want to know what happens without reading it, then let it ride!Check out the show on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, and more!Contact us!Our website (jacksoftradespodcast.com), and @JacksTradesPod on instagram, twitter, and facebook!Reviewers: Mike Durette & Davis CallaisRecording: Greg TiltonEditing: Greg TiltonIntro Theme: Joshua Leblanc

Ep 30: "Kingdom Come"

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2019 57:05


Thy Kingdom Come. Us podcasting bums. We’ve got Mark Waid and Alex Ross’s 90s classic, Kingdom Come. Since we didn’t want to spoil this one for anyone who hasn’t read it, we pulled back on the plot summary and dove heavily into themes. Give it a listen and let us know how you like it.Warning: We will be reviewing the book in excruciating detail. If you have not read it and want to, please read the book (and/or check out a previous episode) before listening to this episode. If you want to know what happens without reading it, then let it ride!Contact us!Our website (jacksoftradespodcast.com), and @JacksTradesPod on instagram, twitter, and facebook!Reviewers: Mike Durette & Davis CallaisRecording: Greg TiltonEditing: Daniel DesimoneIntro Theme: Joshua Leblanc

Drinking Issues 29: "Young Justice" #2

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2019


Finally a YA book we’re excited about! (Sorry, Champions) Young Justice gives us some more info about the world our heroes find themselves in and about the heroes themselves. What’s the growth plan look like for a daughter of Zeus?! There’s also a pretty sweet Pegasus in armor. The guys are drinking Southern Prohibition’s Usurper and Weihenstephaner Kristallweissbier.Warning: We will be reviewing the book in excruciating detail. If you have not read it and want to, please read the book (and/or check out a previous episode) before listening to this episode. If you want to know what happens without reading it, then let it ride!Check out the show on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, and more!Contact us!Our website (jacksoftradespodcast.com), and @JacksTradesPod on instagram, twitter, and facebook!Reviewers: Mike Durette & Davis CallaisRecording: Greg TiltonEditing: Greg TiltonIntro Theme: Joshua Leblanc

“The Eynes Anthology” + Interview!

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2019 54:36


“Monsters are everywhere”Join us for a special interview with some of the team behind The Eynes Anthology, an ambitious comic collaboration that tells the story of the Eynes family line, which “has been cursed since before recorded history” with the burden of being able to detect these horrific creatures. Join us as we explore the story, the process behind the project, crowdfunding, and more!Want to support the Eynes Anthology? Head on over to their kickstarter! You can support an amazing indie project AND get dope stuff! Join us!Warning: We will be reviewing the book in excruciating detail. If you have not read it and want to, please read the book (and/or check out a previous episode) before listening to this episode. If you want to know what happens without reading it, then let it ride!Check out the show on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, and more!Contact us!Our website (jacksoftradespodcast.com), and @JacksTradesPod on instagram, twitter, and facebook!Reviewers: Mike Durette & Davis CallaisRecording: Greg TiltonEditing: Greg TiltonIntro Theme: Joshua Leblanc

Ep. 29: "Deadly Class: Reagan Youth"

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2019 62:30


You can never go home, but you can go to Vegas and kill someone’s dad. We’re tackling Deadly Class Vol 1 in honor of the new Syfy show. Imagine Hogwarts but for assassins. Now drop that in the setting of a John Hughes movie. Deadly Class has a lot of style and swagger, and the guys have a lot to say about it.Warning: We will be reviewing the book in excruciating detail. If you have not read it and want to, please read the book (and/or check out a previous episode) before listening to this episode. If you want to know what happens without reading it, then let it ride!Contact us!Our website (jacksoftradespodcast.com), and @JacksTradesPod on instagram, twitter, and facebook!Reviewers: Mike Durette & Davis CallaisRecording: Daniel Desimone + Greg TiltonEditing: Greg Tilton + Daniel DesimoneIntro Theme: Joshua Leblanc

Drinking Issues 28: "Young Justice" #1

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2019 37:46


It’s new season time, and we thought we’d try another YA book. Brian Michael Bendis launches his Wonder Comics imprint by bringing back Young Justice. This band is back together! We know nothing about this group of characters, and we’re jumping in feet first. Mike is drinking Schmaltz Reunion Ale and Davis has brought...Mike’s Hard Lemonade?Warning: We will be reviewing the book in excruciating detail. If you have not read it and want to, please read the book (and/or check out a previous episode) before listening to this episode. If you want to know what happens without reading it, then let it ride!Check out the show on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, and more!Contact us!Our website (jacksoftradespodcast.com), and @JacksTradesPod on instagram, twitter, and facebook!Reviewers: Mike Durette & Davis CallaisRecording: Greg TiltonEditing: Greg TiltonIntro Theme: Joshua Leblanc

Ep. 28: "The Vision" ft. Brandon Brousse MD and Donny Songy PhD

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2019 67:11


This is the smartest episode of this podcast you’re ever going to hear. We’ve got not 1, but 2 doctors! Name another podcast that offers 2 doctors for the price of none. I’ll wait...We’re covering The Vision by Tom King and Gabriel Hernandez Walta. What do you get when you mix Norman Rockwell with synthezoids? A great podcast episode featuring 2 friends of the show, Dr. Donny Songy (of previous Saga episodes) and fellow smart comic enthusiast, Dr. Brandon Brousse. Hopefully, they don’t make Mike and Davis sound too uneducated.Warning: We will be reviewing the book in excruciating detail. If you have not read it and want to, please read the book (and/or check out a previous episode) before listening to this episode. If you want to know what happens without reading it, then let it ride!Contact us!Our website (jacksoftradespodcast.com), and @JacksTradesPod on instagram, twitter, and facebook!Reviewers: Mike Durette & Davis CallaisRecording: Greg TiltonEditing: Daniel DesimoneIntro Theme: Joshua LeblancDonny Songy: http://www.donaldsongytherapy.com/

Drinking Issues 27: "Champions" #27 & 2018 Annual

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2019 40:04


As the modern philosophers Semisonic once said: “Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.” It’s the first episode of 2019 and the last episode of “Champions.”. Since issue 27 and the annual both came out in December, we decided to cover both. We get an end to the D&D arc and a deep dive into the newest Champion, Snowguard. We paired this episode with Johnnie Walker’s White Walker and whatever the hell Davis drank.Warning: We will be reviewing the book in excruciating detail. If you have not read it and want to, please read the book (and/or check out a previous episode) before listening to this episode. If you want to know what happens without reading it, then let it ride!Contact us!Our website (jacksoftradespodcast.com), and @JacksTradesPod on instagram, twitter, and facebook!Reviewers: Mike Durette & Davis CallaisRecording: Greg TiltonEditing: Greg TiltonIntro Theme: Joshua Leblanc

The 2018 Tradies

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2018 85:21


Ep. 27: "Hellboy: A Christmas Underground"

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2018 34:32


The holiday season calls for a holiday story, and only one character can star in a holiday story. Big guy, red, magical. You know who we’re talking about...Hellboy! Hellboy goes on a ghostly adventure to help a tortured family on Christmas Eve. It’s not your traditional Christmas story, but since when was this show traditional. Enjoy the show and happy holidays to you and yours.Warning: We will be reviewing the book in excruciating detail. If you have not read it and want to, please read the book (and/or check out a previous episode) before listening to this episode. If you want to know what happens without reading it, then let it ride!Contact us!Our website (jacksoftradespodcast.com), and @JacksTradesPod on instagram, twitter, and facebook!Reviewers: Mike Durette & Davis CallaisRecording: Greg TiltonEditing: Daniel DesimoneIntro Theme: Joshua Leblanc

Drinking Issues 26: "Champions" #26

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2018 32:52


Ep. 26: "Aquaman: Underworld" (Vol. 4)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2018 77:06


Since Jason Mamoa is so dreamy, we decided we had to read some Aquaman before the movie comes out. We tackle a recent Aqua-Epic in Underworld. Arthur Curry has been killed and a crazy, xenophobic madman has taken the throne (topical, eh?). If you’ve ever wonder what Game of Thrones would be like underwater, give this episode a listen.Warning: We will be reviewing the book in excruciating detail. If you have not read it and want to, please read the book (and/or check out a previous episode) before listening to this episode. If you want to know what happens without reading it, then let it ride!Contact us!Our website (jacksoftradespodcast.com), and @JacksTradesPod on instagram, twitter, and facebook!Reviewers: Mike Durette & Davis CallaisRecording: Daniel Desimone & Greg TiltonEditing: Daniel DesimoneIntro Theme: Joshua Leblanc

Drinking issues 25: "Champions" #25

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2018 39:12


Ep. 25: "This One Summer"

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2018 49:32


Lets try something a little different this month. No superheroes, magic, or ‘topian futures. We team up with Jennie of Newbery Tart to cover “This One Summer”, an award-winning and controversial coming of age tale from Mariko and Jillian Tamaki. The book follows Rose, a preteen girl struggling with her transition to adolescence and how she interacts with the world. Check out this episode, then head over to http://www.newberytart.com and give them a listen (and maybe a follow on twitter!)Warning: We will be reviewing the book in excruciating detail. If you have not read it and want to, please read the book (and/or check out a previous episode) before listening to this episode. If you want to know what happens without reading it, then let it ride!Contact us!Our website (jacksoftradespodcast.com), and @JacksTradesPod on instagram, twitter, and facebook!Reviewers: Mike Durette & Davis CallaisRecording: Daniel Desimone & Greg TiltonEditing: Daniel DesimoneIntro Theme: Joshua Leblanc

Drinking Issues 24: "Avengers" #7 (LGY #697)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2018 49:16


We’re mixing it up this episode. While we figure out what our next arc is going to be, we decided to read a random single issue from the current Avengers run. This issue expands on the 1,000,000 BC Avengers mythos and gives us backstory on some of Marvel’s more hellacious characters including the first ever Ghost Rider.“But Jacks of Trades, they didn’t have motorcycles in 1,000,000 BC. What does he ride?”A FREAKING MASTODON, THAT’S WHAT! We paired this issue with White Rascal from Avery Brewing Co.Warning: We will be reviewing the book in excruciating detail. If you have not read it and want to, please read the book (and/or check out a previous episode) before listening to this episode. If you want to know what happens without reading it, then let it ride!Our website (jacksoftradespodcast.com), and @JacksTradesPod on instagram, twitter, and facebook!Reviewers: Mike Durette & Davis CallaisRecording: Daniel Desimone & Greg TiltonEditing: Greg TiltonIntro Theme: Joshua Leblanc

Ep. 24: "Venom: Lethal Protector"

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2018 32:42


Venom hits theaters in October, and to get ready, we’re covering his first solo series, Venom: Lethal Protector. A heavy influence for the upcoming movie, this book shows Eddie Brock trying to become the hero San Francisco is missing and introduces some other symbiotes and a shady corporation we might see in the movie.Warning: We will be reviewing the book in excruciating detail. If you have not read it and want to, please read the book (and/or check out a previous episode) before listening to this episode. If you want to know what happens without reading it, then let it ride!Contact us!Our website (jacksoftradespodcast.com), and @JacksTradesPod on instagram, twitter, and facebook!Reviewers: Mike Durette & Davis CallaisRecording: Daniel Desimone & Greg TiltonEditing: Daniel DesimoneIntro Theme: Joshua Leblanc

Comic Book Fantasy Football Draft Spectacular!

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2018 60:37


We drafted a fantasy football team consisting entirely of comic book characters! Come critique, judge, and maybe even support, our decisions. Who would YOU draft? Standard league rules, snake draft, only big change is no kickers. QB, 2 RB’s, 2 WR’s, 1 TE, 1 D/ST. Warning: We will be reviewing the book in excruciating detail. If you have not read it and want to, please read the book (and/or check out a previous episode) before listening to this episode. If you want to know what happens without reading it, then let it ride!Contact us!Our website (jacksoftradespodcast.com), and @JacksTradesPod on instagram, twitter, and facebook!Reviewers: Mike Durette & Davis CallaisRecording: Daniel Desimone & Greg TiltonEditing: Greg TiltonIntro Theme: Joshua LeblancBUH BUH BUH BUHHHHHHHHH! *cue NFL theme*

Drinking Issues 23: "Gideon Falls #6" (Arc Finale)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2018 36:28


Gideon Falls ended its first arc, and the guys have strong opinions. Did we get any answers? Did Mike lose it because people still don’t believe in the barn? Our best reviewed series to date gets its last review, and we decide if we continue it. This issue is paired with Mönchshof Schwarzbier and Founder’s Solid Gold.Warning: We will be reviewing the book in excruciating detail. If you have not read it and want to, please read the book (and/or check out a previous episode) before listening to this episode. If you want to know what happens without reading it, then let it ride!Contact us!Our website (jacksoftradespodcast.com), and @JacksTradesPod on instagram, twitter, and facebook!Reviewers: Mike Durette & Davis CallaisRecording: Daniel Desimone & Greg TiltonEditing: Greg TiltonIntro Theme: Joshua Leblanc

Ep. 23: "Transmetropolitan: Lust for Life"

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2018 57:47


Set your Bowel Disruptors to “explosive”! This month, Davis gets Mike to begrudgingly read another volume of one of his favorite series, Transmetropolitan. Will Mike cave and admit he likes it or will he remain a stick-in-the-mud? The guys also coin the term "Topian Future®," so make sure to give credit where it’s due once you start using this year’s hottest new phrase.Warning: We will be reviewing the book in excruciating detail. If you have not read it and want to, please read the book (and/or check out a previous episode) before listening to this episode. If you want to know what happens without reading it, then let it ride!Contact us!Our website (jacksoftradespodcast.com),and @JacksTradesPod on instagram, twitter, and facebook!Reviewers:Mike DuretteDavis CallaisRecording: Greg TiltonEditing: Daniel DesimoneIntro Theme: Joshua Leblanc

Drinking Issues 22: "Gideon Falls" #5

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2018


Get ready for issue 5 of Gideon Falls. In this penultimate issue we dive deeper into the mystery’s of the black barn and into the mind of Norton, our garbage collecting protagonist. Mike and Davis take this journey while drinking Devils Harvest from Southern Prohibition and the Pater Dubbel ale from Corsendonk.Warning: We will be reviewing the book in excruciating detail. If you have not read it and want to, please read the book (and/or check out a previous episode) before listening to this episode. If you want to know what happens without reading it, then let it ride!Contact us!Our website (jacksoftradespodcast.com),and @JacksTradesPod on instagram, twitter, and facebook!Reviewers:Mike DuretteDavis CallaisRecording: Daniel Desimone & Greg TiltonEditing: Greg TiltonIntro Theme: Joshua Leblanc

Ep. 22: "Watchmen" ft. Zeng This!

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2018 57:20


Drinking Issues 21: "Gideon Falls" #4

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2018 33:24


Happy July 4th, we are over halfway home! Issue 4 of this 6 issue arc ramps up the intensity. More mystery, more denial, more violence, and more incredible art from Andrea Sorrentino. Davis and Mike run this one down while enjoying some High Life ponies and a bomber of Rogue Dead Guy Ale (spoiler: there’s a dead guy in the issue).Warning: We will be reviewing the book in excruciating detail. If you have not read it and want to, please read the book (and/or check out a previous episode) before listening to this episode. If you want to know what happens without reading it, then let it ride!Contact us!Our website (jacksoftradespodcast.com),and @JacksTradesPod on instagram, twitter, and facebook!Reviewers:Mike DuretteDavis CallaisRecording: Daniel Desimone & Greg TiltonEditing: Greg TiltonIntro Theme: Joshua Leblanc

Ep. 21: "The Wicked + The Divine Vol. 1"

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2018 67:05


You will be loved. You will be hated. You will be brilliant. Within two years, you will be...covering The Wicked and The Divine! This month we tackle Vol 1 of Kieron Gillen’s rock opera of mythic proportions. The gods of lore are reincarnated every 90 years and are superstar musical artists that move the masses and infuriate the non-believers; but where there are god’s, there is wrath. What’s really going on with this secretive pantheon? Press play to explore this first volume with us.Warning: We will be reviewing the book in excruciating detail. If you have not read it and want to, please read the book (and/or check out a previous episode) before listening to this episode. If you want to know what happens without reading it, then let it ride!Contact us!Our website (jacksoftradespodcast.com),and @JacksTradesPod on instagram, twitter, and facebook!Reviewers:Mike DuretteDavis CallaisRecording: Daniel Desimone & Greg TiltonEditing: Daniel DesimoneIntro Theme: Joshua Leblanc

Drinking Issues 20: "Gideon Falls" #3

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2018 44:18


The mystery deepens with Gideon Falls #3. Both Norton and Fred may have found unlikely allies, but these allies could prove more trouble than they’re worth. A detail almost missed by Davis and Mike nearly ruins all our previous theories and opens a whole new can of worms. Paired with this issue are Lagunitas’ Hop Stoopid and Knob Creek Bourbon in a cup of French Truck Coffee’s Belle Noir, what we’ve dubbed the Father Fred Special.Warning: We will be reviewing the book in excruciating detail. If you have not read it and want to, please read the book (and/or check out a previous episode) before listening to this episode. If you want to know what happens without reading it, then let it ride!Contact us!Our website (jacksoftradespodcast.com),and @JacksTradesPod on instagram, twitter, and facebook!Reviewers:Mike DuretteDavis CallaisRecording: Greg Tilton & Daniel DesimoneEditing: Greg TiltonIntro Theme: Joshua Leblanc

Ep. 20: "X-Men: Days of Future Past

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2018 49:37


One of the shortest but most influential stories of the Bronze Age of comics, Days of Future Past showcases some of Marvels most popular modern day mutants and starts the X-Men down the wonderful and sometimes torturous rabbit hole that is their oft-used time travel shenanigans.Warning: We will be reviewing the book in excruciating detail. If you have not read it and want to, please read the book (and/or check out a previous episode) before listening to this episode. If you want to know what happens without reading it, then let it ride!Contact us!Our website (jacksoftradespodcast.com),and @JacksTradesPod on instagram, twitter, and facebook!Reviewers:Mike DuretteDavis CallaisRecording: Greg Tilton and Daniel DesimoneEditing: Daniel Desimone

Drinking Issues 19: "Gideon Falls" #2

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2018 34:56


Oh, how the plot thickens. The tension mounts in issue 2 of Gideon Falls. Father Fred is facing some serious legal trouble with the discovery of Gene’s body, and his checkered past isn’t doing him any favors. Things get worse for Norton and his “psychosis”, but he may have found an unlikely ally. Davis and Mike continue their fevered speculations while enjoying Larceny Bourbon from Heaven Hill Distillery and Local Buzz from Four Corners Brewing.Warning: We will be reviewing the book in excruciating detail. If you have not read it and want to, please read the book (and/or check out a previous episode) before listening to this episode. If you want to know what happens without reading it, then let it ride!Contact us!Our website (jacksoftradespodcast.com),and @JacksTradesPod on instagram, twitter, and facebook!Reviewers:Mike DuretteDavis CallaisRecording: Greg TiltonEditing: Greg Tilton

Ep. 19: "Spencer & Locke"

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2018 44:40


Drinking Issues 18: "Gideon Falls" #1

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2018 46:45


Season 4! This time we’re trying a psychological/horror thriller called Gideon Falls by powerhouse duo Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino from Image Comics. The story follows a mentally unstable collector and a crest-fallen priest as they both uncover the mystery of the ominous Black Barn. Grab issue #1, an Urban South Holy Roller, and a Redhook Long Hammer IPA to read and drink along with us as we dive into this new series.Warning: We will be reviewing the book in excruciating detail. If you have not read it and want to, please read the book (and/or check out a previous episode) before listening to this episode. If you want to know what happens without reading it, then let it ride!Contact us! Our website (jacksoftradespodcast.com),and @JacksTradesPod on instagram, twitter, and facebook!Reviewers:Mike DuretteDavis CallaisRecording: Greg Tilton Jr.Editing: Greg Tilton Jr.

April 1st Special: "Something Under the Bed is Drooling"

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2018 30:07


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