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A Podcast from Joe "Kray Z" Rider and Cory!! Strode who have worked in comic book retail for a LONG time, are long time comic collectors and a couple of knuckleheads.

Kray Z Comics And Stories


    • May 27, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Kray Z Comics and Stories 677: May 2025 Previews: Marvel and DC

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 116:59


    Every month, Joe and Cory!! go through Previews to highlight comics coming in the future. This time, they go through Previews for comics shipping in July 2025 and beyond, point out the new, the collected and the interesting for YOU … Continue reading →

    Solitaire Rose Radio 87: Going Angel Hunting with Rich Davis

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 60:26


    Rich Davis is someone who has done a lot of different things in his life, playwright, star on the Netlfix series “Swap Shop”, concert booker, volunteer with 2 Presidential campaigns, and comic book writer. His new Kickstarter is for Angel/Hunter, … Continue reading →

    Solitaire Rose Radio 87: Going Angel Hunting with Rich Davis

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 60:26


    Rich Davis is someone who has done a lot of different things in his life, playwright, star on the Netlfix series “Swap Shop”, concert booker, volunteer with 2 Presidential campaigns, and comic book writer. His new Kickstarter is for Angel/Hunter, … Continue reading →

    Kray Z Comics and Stories 676: Free Comic Book Day Part 1: Four Geeks In A Cop Car

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 63:11


    Free Comic Book Day was May 3rd, and as is tradition, we piled into Joe's Cop Car and hit as many comics shops as we could. Joe Joe, Cory!!, Bunkhouse Butch, and Turbo for the nerdiest car ride in history!

    Kray Z Comics and Stories 676: Free Comic Book Day Part 1: Four Geeks In A Cop Car

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 63:11


    Free Comic Book Day was May 3rd, and as is tradition, we piled into Joe's Cop Car and hit as many comics shops as we could. Joe Joe, Cory!!, Bunkhouse Butch, and Turbo for the nerdiest car ride in history!

    Kray Z Comics and Stories 675: Geek Day Vs Mania in the Thunder Dome!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 105:00


    Last week, Cory!! Took the week off to cover Wrestlign events around WrestleMania, so he got a free day for geeking!  They discuss that as well as: Retro Review:  Dr. Kildare #3 All of this, the usual shenanigans and much, … Continue reading →

    Kray Z Comics and Stories 675: Geek Day Vs Mania in the Thunder Dome!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 105:00


    Last week, Cory!! Took the week off to cover Wrestlign events around WrestleMania, so he got a free day for geeking!  They discuss that as well as: Retro Review:  Dr. Kildare #3 All of this, the usual shenanigans and much, … Continue reading →

    Kray Z Comics and Stories 674: April 2025 Previews

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 159:57


    Every month, Joe and Cory!! go through Previews to highlight comics coming in the future. This time, they go through Previews for comics shipping in June 2025 and beyond, point out the new, the collected and the interesting for YOU … Continue reading →

    Kray Z Comics and Stories 674: April 2025 Previews

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 159:57


    Every month, Joe and Cory!! go through Previews to highlight comics coming in the future. This time, they go through Previews for comics shipping in June 2025 and beyond, point out the new, the collected and the interesting for YOU … Continue reading →

    Kray Z Comics and Stories 673: Remembering Patrick Gruber

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 108:22


    Joe's partner in comics, Pat Gruber passed away a few weeks ago, and this week, we share stories and pay tribute to Pat.  Joe met Pat in High School over a shared love of comics. They started a convention based … Continue reading →

    Kray Z Comics and Stories 673: Remembering Patrick Gruber

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 108:22


    Joe's partner in comics, Pat Gruber passed away a few weeks ago, and this week, we share stories and pay tribute to Pat.  Joe met Pat in High School over a shared love of comics. They started a convention based … Continue reading →

    Kray Z Comics and Stories 672: March 2025 Previews

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2025 103:33


    Every month, Joe and Cory!! go through Previews to highlight comics coming in the future. This time, they go through Previews for comics shipping in May 2024 and beyond, point out the new, the collected and the interesting for YOU … Continue reading →

    Kray Z Comics and Stories 672: March 2025 Previews

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2025 103:33


    Every month, Joe and Cory!! go through Previews to highlight comics coming in the future. This time, they go through Previews for comics shipping in May 2024 and beyond, point out the new, the collected and the interesting for YOU … Continue reading →

    Kray Z Comics and Stories 671: March 2025 Previews Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 89:51


    Every month, Joe and Cory!! go through Previews to highlight comics coming in the future. This time, they go through Previews for comics shipping in May 2024 and beyond, point out the new, the collected and the interesting for YOU … Continue reading →

    Kray Z Comics and Stories 671: March 2025 Previews Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 89:51


    Every month, Joe and Cory!! go through Previews to highlight comics coming in the future. This time, they go through Previews for comics shipping in May 2024 and beyond, point out the new, the collected and the interesting for YOU … Continue reading →

    Kray Z Comics and Stories 667: Top 100 Comics in May 1985

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 133:13


    Cory found an old issue of Amazing Heroes in his vast files and sent Joe a copy of the top 100 selling comics list. Joe and Cory!! Go over the sales, what surprised them, what they bought, and some behind … Continue reading →

    Kray Z Comics and Stories 670: Top 100 Comics in May 1985

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 133:13


    Cory found an old issue of Amazing Heroes in his vast files and sent Joe a copy of the top 100 selling comics list. Joe and Cory!! Go over the sales, what surprised them, what they bought, and some behind … Continue reading →

    Kray Z Comics and Stories 669 – Fave Five Crossovers!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2025 108:00


    We have a NEW Segment:  Diamond Watch as we go over the news coming out of Diamond's bankruptcy After that, Cory and Joe discuss their Fave Five Comic Series Crossovers!  The stories they discuss are: All of this, the usual … Continue reading →

    Kray Z Comics and Stories 669 – Fave Five Crossovers!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2025 108:00


    We have a NEW Segment:  Diamond Watch as we go over the news coming out of Diamond's bankruptcy After that, Cory and Joe discuss their Fave Five Comic Series Crossovers!  The stories they discuss are: All of this, the usual … Continue reading →

    Kray Z Comics and Stories 668: January 2025 Comics Previews!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 153:14


    Every month, Joe and Cory!! go through Previews to highlight comics coming in the future. This time, they go through Previews for comics shipping in March 2024 and beyond, point out the new, the collected and the interesting for YOU … Continue reading →

    Kray Z Comics and Stories 667: February 2025 Comics Reviews

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025 121:42


    Joe and Cory!! read a LOT of comics, and this week, they will review a big batch fo them, including:-Dog Moon and Hell Eternal (Vertigo) -Mad Magazine 44 (DC Comics)  -Smarg – A local Minnesota comic  -The Little Stooges (American … Continue reading →

    Kray Z Comics and Stories 666:  15th Anniversary?  Oh Hell!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2025 116:03


    It's our 15th anniversary as well as Epiusode 666, so we have TWO things to do. Our secret origin and then the history of Marve;'s Son of Satan!  We also discuss: Joe's Retro Review is the first issue of Hogan's … Continue reading →

    Kray Z Comics and Stories 665: Diamond Comics Distributor’s Bankruptcy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 123:27


    Diamond Comics Distribution has declared bankruptcy, which means they are going to reorganize under Chapter 11. This is a HUGE change in the industry, so Joe and Cory!! Have to talk about it. In doing so, they discuss: All of … Continue reading →

    Kray Z Comics and Stories 664: January 2025 Comics Previews!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 127:02


    Every month, Joe and Cory!! go through Previews to highlight comics coming in the future. This time, they go through Previews for comics shipping in February 2024 and beyond, point out the new, the collected and the interesting for YOU … Continue reading →

    Kray Z Comics and Stories 663: New Year, Same Old Us

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2025 128:06


    It's the year 2025, and man is still alive, as is this here podcast!  For YOU it's only been a week, but for US it's been nearly a MONTH so Joe needs to catch us up on what he has … Continue reading →

    Kray Z Comics and Stories 662: Marvel Vs. DC Omnibus Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2025 127:38


    It's the second part of Cory!! And Joe's review of the Marvel/DC Crossovers omnibus. They discuss what makes a good crossover, what could the future hold, and a discussion of these stories All of this, ma retro review, the usual … Continue reading →

    Kray Z Comics and Stories 661: Festivus 2024 – The Airing of Grievances!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2024 105:58


    The tradition continues!On this, the day of Festivus, we have out annual Airing of Grievances! Joe and Cory!! join with Dangerous Dan Mohr for this time honored tradition as we have a lot of problems with you people, and now, … Continue reading →

    Kray Z Comics and Stories 660: December 2024 Previews

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2024 157:13


    Every month, Joe and Cory!! go through Previews to highlight comics coming in the future. This time, they go through Previews for comics shipping in February 2024 and beyond, point out the new, the collected and the interesting for YOU … Continue reading →

    Kray Z Comics and Stories 659: Marvel vs DC Omnibus Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2024 102:17


    The Marvel vs DC Omnibus has come out and both Joe and Cory!! have things to say about it, including the book itself, the stories, and their memories of when these crossovers came out. So, this week, they discuss: All … Continue reading →

    Kray Z Comics and Stories 658 – Odds and Sods 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024 113:26


    There are things we don't quite finish up or feel are long enough for an entire episode, and this is one of those “clean up” episodes where we fishing what we started. For example, we finish up the Eisner winners … Continue reading →

    Kray Z Comics and Stories 657: November 2024 Previews

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2024 125:51


    Every month, Joe and Cory!! go through Previews to highlight comics coming in the future. This time, they go through Previews for comics shipping in January 2024 and beyond, point out the new, the collected and the interesting for YOU … Continue reading →

    Kray Z Comics and Stories 656: November 2024 Reviews

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024 110:35


    Joe and Cory are delayed again so this is LAST week's episode posting on Monday for THIS week.  How dare they have jobs and lives!  It will happen again! So, to take the edge off, they give a bunch of … Continue reading →

    Kray Z Comics and Stories 655: Eisner’s Best New Comics Series

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024 121:30


    The comic book equivalent of the Oscars are called the Eisners, and they are given out every year at the San Diego Comic Con. They are the awards for the best comics as voted on by comic book professionals and … Continue reading →

    Solitaire Rose 86: Mark Maia is living. So Called Living, that is.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2024 48:49


    Mark Maia is a BAFTA winning creators who has worked in video gaming, has a long running YouTube show about board games, and has tossed his name in the comics Arena with a different story about werewolves, vampires, and zombies. … Continue reading →

    Kray Z Comics and Stories 654: October 2024 Previews

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 142:54


    Every month, Joe and Cory!! go through Previews to highlight comics coming in the future. This time, they go through Previews for comics shipping in December 2024 and beyond, point out the new, the collected and the interesting for YOU … Continue reading →

    Kray Z Comics and Stories 653: Kray Takes Wall Drugs!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 120:52


    So, where has Joe “Kray Z” Rider been lately? ON A ROAD TRIP TO RENO! And thsi week he talks all about it as Cory reads comics. He talks about: The Retro Review is by Cory!! and it is the … Continue reading →

    Kray Z Comics and Stories 652: Previews for September 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2024 122:05


    Every month, Joe and Cory!! go through Previews to highlight comics coming in the future. This time, they go through Previews for comics shipping in December 2024 and beyond, point out the new, the collected and the interesting for YOU … Continue reading →

    Kray Z Comics and Stories 651:

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 116:50


    Joe has been a busy, busy guy this summer, so we FINALLY got him to sit down for a bit to record a podcast, and we discussed: Joe has gone nuts with buying autographed books. Joe is heading to Reno … Continue reading →

    Kray Z Comics and Stories 650: August 2024 Previews!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2024 156:48


    Every month, Joe and Cory!! go through Previews to highlight comics coming in the future. This time, they go through Previews for comics shipping in November 2024 and beyond, point out the new, the collected and the interesting for YOU … Continue reading →

    Kray Z Comics and Stories 649: Nostalgia Bomb

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2024 123:25


    Nostalgia. Is it a clear way to success for a comic book or a quick fix that fades rapidly?  This week, Cory!! and Joe talk about that as well as: Comics news potpourri Retro Review: Chamber of Chills #2 – … Continue reading →

    Kray Z Comics and Stories 648: Comfort Comics

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2024 119:49


    Life got you down?  Needing a pick me up after a rough time of it?  We get it. Covid is back, the election is draining, and there's only been one Marvel movie this year so far.  So, Joe and Cory!! … Continue reading →

    Solitaire Rose Radio 85: Dave Swartz and his Confederate Monster

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2024 53:09


    For this episode, Cory!! interviews Dave Swartz about his comic Confederate Monster, a story of Frankenstein (and his monster) during the Civil War! They also discuss the logistics of funding a project on different platforms, how Frankenstein works in the … Continue reading →

    Kray Z Comics and Stories 647: The X-Men Are Back Again!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2024 100:22


    X-Men #1 has come out, the start of a new editorial era. It's as good a time as any for Cory!! and Joe to talk about the end of the Krakoa Era and the start of the new one! They … Continue reading →

    Kray Z Comics and Stories 646: Should Jean Grey Have Stayed Dead in 1986?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2024 101:01


    It's time for a NEW Episode of your favoriute comic book podcast. This week we play with an idea floating around on Facebook: Should Jean Grey have been brought back to life for X-Factor?  Cory!! goes into the plans behidn … Continue reading →

    Kray Z Comics and Stories 645: July 2024 Comics Previews

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2024 127:58


    Every month, Joe and Cory!! go through Previews to highlight comics coming in the future. This time, they go through Previews for comics shipping in October 2024 and beyond, point out the new, the collected and the interesting for YOU … Continue reading →

    Kray Z Comics and Stories 644: Free Comic Book Day Reviews 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 101:47


    It's time for a NEW Episode of yout favoriute comic book podcast. We will go into reviews of the stuff we got on Free Comic Book Day this year. We also discuss: Comics reviewed! All of this, the usual shenanigans, … Continue reading →

    Kray Z Comics and Stories 643: June 2024 Previews!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024 162:34


    Every month, Joe and Cory!! go through Previews to highlight comics coming in the future. This time, they go through Previews for comics shipping in September 2024 and beyond, point out the new, the collected and the interesting for YOU … Continue reading →

    Solitaire Rose Radio 84: Gorgo Legacy with Patrick McEvoy and Mac McLintock

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2024 58:41


    Long time friend of the podcast Patrick McEvoy is back doing Kaiju, and this time, it's both a tie-in to a past work AND a prequel to a classic movie. Titanic Creations founder Mac McLintock joins Cory!! as we talk … Continue reading →

    Kray Z Comics and Stories 642: Joe Goes To Reno

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2024


    Joe went to Reno NV for his eldest daughter's graduation from graduate school!  He tells us about his adventures, and they also discuss: All of this, the usual shenanigans and much, much more!

    Kray Z Comics and Stories 641: May 2024 Previews!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2024


    Every month, Joe and Cory!! go through Previews to highlight comics coming in the future. This time, they go through Previews for comics shipping in August 2024 and beyond, point out the new, the collected and the interesting for YOU … Continue reading →

    Kray Z Comics and Stories 640: Free Comic Book Day Analysis

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2024 91:29


    Free Comic Book Day was last weekend, but in this episode, Cory!! and Joe take a look at its history, what it has done for shops, fans and the business, and what can be done by shops, fans and the … Continue reading →

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