Podcast appearances and mentions of David Lapham

Coming later this year, American Caper is a crime fiction series from the Head Writer & Creative Director behind the incredible popular and immersive worlds of the Grand Theft Auto Franchise, Dan Houser. Presented by Dark Horse Comics, Houser along with Eisner-Award winning artist David Lapham with finishes by Chris Anderson and colored by the extremely talented Lee Loughridge, the series is being produced by Grand Theft Auto veteran Lazlow who is contribution additional writing as well. Planned for 12 issues with the first being released on November 12th, Jace sat down with David and Lazlow at this year's San Deigo Comic Con, where American Caper had a big presence at the Dark Horse booth, and spoke to the two creators about the series, what fans can expect and how comics can reflect real-life while allowing an enormous amount of creative freedom. Listen in to the interview and don't forget to pre-order a copy of issue #1 before October 15th.

October Solicits (DC, Image, Others) Weekly Comic Reviews: DC DC Go Magical Mysteries of Shazam My Little Warlord Taste of Justice Warriors and the Wee Wonder Jon Kent: This Internship is My Kryptonite Aquaman: Yo-Ho-Hold on to Your Hook Marvel Bring on the Bad Guys: Abomination 1 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Sergio Davila, Aure Jimenez, Arif Prianto Giant-Size House of M 1 by Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, Francesco Manna, Edgar Delgado; Saladin Ahmed, Martin Coccolo, Matt Wilson Godzilla Destroys the Marvel Universe 1 by Gerry Duggan, Javier Garron, Andrew Dalhouse, Jesus Aburtov X-Men: Age of Revelation 0 by Jed MacKay, Humberto Ramos, Victor Olazaba, Edgar Delgado Marvel Unlimited HERBIE 7 by Nathan Stockman IDW Star Trek: Red Shirts 1 by Christopher Cantwell, Megan Levens, Charlie Kirchoff Image Dread the Hall H 1 by Chris Ryall, Nelson Daniel; Jordan Hart, Jimmy Kucaj, Vladimir Popov; Chris Ryall, Piotr Kowalski; Jordan Hart, Chris Anderson Ghost Pepper 1 by Ludo Lullabi, Adriano Lucas This Ends Tonight 1 by Gerry Duggan, Robert Windom, Kelvin Mao, Jae Lee, June Chung Oni Catacomb of Torment 1 by John Arcudi, Patrick Piazzalunga, Alessandro Santoro; Marguerite Bennett, Dan McDaid, Michelle Madsen; Matt Kindt, David Lapham, Nick Filardi Titan Rebel Moon Nemesis 1 by Gail Simone, Federico Bertoni Vault Big Rig 1 by Post Malone, Adrian Wassel, Austin Post, Nathan Gooden, Der-shing Helmer OGN Countdown: New Adventures of Moana 2 Vol 1: Born to Voyage by Sloane Leong, Andrea Greppi, Maria Claudia Di Genova Groucho the Grouchy Groundhog by Lydia Lukidis, Tara Hannon Theory of K.O. by Mathieu Reynes Class Pet Ghost Detective: What Happened to the Naked Mole Rat by Akeem S. Roberts Sparks Vol 2: Royalty by Revel Guts Jazzy the Witch: Broom Doom by Jessixa Bagley 10,000 Ink Stains by Jeff Lemire Confessional by Paige Hender Bandette Vol 5 by Paul Tobin, Colleen Coover Additional Reviews: Universal Monsters: Frankenstein Never Flinch I Know What You Did Last Summer Enfield Haunting Documentary News: Omninews, Legend of Zelda casting, Murder Drones from Glitch getting comic series, new DC Go webcomics, Malkovich cut from FF: First Steps, David Dastmalchian graphic novel, Ultimate Universe ending teased, Image sues Diamond, Gaslight District going to series, Helluva Boss coming to Prime, Supernatural by Pak, Gene Luen Yang to replace Jason Aaron on TMNT Trailers: Stranger Things s5, Hoppers, Tron Ares, Mortal Kombat 2, Predator Badlands, Pokemon Concierge s2 Comics Countdown (16 Jul 2025): Absolute Batman 10 by Scott Snyder, Nick Dragotta, Frank Martin Absoluter Flash 5 by Jeff Lemire, A.L. Kaplan, Adriano Lucas Wonder Woman 23 by Tom King, Daniel Sampere, Tomeu Morey Redcoat 13 Geoff Johns, Bryan Hitch, Andrew Currie, Brad Anderson Superman Unlimited 3 by Dan Slott, Rafael Albuquerque, Marcelo Maiolo New Gods 8 by Ram V, Evan Cagle, Pablo Collar, Stipan Morian, Francesco Segala Phantom Road 14 by Jeff Lemire, Gabriel Hernandez Walta, Jordie Bellaire Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 10 by Jason Aaron, Juan Ferreyra Blood Brothers Mother 4 by Brian Azzarello, Eduardo Risso Robin and Batman: Jason Todd 2 by Jeff Lemire, Dustin Nguyen  

The Professor Frenzy Show Episode 366 Beneath The Trees Where Nobody Sees Rite Of Spring #1  from IDW Publishing  |  Writer(s):Patrick Horvath  |  Artist(s):Patrick Horvath  |  $4.99 Blood Type #2 (EC Comics) from Oni Press  |  Writer(s):Corinna Bechko  | Artist(s):Andrea Sorrentino  |  $4.99 Hello Darkness #12  from BOOM! Studios  |  Writer(s):Robert Hack  | Artist(s):Chris Shehan  |  $5.99 Uncanny Valley #10 from BOOM! Studios (W) Tony Fleecs (A) Dave Wachter $4.99  FML #5 from Dark Horse Comics (A) Kelly Sue DeConnick (A) David Lopez $4.99 Archie Meets Jay & Silent Bob #1 (one shot) from Archie Comics/Secret Stash Press (W) Kevin Smith (A) Fernando Ruiz and Rich Koslowski $7.99 Don't Forget Your Briefcase #1 from Mad Cave Studios  (W) Eliot Rahal (A) Phillip Sevy  $4.99  I Hate Fairyland Vol 2 #42  from Image  |  Writer(s):Skottie Young  | Artist(s):Derek Laufman  Jean Francois Beaulieu  Nate Piekos  |  $3.99 Conan The Barbarian Vol 5 #22  from Titan Comics  |  Writer(s):Jim Zub  | Artist(s):Fernando Dagnino  |  $3.99 Savage Sword Of Conan Vol 2 #9  from Titan Comics  |  Writer(s):Patrick Zircher  |  Artist(s):Patrick Zircher  |  $6.99 Transformers #22 from Image Comics (W) Daniel Warren Johnson (A) Jorge Corona $3.99  The Unchosen #1 from Image Comics (W/A) David Marquez $3.99  The Future is ****** #3 from Rekcah Comics (W) Fred Van Lente (A) Mario D'alessandro $4.04   Solomon Kane #4 from Titan Comics (W/A) Patch Zircher $4.99  This Week's Best Comic Books G.I. Joe #9 from Image Comics  (W) Joshua Williamson (A) Andrea Milana, Lee Loughridge $3.99  Blood and Thunder #3 from Image Comics (W) Benito Cereno  (A) E.J. Su $3.99  Los Monstruos #3  from Dark Horse  |  Writer(s):James Robinson  | Artist(s):Jesus Merino  |  $4.99 Dread The Hall H #1 (One Shot)  from Image  |  Writer(s):Chris Ryall Jordan Hart  |  Artist(s):Nelson Daniel   Piotr Kowalski   Jimmy Kucaj   Chris Anderson  |  $6.99 Ghost Pepper #1  from Image  |  Writer(s):Ludo Lullabi  |  Artist(s):Ludo Lullabi   Adriano Lucas  |  $4.99 I Was A Fashion School Serial Killer #4  from Image  |  Writer(s):DougWagner  |  Artist(s):Daniel Hillyard  |  $3.99 Phantom Road #14 from Image  |  Writer(s):Jeff Lemire  |  Artist(s):Gabriel  Hernandez Walta   Jordie Bellaire  |  $3.99 This Ends Tonight #1  from Image  |  Writer(s):Gerry Duggan  |  Artist(s):Jae Lee  |  $4.99 Catacomb Of Torment #1 (EC Comics) from Oni Press  |  Writer(s):John Acrudi  Marguerite Bennett  Matt Kindt  |  Artist(s):Patrick Piazzalungo  David Lapham  Dan McDaid  |  $4.99 Post Malones Big Rig #1  from Vault Comics  |  Writer(s):Adrian Wassel  Post Malone  |  Artist(s):Nathan Gooden  |  $6.99 Nostalgia MAD magazine #180, cover dated Jan. ‘76, cover priced 50 cents - “Jaw'd”  - a movie parody; (W) Larry Siegel (A) Mort Drucker  This week's that guy that was in that show is  Dick O'Neil Today our Frenzy Faves is a favorite Twilight Zone episode Death Ship, Season 4 Episode 6, Original air date February 7, 1963

The Professor Frenzy Show Episode 358 Exquisite Corpses #1 from:Image  |  Writer(s):James Tynion IV  |  Artist(s):Michael Walsh Jordie Bellaire  |  $4.99 I Was A Fashion School Serial Killer #2 from Image  |  Writer(s):Doug Wagner  | Artist(s):Daniel Hillyard  |  $3.99 Dick Tracy (Mad Cave Studios) #10 from Mad Cave Studios  |  Writer(s):Alex Segura Michael Moreci  |  Artist(s):Geraldo Borges  |  $4.99 Phantom Road #12 from Image  |  Writer(s):Jeff Lemire  |  Artist(s):Gabriel Hernandez Walta  |  $3.99 Transformers #20 from Image Comics (W) Daniel Warren Johnson (A) Jorge Corona, Mike Spicer $3.99 Betty & Veronica Friends Forever: Spy Girls #1 (one shot) from Archie Comics (W) Tania Del Rio (A) Holly G, Jim Amash, Glenn Whitmore, Jack Morelli $4.99Godzilla Here There Be Aliens #1 from IDW Publishing  |  Writer(s):Frank Tieri  | Artist(s):Angel Hernandez  |  $4.99 Dark Regards #1 from Oni Press  |  Writer(s):Dave Hill  |  Artist(s):Artyom Topilin |  $4.99 This Week's Best Comic Books Archie is Mr. Justice #4 from Archie Comics (W) Blake Howard (A) Federico Sabbatini, Glenn Whitmore, Jack Morelli $4.99  Whatever Happened to the Crimson Justice #1 from Mad Cave Studios  (W) Frank Tieri (A) Inaki Miranda $4.99  Vatican City #2  from Dark Horse  |  Writer(s):Mark Millar  |  Artist(s):Per Berg  |  $5.99 Bug Wars #4  from Image  |  Writer(s):Jason Aaron  |  Artist(s):Mahmud Asrar Matthew Wilson  |  $4.99 Sleep #1  from Image  |  Writer(s):Zander Cannon  |  Artist(s):Zander Cannon  |  $3.99 Epitaphs From The Abyss #11 (EC Comics) from Oni Press  |  Writer(s):Jeff Jensen  |  Artist(s):David Lapham  |  $4.99 Out Of Alcatraz #3  from Oni Press  |  Writer(s):Christopher Cantwell  |  Artist(s):Tyler Crook  |  $4.99 Nostalgia The Shadow #1, cover dated November 1973; cover priced 20 cents published by DC Comics  Last Week Svengoolie showed Ghost of Frankenstein (Bela as Igor), Blair Witch Project. Next Week: The Mummy (1959) This week's that guy that was in that show is  Malcolm McDowell Today our Frenzy Faves is a favorite Twilight Zone episode The Shelter, Season 3 Episode 3, Original air date September 29, 1961

Comic Reviews: DC Batman: Dark Patterns 1 by Dan Watters, Hayden Sherman, Triona Farrell Gotham City Sirens Uncovered 1 Superwoman Special 1 by Joshua Williamson, Edwin Galmon, Laura Braga, Nikola Cizmesija, Rex Lokus Marvel Alien Paradiso 1 by Steve Foxe, Edgar Salazar, Victor Nava, Carlos Lopez, Peter Nguyen Infinity Watch 1 by Derek Landy, Ruairi Coleman, Scott Hanna, Brian Reber, Arick Arciniega Laura Kinney: Wolverine 1 by Erica Schultz, Giada Belviso, Rachelle Rosenberg Petpool Pool Party 1 by Mackenzie Cadenhead, Enid Balam, Fer Sifuentes-Sujo Ultimate Universe: One Year In 1 by Deniz Camp, Jonas Scharf, Mattia Iacono Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man 1 by Christos Gage, Eric Gapstur, Jim Campbell Marvel Unlimited It's Jeff 39 by Kelly Thompson, GuriHiru Boom In Bloom 1 by Michael Conrad, John J. Pearson, Lola Bonato Dark Horse Assassin's Apprentice III 1 by Robin Hobb, Jody Houser, Ryan Kelly, Jordie Bellaire From the World of Minor Threats: The Brood 1 by Heath Corson, Patton Oswalt, Jordan Blum, I.N.J. Culbard DSTLRY City Beneath Her Feet 1 by James Tynion IV, Elsa Charretier, Jordie Bellaire Through the Boughs: A Yuletide Offering 1 by Patrick McHale, J.K., Jim Campbell; Sweeney Boo; James Tynion IV, Jensine Eckwall; Molly Mendoza; Ryan Andrews; Kenny Wroten; Grim Wilkins Warm Fusion 1 by Scott Hoffman, Alberto Ponticelli, Lee Loughridge Image Creepshow 2024 Holiday Special by Tini Howard, Blake Howard, Stevan Subic; Rob Williams, Pye Parr Doll Parts: A Lovesick Tale 1 by Luana Vecchio Oni EC Shiver SuspenStories 1 by Hunter Gorinson, Valeria Burzo, Michelle Madsen; Jason Aaron, Kano; Ben H. Winters, Peter Krause, Michelle Madsen; Jay Stephens, David Lapham, Michael Atiyeh; George Northy, Caitlin Yarsky, Brittany Peer OGN Countdown Returnal: Fallen Asteria by Gregory Louden, Mikael Haveri, Khalil Osaimi, Igor Lomov, Aaron Jarvinen Concierge at Hokkyoku Department Store Vol 2 by Tsuchika Nishimura Life Sucks by Jessica Abel, Gabe Soria, Warren Pleece Midnight Radio by Iolanda Zanfardino Lost in the Future Vol 1: The Storm by Damian Campanario, Alex Fuentes Surfside Girls Vol 3: The Clue in the Reef by Kim Dwinell Persephone by Loic Locatelli-Kournwsky Tectiv Vol 1: Noirtopia by Richard Ashley Hamilton, Marco Matrone Space Circus by Sergio Aragones, Mark Evanier, Stan Sakai Additional Reviews: Silver Coin Vol 2 Kirby's Fourth World Skeleton Crew ep3 Creature Commandos ep3 Dream Productions Moana 2 Kraven Busch Gardens Williamsburg Mr. McMahon News: Omninews, Battle Beast spin-off comic, Tangled remake, Boom leaves Diamond, Godzilla vs. Marvel, Red Sonja vs. Mars Attacks, new Doctor Strange series set in Asgard, Mummy by Faith Erin Hicks, new Vampirella, Great British Bump-Off sequel, Clayface by Mike Flanagan, Marvel Rivals book with Jeff, Disney What If Mickey and Friends Were Avengers, Mad Cave picks up Herobear and the Kid, new books from Bunn and Condon, Disney controversy, Bitter Root returning Trailers: 28 Years Later Comics Countdown (11 December 2024): City Beneath Her Feet 1 by James Tynion IV, Elsa Charretier, Jordie Bellaire Batman: Dark Patterns 1 by Dan Watters, Hayden Sherman, Triona Farrell Superwoman Special by Joshua Williamson, Edwin Galmon, Laura Braga, Nikola Cizmesija, Rex Lokus Minor Arcana 4 by Jeff Lemire Ultimate Universe: One Year In by Deniz Camp, Jonas Scharf, Mattia Iacono FML 2 by Kelly Sue DeConnick, David Lopez, Cris Peter Through the Boughs: A Yuletide Offering by Patrick McHale, J.K., Jim Campbell; Sweeney Boo; James Tynion IV, Jensine Eckwall; Molly Mendoza; Ryan Andrews; Kenny Wroten; Grim Wilkins Green Lantern 18 by Jeremy Adams, Xermanico, Romulo Fajardo Jr. Space Ghost 8 by David Pepose, Jonathan Lau, Andrew Dalhouse Incredible Hulk 20 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Danny Earls, Matt Wilson  

This week, it's time for Shaun's to-be-read pick, and BOY HOWDY, it's time for every trigger warning under the sun! That's right, it's STRAY BULLETS by David Lapham! RJ tried to warn us that this was one of the bleakest comics he'd ever read, and somehow this book still surprised us in the depths of depravity and despair it brought us to! That's not to say that it's not a beautiful work of spectacular storytelling and phenomenal art, it is all that and more! And it's using all that talent to aim straight for your heartstrings and then your jugular. It's a heavy episode: TW for sexual violence, mass shootings, child abuse, child abductions, and just the general unpleasantness of humanity   Support Tales From The Short Box by joining our Patreon! patreon.com/BraveNewWorldsComics  

Fecha de Grabación: Miércoles 21 de agosto de 2024. Algunos temas comentados: ¡Llegamos a 400 episodios! ¿Cómo sucedió? ¿por qué y para qué? Vampiros y su variedad: algunas recomendaciones de lectura Lo aburrido de matar misterios con innecesarias historias de origen ¿Es realmente Fight Club una secuela de Calvin and Hobbes? Algunas de las femmes fatales más notables en el mundo del cómic Las mayores cualidades de Gail Simone como escritora de cómics Algunas destacadas autoras de cómic que quizá deberías leer Además: Hitman (Ennis+McCrea), Ultimate Spider-Man (Peter vs. Miles), lo nuevo de Transformers y G.I. Joe, El Asombroso Hombre Araña Presenta, ¡...y mucho más! Comentario de series y películas: Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (Apocalipsis Fantasma), película coescrita y dirigida por Gil Kenan, secuela de Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021), con las actuaciones de Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace, Celeste O'Connor, Logan Kim, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts, William Atherton, Kumail Nanjiani y Patton Oswalt. (Sony Pictures) Alien: Romulus, película de horror y ciencia ficción coescrita y dirigida por Fede Álvarez, con las actuaciones de Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Isabela Merced, Spike Fearn y Aileen Wu. (20th Century Studios) Presumed Innocent, serie de TV creada por David E. Kelley, basada en el libro homónimo de Scott Turow, protagonizado por Jake Gyllenhaal, Ruth Negga, Bill Camp, O-T Fagbenle, Chase Infiniti y Renate Reinsve. (Apple TV+) Comentario de cómics: Superman in Action Comics Vol. 3: Warworld Revolution. Action Comics 1043 a 1046, Action Comics 2022 Annual #1 y Superman: Warlord Apocalypse #1, escrito por Phillip Kennedy Johnson y Simon Spurrier, con arte de Will Conrad, David Lapham, Ricardo Federicci, Dale Eaglesham Ian Churchill, Brent Peeples, Fico Ossio, Brandon Peterson, Max Raynor y Miguel Mendonça, coloreado por Lee Loughridge y Trish Mulvihill, y con rótulos de Dave Sharpe. (DC Comics) Pueden escuchar el podcast en este reproductor: Descarga Directa MP3 (Botón derecho del mouse y "guardar enlace como"). Peso: 113.6 MB; Calidad: 128 Kbps. El episodio tiene una duración de 2:03:39 y la canción de cierre es "Tomorrow" de James. Además de en nuestras redes sociales (Twitter, Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram), también puedes interactuar con nosotros en nuestro servidor en Discord, donde una pequeña comunidad comparte recomendaciones, arte, ofertas, memes y más, y la conversación gira alrededor de muchos temas además de cómics. ¡Únete a nuestro servidor en Discord! También tenemos un Patreon. Ahí cada episodio se publica al menos 24 horas antes que en otros canales, y hay un especial mensual exclusivo para suscriptores de esa plataforma. Puedes convertirte en uno de nuestros patreoncinadores™ con aportes desde 1 dólar, que puede ser cada mes o por el tiempo que tú lo decidas, incluyendo aportaciones de una sola vez. También puedes encontrar nuestro podcast en los siguientes agregadores y servicios especializados: Comicverso en Spotify Comicverso en iVoox Comicverso en Apple Podcasts Comicverso en Google Podcasts Comicverso en Amazon Music Comicverso en Archive.org Comicverso en I Heart Radio Comicverso en Overcast.fm Comicverso en Pocket Casts Comicverso en RadioPublic Comicverso en CastBox.fm ¿Usas alguna app o servicio que no tiene disponible el podcast de Comicverso? En la parte alta de la barra lateral está el feed del podcast, el cual puedes agregar al servicio de tu preferencia si éste ofrece la opción. Nos interesa conocer tus críticas y opiniones para seguir mejorando. Si te gusta nuestro trabajo, por favor comparte el enlace a esta entrada o a nuestro perfil en el servicio de tu preferencia, cuéntale a tus amigos sobre el podcast, y recomiéndalo a quien creas que le pueda interesar. Deja tus comentarios o escríbenos directamente a comicverso@gmail.com

I have heard it said that every writer has a Batman story they want to tell. Only a few get to tell them. And sadly not all of them are great. This week we're reading three stories from writers not usually associated with Batman, Harlan Ellison, Eddie Campbell and David Lapham. And, well, none of these really are going down as central to the canon. The Night of Thanks, But No Thanks (Detective Comics V.1 # 567) Gotham Emergency (Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight # 200) City of Crime (Detective Comics V.1 # 800-808,811-814) Check out our current ranking list at www.comicsxf.com/batchat-rankings/ Thanks to Geri Nonnewitz for our podcast logo Follow the show on Twitter @BatChatComics and support the show on Patreon at www.patreon.com/batchatwithmattandwill

We had the pleasure of sitting down and chatting with Joshua Dysart and Tomas Giorello as Bad Idea HQ during San Diego Comic Con 2024. There was plenty of talk about Odinn's Eye and how the collaborative nature of the project elevated the work from both creators. Also some hints at a possible sequel. Plus Tomas chats a bit about the upcoming Planet Death project he is working on for the publisher and Joshua teases his next project with art from David Lapham, Habitat.

Fecha de Grabación: Martes 20 de febrero de 2024. Algunas noticias y temas comentados: Recordamos al recién fallecido Paul Neary EC Comics está de vuelta con dos series antológicas Recomendaciones de entre la obra de Howard Chaykin La sobreabundancia de Green Lanterns en la Tierra La creciente oscuridad de Hank McCoy (Beast) Además: Stray Bullets (David Lapham), Camelot 3000 (Mike W. Barr y Brian Bolland), ¡...y mucho más! Comentario de Cómics:Where the Body Was, novela gráfica escrita por Ed Brubaker, con arte y rótulos de Sean Phillips y color de Jacob Phillips. (Image Comics) Comentario de series y películas: Criminal Record, serie de TV creada y escrita por Paul Rutman, dirigida por Jim Loach y Shaun James Grant, y protagonizada por Peter Capaldi y Cush Jumbo (Apple TV+) Madame Web, película dirigida por S. J. Clarkson, sobre un guión de Matt Sazama, Burk Sharpless, Claire Parker y S. J. Clarkson, con las actuaciones de Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney, Isabela Merced, Celeste O'Connor, Tahar Rahim, Mike Epps, Emma Roberts y Adam Scott (Sony Pictures) Pueden escuchar el podcast en este reproductor: Descarga Directa MP3 (Botón derecho del mouse y "guardar enlace como"). Peso: 104.8 MB; Calidad: 128 Kbps. El episodio tiene una duración de 1:54:30, y la canción de cierre es "Para dormir contigo otra vez" de Villa Cariño. Además de nuestras redes sociales (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram), ahora tenemos una nueva forma de interactuar con nosotros: un servidor en Discord. Es un espacio para compartir recomendaciones, dudas, memes y más, y la conversación gira alrededor de muchos temas además de cómics, y es una forma más inmediata de mantenerse en contacto con Esteban y Alberto, así como con otros escuchas. ¡Únete a nuestro servidor en Discord! También tenemos un Patreon. Cada episodio del podcast se publica allí al menos 24 horas antes que en los canales habituales, y realizamos un especial mensual exclusivo para nuestros suscriptores en esa plataforma. Tú también puedes convertirte en uno de nuestros patreoncinadores™ con aportaciones desde 1 dólar, que puede ser cada mes, o por el tiempo que tú lo decidas, incluyendo aportaciones de una sola vez. También puedes encontrar nuestro podcast en los siguientes agregadores y servicios especializados: Comicverso en Spotify Comicverso en iVoox Comicverso en Apple Podcasts Comicverso en Google Podcasts Comicverso en Amazon Music Comicverso en Archive.org Comicverso en I Heart Radio Comicverso en Overcast.fm Comicverso en Pocket Casts Comicverso en RadioPublic Comicverso en CastBox.fm ¿Usas alguna app o servicio que no tiene disponible el podcast de Comicverso? En la parte alta de la barra lateral está el feed del podcast, el cual puedes agregar al servicio de tu preferencia. Nos interesa conocer opiniones y críticas para seguir mejorando. Si te gusta nuestro trabajo, por favor ayúdanos compartiendo el enlace a esta entrada, cuéntale a tus amigos sobre nuestro podcast, y recomiéndalo a quien creas que pueda interesarle. Deja tus comentarios o escríbenos directamente a comicverso@gmail.com

March 2024 Solicitations Comic Reviews: DC Batman 428: Robin Lives Birds of Prey Uncovered by Various DC's ‘Twas the Mite Before Christmas by Zipporah Smith, Logan Faerber; Rob Levin, Bob Quinn; Ethan Sacks, Soo Lee, John Kalisz, Natalie Abrams, Marcus Smith, Norm Rapmund, Hi-Fi; Jillian Grant, Rebekah Isaacs, Kurt Michael Russell, Michael Conrad, Gavin Guidry, Ryan Cody, Josh Trujillo, Andrew Drilon; Sholly Fisch, Juan Bobillo Titans: Beast World Tour – Gotham by Chip Zdarsky, Miguel Mendonca, Mike Spicer; Grace Ellis, Daniel Hillyard, Rico Renzi; Gretchen Felker-Martin, Ivan Shavrin; Sam Maggs, PJ Holden; Kyle Starks, Kelley Jones, Jose Villarrubia Marvel Daredevil: Gang War 1 by Erica Shultz, Sergio Davila, Sean Parsons, Ceci de la Cruz Spider-Gwen Smash 1 by Melissa Flores, Enid Balam, Fer Sifuentes-Sujo, Elisabetta D'Amico Marvel Unlimited Marvel Mutts 3 by Mackenzie Cadenhead, Takeshi Miyazawa Alligator Loki 27 by Alyssa Wong, Bob Quinn Image Bloody Dozen: A Tale of the Shrouded College 1 by Charles Soule, Alberto Alburquerque, Rachelle Rosenberg Dark Horse Assassin's Apprentice II 1 by Jody Houser, Robin Hobb, Ryan Kelly, Jordie Bellaire Masterpiece 1 by Brian Michael Bendis, Alex Maleev, Ian Herring Quick Stops Vol 2 1 by Kevin Smith, Ahmed Raafat Boom Underheist 1 by David Lapham, Maria Lapham, Hilary Jenkins IDW Addams Family: Charlatan's Web 1 by Chynna Clugston-Flores, Leah Williams, Juan Samu, Francine Delgado, Danny Sanchez Chaves Sonic the Hedgehog: Winter Jam by Iasmin Omar Ata, Min Ho Kim, Reggie Graham Titan Life is Strange: Forget-Me-Not 1 by Zoe Thorogood, Claudia Leonardi, Andrea Izzo Oni Invasive 1 by Cullen Bunn, Jesus Hervas Mad Cave Charred Remains 1 by Anthony Cleveland, Andrea Mutti Archie Sabrina the Teenage Witch Holiday Special Vault Beyond Real 1 by Zack Kaplan, Fabiana Mascolo, Toni Fejzula, Jordie Bellaire American Mythology 21st Century Santa Stories by James Kuhoric, S.A. Check, Konstantine Paradias, G.O. Parsons, Horacio Domingues, Jorge Pacheco, Fernando Sosa Three Stooges versus Cthulhu by Hans Rodionoff, Adam Goldberg, Diego Tapie OGNs Macbeth: A Tale of Horror by Stefano Ascari, Simone D'Armini Many Deaths of Barnaby James by Brian Nathanson, Neil Gibson, Piotr Kowalski, Brad Simpson Where the Body Was GN by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, Jacob Phillips Boxed by Mark Sable, Jeremy Haun, Nick Filardi o   A Call to Cthulhu by Norm Konyu Voyage du Gourmet by Paul Tobin, Jem Milton, Micah Myers Additional Reviews: Ducktails, Leave it to Chance vol 1, Space Between the Trees, Downlands News: new Black Panther animated series, Omninews, DeMatteis Green Goblin prequel series, new title for Spider-Man: Freshman Year, Good Omens renewed for third and final season, Mark Millar, William Shatner variant, new animated project from Matt Braly and Rebecca Sugar, Green Arrow now an ongoing, Bill Cipher spin-off book coming, new X-Files, Jonathan Major, Cody Ziglar takes over Deadpool, Stephanie Phillips takes over Spider-Gwen, Merry Shark-Mas, Uncle Fester spin-off The other Rabbit Stew Comics?!?! Letters on the Wall Trailers: Dune 2, Civil War, Kung Fu Panda 4, Hazbin Hotel, If Comics Countdown (12 Dec 2023): 1.     Where The Body Was GN by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, Jacob Phillips 2.     Radiant Black 27 and 27.5 by Kyle Higgins, Joe Clark, Eduardo Ferigato, Marcelo Costa, Raul Angulo 3.     Batman: City of Madness 2 by Christian Ward 4.     Green Lantern 6 by Jeremy Adams, Xermanico, Scott Godlewski, Romulo Fajardo Jr., Peter Tomasi, David Lafuente, Tamra Bonvillain 5.     Superman: Lost 9 by Christopher Priest, Dan Jurgens, Carlo Pagulayan, Jason Paz, Brett Breeding, Jeromy Cox 6.     Rogue Sun 17 by Ryan Parrott, Marco Renna, Abel, Natalia Marques 7.     Zawa 2 by Michael Dialynas 8.     Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees 2 by Patrick Horvath 9.     Dark Spaces: Dungeon 2 by Scott Snyder, Hayden Sherman 10.  Danger Street 12 by Tom King, Jorge Fornes, Dave Stewart

L'équipe de ComicsDiscovery se retrouve cette semaine pour découvrir, Lodger de Maria et David Lapham, disponible aux éditions Delcourt. Comme d'habitude, ils commenteront aussi l'actualité dans l'émission News. ComicsDiscovery review : LodgerDurant son adolescence, Ricky à vu son Foyer se Briser à la suite de la rencontre avec un jeune homme ayant loué une chambre chez elle. La jeune femme est partie dans une course poursuite contre ce vagabond étrange qui semble ne semer que la mort sur son passage. Poursuite Lodger plonge le lecteur au cœur des États-Unis, dans de petites villes pauvres. Des régions où rien ne parait réelle, à l'image de ses personnages cachant leur visage hideux derrière des masques de vertu. C'est également un univers très sombre et violent. Lodger est un comics qui divise à l'image de la précédente œuvre que nous avions traité dans l'émission Stray Bullets. Le mot de la finComme toujours, nous vous invitons à venir partager votre avis avec nous, que vous soyez d'accord ou non, cela nous fait toujours plaisir d'échanger avec vous. Si vous avez envie de nous écouter en direct, c'est le mardi soir à 21 h sur notre chaîne Twitch : https://www.twitch.tv/jamesetfaye Vous pouvez nous retrouver sur nos réseaux sociaux :Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/ComicsDiscovery/Twitter : https://twitter.com/comicsdiscoveryInstagram : https://www.instagram.com/comicsdiscovery/TikTok : https://www.tiktok.com/@jamesetfaye Vous pouvez nous écouter sur :Spotify : https://spoti.fi/2Qb8ffDAusha : https://podcast.ausha.co/comicsdiscoveryiTunes : https://apple.co/2zw9H1QDeezer : https://www.deezer.com/fr/show/55279 Sans oublier le replay en vidéo sur :YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@ComicsDiscovery/Twitch : https://www.twitch.tv/jamesetfaye Pour nous soutenir :Tipeee: https://fr.tipeee.com/james-et-faye Vous pouvez venir discuter avec nous sur notre serveur discord :Discord : http://discordapp.com/invite/GsBTkDS Et Retrouvez nos autres productions sur notre site :Le site de James & Faye : https://jamesetfaye.fr/

L'équipe de ComicsDiscovery se retrouve cette semaine pour découvrir, Lodger de Maria et David Lapham, disponible aux éditions Delcourt. Comme d'habitude, ils commenteront aussi l'actualité dans l'émission News. ComicsDiscovery News- Bad Bunny l'acteur principal d'El Muerto quitte le projet On vous parle du Comics Culture Project : https://www.comics-culture-project.fr/guide-initiation-aux-comics Des Blurays pour les série Wandavision, Loki et Sandman de Netflix Le reboot de The Crow se trouve un distributeur au USA Le retour d'Hellboy au cinéma qui sent vraiment pas bon pour la franchise Un troisième opus pour la série d'anthologie horrifique du Label 619 : Low Reader Un nouveau personnage reprend le costume du Punisher dans une nouvelle série chez MarvelOn passe a une nouvelle rubrique un petit débat, cette semaine on essaie de pronostiquer les prochain Urban NomadEt pour finir on passe a la selection des sorties des comics qui sortent cette semaine par Angele. Le mot de la finComme toujours, nous vous invitons à venir partager votre avis avec nous, que vous soyez d'accord ou non, cela nous fait toujours plaisir d'échanger avec vous. Si vous avez envie de nous écouter en direct, c'est le mardi soir à 21 h sur notre chaîne Twitch : https://www.twitch.tv/jamesetfaye Vous pouvez nous retrouver sur nos réseaux sociaux :Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/ComicsDiscovery/Twitter : https://twitter.com/comicsdiscoveryInstagram : https://www.instagram.com/comicsdiscovery/TikTok : https://www.tiktok.com/@jamesetfaye Vous pouvez nous écouter sur :Spotify : https://spoti.fi/2Qb8ffDAusha : https://podcast.ausha.co/comicsdiscoveryiTunes : https://apple.co/2zw9H1QDeezer : https://www.deezer.com/fr/show/55279 Sans oublier le replay en vidéo sur :YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@ComicsDiscovery/Twitch : https://www.twitch.tv/jamesetfaye Pour nous soutenir :Tipeee: https://fr.tipeee.com/james-et-faye Vous pouvez venir discuter avec nous sur notre serveur discord :Discord : http://discordapp.com/invite/GsBTkDS Et Retrouvez nos autres productions sur notre site :Le site de James & Faye : https://jamesetfaye.fr/

Auteur célèbre pour sa saga indépendante lugubre, David Lapham est le créateur de Stray Bullets. Cette oeuvre incontournable éclipse ses autres projets, non moins intéressantes. Comics Pick s'intéresse aujourd'hui à Lodger, la dernière création du couple Lapham. Ce comics en noir & blanc présente des qualités imperceptibles au premier coup d'oeil. On vous présente cette petite merveille indépendante  Vous pouvez retrouver The Lodger, et les autres créations de David Lapham, aux éditions Delcourt. Nouvelle saison, nouvelle formule ! A l'occasion de sa nouvelle saison, ComicsPick change sa formule. L'équipe vous propose désormais un podcast par semaine. Chaque émission se concentrera sur un album en particulier. On espère que cette nouvelle formule vous plaira et qu'elle vous permettra de toujours de faire de belles découvertes ! Si cette émission vous a plu, vous pouvez nous soutenir en partageant l'émission sur les réseaux X  et Instagram. Un grand merci à vous tous pour le soutien que vous pouvez apporter à l'émission, à votre écoute régulière. On se retrouve dès la semaine prochaine pour une nouvelle découverte !

Rocky is joined by Cincinnati.com columnist Jason Williams for today's show. They discuss the Bengals week 1 loss to the Cleveland Browns, talk with Jim Irvine of Buckeye Firearms, Jason Nathanson from ABC news about the Charter-Disney agreement, and David Lapham joins the guys to give his thoughts on week 1. Tune in!

Rocky is joined by Cincinnati.com columnist Jason Williams for today's show. They discuss the Bengals week 1 loss to the Cleveland Browns, talk with Jim Irvine of Buckeye Firearms, Jason Nathanson from ABC news about the Charter-Disney agreement, and David Lapham joins the guys to give his thoughts on week 1. Tune in!

Welcome to the (Not So) New 52, a real-time retrospective of DC Comics' New 52 imprint! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:54 - The Phantom Stranger #11 (J.M. De Matteis and Fernando Blanco) 0:14:24 - Detective Comics #23 (John Layman and Jason Fabok) 0:23:45 - Batwing #23 (Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti and Eduardo Pansica) 0:31:10 - Action Comics #23 (Scott Lobdell and Tyler Kirkham) 0:38:04 - Green Lantern #23 (Robert Venditti and Billy Tan) 0:47:07 - Earth 2 #15 (James Robinson and Nicola Scott) 0:53:23 - Green Arrow #23 (Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino) 1:03:27 - Stormwatch #23 (Jim Starlin and Yvel Guichet) 1:13:20 - The Movement #4 (Gail Simone and Freddie Williams II) 1:24:03 - Dial H #15 (China Miéville and Alberto Ponticelli) 1:40:22 - Swamp Thing #23 (Charles Soule and Kano, David Lapham) 1:49:20 - Next Week's Books patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast (Use #New52) discord: https://discord.gg/8fbyCehMTy Other Links: https://linktr.ee/mildfuzz Find out more at https://the-not-so-new-52.pinecast.co

Żadna historia z Batmanem w roli głównej nie będzie kompletna bez jego najwierniejszego kompana - nie Robina, nie Nightwinga i nie Damiana, tylko miasta Gotham, czego zarówno scenarzystka Mariko Tamaki, jak i rysownicy Dan Mora oraz David Lapham są doskonale świadomi, a o tym, co ich wyróżnia dowiecie się z kolejnego odcinka podcastu Nightslime.Rozmawiamy o nadawaniu osobowości mieszkańcom Gotham przez Tamaki, dzięki czemu ich losy nie są z perspektywy czytelników/czytelniczek obojętne; o znakomitych miejskich panoramach obydwu rysowników i przebudzeniu Dana Mory, który wreszcie nie równa do standardu DC Comics, tylko pokazuje swoje najmocniejsze strony; a także o drobnych niedociągnięciach fabularnych w postaci siłowo prezentowanego jako mocarz burmistrza albo gapowatego Batmana zatrutego gazem i umiejętności zrekompensowania poświęconego czasu widowiskowymi scenami akcji albo zaskakującymi zwrotami akcji.Patronami odcinka są:Paweł Jaksik, Jakub Kraszewski, Sebastian Wojtasik -------------------------------------Możesz nas wesprzeć na https://patronite.pl/Nightslime

And now for a rambling and too brief review of "Stray Bullets" by David Lapham, his classic crime series he has been publishing off and on since 1995.

Welcome to the (Not So) New 52, a real-time retrospective of DC Comics' New 52 imprint! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:24 - Detective Comics #1 (John Layman and Jason Fabok) 0:09:51 - Animal Man #15 (Jeff Lemire and Steve Pugh, Timothy Green II) 0:18:01 - Swamp Thing #15 (Scott Snyder and Yanick Paquette) 0:24:58 - Batwing #15 (Judd Winick and Marcus To) 0:32:30 - Action Comics #15 (Grant Morrison and Rags Morales) 0:41:52 - Earth 2 #7 (James Robinson and Nicola Scott) 0:49:33 - Green Arrow #15 (Ann Nocenti and Freddie Williams II) 0:57:10 - Worlds' Finest #7 (Paul Levitz and George Pérez, Kevin Maguire) 1:03:59 - G.I. Combat #7 (Peter Tomasi and Howard Chaykin) 1:10:47 - Stormwatch #15 (Peter Milligan and Will Conrad, Cliff Richards) 1:19:21 - Dial H #7 (China Miéville and David Lapham) 1:28:19 - The Phantom Stranger #3 (Dan DiDio and Brent Anderson) 1:36:22 - Human Bomb #1 (Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti and Jerry Ordway) 1:44:02 - Next Week's Books patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast (Use #New52) discord: https://discord.gg/8fbyCehMTy audio link: https://the-not-so-new-52.pinecast.co/ video link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu70d0W3I5cZzQUPH0CUbF64E2f4oMysw

Comic Reviews: DC Dark Crisis: The Dark Army by Mark Waid, Delilah Dawson, Dennis Culver, Freddie Williams II, Jack Herbert, Adriano Lucas Marvel Amazing Spider-Man 14 by Zeb Wells, Ryan Stegman, Michael Dowling, Terry Dodson, Kyle Hotz, Tim Townsend, Rachel Dodson, JP Mayer, Matt Hollingsworth, Dan Brown, Richard Isanove, Marcio Menyz Doctor Strange: Fall Sunrise 1 by Tradd Moore, Heather Moore Star Wars Revelations 1 by Marc Guggenheim, Salvador Larroca, Guru eFX, Pere Perez, Dono Sanchez-Almara, Emma Kubert, Wayne Faucher, Justin Mason, Paul Fry Star Wars Yoda 1 by Cavan Scott, Nico Leon, Dono Sanchez-Almara Infinity Comics Aligator Loki by Alyssa Wong, Bob Quinn Love Unlimited: Wiccan and Hulkling by Josh Trujillo, Tokitokoro Boom Once Upon A Time At The End Of The World 1 by Jason Aaron, Alexandre Tefenkgi, Lee Loughridge, Nick Dragotta, Rico Renzi AfterShock Fear of a Red Planet 1 by Mark Sable, Andrea Olimpieri Black Mask Rogue State 1 by Matteo Pizzolo, Carlos Granda, Brad Simpson Titan Kamen Rider Zero-One 1 by Brandon Easton, Hendry Prasetya, In-Hyuk Lee AAM Markosia Cosmic Debris 1 by Stu Perrins, John E. Murphy OGN The Court Charade by Flore Vesco, Kerascoet Ray's OGN Corner: Anya's Ghost by Vera Brosgol Additional Reviews: Disenchanted, Plunge by Joe Hill, Exorsisters vol 1, Cyclops Road, Andor ep12, Wednesday, Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, Strange World, Santa Clauses, Dexter New Blood News: Kaleidoscope, return of Superman's secret identity, Ottley's Hulk ending with issue 13, Goncharov, Omni news, FCBD lineup, new Hellcat series Star Trek: TNG Kelvin-verse casting Thoughts on the state of the Disney animated library Comics Countdown: Human Target 9 by Tom King, Greg Smallwood Eight Billion Genies 6 by Charles Soule, Ryan Browne, Kevin Knipstein The Court Charade OGN by Flore Vesco, Kerascoet Action Comics 1049 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, David Lapham, Mike Perkins, Trish Mulvihill, Lee Loughridge Department of Truth 22 by James Tynion IV, Martin Simmonds Dark Spaces: Wildfire 5 by Scott Snyder, Hayden Sherman, Ronda Pattison Daredevil 5 by Chip Zdarsky, Marco Checchetto, Matt Wilson Defenders Beyond 5 by Al Ewing, Javier Rodriguez Once Upon A Time At The End of the World 1 by Jason Aaron, Alexandre Tefenkgi, Lee Loughridge, Nick Dragotta, Rico Renzi Avengers Forever 11 by Jason Aaron, Jim Towe, Frank Martin  

Welcome to the (Not So) New 52, a real-time retrospective of DC Comics' New 52 imprint! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:03:45 - Green Lantern #14 (Geoff Johns and Doug Mahnke) 0:10:21 - Green Arrow #14 (Ann Nocenti and Freddie Williams II) 0:19:05 - Animal Man #14 (Jeff Lemire and Steve Pugh, Timothy Green II) 0:26:48 - Swamp Thing #14 (Scott Snyder and Yanick Paquette) 0:35:07 - Detective Comics #14 (John Layman and Jason Fabok) 0:43:35 - Batwing #14 (Judd Winick and Marcus To) 0:50:20 - Action Comics #14 (Grant Morrison and Rags Morales) 0:58:37 - Earth 2 #6 (James Robinson and Nicola Scott) 1:06:40 - Worlds' Finest #6 (Paul Levitz and George Pérez, Kevin Maguire) 1:13:44 - G.I. Combat #6 (Peter Tomasi and Howard Chaykin) 1:21:23 - Stormwatch #14 (Peter Milligan and Will Conrad, Cliff Richards) 1:30:12 - Dial H #6 (China Miéville and David Lapham) 1:37:43 - Next Week's Books patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast (Use #New52) audio link: https://the-not-so-new-52.pinecast.co/ video link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu70d0W3I5cZzQUPH0CUbF64E2f4oMysw UK Merch store: https://shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/mild-fuzz-tv/ US Merch store: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/mild-fuzz-tv-us

Comic Reviews: DC Batman: Gotham Knights – Gilded City 1 by Evan Narcisse, Abel Punchline: Gotham Game 1 by Tini Howard, Blake Howard, Gleb Melnikov, Luis Guerrero Riddler: Year One 1 by Paul Dano, Stevan Subic Marvel AXE: Judgment Day 6 by Kieron Gillen, Valerio Schiti, Ivan Piorelli, Marte Gracia Moon Knight Annual by Jed MacKay, Federico Sabbatini Strange Academy: Finals 1 by Skottie Young, Humberto Ramos, Edgar Delgado Infinity Comics Spider-Verse Unlimited 21 by Gustavo Duarte Strange Tales: Ghost Rider by Rich Douek, Ramon Bachs, Javier Tartaglia Who Is: Ironheart by Eve Ewing, David Cutler, Roberto Poggi, Paris Alleyne Who Is: Namor by Ralph Macchio, Matt Horak, Brian Reber Dark Horse Criminal Macabre/Count Crowley: From the Pit They Came 1 by Steve Niles, David Dastmalchian, Lukas Ketner, Lauren Affe Dead Mall 1 by Adam Cesare, David Stoll Image American Jesus: Revelation 1 by Mark Millar, Peter Gross, Tomm Coker Lovesick 1 by Luana Vecchio IDW Star Trek 1 by Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, Ramon Rosanas, Lee Loughridge Boom Damn Them All by Simon Spurrier, Charlie Adlard, Sofie Dodgson Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 101 by Melissa Flores, Simona Di Gianfelice, Raul Angulo Vault Nightfall Double Feature 1 by Tim Daniel, David Andry, Daniel Kraus, Maan House, Chris Shehan Archie The Return of Chilling Adventures of Sorcery by Sina Grace, Eliot Rahal, Casey Gilly, Vincenzo Federici, Corin Howell, Liana Kangas Red 5 Lead City 1 by Eric Gorden, Kyle Brummond OGN Going Green: Giving it (Almost) My All for the Planet by Maite Robert Ray's OGN Corner: Courtney Crumrin and the Night Things by Ted Naifeh Additional Reviews: Midnight Club, Oblivion Song HC 1, Superman and Lois, Andor, House of Dragons s1, Deathstroke by Priest, Tales of the Jedi, Nightwing by Taylor vol 1 Longbox of Horror 2022 part 5: horror movie crossover pitches News: Star Wars post ep9, Doctor Who and Disney+, James Gunn co-head of DC Studios, Ty Templeton cancer-free, Simpsons Death Note, Green Lantern show re-tooled, Omninews, Emilia Clarke playing Abigail Brand in Secret Invasion, Primer sequel, Witcher: Henry Cavill out and Liam Hemsworth in, Gargoyles sells 100k for Dynamite, AWA announces early 2023 slate Trailers: Quantumania, Guardians Holiday Special Comics Countdown: Human Target 8 by Tom King, Greg Smallwood Superman: Action Comics 1048 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Mike Perkins, David Lapham, Lee Loughridge, Trish Mulvihill Catwoman: Lonely City 4 by Cliff Chiang Strange 7 by Jed MacKay, Marcelo Ferreira, Roberto Poggi, Javier Tartaglia MMPR 101 by Melissa Flores, Simona Di Gianfelice, Raul Angulo TMNT: Armageddon Game 2 by Tom Waltz, Vincenzo Federici, Matt Herms Sins of the Black Flamingo 5 by Andrew Wheeler, Travis Moore, Tamra Bonvillain Venom 12 by Ram V, Bryan Hitch, Andrew Currie, Alex Sinclair Strange Academy: Finals 1 by Skottie Young, Humberto Ramos, Edgar Delgado Variants 4 by Gail Simone, Phil Noto

Book of the Month: Stray Bullets Volume One: Innocence of Nihilism by David Lapham from El Capitán/Image Comics!

Interview retranscrite en intégralité sur Comicsblog.fr ! Depuis maintenant presque trois ans, la maison d'édition Bad Idea nous fascine. Lancée par Dinesh Shamdasani avec Warren Simons, les personnes qui ont fait les belles heures du Valiant de 2012-2017, l'éditeur s'est fait une joie de fonctionner sur un modèle aux antipodes même de tout ce qui se fait sur le reste du marché américain. Voyez plutôt : une distribution de comics en single issues, pas de collection en TPB, pas de publication numérique, et un nombre de boutiques limité pour vendre leurs albums. Après avoir annoncé leur arrêt, puis leur retour, force est de constater que Bad Idea nous fait terriblement envie (ils ont avec eux Matt Kindt, David Lapham, Joshua Dysart, Alberto Ponticelli et bien d'autres) - alors que pourtant, impossible ou presque de lire leurs bouquins par chez nous. Qu'à cela ne tienne : profitant d'une rencontre fortuite sur le stand de Bad Idea à la New York Comic Con 2022, votre intrépide rédacteur en chef a saisi l'occasion pour lui poser un ensemble de questions, pour un échange court mais passionnant, qu'on vous invite à découvrir aujourd'hui ! 

Updates 5:15 Armor Wars tv series changed to movie to “better serve the story” 6:29 Deadpool 3: 9.24.24. Featuring Hugh Jackman wolverine 10:30 Marvel's ‘Blade' Loses Director Bassam Tariq Comics 17:35 Action comics #1047 (PKJ and Ricardo Federici). PKJ and David Lapham backup 24:40 Captain America: Symbol of Truth #5 (Tochi Onyebuchi, RB Silva, and Julian Shaw) 28:11 X-Men #15 (Gerry Duggan and Joshua Cassara) Mentions: Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings #3, Defenders Beyond #3, The Magic Order 3 #3 Book Club: New X-Men 44-46 [36:00] Rewatch: She-Hulk Ep. 7 [49:24]

David Lapham's Stray Bullets “humanist crime” series began in 1995 and shows a number of characters interacting between the 1970s and 1990s, with the stories told nonsequentially. Kumar and Matt dodge the bullets to turn in this review. Brought to you by: The Law of Equivalent Exchange: A Fullmetal Alchemist manga podcast Our supporters on … Continue reading #743 “Stray Bullets”

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This is it! The moment you've been waiting your entire life for! The moment when we review Detective Comics #1061 from DC Comics. NOTE: Dueling Review is going on extended hiatus following this episode. [caption id="attachment_681983" align="alignright" width="228"] You can read this issue via our Amazon affiliate link[/caption] DETECTIVE COMICS #1061 Writer: Mariko Tamaki, Nadia Shammas, Sina Grace Artist: Ivan Reis, David Lapham, Danny Miki Publisher: DC Comics Release Date: June 29, 2022 Cover Price: $4.99 Mommy's home! With Talia al Ghul back in town, anything can happen...and the mother of Robin is here to lay down the law. Meanwhile, the Riddler's scheme to turn Batman's sacred city into a twisted riddle of life and death has at last been revealed...and Edward's going to use whatever and whoever he can to turn Batman's life upside down. Then, in the finale of "Gotham Girl, Interrupted," Claire Clover unravels the mystery behind the Gotham Girl website...so why doesn't she believe what she finds in the process? It's betrayal, healing, and punches galore!

This is it! The moment you've been waiting your entire life for! The moment when we review Detective Comics #1061 from DC Comics. NOTE: Dueling Review is going on extended hiatus following this episode. [caption id="attachment_681983" align="alignright" width="228"] You can read this issue via our Amazon affiliate link[/caption] DETECTIVE COMICS #1061 Writer: Mariko Tamaki, Nadia Shammas, Sina Grace Artist: Ivan Reis, David Lapham, Danny Miki Publisher: DC Comics Release Date: June 29, 2022 Cover Price: $4.99 Mommy's home! With Talia al Ghul back in town, anything can happen...and the mother of Robin is here to lay down the law. Meanwhile, the Riddler's scheme to turn Batman's sacred city into a twisted riddle of life and death has at last been revealed...and Edward's going to use whatever and whoever he can to turn Batman's life upside down. Then, in the finale of "Gotham Girl, Interrupted," Claire Clover unravels the mystery behind the Gotham Girl website...so why doesn't she believe what she finds in the process? It's betrayal, healing, and punches galore!

This week, we discuss the second volume of David Lapham's sprawling crime saga "Stray Bullets", wherein Beth, Orson, and Nina have absconded to the quiet little town of Seaside in the hopes that they can leave their troubles behind. But, When your troubles arise after ripping off the mysterious criminal Harry, don't expect that quiet to last. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Content warning: discussions of mass shootings, (child)  murder, rape, cannibalism, COVID-19, long COVID, death, viruses, amnesia, misogyny, racism, police violence, sexual assault, and physical assault.On this episode of The Beauty of Horror, Chandler talks with horror writer, journalist, and actor Dolores Quintana about the numerous disgusting horrors of THE SADNESS (2022)! They talk about how Dolores got started into social justice activism as a child, writing school essays about George Romero's influence on horror, how a profound fear of something can end up drawing you into it, many different types of zombie apocalypses in film, and, of course, aesthetics. Want to connect more with the podcast and its guests? Checking out the info below! Links:DoloresTwitter: @doloresquintanaInstagram: @doloresmquintanaInterview with Rob Jabbaz for FangoriaWriting: Nightmarish Conjuring, Medium, Fangoria, The Advocate, and What Now Philly Chandler | ShockaholicTwitter: @_ShockaholicInstagram: @_shockaholicFacebook: Shockaholic Beauty of HorrorTwitter: @BeautyHorrorPodInstagram: @beautyhorrorsiteFacebook: The Beauty of Horror Beauty of Horror ContactWebsite: The Beauty of HorrorE-mail: beautyofhorrorpod@gmail.com SponsorsLogic Locks: https://www.logiclocks.com/ Anatomy of a Scream: https://www.anatomyofascream.com/  MentionsReferenced Beauty of Horror episodesSeason 2, episode 16: Brian Keiper on The Fly (1986)LiteratureDanse Macabre, by Stephen KingCrossed, by Garth Ennis, Alan Moore, David Lapham, Si Spurrier, Kieron Gillen, and others.Films and TVDark Star (1974)Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)Night of the Living Dead (1968)Martyrs (2008)Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975)Dawn of the Dead (1978)The Girl with All The Gifts (2016)“Rick and Morty”: A Rickconvenient Mort (2021)28 Days Later (2002)The Walking Dead (2010) Music by Karl Casey (White Bat Audio)Cover Art designed by John Green (JRGDrawing)Edited by Aviva Dassen If you enjoyed this episode, please be sure to rate and subscribe!

This week we discuss Volume 1 of David Lapham's sprawling crime noir universe, "Stray Bullets". At a glance, one might make the comparison to Frank Miller's "Sin City" series, but once in the thick of Lapham's masterful storytelling you quickly recognize the heart, humor, and humanist bent he applies to his seedy crime noir, and thus- the horror of it all. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Episode Notes: Today on JAF Classics I take you back to November 22, 2006 and Episode #13 of the original run of Just Another Fanboy. I open the show with a few super brief reviews of Runaways by Brian K. Vaughan and Adrian Alphona and Batman City of Crime by David Lapham, Ramon Bachs and Nathan Massengill. Then I talk a bit about CSI: Miami, a guilty pleasure, and even have Norman and Gary perform a little CSI-like skit. Also in this episode: Listener's Feedback (with an actual voicemail!) News and Information You Could Have Easily Gotten For Yourself With Just a Little Effort (Brought to you by: The Law Offices of... yeah, I'm not typing that out) Comic Book Picks of the Week At the Movies With Gary Indiana This Week on Heroes The Podcast Spotlight (Collected Comics Library) The View From Norman Oklahoma. Also, don't forget the Episode 250 Live Stream: April 2 Recording of Just Another Fanboy Episode 250 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . THE OTHER STUFF: JOIN THE JUST ANOTHER NEWSLETTER AND NEVER MISS AN EPISODE JOIN THE JUST ANOTHER FANBOY MESSAGE BOARDS Please leave a rating at Podchaser Join the discussion on the Orr Else Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/448863086191681 Get your Just Another Fanboy Merch - shop.justanotherfanboy.com Follow me and the podcast on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram The theme song used is this episode was written and performed for the podcast by Derek Neibarger of Atomic Zombie Records. Want to help support the show? You can do that in a number of ways: First, just spread the word. Tell a friend, tell two friends, tell your father, mother, sister, brother, neighbor, coworker, plumber, and even the guy or girl who cuts your hair. Beyond that you can support Steeven and the show for as little as a dollar a month on Patreon: www.patreon.com/steevenrorr Or, if the idea of a monthly payment doesn't appeal to you and you just want to throw the show a one time payment, visit ko-fi.com/steevenrorr and buy Steeven and the show a coffee for as little as $3, but as high as you want to go. Ask me questions, tell me stories, lie to me, speak your truth, make suggestions, or even complain right here: justanotherfanboy@gmail.com Check out Steeven's blog at steevenrorr.com

Episode Notes: Today on JAF Classics I take you back to November 22, 2006 and Episode #13 of the original run of Just Another Fanboy. I open the show with a few super brief reviews of Runaways by Brian K. Vaughan and Adrian Alphona and Batman City of Crime by David Lapham, Ramon Bachs and Nathan Massengill. Then I talk a bit about CSI: Miami, a guilty pleasure, and even have Norman and Gary perform a little CSI-like skit. Also in this episode: Listener's Feedback (with an actual voicemail!) News and Information You Could Have Easily Gotten For Yourself With Just a Little Effort (Brought to you by: The Law Offices of... yeah, I'm not typing that out) Comic Book Picks of the Week At the Movies With Gary Indiana This Week on Heroes The Podcast Spotlight (Collected Comics Library) The View From Norman Oklahoma. Also, don't forget the Episode 250 Live Stream: April 2 Recording of Just Another Fanboy Episode 250 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . THE OTHER STUFF: JOIN THE JUST ANOTHER NEWSLETTER AND NEVER MISS AN EPISODE JOIN THE JUST ANOTHER FANBOY MESSAGE BOARDS Please leave a rating at Podchaser Join the discussion on the Orr Else Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/448863086191681 Get your Just Another Fanboy Merch - shop.justanotherfanboy.com Follow me and the podcast on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram The theme song used is this episode was written and performed for the podcast by Derek Neibarger of Atomic Zombie Records. Want to help support the show? You can do that in a number of ways: First, just spread the word. Tell a friend, tell two friends, tell your father, mother, sister, brother, neighbor, coworker, plumber, and even the guy or girl who cuts your hair. Beyond that you can support Steeven and the show for as little as a dollar a month on Patreon: www.patreon.com/steevenrorr Or, if the idea of a monthly payment doesn't appeal to you and you just want to throw the show a one time payment, visit ko-fi.com/steevenrorr and buy Steeven and the show a coffee for as little as $3, but as high as you want to go. Ask me questions, tell me stories, lie to me, speak your truth, make suggestions, or even complain right here: justanotherfanboy@gmail.com Check out Steeven's blog at steevenrorr.com

Welcome to Comics From The Multiverse, our DC comics podcast! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro  0:11:20 - ComiXology Top 10 0:19:43 - Justice League Incarnate #1 (Joshua Williamson & Dennis Culver) 0:40:25 - Batman: Fear State Omega #1 (James Tynion IV) 1:00:15 - Detective Comics Annual 2021 #1 (Mariko Tamaki & Matthew Rosenberg and David Lapham) 1:10:43 - Action Comics #1037 (Philip K Johnson and Miguel Mendonca)  1:25:13 - Wonder Woman Annual 2021 #1 (Becky Cloonan & Michael Conrad and Andy MacDonald)  1:38:27 - Nightwing Annual 2021 #1 (Tom Taylor and Cian Tormey & Daniel HDR)  1:52:27 - Robin Annual 2021 #1 (Joshua Williamson and Roger Cruz) 2:05:08 - Justice League Dark Annual 2021 #1 2:14:33 - Batman: The Detective #6 (Tom Taylor and Andy Kubert & Sandra Hope) 2:26:36 - Wonder Girl #5 (Joelle Jones and Adriana Melo) 2:40:22 - Human Target #2 (Tom King and Greg Smallwood) 2:55:03 - Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons #1 (Kelly Sue DeConnick and Phil Jimenez)  3:07:29 - Undiscovered Country #15 3:14:21 - Picks of the Week patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast Audio: https://comicsfromthemultiverse.podbean.com/  UK Merch store: https://shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/mild-fuzz-tv/ US Merch store: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/mild-fuzz-tv-us

Comic Reviews: DC Batman Annual 2021 by James Tynion IV, Ricardo Lopez Ortiz, Romulo Fajardo Jr. Batman Fear State Omega by James Tynion IV, Riccardo Federici, Christian Duce, Ryan Benjamin, Guillem March, Trevor Hairsine, Chris Sotomayor Detective Comics Annual 2021 by Mariko Tamaki, Matthew Rosenberg, David Lapham, Trish Mulvihill, Lee Loughridge Gotham City Villains Anniversary Giant 1 by Danny DeVito, Dan Mora, Tamra Bonvillain, Wes Craig, Jason Wordie, G. Willow Wilson, Jordie Bellaire, Emma Rios, Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Riccardo Federici, Sunny Gho, Nadia Shammas, Max Raynor, John Kalisz, Stephanie Phillips, Max Fiumara, Dan Watters, Skylar Patridge, Marissa Louise, Mairghread Scott, Ariela Kristantina, Trish Mulvihill Joker Annual 2021 by Matthew Rosenberg, James Tynion IV, Francesco Francavilla Justice League Dark Annual 2021 by Ram V, Dan Watters, Christopher Mitten, Romulo Fajardo Jr Justice League Incarnate 1 by Joshua Williamson, Dennis Culver, Brandon Peterson, Andrei Bressan, Tom Derenick, Hi-Fi Nightwing Annual 2021 by Tom Taylor, Cian Tormey, Daniel Hdr, Raul Fernandez, Rain Beredo, John Kalisz Robin Annual 2021 by Joshua Williamson, Roger Cruz, Victor Olazaba, Luis Guerrero Wonder Woman Annual 2021 by Becky Cloonan, Michael Conrad, Andy MacDonald, Nick Filardi Wonder Woman: Historia The Amazons 1 by Kelly Sue DeConnick, Phil Jimenez, Hi-Fi, Arif Prianto, Romulo Fajardo Jr Marvel: Darkhold: Black Bolt by Mark Russell, David Cutler, Roberto Poggi, Matt Milla Death of Doctor Strange: Spider-Man by Jed MacKay, Marcelo Ferreira, Wayne Faucher, Peter Pantazis, Andrew Crossley Death of Doctor Strange: White Fox by Alyssa Wong, Andie Tong, Luciano Vecchio, Arif Prianto Avengers 50 by Jason Aaron, Christopher Ruocchio, Carlos Pacheco, Aaron Kuder, Javier Garron, Ed McGuinness, Steve McNiven, Dexter Vines, Frank D'Armata, David Curiel How to Read Comics the Marvel Way by Christopher Hastings, Scott Koblish, Nolan Woodard Infinity Comics: Spider Bot by Jordan Blum, Alberto Alburquerque, Dono Sanchez-Almara Image: King of Spies 1 by Mark Millar, Matteo Scalera Boom: Magic: Master of Metal 1 by Mairghread Scott, Jorge Coelho, French Carlomagno, Jacques Salomon Ablaze Animal Castle 1 by Xavier Dorson, Felix Delep AfterShock: Maniac of New York: The Bronx is Burning 1 by Elliott Kalan, Andrew Mutti AWA Hotell Season 2 1 by John Lees, Lee Loughridge, Dalibor Talajic Dark Horse: Sir Edward Grey: Acheron 1 by Mike Mignola, Dave Stewart Eve Online Capsuleer Chronicles 1 by Sam Maggs, Melissa Grey, Kieran McKeown, Dexter Vines, Sebastian Cheng Dynamite: Evil Ernie Volume 3 1 by Scott Lobdell, Ariel Medel Red Sonja 2021 Holiday Special by Luca Blengino, Mirka Andolfo, Zulema Lavina Mad Cave: The Last Session 1 by Jasmine Walls, Dozerdraws Behemoth No Holds Barred 1 by Eric Gladstone, Gabrielle Kari Oni Sprite and the Gardener GN by Joe Whitt, Rii Abrego Tea Dragon Trilogy by K. O'Neill Additional Reviews: Hawkeye ep3, Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous s4, Only Murders in the Building s1, Doctor Who News: new Lemire/Nguyen series from Image, Enola Holmes comic, Dark Horse being sold, Avatar Studios developing their own proprietary 3D animation style, Metal Men animated film, DC announcements from villains special, Marvel does something stupid, Disney confirms first two Jewish major franchise characters, Charlie Cox is back as Daredevil Glenn asks a question A Tale of Hulk and Glenn Trailers: Peacemaker, Spider-Verse 2 Comics Countdown: Department of Truth 14 by James Tynion IV, Martin Simmons The Me You Love In the Dark 5 by Skottie Young, Jorge Corona, Jean-Francois Beaulieu Snow Angels Season Two 6 by Jeff Lemire, Jock Robin 2021 Annual by Joshua Williamson, Roger Cruz, Victor Olazaba, Luis Guerrero Redneck 31 by Donny Cates, Lisandro Estherren, Dee Cunniffe Daredevil 36 by Chip Zdarsky, Manuel Garcia, Cam Smith, Scott Hanna, Victor Nava, Marcio Menyz Human Target 2 by Tom King, Greg Smallwood Avengers 50 by Jason Aaron, Christopher Ruocchio, Carlos Pacheco, Aaron Kuder, Javier Garron, Ed McGuinness, Steve McNiven, Dexter Vines, Frank D'Armata, David Curiel TMNT 123 by Sophie Campbell, Jodi Nishijima Action Comics 1037 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Miguel Mendonca, Adriano Lucas, Shawn Aldridge, Adriano Melo, Hi-Fi

Happy Halloween! We're joined by comics scribe Daniel "D.G." Chichester to talk about the history of horror comics, Marvel's return to the genre in the early 1990s, and the macabre anti-hero Terror (whom Chichester co-created).  ----more---- Issue 18 Transcript   Mike: [00:00:00] It's small, but feisty, Mike: Welcome to Tencent Takes, the podcast where we dig up comic book characters' graves and misappropriate the bodies, one issue at a time. My name is Mike Thompson, and I am joined by my cohost, the Titan of terror herself, Jessika Frazer. Jessika: It is I. Mike: Today, we are extremely fortunate to have comics writer, Daniel, DG Chichester. Dan: Nice to see you both. Mike: Thank you so much for taking the time. You're actually our first official guest on the podcast. Dan: Wow. Okay. I'm going to take that as a good thing. That's great. Mike: Yeah. Well, if you're new to the show, the purpose of our [00:01:00] podcast as always is to look at the weirdest, silliest, coolest moments of comic books, and talk about them in ways that are fun and informative. In this case, we looking at also the spookiest moments, and how they're woven into the larger fabric of pop culture and history. Today, we're going to be talking about horror comics. We're looking at their overall history as well as their resurrection at Marvel in the early 1990s, and how it helped give birth to one of my favorite comic characters, an undead anti-hero who went by the name of Terror. Dan, before we started going down this road, could you tell us a little bit about your history in the comic book industry, and also where people can find you if they want to learn more about you and your work? Dan: Absolutely. At this point, people may not even know I had a history in comic books, but that's not true. Uh, I began at Marvel as an assistant in the mid-eighties while I was still going to film school and, semi quickly kind of graduated up, to a more official, [00:02:00] assistant editor position. Worked my way up through editorial, and then, segued into freelance writing primarily for, but also for DC and Dark Horse and worked on a lot of, semi-permanent titles, Daredevil's probably the best known of them. But I think I was right in the thick of a lot of what you're going to be talking about today in terms of horror comics, especially at Marvel, where I was fiercely interested in kind of getting that going. And I think pushed for certain things, and certainly pushed to be involved in those such as the Hellraiser and Nightbreed Clive Barker projects and Night Stalkers and, uh, and Terror Incorporated, which we're going to talk about. And wherever else I could get some spooky stuff going. And I continued on in that, heavily until about 96 / 97, when the big crash kind of happened, continued on through about 99 and then have not really been that actively involved since then. But folks can find out what I'm doing now, if they go to story maze.substack.com, where I have a weekly newsletter, which features [00:03:00] new fiction and some things that I think are pretty cool that are going on in storytelling, and also a bit of a retrospective of looking back at a lot of the work that I did. Mike: Awesome. Before we actually get started talking about horror comics, normally we talk about one cool thing that we have read or watched recently, but because this episode is going to be dropping right before Halloween, what is your favorite Halloween movie or comic book? Dan: I mean, movies are just terrific. And there's so many when I saw that question, especially in terms of horror and a lot of things immediately jumped to mind. The movie It Follows, the recent It movie, The Mist, Reanimator, are all big favorites. I like horror movies that really kind of get under your skin and horrify you, not just rack up a body count. But what I finally settled on as a favorite is probably John Carpenter's the Thing, which I just think is one of the gruesomest what is going to happen next? What the fuck is going to happen next?[00:04:00] And just utter dread. I mean, there's just so many things that combined for me on that one. And I think in terms of comics, I've recently become just a huge fan of, and I'm probably going to slaughter the name, but Junji Ito's work, the Japanese manga artist. And, Uzumaki, which is this manga, which is about just the bizarreness of this town, overwhelmed with spirals of all things. And if you have not read that, it is, it is the trippiest most unsettling thing I've read in, in a great long time. So happy Halloween with that one. Mike: So that would be mango, right? Dan: Yeah. Yeah. So you'd make sure you read it in the right order, or otherwise it's very confusing, so. Mike: Yeah, we actually, haven't talked a lot about manga on this. We probably should do a deep dive on it at some point. But, Jessika, how about you? Jessika: Well, I'm going to bring it down a little bit more silly because I've always been a fan of horror and the macabre and supernatural. So always grew up seeking creepy media as [00:05:00] a rule, but I also loves me some silliness. So the last three or so years, I've had a tradition of watching Hocus Pocus with my friend, Rob around Halloween time. And it's silly and it's not very heavy on the actual horror aspect, but it's fun. And it holds up surprisingly well. Mike: Yeah, we have all the Funkos of the Sanderson sisters in our house. Jessika: It's amazing watching it in HD, their costumes are so intricate and that really doesn't come across on, you know, old VHS or watching it on television back in the day. And it's just, it's so fun. How much, just time and effort it looks like they put into it, even though some of those details really weren't going to translate. Dan: How very cool. Mike: Yeah. Jessika: Yeah. So, but I also really like actual horror, so I'm also in the next couple of days is going to be a visiting the 1963 Haunting of Hill House because that's one of my favorites. Yeah. It's so good. And used to own the book that the movie was based on also. And seen all the [00:06:00] iterations and it's the same storyline the recent Haunting of Hill house is based on, which is great. That plot line has been reworked so many times, but it's such a great story, I'm just not shocked in the least that it would run through so many iterations and still be accepted by the public in each of its forms. Mike: Yeah. I really liked that Netflix interpretation of it, it was really good. Dan: They really creeped everything out. Mike: Yeah. There's a YouTuber called Lady Night, The Brave, and she does a really great summary breakdown explaining a lot of the themes and it's like almost two hours I think, of YouTube video, but she does these really lovely retrospectives. So, highly recommend you check that out. If you want to just think about that the Haunting of Hill House more. Jessika: Oh, I do. Yes. Mike: I'm going to split the difference between you two. When I was growing up, I was this very timid kid and the idea of horror just creeped me out. And so I avoided it like the plague. And then when I was in high [00:07:00] school, I had some friends show me some movies and I was like, these are great, why was I afraid of this stuff? And so I kind of dove all the way in. But my preferred genre is horror comedy. That is the one that you can always get me in on. And, I really love this movie from the mid-nineties called the Frighteners, which is a horror comedy starring Michael J. Fox, and it's directed by Peter Jackson. And it was written by Peter Jackson and his partner, Fran Walsh. And it was a few years before they, you know, went on to make a couple of movies based on this little known franchise called Lord of the Rings. But it's really wild. It's weird, and it's funny, and it has some genuine jump scare moments. And there's this really great ghost story at the core of it. And the special effects at the time were considered amazing and groundbreaking, but now they're kind of, you look at, and you're like, oh, that's, high-end CG, high-end in the mid-nineties. Okay. But [00:08:00] yeah, like I said, or comedies are my absolute favorite things to watch. That's why Cabin in the Woods always shows up in our horror rotation as well. Same with Tucker and Dale vs Evil. That's my bread and butter. With comic books, I go a little bit creepier. I think I talked about the Nice House on the Lake, that's the current series that I'm reading from DC that's genuinely creepy and really thoughtful and fun. And it's by James Tynion who also wrote Something That's Killing the Children. So those are excellent things to read if you're in the mood for a good horror comic. Dan: Great choice on the Frighteners. That's I think an unsung classic, that I'm going to think probably came out 10 years too early. Mike: Yeah. Dan: It's such a mashup of different, weird vibes, that it would probably do really, really well today. But at that point in time, it was just, what is this? You know? Cause it's, it's just cause the horrifying thing in it are really horrifying. And, uh, Gary Busey's son, right, plays the evil ghost and he is just trippy, off the wall, you know, horrifying. [00:09:00] Mike: Yeah. And it starts so silly, and then it kind of just continues to go creepier and creepier, and by the time that they do some of the twists revealing his, you know, his agent in the real world, it's a genuine twist. Like, I was really surprised the first time I saw it and I - Dan: Yeah. Mike: was so creeped out, but yeah. Dan: Plus it's got R. Lee Ermey as the army ghost, which is just incredible. So, Mike: Yeah. And, Chi McBride is in it, and, Jeffrey Combs. Dan: Oh, oh that's right, right. right. Mike: Yeah. So yeah, it's a lot of fun. Mike: All right. So, I suppose we should saunter into the graveyard, as it were, and start talking about the history of horror comics. So, Dan, obviously I know that you're familiar with horror comics, Dan: A little bit. Mike: Yeah. What about you, Jess? You familiar with horror comics other than what we've talked about in the show? Jessika: I started getting into it once you and I started, you know, talking more on the [00:10:00] show. And so I grabbed a few things. I haven't looked through all of them yet, but I picked up some older ones. I did just recently pick up, it'll be more of a, kind of a funny horror one, but they did a recent Elvira and Vincent Price. So, yeah, so I picked that up, but issue one of that. So it's sitting on my counter ready for me to read right now. Mike: Well, and that's funny, cause Elvira actually has a really long, storied history in comic books. Like she first appeared in kind of like the revival of House of Mystery that DC did. And then she had an eighties series that had over a hundred issues that had a bunch of now major names involved. And she's continued to have series like, you can go to our website and get autographed copies of her recent series from, I think Dynamite. Jessika: That's cool. Mike: Yeah. Jessika: Nice. Mike: Speaking of horror comedy Elvira is great. Jessika: Yes. Mike: I recently showed Sarah the Elvira Mistress of the Dark movie and she was, I think really sad that I hadn't showed it to her sooner. Jessika: [00:11:00] That's another one I need to go watch this week. Wow. Don't- nobody call me. I'm just watching movies all week. Dan: Exactly. Mike: It's on a bunch of different streaming services, I think right now. Well it turns out that horror comics, have pretty much been a part of the industry since it really became a proven medium. You know, it wasn't long after comics became a legit medium in their own, right that horror elements started showing up in superhero books, which like, I mean, it isn't too surprising. Like the 1930's was when we got the Universal classic movie monsters, so it makes a lot of sense that those kinds of characters would start crossing over into comic books, just to take advantage of that popularity. Jerry Siegel and Joel Schuster, the guys who created Superman, actually created the supernatural investigator called Dr. Occult in New Fun Comics three years before they brought Superman to life. And Dr. Occult still shows up in DC books. Like, he was a major character in the Books of Magic with Neil Gaiman. I think he may show up in Sandman later on. I can't remember. Jessika: Oh, okay. Dan: I wouldn't be surprised. Neil would find ways to mine that. [00:12:00] Mike: Yeah. I mean, that was a lot of what the Sandman was about, was taking advantage of kind of long forgotten characters that DC had had and weaving them into his narratives. And, if you're interested in that, we talk about that in our book club episodes, which we're currently going through every other episode. So the next episode after this is going to be the third episode of our book club, where we cover volumes five and six. So, horror comics though really started to pick up in the 1940s. There's multiple comic historians who say that the first ongoing horror series was Prized Comics, New Adventures of Frankenstein, which featured this updated take on the original story by Mary Shelley. It took place in America. The monster was named Frankenstein. He was immediately a terror. It's not great, but it's acknowledged as being really kind of the first ongoing horror story. And it's really not even that much of a horror story other than it featured Frankenstein's monster. But after that, a number of publishers started to put out adaptations of classic horror stories for awhile. So you had [00:13:00] Avon Publications making it official in 1946 with the comic Erie, which is based on the first real dedicated horror comic. Yeah. This is the original cover to Erie Comics. Number one, if you could paint us a word picture. Dan: Wow. This is high end stuff as it's coming through. Well it looks a lot like a Zine or something, you know it's got a very, Mac paint logo from 1990, you know, it's, it's your, your typical sort of like, ooh, I'm shaky kind of logo. That's Eerie Comics. There's a Nosferatu looking character. Who's coming down some stairs with the pale moon behind him. It, he's got a knife in his hand, so, you know, he's up to no good. And there is a femme fatale at the base of the stairs. She may have moved off of some train tracks to get here. And, uh, she's got a, uh, a low, cut dress, a lot of leg and the arms and the wrists are bound, but all this for only 10. cents. So, I think there's a, there's a bargain there.[00:14:00] Mike: That is an excellent description. Thank you. So, what's funny is that Erie at the time was the first, you know, official horror comic, really, but it only had one issue that came out and then it sort of vanished from sight. It came back with a new series that started with a new number one in the 1950s, but this was the proverbial, the shot that started the war. You know, we started seeing a ton of anthology series focusing on horror, like Adventures into the Unknown, which ran into the 1960s and then Amazing Mysteries and Marvel Tales were repurposed series for Marvel that they basically changed the name of existing series into these. And they started doing kind of macabre, weird stories. And then, we hit the 1950s. And the early part of the 1950s was when horror comics really seemed to take off and experienced this insane success. We've talked about how in the post-WWII America, superhero comics were kind of declining in [00:15:00] popularity. By the mid 1950s, only three heroes actually had their own books and that was Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman. Which, I didn't realize that until I was doing research. I didn't, I just assumed that there were other superhero comics at the time. But we started seeing comics about horror and crime and romance really starting to get larger shares of the market. And then EC Comics was one of those doing gangbuster business during this whole era. Like, this was when we saw those iconic series, the Haunt of Fear, the Vault of Horror, the Crypt of Terror, which was eventually rebranded to Tales from the Crypt. Those all launched and they found major success. And then the bigger publishers were also getting in on this boom. During the first half of the 1950s Atlas, which eventually became Marvel, released almost 400 issues across 18 horror titles. And then American Comics Group released almost 125 issues between five different horror titles. Ace comics did almost a hundred issues between five titles. I'm curious. I'm gonna ask both of you, what [00:16:00] do you think the market share of horror comics was at the time? Dan: In terms of comics or in terms of just like newsstand, magazine, distribution. Mike: I'm going to say in terms of distribution. Dan: I mean, I know they were phenomenally successful. I would, be surprised if it was over 60%. Mike: Okay. How about. Jessika: Oh, goodness. Let's throw a number out. I'm going to say 65 just because I want to get close enough, but maybe bump it up just a little bit. This is a contest now. Dan: The precision now, like the 65. Jessika: Yes. Mike: Okay. Well, obviously we don't have like a hard definite number, but there was a 2009 article from reason magazine saying that horror books made up a quarter of all comics by 1953. So, so you guys were overestimating it, but it was still pretty substantial. At the same time, we were also seeing a surge in horror films. Like, the 1950s are known as the atomic age and media reflected [00:17:00] societal anxiety, at the possibility of nuclear war and to a lesser extent, white anxiety about societal changes. So this was the decade that gave us Invasion of the Body Snatchers The Thing from Another World, which led to John Carpenter's The Thing eventually. Um, and the Creature from the Black Lagoon. Hammer horror films also started to get really huge during this time. So we saw the beginning of stuff like Christopher Lee's, Dracula series of films. So the fifties were like a really good decade for horror, I feel. But at the same time, violent crime in America started to pick up around this period. And people really started focusing on juvenile criminals and what was driving them. So, there were a lot of theories about why this was going on and no one's ever really come up with a definite answer, but there was the psychiatrist named Frederick Wortham who Dan, I yeah. Dan: Oh yeah, psychiatrist in big air quotes, yeah. Mike: In quotes. Yeah. [00:18:00] Yeah. And he was convinced that the rise in crime was due to comics, and he spent years writing and speaking against them. He almost turned it into a cottage industry for himself. And this culminated in 1954, when he published a book called Seduction of the Innocent, that blamed comic books for the rise in juvenile delinquency, and his arguments are laughable. Like, I mean, there's just no way around it. Like you read this stuff and you can't help, but roll your eyes and chuckle. But, at the time comics were a relatively new medium, you know, and people really only associated them with kids. And his arguments were saying, oh, well, Wonder Woman was a lesbian because of her strength and independence, which these days, I feel like that actually has a little bit of credibility, but, like, I don't know. But I don't really feel like that's contributing to the delinquency of the youth. You know, and then he also said that Batman and Robin were in a homosexual relationship. And then my favorite was that Superman comics were [00:19:00] un-American and fascist. Dan: Well. Mike: All right. Dan: There's people who would argue that today. Mike: I mean, but yeah, and then he actually, he got attention because there were televised hearings with the Senate subcommittee on juvenile delinquency. I mean, honestly, every time I think about Seduction of the Innocent and how it led to the Comics Code Authority. I see the parallels with Tipper Gore's Parent Music Resource Center, and how they got the Parental Advisory sticker on certain music albums, or Joe Lieberman's hearings on video games in the 1990's and how that led to the Electronic Systems Reading Board system, you know, where you provide almost like movie ratings to video games. And Wortham also reminds me a lot of this guy named Jack Thompson, who was a lawyer in the nineties and aughts. And he was hell bent on proving a link between violent video games and school shootings. And he got a lot of media attention at the time until he was finally disbarred for his antics. But there was this [00:20:00] definite period where people were trying to link video games and violence. And, even though the statistics didn't back that up. And, I mean, I think about this a lot because I used to work in video games. I spent almost a decade working in the industry, but you know, it's that parallel of anytime there is a new form of media that is aimed at kids, it feels like there is a moral panic. Dan: Well, I think it goes back to what you were saying before about, you know, even as, as things change in society, you know, when people in society get at-risk, you know, you went to Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Right. Which is classically thought to be a response to communism, you know, and the feelings of communist oppression and you know, the different, you know, the other, and it's the same thing. I think every single one of these is just a proof point of if you want to become, suddenly well-known like Lieberman or Wortham or anything, you know, pick the other that the older generation doesn't really understand, right? Maybe now there are more adults playing video games, but it's probably still perceived as a more juvenile [00:21:00] thing or comics or juvenile thing, or certain types of movies are a juvenile thing, you know, pick the other pick on it, hold it up as the weaponized, you know, piece, and suddenly you're popular. And you've got a great flashpoint that other people can rally around and blame, as if one single thing is almost ever the cause of everything. And I always think it's interesting, you know, the EC Comics, you know, issues in terms of, um, Wortham's witch hunt, you know, the interesting thing about those is yet they were gruesome and they are gruesome in there, but they're also by and large, I don't know the other ones as well, but I know the EC Comics by and large are basically morality plays, you know, they're straight up morality plays in the sense that the bad guys get it in the end, almost every time, like they do something, they do some horrific thing, but then the corpse comes back to life and gets them, you know, so there's, there's always a comeuppance where the scales balance. But that was of course never going to be [00:22:00] an argument when somebody can hold up a picture of, you know, a skull, you know, lurching around, you know, chewing on the end trails of something. And then that became all that was talked about. Mike: Yeah, exactly. Well, I mean, spring boarding off of that, you know, worth them and the subcommittee hearings and all that, they led to the comics magazine association of America creating the Comics Code Authority. And this was basically in order to avoid government regulation. They said, no, no, no, we'll police ourselves so that you don't have to worry about this stuff. Which, I mean, again, that's what we did with the SRB. It was a response to that. We could avoid government censorship. So the code had a ton of requirements that each book had to meet in order to receive the Comics Code Seal of Approval on the cover. And one of the things you couldn't do was have quote, scenes dealing with, or instruments associated with walking dead or torture, which I mean,[00:23:00] okay. So the latter half of the 1950's saw a lot of these dedicated horror series, you know, basically being shut down or they drastically changed. This is, you know, the major publishers really freaked out. So Marvel and DC rebranded their major horror titles. They were more focused on suspense or mystery or Sci-Fi or superheroes in a couple of cases, independent publishers, didn't really have to worry about the seal for different reasons. Like, some of them were able to rely on the rep for publishing wholesome stuff like Dell or Gold Key. I think Gold Key at the time was doing a lot of the Disney books. So they just, they were like, whatever. Dan: Right, then EC, but, but EC had to shut down the whole line and then just became mad. Right? I mean, that's that was the transition at which William, you know, Gains - Mike: Yeah. Dan: basically couldn't contest what was going on. Couldn't survive the spotlight. You know, he testified famously at that hearing. But had to give up all of [00:24:00] that work that was phenomenally profitable for them. And then had to fall back to Mad Magazine, which of course worked out pretty well. Mike: Yeah, exactly. By the end of the 1960s, though, publishers started to kind of gently push back a little bit like, Warren publishing, and Erie publications, like really, they didn't give a shit. Like Warren launched a number of horror titles in the sixties, including Vampirilla, which is like, kind of, I feel it's sort of extreme in terms of both sex and horror, because I mean, we, we all know what Vampirilla his costume is. It hasn't changed in the 50, approximately 50 years that it's been out like. Dan: It's like, what can you do with dental floss, Right. When you were a vampire? I mean, that's basically like, she doesn't wear much. Mike: No, I mean, she never has. And then by the end of the sixties, Marvel and DC started to like kind of steer some of their books back towards the horror genre. Like how some Mystery was one of them where it, I think with issue 1 75, that was when they [00:25:00] took away, took it away from John Jones and dial H for Hero. And they were like, no, no, no, no. We're going to, we're going to bring, Cain back as the host and start telling horror morality plays again, which is what they were always doing. And this meant that the Comics Code Authority needed to update their code. So in 1971, they revised it to be a little bit more horror friendly. Jessika: Scenes dealing with, or instruments associated with, walking dead or torture shall not be used. Vampires, ghouls and werewolves shall be permitted to be used when handled in the classic traditions, such as Frankenstein, Dracula, and other high caliber literary works written by Edgar Allen Poe, Saki, Conan Doyle, and other respected authors whose works are read in schools around the world. Mike: But at this point, Marvel and DC really jumped back into the horror genre. This was when we started getting books, like the tomb of Dracula, Ghost Rider, where will finite and son of Satan, and then DC had a [00:26:00] bunch of their series like they had, what was it? So it was originally The Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love, and then it eventually got retitled to Forbidden Tales of the Dark Mansion. Like, just chef's kiss on that title. Dan: You can take that old Erie comic and throw, you know, the Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love as the title on that. And it would work, you know. Mike: I know. Right. So Dan, I'm curious, what is your favorite horror comic or comic character from this era? Dan: I would say, it was son of Satan, because it felt so trippy and forbidden, and I think comics have always, especially mainstream comics you know, I've always responded also to what's out there. Right. I don't think it's just a loosening the restrictions at that point, but in that error, what's going on, you're getting a lot of, I think the films of Race with the Devil and you're getting the Exorcist and you're getting, uh, the Omen, you know, Rosemary's baby. right. Satanism, [00:27:00] the devil, right. It's, it's high in pop culture. So true to form. You know, I think Son of Satan is in some ways, like a response of Marvel, you know, to that saying, let's glom onto this. And for a kid brought up in the Catholic church, there was a certain eeriness to this, ooh, we're reading about this. It's like, is it really going to be Satanism? And cause I was very nervous that we were not allowed even watch the Exorcist in our home, ever. You know, I didn't see the Exorcist until I was like out of high school. And I think also the character as he looks is just this really trippy look, right. At that point, if you're not familiar with the character, he's this buff dude, his hair flares up into horns, he just wears a Cape and he carries a giant trident, he's got a massive pentacle, I think a flaming pentacle, you know, etched in his chest. Um, he's ready to do business, ya know, in some strange form there. So for me, he was the one I glommed on to the most. [00:28:00] Mike: Yeah. Well, I mean, it was that whole era, it was just, it was Gothic horror brought back and Satanism and witchcraft is definitely a part of that genre. Dan: Sure. Mike: So, that said, kind of like any trend horror comics, you know, they have their rise and then they started to kind of fall out of popularity by the end of the seventies or the early eighties. I feel like it was a definite end of the era when both House of Mystery and Ghost Writer ended in 1983. But you know, there were still some individual books that were having success, but it just, it doesn't feel like Marvel did a lot with horror comics during the eighties. DC definitely had some luck with Alan Moore's run of the Swamp Thing. And then there was stuff like Hellblazer and Sandman. Which, as I mentioned, we're doing our book club episodes for, but also gave rise to Vertigo Comics, you know, in the early nineties. Not to say that horror comics still weren't a thing during this time, but it seems like the majority of them were coming from indie publishers. Off the top of my head, one example I think of still is Dead World, which basically created a zombie apocalypse [00:29:00] universe. And it started with Aero comics. It was created in the late eighties, and it's still going today. I think it's coming out from IDW now. But at the same time, it's not like American stopped enjoying horror stuff. Like this was the decade where we got Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm street, Evil Dead, Hellraiser, Poltergeist, Child's Play, just to name a few of the franchises that we were introduced to. And, I mentioned Hellraiser. I love Hellraiser, and Dan, I know that you have a pretty special connection to that brand. Dan: I do. I put pins in my face every night just to kind of keep my complexion, you know? Mike: So, let's transition over to the nineties and Marvel and let's start that off with Epic Comics. Epic started in the eighties, and it was basically a label that would print, create our own comics. And they eventually started to use label to produce, you know, in quotes, mature comics. So Wikipedia says that this was your first editorial job at Marvel was with the [00:30:00] Epic Line. Is that correct? Dan: Well, I'll go back and maybe do just a little correction on Epic's mission if you don't mind. Mike: Yeah, yeah. Dan: You know, first, which is it was always creator owned, and it did start as crude. And, but I don't think that ever then transitioned into more mature comics, sometimes that just was what creator-owned comics were. Right. That was just part of the mission. And so as a creator-owned imprint, it could be anything, it could be the silliest thing, it could be the most mature thing. So it was always, you know, part of what it was doing, and part of the mission of doing creator-owned comics, and Archie Goodwin was the editor in chief of that line, was really to give creators and in to Marvel. If we gave them a nice place to play with their properties, maybe they would want to go play in the mainstream Marvel. So you might get a creator who would never want to work for Marvel, for whatever reason, they would have a great Epic experience doing a range of things, and then they would go into this. So there was always levels of maturity and we always looked at it as very eclectic and challenging, you know, sometimes in a good [00:31:00] way. So I'll have to go back to Wikipedia and maybe correct them. My first job was actually, I was on the Marvel side and it was as the assistant to the assistant, to the editor in chief. So I would do all of the grunt work and the running around that the assistant to the editor in chief didn't want to do. And she would turn to me and say, Dan, you're going to go run around the city and find this thing for Jim Shooter. Now, then I did that for about five or six months, I was still in film school, and then left, which everyone was aghast, you don't leave Marvel comics, by choice. And, but I had, I was still in school. I had a summer job already sort of set up, and I left to go take that exciting summer job. And then I was called over the summer because there was an opening in the Epic line. And they want to know if I'd be interested in taking on this assistant editor's job. And I said, it would have to be part-time cause I still had a semester to finish in school, but they were intrigued and I was figuring, oh, well this is just kind of guaranteed job. [00:32:00] Never knowing it was going to become career-like, and so that was then sort of my second job. Mike: Awesome. So this is going to bring us to the character of Terror. So he was introduced as a character in the Shadow Line Saga, which was one of those mature comics, it was like a mature superhero universe. That took place in a few different series under the Epic imprint. There was Dr. Zero, there was St. George, and then there was Power Line. Right. Dan: That's correct, yep. Mike: And so the Shadow Line Saga took his name from the idea that there were these beings called Shadows, they were basically super powered immortal beings. And then Terror himself first appeared as Shrek. He's this weird looking enforcer for a crime family in St. George. And he becomes kind of a recurring nemesis for the main character. He's kind of like the street-level boss while it's hinting that there's going to be a eventual confrontation between the main character of St. George and Dr. Zero, who is kind of [00:33:00] a Superman character, but it turns out he has been manipulating humanity for, you know, millennia at this point. Dan: I think you've encapsulated it quite well. Mike: Well, thank you. So the Shadow Line Saga, that only lasted for about what a year or two? Dan: Probably a couple of years, maybe a little over. There was about, I believe, eight to nine issues of each of the, the main comics, the ones you just cited. And then we segued those over to, sort of, uh, an omni series we call Critical Mass, which brought together all three characters or storylines. And then try to tell this, excuse the pun, epic, you know story, which will advance them all. And so wrapped up a lot of loose ends and, um, you know, became quite involved now. Mike: Okay. Dan: It ran about seven or eight issues. Mike: Okay. Now a couple of years after Terror was introduced under the Epic label, Marvel introduced a new Ghost Rider series in 1990 that hit that sweet spot of like nineties extreme with a capital X and, and, you know, [00:34:00] it also gave us a spooky anti heroes like that Venn diagram, where it was like spooky and extreme and rides a motorcycle and right in the middle, you had Ghost Rider, but from what I understand the series did really well, commercially for Marvel. Comichron, which is the, the comic sales tracking site, notes that early issues were often in the top 10 books sold each month for 91. Like there are eight issues of Ghost Rider, books that are in the top 100 books for that year. So it's not really surprising that Marvel decided to go in really hard with supernatural characters. And in 1992, we had this whole batch of horror hero books launch. We had Spirits of Vengeance, which was a spinoff from Ghost Rider, which saw a Ghost Rider teaming up with Johnny Blaze, and it was the original Ghost Writer. And he didn't have a hellfire motorcycle this time, but he had a shotgun that would fire hell fire, you know, and he had a ponytail, it was magnificent. And then there was also the Night Stalkers, [00:35:00] which was a trio of supernatural investigators. There was Hannibal King and Blade and oh, I'm blanking on the third one. Dan: Frank Drake. Mike: Yeah. And Frank Drake was a vampire, right? Dan: And he was a descendant of Dracula, but also was a vampire who had sort of been cured. Um, he didn't have a hunger for human blood, but he still had a necessity for some type of blood and possessed all the attributes, you know, of a vampire, you know, you could do all the powers, couldn't go out in the daylight, that sort of thing. So, the best and worst of both worlds. Mike: Right. And then on top of that, we had the Dark Hold, which it's kind of like the Marvel equivalent of the Necronomicon is the best way I can describe it. Dan: Absolutely. Yup. Mike: And that's showed up in Agents of Shield since then. And they just recently brought it into the MCU. That was a thing that showed up in Wanda Vision towards the end. So that's gonna clearly reappear. And then we also got Morbius who is the living vampire from [00:36:00] Spider-Man and it's great. He shows up in this series and he's got this very goth rock outfit, is just it's great. Dan: Which looked a lot like how Len Kaminsky dressed in those days in all honesty. Mike: Yeah, okay. Dan: So Len will now kill me for that, but. Mike: Oh, well, but yeah, so these guys were all introduced via a crossover event called Rise of the Midnight Sons, which saw all of these heroes, you know, getting their own books. And then they also teamed up with Dr. Strange to fight against Lilith the mother of demons. And she was basically trying to unleash her monstrous spawn across the world. And this was at the same time the Terror wound up invading the Marvel Universe. So if you were going to give an elevator pitch for Terror in the Marvel Universe, how would you describe him? Dan: I actually wrote one down, I'll read it to you, cause you, you know, you put that there and was like, oh gosh, I got to like now pitch this. A mythic manifestation of fear exists in our times, a top dollar mercenary for hire using a supernatural [00:37:00] ability to attach stolen body parts to himself in order to activate the inherit ability of the original owner. A locksmith's hand or a marksman, his eye or a kickboxer his legs, his gruesome talent gives him the edge to take on the jobs no one else can, he accomplishes with Savage, restyle, scorn, snark, and impeccable business acumen. So. Mike: That's so good. It's so good. I just, I have to tell you the twelve-year-old Mike is like giddy to be able to talk to you about this. Dan: I was pretty giddy when I was writing this stuff. So that's good. Mike: So how did Terror wind up crossing into the Marvel Universe? Like, because he just showed shows up in a couple of cameos in some Daredevil issues that you also wrote. I believe. Dan: Yeah, I don't know if he'd showed up before the book itself launched that might've, I mean, the timing was all around the same time. But everybody who was involved with Terror, love that Terror and Terror Incorporated, which was really actual title. Love the hell out of [00:38:00] the book, right. And myself, the editors, Carl Potts, who was the editor in chief, we all knew it was weird and unique. And, at one point when I, you know, said to Carl afterwards, well I'm just gonna take this whole concept and go somewhere else with it, he said, you can't, you made up something that, you know, can't really be replicated without people knowing exactly what you're doing. It's not just another guy with claws or a big muscle guy. How many people grab other people's body parts? So I said, you know, fie on me, but we all loved it. So when, the Shadowline stuff kind of went away, uh, and he was sort of kicking out there is still, uh, Carl came to me one day and, and said, listen, we love this character. We're thinking of doing something with horror in Marvel. This was before the Rise of the Midnight Sons. So it kind of came a little bit ahead of that. I think this eventually would become exactly the Rise of the Midnight Sons, but we want to bring together a lot of these unused horror characters, like Werewolf by Night, Man Thing, or whatever, but we want a central kind of [00:39:00] character who, navigates them or maybe introduces them. Wasn't quite clear what, and they thought Terror, or Shrek as he still was at that point, could be that character. He could almost be a Crypt Keeper, maybe, it wasn't quite fully baked. And, so we started to bounce this around a little bit, and then I got a call from Carl and said, yeah, that's off. We're going to do something else with these horror characters, which again would eventually become probably the Midnight Sons stuff. But he said, but we still want to do something with it. You know? So my disappointment went to, oh, what do you mean? How could we do anything? He said, what if you just bring him into the Marvel Universe? We won't say anything about what he did before, and just use him as a character and start over with him operating as this high-end mercenary, you know, what's he going to do? What is Terror Incorporated, and how does he do business within the Marvel world? And so I said, yes, of course, I'm not going to say that, you know, any quicker and just jumped into [00:40:00] it. And I didn't really worry about the transition, you know, I wasn't thinking too much about, okay. How does he get from Shadow Line world, to earth 616 or whatever, Marcus McLaurin, who was the editor. God bless him, for years would resist any discussion or no, no, it's not the same character. Marcus, it's the same character I'm using the same lines. I'm having him referenced the same fact that he's had different versions of the word terrors, his name at one point, he makes a joke about the Saint George complex. I mean, it's the same character. Mike: Yeah. Dan: But , you know, Marcus was a very good soldier to the Marvel hierarchy. So we just really brought him over and we just went all in on him in terms of, okay, what could a character like this play in the Marvel world? And he played really well in certain instances, but he certainly was very different than probably anything else that was going on at the time. Mike: Yeah. I mean, there certainly wasn't a character like him before. So all the Wikias, like [00:41:00] Wikipedia, all the Marvel fan sites, they all list Daredevil 305 as Terror's first official appearance in. Dan: Could be. Mike: Yeah, but I want to talk about that for a second, because that is, I think the greatest villain that I've ever seen in a Marvel comic, which was the Surgeon General, who is this woman who is commanding an army of like, I mean, basically it's like a full-scale operation of that urban myth of - Dan: Yeah. Mike: -the dude goes home with an attractive woman that he meets at the club. And then he wakes up in a bathtub full of ice and he's missing organs. Dan: Yeah. You know, sometimes, you know, that was certainly urban myth territory, and I was a big student of urban myths and that was the sort of thing that I think would show up in the headlines every three to six months, but always one of those probably friend of a friend stories that. Mike: Oh yeah. Dan: Like a razor an apple or something like that, that never actually sort of tracks back. Mike: Well, I mean, the thing now is it's all edibles in candy and they're like, all the news outlets are showing officially [00:42:00] branded edibles. Which, what daddy Warbucks mother fucker. Jessika: Mike knows my stand on this. Like, no, no, nobody is buying expensive edibles. And then putting them in your child's candy. Like, No, no, that's stupid. Dan: No, it's the, it's the, easier version of putting the LSD tab or wasting your pins on children in Snickers bars. Jessika: Right. Dan: Um, but but I think, that, that storyline is interesting, Mike, cause it's the, it's one of the few times I had a plotline utterly just completely rejected by an editor because I think I was doing so much horror stuff at the time. Cause I was also concurrently doing the Hellraiser work, the Night Breed work. It would have been the beginning of the Night Stalkers work, cause I was heavily involved with the whole Midnight Sons work. And I went so far on the first plot and it was so grizzly and so gruesome that, Ralph Macchio who was the editor, called me up and said, yeah, this title is Daredevil. It's not Hellraiser. So I had to kind of back off [00:43:00] and realize, uh, yeah, I put a little too much emphasis on the grisliness there. So. Mike: That's amazing. Dan: She was an interesting, exploration of a character type. Mike: I'm really sad that she hasn't showed back up, especially cause it feels like it'd be kind of relevant these days with, you know, how broken the medical system is here in America. Dan: Yeah. It's, it's funny. And I never played with her again, which is, I think one of my many Achilles heels, you know, as I would sometimes introduce characters and then I would just not go back to them for some reason, I was always trying to kind of go forward onto something new. Mike: Yeah. Jessika: Is there anything about Terror's character that you related to at the time, or now even. Dan: Um, probably being very imperious, very complicated, having a thing for long coats. Uh, I think all of those probably, you know, work then and now, I've kind of become convinced weirdly enough over time, that Terror was a character who [00:44:00] and I, you know, I co-created him with Margaret Clark and, and Klaus Janson, but I probably did the most work with him over the years, you know? So I feel maybe a little bit more ownership, but I've sort of become convinced that he was just his own thing, and he just existed out there in the ether, and all I was ultimately was a conduit that I was, I was just channeling this thing into our existence because he came so fully formed and whenever I would write him, he would just kind of take over the page and take over the instance. That's always how I've viewed him, which is different than many of the other things that I've written. Mike: He's certainly a larger than life personality, and in every sense of that expression. Jessika: Yes. Mike: I'm sorry for the terrible pun. Okay. So we've actually talked a bit about Terror, but I [00:45:00] feel like we need to have Jessika provide us with an overall summary of his brief series. Jessika: So the series is based on the titular character, of course, Terror, who is unable to die and has the ability to replace body parts and gains the skill and memory of that limb. So he might use the eye of a sharpshooter to improve his aim or the arm of an artist for a correct rendering. And because of the inability for his body to die, the dude looks gnarly. His face is a sick green color. He has spike whiskers coming out of the sides of his face, and he mostly lacks lips, sometimes he has lips, but he mostly lacks lips. So we always has this grim smile to his face. And he also has a metal arm, which is awesome. I love that. And he interchanges all of the rest of his body parts constantly. So in one scene he'll have a female arm and in another one it'll sport, an other worldly tentacle. [00:46:00] He states that his business is fear, but he is basically a paid mercenary, very much a dirty deeds, although not dirt cheap; Terror charges, quite a hefty sum for his services, but he is willing to do almost anything to get the job done. His first job is ending someone who has likewise immortal, air quotes, which involves finding an activating a half demon in order to open a portal and then trick a demon daddy to hand over the contract of immortality, you know, casual. He also has run-ins with Wolverine, Dr. Strange Punisher, Silver Sable, and Luke Cage. It's action packed, and you legitimately have no idea what new body part he is going to lose or gain in the moment, or what memory is going to pop up for him from the donor. And it keeps the reader guessing because Terror has no limitations. Mike: Yeah. Dan: was, I was so looking forward to hearing what your recap was going to be. I love that, so I just [00:47:00] want to say that. Jessika: Thank you. I had a lot of fun reading this. Not only was the plot and just the narrative itself, just rolling, but the art was fantastic. I mean, the things you can do with a character like that, there truly aren't any limits. And so it was really interesting to see how everything fell together and what he was doing each moment to kind of get out of whatever wacky situation he was in at the time.So. And his, and his quips, I just, the quips were just, they give me life. Mike: They're so good. Like there was one moment where he was sitting there and playing with the Lament Configuration, and the first issue, which I, I never noticed that before, as long as we ready this time and I was like, oh, that's great. And then he also made a St. George reference towards the end of the series where he was talking about, oh, I knew another guy who had a St. George complex. Dan: Right, right. Right, Mike: Like I love those little Easter eggs. Speaking of Easter eggs, there are a lot of Clive Barker Easter eggs throughout that whole series. Dan: [00:48:00] Well, That's it. That was so parallel at the time, you know. Mike: So around that time was when you were editing and then writing for the HellRaiser series and the Night Breed series, right? Dan: Yes. Certainly writing for them. Yeah. I mean, I did some consulting editing on the HellRaiser and other Barker books, after our lift staff, but, primarily writing at that point. Mike: Okay. Cause I have Hellraiser number one, and I think you're listed as an editor on it. Dan: I was, I started the whole Hellraiser anthology with other folks, you know, but I was the main driver, and I think that was one of the early instigators of kind of the rebirth of horror at that time. And, you know, going back to something you said earlier, you know, for many years, I was always, pressing Archie Goodwin, who worked at Warren, and worked on Erie, and worked on all those titles. You know, why can't we do a new horror anthology and he was quite sage like and saying, yeah. It'd be great to do it, but it's not going to sell there's no hook, right? There's no connection, you know, just horror for her sake. And it was when Clive Barker [00:49:00] came into our offices, and so I want to do something with Archie Goodwin. And then the two of them said, Hellraiser can be the hook. Right. Hellraiser can be the way in to sort of create an anthology series, have an identifiable icon, and then we developed out from there with Clive, with a couple of other folks Erik Saltzgaber, Phil Nutman, myself, Archie Goodwin, like what would be the world? And then the Bible that would actually give you enough, breadth and width to play with these characters that wouldn't just always be puzzle box, pinhead, puzzle box, pinhead, you know? And so we developed a fairly large set of rules and mythologies allowed for that. Mike: That's so cool. I mean, there really wasn't anything at all, like Hellraiser when it came out. Like, and there's still not a lot like it, but I - Jessika: Yeah, I was going to say, wait, what else? Mike: I mean, I feel like I've read other books since then, where there's that blending of sexuality and [00:50:00] horror and morality, because at the, at the core of it, Hellraiser often feels like a larger morality play. Dan: Now, you know, I'm going to disagree with you on that one. I mean, I think sometimes we let it slip in a morality and we played that out. But I think Hellraiser is sort of find what you want out of it. Right. You go back to the first film and it's, you know, what's your pleasure, sir? You know, it was when the guy hands up the book and the Centobites, you know, or angels to some demons, to others. So I think the book was at its best and the movies are at their best when it's not so much about the comeuppance as it is about find your place in here. Right? And that can be that sort of weird exploration of many different things. Mike: That's cool. So going back to Terror. Because we've talked about like how much we enjoyed the character and everything, I want to take a moment to talk about each of our favorite Terror moments. Dan: Okay. Mike: So Dan, why don't you start? What was your favorite moment for Terror [00:51:00] to write or going back to read? Dan: It's a great question, one of the toughest, because again, I had such delight in the character and felt such a connection, you know, in sort of channeling him in a way I could probably find you five, ten moments per issue, but, I actually think it was the it's in the first issue. And was probably the first line that sort of came to me. And then I wrote backwards from it, which was this, got your nose bit. And you know, it's the old gag of like when a parent's playing with a child and, you know, grabs at the nose and uses the thumb to represent the nose and says, got your nose. And there's a moment in that issue where I think he's just plummeted out of a skyscraper. He's, you know, fallen down into a police car. He's basically shattered. And this cop or security guard is kind of coming over to him and, and he just reaches out and grabs the guy's nose, you know, rips his arm off or something or legs to start to replace himself and, and just says, got your nose, but it's, but it's all a [00:52:00] build from this inner monologue that he's been doing. And so he's not responding to anything. He's not doing a quip to anything. He's just basically telling us a story and ending it with this, you know, delivery that basically says the guy has a complete condescending attitude and just signals that we're in his space. Like he doesn't need to kind of like do an Arnold response to something it's just, he's in his own little world moments I always just kind of go back to that got your nose moment, which is just creepy and crazy and strange. Mike: As soon as you mentioned that I was thinking of the panel that that was from, because it was such a great moment. I think it was the mob enforcers that had shot him up and he had jumped out of the skyscraper four and then they came down to finish him off and he wound up just ripping them apart so that he could rebuild himself. All right, Jessika, how about you? Jessika: I really enjoyed the part where Terror fights with sharks in order to free Silver Sable and Luke Cage. [00:53:00] It was so cool. There was just absolutely no fear as he went at the first shark head-on and, and then there were like five huge bloodthirsty sharks in the small tank. And Terror's just like, what an inconvenience. Oh, well. Mike: Yeah. Jessika: Like followed by a quippy remark, like in his head, of course. And I feel like he's such a solitary character that it makes sense that he would have such an active internal monologue. I find myself doing that. Like, you know, I mean, I have a dog, so he usually gets the brunt of it, but he, you know, it's, it is that you start to form like, sort of an internal conversation if you don't have that outside interaction. Dan: Right. Jessika: And I think a lot of us probably relate to that though this pandemic. Mike: Yeah. Jessika: But the one-liner thoughts, like, again, they make those scenes in my opinion, and it gave pause for levity. We don't have to be serious about this because really isn't life or death for Terror. We know that, and he just reminds us that constantly by just he's always so damn nonchalant. [00:54:00] Dan: Yeah. He does have a very, I'm not going to say suave, but it's, uh, you know, that sort of very, I've got this, you know, sort of attitude to it. Mike: I would, say that he's suave when he wants to be, I mean, like the last issue he's got his whiskers tied back and kind of a ponytail. Dan: Oh yeah. Jessika: Oh yeah. Dan: Richard Pace did a great job with that. Mike: Where he's dancing with his assistant in the restaurant and it's that final scene where he's got that really elegant tuxedo. Like. Dan: Yeah. It's very beautiful. Mike: I say that he can be suave and he wants to be. So I got to say like my favorite one, it was a visual gag that you guys did, and it's in issue six when he's fighting with the Punisher and he's got this, long guns sniper. And he shoots the Punisher point blank, and Terror's, like at this point he's lost his legs for like the sixth time. Like he seems to lose his legs, like once an issue where he's just a torso waddling around on his hands. And so he shoots him the force skids him back. [00:55:00] And I legit could not stop laughing for a good minute. Like I was just cackling when I read that. So I think all of us agree that it's those moments of weird levity that really made the series feel like something special. Dan: I'm not quite sure we're going to see that moment reenacted at the Disney Pavilion, you know, anytime soon. But, that would be pretty awesome if they ever went that route. Mike: Well, yeah, so, I mean, like, let's talk about that for a minute, because one of the main ways that I consume Marvel comics these days is through Marvel unlimited, and Terror is a pretty limited presence there. There's a few issues of various Deadpool series. There's the Marvel team up that I think Robert Kirkman did, where Terror shows up and he has some pretty cool moments in there. And then there's a couple of random issues of the 1990s Luke Cage series Cage, but like the core series, the Marvel max stuff, his appearance in books like Daredevil and Wolverine, they just don't seem to be available for consumption via the. App Like I had to go through my personal [00:56:00] collection to find all this stuff. And like, are the rights just more complicated because it was published under the Epic imprint and that was create her own stuff, like do you know? Dan: No, I mean, it wouldn't be it's choice, right. He's probably perceived as a, if people within the editorial group even know about him, right. I was reading something recently where some of the current editorial staff had to be schooled on who Jack Kirby was. So, I'm not sure how much exposure or, you know, interest there would be, you know, to that. I mean, I don't know why everything would be on Marvin unlimited. It doesn't seem like it requires anything except scanning the stuff and putting it up there. But there wouldn't be any rights issues. Marvel owned the Shadow Line, Marvel owns the Terror Incorporated title, it would have been there. So I'm not really sure why it wouldn't be. And maybe at some point it will, but, that's just an odd emission. I mean, for years, which I always felt like, well, what did I do wrong? I [00:57:00] mean, you can find very little of the Daredevil work I did, which was probably very well known and very well received in, in reprints. It would be like, there'd be reprints of almost every other storyline and then there'd be a gap around some of those things. And now they started to reappear as they've done these omnibus editions. Mike: Well, yeah, I mean, you know, and going back the awareness of the character, anytime I talk about Terror to people, it's probably a three out of four chance that they won't have heard of them before. I don't know if you're a part of the comic book historians group on Facebook? Dan: I'm not. No. Mike: So there's a lot of people who are really passionate about comic book history, and they talk about various things. And so when I was doing research for this episode originally, I was asking about kind of the revamp of supernatural heroes. And I said, you know, this was around the same time as Terror. And several people sat there and said, we haven't heard of Terror before. And I was like, he's great. He's amazing. You have to look them up. But yeah, it seems like, you know, to echo what you stated, it seems like there's just a lack of awareness about the character, which I feel is a genuine shame. And that's part of the [00:58:00] reason that I wanted to talk about him in this episode. Dan: Well, thank you. I mean, I love the spotlight and I think anytime I've talked to somebody about it who knew it, I've never heard somebody who read the book said, yeah, that sucks. Right. I've heard that about other things, but not about this one, invariably, if they read it, they loved it. And they were twisted and kind of got into it. But did have a limited run, right? It was only 13 issues. It didn't get the spotlight, it was sort of promised it kind of, it came out with a grouping of other mercenary titles at the time. There was a new Punisher title. There was a Silver Sable. There was a few other titles in this grouping. Everyone was promised a certain amount of additional PR, which they got; when it got to Terror. It didn't get that it like, they pulled the boost at the last minute that might not have made a difference. And I also think maybe it was a little bit ahead of its time in certain attitudes crossing the line between horror and [00:59:00] humor and overtness of certain things, at least for Marvel, like where do you fit this? I think the readers are fine. Readers are great about picking up on stuff and embracing things. For Marvel, it was kind of probably, and I'm not dissing them. I never got like any negative, you know, we're gonna launch this title, what we're going to dismiss it. But I just also think, unless it's somebody like me driving it or the editor driving it, or Carl Potts, who was the editor in chief of that division at that point, you know, unless they're pushing it, there's plenty of other characters Right. For, things to get behind. But I think again, anytime it kind of comes up, it is definitely the one that I hear about probably the most and the most passionately so that's cool in its own way. Mike: Yeah, I think I remember reading an interview that you did, where you were talking about how there was originally going to be like a gimmick cover or a trading card or something like that. Dan: Yeah. Mike: So what was the, what was the gimmick going to be for Terror number one? Dan: What was the gimmick going to be? I don't know, actually, I if I knew I [01:00:00] can't remember anymore. But it was going to be totally gimmicky, as all those titles and covers were at the time. So I hope not scratch and sniff like a, uh, rotting bodies odor, although that would have been kind of in-character and cool. Mike: I mean, this was the era of the gimmick cover. Dan: Oh, absolutely. Mike: Like,that was when that was when we had Bloodstrike come out and it was like the thermographic printing, so you could rub the blood and it would disappear. Force Works is my favorite one, you literally unfold the cover and it's like a pop-up book. Dan: Somebody actually keyed me in. There actually was like a Terror trading card at one point. Mike: Yeah. Dan: Like after the fact, which I was like, shocked. Mike: I have that, that's from Marvel Universe series four. Dan: Yeah. we did a pretty good job with it actually. And then even as we got to the end of the run, you know, we, and you can sort of see us where we're trying to shift certain aspects of the book, you know, more into the mainstream Marvel, because they said, well, we'll give you another seven issues or something, you know, to kind of get the numbers up. Mike: Right. Dan: And they pulled the plug, you know, even before that. So, uh, that's why [01:01:00] the end kind of comes a bit abruptly and we get that final coda scene, you know, that Richard Pace did such a nice job with. Mike: Yeah. I mean, it felt like it wrapped it up, you know, and they gave you that opportunity, which I was really kind of grateful for, to be honest. Dan: Yeah. and subsequently, I don't know what's going on. I know there was that David Lapham, you know, series, you did a couple of those, which I glanced at, I know I kind of got in the way of it a little bit too, not in the way, but I just said, remember to give us a little created by credits in that, but I didn't read those. And then, I know he was in the League of Losers at one point, which just didn't sound right to me. And, uh. Mike: It's actually. Okay. So I'm going to, I'm going to say this cause, it's basically a bunch of, kind of like the B to C listers for the most part. And. So they're called the Legal Losers. I think it's a really good story, and I actually really like what they do with Terror. He gets, she's now Spider Woman, I think it's, Anya Corazon, but it was her original incarnation of, Arana. And she's got that spider armor that like comes out of her arm. And so she [01:02:00] dies really on and he gets her arm. And then, Dan: That's cool. Mike: What happens is he makes a point of using the armor that she has. And so he becomes this weird amalgamation of Terror and Arana's armored form, which is great. Dan: Was that the Kirkman series? Is that the one that he did or. Mike: yeah. That was part of Marvel Team-Up. Dan: Okay. Mike: it was written by Robert Kirkman. Dan: Well, then I will, I will look it up. Mike: Yeah. And that one's on Marvel unlimited and genuinely a really fun story as I remembered. It's been a couple of years since I read it, but yeah. Dan: Very cool. Mike: So we've talked about this a little bit, but, so

Episode #395! Scott recently watched a lecture from The Japan Foundation about the global phenomenon Godzilla. He talks about the panel's discussion this week. Free Comic Book Day was held August 14th this year. DL picks four winners from this year's crop. Scott brings Shaun Tan's sketchbook "The Bird King" to the podcast for us to check out. To wrap up this episode DL has two comics from Matt Kindt and David Lapham. Both comics are called "Hero Trade Passive Aggressive". Each issue is two sides to the same story. Listen as he breaks down the story in each issue. Enjoy!

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This is the newest addition to the Bad Idea Comics line up. This is a $1, limited time availability comic book. Retailers have been instructed not to sell this title after midnight on May 12, 2021. The Hank Howard story by Robert Venditti and drawn by David Lapham gives us a glimpse into the origin of Hank Howard and his illustrious detective agency. True to form, they include a second story in this book. Leave Now is an interesting story about a guy who is able to rewind time, but not go forward. Publishers Description Written by Robert Venditti Art by David Lapham It's a thrilling and uncompromising new neo-noir adventure delving deep into the darkest corners of our national obsession with crime and pizza chains. It also serves as the introduction to an epic new hero in the BAD IDEA pantheon -- Hank Howard, not the champion we need but certainly the one we deserve.  SUBSCRIBE to watch more videos like this one! LET'S CONNECT! -- Talk Nerdy to Me Facebook -- Zia Comics Facebook -- Zia Comics Twitter -- Zia Comics Instagram -- Talk Nerdy to Me website -- Zia Comics website LISTEN TO OUR PODCAST! - iTunes - RSS Feed - Stitcher - Google Play - Podbean - Spotify - Tune In/Alexa - Pandora #ziacomics #badidea #badideacomics #hankhoward #pizzadetective #leavenow #davidlapham #robertvenditti

Broken partings making strange goodbyes. Hopeless cases with fake alibis This is your blurb. Deal with it, yeah? Get excited because this SILENCE! is a The Beast Must Die Solo Special! By that we mean The Beast is extremely busy and off on his own, working hard and, crucially, not appearing on this podcast. Nevertheless, Gary Lactus loves to party (alone in his car like sad, middle aged man who is wondering where it all went wrong) so he’s invited some top guests to fool around with and have a really great time. What’s that sound of creaking gears and whining servos? Why, it’s Spare 5 who, although not a real boy, has real things to say about David Lapham’s Silverfish and the film, Psycho II whilst Gary moans about superheroes in general. Douglas Noble comes along to talk about Pocket Chillers and Tarzan. Interesting to note that Douglas danced part of a 1980 Legs And Co routine continuously throughout recording. Of course, this is an audio-only presentation and doesn’t come accross when listening. Shame, he’s quite good. Maid Of Nails aka Kelly Kanayama sings some of her hits in between talk about Hellblazer: Royal Blood, Royalty, Amateur Demonology, Garth Ennis and A Walk Through Hell. Oh, and a Korean Drama which might be called Worlds Apart or something like that. Finally Tom Mortimer provides the weird, human cherry on top of this cocktail made from old, found booze which tastes surprisingly pleasant. I mean, this is mostly bullshit but there’s some stuff about Blue And Green, Severed and Skrull Kill Crew in there. LISTEN! @frasergeesin @thebeastmustdie silencepodcast@gmail.com You can support us using Patreon if you like.

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Based on a randomly selected panel from comic book history, in this case a moody piece from David Lapham's Stray Bullets #23, oHOTmu or NOT's Amelie Montour talks crime stories, phobias, and haunted houses. Siskoid throws a flashlight beam at his friend's psyche in this special episode of Panel by Panel! A clean look at the image in the Panel by Panel Supplemental. This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK Visit our WEBSITE: http://fireandwaterpodcast.com/ Follow us on TWITTER - https://twitter.com/FWPodcasts Like our FACEBOOK page - https://www.facebook.com/FWPodcastNetwork Use our HASHTAG online: #FWPodcasts Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fwpodcasts Subscribe via iTunes as part of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST: http://itunes.apple.com/podcast/the-fire-and-water-podcast/id463855630 Leave us a comment, we'll read it between the panels!

Derek is back at his local comic book shop, Collected Comics and Games in Plano, TX, and this month he's talking with customers and employees about returns. This is not about customers being unhappy with their purchases and then coming back into the shop to demand their money back. By "returns," Derek is referring to the various titles, characters, and events that are making reappearances after years of silence or of being out of currency. This is an appropriate topic because over the past year there have been a number of works that have come back or that have been reassertion themselves in new forms. For example, they get the conversation going, surprisingly enough, with a discussion of Bob Fingerman's Minimum Wage, which came back through Image Comics last year. The people who were there to talk with Derek -- Krystle, Shea, Craig, Matthew, and Michael -- were divided on this title, with some appreciating it, some not liking it, and one or two not even knowing what it is. But the conversation soon turns to more popular mainstream books that have been reappearing on the shelves, such as the new Star Wars comics published through (and returning to) Marvel. This leads to a brief discussion among the participants of other Marvel characters who are once again getting more panel space, such as Howard the Duck. While almost everyone there likes Chip Zdarsky and Joe Quinones's new series, Derek is the odd man out because Howard's heavy-handed insertion into the Marvel Universe is not to his liking, and he sees the new premise as an easy and predictable ploy. But they discuss other returns as well, such as the Big Two's return to universe-altering events, Convergence and Secret Wars; old titles coming back after Convergence but with very different creators, such as Gene Luen Yang (Superman), Ming Doyle (Constantine: The Hellblazer), and Sonny Liew (Dr. Fate); AiT/Planet Lar's Astronauts in Trouble coming out from Image (although Derek can't remember the title, for some reason); reprints of famous underground comix coming out in (expensive) collections from Fantagraphics; and more terror from Junji Ito in the form of Fragments of Horror and the new deluxe edition of Gyo. Of course, there are a lot of returns that the guys didn't get around to discussing -- David Lapham's Stray Bullets from last year, the recently announced second issue of Nate Simpson's Nonplayer, and old characters coming back to the Valiant universe -- but there's only so much you can pack into an on-location show before the shop has to close.

This week on The Comics Alternative, Derek and Andy W. discuss three new titles. First they look at the reissue of David Lapham's Murder Me Dead (Image). Originally a nine-issue miniseries that was later collected as a trade in 2002, the book is now back in print with a new reissue. The guys discussed Stray Bullets‘ return back in April, and now they're just as excited to see this release. This is Lapham's tip of the bristol board to the classic noir films of the 1940s and 1950s. Next, they turn their attention to two new number one issues: Frank J. Barbiere and Victor Santos's Black Market (BOOM! Studios) and Rick Remender and Greg Tocchini's Low (Image). The first is a twist on superheroes, looking at them from the street-level and with a more jaundiced eye. In this  new miniseries, Barbiere is asking us who the real heroes actually are. Low, Rememder's third ongoing title with Image, is a new sci-fi adventure that begins with this premise: what would happen if our sun were going supernova, and we had to live undersea to escape radiation, all the while searching the universe for another inhabitable planet? With Tocchini's stunning art, we get a fascinating answer.

This week on The Comics Alternative, Andy Wolverton and Derek review three more new titles. First, they look at another great book from SelfMadeHero, Frederik Peeters's Aama, Vol. 1: The Smell of Warm Dust. This is the first of a multi-volume series from this innovative Swiss creator. The Guys discuss Peeters's skills at world-building and his ability to get inside and flesh out his protagonist, Verloc Nim. Next they take a look at two new #1 issues: David Lapham's Stray Bullets: Killers (Image Comics) and Jason Starr and Andrea Mutti's The Returning (BOOM! Studios). They spend quite a bit of time discussing the return of Stray Bullets, starting with the big new Uber Alles edition — which collects the original 40 issues of Stray Bullets, plus the recent conclusion of its last story arc in issue #41 — and then moving onto the new Killer arc. They place the new title in context of the entire series and draw out similarities between it and the earlier comics. Finally, they flip through The Returning, reading it as a different twist on undead narratives. While they recognize the premise as fairly common, they hold out hope that Starr and Mutti will take their mini-series in a unique direction.

This week Gene and Derek take a look at six new titles. They begin with a discussion of two new works from Image Comics, the first three issues of Alex + Ada (Jonathan Luna and Sarah Vaughn) and Deadly Class #1 (Rick Remender and Wes Craig). They go into depth on both titles, especially Craig's art in Deadly Class and the narrative pacing in Alex + Ada, which ultimately leads to a discussion on panel sequencing and story decompression. Next, they look at issues #1-3 of Letter 44, written by Charles Soule with art by Alberto Jiménez Albuquerque (Oni Press). They discuss its unique take on science fiction within the context of recent politics. From there, they turn to recent #1 issues from three other publishers: David Lapham's Juice Squeezers (Dark Horse Comics), Bill Willingham and Sergio Fernandez DaVilla's Legenderry (Dynamite Entertainment), and Curse from BOOM! Studies (written by Michael Moreci and Tim Daniel, with art by Riley Rossmo, Colin Lorimer). In this episode, the Two Guys with PhDs are all over the place, moving from all-age comics to Bush-era politics to licensed characters to horror titles to science fiction to steampunk to Reagan's Morning in America. There's a lot packed into this show…more bang for your buck! So enjoy, won't you?