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Elise and Dave take a moment to salute the great Ernie Colón (1931 – 2019) before segueing into conversation with a pair of intriguing interlocutors. On the docket: some behind the scenes dope on the everlovin’ Spider-Buggy, “The Male Feminist Gaze”, My Chemical Romance, Peter Milligan, Herman Melville’s Pierre: Or, The Ambiguities, Sean Howe’s Marvel: The Untold Story, Spider-clones on 1970s TV and the too-frequently ignored similarities between Jim Shooter and Otto von Bismarck. Thanks for listening everyone – and, if you’re discovering this in 2025 and want to talk about comics while the world evaporates into a fever dream, please email us at anotherkindofdistance@gmail.com. Credits: Intro music: Debbie Harry - "Comic Books"
In the debut Episode of The Puhr Report, Andrew gives his own origin story before breaking down some new headlines and diving deep on the book "Marvel: The Untold Story" by Sean Howe. Back 10,000 Miles on Kickstarter Now! Help support us by becoming a Patron! Subscribe on iTunes! Subscribe on Podbean! Get us on Stitcher! Like The Puhr Report on Facebook! Follow The Puhr Report on Twitter!
In this episode, Curt and Kevin welcome your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man to the Marvel Cinematic Universe with a pair of powerful Spidey Super Stories! First up, they swing into action with a discussion of one of the most famous comic stories of all time: the origin of Spider-Man in Amazing Fantasy #15! After that, it's on to an action-packed tale of great power and great responsibility (and one of the most iconic scenes in superhero comics), as a guilt-ridden wall-crawler fights against impossible odds to save the life of his beloved Aunt May in the three-part storyline If This Be My Destiny …! from Amazing Spider-Man #31-33! Can the winded web-slinger prevail against the machinations of the mysterious Master Planner? And can he survive the cutthroat halls of academia long enough to win a ticket to that homecoming dance known as … The Comics Canon? Things Discussed in This Episode: • Actor Frank Nelson • Are you obliged to stop a thief? • The Acme Warehouse • Spider-Man's Uncanny Valley moment • Marvel: The Untold Story by Sean Howe • Peter Parker's true calling: costume design! • To Alcohol! • Kid Puncho, the Fighting Clown • Kind words from The Nerds Uncanny • Thor Frog from Walt Simonson's Thor #365 • The Hood: Blood From Stones • The Return of Beta Ray Bill • Give Our Regards to the Atom-Smashers! • Kraven's Last Hunt • Kevin's essay on Secret Empire in Vex Mosaic • Curt's review of Spider-Man: Homecoming The Comics Canon is presented with the support of Creative Loafing Atlanta, home of such podcasts as Mo Audio and Dish on the Dish. Join us next week for a look at the year in Marvel movie and TV adaptations (so far), and then again the week after that for a discussion of the dark side of geekdom via Evan Dorkin's The Eltingville Club! Until then, please rate us on iTunes, send us an email, or hit us up on Twitter or Facebook, and we may read your comments in an upcoming episode. And as always, thanks for listening!
(0:01:40) Blu Rays: (The Wolverine...Breaking Bad: S5...Fast & Furious 6), (0:09:05) Coming Attractions: (Frozen...Out of the Furnace...The Book Thief...Home Front...The Hobbit 2...Madea Christmas), (0:13:35) Box Office: Katniss is the Mockingjay, and Frozen is hot, (0:15:15) TV Talk: Trey shares a Top Gear story, and it's mid-season finale time!, (1:18:45) Darren butchered poultry, entertained the families and survived Christmas in midtown, (1:29:45) Tripp re-read World War Z, played The Last of Us and Assassin's Creed 4, and got a hardcover Hawkeye, (1:39:40) Shaun watched some Dr. Who, finished his Mass Effect 3 replay, watched some Banshee and almost finished A Dance with Dragons, (2:01:35) Trey played too much PS4 and read Marvel: The Untold Story
Dave Wyndorf, the mastermind behind the mighty Monster Magnet, lends us his massive mind as we make our way through Tom Scioli’s Final Frontier, Secret Stash, Paul Pope’s Battling Boy, Pat Broderick, NYCC, Doctor Strange and Steve Ditko, John Buscema, Jack Kirby, Five Ghosts from Frank Barbiere and Chris Mooneyham from Image, editors, Marvel: The Untold Story, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., David Bowie and Brian Eno, Pearl Jam, John Sumrow, Ace Doubles, Arthur Suydam, Chris Ryall, Wally Wood’s Witzend and Fantagraphics, Eros Gone Wild from Humanoids, Tom Sutton, Alex Toth, Pat Boyette, Moebius, Richard Corben, Robert Crumb, Frank Cho, Dave Stevens, the Hernandez Brothers, the Johnson Smith Company, Brandon Graham’s Prophet, Jonathan Hickman and infinity, the Ultimate Universe, New 52, Deathstroke, Hawkman, Jim Woodring’s Fran from Fantagraphics, Mike Norton, New Frontier, Jay Gonzo’s La Mano del Destino from Castle and Key, The Battle Over Citizen Kane, Iron Man 3, George Romero, Walking Dead, American Horror Story, and a whole mess more!
Skyfall, Ryan Browne, Tarot, Ang Lee's Hulk, Bret Easton Ellis, nostalgic comic covers, Death of the Family and John Layman's Detective, Morrison's Batman, Richard Starkings' Elephantmen, reMIND, the Winter Whole Story Collection (Anime Club, The Freelancer, Fusion Future, Fusion Elementary, and more), Jack Chick tracts, Jason, Carl Barks, Jeff Smith's Bone, Marvel: The Untold Story, Gene Day, Jim Shooter, John Byrne, New Universe and StarBrand, Chris Claremont and X-Men, Pendelton Ward's Bravest Warriors from Kaboom, Hellboy: The Wild Hunt and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, All-New Uncanny X-Men, Humberto Ramos, and much more!
Join the DiManziCorp Comics Crew - Scott Gardner, Michael Bailey, Paul Spataro and Chris Honeywell as they regroup for an EPIC episode of Comics Monthly Monday! Scott rants about not ranting, Michael talks about something he's not allowed to talk about, Chris solidifies his title of "MASTER OF THE OBVIOUS", Paul Spataro reads "Marvel: The Untold Story" and listener letters are read. The Freaks wrap it all up with a meaty FREAKY FIVE and a BIG, GREEN and NAKED edition of GET CHRIS TO READ A GODDAM COMIC! It's a CLASSIC!Feedback for this show can be sent to: comics@twotruefreaks.comTwo True Freaks! is a proud member of BOTH the Comics Podcast Network (http://www.comicspodcasts.com/) and the League of Comic Book Podcasts (http://www.comicbooknoise.com/league/)!! Follow the fun on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/113051642052970/ THANK YOU for listening to Two True Freaks!!
Join the DiManziCorp Comics Crew - Scott Gardner, Michael Bailey, Paul Spataro and Chris Honeywell as they regroup for an EPIC episode of Comics Monthly Monday! Scott rants about not ranting, Michael talks about something he's not allowed to talk about, Chris solidifies his title of "MASTER OF THE OBVIOUS", Paul Spataro reads "Marvel: The Untold Story" and listener letters are read. The Freaks wrap it all up with a meaty FREAKY FIVE and a BIG, GREEN and NAKED edition of GET CHRIS TO READ A GODDAM COMIC! It's a CLASSIC!Feedback for this show can be sent to: comics@twotruefreaks.comTwo True Freaks! is a proud member of BOTH the Comics Podcast Network (http://www.comicspodcasts.com/) and the League of Comic Book Podcasts (http://www.comicbooknoise.com/league/)!! Follow the fun on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/113051642052970/ THANK YOU for listening to Two True Freaks!!
Join the DiManziCorp Comics Crew - Scott Gardner, Michael Bailey, Paul Spataro and Chris Honeywell as they regroup for an EPIC episode of Comics Monthly Monday! Scott rants about not ranting, Michael talks about something he's not allowed to talk about, Chris solidifies his title of "MASTER OF THE OBVIOUS", Paul Spataro reads "Marvel: The Untold Story" and listener letters are read. The Freaks wrap it all up with a meaty FREAKY FIVE and a BIG, GREEN and NAKED edition of GET CHRIS TO READ A GODDAM COMIC! It's a CLASSIC!Feedback for this show can be sent to: comics@twotruefreaks.comTwo True Freaks! is a proud member of BOTH the Comics Podcast Network (http://www.comicspodcasts.com/) and the League of Comic Book Podcasts (http://www.comicbooknoise.com/league/)!! Follow the fun on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/113051642052970/ THANK YOU for listening to Two True Freaks!!
Join the DiManziCorp Comics Crew - Scott Gardner, Michael Bailey, Paul Spataro and Chris Honeywell as they regroup for an EPIC episode of Comics Monthly Monday! Scott rants about not ranting, Michael talks about something he's not allowed to talk about, Chris solidifies his title of "MASTER OF THE OBVIOUS", Paul Spataro reads "Marvel: The Untold Story" and listener letters are read. The Freaks wrap it all up with a meaty FREAKY FIVE and a BIG, GREEN and NAKED edition of GET CHRIS TO READ A GODDAM COMIC! It's a CLASSIC!Feedback for this show can be sent to: comics@twotruefreaks.comTwo True Freaks! is a proud member of BOTH the Comics Podcast Network (http://www.comicspodcasts.com/) and the League of Comic Book Podcasts (http://www.comicbooknoise.com/league/)!! Follow the fun on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/113051642052970/ THANK YOU for listening to Two True Freaks!!