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Thanks to Quirk Books, Gabe had the awesome opportunity to speak with Jon Morris, for an awesome interview about a few of Jon's books!! The focus was on The League of Regrettable Sidekicks, but Jon did also put together The Legion of Regrettable Supervillains, and The League of Regrettable Superheroes, all of which we get to ask about!! Jon tells us all about the selection process of all of these books, and how many they all start with! Speaking of the Regrettable Sidekicks, we also get to learn about Jon's favorite group, that he included in the book. He wanted to try and get it through, that "Regrettable" is actually not a bad thing for these sidekicks, villains, and superheroes, but it speaks more to the regrettable circumstances that they entered into existence! This is a really funny interview, that you won't want to miss! Remember, you can ALWAYS let us know what you think! We can only think of so many things to talk about every other week, and would LOVE to get some feedback and ideas from all of you out there who are listening!! You can send mp3s and email to our email address. Also, join the conversations on our Facebook Page and Twitter Page. If you have good feedback, please leave it for us on iTunes and Stitcher!! That's one way to help us climb the ranks into podcast glory!! You can ALSO leave us voicemail!!! Call the Michael Kuyrk memorial 970-573-6148 and leave us a hilarious message!!! PLUS FOR AS LITTLE AS $1/MONTH you can support us on Patreon!! A lot of cool extras on there for those who support!! Hall of Justice Comics & Collectibles Our Stitcher Our iTunes Patreon Amazon Credit - Juan Muro, Gabe Llanas
Time Codes: 00:01:17 - Introduction 00:02:59 - Setup of interview 00:05:14 - Interview with Jon Morris 01:15:03 - Wrap up 01:17:05 - Contact us Jon Morris is back, once again, on The Comics Alternative, to share his research and sense of humor. His latest book The League of Regrettable Sidekicks (Quirk Books) is the follow up to his previous two works, The League of Regrettable Superheroes and The Legion of Regrettable Supervillains. In the spirit of the previous books, this one is a revealing and good-natured look at some of the strange creations making up comic-book history, figures that may be unknown or completely forgotten by most enthusiasts. And perhaps for good reason. Also like the earlier works, Jon divides his survey into three temporal categories: the Golden Age, the Silver Age, and the Modern Age. Sterg and Derek have a fun time talking about the weirdness of this collection, their favorite "regrettable" sidekicks and henchmen, and their wonderment at how such figures made it into four colors. They also talk with Jon about his other work and future projects, including his own comics work. See where it all started! Visit Jon's blog, Gone and Forgotten, and get the inside scoop on retro comicdom! And if you're a Columbo fan, check out his sleuthy podcast, Just One More Thing.
In part two of Regrettable Villains we discuss Animal, Vegetable, Mineral Man, He-She, MODOK and more. Every hero needs a villain. But not every villain comes with a cool costume, sinister pseudonym, or functioning death ray. Some super-crooks are incompetent, some are comical, and some are just . . . weird. In this follow-up to The League of Regrettable Superheroes, author Jon Morris presents over a hundred of the strangest, most stupefying supervillains ever to grace the pages of comics. Meet D-list desperados like Brickbat (choice of weapon: poisonous bricks), Swarm (a crook made of bees; Nazi bees), Robbing Hood (steals from the poor to give to the rich), plus a surprising number of law-breaking apes. Drawing on the entire history of the medium, The Legion of Regrettable Supervillains affectionately and hilariously profiles the oddeset oddballs in comic book history. Regrettable Villains Part One. The Passions of MODOK The Legion of Regrettable Super Villains on Amazon Thank you for the podcast reviews! Your written iTunes reviewsmake us feel good and help other people find the podcast. If you enjoy listening, please write your own review oniTunesor Stitcher! Connect with us Subscribe to “Geek vs” on Apple Podcastsor on Android. Join the Facebook Group and join in the conversation. Follow @geekversus_ on Twitter Email contact@geekversus.com Leave us a voicemail on Speak Pipe, we may use it on the show. Some of our Favorite podcast episodes The Room Should Minotaurs have hooves or feet? Our favorite TGIF shows Curtis Armstrong interview Twin Peaks discussion with Joy Nash DC Douglas: You can’t ride the Beast About the "Geek Vs" podcast Things are about to get weird when Tony, Casey, and Betty get together weekly to provide a “nerd’s eye view of pop culture.” These only children geeks have somehow managed not to kill each other, as they do battle with movies, television, and all things pop culture. If you like podcasts similar to “Nerdist” and “ID10T”, more diverse than “2 Dope Queens”, and completely opposite of “My Brother, My Brother, and Me,” you should check out “Geek Vs.” Proud member of the Giant Size Team Up Network
This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: We examine Wonder Woman: The Circle, Talk X-men and the Fantastic Four, and partake in a five year plan… or not. Plus Flash #23, The Legion of Regrettable Supervillains, KISS/Vampirella #1, and The House #4! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron. It will help ensure The Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! NEWS Are the X-Men and Fantastic Four back? REVIEWS STEPHEN FLASH #23 Writer: Joshua Williamson Artist: Carmine Di Giandomenico “RUNNING SCARED” prelude! Barry Allen is at a crossroads. He's lied to the woman he loves about his life as The Flash, and a rift is growing between him and his heroic young partner. Now, his greatest enemy has threatened to strike down everyone close to him! It's time to make a tough choice that will launch The Flash into his most incredible mission yet: a siege on the 25th century stronghold of Eobard Thawne! [rating:3.5/5] MATTHEW The Legion of Regrettable Supervillains Jon Morris Cover for The Legion of Regrettable Supervillains Meet the lesser of all evils! Every hero needs a villain. But not all villains are dangerous—some are incompetent, comical, or just . . . weird. In his follow-up to The League of Regrettable Superheroes, author Jon Morris presents over a hundred of the strangest, most stupefying supervillains to ever see print in comics. Meet D-list rogues like Brickbat (choice of weapon: poisonous bricks), Robbing Hood (steals from the poor to give to the rich), Swarm (a crook made of bees; Nazi bees), and many more. Drawing on the entire history of the medium, The Legion of Regrettable Supervillains affectionately and hilariously profiles oddball criminals from the history of comics. [rating: 5/5] RODRIGO KISS/Vampirella Writer: Chris Sebela Art: Annapaola Martello Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment L.A. Is a strange town on the best of days, but in the summer of 1974, the City of Angels feels especially demonic. As temperatures soar and wildfires burn, all sorts of strange creatures are drawn to town, including Vampirella. While Vampi goes out and hunts down monsters all across La La Land - defending humanity from evil - she's also killing it every night on stage as a member of the all-girl rock group Witchkraft - defending rock 'n' roll from a dying scene. Help arrives in the form of four creatures who've just flown into town: The Starchild, The Demon, The Spaceman and The Catman. Away from their home turf and trying to record their new album, KISS discove''rs that all their favorite L.A. bands have mysteriously broken up, disappeared, sold out, or gone crazy. Led by a driver who moonlights in the occult and haunted by satanic strangers dressed in black, KISS finds themselves drawn into a web conspiracy that threatens to kill rock 'n' roll itself. [rating: 3/5] ASHLEY THE HOUSE #4 Writer: Drew Zucker Artist: Phillip Sevy As horror besieges them from all sides, Harker finds a sliver of salvation. But is this opening deliverance or doom? [rating: 4.5/5] MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK http://majorspoilers.com/2017/05/30/major-spoilers-poll-week-5-year-plan/ DISCUSSION WONDER WOMAN: THE CIRCLE What is the deadly secret of the mysterious Circle? Wonder Woman will find out in this new hardcover collecting issues #14-19 of her hit series. Also in this volume, the reformed Secret Society of Super-Villains invades Paradise Island, led by Captain Nazi! CLOSE Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends! Closing music comes from Ookla the Mok.
This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: We examine Wonder Woman: The Circle, Talk X-men and the Fantastic Four, and partake in a five year plan… or not. Plus Flash #23, The Legion of Regrettable Supervillains, KISS/Vampirella #1, and The House #4! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron. It will help ensure The Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! NEWS Are the X-Men and Fantastic Four back? REVIEWS STEPHEN FLASH #23 Writer: Joshua Williamson Artist: Carmine Di Giandomenico “RUNNING SCARED” prelude! Barry Allen is at a crossroads. He’s lied to the woman he loves about his life as The Flash, and a rift is growing between him and his heroic young partner. Now, his greatest enemy has threatened to strike down everyone close to him! It’s time to make a tough choice that will launch The Flash into his most incredible mission yet: a siege on the 25th century stronghold of Eobard Thawne! [rating:3.5/5] MATTHEW The Legion of Regrettable Supervillains Jon Morris Cover for The Legion of Regrettable Supervillains Meet the lesser of all evils! Every hero needs a villain. But not all villains are dangerous—some are incompetent, comical, or just . . . weird. In his follow-up to The League of Regrettable Superheroes, author Jon Morris presents over a hundred of the strangest, most stupefying supervillains to ever see print in comics. Meet D-list rogues like Brickbat (choice of weapon: poisonous bricks), Robbing Hood (steals from the poor to give to the rich), Swarm (a crook made of bees; Nazi bees), and many more. Drawing on the entire history of the medium, The Legion of Regrettable Supervillains affectionately and hilariously profiles oddball criminals from the history of comics. [rating: 5/5] RODRIGO KISS/Vampirella Writer: Chris Sebela Art: Annapaola Martello Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment L.A. Is a strange town on the best of days, but in the summer of 1974, the City of Angels feels especially demonic. As temperatures soar and wildfires burn, all sorts of strange creatures are drawn to town, including Vampirella. While Vampi goes out and hunts down monsters all across La La Land - defending humanity from evil - she's also killing it every night on stage as a member of the all-girl rock group Witchkraft - defending rock 'n' roll from a dying scene. Help arrives in the form of four creatures who've just flown into town: The Starchild, The Demon, The Spaceman and The Catman. Away from their home turf and trying to record their new album, KISS discove''rs that all their favorite L.A. bands have mysteriously broken up, disappeared, sold out, or gone crazy. Led by a driver who moonlights in the occult and haunted by satanic strangers dressed in black, KISS finds themselves drawn into a web conspiracy that threatens to kill rock 'n' roll itself. [rating: 3/5] ASHLEY THE HOUSE #4 Writer: Drew Zucker Artist: Phillip Sevy As horror besieges them from all sides, Harker finds a sliver of salvation. But is this opening deliverance or doom? [rating: 4.5/5] MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK http://majorspoilers.com/2017/05/30/major-spoilers-poll-week-5-year-plan/ DISCUSSION WONDER WOMAN: THE CIRCLE What is the deadly secret of the mysterious Circle? Wonder Woman will find out in this new hardcover collecting issues #14-19 of her hit series. Also in this volume, the reformed Secret Society of Super-Villains invades Paradise Island, led by Captain Nazi! CLOSE Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends! Closing music comes from Ookla the Mok.
Friend of the show Jon Morris drops by this week to talk about his new book, The Legion of Regrettable Supervillains, and all the odd, unfortunate and underused characters featured within! We discuss cocaine, nazi bees, "league" vs. "legion," handsomeness, Batroc, a mystery sequel, and much more! Plus we take some personal and probing listener questions!
Support the show on Amazon! Here are some turkeys to help you digest your turkey. Warning: contains Uranus puns. I've done several episodes about regrettable heroes, and with the impending release of a new book about villains by Jon Morris (and courtesy of Lootcrate) I'm going to cover some villains! Recommendation: The Legion of Regrettable Supervillains by Jon Morris Thanks Kirby Krackle for the theme music! Follow H&V on Twitter and Facebook Email the show: laundryroombruce@gmail.com Be sure to check out chubbywizard.com
Our pal Donald@Prof_Politico joins us to get freaky with the geeky! We discuss: Flash so far this season, Black Mirror season 3, we open a Loot Crate, Regrettable Supervillains, Luke Cage, ARQ, Stranger Things, 3 yr old Wonder Woman, A Walking Dead Prediction, We Lament The Passing Of Artist Steve Dillon, Tim Miller Leaves Deadpool 2, Donald Glover Is The New Lando, Doc Strange, Obi-Wan McGregor ready for more, Logan trailer, Guardians Of The Galaxy teaser, A Game of SUPERFIGHT and MORE!!!