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History of Comic Books Podcast

100 Episodes

4 minutes | Aug 12, 2022
The Classics: "The Score" by Richard Stark & Darwyn Cooke
And now a rambling review of "The Score" by Richard Stark & Darwyn Cooke, Cooke's classic adaptation of of Stark's crime novel as the criminal Parker joins a crew to rob a whole mining town, only for things to naturally not go as planned.
5 minutes | Aug 5, 2022
The Classics: "The Outfit" by Darwyn Cooke
And now a rambling and too brief review of "The Outfit" by Darwyn Cooke, he which he adapts the sequel to "The Hunter" by Richard Stark, as Parker finds himself targeted by the mafia, only for him to turn the tables on them.
4 minutes | Jul 29, 2022
The Classics: "The Hunter" by Darwyn Cooke
And now a rambling and too brief review of "The Hunter" by Darwyn Cooke, his brilliant adaptation of Donald Westlake/Richard Stark's classic crime novel.
4 minutes | Jul 21, 2022
The Classics: "Mage:A Hero Discovered" by Matt Wagner
And now a rambling and too brief review of "Mage: A Hero Discovered" by Matt Wagner, the first entry in his classic "Mage" series that took him 35 years to complete.
5 minutes | Jul 15, 2022
The Classics: "Maus: A Survivor's Tale" by Art Spiegelman
And now a rambling and too brief review of "Maus: A Survivor's Tale" by Art Spiegelman, his brilliant comic telling how his father survived the Holocaust, with the twist of Jewish people being depicted as mice while the Nazis are cats.
3 minutes | Jul 7, 2022
The Classics: "JLA: Tower of Babel"
And a rambling and too brief review of "JLA: Tower of Babel" by Mark Waid & Howard Porter, which collects issues #42-46 of the "JLA" series in 2001, as Rhas Al' Ghul has a new plan to decimate the Earth's population but first he has to take down the Justice League.  
4 minutes | Jul 1, 2022
The Classics: "JLA-New World Order"
And now a rambling and too brief review of "JLA: New World Order", which collects issues #1-4 of the "JLA" series form 1997 by Grant Morrison & Howard Porter in which the top seven heroes of DC: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, the Flash, Green Lantern, Aquaman and Martian Manhunter, team up to take on a new threat.
4 minutes | Jun 24, 2022
The Classics: "Justice League: A New Beginning"
And now a rambling and too brief revieiw of "Justice League: A New Beginning" by Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis & Kevin Maquire, which collects issues #1-7 of the 1987 "Justice League" relaunch, and remains one of the funniest comics ever made.
5 minutes | Jun 17, 2022
The Classics: "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 1"
And now a rambling and too brief review of "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol.1", the 1999 mini-series by Alan Moore & Kevin O'Neill that launched the franchise.
26 minutes | Jun 10, 2022
Milton Caniff: The Rembrandt of the Comic Strip
And now a rambling and too brief biography of the great Milton Caniff, one of the best comic strip artists of all time who inspired countless others who followed.
21 minutes | Jun 2, 2022
The Tragically Short Life of Mike Wieringo
And now a rambling and too brief biography of Mike Wieringo, a talented comic artist of the 90's and 2000's who left us far too soon.
19 minutes | May 27, 2022
Curt Swan: The Good Superman Artist - Part Two
And now the conclusion to this rambling and too brief biography of Curt Swan, arguably the greatest Superman artist of all time, as he wraps up his career with the Man of Steel by helping produce one of the greatest Superman stories ever.
17 minutes | May 20, 2022
Curt Swan: The Good Superman Artist - Part One
And now the first part of this rambling and too brief biography of Curt Swan, arguably the greatest Superman artist of all time.
21 minutes | May 13, 2022
Winsor McCay: The Brilliant Innovator of Comic Strips & Cartoons, Part Three
And now the concluding chapter in this rambling and too brief biography of Winsor McCay, as he releases his last landmark cartoon, though the very medium he helped innovate starts to pass him by.
28 minutes | May 5, 2022
Winsor McCay: The Brilliant Innovator of Comic Strips & Cartoons, Part Two
And now the second part of this rambling and too brief biography of the great Winsor McCay, as he not only creates his greatest comic strip but also embarks into the field of animation.
20 minutes | Apr 29, 2022
Winsor McCay: The Brilliant Innovator of Comic Strips & Cartoons, Part One
And the first part of this rambling and too brief biography of Winsor McCay, one of the most brilliant innovators of both comic strips and cartoons.
20 minutes | Apr 22, 2022
The Eccentric Art of Basil Wolverton, Part Two
And now the second and concluding part of this rambling and too brief biography of Basil Wolverton, as he finally gets his big break in a contest for one of the greatest comic strips of all time.
23 minutes | Apr 15, 2022
The Eccentric Art of Basil Wolverton, Part One
And now the first part of ths rambling and too brief biography of Basil Wolverton, one of the more eccentric artists of the Golden Age.
15 minutes | Apr 7, 2022
The History of Fawcett Comics: Part Two
And now the second and concluding part of this rambling and too brief history of Fawcett Comics, as they are brought down not by sales but a lawsuit from its biggest rival.
23 minutes | Mar 31, 2022
The History of Fawcett Comics: Part One
And now the first part of this rambling and too brief history of Fawcett Comics, one of the premier publishers of the Golden Age.
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