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The History of Comics in 500 IssuesEpisode 19: "Don Catarino" and the Early Years of the Mexican Comic Book IndustryIn this episode I discuss the beginning and early years of the Mexican comic book industry, from its precursor among the Nahuatl-writing Mexica of the Aztec Empire to the appearance of Jose Tomas de Cuellar and Jose Maria Villasana's comic book Rosa y Federico to the Golden Age of Mexican comics in the 1930s. Along the way, I discuss some scholarly controversies (i.e., historical events that historians, critics, and scholars vehemently disagree about), tobacco companies' cigarette cards, the creation of the calaveras, the long slow effort of Mexican cartoonists to escape the shadow of their American counterparts, the Po...2025-05-1046 min
The History of Comics in 500 IssuesEpisode 18: Wonder Comics #1In this episode I discuss Fox Comics' Wonder Comics #1, which featured the infamous Superman rip-off "Wonder Man." I talk about Victor S. Fox, the lawsuit that resulted from Wonder Comics #1, DC's Golden Age litigiousness, the heroic archetypes of the Golden Age, Shakespeare's sources for Hamlet, "Shoggoths in Bloom," the screen personae of Leslie Howard and Douglas Fairbanks, and whether originality is the only (or most important) virtue.2025-04-2639 min
The History of Comics in 500 IssuesEpisode 17: Dominguin #1 and the Beginning of the Spanish Comic Book IndustryIn this episode I discuss the early years of the Spanish comic book industry. I begin in the 1870s, after the downfall of Isabella II (Sexenio Democratico represent!), when loosened press laws led to, among other things, the first Spanish magazine to publish a comic strip. From there it's on to a litany of Spanish comics, some of which actually look really good, and Spanish artists, a lot of whom were clearly quite talented and made some darn attractive-looking comics. I end in the late 1920s, when Spanish comics were beginning to soar but had not yet reached the...2025-04-1336 min
The History of Comics in 500 IssuesEpisode 16: Detective Comics #20In this episode I discuss the debut, in Detective Comics #20 (on-sale date Sept. 7, 1938), of the Crimson Avenger. I place the Crimson Avenger in the chronological context of the comics in which he appeared. I discuss my definition of what a superhero is, describe the seventeen elements which can make up a superhero, and discuss the fuzzy logic and continuum approach I use when discussing who is and isn't a superhero. I discuss why the Crimson Avenger isn't so much a comic book superhero as he is a pulp superhero, putting him in the context of the many other pulp su...2025-03-3023 min
The History of Comics in 500 IssuesEpisode 15: Favorite Comic #1In this episode I discuss the British comic paper Favorite Comic #1 and why it's important: because it featured "Victor Brand," a series about the Sherlock Holmes-like detective Victor Brand and his intelligent monkey chauffeur, leg-man, bodyguard, and general assistant Jacko. I discuss the history of the portrayal of apes in Western culture, from ugly and malicious in the time of Classical Greece to supernaturally evil in the Middle Ages to the "rape ape" of the 17th and 18th centuries to the Rousseauvian "Noble Savage" and finally to heroes, which began with Favorite Comic #1 and continues on to the present day...2025-03-1633 min
The History of Comics in 500 IssuesEpisode 14: Funny Pages #21In this episode I describe the circumstances around the publication of Funny Pages #21, the people involved in its publication, what's inside it, and the sole important strip in the issue: the one introducing Paul Gustavson's The Arrow. The Arrow is a killer vigilante, so I discuss the cultural context for that. The Arrow is an angry killer vigilante, and I discuss that. And I argue that the Arrow--the first non-DC superhero to appear after Superman's debut--is historically important, because he established that independent superheroes--that is, superheroes who weren't published by DC--could be successful. As such, the Arrow is the gra...2025-03-0127 min
The History of Comics in 500 IssuesEpisode 13: Corriere dei Piccoli #1In this episode I describe the history of the Italian comics industry up until 1937. I begin with Cesare Lombroso, the famous criminologist, because of course I begin there. Why wouldn't I? I discuss his daughter Paola and her various contributions to society and good works, which happens to include being the person most responsible for the first Italian comic book, Il Corriere dei Piccoli. I discuss the contents of that issue, the fraught question of word balloons vs bottom captions, the various comic strips which appeared in Il Corriere dei Piccoli over the next several years and the creators of...2025-02-1647 min
The History of Comics in 500 IssuesEpisode 12: "Tough is putting mildly the treatment you're gonna get!" Action Comics #1In this episode I discuss Action Comics #1 and its contents, including the fabulous new character find of 1938: Superman! I discuss what led up to the publication of Action Comics #1, how the mob and Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia were responsible for it, what the other strips besides "Superman" were in this issue and if they're any good (surprise--the Zatara strip is actually pretty good!), the state of science fiction in April 1938, and what the appeal of Superman was!2025-02-0227 min
The History of Comics in 500 IssuesEpisode 11: "The Placid Shores of the Ipiranga:" O Tico-Tico #1In this episode I discusss the origins of the Brazilian comic book industry, beginning with the arrival of an Italian immigrant in São Paulo in 1859, his success as the first Brazilian comic artist of note and his first two comic strips, how and why O Tico-Tico (Brazil's first comic book) was published, Richard Outcault & Buster Brown & their Brazilian counterparts, some of the original characters to appear in O Tico-Tico, the short-lived competitors to O Tico-Tico, Brazil's southeast versus its northeast and the sertão, the "social bandits" of the sertão, what a "social bandit" is, Eric Hobsbawm and his...2025-01-2037 min
The History of Comics in 500 IssuesEpisode 10: "That's why I'm calling on Chang. He's helped me a lot on previous cases that have baffled me." Detective Comics #2.In this episode I discuss the people of color superheroes and sidekicks of comics' Golden Age, beginning with Detective Comics #2 (on-sale March 10, 1937) and ending with the last day of 1949, the end of the Golden Age. I discuss the long history of white Americans making people of color into heroes, starting with Crispus Attacks during the American Revolution. I provide a reading list of past and modern books which describe the histories of peoples of color in America and which also include the stories of figures lionized by white Americans. I compare the situation for heroes and sidekicks of...2025-01-0529 min
Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever*Cuts, Comics and Creatures: A Sci-Fi Podcast RetrospectiveThe end of 2024 is nigh!You can follow the podcast on Instagram and Threads although I am also trying to join in on BlueSky a bit. (It's a bit weird though.) Welcome to an end of year special! A compilation of some interesting parts of conversations from the podcast in 2024 that were edited out. I edit the podcast down to a more digestible length but this means I often lose parts of conversations that are really fun or insightful so here is a collection of those. I also wanted to give a shout...2024-12-2252 min
The History of Comics in 500 IssuesEpisode Nine: BecassineIn this episode I sketch the history of the French comics industry from its beginning in the 19th century following Rodolphe Topffer's debut to 1939, when World War Two disrupted everything. I define "bandes dessinnées" (b.d.), I describe the four most successful artists who were influenced by Topffer and brought out proto-b.d. (Cham, Gustave Dore, Leonce Petit, Christophe), I discuss La Semaine de Suzette (which published the adventures of Becassine, the first ongoing character of the b.d.) and its importance in the history of French comics, I discuss Louis Forton's “Les Pieds Nickelés" and it...2024-12-1540 min
The History of Comics in 500 IssuesEpisode Eight: “Are y’gonna talk or do I get the pleasure of splashin’ up the walls with your face?”: Detective Comics #1In this episode I go in-depth on Detective Comics #1 (Feb. 10, 1937), DC's first comic book issue. I also discuss the mob's involvement in comic book publishing, how DC would never have existed without Frank Costello, spicy pulps, why DC's first comic book was a detective comic, anti-Asian racism in comics, the history of detective fiction, how Americans viewed the Chinese in 1937, each of the detectives in Detective Comics #1, the Tong Wars, Chinese immigration to the US, the history of chow mein, spy fiction as of 1937, and DC's particular animus for the Soviets.2024-12-0940 min
The History of Comics in 500 IssuesEpisode Seven: "They called me mad in school, you know": Puck #1In this episode I describe the British comic Puck #1 and its mad scientist/wacky inventor, Professor Radium, who turns out to be more influential than one might suppose. I go in depth on the history of the mad scientist and the wacky inventor, with stops at Faustus of Mileve, Roger Bacon, Dante's Inferno, Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, John Webster's The Duchess of Malfi, Gulliver's Travels, the Marquis de Sade, Frankenstein, penny dreadfuls, the Romantics, the furor poeticus, the Victorian burlesque, Heath Robinson, the radium girls, Vannevar Bush, and much, much more!2024-11-2539 min
The History of Comics in 500 IssuesEpisode Six: "Treachery on the Trail!" Star Ranger #1 & Western Picture Stories #1In this episode I discuss the history of the genre of the Western, beginning early in the 19th century as frontier fiction and proceeding up to the late-1930s, when the first two Western comic books--Star Ranger #1 and Western Picture Stories #1--were published. Among the topics discussed: frontier fiction of England, France, and Spain; James Fenimore Cooper; the Mexican-American War; anti-Mexican racism and pro-Mexican racism; the novelettes; the dime novels; Deadwood Dick, Frank and Jesse James, and the progressive (verging on revolutionary) politics of the dime novel Western; the first Western novel; Owen Wister's The Virginian; how a c...2024-11-101h 03
The History of Comics in 500 IssuesEpisode Five: "The Empire, Long Divided, Must Unite": The Story of the Three KingdomsIn this episode I describe the early history of the Chinese comic book industry--specifically the lianhuanhua industry--from its beginning in 1899 to its first end during the Cultural Revolution. I discuss the history of pictorial communication in pre-modern China; the influence of lithography on Chinese publishing; the Romance of the Three Kingdoms; the "Four Famous Female Roles," i.e. the four major lianhuanhua writer/artists of the 1930s; The Burning of the Red Lotus Temple; Lu Xun; and Mao's opinion on lianhuanhua.2024-10-2730 min
The History of Comics in 500 IssuesEpisode Four: "The Clock!" "That is right, gentlemen--and striking just in time!" Funny Pages #6In this episode I go back to 1935 and 1936 and discuss how business was actually done in the early comics industry the rise of Comics Magazine Company Everett M. "Busy" Arnold's career in comics the unsavory intersection of "Busy" Arnold, Joe Paterno, and the realities of big-time college football in the 1930s Funny Pages #6, and why it's an important issue in the history of American comics 2024-10-1328 min
The History of Comics in 500 IssuesEpisode Three: In England's Green and Pleasant Land: Comic Cuts #1In which I take a look at British comics during the 19th century, talk about some of the notable and important people who were a part of it, and describe what led up to Comic Cuts #1, the most important British comic of the 19th century and the comic that set the standard for British comics for the next forty years. The transcript, complete with illustrations, can be found at my Patreon page. 2024-09-3044 min
The History of Comics in 500 IssuesEpisode Two: "A new cargo of mystery and thrills!" New Fun #1In which I briefly sketch the history of comics between Rodolphe Topffer and the 1930s, discuss the first comic books, and then describe New Fun #1, the first comic book that featured all new material rather than reprinted newspaper comic strips. I also discuss Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, the failson behind New Fun #1, and what makes New Fun #1 notable besides the presence of entirely new content. The transcript, complete with illustrations, can be found at my Patreon page. 2024-09-1626 min
The History of Comics in 500 IssuesEpisode One: To Begin With: L'Histoire de M. Vieux BoisIn which I begin the series by taking us back to Switzerland in the 1820s and 1830s and describe how Rodolphe Topffer, a Swiss teacher and caricaturist, invented the modern comic book. It's a bit more complicated than that, of course. 2024-09-0236 min
Save for Half podcastEpisode 55.5: North Texas GaslightsIt’s August, and you know what that means…or should mean; it’s North Texas RPG Con wrap-up info time! But just so you don’t get too bored listening to con events, we’re also interviewing Stephen Miller of Battlefield Press! We talk the Gaslight Victorian Fantasy RPG, its soon to be revised edition on BackerKit, and answer the most interesting question of all: What happens when you cast a Fireball spell in a gas works?
No Gaslamps were lit in the making of this podcast, because someone cast a Fireball spell at the gas works!...2024-08-1156 minEvery Single Sci-Fi Film Ever*Pulps, Comics and the Rise of SuperheroesWhilst researching the Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers film serials of the 1930s I was delighted to find far too much information about the pulp and comic book origins of these heroes. So we are taking a detour to speak with people who really have their heads wrapped around this topic.For full shownotes for this episode without character limits you can visit here.We will be talking about Flash Gordon (and a little about Buck Rogers) in the next episode. Scroll down to get more information on where to watch the 1930s film serials.2024-07-0752 min
Re:activate Asia275. Open Format Series (End Of Year Party Mix) - Mixed by Brothers-In-CrimeMixed by Brothers-In-Crime
01. Robbie Williams - Let Me Entertain You
02. Coldplay - A Sky Full Of Stars
03. Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris - We Found Love
04. Bob Sinclar & Cutee-B ft. Dollarman, Big Ali & Makedah - Rock This Party
05. Pitbull & Ne-Yo - Time Of Our Lives
06. Block & Crown & Martina Budde - Celebration
07. Flo Rida ft. Sia - Wild Ones
08. Sean Kingston - Party All Night
09. David Guetta ft. Sia - Titanium
10. Pitbull ft. Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer - Give Me Everything
11. Avicii - Hey Brother
12. Run D.M.C. vs Jason Nevins - It’s Like That
13. Gala - Freed From Desire
14. Snoop Do...2023-12-2851 min
Reactivate Asia Podcast275. Open Format Series (End Of Year Party Mix) - Mixed by Brothers-In-Crime Mixed by Brothers-In-Crime01. Robbie Williams - Let Me Entertain You02. Coldplay - A Sky Full Of Stars03. Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris - We Found Love04. Bob Sinclar & Cutee-B ft. Dollarman, Big Ali & Makedah - Rock This Party05. Pitbull & Ne-Yo - Time Of Our Lives06. Block & Crown & Martina Budde - Celebration07. Flo Rida ft. Sia - Wild Ones08. Sean Kingston - Party All Night09. David Guetta ft. Sia - Titanium10. Pitbull ft. Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer - Give...2023-12-2851 min
Reactivate Asia Podcast275. Open Format Series (End Of Year Party Mix) - Mixed by Brothers-In-CrimeMixed by Brothers-In-Crime01. Robbie Williams - Let Me Entertain You02. Coldplay - A Sky Full Of Stars03. Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris - We Found Love04. Bob Sinclar & Cutee-B ft. Dollarman, Big Ali & Makedah - Rock This Party05. Pitbull & Ne-Yo - Time Of Our Lives06. Block & Crown & Martina Budde - Celebration07. Flo Rida ft. Sia - Wild Ones08. Sean Kingston - Party All Night09. David Guetta ft. Sia - Titanium10. Pitbull ft. Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer - Give...2023-12-2851 min
RPG RamblingsE106. “Viking Librarian And Comic Book Research” with Jess Nevins
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Welcome RPG Ramblings with Jeff Jones. This a weekly show exploring the various details of the TableTop RPG hobby through discussions with interesting people.
Today, Jess Nevins joins me to discuss his Kickstarter, The Fury of the Nothmen! Heavily researched and options galore, you too can play the clans that terrorized Europe. We talk about other groovy things as well…like obtuse Silver Age Comic book super heroes and librarian stuff.
I have a Patreon that I drop unedited recording into. But I haven’t done that for a while… Need t...2023-02-1156 min
word balloon the comic book creators interview showRIP Kevin O'Neill Extraordinary GentlemanOn this edition of the Word Balloon podcast, we present a 2009conversation with artist Kevin O'Neil, to discuss therelease of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Vol III): Century #1 ("1910") drawn by O'Neil and written by Alan Moore.Kevin discusses the background of the story, and his views on past characters like Mister Hyde Mina Murray, the mysterious Orlando, and the Family line of Captain Nemo.His thoughts on the LXG film, and the origins and future plans of his co-creation with Pat Mills, Marshal Law .The interview does cover plot points...2022-11-071h 03Word Balloon Comics PodcastRIP Kevin O'Neill Extraordinary GentlemanOn this edition of the Word Balloon podcast, we present a 2009conversation with artist Kevin O'Neil, to discuss therelease of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Vol III): Century #1 ("1910") drawn by O'Neil and written by Alan Moore.Kevin discusses the background of the story, and his views on past characters like Mister Hyde Mina Murray, the mysterious Orlando, and the Family line of Captain Nemo.His thoughts on the LXG film, and the origins and future plans of his co-creation with Pat Mills, Marshal Law .The interview does cover plot points...2022-11-071h 03
The Great DerelictThe League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (its ok! its the Comics, not the film!)Welcome back to the Great Derelict! This week Andy will be joining Jim Moon aboard the Nautilus as we travel deep into the mind of Alan Moore and the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen comic series You can find Jim at Hypnogoria:- http://www.hypnogoria.com and Jim is also on the Blackdog Podcast - http://blackdogpodcast.com And Jess Nevins Annotation website is here - http://jessnevins.com/annotations.html And you can find more of Andy and his other casts over at Rogue Two Media2022-07-281h 43word balloon the comic book creators interview showReprint Kevin O'Neil Talks Marshal Law and League Of Extraordinary Gentleman 2009On this edition of the Word Balloon podcast, we present aconversation with artist Kevin O'Neil, to discuss this month'srelease of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Vol III):Century #1 ("1910") drawn by O'Neil and written by Alan Moore.Kevin discusses the background of the story, and his views on past characters likeMister Hyde Mina Murray, the mysterious Orlando, and the Family line of Captain Nemo.His thoughts on the LXG film, and the origins and future plans of his co-creation with Pat Mills, Marshal Law .The interview does cover plot...2022-02-131h 00Word Balloon Comics PodcastReplay Kevin ONeil 2009On this edition of the Word Balloon podcast, we present aconversation with artist Kevin O'Neil, to discuss this month'srelease of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Vol III):Century #1 ("1910") drawn by O'Neil and written by Alan Moore.Kevin discusses the background of the story, and his views on past characters likeMister Hyde Mina Murray, the mysterious Orlando, and the Family line of Captain Nemo.His thoughts on the LXG film, and the origins and future plans of his co-creation with Pat Mills, Marshal Law .The interview does cover plot...2022-02-131h 00
ChrononautsElectromagnetic Spiritualism in the Northern Sky | Chrononauts Episode 22.3Containing matters related to the incredible Fantasies of the Mind, and compulsive Obsessions beckoning Perpendicular to the East.
Timestamps:
Anna Adolph - "Arqtiq: A Story of the Marvels at the North Pole" (1899) (0:00)
Harriet Prescott Spofford - "The Moonstone Mass" (1868) - a reading (26:30)
Harriet Prescott Spofford - "The Moonstone Mass" (1868) - discussion (30:43)
Arthur Conan Doyle - "The Captain of the Pole-Star" (1890) (54:01)
Bibliography:
Ashley, Mike (ed.) - "The Dreaming Sex: Early Tales of Scientific Imagination by Women" (2011)
Daly, Liza...2022-01-221h 09
ChrononautsMetallic Vehicular Animals | Chrononauts Episode 21.2Containing matters pertaining to a Voyage most similar to the Well-Revered Nautilus and the Guardianship of a Mine by a Dromedary whose Encumberance has been exceeded.
Timestamps:
Philip Reade - "Tom Edison, jr.'s Electric Sea Spider; or, the Wizard of the Submarine World" (1892) (0:00)
Robert Toombs - "Electric Bob's Big Black Ostrich; or, Lost on the Desert" (1893) (26:59)
Bibliography:
Bleiler, Everett F. - "Science Fiction: The Early Years: A Full Description of More Than 3,000 Science Fiction Stories", 1990
Canavan, Gerry, and Link, Eric Carl - "The Ca...2021-11-2759 min
ChrononautsEdison, Tesla and a New Steam Man | Chrononauts Episode 21.1Concerning matters pertaining to the Construction of an Inventor, from whom vars. Creations are developed in most ingenious Fashions, and the several Instances we are able find of Such in those not altogether pleasant Publications which are Most-oft found by Rail.
Timestamps:
Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla background (0:00)
The Edisonade, Luis Senarens - "Frank Reade Jr., and His New Steam Man, or the Young Inventor's Trip to the Far West" (1892?) (30:14)
Bibliography:
Backstory Radio, conversation with Paul Israel and Bernard Carlson, 2018 https://www.backstoryradio...2021-11-251h 18
32 Bit BardsSuperheroes: What Makes a Superhero a Superhero? (A History of The Genre Pt1)Is it the costume? The superpowers? The mission? What about superheroes that have only one of those things? None of them? Join us for the first part in a small series on superheroes and a history of the genre. In this episode we discuss what makes a superhero and defines the genre with help from writer Jess Nevins and his novel "The Evolution of the Costumed Avenger: The 4000 Year History of The Superhero". Recommended resources for this episode include: Casually Comics on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjKC1V-BWoFRVLAmYeoPCWw), and, NerdSync on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c...2021-11-201h 11
Pulp Today w/ David AvalloneEpisode 19: History of the Pulps, Part ThreeThe final chapter of my conversation with acclaimed literary historian JESS NEVINS. In part three, we talk about how the Pulps influence the pop culture of today, "ideasplosions," emotion over logic, and I tell an anecdote about Roger Corman. (Apologies again: the audio gets a little crackly here and there. The challenges of the Zoom interview...)
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YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions2021-05-2400 minPulp Today w/ David AvalloneEpisode 18: History of the Pulps, Part TwoContinuing my conversation about pulp history with acclaimed pop culture historian JESS NEVINS. In part two, we talk about Pulps around the world, sweat mags, the atomization of culture... and what killed the Pulps. (Again, sorry the audio gets a little crackly here and there: the challenges of the Zoom interview...)
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YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions2021-05-1700 minPulp Today w/ David AvalloneEpisode 17: History of the Pulps, Part OneAcclaimed pop culture historian JESS NEVINS educates me about all things pulp... in a wide-ranging conversation that I'll be splitting into multiple episodes. Here we start off with the origins of the form, and the artificial gap between High Art and Low Art. (Sorry the audio gets a little crackly here and there: the challenges of the Zoom interview…)
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ChrononautsThe Spiritualist Revelation | Chrononauts Episode 12Concerning matters pertaining to that great Movement of Divine Reform known as Spiritualism, orginating from those Excellent Fox Sisters from the Splendid Upstate New York, in which Contact had been made with the Dead in a most Useful fashion that (as We shall see) spread Hither with must Haste across the Country and the Philosophies and Theologies and Phenomena of Such manifest themselves into fictional Narratives in which a balance between Hallucination, the Sciences and Religion is Struck.
Timestamps:
An introduction to Spiritualism (0:00)
Leopoldo Lugones - "An Inexplicable Phenomenon" (1906) (28:54)
Leopoldo Lugones...2021-04-082h 48
Full Contact Nerd InterviewsHorror fiction history – “Horror Fiction in the 20th Century” (Praeger, 2020) – Jess Nevins interviewCheck the book out here https://amzn.to/37yFNd6 Jess Nevins regularly writes on genre subjects. He recently wrote a book on horror fiction in the 20th century. We discussed the book and horror fiction across the world. 0:38 – Jess talks about how he got into horror fiction. 2:40 – Jess talks about non-English horror publishers. 3:49 … <a href="http://crisalvarez.com/2020/06/16/horror-fiction-history-horror-fiction-in-the-20th-century-praeger-2020-jess-nevins-interview/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Horror fiction history – “Horror Fiction in the 20th Century” (Praeger, 2020) – Jess Nevins interview</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span&2020-06-1700 min
Full Contact Nerd InterviewsHorror fiction history – “Horror Fiction in the 20th Century” (Praeger, 2020) – Jess Nevins interviewCheck the book out here https://amzn.to/37yFNd6 Jess Nevins regularly writes on genre subjects. He recently wrote a book on horror fiction in the 20th century. We discussed the book and horror fiction across the world.…Read More2020-06-171h 02
The Superman Fan PodcastEpisode #391 Part II: Superman Family Comic Book Cover Dated January 1966: Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #62!
Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #62, January 1966!
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SUPERMAN'S GIRL FRIEND LOIS LANE 62, January 1966, was published on November 11, 1965. It contained 32 pages for the cover price of 12¢. The editor was Mort Weisinger, and the cover was drawn by Kurt Schaffenberger, who was also the artist for the story.
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Our Opinions Are CorrectHow Pulp Magazines Conquered PublishingThe phrase "Pulp Fiction" brings to mind Quentin Tarantino's movie of the same name. But real-life pulp fiction is much stranger, and more colorful, than you ever realized. We talk to pulp historian and author Jess Nevins about the weird and sometimes problematic history of the pulps. Show notes: www.ouropinionsarecorrect.com/shownotes2020-01-0238 min
What Mad Universe?!?Chapter Twenty-Two: Terror In The Skies!As the 19th Century wound to a close, there was something in the air...or at least, people thought there soon would be. The idea of heavier-than-air flight and the potential military applications haunted SF decades before they became a reality; George Griffith's turn-of-the-century novel Angel of the Revolution imagined this technology falling into the hands of the good (?) guys and becoming the basis for a worldwide uprising in the midst of an apocalyptic war. The book also eerily foreshadowed an amazing number of real-world events that were still to come, including WWI and the Soviet revolution. In this...2019-07-2258 min
What Mad Universe?!?Chapter Twenty-One: Out of Africa!Of One Blood, by Pauline Hopkins, is a turn-of-the-century novel with all the fantastical genre trappings you could ask for: reincarnation, psychic projections, and a Biblical lost kingdom still thriving in the present. But this book is special: it's written by a black woman and deals specifically with the African-American experience. Jess Nevins joins us once again to look at this interesting signpost in cultural and genre history.
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What Mad Universe?!?Chapter Fifteen: The Coming Race!There's an energy coming from the underground...it's the strange and wonderful power known as Vril, as documented in the book Vril: A Story of the Coming Race by the infamous Edward Bulwer-Lytton. Bulwer-Lytton's left huge mark on pop culture, and in this episode we sit down with guest Jess Nevins to see whether his reputation doesn't deserve a bit of rehabilitation...
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What Mad Universe?!?Chapter Ten: Planet of Paradox!Mars may be a lifeless rock in the real world, but it's long been teeming with life in fiction. Ever since astronomers claimed to have seen canals on Mars in the late 19th century, SF writers have been imagining exotic creatures, lost civilizations, and swashbuckling adventures on the red planet.
One of the most notable and iconic of the martian sagas is A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs and its various sequels, which was one of the first pulp stories to combine swashbuckling fantasy with interplanetary SF. In this episode, we sit down with special...2019-02-0447 min
Music is the answerTtonic, Sunderland – 08 December 2017Ttonic, Sunderland – 08 December 2017
Live recording.
Not the greatest mixing tonight but regardless some cracking tracks.
Commercial Dance & R&B (with a twist)
Enjoy
Tracklist:
01 Drake feat. Black Coffee & Jorja Smith – Get It Together
02 Alicia Keys – In Common (Jako Diaz Remix)
03 Pharrell feat. Jay-Z – Frontin’ (Disclosure Rework)
04 Mabel ft. Kojo Funds – Finders Keepers – Mele Remix
05 Flapjackers – Where The Girls At (Original Mix)
06 Jorja Smith & Preditah – On My Mind
07 Artful Dodger feat. Robbie Craig & Craig David – Woman Trouble (Full Length Version)
08 Kristine Blond – Love Shy (Club Asylum Remix...2017-12-1100 min
ArtsReviews's podcastAdam Mudman Bezecny: Jim Anthony, Super Detective vs. MastermindAuthor, editor, publisher, and film maker Adam Bezecny has published the 5th collection of new Jim Anthony stories in Airship 27's series. This is a collection of 4 stories that are interrelated and represent a single story line in 4 parts. It is full of action and lots of adventure. Another major book from Airship 27! Not only that. Adam and I are two bibliophiles (especially when it comes to Pulp) and we discuss several of our favorite series. The show notes will direct you to some of these interesting and somewhat off beat offerings. There is also a tip of...2017-09-121h 03
The Comics CanonEpisode 36 – The League of Extraordinary GentlemenIn this episode, Curt and Kevin unearth the spine-tingling tale that kicks off a “shared universe” of classic characters including the beastly Mr. Hyde! No, we're not talking about the Tom Cruise flop The Mummy, but The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Vol. 1 by Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill, originally published by America’s Best Comics! Mina Murray, not long removed from her encounter with a certain Transylvanian count, is enlisted by the British government to recruit a bizarre task force including Allan Quatermain, the brooding Captain Nemo, the timid Dr. Jekyll and the enigmatic Invisible Man. But they soon realize...2017-06-2157 min
DJ Derrick E. CastDerrick E-Cast (October 2015)David Zowie - House Every Weekend (LuvBug Remix)
Avicii - For A Better Day (Billon Remix)
Big Sister - Round We Go
Jess Glynne - Hold My Hand (Chris Lake Remix)
Black Violin - Magic (Jason Nevins Dark & Deep Mix)
Camille Jones - The Creeps
David Guetta - Clap Your Hands
Crookers feat. Style of Eye & Carli - That Laughing Track
Badar (feat Duncan Morley) - You Gave Me Love (Funk Generaton-H3dRush Club Mix)
Nathassia Devine - Contageous (Pink Panda Remix)
Rita Ora (feat Chris Brown) - Body On Me (Zac Samuels Remix)
Skylar Stecker - Crazy Beautiful (Richard...2015-10-201h 00
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00:00 Kygo ft Conrad - Firestone (Original Mix)
01:50 Duke Dumont ft Jax Jones - I Got You (Original Mix)
10:19 Felix Jaehn ft Jasmine Thompson - Aint Nobody (Loves Me Better) (Radio Edit)
11:16 George Ezra - Budapest (Blondee and Hagen Edit)
13:51 Teffler - Four Five Seconds - Rihanna, Kanye West, Paul McCartney
16:06 Benassi ft John Legend - Dance The Pain Away (Eelke Kleijn Remix)
17:49 Walk The Moon - Shut Up And Dance (Jason Nevins Dub Mix)
19:48 Gukwa...2015-09-0446 min
AcmecastAcmecast #93 - You're My Boy, Bru!Jermaine, Stephen, Griffin, Michael and Jody get on the line with Hack/ Slash creator Tim Seeley to discuss the success of Revival from Image and his upcoming project Ex Sanguine from Dark Horse! Before that they reminisce about Ed Brubaker's time at Marvel and Afterwards they run the gamut from the Green Lantern Annual to the Locke & Key Grindhouse one-shot to Avenging Spider-man!
Show Notes:
"Now Official - Ed Brubaker No Longer Working for Marvel" at Comics Beat.com.
Try your hand at picking up a copy of Brubaker's long out-of-print Top Shelf offering, A Complete...2012-08-311h 26
War Rocket AjaxEpisode 3 – The Details f/ Jess NevinsOur third episode welcomes comics scholar and pulp/victoriana master Jess Nevins to the show to talk about the details in comics. Which really boils down to Jess talking about things like the Golden Age Black Widow, Six Gun Gorilla, and what it's like having Alan Moore as a friend.2009-08-311h 17