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Johnathon Wheatley
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History of Comic Books Podcast
Archive-History of Horror Comics Part One
And now a repost from the archives with this first part of a rambling and too brief history of horror comics.
2023-10-20
33 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Creepy Classics: "Werewolf By Night" on Disney Plus
And now a rambling and too brief review of "Werewolf By Night", the 2022 Halloween special on Disney Plus that highlighted some of Marvel's classic monsters.
2023-10-13
04 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Extraordinary Life of Lily Renee: From Holocaust Survivor to Comic Book Pioneer
And now a rambling and too brief biography of Lily Renee, one of pioneer female comic book artists of the Golden Age whose life was as extraordinary as the heroes she drew.
2023-10-06
13 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
Tom Gill: Comic Book Artist & Teacher
And now a rambling and too brief biography of Tom Gill, the brilliant comic book artist of the "Lone Ranger" who was also a pretty talented teacher as well.
2023-09-29
19 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Life of Hal Foster: The Father of the Adventure Strip, Part Two
And now the conclusion to this rambling and too brief biography of Hal Foster, the father of the adventure strip.
2023-09-22
23 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Life of Hal Foster: The Father of the Adventure Strip, Part One
And now the first part of this rambling and too brief biography of Hal Foster, the father of the adventure strip.
2023-09-15
23 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
Thomas Nast: The Inventor of the Modern Political Cartoon, Part Two
And part two of this rambling and too brief biography of Thomas Nast, the creator of the modern political cartoon.
2023-09-08
18 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
Thomas Nast: The Inventor of the Modern Political Cartoon, Part One
And now the first part of this rambling and too brief biography on Thomas Nast, the inventor of the modern political cartoon.
2023-09-01
28 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
History of Quality Comics: Part Two
And the second part of this rambling and too brief history of Quality Comics, the classic Golden Age publisher whose creation live on in DC Comics today.
2023-08-25
21 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
History of Quality Comics: Part One
And now the first part of this rambling and too brief history of Quality Comics, the classic Golden Age publisher whose characters would become an integral part of DC Comics.
2023-08-18
25 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
Cracked Magazine: The History of the Best Rip-Off of Mad Magazine, Part Two
And the concluding chapter to his rambling and to brief history of Cracked magazine, the best rip-off of Mad magazine.
2023-08-11
18 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
Cracked Magazine: The History of the Best Rip-Off of Mad Magazine, Part One
And the first part of this rambling and too brief history of Cracked magazine, the best rip-off of Mad magazine.
2023-08-04
20 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Classics: "Weapon X" by Barry Windsor-Smith
And now a rambling and too brief review of "Weapon X" by Barry Windsor-Smith, his classic take on the story of how Wolverine got his adamantium skeleton.
2023-07-28
04 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Classics: "Wolverine" by Chris Claremont & Frank Miller
And now a rambling and too brief review of the original 1982 "Wolverine" limited series by Christ Claremont & Frank Miller, which featured the character in his first solo outing.
2023-07-21
04 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Classics: "Whiteout" by Greg Rucka & Steve Lieber
And now a rambling and too brief review of "Whiteout" by Greg Ruck & Steve Lieber, a classic murder mystery set in Antartica
2023-07-14
04 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Classics: "We3" by Grant Morrision & Frank Quitely
And now a ramblinga and too brief review of "We3" by Grant Morrision & Frank Quitely, a three issue mini-series from 2004 about cybernetic animal assassins that is a lot more powerful than the concept reads on paper.
2023-07-07
04 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Classics: "The Walking Dead" by Robert Kirkman
And now a rambling and too brief review of "The Walking Dead" by Robert Kirkman, his seminal zombie series that reset the genre for the comic book medium.
2023-06-30
05 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Classics: "The Dark Phoenix Saga" by Chris Claremont & John Byrne
And now a rambling and too brief review of "The Dark Phoenix Saga" by Chris Claremont & John Byrne, which collects "Uncanny X-Men" #129 to 138, agruably the greatest X-Men tale of all time.
2023-06-23
04 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Classics: "Ultimate X-Men" by Mark Millar, Andy & Adam Kubert
And now a rambling and too brief review of "Ultimate X-Men" by Mark Millar, Andy & Adam Kubert, the second series in Marvel's Ultimate line that rebooted the classic mutant team, along with eventually introducing Ultimate Nick Fury, who bares a strong resemblence to Samuel L. Jackson.
2023-06-16
04 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Classics: "Ultimate Spider-Man" by Brian Michael Bendis & Mark Bailey
And now a rambling and too brief review of "Ultimate Spider-Man", the flagship title that launched the Ultimate universe at Marvel.
2023-06-09
05 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Classics: "Torso" by Brian Michael Bendis & Marc Andreyko
And now a rambling and too brief review of "Torso" by Brian Michael Bendis & Marc Andreyko, which is a retelling of the true story of the Cleveland Torso Killings of the 1930's.
2023-06-02
06 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Classics: "Men in Black (1997)"
And now a rambling and too brief review of the 1997 "Men In Black" movie that is quite frankly, better than the original comic book.
2023-05-26
06 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Classics: "Tom Strong" by Alan Moore & Chris Sprouse
And now a rambling and too brief review of "Tom Strong", the classic adventure series by Alan Moore & Chris Sprouse.
2023-05-19
05 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Classics: "The Umbrella Academy" by Gerad Way & Gabriel Ba
And now a rambling and too brief review of "The Umbrella Academy" by Gerad Way & Gabriel Ba, their eccentric yet entertaining take one the superhero/fantasy genre.
2023-05-12
07 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Classics: "The Tick" 2016 TV series
And now a rambling and too brief review of the 2016 "The Tick" TV show from Amazon Prime, which this time satirizes the MCU and DCEU content of the time.
2023-05-05
06 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Classics: "The Tick" 2001 TV series
And now a rambling and too brief review of the "The Tick" 2001 live-action series, a hilarious but too short-lived adaptation of the comic book series.
2023-04-28
05 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Classics: "The Tick: The Animated Series"
And now a rambling and too brief review of "The Tick: The Animated Series", the brilliant Saturday morning cartoon adapation of the comic that ran from 1994 to 1997.
2023-04-20
04 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Classics: "The Tick: The Complete Edlund" by Ben Edlund
And now a rambling and too brief review of "The Tick: The Complete Edlund" by Ben Edlund, collecting all twelve issues of the classic satirical comic.
2023-04-14
04 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Classics: "Superman: Birthright" by Mark Waid & Lenil You
And now a rambling and too brief review of "Superman: Birthright" by Mark Waid and Lenil Yu, their classic revamp of his origin for the 21st century.
2023-04-07
04 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Classics: "Superman Chronicles Vol.1" by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster
And now a rambling and too brief review of "Superman Chronicles Vol.1" by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster, a 2006 trade that collected the very first adventures of Superman.
2023-03-31
04 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Classics: "Stray Bullets" by David Lapham
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.
2023-03-23
03 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Classics: "Spider-Man: Kraven's Last Hunt" by J.M. DeMatteis & Mike Zeck
And now a rambling and too brief review of "Spider-Man: Kraven's Last Hunt" by J.M. DeMatteis & Mike Zeck, the classic six part tale in which Kraven the Hunter finally comes into his own.
2023-03-16
04 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Classics: "Spider-Man: The Death of the Stacys"
And now this rambling but too brief review of "Spider-Man: The Death of the Stacys", that collects "Amazing Spider-Man" #88-92 to #121-122, two of the most tragic events in Peter Parker/Spider-Man's life.
2023-03-10
04 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Classics: "Spider-Man: The Birth of Venom"
And now a rambling and too brief review of "Spider-Man: The Birth of Venom", a fantastic trade collecting the first appearance of the black symbiote suit in "Secret Wars" #8 to Venom's early appearances in "Amazing Spider-Man", documenting the beginning of one of Marvel's great anti-heroes.
2023-03-03
05 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Classics: "Space Usagi" by Stan Sakai
And now a rambling and too brief review of "Space Usagi", in which Stan Sakai takes his classic samurai rabbit into a space opera.
2023-02-24
05 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Classics: "Scud the Disposable Assassin" by Rob Schrab
And now a rambling and too brief review of "Scud: The Disposable Assassin" by Rob Schrab, which stars a robot assassin who learns that once he target dies, he explodes, so he has to everything possible to keep him alive.
2023-02-17
05 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Classics: "The Sandman: Season of the Mists" by Neil Gaiman & various artists
And now a rambling and too brief review of "The Sandman: Season of the Mists" by Neil Gaiman and various artists, which collects issues #21-28 in which Morpheus attempts to rescue an old friend from Hell, only for Lucifer to have plans of his own.
2023-02-10
05 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Classics: "Pride of Baghdad" by Brian K. Vaughan & Nico Henrichon
And now a rambling and too brief review of "Pride of Baghdad" by Brian K. Vaughan & Nico Henrichon, their 2006 graphic novel about a group of lions who escape the Baghdad Zoo during the Iraq War.
2023-02-03
05 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Classics: "Sleeper" by Ed Brubaker & Sean Phillips
And now a rambling and too brief review of "Sleeper" by Ed Brubaker & Sean Phillips, their brilliant 24 issue series from the early 2000's that mixed deep cover crime noir with superhero comics.
2023-01-27
06 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Classics: "Point Blank" by Ed Brubaker & Collin Wilson
And now a rambling and too brief review of "Point Blank" by Ed Brubaker & Collin Wilson, in which Cole Cash/The Grifter searches for who put his former Team 7 member, John Lynch, in a coma, with some surprises along the way.
2023-01-20
05 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Classics: "Powers: Who Killed Retro Girl?" Vol. 1 by Brian Michael Bendis & Michael Avon Oeming
And now a rambling and too brief review of "Powers: Who Killed Retro Girl?" Vol. 1 by Brian Michael Bendis & Michael Avon Oeming, the beginning of this iconic series about police detectives whose job it is to investigate superheroes.
2023-01-13
04 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Classic: "The Other Side" by Jason Aaron & Cameron Stewart
And now a rambling and too brief review of "The Other Side", the Vietnam War comic by Jason Aaron and Cameron Stewart.
2023-01-06
05 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Christmas Classics: "Holiday Knights" from "The New Batman Adventures"
And now a rambling and too brief review of "Holiday Knights" from the "The New Batman Adventures", another classic Batman Christmas special.
2022-12-30
06 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Christmas Classics: "Christmas With the Joker"
And now a rambling and too brief review of "Christmas With The Joker", the second episode of the classic "Batman: The Animated Series" that was not only the debut of Mark Hamill as the Joker but also a fun Christmas special.
2022-12-23
05 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Christmas Classics: "Iron Man 3"
And now a rambling and too brief review of "Iron Man 3", the 2013 Marvel film written and directed by Shane Black, so it naturally had a Christmas flavor.
2022-12-16
05 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Christmas Classics - "Batman Returns"
And now a rambling and too brief review of "Batman Returns", the 1992 movie that, since set during Christmas, makes a fun, Christmas comic book movie.
2022-12-09
04 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Christmas Classics: "Sin City: Silent Night" by Frank Miller
And now a rambling and too brief review of "Sin City: Silent Night", his Nov. 1995 one-shot in which Marv, one of his many anti-heroes of Sin City, decides to do some good on Christmas Eve but in his own way.
2022-12-02
05 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Classics: "Sin City: That Yellow Bastard" by Frank Miller
And now a rambling and too brief review of "Sin City: That Yellow Bastard" by Frank Miller, his 1996 mini-series that is arguably the last great one in the franchise.
2022-11-24
04 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Classics: "Sin City: The Big Fat Kill" by Frank Miller
And now a rambling and too brief review of Frank Miller's "Sin City: The Big Fat Kill", his third volume in his "Sin City" series that finds Dwight having to defend Old Town from outside invaders.
2022-11-18
04 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Classics: "Sin City - A Dame to Kill For"
And now a rambling and too brief review of "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For", Frank Miller's follow-up to "The Hard Goodbye" to truly fleshes out this crime noir world in probably its best story ever.
2022-11-10
04 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Classics: "Sin City-The Hard Goodbye" by Frank Miller
And now a rambling and too brief review of "Sin City: The Hard Goodbye" by Frank Miller, his introduction to his classic crime noir series that is simply Miller at his pursest.
2022-11-03
04 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Creepy Classics: "Blade II"
And now a rambling and too brief review of "Blade II", once again starring Wesley Snipes but also directed by Guillmero Del Toro, which provided his first big break into Hollywood.
2022-10-28
05 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Creepy Classics: "Blade" 1998
And now a rambling and too brief review of "Blade", the 1998 movie adaptation of the classic Marvel character that not only was the first successful Marvel movie but a pretty good vampire film to boot.
2022-10-21
04 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Creepy Classics: "Tomb of Dracula"
And now a rambling and too brief review of "Tomb of Dracula", the classic 1970's horror comic from Marvel that not only made Dracula a Marvel villain but introduced other classic characters like Blade.
2022-10-14
06 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Creepy Classics: "Vault of Horror" by EC Comics
And now a rambling and to brief review of the "Vault of Horror" horror comic from EC Comics, one of the many classic horror anthology series the company produced in the 1950's.
2022-10-07
05 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Classics: "Runaways" by Brian K. Vaughan & Adrian Alphona
And now a rambling and too brief review of "Runaways" by Brian K. Vaughan & Adrian Alphona, which answers the questions of what would happen if you found out your parents were super villians.
2022-09-30
04 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Classics: "The Rocketeer: Complete Adventures" by Dave Stevens
And now a rambling and too brief review of "The Rocketeer: Complete Adventures" by the late, great Dave Stevens, his classic send up to the pulp heroes of the 1930's and 40's.
2022-09-23
04 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Classics: "The Complete Persepolis" by Marjane Satrapi
And now rambling and too brief of "The Complete Persepolis" by Marjane Satrapi, a fantastic autobiography about it was like to be a girl growing up during the Iranian Revolution.
2022-09-16
05 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Classics: "Teen Titans-The Judas Contract" by Marv Wolfman & George Perez
And now a rambling and brief review of "Teen Titans: The Judas Contract" by Marv Wolfman & George Perez, the classic story in which the Titans must deal with a traitor in their midst.
2022-09-09
04 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Classics: "Milk & Cheese" by Evan Dorkin
And now a rambling and too brief review of "Milk & Cheese" by Evan Dorkin, his hilarious comic strip about a rampaging carton of milk and slice of cheese that ran from 1989 to 2010.
2022-09-01
03 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Classics: "Invincible" by Robert Kirkman & Corey Walker
And now a rambling and too brief review of "Invincible" by Robert Kirkman & Corey Walker, their brilliant take on what happens when the teenage son of a superhero develops powers of his own.
2022-08-26
04 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Classics: "Richard Stark's Slayground" by Darwyn Cooke
And now a rambling and too brief review of Darwyn Cooke's final adaptation of Richard Stark's classic Parker series.
2022-08-19
04 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
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.
2022-08-12
04 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
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.
2022-08-05
04 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
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.
2022-07-29
04 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
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.
2022-07-22
04 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
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.
2022-07-15
04 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
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.
2022-07-08
03 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
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.
2022-07-01
04 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
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.
2022-06-24
04 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
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.
2022-06-17
04 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
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.
2022-06-10
25 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
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.
2022-06-03
21 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
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.
2022-05-27
19 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
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.
2022-05-20
17 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
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.
2022-05-13
21 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
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.
2022-05-06
27 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
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.
2022-04-29
20 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Classics: "Elektra: Assassin"
And now a rambling and too brief review on "Elektra: Assassin" by Frank Miller & Bill Seinkiewicz, in which the titular assassin tries to stop a nuclear war while dealing with SHIELD and demons.
2021-09-10
08 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
Chester Gould: The Father of Dick Tracy and the American Crime Comic Genre
And now the first part of this rambling and too brief biography of Chester Gould, the creator of Dick Tracy and, by default, the American crime comic genre.
2021-03-18
27 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Classics: "It's a Bird..." by Steven T. Seagle and Teddy Kristiansen
And now a rambling and too brief review of "It's a Bird..." by Steven T. Seagle & Teddy Kristiansen, an autobiographical tale about how Seagle nearly turned down writing "Superman" due to his own personal problems.
2021-03-12
03 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Classics: "Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft" by Joe Hill & Gabriel Rodriguez
And now a rambling and too brief review of "Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft", the now classic horror story by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez.
2021-03-05
03 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Classics: Jack Kirby's "The Fourth World"
And now a rambling and too brief review of Jack Kirby's "The Fourth World", in which Kirby made his jump to DC in the 1970's to create such classic characters like Orion, Mister Miracle and Darkseid. Artistically, this is Kirby at his best but it also shows he need Stan Lee's writing for it to make some kind of sense.
2021-02-26
06 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Classics: "Xenozoic" by Mark Schultz
And now a rambling and too brief review of "Xenozoic" by Mark Schultz, the classic post-apocalyptic series that finds humans living among dinosaurs while trying to rebuild the wreckage of the past.
2021-02-19
04 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Classics: "Fax From Sarajevo" by Joe Kubert
And now a rambling and too brief review of "Fax From Sarajevo" by Joe Kubert, a harrowing true story of survival during the Bosnian War that is quite possibly the comic book masters greatest work.
2021-02-12
03 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Classics: "Cerebus: High Society" by Dave Sim
And now a rambling and too brief review of "Cerebus: High Society" by Dave Sim, which collects #26-50 of the comic book series that finds Cerebus ditching his sword for politics, only to find it much more cutthroat.
2021-02-05
03 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Classics: "Camelot 3000"
And now a rambling and too brief review of "Camelot 3000" by Mike W. Barr & Brian Bolland, the classic science fiction/fantasy story that is also one of the first maxi-series ever produced.
2021-01-29
05 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Classics: "Calvin & Hobbes" by Bill Waterson
And now a rambling and too brief review of "Calvin & Hobbes" by Bill Waterson, one of the greatest comic strips of all time.
2021-01-22
04 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Classics: "The Books of Magic"
And now a rambling and too short review of the classic mini-series, "The Books of Magic" from DC/Vertigo and written by Neil Gaiman.
2021-01-15
03 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Classics: "Bone" by Jeff Smith
And now a rambling and too brief review of "Bone" by Jeff Smith, one of my all time favorite comic books.
2021-01-08
03 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
Rube Goldberg: The Dean of Cartoonists
And now a rambling and too brief biography on Rube Goldberg, the dean of cartoonists.
2020-12-31
14 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
Carl Barks, The Good Duck Artist: Part Two
And now the conclusion to this rambling and too brief biography of the 'Good Duck Artist', Carl Barks.
2020-12-25
24 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
Carl Barks, The Good Duck Artist: Part One
And now the first part of this rambling and too brief biography of Carl Barks, the 'Good Duck Artist' of Disney comic books.
2020-12-18
14 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
Julie Schwartz: DC's Greatest Editor
And now a rambling and too brief biography of Julie Schwartz, one of the greatest editors in DC's history.
2020-12-11
29 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Life of Gene Colan, Part Two
And now the conclusion to this rambling and too brief biography of Gene Colan, one of the greatest artists of the Silver Age and beyond.
2020-12-04
18 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
The Troubled Genius of Mort Meskin
And now a rambling and too brief biography of Mort Meskin, a Golden Age artist who rivaled no less than Jack Kirby in the beginning, only for his personal demons to derail his career.
2020-11-20
21 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
Gardner Fox: DC's Greatest Writer, Part Two
And now the conclusion to this rambling and too brief biography of Gardner Fox, probably the greatest writer in DC's history.
2020-11-13
22 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
Gardner Fox: DC's Greatest Writer, Part One
And now the first part of this rambling and too brief biography of Gardner Fox, arguably DC's greatest writer.
2020-11-06
26 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
King Features Syndicate, Part Two
And now the conclusion to this rambling and too brief history of King Features Syndicate, one of the great syndicates of the comic strip medium.
2020-10-23
25 min
History of Comic Books Podcast
King Features Syndicate, Part One
And the first part of this rambling and too brief history of King Features Syndicate, one of the most important comic strip syndicates in the medium.
2020-10-14
27 min