Shows
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#76 - Ryan North's Adventure TimeIt's ADVENTURE TIME! We grab our friends [really just each other] and head to distant lands to enjoy the first few arcs of the Adventure Time comic book series, written by Canada's Own Ryan North! His entire 35-issue run is now available in the "Adventure Time Compendium Vol. 1" from Oni Press!Closing song "Pendleton Ward Is Talented Excellent" by Matt Farley AKA Papa Razzi and the Photogs, from the album "I Feel Compelled to Make Good Music Songs": https://open.spotify.com/album/4vYE6EYPdtAAOOUwKQmg1Y----Join our Patreon for bonus episodes! https://www.patreon.com/theveryfinecomicbookpodcast/...2025-04-231h 10
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#75 - Jack Of Hearts!!! <3 <3 <3Who is Jack Of Hearts??I'll do you one better: WHY is Jack Of Hearts?!??Jack's popped in and out of Marvel stories over the past few decades, but has never quite gotten the spotlight he's deserved -- UNTIL NOW. FINALLY, here it is, as teased way back in episode 1 -- a deep-dive into one of Mike's all-time favorite Marvel characters, Jack Hart AKA the Jack Of Hearts, as created by the legendary Bill Mantlo and Keith Giffen in the pages of "Deadly Hands Of Kung Fu", and most-recently appearing in the awesome...2025-02-251h 29
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#74 - Deep Cuts𝘑𝘰𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘒𝘠𝘓𝘌 𝘏𝘐𝘎𝘎𝘐𝘕𝘚 & 𝘑𝘖𝘌 𝘊𝘓𝘈𝘙𝘒 (𝘙𝘈𝘋𝘐𝘈𝘕𝘛 𝘉𝘓𝘈𝘊𝘒) 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯 𝘈𝘓𝘓-𝘚𝘛𝘈𝘙 𝘊𝘈𝘚𝘛 𝘖𝘍 𝘈𝘙𝘛𝘐𝘚𝘛𝘚 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘚𝘐𝘟 𝘋𝘖𝘜𝘉𝘓𝘌-𝘓𝘌𝘕𝘎𝘛𝘏 𝘐𝘚𝘚𝘜𝘌𝘚 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘭𝘦, 𝘫𝘰𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘫𝘢𝘻𝘻!
DEEP CUTS was the final trade paperback that both Justin + Mike bought at the end the calendar year. Now available in a collected edition from Image Comics, this eras-spanning epic is, in our opinion, one of the greatest comics released in 2024. Buy it! Read it! Hear it! Teach it in schools!
Find out more about co-writer Joe Clark and his jazz endeavours at: https://www.iamjoeclark.com/
Compositions & Arrangement by Joe Clark playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7eqKf9LXcgab1qKC5gDCDb?si=0e544fb5263c4c53
----
Join our Patreon for bonus episodes! https://www.patreon.com/theveryfinecomicbookpodcast/
Follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theveryfinecomicbookpodcast/ and send us questions to potentially read on-air via IG DM or via email at theveryfinecomicb2025-02-031h 21
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#73 - KlausHo ho ho! In this year's very merry Christmas episode of The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast, we look at the Santa Claus origin story KLAUS by writer Grant Morrison and artist Dan Mora! Originally published as a 7-issue miniseries through BOOM Studios, Klaus later returned in four oversized one-shots titled "The Witch of Winter", "The Crisis in Xmasville", "The Crying Snowman", and "The Life and Times of Joe Christmas". The entire run is now collected in THE COMPLETE KLAUS Deluxe Edition hardcover!Have a safe and happy holiday season, everyone! Thanks for giving us your ear-time...2024-12-2357 min
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#72 - Hobtown Mystery Stories volume 1: The Case of the Missing MenMysteries, murder, and missing men abound in the fictional maritime community of Hobtown, Nova Scotia! Welcome to HOBTOWN MYSTERY STORIES VOLUME 1: THE CASE OF THE MISSING MEN by Kris Bertin & Alexander Forbes, available now from Oni Press in a newly-colored edition by Jason Fischer-Kouhi. Highly recommended for fans of Twin Peaks and Locke & Key, Mike in this episode called HMSv1 "the greatest new-to-me thing I've read all year."
https://www.onipress.com/titles/project-one-f5w4d-233sh-b4xjt-w86p5-mdgml-h9cb9-rwa6z-rewyp-s5bdg-8kp4s
----
Join our Patreon for bonus episodes...2024-12-0955 min
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#71 - FaustIn this episode we brave the Xtremely graphic world of late-80s outlaw comic FAUST by Tim Vigil and David Quinn!
-----
Join our Patreon for bonus episodes and content-requests! https://www.patreon.com/theveryfinecomicbookpodcast/
Follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theveryfinecomicbookpodcast/ and send us questions to potentially read on-air via IG DM or via email at theveryfinecomicbookpodcast@gmail.com
If you're enjoying The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast, please take the time to Rate it [on Spotify], Rate+Review it [on Apple Podcasts], Follow/Subscribe, and tell a friend!
Mail us things c/o Justin Decloux, Unit 1010, 3230 Yonge St, Toronto, ON, M4N 3P6, Canada
Thanks for listening! Keep reading comics!
---2024-11-281h 01
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#70 - Hellboyit's Mike Mignola's HELLBOY!
Happy Halloween, everybody!
-----
Join our Patreon for bonus episodes and content-requests! https://www.patreon.com/theveryfinecomicbookpodcast/
Follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theveryfinecomicbookpodcast/ and send us questions to potentially read on-air via IG DM or via email at theveryfinecomicbookpodcast@gmail.com
If you're enjoying The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast, please take the time to Rate it [on Spotify], Rate+Review it [on Apple Podcasts], Follow/Subscribe, and tell a friend!
Mail us things c/o Justin Decloux, Unit 1010, 3230 Yonge St, Toronto, ON, M4N 3P6, Canada
Thanks for listening! Keep reading comics!
---2024-10-311h 08
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#69 - Super Mario Bros.' Valiant ComicsBefore launching the Valiant Universe with the likes of Turok Dinosaur Hunter, Magnus Robot Fighter, Harbinger, and more, Jim Shooter's Valiant Comics published a handful of Nintendo-licensed comics in 1990-91 based on Mario, Zelda, Game Boy, and Captain N. Is there enough discussion-worthy content within those issues to justify/fill an 82-minute episode? Nope! -- but 1990s game nostalgia / game-adaptation discussions abound!
This episode exists to celebrate one of Justin's other podcasts -- the BAY STREET VIDEO PODCAST -- hitting 200 episodes, and devoting an hours-long special subscriber episode to reviewing the new mega boxset of the 1993 Super...2024-10-241h 21
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#68 - DeadpoolHe's the merc with the mouth, and makes piles of money for Disney Corp with every quip and quote and catchphrase! But, what IS a Deadpool?? WHY is a Deadpool??? We attempt to answer these world-shattering questions, and may never know the real answers.
Also featuring a look at the deliriously wonky "Deadpool Kills" trilogy -- a "Killogy", if you will -- by one of Mike's favorite comic writers, Cullen Bunn! Find out more about his incredible body of work at https://www.cullenbunn.com/
(For a discussion on the recent smash-hit Disney film "Deadpool...2024-09-1158 min
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#67 - Spy Island: A Bermuda Triangle MysteryIn this episode we take a cruise to SPY ISLAND by way of writer Chelsea Cain, designer Lia Miternique, artist Elise McCall, and colorist Rachelle Rosenberg! This 1970s-y tiki-tinged colorsplosion of assassins, cryptids, and cocktails feels to us like a thematic followup to Cain's awesome MOCKINGBIRD series for Marvel, also discussed here!
---
Join our Patreon for bonus episodes and content-requests! https://www.patreon.com/theveryfinecomicbookpodcast/
Follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theveryfinecomicbookpodcast/ and send us questions to potentially read on-air via IG DM or via email at theveryfinecomicbookpodcast@gmail.com
If you're enjoying The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast, please take the time to Rate it [on Spotify], Rate+Review it [on Apple Podcasts], Follow/Subscribe, and tell a friend!
Mail us things c/o Justin Decloux, Unit 1010, 3230 Yonge St, Toronto, ON, M42024-08-2955 min
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#66 - The RocketeerThe Rocketeer blasted onto the scene in 1982, created by writer/artist Dave Stevens as an homage to pulp-serial heroes of the 1930s! Despite producing only a handful of issues of The Rocketeer's adventures, the character and Stevens' work were an inspiration to readers and peers alike, and led to the cult-classic 1991 film by director Joe Johnston. Dave Stevens passed-away in 2008 due to complications with leukemia, but his body of work lives on in THE ROCKETEER: THE COMPLETE ADVENTURES, available in trade paperback from IDW Publishing.
Watch the documentary DAVE STEVENS: DRAWN TO PERFECTION in full on YouTube...2024-08-0947 min
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#65 - Birds of MaineLong after the demise of humankind, birds roam freely around the moon complete with fruitful trees, sophisticated fungal networks, and an enviable socialist order. Take flight to this post-apocalyptic bird utopia by Toronto's Michael DeForge, published by Drawn & Quarterly in 2022!
https://www.michael-deforge.com/
https://drawnandquarterly.com/books/birds-maine/
CLOSING SONG: "I'm Like A Bird" by The Passionate & Objective Jokerfan, from the album "The People Love This Guy Because He Makes Great Songs Like These Ones" -- https://open.spotify.com/album/7s7CYxww70bjmCUG103f1W?si=rTBqCuWASgWzyPwF0iDglA
---2024-07-3151 min
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#64 - Batman: The Court Of OwlsHOW have we not yet discussed Batman in the year and half of this podcast?!?? This era-defining story THE COURT OF OWLS from 2011 by writer Scott Snyder and artist Greg Capullo was a phenomenal benchmark for the character, creators, readers, and lore as a whole, delving into the history of Gotham itself and setting the stage for an incredible years-long run by the same creative team.
As we asked in the episode - what's YOUR favorite standalone Batman arc that's NOT an origin-story? Let us know!
---
Join our Patreon for bonus episodes...2024-07-181h 03
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#63 - This One SummerOriginally published in 2014, the incredibly acclaimed THIS ONE SUMMER by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki is a coming of age story about two teenage friends, Rose and Windy, during a summer in a small beach town they both frequent with their families annually.
Have a safe and happy summer, everyone!
ARTICLE: "Using Graphic Novels in Education: This One Summer" by the CBLDF [Comic Book Legal Defense Fund] -- https://cbldf.org/2015/02/using-graphic-novels-in-education-this-one-summer/
---
Join our Patreon for bonus episodes and content-requests! https://www.patreon.com/theveryfinecomicbookpodcast/
Follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theveryfinecomicbookpodcast/...2024-07-121h 07
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#62 - Witch Hat AtelierIn this episode, a spell is cast on us by WITCH HAT ATELIER [ とんがり帽子のアトリエ ], the magical manga series by Kamome Shirahama [ 白浜 鴎 ] published by Kodansha and currently up to 13 volumes as of this recording! In 2020, the series won the Harvey Award for the Best Manga category as well as the Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia.
---
Join our Patreon for bonus episodes and content-requests! https://www.patreon.com/theveryfinecomicbookpodcast/
Follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theveryfinecomicbookpodcast/ and send us questions to potentially read on-air via IG DM or via email at theveryfinecomicbookpodcast@gmail.com
If you're enjoying The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast, please take the time to Rate it [on Spotify], Rate+Review it [on Apple Podcasts], Follow/Subscribe, and tell a friend! New episodes forthco2024-07-0559 min
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#61 - The Giant Pile Of Manga Justin Bought In Japan!Justin's back from his trip to Japan with a massive pile of manga, many of which have never been translated/localized!
---
Join our Patreon for weekly bonus episodes! https://www.patreon.com/theveryfinecomicbookpodcast/
Follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theveryfinecomicbookpodcast/ and send us questions to potentially read on-air via IG DM or via email at theveryfinecomicbookpodcast@gmail.com
If you're enjoying The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast, please take the time to Rate it [on Spotify], Rate+Review it [on Apple Podcasts], Follow/Subscribe, and tell a friend! New episodes forthcoming weekly!
Mail us things c/o Justin Decloux, Unit 1010, 3230 Yonge St, Toronto, ON, M4N 3P6, Canada
Thanks for listening! Keep reading comics!
---2024-06-201h 19
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#60 - TCAF 2024: the Toronto Comic Arts FestivalIt's our annual oversized episode on TCAF, the Toronto Comic Arts Festival held every Spring at the Toronto Reference Library!
https://www.torontocomics.com/
Remembering Joe Matt!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Matthttps://www.tcj.com/remembering-joe-matt/
BLIND ALLEY and THE GULF by Adam DeSouza
https://kumerish.com/https://www.instagram.com/kumerish
LON CHANEY SPEAKS by Pat Dorian
https://www.patdorian.com/https://www.instagram.com/patdorian/
DOES YOUR MOTHER KNOW...2024-05-251h 28
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#59 - Sandman Mystery TheatreOne of the very first DC Comics characters of the Golden Age, THE SANDMAN - aka Wesley Dodds - fought crime and injustice in 1930s New York City armed with nothing but his wits, a gasmask, and a gun that fired nonlethal sleeping gas. Decades later, the first issue of Neil Gaiman's legendary "Sandman" series would reintroduce the world to Wesley Dodds, now explaining that his motivations and equipment were inspired by Dream himself. The Sandman spinoff series SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE from DC's Vertigo Comics imprint would run for an impressive 70 issues from 1993-1999, spearheaded by writer Matt Wagner...2024-05-091h 04
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#58 - Grant Morrison and The Mystery PlayThey may be the most-mentioned yet never-spotlighted writer on The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast to date: Grant Morrison! Their graphic novel THE MYSTERY PLAY -- featuring painted art by Jon J Muth -- was published by Vertigo Comics in 1994, and featured a chilling theological twist on the classic UK smalltown murder-mystery trope.
---
Join our Patreon for weekly bonus episodes! https://www.patreon.com/theveryfinecomicbookpodcast/
Follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theveryfinecomicbookpodcast/ and send us questions to potentially read on-air via IG DM or via email at theveryfinecomicbookpodcast@gmail.com
If you're enjoying The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast, please take the time to Rate it [on Spotify], Rate+Review it [on Apple Podcasts], Follow/Subscribe, and tell a friend! New episode2024-05-011h 05
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#57 - written by Alan Moore, drawn by Rob LiefeldTwo comic creator legends of their respective eras collide in 1997's JUDGMENT DAY, written by Alan Moore, drawn by Rob Liefeld!
Seemingly inspired by the then-recent trial of O. J. Simpson, "Judgment Day" tells the tale of a superhero-run investigation and trial for one of their own who's been accused of murdering a teammate -- featuring characters from Rob Liefeld's Awesome Comics and Image Comics imprints, as well as weaving in a genre-rich historical tapestry referencing all of comic book history.
Rob Liefeld LOVES COMICS, and we love him for it! 2024-04-111h 07
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#56 - The Very Fine Comic Snack Podcast!On this April 1 episode of THE VERY FINE COMIC SNACK PODCAST! --
- a look at the Hostess fruit pies advertisements that appeared EVERYWHERE in Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Archie Comics, and other publishers throughout the 1970s & 1980s!
- Dollarama brand Spider-man head lollipops! Open his head, and eat his brain!
- Eternals PEZ! (it's lemon!)
- Loblaws brand raspberry strudel! (it's overpriced!)
Thanks for listening, and KEEP ON SNACKING!
---
Join our Patreon for weekly bonus episodes! https://www.patreon.com/theveryfinecomicbookpodcast/
Follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theveryfinecom...2024-04-011h 02
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#55 - The MasksssssSOMEbody STOP me!!! Before being adapted into the hit 1994 Jim Carrey film, THE MASK was a comic series from Dark Horse Comics in which creators Doug Mahnke & John Arcudi masterfully blended hyperexaggerated cartoon zaniness with brutal ultraviolence. Covered in this episode are the first 13 issues / 3 miniseries by the original creative team, as collected in THE MASK OMNIBUS VOLUME 1!
---
Join our Patreon for weekly bonus episodes! https://www.patreon.com/theveryfinecomicbookpodcast/
Follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theveryfinecomicbookpodcast/ and send us questions to potentially read on-air via IG DM or via email at theveryfinecomicbookpodcast@gmail.com
If you're enjoying The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast, please take the time to Rate it [on Spotify], Rate+Review i...2024-03-2854 min
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#54 - Dragon BallLegendary manga artist Akira Toriyama passed away in March 2024, leaving behind an enduring legacy of work -- most notably his 42-volume magnum opus DRAGON BALL. Dragon Ball began in 1984 and spawned a still-ongoing saga and media empire, and is often regarded as the most influential manga and anime series of all time. In this episode, we'll rekindle our 1990s Dragon Ball / Dragon Ball Z memories, and discuss volumes 1 & 2 of the manga!
Rest in peace, Akira Toriyama! "Thank you! — and good bye!!"
---
Join our Patreon for weekly bonus episodes! https://www.patreon.com/theveryfinecomicbookpodcast/...2024-03-2158 min
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#53 - Star ComicsIn 1984, Marvel Comics created a spinoff line of all-ages kid-targeted comics called STAR COMICS! Overseen by Tom DeFalco and Sid Jacobson, the Star Comics line lasted through 1988 and introduced the comic reading world to the original characters Misty, Planet Terry, Royal Roy, Top Dog, Wally The Wizard, and [most famously] Peter Porker: The Spectacular Spider-Ham! -- along with comics based on licensed IPs from cartoons and toy lines, including [deep breath...] Air Raiders, Animax, Care Bears, Chuck Norris' Karate Kommandos, Defenders of the Earth, Droids, Ewoks, Flintstone Kids, Foofur, Fraggle Rock, The Get-Along Gang, Heathcliff, Hugga Bunch, Inhumanoids, Madballs...2024-03-131h 28
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#52 - DC Comics: what's a "Crisis"?As long-promised for our 52nd episode! -- What's a "Crisis"? What's a "multiverse"? What's a "52"? These words get thrown around a lot in DC Comics, as well as in off-page discussions of their lore, continuity, and publishing history. In this episode we'll attempt to give a basic Crisis 101 overview for the total newcomer, discussing the 1985 continuity-streamlining event "Crisis on Infinite Earths", and its 2005-06 sequels "Infinite Crisis" and "52"!
Mike LOVES these stories, but -- unlike most things covered on The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast -- these are not recommended as "casual reading"! [Moreso just covered here...2024-03-071h 17
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#51 - a miscellaneous comics grab bag!Listener Adam Bishop sent us an absolutely wild assortment of VERY random comic books to discuss! Strap in and enjoy as we wax eloquent on Baywatch, Jesus, Faust, Back To The Future, Danzig, The Maxx, assorted eros comics, X-Men: The Animated Series: The Comic, The Time Machine: The Movie: The Comic, and more!
This episode and format is perfect timing for us to finally launch our oft-requested PATREON, which is live now at https://www.patreon.com/theveryfinecomicbookpodcast/
Join our Patreon for a weekly bonus episode of Justin+Mike riffing on slightly-more-WTF comics than would fit into the main episodes! Up first -- Street Fighter: The Movie: T...2024-02-281h 12
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#50 - Dark Horse Comics' GODZILLA!!!SKREEONK!!! It's our monstrous 50th episode! What better way to celebrate than with the Big G himself - GODZILLA!!! Many publishers have put out Godzilla comics over the years, including a Marvel Comics series in the 1970s, and a longrunning line from IDW Publishing since 2010. In this episode, we'll be taking a look at the Godzilla titles published by Dark Horse Comics from the late 1980s through mid 1990s. We mayyyyy spend a disproportionate amount of time reviewing the incredible "GODZILLA VS. BARKLEY" one-shot from 1993, inspired by this legendary Nike commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oCF-QFuoYs
2024-02-211h 09
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#49 - Love Everlasting2024-02-1455 min
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#48 - John Byrne's Alpha FlightGuardian! Shaman! Snowbird! Puck! Northstar! Aurora! Sasquatch! Marrina! Together they are ALPHA FLIGHT, Canada's premiere superhero team! Originally appearing in an issue of Chris Claremont's Uncanny X-Men, these avengers of the great white north eventually got their own Marvel Comics series in 1983 which was written+drawn by John Byrne for the first 28 issues. It was a smash hit (surprising even Byrne himself), and wound up running for 130 issues under various creative teams until 1994. In this episode, we take a look at the book's original Byrne run and its introduction of these iconic characters -- as well as as a...2024-02-071h 31
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#47 - The Light BrigadeDuring a cold World War II winter, a handful of soldiers find themselves enlisted into a theological battle against fallen angels in THE LIGHT BRIGADE by Peter Tomasi & Peter Snejbjerg! How has this action-packed miniseries NOT become a movie yet??? Get on that, Hollywood!!!
Closing song: "Between Two Wars" by The Big Heist, from the album Tightrope: https://open.spotify.com/album/3ixgGNHQI9qbI5pUldMGVs
---
Follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theveryfinecomicbookpodcast/ and send us questions to potentially read on-air via IG DM or via email at theveryfinecomicbookpodcast@gmail.com
If you...2024-01-311h 00
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#46 - Golden KamuyDo you love... golllllddddd?
So do the protagonists of Satoru Noda's manga series GOLDEN KAMUY, a gold rush tale set in the early 1900s in Japan's northern region of Hokkaido, in the aftermath of the Russo-Japanese War. This epic and thoroughly-researched manga just wrapped up in 2022, and is also currently airing as an anime series on Crunchyroll, and a live-action film hitting Japanese theatres on January 19 2024! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfQLBf2dL80
---
Follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theveryfinecomicbookpodcast/ and send us questions to potentially read on-air via IG DM or via email at theveryfinecomicbookpodc...2024-01-1756 min
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#45 - How to get into comics!Happy new year!
What are some good beginner comics / graphic novels for someone new to the medium? -- it's a question we get asked frequently by friends and colleagues since starting this very fine comic book podcast. In this episode, we go through an assortment of popular and critically-acclaimed modern favourites which should be very/perpetually available at your local bookstores and libraries, along with recommended reading ages for each!
BONE by Jeff Smith
PARKER by Darwyn Cooke
SAGA by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples
LOCKE & KEY by...2024-01-101h 02
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#44 - The OFFICIAL Comic Book Of CHRISTMASThis is not a joke. This is not a drill. We are literally reviewing the actual "OFFICIAL COMIC BOOK OF CHRISTMAS", as self-declared, or perhaps ordained by a governing body of the holiday. What is it??? You'll have to hear the episode to find out, as we unwrap this festive gift for YOU, dear listener!
Happy holidays, everyone!!! Thank you for spending time with us during this first year of The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast. 2023-12-221h 22
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#43 - Ambush Bug and Lobo: A Very Keith Giffen ChristmasOur monthlong celebration of Xmas-themed comics continues with a tribute episode to the late great writer/illustrator Keith Giffen, who passed away in October 2023 at the too-young age of 70. Keith's career touched every corner of superhero comicdom, most notably the longrunning Justice League International series he co-created with J. M. DeMatteis and Kevin Maguire.
In the first half of this episode, we'll be taking a long, chaotic, tangent-filled look at Keith's character Ambush Bug, culminating in the AMBUSH BUG STOCKING STUFFER xmas one-shot released December 1985. Brace yourself!
Then, we'll dive into holiday hijinks with The...2023-12-131h 33
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#42 - The Great Treasury of Christmas Comic Book StoriesSanta Claus is coming to town! Our monthlong celebration of Xmas-themed comics kicks off with THE GREAT TREASURY OF CHRISTMAS COMIC BOOK STORIES, featuring a smorgasbord of golden age holiday tales brought together in a gorgeously festive hardcover, edited by Craig Yoe and published by Yoe Books + IDW in 2010. Featuring art and stories by John Stanley, Walt Kelly, Richard Scarry, and more!
---
Follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theveryfinecomicbookpodcast/ and send us questions to potentially read on-air via IG DM or via email at theveryfinecomicbookpodcast@gmail.com
If you're enjoying The Very Fine Comic Book...2023-12-061h 29
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#41 - Garfield vs HeathcliffWell, we've officially peaked early. Because THE PEOPLE DEMANDED IT, here at last is the official definitive final word on Jim Davis' GARFIELD vs George Gately & Peter Gallagher's HEATHCLIFF. We have spoken.
---
Follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theveryfinecomicbookpodcast/ and send us questions to potentially read on-air via IG DM or via email at theveryfinecomicbookpodcast@gmail.com
If you're enjoying The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast, please take the time to Rate it [on Spotify], Rate+Review it [on Apple Podcasts], Follow/Subscribe, and tell a friend! New episodes forthcoming weekly!
Mai...2023-11-291h 07
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#40 - Krazy KatNews Strip November continues! KRAZY KAT (also known as KRAZY & IGNATZ in some reprints and compilations) was an American newspaper comic strip by George Herriman which ran from 1913 to 1944. In this episode, we'll dive into the history of the character and their creator, through the lens of the compilation "The George Herriman Library: Krazy & Ignatz 1916-1918", the first of four oversized Herriman collections published by Fantagraphics Books: https://www.fantagraphics.com/collections/krazy-ignatz/products/the-george-herriman-library-krazy-ignatz-1916-1918
---
Follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theveryfinecomicbookpodcast/ and send us questions to potentially read on-air via IG DM or via email at...2023-11-2258 min
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#39 - Blind AlleyOne of the very best comics running right now is Adam de Souza's ongoing BLIND ALLEY, following the escapades of a group of kids growing up in the titular neighbourhood of Blind Alley! PEANUTS-style humour, a lovable dog on a quest with a Yokai, poignant ruminations, and a cute vampire! It's available in two physical collected editions (so far) and available to read+follow online for free at: https://www.blind-alley.com/1
Follow @Kumerish on Instagram and Twitter for new strips + art!
---
Follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theveryfinecomicbookpodcast/ and send us questions...2023-11-161h 07
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#38 - Superhero weddings! <3In this very special wedding-themed episode, we take a look at:
Superman: The Wedding Album (1996)
Fantastic Four Annual #3 (1965)
Amazing Spider-Man #131 (1974)
and...
Amazing Spider-Man Annual #21 (1987) - in which Peter Parker finally weds Mary Jane Watson, forever! 2023-11-081h 15
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#37 - The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror (Part 2)Happy Halloween! Our shocktober horror coverage comes to a close with a two-part episode covering all 23 issues of The Simpsons' TREEHOUSE OF HORROR anthology from Bongo Comics, which was released every October from 1995-2017 and featured a wide variety of writers and artists terrifying Springfield's favorite family in a spooky smorgasbord of styles.
The previous episode - Part 1 - covered issues 1-10!
This episode - Part 2 - covers issues 11-23!
---
Follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theveryfinecomicbookpodcast/ and send us questions to potentially read on-air via IG DM or via emai...2023-10-3156 min
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#36 - The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror (Part 1)Happy Halloween! Our shocktober horror coverage comes to a close with a two-part episode covering all 23 issues of The Simpsons' TREEHOUSE OF HORROR anthology from Bongo Comics, which was released every October from 1995-2017 and featured a wide variety of writers and artists terrifying Springfield's favorite family in a spooky smorgasbord of styles.
This episode - Part 1 - covers issues 1-10!
Part 2 covering issues 11-23 will drop on Halloween!
---
Follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theveryfinecomicbookpodcast/ and send us questions to potentially read on-air via IG DM or via ema...2023-10-251h 18
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#35 - The Last Halloween"𝐼𝑡'𝑠 𝐻𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑛𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡𝑒𝑛-𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟-𝑜𝑙𝑑 𝑀𝑜𝑛𝑎 𝑖𝑠 𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑐𝑘 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑠𝑜 𝑚𝑢𝑐ℎ 𝑎𝑠 𝑎 𝑠𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝑚𝑜𝑣𝑖𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑐ℎ. 𝑆ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑖𝑔𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝐻𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑𝑛'𝑡 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑠𝑒, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑎 𝑔𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠 𝑖𝑛 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑟𝑜𝑜𝑚 𝑡𝑜 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑒 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦, 𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑤𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑔. 𝑆ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑛𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑠ℎ𝑒 𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑑𝑑 𝑛𝑒𝑤 𝑓𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑠 ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓 𝑜𝑛 𝑎 𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑎𝑣𝑒 ℎ𝑢𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠. 𝑇ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑀𝑜𝑛𝑎 𝑖𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑒𝑥𝑡𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑑𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑎 𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡 ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑜, 𝑠ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑓𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑑𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑏𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑘𝑒𝑒𝑝 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑏𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔... 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐿𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝐻𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑛."
Our spooky shocktober reading continues with the serialized webcomic THE LAST HALLOWEEN by Abby Howard! -- which is available in trade paperback and hardcover editions, and free to read on its official site here: https://www.last-halloween.com/posts/1
---
What else are we reading?
Mike found and loves a masterfully-creepy DOCTOR STRANGE: THE END one-shot by Leah Williams and Filipe Andrade!
Justin is devouring all of Eiichiro Oda's ONE PIECE manga!
---
Follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theveryfinecomicbookpodcast/ and send us questions to potentially read on-air via IG DM or via email at theveryfinecomicbookpodcast@gmail.com
If you're enjoying The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast, please take the time to Rate it [on Spotify], Rate+Review it [on Apple Podcasts], Follow/Subscribe, and tell a friend! New episodes forthcoming weekly!
Mail us things c/o Justin Decloux, Unit 1010, 3230 Yonge St, Toronto, ON, M4N 3P6, Canada
Thanks for listening! Keep reading comics!
---
🎃2023-10-191h 09
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#34 - The Walking Dead and zombie comicsIt's a zombie jamboree! Twenty years ago in October 2003, Robert Kirkman's "The Walking Dead" comic [and eventual cross-media IP] kicked off a zombie-mania which has arguably oversaturated the genre for decades to come. We hop into the time machine to discuss a pair of older black&white indie zombie comics -- 1986's DEADWORLD from Arrow Comics, and 1989's THE WALKING DEAD from Aircel Comics [no relation to the Kirkman series!] Why does the pop-culture landscape love & keep returning to zombies? What are a few of your favorite pieces of zombie-media? Let us know!
---
Follow...2023-10-111h 12
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#33 - Through the Woods: Stories by Emily CarrollShocktober is here! Our first spooOOooky reading of the month is Emily Carroll's THROUGH THE WOODS -- her first nightmare-inducing printed collection of short horror tales, which was published in 2014 after a few years of Emily creating (and continuing to create!) horror webcomics which often use the medium of reading-on-the-internet in very clever ways. Those can still be read online at https://emcarroll.com/ , and the incredibly acclaimed THROUGH THE WOODS collection of print-only stories is available wherever books or sold or through your local library.
---
What else are we reading?
Mike...2023-10-051h 10
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#32 - Dylan DogThe paranormal investigator known as DYLAN DOG was created by Tiziano Sclavi in 1986 and has had over 400 magazine-sized comic issues published in his native Italy, very few of which have ever been officially translated into English. Can this very episode change that??? We hope so, as Dylan Dog is awesome. Find and read some of his spooky adventures this October!
---
What else are we reading?
Mike loves MANIAC OF NEW YORK by Elliot Kalan & Andrew Mutti from AfterShock Comics!
Justin loves the new BLACKWOOD: Library Edition by Evan Dorkin, Veronica...2023-09-271h 16
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#31 - The Black HoleTHE BLACK HOLE! The ambitious 1979 live-action space-horror film was unlike anything Walt Disney Productions had put to screen before, and spawned a number of different tie-ins, including not one but two comic adaptations! -- a newspaper comic by Jack Kirby, and an ongoing monthly series from Gold Key Comics which expanded the story beyond the movie's ending.
---
What else are we reading?
Justin loves Richard Corben's DEN: VOLUME 1 from Dark Horse Comics!
Mike loves GODZILLA: HERE THERE BE DRAGONS by Frank Tieri & Inaki Miranda from IDW Publishing!
---2023-09-201h 12
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#30 - Black HoleBody horror meets the teen melodrama of pulp romance comics in Charles Burns' BLACK HOLE, in which a mysterious body-mutating STD affecting only teenagers surfaces in the 1970s.
---
Follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theveryfinecomicbookpodcast/ and send us questions to potentially read on-air via IG DM or via email at theveryfinecomicbookpodcast@gmail.com
If you're enjoying The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast, don't forget to Rate it, Follow/Subscribe, and tell a friend! Our 5-star-review contest runs through the end of September 2023!
Mail us things c/o Ju...2023-09-1352 min
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#29 - Spider-Man's Canadian adventures!In the early 1990s, Peter Parker ventured to the great white north of Canada in these five one-shots produced by Marvel Comics in conjunction with the Toronto-based Community Programs Group. Spider-Man visited Winnipeg, Fredericton, Toronto, Calgary, and Montreal in mildly-educational stories framed around substance-abuse awareness and bike-safety, which were given out in schools, hospitals, community centres, and police stations. Unlike a lot of other very-pandering PSAs of the day -- these ones were surprisingly well-made, with some incredible talent involved!
These five one-shots were titled:
Amazing Spider-Man: Skating on Thin Ice
Amazing Spider-Man...2023-09-061h 07
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#28 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles AdventuresWhen Kevin Eastman & Peter Laird's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles become one of the most successful cartoons / toy lines / brands of the late 1980s, the creators' own Mirage Studios decided to put out a cartoon-inspired spinoff comic targeted at a more all-ages audience than the original gritty black & white series was. The monthly TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ADVENTURES -- spearheaded by Mirage artists Ryan Brown and Stephen Murphy -- wound up running for 72 issues over the next 7 years, and featured a phenomenal amount of lore and worldbuilding rarely seen in tie-in comics of the era.
Follow us on...2023-08-3058 min
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#27 - The Manhattan ProjectsEveryone knows Robert Oppenheimer did NOT have an evil twin brother who murdered him, ate his brain, stole his identity, and took his place in the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos. What THIS comic presupposes is... maybe he did? Years before Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" hit the big screen, writer Jonathan Hickman and artist Nick Pitarra detailed the secret superscience wonders and horrors happening at Los Alamos in their [intentionally-pluralized] "THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS" series from Image Comics!
Follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theveryfinecomicbookpodcast/ and send us questions to potentially read on-air via IG DM...2023-08-2453 min
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#26 - The 2023 Eisner AwardsThey're the Oscars of the comic scene -- the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards! In this episode, we run through / share thoughts on this year's nominees and winners, the list of which can be read in full here: https://www.thepopverse.com/eisner-awards-comic-award-will-industry-2023-nominees-winners-graphic-novel-ogn-novels-comics-book-books
"You Won an Award. Congratulations!" by The Motern Media Holiday Singers, from the album "Congratulations Songs" -- https://open.spotify.com/album/1eCTrcvwml4Jr2fT73a5hV2023-08-161h 22
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#25 - The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuckIn 1992, Don Rosa set out to chronicle the backstory of Uncle Scrooge, as originally detailed by breadcrumbs scattered throughout the many earlier stories by Scrooge's legendary creator Carl Barks. The end result was the twelve-chapter "The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck", considered since then to be the definitive canonical history of the character.
"Just a Duck" by Moes Haven, from the album "Songs from Deep in the Vault (1996-2010), Vol. 2" -- https://open.spotify.com/album/4YqeNQo6wa5iccbg6GpvaU2023-08-101h 18
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#24 - The Evolutionary WarLong before serving as the villain in James Gunn's "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3", the High Evolutionary was the chief antagonist in one of Marvel's biggest crossovers to date -- THE EVOLUTIONARY WAR event, which ran through all Marvel Comics Annuals in the Summer 1988 (including the confirmed-canonical ALF Annual #1). We take a look at all 12 chapters, warts & all!
"Charles Darwin: Good Scientist Guy!" by Papa Razzi and the Photogs, from the album "Somebody Needed to Make These Songs" -- https://open.spotify.com/album/04MJaDnCij30NCfgBzJb4b2023-08-021h 05
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#23 - The Men In BlackYears before being adapted into the hit 1997 film of the same name, THE MEN IN BLACK was originally an independent 6-issue comic series written by Lowell Cunningham and illustrated by Sandy Carruthers, published by Aircel Comics in 1990-91!
Also discussed in this episode:
- Mike loves issue #1 of "Superman: The Last Days Of Lex Luthor" by Mark Waid and Bryan Hitch!
- Justin loves the hard-to-find "Bad Idea Comics" line!
- other film adaptations of fairly-obscure comics!
- the mysterious rivalry between screenwriters Scott Frank and Ed Solomon! (Somebody...2023-07-2759 min
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#22 - Alan Moore's SupermanRight before "Watchmen" in the mid-1980s, legendary comic writer Alan Moore wrote an assortment of incredibly-enduring Superman stories for DC Comics. In this episode we discuss Moore's "For The Man Who Has Everything" and "Whatever Happened To The Man Of Tomorrow?"2023-07-201h 06
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#21 - The AmazonA reporter travels to the Amazon Jungle to investigate a missing worker and sabotage at a logging site in "The Amazon" by writer Steven T. Seagle and artist Tim Sale! Originally published as a three-issue miniseries by Comico in 1989, "The Amazon" has since been re-collected in a new hardcover edition from Dark Horse Comics.
"Welcome to the Jungle" by The Passionate & Objective Jokerfan, from the album "Songs Song Sing Songs Onion Llama" -- https://open.spotify.com/album/1qPmKfh8Jksmqd4zmpFFJj2023-07-1254 min
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#20 - KaijumaxOn a remote island in the South Pacific lies Zander Cannon's KAIJUMAX, a maximum security prison for giant monsters! This senpai-tacular series is available in 6 six-issue TPBs from Oni Press! -- https://onipress.com/collections/kaijumax
"Going to Prison!" by The Very Nice Interesting Singer Man, from the album "Stuff That Happens" -- https://open.spotify.com/album/2bRzzuOZzwLj0zpCGN38v32023-07-0647 min
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#19 - The Flash: FlashpointFLASH! AHH-ahhhhhhh!
Barry Allen wakes up in a changed timeline and is the only one who can set things right in FLASHPOINT, the 2011 DC Comics miniseries by Geoff Johns and Andy Kubert!
This iconic story was the basis for the 2013 DC animated feature "THE FLASHPOINT PARADOX" as well as the 2023 live-action "THE FLASH" film.2023-06-281h 08
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#18 - Spider-VerseIn this episode, we dive into/across/beyond the SPIDER-VERSE to discuss the original 2014 Marvel Comics miniseries spearheaded by Spider-Man writer Dan Slott!2023-06-211h 23
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#17 - CopraIn this episode, we raise to a glass to sweet revenge and join the ranks of Michel Fiffe's wildly inventive Suicide Squad homage, COPRA!2023-06-081h 02
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#16 - Milestone ComicsWe take a trip to the Dakotaverse to rave about MILESTONE COMICS, the legendary African-American creator-owned comic line founded in 1993 by Dwayne McDuffie, Denys Cowan, Michael Davis and Derek T. Dingle -- and we discuss the publisher's first four ongoing titles, HARDWARE, ICON, STATIC, and BLOOD SYNDICATE.2023-06-011h 12
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#15 - Lost At SeaIn this episode, we set (metaphorical) sail for LOST AT SEA, the first graphic novel by Bryan Lee O'Malley of "Scott Pilgrim" fame!2023-05-2457 min
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#14 - Do A Powerbomb!Wrestling! Comics!! Wrestling Comics!!! In this episode, Justin & Mike's tag team enters the action packed intergalactic wrestling tournament of the Image Comics miniseries DO A POWERBOMB by Daniel Warren Johnson!2023-05-1754 min
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#13 - Hulk: Future ImperfectIn a future timeline ravaged by nuclear war, only one city remains - Dystopia, ruled by the unstoppable tyrant known only as the "Maestro". In this episode, we revisit one of the most revered Incredible Hulk stories of all time - 1992's HULK: FUTURE IMPERFECT by the legendary Peter David and George Pérez!2023-05-101h 21
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#12 - TCAF: the Toronto Comic Arts FestivalLike Uncle Scrooge in his money bin, we dive into piles of acquisitions from this year and recent years of TCAF -- the Toronto Comics Arts Festival! https://www.torontocomics.com/
Titles discussed:
Dirty Diamonds anthology
Edited & Published by Kelly Phillips and Claire Folkman
http://www.dirtydiamonds.net/
Cram Comics anthology
Published by Andrew Alexander
https://www.cram-books.com/
...2023-05-032h 07
The Bay Street Video Podcast#146 - Soderbergh Heads in DistressJustin Decloux and Mark Hanson discuss THE MOST NOTABLE BLU-RAYS AND DVDS OF THE WEEK from Bay Street Video, a brick n' mortar video store located in Toronto, Canada.
THIS WEEK THEY DISCUSS:
THE SEVENTH SEAL (4K/UHD) (Criterion)
REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (4K/UHD) (Warner)
THE HAUNTING OF JULIA (4K/UHD) (Shout) ***BLIND BUY***
MARTIN ROUMAGNAC (Icarus)
SILENT AVANT-GARDE (Kino)
SECRET OF THE INCAS (Kino)
AMNESIA (Cult Epics)
BULLETPROOF MONK (Sandpiper)
AFTERSUN (A24)
MAGIC MIKE’S LAST DANCE (Warner)2023-04-271h 01
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#11 - Tintin: The Seven Crystal Balls and Prisoners Of The SunIn this episode, we discuss two of the most beloved stories in Belgian cartoonist Hergé's 24-volume THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN series -- the two-part story told across Book 13: The Seven Crystal Balls, and Book 14: Prisoners Of The Sun! Also featured: a micro-interview with Conall Pendergast, who discusses his time growing up on archeological digsites.
Also discussed this episode:
Mike continues his Dark Horse Comics deep-dive with BARB WIRE!
Justin loves Marvel's new FANTASTIC FOUR series by Toronto's Ryan North!2023-04-261h 30
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#10 - Weird Me: Growing Up Online With "Weird Al" YankovicDare to be stupid!!! In this episode, we wax nostalgic for late-1990s internet and our lifelong fandom of Weird Al while discussing Kelly Phillips' glorious autobiographical graphic novel WEIRD ME: GROWING UP ONLINE WITH "WEIRD AL" YANKOVIC, originally published in a series of zines and now available in a physical or digital collected edition via http://www.kellyphillips.net/weirdme/2023-04-191h 10
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#9 - Mr. BoopAlec Robbins is the LUCKIEST guy in the world because HE'S MARRIED TO BETTY BOOP!!! Yep, you read that right!!! In this episode, we discuss the medium of webcomics, with a spotlight on Alec Robbins' incredible, impossible, boundary-pushing series MR. BOOP -- which is available to read in full on http://mrboop.net/ and in a complete hardcover edition from Silver Sprocket books: https://www.silversprocket.net/mr-boop/2023-04-121h 15
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#8 - LongshotLuck was on his side when Mike's first-ever foray into Marvel Comics was the incredible 1985 miniseries LONGSHOT by Ann Nocenti & Arthur Adams! While the title character and his rogues gallery would become fixtures in X-Men comics for years to come, the original 6-issue series remains a fantastic standalone-read and a creative high point in 1980s Marvel history. The medium is the message in Mojoverse!
---
Excerpt from "Longshot" rap by Adam WarRock: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_iWN91sRww2023-04-0555 min
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#7 - Ranma ½We take a look at the influx of translated manga hitting North America in the 1990s, with a focus on one of the most beloved and influential manga series of all time - Rumiko Takahashi’s Ranma ½!2023-03-3058 min
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#6 - Pretty DeadlyJustin & Mike ride on the wind into the fantastical supernatural folklore-rich world of PRETTY DEADLY - the multi-generational western/war/noir epic by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Emma Ríos!2023-03-2256 min
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#5 - Judge Dredd: The Apocalypse WarJustin & Mike travel to Mega-City One and attempt to survive THE APOCALYPSE WAR -- one of the most legendary Judge Dredd stories of all time by John Wagner, Alan Grant, and Carlos Ezquerra!2023-03-1559 min
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#4 - Dark Horse Comics' Aliens vs. PredatorWhoever wins, WE READ! ...the original 1990 Aliens vs. Predator miniseries from Dark Horse Comics!2023-03-0844 min
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#3 - Archie: The Married LifeTwo worlds! Two loves! Two destinies! Archie goes "Sliding Doors" in this series which chronicled two timelines, one in which he married Betty, and the other in which he married Veronica. How will his choices affect his friends, his town, and everyone around him? Justin & Mike brave the Archie multiverse to find out!2023-03-0156 min
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#2 - Jack Kirby's OMACJustin and Mike bear witness to THE WORLD THAT'S COMING through Jack Kirby's most futuristic creation - the One Man Army Corps known as OMAC!2023-02-2254 min
The Very Fine Comic Book Podcast#1 - Steve Ditko's The Amazing Spider-ManIn this first episode, Justin and Mike take a look at legendary artist Steve Ditko through the lens of his seminal work on Amazing Fantasy 15 and Amazing Spider-Man 1-9.2023-02-171h 22
The Bay Street Video Podcast#106 - The Mike Myers of France Made a Celine Dion BiopicJustin Decloux and Mark Hanson discuss THE MOST NOTABLE BLU-RAYS AND DVDS OF THE WEEK from Bay Street Video, a brick n' mortar video store located in Toronto, Canada.
This week they discuss:
ROBOCOP (4K/UHD) (Arrow)
KINGDOM OF THE VAMPIRE (Tempe)
A STAR IS BORN (1937) (Warner Archive)
MAD DOG MORGAN (Indicator)
STARFLIGHT ONE (Kino)
EASTERN PROMISES (Kino)
HAM ON RYE (Factory 25)
QUIET CITY / DANCE PARTY U.S.A. (Circle Collective)
ALINE (Maison 4:3)
THE REQUIN (Lionsgate)
PURSUIT (Lionsgate) ***BLIND BUY***2022-04-1555 min
The Important Cinema Club#61 - Mike Leigh Won't Put Up With Your ShitJustin and Will talk the cinema of British director Mike Leigh with a focus on his films SECRETS AND LIES (1996) and NAKED (1993).
The Important Cinema Club has a PATREON. For five dollars a month you can get a brand new exclusive episode every week: WWW.PATREON.COM/THEIMPORTANTCINEMACLUB2017-03-1938 min
LASER BLAST FILM SOCIETYEP 39: PIPE CLEANERS IN YOUR PEEHOLE<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/08/3a/b5/laserblastfilmsociety/3000x3000_10235507.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />The LASER BLAST GANG is back! Peter Kuplowsky, Matthew Kumar, Justin Decloux and Nathaniel Wilson have returned to your ear brains to talk about forgotten films and cinematic wonders.
This week the gang watch two financial failures directed by Mike Nichols and his ex-comedy partner Elaine May. First up, Nichol's directs George C. Scott in the 'train a dolphin to assassinate the president' film DAY OF THE DOLPHIN. Second is Elaine May's famous flop ISHTAR. Are...2015-01-0524 min