The main segment this time was inspired by my friend Aaron Macom of the SciFiDig Podcast, who was telling me how much he enjoys the rundowns I did of the Silver Age Superman comics. Well! Don't let it be said that I don't pay attention to my listener! So I asked him if it would be alright if it wasn't a Superman comic, and he said, "sure." Being that I've lately developed a very unhealthy longing to read the superhero revival comics from the "OTHER" companies, I chose one of the Archie superhero titles, and no, I don't mean from their mid 60's revival of their golden age heroes like The Shield, the Hangman, etc., NO! I'm go on to tell you about one of the comics wherein Archie himself becomes Pureheart the Powerful! I want to acknowledge the invaluable information for this segment that I garnered from the wonderful Don Markstein's Toonopedia website, a treasure trove of information on old comics, comic strips, and cartoons (all the things I love to talk about here!)

And then lastly, I have a sort of rerun. Since I stopped doing the Indie Comic Book Noise podcast over at Derek Coward's Comic Book Noise podcast network, I've still been submitting Small Press segments for the show. Derek has been kind enough to include them in the show, but I suspect that my audience here does not cross over with the ICBN, so I'm "re-running" those segments here, a few weeks later. This time out, I talk about the works of Justin Madson, the creator of the various comics that can be found at Just Mad Books.

  OK heres the skinny...various blah blah blah were keeping us from doing yada yada yada...which is why we weren't able to get done with etc etc ..etc.

  There..now your caught up.  Me and Jon this week..no Bruce..but an incredible simulation of a Bruce-ish type guy...  namely... his younger brother. Lets see how well he fares with The BOP shall we..

  Topics covered, Iron Man the flick, Speed Racer the MOVIE!!, and da' BOP

   Speaking of which.. check out this guy's site...listen in on the show to find out why you should!! www.CaptainSpectre.com

 Now Bruce aint here in person but he has graced us with both a Con report and a BOP audio bit.

 So in general we cover Cons, Pros, Fans and Costumes...

 Have fun

 The BOP my friends! I say unto you all...The BOP!!

 OK..enough of that..No Jon today...hes at a convention...and we tried to call him but no answer..pfft...well heck..cant blame him for that. We kind of wish we were there with him...but...next week when he returns...I'll do my best to make him feel guilty..I mean you know I will!! Bruce is here..and well...we just put up with that..I mean come on..the guy needs this you know?

 Filling in today is our good and understanding friend James...and we thank him for that.

 We talk reprint books,,,comic book movies...good art books..and as always..The BOP!

  Have fun...(just dont tell anyone)

 Got a report from Bruce on Pulp con and wishing Jon fun on his Upcoming Comic com...oh,,,and I think the Audio problems have been delt with...at least I HOPE so.

 On to what we can hear...theres me..hogging the mic for the first segment...talking about fun little finds I uncovered from a "Quarter Bin" Theres Bruce...talking about his upcoming Con trip/outing...and Jon...letting us in on  the Behind the scenes tomfoolery that goes on in a comic shop.

 Art and music actually kind of go along with each other this time aound...dont always expect that though.

 Enjoy what you can of this show...

Within these issues there are story elements that are put into place that will have ramifications on the future of the Thor stories. We also get to see some of the best work that Jack Kirby has done on the title (or maybe any title!) to date. The title still has a long way to go, but we think you'll agree with us that it's finally headed in the correct, if tenuous, direction.

We want to thank all those that have written to give us support and let us know that they think we're doing a good job. If you too would like to comment you can contact us at one of these places:

Right here at the bottom of the blog under comments

KomicsKast Forum

Or email me at: komicskast@gmail.com (and I'll pass it along to Lyle and Van)

We mentioned our friend Randy Sargent in the show and you can visit Sarge's Coloring Book by clicking the link.

Two internet resources that make our jobs easier:

Grand Comic Book Database

Marvel Month by Month

 as if..voices...are...

    controlling my actions..

   ack...zzzttt... Everything is fine. We..er..this one is in complete compliance with normal human behavior.  That is all.

 Topics covered..disposable reading material. Please do not be alarmed.

.. and we....WE are weilding the the Broomstick of light, swinging wildly at this thing we ultimately call..

THE BOP!

:)  actually we're just killing time on a sunday morning but what the heck, right??

By the way...absolutely no facts were harmed or even paid attention to during the making of this podcast.

 

 None-the-less...its my baby again...and..we have a special guest appearance by none other that the Pod King of Podcast himself...Derek!!!

  He says he's here to thank Jon for something...personally..I think hes fishing around for me to take over his podcast duties too!!

  Nay I say!! NAY NAY NAY!! and Double NAY!!

  I got more NAYS if I need em so dont even try Derek!!

  Anyway..topics this week range between..yada yada...and etc..

 We blast thru our piles like juggernauts until we reach a gut fluttering climax that will allmost surely leave you underwelmed!!

 subjects touched upon range from small pets drenched in bodily fluids to unfinished epics by long lost friends!

 keep a wastebasket handy!

  (dude also left me the keys to the whole she-bang!)

 Its me an Jon yakkin' about quarter bins, Monster movies, and our weekly recomendation for a great comic!!

  oh...and some music too...new version of "The BOP" and a couple of music pieces as filler between the breaks..first one is mine..and the second one is a collaboration between me and a fellow musician  Steve Journey.

  Hope ya dig the show...if you dont its Bruces fault...if you do...Jon and I will take the glory!

As mentioned, for some great Retro Casts of Silver Age comics, you can go to the Comic Book Cast podcast page to listen to Avengers Retro Cast one and two. You can also go to the Uncanny X-Cast podcast page to download that podcast, each of which highlights five issues of classic X-men comics.

(BTW- if you've got a copy of the first Thor Marvel Masterworks, the first Thor Essentials, or a subscription to the new Marvel Comics Digital Comics site, it might be helpful to have the book or website on hand as we do occasionally reference panels and pages in various stories.)

We encourage you to comment on this episode in one of several ways:

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Or you can leave a comment on the KomicsKast blog page

Or Comment on the KomicsKast forumat the Comic Forums, generously donated by the kind folks at Comic Geek Speak

We'd love to hear from you!

In this episode we break the issues down with a synopsis of the story, and the folks involved in creating that particular issue. We discuss what else was going on in the Marvel universe at the time, and the good and bad things that make the issue what it is.

Our friends Michael and Shane at the Comic Book Cast were actually two weeks ahead of us in posting a very similar series of shows featuring the Avengers. Please check them out, I found them very entertaining!

Marvel, Month by Month is the website that we've been using to help gather information as to what's been going on in the Marvel Universe.

And of course, no comics research project would be complete without information from the wonderful Grand Comic Book Database.

Join us next week on KK 92 when Lyle, Van, and I, tackle the second batch of Thor stories from Journey Into Mystery 89 - 94.

Please comment at our KomicsKast forums graciously supplied by the folks at Comic Geek Speak.

The mention of One More Day, and Brand New Day, sends us off into a long discussion about comics creators, and the companies they work for, and just what do they owe US, the readers?

Let us hear from YOU:

The KomicsKast forum

Stephen, Jon, and I compare notes on the holidays, talk about the wonderful gifts that we got for Christmas, and even manage to talk about a comic or two!

We're just three guys who first discovered Thor over 40 years ago, but we hope that you'll join us for the first of what we hope will be many, episodes as we try to define what makes this great character great.

(BTW- if you've got a copy of the first Thor Marvel Masterworks, the first Thor Essentials, or a subscription to the new Marvel Comics Digital Comics site, it might be helpful to have the book or website on hand as we do occasionally reference panels and pages in various stories.)

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We'd love to hear from you!

Besides out normal chat about what comics we bought, and what's on "the bottom of our piles" we discuss Amish Joggers, and the, once very serious, disease of girl cooties.

A great online article about Jack Cole's Betsy and Me.

The Victorian Horrors of Old Mauch Chunk

A website devoted to the classic Dan Dare comics.

We also discuss Beowolf, and 3D movies in general.

Lastly, Jon tells us about some really disturbing toys that he ran into in a national restaurant chain's gift shop!

Shawn Williams as the Narrator

Jamie Fickes as Roger Rodgers

Scott Cederlund as Frankenstein

The other characters were voiced by:

Scott Cederlund

Jamie Fickes

Jason Meadows

Ruston Meck

Bruce Rosenberger

Shawn Williams

Brian Wood

Original Music and sound effects by Stephen Prescott

Audio Adaptation by Bruce Rosenberger

Based on the original comic book story, The Swamp Spirit, by Dick Briefer. Originally presented in Frankenstein Comics issue 16 by Prize Comics.

Concept for the project by TMD

2nd Unit Direction: Shawn Williams

3rd Unit Direction: Scott Cederlund

Direction and Final Edit: Bruce Rosenberger

Then we get into a discussion on "writing for the trade," and writing as a movie storyboard.

I'm all by my lonesome. Will someone give me a hug?

Be sure to visit the blog The Home For Orphan Toons at http://orphan-toons.blogspot.com. (Don't forget the hyphen between "orphan" and "toons"--unfortunately I did, when I gave the URL at the beginning of the podcast).

SPOILER WARNING - If you haven't watched the show, you may not want to listen to this episode, because we talk about the whole show.

You've been warned! Don't say we didn't tell you!

Jon tells us what a Ventric Vesel is!

(16:13) Heroes Season Two, Episode Two, and the online web comic.

(34:04) Comic Geek Speak Episode 300

Jon does a review of the Revere TPB available from Archaia Studio Press.

Receipe for Disaster:
1 lb Bright & Cheery Stephen
1 ton Sickly Jon
(hold the Birthday Boy Bruce)
Pinch of BOP
Dash of Fun

Dump entire mixture into iPod
Blend thoroughly
Listen at your own risk!

Stephen and a very sick Jon do their best to cover for Bruce as he spends his birthday partying with the CGS crowd at Episode 300!

Bruce is spending his birthday at the Comic Geek Speak Episode 300 celebration!

Hopefully somebody who works at Golden Eagle will read this and give Bruce the senior citizens discount!!!

Love ya Bruce! Happy Birthday!!

(24:09) Superman: Doomsday DVD Review

(33:00) Small Press Recommendations and My Week In Comics

Jon has an accident in the middle of the episode. A good friend does a special guest BOP (bottom of the pile). Bruce does his review of the new Superman:Doomsday DVD. More Bruce with some small press recommendations of several comics by Jason Meadows and Shawn Wagner. And finally, Bruce again, talks all about his adventure in Lancaster to sit in on the very first N3RDcast Live show on Cringehumor.net (live 12 - 3 on Saturdays) complete with video cast!

Then we move on to an off-topic conversation regarding our favorite Ray Harryhausen films.

(This show was pulled from the middle of the overall episode 82.)

The "meat" of the show (the middle part) was clipped and will be posted as KK 82 part 2, probably on Thursday!

Has anyone seen Jon? We're getting worried! We haven't heard from him!

Yet despite the great strides he took in the field of animation, he would not receive proper recognition for it for decades....

(More at http://orphan-toons.blogspot.com)

We also discuss our BOPs (the bottom of our piles) for the week.

Derek explains the Noisey Awards in detail. Learn how you can be involved in the nomination process!

(0:00) Jon's week in comics.

(18:16) Derek's week in comics.

(28:13) Bruce's week in comics.

(44:25) Some recommendations from the current issue of Previews:

Pat Lewis' "The Claws Come Out"

"Comics Now!" magazine, from the folks that bring you Comic Geek Speak.

See you Thursday with part two of episode 81.

I'm going to try and help Bruce with the blog postings... much to Bruce's chagrin. :)

So in this initial blog posting I'd like to encourage everyone to visit the Comic Book Wiki

So, in closing, I'd also like to ask everyone to give the KK crew suggestions on topics you'd like to hear us discuss, debate, and destroy. :)

Please comment!

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Although I'm the only one that has yet seen the Dr. Strange animated feature, that didn't stop us from talking about the movie, and Dr. Strange in general, for over 20 minutes!

I had the chance to see "The Thief and the Cobbler: Recobbled" a reconstruction of a masterpiece by famed animator Richard Williams. I rave about that for another 17+ minutes!

We get down to the BOP! (the Bottom Of Our Piles).

In Part A of episode 80 we discuss the Noisey Awards, the League of Comic Book Podcasts, and the Comic Book Podcast Wiki, with their creator, Derek. Not to mention all the other podcasts that Derek does, or hosts!

I had a chance to listen to two new (new for me) shows that are fellow members of the League of Comic Book Podcasts, Just Another Fanboy, and Fanboy Face-Off.

Lene Taylor of the I Read Comics Podcast just did a show with her "big brother" reminiscing about their younger days of reading and collecting comics. Although I'm a big fan of I Read Comics and enjoy EVERY show, this one, in particular, struck a chord with me.

I visited with Kwip, Happy Jack, and Dr. Sexy of the N3RDcast over the weekend and they broke some big news! Starting on Saturday, September 15th, N3RDcast will be going out LIVE on Cringe Humor Radio! Every Saturday from 12 until 3, listeners will be able to call in to the show and join in the fun. Congrats guys!

We'll be back in two days with Part B of episode 80.

(1:31) Just general chatter, including the new Flash Gordon TV show. This quickly digresses into our discussion on our crushes on various Television actresses. And then, somehow, that evolves into a discussion on the new Jekyll TV series on BBV America, and various other versions of Jekyll and Hyde. Visit the KomicsKast Forum HERE to confess your own TV crushes!

(16:23) Stephen visited the Fantagraphics Company Store along with friend Stevie (visit Stevie's site HERE) and then went on to detail what he bought as well as extoll the virtues of his cartoonists club.

(32:11) Bruce attended the Lehigh Valley Comic Con and hung out with the N3RDcast guys, who were guests at the con. Despite Stephen's not being able to find them on iTunes, N3RDcast IS available through iTunes.

(49:23) Supernot Podcast Promo.

(50:04) The BOP (bottom of our piles).

(57:30) A review of Shenzhen, a book by Guy Delisle detailing his year in China as a supervisor for an animation studio, his travels, and the folks he met.

(1:03:19) Stephen talks about the movie Stardust, which leads to a long digression (are you seeing a theme here?) on Science Fiction movies and MORE TV crushes.

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   The fool!!!!

Iron Fist by Ed Brubaker

What's between your "golden bookends?"

The BOP! (Bottom of our piles)

...he's since figured it out!

Presented in all it's glory, here it is!

Scott Cederlund's one stop comics blog: wednesdayshaul.com

One stop Comic Podcast Blog: wednesdayshaul.com/comicpodcasts

Derek Cowards amazing Podcast Wiki: comicbooknoise.com/wiki

Comics Podcast Crossover #15 on the way!

Toon-atics Episode #2 on the way!

Newsarama.com: Tons of Comics news, some of which we discuss on the show.

We discuss our BOPs (the bottom of our piles).

American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang, Published by First Second books.

News of note in the areas of comic strip reprints, classic animation, and Jack Kirby.

KomicsKast is a member of the Comics Podcast Network as well as the League of Comic Book Podcasts.

3D Comic - Action #851

The "Bottom of our Piles"

We follow that with Scott Cederlunds first audition for a celebrity host for his Wednesday's Haul podcast.

Jon and Stephen each do their BOP's, solo. Bruce's BOP can be heard on the N3RDcast podcast for July 9th, 2007 (warning! Can be explicit!)

Join:

KomicsKast

I Read Comics

N3RDcast

Comic Book Noise Network

Comic Book Savant

Comic Book Attic

View From the Cheap Seats

as they all discuss their ideas for comic book related movies they'd like to see!

Leadslinger Studios Presents: Revelations, Act One of the Book of Gabriel

More later, I'm tired...

(Mac Cobb art ÃÂ Stephen 2007)

Aaron Macom does the KomicsKast news.

Funnypapers: Terr'ble Thompson

The Eisner Nominations: what would you choose?

Review: Project X Challengers: Cup Noodle

Bottom of the pile.

Most of the comics talk is our BOtP for comics purchased the week of May 31, 2007.

This one's a bit longer than normal so email me if you need it cut in half for listening on CD's. I'll be glad to help!

Oh, and if the children are listening, make sure you explain the dangers of sugar / caffiene highs! ;-)

I join Rachel Newstead and Kevin Wollenweber in a discussion on classic cartoons and their preservation.

Check back, better notes to follow!

Podcasts of interest:

Bruce guested (again) on N3RDcast, and took along friend Steve, who did an excellent job despite the case of black plague he picked up at a Renaissance Faire the weekend before. (N3RDcast may not be work or children friendly, but its very funny!)

Thanks to Shawn of N3RDcast for reccomending episode 102 of Around Comics to me. It's a wonderful history of the Justice Society of America and should not be missed, even if you think you know everything that there is to know about the JSA.

Fantastic Four Movie Trailer

Heroes Finale

Possible Lone Ranger movie in the works?

BotP for comics shipped May 23, 2007, NOW with an original theme song by Stephen!

The topic turns out to be Captain Marvel (the Shazam! version for anyone keeping track!

Like I say, it's a test and we'd appreciate your feedback.

Joining us this show is Jon Hook whom you may know from his Great Comic Books segments on SciFiDig.

Most of the show is Bottom of the Pile this time since Jon had a big pile of new comics this week.

Luckily, neither of them have my password for the Libsyn site! Phew! Coup averted!

Anyway, Stephen and Aaron get together to discuss the bottom of their piles while I'm away at the S.P.A.C.E. small press con. What I've heard so far is funny, as I'm sure the whole thing will be!

Allentown Con and Chuck Satterlee

Upcoming SPACE Small Press Con

Movie Talk: Meet the Robinsons in 3D, and Grindhouse

Heroes Reminder

Maddrox Trade Paperback

Animation News: Woody Woodpecker gets the deluxe treatment

Bottom of the Pile

General Blather

Animation News - Fleischer Popeye on DVD!

Stephen recaps his Emerald City Comic Con experience and ALMOST meets a listener!

We shed a tear for all those deposed African Rulers who send you the emails...

Better show notes when I'm not so tired!

Of course we do talk to Stephen, from the con, for a few minutes. He'll fill us in on all the details on the next show!

Emerald City Comic Con is coming up this weekend More Info Here

(12:05)We miss Heroes!

(16:40)Movie and TV talk: Evil Dead, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

(31:22)Marvel Masterworks Atlas Era Heroes, Matt Wagner's Batman and the Monster Men, and Aquaman Showcase.

Mike explains the Marvel Boy / Quasar confusion on Comic Book Attic.

Bill Jourdain celebrates his 50th episode and even hosts a Funnypapers segment by Bruce on The Golden Age of Comic Books.

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We really need your feedback on this one folks, so please, leave a comment here on the blog, OR stop on over to the forum (the link for which is located on the right had sidebar here). Thanks in advance for your feedback. Now, more than ever, it's important to us! (Although it's always important to us!)

General Chatter

(4:55)Movies: Frank Miller's 300, theatre goodies, Casino Royale on DVD, Hellboy, Blood and Iron, and

(31:45)Wolverine: Lifeblood - response from the author , Matt Hughes, at the Comics Podcast Network.

(39:00)Animation News: (Gleaned from my friends at the Termite Terrace Yahoo Group) A lost puppet type cartoon from Frank Tashlin is available at Cartoon Brew Films.

(43:25)Bottom of the Pile:

Kirby's Galactic Rangers

Paul Grist's Kane, Volume 6

Marvel Zombies Vs. Army of Darkness

Shazam Monster Society of Evil #2

The Mighty Avengers #1 by Bendis and Cho

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General Chatter: Upcoming Comics Podcast Crossover, Dutchy Digest Free Comic Book Day Issue 2007, SciFiDig uploads it's 100th episode!

(7:55) Heroes Chatter (Spoiler Warning!)

(16:05) Neither of us has yet seen Frank Miller's 300

(17:30) M. F. Captain Marvel Update

(20:15) KirbyKast segment, now with new Intro Music by Stephen

(34:10) Rocky Mountain Comic Book Noise Promo

(34:50) Bottom of the pile: My Dead Girlfriend by Eric Wight, Krazy and Ignatz: 1939 - 1940, Absolutely Mad 50+ Years, and sites for old record albums

(58:35) World Premiere of Stephen's Kirby inspired "Krackin the Kosmic Kube

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General Chatter: Congrats to Bill Jourdain on his 50th episode of the Golden Age of Comics.

The Happy Show on YouTube featuring the MMMS song.

A new Wolverine novel Wolverine: Lifeblood, by one of my favorite authors, Matthew Hughes.

(14:10) Heroes Chatter

Promo for Comic Book Savant Podcast

(26:30) KirbyKast: Godland and the Eternals

(49:05) Bottom of the Pile (and what we bought this past week)

(ART BY STEPHEN)

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Small Press Idol - 2007

(13:56) Agents of Atlas - Overview

(25:46) The Other Ten Percent - The New Frontier

(52:36) Bottom of the Pile:

Amazing Spiderman 538, Spirit #3, and Gary Petras' The Snowmen

Okay, no discussion really! I do most of the talking this time about my two days at the New York Comic Con.

I'll be back to post some links as soon as I listen and recall all the links that I want to post!

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Update on our respective cons, The New York Comic Con, and The Emerald City Comic Con.

My friend TMD's, Henbane ComicSpace Page where you can see preview panels of his upcoming Henbane comic book.

The home page for the The View From the Cheap Seats Podcast.

Fourth World Omnibus Vol. 1

Allan Holtz's Strippers Guide blog page, containing 11 of the 12 rare Lois Lane topper strips (among many other treasures).

More information on Fantagraphic's Complete Pogo series can be found at The Fantagraphics Flog page, Mrk Evanier's POV Online and The official Pogo Website.

Bottom of the Pile:

Marvel's Franklin Richards, Lab Brat Digest

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This episode is one long 'Bottom of the Pile' Segment. Most of our conversation centers around:

Stephen Kings The Dark Tower (first of seven issues)

and,

Jeff Smith's Shazam: the Monster Society of Evil

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Update on our respective cons, The New York Comic Con, and The Emerald City Comic Con, Stephen's Animation Group, Bad Alien Productions, and Cartoonists Northwest Association.

Sword of Storms, and other animated direct to DVD features.

(27:25) Termite Terrace Yahoo group and possible classic animation podcast? Tex Avery's Droopy: The Complete Theatrical Collection.

(34:24) A new KirbyKast!

Although the original KirbyKast was named for the group formed to share an interest in the works of Jack Kirby, I seldom, if ever, talked about the man. In this episode within an episode we answer a forum question regarding Jack Kirby's work on Classic Illustrated, as well as a new comic that might be called, "The Fantastic Four meet the Forever People."

Ultimate Fantastic Four: God Wars TPB

Fourth World Omnibus Vol. 1

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The New York Comic Con, The Emerald City Comic Con, and Con's in general.

(28:19) M. F. Captain Marvel Update.

(28:51) Animated Iron Man

(43:07) Bottom of the pile:

Nothing in particular this week, basically a long digression on why we read what we read.

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Chit chat, mostly about my wife's recent gall bladder emergency.

(11:05) Beauty and the Geek / Stephen missed Heroes!

(24:08) Update on the Return of M. F. Captain Marvel

(28:40) Promo for The Comic Book Attic

(30:00) Grimm's Fairy Tales - Trash or Treasure? (And does anyone care?)

(41:42) Bottom of the pile:

Zombies: Eclipse of the Dead

Eternals

The Spirit

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Congrats on 50 from Scott Cederlund

Looking back on 50 episodes

We hear from some listeners and laugh about the N3RDcast intro

Fiendish Fables Review

Brainstorming a comic - A new chapter in the M F Captain Marvel story?

Bottom of the pile:

New Frontier (Absolute Edition)

Army of Darkness Vs. Marvel Zombies?

Stephen's new podcast! Check it out HERE. We also talk about Comics Podcast Crossover #12 which can be found HERE. And Stephen discusses Retro technology.

SILVER AGE GOODNESS: Captain Marvel Presents the Terrible 5 Issue 5 (16:35)

THE FUNNYPAPERS: Gasoline Alley (48:22)

BOTTOM OF THE PILE (58:40)

We chat about Superhero Movies (1:16:18)

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New Year's Resolutions,

Remarks on Forum from last show,

What's on the Bottom of our Pile,

Christmas Gifts, and what to hang on the wall.

Better Show Notes, with time stamps, to Follow.

The big storm in the Pacific Northwest, Jack in the Box.

Comics Podcasts (22:55):

Comic Book Savant

Comic Book Attic

Collected Comics Library reaches it's 100th episode!

We discuss an audio comment from Aaron Macom of the SciFiDig podcast. (28:54)

My friend TMD sends me copies of the whole 19 page comic that he's working on, and we've been talking about on the show.(38:57)

My Blog (47:56): Raves and Rants.

Bottom of the Pile (49:19):

Darwyn Cooke's Spirit.

TwoMorrow's Rough Stuff Magazine.

Stephen and I want to wish you Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, Happy Holidays, or whatever you celebrate at this time of the year! Best wishes for the new year! And thanks to all the folks that post on the forum or send email comments.

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We've both been sick! The gruesome details!

My recent guest appearance on N3RDcast.(THAT'S NEENERNEENER.NET BRUCE!)

Some folks have listened to my old KirbyKast shows (pre-KomicsKast test show) and many folks have said that they enjoyed the segments by my son Cory. He's welcome whenever he has something he wants to say!

Some follow up remarks on our Ditko, Kirby discussion from last show.

Turner Classic Movies has been showing Superman Serials and has a show called Cartoon Alley that Bruce is enjoying due to it's "un-colorized" cartoons.

Bottom of the Pile:

Jeff Loeb and Darwyn Cooke's Batman Spirit Comic.

Matthew Hughes Archonate.com website where you can check out the free story that Bruce mentioned.

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My recent guest appearance on Comic Timing.

KomicsKast's recent win of the Noisy Awards People's Choice Award for Best "Single Voice" Comics Podcast. For more info, visit: Deliberate Noise - The Noisy Awards page.

Charlton Action Heroe's Volume 2 is announced at Blake Bell's Steve Ditko page.

Recent discussion on the Timely/Atlas Yahoo Group: What if Martin Goodman had been DC's distributor? (Instead of the reverse.)

Our common interest in animation and the future of that on the show.

Bottom of the Pile:

Jack Kirby Collector #47.

Astro City - the Dark Age Book 2 #1

Of Bitter Souls

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Stephen and Van join me to gab about comics, Heroes the TV show, and more comics!

Flipbook Website

Home of Heroes Home Page

War of the Worlds

The Monster of Frankestein

Some links of interest to those who'd like to see more of Dick Briefer's Frankenstein:

For a look at the humorous version you can find three stories reprinted at the site of the publishers of the wonderful Big Fun Comics Magazine: Big Fun Comics.

Two stories from issue #32 of the latter horror version can be found HERE.

And for a few samples of the comic strip version (reprinted in their entirety in Alter-Ego Halloween issues for 2004, 2005, and 2006) you can check out THIS page.

Golden Age of Comics Where you can find the 46th episode of GAC which features a great segment on Dick Briefer's Frankenstein. The "enhanced" version of the podcast should be up soon, containing pics to go along with the audio!

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http://www.cgspodcast.com/forum/

You can see the new forum and maybe even post some thoughts! You will have to register again however, but its pretty painless! See you there!

We start off the show with some news and comics podcasts that you might enjoy, then a new segment wherein we will be following a new comic from it's genesis to its being published. Next up is a Silver Age segment by Bill Jourdain (of the Golden Age of Comics) in which he tells us about Ace the Bat-hound, and finally, if you still feel like listening, a segment discussing digital comics and hardware that can make them a reality.

Wonderful site on the Superman comic strip: The Speeding Bullet

Home of The New York Comic Con

New Comics Related Podcasts:

Bullpen Bulletins

Comic Book Attic

Bill Jourdain's great podcast:

Golden Age of Comics

Some links to go along with my digital comics segment:

40 Years of the Avengers Comics on DVD

First of two pages comparing the various tablet and slate PC's: Tablet PC 2 Comparison chart.

The Pepper Pad

Direct Link to the KomicsKast and Comics Podcast Crossover forum that's kindly provided by the Comics Geek Speak guys!

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We start off the show with reviews of Ben Templesmith's Wormwood, Paul Dini's current Detective run, Brian Micheal Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming's Powers, and Marvels Ultimate Avengers 2 DVD. Next, a SILVER AGE GOODNESS segment featuring Batwoman, and we end with a Comic Collecting Horror Story as well as several Comic Collecting Warm and Fuzzy stories.

Grand Comics Database

Collected Comics Library

Wednesday's Haul and View From the Cheap Seats

Comic Makers

Golden Age of Comics

Direct Link to the KomicsKast and Comics Podcast Crossover forum that's kindly provided by the Comics Geek Speak guys!

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