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History of Comic Books Podcast
A rambling and too brief history podcast on the people, companies and events that make up the great comic book medium.
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History of Comic Books PodcastArchives: The Creepy Classics - "Tales from the Crypt"
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief review of "Tales from the Crypt", both the original comic book and TV show adaptation, both which are…
History of Comic Books PodcastHalloween Classics - "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown"
And now a rambling and too brief review of this classic Halloween special inspired by Charles Schultz's legendary comic strip.
History of Comic Books PodcastCreepy Classics - "The Crow" comic book & movie
And now a rambling and too brief review of both the "The Crow" comic book and movie, which set new standards in indie publishing and comic book movie…
History of Comic Books PodcastArchives - The Creepy Classics: "Blade 2"
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief review of "Blade 2", a movie that surpasses the original along with being great October viewing.
History of Comic Books PodcastArchives: The Creepy Classics - "Blade" (1998)
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief review of the 1998 "Blade" film, Marvel's first successful movie and a hard-R horror film to boot.
History of Comic Books PodcastArchives - Owen Charles Middleton
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Owen Charles Middleton, a talented black artist who died too young due to racism and his own…
History of Comic Books PodcastArchives - Jay Paul Jackson
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Jay Paul Jackson, a black comic book artist of the Golden Age who used his work to push social…
History of Comic Books PodcastArchives - Robert Savon Pious
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Robert Savon Pious, a black artist and historian who also contributed to the Golden Age of…
History of Comic Books PodcastArchives - The Life of Elmer Cecil Stoner
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Elmer Cecil Stoner, one of the first black artists to openly work in American comic books…
History of Comic Books PodcastArchives - Chester Gould, the Father of Dick Tracy and the American Crime Comic
And now for a reposting of this rambling and too brief second part of this biography of Chester Gould, as he takes his Dick Tracy creation into one of the most…
History of Comic Books PodcastArchives - Chester Gould, the Father of Dick Tracy and the American Crime Comic
And now a resposting of the first part of this too brief and rambling biography of Chester Gould, the creator of Dick Tracy that also brought about the…
History of Comic Books PodcastArchives - Rube Goldberg, the Dean of Cartoonists
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Rube Goldberg, the dean of cartoonists.
History of Comic Books PodcastArchives - Carl Barks, the Good Duck Artist, Part Two
And now a reposting of the second part of this rambling and too brief biography of Carl Barks, as he creates one my popular character, Scrooge McDuck.
History of Comic Books PodcastArchives - Carl Barks, the Good Duck Artist, Part One
And now a reposting fo the first part of this rambling and too brief biography of Carl Barks, one of Walt Disney's most celebrated cartoonists.
History of Comic Books PodcastArchives - The Life of Julie Schwartz, DC's Greatest Editor
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Julie Schwartz, DC Comics's greatest editor.
History of Comic Books PodcastArchives - The Life of Gene Colan, Part Two
And now a reposting of the second part of this rambling and too brief biography of Gene Colan, as he embarks onto one of the most iconic series of his career.
History of Comic Books PodcastArchives - The Life of Gene Colan, Part One
And now a reposting of the first part of this rambling and too brief biography of Gene Colan, one of the great artists of Marvel's Silver Age.
History of Comic Books PodcastArchives - The Troubled Genius of Mort Meskin
And now a resposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Mort Meskin, a brilliant Golden Age artist who's personal demons kept him from surpassing his…
History of Comic Books PodcastArchives - The Life of Gardner Fox, DC's Greatest Writer, Part Two
And now a reposting of the second part of this rambling and too brief biography of Gardner Fox, as he helps DC Comics usher in the Silver Age.
History of Comic Books PodcastArchives - The Life of Gardner Fox, DC's Greatest Writer
And now a reposting of the first part of this rambling and too brief biography of Gardner Fox, arguably the writer who had the greatest impact on DC Comics.
History of Comic Books PodcastArchives - The Humorous Art of John Severin
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of John Severin, the definitive artist of "Cracked" magazine.
History of Comic Books PodcastArchives - The History of King Features Syndicate, Part Two
And now a reposting of the second part of this rambling and too brief history of King Features Syndicate, one of the great comic strip publishers of all time.
History of Comic Books PodcastArchive - The History of King Features Syndicate, Part One
And now a reposting of the first part of this rambling and too brief history King Features Syndicate, one of the great comic strip company's of all time.
History of Comic Books PodcastArchives - "The Visionary Life of Barry Windsor-Smith"
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief of the life of Barry Windsor-Smith, one of the most talented and unique artists of the 70's and 80's.
History of Comic Books PodcastThe Classics - "Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow" by Tom King & Bilquis Evely
And now a rambling and too brief review of this new classic in which Supergirl goes on an intergalatic journey of revenge that was so good it is the…
History of Comic Books PodcastArchives - The Life of Matt Baker
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Matt Baker, one of the great 'good girl' artists of the Golden Age of Comic Books.
History of Comic Books PodcastArchives - The Life of Kurt Schaffenberger
And a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Kurt Schaffenberger, one of the great artists of Superman & Lois Lane during the Silver Age.
History of Comic Books PodcastArchives - The Life of Arthur Adams
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Arthur Adams, one of the top artists of the 1980's who would be a major influence on the 90's…
History of Comic Books PodcastArchives - "John Romita Sr., The Quintessential Marvel Artist
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of John Romita Sr., the artist who truly defined the Marvel style.
History of Comic Books PodcastArchivies - George Tuska, A True Professional
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of George Tuska, one of the great professionals of the comic book medium.
History of Comic Books PodcastArchives - "The Controversial Inks of Vinnie Colletta
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Vinnie Colletta, one of the most controversial inkers in comic book history.
History of Comic Books PodcastArchives - The Brilliant Inks of Joe Sinott
And now a resposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Joe Sinott, one of comic books greatest inkers.
History of Comic Books PodcastArchives - The Incredible Life of Herb Trimpe
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Herb Trimpe, one of Marvel's great artists of the 70's and 80's, along with giving one of the…
History of Comic Books PodcastArchives - History of Fiction House, Part Two
And a reposting of the second part of this rambling and too brief history of Fiction House, one of the classic publishing houses of the Golden Age of American…
History of Comic Books PodcastArchives - The History of Fiction House, Part One
And now a reposting of the first part of this rambling and too brief history of Fiction House, a forgotten but pivotal publisher of comic books Golden Age.
History of Comic Books PodcastArchives - Pulps, The Precursor to the American Comic Book, Part Two
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief history of pulp magazines, the precursor to American comic books, as we get into the introduction of the…
History of Comic Books PodcastArchives - Pulps the Precursor to the American Comic Book, Part One
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief history of pulp magazines, the precursor to the American comic book.
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Archives - Marvel vs. DC, Part Three
And now a reposting of the final part of this too brief and rambling history of Marvel vs. DC, which catches up with comic books classic rivalry into modern…
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Archives - Marvel Vs. DC, Part Two
And now a reposting of this second part of the history of Marvel vs. DC, as their rivalry would actually find themselves working together at times.
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Archives - Marvel Vs. DC, Part One
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief history of the famous rivarly between Marvel and DC Comics.
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Archives - The Speculation Crash of the 1990s
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief history of the Speculation Crash of the 1990's, one of the darkest times in comic book history.
History of Comic Books PodcastThe Classics - "All You Need Is Kill" by Hiroshi Sakurazaka, Ryesuke Takeuchi & Takeshi Obata
And now a rambling and too brief review of "All You Need Is Kill", a superb manga adaptation of the now science fiction classic by Hiroshi Sakurazaka.
History of Comic Books PodcastArchives - The Life of Frank Miller, Part Two
And a reposting of the second part of this rambling and too brief biography of Frank Miller, as he ventures into his most popular creator owned work before his…
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Archives - The Life of Frank Miller, Part One
And now a reposting of the first part of this rambling and too brief biography of Frank Miller, one of the most important writer/artists of the 1980's and 90's.
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History of Comic Books PodcastArchives - Shazam
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief review of the 2019 film, "Shazam", which besides being a great comic book movie, makes a great Christmas…
History of Comic Books PodcastArchives - The Christmas Classics: "Sin City: Silent Night" by Frank Miller
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief review of "Sin City: Silent Night" by Frank Miller, in which he tells a Christmas story in his classic crime…
History of Comic Books PodcastArchives - "Holiday Knights" from "The New Adventures of Batman & Robin"
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief review of "Holiday Knights", the first episode of "The New Adventures of Batman & Robin" that delivered a…
History of Comic Books PodcastArchives - The Life of Jim Valentino
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Jim Valentino, the Image founder who wasn't a superstar but helped lay the ground work for what…
History of Comic Books PodcastArchives - The Life of Marc Silvestri
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Marc Silvestri, another of the original Image founders.
History of Comic Books PodcastArchives - Whilce Portacio, the Odd Image Founder Out
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Whilce Portacio, the original seventh member of Image Comics who was never really a founder.
History of Comic Books PodcastArchives: The Life of Todd McFarlane
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography Todd McFarlane, one of the founding members of Image Comics.
History of Comic Books PodcastArchives - The Creepy Classics: "Saga of the Swamp Thing"
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief review of "The Saga of the Swamp Thing", Alan Moore's brilliant revival of the classic DC character that set…
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Archives-The Creepy Classics - "Hellboy: Seed of Destruction" by Mike Mignola
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief reivew of Mike Mignola's "Hellboy: Seed of Destruction", which launched his classic Hellboy character.
History of Comic Books PodcastArchives - The Creepy Classics: "The Goon" by Eric Powell
And now a reposting of this rambling and to brief review of "The Goon" by Eric Powell, his classic monster noir comic.
History of Comic Books PodcastArchives - The Classics: "Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft"
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief review of Joe Hill's & Gabriel Rodriguez's "Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft", the first volume in their…
History of Comic Books PodcastArchives: The Classics- "30 Days of Night"
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief review of "30 Days of Night", Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith's classic vampire tale.
History of Comic Books PodcastThe Archives - The Life of Rob Liefeld
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Rob Liefeld, probably the most controversial of the Image founders.
History of Comic Books PodcastArchives - The Life of Jim Lee
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Jim Lee, the Image founder who went off and took over DC Comics.
History of Comic Books PodcastArchives - The Savage Life of Erik Larsen
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Erik Larsen, the Image Comics founder who just wanted to make funny books his own way.