Episode 56 - Tribute to Bernie Wrightson - Week of 3/29/17
The Fellowship of the Geeks Podcast
Release Date: 03/26/2017
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info_outlineThe Fellowship is pleased to present our reminiscences about the career of Bernie Wrightson, who was taken from us this week by brain cancer. He had a marvelous career as an artist who could transcend genre, and he was also respected and loved by his fellow creators. And as always, our picks of the week.
What we're up to this week:
Catching up on Knights of the Dinner Table (I got behind)
Found some recent Heavy Metal mags with a Donny Cates story in them
Also found a movie called All Stars (2014) about youth sports - ah, memories
Finally saw Star Trek Beyond - an okay movie with some problems
Also Robert Osborne tribute on TCM - his interviews were something that our humble show can only aspire to
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Our condolences and best wishes for Bernie's family and friends. And thank you, Bernie, for the beautiful art you gave all of us.
Picks for the week of 3/29:
X-Men Prime one-shot
Lazarus #26
Comic Book History of Comics #5
Titans Annual #1
Hadrian's Wall #5
Doc Savage: The Ring of Fire #1
Honorable Mention: The Three Stooges: April Fools' Day special
Honorable Mention: Star Hawks volume 1 hardcover collection
Honorable Mention: DC's new Hanna Barbera crossovers
Honorable Mention: Far Side of the Moon: The Story of Apollo 11's Third Man
Shoutouts:
Manny the Martyr - thanks for letting us use your music
#PodernFamily - an awesome group of indie podcasters supporting each other
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