John Romita Sr and More
Comics Who Love Comic Books
My guest this week is ! What stores did Brett and Dan used to get their comics at? Is anime more popular than comic books? Why do people stop collecting comic books? Is the anime style easier for kids to draw? Is there money in collecting action figures and busts? What is the Tax on original art? Who were the big three in the early days of Marvel Comics? Did and get along? Who is the greatest artist of all time? What's one way to put a value on original art? What was Steve Ditko really like? Reading list: (new series) Watch list: (live action) Recorded 9-12-24 via...
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Neil Gaiman Allegations and More
Comics Who Love Comic Books
My guest this week is comedian Al Holiday! How was strength classified in the Marvel role playing game? How is Agatha Harkness different on TV versus in the comics? What was her background in the Marvel Universe? Does Deadpool tell too many jokes? Who wer e the original Guardians of the Galaxy? What's the deal with Starhawk? Was too violent? What was the Comics Code? Is "superheroes don't kill" a hard rule? Whose responsibility is it to keep kids out of an R rated movie? What is the myth of Gilgamesh? Are superheroes modern day myths? Have superhero origin stories gotten too complicated?...
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Outpost Zero and More
Comics Who Love Comic Books
Today Brett is flying solo with a stack of comic books to tell you about! Spoiler alerts for , , , / stories, : Assassin Nation, , (the latest book by Jason Aaron). What is the novel about? What happened to Rodney Dangerfield when he was five years old? Will Brett ever get on the show? Why does it bother Brett to pay for digital copies of comic books? What is The Nice House By The Lake/Sea about? What is Hate Revisited? What happens in the latest Archer and Armstrong book? How about ? Why isn't Brett going to buy more TMNT books? What is about? Reading list: (not a comic) ...
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The Maxx and More
Comics Who Love Comic Books
My guest this week is Tom Higgins! What's the best era of ? When was still drinking? What were ? Who is ? What is about? How great is the library? How did Tom get his kids into comics? What is about? When will we get a good Galactus on screen? How did Zack Snyder screw up Batman? How is Batman "the story of a man and his children"? Superheroes don't kill... but is everyone a superhero? Is Batman a bad father? Is it ok that The Boys tv show is different from the comics? Are we done with the Skywalkers? How good is ? Reading list: Gold Key Classics Mr. President (I think it's actually...
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The CW and More (Encore)
Comics Who Love Comic Books
Spoiler warning for Crisis on Infinite Earths on the CW (and the comics). This week we present an encore presentation of Dimitri Wejaysingher's interview from 2020! What happened in the ? What makes Punisher unique? What happened on the Daredevil TV show? How do kids know who Miles Morales is? What made the Spider-Verse movies so good? Is this the first generation growing up without a Spider-Man show? What did it mean that we finally got an actor who was young to play Spider-Man? What spinoff was there going to be from Smallville? How did Arrow start out? When did the CW shows get fun? What...
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Spider-Ham and More (Encore)
Comics Who Love Comic Books
This week we present an encore of James Mattern's interview from March of 2020. Why doesn't James like ? How great is ? Do the DC animated movies go too far in trying to be "adult"? Why is it OK for there to only be one season of Watchmen? Why does James like ? Does a British accent make things better? Why do you not want to bad mouth someone on a podcast? When does James do superhero stuff in his standup? Why is 80s Storm better than 90s Storm? What superpower does Brett question? Why does James like Hobgoblin more than Green Goblin? Why doesn't MTV play videos anymore? What's the deal with...
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The Boys Season 4
Comics Who Love Comic Books
Spoilers for and . This week returns to talk about the most recent season of The Boys! What show is Arielle doing at the Edinburgh Fringe? What is one key difference between the tv show and the comics? What's a big difference between The Boys and Game of Thrones? Why was this season less of an escape than previous seasons? How would you describe The Boys to someone who isn't familiar with it? If superheroes were real would there be some good ones? What politician is Victoria Neuman like? What happens to Victoria Neuman's daughter? Why did they call Sage Sister Sage and what is her power? Why...
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Eitan Levine Encore
Comics Who Love Comic Books
This week we enjoy an encore presentation of my interview with Eitan Levine from March 5, 2020. What Broadway show did Eitan audition for? What mini series did Eitan get an incomplete set of in the hospital? How is the Torah like a comic book? Why is Magneto Eitan's favorite character? Who is ? Is it OK to depict the Holocaust in movies and TV shows? What's wrong with ? What is Eitan's joke about comic books and the Holocaust? How important is it that Magneto is a Holocaust survivor? How did Kitty Pryde fight off Dracula? Reading list: Watch list: Recorded on March 5, 2020 at...
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Secret Wars and More
Comics Who Love Comic Books
My guest this week is comedian ! What did have in it that little kids maybe shouldn't see? What's the right age for Bone? What did Zak read to learn about the Marvel Universe? Where did you used to be able to buy comic books? What comic book did Zak's mother pull out of his hand? How great is ? What has written? What did we think of ? When did Barnes and Noble start to kick kids out of the store for making trouble? Who is Great Man? What makes the Hulk such an interesting character? What's happening in ? Why does Zak like Doctor Doom? What happens in the latest , the one with Doctor Doom?...
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X-Men Comics and More
Comics Who Love Comic Books
This week comedian Ian Koranek returns to talk about the comics that inspired ! Spoilers for various . What comic predicted 9/11? Why didn't anyone blame mutants for 9/11 in the Marvel Universe? What happens in Uncanny X-Men #200, The Trial of Magneto? In what way did X-Men 97 improve on the source material? Which groups are X-Men an allegory for? How did we feel about Disney buying 20th Century Fox? What happens in the X-Men story ? Why can't we take dialogue from comic books and put it on screen? What happens in ? What was one of the key changes they made in adapting the story for X-Men 97?...
info_outlineMy guest this week is comedian Angel Isaac! What is Kingdom Come about? How are Iron Man and Batman similar? What is Spider-Man's coolest power? When will mech suits and jet packs become mainstream? Why was Iron Man 2 rushed? How good is Jon Favreau? What hidden messages are in comic books like Iron Man #127? How good is The Last Ronin? Who did comedy manager Roger Paul have breakfast with? What's the deal with Batman Beyond? Why might we get a Batman Beyond movie? Who's in the future Justice League? What did the Radioactive Man comics do?
Reading list:
Kingdom Come
The Last Ronin
Batman Beyond
Superman Beyond
James Tynion IV's Batman run
Anything by James Tynion IV
Iron Man #127 (free on Comixology Unlimited)
Watch list:
Iron Man 2
Chef
Elf
The Mandalorian
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Mortdecai
Batman Beyond
Rocky Balboa
Creed
Recorded 3-30-24 via Zoom