A Review of DC's New52 A Decade Later
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Welcome to another episode of King-Size Comics Giant-Size Fun, KSCGSF for short, I'm your host Kyle Benning. A decade ago, DC Rebooted their Universe (kinda) with the New 52. Now 10 years later, I sit down & reflect on where I was as a comic reader and in life personally back in 2011, and go over what titles I was reading, and what I thought about the New 52 launch then and now. HOW TO LISTEN: KINGSIZECOMICSGIANTSIZEFUN.BLOGSPOT.COM Or just search for KSCGSF on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Feedback for the podcast can be left here at the blog & show headquarters. Be sure to...
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WAR IS HELL (Classic) #3 Squish-Squash & the Comic Book Crew (2016)
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Back in 2016 I started a short-lived podcast on my original King-Size Comics Giant-Size Fun Podcast feed, titled WAR IS HELL, a podcast devoted to the War Comic Stories published by DC Comics. In the third WAR IS HELL episode I examined the second installment of Sam Glanzman's fantastic U.S.S. Stevens feature that ran through the Joe Kubert Presents anthology comic series, titled "Squish-Squash & the Comic Book Crew". This episode was originally released on June 28th 2016. I recently uncovered the original recordings on a computer scrub, and now am releasing them...
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WAR IS HELL (Classic) #2 Tank for Beach Green (2016)
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Back in 2016 I started a short-lived podcast on my original King-Size Comics Giant-Size Fun Podcast feed, titled WAR IS HELL, a podcast devoted to the War Comic Stories published by DC Comics. The second WAR IS HELL episode was released on June 14th, 2016, which was also Flag Day, the anniversary of when the US Flag was adopted in 1777 and also the anniversary of the US Army, which was formed on this day in 1775. To celebrate Flag Day and further look at the fantastic sampling of DC's War comics offering, I examined "Tank For Beach Green" by Bob Haney and Joe Kubert, which was originally...
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WAR IS HELL (Classic) #1 Glanzman's USS Steven's (2016)
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Back in 2016 I started a short-lived podcast on my original King-Size Comics Giant-Size Fun Podcast feed, titled WAR IS HELL, a podcast devoted to the War Comic Stories published by DC Comics. This first episode was released on June 6th, 2016, the 72nd Anniversary of D-Day and the Allied Invasion of Nazi-controlled French Normandy. To kick off the podcast and note that historic day, I dove into the first installment of Sam Glanzman's "U.S.S Stevens" feature from the Joe Kubert Presents Anthology title. I recently uncovered the original recordings on a computer scrub, and now am...
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A Quick Kirby Tribute
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It's the last day of August, Jack Kirby Month, a month-long tribute to the undisputed King of Comics, Jack Kirby. So Kyle wanted to get a brief, last minute tribute episode out that covers the results of 3 Kirby-related Twitter polls. HOW TO LISTEN: KINGSIZECOMICSGIANTSIZEFUN.BLOGSPOT.COM Or just search for KSCGSF on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Feedback for the podcast can be left at the blog & show headquarters (kingsizecomicsgiantsizefun.blogspot.com). Be sure to follow the podcast page on facebook, just search for King-Size Comics Giant-Size Fun and follow me on twitter @...
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Retro Review: Bring on the Bad Guys Marvel/Fireside Books 1976
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Welcome to another Retro Reviews episode of King-Size Comics, Giant-Size Fun, KSCGSF for short! Just what are these "Retro Review" podcast episodes? Lazy Podcasting at it's finest! Kyle takes a Retro Review from 2011-2014 that he wrote for his comic shop and/or The Outhousers website from 2011-2014, and looks at the run and the review itself with 2021 Hindsight. This time out, I take a look at Bring on the Bad Guys, a special collection of the origin stories of some of Marvel's most heinous silver age villains, put out by Fireside Books in 1976. Feedback for the podcast can...
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KSCGSF Classic: Herb Trimpe Salute (2015)
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Welcome to an old "classic" episode of King-Size Comics, Giant-Size Fun, KSCGSF for short! I am your host Kyle Benning and as I mentioned in the This time out, in an old episode unearthed from April 2015, I devote ta show examining the legacy of the late, great Herb Trimpe, and his 30 years of work for Marvel Comics. I finish the episode by taking a look of the GI JOE Real American Hero Treasury Special #1 released in 1982 and featuring Herb's fantastic art. Feedback for the podcast can be left at the blog & show headquarters:...
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KSCGSF Catch-Up DHP, Thor, and Trimpe
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Welcome to a long overdue, severely delayed episode of King-Size Comics, Giant-Size Fun, KSCGSF for short! I am your host Kyle Benning and looking back it’s been about 11 freaking weeks since I put out an episode! This time out I catch you up on what I've been up to, talk a bit about the DHP show, discuss the Jurgens, JMS, Conway, and Fraction Thor runs, and close out with some reflection on the late, great Herb Trimpe. Feedback for the podcast can be left at the blog & show headquarters: kingsizecomicgiantsizefun.blogspot.com Be sure to follow the podcast page on facebook, just...
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Tales From the Golden Age: The Bob Feller Story
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It's Tales from the Golden Age, the podcast that looks at Comics from the 1930's thru 1950's. This time out it's a special Baseball Opening Day episode of Tales of the Golden Age, looking at the Bob Feller story from 1951's Baseball Thrills #1, published by Ziff Davis Comics. How to Listen: KINGSIZECOMICSGIANTSIZEFUN.BLOGSPOT.COM Just search for KSCGSF on Apple Podcasts or Spotify FEEDBACK: www.kingsizecomicsgiantsizefun.blogspot.com @KYLEBENNING_ART FACEBOOK.COM/COMICSRETROREVIEW KSCGSF.LIBSYN.COM This podcast is made for entertainment purposes only, no money is made or derived from...
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Retro Reviews: X-CUTIONER'S SONG
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Lazy Podcasting at it's finest! Kyle takes a Retro Review from 2011-2014 that he wrote for his comic shop and/or The Outhousers website from 2011-2014, and looks at the run and the review itself with 2021 Hindsight. This time out, I take a look at the 90's X-MEN comicbook crossover that broke Nathanial Wayne of Council of Geeks, X-CUTIONER'S SONG! How to Listen: KINGSIZECOMICSGIANTSIZEFUN.BLOGSPOT.COM Just search for KSCGSF on Apple Podcasts or Spotify FEEDBACK: www.kingsizecomicsgiantsizefun.blogspot.com @KYLEBENNING_ART FACEBOOK.COM/COMICSRETROREVIEW KSCGSF.LIBSYN.COM This podcast is...
info_outlineAnother "classic" episode of Random Comic Showcase, originally released in 2015. This time out is a look at Legion of Super-Heroes story set in the 1990's-2000's DC Animated Universe.