History of Comic Books Podcast

A brief rambling history of comic books and the people who made them.

The Classics: "Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall" 09/24/2021

The Classics: "Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall" And now a rambling and too brief review of "Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall" by Bill Willingham & various artists, in which we get the 'Fables' take on 'Arabian Nights'. /episode/index/show/historyofcomicbookspodcast/id/20584256

The Classics: "The New Fantastic Four" 09/17/2021

The Classics: "The New Fantastic Four" And now a rambling and too brief review of "The New Fantastic Four" story by Walt Simonson & Arthur Adams, which first appeared in "Fantastic Four" #347-349 in 1990, where Ghost Rider, Spider-Man, the Hulk and Wolverine replaced the classic team. /episode/index/show/historyofcomicbookspodcast/id/20504009

The Classics: "Elektra: Assassin" 09/10/2021

The Classics: "Elektra: Assassin" And now a rambling and too brief review on "Elektra: Assassin" by Frank Miller & Bill Seinkiewicz, in which the titular assassin tries to stop a nuclear war while dealing with SHIELD and demons. /episode/index/show/historyofcomicbookspodcast/id/20427260

The Classics: "Fantastic Four: The Trial of Galactus" 09/02/2021

The Classics: "Fantastic Four: The Trial of Galactus" And now a rambling and too brief review of "Fantastic Four: The Trial of Galactus", the classic story by writer/artist John Byrne in which the Fantastic Four do battle with Galactus, only to discover his origin and ultimate place in the universe. /episode/index/show/historyofcomicbookspodcast/id/20346914

The Classics: "Earth X" 08/26/2021

The Classics: "Earth X" And now a rambling and too brief review of the 1999 maxi-series, "Earth X", by Alex Ross, Jim Krueger & John Paul Leon, one of the best dystopian future takes on the Marvel Universe. /episode/index/show/historyofcomicbookspodcast/id/20266472

The Classics: "Daredevil: The Man Without Fear" 08/19/2021

The Classics: "Daredevil: The Man Without Fear" And now a rambling and too brief review of "Daredevil: The Man Without Fear", the classic mini-series from the early '90s by Frank Miller & John Romita Jr. in which they updated his origin for modern times. /episode/index/show/historyofcomicbookspodcast/id/20190557

The Classics: "Daredevil: Yellow" 08/13/2021

The Classics: "Daredevil: Yellow" And now a rambling and too brief review of "Daredevil: Yellow" by Jeph Loeb & Tim Sale, a six part mini-series published in 2002 that re-examined Daredevil's early adventures in his yellow & red costume, along the beginning of his relationship with Karen Paige. /episode/index/show/historyofcomicbookspodcast/id/20127110

The Classics : "Daredevil: Guardian Devil" 08/05/2021

The Classics : "Daredevil: Guardian Devil" And now a rambling and too brief review of the classic story arc, "Daredevil: Guardian Devil" by Kevin Smith & Joe Quesada, which took place in the first eight issues of the second volume of the series, that not only revived the classic character but stepped up the comic book careers of Smith & Quesada. /episode/index/show/historyofcomicbookspodcast/id/20051324

The Classics: "Daredevil: Born Again" 07/30/2021

The Classics: "Daredevil: Born Again" And now a rambling and too brief review of "Daredevil: Born Again", the classic story arc originally published in "Daredevil" #227 to #231 from February to August of 1986 by Frank Miller & David Mazzuchelli, in which the Kingpin discovers Daredevil's identity and decides to put him through hell. /episode/index/show/historyofcomicbookspodcast/id/19975910

Jackie Ormes: America's First Black Female Cartoonist 07/23/2021

Jackie Ormes: America's First Black Female Cartoonist And now a rambling and too brief biography of Jackie Ormes, the first black female cartoonist in America's history. /episode/index/show/historyofcomicbookspodcast/id/19902983

The Battle for Marvel, Part Three 07/16/2021

The Battle for Marvel, Part Three And now then conclusion of this rambling and too brief history of the battle over Marvel Comics in the mid-90's, as the winner is finally declared and they would take the House of Ideas into a brave, new future that not only reshaped comic books, but entertainment in general. /episode/index/show/historyofcomicbookspodcast/id/19827743

The Battle for Marvel, Part Two 07/09/2021

The Battle for Marvel, Part Two And now the second part of this rambling and too brief history of the battle over Marvel Comics, as two of Wall Street's biggest financial titans fight for the future of the House of Ideas. /episode/index/show/historyofcomicbookspodcast/id/19753028

The Battle for Marvel, Part One 07/01/2021

The Battle for Marvel, Part One And now the first part of this rambling and too brief history of the battle over Marvel Comics in the mid-90's, beginning when one of the biggest financiers on Wall Street purchased the company, only to drive it into bankruptcy. /episode/index/show/historyofcomicbookspodcast/id/19679780

Marie Severin, The Mirthful First Lady of Comic Books 06/25/2021

Marie Severin, The Mirthful First Lady of Comic Books And now a rambling and too brief biography of Marie Severin, considered by many of her peers as one of the funniest and most talented individuals in American comic books. /episode/index/show/historyofcomicbookspodcast/id/19600217

Calvin Levi Massey 06/18/2021

Calvin Levi Massey And now the conclusion to this series on great black creators of the Golden Age with a rambling and too brief biography of Calvin Levi Massey. /episode/index/show/historyofcomicbookspodcast/id/19518935

All-Negro Comics: The First Black Comic Book By Black Creators 06/11/2021

All-Negro Comics: The First Black Comic Book By Black Creators And now a rambling and too brief history of "All-Negro Comics", the first black comic book by black creators. /episode/index/show/historyofcomicbookspodcast/id/19437344

Eugene Bilbrew 06/03/2021

Eugene Bilbrew And now a rambling and too brief biography of Eugene Bilbrew, a black entertainer whose career ranged from singing to comic books to fetish art. /episode/index/show/historyofcomicbookspodcast/id/19341578

Alfonso Greene 05/28/2021

Alfonso Greene And now a rambling and too brief biography of Alfonso Greene, a talented black artist of the Golden Age who, due to racism and his own poor choices, was nearly forgotten if not for the memory of the legendary Alex Toth. /episode/index/show/historyofcomicbookspodcast/id/19270373

Ezra Clyde Jackson 05/21/2021

Ezra Clyde Jackson And now a rambling and too brief biography of Ezra Clyde Jackson, a talented comic book artist who is also the father of Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. /episode/index/show/historyofcomicbookspodcast/id/19185419

Alvin Carl Hollingsworth 05/14/2021

Alvin Carl Hollingsworth And now a rambling and too brief biography of Alvin Carl Hollingsworth, a comic book artist who morphed into fine arts and teaching. /episode/index/show/historyofcomicbookspodcast/id/19100699

Elton Clay Fax & George P. Lipscomb: The Artist & the Writer 05/06/2021

Elton Clay Fax & George P. Lipscomb: The Artist & the Writer And now some rambling and too brief biographies of Elton Clay Fax and George P. Lipscomb, probably the only black artist/writer pairing of the Golden Age of Comic Books. /episode/index/show/historyofcomicbookspodcast/id/19012238

Owen Charles Middleton 04/29/2021

Owen Charles Middleton And now a rambling and too brief biography of Owen Charles Middleton, a talented artist whose career was tragically cut short by racism and his own personal choices. /episode/index/show/historyofcomicbookspodcast/id/18916796

Jay Paul Jackson 04/23/2021

Jay Paul Jackson And now a rambling and too brief biography of Jay Paul Jackson, a black artist of the Golden Age who managed to attack racism through the medium of comic books. /episode/index/show/historyofcomicbookspodcast/id/18830078

Robert Savon Pious 04/16/2021

Robert Savon Pious And now a rambling and too brief biography of Robert Savon Pious, a comic book artist and black historian of the Golden Age. /episode/index/show/historyofcomicbookspodcast/id/18744140

Elmer Cecil Stoner 04/09/2021

Elmer Cecil Stoner And now a rambling and too brief biography of Elmer Cecil Stoner, the first black artist to openly work in comic books. /episode/index/show/historyofcomicbookspodcast/id/18658943

Adolphe Leslie Barreaux: The Invisible Black Pioneer of American Comic Books 04/02/2021

Adolphe Leslie Barreaux: The Invisible Black Pioneer of American Comic Books And now a rambling and too brief biography of Adolphe Leslie Barreaux, the first black artist in American comic books, though he never let the world know. /episode/index/show/historyofcomicbookspodcast/id/18575939

Chester Gould: The Father of Dick Tracy and the American Crime Comic Genre, Part Two 03/26/2021

Chester Gould: The Father of Dick Tracy and the American Crime Comic Genre, Part Two And now the conclusion to the rambling and too brief biography of Chester Gould, the creator of "Dick Tracy" and, by default, the American crime comic genre. /episode/index/show/historyofcomicbookspodcast/id/18473945

Chester Gould: The Father of Dick Tracy and the American Crime Comic Genre 03/18/2021

Chester Gould: The Father of Dick Tracy and the American Crime Comic Genre And now the first part of this rambling and too brief biography of Chester Gould, the creator of Dick Tracy and, by default, the American crime comic genre. /episode/index/show/historyofcomicbookspodcast/id/18384125

The Classics: "It's a Bird..." by Steven T. Seagle and Teddy Kristiansen 03/12/2021

The Classics: "It's a Bird..." by Steven T. Seagle and Teddy Kristiansen And now a rambling and too brief review of "It's a Bird..." by Steven T. Seagle & Teddy Kristiansen, an autobiographical tale about how Seagle nearly turned down writing "Superman" due to his own personal problems. /episode/index/show/historyofcomicbookspodcast/id/18290960

The Classics: "Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft" by Joe Hill & Gabriel Rodriguez 03/05/2021

The Classics: "Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft" by Joe Hill & Gabriel Rodriguez And now a rambling and too brief review of "Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft", the now classic horror story by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez. /episode/index/show/historyofcomicbookspodcast/id/18196445

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