History of Comic Books Podcast

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

The Classics: "Iron Man: Armor Wars" 01/14/2022

The Classics: "Iron Man: Armor Wars" And now a rambling and too brief review of "Iron Man: Armor Wars", one of the quintessential Iron Man stories that, on a personal note, made me the obsessive comic book fan I am today. /episode/index/show/historyofcomicbookspodcast/id/21771371

The Classics: "The Power of Iron" by David Micheline & John Romita Jr. 01/07/2022

The Classics: "The Power of Iron" by David Micheline & John Romita Jr. And now a rambling and too brief review of "The Power of Iron" by David Micheline & John Romita Jr., which collects "Iron Man" #120-128 and finds Tony Stark/Iron Man dealing with numerous enemies, including his own alcoholism. /episode/index/show/historyofcomicbookspodcast/id/21701033

The Classics: "The Infinity Gauntlet" by Jim Starlin, George Perez & Ron Lim 12/31/2021

The Classics: "The Infinity Gauntlet" by Jim Starlin, George Perez & Ron Lim And now a rambling and too brief review of "The Infinity Gauntlet" by Jim Starlin, George Perez & Ron Lim, one of the greatest events in comic book history. /episode/index/show/historyofcomicbookspodcast/id/21637907

The Classics: "Incredible Hulk: Ground Zero" by Peter David & Todd McFarlane 12/24/2021

The Classics: "Incredible Hulk: Ground Zero" by Peter David & Todd McFarlane And now a rambling and too brief review of "Incredible Hulk: Ground Zero", collecting the story arc in issues #340-346 by Peter David & Todd McFarlane (with an assist by Erik Larsen at the end) that finds Bruce Banner/The Hulk learning the government has developed a new gamma bomb, thus setting out to stop it. /episode/index/show/historyofcomicbookspodcast/id/21591266

The Classics: "Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 01" 12/17/2021

The Classics: "Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 01" And now a rambling and too brief review of "Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 01", which collects the first tales of the classic comic book character. /episode/index/show/historyofcomicbookspodcast/id/21515108

The Classics: "Inhumans" by Paul Jenkins & Jae Lee 12/10/2021

The Classics: "Inhumans" by Paul Jenkins & Jae Lee And now a rambling and too brief review of "Inhumans" by Paul Jenkins & Jae Lee, the now classic late 90's maxi-series that showed just how great these characters can be. /episode/index/show/historyofcomicbookspodcast/id/21439751

The Classics: "The Harlem Hellfighters" by Max Brooks & Caanan White 12/03/2021

The Classics: "The Harlem Hellfighters" by Max Brooks & Caanan White And now a rambling and too brief review of "The Harlem Hellfighters" by Max Brooks & Caanan White, which tells the true story of the all-black 369th U.S. regiment, who served brilliantly during World War I despite the racism they faced at home. /episode/index/show/historyofcomicbookspodcast/id/21361328

The Classics: "Green Lantern/Green Arrow" by Denny O'Neil & Neal Adams 11/25/2021

The Classics: "Green Lantern/Green Arrow" by Denny O'Neil & Neal Adams And now a rambling and too brief review of "Green Lantern/Green Arrow" by Denny O'Neil and Neal Adams, in which they had these classic superheroes tackle some real world issues. /episode/index/show/historyofcomicbookspodcast/id/21272669

The Classics: "Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters" by Mike Grell 11/19/2021

The Classics: "Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters" by Mike Grell And now a rambling and too brief review of "Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters" by Mike Grell, the classic 1987 mini-series that reinvented the character for the modern age. /episode/index/show/historyofcomicbookspodcast/id/21216230

The Classics: "Grendel: Devil By Deed" by Matt Wagner 11/11/2021

The Classics: "Grendel: Devil By Deed" by Matt Wagner And now a rambling and too brief review of "Grendel: Devil By Deed", in which Wagner refines his criminal creation into one of the most iconic comic book characters in recent years. /episode/index/show/historyofcomicbookspodcast/id/21132530

The Classics: "Goldfish" by Brian Michael Bendis 11/05/2021

The Classics: "Goldfish" by Brian Michael Bendis And now a rambling and too brief review of "Goldfish" by Brian Michael Bendis from 1994, a now classic crime story that showed not only his early writing talents but his gifts as an artist as well. /episode/index/show/historyofcomicbookspodcast/id/21058106

The Creepy Classics: "Tales from the Crypt" 10/29/2021

The Creepy Classics: "Tales from the Crypt" And now a rambling and too brief review of "Tales From The Crypt", the classic horror anthology comic from the 1950's by EC Comics, that is probably THE creepy classic of comic books. /episode/index/show/historyofcomicbookspodcast/id/20977568

The Creepy Classics: "Saga of the Swamp Thing" by Alan Moore 10/22/2021

The Creepy Classics: "Saga of the Swamp Thing" by Alan Moore And now a rambling and too brief review of "Saga of the Swamp Thing" by Alan Moore, in which the legendary writer gave the definitive revamp of the classic DC character. /episode/index/show/historyofcomicbookspodcast/id/20900150

The Creepy Classics: "Hellboy: Seed of Destruction" 10/15/2021

The Creepy Classics: "Hellboy: Seed of Destruction" And now a rambling and too brief review of 1994's "Hellboy: Seed of Destruction" by Mike Mignola, the mini-series that introduced the now iconic character to comic books. /episode/index/show/historyofcomicbookspodcast/id/20824142

The Creepy Classics: "The Goon" by Eric Powell 10/07/2021

The Creepy Classics: "The Goon" by Eric Powell And now the first in a series of 'Creepy Classics' for the Halloween season, highlighting classic comic books with a horror bend. First off is a rambling and too brief review of "The Goon" by Eric Powell, one of the best horror comedies on the stands. /episode/index/show/historyofcomicbookspodcast/id/20747714

The Classics: "Ghost in the Shell" 10/01/2021

The Classics: "Ghost in the Shell" And now a rambling and too brief review of "Ghost in the Shell", both the iconic manga and anime adaptation. /episode/index/show/historyofcomicbookspodcast/id/20668661

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

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