Dave Talks Comics

Anthologies Aren't Easy - Anthology veterans Kelly Phillips (moderator), Josh Bayer, Annie Stoll, Isaac Cates, and Josh O'Neill discuss the processes, challenges, and rewards of organizing anthologies

Recorded on September 19, 2015 at the Small Press Expo in North Bethesda, MD

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Creative Collarborations in Comics Collectives - Matt Dembicki (moderator), Jason Green, Dan Mazur, Andrew Cohen, Emily Gillis, Monica Gallagher, and Cheese Hasselberger discuss the history of their collectives, the challenges of keeping a comics collective going, and some of their comics collectives' success stories

Recorded on September 19, 2015 at the Small Press Expo in North Bethesda, MD

[57:39]

DTC 90 - Baltimore Comic Con 2015 Part 1

What I Ate - Vietnamese Noodle Soup

Stuff I Bought - Adventure Comics 425

12:50 The New Mutants Panel - a look back at the early days of the New Mutants with two of the creators helped to create it: writer/editor Louise Simonson and penciler/inker Bob McLeod

24:15 Beg, Borrow, and Steal: Adapting, Incorporating, and Drawing Inspiration from Myth, Legend, and Literature - a discussion of the use of (mostly Greek and Norse) myths and legends in comic books with Ron Randall, Greg Pak, Walt Simonson, and Jamal Igle with moderator Paul Storrie

37:45 Stories I Haven't Yet Told Panel - Robert Greenberger moderated a discussion with John Ostrander, Ron Marz, Louise Simonson, and Terry Moore about the stories that they never got to write or that never saw print, mostly for DC and Marvel

51:20 More thoughts about the show

Time: 59:24

Cover Art: Baltimore Comic Con 2015 Program Guide by Francesco Francavilla

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DTC 89 - Small Press Expo 2015

Stuff I Bought: Heart-Shaped Hole by Deal Haspiel, Titan 1-2 by François Vigneault, Comixology SPX sale

Panels I Attended: Creative Collaborations in Comics Collectives, Anthologies Aren't Easy

Time: 32:11

Cover Art: SPX 2015 Program Guide by Noelle Stevenson

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DTC 88 - The Great Darkness Saga Part 1

02:15 Legion of Super-Heroes 284 - The Legionnaires rush to defend Medicus One as it is attacked by more than one alien threat

13:32 Legion of Super-Heroes 285 - The Legionnaires go on the offensive after Nullport is attacked by the Khunds

28:00 Legion of Super-Heroes 286 - The Legionnaires' party is crashed by Dr Regulus who is out for blood

43:45 Additional Legion Related Notes - Publication History of the Legion (late 1950s - late 1980s), Timber Wolf, Light Lass, RJ Brande, Legion Espionage Squad, more

Time: 1:01:48

Cover Art: Legion of Super-Heroes 285 by Pat Broderick and Romeo Tanghal

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DTC 87 - Cadmus Concluded

01:50 Superman: The Animated Series - Ghost in the Machine - After sabotaging Lex Luthor's latest gadget, Brainiac captures him and forces him to build him a new body

12:20 Justice League Unimited: Cadmus Exposed - Mark Hamill and the producers of the Cadmus story arc revisit the epic arc

24:10 Superman: The Animated Series - Brave New Metropolis - Lois Lane steps through a dimensional portal and winds up in a universe Superman teamed up with Lex 

Luthor to make the world a better place

Time: 43:38

Cover Art: Superman: The Animated Series - Brave New Metropolis

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DTC 86 - Alpha Flight 13-16

Bad dreams and under sea adventures, plus the return of the Master!

Time: 35:17

Cover Art: Alpha Flight 15 by John Byrne

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DTC 85 - For the Man Who Has Everything

It is Superman's birthday. What presents will he receive? What does one give to the man who has everything? 

1:40 - Superman Annual 11

18:55 - Justice League Unlimited (Season 1, Episode 2)

Time: 44:59

Cover Art: Superman Annual 11 by Dave Gibbons

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DTC 84 - All-Star Squadron 27-28

The Justice Society of America battle Kulak, high priest of Brztal and master of the whispering death spell, with a little help from Sargon the Sorceror

Time: 39:38

Cover Art: All-Star Squadron 27 by Jerry Ordway

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DTC 83 - JLU (Season 1, Episodes 1 & 6)

1.01 Initiation - Green Arrow gets "drafted" into the "new" incarnation of the Justice League and (along with Green Lantern, Supergirl, and Captain Atom) drawn into a 

battle with a nuclear powered behemoth

1.06 Fearful Symmetry - Supergirl's bad dreams turn out to be quite real when she, Green Arrow, and the Question investigate the origin of her nightmares

Time: 34:28

Cover Art: JLU - Initiation

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DTC 82 - New Teen Titans 37, Batman and the Outsiders 5

The New Teen Titans and Batman and the Outsiders crossover and team up to battle the Fearsome Five

Time: 48:15

Cover Art: Batman and the Outsiders 5 by George Perez and Jim Aparo

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Heroes Con 2015 Road Trip - Driving home from North Carolina

- Road Reports (podcasts, meals, car repairs, more)

- Samurai Jack (IDW)

- Parker: The Hunter

- Hulu Plus

Time: 54:57

Cover Art: Heroes Con 2015 Program Guide by Jason Latour

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Color Influences Panel

Nolan Woodard, Laura Martin, Dave McCaig, and Brian Reber discuss how some of their favorite color storytelling moments in movies have inspired their work in comics at Heroes Con 2015 in Charlotte, NC.

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DTC 80 - Heroes Con 2015 Part 4

Heroes Con 2015 - Day 3 (Sunday)

- Shopping for back issues

- Talking to other podcasters (Mike Myers, Adam Daughhetee)

- Color Influences Panel

- More (con fatigue, meals, my abortive attempt to drive home)

Time: 40:37

Cover Art: Heroes Con 2015 Program Guide by Jason Latour

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Joe Rauch talks Horror Comics with Tyler Crook, Cullen Bunn, Francesco Francavilla, and James Harren

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Janson and Fiffe in Conversation

Klaus Janson and Michel Fiffe in conversation (with moderator Greg Matiasevich) at Heroes Con 2015 in Charlotte, NC

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DTC 79 - Heroes Con 2015 Part 3

Heroes Con 2015 - Day 2 (Saturday)

- Marcus Currie (Sons of Darkness)

- Scott Fogg and Marc Thomas (Phileas Reid Knows We Are Not Alone)

- Klaus Janson (Daredevil, Dark Knight Returns) and Michel Fiffe (Copra, Zegas) Conversation Panel

- Mike Maihack (Cleopatra in Space)

- Craig Rousseau (Perhapanauts)

- Horror Comics Panel

Time: 60:50

Cover Art: Heroes Con 2015 Program Guide by Jason Latour

Heroes Con 2015 - Day 1 (Friday)

- Michel Fiffe (Zegas, Copra)

- Andy Suriano (Samurai Jack)

- Robert Wilson IV

- Adam Withers and Comfort Love (Rainbows in the Dark)

- Bee Sting: The Movie

- Rich Tommaso (Dry County, Dark Corridor)

- Chris Schweizer (Crogan Adventure Series)

- Joey Weiser (Cavemen in Space, Mermin)

- Iconic Heroes Panel

- Stephanie Gladden (Girls of Monster Paradise)

Time: 59:40

Cover Art: Heroes Con 2015 Program Guide by Jason Latour

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DTC 77 - Heroes Con 2015 Part 1

Heroes Con Road Trip - reports from the drive to Charlotte and Heroes Con

Time: 40:21

Cover Art: Heroes Con 2015 Program Guide by Jason Latour

DTC 76 - Arrow, Daredevil, Tarzan, Samurai Jack

01:45 - Young Justice (Season 1)

6:30 - Arrow (Season 1, Episodes 13-15)

12:30 - Daredevil (Season 1, Episodes 7-8)

19:00 - Tarzan by Joe Kubert (Vol. 1)

29:20 - Samurai Jack: The Threads of Time

Time: 40:03

Cover Art: Tarzan 212 by Joe Kubert

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DTC 75 - The 75 Cent Era

01:35 - The 75 Cent Era at DC and Marvel

16:00 - Exterminators Vol. 3: Lies of Our Fathers

21:50 - Tarzan by Joe Kubert Vol. 1

26:30 - Samurai Jack: The Threads of Time

Time: 34:34

Cover Art: All-Star Squadron 28 by Jerry Ordway, New Teen Titans 37 by George Perez, Batman and the Outsiders 5 by Jim Aparo

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DTC 74 - Appleseed Comic Con 2015 Day 2

01:53 - Day 2 Summary

15:12 - The Road from Appleseed - reports from the long drive home from Fort Wayne and Appleseed Comic Con

44:52 - Final Thoughts

Time: 53:05

Cover Art: Appleseed Comic Con 2015 Program Guide

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Spotlight on Jaime Hernandez

Jaime chats with Wendi Freeman and takes questions from the audience about his work on Love and Rockets

Recorded on May 17, 2015 at Appleseed Comic Con in Fort Wayne, IN.

DTC 73 - Appleseed Comic Con 2015 Day 1

01:27 - Before the Panels: Amiculus, Woodstalk (Zombie Woodstock), Enemy Ace (Dave Wachter)

Amiculus - http://www.amiculusrome.com/

Woodstalk - https://www.facebook.com/WoodstalkZombies

Dave Wachter - http://davedrawscomics.com/

10:44 - Jack Kirby Panel: Anti-Life Equations - Persistent Themes in the Comics of Jack Kirby

Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZ3VSZOWwsw

26:04 - Between the Panels: Sweets So Geek, Podunk Web Comic, Salesmanship

Sweets So Geek - http://sweetssogeek.com/

Podunk - http://podunkcomic.tumblr.com/

33:56 - Spotlight on Jaime Hernandez Panel

46:14 - After the Panels: Bin Diving (or how I learned to stop worrying and bought some comics), Loki commission (Jim Terry), Umbral art (Christopher Mitten), Arcadis (George Kramer)

Jim Terry - http://www.woundedbutdangerous.com/

Christopher Mitten - http://christophermitten.com/

George Kramer - http://www.authorsden.com/visit/author.asp?AuthorID=186921

Time: 1:02:01

Cover Art: Appleseed Comic Con 2015 Program Guide

DTC 72 - Appleseed Comic Con 2015 Part 1

The Road to Appleseed: reports from the long drive to Fort Wayne and Appleseed Comic Con

Time: 54:42

Cover Art: Appleseed Comic Con 2015 Program Guide

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DTC 71 - Power Girl (2006)

- Showcase 97-99: Power Girl's first solo story from 1978

- Secret Origins 11: Power Girl's "new" post-Crisis on Infinite Earths origin from 1987

- JSA Classified 1-4: Power Girl struggle to uncover to her true identity from 2005

Time: 27:38

Cover Art: JSA Classified 4 by Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti

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2.10 Flashpoint

2.11 Panic in the Sky

2.12 Divided We Fall

2.13 Epilogue

Time: 46:50

Cover Art: Panic in the Sky

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DTC 69 - Micronauts Special Edition 4-5

- The Micronauts land on Spartak, home of Acroyear, after they return to the Microverse

- Acroyear communes with the world mind of Spartak and faces Shaitan in single combat

- Commander Rann faces off against Baron Karza with some help from the mysterious Shadow Priests

Time: 39:35

Cover Art: Micronauts 12 by Michael Golden

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DTC 68 - Captain Harlock; Sword Art Online

Space Pirate Captain Harlock (Episodes 1-8) [begins at 1:25]

- Captain Harlock fights a war on two fronts as he is hunted by the defense forces of Earth and defends Earth from alien invaders

- old school science fiction anime from the creator of Starblazers

Sword Art Online (Episodes 1-7) [begins at 14:05]

- Kirito beings his quest to escape from Aincrad, the virtual reality world in which he finds himself trapped

Time: 29:04

Cover Art: Captain Harlock

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Batman: A Death in the Family [begins at 1:52]

- Batman 426-429

- Batman and Robin (Jason Todd) pursue the Joker from Gotham first to the Middle East and then to Africa.

Batman: Blades [begins at 9:55]

- Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight 32-34

- Batman crosses paths and blades with a new vigilante, the Cavalier

Time: 22:54

Cover Art: Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight 32 by Tim Sale

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Uncanny X-Men 148-150

The X-Men battle Caliban in New York City, Garokk in Antarctica, and Magneto in the Bermuda Triangle.

Time: 28:41

Cover Art: Uncanny X-Men 150 by Dave Cockrum and Josef Rubinstein

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JLU (Season 2, Episodes 1 - 5)

http://worldsfinestonline.com/WF/jlu/episodes/

2.6 Double Date

2.7 Clash

2.8 Hunter's Moon

2.9 Question Authority

Time: 33:58

Cover Art: JLU - Question Authority

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Who's OHotMU 2.2

[1:30] Act 1: Who's Who - The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe

- Baron Blitzkrieg

- Baron Winters

- Barren Earth

- Batcave

- Batgirl

[15:35] Act 2: Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe

- Binary

- Black Bolt

- Black Cat

- Black Knight

- Blacklash

- Black Mamba

Time: 45:44

Cover Art: Black Knight by Kerry Gammill

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Daredevil: Born Again

Daredevil's secret identity is revealed to his greatest enemy, the Kingpin, who uses it to considerable advantage to try and destroy the Man 

Without Fear. Although he stumbles and falls, Daredevil fights back, and that is just the beginning of this epic story.

Time: 41:15

Cover Art: Daredevil: Born Again by David Mazzucchelli

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Hard Time 7-12

Life goes on in prison for Ethan as he spends time in solitary, astrally projects himself out of there, and learns more about his mystical ability (listen to DTC 51 for Hard Time 1-6)

Time: 22:01

Cover Art: Hard Time 7 by Brian Hurtt

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Micronauts Special Edition 2-3

- The Micronauts travel to H.E.L.L. (Human Engineering Life Laboratories) and battle the Swamp Thing

- Professor Prometheus falls through a dimensional doorway and winds up in the Microverse

Time: 31:28

Cover Art: Micronauts 6 by Michael Golden and Joe Rubinstein

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Dave Talks Comics in 2014

A look back at the subjects covered by Dave Talks Comics in 2014 and how they were covered

Time: 37:35

Cover Art: Alpha Flight 1 by John Byrne, Dames in the Atomic Age by Ragnar, Micronauts 1 by Dave Cockrum and Al Milgrom, Hawkman by Joe Kubert, JLU The Once and Future Thing, Hard Time by Brian Hurtt

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