What I read ⁃ Batman Special 1 (1984) ⁃ Kane 12 ⁃ Fantastic Four 208 ⁃ Batman 251 ⁃ Monstrous Mad Dash ⁃ Queen & Country (2001) 1
What I Watched ⁃ Star Trek: TNG 501 (Redemption Part 2) ⁃ UFO Robo Grendizer 310 ⁃ The Secret of NIMH (1982) ⁃ Doctor Who: 1.02 The Daleks ⁃ Captain Harlock Ep 39
What I listened to ⁃ Doctor Who: Spare Parts (5th Doctor & Nyssa & Cybermen)
What next? ⁃ DC: Secret Origins 9, Amethyst, Batman ⁃ Marvel: Star Wars, OGN ⁃ Indie: Queen & Country v1, Criminal Deluxe v2
recorded Sep 21, 2023
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What I Read - Batman 328 (Part 1 of 2???) - Kane 10 & 11 - Fantastic Four 206 & 207 - Batman 328 - backup story - Terry and the Pirates The Lost Girl (Mid Feb-late Aug 1943)
What I bought - Secret Origins 39: Animal Man / Man-Bat - Suicide Squad 31 - Power of SHAZAM! 3, 5, 6 - Blue Beetle 1, 6, 7 - Batman: Gotham Knights 23 - Paul Grist & Darwyn Cooke
What I watched - UFO Robo Grendizer 308 & 309 - Star Trek: TNG 424 & 426 - DW 1104
Other stuff - Who’s Who scans
What next? - Batman Special 1, Batman Elseworlds - Criminal Deluxe v2 - Amethyst 9-12 - Secret Origins 9
recorded Aug 31, 2023
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What I bought ⁃ InStockTrades: MMW Daredevil v17 and MMW Iron Man v16 ⁃ eBay (ComicZoneComics): Starslayer 10, Machine Man 10, Damage Control (3rd series) 1, 2, 4
Mistakes ⁃ ordered the wrong set of Damage Control ⁃ bought duplicate copies of OHotMU Deluxe 15 and Marvel Premiere 46 at CHUD Sale
Comic Book Inventory ⁃ catalogued locations for all my single issues in long boxes (6) and short boxes
What I read ⁃ Amethyst 8 ⁃ Marvel Premiere 56: Dominic Fortune ⁃ Stalker 4 ⁃ Secret Origins 8: Shadow Lass and Doll Man ⁃ Fantastic Four 204 & 205 ⁃ Kane 9
What I watched ⁃ Teen Titans 3.13: Titans East (Part 2) ⁃ Captain Harlock up to ep 38 (of 42) ⁃ UFO Robo Grendizer up to ep 59 (of 74) ⁃ Science Ninja Team Gatchaman ⁃ Star Trek TNG
What I want to buy ⁃ Starslayer (Grimjack) ⁃ Suicide Squad ⁃ Wrath of the Spectre
recorded Aug 17, 2023
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What I Bought (In Stock Trades) - MMW Iron Man v16 - MMW Daredevil v17
What I Bought (eBay) - Starslayer 10 - Machine Man 10 - Damage Control (1st series) 1,2,4
What I Read - Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld 6 & 7 - Criminal (2008) 2 & 3 (Dead and the Dying) - Stalker 2 & 3 - Jack Kirby: The Epic Life of the King of Comics by Tom Scioli - Marvel Comics Presents 19: Damage Control
What I Watched - Teen Titans 3.12 - Steve Ditko presentation by Arlen Schumer (YouTube)
What to Watch Next - Powers - 2 seasons (20 Ep) - The Tick (2016) - 2 seasons (22 Ep) - JLU (S1 & S2, 26 episodes)
What to Read Next - Wolverine: Weapon X - Marvel Premiere 56 (Dominic Fortune) - Fantastic Four by John Byrne - Grimjack (Starslayer backup run) - Shade the Changing Man 1-8 - Kane 9-12 - Secret Origins 8
recorded Jul 28, 2023
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Tales of the Teen Titans 56-59 by Marv Wolfman and friends
Superman 400 by Elliot S! Maggin and friends
F-86 Sabre Jet by Harvey Kurtzman and Alex Toth
Captain America 1981-1984 aka Captain America 258-301 mostly written by J.M. DeMatteis
Oldboy Vol. 1 by Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi
The Complete Terry and the Pirates v4: 1941-1942 by Milton Caniff
Amazing Spider-Man Annual 15 by Denny O'Neil and Frank Miller
Secret Origins (1986) 1 by Roy Thomas, Wayne Boring, Jerry Ordway
Teen-Age Temptations 1
Johnny Hazard
RIP Comixology
Kane 1 by Paul Grist
Scanning Who's Who and the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe
What I Watched - Doctor Who - Samurai Jack (Season 5) - She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (Seaon 5) - Outlaw Star (anime) - UFO Robo Grendizer (anime) - Captain Harlock (anime) - Cartoon Wars (documentary series) - Rick and Morty (Season 5)
Heroes Con
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Podcast: http://davetalkscomics.com
Recorded May 30, 2022
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09:30 What I Bought (Shoff Show) - New Teen Titans, House of Mystery, Cinder and Ashe, Camelot 3000, X-Men Classic, Unknown Soldier, Official Teen Titans Index, Crossroads
26:00
What I’m Reading - Terry and the Pirates, Captain America, Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit, Xenozoic Tales
What I’m Watching - Captain Harlock, Young Justice
28:40
Additional Notes - New Teen Titans, Camelot 3000, X-Men Classic, Official Teen Titans Index, Whisper, Captain Harlock
- Manhunter by Goodwin, Simonson, Janson Bought some of the issues of Detective Comics Bought digital versions of Modern Masters Walt Simonson and Back Issue 64
What I Bought (starts at 00:00) - Green Lantern/Green Arrow (1994) - reprints Green Lantern (1960) 76-81, 83-87, 89, Flash (1959) 217, 218, 219 - Secret Origins (1986) 29 - Justice League of America (1963) 199 - X-Men Grand Design 1
What I Read (starts at 17:50) - Green Lantern 125 - 128 - All-Star Squadron 36, 37 - Lazarus 1-8 - Ikigami - Episode 6 - X-Force 8 - New Teen Titans 35, 36, 37 - Batman and the Outsiders 5 - Captain America 273, 274 - Marvel Two-in-One 42, 43 - Terry and the Pirates - American Comic Book Chronicles: The 1970s
What I Watched
Movies (starts at 36:45) - Toy Story (1995) - Millennium Actress (2001) - Batman and Bill (2017)
Anime (starts at 46:10) - Cowboy Bebop - Lupin III (Part 2) - UFO Robo Grendizer - Star Blazers 2199
Television (starts at 55:20) - Young Justice (Season 2) - She-Ra and the Princesses of Power - Future Man - Russian Doll
Before the Panels - What I Bought (Jack Staff, Johnny Hiro, Luger, Skeleton Key, Avigon)
Meet Betty Brown Ph.G - Tom Heintjes talked about the Betty Brown comic strip which ran from 1934 to 1948 in Drug Topics, a trade magazine for pharmacists
Charles Vess and Bill Sienkiewicz - Bill and Charles talked about their work, what inspired them, and compared notes on other art related topics
Celebrating the Legion of Super-Heroes - Artists Greg Laroque, Kieth GIffen and Joe Staton talked to moderator Nancy Northcott about their time working on the Legion of Super-Heroes
All Hail Jack Kirby! - Mike Royer, Jim Amash, Rand Hoppe and Mark Evanier talk about Jack Kirby and the various roles he played in their lives as a writer, artist, mentor, and friend
Cartoonist Kayfabe Live - Ed Piskor and Jim Rugg talk memories of Heroes Cons past (bin diving, art auctions, travel companions), preview their other panels, and answer questions from the audience
Walking and Talking with - Joey Weiser - Ghost Hog, Mermin - Scott Fogg - Phileas Reid Knows that We Are Not Alone - Tuskegee Heirs
Before Superman panel - Nicky Wheeler-Nicholson and Athena Finger talk about their grandfathers (Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson and Bill Finger) and the era of comic books that predates Superman with Andrew Pepoy
What I Bought - All-American Men of War, Supernatural Thrillers, Green Lantern, DC Comics Presents, Who’s Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes
00:00 Ikigami (Episode 5: Life Out of Control) 08:00 Avengers: Under Siege 14:00 Twilight (1990) 1-3 17:45 Hellboy: Seed of Destruction (1994) 1-4 21:15 Captain America and the Defenders 30:20 Kurt Busiek’s Astro City (1996) 10, 11, 12, 1/2, 13 36:50 Batman and the Outsiders (1983) 1-4 42:40 Astro Boy: The Greatest Robot on Earth
00:00 Thoughts on podcasting and blogging about comic books 18:30 New Teen Titans Vol. 5: New Teen Titans (1980) 28 - 34, Annual 2 23:00 Captain America 24:00 Terry and the Pirates 29:45 Kurt Busiek’s Astro City (1996) 1-9 43:45 Deathlok (1990) 1-4 49:30 Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit Episodes 1-4
Captain America (1981-1984) Part 2 Captain America 265-266 By David Anthony Kraft, Mike Zeck, John Beatty Cap teams up with Spider-Man and Nick Fury to battle SULTAN
Jack of Hearts (1984) Limited Series By Bill Mantlo, George Freeman (with a little help on the inking from Eduardo Barreto and Hilary on the final issue)
Comic Collection Analysis - Silver Age comic books
What I Bought - House of Mystery 127, The Unexpected 107
1. It isn’t mentioned in the podcast but the Captain America story was also included in the Captain America Epic Collection: Dawn’s Early Light.
2. The Captain America story was 36 years old at the time this podcast was recorded. It is incorrectly referred to as being 16 or 17 years old in the podcast.
3. Jack of Hearts first appeared in Deadly Hands of King-Fu 22 (Mar 1976). His earliest appearances, in Deadly Hands of Kung Fu (22-24, 26, 29-32), were reprinted in 2017 in the Deadly Hands of Kung Fu Omnibus Vol. 2.
4. There is one page in Mantlo: A Life in Comics dedicated to the Jack of Hearts. It didn’t really shed any new light on the history of the Jack of Hearts. He is compared to Rocket Raccoon who at the time the article was written (2007) had mostly been forgotten compared to the Jack of Hearts who went on to become a member of the Avengers (2000-2004). Rocket Raccoon made a comeback in late 2007 along with the new version of the Guardians of the Galaxy and has appeared regularly ever since in Marvel Comics.
Cover Art: Captain America 266 by Mike Zeck and John Beatty
Erin Gray Spotlight - Erin Gray spoke to Robert Greenberger and took questions from the audience about her professional and personal life
The Art of Editing - Stuart Moore, Tom Peyer, Peter Tomasi, and Louise Simonson talked to Robert Greenberger about what their jobs are like and how the job of editors have changed over the years
Tony Isabella Spotlight - Tony Isabella spoke with Robert Greenberger about working at Marvel and DC over the years
What I Bought - Brave and the Bold, Marvel Two-in-One
What I Bought - Talos of the Wilderness Sea, TRS-80 Computer Whiz Kids, Wonder Woman, New Teen Titans, Manhunter, Marge’s Tubby, The Dreamer
Team Building Panel - Mark Waid, John Ostrander, Ron Marz, and Denny O’Neil talked to Robert Greenberger (moderator) about the challenges of working on team books
The Chaykin and Haspiel Show - Howard Chaykin and Dean Haspiel talked about how they met, people with whom they’ve worked, and how their work has evolved
Music and Comics Panel - P. Craig Russell, Ed Piskor, Timothy Truman, John K. Snyder III, and Mark Buckingham discussed the connections between their comic book work and music with Evelyn Kriete (moderator)
What I Bought at the Shoff Show (09/19/18) - Starslayer, Sgt. Rock, Secret Origins, The Shadow Strikes, Marvel Two-in-One, New Teen Titans, Time Warp, Marge’s Little Lulu
Memories of the 2010 Baltimore Comics Con - What I Bought - Panels: Spotlight on Terry Moore, Spotlight on Dennis Kitchen, Spotlight on Sergio Aragones, Comics Rewind: The 1980s
1983 - Action Comics, Detective Comics, Dreadstar, Legion of Super-Heroes, Marvel Fanfare, Nexus, Masterworks Series of Great Comic Book Artists, Wonder Woman
1983 - Official Handbook to the Marvel Universe, Omega Men
1984 - All-Star Squadron, Camelot 3000, DC Comics Presents, Grimjack, Infinity Inc., Legion of Super-Heroes, Sword of the Atom, Tales of the Teen Titans
1985 - All-Star Squadron, Alpha Flight, Crisis on Infinite Earths, DC Comics Presents, GI Combat, Grimjack, Moon Knight, Squadron Supreme, Superman, Sword of the Atom, Tales of the Teen Titans, The Immortal Doctor Fate, New Teen Titans, Vision and Scarlet Witch, Warlord
Comic Books, Cartoons, Television, Movies - Jan 2018
00:00 - Part 1 - What I Read
- Jack Staff (UK) 9,10 - Tales of the New Teen Titans (1982) 2 - Doom Patrol Archives Vol. 5: 118 - Wolverine (1982) 1 - The Comics Journal Library Volume 8: The EC Artists
19:09 - Part 2 - What I Watched - Cartoons
- Young Justice Season 1 ..... Episode 20 (Coldhearted) ..... Episode 21 (Image) - Star Wars: Clone Wars Season 3 / Episode 8: Evil Plans
26:22 - Part 3 - What I Watched - Television
- Enterprise Season 1 ..... Episode 16 (Shuttlepod One) ..... Episode 21 (Detained) - The Americans Season 1 / Episodes 1, 2, 3 - Haters Back Off Season 1 / Episode 8 - Community Season 2 / Episodes 3, 4 - NewsRadio Season 3 / Episodes 3, 4 - Master of None Season 2 / Episodes 1, 2 - Fargo Season 2 ..... Episode 1 (Waiting for Dutch)
- Velvet 10: The Secret Lives of Dead Men (Part 5 of 5) - Iron Man (1968) 103-107 (written by Bill Mantlo) also featuring Jasper Sitwell, Madame Masque, and Jack of Hearts - Doom Patrol Archives Vol. 5: 114 - 117 - Tales of the New Teen Titans 1: Cyborg - b-one comics magazine 1-4
09:50 - Part 2 - Cartoons I Watched
- Teen Titans Season 2 / Episode 13: Aftershock - Part 2 - Young Justice Season 1 --- Episode 17 (Disordered) --- Episode 18 (Secrets) --- Episode 19 (Misplaced) - Futurama Season 7 / Episode 8 - Mighty Mouse
19:10 - Part 3 - Television I Watched
- The Defenders Season 1 / Episodes 4 - 8 - Enterprise Season 1 --- Episode 7 (The Andorian Incident) --- Episode 11 (Cold Front) --- Episode 13 (Dear Doctor) --- Episode 15 (Shadows of P’Jem) - The Sopranos Season 1 / Episodes 12, 13 - Newsradio Season 3 / Episodes 1, 2 - Community Season 2 / Episodes 1, 2
30:12 - Part 4 - Movies I Watched
- Too Funny to Fail (2017) - Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) - Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) - Lady Bird (2017)
Before the Show - notes about Part 1, Baltimore Farmers Market, fire
Panel: Marv Wolfman and Mark Evanier in Conversation - Marv and Marc interview one another, tell stories, and take questions from the audience about their careers in the comic book industry
Panel: Comics in the 1970s - Ron Wilson, Elliott Maggin, Joe Staton, Keith Pollard, John Workman, and moderator Robert Greenberger discuss their memories of working at DC, Marvel, and smaller publishers and take questions from the audience about working in the comic book industry in the 1970s
Panel: Jack Kirby at 100 - Tom King, Walt Simonson, John K. Snyder III, Jerry Ordway, Mark Buckingham, Dean Haspiel, Rand Hoppe, and moderator Mark Evanier talk and take questions from the audience about the influence that Jack Kirby had on them as fans and creators
Panel: Len Wein Memorial - Jerry Ordway, Tom King, Elliott Maggin, Robert Greenberger, Mark Waid, and moderator Mark Evanier talk about their interactions as friends and colleagues with Len Wein
What I Bought - 2001: A Space Odyssey, Jack Kirby t-shirt, ApocalyptiGirl, Sgt. Rock Special
Cover Art: Baltimore Comic Con 2017 Program Guide by Jamar Nicholas
What I bought - Part 1 - Captain America, Spectacular Spider-Man
Inside the Art of Visual Storytelling - Carl Potts (writer, artist, editor) talks about what works and is most effective when illustrating a comic book story
Lunch
Walk, walk, walk
What I bought - Part 2 - Elseworlds, Batman, Howard Chaykin
Licensed Comics Panel - Mark Wheatley, James Kuhoric, Joseph Rybandt, and (moderator) J.C. Vaughn discussed their experiences writing and drawing licensed comic books, dealing with the rights owners, and feedback from fans
Purchasing Prints - Michael Golden, Ron Wilson
What I bought - Part 3 - Captain America, 2001: A Space Odyssey
Cover Art: Baltimore Comic Con 2017 Program Guide by Jamar Nicholas
Workshop: Comics with Alexis Ziritt (1-2 PM) - practice going from a script to an illustrated page under the tutelage of comic book artist Alexis Ziritt
Lunch
Panel: Reading Without Walls (3-4 PM) - Gene Luen Yang interviewed by Johanna Draper Carlson
What I'm Watching Now
Cover Art: Small Press Expo 2017 Attendee Badge by Jillian Tamaki
Panel: Gilbert Hernandez and Jim Rugg in Conversation (12:30-1:30 PM) - a discussion of Gilbert Hernandez career with some insights into his process and his thoughts about his independent work and the work he has done for others
Panel: Barometer of the Free Press (2-3 PM) - editorial cartoonists Ann Telnaes, Matt Wuerker, Keith Knight, and Ben Passmore discuss their experiences with negative reactions to their work and the importance of editorial cartoons with moderator Tom Spurgeon
Back issue bins
Klaus Nomi t-shirt by Derf Backderf and Old Man Winter and Other Tales by J. T. Yost - Birdcage Bottom Books
Panel: Filling in the Pieces - Comics Biography (5-6 PM) - Box Brown (Andre the Giant; Tetris), Anais Depommier (Sartre), and Luke Howard (The Life of Earnest Hogan, Father of Ragtime) talk about their experiences researching and creating biographical comic books with moderator Chris Mautner
What I'm Reading Now
Cover Art: Small Press Expo 2017 Attendee Badge by Jillian Tamaki
The drive to Charlotte, what I ate, where I stopped along the way and what I am looking forward to including commissions I will be picking up and panels I want to go to
Cover Art: Hereos Con 2017 Program Guide by Mike Wieringo, Casey Jones, and Rico Renzi
01:39 Legion of Super-Heroes 296 - a number of plot threads are explored as the Legion tries to get back to business as usual following their epic battle with Darkseid and his minions
01:25 Luke Cage Season 1 - Luke tries to set the record straight after a pillar of the community is murdered in cold blood only to find himself branded Public Enemy #1
12:32 Flash (2014) Season 1: Episodes 1-9 - Barry Allen uses his superpowers and teams up with the scientists of S.T.A.R. Labs and Central City Police Detective Joe West to defend the city from metahuman menaces that threaten it
Cover Art: Luke Cage (Mike Colter) and Flash (Grant Gustin)
01:18 Flipping through my short box of Superman and Superman related comics (Action, Adventures of Superman, DC Comics Presents, Superman, Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane, Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen, etc.), reminiscing about ones that I’ve read and making notes about ones that I would like to buy ...
31:28 Outro ...
Cover Art: Adventures of Superman 424 by Jerry Ordway
01:26 Flipping through my short box of Batman and Batman related comics (Batman, Detective, Batgirl, Batman and the Outsiders, Brave and the Bold, etc.), reminiscing about ones that I’ve read, and pondering about how to organize books that seem to fall into multiple categories ...
03:53 Switched - Starfire and Raven have to overcome their differences and learn to use one another's superpowers after they accidentally switch bodies
11:48 Apprentice Part 1 - Slade sets a trap for the Teen Titans with the intent of blackmailing Robin into working for him
15:11 Additional Notes - Slade aka Deathstroke
18:10 Apprentice Part 2 - Robin is forced to work for Slade and fight his fellow Titans
01:46 Additional Notes - The Last Days of Ma and Pa Kent
08:23 Legion of Super-Heroes 295 - the Legion battles a rogue Green Lantern who is defying the Guardians of the Universe and trying to discover the origin of the universe
41:34 Additional Notes - Universo, Time Institute
45:24 Outro
Cover Art: Legion of Super-Heroes 295 by Keith Giffen and Larry Mahlstedt
1:29 Day 2 Highlights - Love and Rockets, Amiculus
14:50 Spotlight on Charles Burns and Daniel Clowes - Eric Reynolds (Fantagraphics) talks to Charles Burns and Daniel Clowes about their careers in comics and how their approaches to subject matter and the process of creating comics has changed over the years
26:21 Spotlight on Trina Robbins - A conversation between Trina Robbins and Heidi MacDonald about Trina's work in comics as a creator and a chronicler of the lives and work of other women in comics
39:36 Additional Notes - Lily Renee, Trina Robbins and Kickstarter, The Legend of Wonder Woman
43:15 Look Back and Looking Ahead - conventions, podcasting
46:04 Outro
Cover Art: SPX 2016 Attendee Badge by Gilbert Hernandez
7:36 They Shoot Black People Don't They - a presentation and meditation by Keith Knight (using his own words and cartoons) on the issue of police violence perpetrated against African American men in the United States
22:02 Spotlight on Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez - the Hernandez Bros. talked to comic book retailer Bill Boichel about their long running series Love & Rockets, their relationship with Fantagraphics, and some of their side projects
32:31 What I Bought - Tales of Unusual Circumstances by Joey Weiser, Bury the Past by E Baird, Space Captain by Chris Baldie and Michael Park
38:43 Forty Years of Fantagraphics - Comics Journal contributor John Kelly moderated a discussion with publisher Gary Groth and several artists (Joe Sacco, Trina Robbins, the Hernandez Bros, Drew Friedman, Jim Woodring, Dan Clowes, Carol Tyler) who have had works published by Fantagraphics about how the company got started, how it evolved, and what it was like working for Fantagraphics over the years
45:20 After the Panels - miscellaneous thoughts about the first day of the show
52:55 Outro
Cover Art: SPX 2016 Attendee Badge by Gilbert Hernandez
1:31 Breakfast and shopping at the Baltimore Farmers Market
5:53 What I bought - Alpha Fight, Official Teen Titans Index, Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes, Young Heroes in Love, Blitzkrieg, Flash
13:37 Spotlight on Howard Chaykin - an hour of Q&A with comic book writer and artist Howard Chaykin
19:14 Spotlight on Steve Englehart - an hour of Q&A with comic book writer Steve Englehart
26:50 Diversity in Comics Panel - run by a group a thoughtful and thought provoking panel which included a fair amount of interaction between the panelists and the audience
1:22 The Road to Baltimore - traffic and other things that delayed my arrival at the con
8:27 The Process of Writing - Panelists Amy Chu, J.M. DeMatteis, Mark Waid, Paul Storrie, and Hope Larsen talk to Moderator Bob Greenberger about the perceptions and reality of their individual processes of writing comic books
19:37 What I Bought - New Teen Titans, Tales of the Teen Titans, Flash, Fashion in Action, Vietnam Journal, Green Lantern, Tales of the Green Lantern Corps, Justice Society of America, Official Index of the Legion of Super-Heroes, Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes, Official Index of the Justice League of America
38:41 Changing Roles of Editors - Panelists Louise Simonson, John Workman, Dafna Pleban, Mike Pellerito, and Paul Levitz discuss some of the challenges and successes they have experienced as comic book editors
46:05 Darwyn Cooke Tribute - J.G. Jones, Frank Tieri, Dirk Wood, and Billy Tucci talk about their friend and colleague, artist and writer Darwyn Cooke, the impact he had on them and others in the industry
50:25 Final Thoughts - Fire Alarm, Nelvana of the Northern Lights, The Dark Flash Saga, New Teen Titans
56:00 Outro
Cover Art: Baltimore Comic Con 2016 Program Guide by Kevin Eastman
1:30 Iron Man 6 - While Iron Man is busy battling the Crusher, Whitney Frost attempts to steal secrets from Stark Industries
7:08 Iron Man 7 - The Gladiator joins Whitney Frost and the Maggia Assault Squad in an attack on Stark Industries
13:21 Iron Man 8 - While Iron Man deals with the Gladiator, Whitney Frost and the Maggia Assauly Squad battle a squad of SHIELD Agents led by her boyfriend SHIELD Agent Jasper Sitwell
24:04 Additional Notes - George Tuska
27:05 Outro
Cover Art: Iron Man 8 by George Tuska and Johnny Craig
1:48 Superman Adventures 7: Tiny Problems - Superman releases two criminals, Jax-Ur and Mala, from the Phantom Zone and they show their appreciation by attcking him
11:53 Superman Adventures 8: A Big Problem - Superman's bone-headed decision comes back to haunt him in a BIG way
23:48 Additional Notes - Mala, Jax-Ur
28:13 Outro
Cover Art: Superman Adventures 7 by Rick Burchett and Terry Austin
2:01 Day 3 of Heroes Con - even more back issue bin diving, a couple more panels, where I ate, leaving the show
17:41 Crime Panel - a Q&A with a number of writers and artists of crime comics on what they like to include in the comics they create and see in the comics they read
32:10 Bitch Planet Panel - a fan event for fans of the sci-fi, prison exploitation comic known as Bitch Planet
37:14 driving home from Charlotte plus final thoughts on Heroes Con 2016
49:00 Outro
Cover Art: Heroes Con 2016 Program Guide by Fabio Moon
1:59 Day 2 of Heroes Con - picking up commissions, going to panels, talking to people, more back issue bin diving, what I ate, where I ate
31:20 Spotlight on Steranko Panel - Jim Steranko tells stories about his life in and outside of comics
42:23 Romance Comics Panel - a discussion of the origins and early days of romance comics
51:19 Creatures Imagined and Real Mega-Panel - a pair of discussion about creating (fictional) and drawing (real) creatures, in between which there is a presentation about the history of funny animal comics
1:09:27 Outro
Cover Art: Heroes Con 2016 Program Guide by Fabio Moon
1:53 Day 1 of Heroes Con - back issue bin diving plus people I met (Tim and Jon O'Briant, Brian Smith, Cory Levine, Luke Foster, Klaus, Daniel Warren Johnson, Greathouse, Adam and Shawn Daughhetee)
40:50 Ren & Stimpy Panel - a look back at a classic cartoon with one of it's co-creators, Bob Camp
51:37 Comic Reprints Panel - a discussion of how and why comic strips and comic books do (and don't) get reprinted in book form
1:04:26 Outro
Cover Art: Heroes Con 2016 Program Guide by Fabio Moon
0:00 What I've Been Watching - Daredevil, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow, Teen Titans
2:26 Intro
5:08 Astro City 1 - In Dreams - A day in the life of Samaritan, one of Astro City's greatest superheroes
11:39 Astro City 2 - The Scoop - In his first week on the job, reporter Elliott Mills witnesses a battle between The Honor Guard and the minions of Shirak the Devourer in a subway tunnel beneath Astro City
21:04 Astro City 3 - A Little Knowledge - A small-time crook learns of a big time secret and tries using the information to improve his standing in the Astro City
24:18 Astro City 4 - Safeguards - A pivotal day in the life of Marta, an accounting clerk, who lives in Shadow Hill but works in downtown Astro City
32:01 Astro City 5 - Reconnaissance - An alien secretly observes the superheroes of a Astro City
34:27 Astro City 6 - Dinner at Eight - Two of Astro City's greatest heroes reluctantly take a break from fighting crime
44:25 Final Thoughts - more Dinner at Eight, Back Issue Spotlight 14, Brent Anderson
51:56 Outro
Cover Art: Kurt Busiek's Astro City (1995) 4 by Alex Ross
1:35 Legion of Super-Heroes 291 - The Legion splits into three teams to battle the Servants of Darkness on the planets Takron Galtos, Avalon, and Naltor
18:09 Legion of Super-Heroes 292 - The three teams of Legionnaires reunite on Sorcerer's World to once again battle the Servants of Darkness
37:18 Notes - Mordru, Time Trapper
43:19 Outro
Cover Art: Legion of Super-Heroes 291 by Keith Giffen and Romeo Tanghal
5:18 Cinnamon: El Ciclo - Cinnamon travels to Los Angeles to settle an old score but things don't go as expected as she teams up with the woman who wants to kill her
1:35 Comic Books - Crogan's Loyalty, Hourman, Speculative Relationships, Lou Fine Treasury, Love & Rockets, Amiculus, Breath of Bones, Battlefields Happy Valley, Scalped, Batman Legends of the Dark Knight, The Demon, Heart Shaped Hole, Jonah Hex, Books of Doom
26:35 Process - Taking Notes, Research, Recording, Post Production
33:22 Web Site - Convention Panel Recordings, Flickr and Imgur, Downloads
37:19 Future Episodes - ideas for episodes
41:21 Trends - Digital Comics, Buying Comics, Note Taking
Cover Art: Uncanny X-Men 150 by Dave Cockrum and Joe Rubinstein, Superman Annual 11 by Dave Gibbons, Batman and the Outsiders 5 by George Perez and Jim Aparo, SPX 2015 Program Guide by Noelle Stevenson
1:42 Comics - a breaksown by decade of the comic books I discussed on the show
10:57 Cartoons and Other TV Shows - DCAU, Live Action, Anime
14:32 Comic Books Conventions
16:07 Movies - Thor: the Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, Birdman, Masters of the Universe, Ghost in the Shell: Phost Pain, Mad Max: Fury Road, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
24:12 Cartoons - Adventure Time, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Futurama, Rick and Morty, Samurai Jack, Star Wars: Clone Wars
30:47 Television - Agents of SHIELD, Daredevil, Flash, Gotham, Jessica Jones, Arrow
Cover Art: Daredevil: Born Again by David Mazzucchelli, Micronauts 12 by Michael Golden, JLU: Panic in the Sky
1:26 Legion of Super-Heroes Annual 1 - Computo takes over Legion Headquarters and attempts to murder the Legionnaires
30:10 Additional Notes - Computo, Duo Damsel, Shvaughn Erin, House Ads in 1982
38:58 Legion of Super-Heroes 290 - A team of Legionnaires tries its best to prevent the Servants of Darkness from stealing items of power for their nameless master
Cover Art: Legion of Super-Heroes 290 by Keith Giffen and Frank Giacoia
1:23 Episodes 7-8 - Nagate Tanikaze heals up and pieces together what happened in one battle with the Gauna just before being sent off to fight once again
15:50 Episodes 9-10 - Nagate splits his time between visiting the captured Gauna Ena and exploring Sidonia with Yuhata and Izana
32:59 Episodes 11-12 - Nagate and his fellow pilots are a key part of the strategy to defeat a monstrously huge Gauna
01:30 Save the Espionage/Suicide Squad - the Espionage Squad (Chameleon Boy, Timber Wolf, Shrinking Violet) infiltrate the Khund homeworld only to have their cover blown when they get into a brawl
10:05 Prologue to Darkness - Shadow Lass and Mon-El investigate a mysterious planet
- Legion of Super-Heroes 288
12:05 The Legionnaire's Made for Burning - Princess Projectra and Karate Kid face execution on her homeworld at the hands of her cousin
- Legion of Super-Heroes 289
25:20 A Cold and Lonely Corner of Hell - Tempers flare as the temperature drops on the frozen asteroid where the shipwrecked Espionage Squad finds itself after escaping the Khund homeworld
35:15 Once Upon an Insanity - Brainiac 5 and Element Lad are ambushed by a disgruntled psychomedic, while paying a visit to Matter Eater Lad
1:25 All-Star Squadron 29 - The Seven Soldiers of Victory battle Dr Doome, the Emperor Nero, Napoleon Bonaparte, Alexander the Great, Attila the Hun, and Genghis Khan
19:15 All-Star Squadron 30 - In an effort to prevent them from stealing top secret sup weaopns, the Justice Society of America battles the Black Dragon Society
35:55 Additional Notes - Leading Comics, Arkham Asylum, Mount Rushmore, Dr Doome, Smithsonian, Stuff & Wing
2:20 Episodes 1-4: Tanikaze's journey begins as he emerges from the hidden passageways of Sidonia, makes friends, and plays a vital role in the defense of Sidonia
19:55 Episodes 5-6: Tanikaze and Hoshijiro grow closer when they are stranded together in space; although neither seems sure what to do about their feelings for one another some of their comrades have their own selfish reasons for not wanting to accept this development
Stuff I Bought - New Teen Titans 12, 13; Marvel Premiere 44, 56; Marvel Two-in-One 100; Captain America 287; Underworld 1; Silverblade 1, 2; Alpha Flight 21; Freedom Fighters 9; Legion of Super-Heroes 283
What I Ate - Chicken Tikka Kabob
Stuff I Bought - DC Comics Presents 61, 62; New Teen Titans 15; Legion of Super-Heroes 298; Baltimore Comic Con T-Shirt
23:00 It's an Ad, Ad, Ad World: Advertising in Comics - a retrospective slide show of ads in comic books from Sea Monkeys to Hostess Twinkies and everything in between, prepared and presentated by Ed Catto
39:40 Russ Heath Spotlight - the co-creator of the Sea Devils and the Haunted Tank, Russ Heath talks with Mike Gold about his career in comic books
49:40 Silver Age of Comic Book Art - Arlen Schumer's thesis on the evolution of comics during the 1960s through the works of eight artists
54:40 Notes about Dominic Fortune, Marvel Two-in-One, The Thing
Visit the Baltimore Comic Con page for links to things discussed in this episode including audio recordings of panels.
Cover Art: Baltimore Comic Con 2015 Program Guide by Francesco Francavilla
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
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
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
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
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
