11 O’Clock Comics

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Come with us to the mean streets of Wilkesborough as we sing some sweet, baadasssss songs about Steve Ditko, Watchmen 2 and the possibilities of new stories set in Moore and Gibbons‘ universe, Parade with Fireworks from Shadowline, Jim Valentino, Siege #2 and the Sentry, Avengers (the forthcoming Avengers #1 by Bendis and John Romita JR, Dan Slott, and more), the Planet Hulk DVD and Fox’s Human Target, Back Issue magazine, Ed Hannigan: Covered, Gene Colan, and Jim Rugg and Brian Maruca’s phenomenal AFRODISIAC from Adhouse Books!

Tags: Afrodisiac, Avengers, Brian Michael Bendis, Human Target, Jim Rugg, Jim Valentino, Parade with Fireworks, Planet Hulk, Seige, Steve Ditko, Watchmen

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As the dust settles on the 11 O’Closcars, we return to our usual streamlined, no-frills comics reportage (That’s a joke, son.), throwing down hot ‘n’ heavy on Deadpool: Merc with a Mouth #7, listener email, The Escapist(s), Neil Gaiman, Joe the Barbarian #1 by Grant Morrison and the disgustingly talented Sean Murphy, Siege #1 and Siege: Embedded #1, Captain America #602, Avengers Vs. Agents of Atlas #1, the mysteries of the Spider-Man 2010 promo image, Walking Dead (no spoilers), Fables, Ex Machina, LOST, Jerks in Space by John_K, Mera from Jon O., JMS‘ The Brave and the Bold, Superman: Secret Origin, and much, much more!

Tags: Agents of Atlas, Captain America, Deadpool, Grant Morrison, Joe the Barbarian, Sean Murphy, Spider-Man, Superman, The Brave and the Bold, Walking Dead

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Jason leads the charge in this giant-size, 3.5 hour monster episode tallying the winners of the 11 O’Closcars, the comic industry’s best of 2009 according to the members of the 11 O’Clock Comics forum and the four fools behind the microphones.

Tags: 11 O'Closcars

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Second verse, same as the first: we ramble, rumble, tickle, and tumble over topics such as Sam Raimi’s Drag Me to Hell, Jason and Chris’ Collectible Capers (by way of Eaglemoss and HeroClix), more holiday gifts, Emperor Doom and other Marvel Graphic Novels, Comics Journal #300, Batman Confidential #40 by Sam Kieth, reading versus looking, Jacques Tardi’s West Coast Blues from Fantagraphics, Ellis and Jimenez’s Astonishing X-Men, a stinkeroo called Siege #1, S.W.O.R.D., and a whole mess more!

Tags: Astonishing X-Men, Comics Journal, Eaglemoss, Emperor Doom, HeroClix, Jacques Tardi, Sam Kieth, West Coast Blues

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Happy holidays! Color artist supreme, Val Staples, drops down the 11 O’Clock chimney to talk to us about X-Men: First Class and Jeff Parker, Criminal and Incognito, X-Men: Deadly Genesis, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Bruce Timm, Mark Texeira, The Four Horsemen, Tim Seeley, Mike Norton, CrossGen, Greg Land, Mike Wieringo, Robert Kirkman, Transformers, and COLOR, of course! BONUS! Xmas presents REVEALED!

Tags: Criminal, Ed Brubaker, He-Man, Incognito, Jeff Parker, Transformers, Val Staples, X-Men

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Infused with the red-hot energy of the Rulk laying a cosmic smackdown on the Watcher, we snap, crackle, and burn through topics like God Complex #1, Powers, Vertigo’s Daytripper #1 by Gabriel Bá and Fábio Moon, a trio of books from Buenaventura Press (Injury #3 from Ted May, Lisa Hanawalt’s I Want You #1, and Eric Haven’s The Aviatrix #1), The Looking Glass Wars and Hatter M, X-Factor #200, Deadpool: Merc with a Mouth and Man-Thing, John Byrne and Alpha Flight, FANZINE FLASHBACK: Amazing Heroes and Comics Interview, the greatness of Bill Mantlo, Questprobe, Godland, classic versus contemporary comics storytelling and dialogue, Eaglemoss, Sectaurs and Inhumanoids (Yes, you read that correctly…), and much, much more!

Tags: Alpha Flight, Amazing Heroes, Bill Mantlo, Comics Interview, Daytripper, Eric Haven, Fábio Moon, Gabriel Bá, God Complex, Hatter M, John Byrne, Lisa Hanawalt, Ted May, The Looking Glass Wars, X-Factor

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It’s chaos from the get-go as we bluster and blunder our way through Assault on New Olympus, more on Alan Moore’s Dodgem Logic, Justice Machine, Archer and Armstrong from Valiant, Five Fists of Science, Barry Windsor-Smith, Invincible Iron Man #21, Matt Fraction, the logistics and downside of company-wide storytelling, JMS and Gillen’s Thor, Siege, Bryan Talbot’s Grandville from Dark Horse, Jonah Hex #50, digital comics, Earth One and the Ultimate and 2099 universes, and much more!

Tags: Alan Moore, Archer & Armstrong, Barry Windsor-Smith, Grandville, Iron Man, Justice Machine, Matt Fraction, Mike Gustovich, Staven Sanders, Thor, Valiant

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LANGUAGE IS A VIRUS: After bidding an 11 O’Clock family member a fond farewell, the remaining members launch into spirited discussion on Ultraviolet: 69 Blacklight Posters from the Aquarian Age and Beyond from Abrams Image, Alan Moore’s Dodgem Logic fanzine and website, Punisher #11, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Archie comics, The ‘Nam, Heroes for Hope, The Other Side, another fact-filled FANZINE FLASHBACK, Jim Starlin, Mark Millar’s Master of Doom and Jonathan Hickman’s Fantastic Four, a letter from Catwoman’s Will Pfeifer, Image United #1, Blackest Night #5, Iron Man #20 by Fraction and Larroca, Blackest Night: Titans and whole mess more!

Tags: Alan Moore, Amazing Heroes, Iron Man, Jack Kirby, Jim Starlin, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Mark Millar, Matt Fraction

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Agents of Atlas‘ Gabriel Hardman stops by to shoot the shizzle on working as a storyboard artist, Avengers Vs. Agents of Atlas, Comic Book Comics #4, the connection between John Byrne’s Namor and Ed Brubaker’s Captain America, Wild Pig, Sam Raimi and Spider-Man 3, an unfortunate Neal Adams experience and Gabriel’s comeuppance, Punisher #11, Heathentown, pencilers and inkers and the mystical third entity created by a special combination of the two, Alpha Flight, Home Alone 3, Gabriel’s working methods and influences, Noel Sickles and Scorchy Smith, Bernie Wrightson, and a whole lot more! Plus, a special suprise appearance by Davros and the usual Hotline hoohah!

Tags: Agents of Atlas, Alpha Flight, Captain America, Chris Samnee, Elizabeth Dismang, Fantastic Four, Gabriel Hardman, Jerry Ordway, John Byrne, Karl Kesel, Namor, Neal Adams, Punisher, Scorchy Smith, Superman

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Wood double-times it to make up for an absent Chris Neseman, pushing us down paths towards Dark Avengers/X-Men: Utopia, Marvel Apes, 1985, Dark Reign – The List: Punisher, Wednesday Comics, S.W.O.R.D. #1, Astonishing X-Men, Spider-Woman: Agent of Sword, X-Factor, Shatterstar, Neal Adams and Continuity Comics, The Incredible Hulk and Sal Buscema, 3 Story by Matt Kindt, and a whole lot more!

Tags: 1985, 3 Story, Continuity Studios, Matt Kindt, Neal Adams, S.W.O.R.D., Sal Buscema, Spider-Woman, Utopia, Wednesday Comics