Marvel Noise Episode 115

[LA Rabbit]

Just fired up this episode.  Part of my brain just won't acknowledge that there aren't any more episodes waiting for me.  I don't know how you people live like this.  Any advice?  Any Marvel Noise methadone that you can prescribe. . .

I enjoyed Mr. Cordova's friendly greeting.  I am doing pretty well, thank you kindly.  A few complaints but most are past the boundary that society would encourage me to cross.  I also like the time travel noise.  I first thought the issue you refer to is Hulk 335 (1987) where the Hulk is carrying Betty but the art is by guest artist John Ridgeway.  It is probably Hulk 344 (1988) which does have McFarlane on it.  If there was only someone around who was a fan of the Hulk . . . but I can't think of anyone.

Well that's it.  No more.  All gone.  I feel a little empty.  Is this what it is like?  Can't wait for the next episode?  Great job everyone.  Take a bow.

[Colonel Mooseblood]

I also like the time travel noise.  I first thought the issue you refer to is Hulk 335 (1987) where the Hulk is carrying Betty but the art is by guest artist John Ridgeway.  It is probably Hulk 344 (1988) which does have McFarlane on it.  If there was only someone around who was a fan of the Hulk . . . but I can't think of anyone.

Well that's it.  No more.  All gone.  I feel a little empty.  Is this what it is like?  Can't wait for the next episode?  Great job everyone.  Take a bow.

I know how you feel, friend. A week without Smash Tales is like a week without plastic or comic books..... it's horrible.

[Dave A]

11 O'Clock Comics uses Libsyn.  The Noise Network shows do not.

What do you use to catch your podcasts?

Forgot to follow up! 

At work, I usually just click the direct download link, and it pops up as an mp3 in Windows Media Player. I guess that only works for libsyn feeds, though... some shows I get every time with no issues, and some shows I can get short fragments of before it craps out with network error messages (for instance, I can only get about 9 seconds into Marvel Noise #120).

It'd be easy enough to just get all this stuff through iTunes, but I always forget because I never listen to podcasts outside of work. 

[David]

At work, I usually just click the direct download link, and it pops up as an mp3 in Windows Media Player. I guess that only works for libsyn feeds, though... some shows I get every time with no issues, and some shows I can get short fragments of before it craps out with network error messages (for instance, I can only get about 9 seconds into Marvel Noise #120).

Have you tried the media player attached to the blog post on the site?  The direct download link and the player connect to the same file, so it might not make a difference, but anything's possible I guess.

[Dave A]

Have you tried the media player attached to the blog post on the site?  The direct download link and the player connect to the same file, so it might not make a difference, but anything's possible I guess.

Yeah, I've tried that, to limited success... sometimes I can get it to work, most of the time it'll go for 5-10 minutes and then crash. Boo. Oh well, I'll just have to make myself remember to get all this stuff through iTunes. 

[Rick Hansen]

I first thought the issue you refer to is Hulk 335 (1987) where the Hulk is carrying Betty but the art is by guest artist John Ridgeway.  It is probably Hulk 344 (1988) which does have McFarlane on it.  If there was only someone around who was a fan of the Hulk . . . but I can't think of anyone.

I believe he was referring to Hulk 344, where Hulk was gray and ends up cradling Betty in his arms after she tells him she is pregnant. This was the early roots of the idea that Banner is a multiple personality, where all his personas are merely aspects of the same person, and all share a love for Betty. You can find this issue and the rest of the best McFarlane Hulk issues by picking up the Ground Zero tpb. There is an original edition you can get on ebay/amazon, or get the re-release at your LCS, along with the rest of the Peter David Marvel Visionnaries. Peace out!

[ericmci]

It seems really trendy these days to talk about How Stan Lee "ripped" off Jack Kirby
Can you enlighten me as to why somoe peopel believes this so strongly.

From what I know they always worked as a team and collaborated on each other's contributions.

Jack was the chief art direction and Stan was the lion shared of character creation.

Why is that so hard for some people to deal with.

Stan is obviously a carnival barker but that doesn't take away from his legacy.

Atleast it shouldn't.

[Steve Raker]

It seems really trendy these days to talk about How Stan Lee "ripped" off Jack Kirby
Can you enlighten me as to why somoe peopel believes this so strongly.

From what I know they always worked as a team and collaborated on each other's contributions.

Jack was the chief art direction and Stan was the lion shared of character creation.

Why is that so hard for some people to deal with.

Stan is obviously a carnival barker but that doesn't take away from his legacy.

Atleast it shouldn't.

The short version is that a couple of mainstream media stories popped up in the 70's, as Marvel Comics rose and overtook DC, and became recognized as being read by college-aged individuals, and not just little kids.  The mainstream media portrayed things as being all Stan (he was the mouthpiece, editor, and 'voice' of Marvel, plus, he worked in the office, so was there to represent, etc.  The ignorance of the media ticked off Jack, who took his resentment out on Stan.  A few word-of-mouth promises made by publisher Goodman to Jack were just lip service, and for some reason, even though these deals weren't made through Stan, Jack held Stan to them and held him responsible for them not occurring (and Jack left for DC).  Also, while Stan often credited their comics as bring by Jack and Stan with no other specific credit, Jack wanted to be spedifically credited as the co-plotter.  Then even though Stan was long gone to the west coast by then, when Jack fought Marvel for the return of his old artwork, just as Stan was given credit for all the good stuff, greater fandom kinda held him responsible for these kinds of conflicts with Marvel overall.  Then, as Jack got older, he got kinda kooky in his claims to have solely created everything under the sun including Spider-Man....this further divided fandom.......Jack being dead and Stan still smilin' doesn't help matters either.....you always pick on the guy still standing, y'know?