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11 O’Clock Comics Episode 166

Much doom and gloom and all-around depressing stuff the first hour as we wade hip-deep into The Walking Dead volume 14 from Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard (NOTE: If you want to skip ahead, you’ll be fine if you jump to the 39 minute mark!), after which we elevate with elaboration on Falling Skies, Will Pfeifer and Jill Thompson‘s excellent Finals under the Vertigo Resurrected banner, Baltimore: The Plague Ships by Mignola and Ben Stenbeck from Dark Horse, the I…Vampire! serial by J. M. DeMatteis and Tom Sutton from the pages of House of Mystery, Wolverine and Jubilee, Rogue’s X-marks, Deathmate, Joe Casey‘s Butcher Baker #3 and Marijuanaman from Image and Infantry under the DDP Aftermath imprint, 28 Days Later, Jeff Lemire‘s Sweet Tooth volume three, Avengers Academy Giant-Size, Aspen’s Executive Assistant Iris Volume 1 from David Whol and Eduardo Francisco, Hickman‘s Red Wing, Scarlet, Gladstone’s School for World Conquerors by Mark Andrew Smith and Image, and a whole mess more!

11 O’Clock Comics Episode 163

Overflowing with optimism and enthusiasm, we spend the better part of an hour examining DC’s recent announcement of a line-wide reboot with simultaneous day/date digital releases (incorporating our thoughts and hopes on character treatment, storytelling techniques, delivery methods, the influence of Earth One, changes in retail sales, the direct market, Marvel’s reaction, possible titles, and a whole mess more), plus, have more than enough time left over for even more on Jeff Parker and Gabriel Hardman‘s HULK (with a little Planet Red Hulk and Carlo Pagulayan thrown in for good measure), the brilliant comix work of Jason Karns (Fukitor and Satanic Terror), Malignant Man and 28 Days Later from BOOM!, Jason Aaron and Wolverine, William Messner-LoebsJourney: The Adventures of Wolverine McAllister from IDW, Black Panther, The Infinite from Kirkman and Liefeld, Roger Langridge‘s Snarked! from Kaboom!, and a whole mess more!

11 O’Clock Comics Episode 162

Everything’s coming up comics as we cover Larry Marder, our favorite stories of all time, Conspiracy of the Planet of the Apes from Archaia, Rozum and Irving‘s Xombi #2, Denys Cowan and Strange Adventures, Robert Kirkman (Invincible Ultimate Collection volume six, Walking Dead #83 (No spoilers!), Guarding the Globe, and more!), ’68 #2 from Image, Archaia’s Cyclops, Barbarella, Doctor Hue (aka the lovely and talented Val Staples), Jason Aaron‘s Punisher Max and Bullseye, Jeff Parker and Gabriel Hardman‘s HULK, creating new characters for the Big2, Tim Hensley‘s Wally Gropius for Fantagraphics, Boundless’ Lady Death (Brian Pulido, Mike Wolfer, and Marcello Mueller), Wolverine: The Best there Is?, Tom Fowler and Venom #3, Tommy Lee Edwards‘ Super 8 promo, Nonplayer #1, Seth Fisher and Willworld, Jeremy Haun and Joplin, Missouri, Tom Scioli and American Barbarian, and a whole mess more!

11 O’Clock Comics Episode 140

We ring in the holidays with some cheerful discussion on Joe Casey‘s Wildcats 3.0, Haunt from Image, Fantastic Four, Mike Wieringo, Moon and Ba‘s DE:Tales and Daytripper, Method Man and Redman, Hellboy Double Feature of Evil and Richard Corben from Dark Horse, Conan, mainstream events (Okay, so not all of the discussion was cheerful…), Fables volume 14 from Vertigo, Kiss: Psycho Circus from Brian Holguin, Angel Medina, and Image, comics on the iPad, Urasawa‘s Pluto, Humanoids, Jodorowsky, and Jimenez, creator-owned comics and work-for-hire, Marineman by Ian Churchill, R.E.B.E.L.S., and much, much more!

11 O’Clock Comics Episode 133

After more than an hour of talk on the triumph that was the first episode of Robert Kirkman and company’s The Walking Dead from AMC (via IDW’s Famous Monsters of Filmland #252, Mike Mignola and Hellboy, Watchmen, and more), we hit the ground running on Skottie Young, our first impressions of Duncan the Wonder Dog: Show One from Adam Hines and AdHouse Books, The Sixth Gun from Cullen Bunn, Brian Hurtt, and ONI, Alan Moore and Jacen BurrowsNeonomicon #2 from Avatar, Lost Girls, and pornography, Marvel Heralds and Her-oes, and a whole lot more!

11 O'Clock Comics Episode 118

Rock-solid proof that what goes up must inevitably come down as we wander through Warren Ellis and John Cassaday‘s mighty Planetary, Hunter S. Thompson, Scott Pilgrim, IT!, the Terror from Beyond Space from IDW’s Midnite Movies line, the Absolute and Omnibus format, X-Force: Sex and Violence #1, Brendan C. Leach‘s Pterodactyl Hunters in the Gilded City, Michael Avon Oeming and Mice Templar, Robert Kirkman‘s Skybound imprint and AMC’s Walking Dead, characters and series that have lost their luster, Vertigo and the miniseries format, listener goodies, and much more!

11 O'Clock Comics Episode 77

A lot of ground is covered as we trample through topics such as Rick Remender and Jefte Palo‘s Doctor Voodoo: Avenger of the Supernatural, X-Men/Agents of Atlas #1, Shang-Chi, Jason LutesBerlin, Morrison and Johns driving the DC bus, Siege and the Avengers titles, Wonder Woman, Vampirella: Second Coming from Harris Comics, Val Staples and Incognito, Haunt #1 and Image United, G.I. Joe: Cobra Special, Mighty Avengers, listener voicemail, a special Tom Fowler-inspired treat, and much more! Glory be to King DAP!

11 O'Clock Comics Episode 18

Our usual reliance on the Anti Structure Equation evaporates (not really) as we enter an extended examination of Robert Kirkman’s recent revelations on his plan to save the comics industry. In addition to the main course, we serve up some succulent side dishes on Brian Michael Bendis, Geoff Johns, creative ownership and work-made-for-hire, the direct market and Diamond Distribution, kids and comics, digital distribution, the bookstore market, and much, much more!

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