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11 O’Clock Comics Episode 165

Jun 16th, 2011
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Taking a much-needed break from the Nu52, we delve into Matthew Allison‘s Calamity of Challenge, Rudy Nebres, Origins of Marvel Comics and other comics histories, Graveyard of Empires by Mark Sable and Paul Azaceta from Image, Waid and Martin‘s Daredevil, Comics Buyer’s Guide #1680, Comics Retailer, the Wizard World app, 50 Girls 50 by Doug Murray, Frank Cho, and Axel Medellin, Jesse Jacobs‘ Even the Giants from AdHouse, Doctor Who and Sherlock, Jim Starlin‘s ‘Breed III out of Image, the X-Men: First Class movie, Flashpoint: Frankenstein and the Creatures of the Unknown by Jeff Lemire and Ibraim Roberson, The Tooth by Cullen Bunn and Matt Kindt from Oni, Avatar’s Crossed 3D by David Lapham and Gianluca Pagliarani, Blue Estate #2, Planet of the Apes #2 by Darryl Gregory and Carlos Magno from BOOM!, American Vampire, Al Jafee and SPY Vs. SPY, and a whole mess more!

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Tagged: · 50 Girls 50 · Blue Estate #2 · · Comics Buyer's Guide · Crossed 3D · Even the Giants · Flashpoint: Frankenstein and the Creatures of the Unknown · Graveyard of Empires · Jesse Jacobs · · · Rudy Nebres · Wizard World · X-Men: First Class

11 O’Clock Comics Episode 164

Jun 9th, 2011
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We spend another huge chunk of time discussing the new titles pouring out of the new DC Universe in September (Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo, Jeff Lemire and Frankenstein, Demon Knights, Justice League Dark, Rob Liefeld, Firestorm, Birds of Prey, Teen Titans, the Legion, Animal Man and family, Swamp Thing, Resurrection Man and DnA, and more), then move on to Charlton horror comics and the Ghosts of Doctor Graves (via Gabe Hardman, with Tom Sutton, Pat Boyette, Steve Ditko, and others), KIRBY: GENESIS #0 from Kurt Busiek, Alex Ross, and Jack Herbert from Dynamite!, bribing children with comics, Batman: Knight of Vengeance #1 by Azzarello and Risso, Fear Itself and Flashpoint, Oceanverse, Fear Itself: Youth in Revolt #1, Chester Brown‘s Paying For It from Drawn & Quarterly, Ron Marz and Lee Moder‘s Shinku #1 from Image, Top Shelf’s Liar’s Kiss, United States of Tara, Image’s 50 Girls 50, 2000 A.D., and a whole mess more!

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Tagged: Animal Man · · Batman: Knight of Vengeance · · Demon Knights · · Fear Itself: Youth In Revolt · Flashpoint · Ghosts of Doctor Graves · Jeff Lemire · · · Oceanverse · Paying For It. · · · Shinku · · Teen Titans

11 O’Clock Comics Episode 163

Jun 2nd, 2011
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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-Loebs‘ Journey: 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!

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Tagged: 28 Days Later · Black Panther · DC Comics · Fukitor · · Hulk · Jason Karns · · · · Malignant Man · · · Satanic Terror · William Messner-Loebs

11 O’Clock Comics Episode 162

May 26th, 2011
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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!

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Tagged: American Barbarian · Cyclops · Denys Cowan · Frazer Irving · · Hulk · · · · Lady Death · Larry Marder · · Punishermax · · · Tom Scioli · Walking Dead · Wally Gropius · Wolverine: The Best There Is ·

11 O’Clock Comics Episode 161

May 19th, 2011
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Cleaning house for the end times, we purge our perceptions of Denys Cowan, the Image explosion, Jim Rugg, the possibility of a DCU reboot (incorporating Flashpoint, Fear Itself, One More Day, and more), the creative approach to events, Who Is Jake Ellis? #3, Joe Casey and Mike Huddleston‘s Butcher Baker, the Righteous Maker #2 and the author’s backmatter, Frank Miller and Lynn Varley‘s Elektra Lives Again (with a little Elektra: Assassin thrown in for good measure), James Stokoe‘s Orc Stain and Brendan Graham‘s King City, One Piece, Moon Knight #1, Pak and Van Lente‘s Alpha Flight 0.1, IDW’s Rocketeer Adventures #1 and Dave Stevens, Tim Seeley and the Hack/Slash Omnibus volume two, R.E.B.E.L.S., Hardman and Parker‘s HULK, Mega Man #1 from Archie, and much more!

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Tagged: Butcher Baker the Righteous Maker · Denys Cowan · Elektra Lives Again · Elektra: Assassin · · Flashpoint · Frank Miller · Hack/Slash · · Mega Man · · Moon Knight · Orc Stain · R.E.B.E.L.S. ·

11 O’Clock Comics Episode 160

May 13th, 2011
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All your base belong to us, including Douglas Adams, FCBD 2011 (Locke & Key from IDW and Gabriel Rodriguez, Kirkman and Howard‘s stunning Super Dinosaur Origin Special, Captain America and Thor the Mighty: Fighting Avengers by Roger Langridge and Chris Samnee, The Dark Crystal and Jim Henson, Top 10 Deadliest Sharks from Discovery Channel, Escapegoat, and more), Jacques Tardi, Hine and Kane‘s Bulletproof Coffin, Fear Itself, Flashpoint #1, Vince rants on Wonder Woman (and eats a heapin’ helping of crow in the process), creators outliving their shelf lives, Warlord of Mars: Dejah Thoris from Dynamite, Judgment on Gotham, new reader hurdles, Remender, Moore, and company’s Venom, Butcher Baker, Four Star Studios, Fracture, and a whole mess more!

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Tagged: Bulletproof Coffin · Captain America and Thor the Mighty: Fighting Avengers · F;ashpoint · · · Free Comic Book Day · Super Dinosaur · · Warlord of Mars: Dejah Thoris · Wonder Woman

11 O’Clock Comics Episode 159

May 5th, 2011
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Hokey smokes, it’s a rare instance of an honest-to-gosh themed episode, this time taking a look at racism in comics with Night of the Living Dead Annual 2011 by Mike Wolfer from Avatar, BOOM’s fantastic first issue of Planet of the Apes from Darly Gregory, Carlos Magno, and company, ’68 by Mark Kidwell, Nat Jones, Tim Vigil, and Jay Fotos from Image Comics, and Ape Entertainment’s Black Dynamite by Brian Ash, Jun Lofamia, and Michael Jai White! Plus, we have plenty of time left over to explore Strange Tales II, Dark Horse Presents #1 (featuring Paul Chadwick, Frank Miller, Neal Adams, Richard Corben, Carla Speed McNeil, Michael T. Gilbert, Howard Chaykin, and more), Finder, 28 Days Later, Pete Bagge‘s HATE Annual #9 from Fantagraphics, a pair of Image Comics’ recent color-themed books in Green Wake #1 by Kurtis Wiebe and Riley Rossmo, and Blue Estate #1 from Viktor Kalvachev, Andrew Osborne, Robert Valley, Toby Cypress, and Nathan Fox, Archie’s Sonic the Hedgehog, Free Comic Book Day 2011, Robert Kirkman and Jason Howard‘s Super Dinosaur #1, Tom Scioli, and a whole mess more!

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Tagged: '68 · Black Dynamite · Blue Estate · Dark Horse Presents · Green Wake · HATE · · Michael T. Gilbert · · Night of the Living Dead · Peter Bagge · Planet of the Apes · Strange Tales II · Super Dinosaur

11 O’Clock Comics Episode 158

Apr 29th, 2011
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If Wooode were in attendance this episode, he would no doubt deem this offering “rough”, but that didn’t stop us from trying, offering up commentary on the upcoming Kamandi Omnibus, Previews, Larry Marder, Grant Morrison, Tom Kelly, Action Comics #900, DC Blue Ribbon Digests, Starr, the Slayer from Daniel Way and Richard Corben, Giant-Size Atom #1 (Jeff Lemire, Mahmud Asrar, and others) and All-New Atom, Captain America and Bucky, The Losers, upcoming superhero films, Vertigo’s American Vampire from Scott Snyder and Rafael Albuquerque, the Dark Tower, Doctor Who, Game of Thrones, Fred Van Lente, Heroes for Hire, Skullkickers, Bulletproof Coffin, Howard Chaykin, and a whole mess more!

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Tagged: Action Comics · American Vampire · Bulletproof Coffin · · Doctor Who · Fred Van Lente · Giant-Size Atom · · Heroes For Hire · · Jeff Lemire · Kamandi · Larry Marder · Mahmud Asrar · Richard Corben · Skullkickers · Starr the Slayer · Taskmaster · The Losers · Tom Kelly

11 O’Clock Comics Episode 157

Apr 21st, 2011
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Proving King DAP very, very wrong, three years and still going strong! Throwing our nets far and wide, we drag the bottom for banter on Jim Rugg and Afrodisiac, 75 Years of DC Comics: The Art of Modern Mythmaking by Paul Levitz and Taschen Books, Wednesday Comics, the lack of Marvel archival editions, Annihilators #2, Devil Dinosaur, Teen Titans: Games by Wolfman and Perez, the upcoming Kamandi Omnibus, Marvel Fanfare #7 and Bill Mantlo, Neal Adams, Being John Byrne, Lucifer: Devil in the Gateway by Mike Carey, Chris Weston, Scott Hampton and company, Death: The High Cost of Living, Bucky and Bachalo, Cinderella: Fables are Forever, American Vampire, Onward towards Our Noble Deaths from Drawn & Quarterly, the 11 O’C Tarot, Avengers Prime by Bendis and Alan Davis, Sym-Bionic Titan, Ben Jones‘ Problem Solverz on Cartoon Network, Shadowland: Power Man, Fables, The Girl and the Gorilla, Monkeyman and O’Brien, Studygroup 12, and much more!

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Tagged: 75 Years of DC Comics · American Vampire · Annihilators · Bill Mantlo · Death: The High Cost of Living · Fables · Jim Rugg · · Kamandi · Lucifer · Marv Wolfman · Marvel Fanfare · Mike Carey · · Omnibus · Shadowland: Power Man · Teen Titans

11 O’Clock Comics Episode 156

Apr 14th, 2011
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We fill your media device with a feverish flood of four-color groupthink, including commentary on L’Association’s massive COMIX 2000, Vertigo’s Lucifer, KAPOW, the HERO Initiative, Alien Legion and Frank Cirocco, iZombie by Chris Roberson and the Allreds, Four Star Studios (Mike Norton, Tim Seeley, and more), Kevin Mellon and SHIELD Infinity, Chris Burnham, the Jimmy Olsen one-shot by Nick Spencer and company, Scott Snyder‘s Detective Comics, Astonishing X-Men: Exogenesis by Warren Ellis and Kaare Andrews, The Spider #1 from Moonstone and Pablo Marcos, Skaar: King of the Savage Land #1, Paul Jenkins, more on Xombi #1, Grant Morrison, Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot and Geoff Darrow, Hellboy, Dave Stewart, the Eisner Awards, Spongebob Comics #2, Weapons of the Metabarons by Jodorowsky and Charest, Carla Speed McNeil‘s FINDER, Steve Rude, and a whole mess more!

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Tagged: · Chris Burnham · COMIX 2000 · Dave Stewart · Detective Comics · DoubleFeature · Finder · Four Star Studios · Frank Cirocco · · iZombie · Jimmy Olsen · Kaare Andrews · KAPOW · Kevin Mellon · · Nick Spencer · Pablo Marcos · Paul Jenkins · · Skaar · The Spider · Tim Seeley · ·

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