Monthly Archives: May 2017

Kray Z Comics and Stories 304: Better, faster and more tempting!

Cory sounds like he’s been smoking unfiltered Pall Malls in the back of a diner for two years, Joe has Con Crud, but the show must go on! Joe wraps up SpringCon/MSP ComiCon for 2017 and Cory!! listened patiently while looking for more information on Twin Peaks on the internet.

What the hell is up with creamed corn, anyway?

Oh. Wait. You don’t care about that.

Joe discusses the amount of money raised for charity at the Convention, as well as the people he talked with, the stuff he bought and all sorts of other MSP ComiCon news.  THEN, they answer a question from Grant Balfour: Why has Captain Marvel been so resistant to adaptation since the 70’s.? They discuss the issues with the Original Captain Marvel, the different attempts and if DC can do a decent kid’s comic book series. They also discuss:

  • Sultry Teenage Super Foxes.    IT’S a COMIC BOOK…GEEZE, PEOPLE!~!!
  • A discussion of the passing of Rich Buckler
  • The relationship between creators and their creations when it comes to quirky characters
  • The history of Violet in Peanuts
  • Why DC honors Neil Gaiman’s requests and not Alan Moore’s
  • The 1978 Silver Surfer graphic novel (Cory!! talks Kirby! SHOCKING!!)
  • Joe has never watched Lost or Firefly and must be shunned.
  • Why we should cut Al Milgrom some slack on his 80’s work.

All of this, the usual shenanigans and much, much more!

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Solitaire Rose Radio 69: Twin Peaks Has Returned

Sunday night, after 25 years, Twin Peaks has returned.  Cory!! discusses his reaction to the original series and breaks down the two episodes that aired on Showtime Sunday night.  It’s an instant reaction podcast, unedited, unfiltered and a reaction to the fact that It Is Happening Again.

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Kray Z Comics and Stories 303: Free Comic Book Day Reviews

It’s Spring in Minnesota, which means it’s time for severe weather. Joe and Cory!! talk about the radio you listen to when you’re worried about a tornado. That then leads into a SHORT discussion of old time radio shows. Cory!! loves that stuff because he’s old.

Yep. Old.

So, they go through the free comic book day issues that they have read so far, like:

  • I Hate Image
  • Riverdale
  • Betty and Veronica
  • Star Trek Next Generation Mirror Broken
  • Overstreet guide to collecting: Cory!! and Joe disagree STRONGLY about this. This leads into a discussion of how back issue prices were set when price guides only came out annually, how to price high dollar current comics and similar topics.
  • Secret Empire
  • Wonder Woman
  • Guardians of the Galaxy
  • Doctor Who
  • Spongebob Squarepants
  • Buffy, The Vampire Slayer: The High School Years
  • Underdog
  • Bongo Free For All
  • Link: Ocarina of Time
  • Defend Comics
  • 2000 AD
  • Rick and Morty
  • The Tick

All of this, the usual shenanigans and so much more!

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Solitaire Rose Radio 68: A Conversion With Karl Kesel

Karl Kesel has worked in comics as an inker, penciler and writer and has been involved with the post-Crisis Hawk and Dove, the 90’s Superboy, The Return of Superman, Amalgam and much, much more.  He is now working with Tom Grummett on bringing back their creator owned series Section Zero.,  Cory!! talks with him about his craft, his process, his love of Jack Kirby and much more!

The Section Zero kickstarter is  at: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1227066666/section-zero

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Solitaire Rose Radio 67: An Interview with Phil Juliano

Coming to the annual SpringCon (MSP ComiCon) are a LOT of local and national cartoonists, and Phil Juliano will be there with a story to tell.  He’s been doing a webstrip for over a decade, has flipped the switch to live off of his art full time recently and is using his webstrip for YA novels!  Cory!! discusses his art, his career and his philosophy in this far ranging interview!

http://philjulianoillustration.com/

www.bestinshowcomics.bigcartel.com
https://www.amazon.com/Little-Peej-Spencer-Amazing-Traveling/dp/1635876869

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Bad Advice 2: Sneak Preview

That’s right, Cory!! is adding a NEW Podcast to the Solitaire Rose Network, and this is the second episode, available on the Kray Z Comics and Stories feed as a sneak preview!

Bad Advice is where Wolfie B Bad and Cory!! Strode dispense Bad Advice to people who send in their questions, dilemmas and concerns.

The Podcast will be at http://www.badadvice.solitairerose.com/, so listen in on this NEW on-line advice column!

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Kray Z Comics and Stories 302: Free Comic Book Day 2017

Joe and Cory!!, plus their special guest Butch went on their annual trip to St Cloud Minnesota for Free Comic Book Day! They answer a question from twitter from Grant (are comics for kids?) before talking about not just their adventures all around the big holiday for Comic Book Nerds, but other things as well, such as:

  • Cory!!’s IQ testing as a child
  • Joe’s requirement for a road trip
  • What comic series did Cory!! NOT buy?
  • Joe and Cory!! discuss digital comics
  • They dropped by Books Revisited and talk used books
  • They discuss Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2

All of this, the usual shenanigans and the proverbial much, much more!!

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Kray Z Comics and Stories 301: Kray Reviewables

Episode 300 is in the past, and with 301, we talk about how we have more episodes than some successful TV series and then we get into how Marvel is flooding the market. JUST LIKE THEY ALWAYS DO.

After catching up on the comics market, we review a BUNCH of comics we’ve been sent to review and books we’ve read:

  • James Bond: Hammerhead
  • Bullwhip #1
  • Axis – Avengers vs X-Men
  • Silver Surfer #10
  • Dr. Who: Prisoners of Time
  • Amazing Spider-Man #25
  • Wolverine Election Day
  • Marvel Firsts: The 90’s
  • American Gods
  • X-Men Blue
  • Daredevil/Batman
  • Chris Cross
  • Gen13/Generation X

And, as a bonus, Cory!! confesses he had implants.  Wait, what?

Then, we have Ask The Strode, freaking and geeking, and the usual shenanigans!!

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