Monthly Archives: October 2017

It’s the first snow of thew winter and Cory!! is exited!!  So excited he changed the name of the show! We start off with a review, and because it’s out on DVD. Cory!! finally watched Spider-Man Homecoming, so he and Joe discuss it. SPOILERS ABOUND!

Joe also found one of the old Hot Comics newsletters from November 1994, so we discuss what comics were like in that bygone era. Joe talks about the small shop he had back then and the people who were working there at the time. Joe reads the newsletter so we can find out about:

-Joe tells you to get a pre-nup!

-What happened to Capital City Distribution

-What was selling well and what wasn’t back then

-Who bought the Image books from 1992 – 1994

-Upcoming comics from 1994! Will any be hits?

-How did shops promote the Age of Apocalypse in the X-Men books

-Cory has a “Hanging at the home” story

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

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This week, Cory!! and Joe go back and finish up their Dream Team Lineups! They go through DC books and the teams they would like to see on them. Yeah, it’s unlikely, it probably won’t happen, but it’s Dream Teams! They also review a new book that collects interviews with Jim Shooterfrom the 60’s until now and a lot more. You’ve listened before, you know there’s gonna talk about some current comics news, innate silliness, their persona lives, freaking and geeking and much, much more Hey, they’ve been doing this for over 700 hours, you know how it works!

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Cory!! is back from Central Illinois and Joe sold off a bunch of stuff at FallCon closing down the long reign of P&J Comix! Joe gives an update on how the MCBA Fall ComiCon did for himself and other dealers. They then talk about their monthly comics order showing up, the things they are excited about in the new Previews and a LOT MORE, like:

• Joe has another confession
• How Warren Ellis deal with a cliffhanger during his run of Hellstorm.
• Cory!! rants about a jerk retailer at the New York ComiCon
• Is Cory!!’s comic box actually Laura Palmer in disguise?
• We have discovered that Joe and Cory!! disagree on the Flash Gordon cartoon of the late 70’s. Joe is wrong, of course, and Cory!! can say that, because he writes these.
• How and why Garth Ennis got the Punisher right.
• They recommend the collected Neil the Horse and discuss the creator Arn Saba/Katherine Collins
• Cory!! discusses the state of EC reprints

All of this, the usuual shenanigans and as always, Much, Much More!!

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Cory!! took a trip!  He drove down the Mississippi River Road on his way to where he grew up and stopped at Jimmy Jams Comics and Games in Winona Minnesota, which he gives a glowing review. He also talks about spending a morning with artist John Mundt Eq., antique stores, dangerous roads and the Mississippi river.

All positivism! In order to fight against all of the bad news lately, Cory!! and Joe talk about what they love about comics!  You can sign the Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy! song while you listen along!

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Dark Knight 3: The Master Race is now out as a collected graphic novel, and Joe and Cory!! review it. They also discuss the two previous Dark Knight books, where they came from and their repercussions. It’s a special ALL Dark Knight episode! They also discuss:

• The passing of Jim Garr “The Toy Wizzard” a local convention mainstay and Baron Dave Romm, a local SF fan and interviewer
• Frank Miller’s career leading up to the First Dark Knight mini-series
• Retailer reaction to Ronin
• The massive sales success of The Dark Knight Returns
• How Dark Knight created the trade paperback market
• Miller’s art style changes between Dark Knight one and two
• The fan reaction to Dark Knight 2
• The various formats that Dark Knight 3 was sold as
• Cory!! also reviews the book Slugfest: Inside the Epic, 50-year Battle between Marvel and DC by Reed Tucker.

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

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