Monthly Archives: July 2018

It’s time to talk about the 90’s!  Flannel shirts, grunge music, crappy Batman movies and lots and lots of terrible comics!  They weren’t ALL bad, so this week, Cory!!, Joe and special guest Stephanie Cofell! Stephanie isn’t just the co-host of podcast Scrabbling Across The West (http://scrabbling.solitairerose.com/), but she also was a comics colorist at DC, Vertigo, Archie and other publishers!

So, all three of them talk about their ten favorite comics from the 90’s in this Super Sized Episode!

They also discuss:

• Joe’s internet was so terrible, Cory!! Went through 19 nervous breakdowns editing the episode.
• Why Stephanie likes Lobo because of Cop Rock.
• How The Death of Superman helped Joe make his shop professional
• A bear sighting in the show, and no, it’s not Cory!! wearing a muscle shirt.
• Comics that changed our lives.
• Hipwatch!
• Cory!! Sneaks in a reference to the Gobbiltygooker!

All of this, the usual shenanigans, Joe’s crappy internet and much, much more!

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It’s time for the monthly jaunt through the massive catalog that is Previews! Joe and Cory!! talk about the comics they are looking forward to as well as comments on current comics, past books and much, much more, like:

• Joe finally goes over his impression of Secret Empire
• Fans are now upset about She-Ra
• Gilligan’s Island?
• Racism in old pop culture like comics and movies.
• Hipwatch!!

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

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We have learned of the passing of comics legend Steve Ditko, and Cory!! and Joe discuss the work of this Hall of Fame artist. They discuss his career, his style, his philosophy, his legacy, the pantheon of characters he created and their favorite stories by “Sturdy” Steve Ditko!

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Harlan Ellison passed away, and Joe and Cory!! are both fans. We discuss his career in comics, fiction and other places. Then, they discuss is a creator/artist is a jerk, can you still enjoy their work? They discuss all of this and:

• What do you leave out for Captain America on the 4^th of July?
• Harlan Ellison’s Marvel comics
• Harlan Ellison’s Batman story…
• How Harlan promoted his comic book on the Tom Snyder talk show
• What happened when Cory!! went to Wal Mart?

All of this, the usual shenanigans and the proverbial much, much more! AND, we have a post credits scene!!!!

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Cory!! slacked on coming up with a theme for the episode, so for the first time in ages, it’s just comic talk. Cory!! and Joe talk about:

• Wal-Mart 100 page comics
• Why did people at Shinder’s call old comics “cheese”?
• Previous “big thick comics” that Joe and Cory!! liked as kids.
• Treasuries that were all original material leading to mini-series.
• Did the 100 page Monster books from Marvel do well?
• The Greatest Comic Ever Printed
• Cory talks sales of trades and comics.

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

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