Monthly Archives: September 2019

It’s time for another Fave 5, where Joe and Cory!! talk about their five favorites about Topic, and this time, it’s their five favorite crossovers between Marvel and DC! They discuss:

• Darkseid/Galactus
• Batman/Captain America
• The Rutland Halloween Parade
• Superman/Spider-Man 1981
• X-Men/Teen Titans
• Superman vs Spider-Man 1976
• JLA/Avengers
• Amalgam

They also discuss:

• Cory!! fills Joe in on the big week of Professional Wrestling this week, including his new job writing about AEW for PWInsider.com
• Joe won’t take the multitude of hints Cory!! throws his way to segue into the topic of the episode.
• Cory!! gives the history of Avengers/Justice League in 1983.
• Why didn’t Mark Wait write JLA/Avengers?

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

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Every month, there is a new issue of Previews which lists all of the comics coming out in three moths. So, Cory!! and Joe will discuss the new comics, paperbacks, and hardcovers that they will be buying and recommend for YOU to order so you can make sure you get a copy. These episodes are usually Super-sized and this one is no different/ Get ready for over 2 hours of comic-y goodness!!

They also discuss:

• Joe and Cory!! discuss the Millennium Legion of Super-Heroes comic. And buy discuss, they argue about it. A lot.
• Cory!! has figured out that Joe has his surgeries so that he doesn’t have to do the Festivus show.
• What is the behind the scenes reason behind the creation of the “New Mutants” series?
• Memories of 2099.
• Cory!! tells the story behind the 1960’s Spider-Man black and white magazines
• Will another publisher be printing Conan books?
• The secret origin of Daredevil.

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

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One thing that comics creators are wondering about is who’s job is it to get the word out about the comics they work on. Is the shop owners? The companies? The distributors? The creators? US PODCASTERS??!!??

Cory and Joe take a look at publicity and getting the word out for comics from the 70’s to now and what they think creators can do to let people know their comic exists!

They also discuss:

• Joe bailing on the show when he gets rich.
• How does Comic Shop News keep being published?
• What is Final Order Cut Off and why does it matter?
• What does being part of a major corporation have to do with publishing comics?

They also have the usual shenanigans, too much corsstalk, Cory!! blathering on and on, and much, much more!

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Cory!! and Joe are out and about again, this time after a trip to Mind’s Eye comics in Burnsville, MN, they stop at the Original Pancake House (I guess there must be imitations) for pancakes and comics talk. Cory!! had banana pancakes, Joe had blueberry pancakes, and they discuss:

• The senses shattering amounts they spent on comics at 70% off!
• Level Up Games closing two of its stores, which also sell comics, in the Twin Cities.
• They discuss computer games featuring comics characters
• Why there are TWO version of Savage Dragon #13.
• They discuss a game where cheating is encouraged.
• They go over the stuff they purchased for cheap at the shop.

All of this, the usual shenanigans, people in the background at a restaurant, and much, much more!

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Joe and Cory!! have been reading lots of comics, and are willing to tell you about them on this here show! They review:

• The Love She Offered – Source point press
• GLOW Summer Special – IDW
• Leave on the Light – Antarctic Press
• Pretty Violent – Image
• Jane Foster Valkyrie – Marvel
• Johnathan’s Hickman’s X-Men – Marvel
• X-Men It’s always darkest before the dawn Epic Collection: Marvel
• The White Trees – Image

They also discuss:

• What are “File copies”?
• Joe cannot pronounce “The Eternals”.
• Why does Marvel and DC do female versions of their male heroes.
• Cory!! gives the history of the Captain Marvel name yet again.
• When did Dave Sim get a copyright letter from Marvel and why?
• Beat up comics that have been CGC graded.

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

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