Monthly Archives: March 2022

That’s right, co-host Joe “Kray Z” Rider took his lovely bride to Hawai’i and he regales us with stories of the things he did, the comic shops he went to, and much, much more.
Co-host Cory!! Strode stands on the sidelines and mostly takes the week off.
Be there, aloha!

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It is time for the monthly trip through upcoming comics as Joe and Cory!! go through Previews, the monthly magazine of upcoming comics. They go through the catalog to point out the NEW series, trade paperback and collections they are either buying or thinking you would be interested in. These episodes are usually longer than normal, but this month’s is HUGE with Joe excited about his upcoming vacation and Cory!! being filled to the brim with pointless comic book history.

They also discuss:

• Joe and Cory!! want a special cover for a comic for the podcast!
• Cory!! is the one who drags the show off onto tangents about comics history and other stuff
• Wait, Wolverine’s comic was almost canceled in 1990?
• Why DC’s 52 series was one of the last great things DC did in Cory!!’s mind.
• The backstory of why Captain America 300 was changed at the last minute
• Memories of crappy knockoff toys as a child.

All of this, three times the shenanigans, and much, much more!!

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It’s the final part of the Surprise Geek Day back in February where Joe and Cory!! drive around the Twin Cities to find comics and books! There is SOME comic talk, but but for the most part, it’s just two old pals driving around on a snowy day chatting away. They discuss things like:

What Joe bought at the Source
Back issues at different shops
Buying Magic and Pokemon cards from distributors
Buying cars?
Adult comics
CORY!! DIDN’T DO HIS OLD INNUENDO JOKE!
Why you should write up reviews on Amazon and Goodreads for the books you read!

All of this, different shenanigans and much, much more!!

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One of the longest running debates in comics has always been about Grading. From the early days of no one having the same descriptions for each grade, to now it being controlled by companies that will “slab” your comics in plkastic after giving them a professional examination, it’s been a long, wild ride. Joe and Cory!! are here to break it all down, give the history and help you decide if you need to slab that issue of US One #6 or whatever it is has gone nuts this week.

They also discuss:

• Sick days!
• How Cory!! learned the term “Raw comics”
• The history of comics grading
• What shops do with comics that come from the distributor damaged.
• Comic Restoration going from normal, to forbidden to normal again
• Signatures on comics

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

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It’s late, but it’s still extra super sized as Joe and Cory!! go through Previews, the catalog for comics coming out in May of 2022.They discuss the books that are all new, collected editions of things that have they think you will like.

Be there, aloha!

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