Monthly Archives: October 2022

Kray Z Comics and Stories 578: Kray Z Cable Network

Last weekend, it was announced that cable network G4 going away, after returning in January of this year. A story in the Hollywood Reporter stated that they were averaging an audience of 1,000 during prime time. In checking our statistics, we have 4 times their audience.

Sp,. we decided to play Fantasy Programmer as if we had a TV cable network. With a mix of original shows and reruns to fill the schedule, find out what woudl happen if someone was foolish enough to put us in charge!

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

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Solitaire Rose Radio 78: Comic and Animation writer Tom Pinchuk

Artist and friend of the show Patrick McAvoy nudged me to interview Tom, and in doing so I was introduced to his work. Tom has worked with Man of Action Studios on animation projects, his own comics and graphic novels and much more. He has new projects we discuss in this far ranging interview about his career, writing for comics, animation, rebooting characters, teaching writing and so much more.

Tom’s website is here: http://tompinchuk.com/

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Kray Z Comics and Stories 577: The New Mutants Come Full Circle.

Joe has been reading a lot of comics lately, and this week, he and Cory!! had a long discussion about the two books he’s been deep into: Fantastic Four Full Circle and New Mutants Omnibus 1.

They also discuss:

  • Spoilers for both books
  • Fantastic Four 51’s villain
  • Joe doesn’t like the Negative Zone
  • Alex Ross has created a love letter to Jack Kirby’s Fantastic Four
  • Cory!! makes a mistake in remembering Marvel Graphic Novels. Joe regrets the error.
  • Why was The New Mutants started?
  • How did it tie in with the X-Men at the time?
  • The creation of Warlock and Magnus
  • Cory!! talks about the comics career of Howard Post

    Retro Reviews this week:
  • L’il Pals #1 from Marvel
  • Twilight Zone #1 from Gold Key

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Kray Z Comics and Stories 576: Previews for October 2022

We’re late this week because Cory!! had allergies and was sniffling the whole damn episode and no one wants to hear that. The editors had to take extra time cutting as much out as they could. So, Joe regrets the error.

This is the monthly Previews episode where Joe and Cory!! go through the monthly Previews issue to highlight comics that are new, interesting and Collected editions you should be looking at!

You also get Retro Reviews, Conventions news, freaking, and geeking.

Be there, aloha!

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Kray Z Comics and Stories 575: Comic Shop Road Trip!

Cory!! went on vacation, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have a NEW episode for you! It does mean, however, that Cory!! is calling in on a tin can and string for this week’s show. He and Joe talk about the shops and conventions they went to on this vacation week, including:

  • Cory stopped at comic shops and used book stores on the Mississippi
  • Why will issue 13 of the Marvel Heroes Reborn books never be reprinted?
  • Joe goes over the MCBF Microcon where he ran the Charity Table+
  • Joe and Cory!! discuss the beginning of the “Mutant Hysteria” and how it became the core of the X-Men

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

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