Category Archives: Podcast

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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It’s a whole bunch of Tales From The Shop where Cory!! decides that because we lost most of Joe’s input last week, so Cory!! gets him to talk about incidents in the shop such as:

• Joe’s emergency sale to buy a computer in the early 90’s.
• How Joe would track graphic novel sales
• How do comic shops deal with cash flow issues?

They ALSO talk about:

• Cory!! wants to join The Space Force
• Joe is pissed that he was DELETED!
• What did Cory!! write in the memo lines of his checks to Joe’s shop?
• How did Atlas/Seaboard comics in the 70’s come from a snit?
• Joe and Cory!! discuss Spider-Man 800 and a bunch of other recent comics

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

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It’s that time of month where Cory!! and Joe talk about what is in Previews and let you know what they are interested in for comics coming out in September! How, the recording software didn’t much care for Joe, so after about 15 minutes, it stopped recording.

SWEET CHRISTMAS! WHAT WILL CORY!! DO TO SAVE THE EPISODE!

You’ll see….

They also talk about:

• American Foods: Blaze Doritos
• Rocket Raccoon is now is St Paul
• Joe spills secrets about Cory!!
• Joe gets in a freaking despite not being in that part of the episode

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

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IT’S AN ALL REVIEW SHOW!

OK, it was supposed to be, but have you even known Cory!! and Joe to stay on topic. They DO get to the reviews, and they review these comics!

• Pencilhead
• Shanna The She-Devil
• Superman Unchained
• Tag and Bink are Dead
• The Field
• Avengers
• Deadpool 2
• Vader Down
• Thanos: Infinity Siblings
• Marvel’s Star Wars

They also discuss:

Highlights of April’s sales figures.

How Omnibussesses destroy shelving.

Joe’s D&D game

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

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There’s more than just super-hero comics. There are kid’s comics, humor comics and so much more, and Joe and Cory!! mostly talk about the super-hero stuff, since that’s the majority of the stuff being published now, but every so often, they will point you toward the other genres. This week, Cory and Joe talk about their Favorite Five military and war themed comics!

• Joe is shocked that Cory!! talks about Transformers
• How is Roseanne a warning for comics creators who don’t know how to behave in public?
• Joe and Cory!! talk college radio
• How many pilots did Star Trek have (Cory!! found out The Love Boat had two pilots)
• How did Star Trek break Cory!!’s jaw in 6^th grade?

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

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