Monthly Archives: March 2026

March 27, 2026 · 5:37 pm

Kray Z Comics and Stories 698: Marvel’s Biggest Story Mistakes

Not everything Marvel has done in their stories has been a good thing, so this week, Joe and Cory!! discuss stories Marvel has done that have messed things up, made characters fail, or derailed other stories going on.  In other words, Where Has Marvel Screwed up?

  • TRIGGER WARNING: There is a discussion of Marvel stories that had rape in them.  
  • Cory!! discusses Malort
  • Stan Lee’s job at Marvel in the 70’s.
  • Oh, there is so much about the behind the scenes stuff on the Peter Parker/Mary Jane wedding
  • What is the story that caused the most damage?  A story so bad it affected sales across an entire line of comics?
  • A mystery solved: How did Steve Gerber become an editor at Marvel?

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

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March 13, 2026 · 5:34 pm

Solitaire Rose Radio 91: Doug Marcaida from Forged in Fire and his new comic Lineage

Doug Marcaida is a martial artist, edged weapons specialist, and knife designer born in the Philippines, who calls Upstate New York home. Doug’s interest in martial arts began at the age of 8, but he did not begin formally training in the arts until he was 16. At age 25 he discovered his love for Filipino Martial Arts, and from there, he changed his life and started to change the lives around him. He has time in the Air Force, 20 years as a respiratory therapist and a lifetime of knowledge about weapons, martial arts, and moving from a place of anger to a place of inner peace.

Cory speaks to him about his new comic Lineage, a comic that tells a tale of intrigue, martial arts, and cults. We discuss the deeper reason why he is telling this story, how he went from the Reality show Forged in Fire to the world of comics and how to tell stories in the comic form.

He is Kickstarting the conclusion of the first story arc for Lineage here:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kidheroes/doug-marcaidas-lineage-2-4-comic?ref=profile_created&category_id=250

And you can get the special covers and other merchandise for the first issue here:

https://www.kidheroes.net/lineage

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March 6, 2026 · 2:42 pm

Kray Z Comics and Stories 697: Vertigo Returns

After being put out to pasture back in 2020, but it has been brought back starting this year! Cory!! and Joe go into the history of where Vertigo came from, how shops in the 90’s dealt with it, the successes why it went away and a review of the first comic in its revival!  They also discuss: 

  • Cory talks about the DC implosion caused by a snowstorm
  • Cory goes over the history of Superman publishing after Crisis on Infinite Earths
  • How Alan Moore’s Swamp Thing was the first comic that started the march onward Vertigo. 
  • What the hell was Pirana Press
  • How Vertigo opened the door for comics in bookstores
  • Joe not liking the hard line between Vertigo and DC

Retro Review: The Monkees

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

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