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Cory!! and Joe talk Doctor Strange in anticipation of the movie!

They talk about the comics from the time of Lee and Ditko all the way to the current series, including:

• When did they each first encounter Doctor Strange?
• A talk about the Ditko run and how it was different from most other comics at the time
• How the series fell apart after Ditko until Roy Thomas took over
• Steve Englehart’s run and how it changed the character of Doctor Strange
• How Steve Englehart was able to have Doctor Strange fight God
• When Clea slept with Ben Franklin
• Frank Miller on Doctor Strange? What?
• How an artist got Marvel sued over a cover swipe
• The third Doctor Strange series was a LOT OF CROSSOVERS.
• What they did with Doctor Strange during the 20 years he didn’t have his own series.
• Cory!! and Joe recommend the best Doctor Strange graphic novels.

All of this, freaking and geeking and the usual shenanigans! Be there, aloha!

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It’s Halloween and Joe and Cory!! talk about…no, not Horror comics, we’ve done that. They talk about FUN comics! They discuss comics that are fun, not just funny, but fun to read. They also talk about

• Do fun comics sell to super-hero fans?
• The death of Jack Chick and the comics he created
• The death of Preacher and Punisher artist Steve Dillon
• Cory!! works in a reference to “Wendy Whitebread, Undercover Slut.”
• Cory!! explains who is a national treasure.

We’ve also got freaking and geeking, the usual shenanigans and the usual much, much more!

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Cory!! had a day off, so he and Joe went around the Twin Cities hitting comics shops and other places. They talk about the trips, the shops and everything else, such as:

• When Cory!! met Michael Chabon and didn’t know it
• Stories of Cedar Cliff Collectibles and how we told old Shinder’s stories
• Joe thinks that people actually eat Candy Corn. He’s wrong
• Cory!! hits the bargain bin at Hot Comics New Hope
• Hitting a soda shop that has over 1300 different kinds of soda!
• Another comic shop in the Twin Cities has closed quietly

We’ve also got freaking and geeking, the usual shenanigans and the usual much, much more!

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Joe’s been sleeping and ebaying, Cory!! has been working and…well, working, but it’s time for them to podcast. AND THEY PODCAST LIKE DEMONS! They discuss the new issue of Previews talking about the comics they think are interesting and want to order. They also talk about:

• Cory!! talks about some EC and Warren stuff
• They talk about the early issues of Walking Dead
• Rebirth trades
• Marvel’s offerings
• Why so many comic companies have their names start with A
• The Archie super-heroes…why?

There’s some technical difficulties, but we have the usual shenanigans and much, much more!

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Joe got himself a case of Con Crud over the weekend and Cory!! was able to stay healthy by going to work over the weekend. And as they talk about conventions, they discuss a new law in California that forces dealers who sell autographs to provide certificates of authenticity. So, they discuss autographs at conventions, retailers who sell autographed comics, Publishers who sell autographed things, certificates of authenticity and more that has to do with autographs on comics. They also discuss:

• Cory!! gives an excuse for anyone he has ever offended, upset or annoyed
• Joe beats on Cory!! for a good 10 minutes about his retirement. Nothing changes
• Identifying original art by comics artists.
• How celebrities are getting a fortune at comic conventions.
• How some comics artists make their living at conventions
• Farting Star Trek Actresses

All of this, freaking and geeking and the usual shenanigans! Be there, aloha!

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Normally, Cory!! gives Joe the idea for the episode ahead of time so that Joe can prepare, but not this time. No, this time, Cory!! springs the topic on him…

THE SPIDER-CLONE SAGA!!

You read more on the clone saga here:  http://lifeofreillyarchives.blogspot.com/

They don’t go over the story as much as what it was like for retailers and fans. They talk about how it went on for over a year, how to order the special issues and more! It’s the most infamous story in Marvel history, and they talk about it here! They also discuss:

• When Joe met Stan Lee!
• They review the comic from the burlesque troop The Lalas  http://www.thelalas.com/
• GOLD comics!
• The baby of Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson
• The LAST time Joe rags on Cory!! about Fallcon 2016

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

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Joe starts with a bang, talking about the Clone Conspiracy! And you know when it comes to clones and Spider-Man, that’s a recipe for success! They then discuss why they stop reading specific comics, now, when they worked in comics retail and when they were younger fans. It’s an episode about what make you drop a comic!

• Cat cosplay covers.
• Talk about sales figures, what we know and what we don’t know
• They talk about great comics runs and ones where things fell apart.
• The Beyonder from Secret Wars…what happened to him?
• Early comics subscription services
• The death of Robin
• CAPTAIN ARMADILLO!!!

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

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Cory!! and Joe talk about an article on The Outhousers about how we need to get comics back on newsstands. They talk about pre-ordering comics, why comics won’t work on the newsstands and other issues around the current distribution of comic books and graphic novels.

http://www.theouthousers.com/index.php/features/136167-die-industry-die-or-why-letting-comics-fail-is-the-real-only-way-to-save-the-industry.html

They also discuss the new Tilting At Windmills about how DC Rebirth is doing well and Marvel’s Civil War 2 isn’t doing as well. Joe and Cory!! talk about how retailers would handle both events and what it means for the future of the comics market.

http://www.comicsbeat.com/tilting-at-windmills-253-was-dcs-rebirth-a-commercial-hit-or-failure/

• Ellison Gift and News
• The birth of annuals
• Why comics moved to the direct market
• How comic retailers were a weird, paranoid lot in the 80’s
• Comics publishers who died when the newsstands dried up
• What do returnable comics mean for a comic shop
• Valiant – Why?
• Cory!! Screws up and calls Nightwing Nighthawk and Black Knight Dark Knight.  What a moron.

We’ve also got freaking and geeking and the usual Much, Much more!!

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