Kray Z Comics And Stories

Angel Medina drops by to talk about comics and wrestling while Joe’s Internet cuts out and drops the entire show. It’s a way to drop in on what it’s like to sit around with us after a convention where we talk like a bunch of nerds! They discuss all sorts of things like:

• Their favorite 70’s comics that still hold up
• AWA in the 80’s
• Things they liked about both comics and wrestling – Continuity
• The 80’s Chicago comic cons

Sadly, the recording stopped before we got to freaking and geeking, but it’s still a lot of fun!

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The summer is over! So instead of complaining about how summer has ended, they do what they always do, talk comics!! Their topic this week is the X-Men! When did they lose interest, when does it seem like comics fans lost interest and is there anything that can make them the top super-hero comic again?

• Cory!! talks about his time at Lion Con
• Joe beats up on Cory!! for retiring from conventions
• What the website ICV2.com is used for by retailers
• Cory!! gives the details on how they get the projected comics sales are figured out
• Are there any new rock bands that anyone cares about?
• What the hell happened with Dark Beast?
• THEY TALK ABOUT JACK KIRBY BECAUSE OF COURSE THEY DO!!!

Freaking and geeking, the usual shenanigans and the usual much, much more!

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Joe was off for a week, so he and Cory!! talk about what they did on their summer vacation as well as:

• Cory!! discusses the Mad Magazine Board game and playing it on camera at Lion Con
• Cory!! gives advice to comic shop owners around the world
• Joe tells his tale of horror as he was not able to visit a comic shop on his vacation.
• Joe talks about his time away from the internet
• Cory!! discusses the Ed Brubaker run on the X-Men
• They discuss the dearth of classic underground comix available in trade paperbacks
• And after the endcap music, Cory!! fills you in on his big announcement from Lion Con

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Kray is out of town, but the show must go on, so we’ve got substitute host Dangerous Dan Mohr! That’s how easy you can replaced on this show, so Cory!! better look the hell out as he can be replaced with a damp mop. Dan and Cory!! talk about the upcoming Lion Con appearance, and interview the Head Poo-Bah of Lion Con himself Justin Willard:  https://www.facebook.com/LionConmn/

• The Hasbro universe coming together at IDW
• Cory!! explains why the DC Universe didn’t really come together until the 70’s
• Why Gotham is giving people cognitive dissonance
• Fixing the problem with the DC movies vs the DC TV shows
• Dan breaking the rule of improv to mess with a fellow cartoonist
• Dan tells stories about working at The Source in St Paul and some Nick Post stories.

There’s also freaking and geeking and the usual much, much more!

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Blizzard World is in the books, so Cory!! gives an update on the convention and then he and Joe talk smaller conventions, odd places where they have found comics and more! Their topics are:

• When is a good time to put on a comic convention.
• Cory!! tried a new opening for the show which critics call “Embarrassing”
• Why dealers are never happy.
• They review the first trade paperback of Wynonna Earp
• Joe discusses the “Marketplace” comic conventions of the 90’s
• Tiny comics shops in Central Illinois
• Why it takes a long time to build an audience for a convention
• Cory!! praises the work of Lance Ward, who chatted with him at Blizzard World, and you can see his work at  https://tatertotdiaperman.wordpress.com/

There’s also freaking and geeking and the usual much, much more!

Cory will be appearing at LionCon: 8/27/2016

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The show is invaded by the folks over at Wrestlecrap Radio, RD Reynolds and Blade Braxton as Kray Z has surpassed their number of episodes! They discuss how Wrestlecrap Radio came to be, how they were an inspiration of Kray Z and all sorts of other stuff. But, we have them here to judge Which Comic Is The Worst!

• Cory!! chooses Skateman by Neal Adams
• Joe chooses DeathMate (of Course)
• Jin chooses the Nancy Comic Strip!

WHICH ONE WINS?!?

• You’ll have to listen to find out. They also discuss:

  If the crickets were traitors

• Just how much did Cory!! borrow from their show
• RD and Jin decide that maybe they shouldn’t be on these two podcasts
• My Space Karaoke is brought up
• Joe gets Cory!! talking about Steve Gerber again

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

Cory will be appearing at LionCon: 8/27/2016

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We’ve got a special surprise guest show up at the beginning of the episode! So Cory!!, Jin, Joe and the Mystery Guest go over the news from the Sandy Eggo Comic Con!

They review the new Bloom County book from IDW

OK, Cory!! is the only one who has done his homework and read the book, but you should be used to that by now, right?

They DO talk about Bloom County both old and new. He also discuss news stories from Sandy Eggo and a LOT more, such as:

• Joe and Cory!!’s trip to San Diego ComiCon in 2001
• When Butch met Sergio Aragones.
• DAMMIT, I SPOILED WHO THE MYSTERY GUEST IS!
• The end of the X-Men
• Why Cory!! makes up for Butch in a very important way

We also have Freaking and Geeking and the usual shenanigans!

Upcoming convention appearances:

LionCon: 8/27/2016

Blizzard World Minneapolis ComiCon Aug 6th 2016

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