Kray Z Comics And Stories

Joe and Cory discuss the passing of Herb Trimpe and his connection to the Minnesota Comic Convention. They also talk about:

• The top three banned graphic novels
• A recent geek day they had with old friends
• DVDs that Cory picked up on the geek night
• A Zander Cannon signing.,
• They discuss #6 – 10 of the “Top 50 comics that explain the industry today” Spawn #1, Sensation #1, Daredevil 168, Strange Tales #148
• What is the core difference between Romita and Ditko on Spider-Man
• Starting our reviews of the output of Hound Comics with Average Joe
• Freaking and geeking

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

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WARNING – Joe starts the show by reading a series of Dad jokes. We don’t know why, we don’t approve and we won’t let it happen again. Cory!! responds by letting Joe know he knows about the site Dicks by Mail and isn’t afraid to use it.

As we get into the show, Joe asks Cory about his job at a group home and it takes the show to a serious discussion of working with developmentally disabled adults. But don’t worry, they eventually DO get to talking about comic books, but not for about a half hour or so. Once they DO start talking comics, they discuss the “Top five most influential comics” list that Joe found, so they talk about Action #1, Captain America #1, Dark Knight Returns, Giant Size X-Men #1 and Fantastic Four #1. We’ve also got listener mail, freaking and geeking, the usual shenanigans and the proverbial much, much more!

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This week, Cory!! was waiting for Joe to show up and stumbled across the “Music Video” for 80’s WWF manager Slick and is amazed, not in a good way. They then discuss the upcoming Minnesota Comic Con, April Fools Jokes, and COMIC BOOKS! That’s right, within the first ten minutes of the show, they talk comic books! It’s a Festivus Miracle! They also discuss:

• Joe went to a small comic and sports card convention
• How can a collector go about setting up to sell their collection at a small convention
• Can comic shops survive just selling cheap back issues?
• Tales From The Shop about movie theater advertising and then other alternative advertising
• Freaking and Geeking
• A Batch of new #1 comics

The usual shenanigans and the proverbial much, much more!

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Joe and Cory start this week’s episode by going over the current comics controversies like the infamous Batgirl cover, Spider-Woman’s costume change, and other things the internet has been all upset about. They also discuss:

• Marvel and DC positioning their books for new readers
• Why publishers and artists need to learn when to listen to the internet and when to not care
• Why characters change when they start a new series
• Joe fills us in on what’s going on with his TSA job
• Convention news!!
• The latest horrific fast food concoctions
• DC is giving big discounts on their new series when Convergence is over, so Cory and Joe discuss how things like that affected his orders
• Cory read a complete run on The Walking Dead, and they discuss complete runs they have enjoyed
• The latest Comic Minute Joe does for some OTHER podcast (Amish Baby Machine)
• Freaking and geeking
• A tribute to Gene, Gene, the Dancing Machine
• And a special, POST CREDIT look at this year’s WrestleMania!

A extra long show, all of this, the usual shenanigans and as always, Much Much more!

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Joe starts telling the story of Mr T and the T Force. That’s right, it was a comic. By Neal Adams. No, really, some company thought they could make money off of a Mr T comic. So, this here comic book podcast starts with Joe telling stories about a comic book! Cory and Joe also talk about:

• Thespians
• The locally filmed movie Insectula
• Cory relates the idea of Hipster Owl and Cave Cat. Don’t ask, it really doesn’t make a lot of sense.
• Going comic geeking with Butch
• Hitting a few of the comic shops in the Twin Cities
• How not to get people to buy the new comics on your shelves
• How the different shops operate
• A TRIP to the buffet
• The horrors of the shake machine
• Botchamania!
• Freaking and geeking!

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

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Joe starts the show in hard core sales mode…with the DHS shutdown looming, Joe needs to find a way to buy his funny books. Cory discusses future job possibilities for Joe and himself. What does this have to do with comics? Who knows? They do discuss:

• Why Joe’s solo show has been so slow in coming
• What characters do they have the most comics in their collections
• Cory pisses off Gambit fans
• A new hanging at the home story.
• Freaking and geeking

All of this, the proverbial much, much more in this extra long episode! And it’s free!!

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Joe and Cory start by talking about what they’ve been up to..and for Joe, what he’s been up to is Aging! He’s 50 now! They also discuss:

• Why monkeys are always funny
• A NEW Segment by Joe “Ask the Strode”, where he asks about Brian Williams and says it ties iun with comics.  SPOILER WARNING: It doesn’t.
• Joe’s encounters with Brian Williams
• How is Cory ordering Convergence?
• Freaking and geeking

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

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We start with Joe being depressed over things from all of the 90’s stuff that has gone away. Cory is happy that we live in a wonderfully modern world! But, the discussion this week is Reboots! Rebooted comics! Rebooted TV series! Rebooted movies! Rebooted Doc Martens!

All of this and much, much more!

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We start by finding out that Joe has been cheating, CHEATING of you, the listener!! They also discuss:

• The Royal Rumble
• Fans turning on a comic book series
• People’s comic buying habits not making any sense.
• They read listener mail for what they are buying
• They great Halloween Blizzard and how it affected comic shops
• Other weather issues that have affected Joe’s shop
• The ghost of Wally Karbo haunting the comic shop
• Freaking and Geeking
• An update on the Double Down

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

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