Pencil Us In

That's right!  We were late on last week's episode, but that don't mean that we don't got one more to feast upon this week of Thanksgiving!  Today you give thanks for an extra episode.  I DEMAND IT!! Just kidding.  We're also just messing around this episode with the Spidey theme.  What did you think of Spider-Month?  What do you think of theme months in general?  Let us k...

NOTE: Sorry we're late!  My job is in shipping and as you know, the holidays are approaching fast and all is madness.  Hopefully this won't happen again, but I can't guarantee that!  On to the episode! In which we discuss (somehow) more 70s Marvel!  This time, we talk about Gerry Conway's stint on the book, joined by the likes of John Romita, Gil Kane, and Ross Andru!  It'...

In which we discuss more Spider-Man in Japan!  Does that rhyme?  I can't tell.  Anyway, the focus here is something comic-related rather than actual...comic?  That's right, we're talking about the Spider-Man show of the late 70s!  Get on board! This is like, our 30th official episode.  That's freaky!  We have no plans on stopping yet!  What do you think?  Do you got something t...

In which we discuss a rather obscure piece of work from the early 70s!  That's right, the 70s strike again!  Get used to it!  THERE WILL BE MORE!! Anyway, we're approaching 30 regular episodes of content!  Crazy!  How do you think we're doing?  You got any comments?  Talk to us!  Hit us up on the social medias!  Leave a comment and rating on iTunes or wherever you listen!  Just say...

In which we talk with some pals at a comic shop!  Ever heard of the podcast Behind the Fiends?  Well, that's the guys (John and Luke) we have a chat with!  Listen in! Fair warning: This episode may contain some racy content.  I'm waaaaay too lazy to edit things out and I don't feel I should have anyway.  You have been warned. If you've ever sat down with some friends at a dive...

In which we talk about a book I've been wanting to get to for some time!  It's Hellblazer!  In the 80s!  That's right, it's not from the 70s!  What podcast is this?? Now that you know the topic, how do you feel about it?  How do you feel about our stuff in general?  We need feedback!  We're lonely people!  Hit us up on the social media!  We also have email!  We promise we...

In which we continue or Spook Month with an examination of one of Marvel's weirdest titles of the 70s!  It's so weird that I just felt like we needed this Capcom-esque title for the episode!  Join us as we talk about werewolves, vampires, and some kinda flying squirrel magic man! It's that time again!  The time that I hound you for your opinion!  What do you think?  How're we d...

In which Spook Month (aka October) begins with a bang!  Or a stabbing?  There were lots of stabbings in this book.  Anyway, it's time to celebrate with another theme month!  Junji Ito is the subject of our first episode of the month.  Will it be scary?  Or maybe creepy?  What about SPOOKY?? So we're doing another theme month!  Get used to it 'cuz there's more to come!  What do...

In which we fill time cuz we had some left over! But seriously,  X-Month was fun.  What did you think of our little experiment?  It was certainly a deviation from our normal format, more akin to what we did in the first few episodes before settling in to groove more focused on particular runs of books.  Or was it?  We certainly gave you the majority of the Claremont run, but from different points...

A FOURTH X-MONTH EPISODE??!!  Is that allowed??  Well, it ain't about anybody specific, but I felt like we didn't leave enough time to really discuss some topics that came up during our character breakdowns.  NOW IS THE TIME.  I'M SORRY FOR THE CAPS. Anyway, what do you think of X-Month?  Have fun?  Well, we still have one Thursday left in the month so we've got a hot new inven...

Our hidden character finally takes shape!  Get it?  IT'S MYSTIQUE.  SHE'S A SHAPESHIFTER.  HA HA. Well, at least I laughed...Anyway, we took a deep dive in to our favorite blue villain just so you could follow along her story arc, too!  Why let the heroes have all the fun??  Just like the other two, we follow Mystique's arc from her debut in Ms. Marvel to a climactic even just befor...

In which we discuss our favorite wind-riding weather witch, Storm!  She of a thousand nicknames!  Come join us as we break down and discuss key moments in the career of Storm from her introduction to the twilight of the 80s! One of the reasons that I wanted to do X-Month was because I really wanted Su to understand how badly the X-movies at Fox completely missed the mark with Storm.  She was basic...

Welcome to X-Month!  This will be a full month of discussion of the X-Men, focusing on a few choice characters!  We'll be covering a huge period of time spanning between 1974-1990!  What breadth, what ambition!  What stupidity! First up: everyone's favorite claw-man, Wolverine!  Follow the blow-by-blow as we start at his debut in Hulk #181 and head all the way to circa 1990!  We even tos...

Didja catch the new title for the inventory episode?  It's Pencil Us INventory.  Get it?  GET IT?? Anyway, this week we don't have a lot of time so we just do a little basic house cleaning and some previews of what is ahead.  Listen in on probably our shortest recorded episode!  Also, we need more Leddy!  MORE LEDDY!  #freeleddy

In which we discuss one of Jack Kirby's 70s creations, the Demon!  Thrill as we discuss the circumstances surrounding the creation!  Marvel (wait, this is DC) as we talk about a fateful dinner!  Be in awe as we uh...do podcast stuff! This is our 21st episode!  Our show is old enough to drink now!  That's how it works, right?  Or is it supposed to be years?  Who knows??   Anyway, what do...

In which we discuss some team that venges or something!  Who's ever heard of them??  Marvel's biggest property is our focus for this episode!  We're gonna talk about how they came to be and many other stories!  This is the big one! Oddly enough, I wasn't joking in the episode.  This one actually came about because we had to switch another topic out.  So, our 20th (!) official e...

In which we discuss a manga that really hit it big in the US!  We're gonna talk some origin story for the creator!  We're gonna discuss a bit about the influence of the US on Japan!  It'll be chock full of history and really dumb jokes! This is our 19th official real episode.  19th!  Anyway, what do you think?  We're starting to get an idea of how things run here.  Do you think...

In which we perform a little house cleaning.  We literally sweep the floor and organize books while talking.  Can't hear it?  Turn up the volume.  WHY WOULD I LIE??  Bonus appearance by Daisy!  We won't say when! Anyway, the tradition of Inventory Episodes continues!  We've decided to make them a monthly feature 'cuz that allows us to have a little breathing space from all that...

In which we discuss our first comic that came from a movie!  People might not think much of them these days, but licensed comics really were a big deal back in the day.  We'll go over more of them including, of course, Dark Horse's other big licensed killer alien property! We're up to 18!  That's almost 20!  That's a big number!  Maybe I should add more exclamation points!...

In which we discuss the second half of the Silver Age with regards to the Legion of Superheroes!  Obviously, most of the focus here goes to Jim Shooter, a giant figure in the annals of American comic books (literally and figuratively).  Listen in as we talk about the beginnings of his career and how it was to work with Mort Weisinger. It's our 17th official episode!  I guess if you count the...

In which we discuss not one, but two comics!  One is Herbie, the Fat Fury!  The other, Sakamoto!  Haven't you heard?  We discuss their similarities, their differences, their unmistakable attraction for women!  Join us! Now that Pride Month is over, we're back with another regular episode!  How did we do covering two separate books at once?  How are we doing in general?  What do you think...

In which we discuss LGBTQ characters!  That's right, two episodes for Pride Month dedicated to...Pride Month stuff!  I'm not good with words! Hopefully people have been following along with our Facebook all month in which we've been posting a character a day in a spotlight (sometimes you get bonus characters)!  Anyway, if you're not aware of the Facebook page, well have I got s...

It's Pride Month!  We felt like it would be a good idea to do something for it!  So cuz of time constraints and other factors, the last two episodes of June here are gonna be Pride-Oriented! First up: an episode in which we discuss some LGBTQ creators!  Su and Phil each made a list of 5 creators worth your time.  10 total!  The list is as follows: Su's List 1. Katie O'Neill 2. Gengo...

In which we discuss the Legion of Superheroes!  We discuss their origin, their creators, their impacts, and maybe why they stuck in peoples' imaginations.  This is one of our first Silver Age dives and it won't be our last! With our 15th episode, we got some good stuff!  We both really enjoyed doing this episode because this was story-telling from a different, kind of crazier, and defini...

In which we discuss the She-Devil with a Sword, Red Sonja!  We talk about her origins and her rise to her own title.  We discuss her influences and her legacy.  We even talk about that movie.  You know the one.  The one with the lady who has a sword?  C'mon man! With our 14th episode, we continue our little mini-theme of sword-and-sorcery!  We're gonna stop here 'cuz honestly it&apo...