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George Hanna of the still defunct George and Tony Entertainment Show joins me to go over the May 2018 Previews catalog, which includes the new DC Previews , for items shipping starting in July. Please send your comments to  longboxreview@gmail.com , chat with me @longboxreview  on Twitter, and visit  longboxreview.com . Please subscribe, rate, and review the show via  Apple podcasts . Thanks for l...

Presenting a joint podcast production with Peter from The Daily Rios podcast (where you can also listen and subscribe to The Legion Project), where we will discuss, issue by issue, the 1984 Legion of Super-Heroes (volume 3) series affectionately known as the "Baxter run". In this episode, we discuss Legion of Super-Heroes #6, which is a spotlight on Lightning Lass titled "Silver Linings". Time Sta...

Listen to this very special episode to find out how cohost George (of the still defunct George and Tony Entertainment Show) was able to initiate a gathering of the creative team of Adam Glass, Patrick Olliffe, Gabe Eltaeb, and Sal Cipriano who are responsible for the Aftershock comic Rough Riders . Thanks to those four talented gentlemen for agreeing to be a part of the show and sharing their thou...

I continue my review of DC's New Age of Heroes initiative by reviewing Terrifics #1 by Ivan Reis, Jeff Lemire, Joe Prado, Marcelo Maiolo, and Tom Napolitano. After a brief overview of the issue, I talk about my observations and answer some questions from Twitter. Please send your comments to  longboxreview@gmail.com , chat with me @longboxreview  on Twitter, and visit  longboxreview.com . Please s...

Travis ( https://www.youtube.com/user/oddfellowsthoughts ) joins me to discuss all the comic book news from the last month that's caught our attention. Please send your comments to  longboxreview@gmail.com , chat with me @longboxreview  on Twitter, and visit  longboxreview.com . Please subscribe, rate, and review the show via  Apple podcasts . Thanks for listening! Links: Video version: https://yo...

Pulled from the longbox, I talk about one of my favorite issues in my collection: The Brave and the Bold #182 (cover date January 1982). Please send your comments to  longboxreview@gmail.com , chat with me @longboxreview  on Twitter, and visit  longboxreview.com . Please subscribe, rate, and review the show via  Apple podcasts . Thanks for listening!

Presenting a joint podcast production with Peter from The Daily Rios podcast (where you can also listen and subscribe to The Legion Project), where we will discuss, issue by issue, the 1984 Legion of Super-Heroes (volume 3) series affectionately known as the "Baxter run". In this episode, we discuss Legion of Super-Heroes #5, the fifth part of the "Eye for an Eye" story that ends with another deat...

I continue my review of DC's New Age of Heroes initiative by reviewing Sideways #1 by Kenneth Rocafort, Dan DiDio, Justin Jordan, Daniel Brown, and Carlos M. Mangual. After a brief overview of the issue, I talk about my observations and answer some questions from Twitter (thanks to @jpooch21 , @GeorgeandTony , and @peterjrios !). Please send your comments to  longboxreview@gmail.com , chat with me...

Travis ( https://www.youtube.com/user/oddfellowsthoughts ) joins the pod to discuss various comic book news (mostly from DC, Marvel, and Image) from the last month or so. Please excuse the audio. I somehow forgot to use the better microphone. Please send your comments to longboxreview@gmail.com , chat with me @longboxreview on Twitter, and visit longboxreview.com . Please subscribe, rate, and revi...

DC New Age of Heroes has begun, and I kick off a new format by reviewing Damage #1 by Tony Daniel, Robert Venditti, Danny Miki, Tomeu Morey, and Tom Napolitano. After a brief overview of the issue, I talk about my observations and answer some questions from Twitter (thanks to @jpooch21 , @GeorgeandTony , and @peterjrios !). Please send your comments to longboxreview@gmail.com , chat with me @longb...

It's time for my annual tradition of looking back at the previous year of comic books and talking about my favorites. I talk about my following favorites: 2:53 - Independent comics 18:43 - Image comics 37:46 - Marvel comics 51:49 - DC comics 1:06:47 - Most Disappointing 1:11:11 - Covers 1:17:13 - Most Anticipated for 2018 Please send your comments to longboxreview@gmail.com , chat with me @longbox...

What a year it's been already....

Presenting a joint podcast production with Peter from The Daily Rios podcast (where you can also listen and subscribe to The Legion Project), where we will discuss, issue by issue, the 1984 Legion of Super-Heroes (volume 3) series affectionately known as the "Baxter run". In this episode, we discuss Legion of Super-Heroes #4, the fourth part of the Eye for an Eye story in which the Legion encounte...

Happy holidays! George, of the now defunct George and Tony Entertainment Show , returns to finish out the year to talk about some Christmas, or Christmas adjacent, comics. Specifically, we discuss: Fantastic Four #4 (1996) New Adventures of Superboy #39 Brave and the Bold #184 Batman Family #4 Fast Willie Jackson #3 DC Comics Presents #67 Please send your comments to longboxreview@gmail.com , chat...

Travis ( https://www.youtube.com/user/oddfellowsthoughts/ ) returns to the show to chat with me about the Justice League movie. Warning: spoilers abound! Please send your comments to  longboxreview@gmail.com , chat with me @longboxreview  on Twitter, and visit  longboxreview.com . Please subscribe, rate, and review the show via  Apple podcasts . Thanks for listening! You can watch the video versio...

STOP! Don't listen to this episode until you listen to part one of this crossover event from episode 185 of the George and Tony Entertainment Show where George and I discussed issues 25-27 of "The War of Jokes and Riddles" in Batman by Tom King, Mikel Janin, et al. On part 2 of the discussion in this episode, we engage in a spoilery talk about issues 28-32. Please send your comments to longboxrevi...

  Presenting a joint podcast production with Peter from The Daily Rios podcast (where you can also listen and subscribe to The Legion Project), where we will discuss, issue by issue, the 1984 Legion of Super-Heroes (volume 3) series affectionately known as the "Baxter run". In this episode, we discuss Legion of Super-Heroes Annual #3, "The Curse", before we dive into the third part of the Eye for...

Damian ( sleepyreader666 on YouTube ) joins me to discuss the great time we had at Rose City Comic Con 2017 in lovely Portland, OR. We talk about the changes that were made to this year's con, the panels we attended, our con purchases, and end the show with a bit of conversation about the late, great Len Wein. After you listen to the show, please watch Damian's RCCC related videos (and subscribe t...

Presenting a joint podcast production with Peter from The Daily Rios podcast (where you can also listen and subscribe to The Legion Project), where we will discuss, issue by issue, the 1984 Legion of Super-Heroes (volume 3) series affectionately known as the "Baxter run". In this episode, we introduce our theme song, relate some feedback, discuss issue 2, and offer trivia and more! Please leave co...

Presenting a joint podcast production with Peter from The Daily Rios podcast (where you can also listen and subscribe to The Legion Project), where we will discuss, issue by issue, the 1984 Legion of Super-Heroes (volume 3) series affectionately known as the "Baxter run" (starting with the "Eye for an Eye" story line). In this episode, Peter and I will explain what we're doing and why, and then we...

I wanted to celebrate Jack Kirby's 100th birthday by talking about my favorite Kirby Characters/Concepts. What are your favorites? Please listen to Comic Geek Speak's Episode 1633 - Spotlight on Jack 'King' Kirby Part One to find out more about Kirby's life and career. Please send your comments to longboxreview@gmail.com , chat with me @longboxreview on Twitter, or visit longboxreview.com . Please...

Peter Rios (of The Daily Rios podcast) joins me to discuss the Image Comics series Secret Identities . We discuss in depth this wonderful superhero series by Brian Joines, Jay Faerber, Ilias Kyriazis, et al. Please send your comments to  longboxreview@gmail.com , chat with me @longboxreview  on Twitter, or visit  longboxreview.com . Please subscribe, rate, and review the show via  Apple podcasts ....

Peter Rios (of The Daily Rios podcast) returns to the show to discuss a wide range of subjects including what we should do about our comic collections after we're gone, 1980s DC comics that (criminally) haven't been traded, what he's been up to since the last time we spoke, podcasting and is it art, DC's Dark Days: The Forge and Casting , some San Diego Comic Con news, Star Trek , DC vs Marvel, qu...

I offer my impressions of the first issues of  Saucer State (IDW), The Damned (Oni Press), Defenders (Marvel), and Amazing Age (Alterna Comics). Please send your comments to longboxreview@gmail.com , chat with me @longboxreview on Twitter, or visit longboxreview.com . Please subscribe, rate, and review the show via Apple podcasts . Thanks for listening!

I often read James Blundell's comic book blog, A Comic Book Addict!! , and in May 2017 he posted " So I Wrote a Comic ". He described the process by which he and artist Ayoade Abobarin created a four-page comic titled "The Hipster Beard". I wanted to know more, so I invited James and Ayoade to talk about their experience. Click here to view the comic . Please go to  longboxreview.com  for complete...