Longbox Review

I interview the author of the first iTunes review for the LBR podcast, Fukudometown, aka, Mike. We talk about his comic reading experiences, attending cons, a dash of Star Trek , et al, and then we talk about Batman & Robin , Mind the Gap , and Revival , with recommendations from me for Mike to read Daredevil and the totally awesome Danger Club ! Note: There were some issues with Skype the day tha...

Travis returns to the podcast just in time for us to discuss the news coming out of the 2012 New York Comic Con (as of Sunday morning of the con). Thanks for listening!

After returning from my trip to Seattle, WA, and Portland, OR, I first talk about my visit to Zanadu Comics , and then I discuss four titles that I've read recently (at the 14:45 mark): Star Trek #13 Aquaman #0 Batman, Inc. #0 Batman: The Dark Knight #0 Finally, I rant a bit about arguments people have over Twitter (36:04). Thanks for listening!

I just talk about some comics. Specifically, I discuss the following DC New 52 family of titles: Justice League Superman Batman Links: DC Comics ( http://www.dccomics.com/ ) The Womb Mates podcast ( http://www.thewombmates.com/ ) Thanks for listening!

The podcast returns! This episode I talk about the “secret” origin of the podcast, what I’ve been up to (aka why haven’t I been podcasting?), and what’s to come. Plus, I talk about some other podcasts that I enjoy. Comic Book Podcasts The Daily Rios ( http://thedailyrios.com ), which is not just about comics KomicsKast ( http://komicskast.libsyn.com/ ) Comic Geek Speak ( http://www.comicgeekspeak....

There were so many cool things to talk about in the August Previews catalog, so I did! Thanks for listening!

For your New Comics Wednesday enjoyment, Travis & I talk about a lot of things, including Marvel NOW! (4:20) San Diego Comic-Con news (19:25) DC’s Second Wave of titles (1:05:13) Batman, Incorporated Dial H Earth 2 GI Combat Ravagers Worlds’ Finest Five independent titles (1:28:33) Revival The Massive Saga The Hypernaturals Danger Club This will be a spoiler-filled discussion–you have been warned!...

Welcome to part two of my conversation with Mr. Peter Rios . We spend the majority of the episode talking about New Teen Titans: Games (warning: spoilers) and our love of the New Teen Titans in general. Near the end, Peter talks about the fundraiser to send Julian Lytle to Morrisoncon , and then Peter discusses what’s coming next month from him. It’s not to be missed! Peter made my weekend by coho...

On the big show today is part one of a conversation I had with Peter Rios . If you don't know who Peter is, he is a founding member of the Comic Geek Speak podcast and overall comics aficionado. Peter was very gracious to spend over four hours (!) talking with me about a plethora of topics (see below), part of which was our talk about Terry Moore 's fantastic series, Rachel Rising . Intro 2:30 Pod...

Here’s my look through the June Previews catalog for items shipping in August 2012 and beyond! Thanks for listening!

After a couple of unsuccessful attempts to do this particular episode, here finally is the LBR podcast discussion, with a special guest, about The Avengers movie. We still encountered technical issues, however (26 is 13 twice, so double the bad luck?!), so apologies ahead of time for that. Thanks for listening!

This episode I talk about four number 1 titles (ok, one is a number 0, but still) that I read recently: Hoax Hunters , Saga , Supercrooks , & Superbia . Then, I talk to a very special guest about our 2012 Emerald City Comicon experience. Thanks for listening!

Using Chris Roberson's public exit from DC as a springboard, we discuss the ethics of corporate contracts and what's fair to the creators (note: we are not lawyers). Then, at about the 59:30 mark, we discuss the four new Vertigo titles (Fairest, Saucer Country, Voodoo Child, & New Deadwardians). Thanks for listening!

Here's my look through the Previews catalog for items shipping in June 2012 and beyond! Thanks for listening!

This episode we finish our discussion about DC's New 52 comics, six months into the grand experiment/relaunch. Specifically, we talk about the following New 52 families of DC comics: Green Lantern Young Justice The Edge The Dark Thanks for listening!

March 30 - April 1, 2012, I will be in Seattle attending the 10th annual Emerald City Comicon . This episode we (Travis, a special guest, and I) discuss the con, why we're so excited about it, and what we're looking forward to. Thanks for listening!

This episode we discuss DC's New 52 comics, six months into the grand experiment/relaunch. Before we get to that, however, we discuss some news coming out of WonderCon. Then, in Part 1 of our discussion (at about the 23:45 mark), we talk about the following New 52 families of DC comics: Justice League Batman Superman Finally, in the episode, I mentioned a fellow comic blogger's website, calling it...

Here's my look through the Previews catalog for items shipping in May 2012 and beyond! Thanks for listening!

In this news-filled episode, we talk about: The new DC logos Artists & writer changes at DC The lovely covers to Earth-2 and World’s Finest Before Watchmen Marvel vs Gary Friedrich Rozum vs McDaniel Comic Book Men DC Nation on Cartoon Network debuting March 3!!! Please leave comments on the blog ; you can also send email to longboxreview@gmail.com , or if you’re on Twitter, message @longboxreview...

The LBR podcast is back for the new year, but this episode we are taking a look at 2011 by discussing what we see are the Best of comics and related items in 11 categories. What did we choose, for example,  for Best Artist, Cover, and Ongoing? Have a listen and discover for yourself! If you’d like (and I’d love it if you did), let me know what you would have chosen for those categories and I’d be...

I wanted to take a break from discussing DC titles (though, that's mostly what I collect, so why fight it? :)) so this episode I discuss with Travis the Image Comics series Halcyon (warning: we will discuss plot points and reveals). You'd think this would be a quick episode, but somehow Travis and I manage to talk for almost two hours about five issues! How did we ever get through 13 DC Comics iss...

Here's the second audio version of my review of the Previews catalog for items shipping in January 2012 and beyond! Thanks for listening!

Wow. Here we are, the end of the road. We finally (a month later, but who's counting?) discuss the week 4 DCnU 52 comics (warning: spoilers!). How did you like the week 4 titles? Be sure to leave comments on iTunes or our blogs; you can also send email to longboxreview@gmail.com , or if you're on Twitter, message @longboxreview or @the_gaunt_man . We would love to hear from you! Thanks for listeni...

It's time to start the second half of our conversation about DC's new 52 number one issues, specifically, Travis and I talk about the week 3 comics (warning: spoilers!). Have a listen to find out which titles we liked or didn't like (and why), and whether they were new reader friendly. How did you like the week 3 titles? Be sure to leave comments on our blogs, you can send email to longboxreview@g...

Ok, normally, I would just post a list of stuff from the various publishers, but for this month's Previews , I did an audio version for the LBR podcast (58:03). I apologize in advance for the choppy/echo-y audio starting at about the 23 minute mark, though the bad spots come and go. I tried fixing the problem, but was not that successful, and I didn't want to rerecord more than half of the episode...