3rd Degree Byrne

What is this you say? A new episode of 3rdDegree Byrne? Not quite Grasshopper, this is a short bulletin, if you will. Think of it as Tim and Brian discussing some current events or news that are in regards to the very person that this podcast is all about. That [...]

3rddegree Byrne episode 21 Avengers 181 Avengers Assemble! As of right this minute, Avengers: Infinity War is half a million dollars away from breaking the two billion dollar mark. That sounds like a great time to jump on the coattails bandwagon. Not being one to miss out, 3rdDegree Byrne is [...]

BYRNE SMASH! BYRNE SMASH PUNY PODCASTERS!! Not really, though I wonder what John Byrne would say if he listened to any of our shows. I mean, we love the mans work, but sometime, just sometimes we can get a little too detail oriented if you know what I mean. Take [...]

Welcome to a 3rd Degree Byrne St Patty’s Day Replay. This episode was recored in 2016 and features the Greenest of Super Hereos – Green Lantern in a tale with little blue men who might just be leprechauns. I could never be a Green Lantern; it just wouldnt go with [...]

SPOILER WARNING: WE DISCUSS STAR TREK DICCOVERY, STAR WARS THE LAST JEDI AND THOR RAGNAROCK! Its a shiny brand new 3rd Degree Byrne!! And as we get ready for the coming of the “Black Panther” movie by Marvel next week, we cant help but think what if Hooper X from [...]

You know how I hate to call art by Byrne “rushed”? Well you dont have to hate that I rushed the production on this to get it out before the New Year. You can hate the production though. So we have an all new episode of 3rd Degree Byrne!! What [...]

Walloping websnappers people, we got us a new episode in the hopper! And just because there is a Spider-Man movie out there still bringing in the bucks, we thought we would give out some old fashioned Spider-Man coverage. And that would be old fashioned JOHN BYRNE Spider-Man coverage. Sit back [...]

What a wonder a woman is in this world today. Do you wonder about a women? Do you think the woman wonders about you? The wonder. Woman! Whoa man! Wooaaahhh Man!!! (Thanks, Mike Meyers.) Are you wondering what women we are wondering about? Some are wondering about Women. We know [...]

An Ego the size of a planet! And no, I am not talking about John Byrne himself, but his work. Specifically the work he did roughly 35 years ago on that little known book called “The Fantastic Four”. But wait! Whats this? “I’m a reasonable guy. But, I’ve just experienced [...]

It is all about the firsts. This is the first episode of 3rd Degree Byrne for 2017. And Tim Elliott and Brian Hughes want to bring you a year of firsts. So, every episode of 3rd Degree Byrne proper (throwing in the “proper” there allows us to have those side [...]

Whats this? Two 3rd Degree Byrne episodes in the Same Month? Its a Christmas miracle! And it is a stunner. In our last episode of the year and the last episode of our 50 years of Star Trek celebration, we bring to you the first issue of “Assignment Earth”. Thats [...]

On a SPECIAL ALL-NEW episode of 3rd Degree Byrne, Tim Elliott and Brian Hughes tell you about the very best, the true favorites, the top 5s of John Byrnes work in comics. Of course, it is all opinion and a step back in time as they recount stories of their [...]

Back from hiatus!!! And to kick things off, 3rd Degree Byrne is going to give you Number One. Just thank goodness it isnt Number Two! No, no, we are not giving you any bathroom leavings, we are back to talk some Star Trek. Some John Byrne Star Trek. Sit back [...]

“Im not a magician, Spock, just an old country doctor.” And yet magic is what we get. Come along with Tim Elliott and Brian Hughes as they continue their celebration of 50 years of Star Trek by reviewing the first issue of Star Trek: Leonard McCoy- Frontier Doctor. It is [...]

In part two of our coverage to the first meeting between the Uncanny X-Men and Alpha flight, the donnybrook between the two teams begins. But since it is a Marvel tale, you are not required to pick a side. Oh, and for those that are wondering – Donnybrook: noun, often [...]

For most everyone that knows the name, when you say John Byrne, they think “X-Men”. And if you say Alpha Flight, John Byrne is the first and last name you ever want to hear. 3rd Degree Byrne has heard the call of the wild, the woolly and the winsome. You [...]

I could never be a Green Lantern; it just wouldnt go with my eyes. Then there is that whole “No Fear” thing. I am sorry, but yellow would not be my weakness, just flash an old VHS copy of “The Exorcist and watch me pee my pants. Fortunately, we have [...]

Four men, one afternoon. One movie that made millions of dollars and millions of opinions. Oh yeah, there is a nine year old contributor as well. Join Tim Elliott and Brian Hughes with guests Frank Canapa, Mike Carlyle and first time guest Christopher Hughes (hes the nine year old, he [...]

50 Years!!! Holy Crap!! Star Trek has been here 50 years! And John Byrne has been working in comics over 40 years! What do the two have in common? Little puffs of smoke. Otherwise known as “Star Trek: New Visions”, a Fumetti series created by John Byrne. If you like [...]

In preparation for the release of Batman V Superman Dawn of Justice, 3rd Degree Byrne hosted a roundtable discussion on what they want, what they dont want and what we will probably get out of DCs biggest movie to date. Joining Tim Elliott and Brian Hughes are semi-unregular (is that [...]

In older days gone by, they were the best of friends. They had a blast, they worked together, fought together, looked out for each other. They had the other guys back. But once they reached 50, they resented each other, didnt trust each other, and begrudgingly worked together. Now that [...]

A guy, two girls and a caveman. What more could anyone ask for? For those of you that just said “A Beer”, cheers. For the rest of you, get ready for the Apocalypse. Doomsday +1. Thats right, Tim Elliott and Brian Hughes go way, way back to 1975 as a [...]

Its time for your first portion of Byrne Trek!!! What happened? After Balance of Terror, the Original Series episode where the Enterprise first met the Romulans? Who is? The Romulan Praetor? What is? A portion? Why Are? We getting these weirdly punctuated sentences? Well let me ask you this: Did [...]

OK, by our count there are only 4,327,641 reviews of Star Wars: The Force Awakens out there. Also, as many of you John Byrne fans are aware, Byrne has done TWO, count ‘em, TWO pieces of Star Wars art. So while his work wont be discussed, we felt that we [...]

On a very special Christmas Episode of 3rd Degree Byrne, Tim and Brian welcome guest podcaster Frank Canapa as the three of them go over a little known treat from the past of John Byrne. Back in 1973, before he had even started working professionally, John Byrne had drawn a [...]