Comic Book Time Machine

Daniel continues his quest to better understand one of his favorite comic heroes Mark Shaw by looking at his third appearance, *Justice League of America *141. The story from 1977, “No World Escapes the Manhunters!” by Steve Englehart sees the Justice League fighting the Manhunters on three fronts as the Manhunters attempt to discredit …

In the first every Between Disney Podcast Special, Daniel discusses Haunted Mansion themed books and comics. Daniel breaks down the key strengths in the works of two different Haunted Mansion themed authors. And because its comic book time machine he talks about the Haunted Mansion comic anthology collection. The titles …

Ben reads the second Man from Atlantis comic, the FINAL issue in the Air Pirates of Mars from John Carter, the actual battle between Red Ronin and Godzila, and, of course, Star Wars

“Time Runs Out” is a Marvel event that started in September 2014. This event stars the Avengers, and is the next big part of the story that Jonathan Hickman has been telling in both “Avengers” and “New Avengers” since he took over those titles at the beginning of the Marvel …

Justice League: Gods and Monsters Part 5 (of 5) - the movie! Ben and his guest Evan David explore this comic series spawned by a direct to home market movie in a week long, five part series culminating with a discussion about the movie itself. This is a world where Superman is not Superman. Batman is not Batman. Wonder Woman is not Wonder Woman. And they are all gods and monsters!

Justice League: Gods and Monsters Part 4 (of 5) - The Justice League's Genesis! Ben and his guest Evan David explore this comic series spawned by a direct to home market movie in a week long, five part series culminating with a discussion about the movie itself. This is a world where Superman is not Superman. Batman is not Batman. Wonder Woman is not Wonder Woman. And they are all gods and monster...

Justice League: Gods and Monsters Part 3 (of 5) - Wonder Woman! Ben and his guest Evan David explore this comic series spawned by a direct to home market movie in a week long, five part series culminating with a discussion about the movie itself. This is a world where Superman is not Superman. Batman is not Batman. Wonder Woman is not Wonder Woman. And they are all gods and monsters!

Justice League: Gods and Monsters Part 2 (of 5) - Superman! Ben and his guest Evan David explore this comic series spawned by a direct to home market movie in a week long, five part series culminating with a discussion about the movie itself. This is a world where Superman is not Superman. Batman is not Batman. Wonder Woman is not Wonder Woman. And they are all gods and monsters!

Justice League: Gods and Monsters Part 1 (of 5) - Batman! Ben and his guest Evan David explore this comic series spawned by a direct to home market movie in a week long, five part series culminating with a discussion about the movie itself. This is a world where Superman is not Superman. Batman is not Batman. Wonder Woman is not Wonder Woman. And they are all gods and monsters!

The gang’s back together and Ben talks about the joys of Secret Wars II month 6, Matt talks about the milestone series Crisis on Infinite Earths #6, and Matt gets Speedball mixed in with his Amazing Spider-Man annual #22!

Daniel looks at another franchise from his childhood retranslated into comic form in IDW’s G.I. Joe: The Fall of G.I. Joe Volume One.  Daniel discusses his expectations for a property who’s strongest memories were tied to a cartoon and how his expectations were shattered.  And he includes his thoughts on …

Ben unwraps another sealed, blind polybag, this time with comics that are mostly by Top Cow, with one notable exception. Don’t read on if you want to experience the comics as Ben reveals what he’s about to read and then deep dives into this $3.99 bag that promises $15 of …

Daniel discusses Knight Rider: Volume 1 published by Lion Force Comics and IDW written by Geoffrey Thorne.  Daniel gives a thumbnail of the story.  And then he goes all 80s discussing differences in the story for the original television show, including what he liked and did not like.

In this episode, Matt is joined by the host of the “Voices In My Head” podcast, Rick Lee James (www.rickleejames.com) as they discuss the classic Spider-Man story from 1965, “The Master Planner Saga.”

When Ben has Matt and Daniel help him pick a random comic from his “want to read” pile, he ends up with a comic that he just plain did not want to record about after reading it, it was that bad. So he chose to switch the random selection and …

Here’s the experiment: Ben wants to read through the classic Marvel licensed books that coincided with Star Wars, so during these episodes he reads a full month of Marvel’s sci-fi comics based on books, TV, and movies! Titles, so far, include Human Fly, Star Wars, Godzilla, John Carter of Mars, …

Daniel, Ben and Matt talk about a recent convention going experience that included a couple challenges and some surprises. 1. What is the most boring comic Ben ever read? Find out here! 2. Who found the best thing for under $4, Ben or Matt? 3. Opening some blind bags — …

Ben finds a $3 poly bag of comics at a Dollar General store, boasting four popular comics worth over $10 (plus a free bonus trading card!). What’s inside? Ben opens it while recording, finding two comics he never heard of, one comic he adores, and a comic he read twenty …

Daniel reviews the new Comic Block subscription service from Nerd Block.  Daniel discusses his thoughts on the contents, what he liked and did not, and his thoughts on a monthly subscription. Nerd Block can be found at https://www.nerdblock.com/comic Review Copy Provided by Nerd Block

“Time Runs Out” is a Marvel event that started in September 2014. This event stars the Avengers, and is the next big part of the story that Jonathan Hickman has been telling in both “Avengers” and “New Avengers” since he took over those titles at the beginning of the Marvel …

Here’s the experiment: Ben wants to read through the classic Marvel licensed books that coincided with Star Wars, so during these episodes he reads a full month of Marvel’s sci-fi comics based on books, TV, and movies! Titles, so far, include Human Fly, Star Wars, Godzilla, John Carter of Mars, …

With DC’s “Convergence” and Marvel’s “Secret Wars” bringing an end to both the New 52 and Marvel NOW!, Daniel and Matt give their Top 5 picks for the best comic book series to come out of these two eras in comic book history. After hearing their picks, let us know …

Daniel reads through and discusses Star Trek: Harlan Ellison’s The City on the Edge of Forever The Original Teleplay. Daniel confesses his history with Star Trek and the story itself. He compares the comic adaptation with the original Star Trek episode from 1967.

“Spider-Verse” is a Marvel event that began during the fall of 2014.  In this event, every Spider-Man from the entire Marvel Multiverse will be featured during the course of the story.  “Spider-Verse” officially kicked off with The Amazing Spider-Man #9 in November of 2014.  In this two-part podcast series, Matt is joined by …

Grant Morrison’s “The Multiversity” has been in the works for a long time.  Was it worth the wait?  Does it make any sense?  What is this book trying to say? Most important: do we like it? Join Daniel, Matt, and Ben as they explore DC Comics’ multiverse in “The Multiversity!” …