Funny Book Forensics

We honor Greg's Junior Braves of the Apocaplypse co-author Michael Tanner. He developed the podcast and convention panel sensation Burn After Pitching. We review What If...? Vol 1. 34 where seemingly every Marvel creator in 1982 shares their pitch that should be burned for a What If...? issue.  Creative Team: Writer: All of Them; Penciller: Scribblers; Inker: Tracers; Colorist: Kids with Crayons;...

Live to tape from O Con Expo, Dan and Greg review U.S. 1 #3. Tracie Mauck (@Maukingbird) delivered the comic to us and set us up for for a wild high adventure trucking ride. You don't want to miss this one! Creative Team: Writer: Al Milgrom; Penciller: Frank Springer; Inker: Mike Esposito; Colorist: Paul Becton; Letterer: Jack Morelli; Editor Ralph Macchio   Subscribe:     Follow us on social medi...

Dan is upset at Greg for his choices in Starlite 5. Join us for a review of the book and our normal banter. Don't miss this fun episode as we review one of the better books Dan has read in a long time. Creative Team: Writers: Travis Webb and Greg Smith; Art: Brett Wedele; Lettering: Tom Orzechowski Purchase the Starlite Series . O-Con Expo 2023 Greg and Dan will be at O-Con Expo  July 21, 22, &amp...

We review Ciudad the book that inspired Extraction 1 & 2 on Netflix. This was a fast and action packed story based in Ciudad del Este. Join us for another fun show.  Creative Team: Writer: Ande Parks; Story: Ande Parks, Joe Russo, Anthony Russo; Art: Fernando Leon Gonzalez O-Con Expo 2023 Greg and Dan will be at O-Con Expo  July 21, 22, &23! Don't forget to tell Rikishi  that Greg deserves...

It’s time for Iron Man 128! Will Tony Stark stop drinking? Will chlorine gas just go away? Dan and Greg explore these questions and more on this episode of Funny Book Forensics.  Creative Team: Writer: David Michelinie, Plot and Finished Art: Bob Layton, Penciler: John Romita Jr.,  Cover: Bob Layton, Letterer: John Costanza, Colorist: Bob Sharen, Editor: Roger Stern O-Con Expo 2023 Greg and Dan wi...

Iron Man fights an army of villains. Greg has no idea who any of the Marvel villains are. Tony Stark gets drunk, again. Join us for another fun Episode. Creative Team: Writer: David Michelinie, Plot and Finished Art: Bob Layton, Penciler: John Romita Jr.,  Cover: Bob Layton, Letterer: Jim Novak, Colorist: Ben Sean, Editor: Roger Stern O-Con Expo 2023 Greg and Dan will be at O-Con Expo  July 21, 22...

Tony Stark battles Hammer on his floating headquarters in Iron Man 126. We follow the battle and even talk Seasteading in this fun podcast. You don't want to miss this one. Creative Team: Writer: David Michelinie, Plot and Finished Art: Bob Layton, Penciler: John Romita Jr.,  Cover: Bob Layton, Letterer: John Costanza, Colorist: Ben Sean, Editor: Roger Stern O-Con Expo 2023 Greg and Dan will be at...

Tony drinks to cope with his potential murder charge. Dan and Greg cope with audio issues. We all make it out unscathed in this fun episode covering Iron Man 125! Creative Team: Writer: David Michelinie, Plot and Finished Art: Bob Layton, Penciler: John Romita Jr., Inker: Bob Layton Cover: Bob Layton, Letterer: Joe Rosen, Colorist: Ben Sean, Editor: Roger Stern O-Con Expo 2023 Greg and Dan will be...

Tony is not dead! In fact in this issue he may have committed murrrrrrder. Dan and Greg riff on Tony Stark, Atlantic City and much more!  Join us for a fun episode.  Creative Team: Writer: David Michelinie, Plot and Finished Art: Bob Layton, Penciler: John Romita Jr., Inkers: Bob McLeod, Bob Wiacek Cover: Bob Layton, Letterer: Jim Novak, Colorist: Bob Sharen, Editor: Roger Stern O-Con Expo 2023 Gr...

Tony Stark is mixing Amaretto and Scotch. Greg and Dan are fascinated by the "stellar" villains that show up in Iron Man 123. Its Atlantic City Casino Action you won't want to miss! Creative Team: Writer: David Michelinie, Plot and Finished Art: Bob Layton, Penciler: John Romita Jr., Cover: Bob Layton, Letterer: Irving Wtanabe, Colorist: Bob Sharen, Editor: Roger Stern Subscribe:     Follow us on...

They retell Iron Man's origin in this one. Greg and Dan analyze whether or not this was a good idea. Tony Stark ponders his past life. In the end this one seemed like a file issue but here we are waiting for the Demon in a Bottle storyline to continue.  *Warning*  if you read this issue there will be artistic depictions of people that you may find offensive.  Correction: I promise I will say Carmi...

Dan and Greg are back after a bit of a hiatus!  We are off and running back into “Demon in a Bottle” with Iron Man 121 from 1979! Why does Greg think Iron Man is invisible? How do those wings work on Namor’s ankles!? We riff on the book, Indiana’s questionable history, GI Joe, and lots of other nonsense in this fun podcast. Correction: Oops, Roxxon Energy/Oil’s first appeared in Captain America 14...

Dan and Greg are ready for everyone’s favorite Iron Playboy! We review Iron Man 120, the start of the famous “Demon in a Bottle” storyline. What we didn’t know is that we would be reviewing a comic that has a direct tie-in with Wakanda Forever. Join us for a another fun podcast. Creative Team: Writers: David Michelinie & Bob Layton, Penciller: John Romita Jr., Inker: Bob Layton, Cover: Bob Lay...

Dan and Greg review Jon Dexter’s Alpha Dogs 1, 2, and 3 .  Its a fun mystery story that opens with dog on a beach and ends with… Wait we don’t know yet! When do we get issue 4!  Follow along with us as we find out why Ina’s dogs Buck and Cyrus are so important. Greg has some issues with time and Dan is just here for this one. These are fun books and this is another fun review. Creative Team: Creat...

Dan and Greg are done with the New Teen Titans Drug Books after we review the 3rd one sponsored by IBM and others.  We critique the story and the drug war in this fun discussion. Trust me you will learn something about the drug war you have never heard before. Creative Team: Writers: Marv Wolfman & Joe Cavalieri, Penciller: Adrian Gonzales, Inker: Joe Giella & R. Villigran, Letterer: Ben O...

This week we are really sorry for ourselves. We review the second Drug Awareness Campaign New Teen Titans issue. This time Wally West protects the Protectors friend from drugs but does a really bad job. Can the Teen Titans stop the evil drug lords and save their friend?  You will find out!  Join us as we analyze the pop culture and cultural implications of this issue. —Doesn’t that Protector look...

We are sorry!  Dan and Greg spend the day critiquing the first New Teen Titans Drug book sponsored by Keebler. Its bad, really bad but bad is what we do best.  Get a glimpse of the Nancy Reagan war on drugs with this must read once (or let us read it for you) from 1983. We pull no punches in this one. There is even a special appearance by the Macho/Squacho Man. Creative Team: Writer: Marv Wolfman,...

Greg and Dan finish up the 1970s Drugs in Comics stories with Spiderman 98.  This is a fun one, we dig into some of the implications of drug issues and read a fun book. How did Peter know where Harry was in the hospital?  With that question we should get a No Prize! Finally, we answer the most important question: What was Greg for Halloween?  Creative Team: Writer: Stan Lee, Penciller Gil Kane, In...

Greg and Dan continue the drugs in comics series with Amazing Spider-Man 97.  This time Harry Osborne may be in some trouble with pills! What will happen to Harry? Will the Goblin expose Spidey’s identity? Is Spidey’s Jui Jitsu game on point?  Find out on this episode of funny book forensics! Creative Team: Writer: Stan Lee, Penciller Gil Kane, Inkers Frank Giacoia and John Romita, Sr., Letter Sam...

Its here, Greg and Dan finally review Amazing Spider-Man 96. Why was this issue so scary that the CCA would not put their stamp on it? Find out in a fun episode. Creative Team: Writer: Stan Lee, Penciller Gil Kane, Inker John Romita, Sr., Letter Artie Simek, Editor Stan Lee Follow us on social media: https://twitter.com/funnybook4n6 https://www.instagram.com/funnybook4n6/ https://www.facebook.com/...

Wait, there was a drug issue the Comics Code Authority approved about one year before the Spiderman Issues. Welcome to the back-up story in Action Comic 378, a Tale of the Legion of Super-Heroes. Jim Shooter authored a short story where one of the Legionnaires copes with pain killer addiction. In this episode Dan nerds out about the LSH. Perhaps he knows more about LSH history then he should. You...

A few hits later and Dan and Greg are back to Green Lantern 86 the 2nd half of the drug issues. Will Speedy survive his detox and who are the evil drug peddlers? Tune in to find out! We told you the history was coming and did it. We get into Vietnam Drug policy, the War on Drugs, and the book’s place in it. You won’t want to miss this one so check it out! Read more about both the Spider-Man and Gr...

Its time for Dan and Greg to take on Drugs. We dive into our support for Richard Nixon’s drug war…. Wait! We won’t do that but we will review the classic Green Lantern 85 and 86 the first two comic book issues in the bronze era to mention heroin by name that had the comics code authority stamp. We chose these two to honor the late great Artist Neal Adams and the late writer Denny O’Neil.  Of cours...

Dan finally stopped crying long enough to post this one. Dan and Greg remember Neil Adams and George Perez, ’nuff said’. Follow us on social media: https://twitter.com/funnybook4n6 https://www.instagram.com/funnybook4n6/ https://www.facebook.com/FunnyBookForensics Greg: https://twitter.com/ThatAmazingTwit https://www.instagram.com/thatamazingtwit Dan: https://twitter.com/DanSchabot

It is the end for Nathaniel Dusk! Will he survive the rat poison and get revenge on the mob? Find out as Dan and Greg wrap up the 4 issue series. Creative Team: Writer: Don McGregor Artist: Gene Colan Cover: Gene Golan and Dick Giordano Letter: John Constanza Color: Tom Ziuko Editor: Alan Gold Read Nathaniel Dusk #4 (1984) DC Universe Infinite  ;  Amazon/Comixology Follow us on social media: https...