Hey Kids, Comics! – Two True Freaks

It’s here! The 250th and FINAL regular episode of Hey Kids, Comics! Be witness to more Self-Indulgent Twaddle, inappropriate jokes and outright silliness one last time as 2 Northern Chancers at least try to get it right before the curtain falls. Have no fear – Micheal and Andrew will return [...]

It’s the penultimate episode of Hey Kids, Comics! but the end of the trail for Jesse Custer. Yes, PREACHER climaxes as it begin – in blood. Does it all end happily for Jesse, Tulip, Herr Starr, Cassidy and The Saint Of Killers? Or is it The Wild Bunch all over [...]

Andrew & Micheal raise a glass to Tommy Monaghan and the crew at Noonan’s. It’s the end of the road for the HITMAN!

In which Micheal and Andrew look at two of the greatest creations of writer Warren Ellis, THE AUTHORITY and PLANETARY and ask, “how does a team up between them work?” Answer? Listen to the show. After that, a darker version of PLANETARY take on the JLA in a world where [...]

Two off-beat examples of the prestige format this week as Micheal and Andrew look at two oft-forgotten gems. First up, a long thought lost NEIL GAIMAN script resurfaces and is presented with a stellar array of artistic talent in SUPERMAN/GREEN LANTERN – LEGENDS OF THE GREEN FLAME! Then, a fan [...]

Micheal and Andrew continue to count down some of their favourite comics ever in part 2 of a 2 part show.

In part 1 of a 2 parter, Micheal and Andrew take a look at some of their favourite comics stories.

More all-ages entertainment as ALL-STAR BATMAN & ROBIN THE BOY WONDER continues to entertain and bewilder in equal measure. Frank Miller introduces more characters and sub-plots whilst Jim Lee makes it look very glossy indeed. There’s steamy sex, broken bones and a potty mouthed 15 year old girl as DC [...]

It’s here! One of the most maligned and mocked pieces of comics art in recent years and yet one of the best selling. Frank Miller returns to the Batman and brings superstar artist Jim Lee with him for ALL-STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN THE BOY WONDER! Is it a wonderful piece [...]

There’ll be fun, fun, fun until Daddy takes your catsuit away in today’s show were Andrew & Micheal eschew the dark, broody, complicated and deep and read J SCOTT CAMPBELL’S DANGER GIRL! There’s hiss-able bad-guys, skiing in the alps, explosions, gadgets, double cross and, lest we forget, lots of scantily [...]

His name is Oliver Queen. For years he was a second banana without a title to call his own. That all changed in 1983 when Mike W Barr and Trevor Von Eeden gave the Emerald Archer a shot at the big time. To survive Ollie had to become something else. [...]

The post-crisis revamp of the DC Universe continues as Micheal and Andrew through their peepers over the 2nd tier relaunches. The Flash #1 starts the legacy character era of Wally West as he takes on the mantle. How does he fare? Then, more legacies! John Stewart, Hal Jordan and Guy [...]

It was the end of the world as they knew it and they felt fine. The red skies had passed, the world was shiny and new. And from the ashes of a convoluted continuity came a new DC, a DC not just for kids. More mature, grittier and more reflective [...]

In the second part of their look at the original alien costume saga, Micheal and Andrew discuss if the clothes really do make the man. Opening up with the concluding part of last week’s cliffhanger, Amazing Spider-Man #257 wraps up the Puma arc before the real story begins. ASM #258 [...]

It came from another world and changed Spider-Man’s life – FOREVER! MWAA HA HA! Yes, Micheal and Andrew return, this time looking at a bunch of comics that collectively make up the story of Spider-Man’s black costume. There’s a discussion of the origins from SECRET WARS #8 and AMAZING SPIDER-MAN [...]

In the concluding part of their much requested and long awaited (by some) look at Grant Morrison’s MULTIVERSITY, Andrew and Micheal cast their beady eyes over the final comics in the run. These include THUNDERWORLD ADVENTURES, GUIDEBOOK, THE MASTERMEN, the ‘haunted’ ULTRA COMICS and the final issue wrap up, MULTIVERSITY [...]

In episode 234 of Hey Kids, Comics!, Michael and Andrew dive back into the weird and wacky world of Grant Morrison to cover MULTIVERSITY, his thematic sequel to everything he has ever done! Kicking off with the first issue of the bookends, The Multiversity #1, then perusing The Society of [...]

Concluding their look into the comic book origins of future TV stars, Mike and Andrew delve deep into the Kung Fu Krazed land of K’un L’un and find there lurks an IRON FIST! Starting with Marvel Premiere #15 the first appearance of Danny Rand, they then pick up IRON FIST [...]

Continuing their celebration of Comic Book Heroes about to make the leap to TV, Mike and Andrew take a look at the Blacksploitation inspired champion of the oppressed, LUKE CAGE – HERO FOR HIRE! From his first issue to his last (almost!), Mike and Andrew enjoy tales of 70’s action. [...]

In the 2nd part of their look at comics characters about to become TV stars, Mike and Andrew take a look back at the Linda Danvers era of SUPERGIRL. Peter David writes a mean quip and Ed Benes draws short skirts in MANY HAPPY RETURNS, a 6 issue arc from [...]

In the first of 4 episodes devoted to character who are about to have their own TV show, Mike and Andrew take a look at all 28 issues of the original Marvel MAX series – ALIAS. Introducing down on her luck PI Jessica Jones, the MAX brand was supposed to [...]

It’s a tangent filled e-mail section! Again! But moving on from all of that, there’s a hour long love fest to Dave Steven’s THE ROCKETEER! Immerse yourself in the 30’s time period with Cliff Secord and the gang, tearing up the skies fighting Nazis. How is that NOT cool? For [...]

Things take a turn for the grim when Andrew & Micheal’s celebration of the birthday of THE PUNISHER turns to the MARVEL MAX series by Garth Ennis. THE SLAVERS is a 6 part storyline were Frank Castle’s brand of justice turns towards traffickers. It’s hard hitting stuff and not for [...]

Frank Castle has cut a bloody swath through the New York underworld for over 40 years, so let’s celebrate his unique brand of justice by looking back at his development over the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s. THE PUNISHER teams up with SPIDER-MAN, “TO SOW THE SEEDS OF DEATH’S DAY” from [...]

It’s here! The spectacular you’ve waited 7 days for! The startling conclusion to SUPERMAN:ULYSSES by Geoff Johns and John Romita Jnr. Did the creators manage to pull one out of the bag at the last minute? Well, why don’t you put everything on hold and listen to Andrew and Micheal [...]