History of Comic Books Podcast

And now a rambling and too brief review of "The Outfit" by Darwyn Cooke, he which he adapts the sequel to "The Hunter" by Richard Stark, as Parker finds himself targeted by the mafia, only for him to turn the tables on them.

And now a rambling and too brief review of "The Hunter" by Darwyn Cooke, his brilliant adaptation of Donald Westlake/Richard Stark's classic crime novel.

And now a rambling and too brief review of "Mage: A Hero Discovered" by Matt Wagner, the first entry in his classic "Mage" series that took him 35 years to complete.

And now a rambling and too brief review of "Maus: A Survivor's Tale" by Art Spiegelman, his brilliant comic telling how his father survived the Holocaust, with the twist of Jewish people being depicted as mice while the Nazis are cats.

And a rambling and too brief review of "JLA: Tower of Babel" by Mark Waid & Howard Porter, which collects issues #42-46 of the "JLA" series in 2001, as Rhas Al' Ghul has a new plan to decimate the Earth's population but first he has to take down the Justice League.  

And now a rambling and too brief review of "JLA: New World Order", which collects issues #1-4 of the "JLA" series form 1997 by Grant Morrison & Howard Porter in which the top seven heroes of DC: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, the Flash, Green Lantern, Aquaman and Martian Manhunter, team up to take on a new threat.

And now a rambling and too brief revieiw of "Justice League: A New Beginning" by Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis & Kevin Maquire, which collects issues #1-7 of the 1987 "Justice League" relaunch, and remains one of the funniest comics ever made.

And now a rambling and too brief review of "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol.1", the 1999 mini-series by Alan Moore & Kevin O'Neill that launched the franchise.

And now a rambling and too brief biography of the great Milton Caniff, one of the best comic strip artists of all time who inspired countless others who followed.

And now a rambling and too brief biography of Mike Wieringo, a talented comic artist of the 90's and 2000's who left us far too soon.

And now the conclusion to this rambling and too brief biography of Curt Swan, arguably the greatest Superman artist of all time, as he wraps up his career with the Man of Steel by helping produce one of the greatest Superman stories ever.

And now the first part of this rambling and too brief biography of Curt Swan, arguably the greatest Superman artist of all time.

And now the concluding chapter in this rambling and too brief biography of Winsor McCay, as he releases his last landmark cartoon, though the very medium he helped innovate starts to pass him by.

And now the second part of this rambling and too brief biography of the great Winsor McCay, as he not only creates his greatest comic strip but also embarks into the field of animation.

And the first part of this rambling and too brief biography of Winsor McCay, one of the most brilliant innovators of both comic strips and cartoons.

And now the second and concluding part of this rambling and too brief biography of Basil Wolverton, as he finally gets his big break in a contest for one of the greatest comic strips of all time.

And now the first part of ths rambling and too brief biography of Basil Wolverton, one of the more eccentric artists of the Golden Age.

And now the second and concluding part of this rambling and too brief history of Fawcett Comics, as they are brought down not by sales but a lawsuit from its biggest rival.

And now the first part of this rambling and too brief history of Fawcett Comics, one of the premier publishers of the Golden Age.

And now the second and concluding part of this rambling and too brief biography of Carmine Infantino, as he goes from being one of DC Comics's best penciler's to actually running the company.

And now the first part of this rambling and too brief biography of Carmine Infantino, the artist who literally penciled comics into the Silver Age.

And now a rambling but too brief biography of Fletcher Hanks, a Golden Age artist who is largely forgotten but years ahead of his time.

And now the second and concluding part of this rambling and too brief biography of Lev Gleason, the daredevil publisher of the Golden Age of Comic Books.

And now the first part of this rambling and too brief biography of Lev Gleason, the daredevil publisher of the Golden Age of American Comic Books.

And now a rambling and too brief review of "Joker" by Brian Azzarello & Lee Bermejo, their 2008 graphic novel about Batman's classic arch nemesis.