Longbox Review

I continue my review of DC's New Age of Heroes initiative by reviewing Sideways #1 by Kenneth Rocafort, Dan DiDio, Justin Jordan, Daniel Brown, and Carlos M. Mangual. After a brief overview of the issue, I talk about my observations and answer some questions from Twitter (thanks to @jpooch21 , @GeorgeandTony , and @peterjrios !). Please send your comments to  longboxreview@gmail.com , chat with me...

Travis ( https://www.youtube.com/user/oddfellowsthoughts ) joins the pod to discuss various comic book news (mostly from DC, Marvel, and Image) from the last month or so. Please excuse the audio. I somehow forgot to use the better microphone. Please send your comments to longboxreview@gmail.com , chat with me @longboxreview on Twitter, and visit longboxreview.com . Please subscribe, rate, and revi...

DC New Age of Heroes has begun, and I kick off a new format by reviewing Damage #1 by Tony Daniel, Robert Venditti, Danny Miki, Tomeu Morey, and Tom Napolitano. After a brief overview of the issue, I talk about my observations and answer some questions from Twitter (thanks to @jpooch21 , @GeorgeandTony , and @peterjrios !). Please send your comments to longboxreview@gmail.com , chat with me @longb...

It's time for my annual tradition of looking back at the previous year of comic books and talking about my favorites. I talk about my following favorites: 2:53 - Independent comics 18:43 - Image comics 37:46 - Marvel comics 51:49 - DC comics 1:06:47 - Most Disappointing 1:11:11 - Covers 1:17:13 - Most Anticipated for 2018 Please send your comments to longboxreview@gmail.com , chat with me @longbox...

What a year it's been already....

Presenting a joint podcast production with Peter from The Daily Rios podcast (where you can also listen and subscribe to The Legion Project), where we will discuss, issue by issue, the 1984 Legion of Super-Heroes (volume 3) series affectionately known as the "Baxter run". In this episode, we discuss Legion of Super-Heroes #4, the fourth part of the Eye for an Eye story in which the Legion encounte...

Happy holidays! George, of the now defunct George and Tony Entertainment Show , returns to finish out the year to talk about some Christmas, or Christmas adjacent, comics. Specifically, we discuss: Fantastic Four #4 (1996) New Adventures of Superboy #39 Brave and the Bold #184 Batman Family #4 Fast Willie Jackson #3 DC Comics Presents #67 Please send your comments to longboxreview@gmail.com , chat...

Travis ( https://www.youtube.com/user/oddfellowsthoughts/ ) returns to the show to chat with me about the Justice League movie. Warning: spoilers abound! Please send your comments to  longboxreview@gmail.com , chat with me @longboxreview  on Twitter, and visit  longboxreview.com . Please subscribe, rate, and review the show via  Apple podcasts . Thanks for listening! You can watch the video versio...

STOP! Don't listen to this episode until you listen to part one of this crossover event from episode 185 of the George and Tony Entertainment Show where George and I discussed issues 25-27 of "The War of Jokes and Riddles" in Batman by Tom King, Mikel Janin, et al. On part 2 of the discussion in this episode, we engage in a spoilery talk about issues 28-32. Please send your comments to longboxrevi...

  Presenting a joint podcast production with Peter from The Daily Rios podcast (where you can also listen and subscribe to The Legion Project), where we will discuss, issue by issue, the 1984 Legion of Super-Heroes (volume 3) series affectionately known as the "Baxter run". In this episode, we discuss Legion of Super-Heroes Annual #3, "The Curse", before we dive into the third part of the Eye for...

Damian ( sleepyreader666 on YouTube ) joins me to discuss the great time we had at Rose City Comic Con 2017 in lovely Portland, OR. We talk about the changes that were made to this year's con, the panels we attended, our con purchases, and end the show with a bit of conversation about the late, great Len Wein. After you listen to the show, please watch Damian's RCCC related videos (and subscribe t...

Presenting a joint podcast production with Peter from The Daily Rios podcast (where you can also listen and subscribe to The Legion Project), where we will discuss, issue by issue, the 1984 Legion of Super-Heroes (volume 3) series affectionately known as the "Baxter run". In this episode, we introduce our theme song, relate some feedback, discuss issue 2, and offer trivia and more! Please leave co...

Presenting a joint podcast production with Peter from The Daily Rios podcast (where you can also listen and subscribe to The Legion Project), where we will discuss, issue by issue, the 1984 Legion of Super-Heroes (volume 3) series affectionately known as the "Baxter run" (starting with the "Eye for an Eye" story line). In this episode, Peter and I will explain what we're doing and why, and then we...

I wanted to celebrate Jack Kirby's 100th birthday by talking about my favorite Kirby Characters/Concepts. What are your favorites? Please listen to Comic Geek Speak's Episode 1633 - Spotlight on Jack 'King' Kirby Part One to find out more about Kirby's life and career. Please send your comments to longboxreview@gmail.com , chat with me @longboxreview on Twitter, or visit longboxreview.com . Please...

Peter Rios (of The Daily Rios podcast) joins me to discuss the Image Comics series Secret Identities . We discuss in depth this wonderful superhero series by Brian Joines, Jay Faerber, Ilias Kyriazis, et al. Please send your comments to  longboxreview@gmail.com , chat with me @longboxreview  on Twitter, or visit  longboxreview.com . Please subscribe, rate, and review the show via  Apple podcasts ....

Peter Rios (of The Daily Rios podcast) returns to the show to discuss a wide range of subjects including what we should do about our comic collections after we're gone, 1980s DC comics that (criminally) haven't been traded, what he's been up to since the last time we spoke, podcasting and is it art, DC's Dark Days: The Forge and Casting , some San Diego Comic Con news, Star Trek , DC vs Marvel, qu...

I offer my impressions of the first issues of  Saucer State (IDW), The Damned (Oni Press), Defenders (Marvel), and Amazing Age (Alterna Comics). Please send your comments to longboxreview@gmail.com , chat with me @longboxreview on Twitter, or visit longboxreview.com . Please subscribe, rate, and review the show via Apple podcasts . Thanks for listening!

I often read James Blundell's comic book blog, A Comic Book Addict!! , and in May 2017 he posted " So I Wrote a Comic ". He described the process by which he and artist Ayoade Abobarin created a four-page comic titled "The Hipster Beard". I wanted to know more, so I invited James and Ayoade to talk about their experience. Click here to view the comic . Please go to  longboxreview.com  for complete...

It's been over a year since DC Rebirth began. What started in the DC Universe Rebirth special continued in The Button crossover in the Batman and Flash titles, and will culminate in November 2017 in Doomsday Clock . Join Damian, Travis, and I as we discuss all of this and our general thoughts on the latest DC publishing initiative. Please send your comments to longboxreview@gmail.com , chat with m...

I mentioned Sean in the previous episode and now he's on the big show to chat with me about all sorts of comic book goodness including binge reading comics, trade sharing, DC Rebirth, Grant Morrison, Sandman , Young Justice , the Treasure Valley Comic-Con, and more! I want to thank Sean again for joining me; I had a great time talking comics and whatnot with him! Please send your comments to longb...

This episode is all about all the feedback I've received since episode 100. Thanks to everyone who sent me messages about the things I've talked about. I really appreciate it. Please send your comments to longboxreview@gmail.com , chat with me @longboxreview on Twitter, or visit longboxreview.com . Please subscribe, rate, and review the show via Apple podcasts . Please go to longboxreview.com for...

I talk about a number of trades I've read, including Animosity v1, Injection v1, Faster Than Light v1-2, Wayward v1, and The Fix v1. Please send your comments to longboxreview@gmail.com , chat with me @longboxreview on Twitter, or visit longboxreview.com . Please subscribe, rate, and review the show via iTunes . Thanks to Damian and Travis for suggesting Wayward and The Fix . Thanks for listening!...

I had so much fun chatting with Gregg Schigiel, the creator of PIX: One Weirdest Weekend (v1) and the forthcoming second volume, PIX: Too Super for School , which is available May 3, 2017, at your local comic shop or where finer books are sold. We talked about the publication of PIX through Image Comics, and Gregg answers many questions about PIX v1 (if you want to hear a more in-depth summary of...

Superman is reborn! I talk about the events in the Superman Reborn crossover in Superman #18 & 19 and Action Comics #975 & 976. What do I like and don't like about this change of the status quo? Listen and find out. Please send your comments to longboxreview@gmail.com , chat with me @longboxreview on Twitter, or visit longboxreview.com . Please subscribe, rate, and review the show via iTunes . Ple...

It's time for my annual tradition of looking back at the previous year of comic books and talking about my favorites. In this episode I talk about my favorites from the following categories: Limited Series (2:21) Trade/Graphic Novel (14:53) Short Story (22:51) Art (33:19) Covers (38:06) Most Disappointing (47:50) Most Surprising (52:07) Looking Forward to in 2017 (55:38) Please send your comments...