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It's 2020 and that means it's time to reflect on the previous year and talk about my favorite comic books that came out in 2019! Please let me know what your favorites were! If you enjoyed the show, please leave a review! Go to RateThisPodcast.com/lbr or subscribe, rate, and review the show via Apple podcasts . Thanks for listening!

This episode I talk about some number one issues: Undiscovered Country and 20XX from Image Comics and Dragonfly and Dragonflyman from Ahoy comics. If you enjoyed the show, please leave a review! Go to RateThisPodcast.com/lbr or subscribe, rate, and review the show via Apple podcasts . Thanks for listening!

This episode I talk about what I did over Christmas and New Year's, and I provide some podcast recommendations and some talk about the movies (including Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and Frozen 2 ) and tv I've watched. Plus, how work's been going lately. If you enjoyed the show, please leave a review! Go to RateThisPodcast.com/lbr or subscribe, rate, and review the show via Apple podcasts . Tha...

Happy holidays! I joined George from Meanwhile at the Podcast for the our third annual talk about some Christmas comics. Specifically, we discuss: Image Comics - Dynamo 5 Holiday Special (2010) Boom! Studios - Rugrats: C is For Chanukah (2018) DC Comics - DC Holiday Special (2017) DC Comics - Superman Vol. 1 No. 369 (1981) Marvel Comics - Merry X-Men Holiday Special (2018) Marvel Comics - Marvel T...

Welcome to the Tales of the Legion Project where we discuss Legion of Super-Heroes material outside of the Baxter run. This episode we talk about the brand new Legion of Super-Heroes (v8) #1 (2019). Timestamps: (00:36) Preamble (05:48) Legion of Super-Heroes (v8) #1 synopsis, cover talk, & general thoughts (28:10) Main discussion (1:21:52) Discussing LSH #0, the "Archie Legion" reboot from 1994 (1...

This episode I talk about going to Rose City Comicon (for just a day!) with one of my best friends, a family wedding, an ER visit, and a concert trip to Salt Lake City with my daughter. Plus, some podcast recommendations and some movies and tv I've watched. Previous The Gutters posts: https://longboxreview.com/category/podcast/gutters/

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 #19: "No Good Deed Goes Unpunished". The Legion's controllers come home to ro...

Travis ( https://www.youtube.com/user/oddfellowsthoughts and https://twitter.com/the_gaunt_man ) joins me to discuss comic book news from New York Comic Con! 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!

We peruse the October 2019 Previews catalog for items shipping starting in December. Please send your comments to  longboxreview@gmail.com , chat with me @longboxreview  on Twitter, and visit  longboxreview.com . Thanks for listening! Timestamps: (7:20) Image (28:59) Dark Horse (41:31) IDW (59:19) Dynamite (1:07:20) Boom (1:14:29) Rest of the catalog (2:02:50) Marvel (2:20:18) DC Comics Links: Mea...

In July, 2019, I was asked to join Behind the Podcast host Adamo Barbieri, along with other guest Mike Rapin of the I Read Comic Books podcast , to talk about why I podcast, why I love comic books so much, and what keeps me podcasting. GetVokl.com has given me permission to rebroadcast that fun conversation to you. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did being a part of it! Please send your comments...

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 #18, "Has Anyone Noticed a Crisis Going On?". The Legion is having a Crisis (...

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 #17, "A New Beginning". The Legion protects their benefactor, R. J. Brande, f...

Welcome to the Tales of the Legion Project where we discuss Legion of Super-Heroes adjacent material. This episode we talk about the DC animated movie Justice League vs the Fatal Five (2019).   Timestamps: (00:47) Preamble, creator background info and voice cast list (10:45) Justice League vs the Fatal Five synopsis and general thoughts (19:07) Main discussion on the Fatal Five, Jessica Cruz, and...

This episode I talk about the two (count 'em 2!) vacations I went on this year. First, a joint birthday gift trip my wife and I gave each other: a week in Scotland! Then, a week in Boise for my granddaughter's birthday and a few days on the Oregon coast with the family. Plus, what I read while in the car, watched after we returned, and some other tidbits along the way. Previous The Gutters posts:...

Travis ( https://www.youtube.com/user/oddfellowsthoughts and https://twitter.com/the_gaunt_man ) joins me to discuss comic book news from San Diego Comic Con and more from the month of August 2019 that caught our attention. 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 ...

We peruse the August 2019 Previews catalog for items shipping starting in October. Please send your comments to  longboxreview@gmail.com , chat with me @longboxreview  on Twitter, and visit  longboxreview.com . Thanks for listening! Timestamps: (2:00) Halloween Fest (8:00) Image (24:54) Dark Horse (39:30) DC Comics (1:39:56) IDW (1:53:25) Marvel (2:16:55) Dynamite (2:22:05) Boom (2:28:17) Rest of...

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 #16, "Baptism". Brainiac 5 is beside himself over the death of his beloved Su...

To celebrate 80 years of Batman, I discuss the stories and other items in Detective Comics #1000! Quick Robin! To the podcast! 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!

This episode I talk about my health (ugh, right?) and the 7-minute workout, the former City of Heroes secret server and how that may impact the City of Titans development, and my upcoming trip to Edinburgh, Scotland, where I solicit comic book shop recommendations. I also talk about the Sean Connery Bond films, Avengers: Endgame , Game of Thrones , the Chris Daughtry concert with Dan Layus as the...

For the second Tales of the Legion Project, we discuss Legion of Super-Heroes (v3) Annual #1 (1985). Timestamps: (00:28) Preamble (06:24) Legion of Super-Heroes Annual #1 synopsis, cover comparisons, and general thoughts (32:37) Main discussion on the cast of characters, Laurel Kent, and the mystery villain (1:06:48) Additional thoughts on the various inkers, as well as other story points (1:30:38...

Nerd Goggles podcast host MJ and I continue our discussion of Birds of Prey: Of Like Minds , issues 58 through 61, by Gail Simone, Ed Benes. Alex Lei, Rob Lea, Hi-Fi, John E. Workman, Jared Fletcher, and Lysa Hawkins. If you haven't listened to Part 1 of the discussion yet (where I interview MJ for a bit before we discuss issues 56 and 57 of the series), you can find it at https://wp.me/pZkAx-1Pd...

Nerd Goggles podcast host MJ joins me to discuss (among other things) her podcast and comic book origin story, plus the pitfalls of social media and the role of criticism in Art. Then (at the 41:51 mark) we begin our discussion of Birds of Prey: Of Like Minds , issues 56 and 57, by Gail Simone, Ed Benes. Alex Lei, Rob Lea, Hi-Fi, John E. Workman, Jared Fletcher, and Lysa Hawkins. Please join us ne...

We peruse the April 2019 Previews catalog for items shipping starting in June. 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! Links: Livestream for the Cure: https://www.livestreamforthecure.com Dead Beats Kickstarter: https://www....

This episode, I talk about some newer Marvel, Boom, Dynamite, and Image titles I've been reading: Fantastic Four Superior Spider-Man Unstoppable Wasp Firefly James Bond 007 Criminal 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!

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 #15, "Hostage on a Hostile Star". Witness the astonishing debut of the newest...