Rolled Spine Podcasts

A.I.M. | Ajak | Alpha Flight | Ant-Man’s Helmet | The A’askvarii The original 1983 edition of the encyclopedic The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe is discussed entry-by-entry, episode-by-episode, in a general audiences appropriate forum with Diabolu Frank and a revolving host of co-hosts, including ... A.I.M. (Advanced Idea Mechanics) by Luke McDonnell  with Dr. Anj of Supergirl Comic Box...

1979 S1E3 & 4 Rated R: Restricted Strong Crude Sexual Content And Language Throughout Under 17 Requires Accompanying Parent Or Adult Guardian The year is 1987, and NASA launches the last of America’s deep space probes. In a freak mishap, Ranger 3 and its pilot, Captain William “Buck” Rogers, are blown out of their trajectory into an orbit which freezes his life-support systems, and returns Buc...

Abomination ???? Absorbing Man ???? El Águila ???? The Aakon The original 1983 edition of the encyclopedic The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe is discussed entry-by-entry, episode-by-episode, in a general audiences appropriate forum with Diabolu Frank and a revolving host of co-hosts, including… The Abomination by Ron Wilson ???? with Michael Bailey of The Fortress of Baileytude Podcastin...

Note: We like our language NSFW salty, and there be spoilers here… Face Front, True Believers! The Giant-Sized Centennial Celebration is here! The classic 12-issue 1984 Secret Wars maxi-series is reviewed in depth, plus the toys, sequels, and more! On team Rolled Spine is our hosts Diabolu Frank, Illegal Machine, Mister Fixit, Pekita Trotamundos, and Old Dude! As reinforcements are every Wild Agen...

1979 Theatrical Pilot / S1E1 & 2 Rated R: Restricted Strong Crude Sexual Content And Language Throughout Under 17 Requires Accompanying Parent Or Adult Guardian "In the year 1987, at the John F. Kennedy Space Center, NASA launched the last of America’s deep space probes. The payload, perched on the nose cone of the massive rocket, was a one-man exploration vessel – Ranger 3. Aboard this compac...

Rated-imMATURE – Naughty Language and Spoilers . 00:00:25 The Friends/Seinfeld Axis 00:05:30 The Stuff 00:08:30 Poe Faced / Up In Smoke 00:17:36 Manischewitz / P.C. Culture Gone Wrong 00:24:06 Do You Want To Hear About My Investing Into Cryptocurrency? 00:28:57 Platoondock Saints 00:31:18 Tangentino: 50 Ft. Jackie Chan Rodriguez 00:39:07 Black Panther Pajama Party 00:45:04 Eat Me Leatherface   Fac...

Note: We like our language NSFW salty, and there be spoilers here… Face Front, True Believers! Can it be true? Has The Irredeemable Shag replaced Illegal Machine & Mr. Fixit as co-host of Rolled Spine Podcasts?!? In this penultimate episode ahead of our centennial, we look back at the shows that didn’t quite make the cut! For instance, what we call Brand Echh, you might know better as The Fire...

As we pass through our fifth year of podcasting, we present our sixth functionally annual episode of The Under Guides is the form of a reflective Judas. The Irredeemable Shag of The Fire & Water Podcasting discusses his frustration with DC & Marvel Comics, prompting Frank to offer some independent publishing alternatives (plus unavoidable Firestorm talk.) Then Joe Fixit reviews the DC/Vert...

The Marvel Handbook is a podcast featuring scores of commentators celebrating the 80th anniversary of Marvel Comics by discussing its seminal encyclopedic periodical, The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe, beginning with the January 1983 cover-dated debut issue. Ultimately, thousands of characters and concepts will be explored over the course of multiple series. The Marvel Handbook features...

Note: We like our language NSFW salty, and there be spoilers here… Face Front, True Believers! We’re back! Waaay back! Presented this episode is a colossal collection of clips dating back years to the earliest days of the show! And by “we’re back” we mean Frank and one of the granddaddies of our podcasting circles, Shagggg of The Fire and Water Podcast Network ! The show is culled from numerous re...

Spawn #20 & Daring Escapes #1-4 & Spawn/Batman [“Red Scare”] & Batman/Spawn: War Devil Listener Discretion Advised   Spawn #20 by Tom Orzechowski & Andrew Grossberg and Greg Capullo & Mark Pennington & Todd McFarlane “Showtime” Part 2 Dedicated To: Roy Thomas …Yousef Volokhov, a visiting scientist from the East-West Atomic Warfare, Science and Applications Conference, is st...

Cribbed from various internet sources: While pursuing the Swill brothers, Brisco is injured. Found by Professor Wickwire as he toured the country with his rocket, the pair end up in a supposed “ghost town” now inhabited solely by women. Meanwhile, Lord Bowler has been hired by Socrates Poole for the Westerfield Club to track down and recover a “mobile battle wagon,” stolen from the government by t...

  Spawn #19 & WildC.A.T.s Trilogy & WildC.A.T.s Special Listener Discretion Advised Spawn #19 by Greg Capullo & Mark Pennington and Tom Orzechowski & Andrew Grossberg "Showtime" Part 1 Dedicated To: Chris Claremont This atomic event may tell us something about the effects of mundane high-energy particle bombardment on infernal matter. Elsewhen/where: The place is known as The Overl...

Listener Discretion Advised Movies by Minutes-style coverage of George A. Romero’s horror masterpiece, researched by Diabolu Frank with archival footage throughout. This episode offers a George Romero “autobiography,” a Christine Forrest Romero spotlight, and a look at the music of the film with emphasis on Goblin’s “L’alba Dei Morti Viventi”. Bonus movie review: Lucio Fulci’s Zombi 2 . Facebook r...

ré·su·mé [rez-oo-mey, rez-oo-mey] noun 1. a summing up; summary. 2. a brief written account of personal, educational, and professional qualifications and experience, as that prepared by an applicant for a job.   In Comic Reader Résumé, I use Mike’s Amazing World of Comics to travel back through time via his virtual newsstand to the genesis point of my lifelong collecting of comics. From there, I c...

On our music & memories show, co-hosts Joe Fixit, Ill Mac, & Diabolu Frank each select a song to discuss, relating facts about its release, its meaning, and how it relates to them anecdotally. Tracklist “Evil” from the 2004 album Antics by Interpol “99 Ways to Die” from the 1993 album The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience by Megadeth “El Sapo” from the album Chuy Vega Corridos, vol. 2 by Chu...

Listener Discretion Advised Movies by Minutes-style coverage of George A. Romero’s horror masterpiece, researched by Diabolu Frank with archival footage throughout. This episode revolves around production credits for the film as a whole, as well as material on early performers in the feature, composers, and more. WGON TV (News Traffic Weather) Screenplay courtesy of HorrorLair Dawn of the Dead (Ul...

ré·su·mé [rez-oo-mey, rez-oo-mey] noun 1. a summing up; summary. 2. a brief written account of personal, educational, and professional qualifications and experience, as that prepared by an applicant for a job. In Comic Reader Résumé, I use Mike’s Amazing World of Comics to travel back through time via his virtual newsstand to the genesis point of my lifelong collecting of comics. From there, I can...

Spawn #18 & Pitt #½, 9-14 & In The Blood Listener Discretion Advised Spawn #18 by Grant Morrison & Greg Capullo with Art Thibert & Dan Panosian “Reflections” Part 3 Dedicated To: Dick Ayers ‘You gotta watch out for your buddies.’ That was the rule. You think you can hurt me — Heaven’s soldier? Wanda. I saved it for you.   PITT #9-14 (1995-1997) by Dale Keown (with Steve Gerber &amp...

Note: We like our language NSFW salty, and there be spoilers here… Face Front, True Believers! The Avengers are still broke up like the Beatles, but Diabolu Frank, Illegal Machine, & Mr. Fixit recorded their individual ranking lists of the Marvel Cinematic Universe to date (plus Pakita’s was read) on the front end of our Endgame recording session, so let’s shrink into the Microverse to travel...

Note: We like our language NSFW salty, and there be spoilers here… Face Front, True Believers! Is this the final adventure for our intrepid trio of Diabolu Frank, Illegal Machine, & Mr. Fixit? Who lives? Who dies? Who peaces out? Excelsior! As you can tell, we love a fierce conversation, so why don’t you socialize with us, either by leaving a comment on this page or… Friend us on Facebook Roll...

ré·su·mé [rez-oo-mey, rez-oo-mey] noun 1. a summing up; summary. 2. a brief written account of personal, educational, and professional qualifications and experience, as that prepared by an applicant for a job. In Comic Reader Résumé, I use Mike’s Amazing World of Comics to travel back through time via his virtual newsstand to the genesis point of my lifelong collecting of comics. From there, I can...

Spawn #17 & Pitt #5-8 Listener Discretion Advised Spawn #17 by Grant Morrison & Greg Capullo “Reflections” Part 2 Dedicated To: Ross Andru Just as your new Spawn body is composed of psychoplasm and can change shape, so too can this gateway assume the forms of any thoughts and emotions imprinted upon it. The soldier is ready. Our Anti-Spawn has been prepared for his first battle. Just what...

Note: We like our language NSFW salty, and there be spoilers here… Face Front, True Believers! Watch out weenies!! Here comes the man called– OLD DUDE!! Diabolu Frank’s father & co-host of B.O.N.D.I.N.G. Agents joins him for several rambling, often poorly recorded conversations about super-hero comics and movies! What books did he collect in ye olden tymes, and what Marvel Studios franchise is...

On our music & memories show, co-hosts Joe Fixit, Ill Mac, & Diabolu Frank each select a song to discuss, relating facts about its release, its meaning, and how it relates to them anecdotally. Tracklist “Borderline” from the 1983 album Madonna by Madonna “Cry Little Sister” from the 1987 album The Lost Boys: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Gerard McMahon “La Raza” from the 1990 album...