Savage FINcast

With a might crack of thunder, Thor's back and so is the Savage FINcast.  Craig, Jim, & Raven discuss the finer points of chicken head based  romance, speculate about the dream of Savage Dragon comics every week,  apologize way too much, argue about just what a meme is, beat their head  against the table trying to rationalize fins in 3D space, and of course  discuss th...

Evil Doppelgangers run amok in the latest Savage FINcast Retro. Raven,  Craig, and Jim are introduced to the Throwaways, easily the most  interesting and memorable villains ever to grace a comic book. And then  some other, more actually cool, stuff happens. TIMESTAMPS 02:02 - Freak Force 03 (Review) 37:53 - Freak Force 04 (Review)

Its all about blades and bullets in the latest episode of the Savage  FINcast Retro. Hosts Raven, Craig, and Jim take a look back at Savage  Dragon 08 and 09 of the on-going series to see how Dragon got out of his  particular impalement pickle. TIMESTAMPS 06:06 - Savage Dragon 08 (Review) 34:23 - Savage Dragon 09 (Review)

There’s blood in the water in the latest episode of the Savage FINcast.  Hosts Craig, Jim & Raven take a look at the revelations of Savage  Dragon 256. Who is the toothy creature the cover proclaims is back from  the dead? Jim rants about blood. Craig rants about faceless mooks.  Raven… does Raven things. All this and FINteresting Conversations! TIMESTAMPS 02:29 – Savage Dr...

Winter is coming, so lets talk insistently about Canadian super-heroes!  Craig, Raven, & Jim take a look at Savage Dragon 255, where nothing  of significance or importance happens. No sir. No shocking deaths, or  brutal revelations, or ominous foreshadowing here. This surely will not  go down as one of the most pivotal issues of Savage Dragon of all time.  Impossible....

Pranks and japery abound in the latest episode of the Savage FINcast.  Craig, Jim, & Raven honk the clown horn at Savage Dragon 254 where  the fun ever stops. The crew marvels at Canada's newest super-hero, then  marvels at the return of Shart and her baby Billy, and then just can  not stop marveling as the Vicious Circle underscores the Vicious part of  their title. A...

The Savage FINcast rolls on with another pulse pounding episode. Hosts,  Craig, Jim, & Raven take a look back at how the FINcast was started  and then take a sniff at Savage Dragon 253 as the deadly Dart and her  Vicious Circle make their move with Malcolm Dragon caught in the middle.   All that and FINtesting Conversations. This Episode's Question, "What Variant Covers Wou...

This is it! The big one! They said it was impossible! One-Hundred  Episodes of the Savage FINcast! And what better way to celebrate then to  talk to all the people who made this Podcast possible. Host regulars,  Craig, Jim, & Raven are joined by all our wonderful former and guest  co-hosts for a massive chit-chat. FINcast co-founder, Nick Justus.  Early days regular, A...

Lo! There shall come… a couple endings. The Savage FINcast comes to the  end of a journey several years in the making as TMNT Urban Legends  reaches its final conclusion after 20 years. Craig, Jim, and Raven look  at the final three, and brand new, issues of TMNT: Urban Legends,  revisit IDW’s TMNT 30th Anniversary special, and also take a look at a  two issue unofficial I...

Its a magical world when Savage Dragon and the Savage FINcast go SUNDAY  FUNNY! Craig, Jim, & Raven take a further look at Savage Dragon 251  before diving into the Savage Dragon's Salute to the Funnies in Savage  Dragon 252. It's gag comic references galore as Erik Larsen pulls out  all the stops emulating the art styles of histories greatest news paper  comic strips...

Its post anniversary bliss as the Savage FINcast crew; Craig, Jim &  Raven are joined by the man himself Erik Larsen to discuss the titanic  events of Savage Dragon 250 and 251! What’s the deal with Paul? How did  the 250 back-ups come about? What is Larsen’s favorite kind of music?  All this in the latest episode of the Savage FINcast!

In this episode of the Savage FINcast Retro Raven, Jim, & Craig  finally arrive to the main event. Spinning out of the pages of Savage  Dragon Freak Force is here! Cramped apartments, bounty hunting, revenge,  bathroom comfortableness, and confusion about Manga. These issues have  them all!

So its come to this. Savage Dragon. The big 250. Craig, Jim, Raven, and  Scott delve into the 100 page monster to experience the cover to cover  excitement as only Erik Larsen can bring us. In this episode the gang  plays rank the variant, get excited about avoiding COVID, wonders about  space octopi, and get our minds blown. All this and Larsen News, reader  emails, and F...

In this episode of the Savage FINcast retro Raven, Jim, and Craig take a   look at some of the most iconic moments of early Savage Dragon. The   founding of Freak Force. The first titanic confrontation with Overlord.   It can’t hardly be contained! TIMESTAMPS 02:05 – Savage Dragon 06 (Review) 49:16 – Savage Dragon 07 (Review)

Hell has come to Toronto and the Savage FINcast is here to give you all  the details. Jim, Raven, and Craig dig in as the new war between the  Vicious Circle and Malcolm Dragon heats up. Old friends, old foes, old  page layouts, this issue’s got it all. All this and a new FINteresting  Conversation! Who are our favorite under used VC goons? And of course  another installme...

In this episode of the Savage FINcast Retro hosts Raven, Jim & Craig  take a look at the final three issues of Gary Carlson’s Vanguard  series. Featuring the art stylings of Rick Leonardi, Angel Medina, and  Andy Smith. TIMESTAMPS 01:57 – Vanguard 04 (Review) 35:32 – Vanguard 05 (Review) 59:15 – Vanguard 06 (Review)

In this latest episode of the Savage FINcast, things get a little… zany.  Hosts Craig, Jim, & Raven have comic strips on the brain with the  unveiling of Savage Dragon 252’s cover and its promise of Savage Dragon  as comic strip promise. But after that they dig into the main event,  Savage Dragon 248. Chicago is dealing with their freak population once  and for all, an...

It’s time for another Savage Dragon side trip! Raven, Jim & Craig  delve into deep space to to experience the initial adventures of  Vanguard, alien super-hero come to protect the Earth from terrible  extraterrestrial threats. The trio talk about the myriad of Vanguard  artists and the pros and cons of changing art teams every issue of your  comic book. Tomm Coker, Jas...

Many of us may be trapped inside due to a raging pandemic, but that  doesn’t stop the Savage FINcast from rolling on. Craig, Jim, & Raven  are back to record a long overdue interview with Savage Dragon front  man Erik Larsen! Were we discus the challenges of Erik’s guest return to  Marvel, Savage Dragon’s status while Diamond comic distribution has  suspended operation...

The world is in viral lock down, so instead of reviewing the latest and  greatest issue of Savage Dragon, FINcast crew Craig, Jim, and Raven go  back a few months to take a look at Erik Larsen’s Captain America: The  End one-shot and react to its many many ironic parallels with today’s  reality.  Oh, and we talk about the covid-19 shutdown and its impact on  the comic...

In this episode of the Savage FINcast Retro; Raven, Jim, & Craig  take a look at Savage Dragon (on-going) issues 04 and 05, have options  about how much a of jerk Dragon is, meet the very very gross Cesspool,  ask pertinent questions about Doubleheader, and wish much merry death  upon each other. All that plus Rapture, Ricochet, and Mighty Man  flip-book action. In thi...

In this wacky and wild Savage FINcast Retro Raven, Craig, and Jim take a  look at all the Savage Dragon Guest-Appearances that occurred from 1992  to around 1994. Some minor, some… major? But all worth talking about in  some fashion.  So join us as we cover… Spawn 04 Shadowhawk 04 Supreme 02 Bombast 01 The Maxx 06 Team Youngblood 03 Tribe 03 Tribe 00 (note:  Audio quality...

In this episode of the Savage FINcast Retro, Raven, Jim, and guest Scott  James take a look at the final two issues of the first SuperPatriot  mini-series. Dave Johnson’s crazy tech, how SuperPatriot might work as a  feature film, what affects the Savage World had on the events of this  story… all discussed in this episode of the Savage FINcast Retro.

On this episode of the Savage FINcast Retro, Raven, Jim, and guest host  Scott James take a look at the first two issues of Kieth Giffen and Dave  Johnson classic mini-series, SuperPatriot!

In this very special episode of the Savage FINcast Jim, Raven, and  Craig take a long overdue look at the Savage Dragon cartoon from 1994.  Watch along at home on your tablet or PC as the gang riffs on the  animation and voice over stylings of early 90s action cartoons. NOTE: This episode best listen to at home with the cartoon playing under the review segments. VIDEO SOURCES Savage...