Steeven Orr Else Media Presents

The battle for Kitty Pryde's soul continues as Ed and Steeven pour over Kitty Pryde and Wolverine #4: Rebirth! "Wolverine teaches Kitty the importance of willpower. Now she must make an important decision on how to deal with the violation of her mind." - Marvel.com Enjoy! Kitty Pryde and Wolverine #4 was published by Marvel Comics in November of 1984. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

Hawk, Grunt, and Snake Eyes are sent in to infiltrate a paramilitary compound out of Montana called Strike First. Disguised as new recruits, they discover a sinister, Cobra-backed plot to start World War III! But can they stop Commander Vance Wingfield and his group of zealots before the world goes to crap? That's today as we take a look at G.I. Joe a Real American Hero #4, Operation: Wingfiel...

Superman helps the victims of a train crash, then discovers that the track was sabotaged. When a second wreck occurs, the Daily Planet prints a scathing article about the train company's safety precautions. Superman observes the train company and learns that detective Sparky Waters has been hired to find the source of the sabotage. That's today as Ed and Steeven dive into The Case of the D...

Conan finally makes it to Zamora, when of course, within minutes he's dodging a murderous mob, rescuing a mysterious beauty, and riding headlong toward certain doom. Lace them boot up tight, folks as we dive into Conan the Barbarian #41: The Garden of Death and Life, a sun-baked nightmare that begins with a beautiful woman fleeing for her life and ends with one of the most unsettling finales i...

In this episode you will be baffled and more than a little amazed to be listening to the following segments: Ask the Abners: The Final Season/Episode of Game of Thrones. (Originally published in the second incarnation of the Steeven Orr Else podcast Episode 1 from July 22, 2019) My thoughts on Spawn #1 #1 by Todd McFarlane, Tom Orzechowski, and Steve Oliff. Published by Image Comics in June of 199...

In this episode you will be baffled and more than a little amazed to be listening to the following segments: Franks & Bean: Eggs Parts One, Two, and Three. (Originally published in the third incarnation of the Steeven Orr Else podcast Episode 1 from April 22, 2025) An Intro About Nothing. (Originally published in My Other Podcast Episode 216 from December 3, 2021) My thoughts on Star Brand #1...

In this episode you will be baffled and more than a little amazed to be listening to the following segments: A Look at Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. Published by Mirage in May of 1984. (Originally published in the second incarnation of the Steeven Orr Else podcast Episode 3 from August 5, 2019) A fake ad for Clamps4Life. (Originally published in the third incarn...

Things get a bit sticky as Kitty and Wolverine battle across Tokyo. That's today as Ed and Steeven wrap themselves up in Kitty Pryde and Wolverine #3: Death! A new character is introduced, at least to this story, and the ending hangs off a cliff in such a fashion that you simply won't understand how it clings there on the rocky edge without dropping into the dark depths below. Don’t miss i...

Superman is hired by a billionaire to stop his out-of-control daughter from being out there on the town, spending all his money, drinking, gambling, fighting, and just generally making him look bad. The billionaire is Morgan Thorgenson, his daughter is Nancy Thorgenson, and Superman will stop at nothing to accomplish his task... even kidnapping! That's today as Ed and Steeven dive into " T...

Nearly three years before the launch of The Superman Super Show, I read the first appearance of Superman in Action Comics #1 for the first time. Two years after the launch of The Superman Super Show, I decided to investigate exactly when Action Comics #1 was actually published and was startled by what I found. And in between all that, I ask the question: "Did I Just Read the Perfect Superman C...

In this episode you will be baffled and more than a little amazed to be listening to the following segments: Franks & Bean: Customer Service Week Parts One, Two, and Three. (Originally published in the first incarnation of the Steeven Orr Else podcast Episode 6 from September 13, 2018) A Look at Strange Brew from 1983. (Originally published in the third incarnation of the Steeven Orr Else podc...

In this episode you will be baffled and more than a little amazed to be listening to the following segments: A Look at WildC.A.T.s #1 by Jim Lee, Brandon Choi, Scott Williams, Joe Rosas, Michael Heisler, and Ruth Grice. Published by Image Comics in August, 1992. (Originally published in the second incarnation of the Steeven Orr Else podcast Episode 2 from July 29, 2019) A fake ad for Benson's...

In this episode you will be baffled and more than a little amazed to be listening to the following segments: Franks & Bean: First Day of Training Parts One, Two, and Three. (Originally published in the first incarnation of the Steeven Orr Else podcast Episode 5 from September 27, 2018) A Look at First Blood, the book and the movie. (Originally published in the third incarnation of the Steeven...

After more reboots than popsicle sticks in the Potomac, Steeven Orr Else is back for one more try with an odd amalgamation of comic book critiques, movie musings, and pop culture ponderings that were recorded at various points for various shows over the last 20 years. In this episode you will be baffled and more than a little amazed to be listening to the following segments: A Look at John Byrne&#...

Last time, a young mutant followed her father to Japan… and vanished into shadow. Now the saga explodes in Issue #2 of the senses-shattering limited series from writer Chris Claremont and artist Al Milgrom, and nothing will ever be the same for Kitty Pryde or Wolverine again! Probably. Under the ruthless guidance of the enigmatic Ogun, Kitty is stripped of memory, identity, and mercy as she is ref...

Cobra is back and they have a plan to find the hidden Joe base, and destroy it. But will their plan work or will the Joes prevail once again. That's today as we take a look at G.I. Joe a Real American Hero #3:The Trojan Gambit . It's like Die Hard, but instead of Nakatomi Plaza, you have the Pit. Instead of John McClane you have Clutch, Breaker, and Steeler. And rather than a group of fore...

Hey, look! It's more Random Audio Crap! In other words, audio that I have either recorded or collected over the years, some of which hasn't been heard by anyone in almost a decade, if ever. Highlights include (All from 2018): A quick conversation about Norman Oklahoma and Gary Indiana. A Franks and Beans Audio Sketch told in three parts. An on the spot remote with my daughters after attend...

Gold calls. Ruins answer. And something ancient wakes up angry. In this episode of Hither Came Conan, Steeven drags us deep into Conan the Barbarian #40: The Fiend from the Forgotten City, a sun-scorched nightmare where greed is the only map and survival is never guaranteed. Conan stumbles upon the lost city of Ababenzaar, a place stuffed with crumbling towers, ancient corpses, and a gemstone so p...

Today on The Superman Super Show, your intrepid hosts Ed and Steeven crack open Action Comics #39 and race headlong into a tale of science gone sour, secrets that burn, and a mystery that chills the blood with The Radioactive Man! From the shadowed halls of Chalmers Laboratories to the graveyard’s moonlit stones, a devasting experiment leaves a scientist presumed dead — only to return as a hooded,...

After 10 long months, Steeven is back with a big bag of crap! Random Audio Crap, that is. In other words, audio that I have either recorded or collected over the years, some of which hasn't been heard by anyone in almost a decade, if ever. Highlights include: News from 2018 regarding Glen Powell and a Captain Planet movie that never happened. A short audio drama based on the first two pages of...

IN A WORLD… where comics cost 75 cents, spinner racks ruled the earth, and the X-Men were about to conquer pop culture… Two lifelong comic junkies fire up a brand-new podcast and crack open a Marvel time capsule. Welcome to Episode 1 of The Comic Book Super Show , as hosts Ed and Steeven kick off their very first season by diving headfirst into Kitty Pryde & Wolverine #1 from August of 1984, a...

High above the Arctic Circle… beyond the reach of law, warmth, or mercy… danger stalks the snowbound wastes! In this chilling chapter of Another G.I. Joe Podcast , your host Steeven spins a white-knuckle yarn from the icy pages of G.I. Joe a Real American Hero #2: Panic at the North Pole! When a mysterious device capable of bending men’s minds vanishes into the polar night, an elite Joe strike tea...

From the fine folks who brought you The Superman Super Show, get ready to dive into some long boxes and rip into some mylar bags because this is The Comic Book Super Show!  Take a swim in this here trailer to learn all about the show, and find out what any of it has to do with both Kitty Pryde and Wolverine from the X-Men. Don't sleep on this one, folks! Welcome to The Comic Book Super Show! T...

When Conan rides west he expects trouble. What he doesn't expect is a cursed fishing village, a mad priest, or a sea-beast the size of bus. In Episode 61 we slam headfirst into Conan the Barbarian #39 in which bandits ambush the our hero, his horse is ruined, a venomous snake knocks him on his ass, and fate (and a fierce young woman named Rachalla) hauls him back from the brink. What follows i...

Ladies and gentlemen, gather round your radio because tonight's broadcast crackles with danger, deception, and the thunderous flap of a cape as Ed and Steeven take a look at The Plot of Count Begac , the fourth and final Superman tale from Superman #11 ! When mild-mannered Clark Kent rescues department-store heiress Patricia Randall, he stumbles into a web of fraud, false brides, and a Count w...