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The Daily Rios Digest for January 30th, 2022: The X-Men meet Spider-Man. Another Best Of 2021 category. Digging into comics from DCBS. And more! (47:34)   TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) Mailbag Monday: DCBS books from December (08:47) Best of 2021: Faithful Character Depiction (13:32) New Comics Wednesday (18:37) The Daily Reads Thursday: X-Men part 5 (41:07) Friday Wrap-up   peter@thedailyrios.com...

The Daily Rios Digest for January 23rd, 2022: The Matrix Resurrections ! Another Best Of category on New Creators! Back to school… again! And more! (35:24)   TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) Movie Monday: the Matrix Resurrections (13:23) Best of 2021: New Creator (22:34) New Comics Wednesday (28:27) Super-Blog Team-Up: George Pérez (31:35) Friday Wrap-up   PROMOS: Comics, Inebriated podcast anchor.fm...

The imprisoned Legionnaires struggle to return to Earth, but the rest of the team has disbanded! The Universo Project continues with “Forgotten Foe” in Legion of Super-Heroes issue 34! (1:59:47)   TIMESTAMPS: (00:45) Preamble and Legion animated news (16:43) Legion of Super-Heroes 34 synopsis, cover discussion, and general thoughts (38:07) Main discussion (1:45:00) Legion appearance in the Hi...

The second Zoom panel chat celebrating the career, the works, the art, the first issues and the overall amazingness of Mr. George Pérez! (1:32:37)   LINKS: Super Blog Team Up presents Pérez! The Superhero Satellite Between the Pages Source Material The Telltale Mind In My Not So Humble Opinion Dave’s Comic Heroes Blog Comics Comics Comics Asterisk 51 Chris Is On Infinite Earths Comic St...

The Daily Rios Digest for January 16th, 2022: Thoughts on the original Matrix trilogy. More Movie Multiverse discussion. The first Best Of 2021 category. And more! (47:48)   TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) Movie Monday: the Matrix trilogy (16:34) Best of 2021: Indie books (23:57) New Comics Wednesday (31:15) A Thought for Thursday: “Finish every day…” (32:35) Feedback Friday: Examining Marvel’s Multivers...

The Daily Rios Digest for January 8th, 2022: My 500 Comicbook Goal. Timeline Tuesday for January. Listener Feedback. And more! (35:44)   TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) My 500 Comicbook Goal Challenge (09:27) Timeline Tuesday: January 2022 (21:01) New Comics Wednesday (23:43) January 6, 2022 (25:57) Feedback Friday   PROMOS: Matt Spectro Thru the Multiverse spectromatt1.podbean.com   peter@thed...

Universo’s conquest continues as the galaxy falls under his hypnotic power! The Universo Project continues with “Forgotten Planet” in Legion of Super-Heroes issue 33! (2:29:51)   TIMESTAMPS: (00:45) Preamble (06:39) Legion of Super-Heroes 33 synopsis, general thoughts, and cover discussion (28:59) Main discussion (1:18:33) On Atmos, Universo, and other story thoughts (2:00:04) Legion appearan...

The Daily Rios Digest for January 1st, 2022: The Great Adventure of Horus . Lost in Space season three. Wrapping up 2021. And more! (36:48)   TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) Movie Monday: The Great Adventure of Horus, Prince of the Sun (08:37) TV Tuesday: Lost in Space season 3 (18:55) New Comics Wednesday (26:10) A Thought for Thursday (27:44) Friday Wrap-up   PROMOS: Quarter Bin podcast relatively...

A Zoom panel chat celebrating the career, the works, the art, the first issues and the overall amazingness of Mr. George Pérez! (1:27:26)   LINKS: the Hero Initiative www.heroinitiative.org   peter@thedailyrios.com   The post TDR 539: A George Pérez Celebration first appeared on The Daily Rios .

The Daily Rios Digest for December 26th, 2021: Timeline Tuesday for December. Perusing November’s DCBS shipment. New Comics recommendations. And more! (31:15)   TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) Mailbag Monday: DCBS books from November (08:09) Timeline Tuesday: December 2021 (20:20) New Comics Wednesday (23:52) Happy Festivus! (26:35) Friday Wrap-up   peter@thedailyrios.com       The po...

The Daily Rios Digest for December 19th, 2021: Examining Marvel’s Multiverse. George Pérez trivia. A call for Best Of 2021 categories. And more! (36:39)   TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) Best Of 2021 announcement (04:32) Trivia Tuesday: George Pérez edition (09:00) New Comics Wednesday (14:48) Examining Marvel’s Multiverse (32:44) Friday Wrap-up   PROMO: David Monteith’s the Naked Geek thenakedgeek....

A Roundtable Talk on Writing, Self-Publishing, Prose, Comics, Language and more with Shawn Pryor, Rosa Colón Guerra and Barry Nugent. (1:59:05)   LINKS: Shawn Pryor theignitioncomic.com twitter.com/shawnrpryor Rosa Colón Guerra rosacolonguerra.com twitter.com/sodapopcomics Barry Nugent barrynugent.com twitter.com/Unseen_Shadows   peter@thedailyrios.com     The post TDR 536: Sha...

The Daily Rios Digest for December 11th, 2021: The Crisis Tapes at Year Twelve. Giving flowers to George Pérez. Another end of a semester. And more. (43:33)   TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) The Crisis Tapes , a Crisis rumor, Cover vs Release dates. (11:28) George Pérez, a Celebration (28:00) New Comics Wednesday (32:43) Focus on George Pérez (40:47) Fall Semester Ends   LINKS: www.facebook.com/TheG...

The Daily Rios Digest for December 5th, 2021: The Sonic Disruptors Challenge. Celebrating Gregory Hines. R’views of Nocterra , Origins & the Visitor . And more! (52:07)   TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) The Sonic Disruptors Challenge (07:24) Tap Dance History: Gregory Hines (15:46) Wednesday Night Fever: Nocterra , Origins , the Visitor (40:05) Happy Super Birthday! (42:48) Feedback Friday   PRO...

The Daily Rios Digest for November 28th, 2021: Timeline Tuesday for November. Vibeology begins. Saying goodbye to Stephen Sondheim. And more! (51:15)   TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) Mailbag Monday: DCBS books for October (07:03) Timeline Tuesday: November 2021 (20:15) New Comics Wednesday (28:46) Vibeology: An Introduction (43:16) In Memoriam: Stephen Sondheim   PROMOS: Matt Spectro Thru the Multi...

The Daily Rios Digest for November 21st, 2021: Talking True Story Sports movies. Reactions to recent movie & TV trailers. Alan Moore on Swamp Thing. And more! (35:39)   TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) Movie Monday: Moneyball & True Stories Sports Movies (06:38) Trailer Tuesday: Stranger Things , House of the Dragon , Star Trek Discovery , Spider-Man No Way Home , Lost in Space (15:56) New Comics...

The Daily Rios Digest for November 14th, 2021: Top 5 comics to read again for the first time. The Atomika Kickstarter is live. A This or That response. And more! (39:30)   TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) The Atomika Kickstarter is live (04:30) Top 5 Tuesday: Comics to Read Again (17:13) New Comics Wednesday (24:49) A Thought for Thursday: “Sick” by Shel Silverstein (26:19) Feedback Friday: Th...

The Daily Rios Digest for November 7th, 2021: Meanwhile … Monday returns. A review of X-Men Legends . Some Squid Game thoughts. And a new feature called This or That! (1:04:34)   TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) Meanwhile… Monday part 3 (18:37) TV Tuesday: Squid Game (27:14) Wednesday Night Fever: X-Men Legends 1 & 2 (51:52) This or That Thursday (56:56) Feedback Friday   peter@thedailyrios...

Four Legionnaires are trapped on a world controlled by Universo and they don’t even know who they are! The Universo Project begins with “Forgotten Heroes” in Legion of Super-Heroes issue 32! (2:40:22)   TIMESTAMPS: (00:44) Preamble, more Anniversary talk, and Legion comic book news (18:30) Legion of Super-Heroes 32 synopsis and cover discussion (31:02) General thoughts, art comments, and main...

The Daily Rios Digest for October 31st, 2021: Frank Herbert on Dune, more John Stewart/Green Lantern talk, DCBS shipment for September and more! (35:12)   TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) Monday Mailbag: DCBS books for September (08:19) Talkback Tuesday: Mike Atchison (14:57) New Comics Wednesday (21:57) From the Mouth of… Frank Herbert (25:43) Five for Friday: Twitter   LINKS: 52 blog posts on Longb...

Timeline Tuesday with Julian Lytle and Mike Atchison celebrating 50 years of John Stewart/Green Lantern as well as 25 years of Batman the Long Halloween , the Superman Wedding Album and the end of the Spider-Man Clone Saga! Plus more! (1:37:50)   TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) Preamble (05:03) Intros (06:20) 50 Years Ago: John Stewart/Green Lantern (49:08) 25 Years Ago: Batman the Long Halloween (1:06:4...

The Daily Rios Digest for October 23rd, 2021: DC Fandome edition! The movies, the TV shows, the comics – it’s a rundown of major announcements, updates and more! (47:56)   TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) Movie Monday (11:12) TV Tuesday (18:51) New Comics Wednesday / Comic Announcements (33:51) Cartoon & Animation Thursday (40:18) Friday wrap-up: DC Kids, Games & Collectibles   peter@th...

The Daily Rios Digest for October 17th, 2021: 100 years of Shuffle Along , John Byrne’s run on Uncanny X-Men begins, Podcast recommendations and more! (36:55)   TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) News from NYCC’21 (04:56) Tap Dance History: Shuffle Along (1921) (09:14) New Comics Wednesday (13:57) The Daily Reads Thursday: All-New, All Different X-Men part 4 (28:52) Five For Friday: Podcasts   pe...

The Daily Smallville Week Twelve! Thoughts, observations and reactions to Smallville season three episodes 17 thru 22! As well as Smallville magazine issues 7 and 8 and volume 2 of the Chloe Chronicles . (1:00:11)   LINKS: Smallville at DC Fandome youtu.be/W6IyPPkoRLY Smallville Oral History: www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/smallville-tom-welling-michael-rosenbaum-1235031628   p...

The Daily Rios Digest for October 9th, 2021: 80 Years of Wonder Woman, Sal Abbinanti’s the Hostage , memories of New York Comic Cons past, to edit or not to edit podcasts and more! (53:39)   TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) Mailbag Monday: Sal Abbinanti’s the Hostage (06:34) Wonder Woman 80th Anniversary Super Spectacular covers (27:54) New Comics Wednesday (32:44) On Podcasting… Editing (43:05) Friday Wr...