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For the ninth Tales of the Legion Project, Eric and Peter discuss the first six issues of Legion of Super-Heroes volume 8 by Bendis, Sook and company. (1:51:42)   TIMESTAMPS: (00:38) Preamble (08:28) Legion of Super-Heroes (v8) 1-6 synopsis and general thoughts (38:01) Main discussion (1:25:12) On the covers and other smaller story points (1:43:27) Wrap-up and outro   MUSIC INTRO/OUTRO:...

The Daily Rios Digest for April 24th, 2022: Celebrating Superman Day. Thoughts on Loki . 1st Issue Special features Dr. Fate. And more! (44:29)   TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) Superman Day! (12:30) TV Tuesday: Loki (20:49) New Comics Wednesday (25:44) The Daily Rios Digest update (29:27) Road to Danger Street 9: 1st Issue Special 9: Dr. Fate   LINK: Lords of Order podcast bigtimenoise.com/drfate &...

The Daily Rios Digest for April 17th, 2022: An update on my current Marvel interests. Celebrating the life of Gilbert Gottfried. Enter the Lost World of the Warlord. And more! (59:06)   TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) Marvel Monday (17:05) In Memoriam: Gilbert Gottfried (24:29) New Comics Wednesday (32:18) Comic News: IDW unveils new comic book titles (40:08) Road to Danger Street 8: 1st Issue Special 8:...

The Daily Rios Digest for April 10th, 2022: Celebrating Image Comics with trivia. Another Meanwhile… column discussion. 1st Issue Special features the Creeper. And more! (41:30)   TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) Meanwhile… Monday part 5: June’83 (11:12) Trivia Tuesday: Image Comics edition (15:28) New Comics Wednesday (22:40) Today in History: April 7, 1945 (25:08) Road to Danger Street 7: 1st Issue Spec...

The Daily Rios Digest for April 3rd, 2022: Road to Danger Street reaches the Dingbats. A Top 5 birthday celebration for José Luis García-López. Listener Feedback. And more! (46:47)   TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) Monday Musings: Oscars 2022 (01:17) Top 5 Tuesday: José Luis García-López covers (15:40) New Comics Wednesday (21:06) Road to Danger Street 6: 1st Issue Special 6: Dingbats of Danger Street (3...

The Daily Rios Digest for March 27th, 2022: Thoughts on “Wrath Child” from Batman Confidential . Talking Manhunter from 1st Issue Special . Wrapping up March Comic History. And more! (48:16)   TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) R’view: “Wrath Child” from Batman Confidential 13-16 (11:33) Timeline Tuesday: 50 years ago (March 1972) and 75 years ago (March 1947) (25:03) New Comics Wednesday (30:04) A Thought...

It’s the final showdown with Universo! The Universo Project concludes with “Forgotten Friends” in Legion of Super-Heroes issue 35! (1:47:52)   TIMESTAMPS: (00:45) Preamble, new Legion releases, and a few thoughts on Justice League vs LSH 1 (09:25) Legion of Super-Heroes 35 synopsis, general thoughts, and cover discussion (33:20) Main discussion (1:20:55) Other story points and listener feedba...

The Daily Rios Digest for March 20th, 2022: Reviewing World’s Finest 1 by Waid & Mora. A William Hurt tribute. Exploring Lady Cop in 1st Issue Special . And more! (50:52)   TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) In Memoriam: William Hurt (10:08) Timeline Tuesday: 25 years ago: March 1997 (25:00) New Comics Wednesday (29:41) R’view: Batman/Superman: World’s Finest 1 (38:27) Road to Danger Street 4: 1st Issue...

The Daily Rios Digest for March 13th, 2022: Thoughts on West Side Story . Covering Metamorpho in 1st Issue Special . A look back to March 2012. And more! (1:01:38)   TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) Movie Musical Monday: West Side Story (17:33) Timeline Tuesday: 10 years ago: March 2012 (30:23) New Comics Wednesday (40:26) Fundriosing: One Year Later (46:40) Road to Danger Street 3: 1st Issue Special 3: M...

The Daily Rios Digest for March 6th, 2022: JLA vs Avengers. Introducing the Green Team. Spotlighting another DCBS shipment. And more! (53:05)   TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) Mailbag Monday: DCBS books from January/February (07:03) Road to Danger Street 2: 1st Issue Special 2: the Green Team (30:55) New Comics Wednesday (40:20) A Thought for Thursday (42:08) Feedback Friday   peter@thedailyrios.com...

The Daily Rios Digest for February 27th, 2022: Road to Danger Street begins. The Next Karate Kid . Comics History for February. And more! (54:47) TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) Movie Monday: the Next Karate Kid (10:39) Timeline Tuesday: February 2022 (26:59) New Comics Wednesday (31:43) PSA: Pavement walking (36:31) Road to Danger Street: 1st Issue Special 1: Atlas peter@thedailyrios.com     The po...

The Daily Rios Digest for February 20th, 2022: 50th Anniversary of Cabaret . Remembering Ron Goulart. DC announces Danger Street . And more! (44:48)   TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) Movie Musical Monday: Cabaret 50th Anniversary (15:17) In Memoriam: Ron Goulart (20:52) New Comics Wednesday (27:02) an update on George Pérez (34:07) Comic News: DC announces Danger Street   LINKS: Jack Kirby Museum &a...

The Daily Rios Digest for February 13th, 2022: DC announces Dark Crisis . Best Action Scene of 2021. Afterburner Comics. And more! (41:04)   TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) Monday Musings: Despiértate, A Call to Action (03:56) Best of 2021: Best Action Scene (09:37) New Comics Wednesday & Afterburner Comics (20:27) Comic News: DC announces Dark Crisis (33:08) Lost Episode: Comics are not passive ente...

The Daily Rios Digest for February 6th, 2022: Meanwhile Monday returns. Image Comics turns 30. Feedback Friday. And more! (43:31)   TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) Preamble (02:22) Meanwhile… Monday part 4: May’83 (12:48) Timeline Tuesday: 30th Anniversary of Image Comics (21:55) New Comics Wednesday (29:35) A Thought for Thursday: The Day the Music Died (31:28) Feedback Friday   LINKS: Jetta: Tales...

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....