Unpacking the Power of Power Pack

Did you all check out that cover....Yes? No? Check again. Notice the costumes. Got it? Good. This happens. You may be asking yourself how we got here. If you are, good. That is a great way to start. Well let me tell you, it is because of a lot of unpleasantness from the big Q.   She has been mean before, but now she has really pushed the line. She has made her bed, and she has to sleep in it. She...

Yes....that is Whoopi Goldberg on the cover. This is a thing. You know it is coming, you talk to the creator about why, but nothing really prepares you for the reality of....Whoopi. Yup...we are right there with Power Pack. But wait. I am forgetting something....Oh yeah. We have a guest! All the way from the Worst Comic Podcast Ever ( https://wcpever.com/ ), we have our second of the the three hos...

Happy Halloween!!!! Would you believe that Mephisto showed up again? Yup...he is causing mischief...but his heart just is not in it this year. I guess he feels that there is enough bad stuff happening that he just does not have enough energy for us. Whatever. His loss our gain. Due to some Zoom and Gmail hi jinks, Rick, Tim, and Al end up chatting about Frankenstein Alive, Alive issues 3 and 4. An...

GIANT SIZED 50th ISSUE!!!!!   And we are back with a BIG ole issue. Yes, this is the Special Giant Sized Issue! You see, it is right there on the cover. We have been on Earth to long! It is about to time to taste that sweet, sweet vacuum of space. Thanks to the timely arrival of Kofi and Friday, the Powers and Franklin can head out to the stars and make some new friends. And of course they pick a...

We are going to start with a trigger warning on this issue. This deals with family issues, child abuse, and runaways. We understand if these are upsetting topics and you want to skip this episode. That said, we need to say a big thank you to our friend Alexander, aka Waffles (@wafflesthemagic). He joins us all the way from New Zealand to help us review the good half of this free comic book from 19...

  Last episode, I found myself stuck in a song, and I brought you all along for the ride. The question is, will I do the same thing this issue? I mean, this is part two of the island vacation adventure. Just to try and be different, I will resist the urge to break into song.     This will be a real test right here. I mean, if I was to just be boring and not creative, I would just resort to making...

We are back from our two episode interview break with a new story line! Jon Bogdonove is taking the kids, and us, all the way to his favorite little island for a nice, simple vacation....with FRANKLIN RICHARDS!!! We also have our favorite little fan to help us out....TIM PRICE!!!! But you may be asking yourself, "Self, how did I get here? This is not my wonderful car?...." "...These are not my won...

We had sooooo much content left over from our first interview, we had to share it with our listeners. This is mostly the non Power Pack things we talked about during our long conversation with Jon Bogdonove. If you are not really interested in three guys talking about their families or current events, or if you are looking for a narrative thread in an interview, this may not be that interesting to...

A fan can be described as a collector of objects or things. By that token, you could call Jeff and Rick fans of Power Pack. And what better things can we collect but interviews with the creators that have made the series what it is. In the past this has included the two original creators, Louise Simonson and June Brigman, as well as some of the more recent caretakers of the series, Mark Sumerak an...

You can listen to the episode by clicking: Episode 62 .   Hold on to your high tops and get ready for a Blast from the Past, because we are going Back to the Future in our Hot Tub Time Machine.  And by that I mean, we are reviewing a book that came out at the same point we are at in our regular series, but it deals with the kids at a point about two years earlier.  Man, so glad that we decided to...

Hold onto your understanding of physics and your library card cause things are about to go 90 degrees with this no holds barred dive into where the costumes go where the kids say "Costumes Off".  That is right, it is time for Elsewhere! And you want to know who is really happy about it....Walt and Weezie.....errr I mean Jim and Maggie Power! I will also tell you who is not happy....Mr Jar Head Ale...

Big Power welcome to our friend, Nicholas Prom from the Comic Reflections podcast and the Captain Freak-Out's Psychedelic Radio .  He has also terrorized Rick with old school Legion of Super-hero stories. Nicholas's knowledge of comic creators and comic history is deep and profound...about as much as his love for Dakota North. During this show, we drank a beer called Private Eyes.....I think there...

We have a special treat for you all this week. We brought in special guest star Zack from the Battle of the Atom podcast and the  Xavier Files website . But why would we bring in a such an esteemed mutant expert who knows very little about Power Pack? Well let me tell you dear listener, it is because we are going to talk about baby Cable Yup, that would be none other than Nathan Christopher Charle...

Big news folks. Not only do we have Carrie back on to help us with this episode, but we have another super special guest as well. The author joined our crazy trio of talkers to answer some questions. Welcome to our show, Julianna Jones! The daughter of Weezie Simonson and the writer of a few Power Pack comics, Julianna provided us with some great behind the scenes information about how she came up...

You can listen to the episode by clicking: Episode 57 . We are in the dark depths of Inferno! Demons have taken over New York City, the kids are fighting to save the city, and the Power parents now know that the kids have powers! Egad!!! So let's take a look at this demon run New York. Is it really that bad. I mean, sure, there is an increase of out-of-towners, and they are pretty rude. Still, scr...

You can listen to the episode by clicking: Episode 56 . We have a special guest star this week! You all have asked for her, well here she is!!!! MY DAUGHTER CARRIE!!! This is a big deal for us, and for her.  I mean, when I first asked her if she could do this, her response was pretty impressive. It was like a cartwheel with an explosive word balloon....or she just said sure. We have had her on one...

Are y'all ready to talk about the first book of this series that my daughter just could not finish? Are you ready to talk about what is the darkest, bloodiest, creepiest issue we have seen in this "kiddie book"? Okay, then buckle up, cause it is time to ignite Inferno! Usually I go for a funny series of non-sequiturs or stream of conscience thoughts based on the pictures from the book, but we have...

We are still here, reading comics and sharing beers. We have made it to Louise Simonson's final appearance as writer of the main series...I will give you all a moment to collect yourselves. For her final story, Weezie is having Alex take on gunrunners and smoking. So let's dive directly into the deep end of the pool, shall we? Now you may be asking, how does Alex deal with stress? If you are, it i...

We love to draw outside the lines...or at least read other books featuring Power Pack. That made sense, right? OK, another question for you....does this book make sense? Considering the kids costumes are changed (which happens after Inferno) and Magik is in her pre-Inferno age....I would say that there is a bit of a time warp issue. But that is OK, right? We still got the Power kids we know and lo...

When last we left our courageous kids, they had been hit with a couple of major setbacks. First, their friend Rebecca was kidnapped by their mortal enemy, the Boogeyman. Then the boys were grounded because said mortal enemy dropped off some pictures of them hanging out of their apartment window in their civilian clothes.  But things could always be worse....I mean, none of Power Pack has turned in...

This issue sees the return of old villains and a new friend....I wonder how that combination will work out. I mean, I know that I just said villain and friend, so that insinuates a level of animosity between the two, but you never know...Right? According to that pictures we posted on our website, it looks like the nice Mr. Boogeyman just caught Rebecca from falling a very great distance. Awwww...a...

You better listen to this podcast or I will send a gang of mean (pirate) girls to smack you around and steal your toys!  What....too much?...Fine, I will tone it down a bit. How about if I threaten to send a monster to scare them? Can I do that? Fine, fine.....this is just a nice little story about Julie having a present stolen and how she got it back. But it is a nice story, and we want you to li...

Now...I know what you are thinking. You are sitting there, reading about this podcast, and wondering if you left your stove on. I do not want you to worry about this, so I will assure you that I have no idea. But in order to distract you even further, we are going to discuss not one, not two, not four...but three....THREE issues. That's a lot of reading! With so many pages, comes so many character...

Greetings from the Pack-Men (trademark pending....yeah right)! We are back with another tale of four kids with powers doing that New York thing.....wait a minute, my esteemed partner in chat has just thrown a wadded up piece of paper at my head....oh...yeah....right. I meant to say FIVE kids with powers doing that New York thing. And we ain't talking about Franklin Power! But what is this New York...

You can listen to the episode by clicking: Episode 46 . An issue featuring Jon Bogdanove's first crack at writing the kids and the plot line of Franklin Richards as one of the infamous 12!!!! Man, we are going to need some help on this one! We need Matt Matt Lazorwit z from WMQ Comics ! I was sitting around cleaning the bathroom the other day, thinking about how awesome this issue was, and it occu...