From the DC Vault, it’s the “What If” story that Batman fans had wondered about for years (even though What If is a Marvel book): What if Jason Todd had lived? Join me as I take a look at the alternate version of Batman #428 by Jim Starlin, Jim Aparo, and Mike DeCarlo, and then dive into the miniseries A Death in the Family: Robin Lives! by J.M. DeMatteis and Rick Leonardi.
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In 1987, White Water Summer, starring Kevin Bacon and Sean Astin, was released. The movie did poorly in theaters but gained a following on cable and video, becoming a coming-of-age cult classic. This episode, I’m joined by Mark Ray, one of the film’s stuntmen. He talks to me about the movie and his experience filming it.
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It’s time for the fifth annual Uncollecting episode. This time around, I take a look at an episode of the A&E show Hoarders that features a couple named Claire and Vance, whose enormous book collection has taken over their house and their lives. Then, I look at the “Where are they now” update episode from 13 years later.
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“You May Be Right,” “Allentown,” “Tell Her About It” … all of these are found on the seminal compilation album Billy Joel Greatest Hits Vol 1 and 2, which came out 40 years ago. Join me as I take a look at the Piano Man’s music throughout the decade of the Eighties.
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He-Man and the forces of good fight Skeletor for the freedom of Eternia! Cannon Films presents … MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE! This time around, I’m going to take a look at the 1987 live-action adaptation of the popular toy line, Masters of the Universe, which starred Dolph Lundgern as He-Man, Frank Langella as Skeletor, and Courteney Cox as Julie. I’ll give my review as well as my history with the entire Masters of the Universe franchise. Plus, listener feedback!
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“Sometimes, You Learn, That You Have to Settle for Less”, which is a blog post about my disappointment upon not getting a … Prince Adam figure.
“It Came From Syndication Episode 5: Cartoons” in which Amanda and I talk about cartoons of the 1980s, including He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.
“Brand Me! (My Favorite Non-Toy and Giveaway Merchandise)”, which includes the Masters of the Universe cups from Burger King.
Finally, the movie’s trailer.
It’s JSApril! All this month, comics podcasts and blogs are celebrating the original super-hero team, the Justice Society of America. For this episode, I’ll be talking about one of the JSA’s darkest hours, their battle with Extant in Zero Hour, followed by their re-match/redemption in “The Hunt for Extant”. I’ll also talk about Extant’s origins and the Impulse One-Shot “Bart Saves the Universe.”
For more JSApril content, look for #JSApril on social media or check out JSApril: Celebrating 85 Years of the JSA at the Fire and Water Podcast Network.
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And for more JSApril, look for #JSApril on social media and check out this list of all of the contributors to JSApril, and thanks to The Fire and Water Podcast Network for putting all of this together!
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It’s become an annual tradition at this point to spend my first episode of the year talking about The Uncollecting, which is my effort to downsize my geek stuff. This time around, I’m joined by Relatively Geeky’s own Professor Alan to talk about various aspects of “uncollecting”, from the economics to the personal.
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Beginning a new feature! I’m setting down a path that may or may not dominate my destiny: working my way through Star Wars. With this episode, I begin a reading and watching project that will cover the entire nine-movie Star Wars cycle plus television shows and spin-off films. First up are three novels that lead into Episode I and the film itself, The Phantom Menace.
Works included in this episode are Master and Apprentice by Claudia Gray; Cloak of Deception by James Luceno; Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter by Michael Reaves; and The Phantom Menace as a film, novel (by Terry Brooks), and comic book, including the 25th anniversary one-shot published by Marvel.
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Just in time for Halloween, it’s mutants vs. vampire courtesy of Chris Claremont and Bill Sienkiewicz! I’m joined by Coffee and Comics’ Clinton Robison to talk about Uncanny X-Men #159 and X-Men Annual #6 where Storm becomes a vampire and the team faces off against Dracula!
Music for this episode is “Pop Rock” by Scott Holmes music and has been used under Creative Commons via the Free Music Archive.
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It’s time for my annual look at the Baltimore Comic-Con. This year, the convention was held from September 20-22 and as usual, I went to the show on Saturday. It’s a special one this year because it might be Brett’s last convention since they’re a senior in high school So, join us as we buy VIP passes for our day at the con, hang out with Stella, talk to artists in Artists Alley, and buy a bunch of stuff!
Music for this episode is “Pop Rock” by Scott Holmes music and has been used under Creative Commons via the Free Music Archive.
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