Doug Murray returns to give us the first of a three-part story arc about a helicopter pilot in what will be his final storyline on the book. It’s The ‘Nam #49, “What They’re Fighting For,” brought to you by Doug Murray and Herb Trimpe.
Plus, in the “added feature” portion of the episode, I take a look at the second (and last) “5th to the 1st” piece by Doug Murray and Michael Golden from Savage Tales #4, “The Sniper.
Plus … listener email!
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Our walk through the non-superhero history of DC Comics is back with a look at licensed properties comics. And this one is full of guest stars! Stella! Andy Leyland! Charo! Brett Panarese! The 1972 Miami Dolphins! People who steal other people’s tired bits!
Chuck Dixon returns for another issue and Wayne Vansant and Tony DeZuniga hande the art on “The C-Note” from The ‘Nam #48. Also in this episode is the added bonus of another story–in fact, it’s the very first Doug Murray and Michael Golden story from Savage Tales #1, “The 5th to the 1st.”
Stella! Shag! Summer! It’s time for the first of a three-part look at the summer of 2015 and it starts off with a talk about movies between me, Stella (Batgirl to Oracle), and The Irredeemable Shag (The Fire & Water Podcast). Then, it’s time for listener feedback.
Jacqueline Zambrano writes a fill-in issue that addresses the racial tension between two of the guys of the 23rd in a story titled “Brothers-in-Arms,” which features art by Wayne Vansant and Tony DeZuniga. It’s all in The ‘Nam #47!
Chuck Dixon returns to fill in and give us a look at a group of Marines in late April 1970 with issue #46 of The ‘Nam. It’s a story that actually seeds something for later on down the line, although we’ll have a couple of other storylines before we get there. So check out “On the Clock” by Chuck Dixon, Wayne Vansant, and Tony DeZuniga. Plus, I’ll have historical context, which includes a musical selection by Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young; as well as listener feedback, which includes some Iron Maiden!
Remember all of the awesome music we used to jam to growing up in the ’80s and ’90s? Remember all of the important bands that you heard just as they came out and before they became huge? Well, in this episode I’m going to take you on a nostalgic musical journey that has absolutely NONE OF THAT! No, it’s time for an honest look at our formative years with 16 memorable soft rock and pop hits from the 1970s and 1980s, the same hits I was forced to endure while sitting the back of my parents’ car on the way to my grandparents’ house. So buckle up … it’s time for The Softacular.
High school reunion month concludes with my all-time favorite reunion movies and one of my all-time favorite John Cusack movies, Grosse Pointe Blank. For this look at the high school reunion of Martin Blank, professional killer, I’m joined by Michael Bailey (From Crisis to Crisis, Tales of the JSA, Views from the Longbox) and we talk about the movie, its characters, its music, and how well it holds up nearly 20 years after its release.
Pop Culture Affidavit 