Friday Mar 31, 2017
Weird Comics History, Episode 5: The Comics Code, Pt 5 - Life After the Code
2017-03
2017-03
Thursday Mar 30, 2017
Thursday Mar 30, 2017
It's time to cruise through comics history again with Chris (@AceComics) and Reggie (@reggiereggie) and observe the beginnings of the Comics Code Authority, including a reading of the actual Code itself! Then they discuss changes to comic books--and the Code--over its sixty-plus year history. It's a wacky good time of phony legalese and self-censorship that's sure to entertain the whole family! WARNING: Not for children or family.
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Wednesday Mar 29, 2017
Wednesday Mar 29, 2017
Chris (@AceComics) and Reggie (@reggiereggie) get to the meat and cheese of their five-part look at the Comics Code Authority: 1954's Senate Hearings on Juvenile Delinquency, starring Senator Estes Kefauver! They look at increasing anti-comics public sentiment and the exact comic book that served as the tipping point and legitimized federal investigation. Then, they take you through all three days of the hearings, talking about each witness and their testimonies, while interjecting the usual silly commentary.
http://www.thecomicbooks.com/1954senatetranscripts.html
Full Transcript of the Senate Subcommittee's Hearings on Juvenile Delinquency
https://youtu.be/jXKKTX1ke90
Senator Estes Kefauver on What's My Line? March 8, 1951
http://cbldf.org/2012/10/the-incredible-true-story-of-joe-shusters-nights-of-horror/
Joe Shuster, Frederic Wertham, and the Brooklyn Thrill Killers
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tags: Estes Kefauver, The Comics Code Authority, Dr. Frederic Wertham, Bill Gaines, anti-comics crusade, EC Comics, Panic #1, comic books, comic history, juvenile delinquency
Tuesday Mar 28, 2017
Tuesday Mar 28, 2017
Chris (@AceComics) and Reggie (@reggiereggie) continue their discussion about the ideas and events that contributed to the formation of the Comics Code Authority. In this episode, they quote some early anti-comics crusaders, look at comic books after World War II, and talk about Dr. Frederic Wertham's book Seduction of the Innocent and the research behind it.
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Monday Mar 27, 2017
Monday Mar 27, 2017
Chris (@AceComics) and Reggie (@reggiereggie) talk about comic books during World War II, long before the Comics Code Authority came into existence, and detail the early life of Dr. Frederic Wertham, whose name would someday become synonymous with anti-comics crusading.
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Keywords: Comics, Comic Books, Comic History, Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, DC Comics, Golden Age, Silver Age, Comics Code, Comic Book History
Sunday Mar 26, 2017
Sunday Mar 26, 2017
Chris (@AceComics) and Reggie (@reggiereggie) conclude their month-long tour through Marvel Comics with the Defenders #1 from 1972--the fourth or fifth appearance of the team! They'll describe every moment of the issue and discuss other iterations of the Defenders team, and go through the usual creator biographies--but stay tuned, comics enthusiasts, because the real story is in the writer, Steve Englehart! It's an episode full of laughs and gasps, you won't want to miss it!
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BREAK AUDIO: ComicVine interviews Steve Englehart at WonderCon 2010
Thursday Mar 23, 2017
Thursday Mar 23, 2017
Join us on another Crisis-inspired jaunt through speedster history when Chris (@AceComics) and Reggie (@reggiereggie) read Flash vol. 2 #0 by Mark Waid and Mike Wieringo! After some biographical details about the creative team, we delve into the issue proper and discover the truth about what inspired Wally West to become the Flash! Then, after some notable quotables from Mr. Waid himself, Chris and Reggie talk about legacy characters in comic books--what they think about them and why publishers never seem to let them stick around! It's a wild romp of an episode that will take you all over the...time!
Issue requested by Bryan Trevitt
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TAGS: comics, history, dc comics, the Flash, Mark Waid, Mike Wieringo, Zero Hour, A Crisis in Time, Wally West, Kid Flash, 1990s, comic book event
Sunday Mar 19, 2017
Sunday Mar 19, 2017
Grab a bowl of poutine and put on your heavy coat when Chris (@AceComics) and Reggie (@reggiereggie) head into woodsy Canada and read the Incredible Hulk #181 from 1974! After some biographical information about creators and industry giants Len Wein and Herb Trimpe, our duo go through every crushing blow and...soul-swapping magic spell of this classic comic book. Then, they provide a detailed background of the sensational character find of 1974, Wolverine! They're the best at what they do, and what they do is...hopefully nice! Enjoy!
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BREAK: Len Wein talks about Wolverine in the PBS documentary Superheroes
Thursday Mar 16, 2017
Thursday Mar 16, 2017
This week, Chris (@AceComics) and Reggie (@reggiereggie) broadcast live from the Vanishing Point and talk all about the 1994 DC Comics event, Zero Hour! They detail the conditions that created the need to streamline DC's temporal continuity, and then describe every issue of the Zero Hour event--including every single tie-in issue! After a break, our Linear Men discuss each issue of the Zero Month that followed the Crisis in Time that changed some DC Comics superheroes...FOREVER! Or at least until Infinity Crisis. It's an oversized doozy of an episode, so strap into your Time Bubble and enjoy the ride!
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