2017-04
2017-04
Thursday Apr 27, 2017
Cosmic Treadmill, Episode 21 - Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #106 (1970)
Thursday Apr 27, 2017
Thursday Apr 27, 2017
By special request of Toby Hagen from 42shadesofgeek.co.uk, Chris (@AceComics) and Reggie (@reggiereggie) read Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #106 cover dated November, 1970, a story titled "I Am Curious (Black)!" In the comic book, Lois Lane turns African-American for 24 hours, and in the podcast, Chris and Reggie fumble through the issue and a partial history of black representation in comics. It's unclear as to which one is more cringe-worthy!
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TAGS: Lois Lane, Superman's Girl Friend, I Am Curious (Black), African-Americans in comics, Robert Kanigher, Vince Colletta, Werner Roth, DC Comics, history, comics history, Black Like Me, civil rights, 1960s
Sunday Apr 23, 2017
Cosmic Treadmill, Episode 36 - New Warriors #1 (1990)
Sunday Apr 23, 2017
Sunday Apr 23, 2017
This week, Chris (@AceComics) and Reggie (@reggiereggie) read the first issue of that team of teens with 'tude, The New Warriors from 1990, written by Fabian Nicieza and drawn by Mark Bagley! After the usual biographies, they go through every page of the issue, then continue the story with rough breakdowns of all five volumes with the same title. Then, after completing the creators' bios, the guys talk a little about the direct market and rampant comic books speculation prevalent when The New Warriors #1 was released. Plus: listener mail! You won't want to miss this episode, which should be immediately bagged and boarded with a minimum of handling.
This issue picked by Wayne Boothe
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Thursday Apr 20, 2017
Cosmic Treadmill, Episode 24 - Spectacular Spider-Man #226 (1995)
Thursday Apr 20, 2017
Thursday Apr 20, 2017
It's a mind-bending episode as Chris (@AceComics) and Reggie (@reggiereggie) read through issue 226 of Spectacular Spider-Man and try to untangle the mysteries of Spider-Man's Clone Saga! After some creator bios and back story, they do their best to detail the events of the Clone Saga and the drama behind the scenes that nearly spun it out of control. Plus: Spidercide, for no particular reason! You'll want to have your Carrion Virus to hand for this one.
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BREAK:
Snippet from Superior Spider Talk #10: Amazing Friends w/ Tom DeFalco http://amazingspidertalk.com/
RESOURCES:
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TAGS: comic books, comics, history, Spider-Man, Clone Saga, Tom DeFalco, Ben Reilly, Scarlet Spider, Bob Budiansky, Bob Harras, Kaine, Marvel Comics, 1990s, comics speculation
Monday Apr 17, 2017
Cosmic Treadmill, Episode 22 - Youngblood #1 (1992)
Monday Apr 17, 2017
Monday Apr 17, 2017
Happy 25th Birthday Youngblood (and Image Comics)!
In this episode, Chris (@AceComics) and Reggie (@reggiereggie) dip into the best example of the comic book industry's EXTREME! period and read Youngblood #1 by Rob Liefeld! Both stories in this flip book get dissected, examined and voiced by the diligent Cosmic Treadmill team, even the parts that they didn't understand. They also detail the life and times of Rob Liefeld, and provide a complete history of the Youngblood property, from its first secret sighting that precedes this issue, all the way up until...today! It's gonna be a teeth-gritting, air-squatting trip back to those aggressive 1990s.
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BREAK CLIP: 501 Jeans commercial featuring Rob Liefeld, directed by Spike Lee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJhoa2SVGNA
TAGS: comics, comic book history. Youngblood #1, Rob Liefeld, Image Comics, Extreme Comics, Hank Kanalz, Dan Fraga, 1990s, comic book speculation, Marvel, New Mutants, Deadpool, Cable, Badrock
Keywords: Comics, Comic Books, Comic Book Podcast, Comics Podcast, Batman, Superman, DC Comics, Wonder Woman, Justice League, Podcast, Comic Book, superhero, superhero podcast, DCU, DC YOU, dc rebirth, dc comics rebirth, batman rebirth, superman rebirth, green arrow rebirth, green lantern rebirth
Sunday Apr 16, 2017
Cosmic Treadmill, Episode 35 - New Teen Titans Drug Awareness PSA
Sunday Apr 16, 2017
Sunday Apr 16, 2017
In this very special episode of the Cosmic Treadmill, Chris (@AceComics) and Reggie (@reggiereggie) read through 1983's The Keebler Company Presents DC Comics’ the New Teen Titans by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez! After some in-depth creator bios, our sober duo examine the first, second and third New Teen Titans comic books created specifically for 1980s anti-drug programs. Later, they look at the history of drug abuse prevention in America and explore the secret origin of First Lady Nancy Reagan's "Just Say No" campaign. After detailing the Peculiar Tale of the Protector, Chris and Reggie talk about some other comic book PSAs about a variety of uncomfortable topics! Tune in and get high...on podcasts!
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BREAK AUDIO: DC Comics' Marketing Video for Anti-Drug Campaign Licensing
Check out Chris' reviews for all three New Teen Titans' PSAs! http://tinyurl.com/m8navgy
Thursday Apr 13, 2017
Weird Comics History, Episode 19: Classic Comic Book Advertisements
Thursday Apr 13, 2017
Thursday Apr 13, 2017
In this episode, Chris (@AceComics) and Reggie (@reggiereggie) will teach you how to kill a man with one touch, become the life of any party, and pull six cars for one mile using only your neck! We'll go over some seminal comic book ads and detail the lives of novelty purveyor S.S. Adams and bodybuilder Charles Atlas. Then, a brief discussion about comic book advertising, and why we don't really see it anymore! Have some scissors ready to clip those mail-in coupons!
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SOURCES: The Deadliest Ads Alive! A History of Martial Arts Ads in Comic Books by Dan Kelly, 2012, Hogan’s Alley PublishingLife of the Party:A Visual History of the S.S. Adams Company Makers of Pranks & Magic for 100 Years by Kirk Demarais, 2006, S.S. Adams LLCmagicmakersinc.com S.S. Adams Co.Charles Atlas: The Man, the Myth and the Muscles by David Baines, 2014 Birch Tree Publishingcharlesatlas.com Charles Atlas
BREAK: "The Man Who Knew Charles Atlas"; Rich Alcott interviews Matou Panagopolous https://youtu.be/w3r1c4I2j00
TAGS: comic books, comics history, karate, judo, Count Dante, Dim Mak, S.S. Adams, novelties, dribble glass, joy buzzer, Charles Atlas, hero of the beach, bodybuilding, vaudeville, strongman
Sunday Apr 09, 2017
Cosmic Treadmill, Episode 34 - Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters
Sunday Apr 09, 2017
Sunday Apr 09, 2017
This week, Chris (@AceComics) and Reggie (@reggiereggie) set their sights on Mike Grell's 1987 revamp of Oliver Queen, Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters Book One! They'll do the usual creator biographies and provide a detailed history of the character Green Arrow. Then they read the entire issue, complete with historical background for the city of Seattle and some other references, and continue on to describe the other two books in this prestige-format series! After the break, the fellas go beyond The Longbow Hunters and follow Green Arrow until today, as well as complete the biographies. And to finish up, Reggie and Chris dissect that most daunting of comic book mysteries: time and continuity! It's a gritty reimagining of the Cosmic Treadmill you won't want to miss!
This issue was selected by the folks over at Warlord Worlds
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SOURCES:
DC in the 80's 2-part interview with Mike Grell http://www.dcinthe80s.com/2016/06/the-mike-grell-interview-jon-sable.html
Comic Book Artist #8, 2000, TwoMorrows Publishing
Thursday Apr 06, 2017
Cosmic Treadmill, Episode 25 - Teen Titans Medley
Thursday Apr 06, 2017
Thursday Apr 06, 2017
This week, Reggie (@reggiereggie) didn't finish his Weird Comics History script on time, so instead we offer what we call Chris' Podcasting Classix, and present episodes previously recorded as part of the weirdsciencedccomics.com podcast--two of which are of unique personal interest to Chris (@AceComics)! We've got the first appearance of the Teen Titans in Brave and the Bold #54 (1964), then "Who is Donna Troy?" from New Teen Titans #38 (1984), and finally Tales of the Teen Titans Annual #3 (1984) which also includes an overview of the landmark story "The Judas Contract" and some details about the character Tara "Terra" Markov! It's a Titan-riffic episode--and it's longer than most, so bring plenty of snacks before listening to this one!
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BONUS: A collection of Chris' ruminations on "The Judas Contract" on his blog, right here!http://chrisisoninfiniteearths.blogspot.com/p/the-life-and-times-of-terra-markov.html
TAGS: Comic books, history, DC Comics, Teen Titans, Marv Wolfman, George Perez, Bob Haney, Ross Andru, Brave and the Bold, Tara Markov, Terra, Deathstroke, the Judas Contract, Donna Troy, Dick Grayson, 1980s