2018-01
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Sunday Jan 21, 2018
Cosmic Treadmill, Episode 74 - The One #1 (1985)
Sunday Jan 21, 2018
Sunday Jan 21, 2018
Zdravstvuyte, comics enthusiasts! In this episode, Cold Warriors Chris (@AceComics) and Reggie (@reggiereggie) tackle a very complicated comic book miniseries that deals with an even more complicated twentieth geopolitical situation when they read 1985's The One #1 by Rick Veitch! After a quick creator bio and a high school history refresher, they'll push past nuclear nightmares and read all of The One #1, lending their special talents to the issue. After a break, they recap every other issue in the series, and close out the Cold War with some comic books inspired by that worldwide anxiety that might have been contemporaries of Rick Veitch's series! It's going to be apocalyptic!
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BREAK: WPIX Emergency Alert System for Nuclear Attack
Tuesday Jan 16, 2018
Weird Comics History, Episode 25 - Will Eisner
Tuesday Jan 16, 2018
Tuesday Jan 16, 2018
Artist, Educator, Businessman... Icon!
For this installment of Weird Comics History, Reggie (@reggiereggie) and Chris (@acecomics) discuss the life and times of one of comics' most enduring personalities, Will Eisner! We explore everything from his childhood, to the foundation of the Eisner-Iger Studios, and even throughout his military service... learning that no matter what the scenario, Eisner and art went hand in hand.
SOURCES:
willeisner.com
Will Eisner: A Spirited Life by Bob Andelman (2005)
Will Eisner's Shop Talk (2001)
Eisner/Miller interview conducted by Charles Brownstein (2005)
Many interviews culled from Alter Ego magazine and around the web
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Odd Facts. Tempo Star Books. 1975
A Contract with God. Baronet Books. 1978
Life on Another Planet. 1983
Comics and Sequential Art. 1985
New York: The Big City1986. ISBN
The Dreamer. 1986
The Building. 1987
A Life Force. 1988
Art of Will Eisner (2nd ed.). Kitchen Sink. 1989
To the Heart of the Storm. 1991
The Will Eisner Reader. 1991
Invisible People. 1993
Dropsie Avenue. 1995
Will Eisner Sketchbook, Kitchen Sink. 1995
Graphic Storytelling and Visual Narrative. 1996
The Princess and the Frog. 1996.
A Family Matter. 1998.
Last Day in Vietnam. 2000.
The Last Knight. 2000.
Minor Miracles. 2000.
Will Eisner's Shop Talk. Dark Horse Comics. 2001.
Fagin the Jew. 2003.
The Name of the Game. 2003.
Will Eisner's John Law: Dead Man Walking, IDW. 2004
The Plot: The Secret Story of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion. WW Norton. 2005.
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TAGS: Will Eisner, Weird Comics History, History, Comic Books, The Spirit, Eisner-Iger, World War II, Golden Age Comics, Denis Kitchen, Kitchen Sink
Sunday Jan 14, 2018
Cosmic Treadmill, Episode 73 - Fantastic Four #51 (1966)
Sunday Jan 14, 2018
Sunday Jan 14, 2018
Greetings, comic enthusiasts! In this episode, our sub-space explorers Chris (@AceComics) and Reggie (@reggiereggie) examine a seminal issue in the legacy of Marvel Comics' First Family, issue #51 of Fantastic Four by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby! Including detailed bios of these titans of comic book history, they dive deep into the self-reflection and redemption of a character with no name in "This Man...This Monster!" Then, our literary duo discuss the nature of a tragic hero--and discuss some tragic heroes in comic books (with one special caveat)! It's an episode about humanity, that you won't want to miss if you're human!
Thanks to Aaron A for the book suggestion!
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BREAK: Intro to the 1978 Fantastic Four animated cartoon
Sunday Jan 07, 2018
Sunday Jan 07, 2018
Here's your invite to the wedding event of the season! In this episode, Chris (@AceComics) and Reggie (@reggiereggie) examine one of the more unsettling characters in the DC Comics Universe, when they examine the life and times of Terrence Arthur Long, with a special concentration on his wedding to Donna Troy in Tales of the Teen Titans #50 by Marv Wolfman and George Perez! After the requisite creator bios, our ceremonial ushers detail every appearance of Terry Long leading up to the nuptials, then go through every appearance of his after the fact. They wrap up the episode with a look at other comic book weddings through the years! You'll want to make it to this episode on time!
Thanks to Jose Velez-Martinez for the suggestion!
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