Cosmic Treadmill, Episode 113 - ICP: Halls of Illusion #1 (2002)

What's up, ninjas! In this episode, Juggalos-in-training Chris (@AceComics) and Reggie (@reggiereggie) check out the world of the Wicked Clowns when they read Insane Clown Posse: Halls of Illusion #1, published by Chaos! Comics in 2002! After some biographies for creators Jesse McCann and Gerardo Sandoval, they provide a detailed history of Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope's often misunderstoof group. Then, they go through every page of the comic, with the usual throat-shredding panache. After a break, containing the song upon which the comic is based, the hatchet-swinging two close out their look at ICP, provide a brief history of clowns, and talk about other famous comic book clowns through history. Plus: a bunch of listener mail! It's better than catching a bottle of Faygo to the head, you don't want to miss it! Thanks to Toby Hagen for the suggestion! patreon.com/chrisandreggie weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com facebook.com/cosmictmillhistory @cosmictmill weirdcomicshistory.blogspot.com search "weirdcomicshistory" on YouTube

Cosmic Treadmill Special: Young Animal "Gatherum", Episode 12 - Milk Wars!

Welcome to Milk Wars... hope you (and we) survive the experience! A little forewarning... your usually even-keeled hosts, Reggie (@reggiereggie) and Chris (@acecomics) did not enjoy this event... and they're going to spend the next two hours tellin' ya alllllllll about it.  Join them as the Young Animal imprint undergoes an unnecessary, unearned, and nonsensical... reboot?!  Well, in fairness, they were in existence for an entire year!  Oh yeah... Colorful language warning. These discussions originally aired in segment form on the following episodes of the Weird Science DC Comics Podcast: Episode 161 (02.04.2018) - Justice League of America/Doom Patrol #1 Episode 162 (02.11.2018) - Mother Panic/Batman  #1 Episode 163 (02.18.2018) - Shade the Changing Girl/Wonder Woman #1 Episode 164 (02.25.2018) - Cave Carson Has a Cybernetic Eye/Swamp Thing #1 Episode 165 (03.04.2018) - Doom Patrol/Justice League of America #1 -- You can get a hold of us at weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com -- If you dig what we're doing, consider chipping in to our Patreon patreon.com/chrisandreggie For our weekly writings check out www.weirdsciencedccomics.com For Chris' daily writings check out www.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com -- Check out www.weirdcomicshistory.blogspot.com for show notes! -- Visit us on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/CosmicTMillHistory and on Twitter @CosmicTMill -- Subscribe to the show on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play, iHeartRadio... wherever's most convenient! New episodes of Chris and Reggie's Cosmic Treadmill drop every Sunday morning. Weird Comics History releases sporadically on Tuesdays. Re-uploads of Young Animal "Gatherum" episodes hit every Thursday morning (at least until we run out of 'em!) -- TAGS: Young Animal, DC Comics, Mother Panic, Doom Patrol, Milk Wars, Steve Orlando, Gerard Way, Batman, Wonder Woman, Swamp Thing, Milkmanman, Superman, Justice League of America, Lobo, Vixen, Atom, Shade the Changing Girl, Cave Carson, Wild Dog, Mother Panic, reboot, relaunch, rewhatever

Reggie's Comics Stories ep. 2 - R.F. Outcault and the Yellow Kid

Hully gee, folks! In this episode of Comics Stories, Reggie (@reggiereggie) provides a quick overview of R.F. Outcault and his seminal creation, the Yellow Kid! He'll talk about its origins as magazine filler, up to a contentious property fought over by New York City's largest newspapers–leaving the creator entirely out of it. It's a quick listen that we're trying out, so let us know what you think! patreon.com/chrisandreggie weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com facebook.com/cosmictmillhistory @cosmictmill @reggiereggie weirdcomicshistory.blogspot.com search "weirdcomicshistory" on YouTube

Cosmic Treadmill, Episode 112 - Twisted Tales (1987)

Ghoul gravening, scabies and mental men! In this horrific episode, our haunted house scavengers Chris (@AceComics) and Reggie (@reggiereggie) sift through the strange story of Eclipse Comics and the career of Bruce Jones, when they read Twisted Tales from 1987! After some background information--including why this unnumbered issue of a Pacific Comics series came out from Eclipse after Pacific's demise--they go through all three Bruce Jones-penned stories in the book, lending their arguable talents to the proceedings. This episode is scary enough to curl your toe hairs, you don't want to miss it! patreon.com/chrisandreggie weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com facebook.com/cosmictmillhistory @cosmictmill weirdcomicshistory.blogspot.com search "weirdcomicshistory" on YouTube BREAK: "Moans and Groans" from Chilling, Thrilling Sounds of the Haunted House by the Walt Disney Sound Group, 1964

Cosmic Treadmill Special: Young Animal "Gatherum", Episode 11

Get out yer brooms, dangerous humans... for today we're clearing the decks! In this strange(r than usual) installment, Chris (@acecomics) and Reggie (@reggiereggie) will be wrapping up the entire first season of DC's Young Animal in preparation for, next week's.................... Milk Wars.  Also included a little bonus feature... Mister Miracle 101 (pre-King/Gerads). These discussions originally aired as segments on the following episode of the Weird Science DC Comics Podcast Episode 143 (10.01.2017) - Mother Panic #11 Episode 147 (10.29.2017) - Mother Panic #12 Episode 150 (11.19.2017) - Bug! The Adventure of Forager #5 Episode 154 (12.17.2017) - Bug! The Adventure of Forager #6 Episode 151 (11.26.2017) - Doom Patrol (vol.6) #9 Episode 160 (01.28.2018) - Doom Patrol (vol.6) #10 Episode 136 (08.13.2017) - BONUS: Mister Miracle 101 -- You can get a hold of us at weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com -- If you dig what we're doing, consider chipping in to our Patreon patreon.com/chrisandreggie For our weekly writings check out www.weirdsciencedccomics.com For Chris' daily writings check out www.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com -- Check out www.weirdcomicshistory.blogspot.com for show notes! -- Visit us on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/CosmicTMillHistory and on Twitter @CosmicTMill -- Subscribe to the show on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play, iHeartRadio... wherever's most convenient! New episodes of Chris and Reggie's Cosmic Treadmill drop every Sunday morning. Weird Comics History releases sporadically on Tuesdays. Re-uploads of Young Animal "Gatherum" episodes hit every Thursday morning (at least until we run out of 'em!) -- TAGS: Young Animal, DC Comics, Mother Panic, Doom Patrol, Mister Miracle

Chris is on Infinite Earths, Episode 2: Justice League #1 (1987)

Continuing the "journey" of Chris is on Infinite Earths! Chris never really wanted to start a blog... and with this episode, he can (kinda) prove it!  Justice League #1 (1987) originally appeared on chrisisoninfiniteearths.com on New Year's Day, 2017... though, it was originally supposed to hit the internet on New Year's Day, 2015 at the Bwa-Ha-Blog! (which never became a thing). Ya see, it was something of a New Year's Day tradition for Chris to start (and abandon) a brand-new blog... so much for that Resolution to "write more"!  Two years (and a whole new blog) later, this discussion of Justice League #1 would finally be completed. Hope you enjoy these brief "visits", and appreciate you joining me in these self-indulgent looks back at the Life and Times of Chris is on Infinite Earths! -- Includes Promo for the Justice League International: Bwah-Ha-Ha Podcast! -- Original Post: https://www.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/2017/01/justice-league-1-1987.html -- You can get a hold of us at weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com -- For our weekly writings check out www.weirdsciencedccomics.com For Chris' daily writings check out www.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com -- Check out www.weirdcomicshistory.blogspot.com for show notes! -- Visit us on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/CosmicTMillHistory and on Twitter @CosmicTMill -- Subscribe to the show on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play, iHeartRadio... wherever's most convenient! New episodes of Chris and Reggie's Cosmic Treadmill drop every Sunday morning. Weird Comics History releases sporadically on Tuesdays. Chris is on Infinite Earths episodes are tentatively set for Wednesdays.  Re-uploads of Young Animal "Gatherum" episodes hit every Thursday morning (at least until we run out of 'em!) -- TAGS: DC Comics, Justice League, 1987, Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis, Kevin Maguire, post-Crisis

Cosmic Treadmill, Episode 111 - Vartox Week! Covering the Life and Times of Vartox the Valerian

Greetings, Eternals! In this episode, Brutal Exterminators Chris (@AceComics) and Reggie (@reggiereggie) examine one of the weirdest characters in DC Comics' pantheon: it's Vartox Week! A discussion of every appearance of Vartox, with special concentration on Superman #281 by Cary Bates and Curt Swan, and Power Girl vol. 2 #7 by Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray, and Amanda Conner! Without skimping on the requisite creator bios, our swoon-proof mortals detail every issue in which Vartox appears, even if only for a panel. Plus, they detail the mysterious film origins of this character–both the origins and the film being mysterious! This episode is so chock full, you'll need a Hyper-Ear to listen to it! Be sure to check out Chris' written posts for "Vartox Week," which started this whole mess: https://www.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/p/vartox-week.html patreon.com/chrisandreggie weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com facebook.com/cosmictmillhistory @cosmictmill weirdcomicshistory.blogspot.com search "weirdcomicshistory" on YouTube BREAK: Trailer for Zardoz (1974) https://youtu.be/UrGOHzsttUo

Cosmic Treadmill Special: Young Animal "Gatherum", Episode 10

It's so hard to say goodbye... and that's exactly what we do during this episode.  Two of our Young Animal pals draw to their conclusion this time around.  Carry on, Cave... See ya, Shade.  It's not a "forever farewell", however... because there's something called "Milk Wars" on the horizon. In addition to sayin' ciao... we actually have a full line up!  That almost never happens! These discussions originally aired as segments on the following episodes of the Weird Science DC Comics Podcast: Episode 138 (08.27.2017) - Mother Panic #10 Episode 140 (09.10.2017) - Doom Patrol (vol.6) #8 & Shade the Changing Girl #12 Episode 142 (09.24.2017) - Bug! The Adventure of Forager #4 & Cave Carson Has A Cybernetic Eye #12 -- You can get a hold of us at weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com -- For our weekly writings check out www.weirdsciencedccomics.com For Chris' daily writings check out www.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com -- Check out www.weirdcomicshistory.blogspot.com for show notes! -- Visit us on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/CosmicTMillHistory and on Twitter @CosmicTMill -- Subscribe to the show on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play, iHeartRadio... wherever's most convenient! New episodes of Chris and Reggie's Cosmic Treadmill drop every Sunday morning. Weird Comics History releases sporadically on Tuesdays. Re-uploads of Young Animal "Gatherum" episodes hit every Thursday morning (at least until we run out of 'em!) -- TAGS: DC Comics, Young Animal, Doom Patrol, Shade the Changing Girl, Mother Panic, Cave Carson Has A Cybernetic Eye, Bug! The Adventure of Forager, Gerard Way, Nick Derington, Cecil Castellucci, Marley Zarcone, Jon Rivera, Michael Avon Oeming, Lee Allred, Mike Allred, Laura Allred, Jody Houser, Shawn Crystal