Chris and Reggie's Cosmic Treadmill

Cosmic Treadmill, Episode 83 - Ghost Rider #7 (1990)

Good evening, riders! In this episode, agents of vengeance Chris (@AceComics) and Reggie (@reggiereggie) check out a listener-requested comic published by Marvel Comics in 1990--Ghost Rider #7 by Howard Mackie and Mark Texeira! After the usual biographical information and a little background about the skull-faced biker himself, they dive right into the issue which includes Marvel Comics' version of Scarecrow. Then, they wrap up the story of Mr. Mackie and talk about some other characters of the Big Two that share the same name. It's more fun than hanging out on a Brooklyn rooftop, you don't want to miss it!
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Cosmic Treadmill, Episode 82 - Jim Nastics #1 (1984)

Salutations, dusty-fingered listeners! In this episode, cheapos Chris (@AceComics) and Reggie (@reggiereggie) sift through the back of the quarter bin to bring you some independent entertainment on a budget: Redstone Comics' Jim Nastics #1, by Bill Mitchell and Alan Larsen, from 1984! After as much biographical information as could be found, and a look at the conditions that allowed this comic book to exist, they go through every page of this tense, Cold War-era drama. Then, our bouncing heroes turn the show over to our listeners, as they read YOUR keen finds in the darkened undertables of comic shops around the world. It's an episode so precious, you'll want to bag and board it!
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Thanks to the following folks for contributing!
Michael Alan Carlyle (@SonofCthulhu) from The Crapbox of Son of Cthulhu
Jeremiah Jones-Goldstein (@bigox737) from the Comics Comics Comics Blog
Chris (@btoandbatbooks) from The Batman Universe's Bat-Books for Beginners and Batgirl to Oracle Podcasts
Alex Martin (@martinalguy) who creates the cover-art for the Weird Science DC Comics Podcast
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Ryan (@CineCrisis) of the CineCrisis YouTube Channel
Professor Alan (@ProfessorAlan) of the Relatively Geeky Network and Quarter-Bin Podcast
Chris (@CharltonHero) curator of Super-Blog Team-Up and proprietor of the Super-Hero Satellite
Karen (@BTPBlog) from the Between the Pages Blog
Paul O'Conner (@LBoxGraveyard), writer of 4 Seconds from Thrillbent Comics and proprietor of Long Box Graveyard
Clinton Robison (@CoffeeComicsBlg) from the Coffee and Comics Podcast
Walt Kneeland (@waltkneeland) from Comic Reviews by Walt

Cosmic Treadmill, Episode 81 - Ambush Bug Stocking Stuffer #1 (1986)

Greetings and Merry Christmas...in March? This week, Chris (@AceComics) and Reggie (@reggiereggie) dust off a "lost script" from last year and read Robert Loren Fleming and Keith Giffen's Ambush Bug Stocking Stuffer #1, published by DC Comics in 1986! After some information about the creators, our holiday cheerists dive into all forty pages of this comic. Then, after a vocal break, they'll describe every appearance of Ambush Bug, and a controversy that wound up shelving the character for more than fifteen years! This episode is like opening the biggest present on Christmas morn, only to find it full of spring-loaded snakes!
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BREAK: "Ambush in the Goldenrod" by New England Forests (neforests.com) https://youtu.be/b8eyYLxmff0

Cosmic Treadmill, Episode 80 - Batman: Digital Justice (1990) w/Bob Rozakis!

Power on, comics enthusiasts! In this episode, Chris (@AceComics) and Reggie (@reggiereggie) trip the LED light fantastic when they read the first all computer generated comic book, Pepe Merino's Batman: Digital Justice from 1990! After some biographical information and a quick aside about the first computer drawn comic book, our 'net-surfin' duo delve into this four chapter story of a dystopian future controlled by machines. Then, they talk about the manufacturing processes of comic books through the years, as a segue to an interview with one-time Production Director and comics creator, Bob Rozakis! It's more episode than could be contained on a CD-ROM, so sit back and enjoy the tale!
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Thanks again to Deron Murphree for the suggestion!
And special thanks to Bob Rozakis for agreeing to be on the show!

Cosmic Treadmill, Episode 16 - Brave and the Bold #54 (1964)

The third (and final) part of our Teen Titans Medley finally gets its own upload.  Come along with us and meet the Teens who would become Titans, when we read The Brave and the Bold #54 from 1964.
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Originally aired in segment form during Weird Science DC Comics Podcast, Episode 93 (October 16, 2016).
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TAGS: Brave and the Bold, Teen Titans, Bob Haney, Bruno Premiani, Robin, Kid Flash, Aqualad, Wonder Girl, 1964, Silver-Age, Cosmic Treadmill, DC Comics

Cosmic Treadmill, Episode 79 - WCW: World Championship Wrestling #1 (1992)

Good evening, comics enthusiasts, and let's get ready to rumble! This week, the tag team comic book podcasters Chris (@AceComics) and Reggie (@reggiereggie) dive into an extreme era of professional wrestling when they read Mike Lackey and Ron Wilson's WCW: World Championship Wrestling #1, published by Marvel Comics in 1992! After some biographical information about the creators--and wrestlers!--and a brief, but detailed, history of WCW, they head right into the squared circle and describe the blow-by-blow of this issue. Then they'll talk about other wrestling comics, wrestling in comics, and comics in wrestling! It's not over until someone taps out or gets thrown in a casket, so sit back and enjoy the ride!
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BREAK: WWF Promotional Consideration (1990) https://youtu.be/beYHrrMojJc

Cosmic Treadmill, Episode 7 - New Teen Titans: The Judas Contract

Another week... another episode from the "completionist collection".  Hey, if you've never listened to Cosmic Treadmill, Episode 25 (and shame on you, if that's the case) this one's New To You!
Take a trip back with Reggie (@reggiereggie) and Chris (@acecomics) to the days when the Titans took in the traitorous Terra!  They run down all of her appearances leading up to her betrayal... and go longform on the Judas Contract event.  After that, they chatter on about Terra's legacy... and at least one of them pops a few blood vessels at the very thought that she'd ever be brought back.  Jokes on him, many times over by this point!
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TAGS: Tales of the Teen Titans, New Teen Titans, Judas Contract, Marv Wolfman, George Perez, Nightwing, Terra, Jericho, Deathstroke

Cosmic Treadmill, Episode 78 - Avengers Spotlight #23 (1989)

Good evening, late-nite listeners! Heeeere's Chris (@AceComics) and Reggie (@reggiereggie) bringing you another deep dive into a comic book, this one specially chosen by Aaron Anderson: Avengers Spotlight #23 from Marvel Comics! After the usual biographies for Howard Mackie, Al Milgrom, John Byrne and Kieron Dwyer, the Hollywood Kids read both stories contained in this issue--the second one of the first appearances of The Vision in his all-white look! Then they talk about an old rural discount chain from whence Aaron's issue derived, and wrap up with a list of superheroes that had arguably unfortunate changes to their standard costumes. Even one character that never really had a standard costume! It's a great show, ladies and gentlemen, we hope you'll tune in for the duration.
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Thanks again to Aaron for the suggestion!