Chris and Reggie's Cosmic Treadmill

Reggie's Comics Stories ep. 1 - Mort Weisinger: The Man Who Wouldn't Be Superman (1975)

Hello, comics enthusiasts! Welcome to the debut episode of a new show hosted by Reggie (@reggiereggie), wherein he'll be telling stories about comic books–the history, the industry, and pretty much anything interesting that didn't happen within the comic book pages themselves. In this episode, he'll read an interview with Mort Weisinger from The Amazing World of DC Comics (1987), conducted by Guy H. Lillian III, titled "Mort Weisinger: The Man Who Wouldn't Be Superman." It's a rare look into the mind of this famous...some might say infamous DC Comics editor. Enjoy!
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Cosmic Treadmill, Episode 110 - Spider-Man and Batman: Disordered Minds (1995)

Hello, brand loyalists! In this episode, dimensional transversers Chris (@AceComics) and Reggie (@reggiereggie) subvert time and space to read a once rare, now extinct crossover between Marvel and DC Comics: Spider-Man and Batman by J.M. DeMatteis and Mark Bagley from 1995! After the necessary creator bios, our duo subvert the concept of intellectual property and read all of the story "Disordered Minds," which also features villains Carnage and the Joker. Then, after an informative break, they return to the creators and talk about the other crossover titles co-published by DC and Marvel–and why we don't see them anymore! It's a crazy episode with its own internal logic and continuity...so it won't really matter to Chris and Reggie's personal story arcs if you miss it. But you still shouldn't!
Thanks to Christopher Hyden (@hydenc89) for the suggestion!
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BREAK: "An Interview with Batman & Spiderman!!" from the Brothers Life YouTube channel https://youtu.be/g3LErHyPXyU

Cosmic Treadmill Special: Young Animal "Gatherum", Episode 9

Our Young Animal revisit has officially reached "the staples"!  That's right, we are halfway through our planned 18-episode look at the pop-up imprint that could!
This week... It's really one'a them "Good News, Bad News" situations... ya see, after a few months... we finally get that next issue of Doom Patrol.  Thing of it is... it kinda smells like filler.  It looks great though... and gives us our Allred-fix, which is a good thing, since Bug! took the month off!
In addition to that issue of Doom Patrol, we will be discussing the penultimate issues of Shade and Cave... Mother Panic shows up too!
These discussions originally aired as segments during the following episodes of the Weird Science DC Comics Podcast:
Episode 134 (07.30.2017) - Doom Patrol (vol.6) #7 & Mother Panic #9
Episode 135 (08.06.2017) - Shade the Changing Girl #11
Episode 137 (08.20.2017) - Cave Carson Has a Cybernetic Eye #11
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TAGS: DC Comics, Young Animal, Doom Patrol, Shade the Changing Girl, Mother Panic, Cave Carson Has a Cybernetic Eye, Gerard Way, Mike Allred, Cecil Castellucci, Marley Zarcone, Jody Houser, Shawn Crystal, Michael Avon Oeming, Jon Rivera, 2017

Chris is on Infinite Earths, Episode 1: Secret Origins #1 (1986)

Welcome everyone to the first episode of Chris is on Infinite Earths!
Today we are looking at Secret Origins #1 from 1986... which was originally discussed over at chrisisoninfiniteearths.com on January 31, 2017 (the site's first "bloggiversary").
This is a bit of a self-indulgent episode wherein not only will we look at the "Secret Origin" of the Golden-Age Superman... but of the Chris is on Infinite Earths blog!
The original post can be found right here.
We hope you enjoy this "side series".  If you do, please don't hesitate to reach out and let us know!
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TAGS: Secret Origins, DC Comics, Roy Thomas, Wayne Boring, Jerry Ordway, 1986, 1980's, post-Crisis, Golden-Age

Cosmic Treadmill, Episode 109 - Underworld Unleashed #1 (1995)

Greetings, soul-laden mortals! In this episode, naive bargainers Chris (@AceComics) and Reggie (@reggiereggie) kick off 2018's #BestEventEver crossover occurrence, when they read Mark Waid and Howard Porter's Underworld Unleashed #1, published by DC Comics in 1995! After the creators' bios, our misguided dabblers in the occult sift through every moment of this issue. Later, they look at other incarnations of the Dark Lord that have appeared in comics since the very beginning! There's no need to panic about this episode, you have nothing to lose...except for your soul! So if that's the sort of thing that would bother you, then yeah, go ahead and panic.
Be sure to check out the other podcasts and blogs involved in #BestEventEver! A full list is available at our show website.
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Cosmic Treadmill Special: Young Animal "Gatherum", Episode 8

Change is in the air for the plucky pop-up imprint that could (or, could it?).
Word on the street is that there's a hiatus on the horizon... of course, using our 2018-vision, we know what that's all about... however, in the Summer of 2017... we hadn't the foggiest idea what this might mean for our Young Animal pals!
This week features four segments (you'll never guess which book is missing!), which originally aired during the following episodes of the Weird Science DC Comics Podcast:
Episode 130 (07.02.2017) - Mother Panic #8
Episode 131 (07.09.2017) - Shade the Changing Girl #10
Episode 132 (07.16.2017) - Bug! The Adventures of Forager #3
Episode 133 (07.23.2017) - Cave Carson Has a Cybernetic Eye #10
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TAGS: DC Comics, Young Animal, 2010's, 2017, Shade the Changing Girl, Marley Zarcone, Cecil Castellucci, Cave Carson Has a Cybernetic Eye, Jon Rivera, Michael Avon Oeming, Mother Panic, Jody Houser, Shawn Crystal, Bug! The Adventures of Forager, Lee Allred, Michael Allred, Laura Allred

Weird Comics History, Episode 31 - The Direct Market, Part Two

Hello, investors! In this episode, rabid speculators Chris (@AceComics) and Reggie (@reggierggie) finish their talk about comic books' direct market, taking it from about 1988 until the present day! They talk about comic book collecting during a speculator's bubble, and how this affected distribution and the the operating companies when that bubble burst. Our armchair economists also look at Marvel's financial dealings during the period, including the fateful acquisition of Heroes World, and what really cause them to file for bankruptcy in 1997. It's not all doom and gloom, however, when they discuss how comic book retailers reinvented themselves as something more in the late 1990s and into the 21st Century. Plus: Anedcdotes and recollections of the period! After this episode, you should know enough about the crazy business of comic books to stay as far away from it as possible.
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Cosmic Treadmill, Episode 108 - Savage Combat Tales #1 (1975)

Face front, soldiers! In today's mission, Privates Chris (@AceComics) and Reggie (@reggiereggie) dive into the life and work of the beloved editor, writer--and cartoonist!--Archie Goodwin, when they read Atlas/Seaboard Publishing's Savage Combat Tales featuring Sgt. Stryker's Death Squad #1 from 1975! With the usual biographical information about the artists, this episode contains a full run-down of Archie Goodwin's career, along with many quotes by the people that worked with him and the man himself. Plus, our troops detail every moment of this seminal war comic in the usual fashion! Be sure to enlist for listening to this episode right away!
Thanks to Kirk Spencer (@Big5Army) for the suggestion!
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