DTC 115 - Heroes Con 2016 - Part 3

Heroes Con 2016 - Part 3 0:00 Intro 1:59 Day 2 of Heroes Con - picking up commissions, going to panels, talking to people, more back issue bin diving, what I ate, where I ate 31:20 Spotlight on Steranko Panel - Jim Steranko tells stories about his life in and outside of comics 42:23 Romance Comics Panel - a discussion of the origins and early days of romance comics 51:19 Creatures Imagined and Real Mega-Panel - a pair of discussion about creating (fictional) and drawing (real) creatures, in between which there is a presentation about the history of funny animal comics 1:09:27 Outro Cover Art: Heroes Con 2016 Program Guide by Fabio Moon

 

DTC 114 - Heroes Con 2016 - Part 2

Heroes Con 2016 - Part 2 0:00 Intro 1:53 Day 1 of Heroes Con - back issue bin diving plus people I with whom I spoke (Tim and Jon O'Briant, Brian Smith, Cory Levine, Luke Foster, Klaus, Daniel Warren Johnson, Greathouse, Adam and Shawn Daughhetee) 40:50 Ren & Stimpy Panel - a look back at a classic cartoon with one of it's co-creators, Bob Camp 51:37 Comic Reprints Panel - a discussion of how and why comic strips and comic books do (and don't) get reprinted in book form 1:04:26 Outro Cover Art: Heroes Con 2016 Program Guide by Fabio Moon

 

DTC 113 - Heroes Con 2016 - Part 1

Heroes Con 2016 - Part 1 0:00 Intro 1:53 The road trip from DC to Charlotte - where I stopped, what I ate, what past podcasts I listened to, etc. 23:47 Outro Cover Art: Heroes Con 2016 Program Guide by Fabio Moon

DTC 112 - The Great Darkness Saga Part 5

The Great Darkness Saga - Part 5 0:00 Intro 1:22 Additional Notes (Part 1) - Letters Pages, Legion Elections, Leaders and Lovers, Editor's Notes 10:07 Legion of Super-Heroes 293 - While the Legion battles his servants, the Master of Darkness travels to Daxam to recruit some new servants 20:46 Legion of Super-Heroes 294 - The Legion gets some unexpected help from an old foe of the Master of Darkness 46:07 Additional Notes (Part 2) - Legion Elections, Corrections 47:32 Outro Cover Art: Legion of Super-Heroes 294 by Keith Giffen and Larry Mahlstedt

DTC 111 - Astro City - Part 1

Astro City - Part 1 0:00 What I've Been Watching - Daredevil, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow, Teen Titans 2:26 Intro 5:08 Astro City 1 - In Dreams - A day in the life of Samaritan, one of Astro City's greatest superheroes 11:39 Astro City 2 - The Scoop - In his first week on the job, reporter Elliott Mills witnesses a battle between The Honor Guard and the minions of Shirak the Devourer in a subway tunnel beneath Astro City 21:04 Astro City 3 - A Little Knowledge - A small-time crook learns of a big time secret and tries using the information to improve his standing in the Astro City 24:18 Astro City 4 - Safeguards - A pivotal day in the life of Marta, an accounting clerk, who lives in Shadow Hill but works in downtown Astro City 32:01 Astro City 5 - Reconnaissance - An alien secretly observes the superheroes of a Astro City 34:27 Astro City 6 - Dinner at Eight - Two of Astro City's greatest heroes reluctantly take a break from fighting crime 44:25 Final Thoughts - more Dinner at Eight, Back Issue Spotlight 14, Brent Anderson 51:56 Outro Cover Art: Kurt Busiek's Astro City (1995) 4 by Alex Ross

DTC 110 - JLU Season 3 - Part 1

JLU Season 3 - Part 1 0:00 DC's Legends of Tomorrow - quick and spoiler-free thoughts about the show as a whole 2:05 Intro 4:16 Ep 1: I Am Legion - Gorilla Grodd convinces Lex Luthor to join his newly formed "Legion of Doom" and lead a raid on Blackhawk Island 20:53 Notes - Blackhawk, War Wheel 25:58 Ep 2: Shadow of the Hawk - Shayera investigates some ancient Egyptian artifacts which seem to be of Thanagarian origin 36:14 Ep 3: Chaos at the Earth's Core - After their plane crashed Green Lantern, Stargirl, Supergirl, and STRIPE find themseleves stuck in Skartaris 42:23 Ep 4: To Another Shore - A fight breaks out between the Justice League and the Legion of Doom over a frozen Viking Prince 54:51 Notes - Viking Prince 57:06 Outro Cover Art: JLU - To Another Shore

DTC 109 - Silver Age Nick Fury

Silver Age Nick Fury 0:00 Daredevil Season 2 - quick and spoiler-free thoughts about the first three episodes 2:22 Intro 4:08 Sgt Fury 1 & 3 - Sgt Nick Fury and the Howling Commandos tackle a couple of suicide missions behind enemy lines 11:07 Fantastic Four 21 - Col Nick Fury (of the CIA) teams up with the FF to battle the Hate Monger 20:00 Sgt Fury 13 - Sgt Fury teams up with Captain America to prevent a Nazi invasion of England 31:04 Tales of Suspense 78 - Captain America gets a visit from his partner-in-arms from World War II, Col Nick Fury (of SHIELD) 41:15 Notes - OSS (in the real world and at DC Comics), Howard Chaykin 46:22 Outro Cover Art: Sgt Fury 13 by Jack Kirby and Chic Stone and Tales of Suspense 78 by Jack Kirby and Frank Giacoia