Monday, December 28, 2015

DTC 101 - The Great Darkness Saga Part 3

   
 
The Great Darkness Saga Part 3

1:26 Legion of Super-Heroes Annual 1 - Computo takes over Legion Headquarters and attempts to murder the Legionnaires

30:10 Additional Notes - Computo, Duo Damsel, Shvaughn Erin, House Ads in 1982

38:58 Legion of Super-Heroes 290 - A team of Legionnaires tries its best to prevent the Servants of Darkness from stealing items of power for their nameless master

Cover Art: Legion of Super-Heroes 290 by Keith Giffen and Frank Giacoia

[58:31] - Download Episode 101 - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher

Monday, December 21, 2015

DTC 100 - Dollar Comics

   
 
Dollar Comics

1:32 DC Dollar Comics (1972 - 1987)

20:01 Marvel Dollar Comics (1974-1986)

48:41 Marvel Two-in-One 100

55:58 - Additional Notes - Dazzler & Galactus, Belasco, Dracula & the X-Men, The Thing (1983), Earth 7940

Earth Galactus Devoured - http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/egdevour.htm

Cover Art: Marvel Two-in-One 100 by Ron Wilson and Joe Sinnott

[63:08] - Download Episode 100 - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher

Sunday, December 6, 2015

DTC 99 - Iron Man: Tales of Suspense

  
Iron Man: Tales of Suspense

1:42 Tales of Suspense 97 - Iron Man is betrayed by his cousin and captured by the Maggia

9:25 Tales of Suspense 98 - Iron Man vs Whiplash aboard the Maggia's gambling ship

14:41 Tales of Suspense 99 - Jasper Sitwell, Agent of SHIELD, leaps into action and boards the Maggia's gambling ship

21:50 Iron Man and the Sub-Mariner 1 - AIM boards the Maggia's gambling ship in an attempt to capture Iron Man

26:09 Iron Man 1 - AIM duplicates Iron Man's armor and then attempts to destroy him (plus Iron Man's origin retold)

35:02 - Final Thoughts - Whitney Frost, Gene Colan

Cover Art: Tales of Suspense 97 by Gene Colan and Frank Giacoia

[40:46] - Download Episode 99 - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher

Sunday, November 22, 2015

DTC 98 - Superman Adventures Part 1

  
Superman Adventures Part 1

1:34 Superman Adventures 3 - Superman vs Brainiac

8:52 Superman Adventures 1 - Superman vs (fake) Superman

12:25 Notes - Dan Turpin

15:03 Superman Adventures 9 - Frank has two heroes, Superman and Lex Luthor

23:15 Superman Adventures 11-12 - Superman is dying, Lois travels halfway around the world to find a cure

Cover Art: Superman Adventures Part 1

[43:00] - Download Episode 98 - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher

Saturday, November 14, 2015

DTC 97 - Knights of Sidonia - Season 1 - Part 2

  
Knights of Sidonia - Season 1 - Part 2

1:23 Episodes 7-8 - Nagate Tanikaze heals up and pieces together what happened in one battle with the Gauna just before being sent off to fight once again

15:50 Episodes 9-10 - Nagate splits his time between visiting the captured Gauna Ena and exploring Sidonia with Yuhata and Izana

32:59 Episodes 11-12 - Nagate and his fellow pilots are a key part of the strategy to defeat a monstrously huge Gauna

Cover Art: Knights of Sidonia - promo image

[52:13] - Download Episode 97 - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher

Saturday, November 7, 2015

DTC 96 - Empire Volume 1

  
Empire Volume 1

1:44 Chapters 1 & 2 - What is the penalty for failure? What does Xanna find when she goes looking for the secret behind the drug known as Eucharist?

9:51 Chapters 3 & 4 - What happens when Xanna can't keep a secret to herself? How does Golgoth negotiate with the Ambassador from Greenland?

23:03 Chapters 5 & 6 - Did Golgoth's wife commit suicide or was she murdered? Has Lohkyn gotten too close to Delfi, Golgoth's daughter?

37:58 Chapters 7 & 8 - Do the people of Greenland stand a chance against the forces of Golgoth's empire?

Cover Art: Empire Volume 1 TPB by Barry Kitson

[57:24] - Download Episode 96 - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher

Thursday, October 29, 2015

DTC 95 - The Great Darkness Saga Part 2

  
The Great Darkness Saga Part 2

- Legion of Super-Heroes 287

01:30 Save the Espionage/Suicide Squad - the Espionage Squad (Chameleon Boy, Timber Wolf, Shrinking Violet) infiltrate the Khund homeworld only to have their cover blown when they get into a brawl

10:05 Prologue to Darkness - Shadow Lass and Mon-El investigate a mysterious planet

- Legion of Super-Heroes 288

12:05 The Legionnaire's Made for Burning - Princess Projectra and Karate Kid face execution on her homeworld at the hands of her cousin

- Legion of Super-Heroes 289

25:20 A Cold and Lonely Corner of Hell - Tempers flare as the temperature drops on the frozen asteroid where the shipwrecked Espionage Squad finds itself after escaping the Khund homeworld

35:15 Once Upon an Insanity - Brainiac 5 and Element Lad are ambushed by a disgruntled psychomedic, while paying a visit to Matter Eater Lad

- Additional Legion Related Notes

41:40 Encylopedia Galactica, Zwen, Ultra Boy, Matter Eater Lad, White Witch, Dawnstar

Cover Art: Legion of Super-Heroes 287 by Keith Giffen and Romeo Tanghal

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Wednesday, October 21, 2015

DTC 94 - All-Star Squadron 29-30

  
All-Star Squadron 29-30

1:25 All-Star Squadron 29 - The Seven Soldiers of Victory battle Dr Doome, the Emperor Nero, Napoleon Bonaparte, Alexander the Great, Attila the Hun, and Genghis Khan

19:15 All-Star Squadron 30 - In an effort to prevent them from stealing top secret sup weaopns, the Justice Society of America battles the Black Dragon Society

35:55 Additional Notes - Leading Comics, Arkham Asylum, Mount Rushmore, Dr Doome, Smithsonian, Stuff & Wing

Stuff & Wing: The Fallen Asian American Superhero Sidekicks
http://youoffendmeyouoffendmyfamily.com/stuff-wing-the-fallen-asian-american-superhero-sidekicks/

Revisiting Word War II: The Justice Society Battles the Japs
http://youoffendmeyouoffendmyfamily.com/revisiting-world-war-ii-the-justice-society-battles-the-japs/

Cover Art: All-Star Squadron 29 by Jerry Ordway

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Wednesday, October 14, 2015

DTC 93 - Knights of Sidonia - Season 1 - Part 1

  
Knights of Sidonia - Season 1 - Part 1

2:20 Episodes 1-4: Tanikaze's journey begins as he emerges from the hidden passageways of Sidonia, makes friends, and plays a vital role in the defense of Sidonia

19:55 Episodes 5-6: Tanikaze and Hoshijiro grow closer when they are stranded together in space; although neither seems sure what to do about their feelings for one another some of their comrades have their own selfish reasons for not wanting to accept this development

Cover Art: Knights of Sidonia - promo image

[37:47] - Download Episode 93 - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

DTC 92 - Baltimore Comic Con 2015 Part 3

  
DTC 92 - Baltimore Comic Con 2015 Part 3

01:00 Where I Ate - Baltimore Farmers Market

Stuff I Bought - Captain America 264; Young Heroes in Love 11, 17; Avengers 191; Superman 18, 20, 32; Twilight 2, 3; Superman Adventures 3, 9, 11, 12; The Flash 161; Beef with Tomato OGN; New Teen Titans 14

27:50The 75th Anniversary of the Spirit - Arlen Schumer's retrospective of Will Eisner's most famous creation, the longevity and publication history of the Spirit, and the influence of Eisner on other comic book creators

38:00 Comic Books as Cultural Mirrors - a brief overview of American history from the 1930s to the present focusing on how popular culture and current events were represented in comic books by Christy Blanch (moderator) with color commentary provided by Mark Waid, Louise Simonson, and Walter Simonson

49:10 Tom Palmer Spotlight - multitalented Tom Palmer (penciler, inker, colorist, painter) discussed his art (including collaborations with Gene Colan and Neal Adams) and career with Jose Villarrubia

55:35 Post-Crisis on Infinite Earths Superman

1:02:00 Final thoughts about the 2015 Baltimore Comic Con

Cover Art: Baltimore Comic Con 2015 Program Guide by Francesco Francavilla

[69:02] - Download Episode 92 - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher

Friday, October 2, 2015

DTC 91 - Baltimore Comic Con 2015 Part 2

  
Baltimore Comic Con 2015 Part 2

Stuff I Bought - New Teen Titans 12, 13; Marvel Premiere 44, 56; Marvel Two-in-One 100; Captain America 287; Underworld 1; Silverblade 1, 2; Alpha Flight 21; Freedom Fighters 9; Legion of Super-Heroes 283

What I Ate - Chicken Tikka Kabob

Stuff I Bought - DC Comics Presents 61, 62; New Teen Titans 15; Legion of Super-Heroes 298; Baltimore Comic Con T-Shirt

23:00 It's an Ad, Ad, Ad World: Advertising in Comics - a retrospective slide show of ads in comic books from Sea Monkeys to Hostess Twinkies and everything in between, prepared and presentated by Ed Catto

39:40 Russ Heath Spotlight - the co-creator of the Sea Devils and the Haunted Tank, Russ Heath talks with Mike Gold about his career in comic books

49:40 Silver Age of Comic Book Art - Arlen Schumer's thesis on the evolution of comics during the 1960s through the works of eight artists

54:40 Notes about Dominic Fortune, Marvel Two-in-One, The Thing

Visit the Baltimore Comic Con page for links to things discussed in this episode including audio recordings of panels.

Cover Art: Baltimore Comic Con 2015 Program Guide by Francesco Francavilla

[60:09] - Download Episode 91 - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher

Monday, September 28, 2015

DTC 90 - Baltimore Comic Con 2015 Part 1

  
Baltimore Comic Con 2015 Day 1

What I Ate - Vietnamese Noodle Soup

Stuff I Bought - Adventure Comics 425

12:50 The New Mutants Panel - a look back at the early days of the New Mutants with two of the creators helped to create it: writer/editor Louise Simonson and penciler/inker Bob McLeod

24:15 Beg, Borrow, and Steal: Adapting, Incorporating, and Drawing Inspiration from Myth, Legend, and Literature - a discussion of the use of (mostly Greek and Norse) myths and legends in comic books with Ron Randall, Greg Pak, Walt Simonson, and Jamal Igle with moderator Paul Storrie

37:45 Stories I Haven't Yet Told Panel - Robert Greenberger moderated a discussion with John Ostrander, Ron Marz, Louise Simonson, and Terry Moore about the stories that they never got to write or that never saw print, mostly for DC and Marvel

51:20 More thoughts about the show

Visit the Baltimore Comic Con page for links to things discussed in this episode including audio recordings of panels.

Cover Art: Baltimore Comic Con 2015 Program Guide by Francesco Francavilla

[59:24] - Download Episode 90 - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher

Tuesday, September 22, 2015

DTC 89 - Small Press Expo 2015

  
Small Press Expo 2015

Stuff I Bought: Heart-Shaped Hole by Deal Haspiel, Titan 1-2 by François Vigneault, Comixology SPX sale

Panels I Attended: Creative Collaborations in Comics Collectives, Anthologies Aren't Easy

Cover Art: SPX 2015 Program Guide by Noelle Stevenson

[32:11] - Download Episode 89 - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher

Saturday, September 12, 2015

DTC 88 - The Great Darkness Saga Part 1

  
The Great Darkness Saga Part 1

02:15 Legion of Super-Heroes 284 - The Legionnaires rush to defend Medicus One as it is attacked by more than one alien threat

13:32 Legion of Super-Heroes 285 - The Legionnaires go on the offensive after Nullport is attacked by the Khunds

28:00 Legion of Super-Heroes 286 - The Legionnaires' party is crashed by Dr Regulus who is out for blood

43:45 Additional Legion Related Notes - Publication History of the Legion (late 1950s - late 1980s), Timber Wolf, Light Lass, RJ Brande, Legion Espionage Squad, more

Cover Art: Legion of Super-Heroes 285 by Pat Broderick and Romeo Tanghal

[61:48] - Download Episode 88 - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher

Sunday, September 6, 2015

DTC 87 - Cadmus Concluded

Cadmus Concluded

01:50 Superman: The Animated Series - Ghost in the Machine - After sabotaging Lex Luthor's latest gadget, Brainiac captures him and forces him to build him a new body

12:20 - Justice League Unimited: Cadmus Exposed - Mark Hamill and the producers of the Cadmus story arc revisit the epic arc

24:10 - Superman: The Animated Series - Brave New Metropolis - Lois Lane steps through a dimensional portal and winds up in a universe where Superman teamed up with Lex Luthor to make the world a better place

Cover Art: Superman: The Animated Series - Brave New Metropolis

[43:38] - Download Episode 87 - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher

Saturday, August 29, 2015

DTC 86 - Alpha Flight 13-16

Alpha Flight 13-16

Bad dreams and under sea adventures, plus the return of the Master!

Cover Art: Alpha Flight 15 by John Byrne

[35:17] - Download Episode 86 - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher

Sunday, August 23, 2015

DTC 85 - For the Man Who Has Everything

For the Man Who Has Everything

It is Superman's birthday. What presents will he receive? What does one give to the man who has everything?

1:40 - Superman Annual 11

18:55 - Justice League Unlimited (Season 1, Episode 2)

Cover Art: Superman Annual 11 by Dave Gibbons

[44:59] - Download Episode 85 - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher

Saturday, August 8, 2015

DTC 84 - All-Star Squadron 27-28

All-Star Squadron 27-28

The Justice Society of America battles Kulak, high priest of Brztal and master of the whispering death spell, with a little help from Sargon the Sorcerer

Cover Art: All-Star Squadron 27 by Jerry Ordway

[39:38] - Download Episode 84 - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher

Saturday, August 1, 2015

DTC 83 - JLU (Season 1, Episodes 1 & 6)

Justice League Unlimited

1.01 Initiation - Green Arrow gets "drafted" into the "new" incarnation of the Justice League and (along with Green Lantern, Supergirl, and Captain Atom) drawn into a battle with a nuclear powered behemoth

1.06 Fearful Symmetry - Supergirl's bad dreams turn out to be quite real when she, Green Arrow, and the Question investigate the origin of her nightmares

Cover Art: JLU - Initiation

[34:28] - Download Episode 83 - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher

Friday, July 17, 2015

DTC 82 - New Teen Titans 37, Batman and the Outsiders 5

New Teen Titans 37, Batman and the Outsiders 5

The New Teen Titans and Batman and the Outsiders crossover and team up to battle the Fearsome Five

Cover Art: Batman and the Outsiders 5 by George Perez and Jim Aparo

[48:15] - Download Episode 82 - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher

Sunday, July 12, 2015

DTC 81 - Heroes Con 2015 Part 5

Heroes Con 2015 Road Trip - Driving home from North Carolina

- Road Reports (podcasts, meals, car repairs, more)
- Samurai Jack (IDW)
- Parker: The Hunter
- Hulu Plus

Visit the Heroes Con page for links to things discussed in this episode including the commissions I bought.

Cover Art: Heroes Con 2015 Program Guide by Jason Latour

[54:57] - Download Episode 81 - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher

Thursday, July 9, 2015

HC15CIP - Color Influences Panel

Color Influences Panel
Nolan Woodard, Laura Martin, Dave McCaig, and Brian Reber discuss how some of their favorite color storytelling moments in movies have inspired their work in comics at Heroes Con 2015 in Charlotte, NC.

Cover Art: Teal and Orange

[63:39] - Download Color Influences Panel - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher

Wednesday, July 8, 2015

DTC 80 - Heroes Con 2015 Part 4

Heroes Con 2015 - Day 3 (Sunday)
- Shopping for back issues
- Talking to other podcasters (Mike Myers, Adam Daughhetee)
- Color Influences Panel
- More (con fatigue, meals, my abortive attempt to drive home)

Visit the Heroes Con page for links to things discussed in this episode including the commissions I bought.

Cover Art: Heroes Con 2015 Program Guide by Jason Latour

[40:37] - Download Episode 80 - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher

Sunday, July 5, 2015

HC15HP - Horror Panel

Horror Panel
Joe Rauch talks Horror Comics with Tyler Crook, Cullen Bunn, Francesco Francavilla, and James Harren at Heroes Con 2015 in Charlotte, NC

Cover Art: Harrow County 1 by Tyler Crook

[63:39] - Download Horror Panel - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher

Friday, July 3, 2015

HC15JHP - Janson Fiffe Panel

Janson and Fiffe in Conversation
Klaus Janson and Michel Fiffe in conversation (with moderator Greg Matiasevich) at Heroes Con 2015 in Charlotte, NC

Cover Art: Daredevil 188 by Frank Miller and Klaus Janson, Copra Compendium by Michel Fiffe

[60:41] - Download Janson-Fiffe Panel - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher

Thursday, July 2, 2015

DTC 79 - Heroes Con 2015 Part 3

Heroes Con 2015 - Day 2 (Saturday)
- Marcus Currie (Sons of Darkness)
- Scott Fogg and Marc Thomas (Phileas Reid Knows We Are Not Alone)
- Klaus Janson (Daredevil, Dark Knight Returns) and Michel Fiffe (Copra, Zegas) Panel
- Mike Maihack (Cleopatra in Space)
- Craig Rousseau (Perhapanauts)
- Horror Comics Panel

Visit the Heroes Con page for links to things discussed in this episode including the commissions I bought.

Cover Art: Heroes Con 2015 Program Guide by Jason Latour

[60:50] - Download Episode 79 - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher

Sunday, June 28, 2015

DTC 78 - Heroes Con 2015 Part 2

Heroes Con 2015 - Day 1 (Friday)
- Michel Fiffe (Zegas, Copra)
- Andy Suriano (Samurai Jack)
- Robert Wilson IV (Knuckleheads)
- Adam Withers and Comfort Love (Rainbows in the Dark)
- Bee Sting: The Movie
- Rich Tommaso (Dry County, Dark Corridor)
- Chris Schweizer (Crogan Adventure Series)
- Joey Weiser (Cavemen in Space, Mermin)
- Iconic Heroes Panel
- Stephanie Gladden (Girls of Monster Paradise)

Visit the Heroes Con page for links to things discussed in this episode including the commissions I bought.

Cover Art: Heroes Con 2015 Program Guide by Jason Latour

[59:40] - Download Episode 78 - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher

Thursday, June 25, 2015

DTC 77 - Heroes Con 2015 Part 1

Heroes Con Road Trip - DC to Charlotte

Reports from the drive to Heroes Con

Visit the Heroes Con page for links to things discussed in this episode including the commissions I bought.

Cover Art: Heroes Con 2015 Program Guide by Jason Latour

[40:21] - Download Episode 77 - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher

Sunday, June 14, 2015

DTC 76 - Arrow, Daredevil, Tarzan, Samurai Jack

Arrow, Daredevil, Tarzan, Samurai Jack

01:45 - Young Justice (Season 1)

06:30 - Arrow (Season 1, Episodes 13-15)

12:30 - Daredevil (Season 1, Episodes 7-8)

19:00 - Tarzan by Joe Kubert (Vol. 1)

29:20 - Samurai Jack: The Threads of Time

Cover Art: Tarzan 212 by Joe Kubert

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Saturday, June 6, 2015

DTC 75 - The 75 Cent Era

The 75 Cent Era

01:35 - The 75 Cent Era at DC and Marvel

16:00 - Exterminators Vol. 3: Lies of Our Fathers

21:50 - Tarzan by Joe Kubert Vol. 1

26:30 - Samurai Jack: The Threads of Time

Cover Art: The 75 Cent Era

[34:34] - Download Episode 75 - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher

Saturday, May 30, 2015

DTC 74 - Appleseed Comic Con 2015 Part 3

Appleseed Comic Con 2015 Day 2

01:53 - Day 2 Summary

15:12 - The Road from Appleseed - reports from the long drive home from Fort Wayne and Appleseed Comic Con

44:52 - Final Thoughts

Visit the Appleseed Comic Con page for links to things discussed in this episode including the commissions I bought.

Cover Art: Appleseed Comic Con 2015 Program Guide

[53:05] - Download Episode 74 - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher

Monday, May 25, 2015

ACC15JHP - Jaime Hernandez Panel

Spotlight on Jaime Hernandez
Jaime chats with Wendi Freeman and takes questions from the audience about his work on Love and Rockets

Recorded on May 17, 2015 at Appleseed Comic Con in Fort Wayne, IN.

Cover Art: Maggie by Jaime Hernandez

[49:25] - Download - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher

Saturday, May 23, 2015

DTC 73 - Appleseed Comic Con 2015 Part 2

Appleseed Comic Con 2015 Day 1

01:27 - Before the Panels: Amiculus, Woodstalk (Zombie Woodstock), Enemy Ace (Dave Wachter)

10:44 - Jack Kirby Panel: Anti-Life Equations - Persistent Themes in the Comics of Jack Kirby

26:04 - Between the Panels: Sweets So Geek, Podunk Web Comic, Salesmanship

33:56 - Spotlight on Jaime Hernandez Panel

46:14 - After the Panels: Bin Diving (or how I learned to stop worrying and bought some comics), Loki commission (Jim Terry), Umbral art (Christopher Mitten), Arcadis (George Kramer)

Visit the Appleseed Comic Con page for links to things discussed in this episode including the commissions I bought.

Cover Art: Appleseed Comic Con 2015 Program Guide

[62:01] - Download Episode 73 - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

DTC 72 - Appleseed Comic Con 2015 Part 1

Appleseed Comic Con 2015 Part 1
The Road to Appleseed: reports from the long drive to Fort Wayne and Appleseed Comic Con

Visit the Appleseed Comic Con page for links to things discussed in this episode including the commissions I bought.

Cover Art: Appleseed Comic Con 2015 Program Guide

[54:42] - Download Episode 72 - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher

Saturday, May 9, 2015

DTC 71 - Power Girl (2006)

Power Girl (2006)

- Showcase 97-99: Power Girl's first solo story from 1978
- Secret Origins 11: Power Girl's "new" post-Crisis on Infinite Earths origin from 1987
- JSA Classified 1-4: Power Girl's struggle to uncover her true identity from 2005

Cover Art: JSA Classified 4 by Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti

[27:38] - Download Episode 71 - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher

Saturday, April 25, 2015

DTC 70 - JLU (Season 2, Episodes 10 - 13)

Justice League Unlimited
2.10 Flashpoint
2.11 Panic in the Sky
2.12 Divided We Fall
2.13 Epilogue

Cover Art: JLU - Panic in the Sky

[46:50] - Download Episode 70 - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher

Sunday, March 22, 2015

DTC 69 - Micronauts Special Edition 4-5

Micronauts Special Edition 4-5
- The Micronauts land on Spartak, home of Acroyear, after they return to the Microverse
- Acroyear communes with the world mind of Spartak and faces Shaitan in single combat
- Commander Rann faces off against Baron Karza with some help from the mysterious Shadow Priests

Cover Art: Micronauts 12 by Michael Golden

[39:35] - Download Episode 69 - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher

Saturday, March 7, 2015

DTC 68 - Captain Harlock; Sword Art Online

Space Pirate Captain Harlock (Episodes 1-8) [begins at 1:25]
Captain Harlock fights a war on two fronts as he is hunted by the defense forces of Earth and defends Earth from alien invaders; old school science fiction anime from the creator of Starblazers

Sword Art Online (Episodes 1-7) [begins at 14:05]
Kirito beings his quest to escape from Aincrad, the virtual reality world in which he finds himself trapped

Cover Art: Space Pirate Captain Harlock

[29:04] - Download Episode 68 - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher

Saturday, February 28, 2015

DTC 67 - Batman - A Death in the Family; Blades

Batman: A Death in the Family [begins at 1:52]
- Batman 426-429
- Batman and Robin (Jason Todd) pursue the Joker from Gotham first to the Middle East and then to Africa.

Batman: Blades [begins at 9:55]
- Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight 32-34
- Batman crosses paths and blades with a new vigilante, the Cavalier

Cover Art: Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight 32 by Tim Sale

[22:53] - Download Episode 67 - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher

Sunday, February 22, 2015

DTC 66 - Uncanny X-Men 148-150

Uncanny X-Men 148-150
The X-Men battle Caliban in New York City, Garokk in Antarctica, and Magneto in the Bermuda Triangle.

Cover Art: Uncanny X-Men 150 by Dave Cockrum and Josef Rubinstein

[28:40] - Download Episode 66 - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher

Saturday, February 14, 2015

DTC 65 - JLU (Season 2, Episodes 6 - 9)

Justice League Unlimited (Season 2)
2.6 Double Date
2.7 Clash
2.8 Hunter's Moon
2.9 Question Authority

Notes - King Faraday, Mandragora

Cover Art: JLU - Question Authority

[33:58] - Download Episode 65 - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher

Sunday, February 8, 2015

DTC 64 - Who's OHotMU 2.2

Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe
Baron Blitzkrieg, Baron Winters, Barren Earth, Batcave, Batgirl

Official Handbook to the Marvel Universe
Binary, Black Bolt, Black Cat, Black Knight, Blacklash, Black Mamba

Cover Art: Black Knight by Kerry Gammill

[45:44] - Download Episode 64 - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher

Saturday, January 31, 2015

DTC 63 - Daredevil: Born Again

Daredevil: Born Again

Daredevil's secret identity is revealed to his greatest enemy, the Kingpin, who uses it to considerable advantage to try and destroy the Man Without Fear. Although he stumbles and falls, Daredevil fights back, and that is just the beginning of this epic story.

Cover Art: Daredevil: Born Again by David Mazzucchelli

[41:15] - Download Episode 63 - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher

Monday, January 19, 2015

DTC 62 - Hard Time 7-12

Hard Time 7-12

Life goes on in prison for Ethan (and those around him) as he spends time in solitary, astrally projects himself out of there, and learns more about his mystical ability

Cover Art: Hard Time 7 by Brian Hurtt

[22:01] - Download Episode 62 - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher

Sunday, January 11, 2015

DTC 61 - Micronauts Special Edition 2-3

Micronauts Special Edition 2-3

- The Micronauts travel to H.E.L.L. (Human Engineering Life Laboratories) and battle the Swamp Thing
- Professor Prometheus falls through a dimensional doorway and winds up in the Microverse

Cover Art: Micronauts 6 by Michael Golden and Joe Rubinstein

[31:28] - Download Episode 61 - RSS Feed - iTunes - Facebook - Stitcher

Sunday, January 4, 2015

DTC 60 - Dave Talks Comics in 2014

Dave Talks Comics in 2014

A look back at the subjects covered by Dave Talks Comics in 2014 and how they were covered

Cover Art: Alpha Flight 1 by John Byrne, Dames in the Atomic Age by Ragnar, Micronauts 1 by Dave Cockrum and Al Milgrom, Hawkman by Joe Kubert, JLU The Once and Future Thing, Hard Time by Brian Hurtt

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