Saturday, December 31, 2016

DTC 130 - Luke Cage and Flash

   
Luke Cage and Flash

01:25 Luke Cage Season 1 - Luke tries to set the record straight after a pillar of the community is murdered in cold blood only to find himself branded Public Enemy #1

12:32 Flash (2014) Season 1: Episodes 1-9 - Barry Allen uses his superpowers and teams up with the scientists of S.T.A.R. Labs and Central City Police Detective Joe West to defend the city from metahuman menaces that threaten it

Cover Art: Luke Cage (Mike Colter) and Flash (Grant Gustin)

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Sunday, November 27, 2016

DTC 129 - Superman Comics


   
Superman Comics

00:00 Intro ...

01:18 Flipping through my short box of Superman and Superman related comics (Action, Adventures of Superman, DC Comics Presents, Superman, Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane, Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen, etc.), reminiscing about ones that I’ve read and making notes about ones that I would like to buy ...

31:28 Outro ...

Cover Art: Adventures of Superman 424 by Jerry Ordway

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Sunday, November 20, 2016

DTC 128 - Batman Comics

   
Batman Comics

00:00 Intro ...

01:26 Flipping through my short box of Batman and Batman related comics (Batman, Detective, Batgirl, Batman and the Outsiders, Brave and the Bold, etc.), reminiscing about ones that I’ve read, and pondering about how to organize books that seem to fall into multiple categories ...

29:26 Outro ...

Cover Art: Batman 306 by Jim Aparo

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Sunday, October 30, 2016

DTC 127: Teen Titans Season 1 - Part 2


   
Teen Titans Season 1 Part 2

00:00 Intro

01:25 Additional Notes - Origins, Trigon

03:53 Switched - Starfire and Raven have to overcome their differences and learn to use one another's superpowers after they accidentally switch bodies

11:48 Apprentice Part 1 - Slade sets a trap for the Teen Titans with the intent of blackmailing Robin into working for him

15:11 Additional Notes - Slade aka Deathstroke

18:10 Apprentice Part 2 - Robin is forced to work for Slade and fight his fellow Titans

25:26 Outro

Cover Art: Teen Titans Season 1

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Thursday, October 20, 2016

DTC 126 - The Great Darkness Saga Part 6

 
The Great Darkness Saga Part 6

00:00 Intro

01:46 Additional Notes - The Last Days of Ma and Pa Kent

08:23 Legion of Super-Heroes 295 - the Legion battles a rogue Green Lantern who is defying the Guardians of the Universe and trying to discover the origin of the universe

41:34 Additional Notes - Universo, Time Institute

45:24 Outro

Cover Art: Legion of Super-Heroes 295 by Keith Giffen and Larry Mahlstedt

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Friday, September 30, 2016

DTC 125 - Small Press Expo 2016 Part 2

 

   
 
Small Press Expo 2016 Part 2

0:00 Intro

1:29 Day 2 Highlights - Love and Rockets, Amiculus

14:50 Spotlight on Charles Burns and Daniel Clowes - Eric Reynolds (Fantagraphics) talks to Charles Burns and Daniel Clowes about their careers in comics and how their approaches to subject matter and the process of creating comics has changed over the years

26:21 Spotlight on Trina Robbins - A conversation between Trina Robbins and Heidi MacDonald about Trina's work in comics as a creator and a chronicler of the lives and work of other women in comics

39:36 Additional Notes - Lily Renee, Trina Robbins and Kickstarter, The Legend of Wonder Woman

43:15 Look Back and Looking Ahead - conventions, podcasting

46:04 Outro

Cover Art: SPX 2016 Attendee Badge by Gilbert Hernandez

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Saturday, September 24, 2016

DTC 124 - Small Press Expo 2016 Part 1

 

   
 
Small Press Expo 2016 Part 1

0:00 Intro

1:28 Before the Panels

7:36 They Shoot Black People Don't They - a presentation and meditation by Keith Knight (using his own words and cartoons) on the issue of police violence perpetrated against African American men in the United States

22:02 Spotlight on Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez - the Hernandez Bros. talked to comic book retailer Bill Boichel about their long running series Love & Rockets, their relationship with Fantagraphics, and some of their side projects

32:31 What I Bought - Tales of Unusual Circumstances by Joey Weiser, Bury the Past by E Baird, Space Captain by Chris Baldie and Michael Park

38:43 Forty Years of Fantagraphics - Comics Journal contributor John Kelly moderated a discussion with publisher Gary Groth and several artists (Joe Sacco, Trina Robbins, the Hernandez Bros, Drew Friedman, Jim Woodring, Dan Clowes, Carol Tyler) who have had works published by Fantagraphics about how the company got started, how it evolved, and what it was like working for Fantagraphics over the years

45:20 After the Panels - miscellaneous thoughts about the first day of the show

52:55 Outro

Cover Art: SPX 2016 Attendee Badge by Gilbert Hernandez

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Wednesday, September 14, 2016

DTC 123 - Baltimore Comic Con 2016 Part 2

   
Baltimore Comic Con 2016 Part 2

0:00 Intro

1:31 Breakfast and shopping at the Baltimore Farmers Market

5:53 What I bought - Alpha Fight, Official Teen Titans Index, Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes, Young Heroes in Love, Blitzkrieg, Flash

13:37 Spotlight on Howard Chaykin - an hour of Q&A with comic book writer and artist Howard Chaykin

19:14 Spotlight on Steve Englehart - an hour of Q&A with comic book writer Steve Englehart

26:50 Diversity in Comics Panel - run by a group a thoughtful and thought provoking panel which included a fair amount of interaction between the panelists and the audience

41:00 After the Panels

48:18 Additional Notes - t-shirts, unexpected discounts, Chaykin sings

51:07 Additional Notes - Steve Englehart

57:48 Outro

Cover Art: Baltimore Comic Con 2016 Program Guide by Kevin Eastman

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Wednesday, September 7, 2016

DTC 122 - Baltimore Comic Con 2016 Part 1

   
Baltimore Comic Con 2016 Part 1

0:00 Intro

1:22 The Road to Baltimore - traffic and other things that delayed my arrival at the con

8:27 The Process of Writing - Panelists Amy Chu, J.M. DeMatteis, Mark Waid, Paul Storrie, and Hope Larsen talk to Moderator Bob Greenberger about the perceptions and reality of their individual processes of writing comic books

19:37 What I Bought - New Teen Titans, Tales of the Teen Titans, Flash, Fashion in Action, Vietnam Journal, Green Lantern, Tales of the Green Lantern Corps, Justice Society of America, Official Index of the Legion of Super-Heroes, Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes, Official Index of the Justice League of America

38:41 Changing Roles of Editors - Panelists Louise Simonson, John Workman, Dafna Pleban, Mike Pellerito, and Paul Levitz discuss some of the challenges and successes they have experienced as comic book editors

46:05 Darwyn Cooke Tribute - J.G. Jones, Frank Tieri, Dirk Wood, and Billy Tucci talk about their friend and colleague, artist and writer Darwyn Cooke, the impact he had on them and others in the industry

50:25 Final Thoughts - Fire Alarm, Nelvana of the Northern Lights, The Dark Flash Saga, New Teen Titans

56:00 Outro

Cover Art: Baltimore Comic Con 2016 Program Guide by Kevin Eastman

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Sunday, August 28, 2016

DTC 121 - Iron Man and Whitney Frost

 

   
 
DTC 121 - Iron Man and Whitney Frost

0:00 Intro

1:30 Iron Man 6 - While Iron Man is busy battling the Crusher, Whitney Frost attempts to steal secrets from Stark Industries

7:08 Iron Man 7 - The Gladiator joins Whitney Frost and the Maggia Assault Squad in an attack on Stark Industries

13:21 Iron Man 8 - While Iron Man deals with the Gladiator, Whitney Frost and the Maggia Assauly Squad battle a squad of SHIELD Agents led by her boyfriend SHIELD Agent Jasper Sitwell

24:04 Additional Notes - George Tuska

27:05 Outro

Cover Art: Iron Man 8 by George Tuska and Johnny Craig

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Sunday, August 14, 2016

DTC 120 - Teen Titans Season 1 - Part 1

 
 
Teen Titans Season 1 - Part 1

0:00 Intro

2:20 Sisters - Starfire gets an unexpected visit from her sister, Blackfire

13:50 The Sum of His Parts - After his battery fails Cyborg gets some help from Fixit who wants to do more than just recharge his battery

19:40 Nevermore - Beast Boy and Cyborg struggle to escape from Raven's mind after getting transported there accidentally

28:23 Outro

Cover Art: Teen Titans Season 1

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Sunday, August 7, 2016

DTC 119 - PulpFest 2016 Part 2

 

   
 
PulpFest 2016 Part 2

0:00 Intro

1:34 Additional Notes - Birds of Prey, John Costanza, Argosy, David Saunders

7:58 Day 3 - breakfast, Doc Savage, the Shadow, Sanctum Books, afternoon panels, dinner, more

33:35 Day 4 - driving home from Columbus

44:55 Additional Notes - the Shadow, Sinbad

55:35 Outro

Cover Art: Amazing Stories Vol. 2, No. 5 by Frank R. Paul

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Sunday, July 31, 2016

DTC 118 - PulpFest 2016 - Part 1

   
 
PulpFest 2016 Part 1

0:00 Intro

1:34 Day 1 - driving from DC to Columbus, Beer Trek, what and where I ate

16:27 Day 2 - breakfast, back issue bin diving, lunch, people I talked to at PulpFest, dinner, panels and presentations

58:18 Outro

Cover Art: Amazing Stories Vol. 2, No. 5 by Frank R. Paul

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Sunday, July 17, 2016

DTC 117 - Superman Adventures Part 2

   
DTC 117 - Superman Adventures Part 2

0:00 Intro

1:48 Superman Adventures 7: Tiny Problems - Superman releases two criminals, Jax-Ur and Mala, from the Phantom Zone and they show their appreciation by attcking him

11:53 Superman Adventures 8: A Big Problem - Superman's bone-headed decision comes back to haunt him in a BIG way

23:48 Additional Notes - Mala, Jax-Ur

28:13 Outro

Cover Art: Superman Adventures 7 by Rick Burchett and Terry Austin

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Saturday, July 2, 2016

DTC 116 - Heroes Con 2016 - Part 4

   
 
Heroes Con 2016 - Part 4

0:00 Intro

2:01 Day 3 of Heroes Con - even more back issue bin diving, a couple more panels, where I ate, leaving the show

17:41 Crime Panel - a Q&A with a number of writers and artists of crime comics on what they like to include in the comics they create and see in the comics they read

32:10 Bitch Planet Panel - a fan event for fans of the sci-fi, prison exploitation comic known as Bitch Planet

37:14 driving home from Charlotte plus final thoughts on Heroes Con 2016

49:00 Outro

Cover Art: Heroes Con 2016 Program Guide by Fabio Moon

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Tuesday, June 28, 2016

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

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Thursday, June 23, 2016

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

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Monday, June 20, 2016

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

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Saturday, May 28, 2016

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

Link: Legion of Super-Heroes Notes

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Wednesday, May 11, 2016

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

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Tuesday, April 19, 2016

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

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Tuesday, April 5, 2016

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

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Monday, March 21, 2016

DTC 108 - Hard Time Season Two

   
Hard Time Season Two

0:00 Intro

1:35 Hard Time Season Two 1-6 - Cutter - Ethan learns more about his psychic abilities as he fends off an attack from a new prisoner

37:34 Hard Time Season Two 7 - 49 Years Later - flash forward to Ethan's parole hearing, 49 years after the events of the previous issue

51:48 Notes - Back Issue Magazine 31, corrections

57:30 Outro

Cover Art: Hard Time Season Two 1 by Brian Hurtt and Rian Hughes

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Saturday, March 5, 2016

DTC 107 - The Great Darkness Saga Part 4

  
The Great Darkness Saga Part 4

0:00 Intro

1:35 Legion of Super-Heroes 291 - The Legion splits into three teams to battle the Servants of Darkness on the planets Takron Galtos, Avalon, and Naltor

18:09 Legion of Super-Heroes 292 - The three teams of Legionnaires reunite on Sorcerer's World to once again battle the Servants of Darkness

37:18 Notes - Mordru, Time Trapper

43:19 Outro

Cover Art: Legion of Super-Heroes 291 by Keith Giffen and Romeo Tanghal

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Monday, February 15, 2016

DTC 106 - Cinnamon: El Ciclo

   
 
Cinnamon: El Ciclo

0:00 Intro

1:36 Notes - Cinnamon I

5:18 Cinnamon: El Ciclo - Cinnamon travels to Los Angeles to settle an old score but things don't go as expected as she teams up with the woman who wants to kill her

21:37 Outro

Cover Art: Cinnamon: El Ciclo 1 by Howard Chaykin

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Tuesday, February 9, 2016

DTC 105 - Namor, the Sub-Mariner Part 5

   
 
Namor, the Sub-Mariner - Part 5

0:00 Intro

2:00 Namor 13-15 - Namor ties up loose ends before heading to Atlantis and the Savage Land

19:55 Namor 16-18 - Namor (and his allies) battles "Iron Fist" (and his allies) in the Savage Land

38:23 Notes - Power Man and Iron Fist 111-125

43:46 Outro

Cover Art: Namor 16 by John Byrne

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Saturday, January 23, 2016

DTC 104 - Samurai Jack - Season 1

   
Samurai Jack - Season 1

1:23 The Beginnning - Jack, a samurai, travels through time and winds up in a world controlled by Aku, a demon

5:05 Jack and the Warrior Woman - Jack and Ikra, the warrior woman, cross a vast desert in search of a magic jewel

11:40 Jack and the Three Blind Archers - Jack takes on the guardians of a magic well

17:21 Jack and the Lava Monster - Jack fights a monster (with an unexpected back story) in the heart of a volcano

22:13 Jack and the Scotsman - Jack and the Scotsman set aside their differences and join forces to battle bounty hunters

Cover Art: Samurai Jack Season 1 (DVD Box)

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Sunday, January 10, 2016

DTC 103 - Dave Talks Comics in 2015 Part 2

   
 
Dave Talks Comics in 2015 Part 2

1:35 Comic Books - Crogan's Loyalty, Hourman, Speculative Relationships, Lou Fine Treasury, Love & Rockets, Amiculus, Breath of Bones, Battlefields Happy Valley, Scalped, Batman Legends of the Dark Knight, The Demon, Heart Shaped Hole, Jonah Hex, Books of Doom

26:35 Process - Taking Notes, Research, Recording, Post Production

33:22 Web Site - Convention Panel Recordings, Flickr and Imgur, Downloads

37:19 Future Episodes - ideas for episodes

41:21 Trends - Digital Comics, Buying Comics, Note Taking

Cover Art: Uncanny X-Men 150 by Dave Cockrum and Joe Rubinstein, Superman Annual 11 by Dave Gibbons, Batman and the Outsiders 5 by George Perez and Jim Aparo, SPX 2015 Program Guide by Noelle Stevenson

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Sunday, January 3, 2016

DTC 102 - Dave Talks Comics in 2015 Part 1

   
 
Dave Talks Comics in 2015 Part 1

1:42 Comics - a breaksown by decade of the comic books I discussed on the show

10:57 Cartoons and Other TV Shows - DCAU, Live Action, Anime

14:32 Comic Books Conventions

16:07 Movies - Thor: the Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, Birdman, Masters of the Universe, Ghost in the Shell: Phost Pain, Mad Max: Fury Road, Star Wars: The Force Awakens

24:12 Cartoons - Adventure Time, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Futurama, Rick and Morty, Samurai Jack, Star Wars: Clone Wars

30:47 Television - Agents of SHIELD, Daredevil, Flash, Gotham, Jessica Jones, Arrow

Cover Art: Daredevil: Born Again by David Mazzucchelli, Micronauts 12 by Michael Golden, JLU: Panic in the Sky

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