by Chris Marshall on July 8, 2010
Collected Comics Library Podcast #277 27,727Kb; 23m 04s Wonder Woman #600 came out last week and the comic community, the internet and even ABC News is all a buzz about her new costume change. I think it’s a good move not only for the character, but to get people talking about comics in general. I’m [...]
by Chris Marshall on June 30, 2010
Collected Comics Library Podcast #276 16,788Kb; 17m 48s Once in a great while something new, something innovative, and something captivating comes along. But of course we all know that there are no new ideas anymore and the things of old just get reimagined and repackaged for a new generation. I’m talking about Wednesday Comics; last [...]
by Chris Marshall on June 8, 2010
Collected Comics Library Podcast #273 28,196Kb; 29m 58s My thanks to everyone who sent in an email or posted a comment for last week’s show. I really appreciate it. Things are getting back to normal and the boy in question is suspended from school pending further charges and an expected expulsion. I quickly talk about [...]
by Chris Marshall on April 21, 2010
Collected Comics Library Podcast #266 28,535Kb; 30m 20s It’s all about C2E2 on today’s show – who I saw, what I did and most importantly what collected editions I bought. Speaking of people I left out a few names: Scottie Young (Marvel Comics), John Siuntres (Wordballoon), Eric Houston (Comics Podcast Companion) and Zack Kruse (DCBS). [...]
by Chris Marshall on April 7, 2010
Collected Comics Library Podcast #264 19,144Kb; 20m 19s I collect a lot of books and sometimes it’s hard to read them all. Camelot 3000 by Mike Barr and Brian Bolland is one of those books. I bought the Deluxe Edition Hardcover back when it came out in 2008 and it’s been sitting on my shelf [...]
by Chris Marshall on March 24, 2010
Collected Comics Library Podcast #262 29,868Kb; 31m 45s We continue our celebration of Jack Kirby here in the month of March, this time with his collaboration with Joe Simon on The Sandman (DC Comics). By the time Jack and Joe took over the character, Wesley Dodds had already made his extensive costume change from the [...]
by Chris Marshall on February 11, 2010
The Collected Comics Library iTunes/iPod Touch App is available for download! Currently you can get all of the CCL Podcasts and links to Twitter and Facebook. I know, not much different from this Blog; but look for exclusive content for the App coming very soon. If you would like to see something specific, please let [...]
by Chris Marshall on February 10, 2010
Collected Comics Library Podcast #257 20,415Kb; 21m 40s This week on the Steve Ditko career retrospective, I take a look at his return to Charlton (although some would argue he never left), his limited time at Warren and his entire time at DC Comics. This includes the great characters he created: Captain Atom, Blue Beetle, [...]
by Chris Marshall on January 11, 2010
Last Thursday the Official DC Comics blog The Source gave details to the previously announced new line of Who’s Who and DC Legacies, which is an update to The Official History of the DC Universe. Who’s Who, under the guidance of Editor Bob Greenberger, will be 18 issues and Legacies will be 10 issues. I won’t [...]
by Chris Marshall on October 14, 2009
Collected Comics Library Podcast #240 36,853Kb; 28m 34s http://www.collectedcomicslibrary.com/ As I stated yesterday on the CCL Blog, I was going to review the DC Comics Classics Library Justice League of America by George Perez Volume 1 (of 2). It’s a fine book; in of itself, but the more I looked at it, the more I [...]