Posts tagged as:

comic books

CCL Podcast #208 – Trading The Invaders

by Chris Marshall on February 19, 2009

Collected Comics Library Podcast #208 28,179Kb; 29m 47s http://www.collectedcomicslibrary.com/ Today on the show, I focus on one of the “super-groups” of the Marvel universe – The Invaders. What’s interesting about this team, consisting of Captain America, Namor: The Sub-Mariner, The Human Torch and Bucky, is that it was created retroactively in 1975, with all their [...]

{ 1 comment }

CCL Podcast #207 – New York Comic Con 2009 Wrap Up

by Chris Marshall on February 11, 2009

Collected Comics Library Podcast #207 25,5223Kb; 26m 58s http://www.collectedcomicslibrary.com/ The New York Comic Con was this past weekend and today on the show I offer extensive coverage of all the collected edition news; from DC, Marvel, Dark Horse, Image and even IDW and Aspen. I did blog about some of these items earlier in the [...]

{ 0 comments }

CCL Podcast #206 – Event Fatigue The Collected Edition Way

by Chris Marshall on February 4, 2009

Collected Comics Library Podcast #206 30,217Kb; 31m 58s http://www.collectedcomicslibrary.com/ Today on the show I dive head first into a topic that anyone who collects DC or Marvel comics can relate to: Company Wide Events and Crossovers. Being that this blog and podcast focus on Collected Editions, I take the unorthodox angle of looking at how [...]

{ 3 comments }

CCL Podcast #205 – Creepy Archives Volume 1

by Chris Marshall on January 28, 2009

Collected Comics Library Podcast #205 24,170Kb; 25m 30s http://www.collectedcomicslibrary.com/ Today’s show is all about expanding your horizons. If you’re like me, then you grew up in a world full of capes, flying men and heroes with no real parents. But thanks to companies like Dark Horse we get to step away from all the super-powered [...]

{ 0 comments }

CCL Podcast #204 – Two Upcoming Swamp Thing HCs

by Chris Marshall on January 21, 2009

Collected Comics Library Podcast #204 23,449Kb; 24m 44s http://www.collectedcomicslibrary.com/ Vertigo Comics takes center stage on this installment of the CCL. First there is an actual solicit of the Absolute Prometha. It is slated for September 30 and will collect Promethea #1-12, (328 pgs, $99.99). Then, for the feature, I take a look at the two [...]

{ 0 comments }

CCL Podcast #203 – Secret Wars Omnibus I, II and Beyond!

by Chris Marshall on January 14, 2009

Collected Comics Library Podcast #203 30,256Kb; 32m 00s http://www.collectedcomicslibrary.com/ Secret Wars from Marvel (1984-85) was one of the series that got me hooked on comics. it was massive in every sense of the word. It was 12 issue event full of super-heroes and super-villains, cliffhangers and wonder, a cosmic being that could destroy everything with [...]

{ 3 comments }

CCL Podcast #202 – Adopt a Character for 2009

by Chris Marshall on January 7, 2009

Collected Comics Library Podcast #202 25,217Kb; 26m 38s http://www.collectedcomicslibrary.com/ It’s time once again for my annual Adopt a Character show. You are welcome to play along, it very easy and fun to do. Simply pick a character that you have always wanted to know more about and go out and do it! You have a [...]

{ 5 comments }

CCL Podcast #201 – The 2008 Year in Review

by Chris Marshall on December 31, 2008

Collected Comics Library Podcast #201 95,244Kb; 101m 19s http://www.collectedcomicslibrary.com/ This is it! My Big Year in Review Show! Not only do I go over my Top 10 Collected Editions of 2008 (which I already blogged about), but I also do a month by month look – and critique – of many news and noteworthy books [...]

{ 2 comments }

Collected Comics Library Podcast #200 30,715Kb; 32m 30s http://www.collectedcomicslibrary.com/ Well here we are – 200 podcasts! I never thought it would be possible. My sincere thanks go out to everyone who has ever downloaded or even visited this blog going back to 1999. This episode is special in so many ways, not only is it [...]

{ 1 comment }

Collected Comics Library Podcast #199 28,645Kb; 30m 17s http://www.collectedcomicslibrary.com/ Regular readers of the blog of listeners of the podcast, know that I’m a big fanboy of The Batman, yes “The” Batman. meaning the older and slightly more campy Batman of the Golden Age and early Silver Age. That said, DC Comics will be releasing The [...]

{ 2 comments }