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CCL Podcast #283 – Avengers: Kree-Skrull War

September 2, 2010
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Collected Comics Library Podcast #283
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What makes for a great storyline that stand the test of time, copied and refocused and is transformed into another great storyline that will have implications for future generations? A great creative team. They must not only mold their vision but they must also look to the past for inspiration and to the future to envision their long lasting effects.

I’m talking about the Avengers: Kree-Srull War (Avengers #89-97, 1971-1972) by Roy Thomas and Neal Adams (among others). Thomas took the best part of what Stan Lee and Jack Kirby did in the pages of Fantastic Four and created what would turn out to be the first “event” of the Marvel Age of Comics. Even though it was self contained in the Avengers title, it featured a multitude of characters including Captain Mar-vell, Rick Jones, The FF, The Inhumans, and Nick Fury and villains such as Ronan The Accuser and The Super-Skrull. Not only did it establish just where Earth stands in the universe (literally) but also how far humans have come and where they will eventually end up on the evolutionary scale. Minor plot points have lasted into today’s books, as well. The seeds of the relationship with The Vision and Scarlett Witch started here and Infinity Gauntlet series, The (Marvel) Illuminati, Secret Invasion and Annihilation events were based off of this story.

I picked this to read for this past Saturday’s Read Comics In Public Day. I wanted to choose something special and that I have never read before. I pulled out Marvel Masterworks Volume 10 and brought it on a weekend vacation with my family. I’m so glad that I finally got around to reading it. It’s important to delve into history and read the greats. More on my thoughts of this in the podcast.

Also on the show this week:

  • The CCL RSS Feed is fixed thanks to Derek Coward (Comics Book Noise)
  • The Harvey Awards were announced at the Baltimore Comic Con
  • Image Comics is now on iTunes thanks to ComiXology
  • Comic Book Apps for your Android phone
  • Location based apps – Do you check in at you LCS?
  • Giveaway: Manga For The Beginner – Shoujo (Watson-Guptill)

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Marvel Masterworks Avengers Volume 10
Avengers Galactic Storm Vol 1 TP
Amazing Screw On Head & Other Curious Objects HC
X-Men Inferno Crossovers HC
Batman Cacophony TP
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Annihilation Classic TP
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Marvel Masterworks Avengers Volume 10 HC
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Bakuman Volume 2
Walking Dead Volume 13
Rip Kirby Volume 3 Hardcover
Planetary Book 4 : Spacetime Archaeology
Thor: Across All Worlds

CCL Podcast #256 – Steve Ditko Part 1 – Marvel Comics 1956-1966

February 3, 2010
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Collected Comics Library Podcast #256
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Regular readers of this blog and listeners of the podcast are aware that every year I adopt a character (or creator). This entails me researching and reading a superhero from many different incarnations throughout the entire lifespan. For 2010 I chose Spider-Man with a special focus on the work of Steve Ditko. Sure I’ve read this work in bits and pieces before, but I have never looked at it with the maturity that I have now as an adult. Since starting, I have been drawn into Ditko’s world like no other creator has done to me before. I want to share my experience with you and with that in mind I’m focusing on the complete body of work from Steve Ditko for the entire month of February.

I begin the series of podcasts (one per week) with Ditko’s time at Marvel Comics from 1956 to his departure in July 1966. I go over all of his work in this time period and where you can find it in collected edition form and I also have an interesting email question regarding Marvel Masterworks Dr. Strange Volume 3 – you don’t want to miss it.

In upcoming shows I’ll discuss his first professional work and his long tenure with Charlton, his time at DC Comics, his return to Marvel and various independent works even up until today, where he is still working on Mr. A. I plan on this being a very informative and fun series and I hope to also include a few interviews with industry professionals along the way.

All this including Bat-Manga Volume 2, some news and notes from the Library Binding Company and the New Releases of the Week.

Chris

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Links of Note:
Steve Ditko Week – Book Steve’s Library
Super I.T.C.H by Craig Yoe

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Iron Man & The Armor Wars GN-TPB
Iron Man: Tales Of The Golden Avenger GN-TPB
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Star Wars Adventures: Luke Skywalker And The Treasure Of The Dragonsnakes TPB
Little Lulu: The Big Dipper Club And Other Stories
The Complete Dracula HC
Super Zombies Oversized HC
Crogan’s March HC
The Comic Book Podcast Companion
Strange Suspense The Steve Ditko Archives Vol 1 HC
Strange & Stranger The World of Steve Ditko HC
The Art of Ditko HC
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RASL Volume 2 The Fire of St. George
Wonder Woman Warkiller
Batman Long Shadows HC
Dungeon Quest Vol 1
Tezuka’s Black Jack Vol 10
Hoshin Engi Vol 18
Spider-Man The Gauntlet Vol 2 – Rhino & Mysterio HC
Iron Man Deadly Solutions Premiere HC Cover A
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Black Widow & The Marvel Girls

CCL Podcast #172 – Motor City Con 2008 Wrap-Up

May 21, 2008
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Collected Comics Library Podcast #172

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The Motor City Con has come and gone and today on the show I go over what I saw, what I bought and who I met. With all that in mind, I have a brand new giveaway of Annihilation Conquest Book 1 HC; details on how to enter are in the show.

Also, today I go over some major Marvel shipping changes and new solicitations from both DC and Marvel. I also have an e-mail from Joe, Forbidden Planet International, introduce you to two new collected edition themed podcasts and give a tease as to what you can expect on the next TwoMorrows Tune-In, all this and the New Releases of the Week.

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Chris

Links of Note:
Marvel Noise
Waiting For The Trade
Shawn Amberger

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Essential X-Men Vol 4 TPB
Essential X-Men Vol 5 TPB
Essential X-Men Vol 6 TPB
Fantastic Four Omnibus HC
Marvel Visionaries Chris Claremont HC
Marvel Visionaries Jack Kirby Vol 1 HC
Marvel Visionaries John Romita Jr HC
Marvel Visionaries John Romita Sr HC
Marvel Visionaries Stan Lee HC
Marvel Visionaries Steve Ditko HC
Mister X Archives HC – 40% off until May 30th
New Teen Titans Archives Volume 4
Y: the Last Man Deluxe Edition Book 1 HC
Batman Black and White Volume 3
Blue Beetle Volume 4: Endgame
Cairo
Marvel Masterworks Defenders Volume 1 Variant
Power Pack Volume 1 HC
Punisher War Journal Volume 3 Hunter/Hunted
Silver Surfer: Requiem
Spider-Man: Brand New Day Volume 2 Premiere HC
Invincible: the Ultimate Collection Volume 4 HC
Bernie Wrightson’s Frankenstein HC
Empowered Volume 4
Bizenghast Volume 5

CCL Podcast #163 – Wanted

March 12, 2008
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This week has been full of new and useful tools, for both you and I, here at the website and podcast: a new survey (which I encourage you to fill out), updated and new checklists, Comments are now turned On, a new Home button/link (it’s about time, eh?) and last, but not least, the CCL on Twitter. I’m most proud of the last one. I’ve been real hesitant to add a new social networking tool to my repertoire, but I now realize its full capability. Not only do you get to know what I’m having for dinner each night, but you can now get the latest news on collected editions as soon as it happens. So please join up and put me on your cell phone. And please do Twitter me so I can be a part of your network. Let’s make this the best it can be together.

For the show today I go over the above and a host of new books coming soon from Oni Press, Dark Horse and Marvel. For the feature today, I go into detail about Mark Millar’s Wanted TPB, soon to be a movie starring Morgan Freeman and Angelina Jolie and you can win this copy!. I have to warn you though, the book will be very different from the movie – even if it’s rated R.

Chris

Links of Note:
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Comic Geek Hoop Madness – Official Forum Thread and Sign-up Information
CCL on The Mayo Report: 2008-01 Trades
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Essential X-Men Vol 1 TPB
Essential X-Men Vol 3 TPB
Essential X-Men Vol 4 TPB
Essential X-Men Vol 5 TPB
Essential X-Men Vol 6 TPB
Fantastic Four Omnibus HC
Marvel Visionaries Chris Claremont HC
Marvel Visionaries Jack Kirby Vol 1 HC
Marvel Visionaries John Romita Jr HC
Marvel Visionaries John Romita Sr HC
Marvel Visionaries Stan Lee HC
Marvel Visionaries Steve Ditko HC
Runaways Dead End Kids Premiere HC Cover B – 40% off until Friday, March 21st
Fantastic Four: The New Fantastic Four
Hulk: World War Hulk
Hulk: World War Hulk – X-Men
Hulk: World War Hulk – Front Line
Hulk: World War Hulk – Gamma Corps
Hulk: World War Hulk – Incredible Herc
Lobster Johnson Vol 1 The Iron Prometheus
Blood+ Volume 3
Demo
Doom Patrol Archives Volume 5 HC
Ex Machina Deluxe Edition Volume 1 HC
Green Lantern: Tales of the Sinestro Corps HC
Strange and Stranger The World of Steve Ditko HC
Cory Doctorow’s Futuristic Tales of the Here and Now HC

Comic Book Blog browsing on a Friday afternoon

March 7, 2008
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catwoman_dies1.jpgFor the podcast topic for show #163, I’m going to cover Wanted Volume 1 from Top Cow. There has been so much hype with the upcoming movie, I figured now is a good time. I still plan on doing the New Frontier show in the upcoming weeks in which I will go over both the Absolute and the Special Edition DVD. And I just got my hands on a copy of the new One-Shot Special. I want to make sure I integrated that book, too. On with today’s links: