Collected Comics Library Podcast #283 36,212Kb; 36m 11s 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 [...]
Collected Comics Library Podcast #281 32,289Kb; 32m 19s It was no surprise that Digital Comics was the talk of San Diego last month at Comic Con 2010. The majors like DC, Marvel and IDW and smaller publishing houses like Top Shelf and Boom! Studios all made announcements. The business of Digital was also discussed on [...]
Collected Comics Library Podcast #280 32,202Kb; 32m 14s It’s hard to name many people who have both excelled in the TV and Comic Book industry, but one name instantly comes to mind: J. Michael Straczynski. From his creation and success on Babylon 5 to his epic run on Amazing Spider-Man and he reintroduction to Thor [...]
Collected Comics Library Podcast #279 24,487Kb; 24m 31s It’s all Comic Con all the time in on this week’s show. All the Collected Edition news from Marvel, DC, Top Cow, Dark Horse, Fantagraphics, IDW, Titan, TwoMorrows and more. I also go over all the 2010 Eisner Award winners and the New Releases of the Week. [...]
Yesterday, it seems that all of Comicdom was under the spell of Amazon.com and their temporary pricing glitch. As far as I know, Bleeding Cool broke the story that Amazon had discounted many high priced items like Absolutes, Omnibuses, hard covers and trade paperbacks from a number of companies including DC, Marvel IDW, Image, Top [...]
Collected Comics Library Podcast #258 26,884Kb; 28m 34s In the third installment of the Steve Ditko career retrospective, Ditko goes back to Marvel Comics to work on Machine Man and The Micronauts. He also works with Pacific Comics, Eclipse Comics, Dark Horse and Fantagraphics. all for a very limited time. In the late 1990′s and [...]
Collected Comics Library Podcast #252 15,180Kb; 16m 05s 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 full [...]
Collected Comics Library Podcast #249 22,074Kb; 23m 16s http://www.collectedcomicslibrary.com/ As another year winds down, holiday shopping reeves up. That means that publishing houses want to get their best stuff out just in time so it can be bought for that special someone. One of those books comes from Marvel, or more specifically their Icon creator [...]
Collected Comics Library Podcast #246 29,397Kb; 31m 05s http://www.collectedcomicslibrary.com/ I’m a sucker for nostalgia, and when old becomes new again – and it gets right – it’s great. You know what I mean: George Clooney as Frank Sinatra’s signature role in Ocean’s 11, throwback sports uniforms like you’ll see on Thanksgiving when the Detroit Lions [...]
Collected Comics Library Podcast #245 23,042Kb; 24m 18s http://www.collectedcomicslibrary.com/ If you’ve come by the blog or downloaded the podcasts recently you’ll notice that things have been out of sync. That’s because both my kids have been sick (at different times) and my computer got a nasty trojan which caused me to be offline for a [...]