The Fellowship is pleased to present our list of "amalgam" characters - that is, characters that are combinations of two (or more) existing comics characters, usually from different universes. We had some fun making up weird and wonderful new characters based loosely on some of our favorites, and we hope you will have fun too. And as always, our picks of the week.
What we're up to this week:
Two books last week that I missed - Frankenstein Alive! Alive! #4 (Bernie Wrightson's last work) and The October Faction: Supernatural Dreams #1
A new convert to the Kentucky Fried Movie, though maybe a bit awkwardly :-) and also Ice Cream Man (very creepy)
Thomas' Big Bag o' Nothing® [Note: the extra time he's talking about? We recorded on Thursday this week instead of our usual Tuesday. I don't recall mentioning that in the show. -m]
Reading one of the Quarry novels by Max Allan Collins - very entertaining
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As promised, the link to our episode about Amalgam Comics for a little background on the project
[Note: there's a bit of a hum in the background off and on through the recording. Can't figure out a way to remove it - sorry about that. -m]
Picks for the week of 3/14:
Atlas & Axis #3 (Titan)
Infidel #1 (Image)
Cosmo #3 (Archie)
Vampironica #1 (Archie)
Subspecies #1 (Action Lab Danger Zone)
Justice League of America Bronze Age Omnibus Vol 2 (DC)
Quarry's War #4 (Titan)
Eternity Girl #1 (DC)
Honorable Mention: Nailbiter Hardcover Collection Vol 2 (Image)
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March is MS Awareness Month - it's a degenerative disease that we don't know much about yet
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The Fellowship is pleased to present our list of movies or TV shows (mostly) that we think would translate well to the comics medium. Our choices range from obvious to obscure to downright goofy - you know, kind of like our collective taste in comics. And as always, our picks of the week.
What we're up to this week:
Do Not Adjust Your Set - one of the precursors of Monty Python's Flying Circus; I found 9 episodes on Amazon Prime (they also have a few eps of At Last The 1948 Show, the other precursor)
The Walking Dead is back, and Liz is less than happy (also a brief appearance by Phil, Liz's hubby - hi Phil!)
Les' Big Bag o' Nothing® - read a few books, nothing to write home about
Star Wars Rebels is ending soon - awesome show, going to miss it
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Movies/TV shows/other properties we think would make interesting comics:
Nah, you're going to have to listen to get the list. I'm not making it that easy on you ;-)
[Note: Les was partially right - there was the beginning of a comic based on the Illuminatus! Trilogy in the late '80s. It didn't last long. -m]
Picks for the week of 3/7:
Oblivion Song #1 (Image)
Actionverse featuring Stray #6 (Action Lab)
Ballad of Sang #1 (Oni Press)
Spider King #1 (IDW)
Highest House #1 (IDW)
Unholy Grail trade (Aftershock)
Green Hornet #1 (Dynamite)
Swords of the Swashbucklers trade (Dynamite)
Honorable Mention: Kamandi by Jack Kirby Omnibus (DC)
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Get well soon, Kevin Smith @ThatKevinSmith - we're pulling for you :-)
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The Fellowship is pleased to present our celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Planet of the Apes movie franchise. It's been a successful series of movies more than once, and also twice made into TV shows (animated and live action). And it's loaded with themes that are as relevant today as they were 50 years ago. And as always, our picks of the week.
What we're up to this week:
The Jetsons - very dramatic and well written; Strangers in Paradise - an intriguing start, to say the least
Ready for the return of The Walking Dead; also quitting smoking (yay Liz!) [Note: we get a bit personal here in support of Liz. Quitting smoking is hard, and we want her to succeed. -m]
Milk Wars (1-3) - bizarre but fun
Moon Knight Epic Collection - there's an awesome movie or Netflix series in there
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Congrats to all involved in making a sci-fi story work for 50 years. It's quite an accomplishment.
Picks for the week of 2/28:
Peek-A-Boo #1 (Zenescope)
Mera, Queen of Atlantis #1 (DC)
Hungry Ghosts #2 (Dark Horse/Berger Books)
Abbott #2 (BOOM! Studios)
Casper & Hotstuff #1 (American Mythology)
Jim Henson's Labyrinth: Coronation #1 (BOOM! Studios/Archaia)
Victor Lavalle's Destroyer TP (BOOM! Studios)
The Terrifics #1 (DC)
Honorable Mention: Dirty Duck collection (IDW)
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The Fellowship is pleased to present our conversation with Madeleine Holly-Rosing, creator of the Boston Metaphysical Society comic series. The latest chapter of the story, The Scourge of the Mechanical Men, is available now on Kickstarter. We chat with her about that book, about the Society in general, and about some of her other projects. And as always, our picks of the week.
What we're up to this week:
The Winter Olympics - it's fun watching kids get into it for the first time
Dallas Comic Show last weekend - a bit of (awesome) name-dropping
Liz is turning young minds to the ways of comics one at a time ;-)
Still trying to dig out old RPG stuff, and stumbled across old notes from the webcast (shows we did years ago, and a list of old show topics)
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Again, check out Boston Metaphysical Society: The Scourge of the Mechanical Men at the link, and get your copy reserved soon
Also check out her book Kickstarter For The Independent Creator, available on Amazon now
And check out her website and say hi to her on Twitter @MHollyRosing
And while we're at it, Vietnamese steampunk
[Note: the Kasai campaign did end on Friday, before this show dropped. But we talked about it last week in episode 100, so hopefully you got in on it then. And it did fund, so yay :-) -m]
Picks for the week of 2/21:
Sonitus #1 (Alterna)
Deathbed #1 (DC)
Batman: Sins of the Father #1 (DC)
Empowered & Sistah Spooky's High School Hell #3 (Dark Horse)
The Beatles Story (2000AD)
Hit Girl #1 (Image)
Punks Not Dead #1 (Black Crown/IDW)
Ghost Station Zero TP (Image)
Honorable Mention: The Musketeers #1 (Zenescope)
Shoutouts:
Thanks to Madeleine for chatting with us this week :-)
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The Fellowship is pleased to present our 100th episode! We talked this week about the podcast, about the process we use for the show, stuff we enjoy about what we're doing, and general appreciation to you, dear listeners, for checking out the show and liking at least some of the same stuff we like. And as always, our picks of the week.
*I have no idea if that's a real word or not. But it seems to fit.
What we're up to this week:
Kasai: Homecoming #1 - Kickstarter comic about demigods and pro wrestling, with only a few days left, so go check it out
Liz's Big Bag o' Nothing® - working a lot, not much time to read
James Ellroy's The Black Dahlia graphic novel (Archaia) - excellent read
Marvel Super Heroes nostalgia (and a podcast), Abbott #1, Detective Comics Annual #1
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Picks for the week of 2/14:
Kick-Ass #1 (Image)
Curse Words #11 (Image)
Star Wars: Thrawn #1 (Marvel)
Xena #1 (Dynamite)
Death of Love #1 (Image)
Dark Fang #4 (Image)
Cold War #1 (Aftershock)
Athena Voltaire #1 (Action Lab)
Honorable Mention: Lovecraft: The Myth of Cthulhu collection (IDW)
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The Fellowship is pleased to present our discussion of some of our favorite board games. We've got some old games, some new games, and some not-particularly-board games that we've enjoyed past and present. And as always, our picks of the week.
What we're up to this week:
100 Years of Horror series - almost done; Monsters From The Vault - a book along the same vein, very interesting reviews of old horror flicks
Nemo: The Roses of Berlin, Codename: Knockout, The Adventures of Apocalypse Al, Thor: Ragnarok prelude - good stuff (though the Thor was a little disappointing)
X-Men: Children of the Atom Epic Collection - including a notable editing slip, probably from the original run
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Big thanks to Danny for the topic suggestion :-)
[Note: Les is right; the game preceded the first Dark Tower book by a year. Also, here's the YouTube copy of the TV spot for it. -m]
Picks for the week of 2/7:
I Hate Fairyland #16 (Image)
GI Joe vs The Six Million Dollar Man #1 (IDW)
Young Monsters in Love one-shot (DC)
Legenderry Red Sonja #1 (Dynamite)
The Shadow Batman #5 (Dynamite/DC)
Challengers of the Unknown by Jeph Loeb & Tim Sale HC (DC)
Dejah Thoris #1 (Dynamite)
Mother Panic/Batman Special #1 (DC)
Honorable Mention: Groo: Play of the Gods trade (Dark Horse)
Shoutouts:
A big thank you to Dinesh Shamdasani, CEO of Valiant Entertainment - Valiant was just purchased, and we want to thank Dinesh for making Valiant awesome since its return :-) (Valiant was the first publisher to send us material for the website, thanks to Dinesh.)
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The Fellowship is pleased to present our discussion of DC's Doomsday Clock series - not so much the story, though, as the "politics" of the title. We talk about the history of Watchmen and the clashes between DC and Alan Moore, and whether or not this new series should have been made. And as always, our picks of the week.
What we're up to this week:
Police Squad on DVD - freaking genius; also Allegiance by Timothy Zahn
Walking Dead omnibus reread, and some bad puns
Grading comics, and The Giant Spider (Christopher Mihm film)
Catlow (70s western), Black Panther epic collection, Dead by Daylight's new Saw DLC
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The article that got us started on this topic
Picks for the week of 1/31:
Dark Ark #5 (Aftershock)
Motherlands #1 (DC)
Lazaretto #5 (BOOM! Studios)
Amped #1 (Red Giant Entertainment)
Silencer #1 (DC)
JLA Doom Patrol Special #1 (DC)
Saucer State trade (IDW)
Black Lightning volume 2 (DC)
Honorable Mention: Werewolf By Night Complete Collection volume 2 (Marvel)
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The Fellowship is pleased to present our celebration of the career of cartoonist Sergio Aragones, whose work was first published in MAD Magazine 55 years ago this month. He's a prolific artist with a glorious sense of humor, and we're big fans of his. And as always, our picks of the week.
What we're up to this week:
Liz is cold - our cold snaps do not compare to the areas having real problems, but we're not used to it
Snagglepuss, The Tick, Rocko's Modern Life comics, also Image+
Old Battlestar Galactica trades, would love to see an omnibus of them
Dejah Thoris #0, Monstro Mechanica #2, Mighty Crusaders, Codename Knockout
Also Not Brand Echh, which was a little disappointing
And go back to your local comic shop to pick up the new Strangers in Paradise #1 by our pal Terry Moore - we somehow forgot to mention it last week; sorry, Terry :-(
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Thanks, Sergio, for all of the laughs you've given us over the years :-)
[Note: Avery Schreiber is another one of those whose name is unfamiliar, but once you see his face you're like "oh yeah, that guy, he's been everywhere." Google him ;-) -m]
Picks for the week of 1/24:
Abbott #1 (Boom! Studios)
Vinegar Teeth #1 (Dark Horse)
Monstress #13 (Image)
Postal #25 (Image) - last regular issue :-(
Scooby Doo Team Up #34 (DC)
Comic Book History of Comics: Comics For All #2 (IDW)
Raven: Daughter of Darkness #1 (DC)
Regression #6 (Image)
Honorable Mention: Time & Vine trade (IDW)
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The Fellowship is pleased to present our latest Casting Call episode. This time we're adding some casting to the 1978 Superman film series (you know, Christopher Reeve and company). We have a list of characters and we've come up with casting ideas for them. And as always, our picks of the week.
What we're up to this week:
Mikey's Big Bag o' Nothing® - having to be the r-word
A trade-a-day reading group, starting to watch Happy
Bubba Ho-Tep on the big screen
AGFA film this month - Shame of the Jungle (1975)
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We mention near the end that you may want to have Google or Wikipedia handy while listening; sometimes we get a little obscure since we're talking about actors from the past. (Not if you're driving, though.)
Also, if you have any ideas for casting these characters, please share them with us on social media. We'd love to hear from you and discuss them :-)
[Note: Aliens was 1986. I can't believe I blanked on that… And I was way off on A Clockwork Orange (1971). -m]
As mentioned, not linking every name we talked about. But Les mentioned this list of Superman villains you can check out.
Picks for the week of 1/17:
The Family Trade #4 (Image)
Star Wars Adventures #6 (IDW)
The Spirit: The Corpse Makers #5 (Dynamite)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn trade (IDW)
Shadows On The Grave HC trade (Dark Horse)
The Red Ten #10 (ComixTribe)
The Further Adventures of Nick Wilson #1 (Image)
Belle: Beast Hunter #1 (Zenescope)
Honorable Mention: Ice Cream Man #1 (Image)
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The Fellowship is pleased to present our celebration of the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein. We talk about the story, variations on the story, sci-fi implications, film adaptations and our usual silliness. And as always, our picks of the week.
What we're up to this week:
Red Dwarf XII - good but not great
Vacation in central Texas, reading comics in the car - Wonder Woman The True Amazon, very impressive
Doctor Radar, Barbarella
Thomas' Big Bag o' Nothing® - taking it easy this week
No major happenings from NYE - just a bit of a tangent on the really cold weather we had
And the Thin Man marathon on TCM
[Note: The Chris Meloni movie Les describes is National Lampoon's Dirty Movie (2011). -m]
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If you have not read the original novel, you really should. It's not all that long by modern standards, and it will probably surprise you one way or another :-)
Also, hang tight for the little bonus bit after the end of the show ;-)
Picks for the week of 1/10:
Harley Quinn: Be Careful What You Wish For #1 (DC)
Satellite Falling trade (IDW)
Ninjak vs the Valiant Universe #1 (Valiant)
Monstro Mechanica #2 (Aftershock)
Robyn Hood: The Curse #1 (Zenescope)
Postal volume 6 trade (Image)
X-Men Gold Annual #1 (Marvel)
Rose #7 (Image)
Honorable Mention: Farscape omnibus vol 1 (BOOM! Studios)
[Note: As of drop time (1/7/18) Farscape is no longer streaming on Netflix. -m]
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