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Episode 79 - It's Not Ridiculously Cheery, Is It? - Week of 9/13/17 0

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Sep 10, 2017

The Fellowship is pleased to present our celebration of the 25th anniversary of Batman The Animated Series. This show broke a lot of ground, jumpstarting Warner animation and cementing Batman (and comics in general) in mainstream culture. And as always, our picks of the week.

What we're up to this week:

Half Price Books haul - two locations, too many books :-)

Alien Legion - collections from Epic Comics; good stuff

The Warlord: The Savage Empire - Mike Grell stuff from the 70s; would make a cool movie

Also caught a Jerry Lewis movie marathon over the holiday weekend (movie geekout tangent)

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Happy 25th birthday to the show, and thanks to all who helped make it for the wonderful memories.

Picks for the week of 9/13:

Action Comics #987 (DC)

Birthright #26 (Image)

Real Science Adventures #6 (IDW)

Generations: Captain Marvel & Captain Mar-vell one-shot (Marvel)

Ghost Station Zero #2 (Image)

Retcon #1 (Image)

Honorable Mention: Wolfenstein #1 (Titan)

Honorable Mention: Britannia: We Who Are About to Die TP (Valiant)

Honorable Mention: Harley Quinn 25th Anniversary Special (DC)

Shoutouts:

Manny the Martyr - thanks for letting us use your music

#PodernFamily - an awesome group of indie podcasters supporting each other

You, dear listeners! Thanks for listening, and if you haven't yet, subscribe so you won't miss next week's exciting episode :-)

Question of the Week: favorite episode or part of BTAS? Let us know on social media! And we'd like to do another Q&A show in the near future, so please send us your questions :-)

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Episode 78 - Since We've Got Past the Donkey - Week of 9/6/17 0

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Sep 3, 2017

The Fellowship is pleased to present our latest Q&A episode. Topics for the questions this time include horror comics and a look at our own podcast. And then there was the almost false start. And as always, our picks of the week.

What we're up to this week:

I was invited into a very cool group of podcasters on Twitter - lots of support and friendliness

Justice League Action - new series on Cartoon Network; good stuff

Thomas' Big Bag o' Nothing® - unsuccessful vacation (as in not relaxing)

Check out our sponsor page! Head to the website and click on the banners for Things From Another World and Make Mine Indie! (Click through the TFAW banner on our site and we get a cut. And check out tons of great indie comics in the MMIndie catalog. And thank you!)

Many thanks to Kenny Gore ( @Kensington_Gore ) and Win Charles ( @wisdomoffashion ) for providing the questions.

Picks for the week of 9/6:

Samurai Jack: Quantum Jack #1 (IDW)

Rocket Girl #9 (Image)

Star Wars Adventures #1 (IDW)

Nancy Drew Hardy Boys: The Big Lie #6 (Dynamite)

Kingsman: The Red Diamond #1 (Image)

Elsewhere #2 (Image) [Apologies to Sumeyye Kesgin for the mispronunciation :-) ]

Honorable Mention: Manifest Destiny vol 5 TP (Image)

Honorable Mention: The Black Beetle: Kara Bocek collection (Dark Horse)

Honorable Mention: Actionverse: The Stray #1 (Action Lab)

Shoutouts:

Our thoughts are with those dealing with Harvey (200-300 miles south of us)

Condolences to the family and friends of film director Tobe Hooper

Also condolences to the family and friends of Charlie Stubbs, a local comics fan (and friend of the shop Thomas works at)

Manny the Martyr - thanks for letting us use your music

#PodernFamily - an awesome group of indie podcasters supporting each other

You, dear listeners! Thanks for listening, and if you haven't yet, subscribe so you won't miss next week's exciting episode :-)

Question of the Week: not this week. But we'd like to do another Q&A show in the future, so please send us your questions :-)

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Episode 77 - Jack Kirby Tribute - Week of 8/30/17 0

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Aug 27, 2017

The Fellowship is pleased to present our discussion on the 100th birthday of comics legend Jack Kirby. Kirby is at least partly responsible for a huge chunk of what we know of today as Marvel Comics, and he did some groundbreaking work for DC as well. And as always, our picks of the week.

What we're up to this week:

Begun research for a future "secret project" - watching some cool movies

Les' Big Bag o' Nothing® - quiet weekend, scifi meetup, nothing exciting

Quick trip out of town - glad to be home & recording

Check out our sponsor page! Head to the website and click on the banners for Things From Another World and Make Mine Indie! (Click through the TFAW banner on our site and we get a cut. And check out tons of great indie comics in the MMIndie catalog. And thank you!)

Thanks, Jack, for all of the amazing contributions to the many worlds we still know and love today in comics :-)

Picks for the week of 8/30:

Justice Inc.: Faces of Justice #2 (Dynamite)

Darkseid Special (DC)

Dungeons & Dragons: Frost Giant's Fury #5 (IDW)

The Tick 2017 #1 (New England Comics)

Your Pal Archie #2 (Archie)

James Bond 007: Moneypenny (Dynamite)

Honorable Mention: Hero Squared Omnibus (Boom!)

Honorable Mention: John Carpenter's Tales of Science Fiction Vault #2 (Storm King)

Honorable Mention: The Comic Book History of Comics: The Birth of A Medium (IDW)

Special Mention: the new Tick series is now available to stream on Amazon Prime

Shoutouts:

A fond farewell to comedy legend Jerry Lewis, who died this week at age 91 - condolences to his family and friends, and thank you, sir, for all the laughs

[Note: slight hiccup in the audio here; Thomas was saying that he didn't think he'd ever seen any of the films from when Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis actually worked as a team. -m]

Eddie Medina, who gets a shoutout for not being on this week's show (just kidding, of course - we asked him to join us, but he wasn't able to do so this week. Perhaps next time…)

Manny the Martyr - thanks for letting us use your music

#PodernFamily - an awesome group of indie podcasters supporting each other

You, dear listeners! Thanks for listening, and if you haven't yet, subscribe so you won't miss next week's exciting episode :-)

Question of the Week: what's your favorite Jack Kirby contribution or moment? Let us know on social media! And we'd like to do another Q&A show in the near future, so please send us your questions :-)

To find us, go to:

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Episode 76 - That Just Cheeses Me - Week of 8/23/17 0

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Aug 20, 2017

The Fellowship is pleased to present our discussion of an article predicting the death of comics (specifically Marvel comics). We address it from different angles, such as financial considerations and how our fandom informs our perspective. And as always, our picks of the week.

What we're up to this week:

The Third QI Book of General Ignorance - a book of questions debunked by the QI elves, and a lot of fun for a geek like me

Batman and Harley Quinn - recommended; it has some elements we haven't seen much in animated Batman

Thomas' Big Bag o' Nothing® - busy week, didn't feel like doing much

Check out our sponsor page! Head to the website and click on the banners for Things From Another World and Make Mine Indie! (Click through the TFAW banner on our site and we get a cut. And check out tons of great indie comics in the MMIndie catalog. And thank you!)

The mentioned link to the article up for discussion

Picks for the week of 8/23:

Generation Gone #2 (Image)

Project Superpowers: Hero Killers #4 (Dynamite)

Sisters of Sorrow #2 (Boom!)

Manhunter Special #1 (DC)

Saucer State #3 (IDW)

The Hard Place #1 (Image)

Honorable Mention: Legends of the Dark Knight: Jim Aparo volume 3 (DC)

Honorable Mention: Dept. H #17 (Dark Horse)

Honorable Mention: Volcanosaurus #1 (American Mythology)

Extra Honorable Mention: Gregory and the Gargoyles volume 1 (Humanoids)

Shoutouts:

Manny the Martyr - thanks for letting us use your music

#PodernFamily - an awesome group of indie podcasters supporting each other

You, dear listeners! Thanks for listening, and if you haven't yet, subscribe so you won't miss next week's exciting episode :-)

Question of the Week: when do you think comics will cease to exist as we know it? Let us know on social media! And we'd like to do another Q&A show in the near future, so please send us your questions :-)

To find us, go to:

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Episode 75 - And Another Hee Haw Reference - Week of 8/16/17 0

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Aug 13, 2017

The Fellowship is pleased to present our Casting Call for the 1977 Wonder Woman TV series. This is where we list some new characters for a series and then cast them. It gives us a chance to geek out on some stars of the past. And as always, our picks of the week.

What we're up to this week:

Mikey's Big Bag o' Nothing® - too much family stuff going on this week

Catching up on crime comics - Loose Ends, Bankshot, Crosswind

Sniglets - found some of the books and reread them; funny stuff

Check out our sponsor page! Head to the website and click on the banners for Things From Another World and Make Mine Indie! (Click through the TFAW banner on our site and we get a cut. And check out tons of great indie comics in the MMIndie catalog. And thank you!)

There's kind of too many things to list out here if I tried, so instead I'll just encourage you to listen for yourselves. You might have to Google some of our more obscure choices (hell, I had to), so be safe if you listen while driving :-)

Notes:

The guy who played Green Arrow on Smallville was Justin Hartley.

I momentarily confused Michael Dunn and David Rappaport - Dunn was the one on Star Trek TOS, not Rappaport.

Emma Thompson did indeed attend Cambridge University, and was a member of the Footlights troupe.

Picks for the week of 8/16:

Infinite Seven #6 (Action Lab Danger Zone)

The Chair #2 (Alterna)

Hercules: Wrath of the Heavens #1 (Titan)

Bitch Planet Triple Feature #3 (Image)

Spy Seal #1 (Image)

Planet of the Apes Archive Volume 1 (Boom!)

Honorable Mention: D4VEocracy trade (IDW)

Honorable Mention: The Sandman Special (DC)

Honorable Mention: Lou Cameron's Unsleeping Dead (IDW)

Extra Honorable Mention: Night Owl Society trade (IDW)

Shoutouts:

Manny the Martyr - thanks for letting us use your music

#PodernFamily - an awesome group of indie podcasters supporting each other

You, dear listeners! Thanks for listening, and if you haven't yet, subscribe so you won't miss next week's exciting episode :-)

Question of the Week: who would you like to see in a live-action Wonder Woman series? Let us know on social media! And we'd like to do another Q&A show in the near future, so please send us your questions :-)

To find us, go to:

Email us at email@thefellowshipofthegeeks.net

Episode 74 - Doctor Who Roundtable - Week of 8/9/17 0

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Aug 6, 2017

The Fellowship is pleased to present our roundtable discussion about Doctor Who. We welcome Carl Goad, friend of the show and former host of the SciFiFX podcast, to help us break down the show, discuss the new additions to the show, and speculate on what could happen down the road. Many chuckles and fond memories were had along the way. And as always, our picks of the week.

What we're up to this week:

I killed my trade pile (never done that before) - Lazarus, Nailbiter, Weird Detective and plenty of others

The Curse Words Van Tour - book signing with Charles Soule & Ryan Browne

Psych at midnight - Les is sleep deprived as a result :-)

Real-life vigilante crimefighters (it ties together, listen and you'll see :-)

Comic strips - the website is gocomics.com; they have most if not all of them

Dead By Daylight - new DLC with a new, very cool killer

Check out our sponsor page! Head to the website and click on the banners for Things From Another World and Make Mine Indie! (Click through the TFAW banner on our site and we get a cut. And check out tons of great indie comics in the MMIndie catalog. And thank you!)

Enjoy our roundtable discussion of the state of Doctor Who :-)

And check out Carl's work on the SciFiFX podcast

Picks for the week of 8/9:

Ghost Money #1 (Lion Forge)

Justice League of America #12 (DC)

The Wicked + The Divine #30 (Image)

The Shadow #1 (Dynamite)

Mister Miracle #1 (DC)

Youngblood #4 (Image)

Honorable Mention: Alexander Hamilton (Ten Speed Press)

Honorable Mention: Newsboy Legion and the Boy Commandos (DC)

Honorable Mention: Clue #3 (IDW)

Shoutouts:

Condolences to the family & friends of June Foray, who passed away this week

Manny the Martyr - thanks for letting us use your music

#PodernFamily - an awesome group of indie podcasters supporting each other

You, dear listeners! Thanks for listening, and if you haven't yet, subscribe so you won't miss next week's exciting episode :-)

Question of the Week: what's your opinion on the new Doctor? Or who's your favorite Doctor? Let us know on social media! And we'd like to do another Q&A show in the near future, so please send us your questions :-)

To find us, go to:

Email us at email@thefellowshipofthegeeks.net

Episode 73 - Well Before the Planet Exploded - Week of 8/2/17 0

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Jul 30, 2017

The Fellowship is pleased to present our discussion about the news that came out of this year's San Diego Comic Con. It's the premier event of the year in the geek world, and this year was just as busy as ever, with comics, TV, movies and anything else you can think of. And as always, our picks of the week.

What we're up to this week:

Deadlands game - general consensus is that the setting is cool, but the system is excessively complicated (sorry, Deadlands creators)

Comic series One-Hit Wonder (Image) - cool crime comic from 2015

Also Marvelman Family's Finest (Marvel) - a different take on supers

Last Girl Standing (2015 movie) - good premise, weak execution, but overall pretty good little horror flick (sparking a small tangent)

Check out our sponsor page! Head to the website and click on the banners for Things From Another World and Make Mine Indie! (Click through the TFAW banner on our site and we get a cut. And check out tons of great indie comics in the MMIndie catalog. And thank you!)

Lots of news bites ripped from the headlines of San Diego Comic Con!

And our episode where Thomas chose Dr Doom as worthy of his own title was episode 15, if you'd like to check it out

Picks for the week of 8/2:

Green Hornet '66 Meets The Spirit #2 (Dynamite)

Hadrian's Wall #8 (Image)

Ever After #12 (DC)

Batman #28 (DC)

Sheena #0 (Dynamite)

Elsewhere #1 (Image)

Honorable Mention: New Gods special (DC)

Honorable Mention: Star Trek: Waypoint #6 (IDW)

Honorable Mention: Cinegeek hardcover (IDW)

Honorable Mention: Star Wars: The Rise of a Hero (Disney Lucasfilm Press)

Shoutouts:

Condolences to the family & friends of "Fabulous" Flo Steinberg, who passed away this week

Manny the Martyr - thanks for letting us use your music

#PodernFamily - an awesome group of indie podcasters supporting each other

You, dear listeners! Thanks for listening, and if you haven't yet, subscribe so you won't miss next week's exciting episode :-)

Question of the Week: what news from SDCC excited you most? Let us know on social media! And we'd like to do another Q&A show in the near future, so please send us your questions :-)

To find us, go to:

Email us at email@thefellowshipofthegeeks.net

Episode 72 - Oh My God, The Cows - Week of 7/26/17 0

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Jul 23, 2017

The Fellowship is pleased to present our discussion about comic strips. We talk about several of our favorites from childhood, some of which are still around today (though not necessarily in a daily newspaper). And as always, our picks of the week.

What we're up to this week:

Movie Sign with the Mads - a cool movie podcast starring Dr. Forrester (Trace Beaulieu) and TV's Frank (Frank Conniff) of MST3K fame

The Blair Witch (2016) - overall an okay movie, but nothing surprising (a little too close to the original)

And we tangent off into other horror movies (a bit)

[Les is out on vacation this week. -m]

Check out our sponsor page! Head to the website and click on the banners for Things From Another World and Make Mine Indie! (Click through the TFAW banner on our site and we get a cut. And check out tons of great indie comics in the MMIndie catalog. And thank you!)

The strips we listed as our favorites:

Garfield

[Note: the kitten Garfield hated was Nermal, not Nergal. Nergal is the Mesopotamian god of death. An easy mistake ;-) -m]

Peanuts

Calvin & Hobbes

Bizarro

The Far Side

Family Circus

Foxtrot

Life in Hell

Pearls Before Swine

Dilbert

Picks for the week of 7/26:

Postal #21 (Image/Top Cow)

Underdog #2 (American Mythology)

Robotech #1 (Titan)

Shirtless Bear Fighter #2 (Image)

Honorable Mention: Atomic Robo Presents: Real Science Adventures Volume 1 (IDW)

Honorable Mention: Your Pal Archie #1 (Archie)

Honorable Mention: The Red Ten #10 (ComixTribe)

Shoutouts:

Condolences to the family and friends of horror legend George A. Romero, who passed away this week at age 77

Also, condolences to the family and friends of actor Martin Landau, who passed away this week at age 89

Manny the Martyr - thanks for letting us use your music

#PodernFamily - an awesome group of indie podcasters supporting each other

You, dear listeners! Thanks for listening, and if you haven't yet, subscribe so you won't miss next week's exciting episode :-)

Question of the Week: what's your favorite comic strip? Let us know on social media! And we'd like to do another Q&A show in the near future, so please send us your questions :-)

To find us, go to:

Email us at email@thefellowshipofthegeeks.net

Episode 71 - Plan B - Week of 7/19/17 0

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Jul 16, 2017

The Fellowship regrets to inform you that, due to technical difficulties in our recording this week, we are not able to release a full-size, normal episode. But worry not, as one of our number has jumped on mic to explain what happened and fill in at least some of our usual features for your enjoyment, including our picks of the week.

What we're up to this week:

Technical problems which rendered our recording unlistenable (not sure that's a word, but there we are)

Check out our sponsor page! Head to the website and click on the banners for Things From Another World and Make Mine Indie! (Click through the TFAW banner on our site and we get a cut. And check out tons of great indie comics in the MMIndie catalog. And thank you!)

Picks for the week of 7/19:

Die Kitty Die: Hollywood or Bust Summer Special #1 (Chapterhouse)

Batman '66 Meets the Legion of Super Heroes one-shot (DC)

Spencer & Locke #4 (Action Lab Danger Zone) - just got news that this has been optioned for the big screen, so congrats to the creators :-)

Bettie Page #1 (Dynamite)

Daredevil #24 (Marvel)

Darkness Visible #6 (IDW)

Honorable Mention: Amelia Cole Omnibus (IDW)

Honorable Mention: Supergirl: The Silver Age Volume 1 (DC)

Honorable Mention: James Bond 007: Kill Chain #1 (Dynamite)

Shoutouts:

Manny the Martyr - thanks for letting us use your music

#PodernFamily - an awesome group of indie podcasters supporting each other

You, dear listeners! Thanks for listening, and if you haven't yet, subscribe so you won't miss next week's exciting episode :-)

Question of the Week: what's the first comic you remember reading? Let us know on social media! And we'd like to do another Q&A show in the near future, so please send us your questions :-)

To find us, go to:

Email us at email@thefellowshipofthegeeks.net