The Fellowship is pleased to present our discussion of animated films. We gather a list of some of our favorite animated movies, ranging from certified classics to ones we just think are cool. Not a comprehensive list, of course, but some stuff to consider checking out. And as always, our picks of the week.
What we're up to this week:
Catching up on trades - Baltimore v3, Postal v3, Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser
Reading more Doc Savage & watching All Things Must Pass on Showtime (documentary about Tower Records)
Bonus/digression - The Winding Stream (doc about the Carter Family)
Collection of the My Favorite Martian comic from the 1960s
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Some of our favorite animated movies:
Shrek (2001)
Heavy Metal (1981)
The Point (Harry Nilsson, 1971)
The Hobbit (1977)
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
Wizards (1977)
Fantasia (1940) [Death Race 2000 comes up here somehow. Go figure. -m]
Toy Story (1995, and yes, it was the first Pixar release)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988)
Vampire Hunter D (1985)
Justice League: The New Frontier (2008)
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
A bit of shade for the Star Wars prequels :-)
Picks for the week of 3/1:
Baltimore: The Red Kingdom #2 [This will be volume 8. -m]
Spookhouse #5
Dollface St. Patrick's Day Special
D4VEocracy #2
AmeriKarate #1
Superman #18
Honorable Mention: Nailbiter #30 - the end
Honorable Mention: Paper Girls #12
Honorable Mention: Guardians of the Galaxy by Jim Valentino Omnibus
Shoutouts:
Barry & Terry Phillips, former local book shop owners, rediscovered thanks to social media (and associated reminiscences)
Manny the Martyr - thanks for letting us use your music
#PodernFamily - an awesome group of indie podcasters supporting each other
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Question of the Week: favorite animated movie? Let us know on social media!
Also: we'll be doing a Q&A episode very soon - send us your Qs so we can A them :-)
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The Fellowship is pleased to present our discussion of Marvel's "plan" to pull back from some of their more "political" storylines next year. We are certainly NOT political experts, but we talk our way around some things and hopefully make some sense. And as always, our picks of the week.
What we're up to this week:
Leonard: My Fifty-Year Friendship with a Remarkable Man
Dallas Comic Show was in Irving this weekend - thanks for a good show, and apologies to Andrew Herman for temporarily blanking on your name :-)
Reading some old trades, such as Marvel Masterworks Captain Marvel & Nova Classic
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Link to the article that sparked our topic this week
Picks for the week of 2/22:
Cosmic Scoundrels #1
The EC Archives: Valor collection
Hook Jaw #3
Rough Riders: Riders on the Storm #1
The Doorman collection
Conan the Slayer #7
Honorable Mention: Cosmic Odyssey: The Deluxe Edition
Shoutouts:
#PodernFamily - an awesome group of indie podcasters supporting each other
[Note: Hundreds, anyway. Seriously, though, ANY topic you can think of. -m]
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Question of the Week: which heroes/villains would you invite to a bachelor party? Let us know on social media!
Also: we'll be doing a Q&A episode very soon - send us your Qs so we can A them :-)
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The Fellowship is pleased to present our discussion of famous couples in comics, for better or for worse. Not just comics, either; we wander off into TV and comic strips, and we even bring up a real-life couple. And as always, our picks of the week.
What we're up to this week:
Finished the Lovecraft documentary, then watched a Blackadder one
Four Doc Savage novels so far this week
Big Bag 'o Nothing® for Thomas this week (a nice quiet week)
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Happy Valentine's Day!
Our favorite comics couples: Nah, you're gonna have to listen. I'm not listing all of them out. That would just spoil the fun ;-)
Picks for the week of 2/15:
Super Sons #1
Manifest Destiny #26
Dirk Gently: The Salmon of Doubt #5
The Power of the Dark Crystal #1
Jackboot & Ironheel trade
Starstruck: Old Proldiers Never Die #1
Honorable Mention: Batgirl: A Celebration of Fifty Years hardcover
Honorable Mention: Lady Killer 2 #4
Honorable Mention: WickedPowered collection
Shoutouts:
#PodernFamily - an awesome group of indie podcasters supporting each other
Special shoutout to the Super Pee Pee Time podcast - check it out, it's an awesome show!
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 romance title or comic book couple? Let us know on social media!
Also: we'll be doing a Q&A episode very soon - send us your Qs so we can A them :-)
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The Fellowship is pleased to present our discussion and celebration of the 25th birthday of Image Comics. We go into the history of Image's birth and beginnings, and we also wax on some of our favorite works to come from them. And as always, our picks of the week.
What we're up to this week:
Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown - documentary I found on YouTube
North Texas Comic Book Show and Kamandi Challenge #1
For the Love of Spock [Thomas this time, not me rehashing it :-) -m]
Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders ("streaming online")
Found an unopened copy of The Adventures of Superman Jose Luis Garcia Lopez collection at Half Price Books
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Happy 25th anniversary, Image!
Picks for the week of 2/8:
Weird Detective volume 1 trade
John Carter: The End #1
Justice League of America: Rebirth one-shot
Throwaways #5 [Note: #4 came out in October. -m]
Cloak & Dagger: Shadows and Light collection
All New Fathom #1 (written by Blake Northcott)
Honorable Mention: The Beatles: All Our Yesterdays
Shoutouts:
The Jupiter Jet Kickstarter is still live - go to jupiterjetcomic.com to get in on it
#PodernFamily - an awesome group of indie podcasters supporting each other
Special shoutout to the Poop Culture podcast - check it out, it's an awesome show!
Les' podcast pick - Generation Clix: "The" HeroClix Podcast
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Question of the Week: favorite Image comic? Let us know on social media!
Also: we'll be doing a Q&A episode very soon - send us your Qs so we can A them :-)
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The Fellowship is pleased to present our "what if" discussion of a theoretical third season of the 1960s Batman TV show. We continue the series as is, but with a new group of characters and guests every week, ranging from the obvious to the insanely twisted. And as always, our picks of the week.
What we're up to this week:
Catching up on trades - Hellboy in Hell, Resident Alien, Norman
Christopher Mihm in town - Attack of the Moon Zombies
Catching up on floppies - also Fantastic Four Omnibus volume 1
[Note: Inhumans first appeared in FF #45 -m]
Local Sci-fi group meetup
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And a long, long list of potential Batman '66 casting
[Note: Revenge of the Creature was Clint Eastwood's first movie appearance. The first "spaghetti trilogy" movie came out in 1964. -m]
[Another note: we went on after the cut for another 15 minutes with this, so clearly we were enjoying ourselves. Hopefully you enjoyed it too. -m]
Picks for the week of 2/1:
The Spirit: The Corpse Makers #1
Vampirella #0 [Note: the Vampi series (2000) sets V in a futuristic setting.]
Jim Thompson's The Killer Inside Me #5 [Note: the novel came out in 1952.]
Paper Girls #11
Planet of the Apes/Green Lantern #1
Planetoid: Praxis #1
Honorable Mention: The Wind in the Willows hardcover
Honorable Mention: Daredevil Omnibus volume 1
Honorable Mention: Nailbiter #29
Shoutouts:
#PodernFamily - an awesome group of indie podcasters supporting each other
Special shoutout to the Epic Film Guys podcast - check it out, it's an awesome show!
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 '66 Batman villain? Let us know on social media!
Also: we'll be doing a Q&A episode very soon - send us your Qs so we can A them :-)
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The Fellowship is pleased to present our conversation with Ashley Robinson, creator of the upcoming Jupiter Jet comic from Action Lab Comics (and a current Kickstarter campaign). She also edits comics for Top Cow, records a podcast (Geek History Lesson), writes plays, acts, and creates web series (The Red Shirt Diaries), She's pretty busy, and we're glad she took the time to talk with us. And as always, our picks of the week.
What we're up to this week:
White Rabbit Project on Netflix
Reading Doc Savage and taking the missus to see Casablanca on the big screen
Catching up on reading & watching the NFL playoffs (tangent)
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Ashley info:
Jupiter Jet Kickstarter: http://jupiterjetcomic.com
Geek History Lesson: http://geekhistorylesson.com
JAWIIN on Youtube (The Red Shirt Diaries): https://www.youtube.com/jawiin
The Man Who Saved Everything play: http://theatrewest.org/onstage/the-man-who-saved-everything/
Picks for the week of 1/25:
Bloodshot USA #4
Lady Castle #1
Kamandi Challenge #1
The Mummy #3
Munchkin #25
The Stuff of Legend: A Call to Arms #1
Honorable Mention: Grimm Fairy Tales: Grimm Tales of Terror #1 (volume 3)
Honorable Mention: The Dregs #1
Honorable Mention: Stumptown: The Case of the Cup of Joe (volume 4)
Shoutouts:
#PodernFamily - an awesome group of indie podcasters supporting each other
Special shoutout to the Now That I'm Older podcast, who released their 100th episode last week - check it out, it's an awesome show!
You, dear listeners!
Question of the Week: do you have a favorite indie comic? Let us know on social media!
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The Fellowship is pleased to present our discussion of how well we're adopting and adapting to digital comics. We address Marvel's changing their codes, waiting to buy trades, changes to the floppy paradigm, and a wee rant about petitions. And as always, our picks of the week.
What we're up to this week:
Nailbiter will end with issue 30 (which makes me sad)
Tim Allen-intensive movie session, especially Big Trouble
Bright Lights premiere (the Carrie Fisher/Debbie Reynolds documentary)
The See Bots Chat Twitch channel
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Link to the article that sparked our topic for this week
Picks for the week of 1/18:
D4veocracy #1
No Angel #2
Kamandi Challenge Special one-shot
Curse Words #1
The Comic Book History of Comics #3
Green Lantern: Hal Jordan volume 1
Honorable Mention: Postal #17
Honorable Mention: Wonder Woman '77 Meets the Bionic Woman #2
Honorable Mention: Star Trek/Green Lantern #2
Shoutouts:
#PodernFamily - an awesome group of indie podcasters supporting each other
Special shoutout to the Quadcast podcast - check it out, it's an awesome show!
You, dear listeners!
Question of the Week: digital or physical? Let us know on social media!
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The Fellowship is pleased to present our discussion of Blade Runner. We reminisce about the 1982 cult classic, we talk a bit about the Philip K. Dick novel it's based on, we pick apart the recent teaser trailer for this year's sequel, and we wonder where the sequel will go. And as always, our picks of the week.
What we're up to this week:
Leonard: My Fifty-Year Friendship With a Remarkable Man - will read it soon and report back
The Alamo Bowl in San Antonio
Wishful Drinking (HBO's airing of the one-woman show from 2010)
Also the upcoming Bright Stars documentary
And a small tangent on George Carlin
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Picks for the week of 1/11:
Red Sonja #1
Dollface #1
Birthright #21
Groo: Fray of the Gods #4
Die Kitty Die #4
James Bond 007: Felix Leiter #1
Honorable Mention: The Baker St. Peculiars trade
Honorable Mention: Marvel Man Classic volume 1
Shoutouts:
#PodernFamily - an awesome group of indie podcasters supporting each other
Special shoutout to The Unwritable Rant podcast - check it out, it's an awesome show!
You, dear listeners!
Question of the Week: apocalyptic or cyberpunk? Let us know on social media!
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The Fellowship is pleased to present our discussion of some of the highlights of 2016 from a comics perspective. We didn't want to do a formal "best of" list, but we did want to share some of the big impacts on us this year. And as always, our picks of the week.
A fond farewell to Carrie Fisher, and our best wishes to her friends and family (and farewell to her mom Debbie Reynolds, who passed the very next day)
What we're up to this week:
The PodernFamily podcast feed - a sampling of PF podcasters celebrating the first anniversary of #PodernFamily
Taking the wife to a Die Hard "movie party"
Doctor Who Christmas Special (and a bit of a tangent on the last Fantastic Four movie)
And a brief review of Passengers
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Highlights of 2016:
Any year with new Groo and Atomic Robo is a good year
The success of Valiant's Faith
Dark Night: A True Batman Story by Paul Dini (autobiography)
Jeff Lemire's run on Moon Knight
The Black Monday Murders
More exposure for comics in movies/TV
Paper Girls, Shadow Show, Rebirth
Make Mine Indie (at the risk of sounding like a homer)
Picks for the week of 1/4:
Death of Hawkman #4
Ragnarok #11
Monsters Unleashed Prelude
Cougar & Cub #1
Eden's Fall collection
U.S. Avengers #1
Honorable Mention: The Shadow Glass trade
Honorable Mention: Joe Hill: The Graphic Novel Collection
Shoutouts:
Happy New Year to all of you
A bit of year-end patting of each other's backs
#PodernFamily - an awesome group of indie podcasters supporting each other
You, dear listeners!
Question of the Week: how did you hear about us? Let us know on social media!
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The Fellowship is pleased to present some of our experiences of the holiday season. If you like hearing geeks get nostalgic, this is your show. Lots of memories of Christmases past and some slightly off-the-wall cultural references. And as always, our picks of the week.
What we're up to this week:
Mikey's Big Bag o' Nothing - life rears its ugly head
Bowl games
Catching up on holiday comics such as the Batman annual & the DC holiday special
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Note: the winter Make Mine Indie catalog is 138 pages of goodness :-)
Another note: The Black Adder (series 1) ran in 1983, Blackadder Goes Forth (series 4) ran in 1989.
Picks for the week of 12/28:
Classics Illustrated: The Time Machine reissue
Tomboy #9
Scooby Doo Team Up #21
Spookhouse #3
Witchfinder: City of the Dead #5
Nighthawk: Hate Makes Hate collection
Honorable Mention: Pogo: The Complete Syndicated Comic Strips volumes 3 & 4 box set
Honorable Mention: Grimm Fairy Tales #1 (Zenescope)
Shoutouts:
#PodernFamily - happy first anniversary!
Special shoutout to The Whatnauts podcast - check it out, it's an awesome show!
You, dear listeners!
Question of the Week: what are your favorite holiday memories? Let us know on social media!
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