The Fellowship is pleased to present our discussion of movies from the summer of 1984. It's one of those rare years that have so much going on that we couldn't (or didn't want to ) narrow it down. There are a ton of good movies that came out that year, including a few that we might come back to later, and a whole lot of other stuff. Plus getting back to our silly ways, as well as our picks of the week.

 

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What we're up to this week:

Big Bag o' Nothing - I hate home ownership (and a rant about citizenship)

Dead Like Me on Hulu - pretty good, watched it on Hulu's recommendation; also some slightly awkward love for Jackyl and a rehash of the old Joker rant (sorry)

Comics (shocking, right?) - Star Trek: The Key Collection vol 5; Batman: The War Years

(and we're down one this week - Les will be back next week 🙂 )

 

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The summer of 1984 gave us an impressive number of entertaining movies, no doubt about it.

And yes, I have to put the link to the Hall of Fame performance of While My Guitar Gently Weeps in here. Just go listen to it. It's mindblowing.

 

Picks for the week of 6/26:

Valiant Universe Handbook 2019 (Valiant) - and the link to the Kurt Busiek Twitter post that Thomas mentioned

Canto #1 (IDW)

Stitched: Terror #1 (Avatar Press)

Planet Nine #1 (Antarctic Press)

Steel Cage #1 (Ahoy Comics)

Not Brand Echh! Complete Collection (Marvel)

Peter Porker The Spectacular Spider-Ham: The Complete Collection vol 1 (Marvel)

Leave On The Light #1 (Antarctic Press)

The Weatherman 2 #1 (Image)

 

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The Fellowship is pleased to present our conversation with writer Jason Inman. We had a nice discussion with him about his new book Super Soldiers: A Salute to the Comic Book Heroes and Villains Who Fought For Their Country, and we also talked about his podcast Geek History Lesson. There are a ton of interesting characters and stories in the book, and a whole lot of other stuff. Plus us behaving ourselves for the interview, as well as our picks of the week.

 

Announcements:

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What we're up to this week:

Documentary - Motorhead: The Bronze Era - a nice doc about a completely nutso rock band in their prime

Pop-up thunderstorm brought a tree down in the backyard the day we record; also pizza delivery in the middle of a thunderstorm 🙂

Watching X-Men Dark Phoenix during the same storm - review is less than favorable

Prepping for this week's episode, along with personal bad news (not related)

 

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Many thanks to Jason for hanging out and talking with us. As you can tell, we all really like his book, so we recommend that you go pick it up too!

And Thomas mentioned a link to our chat with Ashley Robinson as well 🙂 

 

Picks for the week of 6/19:

Warlord of Mars Attacks! #1 (Dynamite)

Usagi Yojimbo #1 (IDW)

American Carnage #8 (DC/Vertigo)

Nobody Is In Control #2 (Black Mask)

Hexed Omnibus (BOOM! Studios)

Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection Volume 4: The Goblin Lives (Marvel)

Trout: The Hollowest Knock #1 (Dark Horse)

Saban's Go Go Power Rangers: Forever Rangers #1 (BOOM! Studios)

Honorable Mention: Super Soldiers: A Salute to the Comic Book Heroes and Villains Who Fought For Their Country (Mango Publications)

 

 

Shoutouts:

Shoutout to Jennifer DeRoss from the Sirens of Sequentials website, who's working on a book about Gardner Fox (which we're looking forward to reading 🙂 )

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The Fellowship is pleased to present our discussion of the groundbreaking sci-fi/horror film Alien, released 40 years ago last month. For a movie that may have only been made to capitalize on the Star Wars phenomenon, it still managed to make its presence felt on its own terms. We talk about its creation, the impressive casting, its impact on us and on the culture, and a whole lot of other stuff. Plus our usual scary behavior, as well as our picks of the week.

 

Announcements:

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What we're up to this week:

Prepping for the summer D&D game; also found a Tim Wilson comedy special on YouTube and laughed myself sad

Busy week with the dog rescue/shelter work (often very sad work)

Saddened by the passing of Leon Redbone this week, a unique musical talent who will be missed

Reading the homework for next week's interview 🙂

 

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Gee, we started off with some dark stuff from the week, and then jump into a really dark movie. Not intentional, but it sure is coincidental 😉

But what a great movie, right? Seriously, if you haven't seen it, we highly recommend it. You might not want to be eating when the crew is, though.

 

Picks for the week of 6/12:

Rick and Morty Presents: Mr. Meeseeks one-shot (Oni Press)

Outer Darkness #7 (Image)

Spencer and Locke 2 #3 (Action Lab Danger Zone)

Barbarella/Dejah Thoris #4 (Dynamite)

The Ride: Burning Desire #1 (Image)

John Carpenter's Tales of Science Fiction: Surviving Nuclear Attack #1 (Storm King)

Jughead: Time Police #1 (Archie)

Carson of Venus Warlord of Mars #1 (American Mythology)

Honorable Mention: Marvel Monograph: The Art Of Humberto Ramos - Spider-Man (Marvel)

 

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The Fellowship is pleased to present our discussion of Gardner Fox and his contributions to comics. He was a prolific writer of comics from the Golden Age through the early 1980s, and there may be an argument that he rivals Stan Lee in terms of influence. We talk about his creations, his extensive credits listing, how he and Stan differed, and a whole lot of other stuff. Plus our usual weirdness, as well as our picks of the week.

 

Announcements:

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What we're up to this week:

25th anniversary hardcover reprint of the Bram Stoker's Dracula comic adaptation - amazing is an understatement

Rocko's Modern Afterlife; season 14 of Supernatural (perhaps a spoiler or two here, if you're concerned - and a wee tangent)

John Wick 3 - so many bullets, so little reloading

The Human Torch and The Thing: Strange Tales - The Complete Collection; Batman '66 trades

 

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Gardner Fox had a long and successful career as a comics writer; his credit list is almost ridiculously long. He may not have been the ambassador that Stan Lee was, but his influence on the medium is unparalleled.

And fair warning, we wander off pretty far into the weeds after a while. Probably a rant that needed to happen, though.

 

Picks for the week of 6/5:

Militia #1 (Black Box Comics)

Lab Raider #1 (Black Mask)

Birthright #36 (Image)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer #5 (BOOM! Studios)

Paper Girls #29 (Image)

The Marvel Art of Skottie Young HC (Marvel)

Eclipse #16 (Image)

This Love So Brief (Action Lab)

Honorable Mention: City of Others 10th Anniversary Edition (Dark Horse)

 

Shoutouts:

Happy birthday, James!

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The Fellowship is pleased to present our discussion of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with special guest Eddie Medina (host of the Rantcor Pit and Figments podcasts). Eddie gives us an energetic lesson in the Turtles (he clearly gets excited about them), with interesting facts and stories about the original comic series, the toys, the cartoons, the movies, and a whole lot of other stuff. Plus our usual silly talk, as well as our picks of the week.

 

Announcements:

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What we're up to this week:

Documentaries - That Guy Dick Miller (2014) and Vampira And Me (2012); both good watches and very informative

Grandbaby is coming soon for day care; recent flooding in the area

Rereading the Dark Lands series by Lyn I. Kelly

Ready for summer break! (Eddie's a teacher in his day job)

Big Bag o' Nothing - new job takes up a lot of time & energy

 

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Picks for the week of 5/29:

Angel #1 (BOOM! Studios)

Dead Sonja #1 (Keenspot)

Killer Groove #1 (Aftershock)

Hellboy vs Lobster Johnson: The Ring of Death (Dark Horse)

Star Wars: The Original Marvel Years #108 (Marvel)

Sham #1 (Source Point)

Dog Days of Summer #1 (DC)

Blossoms 666 #4 (Archie)

Honorable Mention: Carson of Venus: Warlord of Mars #1 (American Mythology)

 

Shoutouts:

Thanks again to Eddie Medina for sharing some turtle love with us

Condolences to the family and friends of comedian Tim Conway, who left us this week aged 85

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The Fellowship is pleased to present our Casting Call for a hypothetical Spider-Man TV series from 1966. We always have a lot of fun with these, and with this one we created a harder one than we originally thought. We have some young leads, some off-the-wall bigbads, and a whole lot of other stuff. Plus our usual crazy hijinks, as well as our picks of the week.

 

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What we're up to this week:

Invasion From Planet Wrestletopia - new comic from Starburns Industries, very cool wrestling-based comic, go check it out

Sorry about the tech issues last week, we think it's fixed now; also sorry for the crazy dogs tonight; FCBD comics and other stuff from the haul, like DCeased and Klaus; Happy Mother's Day 🙂

More FCBD, including meeting some creators

Picking up more Silver Age trades; also the meetup this weekend went well

 

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Summer movies! We ended up being a lot more comprehensive than we intended with these. So get out there and enjoy your movies!

Also, any comparison between Cujo and Sharknado was purely coincidental and not an opinion shared by all members of the team 😉 

 

Picks for the week of 5/22:

Clue: Candlestick #1 (IDW)

Fantastic Four: Behold... Galactus! collection (Marvel)

Cover volume 1 (DC)

Drawing Blood Spilled Ink #1 (Kevin Eastman Studios)

Invisible Kingdom #3 (Dark Horse)

Dept. H Omnibus vol 1 (Dark Horse)

Junior High Horrors #5 (Keenspot)

Oz: Heart of Magic #2 (Zenescope)

Honorable Mention: Matador vol 1 (Image)

 

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

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The Fellowship regrets to announce that we do not have a new episode for you this week. Life conspired against us, and between a schedule change and some computer issues, it just didn't happen. We did get together our picks of the week for you (see below). And we'll be back next week with more of our usual fun (maybe a Casting Call? Hard to say...). And if we don't say it enough, thank you for listening and hanging out with us 🙂

 

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Even without an episode, we have to pass along our condolences to the family and friends of the great Peter Mayhew. He lived here in the Dallas area, so he was a regular at comic and sci-fi cons in the area. The idea of going to a con without seeing him there is too strange to process. Thank you, sir, and you will be dearly missed.

 

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Picks for the week of 5/15:

Star Wars: Age Of Rebellion - Lando Calrissian #1 (Marvel)

The Amazing Spider-Man: The Ultimate Newspaper Comics Collection Vol. 5: 1985-1986 (IDW)

Fairlady #2

Joe Golem: Occult Detective: Conjuror # 1

Athena Voltaire #9

Telling Stories:The Classic Comic Art of Frank Frazetta.

Batman Creature of the Night HC (DC)

Kick-Ass #14 (Image)

Last Stop on the Red Line #1 (Dark Horse)

Invasion 1984! reprint (Rebellion)

Bernie Wrightson: Artifact Edition (IDW)

 

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The Fellowship is pleased to present our discussion of this year's summer movie lineup. As usual, there's an awful lot of interesting stuff coming out between May 1 and Labor Day. We talk cool movies, cinematic surprises, fun casting, and a whole lot of other stuff. Plus our usual strange behavior, as well as our picks of the week.

 

Announcements:

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What we're up to this week:

It Came From Another World! - an early Christopher Mihm movie involving an alien invasion on a shoestring budget

Nobody Is In Control #1 (Black Mask Comics) - interesting conspiracy title; Good Girls (on Netflix) - fun crime story; also joined the AMC Stubs A-List (some Avengers: Endgame talk here, but no spoilers - in fact, a bit of anti-spoiler soapbox)

DC Silver Age books - Green Lantern & Doom Patrol; groovy stuff

Another blast from the past - Deathmatch (BOOM! Studios)

 

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Summer movies! We ended up being a lot more comprehensive than we intended with these. So get out there and enjoy your movies!

Also, any comparison between Cujo and Sharknado was purely coincidental and not an opinion shared by all members of the team 😉 

 

Picks for the week of 5/8:

Section Zero #2 (Image)

Disney Aladdin: Four Tales of Agrabah GN (Dark Horse)

Excellence #1 (Image)

Red Sonja and Vampirella Meet Betty and Veronica #1 (Dynamite)

All Time Comics: Zerosis Deathscape #0 (Floating World Comics)

Waves GN (BOOM! Studios)

Black Hammer: Age of Doom #10 (Dark Horse) - and congrats to the team on getting optioned for a movie 🙂 

The Woods Yearbook Edition vol 1 (BOOM! Studios)

Honorable Mention: Astro City: Aftermaths hardcover (DC/Vertigo)

 

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

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The Fellowship is pleased to present our discussion of Free Comic Book Day and the books that we're looking forward to this year. Every year for more than ten years now, the first Saturday in May brings a special event to our Local Comic Shops, and we're big fans of that sort of thing (not surprisingly). We talk new titles, cool reprints, and a whole lot of other stuff. Plus our usual oddness, as well as our picks of the week.

 

Announcements:

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What we're up to this week:

I got my loot from the Boston Metaphysical Society Kickstarter - again, thanks, Madeleine!

A hard week fighting poison ivy - and not even the fun Batman villain 😞 (but a fun torture tangent)

Actual comics - Astro Hustle, Section Zero, Dial H For Hero, Fairlady; all are awesome first issues (oh, and we're doing reviews again on the website, go check it out)

Picking up trades - Silver Age Justice League of America v2 and v3; cool stuff

 

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April showers and all that, right? Well, in Texas we do things big, and our spring storms are no exception, as you'll hear throughout this week's exciting installment. A show so good it will rattle the foundations of the earth! 😉 

And oh yeah, free comics! Go check out your Local Comic Shop to get in on some of this action - and tell 'em we sent you!

If you don't have a regular comic shop, go to this website and they'll help you find one near you!

 

Picks for the week of 5/1:

Dragonsblood #1 (Zenescope)

2000 AD Villains Takeover Special one-shot (Rebellion/2000 AD)

Under the Moon: A Catwoman Tale GN (DC)

Spencer & Locke 2 #1 (Action Lab Danger Zone)

Ms. Marvel: The Woman Who Fell to Earth Epic Collection (Marvel)

Salome and Other Stories (Wayne Alan Harold Productions)

DCeased #1 (DC)

Eve Stranger #1 (IDW/Black Crown)

Honorable Mention: Free Comic Book Day is Saturday, May 4 - go get you some cool comics!

 

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The Fellowship is pleased to present our discussion and review of Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars (1984). Arguably the first major crossover event, this is a story with a lot going on, and we've got a lot of opinions about it (not surprisingly). We also talk villains, movie options, and a whole lot of other stuff. Plus our usual silly behavior, as well as our picks of the week.

 

Announcements:

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What we're up to this week:

Quiet week, reading Kill Or Be Killed and Abbott

Still in new baby mode, and hinting about the meetup

Bought a new Dicemasters set (well, a second copy), and arena football is starting up

Meetup was good, lots of good conversation; picked up some Frank Miller Daredevil

And a Twitch recommendation - Stormview Live (with a weather tangent, because why not?)

 

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Not gonna spoil the conversation this week, kiddies 😛

 

Picks for the week of 4/24:

Fearscape #5 (Vault Comics)

Jughead the Hunger vs Vampironica #1 (Archie)

Dick Tracy Forever #1 (IDW)

Nasty Pills #1 (Amigo Comics)

Punk Mambo #1 (Valiant)

Star Trek: Year Five #1 (IDW)

The Complete Fear on Four Worlds Reader Set (American Mythology)

The Electric Black #1 (Scout Comics)

Honorable Mention: Batman Noir: Gotham By Gaslight hardcover collection (DC)

 

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

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