The Fellowship is pleased to present another one of our Casting Call episodes, this time tackling a shiny new Justice League film. At this point there's a ton of recasting to be done, and we're just the folks to do it. We also have a chat about our reaction to the new Joker trailer, and a whole lot of other stuff. Plus our usual funny business, as well as our picks of the week.

Announcements:

Come hang out with us! We have monthly meetups on 2nd Saturdays in Garland, TX; details on Facebook & Twitter & the Events tab on our website

What we're up to this week:

Pleasantly boring week, reading I Hate Fairyland and Ether

Grandbaby has finally arrived, which took up all week

Vacation - had a good time, and also learned about the Boerne 0.5K, “The World’s Most Important Race in the History of the World, Ever”

And a Big Bag 'o Nothing 🙂

Insert random Shazam conversation here 😉 

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We always have fun with these, but this one was even more so. In a lot of ways.

And we get a bit heated about the Joker trailer. I had no idea I felt so strongly, for one 😉 

Picks for the week of 4/17:

The Magic Order vol 1 (Image)

Gideon Falls #12 (Image) along with the really cool T-shirt 🙂 

Planet of Nerds #1 (Ahoy Comics)

Laurel & Hardy #1 (American Mythology) with an omnibus of vintage L&H comics coming soon

Oz: Heart of Magic #1 (Zenescope)

Black Badge #9 (BOOM! Studios)

Buffy The Vampire Slayer #4 (BOOM! Studios) also the unheralded Angel #0

Houdini: Master Detective #1 (Antarctic Press)

Honorable Mention: Mary Shelley: Monster Hunter #1 (Aftershock)

 

Shoutouts:

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The Fellowship is pleased to present our discussion of The Twilight Zone, partly because it's awesome but also because it's turning 60 years old this year. This show's effect on television and popular culture, even to this day, is immeasurable. We dig into the history and impact of the show, including the unparalleled list of acting talent, and a whole lot of other stuff. Plus our usual silly behavior, as well as our picks of the week.

 

Announcements:

Come hang out with us! We have monthly meetups on 2nd Saturdays in Garland, TX; details on Facebook & Twitter & the Events tab on our website

 

What we're up to this week:

Reading some Harrow County and Kill Or Be Killed, not much else

Reading for a "secret project" and watching TV (and somehow this ends up in a tangent on April Fools' pranks)

Reading Justice League: The World's Greatest Superheroes (prepping for the Shazam movie)

AGFA film this month at the Alamo Drafthouse - Battlefield Earth! [Note: at a quick glance, Ishtar did win awards - but they were Razzies. -m]

 

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Yes, we all love the show and have mad respect for its historical significance, but we couldn't remember episode titles to save our sorry lives 🙂 

 

Picks for the week of 4/10:

Cold Blood Samurai #1 (Action Lab)

Catwoman vol 1: Copycats trade (DC) [And a few cat puns 🙂]

Fairlady #1 (Image)

Star Wars Age of Rebellion: Grand Moff Tarkin one-shot (Marvel)

Casper's Spooksville #1 (American Mythology)

Orphan Age #1 (Aftershock)

Sweetie #2 (Action Lab)

Livewire #5 (Valiant)

Honorable Mention: The Death and Return of Superman Omnibus (DC)

 

Shoutouts:

Farewell to Mark Alessi, founder of CrossGen Comics, who died this week at age 65

Manny the Martyr - thanks for letting us use your music; check them out by clicking the link

#PodernFamily - an awesome group of indie podcasters supporting each other; find a podcast on literally anything by searching the hashtag

Pop Goes The Culture podcast network - go check them out! 🙂

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 The Matrix on the 20th anniversary of its US release. It's one of our favorite movies (most of us, anyway), and it broke a lot of ground for effects work. We get deep into the history and impact of the film, with some tangents along the way, and a whole lot of other stuff. Plus our standard strange behavior, as well as our picks of the week.

 

Announcements:

Come hang out with us! We have monthly meetups on 2nd Saturdays in Garland, TX; details on Facebook & Twitter & the Events tab on our website

 

What we're up to this week:

Trade pile - Gideon Falls vol 1; Kickstarter pile - Aurora and the Eagle #1 from our old pal Ashley Robinson

Amanda Conner art book continued, and the latest Zack Snyder drama (major soapbox tangent which guarantees the explicit tag for this week 🙂), also, The Act on Hulu is worth checking out, as well as Paradise Lost on HBO

More documentaries - The Case Against Adnan Syed (HBO); also the trailer for Yesterday

Back to the trade pile - JSA: The Golden Age and JLA Year One; one more documentary - Wilder is coming soon

And oh yeah, Supernatural is ending, so Liz needed a moment

 

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The Matrix was a groundbreaking film to say the least. Oh, and "the least" is what we plan to say about the sequels.

Also, Bill & Ted 3? Could be interesting...

 

Picks for the week of 4/3:

Bronze Age Boogie #1 (Ahoy Comics)

Bettie Page #3 (Dynamite)

Hellchild: Blood Money #1 (Zenescope)

Xena: Warrior Princess #1 (Dynamite)

Section Zero #1 (Image)

Danger Girl: Dangerous Visions 3-D #1 (IDW)

Jim Henson's The Storytellers: Sirens #1 (BOOM! Studios)

Amber Blake #1 (IDW)

Honorable Mention: Bettie Page: The Dynamite Covers #1 (Dynamite)

 

Shoutouts:

Condolences to the family, friends and fans of filmmaker Larry Cohen, who passed away this week

Manny the Martyr - thanks for letting us use your music; check them out by clicking the link

#PodernFamily - an awesome group of indie podcasters supporting each other; find a podcast on literally anything by searching the hashtag

Pop Goes The Culture podcast network - go check them out! 🙂

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 Batman, who is celebrating 80 years of publication this month. It goes without saying that Batman has been a very influential character, at times almost single-handedly carrying the load for superhero comics. We talk about his origins, how he's changed and grown, how rarely he cracks a smile, and a whole lot of other stuff. Plus our usual funny business, as well as our picks of the week.

 

Announcements:

Come hang out with us! We have monthly meetups on 2nd Saturdays in Garland, TX; details on Facebook & Twitter & the Events tab on our website

 

What we're up to this week:

Good time had by (almost) all last Saturday at the meetup 🙂; down to more Hellboy in the massive pile

Praise for Teen Titans GO! To The Movies; also Grant Morrison's Klaus series

A second for the Teen Titans flick; saw Captain Marvel, came away entertained but a bit confused and ready to discuss

Picked up some old trades, which were interesting reading

 

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As you can tell, we could go on about Batman forever. The old man's got a lot of fans worldwide, and more than one host this little show 🙂 

And a quick note: Wonder Woman 1984 is currently slated for release at the end of this year (2019). And Metropolis is in Illinois.

And the confusing moment: Ashley A. Woods is the artist for Dismantlers. Ashley Wood drew Zombies vs Robots. Understandable to mix them up, I'd say 😉 

And aah, the joys of recording in four separate and non-professional "studios" - we had some distracting noises (including wind chimes; it was very windy that night) that I couldn't edit out, so apologies for that.

 

Picks for the week of 3/20:

Gretel #1 (Zenescope)

Lazarus Risen #1 (Image)

Dark Red #1 (Aftershock)

The Shape of Elvira #2 (Dynamite)

Nightwing #58 (DC)

Dungeons & Dragons: A Darkened Wish #1 (IDW)

Dismantlers #1 (Black Mask)

Firefly: Bad Company #1 (BOOM! Studios)

Honorable Mention: Batman Arkham: Ra's al Ghul collection (DC)

 

Shoutouts:

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#PodernFamily - an awesome group of indie podcasters supporting each other; find a podcast on literally anything by searching the hashtag

Pop Goes The Culture podcast network - go check them out! 🙂

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 Casting Call for a new Flash Gordon movie. We talked about the long-running comic strip a few weeks back, and that got us in the mood to try to erase the 1980 movie by making a better one today. We got new ideas, we got new tech (and some throwbacks), we got movie stars, and a whole lot of other stuff. Plus our usual goofy behavior, as well as our picks of the week.

 

Announcements:

Come hang out with us! We have monthly meetups on 2nd Saturdays in Garland, TX; details on Facebook & Twitter & the Events tab on our website

Les and Thomas are making a special appearance on the Rantcor Pit show (hosted by Cole Houston and our old pal Eddie Medina), which you can check out on DallasOnAir.com - look for them there on Sunday 3/17 at 10:30am CT! You should also check out Eddie and Colleen Medina on their show Figments at 9:30, same place 🙂 

 

What we're up to this week:

Final issue of Strangers in Paradise XXV, which spins straight into Five Years, coming in May

Still sorting and rearranging the collection, and still looking for a new LCS

Wandering around the house, getting into Babyteeth

Not much reading, except for Moon Cop

 

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We honestly didn't plan how different our takes on our made-up Flash Gordon movie ended up. Somehow each of the four of us came at it from a unique angle, and we didn't do it on purpose 🙂

Also, Skype was just a little bit twitchy on Tuesday night, so apologies for the occasional odd hiccup.

 

Picks for the week of 3/13:

Marvel Action: Spider-Man #2 (IDW)

DC Meets Looney Tunes volume 2 collection (DC)

Assassin Nation #1 (Image)

Marvel Action: Black Panther #1 (IDW)

Breakneck #4 (Titan/Hard Case Crime)

Rick and Morty Presents #1 (Oni Press)

Calamity Kate #1 (Dark Horse)

Star Wars Age of Republic: General Grievous one-shot (Marvel)

Honorable Mention: Just Like Rube Goldberg (Beech Lane Books)

 

Shoutouts:

March 23rd is Hellboy Day! Go check out what your local comic shop is doing to celebrate, and let's get ready for the upcoming movie!

Shoutout to new listener Mutt - talk to him about restoring classic motorcycles 🙂 

Condolences to family and friends of actor Luke Perry, who died suddenly this week

Manny the Martyr - thanks for letting us use your music; check them out by clicking the link

#PodernFamily - an awesome group of indie podcasters supporting each other; find a podcast on literally anything by searching the hashtag

Pop Goes The Culture podcast network - go check them out! 🙂

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 the cultural impact of Seduction of the Innocent. This was a book written in 1954 by a prominent psychiatrist which was less than kind to the comics industry (to put it mildly). We talk about the Comics Code, EC Comics, censorship, weird Facebook ads, and a whole lot of other stuff. Plus our usual silliness, as well as our picks of the week.

Announcements:

Come hang out with us! We have monthly meetups on 2nd Saturdays in Garland, TX; details on Facebook & Twitter & the Events tab on our website

What we're up to this week:

Finished my big Tick book, and acquired a bunch more comics

Picked up too many comics, and tried to reorganize the "hoard"

Not much going on, just buying more comics

"A lot going on this week"; also next meetup is March 9 - check the website or the Facebook event for the venue change; this month we're at Wing City, and big thanks to Robbie for letting us hang out

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Please note that this is not intended to be a review of the book itself. We're just talking about the history of the book's impact on the comics industry.

Note: the Code was upheld by all major publishers until Marvel dropped it in 2001. The last major publisher dropped in 2011, effectively ending the era of the Comics Code Authority.

Also, Les mentions Gaines; he's referring to Max Gaines, founder of EC Comics, and his son William, who took over when Max died in an accident.

Picks for the week of 3/6:

Fantastic Four #7 (Marvel)

Astro Hustle #1 (Dark Horse)

The Maxx 100-Page Giant (IDW)

Self-Made #4 (Image)

JLA: New World Order collection (DC)

Paper Girls #26 (Image)

Morning in America #1 (Oni Press)

Black Hammer '45 #1 (Dark Horse)

Honorable Mention: Disney Don Quixote Starring Goofy and Mickey Mouse (Dark Horse)

Shoutouts:

Our buddy Juan had a bit of a scare, and we're glad to hear that he's on the mend - get well soon, Juan!

Our local comic shop (we all bought there, and a couple of us worked there) closed its doors after 4+ years in business - please support your local shops, everyone

On a happier note, we're celebrating our third anniversary of this little podcast 🙂 

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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 on collecting. For some it's a preference, and for others it's an obsession. We each have our own take on the acquisition of comics, toys, games, what have you. Buckle in for a long chat, folks, because we got tangents galore and a whole lot of other stuff. Plus more than our usual share of silliness, as well as our picks of the week.

Announcements:

Come hang out with us! We have monthly meetups on 2nd Saturdays in Garland, TX; details on Facebook & Twitter to come soon

What we're up to this week:

Reading one of the huge collections of The Tick - great stuff

Reading Batman: The Damned #2 (get out your rant gear, everybody 😉 )

[Note: Les mentioned Beautiful Stories For Ugly Children, and unfortunately it has not been collected. Get a wiggle on, DC! -m]

Bagging and boarding comics

Catching up on floppies; also, True Believers titles from Marvel, with a very cool Captain Marvel story; also, more Doctor Who on Twitch

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Picks for the week of 2/27:

Punks Not Dead: London Calling #1 (IDW/Black Crown)

The Forgotten Queen #1 (Valiant)

Houdini: Master Detective #1 (Antarctic Press)

Shadow Play #2 (Scout Comics)

Man-Eaters #6 (Image)

Zorro: Legendary Adventures #3 (American Mythology)

Classics Illustrated re-issues

The Book of Magic #5 (DC/Vertigo)

Honorable Mention: Cold Spots trade (Image)

Shoutouts:

Manny the Martyr - thanks for letting us use your music; check them out by clicking the link

#PodernFamily - an awesome group of indie podcasters supporting each other; find a podcast on literally anything by searching the hashtag

Pop Goes The Culture podcast network - go check them out! 🙂

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 the Godzilla film franchise. We hear tell that it's the longest running movie franchise in history, and it's got a huge following all over the world. It's also got some hits and some misses, and we might name a few names there. So many movies, so much destruction, and a whole lot of other stuff. Plus our usual cracking ourselves up, as well as our picks of the week.

Announcements:

Come hang out with us! We have monthly meetups on 2nd Saturdays at our local comic shop (A Galaxy Called Dallas in Garland, TX); details on Facebook & Twitter to come soon

What we're up to this week:

The Kickstarter for Boston Metaphysical Society: The Spirit of Rebellion is live now, and runs through Feb. 22, so get out there and back it!

Lords of the Cosmos #2 - awesome science fantasy comic from Ugli Studios (our pal Jason Lenox); go check out his work at jasonlenox.com and buy this book!

Computer issues eating a lot of time this week; also 4D sonogram for imminent grandbaby (very cool tech)

Alex Ross fest - Kingdom Come and Earth X, getting warmed up for The Marvels

Meetup last week - good turnout again, thanks to all who came 🙂 ; also plugging Wrong Earth from Ahoy Comics

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King of All Monsters!  🙂 

[Note: The Creature From the Black Lagoon was released in March 1954. Gojira (Godzilla to you and me) didn't come out until October. I still doubt there's a connection. -m]

Picks for the week of 2/20:

Letter to Survivors (New York Review Comics)

Incursion #1 (Valiant)

Hulkverines #1 (Marvel)

Stronghold #1 (Aftershock)

High Level #1 (DC/Vertigo)

Conspiracy #3 (Zenescope)

Sharkey the Bounty Hunter #1 (Image)

The DC Universe by Len Wein collection (DC)

Honorable Mention: Love Romances #1 (Marvel)

Shoutouts:

Farewell to Oreo, the raccoon who served as the model for Rocket Raccoon in the Guardians films, dead at 10

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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 the state of Marvel under the Disney regime ten years in. What kind of impact did the buyout have on the comics? On the TV shows? On the movie franchise(s)? So many questions, not nearly enough answers, and a whole lot of other stuff. Plus our usual unusual behavior, as well as our picks of the week.