Sorry, guys, no new show this week. It's been a helluva week, and we just couldn't get it together. But we're back next week, and we're getting closer to October, so long-timers know what that means (it means we talk movies in October, and next week we've got a very apt one to kind of kick things off).
See you then, gang! Buy more comics and support your local stores!
The Fellowship is pleased to present a list of TV reboots or reunions that we'd like to see. There have been several successful ones recently, so we decided to try our hand at picking a few to suggest to the powers that be in TV land. We all have some interesting and varied ideas, and we add our usual silliness (maybe an extra dose tbh), as well as our picks of the week.
What we're up to this week:
Comics pile - DC 100-Page Giants, Knights of the Dinner Table, Kickstarter book on deck
Labor Day (hope everyone had a good one), caught up on Supernatural, Marvel movie marathon (tangent starts here, but it's a fun one)
Football game at the University of North Texas which featured a post-game wrestling card featuring the von Erich family (local pro wrestling legends) (and another tangent; I'm impressed by the sheer quantity of movie references in this thing ;-)
Thomas' Big Bag 'o Nothing® - not much going on this week
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TV reboots and reunions - topics like this are fun for us because we learn so much about, well, if we're being honest, useless stuff. But that's what makes it all fun, right?
Picks for the week of 9/12:
Moon Maid #1 (American Mythology)
Oblivion Song #7 (Image) with a bonus: the first trade is out this week, too
Helm volume 1 trade (Action Lab)
Archie 1941 #1 (Archie)
The Wrong Earth #1 (Ahoy Comics - new publisher)
Absolute Batman: The Killing Joke (DC)
Frankenstein Alive, Alive! The Complete Collection hardcover (IDW)
Star Trek vs Transformers #1 (IDW)
Honorable Mention: Mystery Science Theater 3000 #1 (Dark Horse)
Shoutouts:
Condolences to the families of Gary Friedrich and Marie Severin, comics legends who both passed away last week
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The Fellowship is pleased to present a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the film Night of the Living Dead. Arguably the king of all indie films, this was a truly groundbreaking horror film in so many ways. We all have lots of opinions on this one, and we add our normal weirdness, as well as our picks of the week.
What we're up to this week:
Catching up on comics - Dark Ark, Brothers Dracul, DC 100-Page Giants
Squee's Wonderful Big Giant Book of Unspeakable Horrors - from Jhonen Vasquez's Johnny the Homicidal Maniac comics (and a tangent on secrets)
Out of town over the weekend - a nice trip
Legion of Super Heroes: The Silver Age vol 1 - good overall, but some questionable content; also RetroFan magazine, from TwoMorrows Publishing; also Master of the World (1961) with Vincent Price & Charles Bronson
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50 years of Night of the Living Dead - an indie film, a cult classic, and the start of a long-running cultural obsession with zombies (even if they may not really be zombies)
[Note: when we rated the movie, I neglected to give my rating. I give it 8 out of 10. :-) -m]
Picks for the week of 9/5:
Marvel Knights Black Panther collection (Marvel)
Jinxworld Sampler #1 (DC)
The Dreaming #1 (DC/Vertigo)
James Bond Origin #1 (Dynamite)
Asgardians of the Galaxy #1 (Marvel)
Cover #1 (DC)
Die Kitty Die: Heaven & Hell #0 (Chapterhouse)
Elric: The White Wolf #1 (Titan)
Honorable Mention: Bully Wars #1 (Image)
Shoutouts:
Congrats to Liz on the grandbaby news :-)
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The Fellowship is pleased to present a celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Batman story arc entitled A Death in the Family. It was a controversial one, with a new concept in reader participation and a slightly darker take on the Joker. There's a lot to cover on this one, and we add our usual flair, as well as our picks of the week.
What we're up to this week:
Catching up on Detective, Strangers in Paradise XXV, Dungeons & Dragons Evil at Baldur's Gate - all fun series
Not reading, but catching up on TV - The Flash & Orange is the New Black, with Gotham in the on-deck circle
Where We Live (the fundraiser comic for the Las Vegas Shooting victims), Fairest (the Fables spinoff)
Comic Book Implosion (a book about DC's "Implosion" which we talked about back in episode 115)
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30 years since Batman: A Death in the Family - a reader poll to decide the fate of a character people weren't thrilled about to start with, but the story was a good one and it still holds up well today
Plus some tangents on death in comics and various other stuff
Picks for the week of 8/29:
Dungeons & Dragons: Evil at Baldur's Gate #5 (IDW)
Blood Realm #1 (Alterna)
Scarlet #1 (DC/Vertigo)
Beyonders #1 (Aftershock)
Joker Daffy Duck Special (DC)
Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection: Venom (Marvel)
House Amok #1 (IDW/Black Crown)
Harley Quinn Gossamer Special (DC)
Honorable Mention: I Hate Fairyland volume 4 trade (Image)
Shoutouts:
Condolences to the families and friends of Aretha Franklin and Barbara Harris
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The Fellowship is pleased to present a celebration of the 40th anniversary of the original Battlestar Galactica TV series. It didn't last long, and the sequels were never quite as solid, but it still broke some ground in sci-fi television. Lots of reminiscing and our usual odd behavior, as well as our picks of the week.
What we're up to this week:
[Apologies for the Skype twitching at the beginning. It goes away pretty quick, I promise :-) -m]
Mikey's Big Bag 'o Nothing® - super busy this weekend, big pile of comics to wade through soon
New Chaykin book Hey Kids! Comics! - interesting reading
8/14 is the anniversary of the release of Rocky Horror Picture Show (and a little Heavy Metal film tangent too)
Murder on the Orient Express (2017) - pretty good remake, great cast, maybe a "sequel" on the way?
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40 years of Battlestar Galactica - it may not have been on the air for long, but it had a lot of staying power otherwise
Also a bit of Glen A. Larson love - that guy created a ton of shows in the late '70s/early '80s
Picks for the week of 8/22:
Batman: Kings of Fear #1 (DC)
Twelve Devils Dancing #2 (Action Lab Danger Zone)
Punisher #1 (Marvel)
Death of Love trade (Image)
Dead Life #2 (Titan)
Bram Stoker's Dracula trade reprint HC (IDW) [Note: written by Roy Thomas :-) -m]
Fantastic Four World's Greatest Comics Magazine collection (Marvel)
Super Weird Heroes: Preposterous But True collection (IDW/Yoe Books)
Honorable Mention: Rick and Morty vs Dungeons & Dragons #1 (IDW)
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The Fellowship is pleased to present a pair of graphic novel reviews. This week we read two graphic novels so that we could review and discuss them for your entertainment. The books are very different, and the discussion was interesting and fun. But hey, it's us, so we have our normal silly moments, as well as our usual picks of the week.
What we're up to this week:
The Rock Show with Gully and Joe - metal podcast that went away for a while, but now they're back! Go check them out
Les' Big Bag o' Nothing® - hung out at the LCS, didn't get much done
Silver Age Doom Patrol and Fantastic Four Epic Collection - awesome stuff, but a bit of culture shock (tangent on Sue Storm)
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The books we reviewed in this show were:
The Joe Shuster Story: The Artist Behind Superman
Picks for the week of 8/15:
Sheets GN (Lion Forge)
The Weatherman #3 (Image)
The Terminator: Sector War #1 (Dark Horse) [Note: the good Terminator series I couldn't remember the name of was Terminator Salvation: The Final Battle, written by J. Michael Straczynski.]
Alien: The Illustrated Story GN (Titan Books)
Ninja-K #10 (Valiant)
The New Defenders Epic Collection (Marvel)
The Vigilant treasury (2000AD)
Postal volume 7 trade (Image)
JSA by Geoff Johns Book 2 (DC)
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The Fellowship is pleased to present another Casting Call episode. This time we're looking into the 1977 Spider-man live-action TV series, which lasted parts of two seasons. We've got some Spidey characters picked out, and we're choosing who we think should play those roles (as much from the time period as possible). Much fun was had by all, with a big dose of our normal weirdness, as well as our usual picks of the week.
What we're up to this week:
Missouri Swagger - video podcast on YouTube starring Cullen Bunn & Dennis Hopeless (spinoff of our show? You decide…)
Read a bunch of comics, but not willing to report (didn't like them) - shoot Liz some Marvel recommendations on Twitter @neumann_l :-)
Les checked out the recent Sitcomics books - impressed with the quality
Busy working on background stuff for the podcast, so no comics this week (other than bagging & boarding)
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Casting Call for the 1977 Spider-man live-action series
We sure do have a blast with these, and we hope you do too (even if we get pretty danged obscure with some of the names *cough* Robert Walden *cough* Richard Lynch *cough*)
Note: the D'Onofrio movie Les refers to is The Whole Wide World (1996)
Another Note: Fred Grandy served in the House from 1987-1995.
Picks for the week of 8/8:
Fantastic Four #1 (Marvel)
Windhaven GN (Bantam)
Black Badge #1 (BOOM! Studios)
Maestros #7 (Image)
Charlie's Angels #3 (Dynamite)
Hey Kids Comics! #1 (Image)
Hot Lunch Special #1 (Aftershock)
Bloodshot Salvation #12 (Valiant)
Honorable Mention: Spider-Man Annual #1 (Marvel)
Shoutouts:
Shoutout to Liz's new nerd buddy Bree :-)
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The Fellowship is pleased to present our discussion of what might have happened if National Comics Publications (later DC Comics) had bought out Timely Comics (later Marvel Comics) back in the 1940s. This led to a wild conversation spanning several decades of alternate history, including our standard strange behavior, as well as our usual picks of the week.
What we're up to this week:
Finished Hellboy Omnibus 1, started Black Magick v2, no more Doctor Who
Stowaway to the Stars (Byrne)
North Texas Comic Book Show - good show
The Culling on Twitch - what a story :-)
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A fun what-if scenario, even if one of us managed to take it dark :-)
And let us know what you think about these ideas - we'd love to hear your feedback!
Picks for the week of 8/1:
Eclipse #9 (Image)
Midnight Tiger: Stronger #1 (Action Lab) [Note: we learned after recording that this title will only be available on ComiXology for now. Still should be a good one, though :-) -m]
The Ghost Script: A Graphic Novel (Liveright)
Leviathan #1 (Image)
Paradise Court #1 (Zenescope)
The Moon Maid #1 (American Mythology)
Adventures of the Super-Sons #1 (DC)
J. Scott Campbell's Danger Girl Gallery Edition HC (IDW)
Honorable Mention: Marvel Epic Collection: Fantastic Four volume 3 (Marvel)
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The Fellowship is pleased to present our discussion of the rogue's gallery, both the concept itself and naming some of our favorites. It has been argued that a hero is defined by their villains, and dang it, there are some really cool bad guys out there. Plenty of our usual silliness this week, and as always, our picks of the week.
What we're up to this week:
Doctor Who on Twitch - #5 is good, but his companions are annoying, #6 gets a bad rap, suffered from terrible writing
Also Hellboy Omnibus volume 1 - greatness
Secret project reading - soon ;-)
The House With a Clock In Its Walls - the book is really good, the movie comes out soon
Jigsaw (not thrilled), The Doobie Brothers: Let The Music Play (enjoyable), Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind (good but bittersweet) [Note: a bit of a sound glitch in here. Sorry. -m]
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So many villains - it feels like we only scratched the surface :-)
Picks for the week of 7/25:
Beach Blanket Bad Guys Special (DC)
Britannia: Lost Eagles of Rome #1 (Valiant)
Eden #1 (Alterna)
Midway: The Battle That Changed The Pacific War GN (Monroe Publications)
Bone Parish #1 (BOOM! Studios)
Zombie Tramp #50 (Action Lab Danger Zone)
Zorro: Swords of Hell #1 (American Mythology)
Doom Patrol: The Silver Age volume 1 (DC)
Honorable Mention: Real Science Adventures: The Nicodemus Job #1 (IDW)
Shoutouts:
Farewell to Steve Ditko, legendary comics creator, and best wishes to his family and friends
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The Fellowship regrets to inform you that we will not be posting a new episode this week. A "perfect storm" of minor issues has made it impossible for us to record, but we will return next week with another exciting installment. Thank you for listening and subscribing to our weirdness; we very much appreciate your support. And keep reading here and now, because we still have our picks of the week for you. :-)
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Picks for the week of 7/18:
Dead Life #1 (Titan)
Revenge of Wonderland #1 (Zenescope)
Nancy In Hell #1 (Amigo Comics)
Mort Cinder hardcover (Fantagraphics)
Archie Meets Batman '66 #1 (Archie)
Shipwrecked volume 1 (Aftershock)
Rat Queens Special: Neon Static one-shot (Image)
Athena Voltaire #5 (Action Lab)
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