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Post by Ricky Jackson on Feb 23, 2021 21:14:02 GMT -5
Apologies if there is an existing thread or a better place to put this.
I'm a pretty major consumer of comic book history podcasts, so I thought I would share some recommendations and ask the knowledgeable folks around here which comics history pods you are enjoying. (Btw, I really enjoy the CCF pod. Interesting topics and great guests!)
-The Epic Marvel Podcast: This one has been going for about 4 years and the premise is reviewing different Marvel Epic Collection trades. So, you get a ton of variety character wise and era wise, covering everything from the 60s through 90s
-The Comics Canon: Great pod that reviews classic comics from the Big 2 and indies, plus also more modern stuff. Great variety
-The Comic Book Historians: Interviews of artists and writers, plus other figures, involved in comics history. The hosts, Alex Grand and Jim Thompson, are super knowledgeable
-Checkered Past: This pod has a great premise. Review all 500+ DC comics that had the infamous "checkered board" pattern along the top of the books in 1966-67. Usually really funny but also informative. Great show
-I've also been going through a few pods from the Fire and Water family, specifically the shows that review the 80s DC comics, Who's Who and Secret Origins
Interested to hear if anyone enjoys these shows and what recommendations people may have
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Post by Confessor on Feb 23, 2021 21:51:37 GMT -5
The Classic Comics Forum Podcast is great. In particular, there's a mammoth 6-part examination of Marvel's original Star Wars comic that Perry White of the Daily Planet called, "the greatest interview since God talked to Moses."  |
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Post by berkley on Feb 23, 2021 22:05:32 GMT -5
I had had some vague idea that there was a Classic Comics podcast but never listened to any until last week when I saw the link in another thread. So far, I've listened to one episode, the Red Sonja discussion with RR, which was fun and imformative so I'll be lisetning to more in the future.
I haven't found any other comics podcasts yet but I'm open to trying more, though at the same time I'm a bit leery of them, especially aything to do with the modern stuff.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2021 22:05:41 GMT -5
I listen to a lot of Word Balloon by John Siuntres.
While a majority of the pods feature interviews with modern creators, he has occasionally done ones with older creators, as well as a lot of panels that he moderated at conventions (when we were having conventions).
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Post by MDG on Feb 24, 2021 8:54:12 GMT -5
-The Comic Book Historians: Interviews of artists and writers, plus other figures, involved in comics history. The hosts, Alex Grand and Jim Thompson, are super knowledgeable I find Comic Book Historians a uneven and the quality bad more on the guests than the hosts. They know their stuff, but it seems in a narrow realm sometimes and sometimes they seem to get in the way of the guests.
Also, podcast interviews over the phone is borderline unlistenable for me. The technology there for any guest with a computer to get decent audio.
-Checkered Past: This pod has a great premise. Review all 500+ DC comics that had the infamous "checkered board" pattern along the top of the books in 1966-67. Usually really funny but also informative. Great show Thus sounds interesting--I'll give it a listen.
I've been enjoying the Marvel by the Month podcast, where the hosts review the Marvel superhero books that came out each month starting with FF1. When I say superhero books, it really is the "in-universe" stuff--so Sgt. Fury, but not Millie the Model or Strange Tales when it was short stories. And, obviously, as they got into the late 60s, they couldn't do all of the books, so only deep dives on 2 or 3 and short mentions of the others.
The first few episodes were kind've rough, but they're good at it now and have good guests. I thought they had the most embarrassing-sounding theme song ever until Crimebuster launched Origin Stories (I kid because I love). |
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Post by Icctrombone on Feb 24, 2021 8:59:01 GMT -5
I listen to a podcast called Make Ours Marvel and also Robservations. There's another I really enjoy called Comics books and cold ones which is very entertaining.
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Post by DubipR on Feb 24, 2021 15:15:28 GMT -5
I listen to a podcast called Make Ours Marvel and also Robservations. There's another I really enjoy called Comics books and cold ones which is very entertaining. Robservations is pretty interesting. Hearing Rob speak about the early days of Image is fascincating. |
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Post by Icctrombone on Feb 24, 2021 15:16:24 GMT -5
I listen to a podcast called Make Ours Marvel and also Robservations. There's another I really enjoy called Comics books and cold ones which is very entertaining. Robservations is pretty interesting. Hearing Rob speak about the early days of Image is fascincating. I never miss it. He has so much insider info and I admire his business acumen. |
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Post by tartanphantom on Feb 24, 2021 15:27:48 GMT -5
Robservations is pretty interesting. Hearing Rob speak about the early days of Image is fascincating. I never miss it. He has so much insider info and I admire his business acumen.
He even gives audio lessons on how to draw pouches, guns and muscles... but not feet.  |
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Post by Icctrombone on Feb 24, 2021 15:32:10 GMT -5
I never miss it. He has so much insider info and I admire his business acumen.
He even gives audio lessons on how to draw pouches, guns and muscles... but not feet. Ha, don't get me wrong, I don't like his art. But just imagine that a person so reviled for his art talent has gone so far and is set for life. He wasn't afraid to venture out with his own company. |
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Post by beyonder1984 on Feb 28, 2021 14:46:24 GMT -5
The Comic Book Historians has been my go-to. Found them via their YouTube channel.
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