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FBBP #139 – Origin Stories with David Brothers

Chris Eckert — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:59:32 +0000

Chris and David Brothers chat about how they got into comics, how they drifted away, how they came back, and lots of other digressions about their formative years.

Check out this gallery of some of the comics we end up discussing!
Plus: Bronze Age DC, the Death of Superman novelization, Marvel’s Star Wars comics, the Ultraverse, Frank Miller in Spanish, Marvel Knights, and much much more!

Coming up next: more Origin Stories, with the rest of the FBB Gang.

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FBBP #138 – Daredevil Discourse with David Brothers

Chris Eckert — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:00:02 +0000

We’re joined this episode by David Brothers, and he brought with him a classic Marvel run: Ann Nocenti and John Romita Jr. on Daredevil!

This isn’t the gritty noir Daredevil modern readers have grown to expect:

It contains a critique of factory farming!

Philosophical (and physical) fights about feminism! (And DD joking!)

The Inhumans! (And philosophical fights about societal ethos!)

Ultron!! (And fights about the notion of free will and perfection!)

And that’s before everyone literally Goes to Hell.

It’s an awesome read, though the issues we dug up to discuss (DD #270-282) are largely out of print. That shouldn’t stop you from seeking them out of the back issue bins, or reading the earlier part of this epic run collected in Typhoid Mary and Lone Stranger. A decent portion of the run is also up on Marvel’s Digital Store.

This is a long one, but chock full of things to discuss: we drifted off into conversations about the heady topics hinted at above, the terrible implications of Inhuman society, why Quicksilver is better as a turbo-dick, Alan Moore’s Supreme, recent issues of Secret Avengers, and Nocenti’s upcoming run on Green Arrow.

Coming up: more podcasts! Got something (or someone) you think we should have on the show? Let us know in the comments.

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FBBP #137 – New Year, Same Old New 52

Chris Eckert — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 23:40:18 +0000

Welcome to 2012! Back in the dying days of 2011, we sat down and looked at some of DC’s “New 52″ titles a few issues in. Titles discussed include:

Action Comics by Grant Morrison, Rags Morales and others
Batman & Robin by Peter Tomasi and Patrick Gleason
Batman by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo
Batwoman by JH Williams III and Haden Blackman
Wonder Woman by Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang

We also talked about the overall “success” of The New 52, how we as readers should judge the success, how much digital comics should cost, and how Apple should really sell Chris an iPad for ten dollars. Seriously. It would be great PR.

What New 52 books are we sleeping on? What books are we insane to enjoy? Why aren’t we reading something not published by DC? All good questions, and it’s up to you, the FBBArmy, to tell us!

COMING IN 2012: More Avenging the Week, more Girl Talk, more podcasts, and A Cavalcade of Davids!

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FBBP #136 – Jeff Lemire Revisited

Chris Eckert — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:04:30 +0000

As the seasons change, Funnybook Babylon returns to look back on the work of Jeff Lemire! We reviewed Sweet Tooth back in Episode #125 and were divided on its relative quality, but after two additional volumes we are united: it’s pretty great.

But don’t take our word for it! The first eleven issues are available digitally over at Comixology, or you can purchase the first three volumes (Out of the Woods, In Captivity, and Animal Armies) wherever finer books are sold.

We also take a look at Animal Man #1, part of DC’s New 52 line. We liked it too! We also like digital comics, the kind DC and Top Shelf and Dark Horse have been putting out lately. We are full of love lately!

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FBBP #135 – Eisnerwatch: Best Single Issues

Chris Eckert — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 00:24:06 +0000

Hey gang! How’s your summer been? We’ve obviously been busy, but we found time to record a podcast awhile back, and now it’s up!

We reviewed the five books up for the Best Single Issue Eisner. Obviously the Eisners have passed, and you all know who won, but that doesn’t stop us from having strong opinions about all five books. Those books are:

The Cape by Joe Hill, Jason Ciaramella, and Zack Howard (IDW)
Fables #100 by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham, and others(Vertigo/DC)
Hellboy: Double Feature of Evil by Mike Mignola and Richard Corben (Dark Horse)
Locke & Key: Keys to the Kingdom #1: “Sparrow” by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez (IDW)
Unknown Soldier #21: “A Gun in Africa” by Joshua Dysart and Rick Veitch (Vertigo/DC)

Remarkably, not a single one of these books is available digitally! Well, IDW’s two entries might be, but because I don’t have a PSP or an iOS device, I have no way of obtaining — or even checking — to see if they are! The links above are to (four of the five) books’ trade paperback collections.

We’re still looking for things to talk about besides the same old things. Give us suggestions!

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FBBP #134: EisnerWatch: Nick Spencer

Chris Eckert — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 23:46:13 +0000

Welcome to the New Look, New Technology Funnybook Babylon Podcast, powered by Skype and an overenthusiastic Chris editing the show so we all sound like we’re hopped up on amphetamines!

We’re taking a look at the Eisner nominees, starting with Nick Spencer. We read Morning Glories and Jimmy Olsen and… we apologize to his fans in advance.

Admittedly, we’ve been harsh to early works by creators like Jason Aaron, Matt Fraction and Jonathan Hickman before, and later came around to appreciating their talent. Why is this a pattern? We discuss that, pick apart Jimmy Olsen’s musical taste, try to remember what Rules of Engagement was, and much, much more!

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FBBP #133: The Lonesome Death of Johnny Storm

Chris Eckert — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 02:53:50 +0000

What more is there to say? Johnny Storm died, and we have joined the rest of the vultures in the media in discussing his tragic passing.

We also share broader thoughts about Jonathan Hickman’s Fantastic Four run, and you can also check out our earlier forays into Hickman’s work on FBB, plus David and Chris’s in-progress FF Annotation Project on Comics Alliance.

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FBBP #132 – Beasts of Burden, Superman: Earth One and More

Chris Eckert — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 18:05:34 +0000

Chris went to the Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival, and gives a brief recap, comparing and contrasting it to MoCCA and Kingcon.
We review Dark Horse’s Beasts of Burden: Animal Rites by Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson. SPOILER ALERT: It’s lovely. To clarify what we discussed, you can read the first three BoB shorts on Dark Horse’s website, and David Brothers’s ComicsAlliance coverage of the Dark Horse Digital Initiative still lists prices: come January, you’ll be able to get Beasts of Burden #1 for free, #2-4 for $1.49 each, or a bundle of all four issues for $3.99! That’s a steal, but if you are ballin’ like Pedro, you’ll want to pick up the hardcover now, or for a lovely holiday present. It’s only $13.59 on Amazon right now, and of course available at all your finer local comic shops.
We also review DC’s Superman: Earth One by J. Michael Straczynski and Shane Davis. SPOILER ALERT: It is not good. But we do have some nice things to say about aspects of this latest retelling of Superman’s origin. There just aren’t as many nice things to say.

Coming up next: FBB’s The Best Comics of 2010! We’ve been lagging this year in terms of actually producing podcasts, so doubtlessly there are many books we may have overlooked. What are your nominations? Tell us in the comments!

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FBBP #131 – The NYCC Tapes, 2010

Chris Eckert — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 18:25:02 +0000

Another New York Comicon has come and gone.

When the first NYCC happened, Funnybook Babylon was but a glimmer in the Internet’s eye!
At the second NYCC, Chris met Joseph and Jamaal for the first time, and the FBB Podcast began!
From the third NYCC was borne a horrifying beast, the FBB Posse Cut, never to be repeated.
The fourth NYCC saw future Fourcast maestro David Brothers sit in on a show.

And now, eighteen months — and somehow only forty-one episodes — later, Chris, Jamaal, and Joseph once again welcome special Con guest stars: Batmannotator Supreme David Uzumeri and New Jersey’s Favorite Son Gavin “Gavok” Jasper!

As this was recorded in a crowded hotel room on Saturday night, here are some corrective shownotes that also serve as a list of topics discussed:

Chris Hastings’s The Adventures of Dr. McNinja was indeed picked up by Dark Horse. Congratulations again, Chris!
Gavin’s “Venom + Prop” sketchbook is now online!
Mark Waid’s current title at Boom Studios is “Chief Creative Officer”.
Citing health concerns, Gavin never shook hands with Jeph Loeb
While Anthony Bourdain’s Get Jiro isn’t coming out until 2012, the Untitled Azzarello/Risso project is allegedly coming out next year.

Where’s Pedro, you ask? He’s over on the Fourcast as their special guest star. What will the sixth NYCC hold for us? NO ONE KNOWS.

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FBBP #130 – Daytripper Reviewed

Chris Eckert — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 12:18:35 +0000

If you’ve been reading Avenging the Week — and if not, why not? — you know how much Jamaal loved Daytripper, the recent Vertigo mini-series from Gabriel Ba and Fabio Moon. Now, you can listen to all four of us take a crack at heaping praise at it. Sorry for the spoilers, but we all loved it. Go buy it. Then listen to the podcast. Then go pick up the brothers’ sweet-looking new book Atelier at the New York Comic Con this weekend. Unless it’s about to sell out, then make sure we all have our copies. Then buy it.

But yeah, Daytripper is great. Dave Stewart’s coloring was great too! See everyone at the con!

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FBBP #129 – Comics Creator Commentary Controversies!

Chris Eckert — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 22:57:07 +0000

Controversial statements from veteran comic creators finally succeeded in cracking the Internet in half — or at least taking our site down for the week. We’re back now, and weighing in on:

Kurt Busiek vs. Today’s Superhero Comics & Private E-Mails
Darwyn Cooke vs. Today’s Superhero Comics & Perverted 45 Year Old Men
Mark Waid vs. The World on Digital Comics

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FBBP #128 – Scott Pilgrim & Daken: Separated at Birth?

Chris Eckert — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 19:48:32 +0000

This week, we look two semi-autobiographical Young Man Coming of Age stories that came to their conclusion in July!

Wolverine Origins #50 by Daniel Way & Will Conrad (Marvel Comics)
Scott Pilgrim’s Finest Hour by Bryan Lee O’Malley (Oni Press)

We’ve talked about Scott Pilgrim before, particularly in FBBP #96. Be forewarned, we follow up on some of the discussions from that podcast, not to mention spoiling the crap out of the entire series.

There’s been less FBB talk about Daken (aka Daniel Kenneth Way), but Jamaal has been reading the book all along, and shares his thoughts on the evolution of both Da*Ken*s. We know Daken’s taken on The World, but does he Get it Together? Is this either young man’s actual Finest Hour? Find out this week!

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FBBP #127 – Kanye + Kim Jong-Il = The Mandarin

Chris Eckert — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:18:48 +0000

This week, the gang reads Invincible Iron Man Annual #1 by Matt Fraction and Carmine DiGiandomenic! It features Fraction’s “autobio comix” take on stalwart Iron Man villain The Mandarin, borrowing from both Kim Jong-Il’s kidnapping of Shin Sang-ok and, more cryptically, Fraction’s MK12 work alongside Kanye West on Common’s “Go” video.

IIM Annual #1 was also Marvel’s first day-and-date digital release, so we take a look at that, which devolves into an argument about marginal value and price points. Maybe we were all coming off World Cup Fever, but it gets feisty.

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FBBP #126 – Four Number Ones

Chris Eckert — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 01:13:07 +0000

As a follow-up to our theoretically award-eligible podcast Three Number Ones, Funnybook Babylon planned to look at Four Number Ones, the Billboard #1 singles on our respective birthdays!

Sadly, due to a quirk of fate, our birthdays are paired closely together, so we only have two number ones:

“MacArthur Park” by Donna Summer (Chris & Jamaal)
“Bette Davis Eyes” by Kim Carnes (Joseph & Pedro)

So we had to go with our backup plan: reviewing comics. I think we can all agree those are a couple of wretched songs; will the comics be any better?

Atlas #1 by Jeff Parker, Gabriel Hardman, & Ramon Rosanas (Marvel Comics)
Avengers #1 by Brian Michael Bendis & John Romita Jr. (Marvel Comics)
Legion of Super Heroes #1 by Paul Levitz & Yildiray Cenar (DC Comics)
Secret Avengers #1 by Ed Brubaker & Mike Deodato (Marvel Comics)

Listen and learn!

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FBBP #125 – Geoff! Jeff! Jeff!

Chris Eckert — Thu, 13 May 2010 13:57:36 +0000

The Funnybook Babylon Podcast is back at full power and looking at a trio of books written by a trio of homophonic dudes!

Yes, This is Being Published: Brightest Day #1 (DC) by Geoff Johns, Peter Tomasi and a Big Bag of Artists

Underground (Image Comics) by Jeff Parker & Steve Lieber (collected edition out this week)

Sweet Tooth Volume 1: Out of the Woods (DC/Vertigo) by Jeff Lemire (collected edition also out this week)

This was a happy accident, the Trio of [Geo/J]effs, and one we may follow up on in the future. What show would you guys like to see? The Briancast? The Petercast? The Sarahcast? The Bongcast? Let us know!

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FBBP Slimcast #1 – Joseph & Jamaal talk Black Widow

Jamaal Thomas — Wed, 05 May 2010 02:41:20 +0000

In an effort to present more unsolicited opinions on comics, Funnybook Babylon proudly presents THE SLIMCAST: shorter shows featuring our regular panel and guests briefly discussing the issues of the day. The stars have not been aligning for our traditional full-crew sprawling podcasts in recent weeks, but rest assured they will return soon.

ON THIS SLIMCAST: Joseph and Jamaal convene on the eve of the summer blockbuster Iron Man 2 to look at Marvel’s recent attempts to boost IM2 co-star Black Widow’s place on the stands. The Widow was introduced the same month as Daredevil and Doctor Octopus (and to be fair, The Rabble Rouser and El Toro) but has never received the attention many of her contemporaries have enjoyed.

To combat this, Marvel’s put out several Widow-centric books recently. Joe and Jamaal review last year’s Black Widow: Deadly Origin mini-series by Paul Cornell, Tom Raney and John Paul Leon. They also sample the first issue of the new Black Widow ongoing series by Marjorie Liu and Daniel Acuña. Is Marvel building up the Widow as comic character befitting her movie star status, or is this Blade all over again? Listen and learn!

Plus: Jamaal makes his 2010 Supreme Court Justice Fantasy Draft Picks!

And check back later this week as Chris and David survey the wreckage of New Krypton and the Superman family of comics!

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FBBP #124 – Greek Street & Unwritten

Chris Eckert — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 16:10:03 +0000

Funnybook Babylon has notice a trend: first issues from Vertigo are often given lukewarm or negative reviews, but once the series develops, we change our tune. It happened with Air, it happened with Young Liars (at least for some of us), and as we’ve previously panned the first issues of Greek Street (Episode 107) and Unwritten (Episode 99), we decided to give each series a second chance to impress. So reviewed today:

Unwritten v1: Tommy Taylor and the Bogus Identity by Mike Carey and Peter Gross

Greek Street v1: Blood Calls for Blood v1 by Peter Milligan and Davide Gianfelice

Did either book turn things around? Will second volumes of either book be added to the Funnybook Babylon Library? Listen to find out!

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FBBP #123 – DC Editorial Shake-ups, Event Fatigue & iPad Prognostications

Chris Eckert — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:14:05 +0000

Just what it says on the tin: this episode, we put on our Speculation Stocking Caps and wonder aloud what the new DC Entertainment Executive Team announcement portends for the humble funnybook reader, and then add a pair of Wild Guess Earmuffs to the ensemble and wonder how we might one day read their output on the iPad!

Plus, we address a Mystery Listener’s concern about Event Fatigue! Does it exist? Do we suffer from it? Can it be solved by a Vitamin B12 supplement? If you have a cure for Event Fatigue or any other helpful advice, call into 347-AUNT-MAY and let us know!

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FBBP #122 – 2009 in Review

Chris Eckert — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:35:27 +0000

In our first podcast of 2010, FBB looks back in love, not in anger at 2009. For regular listeners, our favorite books are pretty easy to guess, but we try to throw some praise at some unsung funnybooks too.

Will we remain so positive all year? Are there still ring giveaways coming up? The two are likely related in some diffuse way.

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FBBP #121 – Luke Cage Noir

Chris Eckert — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 16:33:02 +0000

The holidays were hectic around FBB Headquarters, as you may have inferred from our posting schedule. But we managed to record one last podcast for 2009 that takes a look at Luke Cage Noir, the latest in Marvel’s dusky crime-inspired Elseworlds series. We also tackle a frequently asked question regarding a beloved creator-owned series and the terrible things Chris says about it.

Do you want to know why we say such terrible things about something? Do you have questions and issues about Comics in 2010? Write us at the link on the sidebar, or call 347-AUNT-MAY and let us know!

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FBBP #120 – Love & Shame

Chris Eckert — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:55:00 +0000

This episode, we discuss changes over at the Comics Journal and what that means for the blogosphere, plus answer your questions about love, shame, professional wrestling and enabling habits!

If you have questions or topics you’d like to see addressed in future podcasts, write us at editors AT funnybookbabylon DOT com, or take advantage of our new phone service:

(347)-AUNT-MAY

That’s right, New York’s own May Parker has taken time out of her busy schedule of working at a soup kitchen and fretting about her nephew Peter to collect questions for us. Treat her well, she’s a great ol’ gal!

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FBBP #119 – Hellblazin’ Milligan

Joseph Mastantuono — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:13:37 +0000

This episode, we take a look at Peter Milligan’s recently started run on Hellblazer, as one of the original British Invasion writers becomes the latest in his gang to tackle one of the longest running monthly American comic books in print.

Does Milligan still have “it”? Does John Constantine? Are they both self-sabotaging, self-destructive British gentlemen of a certain age? Listen and find out!

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FBBP #118 – We Like Comics

Chris Eckert — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:09:24 +0000

Sometimes our tough love strikes listeners as a little too tough. We’re sensitive to concerns about our negativity — and our tendency to ramble on — and so here we have a brief conversation where each of us describe a recent comic we’ve genuinely enjoyed.

Want to be spoiled? Our picks lie below!

Jamaal likes: Beasts of Burden by Evan Dorkin & Jill Thompson
Joseph likes: Invincible Iron Man by Matt Fraction & Salvador LaRocca
Chris likes: Vigilante #11 by Marv Wolfman, Walt Simonson & John Paul Leon
Pedro likes: Spider-Man Family: Back in Black by Sean McKeever, Kano, David LaFuente & Others

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FBBP #117 – The Umbrella Academy

Joseph Mastantuono — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:50:29 +0000

Rock ‘n’ Roll and Superhero Comics are two uniquely American creations of the twentieth century, and they share many traits — a patchwork Genesis story, arguments about who was really first, youthful rebellion, corporate co-option, a “British Invasion” coming along and showing up their American rivals, a decades-long struggle to be taken “seriously”.

But the two have had a very rocky relationship when they come in contact with one another:

1959 – Superman meets Pat Boone
1965 – The Thing and Human Torch meet the Beatles
1975 – Paul McCartney sings about Magneto and the Titanium Man
1977 – Howard the Duck meets KISS
1979 – Millie the Model meets Alice Cooper
1985 – Swamp Thing meets Sting (kind of)
1986 – The Transformers meet Bruce Springsteen (kind of)
1993 – Shadowman meets Aerosmith
1995 – No One was willing to meet Billy Ray Cyrus
1998 – Red Rocket 7 meets Just About Everyone

And now, My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way (along with Gabriel Ba) has entered the fray with The Umbrella Academy. On a scale of 1 (Billy Ray Cyrus) to 10 (“Iron Man”), how does The Umbrella Academy stack up? Is this even analogous to the list above? The FBBP Action News Team investigates!

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FBBP #116 – Planetary Post-Mortem

Joseph Mastantuono — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:05:04 +0000

The Planetary retrospective rolls on with a podcast dissection of the series. WHERE IS THE FOURTH MAN? Sorry Jamaalamanaics, he was busy this weekend. But he’ll be back later this week in our Umbrella Academy review from the archives! Also, if you haven’t already checked it out, our Planetary Timeline has been updated with corrected images and more moments in the past decade of funnybook history!

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FBBP #115 – Deadpool for President

Joseph Mastantuono — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:50:17 +0000

For nearly twenty years, Deadpool has been a cult favorite Marvel character, beloved on the Internet for his scan-ready quips and pop culture references. But lately — whether it’s because his increased presence in movies and video games, change in market demographics, or just some sort of Yellow Word Balloon Zeitgeist — he’s a bonafide fan favorite, with a third ongoing series forthcoming and his current two series outselling the likes of Superman and Wolverine.

What’s the secret? Is Deadpool embracing Change Fans Believe In? We took a look at Daniel Way’s recent run on the core Deadpool and tried to unlock the code. Also addressed: is this comic good?

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FBBP #114 – Martha Shrugged

Joseph Mastantuono — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:55:32 +0000

This month, Dark Horse Comics released The Life and Times of Martha Washington in the Twenty-First Century, a behemoth six hundred page hardcover so balling only Pedro could fathom purchasing it.

So instead, we just read 1990′s Give Me Liberty, the four issue series that introduced Martha. This was one of the first projects Miller and Gibbons each worked on after their era-defining works on The Dark Knight Returns and Watchmen respectively, and like those works, it has a uniquely Reagan/Thatcher Era vision of a bleak near future. The secret ingredient this time? Ayn Rand!

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FBBP #113 – The Trouble with Norman

Joseph Mastantuono — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:00:21 +0000

With Dark Reign entering a new phase with the release of the first Dark Reign: The List one-shots, the gang looks at Marvel’s recent experiments with telling One Big Story, from Civil War to today. Of special interest in Norman Osborn: is he the Green Goblin, Super-Cheney, or the second coming of Hitler? Marvel’s stable of writers seem to hold different opinions, and we explore them all.

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FBBP #112 – Young Liars: The Final Chapter

Joseph Mastantuono — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:35:27 +0000

As promised at the end of episode 111, we present a contentious look back at David Lapham’s Young Liars, a frequent podcast topic. In the end, did anyone change their mind? Were any of us Spiders? We may never know!

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FBBP #111 – Strange Tales of Corporate Acquisitions

Chris Eckert — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:52:53 +0000

This week’s recording session unexpectedly expanded out to two podcasts, as we discuss the blockbuster announcement of Disney purchasing Marvel! Will Pluto join the Pet Avengers? Will Goofy be denied the same privilege? Will Punisher be forced to practice “Hanuka Matata”? Or will this just be another corporate merger that involves using the word “synergy” as if it were the wizard’s magic word?

Shifting back to empirical reality, we also take a look at Marvel’s Strange Tales anthology, which gives “indie” creators an opportunity to play in the superhero sandbox. Will Johnny Ryan make jokes about bodily functions? Will Peter Bagge slip in creeping references to Libertarianism? Will Nick Bertozzi somehow make M.O.D.O.K. an oddly touching tragic figure? Spoilers: Yes, yes, and yes!

We’ll be back later this week for a characteristically contentious chapter in our Young Liars Trilogy!

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