League Of Ordinary Gentlemen Comic Book Blog

Forces of Geek: we like pop culture: PEANUTS & CHARLIE BROWN GO KABOOM!

2012-03-01T10:09:00.000-08:00

Forces of Geek: we like pop culture: PEANUTS & CHARLIE BROWN GO KABOOM!

Forces of Geek: we like pop culture: SPENCER FOR HIRE: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. AGENTS / THE WORLD BELOW

2012-02-18T19:31:00.000-08:00

Forces of Geek: we like pop culture: SPENCER FOR HIRE: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. AGENTS / THE WORLD BELOW

Clay N. Ferno of LeaguePodcast.com - Comics! - League Podcast Comic Book Picks for April 6, 2011!

2011-04-06T11:13:00.000-07:00

Clay N. Ferno of LeaguePodcast.com - Comics! - League Podcast Comic Book Picks for April 6, 2011!

League Podcast Comic Book Picks for April 6, 2011!

COMICS TO DIG

Brought to you by: League Podcast dot com:. … Instead of being annoyed by his 7-year-old brother’s ramblings, 31-year-old Ethan Nicolle embraces young Malachai’s story ideas and interprets them in Axe Cop: Bad Guy Earth #2. Watch out for Doctor StinkyHead and Ninja Moon Warriors, natch! … Tony Chu is not your ordinary detective. He’ll eat a sandwich and tell you how that cow died! When he’s not ruining dinner dates, he’s tracking down illegal chicken farmers in the Antarctic. Check out the continuing adventures in Chew #18. … Cobra Commander is dead! Long live Cobra Commander! Who will fill the blue hood? Find out as Destro and the Baroness crank up the sexual tension in G.I. Joe Cobra Civil War #0.

Do you like comics on DVD?

2011-04-05T23:28:00.001-07:00

Yes.

Ask me anything

Which is better, Marvel or DC?

2011-04-05T23:27:00.001-07:00

OOOF. I hate to do this....DC. There, I said it! Sorry, Spidey!

Ask me anything

League of Ordinary Gentlemen Comic Book Podcast #78 - Com-Tech!

2011-04-05T14:45:00.001-07:00

League of Ordinary Gentlemen Comic Book Podcast #78 - Com-Tech!

| Played: 53 | Download | Duration: 00:55:34

League of Ordinary Gentlemen Comic Book Podcast #78 - Com-Tech!

Jaush and Clay discuss comic book technology, Wonder Woman's pants,

The Flash TV show, Amazing Spider-Man 657, IDW's Doctor Who and sooooo much more!

DIGBOSTON Picks!

Brought to you by LeaguePodcast.com. ... Grant Morrison has been inserting the weird and the wonderful into his Dark Knight stories since Final Crisis. The new Dynamic Duo of former Nightwing Dick Grayson as Batman and the son of Batman, Damien Wayne, tackle circus freaks Professor Pyg and Mr. Toad! Boston Comic Con guest Frank Quitely beautifully illustrates the tale in Batman And Robin Batman Reborn Trade Paperback. ... As comic book movie adaptations go, Kick-Ass lived up to it's name! The second issue of the sequel mini-series hits shelves today--Kick Ass 2 - Balls to the Wall #2. ... Watch your back, because I heard that Marvel is sending out an army of Hit-Girls to every local comic store to kick you in the shins if you don't pick up this book! Captain America #616 is a 100-Page Giant issue to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of Cap!

Get these great picks every Wednesday in your email: sign up here!

Oddio Comic #26 - Tales of Suspense #91 - Captain America in "The Last Defeat"

2011-03-06T14:57:00.000-08:00

Oddio Comic #26 - Tales of Suspense #91 - Captain America in "The Last Defeat"

Download | Duration: 00:16:00

Continuing from last month's brilliant Oddio Comic spectacular, the Red Skull forces Captain America to do his bidding for 24 hours! What a revoltin' development!

Tales of Suspense #91 can be found digitally for free on Marvel Comics website here. Feel free to check it out and follow along.

Voices:

John Hunt

Matt Dursin

Edited by:

John Hunt

League of Ordinary Gentlemen Podcast Episode #75 - The Hippety-Dippety of it

2011-03-01T10:03:00.001-08:00

League of Ordinary Gentlemen Podcast Episode #75 - The Hippety-Dippety of It

Played: 5 | Download | Duration: 00:46:24

Despite some technical difficulties, all 4 Gents convene for a very special episode: 75 podcasts and 25 oddio comics. Call it an even centennial. And we definitely reward ourselves:

Discussed in this Episode:

All-Star Superman

Don't Forget Our Boston Comic-Con After Party!

League of Ordinary Gentlemen Podcast Episode #74 - Chasing the Paper

2011-02-22T07:42:00.001-08:00

League of Ordinary Gentlemen Podcast Episode #74 - Chasing the Paper

Download | Duration: 00:52:37

Clay and Dursin go one-on-one for G.I. Joe: Cobra's big finale, the Baroness' assets, Marvel's "Fear Itself" and what kind of softball captain Dursin will be.

Discussed in this Episode:

Marvel's Fear Itself Cross-Over

IDW's G.I. Joe: Cobra #13

Episode 73 UP today

2011-02-15T00:09:00.001-08:00

League of Ordinary Gentlemen Podcast #73 - Josh vs. Shaq vs. The Snow

Played: 5 | Download | Duration: 01:07:57

We celebrate Talk About Comics Day with IDW's Infestation, The possible death of Ultimate Spider-Man, Incognito, cute comics and... Goldbug!

Discussed in this episode:

Hulk: Visionaries: Peter David - Vol. 2

Transformers: The Movie Soundtrack

Music: "Snow (Hey, Oh) " - Red Hot Chili Peppers

Creative Endeavors

2011-02-07T11:47:00.000-08:00

Here at The League, we do more than jibber-jabber about comics. We jibber-jabber about our own comics. I talked a lot about the Comics Experience Intro to Comic Book Writing class I took, and that the entire class was going to publish our five page stories into an anthology. Well, that anthology is finally coming together. So, as a bonus for followers of this blog (of which there are skads, I believe), I thought I'd post some of the art. Unfortunately, space will only permit me to show only so much, but here's s tiny glimpse of a 5-pager written by Matt Dursin, lettered by John Hunt, with art by Mark Vuycankiat. It's a little tale I like to call, Honor Among Thieves:

Oddio Comic #25 - Tales of Suspense #90: Captain America in "And Men Shall Call Him Traitor"

2011-02-06T10:29:00.001-08:00

Oddio Comic #25 - Tales of Suspense #90: Captain America in "And Men Shall Call Him Traitor"

Download | Duration: 00:14:16

In our gala 25th Oddio Comic, the Red Skull uses insidious bubble technology to force Cap into doing his bidding for 24 hours and admit that he is a traitor. He probably needs some yard work done.

Tales of Suspense #90 is available from Amazon here.

Voices:
John Hunt
Matt Dursin

Edited By:
John Hunt

Posted by League of Ordinary Gentlemen at 2/5/2011 11:00 PM
Categories: uncategorized

League of Ordinary Gentlemen Podcast Episode #72 - The Scripties!

2011-01-31T22:51:00.001-08:00

League of Ordinary Gentlemen Podcast Episode #72 - The Scripties!

Download | Duration: 01:11:18

A day late and a dollar short, but it's okay because, this week, Clay, Josh and Dursin talk comics, including the demise of Johnny Storm, DC crossing the line, The Cape and... Richard Pryor!

A day late and a dollar short, but it's okay because, this week, Clay, Josh and Dursin talk comics, including the big death in FF, DC crossing the line, IDW's Infestation, The Cape and... Richard Pryor!

Discussed in this episode:

Fantastic Four #587

NBC's The Cape

Captain America by Jack Kirby, Vol. 1: Madbomb [Paperback]

2011-01-31T01:00:00.000-08:00

Captain America by Jack Kirby, Vol. 1: Madbomb by Jack Kirby

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Wow! The Bicentennial run of Jack 'King' Kirby on Captain America (with Falcon): MADBOMB has some completely off-the wall bonkers patriotism and comic book fun!

Great extras from Marvel in this book. A/B Kirby's pencils with fully produced art for most of the covers! John Romita inks the cover of ish #193.

Jim (my good pal lending me all of this bat-koo-koo Kirby stuff) left me a note, "Here is Vol. 1 of Kirby Cap from the 70s - it's insane".

Hmmm..let me count the ways...

A powdered wig aristocrat plotting to bring back nobility to power (what?), small machines with mind control capability, a BIG-ASS version of those machines, Falcon using the word 'dude' every other panel...and a 200 year old ancestral grudge over a pistol duel!

To say I enjoyed this book after trying to make sense of the Fourth World stuff is an understatement. I can connect with Kirby's Marvel work a bit easier, and this was one story arc with two main heroes.

The production of the coloring in this book and the two Kirby Black Panther books are really nice 'remasters' of the original plates and the Kirby crackle pops on the glossy pages.

Thanks, Cap! Make my Kirby Marvel!

Clay N. Ferno on Goodreads

'2-Bit Comics'!

2011-01-30T12:39:00.001-08:00

Hello Leaguers!

Here is a column I will now dub '2-Bit Comics'!

I find some great comics hiding in the 25 cent to $1 bins and highly recommend you do the same! Also, here is where I may share some cheap TPB deals that I have discovered.

Of course the other leaguers are free to participate as well. A light bulb popped over my head this morning as I awoke to share with you two books that I picked up yesterday.

********************

Frank Frazetta's Dracula Meets the Wolfman One-Shot, Cover B, August 2008, Image Comics
What I paid: 50 cents.

WOW! This was a great book. Art by Francesco Francavilla. Story by Steve Niles.
This sepia toned book takes us back to Moldavia circa 1849. Nicolae Bulinski is professing his love for his dear Marta as she heads into the house. Nicolae then realizes he is out too late and transforms into the Wolf-Man!

Wolf-Man bolts into the woods, eventually to be captured by his caring father and brother, as he chases down a horse for food. Pa and Bro net him and lock him up for the night. The family is used to his unfortunate curse, and take care of him until he transforms back to Nicolae.

Marta, meanwhile, is preparing for a night dining with the Count! Though she is fearful, she accepts the invitation. The Count's driver picks her up in a carriage and brings her to the castle. Dracula wastes no time and makes his intention clear...he wants to feast on her ("In Transylvania, dinner host eats YOU!").

Well, this is where I stop describing the plot — I want you to track down this book if you like classic Universal Monster Team-Ups! This comic reads like an old movie. It's comfortable, beautiful, and has a classic illustration style.

********************

Countdown Special : The New Gods - Featuting Mister Miracle, Orion, and The Forever People DC Comics, March 2008. Cover by Ryan Sook
What I paid: 50 cents.

First things First: This is Jack Kirby! 80 delicious pages of story and art from the King himself. Reprinted from the pages of Forever People, Mister Miracle and New Gods, here is an introduction to some of Kirby's most lauded Cosmic characters in the Mighty 1970s DC style.

Let's talk art. Vince Colletta inks the first two stories, and Mike Royer inks the third story. I understand Jack and a lot of fans weren't that crazy about Vince's work, but I thought his inks complemented the pencils well and maintain the classic Kirby look. No complaints from me. Mike Royer inks the Orion origin, the third story in the book that takes place mostly on Apokolips. Kirby dots are everywhere and the New Gods look noble and dynamic. There are weirdo contraptions, Dragon Tanks, and action on every panel. This is a great looking story. If I were to compare the two, I would say That Mike Royer's inks lean a bit more toward the bold ink lines and swooshy brushwork of Kirby himself. Both inkers, in my opinion, are great. I believe that because Vince does not seem to have the same style as Jack, some fans cast aspersions on his art but I think that is unfair.

As far as the story, we get the first appearance of some great characters — The New Gods. Being a Marvel kid, I was in the dark of this era of the King's career up until recently. Boy, am I glad to get into this now! Every panel moves the story along, each word in the captions and word balloons are relevant. Inner dialogue is kept to a minimum and not abstract. There are complex familial relationships in the New Gods, similar to Greek mythology. Each time I open a book and it says "Written, Drawn, and Edited by Jack Kirby", I laugh a little bit. But then after the second reading I think to myself "How could anyone ELSE edit this book? Jack's got all this stuff floating around in his head! He's establishing the continuity!" I really enjoy what little I have read of Jim Starlin's versions of the characters, but this certainly is the real deal!

This review is not just an endorsement for this book, but a strong recommendation for you to find old Kirby comics and read them and enjoy your art until your eyes bleed.
Seriously, it is so worth the trip!

********************
Well that does it folks! You can expect some upcoming reviews of Jack Kirby's Black Panther, and Justice League Europe.