THOOM Comics Revue

THOOM is on hiatus

blackpun2000@yahoo.com (Tim Thoom) — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:52:00 +0000

THOOM is on hiatus for an indefinite amount of time. I'm relocating to another state. There will be no content for a while. I will update soon.

0063: The Real Frank Castle

blackpun2000@yahoo.com (Tim Thoom) — Thu, 16 May 2013 23:25:00 +0000

Leftover audio from the upcoming THOOM monthly podcast with Josh Hadley. Here we discuss The Punisher movies, Joss Whedon, the Masters of Horror cable series, directors John McNaughton and James Gunn and writer Peter David. 32 minutes.

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You can find Josh Hadley here

0062: Comic Book Spotlight Spotlight (Destroyer Duck #1)

blackpun2000@yahoo.com (Tim Thoom) — Sun, 12 May 2013 20:06:00 +0000

Tim and T-Mafia recap Steve Gerber and Jack Kirby's Destroyer Duck #1 (Eclipse, 1982)
1 hour.

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New Comics Show 05.01.2013

blackpun2000@yahoo.com (Tim Thoom) — Wed, 08 May 2013 01:11:00 +0000

THOOM reviews new comics for the week of May 1st 20013.

Marvel
Iron Man #9
Hawkeye # 10
Indestructible Hulk #7

DC
Action Comics #20
The Movement #1
Phantom Stranger #8

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0060 Free Comic Day 2013

blackpun2000@yahoo.com (Tim Thoom) — Tue, 07 May 2013 04:34:00 +0000

THOOM talks about some comics he found at Free Comic Book Day 2103 (27 Minutes)

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0059 Comic Book Spotlight (Love and Rockets)

blackpun2000@yahoo.com (Tim Thoom) — Fri, 03 May 2013 08:04:00 +0000

THOOM and T-Mafia recap a story from Love and Rockets: New Stories Volume 3 called "Scarlet by Starlight" (2010).

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0058 Poop Sandwich Episode 1

blackpun2000@yahoo.com (Tim Thoom) — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:11:00 +0000

This is the new weekly THOOM family show: Poop Sandwich, in which I talk about four comics I found in the bargain bin at local comic shops. There are four comics in each bag. I know two look good, but are they good, and what about the two comics inside? WIll this be four 4-star comics, or will it be a POOP SANDWICH!? This is a solo show, with just me, Timmy T, talking for an hour.

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The bread:
Action Comics #12 (DC New 52)
Captain America #17 Vol. 6 (Marvel 2012)

The filling:
The Curse of Spawn #28 (1999)
Divine Right: The adventures of Max Faraday #12 (2000)

0057:Comic Book Spotlight (Phantom Zone #2)

blackpun2000@yahoo.com (Tim Thoom) — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:48:00 +0000

THOOM and T-Mafia recap of The Phantom Zone #2 (DC comics, 1982).

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0056: Comic Book Spotlight (Batman Inc. #8 v.2)

blackpun2000@yahoo.com (Tim Thoom) — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 06:05:00 +0000

THOOM and T-Mafia recap Batman Inc. #8 Volume 2 (DC, 2013)

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Break Song: "The End of Jason Todd" The Smyrk

0055: THOOM's Old Comics (Crazy #14)

blackpun2000@yahoo.com (Tim Thoom) — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 22:28:00 +0000

THOOM and Trenchcoat review a parody from Crazy Magazine #14.

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0054: Comics Spotlight on DC's Injustice

blackpun2000@yahoo.com (Tim Thoom) — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 01:53:00 +0000

THOOM and T-Mafia recap DC's Injustice #2 to #4, the comic book tie -in to the Injustice video game.

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Song: "A History of Bad Men" by The Melvins

0053: That's A Big Mutha

blackpun2000@yahoo.com (Tim Thoom) — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 19:00:00 +0000

Thoom and Trenchcoat dig into the crates and discover a gem of a short story from 1977 called "You're A Big Girl Now" from Eerie #81 (Warren, 1977)

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Song: "Love Is The Drug" Roxy Music

0052: Unnecessary Changes

blackpun2000@yahoo.com (Tim Thoom) — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:00:00 +0000

THOOM riffs on the audiobook version of Marvel Civil War. (25 minutes)

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Song: "Gentlemen" by Afghan Whigs

0051: That's Just Wrong

blackpun2000@yahoo.com (Tim Thoom) — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 19:08:00 +0000

THOOM and T-Mafia review the "progressive" 1974 sex ed comic book Love and Affection. You can read the "Love and Affection" comic book here.

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0050: It's An Altogether Different Animal...

blackpun2000@yahoo.com (Tim Thoom) — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 01:00:00 +0000

THOOM talks about issues #1 through #12 of Animal Man from DC's New 52. (25 minutes)

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0049:THOOM's Old Comics (Phantom Zone #1)

blackpun2000@yahoo.com (Tim Thoom) — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 18:01:00 +0000

THOOM and Trenchcoat Mafia recap the events in the 1982 DC Comic book "The Phantom Zone #1", created by the classic Howard the Duck team, Steve Gerber and Gene Colan.

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0048 THOOM's Old Comics (Plop #16)

blackpun2000@yahoo.com (Tim Thoom) — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:00:00 +0000

THOOM and T-Mafia dissect issue #16 of an old DC anthology series called PLOP! During the discussion, we ask some pressing questions like, "Is Batman afraid of Amanda Waller?"

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0047: THOOM vs. Howard the Duck 19

blackpun2000@yahoo.com (Tim Thoom) — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 23:27:00 +0000

THOOM and T-Mafia review Howard #19 as Howard continues his adventures as a human being.

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0046: Generic Alfred E. Neuman

blackpun2000@yahoo.com (Tim Thoom) — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 02:27:00 +0000

THOOM is joined by T-Mafia of Podcast X as they review a TV parody from Crazy Magazine #8 (Marvel, 1974): Kaspar the Dead Baby by Marv Wolfman and Marie Severin.

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0045: Nastier Than A Hairy Mole.

blackpun2000@yahoo.com (Tim Thoom) — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 18:49:00 +0000

THOOM and T-Mafia comment on Chester Brown's memoir of his years as a john paying for sex. This is a spotlight on Brown's giant graphic novel "Paying For It".

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0044: Spotlight on Damage Control volume 3

blackpun2000@yahoo.com (Tim Thoom) — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 10:39:00 +0000

Derek W Crabbe from History of Comics on Film is back to help THOOM tackle the 3rd volume of Dwayne McDuffie's Damage Control. This time the team at damage control have to deal with their story being adapted into a movie by Hollywood and a Cosmic Janitor.
(Marvel, 1991)

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In case you missed them, here are Derek and Tim's reviews of the first two volumes:

Damage Control volume 1

Damage Control volume 2

Check out Derek's video series History of Comics on Film and his fandom-centric podcast, Fanholes.

Review A Day: Death Rattle

blackpun2000@yahoo.com (Tim Thoom) — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 08:13:00 +0000

THOOM reviews issues #2 and #3 of the anthology series Death Rattle. (Kitchen Sink Comix, 1985)

Show length-12:03

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Review A Day 17 : Ghosts In The Machine

blackpun2000@yahoo.com (Tim Thoom) — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 06:08:00 +0000

THOOM and Trenchcoat Mafia review a short story by Rick Veitch, "Ghosts In The Machine" from Epic Illustrated #29. (show length- 8:09)

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Read along. You can find "Ghosts In The Machine" posted on the Savage Tales blog right here. As a matter of fact, please read it and let me know if you agree with Trenchcoat Mafia or me (Timmy Thoom) about the quality of the story. It's about 13 pages.

0043: Manphibian, For The Win.

blackpun2000@yahoo.com (Tim Thoom) — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 07:00:00 +0000

THOOM and T-Mafia shine the Spotlight On Legion of Monsters #1 from Curits Publications (aka Marvel). It's an anthology series: There's a Tales of the Crypt knockoff, There's a Frankenstein story, and then there is the monster story of them all: Manphibian! (Show length: 53:41)

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Review A Day 16: Halloween Eve

blackpun2000@yahoo.com (Tim Thoom) — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 07:00:00 +0000

Halloween Eve (Image Comics, 2012) This one shot Halloween story from Image Comics is average and doesn't do anything new or exciting, which in this case, is worse than being a bad. (Show Length-10:20)

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