To celebrate 80 years of my favorite superhero, Superman, I talk about my love of the character and all of the stories in Action Comics #1000! Great Scott! Please send your comments to [email protected] , chat with me @longboxreview on Twitter, and visit longboxreview.com . Please subscribe, rate, and review the show via Apple podcasts . Thanks for listening! Action Comics #1000 podcast commentaries: Never Stay Dead Wednesday Comics Comic Geek Speak...
May 30, 2018•50 min•Ep. 139
George Hanna of the still defunct George and Tony Entertainment Show joins me to go over the May 2018 Previews catalog, which includes the new DC Previews , for items shipping starting in July. Please send your comments to [email protected] , chat with me @longboxreview on Twitter, and visit longboxreview.com . Please subscribe, rate, and review the show via Apple podcasts . Thanks for listening! Links: George and Tony Entertainment Show: http://www.relmnetwork.com/gatent Twitter: https://...
May 23, 2018•2 hr 32 min•Ep. 138
Presenting a joint podcast production with Peter from The Daily Rios podcast (where you can also listen and subscribe to The Legion Project), where we will discuss, issue by issue, the 1984 Legion of Super-Heroes (volume 3) series affectionately known as the "Baxter run". In this episode, we discuss Legion of Super-Heroes #6, which is a spotlight on Lightning Lass titled "Silver Linings". Time Stamps: (00:42) Preamble and listener feedback (15:34) Legion of Super-Heroes issue 6 synopsis and init...
May 16, 2018•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 6
Listen to this very special episode to find out how cohost George (of the still defunct George and Tony Entertainment Show) was able to initiate a gathering of the creative team of Adam Glass, Patrick Olliffe, Gabe Eltaeb, and Sal Cipriano who are responsible for the Aftershock comic Rough Riders . Thanks to those four talented gentlemen for agreeing to be a part of the show and sharing their thoughts about making Rough Riders , working together, and more. Special thanks to Lisa Wu, Aftershock C...
May 10, 2018•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 137
I continue my review of DC’s New Age of Heroes initiative by reviewing Terrifics #1 by Ivan Reis, Jeff Lemire, Joe Prado, Marcelo Maiolo, and Tom Napolitano. After a brief overview of the issue, I talk about my observations and answer some questions from Twitter. Please send your comments to [email protected] , chat with me @longboxreview on Twitter, and visit longboxreview.com . Please subscribe, rate, and review the show via Apple podcasts . Thanks for listening!...
Apr 18, 2018•44 min•Ep. 136
Travis ( https://www.youtube.com/user/oddfellowsthoughts ) joins me to discuss all the comic book news from the last month that's caught our attention. Please send your comments to [email protected] , chat with me @longboxreview on Twitter, and visit longboxreview.com . Please subscribe, rate, and review the show via Apple podcasts . Thanks for listening! Links: Video version: https://youtu.be/xf-5xcxVKGE Never Stay Dead podcast: http://neverstaydead.podbean.com/ Untold Talks of Spider-Man...
Apr 11, 2018•2 hr 28 min•Ep. 135
Pulled from the longbox, I talk about one of my favorite issues in my collection: The Brave and the Bold #182 (cover date January 1982). Please send your comments to [email protected] , chat with me @longboxreview on Twitter, and visit longboxreview.com . Please subscribe, rate, and review the show via Apple podcasts . Thanks for listening!...
Apr 04, 2018•49 min•Ep. 134
Presenting a joint podcast production with Peter from The Daily Rios podcast (where you can also listen and subscribe to The Legion Project), where we will discuss, issue by issue, the 1984 Legion of Super-Heroes (volume 3) series affectionately known as the "Baxter run". In this episode, we discuss Legion of Super-Heroes #5, the fifth part of the "Eye for an Eye" story that ends with another death, sweeping change, and lingering questions. Time Stamps: (00:44) Preamble (04:53) Legion of Super-H...
Mar 28, 2018•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 5
I continue my review of DC's New Age of Heroes initiative by reviewing Sideways #1 by Kenneth Rocafort, Dan DiDio, Justin Jordan, Daniel Brown, and Carlos M. Mangual. After a brief overview of the issue, I talk about my observations and answer some questions from Twitter (thanks to @jpooch21 , @GeorgeandTony , and @peterjrios !). Please send your comments to [email protected] , chat with me @longboxreview on Twitter, and visit longboxreview.com . Please subscribe, rate, and review the show...
Mar 21, 2018•27 min•Ep. 133
Travis ( https://www.youtube.com/user/oddfellowsthoughts ) joins the pod to discuss various comic book news (mostly from DC, Marvel, and Image) from the last month or so. Please excuse the audio. I somehow forgot to use the better microphone. Please send your comments to [email protected] , chat with me @longboxreview on Twitter, and visit longboxreview.com . Please subscribe, rate, and review the show via Apple podcasts . Thanks for listening!...
Mar 11, 2018•2 hr 19 min•Ep. 132
DC New Age of Heroes has begun, and I kick off a new format by reviewing Damage #1 by Tony Daniel, Robert Venditti, Danny Miki, Tomeu Morey, and Tom Napolitano. After a brief overview of the issue, I talk about my observations and answer some questions from Twitter (thanks to @jpooch21 , @GeorgeandTony , and @peterjrios !). Please send your comments to [email protected] , chat with me @longboxreview on Twitter, and visit longboxreview.com . Please subscribe, rate, and review the show via A...
Mar 06, 2018•31 min•Ep. 131
It’s time for my annual tradition of looking back at the previous year of comic books and talking about my favorites. I talk about my following favorites: 2:53 - Independent comics 18:43 - Image comics 37:46 - Marvel comics 51:49 - DC comics 1:06:47 - Most Disappointing 1:11:11 - Covers 1:17:13 - Most Anticipated for 2018 Please send your comments to [email protected] , chat with me @longboxreview on Twitter, and visit longboxreview.com . Please subscribe, rate, and review the show via App...
Feb 17, 2018•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 130
What a year it's been already....
Feb 07, 2018•13 min•Ep. 17
Presenting a joint podcast production with Peter from The Daily Rios podcast (where you can also listen and subscribe to The Legion Project), where we will discuss, issue by issue, the 1984 Legion of Super-Heroes (volume 3) series affectionately known as the "Baxter run". In this episode, we discuss Legion of Super-Heroes #4, the fourth part of the Eye for an Eye story in which the Legion encounters tragedy, Peter loves the issue, and Eric not so much. Time Stamps: (00:45) Preamble, Legion news ...
Jan 31, 2018•2 hr 35 min•Ep. 4
Happy holidays! George, of the now defunct George and Tony Entertainment Show , returns to finish out the year to talk about some Christmas, or Christmas adjacent, comics. Specifically, we discuss: Fantastic Four #4 (1996) New Adventures of Superboy #39 Brave and the Bold #184 Batman Family #4 Fast Willie Jackson #3 DC Comics Presents #67 Please send your comments to [email protected] , chat with me @longboxreview on Twitter, and visit longboxreview.com . Please subscribe, rate, and review...
Dec 18, 2017•2 hr 22 min•Ep. 129
Travis ( https://www.youtube.com/user/oddfellowsthoughts/ ) returns to the show to chat with me about the Justice League movie. Warning: spoilers abound! Please send your comments to [email protected] , chat with me @longboxreview on Twitter, and visit longboxreview.com . Please subscribe, rate, and review the show via Apple podcasts . Thanks for listening! You can watch the video version of this here: https://youtu.be/ERMWVSrKySA...
Nov 22, 2017•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 128
STOP! Don't listen to this episode until you listen to part one of this crossover event from episode 185 of the George and Tony Entertainment Show where George and I discussed issues 25-27 of "The War of Jokes and Riddles" in Batman by Tom King, Mikel Janin, et al. On part 2 of the discussion in this episode, we engage in a spoilery talk about issues 28-32. Please send your comments to [email protected] , chat with me @longboxreview on Twitter, and visit longboxreview.com . Please subscrib...
Nov 15, 2017•2 hr 15 min•Ep. 127
Presenting a joint podcast production with Peter from The Daily Rios podcast (where you can also listen and subscribe to The Legion Project), where we will discuss, issue by issue, the 1984 Legion of Super-Heroes (volume 3) series affectionately known as the "Baxter run". In this episode, we discuss Legion of Super-Heroes Annual #3, "The Curse", before we dive into the third part of the Eye for an Eye story. Please leave comments below, send your comments to [email protected] or peter@thed...
Oct 25, 2017•2 hr 23 min•Ep. 3
Damian ( sleepyreader666 on YouTube ) joins me to discuss the great time we had at Rose City Comic Con 2017 in lovely Portland, OR. We talk about the changes that were made to this year's con, the panels we attended, our con purchases, and end the show with a bit of conversation about the late, great Len Wein. After you listen to the show, please watch Damian's RCCC related videos (and subscribe to his channel!) and my RCCC goodies video. Please send your comments to [email protected] , ch...
Sep 27, 2017•2 hr 16 min•Ep. 126
Presenting a joint podcast production with Peter from The Daily Rios podcast (where you can also listen and subscribe to The Legion Project), where we will discuss, issue by issue, the 1984 Legion of Super-Heroes (volume 3) series affectionately known as the "Baxter run". In this episode, we introduce our theme song, relate some feedback, discuss issue 2, and offer trivia and more! Please leave comments below, send your comments to [email protected] or [email protected] , or chat with...
Sep 21, 2017•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 2
Presenting a joint podcast production with Peter from The Daily Rios podcast (where you can also listen and subscribe to The Legion Project), where we will discuss, issue by issue, the 1984 Legion of Super-Heroes (volume 3) series affectionately known as the "Baxter run" (starting with the "Eye for an Eye" story line). In this episode, Peter and I will explain what we're doing and why, and then we'll discuss the first of a five-part battle against the Legion of Super-Villains. Please let us know...
Sep 04, 2017•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 1
I wanted to celebrate Jack Kirby's 100th birthday by talking about my favorite Kirby Characters/Concepts. What are your favorites? Please listen to Comic Geek Speak's Episode 1633 - Spotlight on Jack 'King' Kirby Part One to find out more about Kirby's life and career. Please send your comments to [email protected] , chat with me @longboxreview on Twitter, or visit longboxreview.com . Please subscribe, rate, and review the show via Apple podcasts . Thanks for listening!...
Aug 28, 2017•22 min•Ep. 125
Peter Rios (of The Daily Rios podcast) joins me to discuss the Image Comics series Secret Identities . We discuss in depth this wonderful superhero series by Brian Joines, Jay Faerber, Ilias Kyriazis, et al. Please send your comments to [email protected] , chat with me @longboxreview on Twitter, or visit longboxreview.com . Please subscribe, rate, and review the show via Apple podcasts . Thanks for listening!...
Aug 21, 2017•2 hr 4 min•Ep. 124
Peter Rios (of The Daily Rios podcast) returns to the show to discuss a wide range of subjects including what we should do about our comic collections after we're gone, 1980s DC comics that (criminally) haven't been traded, what he's been up to since the last time we spoke, podcasting and is it art, DC's Dark Days: The Forge and Casting , some San Diego Comic Con news, Star Trek , DC vs Marvel, questions from Twitter, and more! Join us next episode for our discussion of the Image Comics series S...
Aug 11, 2017•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 123
I offer my impressions of the first issues of Saucer State (IDW), The Damned (Oni Press), Defenders (Marvel), and Amazing Age (Alterna Comics). Please send your comments to [email protected] , chat with me @longboxreview on Twitter, or visit longboxreview.com . Please subscribe, rate, and review the show via Apple podcasts . Thanks for listening!...
Jul 26, 2017•42 min•Ep. 122
I often read James Blundell's comic book blog, A Comic Book Addict!! , and in May 2017 he posted " So I Wrote a Comic ". He described the process by which he and artist Ayoade Abobarin created a four-page comic titled "The Hipster Beard". I wanted to know more, so I invited James and Ayoade to talk about their experience. Click here to view the comic . Please go to longboxreview.com for complete show notes ( http://wp.me/pZkAx-1Aa ). Please send your comments to [email protected] , chat wi...
Jul 12, 2017•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 121
It's been over a year since DC Rebirth began. What started in the DC Universe Rebirth special continued in The Button crossover in the Batman and Flash titles, and will culminate in November 2017 in Doomsday Clock . Join Damian, Travis, and I as we discuss all of this and our general thoughts on the latest DC publishing initiative. Please send your comments to [email protected] , chat with me @longboxreview on Twitter, or visit longboxreview.com . Please subscribe, rate, and review the sho...
Jun 28, 2017•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 120
I mentioned Sean in the previous episode and now he's on the big show to chat with me about all sorts of comic book goodness including binge reading comics, trade sharing, DC Rebirth, Grant Morrison, Sandman , Young Justice , the Treasure Valley Comic-Con, and more! I want to thank Sean again for joining me; I had a great time talking comics and whatnot with him! Please send your comments to [email protected] , chat with me @longboxreviewlongboxreview.com . Please subscribe, rate, and revi...
Jun 14, 2017•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 119
This episode is all about all the feedback I've received since episode 100. Thanks to everyone who sent me messages about the things I've talked about. I really appreciate it. Please send your comments to [email protected] , chat with me @longboxreview on Twitter, or visit longboxreview.com . Please subscribe, rate, and review the show via Apple podcasts . Please go to longboxreview.com for complete show notes ( http://wp.me/pZkAx-1zK ). Thanks for listening!...
May 27, 2017•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 118
I talk about a number of trades I've read, including Animosity v1, Injection v1, Faster Than Light v1-2, Wayward v1, and The Fix v1. Please send your comments to [email protected] , chat with me @longboxreview on Twitter, or visit longboxreview.com . Please subscribe, rate, and review the show via iTunes . Thanks to Damian and Travis for suggesting Wayward and The Fix . Thanks for listening! Time tags: 3:05 - Animosity 18:13 - Injection 26:02 - Faster Than Light 40:18 - Wayward 43:09 - The...
May 10, 2017•46 min•Ep. 117
