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Hey Kids, Comics! SDCC 2020 Special Edition - A World Without a Comic Con

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Hey Kids, Comics! #359 - Shadow of the Batman Day

All The Toys, Episode 2

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Hey Kids, Comics! #356 - Roguish Is III: Flash Mob - Running Hot and Cold

Rogueish I's III concludes with this latest issue of HKC! and it does so with a bang! Or more an Arctic blast and a Hellish flame as Andrew Farmer and Cole Houston talk up the last two Flash villains of this arc, Heat Wave and Captain Cold!

Hey Kids, Comics! #355 - Rogueish Is III: Flash Mob - Sights and Sounds

Hey Kids, Comics! #354 - Rogueish Is III: Flash Mob - Groddyssey

Welcome to an issue of Hey Kids, Comics! where hosts Andrew Farmer and Cole Houston monkey around with Flash's Rogues Gallery. Yes, it is time for the latest chapter of an arc that explores the villains of the DC Comics' own master of the Speed Force. Enjoy a show all about the expatriate of Gorilla City and his life of crime.

Hey Kids, Comics! #353 - Rogueish Is III: Flash Mob - Toy Fare

When your super power is running fast, REALLY fast, you might not be taken as seriously as many other heroes in the DC Universe. And as an unanticipated result, you will likely attract some of the most oddball villains of all time! So it is that Andrew Farmer and Cole Houston have found themselves in a new story arc that revolves around Flash's Rogues Gallery and other villains associated with the Scarlet Speedster!

Hey Kids, Comics! #352 - Rogueish Is III: Flash Mob - Unseasonable

Rogueish Is is back again! This time with a look at the rogues gallery of none other than the fastest man alive, the Flash! Andrew Farmer and Cole Houston kick off a new arc that runs hot and cold, literally. Join your hosts for a look at Captain Cold and Heatwave!

Hey Kids, Comics! #351 - Odds and Monsters

There are some really oddball characters in comics. And sometimes they inexplicably make it into the mainstream. Not always, but at times it does happen and leaves fans scratching their collective heads. Thus your hosts Andrew Farmer and Cole Houston find themselves talking about some of their favorites. And some of their least favorite characters as well!

Hey Kids, Comics! #350 - A Little Bit of History Repeating Itself

Way back in 1995 Marvel Comics did the unthinkable - unless you were Marvel Comics in the 90s - they went into self-distribution as Heroes World. This was part of their vaunted, and soon failed, Marvelution. ( Read all about that here. ) Now DC Comics has found an excuse to do something similar, likely crippling an industry that has been hobbling along since Marvelution. Once quite capable of seeing the writing on the wall, the new corporate masters of the home of Superman have both done the unt...

Hey Kids, Comics! Issue 349 - The Bad News Books

Andrew Farmer and Cole Houston return to talking up comic book topics (after a lot of not-exactly-comic-themed issues) with a look at some of the worst that the industry has ever had occasion to offer!

Hey Kids, Comics! #348 - Looking Back (Issues) at HKC!

With over 350 individual issues, annuals, and specials behind them, Andrew Farmer and Cole Houston take a look back at the history of the show. Derived from JediCole's budding research (actually listening to each issue and taking copious notes), a discussion begins that opens up memories of in-jokes, recurring characters, and a staggering volume of movie and television references over a mere 50 issues from #0 forward!

Hey Kids, Comics! #347 - Toying Around

HKC 357 Cheesecake Factor

Hey Kids, Comics! #346 - Isosceles Cupid

Hey Kids, Comics! #345 - Legends on Our Own Minds

Hey Kids, Comics #344 - Out of Style or: (Return of the Cash Grab

It's baaaaaack! The bane of 90's collecting has returned in a new and different form. While the madness of the foil-enhanced, poly-bagged, embossed, holographic, gimmick covers and editions of comic publications have largely gone extinct, the powers that be have found new ways to generate sales through exclusives and variants that hearken back to the "collector speculator" era. Join Andrew Farmer and Cole Houston as they take a dive into the past and the curiously similar present state of the co...

Hey Kids, Comics! #343 - Mirror, Mirror

There's a dark side to the Justice League of America, sort of, that rears its ugly head from time to time in the form of the Crime Syndicate of America. Dark analogues of Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, the Flash, and Green Lantern from the extra-dimensional Earth-C. They are the topic of discussion as Andrew Farmer and Cole Houston talk up the diabolical doppelgangers this week.

Hey Kids, Comics! #342 - Guided Tours

How do you get fans excited about the shared universe that is populated by hundreds of characters from the familiar to the obscure? Well if you are comic book publisher in the 80s, you create the definitive guide to (almost) every single character in the catalog. And that is exactly what Marvel and DC (most famously) did with "Marvel Universe" and "Who's Who". At least twice! Discover these and more as Andrew Farmer and Cole Houston act as your guide to the universe guides of the past....

Hey KIds, Comics! #341 - Declaration of Independents: Critical Akklaim or: (Valiantly Seeking Acclaim)

"Declaration of Independents" concludes in the best possible way, with a special guest! Your hosts Andrew Farmer and Cole Houston discuss the history, publications, and fate of Akklaim Comics with none other than show favorite Weldon Adams. Prepare for some incredible insights into what happened when a video game company set their sights on the successful comic book publisher Valiant Comics.

Hey Kids, Comics! #340 - Declaration of Independents: I Say Cah-Mik-Oh and You Say Coh-Mee-Coh

Hey Kids, Comics! is not going to call the whole thing off this week. Quite the contrary! Your hosts Andrew Farmer and Cole Houston are back from their holiday hiatus and ready to take a swing at examining one of the biggest successes in the "big indy" family - Comico ("The Comic Company"). Enjoy the next to the last chapter of Declaration of Indpendents and the tale of a company that started from unusual circumstances and eventually became another often forgotten imprint.

Hey Kids, Comics! #339 - Declaration of Independents: Defiant Behavior

"Declaration of Independents" continues with a chapter that explores one of the more curious examples of the the little big indy and name recognition as a vehicle for success or failure. When big egos collide and lawsuits fly, you have the tale of Defiant Comics with Andrew Farmer and Cole Houston taking up the challenge of chronicling the fate of this would-be innovator.

Hey Kids, Comics! #338 - Declaration of Independents: Malibu Kin

Welcome to the second chapter of "Declaration of Independents. This week Andrew Farmer and Cole Houston explore the rise and disappearance of Malibu Comics. Among the more successful of the big indys of the 90s, Malibu's characters garnered Hollywood attention with live action and animated television series...then they were simply and quietly taken away from the public eye. Find out how and so much more with this unique tale spun by your hosts.

Hey Kids, Comics! #337 - Declaration of Independents: Tekno Union

A new story arc begins with Andrew Farmer and Cole Houston exploring the "Indy Boom" and some of the publishers that came and went in a time when comics were at the height of their powers. Catherine Houston joins your hosts this issue as they discover that celebrity names were not enough for Tekno Comix, a corporate-style publisher with ambitions in the retail end of the industry.

Hey Kids, Comics! #336 - Jingle All the Way (to the Comic Shop)

The holidays fast approach and your Comic Shop Santas Andrew Farmer and Cole Houston yet again bring you the annual Hey Kids, Comics! Holiday Gift Guide! Give a listen to some great Christmas present choices for the comic book fan in your life (or for yourself)!

Hey Kids, Comics! #335 - Shtick and Carrot

After the heavy topic of "Joker" last week, Andrew Farmer and Cole Houston needed a bit of a change of pace and a more lighthearted topic. Send in the Zoo Crew! Yes, Captain Carrot and company are the subjects of the latest issue of the show with special guest Weldon Adams. Yep! As promised when Weldon was last on the show.

Hey Kids, Comics! #334 - No Laughing Matter

SPOILER ALERT! If you have not yet seen "Joker" and want to avoid spoilers, listen to this issue another time. As "Joker" rises to become the most financially successful movie based on a comic book in the height of the Tanzanite Age, Andrew Farmer and Cole Houston at last tackle the weighty subject of this unique take on Batman's greatest foe. They are joined this week by none other than PJ "Vega Bomber" Dunn, host of Fui{FILM}ment and the annual Foscars.

Hey Kids, Comics! #333 - Halfway to Hell

The Hell?! Three hundred thirty three regular issues of this show?! With such a benchmark, and the inescapable joke it invokes, the denizens of Hell itself are the topic of this week's show. Well, those that occur in comics anyway. So get ready for some devilishly good conversation as Andrew Farmer and Cole Houston go all demon-like!