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Zone 4

Brant Fowlerwww.comicrelated.com
Zone 4 is a weekly show brought to you by Brant Fowler, Cary Kelly, Chuck Kennedy and Jason Berek-Lewis. Friends for years, they share comic reviews, in depth discussion and all around good, fun conversation focused on the world of comics. Enter the Zone!
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Episodes

Zone 4 #34: Halloween!

John Wilson and Brant Fowler are joined by special guests Bill Gladman and Gordon Dymowski for a special Halloween themed episode. Horror comics, favorite stories, plans for the holiday and much more is discussed. (Original Number: Episode 32)

Oct 30, 20091 hr 12 minSeason 1Ep. 34

Zone 4 #33: Why Do You Follow Comics?

John Wilson and Brant Fowler are joined by special guests Bill Gladman and Frank Rayner for a discussion on why we follow comics: for the creators, the characters, or something else. (Original Number: Episode 31)

Oct 23, 20091 hr 26 minSeason 1Ep. 33

Zone 4 #32: Baltimore Retailer Summit

John Wilson, Chuck Moore and Brant Fowler are joined by Eric Ratcliffe for a look at the news coming out of this past Monday night's Baltimore Retailer Summit. (Original Number: Episode 30)

Oct 16, 20091 hr 25 minSeason 1Ep. 32

Zone 4 #31: Webcomics & More

John Wilson, Chuck Moore and Brant Fowler take a look at some books from the week, then talk about webcomics for a while, and transition into some plugs of various things. (Original Number: Episode 29)

Oct 09, 20091 hr 21 minSeason 1Ep. 31

Zone 4 #30: 5th Anniversary of Comic Related

John Wilson, Chuck Moore and Brant Fowler celebrate the 5th anniversary of Comic Related with a look back through history, and then they chat about superheroes that quit and came back. (Original Number: Episode 28)

Oct 02, 20091 hr 11 minSeason 1Ep. 30

Zone 4 #29: What Should Be Rebooted?

John Wilson joins us to discuss the our favorite and most hated reboots, and what characters or books we'd love to see rebooted. Oh yeah, and some other stuff... (Original Number: Episode 27)

Sep 26, 20091 hr 44 minSeason 1Ep. 29

Zone 4 #28: DC Entertainment

The crew returns joined by John Wilson to talk DC Entertainment... and it's our half-year anniversary! (Original Number: Episode 26)

Sep 19, 20091 hr 10 minSeason 1Ep. 28

Zone 4 #27: Mr. Blank Man Part 2

Mr. Blank Man himself enters the Zone and probably regrets it! But we all had fun going off tangent as usual... (Original Number: Episode 25 Part 2)

Sep 12, 200944 minSeason 1Ep. 27

Zone 4 #26: Mr. Blank Man Part 1

Mr. Blank Man himself enters the Zone and probably regrets it! But we all had fun going off tangent as usual... (Original Number: Episode 25 Part 1)

Sep 11, 20091 hr 11 minSeason 1Ep. 26

Zone 4 #25: Disney Buys Marvel!

Cary, myself and the two Chucks talk about the biggest story of the week, Disney buying Marvel! (Original Numbering: Episode 24)

Sep 04, 20091 hr 22 minSeason 1Ep. 25

Zone 4 #24: The Superman Dilemma

In the third attempt at the show, Brant and Chuck talk about the Superman/Siegels/DC issue and Creator Rights in general. (Original Numbering: Episode 23)

Aug 28, 200941 minSeason 1Ep. 24

Zone 4 #23: Chicago Comic-Con

Brant and Jason listen in while Chuck gives us the report on his experience from this year's Chicago Comic-Con. (Original Numbering: Episode 22)

Aug 22, 200940 minSeason 1Ep. 23

Zone 4 #22: Digital Comics

It's double the Chuck as Chuck Moore drops in to talk with Brant, Jason and Chuck K. about digital comics, Billy Mayes, and Sparkles... (Original Numbering: Episode 21)

Aug 14, 20091 hr 24 minSeason 1Ep. 22

Zone 4 #21: Eisner Awards

Chuck Kennedy and Brant Fowler talk about the importance of the Eisner Awards, some of the winners, and we also discuss graphic novels and trades in libraries. (Original Numbering: Episode 20)

Aug 07, 20091 hr 24 minSeason 1Ep. 21

Zone 4 #20: Michael Jackson?

Chuck Kennedy and I talk about some stories that caught our attention, why our comrades aren't with us this week, and Michael Jackson... (Original Numbering: Episode 19)

Jul 31, 20091 hr 6 minSeason 1Ep. 20

Zone 4 #19: Interview with Ray Dillon & Renae De Liz!

Chuck Moore drops in from San Diego with an update, and an interview from HereosCon with Ray Dillon and Renae De Liz, who will be married at San Diego Comic-Con Sunday! (Original Numbering: Episode 18)

Jul 24, 200926 minSeason 1Ep. 19

Zone 4 #18: A Zone of One

It's just Zone 1 this week, but it's the best of the bunch! Just kidding... maybe... :D (Original Numbering: Episode 17)

Jul 17, 200920 minSeason 1Ep. 18

Zone 4 #17: Chuck Moore in the Zone!

Chuck Moore drops in to fill the absence of a regular show this week. Many topics are discussed. (Original Numbering: Episode 16)

Jul 11, 20091 hrSeason 1Ep. 17

Zone 4 #16: Licensed Properties

The crew talks about the Archaia/Henson deal, the Boom/Disney deal, and licensed properties in whole. There's also a discussion on the merits of Star Wars that is very entertaining. (Original Numbering: Episode 15)

Jul 04, 20091 hr 11 minSeason 1Ep. 16

Zone 4 #15: Not About Comic Magazines

The main topic was supposed to be comic magazines. I'm honestly not sure if we actually covered that or not, but if we did it was very, very briefly. But we talked about plenty of other stuff, so enjoy it for what it is. We may be changing things up real soon. (Original Numbering: Episode 14)

Jun 26, 20091 hr 15 minSeason 1Ep. 15

Zone 4 #14: Live from HeroesCon!

Zone 4 is infiltrated by two robots and a monkey (Chuck Moore, Darren Mueller and John Wilson) as we relish in the aftermath of HeroesCon Day 1. Hilarity ensues as we discuss the con, a whole bunch of ranting on the Marvel Universe, and Aunt May like you've never seen her! (Original Numbering: Episode 13)

Jun 21, 20092 hr 25 minSeason 1Ep. 14

Zone 4 #13: DC & Marvel

A little discussion about DC and Marvel in general ensues as the Zone 4 members give their thoughts on the current landscape of the universes. But first, we talk about a lot of stuff from movies to weddings, and go completely off book as usual. (Original Numbering: Episode 12)

Jun 12, 20091 hr 31 minSeason 1Ep. 13

Zone 4 #12: Comic Shop Talk with Chuck Moore!

Zone 4 brings in its first official guest with Comic Related's own Chuck Moore as we discuss what makes a good or bad comic book store in this 11th episode of the (Original Numbering: Episode 11)

Jun 06, 200957 minSeason 1Ep. 12

Zone 4 #11: The Long One

It's just Cary and Brant talking about everything from movies, to stores, to conventions, to our main topic, straight to trade, and a whole BUNCH of stuff in between for a LONG time! (Original Numbering: Episode 10)

May 29, 20091 hr 42 minSeason 1Ep. 11

Zone 4 #10: Dark Reign & Blackest Night

The crew continues their discussion on Free Comic Book Day delving into what they think was done right and what could be done better. The discussion then leads into big events at the Big Two including Dark Reign and Blackest Night, and what the crew thinks should be done with those big universes. (Original Numbering: Episode 9)

May 22, 200944 minSeason 1Ep. 10

Zone 4 #9: Free Comic Book Day!

The crew talks about a lot of various topics, but the main topic is Free Comic Book Day! (Original Numbering: Episode 8)

May 15, 20091 hr 6 minSeason 1Ep. 9

Zone 4 #8: Zone 4 Reviews #0

Zone 4 debuts a teaser of their upcoming review show where Chuck Kennedy and Brant Fowler give in depth reviews of books they pick up each week. Occasionally other Zone members as well as other special guests will drop in to offer their thoughts on what they picked up too! (Legacy Numbering Begins as this becomes Zone 4 episode 8)

May 10, 200947 minSeason 1Ep. 8

Zone 4 #7: Opportunities for Indie Creators

The crew talks some reviews and other random discussion to open the show before diving into some headlines. Then it's all about the opportunities available to indy creators in today's market.

May 08, 20091 hr 25 minSeason 1Ep. 7

Zone 4 #6: Movie Talk

It's all about the movies. Brant, Chuck and Jason talk a few headlines, then Chuck and Brant engage in a long conversation about Comic Related and pop culture movies coming out in '09. Then Cary comes in with his own segment talking reviews, catalogs, movies and more!

May 01, 20091 hr 27 minSeason 1Ep. 6

Zone 4 #5: Interesting & Entertaining

Technical problems persist yet again, but the Zone 4 crew manages to make it through another... interesting episode that we hope will at the very least entertain you.

Apr 25, 20091 hr 6 minSeason 1Ep. 5
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