Cuts from C2E2 Brant, John and both Chucks begin the podcast from the hotel at C2E2, talking about the show. Then we cut to pre-recorded road show coverage from Brant, Chuck M. and John. And finally, a little surprise recording on some of our friends. It's all about C2E2, so whether you are there or not, check it out! (Original Numbering: Episode #56)
Apr 16, 2010•58 min•Season 1Ep. 64
Brant, John and Chuck K. are joined by Bill Gladman for one of the most irreverent episodes of Zone 4 yet! We discuss everything from Bill's nipples (yes, again), to Buddy Christ and a 20 foot tall Jesus, to the French, to Blackest Night, Birds of Prey and Siege, to Bibleman, to who knows what else. Listener beware! (Original Numbering: Episode #55 Extra)
Apr 11, 2010•30 min•Season 1Ep. 63
Brant, John and Chuck K. are joined by Bill Gladman for one of the most irreverent episodes of Zone 4 yet! We discuss everything from Bill's nipples (yes, again), to Buddy Christ and a 20 foot tall Jesus, to the French, to Blackest Night, Birds of Prey and Siege, to Bibleman, to who knows what else. Listener beware! (Original Numbering: Episode #55)
Apr 10, 2010•1 hr 41 min•Season 1Ep. 62
Brant, Cary, John and Chuck M. come together for discussions on April Fool's, various headlines like IDW's move up in Previews, Sun from LOST getting married, and George Perez's lost Teen Titans story. And then we talk about all things Green Arrow with the current happenings with the character and so on and so forth. (Original Numbering: Episode #54)
Apr 03, 2010•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 61
The Zone is down to a trio as Brant, John and Chuck M. hold the ground for the missing Cary, Chuck K. and others who couldn't make it. Discussed are a bunch of headlines, some talk about teasers and promotions, and an impromptu... discussion... about a certain Image Comics partner and star writer. (Original Numbering: Episode #53)
Mar 26, 2010•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 60
Brant, Cary, Chuck K., John and Chuck M. are on hand for the very special 52nd episode of Zone 4, celebrating our 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!!! In this second part of the special episode we hold our first ever ZONIE AWARDS, looking back at the best (and worst) comic offerings of 2009. Better late than never, right? (Original Numbering: Episode #52 Part 2)
Mar 20, 2010•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 59
Brant, Cary, Chuck K., John and Chuck M. are on hand for the very special 52nd episode of Zone 4, celebrating our 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!!! And we don't do it alone either. We are joined by 8 very special guests throughout the evening, and one MIA one, but it's all good. Part 2, coming soon, will feature The Zonies! (Original Numbering: Episode #52 Part 1)
Mar 19, 2010•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 58
Brant, John & Chuck M. head up to the 1-year Anniversary party of Main Street Comics & Games in Springfield, Ohio. We chat it up with Bill Gladman, Scott Riley, Frank Raynor, BJay Johnson, Chris Metzger and many others in attendance. We talk about comics, music, movies, nipples and nerds. It's Zone 4 like never before! (Original Numbering: Episode #51)
Mar 12, 2010•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 57
Brant, John & Chuck M. are joined by special guest Darren Mueller to discuss headlines, the reason for Chuck K.'s absence, and women in comics. Specifically the rise of strong female characters and female creators within the comics and the industry itself. www.scottdmsimmons.com www.wannabez.com www.havendistro.com John's Challenge www.comicsforcures.com (Original Numbering: Episode #50)...
Mar 05, 2010•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 56
Brant, John & Chuck K., are joined by special guests Bill Gladman and Mike Luoma for a 5-man edition of the Zone this week. We briefly cover some headlines, namely the events that occured in Blackest Night #7, then we jump into our main discussion on the cosmic corner of the Marvel U. We then close with some important info. (Original Numbering: Episode #49)
Feb 26, 2010•1 hr 37 min•Season 1Ep. 55
Brant, John, Cary and Chuck K. talk about the biggest news of the week, the managerial shift at DC Entertainment and what kind of impact that may have on DC as a whole. We also stray off into some other random topics before making an attempt at our original topic, character revamps. Oh, and Yellow Hulks... (Original Numbering: Episode #48)
Feb 19, 2010•1 hr 39 min•Season 1Ep. 54
Brant, John, Cary and Chuck K. come back for a special episode full of outtakes from this week's show. Some will be stuff you haven't heard, while others will be cut out clips from stuff you did hear on the show. Too much funny stuff not to put out there in the ether for you, so we hope you enjoy this short outtakes episode! (Original Numbering: Episode #47 Extra)
Feb 13, 2010•14 min•Season 1Ep. 53
Romance... nah, a bunch of other stuff though... Brant, John, Cary and Chuck K. set out to talk about romance in comics, but instead veer off into so many strange and funny directions you just have to listen for yourselves! Plus, there will be an additional show featuring the outtakes from this episode that we couldn't fit in coming your way the day after this show airs! (Original Numbering: Episode #47)
Feb 12, 2010•1 hr 36 min•Season 1Ep. 52
Brant, John, and Cary Kelley, completely Chuckless, wing it without a fourth to discuss some headlines inside and outside comics, including some very non-comics topics, and talk about Marvel and DC possibly returning to the status quo, or something resembling the status quo in the coming months. (Original Numbering: Episode #46)
Feb 05, 2010•1 hr 50 min•Season 1Ep. 51
Brant, John, and Chuck Kennedy are joined by Mike Luoma to talk some headlines (mainly the Gem Awards and Apple's new iPad), and to discuss ratings on comics and censorship. Plus, Mike tells us about some of his upcoming projects, as does Chuck, and an update about the Zonies, the Zone 4 Awards show. (Original Numbering: Episode #45)
Jan 29, 2010•1 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 50
Brant, John, and Chuck Moore discuss headlines from the past week, including comic, television and movie news, as well as discuss the merits and faults of reboots in movies and comics. We also plug some stuff and talk about the upcoming convention season, our weekend, and William Shatner. (Original Number: Episode 44)
Jan 22, 2010•1 hr 37 min•Season 1Ep. 49
Brant, John, Chuck K. and special guest BJay from Studio Akumakaze talk in depth about some recent headlines, primarily the Spider-Man 4 reboot and the announcements involving the next big DC event, Brightest Day. We also chat about comic movies in general, and general Marvel and DC stuff as well. (Original Number: Episode 43)
Jan 15, 2010•1 hr 51 min•Season 1Ep. 48
Brant, John, Chuck K. and Chuck M. return this week talking some headlines, which leads us into discussions on various topics, including Siege, Wizard conventions, the status of the Big Two, marketing strategies and more! PLUS we unveil something cool coming up in a few weeks that should be very exciting! (Original Number: Episode 42)
Jan 08, 2010•1 hr 32 min•Season 1Ep. 47
Brant, John, Chuck K. and special guest Bill Gladman rant on before and after episode 41 in these extras that were just too long to make the episode. Enjoy! (Original Number: Episode 41 Extras)
Jan 03, 2010•28 min•Season 1Ep. 46
Brant, John, Chuck K. and special guest Bill Gladman get together for the first show of 2010 to discuss headlines, the best and worst of 2009, our 2010 wish lists, and our 2010 creative goals. It's a long one, but a good one to start your year off right with your favorite zany round table comic talking crew! (Original Number: Episode 41)
Jan 01, 2010•2 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 45
Brant, John, and both Chucks get together for one more show to close out 2009 on Christmas Day! We talk some shopping, headlines, breaking the fourth wall and much more. Also, we include a 15-20 outtake session of crazy conversation before the podcast even began. Bacon coffee anyone? Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! (Original Number: Episode 40)
Dec 25, 2009•2 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 44
Brant, and Chuck K. are joined by special guests Scott D.M. Simmons and Mark LeMieux in what turns out to be a three-part podcast running Friday-Sunday! That's right, three hours of Zone 4 goodness! This time around we give our comic wish lists for Christmas, pimp some stuff, and send out holiday wishes to all of our listeners.me stuff, and send out holiday wishes to all of our listeners. (Original Number: Episode 39 Part 3)
Dec 20, 2009•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 43
Brant, and Chuck K. are joined by special guests Scott D.M. Simmons and Mark LeMieux in what turns out to be a three-part podcast running Friday-Sunday! That's right, three hours of Zone 4 goodness! This time around we talk about special holiday issues and the topic of renumbering (relaunches and returns to original numbering). (Original Number: Episode 39 Part 2)
Dec 19, 2009•40 min•Season 1Ep. 42
Brant, and Chuck K. are joined by special guests Scott D.M. Simmons and Mark LeMieux in what turns out to be a three-part podcast running Friday-Sunday! That's right, three hours of Zone 4 goodness! First up, we talk about some headlines, including the Iron Man 2 Trailer, Roy Disney's passing and more. (Original Number: Episode 39 Part 1)
Dec 18, 2009•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 41
Brant, John and Chuck M. discuss several recent headlines and happenings across comicdom. Topics covered range from Image United, to Blackest Night, to Siege, to Fall of the Hulks, to War of the Supermen, to Earth One and much much more. We also do a few plugs and joke about where Cary is this week. (Original Number: Episode 38)
Dec 11, 2009•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 40
Brant, John and Chuck K. come together to discuss several news items of the week and just shoot the breeze. Some of the topics discussed include Blackest Night #5, the Dynamite/Dabel acqusition, Marvel's Siege event, Chicago Comic-Con moviing its date, Wizard cons in general, and Diamond shipping delays. (Original Number: Episode 37)
Dec 04, 2009•1 hr 45 min•Season 1Ep. 39
Cary, Brant, John, and special guest, original Zone 4 member Chuck Kennedy return for a broad discussion on the state of the comics industry, including up and comers, where the industry is headed, and much more. Plus, each of our top five comic related things we are thankful for in honor of Thanksgiving Day! (Original Number: Episode 36)
Nov 27, 2009•1 hr 53 min•Season 1Ep. 38
We attempt to go into depth about Marvel events from Disassembled through the upcoming Siege to spell out how they've affected the Marvel Universe, but we get a bit derailed and talk about Marvel events in general, whether they're a good or bad thing, a new way of looking at event comics, and much more (Original Number: Episode 35)
Nov 20, 2009•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 37
Following last week's talk about all things cosmic in mainstream comics, this week we go into the other side of things with magic! But before we get to that we talk about a few headlines, which turns into a rant on TV and the failed Nielsen Rating System! (Original Number: Episode 34)
Nov 13, 2009•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Cary comes off the boat to join us this week as he catches us on up on life, Fallen Justice, and much more. We also talk some headlines, take some potshots and have a few laughs. Then we fly off into the cosmos to discuss cosmic Marvel and DC! (Original Number: Episode 33)
Nov 06, 2009•1 hr 39 min•Season 1Ep. 35