One of Ben’s favorite comics of all time is Hercules: Prince of Power #1, for a number of reasons. And for a number of reasons he has not devoted an episode about it. But when he was asked to come up with his favorite comic for a YouTube show he’s …
In the spirit of Halloween, Ben is reading one horror comic every night before he goes to bed. Will they keep him up? Or will they put him to sleep? We’ll find out… It’s October 5th. Another purchase from yesterday. And another disappointment… ENTRY FIVE: HAUNTED #75: Charlton Comics; art …
Daniel reads through and discusses Star Trek: Harlan Ellison’s The City on the Edge of Forever The Original Teleplay. Daniel confesses his history with Star Trek and the story itself. He compares the comic adaptation with the original Star Trek episode from 1967.
Jump in the Time Machine to cover date September 1977! Here’s what I found: Jack Kirby’s final 2001: A Space Odyssey issue gets released along with a special first issue of a new series! John Carter fights a creature from beyond the farthest star! Luke meets his sister as he, Han, …
HULK: HEART OF THE ATOM WRITERS: Harlon Ellison, Roy Thomas, Archie Goodwin, Len Wein, Bill Mantlo, Peter Gillis ARTISTS: Herb Trimpe and Sal Buscema (pencils)l; a ton of inkers and letterers and colorists So I took a look at the graphic novels shelves at my local comic shop and found …
Our exploration of Marvel’s Star Wars finally begins! Taking the time machine to cover date July, 1977, we are given the beginning of a new era in science fantasy with Star Wars’ first issue, and another sci-fi title gets cancelled with Logan’s Run’s cancelation. In between those two extremes, Jack Kirby …
Daniel jumps the Comic Book Time Machine to 1975, avoiding all time paradoxes, and grabs an issue of First Issue Special #5 featuring the origin of Manhunter Mark Shaw as written and penciled by Jack Kirby. Daniel discusses the story, who is Mark Shaw, John Ostrander and Kim Yale’s influence …
IRON MAN: DOOMQUEST & IRON MAN: LEGACY OF DOOM WRITERS: David Michilini, Bob LaytonARTISTS: Bob Layton, John Romita, Jr. (Doomquest), Ron Lim (Iron Man: Legacy of Doom)PUBLISHER: MarvelI’d heard of the Doomquest issues of the Iron Man series (issues 149 & 150 and 249 & 250) long ago, primarily because of the classic status …
What is Comic Book Time Machine? It’s a podcast about comic books from the past. Nostalgia from the present. Looking forward to the future. These are the conversations we’re already having . . . the conversations you’re already having . . . about the comics we’ve read and are reading. …