In this episode, we open an Iron Man movie figure, read e-mails from Sanna and Ray, and discuss Justice League of America 19, Captain America 36, Iron Fist 13, Countdown 6, Amazing Spider-Man 554, Iron Man 27 (which leads into the discussion about the Mandarin's rings), Death of the New Gods 7, Robin 172, Checkmate 24 and FX 1. We close with a bit of movie discussion, regarding the upcoming Hulk and Iron Man films, Justice League: The New Frontier and the upcoming Batman animated film, and the finally upcoming Evangelion movies.
So the sheet on which I wrote the show notes is at home, and I'm at work, but I want to go ahead and get the episode up, so I'll update this post later with the notes. I can tell you that 1) the audio on this one is much better and 2) we spend a lot of time talking about the Mandarin's rings.
Episode 96 - Silly Ring, Activate!
- captain america,
- checkmate,
- countdown,
- death of the new gods,
- evangelion,
- fx,
- hulk,
- iron fist,
- iron man,
- justice league of america,
- mandarin,
- podcast,
- rings,
- robin,
- spider-man
In my second week off, Omar, Melanie, Chris and Nick talk about Kickass 1, Young Liars, Cable 1, Buffy 12, X-Force 2, Green Lantern 28, Detective Comics 824, Countdown 8, Uncanny X-Men 496, and the latest issue of Wormwood. Next week, I'll make my triumphant return and whip these guys back into shape.
Episode 94 - I'm Pretty Much Just Blaming the Editors
- batman,
- buffy,
- cable,
- countdown,
- detective comics,
- green lantern,
- kickass,
- podcast,
- wormwood,
- x-force,
- x-men,
- young liars
In my absence, Omar, Melanie and Chris recorded a wonderful episode of the show, in which they read a lot of really fun e-mails, and talk about Justice Society of America 13, X-Men Legacy 208, Captain America 35, Melanie discovers a small indy series called Dragonball, Ultimate Spider-Man 119, Batman 673 (not 672 as Omar guesses), Countdown 10, Teen Titans 56, and Kickass 1.
Episode 93 - No Time for Character Development
In this trouble-free podcast, we start out reading a few e-mails, then we talk about the new Knight Rider show and Speed Racer film. From there we start into comics, reviewing Hulk 2, Ultimates 3, Amazing Spider-Man 551, Cable & Deadpool 50, Transformers Spotlight - Arcee and Justice League of America 18. Then we talk briefly about the rumor that DC Comics is cracking down on late art, and about the toy news (or lack thereof) from the New York Toyfair. Then it's back to comics, with Mighty Avengers 9, Death of the New Gods 6, Countdown 10, Robin 171, Umbrella Academy 6 and Runaways 29 rounding out the discussion.
Episode 92 - No, We're Watching the Watcher
- arcee,
- cable deadpool,
- countdown,
- dc comics,
- death of the new gods,
- hasbro,
- hulk,
- justice league of america,
- knight rider,
- mattel,
- mighty avengers,
- podcast,
- robin,
- runaways,
- speed racer,
- spider-man,
- toyfair,
- transformers,
- ultimates,
- umbrella academy
32 minutes into the podcast we were recording last night, my computer freaked out and threw a kernel panic. Once I'd rebooted, I was able to find the file, but it was hopelessly garbled, so we couldn't use it. So we recorded another 50:00 worth of show, talking about Uncanny X-Men 495, X-Factor 28, X-Force 01, Wolverine 62, New Avengers 38, Booster Gold 00, Countdown 11, JSA 12, The Goon 21, Fantastic Four 554, BPRD 1946 2, Abe Sapien - The Drowning 1, Walking Dead 46, Spawn 175, Green Arrow - Black Canary 5 and Salvation Run 5.
For those who aren't particularly fond of their aural sanity, I went ahead and attached the ruined (but still somewhat comprehensible) audio after the main podcast. For you sane folks out there, stop listening after 'stay geeky.'
Episode 91 - Kernel Panic
- abe sapien,
- black canary,
- booster gold,
- bprd,
- countdown,
- fantastic four,
- green arrow,
- jsa,
- new avengers,
- podcast,
- salvation run,
- spawn,
- the goon,
- walking dead,
- wolverine,
- x-factor,
- x-force,
- x-men
Nick sends us some of the e-mails that he received from the contest, which start us on a discussion of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer comics, past and present. We talk about X-Men 207 and Messiah Complex, Countdown 14, Blue Beetle 23, Astonishing X-Men 25, Amazing Spider-Man 548, Young Avengers: Patriot, and Transformers Spotlight: Blaster.
Episode 89 - Why Omar Doesn't Care That Professor X Is Dead
This week, in another awe-inspiring episode of About Heroes, we discuss Spider-Man's Brand New Day, X-Men's Messiah Complex, Wolverine Origins 21, Countdown 15, Cable & Deadpool 49, Booster Gold 6 (from whence comes the title of this episode), The Sword 4 & other Luna brothers comics, Catwoman 75 and Justice League of America 17. We also talk a bit about Shannon Wheeler's new work, "Screw Heaven, When I Die, I'm Going to Mars," and we talk briefly about the passing of Heath Ledger.
Episode 88 - You don't fuck with Rip Hunter, Time Master
- booster gold,
- brand new day,
- cable deadpool,
- catwoman,
- countdown,
- heath ledger,
- justice league of america,
- luna brothers,
- messiah complex,
- shannon wheeler,
- spider-man,
- sword,
- wolverine origins,
- x-men
This week, Nick announces his contest winners, and we talk about some books: Amazing Spider-Man 546, Wolverine 61, Nova 10, Salvation Run 3, Green Lantern Corps 20, Green Arrow - Black Canary 4, X-Factor 27, Mighty Avengers 7, Hulk 1, The Goon 20, and Countdown week 36.
About Heroes, Episode 87
- black canary,
- contest,
- countdown,
- green arrow,
- green lantern corps,
- hulk,
- messiah complex,
- mighty avengers,
- nova,
- podcast,
- salvation run,
- spider-man,
- The Goon,
- wolverine,
- x-factor
It was a slow week, so we've got a bit of a shorter episode. We talk a little bit more about One More Day, and then on to things we actually enjoyed: Detective Comics 840, Countdown 17, Messiah Complex and Uncanny X-Men 494, Teen Titans - Year One 1, The End League 1, Umbrella Academy and Lobster Johnson.
About Heroes, Episode 86
- countdown,
- detective comics,
- lobster johnson,
- messiah complex,
- one more day,
- podcast,
- spider-man,
- teen titans,
- the end league,
- umbrella academy,
- x-men
What a week! With so many great books on the shelves, it's tough to pick only a few to talk about. This episode touches on World War Hulk 5, New Avengers 36, X-Factor 25, Captain Marvel 1, Nova 8, Wolverine 59, Atomic Robo 1-2, Hellboy - Darkness Calls 6, Lobster Johnson 3, BPRD - Killing Ground 4, All-Star Superman 9, Countdown 24, Teen Titans East 1, Nightwing 138, Batman and the Outsiders 1, Green Arrow - Black Canary 2, Booster Gold 4 and Salvation Run 1. Yikes, that's a huge list!
About Heroes, Episode 79
And here's a quick request: if you're so inclined, visit the About Heroes page on iTunes and leave us a review! The two reviews there are both extremely old and extremely short, and it'd be great to replace those with some new (and positive, we hope) reviews.
- atomic robo,
- batman,
- black canary,
- booster gold,
- bprd,
- captain marvel,
- countdown,
- green arrow,
- hellboy,
- itunes,
- lobster johnson,
- new avengers,
- nightwing,
- nova,
- outsiders,
- podcast,
- salvation run,
- superman,
- teen titans,
- wolverine,
- world war hulk,
- x-factor
Will Messiah Complex finally bring coherency back to the X-titles? We discuss it with a brief X-men history, along with Batman 670, Lord Havok & Countdown, Daredevil Annual 1, Death of the New Gods 2, Justice Society of America 10, and a few miscellanies.
About Heroes, Episode 77
This week, Brent Kossina, our most regular reviewer, joins us for a discussion of: Flash 233, Robin 167, Countdown 27, Tales of the Sinestro Corps - Superman Prime, What If Planet Hulk, Green Lantern Corps 17, Gotham Underground 1, Blue Beetle 20 and X-Men 204. We also read e-mails, and make jokes at each others' expense (you know, the usual).
About Heroes, Episode 76
Reading your e-mails, really, really quickly; we got a lot of great feedback on both our Heroes episode and the Fabian Nicienza interview, thanks! Also, we hit on some new books, including Death of the New Gods 1, New Excalibur 24, Justice League of America 14, The Sword 1, Wolverine Origins 18, Countdown 28 and Catwoman 72, along with a few others.
About Heroes, Episode 75
Here is the submission that Keith Robinson(Powerbomb1411) is sending to image. Good luck Keith!
- catwoman,
- countdown,
- death of the new gods,
- email,
- fabian nicieza,
- heroes,
- justice league of america,
- luna brothers,
- new excalibur,
- podcast,
- the sword
