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Episode #460! This week it's more Cool Stuff from our week of pop-culture consumption. First up, DL tells Scott about the Willow movie and new Disney+ show. Scott has an over-sized book by David Saunders that covers the career of his father artist Norman Saunders. Scott also talks a little about the book Pulp Masters and some of his pulp related books. To wrap this episode up, DL talks about Tom King's newest limited series Danger Street. Check it out!

Episode #459! This week Scott talks about his new Christmas tradition of watching The Muppets Christmas Carol. Featuring stories written by Garth Ennis, DL brings the Rebellion book Battle Action to the podcast. Scott tells us about his recent purchase from TwoMorrows which included an issue of Alter Ego featuring Jim Mooney. DL wraps up this episode with Were Wolf from Bad Idea Comics. Check it out!  

Episode #458! Welcome! This week Scott brings Andi Watson's newest book The Book Tour to the podcast. DL has another Anthony Bourdain and Joel Rose offering for the show. Get Jiro Blood and Sushi is the prequel to the beautifully drawn Get Jiro. Scott spotlights a book of Jack Kirby inspired art. Black Kirby In Search Of: The Motherboxx Connection is a visual catalog of artists John Jennings and Stacey Robinson. Also on this episode, DL has Humanoids latest Jodoverse book, Psychoverse by Mark Russell and Yanick Paquette! Check it out!

Episode #457! Scott has been talking lately of his appreciation of Jim Mooney's art. This week he brings a large example of Mooney's art with Supergirl Showcase vol.2. It's no secret that we like all things published by Vanguard Publishing. We are of course fans of Frank Frazetta also. This week DL brings the long waited (delayed) Frazetta Book Cover Art Definitive Reference book to the table. Scott talks a little about HBO's comedy(?) about reluctant hit man, Barry. To wrap up this episode, DL bring another great looking Artisan Edition to the table with The Best Of EC Stories Artisan Edition. Check it out!

Episode #456!  A few years back, Grant Morrison and some of the best comic artists working crafted seven limited series' that told one bigger overarching story. DL brings that story, Seven Soldiers of Victory, to the podcast this week. Scott tells us about his new out-of-print gem, Mark Evanier's DNAgents. To finish up this episode we tell scary stories with Anthony Bourdain and Joel Rose's Hungry Ghosts! Check it out!

Episode #455! This week we talk about a lot of Cool Stuff. We are both huge fans of the All-New, All-Different X-Men. Dave Cockrum was the initial artist/character creator/costume designer of those early issues. We dive into the TwoMorrow's book The Life and Art of Dave Cockrum by Glen Cadigan. Speaking of X-Men, Scott brings the Uncanny X-Men Trading Cards book from Abrams ComicArts to the podcast. We also talk 70's action movies with Good Guys Wear Black, A Force of One and Death Wish! Check it out!

Episode #454! New York Comic Con '22! DLNelson traveled to NYC this October for NYCC. On this episode he tells Scott about all the Cool Stuff he missed out on. First up though DL talks about his hotel fiasco in NYC. New changes to the con including Panel Reservations, the build expansion and new panel rooms are discussed. DL also talks about the creators he met and panels attended. Plus a Syracuse pizza crawl! Check it out!    

Episode #453! More cool stuff! We have spoke often of works by Mathieu Bablet. This week DL brings the beautiful over-sized hardcover Shangri-La to the table.  Scott has more from The Shadow with The Golden Master by Walter Gibson. Also on this episode, DL brings Mark Schultz's gorgeous post-apocalyptic book Xenozoic Tales to the table. Check it out!  

Episode #452! This week we talk about OAF Con '22, The Shadow and Dracula. We had a blast at OAF Con this year. We talk about the show and some of our purchases. Scott met Anthony Tollin of Sanctum Books. Listen as he talks about collecting Sanctum's reprints of The Shadow series from him. We also talk a little about Vanguard Publishing's harcover Dracula The Original Graphic Novel. Check it out!

Episode #451! The Metabarons by Alejandro Jodorowsky and Juan Gimenez is a beautifully illustrated sci-fi masterpiece. The Metabarons Second Cycle is the follow-up work which continues the story of No-Name the greatest Metabaron. DL brings it to the podcast this week. Scott has recently watched the new Elvis movie so we talk a little about it and Elvis. To close down this episode DL brings Batman Earth One Complete Collection to the podcast. Give it a listen!