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Greetings from the retro-future! This week, Chris (@AceComics) and Reggie (@reggiereggie) take a trip to the year 2226 and examine the gritty, noir world of Mercy St. Clair in Ron Randall's Trekker: Rites of Passage from 2017! After a biography of the singular creator, our time-travelers read the entire graphic novel, lending their voices to all of the pertinent characters. Then they take a look at the history of the science fiction genre, and how it contributed to--and helped invent--comic books! Don't be a priv, catch 'em on the neb!
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"Cool it, Man! You Had Your Chance!"
This week Chris (@acecomics) and Reggie (@reggiereggie) get ready to hail to the Chief when they chat about the unprecedented (pun!) 1972 Presidential election wherein a young man named from Steadfast, U.S.A. Prez Rickard finds himself winning the highest seat in the land! In addition to the comic itself, our registered voters cast their ballot for the DC-cratic ticket of Joe Simon and Jerry Grandenetti.
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***Originally aired in segment form during Weird Science DC Comics Podcast, Episode #87 (September 4, 2016)
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You can get a hold of us at [email protected]
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For our weekly writings check out www.weirdsciencedccomics.com
For Chris' daily writings check out www.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com
For our half-hearted blog/image depository check out www.weirdcomicshistory.blogspot.com - Currently featuring pictoral evidence of EVERY (to our knowledge) pre-Crisis appearance of the enigmatic Monitor!
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Visit us on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/CosmicTMillHistory and on Twitter @CosmicTMill
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Subscribe to the show on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play... wherever's most convenient! New episodes of Chris and Reggie's Cosmic Treadmill drop every Sunday morning. Weird Comics History releases sporadically on Tuesdays. Re-uploads of "classic" episodes (like this one!) hit every Thursday morning (at least until we run out of 'em!)
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TAGS: Prez, First Teen President, Smells Like Teen President, Joe Simon, Jerry Grandenetti, Earth-72, Eagle-Free
Weird Comics Historians, Reggie (@reggiereggie) and Chris (@acecomics) sift through the reject pile and discuss Alan Moore's 1987 DC Comics pitch, Twilight of the Superheroes. Join them as they break down Mr. Moore's take on a possible future for the DC Universe. If you can imagine it, they're going to be discussing the year... 2000!
They will set the stage for the world of Twilight (it's like you're there!), discuss the entire story and also share Alan Moore's demandments for the perfect comics crossover event! If you listen closely, you might even learn how to defeat Captain Marvel!
It's a great time as always, so give it a listen... and they swear, this is not an episode about John Constantine!
Wanna read the actual Twilight of the Superheroes pitch?
https://archive.org/stream/TwilightOfTheSuperheroes/TwilightOfTheSuperheroes_djvu.txt
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You can get a hold of us at [email protected]
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For our weekly writings check out www.weirdsciencedccomics.com
For Chris' daily writings check out www.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com
For our half-hearted blog/image depository check out www.weirdcomicshistory.blogspot.com - Currently featuring pictoral evidence of EVERY (to our knowledge) pre-Crisis appearance of the enigmatic Monitor!
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Visit us on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/CosmicTMillHistory and on Twitter @CosmicTMill
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Subscribe to the show on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play... wherever's most convenient! New episodes of Chris and Reggie's Cosmic Treadmill drop every Sunday morning. Weird Comics History releases sporadically on Tuesdays. Re-uploads of "classic" episodes hit every Thursday morning (at least until we run out of 'em!)
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TAGS: Alan Moore, Twilight of the Superheroes, John Constantine, 1987, DC Comics, pitch, crossover event, Malibu Comics, Paul Levitz, Captain Marvel, Martian Manhunter, Superman, House of Steel, House of Thunder,
This week, our comics enthusiasts Chris (@AceComics) and Reggie (@reggiereggie) have one last summer fling with the five-part series by Mark Millar and Terry and Rachel Dodson Trouble, which came out on Marvel's Epic imprint in 2003-2004. They'll recap every single issue of this controversial series, paying special vocal attention to issue #5. After a break, Reggie and Chris come to a shocking realization about Trouble, and then talk about the climate at Marvel and detail two fellows that were as innovative as they were crass. Plus: how to make $20.000 at Marvel Comics! It's a scintillating look at teenage sexual exploration that Chris and Reggie largely sidestep to avoid feeling like dirty old men!
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BREAK: Girl Crush Fashion Flipz commercial
We got... two tickets to Oa(dice), pack your rings we leave tonight!
Substitute Lanterns Reggie (@reggiereggie) and Chris (@acecomics) take you on a tour of one man's perceived failure when they (briefly) share the tragic tale of Emerald Twilight. In the wake of Coast City's destruction, Hal Jordan ain't quite feeling himself... after an abuse of power gets the attention of the Guardians of the Universe, they decide it might be time to have a chat with the protector of Sector 2814... a decision that they will likely regret... should they live so long.
In addition to covering the issues, our historians discuss the controversy both before... and after the story went to print. What was Gerard Jones' original plan for the leadup to Green Lantern (vol.3) #50? What does the A in H.E.A.T. stand for? Are there any potential back-doors out of crossing Jordan...'s rubicon? What the heck is a Malvolio? Did the fellas use a lot of this information in their Green Lantern (vol.3) #51 episode??? Listen and find out!
(Note: At around five minutes in, Chris posits that the Guardians may have been influenced by "The Signalmen"... which isn't even a thing! He meant to say "Lensman"... and we aren't sure what that is either!)
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***Originally aired in segment form during Weird Science DC Comics Podcast, Episode #82 (July 31, 2016)
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You can get a hold of us at [email protected]
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For our weekly writings check out www.weirdsciencedccomics.com
For Chris' daily writings check out www.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com
For our half-hearted blog/image depository check out www.weirdcomicshistory.blogspot.com - Currently featuring pictoral evidence of EVERY (to our knowledge) pre-Crisis appearance of the enigmatic Monitor!
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Visit us on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/CosmicTMillHistory and on Twitter @CosmicTMill
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Subscribe to the show on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play... wherever's most convenient! New episodes of Chris and Reggie's Cosmic Treadmill drop every Sunday morning. Weird Comics History releases sporadically on Tuesdays. Re-uploads of "classic" episodes (like this one!) hit every Thursday morning (at least until we run out of 'em!)
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TAGS: Green Lantern, Emerald Twilight, Hal Jordan, Parallax, Kyle Rayner, Guardians of the Universe, Ganthet, Kilowog, Sinestro, Coast City, Reign of the Supermen, Ron Marz, Darryl Banks, Gerard Jones, DC Comics, 1994, Glow-in-the-Dark, Chromium Age of Comics
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