Chris and Reggie's Cosmic Treadmill

Greetings from the dark side of the moon! In this episode, Chris (@AceComics) and Reggie (@reggiereggie) pore through a segment of DC Comics' 1992 event "The Darkness Within" in conjunction with #BestEventEver! They're specifically dealing with the four-issue sub-miniseries "Star Shadows" from Starman, and even more specifically detailing the second issue of that sub-miniseries, Starman #43, by Len Strazewski and Vince Giarrano! After some crreator bios--including those of regular Starman artist John Calimee and Eclipso creator Bob Haney, they break down all four issues in this miniseries, paying special vocal attention to #43. Then they talk some more about Eclipso and other comic book events that took place in Annual issues. It's going to get dark, bring a flashlight for this one!

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Chris (@AceComics) and Reggie (@reggiereggie) conclude their history of Underground Comix, by now arguably not underground at all! We talk about the histories of Marvel's Epic imprint and DC's Vertigo imprint, and then go on to talk about the final frontier of underground comics today: the internet. We also describe minicomics and ashcans, give a nod to Steve Ditko, and talk about dirty comic books from the back of the shop! It's sure to be a mixed bag of leftover information that didn't quite fit anywhere else in the series. Enjoy!

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Break snipped: Levi's 501 "Button Your Fly" commercial from 1990, directed by Spike Lee, starring Rob Liefeld

TAGS: comic book history, underground comix, Epic Comics, Vertigo, webcomics, minicomics, ashcans, Steve Ditko, Cherry Poptart, Omaha the Cat Dancer, Doujinshi, lolicon, manga

Chris (@AceComics) and Reggie (@reggiereggie) take you through the post-Underground years of Underground Comix, when things got even weirder! We follow the trajectories of Aline Kominsky-Crumb and Harvey Pekar, with some brief detours for Peter Bagge, Wendy and Richard Pini, and others! After some philosophizing about what "Underground Comix" means, our weird historians dive into some seminal black & white comic books, including a particular one about anthropomorphic turtles that changed the comics industry forever. All this...and David Letterman?

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SOURCES:

"I Felt Like I Didn't Have a Baby But at Least I'd Have a Book": A Diane Noomin Interview, The Comics Journal

Harvey Pekar: Conversations, edited by Michael G. Rhode, University Press of Mississippi, 2008

And lots of autobiographical comics

TAGS: Comic books, comics history, Aline Kominsky-Crumb, Robert Crumb, Harvey Pekar, Peter Bagge, Dave Sim, Wendy and Richard Pini, Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, comics speculation, underground comix

This week Chris (@AceComics) and Reggie (@reggiereggie) fire up their lava lamps and visit the 1960s and 70s in part two of a history of Underground Comix! This biography-heavy episode details the careers and impact of such Comix luminaries as Robert Crumb, art spiegelman, and Trina Robbins--and many more! We also trace the rise and fall of the scene and talk about a particular Underground Comic that was published by Marvel! Join us as we journey to a work of plasticine porters and looking-glass ties--and really weird comic books!

SOURCES AND LINKS:

The Best of Comix Book by James Vance and Denis Kitchen, Kitchen Sink Books, 2013

Amazing Underground Comix Resource

Excerpt from Arena: The Confessions of Robert Crumb, British Broadcasting Corporation, 1987

TAGS: comics history, underground comix, Robert Crumb, art spiegelman, Trina Robbins, Bill Griffith, Vaughn Bode, Gilbert Shelton, 1960s, San Francisco, Denis Kitchen, Topps Trading Cards, head shops, far out