Chris and Reggie's Cosmic Treadmill

From the Patreon Archives, an off-the-cuff... and nearly off-the-rails discussion between Reggie and I regarding the origins of comics collect-ability, and how the comics industry has come to count on (and perhaps, exploit) the obsessive and addicted!  Also, the concepts of passive peer-pressure, and "tipping points" in collecting.

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From the Patreon Archives, a topic inspired by Jeremiah Jones-Goldstein, wherein Reggie and I discussed the characters in comics that we never quite glommed onto.  We open by explaining the long-running Cosmic Treadmill gag of my snoring anytime DC's The Spectre would show up in a story... and move on from there.  We had a blast with this one, and we hope you can tell!

Surely to be a contentious topic... prepare to disagree with some of our picks! 

Originally Released: December 5, 2018

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Is it too late to turn back?

That's right, folks... it's a new day for Strikeforce: Morituri and Morituri Mondays.  Out with the old, and in with the new... for better or worse.  Gone are Peter B. Gillis and Brent Anderson... and in their place, James Hudnall and Huw Thomas.  Will it be too much of a shock for our systems to properly process?  We encourage you to tune in and find out!

Would it help if we told you there'll be a full-grown man wearing a diaper for the entirety of the issue?  No?  Then forget we said anything...

Also: A discussion of What The--?!, a Pro-File of Editor Bobbie Chase, the Evolutionary War rolls on, Pitchforce: Morituri returns reimagining our favorite team as professional wrestlers, and much much more!

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https://www.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/2020/06/morituri-mondays-episode-21-strikeforce.html

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Your September, 1988 Strikeforce: Morituri Roster - Scatterbrain (?), Toxyn, Hardcase, Brava, Backhand, Silencer, Shear

Alumni - Snapdragon (#4), Vyking (#6), Marathon (#12), Adept (#13), Wildcard (#13), Radian (#15), Scaredycat (#19), Blackthorn (#20)

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The second episode of Comix Tawk featured our conversation regarding Dreaded Deadline Doom... how missed deadlines have affected the comics industry dating back to the yesteryear of publication, how a certain tall Editor and Chief sought to fix that... and how it all went back to pot once mainstream writers decided it would be cool to "slum it" in comics.  It's a pretty heated conversation... and the sort of discourse you don't usually hear on the main Chris and Reggie feed.  Enjoy!

Originally Released: November 16, 2018

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The moment is finally upon us... today's episode is our deep-dive on Peter B. Gillis & Brent Anderson's final issue of Strikeforce: Morituri... and, friends they are leaving us on one amazing high-note!  Fates are sealed, and questions are answered... you won't wanna miss this one!

Also: Whatever happened to The Young Astronauts?  A piece of lost-media on multiple fronts!  What the heck is a Lane Mastodon... and why are his stories so slow?  Tic-Tac Cocktails, sticky fingers, The Elvis Files, and finally, our pitch for Strikeforce: Morituri - The Soap Opera!

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Your July, 1988 Strikeforce: Morituri Roster - Blackthorn, Scatterbrain, Toxyn, Hardcase, Brava, Backhand, Silencer, Shear

Alumni - Snapdragon (#4), Vyking (#6), Marathon (#12), Adept (#13), Wildcard (#13), Radian (#15), Scaredycat (#19)

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Hello Friends,

Over the course of the next few months, I will be sharing our formerly Patreon-exclusive content to the main Chris and Reggie feed.  We're going to start with the first episode of Comix Tawk... which was more or less, Reggie and I committing some of our Pre-Treadmill warm-up chatter to properly recorded audio.

For our first exclusive outing, we discussed the contentious and controversial topic of comics book variant covers... the glut, the exploitation, and how they're affecting the comics industry and retailers.

I hope you enjoy this trip down memory lane... and, please look forward to more.

Originally Released: November 1, 2018

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Hello friends,

Today I'm sharing the story of how Reggie got me into podcasting... and discussing our first outing of Weird Comics History.

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Welcome back!

Continuing our look at some lesser-discussed Weird Comics History, today we're going to discuss the 1988 Crimson Avenger mini-series from DC Comics... with a particular focus on why you're unlikely to see it reprinted or made available digitally any time soon.

Also, how a story behind the story led to a seemingly innocent Cap's Hobby Hints strip in the pages of Christmas With the Superheroes #1 (1988)... and what it was actually (in part) referring to!

Fair Warning: This episode concerns some darker and more salacious material than usual...

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Original Post w/visual aids: https://www.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/2020/03/crimson-avenger-1-1988.html

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Welcome, friends... to the penultimate issue of the Peter B. Gillis/Brent Anderson run of Strikeforce: Morituri.  As this Sword of Damocles hangs over your humbles hosts' heads... we will endeavor as ever...  to keep our respective chins up!

In today's issue, the Strikeforce gets its first actual field leader in quite some time... and, it's probably not who you're expecting (if, in fact, you're expecting anybody at all!).  Today's mission... a trip to the Serengeti, not all of our recruits will make it home from this one!  Also: Ever wonder what happened to Aline?  Well, we're about to find out!  Also, what was up with Will last issue... and some of the cryptic things he said?  Yep, most'a that's here too!

Plus: Normal nonsense... including memories of taping everything we could off television, being taught by one of The Beatles to eat our pizza "crust first", Bert Convy's sometimes 'fro, comic book pet-peeves, and finally a decent Pro-File when editor, Jim Salicrup takes the wheel!

All'at and much, much more!

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Your June, 1988 Strikeforce: Morituri Roster - Blackthorn, Scaredycat, Scatterbrain, Toxyn, Hardcase, Brava, Backhand, Silencer, Shear

Alumni - Snapdragon (#4), Vyking (#6), Marathon (#12), Adept (#13), Wildcard (#13), Radian (#15)

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