Comic Canon Revival

On this episode we take a look a Daredevil run that reinvigorated the character distilling the man without fear down to his essence.  But instead of a dark and gritty noir, Mark Waid's Daredevil is a brightly colored and enthusiastic swashbuckling superhero adventure.  It's a breath of fresh air we were glad to leap into.

On this episode Robyn Reynolds of Knife Club returns to the Comic Canon Revival to help us break down the terrifying piece of vampire pulp that is 30 Days of Night… both the comics and its film adaptation.   Created by Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith and later adapted by director David Slade, 30 Days of Night is a story with an intriguing conceit that takes the vampire back to its monstrous and ravenous origins.  This one will keep you up at night.

Continuing October's Comic Crypt,  the CCR crew gets dark as we discuss Geoff John's and Ivan Reis's  contemporary superhero / horror crossover classic, Blackest Night! This DC event offers equal parts thrills and chills, is executed with cinematic flair, and thematically explores death and its effect on our most beloved heroes.  It's a harrowing Green Lantern adventure served up in that timeless DC style.  This was a comic story we couldn't wait to sink our fangs into.

This week we continuing the Comic Canon Revival Comic Crypt, as America's sweet heart, James West of the Knife Club podcast, visits the CCR to have a riveting conversation about the Empty Man... both the comic book AND the movie.  Forget everything you think you know about this unsung gem, and if you find after listening to this episode you can't get the Empty Man out of your head... we accept no responsibility.

"On this week's episode first we have a little general discussion about the slasher subgenre of horror.  And, to kick off our month long Comic Canon Revival Comic Crypt Halloween celebration, we're doing a follow up to one of our earlier episodes: we look at Maniac of New York - the Bronx is Burning, a slasher with a brain that uses bloodshed and mayhem to do incisive social commentary as well as thrill its readers to death."

As we shift into the cozy Autumnal chapter of the year, the boys, along with special guest-host Michael Good, read Jered's pick of the week, Superman for all Season by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sales. If you long for the days of the Golden Age quaintness and simplicity, then Superman for all Seasons is the book for you! This week's episode is chock full  of folksy farm wisdom, a seriously American Superman, and constant comparisons to the Snyderverse, so come on down and listen to The Comic Canon Revival.

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WELCOME TO THE BONE ZONE! No lie, this one is a helluva thing! This week, Jered and Wendell have their ride or die, Trey Rowell, back on the show to talk about issues 1-12 of Jeff Smith's iconic story, BONE.  So it's time to bone up on how to say Boneville, all of the influences that lend themselves to this masterwork, and how this simply wonderful story grabs you from the outright start this week on The Comic Canon Revival!

WELCOME BACK to Part Two of Secret Wars on the Comic Canon Revival! Jered JT and Wendell had a blast wrapping up this epic saga on Battleworld! Pull up a little piece of Denver as they recount the final six issues of this crazy cash grab of a story. Things get a little less horny on the back end of this tale, but the stakes grow ever higher! Read along with the crew and bask in the glory of VICTOR VON DOOM and his wacky adventures across time and space.

This weeks episode of The Comic Canon Revival comes to you straight from BEYOND THE VEIL! Jered, JT and Wendell sat down to discuss the first half of Marvel's Secret Wars (don't worry, they are doing the second half next week!) As all of you comic fans know, though this story was born out of action-figure focused greed, and trying to get in front of Crisis on Infinite Earths, it is a seminal piece of comic book history across the board and rightly so! So come partake of their delighted musings on Jim Shooter's HAIL MARY of a storyline for Marvel at a time it was so desperately needed!

The seaweed is always greener under the sea, which is where this week's episode of CCR was recorded because this week the boys read New 52 Aquaman! Special guest host, and Austin standup staple, Andrew Wagner, joined the boys to do a deep dive on the most popular title of the New 52. So take a deep breath and hop in to hear about the alternate 90's era Tarzan version of Aquaman, finally learning Aquaman doesn't speak to fish but he DOES eat them, and what horrors lie deep in the trench!