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Doc and Angus go to the depths of purgatory to uncover the fiendish delight that is Preacher!

Preacher: Book One

https://www.amazon.com/Preacher-Book-One-GARTH-ENNIS-ebook/dp/B00C2IHYPW/

Merging with a bizarre spiritual force called Genesis, Texan Preacher Jesse Custer becomes completely disillusioned with the beliefs that he had dedicated his entire life to. Now possessing the power of "the word," an ability to make people do whatever he utters, Custer begins a violent and riotous journey across the country. Joined by his gun-toting girlfriend Tulip and the hard drinking Irish vampire Cassidy, the Preacher loses faith in both man and God as he witnesses dark atrocities and improbable calamities during his exploration of America.

Collects Preacher #1-12.

Preacher TV Series

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5016504/

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Welcome to Kudos Kirby, a comics journey into Jack Kirby’s lesser known works. Angus will be your guide through this monthly expedition to uncover those hidden gems from “The King of Comics” over 20,000 comic book pages! We hope you enjoy this latest adventure in the journey!

Angus kicks off our 2024 journey with a review of "In Search of a Dream!" from The Forever People Volume 1 Issue 1.

The Forever People by Jack Kirby

⁠https://www.amazon.com/Forever-People-Jack-Kirby-1971-1972-ebook/dp/B08L9R66QV/⁠

This book introduces a group of young, otherworldly adventurers: Big Bear, Mark Moonrider, Serifan, Beautiful Dreamer, and Vykin, five young heroes who, with the help of their mother box, have the ability to summon the mighty Infinity Man. Included in this volume are major battles with Darkseid, Desaad, and Glorious Godfrey, as well as memorable team-ups with Superman and Deadman. Collects The Forever People #1-11.

We will review, in issue order, one issue each month in 2024.

Background on The Forever People:

Day 32: The Forever People! by Jon B. Cooke

⁠https://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/365fourth/2010/11/02/day-32-the-forever-people/⁠

Modern appearance in animation:

Young Justice S1 E17 - Disordered

⁠https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2039303/⁠

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You're on the Crisis Hotline With Doc, a series that focuses on all the Crisis events in the DC Universe. It is not a review program but rather a reader's guide and introduction to those events that highlights the importance of them to the DC Universe. In this tenth installment, Doc and Angus rock out with Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's Dark Nights: Metal 🤘🏻

The New York Times bestselling BATMAN writer and artist team of Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo re-unite in the epic event graphic novel DARK NIGHTS: METAL!

The Dark Knight has uncovered one of the lost mysteries of the universe...one that could destroy the very fabric of the DC Universe! The dark corners of reality that have never been seen till now! The Dark Multiverse is revealed in all its devastating danger--a team of twisted, evil versions of Batman hellbent on destroying the DC Universe!

With appearances from heroes, villains and faces long forgotten, DARK NIGHTS: METAL will examine every choice a hero doesn't take and every path they don't walk, and open up worlds that are forged by nightmares.

Together on a single title for an outstanding fifty issues, Snyder and Capullo's award-winning stories BATMAN VOL. 1: THE COURT OF OWLS, BATMAN VOL. 3: DEATH OF THE FAMILY and BATMAN VOL. 7: ENDGAME turned generations of Batman fans into a global horde of Batman superfans. With DARK NIGHTS: METAL, Scott and Greg will build on this strong foundation and broaden the scope of their storytelling to encompass the full expanse of the DC Universe.

Collects DARK NIGHTS: METAL #1-6.

Dark Nights: Metal: Deluxe Edition

https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Nights-Metal-Deluxe-2017-ebook/dp/B07B85ZJHJ/

2023-24 Crisis Hotline Schedule

2023

Q1 - Final Crisis

Q2 - Flashpoint

Q3 - Convergence

Q4 - Dark Nights: Metal

2024

Q1 - Dark Nights: Death Metal

Q2 - Heroes In Crisis

Q3 - Dark Crisis

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Prepare to be astounded! Angus falls under the spell of Zatanna and reviews Zatanna: Everyday Magic all in celebration of Vertigo Month.

Zatanna: Everyday Magic (2003)

https://www.amazon.com/Zatanna-Everyday-Magic-Paul-Dini-ebook/dp/B01FNCRV3I/

Everyone's favorite magician is up to her old tricks again in this Prestige Format one-shot! Although the sexy sorceress is riding high on a wave of popularity thanks to her stage act, she can't seem to sort out her personal life. And when old flame John Constantine comes back into her life, it can only mean trouble.

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Angus delves into some comics archeology and the pages of the 2008 Vertigo Encyclopedia all in celebration of Vertigo Month.

The Vertigo Encyclopedia

https://www.amazon.com/Vertigo-Encyclopedia-Alex-Irvine/dp/0756641225

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Welcome to Long STRANGE Trip, a journey into the publication history of Marvel’s Master of the Mystic Arts. Let's place the Eye of Agamotto on The Sorcerer Supreme himself, Doctor Stephen Strange. Broadcasting from his own Sanctum Sanctorum is our host Angus who will be your guide through this monthly expedition to uncover Doctor Strange's comics legacy. We hope you enjoy this latest adventure in the journey!

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Strange Tales (1951-1968) #151

https://www.amazon.com/Strange-Tales-1951-1968-151-Stan-ebook/dp/B00ZNXZHKW/

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In the screening room Angus reviews two videos that cover the origin, rise, and fall history of Vertigo Comics, the iconic DC imprint. All in celebration of Vertigo Comics Month on Kirby's Kids!

The Rise and Fall of DCs VERTIGO: A Revolutionary Comic Book Line!

https://youtu.be/REethedcSVw?si=pBFiQ5Kv-nBuoMZE

The Origin And History Of Vertigo Comics (EXXXTREME UPDATE EDITION)

https://youtu.be/lgLekuDbRm4?si=pLTWPCUW96v1xSVR

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Welcome to Long Time Ago, a journey into the Marvel Star Wars Legends Comics. Our host Angus first made the jump to hyperspace and a galaxy far far away by reading Marvel Star Wars Vol 1 Issue #9 and never looked back! Travel back to 1977 into the origins of the series and discover how comics has supported fandom and in some ways shaped the Star Wars universe. This forty-third episode reviews issue 29. Darth Vader is on the warpath to find the name of the person who destroyed the Death Star…and no one will stand in his way. We hope you enjoy this latest adventure in the journey! Please drop us a message, send us an mp3 or email to [email protected].

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Star Wars (1977-1986) #29

https://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-1977-1986-Archie-Goodwin-ebook/dp/B01497M2GE/

REMEMBERING LEGENDARY ARTIST CARMINE INFANTINO'S ASTOUNDING TIME AT MARVEL

⁠⁠⁠https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/carmine-infantinos-comic-covers-marvel-dc-star-wars⁠⁠⁠

Long Time Ago Reading List And Schedule For 2024

Star Wars (1977-1986)

⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07JJNF8JT⁠⁠⁠

January - Issue #29

February - Issue #30

March - Issue #31

April - Issue #32

May - Issue #33

June - Issue #34

July - Issue #35

August - Issue #36

September - Issue #37

October - Issue #38

November - Issue #39 - The Empire Strikes Back Part 1

December - Issue #40 - The Empire Strikes Back Part 2

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This series is dedicated in loving memory of Charley Lippincott, who George Lucas hired in late 1975 to join the first Star Wars production as Vice President of Advertising, Publicity, Promotion & Merchandising. He is responsible for Star Wars comics becoming a reality with Marvel! The Force will be with him, always.

Happy New Year Kids! Doc, JJ, Ray, and Angus want to wish everyone a Healthy and Happy New Year! Angus introduces our 2024 Kudos Kirby selection The Forever People.

The Forever People by Jack Kirby

https://www.amazon.com/Forever-People-Jack-Kirby-1971-1972-ebook/dp/B08L9R66QV/

This book introduces a group of young, otherworldly adventurers: Big Bear, Mark Moonrider, Serifan, Beautiful Dreamer, and Vykin, five young heroes who, with the help of their mother box, have the ability to summon the mighty Infinity Man. Included in this volume are major battles with Darkseid, Desaad, and Glorious Godfrey, as well as memorable team-ups with Superman and Deadman. Collects The Forever People #1-11.

We will review, in issue order, one issue each month in 2024.

Background on The Forever People:

Day 32: The Forever People! by Jon B. Cooke

https://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/365fourth/2010/11/02/day-32-the-forever-people/

Modern appearance in animation:

Young Justice S1 E17 - Disordered

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2039303/

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Happy Holidays Kids! Doc and Angus embrace the madness that is The Joker in Alan Moore's masterpiece Batman: The Killing Joke. This work would go on to influence the direction of The Dark Night in comics and popular culture for the decades that would follow its initial publication in 1988. In PART ONE they introduced the work, dove into a Kirby Kernel, engaged in a little Creative Chatter, and went mining for some influential hidden gems in Comics Archeology. In PART TWO they review the comic book story and the 2016 animated film. This work launched Batman into a whole new realm along with Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns in 1986.

Batman: The Killing Joke

⁠https://www.amazon.com/Batman-Killing-Joke-Deluxe-New-ebook/dp/B07XQK1C12/⁠

The groundbreaking Batman tale is back in a new deluxe edition. Looking to prove that any man can be pushed past his breaking point to madness, The Joker attempts to drive Commissioner Gordon insane. Refusing to give up, Gordon struggles to maintain his sanity with the help of Batman in a desperate effort to best the madman.

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