Joe can Cory!! have been reading

comics, and in this episode, we give you comics to pick up, comics to

ignore and comics you may want to think about before buying as we

review:

Punchline from Antarctic Press

Cover from DC

The Ogre from Source Point

Cosmic Ghost Rider Destroys Marvel

History

Young Justice from DC

Pogo from Fantagraphics

The Actual Rodger From Alterna Comics

Mystery of Love in Space from DC

Star Trek the Q Conflict from IDW

Ziggy Pig and Silly Seal from Marvel

Uncanny X-Men from Marvel

Ms Marvel from Marvel

You also get:

Cory points out that this here podcast

has outlasted ECW.

How the corporate changes at Warner

Brothers and Disney/Fox are playing out

An obscure reference to “Brother

Love”

And Cory!! makes a big announcement at the end of the show.

All of this, the usual shenanigans and much, much more!!

Every month, Diamond distribution puts

out a catalog of all of the comics scheduled for a future month, and

this time, it’s for May 2019. Cory and Joe go over what’s in the

catalog, highlight new series, collections and other things that they

are interested it.

So, grab your copy of Previews and your

order form and follow along! They also discuss:

Joe gives a comic to invest in

Cory!! Explains why nothing happens on wrestling house shows any more

A new segment of American Food! Two new

cereals!

Why DC’s cutting their collected

editions is a short sighted decision.

What 80’s comics reprints are they excited about

All of this, the usual shenanigans and over 2 hours of comics talk!

Our song this week is by the

Cybertronic Spree, “Dare.”

Marvel has just put out a list of

“Marvel Selects”, a series of trade paperbacks that they think

will be the best for NEW readers. And if Marvel is putting out a

list, you know Cory!! and Joe are going to be talking about it. As a

special guest, we have artist Dangerous Dan Mohr!

Are these the best for new readers?

* MS.

MARVEL VOL. 1: NO NORMAL TPB

*

PUNISHER: WELCOME BACK,

FRANK TPB

*

RUNAWAYS VOL. 1: PRIDE &

JOY TPB

*

THANOS RISING TPB

*

THE LIFE OF CAPTAIN MARVEL

TPB* (in stores 1/16)

*

THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL

GIRL VOL. 1: SQUIRREL POWER TPB

*

THOR: GOD OF THUNDER VOL. 1

– THE GOD BUTCHER TPB

*

ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN

BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS VOL. 1 TPB

*

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN VOL. 1:

POWER & RESPONSIBILITY TPB

*

VENOM

BY DONNY CATES VOL. 1: REX TPB

All of this, the usual shenanigans, and much, much more!

Our closing song this week is from Dave Cofell – Lonesome Train, which you can buy here: http://www.davecofell.com/

Marvel has just put out a list of

“Marvel Selects”, a series of trade paperbacks that they think

will be the best for NEW readers. And if Marvel is putting out a

list, you know Cory!! and Joe are going to be talking about it. As a

special guest, we have artist Dangerous Dan Mohr!

Are these the best for new readers?

* ASTONISHING

X-MEN VOL. 1: GIFTED TPB

* BLACK

PANTHER: WHO IS THE BLACK PANTHER? TPB

* CAPTAIN

AMERICA: WINTER SOLDIER ULTIMATE COLLECTION TPB

* CIVIL

WAR TPB

* DEADPOOL

CLASSIC VOL. 1 TPB

* DOCTOR

STRANGE: THE OATH TPB

* FANTASTIC

FOUR EPIC COLLECTION: THE COMING OF GALACTUS TPB

* HULK:

PLANET HULK TPB

* IRON

MAN: EXTREMIS TPB

* MARVELS: THE REMASTERED

EDITION TPB

All of this, the usual shenanigans, and much, much more!

With a lot of news and rumors about DC

coming out over the last week, Joe and Cory!! have decided it’s time

to discuss the state of DC comics. They go over:

DC Canceling

trade paperbacks and hard covers

DC losing characters that they have

been using for a long time, which leads to a discussion of how

internal corporate economics works in relation to what books DC can

publish using Warner’s Communication characters

How Marvel blew millions of dollars in

the 90’s chasing the baseball card boom.

They also discuss:

Cory!! explains how not to clear off

the snow.

Why Cory!! no longer cares about the

Oscars.

Joe and Cory!! discuss chocolate soda

Why Netflix ended the Marvel series

How Turner Classic Movies was created

to re-purpose material already owned, and hwo does that relate to

comics?

Whatever happened to the Hamburgler?

All of this, the usual shenanigans, and much, much more!

Every month, we get a big old catalog

of the comics coming out in a couple of months, and this month is no

different. It’s time for Cory!! and Joe to go through Previews and

highlight new and upcoming comics, trade paperbacks and hardcovers

they are excited about.

They also have the usual shenanigans, and much, much more!

Musical Selection: 
https://www.facebook.com/MiseryofFlight/

Kray Z Comics and Stories 393: A Blizzard of Comics Reviews

393 episodes, and while Joe bumped back recording for his birthday, Cory!! lets us all know some of the other shows we now have done more episodes than! They truly are a National Treasure. And what better way to celebrate Joe’s birthday than doing comic book reviews!

Cory!! and Joe review:

The

complete Dell Peanuts

Decades: Marvel in the 40’s

Fight Like A Girl

Lee and Kirby: Stuff Said

Guardians of the Galaxy #1

Fantastic Four Wedding Special #1

Shazam #1 and 2

Green Lantern

AND, they talk about:

The return of American Food!

Joe decides that Cory!! is dead wrong

about Star Trek novels

We discuss the greatest panel in Marvel

Comics History

All of this, the usual shenanigans, and

much much more!

Links!

See Joe and his lovely,

long suffering wife on The Jason

Show:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t833E4AJdbw&feature=share

Link

to Flight Like a Girl eBook:
https://ko-fi.com/lmnopart

Clear +

Vivid with Alan Alda and the M*A*S*H

Reunion:
https://www.facebook.com/clearandvivid/?ref=br_rs

WIN

A COMIC BOOK STORE:

Win A Comic Book Store

Musical

Selection: 
https://www.facebook.com/MiseryofFlight/

This show was recorded during the

height of the Polar Vortex! So, Joe and Cory!! hunkered down to

record a podcast and talk about comics.

They discuss the layoffs at DC comics,

and Cory!! and Joe discuss the memo that was sent to employees after

the layoffs occurred. They also discuss why these changes may have

happened and what DC will do going forward.

They also discuss tidying up their

collections. What are they willing to get rid of, what won’t they

get rid of, what brings them joy and, what is Cory!!’s plan with his

collection of crap!

-What Cory!! enjoys about his

collection vs what Joe enjoys about his collection

-Why Joe buys more stuff when he’s also

purging his collections

-Why does Cory!! keep his DVDs

-Getting rid of unitaskers

-Can you find what you need in your

collection when you want it?

All of this, the usual shenanigans and

much, much more!

Comics artist George Perez announced

his retirement from drawing comics. In response, Cory!! and Joe

invite comics artist Angel Medina to discuss the art and career of

one of the greatest super-hero comics artists of all time! They

discuss:

How he was working an insane schedule

right from the beginning

Perez’s intricate costumes

Who does Angel like better, Joe or

Cory!! (hint, it’s not Cory!!)

Angel tells a very cool George Perez

Story

George Perez challenges people to stump

him with obscure comics

Angel discusses the differences between

American comics conventions and European comics conventions

They discuss the reasons why George

Perez’s art stands out in the field

All three discuss their favorite George

Perez stories

Angel updates us on what he’s been up

to and why so many comics artists aren’t doing monthly comics any

more

All of this, the usual shenanigans and

talk about Marvel Two-In-One!

The government is still on Shutdown,

Joe is still home recovering, Cory!! is still using his home as a

place to get changed and showered between jobs and it’s time for us

to talk Previews! Previews is the monthly magazine that has ALL of

the comics being solicited for March, and every month, Cory!! and Joe

talk about the exciting things in the catalog like new series,

collected editions, original graphic novels and more!

Why they love Scud the Disposable

Assassin

A discussion on special and incentive

covers, for Detective 1000.

They talk about the trades and

omnibussseses they are interested in, and this month is the Heroes

Reborn omnibus is discussed.

Cory gives actual comics investing

advice

Cory discusses the big Humble Bundle that gives a TONNE of comics from Dynamite comics

All of this, the usual shenanigans, and much, much more.