Michael Bailey's Views From The Longbox

Mike and Shag are back, this time to talk about comic book movies. Which were good, which were bad and which should have never been made? Among the films discussed are Spider-Man, X-2, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Daredevil, Superman: The Movie, Hulk and many more. All this and a podcast pick of the week. It's kind of long but hey, it's been about two weeks right? Right?

An hour's worth of holiday cheer. Yes, it is Christmas time and Michael has answered the call with the first annual Views From The Longbox Christmas Super-Hero Spectacular. For your listening enjoyment Michael present three yuletide stories featuring Superman, Batman and Robin and Wonder Woman. Also Michael relates a few of the comic book related presents he has received over the years and there is also some music thrown in for good measure. Views From The Longbox wishes to extend to all of the listeners a Merry Yule, a Happy Holiday and a very Merry Christmas.

Following a slightly more compressed opening theme Michael gives you a slight history lesson that you are no doubt already aware of. After another installment of Out of Context Theater Michael discusses some of the realizations he has made lately and why he's been buying comics the way he has in the past few weeks. Then it is reader mail and the big announcement of who won the first big contest. More fun than a copy of BLOODSTRIKE #1, but then again what isn't?

Back after two weeks Michael finally has the theme song he always wanted to use. Then there's another installment of Out of Context Theater before Michael gets into why the fifty-cent box is all about some awesome. Afterwards Michael dips into reader mail. Yup, it's an exciting episode this week. Enjoy.

Not exactly work safe again this week, but that's because it's the November edition of The Mike and Shag Show. This month Mike and Shag look at some of the best comics from the mid to late eighties. Listen as they go through some of their favorite books from DC, Marvel and Eclipse Comics. Shag even participates in this week's Out of Context Theater and the Podcast Pick of the Week. The audio quality on this one is surprisingly good and Michael has worked out some other techincal issues, so despite being an hour and a half this week's installment goes down easy.

Not exactly work safe this week, so put on those headphones if you are in public. This week Michael is all in a tizzy over Spider-Man 3, which recently came out on DVD. After another installment of Out of Context Theater Michael launches into a diatribe about Spider-Man 3, which still sucks. After that is another edition of Michael's Podcast Pick of the Week and a reminder about the contest going on here at Views.

It's Halloween and Michael celebrates it Views From The Longbox style, whatever that means. Michael kicks things off with a Buck Owens classic and his take on said song before discussing the Freddy and Jason comics of recent years. Then it's right into the subject for this years Halloween episode; zombies. Both Marvel Zombies and Walking Dead are covered as well as some Boom Studios zombie books. After that is some viewer mail for the first time before Michael wraps it all up. Fun. Excitement. Cheap thrills galore.

Not exactly work safe. Once again Michael teams up with the Irrideemable Shag Matthews, this time to talk about the best and worst in major comic book crossovers. Listen as Miichael and Shag talk about such crossovers as Acts of Vengeance, Invasion, Inferno, Our Worlds at War, Joker's Last Laugh, Legends and others. Sure it's an hour and a half, but it's actually entertaining much to the surprise of everyone. The audio quality this time out is a little better and as previously stated this one has language that might not be considered work safe.

Michael kicks things off with one of his two possible theme songs this week before introducing a new feature; Out of Context Theater. Then it's about twenty minutes of Michael talking about his thoughts on trade paperbacks and their place in the current marketplace. Plus, the return of the Podcast Pick of the Week and more on that contest where you get free stuff.

A slightly congested Michael continues his journey into the animated past. Before that hear Michael talk about how he spent his Sunday, the new idea he has for a weight loss program and an important announcement concerning a contest and you getting free stuff. All this and themes songs too. What a bargain.