Today on a mid-level punchy episode, the gang spend some time reviewing the latest news including:

• Shang Chi finds a director

https://ia601407.us.archive.org/12/items/PerfectBoundEp217/PerfectBound_Ep217.mp3

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Today on Book Report, Nicole reviews books found in Artist Alley at ECCC, including Camilla d’Errico’s The Beehive: Collection of Fuzz Butts among others.

Chris reviews Dial H for Hero from DC Wonder Comics.

And finally, Cole reviews The Holland Files self-published from friend of the show John E. Boylan.

Today on a new and exciting episode of the Perfect Bound Podcast, the gang take some time to talk about the recent Emerald City Comic Con and the midnight release of Detective Comics #1000.

Other news and noteworthy stories include:

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Today for Book Report, it’s another Preacher free-for-all, where all four of us talk about the “Dixie Fried” story arc (issues 27-33), as well as the accompanying “Saint of Killers” story, and the Cassidy one-shot “Blood and Whiskey.”

To check out our other Book Report discussions on Preacher, click here, here, here, and here.

Today on a special “clip episode,” we revisit some of our favorite interviews from our archives, including:

John E. Boylan talks about his Guinness World Record Swamp Thing collection, how he has come upon some of the more unique items in his collection, and how he got Guinness to recognize his collection. Be sure to check out John’s Swamp Thing website at rootsoftheswampthing.com.

G. Scott Tomlin tells about what he had in mind for Comics Dungeon when he purchased the store over a decade ago, and his plans for the future of the business. To find out more about Comics for Community, Compassion and Culture, visit C4C3.org, and be sure to catch Scott on BJ Shea’s Geek Nation on KISW.

And finally, Jackey Neyman Jones, Tonjia Atomic, and Rachel Jackson visit us to tell us about Manos Returns – the sequel to Manos: The Hands of Fate, and Jackey’s experience as a child actor in the film – and its resurgence in pop culture thanks to Mystery Science Theater 3000. You can find Jackey’s book about her experience, “Growing Up With Manos: The Hands of Fate” on Amazon.

https://ia601403.us.archive.org/22/items/PerfectBoundEp215/PerfectBound_Ep215.mp3

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Today on another blazing new episode, the Perfect Bound Podcast gang talk about everything they feel like talking about concerning comic book news, including:

• Cole reexamines his review of The Umbrella Academy

https://ia601404.us.archive.org/14/items/PerfectBoundEp214/PerfectBound_Ep214.mp3

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Today on Book Report, Nicole reviews Miles Morales: Spider-Man #1 – #3 from Marvel.

Chris reviews Outer Darkness #1 – #4 from Image.

And finally, Cole reviews the entire The Li’l Depressed Boy series from Image.

Today on the show, the gang visit some favorite news stories of the past couple weeks, including:

• Neil Gaiman is bringing back Jim Henson’s The Storyteller

https://ia601400.us.archive.org/2/items/PerfectBoundEp213/PerfectBound_Ep213.mp3

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Today on Book Report, Cole reviews Ezra Claytan Daniels’ Upgrade Soul from Lion Forge.

Nicole reviews Hellicious from SBI Press.

And finally, Chris goes off the rails this week and reviews the film Alita: Battle Angel.

The gang triumphantly return for another barnburner episode to talk about the comic news of the day, including:

• A wrap-up of the previous week’s Panel Jumper Live Chapter VII

https://ia601408.us.archive.org/17/items/PerfectBoundEp212/PerfectBound_Ep212.mp3

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Today on Book Report, Chris reviews Wonder Twins #1 from the DC Wonder Comics imprint.

Nicole reviews Detective Comics #994 – #998 from DC.

And finally, Cole goes off the rails and reviews Will Eisner’s film The Spirit.

Today’s episode comes to you from The Panel Jumper **LIVE** Chapter VII which occurred in Fremont’s own West of Lenin on Friday, February 22nd, 2019. Our guest was Kelly Froh, an Ignatz Award nominated cartoonist and Co-founder & CEO of the Short Run Comix & Arts Festival. We talk with Kelly about what brought her to Seattle, her beginning as a cartoonist, the creation and evolution of the Short Run Comix & Arts Festival, her upcoming book “Walking Uphill,” the story of Samson, Milwaukee’s Greatest Celebrity, and finally the shifting landscape of ‘zine culture.

A note on this episode, the Quiz Time music was mixed a little too loudly during the live broadcast. It’s hard to listen to, but the questions are fun, so power through. I blame myself. -Ben

https://ia801504.us.archive.org/28/items/PerfectBoundEp211/PerfectBound_Ep211.mp3

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Things in comics that annoy us.

Today on the show, the gang revisit a previous topic from years ago and talk about comic book pet peeves. What irritates us about comics, the industry, and the culture. Give it a listen and let us know what your pet peeves are at [email protected]

https://ia801502.us.archive.org/13/items/PerfectBoundEp210/PerfectBound_Ep210.mp3

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Today on Book Report, Cole reviews Saga vol 9 from Image.

Nicole reviews Linda Sejic’s Blood Stain from Image.

And finally, Chris reviews These Savage Shores from Vault.

Today’s show is a solo Stumble Bound recording where Chris, Ben, and Cole – three sheets to the wind at this point – discuss world building; what makes a good vs bad world/universe, how to build and maintain them, and what comics and creators are best at it. Jim Shooter’s name comes up a lot during this discussion.

https://ia801509.us.archive.org/16/items/PerfectBoundEp209/PerfectBound_Ep209.mp3

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Today on the show, the gang review some comic book movie and TV news, such as:

• The new Hellboy trailer from director Neil Marshall

Then we welcome the Stumble Bound crew back into the shop to discuss comic and pop culture tropes. Visit tvtropes.org for an explanation of all of the tropes discussed.

https://ia601504.us.archive.org/11/items/PerfectBoundEp208/PerfectBound_Ep208.mp3

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