Robots From Tomorrow!

Picks for Wednesday, February 24, 2021 Mike- Jim Lee's X-Men Artist Edition HC Greg- Muhammad Ali: Kinshasa 1974 OGN

Need suggestions for your LCS trip this week? Let Mike & Greg point out the books hitting shelves on Wednesday they're most excited about in this four hundred fifty-eighth installment of their ongoing "Pull List" series! These episodes are the perfect way for anyone to kick off their comics: from the most curious newcomer to the most dedicated Wednesday Warrior!

This episode was originally broadcast on December 5, 2019.

When Joseph Illidge wants to talk to you about Batman, you talk about Batman. Because in addition to starting his career at the creative melting pot that was Milestone Media and honing his editorial chops at such publishers as Valiant, Archia, Lion Forge, and now A Wave Blue World, he was one of the Batman group editors from 1998 to 2001. He was there for No Man's Land, the launch of the Birds of Prey ongoing series, the introduction of Cassandra Cain as Batgirl, the Greg Rucka/Shawn Martinbrough experimental Detective Comics run, and more.

For his fifth appearance on the show, Illidge drops by the underground recording studio to chat with Greg about all things Bat: from that No Man's Land tour of duty, to Birds of Prey, to Batgirls Gordon and Cain. He also unpacks last week's tweet about why the time has come for a black Batman.  All that and more on today's episode!

Robots From Tomorrow is a weekly comics podcast recorded deep beneath the Earth’s surface. You can subscribe to it via iTunes or through the RSS feed at RobotsFromTomorrow.com. You can also follow Mike and Greg on Twitter. Stay safe and enjoy your funny books.

All twelve issues have hit Marvel Unlimited, so it's time for the long-threatened deep dive into the smash hit of 2019: House of X/Powers of X by Jonathan Hickman, Pepe Larraz, and R.B. Silva!

Greg's thoughts on the book are well-documented on this show, but what about Mike? Did the book deliver on its promise for him? Why is describing this story as 'upsetting' a multi-layered compliment? How does Hickman stack up against Claremont and Morrison? Goldballs - great mutant or GREATEST mutant? The answer to all those questions and more on this week's episode!

Robots From Tomorrow is a weekly comics podcast recorded deep beneath the Earth’s surface. You can subscribe to it via iTunes or through the RSS feed at RobotsFromTomorrow.com. You can also follow Mike and Greg on Twitter. Stay safe & enjoy your funny books.

Picks for Wednesday, February 10, 2021 Mike- Batman/The Maxx: Arkham Dreams HC Greg- X-Factor Epic Collection v1: Genesis & Apocalypse TPB

Need suggestions for your LCS trip this week? Let Mike & Greg point out the books hitting shelves on Wednesday they're most excited about in this four hundred fifty-seventh installment of their ongoing "Pull List" series! These episodes are the perfect way for anyone to kick off their comics: from the most curious newcomer to the most dedicated Wednesday Warrior!

The time between the first comic being published and the first fan discussion of comics can probably be counted in seconds. From their debut in the early days of the last century, these slabs of words and pictures have stayed in lockstep with other pop culture phenomena in generating a fandom so strong that it not only lasts to this day but literally changed the world we live in. Comics fandom was launched from small fanzines distributed by hand amongst locals or by mail to anywhere else, and it was decades worth of those pamphlets that helped build both the fanbase AND the creator pool necessary to help comics eventually breakout of their publishing ghetto. From The Comics Reader to Alter Ego to Squa Tront to The Comics Journal and all points in-between, the fanzines of yesterday built the fandom of today.

But what about today's fanzines? That question prompted Mike & Greg to devote today's episode to not only delving into some fanzine backstory, but also check out some of the 21st century crop of fanzines: Bubbles, Strangers, and But Is It Comic Aht?. And though it may have outlasted its fanzine origins, one can't look at the state of comics discussion and criticism in modern times without checking out the Fantagraphics juggernaut of TCJ.

So sit back, relax, and listen to the lads wax poetic about other comics fans waxing poetic about their favorite comics in any way they could!

Picks for Wednesday, February 3, 2021 Mike- King-Cat Comics #80 Greg- Gamayun Tales v2 OGN

Need suggestions for your LCS trip this week? Let Mike & Greg point out the books hitting shelves on Wednesday they're most excited about in this four hundred fifty-sixth installment of their ongoing "Pull List" series! These episodes are the perfect way for anyone to kick off their comics: from the most curious newcomer to the most dedicated Wednesday Warrior!

This episode was originally broadcast on April 23 2020.

Mike's pre-show lament about the exclusion of Bisley from relevant artistic discussions takes a few twists and turns through the neighborhoods of Kevin Eastman's Heavy Metal, why 2000AD can't seem to catch a break, and a few others before winding up on today's episode. A little off-the-cuff yakking for you to enjoy!

Robots From Tomorrow is a twice-weekly comics podcast recorded deep beneath the Earth’s surface. You can subscribe to it via iTunes or through the RSS feed at RobotsFromTomorrow.com. You can also follow Mike and Greg on Twitter. Stay safe and enjoy your funny books!

Picks for Wednesday, January 27, 2021 Mike- 2000AD Prog 2216 Greg- Superman: Kryptonite Nevermore! TPB

Need suggestions for your LCS trip this week? Let Mike & Greg point out the books hitting shelves on Wednesday they're most excited about in this four hundred fifty-fifth installment of their ongoing "Pull List" series! These episodes are the perfect way for anyone to kick off their comics: from the most curious newcomer to the most dedicated Wednesday Warrior!

The comics window-shopping continues! Flipping to the companion magazines & PDFs and then back to the front of the catalog, Mike & Greg's attention focuses on the larger publishers: Dark Horse! DC! Image! IDW! Marvel! Dynamite! BOOM! What's coming to comic shops in March and beyond from these companies that catches the lads' fancies? Definitely something for everyone as the lads close out their trip through the January "Previews" catalog!

Picks for Wednesday, January 20, 2021 Mike- Asadora! v1 TPB & Essential Dredd: The Apocalypse War TPB Greg- We Only Find Them When They're Dead #5

Need suggestions for your LCS trip this week? Let Mike & Greg point out the books hitting shelves on Wednesday they're most excited about in this four hundred fifty-fourth installment of their ongoing "Pull List" series! These episodes are the perfect way for anyone to kick off their comics: from the most curious newcomer to the most dedicated Wednesday Warrior!