Vertigo Voices

We discuss what is arguably the most well regarded Hellblazer storyline and also one of Vertigo's favorite stories in general: Garth Ennis and Will Simpson's Dangerous Habits. Supernatural threats are secondary to the reality of lung cancer in this excellent storyline. Listen and be sure to wish Neil Gaiman a happy birthday!

We're back to a regular recording this week with a look at Matt Wagner and Guy Davis's first volume of Sandman Mystery Theatre. We discuss the social issues underpinning the series and the broader historical perspective the series provides. Colby also discusses his final thoughts on the Sandman audio drama. Listen and enjoy!

Be careful listening to this episode because it's likely cursed. After dealing with hours of mic problems, I found that a majority of our recording was corrupted somehow. So we hastily recorded a new episode over the phone and I Frankensteined the audio together. It's not great, but it's something. Anyway, we talk about Tim Seeley's Lost Boy's sequel and Halloween movies. 

We watch 1987's The Lost Boys! Why? Because next week we're talking about the Vertigo Comics sequel comic! See? It all ties together. Anyway, listen in amazement as I unenthusiastically talk about things unrelated to the movie and Sophia enjoys the blonde mullets on display.

In this meandering episode, we read and discuss Jonah Hex: Two Gun Mojo, the first of Vertigo's three Jonah Hex comics. It's significantly better than the movie. Low bar to clear, I know. I also give my first impressions of the Sandman audio drama by Audible. Spoiler: it's excellent.

Unlike Constantine, There is no cult following for the film Jonah Hex. And for good reason. This is a poorly executed and over-edited turd of a movie. Listen to us make fun of and talk over it for a little longer than its scant runtime.

We look at Unmanned, the first volume of Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra's Y: The Last Man. It's a great book but some Amazon reviewers disagree. Also, that Justice League re-cut costs an insane amount of money. 

We watch 2005's Constantine, directed by Francis Lawrence, starring Keanu Reeves and Rachel Weisz. Many people defend this film and it's become something of a cult classic. However, as an adaptation of the Vertigo comic Hellblazer, it's pretty bad. Also, as a movie it's pretty bad too. 

We dive into the first volume of Sandman, Preludes & Nocturnes, issue by issue. Then discuss our favorite picks for who should star in a Sandman adaptation. Side note: Alain Delon was born on November 8th, 1935 and is presently alive and well. 

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We made it to two whole episodes! We discuss DC's upcoming film and video game slate and dig into Giffen, Breccia (and Rodionoff's) Lovecraft graphic novel while digging into the titular author's influence on pop culture. Enjoy!