Ho ho ho boys and girls. One again Santa has had a rummage through his sack and found a lovely gift for you all whether you've been naughty or nice. 

This festive period, join Sleeves, Galactosh and Santa as they delve into another festive package of holiday comics. 

Join your heroes as they discuss wintery ponderings such as; when is a homage not an homage? Why are there penguins at the north pole? And what is grooming? 

Come with us as the boys discuss uncanny xmen 143 and Lobo paramilitary Christmas special alongside jokes from your favourite ruddy faced benefactor, Santa himself. 

Ho ho ho.

Credits

X-men created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby

Lobo created by Roger Slifer and Keith Giffen

Creative talent: Chris Claremont, John Byrne, Keith Giffen, Alan Grant, Simon Bisley

Hosts: Galactosh, Sleeves, Virtual Dave and Michael Quintesson

Editing and production: Galactosh and Sleeves

Episode art: Terry Austin and Rick Parker and Simon Bisley

Music and stings: The Vidiprinter

Logo art: willnotcompute

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Transformers... THE Transformers the original Marvel run that started it all (sure there was a cartoon too but that was rubbish... kids stuff) is a bit of an obsession for Sleeves. He's collected all the Marvel UK comics, he's started a substack on the subject. So we thought we'd ingluge the little scamp and discuss a few issues of the comic, just a small number... four... keep it light. What followed was over 3 hours of robot related rambling too long to be contained in just one episode. So we split it in two... and this is the second part.

Reforming the same band of contributors that brought you an overstuffed look at Skybound's Transformers relaunch last year, Sleeves, Galactosh and special guests Virtual Dave and Michael Quintesson pore over the pages of The Transformers issues 5 to 8 reprinted in issues 22 to 28 of Marvel UK's fortnightly larger format comic. We join the story as Shockwave takes command of the Decepticons and begins his plans to conquer the earth one Blackrock facility at a time, learn why Optimus Prime's head is no longer on his body, why Buster Witwicky is having a lot of headaches, how the Dinobot came to be on earth, what the rite of oneness is and why Ratchet must learn to become a warrior!

Credits

Transformers created by Hasbro Inc. and arguably Bob Budiansky

Creative talent: Bob Budiansky, Alan Kupperberg and William Johnson

Hosts: Galactosh, Sleeves, Virtual Dave and Michael Quintesson

Editing and production: Galactosh and Sleeves

Episode art: Mark Bright

Music and stings: The Vidiprinter

Logo art: willnotcompute

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Transformers... THE Transformers the original Marvel run that started it all (sure there was a cartoon too but that was rubbish... kids stuff) is a bit of an obsession for Sleeves. He's collected all the Marvel UK comics, he's started a substack on the subject. So we thought we'd ingluge the little scamp and discuss a few issues of the comic, just a small number... four... keep it light. What followed was over 3 hours of robot related rambling too long to be contained in just one episode. So we split it in two... this is the first part and the second part will follow here on We've Got Back Issues shortly OR if you can't wait is available NOW over on our sister podcast AARGH! MY OPTICS!

Reforming the same band of contributors that brought you an overstuffed look at Skybound's Transformers relaunch last year, Sleeves, Galactosh and special guests Virtual Dave and Michael Quintesson pore over the pages of The Transformers issues 5 to 8 reprinted in issues 22 to 28 of Marvel UK's fortnightly larger format comic. We join the story as Shockwave takes command of the Decepticons and begins his plans to conquer the earth one Blackrock facility at a time, learn why Optimus Prime's head is no longer on his body, why Buster Witwicky is having a lot of headaches, how the Dinobot came to be on earth, what the rite of oneness is and why Ratchet must learn to become a warrior!

Credits

Transformers created by Hasbro Inc. and arguably Bob Budiansky

Creative talent: Bob Budiansky, Alan Kupperberg and William Johnson

Hosts: Galactosh, Sleeves, Virtual Dave and Michael Quintesson

Editing and production: Galactosh and Sleeves

Episode art: Mark Bright

Music and stings: The Vidiprinter

Logo art: willnotcompute

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In every generation there is a Chosen One. She alone will stand against the vampires, the demons, and the forces of darkness. She is the Slayer.....

Oops. Wrong intro. Welcome terror seekers and join your heroes this Halloween as this year they go off with a Boom!

Have you ever glimpsed something not right out of the corner of your eye? Do you ever get the feeling you're not alone? Ever seen your friends eviscerated before your very eyes? If so then please, get help. Otherwise, join your hosts Sleeves and Galactosh as they travel through the world of Something is Killing the Children. Join your heroes as they ponder such questions as; Why are talking stuffed animals so creepy? Why are the emergency services always so slow to catch on? And, can a comic be interesting when nothing and everything seems to happen in whole issues? 

Come run in terror with the lads in the latest, scariest, most gruesome instalment of We've got back issues.

Credits

Creative talent: James Tynion IV and Werther Dell'Edera

Hosts: Galactosh and Sleeves

Editing and production: Galactosh and Sleeves

Episode art: Werther Dell'Edera

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"CIVIL WAR? Nothing. KICK-ASS? A warmup. What if the smartest, toughest costumed bad ass in the world was totally evil? Meet Nemesis. He's systematically been destroying the lives of every police chief in Asia, and he's now set his sights on Washington, DC. Between you and me, the police don't have a chance." or at least that's what it says on the back of the book. Tune in to this listener chosen episode of We've Got Back issues to hear if Sleeves and Galactosh feel Mark Millar and Steve McNiven's Nemesis lives up to the hype.

Credits

Creative talent: Mark Millar and Steve McNiven

Hosts: Galactosh and Sleeves

Editing and production: Galactosh and Sleeves

Episode art: Steve McNiven

Clips: The Rolling Stones

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In this months episode of We've Got Back Issues we invite you to peruse the pages of Michael Allred's surrealist superhero creation Madman! Join us as we travel to Snap City where a mad scientist named Dr Egon Boiffard cobbles a guy together from corpses bring him back to life. Where the self-replicating robot creations Dr Gellespie Flem wander aimlessly through the sewers, where Mott from the Planet Hoople didges the advances of a lovelorn alien cannibal. Where G-men from hell give out hero Frank Einstein the creeps, where self replicating robots run wild in the sewers, Were metaphysical philosophy and traveling circuses on cruise ships meet. Where 1950s science fiction films is and rock and roll pop music are melted down into a heady brew... it's should proved to be rather neato and certianly decidedly ginchy.

Don't believe in yourself,

Don't deceive with belief,

Knowledge comes with death's release

Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

Credits

Creative talent: Mike Allred and Laura Allred

Hosts: Galactosh and Sleeves

Editing and production: Galactosh and Sleeves

Episode art: Mike Allred and Laura Allred

Clips: David Bowie

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G. L. A. C. T. U. S..... G. L. A. C. T. U. S.....

Did someone order a disco pharaoh? Your heroes on We've Got Back Issues certainly did. Join the lads as they traverse Marvel continuity once again. Returning to the pages of the Fantastic Four for the moment when the threats to Stan's comic universe went... well, into the universe. Join your hosts in answering such questions as: Who is the dumbest member of the FF? Is Reed a product of his time? What character trait has he continued to this day? Will The Thing get grumpy and hit something? If The Watcher is meant to observe and not interfere, what's he up to here then? How'd Galactus get his outfit change power from? Is this where Galactosh got his name then? These questions and many more will be answered as you join us in reading the Coming of Galactus only on We've got back issues.

Credits

Creative talent: Stan Lee and Jack Kirby

Hosts: Galactosh and Sleeves

Editing and production: Galactosh and Sleeves

Episode art: Jack Kirby

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Jump into the way-back machine with Sleeves and Galactosh to the year 1938, when National Allied Publication keen to repeat the success of there soon to be namesake Detective Comics publish the first issue of their newest periodical Action Comics. In amongst the usual hotchpotch of cowboys, magicians, crime reporters, historical figures, comedy shoplifters, more cowboys, colonial casual racism, boxing, and Baseball... we discover a new type of hero for young boys to aspire to… one with strange… otherworldly... some might say ‘SUPER’ powers that got the first issue flying off the news stands and brought to life THE biggest, MOST important and SUPREMELY bankable comic book character of all time! We are talking of course of... Superman.

Credits

Creative talent: Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, H. Fleming, Fred Guardineer, Captain Frank Thomas, Alger, Sven Elven, Will Ely,  Bernard Baily and more.

Hosts: Galactosh and Sleeves

Editing and production: Galactosh and Sleeves

Episode art: Joe Shuster

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Roll up roll up purveyors of the strange, the weird and the outlandish. Come exotic travellers as we traverse the found world of Alan Moore alongside our congenial podcasters of the obtuse, messers Sleeves and Galactosh. Witness tall tales of daring do. Examine mysteries beyond compare. Join the lads as they ask the questions narely well dreamed of before as they ask; where is that meant to be in Edmonton? Can you just steal characters because they're public domain? Is there a line to cross? What exactly is this obsession with Jeff Wayne? All these quandries and more shall be addressed as you join your heroes voyage through the tome that is The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen in this months audio periodical for boys and girls of all persuasions from We've got back issues.

Credits

Creative talent: Allan Moore and Kevin O'Neill

Hosts: Galactosh and Sleeves

Editing and production: Galactosh and Sleeves

Episode art: Kevin O'Neill 

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Another month, another We've Got Back Issues and another issues one. This time we travel back to spring of 1984, and take a look at the an oddly shaped black and white comic book, self published by two guys working out of a kitchen, the comic concerned four green dudes into martial arts with and a rat for a father figure and was a limited run of just 3000 copies. And that would have been that... and yet here we are over 40 years later and it's STILL one of the most popular and beloved franchises in the world. So join Sleeves and Galactosh, as they discuss the world's most fearsome fighting team! The heroes in the half-shell! One one, the only Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Abd the issue that lunched it all... COWABUNGA! 

Credits

Creative talent: Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird

Hosts: Galactosh and Sleeves

Editing and production: Galactosh and Sleeves

Episode art: Kevin Eastman 

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