Episodes

  • Episode 584: Episode #577! DC Finest Suicide Squad, Library Book Bingo and Dark!
    Mar 14 2026

    Episode #577! DC Finest Suicide Squad, Library Book Bingo and Dark! This week DL brings the first collected volume of the Suicide Squad under the DC Finest imprint to the table. Trial By Fire collects the earliest issues and crossovers of the 80's version of the Suicide Squad. Meanwhile, Scott tells us about his progress on his Metropolitan Library Winter Reading Book Bingo card. We also talk about a couple of TV shows. DL has The Girl Who Raised The Dead from Living The Lines' Smudge imprint. Check it out!

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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • Episode 583: Episode #576! Our Best of 2025!
    Mar 5 2026

    Episode #576! Our Best of 2025! Better late than never. Our top 5 favorite things from 2025. This episode your hosts Scott Sackett and DLNelson count down their favorite pop culture items (mostly books) they enjoyed last year. Five items. Honorable mentions. Check it out!

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Episode 582: Episode #575! From Shadow To Light, Hero At Large and Brain Damage!
    Feb 19 2026

    Episode #575! From Shadow To Light, Hero At Large and Brain Damage! Welcome back! This episode Scott brings a couple of comic book creator biographies to the table. N.C. Christopher Couch's Jerry Robinson Ambassador of Comics focuses on the art and career of The Joker and Robin co-creator. From Shadow To Light The Life and Art of Mort Meskin by Steven Brower takes a look at one of the masters from the golden age of comics. DL bring Shintaro Kago's horror manga Brain Damage to the table. Also this week Scott has the 1980 John Ritter movie Hero At Large. Plus Fantagraphics Donald Duck vol's 3 & 4 from Carl Barks. Check it out!

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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Episode 581: Episode #574! Cryptology and The Fatal Bullet!
    Feb 5 2026

    Episode #574! Cryptology and The Fatal Bullet! This week we look at Cryptology magazine #1. This issue features articles on Bernie Wrightson, The Munsters, The Addams Family, pre-code horror comics and has classic horror movie reviews. Also this week we have Rick Geary's The Fatal Bullet which tells the story of the assassination of President James A. Garfield. And we talk about the first two seasons of Yellowjackets from Showtime and Pluribus from Apple TV. Check it out!

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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • Episode 580: Episode #573! Do A Powerbomb, Taschen Fantastic Four and Tulsa!
    Jan 15 2026

    Episode #573! Do A Powerbomb, Taschen Fantastic Four and Tulsa! This week Scott talks about the gigantic Taschen Fantastic Four book. At over 12 lbs and 700 pages, this monster of a book collects the first 19 issues and annual #1. DL brings Daniel Warren Johnson's Do A Powerbomb to the table. And we talk about another road trip to check out the comic shops in Tulsa. Give it a listen!

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Episode 579: Episode #572! The Fantastic Art of Roy Krenkel and The Giant!
    Jan 4 2026

    Episode #572! The Fantastic Art of Roy G. Krenkel and The Giant! This week we look at three book on two creators. First up Scott has The Giant Orson Wells, The Artist & The Shadow. Written and draw by Youssef Daoudi, The Giant gives readers a nice looking fictionalized biography of Orson Wells. After that, DL brings two incredible art books to the podcast. First is Craig Yoe's The Fantastic Art of Roy G, Krenkel which focuses on Roy's Amra zine illustrations. And also at the table this week is the oversized tomb Roy G. Krenkel Father of Heroic Fantasy A Centennial Celebration. At over 300 pages, it's packed with hundreds of images including pencil drawings, inked work, roughs, colored illustrations and paintings. Check it out!

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    52 mins
  • Episode 578: Episode #571! The Shadow and The Wicker Man!
    Dec 28 2025

    Episode #571! The Shadow and The Wicker Man! This week Scott has The Shadow vol. 5 which features the stories The Black Falcon and The Salamanders. DL has vol.2 Frozen Gold from The Complete Carl Barks Donald Duck Library. Also on this episode Scott has the books Will Eisner's Shop Talk and The Art of The Real Tom Sawyer. DL brings Death In Trieste the newest book from Norwegian cartoonist Jason and the Frank Frazetta Gallery Series book Terror from the Frazetta Museum. And this episode, Scott performs a dramatic reading from Les Daniel's Comix! Check it out!

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Episode 577: Episode #570! THB, Daredevil and Drome!
    Dec 11 2025

    Episode #570! THB, Daredevil and Drome! This week DL brings two NYCC purchases to the podcast. Finally after 10 years or more in the making, Total THB vol.1 is out. Originally produced as single issues, large format comics and con exclusives, those long out of print issues are finally collected into a standard size trade paperback, available now. Drome, by Jesse Lonergan, is visual treat that shows the birth and early struggles of humanity with demigods and elder beings inserting themselves into the their lives. Scott has his new copy of Marvel Premier Collection Daredevil Born Again at the table. Also this episode DL talks about the 80's movie Eating Raoul. Check it out!

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    1 hr