Congratulations you’ve made it to another new episode of New This Week with Sheldon,Simon & Antonio. Sheldon had the Pick this week and he went with the spectacular Secret Avengers #4 from Marvel Comics written by Nick Spencer and drawn my Luke Ross!!! Don’t dig on that? Hey, thats understandable which is why we also talk about Thor,Batman and Redhood,Avengers Assemble Age of Ultron,Buffy The Vampire Slayer,The Walking Dead,Avengers & Harbinger. See plenty of GREAT books and TONS of Avengers books to hold you over! So join us next week and EVERY WEEK for more great comic conversation from the guys over at Comic Impact!
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Hey Comic Impact! Welcome to another episode of Pick of the Week for May 1st, 2013. Antonio has the pick this week and he has gone with the penultimate issue of Winter Soldier by Jason Latour and Nic Klein. This week he is joined by Simon and Sheldon as they talk about a bunch of Marvel books like Age of Ultron, Iron Man, Hulk and Red She Hulk as well as Swamp Thing and Valiant books Harbinger Wars and Shadowman. Also an exclusive interview with Vincent Van Goat from Valiant’s new comic series Quantum and Woody that launches in July!
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The Sweet Seduction of Interchangeable Parts (and The Choking Hazards of Rocket Cannon Projectiles) Long has the tradition flourished, this strategically synergized system of comics and children’s toys locked in a hypnotic dance of capitalistic ecstasy. Working its way along numerous franchises, these licensed properties have helped He-Man, Voltron, G.I. Joe, The Transformers and many others to sell more toys, which promote the comics, which once again promote the toys. One of the pioneers of this delirium-inducing pirouette of marketing brilliance was Mego (mee-go) Corporation’s Micronauts. The origins of how this line of children’s toys became a Marvel Comics monthly publication are laid out in an earlier edition of Comics ‘n Coffee
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Join Simon and Antonio as they talk about the comics for the last week of April 2013! It was hard for Simon to find a pick because of all the amazing comics that came out but he went with Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #22 by Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli. Antonio mentioned something really touching and beautiful in FF by Matt Fraction and Joe Quinones. Not a marvel fan well, guess what? The boys discuss Independent comics. They have a talk about East of West by the amazing Jonathan Hickman. Simon gets over excited about who did the artwork on last week’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles issue and Antonio tells you where this is the perfect time you should be reading Angel and Faith from Dark Horse.
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What’s up Comic Impact!!! You just haphazardly stumbled into the Pic of The Week here at Comic Impact! This week Sheldon and Antonio talk the best comics of April 17th 2013 and because Sheldon had the pick he went with Daredevil #25 by Mark Waid and art by Chris Samnee! Don’t fear though if you aren’t into comics staring guys in red spandex then you have at least a one out of five chance of liking the other books;P I kid, I kid the other books that will lick your sweet ear drums are Age of Ultron,Captain America, Night Wing, XO and Daredevil End of Days! Not bad right? Like how we bookended it?So keep it right here and you might catch some other did bits of knowledge passed down by these keepers of comic wisdom.
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ALL GOOD ROBOTS GO TO HEAVEN (or How X-51 Got His 01100111 01110010 01101111 01101111 01110110 01100101 Back) We’ve seen it played out in many different ways: the concept of machines becoming sentient. We can’t help but imagine how things will be once our technology reaches human-like potential. If sentient, will we shackle machines as subservient tools or will we grant them the freedoms that we enjoy? If a machine possesses independent thought, can it dream? When a robot knows fear, love, hate and despair, does that mean that it has a soul? Such ideas have been explored in literature (I, Robot), television (Star Trek) and movies (The Terminator), but they have all centered on a singular notion: humanity. The question isn’t a matter of machines becoming human, for that day seems closer all the time … but what does it mean to BE human?
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This week, Brian Michael Bendis returns to talk all things X-Men! We go over both Uncanny X-Men and All-New X-Men, and his approach to writing the two mutant books. We talk some Age of Ultron, as well as the news regarding Neil Gaiman and Guardians of the Galaxy. We also cover Daredevil: End of Days and working with legends like Klaus Janson and Bill Sienkiewicz. Plus, some Ultimate Spider-Man talk, Powers, Scarlet, convention plans and so much more!
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EXCESSIVE TOUCHING MAY RESULT IN BURNS (Ask your doctor about Man-Thing™ Brand Soothing Cream) There was a time when not every hero had a perfect smile and wore flattering tight spandex. This was also the time when horror stories didn’t automatically mean zombies and supernatural tales weren’t confined to teenage vampires with over-inflated libidos and under-inflated acting skills. Imagine this pitch meeting at one of your modern comic book publishers: it’s a monthly story about an inhuman protagonist made of swamp muck who lives purely on instinct, not truth, justice and the American Way; someone who doesn’t wear a costume, never leaves the Florida Everglades and can’t even speak. Now imagine this character becomes so popular that it inspires more than one volume of headlined comics over three decades. I’m pretty sure that particular pitch would get laughed right out of the meeting room (“Security! Escort Mr. Hansen from the premises!”). My caffeinated friend, few people would understand how such a formula would work in today’s modern world of comics, but it’s a solid fit for the morning musings of this edition of Comics ‘n Coffee.
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Put Your Armor-round Yer Lady, Unless you Repulsor There are comics which make you excited, some you simply endure, and some which even make you tingle in that special way. Then, there are comics which make you think … where you ponder what super powers would mean to a world as complex as ours with all its hopes, dreams and variations of religion, politics and strife. When standard super hero fare becomes a lesson in morality and your humble author provides a rare spoiler, it must be another edition of Comics ‘n Coffee.
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Get Up, Hold Up…It’s The Pick of The Week. Yeah it is….so join Sheldon, Antonio and Simon as they go through books for the week of March 20th 2013! So grab your favorite headphones and listen as Sheldon throws the pick of Nova #2 written by Jeph Loeb with fantastic art by Ed McGuiness!It really is out of this world! The whole Marvel Galaxy thing not send you into orbit? Well that’s allright kiddies because the guys also talk about Nightwing #18,Star Wars Legacy #1,Cable and X-Force #6,Saga #11,Constantine #1 and more of course Simon can’t seem to keep it together long enough to tell the guys what actually happened in each of his books…….classic Simon.So keep listening and enjoying the sweet soothing sounds of Simon,Sheldon and Antonio only here at Comic Impact and only on The Pick Of The Week!!
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HIT ‘EM WHERE IT HERTZ! (or… Amped-Up Battery Above the Loop) Dear reader, I could converse about The Incredible Hulk all day and night long. This is not exaggeration in the slightest, for my love of the green goliath has spanned 30 years and spurred a silly audio podcast production about the Hulk which earned me the nickname “Smash”. But even before I began reading the adventures of ol’ mean and green, he was stomping across the Marvel Universe, putting fear in the hearts of citizens and evil-doers alike. For 25¢ in January 1975, you could join Bruce Banner and his alter-ego for another monthly adventure courtesy of Len Wein, Herb Trimpe and Marvel Comics Group. Grab your favorite hot beverage mug and join me for “Fury at 50,000 Volts!”. As with most Marvel titles during the Bronze Age of Comic Books, the characters of note are presented in quick, detailed clarity. The Hulk appears on the very first page and within a few frames, his completely avoidable confrontation with a passenger train ends badly … for the train. In one page, however, we see not only the simple-minded Hulk threaten the safety of a train full of passengers, but […]
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A Comical Battle of Egos(or “an I for an I”) “And there came a day, a day unlike any other, when Earth’s mightiest heroes and heroines found themselves united against a common threat. On that day, the Avengers were born – and when that threat proved too much for the Avengers, they called upon the Lion of Olympus to save the day. Heed the call, then – for now, and forever, Hercules stands triumphant!” A year after Marvel pulled off “Assistant Editor’s Month” to great acclaim, a fill-in creative team took the reigns of The Mighty Thor after 19 consecutive months where Walt Simonson basically ran the whole show. The Mighty Thor #356 sold for 65¢ in June 1985 just as The Incredible Hulk faced certain death during his exile at The Crossroads, Rocket Raccoon and Iceman were in the midst of their respective limited series, and Sasquatch faced off against Sasquatch in the pages of Alpha Flight.
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-Begin Song- Comic Impact Comic Impact welcome to another show!!!!! This week Simon went with Guardians of The Galaxy 0.1 It’s a miracle . It’s incredible. I am sure I can’t be the only one. To think that this would never happen but now Simon has chosen this as his number 1!!!!!!
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Even Super-Heroes JOUST Want to Be Loved (or The Epic Flail of Phillip the Wannabe Wizard) There are certain things that send your mind reeling through time. When you see a favorite movie, smell an old flame’s perfume or hear a song from your childhood, you might as well have stepped into a Delorian or a TARDIS. This is what happens at the sight of Peter Parker on a date with Debra Whitman in the pages of Marvel Two-in-One #90. There was a time when your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man didn’t have the responsibility of being an Avenger, had never seen a symbiote and was only concerned with his love life, his grades and the ever-precarious health of his dear Aunt May. In 1982, the walloping web-snapper took a break from his studies at Empire State University to attend a renaissance faire in Central Park coincidentally at the same time as a certain orange-skinned, cosmic-powered man-of-action.Bitten by a radioactive spider, Peter Parker gained the proportionate strength and agility of an arachnid, along with an extrasensory perception of danger.
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This week, I catch up with writer Kelly Sue DeConnick and discuss her many projects. We talk about what’s in store for Captain Marvel as she’s grounded. We get into what makes Ghost tick. We discuss the real star of Avengers Assemble, and get a tease for Enemy Within. Plus, an update on Pretty Deadly, and so much more!
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Hey Comic Impact! Welcome to the Pick of the Week Podcast for the week of February 20th, 2013. This week Simon is joined by Antonio who was given the pick for the week because Sheldon is still recovering from his terrible illness. Come forth and join the guys as they talk about Thor: God of Thunder #5, Nova #1, Superior Spider-Man #4, Daredevil #23, X-O Manowar #10 and the conclusion to Happy. We also go into talking a lot about the results of the Academy Awards from this past Sunday. So if you want comics and movies this is the place for you!
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The Hyborian Horror’s Homecoming This edition of Comics & Coffee puts a chill up my spine as I write it, dear reader, for it shines a light on things best left hidden in darkness. Marvel Premiere started out with stories about Adam Warlock, but issues #3-14 take us through the hauntingly harrowing quest of Doctor Stephen Strange as he endeavors to save the life of The Ancient One and the soul of the entire universe! For only 20 cents in 1972, some of Marvel Comics Group’s key talent brings us the titanic tale of Doctor Strange as he travels wide across the globe and to the far reaches of space to halt the coming of “He Who Sleeps, But Shall Awake”, the primordial god of all evil (first mentioned in the Robert E. Howard short story “The Curse of the Golden Skull”), Shuma-Gorath!
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Heeeeeeere it is your Pick of The Week for February 6th 2013! Join Antonio,Simon and Sheldon for what is sure to be a classic show! First the gang starts off with the pick which was Winter Soldier #15 by the new creative team of Jason Latour and Nic Kelin! It’s the second time in so many weeks that Sheldon has picked Winter Soldier but with this new creative team that trend looks to continue. Not feeling Winter Soldier? That’s ok because the guys also discuss Superior Spider-man,Ultimate Spider-man,Red She-Hulk,New Avengers,Hellboy in Hell,Green Arrow,Scarlet and All New X-Men. But don’t just stick around for that because the guys talk about so much more! Promise! So keep it here at Comic Impact, reading comics on podcast and then discussing them since 2009!
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Hey it’s that wonderful time of the week again where we explore the colorful world of Comics!! Come join Sheldon and Antonio as they dig through the comics that came out on January 23,2013! Sheldon starts off the show with a tearful salute to Ed Brubaker and Butch Guice last issue of Winter Soldier by picking issue #14 as the Pick Of The Week! Don’t march to the foot steps of Winter Soldier? Well that’s ok because Antonio breaks down Wolverine and the X-men for us and tells us why we should be attending that book EVERY MONTH!
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This week, Pat welcomes writer Sam Humphries to the show! We talk about his beginnings in the comics industry, including his many creator owned projects, like Our Love Is Real, Higher Earth and Sacrifice. Then, we talk about his run on Marvel’s Ultimates, and his upcoming run on Uncanny X-Force! Don’t miss this fun episode of Loikamania! And remember to pick up Sacrifice issue 4 and Uncanny X-Force 1 on January 23!
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