Monthly Archives: July 2020

Cory!!, Joe and Butch pile into the car and take off across Minnesota to hunt for comics, books, masks, antiques, donuts, pie, and all sorts of other things! They also discuss:

• The stop in Hopkins for a comic shop was a bust since they only had 4 short boxes of cheese comics.
• Butch and Cory!! catch up on All Elite Wrestling Dynamite while Joe, who doesn’t watch, drives and tries to stay awake
• What Butch has been reading? The Essential Hembeck, which leads to a discussion of the comics Fed Hembeck loves
• Butch defends comics characters not changing the status quo
• Joe goes through what he loves about the Jason Aaron Thor run
• They discuss Conan being in the Marvel Universe
• What is going on with comics at Wal Mart?

All of the this, extra shenanigans, and much, much more!

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It’s been a while since we had to do a fill in, but this week, we have run up against the Dreaded Deadline Doom, so we have a Fill In Episode, and this one is where Cory!! and Joe go over their Fave Five Omnibuses! They also discuss:

• What wine is best to drink in the shower
• Does Falstaff beer still exist?
• Where did omnibuses come from and why do Cory!! and Joe like them?
• What makes a book an omnibus?

All of this, the usual shenanigans, and much, much more!

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It’s that time again! No, not time for you to send Cory!! pie, although ti’s always a good time to send Cory!!~ pie, no, it’s time for Cory!! and Joe tyo go through Previews!

Previews is the monthly catalog for the comics industry and every month, they go through pointing out new series, cool collected editions and other things that you MAY want to order from your local comic shop. They also discuss:

• A discussion of how graphic novels make more money for shops, even with lower sales.
• Joe is still upset with DC comics
• Alien and Predator are moving over to Marvel because of Disney buying Fox and how you can make money from this.
• Marvel must think the mini-series Magik from the 80’s in the most important comic ever, and we explain why.
• Joe and Cory talk about their experience as “call in” staff”
• Joe’s geeking is ALMOST as long as the rundown of Previews.
• Cory talks about movies and TV shows that have vanished off the face of the Earth.

All of this, the usual shenanigans and much, much more.

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Our theme this week is Our Fave Five Superman stories, so Joe and Cory!! talk abut their five favorite Superman stories. You think means it would be a shorter episode, but YOU WOULD BE WRONG! They also discuss:

• The wake for their friend Mike Edmundson
• Cory !! discusses the passing of Joe Sinnot, long time comics inker.
• Who worked on Marvel’s comic about Pope John Paul II
• What happened to the owner of the Daily Planet, Morgan Edge, being one of Darksied’s minions?
• The different versions of Superman through the years
• Cory!!’s theory on where the Marvel/DC crossovers takes place.
• Why travel may never be as popular as it was before Covid 19

All of this, the usual shenanigans and Joe went into such details that it’s a SUPERSIZED episode!

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