Monthly Archives: September 2022

It’s a potpourri this week, where Cory!! and Joe talk about their recent trips to shops and conventions, mas well as some new about Dark Horse leaving Diamond distribution. They discuss:

• Cory!! has the microphone too close to his damn nose.
• Fall has hit Cory!! and Joe right in the face
• Cory!! went to the Hot Comics Jordan, MN warehouse sale.
• Joe went to the first Minnesota Comics Exchange convention in Woodbury, MN
• Joe then went to the MN Toy Posse show
• CORY!! BAKED A PIE DURING THE SHOW!!
• Joe went to a few comic shops and talks about the shops and his purchases.
• Cory!! can’t go to some shops because they have shut down.
• They discuss both Dark Horse and Diamond’s side of the announcement from Dark Horse moving from Diamond to Penguin for their comics distribution.
• Cory Tells Tales Of His Comics Retail Life.

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

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

She Hulk is the latest Marvel hero to get a Disney + series, but hat is her history in the comics? Joe and Cory!! are here to help you out with a Hero History! They go over:

• Comic origin
• Behind the scenes origin
• How did the first series do?
• How did they make She-Hulk a popular character in the 80’s
• What killed interest in The Thing?
• What was her costume?
• Is Stan Lee a sleaze publisher?

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

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

It’s that time again, time for a Super Sized episode where Joe and Cory!! go through the monthly Previews catalog and point out new comics series, interesting collected editions and all sort of other stuff. It’s nearly THREE DAMN HOURS of fun and frivolity!!

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Through the month of August we had fill-ins, solo episodes and other things to keep you entertain, but the teeming masses have been asking:

Where has Kray been?

We answer that in this episode and he’s been busy! We also go into Cory!!’s recent orders with discount websites, all of the comic shops Joe has been visiting.

We then get into the recent “Tilting at Windmills” article on The Beat where Brian Hibbs talking about how shipping is hurting comic shops. Cory and Joe talk how the comics market is shifting and Cory!! goes through the sales numbers to remind people that the sky is not falling.

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

Podcast: Play in new window | Download