Monthly Archives: January 2023

Cory!! and Joe talk about the state of the comic book market after reading up on Market stories on Comicsbeat.com They also discuss:

Memories of Minnesota Conventions

Cory!! Reviews Most Wanted Comics in Bloomington MN

Are the investors and flippers leaving comics?

A pair of stories from The Beat, including the new Tilting at Windmills about single issue sales

Cory!! talks about trying to see early Vertigo while at Shinder’s in Minneapolis in the early 90’s

Cory!! Also talks about how you can help Lance Jones, the man behind Gwandanaland Comics:

Here’s where to find out more.

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This week, Joe and Cory!! go over their favorite comics of the year 2022:

• Timeless – Marvel
• That Texas Blood – Image
• Justice League vs Legion of Super Heroes – DC
• Astro City Metrobook – Image
• Overstreet Guide to Lost Universes – Overstreet
• Simpsons Tree House Of Horror Ominous Omnibus
• Chivalry – Dark Horse
• Hit Me – AWA
• Dirty Pictures: How Rebels Invented Comix
• Flashpoint Beyond – DC
• Hell is a Squared Circle – Aftershock
• 8 Billion Genies – Image
• June 1963 Omnibus – Marvel
• Young Justice Dark Crisis – DC
• Stillwater – Image
• A.X.E. Judgment Day – Marvel
• Black Panther – The Early Years Omnibus – Marvel
• Giant Sized Gwen Stacy – Marvel
• Reckless – Image
• Miracleman – Marvel
• Miracleman Omnibus – Marvel
• Quick Stops – Dark Horse
• The Charlton Companion – TwoMorrows

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It’s that time again, where Cory!! and Joe go through the monthly Previews catalog and point out what looks cool, what they will be buying, and endless rabbit trails of nerd conversation along the way. Every Previews episode is Super Sized and this one is no exception!!

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Joe is BACK! OK, to YOU he wasn’t really gone, but for the first time in October, he’s in his studio, podcasting, so our co-hosts catch up on comics and other nerd stuff, including:

• Announcement of the end of the MCBA/F
• How Cory!! got to hang out at Joe’s comic shop in the 90’s while having a full time office job
• Joe saw Beauty and the Beast
• Cory!! went to a comic con. Kind of. Sort of. Not really.
• They discuss what each has been up to over the last couple of months
• They discuss the comics creators who have passed away in 2022

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

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