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After the Apocalypse–According to Gold Key

Gold Key beat Marvel to the punch in showing us what life would be like after a disaster destroys civilization. They actually didn’t beat DC, who gave us the post-apocalyptic series “The Atomic Knights” a few years before Gold Key wiped out most of mankind. But when Gold Key destroyed civilization, they did it with style.Mighty Samson, created by Otto Binder and artist Frank Thorne, began…

Comic Reflections #204 Green Lantern: Death and Diarrhea

This Episode: Green Lantern #45,46,47 http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/68293423/ComRefEp204Jun1015.mp3

Comic Reflections #203 Superman, or Super-Fascist?

This Episode: World’s Finest #247,249 http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/68293423/ComRefEp203Jun715.Mp3

Comic Reflections #202 Conan: Kicking all of the asses, all of the time

This episode: Conan the Barbarian #10,33,47,57 http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/68293423/ComRefEp202Jun715.Mp3

After the Apocalypse–According to Marvel

As recorded in H.G. Wells excellent history book The War of the Worlds, the world was invaded by Martians around the turn of the 20th Century. The Martians, with their tripodal fighting machines, heat rays and poison gas, were pretty much curb-stomping the human race. But they succumbed to Earth bacteria and humanity was saved. But they came back. In 2001, the Martians (now properly immunized)…

Comic Reflections #201 Superman, the King of Kandor?

This Episode: World’s Finest Comics #240,242,246 http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/68293423/ComRefEp201May3115.mp3

Comic Reflections #200 Captain America vs the Red Skull (as usual)

This Episode: Astonishing Tales #29, Captain America #101, Chamber of Chills #21, Creatures on the Loose #10 http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/68293423/ComRefEp200May3115.mp3

Why is Batman in JLA?

In which our heroes take a rocket to the JLA satellite, take one look at the original members, and wonder what the hell Batman is doing amongst an underwater king, an invulnerable alien and the literal god of war. [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/208192453" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%"…

Comic Reflections #199 Doctor Doom and Namor Reminisce

This Episode: Astonishing Tales #7,8, Giant-Size Super-Villain Team-Up #1

RWG Upcoming Solicitations JUNE 2015: All-Ages Picks.

RWG Upcoming Solicitations JUNE 2015: All-Ages Picks Readers, have you ever had this nightmare?  You leave the house excited to check out a newly announced comic series only to find that every issue is sold out before you get there?!  Broken hearted you head home with a half-full stack and broken dreams.  Don’t let this happen to you. Rhymes With Geek is here to save the day (and your wallet)…

Comic Reflections #198 Origin of the Superman-Batman Team!

This Episode: World’s Finest #221,229,232, Weird War Tales #53

Humble Bazooka Episode 45: Next ‘Gears’ Leaked, News, and Assassin’s Creed Syndicate

In this episode: The next Gears of War screen shots and 15 second videos leaked for Xbox One. Was it Gears remastered or the next chapter? Dun dun duuunnnnn! We talk about how Microsoft is handling the leaks and what they’re doing to the leakers. Blanco handles the news like he does. Last and least, we talk about the reveal for Assassin’s Creed Syndicate. Blanco seems to be keeping an open mind…

Rhymes With Geek: The end of an era and the start of something new.

To our readers and listeners:   Rhymes With Geek started in August 2011 as a simple comic book podcast network.  We formed with the goal of giving the average fan a forum to speak the truth about comics regardless of experience or connection to the industry.  Too often certain comic publishers have withheld access and predicated coverage on the condition that websites to simply become copy/paste…

Is the Death Star Really the Best Way to Take out Rebel Scum?

In which our heroes join the Empire, check out the schematics for a new super weapon and witness a planet wide explosion as they start to question if the Death Star is really the best way to take out the Rebel scum. Join us as we discuss the Moff ranking system, the issue with Stormtrooper morale and Darth Vader’s swimming trunks.…

Comic Reflections #197 The Avengers (never heard of ’em!)

This Episode: Avengers #125,141,221, Beware #1

Movie Maintenance – Avengers: Age of Ultron

Introducing our newest series, Movie Maintenance (Our 9-part Star Wars episodes are available through iTunes and Stitcher). Today our heroes enjoyed a large majority of the film, loved the character moments, but overall felt disappointed so they’re setting their sights on fixing Avengers: Age of Ultron. We look at the overstuffed…

After the Apocalypse–According to DC

Setting stories in a variety of possible futures is a common trope in both DC and Marvel. And, when you think about it, it’s not surprising that so many possible futures within these universes are so horrific. If you don’t have conflict, you don’t have drama. Wrecking civilization is a great way to generate conflict.   When Jack Kirby went to DC in the early 1970s, one of several characters he…