Recent News & Episodes

This episode Rob and Shag dive into the first AQUAMAN ANNUAL in 15 years! Next we remember the legendary Nick Cardy. The show wraps up with a discussion about DC moving their offices to the west coast.

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The Power Records finally get their own show as part of The Fire and Water Family of Podcasts! In this debut episode, Rob is joined by guest Chris Franklin (aka Earth-2 Chris) to talk about two horror-centric Power Records adventures: “A Story of Dracula, The Wolfman, and Frankenstein” and “The Man-Thing: Night of the Laughing Dead!”

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This episode Rob and Shag cover the JLA vs Firestorm in THE FURY OF FIRESTORM #4 (Sept. 1982) by Gerry Conway, Pat Broderick, Rodin Rodriguez, and Gene D’Angelo. Next the guys dive into Geoff Johns’ penultimate issue, AQUAMAN #24, by Geoff Johns, Paul Pelletier, Sean Parsons, and Rod Reis. The show wraps up with your Listener Feedback!

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This time around we chat about WHO’S WHO: Volume XIV, discussing characters such as Lex Luthor, Madame Xanadu, Man-Bat, Manhunter, Martian Manhunter, and Mary Marvel! We wrap up the show with Listener Feedback!

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This episode Rob and Shag wrap-up Villains Month with OCEAN MASTER #1 (by Geoff Johns, Tony Bedard, Geraldo Borges, Ruy Jose, and Rod Reis). The guys also discuss the NYCC and the recently-announced Deathstorm action figure (along with a brief retrospective of the character in molded plastic). Finally the podcast degenerates into a somewhat heated argument about the validity of the Earth-2 Aquaman!

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Shag is off for the week, so Rob is joined by VIEWS FROM THE LONGBOX host Michael Bailey to talk about the Golden Age Aquaman and his appearances in Roy Thomas’ ALL-STAR SQUADRON!

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This time around we chat about WHO’S WHO: Volume XIII, discussing characters such as Krypto, Lady Lunar, The Legion of Superheroes, Liberty Belle, and Lois Lane! We wrap up the show with Listener Feedback!

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It’s Villains Month at DC Comics! Rob and Shag cover KILLER FROST #1 (by Sterling Gates, Derlis Santacruz, and Brett Smith) and BLACK MANTA #1 (by Geoff Johns, Tony Bedard, Claude St. Aubin, and Blond). We also spend time discussing Geoff Johns’ upcoming departure from AQUAMAN, the return of a beloved character, and Listener Feedback!

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This special episode of THE FIRE AND WATER PODCAST focuses on Rob’s new book HEY KIDS, COMICS!: TRUE-LIFE TALES FROM THE SPINNER RACK. Shag and Rob talk about the origins of the book, the vintage photos, and present audio clips of some of the essays read by the authors themselves!

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The inaugural episode of our HERO POINTS podcast — the show that tackles role-playing games set in the DC Universe! This time around Shag and Siskoid chat about DC HEROES ROLE-PLAYING GAME, the first edition box set from Mayfair Games released in 1985. Future episodes will be released occasionally and will examine various products from DC’s long history of role-playing games.

Be sure to check out our Tumblr site for a few scans from this RPG: FireandWaterPodcast.Tumblr.com!

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