Recent News & Episodes

This episode Shag and Rob talk about AQUAMAN #9 (by Geoff Johns, Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, Oclair Albert, Andy Lanning, and Rod Reis) and THE FURY OF FIRESTORM: THE NUCLEAR MEN #9 (by Ethan Van Sciver, Joe Harris, Yildiray Cinar, Marlo Alquiza, Norm Rapmund, and Hi-Fi)! We’re building towards an inevitable confrontation between Aquaman and Black Manta, then the JLI stops by for a visit with our favorite Nuclear Men! The podcast wraps up with your listener feedback!

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This episode Rob and Shag discuss the early days of our favorite characters! We start with Aquaman’s first appearance in More Fun Comics #73 (Nov. 1941) and continue through More Fun Comics #81 (July 1942). Then we move on to Firestorm’s first appearance in Firestorm #1 (March 1977) and finish up with the unpublished Firestorm #6. The podcast wraps up with your listener feedback!

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The inaugural episode of our WHO’S WHO podcast — the show that dares to tackle one of DC Comics’ greatest publications! Each episode Rob and Shag will cover a single issue of WHO’S WHO: THE DEFINITIVE DIRECTORY OF THE DC UNIVERSE. This time around we chat about Volume I, discussing characters such as: Aquaman, Animal Man, Adam Strange, All-Star Squadron, The Atom, and many more!

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In a 2009 interview, Shag talks with the legendary Gerry Conway, co-creator of the Firestorm The Nuclear Man!

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Shag and Rob talk about AQUAMAN #8 (by Geoff Johns, Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, and Rod Reis) and THE FURY OF FIRESTORM: THE NUCLEAR MEN #8 (by Ethan Van Sciver, Joe Harris, and Hi-Fi)! They also cover Animated Anthem Day, Shag’s flu, and EVS leaving FIRESTORM. The podcast wraps up with some of your listener feedback!

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This episode Rob and Shag take a look back at one of the most important superhero toy lines of all time – Kenner’s Super Powers Collection! The entire action figure line is discussed, including: the origin of the line, each wave of figures, the packaging, and the planned-but-unproduced figures!

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Shag and Rob talk about AQUAMAN #7 (by Geoff Johns, Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, and Rod Reis) and THE FURY OF FIRESTORM: THE NUCLEAR MEN #7 (by Ethan Van Sciver, Joe Harris, and Hi-Fi)! Both series are starting a new storyline, so it’s a perfect time to jump aboard! The podcast wraps up with some of your listener feedback!

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Shag and Rob talk about THE FURY OF FIRESTORM: THE NUCLEAR MEN #6 (by Ethan Van Sciver, Gail Simone, Yildiray Cinar, and Norm Rapmund) and AQUAMAN #6 (by Geoff Johns, Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, and Rod Reis)! They end the show sharing some of your listener feedback!

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This time around Rob and Shag welcome a special guest, fellow comics blogger Diabolu Frank! Frank runs a Martian Manhunter blog (as well as several other blogs), so he’s the ideal candidate to help the guys cover the penultimate adventure of the Satellite-era JLA, “War of the Worlds — 1984!” Buckle up and prepare for Firestorm, Aquaman, and Martian Manhunter to save the world!

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Get ready for a very special episode of THE FIRE AND WATER PODCAST! In this show Rob chats with legendary Aquaman artist Nick Cardy! Recorded in September 2011, Nick talks about Aquaman, comics, his career as an artist, and his experiences in WWII.

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