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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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Be sure to visit Writeups.org for an impressive collection of character stats developed by the DC-Heroes Yahoo Group. Also, be sure to check out Siskoid’s own DC Heroes write-ups (circa 2001)!

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Thanks for listening! Let’s roll!

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This episode Rob and Shag cover the final chapter of “Death of a King” in AQUAMAN #23 by Geoff Johns, Paul Pelletier, Sean Parsons, and Rod Reis. Next, the guys take a few moments to discuss JUSTICE LEAGUE #23, the concluding installment of “The Trinity War”. Finally, they tackle THE FURY OF FIRESTORM #3 (Aug 1982) by Gerry Conway, Pat Broderick, Rodin Rodriguez, and Gene D’Angelo. Killer Frost makes the scene and there’ll be a cold time in the old town tonight!

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Join Aqua-rob and Fire-shag as they go for a swim in Bronze Age buttery-goodness! The guys dive into two classic issues of “The Brave and the Bold” featuring Batman! They cover one issue guest-starring Firestorm and another with Aquaman! Plus, they discuss the recent casting of Batman for the “Man of Steel” sequel!

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In this episode Rob is joined by writer, artist, inaugural F.O.A.M. member and lifelong Power Records fan Chris Franklin (aka Earth-2 Chris) to talk about two of our favorite audio adventures: “Robin Meets Man-Bat!” and “The Man From Krypton”!

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This time around we chat about WHO’S WHO: Volume XII, discussing characters such as Jonny Double (finally!), Jor-El, Kamandi, Kid Flash, Killer Frost, King Faraday, and Kobra! We wrap up the show with Listener Feedback!

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This episode is dedicated to you… yes, you the listener! Rob and Shag compiled all feedback from the past seven episodes and spend a couple hours discussing! The listeners of this show (affectionately called “Nuclear Subs”) compose the single greatest podcast listening community on the planet! Sit back, relax, and enjoy your episode!

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This episode Shag and Rob discuss AQUAMAN #22 by Geoff Johns, Paul Pelletier, Sean Parsons, and Rod Reis. Things are heating up (or freezing up, depending how you look at it) in the “Death of a King” story line! Next we review THE FURY OF FIRESTORM #2 (July 1982) by Gerry Conway, Pat Broderick, Rodin Rodriguez, and Gene D’Angelo. The Fury of Firestorm Classics portion of the show is a real blast so far! It’s a great month to be a Nuclear Sub!

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Geek out with us! This episode Shag and Rob discuss a range of comic-related topics, such as: titles we’re currently enjoying (one particular series/character might surprise long-time listeners), Aquaman movie talk, how much nostalgia is appropriate in comic book blogging, the upcoming video game Scribblenauts Unmasked, and more!

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