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Batman Family Reunion – Move to Detective Promo!

August 24, 2023 | 6 comments

We’ve been saying for almost 2 years that Batman Family saved Detective Comics from the DC Implosion – now it’s time to see how! Check out our new promo to see what’s in store for the Batman Family Reunion the first Wednesday of every month!

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Cheers Cast 6.16: "Yacht of Fools"

August 24, 2023 | 2 comments

CHEERS Season 6, episode 16: “‘Yacht of Fools”

Hosted by Ryan Daly with special guest Paul Spataro from Two True Freaks.

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M*A*S*HCast #143 - Dr. Winchester and Mr. Hyde

August 23, 2023 | 11 comments

Season 6, Episode 23: Dr. Winchester and Mr. Hyde

Special Guest Stars: Drs. Anj and Chris Lewis

Air Date: February 27, 1978

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FW Team-Up: Batman and the Creeper

August 22, 2023 | 8 comments

Siskoid and Chris Franklin’s coverage of The Brave and the Bold brings them to issue #80 (November 1968) by Bob Haney and Neal Adams, as Batman first meets Gotham’s wackiest hero, the Creeper! Also featuring the first appearance of the Hellgrammite!

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FW Team-Up: Batman/Creeper Supplemental

August 22, 2023 | 0 comments

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Highlights from The Brave and the Bold #80 by Bob Haney, Neal Adams and Dick Giordano:

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JLUCast Divided We Fall

August 21, 2023 | 18 comments

The epic conclusion to the Cadmus Arc! Special guest Steve Givens joins Chris and Cindy to discuss “Divided We Fall”! The combined powers of Luthor and Brainiac have seemingly defeated the Justice League, and doomed the entire planet. But a hero will rise, and go where they’ve never gone before to defeat them!

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Clips from Justice League Unlimited “Divided We Fall”, music by Michael McCuistion,  theme by Kristopher Carter. Theme from The Flash (1990) by Danny Elfman.

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JLI Podcast #56 - BREAKDOWNS: Justice League America #56, Green Lantern #18 & Justice League Europe #32

August 20, 2023 | 40 comments

BREAKDOWNS continues! Mike Atchison joins The Irredeemable Shag to chat about Justice League America #56! The U.N. revoked the charter of the JLI! With no official status, the American team falls apart. Then Paul Hix stops by to discuss Green Lantern #18 & Justice League Europe #32! Regrouping at the Secret Sanctuary cave, our heroes step into the surreal world of the Doom Patrol! Finally, we wrap up with YOUR listener feedback!

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JLI Podcast #56 - BREAKDOWNS: Justice League America #56, Green Lantern #18 & Justice League Europe #32 Gallery

August 20, 2023 | 0 comments

Images for JLI PODCAST discussing JLA #56, GREEN LANTERN #18, and JLE #32! Click each image to enlarge! Leave your comments over on the podcast post by clicking here!

Justice League America #56 cover by Chris Sprouse & Bruce Patterson

Interiors by Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis, Chris Wozniak, and Bruce Patterson

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Cheers Cast 6.15: A Tale of Two Cuties

August 17, 2023 | 5 comments

CHEERS Season 6, episode 15: “A Tale of Two Cuties”

Hosted by Ryan Daly with special guests Tim Price from the Wright On Podcast Network.

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M*A*S*HCast #142 - Potter's Retirement

August 16, 2023 | 10 comments

Season 6, Episode 22: Potter’s Retirement

Special Guest Star: Brad Dade

Air Date: February 20, 1978

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Hyperion to a Satyr: Hamlet Act II Wrap-Up

August 15, 2023 | 4 comments

Hyperion to a Satyr – The Fire and Water Podcast Network’s Hamlet Podcast – wraps up its discussions on Act 2 of Shakespeare’s masterpiece, as Siskoid discusses some of the section’s bigger questions and themes with special guest Sean Ross. They also discuss teaching the play and the Simpsons’ parody. Plus, your feedback on the Act 2’s episodes.

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Theme: “Fanfare” from 1996 Hamlet, by Patrick Doyle, with clips from that film, starring Ray Fearon; the 2000 Hamlet, starring Ethan Hawke; and the 1990 Hamlet, starring Mel Gibson.

Bonus clips: The Simpsons’ “Tales from the Public Domain”, starring Nancy Cartright, Yeardley Smith and Dan Castellaneta

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Justice Society Presents - Stargirl: The Lost Children

August 13, 2023 | 21 comments

STARGIRL: THE LOST CHILDREN  

In this episode of JUSTICE SOCIETY PRESENTS, Sean Ross joins Shag to praise the recent STARGIRL: THE LOST CHILDREN mini-series written by Geoff Johns with art by Todd Nauck! Stargirl and Red Arrow discover a teenage hero from the past has gone missing, they set out to find him… only to discover he’s not the first teenage hero of the Golden Age to have vanished without a trace. What happened to these kids, and why were they erased from history?! Plus we cover YOUR listener feedback from the STARGIRL SPRING BREAK SPECIAL!

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Cheers Cast 6.14: And God Created Woodman

August 10, 2023 | 3 comments

CHEERS Season 6, episode 14: “And God Created Woodman”

Hosted by Ryan Daly with special guest Peter Organ from Borgcast Galactica.

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M*A*S*HCast #141 - Temporary Duty

August 09, 2023 | 11 comments

Season 6, Episode 21: Temporary Duty

Special Guest Stars: Scott Lawrence and Clinton Robison

Air Date: February 13, 1978

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Gimme That Star Trek Western

August 08, 2023 | 9 comments

Gimme That Star Trek goes western with Siskoid inviting Captain Entropy to discuss Trek’s relationship with the western genre, and going deep into three episodes that overtly homage westerns: TOS’ “The Spectre of the Gun”, TNG’s “A Fistful of Datas”, and Enterprise’s “North Star”. Come on in, pardner!

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“Star Trek Theme” by Alexander Courage, with the Irredeemable Shag on vocals. End theme: “Deep Space Nine Theme” by Dennis McCarthy.

Bonus clip from: Star Trek The Next Generation’s “A Fistful of Datas”, starring Marina Sirtis.

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JLUCast Panic in the Sky

August 07, 2023 | 20 comments

Special guest Dr. Anj joins Chris and Cindy, as the Cadmus Arc comes to a head with the siege of the Watchtower! With their founding members off the table, can the Justice League defeat an army of Ultimen? And will Supergirl survive her final battle with her clone, Galatea?  And what of the shocking reveal of who’s REALLY behind all of this?

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Clips from Justice League Unlimited “Panic in the Sky”, music by Lolita Ritmanis,  theme by Kristopher Carter.

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Mountain Comics 43 - Marvel Two-In-One #81

August 06, 2023 | 10 comments

Rob welcomes Brett Young to the cabin to discuss MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #81 by Tom DeFalco, Ron Wilson and Chic Stone, starring The Thing and the Sub-Mariner!

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Mountain Comics 43 - Marvel Two-In-One #81 - Gallery

August 06, 2023 | 0 comments

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Cheers Cast 6.13: Woody for Hire Meets Norman of the Apes

August 03, 2023 | 3 comments

CHEERS Season 6, episode 13: “Woody for Hire Meets Norman of the Apes”

Hosted by Ryan Daly with special guest Gene Hendricks from the OcaDecaGonAGon Theater Works.

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Batman Family Reunion #20 – Guest Stars Galore!

August 02, 2023 | 18 comments

Fire and Water Network All-Star Max Romero stops by the Reunion this month and helps Shawn and Paul make sense of the LAST ISSUE of Batman Family!  We get Ragman, Elongated Man, and a big hero moment for Red Tornado! Man-Bat gets a new job and the Huntress lounges in her bathrobe!  Another artistic tour de force by Michael Golden (on 2 stories!) helps soften the blow of the imminent DC Implosion!  Join us for some fried chicken and melted ice cream cake at the Wayne Family Gardens!

This month’s Bat Family History links for Al Milgrom:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Milgrom

http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/mikes/features/creator.php?creatorid=264

http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/mikes/features/creator.php?creatorid=264&credittype=Editor

http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/mikes/features/creator.php?creatorid=264&gallery=true

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DC_Implosion

https://twomorrows.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=123_140&products_id=1374&zenid=k7u1shaf8tr00sd8er62n0gef3

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