Tag: DIabolu Frank

ONCE UPON A WEIRDNESS MAGNET – BLUE DEVIL #5!      

Our coverage of the classic 1980s BLUE DEVIL comic series continues with BLUE DEVIL #5 from October 1984! Diabolu Frank and The Irredeemable Shag find their joy alongside Dan Cassidy and Zatanna as they battle Nebiros and his horde of demons for control of Blue Devil’s trident! Finally, we wrap up with YOUR listener feedback and we fan-cast Nebiros!

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ONCE UPON A BLUE DEVIL – BLUE DEVIL #4!      

Our coverage of the classic 1980s BLUE DEVIL comic series continues with BLUE DEVIL #4, plus the Blue Devil pages from DC SAMPLER #2, both cover dated September 1984! Diabolu Frank and The Irredeemable Shag find their joy alongside Dan Cassidy as he arm wrestles Superman, flirts with Zatanna, and comes face-to-face with Nebiros again! Finally, we wrap up with YOUR listener feedback and we fan-cast Sharon Scott!

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Siskoid Cinema presents… No Escape from Kurt Russell, the show that explores the filmography of one of American cinema’s best leading men and tries to get a handle on his mystique. Why is it we’ll watch anything so long as Kurt Russell’s name is attached to the project? On this episode, Siskoid and Diabolu Frank discuss 1984’s Swing Shift. A Rosie the Riveter romance, Siskoid? Yeah, but Kurt Russell is in it!

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Credits:
Bonus clips: “Swing Shift” by Jonathan Demme, starring Ed Harris, Goldie Hawn, Dennis Fimple, Kurt Russell, Christine Lahti, Holly Hunter, Patty Maloney, and Charles Napier; and “Someone Waits for You” by Carly Simon.

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ONCE UPON A BLUE DEVIL – BLUE DEVIL #3!      

Our coverage of the classic 1980s BLUE DEVIL comic series continues with BLUE DEVIL #3 from August 1984! Diabolu Frank and The Irredeemable Shag find their joy alongside Dan Cassidy as he battles Metallo in S.T.A.R. Labs, to save the life of Superman! Finally, we wrap up with YOUR listener feedback and we fan-cast Wayne Tarrant!

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Siskoid Cinema presents… On Borrowed Time, the show that explores time travel in movies. On this episode, Siskoid and Rolled Spine’s Diabolu Frank discuss 1984’s Trancers, a B-movie that only SOUNDS like it’s ripping off The Terminator, just in time for its 40th Anniversary this May. Join us for a trip into movie history for all the details!

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Bonus clips: “Trancers” by Charles Band, starring Tom Thomerson, Brad Logan, Richard Herd, Helen Hunt, and Biff Manard; “Trancers Opening Credits” by Mark Ryder and Phil Davies.

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ONCE UPON A BLUE DEVIL – BLUE DEVIL #2!      

Our coverage of the classic 1980s BLUE DEVIL comic series continues! Diabolu Frank and The Irredeemable Shag find their joy leaping into the second explosive issue as our hero faces Shockwave in BLUE DEVIL #2 from July 1984! Finally, we wrap up with YOUR listener feedback and we fan-cast Marla Bloom! 

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ONCE UPON A BLUE DEVIL – BLUE DEVIL #1!      

Our coverage of the classic 1980s BLUE DEVIL comic series continues! Diabolu Frank and The Irredeemable Shag find their joy discussing one of their all-time favorite characters, Blue Devil! This episode we explore the first issue of ole hornhead’s ongoing series, BLUE DEVIL #1 from June 1984! Finally, we wrap up with YOUR listener feedback!

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ONCE UPON A BLUE DEVIL – THE 16-PAGE PREVIEW!      

Our coverage of the classic 1980s BLUE DEVIL comic series begins! Diabolu Frank and The Irredeemable Shag find their joy discussing one of their all-time favorite characters, Blue Devil! This episode re-presents a previous discussion exploring Blue Devil’s first appearance in the 16-page free preview from THE FURY OF FIRESTORM #24!

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• Links referenced in the podcast to old ONCE UPON A GEEK blog posts:
  • Original DC Comics Blue Devil proposal circa 1983 – http://onceuponageek.com/wordpress/2010/06/02/original-blue-devil-proposal/
  • Blue Devil #1 Original Thumbnails from Creator – http://onceuponageek.com/2009/08/06/blue-devil-1-original-thumbnails-from-creator/
  • 2009 audio interview with Gary Cohn and Dan Mishkin on Blue Devil & Amethyst – http://onceuponageek.com/2009/06/05/exclusive-interview-with-creators-of-blue-devil-amethyst-dan-mishkin-gary-cohn/

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ONCE UPON A VISITOR (part 1 of 3)! 

We begin our coverage of the classic 1980s sci-fi phenomenon entitled, “V”! Across three episodes we’ll cover every aspect of the franchise.

This episode features 10 different fans discussing: V THE ORIGINAL MINI-SERIES, composer Joe Harnell’s music for “V” and the various soundtracks, the promotional efforts and hype, and why people loved “V” so much!

• 0:11:31 – V: THE ORIGINAL MINI-SERIES
• 1:36:07 – V the Music
• 2:22:24 – V the Promotions and Hype

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Fire and Water Presents: Who’s Editing Episode 14! It’s the Martian Manhunter issue, and now that we’re past the halfway point, our first returning guest. Who else but Diabolu Frank? You know what you’re in for, but it’s more involved than you think! Frank made a special DC catalog to go with the ‘cast, advertising a line of comics that never was! Follow along HERE.

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Credits:
Theme: “Révolution” by Les Sherpas.

Bonus clip: John Ostrander speaking to Comic Book Syndicate in 2016.

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