Tag: Gil Kane

ONCE UPON A WEIRDNESS MAGNET – BLUE DEVIL #7!      

Our coverage of the classic 1980s BLUE DEVIL comic series continues with BLUE DEVIL #7 from December 1984! Diabolu Frank and The Irredeemable Shag find their joy as Dan Cassidy’s first date with Sharon goes sideways thanks to Bolt vs. the Trickster! It’s romance meets mayhem! Finally, we wrap up with YOUR listener feedback and we fan-cast The Trickster!

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It’s the tenth titanic episode of WHO’S WHO REVIEW! Shag and Rob take a fresh look at classic entries from Who’s Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe, featuring Animal Man, Captain Boomerang, Elasti-Girl, The Global Guardians, Power Girl, Weather Wizard and more! Plus we cover YOUR feedback!

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Animal Man by Gil Kane

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ONCE UPON A WHAT IF!   

Andrew Leyland and The Irredeemable Shag find their joy discussing the Marvel comic series that explores the multiverse of cause-and-effect.. WHAT IF! We discuss Andy’s history with the series, then we take a deep dive into two issues:

• What If (vol 1) #24 – “What if… Gwen Stacy had Lived?”
• What If (vol 2) #2 – “What if… Daredevil Killed the Kingpin?”

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It’s the fourth fantastic episode of WHO’S WHO REVIEW! Shag and Rob take a fresh look at classic entries from Who’s Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe, featuring The Atom, Dawnstar, Floronic Man, Ghost Patrol, Justice League of America, Mother Box, and more! Plus we cover YOUR feedback!

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The Atom by Gil Kane

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Beware the moon! Chris and Cindy have a howling good time discussing the 1981 John Landis classic An American Werewolf in London, starring David Naughton, Jenny Agutter and Griffin Dunne, and featuring groundbreaking effects by Rick Baker!

There’s another lycanthrope on the prowl in Amazing Spider-Man #124-125, when J. Jonah Jameson’s son goes furry as the macabre Man-Wolf!

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An American Werewolf in London (1981) directed by John Landis, music by Elmer Bertstein

Amazing Spider-Man TV Series (1977) Theme (Season 2) by Dana Kaproff. Amazing Spider-Man TV Series (1977)  Pilot Theme by Johnnie Spence

Power Records The Amazing Spider-Man “Mark of the Man-Wolf”

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DigestCast is back! Shag and Rob discuss BEST OF DC BLUE RIBON DIGEST #61: YEAR’S BEST COMICS STORIES OF 1984, featuring Swamp Thing, Superman, Sgt. Rock, Blue Devil, The New Teen Titans, and more! Plus YOUR Listener Feedback!

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

On this special episode, Ryan Daly and special guest Bob Fisher (from Superman Forever Radio) find a reason to be thankful in the pages of ACTION COMICS #554, the story “If Superman Didn’t Exist” by Marv Wolfman and Gil Kane. Listen to the show and then head on over to the Fire and Water Patreon page for a chance to win a special holiday present from the Fire and Water Network!

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