Podcast
History of Comic Books Podcast
A rambling and too brief history podcast on the people, companies and events that make up the great comic book medium.
- Episodes
- 102
- Releases
- Weekly
- Typical length
- 18 min
- On air since
- 2024
- Latest episode
- 5 days ago
Episodes
102 episodes, newest first
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5 min
Archives: The Creepy Classics - "Tales from the Crypt"
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And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief review of "Tales from the Crypt", both the original comic book and TV show adaptation, both which are breakthroughs in the horror genre.
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4 min
Halloween Classics - "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown"
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And now a rambling and too brief review of this classic Halloween special inspired by Charles Schultz's legendary comic strip.
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5 min
Creepy Classics - "The Crow" comic book & movie
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And now a rambling and too brief review of both the "The Crow" comic book and movie, which set new standards in indie publishing and comic book movie adaptations.
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6 min
Archives - The Creepy Classics: "Blade 2"
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And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief review of "Blade 2", a movie that surpasses the original along with being great October viewing.
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6 min
Archives: The Creepy Classics - "Blade" (1998)
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And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief review of the 1998 "Blade" film, Marvel's first successful movie and a hard-R horror film to boot.
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9 min
Archives - Owen Charles Middleton
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And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Owen Charles Middleton, a talented black artist who died too young due to racism and his own choices.
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12 min
Archives - Jay Paul Jackson
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And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Jay Paul Jackson, a black comic book artist of the Golden Age who used his work to push social causes.
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12 min
Archives - Robert Savon Pious
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And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Robert Savon Pious, a black artist and historian who also contributed to the Golden Age of Comic Books.
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18 min
Archives - The Life of Elmer Cecil Stoner
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And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Elmer Cecil Stoner, one of the first black artists to openly work in American comic books during the Golden Age.
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21 min
Archives - Chester Gould, the Father of Dick Tracy and the American Crime Comic
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And now for a reposting of this rambling and too brief second part of this biography of Chester Gould, as he takes his Dick Tracy creation into one of the most popular characters in comics while fending off numerous imitators.
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28 min
Archives - Chester Gould, the Father of Dick Tracy and the American Crime Comic
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And now a resposting of the first part of this too brief and rambling biography of Chester Gould, the creator of Dick Tracy that also brought about the American Crime Comic genre.
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16 min
Archives - Rube Goldberg, the Dean of Cartoonists
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And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Rube Goldberg, the dean of cartoonists.
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26 min
Archives - Carl Barks, the Good Duck Artist, Part Two
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And now a reposting of the second part of this rambling and too brief biography of Carl Barks, as he creates one my popular character, Scrooge McDuck.
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16 min
Archives - Carl Barks, the Good Duck Artist, Part One
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And now a reposting fo the first part of this rambling and too brief biography of Carl Barks, one of Walt Disney's most celebrated cartoonists.
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31 min
Archives - The Life of Julie Schwartz, DC's Greatest Editor
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And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Julie Schwartz, DC Comics's greatest editor.
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19 min
Archives - The Life of Gene Colan, Part Two
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And now a reposting of the second part of this rambling and too brief biography of Gene Colan, as he embarks onto one of the most iconic series of his career.
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21 min
Archives - The Life of Gene Colan, Part One
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And now a reposting of the first part of this rambling and too brief biography of Gene Colan, one of the great artists of Marvel's Silver Age.
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23 min
Archives - The Troubled Genius of Mort Meskin
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And now a resposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Mort Meskin, a brilliant Golden Age artist who's personal demons kept him from surpassing his contemporaries.
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24 min
Archives - The Life of Gardner Fox, DC's Greatest Writer, Part Two
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And now a reposting of the second part of this rambling and too brief biography of Gardner Fox, as he helps DC Comics usher in the Silver Age.
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28 min
Archives - The Life of Gardner Fox, DC's Greatest Writer
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And now a reposting of the first part of this rambling and too brief biography of Gardner Fox, arguably the writer who had the greatest impact on DC Comics.
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