Archives-The 1980s

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May 17, 2024

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And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief history of the 1980's, one of the greatest in comic book history.

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May 17, 2024

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A brief rambling history of comic books and the people who made them.

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The Classics: "Pride of Baghdad" by Brian K. Vaughan & Nico Henrichon: And now a rambling and too brief review of "Pride of Baghdad" by Brian K. Vaughan & Nico Henrichon, their 2006 graphic novel about a group of lions who escape the Baghdad Zoo during the Iraq War. by History of Comic Books Podcast
5 min listen
The Classics: "Space Usagi" by Stan Sakai: And now a rambling and too brief review of "Space Usagi", in which Stan Sakai takes his classic samurai rabbit into a space opera. by History of Comic Books Podcast
6 min listen
The Classics: "Mage:A Hero Discovered" by Matt Wagner: And now a rambling and too brief review of "Mage: A Hero Discovered" by Matt Wagner, the first entry in his classic "Mage" series that took him 35 years to complete. by History of Comic Books Podcast
4 min listen
The Classics: "The Hunter" by Darwyn Cooke: And now a rambling and too brief review of "The Hunter" by Darwyn Cooke, his brilliant adaptation of Donald Westlake/Richard Stark's classic crime novel. by History of Comic Books Podcast
4 min listen
The Classics: "The Outfit" by Darwyn Cooke: And now a rambling and too brief review of "The Outfit" by Darwyn Cooke, he which he adapts the sequel to "The Hunter" by Richard Stark, as Parker finds himself targeted by the mafia, only for him to turn the tables on them. by History of Comic Books Podcast
5 min listen
The Classics: "The Score" by Richard Stark & Darwyn Cooke: And now a rambling review of "The Score" by Richard Stark & Darwyn Cooke, Cooke's classic adaptation of of Stark's crime novel as the criminal Parker joins a crew to rob a whole mining town, only for things to naturally not go as planned. by History of Comic Books Podcast
4 min listen
The Classics: "Teen Titans-The Judas Contract" by Marv Wolfman & George Perez: And now a rambling and brief review of "Teen Titans: The Judas Contract" by Marv Wolfman & George Perez, the classic story in which the Titans must deal with a traitor in their midst. by History of Comic Books Podcast
5 min listen
The Classics: "Milk & Cheese" by Evan Dorkin: And now a rambling and too brief review of "Milk & Cheese" by Evan Dorkin, his hilarious comic strip about a rampaging carton of milk and slice of cheese that ran from 1989 to 2010. by History of Comic Books Podcast
4 min listen
The Christmas Classics: "Iron Man 3": And now a rambling and too brief review of "Iron Man 3", the 2013 Marvel film written and directed by Shane Black, so it naturally had a Christmas flavor. by History of Comic Books Podcast
5 min listen
The Classics: "Sin City - A Dame to Kill For": And now a rambling and too brief review of "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For", Frank Miller's follow-up to "The Hard Goodbye" to truly fleshes out this crime noir world in probably its best story ever. by History of Comic Books Podcast
4 min listen
The Classics: "The Complete Persepolis" by Marjane Satrapi: And now rambling and too brief of "The Complete Persepolis" by Marjane Satrapi, a fantastic autobiography about it was like to be a girl growing up during the Iranian Revolution. by History of Comic Books Podcast
6 min listen
The Classics: "Powers: Who Killed Retro Girl?" Vol. 1 by Brian Michael Bendis & Michael Avon Oeming: And now a rambling and too brief review of "Powers: Who Killed Retro Girl?" Vol. 1 by Brian Michael Bendis & Michael Avon Oeming, the beginning of this iconic series about police detectives whose job it is to investigate superheroes. by History of Comic Books Podcast
5 min listen
The Creepy Classics: "Blade II": And now a rambling and too brief review of "Blade II", once again starring Wesley Snipes but also directed by Guillmero Del Toro, which provided his first big break into Hollywood. by History of Comic Books Podcast
6 min listen
The Creepy Classics: "Vault of Horror" by EC Comics: And now a rambling and to brief review of the "Vault of Horror" horror comic from EC Comics, one of the many classic horror anthology series the company produced in the 1950's. by History of Comic Books Podcast
5 min listen
The Classics: "Spider-Man: Kraven's Last Hunt" by J.M. DeMatteis & Mike Zeck: And now a rambling and too brief review of "Spider-Man: Kraven's Last Hunt" by J.M. DeMatteis & Mike Zeck, the classic six part tale in which Kraven the Hunter finally comes into his own. by History of Comic Books Podcast
4 min listen
The Classics: "Sin City-The Hard Goodbye" by Frank Miller: And now a rambling and too brief review of "Sin City: The Hard Goodbye" by Frank Miller, his introduction to his classic crime noir series that is simply Miller at his pursest. by History of Comic Books Podcast
5 min listen
The Classics: "Runaways" by Brian K. Vaughan & Adrian Alphona: And now a rambling and too brief review of "Runaways" by Brian K. Vaughan & Adrian Alphona, which answers the questions of what would happen if you found out your parents were super villians. by History of Comic Books Podcast
4 min listen
The Classics: "Richard Stark's Slayground" by Darwyn Cooke: And now a rambling and too brief review of Darwyn Cooke's final adaptation of Richard Stark's classic Parker series. by History of Comic Books Podcast
5 min listen
The Classics: "Spider-Man: The Death of the Stacys": And now this rambling but too brief review of "Spider-Man: The Death of the Stacys", that collects "Amazing Spider-Man" #88-92 to #121-122, two of the most tragic events in Peter Parker/Spider-Man's life. by History of Comic Books Podcast
5 min listen
The Classics: "The Rocketeer: Complete Adventures" by Dave Stevens: And now a rambling and too brief review of "The Rocketeer: Complete Adventures" by the late, great Dave Stevens, his classic send up to the pulp heroes of the 1930's and 40's. by History of Comic Books Podcast
4 min listen
The Classics: "We3" by Grant Morrision & Frank Quitely: And now a ramblinga and too brief review of "We3" by Grant Morrision & Frank Quitely, a three issue mini-series from 2004 about cybernetic animal assassins that is a lot more powerful than the concept reads on paper. by History of Comic Books Podcast
4 min listen
The Classics: "Invincible" by Robert Kirkman & Corey Walker: And now a rambling and too brief review of "Invincible" by Robert Kirkman & Corey Walker, their brilliant take on what happens when the teenage son of a superhero develops powers of his own. by History of Comic Books Podcast
5 min listen
The Classics: "Sin City: That Yellow Bastard" by Frank Miller: And now a rambling and too brief review of "Sin City: That Yellow Bastard" by Frank Miller, his 1996 mini-series that is arguably the last great one in the franchise. by History of Comic Books Podcast
5 min listen
The Classics: "Sin City: The Big Fat Kill" by Frank Miller: And now a rambling and too brief review of Frank Miller's "Sin City: The Big Fat Kill", his third volume in his "Sin City" series that finds Dwight having to defend Old Town from outside invaders. by History of Comic Books Podcast
5 min listen
The Christmas Classics - "Batman Returns": And now a rambling and too brief review of "Batman Returns", the 1992 movie that, since set during Christmas, makes a fun, Christmas comic book movie. by History of Comic Books Podcast
5 min listen
The Creepy Classics: "Tomb of Dracula": And now a rambling and too brief review of "Tomb of Dracula", the classic 1970's horror comic from Marvel that not only made Dracula a Marvel villain but introduced other classic characters like Blade. by History of Comic Books Podcast
6 min listen
The Christmas Classics: "Sin City: Silent Night" by Frank Miller: And now a rambling and too brief review of "Sin City: Silent Night", his Nov. 1995 one-shot in which Marv, one of his many anti-heroes of Sin City, decides to do some good on Christmas Eve but in his own way. by History of Comic Books Podcast
5 min listen
The Classics: "The Sandman: Season of the Mists" by Neil Gaiman & various artists: And now a rambling and too brief review of "The Sandman: Season of the Mists" by Neil Gaiman and various artists, which collects issues #21-28 in which Morpheus attempts to rescue an old friend from Hell, only for Lucifer to have plans of his own. by History of Comic Books Podcast
5 min listen
The Creepy Classics: "Blade" 1998: And now a rambling and too brief review of "Blade", the 1998 movie adaptation of the classic Marvel character that not only was the first successful Marvel movie but a pretty good vampire film to boot. by History of Comic Books Podcast
5 min listen
The Christmas Classics: "Holiday Knights" from "The New Batman Adventures": And now a rambling and too brief review of "Holiday Knights" from the "The New Batman Adventures", another classic Batman Christmas special. by History of Comic Books Podcast
6 min listen

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