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        Baltimore Comic Con 2016 Part 1 0:00 Intro 1:22 The Road to Baltimore - traffic and other things that delayed my arrival at the con 8:27 The Process of Writing - Panelists Amy Chu, J.M. DeMatteis, Mark Waid, Paul Storrie, and Hope Larsen talk to Moderator Bob Greenberger about the perceptions and reality of their individual processes of writing comic books 19:37 What I Bought - New Teen Titans, Tales of the Teen Titans, Flash, Fashion in Action, Vietnam Journal, Green Lantern, Tales of the Green Lantern Corps, Justice Society of America, Official Index of the Legion of Super-Heroes, Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes, Official Index of the Justice League of America 38:41 Changing Roles of Editors - Panelists Louise Simonson, John Workman, Dafna Pleban, Mike Pellerito, and Paul Levitz discuss some of the challenges and successes they have experienced as comic book editors 46:05 Darwyn Cooke Tribute - J.G. Jones, Frank Tieri, Dirk Wood, and Billy Tucci talk about their friend and coll

      DTC 121 - Iron Man and Whitney Frost 0:00 Intro 1:30 Iron Man 6 - While Iron Man is busy battling the Crusher, Whitney Frost attempts to steal secrets from Stark Industries 7:08 Iron Man 7 - The Gladiator joins Whitney Frost and the Maggia Assault Squad in an attack on Stark Industries 13:21 Iron Man 8 - While Iron Man deals with the Gladiator, Whitney Frost and the Maggia Assauly Squad battle a squad of SHIELD Agents led by her boyfriend SHIELD Agent Jasper Sitwell 24:04 Additional Notes - George Tuska 27:05 Outro Cover Art: Iron Man 8 by George Tuska and Johnny Craig [28:06] - - - - -  

        Teen Titans Season 1 - Part 1 0:00 Intro 2:20 Sisters - Starfire gets an unexpected visit from her sister, Blackfire 13:50 The Sum of His Parts - After his battery fails Cyborg gets some help from Fixit who wants to do more than just recharge his battery 19:40 Nevermore - Beast Boy and Cyborg struggle to escape from Raven's mind after getting transported there accidentally 28:23 Outro Cover Art: Teen Titans Season 1 [29:19] - - - - -

  Romance Comics--A Celebration - Panelists Michelle Nolan, June Brigman, Jacque Nodell, Megan Levens, and moderator Craig Yoe discuss the history and some of the trends and tropes found in romance comics since they were first published in the late 1940s, as well as some of the artists and writers who worked on romance comics. Heroes Con 2016 - 06/18/16 - [1:09:07] -

        PulpFest 2016 Part 2 0:00 Intro 1:34 Additional Notes - Birds of Prey, John Costanza, Argosy, David Saunders 7:58 Day 3 - breakfast, Doc Savage, the Shadow, Sanctum Books, afternoon panels, dinner, more 33:35 Day 4 - driving home from Columbus 44:55 Additional Notes - the Shadow, Sinbad 55:35 Outro Cover Art: Amazing Stories Vol. 2, No. 5 by Frank R. Paul [56:57] - - - - -    

  Spotlight on Steranko - Jim Steranko talks with author J. David Spurlock and tells stories about his life in and outside of comics Heroes Con 2016 - 06/18/16 - [1:18:03] -

      PulpFest 2016 Part 1 0:00 Intro 1:34 Day 1 - driving from DC to Columbus, Beer Trek, what and where I ate 16:27 Day 2 - breakfast, back issue bin diving, lunch, people I talked to at PulpFest, dinner, panels and presentations 58:18 Outro Cover Art: Amazing Stories Vol. 2, No. 5 by Frank R. Paul [59:35] - - - - -  

  Comic Reprints Panel - Craig Yoe, Tom Heintjes, Michael Eury, Craig Fischer, and moderator Andy Mansell discuss how and why comic strips and comic books do (and don't) get reprinted in book form, Best of... vs complete chronological collections, and the value of extra materials in collected editions Heroes Con 2016 - 06/17/16 - [1:21:18] -  

        DTC 117 - Superman Adventures Part 2 0:00 Intro 1:48 Superman Adventures 7: Tiny Problems - Superman releases two criminals, Jax-Ur and Mala, from the Phantom Zone and they show their appreciation by attcking him 11:53 Superman Adventures 8: A Big Problem - Superman's bone-headed decision comes back to haunt him in a BIG way 23:48 Additional Notes - Mala, Jax-Ur 28:13 Outro Cover Art: Superman Adventures 7 by Rick Burchett and Terry Austin [29:08] - - - - -  

  Ren and Stimpy Panel - Bob Camp (co-creator of Ren and Stimpy) talks with moderator Joe Rauch and answers questions from the audience about working on the cartoon and his work on animation in general Heroes Con 2016 - 06/17/16 - [59:02] -

        Heroes Con 2016 - Part 4 0:00 Intro 2:01 Day 3 of Heroes Con - even more back issue bin diving, a couple more panels, where I ate, leaving the show 17:41 Crime Panel - a Q&A with a number of writers and artists of crime comics on what they like to include in the comics they create and see in the comics they read 32:10 Bitch Planet Panel - a fan event for fans of the sci-fi, prison exploitation comic known as Bitch Planet 37:14 driving home from Charlotte plus final thoughts on Heroes Con 2016 49:00 Outro Cover Art: Heroes Con 2016 Program Guide by Fabio Moon [50:18] - - - - -  

        Heroes Con 2016 - Part 3 0:00 Intro 1:59 Day 2 of Heroes Con - picking up commissions, going to panels, talking to people, more back issue bin diving, what I ate, where I ate 31:20 Spotlight on Steranko Panel - Jim Steranko tells stories about his life in and outside of comics 42:23 Romance Comics Panel - a discussion of the origins and early days of romance comics 51:19 Creatures Imagined and Real Mega-Panel - a pair of discussion about creating (fictional) and drawing (real) creatures, in between which there is a presentation about the history of funny animal comics 1:09:27 Outro Cover Art: Heroes Con 2016 Program Guide by Fabio Moon [1:13:43] - - - - -  

        Heroes Con 2016 - Part 2 0:00 Intro 1:53 Day 1 of Heroes Con - back issue bin diving plus people I met (Tim and Jon O'Briant, Brian Smith, Cory Levine, Luke Foster, Klaus, Daniel Warren Johnson, Greathouse, Adam and Shawn Daughhetee) 40:50 Ren & Stimpy Panel - a look back at a classic cartoon with one of it's co-creators, Bob Camp 51:37 Comic Reprints Panel - a discussion of how and why comic strips and comic books do (and don't) get reprinted in book form 1:04:26 Outro Cover Art: Heroes Con 2016 Program Guide by Fabio Moon [64:49] - - - - -  

        Heroes Con 2016 - Part 1 0:00 Intro 1:53 The road trip from DC to Charlotte - where I stopped, what I ate, what past podcasts I listened to, etc. 23:47 Outro Cover Art: Heroes Con 2016 Program Guide by Fabio Moon [24:34] - - - - -  

        The Great Darkness Saga - Part 5 0:00 Intro 1:22 Additional Notes (Part 1) - Letters Pages, Legion Elections, Leaders and Lovers, Editor's Notes 10:07 Legion of Super-Heroes 293 - While the Legion battles his servants, the Master of Darkness travels to Daxam to recruit some new servants 20:46 Legion of Super-Heroes 294 - The Legion gets some unexpected help from an old foe of the Master of Darkness 46:07 Additional Notes (Part 2) - Legion Elections, Corrections 47:32 Outro Cover Art: Legion of Super-Heroes 294 by Keith Giffen and Larry Mahlstedt [48:34] - - - - -

      Astro City - Part 1 0:00 What I've Been Watching - Daredevil, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow, Teen Titans 2:26 Intro 5:08 Astro City 1 - In Dreams - A day in the life of Samaritan, one of Astro City's greatest superheroes 11:39 Astro City 2 - The Scoop - In his first week on the job, reporter Elliott Mills witnesses a battle between The Honor Guard and the minions of Shirak the Devourer in a subway tunnel beneath Astro City 21:04 Astro City 3 - A Little Knowledge - A small-time crook learns of a big time secret and tries using the information to improve his standing in the Astro City 24:18 Astro City 4 - Safeguards - A pivotal day in the life of Marta, an accounting clerk, who lives in Shadow Hill but works in downtown Astro City 32:01 Astro City 5 - Reconnaissance - An alien secretly observes the superheroes of a Astro City 34:27 Astro City 6 - Dinner at Eight - Two of Astro City's greatest heroes reluctantly take a break from fighting crime 44:25 Final Thoughts - more Dinner at Ei

  Tribute to Joe Kubert - The world of comics lost one of its legendary creators in 2012 with the death of Joe Kubert. Three graduates of the Kubert School (Thom Zahler, Tim Truman, Tom Raney) plus two of his coworkers at DC Comics (Paul Levitz, Bob Greenberger) discuss their memories of of Kubert, mostly as a teacher and mentor Baltimore Comic Con 2012 - 09/09/12 - [56:44] - Download MP3

      JLU Season 3 - Part 10:00 DC's Legends of Tomorrow - quick and spoiler-free thoughts about the show as a whole2:05 Intro4:16 Ep 1: I Am Legion - Gorilla Grodd convinces Lex Luthor to join his newly formed "Legion of Doom" and lead a raid on Blackhawk Island20:53 Notes - Blackhawk, War Wheel25:58 Ep 2: Shadow of the Hawk - Shayera investigates some ancient Egyptian artifacts which seem to be of Thanagarian origin36:14 Ep 3: Chaos at the Earth's Core - After their plane crashed Green Lantern, Stargirl, Supergirl, and STRIPE find themseleves stuck in Skartaris42:23 Ep 4: To Another Shore - A fight breaks out between the Justice League and the Legion of Doom over a frozen Viking Prince54:51 Notes - Viking Prince57:06 OutroCover Art: JLU - To Another Shore[58:08] - - - - -

      Silver Age Nick Fury0:00 Daredevil Season 2 - quick and spoiler-free thoughts about the first three episodes2:22 Intro4:08 Sgt Fury 1 & 3 - Sgt Nick Fury and the Howling Commandos tackle a couple of suicide missions behind enemy lines11:07 Fantastic Four 21 - Col Nick Fury (of the CIA) teams up with the FF to battle the Hate Monger20:00 Sgt Fury 13 - Sgt Fury teams up with Captain America to prevent a Nazi invasion of England31:04 Tales of Suspense 78 - Captain America gets a visit from his partner-in-arms from World War II, Col Nick Fury (of SHIELD)41:15 Notes - OSS (in the real world and at DC Comics), Howard Chaykin46:22 OutroCover Art: Sgt Fury 13 by Jack Kirby and Chic Stone and Tales of Suspense 78 by Jack Kirby and Frank Giacoia[47:17] - - - - -

History of Censorship in Comics - Alex Cox of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF) and Fred Van Lente (comic book writer and historian) discuss the origins and examples of censorship in comic books in addition to the ongoing struggle to protect artists and retailers from laws that seek to penalize them for creating and selling comic books Baltimore Comic Con 2012 - 09/08/12 - [1:03:27] -