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Unpacking the Power of Power Pack

Jeff and Rick Present

We journey through each issue of the most underrated Marvel series of the 80’s while drinking beer. Please join us in rediscovering the joy of the Power Pack comic.

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Episode 81: Excalibur #29

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2021/05/09

And just when you thought life could not get any darker, you discovered this comic book. We are not done with this Power Pack yet, no way, no how. We have to tie up some loose ends with some stories that make you say…."Who OK'ed this?" And first up, is Excalibur #29 Life in a lighthouse is better than no life at all. I expect. You'd have a chance at least. You could sit in there thinking, well, at least I’m not in an apartment. In a minute, somebody’s going to fly a spaceship over head and tell

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Episode 80: Power Pack #62

Unpacking the Power of Power Pack ·

2021/04/25

This is the end....the end of Power Pack! The end of the original series! The final issue! Nothing else .......well...actually......we have a a lot more content....BUT THIS IS THE END!!!! There are tears!!!! There are feeling!!!!! There are rain clouds!!!! RAIN!!!! CLOUDS!!!!! I mean....can you acknowledge the absolute finality of this issue? I mean...it is, except for more content that is coming soon. I guess we should talk about the contend of the book, but we are so sad, we have

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Episode 79: Power Pack #61

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2021/04/11

We are at the penultimate issue of the original Power Pack run...and it is not looking good folks. There have been some really good story lines in the past 60 issues of this run, and there are some really good threads that the book could go out on, but focusing on a plot by the Red Ghost was never in the running. So where did we start and where are we now? There is a maxim that states something about giving an infinite number of monkeys an infinite number of typewriters with an infinite amount

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Episode 78: Power Pack #60

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2021/03/28

Schooooool's Back AFTER summer!!!! Wow!!!! Yeah...I did just sing that line. New issue, with the same creator team from the past few issues.....sooooooo, here we are. The most awkward memory of my first days of school never involved showing up in the wrong clothes or looking much older than my age. Mostly because I did not care about fashion and I never played my younger self. But that is just me, and your mileage may vary. My speed at school was mostly being awkward and odd. Running into

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Episode 77: Power Pack #59

Unpacking the Power of Power Pack ·

2021/03/14

Step right up! Step right up! Welcome one and all to the greatest show on Earth, presented by Jeff and Rick! It is the one...the only...UNPACKING THE POWER OF POWER PACK!!!! See! The lights of the universe! The infinity of the world! The grandness of timeless space!!! The insanity that comes from seeing it all!!! Bring your family! Bring your friends! If your family has left you alone, then bring a completely mysterious stranger! Just bring yourself! You do not want to miss this!!!! Even if

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Episode 76.5: New Mutants #83(Acts of Vengeance)

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2021/03/07

Wait!!!! What is happening here! This is a Power Pack podcast, what is this New Mutants comic doing here? This is not Halloween.....What is Mephisto up to???? ACTS OF VENGEANCE!!!! Oh....ok....that explains it. Jeff and Rick have been invited to play with a mess of other pod-casters who are all covering different issues of the Acts of Vengeance crossover from the 1990's. Luckily they invaded Derek Crabbe from the Fanholes website to help them out. Ok., the Acts of Vengeance thingy was

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Episode 76: Power Pack #58

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2021/02/28

Well helllllo there big boy, how are you doing? It will sure be nice to see an old familiar like Galactus in this issue. I mean, we have been inundated with with a mess of characters of mysterious origins or deep Marvel past, so it will be nice to have an old familiar. We need a big, and I mean BIG star to show up and set this Power Pack ship right. And the big purple people and planet eater is just what the doctor ordered. Wait.....that is it. Like a few panels and the gifting of a parting

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Episode 75: Power Pack #57

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2021/02/14

Who is that knocking on the door to our spaceship?.....Why none other than Shagg from the Fire and Water Network! While he may have heard the word fire, and seen a pretty lady on the cover, I think that he thought that Storm was going be in this issue as he kept saying, and messing up, her name. Firestorm, Firestorm, Firestorm...the man is confused. This isn't an X title and that isn't Storm's proper name anyways. But, that said, I can see how he might have been confused. If this was Storm, and

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Episode 74: Power Pack #56

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2021/01/31

And welcome to the beginning of the end of the regular series. We are not going to sugar coat this folks. This is where the series starts to take a big, huge tonal shift from everything we have known before. New creative team, new story, new characterizations. So when we say "new", what do we mean. Well, the letterer and the editor in chief are the same, but the rest of the team is different. That can be a problem to the readers when they are expecting a story or narrative to follow through

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Episode 73: Power Pack #55

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2021/01/17

Get ready for a creepy and spoooooooky issue!!!!!!! Now, you may have noticed I mentioned that this would be spooky, and it is. But it is also funny. I mean, yes...there are ghosts and ghouls and jump scares, but there are also a lot (and we mean a lot) of toilets. We have a ghost cam, a toilet cam, a wire cam, and even just people mentioning toilets. You could say that we are left with nothing but potty humor. Now that Maggie has stuck her tongue at us, we must ask ourselves, what else

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Episode 72: Judy and Jon Bogdonove Interview

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2021/01/03

We have a very cool hobby. We get to sit, drink beer, talk comics, and every now and again, we get to talk to creators. This is the bit of the job that we love. We are also lucky that we can talk to certain creators more than once. Ain't that cool. This time, the focus of the chat is to meet the author of the last episode, Judy Bogdanove. Not only did she write a Power Pack book, but she also wrote a few other books as well. Which is great, and you should check these books out as well. But

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Episode 71: Power Pack #54

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2020/12/20

Do you like dinosaurs! That is not a question, it is a statement! YOU....LIKE......DINOSAURS!!! OKAY! You are a kid with some money! You are at a mall with your bestest friend! There is a food court, a toy store, and a DINOSAUR EXHIBIT! What can make this any better????? How about having the writer of the New Warriors Continuity Conundrum,Corey (@NewWarriorsTalk) on to help us out! Like I said....BEST! DAY! EVER! The best thing!!!!The most wonderful thing!!!! Your story is being told by Judy

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Episode 70: Power Pack #53

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2020/12/06

Let me be real with you guys....this is not our favorite issue. There are problems within it. Art, story, characters....you name it. With that in mind, let's see if we can start off with the positives. This really awesome interior cover was done by friend of the show, Jon Bogdanove. It features the kids with their new powers, and Franklin. Katie is holding up Franklin and Jack, who is shooting a powerball. Julie and Alex are flying in the background. It is pretty awesome. Then we have the

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Episode 69: Power Pack #52

Unpacking the Power of Power Pack ·

2020/11/22

Did you all check out that cover....Yes? No? Check again. Notice the costumes. Got it? Good. This happens. You may be asking yourself how we got here. If you are, good. That is a great way to start. Well let me tell you, it is because of a lot of unpleasantness from the big Q. She has been mean before, but now she has really pushed the line. She has made her bed, and she has to sleep in it. She has crossed the proverbial line, and now must pay the piper. Not only has she taken the kid's

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Episode 68: Power Pack #51

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2020/11/08

Yes....that is Whoopi Goldberg on the cover. This is a thing. You know it is coming, you talk to the creator about why, but nothing really prepares you for the reality of....Whoopi. Yup...we are right there with Power Pack. But wait. I am forgetting something....Oh yeah. We have a guest! All the way from the Worst Comic Podcast Ever (https://wcpever.com/), we have our second of the the three hosts, Jerry McMullen (@EssentialShowca) to join us on this ......It is WHOOPI flipping Goldberg!

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Episode 67.666: Frankenstein Alive, Alive #3 & #4

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2020/10/31

Happy Halloween!!!! Would you believe that Mephisto showed up again? Yup...he is causing mischief...but his heart just is not in it this year. I guess he feels that there is enough bad stuff happening that he just does not have enough energy for us. Whatever. His loss our gain. Due to some Zoom and Gmail hi jinks, Rick, Tim, and Al end up chatting about Frankenstein Alive, Alive issues 3 and 4. And it is a good thing too. Earlier, on the Resurrections podcast they were reviewing the first two

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Episode 67: Power Pack #50

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2020/10/25

GIANT SIZED 50th ISSUE!!!!! And we are back with a BIG ole issue. Yes, this is the Special Giant Sized Issue! You see, it is right there on the cover. We have been on Earth to long! It is about to time to taste that sweet, sweet vacuum of space. Thanks to the timely arrival of Kofi and Friday, the Powers and Franklin can head out to the stars and make some new friends. And of course they pick a fight and Alex overuses his power. This is why we cannot have nice things. I don't care if the

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Episode 66: Spider-Man/Power Pack: Runaway

Unpacking the Power of Power Pack ·

2020/10/11

We are going to start with a trigger warning on this issue. This deals with family issues, child abuse, and runaways. We understand if these are upsetting topics and you want to skip this episode. That said, we need to say a big thank you to our friend Alexander, aka Waffles (@wafflesthemagic). He joins us all the way from New Zealand to help us review the good half of this free comic book from 1986. Because this episode deals with more serious content, this will be a more subdued post about

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Episode 65: Power Pack #49

Unpacking the Power of Power Pack ·

2020/09/27

Last episode, I found myself stuck in a song, and I brought you all along for the ride. The question is, will I do the same thing this issue? I mean, this is part two of the island vacation adventure. Just to try and be different, I will resist the urge to break into song. This will be a real test right here. I mean, if I was to just be boring and not creative, I would just resort to making some off hand, under the sea reference, which would cause everyone reading this to start singing like a

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Episode 64: Power Pack #48

Unpacking the Power of Power Pack ·

2020/09/13

We are back from our two episode interview break with a new story line! Jon Bogdonove is taking the kids, and us, all the way to his favorite little island for a nice, simple vacation....with FRANKLIN RICHARDS!!! We also have our favorite little fan to help us out....TIM PRICE!!!! But you may be asking yourself, "Self, how did I get here? This is not my wonderful car?...." "...These are not my wonderful parents?...." ".....These are not my wonderful friends?....." "....Letting the days go by....let

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