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PODCAST

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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All Episodes

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Episode 74: Power Pack #56

Unpacking the Power of Power Pack ·

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

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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

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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

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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

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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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Episode 63.5: Jon Bogdonove Interview Part 2

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2020/08/30

We had sooooo much content left over from our first interview, we had to share it with our listeners. This is mostly the non Power Pack things we talked about during our long conversation with Jon Bogdonove. If you are not really interested in three guys talking about their families or current events, or if you are looking for a narrative thread in an interview, this may not be that interesting to you. We promise that we will be back next episode with a discussion on Power Pack issue 48. For now,

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Episode 63: Jon Bogdonove Interview

Unpacking the Power of Power Pack ·

2020/08/16

A fan can be described as a collector of objects or things. By that token, you could call Jeff and Rick fans of Power Pack. And what better things can we collect but interviews with the creators that have made the series what it is. In the past this has included the two original creators, Louise Simonson and June Brigman, as well as some of the more recent caretakers of the series, Mark Sumerak and Jeremy Whitley. To be true collectors, we really needed to get one more. It was such an honor to sit

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Episode 62: Power Pack and Cloak & Dagger: Shelter...

Unpacking the Power of Power Pack ·

2020/08/02

You can listen to the episode by clicking: Episode 62. Hold on to your high tops and get ready for a Blast from the Past, because we are going Back to the Future in our Hot Tub Time Machine. And by that I mean, we are reviewing a book that came out at the same point we are at in our regular series, but it deals with the kids at a point about two years earlier. Man, so glad that we decided to call in Cullen Stapleton from the Worst Comic Podcast Ever to help us out of this wibbly wobbly timey

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Episode 61: Power Pack #47

Unpacking the Power of Power Pack ·

2020/07/19

Hold onto your understanding of physics and your library card cause things are about to go 90 degrees with this no holds barred dive into where the costumes go where the kids say "Costumes Off". That is right, it is time for Elsewhere! And you want to know who is really happy about it....Walt and Weezie.....errr I mean Jim and Maggie Power! I will also tell you who is not happy....Mr Jar Head Alex. Even though this is all his idea....well, the changing around of costumes is... he still is the guy

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Episode 60: Power Pack #46

Unpacking the Power of Power Pack ·

2020/07/05

Big Power welcome to our friend, Nicholas Prom from the Comic Reflections podcast and the Captain Freak-Out's Psychedelic Radio. He has also terrorized Rick with old school Legion of Super-hero stories. Nicholas's knowledge of comic creators and comic history is deep and profound...about as much as his love for Dakota North. During this show, we drank a beer called Private Eyes.....I think there may be something about the eyes in this book..... We have eyes that are concentrating, and we have eyes

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Episode 59: Marvel Age Annuals #1-3 & Girl Comics #3

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2020/06/21

We have a special treat for you all this week. We brought in special guest star Zack from the Battle of the Atom podcast and the Xavier Files website. But why would we bring in a such an esteemed mutant expert who knows very little about Power Pack? Well let me tell you dear listener, it is because we are going to talk about baby Cable Yup, that would be none other than Nathan Christopher Charles Dayspring Askani Summers. The big gun wearing, time displaced, angry techno-cursed boy.....as a

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Episode 58: Power Pack #45

Unpacking the Power of Power Pack ·

2020/06/07

Big news folks. Not only do we have Carrie back on to help us with this episode, but we have another super special guest as well. The author joined our crazy trio of talkers to answer some questions. Welcome to our show, Julianna Jones! The daughter of Weezie Simonson and the writer of a few Power Pack comics, Julianna provided us with some great behind the scenes information about how she came up with her stories, and how she ended up writing Power Pack comics. I promise you, we behaved while we

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Episode 57: Power Pack #44

Unpacking the Power of Power Pack ·

2020/05/24

You can listen to the episode by clicking: Episode 57. We are in the dark depths of Inferno! Demons have taken over New York City, the kids are fighting to save the city, and the Power parents now know that the kids have powers! Egad!!! So let's take a look at this demon run New York. Is it really that bad. I mean, sure, there is an increase of out-of-towners, and they are pretty rude. Still, screaming at the kids is just not the right way to go. Even worse than that is when your towns public

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