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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.

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06:21

Archives - The Creepy Classics: "Blade 2"

History of Comic Books Podcast ·

2026/10/09

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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09:19

Archives - Owen Charles Middleton

History of Comic Books Podcast ·

2026/09/25

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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26:10

Archives - Carl Barks, the Good Duck Artist, Part Two

History of Comic Books Podcast ·

2026/08/07

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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05:27

The Classics - "Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow" by Tom...

History of Comic Books Podcast ·

2026/05/15

And now a rambling and too brief review of this new classic in which Supergirl goes on an intergalatic journey of revenge that was so good it is the inspiration for the upcoming movie.

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27:54

Archives - The Life of Arthur Adams

History of Comic Books Podcast ·

2026/04/23

And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Arthur Adams, one of the top artists of the 1980's who would be a major influence on the 90's artists.

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19:08

Archives - The Brilliant Inks of Joe Sinott

History of Comic Books Podcast ·

2026/03/27

And now a resposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Joe Sinott, one of comic books greatest inkers.

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28:44

Archives - The Incredible Life of Herb Trimpe

History of Comic Books Podcast ·

2026/03/20

And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Herb Trimpe, one of Marvel's great artists of the 70's and 80's, along with giving one of the best runs on the Incredible Hulk ever.

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30:36

Archives - Pulps the Precursor to the American Comic...

History of Comic Books Podcast ·

2026/02/20

And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief history of pulp magazines, the precursor to the American comic book.

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12:03

Archives - Marvel vs. DC, Part Three

History of Comic Books Podcast ·

2026/02/13

And now a reposting of the final part of this too brief and rambling history of Marvel vs. DC, which catches up with comic books classic rivalry into modern day.

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31:26

Archives - Marvel Vs. DC, Part Two

History of Comic Books Podcast ·

2026/02/06

And now a reposting of this second part of the history of Marvel vs. DC, as their rivalry would actually find themselves working together at times.

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13:30

Archives - The Speculation Crash of the 1990s

History of Comic Books Podcast ·

2026/01/23

And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief history of the Speculation Crash of the 1990's, one of the darkest times in comic book history.

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05:14

The Classics - "All You Need Is Kill" by Hiroshi...

History of Comic Books Podcast ·

2026/01/16

And now a rambling and too brief review of "All You Need Is Kill", a superb manga adaptation of the now science fiction classic by Hiroshi Sakurazaka.

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26:05

Archives - The Life of Frank Miller, Part One

History of Comic Books Podcast ·

2026/01/02

And now a reposting of the first part of this rambling and too brief biography of Frank Miller, one of the most important writer/artists of the 1980's and 90's.

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04:31

Archives - Shazam

History of Comic Books Podcast ·

2025/12/19

And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief review of the 2019 film, "Shazam", which besides being a great comic book movie, makes a great Christmas movie to boot.

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04:25

Archives - The Christmas Classics: "Sin City: Silent...

History of Comic Books Podcast ·

2025/12/12

And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief review of "Sin City: Silent Night" by Frank Miller, in which he tells a Christmas story in his classic crime noir universe.

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20:55

Archives - The Life of Jim Valentino

History of Comic Books Podcast ·

2025/11/27

And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Jim Valentino, the Image founder who wasn't a superstar but helped lay the ground work for what the company would become.

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26:47

Archives - The Life of Marc Silvestri

History of Comic Books Podcast ·

2025/11/21

And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Marc Silvestri, another of the original Image founders.

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04:55

Archives - The Creepy Classics: "Saga of the Swamp...

History of Comic Books Podcast ·

2025/10/31

And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief review of "The Saga of the Swamp Thing", Alan Moore's brilliant revival of the classic DC character that set the standard for him there after.

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05:11

Archives-The Creepy Classics - "Hellboy: Seed of...

History of Comic Books Podcast ·

2025/10/24

And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief reivew of Mike Mignola's "Hellboy: Seed of Destruction", which launched his classic Hellboy character.

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04:56

Archives - The Classics: "Locke & Key: Welcome to...

History of Comic Books Podcast ·

2025/10/09

And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief review of Joe Hill's & Gabriel Rodriguez's "Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft", the first volume in their now classic horror series.

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