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Episode #588! The Amazing Spider-Man, Her Frankenstein and Conan The Adventurer! We are finally back with an all-new episode! This week Scott talks about his trip to Denver's Meow Wolf and a couple of gets at Mile High Comics. DL has another Smudge winner, Her Frankenstein by Kawashima Norikazu. Also this episode, Scott has the Library of America Philip K. Dick collection. And we have Conan The Adventure omnibus which chronicles the earliest travels of everyone's favorite Cimmerian. Check it out!

Episode #587 Five works from absolute legends! This week, as advertised, we showcase books from legends in comics & illustration. First up, Scott brings the terrific Yoe Book The Fantastic Art of Roy G. Krenkel. Paul Pope's THB vol. 2 is finally out and discussed. We look at Walt Disney's Carl Barks Donald Duck library vol. 10 Terror of the Beagle Boys. For the first time in English we have Dark Horse book's The Depressed Hunter by Moebius. All that plus The Bible by Basil Wolverton! Check it out!

Episode #586! X-Men Elsewhen, Gilt Frame and The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics! Years in the making, John Byrne's X-Men Elsewhen Vol. 1 is finally here. Scott brings it to the table this week. DL has the Margie & Matt Kindt who-done-it Gilt Frame.  Also this week Scott has the hard to find DC hardcover The Private Files of The Shadow by Michael Wm. Kaluta. Speaking of hard to find, DL has two volumes of The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics. The Worst (Best) of Eerie Publications and Tom Sutton's Creepy Things are reviewed this week. Check it out!

Episode #585! Village of the Damned, Alter Ego, Marvel Fireside and Donald Duck! This episode hosts Scott Sackett  and DLNelson are (finally) back with more entertainment they've been enjoying. First up, Scott has Wolf Rilla's 1960 supernatural sci-fi flick Village of the Damned. Next, DL brings a Heroes Con purchase to the table. Alter Ego #201 features an in-depth article on former DC Comics' continuity cop, OKC's own, E. Nelson Bridwell. Scott brings his copies of four of the earliest Marvel Fireside books. DL has Walt Disney's Carl Barks Donald Duck library #9 The Pixilated Parrot. Check it out!

Episode #584! Heroes Con 2026! After much contemplation, I decided to skip NYCC to attended Heroes Con this year. This episode, I tell Scott about some of my con experiences while in Charlotte. Creators I talked to, panels I attended and some of my purchases are discussed. Check it out!

Episode #583! The Invaders, FCBD and Donald Duck Vol. 8 Trail of the Unicorn! This week we are back talking about FCBD '26. After that, Scott talks about his newest omnibus purchase...The Invaders! DL brings a Kansas City find to the table. Agony and Ecstasy from Pure Imagination collects over two hundred illustrations of bible stories from Basil Wolverton. Also this episode another Donald Duck book from Carl Barks. Check it out!

Episode #582! X-Men Mutant Empire, Smudge Manga and Usagi Yojimbo! This week we start off with some pre-FCBD talk. Scott has the Christopher Golden written novel X-Men Mutant Empire. DL brings the latest Smudge manga tankobon to the podcast. Hide and Seek from mangaka Naono Yoshiko contains many stories full of regret. Also this episode DL has the next volume of Usagi Yojimbo by Stan Sakai. 10,000 Plums (vol. 41) contains two stories featuring everyone's favorite rabbit ronin. Check it out!

Episode #581! Uri Tupka and the Gods, Neuromancer and Donald Duck! This week Scott talks about the William Gibson award-winning novel, Neuromancer. DL brings the newest book written and drawn by Mike Mignola to the table. Uri Tupka and the Gods (vol. 1) is another tale from Mignola's Lands Unknown.  Also this episode DL has Carl Barks library vol. 7 Lost in the Andes from Fantagraphics. Check it out!

Episode #580! Game of Thrones Exhibit, Bizarro Year None and Metal Hurlant! This week DL talks about seeing the Game of Thrones traveling exhibit while in Arlington, TX. Bizarro Year None #1 is out. Scott talks about this first issue by Kevin Smith and Nick Pitarra. Scott also has Limelight Rush in the 80's by Martin Popoff. DL brings Carl Barks' Donald Duck vol. 6 Old Castle's Secret and the fourth issue of Metal Hurlant to the table. Check it out!

Episode #579! Anthem: Rush in the '70's, Junji Ito Exhibition book and Shogun! This week Scott brings Martin Popoff's book Anthem: Rush in the '70's to the podcast. Scott also talks about Force Works featuring the art of Thomas Tenney. After a year and a half, DL finally acquired the Junji Ito Exhibition - Enchanted Illustrations art book. It makes it's way to the table this episode. Scott also talks a little about the book Shogun. Check it out!

Episode #578! Batman, Ra's al Ghul, The Shadow and The Avengers! Scott has been telling us about the Sanctum Books reprints of The Shadow. This week he has news about his quest to obtain all the volumes. Batman: Tales of the Demon features the earliest meetings of Batman and Ra's al Ghul. Batman: The Demon Trilogy combines three early Batman graphic novels into one volume. DL brings both to this episode. Also this week, DL brings the overly wordy Busiek and Perez Avengers omnibus vol.1 to the table. Check it out!

Episode #577! DC Finest Suicide Squad, Library Book Bingo and Dark! This week DL brings the first collected volume of the Suicide Squad under the DC Finest imprint to the table. Trial By Fire collects the earliest issues and crossovers of the 80's version of the Suicide Squad. Meanwhile, Scott tells us about his progress on his Metropolitan Library Winter Reading Book Bingo card. We also talk about a couple of TV shows. DL has The Girl Who Raised The Dead from Living The Line's Smudge imprint. Check it out!

Episode #576! Our Best of 2025! Better late than never. Our top 5 favorite things from 2025. This episode your hosts Scott Sackett and DLNelson count down their favorite pop culture items (mostly books) they enjoyed last year. Five items. Honorable mentions. Check it out!

Episode #575! From Shadow To Light, Hero At Large and Brain Damage! Welcome back! This episode Scott brings a couple of comic book creator biographies to the table. N.C. Christopher Couch's Jerry Robinson Ambassador of Comics focuses on the art and career of The Joker and Robin co-creator. From Shadow To Light The Life and Art of Mort Meskin by Steven Brower takes a look at one of the masters from the golden age of comics. DL bring Shintaro Kago's horror manga Brain Damage to the table. Also this week Scott has the 1980 John Ritter movie Hero At Large. Plus Fantagraphics Donald Duck vol's 3 & 4 from Carl Barks. Check it out!

Episode #574! Cryptology and The Fatal Bullet! This week we look at Cryptology magazine #1. This issue features articles on Bernie Wrightson, The Munsters, The Addams Family, pre-code horror comics and has classic horror movie reviews. Also this week we have Rick Geary's The Fatal Bullet which tells the story of the assassination of President James A. Garfield. And we talk about the first two seasons of Yellowjackets from Showtime and Pluribus from Apple TV. Check it out!