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Tuesday May 03, 2016
Tuesday May 03, 2016
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For the 369th episode, join Adam Chapman for reviews of comics released Wednesday April 27th 2016!
This episode was originally recorded on Tuesday May 3rd 2016.
SPOILER WARNING!!! Comics reviewed this episode include:
ALL NEW WOLVERINE #7 - 8/10
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #11- 5/10
AVENGERS STANDOFF ASSAULT ON PLEASANT HILL OMEGA #1- 6/10
BATMAN #51- 6/10
CARNAGE #7- 8/10
CYBORG #10- 6/10
DAREDEVIL #6- 8/10
DOCTOR STRANGE #7- 6.5/10
DOCTOR STRANGE LAST DAYS OF MAGIC #1- 7/10
DRAX #6- 7/10
INTERNATIONAL IRON MAN #2- 6/10
JUSTICE LEAGUE #49- 7/10
MOON GIRL AND DEVIL DINOSAUR #6- 8.5/10
MS MARVEL #6- 7/10
OLD MAN LOGAN #5- 8.5/10
PATSY WALKER AKA HELLCAT #5- 8/10
SINESTRO #22- 7/10
SPIDER-WOMAN #6- 8/10
SPIDEY #5- 8/10
SQUADRON SUPREME #6- 8/10
STAR WARS #18- 8/10
STAR-LORD #6- 7/10
SUPERMAN WONDER WOMAN #2- 8/10
ULTIMATES #6- 8/10
VENOM SPACE KNIGHT #6- 8/10
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Friday Apr 29, 2016
Friday Apr 29, 2016
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For episode 368 join Adam Chapman as he sits down with writer Jim Zub to discuss his career in comics, Skullkickers, Wayward and the upcoming Thunderbolts ongoing from Marvel Comics!
This episode was recorded Monday April 18th 2016.
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Wednesday Apr 27, 2016
Wednesday Apr 27, 2016
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For the 367th episode, join Adam Chapman for reviews of comics released Wednesday April 20th 2016!
This episode was originally recorded on Wednesday April 27th 2016.
SPOILER WARNING!!! Comics reviewed this episode include:
EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN #9- 5/10
HUCK #6- 8/10
NEW AVENGERS #10- 8/10
NOVA #6- 8/10
POWER MAN AND IRON FIST #3- 7/10
SUPERMAN LOIS AND CLARK #7- 8/10
TOTALLY AWESOME HULK #5- 8/10
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Thursday Apr 21, 2016
Thursday Apr 21, 2016
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For episode 366 join Adam Chapman as he sits down with acclaimed writer David Michelinie to talk his career in comics, his influences, writing Iron Man, Spider-Man and much much more!
This episode was recorded Monday April 18th 2016.
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Thursday Apr 21, 2016
Thursday Apr 21, 2016
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For the 365th episode, join Adam Chapman for reviews of comics released Wednesday April 13th 2016!
This episode was originally recorded on Thursday April 21st 2016.
SPOILER WARNING!!! Comics reviewed this episode include:
AGENTS OF SHIELD #4 - 7/10
ALL NEW ALL DIFFERENT AVENGERS #8 -6/10
ALL NEW X-MEN #8- 8/10
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #10- 7/10
BATMAN SUPERMAN #31- 8/10
HERCULES #6- 7/10
SPIDEY #4- 8/10
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Thursday Apr 14, 2016
Thursday Apr 14, 2016
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For episode 364 join Adam Chapman as he sits down with acclaimed writer J.M. DeMatteis to talk his career in comics, his influences, his work in animation, Spider-Man, Justice League, Captain America, and much much more!
This episode was recorded Monday April 11th 2016.
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Wednesday Apr 13, 2016
Wednesday Apr 13, 2016
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For the 363rd episode, join Adam Chapman for reviews of comics released Wednesday April 6th 2016!
This episode was originally recorded on Wednesday April 13th 2016.
SPOILER WARNING!!! Comics reviewed this episode include:
BLACK PANTHER #1- 8/10
BLACK WIDOW #2- 8/10
NEW AVENGERS #9- 7/10
OLD MAN LOGAN #4- 7.5/10
SPIDER-MAN #3- 6/10
SPIDER-MAN 2099 #9- 8/10
UNCANNY AVENGERS #8- 8/10
UNCANNY X-MEN #6- 8/10
VISION #6- 8/10
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Saturday Apr 09, 2016
Saturday Apr 09, 2016
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For episode 362 join Adam Chapman as he sits down with writer CHRISTOS GAGE to talk his career in comics, including the upcoming CIVIL WAR II: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN mini-series.
This episode was recorded Monday March 28th & Sunday April 3rd 2016.
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Wednesday Apr 06, 2016
Wednesday Apr 06, 2016
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For the 361st episode, join Adam Chapman for reviews of comics released Wednesday March 30th 2016!
This episode was originally recorded on Wednesday April 6th 2016.
SPOILER WARNING!!! Comics reviewed this episode include:
ALL NEW X-MEN #7- 9/10
BATMAN AND ROBIN ETERNAL #26- 6/10
CAPTAIN AMERICA SAM WILSON #7- 7/10
DAREDEVIL #5- 7/10
HERCULES #5- 8/10
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Friday Apr 01, 2016
Friday Apr 01, 2016
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For episode 360 join Adam Chapman as he sits down with writer DENNIS HOPELESS to talk his career in comics, as well as his current runs on All-New X-Men and Spider-Woman.
This episode was recorded Monday March 28th 2016.
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Tuesday Mar 29, 2016
Tuesday Mar 29, 2016
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For the 359th episode, join Adam Chapman for reviews of comics released Wednesday March 23rd 2016!
This episode was originally recorded on Monday March 28th 2016.
SPOILER WARNING!!! Comics reviewed this episode include:
ALL NEW ALL DIFFERENT AVENGERS #7- 8.5/10
DEATHSTROKE #16- 7/10
HOWLING COMMANDOS OF SHIELD #6- 7.5/10
KLAUS #4- 8.5/10
TOTALLY AWESOME HULK #4- 8/10
UNCANNY X-MEN #5- 8.5/10
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Saturday Mar 26, 2016
Saturday Mar 26, 2016
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For episode 358 join Adam Chapman as he sits down with Chris Lucas to discuss the newly released Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice!
We discuss the film, and go heavy into SPOILER TERRITORY.
This episode was recorded Friday March 25th 2016.
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Friday Mar 25, 2016
Friday Mar 25, 2016
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For the 357th episode, join Adam Chapman for reviews of comics released Wednesday March 16th 2016!
This episode was originally recorded on Friday March 25th 2016.
SPOILER WARNING!!! Comics reviewed this episode include:
ALL NEW X-MEN #6- 8/10
ASTONISHING ANT-MAN #6- 8/10
EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN #8- 6/10
HUCK #5- 8/10
INTERNATIONAL IRON MAN #1- 6/10
KANAN #12- 7/10
ROBIN SON OF BATMAN #10- 7/10
SPIDER-WOMAN #5- 9.5/10
SUPERMAN #50- 4/10
SUPERMAN AMERICAN ALIEN #5- 6/10
SUPERMAN / WONDER WOMAN #27- 6/10
WEB-WARRIORS #5- 6/10
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Monday Mar 21, 2016
Monday Mar 21, 2016
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For episode 356 join Adam Chapman as he welcomes back to the show Paul Skorez to talk about the titles that comprise Marvel's "All-New All-Different Marvel Now" initiative!
This is part one, as unfortunately we were unable to complete the episode at this time, as life got in the way. At some point in the upcoming weeks/months, we hope to revisit this topic for a Part Two to complete the discussion!
This episode was recorded Saturday March 19th 2016.
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Friday Mar 18, 2016
Friday Mar 18, 2016
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For the 355th episode, join Adam Chapman for reviews of comics released Wednesday March 9th 2016!
This episode was originally recorded on Friday March 18th 2016.
SPOILER WARNING!!! Comics reviewed this episode include:
ACTION COMICS #50- 7/10
AGENTS OF SHIELD #3- 8/10
ALL NEW WOLVERINE #6- 8/10
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #9- 6/10
BATMAN SUPERMAN #30- 8.5/10
BATMAN TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #4- 8/10
BLACK KNIGHT #5- 7/10
CATWOMAN #50- 7/10
DETECTIVE COMICS #50- 8.5/10
DOCTOR STRANGE #6- 6.5/10
GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #6- 6/10
INFINITY ENTITY #1- 5/10
MOCKINGBIRD #1- 8/10
MS MARVEL #5- 8/10
RED WOLF #4- 8/10
SPIDER-GWEN #6- 7/10
SPIDER-MAN 2099 #8- 8/10
SPIDER-MAN DEADPOOL #3- 8/10
UNCANNY AVENGERS #7- 7/10
VISION #5- 9/10
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Monday Mar 14, 2016
Monday Mar 14, 2016
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For episode 354 join Adam Chapman as he sits down with Marvel Comics' Executive Editor TOM BREVOORT to discuss his career in comics, Untold Tales of Spider-Man, Avengers, Thunderbolts, New Avengers, Civil War, Secret Invasion, and much much more!
This episode was recorded Monday March 14th 2016.
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Wednesday Mar 09, 2016
Wednesday Mar 09, 2016
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For the 353rd episode, join Adam Chapman for reviews of comics released Wednesday March 2nd 2016!
This episode was originally recorded on Wednesday March 9th 2016.
SPOILER WARNING!!! Comics reviewed this episode include:
A-FORCE #3- 5.5/10
AVENGERS STANDOFF ASSAULT ON PLEASANT HILL ALPHA #1- 8/10
BATMAN AND ROBIN ETERNAL #22- 7/10
BLACK WIDOW #1- 9/10
DEADPOOL #8- 8/10
GREEN LANTERN #50- 5/10
GUARDIANS OF INFINITY #4- 6/10
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #7- 6/10
MIDNIGHTER #10- 7/10
NEW AVENGERS #7- 8/10
NOVA #5- 8/10
OLD MAN LOGAN #3 -9/10
SPIDER-MAN #2- 6.5/10
SWAMP THING #3- 8/10
UNCANNY AVENGERS #6- 8/10
UNCANNY X-MEN #4- 8/10
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Monday Mar 07, 2016
Monday Mar 07, 2016
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For episode 352 join Adam Chapman as he takes a walk down memory lane for a new Flashback episode (the first since episode 342)!
This time around Adam heads back to 1998 to discuss Wizard Magazine's Special Publications from 1998 (or at least two of them in particular). We take a look at the X-Men and Spider-Man specials that Wizard and Marvel Comics put out in 1998!
This episode was recorded Sunday March 6th 2016.
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Wednesday Mar 02, 2016
Wednesday Mar 02, 2016
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For the 351st episode, join Adam Chapman for reviews of comics released Wednesday February 24th 2016!
This episode was originally recorded on Monday February 29th 2016.
SPOILER WARNING!!! Comics reviewed this episode include:
ALL NEW ALL DIFFERENT AVENGERS #6- 8.5/10
ALL NEW X-MEN #5- 8/10
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1.3- 4/10
ASTONISHING ANT-MAN #5- 8/10
DAREDEVIL #4- 8/10
DEATHSTROKE #15- 7/10
HERCULES #4- 7/10
SILK #5- 7.5/10
SPIDER-MAN 2099 #7- 7/10
SUPERMAN #49- 7/10
SUPERMAN LOIS AND CLARK #5- 7.5/10
SUPERMAN THE COMING OF THE SUPERMEN #1- 7/10
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Monday Feb 29, 2016
Monday Feb 29, 2016
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For episode 350 join Adam Chapman as he sits down with legendary writer GERRY CONWAY to discuss his career in comics, the death of Gwen Stacy, his runs on Spider-Man in the '70s and '80s, writing the current Carnage series, his work at DC Comics, and much much more!
This episode was recorded Monday February 29th 2016.
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Wednesday Feb 24, 2016
Wednesday Feb 24, 2016
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For the 349th episode, join Adam Chapman for reviews of comics released Wednesday February 17th 2016!
This episode was originally recorded on Wednesday February 24th 2016.
SPOILER WARNING!!! Comics reviewed this episode include:
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #8 - 6/10
AVENGERS STANDOFF WELCOME PLEASANT HILL #1- 8/10
BATMAN AND ROBIN ETERNAL #20- 6/10
CARNAGE #5- 8/10
DOCTOR FATE #9 - 5/10
EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN #7- 5/10
MIGHTY THOR #4 - 7.5/10
POWER MAN AND IRON FIST #1- 9/10
ROBIN SON OF BATMAN #9- 8/10
SECRET SIX #11- 7/10
SPIDER-WOMAN #4- 9/10
STAR WARS #16- 8/10
STARBRAND AND NIGHTMASK #3 - 4/10
STAR-LORD #4- 4/10
SUPERMAN AMERICAN ALIEN #4- 5/10
WEB WARRIORS #4- 7.5/10
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Sunday Feb 21, 2016
Sunday Feb 21, 2016
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For episode 348 join Adam Chapman as he sits down with writer Pat Shand to discuss his career in comics, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Charmed, Robyn Hood, the upcoming Hellchild, and more!
This episode was recorded Tuesday February 16th 2016.
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Wednesday Feb 17, 2016
Wednesday Feb 17, 2016
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For the 347th episode, join Adam Chapman for reviews of comics released Wednesday February 10th 2016!
This episode was originally recorded on Tuesday February 16th 2016.
SPOILER WARNING!!! Comics reviewed this episode include:
ALL NEW ALL DIFFERENT AVENGERS #5- 8/10 ALL NEW WOLVERINE #5- 8/10 ALL NEW X-MEN #4- 8/10 FLASH #48- 5/10MANHATTAN PROJECTS SUN BEYOND THE STARS #4- 8/10OLD MAN LOGAN #2- 8.5/10SILK #4- 7/10SPIDER-MAN 2099 #6- 7/10 SPIDER-MAN DEADPOOL #2 - 7.5/10TOTALLY AWESOME HULK #3- 8/10 Download it now!
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Tuesday Feb 16, 2016
Tuesday Feb 16, 2016
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For episode 346 join Adam Chapman as he sits down with two different indie comics creators: Jimmy Wahl & David Marquez.
First up, Adam talks with Jimmy Wahl about his comic Soulbinder, which is available right now on Comixology! We talk about the first two issues of the series, putting together an independent comic book, and the upcoming third issue!Second, Adam talks with David Marquez of Old Skull Comics about his work with the company and their upcoming output for 2016!
This episode was recorded Tuesday February 16th and Monday January 18th 2016.
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Thursday Feb 11, 2016
Thursday Feb 11, 2016
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For the 345th episode, join Adam Chapman for reviews of comics released Wednesday February 3rd 2016!
This episode was originally recorded on Thursday February 11th 2016.
SPOILER WARNING!!! Comics reviewed this episode include:
A-FORCE #2- 8/10 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #7- 6/10BATMAN EUROPA #4- 5/10DETECTIVE COMICS #49- 9/10INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #6- 7.5/10KLAUS #3- 9/10NOVA #4- 9/10SPIDER-MAN #1- 7/10 SPIDEY #3- 8/10 UNCANNY AVENGERS #5- 8/10UNCANNY X-MEN #3- 8/10 VISION #4- 9/10Download it now!
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Thursday Feb 04, 2016
Thursday Feb 04, 2016
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For episode 334 join Adam Chapman as he sits down once more with acclaimed writer/editor Danny Fingeroth! Adam
and Danny discuss more of his past career with Marvel Comics, specifically editing Alpha Flight, New Warriors, Marc Spector: Moon Knight, Maximum Carnage, the infamous Spider-Man Clone Saga, and more!
This episode was recorded Monday February 1st 2016.
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Wednesday Feb 03, 2016
Wednesday Feb 03, 2016
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For the 343rd episode, join Adam Chapman for reviews of comics released Wednesday January 27th 2016!
This episode was originally recorded on Monday February 1st 2016.
SPOILER WARNING!!! Comics reviewed this episode include:
ALL NEW ALL DIFFERENT AVENGERS #4- 6.5/10AQUAMAN #48- 8/10DAREDEVIL #3- 8/10EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN #6- 6/10GRAYSON #16- 9.5/10KANAN #10- 8/10OLD MAN LOGAN #1- 9/10SUPERMAN LOIS AND CLARK #4- 8/10 Download it now!
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Monday Feb 01, 2016
Monday Feb 01, 2016
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For episode 342 join Adam Chapman as he takes a walk down memory lane for a new Flashback episode (the first since episode 324)!
This time around Adam heads back to 2007 to discuss Marvel Knights' Daredevil: Battlin' Jack Murdock, by Zeb Wells and Carmine Di Giandomenico.
This episode was recorded Monday February 1st 2016.
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Wednesday Jan 27, 2016
Wednesday Jan 27, 2016
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For the 341st episode, join Adam Chapman for reviews of comics released Wednesday January 20th 2016!
This episode was originally recorded on Wednesday January 27th 2016.
SPOILER WARNING!!! Comics reviewed this episode include:
BATMAN #48- 6/10BATMAN AND ROBIN ETERNAL #16- 6/10DOCTOR FATE #8- 4/10HERCULES #3- 9/10NEW AVENGERS #5- 5/10POISON IVY CYCLE OF LIFE AND DEATH #1- 8/10 ROBIN SON OF BATMAN #8- 7/10STAR WARS #15- 8/10 STAR-LORD #3- 6/10SUPERMAN WONDER WOMAN #25- 8/10 TITANS HUNT #4- 7.5/10UNCANNY AVENGERS #4- 7.5/10
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Monday Jan 25, 2016
Monday Jan 25, 2016
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For episode 340 join Adam Chapman as he welcomes back to the show Kelly Chapman to talk about Star Wars: The Force Awakens!We muse about Star Wars: The Force Awakens now that Kelly has had the chance to see the movie, talk about theories regarding Rey's parentage, and more!This episode was recorded Monday January 25th 2016.
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Tuesday Jan 19, 2016
Tuesday Jan 19, 2016
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For the 339th episode, join Adam Chapman for reviews of comics released Wednesday January 13th 2016!
This episode was originally recorded on Monday January 18th 2016.
SPOILER WARNING!!! Comics reviewed this episode include:
AGENTS OF SHIELD #1- 7.5/10ALL NEW ALL DIFFERENT AVENGERS #3- 8/10 ALL NEW WOLVERINE #4- 8/10ALL NEW X-MEN #3- 8/10BATMAN TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #2- 7.5/10EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN #5- 6/10MIGHTY THOR #3- 7.5/10SECRET WARS #9 - 8.5/10SILK #3- 7/10SQUADRON SUPREME #3- 7/10 UNCANNY AVENGERS #4- 7.5/10 Download it now!
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Sunday Jan 17, 2016
Sunday Jan 17, 2016
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For episode 338 join Adam Chapman as he welcomes back to the show AJ Reece & Paul Skorez to talk about the recently-wrapped SECRET WARS event!We talk the main event series, many of the tie-in mini-series, talk about some of the Last Days books, and try to silence the Continuity Cop which lives inside of Adam's head.This episode was recorded Sunday January 17th 2016.
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Tuesday Jan 12, 2016
Tuesday Jan 12, 2016
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For the 337th episode, join Adam Chapman for reviews of comics released Wednesday January 6th 2016!
This episode was originally recorded on Friday January 8th 2016.
SPOILER WARNING!!! Comics reviewed this episode include:
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1.2- 5/10BATMAN AND ROBIN ETERNAL #14- 7/10 STAR WARS #14- 9/10DARTH VADER #15- 8.5/10 DEADPOOL #5- 8/10DOCTOR STRANGE #4- 7/10 TOTALLY AWESOME HULK #2- 8/10 UNCANNY X-MEN #1- 8/10Download it now!
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Sunday Jan 10, 2016
Sunday Jan 10, 2016
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For episode 336 join Adam Chapman as he sits down with writer William Messner-Loebs to discuss his career in comics!
We discuss Bill's tenure on Flash, Wonder Woman, the Maxx and Journey!
This episode was recorded Monday January 4th 2016.
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Friday Jan 08, 2016
Friday Jan 08, 2016
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For the 335th episode, join Adam Chapman for reviews of comics released Wednesday December 30th 2015!
This episode was originally recorded on Friday January 8th 2016.
SPOILER WARNING!!! Comics reviewed this episode include:
ALL NEW WOLVERINE #3- 8/10ASTONISHING ANT-MAN #3- 8/10BATMAN AND ROBIN ETERNAL #13- 6.5/10 BATMAN EUROPA #3- 3/10 BLACK CANARY #6- 5/10 CAPTAIN AMERICA WHITE #5- 7/10 CARNAGE #3- 8.5/10CHEWBACCA #5- 6/10 DOCTOR FATE #7- 3/10DRAX #2- 8/10FLASH #47- 3/10 HOWLING COMMANDOS OF SHIELD #3- 8/10 JUSTICE LEAGUE #47- 6.5/10SQUADRON SUPREME #2- 7/10SUPERMAN ANNUAL #3- 4/10 SUPERMAN LOIS AND CLARK #3- 8/10SUPERMAN WONDER WOMAN #24- 7/10 SUPERMAN WONDER WOMAN ANNUAL #2- 7/10 WONDER WOMAN #47- 7/10AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #6- 5/10 HOWARD THE DUCK #3- 8/10 NOVA #3- 8/10OBI-WAN AND ANAKIN #1- 6.5/10 ROCKET RACCOON AND GROOT #1- 7/10 SPIDER-MAN 2099 #5- 7.5/10 SPIDEY #2- 8/10 Download it now!
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Monday Jan 04, 2016
Monday Jan 04, 2016
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For episode 334 join Adam Chapman as he sits down with John Rhett Thomas to discuss Marvel Masterworks, and the MarvelMasterworks.com website!
John (otherwise known as GORMUU on the MarvelMasterworks Forums) joins Comic Shenanigans to discuss a subject near and dear to his heart- the Marvel Masterworks program. We also discuss the website he created to share his love of the format with other likeminded fans, and how it became a vibrant community of collected edition enthusiasts. There's also much, much more!
This episode was recorded Monday January 4th 2016.
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Monday Dec 28, 2015
Monday Dec 28, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For the 333rd episode, join Adam Chapman for reviews of comics released Wednesday December 23rd 2015!
This episode was originally recorded on Thursday December 24th 2015.
SPOILER WARNING!!! Comics reviewed this episode include:
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #5- 5/10CYBORG #6- 5/10DAREDEVIL #2- 9/10DARTH VADER #14- 8/10DEADPOOL #4- 8/10EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN #4- 6/10NEW AVENGERS #4- 7/10 SINESTRO #18- 6/10SPIDER-WOMAN #2- 8.5/10 STAR-LORD #2- 5/10 SUPERMAN #47- 5/10Download it now!
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Sunday Dec 27, 2015
Sunday Dec 27, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For episode 332 join Adam Chapman as he sits down acclaimed writer Frank Tieri to discuss his career in comics!
We discuss Frank's beginnings in comics as an intern at Marvel Comics, his big break on Iron Man and Wolverine, his tenure on Weapon X and his current work on Black Knight, Catwoman and The Hangman!
This episode was recorded Monday December 21st 2015.
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Wednesday Dec 23, 2015
Wednesday Dec 23, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For the 331st episode, join Adam Chapman for reviews of comics released Wednesday December 16th 2015!
This episode was originally recorded on Monday December 21st 2015.
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ALL NEW X-MEN #2- 8/10BATMAN EUROPA #2- 8/10JUSTICE LEAGUE #46- 6/10 KLAUS #2- 9/10SILK #2- 8/10SQUADRON SUPREME #1- 7/10Download it now!
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Monday Dec 21, 2015
Monday Dec 21, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For episode 330 join Adam Chapman as he sits down with Paul Skorez to discuss the newly released Star Wars: The Force Awakens!We discuss the film, and go heavy into SPOILER TERRITORY. There are tons of tangents along the way, as at times it feels like we talk about everything BUT the new Star Wars film. But don't worry, we do get back on track eventually as we break down what we liked and didn't like about this new movie.This episode was recorded Saturday December 19th 2015.
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Thursday Dec 17, 2015
Thursday Dec 17, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For the 329th episode, join Adam Chapman for reviews of comics released Wednesday December 9th 2015!
This episode was originally recorded on Thursday December 17th 2015.
SPOILER WARNING!!! Comics reviewed this episode include:
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #4- 6/10 GWENPOOL SPECIAL #1- 7/10 HERCULES #2- 8.5/10 SECRET WARS #8- 7.5/10SPIDER-GWEN #3- 8/10SPIDER-MAN 2099 #4- 8/10UNCANNY AVENGERS #3- 7/10WE STAND ON GUARD #6- 8/10
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Friday Dec 11, 2015
Friday Dec 11, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For this special text-only edition of Talkin'
Heroclix, we had the distinct pleasure to interview Wizkids President
Justin Ziran for the show.
This is the second of three parts to this special edition version of the Comic Shenanigans show, in this exclusive text-only format. In this second part, we discuss more of the design and tournament-related aspects of Wizkids' business. In this installment, Justin calls in some help, as his R&D Team and Tournament Team get in on the question answering!
Once you've read the following interview, head over to http://www.hcrealms.com/forum/showthread.php?t=554422,
where you can post about your reactions to the questions, and post
follow-up questions. Justin will be stopping by the thread here and
there to answer questions and respond to some of the feedback to the
answers below. Please keep it civil and respectful, that's my only
request. On with the show!************************************************************************************************
Ben Reilly asks: “Are
there plans to release more “holiday” figures like Krampus and the Christmas
Elf?”
JAZ: Yes, we plan to
continue to make the holiday figures, like the Abominable Snowman released this
December. As with any of our plans, if
people generally like them we like to do more of them.
Matt Miller asks:
“Will there be a Dr. Strange movie set?”
JAX: Not this
go-round. We are always looking for opportunities to create new versions of all
the characters that everyone loves, but at the moment we do not know enough
about the movie itself to be able to create a set for it.
Matt Miller asks:
“When can we expect a new physical PAC and rule book?”
R&D Team: This is
a project that we’ve been spending quite a bit of time on, and what we’ve
learned is that if you have a deadline for it you either need to compromise on
the scope or you risk making mistakes.
Instead of having a firm date, we’re going to focus on the process. What we can tell you is our plans are by
mid-2016 to start talking with the Heroclix fans about the details and get
their feedback before everything is locked down. We are going to try to smooth out the wording
throughout, clarify the turn and action order sequence and remove advanced rule
ideas from the rulebook found in starters while making it easier to understand.
Some mechanics will be tweaked, but we are going to make tweaks, not wholesale
changes, to how the game functions.
Matt Miller asks:
“What can we expect for this year’s tournament season?”
Tournament Team: We’re
really excited to be expanding our regional event, the Wizkids Open, to more
stores in the U.S. as well as
branching off to some other countries, with our bigger player bases including Canada, Mexico,
Chile, and several countries
in Europe.
These events will allow players to win some great exclusive prizes and
earn qualifications for their National Championship events. Speaking of
National Championships, we’re happy to report that the U.S. National Championship
will be taking place sometime in April and will be in New Jersey (exact date and location TBA).
Following the National Championship events, we’ll be returning to the Origins
Game Fair in June to hold our yearly World Championships.
Additionally, the
remainder of this event season is shaping up to be our biggest and best yet
with the advent of the Side Event Challenge.
The Side Event Challenge allows players to earn points through playing
in side events in order to win fantastic prizes. The players who earn the most
points each day and across the entire event will earn bundles of convention
exclusive prices and products that aren’t available anywhere else!
Matt Miller asks:
“Will there by a TMNT con-exclusive in 2016?”
JAZ: Long Answer:
C’mon now. Short Answer: Yes, maybe even more than one.
Matt Miller asks:
“Will there by any more retail Brainiac Skull ships made/sold?”
JAZ: Yes, and it is
available December 16th (U.S.) at local game & comic
stores. Other territories may lag a bit. Quantities are limited but we based
our print run on past variants and we should be OK.
Matt Miller asks:
“Which is your favourite clixed character?”
JAZ: Ziran the Tester
– of course.
Spideyguy51 asks:
“When will we see a TMNT dial preview?”
JAZ: We should start
sometime in February.
SpyderNick88 asks:
“How is Wizkids working to expand the audience of the game?”
JAZ: Big question with
a long answer but I’ll try to touch upon the big topics.
There are two groups
we focus on:
1. Comic Book/Gamer
audience: Shops in the local game/comics shops. Predominantly, males 18-35
years old (if you are reading this, this is probably you). The majority of the
consumers in this group are gamers. We know we have collector-only segments as
well, and hybrid gamer/collector and collector/gamer.
2. Comic Movie-aware
audience: Shops in larger chains (Target/Wal-Mart) and might know about local
comics/game shops but probably doesn’t shop there; enjoys gaming, loves comic
movies. Males ages 12-25.
For Audience #1: We’re
keenly focused on this audience and work with Diamond Comics and our distributors
around the world to make sure we are well represented in comics & game
stores. In the U.S.,
we’re outlining a program where each new comics/game store has an introductory
Heroclix/Dice Masters section within the store.
To explain how we grew
Audience 1, we should review the expansion of WizKids OP and HeroClix OP.
Six years ago, the
player base size and game store penetration was such that we believe anything
more than a monthly event was overkill.
Obviously, there were pockets of HeroClix hotness where weekly or even
daily play could have been supported. We
thought the best course of action was to let the retailers make that judgment
call. In the end, the retailer is our eyes and ears and we’ve had good results
when we left tactical decisions to the stores that are actually interfacing
with the players.
About three and a half
years ago, we launched Storyline OP, which triggered tremendous growth in our
player base, attendance and general interest in the line. Our weekly attendance
numbers exploded. By all measures we had done something special. However, as
with all things in business, there were some issues that we needed to deal with
– the kids were big (20-player kits) and the program was expensive, despite our
efforts to sell it at our minimum price; stores that had small HeroClix groups
felt tempted to sell the OP kits.
We found that the
smaller stores couldn’t participate in a cost-effective way. You were paying
for a 20-person kit and only seating 6 players, so by the time you ran your 2nd
event most prizes had been awarded and you were sitting on a decent amount of
OP product.
We spent a good amount
of time working with retailers and observing player feedback and took our first
pass at some changes.
We reduced the size of
the Storyline OP kit from a 20-player kit to a 10-player kit. We also
introduced a VERY low cost monthly OP program. Lastly, we reduced the contents
in the release day OP kits to make them an easy starting point for stores
without a large dollar commitment. We knew we’d lose some of the release day
excitement but we also knew we were going to move to a pre-release model in the
coming year or so.
Results: More stores
can fit in Storyline OP into their store’s budget.
More stores are
running weekly organized play using the monthly kits and the amount of content
in the monthly kits stretches much further and covers the gaps between sets.
The results have been
great, although our players per store metric actually dropped. What
happened? Using fictitious numbers: if
we had 200 players playing in 10 stores (20 players per store) before the
changes, we now had 350 players playing in 30 stores (12 players per store). It
looks like we shrunk when you look at an individual store, but when you look at
the total number of players, we grew quite a bit. That’s understandable because
there are more stores running events and the player base has spread out into
those stores.
Our challenge over the
coming years is to grow the players per store number on the larger number of
stores running events.
We’ve doubled down on
the WizKids Event System, and it’s come a long way since early versions. The
database is still relatively new, and as we build the data on stores and
players, we’ll be relying on it almost exclusively to make decisions with
respect to our games (e.g. who gets pre-releases, Storyline OP, OP and product
allocations, etc.). You’ve probably noticed we’re tracking player data as well.
Eventually, we’ll be able to award invitations, byes and prizes to standout
players in the community.
If it isn’t already
obvious, we’re moving a lot of our decision making toward the factual data
coming out of the WES. That should actually help on a variety of fronts and
remove a lot of the “fog of retail” when it comes to allocations.
All of that said, if
you, your store and your events aren’t in the WES, there is a good chance that
we don’t know about you. By example,
when a store calls me and says they need 3 OP kits, my first question is: “Are
your players and events recorded in the WES?” If they are, it becomes much
easier to validate and respond to the request.
If they are not, it’s a much longer process and the answer will likely
not be in the store’s favour. When you
consider how valuable the content of a Storyline OP kit is relative to what the
store pays, you realize what lengths people will go to in order to get an extra
kit. The overwhelming majority of stores
play by the rules and we’re trying to make sure they reap the rewards of being
great WizKids stores.
Back to the original
question: We have a lot of programs in the hopper to get HeroClix in front of a
comic-aware customer that doesn’t necessarily shop at the game/comics store.
You’ll see more of these programs in the future. The key to these programs is migrating them
from a mass-market store to their local game and comic stores. Part 2 of that equation is making sure that
the comic/game store runs a quality event and is welcoming of the new
player. In the future, you’ll see WES
programs that incentivize that sort of environment.
From a rules
perspective, we’ve got some work to do (see the earlier answer above), but one
of our goals is lowering the learning curve to a new player by introducing
concepts and ideas as they need them rather than everything all at once. We want
to keep all the great decisions while not scaring off the new player. There’s also some legacy edge cases that
cause a lot of rules questions that we’d like to address (this is only a few very specific rules).
TO BE VERY CLEAR –
We’re not going to 2.0 the game, it’s not good for business. We are looking at changes that we think the
majority of the audience is going to appreciate, understand and embrace.
RavenProject asks:
“How doesWK plan to use the information collected through the WES?”
JAZ: See above
Wilx asks: “Does
WizKids plan to expand its official tournament presence to more conventions?”
Tournament Team: Yes
and no. As you’ve probably noticed, we’re expanding our regional, store-based
events programs. These events have been
very popular and it seems like the WizKids Opens are a format that stores and
players are digging, and we are going to try to grow those so that they’re
happening more often.
Tyroclix asks: “In
SM/WW, there seemed to be a design change to make the lower rarities contain
less complex powers? Will that remain
going forward? Was this done to make the game more accessible for newer
players?
R&D Team:
Essentially yes. Hand in hand with our
long-term goals with the PAC and Rulebook was a long hard look at dial design,
especially at the commons and uncommons.
A new (or existing) player should be able to field an easy-to-pilot team
and have a good time at their local store or at home with their friends. They may not be the most competitive team,
but they’ll quickly grasp the game, what their team needs to do and have a good
time.
Phantalien asks: “Are
there plans to release starters to big box stores?
JAZ: So here is how it
works (very simplified). In mass-market stores you have to earn and maintain
your “slot.” In order to do that, you have to sell multiple copies of your
“widget” per week and hopefully generate enough dollars to hold off any
competitors. Our typical HeroClix starters are $25-$30 dollars and don’t fit
well into the impulse game aisle. The shopper in that aisle is looking to spend
$1-$10 dollars. We’ve tried placing starters and they just don’t sell. Yes, I know it is counterintuitive to have a
booster pack for sale without a starter… WE AGREE.
We’re considering a
couple options (mostly in my head) but to date we have not been able to come up with something that
sells enough units per week without resorting to a channel exclusive. We’re
grateful for having our mass space and we know we get a small percentage of those
shoppers to Google HeroClix and show up at their FLGS/FLCS. We’re hoping we can solve this one over time
with something creative products (e.g. Extreme HeroClix).
Short Answer: We don’t
have plans at this time.
Undying Red Comet
asks: “If Neca has rights for Godzilla, is there any chance of Godzilla
heroclix?”
JAZ: So, we have the
rights to Godzilla (and only Godzilla, not Mothra, Rodan, or any other “bad
guy”). It just didn’t make sense to
release only various versions of Godzilla on the platform. Also remember, we wanted to slow down the
product a bit as there was so much coming out every month. However, based on the response we saw, we’re
looking additional rights for Godzilla, but I have nothing to report as of now.******************************************************That's all for Part 2 of our interview with
Justin Ziran. Over the next month, we'll have more from the interview as
we delve more into the game itself, as questions will get answered by
Justin and the design team!
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Friday Dec 11, 2015
Friday Dec 11, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For episode 328 join Adam Chapman as he sits down with acclaimed artist Steve Skroce! Adam
and Steve discuss his entry into comics, his early work on Cable/X-Man, working with Tom DeFalco on Amazing Spider-Man, his transition to movie storyboarding, including working on The Matrix, plus his recent hit Image comic "We Stand On Guard" with Brian K. Vaughan.This episode was recorded Monday December 7th 2015.
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Monday Dec 07, 2015
Monday Dec 07, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For this special text-only edition of Talkin' Heroclix, we had the distinct pleasure to interview Wizkids President Justin Ziran for the show. There will be 2 or 3 parts to this special edition verison of the Comic Shenanigans show, in this exclusive text-only edition. In this first part, we discuss the more business-centric aspects of Wizkids' business. Future installments will focus more on the game of heroclix itself, and will involve Justin and his design/ R & D team answering listener and hcrealms user-submitted questions.Once you've read the following interview, head over to http://www.hcrealms.com/forum/showthread.php?p=8529387#post8529387, where you can post about your reactions to the questions, and post follow-up questions. Justin will be stopping by the thread here and there to answer questions and respond to some of the feedback to the answers below. Please keep it civil and respectful, that's my only request. On with the show!**************************************************
Comic Shenanigans: We
have lots of listener questions, so I’m going to turn the questions over to the
Hcrealms community, as well as listeners of the show. I understand you may have
to decline answering many of them, or give a base “no comment”.
Nathan Struk asks: “To
What Extent has Marvel restricted the ability to make X-Men or Fantastic Four
heroclix?”
JAZ: Marvel, and for
that matter, all licensors ask us to support their current initiatives because
they spend millions of dollars to promote and expose their property to new
consumers. Being good partners, we
support them where we can and at the same time represent our interest and
opinions as well. Marvel has been
particularly good with giving us space to explore the IP as we see fit. A good example is the forthcoming Uncanny
X-Men set releasing this spring.
Short answer: It is
always a discussion. Sometimes it is a
short discussion, sometimes it is a long discussion, but in the end we get to a
point that is mutually agreeable.
Nathan Struk asks: “To
what extent do you think Wizkids owes transparent operations/conduct to the
fans of the product?”
JAZ: In our industry
(hobby games), you have a lot of passionate people (fans) as end users,
retailers, distributors and even employees.
The demand for more information at all levels is enormous. Having managed many product lines and
businesses, all with passionate fans, I’ve seen companies spend so many
resources being transparent only to realize that the underlying business was
faltering. They took their eyes off the ball.
I am VERY careful to
assign our employees to the projects that move the company forward. As we’ve
grown, we’ve been able to do a lot more
of our core business with the same amount of people and that has provided the
opportunity for us to dedicate more resources to marketing and Organized Play
(both of which are useless without a solid product). My personal view is
transparency is important and companies should be as transparent as they can,
provided they keep the business healthy. In all honesty, transparency is
healthy for business right up until the point where it consumes the business.
What do I mean by
“consumes the business”? Keep in mind that collectively, the community has
unlimited time and unlimited requests for information, while the company has
limited time and limited information (in some cases). When we came from Topps to NECA we decided to
focus on the product and communicate factual information in a timely fashion,
with varying degrees of success. We’ve come a long way in 6 years, with new
websites, a new event system, new e-mail distribution lists, and more employees
committed to our communication programs.
We still have a lot of room to grow as well. I just want to be responsible about
everything we do so that we’re here for many years to come and continue to
provide good product to our consumers.
With all of that in mind, we’re trying to push more information out
there in a way that works for our business.
We haven’t structured ourselves to be the company with all its employees
on the message boards. However, we’re
coming up with ways to share information, insights and facts with the consumers
and retailers in a scalable way. (Meaning that as we grow, the demands of
providing the information don’t grow disproportionately.)
Short answer: Yes we can
be more transparent but that requires resources. In a business where margins
are thin, it’s hard to carve off a large section of staff to be community
managers and still stay focused on the
business and product. We’ve seen
very positive responses to the new programs and we’ll continue to expand
programs like the Design Insight series of articles.
Nathan Struk adds:
“Thanks for the recent rules changes, as well as the Rules articles. The
increased transparency has been great as a longtime fan of the game.”
JAZ- You are welcome!
This is an example of how we’re going to try to improve transparency. We have a lot of good ideas rooted in sound
reasoning. We’re going to share that with
people more openly as we move forward. However, be aware that it may have some
starts and stops as we learn what the right balance is. We do think it’s
important and hope to build consistency over time.
AJ Reece asks: “How
large is the team at Wizkids, and specifically the team that works on Heroclix?”
JAZ: There are about
20 people +/- working on the Wizkids business.
We also share a few resources (logistics, finance, legal) with our
parent company, NECA. Pound for pound we’re probably one of the more productive
companies on a per employee basis. When
we talk with other companies in the industry we find that they have many times
the number of people running similar parts of our business, but our business is unique in terms of cash flow and
cost expenditures. For those who might say “If you scaled up your business
you’d get more money to support it”- We’ve been down the overstaffed company
before (in previous incarnations of WK) and it actually causes more issues than
it solves. Given the how the business
works, we think the current staffing formula is best. However, we have
identified areas that need some attention and we’re taking steps to get them
handled.
AJ Reece asks: “How
has Wizkids been able to keep the price of a standard booster relatively the
same price since the carded era, and stem the tide of inflation?”
JAZ: The previous
questions answer some of that, but first and foremost, we try to be responsible
shepherds of the business. Part of that is leveraging our position as the
largest 1.5” figure and dice manufacturer in the world across our businesses.
Secondly, we don’t hire irresponsibly and try to keep resources focused on
products.
Price increases are
challenging for consumers and the manufacturers. Every increase puts the
product that much farther out of reach. Also, it may be useful to let some of
your followers know that every dollar at retail results in only a fraction of
that revenue ending up towards our business.
We try to exhaust every possible option at our
disposal before we raise prices.
In my view, price
increases are the lazy person’s way of getting profitable. Sometimes a price
increase is necessary but often it masks underlying issues with the business
(over staffing/too many people, lack of control of one’s supply chain, cost
creep).
I’ve been asked
several times over the past year if we should raise prices. My first questions
are have we pushed back on our suppliers, have we challenged our belief that we
need expensive component X, Y, or Z? I am not saying price increases aren’t
part of life, they are. We owe it to the customers to make sure we exhaust
every option available to use before we increase cost. It’s good for us and
it’s good for the customer.
AJ Reece asks: “Will
the sales of TMNT be used as an indicator for future non-comic properties, or
are these side sets going to happen regardless, to some degree (such as Lone
Ranger, etc)”
JAZ: Yes, but… We’re
always going to try new things. Some projects are no-brainers (like TMNT) but
some are more speculative (Street Fighter). In the past, we were trying a lot
of different things. Some were surprise hits, like Street Fighter, and some not
so much. Given the rapid expansion of the product line, we decided to cut back
both on properties and even some SKUs (primer displays, etc). We were hearing
and seeing some signs of this and made the decision to slow down the expansion
of the platform. It has allowed us to circle back and start tackling some of
the items we’ve been wanting to tackle for a couple years.
Hcrealms user Wilx
asks: What does it take to get a new property into Heroclix? If Turtles does well could we see expansion
into more properties?
JAZ: It depends, and
honestly there are too many factors to give a meaningful answer. In the end, we
look for depth of content, fanbase, appropriateness and a lot of financial
criteria. Sometimes we take a more strategic approach where we ask ourselves
“Do we want to be in the Kaiju (Godzilla) space?” and move past a lot of
questions I outlined above.
Matt Miller asks: “Are
there plans to cover this year’s Worlds matches on Twitch? If so, will there be colour commentary?”
JAZ: The intent is
there; we’re just deciding how to handle it this year, internally or
outsourced. If we can figure out how to do this in a cost-effective manner
we’ll do it in house. If it pulls too much focus, we’ll outsource this to a
community group or contractor and yes, I would like to see colour commentary,
as 50 minutes of technical Heroclix talk can cause brain damage.
Matt Miller asks:
“What is next for heroclix technology-wise?
More tab app type stuff,
or a new HCOnline?”
JAZ: No TabApp, which
was a novel attempt at broadening the appeal of the platform to a younger
audience that ultimately failed to catch on. Our latest trial was Extreme
Heroclix – we supersized two figures and placed them in a new retail channel.
The intent was and is to see if a non-gamer will purchase a figure and find
their way to a local game store. I know many of the fans didn’t understand the
initiative; in some ways, that was by design. If we wanted to sell to existing
players we would have put them at the game stores.
So far, Extreme
Heroclix is our best selling SKU we’ve EVER placed at Toys R Us (even going
back to Topps era Wizkids). While I know some existing players have purchased
them, I am confident a lot of new consumers have dabbled in the line as
well. We’re still working the math on
the supersized line. If we can make the financials work, we’ll sharpen the
message… “Buy at chain X and go to play at your friendly local game store
(FLGS).” We’ll probably expand the offering to something that makes sense for
the game and lastly, we’ll figure out how to pull in our loyal partners the
game stores into the program.
On a side note, while
I was explaining the program to a group of FLGS retailers a couple of ideas
came up. 1: A few savvy retailers asked to create a demo kit using the larger
figures, saying it would make a new customer’s first experience with the game a
lot easier and more eye-catching. 2: If we continue to see success we could
release a series of figures for local games stores as well as the figures for
the larger chains.
Matt Miller asks:
“Which is a better chili garnish, cheese-its or fritos?”
JAZ: Cheez-Its –
Costco sized.
SpyderNick88 asks:
“When will the print and play materials be updated for 2015 sets?”
JAZ: There are a lot
of complicated licensing issues when it comes to print-n-play. If it was easy,
we’d be all over it. If I could outsource it to a 3rd party or help
the community do it without exposing people to a lot of legal risk, I would. In
the end, we’re still working through issues and I can’t really discuss anything
as we don’t have really actionable info. What I can say is that we’ve stopped
updating print-n-play materials and we’ll have to stop the community from doing
it as well- trust me, it is in everyone’s best interest.*********************************That's all for Part 1 of our interview with Justin Ziran. Over the next month, we'll have more from the interview as we delve more into the game itself, as questions will get answered by Justin and the design team!Respond to the interview at this thread: http://www.hcrealms.com/forum/showthread.php?p=8529387#post8529387
Monday Dec 07, 2015
Monday Dec 07, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For the 327th episode, join Adam Chapman for reviews of comics released Wednesday December 2nd 2015!
This episode was originally recorded on Monday December 7th 2015.
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ACTION COMICS #47- 4/10 ALL NEW ALL DIFFERENT AVENGERS #2- 7.5/10ALL NEW X-MEN #1- 8/10DAREDEVIL #1- 8/10EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN #3- 6/10GREEN LANTERN #47- 5/10INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #4- 7.5/10 NOVA #2- 8/10RED WOLF #1- 7/10 STAR WARS #13- 8/10
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Saturday Dec 05, 2015
Saturday Dec 05, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For episode 326 join Adam Chapman as he welcomes AJ Reece back to the show to talk some Heroclix!We take a look at some of our favourite heroclix figures from the recent Superman / Wonder Woman set, and also look towards the future heroclix releases of 2016!This episode was recorded Friday December 4th 2015.
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Friday Dec 04, 2015
Friday Dec 04, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For the 325th episode, join Adam Chapman for reviews of comics released Wednesday November 25th 2015!
This episode was originally recorded on Thursday December 3rd 2015.
SPOILER WARNING!!! Comics reviewed this episode include:
ALL NEW WOLVERINE #2- 8/10ARCHIE #4- 8/10DARTH VADER #13- 8/10 FLASH #46- 4/10 SILK #1- 8/10 SILVER SURFER #15- 8/10SUPERMAN LOIS AND CLARK #2- 8/10 Download it now!
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Thursday Dec 03, 2015
Thursday Dec 03, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For episode 324 join Adam Chapman as he takes a walk down memory lane for a new Flashback episode!Adam waxes nostalgic about some of the first comics he ever read/owned, including Superman #220, Adventures of Superman #442, Adventures of Superman #469, Spider-Man #35, Iron Man #311, Amazing Spider-Man #396 and more!
This episode was recorded Thursday December 3rd 2015.
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Monday Nov 23, 2015
Monday Nov 23, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For the 323rd episode, join Adam Chapman for reviews of comics released Wednesday November 18th 2015!
This episode was originally recorded on Monday November 23rd 2015.
SPOILER WARNING!!! Comics reviewed this episode include:
ACTION COMICS #46- 5.5/10 BLACK KNIGHT #1- 7/10 KANAN #8- 8/10MS MARVEL #1- 9/10STAR WARS #12- 8.5/10STAR WARS VADER DOWN #1- 9/10
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Thursday Nov 19, 2015
Thursday Nov 19, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For episode 322 join Adam Chapman as he sits down with acclaimed writer/editor Danny Fingeroth! Adam
and Danny discuss the differences between editing and writing, the creation of Darkhawk, editing the Spider-titles, the rise of multi-part crossovers, writing What If? comics and much more!Note: The volume is at times low on Danny's end, but please bear with us, it's a worthwhile and enjoyable interview to listen to.
This episode was recorded Thursday November 12th 2015.
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Thursday Nov 19, 2015
Thursday Nov 19, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For the 321st episode, join Adam Chapman for reviews of comics released Wednesday November 11th 2015!
This episode was originally recorded on Thursday November 19th 2015.
SPOILER WARNING!!! Comics reviewed this episode include:ALL NEW ALL DIFFERENT AVENGERS #1- 6/10 ALL NEW WOLVERINE #1- 8/10CARNAGE #1- 8/10DARTH VADER #12- 8/10 SECRET WARS #7- 7/10 SOUTHERN BASTARDS #12- 5/10 SPIDER-GWEN #2- 6.5/10SPIDER-MAN 2099 #3- 8/10 UNCANNY AVENGERS #2- 7/10Download it now!
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Thursday Nov 12, 2015
Thursday Nov 12, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For episode 320 join Adam Chapman for
a new "Conversation With..." episode, featuring Spider-Man 2099 artist Will Sliney! We sit down to discuss Will's entry into comics, his big break in North American comics, working with Cullen Bunn and Peter David, his first major comic book convention, and what makes Miguel fun to draw!
This episode was recorded Tuesday November 10th 2015.
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Monday Nov 09, 2015
Monday Nov 09, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For the 319th episode, join Adam Chapman for reviews of comics released Wednesday October 28th and November 4th 2015!
This episode was originally recorded on Monday November 9th 2015.
SPOILER WARNING!!! Comics reviewed this episode include:OCTOBER 28th:
AQUAMAN #45- 7/10 BATMAN AND ROBIN ETERNAL #4- 7/10 CAPTAIN AMERICA SAM WILSON #2- 7.5/10DEADPOOL VS THANOS #4- 7.5/10DEATHSTROKE #11- 8/10FLASH #45- 4/10 GRAYSON #13- 8/10JUSTICE LEAGUE DARKSEID WAR BATMAN #1- 6/10 KANAN #7- 8/10NEW AVENGERS #2- 7/10NEW SUICIDE SQUAD #13- 7/10 ROBIN SON OF BATMAN #5- 8/10 SINESTRO #16- 8.5/10SPIDER-MAN 2099 #2- 8/10SUPERMAN #45- 4/10WHAT IF INFINITY DARK REIGN #1- 8/10NOVEMBER 4TH: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #3- 6/10 CONTEST OF CHAMPIONS #2- 6/10 DEADPOOL #1- 8/10EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN #1- 5/10HERCULES #1- 9/10INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #3- 8/10JUSTICE LEAGUE DARKSEID WAR SUPERMAN #1- 4/10 KLAUS #1- 9/10NOVA #1- 8/10WE STAND ON GUARD #5- 8/10
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Friday Oct 30, 2015
Friday Oct 30, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For episode 318 join Adam Chapman for a new Flashback episode (the first since episode 264). This time around, Adam takes a look at the issues reprinted in Wolverine: The Return of Weapon X, by Frank Tieri and Sean Chen.
This episode was recorded Thursday October 29th 2015.
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Monday Oct 26, 2015
Monday Oct 26, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For the 317th episode, join Adam Chapman for reviews of comics released Wednesday October 21st 2015!
This episode was originally recorded on Monday October 26th 2015.
SPOILER WARNING!!! Comics reviewed this episode include:
1872 #4- 8.5/10AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #2- 7/10 ASTONISHING ANT-MAN #1- 8/10BACK TO THE FUTURE #1- 6.5/10BATMAN AND ROBIN ETERNAL #3- 7.5/10 DARTH VADER #11- 7.5/10 INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #2- 7.5/10 JUSTICE LEAGUE #45- 6/10TITANS HUNT #1- 7/10 Download it now!
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Friday Oct 23, 2015
Friday Oct 23, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For episode 316 join Adam Chapman as he sits down with acclaimed writer Devin Grayson! Adam and Devin discuss Devin's initial interest in comics, her time working at DC, her runs on Gotham Knights, Nightwing, Titans and much more! This episode was recorded Tuesday October 13th 2015.
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Tuesday Oct 20, 2015
Tuesday Oct 20, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For the 315th episode, join Adam Chapman for reviews of comics released Wednesday October 14th 2015!
This episode was originally recorded on Tuesday October 20th 2015.
SPOILER WARNING!!! Comics reviewed this episode include:
A-FORCE #5- 7/10 BATMAN SUPERMAN #25- 8/10 CAPTAIN AMERICA WHITE #- 6.5/10 DEADPOOL VS THANOS #3- 6 /10GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #1- 8/10 JOURNEY STAR WARS FASE #3- 8/10 MS MARVEL #19- 9/10NEW AVENGERS #1- 7/10 SPIDER-GWEN #1- 6/10 SPIDER-MAN 2099 #1- 9/10 STARFIRE #5- 7/10SUPERMAN LOIS AND CLARK #1- 9/10 UNCANNY AVENGERS #1- 8.5/10 WHAT IF INFINITY X-MEN #1- 6/10Download it now!
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Friday Oct 16, 2015
Friday Oct 16, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For episode 314 join Adam Chapman as he sits down with penciller/inker Mike Perkins to talk about his career in comics thus far, working in the UK as well as at DC and Marvel. There's tangents and discussion aplenty, as we jump around and discuss working at Marvel, DC and Crossgen, the collaboration Perkins had with Steve Epting on Captain America, the recently wrapped Deathlok series, as well the upcoming Carnage book with Gerry Conway!
This episode was recorded Monday September 28th 2015.
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Tuesday Oct 13, 2015
Tuesday Oct 13, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For the 313th episode, join Adam Chapman for reviews of comics released Wednesday October 7th 2015!
This episode was originally recorded on Tuesday October 13th 2015.
SPOILER WARNING!!! Comics reviewed this episode include:
ACTION COMICS #45- 6/10 ALL NEW ALL DIFFERENT POINT ONE #1- 6.5/10 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1- 7/10BATMAN AND ROBIN ETERNAL #1- 8/10 DARTH VADER #10- 8/10DETECTIVE COMICS #45- 6/10 DOCTOR STRANGE #1- 8/10 INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #1- 9/10 SECRET WARS #6- 8.5/10 SIEGE #4- 6/10SPIDER-ISLAND #5- 7.5/10STAR WARS #10- 8.5/10SOUTHERN BASTARDS #11- 9/10
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Thursday Oct 08, 2015
Thursday Oct 08, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For episode 312 join Adam Chapman as he sits down yet again with acclaimed writer Fabian Nicieza! Fabian makes his second appearance on the show, after guesting on episode 262 earlier this year. Adam and Fabian discuss his most recent work, including Convergence and Age of Apocalypse, and discuss his upcoming work on Deadpool and Cable with Reilly Brown. We jump around and discuss Thunderbolts, the original Cable and Deadpool series, X-Cutioner's Song, and more!
This episode was recorded Monday September 28th 2015.
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Wednesday Oct 07, 2015
Wednesday Oct 07, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For the 311th episode, join Adam Chapman for reviews of comics released Wednesday September 30th 2015!
This episode was originally recorded on Wednesday October 7th 2015.
SPOILER WARNING!!! Comics reviewed this episode include:
AQUAMAN #44- 6/10ARCHIE #3- 9/10BATMAN ANNUAL #4- 8/10 CAPTAIN AMERICA WHITE #2- 7/10 CAVALRY SHIELD 50TH ANNIVERSARY #1- 7/10 E IS FOR EXTINCTION #4- 8/10GHOST RACERS #4 - 6/10GRAYSON ANNUAL #2- 7/10GREEN LANTERN ANNUAL #4- 5.5/10 HAIL HYDRA #3- 7.5/10INFERNO #5- 6/10JUSTICE LEAGUE #44- 7/10MODOK ASSASSIN #5- 6.5/10NEW SUICIDE SQUAD ANNUAL #1- 7/10 SHIELD #10- 8/10SUPERMAN #44- 4/10
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Friday Oct 02, 2015
Friday Oct 02, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!For episode 310 join Adam Chapman as he sits down with writer Howard Mackie to talk about his career in comic books. There's tangents and discussion aplenty, as we jump around and discuss working at Marvel, the development and creation of the Danny Ketch Ghost Rider, writing Spider-Man, Mutant X, and much much more!This episode was recorded Monday September 21st 2015.Download it now!If you want to help support Comic Shenanigans, follow this link!http://www.podbean.com/patron/crowdfund/profile/id/mzvwg-3c
Monday Sep 28, 2015
Monday Sep 28, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!For the 309th episode, join Adam Chapman for reviews of comics released Wednesday September 23rd 2015! This episode was originally recorded on Monday September 28th 2015.SPOILER WARNING!!! Comics reviewed this episode include:1872 #3 - 8/10CAPTAIN MARVEL AND CAROL CORPS #4- 7/10DEATHSTROKE #10- 7.5/10FLASH #44- 5/10FURY SHIELD 50TH ANNIVERSARY #1- 7/10 GRAYSON #12- 9/10KANAN #6- 7/10SINESTRO #15- 8/10WE ARE ROBIN #4- 7/10 X-TINCTION AGENDA #4- 8/10Download it now!If you want to help support Comic Shenanigans, follow this link!http://www.podbean.com/patron/crowdfund/profile/id/mzvwg-3
Friday Sep 25, 2015
Friday Sep 25, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For episode 308 join Adam Chapman as he sits down with writer Cullen Bunn to talk about his career in comic books thus far, as well as what the future holds. There's tangents and
discussion aplenty, as we jump around and discuss working at Marvel and DC, the development of Sixth Gun, the upcoming Uncanny X-Men, and much much more!
This episode was recorded Thursday September 2015.
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Monday Sep 21, 2015
Monday Sep 21, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For the 307th episode, join Adam Chapman for reviews of comics released Wednesday September 16th 2015!
This episode was originally recorded on Monday September 21st 2015.
SPOILER WARNING!!! Comics reviewed this episode include:
CAPTAIN AMERICA WHITE #1- 8/10PREZ #4- 7/10 SECRET SIX #6- 7/10 SPIDER-ISLAND #4- 8/10STAR WARS #9- 8.5/10 STAR WARS LANDO #4- 8.5/10SUPERMAN WONDER WOMAN #21- 8.5/10
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Thursday Sep 17, 2015
Thursday Sep 17, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For episode 306, join Adam Chapman and returning co-host Nathan Struk for a brand-new Talkin' Heroclix episode!
Once again we talk about Heroclix on the Podcast! This time around we discuss the recent Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD set, going through the best and worst of this larger than normal heroclix set.
Join us as we break down the dials, talk about the playability of the characters, and much much more!
This episode was originally recorded Wednesday September 2nd 2015.
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Tuesday Sep 15, 2015
Tuesday Sep 15, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For the 305th episode, join Adam Chapman for reviews of comics released Wednesday September 9th 2015!
This episode was originally recorded on Tuesday September 15th 2015.
SPOILER WARNING!!! Comics reviewed this episode include:
ACTION COMICS #44- 5.5/10 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN RENEW YOUR VOWS #5- 5/10BATMAN SUPERMAN #24- 7.5/10CIVIL WAR #4- 8/10DARTH VADER #9- 8/10GIANT SIZE LITTLE MARVEL AVX #4- 9/10 JOURNEY STAR WARS FASE #1 - 8/10 MS MARVEL #18 - 9/10PLANET HULK #5- 9/10
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Friday Sep 11, 2015
Friday Sep 11, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For episode 304 join Adam Chapman as he sits down with former Daredevil writer D.G. Chichester to talk about his career in comic books. There's tangents and
discussion aplenty, as we jump around and discuss working at Marvel in the 1990s, specifically his run on Daredevil!
This episode was recorded Monday August 31st 2015.
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Wednesday Sep 09, 2015
Wednesday Sep 09, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For the 303rd episode, join Adam Chapman for reviews of comics released Wednesday September 2nd 2015!
This episode was originally recorded on Wednesday September 9th 2015.
SPOILER WARNING!!! Comics reviewed this episode include:
AGE OF APOCALYPSE #3- 7/10BAT MITE #4- 8/10DAREDEVIL #18- 9/10 FUTURE IMPERFECT #5- 7.5/10SPIDER-ISLAND #3 - 8/10STAR-LORD AND KITTY PRYDE #3- 8/10WE STAND ON GUARD #3- 8/10
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Friday Sep 04, 2015
Friday Sep 04, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For episode 302 join Adam Chapman as he sits down with acclaimed comic book writer Ann Nocenti
to talk about Ann's career in comic books. There's tangents and
discussion aplenty, as we jump around and hit on Daredevil, Catwoman, Longshot and much much more!
This episode was recorded Thursday August 27th 2015.
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Wednesday Sep 02, 2015
Wednesday Sep 02, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For the 301st episode, join Adam Chapman for reviews of comics released Wednesday August 26th 2015!
This episode was originally recorded on Tuesday September 1st 2015.
SPOILER WARNING!!! Comics reviewed this episode include:
ANT-MAN LAST DAYS #1- 8/10AQUAMAN #43- 6/10CIVIL WAR #3- 8/10DEADPOOLS SECRET SECRET WARS #4- 8/10FLASH #43- 5.5/10GRAYSON #11- 8/10 HANK JOHNSON AGENT OF HYDRA #1- 9/10JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #3- 5/10MAGNETO #21- 8.5/10OLD MAN LOGAN #4- 7/10SINESTRO #14- 8/10SPIDER-WOMAN #10- 7.5/10STAR WARS LANDO #3- 8.5/10 SUPERMAN #43- 5.5/10
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Monday Aug 31, 2015
Monday Aug 31, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For episode 300(!) join Adam Chapman as he is joined by past guests Tibor Mate, Paul Skorez, Chris Lucas & Dan Gvozden (from the Amazing Spider-Talk podcast). First up Adam, Tibor, Paul and Chris talk comic book movies in 2016, the upcoming Star Wars films, upcoming video games, and much more! In the back half of the episode, Adam and Dan talk Amazing Spider-Man anniversary issues and enjoy some good old fashioned Comic Shenanigans and comic tangents.
This episode was recorded Sunday August 30th & Monday August 31st 2015.
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Wednesday Aug 26, 2015
Wednesday Aug 26, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For the two-hundred ninety-ninth episode, join Adam Chapman for reviews of comics released Wednesday August 19th 2015!
This episode was originally recorded on Saturday August 22nd 2015.
SPOILER WARNING!!! Comics reviewed this episode include:
1872 #2- 8.5/10AGE OF ULTRON VS MARVEL ZOMBIES #3- 8/10AMAZING SPIDER-MAN RENEW YOUR VOWS #4- 5/10ARCHIE #2- 9/10DOOMED #3- 6/10 GREEN LANTERN THE LOST ARMY #3- 7.5/10 LOKI AGENT OF ASGARD #17- 8/10SILK #6- 8/10STAR WARS #8- 8/10SUPERMAN WONDER WOMAN #20- 6/10
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Thursday Aug 20, 2015
Thursday Aug 20, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For episode 298 join Adam Chapman as he is joined by Dan Gvozden from the Amazing Spider-Talk podcast. Adam and Dan talk Spider-Man, podcasts and much more, with many tangents on the way!
This episode was recorded Wednesday August 5th 2015.
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Monday Aug 17, 2015
Monday Aug 17, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For the two-hundred ninety-seventh episode, join Adam Chapman for reviews of comics released Wednesday August 12th 2015!
This episode was originally recorded on Monday August 17th 2015.
SPOILER WARNING!!! Comics reviewed this episode include:
ACTION COMICS #43- 6/10AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #20.1- 5/10 BATMAN #43- 6.5/10 BATMAN SUPERMAN #23- 8/10 CATWOMAN #43- 7/10EARTH 2 SOCIETY #3- 5/10 SECRET WARS #5- 8/10
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Friday Aug 14, 2015
Friday Aug 14, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For episode 296 join Adam Chapman as he sits down with acclaimed comic book penciller Ron Frenz to talk about Ron's career in comic books. There's tangents and discussion aplenty, as we jump around and hit on Spider-Man, Spider-Girl, Thor, Superman, A-Next and much much more!
This episode was recorded Tuesday August 11th 2015.
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Wednesday Aug 12, 2015
Wednesday Aug 12, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For the two-hundred ninety-fifth episode, join Adam Chapman for reviews of comics released Wednesday August 5th 2015! This episode also marks the 3yr anniversary of this very podcast!
This episode was originally recorded on Tuesday August 11th 2015.
SPOILER WARNING!!! Comics reviewed this episode include:
AGE OF APOCALYPSE #2- 7/10 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN RENEW YOUR VOWS #3- 8/10BAT MITE #3- 7/10 BATMAN BEYOND #3- 6/10 BUCKY BARNES WINTER SOLDIER #10- 5/10 CIVIL WAR #2- 8/10DARTH VADER #8- 6/10DETECTIVE COMICS #43- 7.5/10 FUTURE IMPERFECT #4- 8/10GIANT SIZE LITTLE MARVEL AVX #3- 8/10GREEN LANTERN #43- 8/10GROOT #3- 8/10GUARDIANS OF KNOWHERE #2- 7/10GUARDIANS TEAM-UP #9- 8.5/10INFINITY GAUNTLET #3- 9/10LOBO #9- 5.5/10 MIDNIGHTER #3- 6/10 MS MARVEL #17- 9/10RED SKULL #2- 6.5/10SIEGE #2- 7.5/10SPIDER-ISLAND #2- 8.5/10ULTIMATE END #4- 6/10WE STAND ON GUARD #2- 9/10
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Friday Aug 07, 2015
Friday Aug 07, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For episode 294, join Adam Chapman and returning co-hosts AJ Reece & Nathan Struk for a brand-new Talkin' Heroclix episode!
Once again we talk about Heroclix on the Podcast! For the first half of the episode, AJ and Adam discuss Age of Ultron Brick 1 from months 1 and 2 of the Age of Ultron Storyline event. For the second half, Nate and Adam discuss Age of Ultron Brick 2, to be used during months 3 and 4 of the Age of Ultron storyline event.
Join us as we break down the dials, talk about the playability of the characters, and much much more!
This episode was originally recorded Thursday July 30th and Sunday August 2nd 2015.
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Monday Aug 03, 2015
Monday Aug 03, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For the two-hundred ninety-third episode, join Adam Chapman for reviews of comics released Wednesday July 29th 2015!
This episode was originally recorded on Friday July 31st 2015.
SPOILER WARNING!!! Comics reviewed this episode include:
AGE OF ULTRON VS MARVEL ZOMBIES #2- 8/10BATGIRL #42- 7.5/10BATGIRL ANNUAL #3- 8/10BLACK WIDOW #20- 8/10DAREDEVIL #17- 9/10DEADPOOLS SECRET SECRET WARS #3- 8/10DEATHLOK #10- 9/10GUARDIANS TEAM-UP #8- 7/10MANHATTAN PROJECTS SUN BEYOND THE STARS #2- 8/10MODOK ASSASSIN #3- 7/10SHIELD #8- 6/10SOUTHERN BASTARDS #10- 8.5/10STAR WARS #7- 8/10SUPERMAN #42- 5.5/10THORS #2- 8/10Download it now!
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Friday Jul 31, 2015
Friday Jul 31, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For episode 292 join Adam Chapman as he sits down with noted comic historian Peter Sanderson to talk about Peter's history with the comic book medium. From a youth spent as a fan, to being a prolific letter writer, to working with DC and Marvel Comics, and much more, Peter talks about his career in and around comics. There's also a bit of talk about the recent Marvel Studios release Ant-Man.This episode was recorded Monday July 20th 2015.
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Tuesday Jul 28, 2015
Tuesday Jul 28, 2015
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For the two-hundred ninety-first episode, join Adam Chapman for reviews of comics released Wednesday July 22nd 2015!
This episode was originally recorded on Tuesday July 28th 2015.
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ALL NEW HAWKEYE #4- 8/10 AQUAMAN #42- 6/10CYBORG #1- 6.5/10FLASH #42- 5.5/10 FUTURE IMPERFECT #3- 8/10 GRAYSON #10- 8/10 PUNISHER #20- 9/10SPIDER-WOMAN #9- 8/10
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Friday Jul 24, 2015
Friday Jul 24, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For episode 290 join Adam Chapman and returning guest Tibor Mate as they sit down to discuss Marvel Studios' newest and latest release, Ant-Man!
Adam and Tibor discuss the ups and downs of the movie, discuss Marvel Studios' Phase Two, and talk all sorts of spoilers. SPOILER WARNING!
This episode was recorded Friday July 17th 2015.
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Monday Jul 20, 2015
Monday Jul 20, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For the two-hundred eighty-ninth episode, join Adam Chapman for reviews of comics released Wednesday July 15th 2015!
This episode was originally recorded on Monday July 20th 2015.
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ANT-MAN ANNUAL #1- 8.5/10GUARDIANS OF KNOWHERE #1- 7.5/10 HAWKEYE #22- 9/10JUSTICE LEAGUE #42- 8/10
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Saturday Jul 18, 2015
Saturday Jul 18, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For episode 288, join Adam Chapman as he welcomes back to the show Paul Skorez for a special Comic Shenanigans on Vacation episode!Adam and Paul take some time out of their vacation to sit down by the lake and discuss the All-New All-Different Marvel Now! We go through the recently released list of previews to talk about all the upcoming new books and creative teams!This episode was originally Thursday July 2nd 2015.
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Tuesday Jul 14, 2015
Tuesday Jul 14, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For the two-hundred eighty-seventh episode, join Adam Chapman for reviews of comics released Wednesday July 8th 2015!
This episode was originally recorded on Tuesday July 14th 2015.
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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN RENEW YOUR VOWS #2- 6/10 BATMAN #42- 7/10BATMAN SUPERMAN #22- 8/10CIVIL WAR #1- 8/10 STAR WARS LANDO #1- 9/10
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Saturday Jul 11, 2015
Saturday Jul 11, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For episode 286 join Adam Chapman as he welcomes acclaimed artist Ron Garney to the show.
In this new episode, Adam and Ron talk Ron's career in comics, from GI Joe to Men of Wrath, and much more inbetween!
This episode was originally recorded Tuesday June 23rd 2015.
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Tuesday Jul 07, 2015
Tuesday Jul 07, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For the two-hundred eighty-fifth episode, join Adam Chapman for reviews of comics released Wednesday July 1st 2015!
This episode was originally recorded on Sunday July 5th 2015.
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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #19.1- 6/10DARTH VADER #7- 7.5/10DETECTIVE COMICS #42- 8/10SECRET WARS #4- 8/10ULTIMATE END #3- 5/10WE STAND ON GUARD #1- 9/10Download it now!
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Saturday Jul 04, 2015
Saturday Jul 04, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For episode 284 join Adam Chapman as he welcomes writer Barbara Kesel to the show.
In this new episode, Adam and Barbara talk Barbara's career in comics, from DC to Dark Horse, to Crossgen and beyond!
This episode was originally recorded Monday June 15th 2015.
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Tuesday Jun 30, 2015
Tuesday Jun 30, 2015
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For the two-hundred eighty-third episode, join Adam Chapman for reviews of comics released Wednesday June 24th 2015!
This episode was originally recorded on Friday June 26th 2015.
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AGE OF ULTRON VS MARVEL ZOMBIES #1- 8/10AQUAMAN #41- 6/10BATGIRL #41- 8/10DAREDEVIL #16- 9/10DEATHSTROKE #7- 6.5/10GREEN LANTERN THE LOST ARMY #1- 6/10 KORVAC SAGA #1- 7/10LOKI AGENT OF ASGARD #15- 7.5/10SHIELD #7- 4/10 SUPERMAN #41- 6/10PUNISHER #19- 9/10WE ARE ROBIN #1- 6/10
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Friday Jun 26, 2015
Friday Jun 26, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For episode 282 join Adam Chapman as he welcomes acclaimed artist Mike Deodato Jr. to the show.
In this new episode, Adam and Mike discuss MIke's long career in comics, from his early days to his current work on Guardians of Knowhere. We discuss his various collaborations with different writers, his career highs and lows, what the nineties taught him about his art, Tommy Lee Jones as Norman Osborn, and much much more!
This episode was originally recorded Monday June 8th 2015.
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Monday Jun 22, 2015
Monday Jun 22, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For the two-hundred eighty-first episode, join Adam Chapman for reviews of comics released Wednesday June 17th 2015!
This episode was originally recorded on Wednesday June 17th 2015.
SPOILER WARNING!!! Comics reviewed this episode include:
DEATHLOK #9- 9/10JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #1- 5/10MAGNETO #19- 5.5/10MOON KNIGHT #16- 8/10 ROBIN SON OF BATMAN #1- 8/10 SECRET SIX #3- 7/10SQUADRON SINISTER #1- 7.5/10 SUPERMAN WONDER WOMAN #18- 8/10
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Friday Jun 19, 2015
Friday Jun 19, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For episode 280, join Adam Chapman as he welcomes back to the show Paul Skorez and Richard Bryson for a new Comic Shenanigans On The Road episode.While driving back from Pittsburgh, Adam, Paul and Richard discuss the recent Daredevil show on Netflix. There's tangents, spoilers, and much more!
This episode was originally Sunday June 14th 2015.
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Tuesday Jun 16, 2015
Tuesday Jun 16, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For the two-hundred seventy-ninth episode, join Adam Chapman for reviews of comics released Wednesday June 10th 2015!
This episode was originally recorded on Wednesday June 10th 2015.
SPOILER WARNING!!! Comics reviewed this episode include:
BATMAN #41- 8/10BATMAN SUPERMAN #21- 8/10 CAPTAIN AMERICA AND MIGHTY AVENGERS #9- 8/10DETECTIVE COMICS #41- 7.5/10 EARTH 2 SOCIETY #1- 7/10 RED HOOD ARSENAL #1- 7/10SECRET WARS 2099 #2- 6.5/10SILK #5- 8/10ULTIMATE END #2- 7/10
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Friday Jun 12, 2015
Friday Jun 12, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For episode 278 join Adam Chapman as he welcomes acclaimed artist Pat Olliffe to the show.
In this new episode, Adam and Pat talk Pat's career in comics, from his first work in the industry through to Untold Tales of Spider-Man and Spider-Girl, not to mention his recent run on Catwoman, and his upcoming take on Barb Wire!This episode was originally recorded Monday June 8th 2015.
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Wednesday Jun 10, 2015
Wednesday Jun 10, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For the two-hundred seventy-seventh episode, join Adam Chapman for reviews of comics released Wednesday June 3rd 2015!
This episode was originally recorded on Wednesday June 10th 2015.
SPOILER WARNING!!! Comics reviewed this episode include:
ACTION COMICS #41- 7/10AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #18.1- 7/10AMAZING SPIDER-MAN RENEW YOUR VOWS #1- 6/10BAT MITE #1- 8/10DARTH VADER #6- 8/10GIANT SIZE LITTLE MARVEL AVX #1- 8/10JUSTICE LEAGUE #41- 9/10SECRET WARS #3- 8.5/10STAR WARS #6- 8/10 SUPERIOR IRON MAN #9- 6/10
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Wednesday Jun 03, 2015
Wednesday Jun 03, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For episode 276 join Adam Chapman as he welcomes acclaimed writer Chuck Dixon to the show.
In this new episode, Adam and Chuck talk Chuck's illustrious, prolific career in comics, from Eclipse Comics to his work at Marvel, DC and Crossgen. We discuss Tim Drake, Dick Grayson, Spoiler, Punisher, and much more!
This episode was originally recorded Wednesday June 3rd 2015.
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Monday Jun 01, 2015
Monday Jun 01, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For the two-hundred seventy-fifth episode, join Adam Chapman for reviews of comics released Wednesday May 27th 2015!
This episode was originally recorded on Monday June 1st 2015.
SPOILER WARNING!!! Comics reviewed this episode include:
ALL NEW HAWKEYE #3- 8/10BLACK WIDOW #18- 7/10 CONVERGENCE #8 - 5/10CONVERGENCE BOOSTER GOLD #2- 8/10CONVERGENCE SHAZAM #2- 8/10INFINITY GAUNTLET #1 SWA- 8.5/10 NOVA #31- 8/10 OLD MAN LOGAN #1- 9/10
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Friday May 29, 2015
Friday May 29, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For episode 274 join Adam Chapman as he welcomes acclaimed Manhattan Projects artist Nick Pitarra back to the show. If you want to check out Nick's first appearance on the show, listen to episode 176 from June 2014.In this new episode, Nick talks Manhattan Projects: The Sun Beyond The Stars, the current "mini-series" which continues the adventures of Yuri Gagarin as he searches for the cosmonaut dog Laika. We also discuss the future plans for the Manhattan Projects, and much much more!
This episode was originally recorded Wednesday May 27th.
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Monday May 25, 2015
Monday May 25, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For the two-hundred seventy-third episode, join Adam Chapman for reviews of comics released Wednesday May 20th 2015!
This episode was originally recorded on Monday May 25th 2015.
SPOILER WARNING!!! Comics reviewed this episode include:
A-FORCE #1- 8/10AVENGERS WORLD #21- 6/10 CONVERGENCE FLASH #2- 8/10DEATHLOK #8- 9/10ULTIMATE END #1- 6/10
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Thursday May 21, 2015
Thursday May 21, 2015
Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans Podcast!
For episode 272 join Adam Chapman as he welcomes Kuljit Mithra to the show. Kuljit is the creator of the fantastic www.manwithoutfear.com website, one of the best Daredevil websites, and a fantastic resource for new and old fans alike. Kuljit has also been drawn into an issue of Daredevil by Chris Samnee. Join Adam and Kuljit as they discuss Daredevil past, present and future!This episode was originally recorded Thursday May 14th.
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