The GAR! Podcast 121: Cartoons, Comics, and Controversy

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This week’s episode of The GAR! Podcast includes discussion of the following:

intro / technical difficulties / Marvel anime / the Punisher / special effects / feeling good about the Punisher / Glenn doesn’t like the Punisher / Ray loves the Punisher / Punisher The End / Colonel of Two Worlds / KFC and The Walking Dead / Ray sings / Earth-Three / Secret Wars and Sue / comic news / bad behavior in comics / turning folks off to comics / Julius Schwartz / sexual harassment in comics / The Avatar Returns / baseball and Back to the Future / closing / Frank Miller still hates superheroes /

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Links:

Colonel of Two Worlds

Ben Grimm’s Twitter

Dark Horse Incident

Gobbledygeek

The Avatar Returns

Biff Bam Pop!

Glenn’s Twitter

Ray’s Twitter

The Adventures of Ray

The GAR! Podcast on Pinterest

The GAR! Podcast on Stitcher

The GAR! Podcast on iTunes

The GAR! Podcast Group on Facebook

The GAR! Podcast Page on Facebook

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GAR! Podcast Episode 94: Bryan J.L. Glass – The Camden Comic Con 2015 Interview

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This week, we’re honored to have award-winning author Bryan J. L. Glass! Bryan came over during Camden Comic Con and regaled with tales about his noted project, the Mice Templar comics series from Image Comics (co-created with Michael Avon Oeming of Powers fame). Bryan also talked about his fantastic series, Furious, now available as a trade paperback from Dark Horse Comics.

Don’t forget to stop by your local comics store, Comixology, or ImageComics.com on March 25 to pick up the first issue of Mice Templar V: Night’s End.

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This is our 2nd of four episodes from the Camden Comic Con!

This week’s episode of The GAR! Podcast includes discussion of the following:

intro / Bryan J.L. Glass / introductions / Camden Comic Con / Sunday / Mice Templar / origins / Joseph Campbell / Robert McKee / worldbuilding / why did they fall / the right ending / Christopher Nolan / passion / Victor Santos / the last few pages / show don’t tell / page counts / Furious / damn it he’s right / Furious foreign / Disney World / what’s next / Spandex Tights / Electra Woman and Dyna Girl / parody / Electra Woman villains / Charles Soule / best and worst / Mice Templar: Night’s End / thank yous / skydiving / read Mice Templar / more thank yous / next week / closing /

Links:

Bryan J.L. Glass

Bryan’s Twitter

Bryan’s Facebook

Bryan on Comixology

The Mice Templar on Image Comics

Buy Furious at Dark Horse Digital

Bryan’s Books on Amazon

Robert McKee

Victor Santos on Twitter

The Make Mine Magic Podcast

Glenn’s review of Superman/Wonder Woman #1

All Things Fun!

Unlikely Heroes Studios

Camden Comic Con on Facebook

Camden Comic Con on Twitter

Camden Comic Con on Tumblr

Biff Bam Pop!

Glenn’s Twitter

Ray’s Twitter

The GAR! Podcast on Pinterest

The GAR! Podcast on Stitcher

The GAR! Podcast on iTunes

The GAR! Podcast Group on Facebook

The GAR! Podcast Page on Facebook

Videos:

“Electra Woman and Dyna Girl” opening

 

GAR! Podcast Episode 79: The Old Man Episode

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This week’s episode of The GAR! Podcast includes discussion of the following:

OG intro / Yellow Pages / library phone books / encyclopedia / classics of literature / RIP Philadelphia Wings / Philadelphia 76ers / tickets / Chuck Berry / Spotify / David Bowie / Quadrophenia / liner notes / Pono / cassettes and vinyl / Guardians of the Galaxy / Big Hero 6 / Sandman Mystery Theatre / Silver Age Mark Waid / Conan / Barry Windsor-Smith / dark chocolate birthday / closing and thank you / Biff Bam Pop! Gift Guide / Amazon /

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Links:

New England Black Wolves

Philadelphia 76ers

Robin Renee

Pono

Make Mine Magic on Big Hero 6

Glenn’s review of The Flash: Going Rogue

Glenn’s review of Avengers Assemble: Nighthawk

Biff Bam Pop! Gift Guide for 2013

Biff Bam Pop!

Glenn’s Twitter

Ray’s Twitter

The GAR! Podcast on Pinterest

The GAR! Podcast Group on Facebook

The GAR! Podcast Page on Facebook

 

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GAR! Podcast Episode 63: Potato Chips and the New Female Thor

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This week’s episode of The GAR! Podcast includes discussion of the following:

intro / Thor on The View / Thor vs. Archie / Archie vs. Archie / Dan DeCarlo / The View / Chris Hemsworth / more of The View / timing / Batgirl / comics vs. film / San Diego Comic-Con / Stan Lee / Lay’s Do Us A Flavor / the flavor finalists / breaking them down / Oh Yoko! / the predicted un-researched winner / meat chips / Denny’s Atari videogames / Arkanoid / Huff Post on the Lay’s chips / Doritos Jacked / more female Thor / Wolverine interlude / Luther / Chelsea Cain / Better Call Saul / Marvel Star Wars / Gil Kane and Aliens / Grayson / Winter’s Bone again /

Links:

The new female Thor

Also on “The View”

Lay’s Do Us A Flavor Contest

Do Us A Flavor at French Fry Diary

Sexy Feet Flavored Potato Chips

Last year’s Do Us A Flavor contenders at French Fry Diary

Oh Yoko! at French Fry Diary

Hot dog chips at French Fry Diary

Denny’s Atari games

The Huffington Post on the Lay’s chips

Deptford woman’s connection to the Lay’s promotion

Cinnamon Pringles at French Fry Diary

The Doritos mystery flavors

The new female Thor at IGN

Glenn’s mini-review of Grayson #1

“Better Call Saul!”

Grayson at Biff Bam Pop!

Biff Bam Pop!

Glenn’s Twitter

Ray’s Twitter

The GAR! Podcast on Facebook

 

GAR! Podcast Episode 52: Comics and Sexism

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This week’s episode of The GAR! Podcast includes discussion of the following:

intro / Camden Comic Con / Jamie Foxx on Sirius XM / kids with cards / Comics Interview and Amazing Heroes / press conferences / CO2 Comics / the elusive Bob McLeod / DIS Meet / spring cleaning comics / Alan Moore / returning vidcasts / no Avengers spoilers / Wanna Cook? / Crossed / Tampa / The Vril Agenda / ComiXology and Amazon / and Diamond / New 52 Teen Titans / Janelle Asselin / women who read comics / Glenn’s sister’s influence and her comics / sexy vs. sexism / Starfire / Power Girl / turnabout is Tempest / Phil Jimenez / Angela and crossovers / closing /

Links:

Camden Comic Con on Facebook

Camden Comic Con on Tumblr

Camden Comic Con on Twitter

The Make Mine Magic Podcast

Buffy to Batgirl

Free Comic Book Day

Amazing Spider-Man 2 trailer

The Foxxhole

Ventriloquist Ernie

Khari Productions

CO2 Comics

Comics Interview

Amazing Heroes

Steve Lafler

The World of Ginger Fox

Bob McLeod

Locust Moon Comics

Rob Kelly

The NJ DIS Meet Weekend

DIS Unplugged

DIS at French Fry Diary

Give Kids The World

All Things Fun!

The All Things Fun! Vidcast 2.0

The Biff Bam Popcast

Glenn’s Wanna Cook? review at Biff Bam Pop!

Wanna Cook?

Tampa by Alissa Nutting

The Vril Agenda by Derrick Ferguson and Josh Reynolds

Forbes on ComiXology

Bleeding Cool on ComiXology

Janelle Asselin on the cover of Teen Titans #1

Rape threats over cover at The Daily Beast

Asselin on the rape threats at XOJane

Comic Book Resources

Women in Refrigerators

Phil Jimenez

Phil Jimenez’ cover for Tempest #2

Biff Bam Pop!

Glenn’s Twitter

Ray’s Twitter

The GAR! Podcast on Facebook

 

GAR! Podcast Episode 46: Special Guest Camden Comic Con’s Miranda Powell

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This week’s episode of The GAR! Podcast includes discussion of the following:

intro and billing / Allison rocks / Camden Comic Con / Aruban Flag Day / the cake / the birthday / Hurricane Ginny / Donkey’s cheesesteaks / Velociraptors in Argentina / just talking it / Charlton Arrow / Captain Midnight and Skyman / Jonah Hex / Against Me! / a brief brush with WrestleMania / Forever and ever Evil / done in one comics / Miranda Powell of the Camden Comic Con / Compulsive Narratives / World War 3 / education and narrative / comics in Camden / Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt / Bob McLeod / the guest list / the panels / Rutgers vs. Delaware / cosplay and Power Girl / the social media / outro /

Links:

Allison Eckel on GAR!

Camden Comic Con at Philly.com

Camden Comic Con at NJ.com

Grandmas Grotto

Aruban Flag Day

Donkey’s Place in Medford NJ

Donkey’s on French Fry Diary

Velociraptors

Google Translate

Google Voice screw ups

Charlton Arrow

Glenn reviews Captain Midnight #0

Glenn reviews the Jonah Hex movie

Against Me! (NSFW)

Compulsive Narratives

World War 3 Kickstarter

Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt by Chris Hedges and Joe Sacco

Rob Kelly

Bryan J.L. Glass

Diagram for Delinquents

not Glenn… or for that matter, Power Girl…

Camden Comic Con on Facebook

Camden Comic Con on Tumblr

Camden Comic Con on Twitter

Glenn’s Twitter

Ray’s Twitter

The GAR! Podcast on Facebook

 

GAR! Podcast Episode 43: Slave Princess Leia on American Idol

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This week’s episode of The GAR! Podcast includes discussion of the following:

intro and premise / Bruce Springsteen / American Idol / Harry Connick, Jr. / crazy auditions / Slave Princess Leia / back to Bruce / Born in the USA / cover songs / Prince cover songs / Battle Royale / Hulk Hogan / WWE Network / perils of pay-per-view / Comcast / Jake the Snake Roberts / Galveston / comics free / Furious and Vandroid / The Barkeep / Ultimate Cataclysm by Bendis / The Walking Dead / Camden Comic Con /

Links:

“Barbie Girl” by Aqua

“Darlington County” by Bruce Springsteen

Ben Harr on IMDb

Ben Harr on American Idol

“Born in the USA” by the Stanley Clarke Band

Biff Bam Pop!

Glenn’s Favorite Cover Songs at Biff Bam Pop!

“Livin’ for the City” by The Dirtbombs

Robin Renee

“Alison” by Robin Renee

“Hotel California” by the Gipsy Kings

“Billie Jean” by Los Picadientes DeCaborca

WWE Network

El Rey Network

Bridgegate

Galveston by Nic Pizzolatto

The Barkeep by William Lashner

Marie Gilbert reviews “The Walking Dead” at Biff Bam Pop!

Camden Comic Con on Facebook

Camden Comic Con on Tumblr

Camden Comic Con on Twitter

Glenn’s Twitter

Ray’s Twitter

The GAR! Podcast on Facebook

Videos:

“Badlands” by Bruce Springsteen, live in 1978

The 20 Worst “American Idol” auditions of all time

“Born in the USA” by Bruce Springsteen, 2000

 

GAR! Podcast Episode 39: Special Guest Bryan J. L. Glass

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This week’s episode of The GAR! Podcast has a special guest- Furious writer BRYAN J.L. GLASS!

Ray joins the conversation late due to traffic. Bryan’s a fantastic guest. Bryan was a fantastic guest, and he’s welcome back any time.

Go buy Furious today! Available at your local comics store or at Dark Horse Digital- see link for app information.

Ray-less / Bryan J.L. Glass / Mice Templar / All Things Fun! / Furious / the concept / reality / Victor Santos / collaboration / comic book car chase / more Victor / Polar / origins of Furious / Daredevil Born Again / deconstruction / breaking it down / the media / redemption / what Furious is really about / Ray-some / obligatory “Breaking Bad” reference / zombies on meth / Electra Woman and Dyna Girl / Micronauts / Bryan’s space opera / another Avengers moment / Thor: First Thunder / Thor as Superman / “the hammer is my big stack” / Ray from the past / Bryan’s signing tour / closing /

Links:

Bryan J.L. Glass’ website

Bryan J.L. Glass on Twitter

Furious on Twitter

Furious on Facebook

Perfidia on Twitter

The All Things Fun! New Comics Vidcast

Dark Horse Comics

Dark Horse Presents #31 preview

Furious #1 preview

Victor Santos on Blogger

Victor Santos on Twitter

Filthy Rich

Polar

Furious at Newsarama

Dark Horse Comics app

Thor: First Thunder

All Things Fun!

Glenn’s Twitter

Ray’s Twitter

The GAR! Podcast on Facebook

Videos:

Electra Woman and Dyna Girl opening

“Brand New Day” by Neil Patrick Harris as Dr. Horrible

And since we talked about Community this week, how can we ignore this fabulous shot from Allison Brie and Gillian Jacobs?
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GAR! Podcast Episode 37: Ultron, We Would Have Words With Thee

This week’s episode of The GAR! Podcast includes discussion of the following:

New Year’s resolutions / Charles Soule / Superman and Wonder Woman / Thunderbolts / Jonathan Hickman’s Avengers / Hickman’s Fantastic Four / Avengers moments / New Universe / 18 member roster / the hook / lag / Superior Spider-Man / Dan Slott / Furious / Star Wars comics / 1980s independent comics / rare black and white comics / Glenn talks about Godzilla again / Ray reacts to Wonder Woman rumor / source material / Bobby “The Brain” Heenan /

Links:

Charles Soule interview at Biff Bam Pop!

Glenn’s review of Superman/Wonder Woman #1

why not Superman and Wonder Woman?

Glenn talks Hickman’s early Avengers here and hereat Biff Bam Pop!

All of Glenn’s Infinity reviews can be found hereat Biff Bam Pop! in reverse chronological order

Glenn on the return of the New Universe

Glenn on Superior Spider-Man in Age of Ultron

Glenn’s Age of Ultron reviews at Biff Bam Pop!

Furious on Facebook

All Things Fun!

Glenn reviews Star Wars #3 from Dark Horse

Armageddonquest

Wonder Woman is Kryptonian???

Glenn’s favorite five films of 2013

Bobby “The Brain” Heenan

The Make Mine Magic Podcast

Glenn’s Twitter

Ray’s Twitter

The GAR! Podcast on Facebook

Videos:

Bobby “The Brain” Heenan inducted in the WWE Hall of Fame

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GAR! Podcast Episode 33: Donkeys, latkes, wrestling, and old comics.

This week’s episode of The GAR! Podcast includes discussion of the following:

on time / Hanukkah / holiday cooking / Donkey’s Place / Philly cheesesteaks / Impact wrestling / Dixie Carter, no, not thatDixie Carter / homo-erotic wrestling / Batman vs Superman, Ray vs Glenn / The Motley Fool on comics / Rom: Spaceknight / Bill Mantlo / Arrow / Doctor Who / Blake’s 7 / Omar / hi to Bobbie and Bruce / Assassin’s Creed / Amish romance and NaNoWriMo / holiday wish lists / Reptilicus / Steve Ditko /

Links:

Hanukkah in America

Last year’s potato latke attempt

Donkey’s Place at French Fry Diary

Donkey’s Place

Gal Gadot cast as Wonder Woman

The Motley Fool on Comics

My name is Bill Mantlo. I want to go home.

Glenn’s Arrow reviews

South Jersey Writers – membership is open

Glenn’s Amazon wish list

Ray’s Amazon wish list

Glenn’s Twitter

Ray’s Twitter

Videos:

Ethan Carter III vs. Curryman (edited)

Vince McMahon vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin

Legends of the Super-Heroes: The Roast – Ghetto Man

Rom Spaceknight toy commercial

Reptilicus trailer

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