GAR! Podcast Episode 110: #SDCC Aftermath

Someone tell Ben Grimm to put some pants on.
Someone tell Ben Grimm to put some pants on.

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

intro / ComicCon hashtags / Comic Book People / con corruption / Artist Alley ghetto / the Arthur Suydam saga / the nicest people in comics / and then there’s John Byrne / Ray watches the Fantastic Four trailer live / the poster / li’l Reed Richards the screw-up / Kirby did it better / we need a Kamandi movie / Michael B. Jordan / apology / Newegg / Miles Teller / more Ray watches the FF trailer live / the Thing with no pants / bad special effects / Ray’s ten-minute-plus Secret Wars rant / Deadpool / Batman V. Superman / Suicide Squad / Fear the Walking Dead / Conan and respect / poor Kevin Smith / Glove and Boots / closing / Brick House / Avengers vs. Defenders 2099 /

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Links:

Comic Book People by Jackie Estrada

The Suicide Squad trailer

The Arthur Suydam Saga

Khoi Pham on Facebook

Chris Wisnia

Neil Vokes on Facebook

Darick Robertson on Twitter

Steve Pugh

Tom Smith on Facebook

The new Fantastic Four trailer at Biff Bam Pop!

Newegg

Batman v. Superman trailer

Glenn’s review of Assault on Arkham

The “Fear the Walking Dead” trailer (among others)

Glove and Boots on Kevin Smith

Jack & Mike’s Brickhouse Bar & Grille

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

Contact us directly here.

From Brick House in Brick, NJ. A wonderful gluten-free burger and some great fries!
From Brick House in Brick, NJ. A wonderful gluten-free burger and some great fries!

GAR! Podcast Episode 100: Ask Me Anything Part 1

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

GAR100 intro / Red Robin / audience participation / two different first meetings / Ray’s top five Fantastic Four stories / Glenn’s top five Avengers stories / Astro City / GAR meaning / Rock and Wrestling / Koko B. Ware / sequels / the Superboy paradox / blogs / unrehearsed / how and why / favorite episodes and guests / origins / Derrick Ferguson / abuse / great Image Comics / The Walking Dead / Howard Chaykin / Dynamite / Garth Ennis’ War Stories / Johnny Red / GAR101 / closing /

Links:

Sarah Hawkins-Miduski’s blog

Derrick Ferguson

The Ferguson Theater

Bryan J.L. Glass

Dennis Knight

Robin Renee

Ensley F. Guffey On… Johnny Red

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

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Special thanks to Last Kiss Comics for this week’s picture

 

GAR! Podcast Episode 86: Secret (and not-so-secret) Wars

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

intro / trademark / payment / Secret Wars announcement / the press conference / Tom Brevoort teases the fanboys / period Fantastic Four / Marvel’s sliding timeline / post-Crisis trauma / Age of Ultron / Disco Dazzler / X-Men comics / the real Green Lantern / Ray ruins Glenn’s favorite X-Men story / wrong reader perception / Ray trashes the new 52 / tweaking and trust / the new Ms. Marvel / Ray reads everything / crossovers are worth it for the side stories / Ultimate Comics Universe / Weird World / reactions / Jonathan Hickman / Scott Lang Ant-Man / Battleworld / M*A*S*H the videogame / Ray in the hospital / closing /

Links:

Glenn on the Secret Wars announcement at Biff Bam Pop!

“Uptown Funk” by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars

X-Men #130

M*A*S*H for Atari 2600

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

GAR! Podcast Episode 84: Who Loves Ya, Baby?

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

intro / unrehearsed / chemistry / Glenn’s hiatus from everything / background / podcasts / The Fire and Water Podcast / Power Records / Full Circle Records / Spider-Man on record / The Multiversity / Morrison vs. Moore / Watchmen vs. Charlton / pure Captain Marvel / the killer comic / Mark Waid’s S.H.I.E.L.D. / Avengers #400 / Mike Weiringo / Scott Snyder’s Joker / does the Joker know Batman’s identity? / pre-Joker Joker / The Killing Joke / killing crossovers / Original Sin / Flash Vs. Arrow / Constantine / Gotham / the return of Ben Parker / Ray brings Gwen Stacy back / Bucky / Agent Carter / Netflix Daredevil / The Owl / Punisher 2099 / bottomless fries / John Pinette / Patton Oswalt / closing /

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Links:

The Nerdist

Grantland

Serial

Audacious 11

The Fire and Water Podcast

Better in the Dark

Rob Kelly’s Power Records Blog

Full Circle Records

Glenn’s review of The Multiversity #1

Glenn’s review of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1

Alan Moore Really Hates Grant Morrison’s Guts

Glenn examines the Charlton/Watchmen parallel

Why Glenn doesn’t like crossovers

Glenn on Flash Vs. Arrow part 1

Glenn on Flash Vs. Arrow part 2

Glenn on “Agent Carter” Ep 1

Glenn on “Agent Carter” Ep 2

Red Robin at French Fry Diary

John Pinette at the Chinese Buffet (not PC)

Patton Oswalt on Amazon

Camden Comic Con

Rob Kelly

Ray’s Fantastic Four/CM Punk Conspiracy Theory

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

Videos:

Plastic Man and Metamorpho Theme Songs from Power Records

GAR! Podcast Episode 78: Ray Flips Out Over Fake Dr. Doom

This is what Doom is eventually going to do to all stupid movie executives.
This is what Doom is eventually going to do to all stupid movie executives.

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

pre-intro excitement / intro / Doctor Doom / rogue programmer / accent / the studio’s approach / invisible action figures / containment suits / Hulk fists / Doom is so cool… / reality TV angle / will Ray see the movie? / John Byrne / the Inhumans / trusting the storytellers / Tom DeFalco / other artist possibilities on Fantastic Four / does love equal quality / Bill Sienkiewicz / will Glenn see this movie? / Punisher Oscar / film criticism criteria / Freddy Got Fingered / Moulin Rouge! / Doom is so cool, part 2 / Vince Vaughn Doom / closing / shout out to JP Fallavollita / M. Night /

Links:

You had your chance, Fox. You had your chance.
You had your chance, Fox. You had your chance.

GAR! on The Fantastic Four Conspiracy Theory

The Fantastic Four on IMDb

Glenn’s reviews of “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” at Biff Bam Pop!

Glenn’s 2003 review of Freddy Got Fingered

Glenn’s 2004 review of Moulin Rouge

JP Fallavollita at Biff Bam Pop!

JP Fallavollita on Twitter

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

 

Oh yeah, an angry computer programmer is SOOOOO much more compelling.
Oh yeah, an angry computer programmer is SOOOOO much more compelling.

GAR! Podcast Episode 75: The Fantastic Four Conspiracy Theory

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

intro / nerd certification / 75th issues / cruisin’ and workin’ / special guest CL Quillen / Fantastic Four cancellation / James Robinson / Jose Ladronn / snookered / film licensing / the new FF film / rumors / Avengers Disassembled / Crisis of Heroes Reborn / spoiler warning / She-Thing / Malice / Reed gets a job / fall and rise / CM Punk / this is real / sales effect / relaunch / getting the characters right / Doctor Who / research / continuity errors / Bentley 23 / Future Foundation / Matt Fraction / closing / James Robinson’s Twitter /

Links:

“Read On … Romance” by C.L. Quillen and Ilene N. Lefkowitz

Booklist

our first FF cancellation discussion

Jose Ladronn

James Robinson’s Twitter

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 59: Sleep Soccer Superhero Team-Up

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

opening / insomnia / sleeping pills / ambien / late night Twittering / the American Dream / Dusty Rhodes / Stardust / storytelling tweaks / DC’s rumored new Crisis / Wally West, Donna Troy, and Spoiler / Rocket Raccoon / Batman ’66 Meets the Green Hornet / fun comics / Superman / Superior Spider-Man / team-up comics / Marvel Two-in-One / Project Pegasus / The Towering Inferno / Rob Kelly defends Aquaman / DC movies / Modern Family / Arachnoquake / World Cup soccer / Russian payback / Lego Leiki / Glenn closes for once /

Links:

#Stardust

Rocket Raccoon #1 preview at Biff Bam Pop!

Batman ’66 Meets the Green Hornet at All Things Fun!

All Things Fun!

Glenn’s Man of Steel review

Rob Kelly Defends Aquaman on Yahoo!

Tommy’s Coal Fired Pizza & Bar

Leiki Veskimets at Biff Bam Pop!

Biff Bam Pop!

Glenn’s Twitter

Ray’s Twitter

The GAR! Podcast on Facebook

 

GAR! Podcast Episode 57: Fantastic Fourever!

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

who’s who, what’s what / Marvel killed somebody / Batman ’66 Meets the Green Hornet / Copra / John Ostrander’s Suicide Squad / kid artists / Adam 12 / Dave Sim goes digital / Crossbones / the Fantastic Four rumor / the FF movies / The Shield murder / vague answers and the company line / the endless run of Fantastic Four / FF counts / no Superman / Moloid in a dress / the new FF / Firearm / bad FF comics / the Brady Bunch / water cooler television junior edition / childhood games / Stevie Wonder and Taxi / Rolling Stone’s Top 100 Albums 1967-1987 / Sid Vicious’ Way / Wonderwall / Fleetwood Mac, again / Batman Green Hornet redux / the late Kevin Smith / Empire is back again /

Links:

Original Sin #3

Greg Brooks, Crimson Avenger artist

Batman ’66 Meets the Green Hornet

Copra

John Ostrander at ComicMix

“How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way”

Adam 12 by Gigio Longo and Nick Suders

Dave Sim’s Digital Cerebus

Glenn reviews the Man-Thing movie

Glenn explains Giant-Size Man-Thing

Michael Jace charged

Glenn remembers Ann B. Davis

Rolling Stone’s Top 100 Albums 1967-1987

Thrillbent

Empire

The Fire and Water Podcast

Audacious Eleven

Better in the Dark Podcast

South Jersey Writers’ Group

“Roof Oasis” by Marie Gilbert

Biff Bam Pop!

Glenn’s Twitter

Ray’s Twitter

The GAR! Podcast on Facebook

Videos:

“My Way” by Sid Vicious

GAR! Podcast Episode 44: Hell’s Cutthroat Kitchen of Comics

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

intro and premise / next week’s guest / South Park videogame / Ray’s iPads / Woot! / Hell’s Cutthroat Kitchen / Haunt / 300, no, not that one / Fantastic Four #1 / Alicia Masters and bad FF / The Thing / FF fashion / This Is 40 / Mr. Peabody and Sherman / inorganic Spider-Man / Mike Weiringo / Forever and ever Evil / the Nightwing thing / Legion Five Years Later / new reader friendly / Fantastic Four #200 / Marvel Unlimited / the bad comic shops / comics prices / Camden Comic Con / plugs / Rustler Steakhouse / happy ending /

Links:

The All Things Fun! Podcast

The All Things Fun! New Comics Vidcast

All Things Fun!

Woot!

Glenn talks Haunt on the All Things Fun! Podcast

Glenn’s Fantastic Four #1 review

Marvel Unlimited

Camden Comic Con on Facebook

Camden Comic Con on Tumblr

Camden Comic Con on Twitter

Glenn’s review of Stan Lee’s Mighty 7

Biff Bam Pop!

The GAR! Podcast at Biff Bam Pop!

French Fry Diary

Rustler Steakhouse at French Fry Diary

The Make Mine Magic Podcast

Glenn’s Twitter

Ray’s Twitter

The GAR! Podcast on Facebook

Videos:

Mr. Peabody & Sherman trailer

 

GAR! Podcast Episode 40: OK, It’s All Comics and Wrestling

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

stolen intro / WWE Network / history of wrestling / Bruno Sammartino / Lucha Libre / The Golden Girls / Mae Young / women’s wrestling / marketing wrestling / CM Punk / meta-reality / Triple H / Daniel Bryan and the Royal Rumble / Indiana Jones and Ghost / Chozen and Archer / The Super Bowl / Prince on “New Girl” / halftime show / just football / the commercials / Ultimates vs, Galactus / rebooting the Fantastic Four, twice / Doctor Doom / Doom 2099 / Kang the Conqueror / villain color and design / She-Hulk / plugs and outro /

Links:

WWE Network

Strong Bad

Chris Rock on O.J. Simpson (NSFW)

“Murder, Sex” by Chozen (NSFW)

Bill Burr Podcast

Glenn’s Favorite Reboots

Glenn reviews the start of Cataclysm

Glenn on Kang the Conqueror

Make Mine Magic Podcast

Audacious Eleven

Robin Renee

February Faves at Biff Bam Pop!

Ace Kilroy

ComiXology

Furious on Facebook

Furious on Twitter

Bryan J.L. Glass

Glenn’s Twitter

Ray’s Twitter

The GAR! Podcast on Facebook

Videos:

The Dudley Boyz vs Mae Young and other women

Bruno Mars Halftime Show

Jaguar Super Bowl Commercial

Radio Shack Super Bowl Commercial

Dannon Oikos Super Bowl Commercial