Murd's Time Bubble Talkback: The Twenty-First Time
Adam_Murdough
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The Time Bubble bobs back, putting an end to the lengthiest-ever lacuna in its already infamously irregular production schedule! This Time, Murd muses about the beginning of J. Michael Straczynski's Amazing Spider-Man run; the return of Hawkman in JSA; Citizen V and the V-Battalion; and a bubbly bevy of Quick Pop mini-reviews! (2:13:27)
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A local hobby shop in my area has recently been putting out $1 boxes of comics, mostly from the late-'90s/early-'00s, and every time I look through them I think about being pleasantly lost in the same time stream associated with Murd's Time Bubble.
-I enjoyed the episode even though I'm only familiar with one of the comics mentioned: JMS's first issue of Spider-Man. I bought the trade a few years ago after seeing it for something like 80% off. It was... okay, but I completely agree with your criticisms.
-You've addressed your time-displaced reading practices many times before, but I'm wondered/worried that when it comes to series like Planetary or Morrison's New X-Men you might be doing yourself a disservice by waiting so long between issues. Have you ever felt that you're missing certain aesthetic connections that are only artfully hinted at, rather than pointed out explicitly (as in earlier, more exposition-filled comics)? I can understand how, for most comics written up through the early 2000s, it isn't a problem to wait months between issues. But for series that were very much conceived of as aesthetic tour-de-forces (or "written for the trade", in less pretentious terminology) I think you could be doing yourself a disservice to wait so long between issues. Do you realize that, by the time you get to the end of Planetary, at your reading pace, you'll probably be waiting 4 or 5 years between issues?
Regardless, Adam, I really enjoy these Time Bubble episodes (even more than Crisis Tapes), and will be happily anticipating the next one...
...But don't think your faithful listeners aren't a bit perturbed by the continued absence of promised-cohost, and instant fan-favorite, Tammy the Cat. >:-( In your long absence, I hope she didn't get an offer from a rival podcast. I also hope her disappearance doesn't mean that she has gotten lost in the time stream.
And much thanks for continuing this series @Adam_Murdough! I find it very enjoyable.
I can't tell you, Adam, how much I love listening to these episodes - especially when you cover comics which I've read - and especially-er when you confirm my own longheld opinions of them, lol. Your analyses of JMS' Spidey and the "Return of Hawkman" issues of JSA are exemplary of that. Just makes me feel like my comics reading compass is indeed pointing to a magnetic north.
But make no mistake, I am also entertained when the TIME Bubble visits a comic which is entirely new to me… and TB21 did not fail to disappoint. Citizen V?? I'd never heard of this one! (Or his battalion) Sounds kooky and interesting, though; perhaps I'll indulge should I ever happen to stumble across an issue.
And while I am glad to hear that we won't have to wait so long for The Twenty-Second TIME, I am appreciative enough of your efforts on the regular CGS podcast plus the Crisis Tapes (woohoo!) to understand why so much TIME may pass between Bubble landings. You just do what you need to do… and don't forget to enjoy life outside the podcast studio. TEMPUS fugit :) But thanks again, anyway. Your voice/views/personality rate highest among the vast number of podcasts which now occupy my iPhone.
This, of course, followed a darker period when he was known as "Murd the Conquerer"
As I kid I liked watching reruns of Lost in Space, and I never new that the show had a connection to comic books. Thanks for the little piece of history.
Enjoying it now.