Episode 1672 Talkback - Comic Talk: Catch-Up Edition

Adam_Murdough

After several weeks of suffering the bludgeonings of chance, four Geeks finally find time to meet up for a little Comic Talk group therapy! Talking points include more on the final fate of Wildpig Comics; the fabulous treasures laid up in the House of Pants; a new kind of comic-art show in our home city of Reading, Pa.; Halloween hi-jinks; Muddle the Murd; and much more! (1:01:47)

Listen here. BOO!

TheOriginalGMan

Chris - Sorry to hear about your troubles. Hopefully, things turn around sooner, rather than later, for you.

Shane - Glad to hear you landed on your feet after your layoff.

Pants - Sorry to hear about your furnace issues and your current "vampire like" hours!

And, of course, with regard to the 4th member of Pants' kooky quartet ...

Mark_Engblom

Great to hear you guys again! I was wondering if the podcast was in trouble!

I just wanted to chime in to give Chris my support and encouragement. Closing your business is undoubtedly one of the hardest things you'll ever do, but you are handling it with grace and maturity. Rather than passing the buck or assuming victim status as so many do these days, it's refreshing to hear you acknowledging your mistakes like a man and working hard to overcome them. In retrospect, I appreciate even more the Jack Kirby spotlight you researched and recorded this past summer, knowing now the kinds of things you were facing in your personal life with the shop. Thank you for taking the time to entertain a dork like me even when you were going through hell on Earth. Prayers for a helpful and hopeful outcome for you and your family, my friend.

nweathington

@Adam_Murdough, I just read Nocturnals: The Sinister Path tonight for my Halloween reading. Not quite as good as some earlier entries in the series, but enjoyable as always. Did you notice the copy of Tik-Tok of Oz on Eve’s mantle? I have a few of Dan’s prints and art books in my collection and one sketch. My son has a really nice color sketch of one of the Godzilla kaiju—Titanosaurus, I think.

Good to hear you again, @ShaneKelly. Glad things have worked out for you.

Adam_Murdough

nweathington said:

@Adam_Murdough, I just read Nocturnals: The Sinister Path tonight for my Halloween reading. Not quite as good as some earlier entries in the series, but enjoyable as always. Did you notice the copy of Tik-Tok of Oz on Eve’s mantle?

I DID notice that, Eric! Tik-Tok was never one of my favorites of Baum's books, but I can see how all the Nomes and dragons and assorted ex-OZ-genous weirdness littering the narrative might make it a staple of the Horror household. :)

TheOriginalGMan

Chris was right. The Silver Surfer finale was very satisfying. Pants better have some kleenex handy, 'cause this is totally going to be him when he's done:

nweathington

TheOriginalGMan said:

Chris was right. The Silver Surfer finale was very satisfying. Pants better have some kleenex handy, 'cause this is totally going to be him when he's done:

Indeed. A fantastic series, which frankly lasted much longer than I expected it would, and I'm so glad it did.

Mr_Cosmic

I'll dissent and argue SS was "meh" at best.

TheOriginalGMan

Mr_Cosmic said:

I'll dissent and argue SS was "meh" at best.

I kinda sorta agree. I enjoyed the series, but didn't particularly "love" it. However, I do think they absolutely stuck the landing with the finale though.

nweathington

Mr_Cosmic said:

I'll dissent and argue SS was "meh" at best.

Hey, you're well within your rights to be absolutely, horribly wrong. :smiley:

bralinator

Mr_Cosmic said:

I'll dissent and argue SS was "meh" at best.

I’m with you. I couldn’t get into it all. But I’m also not a Doctor Who fan, further proving that I’ve got excellent taste.
(snark)

On the bright side, I sold my entire run (volume 7) right after Secret Wars. Now that the series has been cancelled, those same issues are garnering far less than what I sold the run for. And I still have it digitally (free) if I ever change my mind. Can’t delete digital comics from the app apparently.

Good times.

alienal

Boy, that was kind of a "Debbie-downer" of an episode with Chris' and Pants' problems and all. Still, nice to hear Shane again and great to hear Murd YANK another Muddle-the-Murd answer out of nowhere! I was kinda surprised to hear Chris rank that Silver Surfer series up there with The Vision! C'mon! The Vision was far superior. For me, when I compare them I often consider this: How many times did I consider dropping the Vision series? Zero. How many times did I consider dropping Silver Surfer? Many. And ended up dropping it at around issue 7. Y'know, like that guy who opened up his "house" for Halloween, I think Pants should open up his "House of Pants" for public viewing. For a small fee, of course, to defray the costs of new artwork. lol

BionicDave

The CGS Geeks can debbie-down me whenever / however much they want. This is a warm community they've created, and friendship means ups as well as (debbie-)downs. And don't worry, Chris - some great surprises are sure to come your way soon.

P.S. I know it's early but since Murd finished reading "A Christmas Carol" last year can he now begin reading the novelization of "Mad Max: Fury Road" every yuletide

CagedEye

@Pants, I am working my way through Monster myself and there are actually only 18 volumes.

Pants

CagedEye said:

@Pants, I am working my way through Monster myself and there are actually only 18 volumes.

I realized that as I was reading them and it said that on one of the covers. I'm super happy that I can now read them all without having to search through the rest of my boxes.