Best Michael Trautmann Podcasts (2023)

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Robots From Tomorrow!

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Episode 373: The 2000AD Thrill Power Festival Report 1:49:47

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This episode was originally broadcast on February 17, 2017. The boys are back this week, as Mike returns to the show from his sojourn abroad with thrilling tales of splendor seen and treasures purchased! He goes deep-dive into his experience at last weekend’s 2000AD 40th Anniversary Thrill Festival, both from behind the microphone and from wanderin…

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Episode 791: Owen Michael Johnson on THE BEST OF 2000AD 1:09:46

2h ago1:09:46

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Today's episode returns the show to a topic apparently never too far from our thoughts: the galaxy's greatest comic 2000AD! After his recent chat with Mike Molcher where The Best of 2000AD was touched on, Mike suggested Greg reach out to today’s guest for a real deep dive into the subject. Some emails were sent, plans made, and here we are with Gre…

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Episode 790: Mimi Alves & Ben Crane on COSMIC CADETS: CONTACT 1:15:41

1M ago1:15:41

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Today's episode takes us out to the farthest reaches of outer space and the even further reaches of the human emotional spectrum with the debut collaboration from illustrator Mimi Alves and writer Ben Crane: Cosmic Cadets, Vol. 1: Contact! from Top Shelf! Greg chats with the couple about this all-ages OGN that follows a 'first contact' event for th…

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Episode 789: Eric Trautmann on THE FORGED 1:30:17

2M ago1:30:17

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Today's guest is writer, game designer, editor, and graphic designer Eric Trautmann. While his previous comics work has included such titles as DC's Checkmate with Greg Rucka, Flash Gordon: Zeitgeist with Alex Ross, Red Sonja, Vampirella, and the Vertigo OGN Shooters with co-writer Brandon Jerwa and artist Steve Lieber, he's on the show today to ta…

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Episode 788: Michael Molcher on I AM THE LAW: HOW JUDGE DREDD PREDICTED OUR FUTURE 1:06:28

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Today’s guest is not only a man of his times, but several others as well. When he’s not re-enacting 17th century English civil warfare, he’s spreading the gospel of 2000AD, the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic, as the now-Brand Manager of Rebellion/2000AD. But it’s his role as author of the new book I AM THE LAW: How Judge Dredd Predicted Our Future that br…

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Episode 787: Sierra Barnes on HANS VOGEL IS DEAD 1:21:33

3M ago1:21:33

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Sierra Barnes is a cartoonist whose work combines such varied influences as history, folk lore, mythology, fascism, anti-fascism, war, and foxes that might not actually be foxes. Her webcomic exploration of these topics, Hans Vogel is Dead, was just announced as having its first volume of strips collected with updated content by the folks over at D…

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Episode 786: Hama/Potts LIVE from HeroesCon 2022 1:08:16

4M ago1:08:16

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Robots From Tomorrow is a twice-weekly comics podcast recorded deep beneath the Earth’s surface. You can subscribe to it via iTunes or through the RSS feed at RobotsFromTomorrow.com. You can also follow Mike and Greg on Twitter. Stay safe and enjoy your funny books.

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Episode 785: The Tony McMillen Buzz 1:43:16

5M ago1:43:16

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When thinking about today's guest, the word one would keep coming back to is "buzz", like the hum of a amplifier just turned on and waiting for its first power chord. His work refuses to stay in any one medium, be it prose, comics, podcasts, or music. His latest work is the second half of his comic Serious Creatures looking at the life of a teenage…

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Episode 784: Chattin' CHARLTON COMPANION with Jon B. Cooke 59:10

6M ago59:10

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Charlton Comics may have been looked at as the fourth-place finisher in a three-person race for much of its publishing life, but the Derby, CT-based publisher gets the all-star treatment this month with Twomorrows Publishing's release of The Charlton Companion by longtime writer/editor/designer Jon B. Cooke. Greg got a chance to talk with Cooke abo…

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Episode 783: Vincent Kings & Chris Miskiewicz 1:31:55

6M ago1:31:55

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Greg chats with the BFFs of Bound For Failure Studios (Chris Miskiewicz and Ringo-Award-winning cartoonist Vincent Kings) about the Kings crowdfunding campaign for his collection of strips Time Dog and Other Atomic Tales on Zoop, collaborating with Mitski on a soundtrack for their This Is Where We Fall OGN, their favorite on-screen Elvis (Elvii?), …

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Episode 782: Collected Thoughts, or "Kindle or Kindling?" 59:49

7M ago59:49

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The lads return! Mike and Greg collect their thoughts about the comics and comics-related collections they have. How have they changed over the years? What's migrated to the bookshelves and what's stayed in the longboxes? What gets saved from the house-destroying fire and what goes up in smoke? The answers to these burning questions and more on tod…

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Episode 781: Sherman & Lewis on ABOVE SNAKES 57:37

12M ago57:37

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Artist Hayden Sherman and writer Sean Lewis have gone from hi-tech to low-tech with their new Image miniseries Above Snakes, and Greg gets a chance to chat with them about it. A fantasy western with vengeance, blood, electric colors, surprise lettering, and a guy named Dirt, Above Snakes is their third collaboration, after The Few and Thumbs. Find …

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Episode 780: Talking Fandom with RushCon's Jillian Maryonovich, Part 2 1:13:16

1y ago1:13:16

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The second half of Greg's chat with RushCon creative director and "Rush Fan in Chief" Jillian Maryonovich is finally here! Having covered so much ground about Jillian's background and connection to the band (as well as her time as White House Creative Director during President Obama's second term), the stage is set for some full-on Rush geekery! Fi…

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Robots From Tomorrow!

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[Rebroadcast] Episode 761: Talking Fandom with RushCon's Jillian Maryonovich, Part 1 1:11:03

1y ago1:11:03

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In preparation for the second half of this interview later this week, we present Part 1, originally broadcast on July 29, 2021. Robots is a show built on being a fan of something. While the fandom in question is usually comics, today's episode deviates from the norm a bit as Greg kicks off a 2-part chat with Jillian Maryonovich about fandom in gene…

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Episode 779: 6 SIDEKICKS's Chris Schweizer & Kyle Starks 2:01:39

1y ago2:01:39

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Another great interview lined up for you folks today, because Greg got the opportunity to sit down with the 6 Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton team of writer Kyle Starks and artist Chris Schweizer. They are both Eisner-nominated cartoonists in their own right, and have individually brought you such works as Sexcastle and Old Head in Kyle’s case, and The…

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Robots From Tomorrow!

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Episode 778: COMPASS's Walker & Mackenzie 1:40:21

1y ago1:40:21

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To paraphrase a marketing line from the 80's - adventure has a new name, and that name is Shahidah El-Amin. The lead character in the recent Image Comics mini-series Compass, Shahidah is a 13th Century scholar from Baghdad's House of Wisdom who has traveled to the British Isles to investigate claims of a tribe that has found the secret to eternal l…

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Episode 777: Robert Greenberger 1:22:26

1y ago1:22:26

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Today's episode presents a chat Greg had towards the end of last year with editor/author Robert Greenberger. The list of Bob's credits is both long and distinguished, including almost 20 years as an editor at DC Comics overseeing such titles as Doom Patrol, Suicide Squad, Who's Who, Crisis on Infinite Earths, The Atlantis Chronicles, and guiding th…

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Episode 776: Workman / Bidikar, Part 2 1:16:23

1y ago1:16:23

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Now you can hear the second half of the two-part chat Greg had with letterers extraordinaire Aditya Bidikar and John Workman! The shop talk continues, as well as thoughts on more recent work like John's take on the HBOMax Doom Patrol series (after lettering almost the entire Morrison run back in the day) and Aditya's review of Barry Windsor-Smith's…

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Episode 775: Workman / Bidikar, Part 1 1:39:24

1y ago1:39:24

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Back from hiatus, Greg invited two of the best letterers in comics on to the show for a two-part chat about their craft: Multiversity's 2021 Favorite Letterer winner Aditya Bidikar and legendary letterer/cartoonist John Workman! The generation gap evaporates immediately as the two fellows start talking about digital vs analog approaches, collaborat…

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Episode 774.5: From The Airwaves... An Announcement! 3:02

1+ y ago3:02

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Episode 774: TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE 35th Anniversary Discussion 1:43:18

1+ y ago1:43:18

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Today's episode is beyond good, beyond evil, beyond your wildest imagination ... because it looks at the seminal 1980's animation classic Transformers: The Movie! Like Pennywise luring so many children to their unsuspecting doom, this beautiful & enticing film shattered the innocence of so many childhoods. But unlike that hellish clown, this film d…

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Episode 773: Tom Scioli's TRANSFORMERS VS GI JOE 1:10:18

1+ y ago1:10:18

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Today's episode presents two looks at Tom Scioli's Transformers vs GI Joe comic in lead-up to his appearance on the upcoming Transformers: The Movie 35th anniversary episode later this week. First up is a segment from the March 22, 2017 Pull List episode covering his Transformers vs GI Joe: The Official Movie Adaptation oneshot, and then the bulk o…

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Episode 772: Baltimore Comicon 2021 with John Siuntres 53:07

1+ y ago53:07

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After two years of quarantine, Greg finally attended a live show this past month: the Baltimore Comicon! And as luck would have it, Wordballoon's John Siuntres (aka podcasting's cool uncle) was there as well. What better way to celebrate the chance to get back to in-person interviewing and yakkin' about various things than with the man who helped s…

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[Rebroadcast] Episode 713: SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE and Adapting Novels into Comics 2:57:42

1+ y ago2:57:42

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Graphic novels may be all the rage, but the art of turning prose into comix is one many publishers are finding just slightly easier than turning lead into gold. From the early days of Classics Illustrated right up until today, Mike & Greg take a look at five novel-to-comics adaptations to get a better understanding of what works and what doesn't wh…

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Episode 771: Pull List for October 27, 2021 1:12:59

1+ y ago1:12:59

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Johnny- Echolands #3 & Hawkeye by Fraction & Aja: The Saga of Barton & Bishop TPB Greg- Ant #1 & Catwoman: Lonely City #1 (of 4) Need suggestions for your LCS trip this week? Let Greg & guest host Johnny Hall point out the books hitting shelves on Wednesday they're most excited about in this four hundred eighty-eighth installment of their ongoing "…

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[Rebroadcast] Episode 336: Matthew Allison & CANKOR 1:23:57

1+ y ago1:23:57

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This episode was originally broadcast on October 6, 2016. This week Mike welcomes cartoonist Matthew Allison to the show! Matthew's kicking off a new four-issue series of his self-published series "Cankor," so we certainly wanted to have the man himself swing by to talk about it. There are some new elements to the new issue that really caught Mike'…

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Robots From Tomorrow!

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[Rebroadcast] Episode 334: Supergirl Spotlight with Paul Lai 1:07:42

1+ y ago1:07:42

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This episode was originally broadcast on September 28, 2016. With Multiversity Comics heading into the home stretch of its 40 Days of Supergirl celebration, Greg decided it would be neat to have a little Supergirl discussion in conjunction with that. But with Mike unavailable, Greg turned to friend of the show Paul Lai (from the excellent podcast T…

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Robots From Tomorrow!

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Episode 770: Pull List for October 13, 2021 37:27

1+ y ago37:27

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Mike & Greg- Megatropolis TPB Need suggestions for your LCS trip this week? Let Mike & Greg point out the books hitting shelves on Wednesday they're most excited about in this four hundred eighty-seventh installment of their ongoing "Pull List" series! These episodes are the perfect way for anyone to kick off their comics: from the most curious new…

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Robots From Tomorrow!

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[Rebroadcast] Episode 700: Chad Bowers & Mike Mignola 1:44:28

1+ y ago1:44:28

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This episode was originally broadcast on October 8, 2020. For this 700th episode, the lads bring you something old AND something new! Things kick off with Greg talking to Multiversity alum and current comics writer Chad Bowers about his mini-series Snake-Eyes: Dead Game, drawn by comics legend and world's most energetic human Rob Liefeld. The conve…

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Robots From Tomorrow!

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[Rebroadcast] Episode 435: Joshua Dysart on SWAMP THING 50:06

1+ y ago50:06

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This episode was originally broadcast on September 28, 2017. Charting Josh Dysart's career path in comics isn't easy. The writer has worked for a wide swath of publishers, from Dark Horse to Image to DC Comics to Vertigo to Valiant and points in-between, and gone where few other creators dare to tread, regardless of medium. Dysart has been all over…

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Robots From Tomorrow!

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[Rebroadcast] Episode 157: THE WRENCHIES by Farel Dalrymple 1:46:56

1+ y ago1:46:56

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This episode was originally broadcast on January 15, 2015. People often say there is a single line between fantasy and reality. But in Farel Dalrymple's "The Wrenchies", there are just as many lines between different realities as there are on the pages themselves. Described by Multiversity Comics' own Matthew Meylikhov as a book "about how damn gre…

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Robots From Tomorrow!

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Episode 769: Pull List for September 22, 2021 49:02

1+ y ago49:02

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Mike & Greg- Dead Dead Demon's DeDeDeDe Destruction v10 Need suggestions for your LCS trip this week? Let Mike & Greg point out the books hitting shelves on Wednesday they're most excited about in this four hundred eighty-seventh installment of their ongoing "Pull List" series! These episodes are the perfect way for anyone to kick off their comics:…

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Robots From Tomorrow!

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[Rebroadcast] Episode 426: Kirby at 100! 1:43:40

1+ y ago1:43:40

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This episode was originally broadcast on August 25. 2017. In advance of Jack Kirby's 100th birthday next week, the lads talk about the King and try to take some stock of the body of work he left behind. How do you sum up the career of a man who combined blazing imagination with innate artistic ability and a determined work ethic for over five decad…

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Robots From Tomorrow!

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Episode 768: Pull List for September 15, 2021 27:41

1+ y ago27:41

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Mike- Dungeon: Zenith Vols. 1-2: The Barbarian Princess TPB Greg- Canopus TPB Need suggestions for your LCS trip this week? Let Mike & Greg point out the books hitting shelves on Wednesday they're most excited about in this four hundred eighty-sixth installment of their ongoing "Pull List" series! These episodes are the perfect way for anyone to ki…

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Robots From Tomorrow!

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[Rebroadcast] Episode 147: Strip-Mining Ideas and Batman's Rookie Mistake 1:50:33

1+ y ago1:50:33

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This episode was originally broadcast on December 4, 2014. A slight change in plans brings another free-for-all episode, with all the comics riffing and off-the-cuff discussion you've come to expect! Mike & Greg take a slice of the Thanksgiving holiday to talk about creativity, the changing comic audience demographics, publishing cycles and mentali…

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Robots From Tomorrow!

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Episode 767: Pull List for September 8, 2021 40:20

1+ y ago40:20

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Picks for Wednesday, September 8, 2021 Mike- Unsmooth 2: BUM OGN Greg- Justice League Infinity #3 Need suggestions for your LCS trip this week? Let Mike & Greg point out the books hitting shelves on Wednesday they're most excited about in this four hundred eighty-fifth installment of their ongoing "Pull List" series! These episodes are the perfect …

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Robots From Tomorrow!

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[Rebroadcast] Episode 67: COMIX BOOK by Kitchen & Lee (ed.) 1:26:06

1+ y ago1:26:06

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This episode was originally broadcast on April 10, 2014. Counterculture and Madison Avenue collide in the topic of this week's episode: the Denis Kitchen/Stan Lee-conceived Comix Book! Greg and Mike take a look at the recent collection of the best of that magazine's six issues, from 1974 to 1976, put out by the Kitchen Sink Books imprint of Dark Ho…

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Robots From Tomorrow!

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Episode 766: Pull List for September 1, 2021 41:21

2y ago41:21

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Picks for Wednesday, September 1, 2021 Mike- Lawless: Ashes to Ashes TPB Greg- Crime Comics Confidential TPB Need suggestions for your LCS trip this week? Let Mike & Greg point out the books hitting shelves on Wednesday they're most excited about in this four hundred eighty-fourth installment of their ongoing "Pull List" series! These episodes are …

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[Rebroadcast] Episode 134: Secret Wars, Civil Events, and Teen Team-Ups 2:18:38

2y ago2:18:38

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This episode was originally broadcast on October 29, 2014. It’s another free-form talk that goes all over the map! Both Mike and Greg dig into childhood comic collecting memories to talk about the events they loved, the team-ups they treasured, and the books that they read until they fell apart (the comics, not the hosts). From The Greatest Batman …

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Robots From Tomorrow!

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Episode 765: Pull List for August 25, 2021 42:09

2y ago42:09

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Picks for Wednesday, August 25, 2021 Mike- Guyabano Holiday TPB Greg- Starman Compendium, Volume One TPB Need suggestions for your LCS trip this week? Let Mike & Greg point out the books hitting shelves on Wednesday they're most excited about in this four hundred eighty-third installment of their ongoing "Pull List" series! These episodes are the p…

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Robots From Tomorrow!

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Episode 764: Pull List for August 11, 2021 1:00:13

2y ago1:00:13

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Picks for Wednesday, August 11, 2021 Mike- Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done? OGN Greg- Defenders #1 (of 5) Need suggestions for your LCS trip this week? Let Mike & Greg point out the books hitting shelves on Wednesday they're most excited about in this four hundred eighty-second installment of their ongoing "Pull List" series! These episodes are t…

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Episode 763: July 2021 Previews, Part 2 1:52:38

2y ago1:52:38

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The comics window-shopping continues! Flipping to the companion magazines & PDFs and then back to the front of the catalog, Mike & Greg’s attention focuses on the larger publishers: Dark Horse! DC! Image! IDW! Marvel! Dynamite! BOOM! What's coming to comic shops in September and beyond from these companies that catches the lads’ fancies? Definitely…

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Episode 762: Pull List for August 4, 2021 46:20

2y ago46:20

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Picks for Wednesday, August 4, 2021 Mike- Queen of the Ring HC Greg- 2000AD Humble Bundle 2021 HC Need suggestions for your LCS trip this week? Let Mike & Greg point out the books hitting shelves on Wednesday they're most excited about in this four hundred eighty-first installment of their ongoing "Pull List" series! These episodes are the perfect …

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Episode 761: Talking Fandom with RushCon's Jillian Maryonovich, Part 1 1:11:03

2y ago1:11:03

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Robots is a show built on being a fan of something. While the fandom in question is usually comics, today's episode deviates from the norm a bit as Greg kicks off a 2-part chat with Jillian Maryonovich about fandom in general and their shared passion for the Canadian rock trio Rush. in particular. Jillian was not only in the front row for Rush's fi…

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Episode 760: Pull List for July 28, 2021 50:52

2y ago50:52

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Picks for Wednesday, July 28, 2021 Mike- Spawn #320 Greg- The Michael Moorcock Library: Stormbringer HC Need suggestions for your LCS trip this week? Let Mike & Greg point out the books hitting shelves on Wednesday they're most excited about in this four hundred eightieth installment of their ongoing "Pull List" series! These episodes are the perfe…

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Episode 759: July 2021 Previews, Part 1 1:09:13

2y ago1:09:13

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Another month, another “Previews” catalog to dissect! As always, Mike & Greg start things off with the diverse Green and Purple sections, covering the majority of publishers in one fell swoop. What's coming to comic shops in September (and beyond) that catches the lads’ fancies? Definitely something for everyone in the top half of this two-part “Pr…

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Robots From Tomorrow!

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Episode 758: Pull List for July 21, 2021 44:19

2y ago44:19

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Picks for Wednesday, July 21, 2021 Mike- No. 5 volume 1 Greg- MAWRTH VALLIIS OGN Need suggestions for your LCS trip this week? Let Mike & Greg point out the books hitting shelves on Wednesday they're most excited about in this four hundred seventy-ninth installment of their ongoing "Pull List" series! These episodes are the perfect way for anyone t…

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[Rebroadcast] Episode 688: Iron Circus Comic's C. Spike Trotman 1:04:00

2y ago1:04:00

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This episode was originally broadcast on August 5, 2020. C. Spike Trotman is one of the most successful comics publishers in today's market. Her company, Iron Circus Comics, has bestrode Kickstarter like a colossus, generating nearly two million dollars in revenue from twenty-six successful campaigns (and counting) stretching back to the initial la…

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The Bystanders

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Standing By with Kristin Chenoweth 47:11

2y ago47:11

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A Bystanders aftershow special with Kristin Chenoweth.By black label media, kristin chenoweth, jaclyn hales, jane lynch, heather morris, ash lendzion, Bleav

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Standing By with Matt Mattson & Creators: Jaclyn Hales, Ash Lendzion, and Heather Morris 52:39

2y ago52:39

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A Bystanders aftershow special with Matt Mattson. Additionally a sneak peek interview with Creators: Jaclyn Hales, Ash Lendzion, and Heather Morris.By Bleav Podcast Network

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