.. in which we, Tony Asaro, Patrick Clarke, & Ryan Miller, celebrate the best in comics & comics-related media of 2019, in our fifth annual Vaulty Awards show!! Download EP_174_-_THE_2019_VAULTY_AWARDS_FIN.mp3By Cracking The Vault Podcast

.. in which we, Ryan Miller, Patrick Clarke, & Tony Asaro, celebrate Ryan's birthday in a town beset by evil, trying to fend-off the fury of Dracula, The Wolf Man, & The Mummy, in a round of Prospero Hall's Universal Monster-mash cooperative board game Horrified, out of Ravensburger Games!! [Note: This episode is a tad noisy! 'Cause that's what hap…

.. in which we, Patrick Clarke, Tony Asaro, & Ryan Miller, indulge in one of our longest-running annual traditions & take a look at how we did on our comics-related resolutions from 2019, before then making a whole batch of spectacularly-ill-advised new resolutions for 2020!! [image from My Hero Academia by Bones/Funimation, created by Kōhei Horiko…

.. in which we, Ryan Miller, Patrick Clarke, & Tony Asaro, try our level best to wrangle, explain, & discuss, our feelings about the biggest comic event of 2019: Marvel's 12-part, showstopping, X-Men miniseries, House of X & Powers of X, by Jonathan Hickman, Pepe Larraz, Marte Gracia, R.B. Silva, & Adriano Di Benedetto!! [Note: We recorded this epi…

.. in which we, Tony Asaro, Patrick Clarke, & Ryan Miller, travel all the way back to The Bronze Age of Comics in honor of Tony's birthday, & rap about what was on the spinner rack in 1979!! (featuring reviews of Ghost Rider, Elfquest, & the original Marvel-era Star Wars comics) Download EP_170_-_The_Year_Was_1979_FIN.mp3…

.. in which we, Tony Asaro, Patrick Clarke, & Minnie Saucedo, (with additional contributions from Ryan Miller, & Ben Schwartz), helped celebrate Tony's birthday way back in September of 2018 by talking-out all our feels concerning The Big Blue Boyscout, himself, Clark Kent. *** This one sat buried in The Vault for an embarrassing length of time, wh…

.. in which Tony Asaro sits down with Ben C. Schwartz for a our debut rapid-fire-questionnaire mini-episode of 10-in-10 with Ben!! Download 10_in_10_w_Ben_SEPT_19_FIN_FIN.mp3 [cover image from Peter Parker The Spectacular Spider-Man #309, by Chris Bachalo & Tim Townsend]By Cracking The Vault Podcast

.. in which we, Patrick Clarke, Ryan Miller, & Tony Asaro, belatedly celebrate Patty's birthday by discussing one of his favorite-ever comics: Planetary, written by Warren Ellis, drawn by John Cassaday, & colored by Laura Martin!! [Warning: We talk about the entire book, in this episode! Consider yourselves officially spoiler-warned!! Additionally,…

.. in which we, Tony Asaro, Ryan Miller, & Patrick Clarke, gather to talk Eisner Award Winners, newly released movie & tv trailers, & the rest of the biggest announcements that dropped at this years San Diego Comic Con!! Download EP_166_-_SDCC_News___Reviews_FIN.mp3By Cracking The Vault Podcast

.. in which we, Tony Asaro, Patrick Clarke, & Ryan Miller, finally weigh-in on the 23rd film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man: Far From Home!! [*Be-warned: This review contains spoilers from the get-go!*] Download EP_165_-_Spider_Man_Far_From_Home_FIN.mp3By Cracking The Vault Podcast

.. in which we, Ryan Miller, Tony Asaro, & Patrick Clarke, muse & speculate upon what the Marvel Cinematic Universe might look like, in the next few years, as it moves into Phase 4!! Download EP_164_-_The_Future_of_The_MCU_FIN.mp3By Cracking The Vault Podcast

.. in which, at long last, we, Tony Asaro & Ryan Miller, reveal our thoughts & our feels on the 22nd movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Avengers: Endgame! [This episode begins with Non-Spoiler talk, after which we issue a clear Spoiler Warning, before diving into a more detailed discussion of the film] Download EP_163_-_Avengers_Endgame_Review…

.. in which we, Tony Asaro, Patrick Clarke, & Ryan Miller, celebrate Cracking The Vault's 4th anniversary with our 4th-ever ramen bowl roundtable AMA special! Download EP_162_-_Fourth_Anniversary_Ramen_Bowl_Roundtable_FIN.mp3 [episode image from The Best of DC #16, by Rich Buckler & Dick Giordano, courtesy of DC Comics]…

.. in which we, Tony Asaro, Patrick Clarke, & Ryan Miller, dive into our annual sneak-peek of the creator line-up, festivities, sale info, & some of the array of FCBD 2019 books that will be available at Empire's Comics Vault, on Saturday, May the 4th, aka Free Comic Book Day 2019!! Download EP_161_-_FCBD_2019_Preview_FIN.mp3 [official FCBD 2019 t-…

.. in which we, Tony Asaro, Patrick Clarke, & Ryan Miller, review the latest blockbuster from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Captain Marvel! *Please note: We do discuss spoilers for the film, in this episode!* Download EP_160_-_Captain_Marvel_FIN.mp3 [image from The Life of Captain Marvel #4, by the great Jen Bartel, courtesy of Marvel Comics]…

.. in which we, Ryan Miller & Tony Asaro, review the first season of Netflix's adaptation of the Gerard Way, Gabriel Ba, & Dave Stewart, Dark Horse comic, The Umbrella Academy!! [Please be aware: The first 20 minutes or so are our spoiler-free impressions, after which we give a clear spoiler warning, & then proceed with loads of spoilers for both S…

.. in which we, Ryan Miller, Tony Asaro, & Patrick Clarke, celebrate Ryan's birthday by finally devoting an entire episode to one of our most beloved characters, & most-favorite comics on the stands: The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl. Download EP_158_-_The_Unbeatable_Squirrel_Girl_FIN.mp3 [image from The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #9, by Ryan North, Erica…

.. in which we, Patrick Clarke, Tony Asaro, & Ryan Miller, take a look back at how we did on our 2018 comic book resolutions, & then look forward to what comics-related goals we're hoping to accomplish this year!! [image from Batman Adventures Holiday Special #1, by Paul Dini, Dan Riba, & Bruce Timm, courtesy of DC Comics] Download EP_157_-_Comic_B…

.. in which we, Tony Asaro, Ryan Miller, & Patrick Clarke, take a look back at the best in comics from last year, & announce the winners *including your Listener's Choice picks* in all 21 categories celebrating our favorite comics, characters, & creators, of 2018, in our 4th annual Vaulty Awards! Download EP_156_-_2018_Vaulty_Awards_FIN.mp3…

.. one of our long-lost summer specials has finally surfaced(!), in which we, Minnie Saucedo, Patrick Clarke, & Ryan Miller, discuss how we go about introducing non-comics readers to our favorite four-color medium! Download EP_155_-_INTRODUCING_PEOPLE_TO_COMICS_FIN.mp3By Cracking The Vault Podcast

.. in which we, Patrick Clarke, Ryan Miller, & Tony Asaro, offer up a smorgasbord of comics chatter, including-but-not-limited-to what we've been reading & enjoying recently, & whether or not Disney/Marvel will have a tough time working The Fantastic 4 into the MCU!! Download EP_154_-_Hot_Takes_FIN.mp3…

.. in which we, Ryan Miller, Patrick Clarke, & Tony Asaro, don our warmest woolens & have a fire-side chat about our favorite wintery or rainy-day comics! Download EP_153_-_Welcome_to_Winter_FIN.mp3By Cracking The Vault Podcast

.. in which we, Tony Asaro & Ryan Miller, do our level best to say farewell to the face, voice, & soul, of American comics: Smilin' Stan Lee. Download EP_152_-_Stan_The_Man_FIN.mp3By Cracking The Vault Podcast

.. in which we, Patrick Clarke, Ryan Miller, & Tony Asaro, gather to profess so much love for one of our very favorite books, Brian Clevinger's, Scott Wegener's, & company's, brilliant action-adventure comic Atomic Robo!! [You can read Atomic Robo in print, available through IDW at your friendly local comic shop & everywhere else comics are sold, &…

.. in which we, Tony Asaro, Ryan Miller, & Ben Schwartz, celebrate ye annual Turkey Day by talking about what we're thankful for, in comics! [episode image from A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving. Peanuts was created by Charles Schulz] Download 2018_Thanksgiving_Day_Special.mp3By Cracking The Vault Podcast

.. in which, to celebrate the landmark, we gather 'round once more with some of our favorite people for an evening of custom-baked comic-book-trivia, to see who is worthy enough to take home Mini-Mjölnir (& also a giant homemade cookie, thank you very much)!! Emceed, Gamesmastered, & Written By Ryan Miller! & starring our three teams of hopeful con…

.. in which we, Minnie Saucedo, Patrick Clarke, Ryan Miller, & Tony Asaro, celebrate the season by discussing some of our favorite & least-favorite horror genres & October-appropriate movies!! [episode image from Secrets of Haunted House #5, drawn by the great Bernie Wrightson, courtesy of DC Comics] Download Oct_Special_Ep_2_fin.mp3…

.. in which we, Patrick Clarke, Tony Asaro, & Ryan Miller, kick off our October celebrations with a special episode all about our favorite villains!! [episode image from The Mighty Thor #3, by Jason Aaron, Russell Dauterman, Matt Wilson, & Joe Sabino, courtesy of Marvel Comics] Download Oct_Special_Ep_1_-_Villains_FIN.mp3…

Welcome to another episode of TJX. yes it been so long since we released a TJX show. in this episode we talk about whats been happening here at TJX, planing of where the show is heading, and where we want to do with the show. we also look at maybe doing a kick Starter. the idea is we go to japan and give you the viewer a look at what we see in japa…

Hi all you wonderful fans out there. we are back with another episode of Cracking the Vault. In this episode we look at the First album from Kimura Kaela. this first cd flew so under the radar we didn't know it was coming out. it is a great cd for anyone collection (this is why I own a copy). well we will let the podcast explane our love for this c…

ok lots been happping here at TJX, All the news you need to know at the beging of this episode. This episode is about Aikawa Nanase Red album. Enjoy LinksAikawa Nanase WikiMusic Video

Well I am glad to be back and not hinder by anything being down. I hope your summer days rocked as we head into winter (don't fell like it there with temps in the 30'sC). Well new episode of "Cracking the Vault" and on Tokyo Tower tonight on WAWL.org 9 PM (EST). In this "Cracking the Vault" we talk MISIA big CD "LOVE IS THE MESSAGE". So don't Forge…

Welcome to another (late episode) of cracking the vault. This episode got delayed to to my Internet connection. I lost my net on Tuesday, but I was unable to do anything till Wednesday night. did all the work and was told no one was available till sunday to check the line... make a long story short the line fixed after 1 week, but that not what you…

So we are at episode 4 and no breaks. I make the decision to move this shows to be available on Wednesday 12am EST. This episode we cover the group called SPEED.... yes I know it is a drug too, but this about the 4 women that really did take Japan by storm. Gladiator talks about the biggest album at this time called "RISE". We hope you been enjoyin…

Well here we are with another episode where we rip open the vault and see what we haven't covered, or more like what CD falls from the top self and whack me or gladiator on the head. This time it was Soul Love from Glay. So join us as we chat about the Glay and the album that should be in everyone's collection. LinksGLAY - 誘惑 Yuuwaku videoGLAY Wiki…

so here we are at episode 2 of "Cracking The Vault". I hope you been enjoying this look at Best albums that sholud be in every Jpop collection. This week we look at MAX 2ed album MAXIMUM II (still avable at CD Japan).MAX was that One Jpop group that Dj Gladiator really got me really into, and I hope all of you fell and enjoy there music as much as …

Hello everyone, How your summer Vacation been? Well been no vacation for us here at The Japan Xperience. We have a new show to launch this month called Cracking the Vault. and this will be weekly... yes we even shocked our selfs. this was a 7 episode Test we did on Tokyo Tower. Tokyo Tower can be heard every wed Night 9pm EST (Eastern standard Time…

After a long wait we return with a new show about the Art of Collecting music in japan, and getting all the extras too. No show notes, but you can still send us email fans (at) jrajio.net

Hello and welcome to this Episode of TJX. This episode it dedicated to a friend of the show how going to japan to learn Japanese (lucky Guy). he will be spending his summer In southern Part of Japan, The 4th island called Kyushu. With this in mind City and Gladiator put together an episode of thing to do in Kyushu. Remember you can alway contack us…