Saturday, February 20, 2021

This Week in Reading

COMICS:  
Adventure Comics 329, 423, 442, & 464
All Romances 1 – 3
Amazing Spider-Man 342, 343, & 367
Brave & the Bold 179
Dragon Age 1 – 3
Futurama 13 & 18
JLA: Year One #2
Madhouse Comics 99
Mysteries of Love in Space #1
Pep Digital 131: Reggie the Riverdale Casanova
Scout: War Shaman 10 – 16
Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes 239 & 240
Tales of the Dark Tunnel 1
Team America #1
Young Heroes in Love 1 – 5
 
BOOKS:

How Africa Shaped the Christian Mind, by Thomas C. Oden, COMPLETED.

Robotech: Southern Cross, by Jack McKinney, pages 25 – 103.

The Story of Christianity, volume 1, by Justo González, pages 252 – 263.

Saturday, February 13, 2021

This Week in Reading

 COMICS:
Action Comics 71, 336, 413, & 475
Angel Love 1
Archie 150, 277, 448, 647, & 656
Archie’s Weird Mysteries 19
Batman 453
Batman & the Outsiders 6
Comic Cavalcade 7
Detective Comics 402
House of X: 1 & 2
Iron Man 1 & 2
Love and Capes 9 – 12  
The Once and Future Queen #1
Pep Digital 130: Love is Blind
Scout: War Shaman 1 – 9
Young Monsters in Love #1
 
BOOKS:
Plague of Spells, by Bruce R. Cordell, COMPLETED.
The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant, by Drew Hayes, COMPLETED.
Robotech: Southern Cross, by Jack McKinney, pages 1 – 25.
The Story of Christianity, volume 1, by Justo González, pages 244 – 252.
How Africa Shaped the Christian Mind
, by Thomas C. Oden, pages 1 – 31.   
 

 

Saturday, February 6, 2021

This Week in Reading

COMICS:  
The Eaters #1
I love You 120
Iron Man 2020 1 – 6 
Legion of Super-Heroes 10 & 237
Love and Capes 1 – 8
Pep Digital 38: Archie’s Sweet Hearts
Punisher 25, 26, 28, & 29
Richie Rich Gold & Silver 13
Simone and Ajax 1 & 2
Star Trek: New Visions 18 – 21 
Superman 12
Young Romance 148


BOOKS:
Moon Over Soho, by Ben Aaronovitch, COMPLETED.
Plague of Spells, by Bruce R. Cordell, pages 109 – 191.
The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant
, by Drew Hayes, pages 1 – 28.    

Saturday, January 30, 2021

This Week in Reading

COMICS:
The Brave & the Bold 129 & 130
Clan Destine 1
Ex Machina Special 1 – 4
Fate 1 – 4
Huey Dewey & Louie 7, 12, 47 & 49
Justice League Europe 13
King in Black: Iron Man/Doom #1
Savage Sword of Conan Magazine 203
Scout 2 & 3
Sink #1
Stalker 1 – 4  
Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes 236
Tony Stark Iron Man 10 – 19 
Wailing Blade #1
 
BOOKS:
Moon Over Soho, by Ben Aaronovitch, pages 57 – 199.
Plague of Spells, by Bruce R. Cordell, pages 1 – 109.
The Story of Christianity, volume 1
, by Justo González, pages 233 – 244.

Saturday, January 23, 2021

This Week in Reading

COMICS:
Adventure Comics 463
All-Star Squadron 1
Barry M Goldwater
Batman: Tenses, Books 1 & 2
Challengers of the Unknown 1 – 8  
Doctor Doom 10
Gods & Gears 3 & 4
Karate Kid 14 & 15
Merrick #11
The Misadventures of Spring-Heeled Jack #2
Richie Rich Riches 37 & 49
Spider-Man 6 – 10, & 12
Tony Stark Iron Man 1 – 9
X-Men Unlimited #1
 
BOOKS:
Red, White, & Blood, by Christopher Farnsworth, COMPLETED.
Doctor Who: Hunter’s Moon, by Paul Finch, COMPLETED.  
Sense of Obligation (Planet of the Damned), by Harry Harrison, COMPLETED.
Moon Over Soho, by Ben Aaronovitch, pages 1 – 57.       

Saturday, January 16, 2021

This Week in Reading

COMICS:
All-New Collectors’ Edition C-59
Amazing Spider-Man 19 – 24
Batman 452
Blade Runner 2019: 1 – 12
Bust 1 – 3 
Dagger Dagger OGN
Detective Comics 400 & 826
Doctor Who Magazine: 11th Doctor Special: 1 & 3
Hawkman 35
Head Lopper 4
Marvel mini-comics: Captain America, Care Bears, Heathcliff
The Original Dick Tracy #1
Prince Valiant #1
Supergirl 9                                                                                         
Valley of the Dinosaurs 9
 
BOOKS:
Red, White, & Blood, by Christopher Farnsworth, pages 115 – 290.
Doctor Who: Hunter’s Moon, by Paul Finch, pages 54 – 161.  
Sense of Obligation (Planet of the Damned)
, by Harry Harrison, pages 1 – 63.


Wednesday, January 13, 2021

My Annual Podcast Awards!!!

Since I (1) listen to a lot of podcasts, and (2) have a blog, I believe I am qualified to talk about my favorites podcasts of 2020. Or at least as qualified as any other organization or person giving awards to podcasts!


Favorite Podcast That I Guested On In 2020

Runners-Up: Back to the Bins, Batgirl to Oracle: A Barbara Gordon Podcast, Count Dante's Black Dragon Society, Earth Destruction Directive, Fan Film Fridays, Robin: Everyone Loves the Drake.
Winner: Views from the Longbox.   I joined Podcasting's Michael Bailey to talk about one of my all-time favorite comic book series, 100 Bullets. 

Best Produced Podcast
Runners-Up: The Classic Tales Podcast, No Agenda, Prairie Justice, SuperSonic Pod Comics.
Winner: Ocagecagonagon Theater Works. A new full-cast adaptation of Terry Moore's comic book series "Strangers in Paradise." Very well done. 

Off Into the Sunset Award, for a show that wrapped up its mission in (or around) 2020, and rode off victoriously into the sunset.
Runners-Up: A Christian Gaming Podcast, Trentus Magnus Punches Reality, Waiting for Doom.
Winner: Justice's First Dawn. Mike Peacock did an excellent job for a number of years covering Justice League of America stories from the Bronze Age.  

Where Have You Been All My Life? Award, for a show that started before 2019, but that I didn't start listening to (or even heard of, in some cases) until 2020.
Runners-Up: The Arseblog Arsecast, The Fifth Column, The Glenn Show, More Than A Song, Sports Spectrum.
Winner: Walk-ins Welcome. Bridget Phetasy is a fascinating person with a fascinating life story. She brings all of that to this interview show, whether the topic is politics, addiction, or personal betterment. One of the rare shows that can be legitimately surprising in where it goes, and what topics it covers.  

Podfaded But Not Forgotten Award, for a show that ended (or maybe seems to have ended) in 2020, and it's hard to know if or when it's coming back.
Runners-up: Gothamites Anonymous, Lords of Order, Two Geek Soup, Vineyard Justice Network.
Winner: DC 50 Years Ago. I truly hope that Mike Staley is able to return one day to this podcast. A great concept, and I hear that the "lost episode" was especially amazing.

Back From The Dead Award, for shows that seemed to maybe have been dead, but released at least one episode in 2020!
Runners-up: The Babylon Podcast, The Jen and Dave Show.
Winner: The Superman Fan Podcast. I was worried that Billy Hogan would not be returning to this show, but after a hiatus, he did come back, and continues to produce excellent episodes.


And now on to the two most prestigious awards ...

Favorite New Podcast of 2020
Runners-Up: A World on Fire, Annie and Eddie Keep Talking, The Foreword, The In Between, Prairie Justice, The Sacramental Charismatic.

Winner: What the Frell. Super-fan Nathaniel Wayne and newbie Jessie Gender do a rewatch / first watch of the excellent Sci-Fi TV series Farscape. Weekly episodes run about 30-40 minutes, and do an excellent job discussing the show, the characters, and the world of Farscape.

and ......

Favorite Overall Podcast of 2020
Runners-Up: Earth Destruction Directive, The Editors, Marks Mess, The Tolkien Professor.

Winner: The Arsenal Vision Post-Match Podcast. It was a year of drama for my favorite English football club, and the team on this show walked me through all of the downs and ups and downs that was the soccer scene of 2020.