Bullet Points: Raging Bullets online DC Comics TPB/HC reviews
Sharing the podcast bug with you
by
Matthew G. Guy
September 9, 2006
Many of us listen to a handful of podcasts searching for the ones that give us information & entertains most in the process. Yes we all listen to Raging Bullets, that is a given & a 99.9 % given that you listen to the granddaddy of all comics podcasts CGS, Comic Geek Speak. But I would like to spotlight a few podcasts that are high quality but lesser known that RB & CGS.
5. Pipeline Podcast by Augie De Blieck, Jr. this is a weekly podcast that comes out the day BEFORE comic book day on Tuesday Night (with Comic Book Day usually Wednesday) that gives a top ten list of books that are worth of your hard earned dollar. Augie covers the top ten list from Trades, HC, and single issue from DC, Dark Horse, Marvel, top independent books & Gemstone (Augie enjoys Scrooge McDuck). The podcast runs from 10 to 15 minutes on average that is in the top tier of comics’ podcasts.
Augie’s podcast
http://www.comicbookresources.com/columns/?column=24
Augie’s Weekly Pipeline column
http://www.comicbookresources.com/columns/index.cgi?column=pipeline
4. iFanboy Pick of the Week podcast by a trio of comics fans (Josh, Conor, & Ron) that talk about the books of the week that is posted on Sunday nights. The crew spotlight one comic along with 2 or 3 three others in a weekly review that has spoilers and in the second half of the show listeners send in their emails, audio mp3 or leave a feedback on their phone line and the guys try their best to answer a few of fans questions. The show last from 45 minutes to 1 hour.
3. Around Comics is a podcast that is a roundtable discussion covering all things comics & even interview from creators, writers & artists that are top in the field. The regular crew of this podcast is Chris Neseman, Brian ‘Sal’ Salazar & Tom Katers. Around Comics have regular features such as top of the Stack (the best of the week comic) & Comics news desk with weekly updates in comics news. The podcast last usually 90 minutes but up to 2 hours on rare occasions. This podcast on occasion has 2 podcasts a week.
http://www.aroundcomics.com/home/
2. Chris Marshall’s Collected Comics Library is a weekly podcast that is posted on Wednesdays spotlighting Hardcovers, trades, and other forms of collected comics material that come out each week. After that weekly dose of info Chris talks about various topics from books he really enjoyed reading and has a regular feature “Question of the Week”. The podcast last 15 minutes to 45 minutes in length and is worthy checking in each week.
http://collectedcomicslibrary.blogspot.com/
1. KomicsKast is a bi-monthly podcast that spotlights small press comics, silver age comics, and discussions what Bruce R. really like about comics. He also hosts the monthly Comics Podcast Crossover podcasts. The podcast is 20 to 30 minutes (usually).
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CPC, Comics Podcast Crossover
http://comicspodcastcrossover.libsyn.com/
Other ‘new’ podcasts (less than 50 episodes) worthy of checking out are:
Bullpen Bulletins, all things Marvel
http://bullpenbulletins.libsyn.com/
Comic Timing
http://speakgeekspeak.com/comictiming
and finally,
Golden Age of Comics
http://goldenagecomics.libsyn.com/
Comics podcasts have a home in case you want more comics podcast goodness look here
On a personal note, the reason from no new Bulletpoints from me was I have been going to physical therapy for the past 6 weeks. I am sorry but the Season one Superboy DVD review will not happen as planned as the ‘newness’ of the DVD has worn off. Only to say that I enjoyed the series and if you like the series a lot pick up a copy.
8 out of 10 Raging Bullets overall
Next week an in depth look into the Green Arrow four part miniseries 1983 & Green Arrow in Detective Comics in the early 1980s.
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