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Stephen here again...you folks thinking what I'm thinking..I think I got dumped with the job of hosting this thing for a while...now Bruce and Jon are being very supportive...but I'm thinking when they hang up...its all "poops and Giggles" if you know what I'm saying??    None-the-less...its my baby again...and..we have a special guest appearance by none other that the Pod King of Podcast himself...Derek!!!   He says he's here to thank Jon for something...personally..I think hes fishing around for me to take over his podcast duties too!!   Nay I say!! NAY NAY NAY!! and Double NAY!!   I got more NAYS if I need em so dont even try Derek!!     Anyway..topics this week range between..yada yada...and etc..    

Jon and I again..though...we are joined by a surprise guest appearance from an old old friend.    We blast thru our piles like juggernauts until we reach a gut fluttering climax that will allmost surely leave you underwelmed!!  subjects touched upon range from small pets drenched in bodily fluids to unfinished epics by long lost friends!  keep a wastebasket handy!      

Unless you unexpectedly took a wrong turn at Albuquerque, you're probably aware of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection 5, if you don't already own a set. Rachel Newstead and Kevin Wollenweber devote this edition of the Orphan Toons Podcast to some of the more overlooked cartoons on the first disk, including Chuck Jones'  screwball "A Pest In The House" and "You Were Never Duckier.

ok heres the 'heads up" in this episode...Bruce wasnt here..I recorded it..I went crazy with the power!!   (dude also left me the keys to the whole she-bang!)  Its me an Jon yakkin' about quarter bins, Monster movies, and our weekly recomendation for a great comic!!   oh...and some music too...new version of "The BOP" and a couple of music pieces as filler between the breaks..first one is mine..and the second one is a collaboration between me and a fellow musician  Steve Journey.   Hope ya dig the show...if you dont its Bruces fault...if you do...Jon and I will take the glory!    

By popular demand (okay, so only one person demanded it...) Bruce brings you his picks for the week. Actually, Bruce brings you his picks for the last two weeks, plus looks through what he just brought home from the funnybook shop! As mentioned, for some great Retro Casts of Silver Age comics, you can go to the Comic Book Cast podcast page to listen to Avengers Retro Cast one and two. You can also go to the Uncanny X-Cast podcast page to download that podcast, each of which highlights five issues of classic X-men comics.

Join Mr. Lyle Tucker, Van Reid, and myself Bruce Rosenberger, as we re-examine the next six Thor stories from Journey Into Mystery issues 89 through 94. After we provide a synopsis for each story, we examine the stories and art, and we try to track the genesis of a great character while also putting the stories into Marvel's Historical Perspective. (BTW- if you've got a copy of the first Thor Marvel Masterworks, the first Thor Essentials, or a subscription to the new Marvel Comics Digital Comics site, it might be helpful to have the book or website on hand as we do occasionally reference panels and pages in various stories.) We encourage you to comment on this episode in one of several ways: You can send email or audio comments to: komicskast@gmail.com Or you can leave a comment on the KomicsKast blog page Or Comment on the KomicsKast forumat the Comic Forums, generously donated by the kind folks at Comic Geek Speak We'd love to hear from you!

Join Stephen, Jon Hook, and myself, as we go in depth on the first six issues of Iron Man in Tales of Suspense 39 - 44. In this episode we break the issues down with a synopsis of the story, and the folks involved in creating that particular issue. We discuss what else was going on in the Marvel universe at the time, and the good and bad things that make the issue what it is. Our friends Michael and Shane at the Comic Book Cast were actually two weeks ahead of us in posting a very similar series of shows featuring the Avengers. Please check them out, I found them very entertaining! Marvel, Month by Month is the website that we've been using to help gather information as to what's been going on in the Marvel Universe. And of course, no comics research project would be complete without information from the wonderful Grand Comic Book Database. Join us next week on KK 92 when Lyle, Van, and I, tackle the second batch of Thor stories from Journey Into Mystery 89 - 94. Please comment at our KomicsKast forums gracio

Stephen's out sick, so Jon and I persevere without him, detailing out purchases from this past week, and eventually getting down to the BOP. The mention of One More Day, and Brand New Day, sends us off into a long discussion about comics creators, and the companies they work for, and just what do they owe US, the readers? Let us hear from YOU: The KomicsKast forum

The BOP is Back! Stephen, Jon, and I compare notes on the holidays, talk about the wonderful gifts that we got for Christmas, and even manage to talk about a comic or two!

Join Mr. Lyle Tucker, Van Reid, and myself Bruce Rosenberger, as we re-examine the first six Thor stories from Journey Into Mystery issues 83 through 88. After we provide a synopsis for each story, we examine the stories and art, and we try to track the genesis of a great character while also putting the stories into Marvel's Historical Perspective. We're just three guys who first discovered Thor over 40 years ago, but we hope that you'll join us for the first of what we hope will be many, episodes as we try to define what makes this great character great. (BTW- if you've got a copy of the first Thor Marvel Masterworks, the first Thor Essentials, or a subscription to the new Marvel Comics Digital Comics site, it might be helpful to have the book or website on hand as we do occasionally reference panels and pages in various stories.) We encourage you to comment on this episode in one of several ways: You can send email or audio comments to: komicskast@gmail.com Or you can leave a comment on the KomicsKas

The celebration continues as Rachel and Kevin discuss more strange holiday toons. Included in this segment are Columbia's GIFTS FROM THE AIR and the Spotlight Orphan Toon (finally!) PEACE ON EARTH.

Christmas is upon us, and the Orphan Toons Podcast celebrates it as ony they can. Join the celebration with Rachel and Kevin as they unearth some oddball and occasionally touching holiday toons.

Here's a promo for some shows coming up this next week, here on the KomicsKast "network."

Stephen, Jon, and I go through last weeks purchases and tell you what we liked and disliked. Find out how Bruce managed to spend $87, even with his hefty discount! Bruce recommends some trade paperbacks he's looking forward to.

Besides our normal chat about the books we bought this past week, we also recommend some books that might make good Holiday gifts. More notes to come, getting late, must sleep!

HERO for the holidays, find out how to donate atthe Comics Podcast Network. Besides out normal chat about what comics we bought, and what's on "the bottom of our piles" we discuss Amish Joggers, and the, once very serious, disease of girl cooties. A great online article about Jack Cole's Betsy and Me. The Victorian Horrors of Old Mauch Chunk A website devoted to the classic Dan Dare comics.

Stephen and I wonder aloud, what Jon does on these long weekends that he takes so often! We've got out own ideas! Then we talk about the comics we bought this week, HERO for the holidays, Marvels new digital online comics, and Beowulf.

Stephen, Jon, and I, discuss the comics we bought this week. We also discuss Beowolf, and 3D movies in general. Lastly, Jon tells us about some really disturbing toys that he ran into in a national restaurant chain's gift shop!

Jon's away on another secret mission but Stephen and I somehow still manage to talk for an hour and a half about what we bought this past week (and a few things we bought this week that came out on previous weeks). Interesting how two guys with similar tastes can differ in taste so much! We also digress several times and talk about the production of the recent Swamp Spirit production that both of us had a hand in...