I've mentioned on a couple of occasions that I've begun to listen to Comic-related podcasts quite a bit. Here is what I listen to, and I think you should as well.
Weekly Listening –
These are the shows where I make sure to listen to the latest episode the week
it hits.
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Andrew Leyland (you’ll see this name again) and
Stephen Lacey give an in-depth walk-thru of every Fantastic Four appearance
starting with the first issue of Fantastic Four #1, currently in late
1973. Always funny, entertaining, and
insightful, this was the first show I made sure to catch-up on, and is the most
prescient since the current episode is currently on-deck on my iPhone (cue
Airwolf theme).
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Scott Gardner, Paul Spataro, and Bill Robinson
each bring an issue to the table to review.
Sometimes, there is a theme, sometimes not. This show has over 200 episodes and drops
every week. Always at least a grade ‘A’
podcast.
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As I’ve listened to podcasts, I’ve quickly
discovered that those that involve at least a guest and a host or two podcasters
are easier to listen to then a single voice, with few exceptions. Michael Bailey, while he frequently has
guests, is one of those exceptions. He
is also a rarity in the comic podcasting world as he isn’t afraid to devote
single episodes to major life milestones without a single comic reference, and
while I dig listening to him review the latest comic book film or wax about his
eternal love for Superman, his best episodes from last year were his High
School Reunion and Losing His Job as his store closed.
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Andrew Leyland and his son Michael cover a
variety of comics providing a generation gap view of books. I started listening with the 3rd
season and have started going back through the earlier episodes. The show officially came to an end when
Michael left home for University, but they still do specials every time Michael
comes home, the most recent two are an excellent examination of Dark Victory.
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Two die-hard DisneyWorld fans and experts
discuss and dissect the parks with an eye to fining different approached to the
parks that appeal to different types of geeks.
My family and I are die-hard Disney fans making the trip to Disneyland a
couple of times and being annual WDW passholders, go to Disney World at least
4-6 times a year. This podcast is very
family-friendly, and holds the distinction of being one of two that my daughter
listens to. So much so that she went
looking for Scott Gardner on a trip last year, and her and my son were able to
tell him how much she likes their show.
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Self-Described as his vanity show, Andrew
Leyland discussed whatever is on his mind, normally involving comics are TV
from the 70’s and 80’s. Recent
highlights have included his look at the Linda Carter Wonder Woman show and his
Walloping Web-Slingers series looking at Lee/Ditko Spider-Man
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Rob Kelly, owner of the Aquaman Shrine blog, and
co-host of the The Fire and Water Podcast hosts a film review show covering
whatever films he desires, normally with a guest. I love this show. I just recently discovered it and have
listened to the latest and the first four, but every time so far he covers a
film I have strong feelings about.
Listening to podcasts has had me wanting to get involved, and I think it
would be awesome to guest on a show.
This show has the distinction of being the one I would most like to
guest on.
Other Show – Here
are other shows I listen to. They are
all quality shows, but as you may have noticed with my hobby and my reading
order, I have a completeness/Order OCD.
These are shows I follow, but I try to listen to them from the
beginning.
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Rob Kelly and the Irredeemable Shag walk-thru
the seminal DC Classic Profile series, Who’s Who in the DC Universe.
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Jeffery Taylor and Michael Bailey cover all of
the Superman family titles from Post Crisis on Infinite Earths to Identity
Crisis
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A mostly sequential coverage/explanation of the
X-Men books
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Scott Gardner and Michael Bailey cover all of
the JSA appearances starting with the 70’s All-Star Comics run. Worth listening to for the Hostess Ad Theater
alone.
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John Wilson and his daughter Lily review Marvel
comics in order starting with the Silver Age of those issues relevant to the
characters that appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films. The second podcast my daughter listens to
because of the opinions of another, older girl.
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The most infrequent of the shows here, this podcast
hosted by the Irredeemable Shag and Ciskoid looks at Super-Hero gaming,
specifically the Mayfair DC Heroes system.
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Chris Franklin and his wife Cindy cover a
variety of topics, normally focused on the DC Universe. I just like listening to another Southern twang
from my own area (I’m in the Nashville, Tennessee area and the Franklins are
from Kentucky)
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Blaine Dowler and a variety of guests review the fan-voted 75 greatest Marvel
stories on the event of Marvel’s 75th Anniversary.
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Hosted by the late Shawn Engel, Thomas DJ,
Irredeemable Shag, Hope Mulinax, and others review different Dr. Who stories
both new and old. This show has ceased
with Shawn’s passing, but I hold out hope that after a respectful hiatus,
someone will continue it. Another show
that I dreamt of guesting on some day.
