History of Comic Books Podcast

JT Wheatley

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A brief rambling history of comic books and the people who made them.

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246 episodes

Archives-History of Wonder Woman, Part One

Now to close out Women's History Month, this reposting of the first part of a rambling and too brief history of Wonder Woman, the premier female superhero in comic books.

33m
Mar 29
Archives: History of Female Creators in American Comic Books, Part Three

And now the conclusion of this reposting of this rambling and too brief history of female creators in American Comic Books.

28m
Mar 22
Archives-History of Female Creators in American Comic Books, Part Two

And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief second part of this history of female comic book creators.

28m
Mar 15
Archives-History of Female Creators in Comic Books, Part One

And a reposting of this rambling and too brief first part of the history of female creators in comic books.

24m
Mar 08
Archives-Adolphe Barreaux: The Hidden Pioneer of Black Comic Book Artists

And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Adolphe Barreaux, probably the first black comic book artist, even if no one knew it at the time.

17m
Mar 01
Archives-All-Negro Comics

And now a reposting of the episode on "All-Negro Comics", the first comic created by black creators starring black characters.

14m
Feb 23
Archives: History of Romance Comics

And now in time for Valentine's Day, a reposting of this rambling and too brief history of the romance genre in comic books.

31m
Feb 16
Archives-HIstory of Black Characters in Comic Books Part Two

And now this reposting of the second part of a rambling and too brief history of black characters in comic books.

28m
Feb 09
Archives: The History of Black Characters in Comic Books Part One

And the first part of this ramblng and too brief history of black characters in comic books.

33m
Feb 02
Archives-The Interim Age

And now a reposting of the Interim Age, covering the strange period in comics between the end of the Golden Age and the beginning of the Silver Age.

8m
Jan 26
Archives: The Golden Age

And now a repost of this rambling and too brief history of the Golden Age of American Comic Books.

10m
Jan 19
Archives: History of Comic Books Part Zero

And now a reposting of the first episode of History of Comic Books.  Listen at your own risk

11m
Jan 12
The Classics: "X-Men: Mutant Massacre"

And  now a rambling and too brief review of "X-Men: Mutant Massacre" from 1986, the classic crossover event that remains one of the darkest moments in the X-Men and Marvel history.

6m
Jan 05
The Christmas Classics: "Justice League Action - Party Animal"

And now a rambling and too brief review of "Justice League Action - Party Animal", which first aired on Dec. 2nd, 2017, in which Green Arrow tries to throw a Christmas party for the Justice League, only for highjinks to insue.  

5m
Dec 29, 2023
The Christmas Classics: "Justice League: Comfort & Joy"

And now a rambling and too brief review of "Justice League: Comfort & Joy", the classic Christmas episode of the animated series that aired on Dec. 13th, 2003, as the various members of the Justice League enjoy the holidays in their own way.

5m
Dec 22, 2023
The Christmas Classics: "Shazam"

And now a rambling and too brief review of "Shazam", the 2019 comic book adapation that not only remains the best film to come out of the Snyderverse but is also a great Christmas movie.

4m
Dec 15, 2023
Archives: The Jewish Influence on Comic Books

And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief history of the Jewish influence on comic books.

29m
Dec 08, 2023
The Classics: "X2: X-Men United"

And now a rambling and too brief review of "X2: X-Men United", the 2003 film from director Bryan Singer that improves on everything from the original and shows that the comic book movie was truly coming into its own.

5m
Dec 01, 2023
The Classics: "Uncanny X-Men 308" by Scott Lobdell & John Romita Jr.

And now a rambling and too brief review of "Uncanny X-Men" #308 by Scott Lobdell & John Romita Jr., a fantastic Thanksgiving issue that also sees Scott Summers & Jean Grey finally get engaged.

4m
Nov 23, 2023
The Classics: "X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills" by Chris Claremont & Brent Anderson

And now a rambling and too brief review of "X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills" by Chris Claremont & Brent Anderson, their 1982 graphic novel that served as the inspiration for the "X2" movie of 2002.

5m
Nov 17, 2023
The Classics: "X-Men Days of Future Past" (2014)

And now a rambling and too brief review of the "X-Men: Days of Future Past" movie form director Bryan Singer, one of the best adaptations of the comic book movie ever.

5m
Nov 10, 2023
The Classics: "X-Men: Days of Future Past" by Chris Claremont & John Byrne

And now a rambling and too brief review of the iconic "X-Men: Days of Future Past" by Chris Claremont & John Byrne, still one of the greatest story in the series.

4m
Nov 03, 2023
Archive: History of Horror Comics, Part Two

And now the second part of this archive edition of this rambling and too brief history of horror comics.

25m
Oct 27, 2023
Archive-History of Horror Comics Part One

And now a repost from the archives with this first part of a rambling and too brief history of horror comics.

33m
Oct 20, 2023
The Creepy Classics: "Werewolf By Night" on Disney Plus

And now a rambling and too brief review of "Werewolf By Night", the 2022 Halloween special on Disney Plus that highlighted some of Marvel's classic monsters.

4m
Oct 13, 2023
The Extraordinary Life of Lily Renee: From Holocaust Survivor to Comic Book Pioneer

And now a rambling and too brief biography of Lily Renee, one of pioneer female comic book artists of the Golden Age whose life was as extraordinary as the heroes she drew.

13m
Oct 06, 2023
Tom Gill: Comic Book Artist & Teacher

And now a rambling and too brief biography of Tom Gill, the brilliant comic book artist of the "Lone Ranger" who was also a pretty talented teacher as well.

19m
Sep 29, 2023
The Life of Hal Foster: The Father of the Adventure Strip, Part Two

And now the conclusion to this rambling and too brief biography of Hal Foster, the father of the adventure strip.

23m
Sep 22, 2023
The Life of Hal Foster: The Father of the Adventure Strip, Part One

And now the first part of this rambling and too brief biography of Hal Foster, the father of the adventure strip.

23m
Sep 15, 2023
Thomas Nast: The Inventor of the Modern Political Cartoon, Part Two

And part two of this rambling and too brief biography of Thomas Nast, the creator of the modern political cartoon.

18m
Sep 08, 2023