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  • 32 minutes 17 seconds
    The Gutters: Life Catchup

    In this episode of The Gutters, my audio journal (recorded March 10, 2024), I catch up on the major events of my life in the last year. I talk about my grandkids' birthdays, depression/anxiety/panic attacks, 25 years at my job, Christmas, the anniversaries of the deaths of my Mom and sister, turning 55, and catching COVID.

    988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

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    17 April 2024, 11:01 am
  • 30 minutes 29 seconds
    My Comics History: Jan/Feb 1979

    Welcome to my comics history, where I explore the comics I read and bought through the years. We're in a new year of comic book reading for me, and I talk about some comic books that were published during those months and spotlight Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #29 and 30.

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    10 April 2024, 6:59 pm
  • 50 minutes 26 seconds
    The Gutters: Stage and Screen Catchup

    In this episode of The Gutters, my audio journal (recorded March 10, 2024), I catch up on all the stage productions, concerts, and podcasts that I've watched or listened too, as well as few other things. I talk about Chicago, Matchbox Twenty with Matt Nathanson, Aladdin, the Seattle Mariners, Ed Sheeran, Jonas Brothers, Disney on Ice, Les Miz, A Celtic Christmas with Everdream, Aaron Sorkin's To Kill a Mockingbird, Six, Stomp, Mean Girls, Sherlock & Co, Iron Age of Comics, A World on Fire, 52 Pickup, Felicia Day's Third Eye, In the Dream House, and Tom Brevoort's newsletter.

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    4 April 2024, 11:01 am
  • 38 minutes 34 seconds
    Pull List Review: Jan 2024 Comics

    I talk about some of the 55 comic books I read in January 2024, including Parker Girls v2, New X-Men v1, Animosity v2, The Great British Bump Off tp, Triskele #1, Where the Body Was gn, Once and Future v5, The Futurians, Black Panther #15, Nightwing #109, Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #22, World’s Finest: Teen Titans #6, Wonder Woman #4, Alan Scott: The Green Lantern #3, Titans #6, Radiant Black v4, Detective Comics #38 facsimile, All-New Collectors’ Edition #C-58 (Superman vs Shazam), and DC Comics Presents #49.

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    28 March 2024, 11:01 am
  • 34 minutes 56 seconds
    The Gutters: TV/Movie Catchup

    In this episode of The Gutters, my audio journal (recorded March 9, 2024), I catch up on all the tv and movie notes I've been accumulating for about a year. I talk about the Rugby World Cup, Good Omens season 2, cooking shows, Doctor Who returns, Ted Lasso ending, James Bond movies, Taylor Swift's Eras Tour movie, Everything Everywhere All At Once, Guardians of the Galaxy volume 3, The Marvels, and some other things along the way.

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    21 March 2024, 11:01 am
  • 3 hours 35 minutes
    The Legion Project 45: Unlucky Streak

    We celebrate the 30th anniversary issue of the Legion of Super-Heroes, which focuses on Lightning Lad's unlucky streak.

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    (00:45) Preamble (18:19) Legion of Super-Heroes #45 synopsis, general thoughts, and cover discussion (45:58) Main discussion (1:46:34) Other subplots, the anniversary pin-up, and reader reactions (2:17:55) Legion related DCU appearances: Superman #16 and Secret Origins #25 (2:54:50) Who’s Who in the LSH #1 entries on Atmos, Cosmic Boy, and the Dark Circle (3:32:08) Wrap up and outro

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    The Legion Project is a joint podcast production with Peter from The Daily Rios podcast (where you can also listen and subscribe to The Legion Project), where we discuss, issue by issue, the 1984 Legion of Super-Heroes (volume 3) series affectionately known as the "Baxter run".

    Intro theme: “Lost City” by RhoMusic

    14 March 2024, 11:24 pm
  • 48 minutes 2 seconds
    My Comics History: Nov/Dec 1978

    Welcome to my comics history, where I explore the comics I read and bought through the years. Despite the fact that I purchased no comics in November or December that year, I still recorded an episode! I do talk about some comics that came out during those months and then discuss an adaptation of one of my favorite sci-fi franchises: Marvel Comics Super Special #8: Battlestar Galactica.

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    7 February 2024, 12:01 pm
  • 2 hours 22 minutes
    The Legion Project 44: Quislet’s Story

    “Quislet’s origin is revealed as his ‘people’ call him home.”

    Timestamps:

    (00:44) Preamble (10:42) Legion of Super-Heroes #44 synopsis, general thoughts, and cover discussion (29:34) Main discussion (1:35:54) Legion related DCU appearances: Millennium #7 & 8 and Adventures of Superman #438 (2:10:40) Feedback, wrap up, and outro

    Send your comments or questions to [email protected] or [email protected].

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    The Legion Project is a joint podcast production with Peter from The Daily Rios podcast (where you can also listen and subscribe to The Legion Project), where we discuss, issue by issue, the 1984 Legion of Super-Heroes (volume 3) series affectionately known as the "Baxter run".

    Intro theme: “Lost City” by RhoMusic

    25 January 2024, 12:01 pm
  • 1 hour 17 minutes
    "The Kid Who Collects Spider-Man" (in Amazing Spider-Man v1 #248)

    Troy Wilson, children's book author and comic fan, joins me to talk about "The Kid Who Collects Spider-Man" from Amazing Spider-Man v1 #248. It's a great conversation about an 11-page story, which could very well be a perfect one.

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    17 January 2024, 12:01 pm
  • 40 minutes 41 seconds
    My Comics History: October 1978

    Welcome to my comics history, where I explore the comics I read and bought through the years. We're into the second month of my comic reading, and I talk about some comic books that were published in October 1978 and spotlight Amazing Spider-Man #188 and Green Lantern #112.

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    3 January 2024, 12:00 pm
  • 2 hours 9 minutes
    Christmas Gab Bag 2023

    Happy holidays! It's that time of year, and this time we discuss the following Christmas related comic books:

    • Batman #309 (1978, DC Comics)
    • World of Archie Jumbo Comics #104, "Just Be Clause" and "Elf Help" (2020, Archie Comics)
    • Howard the Duck Holiday Special #1 (1997, Marvel Comics)
    • Batman: The Brave and Bold #14 (2011, DC Comics)
    • Teen Titans Go! #25 (2017, DC Comics)
    • Street Angel Xmas Special (2016, Webtoons)

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    20 December 2023, 12:00 pm
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