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Comic Timing – Episode 22

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Episode 22 of Comic Timing is here! Today, Matt S., Brent Kossina aka KnightwingBK on the forums, and Ian discuss what is happening in the world of comics. Such things include Stuart Immonen on Ultimate Spider-Man, the end of NextWAVE as an ongoing, Superman Returns has a sequell, Bruce Campbell has someone new to play for Spider-Man 3, Moon Knight heading to TV, and a whole lot more.

As of this episode, Comic Timing is proud to have The New York Comic Con as its sponsor! Please check out their web site, and I hope to see you there. And if you do go, please make sure to stop by the Podcast Arena to say hello.

As always, you can e-mail Comic Timing at comictiming@gmail.com, and please vote for us over at Podcast Alley.

Thanks once again to Brent for joining us this week, and thanks to all you listeners for downloading!

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Comic Timing – Episode 20B

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The second part of our discussion on 52 has arrived! David D., John Mayo and I discuss key characters such as The Black Adam Family, The question and Rene Montoya, and we go in depth into the content found on Rip Hunter’s chalkboard. Want to know what half this stuff means? Listen to the episode!

Apologies for the lateness here, as it took me forever and a day to edit this one. Next week we will hopefully FINALLY have our long awaited Steve Bryant interview, which should be a great time for all involved.

If you would like to e-mail the show, you can do so at comictiming@gmail.com, and please vote for us over at Podcast Alley.

Thanks go out to John Mayo and David D. for joining me for this one, and thanks for everyone for listening.

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Comic Timing – Episode 20A

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It has been a while since we have had to do a two parter, so now is as good a time as any! Comic Timing Episode 20 focuses upon the world of 52, and the characters surrounding the title. For this episode, I am joined by David D. from the Comic Geek Speak Forums, and return guest John Mayo of The Mayo Report and his brand new column on Comic Book Resources! There are spoilers for 52 in this episode, so if you are waiting for the trades to come out, this one may not be for you. We discuss such topics as who may be behind the Supernova mask, Lex Luthor and his Infinity Inc team, the life and deceptions of Booster Gold, and so on. It makes for great discussion, and I thoroughly enjoyed being a part of it.

As always, you can send your questions and comments to comictiming@gmail.com, and if you have the time, please vote for Comic Timing on Podcast Alley.

Episode 20B should be released no later than Tuesday night, and will focus mainly upon The Black Adam Family and Rip Hunter and his chalkboards. Thanks again to David D. and John Mayo for coming on the show, and hope you come on back for Part B!

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Comic Timing – Episode 21: Evan Dorkin Interview

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Hey folks. Comic Timing is back to its regularly scheduled episodes, and this week, we are joined by one of the funniest comic creators around. He has worked on such projects as Milk and Cheese, Dork, and Bill and Teds Excellent Comic Book, and has also written for animated series such as Space Ghost: Coast to Coast, Superman The Animated Series, and he crated the Adult Swim pilot, Welcome To Eltingville. This man is of course, Evan Dorkin. Evan stops by for a whopping two and a half hours to discuss his career, his thoughts on modern day comics, what companies can do to get kids back into comics, and a whole lot more.

I want to thank Evan for joining us, and I would also like to remind everybody that Episode 20 will be released next week, as Matt and I are joined by Steve Bryant of Athena Voltaire, and Damian Smith will present his second Rogues Gallery, this time on Dr. Doom!

If you would like to send us an e-mail, you can do so over at comictiming@gmail.com, and please vote for us over at Podcast Alley.

Hope everybody enjoys the interview, thanks for downloading, and we will see you all next week!

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Comic Timing – Episode 19.5

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Hey folks. Well, it was bound to happen eventually. For the first time since the lost Episode 5, an episode of Comic Timing has been scrapped. Ian Levenstein goes solo for this .5 episode as all is explained, as well as when you should expect to hear our interview with Steve Bryant eventually. I also touch on art discontinuity, and how it has appeared most recently in a title it should not appear in: Civil War Frontline.

As always, you can e-mail Comic Timing at comictiming@gmail.com, and please vote for us over at Podcast Alley. The NPR piece I mentioned which includes my Comic Books: Not Just For Kids Anymore segment can be found at http://www.nhpr.org/node/11385.

Also, if you can take the time, please fill out the Podtrac survey now located on our web site. This will allow Comic Timing to get a better idea on its listenership, and to also find sponsors for the show. Thanks guys!

That is all for this week. Again, apologies for this, but I hope everybody enjoys this truncated episode. So thanks for listening, and thanks for downloading.

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Comic Timing – Episode 19

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Tonight, Comic Timing goes to the movies! Well, comic book movies at least. We discuss every comic movie we can think of, meaning we go from the good, to the bad, to the so incredibly awful it makes you want to burn your eyes to stop the images from getting to your brain. Yep, we even mention Catwoman. Along the way, the three of us give our thoughts on how Marvel and DC can keep their franchises alive and kicking, what makes Independent Comic movies special, and we read the thoughts of some of our forum members too.

Next week, Comic Timing celebrates episode 20 as we welcome the artist of Athena Voltaire, Steve Bryant to the show to discuss independent comics, his career as an artist, and a whole lot more. If you would like to send in questions or comments for us to pass onto Steve, make sure to do so over at comictiming@gmail.com, and please vote for Comic Timing over at Podcast Alley.

Also, for anyone who wishes to donate to Comic Timing, you can now do so via the donation button on our web site. Anything you can give is greatly appreciated, and there is no pressure to donate, as this is a venture done completely out of passion and desire to talk comics after all.

Thanks to everybody for listening and for downloading, and see you all next week.

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Comic Timing – Episode 18

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Episode 18 of Comic Timing is here, this time with just Matt and I talking comics. We discuss my trip down to Baltimore for the Baltimore Comic Con this past weekend, take a trip from A to Z through the Marvel U, and we go over The Harvey Awards and who they went to this year. Then finally we get into the big announcements of the week that came out of the Marvel Camp this past Monday, including the new writer and artist on Runaways, World War Hulk, and a whole lot more.

As always, you can e-mail Comic Timing at comictiming@gmail.com, and please vote for us on Podcast Alley if you get the opportunity to do so.

We should be back next week with a regular three person panel, and I hope you enjoyed this one too, as it is always fun talking to Matt. Thanks to everybody for downloading the show and for spreading the word, and see you all next week.

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Comic Timing – Episode 17

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Episode 17 of Conic Timing has arrived. This week, Matt S., Chris Chavez, known to some as Equinox, and myself discuss restarts vs. continuity. Should the comic companies stick with their rich histories, or would it be alright for them to reset things every now and then for the sake of new readers, and to refresh the character? It is a fun conversation, and Chris brings a lot to the table here, so I hope everybody enjoys it.

I also hope to see anyone going to Baltimore Comic Con this weekend, as I shall be roaming around on Saturday and Sunday. Should be plenty of fun to be had by all. Also, a reminder that our second 22 Pages will be Superman Confidential #1 by Darwyn Cooke and Tim Sale. Here is a link to the listing on DCBS where you can get it for a low 74 cents.

As always, you can e-mail Comic Timing at comictiming@gmail.com, and you can vote for us over at Podcast Alley.

Thanks for downloading, thanks for listening, and see you all next week.

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Comic Timing – Episode 16

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Episode 16 of Comic Timing is now up and running. This week, Matt S., Lord Shaper himself Damian Smith, and myself get together to discuss violence in comics. Are comic books still for kids, or is that a thing of the past? And if so, how are we going to get the next generation involved in the world of comic books? We go from Vertigo to Wildstorm to the MAX line to books that probably deserved this distinction, but instead ended up regular titles. If parents get involved in their children and their reading, will it stop them from reading things they should not? All this and a lot more are discussed in this episode, and Damian also premieres his brand new monthly segment, Rogues Gallery. This month he takes on Deathstroke, one of DC Comics most popular villians.

As always, you can e-mail the show over at comictiming@gmail.com, and don’t forget to vote for us on Podcast Alley.

Until next week, thanks for listening, and catch you all next time.

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Comic Timing – Episode 15

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Episode 15 has arrived, and with it comes the first ever 22 Pages for Comic Timing. Annihilation #1 is the title in question, and to discuss this book, and a little bit of the background behind cosmic comics of the past, Matthew Kramer aka DarthKramer joins us to share his expertise on the topic at hand. Matt S. also stops by as the resident outsider, a fan of Marvel books but not usually cosmic titles. How will he feel about Annihilation? The answer may surprise you. A reminder that Spoilers for Annihilation #1, the Annihilation Prologue and miniseries, and other former Giffen series such as Thanos and Drax will be found in this episode, so if you plan on reading these and do not wish to be spoiled, please read them, then come on back when you are ready. Also apologies for any lack of editing, as I wanted to get this episode out as planned today, so I only really had enough time to edit half the show before mixing it down, as I have a previous engagement later today.

As always, the e-mail address for Comic Timing is comictiming@gmail.com, and please vote for us over at Podcast Alley.

Thanks to all of our listeners for sticking by us for 15 episodes. It has been plenty of fun, and I hope we have at least 15 more in us. Enjoy the episode folks, and see you all next time.

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