Tag Archives: Year End Wrap-Up

Comic Timing Episode 165 – Part 1: 2014 Year End Wrap-Up

NowThatsMarvel

Episode 165 is all about wrapping up the year 2014! And we do it in style, with an Ornery Brent, a somewhat calm Ian, a quiet Chad Burdette, a shot drinking Michael Yanni, and a Toys R’ Us Brandon Christopher. Which is the standard Brandon Christopher. We go over the first half of our yearly comic book questionnaire here; the rest will be covered in part 2, which should be out in about a week’s time. Keep and eye out!

As always – we are sponsored by the newly redesigned DCBS! That’s right! Discount Comic Book Service! All comics from major publishers like Marvel, DC, Image and Dark Horse are 40% off or more. And hardcovers and trade paperbacks from Marvel and DC are at least 50% off! Plus, be sure to check out their Comixology digital storefront for even further savings!

You can e-mail the show at comictiming@gmail.com and be sure to Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/ComicTiming. Thanks, and we’ll catch you next time!

Comic Timing – Episode 151: Part 1

comictimingitunes

Now that 2013 has come and gone, it’s time to dissect it into tiny pieces! Brandon Christopher, along with Michael Yanni and Chad Burdette of Comic Book Laundry and the We Read Comics blog join Brent and Ian as they give their best and worst of 2013. The first 10 questions are answered here, while the back half will be available in Part Two. Hooray for a three hour recording session on Ian’s birthday split into two parts for your (and their) convenience!

As always – we are sponsored by DCBS! That’s right! Discount Comic Book Service! All comics from major publishers like Marvel, DC, Image and Dark Horse are 40% off or more. And hardcovers and trade paperbacks from Marvel and DC are at least 50% off! Plus, be sure to check out their Comixology digital storefront for even further savings!

You can e-mail the show at comictiming@gmail.com and be sure to Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/ComicTiming. Thanks, and we’ll catch you next time!

Comic Timing – Episode 139: 2012 Year-End Wrap-Up

178463_463024790407272_677197395_o

Welcome to the worrrrrrld of tomorrow! Or welcome to 2013. Either way! To ring in this fancy New Year, Brent and Ian are joined by Chad Burdette of the soon to be newly minted podcast, Comic Book Laundry, as well as Jim Dietz of Legion of Dudes and Nothing’s On for our annual Year-End wrap-up episode! This year’s questions to be answered by the panel are as follows:

  1. If you would have told me in 2011 I’d be reading ________ in 2012, I would have called you a liar.
  2. I had such high hopes for _________, but now my dreams have been shattered by how bad it was. Seriously, I’m in tears.
  3. Of all the Marvel NOW! titles, _________ blew me away. It’s a shame ________ couldn’t have been this good.
  4. Thank you 2012 for giving me _______. Best new title around, period.
  5. When they canceled __________, I was incredibly annoyed. When they canceled ___________, I danced for joy.
  6. The team of __________ and __________ were the writer/artist team of 2012, without a doubt.
  7.  __________ was a miniseries/maxiseries that told a complete story even though it only had a few issues to do it with.
  8. Penciler of the year has to be __________. Those pages were so damn pretty.
  9. Gotta give the independent comics some love! I do so here, as I name ____________ my indie pick of 2012.
  10. The collected edition (or OGN) of ___________ was completely worth the price. ____________, not so much.
  11. Continuing from last year, __________ was the New 52 title of 2012. However, I did drop _________ as it couldn’t keep my interest enough to be saved.
  12. I wish I had the writing talent of _________. 2012 was his/her year.
  13. Out of all the events in 2012, ___________ was the one that hooked me, line and sinker.
  14. If I had to choose a publisher of the year, the honor goes to ____________.
  15. When I read the news about ___________, my jaw dropped.
  16. Man, _________ was a story arc that completely delivered on its promises.
  17. Out of all the creators out there, artist or writer, you could say that ___________ had the best year.
  18. _____________ was the character of 2012. Who knew?
  19. Going into 2013, I am looking forward to _____________ the most out of Marvel.
  20. DC’s ________ has me pumped for 2013!

Thanks for a terrific 2012 and for your continued support of the show, and here’s to one heck of a 2013!

As always – we are sponsored by DCBS! That’s right! Discount Comic Book Service! For those of you who have not used DCBS before you can save an additional 8% off your first order via the promo code: CT8. Plus, be sure to check out DCBS‘ new Comixology digital store!

You can e-mail the show at comictiming@gmail.com and be sure to Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/ComicTiming. Thanks for listening and we’ll catch you next time!

Comic Timing – Episode 129: The Best And Worst of 2011

Now that 2011 has come and gone, it’s time for Comic Timing’s annual best and worst of 2011 episode! Ian and Brent are joined by Brandon Christopher (TheDabbaDon) and Chad Burdette (caburdet78) as we ramble off everything that 2011 did for us as readers of comics and watchers of comic movies. We also ramble and meander, as always when it’s this particular grouping of individuals on a call. The questions asked to all participants on the call were as follows:

1) If you would have told me in 2010 I’d be reading ________ in 2011, I would have called you a liar.
2) My life is better since I dropped ___________.
3) Of all the NuDCU titles, _________ blew me away. It’s a shame ________ couldn’t have been this good.
4) Thank you 2011 for giving me _______. Best new title around, period.
5) When they canceled __________, I was incredibly annoyed. When they canceled ___________, I danced for joy.
6) The team of __________ and __________ were the writer/artist team of 2011 bar none.
7) __________ was a miniseries/maxiseries that told a complete story even though it only had a few issues to do it with.
8 ) Some of the prettiest pages of 2011 came from ____________’s pencils.
9) The cover to _____________ got me to buy the book.
10) The collected edition for ___________ was completely worth the price.
11) I had such high hopes for _________ until I actually sat down and read it.
12) Best writer of 2011? Had to be ________.
13) Although there weren’t many crossovers or events in 2011, ___________ was the hit of the year.
14) If I had to choose a publisher of the year, the honor goes to ____________.
15) When I read the news about ___________, 2011 changed for me.
16) Man, _________ was a story arc that completely delivered on its promises.
17) Out of all the creators out there, you could say that ___________ had the best year.
18) _____________ was the character of 2012. Who knew?
19) Going into 2012, I am looking forward to _____________ the most out of Marvel.
20) DC’s ________ has me juiced for 2012!

As always – we are sponsored by DCBS! That’s right! Discount Comic Book Service! For those of you who have not used DCBS before you can save an additional 8% off your first order via the promo code: CT8. Plus, be sure to check out DCBS’ new Comixology digital store! This month’s Review Corner picks are as follows:

MARVEL:
AVENGERS VS. X-MEN #0 (OF 12): 50% off (DCBS at $1.99/regular price $3.99)

DC:
FAIREST #1: 50% off (DCBS at $1.49/regular price $2.99) or get it in the VERTIGO #1’s BUNDLE! 4 first issue comics for 75% off a piece! That’s only $2.99 for four issues!

IMAGE:
HELL YEAH #1: 50% off (DCBS at $1.99/regular price $3.99)

You can e-mail the show at comictiming@gmail.com and be sure to Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/ComicTiming. Thanks for listening and we’ll catch you next time!

Comic Timing – Episode 118

Do not adjust your iPod, it’s an actual new episode of Comic Timing! Didja miss us? Well, we sure missed you. In fact, we missed you enough to review all of 2010 in this here episode starring Ian, Brent, Brandon Christopher and Chad Burdette. While 2010 may be a few months behind us, it is a perfect time to reminisce about it. Yup.

This episode of Comic Timing is sponsored by…DCBS! That’s right, Discount Comic Book Service is the new sponsor of Comic Timing. For all first time users of the site, make sure to use the promo code CT8 at checkout to receive an additional 8% off your first order! Here are our Review Corner picks for the month:

INDY (DYNAMITE):
KIRBY GENESIS #1: 75% off retail (DCBS price $0.99/regular price $3.99)

DC:
FLASHPOINT KID FLASH LOST STARRING BART ALLEN #1 (OF 3): 50% off retail (DCBS price $1.49/regular price $2.99)

MARVEL:
GHOST RIDER #0.1: 50% off retail (DCBS price $1.49/regular price $2.99)

You can e-mail the show at comictiming@gmail.com, and please vote for us at Podcast Alley and give us your reviews over on iTunes. And of course, if you can, please donate to the HERO Initiative effort if you can. Every little bit helps! Also, make sure to check out Ian in BrokenSea Production’s latest Twilight Theatre episode, “The Cloud!

Comic Timing – Episode 81

FINALLY! Took us long enough, but here is Episode 81. Shawn Pryor of PKD Media returns for a bit, as well as Jason Wood of 11 O’Clock Comics, Brandon Christopher, Raph Soohoo of The Geeks Unite Network, and Marvelous Patrick of Freaks N Squeaks all stop in for the Marvel Wrap-Up for 2008. Plus, an audio comment from Brent Kossina to make up for the fact that he couldn’t show up for the recording. Lots of fun, lots of cast changes, so listen and enjoy!

Comic Timing is sponsored by Heroes Corner. All first time Heroes Corner users can enter the promo code CTROCKS to receive an additional 5% off their first order with the site, and make sure to check out their deals on all the hottest comic books from the December Previews! This month’s Review Corner books are as follows:

DC
FLASH: REBIRTH – 75% off retail (HC price: $1.00 / retail: $3.99)

MARVEL
CAPTAIN AMERICA 70TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL – 50% off retail (HC price: $2.00 / retail: $3.99)

INDY
IGNITION CITY #1 – 50% off retail (HC price: $2.00 / retail: $3.99)

You can e-mail the show at comictiming@gmail.com, and please vote for us at Podcast Alley and give us your reviews over on iTunes. And of course, if you can, please donate to the HERO Initiative effort if you can. Every little bit helps!

We will see you this weekend for a wide variety of releases, from Review Corner to coverage of the New York Comic Con! So check us out, baby!

Comic Timing – Episode 54: Marvel Wrap Up 2007

2008 has begun, so let us review 2007, shall we? Brent and I begin with a wrap up for Marvel, as we are joined by Jen Capelli and Chris Johnson of Amazing Spider-Cast. We discuss everything from the major X-Books crossovers to the end of Civil War and the beginning of The Initiative, all the way back to Annihilation and Annihilation Conquest. We also discuss our favorite creative teams, favorite and not so favorite miniseries, and we ask the most important question for 2008: Who is a Skrull?

Next week, Brandon Christopher, Raph Soohoo, Brent and I go over DC in 2007. Make sure to tune in to hear the other side of the comic book universe discussed!

You can e-mail the show at comictiming@gmail.com, and please vote for us at Podcast Alley and Digg us at Digg.Com. And of course, if you can, please donate to the HERO For the Holidays effort if you can. Every little bit helps!

Thanks for listening, thanks for downloading, and talk to you all soon!

Comic Timing – Episode 29

Episode 29 is finally here! It took two false starts, an encroachment and a holding penalty to get this one done, but we did it, even it took three days to record. This week, Brent Kossina, and Raph Soohoo, alias Wraithmaker on the forums, author of the Bulleteer Madness Column for Raging Bullets, stop on by to discuss DC Comics in the year 2006. Did they do a better job than Marvel? What titles left us going booyah, and which titles left us going dear God why must this exist? All that and a bag of chips on this one, plus a boatload of bloopers and insanity contained within, so listen to it, and hopefully you shall enjoy!

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

I hope the New Year is treating everybody well, and that 2007 continues to do so for all out there. Also, thanks for listening for the past 29 episodes, and thanks as always for downloading!

Comic Timing – Episode 28

Episode 28 of Comic Timing has finally hit the stands! Figuratively of course, since this is a podcast, not a comic book. John Mayo, Brent Kossina, and myself go into a Year End Wrap Up of Marvel Comics this week, as we discuss our favorite titles, some that did not quite hit the spot, and some that we are looking to improve a bit more as 2007 rolls around. This episode is almost entirely edit free as a holiday treat, so you get to hear Comic Timing in its raw form for once. Hopefully it will indeed be a treat, and if not, let me know and I will not do it again, deal?

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

I hope that everybody has a happy holidays, and thanks as always for listening and downloading!