On this episode, we talk about The Incredible Hulk #2-4, featuring the first appearance of The Ring Master, and shooting the Hulk into space!
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On this episode, we talk about Fantastic Four #5: Prisoners of Doctor Doom! This issue, clearly, features the first appearance of Doctor Doom!
This issue has a cover date of July 1962, and we discuss some of the events which occur during June and July. We also discuss the firing of James Gunn from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.
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On this episode, we talk about The Incredible Hulk #1: The Hulk! and Fantastic Four #4: The Coming of the Sub-Mariner!
These issues include the first appearance of many of the Hulk’s core cast, including Rick Jones, “Thunderbolt” Ross, Betty Ross, and Bruce Banner himself; while FF features the return of one of Marvel’s first characters, Namor!
These issues have cover dates of May 1962, and we discuss some of the events which occur during those months.
RIP Stan Lee.
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On this episode, we talk about Fantastic Four #2: Skrulls from Outer Space! and Fantastic Four #3: The Menace of the Miracle Man!
These issues have cover dates of January and March, 1962, and we discuss some of the events which occur during those months.
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On this episode, we talk about the state of the world circa the fall of 1961 and the inception point of the Marvel Universe: Fantastic Four #1.
Cover date November, 1961: This issue features the first appearance of the Fantastic Four, as well as that of the Mole Man and Monster Isle (a location that is periodically revisited over the years).
During the episode we mention William Messner-Loebs’ GoFundMe, which is still ongoing as of the release of this episode, and you can find at: https://www.gofundme.com/billmessnerloebs. Bill was a popular artist and writer in the 80s and 90s, and may be best remembered for his contributions to the early days of Wally West’s adventures as The Flash, as well as his time writing Wonder Woman.
Like many comic artists for Marvel and DC—who are freelancers, and do not receive health benefits, pensions, nor typically royalties on their work—Bill and his wife have fallen on hard times in recent years, and have been unhoused for some time. You can read his story and contribute to him at the link above, if you wish to.
You may also want to check out the Hero Initiative, an organization set up to help comic creators like Bill, which you can find at https://www.heroinitiative.org/. You contributions are greatly appreciated.
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Welcome to the premiere episode of The House of Jack and Stan. On this show, we’re going to be reading and discussing the origin and evolution of Marvel Comics—starting from the release of Fantastic Four #1 in 1961. We plan to hit every issue that Marvel released from ’61 through the end of 1969. Along the way we’re going to talk about the growth of Marvel as a company and some of the real history that was happening at the time these comics were being released.
On this episode, we talk about the concept of the show, discuss some of our favorite Marvel characters, and explore the events that led up to the creation of Marvel Comics, beginning in 1934 and ending in 1961.
Note: We were trying to think of the Editor-in-Chief of DC comics, who is Bob Harras, not Tom DeFalco.
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We’ve been gone for a while, since we wrapped up the weekly comic book club at the end of last year. But we have not been idle, and we’re are now ready to announce a new ongoing series.
We’re going to be reading and discussing the origin and evolution of Marvel Comics—starting from the release of Fantastic Four #1 in 1961. We plan to hit every issue that Marvel released from ’61 through the end of ’69. Along the way we’re going to talk about the growth of Marvel as a company and some of the real history that was happening at the time these comics were being released.
The series will be released bi-weekly, and the first episode will be dropping in exactly 1 week, on October 1st. On that episode we’re going to cover the pre-history of Marvel, starting in 1934 and ending immediately prior to FF #1’s release.
The title of this series is “The House of Jack and Stan” and we hope you’ll enjoy it.
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This week on View from the Gutters we have a special bonus episode:
Avengers: Infinity War
From Tobiah:
So we’re still not back to doing the Comic Book Club, but Joe and I have been working on other projects (which aren’t ready to be released, or really even announced). We got to talking about Infinity War though, and thought we’d put an episode out for all y’all, for old times sake. Enjoy, and keep your eyes on our website and social media for the eventual announcement of Untitled Views Project 2018.
Our hosts for this episode are Joe Preti, Tobiah Panshin, and Adam Panshin.
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This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is:
Star Power
Written by Michael Terracciano
Art by Garth Graham
From Starpowercomic.com:
In the far future, a young astronomer on a distant space station is chosen to wield the Star Power. Now, as the last of the Star Powered Sentinels, she must protect and explore a galaxy far more dangerous and wondrous than she could have ever imagined.
Tobiah Says:
This is a great, all-ages superhero/SF book, and we have a great conversation about it which we hope you’ll enjoy. At the end of what has been a trying year, we hope that 2018 finds you all happy, healthy, and wise. Be well, and be seeing you. 👌
Our hosts for this episode are Joe Preti, Adam Panshin, and Tobiah Panshin.
Thank you to Addison Appleby, Kar Fedosh, Chris Bianculli, Shopping Mall Krampus, Jeb Korzilius, and Jeremy Ballard for sponsoring the show.
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This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is:
The Coldest City
Written by Antony Johnston
Art by Sam Hart
From Amazon:
November 1989. Communism is collapsing, and soon the Berlin Wall will come down with it. But before that happens there is one last bit of cloak & dagger to attend to. Two weeks ago, an undercover MI6 officer was killed in Berlin. He was carrying information from a source in the East — a list that allegedly contains the name of every espionage agent working in Berlin, on all sides. No list was found on his body. Now Lorraine Broughton, an experienced spy with no pre-existing ties to Berlin, has been sent into this powderkeg of social unrest, counter-espionage, defections gone bad and secret assassinations to bring back the list and save the lives of the British agents whose identities reside on it.
On the next episode we’ll be reading Star Power, by Michael Terracciano and Garth Graham.
Our hosts for this episode are Joe Preti and Tobiah Panshin.
Thank you to Addison Appleby, Kar Fedosh, Chris Bianculli, Shopping Mall Krampus, Jeb Korzilius, and Jeremy Ballard for sponsoring the show.
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