This week the Podwits return to subjects very near and dear to their hearts — cartoons and comic books — as J. and Brian ponder whether this is, in fact, the end of an era for high-quality animated adaptations of great comic book stories. Which stories would YOU like to see in animated form? And […]
Posts Tagged ‘Jack Kirby’
The Podwits Paradox
Posted: 3rd August 2013 by Podwits Administrator in Cartoons, Comic Books, Film, Podcast, TelevisionTags: Batman, Bruce Timm, Christian Bale, DC Comics, Fantastic Four, Flashpoint, Fourth World, Jack Kirby, Joss Whedon, Justice League, Justice League Unlimited, Kevin Conroy, Marvel Comics, Paul Dini, Superior Spider-Man, Superman, The Avengers, The Dark Knight, The Flashpoint Paradox, The New 52, Ultimate Spider-Man, X-Men
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Nominated for Nothin’
Posted: 20th July 2013 by Podwits Administrator in PodcastTags: Brian K. Vaughn, Comixology, David Aja, Eisner Awards, Emmy Awards, Fantastic Four, Fiona Staples, G.I.Joe, Hawkeye, J.K. Rowling, Jack Kirby, Kingkiller Chronicles, Larry Hama, Netflix, Patrick Rothfuss, Robert Galbraith, Saga, Stan Lee, The Cuckoo's Calling, Thor, Thundarr the Barbarian
It’s Comic-Con weekend, and the Podwits AREN’T THERE! Nope, instead, Brian and Dion are podcasting from home, blabbing about Brian’s predictions for the Eisner Awards (see if he was right!), the new-platform “television” shows that got Emmy nominations, digital comics, and more, on a brand-new awards season episode of the Podwits podcast!
Reading Marvel in the ’60s, Part 2: Stan & Jack Re-evaluated
Posted: 11th June 2013 by Brian in Comic Books, The Comic SpinnerTags: Fantastic Four, Jack Kirby, Joe Sinnott, Marvel Comics, Stan Lee, Tales of Asgard, Thor, Vince Colletta
I know now that it was the summer of 1965 when it all changed. As a matter of fact, I can point to the one exact panel that, I believe, truly began the five-year reign of Stan “the Man” Lee and Jack “King” Kirby as unchallenged champions of the superhero comic world. But let me back […]
Stan Lee and the Podwits: A Q&A EXCLUSIVE
Posted: 16th April 2013 by Dion in Celebrities, Comic Books, News, Podwits Exclusive, The Comic SpinnerTags: Batman, Boris Karloff, Captain Blood, Daredevil, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Errol Flynn, Frankenstein, Galactus, Iron Man, Jack Kirby, Jim Starlin, Marvel Comics, Professor Xavier, Robin Hood, Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Spider-Man, Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, Storm, Sub-Mariner, Superman, The Avengers, The Fantastic Four, The Hardy Boys, The Heap, The Human Torch, The Incredible Hulk, The Silver Surfer, The Thing, Thor, Wolverine, X-Men, X-Men First Class
“Welcome True Believers!” I recently had the luck to travel over to Los Angeles with Podwits contributor J. Blake on what proved to be one of the most exciting, and rewarding trips that I have ever had the pleasure to enjoy. The bulk of that is due to the GREAT content we were able to gather and will be […]
When Comic Books Saved Science Fiction
Posted: 17th July 2012 by Brian in Comic Books, Science Fiction, The Comic SpinnerTags: Avengers, Eternals, Fantastic Four, Fourth World, Jack Kirby, New Wave SF, Roy Thomas, Thor
Join Brian every other Tuesday as he talks comic books from a reader’s perspective, both his new experiences with the medium and reflections on over thirty years of enjoying the finest in sequential art. I’ve made no secret of the fact I’m not a fan of “New Wave” science fiction. Don’t get me wrong, the […]
Reading Marvel in the ’60s, Part 1: The Uncanny (X-Men) Valley
Posted: 3rd July 2012 by Brian in Comic Books, The Comic SpinnerTags: Avengers, Fantastic Four, Hulk, Jack Kirby, Martin Goodman, Marvel Comics, Spider-Man, Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, X-Men
Join Brian every other Tuesday as he talks comic books from a reader’s perspective, both his new experiences with the medium and reflections on over thirty years of enjoying the finest in sequential art. The “uncanny valley” is a term used in robotics (and, more generally, in the science fiction community) to describe the phenomenon […]