Tuesday, May 31, 2016

RCS #027 You Never Know Where You'll Find a Comic Book Part 2


Welcome to the 27th Episode of Random Comic Showcase, the Podcast where I look at some other element of comics or geek culture that doesn't fall into the normal format of any of my other shows on the feed. This time out, I have 2 episodes for you in this one blog post, dedicated to some random comic finds and the joy they brought me. As my buddy Shag Matthews always says, you have to "find your comic book joy," and for me personally, there's no better way to do that than assorted grab bags of comics, especially when they yield relatively self contained "one-and-done" stories. I was surprised to come across random assorted comic 4-packs at Walmart the other day, picked a couple up, and found a number of assorted gems inside, including West Coast Avengers #18, by Steve Englehart, Al Milgrom, and Joe Sinnott. It was a glorious fun romp! What a fun & exciting action packed comic! The West Coast Avengers team get time displaced to the 1870's Old West where they team-up with Two-Gun Kid, Rawhide Kid, and Night (Ghost) Rider. 


This takes me back to being a kid, where I would find quite the assortment of random comics at garage sales, on the newsstand, or in comic 4-packs similar to these I've been finding at Wal Mart. You never know what you're going to get out of these mystery bags, but it's a blast diving in and finding a random single issue story be so much fun!


So give these  two episodes a listen, in this episode I open 2 more packs, as well as reflect on some of the contents I read from the first set of packs. In both episodes I reflect & reminisce on collecting comics in my youth, and the fun nostalgic trip that these comics took me back on. I'm grinning ear to ear as I open these comics, and have had a blast sampling this random assortment of Marvel comics from the 1980's and 1990's.
As always, you can listen to the podcast by subscribing to the King-Size Comics Giant-Size Fun Podcast Feed on iTunes, or by downloading the episodes directly here:RCS Ep 027 You Never Know Where You'll Find Comics Part 2


During this episode I mentioned my pal Clinton Robison's blog, Coffee & Comics, where his most recent blogpost covers an issue of April O'Neil that was a 3-issue tie-in series to the ongoing TMNT Adventures series that Archie put out. If you like my podcast, and especially if you liked kind of the random nature of these 2 episodes, and some of the off-the-wall comics I talked about here, odds are you'll love Clinton's fine blog, where he likewise takes a similar random look at a lot of comics from this 1980's and 1990's era. You can find his blog here:Clinton Robison's Coffee & Comics Blog


Thank you so much for listening, feedback can be left here at the blogpost, on the King-Size Comics Giant-Size Fun Facebook Page, by sending me a tweet at the Twitter handle @KyleBenning_Art, or by emailing me at kylebenning41@yahoo.com.

Random Comic Showcase Ep #026 You Never Know Where You'll Find a Comic Book Part 1

Welcome to the 26th Episode of Random Comic Showcase, the Podcast where I look at some other element of comics or geek culture that doesn't fall into the normal format of any of my other shows on the feed. This time out, I have 2 episodes for you in this one blog post, dedicated to some random comic finds and the joy they brought me. As my buddy Shag Matthews always says, you have to "find your comic book joy," and for me personally, there's no better way to do that than assorted grab bags of comics, especially when they yield relatively self contained "one-and-done" stories. I was surprised to come across random assorted comic 4-packs at Walmart the other day, picked a couple up, and found a number of assorted gems inside, including West Coast Avengers #18, by Steve Englehart, Al Milgrom, and Joe Sinnott. It was a glorious fun romp! What a fun & exciting action packed comic! The West Coast Avengers team get time displaced to the 1870's Old West where they team-up with Two-Gun Kid, Rawhide Kid, and Night (Ghost) Rider. 
This takes me back to being a kid, where I would find quite the assortment of random comics at garage sales, on the newsstand, or in comic 4-packs similar to these I've been finding at Wal Mart. You never know what you're going to get out of these mystery bags, but it's a blast diving in and finding a random single issue story be so much fun!
So give these episodes a listen, in Part 1 I talk all about my find, and open 3 packs on-air and reflect briefly on some of the contents. In both episodes I reflect & reminisce on collecting comics in my youth, and the fun nostalgic trip that these comics took me back on. I'm grinning ear to ear as I open these comics, and have had a blast sampling this random assortment of Marvel comics from the 1980's and 1990's.
As always, you can listen to the podcast by subscribing to the King-Size Comics Giant-Size Fun Podcast Feed on iTunes, or by downloading the episodes directly here:RCS Ep #026 You Never Know Where You'll Find a Comic Book Part 1


During this first episode I mention the fantastic podcast "90's Comic Retrial" by my pal Nathaniel Wayne, part of the Council of Geeks network of content. I was pleased to be a recent guest of Nathaniel's, on an episode that is yet to be released, but odds are if these episodes and the comics discussed in it strike a nostalgic chord with you, you'll love the content of his show, that as the name implies, covers comics from the 90's. Check it out here:90's Comic Retrial Podcast


Thank you so much for listening, feedback can be left here at the blogpost, on the King-Size Comics Giant-Size Fun Facebook Page, by sending me a tweet at the Twitter handle @KyleBenning_Art, or by emailing me at kylebenning41@yahoo.com.

Random Comic Showcase Ep #025 World's Finest #142 The Composite Superman!

Welcome to the 25th Episode of Random Comic Showcase, the Podcast where I look at some other element of comics or geek culture that doesn't fall into the normal format of any of my other shows on the feed. This time out I take a look at the first appearance of the infamous Composite Superman, from 1964's World's Finest Comics #142. The story is written by Edmond Hamilton, penciled by Curt Swan, and inked by George Klein.
As always you can listen to the podcast episode by subscribing to the King-Size Comics Giant-Size Fun Podcast Feed on iTunes, or by downloading the episode directly here:Random Comic Showcase Ep #025 World's Finest #142 The Composite Superman!


Thank you so much for listening, feedback can be left here at the blogpost, on the King-Size Comics Giant-Size Fun Facebook Page, by sending me a tweet at the Twitter handle @KyleBenning_Art, or by emailing me at kylebenning41@yahoo.com.

During the episode I played three promos, you can find those shows located at their respective links below:

Power of Fishnets, a Black Canary & Zatanna Podcast by Ryan Daly, it is part of the Fire & Water Podcast Network and found here:Power of Fishnets Podcast

Trekker Talk, a podcast devoted to the works of artist/writer Ron Randall by Darrin & Ruth Sutherland, found here: Trekker Talk Podcast

Warlord Worlds, a podcast devoted to the works of artist/writer Mike Grell by Darrin & Ruth Sutherland, found here: Warlord Worlds Podcast

Saturday, May 7, 2016

Free Comic Spotlight FCBD 2016 Edition

It's the first Saturday in May, meaning it's FREE COMIC BOOK DAY! In this episode I run down the 50 free titles available for FCBD 2016 and talk about what 6 books I'm looking forward to the most and what 5 All-Ages Friendly books I recommend from the 2016 FCBD Line-Up.


You can download the episode here:
FCS Free Comic Book Day 2016 Special


Thank you very much for listening. Feedback for the podcast can be left at the blog kingsizecomicsgiantsizefun.blogspot.com, by emailing me directly at kylebenning41@yahoo.com, by leaving an iTunes review, or by visiting the King-Size Comics Giant-Size Fun Facebook Page

This podcast is made for entertainment purposes only. All songs, sound clips, and characters discussed are copyright of their respective copyright holders, and no infringement is intended.

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Crisis on Multiple Earths Episode 004 "The Crises on Earths One & Two"


The Justice Society of Earth-2, Golden Aged Costumed Heroes defending freedom against Axis Forces and costumed villains that prey on the weak.

The Justice League of America of Earth-1, heroes born out of the atomic age and space race defending the world from colorfully costumed villains and evil cosmic conquerors.

There would then come a time when these costumed heroes would answer an even greater calling, to save not only their own world, but parallel worlds with alternate versions of themselves. Two Generations of costumed heroes on two separate parallel earths, teaming-up to save millions, and so began the exploits of the Earth 2 Justice Society and their Earth 1 Justice League counterparts, in a series of crossover adventures that can only be described as CRISIS ON MULTIPLE EARTHS!
Welcome to the 4th Episode of the Crisis on Multiple Earths Podcast, the podcast where I explore the Silver & Bronze Age Crisis on Multiple Earths crossovers between the JLA heroes of Earth-One and the JSA heroes of Earth-Two. This time out we have the first full-on crossover between the JLA and JSA teams, courtesy of the 2-parter in Justice League of America #21 & 22 from the summer of 1963.
As always, you can download and subscribe to the podcast via iTunes, or directly download the episode here: Crisis on Multiple Earths Ep 004 JLA #21 & 22

As I mentioned in the episode, I have re-released the first 3 episodes of the Crisis on Multiple Earths Podcast in MP3 Format, those are available for download at the below links:


Crisis on Multiple Earths Ep 001 Flash #123


Crisis on Multiple Earths Ep 002 Flash #129


Crisis on Multiple Earths Ep 003 Flash #137



Thank you very much for listening. Feedback for the podcast can be left at the blog kingsizecomicsgiantsizefun.blogspot.com, by emailing me directly at kylebenning41@yahoo.com, by leaving an iTunes review, or by visiting the King-Size Comics Giant-Size Fun Facebook Page
This podcast is made for entertainment purposes only. All songs, sound clips, and characters discussed are copyright of their respective copyright holders, and no infringement is intended.