Episodes
Sunday Jan 19, 2020
Hey Kids, Comics! #342 - Guided Tours
Sunday Jan 19, 2020
Sunday Jan 19, 2020
How do you get fans excited about the shared universe that is populated by hundreds of characters from the familiar to the obscure? Well if you are comic book publisher in the 80s, you create the definitive guide to (almost) every single character in the catalog. And that is exactly what Marvel and DC (most famously) did with "Marvel Universe" and "Who's Who". At least twice! Discover these and more as Andrew Farmer and Cole Houston act as your guide to the universe guides of the past.
Wednesday Apr 03, 2019
Hey Kids, Comics! #305 - Under the Influence
Wednesday Apr 03, 2019
Wednesday Apr 03, 2019
Hey kids! "Hey Kids, Comics! is back (if a little late for last Friday's promised release of this show)!
This week Andrew Farmer and Cole Houston have returned from hiatus with an issue exploring the great comic book trilogy 18 years in the making! Concentrating heavily on "Glass", your hosts also explore the journey to the final chapter of M. Night Shyamalan's epic. Suffice it to say, it would be best to have seen all three films to avoid catastrophic spoilers!
Saturday Jun 18, 2016
Hey Kids, Comics! #183 - Fail Hydra!
Saturday Jun 18, 2016
Saturday Jun 18, 2016
Hey Kids, Hydra!
Wednesday Jan 15, 2014
Hey Kids, Comics! #75 - Rethinking the Legends: This One Changes Everything
Wednesday Jan 15, 2014
Wednesday Jan 15, 2014
When it comes to tweaking the history, origins, or period of a long-standing character you can either do it as a one shot thing or as part of a planned long term change.
Thursday Jan 09, 2014
Hey Kids, Comics! #74 - Rethinking the Legends: Another You
Thursday Jan 09, 2014
Thursday Jan 09, 2014
Discover what happens when your favorite comic book heroes are retooled to appear in another form, juxtaposing the familiar with the unfamiliar. The classics lend themselves well to tweaking of origins that open the door to amazing new adventures.
Wednesday Aug 21, 2013
Hey Kids, Comics! #55 - Continuity is Not Absolute: When It Sticks
Wednesday Aug 21, 2013
Wednesday Aug 21, 2013
Another story arc draws to a close as Andrew and Cole discuss the retcons and other changes in comic books that actually amounted to something! Sometimes change occurs for a reason and even when it does not, it can still stand the test of time.
Wednesday Aug 14, 2013
Hey Kids, Comics! #54 - Continuity is Not Absolute: The Dicey Hand of Death
Wednesday Aug 14, 2013
Wednesday Aug 14, 2013
It pays to be a super-hero, at least when it comes to one of the two givens in life. Death just does not have the bite in comics that it does in real life.
Pushing through the revolving door of mortality in comics, Andrew and Cole explore why the Grim Reaper just can't seem to get his due!