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.
Tuesday Nov 26, 2019
Hey Kids, Comics! #336 - Jingle All the Way (to the Comic Shop)
Tuesday Nov 26, 2019
Tuesday Nov 26, 2019
The holidays fast approach and your Comic Shop Santas Andrew Farmer and Cole Houston yet again bring you the annual Hey Kids, Comics! Holiday Gift Guide! Give a listen to some great Christmas present choices for the comic book fan in your life (or for yourself)!
Sunday Nov 24, 2019
Hey Kids, Comics! #335 - Shtick and Carrot
Sunday Nov 24, 2019
Sunday Nov 24, 2019
After the heavy topic of "Joker" last week, Andrew Farmer and Cole Houston needed a bit of a change of pace and a more lighthearted topic. Send in the Zoo Crew! Yes, Captain Carrot and company are the subjects of the latest issue of the show with special guest Weldon Adams. Yep! As promised when Weldon was last on the show.
Thursday Aug 29, 2019
Hey Kids, Comics! #323 - Hit the Streets: Brawling for Dollars
Thursday Aug 29, 2019
Thursday Aug 29, 2019
What's the job pay? A question posed by a unique brand of street-level heroes in comics. Sure being the good guy is its own reward, but frankly it does not pay the bills! Your hosts Andrew Farmer and Cole Houston take a look at various heroes-for-hire as "Hit the Streets" concludes.
Friday Aug 23, 2019
Hey Kids, Comics! #322 - Hit the Streets: Seduction of the Gun
Friday Aug 23, 2019
Friday Aug 23, 2019
Street-smart street-level heroes know the score. Sometimes you need a good firearm at your hip to survive the level of criminal that you find in a world of super-powered criminals and high tech devices. Yet for some there is an allure in guns and other projectile weapons that transcends necessity. Andrew Farmer and Cole Houston discuss the comic book heroes that hit the street often armed to the teeth!
Saturday Aug 17, 2019
Hey Kids, Comics #321 - Hit the Streets: Two-Fisted
Saturday Aug 17, 2019
Saturday Aug 17, 2019
Hit it!
Yes, it's time to "Hit the Streets" again with Andrew Farmer and Cole Houston as Hey Kids, Comics! latest story arc reaches the pivotal center episode! This week your hosts take a hard swing at the heroes who fight crime largely bare knuckled. Some have powers or weaponry to bring to bear in the battle against evil, but when the chips are down their fists are up!
Sunday Aug 11, 2019
Hey Kids, Comics! #320 - Hit the Streets: We Are the Night
Sunday Aug 11, 2019
Sunday Aug 11, 2019
Let's face it, criminals are generally nocturnal creatures. To combat them takes a brand of hero who sleeps by day and fights crime by night. This issue finds Andrew Farmer and Cole Houston delving into these night owls (including Nite Owl) and their capacity to shine light on what bad guys do in the dark!
Thursday May 23, 2019
Hey Kids, Comics! #312 - In His Hands
Thursday May 23, 2019
Thursday May 23, 2019
One issue alone could not contain the greatness that is Shang Chi, Marvel's resident Master of Kung-Fu!
After a one week hiatus, HKC! is back with the other half a two part exploration of the son of Fu-Manchu as that which he was forged to be from birth...a living weapon!
Friday May 10, 2019
Hey Kids, Comics! #311 - Fu Fighters
Friday May 10, 2019
Friday May 10, 2019
Hey kids, Shang-Chi!
After more than 300 issues of the show it was past time that Andrew Farmer and Cole Houston discussed the son of Fu-Manchu who is also Marvel's self-styled "Master of Kung-Fu"! That's twice the Fu!
From beginnings as a leap onto the martial arts bandwagon of the 70s with a Bruce Lee-inspired lead to weaving the legend of Fu Manchu into his story to the ups and downs of a character the publisher sometimes loved, sometimes loathed, there was a lot to cover with one of JediCole's favorite comics!
Wednesday Jan 30, 2019
Hey Kids, Comics! #303 - Aquaculture
Wednesday Jan 30, 2019
Wednesday Jan 30, 2019
Hey Kids, Comics! pushes forward after reaching yet another milestone! As the upcoming Spring Hiatus approaches, Andrew Farmer and Cole Houston are proud to celebrate the success of Warner Brothers' "Aquaman"! This unexpected hit has elevated JediCole's favorite super hero to the status of Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman. So it was only natural that your hosts explore the King of the Seven Seas' incarnations in non-comic book media from the 60s to the present day.