Episodes
Wednesday Apr 17, 2019
Hey Kids, Comics! #308 - What Did We Just See?: Ticking Away
Wednesday Apr 17, 2019
Wednesday Apr 17, 2019
Welcome to the halfway point of "What Did We Just See?". This week Andrew Farmer and Cole Houston take a look at Amazon Prime's "The Tick". With a focus primarily on the second season of the show based on Ben Edlund's quirky super-hero, expect discussion on both seasons that represent the third television incarnation of the independent comic sensation.
Catherine "Mrs. JediCole" Houston joins the fun as a fan of The Tick from the original comic book forward.
Grab a spoon and give a listen to this SPOILER RICH issue of HKC! today. Or later if you have not yet watched the second season.
Friday Jun 01, 2018
Friday Jun 01, 2018
There's just one more issue before the big reveal of HKC!'s top Spider-Man villain!
For now Andrew Farmer and Cole Houston welcome you to the jungle that is a large part of the Spidey foe pantheon. From obvious major players like the Lizard and Rhino to lesser known baddies such as Kangaroo or the Slug, numerous are the characters that have gone up against Ol' Web Head who's sobriquet has its origins in the natural world.
Join the guys and their special guest, The Rantcor Pit's Eddie Medina as they look at villians from Beetle to Vulture!
Friday Apr 13, 2018
Hey Kids, Comics! #263 - Keeping Up With the Joneses
Friday Apr 13, 2018
Friday Apr 13, 2018
Back from the All-Con hiatus and the unfortunate technology fail that followed, Andrew Farmer and Cole Houston (joined by Catherine Houston) discuss the ups and downs of the second season of Jessica Jones on Netflix.
Discover what was loved, what was disliked, and generally what everybody thought of the latest expansion of the Marvel Universe in live-action media.
Tuesday Apr 03, 2018
Hey Kids, Comics! #262 - Wakanda 'Round
Tuesday Apr 03, 2018
Tuesday Apr 03, 2018
Better late (very late) than never!
This issue of the show is long overdue, but it will benefit from the fact that the film that is its subject matter is still in theaters to this day!
Andrew Farmer and Cole Houston, along with special guest Catherine "Mrs. JediCole" Houston gush heavily over the near flawless production that is "Black Panther".
In the words of Stan Lee, "'Nuff said!"
Sunday Jan 28, 2018
Sunday Jan 28, 2018
The Rantcor Pit is back on the JediCole Universe!
Your hosts Cole Houston and Eddie Medina had taken far too long a hiatus to see to varius projects and concentrate on the production of The Rantcor Pit Live on Dallas on Air as well as their own new monthly shows there.
But you can't keep them away from the audio version of the show forever, and now they return with a look at another kind of long run, the nature of how so many things in Star Wars films seem so far apart or just downright inconveniently arranged. In the interest of not giving too much away, the subject matter will be left at that so you can explore right along with "Your Favorite Star Wars Guys"!
Thursday Oct 19, 2017
Hey Kids, Comics! #250 - Amazing Reuinioncast
Thursday Oct 19, 2017
Thursday Oct 19, 2017
About a decade ago Cole "JediCole" Houston began his podcasting career shortly after discovering the term podcasting. This set him on a path that went from VaderCast to Amazing Comicast and ultimately The United States of Geekdom before launching The JediCole Universe and its catalog of shows. It was during the Amazing Comicast years that he met Andrew Farmer and the seeds of Hey Kids, Comics! were planted, though nobody knew at the time.
Since then over 250 issues of the show have been published on The JediCole Universe and ten monthly episodes of Hey Kids, Comics! Live were produced on Deep Ellum on Air. On the occassion of a nearly uninturrupted run of weekly shows, it seemed natural to revisit two upon which one o fyour hosts was unavailable to record as well as take a thoughtful look back at the origins of this very show.
This massive special issue of HKC! features a reunion of sorts with Andy and Cole revisiting a pair of episodes that lacked one or the other then launches into a reunion of your hosts, Mrs. JediCole, and the founder of Amazing Comicast and The United States of Geekdom, Rick Gutierrez.
Friday Sep 08, 2017
Hey Kids, Comics! #244 - Comics...The Final Frontier
Friday Sep 08, 2017
Friday Sep 08, 2017
HKC! Date 090817. These are the voyages of the comic ship Grabass. It's endless mission to read, collect, and enjoy comics.
Welcome to the latest edition of Hey Kids, Comics!, arriving to you on the 51st anniversary of one of the icons of American entertainment and science fiction, Star Trek! To celebrate this auspicious occassion, Andrew Farmer and Cole Houston explore the final frontier (and Gene Rodenberry's most famous creation) as it has appeared in comics for a near-uninterupped five decades!
Joining your hosts on this trek is none other than Mrs. JediCole herself, Catherine Houston!
Friday Jul 14, 2017
Hey Kids, Comics! #236 - The Writing on the Wall
Friday Jul 14, 2017
Friday Jul 14, 2017
What's this? A "Watchmen" issue of "Hey Kids, Comics!"?!
Yes, it is true. This outing Andrew Farmer and Cole Houston discuss what is largely believed to be Cole's favorite topic when it comes to comics, "Watchmen".
But this time its a bit different. The discussions take your hosts, and their special guest Catherine Houston, beyond just the comic series itself. This one is about the phenomenon. From ocuntless incarnations of published collections of the comic to movies to merchandising, there was plenty to explore this week.
Catherine "Mrs. JediCole" Houston joins the show due in no small part to haveing a certain fondness for Watchmen in her own right.
Friday Jan 13, 2017
Hey Kids, Comics! #211 - Psi-Fi: Hooked on Psionics
Friday Jan 13, 2017
Friday Jan 13, 2017
Is it mind over matter or something more?
Psycic and psionic powers are pervasive in comics and have been even when creators did not realize that such was the case. The untapped potential of the mind is such a common thread in science fiction that it is little wonder its cousin, the comic book, should follow suit.
This week your intreped hosts wrestle mentally with the core concepts of psionics. What constitutes the poer of the mind versus other sources? Which characters are commonly grouped into lists of the psi-wielders but should not be thus? Where do Andrew Farmer and Cole Houston come down on defining psionics? These and other questions arise and are answered as the latest powerful story arc, Psi-Fi, launches its five issue exploration of the topic at hand.
Or is that the topic at mind?
Thursday Nov 17, 2016
Hey Kids, Comics #205 - Strange Days Indeed
Thursday Nov 17, 2016
Thursday Nov 17, 2016
By the Eye of Agammoto, Hoary Hosts of Hoggoth, Ruby Rings of Raggadorr, Ageless Vishanti, the Flames of Faltine, Wonderous Winds of Watoomb, Sons of Satannish, Fangs of Farallah, Shades of the Seraphim, Crimson Bands of Cyttorak, Mystic Moons of Munnopor, and Icy Tendrils of Ikathalon (among others) you are bid welcome to the latest issue of Hey Kids, Comics!
The JediCole Universe is "a magical place" this week as Andrew Farmer and Cole Houston, joined by Lacey Hatfield and Catherine Houston, discuss Marvel Comics' Sorcerer Supreme in comics, television, and film.