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Hey Kids, Comics! #290 - A Tale of One City

We're podcastin' here!  We're podcastin' here! 

Welcome to a special issue of HKC! in which hosts Andrew Farmer and Cole Houston explore the enduring presence of New York City in comics.

The Big Apple is not only a locale, a backdrop, but in many ways a character in its own right.  Enjoy this discussion of one of the great real-world icons in comics.

Hey Kids, Comics! Quarterly #2 - I Go Ditko

The third quarter of 2018 came and went far too quickly for Andrew Farmer and Cole Houston.  So early into the fourth quarter the second HKC! Quarterly was finally recorded.  Then it took more time to finally get it here for your listening pleasure.

With special guest Eddie Medina, your hosts are proud to present a look at late comic book legend Steve Ditko!  A celebration of the life and work of one of the most prolific and influential comic book artists in history awaits.

 

Hey Kids, Comics! #289 - I Started a Joke

While the Joker is a prominent figure in many a past issue of Hey Kids, Comics!, it was none the less time that Andrew Farmer and Cole Houston took a really in-depth look at the Clown Prince of Crime from the standpoint of his various incarnations and evolutions over the course of over 75 years!

This issue is no laughing matter, but there are plenty of Jokes (as well as insights) to be found as Batman's chief nemesis is the topic of discussion.

Hey Kids, Comics! Halloween Special #3 - Suck It!

Velcome to the third annual Halloween Special for Hey Kids, Bloooooood!

Sorry, make that Hey Kids, Comics! Halloween Special #3!  But with this year's theme it is not surprising that a campy vampire impersonation should be in the mix.  Andrew Farmer and Cole Houston are talking up vampire comics and vampires in comics, after all!  

From the traditional blood-suckers like the venerable Count Dracula to the more exotic savage undead of "30 Days of Night", there is a lot to bite into this Halloween!

Hey Kids, Comics! #288 - Horse of a Different Color

Hey Kids, Comics! #287 - Friends, Powers, Leagues

Hey Kids, Comics! #286 - Now What?

Welcome to a special issue of HKC! that poses a pressing question that was imparted to Marvel Comics readers for decades..."What if?"

To clarify, this issue covers "What If?", a comic that ran from 1977 to 1984, 1989-1998, 2005, 2006, 2007-2008, and off and on from 2009-2015 in various incarnations.  With a return to comic racks already pending, the timing was ideal.  Join Andrew Farmer and Cole Houston as they explore the storied history of the one comic book Marvel published that literally gave the fans what they wanted!

Hey Kids, Comics! #285 - Family Reunions: We Are Family

"We Are Family" concludes with a look at literally the first family of comics, the Captain Marvel Family!

Talk about a power family!  Andrew Farmer and Cole Houston do just that as lightning strikes more than twice in the storied history of those who tap the power of Shazam!

Hey Kids, Comics! #284 - Family Reunions: Along Came a Spider

"Amazing", "Spectacular", "Friendly Neighborhood" - Call him what you will, Spider-Man has long been a flagship Marvel Comics character...and unless some criminal was impersonating him, pretty much his own thing.  In more recent years, however, a LOT of new characters have vied to become, in the words of David Pumpkins' beat-boy skeletons, "part of it!"

This week's installment of "Family Reunions" sees Andrew Farmer and Cole Houston diving headlong into the Spider-Verse with a look at Spider-Man family members from the old classics like Aunt May and Mary Jane Parker to the myriad Spider-Men and Spider-Women that have become fairly prevailent over the last few years.

Note:  That's David S. Pumpkins.

 

 

The Rantcor Pit #77 - Something Wicket This Way Comes

We celebrate the wonderous career of actor Warwick Davis!