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Episode 592: Episode #586! X-Men Elsewhen, Guilt Frame and The Chilling Archives of Horror!

Episode #586! X-Men Elsewhen, Gilt Frame and The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics! Years in the making, John Byrne's X-Men Elsewhen Vol. 1 is finally here. Scott brings it to the table this week. DL has the Margie & Matt Kindt who-done-it Gilt Frame.  Also this week Scott has the hard to find DC hardcover The Private Files of The Shadow by Michael Wm. Kaluta. Speaking of hard to find, DL has two volumes of The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics. The Worst (Best) of Eerie Publications and Tom Sutton's Creepy Things are reviewed this week. Check it out!

Episode 591: Episode #585! Village of the Damned, Alter Ego, Marvel Fireside and Donald Duck!

Episode #585! Village of the Damned, Alter Ego, Marvel Fireside and Donald Duck! This episode hosts Scott Sackett  and DLNelson are (finally) back with more entertainment they've been enjoying. First up, Scott has Wolf Rilla's 1960 supernatural sci-fi flick Village of the Damned. Next, DL brings a Heroes Con purchase to the table. Alter Ego #201 features an in-depth article on former DC Comics' continuity cop, OKC's own, E. Nelson Bridwell. Scott brings his copies of four of the earliest Marvel Fireside books. DL has Walt Disney's Carl Barks Donald Duck library #9 The Pixilated Parrot. Check it out!

Episode 590: Episode #584! Heroes Con 2026!

Episode #584! Heroes Con 2026! After much contemplation, I decided to skip NYCC to attended Heroes Con this year. This episode, I tell Scott about some of my con experiences while in Charlotte. Creators I talked to, panels I attended and some of my purchases are discussed. Check it out!

Episode 589: Episode #583! The Invaders, FCBD and Donald Duck Vol. 8 Trail of the Unicorn!

Episode #583! The Invaders, FCBD and Donald Duck Vol. 8 Trail of the Unicorn! This week we are back talking about FCBD '26. After that, Scott talks about his newest omnibus purchase...The Invaders! DL brings a Kansas City find to the table. Agony and Ecstasy from Pure Imagination collects over two hundred illustrations of bible stories from Basil Wolverton. Also this episode another Donald Duck book from Carl Barks. Check it out!

Episode 588: Episode #582! X-Men Mutant Empire, Smudge Manga and Usagi Yojimbo!

Episode #582! X-Men Mutant Empire, Smudge Manga and Usagi Yojimbo! This week we start off with some pre-FCBD talk. Scott has the Christopher Golden written novel X-Men Mutant Empire. DL brings the latest Smudge manga tankobon to the podcast. Hide and Seek from mangaka Naono Yoshiko contains many stories full of regret. Also this episode DL has the next volume of Usagi Yojimbo by Stan Sakai. 10,000 Plums (vol. 41) contains two stories featuring everyone's favorite rabbit ronin. Check it out!