Media Montage Podcast 133 - Captain America: Civil War (2016) & Marvel Comics: Civil War (2006)

Captain America vs Iron Man! The 13^th film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is here! Captain America: Civil War takes its story from the 2006 Marvel Comics crossover event and 7 issue miniseries.

Bruce and Larry contrast and compare that miniseries with the events of the film. Why are our heroes at odds? What brings these allies to the brink of war? They look at the causes of the conflict in both the comics and the film. 

Which medium tells a better story? Can you get a good movie with a cast featuring a dozen established heroes while introducing two new ones? How does Bruce REALLY feel about comics crossovers and events? What is a Stabbity Jones?

Find out the answers to those questions and more in Episode 133 of the Media Montage Podcast!

Our Comics:

Brain Teaser Comics

Earthman Prime on Deviant Art

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Media Montage Podcast 125: The Trouble With Girls

Lester Girls has it all, hot women, fast cars, high adventure, and THAT's the trouble...He wants a mundane life. 

This week Bruce and Larry take a look at Volume 1 of The Trouble With Girls, collecting issues 1 – 7 of the acclaimed comic parodying the action-adventure heroes of the 1980s written by Will Jacobs and Gerard Jones, and drawn by Tim Hamilton. 

Super spies, Lizard Ladies, Killer sushi chefs, and a solid foundation of Dick jokes in episode 125 of the Media Montage Podcast.

Our Comics:

Brain Teaser Comics

Earthman Prime on Deviant Art

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@larrykingundead

Media Montage Podcast 116: Small Press Expo 2015

Small Press Expo happens every year in Bethesda Maryland to celebrate self publishers, small publisher and do-it-yourselfers.  Larry went to the show this year and he and Bruce discuss the event. 

Who were Larry's favorites?  What leads to explosions of certain art styles.  How important is Deoderant?  Why do we like self publishers so darned much?  All these questions and more in Episode 116 of the Media Montage Podcast!

Some of the SPX Creators Larry met:

*Claire Connelly

@CkConnellyDraws 

http://claireconnellycomics.com/

*Aja Moore 

@ajadraws 

http://ajamoore.com/

*Ann Uland

@NymAulth 

http://www.annulandart.com/

*Denise Clamors

@clamtime

 http://goodintentionscomic.tumblr.com/

*Joshua Cotter 

http://jwcotter.tumblr.com/

*Andrew MacLean 

@Andrew_MacLean 

http://andrewmaclean.tumblr.com/

Our Comics:

brainteasercomics.com

Earthman Prime on Deviant Art

Twitter:

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@larrykingundead

Media Montage Podcast 114: Synchromystic Theory - Back to the Future, OMAC, and More

Synchronicity is defined as a meaningful coincidence. Synchromysticism is the theory that ties synchronicity with mysticism as it relates to art and media. Esoteric symbols and sequences in films often resonate with current events, seemingly predicting those events with foreknowledge.  

What's going on here? 

Do some artists have a knack for tapping into the collective unconscious, enabling them to imbue their art with messages and images from another time and place? 

This week Bruce and Larry explore a couple of specific instances of synchromystic theory.  We look at 9-11 sychronicities in the 1985 Robert Zemeckis film Back to the Future, as well as Jack Kirby's Gulf War 1 and 2 Predictions in the pages of OMAC and Kamandi.  

Follow us down the rabbit hole in Episode 117 of the Media Montage Podcast!

The Back to the Future Synchromystic Video discussed:

Predictive Programming: Ep 8 of MMP

The Secret Sun on Jack Kirby, OMAC, Kamandi and the Iraq Wars.

EarthmanPrime at Deviant Art
Brain Teaser Comics:  Brainteasercomics.com

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Media Montage Podcast 109: San Diego Comic Con News and Notes

San Diego Comic Con is the big one. The Grand-Daddy of all the Comic Cons and always the source of tons of news, notes and controversy. Bruce and Larry take a look at some of the stories coming out of SDCC 2015. Movie and TV announcements, new comics and more in episode 109 of the Media Montage Podcast!

Our Comics:

EarthmanPrime at Deviant Art

Brain Teaser Comics:  Brainteasercomics.com

Twitter

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@otterdisaster

Media Montage Podcast 99 - Marvel 2099

What do we do for a 99th episode? 

We visit the retro-future of Marvel's 2099 line of comics. We go back to 1992 as Marvel traveled to the future with a new Spider-Man, a new Doom, a new Punisher, and a new Hulk. We look at the cyberpunk future of the Marvel Universe in the year 2099.  

How did the 2099 line reflect the era of early the 1990s comics world in every conceivable way? Were the comics actually any good? What cause the end of 2099 as an imprint? 

Claws, foil covers, and grim and gritty stories in Episode 99 of the Media Montage Podcast!

Our Comics:

EarthmanPrime at Deviant Art

Brain Teaser Comics:  Brainteasercomics.com

Twitter

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@otterdisaster

Media Montage Podcast 98: (Pop) Culture War

It seems like everyone is willing to go to war over everything in pop culture these days. 

Not literal war, but flame wars, wars of words, and on and on.  

Battles over art, politics, the politics of art, and what should and shouldn't be seen have led Bruce and Larry to take a look at the Culture War as it is framed by their love of Pop Culture, specifically comics.  Bruce and Larry get passionate about the urge to do battle over the things they love, and try to find some solutions.  They get negative at times, but try really hard to come around to some positive steps to make social media interactions enjoyable.  

A very different kind of discussion, that probably doesn't solve anything in a very honest and passionate Episode 98 of the Media Montage Podcast.

Our Comics:

EarthmanPrime at Deviant Art

Brain Teaser Comics:  Brainteasercomics.com

Twitter

@larrykingundead

@otterdisaster

Media Montage Podcast 92: The Filth

Who are we really?  Is this the only universe, or do other worlds exist above or below us in different planes of reality?  Can the world be prevented from becoming TOO weird?  

This week Bruce and Larry look at The Filth, a Vertigo series by Grant Morrison, Chris Weston and Gary Erskine from 2002.  We examine this very unusual story of Ned Slade and Gary Feely and try to find out what it means, or at least some of it.  

Parapersonas, Anti-People, iLife, and Status Q in Episode 92 of the Media Montage Podcast.

Our Comics:

EarthmanPrime at Deviant Art

Brain Teaser Comics:  Brainteasercomics.com

Twitter

@larrykingundead

@otterdisaster

Media Montage Podcast 91: The Pulps

Doc Savage, Conan The Barbarian and Cthulu! What do they all have in common? 

They were born of the pulp magazines of the early 20th century. This week Larry and Bruce take a look at pulp fiction and the legacy of those cheap, lowest common denominator entertainments. 

How have the pulps influenced the modern media landscape? 

Why have the pulp heroes had trouble being adapted to film?  What is the legacy of the Shadow, Doc Savage and the Phantom?  All that and more in Episode 91 of the Media Montage Podcast! A listener request by @Kirbstomp13

The Pulp Magazines Project - A good resource for pulp fans, download and read some of these old magazines:

Our Comics:

EarthmanPrime at Deviant Art

Brain Teaser Comics:  Brainteasercomics.com

Twitter

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@otterdisaster

Media Montage Podcast 63: Weird Comics - The Eye Sees

Comics’ Golden Age introduced a lot of weird concepts and The Eye Sees by Frank Thomas is a shining example. 

Appearing in Keen Detective Funnies and The Detective Eye, The Eye was a supernatural force for justice!

Bruce and Larry take a look at The Eye and his surreal take on crime and punishment in Episode 63 of The Media Montage Podcast!

The Eye Sees at the Digital Comic Museum

Our Comics:

Magna Comica

Brain Teaser Comics

Twitter

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@otterdisaster

Media Montage Podcast 58: Tank Girl - The Movie (1995) and the Comics That Inspired It.

A listener request!  This week Bruce and Larry take a look at the 1995 cult film ‘Tank Girl’ and the comics by Alan Martin and Jamie Hewlitt that inspired it. We compare and contrast the comics and film. Does Lori Petty make a good Tank Girl? Does the energy and anarchy of the comics translate to film? Find out in episode 58 of the Media Montage Podcast!

Our Comics:
Magna Comica:  magnacomica.thecomicseries.com
Brain Teaser Comics:  Brainteasercomics.com

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Media Montage 37: David Lapham's Stray Bullets

In this episode Bruce and Larry read the first 4 issues of David Lapham’s indy crime-noir series, Stray Bullets. Violence, grim happenings and fascinating character pieces populate this comic which began in 1995.
Pulp Fiction, David Lynch and the Coen Brothers appear to serve as influences on this series.
Now available for Free Download at Comixology.

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Media Montage 35: Adaptations

In this episode Bruce and Larry look at adaptation of stories from one medium to another. How do various adaptations stack up? What works best? Comics to film, film to TV, books to film, comics to video games or something else? Batman, Watchmen, M*A*S*H, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer all originated in one medium and moved into another.

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Media Montage 33: Fandom 2 - The Fans Take Over

In this episode Bruce and Larry expand and continue their discussion on Fandom from Media Montage Podcast 31. The fans have taken over! In many cases fans have become the creators of the characters they’ve grown up with. We talk about the implications, positive and negative, of this. We also take a look at fan fiction, fan films, and fan art, as extension of our media, and as inspiration for making our own.

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Here is the remarkable Spanish Arkham Asylum fan film Larry discussed:

Media Montage 27: Is This Tomorrow? - America Under Communism

Bruce and Larry take a look at a wonderful piece of anti-communist propaganda: Is This Tomorrow? - America Under Communism.  The Cold War was just ramping up in 1947, when this fascinating comic book was released by the Catechetical Guild Educational Society.

Read IS THIS TOMORROW?

Media Montage 20: Superheroes - A Never Ending Battle

Larry and Bruce discuss the much lauded PBS documentary Superheroes: A Never Ending Battle. What did we like, what didn't we like? Find out our take on their take of the history of superheroes!

Predictive Programming: New X-Men

Larry here: Kicking off my hay day of comic collecting was Grant Morrison's run on X-Men dubbed New X-Men. The first issue of his run, #114 came out in July 2001, featuring Cassandra Nova, Professor Charles Xavier's evil twin sister who launches a Sentinel attack on Genosha city in issue #115 marked August 2001. 

 (Below)Magneto viewing the Sentinel attack first hand as it hits his tower in a scene all too familiar, and subsequent aftermath upon Genosha City.

 More after the jump...

Supplemental: Happy Birthday Jack Kirby!

Today would have been Jack Kirby's 96th birthday, so to acknowledge the King of Comics influence here are some interviews both in text, and video. Enjoy!

Also, there is a compiled series of interviews that lasted a few years that covered Jack's life during WW2 which is a really interesting aspect of the man. Never know he cussed that much. The interview can be read HERE.

Long live the King!

Media Montage 5: Happy Birthday Jack!

Jack Kirby's Birthday!

Bruce and Larry discuss comics legend Jack 'the King' Kirby on the eve of his 96th birthday.

Larry and I did some tribute art in honor of Jack's birthday and all the great inspiration he's given us:

Larry's Big Barda

Larry's OMAC

Larry's Orion

Larry's The Silver Surfer

Bruce's Devil Dinosaur and Moon Boy

  

And another Devil Dinosaur and Moon Boy with a strange visitor from another Universe:

Our First Comics

In our first Podcast we discussed some of the earliest comic books we read, the books that made us catch the bug. Here are Larry's:

...and mine:

I'll leave it up to you to guess which one of us is the old guy.