Sunday, July 11, 2021

Chris and Reggie's TOTAL PACKAGE - The History of Underground Comix

Chris and Reggie's TOTAL PACKAGE

The History of Underground Comix
(00:00:00) Part I: Tijuana Bibles, Joe Shuster, Harvey Kurtzman, Wally Wood, and More!
(01:13:54) Part II: 1968, Robert Crumb, art spiegelman, Trina Robins, Marvel's "Comix Book", and More!
(02:47:49) Part III: Aline Kominsky-Crumb, Harvey Pekar - Underground-to-Indie: Peter Bagge, Wendy & Richard Pini, Dave Sim, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and More!
(04:23:18) Part IV: Underground-to-Corporate: Marvel's EPIC Comics, DC's Vertigo, Webcomics, Minicomics, and More!
Originally Weird Comics History, Episodes 12-15 (2017)
Total Run Time: 5 Hours, 41 Minutes, 53 Seconds

Continuing the celebration of FIVE YEARS of Chris and Reggie with a compilation of another one of our "tentpole" series' wherein we go deep into the somewhat seedy, certainly salacious, world of Underground Comix!  We start with Tijuana Bibles... and don't stop until present day... talking about what Underground Comix were, what they became, and how they're still relevant to this day.

I hope you enjoy!

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BREAK SNIPPET (Part One):

Will Eisner speaks well of Harvey Kurtzman at the Dallas Fantasy Fair on July 5, 1990
https://youtu.be/z5OFquX5riA


BREAK CLIP (Part Two):

Excerpt from Arena: The Confessions of Robert Crumb, British Broadcasting Corporation, 1987

BREAK CLIP (Part Three):
Harvey Pekar on Late Night with David Letterman 7/31/87
https://youtu.be/D0akXKxbflM

Break Clip (Part Four):
Levi's 501 "Button Your Fly" commercial from 1990, directed by Spike Lee, starring Rob Liefeld

SOURCES & LINKS:
Tijuana Bibles: Art & Wit in America's Forbidden Funnies, 1930s to 1950s by Bob Adelman (Simon & Schuster, 1994)
Vintage Tijuana Bible Library (WARNING: VERY NSFW)
http://www.tijuana-bibles.com/tijuanabible-comics.html
The Incredible True Story of Joe Shuster's Nights of Horror
http://cbldf.org/2012/10/the-incredible-true-story-of-joe-shusters-nights-of-horror/
Harvey Kurtzman: The Man Who Created MAD and Revolutionized Humor in America by Bill Schelly (Fantagraphics, 2015)
Humbug (2 volume set) by Harvey Kurtzman, et al. (Fantagraphics, 2008)
Trump: The Complete Collection by Harvey Kurtzman et al. (Dark Horse Books, 2016)
witzend (2 volume set) by Wallace Wood et al. (Fantagraphics, 2014)
A History of Underground Comix by James Estren, Ronin Publishing, 1974
Comic Book Creator #5, Spring 2014, "The Comix Book Life of Denis Kitchen" pg. 34-79

The Best of Comix Book by James Vance and Denis Kitchen, Kitchen Sink Books, 2013

Amazing Underground Comix Resource
http://comixjoint.com/

The Aline Kominsky-Crumb Interview, The Comics Journal #139 (December 1990)
http://www.tcj.com/the-aline-kominsky-crumb-interview/

"I Felt Like I Didn't Have a Baby But at Least I'd Have a Book": A Diane Noomin Interview, The Comics Journal
http://www.tcj.com/i-felt-like-i-didn%E2%80%99t-have-a-baby-but-at-least-i%E2%80%99d-have-a-book-a-diane-noomin-interview/

Harvey Pekar: Conversations, edited by Michael G. Rhode, University Press of Mississippi, 2008

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Saturday, July 10, 2021

The Collected X-Lapsed, Episode 10 - Dawn of X, Volume 8

The Collected X-Lapsed, Episode Ten

Dawn of X, Volume 8 (2020)
(00:00:00) Giant-Size X-Men: Jean Grey & Emma Frost #1: "Into the Storm"
(01:02:19) Marauders #8: "Furious Anger"
(01:27:42) New Mutants (vol.4) #7: "Spoilers"
(01:53:52) X-Force (vol.6) #8: "Game of Dominoes"
(02:33:55) X-Men (vol.5) #7: "Lifedeath"
(03:41:18) Excalibur (vol.4) #8: "The Unspeakable and the Uneatable II"
Writers - Jonathan Hickman, Gerry Duggan, Benjami Percy, & Tini Howard
Art - Russell Dauterman, Stefano Caselli, Rod Reis, Bazaldua, Leinil Francis Yu, Wilton Santos, & Marcus To
Inks - Sean Parsons, Roberto Poggi, & Victor Nava
Colors - Matthew Wilson, Edgar Delgado, GURU-eFX, Sunny Gho, & Erick Arciniega
Letters - VC's Clayton Cowles, Cory Petit, Travis Lanham, Joe Caramagna, & Joe Sabino
Design - Tom Muller
Edits - Bissa, Robinson, White, Cebulski
Special Thanks - Grant Morrison & Frank Quitely
Cover Price: $17.99
On-Sale: October 20, 2020

This "collected edition" includes, among other things, the first mention of an X-Lapsed favorite: THE CRUCIBLE!  If you're new(er) to the show, and would like to hear where my fascination with the concept began... well, go no further!


Also: An homage to the 'NUFF SAID! issue of New X-Men by Grant Morrison & Frank Quitely, with a bit of a Weird Comics History lesson on exactly what 'NUFF SAID! was, and much much more!


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Friday, July 9, 2021

The Essential X-Lapsed, Episode 015 - X-Men #10 (1965)

The Essential X-Lapsed, Episode Fifteen

X-Men #10 (March, 1965)
"The Coming of... Ka-Zar!"
Writer/Edits - Stan Lee
Pencils - Jack Kirby
Inks - Chic Stone
Letters - S. Rosen
Col... errrrs
Cover Price: 12¢

Today we take a trip to my second least favorite place in all the Marvel Universe... The Savage Land!  Listen to me mispronounce Ka-Zar's name about five-dozen times!

That - plus the original Letters Page discussion from the issue, the prehistoric Marvel Bullpen Bulletins, and the MIGHTY Marvel Checklist!

Also: An X-Tended X-Cellent Mailbag feature!

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Thursday, July 8, 2021

The Essential X-Lapsed, Episode 014 - Strange Tales #128 (1965)

The Essential X-Lapsed, Episode Fourteen

Strange Tales #128 (January, 1965)
"Quicksilver and The Scarlet Witch"
Writer/Edits - Stan Lee
Pencils - Dick Ayers
Inks - Frank Ray
Letters - Artie Simek
Colors - Who's on First?
Cover Price: 12¢

We're back off the beaten path... checking in with our two resident conflicted members of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants as they attempt to officially "go good".  They figure the best way to go about this is to... break into the Baxter Building!  Oh well, they can't ALL be good ideas... Fighting and Flames ensue!

We chat up Wanda and Pietro... and dig into the X-Cellent Mailbag!  Be there!
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Wednesday, July 7, 2021

The Essential X-Lapsed, Episode 013 - X-Men #9 (1965)

The Essential X-Lapsed, Episode Thirteen

X-Men #9 (January, 1965)
"Enter, the Avengers!"
Writer/Edits - Stan Lee
Pencils - Jack Kirby
Inks - Chic Stone
Letters - S. Rosen
Colors - We Don't Need No Stinking Colors!
Cover Price: 12¢

It's AvX -- Round One!

Yes, friends - this is the first official run-in between The Earth's Mightiest Heroes and the World's Strangest Teen-Agers... and, it's a battle for the ages!  And, by "ages", I mean it's like a three-page slap fight, that includes actual hair-pulling.

Also: The truth about Professor X's injury, a Letters Page where people won't shut up about Marvel Girl's "catseye" headgear and Iceman's booties, and much much more!

Join me, won't you?  I'm very lonely in here!

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Tuesday, July 6, 2021

The Essential X-Lapsed, Episode 012 - X-Men #8 (1964)

The Essential X-Lapsed, Episode Twelve

X-Men #8 (November, 1964)
"The Uncanny Threat of... Unus the Untouchable!"
Writer/Edits - Stan Lee
Pencils - Jack Kirby
Inks - Chic Stone
Letters - S. Rosen
Colors - ______!
Cover Price: 12¢

In which an X-Man threatens to quit the team and our heroes face off against a Brand-New (somewhat) Evil Mutant!  It's just another day in the neighborhood for the World's Strangest Teen-Agers!

Also: The first time where we see them being "Feared and/or Hated"!  A seminal issue, indeed!

All that plus - Letters Page Goodness, prehistoric Bullpen Bulletins, and Mailbag!

Special Note: There is a bit of a... temporal distortion in the middle of this episode.  I can't really explain it... but I couldn't scrub it out of my recording.  Apologies in advance for any confusion... we probably should just forget it ever happened.

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Monday, July 5, 2021

The Essential X-Lapsed, Episode 011 - Journey into Mystery #109 (1964)

The Essential X-Lapsed, Episode Eleven

Journey into Mystery #109 (October, 1964)
"When Magneto Strikes!"
Writer/Edits - Stan Lee
Pencils - Jack Kirby
Inks - Chic Stone
Letters - S. Rosen
Colors - Eh?
Cover Price: 12¢

Today we're covering the issue which finally caused your humble host to pull the trigger on Marvel Unlimited... mostly because he couldn't see himself attempting to track down an issue of Thor... and boy, is he glad he did - because this is a very fun issue, pitting the Odinson against our resident Master of Magnetism!  How can Magneto fair against Mjolnir?  Quite well, surprisingly enough!

Have a listen and find out for yourself!

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