Hey Kids, Comics!/Whadjathink? Crossover - Superman . Batman: Dawn of Justice
Lookie! "Whadjathink?" is back! Well, sort of.
This week (even if a few days late), Andrew Farmer and Cole Houston are taking a week away from the current story arc to catch up on scheduling and some issues with the JCU site. So the timing was ideal (especially since it gave most folks time to go see the movie) to air a special they recorded with Mrs. JediCole on the subject of "Superman v Batman: Dawn of Justice"!
Presented as a crossover between this show and the long out of production "Whadjathink?", Mrs. JediCole joins the critical review and discussion of the Zach Snyder epic. The good, the bad, the just a little to Snyder-y, it's all here.
Find out what three seasoned JCU podcasters thought of the first universe-building chapter of Warner Brothers' overdue attempt to cash in on what Disney and Marvel have been raking in the dough in Uncle Scrooge-like proportions for years. Was it all as bad as the professional critics would have led us to believe? Was it just kind of bad? Was there anything redeeming in this picture? Was it actually kind of good?
These and other questions are answered as your hosts tackle ups and downs of this blockbuster that are so prevalent as to seem like a Superman tall building hurdle race! This is a spoiler-rich episode for the handful of people who have not seen the movie. You have been warned!
Hey Kids, Comics! #178 - Comic Book Capers: Exit Through the Comic Shop
Hey kids! "Hey Kids, Comics!" is back, if a bit late (again). The latest story arc continues and this time the first of our crime files is opened.
In this issue, Andrew Farmer and Cole Houston discuss the crime of theft. Both petty and more importantly the grand variety as they pertain to comic books, comic collectors, and comic shops.
From the pilfering of high end comics that were formerly on display at a convention to the most famous heist of all, the theft of a portion of Nicholas Cage's prized comic book collection! When comic books get stolen it creates grief for the owner and problematic aftermath that extends beyond the thief.
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| For Andrew, in memorium. |
The Rantcor Pit Live #47 - Lose Credits: A Theory of Everything Star Wars
This edition of the Rantcor Pit Live is several weeks old. I have fallen behind in getting the archives posted to the JCU and have finally begun the process of posting each episode here. Initially there will be no flavor copy or art, but that will be populated soon. Please bear with me as I scramble to get all of the JCU features back on schedule. - JediCole
Hey Kids, Comics! #177 - Comic Book Capers: I'll See You in Court!
It's story arc time again!
Andrew Farmer and Cole Houston take their case to court. More accurately they talk about court cases in the opening arguments of a five issue story arc that is all about real world civil and criminal cases.
Don't let the flavor art fool you, this time it is all about real people, real cases, real comics. A huge part of the genre of the comic book is the publication and production of the finished product and also the distribution, sales, and ultimately collecting of comics. But sometimes there are legal disputes along the way that become, in their own right, a part of the ongoing story.
In this issue such weighty issues as ownership of comic characters and the artwork thereof, legality of adult-oriented material, and copyright infringement are the order of the day. Your hosts delve deep into various cases as they launch a series on comic book crimes and misdemeanors.
