11 O'clock Comics Podcast

A Bullpen Bulletins Special Edition featuring fandom's fearsome reply to Civil War: The Return (among other things)!

In the first hour, we butt heads on The Irredeemable Ant-Man #3, David praises Peter David, Scot Eaton, and company's work on Friendly Neighboorhood Spider-Man #15, and VinceB launches a long assessment of the second volume of the Essential Defenders! The Pop Cult Online's Rick Gordon and Kevin Moyer from Comic Geek Speak drop by in our second half to help us find books for new readers not familiar with the mighty Marvel Universe! Bonus! The Collected Comics Library's Chris Marshall drops some science for new readers! Scott Cederlund of Wednesday's Haul gets desperate in the wake of Civil War: The Return! Around Comics' Tom Katers! The Big Largeness! Francis E. Dec, Esq.! All this and the usual pop culture weirdness that is Bullpen Bulletins!

We're back! VinceB and David Price kick off the new year with an old school episode! No guest hosts! No interviews! Just the Bullpen Bulletins duo yammering at length about their favorite comics company! Listen in awe while we tell the story behind our brief hiatus, discuss a slew of recently-published Marvel gems, butt heads on the merits (or lack thereof) of Fantastic Four #541,  help a listener choose which Civil War trade paperbacks to buy, and read a few listener emails! Bonus! Witness a very, very long intro! Scream with laughter as Dean and Jerry swear like sailors! More Dada poetry (I think)! All this and a whole lot more in the triumphant return of the Bullpen Bulletins podcast! Praise BOB!

Jefferson Workman, Chris Equinox Chavez, and Scott Cederlund from Wednesday's Haul drop by to help us through the second half of the Marvel Previews catalog number 40 (for books shipping in February 2007)! Plus, Frank Zappa warns on the dangers of Speed and reads a few paragraphs from William S. Burroughs' Naked Lunch! Bonus! Chad and Mr. Zombie! Dada poetry! Bigfoot! A cocky stage hypnotist! Bryon Gysin on junk, baby! Leeloo! Yoko Ono! A holiday song in German! Loud Boy! A demonic possession! More!

Jefferson Workman joins us in our Marvel Spotlight discussion on Bruce Jones and John Romita Jr's Return of the Monster! Also, the Buzz Line erupts with calls from Dallan, Darrel, Max Headroom, Scar Tissue's Dave Wachter, and Chad and Mr. Zombie! Bullpen Bulletins 13 is our funniest episode to date - a laugh riot from start to finish!

The first Bullpen Bulletins Team-Up! In the first half of this episode, we're joined by Derek Coward from Comic Book Noise and the Deliberate Noise network to talk about Infinite Crisis, Civil War, the Registration Act, and Captain America's role in the battle! In the second half of the show, Derek throws down with Michael Myers from Rocky Mountain Comic Book Noise, Comic Timing's Ian Levenstein, and the home team for an energized discussion on Amazing Spider-Man #536! All this, plus the usual Buzz Line and pop culture insanity!

Bullet Points' Tommy Lee Edwards stops by to talk about art, his past, present, and future work, factors influencing his decision to go exclusive with Marvel, Star Wars, and much more! Also, Doombot joins in on our discussion of Civil War #5! All this, plus the usual shorts, Buzz Line messages, and just plain weirdness you can only find here!

It's Marvel Previews time, again! This time around, we're joined by Around Comics' Chris Neseman, Dan C (Papercut), Chris Chavez (Equinox), Jay Scarsi, and Miguel Rodrigues (Organic Matter) help us on our trip through Marvel Previews #39 (November for books shipping in January, 2007). Also, Marty Devoid delivers his first Top of the Pot report! Bonus! The Buzz Line is screamin' with calls from Doombot, Denise from Birds of Geek, Comic Timing's Ian Levenstein, Jay Scarsi, a quartet from the bombastic Braxton, Just Another Fan Boy's Steeven, and the Governator, himself, Detective John Kimble!

Marvel Fabulous Firsts! Around Comics' Brian Salazar joins us for our dissection of five recently-released Marvel first issues: Doctor Strange: The Oath, Criminal, Ultimate Power, The Irredeemable Ant-Man, and Ghost Rider! Special last-minute appearance by Tom Katers! Bonus! The Buzz Line explodes with calls! Extra! Witness the stunning return of X-51!

Pat Loika and Miguel Rodrigues join us in our discussion of Marvel current events, specifically the leaked Marvel Original Art Policy memo and Tamora Pierce's reaction to the Sue Storm letter as written by Mark Millar in Civil War #4! Also, we dip into Willie Lumpkin's Mailbag for some listener emails!

Amazingly-talented Pat Loika joins us for the second of our Halloween specials, adding commentary to our examination of the Marvel Zombies miniseries, the Comics Code of Authority, Dr. Frederic Wertham and Seduction of the Innocent, the Marvel Monster Group and the black-and-white magazines Monsters Unleashed, Dracula Lives!, Vampire Tales, and Tales of the Zombie, and the recently-published Essential Tales of the Zombie and Essential Marvel Horror! Bonus! Werewolf by Night!

In our first of two Halloween specials, we embark on a three-hour Skype roundtable discussion on revered and reviled Marvel Universe deaths and resurrections, featuring Around Comics' Chris Neseman, newlywed Matt Darth Kramer, Mike from Portugal, Jay Scarsi, and Dan C AKA Papercut! Special appearance by Tom Straight Edge Katers! Also, Ratenef and Elvis Parsley call the Buzz line! We discuss our addiction to Marvel Legends action figures! David and I rejoyce in the wonder that is The Beyond! And if that wasn't enough, we're plagued by a horde of flesh-eating zombies! Ooooh, scary!

It's that time again! Join us as we plow through the Marvel Previews catalog for items shipping in December. Also, Weitall, Mike from Portugal, and Christopher Walken call the Buzz Line! Bonus! Scattered throughout the episode, you'll hear the infamous Wizard World Chicago brouhaha that led to the creation of Bullpen Bulletins, featuring Tom Katers from Around Comics, Scar Tissue's Dave Wachter, Dan C aka Papercut, the That's What She Said Podcast's Matt S., and assorted comics creators and conventioneers!

It's the Bullpen Bulletins Bargain Bin! In this episode, we each rescued four comics from the dank depths of the cheapie bins and talk about what we found! Also, VinceB offers up an addendum to the episodes on Joss Whedon and John Cassaday's Astonishing X-Men! Plus, a pair of cute little girls tell us how stupid comics are. Whatever.

This episode, we take a look at Joss Whedon and John Cassaday's Astonishing X-Men issues 7 ro 12. Plus, the Bullpen Buzz line is ringin' off the hook!

In our first Marvel Spotlight episode, we take a closer look at the first twelve issues of Joss Whedon and John Cassaday's Astonishing X-Men!

It's the scintillating second part of our perusal of the pulse-pounding Marvel Previews catalog for November! Plus, we dip into Willie Lumpkin's mailbag for a couple of cranky comments from our listeners!

In this multi-part episode, we begin our trek through the Marvel Previews catalog for books shipping in November, interrupted at irregular intervals by my favorite muck-monster, the magnificent MAN-THING!

It's here!  An audio experience like none other.  Thrill! ...to Vince and David's early days as fans of Marvel.  Shriek! ...in terror as some "friends" drop by for some audio comments. Be amazed! ...at how entertaining these two can be.Join us for a walk down memory lane and for some fun word association in this, the first and best episode of Bullpen Bulletins.  The podcast that is a celebration of all things Marvel.Feedback can be sent to bullpenbulletins@gmail.com and is welcome on our forum at http://bullpenbulletinspodcast.com.