The What If Podcast returns as we discuss Galactus, his heralds, Dazzler, Iron Man, and King Arthur, among others. Throw in Avengers movie talk, Counting Crows, and Antonio Sabato Jr for good measure.
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The What If Podcast returns to its slideshow form with Episode 19 as we discuss Cable of the X-universe (-Force, -Men, -Factor, take your pick) as well as Forearm, Marvel movies, and Days of Future Past! Specifically, we cover What If Volume 2, #s 46 and 47, What If Cable Destroyed the X-Men, and What If Magneto Took Over the USA?
Galactus and The Dazzler, a pairing as natural as peanut butter and swiss. Have you ever wondered what would happen if Dazzler were a herald of the eater of worlds, Galactus? Marvel did in What If vol 1 #33. Similarly, what if Thor were a herald of Galactus? It was explored in a 2006 What If one-shot, and it’s less awesome than you’d think. Also, what if Iron Man were trapped in the time of King Arthur? All of this craziness and some good ol’ movie talk on the What If Podcast!
We’re back, once again, with X-Men. In a comic series published in the late 80s/early 90s, repeated X-talks are inescapable. This time, we talk Cable, Dazzler, and the mighty Forearm as we discuss a two-parter, What If Vol 2 #s 46 and 47, What If Cable Killed the X-Men and Magneto took over the USA? Also, cuz X-Men, we talk Days of Future Past and Master Mold!
For the past year plus I’ve been toiling away at writing my third superhero novella, Fantastic Team-Ups.
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Tex Arkana is a hero on the run. The Punchin’ Bag is man used to taking abuse. They team up to track down Nero, the man who created and wronged them both. Following the story of The Punchin’ Bag and Tex Arkana, also available in the Kindle store, Fantastic Team-Ups sees David Drake, the erstwhile super-agent Tex Arkana, and Michael Kading, the indestructible but fallible Punchin’ Bag tracking down Nero, a brilliant scientist whose duplicitous intents have come to light. Along the way they encounter robotic drones known as Metaleviathans, gigantic villains Mass and Velossus, as well as the mysterious Agent Black Will Tex or The Punchin’ Bag find redemption from Nero? What roles do The Benefactor or the ninja Genshu play in the whole thing?
For a scant dollary-doo, you can own Fantastic Team-Ups from the Kindle Store!
This is just a little pencil sketch of a homeless guy clinging to a cup of coffee, inspired by events in my e-book Tex Arkana
Ever wanted to see the recolored covers I use in the videos for the What If Podcast? No? Well…here it is anyway…
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Taped from the Boston Comic Con, the What If Podcast features, for the FIRST TIME EVER, all four panelists, The Slim James, Beezy, Andrew The Giant, and Franchise, discussing the Boston Comic Con, Guardians of the Galaxy, What If Nova Was Four Other People, Forearm, and the Sphinx!
Taped just two days ago from the Boston Comic Con, the What If Podcast features, for the FIRST TIME EVER, all four panelists, The Slim James, Beezy, Andrew The Giant, and Franchise, discussing the Boston Comic Con, Guardians of the Galaxy, What If Nova Was Four Other People, Forearm, and the Sphinx!
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So this weekend the entire cast of characters from the What If Podcast, my besties, Andrew The Giant, Franchise, and Beezy went down to Boston for the Boston Comic Con. After navigating public transportation around the city and standing in a long (but quick moving) line to get in on Saturday, we finally made it into valhalla: a floor of dollar bins and guys slinging silver age issues left and right, covered in cosplayers and artists willing to sign my meager Marvel books. Among the highlights:
Purchases – Took a good chunk of my list for Marvel Two-In-Ones, including my “big ticket” purchase, issue #1 for all of $18. Also procured a Silver Age Jim Steranko issue of Strange Tales for a scant $7 (and the cover isn’t absolute garbage either, so I’d call that a deal), as well as some Super Villain Team-Up issues and a Master Mold story arc on the cheap. Andrew The Giant had quite the experience procuring Uncanny X-Men #130, first appearance of The Dazzler, passing up a copy at $10 to “come back to it later”, only to find it had been sold, then procuring one when I bent down to look at a 50% off bin and finding it about three issue in for $8 (thus final price $4). Literally a bargain at twice the price, and the guy said he had sold “a few” of those already, so Dazzler’s hot business. Not for nothing, I picked up a copy of the luminous Dazzler #1, with a pretty crisp cover, for a mere dollary-doo.
Signatures – Overall I got signatures for most of what I wanted to get signed. Personal favorites include getting X-Men #53 signed by Mark Waid, the Spider-Man wedding issue signed by Paul Ryan (a lovely man who has a house up in my native Maine), the Spider-Hulk issue of Web of Spider-Man by Alex Saviuk, a triple signature on my What If AvX #1 by Jorge Molina, Norman Lee, and Jimmy Palmiotti, who was an absolute delight to talk to (along with his wife Amanda Connor) and Mark Texiera, who signed an awesome cover of Wolverine by also doodling a Wolverine next to his signature (and posing for a picture), quite the bargain for a dollar.
Overall, I’d say the Boston Comic Con, even without going to the panels, was an amazing time and a great way to spend a weekend.
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