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Another episode of Strangers with Comics is online!  In Episode 109 the strangers talk about
school, but first it’s the weekly segments. In week in geek Gabe takes
another road trip with his students and gets into some classic Swamp Thing and
Rob talks about more Feniemens Soda.  In
our TV and movie roundup, Gabe does his weekly Flashforward/Fringe pillow talk
while Rob discusses a terrible sequel to Sleepaway Camp.

Our main topic is comic related and asks the question, What
is the Worst School to be in?  We discuss
such great institutions as the Umbrella Academy, PS 238, Pokey Oaks School and
of course, the Xavier Institute.  Our
comic picks break down like this: Books we like include Wonder Woman Blackest
Night, Jonah Hex, Starr the Slayer and The Mighty.  Books we rant about include JSA All Stars the
Marvels Project.
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either here or on our voice feedback line at 206-426-1744.

Another episode of Strangers with Comics is up for your enjoyment.  Westart off with our weekly segments.  In week in geek, Gabe talks about losing weight and his parent’s vacation toPuerto Rico.  Rob goes Christmas shopping and plays Dragonage.  Tony gives some love to A Dingo Ate my Podcast and sends best wishes to Jamie D of CGS who recently suffered a stroke.  In the TVroundup, Rob and Tony finally get around to watching Drag me to Hell and also watch some Riff Trax.  Gabe enjoys Starship Troopers and the strangers discuss why they all like that movie so much. 

Our main topic is a discussion ofthe Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles who are celebrating their 25^thanniversary this year.  We talk about the comics that started it all and move on to all the TV series and movies.  We also briefly touch on the many toys that have tied into the franchise.  Weekly comic books break down like this:  Books we liked included Blackest Night, Worlds Finest, Lone Ranger, Guardians of the Galaxy, Chew and Star Wars Legacy.  Books we didn’t care for include The Tick, Superman Secret Origin, JLA, JSA and Jericho.

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A new episode of Strangers with Comics arrives!  We start things off with the week in geek segment which features Gabe being abandoned by his parents so he orders Domino’s.  Rob goes on about some video games he has been playing and Tony reports on the KISS concert.  The Strangers also go over some internet rules. In our TV and Movie Roundup, Gabe basically repeats his weekly Fringe/Glee/Flash Forward praise. We have a brief discussion of Dr. Who and Water of Mars and then a discussion of the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TV show.

During the main segment we discuss Superhero Fashion. We start off with costumes we like and then talk about the classic “iconic” costumes (for example Batman).  We then move into the bad which of course means we talk a lot about the 90’s. We wrap up with some guilty pleasure costumes which are costumes that are pretty awful but we like them anyway.  We also toss in the comments from Twitter and Facebook from Randal, Jon Suarez, Moonkatz and Gene Valjean.

In our weekly comics roundup, books we liked included Transformers, Adventure Comics, Victorian Undead and Jersey Gods.  We then go into a lengthy rant about Flash Rebirth wherein we question the entire concept and mock the many ridiculous aspects of the story, including the awful costume Wally ended up in. Gabe then rants about Outsiders. 

Thanks for listening.  We appreciate feedback here or you can call our voice line at 206-426-1744.

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In honor of Halloween (Told you wewere backlogged) Gabe and Rob record a special episode of Strangers withComics.  In the week in geek Gabe gets a girlfriend and settles into his new job while Rob enjoys Drakes Fortune 2 and acouple other video games.  In TV and Movie roundup, Rob talks about Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the grave andSupernatural.  Gabe raves about Flashforward and The N Word documentary. After a brief discussion of the Windows 7 Burger, the strangers starkthe classic movie monster throwdown!  Wepick some of the classic movie monsters including Dracula, the Creature fromthe Black Lagoon and The Addams Family and throw them in a fight to theun-death to find who is the king of the monsters.

For weekly comics, Gabe liked JLA,Supergirl and Spiderwoman.  Rob pickedChew and the DC Halloween Special.  Gabealso did not care for Mighty Avengers in the Comics we Hate segment.

One more back episode to go and wewill be all caught up.  Look for it nextweek along with a new episode of SWC. Feedback is always appreciated here or call our voice line (remember thecontest is still going) at 206-426-1744. Thanks for listening!

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Episode 105: Back to Brooklyn

Strangers with Comics returns to thepodcastasphere!  Due to some technicaldifficulties, the website went offline and some episodes did not get out therebut we are back and we will get caught up. The episode numbers may be wonky for a while but hang in there.

We start things off with the returnof Tony to the airwaves.  In our Week inGeek, Gabe takes the kids on a road trip, Rob gives mini-reviews of severalvideo games, and Tony talks about Alton Brown’s new book.  In our movie and TV round-up, Gabe lamentsthe impending doom of Flashforward, Tony laments the state of The Office anddiscusses what a sissy Stephen Fry can be around horses and Rob reviews somebad movies feature bad science.

We then discuss the fragile state ofsome shows we like (Fringe) some that are already gone (Defying Gravity) andones we will be happy to see go (Dollhouse and Heroes).  Then Gabe leads us into an interview withReagan Fishman, the organizer of King Con in Brooklyn.  They discuss the con experience and comiclife in Brooklyn.

In our weekly picks, Gabe goes alltrades and likes Mad Love, Planet Hulk and Mad Love.  Rob and Tony liked the floppies of The Mightyand Marvel’s Strange Tales (respectively). Books we rant about include Superman: World of Krypton and the suckagethat is fifth weeks.  We would love toget some feedback so feel free to leave a comment here or on the blog at www.strangerswithcomics.com.  You can also leave a voicemail at 206-426-1744.  We have started a new contest.  The first two people who call our voicefeedback line after the episode goes online will receive a trade from the prizevault (provided the voicemail is actually some sort of feedback on an episode)  Enjoy!

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Episode 100!  For this special episode of Strangers with Comics, we have a full house of guests for the entire episode.  First up we have forum member and fellow podcaster Ryan McCleese.  Ryan has a new podcast called “A Dingo Ate My Podcast” which you can find on iTunes or at http://dingoatemypodcast.blogspot.com/ .  Next up we have New York artist Javier Winnik.  Javier’s work can be found at http://thelearningcurv.deviantart.com/ .  Finally we have DC exclusive artist of Supergirl, Jamal Igle (http://jamaligle.com/).

We go through Week in Geek, TV and Movie Roundup and weekly comic picks together but our main subject is Video Games.  Because the banter is quite funny, we are sending this out as recorded with minimal editing.  For a portion of the recording Jamal’s microphone gets a little wonky but it recovers soon after so hang in there. 

A big thank you to all our guests and to you our listeners.  We could not do it without you.  Enjoy!

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