LIFE GOES OFF THE RAILS

June 30th, 2009 Michael Bailey 1 comment

What in the hell am I looking at?

Now I have never understood square dancing as an activity, but why are they using tractors and more importantly WHY ARE THEY DRESSED AS SUPER-HEROES?

It’s like the worst acid trip ever.  It really is.

Suddenly life makes very litte sense.

Thanks to Dug B from the Unique Geek Listserv for posting this.  Now I can’t un-see it.

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FROM CRISIS TO CRISIS EPISODE 7: MAY 1987

June 26th, 2009 Michael Bailey 3 comments

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Episode 7: May 1987

Welcome to the seventh episode of From Crisis to Crisis: A Superman Podcast!  This podcast has a simple premise; examine just about every Superman comic published between Man of Steel #1 in 1986 to Adventures of Superman in 2006 in an informative and hopefully entertaining format.

Part index.  Part commentary.  Part history lesson.  All podcast.

This week your hosts, Michael Bailey and Jeffrey Taylor, examine the books that came out with the cover date of May 1987, which included Superman #5, Adventures of Superman #428 and Action Comics #588.  On that particular month readers were treated to Clark fighting a mummy, Superman acting all big and tough to find Perry White’s son and a crossover with Hawkman and Hawkwoman.  All of this and the first appearance of Bibbo too.

You can subscribe to the show in two ways. First there is the RSS Feed and there is also theiTunes link .

If you want to comment on the show or contact the hosts you can always private message Mike and Jeff, at the Superman Homepage, leave comments here or at the Homepage or here or email them by clicking this link.  All questions, concerns, fears, trepidations and cheap shots are welcome. The guys will try to incorporate e-mails into the episodes once the show gets rolling.

Seriously, let us know what you think.

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FROM CRISIS TO CRISIS EPISODE 6: APRIL 1987

June 17th, 2009 Michael Bailey 2 comments

Episode 6: April 1987

Welcome to the sixth episode of From Crisis to Crisis: A Superman Podcast! This podcast has a simple premise; examine just about every Superman comic published between Man of Steel #1 in 1986 to Adventures of Superman in 2006 in an informative and hopefully entertaining format.

Part index. Part commentary. Part history lesson. All podcast.

This week your hosts, Jeffrey Taylor and Michael Bailey, examine the books that came out with the cover date of April 1987, which included Superman #4, Adventures of Superman #427 and Action Comics #587. This episode runs about an hour and a half not only because of the commentary about Superman #4 and Adventures #427 but also because for the first time Mike and Jeff dip into the “mailbag” of sorts. If you like hearing the e-mails and general feedback let the boys know either way because it will add some time to the episodes. Also if you would like them to have a name for this feature (such as Kryptograms or Metropolis Mailbag or Re: Action) comment below and they’ll take it under consideration. Other than that there’s the first appearance of Bloodsport, Superman’s war on terrorism and a time spanning adventure with the Demon.

You can subscribe to the show in two ways. First there is the RSS Feed and there is also the iTunes link .

If you want to comment on the show or contact the hosts you can always private message Mike and Jeff, at the Superman Homepage, leave comments here or at the Homepage or here or email them by clicking this link.  All questions, concerns, fears, trepidations and cheap shots are welcome. The guys will try to incorporate e-mails into the episodes once the show gets rolling.

Seriously, let us know what you think.

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KINGDOM COME FICTION

June 15th, 2009 Michael Bailey No comments

Another one of those posts that happens because something just…occurs to me after looking at an image.

My current computer wallpaper is this.

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This is a modified version of the one from the official DC website.  The max resolution on my screen is 1280 x 800.  At some point in the future I will purchase a separate monitor so I can have a somewhat larger screen and be able to use my boss Superman Returns keyboard but for the moment the resolution is what it is.  While this doesn’t bug me in my day to day life when it comes to wallpapers it is problematic.  My scanner is not as nice as it should be so making my own is out because I am pretty much a Luddite when it comes to Photoshop beyond cutting, pasting, resizing and the like.

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FROM CRISIS TO CRISIS EPISODE 5: MARCH 1987

June 10th, 2009 Michael Bailey 2 comments

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Episode 5: March 1987

Welcome to the fifth episode of From Crisis to Crisis: A Superman Podcast! This podcast has a simple premise; examine just about every Superman comic published between Man of Steel #1 in 1986 to Adventures of Superman in 2006 in an informative and hopefully entertaining format.

Part index. Part commentary. Part history lesson. All podcast.

This week your hosts, Michael Bailey and Jeffrey Taylor, examine the books that came out with the cover date of March 1987 and is the first post-Crisis crossover, both in terms of the books crossing over with each other and in terms of crossing into a major DC event. Superman #3, Adventures of Superman #426 and Action Comics #586 were all chapters of the Legends crossover that DC published in late 1986/early 1987. Jeff and Mike discuss Legends as a mini-series before going into the issues themselves with a little more Legends talk right there at the end. This episode clocks in at about an hour and eighteen minutes, which is a tad longer than normal but the extra space is worth it. At least the guys think so, but what do they know?

You can subscribe to the show in two ways. First there is the RSS Feed and there is also the iTunes link .

If you want to comment on the show or contact the hosts you can always private message Mike and Jeff, at the Superman Homepage, leave comments here or at the Homepage or here or email them by clicking this link.  All questions, concerns, fears, trepidations and cheap shots are welcome. The guys will try to incorporate e-mails into the episodes once the show gets rolling.

Seriously, let us know what you think.

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ONE SENTENCE REVIEW: BATMAN AND ROBIN #1

June 5th, 2009 Michael Bailey 2 comments

Here is my one sentence review for Batman and Robin #1.

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You know, the last time a Robin was this much of a snot we voted to kill him.

Thank you for joining me for this one sentence review.

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FROM CRISIS TO CRISIS EPISODE 4: FEBRUARY 1987

June 3rd, 2009 Michael Bailey 1 comment

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Episode 4: February 1987

Welcome to the fourth episode of From Crisis to Crisis: A Superman Podcast! This podcast has a simple premise; examine just about every Superman comic published between Man of Steel #1 in 1986 to Adventures of Superman in 2006 in an informative and hopefully entertaining format.

This week your hosts, Jeffrey Taylor and Michael Bailey, examine the books that came out with the cover date of February 1987. The guys spend a good 36 minutes talking about Superman #2, which either means it had a lot going for it or that Mike and Jeff are just chatty. Then there’s Adventures of Superman #425, where a supporting character has something of a break down. Finally the guys talk about Action Comics #585, which Jeff and Mike thought was ok but not a book you wanted to take home to meet the parents.

Part index. Part commentary. Part history lesson. All podcast.

You can subscribe to the show in two ways. First there is the RSS Feed and there is also the iTunes link .

If you want to comment on the show or contact the hosts you can always private message Mike and Jeff, at the Superman Homepage, leave comments here or at the Homepage or here or email them by clicking this link . All questions, concerns, fears, trepidations and cheap shots are welcome. The guys will try to incorporate e-mails into the episodes once the show gets rolling.

Seriously, let us know what you think.

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FROM CRISIS TO CRISIS EPISODE 3: JANUARY 1987

May 29th, 2009 Michael Bailey No comments

Episode 3: January 1987

Welcome to the third episode of From Crisis to Crisis: A Superman Podcast! This podcast has a simple premise; examine just about every Superman comic published between Man of Steel #1 in 1986 to Adventures of Superman in 2006.

This week your hosts, Michael Bailey and Jeffrey Taylor, examine the books that came out with the cover date of January 1987, the first month of regular Superman comics after Man of Steel. In Superman #1 a certain criminal with a heart of Kryptonite makes his initial Post Crisis appearance while over in Adventures of Superman #424 we get our first look at a certain gossip columnist that has eyes for a mild mannered reporter. Finally there’s Action Comics #584, which features Superman running amok in Metropolis with only the Teen Titans to try and stop him.

Part index. Part commentary. Part history lesson. All podcast.

You can subscribe to the show in two ways. First there is the RSS Feed and there is also the iTunes link .

If you want to comment on the show or contact the hosts you can always private message Mike and Jeff, at the Superman Homepage, leave comments here or at the Homepage or here or email them by clicking this link . All questions, concerns, fears, trepidations and cheap shots are welcome. The guys will try to incorporate e-mails into the episodes once the show gets rolling.

Seriously, let us know what you think.

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FROM CRISIS TO CRISIS EPISODE 02

May 22nd, 2009 Michael Bailey 2 comments

Episode 2: Man of Steel Issue Three Thru Six

Welcome to the second episode of From Crisis to Crisis: A Superman Podcast! This podcast has a five year mission to seek out old comics and old storylines and to boldy cover the Superman comics published between Man of Steel #1 in 1986 to Adventures of Superman #649 in 2006.

This week your hosts, Jeffrey Taylor and Michael Bailey, continue their look at the Man of Steel mini-series. They go over Batman and Superman meeting again for the first time, the full out introduction of Lex Luthor, the brief life of Bizarro and the big finish where Clark finally learns where he comes from.

Part index. Part commentary. Part history lesson. All podcast.

You can subscribe to the show in two ways. First there is the RSS Feed and there is also theiTunes link .

If you want to comment on the show or contact the hosts you can always private message Mike and Jeff, at the Superman Homepage, leave comments here or at the Homepage or here or email them by clicking this link . All questions, concerns, fears, trepidations and cheap shots are welcome. The guys will try to incorporate e-mails into the episodes once the show gets rolling.

Seriously, let us know what you think.

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FROM CRISIS TO CRISIS EPISODE 01

May 14th, 2009 Michael Bailey 1 comment

Episode 1: Man of Steel Issues One and Two

Welcome to the first episode of From Crisis to Crisis: A Superman Podcast! This podcast has a five year mission to seek out old comics and old story lines and to boldly cover the Superman comics published between Man of Steel #1 in 1986 to Adventures of Superman in 2006.

This week your hosts, Michael Bailey and Jeffrey Taylor, kick things off with the mini-series that started the Crisis to Crisis era; Man of Steel. After a little bit of background info on the creation of the series Jeff and Mike get into the nitty gritty and explore the first two issues. Experience or re-experience the final days of the Post Crisis Krypton, how the Kents found the baby Clark Kent, Clark beginning to discover his origins, Superman’s first appearance, the first meeting with Lois Lane, Superman’s first days in Metropolis and how Clark got the job at the Daily Planet.

Part index. Part commentary. Part history lesson. All podcast.

You can subscribe to the show in two ways. First there is the RSS Feed and there is also the iTunes link .

If you want to comment on the show or contact the hosts you can always private message Mike and Jeff, at the Superman Homepage, leave comments at the Homepage or here or email them by clicking this link . All questions, concerns, fears, trepidations and cheap shots are welcome. The guys will try to incorporate e-mails into the episodes once the show gets rolling.

Seriously, let us know what you think.

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