Cover detail to collected Millennium. Art by Joe Staton. DC Comics.

Podcasts: Deep Dive into DC Comics' Crossovers with "Your World Is Going to be Destroyed!"

Cover detail to collected Millennium. Art by Joe Staton. DC Comics.

Been a while since I updated, in part because of changes to the CMS that meant I had to take a hot second to re-learn the system, but HERE WE ARE. Back.

In this first part of a giant-sized Giant Size two-parter, host Moises Chuillan and I go through the history of DC Comics' crossover events - from Crisis on Infinite Earths all the way through to the birth of the New 52. This was inspired by announcements from both Marvel and DC that they are resetting their comic book universes this Summer to entice people who are intimidated by comic books that have been around for more than a year or two. Yes, that is snark. But, never fear, the show - as usual - is snark-free! You'll like it!

Stay tuned for Part 2...

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Podcasts: Marvel Slate Explored in "Permission to Kill Thanos"

Marvel finally formally announced all of those long-rumored new films they've been circling - The Inhumans, Black Panther, Captain Marvel (not in that order) - and gave us a timeline for stuff like Doctor Strange, Captain America: Civil War, and Avengers: Infinity War. In this episode of Giant Size, host Moises Chiullan and myself go after the starting points for people interested in these characters and storylines. We also dust off an interview with Captain Marvel writer Kelly Sue DeConnick, who discusses the importance of heroes like Carol Danvers.

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The conversation continues directly into Infinity Gauntlet spoiler territory in an episode of Test Pattern. Moises and I talk about where the line might be drawn between Avengers 3 and 4 and why the Marvel announcements draw more optimism than the Warners/DC announcements.

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Podcasts: 'Homicide in Gotham' Explores Batman Comics Without Batman

First things first - a correction. In this episode, I describe Arkham Manor #1 completely wrong in advance of its release. Now that it's out, I can tell you that the book is actually about the patients of Arkham being moved into Wayne Manor (with Bruce having lost the house due to events in Batman Eternal) and Batman going deep cover into the asylum to keep an eye on things.

It actually doesn't end up fitting in with the theme discussed in the episode, Batman books without Batman in them. So...It's a good thing that host Moises Chiullan and myself, along with guest David Loehr, spend most of our time talking about police procedural Gotham Central, Arkham Asylum: Living Hell, and just what sets Gotham apart from, say, Keystone City. Peppered throughout this episode is the voice of writer Ed Brubaker (Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Fatale), whose own work on Gotham Central went on to inspire the new Gotham television series.

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Cover detail from Justice League Sourcebook. Art by Kevin Maguire.

Podcasts: Kevin Maguire Talks About His Work in "The Henry Silva of Portland"

Cover detail from Justice League Sourcebook. Art by Kevin Maguire.

Best known as one of the definitive Justice League artists, Kevin Maguire continues to impress audiences with his expressive character work and crystal-clear storytelling. I'd use the words "Living Legend," but there's too much in Maguire's tank yet to start throwing around phrases typically reserved for the retired and semi-retired. On this episode of Giant Size, Moises Chuillan and I talk about everything with Maguire -- his signature crowd shot, his collaborations with Giffen/DeMatties and Fabian Nicieza, 1998's Godzilla, Penthouse Comix, and the general state of the industry. This was a "bucket list" interview for me, so I hope you enjoy it.

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Aquaman variant cover by Darwyn Cooke. DC Comics for HitFix.com.

Podcasts: Aquaman, the ESRB, and #Gamergate on "Nerds Without Pants"

Aquaman variant cover by Darwyn Cooke. DC Comics for HitFix.com.

A couple of times a year, I'm invited on Nerds Without Pants, a podcast hosted by my old friend Julian Titus for the video game website PixlBit. Most of the time, the conversation centers around gaming (with some great points made by all about the hot button topic of "Gamergate"), and while this episode (titled "You, Me, and the ESRB") is no exception, there's enough talk about how we satisfied our geekdoms in high school without a lot of access to the things we were interested in, as well as a long tangent about Aquaman and the differences between DC and Marvel superheroes that makes the show of interest to this site.

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Podcasts: Get into Shazam on Giant Size's 'With a Magic Word'

Why do I love Captain Marvel aka Shazam so much (and what's the deal with that name anyway)? All that and more on this week's Giant Size as I make the hard sell to Moises Chiullan on the charm of the character and the 90's series The Power of Shazam and Kingdom Come. Forgive me, but not mentioned in this episode are three Shazam-related books that definitely deserve mentioning -- Shazam: Power of Hope by Alex Ross and Paul Dini, Superman/Shazam: First Thunder (a gorgeous book that reinvents the first meeting between those two heroes), and Shazam: The Greatest Stories Ever Told. We also talk to the minds behind Dark Horse's Buzzkill, writers Donny Cates and Mark Reznicek (of Toadies fame). It's about a superhero who doesn't get his powers from a magic word but a bottle of hooch.

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Podcasts: Deep Dive into DC Comics' Crossovers with "Your World Is Going to be Destroyed!"

Podcasts: Marvel Slate Explored in "Permission to Kill Thanos"

Podcasts: 'Homicide in Gotham' Explores Batman Comics Without Batman

Podcasts: Kevin Maguire Talks About His Work in "The Henry Silva of Portland"

Podcasts: Aquaman, the ESRB, and #Gamergate on "Nerds Without Pants"

Podcasts: Get into Shazam on Giant Size's 'With a Magic Word'

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