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Panel detail from Contest of Champions #1. Art by John Romita Jr. Marvel Comics.

Panel detail from Contest of Champions #1. Art by John Romita Jr. Marvel Comics.

Podcasts: The Birth of Marvel Crossovers Explored in 'Heroes Punching Each Other'

Panel detail from Contest of Champions #1. Art by John Romita Jr. Marvel Comics.

Panel detail from Contest of Champions #1. Art by John Romita Jr. Marvel Comics.

Aw, chin up, Falcon! It's time for the latest episode of Giant Size! On this show we start with the original Marvel crossover - the Avengers/Defenders War - and boogie on down into the 1980s. This is the first of a multi-part series where we discuss some Marvel history as well as which crossovers are still worth reading and which ones changed the Marvel Universe forever!

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February 13, 2015 by John Gholson.
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Cover detail to Final Night #1. Art by Stuart Immonen. DC Comics.

Cover detail to Final Night #1. Art by Stuart Immonen. DC Comics.

Podcasts: "End of the Universe" Examines DC Crossovers from 'Zero Hour' to 'Flashpoint'

Cover detail to Final Night #1. Art by Stuart Immonen. DC Comics.

Cover detail to Final Night #1. Art by Stuart Immonen. DC Comics.

It's the second half of our 2-part discussion on the history of DC Comics' crossover events! You can listen to Part 1 here, where we start with Crisis on Infinite Earths all the way up to Knightfall. In this episode, we pick up with 1994's Zero Hour and get all the way up to Flashpoint, the event that birthed the New 52.

I need to offer a bit of self-correction upon my going back and listening to what we said. I mention Zero Hour aging Alan Scott into an elderly man when in reality, Scott was spruced up as a new (somewhat youthful) hero named Sentinel. He didn't get old via Zero Hour like his peers Wildcat or Starman did. The second thing is that has me self-flagellating is the fact that I didn't mention how Zero Hour provided me a terrific jump-on into the world of Legion through the titles Legion of Super-Heroes and Legionnaires. Those books were great, and appreciate DC creating such a welcoming way to get acquainted with that world. I was also really into R.E.B.E.L.S. because of Zero Hour, but I acknowledge that few loved that book as much as me. Also, I should've mentioned Xenobrood to Moises, if I was going to mention forgotten books like Primal Force.

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February 2, 2015 by John Gholson.
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Cover detail to collected Millennium. Art by Joe Staton. DC Comics.

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.

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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January 29, 2015 by John Gholson.
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Aquaman variant cover by Darwyn Cooke. DC Comics for HitFix.com.

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.

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.

You can listen to the episode here or subscribe via iTunes.

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September 22, 2014 by John Gholson.
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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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September 15, 2014 by John Gholson.
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Panel detail from Spider-Man: Kraven's Last Hunt. Art by Mike Zeck. Marvel Comics.

Panel detail from Spider-Man: Kraven's Last Hunt. Art by Mike Zeck. Marvel Comics.

Podcasts: More Spider-Man Discussion with Nauck, Slott, and Stan "The Man" Lee

Panel detail from Spider-Man: Kraven's Last Hunt. Art by Mike Zeck. Marvel Comics.

Panel detail from Spider-Man: Kraven's Last Hunt. Art by Mike Zeck. Marvel Comics.

This is the second half of our Spider-Man discussion with artist Todd Nauck (Nightcrawler, Young Justice, and, yes, Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man) where we get into the darker flavors of Spidey and storylines that use death to frame Spider-Man's heroism. Also in this show (we've teased it in the past) but we're finally proud to present the full audio for Moises Chiullan's Dallas Comic-Con panel and first-time meeting between Spider-Man co-creator Stan Lee and current Amazing Spider-Man writer Dan Slott.

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July 21, 2014 by John Gholson.
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