Posts Tagged ‘Bill Mantlo’

Morbius, Ep. 2b: Cry Mayhem…Cry Morbius
13 May. 2022

Morbius, Ep. 2b: Cry Mayhem…Cry Morbius


After Adventure Into Fear was canceled, Morbius’s story continued in the pages of Spectacular Spider-Man and Savage She-Hulk! But how do these stories hold up against the rest of the issues found in these Epic Collections? Kurtis and Ryan go through them all and discuss Morbius’s involvement (or in some cases, non-involvement) as he teams […]

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Morbius, Ep. 2a: The End of a Vampire
06 May. 2022

Morbius, Ep. 2a: The End of a Vampire


The adventures of the Living Vampire continue as Kurtis and Ryan return to talk about the many portals to hell, what vampires do at a house part, and how a guy can erase you off the face of the planet! This this the insane world of MORBIUS! All this and special guest appearances from Ghost […]

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Marvel Movie Special: The Last Starfighter
22 Oct. 2019

Marvel Movie Special: The Last Starfighter


Steve and Doug return to talk about another 80s classic, The Last Starfighter! Together they discuss plot points, special effects, video games, and of course, the Marvel adaptation by Bill Mantlo and Bret Blevins! Issues discussed: Marvel Movie Special #31, The Last Starfighter #1-3 Check out our exclusive interviews available as perks for our Patreon […]

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Micronauts, Ep. 1: Homeworld
07 Oct. 2019

Micronauts, Ep. 1: Homeworld


Here’s a nice surprise! A new series from Kurtis all about Micronauts! This is “micro-episode” series which means Kurtis will only discuss one issue per episode in order to keep them short! Join Kurtis as he makes his way through every issue of the classic Marvel series by Bill Manlto and Michael Golden! Issues discussed: […]

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Interview: Michael Mantlo on his brother Bill
14 May. 2019

Interview: Michael Mantlo on his brother Bill


There was a time when you couldn’t throw a rock in a comic shop without hitting a book written by Bill Mantlo. But the prolific writer of such books as Cloak and Dagger, Incredible Hulk and Micronauts has been living with severe brain trauma since an accident in the 90s and has been in the […]

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Marvel Two-In-One, Ep. 1b: This City — Afire!
10 Jan. 2019

Marvel Two-In-One, Ep. 1b: This City — Afire!


In this episode, we finish discussing the issues found within Marvel Two-In-One Epic Collection: Cry Monster. Kurtis is joined by a variety of new and returning co-hosts to talk about Ben Grimm’s many adventures with friends like Spider-Man, Black Widow, Iron Man, Ka-Zar and Power Man, and unlikely team-ups with lesser known (and in some […]

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Transformers, Ep. 1: More Than Meets the Eye
16 Aug. 2018

Transformers, Ep. 1: More Than Meets the Eye


We take a break from our normal Epic Collection talk to take a look at the creation of the Transformers universe as it unfolded in the pages of Marvel’s Transformers comics from the 80s! Kurtis is joined by TF fan Peter Ha and the two of them compare the comics to the animated series and […]

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