GAR! Podcast Episode 72: Prince and Jack Chick

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This week’s episode of The GAR! Podcast includes discussion of the following:

intro / the new GAR! Facebook page / Prince’s new albums / Prince covers / rock vs. soul / listenable / Prince plays Dungeons & Dragons / Glenn’s college D&D days / Jack Chick / human sacrifice is bad / business model / Jack Chick draws the Avengers / commissions / Charlie Brown’s / prime steakhouses / Outback / the Bloomin’ Onion / T.G.I. Fridays / Jack Daniels Barbeque Sauce / Suffragette City covers / Marvel’s Original Sin / why Glenn hates comics / Mike Deodato / Jason Aaron’s Thor / Reading Glasses / Collingswood Book Festival / closing / Ello /

Links:

The new GAR! Facebook Page

Jerry Whitworth’s Twitter

Prince releases two new albums

Jack Chick

Charlie Brown’s Steakhouse

French Fry Diary

Outback at French Fry Diary

TGI Fridays at French Fry Diary

Jack Daniels Glaze Copycat Recipe

South Jersey Writers’ Group

“Reading Glasses: Stories Through an Unpredictable Lens”

Collingswood Book Festival

Glenn at Ello

Ray at Ello

Biff Bam Pop!

Glenn’s Twitter

Ray’s Twitter

The GAR! Podcast on Pinterest

The GAR! Podcast Group on Facebook

The new GAR! Podcast Page on Facebook

Videos:

“Suffragette City” by Boy George and Culture Club

GAR! Podcast Episode 66: Captain America and Cappuccino Potato Chips

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This week’s episode of The GAR! Podcast includes discussion of the following:

Little Shanty / Dairy Queen / Guardians of the Galaxy / continuity baggage / wives and movies / how to grill hot dogs / plumping problems / mystery meat / kosher vs. bacon / Cappuccino potato chips / chip flavors and secrets / how to make ice cream / peanut butter vs. jelly / Larry’s South Philly Retro Dog / iTunes subscriptions / Ray’s horror news story / donate to your local SPCA / the ebola podcast / Rick Remender’s Captain America / Dr. Mindbubble / Red Skull / the Punisher on film / 12 Rounds / Hourman / Thrillbent news / the Alan Moore game / Sleepwalker / Shadowman by Barry Reese / giving back / Better in the Dark / Grantland / Ray sings / Jalen and Jacoby’s Hip Hop Group Bracket / closing / name Cokes / Batman 75 at Biff Bam Pop! /

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Links:

Little Shanty

Dairy Queen at French Fry Diary

Dunkin’ Donuts on GAR!

Glenn’s spoiler-free review of Guardians of the Galaxy

Glenn’s spoiler-filled review of Guardians of the Galaxy

The Make Mine Magic Podcast on Guardians of the Galaxy

Adam WarRock

Lay’s Cappuccino Potato Chips at French Fry Diary

Robin Renee

Cool Dog Cafe

Vote for Larry’s South Philly Retro Dog

The GAR! Podcast on iTunes

Ray’s horror news story (not work or kid safe)

SPCA

The Make Mine Magic Podcast on Figment

Thrillbent

Dennis Knight’s Cross

Barry Reese

The Shadow Fan’s Podcast

Shadowman: The Red Sash by Barry Reese

Better in the Dark Podcast

The B.S. Report

Grantland

Grantland podcasts

Jalen and Jacoby’s Hip Hop Group Bracket

Batman 75 at Biff Bam Pop!

Biff Bam Pop!

Glenn’s Twitter

Ray’s Twitter

The GAR! Podcast on Facebook

Videos:

Chris R. Notarile’s Hourman

 

GAR! Podcast Episode 65: The All-Batman Episode!

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This week’s episode of The GAR! Podcast includes discussion of the following:

intro / Batman75 at Biff Bam Pop! / the Batman ’66 boxed set / Bat-mania and nostalgia / rights issues / child of Batman ’66 / poor Burt Ward / Frank Gorshin / should have been extras / the first Batman movie / Bat-sexy / King Tut / Harley Quinn / the Riddler / Batman Forever / Gotham / Cillian Murphy / Predators / Batman Planetary / Neal Adams Omnibus / Alan Brennert / Top Ten and Alan Moore / Alan Brennert’s comics / Neal Adams revisions / Brave and the Bold / Batman Family / Robin / Birds of Prey / Barbara Gordon / Dick Grayson / Bat-Mite / Batwoman / Injustice / Bat-closing / Sharknado 2 / Batman on Twitter / Spooky says hi /

Burt Ward’s company was Boy Wonder Visual Effects, and it did the special effects for Bulletproof Monk, but appears to have gone out of business, poor Burt…

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Links:

Intro to Batman75 at Biff Bam Pop!

JP Fallavollita on Batman’s Costume

Glenn on the Batmobile

JP Fallavollita on Batman Adventures #1

Marie Gilbert on Batman’s Ladies of Film and Television

Glenn on the Batman of Earth-Two

Batman The Complete Series on Blu-Ray Limited Edition

Glenn’s review of Predators

Alan Brennert

Rob Kelly’s interview with Alan Brennert on The Fire and Water Podcast

Glenn’s review of Grayson #1

Devin Grayson’s Nightwing Sexual Assault Story

Glenn’s review of Sharknado 2

If Glenn Did It – Man of Steel

Glenn’s The Dark Knight review

Glenn reviews The Dark Knight again

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Biff Bam Pop!

Glenn’s Twitter

Ray’s Twitter

The GAR! Podcast on Facebook

Videos:

Frank Gorshin does “The Riddler Song” on “The Dean Martin Show” 1966

Batman: Dead End

 

GAR! Podcast Episode 64: Batman and Sexology (Married At First Sight)

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This week’s episode of The GAR! Podcast includes discussion of the following:

sugary intro / Batman and Hot Dog Days / Batman 75 at Biff Bam Pop! / Bob Kane / Stan Lee / Ray’s favorite Batman stories / Glenn’s favorite Batman stories / the least favorite / Batman and Robin / The Dark Knight Strikes Again / New 52 continuity / FXX / Metastasis / Married at First Sight / what is a sexologist? / Doug and Jamie / online dating / Vaughn and Monet / Jason and Cortney / the details / B.O.R.N. to Style / GAR makeover / Big Brother / behind the scenes / Glenn’s response to negative feedback / fun fluff / Batman 75 at Biff Bam Pop! / interview with David Alpay / closing /

Links:

Batman Day

Hot Dog Day

“Bill the Boy Wonder” by Marc Tyler Nobleman

75 Greatest Batman Stories at Comic Book Resources

Batman: “Night of the Stalker”

Glenn’s review of The Dark Knight Strikes Again

“Metastasis”

“Married at First Sight”

Dr. Joseph Cilona on Twitter

Dr. Logan Levkoff

“B.O.R.N. to Style”

Justin.tv

Misbehavior on “Big Brother”

Crazy Chima on “Big Brother”

Chima’s side

JP Fallavollita at Biff Bam Pop!

Interview with David Alpay of “The Lottery”

Biff Bam Pop!

Glenn’s Twitter

Ray’s Twitter

The GAR! Podcast on Facebook

Videos:

“Married at First Sight” trailer

 

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GAR! Podcast Episode 60: Special Guest Dennis Knight of Cross

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This week’s episode of The GAR! Podcast includes discussion of the following:

special guest Dennis Knight / Cross / enthusiasm / comic book covers / secret origins / Saints Row / carded / XCOM / the mythical David Lisa / Cross in trade / mature audiences / John Romita Jr.’s Superman / more death of Superman / Jack Kirby redrawn in Jimmy Olsen / Tim Seely’s Revival / Chew / Dennis Knight on Green Lantern / Glenn on Wonder Woman / fixing the JSA timeline / Cold War Fantastic Four / Ray on Doctor Doom / Leveling Up with Pronto Comics / closing /

This week’s episode contains language some folks might find inappropriate, please listen with discretion and care.

Links:

Camden Comic Con

Dennis’ first GAR! appearance

Pronto Comics

Cross

Cross on Facebook

XCOM Enemy Unknown

Read On…Romance

David Lisa on Facebook

IndyPlanet

Superman #32 at Biff Bam Pop!

Glenn reviews Superman #32 at the All Things Fun! Blogs

Glenn reviews Superman/Wonder Woman #1 at All Things Fun! Blogs

Jack Kirby redrawn

Tim Seeley’s Revival

Leveling Up Pronto Comics Indiegogo Campaign

Dennis Knight on Facebook

Dennis Knight on Twitter

Biff Bam Pop!

Glenn’s Twitter

Ray’s Twitter

The GAR! Podcast on Facebook

Videos:

Pronto Comics Indiegogo Video

 

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GAR! Podcast Episode 58: Product Placement and Prince

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This week’s episode of The GAR! Podcast includes discussion of the following:

intro / enthusiasm / Ray builds a TV stand on Twitter / Ray’s indestructible Sony / IKEA as Portal / tools / KISS cover bands / Joe Jackson(s) / WIFI 92 FM / Party Line / Ray’s first radio / Quadrophenia / Marni and the X-Men / Magneto and Professor X / Daredevil / Watchmen / Alan Moore / Kickstarters / Sin City / Maleficent / choosing movies with the spouse / Damien Sandow in the ‘raw’ / high definition / Grantland / The Music-to-Sex Ratio Chart / Prince and Purple Rain / Prince comics / how do you pronounce Sade? / Shiela E / Cool C / Burger King’s Extra Long BBQ Cheeseburger / Soundgarden /

Links:

Ray’s IKEA Adventure, on his Twitter, search under #IkeaNinja

IKEA

WIFI 92 FM Philadelphia

Resurrection Band

Superdickery

Kingpin Cast at Biff Bam Pop!

Glenn’s Daredevil review

Glenn’s Watchmen review

“Mathematicians in Love” by Rudy Rucker

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For trailer at Biff Bam Pop!

The Make Mine Magic Podcast: Maleficent Vs. Sleeping Beauty

Grantland

The ‘If I Play This R&B Singer’s Music, Will He Help Me Have Sex?’ Chart

“Annie Christian” by Prince

“Glamorous Life” by Cool C

Burger King’s Extra Long BBQ Cheeseburger

South Jersey Writers’ Group

Biff Bam Pop!

Glenn’s Twitter

Ray’s Twitter

The GAR! Podcast on Facebook

Videos:

“Is She really Going Out with Him?” live by Joe Jackson

 

GAR! Podcast Episode 51: Camden Comic Con, part 3

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Thanks to all our new listeners who have joined our audience lately! Don’t forget to say hi through Twitter or the show comments.

This week’s episode of The GAR! Podcast includes discussion of the following:

quick intro / Camden’s Comics / The Bolt / Camden / passion / encouragement / local landmarks / teaching with comics / changing ethnic mix / Robert Repici / Birds of Prey / Arrow / Smallville and the monomyth / why Arrow rocks / Mike Missanelli / listeners / comics and bootlegging / the ages of comics / grim and gritty / Marvel vs. DC / Bronze Age vs. Dark Age / what age are we in now? / Dan DiDio / the corporate age / comics-based videogames / the amalgamated age / Michael Pagdon / people skills / Target and pregnancy / beards / closing and thank-yous /

Very special thanks go out for this episode to Miranda Powell, Bill Haas, Donnie Treadwell, Jennifer Walker, Frank Kamina Castle, Ryan Brady, Hong Nguyen, Robert Repici, Michael Pagdon, Rutgers University, and the Camden Comic Con.

Links:

Camden’s Comics

Camden’s Comics on Facebook

The Make Mine Magic Podcast

Glenn’s reviews of “Birds of Prey”

Glenn’s “Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD” reviews at Biff Bam Pop!

Glenn’s “Arrow” reviews

The Myth of the American Superhero

Men of Tomorrow by Gerald Jones

Glenn’s review of Captain America The First Avenger

The New Frontier by Darwyn Cooke

Glenn on Fear Itself at Biff Bam Pop!

Michael Pagdon’s website

Michael Pagdon’s blog

Michael Pagdon on Tumblr

Pagdon Illustration on Instagram

South Jersey Writers’ Group

Collingswood Book Festival

Camden Comic Con on Facebook

Camden Comic Con on Tumblr

Camden Comic Con on Twitter

Biff Bam Pop!

Glenn’s Twitter

Ray’s Twitter

The GAR! Podcast on Facebook

 

GAR! Podcast Episode 44: Hell’s Cutthroat Kitchen of Comics

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This week’s episode of The GAR! Podcast includes discussion of the following:

intro and premise / next week’s guest / South Park videogame / Ray’s iPads / Woot! / Hell’s Cutthroat Kitchen / Haunt / 300, no, not that one / Fantastic Four #1 / Alicia Masters and bad FF / The Thing / FF fashion / This Is 40 / Mr. Peabody and Sherman / inorganic Spider-Man / Mike Weiringo / Forever and ever Evil / the Nightwing thing / Legion Five Years Later / new reader friendly / Fantastic Four #200 / Marvel Unlimited / the bad comic shops / comics prices / Camden Comic Con / plugs / Rustler Steakhouse / happy ending /

Links:

The All Things Fun! Podcast

The All Things Fun! New Comics Vidcast

All Things Fun!

Woot!

Glenn talks Haunt on the All Things Fun! Podcast

Glenn’s Fantastic Four #1 review

Marvel Unlimited

Camden Comic Con on Facebook

Camden Comic Con on Tumblr

Camden Comic Con on Twitter

Glenn’s review of Stan Lee’s Mighty 7

Biff Bam Pop!

The GAR! Podcast at Biff Bam Pop!

French Fry Diary

Rustler Steakhouse at French Fry Diary

The Make Mine Magic Podcast

Glenn’s Twitter

Ray’s Twitter

The GAR! Podcast on Facebook

Videos:

Mr. Peabody & Sherman trailer

 

GAR! Podcast Episode 42: Love Letters From My Wife

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This week’s episode of The GAR! Podcast includes discussion of the following:

42 / Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy / Eoin Colfer / film adaptations / Philip K. Dick / True Detective / The King in Yellow / Derrick Ferguson / Jennifer Blood / Candy Crush / Read On… Romance / tattoos / League of Extraordinary Gentlemen / all writers are crazy / internet problems / libraries and the homeless / signing books / Love Letters to My Wife / Netflix / Safety Not Guaranteed / Dave Batista / Guardians of the Galaxy / Glenn’s Wonder Woman / “Rio” by Duran Duran /

Links:

Glenn talks “True Detective” at Biff Bam Pop!

Dillon and The Last Rail to Khusra by Derrick Ferguson

Read On… Romance by C.L. Quillen and Ilene N. Lefkowitz

C.L. Quillen’s Amazon page

Writer Circle

South Jersey Writers

Glenn’s blog post on Wireless Hospitality

Guardians of the Galaxy trailer

Glenn’s Twitter

Ray’s Twitter

The GAR! Podcast on Facebook

Videos:

“Wonder Woman” theme

“Rio” by Duran Duran

 

GAR! Podcast Episode 35: Fahrvergnugen Christmas

This week’s episode of The GAR! Podcast includes discussion of the following:

Harlan Ellison’s Christmas message / holiday depression / Patton Oswalt on Birthdays / pantless / Harlan on Saving Mr. Banks / Harlan at Disney / Glenn on Harlan / Frank Miller on Daredevil and Batman / 1-900 Jason Todd / Poochie / Godzilla and John Carter / fortune cookie fortunes / Funyuns and cats / Rom on South Park / Grant Morrison’s Joe the Barbarian / Morrison’s reconstruction / Dunkin’ Donuts Hash Browns / the Red Lobster story / Christmas music /

Links:

Harlan Ellison’s Christmas message (not family or work safe)

Patton Oswalt on Birthdays (not family or work safe either)

Harlan Ellison at Disney (not surprisingly, not family or work safe either)

Godzilla 2014 trailer

Glenn’s John Carter review

Joe the Barbarian by Grant Morrison

Dunkin’ Donuts Hash Browns on French Fry Diary 2008

Dunkin’ Donuts Hash Browns on French Fry Diary 2009

Red Lobster at French Fry Diary

“(Almost Had A) Holiday” by Robin Renee

“Santa Claus Is Back in Town” by Elvis Presley

Glenn’s Twitter

Ray’s Twitter

The GAR! Podcast on Facebook

This is from the South Park episode Glenn mentions.
This is from the South Park episode Glenn mentions.

Videos:

Harlan Ellison on Saving Mr. Banks

“Hare Krishna Christmas” by Robin Renee

“The Yule Song” by Robin Renee

MP3 link