Our big May spectacular continues as Blake and Chase (along with back-up geeks Mike and Kenny) delve into the world’s first superhero team, and one of the best monthly comics currently on the stands: Justice Society of America. The guys pick their favorite JSA stories, talk about the past, present and future of the team, discuss the strength of Legacy heroes, and show their excitement over the upcoming Power Girl series! Next, the guys update their Final Crisis discussion from Episode 64, and in the picks this week, Blake loves Noble Causes and Perhapanauts, while Chase goes for Star Trek: Year Four. (Mike enjoys Batman Confidential and Green Lantern Corps.)
Tag Archives: Green Lantern
Episode 50: 2007-The Year in Review
Green Lantern soared. Spider-Man crashed. Small crossovers rocked. Big ones fizzled. Archie tried a new look. Mark Bagley jumped ship. Mike Wieringo passed away. From the best in comics for 2007 to the absolute worst, this week the Showcase crew sits down and takes apart 365 days of comic books, then looks ahead to 2008! Sit back, rev up your MP3 player and listen as Blake and Chase hash out what they hated and hailed what they liked.
Episode 36: Grant Morrison’s New X-Men
A few days late, but worth the wait! Chase and Blake are back with a special 2 in 1 Showcase, the first in their series of “Legendary Runs” episodes, starting with their thoughts on Grant Morrison’s New X-Men. the guys discuss what they loved about the book, what made it so incredible, how the writers since then have dropped the ball and, finally, what’s up with the X-Men family today. This week’s picks fall on a pair of Green Lantern guest star books, Booster Gold #2 and Legion of Super-Heroes in the 21st Century #6!
Episode 27: Free For All Frenzy II
Chase is sitting out this week, so Blake and guest host Mark Blicharz spend this week’s show talking about some of the big events hitting comics right now — The Sinestro Corps War, World War Hulk, Annihilaton: Conquest, Countdown and more. The guys mention some surprise hits at their respective comic shops, Mark shares a little insider gossip, and they dish out picks including Madame Mirage and JSA Presents Stars and STRIPE.
Episode 13: Green Lantern
Thanks to a little reshuffling, this week Blake and Chase turn their attention to the emerald gladiators who patrol the spaceways of the DC Universe — the Green Lantern Corps! The guys also talk about Sky Dog’s super-cool comic Buzzboy and the end of Green Arrow.
The All New Showcase 