Raging Bullets

Episode 49 Part 1: I am on vacation but that doesn’t mean no episode.  Jim and I talk in depth about JLA/JSA : Lightning Saga with a focus on the various happenings in each issue and what they could possibly mean in the future. We also have a related general discussion of Flash 13, was the series worth it, and why we think so, either way. Time stamps: We are proud members of the Comics Podcast Network 0:00 Opening, special news, show announcements, teaser about the Raging Oscars, and various rants 8:05 Speeding Bullets : June Top Bullets, Listener rant thread, a talk about the new Outsiders line up teaser: CNI 100th episode wishes 22:25 Justice League of America/Justice Society of America: The Lightning Saga. 3:02:09 Closing, shout outs, show info We will see you on Thursday Night or Friday (depending on when we record based on my return) with Episode 49 Part 2   Don’t forget to submit your entries for Funny Bullets and Top Bullets. Check out Mike Parkinson’s DC Year One comic strip show.

Episode 48 Part 4:  Jim and I are joined by author Tim Callahan as we discuss his new book “Grant Morrison: The Early Years?.  Be sure to visit our web site for a link to the 14 page preview.  We also added an impromptu discussion on the Sinestro Corps Special. Time stamps: 0:00 Opening, special news, show announcements, teaser about the Raging Oscars, and various rants 12:15 Author Tim Callahan joins us to discuss his book about Grant Morrison. 57:13 Speeding Bullets on Showcase Elongated Man and Legion of the Super Heroes 1:18:14 Listener Email segment 1:32:39 Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps Special Discussion 3:29:42 Closing, shout outs, show info We will see you on Thursday Night with Episode 49 Part 1

Episode 48 Part 3:  For Part 3 and 4, Jim and I have a hearty discussion about All Star Batman and Robin. BK’s Bullets is back with Matt Wagner commentary. Jim and I talk Flash 13, JLA/JSA, Supergirl, and more. Time stamps: 0:00 Opening, special news, show announcements, Funny Bullets winner, and various rants 6:41 Listener Emails (Including a discussion about Flash #13, JLA/JSA Lightning Saga crossover, which will be continued in Episode 49 Part 1 (Basically 2 episodes)), and a discussion about Supergirl. 41:12 Jim and Sean discuss the current DC releases and what looks the most interesting. 1:08:58 All Star Batman and Robin #5 discussion with Audio Comment, listener email, and forum comments. 2:35:06 Bk’s Bullets on Batman and the Monster Men and Mad Monk by Matt Wagner. 2:50:51 Closing, shout outs, show info We will see you on Monday with Episode 48 Part 4   Don’t forget to submit your entries for Funny Bullets and Top Bullets. Check out Mike Parkinson’s DC Year One comic strip show.

Episode 48 Part 2:  Basically almost two shows in one: This Episode Jim and I continue a two part long overdue discussion of Countdown 51-47: What works for us? What doesn't? How does it compare to 52?  What threads are we most enjoying and why? We are also have listener emails and chat with Lord Shaper about a special gift he sent us. Almost 3 hours of content. It's been awhile since we released a monster. Time stamps: 0:00 Opening, special news, show announcements, various rants, and email about the Smallville episode. 6:16 Listener Emails and show donations 21:46 Part 2 of a 2 part discussion on Countdown issues 51-47 1:04:20 Countdown forum comments 1:36:48 Lord Shaper conversation 1:48:45 Closing, shout outs, show info (NOTE: After the closing, there is another hour of bonus discussion) Donâ��t miss more with Lord Shaper on the normal blooper reel.  I left that discussion on the end because we get really off DC and talk Dr. Who but we had fun with the discussion so I left it on for those who are intere

Episode 48 Part 1:  This Episode Jim and I begin a two part long overdue discussion of Countdown 51-47: What works for us? What doesn’t? How does it compare to 52?  What threads are we most enjoying and why? Time stamps: 0:00 Opening, special news, show announcements, various rants, and email about the Smallville episode. 12:26  May’s Top Bullets from the listeners, Sean, and Jim. 37:56  Listener Emails 1:08:20 Part 1 of a 2 part discussion on Countdown issues 51-47 1:56:39 Smallville episode forum comments 2:19:51 Closing, shout outs, show info Check out the blooper segment for another story about Jim’s Chickie comments from our friends Joe and Maureen. We will see you on Late Tuesday / Wednesday AM with Episode 48 Part 2   Don’t forget to submit your entries for Funny Bullets and Top Bullets. Check out Mike Parkinson’s DC Year One comic strip show.

Smallville Season 6 Finale Special Part 2:  This Episode Jim and I discuss the Smallville Finale with Art Lyon and Brent Kossina. We also chat about some of the November trade releases that have been announced. We give a quick shout out to our long time sponsor Comichole, who is in the process of a major site revamp with a new outlook that is sure to be exciting to our listeners and comic fans in general (more news to come on this in future shows). We also shout out the new Funny Bullets and the most recent winner, and much more. Time stamps: 0:00 Opening, special news, show announcements, various rants. 3:49 Some DC news and commentary on upcoming trade releases for November, and we talk about Funny Bullets, Comichole, the Plain Janes, and more. 35:51 Smallville Finale Part 2 with Art Lyon and Brent Kossina 1:48:46 Closing, shout outs, show info We will see you on Wednesday with Episode 48 Part 1.   Don’t forget to submit your entries for Funny Bullets and Top Bullets. Check out Mike Parkinson’s DC Year One

Smallville Season 6 Finale Special:  This Episode Jim and I discuss the Smallville Finale with Art Lyon and Brent Kossina. We also have listener emails and we discuss some DC news. Time stamps: 0:00 Opening, special news, show announcements, various rants. 6:48 Some DC news and commentary on upcoming trade releases, we talk informally about the mini series Justice. 38.20 A couple of quick listener emails, news about Midnighter, news about Teen Titans 51:37 Smallville Finale Part 1 with Art Lyon and Brent Kossina 1:53:42 Closing, shout outs, show info We will see you Tuesday or Wednesday with part 2. (Please check the forum or web site for updates on releases)   Don’t forget to submit your entries for Funny Bullets and Top Bullets. Check out Mike Parkinson’s DC Year One comic strip show.

Episode 47 Part 2:  This Episode Jim and I discuss Nightwing 129-131 with very special guest Jamal Igle. Time stamps: 0:00 Opening, special news, show announcements, couple of quick emails, various rants. 16:16 Nightwing spotlight with Jamal Igle 1:37:32 Forum commentary on Supergirl and the Legion (with some very brief Countdown comments) 1:49:08 Closing, shout outs, show info and sponsor We will see you Mondey or Tuesday with our Smallville Season Finale Special with Art Lyon. (Please check the forum or web site for updates on releases)   Don’t forget to submit your entries for Funny Bullets and Top Bullets. Check out Mike Parkinson’s DC Year One comic strip show.

Episode 47 Part 1:  This Episode Jim and I discuss 52 week 52 with very special guest Bruce Rosenberger. Note: 90% of the show was recorded via Skype. Also, please excuse the motorcycle sounds in the background (I edited most out). We haven’t installed the air conditioner in the studio/office so we had to have both windows open during our 80 degree recording day. Time stamps: 0:00 Opening, special news, show announcements, recent show donations and sponsors. 6:23 Discussion of the final issue of 52: The series as a whole, favorite covers, characters we want to see go to series or mini, forum comments and more. 2:18:35 Closing Check out the extended blooper reel/informal geek out discussion at the end of the show. We discuss Spidey 3, multiple covers, Justice League Unlimited and more. We will see you Mondey or Tuesday with episode 47 Part 2, Nightwing Special with Jamal Igle. (Please check the forum or web site for updates on releases)   Don’t forget to submit your entries for Funny Bullets and Top Bullets. C

Episode 46 Part 2:  This Episode Jim and I discuss WWIII week 4, 51, forum comments and much more. We have some listener audio comments and announce a new Funny Bullets. Time stamps: 0:00 Opening, special news, show announcements, Contest Winners, and sponsors. 4:19 Part 2 of our 52 coverage. WWIII week 4, 51, and forum comments 1:08:25 Speeding Bullets: Quick segment about Funny Bullets, Shout outs to Firestorm 35, recent issues of Catwoman, Birds of Prey 104 and 105, Supergirl and the Legion (Forum comments will come on a future episode about this book) 1:29:28 Audio comments from Ben, Lord Shaper and a BK’s Bullets Segment on Hawkworld, Brave and the Bold and more. We had some amazing submissions. 1:59:20 Closing We will see you Sunday or Monday with episode 47 Part 1, 52 Issue 52 with special guest Bruce Rosenberger. (Please check the forum or web site for updates on releases)   Don’t forget to submit your entries for Funny Bullets and Top Bullets. Check out Mike Parkinson’s DC Year One comic strip show.

Episode 46:  This Episode Jim and I talk about a DC Eisner Award Nominations, listener and our top bullets for April, 52 weeks 49, 50, WWIII weeks 1-3, (Note we will continue this discussion on part 2 with WWIII week 4, 51, and joining us for week 52, Bruce Rosenberger.) Time stamps: 0:00 Opening, special news, show announcements, Contest Winners, and sponsors. 4:05 Speeding Bullets: DC News, Top Bullets for April, Eisner nominees 43:19 Part 1 of our 52 coverage. Week 49, 50, WWIII 1-3 1:46:05 Closing We will see you Monday or Tuesday with episode 46 part 2. (Please check the forum or web site for updates on releases)   Don’t forget to submit your entries for Funny Bullets and Top Bullets. Check out Mike Parkinson’s DC Year One comic strip show.

Episode 45C Part 2:  This Episode Jim and I continue celebrating our 1 year anniversary and Jonah Hex, Teen Titans, Justice League Unlimited and much more. We also have listener email and forum comments. Time stamps: 0:00 Opening, special news, show announcements, Contest Winners, and sponsors. 2:29 Listener emails 19:07 Justice League Unlimited 54:22 Forum comments on Titan’s East and JLU Closing We will see you Tuesday or Wednesday with episode 47. (Please check the forum or web site for updates on releases)   Don’t forget to submit your entries for Funny Bullets and Top Bullets. Check out Mike Parkinson’s DC Year One comic strip show.

Episode 45C Part 1:  This Episode Jim and I continue celebrating our 1 year anniversary and Jonah Hex, Teen Titans, Justice League Unlimited and much more. We also have listener email and forum comments. Time stamps: 0:00 Opening, special news, show announcements, Contest Winners, and sponsors. 11:20 Speeding Bullets Segment: Jonah Hex, DC News, Picks of the week for next Wednesday. 1:09:20 Teen Titans 43-45 1:45:25 Closing We will see you Thursday for Part 2 of this episode.   Don’t forget to submit your entries for Funny Bullets and Top Bullets. Check out Mike Parkinson’s DC Year One comic strip show.

Episode 45B:  This Episode Jim and I continue celebrating our 1 year anniversary and discuss 52 week 46-48, Superfriends: Legion of Doom years, Red Menace, Scalped and much more. We also have listener email and audio comments. Time stamps: 0:00 Opening, special news, show announcements, and sponsors. 7:40 Speeding Bullets Segment: Red Menace, Scalped, Picks of the week for next Wednesday. 30:24 Listener Emails and Audio comment from Raph of the Geek’s Unite Podcast 50:45 Superfriends: Legion of Doom era 1:15:59 More one year anniversary content with a very special BK’s Bullets. 1:47:41 52 weeks 46-48 2:28:46 Listener Emails Closing We will see you next week on Friday with Episode 45c featuring Titan’s East, JLU, and possibly 52 week 49. As we recording during our trip to the Gem City Comic Con.   Don’t forget to submit your entries for Funny Bullets and Top Bullets. Check out Mike Parkinson’s DC Year One comic strip show.

Episode 45A Part 2:  This Episode Jim and I continue celebrating our 1 year anniversary and discuss DC news, Flash #10, Superfriends: Wendy,Marvin, and Wonder Dog years, and much more. We also have listener email comments, and a gift our 1 year anniversary. Time stamps: 0:00 Opening, special news, show announcements, and sponsors. 9:22 DC News Segment, Funny Bullets winner announced (visit the site to see the results), Top Bullets from our listeners for March, we chat about each title. (Jim and I on the fly announce our current top 5 as well.), Major DC news commentary as well. Picks of the week for next Wednesday. 52:15 Flash #10 review 1:30:33 Listener Emails. 1:50:03: SuperFriends: The Wendy Marvin and Wonder Dog Era 2:50:57 Closing and gift from Brian Nixon We will see you next week on Thursday night with 45B, we will be discussing 52 Weeks 46-48, the Legion of Doom Era of Superfriends, Scalped, Red Menace and more.   Don’t forget to submit your entries for Funny Bullets and Top Bullets. Check out Mike P

Episode 45A Part 1:  This Episode Jim and I begin celebrating our 1 year anniversary and are joined by colorist of the Authority and friend of the show Art Lyon as we discuss the Authority #2 and Smallville. We also look at We also have listener email comments, a gift, and a special audio comments for our 1 year anniversary. Time stamps: 0:00 Opening, special news, show announcements, and sponsors. 10:18: Special guest Art Lyon, Colorist on the Authority #2 joins us to discuss his work. 1:13:38: Smallville discussion on Promise and Combat with Art Lyon. 2:02:43 1 year anniversary emails and audio comments 2:17:21 Flash #9 discussion (Flash 10 will be on next week’s show) and we received a gift from a friend of the show. 2:46:13 Closing We will see you next week on Thursday night with 45A Part 2, as we continue chatting about the Flash, being our Superfriends discussion with the Wendy, Marvin, and Wonder Dog Era, and discuss 52 weeks 46 and 47. (Time permitting) We begin discussing the Titans East storyline.

Special 52 Catchup/DC News Part 3:  This Episode Jim and I look at 52 weeks 43-45, DCU news from NYCC, Wondercon, WW LA, focusing on our favorite news and reactions.  We also discuss news out of Vertigo, Wildstorm, CMX, and Minx. We also have listener email comments and a special Bk’s Bullets. Time stamps: 0:00 Opening, special news, show announcements, and sponsors. 1:59  DC News Segment 17:57 continuation of 52 discussion on issues 44 and 45 from part 2 (already in progress) 48:32 Vertigo, Wildstorm, Minx, CMX panel discussions 1:22:01 Bk’s Bullets crossover special NOTE: This show has a special closing segment of NYCC material from podcasters, creators, and friends of the show at the end of the podcast. Please listen to our closing music for shout outs to so many great people. We will see you Wednesday Night with Art Lyon who joins us to discuss Authority #2, Smallville Promise and Combat. We also have a discussion about Flash #9 and listener 1 year anniversary content.   Don’t forget to submit your entrie

Special 52 Catchup/DC News Part 2:  This Episode Jim and I look at 52 weeks 43-45, DCU news from NYCC, Wondercon, WW LA, focusing on our favorite news and reactions.  We also discuss news out of Vertigo, Wildstorm, CMX, and Minx. We also have listener email comments and a special Bk’s Bullets. Time stamps: 0:00 Opening, special news, show announcements, and sponsors. 5:36 DCU Panel news commentary 1:16:47 Listener Emails 1:37:50 52 week 43 1:53:19 Show closing We will see you Saturday Night with 52 week 44-45, Bk’s Bullets, and the rest of the convention wrap up. This will include some special audio from the show floor of NYCC.

Special 52 Catchup/DC News Part 1:  This Episode Jim and I look at 52 weeks 39-42, Green Lantern, Tales of the Unexpected, and chat about some very current DC News. We also have listener email comments and a special audio from Brian Nixon on 52. Time stamps: 0:00 Opening, special news, show announcements, and sponsors. 10:04 Speeding Bullets Segment on DC News, Top Bullets, Tales of the Unexpected, Green Lantern and more. 47:50 Listener Emails 1:05:56 52 weeks 39-42 2:00:42 Brian Nixon audio comment on 52 2:10:33 Show closing We will see you Tuesday Night with 52 week 43-45, Bk’s Bullets, Reactions to favorite con news and much more.  

Episode 44:  Good thing that I recorded this one previously because I have been fighting a flu bug and my voice is rather raspy.  I am really excited to release this episode. Jim and I were joined by Freddie E. Williams II, as we reviewed Robin 156.  We have some quick comments on 157-158 and do a special review of 159. We also have listener forum comments. (Emails will return next episode when Jim and I are both present) Time stamps: 0:00 Opening, special news, show announcements, and sponsors. 3:39 Back to the Bullets Segment with Freddie E. Williams II on Robin 156, quick review of 157-158, and special treatment of 159. 2:04:38 Forum Comments 2:09:39 Closing comments, shout outs and reminders   We will see you Tuesday Night with our special NYCC/Wonder Con news episode and 52 issues 39-44. We also have a BK's Bullets for that episode.