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Secret Identity Podcast Issue #713--Black Knight and G.I. Combat

2/29/2016

Happy Monday, Everyone!

The latest episode of Secret Identity is here to help get your week started properly--with comics books. Here's your rundown:

What’s New?
Deadpool smashes records
Wolverine 3 might also be Rated-R
Guardians 2 filming
New Daredevil trailer

Comics:
Black Knight #2
Batman #49
Dragon Age: Magekiller #2

Out of the Longbox:
G.I. Combat #191

You can listen to the episode right here in the player above, or grab us on iTunes, Stitcher or your favorite podcast app. Thanks for listening.

New Daredevil Trailer Belongs to Elektra

2/27/2016

Big Apple Con RETURNS!

2/25/2016

Press Release

NYC's Big Apple Con Returns Saturday March 5, 2016
Comic Books, Celebs, Cosplay & More!
Saturday, March 5th 10am~6pm Penn Plaza Pavilion, NYC

MIKE CARBONARO’s BIG APPLE CON, New York City's longest-running Pop Culture convention, returns to PENN PLAZA PAVILION (401 7th Ave @ 33rd Street -opposite Madison Square Garden) on SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 2016 from 10am to 6pm. This amazing explosion of Comic Books, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror, & Cosplay will bring together top comic book creators, media celebrities, dealers, panel discussions, a costume contest & more in one incredible day! There will be hundreds of tables of comics, toys, posters, videos, original art, t-shirts & other collectibles, with everything from the world's rarest comics as well as the newest and coolest books for sale! Advance tickets are now available at www.nycbm.com

BIG APPLE CON proudly hosts a full “Artists Alley” of comic book and trading card creators, illustrators & writers, including: Neal Adams (Batman, Green Lantern/Green Arrow), Jim Steranko (Captain America, Nick Fury: Agent of SHIELD), Ramona Fradon (Super Friends, Aquaman), Mark Texeira (Ghost Rider, Wolverine), Rich Buckler (Deathlok, Fantastic Four), Erik Larsen (Savage Dragon, Spider-Man), David Lloyd (V For Vendetta, Aces Weekly), Reilly Brown (Deadpool, Daredevil), Joseph Michael Linsner (Cry For Dawn, Vampirella), Sean Chen (Iron Man, Valiant Comics), John Cebollero (Batman, Captain America), and Brian Kong (Cryptozoic Entertainment, Leaf Trading Cards).

The headlining media celebrity guests include: Lori Petty (Orange is the New Black, Tank Girl), Jason David Frank (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Sweet Valley High), Kathy Garver (Family Affair, Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends), Laurence Mason (The Crow, Gotham), Karyn Parsons (Static Shock, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air), Johnny Brennan (Jerky Boys, Family Guy), Debbie Rochon (Tromeo & Juliet, Santa Claws), and (from 3pm on) Pro Wrestlers The Nasty Boys, Scott Steiner, & Ryan Shamrock of the WWE and WCW.

Special panel programming will feature the 50th anniversary of the Batman TV show, the first appearance of Marvel's Black Panther, the history of Charlton Comics, Star Wars, the Winter Indie Film Awards animated shorts, and NY Jedi.
Captain Zorikh's Costume Contest will once again bring the most amazing costumers and Cosplayers together for a fast-paced, exciting show of creative excellence! Come as any character in comics, sci-fi, fantasy, horror, cartoons, anime/manga, video games, or make up your own! Valuable prizes to be awarded by audience applause!

DATE: Saturday, March 7th ~ 10am - 6pm
PLACE: Penn Plaza Pavilion ~ 401 7th Ave. @ 33rd St.
TICKETS: $20 (adult) $10 (child 5-12) At the Door: $25/$10
TICKET PURCHASE: www.nycbm.com

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/bigappleconvention
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/ConBigApple

Why I Love This!!!!

2/23/2016

by Matman

A few weeks back on THE FLASH, Barry Allen, Cisco and Dr. Wells traveled from Earth 1 to Earth 2 through a swirling portal. Now as awesome as it was... it gets better! As they traveled inside, pictures began to swirl around, showing people, places and things in the TV DCU.

Three of the images really got me fired up...

1. Supergirl - because I love the show and think its the perfect complement to The Flash.

2. Legion Flight Ring - holy crapper!!!! just holly crapper!!!!

But by far the image that got me fired up so much was the one of my 'man'... 3. Jonah Hex!!!

I can't believe of all the characters in the DCU they showed him. What does that mean? I dunno! What do I hope it means is a Netflix series and a return to comics.

What I hope it will do is bring awareness to the character as we wait for his DC LEGENDS OF TOMORROW appearance to show what an amazing and underrated dude Jonah Hex is

Secret Identity Podcast Issue #712--Tomb Raider and the Dungeon Masters Guild

2/22/2016

Happy Monday, everybody!

Break out your Player's Handbook and your polyhedral dice, cause we're talking D&D this week! Our pal Matt McElroy from Drive Thru came on the show to talk about the new Dungeon Masters Guild initiative that Drive Thru has with Wizards of the Coast. Oh, and Matt and I talk about a bunch of comics, too. Here's your rundown:

What’s New?
DC Rebirth Rumor: Marguerite Bennett writing Wonder Woman
Afterlife with Archie and Sabrina Return in May
DC Comics locking up exclusives before Rebirth
Special Edition: NYC canceled

Comics:
Flash #48
Tomb Raider #1
Star Wars: Darth Vader #16
Spider-Man /Deadpool #2

Creator Spotlight: Matt McElroy
Brian spoke to the Director of Publishing for Drive Thru about the new Dungeon Masters Guild program Drive is doing in partnership with Wizards of the Coast. Find out more at www.dmsguild.com. You can also find out more about D&D at dnd.wizards.com.

You can listen to the episode right here in the player above, or grab us on iTunes, Stitcher or your favorite podcast app. Thanks for listening.

Go BACK TO THE GUTTERS and Get to Know Some Comic Creators

2/21/2016

by Brian LeTendre

I'm a big fan of Jamie S. Rich. He's currently the Senior Editor over at Vertigo, but I first met him when I interviewed him about his book Madame Frankenstein and the excellent Archer Coe and the Thousand Natural Shocks. He couldn't have been nicer, and I was psyched to see him get the gig at Vertigo.

That gig actually meant that Jamie couldn't continue hosting this new webseries "Back to the Gutters," which is a shame, because it's pretty great. The show features in-depth interviews with comic creators. The series will air weekly over February and March, and the first episode hit this week--you can watch it above.

You can head to backtothegutters.com to get more information and to watch all the episodes. Here's more from the press release:

Comics writer and Vertigo Senior Editor Jamie S. Rich and producer/director Ryan McCluskey are reteaming for a new comics-interview webseries -- and this time they're joined by Benjamin Dewey.

"Back to the Gutters" launches Friday, Feb. 17th at http://backtothegutters.com , with Rich interviewing comics artist Dewey (AUTUMNLANDS: TOOTH & CLAW, "The Tragedy Series"). The next nine 20-minute episodes will debut weekly -- released every Friday through February and March.

New video interviews already shot for the season include:

• Joelle Jones (LADY KILLER, SUPERMAN: AMERICAN ALIEN)
• Sierra Hahn (Editor, Boom Studios)
• Jeff Parker (AQUAMAN, BATMAN '66)
• Ibrahim Moustafa (HIGH CRIMES)
• Robbi Rodriguez (SPIDER-GWEN)
• Randy Bowen (Bowen Designs)
• Emi Lennox (PLUTONA, EMITOWN)
• Steve Lieber ( THE FIX,WHITEOUT)
• and Jamie S Rich ... interviewed by his frequent collaborator Joelle Jones.

"Our intent with 'Back the Gutters' is to peel back the page a bit and show you the creators behind your favorite comics -- both as artists and as people," said Rich. "We're going to dig down to uncover the motivations behind choosing comics as a profession, and the personalities that bring these stories to life, so that we can start to see the art and the artist as a singular unit."

Behind-the-camera personnel include Jason Hickox (camera/editing) and Grant Petersen (sound).

Rich's hire mid-shoot as a Senior Editor at Vertigo required the team to recruit a new host mid-stream. "We started out interviewing Ben, who is just a terrific talent," McCluskey said, "and the last three shows are hosted by Ben -- because we lost Jamie to Vertigo in the middle of shooting."

Each "Back to the Gutters" episode is 20 minutes long, but there's a wealth of cutting-room floor material that may get released down the line. "For Randy Bowen alone, we had nearly five hours in the rough edit," said Hickox, who shot and edited the webseries. "Getting that interview down to 20 minutes was painful -- but what you're left with is a great peek into his process. The same holds true for all of our guests. They're a great mix of veterans and up-and-comers."

Funspot...Greatest Place EVER!!!!

2/20/2016

by Matman

This week, Brian and I will spend some time chatting about the greatest place in New Hampshire...FUNSPOT!

Secret Identity Podcast Issue #711--Batman/TMNT

2/19/2016

Happy Friday!

We've got a fresh batch of ear candy sitting on the cooling rack and ready for consumption. Here's your rundown:

What’s New?
33 issue of Jim Zub’s Skullkickers online for free (http://comic.skullkickers.com/)
Young Justice Season 2 is now on Netflix
Trinity bi-weekly comic back to DC
Feedback--DC Rebirth

Comics:
Silver Surfer #1
Batman/TMNT #1
Black Canary #7

Trade Off:
Peanuts: Where Beagles Dare

Creator Spotlight: Butch Patrick
Matt spoke with the Munsters start at New England Comic Con 2015 about his early career, his time on the show and his book “Munster Memories.”

You can listen to the episode right here in the player above, or grab us on iTunes, Stitcher or your favorite podcast app. Thanks for listening.

Enjoying Some Old Comic Gold!

2/17/2016

by Matman

When I was a young reader I was instantly hooked into comic books because both my father and grandfather collected. One of the books that both of them enjoyed was BORIS KARLOFF'S TALES OF MYSTERY, from Gold Key. For me this was a great series to read because it was scary stuff... but it wasn't horrifying or the stuff of nightmares. For me this was as scary as I would read!

TALES OF MYSTERY was an anthology series that debuted in April 1963 and lasted until February of 1980. Published by Gold Key (and later reprinted by Whitman) and was born out of the serieS BORIS KARLOFF THRILLER, the comics were a big seller for the publisher that was publishing everything at the time. The series wasn't written by karloff, but he appeared at the beginning and end of each to story to set up and then deliver the closing remarks.

At the time Boris Karloff was a big name in films, appearing in hundreds of films including FRANKENSTEIN as the monster, so naturally his 'image' fit perfectly as the framing device for these comics. I remember (and still have) many of my father and grandpa's originals as well as the Whitman reprints I would later pick up (like # 67 shown above, my first) and am finishing a pile i picked up in a (GASP) 50 cent bin!

These books are incredible reads and showcase some incredible art and amazing stories and were the blueprints for later horror comics like HOUSE OF MYSTERY and UNEXPECTED!

These stories have been reprinted in collections from Dark Horse books and can be found at your local comic shop... or Amazon!

Review--Deadpool (2016)

2/17/2016

by Brian LeTendre

By the time I saw Deadpool on Monday, the news of its record-shattering weekend was already well-documented. It's the highest-grossing debut of an R-rated movie, it destroyed Valentine's Day records, and it's already made almost five times its budget back in about four days. So, Deadpool is a success. But is it any good?

It's actually really good, but probably not for the reasons you think. Sure, Deadpool is funny, and there is plenty of violence, profanity and nudity to justify that R rating. But the three reasons I loved Deadpool were the characters, the love story and the small-budget filmmaking skills displayed by Director Tim Miller.

Let's take the characters first. We all know Deadpool is the character Ryan Reynolds was born to play, and he absolutely does not disappoint in this movie. He is Deadpool.

But you know who else freaking rocks? Colossus. Negasonic Teenage Warhead. Angel Dust. And Vanessa, played by Firefly alum Morena Baccarin. They're all fantastic, but Colossus and Vanessa stand out as really great characters.

Which brings me to the love story. Baccarin's Vanessa is the perfect match for Reynolds' Wade Wilson, and the love story at the core of this movie is one that you'll actually care about. It's not doing anything mind-blowing, but the chemistry that Reynolds and Baccarin have is fantastic, and it sells the story.

Which is a good thing, because the story in this movie is paper-thin. The more I thought about it, the more I admired how Director Tim Miller and writers Rhet Reese and Paul Wernick did so much with so little. There are only a handful of locations in this movie, and the story could not possibly be any simpler. But the way that tell that story, and the actors they're telling it with, make Deadpool feel a lot bigger than it actually is.

This movie reminded me of everything I loved about Punisher: War Zone. It never forgets that it's a comic book movie, and it tells a good story without having to pretend the universe is at stake.

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Secret Identity Podcast Issue #713--Black Knight and G.I. Combat

New Daredevil Trailer Belongs to Elektra

Big Apple Con RETURNS!

Why I Love This!!!!

Secret Identity Podcast Issue #712--Tomb Raider and the Dungeon Masters Guild

Go BACK TO THE GUTTERS and Get to Know Some Comic Creators

Funspot...Greatest Place EVER!!!!

Secret Identity Podcast Issue #711--Batman/TMNT

Enjoying Some Old Comic Gold!

Review--Deadpool (2016)

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