History of Comic Books Podcast

JT Wheatley

A rambling and too brief history podcast on the people, companies and events that make up the great comic book medium.

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100 episodes
Updated Friday

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Friday · 16 min
Archives - Carl Barks, the Good Duck Artist, Part One
And now a reposting fo the first part of this rambling and too brief biography of Carl Barks, one of Walt Disney's most celebrated cartoonists.
July 24 · 30 min
Archives - The Life of Julie Schwartz, DC's Greatest Editor
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Julie Schwartz, DC Comics's greatest editor.
July 17 · 19 min
Archives - The Life of Gene Colan, Part Two
And now a reposting of the second part of this rambling and too brief biography of Gene Colan, as he embarks onto one of the most iconic series of his career.
July 10 · 20 min
Archives - The Life of Gene Colan, Part One
And now a reposting of the first part of this rambling and too brief biography of Gene Colan, one of the great artists of Marvel's Silver Age.
July 3 · 23 min
Archives - The Troubled Genius of Mort Meskin
And now a resposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Mort Meskin, a brilliant Golden Age artist who's personal demons kept him from surpassing his contemporaries.
June 26 · 24 min
Archives - The Life of Gardner Fox, DC's Greatest Writer, Part Two
And now a reposting of the second part of this rambling and too brief biography of Gardner Fox, as he helps DC Comics usher in the Silver Age.
June 19 · 27 min
Archives - The Life of Gardner Fox, DC's Greatest Writer
And now a reposting of the first part of this rambling and too brief biography of Gardner Fox, arguably the writer who had the greatest impact on DC Comics.
June 12 · 13 min
Archives - The Humorous Art of John Severin
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of John Severin, the definitive artist of "Cracked" magazine.
June 5 · 25 min
Archives - The History of King Features Syndicate, Part Two
And now a reposting of the second part of this rambling and too brief history of King Features Syndicate, one of the great comic strip publishers of all time.
May 28 · 28 min
Archive - The History of King Features Syndicate, Part One
And now a reposting of the first part of this rambling and too brief history King Features Syndicate, one of the great comic strip company's of all time.
May 21 · 22 min
Archives - "The Visionary Life of Barry Windsor-Smith"
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief of the life of Barry Windsor-Smith, one of the most talented and unique artists of the 70's and 80's.
May 15 · 5 min
The Classics - "Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow" by Tom King & Bilquis Evely
And now a rambling and too brief review of this new classic in which Supergirl goes on an intergalatic journey of revenge that was so good it is the inspiration for the upcoming movie.
May 8 · 17 min
Archives - The Life of Matt Baker
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Matt Baker, one of the great 'good girl' artists of the Golden Age of Comic Books.
May 1 · 23 min
Archives - The Life of Kurt Schaffenberger
And a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Kurt Schaffenberger, one of the great artists of Superman & Lois Lane during the Silver Age.
April 23 · 27 min
Archives - The Life of Arthur Adams
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Arthur Adams, one of the top artists of the 1980's who would be a major influence on the 90's artists.
April 17 · 29 min
Archives - "John Romita Sr., The Quintessential Marvel Artist
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of John Romita Sr., the artist who truly defined the Marvel style.
April 10 · 20 min
Archivies - George Tuska, A True Professional
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of George Tuska, one of the great professionals of the comic book medium.
April 3 · 23 min
Archives - "The Controversial Inks of Vinnie Colletta
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Vinnie Colletta, one of the most controversial inkers in comic book history.
March 27 · 19 min
Archives - The Brilliant Inks of Joe Sinott
And now a resposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Joe Sinott, one of comic books greatest inkers.
March 20 · 28 min
Archives - The Incredible Life of Herb Trimpe
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Herb Trimpe, one of Marvel's great artists of the 70's and 80's, along with giving one of the best runs on the Incredible Hulk ever.

History of Comic Books Podcast

Archives - Carl Barks, the Good Duck Artist, Part One

Archives - The Life of Julie Schwartz, DC's Greatest Editor

Archives - The Life of Gene Colan, Part Two

Archives - The Life of Gene Colan, Part One

Archives - The Troubled Genius of Mort Meskin

Archives - The Life of Gardner Fox, DC's Greatest Writer, Part Two

Archives - The Life of Gardner Fox, DC's Greatest Writer

Archives - The Humorous Art of John Severin

Archives - The History of King Features Syndicate, Part Two

Archive - The History of King Features Syndicate, Part One

Archives - "The Visionary Life of Barry Windsor-Smith"

The Classics - "Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow" by Tom King & Bilquis Evely

Archives - The Life of Matt Baker

Archives - The Life of Kurt Schaffenberger

Archives - The Life of Arthur Adams

Archives - "John Romita Sr., The Quintessential Marvel Artist

Archivies - George Tuska, A True Professional

Archives - "The Controversial Inks of Vinnie Colletta

Archives - The Brilliant Inks of Joe Sinott

Archives - The Incredible Life of Herb Trimpe