Hellblazer #67-69: Dear John

Welcome back! Join us for a final tour through all things Sandman with our friends from What’s Lightsabers, Precious?, Ryan and Joanna! https://media.blubrry.com/vertiguys/content.blubrry.com/vertiguys/101_Sandman_roundtable_edit_1.mp3   Show Notes 1:17 When we recorded this, it had been just a year since we recorded our Ninja Scroll episode. It has now been closer to a year and a half. … Continue reading Imperfect Hosts: A Sandman Roundtable →

When the alien secession movement runs up against a civil authority that’s anything but, crusading reporter Spider Jerusalem just has to be there! Plus, we celebrate the 100th episode of Vertiguys, Rob Gordon style. Happy holidays, everyone, and we’ll see you next year! http://media.blubrry.com/vertiguys/content.blubrry.com/vertiguys/100_Transmetropolitan_2-3_edit_2.mp3   Show Notes 2:39 – I might have accidentally quoted Love … Continue reading Transmetropolitan #2-3: Up on the Roof →

A mage and a dead body walk into a church. That’s not a joke; that’s the comic. http://media.blubrry.com/vertiguys/content.blubrry.com/vertiguys/99_Hellblazer_Special_1_edit_1.mp3   Show Notes 1:48 – The Darkness, created by Marc Silvestri’s Top Cow (an imprint of Image Comics), is a mafia hitman who inherits the embodiment of universal chaos and therefore receives superpowers. The character seems to … Continue reading Hellblazer Special #1: Confessional →

Celebrate Turkey Day with the Vertiguys by chowing down on the first grim tale from Lucifer’s ongoing series, as the Devil-in-retirement seeks advice, takes in a show, and is generally kind of a prick. http://media.blubrry.com/vertiguys/content.blubrry.com/vertiguys/98_Lucifer_1-3_edit_1.mp3   Show Notes 2:09 – The actual line is “flights of angels sing thee to thy rest” and it’s from … Continue reading Lucifer #1-3: A Six-Card Spread →

Vertiguys Phase Two continues with another #1! Journalist jerk Spider Jerusalem has three books to write in five years, and zero chance of doing it without returning to his one and only geographical nemesis, the City. No new episode next week – we’ll be back in two with Lucifer. http://media.blubrry.com/vertiguys/content.blubrry.com/vertiguys/97_Transmetropolitan_1_edit_1.mp3   Show Notes 2:00 – … Continue reading Transmetropolitan #1: The Summer of the Year →

Bad memories bounce back to bewilder our buddies in Hellblazer #70-71 – while a brokenhearted Constantine battles the Blitz, his beloved Kit barhops in Belfast. http://media.blubrry.com/vertiguys/content.blubrry.com/vertiguys/96_Hellblazer_70-71_edit_2.mp3   Show Notes 1:20 – Rick Veitch, who later became the regular writer on Swamp Thing, also contributed to the art during Moore’s run. The recolored pages can be … Continue reading Hellblazer #70-71: Finest Hour →

Happy Halloween, listeners! Departing for the dread domain of Dark Horse Comics, we’re tackling two twisted tales from Sandman scribe Neil Gaiman! First, we learn a sinister secret in Forbidden Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Secret House of the Night of Dread Desire, then we solve a murder mystery in A Study in … Continue reading Halloween Special: Dark Horse Duology →

Welcome to Vertiguys Phase Two! This week, the world is ending, the Devil’s on a mission from God and we’re talking antiheroes, cosmology, and the legacy of Sandman in Mike Carey and Scott Hampton’s 1999 miniseries The Sandman Presents: Lucifer. http://media.blubrry.com/vertiguys/content.blubrry.com/vertiguys/94_Sandman_Presents_Lucifer_1-3_edit_1.mp3   Show Notes 1:13 – “Sunrise, Sunset” is a number from the 1964 Bock … Continue reading Sandman Presents: Lucifer #1-3: The Morningstar Option →

This week, join us for Preacher’s last stand! As Starr, the Lord, and Jesse’s plans collide, Tulip faces off with the Grail, Jesse faces the guns, and Cassidy faces the music. http://media.blubrry.com/vertiguys/content.blubrry.com/vertiguys/93_Preacher_64-66_edit_2.mp3   Show Notes 2:55 – Among his many classics, Paul Williams has collaborated with Daft Punk, wrote most of the songs for The … Continue reading Preacher #64-66: A Hell of a Vision →

This week, the consequences of Constantine’s recent battles come home in three soul-shattering issues, as John receives heartbreaking news and an old enemy stops by for a drink. Plus, Constantine shares a tale of (slightly) happier days in Vertigo Jam #1. http://media.blubrry.com/vertiguys/content.blubrry.com/vertiguys/92_Hellblazer_67-69_edit_2.mp3   Show Notes 4:37 – We covered Hellblazer #62 here. 5:32 – Indeed, … Continue reading Hellblazer #67-69: Dear John →