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Comic Timing – Episode 125: The NuDCU

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125 episodes of Comic Timing! Holy crap! To celebrate, Brent and Ian say farewell to the old DC Universe with a review of Flashpoint #5 and say hello to the new one with Justice League #1! We are also joined by longtime listener Donovan Morgan Grant for the Justice League conversation. Plus, there is plenty of conversation and clarification on Brent’s Editorial on why he feels some comic shops might not be using the DC Relaunch to its fullest potential.

As always – we are sponsored by DCBS! That’s right! Discount Comic Book Service! This month you can get the entire DCnU for 50% off when you buy all of the issue #3’s – otherwise they are at an astonishing 40% off! And for those of you who have not used DCBS before you can save an additional 8% off your first order via the promo code: CT8. Plus, be sure to check out DCBS’ new Comixology digital store!

We are also sponsored by New York Comic Con. This year’s show is taking place from October 13 – 16 as the show is now FOUR DAYS LONG! Be sure to stop by Podcast Arena to chat with Ian or to pimp your books!

Thanks for listening and we will see you in October for our review of the rest of the New 52.

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Comic Timing – Episode 123.5

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We’re back with a new episode spotlighting the works of Adam Withers and Comfort Love! This includes The Uniques, The Uniques Tales and Rainbow in the Dark. They are up for Harvey Awards this year and are in need of some plugging so Brent and I plug away with the help of Sean Whelan of Raging Bullets. Adam and Comfort are nominated for Most Promising New Talent for Rainbow in the Dark and Best Anthology for The Uniques Tales. If you are a comic book professional you have until August 6th to vote for your favorites, whether it be Adam and Comfort or others. Even if you’re not a comic book professional listen to the episode for some good comic book discussion and to learn more about their titles!

As always – we are sponsored by DCBS! That’s right! Discount Comic Book Service! This month you can get the entire DCnU for 50% off when you buy all of them – otherwise they are at an astonishing 42% off! And for those of you who have not used DCBS before you can save an additional 8% off your first order via the promo code: CT8. Here are our Review Corner picks for the month:

Marvel:
Ultimate Comics Spider-man #1: 50% off (DCBS at $1.99/regular price $3.99)

DC:
Justice League International #1: 42% off (DCBS at $1.73/regular price $2.99)

Image:
27: Second Set #1 : 50% off (DCBS at $1.99/regular price $3.99)

You can e-mail the show at comictiming@gmail.com. Thanks for listening and we’ll catch you next time!

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CGS Supershow 2011 – Podcasting Quorum

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Here it is, folks! The first of three episodes recorded at the CGS Supershow. This is the Podcasting Quorum that was held on April 30, 2011. It was run by Ian Levenstein with assistance by Raph Soohoo and Joe Sergi as well as Brad Milyo from Half Hour Wasted, Victor from Exploring the Multiverse and more! Give it a listen and head on back later this week from the Live from Supershow recording.

This episode of Comic Timing is sponsored by…DCBS! That’s right, Discount Comic Book Service is the new sponsor of Comic Timing. For all first time users of the site, make sure to use the promo code CT8 at checkout to receive an additional 8% off your first order! Here are our Review Corner picks for the month:

INDY (IMAGE):
RED WING #1: 50% off retail (DCBS price $1.75/regular price $3.50)

DC:
DC RETROACTIVE JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA THE 70S #1: 50% off retail (DCBS price $2.49/regular price $4.99)

MARVEL:
CAPTAIN AMERICA #1: 75% off retail (DCBS price $0.99/regular price $3.99)

You can e-mail the show at comictiming@gmail.com, and please vote for us at Podcast Alley and give us your reviews over on iTunes. And of course, if you can, please donate to the HERO Initiative effort if you can. Every little bit helps! Also, be sure to order FRACTURE #1 written by Shawn Gabborin and Chad Cicconi which is currently 45% off on DCBS. They’re friends of the show and deserve your support!

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Comic Timing – Episode 118

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Do not adjust your iPod, it’s an actual new episode of Comic Timing! Didja miss us? Well, we sure missed you. In fact, we missed you enough to review all of 2010 in this here episode starring Ian, Brent, Brandon Christopher and Chad Burdette. While 2010 may be a few months behind us, it is a perfect time to reminisce about it. Yup.

This episode of Comic Timing is sponsored by…DCBS! That’s right, Discount Comic Book Service is the new sponsor of Comic Timing. For all first time users of the site, make sure to use the promo code CT8 at checkout to receive an additional 8% off your first order! Here are our Review Corner picks for the month:

INDY (DYNAMITE):
KIRBY GENESIS #1: 75% off retail (DCBS price $0.99/regular price $3.99)

DC:
FLASHPOINT KID FLASH LOST STARRING BART ALLEN #1 (OF 3): 50% off retail (DCBS price $1.49/regular price $2.99)

MARVEL:
GHOST RIDER #0.1: 50% off retail (DCBS price $1.49/regular price $2.99)

You can e-mail the show at comictiming@gmail.com, and please vote for us at Podcast Alley and give us your reviews over on iTunes. And of course, if you can, please donate to the HERO Initiative effort if you can. Every little bit helps! Also, make sure to check out Ian in BrokenSea Production’s latest Twilight Theatre episode, “The Cloud!”

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Comic Timing – Episode 116

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Ho ho ho! Merry Shawn Pryor! Raph and I celebrate the holidays by spreading some cheer and promoting Mr. Pryor’s latest venture, Action Lab Entertainment, which we realized stands for ALE. Action Lab is in the midst of a Kickstarter Campaign to get their first book, Fracture, the financing it needs to cover distribution and printing costs. So please, if you enjoy Shawn Pryor and Comic Timing, put in some money to help on out! We also discuss the future of PKD Media, the rest of the books set to be released out of Action Lab and Raph, Shawn and I give picks for who would be on our Mt. Rushmore of Comics. Check it out!

This episode of Comic Timing is sponsored by…DCBS! That’s right, Discount Comic Book Service is the new sponsor of Comic Timing. For all first time users of the site, make sure to use the promo code CT8 at checkout to receive an additional 8% off your first order! Here are our Review Corner picks for the month:

INDY (DYNAMITE):
GARTH ENNIS JENNIFER BLOOD #1: 75% off retail (DCBS price $0.99/regular price $3.90)

DC:
YOUNG JUSTICE #1: 50% off retail (DCBS price $1.49/regular price $2.99)

MARVEL:
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #500.1: 50% off retail (DCBS price $1.49/regular price $2.99)

You can e-mail the show at comictiming@gmail.com, and please vote for us at Podcast Alley and give us your reviews over on iTunes. And of course, if you can, please donate to the HERO Initiative effort if you can. Every little bit helps! Also, make sure to check out Ian in BrokenSea Production’s latest Twilight Theatre episode, “The Cloud!”

Until next time, thanks for listening, and thanks for downloading!

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Comic Timing – Episode 115 Part 2: NYCC Wrap-Up

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Following the Comic Timing motto of better late than never, Ian finally got around to editing Part 2 of our New York Comic Con episode! In this three-hour powerhouse, Ian is joined by artist extraordinaire Jamal Igle, Julian Lytle of Ants, Rick Gordon of The Pop Cult Online and Darrel Taylor of Dafixer’s Hideout, No Apologies, Comic Book Road Show and seventeen other shows. We go in-depth on our NYCC experiences, from crowds to swag to panels attended, improvements needed in the future and other fine discussion. Nothing we talk about is news based so it remains fresh, so check it out!

This episode of Comic Timing is sponsored by…DCBS! That’s right, Discount Comic Book Service is the new sponsor of Comic Timing. For all first time users of the site, make sure to use the promo code CT8 at checkout to receive an additional 8% off your first order! Here are our Review Corner picks for the month:

INDY (IMAGE):
INFINITE VACATION #1: 75% off retail (DCBS price $0.87/regular price $3.50)

DC:
SHAZAM #1: 45% off retail (DCBS price $1.64/regular price $2.99)

MARVEL:
DAREDEVIL: REBORN #1: 50% off retail (DCBS price $1.99/regular price $3.99)

You can e-mail the show at comictiming@gmail.com, and please vote for us at Podcast Alley and give us your reviews over on iTunes. And of course, if you can, please donate to the HERO Initiative effort if you can. Every little bit helps! Also, make sure to check out Ian in BrokenSea Production’s latest Twilight Theatre episode, “The Cloud!”

Until next time, thanks for listening, and thanks for downloading!

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Comic Timing – Episode 112: Mark Waid Interview

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On today’s episode, Brent and I have the privilege of interviewing comics visionary and newly promoted Chief Creative Officer of Boom Studios, Mark Waid! Mark has been the writer on such books as Kingdom Come, The Flash, Amazing Spider-Man, Captain America, JLA, The Incredibles, Potter’s Field and countless others. Today, we focus on his upcoming collaboration with Stan Lee and Chris Hardin on Stan Lee’s The Traveler, a new book out of Boom. We also discuss the other two books Stan is collaborating on, we give a quick overview of Irredeemable and Incorruptible for those who have yet to pick it up, and we touch on Mark’s current Amazing Spider-Man storyline “Origin of the Species,” which will conclude the Brand New Day Era of the title. Thanks to Cameron at DCBS for setting up the interview, and major thanks for Mark Waid for chatting with us! We had a lot of fun and can’t wait to see him and the rest of Boom at the New York Comic Con.

This episode of Comic Timing is sponsored by…DCBS! That’s right, Discount Comic Book Service is the new sponsor of Comic Timing. For all first time users of the site, make sure to use the promo code CT8 at checkout to receive an additional 8% off your first order! And don’t forget, THE TRAVELER #1 is only 99 cents this month at DCBS, 75% off retail price, with NO ORDER LIMIT!!! Along with this great deal, here are our Review Corner picks for the month:

INDY (IMAGE):
UTOPIAN #1: 50% off retail (DCBS price $1.49/regular price $2.99)

DC:
BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT #1: 75% off retail (DCBS price $0.99/regular price $3.99)

MARVEL:
THUNDERBOLTS #150: 50% off retail (DCBS price $2.49/regular price $4.99)

Also, as a quick reminder, Comic Timing will be in the Podcast Arena yet again at this year’s New York Comic Con! The Booth number is 524, and we’ll be sharing table space with none other than Rick Gordon of The Pop Cult Online! Ian will be there on Friday and Saturday only, so if you’d like to stop by and say hello or to say a few words on microphone, go ahead and do so. He’ll be happy to see you. And don’t forget that Friday at 6:30 in Panel Room 5 (subject to change, check the schedule to finalized location) will be the first ever NYCC Podcasting Panel, with the likes of Peter Rios of CGS, Jim and Johnny of Legion of Dudes, Sean and Jim of Raging Bullets, and good old Darrell from…well, everything! We can’t wait for this one, which will be recorded and released for those unable to attend.

You can e-mail the show at comictiming@gmail.com, and please vote for us at Podcast Alley and give us your reviews over on iTunes. And of course, if you can, please donate to the HERO Initiative effort if you can. Every little bit helps! Also, make sure to check out Ian in BrokenSea Production’s latest Twilight Theatre episode, “The Cloud!”

Until next time, thanks for listening, and thanks for downloading!

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Comic Timing – Episode 109

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Finally! A new episode! That’s what happens when you get addicted to Showtime’s Dexter folks, sorry for the delay.  Have no fear 110 is in the can and will be out soon as well! Hooray!

Anyway, this episode Brent, Ian, and Alec B (Teenage Wasteland) review Iron Man 2 and Kick-Ass! Just in time for the DVD releases!  Enjoy!

This episode of Comic Timing is sponsored by…DCBS! That’s right, Discount Comic Book Service is the new sponsor of Comic Timing. For all first time users of the site, make sure to use the promo code CT8 at checkout to receive an additional 8% off your first order!

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Comic Timing – Episode 108

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HOLY CRAP!!! Has it really been a month since the last Comic Timing came out? That, sirs and madames, is a travesty that must be righted…with a new episode! This time, Adam Withers and Comfort Love of The Uniques join Darrel of Dafixer’s Hideout and No Apologies, and Chris Johnson formerly of Amazing Spider-Cast; Along with Ian and Brent, the discussion is “Everything Old Is New Again.” As DC and Marvel return previous heroes to their former mantles, is this a step backward or forward? Will younger audiences be able to relate to Steve Rogers, Barry Allen and Hal Jordan, the way other related to Bucky Barnes, Wally West and Kyle Rayner? Tune in to find out our thoughts!

This episode of Comic Timing is sponsored by…DCBS! That’s right, Discount Comic Book Service is the new sponsor of Comic Timing. For all first time users of the site, make sure to use the promo code CT8 at checkout to receive an additional 8% off your first order! Along with the new sponsor, here are our Review Corner picks for the month:

INDY (ARCHAIA):
MOUSE GUARD BLACK AXE #1 (OF 6): 45% off retail (DCBS price $1.92/regular price $3.50)

DC:
FREEDOM FIGHTERS #1: 50% off retail (DCBS price $1.49/regular price $2.99)

MARVEL:
WOLVERINE #1: 75% off retail (DCBS price $0.99/regular price $3.99)

You can e-mail the show at comictiming@gmail.com, and please vote for us at Podcast Alley and give us your reviews over on iTunes. And of course, if you can, please donate to the HERO Initiative effort if you can. Every little bit helps! Also, make sure to check out Ian in BrokenSea Production’s latest Twilight Theatre episode, “The Cloud!”

Until next time, thanks for listening, and thanks for downloading!

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Comic Timing – Episode 105: CGSSS 2010!

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Playing con catch-up, Comic Timing covers the 2010 CGS Supershow! A whole lot of amazing things went of that weekend, and we cover a bunch of them here, live from the room on Saturday night. CGS Supershow veterans Chad Burdette, that Raph guy of that Geeks Unite shebang, Bill and Steve (realgone), join in with Supershow virgins Leroy of Comic Tube, and Mike Yanni (him and Chad now do These Nerds Are Right), as we discuss the weekend as a whole.

Interspersed throughout are interviews with amazing people such as Andy Jewett, Michael Schwartz, Dave Wachter of Guns of Shadow Valley (Eisner Nomiated!), Bruce Rosenberger and Steve Hager of Dutchy Digest, Darrel and Simba of Dafixer’s Hideout, Jamal Igle of Supergirl, Julian Lytle of Ants, Shawn Pryor of PKD Media, Jason Grice of Lanterncast and PKD Media, Kevin Freeman of SubCulture, Chad Cicconi of Baby Boomers and Mercury and the Murd, Katie Cook of Fraggle Rock and of various Star Wars stuffs, the amazing Harold Jennett of M.I.M.E.S. and the Geek Syndicate Comic, Danielle Corsetto of Girls With Slingshots, and Andrew Charipar, to name a few (or all of them). So check it out, and stay tuned for MoCCA and C2E2 interviews and reactions to come!

CT Picks for June are:

BATMAN BEYOND #1
THOR #611
JURASSIC PARK: REDEMPTION #1

You can e-mail the show at comictiming@gmail.com, and please vote for us at Podcast Alley and give us your reviews over on iTunes. And of course, if you can, please donate to the HERO Initiative effort if you can. Every little bit helps!

Until next time, thanks for listening, and thanks for downloading!

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