Episode 103: The Gerry Conway Interview
It’s a big episode this week, folks! Not only does the Irredeemable Shag return to his semi-regular co-host spot but also we got to “sit down” and have a two hour conversation with a writer that pretty much embodied the word prolific in the seventies and eighties. Gerry Conway joins us and in those two hours we only scratched the surface of his career in comics and television. What we did cover was choice however and we get some behind the scenes info on the creation of Firestorm, Steel: The Indestructible Man, Justice League Detroit, the Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man special, DC during the Explosion and Implosion and much, much more. We even get to talk some Law and Order: Criminal Intent, which was really cool because I am a huge fan of that show.
I would like to thank Gerry once again for taking the time to do this interview and a big thank you to Shag for setting it up.
At one point towards the end of the interview Gerry mentions Phillip Jose Farmer’s Wold Newton Universe and Shag suggested putting a link to something about that in the show notes. Well here you go. Check it out because it is quite fascinating. Scroll down a bit past the ad to find the content.
Next week: Zach (a.k.a. Spideydude) and I talk the Clone Saga. Well, Zach talks the Clone Saga and I chime in once in a while.
Michael Bailey Episodes Firestorm, Gerry Conway, Justice League Detroit, Superman
Episode 102: AVENGERS ASSEMBLE!
Hey, a new episode of Views two weeks in a row. Will wonders ever cease?
Welcome one and all to a very packed episode of Views clocking in at over two hours long. Why the longer than normal running time? Well, I was able to sit down with my good friend Van Allen Plexico recently (ok, several weeks ago, but still) and considering Van is the web master of AvengersAssemble.net and editor of the two Assembled! books I thought it would be a good idea to talk the Justice League of America with him.
All kidding aside we talk about the Avengers. There’s a brief, brief history in addition to our favorite runs, our leasetfavorite runs, what we thought of the animated films, a little Iron Man talk and Van reveals what long time DC property he read back in the day. Then I read a few e-mails and send you on your way.
And remember to check out The Sentinels, Van’s super-hero team. These books are well worth your time and attention!
Next week: If all goes well I’ll have a surprise for you next week. Beyond that is Clone Saga talk with Zach, a look back at old school comic book collecting with Scott and Chris and Identity Crisis talk with Stella!
Views is marching on, folks! Thanks for sticking with me.
Michael Bailey Episodes Avengers, Iron Man, Van Allen Plexico
Episode 101: The Not New, Pretty Much the Same Views From The Longbox
At last! After nearly two months Views is back with what I should call the cursed episode because I have had a good number of problems getting this episode out to you not the least of which was discovering the 40 seconds of the intro had somehow disappeared in the compressed version of the audio. Anyway I am back and this week is kind of a catch-up type episode that starts with an apology and a few podcasting recommendations, which include Crisis on Infinite Comics and Amazing Spider-Man Classics. Then I give a few thoughts on J Michael Straczynski writing Superman and what really has me worried about Christopher Nolan taking on the Superman franchise. Finally I start to catch up on the Ask Mike questions and the e-mails. All in about an hour and a half with a new end theme that I really like, though I am curious as to what y’all might think of it so let me know on that.
The good news is that despite being very late with this episode I have four in the can, so there should be at least five straight weeks of Views. Thanks be to all who have stuck in there and been patient with me. I do appreciate it.
Michael Bailey Episodes Podcasts, Spider-Man, Superman
