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Last Son of Krypton | DC Comics Feb 09, 2024

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In The Last Son of Krypton, Superman is born on an alien world to a technologically advanced species that resembles humans. Shortly after he is born, his planet is destroyed in a natural cataclysm, but Superman's scientist father foresaw the calamity and saves his baby son by sending him to Earth in a small spaceship. The ship is too small to carry anyone else, so Superman's parents stay behind and die. The earliest newspaper strips name the planet "Krypton", the baby "Kal-L", and his biological parents "Jor-L" and "Lora"; their names were changed to "Jor-el", and "Lara" in a 1942 spinoff novel by George Lowther. The ship lands in the American countryside, where the baby is discovered by the Kents, a farming couple.

The Walking Dead | Image Comics Feb 07, 2024

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The Walking Dead is an American post-apocalyptic comic book series created by writer Robert Kirkman and artist Tony Moore – who was the artist on the first six issues and cover artist for the first twenty-four – with art on the remainder of the series by Charlie Adlard. Beginning in 2003 and published by Image Comics, the series ran for 193 issues, with Kirkman unexpectedly ending the series in 2019. Apart from a few specials, the comic was published primarily in black and white. It began publishing colorized versions issue by issue, colored by Dave McCaig, starting in October 2020.

Spider-Man | Marvel Comics Feb 05, 2024

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Wanting to appease McFarlane, Marvel gave McFarlane a new, adjectiveless Spider-Man title for him to both write and draw. Spider-Man #1 (August 1990) sold 2.5 million copies, largely due to the variant covers with which Marvel, seeking to capitalize on McFarlane's popularity, published the issue in order to encourage collectors into buying more than one edition. This practice was a result of the comics speculator bubble of the 1990s, which would burst later that decade. McFarlane, unbeknownst to his parents at the time, was making about a million dollars a year. McFarlane wrote and illustrated 15 of the series' first 16 issues, many issues of which featured other popular Marvel characters such as Wolverine and Ghost Rider in guest roles. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rangerryan/message
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Batman and Robin | DC Comics Feb 02, 2024

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All Star Batman & Robin the Boy Wonder is an American comic book series written by Frank Miller and penciled by Jim Lee. It was published by DC Comics, with a sporadic schedule, between 2005 and 2008. The series was to be rebooted under the title Dark Knight: Boy Wonder in 2011, when both Miller and Lee were to finish the last six issues. The series retells the origin story of Dick Grayson, who became Batman's sidekick Robin. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rangerryan/message
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Grab Bag #1 | Ranger Rankings Jan 31, 2024

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Let's decide which comic from Grab Bag Month reigns supreme. Now that we have completed our first month we will be ranking all the items we have read and put them in order from best to worst. Or worst to best... that was a half empty / half full statement. Anyway we do decide a winner and the results may be suprising. Here come the rankings! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rangerryan/message
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RoboCop Versus The Terminator | Dark Horse Comics Jan 29, 2024

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I was in need of a pleasant suprise and a good read. Deperation could lead to feeling even enjoyment at times. This was a nice change of pace and I feel bad that I never read it. Since it is Grab Bag Month I didn't pull the first issue or the second issue--so the show is a bit wonky. However... This show is all about being a little off and a lot independent. I'm fine with having a little chaos. Let get this battle started! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rangerryan/message
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Betty of Riverdale | Archie Comics Jan 26, 2024

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Keeping with the theme. This has been a light hearted past two episodes, but I think it is good to lighten things up a bit. Another Archie Comic, this time featuring Betty--who is a spy in this story fighting a Super Villain of some sorts. I often question these write ups and how this was given the go ahead since it is so... odd. However that is something that I was prepared to deal with and I think we both handled it well. Onward! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rangerryan/message
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Archie & Friends | Archie Comics Jan 24, 2024

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Archie is meant to be tongue and cheek. I know that my co-host was unaware of this, which just makes for a better episode. Today we talk about Archie Comics and a brief story inspired by the Man from U.N.C.L.E. which was... corny. But I knew what I was getting into. Let the show begin. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rangerryan/message
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X-Force | Marvel Comics Jan 22, 2024

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I am a big Cable fan, so X-Force was a happy pull from the grab bag. This is one of the first times we have had a glimpse of the X-Future. Which I just made up, pretty good huh? The X-Future is a dark place, Marvel has a history of showing us a future where the bad guys win. This is no exception to that common theme and was well worth the time. Boom! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rangerryan/message
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Eclispe Monthly | Eclipse Comics Jan 19, 2024

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I used to really like Annuals. It was something special with a lot of bang for your buck. Now this is one I won at auction so if you have been listening... I haven't read any of these. This one felt a little disjointed--we both have different Annuals and have mixed opinions. However I was glad to find these in the bin and found some one diamond in the rough. Here we go! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rangerryan/message
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