The DC Bloodlines Podcast: Milestone Worlds Collide

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Julia Raul returns to join Diabolu Frank for the finale of our JLMay 2023 / Milestone Media trilogy of episodes. Since the previous shows tended toward paired character spotlights, we have to take a kitchen sink approach now, looking at the first year-plus of the series Blood Syndicate & Icon and the earliest Shadow Cabinet, including its launch event "Shadow War." We also return to Hardware and Static through to the intracompany event "Worlds Collide," restoring our theme and mandate by mingling in with DC's Superman Family of titles (well, the creative teams that aren't afraid to drive through the dark side of town, anyway.) Along the way, we talk Vixen, Black Canary, Green Lantern John Stewart, Steel, and more. In case you missed it, these episodes have covered every story from the trade paperback The Brave and the Bold: Milestone, which means it's time to visit the early issues of Xombi, including David Kim's team-up with the Crispus Allen incarnation of The Spectre from The Brave and the Bold #25 in the story "Annihilating Angel" by John Rozum & Scott Hampton.

JLMay 2023 will cover the third volume of DC Comics' The Brave and the Bold (2007-2010), which ran 35 issues. There's only 31 days in the month, so we'll run a list of all the issues with links to the podcasts intent on covering them until the actual shows turn up, individual or in groups...

1. Batman & Green Lantern on The Overlooked Dark Knight ep 76
2. Green Lantern & Supergirl on Dial F For Flanger ep 19
   
3. Batman & Blue Beetle on The Bat-Pod ep # 111
4. Supergirl & Lobo on L.E.G.I.O.N.P.O.D.Cast Episode 141
5. Batman & the Legion of Super Heroes on Tales of the Legion Project
6. Green Lantern & Batman on The Newsprint Commando
7. Wonder Woman & Power Girl on The Wright On Network Presents
8. The Flash & Doom Patrol on Fanholes Podcast ep 105
9. Star-Studded Spectacular on The JusticeTrek JT0008
10. Superman/Silent Knight & Aquaman/Teen Titans! on Pop Culture Affidavit Episode 143
11. Superman & Ultraman @ Fortress of Baileytude
12. Everybody on Longbox Crusade - Episode 038
13. Batman & Jay Garrick on Resurrections- An Adam Warlock and Thanos Podcast ep 175
14. Deadman & Green Arrow on The Coffee & Comics Podcast ep. 84
15. Nightwing & Hawkman on Married With Comics
16. Superman & Catwoman on Superman in Crisis
17. Supergirl & Raven on Dial F For Flanger ep 20
18. Raven & Supergirl on Dial F For Flanger ep 20
19. Green Lantern & Phantom Stranger on The LanternCast #516
20. Green Lantern & Phantom Stranger on The LanternCast #516
21. Green Lantern & Green Arrow on The Podcast of Oa Episode 224
22. Green Lantern & Green Arrow on The Podcast of Oa Episode 224
23. Booster Gold & Magog on Justice League International: Bwah-Ha-Ha Podcast ep 53
24. Black Lightning & Static on DC Bloodlines ep 18
25. Hardware & Blue Beetle on DC Bloodlines ep 19
26. Xombi & The Spectre @ DC Bloodlines
27. Batman & Dial H For Hero on The Bat-Pod ep # 113
28. Blackhawk & The Flash on Weird Warriors Podcast Ep. 48
29. Batman & Brother Power The Geek on The Brave and the Bob!
30. Green Lantern & Doctor Fate on Once Upon A Geek 11
31. The Joker and The Atom on The Head Speaks Episode 70
32. Aquaman & The Demon on The Fire and Water Podcast ep. 254
33. Wonder Woman, Zatanna, & Batgirl on The Wright On Network Presents
34. The Doom Patrol & Legion of Super-Heroes on Waiting for Doom Podcast Episode 184
35. The Inferior Five & Legion of Substitute Heroes on Waiting for Doom Podcast Episode 184

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The DC Bloodlines Podcast: Blue Beetle & Hardware

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This episode, an overview of three generations of Blue Beetle ahead of their motion picture debut, and a look at most of the first year of Milestone's Hardware title, followed by the 2009 pairing of Jaime Reyes and Curtis Metcalf in The Brave and the Bold #25 by Adam Beechen & Roger Robinson

JLMay 2023 will cover the third volume of DC Comics' The Brave and the Bold (2007-2010), which ran 35 issues. There's only 31 days in the month, so we'll run a list of all the issues with links to the podcasts intent on covering them until the actual shows turn up, individual or in groups...

1. Batman & Green Lantern on The Overlooked Dark Knight ep 76
2. Green Lantern & Supergirl on Dial F For Flanger ep 19
   
3. Batman & Blue Beetle on The Bat-Pod ep # 111
4. Supergirl & Lobo on L.E.G.I.O.N.P.O.D.Cast Episode 141
5. Batman & the Legion of Super Heroes on Tales of the Legion Project
6. Green Lantern & Batman on The Newsprint Commando
7. Wonder Woman & Power Girl on The Wright On Network Presents
8. The Flash & Doom Patrol on Fanholes Podcast ep 105
9. Star-Studded Spectacular on The JusticeTrek JT0008
10. Superman/Silent Knight & Aquaman/Teen Titans! on Pop Culture Affidavit Episode 143
11. Superman & Ultraman @ Fortress of Baileytude
12. Everybody on Longbox Crusade - Episode 038
13. Batman & Jay Garrick on Resurrections- An Adam Warlock and Thanos Podcast ep 175
14. Deadman & Green Arrow on The Coffee & Comics Podcast ep. 84
15. Nightwing & Hawkman on Married With Comics
16. Superman & Catwoman on Superman in Crisis
17. Supergirl & Raven on Dial F For Flanger ep 20
18. Raven & Supergirl on Dial F For Flanger ep 20
19. Green Lantern & Phantom Stranger on The LanternCast #516
20. Green Lantern & Phantom Stranger on The LanternCast #516
21. Green Lantern & Green Arrow on The Podcast of Oa Episode 224
22. Green Lantern & Green Arrow on The Podcast of Oa Episode 224
23. Booster Gold & Magog on Justice League International: Bwah-Ha-Ha Podcast ep 53
24. Black Lightning & Static on DC Bloodlines ep 18
25. Hardware & Blue Beetle on DC Bloodlines ep 19
26. Xombi & The Spectre @ DC Bloodlines
27. Batman & Dial H For Hero on The Bat-Pod ep # 113
28. Blackhawk & The Flash on Weird Warriors Podcast Ep. 48
29. Batman & Brother Power The Geek on The Brave and the Bob!
30. Green Lantern & Doctor Fate on Once Upon A Geek 11
31. The Joker and The Atom on The Head Speaks Episode 70
32. Aquaman & The Demon on The Fire and Water Podcast ep. 254
33. Wonder Woman, Zatanna, & Batgirl on The Wright On Network Presents
34. The Doom Patrol & Legion of Super-Heroes on Waiting for Doom Podcast Episode 184
35. The Inferior Five & Legion of Substitute Heroes on Waiting for Doom Podcast Episode 184

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The DC Bloodlines Podcast: Black Lightning & Static

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Five years later... somebody else covers Legion, because DC Bloodlines is back to Black with coverage of African-American & Latin heroes as part of a multitudinous podcasting crossover event! just Julia Raul joins Diabolu Frank for an exhaustive discussion of Jefferson Pierce, A.K.A. Black Lightning, with an emphasis on his 1995 solo series (collected as Brick City Blues) and live action television show of 2018-21. Then they move on to Virgil Hawkins, of the 1993 Milestone Comics series Static (with a brisk overview of its first year) and the 2000-2004 animated show Static Shock. Finally, the two heroes team-up for 2009's "Last Time I Saw Paris" by Matt Wayne & Howard Porter from The Brave and the Bold #24.

JLMay 2023 will cover the third volume of DC Comics' The Brave and the Bold (2007-2010), which ran 35 issues. There's only 31 days in the month, so we'll run a list of all the issues with links to the podcasts intent on covering them until the actual shows turn up, individual or in groups...

1. Batman & Green Lantern on The Overlooked Dark Knight ep 76
2. Green Lantern & Supergirl on Dial F For Flanger ep 19
   
3. Batman & Blue Beetle on The Bat-Pod ep # 111
4. Supergirl & Lobo on L.E.G.I.O.N.P.O.D.Cast Episode 141
5. Batman & the Legion of Super Heroes on Tales of the Legion Project
6. Green Lantern & Batman on The Newsprint Commando
7. Wonder Woman & Power Girl on The Wright On Network Presents
8. The Flash & Doom Patrol on Fanholes Podcast ep 105
9. Star-Studded Spectacular on The JusticeTrek JT0008
10. Superman/Silent Knight & Aquaman/Teen Titans! on Pop Culture Affidavit Episode 143
11. Superman & Ultraman @ Fortress of Baileytude
12. Everybody on Longbox Crusade - Episode 038
13. Batman & Jay Garrick on Resurrections- An Adam Warlock and Thanos Podcast ep 175
14. Deadman & Green Arrow on The Coffee & Comics Podcast ep. 84
15. Nightwing & Hawkman on Married With Comics
16. Superman & Catwoman on Superman in Crisis
17. Supergirl & Raven on Dial F For Flanger ep 20
18. Raven & Supergirl on Dial F For Flanger ep 20
19. Green Lantern & Phantom Stranger on The LanternCast #516
20. Green Lantern & Phantom Stranger on The LanternCast #516
21. Green Lantern & Green Arrow on The Podcast of Oa Episode 224
22. Green Lantern & Green Arrow on The Podcast of Oa Episode 224
23. Booster Gold & Magog on Justice League International: Bwah-Ha-Ha Podcast ep 53
24. Black Lightning & Static on DC Bloodlines ep 18
25. Hardware & Blue Beetle on DC Bloodlines ep 19
26. Xombi & The Spectre @ DC Bloodlines
27. Batman & Dial H For Hero on The Bat-Pod ep # 113
28. Blackhawk & The Flash on Weird Warriors Podcast Ep. 48
29. Batman & Brother Power The Geek on The Brave and the Bob!
30. Green Lantern & Doctor Fate on Once Upon A Geek 11
31. The Joker and The Atom on The Head Speaks Episode 70
32. Aquaman & The Demon on The Fire and Water Podcast ep. 254
33. Wonder Woman, Zatanna, & Batgirl on The Wright On Network Presents
34. The Doom Patrol & Legion of Super-Heroes on Waiting for Doom Podcast Episode 184
35. The Inferior Five & Legion of Substitute Heroes on Waiting for Doom Podcast Episode 184

I'm a big fan of Richard Dragon. Here is my favorite panel from issue 1. #SometimesThinkHeIsTalkingToMe pic.twitter.com/LvWCGMjiBv

— Anj (@dranj70) April 6, 2018

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The DC Bloodlines Podcast: Richard Dragon's Fists

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After nearly a year since the last episode... we're still doing random one-off spotlights rather than actually talking about the Bloodlines event. Richard Drakunovski was a bullied white boy who trained to become a world class martial artist under the Asian O-Sensei and/or an African-American man named Benjamin Stanley and/or Ben Turner, depending on what continuity we're talking about. This is all before we try to address Lady Shiva and her damsel-in-distress sister you probably never heard of. Set the Wayback Machine back to 1975 for our old coverage of Richard Dragon, Kung Fu Fighter #1, #2 & #3 and do a deeper dive on that last one by following along at Scans Daily. We'll also cover #4, and then 2004's Richard Dragon #1-6.

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The DC Bloodlines Podcast: Ballistic Sword of Azrael

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Bloodlines: Outbreak is nearly over! Before the first quarter of the event closes, we meet ex-S.W.A.T. officer Kelvin Mao in his insectoid exoskeleton, and a new blond Batman who is never positively identified throughout the story (with the reasons for his replacement only alluded to.) Guess that means we should also look at the Batman: Sword of Azrael mini-series and do an overview of Knightfall/Knightquest/KnightsEnd to better understand what Jean-Paul Valley is doing here. I once did a wine tasting tour in the Jean-Paul Valley. That's a joke I now regret because it conjures imagery I hadn't considered before making it. Where was I again? These were not engaging stories, so I keep getting distracted, but you can follow along with 1993's Batman Annual #17 at Scans Daily and get a deeper dive on the Azrael mini-series at NOT BLOG X.

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The DC Bloodlines Podcast: You May Call Me Doctor Mist!

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The ancient immortal African mystic Doctor Mist was introduced in a cameo on the last page of 1978's The Super Friends #12 before continuing into appearances in The Super Friends #13 & 45-46 before officially forming the Global Guardians in DC Comics Presents #46. We cover these comics to varying degrees, but our primary focus is the supposed true story of "Nommo," appended to tales starring Zatara and Zatanna. Is Dr. Mist one of the most powerful and important figures in the history of the DC Universe, or a sad and lonely fraud? You decide, and you can follow along with our reading of 1988's Secret Origins #27 at The Secret Origins Podcast.

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The DC Bloodlines Podcast: The Green Fury meets The Super Friends

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After slipping to an unintentional monthly schedule with some uncomfortable elements and unfortunate timing, the DC Bloodlines Podcast returns for a thirteenth episode set on breaking its unlucky streak (and nearly broke Diabolu Frank with all the editing it required.) In this novel edition, special guest Pekita Trotamundos helps produce a two-person radio drama in the style of ABC-TV's 1979 Saturday morning favorite, The World's Greatest Super Friends. This is meant to reflect the early appearances of Brazil's premier super-heroine in the DC Universe, Beatriz da Costa, originally known as The Green Fury! Later known as Fire, she was created by E. Nelson Bridwell and Ramona Fradon for the comic book tie-in Super Friends #25, cover-dated October, 1979. After that brief cameo battling Superman, The Green Fury went on to appear in issues #42-44, with her origin finally revealed in a full length starring role in the series' final issue, the August 1981 cover-dated #47. Foregoing the usually biting commentary and contemporary music soundtrack, this episode is a loose adaptation of these stories featuring scores culled from numerous cartoon favorites of the era. However, there is a political subtext that's hard to miss. For a peek at the early Beatriz da Costa in action, here's a look at sample pages from The Super Friends #43 at Scans_Daily.


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The DC Bloodlines Podcast: Nightblade

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This episode looks at Nik Mayak, a New Blood with extraordinary body regeneration powers, supplemented by great agility and uncanny accuracy with blowing blades. Debuting in 1993's Green Lantern Annual #2, we give an overview of the rest of his career in Eclipso Annual #1 & Bloodbath #1-2, the Blood Pack mini-series, Guy Gardner: Warrior #29 & 39, Deathstroke the Terminator #49, Infinite Crisis #7, Final Crisis: Superman Beyond 3D #1-2, and finally 2010's Adventure Comics #4-5. You can follow along with our reading of the annual at Scans Daily.

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The DC Bloodlines Podcast: Green Lantern

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The Guardians of the Universe chose Hal Jordan to be their Emerald Gladiator for Space Sector 2814, wielder of a Power Ring that could create jade energy constructs limited only by the bearer's willpower and a necessary impurity that rendered it ineffective against anything colored yellow. However, the day would come when Hal Jordan would falter, and on that day his successor would rise to command the energies derived from the Master Power Battery on Oa, and that man's name was John Stewart...

This episode, we look at the 1970s adventures of Neil Adams' & Denny O’Neil's Green Lantern John Stewart, DC Comics's first African-American super-hero (unless you count Vykin the Black or Black Racer, which virtually nobody does, despite Jack Kirby publishing them nearly a year earlier.) Also, an obligatory history of that jerk Jordan, mostly cribbed from Will Jacobs and Gerard Jones. You can follow along with our reading at Scans_Daily. Also, check out the Neal Adams interview at Robin Hood: Bold Outlaw of Barnsdale and Sherwood.

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The DC Bloodlines Podcast: The Origin of Captain Comet!

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"He was a mystery to himself! Why-- young Adam Blake wanted to know-- was he so different from other people? How did it happen that there was no one else like him in the whole wide world? Where did he really come from? Who was he? All these questions which might have unsettled an ordinary mind-- only served to whet the brain and steel the mettle of the extraordinary youth who, without knowing it, was fated to fulfill a grand and awe-inspiring destiny on Earth-- as Captain Comet-- First Man of the Future!"

This episode, we explore comics' first mutant super-hero, a prototype from the Atomic Age who was a mental marvel and physical dynamo! Explore his Strange Adventures from the June 1951 cover-dated ninth issue through the twelfth, plus comparisons to 1987's Secret Origins Annual #1. You can follow along with our reading at Pappy's Golden Age Comics Blogzine.

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The DC Bloodlines Podcast: Myriad!

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This episode looks at the New Blood Myriad and the Cyborg Superman, neither of whom debuted in 1993's Superman Annual #5 (the only instance of that occurring in the Bloodlines annual event that was specifically created to introduce new characters.) Getting to know Hank Henshaw means going back to 1990 to cover Superman #42, Adventures of Superman #465 and especially Adventures of Superman #466, followed by Sasha Green's first (and technically last) appearance in Superman #77. Next we get to the actual story "Myriad!" followed by her cameo in Bloodbath Special #2 and her quasi-posthumous mentions in 1994's Action Comics #696 & 700 plus 1997's Superman: The Man of Tomorrow #7. Finally, an overview of Frank's reading of Superman comics overall, as well as the career of Hank Henshaw specifically. This one gets political, so if you're still hypersensitive about the concept of President Trump, take heed. Bonus: Our podcast's debut appearance of the most successful New Blood, Hitman! You can follow along with our reading of the annual at Scans Daily.

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The DC Bloodlines Podcast: The Vixen is a Lady Fox

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Finally, the DC Bloodlines Podcast reveals its greater scope than just one 1993 event, but rather a mandate to cover the under-served DCU by looking at the earliest published (and especially the unpublished) comics of what was intended to be the first super-heroine series for a character of African decent, Mari McCabe: The Vixen! We start with the aborted 1978 first issue created by Gerry Conway & Bob Oksner from the second Xeroxed collection of "Cancelled Comic Cavalcade" and the rejected early '80s "The Power Squad" proposal before her accessible comics debut in 1981's Action Comics #521 and her second team-up with Superman in 1984's DC Comics Presents #68, plus supplemental material from Back Issue Magazine #40!


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The DC Bloodlines Podcast: Anima attacks the New Titans

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Sigh. It's time to deal with Courtney Mason, the heroine of The New Titans Annual #9 and her own sixteen issue series, Anima (we cover the first two issues.) Created by novelists Elizabeth Hand & Paul Witcover, Anima was one of the highest profile and powerful New Bloods, but also one of the most painful to actually read. Hope the riot grrrl soundtrack helps us get through this one. You can follow along with our reading of the annual at Scans Daily.

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The DC Bloodlines Podcast: Argus and Flash

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The (finally bi-weekly as originally intended) podcast (not really) dedicated to DC's New Bloods returns (for a second "season" of indefinite length after a one-off in Spring 2015 & four episodes in April)! We're (actually only one person involved) back with a show that was 100% completed on May ‎15th but left on the shelf for nearly five months because Frank got distracted by the next shiny object (specifically, four Martian Manhunter podcasts for a JLA: Year One crossover rather belatedly advertised within.) But hey, it's funner and longer than usual with lots of goofy voices and bad acting processed through lame filters!

Our subject is Nick Kovak, one of the most "successful" (highly relative usage here) of the New Bloods as the stealth vigilante with vision powers, Argus! As an advantageous byproduct of his mostly appearing in Flash comics written by his co-creator Mark Waid during the arguable heyday of Wally West's run, we'll get to touch on some actual well liked comics for a change! This episode covers The Flash Annual #6, spotlight segments from Bloodbath Special #2, & Flash #86 (with notes related to #92-100, the introduction of Impulse and the "Terminal Velocity" arc.) Oh, and a brief nod to the world's most famous French-Canadian, in honor of Bass & Siskoid. You can follow along with our reading of the annual at Scans Daily.

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The DC Bloodlines Podcast: Pagan and Joe Public

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Two flavors of vigilante are covered on this episode: the brutal anti-heroine Pagan (Marian Mercer, of Batman #479) and the incompetent New Blood civic pridester Joe Pubic Public (Nobody Cares, Batman: Shadow of the Bat Annual #1,) neither of whom had much of a career to speak of. Also, this is the only Bloodlines story featuring Bruce Wayne before he had to file a lawsuit against an unlicensed chiropractor from Santa Prisca. You can follow along with our reading of the annual at Scans Daily.



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The DC Bloodlines Podcast: Edge of Steel

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STEEL YOURSELF! Here is the first in what will become a recurring instance of bifurcated broadcasting, as we not only look at the prickly New Blood known as Edge, but also the rookie super-hero who hosted Tom O'Brien's debut in Superman: The Man of Steel Annual #2, Iron John! Well, you might not remember that short lived moniker, but surely you know Dr. John Henry Irons, the armored engineer who stood as part of the titular quartet from the epic storyline "Reign of the Supermen" who briefly replaced the Last Son of Krypton following his presumed death at the bony hands of Doomsday. We'll cover Steel's earliest career from his cameo in Adventures of Superman #500 through his star turn in Superman: The Man of Steel #22-24, as well as an overview of his role in the DC Universe. You can follow along with our reading of the annual at Scans Daily.



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The DC Bloodlines Podcast: Layla

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Still not guaranteeing this show as a weekly, but since I have a bunch of Bloodlines already about wrapped and no time to work on any other Rolled Spine Podcasts, you get this episode less than a week after the last (a huge improvement on the previous "annual" schedule.) The coverage of the 1993 event begins in earnest with Lobo Annual #1, featuring the debut of Layla, the tougher than nails L.E.G.I.O.N. agent with 'tude to spare! Not only can you follow along with most of her origin story via Scans Daily, but also her key appearance in Lobo's Big Babe Spring Break Special. Frank didn't find the latter until locking down this episode, and it both completely contradicted a chunk of your host's assessment of Layla's career and reaffirmed that the character's brief history is probably too toxic for to be of much concern anyway.



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The DC Bloodlines Podcast: Outbreak

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Almost a year after our secret trial episode during Super Blog Team-Up #6, The DC Bloodlines Podcast begins in earnest during another blog/podcast crossover, #BestEventEver, devoted to the 1993 DC Comics annuals. In that vein, Diabolu Frank spends this episode discussing the history of comic book annuals and the direct sales market leading to The Chromium Age, including "Doomsday" "Knightfall" & "The Clone Saga," before circling in on the 1993 character generating spectacles at DC and Marvel Comics. Going forward, we'll look at each of the New Blood characters approximately but not always exactly according to their order of appearance, as well as the (sometimes barely) more established super-people they're paired with on either a weekly or biweekly basis (I'm keeping my options open.) Plus, we'll keep an eye on DC's 2016 revival mini-series as that comes out...

1992 Alien Parasite Designs by Arthur Adams

• Angon (Anger) Human Form
• Angon Alien Parasite Form (featuring Superman)
• Gemir (Greed) Human Form
• Gemir Alien Parasite Form (featuring Green Lantern)
• Glonth (Gluttony) Human Form
• Glonth Alien Parasite Form (featuring The Flash)
• Lissik (Lust) Human Form
• Lissik Alien Parasite Form (featuring Captain Marvel)
• Pritor (Pride)
• Pritor Alien Parasite Form (featuring Batman)
• Slodd (Sloth) Human Form
• Slodd Alien Parasite Form (featuring Wonder Woman)
• Venev (Envy) Human Form
• Venev Alien Parasite Form (featuring Martian Manhunter)
• Alien Parasite Tongue Detail (Featuring Glonth)
• CSBG's Knowledge Waits: All of DC's Original Bloodlines Characters
• CSBG's Knowledge Waits: All of Marvel’s Characters From Their 1993 Annuals

#BestEventEver

• Resurrections- An Adam Warlock and Thanos Podcast: BLOODLINES- BEST EVENT EVER NETWORK PROMO
• I’m The Gun: Lobo Annual #1 (1993)
• I’m The Gun: Justice League International Annual #4
• Coffee & Comics Blog: Eclipso Annual #1
• Between The Pages: DC Comics' Bloodlines: The Summer Aliens Ate My Cake
• The Relatively Geeky Podcast Network: Flash & Green Arrow-- FROM OUTBREAK TO BLOODBATH #41
• Kole Comic Box Commentary

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• If the main DC Bloodlines blog isn't your thing, try the umbrella Rolled Spine Podcasts.

DC Bloodlines Podcast #1: The Top 10 Bloodlines Characters

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Super Blog Team-Up #6 seemed like a perfectly fine event to premiere the upconverted DC Bloodlines in its second life as a podcast! Once again, we take the blog's title entirely too seriously and actually discuss (shudder) New Bloods and Bloodlines Parasites from the 1993 DC Comics Annuals theme event! Oh, and before you all comment, I screwed up with the Levelator and didn't save the audio tracks like a good little podcaster, so the background songs are way more foregrounded than they ought to be. I'll watch that next time...

• 10) Anima
• 09) Glonth
• 08) Myriad
• 07) Lissik
• 06) Argus
• 05) Ballistic
• 04) Geist
• 03) Sparx
• 02) Nightblade
• 01) Hitman

• Mystery V-Log: Top 10 Avengers Covers
• The SuperHero Satellite: Top 10 DC Comics Titles That Ended Before Their Time
• Between The Pages: Top 10 Wackiest DC Comics Covers
• I’m The Gun: The 10 Best All-Star Squadron Covers!
• Flodo’s Page: Top 10 Green Lantern Ring-Slings ...That Don’t Appear In Modern Continuity
• Legion Of Super-Bloggers: Legion Who's Who Top Ten!
• Longbox Graveyard: Top 10 Super-Dogs
• Too Dangerous For A Girl!: Ten Best Super-Heroic Hairstyles
• The Idol Head Of Diablou: Top 10 Most Important Martian Manhunter Villains
• Vic Sage Via The Retroist: Top Ten Comic Character Deaths
• The Marvel Superheroes Podcast: Top 10 Avengers (An Age of Ultron Tie-In)
• The Unspoken Decade: Top 10 Avengers Moments
• In My Not So Humble Opinion: Top 10 Avengers Sketches
• Chasing Amazing: Top 10 Favorite Moments Of The "Chase"
• Bronze Age Babies: The Top 10 Bronze Age Characters
• #SuperBlogTeamUp

Spill Some Blood!!!* *across social media only.

• Tweet host Diabolu Frank directly, or probe @rolledspine as a group.
• Email Diabolu
• If the main DC Bloodlines blog isn't your thing, try the umbrella Rolled Spine Podcasts.