Collected Edition: Episode 99: Creature Commandos

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“And it can be a lot of fun for the sheer goofiness of
its premise and the audacity for even attempting it.”

Today on the program we discuss a weird one – the Creature Commandos! It’s about soldiers during WW2 who get transformed into movie monsters in order to scare the enemy. Seriously. The premise is bonkers and the tone is all over the place. Also, there is a surprising amount of robots. It is definitely a weird one.

Also, we talk about topics we are woefully unprepared to discuss: Image comics moving to Lunar distributing and the ongoing writer’s strike.

As always, thanks for listening.

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Go to any or all of those places, leave a comment, and let us know your thoughts.

And as always thanks for listening everyone!

Keep reading comics. Be well. Cheers.

Music played on the episode:

Lazy Blusy | Music by Daniel Carlton from Pixabay
Enigmatic | Music by Benjamin Tissot from Bensound.com

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Collected Edition: Episode 99: Creature Commandos

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“And it can be a lot of fun for the sheer goofiness of
its premise and the audacity for even attempting it.”

Also, we talk about topics we are woefully unprepared to discuss: Image comics moving to Lunar distributing and the ongoing writer’s strike.

As always, thanks for listening.

WE STILL WANT YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS!
SEND ‘EM HERE: @CollectedEdPod

And if you’d like to contact the show, you have options:

Go to any or all of those places, leave a comment, and let us know your thoughts.

And as always thanks for listening everyone!

Keep reading comics. Be well. Cheers.

Music played on the episode:

Lazy Blusy | Music by Daniel Carlton from Pixabay
Enigmatic | Music by Benjamin Tissot from Bensound.com

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Collected Edition: Episode 118: Secret Empire 1:44:57

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“I have found that to be a fan of something is to let fandom go.” One of the more controversial crossover event comics ever released. It has a bad reputation among fans in general and Captain America fans in particular. Written by Nick Spencer and drawn by a roster of superstar artists, Secret Empire sees Cap implementing a fascist takeover of the US. It is an action-packed political thriller with superhero overtones. It tells an alternate-universe story of a USA that gives in to its baser instincts, one that commits evil in the guise of doing good. And there are elements of this story that seen in the political landscape of 2025 seem downright prescient. So is it as bad as its reputation suggests? Find out. In addition, we talk about the issues with Diamond and the problems shops are reporting about delays and damaged products. Not good. As always, thanks for listening. WE STILL WANT YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS! SEND ‘EM HERE: REQUEST AN EPISODE And if you’d like to contact the show, you have options: Email: comments@collectededitionpodcast.com Website: collectededitionpodcast.com Paul’s Threads: @daddyelk Paul’s BlueSky: @daddyelk.bsky.social Go to any or all of those places, leave a comment, and let us know your thoughts. And as always thanks for listening everyone! Keep reading comics. Be well. Cheers. Music played in the episode: Lazy Blusy | Music by Daniel Carlton from Pixabay Enigmatic | Music by Benjamin Tissot from Bensound.com The post Collected Edition: Episode 118: Secret Empire appeared first on The Collected Edition .…

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Collected Edition: Episode 117: Catwoman: Selina’s Big Score 1:20:35

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“A gritty…but not grim…street-level aspect to the character.” Today on the program Selina’s Big Score a Catwoman comic (sort of). It is a noir crime drama, a gumshoe detective story, a heist caper, but mostly it’s Darwyn Cooke just being Darwyn Cooke. Great art, great story, great characters. Pretty much it’s just great. In addition, we discuss the Neil Gaiman situation (WARNING: bad language used) and the finale of Creature Commandos . As always, thanks for listening. WE STILL WANT YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS! SEND ‘EM HERE: REQUEST AN EPISODE And if you’d like to contact the show, you have options: Email: comments@collectededitionpodcast.com Website: collectededitionpodcast.com Paul’s Threads: @daddyelk Paul’s BlueSky: @daddyelk.bsky.social Go to any or all of those places, leave a comment, and let us know your thoughts. And as always thanks for listening everyone! Keep reading comics. Be well. Cheers. Music played on the episode: Lazy Blusy | Music by Daniel Carlton from Pixabay Enigmatic | Music by Benjamin Tissot from Bensound.com The post Collected Edition: Episode 117: Catwoman: Selina’s Big Score appeared first on The Collected Edition .…

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Collected Edition: Episode 116: The Night the Mob Stole Christmas 47:11

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“It’s about as goofy as it gets written at a time when comics were not afraid just to be silly.” Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and a Happy New Year! Today on the program we discuss what can best be described as a “completely bonkers” comic… The Brave and the Bold #148: The Night the Mob Stole Christmas written by Bob Haney and drawn by Joe Staton and Jim Aparo . In this epic holiday tale, we find Batman and Plastic Man teaming up to foil the nefarious plot of cigarette smugglers (buttleggers) to steal a holiday display from downtown Gotham and thus ruin Christmas. It wouldn’t be a stretch to say it would be a dark night if that happened! In addition, we give our annual list of “Best Of” comics. They are as follows: Brian’s list: John Constantine: Dead In America (DC) Simon Spurrier / Aaron Campbell Grommets (Image) Brian Posehn / Rick Remender / Brett Parson Zatana: Bring Down the House (DC) Mariko Tamaki / Javier Rodriguez Minor Arcana (Boom!) Jeff Lemire Power Fantasy (Image) Kieron Gillen / Caspar Wijngaard Outsiders (DC) Jackson Lanzing / Collin Kelly / Robert Carey Jenny Sparks (DC) Tom King / Jeff Spokes Rare Flavors (Boom!) Ram V / Filipe Andrade Paul’s List: Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees (IDW) Patrick Horvath Final Cut (Penguin) Charles Burns Minor Arcana (Boom!) Jeff Lemire Universal Monsters: (Image) Creature From the Black Lagoon Lives! Dan Watters / Ram V / Matthew Roberts / Dave Stewart Frankenstein Michael Walsh / Toni Marie Griffen Bat-Man: First Knight (DC) Dan Jergens / Mike Perkins As always, thanks for listening and have a very happy holiday with those you love! WE STILL WANT YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS! SEND ‘EM HERE: @CollectedEdPod And if you’d like to contact the show, you have options: Email: comments@collectededitionpodcast.com Website: collectededitionpodcast.com Paul’s Threads: @daddyelk Paul’s BlueSky: @daddyelk.bsky.social Go to any or all of those places, leave a comment, and let us know your thoughts. And as always thanks for listening everyone! Keep reading comics. Be well. Cheers. Music played on the episode: The Nutcracker – Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (electro house version) We Wish You A Merry Christmas Music by Maksym Dudchyk from Pixabay The post Collected Edition: Episode 116: The Night the Mob Stole Christmas appeared first on The Collected Edition .…

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Collected Edition: Episode 115: The Scarlet Witch 1:22:04

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“It sometimes feels that to escape the Past it would take some kind of superhuman effort of some kind of magic” On this episode, we discuss The Scarlet Witch by James Robinson . This is a beautiful book with a rotating roster of artists that takes Wanda Maximoff on a world tour to redo/retcon/reimagine her origin story and find redemption. She also gets to be a bad-ass witch. In addition, we discuss the finale of Agatha All Along and the first few episodes of Creature Commandos . As always, thanks for listening. WE STILL WANT YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS! SEND ‘EM HERE: REQUEST AN EPISODE And if you’d like to contact the show, you have options: Email: comments@collectededitionpodcast.com Website: collectededitionpodcast.com Paul’s Threads: @daddyelk Paul’s BlueSky: @daddyelk.bsky.social Go to any or all of those places, leave a comment, and let us know your thoughts. And as always thanks for listening everyone! Keep reading comics. Be well. Cheers. Music played on the episode: Lazy Blusy | Music by Daniel Carlton from Pixabay Enigmatic | Music by Benjamin Tissot from Bensound.com The post Collected Edition: Episode 115: The Scarlet Witch appeared first on The Collected Edition .…

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Collected Edition: Episode 114: X-Men The Dark Phoenix Saga 1:34:47

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“Consider, if you will, the Phoenix, how it shines.” On this episode, we discuss the epic that is The Dark Phoenix Saga . There are certain works that we call “seminal” “iconic” or “classic” but none truly live up to those monikers like this story. Written by Chris Claremont and drawn by John Byrne , this is the big one, the story that dwarfs all others. It is the culmination of years of storytelling and soap opera narrative. Does it live up to its reputation? Yes, its really good. In addition, we talk about the greatness that is Chris Claremont. As always, thanks for listening. WE STILL WANT YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS! SEND ‘EM HERE: REQUEST AN EPISODE And if you’d like to contact the show, you have options: Email: comments@collectededitionpodcast.com Website: collectededitionpodcast.com Paul’s Threads: @daddyelk Paul’s BlueSky: @daddyelk.bsky.social Go to any or all of those places, leave a comment, and let us know your thoughts. And as always thanks for listening everyone! Keep reading comics. Be well. Cheers. Music played on the episode: Lazy Blusy | Music by Daniel Carlton from Pixabay Enigmatic | Music by Benjamin Tissot from Bensound.com The post Collected Edition: Episode 114: X-Men The Dark Phoenix Saga appeared first on The Collected Edition .…

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Collected Edition: Episode 113: Afterlife with Archie 1:06:09

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“Happy Halloween!” On this episode we talk about we talk about a horror crossover that launched and entire sub-genre: Afterlife with Archie by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Francesco Francavilla . The Archie gang meets zombies. It is an unlikely horror comic that is genuinely horrific and genuinely moving. In addition we talk about Agatha All Along (again) and the relaunch of Vertigo . Both great things. As always, thanks for listening. WE STILL WANT YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS! SEND ‘EM HERE: REQUEST AN EPISODE And if you’d like to contact the show, you have options: Email: comments@collectededitionpodcast.com Website: collectededitionpodcast.com Paul’s Threads: @daddyelk Paul’s BlueSky: @daddyelk.bsky.social Go to any or all of those places, leave a comment, and let us know your thoughts. And as always thanks for listening everyone! Keep reading comics. Be well. Cheers. Music played on the episode: Halloween | Music by kristianbkr@gmail.com from Pixabay Haunted Night 2 | Music by Dmitrii from Pixabay Enigmatic | Music by Benjamin Tissot from Bensound.com The post Collected Edition: Episode 113: Afterlife with Archie appeared first on The Collected Edition .…

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Collected Edition: Episode 112: Suicide Squad 1:24:09

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“Heroes? Villians? Or something more complex?” On this episode we discuss The Suicide Squad: Trial By Fire by John Ostrander and Luke McDonnell – the seminal run that pretty much defined the Suicide Squad right up till this very day. Lots of moral ambiguity and pragmatic decisions. In addition we talk about Marvel and DC losing the trademark for Super Heroes. Related note: did you know Marvel and DC losing had the trademark for Super Heroes? Also, we discuss the first few episodes of Agatha All Along . Spoiler: its good! As always, thanks for listening. WE STILL WANT YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS! SEND ‘EM HERE: REQUEST AN EPISODE And if you’d like to contact the show, you have options: Email: comments@collectededitionpodcast.com Website: collectededitionpodcast.com Paul’s Threads: @daddyelk Paul’s BlueSky: @daddyelk.bsky.social Go to any or all of those places, leave a comment, and let us know your thoughts. And as always thanks for listening everyone! Keep reading comics. Be well. Cheers. Music played on the episode: Lazy Blusy | Music by Daniel Carlton from Pixabay Enigmatic | Music by Benjamin Tissot from Bensound.com The post Collected Edition: Episode 112: Suicide Squad appeared first on The Collected Edition .…

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Collected Edition: Episode 111: The Smurfs 1:27:40

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“…a much richer texture than the typical comic aimed at children.” On this episode we talk about The Smurfs . Yes, the Smurfs. The original comics from the 196s written and drawn by the Belgian author Peyo . Specifically we will be discussing four stories: Purple Smurfs, The Smurfette, King Smurf, and Smurf vs Smurf. This was meant to be a frivolous conversation about a kid’s comic but surprisingly there were deeper themes hiding under the surface. Who knew? In addition we talk about comic book smells, ramble for a while about what a kid’s comic really is, and we mention our lunch. As always, thanks for listening. WE STILL WANT YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS! SEND ‘EM HERE: REQUEST AN EPISODE And if you’d like to contact the show, you have options: Email: comments@collectededitionpodcast.com Website: collectededitionpodcast.com Paul’s Threads: @daddyelk Paul’s BlueSky: @daddyelk.bsky.social Go to any or all of those places, leave a comment, and let us know your thoughts. And as always thanks for listening everyone! Keep reading comics. Be well. Cheers. Music played on the episode: Lazy Blusy | Music by Daniel Carlton from Pixabay Enigmatic | Music by Benjamin Tissot from Bensound.com The post Collected Edition: Episode 111: The Smurfs appeared first on The Collected Edition .…

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Collected Edition: Episode 110: Alpha Flight 1:19:45

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“Oh Canada!” On this episode we talk about the one and only Canadian super team Alpha Flight written and drawn by John Byrne . This is a very 1980s comic – that can be a good thing and a bad thing. In this case more good than bad. Lots of new situations, new heroes, a new country, and a very daring choice for a particular character’s lifestyle. John Byrne took some chances. In addition we talk about the new X-Men reboot/relaunch. Is this the new “jumping on” point that we’ve been waiting for? Maybe. Will the uncomplicated narratives last. Probably not. As always, thanks for listening. WE STILL WANT YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS! SEND ‘EM HERE: REQUEST AN EPISODE And if you’d like to contact the show, you have options: Email: comments@collectededitionpodcast.com Website: collectededitionpodcast.com Paul’s Threads: @daddyelk Paul’s BlueSky: @daddyelk.bsky.social Go to any or all of those places, leave a comment, and let us know your thoughts. And as always thanks for listening everyone! Keep reading comics. Be well. Cheers. Music played on the episode: Lazy Blusy | Music by Daniel Carlton from Pixabay Enigmatic | Music by Benjamin Tissot from Bensound.com The post Collected Edition: Episode 110: Alpha Flight appeared first on The Collected Edition .…

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Collected Edition: Episode 109: The Crow 1:19:55

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“Pain…so much pain.” On this episode we talk about The Crow written and drawn by James O’Barr . First off…content warning. This comic deals with extreme violence, self harm, and sexual assault. This might not be for everyone. The Crow is of course the Goth classic (?) that has spawned multiple movies and a TV show, and pretty much epitomized the Goth look and feel for many. Is it any good? Well, we’ll tell you. In addition we talk about Roy Thomas being kind of a dick, as well as DC’s new All-In and Absolute initiatives. Will they be good? Sure, why not? As always, thanks for listening. WE STILL WANT YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS! SEND ‘EM HERE: REQUEST AN EPISODE And if you’d like to contact the show, you have options: Email: comments@collectededitionpodcast.com Website: collectededitionpodcast.com Paul’s Threads: @daddyelk Paul’s BlueSky: @daddyelk.bsky.social Go to any or all of those places, leave a comment, and let us know your thoughts. And as always thanks for listening everyone! Keep reading comics. Be well. Cheers. Music played on the episode: Lazy Blusy | Music by Daniel Carlton from Pixabay Enigmatic | Music by Benjamin Tissot from Bensound.com The post Collected Edition: Episode 109: The Crow appeared first on The Collected Edition .…

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Collected Edition: Episode 108: Howard the Duck 1:33:49

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“And We’re Back…for Real!” After a long hiatus we are in fact back baby! And to kick it off its a good one, Howard the Duck by the legendary Steve Gerber and the equally legendary Gene Colan . And not just any old story either, but the time Howard ran for President in 1976! It was a tumultuous time in America’s history with extreme partisan politics, underhanded campaign tactics, and general distrust in government. Glad we’re past all that now. *sigh* Anyhoo, its a fun comic. In addition we talk about the comic from 2024 we’ve been enjoying so far. Hey, we go a lot to catch up on! As always, thanks for listening. WE STILL WANT YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS! SEND ‘EM HERE: REQUEST AN EPISODE And if you’d like to contact the show, you have options: Email: comments@collectededitionpodcast.com Website: collectededitionpodcast.com Paul’s Threads: @daddyelk Paul’s BlueSky: @daddyelk.bsky.social Go to any or all of those places, leave a comment, and let us know your thoughts. And as always thanks for listening everyone! Keep reading comics. Be well. Cheers. Music played on the episode: Lazy Blusy | Music by Daniel Carlton from Pixabay Enigmatic | Music by Benjamin Tissot from Bensound.com The post Collected Edition: Episode 108: Howard the Duck appeared first on The Collected Edition .…

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Collected Edition – New Episodes Coming Soon 4:53

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And we’re back…almost. After a long, unplanned hiatus The Collected Edition will be back with brand new episodes starting in July 2024. This is just a brief announcement episode to explain where we’ve been and what will be coming. Thanks, everyone for your patience while we’ve been gone and I hope you will join us again for new and exciting conversation about famous and infamous comics! And as always, thanks for listening. WE STILL WANT YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS! SEND ‘EM HERE: REQUEST AN EPISODE And if you’d like to contact the show, you have options: Email: comments@collectededitionpodcast.com Website: collectededitionpodcast.com Paul’s Threads: @daddyelk Paul’s BlueSky: @daddyelk.bsky.social Go to any or all of those places, leave a comment, and let us know your thoughts. And as always thanks for listening everyone! Keep reading comics. Be well. Cheers. The post Collected Edition – New Episodes Coming Soon appeared first on The Collected Edition .…

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Collected Edition: Episode 107: Spider-Man Xmas 1:02:37

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“One of my favorites among the multitude of Xmas stories!” It’s that festive time of the year and what’s a better way to celebrate than with a rolicking adventure from the legendary Darwyn Cooke ? It’s got everything: The Fantastic Four, Inhumans, mind control, lost children, shopping a Macy’s, and a tender J. Jonah Jamison. Oh, and Spider-Man saves the day of course. It’s just nice. Also, we pick our top 5 (6) comics of the year in no particular order: Brian’s List Deep Cuts (Image) Kyle Higgens / Joe Clark The Forged (Image) Greg Rucka / Eric Trautmann Local Man (Image) Tony Fleecs / Tim Seeley What’s the Furthest Place From Here? (Image) Tyler Boss / Matthew Rosenburg Peacemaker Tries Hard (DC) Kyle Starks / Steve Pugh Danger Street (DC) Tom King / Jorge Fornés Paul’s List Damn Them All (Boom) Simon Spurrier / Charlie Adlard W0rldTr33 (Image) James Tynion IV / Fernando Blanco / Jordie Belaire Star Wars The High Republic (Marvel) All of it Swan Songs (Image) W. Maxwell Prince / Different Artists Wonder Woman (DC) Tom King / Daniel Sampere As always, thanks for listening. WE STILL WANT YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS! SEND ‘EM HERE: REQUEST AN EPISODE And if you’d like to contact the show, you have options: Email: comments@collectededitionpodcast.com Website: collectededitionpodcast.com Paul’s Threads: @daddyelk Paul’s BlueSky: @daddyelk.bsky.social Go to any or all of those places, leave a comment, and let us know your thoughts. And as always thanks for listening everyone! Keep reading comics. Be well. Cheers. Music played on the episode: The Nutcracker – Dance of the Sugar Plum Fary (electro house version) We Wish You A Merry Christmas Music by Maksym Dudchyk from Pixabay The post Collected Edition: Episode 107: Spider-Man Xmas appeared first on The Collected Edition .…

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Collected Edition: Episode 106: Tank Girl 1:14:20

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“Tank Girl simply is.” Today on the program we discuss the anarchic insanity that is Tank Girl . A punk rock fever dream created by artist Jamie Hewlett and writer Alan Martin in 1988, it was a frenetic cacophony of a comic book that didn’t so much cross the line of decency and good taste, as it erased that line completely and said, “Line? What line? I don’t see a line.” It is also a lot of fun. In addition, we talk about the passing of Shane MacGowan , the possible return of Vertigo , and discuss why comics these days aren’t given a chance to succeed (IE old guys rant for a bit). As always, thanks for listening. WE STILL WANT YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS! SEND ‘EM HERE: REQUEST AN EPISODE And if you’d like to contact the show, you have options: Email: comments@collectededitionpodcast.com Website: collectededitionpodcast.com Paul’s Threads: @daddyelk Paul’s BlueSky: @daddyelk.bsky.social Go to any or all of those places, leave a comment, and let us know your thoughts. And as always thanks for listening everyone! Keep reading comics. Be well. Cheers. Music played on the episode: Lazy Blusy | Music by Daniel Carlton from Pixabay Enigmatic | Music by Benjamin Tissot from Bensound.com The post Collected Edition: Episode 106: Tank Girl appeared first on The Collected Edition .…

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Collected Edition: Episode 105: Ambush Bug 1:23:55

2 years ago1:23:55