028: "Gachi Gachi!!!"

In this episode, Greg and Leon discuss the following comics: SUPERGIRL: WOMAN OF TOMORROW (https://www.dc.com/comics/supergirl-woman-of-tomorrow-2021/supergirl-woman-of-tomorrow-1) BREATH OF SHADOWS #1 (https://www.idwpublishing.com/product/8475) ART BRUT #1-2 (https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/art-brut-1) SWAMP THING: GREEN HELL #1-2 (https://www.dc.com/comics/swamp-thing-green-hell-2021/swamp-thing-green-hell-1) Send any questions or feedback to (mailto:acecomicals@gmail.com) acecomicals@gmail.com. And also please subscribe (http://www.acecomicals.com/subscribe) and leave us a review! If you like what we do please consider donating to us (https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals) at https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals. All contributions will be used to defray the cost of hosting the website. Ace Comicals, over and out!#

In this episode, Greg , Rahul and Leon are joined by special guest Marvyn for the finale episode in our special series discussing, in honour of it's 30th anniversary, "THE DEATH AND RETURN OF SUPERMAN" (https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Death_and_Return_of_Superman) We get into the last arc of "THE DEATH AND RETURN OF SUPERMAN" "THE RETURN OF SUPERMAN" (https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Superman:_The_Return_of_Superman_(Collected)), we also discuss some of the other media inspired by or adapting the saga including the video game "THE DEATH AND RETURN OF SUPERMAN" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Death_and_Return_of_Superman) and the failed attempt to create a movie based on the storyline, the legendary doomed project known as SUPERMAN LIVES! (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman_in_film#Superman_Lives). "THE RETURN OF SUPERMAN" (https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Superman:_The_Return_of_Superman_(Collected)) covers: * ACTION COMICS #689-692 * ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #5 * ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #503-505 * ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN ANNUAL #5 * GREEN LANTERN #46 * SUPERMAN #80-83 * SUPERMAN: THE MAN OFSTEEL #24-26 Notes: * THE DEATH AND RETURN OF SUPERMAN SNES 1994 Longplay/ full playthrough (https://youtu.be/27wj1A46fwQ) * SUPERMAN LIVES! Animated teaser trailer (it's weird) (https://youtu.be/v0mCHFHcf5U) * SUPERMAN LIVES! suit test footage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diFCC535U1k) * Footage of Nicholas Cage as Superman / Clark Kent (more suit tests) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvzpNoTnhV4) Send any questions or feedback to (mailto:acecomicals@gmail.com) acecomicals@gmail.com. And also please subscribe (http://www.acecomicals.com/subscribe) and leave us a review! If you like what we do please consider donating to us (https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals) at https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals. All contributions will be used to defray the cost of hosting the website. Ace Comicals, over and out!# Special Guest: Marvyn Lafayette.

In this episode, Greg, Leon and Rahul discuss the following comics: Always Never (https://www.europecomics.com/album/always-never/) Black Paradox (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Black-Paradox-Junji-Ito/dp/1974728633) Know Your Station (https://www.boom-studios.com/archives/know-your-station-1-first-look/) PTSD Radio (https://kodansha.us/series/ptsd-radio/) Send any questions or feedback to (mailto:acecomicals@gmail.com) acecomicals@gmail.com. And also please subscribe (http://www.acecomicals.com/subscribe) and leave us a review! If you like what we do please consider donating to us (https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals) at https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals. All contributions will be used to defray the cost of hosting the website. Ace Comicals, over and out!#

Merry Christmas and welcome to this year's Christmas special. We decided to take a trip back in time, riffing off our recent Death and Return of Superman episodes and put together a list of Christmas comics that cover the first half of the 90s. We offer you a snapshot of the particular kind of Christmas cheer that would have been available on the stands at the time! In this episode, Greg and Leon discuss the following comics: What The-?! #10 (https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/What_The--%3F!_Vol_1_10) The Lobo Paramilitary Christmas Special (https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Lobo_Paramilitary_Christmas_Special_Vol_1_1) Terror Inc #8 (https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Terror_Inc._Vol_1_8) 1993 Marvel Holiday Special (https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Marvel_Holiday_Special_Vol_1_1993) Extreme Super Christmas Special (https://imagecomics.fandom.com/wiki/Extreme_Super_Christmas_Special_Vol_1_1) Spawn #39 (https://imagecomics.fandom.com/wiki/Spawn_Vol_1_39) Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (Vol 1) #79 (https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Batman:_Legends_of_the_Dark_Knight_Vol_1_79) Send any questions or feedback to (mailto:acecomicals@gmail.com) acecomicals@gmail.com. And also please subscribe (http://www.acecomicals.com/subscribe) and leave us a review! This winter will be tough for a lot of people in the UK because of the consistent cruelty and wilful failure of the Conservative goverment. If you would have considered donating to our Ko-fi then we would ask that instead, please consider giving to one of the following charities: -The Trussell Trust (https://www.trusselltrust.org/appeal-google-search/) -Crisis (https://www.crisis.org.uk/get-involved/donate-to-crisis-at-christmas/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAtICdBhCLARIsALUBFcGt5TN1TFyidRG9hyaxj0vm65pRwC5WW6ddVV0eAS5lBWeEWvym5Z4aArrKEALw_wcB) -Shelter (https://england.shelter.org.uk/donate?reserved_appeal_code=20220401-IG-29&gclid=Cj0KCQiAtICdBhCLARIsALUBFcH9NXqVRXUdiM2YpnfsRdx31EdUnr-FxWwj_RcMfnK70Jf6XkTodkQaAgGNEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds) -Refugee Action (https://www.refugee-action.org.uk/) -The British Red Cross (https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/general-fund-appeal) Ace Comicals, over and out!#

In this episode, Greg and Leon are joined by special guest Marvyn for the second episode in our special series discussing, in honour of it's 30th anniversary, "THE DEATH AND RETURN OF SUPERMAN" (https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Death_and_Return_of_Superman). In this episode we discuss the comic book industry of the early 90s and the impact that seismic events, such as the comic book sales boom and the founding of image comics, had on the descision making behind the story and particularly, the arc that follows THE DEATH OF SUPERMAN (https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Death_of_Superman) and SUPERMAN: FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND (https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Superman:_Funeral_for_a_Friend), REIGN OF THE SUPERMEN!! (https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Reign_of_the_Supermen). REIGN OF THE SUPERMEN (https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Reign_of_the_Supermen) covers: * ACTION COMICS #687-688 * ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN#500-502 * SUPERMAN #78-79 * SUPERMAN ANNUAL #5 * SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL #22-23 * SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL ANNUAL #2 We also talk a little about DCs infamous BLOODLINES CROSSOVER EVENT (https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Bloodlines_(storyline)) (Greg Suffered so that you don't have to!) In the context of it being an interesting bridge between Knightfall and The Death And Return Of Superman. Foil covers, trading cards, and more variant covers than you can shake a stick at, ITS ALL HERE! So join us as we continue our voyage through "THE DEATH AND RETURN OF SUPERMAN" (https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Death_and_Return_of_Superman) around the 30th anniversary of the event that taught the world not to take our heroes for granted! Send any questions or feedback to (mailto:acecomicals@gmail.com) acecomicals@gmail.com. And also please subscribe (http://www.acecomicals.com/subscribe) and leave us a review! If you like what we do please consider donating to us (https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals) at https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals. All contributions will be used to defray the cost of hosting the website. Ace Comicals, over and out!# Special Guest: Marvyn Lafayette.

In this episode, Greg is joined by special guest Dr Joe Sutliff Sanders (https://www.acecomicals.com/guests/drjoesutliffsanders) to discuss, primarily his work in creating and launching the first world-class collection of graphic novels at Cambridge’s Lucy Cavendish College (https://www.lucy.cam.ac.uk/blog/graphic-novels-collection-cambridge-university). The initial and core focus of the library is the prioritisation of works by LGBTQ+ creators, women, Indigenous peoples and people of colour. We discuss the reasons behind the decision to create this groundbreaking library and collection at an institution like Cambridge University, along with how this might impact the medium. We discuss why this library is important and also what the potential of the library might be in the future. We touch on his other work within the comics sphere as an academic, and also talk about the comics, stories and experiences that have informed Dr Sutliff Sanders (https://www.acecomicals.com/guests/drjoesutliffsanders) as a champion of the medium among a range of other things! (a lot of Batman). This Library is being built using cash donations. any donations, large or small in any currency are gratefully accepted. To support the Lucy Cavendish College Library’s Graphic Novels Collection donations can be made here: https://www.lucy.cam.ac.uk/single-donation These donations go straight to the Graphic Novels Collection -- only that and nothing else -- so donors can be assured that they are helping to make outstanding authors who are female, queer, indigenous, marginalized, and people of colour part of the conversation for all time. Comics are a unique medium that has a wealth of wonderful voices from marginalised backgrounds and it is important that we pay attention and raise these voices and stories up. Send any questions or feedback to (mailto:acecomicals@gmail.com) acecomicals@gmail.com. And also please subscribe (http://www.acecomicals.com/subscribe) and leave us a review! If you like what we do please consider donating to us (https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals) at https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals. All contributions will be used to defray the cost of hosting the website. Ace Comicals, over and out!# Special Guest: Dr Joe Sutliff Sanders.

Happy Halloween!! In this episode, I the The Loft Dweller welcome you again on this night, This darkest night... To the unhallowed ground of my Library Of The Damned… Come I have something special to show you this time. The works of a true fear and dread maestro, a master of inkomancy harnessing true terror in line and panel. I am of course talking about the great Junji Ito (https://www.viz.com/junji-ito). Look upon his works and know the greatest and truest existential horror… Tonight in the loft dwellers library we have Rahul. In the deepest part of this dusty old crypt we have chosen a tome from the demonic collection of Junji Ito (https://www.viz.com/junji-ito) works for your Halloween reading... His latest collection of tales THE LIMINAL ZONE (https://www.viz.com/read/manga/junji-ito/product/7126/hardcover)So join us on a journey into the uncanny, eerie world containined within the pages of this book... Send any questions or feedback to (mailto:acecomicals@gmail.com) acecomicals@gmail.com. And also please subscribe (http://www.acecomicals.com/subscribe) and leave us a review! If you like what we do please consider donating to us (https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals) at https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals. All contributions will be used to defray the cost of hosting the website. Ace Comicals, over and out!#

In this episode, Greg, Leon and Rahul are joined by special guest Marvyn for the inaugural episode in our special series discussing, in honour of it's 30th anniversary, "THE DEATH AND RETURN OF SUPERMAN" (https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Death_and_Return_of_Superman). In this episode we discuss where the idea for this iconic storyline came from and why this ultimately happened! We dive into the mechanics of the idea, the hype, the worlds response to the death of a cultural icon, and what was happening with Superman comics around this time, as well as diving into the first two arcs of Superman's death and eventual return!: THE DEATH OF SUPERMAN (https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Death_of_Superman) which covers: Superman: The Man of Steel #18 Justice League America #69 Superman (Volume Two) #74 Adventures of Superman #497 Action Comics #684 Superman: The Man of Steel #19 Superman (Volume Two) #75 SUPERMAN: FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND (https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Superman:_Funeral_for_a_Friend) which covers: Adventures of Superman #498 Justice League America #70 Action Comics #685 Superman: The Man of Steel #20 Superman (Volume Two) #76 Adventures of Superman #499 Action Comics #686 Superman: The Man of Steel #21 Superman #77 Adventures of Superman #500 Newstime: The Life and Death of the Man of Steel #1 So join us as we begin our voyage through "THE DEATH AND RETURN OF SUPERMAN" (https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Death_and_Return_of_Superman) around the 30th anniversary of the event that taught the world not to take our heroes for granted! Notes: some of the news coverage and other things we discuss! NEWS STORY: DEATH OF SUPERMAN 1992 GOLDEN APPLE COMICS JACK LARSON NOEL NEILL (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDqebV52CSY) Death of Superman News Segment (OCN Orange County Newschannel) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mue4uUdEwU4) Headline News - On The Death of Superman (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovqnWgRNmZ4&t=13s) The Death of Superman Mid Ohio Con 1992 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNJTdhLSIjo) 1992: Newsround: The Death of Superman (https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=387657968805001) Superman's Song (Crash Test Dummies) Send any questions or feedback to (mailto:acecomicals@gmail.com) acecomicals@gmail.com. And also please subscribe (http://www.acecomicals.com/subscribe) and leave us a review! If you like what we do please consider donating to us (https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals) at https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals. All contributions will be used to defray the cost of hosting the website. Ace Comicals, over and out!# Special Guest: Marvyn Lafayette.

In this episode, Greg and Leon discuss the following comics: MAKE BELIEVE (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/monsteroftheweek1/make-believe-part-i/description) We discuss part one (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/monsteroftheweek1/make-believe-part-i/description)AND we have a preview of part two! (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/monsteroftheweek1/make-believe-part-2-final-issue) you can back part two here! (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/monsteroftheweek1/make-believe-part-2-final-issue) as it's now live on kickstarter for funding! FANTASTIC FOUR: FULL CIRCLE (https://www.abramsbooks.com/product/fantastic-four-full-circle_9781419761676/) BONE ORCHARD: TEN THOUSAND BLACK FEATHERS #1 (https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/bone-orchard-black-feathers-1) Send any questions or feedback to (mailto:acecomicals@gmail.com) acecomicals@gmail.com. And also please subscribe (http://www.acecomicals.com/subscribe) and leave us a review! If you like what we do please consider donating to us (https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals) at https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals. All contributions will be used to defray the cost of hosting the website. Ace Comicals, over and out!#

In this episode, Greg and Leon discuss the following comics: Detective Comics #1062/1063 (https://www.dc.com/comics/detective-comics-2016/detective-comics-1062) Shock Shop #1 (https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3011-156/Shock-Shop-1) Suzanne - The Jazz Age Goddess of Tennis (https://averyhillpublishing.bigcartel.com/product/pre-order-suzanne-the-jazz-age-goddess-of-tennis) Available now here! (https://averyhillpublishing.bigcartel.com/product/pre-order-suzanne-the-jazz-age-goddess-of-tennis) Gallery: Sennen (https://averyhillpublishing.bigcartel.com/product/sennen-by-shanti-rai-pre-order) Available for pre order here (https://averyhillpublishing.bigcartel.com/product/sennen-by-shanti-rai-pre-order) Published: 20th Oct 2022 (UK) 27th Oct 2022 (NorthAmerica) Gallery: Send any questions or feedback to (mailto:acecomicals@gmail.com) acecomicals@gmail.com. And also please subscribe (http://www.acecomicals.com/subscribe) and leave us a review! If you like what we do please consider donating to us (https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals) at https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals. All contributions will be used to defray the cost of hosting the website. Ace Comicals, over and out!#