037 - Falling off the Dragon

Join the guys one more time, for a reunion of the mighty Graphic Novice Comic Book Podcast, as Nickel and VF reminisce over their 6 month absence, and triumphant return.

If you're looking for a podcast that discusses weddings and chicken farming, this is the episode you've been waiting for.

Even though Nickel refused to take the time to put together an outline, all your favorite segment bumpers make their return... The lack of formal comic news doesn't stop us from loading the show with the sweet sounds of Creed and laser beams.

Nickel defends the longest standing championship run in Marvel Trivia Box history, which is coincidentally the exact number of days since we last recorded an episode.

In a hybrid version of reviews and comic news, Nickel discusses Secret Empire, and VF provides some insight into the new Batman event, Metal.

VF touches on some of the books he's read in the past couple weeks, Nickel opts out, and the guys avoid any tangible discussion regarding the future of the show. Stay tuned, and thanks for listening.

After The Salty Language Podcast leaves us at the alter in our pretty white wedding dresses, Episode 98 happens, and The Graphic Novice Comic Book Podcast is one step closer to its untimely demise.  The guys discuss some general ongoings in each other's lives before proceeding with an always insightful and intelligent discussion on the wide world of comics.

In Comic News this week Nickel and The Velvet Fog discuss Logan, Marvel's recent sales woes and other timely topics.

Make sure you tune in to listen to Nickel's monumental performance in the Marvel Trivia Box segment.

There is no "Rapid-Fire" Review segment this episode, but the guys do look forward to new releases coming out March 8 & March 15, 2017.

Thanks for listening folks.

Not dead yet... The Velvet Fog returns from a prolonged absence and the Graphic Novice Comic Book Podcast makes its way back to the airwaves.  Nickel & VF discuss their absence, and spend the majority of the podcast not talking about comics... but sort of talking about comics.  Bumpers are once again rolled.

After a lot of off-topic chatter, the conversation eventually makes it to "Comic News" and the decline of Marvel's comic sales...  An old familiar subject, Nickel bitches about stuff...  Other topics include: digital codes, The Batman Lego movie, Riverdale on Netflix, Iron Fist on Netflix, and Legion of FX.

In the "Rapid Fire Review" segment Nickel & VF cover books released on February 15 and February 22, 2017 as well as the books scheduled for release on March 1st.

Thanks to Desmond Hassing, of two many discontinued podcasts to name, for joining Nickel on Episode 94.2, and a huge thanks to everyone who is still listening. Stay Classy.

Join Nickel from the Graphic Novice Comic Book Podcast as he tries to kill the time while VF recovers from the black plague, and records some conversations with old friends.

In this session, Nickel sits down with Desmond Hassing of "Musings of a Geek", "Arkham Social Hour", and "Slackademia" podcasting fame.  Desmond had as many podcasts as he has arts degrees, but its late and we can't remember them all...

The conversation starts with the best of intentions, but after hours of trying to figure out how to record, Nickel is unprepared to steer clear of conversations revolving around politics, twitter etiquette, or Riverdale.  There is some comic talk mixed in there, but you'll have to look pretty hard to find it.

Join Nickel & The Velvet Fog for one of the final episodes of the Graphic Novice Comic Book Podcast.  The audio quality is a bit of a throwback to our earlier podcasts, as Nickel's internet connection is a bit spotty.  In the "bullshit" segment, the fellows discuss bowel movements, bidets, future guest appearances, the Floppy Awards, and general on-goings since the last recording.

"Comic News" is packed with comic news, but nothing all that newsworthy.  A lot more time

Tune in to see if Nickel can keep his winning streak of 1 going this week, as VF ambushes him with a quick 3 question showdown.

In "Rapid-Fire Review" we look at a smattering of books released between November 16 & December 7, 2016.

After we look ahead at a few of the books coming out December 14, 2016 we say farewell to the back of our sweet sweet outro.

Stay classy.

Conspiracies are afoot following Donald Trump's election victory.  The super moon, is in the sky, VF has joined the "Trump Youth" and censored our previous episode to ensure his place in the new President's graces.

Nickel & VF start things out with an argument about the merit and existence of Episode 94.1, the Graphic Novice Post Election Podcast Spectacular.  VF blames it on the super moon, Nickel blames it on Trump.  Neil Cetrangolo of the Dark Angels & Pretty Freaks Podcast goes mysteriously missing during the clandestine recording of episode 94.1 as well, also possibly linked to the super moon...  after Nickel lets VF drop the subject of 94.1, we spend some time talking about our favorite conspiracy theories.

The General Banter or "Bullshit" segment closes with a discussion of the Doctor Strange movie and a Nickel rant about Nintendo.

Comic News is essentially swept aside for the "Marvel Trivia Box" segment, where Nickel tries to end a 10 game losing streak.

In "Rapid-Fire Review" the fellows discuss books released on November 2 & November 9, 2016 including Batman 10, Dark Knight III Book 6 of 10, Avengers 1, Champions 2, Occupy Avengers 1, Captain America Steve Rogers 7, Clone Conspiracy 2 of 5, & Invincible Ironman 1.

We sneak in some serious talk about Jeff Lemire & Gordon Downie's "Secret Path" project, and the Residential School history in Canada.

Thanks a bunch for listening. #BringBackEpisode94Point1

The Swan Song continues as we reach the half way point of our grand finale.  VF & Nickel spend a awful lot of time talking about nothing (including fellow podcaster Jason Brigger's castration, some wedding planning updates and VF's cathouse).

After an hour of literally talking about nothing, comic news is extremely x-men heavy, with Death of X discussion, a look towards future releases, X-Men vs. Inhumans, & ResurrXion.  The guys discuss their hopes and dreams for the X-men franchise, and the million x-books being slowly announced as part of the ResurrXion event. As promised, we also touch on the triumphant return of the Great Lakes Avengers.

After hours of unstructured discussion, the "Rapid-Fire Review" segment of the podcast covers new books from September 28, October 5, October 12, and October 19, 2016.  A few of the books covered include Deadly Class 22, Captain America Steve Rogers 5, Captain America Sam Wilson #13, Lazarus #25, Jupiter's Legacy Volume 2 #4 of 5, Great Lakes Avengers #1, Mosaic #1, and Infamous Ironman #1.

Thanks for continuing to let us into your ears a few times a month.

Join us for a very special installment of the Graphic Novice Book Club, as we are joined by Tony High, of the Salty Language Podcast, to discuss Alan Moore's "From Hell".

The Graphic Novice band is back together again...  After 5 weeks off, VF & Nickel reunite to discuss stock advice, The Velvet Fog's trip to Japan, and some of the highlights and lowlights of the past month.

Listener Feedback also makes a triumphant return, even though most of the questions seem to revolve around the History of Bad Ideas podcast.

And...  if you can make it through well over an hour of general bullsh*t, we do eventually discuss comics. A Graphic Novice explanation of Civil War II precedes the "Rapid Fire Review" segment, where we discuss 5 weeks of new comics, and the new books coming out on September 21, 2016.

This episode is a little bit light on comics, but its heavy with love. Thanks for listening.

Nickel & The Velvet Fog continue the death march towards the hundredth and final episode. We spend some time discussing dieting, we reveal some details about the end of the show, look into the disappearance of Ryan Beagley, and Nickel complains about fracking documentaries.

Episode 92 also features the return of our award winning "Listener Feedback" segment.

VF shares his thoughts on the Suicide Squad in "Comic News".

The "Rapid-Fire Review" segment covers books released on August 3, and August 10, 2016. Our discussion includes Batman #4, Black Science #23, Low #15, Tokyo Ghost #9, Uncanny X-Men #11, All-Star Batman #1 & Detective Comics #938.

Thanks for checking out the Graphic Novice Comic Podcast.