Yes, we have THE Mike Allred: father of Madman, creator of Doop, iZombie, and so many others, artist extraordinaire, and lover of comic books! If you didn't know, Mike started out in broadcasting, first on the radio and then as a TV reporter in Europe. But soon he's back in his native Oregon, chewing up the independent comics scene with graphic novels like Dead Air, Graphique Musique, and Grafik Muzik, as well as contributions to Creatures of the Id. One of those stories featured Frank Einstein, who Mike would go on to mold into his iconic Madman character. After Madman-ing it for a decade, Mike made for Marvel next, where he collaborated with Peter Milligan on X-Force (later X-Statix), then Matt Fraction on FF, and Dan Slott on Silver Surfer. He even found time to create and launch iZombie, which was adapted in a TV series. Now, he's at DC, tackling the big boys in Superman: Space Age and Batman: Dark Age (both with Mark Russell).

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Like some of its characters, Atlas Comics is rising from the dead and ready to take over the world! Mego recently announced it’s putting out the first phase of Atlas figures featuring reprints of the original comics.

Jeff Rovin, who edited and put together the Atlas universe, has been working to revive the line and joins us with some breaking and exciting news!

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Writer Chris Condon broke onto the comics scene in a major way with the ongoing Image series That Texas Blood and its spinoff, The Enfield Gang Massacre, both with artist Jacob Phillips. He then adapted Barry Gifford's Night People for Oni Press and has moved into the big leagues with Marvel's Ultimate Wolverine and DC's Green Arrow.

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The man, the myth, the father of Shi: that's right, it's Billy Tucci! Billy and Shi crashed onto the comics scene in 1994, and they never looked back. For the first dozen years, it was all about the half-Japanese, naginata-wielding woman warrior and her solo and crossover adventures. And crossovers there were: with Avengelyne, Gen-13, Cyblade, Daredevil, Grifter, Vampirella, Lady Death, and Wolverine, just to name a few! Billy eventually branched out to other publishers, working on Heroes for Hire at Marvel, and Jonah Hex, Birds of Prey, Harley Quinn, and Sgt. Rock: The Lost Battalion for DC. Now, for her 30th anniversary, he's putting together the craziest Shi book yet, the multiverse-spanning Shi: Gatecrasher.

You can still get Billy's latest, Rocketeer: Pavlichenko Special Art Edition, on Indiegogo here: https://igg.me/at/SHISECONDCOMING/x#/. And you can follow Billy on his site, billytucci.com, or on Instagram @billy_tucci and X @BillyTucci.

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Creating a talent pool of future comics book artists and writers is vital to the industry, and Jim Keefe (Flash Gordon) and Vannotes (Spy Ninjas) are both doing their part to make that happen. The duo join the show to discuss how steps are being taken to get younger people interested in the field of comics and their thoughts on the future of the industry.

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Comic book veterans Danny Fingeroth and Arie Kaplan discuss the Jewish impact on the industry, from the early creation of the medium through today.

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Absolute Wonder Woman #1 drops today, and we have its writer, Kelly Thompson, in the hot seat! After graduating from the Savannah College of Art and Design with a degree in Sequential Art (how cool is that?!), Kelly started as a writer about comics, doing reviews and a column for CBR, but moved into the industry proper with a long run on IDW's Jem and the Holograms. Then it was on to Marvel, where she tackled a number of amazing titles, including Captain Marvel and the Carol Corps (with Kelly Sue DeConnick), Hawkeye (Kate Bishop version), Rogue & Gambit, Mr. and Mrs. X, Jessica Jones, more Captain Marvel, West Coast Avengers, and Black Widow (to name a few). She's also worked on creator-owned comics Black Cloak and The Cull with Substack/Image, Sabrina the Teenage Witch for Archie, and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Pink for Boom! And now, she's sinking her teeth into Absolute Wonder Woman in addition to Birds of Prey at DC.

You can follow Kelly on her site, 1979semifinalist.com, on Instagram @1979semifinalist, and on X @79SemiFinalist.

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It's the 45th anniversary of Svengoolie, and there’s no better way to celebrate than with a comic book. The Dollar Bin Bandits are honored to welcome the man himself, Rich Koz, along with Toon in With Me's Bill Leff, to the show to talk about the project and more.

Rich is a lifelong comic book fan and is now part of his third comic book. The beloved host wrote his own story and helped with the direction of the project.

Our pal Bill (Nostalgiaferatoo) also penned his own tale and included his newest sidekick, Alonzo the Penguin.

The 45th Anniversary Svengoolie comic is available in all comic shops now.

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