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A critical reevaluation of comic books from about 1985-2000. New episodes the first and third Wednesdays of the month, comics posts all the time. linktr.ee/ironageofcomics (Not affiliated with any other “Iron Age” comics-related entities.)
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A comic book spinner rack with a plastic skull resting on top
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NEW EPISODE! In part five of our look at every single issue of Mark Waid’s run on The Flash, Wally West deals with two superspeed nuisances: the evil cult leader Savitar and would-be replacement from the future John Fox. LISTEN: open.spotify.com/episode/2qns...

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NEW EPISODE! In part five of our look at every single issue of Mark Waid’s run on The Flash, Wally West deals with two superspeed nuisances: the evil cult leader Savitar and would-be replacement from the future John Fox. LISTEN: open.spotify.com/episode/2qns...

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It’s apparently International Podcast Day and Spotify hit us with some info/tips about video podcasting. I’ve said this before but I will reiterate: it is a public service that we do not make you look at us or our surroundings while we are recording.

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The folks are coming your way on Wednesday’s new episode

Savitar, a long-haired shirtless guy with a helmet and lightning-bolt scar on his chest
John Fox, Flash with a futuristic blue costume and a white streak in his hair
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It’s the most honest and personally revealing thing anyone ever put in their Pro File!

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Happy birthday to Jim Shooter (the phantom third host of our podcast). Neither hero nor villain, but one of the most complex and fascinating figures in all of comics history.

Jim Shooter circa his tenure as Marvel Editor in Chief
Pro File on: JIM SHOOTER
Editor in Chief of: The entire Marvel, Epic, and Star lines of comic books
Marvel freelance credits (past): STAR BRAND, SECRET WARS I and II, THE AVENGERS, DAREDEVIL, GHOST RIDER, DAZZLER, and almost every other Marvel character at one time or another.
Marvel freelance credits (present): By popular demand, I'm not writing anything at
the moment.
My place of birth is: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
My hobbies are: / like to run, lift weights and ride motorcycles. According to Playgirl Magazine, I'm one of the Filty Most Eligible Bachelors In America, and I'm continually trying to prove it!
My pet peeves are: Narrowmindedness and shortsightedness.
The single work which I am most proud of is: The improved financial benefits and creators rights which I've managed to get for the people who work at Marvel.
My oddest habit is: / can't do any creative work at a desk or a table. I do most of my writing on a lap board with my feet propped up while I'm seated on the left end
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Though Jim Lee gets most of the credit for the 1990s X-Men aesthetic, Scott Williams’ inks played an immeasurable role in taking Lee’s line art from house style to the forefront of comics illustration thanks to harmonious collaboration. #xmen 1/10

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From last week’s episode: When Planetary launched at the end of the Iron Age, John Cassaday’s style was an alternative aesthetic for superheroes. By the time the series wrapped a decade later, his brand of ornate realism had been embraced by the mainstream. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Four-paneled Planetary retrospective montage with images from throughout the series
Astonishing X-Men cover by Cassaday and Martin
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Hey! I didn’t know about this in advance, but if you’ve got an AMC Theaters by you, it might be showing the 1989 Batman tonight and maybe on some nights over the coming week!

Movie listing:

Batman (1989)
2 HR 6 MIN (?) | PG13
FAN FAVES (?)
AMC Signature Recliners Reserved Seating
8:10pm
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The Iron Age of Comics
@ironageofcomics.bsky.social
A critical reevaluation of comic books from about 1985-2000. New episodes the first and third Wednesdays of the month, comics posts all the time. linktr.ee/ironageofcomics (Not affiliated with any other “Iron Age” comics-related entities.)
290 followers526 following689 posts