app02 Sat, 20 Jun 2026 21:11:30 +0000 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Ace Comicals - Episodes Tagged with “Superman” https://www.acecomicals.com/tags/superman Wed, 18 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Every two weeks your host Greg and his co-hosts Leon and Rahul discuss comics in all their forms; monthly issues, collected volumes, graphic novels, newspaper strips, film tie-ins, TV tie-ins, flip-books, pictures scribbled on the backs of napkins... If it tells a story in sequence through art and text, rest assured we'll have something to say about it. Art and logos by the talented and extremely generous Anthony Smith If you have questions or comments, please reach us at acecomicals@gmail.com or on twitter at https://twitter.com/AceComicals If you like what we do please considering donating to us at https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals. All contributions will be used to defray the cost of hosting the website. en-gb episodic We love comics! Greg Driver Every two weeks your host Greg and his co-hosts Leon and Rahul discuss comics in all their forms; monthly issues, collected volumes, graphic novels, newspaper strips, film tie-ins, TV tie-ins, flip-books, pictures scribbled on the backs of napkins... If it tells a story in sequence through art and text, rest assured we'll have something to say about it. Art and logos by the talented and extremely generous Anthony Smith If you have questions or comments, please reach us at acecomicals@gmail.com or on twitter at https://twitter.com/AceComicals If you like what we do please considering donating to us at https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals. All contributions will be used to defray the cost of hosting the website. no comic book day, comic books, comic book, comicbook, comics, graphic novel, graphic novels, graphicnovel, ncbd, new comic book day, new comics day, geek, nerd, movies, films, movie, film, superhero, super hero, ace comicals, marvel, dc, marvel superheroes, ms marvel, batman, image, image comics, imagecomics Greg Driver acecomicals@gmail.com 078: "Basically Christmas" https://www.acecomicals.com/078 b3fb0dd9-2f80-44b2-b4b6-c87bd2848b57 Wed, 18 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Greg Driver full Greg Driver GRAVY 1:54:19 no <p>MERRY CHRISTMAS! A retrospective end of year episode! In festive wind down fashion, <strong>Greg</strong>, <strong>Leon</strong> and <strong>Rahul</strong> look back on their year of comics and the things that defined comics for them in 2019! They also each turned up with a list compiled of books reviewed in previous episodes and give us their top comics of 2019! Featuring:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/assassin-nation-1" rel="nofollow noopener">Assassin Nation</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3004-853/Count-Crowley-Reluctant-Midnight-Monster-Hunter-1" rel="nofollow noopener">Count Crowley: Reluctant Monster Hunter</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.dccomics.com/comics/basketful-of-heads-2019/basketful-of-heads-1" rel="nofollow noopener">Basketful of Heads</a></li> <li><a href="https://vaultcomics.com/comic/the-plot/" rel="nofollow noopener">The Plot</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.fantagraphics.com/bttm-fdrs/" rel="nofollow noopener">BTTM FDRS</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3005-273/Everything-1" rel="nofollow noopener">Everything</a></li> <li><a href="https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/crowded-vol-1-tp" rel="nofollow noopener">Crowded</a></li> <li><a href="https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/murder-falcon-1" rel="nofollow noopener">Murder Falcon</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.dccomics.com/comics/the-batmans-grave-2019/the-batmans-grave-1" rel="nofollow noopener">The Batman’s Grave</a></li> <li><a href="https://vaultcomics.com/comic/resonant/" rel="nofollow noopener">Resonant</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idwpublishing.com/product/clue-candlestick-1/" rel="nofollow noopener">CLUE: Candlestick </a></li> <li><a href="https://www.boom-studios.com/2018/10/19/i-moved-to-los-angeles-to-work-in-animation-first-look/" rel="nofollow noopener">I Moved to Los Angeles to Work in Animation</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.boom-studios.com/2018/12/03/19333/" rel="nofollow noopener">Waves</a></li> <li><a href="https://vaultcomics.com/comic/these-savage-shores/" rel="nofollow noopener">These Savage Shores</a></li> <li><a href="https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/die-1" rel="nofollow noopener">Die #1</a></li> <li><a href="http://koyamapress.com/projects/when-i-arrived-at-the-castle/" rel="nofollow noopener">When I Arrived at the Castle</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="mailto:acecomicals@gmail.com" rel="nofollow noopener">Send any questions or feedback to</a> <a href="mailto:acecomicals@gmail.com" rel="nofollow noopener">acecomicals@gmail.com</a>.<br> And also please <a href="http://www.acecomicals.com/subscribe" rel="nofollow noopener">subscribe</a> and leave us a review!</p> <p>If you like what we do please consider <a href="https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals" rel="nofollow noopener">donating to us</a> at <a href="https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals" rel="nofollow noopener">https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals</a>. All contributions will be used to defray the cost of hosting the website.</p> Ace Comicals, over and out!# When I Arrived at the Castle, Crowded, I Moved To Los Angeles To Work In Animation, BTTM FDRS, Waves, Christmas, New Year, 2019, Count Crowley: Reluctant Monster Hunter, Basketful of Heads, The Plot, Assassin Nation, Everything, Murder Falcon, The Batman’s Grave, These Savage Shores, Die, Paradox Girl Resonant, CLUE: Candlestick, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Gravy, MERRY CHRISTMAS! A retrospective end of year episode! In festive wind down fashion, Greg, Leon and Rahul look back on their year of comics and the things that defined comics for them in 2019! They also each turned up with a list compiled of books reviewed in previous episodes and give us their top comics of 2019! Featuring:

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]]> 021: "The All Hallows Eve-isode" https://www.acecomicals.com/021 d8abedd2-8c59-42a4-8bd0-c1267955c869 Mon, 30 Oct 2017 18:00:00 +0000 Greg Driver full Greg Driver Greg and Leon get into the Halloween spirit with some awesome "All Hallows Reads" that range from dread tales of the occult to monster madness! This episode we cover: Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina, Vol.1 : The Crucible, Mr Higgins Comes Home, Jughead: The Hunger #1, DC House Of Horror #1 and Harrow County, Vol.1 : Countless Haints. 1:09:21 no <p>In this episode, <strong>Greg</strong> and <strong>Leon</strong> discuss:</p> <ul> <li>Satanic Panic era occult horror in Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Robert Hack's fantastic <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilling_Adventures_of_Sabrina" rel="nofollow noopener">"Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina, Vol.1 : The Crucible".</a></li> <li>The love letter to the Hammer Horror movies of old, a story with heart AND horror, <a href="https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/3001-524/Mr-Higgins-Comes-Home-HC" rel="nofollow noopener">"Mr Higgins Comes Home"</a></li> <li>Archie Comics classic monster horror with <a href="http://archiecomics.com/firstlooks10-25-17/" rel="nofollow noopener">"Jughead: The Hunger #1".</a></li> <li>An anthology of twisted tales set within the DC universe <a href="http://www.dccomics.com/comics/dc-house-of-horror-2017/dc-house-of-horror-1" rel="nofollow noopener">"DC House Of Horror #1".</a></li> <li>And the creeping darkness and looming shadows of Cullen Bunn and Tyler Crook's<a href="https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/26-617/Harrow-County-Volume-1-Countless-Haints-TPB" rel="nofollow noopener">"Harrow County, Vol.1 : Countless Haints".</a></li> </ul> <p>We also tackle a listener question concerning our preferences for being stuck as prey for a comic book creation on a small island, and a question from Rahul around which comic book character we would nominate to replace and be used as Thor's Hammer!</p> <p><a href="mailto:acecomicals@gmail.com" rel="nofollow noopener">Send any questions or feedback to</a> <a href="mailto:acecomicals@gmail.com" rel="nofollow noopener">acecomicals@gmail.com</a>.<br> And also please <a href="http://www.acecomicals.com/subscribe" rel="nofollow noopener">subscribe</a> and leave us a review!</p> Ace Comicals, over and out!# all hallows eve, archie comics, archie horror, autumn, batman, black magic, chilling adventures of sabrina, comic books, comics, cullen bunn, dark horse comics, dc comics, dc house of horror #1, frankenstein, ghosts, gra[hic novels, green lantern, haints, hallowe'en, halloween, harrow county, horror, image, image comics, jughead, jughead: the hunger #1, justice league, marvel comics, mike mignola, mr higgins comes home, occult, robert hack, roberto aguirre-sacasa, sabrina, sabrina the teenage witch, salem, samhain, spooky, superman, the flash, the joker, the occult, tyler crook, vampires, vol.1 : countless haints, vol.1 : the crucible, werewolves, witches, wonder woman, zombies In this episode, Greg and Leon discuss:

We also tackle a listener question concerning our preferences for being stuck as prey for a comic book creation on a small island, and a question from Rahul around which comic book character we would nominate to replace and be used as Thor's Hammer!

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We also tackle a listener question concerning our preferences for being stuck as prey for a comic book creation on a small island, and a question from Rahul around which comic book character we would nominate to replace and be used as Thor's Hammer!

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]]> 011: ACP Superman: Secret Identity (2004) https://www.acecomicals.com/011 3085b8d5-0490-49e5-8656-9cec361ae82a Wed, 14 Jun 2017 18:00:00 +0100 Greg Driver full Greg Driver Ace Comicals Presents- Superman: Secret Identity (2004) Greg and Rahul talk about Kurt Busiek and Stuart Immonen's uplifting, self contained, Superman tale! 1:01:01 no <p><strong>Ace Comicals Presents</strong> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Busiek" rel="nofollow noopener">Kurt Busiek</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Immonen" rel="nofollow noopener">Stuart Immonen's</a> <a href="http://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/superman-secret-identity" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Superman: Secret Identity</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Greg</strong> and <strong>Rahul</strong> team up in <strong>Leon's</strong> absence to discuss the amazing four issue mini series from 2004!</p> <p><a href="http://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/superman-secret-identity" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Superman: Secret Identity</strong></a> is the uplifting tale of a boy called Clark Kent in our real world, discovering that he has powers similar to those of his fictional namesake. <br> We follow him as he tries to do right, live an honest life, make sense of it all, and maintain his secret identity to protect his loved ones! Its a brilliant "what if" tale that explores what it might be like to live with superpowers in our world and the ramifications there of! </p> Notes: <p><strong>Rahul</strong> makes reference to a <a href="http://www.slashfilm.com/category/features/slashfilmcast/" rel="nofollow noopener">Slashfilm</a> podcast where they discuss <a href="http://www.slashfilm.com/filmcast-ep-360-batman-v-superman-dawn-of-justice-guest-drew-mcweeny-from-hitfix/" rel="nofollow noopener">Batman Vs Superman: Dawn Of Justice</a> which we have linked for you <a href="http://www.slashfilm.com/filmcast-ep-360-batman-v-superman-dawn-of-justice-guest-drew-mcweeny-from-hitfix/" rel="nofollow noopener">here!</a></p> <p>So listen to our thoughts and please <a href="http://www.acecomicals.com/subscribe" rel="nofollow noopener">subscribe!</a> </p> <p>You can also <a href="mailto:acecomicals@gmail.com" rel="nofollow noopener">get in touch at</a> <a href="mailto:acecomicals@gmail.com" rel="nofollow noopener">acecomicals@gmail.com</a></p> Ace Comicals, over and out! action comics, comic books, comics, dc, dc comics, kurt busiek, stuart immonen, superman, superman: secret identity Ace Comicals Presents Kurt Busiek and Stuart Immonen's Superman: Secret Identity

Greg and Rahul team up in Leon's absence to discuss the amazing four issue mini series from 2004!

Superman: Secret Identity is the uplifting tale of a boy called Clark Kent in our real world, discovering that he has powers similar to those of his fictional namesake.
We follow him as he tries to do right, live an honest life, make sense of it all, and maintain his secret identity to protect his loved ones! Its a brilliant "what if" tale that explores what it might be like to live with superpowers in our world and the ramifications there of!

Notes:

Rahul makes reference to a Slashfilm podcast where they discuss Batman Vs Superman: Dawn Of Justice which we have linked for you here!

So listen to our thoughts and please subscribe!

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Greg and Rahul team up in Leon's absence to discuss the amazing four issue mini series from 2004!

Superman: Secret Identity is the uplifting tale of a boy called Clark Kent in our real world, discovering that he has powers similar to those of his fictional namesake.
We follow him as he tries to do right, live an honest life, make sense of it all, and maintain his secret identity to protect his loved ones! Its a brilliant "what if" tale that explores what it might be like to live with superpowers in our world and the ramifications there of!

Notes:

Rahul makes reference to a Slashfilm podcast where they discuss Batman Vs Superman: Dawn Of Justice which we have linked for you here!

So listen to our thoughts and please subscribe!

You can also get in touch at acecomicals@gmail.com

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