The ‘Nam reaches a milestone with issue #50 and I continue my look at series creator Doug Murray’s final story arc with this second part of a three-part story about a donut dolly and a chopper pilot. It’s “Between a Rock and a Hard Place” by Doug Murray and Herb […]
Doug Murray returns to give us the first of a three-part story arc about a helicopter pilot in what will be his final storyline on the book. It’s The ‘Nam #49, “What They’re Fighting For,” brought to you by Doug Murray and Herb Trimpe. Plus, in the “added feature” portion […]
Our walk through the non-superhero history of DC Comics is back with a look at licensed properties comics. And this one is full of guest stars! Stella! Andy Leyland! Charo! Brett Panarese! The 1972 Miami Dolphins! People who steal other people’s tired bits! This episode starts off with Stella (Batgirl […]
Chuck Dixon returns for another issue and Wayne Vansant and Tony DeZuniga hande the art on “The C-Note” from The ‘Nam #48. Also in this episode is the added bonus of another story–in fact, it’s the very first Doug Murray and Michael Golden story from Savage Tales #1, “The 5th […]
Stella! Shag! Summer! It’s time for the first of a three-part look at the summer of 2015 and it starts off with a talk about movies between me, Stella (Batgirl to Oracle), and The Irredeemable Shag (The Fire & Water Podcast). Then, it’s time for listener feedback. BUT WAIT … […]
Jacqueline Zambrano writes a fill-in issue that addresses the racial tension between two of the guys of the 23rd in a story titled “Brothers-in-Arms,” which features art by Wayne Vansant and Tony DeZuniga. It’s all in The ‘Nam #47! Also, starting this episode, I cover another piece of Vietnam-related pop […]
Chuck Dixon returns to fill in and give us a look at a group of Marines in late April 1970 with issue #46 of The ‘Nam. It’s a story that actually seeds something for later on down the line, although we’ll have a couple of other storylines before we get […]
Remember all of the awesome music we used to jam to growing up in the ’80s and ’90s? Remember all of the important bands that you heard just as they came out and before they became huge? Well, in this episode I’m going to take you on a nostalgic musical […]
We are back to our usual business this time around and back to Vietnam with a little detour into the Korean War along the way as Martini and Daniels find a soldier’s diary and we see his life in the army as told over the course of nearly 20 years. […]
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