Wildstorm Addiction

Joe and Ben review the exciting news in the world of Wildstorm where we get a few new series and one-shots in November 2022. It's been a long 6 yr hiatus but hopefully there is plenty to keep us entertained for more Wildstorm related podcasts to come!

Subscribe to the show: RSS Feed | iTunes Show Notes: Welcome to a another episode of Wildstorm Addiction, our resident Wildstorm experts Joe David Soliz & Benjamin Murphy review Midnighter #11 and #12 (2015). 00:00:04  – Joe welcomes everyone to episode #57 for April and May 2016. 00:00:36  – Joe continues with the obligatory spoiler alerts warning for the issue being reviewed along with some news about DC’s Rebirth. Ha! Just kidding! 00:03:12 – Joe covers listener mail for this episode with a simple heads up about an old-school Stormwatch character appearance in an upcoming book (see upcoming below for details). 00:04:25 – Ben reviews the pen-ultimate issue of the series; Midnighter #11, released on April 6th, written by Steve Orlando with art by Hugo Petrus and Aco, cover by Aco. Written review: http://www.comicosity.com/review-midnighter-11/ 00:14:06 – Joe reviews the last issue of the series; Midnighter #12, released on May 4th, written by Steve Orlando with art by Hugo Petrus and Aco, cover by Aco. Written review: http://www.comicosity.com/review-midnighter-12/ 00:19:19 – Ben gives a run-down on the upcoming books and character appearances in the June/July 2015 Rebirth launch. Remember, all these books are available digitally the same day as the print release at the DC section of www.comixology.com For the week of 6/15 – NEW SUICIDE SQUAD #21 – What do you get when you mix the deadly Suicide Squad with the Fist of Cain killer cult and Rose Tattoo, the resurrected goddess of murder? A very, very bad day for Amanda Waller. 00:20:34 – Joe gives some quick shout out’s to the new Facebook version of the Clark’s Bar: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1036575389702716/. 00:25:50 – Joe finishes up with the contact details as shown below. The opening music is “Universal Domain” by Dreamline. Contact info: Joe: http://twitter.com/joedavidsoliz Wildstorm Addiction: http://twitter.com/wildstormaddict Post your comments for each episode on the wildstormaddiction.com! Email us: [email protected] (Reinstated, bring on some new listener mail!). Facebook Fan Page: Wildstorm Addiction Podcast Fan Page Our show is now on Stitcher! Listen to us on your iPhone, Android Phone, Kindle Fire and other devices with Stitcher. Stitcher is Smart Radio for Your phone or tablet. Find it in your app store or at stitcher.com The latest episode is always available for you- no syncing needed… and no memory or storage wasted! Stitcher SmartRadio- The Smarter Way to listen to radio.

Subscribe to the show: RSS Feed | iTunes Show Notes: Welcome to a another episode of Wildstorm Addiction, our resident Wildstorm experts Joe David Soliz & Benjamin Murphy review Midnighter #9 and #10 (2015). 00:00:04  – Ben welcomes everyone to episode #56 for February and March 2016. 00:00:36  – Ben continues with the obligatory spoiler alerts warning for the issue being reviewed along with some news about DC’s Rebirth. Wishful thinking – Article relating the popularity of R-rated Deadpool for DC character spin-off movies such as Lobo, Harley Quinn, and Midnighter?!?! http://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/02/15/the-deadpool-effect-greenlights-for-lobo-harley-quinn-and-venom/ DC Sales concerns – http://icv2.com/articles/markets/view/33658/how-low-can-dc-go Midnighter Cancellation?? maybe… http://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/02/02/dc-comics-rebirth-rumoured-cancelled-comics-include-starfire-midnighter-and-black-canary/ Comics Pro news – New Rebirth launch has caused some aborted titles prematurely? Grayson and Midnighter, check out the last solicit covers to make that assumption. http://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/02/18/which-of-these-dc-comics-may-covers-looks-most-like-a-final-issue/ 00:02:53 – Joe covers an epic listener mail this month with a new convert to Wildstorm, Grifter specifically. 00:11:50 – Joe reviews Midnighter #9, released on February 3rd, written by Steve Orlando with art by Aco, cover by Carlo Pagulayan and Jason Paz. A much better review from our friend at Retcon Punch: http://retcon-punch.com/2016/02/08/midnighter-9/ 00:16:45 – Ben reviews Midnighter #10, released on March 2nd, written by Steve Orlando with art by Hugo Petrus and Aco, cover by Aco and Ramulo Farajdo, Jr. A much better review from our friend at Retcon Punch: http://retcon-punch.com/2016/03/07/midnighter-10/ 00:22:19 – Ben gives a run-down on the upcoming books and character appearances in the new DCU June 2015 relaunch. Remember, all these books are available digitally the same day as the print release at the DC section of www.comixology.com For the week of 2/24 – GRAYSON #17 – Wildcats cover!?!?! Nope, but lots of Grifter and Tao! For the weeks of 3/9 , 3/16 , and 3/23 – Batman and Robin Eternal #23, #24, #25 has many Midnighter appearances. For the week of 3/23 – GRAYSON #18 – The Syndicate with Grifter and Tao seek out Grayson and the Tiger. For the week of 4/06 – MIDNIGHTER #11 – At last, it’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for: Apollo returns! Midnighter’s caught in the crossfire between the Suicide Squad and Spyral—now he must team up with his ex to stop Henry Bendix from creating a monster! For the week of 5/04 – MIDNIGHTER #12 – Midnighter, Apollo and the Suicide Squad square off against The Unified—one of Henry Bendix’s most dangerous creations! Is their combined strength enough to stop a being as powerful as Superman and as intelligent as Midnighter? [LAST ISSUE!?!?!] 00:25:32 – Joe gives some quick shout out’s to the new Facebook version of the Clark’s Bar: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1036575389702716/, down to 15 members. 00:26:51 – Joe finishes up with the contact details as shown below.The opening music is “Universal Domain” by Dreamline. Contact info: Joe: http://twitter.com/joedavidsoliz Wildstorm Addiction: http://twitter.com/wildstormaddict Post your comments for each episode on the wildstormaddiction.com! Email us: [email protected] (Reinstated, bring on some new listener mail!). Facebook Fan Page: Wildstorm Addiction Podcast Fan Page Our show is now on Stitcher! Listen to us on your iPhone, Android Phone, Kindle Fire and other devices with Stitcher. Stitcher is Smart Radio for Your phone or tablet. Find it in your app store or at stitcher.com The latest episode is always available for you- no syncing needed… and no memory or storage wasted! Stitcher SmartRadio- The Smarter Way to listen to radio.

Subscribe to the show: RSS Feed | iTunes Show Notes: Welcome to a another episode of Wildstorm Addiction, our resident Wildstorm experts Joe David Soliz & Benjamin Murphy review Midnighter #8 (2015). 00:00:01  – Joe welcomes everyone to episode #55 for January 2016. 00:00:38  – Joe continues with the obligatory spoiler alerts warning for the issue being reviewed along with some news just kidding). No listener mail this month. Joe introduces our special guests for the month, Spencer Irwin and Mark Mitchell from Retcon-Punch.com! 00:04:52 – Ben “reviews” Midnighter #8, released on January 6th, written by Steve Orlando with art by David Messina and Gaetano Carlucci, cover by ACO and Romulo Fajardo Jr. 00:12:28 – Our special guests from Retcon Punch, Spencer and Mark give their thoughts on Midnighter #8. 00:18:25 – Joe weights in on Midnighter #8 and how it can get some much needed traction in readership. 00:21:06 – Joe gives a run-down on the upcoming books and character appearances in the new DCU June 2015 relaunch. Remember, all these books are available digitally the same day as the print release at the DC section of www.comixology.com For the week of 2/03 – MIDNIGHTER #9 – Spyral wants the deadly Perdition Pistol back—so they turn to the only man who stands a chance of recovering it: Midnighter! The only problem is who has possession of it now…the near-unbeatable Suicide Squad! For the week of 2/24 – Grayson #17 – Wildcats cover!?!?! For the week of 3/02 – MIDNIGHTER #10 – It’s Midnighter versus the Suicide Squad, round two—unfortunately, Parasite came very, very prepared! Have they found a way to set a trap from which Midnighter can’t think his way out? For the week of 4/06 – MIDNIGHTER #11 – At last, it’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for: Apollo returns! Midnighter’s caught in the crossfire between the Suicide Squad and Spyral—now he must team up with his ex to stop Henry Bendix from creating a monster! 00:25:58 – Joe gives some quick shout out’s to the new Facebook version of the Clark’s Bar: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1036575389702716/, now with 16 members! 00:28:17 – Ben finishes up with the contact details as shown below.The opening music is “Universal Domain” by Dreamline. Contact info: Joe: http://twitter.com/joedavidsoliz Wildstorm Addiction: http://twitter.com/wildstormaddict Post your comments for each episode on the wildstormaddiction.com! Email us: [email protected] (Reinstated, bring on some new listener mail!). Facebook Fan Page: Wildstorm Addiction Podcast Fan Page Retcon-Punch.com – Spencher Irwin – [email protected] Retcon-Punch.com – Mark Mitchell Our show is now on Stitcher! Listen to us on your iPhone, Android Phone, Kindle Fire and other devices with Stitcher. Stitcher is Smart Radio for Your phone or tablet. Find it in your app store or at stitcher.com The latest episode is always available for you- no syncing needed… and no memory or storage wasted! Stitcher SmartRadio- The Smarter Way to listen to radio.

Subscribe to the show: RSS Feed | iTunes Show Notes: Welcome to a another episode of Wildstorm Addiction, our resident Wildstorm experts Joe David Soliz & Benjamin Murphy review Midnighter #7 (2015). 00:00:01  – Ben welcomes everyone to episode #54 for December 2015. 00:00:38  – Ben continues with the obligatory spoiler alerts warning for the issue being reviewed along with some news just kidding). No listener mail this month. 00:02:12 – Joe “reviews” Midnighter #7, released on December 2nd, written by Steve Orlando with art by ACO and Hugo Petrus, cover by ACO and Romulo Fajardo Jr. 00:14:50 – Ben gives a run-down on the upcoming books and character appearances in the new DCU June 2015 relaunch. Remember, all these books are available digitally the same day as the print release at the DC section of www.comixology.com For the week of 1/06 – MIDNIGHTER #8 – As he recovers from an assault that hit him harder than he ever could have imagined, Midnighter finds himself back in the sights of Spyral…but this time, they want him on their side! For the week of 2/03 – MIDNIGHTER #9 – Spyral wants the deadly Perdition Pistol back—so they turn to the only man who stands a chance of recovering it: Midnighter! The only problem is who has possession of it now…the near-unbeatable Suicide Squad! For the week of 2/24 – Grayson #17 – Wildcats cover!?!?! For the week of 3/02 – MIDNIGHTER #10 – It’s Midnighter versus the Suicide Squad, round two—unfortunately, Parasite came very, very prepared! Have they found a way to set a trap from which Midnighter can’t think his way out? 00:19:02 – Joe gives some quick shout out’s to the new Facebook version of the Clark’s Bar: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1036575389702716/, now with 16 members! We also want to mention our friends over at http://culturalwormhole.blogspot.com/ and their Valiant Future podcast where Joe has been a regular co-host for over a year now. 00:19:41 – Ben finishes up with the contact details as shown below.The opening music is “Universal Domain” by Dreamline. Contact info: Joe: http://twitter.com/joedavidsoliz Wildstorm Addiction: http://twitter.com/wildstormaddict Post your comments for each episode on the wildstormaddiction.com! Email us: [email protected] (Reinstated, bring on some new listener mail!). Facebook Fan Page: Wildstorm Addiction Podcast Fan Page Our show is now on Stitcher! Listen to us on your iPhone, Android Phone, Kindle Fire and other devices with Stitcher. Stitcher is Smart Radio for Your phone or tablet. Find it in your app store or at stitcher.com The latest episode is always available for you- no syncing needed… and no memory or storage wasted! Stitcher SmartRadio- The Smarter Way to listen to radio.

Subscribe to the show: RSS Feed | iTunes Show Notes: Welcome to a another episode of Wildstorm Addiction, our resident Wildstorm experts Joe David Soliz & Benjamin Murphy review Midnighter #5 and 6 (2015). 00:00:01  – Ben welcomes everyone to episode #53 and gives the obligatory spoiler alerts warning for the issue being reviewed. 00:00:35  – Ben continues with some quotes from one panel that Steve Orlando was on at the NYCC New York Comic Con. No listener mail this month. 00:05:42 – Joe “reviews” Midnighter #5, released on October 7th, written by Steve Orlando with art by Stephen Mooney, cover by ACO and Romulo Fajardo Jr. 00:08:19 – Ben “reviews” Midnighter #6, released on November 4th, written by Steve Orlando with art by ACO, cover by ACO and Romulo Fajardo Jr. 00:18:03 – Joe gives a run-down on the upcoming books and character appearances in the new DCU June 2015 relaunch. Remember, all these books are available digitally the same day as the print release at the DC section of www.comixology.com For the week of 10/28 – Grayson #13 – Wildcats teaser!?!? Ladytron introduction. For the week of 11/25 – Grayson #14 – Ladytron battle For the week of 12/02 – MIDNIGHTER #7 – The mastermind behind the theft of the God Garden’s technology is finally unveiled…and Midnighter never could have guessed the ultimate goal of the heist! For the week of 1/06 – MIDNIGHTER #8 – As he recovers from an assault that hit him harder than he ever could have imagined, Midnighter finds himself back in the sights of Spyral…but this time, they want him on their side! For the week of 2/03 – MIDNIGHTER #9 – Spyral wants the deadly Perdition Pistol back—so they turn to the only man who stands a chance of recovering it: Midnighter! The only problem is who has possession of it now…the near-unbeatable Suicide Squad! For the week of 2/24 – Grayson #17 – Wildcats cover!?!?! 00:24:50 – Joe gives some quick shout out’s to the new Facebook version of the Clark’s Bar: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1036575389702716/, now with 15 members! We also want to mention our friends over at http://culturalwormhole.blogspot.com/ and their Valiant Future podcast where Joe has been a regular co-host for over a year now. 00:27:34 – Ben finishes up with the contact details as shown below.The opening music is “Universal Domain” by Dreamline. Contact info: Joe: http://twitter.com/joedavidsoliz Wildstorm Addiction: http://twitter.com/wildstormaddict Post your comments for each episode on the wildstormaddiction.com! Email us: [email protected] (Reinstated, bring on some new listener mail!). Facebook Fan Page: Wildstorm Addiction Podcast Fan Page Our show is now on Stitcher! Listen to us on your iPhone, Android Phone, Kindle Fire and other devices with Stitcher. Stitcher is Smart Radio for Your phone or tablet. Find it in your app store or at stitcher.com The latest episode is always available for you- no syncing needed… and no memory or storage wasted! Stitcher SmartRadio- The Smarter Way to listen to radio.

Subscribe to the show: RSS Feed | iTunes Show Notes: Welcome to a another episode of Wildstorm Addiction, our resident Wildstorm experts Joe David Soliz & Benjamin Murphy review Midnighter #4 (2015). 00:00:01  – Joe welcomes everyone to episode #52 and gives the obligatory spoiler alerts warning for the issue being reviewed. 00:00:35  – Joe continues with no “news” and addresses some fresh listener mail. 00:01:07 – Ben reviews Midnighter #4, released on September 2nd, written by Steve Orlando with art by Stephen Mooney, cover by ACO and color credit by Romulo Fajardo Jr. 00:19:29 – Joe gives a run-down on the upcoming books and character appearances in the new DCU June 2015 relaunch. Remember, all these books are available digitally the same day as the print release at the DC section of www.comixology.com For the week of 10/07 – MIDNIGHTER #5 – Grayson and Midnighter have finally cornered the man selling the tech that was stolen from the God Garden! Unfortunately for them, he’s saved all the best toys for himself! Somebody’s not leaving Russia alive For the week of 11/04 – MIDNIGHTER #6 – Midnighter’s always lived his life believing nothing could ever hurt him—but that was before he let someone he cared about into his world! When a mysterious enemy targets the family of the man he loves, all bets are off… For the week of 12/02 – MIDNIGHTER #7 – The mastermind behind the theft of the God Garden’s technology is finally unveiled…and Midnighter never could have guessed the ultimate goal of the heist! 00:20:08 – Ben gives some quick shout out’s to the new Facebook version of the Clark’s Bar: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1036575389702716/, now with 15 members! Get twice the Valiant coverage now with our friends of the show from the Only the Valiant podcast at http://www.onlythevaliant.com. We also want to mention our friends over at http://culturalwormhole.blogspot.com/ and their Valiant Future podcast where Joe has been a regular co-host for over a year now. 00:20:39 – Ben finishes up with the contact details as shown below.The opening music is “Universal Domain” by Dreamline. Contact info: Joe: http://twitter.com/joedavidsoliz Wildstorm Addiction: http://twitter.com/wildstormaddict Post your comments for each episode on the wildstormaddiction.com! Email us: [email protected] (Reinstated, bring on some new listener mail!). Facebook Fan Page: Wildstorm Addiction Podcast Fan Page Our show is now on Stitcher! Listen to us on your iPhone, Android Phone, Kindle Fire and other devices with Stitcher. Stitcher is Smart Radio for Your phone or tablet. Find it in your app store or at stitcher.com The latest episode is always available for you- no syncing needed… and no memory or storage wasted! Stitcher SmartRadio- The Smarter Way to listen to radio.

Subscribe to the show: RSS Feed | iTunes Show Notes: Welcome to a another episode of Wildstorm Addiction, hitting our stride again with the trifecta month, Our resident Wildstorm experts Joe David Soliz & Benjamin Murphy review Midnighter #3 (2015). 00:00:09  – Ben welcomes everyone to episode #51 and gives the obligatory spoiler alerts warning for the issue being reviewed. 00:00:37  – Ben continues with no “news” and addresses some fresh listener mail. Brian Polk (23 mins of Ska Podcast – 23ska.com – @radjose writes in: Last episode, I think it was Matt (L) who wrote in asking about Rainmaker being half-sister to Threshold and Bliss and where was that established. It was established in the pages of “Team Seven: Dead Reckoning” where we see Steven Callahan and his wife announce that they are pregnant. When the baby is born the doctors tell Steven that both his wife and baby are dead. It’s all a plot by Craven to get the Gen-Active baby. His wife overhears this, fakes being dead until she can grab baby Rainmaker and high tail it out of there back to her family on the reservation to help be raised. Later we see Callahan’s new family along w/ his 2 new kids along with his new wife. I think there was more in the Gen12 series, and yes, we see Steven bite it at the beginning of the Gen13 mini-series. Question for you two: If the WildStorm Universe could come back today how would you like to see it? Pick up right where they left off? Or should we join a universe that has been in progress for the last several years and has built their way out of “World’s End” and unravel the story of what happened between the end and now as the books are being published? 00:08:14 – Joe reviews Midnighter #3, released on August 5th, written by Steve Orlando with art by Aco, cover by Artyom Trakhanov with variant cover by John Paul Leon. Romulo Fajardo, Jr. makes the cover credits for his amazing colors in this issue. 00:17:34 – Ben gives an update on other Wildstorm related sighting and tie-ins from the other DCU 52 issues for the past month. Crickets! 00:22:13 – Ben continues to give a run-down on the upcoming books and character appearances  in the new DCU June 2015 relaunch. Remember, all these books are available digitally the same day as the print release at the DC section of www.comixology.com For the week of 9/02 – MIDNIGHTER#4 –  Grayson and Midnighter—reunited at last! Granted, it wasn’t Grayson’s idea, and yes, technically Midnighter might have kidnapped him. And, uh, brought him to Moscow to fight a herd of feral vampires. Maybe this reunion is getting off on the wrong foot… For the week of 10/07 – MIDNIGHTER #5 – Grayson and Midnighter have finally cornered the man selling the tech that was stolen from the God Garden! Unfortunately for them, he’s saved all the best toys for himself! Somebody’s not leaving Russia alive For the week of 11/04 – MIDNIGHTER #6 – Midnighter’s always lived his life believing nothing could ever hurt him—but that was before he let someone he cared about into his world! When a mysterious enemy targets the family of the man he loves, all bets are off… 00:23:30 – Joe gives some quick shout out’s to the new Facebook version of the Clark’s Bar: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1036575389702716/, now with 15 members! Get twice the Valiant coverage now with our friends of the show from the Only the Valiant podcast at http://www.onlythevaliant.com. We also want to mention our friends over at http://culturalwormhole.blogspot.com/ and their Valiant Future podcast where Joe has been a regular co-host for over a year now. 00:26:12 – Joe finishes up with the contact details as shown below.The opening music is “Universal Domain” by Dreamline. Contact info: Joe: http://twitter.com/joedavidsoliz Wildstorm Addiction: http://twitter.com/wildstormaddict Post your comments for each episode on the wildstormaddiction.com! Email us: [email protected] (Reinstated, bring on some new listener mail!). Facebook Fan Page: Wildstorm Addiction Podcast Fan Page Our show is now on Stitcher! Listen to us on your iPhone, Android Phone, Kindle Fire and other devices with Stitcher. Stitcher is Smart Radio for Your phone or tablet. Find it in your app store or at stitcher.com The latest episode is always available for you- no syncing needed… and no memory or storage wasted! Stitcher SmartRadio- The Smarter Way to listen to radio.

Subscribe to the show: RSS Feed | iTunes Show Notes: Welcome to a another episode of Wildstorm Addiction, two months in a row! Our resident Wildstorm experts Joe David Soliz & Benjamin Murphy review Midnighter #2 (2015). 00:00:40  – Joe welcomes everyone to episode #50 and gives the obligatory spoiler alerts warning (but really if you haven’t read any of these issues, you didn’t miss anything this past year). Remember, all written reviews on the website are spoiler free and usually get posted within a day of print release (Joe’s not doing anymore written reviews, for shame!). 00:01:06  – Joe continues with some SDCC “news” and follows up on some great listener mail. SDCC 2015 Wildstorm News! – Just kidding, there wasn’t any mention of our beloved characters. But there were many LGTBQ presentations with even DC kicking things off with a video of there many character that have had other lifestyles. Dozens of articles were written surrounding LGTBQ characters with Midnighter being mentioned in the majority of them. Surely these mentioned will give the new solo title a lift in numbers. https://youtu.be/OUP_9BB6zWo – DC’s video montage for Pride http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/sdcc-dcs-upstarts-talk-black-canary-midnighter-more http://www.bleedingcool.com/2015/07/11/sdcc-15-lgbtq-geek-year-review/ http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2015/07/comics-a-m-audience-hungry-for-diverse-characters-didio-says/ http://www.bleedingcool.com/2015/06/05/tales-from-the-four-color-closet-midnighter-the-hero-we-need/ http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/the-mission-dcs-midnighter-a-love-affair-with-gay-heroes-and-the-iconic-couple http://www.bleedingcool.com/2015/06/26/take-pride-a-preview-of-midnighter-and-dick-grayson/ http://www.bleedingcool.com/2015/05/06/midnighter-just-had-a-one-night-stand-with-warren-ellis-but-used-a-condom/ http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/orlando-writes-a-midnighter-with-100-percent-lack-of-fear-100-percent-lack-of-shame http://www.bleedingcool.com/2015/03/11/steve-orlando-on-midnighter-as-a-gay-single-man-and-constantine-is-still-bi/ http://www.bleedingcool.com/2015/03/10/dc-comics-to-fully-embrace-life-of-a-single-gay-male-in-midnighter/ 00:04:01 – Listener Mail from 2014!!! 00:09:33 – Ben reviews Midnighter #2, released on July 1 and written by Steve Orlando with art by Aco, cover by Aco with variant cover Kevin Wada. 00:23:27 – Joe gives an update on other Wildstorm related sighting and tie-ins from the other DCU 52 issues for the past month. Zilch! 00:25:06 – Joe gives a run-down on the upcoming books and character appearances  in the new DCU June 2015 relaunch. Remember, all these books are available digitally the same day as the print release at the DC section of www.comixology.com For the week of 8/05 – MIDNIGHTER #3 – Midnighter’s up against Multiplex, the man with the power of infinite self-replication—in other words, all his dreams are coming true! Infinite clones mean infinite bones to break… For the week of 9/02 – MIDNIGHTER#4 –  Grayson and Midnighter—reunited at last! Granted, it wasn’t Grayson’s idea, and yes, technically Midnighter might have kidnapped him. And, uh, brought him to Moscow to fight a herd of feral vampires. Maybe this reunion is getting off on the wrong foot… For the week of 10/07 – MIDNIGHTER #5 – Grayson and Midnighter have finally cornered the man selling the tech that was stolen from the God Garden! Unfortunately for them, he’s saved all the best toys for himself! Somebody’s not leaving Russia alive 00:27:44 – Ben gives some quick shout out’s to the new Facebook version of the Clark’s Bar: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1036575389702716/.  Get twice the Valiant coverage now with our friends of the show from the Only the Valiant podcast at http://www.onlythevaliant.com. We also want to mention our friends over at www.culturalwormhole.com and their Valiant Future podcast where Joe has been a regular co-host for over a year now. 00:28:33 – Ben continues with the contact details as shown below.The opening music is “Universal Domain” by Dreamline which can be found at http://www.musicalley.com. Contact info: Joe: http://twitter.com/joedavidsoliz Wildstorm Addiction: http://twitter.com/wildstormaddict Post your comments for each episode on the wildstormaddiction.com! Email us: [email protected] (Reinstated, bring on some new listener mail!). Facebook Fan Page: Wildstorm Addiction Podcast Fan Page Our show is now on Stitcher! Listen to us on your iPhone, Android Phone, Kindle Fire and other devices with Stitcher. Stitcher is Smart Radio for Your phone or tablet. Find it in your app store or at stitcher.com The latest episode is always available for you- no syncing needed… and no memory or storage wasted! Stitcher SmartRadio- The Smarter Way to listen to radio.

Subscribe to the show: RSS Feed | iTunes Show Notes: Welcome to a brand new amazing yet one year late episode of Wildstorm Addiction! Our resident Wildstorm experts Joe David Soliz & Benjamin Murphy review Midnighter #1 (2015) and discuss the completion of both Future’s End and Convergence events, as well as some other Wildstorm appearances in the DCU (no longer the New 52). 00:00:01  – Ben welcomes everyone to episode #49 and gives the obligatory spoiler alerts warning (but really if you haven’t read any of these issues, you didn’t miss anything this past year). Remember, all written reviews on the website are spoiler free and usually get posted within a day of print release (Joe’s not doing anymore written reviews, for shame!). 00:01:42  – We’re back yet again after an entire year in the making! Ben continues with a paltry amount of “Wildstorm” related news collected over the past year’s time, if that’s what we’re calling it these days. The Divine Right Hardcover scheduled for a Dec. 2014 release never happened. Instead they released a massive 400 page softcover(paperback) edition. This is a great way to catch up on Max’s story if you’ve never gotten the chance to read this title and it’s crossover event into Gen13 and Wildcats. The Authority Heroclix came out in the next set, DC Heroclix: The Flash. Ben went crazy and somehow got them all. Some are very common and cheap (Jack Hawksmoore, Swift, Apollo, and The Doctor), some are not too bad (Midnighter), and others are a bit too pricey (Jenny Sparx, The Engineer). The podcast is now five years old, but we haven’t yet cracked the 50 mark! Sounds a lot like some Wildstorm titles…well most Wildstorm titles that I know of. 00:03:47 – Joe reviews the first issue of an old Wildstorm character in a solo title spun out of the Grayson series, Midnighter #1, written by Steve Orlando with art by ACO and cover art by ACO; variant cover by Bryan Hitch(The original Authority artist). 00:19:11 – Ben gives an update on other Wildstorm related sighting and tie-ins from the other DCU 52 issues within the past year. Big thanks and shout out to John Pannozzi from Clark’s Bar (now on Facebook only) for helping us keep up with these appearances!!! Future’s End #0,1(FC),3-4, 7-10, 13, 15, 17-18, 25-27, 32-34, 36 (FC) – Grifter appearances (FC = Front Cover) Future’s End #1, 12, 16, 24-25, 32-37 – Apollo and Engineer “Stormwatch” appearances, The Engineer gets “hacked” yet again Future’s End #1, 9 – Midnighter appearances Grayson #1, 2, 4, 5, 6 – Midnighter appearances; introduced to the “God Garden” and the Gardener (new character that created the Midnighter), Grayson #4-5 had appearances by Apollo as well Convergence #0 – WildC.A.T.s (1992) #1 cover art shown in the Who’s Who in Convergence back pages; this team is never shown in any of the other Convergence titles (cut yet again or more to come post Convergence?) Convergence #1 – Shows original Gen 13 team in Telos’ convergence “matrix city viewer” Convergence: Nightwing/Oracle #2 – Divergence: Midnighter “Sneak Peek”, 8 full pages of Midnighter preview, all new content not repeated in Midnighter #1…more of a prelude than a preview. Convergence #7 – Apollo and Engineer “Stormwatch” appearance Convergence: Aquaman #1-2 – Deathblow appearances Convergence: Superman The Man of Steel #1-2 – Gen 13 appearances Convergence: Shadow of the Bat #1-2 – Wetworks appearances 00:29:12 – Ben continues by giving a run-down on the upcoming books and character appearances  in the new DCU June 2015 relaunch. Remember, all these books are available digitally the same day as the print release at the DC section of www.comixology.com For the week of 7/01 – MIDNIGHTER #2 – Marina Lucas woke up this morning as a suburban martial-arts instructor…but when God Garden tech unexpectedly falls into her lap, she’ll end the day as the deadliest woman on the planet! That’s bad news for her – and worse for the Midnighter! For the week of 8/05 – MIDNIGHTER #3 – Midnighter’s up against Multiplex, the man with the power of infinite self-replication—in other words, all his dreams are coming true! Infinite clones mean infinite bones to break… For the week of 9/02 – MIDNIGHTER#4 –  Grayson and Midnighter—reunited at last! Granted, it wasn’t Grayson’s idea, and yes, technically Midnighter might have kidnapped him. And, uh, brought him to Moscow to fight a herd of feral vampires. Maybe this reunion is getting off on the wrong foot… 00:31:02 – Joe gives some quick shout out’s to Clark’s Bar. Which the original message board has ceased to exist. But Clark’s Bar the FB group is alive and well with our 11 members https://www.facebook.com/groups/1036575389702716/.  Get twice the Valiant coverage now with our friends of the show from the Only the Valiant podcast at http://www.onlythevaliant.com. We also want to mention our friends over at www.culturalwormhole.com and their Valiant Future podcast where Joe has been a regular co-host for over a year now. 00:33:21 – Joe continues with the contact details as shown below.The opening music is “Universal Domain” by Dreamline which can be found at http://www.musicalley.com. Contact info: Joe: http://twitter.com/joedavidsoliz (I have changed my Twitter) Wildstorm Addiction: http://twitter.com/wildstormaddict Post your comments for each episode on the wildstormaddiction.com! Email us: [email protected]. Facebook Fan Page: Wildstorm Addiction Podcast Fan Page Our show is now on Stitcher! Listen to us on your iPhone, Android Phone, Kindle Fire and other devices with Stitcher. Stitcher is Smart Radio for Your phone or tablet. Find it in your app store or at stitcher.com The latest episode is always available for you- no syncing needed… and no memory or storage wasted! Stitcher SmartRadio- The Smarter Way to listen to radio.

Subscribe to the show: RSS Feed | iTunes Show Notes: Welcome to another episode of Wildstorm Addiction! Our resident Wildstorm experts Joe David Soliz & Benjamin Murphy review Stormwatch #20, Ravagers #12, and Team 7 #8, as well as some other Wildstorm appearances in the new DCU 52. 00:00:00  – Ben welcomes everyone to episode #47 and gives his spoiler alerts warning. Remember, all written reviews on the website are spoiler free and usually get posted within a day of print release. This month on our “Friends of Wildstorm” series, where we bring on a lifelong or recently converted  fans of the Wildstorm Universe, we have Titanthrope (who asked that his identity remain confidential) and is a regular at Clark’s Bar and one of the last die-hard Wildstorm fans next to Joe, myself, and Chris Striker. 00:05:42  – Ben continues the slowing Wildstorm related news as it pertains to the current books in the DCU. The only news for us is that we have decided to take a hiatus for the summer. Now that we’ll only have one title to review we just thought it would be a good time to take a breather (we only do 1 show a month as it is now right? Such pansies!!). As of now, Stormwatch #23 is solicited for August with No Final Issue tag (thank God!). The rumor is that this year’s New 52 September event will be villains month where the villains will take over each title for the month. I’m putting my bets on it being Lobo and also possibly being the final issue of Stormwatch. Maybe the BleadingCool “Max Faraday” trademarking rumor will spice things up a bit. But at this point I’d say that’s a stretch and can easily be peddled as Jim’s pet project, not Wildstorm specific. 00:09:25 – Joe starts our final monthly reviews off with the holdout title of Stormwatch issue #20. Released on 5/01, written by Jim Starlin with art by Yvel Guichet and cover by Jim Starlin. 00:18:35 – Our guest and friend of the show, Titanthrope, keeps it going with the review of the final issue of Team 7 #8. Released on 5/08, written by Justin Jordan with art by Jesus Merino with cover by Gary Frank. 00:26:57 – Ben gives his review of the final issue of Ravagers #12. Released on 5/08, written by Michael Alan Nelson & Tony Bedard with art by Diogenes Neves and cover by Ken Lashley. (Rant much Ben? Dude you need some pills or something!) The Authority baddie we were referring to was Seth, not Zed. 00:43:33 – Joe gives an update on other Wildstorm related sighting and tie-ins from the other DCU 52 issue #20’s that have released this month. 4/24 All-Star Western #19 – Stormwatch backup story (according to solicits, appears to conclude in July’s issue #22) 5/08 Deathstroke #20 – Last Issue: John Lynch and Majestic appearances to help end this title 00:47:01 – Joe continues by giving a run-down on the upcoming books and character appearances  in the new DCU relaunch. Remember, all these books are available digitally the same day as the print release at the DC section of www.comixology.com For the week of 6/05 STORMWATCH #21 While searching for the truth about the Kollective, the team runs straight into the arms of Lobo! (Subsequent issues usually scheduled for the first Wednesday of each month. Pick them up and join us at the end of the summer to discuss!) For the week of 5/22 ALL-STAR WESTERN #20 And in the backup story, a never before seen Stormwatch team takes the spotlight! 00:49:50 – Joe gives some quick shout out’s starting with Chris Striker’s The Higher Authority’s message boards Clark’s Bar to continue the Wildstorm integration discussions among long time Wildstorm fans at http://theauthority.ws.  Also check out our friends of the show, the Image Addiction podcast as they cover new releases from Image Comics and The Savage FINcast as they cover The Savage Dragon. Both can be found at http://www.imageaddiciton.net. Get twice the Valiant coverage now with our friends of the show from the Only the Valiant podcast at http://www.onlythevaliant.com. We also want to mention our friends over at www.culturalwormhole.com and their Valiant Future podcast where Joe now guest-hosts. 00:51:28 – Ben continues with the contact details as shown below.The opening music is “Universal Domain” by Dreamline which can be found at http://www.musicalley.com. Contact info: Joe: http://twitter.com/joedavidsoliz (I have changed my Twitter) Wildstorm Addiction: http://twitter.com/wildstormaddict Post your comments for each episode on the wildstormaddiction.com! Email us: [email protected]. Facebook Fan Page: Wildstorm Addiction Podcast Fan Page Our show is now on Stitcher! Listen to us on your iPhone, Android Phone, Kindle Fire and other devices with Stitcher. Stitcher is Smart Radio for Your phone or tablet. Find it in your app store or at stitcher.com The latest episode is always available for you- no syncing needed… and no memory or storage wasted! Stitcher SmartRadio- The Smarter Way to listen to radio. (p.s. – We have two regular subscribers to the Stitcher feed. Glad I set this up!!) 00:53:10 – Joe will be at the big anime convention in Dallas called A-kon, May 31-June 2 helping promote my friend’s upcoming video game Mech Knight Chronicles which is from Dinosaur Games.  They can be found at www.dinosaurentertainment.com. We also got green-lit on Steam so if you have a Steam account please vote YES for us! http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=137877429 He’ll also be helping run the Icebreaker panel for newbies to the con.  We will also be doing a panel called Cosplay Combat where cosplayers can battle each other using giant D&D dice a friend of mine makes.  Dinosaur Games should also have a booth but I’m sure we’ll be carrying the giant sword prop from the game so it should be easy to spot us.

Subscribe to the show: RSS Feed | iTunes Show Notes: Welcome to another episode of Wildstorm Addiction! Our resident Wildstorm experts Joe David Soliz & Benjamin Murphy review Stormwatch #19, Ravagers #11, and Team 7 #7, as well as some other Wildstorm appearances in the new DCU 52. 00:00:00  – Joe welcomes everyone to episode #46 and gives his spoiler alerts warning. Remember, all written reviews on the website are spoiler free and usually get posted within a day of print release. This month on our “Friends of Wildstorm” series, where we bring on a lifelong or recently converted  fans of the Wildstorm Universe, we have Dave Bertrand a.k.a. DaveEB who is a regular at Clark’s Bar and can be seen spreading the Wildstorm love at the Comic Book Resource message boards sometimes too. Dave gives us a quick background on why and when he started following Wildstorm, which was the Wildstorm Rising crossover in 1994. 00:02:13  – Joe continues the slowing Wildstorm related news as it pertains to the current books in the DCU. We got even more previews from the DC Heroclix: Teen Titans set as they released pics of many of the Ravagers characters. Be sure to check those out if you haven’t already. The set is due in May. Bleeding Cool released a list of DC trades coming out for the rest of this year. In September we get Stormwatch Vol. 3 which collects #0, 13-18 and in December we have The Authority Vol. 2 HC which collects #13-29. Tom Strong returns this July in a 6 issue mini-series called Tom Strong and the Planet of Peril. Like Astro City which returns in June, Tom Strong was not a Wildstorm universe title but was published under the imprint. It will be written by Peter Hogan with art by Carl Sprouse and Karl Story. Jim Lee mentioned the Wildstorm integration into the New 52 at WonderCon in April. Quote from Comic Book Resources: “We haven’t had the best of luck with a lot of the Wildstorm stuff in the New 52,” Lee said in regards to seeing a WILDCats or Gen 13 series, “So I’d hold off on that.” 00:06:27 – Ben starts the monthly reviews off with the review of the new reimagining of Stormwatch with issue #19. Released on 4/03, written by Jim Starlin with art by Yvel Guichet and cover by Jim Starlin. 00:21:32 – Our guest and friend of the show, Dave Bertrand, keeps it going with the review of Team 7 #7. Released on 4/10, written by Justin Jordan with art by Pascal Alixe with cover by Ken Lashley. 00:33:12 – Joe gives his review of Ravagers #11. Released on 4/10, written by Michael Alan Nelson & Tony Bedard with art by Diogenes Neves and Geraldo Borges with cover by Ken Lashley. 00:41:49 – Ben gives an update on other Wildstorm related sighting and tie-ins from the other DCU 52 issue #19’s that have released this month. 3/27 All-Star Western #18 – Stormwatch backup story focusing on Doctor 13 4/10 Deathstroke #19 – John Lynch, Cole Cash, and Majestic appearances 00:46:06 – Ben continues by giving a run-down on the upcoming books and character appearances  in the new DCU relaunch. Remember, all these books are available digitally the same day as the print release at the DC section of www.comixology.com For the week of 5/01 STORMWATCH #20 Don’t say we didn’t warn you! The new StormWatch is even more bloodthirsty than the previous team! On their first off-planet mission, the new StormWatch has to prove itself-while Lobo is seduced by aliens! For the week of 5/08 RAVAGERS #12 (LAST ISSUE!) As Caitlin and Rose deal with the shocking revelation about their origins, Deathstroke takes down the remaining Ravagers. This is the end! TEAM 7 #8 (LAST ISSUE!) Revealed: What broke Team 7 apart—and set Black Canary, Amanda Waller, Deathstroke and Majestic on the rocky road they travel today? DEATHSTROKE #20 (LAST ISSUE!) The most accomplished cape-killer in the world gets the chance to add to his legacy when Deathstroke comes face to face with his daughter Rose and The Ravagers! For the week of 5/22 ALL-STAR WESTERN #20 And in the backup story, a never before seen Stormwatch team takes the spotlight! 00:47:45 – Joe gives some quick shout out’s starting with Chris Striker’s The Higher Authority’s message boards Clark’s Bar to continue the Wildstorm integration discussions amongst long time Wildstorm fans at http://theauthority.ws.  Also check out our friends of the show, the Image Addiction podcast as they cover new releases from Image Comics and The Savage FINcast as they cover The Savage Dragon. Both can be found at http://www.imageaddiciton.net And get twice the Valiant coverage now with our friends of the show from the Only the Valiant podcast at http://www.onlythevaliant.com (they just hit episode 100!). We also want to mention our friends over at www.culturalwormhole.com and their Valiant Future podcast where Joe now guest-hosts. 00:48:56 – Joe continues with the contact details as shown below.The opening music is “Universal Domain” by Dreamline which can be found at http://www.musicalley.com. Contact info: Dave Bertrand a.k.a DaveEB (Guest Host): http://webcomicsnation.com/specialdave/ where you can check out Dave’s webcomic about post-apocalyptic super-powered beings with special abilities and special physical challenges as well. Joe: http://twitter.com/joedavidsoliz (I have changed my Twitter) Wildstorm Addiction: http://twitter.com/wildstormaddict Post your comments for each episode on the wildstormaddiction.com! Email us: [email protected]. Facebook Fan Page: Wildstorm Addiction Podcast Fan Page Our show is now on Stitcher! Listen to us on your iPhone, Android Phone, Kindle Fire and other devices with Stitcher. Stitcher is Smart Radio for Your phone or tablet. Find it in your app store or at stitcher.com The latest episode is always available for you- no syncing needed… and no memory or storage wasted! Stitcher SmartRadio- The Smarter Way to listen to radio. 00:51:08 – Joe will be at Dallas Comic Con on Saturday May 18th helping promote his friend’s upcoming video game Mech Knight Chronicles which is from Dinosaur Games. They can be found at www.dinosaurentertainment.com. We also got greenlit on Steam so if you have a Steam account please vote YES for us! http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=137877429 And just to mention it early, Joe will also be at the big anime convention in Dallas called A-kon, May 31-June 2, promoting the game and also helping run the Icebreaker panel for newbies to the con. We may also be doing a panel called Cosplay Combat where cosplayers can battle each other using giant D&D dice a friend of mine makes. And at both cons I’m sure we’ll be carrying the giant sword prop from the game so it should be easy to spot us.

Subscribe to the show: RSS Feed | iTunes Show Notes: Welcome to another episode of Wildstorm Addiction! Our resident Wildstorm experts Joe David Soliz & Benjamin Murphy review Stormwatch #18, Ravagers #10, and Team 7 #6, as well as some other Wildstorm appearances in the new DCU 52. 00:00:00  – Ben welcomes everyone to episode #45 and gives his spoiler alerts warning. Remember, all written reviews on the website are spoiler free and usually get posted within a day of print release. This month on our “Friends of Wildstorm” series, where we bring on a lifelong or recently converted fans of the Wildstorm Universe we have Jill Johansen a.k.a. Raye from Clark’s Bar. Jill is one of the regular’s at Clark’s Bar and is one who gets some great in depth discussions going on at the boards. She’s also really good at keeping up with posting news and she is an avid Apollo and Midnighter fan. Jill, gives us a quick background on why and when you started following Wildstorm. 00:02:08  – Ben continues with plenty of Wildstorm related news as it pertains to the current books in the DCU. Our podcast is 3 years old! It’s hard to believe it’s been 3 years since we started out at the Comic Addiction and they let us spin off into our own podcast. Thanks to our podcast “fathers” Chris Partin and Michael Smith who still host the Image Addiction podcast. Artist Scott Clark passed away. He came on with the launch of the original Stormwatch in 1993 and was heavily associated with Wildstorm over the years. Most recently we covered his work on the Grifter title. He was only 43. Inker Dave Beaty, who we interviewed a couple of months ago, has come to our Grifter Facebook page and offered to add some behind the scenes material.  He recently added a couple of Scott Clark’s sketches for the book.  Find the Grifter fan page on Facebook and follow it so you can check it out. Superman: Unbound releases on DVD & Blu-ray on May 7th and it has a preview of the next DC animated movie, Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox. Grifter had a small role in the comic story Flashpoint so whether or not he’ll get a cameo in the movie remains to be seen. Newsarama reported that there will be a Planetary Omnibus, a comprehensive collection of the Warren Ellis/John Cassaday series that will include the core series as well as Planetary: Crossing Worlds. No release date announced yet. (thanks to John Pannozzi from Clark’s Bar for the info) Kurt Busiek’s Astro City returns with a new ongoing series in June. While not a Wildstorm Universe title, Astro City did make its debut under the Wildstorm imprint and had several mini-series afterward. Brett Booth snuck a picture of Backlash on the cover of Nightwing #21, where Booth will become the regular artist. And finally the DC Heroclix: Teen Titans set is out and we have first looks at some of Ravagers and Gen 13 figures in the news section of our site. Be sure to check those out if you haven’t already. 00:08:00 – Our guest and friend of the show, Jill Johansen, starts it off with the review of Stormwatch #18. Released on 3/06, written by Peter Milligan with art by Will Conrad and cover by Ken Lashley and Matt Yackey. 00:22:42 – Joe reviews Ravagers #10. Released on 3/13, written by Michael Alan Nelson with art by Ig Guara and Diogenes Neves, and cover by Ken Lashley. 00:38:15 – Ben gives his review of Team 7 #6. Released on 3/13, written by Jesus Merino and art by Pascal Alixe, Cliff Richards, Gui Balbi & Juan Castro with cover by Gary Frank,  Cam Smith, and Brad Anderson. 00:51:55 – Joe gives an update on other Wildstorm related sighting and tie-ins from the other DCU 52 issue #18’s that have released this month. 2/28 All-Star Western #17 – Stormwatch backup story 3/13 Deathstroke #18 – No Teen Titans nor Ravagers appearances (mention of John Lynch) 00:56:53 – Joe continues by giving a run-down on the upcoming books and character appearances  in the new DCU relaunch. Remember, all these books are available digitally the same day as the print release at the DC section of www.comixology.com For the week of 4/03 STORMWATCH #19 Team StormWatch is lost in a dimension shift—so what team will rise and take their place? For the week of 4/10 RAVAGERS #11 The latest creature to escape from N.O.W.H.E.R.E. brings death to The Ravagers—but is it animal, vegetable or mineral? TEAM 7 #7 What new member, who threatens to tear the team apart, is welcomed into The New 52? DEATHSTROKE #19 Which teens are the only ones deadly enough to stop Deathstroke? 00:58:42 – Ben gives some quick shout out’s starting with Chris Striker’s The Higher Authority’s message boards Clark’s Bar to continue the Wildstorm integration discussions amongst long time Wildstorm fans at http://theauthority.ws.  Also check out our friends of the show, the Image Addiction podcast as they cover new releases from Image Comics and The Savage FINcast as they cover The Savage Dragon. Both can be found at http://www.imageaddiciton.net And get twice the Valiant coverage now with our friends of the show from the Only the Valiant podcast at http://www.onlythevaliant.com and our friends over at www.culturalwormhole.com and their Valiant Future podcast. Joe guest-hosted Ep. 4 last month and will be on the upcoming Ep. 5 as well. 01:01:03 – Ben continues with the contact details as shown below.The opening music is “Universal Domain” by Dreamline which can be found at http://www.musicalley.com. Contact info: Jill Johansen (Guest Host): www.kentauroi.com where you can check out her artwork and her upcoming webcomic. Joe: http://twitter.com/joedavidsoliz (I have changed my Twitter) Wildstorm Addiction: http://twitter.com/wildstormaddict Post your comments for each episode on the wildstormaddiction.com! Email us at [email protected]. Facebook Fan Page: Wildstorm Addiction Podcast Fan Page Our show is now on Stitcher! Listen to us on your iPhone, Android Phone, Kindle Fire and other devices with Stitcher. Stitcher is Smart Radio for Your phone or tablet. Find it in your app store or at stitcher.com The latest episode is always available for you- no syncing needed… and no memory or storage wasted! Stitcher SmartRadio- The Smarter Way to listen to radio. Joe will be at Pax East in Boston, Massachusetts March 22-24 helping to promote his friend’s upcoming video game Mech Knight Chronicles which is frm Dinosaur Games. They can be found at www.dinosaurentertainment.com.

Subscribe to the show: RSS Feed | iTunes Show Notes: Welcome to another episode of Wildstorm Addiction! Our resident Wildstorm experts Joe David Soliz & Benjamin Murphy review Stormwatch #17, Ravagers #9, and Team 7 #5, as well as some other Wildstorm appearances in the new DCU 52. 00:00:00  – Joe welcomes everyone to episode #44 and gives his spoiler alerts warning. Remember, all written reviews on the website are spoiler free and usually get posted within a day of print release. This our first of hopefully many, “Friends of Wildstorm” episodes where we bring on a lifelong or recently converted fan of the Wildstorm Universe. They hash out the recent news, issues, and give us their reviews right along side of us. There is no better way to start off this inaugural endeavor than by starting it off with thee O.G. Wildstorm fan himself, Chris Striker. Founder of theauthority.ws and stormwatch.ws fansites, as well as the numero uno hangout for Wildstorm fans far and wide, the Clark’s Bar comics forum. 00:02:16  – Joe continues with plenty of Wildstorm related news as it pertains to the current books in the DCU. First up, the original Stormwatch #1 launched 20 years ago in 1993. Happy Anniversary to our favorite protectors of the planet! Jim Starlin revealed his gatefold cover for April’s Stormwatch #19 and it lived up to it’s WTF certified status (which is what all the covers for April were marked as). There is an alternate version of Apollo and Midnighter (whether or not these are the actual Wildstorm versions remains to be seen but their costumes are a dead ringer) and we get the New 52 debut of Hellstrike. We also get a male Engineer and a new century baby called Jenny Soul. Three other new characters are the identified as Storm Control, the Forecaster, and Starlin’s own creation called The Weird. Source via: ComicBookResources And if that’s not enough Stormwatch for you, All-Star Western #20 has another Stormwatch back-up. Be sure to pick up All-Star Western #17 on February 27th to see the first Stormwatch back-up! And now after all of the good news, we’re here to turn it around and continue the crotch kicking that has become the norm as a regular Wildstorm fan… Not one, but TWO titles are being cancelled with Team 7 and Ravagers in May! Talk about WTF!! I guess I jinxed us when I said we were going to be the Stormwatch podcast. BUT the Team 7 #8 solicit released a spoiler when it mentions Majestic as one of the characters that parts ways with the others in this issue. Deathstroke is also being cancelled but issues 18, 19, & 20 will feature the Ravagers. DC Comics Editor-In-Chief Bob Harras: “We have plans. We have Beast Boy in there, we have Terra, you’re going to see them in other titles in upcoming months. Caitlin Fairchild, you’re going to learn things about her — so again, not to sound like a broken record, but these characters will be ongoing. We have interesting things planned for them, and I think some of them will be very surprising.” The Wildstorm Resource Wiki is dead for now.  It was shut down on us with no warning and the creator James has tried to contact Wetpaint with no luck.  Their could be a variety of reasons why they shut us down, we could have been using too much space under the free service, Wetpaint also just got bought out and seems to have been re-branded as a TV-only Wiki.  Whatever the reason, the chances of us recovering the Wiki are slim to none at this point. (GRRRR!!!! We may be able to scrape it by hand from the wayback machine… Let’s go troops we have some work to do! Last snapshot was in July of 2012) http://web.archive.org/web/20120721014549/http://wildstormresource.wetpaint.com/ 00:08:39 – our guest and friend of the show, Chris Striker, starts it off with the review of Stormwatch #17. Released on 2/06, written by Peter Milligan with art and cover by Will Conrad. 00:17:48 – Ben reviews Ravagers #9. Released on 2/13, written by Michael Alan Nelson with art by Ig Guara and cover by Ken Lashley. 00:30:03 – Joe gives his review of Team 7 #5. Released on 2/13, written by Jesus Merino & Nei Ruffino and Pascal Alixe & Nathan Erying with cover by Gary Frank & Cam Smith. (MAJESTIC destroyed an entire country!?!?! Are we going to get to see him?!?!) 00:48:22 – Ben gives an update on other Wildstorm related sighting and tie-ins from the other DCU 52 issue #17’s that have released this month. 2/06 Young Romance: A New 52 Valentine’s Day Special #1 – Apollo and Midnighter, “Seoul Brothers” 00:49:17 – Ben continues by giving a run-down on the upcoming books and character appearances  in the new DCU relaunch. Remember, all these books are available digitally the same day as the print release at the DC section of www.comixology.com For the week of 3/06 STORMWATCH #18 The team battles one of their own for their very survival! The relationship of Midnighter and Apollo hits a rough patch when the Amazon-like Zealot joins the team! For the week of 3/13 RAVAGERS #10 Someone claiming to be Terra’s brother comes to the team. Unfortunately, Deathstroke the Terminator isn’t far behind him! The Ravagers are having serious trust issues already, so a visit from the world’s deadliest assassin certainly won’t help! TEAM 7 #6 In the tale from the recent past, Team 7 is on a mission to rescue Caitlin Fairchild when a team member dies! And in the present day, Deathstroke hunts down his former Team 7 partners! But why? DEATHSTROKE #18 Finally! Deathstroke vs. The Teen Titans! You want more? You got more, as The Ravagers join the fight! 00:50:01 – Joe gives some quick shout out’s starting with Chris Striker’s The Higher Authority’s message boards Clark’s Bar to continue the Wildstorm integration discussions amongst long time Wildstorm fans at http://theauthority.ws.  Also check out our friends of the show, the Image Addiction podcast as they cover new releases from Image Comics and The Savage FINcast as they cover The Savage Dragon. Both can be found at http://www.imageaddiciton.net And get twice the Valiant coverage now with our friends of the show from the Only the Valiant podcast at http://www.onlythevaliant.com and our friends over at www.culturalwormhole.com and their Valiant Future podcast. I guest-hosted episode #3 last month and will be on the upcoming episode #4 as well. 00:00:00 – Joe continues with the contact details as shown below. The opening music is “Universal Domain” by Dreamline which can be found at http://www.musicalley.com. Contact info: Joe: http://twitter.com/joedavidsoliz (I have changed my Twitter) Wildstorm Addiction: http://twitter.com/wildstormaddict Post your comments for each episode on the wildstormaddiction.com! Email us at [email protected]. Facebook Fan Page: Wildstorm Addiction Podcast Fan Page Our show is now on Stitcher! Listen to us on your iPhone, Android Phone, Kindle Fire and other devices with Stitcher. Stitcher is Smart Radio for Your phone or tablet. Find it in your app store or at stitcher.com The latest episode is always available for you- no syncing needed… and no memory or storage wasted! Stitcher SmartRadio- The Smarter Way to listen to radio. Joe will be at Pax East in Boston, Massachusetts March 22-24 helping to promote his friend’s upcoming video game Mech Knight Chronicles which is from Dinosaur Games. They can be found at www.dinosaurentertainment.com.

Subscribe to the show: RSS Feed | iTunes Show Notes: Welcome to a special episode of Wildstorm Addiction! Our resident Wildstorm experts Joe David Soliz & Benjamin Murphy cover Wizard World Austin and give an interview to the current artist on Stormwatch, Will Conrad. Also friend of the show and co-host of the Only the Valiant Podcast, Chiclo stops by for a chat with Joe about the introduction of Wildstorm into the new DCU 52. 00:00:53  – Ben welcomes everyone to a special episode #40.5 and turns the show over to Joe. 00:01:19  – Joe introduces us to his weekend at Wizard World Austin and gives us all the news he’s learned from it. Wizard World-Austin, 3rd year (used to be held in Arlington) Artist Booth-Roy Gonzales, you can check out his work at http://roygonzales.deviantart.com/ Also helped promote my friend Jesse Sosa’s new video game company Dinosaur Games and we showcased their upcoming game, MechKnight Chronicles which I’m helping with story and character backgrounds.  You can find them at http://www.dinosaurentertainment.com/ Grifter cosplay (check out Joe’s comic con recap post for photos) Thanks to all the Image Addiction listeners who have given our podcast a try.  Our downloads have almost tripled in just a few days! 00:05:17 – Joe interviews current artist of Stormwatch, Will Conrad. 00:17:11 – Joe thanks Will again and recaps the interview a bit. Unfortunately he didn’t take any Stormwatch issues to get signed by Will but did score free V.I.P. lithograph thanks to friend of the show, Chiclo from Only the Valiant podcast who attended the show.  We did first podcast crossover as I shared my thoughts on the Valiant books and Chiclo shared his thoughts on the Wildstorm stuff in DC. 00:18:59 – Joe catches up with friend of the show and co-host of the Only the Valiant Podcast, Chiclo stops by for a chat with Joe about the introduction of Wildstorm into the new DCU 52. 00:37:34 – Joe wraps up his conversation with Chiclo and agrees that we can’t get a break with all of the Wildstorm titles getting pulled out from under us. 00:40:00 – Ben gives a shout out to Chris Striker, of the TheAuthority.ws and Stormwatch.ws websites. Remember to visit The Higher Authority’s message boards Clark’s Bar to continue the Wildstorm integration discussions among long time Wildstorm fans at theauthority.ws. Be sure to check out our friends of the show, the Image Addiction podcast as they cover new releases from Image Comics and the Only the Valiant podcast as they cover the re-launching of Valiant Comics which current titles include X-O Manowar, Harbinger, Bloodshot, Archer & Armstrong, and Shadowman. The opening music is “Universal Domain” by Dreamline which can be found at http://www.musicalley.com. Contact info: Joe: http://twitter.com/grifter78 Wildstorm Addiction: http://twitter.com/wildstormaddict Post your comments for each episode on the wildstormaddiction.com! Email us at [email protected]. Facebook Fan Page: Wildstorm Addiction Podcast Fan Page Our show is now on Stitcher! Listen to us on your iPhone, Android Phone, Kindle Fire and other devices with Stitcher. Stitcher is Smart Radio for Your phone or tablet. Find it in your app store or at stitcher.com The latest episode is always available for you- no syncing needed… and no memory or storage wasted! Stitcher SmartRadio- The Smarter Way to listen to radio

Subscribe to the show: RSS Feed | iTunes Show Notes: Welcome to another episode of Wildstorm Addiction! Our resident Wildstorm experts Joe David Soliz & Benjamin Murphy review the DCU “The Culling” crossover of Teen Titans Annual #1, Superboy #9, Legion Lost #9 and Teen Titans #9 as well as the spin-off from the Culling crossover and the only new title from the new DCU 52 Ravagers #1. 00:00:34  – Ben welcomes everyone to a special episode #35 for the month of June 2012 and gives his spoiler alerts warning. Remember, all written reviews on the website are spoiler free unless otherwise noted and usually get posted within a day of print release. 00:02:25 – Joe gives an overview of Teen Titans Annual #1 (Part 1 of 4, “The Culling”), released on 5/02, written by Scott Lobdell and Tom DeFalco with art and cover by Brett Booth. This was a long issue and Joe did an epic job giving this review! (Even though I told him to keep it tight ;-P) 00:22:43 – Ben summarizes Superboy #9 (Part 2 of 4, “Lost Claws”) released on 5/09, written by Scott Lobdell with art by R.B. Silva. This issue focuses on Superboy’s part in this fight and his mental tug of war of which side of the fight he truly should be part of. 00:30:34 – Joe tries to breeze through Legion Lost #9 (Part 3 of 4, “Unbeatable”) released on 5/09, written by Tom DeFalco with art by Pete Woods. This is Joe’s first ever Legion Lost issue he has read which focuses on the team and why Harvest brought them into this fight and possibly this century! 00:37:54 – Ben blurbs Teen Titans #9 (Part 4 of 4, “If This be Victory!”) released on 5/23, written by Scott Lobdell with art by Ig Guara and cover by Brett Booth. 00:45:11 – Joe gives a brief review of the Ravagers #1 (Part 5 of 4?, “Children of Destiny”) released on 5/30, written by Howard Mackie with art by and cover by Ian Churchill. 00:54:01 – Ben and Joe each summarize their thoughts about the books and the multi-title crossover as a whole. 00:57:05 – Ben gives a run-down on the upcoming books and character appearances in the new DCU relaunch. Remember, all these books are available digitally the same day as the print release at the DC section of www.comixology.com. For the week of 6/06 STORMWATCH #10 – Welcoming the art team of IGNACIO CALERO and SEAN PARSONS as a new epic begins! HARRY TANNER returns to take on STORMWATCH! More secrets of the team’s past are revealed! RED LANTERNS #10 – Welcome new artist MIGUEL SEPULVEDA, continued from last month’s STORMWATCH #9! BLEEZ and the rest of the surviving RED LANTERNS head for ZAMARON to confront the STAR SAPPHIRES about their role in the poisoning of the RED POWER LANTERN. For the week of 6/13 GRIFTER #10 – GRIFTER faces off against the DAEMONITES alongside DEATHBLOW and CHESHIRE! SUPERBOY #10 – WONDER GIRL, SOLSTICE, RED ROBIN, KID FLASH and BUNKER all guest-star in a story that connects to this month’s TEEN TITANS #10. Don’t miss SUPERBOY and WONDER GIRL, lost in an ancient world – with no adult supervision! DEMON KNIGHTS #10 – Part two of “ASSAULT ON AVALON!” While searching for MERLIN (Adam One), our heroes find KING ARTHUR…both of him! RAVAGERS #2 – Starring FAIRCHILD, THUNDER, LIGHTNING, RIDGE, BEAST BOY and TERRA! Trying to hide in the “real world” while on the run from N.O.W.H.E.R.E. and its agents proves difficult for teen metas who stand out in a crowd! If they’re going to survive, these young heroes had better be ready to fight! For the week of 6/27 VOODOO #10 – “DEAD CITY” begins as PRIS and the BLACK RAZORS pursue VOODOO into outer space! Is the Dead City really dead? If so, how do you explain the mutated DAEMONITES attacking from every direction? TEEN TITANS #10 – THE TEEN TITANS LOST in an inner-world! What did SOLSTICE learn from the LEGION LOST team during THE CULLING? Hint: It has to do with the mystery surrounding KID FLASH’S origin! BUNKER confronts RED ROBIN about the missing SKITTER! DINOSAURS – and a new threat! 00:57:37 – Joe continues with a shout out to Chris Striker, of the Higher Authority and Stormwatch.ws websites. Remember to visit The Higher Authority’s message boards Clark’s Bar to continue the Wildstorm integration discussions amongst long time Wildstorm fans at theauthority.ws. The opening music is “Universal Domain” by Dreamline which can be found at http://www.musicalley.com. Contact info: Joe: http://twitter.com/grifter78 Wildstorm Addiction: http://twitter.com/wildstormaddict Post your comments for each episode on the wildstormaddiction.com! Email us at [email protected]. Facebook Fan Page: Wildstorm Addiction Podcast Fan Page

Subscribe to the show: RSS Feed | iTunes Show Notes: The threat of Daemonites is spreading across the DCU. It started with Grifter, the man the Daemonites have come to fear. Then the mysterious woman Voodoo, whose allegiances towards the Daemonites begins to come into question. Now, the Daemonites will be paying Stormwatch a visit. But the next step in the Daemonites plot is to send their leader Helspont after the Man of Steel himself. Join us on the Wildstorm Addiction podcast as our coverage of the integration of the WSU into the DCU kicks it up to the next level as the Daemonites begin their invasion. Visit us at www.wildstormaddiction.com where you can listen to our podcast, read spoiler-free reviews, and catch up on creator interviews. Because when the Daemonites arrive, no one will be safe. Are you ready? Contact info: Joe: http://twitter.com/grifter78 Wildstorm Addiction: http://twitter.com/wildstormaddict Post your comments for each episode on the wildstormaddiction.com! Email us at [email protected].

Subscribe to the show: RSS Feed | iTunes Show Notes: Welcome to another episode of Wildstorm Addiction! Our resident Wildstorm experts Joe David Soliz & Benjamin Murphy review the new DCU version of Stormwatch #1 along with a special guest Chris Striker of the Higher Authority website. 00:00:34  – Joe welcomes everyone to our monumental episode #25 and introduces our special guest for the evening, Chris Stiker, of the Higher Authority website. He also runs the infamous message board from the Higher Authority website, Clark’s Bar: http://theauthority.ws/clarksbar/ Note: It wouldn’t be an interview podcast without technical difficulties. This time I had to put up with being in the “Eye of the Storm” during the podcast recording. Thank goodness the internet held up even though the lights were flickering! 00:01:49 – Joe welcomes Chris on board the podcast and jumps right into reviewing the introduction of the Wildstorm Universe and characters into the DCU with some of the cameos of Grifter and other potential WSU characters in the Flashpoint series this past June through August. Wildstorm in Flashpoint 00:02:28 – Flashpoint #3 (Grifter appearance) 00:05:42 – Lois Lane and the Resistance #2 & 3 (Grifter’s Introduction) 00:05:52 – Flashpoint #5 (Flashpoint Grifter’s demise) 00:07:15 – Flashpoint: Deathstroke and the curse of the Ravager (Jenny Blitz is an alternate Jenny Quantum?) 00:09:19 – Flashpoint: Project Superman (White haired man is an alternate Apollo?) 00:10:51 – Was the Flashpoint series rushed to get to the reboot? 00:12:36 – Was this the best way to introduce the Wildstorm characters into the new DCU? 00:17:15 – Ben reviews the DCU version of Stormwatch #1 written by Paul Cornell and art by Miguel Sepulveda. 00:24:44 – Joe gives his thoughts on the first iteration of the DCU version of Stormwatch. 00:31:03 – Chris Striker gives his professional Wildstorm wikipedia brain insight into the new look and feel for The Authority Stormwatch. 00:34:16 – Joe feeds off of some of Chris’ thoughts and ideas on the issue. 00:34:55 – Visit our friends at http://earthsmightiestpodcast.libsyn.com/ 00:37:29 -Joe gives an update on the Wildstorm related books and character appearances in the new DCU relaunch. Remember, all these books are available digitally the same day as the print release at the DC section of www.comixology.com For the week of 9/14 STORMWATCH #1 A GOD SOMEWHERE: NEW EDITION For the week of 9/14 GRIFTER #1 SUPERBOY #1 (Caitlin Fairchild appearance!!!! LINK) For the week of 9/28 SUPERMAN #1 VOODOO #1 00:38:19 – Joe gives a shout out to Franky de Jesus over at the Eye of the Storm Podcast and visit Clark’s Bar at Higher Authority and Stormwatch.ws (coming soon!) to discuss the Wildstorm characters in the DCU. The official DC Stormwatch message boards. 00:41:26 – Ben gives the contact details as shown below. The opening music is “Universal Domain” by Dreamline which can be found at http://www.musicalley.com. Contact info: Joe: http://twitter.com/grifter78 Wildstorm Addiction: http://twitter.com/wildstormaddict Post your comments for each episode on the wildstormaddiction.com! Email us at [email protected].

Subscribe to the show: RSS Feed | iTunes Show Notes: Welcome to another episode of Wildstorm Addiction! Our resident Wildstorm experts Joe David Soliz & Benjamin Murphy talk about the new DCU version of Voodoo on an exclusive interview with writer Ron Marz. (Ron Marz photo courtesy of Luigi Novi) 00:00:35  – Ben welcomes everyone to Episode #24 and introduces our special guest for the evening, Ron Marz, writer of Voodoo. Note: It wouldn’t be an interview podcast without technical difficulties. This time our interviewee is on a standard telephone which is a first for us, so the quality may not be the best. However Joe was having major internet slow downs so he may pop in and out of certain conversations. You’ll have to excuse his loudness at times. 00:01:10 – Joe welcomes Ron and thanks him for being on our show. 00:01:22 – [WA – Joe] You have done some great things for the industry(the famous Emerald Twilight story which introduced Kyle Rayner, CrossGen, the revitalization of the Top Cow Universe, just to name a few), but where did it all begin? How did you get your start in the industry? 00:01:41 – [Ron] I was kinda led by the hand by Jim Starlin who was in the industry long before I began writing. We just happened to live in the same area and ended up at the same parties. I had been working as a sports writer, but he suggested the idea of writing comics to put food on the table. He threw me into the deep end of the pool by giving me Silver Surfer as my first monthly assignment. 00:02:38 – [WA – Ben] Because you’ve been in the business so long, many people look towards you as their influence. But who/what are some of your influences as a writer? 00:02:48 – [Ron] As far as comics goes Starlin is right up there since he sorta gave me a crash course into comics. It’s certainly a learned skill and there is a lack of visual writing in comics these days for the artist. Jim definitely showed me the ropes on comics. Alan Moore and Frank Miller in the 80s. Beyond that Stephen King, Charles Dickens, Robert E. Howard, Tolkien. In my youth I read more novels than I did comics. A lot of my background comes from prose. 00:04:50 – [WA – Ben] What made you decide to take on Voodoo?  Is she a favorite character? I know you’ve worked in the Wildstorm Universe in the past so I’m wondering what stood out in order for you to take on Voodoo. After talking to Jim Lee at last year’s New York Comic Con he promised that Wildstorm would be back in some form, and it seems as though he may be protecting some of his favorite characters that he created. So that’s why we want to know why you chose to take on Voodoo. 00:05:27 – [Ron] It’s pretty simple, I got a call on a Friday afternoon and was told that we have this book do I want to write it. It’s pretty well know that I was one of the later writers brought into the whole relaunch. I like that it’s a character that doesn’t have any pre-existing baggage in terms of having to stick to any previous continuity. Just the fact in being involved in the DC relaunch. I think it’s a bold step forward for what we’re doing as an industry. Non-hardcore readers are going to be affected by the fact that these books are available the same day digitally as they are on the stands. Being a part of this move is really exciting for me. So all of that played a factor into it. And the other aspect was, Sami Basri who I had worked with on some Witchblade issues. I’m a fan of his and was excited to work with him again. What he’s doing now, I’m stunned about. The level of work that he’s doing now is spectacular. 00:09:19 – [WA – Ben] I have a follow-up to the pricing for the relaunch. Is the idea on the retail side that DC will do poly bagged editions with the digital codes and the newsstand editions living side-by-side on the local shelves forever or just for the launch? 00:10:02 – [Ron]  I have no idea, I’m not plugged into that side of it, I think it’s mostly just the Justice League launch. I certainly understand the brick and mortar retailers being upset. DC is really going out of its way to include the local shops in the relaunch and its business plan going forward. It’s a really interesting time in the business because we’re on the cusp of deciding where that delivery mechanism goes. I don’t think anyone has the answer, but I think it’s obvious that the digital aspect is going to have an increasingly large aspect of how people get their comics. I admire DC for striking out on this path and trying to bring readers back into the fold through the digital outreach. And I also admire them for not just kicking the retailers to the curb. I think it’s an important step for comics to be a little less of a niche entertainment medium and a little bit more mass media. The honest truth is we don’t know where this is going to go. It’s exciting and it’s scary at the same time. 00:16:47 – [WA – Joe] How much collaboration did you have as far as designs and story elements with Sami Basri? Over in Stormwatch, Apollo and Midnighter got some very noticeable redesigns. From what little we’ve seen of Voodoo she doesn’t seem to be redesigned very much. Can you discuss why that is? 00:17:24 – [Ron] Sami Basri is in Indonesia, he’s literally on the other side of the world for me. But frankly more and more that’s the situation because of the leaps in technology. You are working with guys on the other side of the world that may not even speak the same language. It’s weird some of my best friends are on the other side of the world that I never really see. It’s a different way of working than comics have never really been done. I’m not in contact with Sami every day. The level of collaboration really depends on how that particular partnership works best. In terms of Voodoo’s design, we aren’t really approaching Voodoo as a superhero. So we aren’t really approaching her design as such. Some of the promo artwork they chose show that she’s at stripper, or at least we think that she is. That’s something that was a part of her previous incarnation and very much a part of the background character in Wildcats. That was an aspect that I wanted to keep, at least for a while, in the book. Working as an exotic dancer aspect might not be what everyone thinks it is. There’s a reason for it that’s part of the story which will be revealed as we go. I think the book is unapologetically sexy within the bounds of a teen rated book. 00:22:11 – [WA – Ben] That’s something that Joe and I were wondering. There is a concern amongst Wildstorm fans that the WSU characters will be watered-down for the DCU integration. Since Voodoo is a stripper we were wondering how it’s going to fit, so thanks for shedding some light on it. 00:22:46  – [WA – Ron]  I don’t want to give too much away but this is an espionage book in a lot of ways, Voodoo is the spy, she’s an espionage agent. We don’t know who she is working for initially.  It’s not exactly the same character that appeared in the Wildstorm Universe. There will be some aspects to her that will be new. Voodoo is naturally seen as an outsider as far as the readership goes. And I wanted to use that as part of the story as a point of view character as we explore what the DCU is now. 00:25:58 – [WA – Joe] Voodoo has always been part of action books but as a solo character will her stories be more character-driven or will there be a mix of action too? 00:26:22 – [Ron] If you are only getting action in a book or only getting character in a book, you are only getting half a meal anyway. I didn’t exactly say she’s the good guy all of the time either… 00:30:31 – [WA – Ben] Are there any Wildstorm characters that we will be seeing coming into these books or are there any Wildstorm characters that you’d love to write into them? 00:30:51 – [Ron] Some things that have appeared in Wildstorm books will be in the Voodoo books. As we move forward there are some other characters I’d like to bring in here and there, but not at the expense of showing DCU characters as well. One of the cool things is having that mix and how it all shakes out. She will be a character that grows and evolves over the first year. 00:32:25 – [WA – Joe] There are some people out there who are very excited about the book, but there are some who are not. What would you say to them to get them to give this book a try? 00:33:44 – [Ron] Do you mean there are cynical fans on the internet? I am shocked! I think we are doing really damn good book, in fact I know we are doing a damn good book! I have a pretty good self-critical eye. This is absolutely an edge book. There are things in issue one and two that I didn’t think we’d be able to do. The sexy stuff is sexy and the violent stuff is violent, we aren’t soft pedaling this stuff. 00:40:21 – [WA – Ben] We usually wrap this up with a loaded fun question. Voodoo has always been a magically and spiritually driven character so Voodoo vs. Zatanna: Who wins and why? 00:40:51 – [Ron] Voodoo. Why would I pick the character I don’t write? 00:41:22 – [WA – Joe] Joe thanks Ron once again for joining us and wraps up the interview. 00:42:02 -Joe gives an update on Wildstorm character appearances in the DCU Flashpoint mini-series leading up to the DCU relaunch. For the week of 7/6 FLASHPOINT #3 (Introduction of Grifter) FLASHPOINT: THE WORLD OF FLASHPOINT #2 (OF 3) (Grifter cameo in large group) For the week of 7/20 WELCOME TO TRANQUILITY: ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE TPB For the week of 7/27 FLASHPOINT: LOIS LANE AND THE RESISTANCE #2 (OF 3) (Introduction of Grifter) For the week of 8/3 FLASHPOINT: THE WORLD OF FLASHPOINT #3 (OF 3) For the week of 8/24 FLASHPOINT: LOIS LANE AND THE RESISTANCE #3 (OF 3) For the week of 9/14 STORMWATCH #1 A GOD SOMEWHERE: NEW EDITION For the week of 9/14 GRIFTER #1 For the week of 9/28 SUPERMAN #1 VOODOO #1 00:44:10 – After Ben gives the contact info Joe has “one, more, thing” to discuss. He suggests that if you’d like to discuss the new Wildstorm integration into the DCU that you check out Wildstorm Superfan Chris Striker’s message board from the Higher Authority website, Clark’s Bar: http://theauthority.ws/clarksbar/ The opening music is “Universal Domain” by Dreamline which can be found athttp://www.musicalley.com. Contact info: Joe: http://twitter.com/grifter78 Wildstorm Addiction: http://twitter.com/wildstormaddict Post your comments for each episode on the wildstormaddiction.com! Email us at [email protected].

Subscribe to the show: RSS Feed | iTunes Show Notes: Welcome to the final episode of Wildstorm Addiction! Joe David Soliz and Ben Murphy bring you Wildstorm reviews and news for the weeks of December 22nd and 29th 2010. Reviews including Wildcats #30 and X-files/30 Days of Night #6 (of 6)! 00:00:35 – Joe welcomes everyone to Episode #22 for the weeks of December 22nd and 29th 2010. 00:00:47 – Joe breaks the news that this will likely be our last episode. He also goes over some Wildstorm alumni news. Tim Seeley is doing Antman, Adam Beechen is writing Batman Beyond, and Rebekah Isaacs is creating Magus. Even the official Wildstorm blog, The Bleed, says goodbye with year end notes from Hank Kanalz, Ben Abernathy, and even  Jim Lee. Spoiler alerts warning, but all the written Wildstorm reviews at the site are spoiler free unless otherwise noted. 00:03:10 – Ben reviews the final issue of X-files/30 Days of Night #6 (of 6). Written by Steve Niles & Adam Jones with art by Tom Mandrake and cover by Andrea Sorrentino. 00:12:10 – Joe sums up his thoughts on the X-files/30 Days of Night crossover that Steve Niles and Adam Jones gave us. 00:17:08 – Joe reviews Wildcats #30 written by Adam Beechen with art by Mike S. Miller and cover by Jheremy Raapack and Richard Friend. 00:26:39 – Ben can’t come to grips with the end of his youth. He picked up that very first issue of WildC.A.T.S when he was 12 years old and hasn’t stop believing and Grifterizing! 00:28:48 – Ben gives you both the print and digital Wildstorm Releases for the weeks of 12/22 and 12/29. For the week of 12/22 RATCHET AND CLANK #4 (OF 6) TELARA CHRONICLES #4 (OF 4) WORLD OF WARCRAFT: CURSE OF THE WORGEN #2 (OF 5) For the week of 12/29 END OF NATIONS #3 (OF 4) GEARS OF WAR #15 RED: EYES ONLY New digital comic offerings (courtesy of comixology.com) $0.99-$1.99 Ex Machina #23-24 Mysterious: The Unfathomable #5-6 Planetary #22-23 Sleeper: Season Two #3-4 The Authority Vol. 1 #11-12 The Telara Chronicles #3 World of Warcraft #6-7 World of Warcraft: Curse of the Worgen #2 Missed Issues from Episode #21: The Authority Vol. 1 #10 The Authority vs. Lobo: Jingle Hell $1.99 Chuck #6 Ex Machina #21-22 Mysterious: The Unfathomable #4 Planetary #21 Sleeper: Season Two #2 Welcome to Tranquility #12 World of Warcraft #5 00:30:33 – Ben and Joe give you their thoughts on the entire year podcasting the end of Wildstorm and what it meant to us. 00:34:55 – The guys invite Chris Striker of The Authority.ws and Clark’s Bar fame onto the podcast and have a final drink in honor of Wildstorm. This audio is un-edited and may have loud popping noises and the content may be PG-13. The opening and closing music is “Universal Domain” by Dreamline which can be found at http://www.musicalley.com. Contact info: Joe: http://twitter.com/grifter78 Wildstorm Addiction: http://twitter.com/wildstormaddict Post your comments for each episode on the wildstormaddiction.com! Email us at [email protected]. Ex Machina #23-24 Mysterious: The Unfathomable #5-6 Planetary #22-23 Sleeper: Season Two #3-4 The Authority Vol. 1 #11-12 The Telara Chronicles #3 World of Warcraft #6-7 World of Warcraft: Curse of the Worgen #2

Subscribe to the show: RSS Feed | iTunes Show Notes: Welcome to another episode of Wildstorm Addiction! Joe David Soliz and Ben Murphy bring you Wildstorm reviews and news for the weeks of December 8th and 15th 2010. Reviews including Welcome to Tranquility: One Foot in the Grave #6, Ides of Blood #5 (of 6), and Gen 13 #39! 00:00:35 – Ben welcomes everyone to Episode #21 for the weeks of December 8th and 15th 2010. 00:00:45 – Spoiler alerts warning, but all the written Wildstorm reviews at the site are spoiler free unless otherwise noted. Ben calls out Joe for not giving us ratings on the written reviews he does for the site on the last books of each of the Wildstorm Universe series titles. 00:01:35 – Joe gives a shout out to one of Wildstorm’s most talented recent alumns in Rebekah Isaacs. Both he and I picked up her first issue of Magus #1 from 12 Gauge Comics. We both dug this first issue read which has the premise of “Where were you when the magic came back?” But we were sold on it with Rebekah’s art. 00:02:17 – Joe reviews Welcome to Tranquility: One Foot in the Grave #6 Written by Gail Simone, art by Horacio Domingues and cover by Neil Googe. 00:10:49 – Ben loved Gail’s second run with Welcome to Tranquility. It’s great that we were able to get to see this interesting twist on a superhero city one more time before the Wildstorm imprint/universe ended. 00:12:13 – Ben gripes about how the Batman preview is located at the final page of each Wildstorm title ending this month and it is kind of confusing. The 18 years of Wildstorm fan thank you page is awesome and we appreciate it! This page would have fit much better next to the last page of the story in his opinion. 00:13:30 – Joe has some more unanswered questions about the ending of Tranquility. 00:15:06 – Ben reviews Ides of Blood #5 (of 6) written by Stuart C. Paul, art by Christian Duce and cover by Michael Geiger. 00:30:37 – Joe can’t believe that sales of Ides of Blood are so low because this book rocks! Go freaking pick it up people because it may never get traded!!! 00:36:24 – Joe reviews the final issue of Gen 13 #39 written by Phil Hester, art by Cruddie Toran, and an epic cover by Dustin Nguyen. Joe starts off by reminiscing a little bit about the first issue of the original Gen 13 mini series in 1994. 00:44:18 – Ben wraps up his feelings regarding the final issue of the Gen crew. 00:47:54 – Ben gives you both the print and digital Wildstorm Releases for the weeks of 12/8 and 12/15. For the week of 12/8 FREE REALMS BOOK 2 KANE AND LYNCH #4 WILDSTORM PRESENTS: PLANETARY – LOST WORLDS For the week of 12/15 ASSASSIN’S CREED: THE FALL #2 (OF 3) TWO-STEP VICTORIAN UNDEAD II: SHERLOCK HOLMES VS. DRACULA #2 (OF 5) New digital comic offerings (courtesy of comixology.com) $0.99-$1.99 Chuck #5 The Authority Vol. 1 #9 Ex Machina #Special #2 Kane and Lynch #3 Mysterious: The Unfathomable #3 Planetary #20 Sleeper: Season Two #1 World of Warcraft #4 00:49:26 – Joe gives you are contact info which you will find below and says good night. The opening and closing music is “Universal Domain” by Dreamline which can be found at http://www.musicalley.com. Contact info: Joe: http://twitter.com/grifter78 Wildstorm Addiction: http://twitter.com/wildstormaddict Post your comments for each episode on the wildstormaddiction.com! Email us at [email protected].

Subscribe to the show: RSS Feed | iTunes Show Notes: Welcome to another episode of Wildstorm Addiction! Joe David Soliz and Ben Murphy bring you Wildstorm reviews and news for the weeks of November 17th, 24th and December 1st 2010. Reviews including Wildcats #29, Ides of Blood #4 (of 6), X-files/30 Days of Night #5 (of 6) , and the Authority #29! 00:00:35 – Joe welcomes everyone to Episode #20 for the weeks of November 17th, 24th and December 1st 2010. 00:00:47 – Joe gives a quick Wildstorm Bleed posting update. Marc Silvestri and Eric Larsen variant cover for the 2006 Morrison/Lee WildCats #1-2: WorldStorm Series were posted supposedly as a gift to Wildstorm fans. These will not likely ever be published in print. 00:01:37 – Spoiler alerts warning, but all the written Wildstorm reviews at the site are spoiler free unless otherwise noted. 00:01:54 – Joe reviews Ides of Blood #4 (of 6) written by Stuart C. Paul, art by Christian Duce and cover by Michael Geiger. 00:09:00 – Ben loves, loves, loves Ides of Blood! Wow did we get some great creator owned series to read and review at the end of the Wildstorm run! I’ll quote myself from the podcast, “fantastic from beginning to end!” 00:10:33 – Ben reviews Wildcats #29 written by Adam Beechen with art by Mike S. Milller and cover by Tim Seeley & Allen Martinez. 00:23:21 – Joe feels like this is the part in the movie where you know it’s the final epic scene and you aren’t sure who you are going to get to see before it all ends in the Wildcats. He loves how Adam Beechen is incorporating all of the unique  core Wildstorm concepts into this book and merging them all together as it winds down to the end. 00:29:47 – Joe reviews X-files/30 Days of Night #5 (of 6) written by Steve Niles & Adam Jones with art by Tom Mandrake and cover by Andrea Sorrentino. 00:35:29 – Ben doesn’t have much to add to Joe’s synopsis of X-files/30 Days of Night, it’s just a fun solid read. 00:38:12 – Ben reviews the final issue of the Authority #29 written by Tom Taylor and art by Al Barrionuevo and cover art by Tim Seeley and Allen Martinez. 00:46:18 – Joe gives his thoughts about the final issue of the Authority and what it means as whole for the universe, but doesn’t give us a rating! 00:53:36 – Ben gives you both the print and digital Wildstorm Releases for the weeks of 11/17, 11/24, and 12/1. For the week of 11/17 EX MACHINA DELUXE EDITION BOOK 4 RATCHET AND CLANK #3 (OF 6) TELARA CHRONICLES #3 (OF 4) WORLD OF WARCRAFT: CURSE OF THE WORGEN #1 (OF 5) For the week of 11/24 END OF NATIONS #2 (OF 4) EX MACHINA VOL. 10: TERM LIMITS FRINGE: TALES FROM THE FRINGE #6 (OF 6) GOD OF WAR #5 (OF 6) For the week of 12/1 PLANETARY BOOK 4: SPACETIME ARCHAEOLOGY RESIDENT EVIL #6 (OF 6) New digital comic offerings (courtesy of comixology.com) $0.99-$1.99 Chuck #3-4 The Authority Vol. 1 #7-8 Ex Machina #19-20, and Special #1 Gears of War #12 Planetary #18-19 Sleeper: Season One #11-12 Welcome to Tranquility Vol. 1 #9-10 00:56:41 – Joe gives you are contact info which you will find below and says good night. The opening and closing music is “Universal Domain” by Dreamline which can be found at http://www.musicalley.com. Contact info: Joe: http://twitter.com/grifter78 Wildstorm Addiction: http://twitter.com/wildstormaddict Post your comments for each episode on the wildstormaddiction.com! Email us at [email protected].

Subscribe to the show: RSS Feed | iTunes Show Notes: Welcome to another episode of Wildstorm Addiction! Joe David Soliz and Ben Murphy bring you Wildstorm reviews and news for the weeks of October 27th , November 3rd and 10th 2010. Reviews including Wildcats #28, Dv8: Gods and Monsters #8 (of 8), the Authority #28, and Welcome to Tranquility: One Foot in the Grave #5! 00:00:35 – Ben welcomes everyone to Episode #19 for the weeks of October 27th, November 3rd & 10th 2010. 00:00:47 – Spoiler alerts warning, but all the written Wildstorm reviews at the site are spoiler free unless otherwise noted. 00:01:25 – Joe gives a special shout out to Doctor Funk and apologizes for missing him at Wizard World Austin. Joe gives us a quick brief on the con. 00:02:40 – Joe reviews Wildcats #28 written by Adam Beechen with art by Tim Seeley and Andy Smith along with a cover by Dave Gibbons and Kevin Nowlan. 1:10 variant cover drawn by Andy Park. 00:09:27 – Ben muses about Wildcats #28 and where the next two issues may be going. 00:10:53 – Ben reviews the final issue of Dv8: Gods and Monsters #8 written by Brian Wood, art by Rebekah Isaacs, and cover by Fiona Staples. 00:17:07 – Ben quotes Brian Wood on some questions about the ending of Dv8. 00:19:01 – Joe gives his take on Dv8: Gods and Monsters #8 and the series as a whole and he isn’t buying it. And boy does he lay out some good reasoning for his argument. 00:24:43 – Joe reviews the Authority #28 written by Tom Taylor and art by Al Barrionuevo and cover art by Tim Seeley and Allen Martinez. 00:30:50 – Ben has something to say about penultimate issue of the Authority. 00:33:30 – Ben reviews Gail Simone’s amazing Welcome to Tranquility: One Foot in the Grave #5. Art by Horacio Domingues and cover by Neil Googe. 00:43:24 – Joe has some things to share on Welcome to Tranquility as well. 00:46:14 – Joe gives you both the print and digital Wildstorm Releases for the weeks of 10/27, 11/03, and 11/10. For the week of 10/27 END OF NATIONS #1 (OF 4) FRINGE: TALES FROM THE FRINGE #5 (OF 6) GEARS OF WAR #14 WORLD OF WARCRAFT BOOK 4 For the week of 11/03 TOM STRONG AND THE ROBOTS OF DOOM #6 For the week of 11/10 ASSASSIN’S CREED: THE FALL #1 (OF 3) NORTH 40 TPB VICTORIAN UNDEAD II: SHERLOCK HOLMES VS. DRACULA #1 (OF 5) WILDSTORM PRESENTS #1 New digital comic offerings (courtesy of comixology.com) $0.99-$1.99 Chuck #1-2 The Authority Vol. 1 #1-6 Ex Machina #17-18 Supernatural: Beginning’s End #5-6 Gears of War #10-11 Planetary #16-17 The Telara Chronicles #2 Sleeper: Season One #8-10 Victorian Undead #4 & 5 Welcome to Tranquility Vol. 1 #7 & 8 World of Warcraft: Curse of the Wargen #1 00:49:16 – Ben gives you are contact info which you will find below and says good night. The opening and closing music is “Universal Domain” by Dreamline which can be found athttp://www.musicalley.com. Contact info: Joe: http://twitter.com/grifter78 Wildstorm Addiction: http://twitter.com/wildstormaddict Post your comments for each episode on the wildstormaddiction.com! Email us at [email protected].

Subscribe to the show: RSS Feed | iTunes Show Notes: Welcome to a special Halloween episode of Wildstorm Addiction! Joe David Soliz and Ben Murphy bring you Wildstorm reviews and news for the week of October 20th 2010. Reviews including Dv8: Gods and Monsters #7 (of 8), Gen 13 #38, X-Files/30 Days of Night #4, and Ides of Blood #3 (of 6)! 00:00:35 – Joe welcomes everyone to Episode #18 for the week of October 20th 2010. 00:00:47 – Spoiler alerts warning, but all the written Wildstorm reviews at the site are spoiler free unless otherwise noted. Also brief Wildstorm news that is solemn in nature; 00:00:57 – Colorist Jonny Rench passes away at age 28 of a heart attack.  Jonny worked on many Wildstorm titles including Welcome to Tranquility: One Foot in the Grave, Victorian Undead, and Killapalooza among many others as well. 00:01:34 – Wildstorm Alumni news; Wildcats writer Adam Beechen has been writing the Batman Beyond mini-series and will start as an ongoing series in January 2011, Wildcats penciler Tim Seeley will write and pencil ANT-MAN & THE WASP 3-issue mini-series beginning in November. Rebekah Isaacs’ new creator-owned project called Magus (first announced on Episode 2 of our podcast) will release in Dec. from 12 Gauge comics (preview pages at CBR). 00:02:33 – Ben reviews Dv8: Gods and Monsters #7 written by Brian Wood, art by Rebekah Isaacs, and cover by Fiona Staples. 00:10:49 – Joe gives his take on Dv8: Gods and Monsters #7 (of 8). 00:14:36 – Joe catches you up on the bi-monthly Gen 13 #38 written by Phil Hester, art by Cruddie Toran and Saleem Crawford, and cover by Ivan Reis. Only one more issue to go! 00:20:36 – Ben says his peace about Gen 13 #38. 00:22:43 – Ben reviews X-Files/30 Days of Night #4 (of 6) written by Steve Niles and Adam Jones, interior art by Tom Mandrake, and cover by Andrea Sorrentino. 00:29:37 – Joe has something to say about this epic cross-over. 00:34:43 – Joe reviews Ides of Blood #3 (of 6) written by Stuart C. Paul, with art by Christian Duce, and cover by Michael Geiger. 00:41:01 – Ben would like to gush over Ides of Blood for a bit. And is really impressed by how well paced and reader friendly this issue was. 00:43:16 – Joe gives you both the print and digital Wildstorm Releases for the week of 10/20. For the week of 10/20 ASTRO CITY: THE DARK AGE 2 – BROTHERS IN ARMS RATCHET AND CLANK #2 (OF 6) TELARA CHRONICLES #2 (OF 4) VICTORIAN UNDEAD – TPB New digital comic offerings (courtesy of comixology.com) $0.99-$1.99 Ex Machina #14 Supernatural: Beginning’s End #4 Gears of War #9 Planetary #13 The Telara Chronicles #1 Trick ‘R Treat #3 Sleeper: Season One #1, 2, & 3 00:44:26 – Ben gives you are contact info which you will find below and says good night. The opening and closing music is “Universal Domain” by Dreamline which can be found athttp://www.musicalley.com. Contact info: Joe: http://twitter.com/grifter78 Wildstorm Addiction: http://twitter.com/wildstormaddict Post your comments for each episode on the wildstormaddiction.com! Email us at [email protected].

Subscribe to the show: RSS Feed | iTunes Show Notes: Welcome to another awesome episode of Wildstorm Addiction! Joe David Soliz and Ben Murphy bring you Wildstorm reviews and news for the weeks of October 6th and 13th 2010. Reviews including The Authority #27, Welcome to Tranquility: One Foot in the Grave #4 (of 6), and the RED movie and trade! 00:00:35 – Joe welcomes everyone to Episode #17 for the weeks of October 6th and 13th 2010. 00:00:46 – Spoiler alerts warning, but all the written Wildstorm reviews at site are spoiler free unless otherwise noted. Also brief Wildstorm news from NYCC before Ben goes into his in-depth report; 00:01:30 -Hank Kanalz, former vice president and general manager of WildStorm Productions, has been promoted to senior vice president-digital of DC Comics. 00:03:03 – Ben gives his New York Comic Con 2010 report along with some choice audio from some of the panels asking about any kind of Wildstorm news. 00:06:40 -Geoff Johns Panel 00:07:19 – Wildstorm: RED and Other Amazing Tales Panel 00:07:30 – Jim Lee Icons Panel 00:10:39 – Ben discusses these panel clips and what they mean to Wildstorm fans. 00:17:30 – Joe gives his take on the audio clips from the panel that Ben captured in New York. 00:22:25 – Ben won’t let his experience die and has to get in another final word about NYCC. 00:26:47 – Joe reviews The Authority #27 written by Tom Taylor, art by Al Barrionuevo, with a cover by Dave Gibbons and Kevin Nowlan. There was also a 1:10 variant cover released by Andy Park. 00:33:37 – Ben gives his take on The Authority #27. 00:36:45 – Ben catches you up on Welcome to Tranquility: One Foot in the Grave #4 (of 6) written by Gail Simone, art by Horacio Domingues, and cover by Neil Googe. 00:44:54 – Joe lays down his thoughts on the always excellent Welcome to Tranquility. 00:48:17 – Joe reviews the first ever “Wildstorm” related movie RED. But before he can review the movie there has to be a discussion about the original mini-series. Ben disagrees with Joe on what that series meant as a whole and how that affected his movie rating. The RED prequel we discuss actually got bumped back in the solicits to Nov 24th a day after our taping. You can find out about it here: RED: EYES ONLY. Also when the RED mini-series first released, each issue was $2.95 not $2.50 as I stated. 00:59:12 – Ben has his very opinionated opinions on the RED movie. 01:03:25 – Ben gives you both the print and digital Wildstorm Releases for the weeks of 10/06 through 10/13. For the week of 10/06 KANE AND LYNCH #3 RED – NEW EDITION TPB TOM STRONG AND THE ROBOTS OF DOOM #5 For the week of 10/13 VICTORIAN UNDEAD SPECIAL New digital comic offerings (courtesy of comixology.com) $0.99-$1.99 Ex Machina #12 & 13 Supernatural: Beginning’s End #2 & 3 Gears of War #7 &  8 Victorian Undead #4 & 5 Welcome to Tranquility #6 Trick ‘R Treat #1 & 2 Kane & Lynch #2 01:05:43 – Joe gives you are contact info which you will find below and says good night. The opening and closing music is “Universal Domain” by Dreamline which can be found athttp://www.musicalley.com. Contact info: Joe: http://twitter.com/grifter78 Wildstorm Addiction: http://twitter.com/wildstormaddict Post your comments for each episode on the wildstormaddiction.com! Email us at [email protected].

Subscribe to the show: RSS Feed | iTunes Show Notes: Welcome to another awesome episode of Wildstorm Addiction! Joe David Soliz and Ben Murphy bring you Wildstorm reviews for the weeks of September 22nd and 29th 2010. Reviews including Garrison #6 (of 6), Wildcats #27, and Wetworks: Mutations (One-shot). 00:00:35 – Ben welcomes everyone to Episode #16 for the weeks of September 22nd and 29th 2010. 00:00:46 – Spoiler alerts warning, but all the written Wildstorm reviews at site are spoiler free unless otherwise noted. 00:00:57 – Ben drops the big Wildstorm news bomb… Wildstorm closes it’s doors: DC ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES BI-COASTAL REALIGNMENT STRATEGY; MULTI-MEDIA AND DIGITAL BUSINESSES RELOCATE TO LOS ANGELES WHILE DC COMICS PUBLISHING TO REMAIN IN NEW YORK CITY and A message from Jim Lee and Dan DiDio, DC Comics Co-Publishers. “After taking the comics scene by storm nearly 20 years ago, the WildStorm Universe titles will end this December. In this soft marketplace, these characters need a break to regroup and redefine what made them once unique and cutting edge. While these will be the final issues published under the WildStorm imprint, it will not be the last we will see of many of these heroes. We, along with Geoff Johns, have a lot of exciting plans for these amazing characters, so stay tuned. Going forward, WildStorm’s licensed titles and kids comics will now be published under the DC banner.” 00:02:31 – Joe and I try our best to refrain from cursing this news. 00:03:25 – WILDSTORM PRESENTS: PLANETARY – LOST WORLDS #1 is coming in Dec.  It collects the stories from Planetary/The Authority: Ruling the World one-shot and Planetary/JLA: Terra Occulta. 00:03:42 – Trades coming in Jan. include Sparta U.S.A., Fringe: Tales from the Fringe, and the Telara Chronicles.  Gears of War: Book Two HC is coming in Feb. 00:04:14 – Joe has something to say about the interesting choices Wildstorm has made in printing these trades especially when they knew ahead of time that the imprint was going to be dissolved. 00:06:03 – Joe tries to review Garrison #6 but we both get sidetracked with the Jeff Mariotte Gen 13 novels that no one has ever read, but hey you can get them cheap on ebay! 00:08:55 – Joe for real this time reviews Garrison #6 (of 6) written by Jeff Mariotte, with art and cover by Francesco Francavilla. 00:12:09 – Ben gives his take on Garrison #6 and the blockbuster series as a whole. 00:13:26 – Ben catches you up on Wildcats #27 orchestrated by Adam Beechen, with art by Tim Seeley and Andy Smith, along with cover art by Chris Sprouse & Karl Story. 00:23:32 – Joe lays down his thoughts on Wildcats #27 and it’s rush to the end trying not to let the news tarnish this awesome title. 00:30:02 – Joe reviews Wetworks: Mutations written by Kevin Grevioux and Christopher Long, art by Julius Gopez, and cover by Brandon Badeaux. Bare with Joe for almost five minutes here as he gives you a great rundown on Wetworks history from beginning to end from his point of view. 00:44:28– – Ben laments this one-shot, yes we asked for it, but now its just a tease that will never be fulfilled. 00:48:47 – Ben gives you both the print and digital Wildstorm Releases for the weeks of 9/22 through 9/29. For the week of 9/22 FRINGE: TALES FROM THE FRINGE #4 (OF 6) MODERN WARFARE 2: GHOST TPB TELARA CHRONICLES #1 (OF 4) WILDCATS VERSION 3.0: YEAR ONE TPB For the week of 9/29 ABSOLUTE PROMETHEA VOL. 2 New digital comic offerings (courtesy of comixology.com) $0.99-$1.99 Ex Machina #10 & 11 Red #1-3 Supernatural: Rising Son #6 Supernatural: Beginning’s End #1 Gears of War #5 &  6 Telara Chronicles #0 FREE Victorian Undead #4 & 5 Welcome to Tranquility #4 & 5 00:51:52 – Joe gives you are contact info which you will find below and says good night. The opening and closing music is “Universal Domain” by Dreamline which can be found at http://www.musicalley.com. Contact info: Joe: http://twitter.com/grifter78 Wildstorm Addiction: http://twitter.com/wildstormaddict Post your comments for each episode on the wildstormaddiction.com! Email us at [email protected].

Subscribe to the show: RSS Feed | iTunes Show Notes: Welcome to another awesome episode of Wildstorm Addiction! Joe David Soliz and Ben Murphy bring you Wildstorm reviews for the weeks of September 9th and 15th 2010. Reviews including Welcome to Tranquility: One Foot in the Grave #3, Dv8: Gods and Monsters #6, Ides of Blood #2, and X-files/30 Days of Night #3. 00:00:35 – Joe welcomes everyone to Episode #15 for the weeks of September 9th and 15th 2010. 00:00:46 – Spoiler alerts warning, but all the written Wildstorm reviews at site are spoiler free unless otherwise noted. 00:01:08 – Ben reviews Welcome to Tranquility: One Foot in the Grave #3 (of 6) written by Gail Simone, with art by Horacio Domingues, and cover art by Neil Googe. 00:10:00 – Joe gives his take on Welcome to Tranquility: One Foot in the Grave #3. 00:16:25 – Joe gushes over Dv8: Gods and Monster #6 (of 8 ) written by Brian Wood, along with art by Rebekah Isaacs, and cover by Fiona Staples. 00:22:43 – Ben gives his take on Dv8: Gods and Monster #6. 00:27:24 – Ben once again tells you about the dense Ides of Blood #2 (of 6) written by Stuart C. Paul, art by Christian Duce, and cover by Michael Geiger. 00:38:23 – Thank goodness Joe can step in and fill in all of the details I glossed over about the intensely dense Ides of Blood #2. 00:45:34 – Joe reviews X-files/30 Days of Night #3 (of 6) written by Steve Niles and Adam Jones, along with interior art by Tom Mandrake, and cover by Andrea Sorrentino. 00:54:54 – Joe gives you both the print and digital Wildstorm Releases for the weeks of 9/9 through 9/15. For the week of 9/9 RATCHET AND CLANK #1 (OF 6) SUPERNATURAL: BEGINNING’S END TPB For the week of 9/15 GOD OF WAR #4 (OF 6) RED: FRANK SPECIAL RED: JOE SPECIAL RED: MARVIN SPECIAL RED: VICTORIA SPECIAL New digital comic offerings (courtesy of comixology.com) $0.99-$1.99 Ex Machina #8 & 9 Supernatural: Rising Son #4 & 5 Gears of War #3 & 4 Welcome to Tranquility #2 & 3 00:56:44 – Ben gives you are contact info which you will find below and says good night. The opening and closing music is “Universal Domain” by Dreamline which can be found at http://www.musicalley.com. Contact info: Joe: http://twitter.com/grifter78 Wildstorm Addiction: http://twitter.com/wildstormaddict Post your comments for each episode on the wildstormaddiction.com! Email us at [email protected].

Subscribe to the show: RSS Feed | iTunes Show Notes: Welcome to another special episode of Wildstorm Addiction! Our resident Wildstorm experts Joe David Soliz & Benjamin Murphy talk about Ides of Blood on an exclusive interview with Stuart C. Paul. 00:00:34 – Ben welcomes everyone to Episode #14. He introduces Joe and our special guest for the evening, Stuart C. Paul, writer of Ides of Blood. 00:00:48 – Joe welcomes Stu and thanks him for being on our show. 00:01:16 – [WA – Ben] This is your first comic, correct?  Other than a few tv shows have you ever worked in any other forms of media? 00:01:44 – [Stuart] I should say this is my first published comic. I did work for another company which had the intentions of turning comics into feature films for Hollywood. Other mediums have been scripts for television and anything else you can think of that needs to be written. 00:03:00 – [WA – Ben] How has the transition been writing for a television shows versus writing for comics? 00:03:07 – [Stuart] It’s been freeing being able to be very descriptive for the artist versus writing for the screen where the director has his own idea of the look and feel. 00:04:38 – [WA – Joe] What made you decide to venture into the world of comics? 00:04:42 – [Stuart] I came in because of screen-writing experience and then fell in love with comic medium. 00:06:39 – [WA – Ben] Who are some of your influences as a writer? 00:06:50 – [Stuart] Some of my influences were Stephen King, and Neil Gaiman who got me reading comics. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine was a favorite because I really liked the story-telling. Some of my favorite movies include Sergio Leon’s The Good Bad and Ugly, Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, and Christopher Nolan’s Memento and Inception. 00:11:16 – [WA – Joe] Where did the inspiration for Ides of Blood come from? 00:11:22 – [Stuart] I was thinking about genre stuff and thought vampire stuff was boring so I wanted to make them interesting. Julius Caesar came to mind and it was not done to take advantage of market. For the most part I felt vampires were presented as really stupid but there were a few movies I liked such as Salem’s Lot, Nosferatu, Georege Romero’s Martin. I have to say I hated The Lost Boys though. 00:18:05 – [WA – Ben] For a period piece like this, what kind of research did you have to do? 00:18:20 – [Stuart] I did lots of Roman research. I read the Handbook: Life in Ancient Rome and The Assassination of Julius Caesar, as well as other classic works. The Dacian culture was tough to find research on. 00:21:32 – [WA – Joe] How did you get hooked up with artist Christian Duce for this project?  What about cover artist Michael Geiger? 00: 21: 42 – [Stuart] Shannon Eric Denton hooked us up. He’s from Uraguay and he’s emailing everything. We’ve never met. Michael Geiger and I have also never communicated but he has done beautiful covers. 00:27:12 – [WA – Ben] Was Ides of Blood always going to be the first story you wanted to work on or were there other projects you wanted to get made before? 00:27:44 – [Stuart] I knew Ides of Blood would be first out. I did have a project called Dying Breed but that didn’t pan out. 00:31:59 – [WA – Joe] Does Ides of Blood end with the potential for a sequel?  Regardless, do you have any other projects in the pipe you can talk about? 00:33:18 – [Stuart] The beginning of this answer edited due to series ending spoiler. It definitely has sequel possibilities. I want to go to Egypt and do a Cleopatra story. I do have another project in the works called Bushido 44 but it doesn’t have a publisher yet (Wildstorm, you listening?). 00:37:33 – [WA – Ben] Are you familiar with Jim Lee’s Wildstorm Universe of characters and titles? Are there any characters in the Wildstorm Universe that you’d like to write? 00:37:48 – [Stuart] I’ve read the early Wildcats stuff as well as Alan Moore’s run. I’ve also read some of The Authority. (Joe mentions Stormwatch to Stu because of his interest in Deep Space Nine) 00:40:27 – [WA – Joe] Fun Question! Two-part question.  We already covered your favorite T.V./movie about vampires, but what’s your favorite movie or T.V. show depicting ancient Rome? 00:40:50 – [Stuart] I thought Rome on HBO was a masterpiece. I like Stanley Kubrick Spartacus. (Joe prompts Stu to mention Gladiator) The opening and closing music is “Universal Domain” by Dreamline which can be found at http://www.musicalley.com. Contact info: Joe: http://twitter.com/grifter78 Wildstorm Addiction: http://twitter.com/wildstormaddict Post your comments for each episode on the wildstormaddiction.com! Email us at [email protected].

Subscribe to the show: RSS Feed | iTunes Show Notes: Welcome to another review packed episode of Wildstorm Addiction! Joe David Soliz and Ben Murphy bring you Wildstorm reviews for the weeks of August 25th and September 1st 2010. Reviews including Garrison #5 , Wildcats #26, and The Authority #26. 00:00:35 – Ben welcomes everyone to Episode #13 for the weeks of August 25th and September 1st. 00:00:54 – Spoiler alerts warning, but all the written Wildstorm reviews at site are spoiler free unless otherwise noted. 00:01:06 – Ben dives right into the latest Wildstorm news: 00:01:08 – Steve Niles’ next Wildstorm project is called Lot 13 and it’ll be with artist Glenn Farby.  No release date has been given yet but there’s preview art at Wildstorm’s blog The Bleed. 00:01:23 – Ethan Van Sciver’s character Cyberfrog returns in a mini-series called “Cyberfrog: Blood Honey” Sciver will do the covers and write it.  Artist yet to be named.  Originally featured in two issues published by Hall of Heroes in 1996 and ten more released by Harris Comics in 1997.  Sciver also said he has several unannounced projects at Wildstorm besides this one with the first to be announced at New York Comic Con in Oct. Reference: http://www.comicbookresources.com 00:02:26 – Joe gives a shout out to Richard at The Hobby House in Kingsville, Texas for hooking him up with a ton of old Wildstorm stuff.  They are located at 822 E King Ave, Kingsville, TX. 00:03:09 – Joe also wants to thank X-Nation for running our commercial on Ep #3 which you can download at http://www.culturalwormhole.com. 00:03:19 – And finally big thanks to James Nadiger from the Wildstorm Resource Wiki for sending me a box of WS goodness that included some cool Gen 13 trades, the Wildcats and Planetary action figures 00:03:59 – Joe reviews Garrison #5 (of 6) written by Jeff Mariotte, along with art and cover by Francesco Francavilla. 00:08:54 – Ben gives his takes on Garrison #5, and it isn’t all Hollywood gloss and polish, but more tropes and cliche’s abound. 00:11:54 – Joe tells us all about his current favorite title, Wildcats #26 written by Adam Beechen. Art by Tim Seeley and Andy Smith, as well as cover art by Howard Porter, Allen Martinez and Wes Hartman. 00:22:08 – Ben agrees completely with Joe on this one, you better be reading the Wildcats, you don’t want to miss it! 00:24:56 – With a little prodding Joe tells listeners to go check our our new Suggested Reading page on the website, made especially for those wanting to get into the Wildstorm Universe. 00:25:55 – Ben gives his thoughts on the action packed sci-fi twist on The Authority #26 written by Tom Taylor, and art by Al Barrionuevo. Along with a cover by Chris Sprouse and Karl Story. 00:34:02 – Joe has some thoughts on the Authority #26. 00:38:58 – Ben gives you both the print and digital Wildstorm Releases for the weeks of 8/25 through 9/1. For the week of 8/25 FRINGE: TALES FROM THE FRINGE #3 (OF 6) ASTRO CITY: SILVER AGENT #2 (OF 2) KANE AND LYNCH #2 TOM STRONG AND THE ROBOTS OF DOOM #4 For the week of 9/1 New digital comic offerings (courtesy of comixology.com) $0.99-$1.99 Ex Machina #6 & 7 Supernatural: Rising Son #2 & 3 The X-files #6 Planetary #12 Gen 13 #29 Stormwatch PHD #21 The Authority #9 Wildcats #9 Starcraft #1-7, #1 is FREE Gears of War #1-2 Kane & Lynch #1 Welcome to Tranquility #1 (Volume 1, 2006) 00:41:38 – Joe gives you are contact info which you will find below and says good night. The opening and closing music is “Universal Domain” by Dreamline which can be found at http://www.musicalley.com. Contact info: Joe: http://twitter.com/grifter78 Wildstorm Addiction: http://twitter.com/wildstormaddict Post your comments for each episode on the wildstormaddiction.com! Email us at [email protected].

Subscribe to the show: RSS Feed | iTunes Show Notes: Welcome to another review packed episode of Wildstorm Addiction! Joe David Soliz and Ben Murphy bring you Wildstorm reviews for the weeks of August 11th and August 18th 2010. Reviews including Gen 13 #37, Welcome to Tranquility: One Foot in the Grave #2, The Authority: The Lost Year #12, Dv8: Gods and Monsters #5, Ides of Blood #1, and X-files / 30 Days of Night #2. 00:00:35 – Joe welcomes everyone to Episode #12 for the weeks of August 11th and 18th. 00:00:57 – Spoiler alerts warning, but all the written Wildstorm reviews at site are spoiler free unless otherwise noted. 00:01:06 – Joe dives right into the latest Wildstorm news: Thanks to the X-nation podcast and the Image Addiction podcast for running our 30-second commercial during their latest episodes (X-nation Ep. 2 & Image Addcition Ep. 24)  You can find X-nation at www.culturalwormhole.com and Image Addiction at www.imageaddiction.net both are linked from our site Also quick shout out to all you Tool fans from toolband.com and toolarmy.com who came en masse to check out our X-files/30 Days of Night #2 review (Adam Jones of Tool helping with writing), hopefully you’ll give this episode a try when you see we’re covering #2 tonight New books coming in Nov.  ASSASSIN’S CREED: THE FALL #1 (OF 3) Written by KARL KERSCHL & CAMERON STEWART; Art and cover by KARL KERSCHL & CAMERON STEWART, VICTORIAN UNDEAD II: SHERLOCK HOLMES VS. DRACULA #1 (OF 5) Written by IAN EDGINTON; Art by DAVID FABBRI; Cover by RYAN SOOK, WILDSTORM PRESENTS #1 Written by GEOFF JOHNS, ED BRUBAKER, BRIAN AZZARELLO, JUDD WINICK and others Art by DOUG MAHNKE, AMANDA CONNER, BRIAN STELFREEZE, JASON PEARSON, GEORGES JEANTY and others; Cover by JIM LEE 96 pages $7.99, WORLD OF WARCRAFT: CURSE OF THE WORGEN #1 (OF 5) Written by MICKY NEILSON & JAMES WAUGH; Art by LUDO LULLABI & TONY WASHINGTON; Cover by JOHN POLIDORA, TWO-STEP TPB Written by WARREN ELLIS; Art by AMANDA CONNER and JIMMY PALMIOTTI; Cover by AMANDA CONNER collects 3 mini series originally published through WS’s imprint Cliffhanger in 2004 and it’ll have Ellis’ script for #1 included all for $19.99 00:04:39 – Ben reviews Gen 13 #37 written by Phil Hester, art by Cruddie Torian and Saleem Crawford, and cover art by J. G. Jones. 00:12:59 – Joe gives his take on Welcome to Tranquility: One Foot in the Grave #2. Written by Gail Simone, art by Horacio Domingues, and cover by Neil Googe. 00:22:28 – Ben reviews the final issue in the series for The Authority: The Lost Year #12. Written by Keith Giffen and Grant Morrison, interior art by Jerry Ordway, Kevin Nowland, and others, and cover art by Gene Ha. 00:30:04 – Joe tells us all about Dv8: Gods and Monsters #5 written by Brian Wood, art by Rebekah Isaacs, and cover by Fiona Staples. 00:38:17 – Ben gives his thoughts on the new creator owned series, Ides of Blood #1. Written by Stuart C. Paul, art by Christian Duce, and cover by Michael Geiger. 00:50:05 – Joe reviews the fantastic X-files / 30 Days of Night #2 crossover. Written by Steve Niles and Adam Jones, art by Tom Mandrake, and cover by Andrea Sorrentino. 00:59:37 – Ben gives you both the print and digital Wildstorm Releases for the weeks of 8/11 through 8/18. For the week of 8/11 FRINGE: TALES FROM THE FRINGE #2 (OF 6) GEARS OF WAR #13 EX MACHINA #50 FREE REALMS #12 (OF 12) KILLAPALOOZA TPB For the week of 8/18 New digital comic offerings (courtesy of comixology.com) $0.99-$1.99 Ex Machina #4 &5 Supernatural: Origins #5 & 6 Supernatural: Rising Son #1 The X-files #4 &5 Planetary #10 & 11 Gen 13 #27 & 28 Stormwatch PHD #19 & 20 The Authority #7 & 8 Wildcats #6 & 7 NOTE: First arc of World’s End storyline in these titles in now complete 01:02:57 – Joe gives you are contact info which you will find below and says good night. The opening and closing music is “Universal Domain” by Dreamline which can be found at http://www.musicalley.com. Contact info: Joe: http://twitter.com/grifter78 Wildstorm Addiction: http://twitter.com/wildstormaddict Post your comments for each episode on the wildstormaddiction.com! Email us at [email protected].

Subscribe to the show: RSS Feed | iTunes Show Notes: Welcome to another review packed episode of Wildstorm Addiction! Joe David Soliz and Ben Murphy brings you Wildstorm reviews for the weeks of July 28th and August 4th 2010. Reviews including The Authority: The Lost Year #11, Garrison #4, Wildcats #25, The Authority #25, and Sparta USA #6. 00:00:34 – Ben welcomes everyone to Episode #11 for the weeks of July 28th and August 4th. 00:00:59 – Spoiler alerts warning, but all the written Wildstorm reviews at site are spoiler free unless otherwise noted. 00:01:10 – Ben gives a quick update on the wildstormaddiction.com website. The About page has been updated to include bios of Joe and Ben as well as an explanation of the ratings we give on all the books we review on the show. Along with a chart and average of our comic reviews, so check it out! 00:02:01 – Ben announces the soon to open Wildstorm Addiction Store! The store will feature many Wildstorm creator owned sets even before the trades hit the stands! Along with some various choice sets and signed issues. We will also be announcing details for some upcoming free give-a-way contests for the Wildstorm Addiction Podcast, so stay tuned! 00:02:58 – Joe reviews The Authority: The Lost Year #11 Written by Keith Giffen and Grant Morrison, interior art by Brandon Badeaux, and cover art by Gene Ha. 00:11:10 – Ben gives his take on Garrison #4 written by Jeff Mariotte, with art and cover by Francesco Francavilla. 00:18:19 – Joe reviews the epic Wildcats #25 written by Adam “I need my A.C.” Beechen, art by Tim “Why didn’t you call me?” Seeley and Andy Smith, along with a cover by Al Barrionuevo. 00:30:58 – Ben gives his thoughts on his current favorite WSU title, The Authority #25. Written by Tom Taylor, interiors by Al Barrionuevo, and cover by Howard Porter, Allen Martinez and Wes Hartman. 00:42:45 – Joe wraps up the weird, wacky, and always eclectic mini-series, Sparta U.S.A. Issue #6 is written by David Lapham, art and cover by Johnny Timmons. 00:51:31 – Ben give you both the print and digital Wildstorm Releases for the weeks of 7/28 through 8/4. KANE AND LYNCH #1 TOM STRONG AND THE ROBOTS OF DOOM #3 New digital comic offerings (courtesy of comixology.com) $0.99-$1.99 Under Wildstorm – Ex Machina # 1 & 2, Gen 13 #25 & 26, Stormwatch PHD #17 & 18, Supernatural: Origins #4 & 5, The Authority #5 & 6, The X-files #1 & 3(no #2 for some reason), Wildcats #5 & 6, Planetary #8 & 9, and Red Faction: Armageddon #1 FREE, Red Faction: Guerilla #1 FREE. Red Faction is a mature title so you’ll have to be signed in to comixology to view, but it’s free to sign up. Under DC – Planetary/Batman: Night on Earth, and Planetary/JLA: Terra Occulta. 00:53:30 – Joe almost forgets to say goodbye to everyone, don’t worry everyone I set him straight! The opening and closing music is “Universal Domain” by Dreamline which can be found at http://www.musicalley.com. Contact info: Joe: http://twitter.com/grifter78 Wildstorm Addiction: http://twitter.com/wildstormaddict Post your comments for each episode on the wildstormaddiction.com! Email us at [email protected].

Subscribe to the show: RSS Feed | iTunes Show Notes: Welcome to a special episode of Wildstorm Addiction! Joe David Soliz brings us the news from the San Diego Comic Con. We also have reviews of Dv8: God’s and Monster #4 and the new series, Welcome to Tranquility: One Foot in the Grave #1. 00:00:34 – Joe welcomes everyone to Episode #10 for the week of July 21st and the weekend of July 25th. 00:00:50 – Spoiler alerts warning, but all the written Wildstorm reviews at site are spoiler free unless otherwise noted. 00:01:00 -Shout out to Cosgrove at retrojunk.com who says: “These podcasts are amazing, man! They’re truly respected on this end. Thanks!” 00:01:37 – Joe gives the Wildstorm news: Wildstorm will have a ton of projects to coincide with the new movie “Red” based on Warren Ellis’ mini-series, premiering Oct. 15, Joe’s birthday. They will be releasing a Red:Prequel Special at the end of September, written by Cully Hamner, art and cover by Cully Hamner 48pp. $4.99. A new edition of the trade will be shipping in October; written by Warren Ellis, art and cover by Cully Hamner collecting the 3-issue miniseries under a new cover by Cully Hamner that also includes the script to issue #1 and never-before-seen developmental art by Hamner for $14.99. Each week in October a Red movie tie-in issue comes out. Red:Joe Special (Morgan Freeman) $3.99 and Red:Victoria Special (Helen Mirren) written by Jon Hoeber, art by David Hahn, cover by Cully Hamner. Red:Marvin Special (John Malcovich) written by Erich Hoeber, art by Diego Olmos, cover by Cully Hamner. And finally Red: Frank Special (Bruce Willis) written by Gregory Noveck, art by Jason Masters, with a cover by Cully Hamner. 00:04:43 -To coincide with the release of the Victorian Undead trade in October Wildstorm will be releasing a Victorian Undead Special written by Ian Edginton, art by Horacio Domingues, and a cover by Ethan Van Sciver. 00:05:10 -Also in October Wildstorm will be releasing End of Nations #1 written by Ricardo Sanchez, art by Yvel Guichet, and a cover by Chris Sprouse and Karl Story. This is a four issue mini-series based on the highly anticipated, massively multiplayer online real-time strategy game End of Nations from publisher Trion Worlds and developer Petroglyph! This is the same company that is developing The Telara Chronicles which also debuts from Wildstorm in September. The solicit reads, “Economic disaster brought world governments to their knees. Industrialized nations, for the first time, experienced hunger and poverty on a scale not seen outside the most stricken third-world countries. The Order of Nations, a new world power, stepped into the chaos and restored order, imposing a tyrannical rule. But they pushed too hard and people everywhere began to openly challenge them.  Follow the story of one resistance group as they struggle against the totalitarian regime of the Order of Nations in this 4-issue miniseries.” 00:06:32 – The new Wildstorm digital comic offerings courtesy of www.comixology.com, ranging from $0.99-$1.99 are: The entire Mirror’s Edge series #1-6 plus #0 FREE, Gen 13 #23 & #24, Stormwatch PHD #15 & #16, Supernatural: Origins #1-3, The Authority #3 & #4, The X-files #0 & #1, Wildcats #3 & #4, and Planetary #7. 00:07:37 – Joes brings a special SDCC report direct from the source, lucky guy! Be sure to check out the written post and follow along as Joe gives us his analysis of the event here: Wildstorm Addiction goes to San Diego! Also, download and listen to the audio from the actual Wildstorm panel from the 2010 comic con at the Official Wildstorm Podcast site. 00:26:03 – Unfortunately Ben is just finishing up getting over a cold and couldn’t stop coughing enough to get this review out, so Joe had to step up to the plate without any warning. Sorry about the all new all awesome Joe episode everyone! He reviews Welcome to Tranquility: One Foot in the Grave #1 written by Gail Simone, art by Horacio Domingues, and cover by Neil Googe, along with a variant cover by Ethan Van Sciver. 00:37:33 – Ben tries to spit out some thoughts on the re-introduction of Welcome to Tranquility. 00:42:16 – Joe reviews Dv8: Gods and Monsters #4 (of 8) written by Brian Wood, art by Rebekah Isaacs, and cover by Fiona Staples. 00:52:40 – Ben gives his thoughts on Dv8: Gods and Monsters #4. 00:54:13 – Ben works up the strength to give you the other Wildstorm Releases for the week of 7/21. God of War #3 (OF 6) Modern Warfare 2: Ghost #6 (of 6) World of Warcraft Book 2 00:54:34 – Joe mentions one more thing about his trip to San Diego, just rub it in Joe! Actually Joe got to hang out with the guys who produce the Only the Valiant Podcast which is focused on Valiant Comics. You can check out episode #46 to hear Joe live from SDCC here onlythevaliant.com. The opening and closing music is “Universal Domain” by Dreamline which can be found at http://www.musicalley.com. Contact info: Joe: http://twitter.com/grifter78 Wildstorm Addiction: http://twitter.com/wildstormaddict Post your comments for each episode on the wildstormaddiction.com! Email us at [email protected].

Subscribe to the show: RSS Feed | iTunes Show Notes: Welcome to a special episode of Wildstorm Addiction! Our resident Wildstorm experts Joe David Soliz & Benjamin Murphy talk about the Wildcats on an exclusive interview with Adam Beechen to discuss both he and Tim Seeley’s monumental issue #25. Adam decided that with his supreme celebrity status that air conditioning was more important than sound quality. So even though I took a stab at reducing the background noise, in the end I decided to leave it as is. I apologize for this inconvenience, however, Adam doesn’t care about you and says he just wanted to get back to his Mai Tai’s. [Comment in jest by the editor, BEN] Adam really elaborates on many of the questions asked with many insights into what has happened with the Wildstorm Universe over the past two years. 00:00:34 – Ben welcomes everyone to Episode #9 for the week of July 21st. He introduces Joe and own special guest for the evening, Adam Beechen, writer of the Wildcats: World’s End. 00:00:56 – Joe welcomes Adam and thanks him for being on our show. 00:04:37 – How did you get your start in the industry Adam? 00:06:39 – How did you get pulled into the Wildstorm Universe? 00:08:25 – You have a ton of characters to deal with in your Wildcats run. How do you keep track of them all? 00:12:10 – What are some of your influences as a writer, especially coming from an animation background. 00:13:35 – How proud are you guys to be breaking the issue #25 milestone with Wildcats? 00:20:09 – Can you explain the costume changes in the WSU? (Originally meant for Tim Seeley, unfortunately we couldn’t get him on the call at the time.) 00:23:30 – You were able to introduce some great new villains into the WSU with Sebastian and the Red Blade. Are there any classic villains you’d like to bring back? 00:28:20 – We haven’t seen too much change in any of the bigger core characters. However some of the Gen 13 characters(Grunge in Wildcats & Roxy in the Authority, as well as Fairchild in Gen 13) have really been stepping up and taking on more of an adult role, can you explain the decision to highlight these characters? 00:34:16 – After two years into World’s End there are still a lot of people on the fence about the Wildstorm Universe. What would you say to those people to win them over? 00:49:43 – Are there any characters or titles left that you’d like to write or do a solo book on? 00:51:40 – Fun Question! Everyone’s been dying to know(actually just me) who came up with the “cats” in the title pages of the current Wildcats run? 00:53:08 – Adam gives a shout out and an invitation for anyone attending the San Diego Comic Con this weekend. There is a Wildstorm panel Saturday July 24th from 6:30-7:30pm. After the panel Wildstorm will be having a sit-down at the Hyatt bar around 8:30 to chat. Meet Adam there!! The opening and closing music is “Universal Domain” by Dreamline which can be found at http://www.musicalley.com. Contact info: Joe: http://twitter.com/grifter78 Wildstorm Addiction: http://twitter.com/wildstormaddict Post your comments for each episode on the wildstormaddiction.com! Email us at [email protected]. Follow Adam Beechen on twitter: http://twitter.com/sonnova

Subscribe to the show: RSS Feed | iTunes Show Notes: Welcome to another episode of Wildstorm Addiction! Our resident Wildstorm experts Joe David Soliz & Benjamin Murphy talk about the Wildstorm comic releases for the weeks of 6/30 through 7/14. 00:00:34 – Joe welcomes everyone to Episode #8 with reviews of The Authority #24, Sparta USA #5,The X Files/30 Days of Night #1, and The Authority: The Lost Year #10. 00:00:47 – Joe starts us off by laying down some Wildstorm news. 00:00:59 – Special shout-out to our international listeners.  According to our download reports we’ve got people who’ve downloaded from Chile, China, the United Kingdom, Australia, France, Spain, Canada and the Russian Federation.  And of course, a big thanks to all our listeners in the USA!  We’ve gone international! 00:01:34 – More Digital comic offerings from DC this week courtesy of comixology.com: ranging from $0.99-$1.99, Supernatural: Origins #1, Entire Dante’s Inferno 6-issue mini, Entire Fringe 6-issue mini #0 also offered for FREE, Mirror’s Edge 1-5 (no #6) #0 also offered for FREE, 1st 3 issues of Victorian Undead, Planetary/Authority: Ruling the World one-shot, WORLD’S END-Wildcats #2, Gen 13 #22, Stormwatch PHD #14, The Authority #2, & Wildstorm Universe #0 is FREE (Was a free giveaway last summer at SDCC & comic shops written by our very own Chris Striker of The Higher Authority site-(http://theauthority.ws/) 00:03:26 –Thanks to titanthrope for your comment on The Authority #24 written review at site. We’d appreciate more of these from listeners in the future so that we are making sure to cover what you want to hear! 00:03:49 – Ben reviews The Authority #24 “Mondregon Part 2” written by Tom Taylor, art and cover by Al Barrionuevo. 00:20:06 – Joe pimps Sparta #5 written by David Lapham and art by Johnny Timmons. 00:33:09 – Ben is fired up about the new licensed title The X Files /30 Days of Night crossover written by Steve Niles and Adam Jones, art by Tom Mandrake, with a cover by Andrea Sorrentino. Two variant covers, one by Sam Kieth and the other by Tom Mandrake and JD Mettler. 00:46:00 – Joe is pleasantly surprised by another issue of The Authority: The Lost Year reviewing issue #10 written by Keith Giffen and Grant Morrison, art by Brandon Badeaux, cover by Gene Ha. Hey Mikey, he likes it! 00:59:49 – Ben gives you the other Wildstorm titles that have released over the last three weeks that we didn’t review. 6/30 DANTE’S INFERNO GEARS OF WAR #12 RESIDENT EVIL #5 (OF 6) 7/8 ABSOLUTE PLANETARY BOOK 1: NEW PRINTING TOM STRONG AND THE ROBOTS OF DOOM #2 7/14 ABSOLUTE PLANETARY BOOK 2 ASTRO CITY: SILVER AGENT #1 (OF 2) FREDDY VS. JASON VS. ASH: THE NIGHTMARE WARRIORS FREE REALMS #11 (OF 12) The opening and closing music is “Universal Domain” by Dreamline which can be found at http://www.musicalley.com. Contact info: Joe: http://twitter.com/grifter78 Wildstorm Addiction: http://twitter.com/wildstormaddict Email us at [email protected]

Subscribe to the show: RSS Feed | iTunes Show Notes: Welcome to another episode of Wildstorm Addiction! Our resident Wildstorm experts Joe David Soliz & Benjamin Murphy talk about the Wildstorm comic releases for the weeks of 6/16 through 6/23. 00:00:34 – Ben welcomes everyone to Episode #7 with reviews of Dv8: Gods and Monsters #3, Garrison #3 (of 6), The Authority: The Lost Year #9, and Wildcats #24. 00:01:05 – Joe starts us off by laying down some Wildstorm news. 00:01:10 – Two new video game comics in September. Ratchet and Clank #1 of 6 written by T.J. Fixman and art by Adam Archer with a cover by Creaturebox. 00:01:56 – The Telara Chronicles #1 of 4 written by Rick Sanchez, art by Pop Mhan, and cover by Mico Suayan. 00:03:12 – Trailer for Red is out based on Warren Ellis’ comic. Red – Movie Trailer (comingsoon.net), Red – Graphic Novel. It’s a quick read; only 3 issues. 00:03:58 –DC COMICS LAUNCHES DIGITAL PUBLISHING (Press release). James from the Wildstorm Resource Wiki posted the Wildstorm digital offerings at the official Wildstorm message boards. 00:06:13 – Joe reviews Dv8: Gods and Monsters #3 “Chemical Chords” written by Brian Wood, art by Rebekah Isaacs, and cover by Fiona Staples. 00:19:02 – Ben flies through Garrison #3 written by Jeff Mariotte and art by Francesco Francavilla. 00:25:01 – Joe almost has as much to say about Garrison as Ben did during his review. 00:29:17 – Joe lambastes another issue of The Authority: The Lost Year reviewing issue #9. Nah, he didn’t, you’ll have to hear him out on this one! 00:36:59 – Ben reviews Wildcats #24, he can’t wait to see Middy and Zealot throw down for the epic arrival of issue #25 next month! 00:45:57 – Joe gives his two cents on this issue of the Wildcats. 00:57:38 – Joe goes over the rundown of other Wildstorm releases for the last two weeks. Supernatural: Beginning’s End #6(of 6) World of Warcraft Book 3 Astro City #1 (Special Edition) The Authority: The Lost Year Book 1 Fringe: Tales from the Fringe #1(of 6) 00:59:32 – Ben gives out the contact info which is also listed below in the show notes. 00:59:57 – Joe closes up the show in style. The opening and closing music is “Universal Domain” by Dreamline which can be found at http://www.musicalley.com. Contact info: Joe: http://twitter.com/grifter78 Wildstorm Addiction: http://twitter.com/wildstormaddict Post your comments for each episode on the wildstormaddiction.com! Email us at [email protected]

Subscribe to the show: RSS Feed | iTunes Show Notes: Welcome to a special episode of Wildstorm Addiction! Our resident Wildstorm experts Joe David Soliz & Benjamin Murphy talk about the A god Somewhere – OGN and Ben gets an exclusive “live” interview with Steve Niles to discuss his upcoming X-files/30 Days of Night crossover. 00:00:34 – Joe welcomes everyone to Episode #6. He introduces Ben’s interview with Steve Niles and sets up our much anticipated review of the A god Somewhere OGN. 00:01:08 – Ben welcomes everyone to a semi-live interview from New Dimension Comics in Cranberry Twp, PA along with Steve Niles creator of 30 Days of Night. He’s nearing the end of his signing tour for his newest creation, Mystery Society. Sorry for any crazy background noise; I was recording this at a live signing with customers milling around and Steve and DJ Cy-Fi signing stacks and stacks of Mystery Society books. [Ben] 00:01:52 – How did you get your start in the industry? 00:03:37 – Who and/or what are some of your influences as a writer? 00:05:07 – You’ve got X-files/30 Days of Night releasing on July 14.  Did you initiate the crossover with X-files or was the idea presented to you by someone else? 00:06:22 -Did X-files creator Chris Carter have any input in this series?  If not, would you have liked to work with him on this project? 00:06:54 -The recent movie, “X-files: I Want to Believe” offered some closure of sorts to the series (In a post-credits scene, Mulder and Scully are seen rowing towards a tropical island).  Why revisit X-files now? 00:09:29 -Besides obviously following the two main stars of the series, what other references to X-files lore can fans expect? And also what about 30 Days of Night fans? 00:10:26 -The majority of your work seems to focus on the supernatural.  What is it for you personally that is appealing about the supernatural? Why horror Steve?! 😉 00:11:53 -Does the story in X-files/30 Days of Night allow for a sequel to this series? 00:12:05 -Are there any WSU characters/titles you would like to tackle? (My co-host Joe wants you to tackle Wetworks!) 00:13:09 -Joe loved your Spectre animated short which was released with the Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths Special Edition DVD. He wants to know if there are any plans to script any other animated projects? 00:14:19 -FUN QUESTION: If you could pick one supernatural creature to be, which one would you pick?  Why? 00:15:10 – Todd McDevitt(Owner of the New Dimension Comics chain in Pittsburgh, PA) discusses with Steve and DJ Cy-Fi about cussing in comics and other media. 00:16:28 – Ben thanks Steve for the awesome interview and Steve plugs his website without knowing it! 00:17:00 – Ben bring us back to the show and again thanks Steve for the interview, it was a lot of fun. 00:17:41 – Joe sets up the review of: A god Somewhere – OGN 00:20:25 – Chapter 1 – Joe reminds us that there are spoiler alerts for this review. 00:32:15 – Chapter 1 – Ben had to give his thoughts on Chapter 1 before moving on. 00:33:59 – Chapter 2 – Covered by Ben 00:45:58 – Chapter 2 – Ben wants to hear Joe’s thoughts on Chapter 2. 00:50:59 – Chapter 3 – Covered by Joe 01:00:32 – Chapter 3 – Joe asks Ben his take on Chapter 3. 01:01:42 – Chapter 4 – Ben finishes up this epic graphic novel. 01:14:12 – Final thoughts and ratings, Joe & Ben 01:17:48 – Whew, sorry about the run-time on this one as we try to keep all of our shows under 1 hour! But I think with what we had in store for you it was worth the extra time. Big thanks for everyone that is listening and has moved over to our need feeds and website! The opening and closing music is “Universal Domain” by Dreamline which can be found at http://www.musicalley.com. Contact info: Joe: http://twitter.com/grifter78 Wildstorm Addiction: http://twitter.com/wildstormaddict Post your comments for each episode on the wildstormaddiction.com! Email us at [email protected]. Steve Niles: www.steveniles.com New Dimension Comics: www.ndcomics.com, contact Todd McDevitt at [email protected] DJ Cy-Fi: www.myspace.com/djcyfi Follow DJ Cy-Fi on twitter: twitter.com/DjCyFi

Subscribe to the show: RSS Feed | iTunes Show Notes: Welcome to another episode of Wildstorm Addiction! Our resident Wildstorm experts Joe David Soliz & Benjamin Murphy talk about the Wildstorm comic releases for the weeks of 6/2 through 6/9. 00:00:34 – Ben welcomes everyone to Episode #5 w/reviews of Sparta #4, Gen 13 #36,  and The Authority #23. 00:00:57 – Joe gives the sad news about the breakup of the Comic Addiction Network website. He mentions that Paul Steven Brown and Anthony Ellis started www.culturalwormhole.com and the new home of the X-Addiction podcast and possibly the Avengers Addiction podcast. He also mentions that Mike Smith and veteran Chris Partin www.imageaddiction.net and the new home of the Image Addiction podcast. Joe gives out our new home and podcast is at www.wildstormaddiction.com 00:02:43 – Ben reads an email sent to the [email protected] account. 00:05:00 – Joe gives some forum shout-out to… At the Official Wildstorm Message Boards: thanks for the kind words from camera23, chris striker, nightcraws (Paul Patane from C.A.), echopryme, vintagecrime, titanothrope, pham2, and newcomer karafan29 who says,”Love the podcast keep the episodes coming! Well I’m a trade reader and the only Wildstorm books I’m reading is Astro City. I’ve never read any of the Wildstorm Universe proper titles, but I’m starting to become more interested in the titles and the characters, thanks to your podcast“ At Clark’s Bar: shoutout to I.O. Destroyed At Comic Book Resources: shoutout to FistofIron, Twinpsitols, & mgs. At Valiant Fans, shoutout to robb77, Chiclo, Dr. Solar, Drift, & aggr1103 who says,”Not really a wildstorm fan, but I’m down to listen to any podcast that comic company or comic book specific. Not a huge fan of comic podcasts that bounce from marvel to dc. I’ll be checking this out.“ And finally at Retrojunk: Echidna64 (who got me This is Wildstorm Universe #0 last year from SDCC!) 00:07:40 – Ben mentions that Wildstorm Addiction fans will have to subscribe to a new feed, hopefully you are using it right now! 00:08:11 – Joe gives the spoiler alert reminder and explains that any written review on www.wildstormaddiction.com is spoiler free unless clearly marked as having spoilers. 00:08:42 – Joe give the Wildstorm news: Wetworks: Mutations #1, One-Shot written by Kevin Grevioux (screenwriter of the Underworld series) and Christopher Long & art by Julius Gopez, cover by Brandon Badeaux coming in September. 00:10:29 – Ben reviews Sparta #4, written by David Lapham and art by Johnny Timmons. Ben’s review in summary, um….. 😉 00:22:29 – Joe reviews Gen 13 #36, written by Phil Hester, art by Cruddie Torian & Saleem Crawford, with a cover by Phil Noto. 00:35:52 – Ben reviews The Authority #23, by TOM TAYLOR • Art by MIKE S. MILLER • Cover by PHILIP TAN (other half of cover was on Wildcats #24) 00:49:24 – Joe mentions the release of: TOM STRONG AND THE ROBOTS OF DOOM #1 FREE REALMS #10 (OF 12) MODERN WARFARE 2: GHOST #5 (OF 6) RESIDENT EVIL #5 (OF 6) GEARS OF WAR BOOK 1 A God Somewhere – OGN (we will be reviewing this next time) The opening and closing music is “Universal Domain” by Dreamline which can be found at http://www.musicalley.com. Contact info: Joe: http://twitter.com/grifter78 Wildstorm Addiction: http://twitter.com/wildstormaddict Post your comments for each episode on the wildstormaddiction.com! Email us at [email protected].

Subscribe to the show: RSS Feed | iTunes Show Notes: Welcome to another episode of Wildstorm Addiction! Our resident Wildstorm experts Joe David Soliz & Benjamin Murphy talk about the Wildstorm comic releases for the weeks of 5/12 through 5/26. 00:00:34 – Joe welcomes everyone to Episode #4 w/reviews of DV8: Gods and Monsters #2, Garrison #2, and Wildcats #23. He mentions two new podcasts to check out; the “DC Core Addiction” podcast by Comic Addiction podcast veterans Chris Partin(Image Addiction) and Paul Steven Brown(X-Addiction). He also mentions the debut of the “Avengers Addiction” podcast with Corwin Crowl(Comic Addiction) and Anthony Ellis(X-Addiction). 00:01:44 – Ben gives another spoiler alert reminder and explains the delayed release due to the number of Wildstorm core/creator title releases in May. 00:02:06 – Ben reviews Wildcats #22 written by Adam Beechen; art by Tim Seeley; cover by Walt Simonson (Authority #21 other half of cover) 00:02:29 – Joe gives the Wildstorm news. Kane & Lynch comic coming based on Sqaure Enix game. It will coincide with release of new video game, “Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days” both will come out in August. It’ll be a six issue mini-series and will act as a bridge between the story in the first game and the second. Written by Ian Edginton (Stormwatch PHD) & art by Chris Mitten. Ben Templesmith will provide covers. (http://comics.ign.com/articles/108/1089129p1.html) New creator owned project in August, “Ides of Blood #1” begins six issue mini series written by Stuart C. Paul and art by Christian Duce. This mini sports a $3.99 cover price! DC is making the shift to $3.99 titles and this will include some Wildstorm titles. Welcome to Tranquility: One Foot in the Grave debuts in July at $2.99 but increases to $3.99 with issue two. Creator-owned & licensed titles like X-files/30 Days of Night, Fringe: Tales from the Fringe, Free Realms, Gears of War, and the aforementioned Kane & Lynch already have the $3.99 price. The WSU titles Wildcats, The Authority, Dv8 and Gen 13 are still $2.99 as of August. 00:05:51 – Ben reviews DV8: Gods and Monsters #2 (of 8), written by Brian Wood & Rebekah Isaacs, Cover by Fiona Staples. Mentions that the titles are named after songs; issue #1 called “The Day I Tried to Live” is a Soundgarden song and issue #2 is called “Cursed Female” which is a Porno for Pyros song. 00:17:30 – Joe reviews Garrison #2 by Jeff Mariotte & Francesco Francavilla. 00:26:50 – Ben reviews Wildcats #23, written by Adam Beehcen & Tim Seeley, Cover by Pete Woods (other half of cover was on The Authority #22). Joe tries to explain the crazy first few pages of this issue and the Gen 13 lore. Ben apologizes for not re-reading this issue before the review, he doesn’t make much sense at the end of his review trying to explain what Apollo, Midnighter, and Zealot are up to. Joe tries to set him straight…fails miserably. Strong thunderstorms near Ben’s house cause Joe’s voice to morph, fun! 00:46:32 – Joe mentions the release of Dante’s Inferno #6 (of 6) Free Realms #9 (of 12) Ex Machina #49 Supernatural: Beginnings End #5 (of 6) The Authority #1 (Special Edition) only $1.00!!! God of War #2 (of 6) Resident Evil #5 (of 6) 00:48:14 – Ben reminds listeners to pick up the new Wildstorm trades Ex Machina Vol. 9: Ring Out the Old, Ex Machina Deluxe Edition-Book 3, Free Realms-Book 1, World of Warcraft: Ashbringer, Robotech: Prelude to the Shadow Chronicles at www.instocktrades.com, support us by clicking on the banner at The Comic Addiction for In Stock Trades! Mentions our other sponsor at Discount Comic Book Service @ www.dcbservice.com for the latest issues. Joe reminds us that most orders are 30%. The opening and closing music is “Universal Domain” by Dreamline which can be found at http://www.musicalley.com. Contact info: Joe: http://twitter.com/grifter78 Wildstorm Addiction: http://twitter.com/wildstormaddict Email us at [email protected].

Subscribe to the show: RSS Feed :: iTunes Show Notes: Welcome to another episode of Wildstorm Addiction. Our resident Wildstorm experts Joe David Soliz and Benjamin Murphy talk about Wildstorm releases for the week of 4/28 to 5/5. 00:00:35 – Ben and Joe welcome you to Episode #3 w/reviews of The Authority TLY #8, The Authority #22, Garrison #1, Sparta #3, and Wildcats #22. 00:00:58 – Joe gives another thanks for our supporters that are listening and gives a spoiler alert announcement. 00:02:06 – Ben reviews Wildcats #22 written by Adam Beechen; art by Tim Seeley; cover by Walt Simonson (Authority #21 other half of cover) 00:11:30 – Joe reviews The Authority The Lost Year #8 story by Grant Morrison, Keith Giffen, and J.M. DeMatteis; art by David Williams; cover by Gene Ha. 00:20:39 – Ben reviews Garrison #1 (of 6), written by Jeff Mariottte, art and cover art by Francesco Francavilla. 00:28:39 – Joe reviews The Authority #22 story by Tom Taylor; art by Mike Miller; cover art by Pete Woods (Wildcats #23 other half of cover). 00:38:00 – Joe is dumb enough to let Ben give his thoughts on The Authority #22. What did he rate it?!?! 00:42:48 – Ben reviews Sparta #3 (of 6), written by David Lapham; art by Johnny Timmons. 00:50:39 – Joe mentions the release of Victorian Undead #6 (of 6) and Astro City: The Dark Age-Book 4 ##4 (of 4). Is that enough 4’s for ya? 00:51:30 – Ben reminds listeners to visit our sponsors at Discount Comic Book Service @ www.dcbservice.com/ for the latest issues or if you’re looking for trades, Instock trades @ www.instocktrades.com or you can go to the banner at Comic Addiction at http://www.instocktrades.com. 00:52:07 – Joe give out our contact info and also plugs the Gen 13 Club on deviantART which is currently running a Dv8 contest with a Rebekah Isaacs sketch for the winner. 00:53:57 – (AFTER Exit Music) Bloopers and a “deleted scene” Enjoy! The opening and closing music is “Universal Domain” by Dreamline which can be found at http://www.musicalley.com. Contact info: Joe: http://twitter.com/grifter78 Wildstorm Addiction: http://twitter.com/wildstormaddict Post you comments on our forum at www.thecomicforums.com! Email us at [email protected].

Subscribe to the show: RSS Feed :: iTunes Show Notes: Welcome to another episode of Wildstorm Addiction. Our resident Wildstorm experts Joe David Soliz and Benjamin Murphy take a break from reviewing to interview Dv8: Gods and Monsters artist, Rebekah Isaacs. Join us as Rebekah shares how she got involved with the project, what her thoughts are on the characters, and she even plugs a new creator-owned work she’s got coming out in the Fall! That’s right! You heard it here first! Enjoy! The opening and closing music is “Universal Domain” by Dreamline which can be found at http://www.musicalley.com. Contact info: Joe: http://twitter.com/grifter78 Wildstorm Addiction: http://twitter.com/wildstormaddict Post you comments on our forum at www.thecomicforums.com! Email us at [email protected].

Subscribe to the show: RSS Feed :: iTunes Show Notes: Welcome to another episode of Wildstorm Addiction. Our resident Wildstorm experts Joe  David Soliz and Benjamin Murphy talk about Wildstorm releases for the week of 4/14 to 4/21. 00:00:35 – Ben and Joe welcome you to Episode #1 covering the weeks of 4/14 & 4/21 w/reviews of Gen 13 #35 & Dv8: Gods & Monsters #1. 00:01:07 – Joe gives a heartfelt shout-out and thank you for all who downloaded and listened to our #0 podcast. 00:01:32 – Joe goes over LOOOOOTs of interesting news from C2E2. Ben wonders, did Wildstorm hold anything back for San Diego? And, will Joe ever stop talking? 00:16:00 – Ben reviews Gen 13 #35 by Phil Hester and art by Cruddie Torian. 00:31:22 – Joe reviews Dv8 Gods & Monsters #1 by Brian Wood and art by Rebekah Isaacs. 00:54:20 – Ben mentions the other Wildstorm releases not reviewed & plugs Free Comic Book Day on May 1st, this Saturday!! 00:56:08 – Joe mentions the release of the Tom Strong Deluxe Edition Book 2 HC at http://www.instocktrades.com, the Gen 13 deviantART Club (http://gen13-club.deviantart.com/) contest where the prize is a sketch from Rebekah Isaacs & finally the guys provide closing comments. Enjoy! The opening and closing music is “Universal Domain” by Dreamline which can be found at http://www.musicalley.com. Contact info: Joe: http://twitter.com/grifter78 Wildstorm Addiction: http://twitter.com/wildstormaddict Email us at [email protected].

Subscribe to the show: RSS Feed :: iTunes Show Notes: Welcome to the first ever Wildstorm Addiction podcast! Our resident Wildstorm expert Joe David Soliz teams up with Benjamin Murphy to talk about Wildstorm releases for the week of 3/31 & 4/7. 00:00:40 – Joe and Ben introduce themselves and give a little history about their experience with Wildstorm. 00:04:55 – The Authority #21 arrives to the sad news that the current creative team is leaving the book. 00:24:24 – The guys catch us up on last month’s Sparta U.S.A. #1. 00:36:33 – Sparta U.S.A. #2 comes out and still proves to be a very weird comic. 00:46:12 – The guys mention the release of the Starcraft-Book 1 HC & provide closing comments. Enjoy! The opening and closing music is “Universal Domain” by Dreamline which can be found at Music Alley. Contact info: Joe: www.twitter.com/grifter78