This time we look at some of the best things I’m reading today and I gush about some thirty-year-old books that taught me a lot about comics.
Episode 31 – And your Little Dog too.
So Jonny Quest was on originally when I was four years old. But it was on Saturday morning in reruns for several of my early years. It is burned into my brain. Walking spider robots, Race Bannon dyed blue, electric aliens. and a funny dog name Bandit.
In 1986, Comico published a really nice Jonny Quest comic book that ran 31 issues. I talk about that in the new episode.
Episode 30 – it’s all about the numbers
Thirty. How did I ever get to thirty? And the on the same episode I hit 150 YouTube subscribers! In this episode I look at all thirteen issue #150s in the collection. I would have done all the issue #30s, but there were over a hundred of those. This was another first take. I procrastinated doing it for several days and then when I did, everything went really smoothly.
Episode 29 – Catching Up the Pile.
Chad’s Attic 29. I have slackened the pace of the regular Chad’s Attic videos. I’m not sure if that’s because of Seasonal Affective Disorder, or the holidays or what, but it took a while to get this one out, really because it took a while to get upstairs in front of the camera. My wife says I spend too much time worrying too much abut the details in these things. She might be right. Production has gotten so complicated it they takes a lot of time, so I’m trying with this one to simplify by not doing all the fancy graphics moves and just doing the second camera. Also this was the first time I ever used the first take. After I finished the first one, which I really was thinking was a run-through, I thought to myself, “That wasn’t all that bad.” I know if I did another one, I might not be any happier with it, so I went with the first take. I hope you like it. If I can keep it simpler I think I’m more likely to do more of them over time.
So the two big mistakes with this one, not counting the bumping of the comics cam, were I forgot to turn off the light over my left shoulder, and I didn’t put the “Into the Boxes” bumper in exactly the right place. The ending thing where I got up, I did on purpose. Also no one has mentioned the addition of Lily the Orange Terror to the intro. If you have comments leave them on the video on YouTube. Thanks for watching!
Snow Day
The What’s New at the Comic Shop video got snowed out this week, but here’s what I picked up today at Casablanca Comics, Maine’s coolest comics stores!
Rumble #10
Raganarok #7
Omega Men #7
Lazarus #21
Doctor Fate #7
All New Wolverine #3
Ringside #2
Invincible Iron Man #4 (late on this I know)
Episode 28 – 11,300 Comic Books – really that’s just ridiculous
Chad’s Attic 28. I don’t know why it took me so long to get this up here. I guess I just forgot this. There’s a subtle variation in the intro, with the addition of my cat, Lily. I talk about post-reboot X-Men and Dr Fate, and I answer the burning question, “Just how many comic books are actually in Chad’s Attic?”
What’s New – Week of December 16, 2015 – Regular show in the works!
Here’s What’s New in the Comic Shop for the week of December 16. 2015. I should have a new regular Chad’s Attic show on Thursday. I’ll be talking about the new X-Men books and Doctor Fate – and some nerdy statistics about the collection.
What’s New at the Comic Shop? Stuff! December 9, 2015
Here’s What’s New in the Comic Shop for the week of December 9. 2015. Darn you iPod and your variable frame rate!
Episode 27 – In the corner to my right…
I’ve long thought that professional wrestling and super-hero comics have a lot in common, colorful characters, evil villains, pointless fighting and an industry that is sometimes more interesting than the output. “Ringside” takes some of those characters out of the ring to great effect. Also I look at some things I have drifting away from. A look “Into the Boxes” pulls out the classic science fiction anthology “Alien Worlds,” which boasted some of my favorite covers of all time.
What’s New – December 2 Edition
Here’s what you have to look forward to in your comic shop visit this week. I still have to figure out how to handle that second camera (iPod). I need to have it close enough so I can monitor, at the same time it’s far enough away to get the entire cover. Also my backlight ran out of battery while shooting, so I learned I need to recharge that more often.