Comicazi Issue No.12 — Alternate Universes
The word is out on the streets! Comicazi fans want us to drop some Comics clue on Alternate Universes! Here on Comicazi, we’re about the fans and live to drop some science on the masses. Because you demanded it, we’ve compiled a solid list of Alternate Universe/What-If/Elseworld flavored stories that we love and hit you upside the head on just why you should get down with them! Enter the realm of the Comicazi Alternaverse Recommendates, right now with issue No.12!
Comics mentioned in this issue of Comicazi: Earth X, Marvel 1602, Days of Future Past, MARVEL What If? (#13,#43 — Conan the Barbarian Walked the Earth Today?), DC: The New Frontier, Kingdom Come, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Squadron Supreme, Batman: Son of the Demon, The Incredible HULK: Future Imperfect, JSA: The Liberty Files, JSA: Golden Age, Avengers Forever, and Last Avengers Story.
If you’re interested in getting down with any Comics mentioned above, be sure to hit up Comicazi and place an order!
February 9th, 2007 at 12:35 am
BOOSTER! RIGHT ON!
I am Loved…..
uh the podcast either F’ed up while I was listening to it or my computer is screwy….
February 9th, 2007 at 12:43 am
Max, we definitely have got love for you, kid. Also, your machine is probably funkin’ up, bruh. The stream is alive and in effect over here.
February 9th, 2007 at 2:33 am
okay okay all cool now.
-I wrote an essay in High School about Squadron Supreme. It was the first thing I asked for when I came into the store. Mark Gruenwald 4 life. His Cap stuff from back then is still my favorite.
-I always considered Son of the Demon as in continuity, but that’s just me. It meshes well in my book.
-New Frontier is totally Elseworlds. Hourman dies in it! Liberty Files is excellent. I loves it.
-Last Avengers Story is great. Fucking Sad but made Hank Pym my favorite avenger. Best Line from that series:
Hawkeye: “That fall from the building…I can see again!”
Mockingbird: “Really?!”
Hawkeye: “Gotcha.”
February 9th, 2007 at 9:48 am
No mention of Alan Moore’s Captain Britain comics? He kicked off the Marvel Multiverse! The main Marvel universe Earth is #616, and there are thousands upon thousands more… The numbers are mentioned in various series including 1602 which you talked about.
Check out the list here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiverse_%28Marvel_Comics%29
February 9th, 2007 at 12:31 pm
See? We TOLD you that you’d be leaving comments right there in the podcast and there you have it!
Captain Britain and his multiversal schtick. Damn. Come on, people! Hit us up with more of your fave alterniverse stories!!
February 9th, 2007 at 5:42 pm
Gotten any interesting feedback on the fanboy thing from #11?
February 9th, 2007 at 6:13 pm
Queen thanks for stoppin’ through. We did get a good amount of commentary. Get down with the feedback via the jump! We also got a solid # of calls via the Skype line, which will air in Comicazi Issue No.13, so be sure to rock with us in about 2 weeks :)
February 11th, 2007 at 6:40 pm
Wow - a very information-heavy issue, gents. I don’t have too much to say since I haven’t read any of these except Kingdom Come (and that was aaaaages ago, I should really read it again) - but I may need to check one or two of these out. Nicely done, I really enjoyed the flow with this one.
Oh, and the calls at the beginning? Classic. Mr. Munson, you’re a trip.
February 12th, 2007 at 8:07 pm
Great issue, dudes.
My thoughts: I LOVED “Gotham by Gaslight” when I was in high school. I just found out that it was technically the first Elseworlds title…who doesn’t love them some Mignola?
Do “JLA:The Nail” and “JLA: Another Nail” count? They were decent. Not my faves but good reads.
And I definitely recommend “Red Son”. Y’all mentioned it but seeing Bats go bats in that one is a joy.
But I’d have to say my favorite alternawhatsis is still “Kingdom Cum”. Superman quits and gets a job in the porno industry. Or DOES he?
February 12th, 2007 at 11:35 pm
JLA:The Nail totally counts, dude! Maybe not the sequel so much, but what the hey!
I’d also like to toss out Fabian Nicieza and Kevin Maguire’s JLA:Created Equal. That one’s got Supes and Lex as the only males left on an Earth full of super-powered women or somesuch. Wonder Woman was psyched, “Oooh! Another Paradise Island! How groovy.” Not that WW would say groovy.
Oh, and the Machine Man limited series back in the 80’s was way cool. Rockin’ artwork by Barry Windsor Smith, and quite possibly, Tom DeFalco’s finest writing job!
But, I’m starting to go crazy here. What I wanna know, Kentucky, is if Alex Ross is drawing your proposed Kingdom Cum?
February 13th, 2007 at 12:56 am
I’m glad people are dropping some science on other worthwhile alternate universe stories! Gotham by Gaslight is a pretty solid Elseworlds. Didn’t know it was the first, so, ‘preciate the clue on that Kentucky!!!
Erin, myself and the Bad Kids have really been enjoying the calls on the skype line from all the listeners. We’ve got a solid lineup of calls slated for issue no.13, so be sure to get down with that one as well! Some special people called in, and we’ve definitely gotten a lot of feedback on Munsons grassroots campaign!
May 25th, 2007 at 5:13 pm
Without your podcast, I might not be able to stand my cube job. And so in one way, you’re putting food on my family’s table and gas in my truck. You guys are heroes.