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Episode 132:  Top Bullets August 2008 Books, Speeding Bullets look at various titles, Final Crisis Revelations 1 and 2, Trinity, and much much more. Plus more listener voicemails. NOTE: The announced Ambush Bug 1 and 2 at the beginning of the show will be released early next week with additional content as a “mini cast” 0:00 Show opening, heroinitiative.org,  DCBService.com, Instocktrades.com, our ongoing contest (Ragingcontest@gmail.com), show voicemail line 1-440-388-4434,and more. 10:09 Speeding Bullets: Final Crisis Rogue’s Revenge 2, Booster Gold 11 and 12, Catwoman 82, Wonder Woman 24, Brave and the Bold 16, Nightwing 148, quick shout outs to Green Arrow/Black Canary 12, Adam Strange Special and more. 44:03 Top Bullets July and August 2008, (Note: Spoiler filled as usual but especially with Teen Titans 62) 2:26:29 Final Crisis Revelations 1 and 2 (Jim makes a joke and is thrown under the bus, lol.) 3:20:11 Trinity discussion continues with 6 and 7 4:17:32 Show closing No blooper reel this week We’ll be

Episode 131: This episode Jim and Sean talk the new series Secret Six as we examine the first issue. Also, we finish up our Rage of the Month Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters. Brent sends us in a new BK’s Bullets on Batman City of Crime and the Elseworlds Batman Vampire tales. Plus we chat about the first even listener voicemails. Special Note: This episode is dedicated to the newly crowned Sir Thomas of Cleveland. A hero that Ohioans can look up to. 0:00 Show opening, heroinitiative.org,  DCBService.com, Instocktrades.com, our ongoing contest (Ragingcontest@gmail.com), show voicemail line 1-440-388-4434,and more. 9:54 Secret Six 43:33 Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters 5-8 3:21:38 BK’s Bullets on Batman City of Crime and Tales of the Multiverse the Batman Vampire Saga 3:47:02 Show closing 3:51:37 Blooper Reel featuring listener voicemails We’ll be back next week with Episode 132. Check Ragingbullets.com and the forum for regular updates. Don’t forget to submit your own content for the web site and the sho

Episode 130: Instocktrades.com Rage of the Month Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters. This episode Sean and Jim discuss the remainder of Seven Soldiers Volume 2 and being a two part discussion on Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters. We also chat about some listener emails. 0:00 Show opening, heroinitiative.org,  DCBService.com, Instocktrades.com, Secret Six next week, our ongoing contest (Ragingcontest@gmail.com), comicbookdb.com, and more. 14:16 Seven Soldiers Volume 2 part 2 1:13:51 Listener emails 1:34:39 Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters 1-4 4:02:22 Show closing, chat about upcoming conventions we are visiting, Secret Six, Freddie Williams II, Final Crisis ties ins in episodes 131 and 132 and more. No Blooper Reel  this week We’ll be back next week with Episode 130. Check Ragingbullets.com and the forum for regular updates. Don’t forget to submit your own content for the web site and the show. We love your participation. Who Reads the Watchmen Podcast http://www.halfhourwasted.com MP3 Splitter http://www.i

Episode 129: Instocktrades.com Rage of the Month Seven Soldiers Volume 2: On this episode we explore the first half of Seven Soldiers Volume 2 in an indepth feature. We also are joined by Martin Galloway (Skyhawke from the forums) as we chat about the Hawkman Special, what the character means to us and where we hope he is headed. Finally, we are joined by Lord Shaper , Damien of Kryptographik and the Welcome to Heavenside Podcasts as we discuss Reign in Hell. 0:00 Show opening, heroinitiative.org,  DCBService.com, Instocktrades.com, Comics Now Magazine #3, our ongoing contest (Ragingcontest@gmail.com), comicbookdb.com, and more. 15:11 Seven Soldiers Volume 2  part 1 1:13:28 Hawkman Special with Martin Galloway and a chat about comicbookdb.com and it’s new facebook feature. 3:07:39 Reign in Hell #1 with Lord Shaper 4:29:37 Show closing, congrats to CGS for their 500th episode and a chat about the upcoming Super Show. 4:32:16 Blooper Reel   We’ll be back next week with Episode 130. Check Ragingbullets.com and

Episode 128: Instocktrades.com Rage of the Month Seven Soldiers Volume 1 and 2: Part 1 of a two part discussion. On this episode we being a two part discussion finishing up a look at the first half of Seven Soldiers. We also check in with some listener emails and continue are exploration of Trinity, as well as some other DC related discussion. 0:00 Show opening, heroinitiative.org,  DCBService.com, Instocktrades.com, our ongoing contest (Ragingcontest@gmail.com) and more. 13:33 Second Half of Seven Soldiers Volume 1 (Please listen to episode 50 for part 1) 1:11:35 Listener Emails 2:21:55 Trinity 3-5 (Including the previously unaired issue 4 recording from the Gypsy Café) 3:53:00 Show closing 3:58:07 Blooper Reel   We’ll be back next week with Episode 129. Check Ragingbullets.com and the forum for regular updates. Don’t forget to submit your own content for the web site and the show. We love your participation.

Episode 127: The First Annual Raging Bullets Gypsy Café Geekend: Jim and Sean are recording live from the Gypsy Café and the Hilton as we discuss Final Crisis #3, Batman Confidential 19, Justice Society Annual #1, Trinity, interview American Splendor Artist Ed Piskor and more. 0:00 Show opening, shout out to Gypsy Café’s August 10th Raging Bullets Geek Brunch (www.myspace.com/gypsycafe), DCBService.com, Instocktrades.com, our new contest (Ragingcontest@gmail.com) and more. 16:42 Final Crisis #3 with a quick chat about Final Crisis #1 Director’s Cut 1:17:05 Justice Society of America Annual #1 with Rebis02, Al Sedano and Yodajones and chef at the Gypsy Café Jim Dietz. 2:07:40 Batman Confidential #19 with Chad Cicconi. 3:04:20 Ed Piskor, one of the artists on American Splendor #1 from joins us to discuss Harvey Pekar and some of his independent work. Check out Wizzywig, American Splendor: Our Movie Year and more from his web site. 3:27:16 Trinity 3:57:05 Show closing 4:00:40 Blooper Reel  (Speeding Bullets: Wa

Episode 126: Jim has been sick this week but it didn’t stop us from recording. We changed things up a bit to compensate. This episode we discuss Trinity with colorist and friend of the show Allen Passalaqua in the first of a two part segment where we look at the initial 8 issues of the series. We have our Top Bullets, best of the best of June 2008 where we discuss books in and out of the DCU. We have a speeding bullets segment devoted to Final Crisis Requiem and Rogue’s Revenge. Finally, we end the show with a speeding bullets segment discussion Ambush Bug Year None #1, Brave and the Bold #15, Superman #678, Robin #175, and Justice League of America #23. 0:00 Show opening, shout out to Gypsy Café’s August 10th Raging Bullets Geek Brunch (www.myspace.com/gypsycafe), Wizard World Chicago, DCBService.com, Instocktrades.com,www.DCElseworlds.blogspot.com, our new contest (Ragingcontest@gmail.com) and more. (Note contest details on the end of this episode.), 11:25 Top Bullets best of the Best of June 2008 1:43:49 T

Episode 125: HOLY RAGING BATMANIA: This mega 125th celebration show is loaded with Dark Knight goodness. We dissect Batman Begins, Gotham Knight and Dark Knight, chatting about themes from all 3 films and raging about the best Batweekend of film going in a long time. Join us in celebration 125 episodes of Raging Bullets. NOTE: Don’t worry this isn’t the norm. We’ll be back to the regular show length next episode, lol. We wanted to give you our best Batman effort ever and here it is. Time stamps and show notes: 0:00 Show opening, shout out to Gypsy Café’s August 10th Raging Bullets Geek Brunch (www.myspace.com/gypsycafe), Wizard World Chicago, DCBService.com, Instocktrades.com,www.DCElseworlds.blogspot.com, our new contest (Ragingcontest@gmail.com) and more. 10:21 Batman Begins 2:40:00 Gotham Knight 3:33:20 Dark Knight 5:45:50 Show closing 5:52:20 Blooper Reel We’ll be back next week with Episode 126. Tuesday or Wednesday to give you some time to listen to this one. Check Ragingbullets.com and the forum for r

Episode 124: Starman Wicked Inclination (#17,19-27) with listener Joseph Luciano, Legionstar from the forums. Time stamps and show notes: 0:00 Show opening, shout out to Gypsy Café’s August 10th Raging Bullets Geek Brunch (www.myspace.com/gypsycafe), Wizard World Chicago, DCBService.com, Instocktrades.com,www.DCElseworlds.blogspot.com, our new contest (Ragingcontest@gmail.com) and more. 15:09 Starman Wicked Inclination Part 1 2:07:03 Starman Wicked Inclination Part 2 3:42:13 Show closing 3:54:13 Blooper Reel (Featuring Jim’s Convention Bed Time Stories) We’ll be back next week with Episode 125. Check Ragingbullets.com and the forum for regular updates. Don’t forget to submit your own content for the web site and the show. We love your participation.  

Episode 123: Batman Rip 678, Birds of Prey 118, Teen Titans 59 (with a quick chat about 119 and 60 respectively), the DC Crisis Panel in Chicago, listener audio comments on Hellblazer, Batman, House of Mystery, The Dark Knight and much more. Note: Don’t forget to check out the recording of the Podcasting Panel from Around Comics 190 and the Starman Omnibus episode from Around Comics 191 both with Sean as a part of the panels. Time stamps and show notes: 0:00 Show opening, shout out to Gypsy Café’s August 10th Raging Bullets Geek Brunch (www.myspace.com/gypsycafe), Wizard World Chicago, DCBService.com, Instocktrades.com,www.DCElseworlds.blogspot.com and more. 17:13 Batman 678 and general RIP discussion 1:27:58 Listener Gift 1:31:28 Birds of Prey 118 with a quick chat about 119 1:59:50 Batman request audio comment 2:02:52 Teen Titans 59 with a quick chat about 60 2:23:55 Wizard World Chicago discussion on the Crisis Panel 3:00:28 Hellblazer, House of Mystery and Dark Knight Audio comment and Mike Gordon Audio c

Episode 122: Final Crisis #2, Wizard World Chicago’s DC Nation Panel, a quick chat about the stellar Johns/Bendis panel and more.   NOTE: This episode was recorded completely via Iriver from the con in Chicago. There are some slight audio quality differences but nothing too major.   0:00 Show opening: Heroinitiative.org, DCBService.com, Instocktrades.com, Jim moves to live outside a pizza parlor, casual commentary about Teen Titans, Wonder Woman, Y the Last Man and more.(check the show closing for special shout outs from this great convention.)   11:05 Final Crisis 2   1:12:32 Johns/Bendis Panel   1:27:56 DC Nation Panel from Wizard World Chicago 2008   2:57:20 Show closing   3:04:23 Blooper reel   We’ll be back next week with episode 123. Check Ragingbullets.com and the forum for regular updates.   Don’t forget to submit your own content for the web site and the show. We love your participation.

Episode 121: Top Bullets for the books of May 2008 (July cover date), News from the Heroes Con DC Nation Panel, Lord Shaper’s interview with Birds of Prey and the upcoming Secret Six Artist, Nicola Scott and more. Time stamps and show notes: 0:00 Show opening, shout out to Gypsy Café’s August 10th Raging Bullets Geek Brunch (www.myspace.com/gypsycafe), Wizard World Chicago, DCBService.com, Instocktrades.com,www.DCElseworlds.blogspot.com and more. 17:47 Heroes Con DC Nation News 42:27 Top Bullets for May 2008 (July Cover Date) 1:56:10 Listener Gift 1:59:31 Nicola Scott Interview and rough outline of Chicago recordings 2:23:04 Show closing 2:29:47 Blooper Reel We’ll be back next week with Episode 122. Check Ragingbullets.com and the forum for regular updates. Don’t forget to submit your own content for the web site and the show. We love your participation.

Episode 120: Final Crisis kickoff special! We discuss JLA 21 and Final Crisis #1. We tackle the strong “hell yeah” moments and the controversies, as well as some listener emails. Time stamps and show notes: 0:00 Show opening, shout out to Gypsy Café’s August 10th Raging Bullets Geek Brunch (www.myspace.com/gypsycafe), Wizard World Chicago, DCBService.com, Instocktrades.com, teaser for next contest which will be announced officially in 2 weeks. Top Bullets for May 2008 books airs next week. Bruce McIntosh (www.comicspace.com/bruceincolorado or www.comicon.com/pulse) and various comic talk. 16:41 Justice League of America 21 47:26 Listener Emails with a shout out to the Comic Tube Podcast (www.comictubepodcast.blogspot.com) , Action Comics Annual, Captain Carrot and the Zoo Crew , plans for a Batman RIP show, and much much more. 1:29:59 Final Crisis #1 2:42:11 Show closing 2:50:21 Blooper Reel We’ll be back next week with Episode 121. Check Ragingbullets.com and the forum for regular updates. Don’t forget to su

Episode 119: We discuss Flash 240 with artist Freddie E. Williams II. We look at his work on the title and take a behind the scenes journey into a “Day in the life of Freddie E. Williams II”. 0:00 Show opening 11:30:05 Freddie Williams interview and spoiler filled look at Flash 240 2:36:33 Show closing 2:42:24 Blooper reel and previously unused nonsense We’ll be back Sunday night with Episode 120. Check Ragingbullets.com and the forum for regular updates. Don’t forget to submit your own content for the web site and the show. We love your participation.

Episode 118 Part B: Instocktrades.com  episode:  NOTE: Please download Episode 118 Part A for the first part of this discussion.  Sean and Jim are joined by friend of the show Matt Kramer (Darth Kramer from the forums) as we discuss Legion of the Super-Heroes : An Eye for an Eye in a special 2 part feature. We also have listener comments on the collection. 0:00 Show opening 3:15 Matt Kramer, of “the Shade’s Journal Podcast” , joins us for a special 2 part discussion on Legion of the Super-Heroes: An Eye for an Eye. 1:09:37 Shout out to 2 years of Comic Timing, listener emails and forum comments 1:26:36 Show closing We’ll be back Sunday night with Episode 119. Check Ragingbullets.com and the forum for regular updates. Don’t forget to submit your own content for the web site and the show. We love your participation.

Episode 118 Part A: Instocktrades.com  Episode: Sean and Jim are joined by friend of the show Matt Kramer (Darth Kramer from the forums) as we discuss Legion of the Super-Heroes : An Eye for an Eye in a special 2 part feature. 0:00 Show opening 4:28 Matt Kramer, of “the Shade’s Journal Podcast” , joins us for a special 2 part discussion on Legion of the Super-Heroes: An Eye for an Eye. 1:55:40 Show closing We’ll be back no later than Thursday night with Episode 118 part B. Check Ragingbullets.com and the forum for regular updates. Don’t forget to submit your own content for the web site and the show. We love your participation.

Episode 117 Part B: Bonus Episode: Sean and Jim are joined by friend of the show Kendra Behn Smith as she discusses the Emerald City Comiccon and it’s first DC Nation Panel. We also look at the future of comics and all ages books. Plus the last of our listener content from the NYCC.   0:00 Show opening   2:46 Kendra Behn Smith joins us for Emerald City Comiccon chat. (Note: We did this over Skype. Slight difference in usual sound quality)   1:39:38 Show closing   1:44:59 BONUS: Listener and friends of the show from the NYCC show floor. We want to thank everyone who stopped by and encourage you to support all of our friends.   We’ll be back no later than Sunday night with Episode 118. Check Ragingbullets.com and the forum for regular updates.   Don’t forget to submit your own content for the web site and the show. We love your participation.  

Episode 117 Part A: Sean and Jim discuss the Action Comics Annual #11, the last part of Last Son with an audio comment from Jason Page of the Fanboy Faceoff Podcast giving a retrospective of the storyline. Plus more listener content from the NYCC.   0:00 Show opening: Heroinitiative.org, DCBService.com, Instocktrades.com, general chat and upcoming episode comments.   12:49 Action Comics Annual #11   1:19:46 Jason Page of Fanboy Faceoff on Action Comics Annual #11 and a Last Son retrospective.   1:51:36 Show closing   1:53:00 BONUS: Listener and friends of the show from the NYCC show floor. Casual conversation with listeners, author Timothy Callahan on his new book revolving around the Legion and his work on Comic Book Resources, Comicmix.com which features a number of big name creators and original comics,   We’ll be back no later than Thursday night with Episode 117 Part B. Check Ragingbullets.com and the forum for regular updates.   Don’t forget to submit your own content for the web site and the show. We

Episode 116: Sean and Jim discuss Countdown to Mystery 7, Checkmate 25, Vinyl Underground 8, and Rann/Thanagar Holy War 1 (featuring a beloved winged hero). Laso Jim has his first solo interview with Upper Deck and we have a listener audio comment celebrating 2 years of the show.   0:00 Show opening: Heroinitiative.org, DCBService.com, Instocktrades.com, general chat and upcoming episode comments.   14:40 Rann/Thanagar Holy War #1   43:06 Vinyl Underground #8   1:23:45 Countdown to Mystery 6 and 7 casual discussion   1:51:20 Checkmate #25   2:31:06 Jim’s Interview with Upper Deck   2:39:38 2 year anniversary audio comment   2:41:23 Show closing   2:46:40 BONUS: Listener and friends of the show from the NYCC show floor. Casual conversation with listeners,   We’ll be back no later than Sunday night with Episode 117. Check Ragingbullets.com and the forum for regular updates.   Don’t forget to submit your own content for the web site and the show. We love your participation.

Episode 115: Sean and Jim discuss the top 5 books of April 2008, along with the listener choices. We also complete our Countdown discussion with issues 4-1. Plus more bonus NYCC recordings.   0:00 Show opening: Nightwing, Heroinitiative.org, DCBService.com, Instocktrades.com, and episode comments.   11: 32 Top Bullets April 2008   58:25 Countdown 4-1   3:17:55 Show closing   3:28:15 BONUS: Listener and friends of the show from the NYCC show floor. Casual conversation with listeners,   We’ll be back no later than Sunday night with Episode 116. Check Ragingbullets.com and the forum for regular updates.   Don’t forget to submit your own content for the web site and the show. We love your participation.