Category: The Chemical Box

The Chemical Box – Episode 21: Collapse

Alec and Joey return from the brink of disaster to chat about Change #1 by Ales Kot and Morgan Jeske, Marvel Now!, Avengers #1 by Jonathan Hickman and Jerome Opena, Captain America #1 by Rick Remender and John Romita Jr., Cable and X-Force #1 by Dennis Hopeless and Salvador Larrocca, Amazing Spider-Man #698 by Dan [...]

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The Chemical Box – Episode 20: Disconsolate (Guest: Tim Callahan)

In this extra long episode, Tim Callahan (Tor, CBR) returns to the show to discuss such topics as the state of mainstream comics (DC New 52, Marvel Now!, etc.), Alan Moore and Neil Gaiman’s seminal work in mainstream comics, further thoughts on Rob Liefeld’s exit from DC Comics, Hawkeye #1-2 by Matt Fraction and David [...]

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The Chemical Box – Episode 19: Ghosts

In this episode, Joey and Alec discuss: Rob Liefeld’s spectacular exit from DC Comics, Daniel Clowes’ Ghost World (Eightball #11-18), the loss of the one-man anthology, Batman Incorporated #3 by Grant Morrison and Chris Burnham, The Sky In Stereo by Mardou and Scalped #60 by Jason Aaron and R.M. Guera. Music by Rival Schools The [...]

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The Chemical Box – Episode 18: Debauchery

In this episode,  Joey and Alec chat about the end of summer, the abrupt end of Butcher Baker, The Righteous Maker, the slight Joe Casey backlash, Howard Chaykin’s Black Kiss and Black Kiss 2 #1, Fatale #7 by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, Daredevil #17 by Mark Waid and Mike Allred, Batwoman #12 by J.H. [...]

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The Chemical Box – Episode 17: Dark Knight Discourse

In this episode, Joey and Alec take a quick look at Punk Rock Jesus #1 by Sean Murphy before diving into a long conversation about Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises as well as his whole take on the Batman franchise and our history with it. (There are spoilers if you are sensitive to that [...]

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The Chemical Box – Episode 16: Con Crud

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