Thursday, March 31, 2016

Bloodlines: Best Event Ever! - Lobo Annual #1 (1993)


This time out, I'm the Gun is pleased to participate with some other brave bloggers & podcasters in a celebration -erm- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of DC Comics' landmark(?) 1993 x-over event running through that year's Annuals - Bloodlines!

Not looked back upon with much fondness, among Bloodlines most heinous crimes against comics seems to be the introduction of a rafter of new turkeys cut from the same cloth as many other 'extreme' 90s characters from companies such as Marvel & Image.  But was this the worst of Bloodlines' legacy?  I wanted to re-visit a couple of chapters in this saga to see if they held up - held up to the level of suckiness I remember - would I be pleasantly surprised?

In this episode I'll be taking a look at the Annual that started it all - Lobo Annual #1!

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Check out some images from the issue below, previous I'm the Guns on iTunes, and more coverage of Bloodlines: Best Event Ever at these fine sites:

Between the Pages:
http://betweenthepagesblog.typepad.com/

Coffee & Comics Blog:
http://coffeecomicsreading.blogspot.com

DC Bloodlines Podcast:
http://dcbloodlines.blogspot.com/

Relatively Geeky Network:
http://relativelygeekypodcast.blogspot.com/

Resurrections - An Adam Warlock/Thanos Podcast:
http://resurrectionsadamwarlock.tumblr.com

Feedback is welcome!  Please leave a comment below, or email me: imthegun@gmail.com.  Thanks for listening!

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1st contact with the Giger-inspired aliens

Lobo put in his place

Meet the Parasites

Blood bath - just the kind of sci-fi horror Christian Alamy excels at

Layla's found herself some super powers

Friday, March 11, 2016

Hooked by the House Ad: Elongated Man: Europe '92 (Jan.-Apr. 1992)


I'm the Gun is back with a new Hooked by the House Ad!  In this episode, I'll be taking a look at Elongated Man: Europe '92 a really fun series by the team of Gerard Jones, Mike Parobeck & Ty Templeton!

Spinning out of the JLI titles at the tail end of the Giffen/DeMatteis run, this series provides a kind of bridge between Justice League eras, and I consider it a real early 90s DC gem!

Download this episode HERE!

If you read this series, liked this series or hated it, please let me know!  Comments are welcome below, or email me at imthegun@gmail.com.  Previous episodes are available here or on iTunes.

Thanks for listening - Arrivederci!

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