The Quad

Aaaaaaannnnd go! It’s The Quad number ten! Ben and Zack bought little magnets. Zack read about matchsticks. Ben was underwhelmed by a classic. Zack joins the resistance against the Horde. Ben went saw Hitchcock. We answer some questions and probably sound like we have our heads buried deep in our sphincters.  1. Mage (Image)2. American Flagg (Image)3. Strikeforce Morituri (Marvel)4. Hitchcock5. The Hunks get questions! Twitter:  @BenTiede, @ZackKruse Forum: http://forum.bullpenbulletinspodcast.com Music:Jane's Addiction - Ted, Just Admit It

Axe of Violence! It's The Quad number nine! We got babies! We got dead babies! We got larval babies! We got trees full of larval dead babies! We got the Oooooooooold West! We got British governesses! We some'a da exclamations! 1. Blood Meridian 2. Jane Eyre (real quick like) Twitter:  @BenTiede, @ZackKruse Music: Lole Y Manuel - Tu mira

Now we're-a da Popes! It's the eighth episode The Quad! We talk briefly about religion and our individual experiences with it...sorry? Then we talk about Neil Jordan movies that reunite the cast of Batman Begins. Also, Ben got a really cool book about Zelda. Chip chip! 1. Stuff you probably don't want to hear about 2. Breakfast on Pluto 3. The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Hyrule Historia Art Book 4. An Honest Liar Twitter:  @BenTiede, @ZackKruse Music: Blind Melon - Pusher

Hoo-daddy! The seventh consecutive episode The Quad! Michigans. Real Doll love affairs. Calligraphy weddings. A magician in the laboratory. 1. DC Animated: The Dark Knight Returns: Part II 2. Lars and the Real Girl 3. Scenes from an Impending Marriage (Drawn & Quarterly) 4. An Honest Liar Twitter:  @BenTiede, @ZackKruse Music: Blind Melon - Pusher

Derp! It's a new episode of The Quad! We got nine old men. We nineteenth century jerks. We got Dick Grayson. We got the true hero of the galactic rebellion.We got kindergarten teachers. We got panhandlers. We got dream projects. We got questions about food. We got Charleston Chews. We got you! 1. Walt Disney Animation Studios: The Archive Series vol. 5: Nine Old Men: The Flip Books 2. Emma 3. Batman: Gates of Gotham (DC) 4. Star Wars #1 (Dark Horse) 5. The Hunks answer some questions Twitter:  @BenTiede, @ZackKruse Music: Boysetsfire - Rookie

Guess what, guys! Guess. What. We gots THE David A. Price on this show. He's the prettiest, the smartiest, and sexiest dude we know, and he's on The Quad! We get to talk a lot about stuff too: The fatalization of a terrorist; British High Society and all their fancy four dollar words like, "ruminate"; hillbillies, their hillbilly heroin, and the U.S. Marshall that's gonna win your heart; the unlikable detective that you're gonna love. Enjoy! 1. Zero Dark Thirty 2. Downton Abbey 3. Justified 4. Sherlock Music: Prince - Party Man

Episode 004: It's the fourth episode of The Quad with Ben and Zack! We've got muck-men who take over major metropolitan areas! Dystopian futures where men are heaved from balconies with reckless abandon! And the listeners have questions for the hunks! Swamp ThingDreddAsk hunks questions Music: The Clash: White Man In Hammersmith Palais Twitter: @BenTiede @ZackKruse

Episode 003: Holy lord geez. This is a wild one. Sure, Ben and Zack are on the episode...but who gives a crap? This episode the Wonderful Will Pfeifer and the Breathtaking Vince B. Daaaaaaang! We dig in on some Joe Kubert; talk about Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Steve Ditko (the world's greatest human); Iron Eyes Cody and his relationship to Dean Wormer and Ernest; FINALLY, a good horror movie magazine; Star Warring on arts; Alec Guinness on the usefulness of bidets; convention time fun; rich-billies; werewolf menstruation; Will's Swamp Thing experience; the touching story of Penelope; attracting the attention of the attorneys of celebrities; who wouldn't want to work at Wal-Mart or Burger King? Follow us on the Twitter: @BenTiede, @VinceBon, @WillPfeifer, @ZackKruse Weird Horros & Daring Adventures: The Joe Kubert Archives vol. 1 (Fantagraphics)Ditko, Kirby, and LeeDitko #17 (Steve Ditko & Robin Snyder)Horror Hound magazineThe Illustrated Star Wars Universe of Ralph McquarrieThe Queen of Versailles Swamp Thing (DC)Chatterbox Music: Frank Zappa - Dancin' Fool

It’s 2013, or whatever. We’re settling into the new year with some hobbits, dwarves, and eagles. We also gots some comics about adventures of some thievin’ teenage scamps, bating-men, libaries, and Netflix queues. The HobbitAlphonse MuchaBandette (Monkey Brain Comics)Batman (DC Comics)Allen County Public LibraryNetflix queuesWhatcha workin’ on?Ask hunks questions Music: Melodysheep - Bill Hicks - George Carlin: The Big Electron

Heyhey! It’s the new show with Zack and Ben! In this episode, we just sort of giving you guys the gist about how the show is going to roll. Then we talk a little bit about Star Wars and Bravest Warriors. Pretty boss, right? See you next week! Music: James Brown - Pappa’s Got a Brand New Bag

FINALLY! After six failed attempts, we were finally able to get the 44th episode of the show recorded. It's the last Distinguished Comic Book Podcast, but we are relaunching next month with an, ahem, all new number one! Swamp Thing (DC)FF #1 (Marvel)Planet of the Apes (Boom)Eisner/Miller  (Dark Horse) Music: Mudhoney – "Hate the Police"           Twitter: @BenTiede, @ZackKruse E-mail: DCBPodcast@gmail.com DCBPodcast.blogspot.com MysterySolvedComic.com BenjaminTiede.blogspot.com

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Ferlple! Back into the normal swing of things, the lads have some new comics to tell you about! Ben and Zack talk about murderous bread trucks from Fort Wayne, journeys of self-discovery, war chimps that ride goats and shoot guns, the humanity of the apes, zorse murders and genius level work from Mike Norton, vampire queens of rock and roll, brave warriors, monster doctors and their demon familiars, and listener comments! Chip chip! Are You My Mother (Houghton-Mifflin)Guerillas vol. 2 (Oni Press)Revival #1 (Image Comics)Marceline and the Scream Queens #1 (Kaboom!)Doc Bizzare, MD (Image Comics) Javier Hernandez’s Ditko comic: http://javierhernandez.deviantart.com/gallery/36456217#/d56cs0r Music: Psy – Gangnam Style            Twitter: @BenTiede, @ZackKruse E-mail: DCBPodcast@gmail.com DCBPodcast.blogspot.com MysterySolvedComic.comBenjaminTiede.blogspot.comZackKruse.com SummitCityInk.blogspot.comNedWeinerman.com

Nerple! We have another really special episode for you this week as we welcome guest comics historian Blake Bell! We talk all about the works and career of Steve Ditko and his unmatched genius. We spend a lot of time talking about the brilliance and revolutionary nature of the first thirty-eight issues of Amazing Spider-Man. We also dig in a bit with Bill Everett, the Secret History of Marvel Comics, and some of the great modern publishers like Fantagraphics, Drawn & Quarterly, Top Shelf, Abrams, and so much more! Chip chip! Blake Bell: http://blakebellnews.blogspot.com @Blake_Bell Music: David Bowie – Heroes Bumper: Egyptian Hip Hop – Middle Name Period Twitter: @BenTiede, @ZackKruse E-mail: DCBPodcast@gmail.com DCBPodcast.blogspot.com MysterySolvedComic.com BenjaminTiede.blogspot.com ComixNonsense.blogspot.com SummitCityInk.blogspot.com NedWeinerman.com

Herp! It’s time for the next ep. (short for episode) of the Distinguished Comic Book Podcast dropped in your ear hole! Ben and Zack chit chat about heroic-old-west-immigrant-ladies drawn in a Pilipino style, Stateside vampire clans, buxom ladies murdelizing drug zombies, fun-time curb stompings, horrific sai murders, and David Mazzuchelli’s stunning work on Daredevil. Chip chip! All-Star Western (DC)American Vampire (Vertigo)Fatima (Dark Horse)Optic Nerve (Drawn & Quarterly)Daredevil: Born Again: Artist’s Edition (IDW)Music: The Jackson 5 – The Love You Save Twitter: @BenTiede, @ZackKruse E-mail: DCBPodcast@gmail.com DCBPodcast.blogspot.com MysterySolvedComic.comBenjaminTiede.blogspot.com ComixNonsense.blogspot.com SummitCityInk.blogspot.com NedWeinerman.com