BAM POW Comic Hour

One of the greatest comic book artists of our time returns with a reinvigorated new art style and brand new story about Marvel's Comics first family: The Fantastic Four. Alex Ross is known for his many comic book covers, fine art pieces, as well as illustrating such stories as Marvels, Kingdom Come, Earth X, Justice and many other outstanding works. Ross writes, draws, along with colors this unique Fantastic Four graphic novel published by Abrams Comic Arts. This story picks up with characters from Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's infamous story in Fantastic Four #51 This Man... This Monster, which we encourage listeners to check out but it isn't necessary to appreciate the masterfully crafted tale. This self contained journey takes Mr. Fantastic, The Invisible Women, Human Torch, and The Thing to the Negative Zone when a familiar visitor from their past calls them back to the anti matter universe to help solve a problem only they can do. Just a typical day for this unique cast of characters. Ross takes these heroes back to their roots, while paying homage to a variety of influences that not only impacted the team, but himself as a comic book artist.

In the far future when the forces of evil take over the world, the last ronin remains standing to avenge his family and seek justice. This Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle story written by Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, and Tom Waltz has been a long time coming. However, Eastman and Waltz finally found the right time and creative team to start publishing this amazing tale in 2020. They did an astounding job at paying homage to the writer's 38 years of TMNT legacy. This comic explains a possible ending to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and explores the themes of survivors guilt, PTSD, grief as well as many other complex emotions that are fitting to this grand scale of adventure. If you are a new fan, but enjoy a good story, or long time fan that grew up with the franchise we definitely recommend checking out this incredible 5 epic issue run in any format that is accessible.

Spider-Man remains to be one of the timeless characters that remains a pop culture icon. However, every character needs a revitalization to be relatable to readers and the world around him, especially a character at that time was around for 40 years. The Ultimate Marvel Universe was introduced as a world with an modern realistic take of what problems readers are dealing with outside their door as well as addressing the cultural issues people were facing. Brian Michael Bendis introduces a fresh take on Spider-Man that takes Peter Parker back to his roots of high school beginning, but taking place in the year 2000, when the comic book was coming out. Partnered with the rising Spider-Man artist Mark Bagley, this team would tell a contemporary ongoing story that would encourage new concepts while revisiting classic characters and the goal of introducing new readers to this infamous webslinging superhero.

One of the most infamous comic book superhero deaths in pop culture history occurred 30 years ago in Superman #75 The Death of Superman Story Arc in 1992. The Man of Steel finally meets his match against the brutal villain Doomsday. This storyline changed the modern landscape of comics by addressing the importance of the issues, effects and the fallout of major character deaths. We discuss the making of the this infamous story, the context of the era, what is contained the Death of Superman Omnibus along with what happens next in the adventures of Superman.

With the upcoming live action Disney+ show we would like to answer the question: Who is She-Hulk? Jennifer Walters, cousin of the the renowned scientist Bruce Banner, receives a blood transfusion from the Hulk which turns which turns her into a larger than life super hero. However, under the guidance of comic book extraordinaire John Byrne, he is able to craft a story that challenges the boundaries of what it means to be a gamma powered hero and how this female character encounters the tropes of being a lead in her own solo series while seeking acceptance from those around her. Also, we breakdown She Hulk and John Byrne's most well known story element in this run. What is the fourth wall and why does it matter to you? Tune in to find out more about the exciting impact of this trailblazer superheroine She Hulk.

Journey with us as we review an original, creator owned graphic novel: Decorum by Jonathan Hickman and Mike Huddleston published by Image Comics. Known for writing galaxy spanning stories in the world of Marvel with Secret Warriors, Fantastic Four, Avengers and the X-Men Hickman takes on a new quest with rich detail and interesting plot development. Decorum follows the story of Neha, a young delivery girl trying to take care of her family who gets rescued from by Imogen an experienced assassin who recruits her to train in the art of assassination. However, the scale of who, what and the stakes of their missions evolve over the course of this epic journey. This 8 issue Eisner Nominated series goes on a wild cosmic thrill seeking ride and we're here for it.

Behold true believers! We explore the epic quest of Thor by Jason Aaron. We examine the larger than life journey of Thor Odinson and tale of Jane Foster as they fight foes such as the villainous Gorr, the God Butcher, along with the impending doom of War of the Realms. With the hype surrounding the movie release of Thor: Love and Thunder this episode will discuss where the character has been, source material that the movie is based upon, as well as understanding why this run stands out as one of the most highly recommended Thor stories in modern comics today.

Join us for an amazing conversation with Ruben Narjera, a writer for the new Archie Comics Issue: The Best Archie Comic Ever. We talk about this blockbuster of a comic while reflecting on the legacy of Archie Comics in pop culture. Also, we discuss Ruben's journey as a writer growing up in Imperial Valley, California and how he developed a community with a his Eisner nominated comic book store Metahumans Comics.

The infamous Woodstock Music Festival of 1969 changed the music scene and had a significant cultural impact that shocked the system of the day. However, lurking behind the scenes an ancient evil starts to reveal its hand. Creatures of the night start to invade the summer of love causing a clash of ideals with three days of peace, music and blood.

We sit down with creator of Woodstake, Shawn Hainsworth, to discuss the first issue of the seven part horror comic series published by SHP Comics. We cover the conceptof the book, the new innovations of indie comic creative teams navigating today's scene, and different approaches of writing a story.

From the tales of swords and sorcery, Gail Simone reinvigorates the iconic female barbarian, Red Sonja. The hardcover omnibus published by Dynamite Entertainment covers all 18 issues of Simone's 2013 comic book run. This epic female warrior may not seem like a typical hero, but she is the most caring swashbuckler the world has ever known. Illustrated by Walter Giovani and colors by Adriano Lucas along with many other artists, created a world that invests so much into character development that will captivate new readers from all walks of life. Gail Simone continues to prove that lead female characters like Red Sonja have every right to stand on their own, overcome stereotypes, and thrive in their own amazing stories that continue the warrior's journey.