Episode 206 | Shooting A Comic Book with a LITERAL Bullet

This week’s episode was recorded on June 16th, 2019!

Kait and Nick join Mike to discuss the many reading, packaging, and “marketing” gimmicks used in comic books over the years. From vinyl stickers to to lenticular covers to poly-bags to literally SHOOTING a comic with real bullets, the gang dives deep for this episode.

Timecodes

• 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:20:19 – Comic Picks
• 00:31:22 – Gimmicks in the Comic Reading Experience
• 01:13:19 – Wrap/Credits

What We Read / Comic Picks

• X-23 #12
• X-23: The Complete Collection Volume 1
• Beasts of Burden: Animal Rites
• X-Men: Grand Design
• Oblivion Song Vol 1
• Excellence #2
• Rat Queens #16
• PSI-Lords #1

Links

• Mike – @mikerapin
• Nick – @dethstarplnz
• Kait – @KaitLPhere
• Memories of Comic Book ‘GIMMICKS’ Resurface
• All-Time Greatest Comic Book Gimmick Covers
• Madman In Your Face Special
• Kapow: Marvel adds sound to comics
• Barrier – Panel Syndicate

Music provided by Infinity Shred. Find them on Bandcamp.

Producer: Mike Rapin
Editor: Zander Riggs

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