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Nov 30, 2013

Hello, and welcome to the 58th episode of the Fantasticast, your guide to the Fantastic Four from the very beginning. Your hosts - Andrew Leyland (Heykids Comics) and Steve Lacey (20 Minute Longbox) are here to guide you through the contents of Fantastic Four #52, featuring the first appearance of the Black Pa- Wait,...


Nov 23, 2013

This special episode of The Fantasticast statistically has a high chance of something magical happening if you listen to it on the day of release. For Saturday 23rd November is the anniversary of an assassination, the anniversary of a TV show, and more importantly, the first day of the Thought Bubble Comic...


Nov 16, 2013

Guided by The Watcher, The Human Torch ventures into sub-space to seek the only weapon useable against Galactus. Meanwhile, cowed by The Punisher, The Thing, Mr Fantastic and The Invisible Girl find themselves powerless against The Destroyer Of Worlds. Only the power of The Silver Surfer can halt Galactus's plans to...


Nov 9, 2013

Or, as this episode proves, rather a lot of mistakes, both huge and small.

Yes, it's another fill-in show, and we can promise you no singing this time around. Except that we can't really, there will be singing. But what we can give you is a selection of the best openings and outtakes from the first 10 episodes of...


Nov 2, 2013

The Jack Kirby Collector has this to say about page 2 of Fantastic Four #49: "[it's] the exact point when the 1960s super-hero comics peaked."

The Encyclopaedia Galactica also covers this subject, going into greater detail about the impact of a second splash-page at the start of the comic, conveying the majesty and...