Zone 4
Four friends engage in in-depth comic related discussion and all around good, fun conversation focused on the world of comics.
 

The crew celebrates New Years Eve with a discussion of some comics!

Plus a Giveaway!

(Original Numbering: Episode #93)

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Bill Gladman joins the crew for a discussion of Christmas on this Christmas Eve episode!

Plus a Giveaway!

(Original Numbering: Episode #92)

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We talk about some of our current favorite books on this episode of Zone 4.

Plus a Giveaway!

(Original Numbering: Episode #91)

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Tim Simmons joins us as we talk about some of our own creations and current projects.

Plus a Giveaway!

(Original Numbering: Episode #90)

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The crew discusses their favorite time travel stories.

(Original Numbering: Episode #89)

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Brant is joined by Bill Gladman and Ron Fortier (who is now a full cast member!) as they talk about Thanksgiving, Black Friday, a Thanksgiving song and other holiday pleasantries. They also discuss the Green Lantern trailer, other films we've seen, and CR's new trading card collection initiative from the forums. Plus more in traditional Zone 4 style.

(Original Numbering: Episode #88)

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Category:general -- posted at: 10:30am EDT
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Bill Gladman and Ron Fortier join the crew for a discussion of Team-Up books.

(Original Numbering: Episode #87)

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Brant and Cary are joined by two special guests in the absence of the regulars in Mason Easley and Ron Fortier! The four each bring a topic to the table and discuss them in like fashion. From most looked forward to comic films, to most anticipated comics, to the deconstruction of superheroes, to Wizard possibly purchasing Mid-Ohio-Con, it's potluck fury in the Zone!

(Original Numbering: Episode #86)

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Brant, John and Chuck K. get together once more for another round table discussion. This time the trio each pick three (or so) favorite monster-themed or based superheroes from Mainstream comics (the big four as it were, Marvel, DC, Image and Dark Horse). From Morbius, to Werewolf by Night, it's a fun post Halloween discussion in the Zone!

(Original Numbering: Episode #85)

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Chuck Moore and John join Brant via phone from the road travelling back from several events!

(Original Numbering: Episode #84)

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Brant and Cary are missing as Chuck and John each talk about three titles that need some help.

(Original Numbering: Episode #83)

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Brant, and John are joined by Chuck Moore and Eric Adams for a discussion about all things New York Comic Con 2010, from the layout, to the guests, to the events, to sales, to news and more! We talk about the show from different perspectives, as fans, press and exhibitors, and about all the news coming out of the show.

(Original Numbering: Episode #82)

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The crew discusses DC's move to the West Coast, SDCC and more.

(Original Numbering: Episode #81)

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Category:general -- posted at: 11:00am EDT
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The crew discusses when a hero becomes too powerful in another fun-filled episode of Zone 4!

(Original Numbering: Episode #80)

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Category:general -- posted at: 5:25pm EDT
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Brant, Cary, and Chuck K. are back once again, this joined by comic and pulp legend, and fellow Comic Related family member, Mr. Ron Fortier as we tackle all things pulp, and veer off into discussions about various movies and more. We bring sexy back with a nearly 2-hour episode for your listening pleasure!

(Original Numbering: Episode #79)

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Brant, Cary, John and Chuck K. are back once again this time to debate whether sidekicks and super pets are still relevant or played out in the new Heroic Age and Brightest Day eras of comics today. Is there still a need or desire for Krypto, Kid Flash, Redwing, Nomad, etc.? We also briefly discuss the great time we had at last weekend's Champion City Comic Con in Springfield, OH where some of us met for the first time!

(Original Numbering: Episode #78)

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Brant, John and Darren gather together to spout of our opinions and reports of news flowing out of this year's San Diego Comic-Con International (SDCC or CCI, whichever you prefer), including news on the AMC Walking Dead show, Image's new imprint, Marvel, DC, movies, comics, games, and much more!

(Original Numbering: Episode #70)

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Category:podcasts -- posted at: 9:57am EDT
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Brant, Cary and Chuck K. go it with three after some crossed wires with our fourth, and try to pull out a show with no topic, no direction, and no opening! (Well, an opening was added in through the magic of editing). We talk Green Lantern, Jonah Hex, Walking Dead, Distribution and much more

(Original Numbering: Episode #69)

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Brant, John, Chuck K. and Cary are back again covering a bevy of topics from Devil's Due leaving Diamond, to Comic-Con possibly moving out of San Diego, to more on last week's discussion on artists doing sketches at cons, to Cary's non-mullet from the early 90s and much more!

(Original Numbering: Episode #68)

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Brant, John, Chuck K. and Cary are back again talking about far too many things to give you a full list, but you can be assured that we cover recent news like the new Wonder Woman costume, Zuda shutting down, Cebulski's Twitter post, the new Spider-Man casting, boxed wine, paint by numbers and much more!

(Original Numbering: Episode #67)

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Category:podcasts -- posted at: 9:50am EDT
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Brant, John, Chuck K. and Cary are back again with discussion on Hastings Entertainment stores carrying comics, DC's newly announced and implemented digital comics program, weresharks, booze, Asian carp and much more! See below for some very interesting related links as well.

(Original Numbering: Episode #66)

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Brant, John, Chuck M. and Cary get together at literally the last minute to talk about various comic and film headlines and stories, overrated comic book characters (it gets brutal), moving and getting rid of comics, and getting books signed and stuff. Lots of ground covered in a short time, so enjoy and give us your thoughts!

(Original Numbering: Episode #65)

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Brant, John and both Chucks gather together once more to talk about various Comic Related topics ranging from HeroesCon to X-Men: Second Coming, the Superman books, digital comics, iPads knocking out city blocks and making appearances in bathrooms, and much, much more!

(Original Numbering: Episode #64)

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Category:podcasts -- posted at: 7:21am EDT
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Brant welcomes four very special guests who have never been on the show before to the fold to bring a forum discussion to the airwaves. Tyler James, Victor Dandridge, Mason Easley and Chad Strohl all join in the fun talking about paying creators, conventions, webcomics, indies and mainstream, and much more!

(Original Numbering: Episode #63)

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Category:podcasts -- posted at: 7:51pm EDT
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Brant, John and Chuck K. have another famous random discussion, this time centering in on everything from Manga, to bowties, to current comics, the Green Hornet movie, Chuck's love, Cary's Star Wars addiction, and much more. So join us for another nearly two hour mess of a show!

(Original Numbering: Episode #62)

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Brant, John, Cary and Chuck M. discuss some headlines, talk about movies and television, and go into some of the advances in digital comics with the advent of the iPad, what services like Long Box offer, what happened with Comics XP, and much more.

(Original Numbering: Episode #61)

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Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:41am EDT
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Brant, John and Chuck K. remember some of the fallen creators in the industry, from Frank Frazetta, to Dick Giordano, to Mike Turner and others. We also talk about some headlines and some recent comics, like the last issue of Siege and the first issue of Birds of Prey.

(Original Numbering: Episode #60)

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Category:podcasts -- posted at: 8:56pm EDT
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Brant, John and Cary get together to talk about several topics this week, including SDCC possibly moving to LA, this Summer's comic movies, Spider-Man stopping a thief, Mark Millar's new magazine venture, Diamond and Haven, and several other things of interest. Listen, then go see Iron Man 2!

(Original Numbering: Episode #59)

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Brant, Chuck K. and John Wilson are joined by a very hoarse Eric Adams to discuss our recent adventures in Columbus at SPACE, talk about the events that occurred in Brightest Day #0, where John purchased his ill-fated balloon, and much, much more in this second part of a two-part episode.

(Original Numbering: Episode #58 Extra)

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Brant, Chuck K. and John Wilson are joined by a very hoarse Eric Adams to discuss our recent adventures in Columbus at SPACE, talk about the events that occurred in Brightest Day #0, where John purchased his ill-fated balloon, and much, much more in this first part of a two-part podcast, the second part coming tomorrow.

(Original Numbering: Episode #58)

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Our Thoughts in the Aftermath of C2E2 Brant and Chuck K. are joined by Dustin Carson (No Gods) to talk about our experiences at C2E2 and all the fun we had. Things get... interesting, so interesting that there are now lost tapes of this conversation that may resurface someday. Alcohol and Kennedys don't mix well!

(Original Numbering: Episode #57)

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Cuts from C2E2 Brant, John and both Chucks begin the podcast from the hotel at C2E2, talking about the show. Then we cut to pre-recorded road show coverage from Brant, Chuck M. and John. And finally, a little surprise recording on some of our friends. It's all about C2E2, so whether you are there or not, check it out!

(Original Numbering: Episode #56)

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Brant, John and Chuck K. are joined by Bill Gladman for one of the most irreverent episodes of Zone 4 yet! We discuss everything from Bill's nipples (yes, again), to Buddy Christ and a 20 foot tall Jesus, to the French, to Blackest Night, Birds of Prey and Siege, to Bibleman, to who knows what else. Listener beware!

(Original Numbering: Episode #55 Extra)

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Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:10pm EDT
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Brant, John and Chuck K. are joined by Bill Gladman for one of the most irreverent episodes of Zone 4 yet! We discuss everything from Bill's nipples (yes, again), to Buddy Christ and a 20 foot tall Jesus, to the French, to Blackest Night, Birds of Prey and Siege, to Bibleman, to who knows what else. Listener beware!

(Original Numbering: Episode #55)

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Brant, Cary, John and Chuck M. come together for discussions on April Fool's, various headlines like IDW's move up in Previews, Sun from LOST getting married, and George Perez's lost Teen Titans story. And then we talk about all things Green Arrow with the current happenings with the character and so on and so forth.

(Original Numbering: Episode #54)

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Category:podcasts -- posted at: 8:56pm EDT
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The Zone is down to a trio as Brant, John and Chuck M. hold the ground for the missing Cary, Chuck K. and others who couldn't make it. Discussed are a bunch of headlines, some talk about teasers and promotions, and an impromptu... discussion... about a certain Image Comics partner and star writer.

(Original Numbering: Episode #53)

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Category:podcasts -- posted at: 9:15am EDT
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Brant, Cary, Chuck K., John and Chuck M. are on hand for the very special 52nd episode of Zone 4, celebrating our 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!!! In this second part of the special episode we hold our first ever ZONIE AWARDS, looking back at the best (and worst) comic offerings of 2009. Better late than never, right?

(Original Numbering: Episode #52 Part 2)

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Brant, Cary, Chuck K., John and Chuck M. are on hand for the very special 52nd episode of Zone 4, celebrating our 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!!! And we don't do it alone either. We are joined by 8 very special guests throughout the evening, and one MIA one, but it's all good. Part 2, coming soon, will feature The Zonies!

(Original Numbering: Episode #52 Part 1)

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Brant, John & Chuck M. head up to the 1-year Anniversary party of Main Street Comics & Games in Springfield, Ohio. We chat it up with Bill Gladman, Scott Riley, Frank Raynor, BJay Johnson, Chris Metzger and many others in attendance. We talk about comics, music, movies, nipples and nerds. It's Zone 4 like never before!

(Original Numbering: Episode #51)

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Zone 4 #56: The Rise of Women in Comics

Brant, John & Chuck M. are joined by special guest Darren Mueller to discuss headlines, the reason for Chuck K.'s absence, and women in comics. Specifically the rise of strong female characters and female creators within the comics and the industry itself.

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(Original Numbering: Episode #50)

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Zone 4 #55: All About Cosmic Marvel

Brant, John & Chuck K., are joined by special guests Bill Gladman and Mike Luoma for a 5-man edition of the Zone this week. We briefly cover some headlines, namely the events that occured in Blackest Night #7, then we jump into our main discussion on the cosmic corner of the Marvel U. We then close with some important info.

(Original Numbering: Episode #49)

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Zone 4 #54: DC's New Triumvirate and More!

Brant, John, Cary and Chuck K. talk about the biggest news of the week, the managerial shift at DC Entertainment and what kind of impact that may have on DC as a whole. We also stray off into some other random topics before making an attempt at our original topic, character revamps. Oh, and Yellow Hulks...

(Original Numbering: Episode #48)

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Zone 4 #53: Special Outtakes Episode

Brant, John, Cary and Chuck K. come back for a special episode full of outtakes from this week's show. Some will be stuff you haven't heard, while others will be cut out clips from stuff you did hear on the show. Too much funny stuff not to put out there in the ether for you, so we hope you enjoy this short outtakes episode!

(Original Numbering: Episode #47 Extra)

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Zone 4 #52: Romance? Nah...

Romance... nah, a bunch of other stuff though...

Brant, John, Cary and Chuck K. set out to talk about romance in comics, but instead veer off into so many strange and funny directions you just have to listen for yourselves! Plus, there will be an additional show featuring the outtakes from this episode that we couldn't fit in coming your way the day after this show airs!

(Original Numbering: Episode #47)

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Brant, John, and Cary Kelley, completely Chuckless, wing it without a fourth to discuss some headlines inside and outside comics, including some very non-comics topics, and talk about Marvel and DC possibly returning to the status quo, or something resembling the status quo in the coming months.

(Original Numbering: Episode #46)

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Brant, John, and Chuck Kennedy are joined by Mike Luoma to talk some headlines (mainly the Gem Awards and Apple's new iPad), and to discuss ratings on comics and censorship. Plus, Mike tells us about some of his upcoming projects, as does Chuck, and an update about the Zonies, the Zone 4 Awards show.

(Original Numbering: Episode #45)

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Category:podcasts -- posted at: 4:42pm EDT
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Zone 4 #49: Headlines & Reboots

Brant, John, and Chuck Moore discuss headlines from the past week, including comic, television and movie news, as well as discuss the merits and faults of reboots in movies and comics. We also plug some stuff and talk about the upcoming convention season, our weekend, and William Shatner.

(Original Number: Episode 44)

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Zone 4 #48: Spider-Man 4 Reboot

Brant, John, Chuck K. and special guest BJay from Studio Akumakaze talk in depth about some recent headlines, primarily the Spider-Man 4 reboot and the announcements involving the next big DC event, Brightest Day. We also chat about comic movies in general, and general Marvel and DC stuff as well.

(Original Number: Episode 43)

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Zone 4 #47: Siege, Wizard & More

Brant, John, Chuck K. and Chuck M. return this week talking some headlines, which leads us into discussions on various topics, including Siege, Wizard conventions, the status of the Big Two, marketing strategies and more! PLUS we unveil something cool coming up in a few weeks that should be very exciting!

(Original Number: Episode 42)

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Zone 4 #46: Bill Gladman Rant

Brant, John, Chuck K. and special guest Bill Gladman rant on before and after episode 41 in these extras that were just too long to make the episode. Enjoy!

(Original Number: Episode 41 Extras)

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Zone 4 #45: Best & Worst of 2009

Brant, John, Chuck K. and special guest Bill Gladman get together for the first show of 2010 to discuss headlines, the best and worst of 2009, our 2010 wish lists, and our 2010 creative goals. It's a long one, but a good one to start your year off right with your favorite zany round table comic talking crew!

(Original Number: Episode 41)

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