Thank you for listening, as today I talk about Little Orphan Annie. This comic strip has one of the first characters in comics and would have one interesting journey. From comic strip to being one of the top Broadway musicals, Annie has left a mark throughout the world. In this episode, I challenge you to think of where you might have heard of either song "Tomorrow" or "Hard Knock Life". Hopefully you learn something from this.

Note: No Michigan moment here except for the fact that the musical Annie has been in Michigan quite a few times. It's last time was in the historic Fox Theater, located in Detroit. If you haven't been down to the Fox Theater, highly recommend for the experience.

Recommended reads:

Annie by Thomas Meehan (this is a retelling of the classic story of Little Orphan Annie)

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Join me today as I talk about a comic book series that is entertaining and a little thought provoking. With violence, poverty, and corruption running rampant through his hometown, a young officer finds something far worse below the surface. Thank you for taking the time to listen and hopefully you learn something.

Recommended Reads:

Killadelphia Volume 1: Sins of the Father by Rodney Barnes and Jason Shawn Alexander

30 days of night by Steve Niles

Abbot and Abbot 1979 by Saladin Ahmed (had to bring some Detroit up in here ;) ) Recommended stores:

Vault of Midnight

https://www.vaultofmidnight.com/

A Novel Concept

https://www.anovelconcept517.com/

Welcome to another episode and this one is more Michigan based than I thought. Today, I will talk about the comic strip Dick Tracy, one of the oldest detective characters around. He has been on stamps, TV, Radio, and even a movie in the 90s. Thank you for taking the time to listen and hope you enjoy.

Recommended reads:

Dick Tracy: America's Most Famous Detective by Chester Gould

Dick Tracy: Dead or Alive by Michael and Lee Allred

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Today, we talk about that famous Taby cat, Garfield. For me, I grew up reading Garfield and seeing him on TV as a cartoon. Wonder what your entry point was with the orange cat?

Recommend reads:

-Garfield at Large: His 1st book by Jim Davis

-Garfield Bigger than life: His 3rd Book by Jim Davis

-Garfield's Sundays Finest: 35 years of my best Sunday funnies by Jim Davis

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June is Pride month and I would like to share with you a few comics and one book that is worth checking out. Thank you for taking the time to listen and hope you are doing well.

Recommended reads:

-1001 Black Men: Portraits of Masculinity at the intersections by Ajuan Mance

-Be Gay, Do Comics by Matt Bors

-The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen

-Messy Roots by Laura Gao

-Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out by Susan Kuklin

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Good grief....I am starting off the new season with a classic comic strip. And a guy named Charlie Brown. This is the beginning of a series where I talk about comic strips and characters that is still in our culture. The crew from the Peanuts and the creator, Charles Shulz, is worth a conversation. Thank you for taking the time to listen.

Recommended reads:

-It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown by Charles Shulz

-Peanuts 5-Minute Stories by Charles Shulz

-Charlie Brown and Friends: A Peanuts Collection by Charles Shulz

Recommend website and location:

https://schulzmuseum.org/

Recommended music:

-Here's to you Charlie Brown: 50 Great years David Benoit

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I want to truly thank you for taking the time to listen. This episode I talk about the season finale of X-Men '97 and have a few words about what is to come possibly in the second season. Also, I am going to take a break from posting for two weeks. I do recommend trying some of the the older episodes and if you haven't. Hope you are doing well and see you in season 4.

Recommended Reads: X-MEN: CYCLOPS & PHOENIX - PAST & FUTURE By Scott Lobdell (this is where Scott and Jean are in the future and raise Nathan, also known as Cable, also the couple meets Mr. Sinister before he becomes who he is now)

X-MEN: Age of Apocalypse by multiple authors (it won't be in the animated series but this is a world where Xavier doesn't get to form the X-Men and Magneto is the leader in a world where Apocalypse has taken over)

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This episode was inspired by conversations I had with people that have never went to a comic book convention. This is my attempt to explain the experience and what to expect there. Also, the Motor City Comic Con is coming up, so I talk about some of the people that is scheduled to show up and even have a Walker of Worlds game going on. If you haven't went to one before, I recommend at least going to one for the experience. Might actually be fun :).

https://motorcitycomiccon.com/

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