Bagged & Bearded

This is it! The Big 100th issue! Finally made it! Since we spent 99 issues discussing the many, many things we love about comic books we decided to let loose on the 100th episode about all the things in comics that piss us off! Here us rant and rave about crossovers! Wolverine and Cyclops! And of course, Squirrel Girl! A huge thanks to all you listeners who have made the journey with us! 

Ninety-nine episodes down! Since we got ahead of ourselves last week with the Book of the Month we decided to give you another feature on an Image Comics founder, Marc Silvestri! Silvestri runs the Top Cow publishing company that put out titles like Cyberforce, Witchblade, and The Darkness. Tune in as we cover those titles on iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play! 

The Podcast was thrown into chaos this week! We were one beard down with Eric feeling under the weather, Steven doesn't pay attention to calendars so the Book of the Month episode comes early, and Mitch is....well, he's just Mitch. Through all that we are still able to bust out Vol 1 of Bitch Planet by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Valentine De Landro! Available on iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play! 

The Hulu documentary "Batman and Bill" was recently released on the streaming service and provides a wealth of information as the real origin behind the creation of Batman. It shed's light on the other half behind the Dark Knight, Bill Finger, and how he came to be pushed out of the limelight. Your bearded heroes gave his doc a watch and then discuss it for this week's episode of Bagged and Bearded! Available on iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play! 

Still keeping pace with our Image creator feature per month, this time we learn about the comic career of Erik Larsen. Though he has done work across Marvel, DC, and helped to start Image, one of his greatest achievements might be sustaining the Savage Dragon character as writer and artist for all these years! Find out more about his work in this week's episode of Bagged & Bearded! Available on iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play! 

Getting ever closer to that 100th episode, it's time to focus on a favorite character of Stevens: The pointy-eared elf, the swash-buckling X-Man, the bad ass mother fucker (BAMF, get it?) NIGHTCRAWLER! Listen in on iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play as we highlight his comic history as part of the X-Men and Excalibur teams!

It's time to get down and dirty with three guys who can't say "dick" without giggling! For our Book of the Month we cover SEX CRIMINALS by Chip Zdarsky and Matt Fraction, the story of two people who can stop time with an orgasm and what they decide to do with that power. This episode is definitely rated MATURE so be prepared! Available on iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play!

Teen Titans: The Judas Contract recently released on DVD/Blu-Ray so the guys looked into the history of its main villain, Deathstroke. Initially a Teen Titan villain, find out how he works into the rest of the DC Universe on this week's Bagged & Bearded! Available on iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play! 

Time for another Image Founder episode! Whilce Portacio has been in the comic business for quite a while and is still contributing to this day! Join the Bearded boys as we follow through his comic career, including the creation of the X-Men's Bishop! Available on iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play! 

It's time for another artist alley! We decided for this addition to our lists of favorite artists that we would dive into the careers of some of the people who helped build this industry into what it is today. Mitch decided on Jim Aparo, Eric chose the works of Frank Franzetta, and Steven went with the career of Bernie Wrightson! This episode available on iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play! 

This week we have a bit of an oversized episode as "Breaking the Seal" host John Myers joins us to discuss the Mark Millar & Steve McNiven title, Old Man Logan! The heroes are dead, the villains have won, and Logan hasn't popped his claws in 50 years. Why? Listen in, find out, and also hear our opinions of the new Logan movie! Available on iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play! 

Sticking with our theme of dedicating an episode to one Image founder per month, this month we cover the career of Jim Lee! The man has worked across Marvel, DC, and helped start Image. His writing ability almost parallel to his artistic talent, Jim Lee's history is a fun, fascinating story! Available on iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play! 

For some reason Image didn't have an expo this year and instead revealed new releases at the Emerald City Comic Con! Guest host Brandon Jones of Animation Destination joins us to find out what's coming new in 2017! Available on iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play.

Barely a week away from the release of Iron Fist on Netflix and the guys just didnt know enough about the character to feel prepared for the show. Listen in this week as we dive into Danny Rand's origin and cover key story points the develop his character. Are you ready for Iron Fist? Listen in on iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play! 

After the massacre of the Orlando, FL Pulse nightclub, Marc Andreyko organized a project bringing in the talents of artists and creators from all over to focus on the what the world needs more of: Love. Love is Love is the culmination of their work, a therapeutic gathering of change this world needs. The B&B crew talk about some of their favorite works of art and the impact it had on us in this week's review. Available on iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play. 

Keeping with our celebration of Image's 25th Anniversary, we dive into the history of one of the Image founders. Rob Liefeld has a controversial past in comics but the Deadpool creator has had a huge impact nonetheless. Listen in on Stitcher, iTunes, and Google Play! 

As much love as their is for Marvel and DC, a third publishing company rose through the ranks to stand for the rights of a creator to own their comic creations. Namely, Image comics! In celebration of the 25th anniversary we dive into the history and creation of Image as it grew into the comic powerhouse it is today! Available on iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play! 

With the upcoming premier of the Legion television show on FX (2/8) we dive into the comic history of the Legion character and his affect on the Marvel Universe. Listen in as we cover his origin from New Mutants to finding out how his actions started the Age of Apocalypse! Check us out on iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play! 

It's a brand new year for the B&B podcast and we're celebrating by talking about the best comics of 2016!

Last week we covered the ultimate villain of the DC Universe and this week we cover the ultimate hero, Superman! Special guest Stefan Gearhart of the Dam Good Podcast and comedy troop joins us to talk the comic history of Superman, some of his favorite stories, and why Supes is a better hero than Steven thinks. Listen in this week through iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play!