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Monarch Comic Briefing – Vol 5 Ep 18 – Week of Nov 3rd, 2011

FFoCaG — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:25:13 +0000

In this ‘Ed is sick of DC’ filled episode of the MCB, Ed is joined by Trevor Chapman.

Topics Include: ==============

* DC Universe Presents

* Aquaman

* I, Vampire

* Batman The Dark Knight

* Fury of Firestorm the Nuclear Men

* Green Lantern The New Guardians

* Justice League Dark

* Superman

* Fear Itself

* Cancelled books - Alpha Flight - All Winner Squad - Iron Man 2.0

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Monarch Comic Briefing – Vol 5 Ep 17 – Week of Oct 23rd, 2011

FFoCaG — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:23:08 +0000

In this DC filled episode of the MCB, Ed is joined by Trevor Chapman.

Topics Include: ==============

* American Horror Story (FX TV Show)

* CSI new season

* Alpha Flight

* DC universe relaunch

* Batwoman

* Nightwing

* Demon Knights

* O.M.A.C.

* Green Lantern

* Ressurection Man

* Suicide Squad

* Justice League

* Frankenstein Agent of S.H.A.D.E.

* Grifter

* Batman & Robin

* Deathstroke

* Legion Lost

* Mr. Terrific

* Red [...]

Monarch Comic Briefing – Vol 5 Ep 16 – Week of Oct 9th, 2011

FFoCaG — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 20:30:12 +0000

In this ‘breath of fresh air’ episode of the MCB, Ed is joined by Trevor Chapman.

Topics Include: ==============

* DC universe relaunch

* Flashpoint’s end

* Revised and completly rebooted continuity

* DC outsells Marvel in September

* Digital Sales

* Justice League #1

* Action Comics #1

* Animal Man #1

* Stormwatch #1

* Justice League International #1

* O.M.A.C. #1

* Swamp Thing #1

* Batgirl #1

* [...]

Monarch Comics Briefing – Special Edition – DC Crossovers – The 00′s

FFoCaG — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 15:23:43 +0000

In this allergy affected special edition of the Monarch Comics Briefing, Ed is joined by Jim Beard and Trevor Chapman to discuss the big DC Crossover events of the first decade of the new millenium.

Topics Include: ==============

* Our Worlds at War

* Identity Crisis

* Infinite Crisis

* Final Crisis

* Blackest Night

Running Time – 1:55

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Monarch Comics Briefing – Special Edition – DC Crossovers – The 90′s Pt. II

FFoCaG — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 21:59:39 +0000

In this special edition of the Monarch Comics Briefing, Ed is joined by Jim Beard and Trevor Chapman to discuss the big DC Crossover events of the second half of the 1990′s.

Topics Include: ==============

* Underworld Unleashed

* Final Night

* Genesis

*DC 1 Million

* Day of Judgement

Running Time – 1:39

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Monarch Comics Briefing – Special Edition – DC Crossovers – The 90′s Pt. 1

FFoCaG — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:29:57 +0000

In this special edition of the Monarch Comics Briefing, Ed is joined by Jim Beard and Trevor Chapman to discuss the big DC Crossover events of the fisrt half of the 1990′s.

Topics Include: ==============

* Armageddon 2001

* War of the Gods

* Eclipso: The Darkness Within

* Bloodlines

* Zero Hour

Running Time – 1:27

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Monarch Comic Briefing – Vol 5 Ep 15 – Week of July 11th, 2011

FFoCaG — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 14:29:27 +0000

This episode our ‘p’ popping host Ed Katche is joined by Jeff Greiner to mull over the new DC relaunch.

Topics Include

* Huntress #1 * Penguin – Pain and Prejudice #1 * OMAC #1 * Birds of Prey #1 * Batgirl(s) * Robin(s) * JSA * All-Star Squadron * Infinity Inc. * digital comics * JLA #1 * diversity in the new DC lineup

* Jeff’s ‘NO’ books

* Batman [...]

Monarch Comic Briefing – Vol 5 Ep 14 – Week of June 25th, 2011

FFoCaG — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 20:22:33 +0000

This episode our astute host Ed Katche is joined by Steve Anteau (and ‘peanut gallery’ guest star Heath Huber) in which they deal with the seven steps of grief and joy over the new DC relaunch.

* Batman family of comics * Robin – Dick Grayson, Jason Todd & Tim Drake * Batgirl – Stephanie Brown vs Barbara Gordon * [...]

Monarch Comics Briefing – Special Ediion – DC Crossovers – The 80′s

FFoCaG — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 12:48:35 +0000

In this special edition of the Monarch Comics Briefing, Ed is joined by Jim Beard and Trevor Chapman to discuss the big DC Crossover events of the 1980′s.

Topics Include: ==============

* Crisis on Infinite Earths

* Legends

* Millennium

* Invasion!

Running Time – 1:45

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Monarch Comic Briefing – Vol 5 Ep 13 – Week of June 13th, 2011

FFoCaG — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:27:07 +0000

In this breathless episode of the MCB, Ed is joined by Trevor Chapman.

Topics Include: ==============

* DC universe relaunch

* digital comics

* cost of digital vs physical issues

* Justice League #1

* Justice League International #1

* Aquaman #1

* Wonder Woman #1

* Flash #1

* Captain Atom #1

* Fury of the Firestorm #1

* Green Arrow #1

* Savage Hawkman #1

* Ed’s looking forward [...]

Monarch Comic Briefing – Vol 5 Ep 12 – Week of May 1st, 2011

FFoCaG — Thu, 26 May 2011 23:03:30 +0000

In this overdue episode of the MCB, Ed is joined by Jim Beard.

Topics Include: ==============

* Free Comic Book Day (which happened the first Saturday of May)

* Elric: The Balance Lost

* companies losing licensed properties

* Marvelman

* Boom! Studios

* Behold the Man – Michael Moorcock

* Chris Roberson

* Cinderella – super-spy

* Locke & Key

* IDW Publishing

* Walter Simonson’s Thor

* Fantagraphics [...]

Monarch Comic Briefing – Vol 5 Ep 11 – Week of Mar 29th, 2011

FFoCaG — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 22:35:31 +0000

In this horror filled edition of the Monarch Comics Briefing Ed is joined by Trevor Chapman.

Topics Include: ==============

* Neonomicon

* H.P. Lovecraft

* Sex and Lovecraft

* The Courtyard

* non-linear time / non-euclidian math

* Nyarlathotep

* beyond good and evil / amorality

* Crossed: Psychopath

* Crossed

* Crossed: Family Values

* Horror vs Humor

* Fear Itself #0 – Book of the Skull

* Marvel Events

* [...]

Monarch Comic Briefing – Vol 5 Ep 10 – Week of Mar 12th, 2011

FFoCaG — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 18:38:16 +0000

Monarch Comic Briefing – Vol 5 Ep 09 – Week of Mar 12th, 2011

In this In Medias Res edition of the Monarch Comics Briefing Ed is joined by Andy Howell. (The first 5 mins of the original recording was parsed due to technical issues with the sound quality, and there are several points where there is [...]

Monarch Comic Briefing – Vol 5 Ep 09 – Week of Feb 6th, 2011

FFoCaG — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 21:30:28 +0000

In this trudging through the snow edition of the Monarch Comics Briefing Ed is joined by Trevor Chapman.

Topics Include: ==============

* Buffy Season 8 finale

* Angel (IDW to Dark Horse)

* Diamond direct vs Diamond distribution

* Borders vs Diamond

* Uncanny x-Force

* Nature vs Nurture

* Should X-men kill?

* comic-pocalypse

* Ed’s New Year’s Resolution — update

* too many titles?

* Batman & [...]

Monarch Comic Briefing – Vol 5 Ep 08 – Week of Jan 17th, 2011

FFoCaG — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 03:48:18 +0000

In this noise to signal ratio edition of the Monarch Comics Briefing Ed is joined by Jeff Greiner.

Topics Include: ==============

* $2.99 vs $3.99 price points

* Brightest Day / Green Lantern

* Justice League – Generation Lost

* Wonder Woman

* Captain Atom

* Brightest Day

* Justice League of America

* New Gods / Granny Goodness

* Superman/Batman – Apocalypse

* Jeff Loeb

* Bruce Wayne [...]

Monarch Comic Briefing – Vol 5 Ep 07 – Week of Dec 9th, 2010

FFoCaG — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 19:04:37 +0000

For this the super sized holiday specatuclar episode of Monarch Comics Briefing, Ed is joined by that crazy canucklehead Trevor Chapman.

Topics Include: ==============

* Silence of the Lambs

* Tron: The Betrayal

* de-aging actors / licensing actor likenesses

* Kinect ‘pron’

* Doom 2099

* Warren Ellis

* Excalibur

* Psylocke

* Batman Inc.

* Hentai / Tentacle Porn

* Crying Freeman

<<<SPOILER ALERT – 31:26>>>

* Buffy the [...]

Monarch Comic Briefing – Vol 5 Ep 06 – Week of Dec 5th, 2010

FFoCaG — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 21:08:43 +0000

Again this week, Ed is joined by his ‘favourite’ guest, Jim Beard.

Topics Include:

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* Mail bag – ‘Where does one start with ‘collecting’ comics?’ — Wesley Cole

– start with genre

– collecting vs speculation

– American comics vs Japanese manga

– the comic book ‘stigma’

– “you can’t go home again” / nostalgia is better

– [...]

Monarch Comic Briefing – Vol 5 Ep 05 – Week of Nov 7th, 2010

FFoCaG — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 04:19:10 +0000

This episode our astute host Ed Katche is joined by Andy MacLean and Heath Huber for a lively discussion of X-Men comics and their periphery.

Topics Include:

* X-Titles

– X-men – vampires vs X-men – Rahne’s pregnancy – X-Factor – Peter David – Uncanny X-Force – New Mutants – Inferno – Second Coming – X-titles in general [...]

Monarch Comic Briefing – Vol 5 Ep 04 – Week of Oct 22nd, 2010

FFoCaG — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:00:01 +0000

Again this week, Ed is joined by our Canadian ‘bud’ Trevor Chapman.

Topics Include:

* Happy Birthday Natalie Chapman!

* Monarch Comics Weekly Newsletter

* Batman XXX vs BatFXXX: A Porn Parody

* Bleedingcool website

* Julie Taymor’s The Tempest

* Buffy the Vampire Slayer final story arc

* Batman & Robin Grant Morrison’s last arc

* Return of Bruce Wayne

* Batman Inc.

* Iron Man [...]

Monarch Comic Briefing – Vol 5 Ep 03 – Week of Sept 12th, 2010

FFoCaG — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 20:28:31 +0000

This episode Ed Katche is joined by his Canadian co-conspirator, Trevor Chapman.

Topics Discussed

* Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Riley One Shot - Angel returning to Dark Horse - Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Buffyverse at Dark Horse

* X-titles - X-men (new series) - Uncanny X-Force - X-Force: Sex & Violence

* Carnage * Clayton Crain * X-men Forever/ 90′s X-men * Comic luminaries – art vs personality * [...]

Monarch Comic Briefing – Vol 5 Ep 02 – Week of Sept 5th, 2010

FFoCaG — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 03:44:30 +0000

This episode Jim Beard and Ed Katche have a good long talk about Batman, among other things.

Please remember to order your copy of Jim Beard’s Gotham City 14 Miles (296 pages / ISBN 9780578064611 / $22.95 MSRP) from your local comic retailer available this December.

Topics Discussed

* Veronica #202

* Batman – Batwoman / Detective Comics – Batman [...]

Monarch Comic Briefing – Vol 5 Ep 01 – Week of Aug 14th, 2010

FFoCaG — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 03:31:03 +0000

Ed Katche is joined by Andy Howell for some good old comics discussion.

HAPPY 40th BIRTHDAY ED!!

Topics Discussed

Secret Warriors Fantastic Four Shield Steve Rogers Super Soldier Avengers Prime Alan Davis Warren Ellis’ Excalibre Excalibre Visionaries – Alan Davis Invincible Iron Man Civil War Amazing Spider Man Brand New Day Grim Hunt One Moment in Time (O.M.I.T.) Batman Widening Gyre X-men Second Coming Whilce Portacio Unwritten TP

Running Time 1:07

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Monarch Comic Briefing Vol 5 #00 – Lost Holiday Episode

FFoCaG — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 18:05:57 +0000

Trevor Chapman is back with Ed discussing some ideas for holiday shopping.

(Originally recorded Dec 12, 2009)

This podcast is brought to you by the fine folks at Noble Knight Games

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Monarch Comic Briefing Vol 3 #53 – Week of July 20, 2010

FFoCaG — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 18:14:57 +0000

Trevor Chapman is back with Ed discussing some of the major plot points in recent comics.

This podcast is brought to you by the fine folks at FRPgames.com and the letter “L”.

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #54 – Week of July 14, 2010

FFoCaG — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 01:45:50 +0000

Ed chats with Andy Howell. Andy is a pilot and is stationed near the abandoned Air Force base where they are filming parts of the Green Lantern movie. He sent these photos and discusses ‘visiting the set’.

Besides that they discuss:

Brightest Day Green Arrow Avengers Justice League Ed’s shoes

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #52 – Week of June 16, 2010

FFoCaG — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:59:32 +0000

Ed is joined by co-writer of IDW’s newest hit, Ghostbusters Holiday Special: CON-Volution, fellow Toledoan, Mr Jim Beard.

Frpgames once again gives their generous support.

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #51 – Week of June 2, 2010

FFoCaG — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:51:59 +0000

Ed is joined by Ethan Parker, host of the Gamer’s Haven podcast to discuss the last few weeks of comics.

The episode is supported by the generous people at FRP Games.

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 4 #50 – Week of May 19, 2010

FFoCaG — Thu, 27 May 2010 08:11:38 +0000

Ed is back, at least bi-weekly (meaning every other week). This week he is joined in the shop by our Canadian friend, Mr. Trevor Chapman as will as the dynamic duo, Health and Andy.

Topics for this week include:

Siege Blackest Night Brightest Day Dark Reign Second Coming Share [...]

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #49

FFoCaG — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:37:49 +0000

Once more for Queen and country…

Noble Knight is noble indeed…

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #48

FFoCaG — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:24:05 +0000

Once more into the breach….

Noble Knight has stuff you need…

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #47

FFoCaG — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:05:11 +0000

Ed and our super secret guest discuss comics and like stuff…

Noble Knight is the bestest…

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #46

FFoCaG — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:55:04 +0000

So, like this guy, is on like the like podcast and like talks to like Ed. Seriously, I mean it. Totally. For reals.

What up Nobel Knight?

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #45

FFoCaG — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:09:26 +0000

Ed’s back with a super top secret guest. Only way to find out who is on the show is to take a listen.

Noble Knight is the bomb!

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #44 – Gifts for Comic Geeks

FFoCaG — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:28:51 +0000

So, yeah. This is late for the typical gift giving season but you never know when you’ll need and idea for the comic book reader in your life!!

Oh by the way:

Noble Knight Rules!

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #43 – Week of November 4, 2009

FFoCaG — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:29:30 +0000

Ed is joined by Andy, Heath, Matt, and Trevor to well….

I should just let you listen…

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #42 – Week of October 28, 2009

FFoCaG — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:47:12 +0000

Ed coaxes Victor back onto the show while Victor is mainlining antihisimines and other cold-related drugs….oh, and Matt Storer is on the show to because, well, at least he talked about comics.

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #41 – Week of October 21, 2009

FFoCaG — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:36:24 +0000

Ed is joined by expert golfer and king of Hero Clix, Andy Howell…

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #40 – Week of October 14, 2009

FFoCaG — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:03:57 +0000

Ed is joined by Canada’s resident comics expert, Mr. Trevor Chapman!

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #39 – Week of September 30, 2009

FFoCaG — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:45:08 +0000

Jim Beard joins Ed to discuss comics and stuff like shoes.

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #38 – Week of September 23, 2009

FFoCaG — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 04:21:42 +0000

Ed and Jeff (from thetomeshow.com) discuss DC Comics’ summer event Blackest Night.

This podcast is supported by the generous people at rpgnow.com

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Monarch Comics Briefing – Vol 3 #37 – Week of September 16, 2009

FFoCaG — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 01:07:05 +0000

Ed chats with everyone’s favorite Canadian….Trevor. Well, maybe he isn’t EVERYONE’s favorite Canadian. Just ours. For right now until we meet more comic reading, network admin-ing Canadians.

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Monarch Comics Briefing

FFoCaG — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:43:16 +0000

Ed took the Labor Day off so no podcast this week.

But the new Monarch site should be up and running soon.<huzzah>

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #35 – Week of August 26, 2009

FFoCaG — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 04:56:34 +0000

Ed is back from hiatus just in time for us to update and reload the servers so we are bit late in getting this up but will be on time starting next week.

For a return engagement, Mr. Howell is off the island and piping into the shop.

This Podcast is supported by the generous folks at RPGNow.com

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #34 – Week of August 12, 2009

FFoCaG — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 04:43:15 +0000

The big bad Jeff Griener from The Tome Show rejoins Ed for, well some comic book chatting ’cause, well that’s what we do here.

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Monarch Comics Briefing – August 15, 2009

FFoCaG — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 21:38:57 +0000

Those of you that follow the Briefing regularly, have heard Ed speak of his dog Joey several times.

This past weekend, Joey died from complications of several seizures. As you may expect, Ed and his partner David are having a hard time dealing with their loss.

The MCB will be talking a two-week recording hiatus. During this time, [...]

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #33 – Week of August 5, 2009

FFoCaG — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 01:15:22 +0000

Jason Yarn rejoins Ed. Yep. He does. It’s true. Listen and respect….

This week’s episode is supported by the generous people at www.rpgnow.com. Please check them out.

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #32 – Week of July 15, 2009

FFoCaG — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:53:05 +0000

Ed is joined by new guest host, Mr. Andy Howell. That’s all I know about that so listen up….

This week’s episode is supported by the generous people at www.rpgnow.com. Please check them out.

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #31 – Week of July 8, 2009

FFoCaG — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:26:16 +0000

Mr. Chapman joins Ed for a rousing podcast…

This week’s episode is supported by the generous people at www.rpgnow.com, www.gamersattic.com, and www.RPGShop.com Please check them out.

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #30 – Week of July 1, 2009

FFoCaG — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:31:15 +0000

Ed is rejoined by trusty sidekick Victor…

This week’s episode is supported by the generous people at www.rpgnow.com, www.gamersattic.com, and www.RPGShop.com Please check them out.

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #29 – Week of June 24, 2009

FFoCaG — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:24:48 +0000

Victor and Ed couldn’t get their schedules to jive so Ed took the week off.

If they hadn’t, his week’s episode would be supported by the generous people at www.rpgnow.com, www.gamersattic.com, and www.RPGShop.com True that!!!

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #27 – Week of June 10, 2009

FFoCaG — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:42:49 +0000

That guy from up in the north that speaks the perfect Queen’s English with none of that rhyming slang business is back. The man; the legend….Trevor!!!! <crowd noise in background>

This week’s episode is supported by the generous people at www.rpgnow.com, www.gamersattic.com, and www.RPGShop.com Please check them out.

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #26 – Week of June 5, 2009

FFoCaG — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:16:04 +0000

Our fav comic writer, Jim Beard sidekicks for Ed the week…

This week’s episode is supported by the generous people at www.rpgnow.com, www.gamersattic.com, and www.RPGShop.com Please check them out.

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #25 – Week of May 27, 2009

FFoCaG — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 01:51:00 +0000

Ed is joined by buddy Heath…

This week’s episode is supported by the generous people at www.rpgnow.com, www.gamersattic.com, and www.RPGShop.com Please check them out.

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #24 – Week of May 20, 2009

FFoCaG — Tue, 26 May 2009 01:55:19 +0000

Ed is once again joined by trusty sidekick, Victor. They even talk about comics a bit…

This week new comics are due on Thursday because of the Memorial holiday.

This week’s episode is supported by the generous people at www.rpgnow.com, www.gamersattic.com, and www.RPGShop.com

Please check them out.

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Monarch Comic Briefing Vol 3 #23 – Week of May 13, 2009

FFoCaG — Wed, 20 May 2009 06:49:48 +0000

Ed is joined by pal Andy to cover the Novi comic con and…

This week’s episode is supported by the generous people at www.rpgnow.com, www.gamersattic.com, and www.RPGShop.com

Please check them out.

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Monarch Comic Briefing Vol 3 #22 – Week of May 6, 2009

FFoCaG — Fri, 08 May 2009 18:04:13 +0000

Jeff Griener, from The Tome Show, joins Ed this week….

This week’s episode is supported by the generous people at www.rpgnow.com, www.gamersattic.com, and www.RPGShop.com

Please check them out.

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #21 – Week of April 22, 2009

FFoCaG — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:05:54 +0000

Trevor from Canada joins Ed to discuss the fates of Dr. Doom and the homeless Asgardians and Atlanteans. Quite a heady topic, eh?

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #20 – Week of April 15, 2009

FFoCaG — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 02:32:12 +0000

Ed breaks in a newbie to the show, Brian…

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #19 – Week of April 8, 2009

FFoCaG — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:50:52 +0000

Ed’s faithful sidekick, Victor, returns to the fold for a look at this week’s comics…

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Monarch Comic Briefing Vol 3 #18 – Week of April 1, 2009

FFoCaG — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 14:45:12 +0000

Ed chats with customer Jerry about comics Ed never talks about…

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #17 – Week of March 25, 2009

FFoCaG — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 04:44:47 +0000

Andy, everyone’s favorite pharmacist from Columbus, OH joins Ed to discuss Battle for the Cowl tie-ins as well as a plethora great comics that came out his week.

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #16 – Week of March 18, 2009

FFoCaG — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:21:09 +0000

So, Ed was just sitting behind the counter, minding his own business when Jim Beard bull rushes the shop, grabs the George Perez limited edition Black and White Batman statue and cries, “Let me on the podcast or Batman gets it, man!!” Or Ed called Jim and asked him to finish the discussion from last week.You choose…

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #14 – Week of March 11, 2009

FFoCaG — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:46:21 +0000

Jim Beard shows up at the shop and demands that he be on the show…

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #14 – Week of March 4, 2009

FFoCaG — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:26:13 +0000

Ed debates this week in comics with new customer Steve who really likes the new Watchmen movie…

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Monarch Comic Briefing Vol 3 #13 – Week of February 28, 2009

FFoCaG — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 21:06:49 +0000

Ed chats with former customer, Cornilus, who has recently moved to Cincinnati…

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Monarch Comic Briefing Vol 3 #12 – Week of February 11, 2009

FFoCaG — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:53:30 +0000

OK, so Victor must hate Jason Yarn. Every time Ed has him on the show, Victor forgets to post the episodes or loses it or something. Away, here is Ed and Jason’s podcast discussing well, this week’s comics. Like they would discuss Fashion Week or something(?)…

Anyway, Ed’s voice is back and Victor got the stitches removed [...]

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #10 – Week of February 4, 2009 Part 1

FFoCaG — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 01:20:08 +0000

After his long, frustrating absence, Ed returns hitting the ground running with Secret Invasion/Dark Regin, Final Crisis wrap-up and the last two week’s in comics.

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #11 – Week of February 4, 2009 Part 2

FFoCaG — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 01:18:19 +0000

The second part of Ed’s glorious return he recorded with Andy and Heath….

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #10 – Week of January 21, 2008

FFoCaG — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 01:47:03 +0000

With both Ed and Victor down with the flu, we’ll be skipping the MCB this week but will be back next week.

Stay tuned…

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #09 – Week of January 14, 2009

FFoCaG — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 03:43:28 +0000

Ed discusses Amazing Spiderman #583 with his bud Andy and goes through the week in comics… This ep is sponsored by the good folks at RPGNow.com and GMDice.com.

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #08 – Week of January 7, 2009

FFoCaG — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 23:46:58 +0000

Long time customer Heath Huber joins Ed for a most Marvel discussion of current titles and a more in-depth look at “Dark Reign”

This episode is was supported by a generous contribution from RPGNow.com where you can find great games like Bounty Head Bebop and also by GMDice.com, the best place w know of to get dice for all our gaming needs.

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #07 – Week of January 2, 2009

FFoCaG — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:50:33 +0000

Ed is once again joined by Victor to discuss the “Dark Reign” and ”War of the Kings” story lines as well as JLA/Milestone, the wrap-up of “Thy Kingdom Come” in JSA as well as recent books written by Mark Millar…

If you get confused by some of Ed’s comments in the podcast, take a gander at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCF3ywukQYA . Warning: Not Work Safe!!! Explicit language and [...]

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #06 – Week of December 24, 2008

FFoCaG — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 03:47:54 +0000

Our budding librarian from Kent State University, Johnathan H. Cook, III, joins Ed for this week’s comics round-up…When Ed talks about Batman: Battle for the Cowl…check this out…

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #05 – Week of December 17, 2008

FFoCaG — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 20:06:15 +0000

It’s an all-Marvel episode!!! Ed and Victor brave the tundra that Toledo has become to discuss the wrap up of Secret Invasion and Marvel’s transition to Dark Reign.

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #04

FFoCaG — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:46:07 +0000

So Ed went AWOL and Victor quickly gathered John, Benton and Darin and recorded a mish-mash of new comics and old comics and a discussion on Cartoon Network’s Batman: Brave and the Bold show….

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #03

FFoCaG — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 01:42:26 +0000

Ed and Trevor Chapman discuss Rage of the Red Lanterns!!! And this is the last of our back logged MCBs. Weds will be a new ep!!! Huzzah!

BTW: Click Here…

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #02

FFoCaG — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:39:15 +0000

Ed and listener Trevor Chapman discuss wrap-up on Marvel’s Secret Invasion….

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 3 #01

FFoCaG — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:27:30 +0000

Ed and Victor recorded this ”comic gifts for the geek” just before the holiday season…

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #53

FFoCaG — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 10:13:50 +0000

Ed is joined by Jeff “I’m not evil, I’m just misunderstood” Griener from www.thetomeshow.com to discuss DC’s Final Crisis, Trinity, and where/when to start reading Superman comics.This show is supported by generous underwritting from www.rpgbomb.com.We’re almost caught up with the back log of episdoes so keep downloading….Check out the MCB mesage board at www.vorpalnetwork.com/forums

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #52

FFoCaG — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:50:22 +0000

Ed is joined by Cornelius Wormely, Mordred58 on The Vorpal Network forums, to discuss Black Panther and Wakanda’s role in Secret Invasion plus Ed drags Corni into a discussion on Storm: X-man or Queen. The next few MCBs might be out of order date wise but at least they are posted right?

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #51 – Week of October 29 , 2008

FFoCaG — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:06:14 +0000

The less than dynamic duo is reunited. Ed is joined by Victor to discuss the week in comics…

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #50 – Week of October 22 , 2008

FFoCaG — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:43:16 +0000

Ed is joined by long-time FFoCag listener, Jason Yarn (Kalyarn on the forums) , to discuss what comics to read if you want to get into current continuity. Together they run through WWHulk, Countdown, 52, Civil War, and various other series and discuss what trades you need to get caught up with DC and Marvel current [...]

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #49 – Week of October 18 , 2008

FFoCaG — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 05:01:11 +0000

Ed is joined by another long-time listener of the show, Jason Yarn (Kalyarn on the forums) to discuss this week’s comics:

Dr. Who: The Forgotten Dr. Who Magazine reprints by Grant Morrison Secret Invasion: Mighty Avengers #19 Secret Invasion: Iron Man Director of Shield #34 Secret Invasion #6 Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds #2 Final Crisis: Rogues’ Revenge #3 Uncanny X-Men #503 Astonishing X-Men [...]

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #47 – Week of September 24, 2008

FFoCaG — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 05:01:04 +0000

Ed is joined by long-time friend, Matt W. , to discuss this week’s comics:

X-Infernous #1 Thunderbolts #124 New Avengers #45 Avengers: Initiative #17 Black Panther #41 Back to Brooklyn #1 All-Star Batman and Robin #10 Captain America #42 Superman #680 Share [...]

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #46 – Week of September 17, 2008

FFoCaG — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 05:01:20 +0000

Ed is joined by Jeremiah McCoy, from the The Basics of The Game podcast (http://thebasicsofthegame.blogspot.com/) to discuss Marvel and DC’s team books…

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #45 – Week of September 10 , 2008

FFoCaG — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 05:01:57 +0000

Ed is joined by Jeff Griener from The Tome Show podcast (thetomeshow.com) to discuss DC Comics’ current weekly book, Trinity…

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #44 – Week of September 3, 2008

FFoCaG — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 01:48:52 +0000

Victor rejoins Ed for the MCB this week while MattPrime heckles from the background…

Amazing Spider-Man #569, 570 Secret Invasion: Amazing Spider-Man #1 Avengers The Initiative #16 Mighty Avengers #17 New Avengers #44 DC Universe Last Will and Testament Final Crisis Superman Beyond #1 Marvel Apes #1 Teen Titans #62 Titans #4 X-Men Manifest Destiny #1 Share [...]

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #43 – Week of August 20, 2008

FFoCaG — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 03:33:15 +0000

Ed is joined by Trevor Chapman who is a MCB fan all the way from Ontario, Canada. If you are interested in joining Ed on the MCB, send Ed an email at monarchcomics[at]sbcglobal[dot]net.

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #42 – Week of August 13, 2008

FFoCaG — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:40:51 +0000

While Victor was at Gen Con, Ed and Matt W. recorded …

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #41 – Week of July 31, 2008

FFoCaG — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:57:11 +0000

Ed and Victor get through the whole podcast this time and discuss some wackiness at the store before jumping into this week’s comics…

Black Panther #39 Ms. Marvel #29 FF: Secret Invasion #3 JSA Annual #1 Reign in Hell #1 Tarot #51 Thor #10 Wildcats: World’s End #1 Wolverine #67 X-men: Odd Men Out X-Men: Kitty Pryde & Wolverine Captain Marvel: Secret Invasion [...]

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #40 – Week of July 23, 2008

FFoCaG — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:24:54 +0000

Ed and Victor started discussing this week’s comics and then got interrupted by a technical issue so we have an abbreviated show this week…

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #03 – Week of July 16, 2008

FFoCaG — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:11:39 +0000

Ed and Vic are joined by JJ (from the Superhero Summit) to discuss this week’s comic stack…

Final Crisis: Rogues’ Revenge #1 Secret Invasion: The Incredible Hercules #119 Secret Invasion: X-Factor #33 Batgirl #1 Captain America #40 Dreamwar #4 Secret Invasion: The Mighty Avengers #16 Spike – After the Fall #1 Forgotten Realms: The Legacy #3 X-Force#5 Counter X TPB Share [...]

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #38 – Week of July 9, 2008

FFoCaG — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:30:25 +0000

This week, Ed and Victor are joined by Matt W. and talk about these comics:

Young X-men #4 Detective Comics #846 Captain America #0 Final Crisis: Requiem Guardians of the Galaxy #3 Justice Society of America #17 Secret Invasion #4 Trinity #6 Ultimate Origins #2 Powers #29

Word of warning: Ed dropped a f-bomb somewhere in the show…

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #37 – Week of July 2, 2008

FFoCaG — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 04:00:14 +0000

Ed and Vic are joined by Cornilus to discuss this week’s comics which Ed put away before Victor made a list ;0)

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #36 – Week of June 25, 2008

FFoCaG — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:44:55 +0000

Victor makes a special trip to the lair of the great Ed to record this week’s podcast. Ed and Victor discuss the plethora of Avenger books that were released this week and some bits from Origins Game Fair and Wiz

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Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #35 – Week of June 18, 2008

FFoCaG — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:04:28 +0000

Ed is BACK from a health related hiatus.This week, Ed and Victor are joined by John (from the 8 Bit and Beyond podcast) to discuss comic related news regarding possible changes in DC Comics editorial.Plus, they discuss these comics from this week: War is Hell #5 Action Comics #866 Dean Koontz’s Frankestein #2 Justice League of America #22 Trinity #3 Secret Invasion [...]

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #34 – Week of June 4, 2008

FFoCaG — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:43:00 +0000

So, Victor and Ed where recoreding the MCB and got about half way through and then the file crashed and was lost. So this is the redo…

Avengers/Invaders #2 of 12 The Boys #19 Buffy the Vampire #15 Robin/Spoiler Special #1 Detective #845 Nightwing #145 Secret Invasion #3 of 8 Kickass #3 Trinity #1 Ultimate Origins #1 of 5 Manhunter #31 Astonishing X-men Sketchbook Starman Omnibus Vol 1 HC Legion [...]

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #32 – Week of May 30, 2008

FFoCaG — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 09:38:31 +0000

This week Ed has allergy attack and Victor has a sinus infection so both are a bit off their game.

1998 1 of 6 The New Avengers 41 Batman 677 Batman: Gotham After Midnight 1 of 12 Daredevil 107 Fables 73 Final Crisis 1 of 7 King Size Hulk 1 Ms. Marvel 27 Angel 1 of 5 Giant-sized Astonishing X-Men 1 Ultimate Spider-man 122 Judenhass Share [...]

Monarch Comics Briefing Vol 2 #32 – Week of May 26, 2008

FFoCaG — Wed, 28 May 2008 23:53:02 +0000

Ed and Victor are back this week talking comics and what not… Victor forgot to write down the books we talked about so your just going to have to listen!!!

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Monarch Comic Briefing Vol 2 #31 – Week of May 05, 2008

FFoCaG — Sun, 11 May 2008 01:40:40 +0000

Ed and Victor are joined by MattPrime to discuss this week’s comics:

Buffy #14 Avengers/Invaders #1 Mighty Avengers #13 Secret Invasion #2 Invincible Iron Man #1 Iron Man: Viva Las Vegas #1 X-Factor: The Quick and the Dead #1 House of Mystery #1 Rann-Thanagar Holy War #1 Action Comics Annual #11 The Mummy – The Rise and Fall of Xango’s Ax #1 Aztek: The Ultimate Man TPB

Plus, what [...]