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Funny Book Forensics
Join life long friends Dan and Greg as they take a story from the world of comics and dissect it, look at the team that made the story, discuss how the story and art works or doesn't, and give their honest opinions on the story.
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Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 338 Why Ina Whay
Dan and Greg review Alpha Dogs #4. Buck and the dogs given powers from his blood are trapped on a Yacht. Will they escape before they are trapped on Salem's…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 337 Scorched Duck
Dan and Greg sort of review Destroyer Duck #5! We debate the quality of the Howard the Duck movie. We reveal the craziest character in Destroyer Duck. Its a…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 336 Duck in Flight
Dan and Greg review Destroyer Duck #4! Duke Duck flies in plane. Vanilla Cupcake and G.O.D.Corp continue to infiltrate a country. We find out their explosive…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 335 Duck with Cherry Sauce
Dan and Greg review Destroyer Duck #3! Duke Duck makes some new friends. We get more insight on Vanilla Cupcake. We even talk about child stars. All this and…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 334 Mommie's Roast Duck
Dan and Greg review Destroyer Duck #2! Ned Packer is dead but GODCorp LTD lives on. Mommie is out for vengeance against Duke. We also discuss Muriel Fahrion's…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 333 Ducking Corporations
Dan and Greg review some Destoryer Duck! Stever Gerber and Jack Kirby strike back against Marvel to help Steve Gerber pay legal fees for his ongoing battle to…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 332 They’re All Dead!
Dan and Greg find out what happens to Justice League Antarctica in Suicide Squad Volume 2 Number 1. Let's just say it doesn't go well. Buh-Bye Multi-Man! We…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 331 Stone Cold Subs
Dan makes Greg read the Legion of Substitute Heroes Special from 1985. Greg wanted the book to end 15 pages in and 35 minutes into the podcast. Dan doesn't…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 330 G'nort Off
Greg wanted Antarctica and so it is! Dan and Greg relive the most epic Justice League Antarctica issue ever made! We have disaster, G'Nort, and rabid penguins…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 329 I Wish I Had Said No
Greg and Dan review Streets of Poison part 7 in Captain America 378. One guy gives up his powers, one guy takes them back. Kingpin and Red Skull battle in a…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 328 I Traded My Steroids for Meth
Greg and Dan review Streets of Poison part 6 in Captain America 377. After 15 minutes of "discussing" our right to complain or not complain about bad…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 327 I'm Not on Drugs
Greg and Dan review Streets of Poison part 5 in Captain America 376. We see pouches, pockets, and the character DC ripped off for Bain, Crossbones! Cap is…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 326 Snakes and Devils
Greg and Dan review Streets of Poison part 4 in Captain America 375. This story is really confusing so we spend a bunch of time talking about Diamondback! In…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 325 These Dreams Go On
Greg and Dan review a Streets of Poison Tie-In in Daredevil 283. Where has this Captain America been all our lives. We also see the orgin of the Vulture's…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 324 Inconspicuous Costume Party
Greg and Dan review Streets of Poison part 3 in Captain America 374. Sai there is more Bullseye vs Captain America. We learn to wear a costume to go…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 323 Its Agent Carter's Fault
Greg and Dan review Streets of Poison part 2 in Captain America 373. We learn that Agent Carter can't make a phone call. Also, why does Bullseye have a target…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 322 Put this One on Ice
Greg and Dan Start the 8 part Captain America story "Streets of Poison" with Captain America 372. Captain America confrontsthe new deadly menace Ice. We have…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 321 Papa Vril Dox
Greg and Dan examine part 2 of the Cairn drug war in L.E.G.I.O.N '89 (vol 1) #6. Dox set's himself up to be the new Chief of Police (dictator) on Cairn while…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 320 Dox Populi
Greg and Dan continue looking at drugs and alcohol in comics with L.E.G.I.O.N '89 (vol 1) #5. What happens when a megolomaniac tries to take over a planet…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 319 What If…? This was a good episode
We honor Greg's Junior Braves of the Apocaplypse co-author Michael Tanner. He developed the podcast and convention panel sensation Burn After Pitching. We…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 318 Enter U.S. 1
Live to tape from O Con Expo, Dan and Greg review U.S. 1 #3. Tracie Mauck(@Maukingbird) delivered the comic to us and set us up for for a wild high adventure…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 317 Whatever happened to mighty boy
Dan is upset at Greg for his choices in Starlite 5. Join us for a review of the book and our normal banter. Don't miss this fun episode as we review one of the…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 316 Friendship Bridge
We review Ciudad the book that inspired Extraction 1 & 2 on Netflix. This was a fast and action packed story based in Ciudad del Este. Join us for another fun…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 315 Demon in a Bottle
It’s time for Iron Man 128! Will Tony Stark stop drinking? Will chlorine gas just go away? Dan and Greg explore these questions and more on this episode of…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 314 An Army of Villains
Iron Man fights an army of villains. Greg has no idea who any of the Marvel villains are. Tony Stark gets drunk, again. Join us for another fun Episode…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 313 Stop Hammer Time
Tony Stark battles Hammer on his floating headquarters in Iron Man 126. We follow the battle and even talk Seasteading in this fun podcast. You don't want to…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 312 I'm Arbogast
Tony drinks to cope with his potential murder charge. Dan and Greg cope with audio issues. We all make it out unscathed in this fun episode covering Iron Man…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 311 Tony Is Repulsing
Tony is not dead! In fact in this issue he may have committed murrrrrrder. Dan and Greg riff on Tony Stark, Atlantic City and much more! Join us for a fun…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 310 Iron Man’s Rogues Gallery
Tony Stark is mixing Amaretto and Scotch. Greg and Dan are fascinated by the "stellar" villains that show up in Iron Man 123. Its Atlantic City Casino Action…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 309 Iron Origin
They retell Iron Man's origin in this one. Greg and Dan analyze whether or not this was a good idea. Tony Stark ponders his past life. In the end this one…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 308 The Invisible Iron Man
Dan and Greg are back after a bit of a hiatus! We are off and running back into “Demon in a Bottle” with Iron Man 121 from 1979! Why does Greg think Iron Man…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 307 This is First Class
Dan and Greg are ready for everyone’s favorite Iron Playboy! We review Iron Man 120, the start of the famous “Demon in a Bottle” storyline. What we didn’t know…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 306 He is a Good Dog
Dan and Greg review Jon Dexter’s Alpha Dogs 1, 2, and 3. Its a fun mystery story that opens with dog on a beach and ends with… Wait we don’t know yet! When do…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 305 Protect Lion Shirt Boy
Dan and Greg are done with the New Teen Titans Drug Books after we review the 3rd one sponsored by IBM and others. We critique the story and the drug war in…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 304: The New Teen Drugs
This week we are really sorry for ourselves. We review the second Drug Awareness Campaign New Teen Titans issue. This time Wally West protects the Protectors…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 303 Meet the Protector
We are sorry! Dan and Greg spend the day critiquing the first New Teen Titans Drug book sponsored by Keebler. Its bad, really bad but bad is what we do best…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 302 In the Grip of Drugs
Greg and Dan finish up the 1970s Drugs in Comics stories with Spiderman 98. This is a fun one, we dig into some of the implications of drug issues and read a…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 301 Spider Jitsu
Greg and Dan continue the drugs in comics series with Amazing Spider-Man 97. This time Harry Osborne may be in some trouble with pills! What will happen to…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 300 Spidey Drugs
Its here, Greg and Dan finally review Amazing Spider-Man 96. Why was this issue so scary that the CCA would not put their stamp on it? Find out in a fun…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 299 Forbidden Fruit
Wait, there was a drug issue the Comics Code Authority approved about one year before the Spiderman Issues. Welcome to the back-up story in Action Comic 378, a…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 298 Green vs Drugs
A few hits later and Dan and Greg are back to Green Lantern 86 the 2nd half of the drug issues. Will Speedy survive his detox and who are the evil drug…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 297 Speedy with Two Arms
Its time for Dan and Greg to take on Drugs. We dive into our support for Richard Nixon’s drug war…. Wait! We won’t do that but we will review the classic Green…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 296 Neil and George
Dan finally stopped crying long enough to post this one. Dan and Greg remember Neil Adams and George Perez, ’nuff said’. Follow us on social media…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 295 Rats at Dusk
It is the end for Nathaniel Dusk! Will he survive the rat poison and get revenge on the mob? Find out as Dan and Greg wrap up the 4 issue series. Creative…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 294 Alive at Dusk
Dan defeats American Airlines, Biscoff Cookies, and the dentist to join Greg to find out what Nathaniel Dusk is up to in Issue 3! Will Nathaniel survive his…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 293 Train at Dusk
Will Nathaniel Dusk survive the fall? Of course he will! Find out what depth Cadaver and Loud Mouth will sink to in there attempt to knock off our favorite…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 292 Dusk is Falling
Dan and Greg venture back to the 1930s to visit with Nathaniel Dusk! We follow the P.I. on his gritty adventure. We also dig into the top comics of 1984, the…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 291 Do Not Split the Party
Dan and Greg deconstruct C.R.I.T. #4 from Homebrewed Heroes! We have a cliffhanger! Why did they leave the Wizard alone outside? Where is Semedi? Well we are…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 290 Reverse Caliber
Dan and Greg adventure on into C.R.I.T. 2 and 3 from Homebrewed Heroes! The heroes continue to track down the Legion with their new ally Semedi the drunk…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 289 C.R.I.Tical Miss
Dan and Greg role lots of 1s while reviewing C.R.I.T. #1 from Homebrewed Heroes! Lets hope Bolder, Caliber, Specter, and Reach are more successful at defeating…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 288 Vampire Special on Aisle 5
Scooby and the Gang face off against a Vampire! Greg and Dan mention lots of Vampires, talk about Super Stores, discuss how to be nice at work, and of course…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 287 Apocalypse Scape
Scooby and the Gang keep exploring the Apocalypse scape while Greg and Dan gush over the ability of the creative team to incorporate a flashbacks into the…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 257 Prez Part 1
Greg and Dan review Prez issue 1 from 1973. We cover a lot including the 26th amendment to the U.S. constitution, tricky Dick Nixon, and portrayals of Native…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 286 Nano Mutants
Scooby the gang and nano mutants! This is a fun episode where we gush over the story and Howard Porter’s art. We also discuss plotting, layouts, and Keith…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 285 Sandy Duncan Apocalypse
It took 285 episodes to get Sandy Duncan front and center but finally it happened! Dan and Greg bring you Scooby Apocalypse! They also discuss writing with…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 284 Bi Phallicia
Dan and Greg review Glitter Vipers! Glitter Vipers takes violence against the queer community head on when the characters strike back against their oppressors…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 283 You Think I am Done!?
Its the end of the Midnighter 12 issue run. This series set out create a world for Midnighter and ended with him right back in Apollo’s arms. Greg and Dan…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 282 F#$@ing Midnighter
Well its time for Midnighter 8 and 9. Dan loved this one and indicated it by dropping F bombs all over the Podcast. Midnighter meets up with Spyral and then…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 281 All About Matt
Its all about Matt! What is Matt’s secret, why did it come out of nowhere. Greg and Dan discuss that and more about the process of the storytelling in…
Funny Book ForensicsFunny Book Forensics 280 Russian into Trouble with Dick
Dan and Greg get back into Midnighter with issue 4 and 5 and Midnighter is really into Dick… Grayson! Grayson guest stars, not Robin, not Nightwing, Grayson!…