# John Romita Jr

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#311: Cap #130 vs Batroc's Brigade... and Hulk! (1970) Stan Lee / Gene Colan

It is the return of Batroc and this time... he's bringing the dreaded Porcupine and the unstoppable Whirlwind! And what's going on with the Hulk?!? Cap gives a memorable speech. Plus... vocabulary pet peeves, Speed Racer, the character that Rick commissioned John Romita Jr. he's never sketched befo…

#312: Scott Hanna - Legendary Artist - Joins the Show!

Ranked as the #1 published artist of all time with 25,000 pages, Eisner Award-winning artist Scott Hanna joins the show to talk nearly 40 years of inking comics, the secret to his 30-year partnership with John Romita Jr., why he considers himself a “chameleon” as an inker, and the artists he still …

Booksplode #73 – The Avengers Annual #16 (1987)

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another Booksplode! This month, Conor Kilpatrick, Josh Flanagan take a look at… The Avengers Annual #16 from 1987 by Tom DeFalco, Bob Hall & Tom Palmer, John Romita Jr. & Bill Sienkiewicz, Keith Pollard & Al Williamson, Marshall Rogers & Bob L…

Pick of the Week #931 – Scarlett #1

This week saw a high profile story end and several new stories begin, but really the biggest excitement came around having to say “Arashikage” out loud for the first time ever. Plus, Gary? Who’s Gary? Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Runni…

Pick of the Week #705 - Superman Smashes The Klan #1

We have achieved the rare and elusive, unanimous Pick of the Week/Patron Pick dovetail with this one. Superman remains ascendent, John Romita Jr. does double duty, Archie marches on, and what is the deal with Image Comics? Running Time: 01:11:30 Pick of the Week/Patron Pick: 00:01:44 - Superman S…

The Amazing Spider-Man #1000 – REVIEW

“What I want, I take. I am RAVAGE.” On this episode, Mark and Dan discuss Amazing Spider-Man #1000, which is technically issue #36 of Volume 7. The primary story of this issue, entitled “Ravaged,” was written by Joe Kelly. The cover features artwork by John Romita Jr., Paolo Rivera, Pepe Larraz, a…

Mister Miracle #1 Is Heating Up! Plus ASM #30, Morlun & an Early Adam Hughes Cover

With DC Studios developing a Mister Miracle animated series and Tom King attached as showrunner, collectors are taking another look at MISTER MIRACLE #1, the 1971 Jack Kirby key featuring the first appearance of Scott Free, plus the first appearances of Oberon and Thaddeus Brown. High-grade raw cop…

Sunday Conversation With JMS

Fall back with me to 2019. Welcome to another Word Balloon Sunday Conversation. Today, we're reaching back to 2019 for an in-depth conversation with writer J. Michael Straczynski, better known to fans as JMS.At the time, Joe was promoting his autobiography, Becoming Superman: My Journey from Povert…

#128 World War Hulk Review

Mike and Brian take a look at World War Hulk by Greg Pak and John Romita Jr. Originally published in 2007. thecomiccryptcast@gmail.comhttps://www.instagram.com/thecomiccryptnj?igsh=c2ZwbzByeGx5dzNmhttps://www.facebook.com/thecomiccrypt?mibextid=LQQJ4d

YEAR OF THE BAT Part Forty-Four: City of Bane Act 2 (Batman Rebirth 81-85, Annual 4)

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! The Book Club Bois FINALLY reunite just in time to wrap up Tom King’s epic BATMAN REBIRTH SAGA! The Bat has been broken. But the fight isn’t over yet. Bruce Wayne returns to retake his home from Bane, resulting in an ALL-OUT WAR for the soul of Gotham City! B…