Issue #32 - "The 12 Episodes of DocMas: Part 6"

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12/18/17 • 20 min

Doctor DC Podcast

This issue we trudge into the sixth episode of DocMas, our 12 issues of Christmas!

Intro music by Aaron Barry

Sponsored by Great Lakes Grooming Co.

Prescribed Reading from Issue #32:

House of Secrets vol. 1 #92 – The 1st appearance of Swamp Thing

Swamp Thing vol. 2 #21 – The Floronic Man discovers that Swamp Thing is not truly a mutated Alec Holland, but rather plant life that believes itself to have been a man

American Vampire – A new breed of vampire is created in the American Old West which is immune to sunlight

Preacher – A Texas preacher is possessed by a spirit born of an angel and a demon, granting him the power to dominate the minds of those who can hear and understand him

Wonder Woman vol. 5 #11 – The reveal that Wonder Woman has never truly returned to Themyscira

SHOW NOTES (courtesy of Josh Gill) Christopher Priest Brings Justice League’s New Arc

Why is the first issue of Alan Moore’s Swamp Thing run the greatest single issue of a comic ever?

https://www.amazon.com/Swamp-Thing-Vol-Saga/dp/0930289226
http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Swamp_Thing_Vol_2_20
Alan Moore
- http://www.dccomics.com/talent/alan-moore
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Moore
The best single issue of Swamp Thing is the first appearance of Swamp Thing
- http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/House_of_Secrets_Vol_1_92
Len Wein
- http://www.dccomics.com/talent/len-wein
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Len_Wein

Is there any other Vertigo properties that you’d like to see get folded into the DCU?

Todd McFarlane
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_McFarlane
- https://mcfarlane.com/
Image Comics
Hellblazer
- http://vertigo.wikia.com/wiki/John_Constantine
- http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/John_Constantine_(Vertigo_Universe)
Swamp Thing
- http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Alexander_Olsen_(New_Earth)
- http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Alec_Holland_(New_Earth)
American Vampire
- http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/American_Vampire_Vol_1
- http://vertigo.wikia.com/wiki/American_Vampire_Vol_1
Preacher
- http://vertigo.wikia.com/wiki/Jesse_Custer
- http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Jesse_Custer_(Preacher...

This issue we trudge into the sixth episode of DocMas, our 12 issues of Christmas!

Intro music by Aaron Barry

Sponsored by Great Lakes Grooming Co.

Prescribed Reading from Issue #32:

House of Secrets vol. 1 #92 – The 1st appearance of Swamp Thing

Swamp Thing vol. 2 #21 – The Floronic Man discovers that Swamp Thing is not truly a mutated Alec Holland, but rather plant life that believes itself to have been a man

American Vampire – A new breed of vampire is created in the American Old West which is immune to sunlight

Preacher – A Texas preacher is possessed by a spirit born of an angel and a demon, granting him the power to dominate the minds of those who can hear and understand him

Wonder Woman vol. 5 #11 – The reveal that Wonder Woman has never truly returned to Themyscira

SHOW NOTES (courtesy of Josh Gill) Christopher Priest Brings Justice League’s New Arc

Why is the first issue of Alan Moore’s Swamp Thing run the greatest single issue of a comic ever?

https://www.amazon.com/Swamp-Thing-Vol-Saga/dp/0930289226
http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Swamp_Thing_Vol_2_20
Alan Moore
- http://www.dccomics.com/talent/alan-moore
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Moore
The best single issue of Swamp Thing is the first appearance of Swamp Thing
- http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/House_of_Secrets_Vol_1_92
Len Wein
- http://www.dccomics.com/talent/len-wein
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Len_Wein

Is there any other Vertigo properties that you’d like to see get folded into the DCU?

Todd McFarlane
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_McFarlane
- https://mcfarlane.com/
Image Comics
Hellblazer
- http://vertigo.wikia.com/wiki/John_Constantine
- http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/John_Constantine_(Vertigo_Universe)
Swamp Thing
- http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Alexander_Olsen_(New_Earth)
- http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Alec_Holland_(New_Earth)
American Vampire
- http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/American_Vampire_Vol_1
- http://vertigo.wikia.com/wiki/American_Vampire_Vol_1
Preacher
- http://vertigo.wikia.com/wiki/Jesse_Custer
- http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Jesse_Custer_(Preacher...

Previous Episode

Issue #31 – “The 12 Episodes of DocMas: Part 5" (w/ Alex the Boy)

This issue we're joined by our good friend Alex the Boy as we fall into the fifth episode of DocMas, our 12 issues of Christmas! We discuss Batman Beyond, Marvel crossovers, and characters we just cannot stand.

Intro music by Aaron Barry

Sponsored by Great Lakes Grooming Co.

Prescribed Reading from Issue #31:

The New 52: Futures End #45 – Frankenstein dies after having been brought to “life” by the Nth metal in Hawkman’s arm

Batman vol. 1 #121 – The first appearance of Mr. Freeze, known at the time as Mr. Zero

Seven Soliders of Victory vol. 1 – A 30 part story told through multiple four-issue miniseries, the modern Seven Soldiers of Victory included The Bulleteer, Frankenstein, Klarion the Witch-Boy, the Manhattan Guardian, the second Mister Miracle, Shining Knight, and Zatanna

Quasar vol. 1 #17 – Marvel Comics steals the Flash when a mysterious blond speedster, dubbed “Buried Alien”, appears in a tattered costume with no memory of who he is

Justice League vol. 1 #5 – Guy Gardner tries to fight Batman for control of the Justice League and Batman knocks him out with one punch

Flash vol. 4 #21 – Bar Torr finally meets Barry Allen and discovers that they are not related after all

Robin vol. 4 #23 – The 1st appearance of Killer Moth after he sold his soul to Neron and mutated into his Charaxes form

SHOW NOTES (courtesy of Josh Gill) Injustice 2 Atom Gameplay Trailer