Episodes
Network All-Stars Chris, Cindy, Rob and Max pay tribute to the late, great Ramona Fradon. Have a question or comment? E-MAIL: [email protected] Subscribe to the FW PRESENTS: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fw-presents/id1207382042 Subscribe via other podcatchers: http://feeds.feedburner.com/fwpresents Also available on Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music and Google Podcasts This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST...
Published 03/03/24
Published 03/03/24
Thanks to Fire & Water patron Michael Crouch for suggesting this topic! Shag, Siskoid and Paul discuss the late 1980s series The Maze Agency! Created by Mike W. Barr, and illustrated by a young Adam Hughes, it was a true “whodunit” mystery series. We discuss the art, the mysteries, and the realistic and developing relationship between the two protagonists. Along the way, we also share its publication history and mini-bios for Barr and Hughes. Come join us – the game is...
Published 09/15/23
Hey there, high-flyers, and strap in for a very special episode of The Death-Defying Human FlyCast! This time around Max interviews the Rocketman himself, stunt engineer Ky Michaelson! Ky designed stunt gear still being used today, has set numerous records, and designed and built the Human Fly's rocket cycle! We're talking about the motorcycle the Human Fly used in his ill-fated bus jump on that cold Montreal night in 1977. Find out how it all started with a phone call, and ended with a crash...
Published 04/02/23
The Death-Defying Human FlyCast makes its triumphant return! And this time it's about to get real ... really real! Join your host Max Romero and special guest Captain Entropy as they make the leap into issue #11 of The Human Fly—"Silver Charity, Sudden Death!" The walls between realities get thin as the adventures of the comic book Human Fly reflect the misadventures of the real-world Human Fly! Rocket cycles! 26 buses! Tragedy! Hope! Cyndi Lauper and greasy chips! This episode has it...
Published 03/05/23
On this seasonal special presentation, Ryan and Neil Daly and Chris and Cindy Franklin review the latest MCU offering on Disney+, Marvel's Werewolf by Night! Have a question or comment? E-MAIL: [email protected] Subscribe to the FW PRESENTS: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fw-presents/id1207382042 Subscribe via other podcatchers: http://feeds.feedburner.com/fwpresents Also available on Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music and Google...
Published 10/09/22
It's the halfway point in the saga of The Human Fly, and who better to mark this issue of coal minin' calamity than the inestimable Chris Franklin! Chris joins your host Max Romero for The Human Fly #10 and a tale of stuntmen, unions, finger-pickin', and the brutality of a good melee in the great state of Kentucky. And don't forget to catch a ride on the Human Fly Van! That's a big 10-4, good buddy! Let's get wild! This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK: ...
Published 07/28/22
Shag, Rob, Chris, Paul, and special guests Jarrod Alberich and Steve Givens pay tribute to one of the greatest comic book artists of all time, George Perez. Check out some images from this episode by clicking here! Have a question or comment? E-MAIL: [email protected] Subscribe to the FW PRESENTS: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fw-presents/id1207382042 Subscribe via other podcatchers: http://feeds.feedburner.com/fwpresents Also...
Published 06/05/22
Chris and author/editor Jim Beard discuss the subjects of Jim’s newest collections of essays, Batman ’66 and Dark Shadows! What do these two 60s fads have in common, and what makes them remain fan favorites to this day? Ooof! Boff! Spaltt! The Subterranean Blue Grotto Essays on Batman ’66 – Season Three and Running Home to Shadows: Memories of TV’s First Supernatural Soap from Today’s Grown-Up Kids are available on Amazon!   Follow Jim on The Beard's Facebook Page This podcast is a proud...
Published 05/13/22
Rob, Chris, Paul, and special guest Tom Panarese pay tribute to one of the greatest comic book artists and innovators of all time, Neal Adams. Check out some images from this episode by clicking here! Have a question or comment? E-MAIL: [email protected] Subscribe to the FW PRESENTS: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fw-presents/id1207382042 Subscribe via other podcatchers: http://feeds.feedburner.com/fwpresents Also available on...
Published 05/08/22
In this special episode of The Death-Defying Human FlyCast we'll be heading to the museum, so you know what that means—grab your rocket-powered skateboard and get ready to raft an ancient urn through the tunnels of the Manhattan subway! To help wrestle this two-part story from The Human Fly #8 and #9 into submission is Fire and Water Podcast co-founder and chief inspector of Finding Your Joy The Irredeemable Shag! And your host Max will need all the help he can get with a tale that includes...
Published 05/02/22
Get it on! Rob and fellow network all-stars Paul Kien and Max Romero welcome big time comics pro Paul Kupperberg to discuss the first season of the HBO series PEACEMAKER! Have a question or comment? E-MAIL: [email protected] Subscribe to the FW PRESENTS: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fw-presents/id1207382042 Subscribe via other podcatchers: http://feeds.feedburner.com/fwpresents Also available on Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music and...
Published 03/06/22
It's time to hit the slopes — Human Fly-style! Joining your host Max on this rocket-powered ride is special guest Ryan Steans! Ryan is the host of The Signal Watch Podcast, and is ready to talk about The Human Fly #7, his very first time reading a Human Fly comic. Grab you snowmobiles and get ready to jump into a story about a slightly bitter man, his blind son, and a very big, very angry bear. Will the Human Fly be able to save the day? Will he make the jump over Dead Man's Drop?! And where...
Published 02/24/22
First he gave our mailbag a name, and now he's the next guest on The Death-Defying Human FlyCast! Max welcomes the always-astute Dr. Anj to the podcast, and in this episode they marvel at the acrobatic athleticism of The Human Fly (and the muscular art of Frank Robbins)  as the heroic stuntman busts up a stolen-car ring hidden in the depths of an active amusement park! Will The Fly manage to bring the chop shop to justice ... and keep the kids safe? Join us as we talk about issue #6 of The...
Published 01/28/22
After almost a year, MEANWHILE... is back for a fifth installment with Shag, Rob, Ryan, and newest network all-star Stella! We discuss what we've been up to since the last "Meanwhile" show and answer your Patreon questions! Have a question or comment? Leave comments on our website: http://fireandwaterpodcast.com/podcast/FWPmeanwhile5 E-MAIL: [email protected] Subscribe to the FW PRESENTS: Subscribe on Apple...
Published 12/12/21
With thanks to Fire & Water patron Steve Givens for suggesting this topic, Siskoid assembles a small panel composed of Steve himself, plus Network All-Stars Ryan Daly and Max Romero to talk about how comics can change one's life. On balance, are comics a positive or a negative? Well, I think you can guess the answer, but check out the discussion that leads us to our conclusions! This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK: Visit the Fire & Water...
Published 11/24/21
In this special episode of The Death-Defying Human FlyCast, it's all about you, the listener! Join your host Max Romero as he dives into the Keepin' It Real mailbag, featuring listener comments from the first five episodes of the Human FlyCast! Extra special thanks to Anj, who gave the feedback episodes its name! Let’s get wild! This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK: Visit the Fire & Water WEBSITE: http://fireandwaterpodcast.com Follow Fire &...
Published 11/19/21
Fall in! Shag and Rob celebrate Veterans Day and #WarComicsMonth by looking at two classic war comics stories: Sgt. Rock's "What's The Color of Your Blood?" by Bob Kanigher and Joe Kubert from OUR ARMY AT WAR #160, and The 'Nam "5th To The 1st" by Doug Murray and Michael Golden, from SAVAGE TALES #1! Have a question or comment? Be sure to use the hashtag #WarComicsMonth when discussing this issue online! Leave comments on our website: http://fireandwaterpodcast.com/podcast/fwpvet2021 ...
Published 11/07/21
Just in time for Halloween, FW Presents reviews the new Netflix horror miniseries MIDNIGHT MASS. When strange and unexplainable things happen to the people of dreary Crocket Island, is this the miraculous work of the newly arrived priest of Saint Patrick's, or is there something far more sinister and deadly at work in the night? Ryan Daly, Angela Drew, and Herman Louw discuss the plot, characters, and the terrifying themes, both supernatural and allegorical, of this acclaimed and creepy new...
Published 10/28/21
FW PRESENTS: MOUNTAIN COMICS #33 - POWER MAN AND IRON FIST #75 Mountain Comics returns just before the end of the season for one last episode! Rob welcomes comics pro Jo Duffy to the cabin to discuss POWER MAN AND IRON FIST #75 by Duffy, Kerry Gammill, and Ricardo Villamonte! Check out images from this comic by clicking here! E-MAIL - [email protected] Follow Mountain Comics on Twitter - https://twitter.com/FWPMountainCom Subscribe to FW PRESENTS on Apple...
Published 10/03/21
Is it getting hot in here, or is it just The Human Fly?!? If you can take the heat, join your host Max Romero and very special guest Siskoid as they scale the towering inferno that is The Human Fly #5! Will The Fly manage to save a group of children (and Harmony!) from the roof of a burning skyscraper? How can a septuagenarian former aerialist be so buff?  And what are the chances The Human Fly and our elderly villain would ... recognize each other?! All this and Siskoid's smoldering disdain...
Published 10/01/21
On this special episode of FW Presents, Xum Yukinori performs a dramatic reading of "The Gun" a tale of the Caped Crusader written by Alan Moore and published in the United Kingdom in BATMAN: THE OFFICIAL 1985 ANNUAL. Special thanks to Isamu Hideaki-Yukinori and Adrian Zet for the editing assist. Have a question or comment? Please feel free to post it below. Learn more (than you need to know) about XUM YUKINORI at http://xum-yukinori.blogspot.com. Subscribe to FIRE AND WATER RECORDS on...
Published 09/16/21
This October join comic book fans and fellow podcast listeners for the FIRE & WATER NETWORK SUPERMAN VIRTUAL 5K RUN! Just pick any date in October to run.  Many of us are targeting the week of October 18-24, but any October date works. We can't all run together in the same place, so you can do this anywhere you want. You can run or even walk around your home town, around the block, nature trails, or even a treadmill -- you can make this race your own! We're recommending running a 5K,...
Published 09/09/21
Once again, The Human Fly does not fail to deliver — and neither does our guest! Fire and Water godfather Rob Kelly is back to wrap up the finale of a Human Fly two-parter as he and your host Max talk about this over-the-top story. Not to mention goons from the Lower East Side! Unnecessary masking! Divorce statistics! People with way too much money! And, of course — giant robot condors. Let’s get wild! This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK: Visit the Fire...
Published 09/03/21
Those Wonderful Toys returns with a lively conversation between Chris and Plaid Stallions maven Brian Heiler! Brian discusses his new Toy Ventures magazine and the return of his long out-of-print book, Rack Toys: Cheap, Crazed Playthings! Tangents along the way include !mpact Comics, Shazam!, The Monster Squad (not that one), Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends and A Man Called Sloane! This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK Visit our WEBSITE:...
Published 08/30/21