One-Shot Wonders with Adam Philips
30 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsOn One-Shot Wonders with Adam Philips, I'll look at comics that came and went in the blink of an eye. Whether they star super-heroes we all know and love, like Spider-Man or Superman, or characters you've never even heard of -- Fruitman, anyone? -- I'll talk about them on One-Shot Wonders. We'll have guest-stars to talk about their favorite one-shots, including some who wrote or drew the titles we're talking about! New episodes on Tuesdays!
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Episodes
Episode 29: Cerebus Jam #1 and Raoul Berglen: The Absence of Bar Mitzvahman
February 22, 2022 16:43 - 41 minutes - 38.8 MBIn this episode, special guest Nat Gertler joins me to discuss both Cerebus Jam #1 and a custom comic he published called Raoul Berglen: The Absence of Bar Mitzvahman. Join us, won't you?
Episode 28: The Amazing Spider-Man: Spirits of the Earth
February 08, 2022 18:03 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBJoin me and my special guest Andrew Sumner for a lively discussion of Charles Vess's Spidey tale set in the Scottish Highlands.
Episode 27: Zody the Mod Rob #1
February 01, 2022 17:37 - 14 minutes - 6.61 MBWhat do you get when you combine science, astrology and high school kids? You get Zody, the Mod Rob, a one-shot comic from Gold Key published in 1970!
Episode 26: Marvel Premiere #31 - Woodgod
January 25, 2022 16:55 - 44 minutes - 41.2 MBCarr D'Angelo, my partner in the "Defenders Dialogue with Carr and Adam" podcast, joins me to discuss a favorite one-shot story: the mid 1970s eco-tale of Woodgod.
Episode 25: The Mundane Adventures of Dishman
January 18, 2022 16:27 - 7 minutes - 3.35 MBMeet Dishman, Canada's most mundane super-hero! It's low-key fun from our neighbors to the north in this week's episode, courtesy of cartoonist John MacLeod.
Episode 24: The Amazing Spider-Man Vs. the Prodigy
January 11, 2022 18:03 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBBeginning our new sub-series, "Spider-Man Knows Stuff"! In this debut episode, Spidey takes on the Prodigy, an alien whose dastardly plans involve spreading disinformation on sex to teens in a comic produced in conjunction with Planned Parenthood.
Episode 23: The Spirit Jam
December 28, 2021 18:03 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBUnderground comics artist and publisher Denis Kitchen joins me to discuss the wildest tale of the Spirit ever -- the Spirit Jam!
Episode 22: Prince: Alter Ego #1
December 21, 2021 18:53 - 41 minutes - 38.7 MB“One-Shot Wonders with Adam Philips” welcomes special guest Joseph Illidge for a look at a very cool comic: Prince: Alter Ego #1, along with an unexpected sort-of sequel and the graphic novel MPLS Sound!
Episode 21: Destroy!!
December 14, 2021 14:53 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MBStraight from the 1980s, special guest-star Scott McCloud joins me to totally demolish his bone-crunching, jaw-smashing, tendon-stretching epic Destroy!! No building will remain standing, no panel will remain unexamined in this blow-by-blow slobberknocker of an episode!
Episode 20: Secret Doors #1
December 07, 2021 17:59 - 8 minutes - 7.8 MBLast week we discussed Secret Origins - now, let's look at Secret Doors, a very silly one-shot comic that parodied Marvel’s ultra-successful Secret Wars! Find out what lurks…behind the Secret Doors!
Episode 19: Secret Origins #1
November 30, 2021 17:35 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBThanksgiving break is over, and we’re back with a new episode of “One-Shot Wonders with Adam Philips“! Join me and guest star Paul Koperberg for a look at Secret Origins #1, a comic that started a whole trend of origin stories!
Episode 18: Pogo Parade
November 16, 2021 17:11 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBMaggie Thompson, noted Pogo and Walt Kelly scholar and the godmother of comics fandom, joins me for a rousing discussion of Pogo Parade, from 19 ought 53! It's gone be fun!
Episode 17: Captain America's Bicentennial Battles
November 09, 2021 17:17 - 1 hour - 92.3 MBIn this flag-waving episode, guest-star Fabian Nicieza joins me for an in-depth look at Jack Kirby’s biggest super-hero epic ever: Captain America’s Bicentennial Battles!
Episode #16: R. Crumb's Comics and Stories #1
November 02, 2021 15:39 - 8 minutes - 8.16 MBIn this episode, I take a look at an oddity of the underground era with R. Crumb’s Comics and Stories #1, an early tale of Fritz the Cat that didn't get published till five years after it was drawn!
Episode 15: World's Greatest Songs Illustrated #1
October 26, 2021 15:59 - 1 hour - 62.8 MBComing tomorrow on “One-Shot Wonders with Adam Philips” - it’s the very rare Atlas comic World’s Greatest Songs Illustrated, a comic my guest star Danny Fingeroth wanted to discuss - and who could blame him?
Episode 14: Nightcat #1
October 19, 2021 16:30 - 22 minutes - 10.2 MBMeet Nightcat -- she’s a rockstar turned superhero with a surprisingly familiar origin story! Join me and guest star Barry Dutter, co-writer of this one-shot wonder, as we look at Nightcat #1!
Episode 13: Fright #1 Featuring the Son of Dracula
October 12, 2021 16:45 - 26 minutes - 12.3 MBOn the latest spooktacular episode of "One-Shot Wonders with Adam Philips, guest-star Dan DiDio joins me to talk about the very scary, very weird, and very 70s Atlas comic Fright #1!
Episode 12: Spider-Man: 101 Ways to End the Clone Saga
October 05, 2021 16:51 - 34 minutes - 32.1 MBOne-Shot Wonders welcomes Douglas Wolk, author of the brand-new book "All of the Marvels," to discuss the utterly weird one-shot Spider-Man: 101 Ways to End the Clone Saga!
Episode 11: Marvel Super-Heroes #18 - Guardians of the Galaxy
September 28, 2021 16:02 - 13 minutes - 6.12 MBToday on "One-Shot Wonders with Adam Philips" -- -- it's a story I hated when I was a kid: the debut of the Guardians of the Galaxy in Marvel Super Heroes! Will this tale stand the test of time? Plus, I meet Stan Lee for the first time and see Arnold Drake doing his thing!
One-Shot Wonders with Adam Philips Episode 10: Superman Vs. Muhammad Ali
September 21, 2021 15:53 - 34 minutes - 47 MBLegendary comics writer Mark Waid joins me for big episode #10 of "One-Shot Wonders with Adam Philips" to talk about the comic that pitted the Man of Steel against the Greatest, Superman vs. Muhammad Ali! Tune in to the podcast for blow-by-blow coverage!
One-Shot Wonders with Adam Philips Episode Nine: The Generic Comic #1
September 14, 2021 16:17 - 8 minutes - 4.12 MBToday on "One-Shot Wonders with Adam Philips" -- it's The Generic Comic #1! Why did this weird comic happen? Who was the mystery team behind it? What caused the generic products craze? I look at all that and more in this week's podcast!
One-Shot Wonders with Adam Philips: Episode Eight: Tales from the Tomb #1
September 07, 2021 16:48 - 1 hour - 28.1 MBToday on "One-Shot Wonders with Adam Philips" -- comics historian and editor Chris Duffy joins me to discuss the great writer/cartoonist John Stanley and the amazing Tales from the Tomb #1!
One-Shot Wonders with Adam Philips Episode Seven: The Adventures of Jell-O Man and Wobbly #1
August 31, 2021 15:49 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBAt last! It's The Adventures of Jell-0 Man and Wobbly #1, a promotional comic I edited in 1991! Tune in to find out how it happened, and how I cajoled Kurt Busiek, Peter David, and other comics luminaries into being a part of this momentous issue!
One-Shot Wonders with Adam Philips Episode Six: DC Super Stars #13 / Solo #11
August 24, 2021 17:43 - 1 hour - 38 MBCartoonist/editor/Mad-man Bill Morrison joins me to discuss not one but two one-shot comics by the great Sergio Aragonés: DC Super Stars #13 and Solo #11! It's all in the latest podcast episode of "One-Shot Wonders with Adam Philips" -- don't miss it!
One-Shot Wonders with Adam Philips Episode Five: Showcase #79 -- Dolphin
August 17, 2021 15:58 - 9 minutes - 8.78 MBDC's Showcase series dove under the sea with issue #79, introducing Dolphin, written and illustrated by Jay Scott Pike. But is it a romance tale? A Naval adventure? Or something else entirely? Find out more about Showcase and Dolphin in the latest podcast episode of "One-Shot Wonders with Adam Philips."
One-Shot Wonders with Adam Philips Episode Four: Iron Man and Sub-Mariner #1
August 10, 2021 16:51 - 9 minutes - 9.13 MBAt the end of 1967 and the start of 1968, Marvel Comics cancelled its three shared titles -- Strange Tales, Tales to Astonish, and Tales of Suspense -- and replaced them with new solo series. Why, then, did they shoehorn Iron Man and Sub-Mariner #1 into the middle of this transition from old series to new? Check out my theories in this episode!
One-Shot Wonders with Adam Philips Episode Three: Fantastic Four Roast #1, guest-starring Fred Hembeck
August 03, 2021 14:10 - 20 minutes - 9.57 MBIt's our first episode featuring a special guest star! Legendary cartoonist Fred Hembeck joins host Adam Philips (president of UntoldStoriesMarketing.com) to discuss the origins, the process, and the many jokes that went into the Fantastic Four Roast #1!
One-Shot Wonders with Adam Philips Episode Two: Vertigo Visions: Prez #1
July 27, 2021 11:48 - 10 minutes - 9.74 MBIn this episode we look at Vertigo Visions: Prez #1, an early epic written by Ed Brubaker, based on one of the many weird properties created for DC Comics by legendary writer/artist Joe Simon.
One-Shot Wonders with Adam Philips: Episode One -- Sir Alfred #3
July 20, 2021 15:56 - 9 minutes - 8.76 MBIt's our debut episode -- and to start things right, I'm combining my lifelong obsession with comics with a more recent obsession with Alfred Hitchcock! It's all about the Master of Suspense, mystery comics, and Sir Alfred #3, by Tim Hensley.
One-Shot Wonders with Adam Philips
July 06, 2021 19:52 - 1 minute - 515 KBOn One-Shot Wonders with Adam Philips, I'll look at comics that came and went in the blink of an eye. Whether they star super-heroes we all know and love, like Spider-Man or Superman, or characters you've never even heard of -- Fruitman, anyone? -- I'll talk about them on One-Shot Wonders. We'll have guest-stars to talk about their favorite one-shots, including some who wrote or drew the titles we're talking about! New episodes on Tuesdays!