In this podcast, Vertigo fans Colby Park and Sophia Aldous talk about their favorite comic books, graphic novels and adaptations from DC Comics’ Mature Readers imprint that ran from 1993-2019.
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Nashville Off The Record is a show where the host, Jamie Kenney, gets to sit down and have a drink with the creators, writers, and musicians, who give this town its legendary reputation. We get behind the scenes look at the music industry and the stories behind the songs with some of the greatest storytellers of all time.
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Episode 61: Starman.
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Today we look at what is arguably the best ongoing superhero comic ever written: Starman by James Robinson and Tony Harris. It's a tale of legacy, familial responsibility, Art Deco and superheroics. Give it a listen. And for those who need a reminder: Hand Banana.Door Colby Park
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Episode 60: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.
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Bedbugs mate by a process called "Traumatic Insemination". Look it up. Anyway, this isn't a fun episode. It was difficult to think about, to record and to edit. Looking back, we probably shouldn't have done an episode that tackles issues of sexual assault. But this topic and this story are very personal and important to me. While it's worth discuss…
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Episode 59: Mad Max! Lilac City Con! Pride!
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After telling some stories about hanging out at Pride, attending the annual Lilac City Comic Con and almost getting "Hansel and Gretel'ed", this vertiginous duo break down the Mad Max Saga, including a 4 issue tie-in to Fury Road that Vertigo released in 2015. With a story by George Miller and writing credited to Mark Sexton (who also oversaw most …
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Episode 58: Netflix's Dead Boy Detectives.
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Now that the next chapter in the Sandman Universe has dropped, we pick apart the new series, how it relates to the original characters and how well it stands on its own. We also briefly discuss James Gunn's new Superman movie and get far too personal with some stories that probably shouldn't have been told. Look, this isn't our best episode, I'll b…
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Episode 57: Tank Girl Commentary.
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While Sophia has a history with the character and an affinity for the movie, Colby has no such connection. As such, this episode is mostly spent asking questions of the film's baffling decisions, googling old issues of Cinescape magazine and deep-diving into the animation department's IMDb pages. Also, IMDb sucks now. Come for the movie talk, stay …
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Episode 56: Vertigo Hall of Fame & Emerald City Comic Con!
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After discussing ECCC (where Colby got to meet 3 Vertigo all-stars, including legend Shelly Bond!!) and sifting through some news of hot takes and remakes, we begin discussing who are the most prolific and important creators that made Vertigo Comics into the iconoclastic, genre-mixing behemoth that it was. Did we miss your favorite? Do you agree wi…
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Episode 55: Netflix Vs Vertigo - BODIES.
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Maybe we're back on a more regular basis? Who knows?! Today we review, compare and contrast Si Spencer's comic series 'Bodies' with its television series adaptation from Netflix. While the two versions of the story share the same central conceit and major characters, they diverge in some serious ways. Listen along and find out how!…
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Episode 54: The Vertigo Encyclopedia.
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We're back! Colby and Sophia return once more to catch up on DC's new Sandman series, discuss The Unstoppable Doom Patrol and then dive into some random pages of the invaluable reference book, The Vertigo Encyclopedia. Prepare yourselves, the diversions and sidetracks are many and varied this time round. Whatever, it's been a while.…
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Episode 53: Sandman TV Series Special!
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We're back! For now at least. We talk about the new Sandman TV series on Netflix! It's literally taken years to get to this point so we weren't going to let it pass by without giving it the discussion it so richly deserves. What stayed true to the comic? What was changed? Listen and find out! And feel free to let us know what your favorite part was…
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Jamie Kenney interviews artist and songwriter Patrick Davis. Patrick is an accomplished band leader with his Midnight Choir and has written songs released by the likes of Jewel, Darius Rucker, Jimmy Buffet, and Morgan Wallen.Door Lewis Park Radio
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Jamie Kenney interviews Liz Rose. Liz Rose is best known for her work with Taylor Swift, penning songs such as "Teardrops on My Guitar", "All Too Well", and "You Belong With Me". Liz also frequently collaborates with Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Carrie Underwood, and many others.Door Liz Rose
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Jamie Kenney interviews singer, songwriter, producer, and guitar player extraordinaire, David Ryan Harris. Harris performs with John Mayer, Dave Matthews, Santana, Sister Hazel, Better Than Ezra, and Collective Soul, and has recorded with the likes of Dionne Farris (of Arrested Development), Nick Jonas and the Administration, and Amali Ward.…
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Jamie Kenney interviews 2X Grammy award winning singer-songwriter, Colbie Caillat. Best known for hit songs like "Bubbly," and "Lucky" (with Jason Mraz), Caillat has sold more than 6 million records worldwide, and collaborators include Taylor Swift, Ryan Tedder, and Jason Reeves.Door Lewis Park Radio
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Jamie interviews 2x Grammy Award winning musician, producer, and songwriter Ian Fitchuk, best known for his work coproducing Kacey Musgraves's "Golden Hour" and "Star-Crossed"Door Lewis Park Radio
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Episode 52: New 52 Extravaganza Finale!
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We discuss the first volume of the DC New 52 Justice League Dark series. It's terrible! After thoroughly picking apart the worst thing we've read on the series, we say some goodbyes. To the few of you who listened, a heartfelt thank you. However, there were very, very few of you. So it's time to pack this noble failure up and move on. Maybe not for…
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Episode 51: Top 10 Vertigo Covers!
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We each make our own list of our favorite covers of Vertigo Comics. That's it. Nothing unique or clever this week. Listen along and google the images as we discuss them. Or don't.Door Colby Park
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Episode 50: Smallville - Absolute Justice.
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With 2021 being Smallville's twentieth anniversary, we look back at the two-part episode that finally took the show in the direction that it probably should've been a few seasons earlier. Season 9's "Legends" and "Society" (Aired together as "Absolute Justice") introduces the Justice Society of America to teen drama of Clark, Lois and Chloe. There'…
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Episode 49: Ranking Every Volume of Sandman!
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We look through all 10 volumes of Neil Gaiman's Sandman (not counting spin-off's or later volumes) and rank them from worst to best. Although, take this ranking order with a grain of salt because it should be noted that even the "worst" volume of Sandman is still one of the greatest pieces of art ever to be produced. Listen along and then go read t…
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Episode 48: V For Vendetta Commentary.
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Remember, remember the 5th of November! Based on Alan Moore and David Lloyd's groundbreaking dystopian comic that was reprinted under the Vertigo banner, this movie has become something of a cult classic and cultural touchstone. How much of that is due to the original comic and how much is a result of this slick adaptation from The Wachowskis and J…
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Episode 47: FanDome Recap and Horror Movies.
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It's time for our annual Halloween/Horror movie roundup! Before we dive into what we've been watching this year, we look at the recent reveals from DC's FanDome event. What got us excited? What looked less than stellar? What was Ezra Miller wearing?! Listen along and find out!Door Colby Park
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Episode 46: Trick or Threat!!
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It's the spooky season so for this short episode, we look at a Halloween themed episode of Justice League Action. Aside from Superman, Green Lantern and the like, this series actually had an incredibly deep roster of DC characters that it drew from. Listen as we discuss this episode and see which Vertigo regulars show up. Enjoy!…
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Episode 45: Flinch and the Return of Comic Conventions!
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Before discussing the anthology horror series from the late 90's/early 2000's, we dig into some recent media that we've enjoyed to varying degrees as well as the recent Lilac City Comicon and the fun that was had there. Listen along and enjoy!Door Colby Park
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Episode 44: Doctor Who!
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We're finally doing a Doctor Who episode! Colby is joined by Brian Baer, longtime unseen friend of the show and Doctor Who aficionado. We talk about how the series connects to Vertigo Comics (those who've listened to the Books of Magic episode already know) and the long history of the show while watching the 1996 TV movie starring Paul McGann as th…
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Episode 43: Y: The Last Man TV Series Recap.
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It's finally here! After about 15 years of development hell and false starts, the adaptation of Brian K. Vaughn and Pia Guerra's beloved Vertigo comic has finally dropped. How does the new TV series stack up against the comic? Is Ben Schnetzer really that good looking? Listen along and find out! And if you need some more background on the original …
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Episode 42: JLD: Apokolips War Commentary.
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We're back to complete the Justice League Dark movie series. Apokolips War is even more of a joyless slog than the last one. You can hear the movie slowly sapping our will to live with every passing second that we watch it. Enjoy!Door Colby Park
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Episode 41: Justice League Dark Commentary.
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We're back after a bit of a hiatus with a look at this animated adaptation of the titular New 52 series. While this has become something of a fan favorite, neither of us can really figure out why. It's toothless and slow paced, which are some of the worst things that an R-rated action-horror film could be. Needless to say, we basically find any exc…
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Jamie Kenney interviews Devon Gilfillian. Devon is a force of nature and an incredible singer, songwriter, and guitar player. His debut record "Black Hole Rainbow" released on Capitol Records was nominated for a Grammy in 2020 for "Best Engineered Album".Door Lewis Park Radio
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Jamie Kenney interviews Grammy-winning songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Daniel Tashian. Tashian signed his first record deal to Elektra at age 19, he was a member of The Silver Seas, and he is known today for his work with Kacey Musgraves, Tenille Townes, Jesse James Decker, Lee Ann Womack, and many more.…
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Episode 40: THE Suicide Squad.
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We discuss James Gunn's new take on the exploits of Task Force X. It's currently in theatres, and we'd highly suggest you give it a watch (if it's unsafe to visit the movies in your area, it's free to watch on HBO Max through September 5th). Was this version better or worse than the previous attempt? Who lives and who dies? Was there a post-credit …
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Jamie Kenney interviews incredible singer, songwriter, and artist Marc Broussard.Door Lewis Park Radio
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Episode 39: Suicide Squad Commentary.
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We watch and discuss 2016's Suicide Squad. While the movie's become something of an example of studio overreach these days, we take a look at the underlying choices in the design and narrative to see if there's really any hope of salvaging this beast with a director's cut. Listen along and find out how this team of supervillains ties in with Vertig…
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Jamie Kenney interviews Grammy winning songwriter and producer David Hodges. David was a member of Evanescence and has penned hits with Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson, Ed Sheeran, and more.
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Episode 38: Vertigo Card Collections!
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Colby gets a chance to show off his collection of Sandman and Vertigo Comics trading cards and their swanky binders to Sophia. Since those at home can't see what we're looking at, you can check out photos of the collections here: Sandman Trading Cards And here: Vertigo Trading Cards Now you can check them out while you listen along. Enjoy!…
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Jamie Kenney interviews legendary drummer, producer, and songwriter Paul Mabury.Door Michael Robinson
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Episode 37: Books of Magic.
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We're back from a couple of weeks off with a look at a story about the quintessential bespectacled, British, schoolboy who learns about magic. You all know who I'm talking about, right? Yes, it's Tim Hunter! The Neil Gaiman penned Books of Magic was a huge influence (while not always acknowledged) on popular culture. We discuss the original comic, …
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Episode 36: Sweet Tooth - Part 2.
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We continue our look at the Sweet Tooth comic and television series. This week, we talk about characters being adapted, potential plot threads for season two and the follow up stories Sweet Tooth: Black and Sweet Tooth: The Return. Enjoy!Door Colby Park
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Episode 35: Sweet Tooth - Part 1.
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Have you been watching Sweet Tooth on Netflix? We explore the series and its connections to the original comic book series by Jeff Lemire. While both the comic and the show have vastly different tones and story arcs, the characters and core narrative are the same. Listen to us pick apart both versions of the story!…
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Episode 34: Pilot Season - Swamp Th...Lucifer!
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We look at another pilot episode and one that Sophia has been dreading since this endeavor started. Naturally, some subterfuge was employed in order to get the episode going. Is this show as bad as Sophia believes? Is it still an adaptation if it ignores everything about the source? Come and listen to us hash it out.…
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Episode 33: More Sandman Casting & I Die At Midnight.
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After a short break, we're back with a whole bunch of Vertigo news from the past couple of weeks. Most importantly, we break down and discuss the newly revealed cast of Netflix's Sandman adaptation. For some reason some of these decisions were "controversial" to the worst people on the internet and we spend some time on why they're dumb. We then ju…
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Episode 32: It's A Bird...
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This episode starts with us taking some random people who don't listen to the show to task for some odd, and not particularly enlightened, opinions on comics. We then look at It's A Bird... by Steven T. Seagle and Teddy Kristiansen. It's a very complex look at familial secrets, the creative process and humanity in general all under the giant shadow…
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Episode 31: Transmetropolitan.
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After some news about a new Vertigo television adaptation and thumbing through some cards based on DC's most forgotten crossover, we dive into the prophetic world of Transmetropolitan. Written by Warren Ellis with art by Darick Robertson, this cyberpunk series brought the world social commentary, interesting sci-fi concepts and one of the greatest …
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Episode 30: The Losers Commentary.
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While not fondly remembered and a box office failure, I still contend that this movie is great. Sylvain White directs a star-studded and charming cast in a fun caper movie that accurately adapts Andy Diggle and Jock's comic series while injecting a fair amount of humor and hijinks. Listen to us recite large chunks of dialogue over the actual movie.…
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Episode 29: More Vertigo Adaptations We Want To See.
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You thought we were done last time? Well, I got news for you: We're not even close to done. There are still a whole lot of Vertigo stories that should be brought to life on the big or bigger screen. Join us as we go through some great (and not so great) stories that are ripe for adaptation.Door Colby Park
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Episode 28: Vertigo Adaptations We Want To See.
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We put together lists of Vertigo comic series that we feel should be adapted into film or television. Listen along as we explain why our choices would make great viewing!Door Colby Park
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Episode 27: Vertigo's Human Target.
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After some DC movie news and an official apology, we begin looking at Milligan and Biukovic's 1999 Human Target mini-series. Unlike the television pilot that we watched earlier, this is a story about identity and larger societal issues sprinkled with over-the-top, hollywood style action. While we don't quite agree on how well it works in the end, o…
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Episode 26: The Snyder Cut - Part 2.
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We dive back into the longest and most R-rated kid's movie ever made. Picking up where we left off, the two of us continue discussing the plot before digging into the psychological underpinnings of comic book characters and their adaptations. Plus, if you wrote in about Snyder's Justice League, then we read your comment today! Gotta keep that audie…
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Episode 25: The Snyder Cut - Part 1.
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The time is finally upon us. Zack Snyder's Justice League is here. After some quick retractions and corrections (nobody's perfect) we dive head first into the deepest (well, longest) superhero movie ever made. What were our thoughts? Which version was better? Did The Flash get less annoying? Listen along and find out! Also, because of the sheer siz…
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Episode 24: Pilot Season - Doom Patrol.
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We dive back into the semi-regular series on Vertigo Pilots with Doom Patrol! Originally created for the DC streaming app, this series mixes and matches the best aspects of the team's comic book histories while being firmly centered on bold character development. Listen along as we watch the pilot episode and barely address what's on the screen in …
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Episode 23: Fables - The Wolf Among Us.
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After some Sandman casting and Suicide Squad news, we dive into the Fables video game and subsequent comic adaptation, The Wolf Among Us. While it may not be written by Bill Willingham, it's still a great look into the world of the legends in exile and makes for a solid entry point for new readers. Give it a listen!…
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Episode 22: Pilot Season - Swamp Thing.
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Pilot Season continues as we watch the first episode of Swamp Thing's second live action series. The sets and body horror are on full display, it's just too bad that Swampy doesn't show up until the final 40 seconds. Give it a listen and enjoy!Door Colby Park
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