Mr. K’s Super Show

This month, we take a deep dive into an overlooked 80s band, new wave icons The Cars!
 
Author Joe Milliken (Let's Go: Benjamin Orr And The Cars) wasn't shy about expressing his opinions and knowledge of this classic band and we had fun dissecting the band's history album-by-album.
 
So, grab yer best friend's girl, and give this episode a good listen.  You might think we're crazy...crazy about The Cars!
 
Check out Joe Milliken's Let's Go book page at http://www.benorrbook.com/
 

In this episode, we remember Sal Buscema, the legendary veteran of Marvel Comics, whose work spanned over four decades.
 
Known as a great storyteller, Sal's pencils and inks graced the pages of hundreds of Marvel comics over the years.  Known affectionately to fans as "Our Pal Sal,"  Sal was an artist who consistently did great work, and drew most of the company's biggest characters, including The Avengers, Spider-Man, The Defenders, and too many more to mention here.
 
Sal's artwork is indelibly stamped on the Marvel comics we grew up on and we celebrate his life, work, and career.  Sal, your work will never be forgotten by the multitude of fans who grew up on it like we did.
 
Hosted by Chris Karam and Brad Page

This time we once again talk about the band Yes and one of their most ambitious works, 1973's Tales From Topographic Oceans.
Kevin Mulryne (Yes Music Podcast) is the author of a new book, Tales From Topographic Oceans: Yes Album Listening Guide, and we talked about not only what went into the making of the album, but how Kevin went about researching and putting together his book, which helps the listener gain new understanding  about this classic work.
Kevin is a Yes expert and musician himself, and we had fun delving into the many stories about an album that divides some Yes fans while inspiring others.
 
Check out Kevin's Yes Music Podcast:  https://yesmusicpodcast.com/
Purchase Kevin's Tales From Topographic Oceans - Yes Album Listening Guide:  https://www.amazon.com/Tales-Topographic-Oceans-Album-Listening/dp/1739213343/ref=sr_1_1?crid=21Z2Y15W37FKJ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.HoKD3obRoD2WP0HA1RFqS6lH03nW-28KoxJAKtc3jZzb-cdPWaa7qcx1ebb0CulWymeY9GGJsVGxyNtcwVJnNhWIj6Dxsi84ziyMgC4FT2A.F3hl-l5qPdB1UTQp8CgaiAF6DYzoW8Kj96efIatuszk&dib_tag=se&keywords=yes+tales+from+topographic+oceans&qid=1769958934&s=books&sprefix=yes+tales+from+topographic+oceans%2Cstripbooks%2C118&sr=1-1

Back in 1972,  Marvel & DC published a crossover that was so secret, even they didn't know they'd published it!Rogue Marvel & DC writers Steve Englehart, Len Wein, & Gerry Conway conspired to have a crossover take place between their three magazines, Amazing Adventures #15 (featuring the X-Men's Beast and drawn by Bob Brown & Marie Severin), Justice League Of America #102 (drawn by Dick Dillin), and The Mighty Thor #207 (drawn by John Buscema)  without telling their respective companies they were doing so.The backdrop for this storyline was Rutland, Vermont's annual Halloween festival, (a real-life event, by the way) which had many of the attendees decked out in superhero garb and Englehart, Wein, & Conway inserted themselves (and their respective wives and girlfriends) as characters who wind up as part of the adventure.  Scooby-Doo style, the gang helps the superheroes vanquish their foes and Marvel and DC saved Halloween...without either of them knowing it.  And it remained that way for years.Hosted by Chris Karam and Brad Page

This episode, we look back on the life and career of Ace Frehley, a guitarist and founding member of KISS.Space Ace ihad a major impact on many 70s kids' lives including me and my guest Bakko (Cobras and Fire podcast) and we discuss Ace's music, both with KISS and his later solo career.  Ace was a true Rock Soldier who managed to influence many fans as well as guitar players.We take a deep dive into what made the Spaceman great and salute his long and storied career.ACK!

In 1973, writer Steve Englehart decided to crossover the two titles he was writing for Marvel, The Avengers and The Defenders for a summer-long epic that has come to be known as The Avengers / Defenders War!With artists Bob Brown (Avengers) and Sal Buscema (Defenders), Englehart scripted an epic tale that crossed galaxies and pitted  hero against hero against villains for the ultimate contest.  This was during a time when crossovers of this scale were not common and this story has gone on to become a legendary tale of Marvel's classic '70s era!Your hosts, as always, are Chris Karam and Brad Page.

On July 22, 2025, the rock world lost one of the innovators of heavy metal and shock rock, Ozzy Osbourne.Ozzy's career spanned over 50 years, first as lead singer of Black Sabbath, dubbed by many as the first heavy metal band, and then, as a solo artist who set the rock world on fire with his hard rock masterpieces and madman persona, onstage and off.Mad or not, Ozzy entertained millions of fans and spanned generations with his career, even making a splash as a reality show TV star with his family's namesake show, The Osbournes.Alex Alt (Slydog Music Cast) and me pore over the legacy of this crazy man who may have been many things, but dull wasn't one of them.RIP, John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne.

This episode, we delve into the final chapters of Spider-Man's original Clone Saga from 1975 (Amazing Spider-Man #147 - 150, where Peter Parker has to face the uncertainty of whether or not he's the real Spidey or just some clone of the Jackal's.This saga also has Spidey dealing with his arch-foe Tarantula, who is in league with The Jackal in his insidious plot to get revenge on our webbed hero, in a saga written by Gerry Conway and drawn by Ross Andru.Who will win?  Who will die?  Only way to find out is to listen to this episode! (or actually read the books!]

1975 was a pivotal year for KISS: It was the year they finally broke through to the masses and the year they released their signature song and the album that put them on the map.We take a look at the events of 50 years ago, starting with the release of Dressed To Kill, as well as the subsequent tour that would give birth to the album that broke the band in a big way, Alive!Bakko (Cobras and Fire podcast) helped me delve into this massive year, arguably the most important one in the band's history.  We had fun doing so, as we always do!

With the recent release of the new Fantastic Four movie, we decided to explore one of the FF's definitive sagas -- "The Galactus Trilogy" from Fantastic Four #48 - 50!We go back to the Marvel Age of comics for an epic saga brought to us by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and break it down issue-by-issue.  No plot point or soap opera subplot is too small to escape our analytical clutches!It's always fun going back to the comics that started it all and this is an FF classic like no other and was partially the basis for the new movie!  Enjoy...and let us know what you're thinking by posting a comment in our Facebook group!  You'll be glad you did!Hosted by Brad Page and Chris Karam.