Dhanyavaad, Angshumam! It was wonderful sharing the stream with you yesterday and thank you for checking this out. I know I have many days ahead of checking out your videos, thank you for sharing your incredible insight on yesterday's stream!

@@bunkmastab Likewise, sir! Lots of catching up to do here as well. I'll be comparing notes the next time we meet! 😁

I'm here to help! What part of the story do you feel like you're missing? The only stuff that hasn't been collected is the some of the non-main universe stuff like Drakkon: New Horizons, Pink, and Power Rangers Universe. Is there a part of the story the seems like you're missing?

Right?! It turns out Rebecca Guay does more than just Elves and Lands. Not sure how she never got to do a version of Shivan Dragon, but she definitely knows her way around a firebreather. Thanks for checking this out!

You know what I'm going to say ... Hoopla! No spines required! I've had good luck with all of my books and feel like they're some of the best made books in my collection but regardless of format this is a story that deserves to be read.

@@bunkmastab yeppers it's on my list for the hoopla treatment

Thanks for checking it out, Sazmurph! I've definitely heard the "ripoff of Voltron" criticism before, the funny thing is the first Super Sentai series (the base series that Power Rangers reuses the footage from) Himitsu Sentai Gorenger came out in 1975, a full 6 years before Beast King GoLion (the original Voltron series) in 1981. But as a kid growing up in the 90s, Power Rangers was just the perfect mix of teen drama from shows like Saved by the Bell and awesome action sequences that my parents didn't think was "too violent for kids". Hope the volume was better on this one!

@@bunkmastab Yes, the volume was better on this video! Thank you for the history lesson, I didn't know about footage from the 70s being used!

Whoa, love the new logo! And thank you, that is high praise. I realize I'm biased as I grew up with the team, but I genuinely think the Power Rangers comics are the best team super hero book coming out. Perfect balance of character development and fantastic action sequences

@@bunkmastab just might have to check it out now!

Yeah man, most the writers on Massive-verse titles cut their teeth on Boom Power Rangers. Kyle Higgins launched MMPR and Radiant Black, Parrott, Melissa Flores, and Matt Groom all had turns on Power Rangers titles and are either writing or have written MassiveVerse titles

This run has been great since issue 1, really hope your hardcover gets over there soon! Salamat for watching!

I'm sorry but that experience is reserved for the highest tier premium members, Bunk Mates. This tier is currently sold out but your interest has been noted and you will be made aware if a slot becomes available

Man, I haven't listened to Daft Punk in forever, but I used to listen to Discovery on repeat. Good memories. Don't know the video you're talking about, but that description is definitely the feel here.

I read the first two Hardcover collections of the current IDW run, they were pretty good. I'm interested to go back and check out the Sophie Campbell run at some point, but I've got the Jason Aaron relaunch already pre-ordered. Joelle Jones, Rafa Albuquerque, AND Cliff Chiang?! That is an amazing list to kick it off!

@@bunkmastab I just got into comics and all of the different tmnt runs have me in a chokehold. I’ve been reading The untold destiny of the foot clan recently.

@@qungun nice! Haven't made it to Untold Destiny but Secret History of the Foot Clan was a lot of fun, really like when they go back and give backstory to those characters

I've seen those shorts, I know how many you've already got. Trades should be coming out soon on these

Hey Sazmurph, fancy seeing you here! Thanks for the heads up on the volume, I've gotten a heads up on that and I don't really know what's going on with it. I'll be playing around more with audio levels next for a more even audio effort!

You're talking my language here! I absolutely do think so, I feel like it would play out similar to The Wolf Among Us, my favorite Telltale game. Button based dialogue choices letting you decide if you want to confront someone in an aggressive manner or more sly and strategic with your questions, quick time events for the action sequence, all backed by a great jazz soundtrack composed by Jared Emerson-Johnson? Sign me up!

Good news, it's out today! You can still make this happen!

When the Blood Has Dried #1 and The FCBD Flash Gordon were really good.

When The Blood Has Dried popped up on my radar after watching this week's The Pull List (#RELEASETHESNOTMUSTACHECUT). I'll be asking my shop to order me issues 1 and 2 when I go in today

Agreed! If his name is on a project, I'm buying it

Yep! It also started over a year ago, I'm talking about the two series that just launched. I've heard good things about Local Man but haven't read it myself. Have you checked it out yet?

@@bunkmastab I'm not into the initial Image titles which it homages and 'honours' however I do enjoy it a lot. Not "calling you out", just adding it in if you didn't know of it.

Awesome, love to hear you're digging both series. Campbell was born to draw noir, he was also great on the series Old Haunts from AWA a few years ago. Thanks for checking out the video!

Sometimes I'm a gif, sometimes I'm a real, moving person who talks about comics that are pretty good

@@bunkmastab Sometimes you’re a video edit set to Taylor Swift songs. Is there anything you can’t do?

@@TheHorrorQueer Keep sleeves on for a whole livestream, probably

@@bunkmastab just thinking of your fanbase like a gentleman would

Thanks for the heads up. Was there a particular part of the video or was it throughout?

@@bunkmastab throughout

To be clear the volume is low when playing on tv on mobile its fine when listening via earphones

That's awesome! Really glad to hear you loved Ice Cream Man, hope these ones click with you too! Good to be back!

Thanks for the heads up, I think the software I use for editing doesn't play the video preview volumes the same levels at the output. I've been trying to find the right level but looks like I need to keep working on it. Was there a particular section of the video you noticed the music covering up my words?

Yes, from 7:13 the music volume increases. I'm listening through my Samsung phone speakers.

@@con_doorman thank you, this is really helpful. I'll check that out in the original video file and hopefully future videos won't have this problem

Ha! She actually just left on a trip today, don't think she knows about this video. Maybe she'll check it out when she gets back.

I'm just trying to spread the comic love with other cool people!

CARL! What's up, buddy? Of course you know about all of these, you've got great taste. I've read a few of the other Energon titles, specifically Duke after you raved about Reilly's art so highly. Checked out the first issue of Cobra Commander and didn't really do it for me, think I'm waiting on the rest of the GI Joe titles until they hit trade at this point. I have high hopes for Kelly Thompson's Scarlet!

Steve, your enthusiasm and positivity is always uplifting. Thank you so much for the kind words. Can't wait for your upcoming review!

@@bunkmastab you are most welcome, my brother!

I can help! With Unlimited, those are a series of standalones that have been printed in the mainline hardcovers. This Mighty Morphin/Power Rangers Book 1 hardcover has 2 of the Unlimiteds (Heir to Darkness and Edge of Darkness) and next month's Book 2 has more, as does Book 3 which will round out the Ryan Parrott run. Right now, Drakkon hasn't been printed in one of the main hardcovers and I don't see that changing. I could see Boom printing that in a future volume of side stories along with stories like Pink and The Return, kind of like what they did for the OGNs in Lost Chronicles. Either that or they could do a Hardcover just with material from the Coinless Universe. Thanks for checking out the video!

@@bunkmastab but the last hard cover start missing the ranger slayer story i think...

DAYDAY!!! Thanks man, this was a really fun conversation, I think we talked longer after we stopped recording than we did during the interview. Halfway done with Immortal Hulk!

Thank you so much! Kicks is always great to talk to and he's got so much knowledge on the workings of KZbin we could redo this talk every week and he'd still have more wisdom to share.

The Deluxes are GORGEOUS. Looks great on the shelf next to each other and the section in the back of each just reprinting the variants at full size is worth the price of admission alone. Throw that Goni Montes Helmet cover on the front, so good.

Alright, it's been a month. How many do you have/have you read? Were the 2 MMPR/TMNT II and Space Age?

Thank you, Skip was a wonderful person who touched a lot of people. No better way to honor him than being good to each other and reading great comics. And no, I haven't checked out that comic yet but I'll give it a look

You had me going there at the beginning!

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I mean, one of the best parts of moving into a new house is all that blank wall space that could be taken up by original comic art ...

I mean, one of the best parts of moving into a new house is all that blank wall space that could be taken up by original comic art ...

Thank you, Dominick! All credit goes to Kicks here for sharing some of the comics KZbin secret sauce, I'm just here to make silly jokes about hot dogs

@@bunkmastab well self-depreciation aside a fantastic interview sir 👏 Well done

One of the least fun but most necessary steps for Con prep. That way you can keep having fun in the weeks after the Con ends

@bunkmastab right. I've Ben going for the past 2 years and I'm trying to get a handle on things

A lot of the background music was done by our friend Skip who we reference a lot through our conversation. There was no way I was going to talk to Kicks without finding a way for Skip to be there. Since he passed last year, his music being the background was the best way to do that

@@bunkmastab oohhh ok! Then you are a gentleman and a scholar doing the lords work!🥰

Thank you for listening! This talk was a ton of fun to do, I love how forthcoming Kicks has always been with the behind the scenes stuff. Guy's a wealth of information and an amazing dude, just a great guy to talk with.

Ha, I haven't finished it yet and I it's a constant point of anxiety for me. At this point, I think I'm going to hold off until Mighty Morphin / Power Rangers Deluxe comes out at the end of the year. That'll be the end of a big Power Rangers era and I think at this point the reading order makes the most coming out then to coincide.

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He's been working on Empress with Mark Millar over at Image. I'm not a Millar fan but I'm happy to see him on interiors again!