Altered Egos Comics Podcast

Jonathan is glad to host you this week and start the show looking at New Comic Book Day titles for 02/15/2017 and ahead NCBD 02/22/2017. For the Ramble On, it is time for our regular feature and a look at the sales numbers for comics nationaly and compared to performance inside Altered Egos Comics & Games. Section Start Times Part I - New Comic Book Day and beyond - 1:00 Part II - The Ramble On - 53:10 Part III - Recommendations - 1:34:15 TOP 300 COMICS ACTUAL--JANUARY 2017

William joins Jonathan for a special Saturday morning edtion of the Altered Egos Comics Podcast, and together they look at New Comic Book Day titles for 02/08/2017 and ahead to Chocolate Discount Sale Day, 02/15/2017. This week's Ramble On is a self-serving focus on the comic book retailing concepts of subscriptions, communicating with you retailer, and the importance of pre-orders. Section Start Times Part I - New Comic Book Day and beyond - 1:37 Part II - The Ramble On - 47:39 Part III - Recommendations - 1:29:36 The Edge of Tomorrow recut as Groundhog Day - Trailer Mix Edge Of Tomorrow - Trailer - Early 90's Version

Jonathan is your guide on this podcast, looking at New Comic Book Day titles for 02/01/2017, and ahead to the expectations for 02/08/2017. For the Ramble On, it is that time again to look at the latest PREVIEWS Catalog. The February 2017 catalog is here, and Jonathan takes a very rambly walk through the pages. Section Start Times Part I - New Comic Book Day and beyond - 1:00 Part II - The Ramble On - 33:03 Part III - Recommendations - 1:59:52

Jonathan and William gather again to wrap up New Comic Book Day for January 2017 and look ahead to the new titles for the first week of February. For the Ramble On, the duo start with a reader question addressing trade paperbacks and collectibility from their previous Ramble On together, then transition into a couple of recent news items. Section Start Times Part I - New Comic Book Day and beyond - 1:06 Part II - The Ramble On - 1:12:47 Part III - Recommendations - 1:58:47

Jonathan is on his own this week taking a look at New Comic Book Day titles for 01/18/2017, and ahead to what is expected for the last NCBD for January 2017. For the Ramble On, it is numbers time again. In the Altered Egos Comics Podcast regular feature, Jonathan takes a look at the sales charts for December 2016 provided by ICv2 and compares them to the shop's in-store sales for the last month of 2016. Section Start Times Part I - New Comic Book Day and beyond - 1:00 Part II - The Ramble On - 47:32 Part III - Recommendations - 1:25:31 TOP 300 COMICS ACTUAL--DECEMBER 2016

William is back to help Jonathan with this week's Altered Egos Comics Podcast (and to remind him to post episode 118), which they recorded on Saturday, to avoid any paraskevidekatriaphobic shenanigans. They look at New Comic Day Books for 01/11/207 and ahead to new titles for 01/18/2017. For the Ramble On, Jonathan and William ineptly delve into the concept of comic book collectiblity, collecting for fun, and collecting for profit. Section Start Times Part I - New Comic Book Day and beyond - 1:37 Part II - The Ramble On - 56:23 Part III - Recommendations - 2:01:35

Welcome to the new year, Altered Egos Comics Podcast fans! Jonathan is back to look at the first New Comic Book Day of 2017, and look ahead to what is expected for 01/11/2017. For the Ramble On, from the safety of being in 2017, Jonathan takes a look back on some of the high points of comics in 2016, and a slight peek into expectations for 2017. Section Start Times Part I - New Comic Book Day and beyond - 1:06 Part II - The Ramble On - 29:44 Part III - Recommendations - 1:02:37

The last Altered Egos Podcast of 2016 recorded on the last day of 2016, featuring the usual suspects. Jonathan and William take a look at New Comic Book titles for 12/28/2016 and ahead to the first NCBD of 2017. For the Ramble On, it is time for one of the regular features of Altered Egos Comics Podcast: Catalog Review. The new PREVIEWS catalog for January is here and Jonathan and William give you a run through it. Section Start Times Part I - New Comic Book Day and beyond - 1:32 Part II - The Ramble On - 49:04 Part III - Recommendations - 2:24:30

Over the river and through the woods, Jonathan has trekked to bring you nearly the last Altered Egos Comics Podcast of 2016. He looks at New Comic Book Day for 12/21/2016, and ahead to the last NCBD on 12/28/2016. This week's Ramble On features the second part of the two part interview by Julie of Villians In Pants Comics. This interview was recorded on Local Comic Shop Day 2016 and focuses on Jonathan's experiences as a brick-and-mortar comic book retailer. Section Start Times Part I - New Comic Book Day and beyond - 1:02 Part II - The Ramble On - 1:03:26 Part III - Recommendations - 2:20:46 Part One of the VIP Comics Interview: Episode 114 - Bring Out Your Dead

It is Jonathan on the mic to drop knowledge on you about New Comic Book Day and Beyond. He looks at the new titles for 12/14/2016 and then ahead to 12/21/2016. The top 300 comics sold as estimated by ICv2 has been released for November 2016, so it is time to take a look at those estimated national sales and compare them to the Altered Egos Comics & Games in-store sales. Section Start Times Part I - New Comic Book Day and beyond - 1:37 Part II - The Ramble On - 41:18 Part III - Recommendations - 1:19:17 TOP 300 COMICS ACTUAL--NOVEMBER 2016

Your podcast software didn't mess up, there wasn't a new show last week, for Jonathan caught the plague and was like Death on a Trisket. Feeling marginally better and able to speak between fits of hacking, Jonathan is assisted by dear friend of the Altered Egos Comics Podcast, William Watson. Together, they take a look at New Comic Book Day books for 12/07/2016 and ahead to 12/14/2016. This week's Ramble On features the first of a two part interview by Julie of Villians In Pants Comics. VIP Comics is an online comic book retailer specializing in rare comic finds, and Julie had approached Jonathan about his experiences as a brick-and-mortar comic book retailer. VIP Comics came up to Altered Egos Comics on Local Comic Shop Day and the questioning began. Section Start Times Part I - New Comic Book Day and beyond - 1:06 Part II - The Ramble On - 42:52 Part III - Recommendations - 1:51:47 Villians In Pants Comics

Jonathan and William seranade listeners with a special Turkey Day edition of the Altered Egos Comics Podcast. The duet croon through the the New Comic Book Day titles for 11/23/2016 and look ahead to November's 5th and final New Comic Book Day. Before the week's recommendations, Jonathan and William Ramble On about post Local Comic Shop Day and Pre After Thanksgiving Sales and the kick off of the 2016 Holiday Shopping Season. Section Start Times Part I - New Comic Book Day and beyond - 1:37 Part II - The Ramble On - 57:09 Part III - Recommendations - 1:40:34

Jonathan rocks the mic alone to bring you the New Comic Book Day titles for 11/16/2016 and then looks deep into the scrying mirror for what to expect on New Comic Book Day 11/23/2016. ICv2 has released the top 300 comic books for October 2016, so the Ramble On is looking at those numbers and Altered Egos Comics in-store sales for the same period. Section Start Times Part I - New Comic Book Day and beyond - 1:00 Part II - The Ramble On - 58:33 Part III - Recommendations - 1:30:41 TOP 300 COMICS ACTUAL--OCTOBER 2016

William is back, so the Altered Egos Comics Podcast gets an extra dose of Ramble throughout as Jonathan looks at New Comic Book Day for 11/09/2016, and ahead to the books for 11/16/2016. Without a specific Ramble On topic, Jonathan and William look ahead to Local Comic Shop Day, a sneak peak at the ICv2 numbers, and a future Ramble On topic. Section Start Times Part I - New Comic Book Day and beyond - 1:06 Part II - The Ramble On - 59:18 Part III - Recommendations - 2:04:27 Episode 37 - AVENGERS! A Episode 74 - Barbara and Dick

This week on the Altered Egos Comics Podcast, Jonathan looks at New Comic Book Day for 11/02/2016, and looks ahead to the books for 11/09/2016. This week's Ramble On takes a look at Halloween ComicFest, and gives a sneak peek at Local Comic Shop Day. Section Start Times Part I - New Comic Book Day and beyond - 1:06 Part II - The Ramble On - 42:127 Part III - Recommendations - 1:07:31 Operation Gratitude: Saying "Thank You" to all who serve

This week on the Altered Egos Comics Podcast, Jonathan has his feet in the last week of October 2016 and looks ahead to the first New Comic Bood Day of November 2016. The November PREVIEWS Catalog is out, so the Ramble On this week is our regular review of the catalog, higlighting some of Jonathan's items that he is super excited about. Section Start Times Part I - New Comic Book Day and beyond - 1:37 Part II - The Ramble On - 49:57 Part III - Recommendations - 1:51:14

The Altered Egos Comics Podcast's semi-regular host and friend William Watson returns to help Jonathan our with looking at the New Comic Book Day titles for 10/19/2016 and peeking ahead to 10/26/2016. It is that time of the month that ICv2 reports on the previous month's sales figures, so the Ramble On is our regular look at the sales numbers nationally and compare them to our in-store sales performance. Section Start Times Part I - New Comic Book Day and beyond - 1:37 Part II - The Ramble On - 53:07 Part III - Recommendations - 1:23:46 TOP 300 COMICS ACTUAL--SEPTEMBER 2016

Back into recording inside Altered Egos Comics & Games, the Altered Egos Podacst returns to look at New Comic Book Day titles that arrived 10/12/2016 and the expected new titles for 10/19/2016. The Ramble On covers a little post-Hurricane Matthew reporting and a look ahead to national instore events Halloween ComicFest and Local Comic Shop Day. Section Start Times Part I - New Comic Book Day and beyond - 1:00 Part II - The Ramble On - 10:04:35 Part III - Recommendations - 1:20:41

For the podcast this week, we had to relocate to the emergency broadcasting studio in order to ride out Hurricane Matthew. Jonathan still manages to give you an overview of New Comic Book Day titles for 10/05/2016, and a look ahead to what will hopefully arrive in the shop for 10/12/2016. ** EXPLICIT LANGUAGE WARNING! ** This week's Ramble On is the latest and possibly final Altered Egos Podcast Marvel Hip Hop Variant Analysis. Jonathan helps to lead a discussion once more with his personal friend and Hip Hop mentor, Zane Schott, and the visionary leader of the The Short Box Podcast, Badr Milligan. They review some of the covers that released since last they sat together, and using the recently released Marvel: The Hip-Hop Covers Vol. 1, they look back on some of their favorite covers. Previous Hip Hop Ramble Ons Episode 60 - Paraskevidekatriaphobia Episode 64 - Hip To It Episode 70 - Ep. 7D Episode 75 - Sesquipedalianism

On the last day of September, the Altered Egos Comics Podcast reviews the new titles for the week and looks ahead to those titles kicking off for the first week of October 2016. For the Ramble On, it is time to cover the latest PREVIEWS catalog, and look at those items that are being offered for October to begin shipping December 2016. Section Start Times Part I - New Comic Book Day and beyond - 1:06 Part II - The Ramble On - 36:35 Part III - Recommendations - 1:55:33