Where Eagles Dare Podcast

What? Who? Pod-faded?!? Never! Dave and Peter return for the merger of 80’s UK comics Eagle and Tiger.

Yes, it has been a while. But Peter has returned with special guest Richard Sheaf of the Boy’s Adventure Comic blog for a rundown on the history and content of the Tiger comic on the eve of Where Eagles Dare covering the merging of the two titles.

Join Pete an Dave for a trip down memory lane... or at least some dodgy parts of the London Underground as we revisit the 1986 Scream Holiday Special

After something of a hiatus – we’re back!

Join Pete and Dave for an episode of endings as we cover Eagle issues 154-158, covering March 1985.

Join Pete and Dave for a festive Halloween trip for Scream Comics rise from the grave for it’s 1985 Holiday Special!

Join Pete and Dave and special guest Conrad Leiden as we take a quick look back at the life and works of UK Comics writer Alan Grant who sadly passed away on the 20th July.

Join Pete and Dave as a long running Eagles’ Dare mystery is solved.  Some sharks show up, Max has some technical difficulties, the Death of Doomlord ends, and Danny Pike is DOWN! All this and more… Where Eagles Dare!

It’s 1985 (finally)! Join Pete and Dave for Eagle issues 146 – 149, for January ’85.

Join Pete and Dave for a star-studded night in their quarantine bunker for the 1984 Ernies.Marvel at the best scripts, art and covers! Be astounded at the MVP-84 award, and the Mike Reid Special award for Least Liked Thing.  Be totally flabbergasted we actually got to the end of this year……all this and more Where … Continue reading WED 45 – The 1984 Ernies

With the sad news of Ian Kennedy’s passing earlier this week – join Pete and Dave for an impromptu roundup of his life and works, before revisiting an interview with the man himself and Pat Mills from last years “Lawless” online convention.

Join Pete and Dave for Festive Fun, as Doomy gets gloomy, Max and Jerry duke it out, Gahork finally makes an appearance in Dan Dare, and Danny Pike faces a fake fowl of fickle fortune.

It’s Christmas Time – and there’s no need to be afraid (unless you’re in One-Eyed Jack’s way, of course)Join Peter and David and special guest Phillip Vaughan as we unravel our stockings and delve into the 1985 Annual, with a full-colour Doomlord, Oliver Frey-drawn Dan Dare, TWO One-Eyed Jacks, a Manix text story… and the … Continue reading WED 43 Hey Jimmy, it’s the 1985 Annual!

Join Pete and Dave for issues 136-140 of the Eagle comics for November 1984. Inside Doomlord gets batty, Dan Dare and Danny Pike Box clever, Bloodfang tries Hautse Cuisine, and we bear with Max on the 13th Floor. All this and more… Where Eagles Dare.

Join Pete and Dave with Eagle issues 132 to 135 from October 1984. Dan Dare starts a new adventure, while Danny Pike strikes back at the mob.  Manix goes sports crazy, and One Eyed Jack gets LOWDER. We study crisps on Flavantia, and Bloodfang does what Bloodfang does best...

In the mood for one last ghost story before midnight? How about the phantasmagoric ‘The House of Daemon’, from Eagle’s first year – from the pens of Alan Grant and John Wagner, and the brilliant brush of Jose Ortiz. Join Peter and David in an omnibus re-telling of this classic, and expect thrills, chills, and … Continue reading Eagle Data File 4: The House of Daemon

Join Pete and Dave for the long-awaited Scream and Eagle merger, where Doomlord gets fishy, Max gets buggy, and Danny Pike returns. All this and more, including new story The Time Machine, and an extra special post credits “hidden track”… Where Eagles Dare!

Leading up to the Scream! and Eagle merger in episode 40 of Where Eagles Dare, we present a new Eagle Data File for the two Scream! imports, covering the story so far from the pages of Scream! In this episode: Alan Grant and John Wagner’s ‘The Thirteenth Floor’, illustrated by Jose Ortiz. Step inside ultra-modern … Continue reading Eagle Data File No 3:The Thirteenth Floor

Leading up to the Scream! and Eagle merger in episode 40 of Where Eagles Dare, we present a new Eagle Data File for the two Scream! imports, covering the story so far from the pages of Scream! In this episode: Alan Moore, Alan Grant and John Wagner’s story ‘Monster’, illustrated by Heinzl and Jesus Redondo. … Continue reading Eagle Data File No. 2: Monster

Join Pete and Dave for an Olympic-tastic run of issues of Eagle magazine for boys from August 1984.It’s an episode of endings as we bid farewell to the Gemini Plague, Bloodfang enjoys the meal of champions, The Marathon Man takes a bullet, the Brothers face “retirement”, and News Team sign off.  All this and more…Where … Continue reading Where Eagles Dare 39 – Going for Gold.