DC Universe: Rebirth #1 (July 2016)

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Alex Sinclair, Andrew Marino, Black Canary, Bobbie Chase, Brad Anderson, Captain Atom, Cyborg, Eddie Berganza, Ethan Van Sciver, Gabe Eltaeb, Gary Frank, Geoff Johns, Green Arrow, Hi-Fi Design, Ivan Reis, Jason Wright, Modern Age Captain Atom, Nick J. Napolitano, Shazam

• Writer:  Geoff Johns
• Pencils:  Ethan Van Sciver, Gary Frank, Ivan Reis, Phil Jiminez
• Inks:  Gray Frank, Joe Prado, Matt Santorelli, Ivan Reis, Ethan Van Sciver
• Colors:  Jason Wright, Brad Anderson, Gabe Eltaeb, Hi-Fi Design
• Letters:  Nick J. Napolitano
• Cover Artists:  Gary Frank, Brad Anderson, Ivan Reis, Joes Prado, Alex Sinclair
• Editors:  Andrew Marino, Eddie Berganza
• Executive Editor: Bobbie Chase

I do not wish to spoil this ongoing series. This issue just hit the shelves of my LCS yesterday. It is another wide-sweeping universe-changing deal and I’m sure you can find better spoilers elsewhere in the internetsphere. I will say that so far I am pleased with the book. I still have faith in Geoff Johns and I look forward to the DCU more closely resembling “my” DCU (post-Crisis on Infinite Earths, pre-Infinite Crisis).

It was certainly good to see some of my old favorites again, including this happy little cameo:

Who is that standing with Black Canary? Why, it sure looks like the Modern Age Captain Atom…

I do believe that is Captain Atom! So what does this mean for the character? I honestly don’t know. It has been almost a year since we heard there may be a new Captain Atom series in the works. And this guy certainly isn’t the New 52 Captain Atom. There have been news reports of late that the Watchmen universe is being absorbed into the new DCU. Dr. Manhattan is the analog for Captain Atom. Given the similarities of the New 52 Cap and Dr. Manhattan, it would make sense to not have both of them running around at the same time. So it looks to me like maybe we’re getting the classic silver-skinned, time-jumping Captain Atom back!

If nothing else good comes from Rebirth, I’ll at least be happy if we get our old Cap back. Even happier if he gets an ongoing series.

DC v Marvel #02: Cameron Lewis

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DC v Marvel, Podcasts, Silver & Gold

Today was supposed to be Throwback Thursday, but Vance and I have had a rough couple of weeks and couldn’t record an episode. So here’s another DCVM to fill the void. In DCVM, Roy pits a randomly selected DC character against a randomly selected Marvel character and tries to determine who would win if they fought. This episode’s guest is Cameron Lewis, son of FKAjason and fan of just about every super-hero.

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Split – The Roy Clark Method
Eye of the Tiger – Survivor

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Also available on iTunes and Stitcher.

*Special thanks to Marcus Cleary.*

DC v Marvel #01: Roy “Charlemagne” Cleary & FKAjason

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DC v Marvel, Podcasts, Silver & Gold

Okay. So, yeah, this is a Captain Atom blog. Really it is. But of late there’s been a lot of Booster Gold, too. And I really am working on a new site dedicated to the podcast and revert Splitting Atoms back to being just about Captain Atom. But I haven’t finished the new site yet. I’m asking you, faithful Captain Atom fan,  to indulge me one more time as I unveil yet another podcast on this site. This time you can blame my best buddy Roy, as DC v Marvel is his baby.

The premise is simple. Roy pits a randomly selected DC character against a randomly selected Marvel character and tries to determine who would win if they fought. Simple concept and lots of fun. After this initial episode, there will be a rotating cast of guests joining us. The episodes are short and fun and I think you’re going to like the show.

Please give the first episode a try, and I promise you I’ll get all this podcast content on a new site and refocus this one on Captain Atom.

Music
Split – The Roy Clark Method
Eye of the Tiger – Survivor

Direct  Link.

Also available on iTunes and Stitcher.

*Special thanks to Marcus Cleary.*

Silver and Gold Episode 10: Face Off

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Augustin Mas, Bob Le Rose, Bob Smith, Booster Gold, Captain Atom, Cary Bates, Dan Jurgens, Dennis O'Neill, Doctor Spectro, Dr. Spectro, Firestorm, Janice Race, Mike DeCarlo, Mister Twister, Modern Age Captain Atom, Nansi Hoolahan, Pat Broderick, The Irredeemable Shag

In this episode of Silver and Gold Podcast, Captain Atom faces off with Firestorm, the Nuclear Man! Dr. Spectro faces off with a journalist! Booster Gold faces off with a killer zamboni and the Metropolis hockey team! So many face offs we had to call in the Irredeemable Shag to help us out. We review the Booster Gold (vol 1) #5 story “Face Off” (by the creative team of Dan Jurgens, Mike DeCarlo, Nansi Hoolahan, Augustin Mas, and Janice Race) and the Captain Atom (DC, vol 1) #5 story “The Return of Dr. Spectro” (by the creative team of Cary Bates, Pat Broderick, Bob Smith, Bob Le Rose, Augustin Mas, and Dennis O’Neill).

Music
Heart of Gold – The Roy Clark Method
Purple Rain – Prince
Kiss – Prince
Batdance – Prince
Face Off – Bow Wow & Omarion

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Check out our Tumblr blog for images from this issue.