Doug Bost And Adam Bernstein Are Grown Ass Men

Sometimes you have to return to the source. These are tough times and when times are tough, you know who you have to call (hint: its not Ghostbusters). Yes, the first Avenger Captain America! In this episode we called upon the Captain America expertise of Maine's own Sean Wasson. Sean's a veteran educator but more importantly, he owns every issue of Batman from 1967 on. Join us as we discuss all things Cap - nazi fighting Cap, 50's Cap, who's Cap's best sidekick and Ta-Nehisi Coates' new Marvel run. Check it out!Original music by Adam Bernstein.

Welcome to Adstravaganza Part II! There's so much we wanted to cover about comic book advertising that we had to have a second episode; this one is jammed packed with Grown Ass Men goodness.This time we have three fantastic special guests. Joseph Dasaro creates art inspired by comic book ads and even has some tattooed on his body. https://twitter.com/dasarosmithCultural expert Paco Taylor lays out the saga of the deadliest man alive, Count Dante! https://pacotaylor.contently.comLast but not least its another visit with Grown Ass young person Acadia Bost who continues the melancholy tale of trying to raise sea monkeys.Don't miss it!Original Music by Adam BernsteinAlso follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/GAMcomicpodcast?lang=en

Any comic book fan, especially those who read comics in the 60's and 70's, will remember all the crazy ads that ran monthly across the pages. Perhaps you remember, Sea Monkeys, Count Dante, Raquel Welch pillows and other amazing items that you just had to have. Well, Grown Ass Men have always been super interested in these so we contacted an expert on the subject, Kirk Demarais. His book "Mail Order Mysteries" is a definitive look at the ads and what was going on behind the scenes. Also in this episode - a brand new cover of the Traits classic "Nobody Loves the Hulk" by Sam Mastandrea and Adam Bernstein. Give a listen folks! Original music by Adam Bernstein

Welcome to a Grown Ass Men 2019! It's only fitting that as dates actually start to look like Star Trek years, that we decided to explore the glorious past of old time radio! If you're a NYC person and a fan of progressive radio station WBAI, there's a good chance you've come across Max Schmid and his radio show The Golden Age of Radio. Max has hosted this show since the 1977 and provides the airwaves with classic old time radio shows like The Shadow and The Jack Benny Program.We sat down with Max in the WBAI studios now located in Brooklyn. Don't miss it!

Happy holidays folks! This season is a great one for the Grown Ass People in our orbit because we know we are getting some comics for presents. Yeah, maybe this lacks the element of surprise but who cares!? Do you really want any other gifts?! Join us and our bunch of special guests as we chat Mr. Miracle, The Partridge Family, the other Hey Jude single and the exciting comics in our gift bags. See you in 2019!Original music by Adam Bernstein

Let it be known that Grown Ass Men likes a good art show. A comic book art show!? We are there. A year ago or so we went down to an amazing exhibit of Spider-Man original art at The Society of Illustrators in NYC. We had never seen so much original art (Ditko, Romita, Kane and many others) in one place, it was unreal! Turns out all this art was loaned to the Society by one of the biggest comic book art dealers, Mike Burkey. One look at Mike's website and you will be blown away by his collection. So, we got in touch to talk about his collecting and got some great stories too. Check it out!Mike Burkey - http://www.romitaman.comThe Society of Illustrators - https://www.societyillustrators.orgOriginal music by Adam Bernstein

Remember 1974? Along with all the comics Grown Ass men bought back then (which was a lot!) we also bought magazines! What a surprise! In this episode we chat with great comic creator R. Sikoryak, in order to figure what's great about Mad, Cracked, Sick, Crazy and National Lampoon back in 1974. We also check into Sikoryak's fantastic work which can be found here - http://rsikoryak.comDon't miss this one!Original music by Adam Bernstein

Folks, how is it that Grown Ass Men is 63 episodes in and we haven't discussed the great film/TV franchise Planet of the Apes!?Well we know that's unacceptable so here we go!We chat the original five films, the forgettable Marky Mark ones and the fantastic recent three. To reminisce about the TV show and some other 1970's Saturday morning classics we call upon chief memory stirrer Carolyn Baeumler Bost.You do not want to miss this one!

This is a re airing of episode 5 from July 8th 2015. Here's the original description.In this episode we're lucky enough to talk with special guest actor/writer Mary Micari! Join us as we discuss Ant-Man, The Avengers, the Bionic Women, Wonder Women and what super powers we'd like to have. Don't miss it! Original music by Adam Bernstein

Like you, Grown Ass Men like games. When you're comic freaks like us, you figure you can create some great heroes and villains too. So we called the funny creative Sam Mastandrea to join the festivities and play what eventually became named the Gerber Game (for Steve Gerber, not the baby food). Join as we explore The Human Porch! Don't miss it!Original music from Adam Bernstein.

“What if things had turned out differently ? Only I know… For I am the Watcher, and mine is the power to see what was… And what might have been !”Yup, in this episode we explore the cosmos' greatest observer, The Watcher! We chat about the history of The Watcher in Strange Tales, What If and of course his origins in Fantastic Four. We also talk about some of our favorite current shows and how we're having a hard time getting through Jessica Jones.Give a listen!Original music by Adam Bernstein

The buzz about the new Black Panther film is everywhere and for good reason, it's the best of the superhero movies. Grown Ass Men loved the film so we discuss it, the fan reactions, and Black Panther in the comic books. We also chat about Doug's trip on Disney's Marvel Day at Sea Cruise and how they befriended Loki. Don't miss this one!Original music by Adam Bernstein

When it comes to Star Wars vs. Star Trek, Grown Ass Men take a radical stance; why compare? Let's just rate them all as one great collection of science fiction. That's a big task for anyone but we knew to call award-winning American stage actor, singer and narrator Robert Petkoff! Besides Robert's great accomplishments on the stage and screen, he's an expert on both shows and records voiceovers on the recent Star Trek audiobooks.Don't miss this one, take a listen!Original music by Adam Bernstein

What do you really want for the holidays? Peace on earth? Good will towards beings? Not setting the alarm? A different looking Congress?Binge watching every Cagney movie? While all of those are pretty damn cool, when it comes down to it, Grown Ass Men determined that all we want are comic books. Feel the same? We know you do. Check out this episode!Original music by Adam Bernstein

Want to know the real story between Marvel and DC? Want to hear the behind the scenes stories of the 50-year battle between the two comic book industry power houses? Well Grown Ass Men did so we asked the author of the great new book Slugfest by Reed Tucker to join us on latest episode (available everywhere through Da Capo publishing)! Don't miss it!Original music by Adam Bernstein

It's the eve of the release of Thor: Ragnarok and Grown Ass Men had to chime in. We're both huge Thor fans so we are using this grand occasion to discuss the very first Thor stories from Journey Into Mystery, lesser known artist Al Hartley, and why we think Thor is so cool. It's a good one, don't miss it!Original music by Adam Bernstein

In this episode, Grown Ass Men take a diversion from their regular comic book culture topics to discuss one of our favorite bands, the incomparable Steely Dan. With the passing of Walter Becker, both of us were compelled to discuss him and Steely Dan as we are both gigantic fans. Going back to the 70's, Steely Dan produced some of the most unique, satisfying music and we've both been obsessed with them ever since. Take a listen!And also take a listen to Doug Bost's radio play "The Dan" which can be found here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwGwXlNzZ_8Original music by Adam Bernstein

Back in August, Grown Ass Men had the great opportunity to visit the Society of Illustrators in NYC (https://www.societyillustrators.org) for the Spiderman original art exhibit. The private collection focused on John Romita Sr's incredible art but there were also gems by Steve Ditko, Gil Kane, Ross Andru and other well known artists. We brought honorary GAM Sam Mastandrea along and like proper comic geeks we had a great time checking out the art we know and love so well. Check out Doug's interview with the Society of Illustrators social media and marketing coordinator Jason Goodfriend and we introduce our new game show Verbatim! Who said it? Was it Trump or one of comic books worst villains!?Listen and find out!Original music by Adam Bernstein

In the DC universe, Wonder Woman is one of our greatest heroes. The recent film starring Gal Godot is one the best of all the superhero movies that have been released, so over here at Grown Ass Men headquarters we've been talking about the film a lot. To celebrate, Grown Ass Men interviewed some of our favorite women to get their views on the film and what it means in the current climate. Give a listen!Orignal music by Adam Bernstein

Joseph Scrimshaw is a super funny, intelligent, writer and comedian. When it comes to expertise on Star Wars, Star Trek, comic book films and other important geek topics, Grown Ass Men call on Joseph. He's appeared on our show before with his featured "Scrimshaw's Rants" and this is our first full length interview with him. You do not want to miss it! Listen!Original music by Adam Bernstein.