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The Issue At Hand

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Well, hello there, citizen. Do you have trouble telling your friendly, neighborhood, bat-type, spider guy from your average, everyday, alien, hipster, web-comic? Fret no more! From super dudes and fantastic folks, to gumshoe kitties and immigrant elephants, Kalen Knowles, Adam Zopfi-Hulse, and Robyn Stevens have got you covered when it comes to comic bookery.

Location:

Seattle, WA

Description:

Well, hello there, citizen. Do you have trouble telling your friendly, neighborhood, bat-type, spider guy from your average, everyday, alien, hipster, web-comic? Fret no more! From super dudes and fantastic folks, to gumshoe kitties and immigrant elephants, Kalen Knowles, Adam Zopfi-Hulse, and Robyn Stevens have got you covered when it comes to comic bookery.

Twitter:

@LongBallPod

Language:

English

Contact:

9374774105


Episodes
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311: The Kitchen

12/12/2019
Kalen, Adam, and Robyn are back to discuss Ollie Masters and Ming Doyle's The Kitchen and the movie adaptation. www.LongBallStudios.com

Duration:01:04:19

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310: The Green Lantern Vol. 1: Intergalactic Lawman

8/23/2019
Kalen and the gang discuss Grant Morrison's "The Green Lantern Vol. 1: Intergalactic Lawman". www.LongBallStudios.com

Duration:01:43:17

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309: Irredeemable

7/5/2019
Kalen, Adam, and Robyn welcome Andrew Takahashi (Gentleman Overlords, Throwback to School) as they discuss Mark Waid's "Irredeemable". www.LongBallStudios.com Check out Andrew's podcasts at www.GoodTalkStudio.com

Duration:01:14:06

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308: New Teens Titans The Judas Contract

5/30/2019
Sparks fly as the team delves into the "classic" DC story arc, "New Teen Titans The Judas Contract" by Marv Wolfman and George Perez. www.LongBallStudios.com

Duration:01:20:05

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307: Space Academy 123

3/21/2019
Kalen and Robyn welcome back super friend of the show, Justin Quinlan, as they discuss Mickey Zacchilli's "Space Academy 123". www.LongBallStudios.com

Duration:00:57:28

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306: I Hate Fairyland

2/10/2019
Kalen, Adam, and Robyn return to discuss Skottie Young's "I Hate Fairyland" and they've brought along friend of the show, Mitch Schmidt, as a laugh track. www.LongBallStudios.com

Duration:01:11:33

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Anvilicious: Rambo Freedom Force (Patreon Gift Bag B)

1/3/2019
Get a taste of what's available on LongBall's Patreon page. This is "Patreon Gift Bag B" and it contains: Anvilicious: Rambo Freedom Force featuring Mitch, Rose, Tom, and Jon discussing the very special episode "Just Say No" of the ill-advised Rambo cartoon. Giant-Sized Get to Know Your LongBallers: Iain featuring Mitch & Jon hurling questions at Iain Horton. www.LongBallStudios.com

Duration:01:06:55

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305: The Wicked + The Divine

10/31/2018
Kalen, Adam, and Robyn read and discuss Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie's "The Wicked + The Divine Volume 1" from Image Comics. www.LongBallStudios.com

Duration:00:58:38

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304: Last Days of an Immortal

9/19/2018
ROBYN IS BACK! Kalen accuses Jeph Loeb of being a hack and gets very defensive of his straight white male privilege. Adam does nothing wrong. The trio also read Fabian Vehlmann and Gwen de Bonneval’s Last Days of an Immortal, which Kalen loves and the other two have some questions about. www.LongBallStudios.com

Duration:01:04:15

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303: X-Men Grand Design #2

8/15/2018
Adam and Kalen discuss Ed Piskor’s X-Men Grand Design issue 2 and are back at it with their favorite topics of discussion: Fantastic Four comics and movies that will never happen, comics about mundane life in a superhero universe, neat cameos, Adam saying “uh” and Kalen saying “implied colon.” www.LongBallStudios.com

Duration:00:37:06

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302: Sex Criminals

7/18/2018
Brimpers, explore the quiet place with our “special friend,” twerging expert and enthusiast Robyn. Get your three second taco on with vol. 1 of Sex Criminals. www.LongBallStudios.com

Duration:01:17:07

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301: The Superior Foes of Spider-Man

6/27/2018
Kalen and Adam are back to tickle your earholes with a new season of The Issue At Hand. They kick things off with fellow LongBaller, Edwin Bailey (Spoiled Again) and Nick Spencer and Steve Lieber's "Superior Foes of Spider-Man". www.LongBallStudios.com

Duration:01:04:49

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S02B07: Tracy Tindle's Monterey Jerks #3

6/6/2018
Adam joins Tracy Tindle (9021 Oh No You Dinnit!) and Rose Schmidt (LongBall Presents, 9021ONYD!) as they A. rediscover the 90s classic, X-Men: The Animated Series B. discover the 90s classic, X-Men: The Animated Series C. are confused by the 90s classic, X-Men: The Animated Series www.LongBallStudios.com

Duration:01:36:30

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S02B06: Jon Jolley's TV Casualties #1

5/23/2018
Jon and his "cornhorts" Adam and Mitch have all the feelings as they discuss Joss Whedon's Firefly. Jon Jolley's TV Casualties is regularly available on the 9021 Oh No You Dinnit! feed or at www.LongBallStudios.com

Duration:01:38:19

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S02B05: The BvB (Month Late) X-Mas Spectacular

5/9/2018
Prepare your earholes for a really early (or really late) Christmas present from The Issue At Hand! Jon and Mitch discuss the finer points of the "He-Man/She-Ra Christmas Special". Is it a good idea to only expose Skeletor to the gross, capitalist side of Christmas? How close can you get to ripping off Transformers without getting sued? What does Beastman smell like after a bath? These are but only a few of the questions answered in this very special Christmas, um, special. www.LongBallStudios.com

Duration:01:31:02

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S02E36: Wordless

3/21/2018
Kalen, Jon, and Adam dive into another theme episode and this time that theme is "wordless comics" featuring Love: The Tiger by Frederic Brremaud, The Arrival by Shaun Tan, and Gon Volume 1 by Masashi Tanaka. www.LongBallStudios.com

Duration:01:33:35

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S2E35: Satania

2/28/2018
It's double the Jolley action on this month's episode as Liza Jolley joins her big brother Jon, as well as Kalen and Adam to discuss "Satania" by Fabien Vehlmann. www.LongBallStudios.com

Duration:01:41:24

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S02E34: X-Men Grand Design #1

1/24/2018
Kalen and Adam tag team the first issue of X-Men Grand Design, Ed Piskor's retelling of the X-Men's history. www.LongBallStudios.com

Duration:00:32:19

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S02E33 2017 Wrap-Up

1/17/2018
Kalen and the boys discuss the year that was and the comics they loved. www.LongBallStudios.com

Duration:01:22:30

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S02E32: Silver Age Superman (Part 1)

1/10/2018
Jon dives head first into the Man of Steel's most influential period and he drags Adam and Mitch along with him. www.LongBallStudios.com

Duration:01:19:22