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The Thrilling Adventure Hour! I love the Thrilling Adventure Hour. For those of you unaware of its awesomeness, the Thrilling Adventure Hour is a radio show/podcast written by the Bens Acker and Blacker (really) and available for free on iTunes or through Nerdist. Sadly, it has ended its run, but there's still over two hundred episodes to go through, and they are DELIGHTFUL. The podcast is written in the style of old-time radio plays, a parody so gentle it becomes a love letter a la Altar Boyz!
#37Love the podcast! Love the graphic novel!
Very fun. I've actually never seen any of the Thrilling Adventure Hour theater performances, nor have I heard any of the podcasts. From descriptions, I gather they're something of a latter-day Firesign Theater, and after reading this book, I see nothing to refute that theory. This is a fun book, full of short stories that poke gentle fun at the conventions of old-time radio. The book walks the line between pastiche and parody, and is just plain fun. The book is labelled "Volume 1" which makes me...
The Thrilling Adventure Hour is a live, scripted podcast that has a bunch of comedy stars and actors doing a more modern take on old-style radio. Last year, they launched a Kickstarter to do a graphic novel, among other things, and this collection is the end result. It's probably my favorite podcast, so diving right in made a lot of sense for me.The good? The stories stay true to what we already expect from the minds behind Thrilling Adventure Hour. Some of the stories (like the "Moonshine Holle...
This was a lot of fun but mostly made me miss the podcast.
listen to the podcast, then read the book in that order. both are awesome
EVERYONE LISTEN TO TAH AND READ THIS THANKS <3
I'm a HUGE fan of the Thrilling Adventure Hour podcast, but some properties don't translate well between mediums, and this is apparently one of them. A couple of the stories in this collection are fun, but for the most part they feel flat without the distinctive voices that make the show such a pleasure to listen to. Thrilling Adventure Hour stories are knowingly formulaic, but the actors give it the "wink and a nod" that tells the listener that this quality is just part of the campy quality of
When we were first getting into podcasts, my partner and I grabbed onto The Thrilling Adventure Hour like a burr grabs onto a sock. The rollicking stories and old-timey radio aesthetics brought us closer to entertainment our grandparents remembered. We deep dived into "Marshal on Mars" and "Beyond Belief" while dabbling in The Shadow, The Lone Ranger, and elderly Sherlock Holmes broadcasts. As time went on, however, we realized nostalgia's rosy glasses could only take us so far. The same experie...
I've been a Thrilling Adventure Hour fan for several years -- if you haven't discovered the podcasts, listen now and thank me later. What I love about the podcast, aside from the utterly brilliant writing, is the actors who bring the characters to life. So you can understand why I put off reading this for so long; why settle for two-dimensional, voiceless versions of my favorite characters when I could just listen to the podcast instead?Except that Acker and Blacker aren't doing any new podcasts...
A lot can change in a couple of years...and a lot can change when you shift mediums. I absolutely ADORE this podcast, I was so sad when it stopped, and because of that I'd been wanting to read this graphic piece for awhile.It was...not what I'd hoped for. Some of it hit the right note, but a lot of the stuff that was rich when performed live and radio-style fell serious flat when converted to the page. And - honestly? - a seven-year gap that includes major social upheaval means that stuff taken
This is 25 lbs. of fun stuffed into a 10.-lb bag. Having not enjoyed the podcast from which this originates, Thrilling Adventure Hour is a salvo of one-shot stories that is heavy on style and light on substance, but the proceedings are just so well done, and so much light fun that you can't help but love it. Just about all of the stories are set-ups for what will become series of their own, each one a deep dive into the madcap fun that can be had when sharp wit, punchy storytelling, terrific rt
All the different art styles are well chosen for the adventures and it literally feels like you are reading a translation of the podcast on paper. Some styles evoke the characters so strongly that it's as if you can hear the actors on the page. A couple of the adventures are either retellings of something that happened or just an illustrated version of a podcast story but still gratifying to see on page.
I had no idea what this was when I picked it up, so maybe if I’d had some familiarity with the podcast I might’ve enjoyed it more. It was silly and over-the-top reading for a holiday Monday, but not something that I’d revisit.
Get ready for a rollicking adventure with a couple that meets with a bang during a fight and both hold their own such that they banter and fall in love. Both fight monsters and ghosts all while finding the time to have a sip of a signature cocktail, even with a full bar-cart thrown in. I have never listened to the podcast and didn’t feel I missed anything. From their friend buying a haunted house and Frank and Sadie Doyle having to save the day. It goes from a ghost story to a more complex neigh...
I have only ever listened to the beyond belief segments of the thrilling adventure hour podcast so I think that put me at a disadvantage when it came to reading the graphic novel. It throws you into the stories as if you already know them, and unfortunately for me I did not! But that’s user’s error and no fault of the book itself. I loved all of the varying art styles in the book as well as the beyond belief story!
A lot of fun to read with amazing art. It brings the podcast stories to life. I love anthologies, and the Thrilling Adventure Hour has proven itself as a "radio" show, stage performance, and now comic mini series. Cheers Darling!
I love TAH so gosh dang much. As always, some segments hit a little harder than others, but boy was this a fun ride. The whole thing was fun, but Beyond Belief really did clinch it at the end. I’m hopeful for more TAH in comic form, as the other mini-series’ from the Bens have been quality as well
A gorgeous momento that brings life to a podcast I'm hopelessly behind on.
The best parts are Beyond Belief and Sparks Nevada, like the actual podcast. I would actually say 3 and 1/2 stars.