Joe Cicero, you know him from Star 105.5 in in the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. And also his long history with Chicago pizza and Chicago radio joins JP Black to talk about the first issue of the IDW "Godzilla in America" series, the aptly titled Godzilla vs Chicago. This is Joe's first ever comic book!

Godzilla vs Chicago consists of 4 mini-stories. The first, from Mike Costa and Ryan Brown, is a must read for Chicago sports fans and Svengoolie fans. The second story with tales from the El train from Tim Seeley and Heather Breckel. The 3rd story from Ezra Daniels is a classic Chicago politics story with a twist. And the book wraps up with a Caroline Cash story that gives a giant sized middle finger to Indiana... which is every Chicagoan's dream of course. Plus Godzilla everywhere in Chicagoland!

So many great Chicago references in the comic, but there is one mistake that both Joe and J.P. each realized in this issue! Stay for the radio talk as they each share their stories about how not to fry an engineer inside a radio tower!

EXCLUSIVE JOE CICERO RADIO STORIES NOT HEARD ANYWHERE ELSE! Before becoming the main dude on suburban Chicago airwaves for 15 years, Joe had a journey in downtown Chicago radio. Find out about Joe's first gig on the air and what legendary radio personality he had to follow. Radio has so many twists and turns and you gotta make the most of every chance you get. With demo CD in hand, Joe made sure it got in the hands of someone who could give him another shot! Find out how Joe Cicero pissed off the iconic Kevin Matthews as the hotshot new overnight kid.

When Joe gets to Star 105.5 in Crystal Lake, the drama starts on Day 1 with his new boss not even knowing he was hired - yikes! He's a big deal as the morning host and even get a cell phone with a whole lotta MINUTES ready to use!

If Joe Cicero were a Superhero, who would he be? While he has dressed as Batman for Halloween and even got to drive the original Batmobile, his power of care and compassion would turn him into the Amazing Frenzo! (no relation to Wizzo from the Bozo Show.... we think)

Last but not least, Joe Cicero dishes the dirt on the several celebrities he interviewed that may or not be cool (or a jerk!) - Avril, Alanis, Foxworthy, Simon Cowell and more!

Follow Joe's antics online @radiojoecicero and also if you are in the Chicago area, check out the McHenry Outdoor Theater at GoldenAgeCinemas.com

Another Comics.FM episode where JP talks radio and comics with one of his colleagues in the business.

Today Scorgie and JP Black talk about Ice Cream Man from Image Comics. Written by W. Maxwell Prince and Art by Chris O’Halloran and Martín Morazzo. While they reference the first issue, each comic is a one-off tale of weird plots and characters with a side of two scoops of ice cream. The Ice Cream Man is ready to serve with a snap of his fingers, lickety split!

Scorgie and JP talk about the influences that got them both into radio. Scorgie mentions the VH1 Show Free Radio with Lance Krall and Jimmy Fallon's "And We're Back" radio skits on SNL. JP talks about Steve Dahl and Johnny B, then Howard Stern, and movies like Airheads that made radio seem like the coolest job ever. They get into the "theater of the mind" element that radio always had and always will be.

JP discusses how radio gives that same illusion like pro wrestling or politics of what is real and what is not. Lesson to the kids - say yes! It just may pay off as JP talks about when he was asked to be an emcee for the Emma Crawford Coffin Races in Manitou Springs. Maybe you'll even get to meet a famous heavy metal drummer! Check our Scorgie on 98.1 KKFM Weekends and all around Southern Colorado at live events!

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JP Black and Jack Taddeo get into the fun behind the scenes world of radio about being actually live, and all the chaos and greatness that can come when the adrenaline kicks in with a hot mic!

Jack talks about changing the format game at WLIT in Chicago at 93.9 Lite FM and what would actually when DEAD AIR is heard over the station airwaves. Do we yell at someone first or get it back on the air first? JP finds out if Jack can fire him 10+ years later for letting F-Bombs from Ozzy on the air!

The comic we picked is called "Dead Air" (how appropriate!) written by Benjamin Hunting and art by Joe Ng. Imagine if once a year, every year, you could talk to the dead. That’s the world of Dead Air, where this technology has become just another commercial service. When Michelle, the main character, finally decides to use it to reconnect with an old friend from her college radio days, she ends up getting way more than she bargained for.

And yes - the viral moment mentioned in this episode with a young Kevin Walters who, in protest of the Des Plaines Oasis shutting down, handcuffed himself to the door. It was a special place for him as he was conceived there after a Phil Collins concert. I believe it was a Burger King bathroom.

Comics and talk about 103.9 The Fox, a station that Jack format flipped and put JP on (for some reason) in afternoons! We wrap up with some tangent on Batman Radio, Michael Keaton anger, and random drag racing stories. Anything goes on Comics.FM (if only we had wings to steal a gimmick from Hot Ones...)

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