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Ode to the Beyonder

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008 – running time 04:59
A somewhat dramatic reading in 25 stanzas.

Augie DeBlieck Jr. (of Comic Book Resources and the Pipeline Podcast) brings us a dramatic interpretation of iFanboy writer Jim Mroczkowski's 25 stanza love (hate?) letter to The Beyonder and Secret Wars II, the Marvel Comics event that was so bad it needs to be read to be believed. Twenty three years ago Secret Wars ushered in the big summer crossover at Marvel, and twenty three years ago, Secret Wars II nearly killed it. Why? Listen to the booming voice of Augie DeBlieck Jr. to find out.

Highlights
Michael Jackson ( 2:13 ) X-Men ( 3:31 ) soul food ( 4:02 ) Honduras ( 3:06 )

Automatically Generated Transcript(may not be 100% accurate) ( more )

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" Booed him to be under budget ski at -- dot com. Both so what dramatic reading by all heatedly junior. When Reagan rained in days were spent time heroes Bolden -- and booted. They usually are lost every cent on drudgery that came jump suited. Once comic books were dominant one and then came 1984 when someone said he -- fun and marvel through a secret war. This series rounded off the shelves like diet meth. Everyone border marvel schemes amongst themselves like -- had been hurled in the water. A sequel was announced in hatched as ink dried on the final issue. But wars is success would go unmatched. To assume that I needed to issue. Jim shooter took the writing range but he was also marbles boss. So editors could take no pains to stop this crazy mission boss. He thought the sequels crops should be to bring here to earth port one big bad. In hindsight surely even he knew that's the worst idea he'd ever had. The -- you see was the beyond there a walking talking universe. Everybody knew the he'd just wonder. Always friend if it's much much worse. He had been all where he came from. We've piqued his curiosity. You is omnipotent but to dumb when it came to humanity. So we left his universe. -- him and came here humans yet divine. All knowing yet profoundly dim. Think you're confused man -- nine. And the whole disclose. Might go to -- that nest of Jerry curled funds. He looked a bit like Hasselhoff. Before I knew just who that was. So child like this -- zero dressed like Michael Jackson's double went to visit every hero who in turn said. This is trouble. He's through with them if left -- like last time they were around him. This was the last thing that they needed clearly. They would have to pound him. But here's the thing though he was gonna use all the might you can exert do all you want to smash but he doesn't care bolt. He can't hurt. Page after page euros or sent to punch in -- even though they know he's omnipotent. He walks away they let him go whole. So. X man trying to kill Jesus. Does that sound like effective drama each issue they'd attack. And he just talked let them like the Dali Lama. So Honduras so plotting tell me why he's back he's the star of the book. The cast so big and yet you still murals like Iraq I have to look. And then to make their readers volume because the first one went so well they made all books they published toy and the cross promote this thing can help. He stopped like thirty other comics X-Men -- meet the new mutants. Less artistry more economics. Character. More like pollutants. Does work got a little visit where I think he tried to shake her. Sure that sounds are scary but isn't he shot smack with cloak and dagger. Lifts Phoenix kill him in a fight then he decided just fake it he's he's daredevil back his site. Daredevil opted not to take it. Had soul food with flu KG and got -- check kind of because he insisted. Popped up in rom and micro -- books which apparently. Existed. Did shooters workers have a laugh. -- tight ends now and ponder. This is disgruntled writing staff writing him as the beyond her. Then finally he had to die -- was by his own hand by then my piggy bank was trying to link him I wished to understand. History is a forgiving to the second secret war but its legacy keeps living every summer at your local comic store. And -- the tie and break your heart and though the story may not plus. As long as there is paying for art there'll always be an on the bus."

" War."

" Booed him to be under budget ski at -- dot com. Both so what dramatic reading by all heatedly junior. When Reagan rained in days were spent time heroes Bolden -- and booted. They usually are lost every cent on drudgery that came jump suited. Once comic books were dominant one and then came 1984 when someone said he -- fun and marvel through a secret war. This series rounded off the shelves like diet meth. Everyone border marvel schemes amongst themselves like -- had been hurled in the water. A sequel was announced in hatched as ink dried on the final issue. But wars is success would go unmatched. To assume that I needed to issue. Jim shooter took the writing range but he was also marbles boss. So editors could take no pains to stop this crazy mission boss. He thought the sequels crops should be to bring here to earth port one big bad. In hindsight surely even he knew that's the worst idea he'd ever had. The -- you see was the beyond there a walking talking universe. Everybody knew the he'd just wonder. Always friend if it's much much worse. He had been all where he came from. We've piqued his curiosity. You is omnipotent but to dumb when it came to humanity. So we left his universe. -- him and came here humans yet divine. All knowing yet profoundly dim. Think you're confused man -- nine. And the whole disclose. Might go to -- that nest of Jerry curled funds. He looked a bit like Hasselhoff. Before I knew just who that was. So child like this -- zero dressed like Michael Jackson's double went to visit every hero who in turn said. This is trouble. He's through with them if left -- like last time they were around him. This was the last thing that they needed clearly. They would have to pound him. But here's the thing though he was gonna use all the might you can exert do all you want to smash but he doesn't care bolt. He can't hurt. Page after page euros or sent to punch in -- even though they know he's omnipotent. He walks away they let him go whole. So. X man trying to kill Jesus. Does that sound like effective drama each issue they'd attack. And he just talked let them like the Dali Lama. So Honduras so plotting tell me why he's back he's the star of the book. The cast so big and yet you still murals like Iraq I have to look. And then to make their readers volume because the first one went so well they made all books they published toy and the cross promote this thing can help. He stopped like thirty other comics X-Men -- meet the new mutants. Less artistry more economics. Character. More like pollutants. Does work got a little visit where I think he tried to shake her. Sure that sounds are scary but isn't he shot smack with cloak and dagger. Lifts Phoenix kill him in a fight then he decided just fake it he's he's daredevil back his site. Daredevil opted not to take it. Had soul food with flu KG and got -- check kind of because he insisted. Popped up in rom and micro -- books which apparently. Existed. Did shooters workers have a laugh. -- tight ends now and ponder. This is disgruntled writing staff writing him as the beyond her. Then finally he had to die -- was by his own hand by then my piggy bank was trying to link him I wished to understand. History is a forgiving to the second secret war but its legacy keeps living every summer at your local comic store. And -- the tie and break your heart and though the story may not plus. As long as there is paying for art there'll always be an on the bus."