Comic Book Club

It's back to the '60s for a groovy new MCU movie as we go full spoilers reviewing Fantastic Four: First Steps on our podcast. With the arrival of the Fantastic Four in the MCU, how do we feel about this retro-future take? What about all the Easter eggs, nods, and shout-outs? And what do those end credits scenes mean for the future of the franchise?

On the Stack podcast for July 23, 2025, we've got new comic book reviews for Godzilla #1, Superman #28, and so many more!

On this week's live show, guest Dingo Doodles, Felix Irnich, and Avery Howett ("FOOL’S GOLD: Death by Karaoke") + Ed Kuehnel (Deadpool VR) + Todd Harris & Mark Morales ("The Magical")!

On the Stack podcast for July 16, 2025, we've got new comic book reviews for Absolute Batman #10, Imperial #2, and so many more!

On this week's live show, guest SJ Wordburglar ("Wordburglar Rhymes With Comics")!

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's our spoiler-filled review of Superman! The kick-off to James Gunn's new DCU is here, and we're breaking down all the big moments in the new movie. What did we think about the main trio of Clark, Lois, and Lex? How about all the side characters? Was the movie too busy, or just right? Plus, we speculate about the future of the DCU after this movie's big opening weeken...

On the Stack podcast for July 9, 2025, we've got new comic book reviews for The Fantastic Four: First Steps #1, Superman Treasury 2025: Hero for All #1, and so many more!

On this week's live show, guest Heather Antos (Editor, IDW's Star Trek line)!

Ironheart wraps up with episodes 4 through 6 as a major Marvel villain arrives, and Riri has a showdown with The Hood. In the conclusion of the series, a fight at White Castle, Ezekile powers up, Natalie powers down, and yep -- spoilers -- Mephisto arrives. We discuss all of those moments, as well as whether any of these plot points will be picked up in the future of the MCU.

On the Stack podcast for July 2, 2025, we've got new comic book reviews for Captain America #1, Gotham City Sirens: Unfit for Orbit #1, and so many more!

On this week's live show, guests Phillip Kennedy Johnson ("Batman and Robin," "The Incredible Hulk") + Jermaine McLaughlin ("DC: Superman: The Official Cookbook")!

We're breaking down the first three episodes of Marvel's Ironheart on our podcast, with full spoilers. When Riri Williams is kicked out of MIT, she travels back to Chicago and gets embroiled with The Hood and his gang. Plus, there are plenty more MCU connections, and a whole lot going on. We review the episodes, and break down our thoughts on the long-on-the-shelf series.

On a special bonus episode of our podcast, we're diving deep with Tillie Walden for a spoiler-filled conversation about Skybound's Clementine: Book Three. The final volume of the Walking Dead graphic novel series not only wraps up Walden's trilogy, but the story from the Telltale Games as well. Walden discusses evolving her artistic process during crafting the series, how her life has changed, and...

On the Stack podcast for June 25, 2025, we've got new comic book reviews for New History of the DC Universe #1, Ultimate Spider-Man #18, and so many more!

On this week's live show, guests Max Hoven ("Our Love Unrest") + Jordan D. White (Editor, Marvel's Venom)!

On the Stack podcast for June 18, 2025, we've got new comic book reviews for Aliens vs. Avengers #4, Krypto: The Last Dog Of Krypton #1, and so many more!

On this week's live show, guests Margaret Stohl, Jeanine Schaefer ("Super Visible: The Story Of The Women Of Marvel Comics") + Murewa Ayodele ("Storm")!

On the Stack podcast for June 11, 2025, we've got new comic book reviews for Runaways #1, The Umbrella Academy: Plan B #1, and so many more!

On this week's live show, guests Scott Bryan Wilson ("The Left-Hand Path") + Conor McCreery ("The Last Witch")!

On a bonus episode of our podcast, we talk to Aaron Koontz, co-creator, co-showrunner, and lead writer for SYFY's Revival, the adaptation of the Image Comics book by Tim Seeley and Mike Norton. On the spoiler-free preview, we discuss adapting the comic, casting the main roles, and how they're honoring the comic without doing a straight adaptation.

On the Stack podcast for June 4, 2025, we've got new comic book reviews for Imperial #1, Justice League Vs. Godzilla Vs. Kong 2 #1, and so many more!

On this week's live show, guests Chris Condon and Jeffrey Alan Love (Image Comics "News from the Fallout") + Marguerite Bennett (Mad Cave Studios "Flash Gordon: The Girl From Infinity, Vol. 1")!

On the Stack podcast for the week of May 28, 2025, we've got new comic book reviews for Giant-Size X-Men #1, Absolute Martian Manhunter #3, and so many more!

On this week's live show, guests Punko (Webtoon's "Stagtown"), Joshua Rubin, and Jorge Coelho ("Time Sensitive")!

On a special bonus episode of our podcast, we're looking into the State of X, aka the state of Marvel's X-Men line. We start off by taking a look back at the Krakoa Era and its legacy, and how it has impacted the "From the Ashes" era. From there, we discuss the current X-Men books, including the flagship X-Men, Uncanny X-Men, and Exceptional X-Men, as well as the spinoffs, solo titles, and events....