Comic Shenanigans

Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans podcast! For episode 1126 join Adam Chapman as he welcomes Nate S back to the show for a new Creator Spotlight episode, this time focusing on Chris Claremont. We take a look first at Daredevil #102 from 1973, then flip ahead 26 years to 1999's Contest of Champions II #3 and then again another 26 years to 2025's Uncanny X-Men: Prelude to a Future Past. This episode...

Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans podcast! For episode 1125 join Adam Chapman as he welcomes back to the show RON FRENZ! This is Ron's EIGHTEENTH time on the show, and this time around we do a creator commentary on the recently released "VENOM #252" which boasts a ten-page story written by Tom DeFalco and illustrated by Ron. This episode was recorded December 30 2025. Check out Ron Frenz's prior ap...

Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans podcast! For episode 1124 join Adam Chapman as he welcomes Nate S back to the show for a new Book of the Month Club episode! This time around we spend the holidays in the DC Universe, talking about the following titles: SUPERMAN 165 JSA 54 JSA 55 DETECTIVE COMICS 826 This episode was recorded December 16 2025. Download it now! Thanks for listening to the Comic Shen...

Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans podcast! For episode 1123 join Adam Chapman as he welcomes Chuck Austen  back to the podcast for his eighth appearance!  This time around we focus on a creator commentary of Ultimate X-Men 13-14 and X-Men Unlimited 44-45. We discuss these character-centric approaches, and how well they still hold up today. This episode was recorded December 9 2025. Check out Chuck'...

Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans podcast! For episode 1122 join Adam Chapman as he welcomes Nathan S back to the show for a new style of episode, CENTENNIALS.  For each episode, we'll take a look at a run of Centennial issues for a title to see how a comic changes over time. For this episode, we focus on DETECTIVE COMICS 300, DETECTIVE COMICS 400, DETECTIVE COMICS 500. This episode was recorded No...

Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans podcast! For episode 1121 Adam welcomes writer/editor Chris Ryall to the show as we focus in on his new book from Bloomsbury Publishing's Marvel Age of Comics line, DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN. We do a deep dive into working on this new project, looking at Born Again through different perspectives, working on Savage Sword of Conan, and much more! This episode was recorde...

Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans podcast! For episode 1120 join Adam Chapman as he welcomes Nate S back to the show for a new Book of the Month Club episode, focusing on Grant Morrison and Andy Kubert's BATMAN AND SON, from Batman #655-658. This episode was recorded November 18 2025. Download it now! Thanks for listening to the Comic Shenanigans podcast! E-mail us at  comicshenanigans@gmail.com

Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans podcast! For episode 1119 join Adam Chapman as he welcomes Nate S back to the show for a new Creator Spotlight episode, this time focusing on ADAM KUBERT. We take a look at three very different books from Adam Kubert's career, to chart and better understand Adam Kubert's artistic journey. This episode was recorded November 11 2025. Download it now! Thanks for liste...

Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans podcast! For episode 1118 Adam welcomes writer Alex Segura to the show as we focus in on his new book from Insight Editions, DAREDEVIL: THE VISUAL HISTORY. We discuss the beginnings of the project, summarizing all of Daredevil history, picking representative pieces of artwork, and much more! This episode was recorded November 11 2025. Download it now! Thanks for li...

Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans podcast! For episode 1117, join Adam as he goes solo for almost an hour to wax rhapsodic about Marvel Epic Collections, his history with the collected format, the lines he has dedicated himself to, and the decisions he has made along the way with regards to Marvel Epic Collection purchases/ A future episode will likely include discussion of Marvel Modern Era Epic C...

Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans podcast! For episode 1116 Adam welcomes back to the show Chuck Austen and Pat Olliffe to time travel back to 2003 when their partnership / friendship first began, with Marvel's THE CALL.  What was originally meant to be an ongoing became truncated to a 4-issue mini-series, but it birthed a lifelong friendship and future collaborations. This episode was recorded Oct...

Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans podcast! For episode 1115 Adam welcomes acclaimed artist Marcus To to the show to discuss his career in comics, from beginnings with Aspen, to working with DC and Marvel.   This episode was recorded October 23 2025. Download it now! Thanks for listening to the Comic Shenanigans podcast! E-mail us at  comicshenanigans@gmail.com

Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans podcast! For episode 1114 join Adam Chapman as he welcomes Paul Skorez back to the show for a new BOOK OF THE MONTH CLUB episode.   This time around, we focus in on Power Rangers, a fandom that Paul is quite familiar with, although Adam is quite a neophyte. In this episode we focus in on MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #1-8 by Kyle Higgins. This episode was recorded O...

Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans podcast! For episode 1113, join Adam Chapman as he welcomes Zack Chapman back to the show! During this episode, Zack and Adam discuss Zack's recent foray into reading Daredevil comics, as he mainlined over 500 comics in a month to get caught up on ol' hornhead's adventures! This episode was recorded October 11 2025. Zack was previously on episode 1092B to discuss S...

Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans podcast! For episode 1112 join Adam Chapman as he welcomes Conor McCreery back to the show (was previously on episode 1097), and welcomes JIBOLA FAGBAMIYE onto the show for the first time. JIBOLA & CONOR discuss their fantastic new new graphic novel, FELA: MUSIC IS THE WEAPON, which comes out October 7th. Fela: Music is the Weapon is not authorized by, affiliat...

Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans podcast! For episode 1111 join Adam Chapman as he welcomes Nathan S back to the show for a new BOOK OF THE MONTH CLUB episode.   This time around, we discuss the Marvel / DC crossover INCREDIBLE HULK VS. SUPERMAN. This episode was recorded September 23, 2025. Download it now! Thanks for listening to the Comic Shenanigans podcast! E-mail us at  comicshenanigans@gmai...

Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans podcast! For episode 1110 join Adam Chapman as he welcomes back to the show RON FRENZ! This is Ron's SEVENTEENTH time on the show, and this time around we do a creator commentary on the recently released "FANTASTIC FOUR FANFARE #3", written by Tom DeFalco and illustrated by Ron. This episode was recorded August 25 2025. Check out Ron Frenz's prior appearances on th...

Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans podcast! For episode 1109 join Adam Chapman as he welcomes Nate S back to the show for a new Creator Spotlight episode, this time focusing on JOHN BYRNE. We take a look at three very different books from John Byrne's career, focusing particularly on some of his Marvel Comics work.  This episode was recorded August 25 2025. Download it now! Thanks for listening to t...

Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans podcast! For episode 1108 join Adam Chapman as he welcomes Chuck Austen  back to the podcast!  This time around we focus on a creator commentary of Chuck's early 2000s DC series Superman: Metropolis, which was an ongoing which became a twelve-issue maxi-series.  We discuss working for DC at that time, the reception of the book from both editorial and fans, and what...

Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans podcast! For episode 1107 join Adam Chapman as he welcomes Nathan S back to the show for a new BOOK OF THE MONTH CLUB episode.   This time around, we switch over to DC Comics to experience JLA #1-4 from Grant Morrison and Howard Porter, which launched in late 1996. This episode was recorded August 11, 2025. Download it now! Thanks for listening to the Comic Shenani...

Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans podcast! For episode 1106 Adam welcomes Marvel Associate Editor Danny Khazem to the show!  We talk about what it's like working in Marvel Editorial in the present day, working with JM DeMatteis, Danny's own editorial influences and much more! This episode was recorded August 4 2025. Download it now! Thanks for listening to the Comic Shenanigans podcast! E-mail us a...

Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans podcast! For episode 1105 join Adam Chapman as he welcomes Nate S back to the show for a new Creator Spotlight episode, this time focusing on not just any creator, but the King himself, JACK KIRBY. We take a look at three very disparate titles from Jack's career at Marvel, RED RAVEN COMICS #1, AMAZING ADVENTURES (VOLUME 2) #4 & WHAT IF? (VOLUME 1) #11.  This ep...

Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans podcast! For episode 1103 Adam welcomes Judd Winick back to the show for his 11th time on the show.  We dial into Judd's Green Arrow run from the mid-2000s, discussing what it was like to take on the adventures of the Emerald Archer.  Check out Judd's prior appearances in: Episode 554 Episode 666 Episode 668 Episode 764 Episode 788 Episode 854 Episode 946 Episode 1...

Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans podcast! For episode 1103 Jim Beard joins the show to discuss his newest book, Jack of All Comics! - A Fan Conversation About the King of Comics.  Jim has assembled an impressive list of writers to bring to life a series of essays about different eras and works from Jack Kirby.  We delve into this book, as well as Jim's recent decision to stop buying monthly comics...

Welcome to the Comic Shenanigans podcast! For episode 1102 join Adam Chapman as he welcomes Nathan S back to the show for a new BOOK OF THE MONTH CLUB episode.   This time around, in time for the upcoming Fantastic Four: First Steps film, discuss the original GALACTUS TRILOGY from Fantastic Four #48-50, plus the bonus issue #51. This episode was recorded July 23, 2025. Download it now! Thanks for...