Comics Exchange

Welcome back to your friendly neighborhood podcast! We welcoe 3rd time guest Kevin Smith, as we discuss the Bricks and Minifigs controversy, the abundance and logic of ads in modern comics, Todd McFarlane's opinion on AI (it may surprise you) and have a nice lil show and tell with our guest. We also discuss books of the week as you bask in our charm. Thanks for being here!

Welcome back, and welcome to our very first game show episode! In this case we play "Unhinged Letterbox", brought to us by second time guest Brandon Shelton! It's a brutal battle royal of comic book movie knowledge! Also you'll find news, books of the week and recommendations. EVERYTHING IS ON THE LINE IN EPSIODE 84!

Our 83rd episode is a special one indeed, featuring our post-free Comic Book Day 2026 celebration including a full interview with the one and only Scott Snyder! You'll also hear tales of the exciting day as well as several interviews with all of our loyal customers and guests for the day! You'll also get our FCBD 2026 raffle winners, books of the week, news, and typical Comics Exchange hijinx on y...

Our 82nd Episode is a preview and celebration of Comic Giveaway Day AKA FCBD 2026, which will feature Scott Snyder! We break it all down with show regular Paul Lewis, and Brad Molchan is here representing his comic Moonblade, talking about his fcbd offerings and launching a kickstarter on the show! Learn about our 2026 grab bags, raffles, sales and so much more on your friendly neighborhood podcas...

Our 81st episode brings special guest Grant - aka MR PEEPERS - representing Mag comic expo. (04/18/26!) Hear stories about this 5 year running convention, plus, we also take an excellent round of listener questions, touch on some news, and our usual adventues on your friendly neighborhood podcast!

Episode 80 features our second March Madness bracket for 2026, this time focused on comic writers, as chosen by YOU! Join 7 time guest Fred Daily as we rank some of our favorite writers of all time. THERE WILL BE TEARS! All this and the usuals on your friendly neighborhood podcast! 3611!

Our 79th episode brings you our 2026 March Madness brackets for our favorite artists, with first time guest Josh from Nirvana! We also discuss the closing of McKay's, and Bill gets a special birthday story involving a rampaging gorilla at Josh's childhood home! All this and more on your friendly neighborhood podcast!

Welcome back to Comics Exchange! Our 78th episode is a Vertigo comics deep dive with you guessed it, Hollywood Paul Lewis! That's not all as we talk news, the loss of Sal Buscema, books of the week, and have a heated debate regarding socks and....TV?

Welcome back to Comics Exchange! Episode 77 wraps up our best-of- 2025 trilogy by focusing on the indie books of 2025 with guest Paul Lewis. This plus all of your usual segments and hijinx from your friendly neighborhood podcast!

Our 76th episode brings you our 2025 Marvel best of list with returning guest Hollywood Paul Lewis! We also discuss Kathleen Kennedy leaving the Star Wars universe, super hero hair highlights, and new accusations of a famous artist using AI. All this and more on your friendly neighborhood podcast!

Join us for the first of our 2025 year end best-of lists with special guest Hollywood Paul Lewis! This episode focuses on DC Comics' outstanding 2025. We also discuss the new trailers for Avengers: Doomsday, blind bag controversies and more on your friendly neighborhood podcast!

We're baaaack! After a December break we make our grand Christmas return! Join us as we regale you with stories about in-store signings with Frank Cho and Donny Cates! Bask in a ton of news! Preview the insane movie slate coming up in 2026, books of the week, a raffle, and so much more on your friendly neighborhood podcast!

Join us for an interview with Frank Cho live from the shop from a recent signing! Learn how he was banned from Marvel by....Kathleen Kennedy?! 

It's a special episode live interview! Donny Cates was on hand for signings at the Comics Exchange 26th anniversary, and we were lucky enough to spend some time with him in this special interview episode live from the event! 

Our 73rd episode is packed! We have some MAJOR announcements involving 5 INCREDIBLE guests signing in-store on Nov 22! We have a surprise guest, Rick Molchan from Resolute Bliss Publishing with their latest Kickstarters, we discuss felonies, and Bill saves a life?!? Don't miss it!

Our 72nd episode features third time guest Carson Hunt, who is here to discuss the upcoming Appalachian Renaissance Fair of TN! We also report on a TON of comic, figure and TV news coming out of NYCC 2025 as well as our usual books of the week, recommendations, and more!

Welcome to our 71st episode! We discuss Batman Day 2025, timely news, books of the week, and we do a Questions Three feature on each other! All this and more on your friendly neighborhood podcast!

Our 70th episode is also our first foray onto youtube! Catch us if you can! In this episode we learn about the pitfalls of comic shop naming, answer listener questions, discuss news, books of the week, and a VERY special moment involving Ryan and the Amazing Spider Man #12 letters page. You have to hear it to believe it! All this and more on your friendly neighborhood podcast!

Our 69th episode (nice) is also our 3rd anniversary! Join us along with 4.5 timer Hollywood Paul Lewis and his amazing sketchbooks. Also you'll find that we make a very special announcement involving our upcoming youtube channel as well as a giveaway, news discussions, and expensive tenders. Happy anniversary!

Our 68th episode brings special guest Brad Molchan, cofounder of Resolute Bliss Publishing! We also go full-spoilers for James Gunn's Superman movie, discuss Fanboy Expo 2025, and so much more!

Our jam-packed 67th episode brings excitement for the new Superman film, our best books of 2025 so far, a tribute to Jim Shooter, Michael Madsen's best roles, a preview of Fanboy fest and all of our usual tirades!

Our 66th episode brings special guest and the very first employee of the Comics Exchange, former Image writer Marc Bryant!

Our 65th episode delves into a vast, sprawling network of news! We discuss all manner of things including Joe Quesada coming to Knoxville, books of the week, recommendations and all of the adventure you expect from your friendly neighborhood podcast!

Our 64th episode brings special guest co-owner and editor Rick Molchan from Resolute Bliss Publishing! We regale in old school Knoxville comic stories, discuss publishing comics through the years, and the future of the industry. Rick also brings us a Comics Exchange first, the official launch of Resolute Bliss' first kickstarter campaign! All of this and all of our usual hijinx on your friendly ne...

Welcome back to your friendly neighborhood podcast! In our 63rd episode we discuss the amazing free comic book day 2025 featuring Ryan Stegman, giveaways, shop talk, book of the week and 100 men vs a gorilla!