Comics Exchange

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!

Our 62nd episode brings news, the winner of our Marvel March Madness bracket, free comic book day previews, book of the week, recommendations and more! Stick around after the music for a post-credit scene featuring Wrestlemania discussion!

Our 61st episode brings the 2nd part of comics March Madness! We bracket up the Marvel women as chosen by our loyal listeners with 4th time guest Jamie Skull. We also discuss the insane Avengers: Doomsday news and more!

Our 60th episode features our first round of comic character March Madness with DC women! Second time guest Jazz from Nirvana Comics joins us for the fun, and we announce our special creator superstar for free comic book day! 

Our 59th episode features a massive news dump, stories from a recent convention, condiment talk and more!

Our 58th episode isa focused on the Fantastic Four! We discuss the new trailer, and take a deep dive all the way back to the 60's! We also cover news, weekly picks, and an interview with Skeletor about the Leto casting! Thanks for being here!

Welcome back to Comics Exchange! Our 57th episode features the latest news discussion, questionable hot dog condiments, Diamond comics fallout, as well as our 2024 best-of list for indie comics! Happy new year!

Welcome back to Comics Exchange! In this year end episode we discuss a boat-load of news, talk about Gunn's first Superman trailer, and come up with our 2024 best-of DC list. Happy new year from your friendly neighborhood podcast!

Welcome back to your friendly neighborhood podcast! Our 55th episode details the recent shipping issues with Diamond distribution, news, and our 2024 Marvel best-of top 5!

Welcome back to Comics Exchange! Our 54th episode brings discussion on the recent Absolute and Ultimate comic universes from the big two, listener questions, recent shop best sellers, news, recommendations, and just in time for wintery weather we answer....SOUP OR STEW?!? Thank you for being a friend!

Our 53rd episode brings Brad Duncan from Nirvana Comics! We discuss grading and pressing books, differences in selling with online platforms, shop stories, con stories, and a birthday celebration for Ryan!

Our 52nd episode is a very special one indeed! We bring you former partner and co-owner of the Comics Exchange, former IDW editor and writer, and currently the founder and publisher of Magma Comics, THE Denton J. Tipton!  We regale in stories about moving to San Diego, working for IDW, starting his own publishing company, writing books, and much, much more!

Our 51st episode brings 3rd time guest Paul Lewis! We discuss his amazing sketchbook collection, tell con stories, news, and do two giveaways! To the future...and beyond!

Our 50th episode is a celebration with honorary 4th member and fifth time guest Fred Dailey! Join us to celebrate 50 episodes AND 25 years of The Comics Exchange! We go over some sad losses, spend time reflecting on 25 years of Bill running a shop, deep dive on our favorite comic stories of all time and do a TON of giveaways for our beloved listeners. That, plus books of the week, news, and more. ...

Our 49th episode brings you first time guest Mike Hermann from Tall Man toys and games! We delve into the history and future of Funko Pops and running multiple shops! We talk about the rise of Lego, Bricknomicon, news, and the all-new, all-different Questions Three! Join us on the march to episode 50!

Our 48th episode brings first time guest Brandon Shelton! We take a deep timeline dive on comic book movies, and we mean deep ! We also touch on a ton of news including D23 and those announcements! All of this and your usual schenanigans from The Comics Exchange!

After a brief weather delay our 47th episode brings you 1st time guest, indy writer/artist Matt Adkins! We discuss what's it's like to self-publish and create a comic, check out some rare gems from his collection, and get some generous advice! We also revel in a ton of SDCC 2024 news including the earth shattering Robert Downey Jr development, Marvel/DC previews, books of the week and more! 

Welcome to Comics Exchange! Our 46th episode brings new guest Jonathan Beckner from Snake Eyes comics! We talk about the industry, shop stories, Fanboy expo tales, the upcoming Absolute DC line, raffle a TV as well as Wolverine and Deadpool tickets, recommend our books of the week and much more!