Joe Talks Comics

This week Joe and Mighty Lee's Comics talk about the next 4 picks of their "20 Comics to Get to Know Me" lists. In this third part, picks 12 through 9 inclusive are covered. For Joe, that was, from 12 to 9: Fantastic Four Vol. 5: Point of Origin by Slott, Medina, Izaakse and Magno from Marvel Comics, Flash by Manapul and Buccellato from DC Comics, Giant Days from Boom! Studios and Pe...

This week, Joe talks with his friend Glenn about the recent Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Specials, initially starring David Tennant and Catherine Tate, and then starring Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson in the 2023 Christmas Special. This is a full spoilers conversation, so please keep that in mind if you're not caught up on the show! It was a lot of fun to talk with one of my best friends, and on...

This week Joe talks with writer Tony James about the second chance Indiegogo campaign for Star Noir: Book Two. Star Noir is a comic about how "a 1940's detective teams up with a grey alien to stop a shapeshifter killing LAPD officers", described as "L.A. Noire meets The X-Files". The second chance campaign for Star Noir: Book Two is live on Indiegogo until 6th April at indi...

This week Joe and Mighty Lee's Comics talk about the next 4 picks of their "20 Comics to Get to Know Me" lists. In this second part, picks 16 through 13 inclusive are covered. For Joe, that was, from 16 to 13: Strange Academy from Marvel Comics, Batman (2016) from DC Comics, and Middlewest and Bolero both from Image Comics. For Mighty Lee, that was: 4 Kids Walk Into a Bank from Black...

This week, writer Christof Bogacs Returns! Again! to talk with Joe about his upcoming projects, including Requiem #2 (live on Kickstarter now!) and Rick and Morty Finals Week: Brawlher #1, illustrated by Beck Kubrick and out April 16th! This was also just a really great, fun chat about a lot of things, including the comic industry, the world in general and anything else related to what we discusse...

This week, I celebrate Valentine's Day by inviting my boyfriend, Echo, onto the podcast to talk about one of my favourite comics, Heartstopper, written and drawn by Alice Oseman! We discuss different aspects of the comic, the characters, and more, how it compares to the Netflix show adaptation, and what we love about the story in both mediums! For this, we go into full spoilers for the comic a...

This week Joe talks with Glenn about Seven to Eternity. Seven to Eternity was a 17 issue Image Comics series that ran from 2016 to 2021, written by Rick Remender, drawn by Jerome Opeña (#1-6, #9-17) and James Harren (#7-8), colored by Matt Hollingsworth and lettered by Rus Wooton. You can find Glenn on Twitter ⁠@glenn_matchett⁠ You can find the show on Twitter ⁠@JoeTalksComics⁠ You can find your h...

This week Mighty Lee's Comics returns in the first part of a new series where they join Joe to talk about their "20 Comics to Get to Know Me" lists. For long-time listeners, yes, this is a re-run. It originally came out in May 2023, but Mighty and I have only just recorded Part 2, so I wanted to run this first part in the feed again, so anyone who hasn't heard it can listen befor...

This week Joe talks with Superdude98 about the legendary Marvel/DC crossover from the early 2000s, JLA/Avengers.  JLA/Avengers was written by Kurt Busiek, drawn by George Pérez, colored by Tom Smith and lettered by Comicraft. You can find Superdude98 on the League of Comic Geeks under that username @Superdude98 You can find the show on Twitter @JoeTalksComics You can find your host, Joe Loves Comi...

This week Mighty Lee's Comics joins Joe for a dive into the Best Shows of 2023. This is the fourth and final part of the Best of 2023 Wrap-Up with Mighty Lee. The first was the Best Comics of 2023, a very broad breakdown of all the comics we enjoyed this year. The second part was the first annual Talkies Awards, where we talk about our favourites of all these, including our pick for best comic...

This week Mighty Lee's Comics joins Joe for a deep dive into the Best Movies of 2023. This is the third part of the Best of 2023 Wrap-Up with Mighty Lee. The fourth and final part will be about the Best Shows of 2023. The first was the Best Comics of 2023, a very broad breakdown of all the comics we enjoyed this year. The second part was the first annual Talkies Awards, where we talk about our...

This week Mighty Lee's Comics joins Joe for the first annual Talkies Awards, where we talk about our favourites of all the comics we talked about in the Best Comics of 2023 episode, including our pick for best comic of the year and more! This is the second part of the Best of 2023 Wrap-Up with Mighty Lee. The first was the Best Comics of 2023 episode from last Wednesday, a very broad breakdown...

This week Mighty Lee's Comics joins Joe for an extra long, extra special deep dive into the Best Comics of 2023. This is the first half of the Best of 2023 Wrap-Up with Mighty Lee, covering a broad summary of all the comics we enjoyed this year. The second part is the first annual Talkies Awards, where we talk about our favourites of all these, including our pick for best comic of the year and...

This week Joe chats with his friend Owen, also known as Anomaly616 and Massive-Verse Central, about the comics they read and enjoyed in November. You can find Owen on Twitter at ⁠⁠@MassiveVerseCEN⁠⁠ , on the League of Comic Geeks at ⁠⁠@Anomaly616⁠⁠ , and on YouTube at ⁠⁠Owen's Reviews⁠⁠ to hear his thoughts on all things pop culture.  You can find the show on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@JoeTalksComics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

This week Joe talks with Alex Cormack and Rich Douek, artist and writer respectively of new comic series Drive Like Hell, lettered by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou and published by Dark Horse Comics. The first two issues of Drive Like Hell are out now, so go check it out at your local comic store if you're interested! The synopsis for the issue is as follows: "Bobby Ray had it made. One last big...

This week Joe chats with his friend Beetle about the comics they read and enjoyed in October. You can find Beetle on the League of Comic Geeks @adam830 You can find the show on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@JoeTalksComics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can find your host, Joe Loves Comics, on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@JoeLovesComics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can also find him on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@JoeLovesComics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you have any questions, comments or sugg...

This week Joe talks with his friend NorseFury about Jason Aaron and Esad Ribic's Thor epic, The Saga of Gorr the God Butcher.  This storyline is from the first 11 issues of Marvel series Thor: God of Thunder from 2012, which kicked off what would become a modern classic run on the character written by Jason Aaron. All 11 issues were written by Aaron and lettered by Joe Sabino. Ribic drew and i...

This week Joe and Mighty Lee's Comics talk with one of their favourite creators, Michael Dialynas, about his new comic, Zawa + The Belly of the Beast, published by Boom! Studios. Zawa + The Belly of the Beast #1 is out now, so go check it out at your local comic store if you're interested! It's written, drawn, colored and lettered by Dialynas. The synopsis for the issue is as follows:...

This week Joe celebrates Halloween by talking with creator Danny Baram, the writer of indie comic Halloween Team, drawn by Matt Shults. This was a great fun spooky read, if you want something appropriately in that spirit for Halloween this year! Especially since it's an indie comic, they need and deserve your support, so please go check it out if you're interested. You can find Danny on In...

This week Joe chats with his friend Owen, also known as Anomaly616 and Massive-Verse Central, about the comics they read and enjoyed in September. This celebrates just over 1 year of the podcast, 75 episodes, which is incredible! Thank you so much to everyone who has supported me and the show up to this point, it means so much, I really appreciate it. You can find Owen on Twitter at ⁠@MassiveVerse...

In this bonus episode of the podcast, Joe talks with comic writer, friend and fellow member of the Wednesday Pull Discord, Devin Whitlock about the short story he wrote for CyberSync - A Cyberpunk Comic Anthology. The theme of the anthology, taken from the Kickstarter page, is as follows: "Through comics, CyberSync explores a future where neural implants allow telepathic communication and a s...

This week Joe talks with writer Phoebe Xavier about her debut prose book Superliminal Latency, a 17 story collection of cyberpunk and horror. She is also the owner of indie publisher 123 GO.  You can find Phoebe on Instagram @phoebe123go , and you can buy copies of Superlininal Latency at indyplanet.com/superliminal-latency . You can find 123 GO on Facebook @123GOPublications , on Instagram also a...

On the latest Casual Catch-Up, I talk about my Top 10 recent comic pulls for the New Comic Book Days of 27th September and 4th October, and then what comics I'm excited for over the next two weeks, October 18th and 25th! You can find the show on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@JoeTalksComics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can find your host, Joe Loves Comics, on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@JoeLovesComics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can also find him on Instagra...

This week Mighty Lee's Comics joins Joe to talk with the writer and artist of Grandma Tilly's Hell-Tech Mech, Dakota Brown and Lane Lloyd, published by indie publisher Band of Bards. Grandma Tilly's Hell-Tech Mech #1 is out now, so go check it out at your local comic store if you're interested! The synopsis for the issue is as follows: "Mech suits powered by Hell-tech. A track...

This week Joe talks with writer Phoebe Xavier about her Kickstarter, Vikings - Saga of the North, a beautifully drawn educational comic book, drawn by Jose Ernesto Diaz and colored by Adriana Quinteros, that gives insight and detail into the Age of the Vikings. Vikings - Saga of the North is currently live on Kickstarter until November 5th at ⁠⁠⁠⁠ kickstarter.com/projects/13thmoon/vikings-saga-of-...