Perfect Bound Comic Book Podcast

Today on a brand-spankin’ new episode, the gang discuss a few snippets from the comics world, including: • David Bowie bio-comic coming from Insight comics • A few notable passings should be mentioned: Tom Spurgeon , Gahan Wilson , and Tom Lyle • Asterix to get US rollout in 2020 • Breena Bard is the first Scholastic graphic novel contest winner to hit print • Tom King has a controversial op...

Today on a giggly new show for December, we discuss momentous events such as: • The original Blade Runner no longer takes place in the future! • Wonder Woman #750 will be a wonder • Kevin Feige runs Marvel now • Garth Ennis on Preacher TV show • Into the Spider-Verse part 2 to be released in 2022 • ComicbookDB.com is closing • James Groman’s new Batman vinyl figures https://ia601509.us.archi...

Today on another exciting new episode, the gang start the day talking about C.B. Cebulski downplaying the Marvel/DC rivalry (but don’t look for any new crossovers any time soon). Then, the Stumble Bound crew try to keep things together one last time and talk about Alan Moore threatening to retire again, Ed Brubaker signing an overall deal with Legendary Pictures, and writing comics just to s...

Today on the show, the gang go once more into the breach of comic book news, and discuss all sorts of topics including: • Strangely, one of the most viral posts on our page was about a pizza company that put little chairs alongside the little table in pizza delivery boxes • DC unveils new timeline for comic book universe • Everything old is new again: Should Jason Todd live or die? • Undiscovered...

Today on the show, the gang welcome illustrator and graphic designer Jeff Carpenter. He currently works in-house at Wizards of the Coast, where he contributes to Magic: The Gathering, the Transformers TCG, and Dungeons & Dragons. He previously led a team of designers at The 5th Avenue Theatre and freelanced with non-profit clients across the country. He’s just released his first book,  FIELD N...

Today on another exciting edition of the Perfect Bound Podcast, the gang gather around the good ol’ microphones and discuss a few things in the comic book world, including: • Raina Telgemeier’s “Guts” is the bestselling BOOK overall • Comic readers are leaving superheroes behind • Netflix to produce animated Bone series • Black Crown shuts down • Everybody’s talking a...

Today on the show we welcome Eisner-award nominated artist Marc Palm . Marc joins us in-store and regales us with: • How he got started in comics • What brought him to Seattle • How he got started with Fantagraphics • The self-published comics Punch to Kill and The Fang • How he got in with MAD Magazine and getting the job to draw “The Ghastlygun Tinies” • Being interviewed by the New...

Photo © AlexeyRU Today on a special extended Threefer edition, the gang start off talking about Joker’s debut at the Venice Film Festival, where the director says it’s an Oscar contender. Audiences are polarized by the film, but so far the Venice Film Fest director might have a point. And then the Stumble Bound gang stumble to the table once again and talk about toys, and the growing w...

This week, the guys saddle up to the mics and talk about a collection of comic news stories, including • The Far Side online? • Lion Forge and Oni Press have merged • New Horror series from Boom! Is there something in the air with all the new horror titles being released? • Ms. Marvel to get a TV show and be a part of the MCU • Diamond stops taking orders of Cimmerian Queen of Black Coast What&#82...

Today’s show comes to you from The Panel Jumper **LIVE** Chapter VIII . Normally during live shows, we interview an industry guest. On today’s show, however, the guest had to cancel at the last minute, so the gang pull together and talk about instances in comics where a change had to be made at the last minute. Listen to the gang chat about Aquaman, Kill Dozer, the New 52, and when the...

Today on a Nicole-less episode, the gang reconvene inside Comics Dungeon and discuss: • Morrison and Xermanico rewrite galactic history • Jeph Loeb talks Marvel TV • Jeff Lemire and Phil Hester’s “Family Tree” finally coming in November • Image announces “Bog Bodies” • He-Man and the Masters of the Multiverse! • Star Wars ending with #75 https://ia601503.us.archive.or...

Today on the show, the gang welcome special guest Steve Mattsson . Steve is a Portland-based actor and artist who – in the early 1980s – went from fan to professional during the early days of independent comics. He was one of the first hired hands at Dark Horse, and eventually found himself writing and coloring books for Dark Horse, Marvel, and DC. Steve currently makes a living workin...

Today on the show, we start off talking about the upcoming The Panel Jumper **LIVE** Chapter VIII , which comes your way on Friday, September 27th at West of Lenin. Click the picture above for tickets. Other comic book news we feel fit to talk about includes: • Brian Talbot’s Luther Arkwright to return in 2022 • Something Is Killing The Children to be an ongoing series • Dark Horse cancels B...

We start today’s show talking about the fact that tickets for The Panel Jumper **LIVE** Chapter VIII are now live, so go buy your tickets today so Ben and Cole can sleep at night. Then we talk about House of X and Powers of X . Specifically: • Why is Marvel rebooting X-Men? • How well is it selling? • Is it a true reboot? • What is Krakoa’s role? • Do you need to know everything about...

Today on the show, we start off admiring Chris’s John Wick action figure – especially the dog. When we get down to business, we talk about: • Richard Williams dies aged 86 • Locke and Key return… briefly… • The Resistance launches a new superhero universe • Where does DC fit in with Warner Media’s big picture plans? • Lumberjanes among the movies canceled after the Di...

Today’s show is episode 237, regardless of what Ben says at the beginning. Other news topics wherein Ben or others might miss-speak include: • Disney and Sony are having a dispute about Spider-Man • Ernie Colon dies at age 88 • Art Spiegelman pulled his Marvel Folio intro after Disney demand he not criticize the president • Speaking of Disney not making the BEST sociopolitical choices…...

Today on the show, the gang talk about how hot it is in Seattle these days, but that ain’t nuthin’ compared to the rest of the country. Other newsworthy stories include: • The upcoming Anniversary Sales at Comics Dungeon and Corner Comics • Alex Banchitta signing Headless at Comics Dungeon • Rutger Hauer has passed away • Marvel’s summer events (you’ll have to listen to the...

Today on the show, we welcome Fright Comics founder Alex Banchitta . Alex joins us today to talk about his career as a self-publishing comic book creator, his new comic Headless for Scout Comics, and his upcoming project with “Who Censored Roger Rabbit” author Gary K. Wolf. Check out Fright comics here , stay tuned to Scout comics for the upcoming release of Headless , and be sure to c...

To start the show off today, we celebrate the fact that the show is now available on Spotify! Check out the link in the sidebar at perfectboundpodcast.com. Then we backtrack to San Diego Comic Con, and talk about a few tibits coming out of that behemoth of a con, including but not limited to: • The MCU is planned out for the next 100 years, including The Eternals, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the T...

Today on another extended three-fer, the gang first talk about Joe Hill writing and overseeing a new line of horror comics for DC . Then the Stumble Bound crew stumble through the door and are bound to embarrass themselves as they discuss the myriad comic book-based TV shows that are current and upcoming. And finally, in this cobbled-together episode, Book Report and Quiz Time make their usual app...

Today on an exciting three part episode, the gang sit down briefly to discuss IDW releasing a graphic novel adaptation of the Mueller report . Will people finally read it in comic form? Will it be redacted? Only time will tell. In the second part of the show, the Stumble Bound crew burst through the door with their Old Fashions and – after a brief discussion about the nature of puns –...

Today on the show, the gang speculate about what makes a Kickstarter successful other than having Wil Wheaton re-tweet it. Other topics include: • DC just killed off Vertigo again • Also, Ink and Zoom now DC Kids • Frank Miller pulls a “Year One” for Superman • Doctor Strange ends with #20 • Former employee charged in Denver’s Mile High theft • A petition was started for Netflix...

Prompted by an in-store customer suggestion, today the gang tackle the age-old question: Does 90’s X-Men Suck? Specifically, we ask: • Does it? • Why does it? • Did it at the time, or just in retrospect? • What are some good things that came out of 90s X-Men? • What other titles had a “period of suckness.” https://ia601407.us.archive.org/8/items/perfectboundep230/PerfectBound_Ep2...

Today on the show, the gang welcome writer and inker Karl Kesel . Karl has an impressive resume, having inked myriad titles for DC, and written for such characters as Harley Quinn, Superboy, Daredevil, and the Fantastic Four. We talk with Karl about his history inking and writing titles at DC and Marvel, about his creator owned works  Section Zero  (with Tom Grummett), and Impossible Jones  (with...

It’s inside-out day here at the Perfect Bound Podcast. Today, we talk about this article from comicsbeat.com which talks about Scholastic, on the strength of Dog Man, Raina Telgemier, Amulet, and more, controlling 33% of the bookstore market. So we ruminate about the impact of the young adult / kids market on the bookstore market, and specifically, the comic market. https://ia601402.us.archi...