This Is Getting Graphic

Hear ye, hear ye! Prince Namor the Sub-Mariner invites you to listen for a new episode of TIGG's annual observance of NAMOR NOVEMBER! This time around, we're going back to the beginning of not only Namor, but the Marvel Universe itself in 1939's MARVEL COMICS #1 and the debut story of the Sub-Mariner! See as the undersea royal finds himself encountering members of the human race for the first time...

It's our closest episode to Halloween, which means Phil is opening his comics vault this week and giving us a spooky, scary, and yet fitting tribute to the late, great Ozzy Osbourne! After being struck by lightning that may have been conjured by Alan Moore, the Prince of Darkness finds himself in a purgatory where he's being hunted by a gang of colorful miscreants, including Willie Nelson in three...

Abandon hope, all ye who listen here, because it's time again for HALLOWEEN on This Is Getting Graphic! And you know what that means... time for the X-Men to go to hell! Literally! When Nightcrawler receives a birthday present that's a tad more explosive than he bargained for, the X-Men find themselves reenacting Dante Alighieri's famous fanfiction, the Inferno, with none other than the Sorcerer S...

Love is in the air on today's episode... or maybe that's embarrassment? Hard to tell, the scents are very similar. We take you to the halcyon days of the DC Universe, when Dick Grayson is still Robin and dipping his toes into the dating scene with none other than Kara Zor-El, aka Supergirl! A match made in heaven... or maybe that's somewhere else? Hard to tell, the venues are very similar. How dis...

It's an intercompany crossover NO ONE SAW COMING as Robert Kirkman and Cory Walker bring their teenage superpowered alien INVINCIBLE to the Marvel Universe! As Angstrom Levy sends Mark Grayson flying through the multiverse over in the pages of Invincible, he finds himself smack dab in the middle of a battle between none other than Spider-Man and Doc Ock... or was it Agent Spider and Prof Ock? We a...

Things are still trippy in a galaxy far, far away as we resume our look at the "What If?" take on Episode IV! After a five year time jump, the galaxy is a very different place... Han Solo and Chewie never paid Jabba, Luke never left Dagobah, and Leia... BECAME A SPACE FASCIST?? Plus, the Death Star's still there. Which is bad. Han and Chewie rush to pick up Luke, and Yoda decides to tag along... B...

It's time to eject the warp core and hide from the Moopsy here on This Is Getting Graphic, as we're joined by writers Tilly and Susan Bridges to talk about the Hugo Award-winning choose your own adventure style graphic novel, Star Trek: Lower Decks: Warp Your Own Way! After a fairly rude awakening by an alarm clock with a remarkably good Leonard Nimoy impression, Lt. JG Beckett Mariner grabs herse...

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... there was a brand new episode of This Is Getting Graphic! We sense a disturbance in the Force known as Star Wars Infinities, where the plots of Star Wars films go just a little bit awry... and the consequences are dire. In this outing, we ask the question, what would happen if the Death Star didn't blow up? Would Luke fall to the dark side? Would Yoda s...

Y'ALL READY FOR THIS?? Lace up your sneakers, comics and sports fans, as we take a look at one of the strangest crossovers of all time with comics writer and editor Chas! Pangburn! After Godzilla makes his way to the West Coast of the United States, it's rampage o'clock, and the only one that can stop it is... noted basketball legend Charles Barkley?? We're just as confused as you are... at least...

We're going out of this world on today's episode of TIGG, as we explore the alien absurdities of Jack Kirby's Fourth World series, Mister Miracle, super escape artist! Scott Free and Big Barda need to go on tour to avoid the forces of Apokolips, but he needs a manager to make things happen... enter the incomparable and oddly familiar looking Funky Flashman! Will this shyster really be able to get...

The court case comes to an end as we reach the finale of the Summer House of M with the last two issues of the event! As Team Big Damn Distraction causes havoc at Magneto's big party, Wanda gives Dr. Strange a peek at her new reality TV series, Keeping Up with the House of M! But when the truth of the reality alteration is finally revealed, everybody might not make it out alive... or even not as w...

We're back with the second half of House of M, and at long last, things are happening! Are they good things? Ehhhhh... who's to say? With the help of Layla Miller and Emma Frost, the heroes of the Marvel Universe are pulled from their ideal worlds and pulled back into the trauma of being a superhero. Thanks, I hate it! And with the Avengers reassembled, it's time to make a plan to get to the sourc...

The court of the Summer House of M is back in session as we take a look at the next two issues... and a whole lotta talking. A LOT of talking. When Wolverine realizes that reality is not as it should be, he gives skydiving a try and goes to hunt for anyone who can help... via a phone booth. But when he's picked up by a bunch of street level heroes doing their best in this altered world, he just......

Time for another guest spot on This Is Getting Graphic, as our old friend Joe Corallo returns to the show to talk about a strange little alternative book called Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children! Featuring tales of psychotic clowns living it up after tragedy, corpses having a lovely day out on the town, and a depressed tap dancer finding love, these tales are sure to disturb, delight, and let yo...

This year's summer event begins not with a bang, but a whimper, as we delve into Marvel's 2005 crossover House of M with special guest Alex Hanbury! After drugging and traumatizing Wanda Maximoff for months, Charles Xavier has tried nothing and is all out of ideas. Let's hope the X-Men and Avengers have better suggestio--PUT HER DOWN?? EXCUSE ME? But when they show up to execute this grand plan, a...

It's a double feature on This Is Getting Graphic as we take a look at two Silver Age stories! First, it's the debut of Krypto the Superdog as teenage Clark Kent finds that owning a superpowered pup is more trouble than it's worth. Then, Aquaman finds himself saving a newspaper catering exclusively to sea folk. Yeah, a real page turner there. Will Smallville survive Krypto's attempts to reduce it t...

Justice, like lightning, strikes when least expected... but we like to be topical, so here's the Thunderbolts! After New York's greatest heroes perish in battle with a supervillain threat made of Charles Xavier and Magneto's worst parts, new heroes must rise to the occasion... and from their studio apartment above the pizza place, the Thunderbolts answer the call! But these new heroes have a secre...

Face front, comics fans, and come on a journey with us into the very first crossover between DC and Marvel, SUPERMAN VS. THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN. Huh... seems to be a bit of a power disparity right out the gate... place your bets now! When Lex Luthor and Dr. Octopus find they have more in common then they thought, they team up to launch an incredibly convoluted scheme, rather than becoming the hot...

HELP. WE'VE BEEN KIDNAPPED AGAIN AND PUT IN-- Ignore them. All is well. It's me, Alex, host of This Is Getting Graphic. As the boys take a little nappy time, we're going to talk about Superman! While a mysterious Kryptonian computer matrix starts to hijack Clark Kent's entire life, a space flight goes horribly wrong and sends a crew of four--including a scientist, his hot wife, a wisecracking teen...

America is in a time of turmoil... enemies of freedom roam the streets, and people are scared for the future. But enough about 2025, let's talk about the first appearance of Captain America! Witness a patriotic boy become a patriotic MAN... with four pecs! Watch as he takes down the enemies of freedom, including spies, saboteurs, and... a geek who lives in his mom's basement? Oh, and the Red Skull...

The epic conclusion of the crossover between DC's Green Lantern mythos and IDW's Star Trek comics has arrived, and not everyone will be making it out alive! When the planet Vulcan reemerges full of Black Lanterns, Spock has to confront his mommy issues head on, while in space, lots of different colors are shooting each other a whole bunch! Will this be the death of another universe because of Gant...

It's another terrific interview bonus episode as we talk to the fun, creative, and hilarious team behind Student Government, the upcoming YA graphic novel from Maverick, including writers Lilah Sturges and Dan Justus, artist Joe Eisma, and editor Lauren McGrew-Hitzhusen! We discuss what makes this book fun, the creative process involved in it, how much Andrew likes Star Trek, and some dream projec...

The epic crossover between IDW's Star Trek comics and DC's Green Lantern mythos continues as we discover that Hal Jordan isn't the only Lantern to have crossed over to the new dimension! Things are gonna get angry, they'll get greedy, and they'll get... loving? As Atrocitus, Larfleeze, and Sinestro wreak havoc across the Alpha Quadrant, the newly deputized Lanterns aboard the Enterprise need to le...

Prepare to enter the comic crossover of a lifetime as IDW's Star Trek comics meet the unstoppable force of DC's Green Lantern mythos! After Nekron (who already should have been defeated in Blackest Night, but go figure) basically ENDS THE UNIVERSE, Guardian of Oa Ganthet enacts a wild plan to protect the light of the emotional spectrum forever! But what does J.J. Abrams's affinity for lens flares...

Wedding bells are ringing once again, and this time for the X-Men. But alas, the course of true love never runs smoothly... or often this stupidly. Alex Summers, aka Havok, is poised to wed the love of his life, Lorna Dane, aka Polaris... but he finds himself having second thoughts, accompanied by dreams of the Xavier School's sexy new nurse! A woman he has only known from a coma. True love! Will...