Campus Comics Cast

Want to know what comics Santa might be bringing you this December courtesy of your favorite local comic shop? Listen now to discover what we think might be interesting choices for the Christmas 2026 season. Timestamps: 00:00:00 Opening Music 00:00:10 Intro 00:01:05 Marvel Unlimited News 00:04:45 Next Phase catalog start 00:06:52 DC 00:22:10 Image 00:53:40 Panels catalog start 00:54:00 Panels High...

Campus Comics Cast is reading comics in this episode likes it 1989!! Timestamps: 00:00:00 Opening Music 00:00:10 Intro 00:01:00 Flash Gordon by Alex Raymond 00:46:52 Swamp Thing 1989 02:10:57 Next Episode 02:11:15 Outros 02:12:04 Stinger Can a 1930s comic strip still feel fast, imaginative, and essential nearly a century later—and reveal how much of modern sci-fi, including Star Wars, owes a debt...

So what will you be doing in November of 2026? Hopefully reading some of the comics we recommend in this episode of the campus comics Cast. Timestamps: 00:00:00 Opening Music 00:00:10 Intro 00:00:40 Kyle Starks Kickstarter 00:02:45 Next Phase catalog start 00:10:15 DC 00:36:00 Image 01:08:20 Panels catalog start 01:08:47 Panels Highlights 01:15:45 Marvel 01:32:27 Comic Sales Numbers ICV2 01:38:20...

Join the campus comics cast for its most wibbly wobbly timey wimey episode yet as we discuss Kang the Conqueror. Timestamps: 00:00:00 Opening Music 00:00:10 Intro 00:04:50 First Five Kang 00:35:18 Captain America by Mark Waid 01:08:00 CLZ Shake 01:11:37 Next Episode 01:12:06 Outros 01:12:45 Stinger Can you untangle Kang the Conqueror’s earliest appearances—and survive a Captain America story where...

Welcome to post SDCC episode 240 of the Campus Comics Cast where we are not recovering from con crud, since we were not there. Timestamps: 00:00:00 Opening Music 00:00:10 Intro 00:00:30 SDCC News Rapid Fire Discussion 00:09:00 Next Phase catalog start 00:18:20 DC 00:29:05 Image 00:49:45 Panels catalog start 00:50:15 Panels Highlights 00:58:44 Marvel 01:12:40 Comic Sales Numbers ICV2 01:16:53 Next...

Taking a cue from Marvel, the Campus Comics Cast announces a new Editor-In-Chief for episode 239! (Just Kidding) Timestamps: 00:00:00 Opening Music 00:00:10 Intro 00:00:50 News 00:03:05 First Five Nexus 00:41:10 Superman Secret Identity 01:05:30 CLZ Shake 01:08:55 Next Episode 01:09:25 Outros 01:10:29 Stinger What makes Nexus and Superman’s Secret Identity such powerful picks for a comic podcast e...

In episode 238 of the Campus Comics Cast we commit to never have a Blind Bag episode. After, we talk about the July pre-orders for comics shipping in September and beyond. Timestamps: 00:00:00 Opening Music 00:00:10 Intro 00:01:09 Supergirl movie discussion 00:05:35 Next Phase catalog start 00:14:58 DC 00:31:55 Image 01:15:30 Panels catalog start 01:16:45 Panels Highlights 01:24:08 Marvel 01:29:55...

The Campus Comics Cast goes full anthropomorphic with the first five appearances of Tank Girl and discusison on the first two issues of Escape. Timestamps: 00:00:00 Opening Music 00:00:10 Intro 00:01:55 First Five Tank Girl 00:26:00 Escape Issues 1 and 2 00:45:07 CLZ Shake 00:49:00 Next Episode 00:49:35 Outros 00:50:25 Stinger Can a punk, chaotic comic like Tank Girl still hold up today, and what...

June preorders for books shipping in August means I am back to work when most of these comics come out, which is sort of depressing. Timestamps: 00:00:00 Opening Music 00:00:12 Intro 00:01:26 Listener Feedback 00:05:20 Next Phase catalog start 00:11:15 DC 00:34:50 Image 00:57:48 Panels catalog start 00:58:10 Panels Highlights 01:07:20 Marvel 01:10:30 Comic Sales Numbers ICV2 01:17:56 Next Episode...

In this episode we discuss whether the Punisher sorts his mercy bullets before or after the live ammunition. Timestamps: 00:00:00 Opening Music 00:00:10 Intro 00:00:40 First Five Punisher 00:52:35 Comic Book Organization 01:46:25 CLZ Shake 01:50:37 Next Episode 01:50:45 Outros 01:51:20 Stinger In this episode of the Campus Comics Cast, we dig into the first five appearances of the Punisher in Marv...

After a really bad knock-knock joke, that hopefully makes sense later, the Campus Comics Cast team dives into the May pre-orders! Timestamps: 00:00:00 Opening Music 00:00:12 Intro 00:01:15 Gerry Conway Passing 00:07:50 Listener Feedback 00:10:55 Next Phase catalog start 00:27:55 DC 00:52:18 Image 01:21:34 Panels catalog start 01:24:07 Panels Highlights 01:10:04 Marvel 01:36:50 Comic Sales Numbers...

After listening to episode 233 of the Campus Comics Cast, you should "ask not what your podcast can do for you, Ask what you can do for your podcast." In this episode we discuss the first five appearances of Prez and then determine if Dorc is worth the $80 price tag on eBay. Timestamps: 00:00:00 Opening Music 00:00:10 Intro 00:01:28 Adam Hughes News 00:02:40 First Five Prez 00:38:20 Dorc issue 1 0...

In this episode we discuss whether streaming services should release new seasons all at once or spread them out before diving into the April 2026 pre-orders! Timestamps: 00:00:00 Opening Music 00:00:10 Intro 00:02:15 Next Phase catalog start 00:09:22 DC 00:29:45 Image 00:53:15 Panels catalog start 00:53:25 Panels Highlights 01:10:04 Marvel 01:22:30 Comic Sales Numbers ICV2 01:31:00 Next Episode 01...

Join us for episode 231 of the Campus Comics Cast were we will do our best to not rush things as we anxiously want to go and watch the second season premiere of Daredvil: Born Again. Timestamps: 00:00:00 Opening Music 00:00:12 Intro 00:00:46 Listener Feedback 00:01:52 Sam Kieth Passing 00:07:25 First Five Grendel 00:48:36 New Vertigo Titles 01:15:55 CLZ Shake 01:20:15 Next Episode 01:20:30 Outros...

Can you believe it is already time to pre-order comics coming out in May 2026! Timestamps: 00:00:00 Opening Music 00:00:10 Intro 00:00:30 Next Phase catalog start 00:11:07 DC 00:42:25 Image 01:18:38 Panels catalog start 01:18:50 Panels Highlights 01:32:05 Marvel 01:44:40 Comic Sales Numbers ICV2 01:51:38 Next Episode 01:52:12 Outros 01:53:13 Stingers What happens when comic distribution wars meet...

Join us for episode 229 of the Campus Comics Cast as we make our way to the bayou and dive into the muck with Man-Thing and Swamp Thing. Timestamps: 00:00:00 Opening Music 00:00:10 Intro 00:00:22 New Comics and FOMO2 00:03:48 Sal Buscema 00:05:45 First Five Man-Thing and Swamp Thing 01:01:34 CLZ Shake 01:09:10 Outros 01:10:10 Stinger Which came first, Man-Thing or Swamp Thing—and does it really ma...

So, it is apparently Super Bowl Sunday this week and I had no idea who was playing until two hours ago and I'm actually okay with that. Timestamps: 00:00:00 Opening Music 00:00:15 Intro 00:06:35 Next Phase catalog start 00:18:40 DC 00:51:30 Image 00:49:04 Panels catalog start 01:14:58 Panels Highlights 01:28:31 Marvel 01:39:20 Comic Sales Numbers 01:45:08 Next Episode 01:46:00 Outros 01:47:00 Stin...

As we batten down the hatches to prepare for winter storm Fern, we hope you enjoy episode 227 of the Campus Comics Cast as you watch the snow fall outside. Timestamps: 00:00:00 Opening Music 00:00:10 Intro 00:01:58 First Five Grimjack 00:38:15 The Future Is 01:32:50 CLZ Shake 01:36:01 Outros 01:36:43 Stinger How much has independent comics culture shaped your reading habits—and are you sleeping on...

How many time do you plan to write in the wrong year before the next episode of the Campus Comics Cast? Who is even still writing dates? Timestamps: 00:00:00 Opening Music 00:00:10 Intro 00:02:28 Listener Feedback 00:06:40 Next Phase catalog start 00:09:25 DC 00:31:08 Image 00:49:04 Panels catalog start 00:52:58 Panels Highlights 01:01:45 Marvel 01:15:04 Next Episode 01:15:47 Outros 01:16:30 Sting...

Welcome to this festive episode of the Campus Comics Cast as recorded on Boxing Day 2025 as we discuss the first five appearances of the Black panther and discuss some comic books we have been reading. Timestamps: 00:00:00 Opening Music 00:00:10 Intro 00:03:20 First Five Black Panther 00:54:27 What We have Been Reading 01:21:35 Outros 01:22:34 Stinger What if Boxing Day isn’t just about leftovers...

As we recover from our Turkey hangovers, it is once again time to be thankful for the preorders episode of the Campus Comics Cast. Timestamps: 00:00:00 Opening Music 00:00:08 Intro 00:00:16 Listener Feedback 00:04:50 Next Phase catalog start 00:08:50 DC 00:38:10 Image 01:04:04 Panels catalog start 01:15:34 Marvel 01:31:16 Next Episode 01:33:05 Outros 01:33:42 Stingers If you could only afford a ha...

Welcome to the rootenest, tootenest episode yet of the Campus Comics Cast, or our names ain't Yosemite Sam and Josey Wales, which by the way, they are not. Join us for our discussion of the first five appearances of Jonah Hex and a review of Dead Acre Black Badge. Timestamps: 00:00:00 Opening Music 00:00:26 Intro 00:03:06 First Five Jonah Hex 00:54:36 Western Comic Books To Read 00:58:45 Dead Acre...

Welcome to episode 222 of the Campus Comics Cast, as we are still coming down from our Halloween Sugar Buzz to bring you the pre-orders for comics generally shipping in January of 2026! Timestamps: 00:00:00 Opening Music 00:00:16 Intro 00:03:28 Next Phase catalog start 00:07:24 DC 00:28:06 Image 00:55:50 Panels catalog start 01:04:58 Marvel 01:16:34 Next Episode 01:18:55 Outros 01:20:12 Stingers H...

Welcome to episode 221 of the Campus Comics Cast as we go Absolutely Savage discussing the beginning of the DC Absolute line along with our next first five featuring the Savage Dragon. Timestamps: 00:00:00 Opening Music 00:00:18 Intro 00:01:30 DC Absolute 1st Issues 01:05:48 First Five Savage Dragon 01:28:35 CLZ Shake 01:39:20 500 Comic Book Challenge 01:43:33 Next Episode 01:44:38 Outros 01:45:21...

Welcome episode 220 of the Campus Comics Castas we dig deep, and I mean really deep, to find comics worth mentioning in the October Pre-orders. Timestamps: 00:00:00 Opening Music 00:00:24 Intro 00:02:02 Next Phase catalog start 00:07:42 DC 00:19:20 Image 00:35:44 Panels catalog start 00:38:55 Marvel 00:57:10 Next Episode 00:58:50 Outros 01:00:03 Stingers What would you do if the comic pre-order ca...