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New features announcement for the CGS App! Pants fills us in on his New York Comic Con trip! And then we give our thoughts and reactions to comic and toy news from this year’s NYCC including new collection formats from Marvel, Stephen Wacker’s speech to retailers, Timothy Zahn writing for Star Trek, new titles from Skybound, IDW and DC and much more! (1:00:48)

In celebration of Episode 2099, we travel back to the early nineties to read and discuss the world of Marvel 2099! Spider-Man! Ravage! Punisher! And Doom! As well as quick thoughts on other 2099 titles. Plus! CGS App updates, reactions to the recent Marvel Unlimited news, a trip through Erik Larsen’s Amazing Spider-Man run, and our reactions to the finale of Lanterns, “Dirt and Stars”! (1:54:19)

We’re joined this episode by Susan E. Kirtley and Nhora Lucía Serrano, the authors of Women in Comics: Iconic Characters and Influential Creators from the 1890s to Today. Susan and Nhora share with us their personal history with comics, thoughts on comics in academia, their collaboration on the recently released book, the important roles women have played in comics history, and much more! (1:10:46...

The Speakers of Geek are back from Baltimore Comic Con 2026 with a few stories, listener and creator shoutouts, and thoughts on the shopping. We then talk with writer Clayton Rozman for the upcoming Yellow Moon: A Western Horror Kickstarter. And then we wrap up with our thoughts and reactions on Lanterns episode 7, “The Jordan Boys’ Legacy”. (1:39:13)

We’re joined this episode by David Hedgecock, Publisher of Fun Time Go!, to talk comics, publishing, back issue finds, Miss Mina and the Midnight Guardians, and more! We start off with info for this weekend’s Baltimore Comic Con and then cover topics such as Fury of S.H.I.E.L.D. with art by Corky Lehmkuhl, the recent Batman Day comic, Batman: Bad Seeds and a discussion on crossovers, David’s insig...

This month’s Previews Talk episode is bursting with topics including more 60 Years of Star Trek talk, Pants’ trip to Retro Con, and Comic Coming Attractions for November with recommendations from Image, Bad Idea, Mad Cave, Marvel, DC and more. We then get a visit from Shawn Pryor to learn about his upcoming Fast Break graphic novel. And then we end with TV Talk, giving our reactions to Lanterns ep...

It’s a double dose of TV Talk as we cover Lanterns episode 4, "the Weenie", along with new thoughts and new speculations. And then we celebrate 60 years of Star Trek with a casual discussion on the TV shows, comics, novels, toys, and more. (1:21:00)

Patrick A. Reed, pop culture historian, curator, journalist, and DJ, joins us to talk about Spider-Man Total Universe, a comprehensive, issue by issue, story-by-story hardcover celebration of 60 years of Spider-Man comics. We learn about Patrick’s comicbook origin, Spider-Man as a cultural icon, the research and design work for the hardcover, talk about our own personal Spider-Man reading eras, an...

CGS goes transatlantic! Bryan calls in from Sweden filling us in on his adventures. We’re also joined with longtime friend, writer and creator Dave Dwonch! We catch up with Dave, hear about his upcoming Banshees Hardcover Kickstarter, discuss the record breaking CGC sale for Absolute Batman, go through the comic racks of September 1986, share thoughts on the new Legion of Super-Heroes, give our re...

We continue our DC TV Talk with more thoughts, theories, and reactions to Lanterns episode 2, “Trust Fall”! (36:49)

It’s a double dose of CGS goodness! We start by giving our in-depth thoughts on the premiere episode of Lanterns! And then we cover Comic Coming Attractions for October 2026, giving our recommendations and observations along the way. (1:27:37)

It’s a rollicking recording for this Comic Talk as we hear about Pants’ trip to Terrificon, play Stump the Rios: Crisis Edition which leads us into some All-Star Squadron chat, drop news about Marvel’s new compact line of books, go back to August 1986 comic racks, and other Geek Chat including thoughts on Spider-Man: Brand New Day! (1:38:53)

It's a special surprise gathering of friends, family and guests to say Bon Voyage to Bryan as he heads to Sweden for a few months! He’s not leaving CGS, we just wanted an excuse to come together for a few hours to celebrate, tell some stories and reunite with old friends. (2:51:27)

Reactions and commentary to news from this year’s San Diego Comic-Con. Topics include Indiana Jones coming to comics, Batman of Two Worlds, the Marvel Masterworks line goes to Clover Press, new titles from Marvel and DC, the Eisners, Transformers the Movie back in theaters and more! (1:16:48)

The Speakers of Geek react to big changes for Marvel Comics. We announce the third Ignition Press Contest winner. A dip into the CGS Mailbag provides an amazing find. And then we review a number of titles including Turbocharged Teenager, the Last Starfighter, Bad Thoughts with art by Dave Wachter, Foundations from 3W3M, Rocketeer: Infiltrator 1, the latest issues of Barbara Gordon: Breakout, Super...

We cover a number of topics this episode including selecting another Ignition Press Contest winner, tales from our trips to Hershey Comic Con, Comics and Paperbacks Plus, AA Comics and Cards, and the Berks Book Bonanza and comics we purchased along the way. We then give our recommendations for Comic Coming Attractions for September 2026! (1:46:24)

Comic Talk! Contest winners! Off the Racks! And more! Longtime listener Bill Beechler joins us for a variety of topics starting off with the first winner announcement of the Ignition Press Comics Contest! From there, we discuss the Heritage Original Art Auction for Iron Man’s first appearance, go through the comic racks of July 1986, review the first issues of Deadman, Eye Collector and the Future...

Avengers: Armageddon has arrived! Red Hulk's devastating tear across the globe has begun and it’s up to the Avengers to stop him. Listen in to hear our thoughts and reactions to the first issue of Marvel’s newest event by Chip Zdarsky, Delio Diaz and Frank Alpizar, Jesus Aburtov, Cory Petit and company. (43:53)

CGS Chats returns with three new interviews: Yasmín Flores Montañez, artist of the We Are Pan graphic novel from Top Shelf; Olivia Stephens of the Darlin’ and Her Other Names webcomic; and Travis Hymel, writer/artist of the Start Your Engines Kickstarter. (1:56:40)

Comic Talk, Listener Feedback, Trivia and more! But first, we start with our thoughts on the new Supergirl movie. And then we cover the new M.A.S.K. title from the Energon Universe. From there, topics include new issues of IDW’s Twilight Zone, revisiting the Walking Dead comic series, the Vagabond manga, Magic the Gathering, Stump the Geeks trivia, feedback from the listeners and more Geek Chat! (...

Part 2 of CGS Reads Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow focusing on issues 5 thru 8 by Tom King, Bilquis Evely, Matheus Lopes, Clayton Cowles and company. Supergirl and Ruthye Marye Knoll’s quest comes to an end in their search for Krem of the Yellow Hills. We discuss the finale, our favorite moments, Comet the Super-Horse, the amazing colors of Matheus Lopes, the evergreen nature of the story and more....

Comic Talk and Comic Coming Attractions for August 2026! And in this month’s Previews chat, we’re joined by listener Chris Ellis! We announce a new contest from Ignition Press and new comic apps, speculate on the future of the Doctor Who franchise, share our experience with the recent M.A.S.K./ROM blind bags, give Previews recommendations and reunite with longtime CGS Forum member Stephen Reid aka...

In anticipation of the upcoming movie, CGS Reads Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow issues 1 thru 4 by Tom King, Bilquis Evely, Matheus Lopes, Clayton Cowles and company. We’re joined once again by Clara to work our way through this first part giving our general thoughts, high praise for the art, discussing our favorite moments and the characterization of Kara Zor-El, as well as inspirations for the sto...

It’s another Publisher Spotlight as we take a look at 25 Years of Devil’s Due with founder Josh Blaylock! We catch up with Josh on the new 25th Anniversary Specials releasing throughout the year as well as diving into Devil’s Due history, publishing G.I. Joe comics in the 2000s, the creators that came out of the studio, getting into comics in time for the Batman '89 movie frenzy, navigating the mo...

There’s a new Star Wars movie so of course we’re going to talk about it! Listen in for our movie review for The Mandalorian and Grogu! We give our thoughts on the story, designs and puppetry as well as the music, cameos and easter eggs, and the future of Star Wars. (43:33)