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Yeah…we know. We talk about Ron Marz and Top Cow Comics all the time.  You’re thinking we should just change the name of the show to Top Cow Books With Aron and Paulie. But, when you get a chance to talk to someone as interesting as Marz, and about comics as good as Velocity, Angelus, […]

It’s a grumpy group we’ve assembled this week.  If we’re not grousing about event books we’re arguing the merits of hot, steamy girl-on-girl lovin’ in the pages of our favorite books.  Join Aron, Paul, Wayne and Ragey-Red Tim (Rim) for a rousing review of the week’s comics. Jonathan’s on notice So is Tim Superman: The […]

And there came a day, a day unlike any other, when Earth’s mightiest podcasters found themselves united against a common threat. On that day, Funnybooks with Aron and Paulie (and Their Amazing Friends) was born — to fight the foes no single podcaster could withstand! Paul’s been robbed! Aron saw The Last Exorcism Green Arrow […]

Disappointment and disagreement are featured heavily in this week’s show as well as satisfaction and consensus.  We’re a strange dichotomy at Funnybooks.  Download now and choose your side!! Batman: Streets of Gotham #15 Batman Beyond #3 Ides of Blood #1 Amazing Spider-Man #640 Hulk #24 Marvel Universe vs. The Punisher #2 Secret Avengers #4 New […]

Finally able to grasp the concept of the difference between US time and England time, your Funnybooks hosts Wayne and Paulie have a nice little chat with comic book, video game, novel writer and all around nice guy Antony Johnston. In our second Shadowland interview, we talk about his work on the Daredevil tie-in issues […]

In this week’s episode, all the boys are in the hizzouse.  As such, Wayne takes a moment to set the record straight.  Jonathan regales us with tales of his victorious turn at a Magic tournament and explains why he didn’t come home with a new car.  Plus, Aron and Jonathan fight!  All this and we […]

It’s been a week since GenCon concluded, so it’s probably time to release Wayne’s last journal concerning the big show.  Wayne reflects on the costume contest, Felicia Day and The Guild, and the dealer room.  Plus, his final thoughts!

In the heady days following the end of the Wakanda-Latveria War and while Wayne was off at GenCon and Jonathan was under the weather, the rest of us all got together to discuss the week’s comics.  Join Aron, Paul, and Tim for a measured, reasoned response to the week’s comics.  Plus, sex with clones! SHADOWLAND […]

In today’s episode of The GenCon Journal, Wayne describes his very first Battletech experience, shares his thoughts concerning the board game lending library, and turns his nose up at pay-to-play con games.  Listening to this episode, you will believe a man’s feet can hurt!

Funnybooks’ Wayne is our man-on-the-floor at this year’s GenCon currently rolling like exploding dice in Indianapolis.  In the first of his GenCon Journals, he describes his experience as a first time GenCon attendee, he dives into True Dungeon, and even captures a special message from The Podge Cast’s Luke Meyer. Woot!

Did you know that Venice was sinking?  Apparently, the city of Venice floods at least 100 days per year, especially in the tourist areas. What does that have to do with Christopher Golden, writer of the upcoming Baltimore: The Plague Ships mini-series from Dark Horse Comics?  Well, not only do we talk with Golden about […]

If there’s one thing we can all agree on, it is that tacos are awesome.  If there are two things we can all on agree on it is that crimes must be punished, wrongs must be righted, injustice will not stand.  In this week’s episode of Funnybooks, we kick the show off by addressing the […]

We’re all about excrement this week on Funnybooks!  From ass webs to armor pooping, Aron, Paul, Wayne, Jonathon, and Tim chat about the week’s comics through a crappy Skype connection. Time Masters: Vanishing Point #1 Heroic Age: Prince of Power #3 Avengers #3 New Avengers #2 Legion of Super-Heroes #3 Amazing Spider-Man #638 (OMIT) New […]

Your Funnybooks chaps Paulie, Wayne, and Tim have a delightful chat with current Avengers Academy writer, Christos Gage. There’s so much goodness in this interview, that we have to describe it with exclamation points. Marvel at how Christos calls Tim “Chip” repeatedly! Find out the startling secret of how Christos got into writing comics! Discover […]

The countdown to Paul’s intervention continues as he shocks and horrifies us with reviews and observations.  Join Aron, Tim, Wayne and Jonathan for yet another horrific episode featuring Paulie’s desperate spiral into madness. Choose Your Corey! Nicholas Cage and The Sorcerer’s Apprentice and a movie discussion that ends badly. BRIGHTEST DAY UPDATE Booster Gold #34 […]

Paul and I can’t tell time. Specifically, we can’t convert the time difference between the U.S. and the U.K.  Fortunately, Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning have mastered such pedantic concepts as time, thus affording us the opportunity chat with them one Saturday morning. We chat about Dan’s novel work in the Warhammer 40K universe such […]

When you’re listening to Paul’s InterventionCast at some future date, you’ll know that his long, desperate spiral into depravity started here.    Bookmark this page, then join Aron, Jonathan, Wayne, and Tim as they listen in stupefied horror while Paul confesses his sins absent even one ounce of shame. Paul’s (other)moral dilemma How much does color […]

We’ve been at this podcast business for a year now.  We’ve had 52 weekly episodes (this is episode 53), plus 24 New Comic Book Day Interviews. In a podcast chock full of awesome transitions, we talk about summer movies, reflect on how a year’s worth of comics podcasting has changed us, and talk about the […]

The X-Men are about to face their deadliest threat…Vampire A Go-Go Girls of the Apocalypse!  No, that’s not right…but they are about to start a brand new ongoing series, an adjectiveless X-Men #1, written by Vampire A Go-Go and Go-Go Girls of the Apocalypse novelist Victor Gischler!  Not only that, the premiere of the series […]

You’d think we didn’t talk every week.  We had a crazy ton to talk about.  From DC’s entry into digital comics, ethics of mail-order, talking about Ron Marz’ Twitter comments from last week, and – oh yes – the week’s comics.  Join Aron, Paul, Wayne, and Tim as we crank out an old school epic […]

Green Arrow #1 comes out this week.  To celebrate, we have Green Arrow writer J.T. Krul! In this week’s New Comic Book Day Interview, we chat with J.T. (call him J.T.  Never call him Jeffery.  He’ll kill you if you call him Jeffery) about his experience working as a production assistant on Seinfeld and his […]

Believe it or not, Jonathan actually read not one – but THREE – DC books this week. Join Aron, Paul, Tim, and Wayne as they bear witness in stark amazement at this freakish, perhaps bizarro turn of events!  Plus, Wayne’s Awkward Confessions! I am Groot! Jonah Hex Inception, Dreamscape, and Aron’s lust for Spielberg’s wives […]

While we love all of our interviews, every once in a while, we here at Funnybooks have an interview experience that far surpasses anything we expected.  Today’s New Comic Book Day Interview with Top Cow publisher Filip Sablik is far and away one of our best. We talk with Sablik about everything Top Cow – […]

Aron, Paul, Wayne and Tim talk a little about the Supers RPG they’ll be recording, tease an upcoming interview and also talk about the week’s comics. Brightest Day Update Justice League Generation Lost 3 – W A Booster Gold 33 Heroic Age Update Invincible Iron Man 27 Avengers Academy 1 Young Allies 1 Prince of […]

Aron, Paul, Wayne, Jonathan and Tim bring an episode chock full of p0rn, heroes, and p0rn.  We had a lot to talk about this week.  In fact, be sure to stick around after most of the guys leave to hear Aron share his secret shame. Batman XXX: A Porn Parody Advertising Brightest Day #3 Avengers […]