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Absolute Ultimate Escapist Comics

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Perl, Persephone, and Tate from Berkeley's the Escapist Comic Bookstore talk comics news, what we're reading and much much more in the Escapist Comics' stronger, faster, and absolutely more ultimate podcast! New episodes weekly!

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Escapist Red Band: Longer, Better, and Absolutely Unedited 04.02.2026 2:08:25

The episode the Escapies have been talking about has finally arrived! Welcome to the Absolute Ultimate Escapist Podcast 2025 Annual! Persephone and Tate go over the best books they read in 2025!

Episode 10.2: Dave Sim Moon With a Frank Miller Rising 04.02.2026 41:56

The girls talk new comics!

Episode 10.1: DC and Ron Desantis Presents Hushworld! Florida's Most Exciting New Theme Park! 30.01.2026 39:08

In this episode of the Absolute Ultimate Escapist Podcast, the Escapies discuss a whole bunch of comics news! From what counts as a "small local distributor" to the death of Dillweed Dilbert creator, Dave Sim of newspaper comics [name omitted cause ew], the new DC April solicits and other new and exciting stuff from the wide weird world of comics!

Episode 9: Spider-Man, I'm Torn 28.01.2026 59:52

The Escapies are reunited! The team is somewhat insured, VERY caffeinated, and they're better than ever! In this episode your heroes talk Frontier by Gillaume Singelin, Superman Unlimited by Dan Slott, and all sorts of other goodies in the store!

Episode 8: Batman vs. The Crazy Bird Lady From Home Alone 2?!? 10.01.2026 36:03

The Escapies are back after the holidays to go over some of the newest comics to hit the shelf and it's the good, the bad, and the ugly this week with the Ark M Special, Batman #5, and Ultimate Endgame #1!

Episode 7: First Appearance of Absolute Aldo 18.12.2025 1:21:15

On this pod the Escapies talk the fate of our beloved institution Free Comic Book Day, as well as the exciting satisfaction of our Jones for Jessica Jones comics! That's all for news today, but never fear, as your brave hosts have read a great deal of comics to discuss on the pod, including Mark Waid and Dan Mora's World's Finest, Starship Godzilla, Absolute Batman and much more! O...

Episode 6.2: Who's Max? 04.12.2025 1:00:20

The Escapies debrief on some of their favorite new issues, new books to hit the shelves, and some older stuff we think folks are sleeping on! In this episode: Batman #4, Fantastic Four #6, Batman the Animated Series, Squirrel Girl, and more!

Episode 6.1: The Angle on Angouleme 03.12.2025 25:13

The escapies talk turbulent times in the peaceful french countryside with news about Angouleme, France's premiere comics festival!

Episode 5.2: What to Expect When You're Expecting to Expect a Princess Shark Baby 13.11.2025 28:02

Talkin' floppies and we ain't talkin flapjacks on Absolute Ultimate Escapist Comics Episode 5.2! The Escapies talk Supergirl, Batman Dark Patterns, Superman Kryptonite Spectrum, and much much more! Looking for a good holiday present for that special someone?? Tune in to hear our favorite picks hitting the shelves this week!

Episode 5.1: The Return of Brian Michael Bendis...and Perl Too I Guess 12.11.2025 21:32

Perl is back for Episode 5.1 and the Escapies talk about their favorite squarebound books, including some wonderful BL manga with Waka Hayashi's In the Twilight of Our Adolescence, and some weird outsider or perhaps insider artist comics from Fletcher Hanks's Turn Loose Our Death Rays and Kill Them All! In other comics news, we discuss the late IDW, Dark Horse, and Marvel shipments for a...

Episode 4: Perl No More!! 05.11.2025 46:03

This episode is sadly without Perl as she is off doing gamer things. But stick around to hear Persephone and Tate's favorite new monthlies on the shelf! We talk Assorted Crisis Events, Batman, Gotham Academy and much much more on the show today! Only one episode for episode four this week y'all, we have no news, nothing happened this week actually.

Episode 3.1: The Escapies Bring Tidings of a New Deathstroke...by Mariko Tamaki?? 30.10.2025 21:24

In this episode of Absolute Ultimate Escapist Comics the Escapies talk comics news and what you should get your besties for Christmas! In news this week, a few lingering messages from New York Comic Con including a new direction for DC Comics mainline continuity, as well as some sad news for Moebius-Jodorowski fans.

Episode 2.2 Real Housewives of Jeff the Land Shark...Among Other Things 25.10.2025 27:12

The Escapies talk about their favorite new issues to hit the shelve October 22, 2025 including Johnathan Hickman's Ultimate Spider-Man, Kelly Thompson's Absolute Wonder Woman, and Peach Momoko's first time doing a mainline Marvel comic in Ultimate X-Men! We're all big Hickman and Peach fans here at the store, but the real hit of the week is the thrilling conclusion of Kelly Th...

Episode One: Who the %^$&@# are we? 24.10.2025 41:34

Quintessential Issue 0, foil cover variant! Perl, Persephone, and Tate introduce themselves, their favorite books of all time and what the podcast will hopefully look like going forward!

Episode 2.1: Extra! Extra! Vertigo Returns & Ultimates Dies! 24.10.2025 15:42

In Episode 2.1 of Absolute Ultimate Escapist Comics, the gals talk comics news from the unexpected end of the Ultimate Universe, announced at NYCC, to the revival of Vertigo comics under James Tynion IV. Episode Two is continued in 2.2 where we talk about what we're reading, loving, and a bit of what we're hating! Looking for book recommendations? Head on over there for our favs this w...