Bargain Issue Comics: A Podcast

Welcome comic fans! We're headed to the Baxter Building and the Negative Zone in this one. Join in as we chat about this beautifully rendered story from Alex Ross, you might even enjoy a little clobberin time while you're at it. Thanks for listening!  Fantastic Four: Full Circle - Alex Ross (artist) / Josh Johnson (colorist) / Ariana Maher (letterer)    Other cool works in this Issue:  -...

Welcome comic fans! We've got volume 1 of Char's Counterattack the manga today. Long title, check. Giant robots, check. Beyond the Time, doublecheck. Join in as we get way too into Gundam and chat about this first installment of the final battle between Amuro and Char. Thanks for listening!  Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack - Beltorchika's Children Vol. 1 - Uroaki Sabis...

Hello comic fans! We're digging into Warhammer 40K in this one with the five issue run of Warhammer 40K: Marneus Calgar. Get an inside look into the history of one Marneus Calgar, and the absolute asskickings he unleashes in the present. We've got 40K lore, gore, and more in store. Thanks for listening!  Warhammer 40K: Marneus Calgar -  Kieron Gillen (writer) / Jacen Burrows (artist)   ...

Welcome comic fans! Oh you thought we wouldn't take another chance to talk James Stokoe? Hah, well buckle up cause we're talking Orc Stain today! The fantasy world suits Stokoe well and we had a good time with this one. So join in as we chat about a one-eyed orc just trying to survive on the run. There's also a Gundam rant in there. Thanks for listening!  Orc Stain -  James Stokoe (...

Welcome comic fans! Imagine a world inhabited by superheroes amidst the Cold War. Got it? Great! Cause we're taking a look at Watchmen today. Join in as we chat about one of the quintessential Alan Moore stories about what's right and wrong and then lengths some will go to for it. Thanks for tuning in and enjoy!  Watchmen  - Alan Moore (writer) / Dave Gibbons (artist)  / John Higgins (co...

Welcome comic fans! We're joining the battle Otherworld this week with X of Swords, part of the Hickman lead run of X-Men that we've gushed about before. And of course, we give plenty of shoutouts for the just incredible art in this one. Thanks for tuning in and enjoy!  X of Swords  - Vita Ayala, Ed Brisson, Gerry Duggan, Jonathan Hickman, Tini Howard, Benjamin Percy, Zeb Wells, Leah Wil...

Welcome comic fans! We head to Neopolis and join the intrepid officers of Precinct 10. This is Alan Moore's Top 10 folks. Get your law and order on. Thanks for listening!  Top 10  -  Alan Moore (writer) / Gene Ha, Zander Cannon (artists) / Todd Klein (letterer)   Other cool works in this Issue:  Crossed -- This Issue's recommendation:  Batman: Year One  -- Music at the End!  Once In Pari...

Welcome comic fans! A special one today, this is our 100th episode [insert your applause here]. We're wide ranging in this one and chat a bit about lessons learned, anime, our shared love of the Adult Swim block on Cartoon Network, and plenty more. Celebrate with us and as always thanks for listening! We'll get you back to your regularly scheduled comics next week.  .... Other cool works...

Welcome comic fans! We descend into hell with the first volume of...well Hell's Paradise. A shonen treasure hunt story with sweet fights, bizarre enemies, and legitimately good buddy cop trope moments. Thanks for listening!  Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku Vol. 1  -  Yuji Kaku (writer, artist)  Other cool works in this Issue:  Metal Gear Solid Omnibus  Descenders  -- This Issue's recomm...

Welcome comic fans! We're back with more Brandon Graham. We've got Rain Like Hammers on deck for you. Join in as we embrace the techno future and follow a host of characters just trying to get by. Come for the worldbuilding and well stay for the world building cause it's pretty cool. Thanks for listening!  Rain Like Hammers -  Brandon Graham (writer, artist)  Other cool works in thi...

Welcome comic fans! Everything's coming up sugar plums, whimsical magic, sprawling wonderland, and foul-mouthed. We talk about the first installment of Skottie Young's I Hate Fairyland in this one. Have you ever wanted to root for the worst version of Dorothy and Alice combined? No? Eh, fluff it. Thanks for listening!  I Hate Fairyland -  Skottie Young (writer, artist) / Brett Bean (arti...

Welcome comic fans! We're talking about Sullivan's Sluggers today. A ragtag minor league team bumbles there way into a dead town for a game. And then the sun goes down....Join in as we chat about this pretty great horror comic. And what you thought we'd pass up a chance to talk Stokoe? Thanks for listening!  Sullivan's Sluggers -  Mark Andrew Smith (writer) / James Stokoe (arti...

Welcome comic fans! This time we've got ring side seats for an extremely long fight with Predator vs Wolverine. Straight up action that effortlessly weaves the Predator in Wolverine's long and very complicated history. Thanks for listening!  Predator vs. Wolverine -  Benjamin Percy (writer) / Ken Lashley, Gregg Land, Jay Leisten, Andrea Di Vito, Hayden Sherman, Kei Zama, Gavin Guidry (ar...

And another one for ya comic fans! We've got Charles Burns' Black Hole for you today. Seattle, the 1970s. Teens just trying to get through life, but thanks to "the Bug" things are far more complicated. Join in as we chat about this comic that does not pull its punches. Thanks for listening!  Black Hole -  Charles Burns (writer, artist)  Other cool works in this Issue:  X'e...

Hello comic fans! We're diving into the first issues of Transmetropolitan. Join in as we chat about Spider Jerusalem wrecking havoc upon his return to the City. It's gonzo journalism cranked up to 12 in this 15 minutes into the future epic where one man speaks truth to power the only way he knows how. Thanks for listening!  Transmetropolitan Vol. 1: Back on the Street -  Warren Ellis (wr...

Hello comic fans! Today we're bringing you Wonder Woman: Dead Earth. Diana like you've never seen her before. With a world utterly devastated and humanity on the brink, what will Wonder Woman do? Is there anything she can do? Thanks for listening!  Wonder Woman: Dead Earth -  Daniel Warren Johnson (writer, artist)  Other cool works in this Issue:  Strange Academy   This Issue's reco...

Hello comic fans! We are chatting about Venom: Lethal Protector - Heart of the Hunted. Is there a colon in the title? You decide...dont worry about the ones we put in this description. Anywho join in as we talk the next chapter in Eddie Brock's standalone adventure. The ones before the other ones. Oh and ignore that symbiote over there, it's harmless. Thanks for listening!  Venom: Lethal...

Hello comic fans! We've got The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born for you today. The mastermind that is Stephen King gifted us The Gunslinger. Robin Furth and Peter David have given us the backstory in its stunning and brutal detail. Join in as we chat about the first in the Dark Tower: Beginnings series. Thanks for listening!  The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born - Stephen King (creator) / Robi...

Welcome back comic fans! We've got even more Grant Morrison today! We chat about The Multiversity, an epic team up of DC's finest from across their multiverse. All 52! Tune in an enjoy, and thanks for listening!  The Multiversity - Grant Morrison (writer) / Ivan Reis, Frank Quitely, Cameron Stewart, Chris Sprouse, Karl Story, Ben Oliver, Doug Mahnke (artist)     Other cool works in this...

Welcome back comic fans! We've got more Grant Morrison today. We've got a healthy (or maybe unhealthy) dose of cosmic horror, equally horrifying dreams, and a few nods to Armageddon. Join in and thanks for listening!  Nameless - Grant Morrison (writer) / Chris Burnham (artist)    Other cool works in this Issue:  JLA (Grant Morrison)  -- This Issue's recommendation:  The Fable Omnibu...

Welcome back comic fans! Back to the DC Universe with All-Star Superman. Has Lex Luthor finally bested his nemesis? What will Superman do in his final days? Why is Jimmy Olsen? Tune in an enjoy some of the adventures of the last days of Superman. Thanks for listening!  All-Star Superman - Grant Morrison (writer) / Frank Quitely (artist) / Jamie Grant (inker, colorist) / Phil Balsman, Travis Lanham...

Welcome back comic fans! We're chatting about Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 1 today. If you're looking for a cool twist on humans vs giant monsters then this is the manga for you. So sign up for the Defense Force and get to monster hunting! Thanks for listening!  Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 1 - Naoya Matsumoto  Other cool works in this Issue:  ...    This Issue's recommendation:  Sullivan's Sluggers -...

Hello comic fans! We enter the world of Tiger & Bunny today. Think the odd couple meets reality TV superpowers and you've got the recipe for this manga adaptation of an anime. Join in and thanks for listening!  Tiger & Bunny Vol. 1 - Masafumi Nishida (original script) / Mizuki Sakakibara (artist)  Other cool works in this Issue:  ... This Issue's recommendation:  Top 10  -- Music...

Hello comic fans and welcome back! We've got the crossover epic The Black Vortex. The Guardians of the Galaxy and the X-Men team up to battle a nigh unstoppable cosmic force. Join in and thanks for listening!  The Black Vortex - Sam Humphries (writer) / Ed McGuinness (artist)  Other cool works in this Issue:  ... This Issue's recommendation:  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Black, White, a...

Hello comic fans! We've got Deadpool Black White & Blood on tap for you today. What's better than one Deadpool story? That's right, multiple!! Join in as we chat about the multiple stories that give an expansive and ridiculous window into the life of the Merc with the Mouth. Also there are rampaging zebras, and that's just the tip of the iceberg there. Thanks for listening!...