Between the Gutters Podcast

At long last, we have reached the conclusion of our long-gestating countdown of the top 25 Marvels of all time! Based on a completely objective rubric centered around four criteria (craft, originality, impact, and withstanding the test of time), our army of researchers, scientists, mathematicians, warlocks, druids, sentient computer intelligence, witches, alchemists, and arcanists have determined...

As 2020 comes to an end, many of us are looking forward to a fresh start in the new year. That gave us an excuse to discuss many of our favorite fresh starts in comics. Join us for a deep dive into this topic! What are your favorite fresh starts in comics? Feel free to comment, or email us at betweenthegutterspodcast@gmail.com! Follow us on Twitter @btweentheguttrs! Follow us on Instagram at www.i...

In this episode, our friends Krissy and Kenton join us to talk about one of the most influential and significant shojo manga of all time: Sailor Moon, by Naoko Takeuchi. We're taking a look specifically at volume one of the recent "Eternal Editions" published by Kodansha starting in 2018, but we also take some time to talk a little bit about the nineties anime that introduced us to the series. Fee...

Last week, we discussed Justice League of America: The Nail by Alan Davis and Mark Farmer. This time around, we discuss Another Nail, the direct sequel. We also take a little time to chat about our favorite What If? and Elseworlds comics! What are your favorites? Feel free to comment, or email us at betweenthegutterspodcast@gmail.com! Follow us on Twitter @btweentheguttrs! Follow us on Instagram a...

In this episode, we discuss Justice League of America: The Nail by Alan Davis, Mark Farmer, Trish Mulvihill, and Patricia Prentice. This overlooked Elseworlds gem posits a DC Universe where Ma and Pa Kent didn't find baby Kal-El's rocket when it crash landed near Smallville. The rest of the the DCU continues on the way we'd expect it to, for the most part, but without Superman in the picture, the...

Mister Wonderful by Daniel Clowes is an underrated piece of work that holds a special place in our hearts. Join us as we discuss this comic and talk about why it resonates with us. Feel free to comment, or email us at betweenthegutterspodcast@gmail.com! Follow us on Twitter @btweentheguttrs! Follow us on Instagram at www.instagram.com/BetweentheGutters/

For our 52nd episode, we take a retrospective look back at the New 52, the major DC reboot that kicked off in September 2011. Did anything good ever come out of that? Feel free to comment, or email us at betweenthegutterspodcast@gmail.com! Follow us on Twitter @btweentheguttrs! Follow us on Instagram at www.instagram.com/BetweentheGutters/

In this episode, we discuss the recently published hardcover collection of Joker: Killer Smile by Jeff Lemire, Andrea Sorrentino, Jordie Bellaire, and Steve Wands. There's a spoiler-free portion, and a spoiler-filled discussion. We also digress into vaguely related tangents and maybe some occasional straight up nonsense. Feel free to comment, or email us at betweenthegutterspodcast@gmail.com! Foll...

For our fiftieth episode, we gush over our favorite fiftieth issues! Join us for a celebratory look at some single issue comics we truly love. Some of the comics we discuss in this episode include the fiftieth issues of Ex Machina, 100 Bullets, The Silver Surfer, and more! What are your favorite fiftieth issues? Feel free to comment, or email us at betweenthegutterspodcast@gmail.com! Follow us on...

Join us for a casual discussion about many of the various comics we've been able to read during these quarantine times. Over the years, we've accumulated comics at a faster rate than we've been consuming them, but in these past eight months, we've been making a dent in our unread piles. This episode is just the tip of the iceberg regarding all of the comics we've read this year. Feel free to comme...

After months of clamor and demand, we have returned to our countdown of the top 25 Marvel comics of all time! Join us as we discuss the number 2 run on our list: The Amazing Spider-Man by Steve Ditko and Stan Lee! Feel free to comment, or email us at betweenthegutterspodcast@gmail.com! Follow us on Twitter @btweentheguttrs! Follow us on Instagram at www.instagram.com/BetweentheGutters/

In this episode, we tackle the question, "If you could give the House of X/Powers of X treatment to any franchise, what would you do?" It was a fun question to think and talk about, and we hope you enjoy listening to our musings. How would you answer the question? Feel free to comment, or email us at betweenthegutterspodcast@gmail.com! Follow us on Twitter @btweentheguttrs! Follow us on Instagram...

Everybody's got story ideas that will go unmade, but that doesn't necessarily mean it ain't fun to talk about 'em! In this episode, we discuss a couple of ours. Our last two episodes were about X-Men and Spider-Man events, and this episode is about what we would do if we had carte blanche. First, we talk about our idea for the third Spider-Man MCU film, and then we share the official Between the G...

Talking about X-Men crossovers and events last time around led to a side conversation about Spider-Man crossovers and events. That side conversation led to this episode, where we discuss the Spidey crossovers we appreciate, and a bunch of of the ones that didn't really work for us. We also tried to examine WHY it is that we had trouble being interested in so many Spidey-centric crossovers and even...

With X of Swords starting up, we got to reminiscing about our favorite X-Men crossovers and events, and also some of our least favorite ones. There have been a lot. Despite the length of this episode, we did not actually comment on every single X-Men crossover ever! What are your favorite X-Men event comics? Feel free to comment, or email us at betweenthegutterspodcast@gmail.com! Follow us on Twit...

We covered Batman in our previous episode. Now it's time for the Joker to get his due! Join us as we discuss what makes the Joker work, and the evergreen Joker comics we recommend! What are your evergreen Joker comics? Feel free to comment, or email us at betweenthegutterspodcast@gmail.com! Follow us on Twitter @btweentheguttrs! Follow us on Instagram at www.instagram.com/BetweentheGutters/

One of the most popular characters in American fiction gets his due in our latest episode. Join us as we do a deep dive into the concept and character of Batman, and discuss a handful of evergreen Batman comics that will satisfy any reader. What are your evergreen Batman stories? Feel free to comment, or email us at betweenthegutterspodcast@gmail.com! Follow us on Twitter @btweentheguttrs! Follow...

After last week's Fandome episode, we got to thinking about how unexcited we were by all of the trailers and big announcements. But you know what does make us excited? Good comics. To wash away the bad taste of unimpressive trailers, we decided to discuss evergreen stories featuring some of the characters who have been rising up in pop culture thanks to movies, videogames, etc. First up? The Suici...

It's a conscious decision that we rarely record episodes about whatever is trending on social media or the news. (Heck, even this episode is dropping a week after the fact.) But for those of you who lean more into the general pop culture spectrum of comics fandom, here's a little something for ya: A full-bodied discussion of last weekend's DC FanDome event, and most of the biggest announcements th...

Directly continuing from our previous episode, here is part two of our philosophy comic book recommendations! The dudes Julian Zachary Hanna and Alexander Sheynis join us as we discuss some great comics. What are your favorite philosophical comics? Feel free to comment, or email us at betweenthegutterspodcast@gmail.com! Follow us on Twitter @btweentheguttrs! Follow us on Instagram at www.instagram...

In this week's episode, Zach and Sheynis are with us again as we discuss our favorite comics about philosophy. Or should we call 'em philosophical comics? We think, therefore we is. Or somethin' like that. Yeah. What are your favorite philosophical comics? Feel free to comment, or email us at betweenthegutterspodcast@gmail.com! Follow us on Twitter @btweentheguttrs! Follow us on Instagram at www.i...

In a direct continuation of our previous episode, we (along with our allies Zach and Sheynis) make our romance comics recommendations. Last time around, Sheynis and Albert shared their picks. This time, it's Dru and Zach dropping dimes. What are your favorite romance comics? Feel free to comment, or email us at betweenthegutterspodcast@gmail.com! Follow us on Twitter @btweentheguttrs! Follow us on...

Once again, we return in this summer of quarantine with the homies Zach and Sheynis! This time around, we discuss the romance genre and share recommendations. Apparently, we all had a lot more to say about romance than we expected. We decided to split the episode into two parts. In this episode, Sheynis and Albert share their picks. What are your favorite romance comics? Feel free to comment, or e...

Before we recorded the next episode in our recommendations series with Zach and Sheynis, Albert had us all watch a YouTube video by a prominent omnibus collector. The guy made a video about the top ten worst omnibuses. Boy, was that guy off the mark. We had to have a conversation about it. Feel free to comment, or email us at betweenthegutterspodcast@gmail.com! Follow us on Twitter @btweentheguttr...

We're back for part two of our fantasy comics recommendations with Zach and Sheynis! Like a true fantasy epic, there was just too much content to be contained within a single installment. In this episode, we delve into Zach's and Sheynis' recommendations. For Dru's and Albert's, check out episode 33. What are your favorite fantasy comics? Feel free to comment, or email us at betweenthegutterspodca...