Comic Book Podcast | Talking Comics

SWEET CHRISTMAS!!!! This week, Melissa's back and the gang reviews Season 2 of Netflix and Marvel's LUKE CAGE, catches up on a BUNCH of killer comics, and takes some really really special listener questions, including one about comic book issues and stories that connect with us on a personal level. Tune in, folks!!! Book titles talked about during this week’s episode include: Batwoman #16, Brave &...

We're just about halfway done with 2018, so Steve, Bob, and Joey talk about their favorite comics so far this year!!! Also, new issues of Plastic Man, THOR, and Domino drive the Open Discussion. Also also, THE INCREDIBLES 2 dropped this past week and we've got a spoiler-free review!!! Be excellent to each other, folks, and READ COMICS!!! Book titles talked about during this week’s episode include:...

An American, a Canadian and a Brit walk into a bar. But this isn’t a bad joke, this is the Ladies of Valhalla. In their first episode the Ladies introduce themselves and some of their favourite pastimes, speak about what they like, love and loathe, and generally talk nerdy to you. Next month they will be looking at Noelle Stevenson’s award-winning web comic and graphic novel Nimona. Ladies of Valh...

SO MANY AMAZING NEW BOOKS THIS WEEK!!! Between Justice League #1, Deadpool #1, Ant-Man & The Wasp #1, Brother Nash #1, Garfield: Homecoming #1, The Highest House #1, etc. etc. etc., the Talking Comics crew had TONS of comics to talk about on talking comics. And Jess is back just in time for the latest issue of Batman!!! (PS - What is the Batman/Joker 'ship portmanteau??? Joey has an idea...) A...

Ever want to PLAY GOD and change the reality of your favorite comic book universe??? On this week's podcast, Steve, Joey, and Bob have a RETCON PARTY and discuss the singular, watershed moments that they would alter and CHANGE THE UNIVERSE FOREVER!!! Also, it's that time of year again: DOOMSDAY CLOCK IS BACK!!! Also, the end of Abbott, a little My Little Pony, and BENDIS' TAKE ON MAN OF STEEL!!! B...

On this week's podcast: Bob, Melissa, Eisner Award-winner Prof. Carolyn Cocca, and Steve wax rhapsodic about a host of comic books, offer some fresh perspectives on both Deadpool 2 and Solo: A Star Wars Story, and talk about their favorite Comic Book movie soundtracks of all time! Book titles talked about during this week's episode include: 100 Bullets, Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E., Legion of Mons...

"Time to make the CHIMICHANGAS!!!" The gang's all here to review the latest in Fox's X-Marvel CinematiX X-Verse (XXX). Profanity, violence, and puns abound... oh yeah and they talk about the movie, too. LOLZ.  Books talked about this podcast include: Batwoman #15, Dead Hand #2, Bombshells United #18, Brave & Bold #4, X-Men: Wedding Special #1, Barrier #1-3, Fraggle Rock, American Bor...

Joey's back this week as the gang dives deep into some crazy comics, some big changes over at DC Comics, and a ton of listener questions. Melissa checks out some Eisner nominees, Bob checks in with the end of Batgirl & the Birds of Prey and the first post-Erica Henderson issue of Squirrel Girl, and Steve read Venom #1.  Books talked about this podcast include: Squirrel Girl: 2 Fuzzy, 2 Furious...

Bob, Jessica, and Steve are holding down the fort, this week, so you'd better hold onto your butts. This episode, the crew recap their Free Comic Book Day adventures, present extended Lightning Rounds, and answer a whole bunch of fun questions from both our listeners and co-hosts. Plus, mythological creatures, esteemed coffee dates, and Starfleet assignments! Buy the ticket, take the ride! Books t...

'NUFF SAID, TRUE BELIEVERS. FYI: WE GO FULL SPOILERS @ ~53:00. So watch out! Avengers: Infinity War is the 19th entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It is directed by Joe & Anthony Russo from a script by Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely and stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Don Cheadle, Tom Holland, Chadwic...

Before the gang succumbs to AVENGERS INFINITY WAR HYPE HYPE HYPE, there are still comics to discuss!!! This week: an adorable graphic novel called My Boyfriend is a Bear, a new series from Image called Skyward, and the landmark 1000th issue of Action Comics!!! Also, the gang dissects the new Venom trailer, chats about the ongoing mindmess that is Legion, and takes a slew of Listener Questions!!! T...

Lots of comics on this week's episode, including the second issue of Gideon Falls, the first issue of Dead Hand from Image, the thirty-first issue of Squirrel Girl (and a send-off for Erica Henderson), the eighth issue of Eternal Empire, and two new Marvel number ones: Exiles and DOMINO (from pod-fav Gail Simone!)!!! Oh yeah, and the epic 700th issue of Captain America!!!! Also, Melissa and Joey d...

WHAT A WEEK!!!! Between new issues of Wicked + Divine, BATMAN, Marvel Two-In-One, and Giant Days, it's almost like the comic book industry KNEW we would be talking our favorite comics on this week's episode!!! Also, Steve talks about the last issue of Saladin Ahmed's break-out series, Black Bolt, and the gang weighs in on the latest series from Image, ISOLA by Brenden Fletcher and Karl Kerschl. Al...

Holy retcon, Batman!!! DOOMSDAY CLOCK is back!!! The gang reviews the latest issue of DC's now-semi-monthly event series, as well as Breathless #1, the latest new series from Black Mask Studios. Oh yeah, and you might have heard that a little team called THE FANTASTIC FOUR is returning to Marvel!!! Obviously we all need to hear Bob's reaction, right??? Tune in this week for comics, movies, and muc...

This week, the gang laughs, cries, and makes their ancestors proud!!! Joining the regular round table of Steve, Joey, Jess, and Bob for this episode is the splendidious Bronwyn, and the conversation veers off in all sorts of directions, including reviews of Season 2 of JESSICA JONES and I KILL GIANTS, discussion on a myriad of comics like The Might Thor #705 and Batman #43, and recent announcement...

Were you one of the MILLIONS (millions!!!) of people who saw the new Avengers: Infinity War trailer this past week??? The Talking Comics crew did and they're here with all their wild and rambunctious theories and musings (Joey even adds to his #AvengersSecretInvasion theory--it gets weird). Also, tons of comics talk this week, including some old school Wonder Woman, some Beautiful Canvas, some Ete...

Abandoned by Joey and Jessica, Bob and Steve embark on a comic book adventure for the ages as they discuss such titles as Ed Brubaker and Darwyn Cooke's Catwoman, Gideon Falls, Infidel, Giants Days, Bombshells United, Captain America, You Have Killed Me, It Rhymes with Lust, X-Men Red and more! They also engage in a chin-wag regarding some exciting news items such as Gail Simone's Plastic Man and...

Stay tuned after the outro for a special OSCARS conversation!!! MUCH AND MANY COMICS TALKED ON THIS WEEK'S TALKING COMICS!!! Steve catches up on All-New Wolverine, Melissa checks out Mayhem and The Stowaways, Joey finally reads Royden Lepp's RUST epic, and Bob signs off on the final issues of Captain Marvel and America. Also, the gang reviews Black Masks' latest new series, The Wilds, and takes a...

Bob, Jessica, and Steve deliver a punchy AF podcast this week, as they wax rhapsodic about things like The Justice League Drinking Game, a meeting with G. Willow Wilson, Young Animal's Milk Wars, as well as all the promising titles announced at Image Expo 2018! Strap in, folks. We're going to plaid. #READCOMICS The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com)...

THE KING IS HERE!!! BLACK PANTHER has taken movie theaters by storm all around the world and the Talking Comics crew is HERE. FOR. IT. Tune in this week for the crew's review of the latest entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Directed by Ryan Coogler and starring Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Andy Serkis, and Angela Bassett, Black Panther i...

OH MAN!!! Remember all those times Steve said he'd never read The Dark Phoenix Saga. Well guess what!!! HE FREAKING DID IT! And the rest of the gang did as well!!! Tune in to this week's open discussion to hear their thoughts on Claremont & Byrne's groundbreaking X-Men storyline from Uncanny X-Men #129-137. Also, tons of comics this week, as Bob talks the 20th Anniversary of Spider-Girl in Wha...

What a week for comics!!! Between the long-awaited announcement of Brian Michael Bendis' writing duties with the publisher and the announcement of not one but TWO surprise new imprints geared toward young readers, DC Comics made news like whoa this past week and the Talking Comics crew (and special guest Matt Wood of Bendis Assembled!!!) is here to unpack all of it!!! Also, tons of comics and tons...

This episode, it's comics for days as the gang raves about ABBOTT #1, a new supernatural-thriller comic from Saladin Ahmed (Black Bolt) and Sami Kivela for Boom! Studios. Listen in for updates on Doomsday Clock and Black Magick, a plethora of new number ones, and a little Marvel Two-In-One!!! Steve and Joey also share their thoughts on The CW's latest superhero show, BLACK LIGHTNING. Also also, th...

The Ice Cream Man comes round this week as the gang gets into it with some of the best and brightest from last week's comics, including the debut issue of THE ICE CREAM MAN, a new horror-anthology comic from Image!!! Then, the crew covers The Three Rooms in Valerie's Head, a new graphic novel by David Gaffney and Dan Berry for Top Shelf/IDW!!! Also, the ladies abound this episode, as Bob throws it...

2018 keeps rolling along as the gang talks tons of comics this week, including the final issue of Palmiotti & Conner's Harley Quinn!!! Also, Bob and Jess drill down into the recent sales figures for DC and Marvel. Also also, dream teams, heist squads, secret invasions, and dark matter abound in the epic LISTENER QUESTIONS segment!!! #READCOMICS The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talki...