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The Thing (Bob Reyer), Johnny Storm (Joey Braccino), Mr. Fantastic (John Burkle), and Susan Storm (Steve Seigh) are here to make your week FANTASTIC with hype for Marvel's new Fantastic Four: First Steps trailer, WRASSLIN' at the Royal Rumble, a trip down memory lane with the Winter Soldier, and more! Books: The Beautiful, Ridiculous City: A Graphic Novel, Blood Train #1, DC's Lex & the City #1, N...

Everybody is sick on this week's podcast, but what even is a Wednesday without your friends at Talking Comics? In this week's show, we attend a Doom Bot dinner party, take Hudson Thames to task, join the Tin Can Society, have our blood drained by Nosferatu, see Slowdive live at Massey Hall, talk Maccers, ponder the fate of the Scarlet Witch, and much more! Books: The Tin Can Society #1-5, Doll Par...

Well... here we are, folks. As we roll into the End of Days, Bob, Joey, John, and Steve gather 'round the old campfire to discuss a visit to the Bovine Sex Shop, John's "old man" injury, ignoring the dumpster fire in the White House, and of course, comics. We also ask the age-old question: What's so special about Red Hulk? Books: Daredevil (Charles Soule), Minor Arcana #4-5, Wonder Woman #14-16, S...

The TC Crew gets a +1 to sass this week as Aaron returns to the podcast! Oh, look! He's brought the Festivus pole! That's right, Aaron is airing his grievences, and no one gets out unscathed. Join us as we dig into some comics, discuss the brilliance of The Substance, Diamond's Chapter 11 bankruptcy, vampire cults, and more! Books: Stand Still #4-5, The Question: All Along the Watchtower #1, Justi...

DJ Night Poops is in the house, and Bob Reyer and Chris Ceary are ready to hit the dancefloor! We're starting to get the hang of this 2025 thing as we visit Ash's Cabin, join Poison Ivy's cult, and visit a Cryptid Museum! Books: Ash's Cabin, Liar City (novel), Vast Cerulean Sea (Webtoon), Flower Knight (Webtoon), My Best Friend is an Eldrige Horror (Webtoon), Batgirl #3, Birds of Prey #17, Poison...

Happy New Year, Everybody! We're back from our holiday break to put 2024 out to pasture and slap the New Year's baby's ass, and you're all invited to the hazing! This week, Bob, Joey, John, and Steve recap their Winter Break reading achievements, get hyped for James Gunn's Superman, and sit sidecar with Jason Momoa as he prepares to play Lobo in the DCU! My (Main) Man! Books: The One Hand #1-5, Th...

Closing out our Best of podcasts for 2024 is none other than the man, the myth, Aaron Amos! Aaron shares his favorite comics, podcasts, television series, writers, and artists of the year in this episode! Plus, we thank our listeners and sum up what's been a wild year for all of us here at Talking Comics. Thank you to everyone who tunes in, supports us, and shares their love of comics with everyon...

Happy Holidays, everyone! Who wants to open a gift early? Do you love fun and adventure? What about a corgi with superpowers? We've got all that and more as Ben Kahn joins Steve to discuss their upcoming graphic novel Mr. Muffins: Defender of the Stars from Oni Press! It's a magical time for a magical time of the year! Come and stand under the mistletoe! IMPORTANT: Please consider donating to our...

It's that magical time when the Talking Comics crew gathers 'round to present their favorite comics, movies, music, video games, and whatever the hell else they deem worthy of celebrating! In this episode, John and Joey share their favorites, leading to discussions about Transformers, World's Finest, Nightwing, The Power Fantasy, and more! Books: Batman, World's Finest, Nightwing, Absolute Batman,...

It's that magical time when the Talking Comics crew gathers 'round to present their favorite comics, movies, music, video games, and whatever the hell else they deem worthy of celebrating! In this episode, Bob and Steve share their favorites, leading to discussions about Poison Ivy, the best animated films, Chris Gooch's In Utero, and more! Books: World's Finest, Adventureman, It's Jeff, Birds of...

Hold onto your butts, folks! This is the last official podcast before our winter break, with three weeks of our Best-Of presentations (and other stuff) to look forward to! In this week's episode, Bob, John, and Steve discuss James Gunn's Creature Commandos, the start of a new West Coast Avengers, Justice League Unlimited, the twisted motives of Chippy, the Elf on a Shelf, and much more! Books: Wel...

MR. BOB REYER NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT This week's episode features an announcement about launching a GoFundMe for the heart of the Talking Comics podcast, your Cranky Uncle Bob. We'll let Bob explain at the top of the episode, but please take a moment to consider the GoFundMe link posted below. This week's episode also includes a mini review for Jon M Chu's Wicked, the return of Milestone Comics, Liste...

Chris is back, but has Steve managed to tame the Chaos Crew? This week, it's a tight ship as Bob, John, Aaron, Chris, and Steve comment on the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight, the early success of our Discord, the launch of G.I. Joe, A Boy Named Rose, gay Webtoon titles, the brilliance of Transformers, and musical earworms! Books: Transformers #11-14, Cinderelle (Webtoon), Ballad of Monte Cruz (Web...

Welp... so it goes, I guess. This week's podcast introduces our new Discord channel, discusses the season finale of DC's The Penguin, slays demons with Harriet Tubman, and basks in the glory of Godspeed You! Black Emperor! Books: Saga #70, Poison Ivy #27, FML #1, Blood Hunters #4, Birds of Prey #15, Batgirl #1, JSA #1, Absolute Superman #1, Harriet Tubman: Demon Slayer Vol. 1, Plastic Man No More...

It's Election Week in the States, and we're exhausted. Mentally. Physically. All-the-ly. That's why we're keeping it nice and simple with some talk about Giants, Magi Orders, Swamp Things, and everything in between. Come for the witticisms. Stay for the nihilistic undertones. Books: Absolute Wonder Woman #1, We Called Them Giants OGN, Macbeth: A Tale of Horror, Poison Ivy/Swamp Thing: Feral Trees...

In this week's podcast, Steve recants his trip to Skywalker Ranch and Industrial Light & Magic, John sacrifices himself on the altar of Venom: The Last Dance, Bob says goodbye to Power Girl, and Aaron gets some Self Help as the crew prepares for Halloween, the upcoming election, and more! Books: The Power Fantasy #3, Self Help #4-5, StandStill #2-3, Dracula: The Impaler, DC v. Vampires: World War...

Bob and Aaron recap all their NYCC shenanigans, including chatting up their favorite creators, hunting down the elusive Video Guy, and that time TC veteran Melissa Megan got mistaken for Becky Cloonan lololol. In addition to recapping all the big announcements out of the con, the crew talks a ton of comics! Comics talked this week: Crypt of Shadows, Blood Hunters #3, Social Grace, The Legendary Ly...

The prodigal son, John Burkle, returns to discuss the perils of fatherhood, the genius of Kelly Thompson's Scarlett, and how Planetary is actually a JRPG! Meanwhile, Bob, Joey, and Steve wax rhapsodic about Agatha All Along, The Penguin, various horror movies, Absolute Batman #1, and more! Books: Action Comics #1070, Crocodile Black #4-5, DCEASED: War of the Undead Gods, Hyde Street #1, Scarlett #...

It's Spooky Season, folks! In this week's episode, Bob, Joey, Aaron, Steve, and comic writer Eric Palicki conjure nightmares to talk about Eric's "Dreamcatchers" Kickstarter, the Long Island restaurant Big Barry's, the beauty of Helen of Wyndhorn, DC's Absolute Power finale and All In Special, Heartstopper Season 3, the Dark Pictures Anthology, and how the sausage gets made! Books: Helen of Wyndho...

Aaron has the con this week as Bob, Steve, and Carolyn debate the greatness of 1994's The Crow, what makes Zatanna: Bring Down the House a Black Label title, whether the Lord of the Rings TV series is worth marching into Mordor for! The crew also dives into some Geek Trivia to close the show, with more questions coming next week! Books: Survival Street: The Radical Left #1, The Magic Order 5 #1, T...

In this week's episode, Bob, Joey, Aaron, and Steve walk the Witch's Road with Agatha All Along, waddle alongside The Penguin, witness the Twilight of the Gods, settle the Crocs controversy, and is the Moon Following Us? Books: Planetary #1-12, The Moon Is FOllowing Us #1, Extremity #1-6, The Power Fantasy #2, Avengers Assembly (OGN), Dazzler #1, X-Men #130, Fantastic Four #94 Other Stuff: Agatha...

It’s Joey, Bob, and Aaron this week as they get hyped for BOTH Agatha All Along AND The Penguin! Oh how the Comics-to-Television-Adaptation Gods have blessed us nerds, eh??? Lots of comics, too, including Avengers Assemble #1, the return of Prodigy, and reflections on JSA and Fantastic Four. Comics talked this week:Helen of Wyndhorn #4, Birds of Prey #13, JSA #11, Blood Hunters #2, Fantastic Four...

Hail Satan! In this week's episode, Bob, Aaron, John, Chris, and Steve welcome the Dark Lord into their hearts with a special, demonic, culty, sinister, and speedy collection of Lightning Rounds to follow our Special Issue episode with Kelly Sue Deconnick (now available)! Books: Bitten & Smitten (Webtoon), Indigo (Webtoon), Ballad of Monte Cruz (Webtoon), Exceptional X-Men #1, Poison Ivy #25, Scar...

In this special episode, Kelly Sue Deconnick joins Bob, Steve, Bronwyn, Aaron, and John to discuss her new Dark Horse comic FML, wildfires, the woes and joys of parenting, true crime, Nekrogoblikon, and more! * Trigger Warning - This episode contains the topic of school shootings* The Talking Comics Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics ( www.talkingcomicbooks.com ). It is hosted by Steve Se...

We're only one episode away from knocking on the Devil's door, and Bob, Aaron, and Steve are holding down the fort made of comics until it's time to welcome the apocalypse! In addition to the trio bringing Lightning Rounds, we've also got our Last Meal menus, a discussion about our pop culture holy grails, and more! Books: The Nice House By the Sea #2, The Hunger and the Dusk: Book Two #2, Somethi...