Comic Geek Speak Podcast - The Best Comic Book Podcast

With 2013 being the 75th anniversary of the first appearance of Superman, we dig into the CGS archives and represent our Spotlight on Superman in the Silver Age we recorded in 2008 during Superman's 70th anniversary. (1:05:58)

In this 75th anniversary year of the first appearance of Superman, we represent our Spotlight on Superman in the Golden Age we did back in 2008 for his 70th anniversary. (1:13:42)

Pants was the moderator for the David Michelinie and Dan Slott panel at this past weekend's Fan Expo Canada. Topics of discussion include how they broke into comics, their work on Spider-Man, the 'Demon in a Bottle' Iron Man story, the creation of Venom, and more. (53:22)

Pants moderated a Spotlight Panel on Walt and Louise Simonson this past weekend at Fan Expo Canada. They were asked questions from the audience on Beta Ray Bill, Doomsday and the Death of Superman story, X-Factor, Frog of Thunder, and more. (33:36)

Jamie, Murd, and Pants were up in Toronto for Fan Expo Canada 2013 this past weekend and in this episode we recap our experiences at the con. We discuss our purchases, panels we attended or moderated, and more including the announcement of 'Justice League Canada'. (1:07:05)

We conclude our spotlight on Doctor Who in this 50th Anniversary year as we discuss 'The Wilderness Years', the 1996 Fox TV Movie, the relaunch in 2005, and some speculation on the upcoming anniversary episode. We are joined once again by our friends Dani O'Brien, Eamonn Clarke, and Dave and Angela Williams. Geronimo! (2:27:06)

We now shine our spotlight onto Doctor Who in honor of the show's 50th anniversary this year. To help us in our discussion we are joined in studio by Dani O'Brien and by Skype by our UK mates Eamonn Clarke and Dave and Angela Williams. In part one we give our thoughts on the show's beginnings in 1963 up until the show ended its first run in 1989. (1:57:46)

Chris Eberle and Dani O'Brien from Wild Pig Comics join us in studio for some lively discussion. We discuss our upcoming trip to Fan Expo, the Kick Ass 2 movie, Chris' retailer take on the 3D/2D DC covers, and more. Sure there's some ranting, but to make up for it we've got suggestions on some great books we're currently reading. (1:33:09)

And once again it's time for Previews! We go through the August catalog for items shipping to stores starting in October. (1:05:33)

Dave is the Creative Director of Action Lab Entertainment whose stable of books include NFL Rush Zone, Molly Danger, Skyward, and more. We talk with him about these books and more including Vamplets which he's co-writing with creator Gayle Middleton. (1:03:10)

In this episode we give our thoughts on some of the recent news about DC Comics - the allocations of the 3D Villains covers, Kevin Maguire being removed from Justice League 3000, Forevil Evil and more. Plus we ask the question - what comic/geek related item takes your mind back to when you were a kid? (1:25:41)

Zack Kruse wears many hats - teacher, student, web comic writer, Steve Ditko fan, and more. He's also the organizer/creator of the Appleseed Comics and Art Convention in Fort Wayne, Indiana and we talk about the con with him as well as his Kickstarter campaign to help expand the con for 2014. (59:28)

We touch on many topics in this episode including the announcement of a Flash TV series, catching up on Secret Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Thor: God of Thunder, and Shane's thoughts on the animated 'Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox' DVD. We also have some Doctor Who talk on the casting of the 12th Doctor. (58:18)

In this episode we discuss the recent first issues of Batman '66 from DC, The Superior Foes of Spider-Man from Marvel, and Quantum and Woody from Valiant. We also touch on Trinity War from DC, Satellite Sam from Image, and Watson and Holmes from New Paradigm Studios.(1:23:48)

After we welcome Adam back to the studio with a 'Muddle the Murd' segment, we jump into discussions on 'Beware the Batman', the Eisner Award winners, and 'The Wolverine' movie. (1:13:25)

There's always lots of news coming out of Comic-Con and this year was no exception. We talk movie news on Superman & Batman, Avengers: Age of Ultron, and Guardians of the Galaxy, comic news on the X-Men, IDW's Artist Editions and more. (1:10:16)

Pants went out to San Diego once again for the great spectacle that is Comic-Con. In this episode he and his roommate John Burk discuss their con experience which included Pants going to his first Comic-Con Party. Sprinkled in amongst their recaps are interviews with Bill Sienkiewicz, Gary Frank, Art & Franco, and Uncle Sal. (1:05:35)

Jamie and Pants have a casual discussion about Comic-Con, the debut episode of 'Beware the Batman', and 'Pacific Rim'. We're then joined by writer Keith DeCandido and artist JK Woodward to talk about their Kickstarter for 'Dragon Precinct'. (1:15:20)

Artist Sanford Greene has worked professionally in the comics and animation industries for over a decade. We chat with him about how he first got interested in comics, how going to conventions helped him hone his craft, and his current Kickstarter Campaign for a project that's very dear to him - '1000: The Animated Micro-Series'. (1:25:04)

We knew going in that the X-Men in the Copper Age would be too broad a topic to spotlight in just one episode, so in this installment we confine ourselves to the years 1980-85. It's a serpentine saga of Secret Wars and samurai weddings; of the Brood and the Brotherhood; of doomed romance and Dire Wraiths; of Morlocks and mohawks! Everything X-Men (and New Mutants) between John Byrne's departure an...

Our fiftieth-anniversary Avengers retrospective marches on into the Eighties, with honorary Geek grand-marshal Chris Eberle at the head of the parade. Listen and learn how the Avengers cope with the disgrace and betrayal of founding member Hank Pym; emotional fallout from Avengers #200; new friends and foes stemming from the twisted family heritage of Thanos; the Vision gone haywire; the royal riv...

Time again for Previews! Chris Eberle from Wild Pig Comics joins us in studio to go through the July catalog for items shipping to stores in September. (1:19:27)

Time for another round of Off the Rack reviews. In this episode we discuss Astro City #1 from Vertigo, Daredevil: Dark Nights #1 from Marvel, and Six-Gun Gorilla #1 from BOOM! (1:20:14)

After some talk about upcoming Comic-Con exclusives and the obligatory Doctor Who chat, we discuss comics in the first half of 2013 - what we're currently reading, what we're behind on in reading, and our pull lists. (1:04:43)

Time once again for Uncle Sal! We talk Chicago sports, the San Diego Comic-Con, his family, and even a little about comics. This episode introduces the instant classic story 'The Recital'. (2:47:28)