Comic Geek Speak Podcast - The Best Comic Book Podcast

Holy cow has this guy written a lot of books! In anticipation of his upcoming appearance at FallCon, Gerry Conway joins us to talk about his career, his many, many books at Marvel and DC, and so much more including wrapping up his latest title, the Last Days of Animal Man. (1:27:44)

CGS Episode 700. You'll just have to listen to hear the craziness.

We continue our discussion on comic book art this week with the help of inker Jay Leisten. From Top Cow to CrossGen, DC to Marvel, Jay has worked with many major pencillers and comics. What are his thoughts on the role of inking in today's field? (1:17:12)

Geoff Johns and Gary Frank finally put to paper the origin of Superman for a new generation! With special in-studio guest and CGS listener, Pankaj, we dissect the first issue of this definitive Superman origin for the current age. (1:02:30)

Author of DC Comics Guide to Drawing Comics Digitally, artist Freddie Williams joins us to discuss the book, the dos and donts of digital drawing and to announce a major new CGS contest! (1:36:48)

The war is over, but now the aftermath has begun. The entire cosmic universe is up for grabs, someone needs to take control. Who will it be? (41:48)

CGS listener, Brian Hancock, joins us to discuss the half-way issue of the Reborn series. What's in store for Cap and his crew? I think you'll just have to listen to find out. (59:18)

The big news this week is Jack Kirby's estate wants a piece of the Marvel/Disney deal. Joining us to help figure it all out is legal expert, Joe Sergi. Plus some other random comic talk. (1:19:00)

There are power rings everywhere! Blackest Night is in full swing and to help us talk about it we have special in-studio guest, Amber. It's full times at CGS headquarters.

Lots of new books to talk about. In this episode we look at Sweet Tooth, Strange Tales, Vampirella, and Fantastic Four 570. We also look at Field on the Edge of the Woods, which was created by CGS listener, Frick Weber. (1:37:46)

The story continues to unfold and we're right there to talk about it.

The other shoe dropped and we talk about the newly restructured DC Entertainment! Also, IDW Editor Andy Schmidt announces new online Comics Experience courses! And we talk with Chris Neseman about this weekend's Windy City Comicon!

Chris Moreno! Danielle Corsetto! Sean McKeever! Interviews and recaps from this past weekend's Pittsburgh Comic Con. Also, Book of the Month Club announcement, voicemails and even more! (1:24:38)

Zack Kruse, creator of The Contingent and happy DCBS employee joins us to look at this month's Previews. A quick chat with Chad Kinkle, writer of the upcoming Harpe graphic novel. Also, a bunch of Batman-related voicemails. (2:00:13)

We are past the half-way point now and the geeks aren't sure how to feel about it. There are good things and bad things about this series. We want your feedback. (57:47)

The Pittsburgh Comic Con is just about here. We check in with Atomic Robo's Scott Wegener and Angry Gnome Comics' Shawn Gabborin.

Oh, the controversy. When Captain America: Truth: Red, White & Black shipped back in 2003 it caused quite the hullabaloo. We decided to take a look and see what all the fuss was about. Join us for this pivotal Marvel story by Robert Morales, Kyle Baker and company. (1:06:41)

It's us, talking comics, including the Marvel/Disney deal.

We're back with more interviews from Fan Expo 2009. Including Olivier Coipel, Angel Medina, and Uncle Sal! Don't miss it. (48:46)

Fan Expo 2009 was a huge success! We had a fantastic show. This is the first of a two-part series of interviews from the convention. We kick it off with a talk with Len Wein. (2:14:30)

Francis Manapul is kicking ass! Adventure Comics is out and Francis is knocking it out of the park. Join us as we have a nice, casual conversation with the next big thing.

What started out as a publisher spotlight, quickly became a look at the industry. In this episode we spoke with Harry Markos, publisher of AAM/Markosia, about the state of the industry from an international perspective.

With the help of their respective creators, we take a look at another round of upcoming titles including Underground (Image), the God Machine (Archaia) and Nightmare World (Shadowline). (1:32:00)

Our listeners send us lots of emails and voicemails. In this episode we give a listen to some of them, and they spark lots of great conversation about comics. (1:16:41)

The Dark Knight Returns kicked off a whole new era for the Batman. In this episode we take a look at Batman from 1986 to 1998. (1:46:42)