Comic Geek Speak Podcast - The Best Comic Book Podcast

It's our annual Thanksgiving Week gobble-gobble gabfest, and we welcome a special guest to the table, our old friend Scott Powers, to partake in bounteous banquet of babble! Topics on the menu include the passing of Nick Cardy; the return of MST3K Turkey Day; the Bat-Kid of San Francisco; recently announced comic book cancellations and revivals; a marathon of 'Muddle the Murd' misfires; and a heap...

OTR is plus-sized this month, as last month's missing pick, Afterlife With Archie #1, staggers in to join our regularly scheduled lineup of reviews: I.M.A.G.I.N.E. Agents #1 from BOOM! Studios, Letter 44 #1 from Oni Press, and Marvel's Thor: Crown of Fools one-shot. (1:15:12)

Hey, it's Previews! We go through the November catalog for items shipping to stores starting in January. (1:33:00)

Marvel Studios has made its second foray into the shining realm of Asgard, and we of CGS have gathered to share our reactions to 'Thor: The Dark World.' (Be thou wary, gentle listeners, for SPOILERS do herein abound!)  (1:19:06)

Creatures on the loose! Monsters on the prowl! Just in time to be a week late for Halloween, Chris Eberle (in his first appearance as a fully accredited Geek!) shambles out of the hellish nether-realm of New Jersey to help us celebrate the supernatural superstars of Marvel Comics' character-driven horror titles, in the horror heyday of the '70s and beyond. Listen if you dare!! (2:09:17)

And Now: The Nineties! Travel with us back to that misunderstood decade, when came to pass some of the highest and lowest points in the fifty-year history of the Avengers. The menace of the Gatherers! The madness of Sersi! The multitude of cover enhancements! The momentousness of the Avengers' 30th anniversary! The malodorousness of 'The Crossing'! The mediocrity of 'Heroes Reborn'! And the renais...

Face Front, True Believers! Two years ago we picked our 'Top 5' favorite DC series, and now that Jamie D is running the show, it's finally time to give the House of Ideas its due. 'Nuff Said! (2:30:23)

Our first 'Post-Pants' episode is an old-fashioned CGS group discussion of Jamal Igle's Molly Danger OGN, plus recent X-Men titles, The Halloween Legion from Dark Horse, and whatever else we've been reading.  Featuring the return of CGS Founding Father Bryan Deemer! (1:09:23)

Time for another trip back into the CGS archives to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the first appearance of Superman as we represent our Spotlight on Superman in the Byrne/Jurgens years we recorded in 2008 during Superman's 70th anniversary. (1:11:43)

We head back into the CGS archives to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the first appearance of Superman this year and represent our Spotlight on Superman in the Bronze Age we recorded in 2008 during Superman's 70th anniversary. (1:30:39)

Not a hoax, not a dream, not an imaginary tale -- Pants (a.k.a. Brian Christman) is leaving the podcast. Listen as he explains why he's leaving and we reminisce about the past and look towards the future of CGS. It's also one last chance to get in some jabs at Pants. (29:15)

Episode 8: 'Feel the Sting of Green'. Coinciding with the last episode on the Lone Ranger, we talk about Britt Reid's alter ego. Also, the importance of his partner, Kato. Guest co-host Nick Quan & creator Ande Parks join the fun. (2:44:20)

Time for another episode of unaired clips from the show. You'll hear talk about Alyssa Milano, Doctor Who, iCarly, Star Wars, and even comic books. There may be some adult language so 'earmuffs' (48:58)

Another New York Comic Con has come and gone. Pants, Murd, Bryan Deemer, and Kevin Moyer talk about what they did at the con as well as discuss some of the news that was announced during the weekend. We also have some interviews with Comfort Love and Adam Withers, and Jamal Igle (1:25:00)

A listener e-mail asking for advice on going to his first comic convention spurred us into action to again revisit our convention survival guide. The shopping, panels, autographs, and more are discussed as we get ready for the New York Comic Con. (56:23)

In this week's general-topic gabfest, the guys react to the announcement of the upcoming 18-part JLA Dark crossover 'Blight'; Jamie D holds forth on the Forever Evil and Infinity events; and Murd recommends the classic manga Dragonball. Plus, some bonus TV talk about Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Dr. Who, and The Crazy Ones! (1:03:05)

Time for Previews again! We go through the October catalog for items shipping to stores starting in December. (1:13:11)

In this long-overdue return to the Top Five format, CGS goes to the dogs. . . and cats, horses, ducks, dragons, gorillas, etc.! It's our tribute to animal characters (super-powered, anthropomorphic, and otherwise) in comics. Each Geek sounds the fanfare for his five favorite furred, finned, and/or feathered fellows featured in four-color fiction! Don't miss this episode; it's gonna be a wild one!...

Off the Racks goes Off the Reservation this month, thanks to the delayed release of one of our selections. First, we bring you our regularly scheduled reviews of Batman: Black & White #1 and X-Men: Battle of the Atom #1; then, stay tuned for bonus coverage of The Star Wars #1, Thor: God of Thunder #13, Daredevil #31, Farlaine the Goblin #1, and the civil-rights-themed graphic novel March (Book One...

Marvel's Agents of SHIELD, life model decoys, She Hulk, and the new fall TV season are just some of the topics covered in this episode, which is brought to you by the letter F. (1:08:42)

The new TV series Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has debuted and in this episode we give our thoughts on the premiere. (44:12)

Writer Jeremy Whitley joins us to talk about his book 'Princeless', how he became the Marketing Director for Action Lab Entertainment, Gus Fring from 'Breaking Bad', video games, and more. (59:45)

There are spoilers ahead as we each discuss some of the books we've recently read including Rachel Rising, Hawkeye, Journey Into Mystery, Batman '66, Star Wars, and some of the Villains Month books from DC. (1:16:28)

Chris Eberle of Wild Pig Comics returns once more, bearing the torch of knowledge to light our way through the second half of the X-Men's Copper Age, perhaps the darkest period in Marvel mutant history. 'Inferno', 'The Fall of the Mutants,' and 'Mutant Massacre'. Longshot, Psylocke, and Jubilee. The Marauders, the Reavers, and the Freedom Force. Australia, Genosha, and the Siege Perilous. Death, d...

The late '80s / early '90s were something of a rebuilding period for Earth's Mightiest Heroes, and in this episode the CGS guys survey the damage, with much help from guest assessor Chris Eberle. Listen and learn how the Avengers endured the 'Acts of Vengeance' conspiracy; the cosmic conflagration that was "Operation: Galactic Storm"; the disassembly of the Vision; the brief, turbulent memberships...