Comics and Chronic

In our final BatMarch episode, the guys discuss Batman: White Knight. Batman: White Knight is an eight-issue limited series published by DC Comics and written and illustrated by Sean Murphy. It began monthly publication in October 2017 and concluded in May 2018. In the series, the Joker is seemingly cured of his madness and sets out to become a politician under his real name of Jack Napier, seekin...

On the newest episode of BatMarch the boys discuss Batman Forever directed by Joel Schumacher starring Val Kilmer, Jim Carrey, Tommy Lee Jones, Nicole Kidman, & Chris O’Donnell.   But first special guest Ahmed Raafat joins us to discuss the movie. Ahmed is an immensely talented comic book artist whose new series Who Are The Power Pals? just released from Dark Horse Comics. He also did a varian...

Writer Hunter van Lierop joins us to talk about his new comic on Kickstarter called Super Group, co-written by James Santana with art by Francesco Iaquinta and published by Philbo Publishing. But first, does Cody think Hunter looks like a thumb? Is Hunter a big fan of The Evil Dead franchise? Is Hunter one of the few guests that have smoked with us on the pod? When did Hunter start listening to Co...

We’re talking to writer Omar Morales today about his graphic novel Major Thomás now available exclusively on Comixology! With art by Serg Acuña and Mau Mora “A Mexican-American farm worker becomes a NASA astronaut and just as his dreams begin to blast off, he gets lost in the middle of a space war, marooned with crushing regret about his life choices.” But first, what were our first blush reaction...

Superguy #1 , written by our very own Anthony Iannaccio, is finally out on Kickstarter! Superguy co-creator and artist, and friend of the pod Joey Murphy returns to discuss the comic But first, how many times has Joey been on the pod? Is Joey our very own Winter Soldier? How long did it take to create this first issue of Superguy? Cody tells us how he truly feels about the comic? What are some of...

On this week of BatMarch we cover a modern take on some classic Batman lore with  Batman Earth One volume 1.  “Geoff Johns and artist Gary Frank re-imagine a new mythology for the Dark Knight, where the familiar is no longer the expected in this original graphic novel from DC Comics.” But first Jake reveals a secret about recording the podcast of late. Cody has a wholesome weekend. Once again, Cod...

BatMarch continues as we cover the 1988 DC comic Batman: The Cult by Jim Starlin & art by Bernie Wrightson. The story follows “Batman's struggle against a messianic cult leader, Deacon Blackfire, who aims to control Gotham City. Blackfire recruits followers from the city's homeless, criminals, and dispossessed, and operates his cult from the sewers. Batman is captured, brainwashed, and...

We’re kicking off the annual 3rd season of BatMarch with our 275th episode and a classic Batman comic: A Death In The Family. .. and YOU get to decide the fate of the podcast! This 1988 Batman story featuring the death of Robin Jason Todd is one of the most iconic DC Batman stories written by Jim Starlin, art by Jim Aparo, & edited by Dennis O’Neil. But first Cody once again lies & gasligh...

This week on Comics and Chronic, we finish out our coverage of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy with The Return Of The King directed by Peter Jackson.  The boys recorded this episode one day before Trump takes his office. The boys gain another moniker.  Is Return Of The King better on a rewatch?  Is it the least favorite of all three movies?  What are the differences between the ending of the movie a...

We talked to writer Joey Esposito and artist Andrea Schiavone about their new comic Shitkickers! Available right now exclusively on Zoop Who’s wearing at fake Rage Against the Machine t-shirt? What is Zoop? How does it compare to Kickstarter? What is Soup Dad Comics? What did Joey learn about making comics from The Pedestrian and how does inform his imprint? What did we think about Andrea’s art? I...

On the newest episode of Comics and Chronic the guys talk Captain America: Brave New World. Captain America: Brave New World is a 2025 American superhero film based on Marvel Comics featuring the character Sam Wilson / Captain America. Produced by Marvel Studiosand distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the fourth installment in the Captain America film series, a continuation of...

This week on Comics and Chronic the boys continue their covers of the LOTR Trilogy with The Two Towers. Directed by Peter Jackson The boys go Helms Deep from Jump Street.  But first, Jake receives a mysterious text message.  Cody makes a split pea soup.  Jake & Cody talk Anora briefly.  We discuss Anthony lore.  Should Rihanna play Sauron in a LOTR remake?  Are hobbits the Italians of middle e...

This week on Comics and Chronic we discuss the first film in Peter Jackson’s Lord Of The Rings trilogy:  The Fellowship of the Ring.  This movie has some heavy hitters such as Viggo Mortensen, Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Orlando Bloom, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Sean Bean, Cate Blanchett, & more!  Is Gandalf OP?  Is Jake Gimli & Cody Legolas?  Does Boromir go out like a G?  Is...

This week on the pod writer Stephanie Williams joins us to talk about Strange and Unsung All-Stars of the DC Multiverse, Living Heroes, Nubia, Star Trek, Sesame Street, My Little Pony and more! But first, what do we think about Nintendo World? What's Stephanie's dream character to write? How did the task of writing an encyclopedia compare to writing a story? How did Stephanie's career...

On the newest episode the guys bullshit. But first does Cody call out Vladimir Putin? Cody does his best Count Orlock impression. What do the guys think of the Superman trailer? Are the guys excited for the DC slate? How were the guys first exposed to Lobo? The guys discuss their favorite comics they read in 2024. The guys discuss their plans for 2025. Do the guys enjoy the Sonic the Hedgehog movi...

This week on Comics and Chronic the boys make history by covering their first ever manga, the classic Japanese horror manga Uzumaki by Junji Ito. It's Manga and Marijuana! “Kurouzu-cho, a small fogbound town on the coast of Japan, is cursed. According to Shuichi Saito, the withdrawn boyfriend of teenager Kirie Goshima, their town is haunted not by a person or being but a pattern: UZUMAKI, the...

This week on Comics and Chronic Jake & Anthony interview writer Daniel Freedman.  He is the creator & writer for such comics as Kali, Raiders, & Birdking published by Dark Horse Comics as well as Undying Love published by Image Comics. Go check Daniel Freedman’s books out now! https://www.danielfreedman.tv/ But first, Daniel confuses Jake for Cody (A surprisingly common occurrence).  H...

We're taking another Patreon episode out of the vault: 2012’s Dredd directed by Pete Travis! But first was this movie well regarded? Was this movie influenced by The Raid? Are we excited for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes? What was Cody’s Dark Secret? How much time has Cody stolen? Is concentrated Cody the drug Slo-Mo? What else was Olivia Thirlby in? Did this movie do a good job of world build...

This week on Comics and Chronic Jake & Cody are in for another Half Baked episode & they’re discussing the Robert Eggers film Nosferatu starring Lily-Rose Depp, Willem Dafoe, Bill Skarsgård, Nicholas Hoult, Emma Corrin, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, & Ralph Ineson.  “ A gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror...

This week on Comics and Chronic the boys talk Local Man volume 2 by Tim Seeley and Tony Fleecs, published by Image Comics.  If you haven’t already go check out our episode on the first volume as well as our individual interviews with both Tim & Tony!   “ Farmington's very own LOCAL MAN is called in to investigate a mysterious drowning on dry land. The problem is, Jack isn't legally allowed to...

On the newest episode of Comics and Chronic the guys cover the second half of Rick Remender’s X-Force Omnibus. Rick Remender puts the "Uncanny" into X-Force in an epic, critically acclaimed run! Psylocke, Archangel, Deadpool and Fantomex sign up for Wolverine's secret squad of assassins, but their first mission - to find and deal with the reborn Apocalypse - casts a long shadow. As the members of...

On the newest episode of Comics and Chronic the guys are joined by guest Hunter Saling. Hunter Saling is an actor and comedian, most notably one-third of sketch group Business Casual. You can see him next in the trio’s new show, “COWBOYS” with dates in January throughout California. Hunter has been reading comics for as long as he can remember and plans to continue reading them until he can’t reme...

On the newest episode of Comics and Chronic the guys discuss The Mummy. The Mummy is a 1999 American action-adventure film written and directed by Stephen Sommers, starring Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, and Arnold Vosloo in the title role as the reanimated mummy. It is a remake of the 1932 film of the same name. The film follows adventurer and treasure hunter Rick O'Connell as he trav...

This week on Comics and Chronic we discuss Velvet by Ed Brubaker & art by Steve Epting published by Image Comics.  “From the best-selling creators of CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER comes VELVET, a slick and sexy new take on the cold war spy genre. What if the secretary to the man running the world's most top secret spy agency was actually their most dangerous weapon, once upon a time?” But fi...

This week we discuss The Private Eye by Brian K. Vaughan, art by Marcos Martin, & colored by Munsta Vicente.   “Years after the digital cloud "bursts" and exposes all of our worst secrets, THE PRIVATE EYE is set in an inevitable future where everyone has a secret identity. Following an unlicensed P.I. who is thrust into the most important case of his life, this sci-fi mystery explores the natu...