Comics!

It’s a band-wagon jumping Special Episode all about Batman Vs Superman! Micheal needed to vent, this is his venting. Andrew shrugged.

Superman Vs The Amazing Spider-Man? Whare’s Batman? Plenty of other shows will be talking about Batman Vs Superman, Micheal and Andrew are back and talking about the 1976 classic Treasury Edition Team-Up.

In the second of the HEY KIDS, COMICS! February Specials, Micheal and Andrew delve deep into the second part of Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale’s DARK VICTORY! Questions are answered, loose ends tied up and there is a cameo by ROBIN! So make 2 Northern Chancer happy and listen to [...]

It’s the February Special from HEY KIDS, COMICS! Why is February special? Who knows? Nevertheless, Micheal and Andrew are back with the first of two episodes devoted to a Jeph Loeb/Tim Sale Batman story! Deja Vu. This time it’s DARK VICTORY, the sequel to THE LONG HALLOWEEN. Do they think [...]

In the second of January specials, Micheal and Andrew take a long look at the second half of JEPH LOEB and TIM SALE’S THE LONG HALLOWEEN. More of the same, really…

In the first of a 2 PART special, the band reunite to discuss JEPH LOEB and TIM SALE’S – BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN! One of the most oft-requested series, Micheal and Andrew read all six issues and then try to make them make sense! One thing’s for sure – it [...]

Happy New Year everybody! The annual, “what we got for Christmas,” episode of HEY KIDS, COMICS! is here for your audio buds to spew into your ears. And what a show it is! In addition to e-mails, there’s the usual celebration of gifts and giving as well as an in-depth [...]

#ThisOnesForShawn In a day of highs and lows, Andrew and Micheal drop by to discuss THE FORCE AWAKENS. SPOILERS!!!!! This episode is dedicated to the memory of Mr Shawn Engel and the entire Leyland family wish to express their sincere condolences to Shawn’s family.

The Hey Kids, Comics! Winter Special concludes with the final chapters of INFINITE CRISIS! Does it all end happily ever after or is GrimDark the way forward? I think we’re still awaiting an answer to that ever question but Andrew and Micheal are explaining it all like a post-millennial Clarissa.

Micheal & Andrew are back with a 2 part winter special! In this episode it’s all about the Infinite Crisis! Starting with the Countdown and burning forth, there’s a look at the first 3 issues of the series proper with a few divergents to the (many) mini-series that took place [...]

Micheal and Andrew are back! For one week only, a return engagement for the Lovable Northern Chancers. In this, the first of the special reunion episodes, Micheal and Andrew look at a couple of horror books in celebration of BONFIRE NIGHT! Yes, you can keep yer Halloween, burning people in [...]

Micheal and Andrew are back with a non-special, special. Both recently attended the Lakes International Comics Art Festival and here are their thoughts captured on the drive to and from the event. As this was recorded careening down a motorway, the audio is a bit ropey but we hope you [...]

It’s here! The 250th and FINAL regular episode of Hey Kids, Comics! Be witness to more Self-Indulgent Twaddle, inappropriate jokes and outright silliness one last time as 2 Northern Chancers at least try to get it right before the curtain falls. Have no fear – Micheal and Andrew will return [...]

It’s the penultimate episode of Hey Kids, Comics! but the end of the trail for Jesse Custer. Yes, PREACHER climaxes as it begin – in blood. Does it all end happily for Jesse, Tulip, Herr Starr, Cassidy and The Saint Of Killers? Or is it The Wild Bunch all over [...]

Andrew & Micheal raise a glass to Tommy Monaghan and the crew at Noonan’s. It’s the end of the road for the HITMAN!

In which Micheal and Andrew look at two of the greatest creations of writer Warren Ellis, THE AUTHORITY and PLANETARY and ask, “how does a team up between them work?” Answer? Listen to the show. After that, a darker version of PLANETARY take on the JLA in a world where [...]

Two off-beat examples of the prestige format this week as Micheal and Andrew look at two oft-forgotten gems. First up, a long thought lost NEIL GAIMAN script resurfaces and is presented with a stellar array of artistic talent in SUPERMAN/GREEN LANTERN – LEGENDS OF THE GREEN FLAME! Then, a fan [...]

Micheal and Andrew continue to count down some of their favourite comics ever in part 2 of a 2 part show.

In part 1 of a 2 parter, Micheal and Andrew take a look at some of their favourite comics stories.

More all-ages entertainment as ALL-STAR BATMAN & ROBIN THE BOY WONDER continues to entertain and bewilder in equal measure. Frank Miller introduces more characters and sub-plots whilst Jim Lee makes it look very glossy indeed. There’s steamy sex, broken bones and a potty mouthed 15 year old girl as DC [...]

It’s here! One of the most maligned and mocked pieces of comics art in recent years and yet one of the best selling. Frank Miller returns to the Batman and brings superstar artist Jim Lee with him for ALL-STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN THE BOY WONDER! Is it a wonderful piece [...]

There’ll be fun, fun, fun until Daddy takes your catsuit away in today’s show were Andrew & Micheal eschew the dark, broody, complicated and deep and read J SCOTT CAMPBELL’S DANGER GIRL! There’s hiss-able bad-guys, skiing in the alps, explosions, gadgets, double cross and, lest we forget, lots of scantily [...]

His name is Oliver Queen. For years he was a second banana without a title to call his own. That all changed in 1983 when Mike W Barr and Trevor Von Eeden gave the Emerald Archer a shot at the big time. To survive Ollie had to become something else. [...]

The post-crisis revamp of the DC Universe continues as Micheal and Andrew through their peepers over the 2nd tier relaunches. The Flash #1 starts the legacy character era of Wally West as he takes on the mantle. How does he fare? Then, more legacies! John Stewart, Hal Jordan and Guy [...]

It was the end of the world as they knew it and they felt fine. The red skies had passed, the world was shiny and new. And from the ashes of a convoluted continuity came a new DC, a DC not just for kids. More mature, grittier and more reflective [...]