Comics_Podcasts

It’s a packed episode of Comic and TV Talk including getting started with Hoopla, the works of Deniz Camp, reading Comic Shop: the Retail Mavericks Who Gave Us a New Geek Culture, a Mike Douglas clip featuring Phil Seuling, the Death of Superman story, skimming through a 1996 issue of Comics Buyer’s Guide, the Beauty on FX, thoughts on the first two episodes of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy and oth...

CGS Chats! A new interview episode here at CGS to put the spotlight on several projects this month for your consideration. In this episode, we talk to Steve Bryant for the Evie and the Hellsings volume 1 tpb Kickstarter, Martheus Wade and Maria Amelia Park for the Jetta: Tales of the Toshigawa Episode 1 motion comic, and Ben Lichius and Dean Kotz to talk about the Black Coat: To Die But Once issue...

Previews and Comic Talk for a new year! Reading Peach Momoko’s Ultimate X-Men. Action Comics 1 sets a new record for a private sale. What is Absolute Batman’s first appearance? And other topics including our recommendations for comic coming attractions for the month of March 2026. (1:39:43)

Happy New Year! 2026 is here and we’re starting the year off with an impromptu chat about Stranger Things, discussing our Best Of 2025 list, podcast plans and more including topics on the John Byrne era of Superman, Mister Terrific Year One, the Energon Universe, I Kill Giants, PLUR1BUS and other Geek Chat! (1:50:22)

Goodbye, 2025! The Speakers of Geek wrap up 2025 with several end of the year topics as well as answering Questions from the Listeners! Topics include tallying up our Reading Logs, CGS stats for the year, major comicbook anniversaries in 2026, thoughts on the Batman/Deadpool DC/Marvel oneshots, DC K.O. All Fight Month, Mortal Thor and other titles, and even more! (1:30:49)

A variety of topics fill this holiday season Comic Talk episode including diving into the world of Vertical Scrolling comics, thoughts on Challengers of the Unknown, the Atom Project and Question All Along the Watchtower, a “Limited Perspective” review of Roofman, more Fantastic Four movie talk, TV Talk on Ozark, Strange New Worlds and others, retro gaming talk, and a Best of 2025 announcement! (1...

The big finale of One World Under Doom is here! The Speakers of Geek are joined by listener Craig Moore to discuss issues 7 thru 9 by Ryan North, R.B. Silva, David Curiel, Travis Lanham and company. What is Doctor Doom’s downfall? Where does the Marvel Universe go from here? Which tie-ins are worth reading? Find out in this episode! (1:02:52)

Comic Talk and Previews! And this month, we’re joined by Prestige Sponsor Adam Chapman of the Comic Shenanigans podcast. After learning about Adam’s geek story, his podcast, and sharing his geekdom with his family, we delve into a number of topics including the return of Star Wars to theaters for its 50th Anniversary, the Netflix/WB/Paramount bidding war and what that means for the movie and tv in...

The cosmic tournament to be King Omega continues in DC K.O. issue 2 by Snyder, Williamson, Fernandez, Xermanico and company! DC’s champions (and villains!) compete in their first challenge and the Speakers of Geek discuss their favorite moments, the surprises, tie-in issues of Titans, Superman, Knightfight and more! Listen in to prepare yourself for Round Two! (53:51)

Gabriel Hardman, Writer/Artist, Creator and Storyboard Artist, returns to the podcast to help us discuss the first issue of his new DC title, Batman/Green Arrow/The Question: Arcadia. We learn about how these characters come together for a new era, how the Black Label format can enhance storytelling, and praise the stunning artwork. We also discuss the early days of Live TV, Bruno Premiani on Doom...

The Speakers of Geek are joined by the Comics Discourse 114 hosts of Brian, Bryan and Hassan for this special crossover episode! For our Geek Discourse, we each are tasked with developing a comics syllabus as a way to get people interested in the world of comics. But it doesn’t just stop at the Intro level as we up the difficulty by offering our Intermediate and Advanced selections as well. Which...

Writer and creator Tom King returns to Comic Geek Speak for a fun, geeky and informative conversation about comics, original art, the tenth anniversary of the Vision, behind the scenes of landing Batman, Power Pack (yes, Power Pack), comics as community, his love of Legion of Super-Heroes, the challenge of writing Wonder Woman, and so, so much more. (1:37:41)

Our monthly Previews episode reaches comic coming attractions for yet another New Year with recommendations on titles shipping mostly in January 2026! And joining us is Prestige Sponsor and longtime listener Eric from the Longbox Review podcast! Topics include a review of longboxes (pun intended), recent purchases, the George Perez New Teen Titans Artist’s Edition, Transformers UK, Bendis’ return...

The Speakers of Geek continue their journey through Marvel Limited Series of the ‘80s with West Coast Avengers by Roger Stern, Bob Hall, Brett Breeding and company. Hear our reactions - favorable and not so favorable - to the first Avengers spinoff title, the spotlight on lesser known characters, the backstory and development, the villains, the art and more! (1:01:11)

Topics aplenty in this Comic Talk episode ranging from naming a new Comic Book Age, to taking a look at the restored art in the DC Finest: Crisis on Infinite Earths collection, trivia on comic cover artists, updates on our reading lists, David Letterman in comics, Avengers Arena from Marvel Now, LEGO Soundwave and so much more! (1:17:27)

It was another convention filled weekend as the Speakers of Geek are joined by film/TV critic, podcaster, cartoonist and friend Julian Lytle for a Baltimore Comic Con wrap-up. And the Comic Talk continues with many thoughts on Toys, the end of the current Ultimate Universe, event comics, Mark Waid, Jack Kirby’s Fourth World, current issues of Superman with the Legion of Super-Heroes and Superboy P...

DC’s cosmic tournament to save the universe from Darkseid is here! The Speakers of Geek engage in a twenty year event coverage tradition to give an in-depth discussion of DC K.O. issue 1 by Snyder, Fernandez, Xermanico and company! From the compelling story to the beautiful artwork, to the many surprises and twists, we’re going All In for the battle to be crowned King Omega! (40:42)

It’s a Previews episode of things to come: conventions, comics and news! Prestige Sponsor Nasser Rodriguez joins us to talk up the Comic Arts - San Antonio convention happening in November. As well as convention talk in general, Nasser recounts his own geekdom, and helps us pour through the comic coming attractions for December. We also wrap up our New York Comic Con trip, talk LEGO, compare the c...