Comics Who Love Comic Books

My guest this week is Dan Hort ! What stores did Brett and Dan used to get their comics at? Is anime more popular than comic books? Why do people stop collecting comic books? Is the anime style easier for kids to draw? Is there money in collecting action figures and busts? What is the Galactus Tax on original art? Who were the big three in the early days of Marvel Comics? Did Stan Lee and Steve Di...

My guest this week is comedian Al Holiday! How was strength classified in the Marvel role playing game? How is Agatha Harkness different on TV versus in the comics? What was her background in the Marvel Universe? Does Deadpool tell too many jokes? Who wer e the original Guardians of the Galaxy? What's the deal with Starhawk? Was  Deadpool and Wolverine too violent? What was the Comics Code? Is "su...

Today Brett is flying solo with a stack of comic books to tell you about! Spoiler alerts for Doom , The Nice House By The Sea , The Nice House On The Lake , Hate Revisited / Buddy Bradley stories, Archer and Armstrong : Assassin Nation, The Pedestrian , Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (the latest book by Jason Aaron). What is the novel Bad Monkey about? What happened to Rodney Dangerfield when he was...

My guest this week is Tom Higgins! What's the best era of Fantastic Four ? When was Iron Man still drinking? What were EC Comics ? Who is Flex Mentallo ? What is The Maxx about? How great is the library? How did Tom get his kids into comics? What is The Invisibles about? When will we get a good Galactus on screen? How did Zack Snyder screw up Batman? How is Batman "the story of a man and his child...

Spoiler warning for Crisis on Infinite Earths on the CW (and the comics). This week we present an encore presentation of Dimitri Wejaysingher's interview from 2020! What happened in the Civil War comics ? What makes Punisher unique? What happened on the Daredevil TV show? How do kids know who Miles Morales is? What made the Spider-Verse movies so good? Is this the first generation growing up witho...

This week we present an encore of James Mattern's interview from March of 2020. Why doesn't James like Superman ? How great is Spider-Ham ? Do the DC animated movies go too far in trying to be "adult"? Why is it OK for there to only be one season of Watchmen? Why does James like The Spectre ? Does a British accent make things better? Why do you not want to bad mouth someone on a podcast? When does...

Spoilers for The Boys tv show and comic books . This week Arielle Dundas returns to talk about the most recent season of The Boys! What show is Arielle doing at the Edinburgh Fringe? What is one key difference between the tv show and the comics? What's a big difference between The Boys and Game of Thrones? Why was this season less of an escape than previous seasons? How would you describe The Boys...

This week we enjoy an encore presentation of my interview with Eitan Levine from March 5, 2020. What Broadway show did Eitan audition for? What mini series did Eitan get an incomplete set of in the hospital? How is the Torah like a comic book? Why is Magneto Eitan's favorite character? Who is Quentin Quire ? Is it OK to depict the Holocaust in movies and TV shows? What's wrong with The Walking Dea...

My guest this week is comedian Zak Benedek ! What did Bone have in it that little kids maybe shouldn't see? What's the right age for Bone? What did Zak read to learn about the Marvel Universe? Where did you used to be able to buy comic books? What comic book did Zak's mother pull out of his hand? How great is G-Man ? What has Lewis Trondheim written? What did we think of Before Watchmen ? When did...

This week comedian Ian Koranek returns to talk about the comics that inspired X-Men 97 ! Spoilers for various X-Men comics . What comic predicted 9/11? Why didn't anyone blame mutants for 9/11 in the Marvel Universe? What happens in Uncanny X-Men #200, The Trial of Magneto? In what way did X-Men 97 improve on the source material? Which groups are X-Men an allegory for? How did we feel about Disney...

This week part 2 of our discussion of X-Men movies with Adam Gabel ! Spoiler alert for X-Men movies including Deadpool and Deadpool 2. What do we think of X-Men First Class? Do we prefer the more complex relationship between Professor Xavier and Magneto? What historical event did Magneto cause? What scene did they expand on in First Class? Which actor do you prefer as Sabretooth? What movie do Bre...

This week comedian Adam Gabel returns to the show to discuss the X-Men movies! Spoiler alert for X-Men movies. What is the right order to watch the movies in? Does it matter when actors are replaced? Are the X-Men movies better than the MCU? Why should someone watch these movies? How many times did Hugh Jackman play Wolverine? Who is the better Professor X and who is the better Magneto? How great...

My guest this week is comedian Chris Ferretti ! How would you explain Wolverine to someone who didn't know about him? What made Dr. Strange comics unique and interesting? What cool stuff has Brian Azzarello written? What is too much time travel? When could time travel be better used? Is it harder for Batman to be Bruce Wayne? Do your tastes change as you get older? What's the deal with the Punishe...

My guest this week is comedian Kenny Sparrow ! What happens in Batman: A Death in the Family ? What did it cost to vote to kill Jason Todd? Is Spider-Man 2 a perfect movie? Is Tony Stark a cooler version of Batman? Is Batman a vigilante or a superhero? How is Peter Parker like an onlyfans model? When did Spider-Man fake photos of himself? What's it like doing comedy at a comic con? Which is worse,...

200th episode! ALL THE SPOILERS for X-Men '97 on Disney Plus. Comedian Matt Menard returns! Why is X-Men '97 so good? What would six million dollars buy today? Have we ever gotten a proper Colossus on screen? Why are the costumes better on the animated series? What did Matt Stone and Trey Parker say about story outlines ? Why did Charles leave the school to (SPOILER)? What are some great plot twis...

My guest this week is comedian Isabel Vullings ! We're talking Star Trek comics and Star Trek in general, plus we get a guest spot from Everyone Comics staffer Tybalt . When will we get young McCoy on Strange New Worlds? How did Discovery fix the Trek timeline? Can you read Deep Space Nine comics if you haven't watched the show? What happens in The Q Conflict? Who was the first non-binary characte...

This week comedian Pavel Zborik returns! Why is it a good time to be a comic book fan? What is the Midnight Suns video game? Who is on the team? Who is in X-Force ? We stan Peter David . Why is it hard when a comic you're reading gets into a major Marvel event? Is Kindle Unlimited a good service? What's the deal with Barbaric ? What happens in Maniac of New York ? What is X-Statix ? Who is Doop ?...

This week Mario Pisano returns to the podcast! What was Williamsburg Comedy Club originally called? What are Brooklyn audiences typically like? What's the deal with The Three Jokers ? Why is Mark Waid so good? Is World's Finest an all ages book? (Not technically but it feels like it. Your mileage may vary, parents.) Shoutout to Caitlin Cass and her mail order comics. What are some superhero comics...

This week we have an encore presentation of Paul Spratt from March of 2020! Who was in Generation X? Who remembers the Fox TV movie Generation X? What was the best part of The Watchmen movie? Why does Paul like Nightcrawler so much? What are Cyclops' defining traits? How bad was the Dark Phoenix movie? 4 years later, how do our predictions and comments about the MCU hold up? How was Shang-Chi crea...

Brett is solo today talking about Free Comic Book Day finds! Who is Samuel Sattin and what great book did he write? Why were there two unicorn books given away and why were they both good? Is Unicorn Crush ok for little kids? How great is James Tynion IV ? How much does Brett love Wynd ? What is Something in Killing the Children about? What were the Atlas era comics like? What made the Atlas stori...

My guest this week is comedian Ishmael Gaynor ! Why does everyone remember their first comic book? Why did Brett stop collecting comics in college? How were the WWE comic books? What happened in the Bruce Lee comics? What makes Miles Morales such a great character? Who is Batwing ? What is BlerdCon ? What is Tephlon Funk ? Is New York Comic Con too big to find indie books? What is Trill League abo...

My guest this week is comedian Angel Isaac ! What is Kingdom Come about? How are Iron Man and Batman similar? What is Spider-Man's coolest power? When will mech suits and jet packs become mainstream? Why was Iron Man 2 rushed? How good is Jon Favreau? What hidden messages are in comic books like Iron Man #127 ? How good is The Last Ronin ? Who did comedy manager Roger Paul have breakfast with? Wha...

My guest this week is comedian Alex deCourville ! What valuable comics does Alex own? When did the Silver Surfer turn into Carnage? Spider-Man is Alex's guy, but he also has Fantastic Four, Punisher, Batman and Green Lantern. What dumb thing did Brett buy? Why is the dollar bin dangerous? What movie did Alex make ? Is there a lot of price gouging at comic cons? What's up with the Clone Saga ? What...

My guest this week is comedian Dar'jon Bentley ! What else does Darjon do? Will we ever get a movie where the Fantastic Four meets Spider-Man? Why was Infinity War so much fun? What movie got Darjon started with comic books? What's the deal with Hellboy ? Will we get a third Hellboy film with Ron Perlman? What happened with Mahershala Ali and Blade? What is Darjon's Blade script about? Has anyone...

My guest this week is Michael Buzzelli ! What did John Byrne do that Michael didn't like? How did another writer fix it? Are comic books like a soap opera? What's going on with the Fantastic Four now? Who's doing the covers? Who is Nova ? What have they been doing with the X-Men lately? What is a sliding time scale? What is Marvel Two-in-One ? How is Mantis different in the comics versus in the MC...