Comics Who Love Comic Books

Joining us this week is comedian Cavin Eggleston! How are things different for comic book fans now as opposed to back in the day? Is it still nerdy to read comic books? Who will be on the Disney+ Secret Invasion series? What really cool job did Cavin used to have? Who is Flex Mentallo? What books did Cavin teach in his class? What are some issues with The Killing Joke and how did Cavin handle them...

My guest this week is comedian Hakeem Yusef! What were Hakeem's first comics and who got them for him? Which is better, the comics or the movies? (THE COMICS.) What Lego games did Hakeem play? What's a good Marvel video game? How long has Brett been reading comic books? Is Ant-Man as powerful as Iron Man? We talk about some recent movies and TV shows. What's a key difference between She-Hulk in th...

My guest this week is comedian Calvin Cato! How does the V for Vendetta movie compare to the comics? Will Brett ever watch the extended cut of the Watchmen?  What happened to footnotes in comics? Who is Cecilia Reyes? What superhero names has Carol Danvers had? How great is Chris Claremont? What happened in the Onslaught storyline? What's the deal with D-Man? What happened with the original Thunde...

My guest this week is comedian Mike O'Rourke! What was Mike's first comic? Who was in X-Force? What happened in Maximum Carnage? Why don't filmmakers go back to the comics more? What business did Mike's friends start? Who was in the West Coast Avengers? What's cool about Cloak and Dagger? When did Peter Parker and Mary Jane get married? What comic did Mike read because it was cheap? How strong are...

My guest this week is comedian Zach Funk! What cartoon did Zach watch over and over? What comic book-related papers did Zach write in high school? What book has Zach loaned to people who aren't into comics? Why don't we talk about Shadowland? How much do we love the Marvel Digital Unlimited and DC Infinite apps? What is Something is Killing the Children about? Why do we remember writers more than...

My guest this week is comedian Will Spottedbear! How old was Will when he first read The Killing Joke? When did Doctor Octopus beat up everybody? What impressed Brett the first time he read a Marvel comic? What did Brett like about Marvel Team-Up and What If? What happened in the first Marvel Zombies comic? What do they do on The Simpsons with the Homer Meets Marge story? What's the deal with The...

My guest this week is comedian Mark Scalia! What comics did Mark collect? What are the Micronauts? What weird character was in a Star Wars comic? Who is Rom and what was his deal? Who is Michael Golden? Who is Psycho-Man? Why are crossovers so much fun? What characters did the Micronauts crossover with? How brilliant was the casting of Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark? How great was Willem Dafoe in...

My guest this week is Mike Messer! Was Jack Kirby a good writer? Is it different when a character kills people on screen as opposed to in a comic book? Was Peacemaker good? Was Guardians 2 as good as Guardians 1? Is anyone a bigger nerd than Brett? Who did Brett dress up as for Mike's wedding and what song did he sing? What is DC Elseworlds? What did Kevin Smith say that Brett and Mike agree with?...

My guest this week is comedian Paul Kilmer! How did Paul get into comics? What is X-Men 1602? Who sent Batman back in time? Who is the best Batman and why is it Adam West? What does Paul want to see Batman do? What's the deal with these new Ninja Turtles movies? What's the story with The Tick? What's the story behind Witchblade? What is Spawn's deal? What is the Star Wars Legends universe? What en...

My guest this week is comedian Duante Barnett! This is a little bit of a different type of episode, let us know what you think - comicswholovecomicbooks@gmail.com. Are old newspapers worth money? What was the name of the kitten in Garfield? How great was Batman The Animated Series? What was Duante's first comic book? What was special about it? Why did Duante like The Vulture? What was interesting...

My guest this week is comedian Zivan Vasquez! How great are Paul Dini and Bruce Timm? Are Brett's kids into comics? Is it weird to give your kind an iPod full of your own music? What are some good horror comics? What word does Stephen King use a lot in his novels? What came true in science fiction and what didn't? Will we ever get a Batman Beyond movie? What are some of the tropes we get from Batm...

My guest this week is comedian Rich Carucci! How did people used to get autographs of baseball players? Why did Captain America start at issue #100? How have comics changed over the years? Remember when a comic came with a record? How cool is Falcon? What's the deal with fake autographs? With action figures do you keep it in the box or open it? What's great about the Hulk? Do the movies sell comic...

My guest this week is comedian Al Bahmani! Spoilers for Black Adam and American Flagg. What nationalities would enjoy the Black Adam movie? What is the comic American Flagg! about? What does Howard Chaykin do every year? What did TV shows did Gerry Conway write for? And J. Michael Straczynski? What characters did Gerry Conway create? What's wrong with Superman movies? What should Zack Snyder be di...

My guest this week is comedian Jason Fliegel! What is Legion of Superheroes about? Who were the Legionnaire Lemons? What was Stone Boy's power? Is there a consistent continuity with Legion of Superheroes? Why does Brett like to read comics on the iPad? Which comic artist/writer influenced Alan Moore? Who is Michael Moorcock? What were the origins of Captain Britain? What did Alan Moore introduce t...

My guest today is webcomic creator My Gums Are Bleeding! What's the deal with Tank Girl? Which comic book artist could you take in a fight? Which MCU show has Brett not seen? What stipulations did The Rock have when he signed on to play Black Adam? What's the deal with the Spider-Man Clone Saga? Who is Ben Reilly Spider-Man? What's a key difference between Spider-Man and Batman? What makes Spider-...

My guest this week is Zach Lennon-Simon! What's really good about Gotham Central? What indie comics did Zach read? Which app of Brett's is broken? Which is better, physical comic books or digital? What comic did Brett buy to have a physical copy? What storyline confused Brett? Why isn't Brett buying comics every week? What is Bitch Planet about? How about Sex Criminals? Why didn't Zach read the la...

Spoilers for The War of Jokes and Riddles. My guest this week is comedian Remy Faulding! Who fought who in DC vs Marvel? What is Saga about? Will Batman ever stop being Batman? What happens in Animosity? How about Black Science? Is the Flintstones mini-series good? Why do we love Nightcrawler? What makes Dick Grayson such a great character? When was he badly written? What was "the Rick Grayson era...

My guest this week is comedian Alex Simmons! What does Alex like about Moon Knight? What did Brett not like? How did The Death of Superman hurt the collecting industry? What happened when Superman died? What characters did they keep dead for a long time, and in one case for good? What's going on with DC's movies? Was Man of Steel a good movie? Why did Alex like it? Should DC just do the Justice Le...

My guest this week is comedian Gene Morgan! What event did Gene go to before it was commercialized? When is New York Comic Con? What's the best way to do nerdy material in a standup act? Who does Gene think should play Old Man Wayne in a Batman Beyond movie? What did Brett do the day Batman 89 came out? What bothers Brett and Gene about that movie? What was Kingpin's last appearance in the MCU? Wh...

My guest this week is comedian Thomas Nichols! What comic book did Thomas create? What was his first comic book? Why didn't Thomas continue reading comic books? What was the game Brett played on his phone that continued the story of the MCU? What's the problem with sequels? Why doesn't Superman kill? Has Professor X ever used his powers for evil? How powerful is Storm? What superhero is insecure?...

My guest this week is comedian Art Cai! What did they used to do in comics that they don't do anymore? What image caused manga publishers to put a footnote in the book? Why are American kids getting into manga? Do writers stick with a manga for a long time? What happened when Spider-Man did standup? What are the benefits of digital comics? What does Art like about Invincible and Batman The Animate...

My guest this week once again is the mighty Jim Salicrup who has been working in comics for 50 years! What Spider-Man artist was hugely popular in the 80s? When did artists start getting royalties on their work? Which creative team eventually had problems? What storyline brought Robbie Robertson to the forefront and made the Marvel staff take notice? Who wrote that storyline? Who told Jim he was h...

My guest this week is the amazing Jim Salicrup! How did Jim get started at Marvel? What name do they use on She-Hulk? How old was Jim when he started at Marvel? What did Jim NOT do when he was a young man at Marvel? When did Marvel start giving back original artwork? What does an associate editor and assistant editor do? Who told Jim comics wouldn't survive? What rock star did Jim feature in a com...

My guest this week is Oliver Graves! What comic did Brett just get signed? What happens when you find out there's no comic book version of your favorite thing? What happened in Predator comics? How do we feel about "Magneto Was Right"? What would we do if someone had laser eyes in real life? Why do Brett and Oliver like Man-Thing? What is Man-Thing's origin? What happened when Man-Thing joined the...

What two characters does David like at the same time? What version of Dr. Strange does David prefer? What superhero video game did David and Brett like? What show was Dr. Fate on? What DC movie is getting a sequel? What do young people do that Brett doesn't? How does David consume comic books? What happens in Blackest Night? What Marvel movie is Brett excited about? What's coming up with the MCU?...