First Issue Club Comic Books

We're at the penultimate issue of the first arch of Crossover. The stakes are getting higher, and the reveals are getting wilder. Less reading, more listening - let's get into it. PRESS PLAY!

This is the big one! We made it! 200 episodes! This week we cover the newest iteration of Harley Quinn by. Stephanie Phillips, The Teen Titans go to school in Teen Titans Academy. Marvel acquires The Alien franchise and launch their first comic book in this universe, and hot damn! if it isn't a great comic! So much news, so many comics, and it's all in our 200 celebration episode!

This week we talk to Robert Venditti about his new comic Tankers, coming April 7 on Bad Idea, then get into a trifecta of comics made by creators doing double duty as Illustrator/writer: James Harren starts us off with Ultramega, a super-double-sized first issue on Image Comics. Next, Maria Llovet takes us on an atmospheric journey in Eros/Psyche on Ablaze Comics. Finally, James Stokoe's uber-deta...

Joker is back with an original series on D.C. - staring.... commissioner Gordon? Grant Morrison has an already optioned book on Boom! with Proctor Valley Road. And - X-Men goes Gen-Z and creates Sidekick stories in Children of the Atom (a must pick!). Also crazy news - like Canto and Slam! are both optioned for animated projects! 

This week, we talk about how DC's entry into the Fortnite universe stacks up to Marvels, and try to make sense of NFT's and how they relate to the comic book collecting community. We also discuss this weeks selection of first issue comics from all-star creators Matt Kindt (BRZKR on BOOM! Studios), Scott Snyder (Nocturna on Image Comics), and Peach Momoko (Demon Days on Marvel Comics). 

It's a new writer's showcase! Two brand spanking new indie books from new writers. And these book slap my friends, don't let Stray Dogs or By The Horns slip on by you at your comic shop. We also chat Department of Truth getting optioned, the delay that will be happening to King in Black, and Daft Punk (they might as well be comic books ok!)

Whats up with Madman? What new comic book references do we get? What else are we learning about the world Crossover is set in? Who am I to be so lucky to have listener submissions for theme songs? We're gonna address all these questions, so DON'T WORRY!

Put on your war hat! The club is back in the weekly comic book battle field, taking on topics like Marvels push for Reptil to be its next big character, and the odd comic card boom on ebay. As always we're also talking about two first issues; Comic book all-stars Jeff Lemire and Jock have the comixology exclusive Snow Angels out this week, and the team who brought you TET is back with Hollow Heart...

Radiant Black is the hottest first issue release in Feb. from Image, a can't miss super hero start. Then it's onto AWA with their thriller about cheating on your spouse, it's a gripping read of Fatal Attraction stuff into a comic book. On the news we have tons of people getting checked for doing bad stuff - Joss Whedon leads us off - but don't worry there is (some would say) juicy Batman News. 

YES! Club favorite writers are back for our reads this week. Matt Kindt brings us Fear Case #1 on Dark Horse Comics, and Mirka Andolfo pens Deep Beyond on Image Comics (Both getting second prints already!) & before we sign off, we've got some big FIC family news after arguing which is better: Earths oceans, or outer space.

Star Wars: The High Republic is the hottest marvel book flying off the shelves, and we are covering it - at the time that it gets a reprint - it's a club first. Then we get into the Vampire Book Stake that nobody asked for but everyone needed. WandaVision leads our news and we have so much hot more hot news! They might as well call this the news episode cause it's so full of news it takes over the...

The club is back with another DC Future State first issue, this time featuring Superman... kinda? Saying this book stars characters who wonder where Clark Kent has gone, may be more accurate. Our second book is another independent entry from one of our favorite writers Matt Kindt, who has Crimson Flower out on Dark Horse Comics. Read along! It's a club! You're in it too!

This week, the club chats with Zac Thompson about his new book, I Breathed a Body out today on Aftershock Comics, before getting into this weeks first issues! First, we're catching up with Gotham's most famous orphan, Bruce Wayne, to see what he's been doing since his apparent death in Future State: Dark Detective #1. Next, we'll hash out how we feel after reading the clown-centric and twilight-zo...

Last week kicked of DC's mega event Future State, and our wallets are already feeling the pain! For this weeks episode, we're focusing on what Gotham's future has in store with The Next Batman - An oversized first issue with a few different stories, all taking place within Gotham city limits. Next, Kieron Gillen and Esad Ribić take on Eternals. Can they make one of the more challenging Marvels mak...

The most hyped issue of Crossover thus far! You've read it, we've read it, let's talk about it!

This week, the club asks what should publishers, characters, comic shops, and more be resolute to change in the new year? 

To round out the year, the club discusses a spectrum of their favorites from 2020.

AW, HEY! At First Issue Club we don't take holidays off, so we're here to cover an x-mas themed issue of Immortal Hulk by Al Ewing, and Steve Skroce takes us on a wrecked-future thrill ride in Post Americana, out on Image Comics. How do these stories stand out from the pack of dystopian future comics and holiday super hero tales??? Listen and find out!

We're back again, and way sooner than expected. "Why?", you may be asking? Well, I have answers! Image released a surprise Robert Kirkman & Ryan Ottley comic from the middle of a series... that hasn't previously existed??!!?! WE KNOW! Listen on, to see what we're speculating. 

We talk about all the exciting news for what Spider-Man 3 says it's going to try to do. D.C. did some fun things this week. Then we get into the hard sci-fi book of S.W.O.R.D. from Al Ewing. And Home Sick Pilots - holy smokes do not skip this book - it's certified gooood baby!

Introducing CROSSTALK! The First Issue Club is entering untrodden territory, by following a comic series beyond its first issue. In this bonus show, we'll share our thoughts on each release of the endlessly fun to discuss Crossover, on Image Comics. Hold all 8 of our hands and jump into the unknown with us babyyyy!

We're starting the episode sans our news segment so we can get into a little bit of the Marvel Comics event KING IN BLACK, before we cover a K.I.B. tie-in title wherein our writer Paul Grist introduces us to a slew of new characters that join Union Jack in a UK team-up. Then, a duo from the new HULU show starring M.O.D.O.K., Patton Oswalt & Jordan Blum, give us their take on the heady villain ahea...

Looking for facts, and simile? This episode is chock full of both. Lucky you! James Patrick gives us an Oceans 11 style caper set in a Godzilla attack backdrop on Aftershock called Kaiju $core, and Ryan North pens the return of Power Pack on Marvel Comics - bringing the series up to speed by dropping our heroes into Marvels Outlaws event. 

It's Turkey week, and the comic book gods have blessed us with a bounty for conversation. We start the show hashing out the tweet-storm surrounding Franklin Richards losing his Mutantdom. Next, the club gets into our experience with Dr. Who, surrounding a conversation of Titans newest arch of the BBC shows comic. Finally, we get into a Scouts action thriller The Recount, where there's a lot to unp...

This week we discuss a duo of first issues from big 2 baddies. Punchline #1 and Taskmaster #1.