Joe Talks Comics

This week Mighty Lee's Comics returns in the first part of a new series where they join Joe to talk about their "20 Comics to Get to Know Me" lists. For long-time listeners, yes, this is a re-run. It originally came out in May 2023, but Mighty and I have only just recorded Part 2, so I wanted to run this first part in the feed again, so anyone who hasn't heard it can listen befor...

This week Joe talks with Superdude98 about the legendary Marvel/DC crossover from the early 2000s, JLA/Avengers.  JLA/Avengers was written by Kurt Busiek, drawn by George Pérez, colored by Tom Smith and lettered by Comicraft. You can find Superdude98 on the League of Comic Geeks under that username @Superdude98 You can find the show on Twitter @JoeTalksComics You can find your host, Joe Loves Comi...

This week Mighty Lee's Comics joins Joe for a dive into the Best Shows of 2023. This is the fourth and final part of the Best of 2023 Wrap-Up with Mighty Lee. The first was the Best Comics of 2023, a very broad breakdown of all the comics we enjoyed this year. The second part was the first annual Talkies Awards, where we talk about our favourites of all these, including our pick for best comic...

This week Mighty Lee's Comics joins Joe for a deep dive into the Best Movies of 2023. This is the third part of the Best of 2023 Wrap-Up with Mighty Lee. The fourth and final part will be about the Best Shows of 2023. The first was the Best Comics of 2023, a very broad breakdown of all the comics we enjoyed this year. The second part was the first annual Talkies Awards, where we talk about our...

This week Mighty Lee's Comics joins Joe for the first annual Talkies Awards, where we talk about our favourites of all the comics we talked about in the Best Comics of 2023 episode, including our pick for best comic of the year and more! This is the second part of the Best of 2023 Wrap-Up with Mighty Lee. The first was the Best Comics of 2023 episode from last Wednesday, a very broad breakdown...

This week Mighty Lee's Comics joins Joe for an extra long, extra special deep dive into the Best Comics of 2023. This is the first half of the Best of 2023 Wrap-Up with Mighty Lee, covering a broad summary of all the comics we enjoyed this year. The second part is the first annual Talkies Awards, where we talk about our favourites of all these, including our pick for best comic of the year and...

This week Joe chats with his friend Owen, also known as Anomaly616 and Massive-Verse Central, about the comics they read and enjoyed in November. You can find Owen on Twitter at ⁠⁠@MassiveVerseCEN⁠⁠ , on the League of Comic Geeks at ⁠⁠@Anomaly616⁠⁠ , and on YouTube at ⁠⁠Owen's Reviews⁠⁠ to hear his thoughts on all things pop culture.  You can find the show on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@JoeTalksComics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

This week Joe talks with Alex Cormack and Rich Douek, artist and writer respectively of new comic series Drive Like Hell, lettered by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou and published by Dark Horse Comics. The first two issues of Drive Like Hell are out now, so go check it out at your local comic store if you're interested! The synopsis for the issue is as follows: "Bobby Ray had it made. One last big...

This week Joe chats with his friend Beetle about the comics they read and enjoyed in October. You can find Beetle on the League of Comic Geeks @adam830 You can find the show on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@JoeTalksComics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can find your host, Joe Loves Comics, on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@JoeLovesComics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can also find him on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@JoeLovesComics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you have any questions, comments or sugg...

This week Joe talks with his friend NorseFury about Jason Aaron and Esad Ribic's Thor epic, The Saga of Gorr the God Butcher.  This storyline is from the first 11 issues of Marvel series Thor: God of Thunder from 2012, which kicked off what would become a modern classic run on the character written by Jason Aaron. All 11 issues were written by Aaron and lettered by Joe Sabino. Ribic drew and i...

This week Joe and Mighty Lee's Comics talk with one of their favourite creators, Michael Dialynas, about his new comic, Zawa + The Belly of the Beast, published by Boom! Studios. Zawa + The Belly of the Beast #1 is out now, so go check it out at your local comic store if you're interested! It's written, drawn, colored and lettered by Dialynas. The synopsis for the issue is as follows:...

This week Joe celebrates Halloween by talking with creator Danny Baram, the writer of indie comic Halloween Team, drawn by Matt Shults. This was a great fun spooky read, if you want something appropriately in that spirit for Halloween this year! Especially since it's an indie comic, they need and deserve your support, so please go check it out if you're interested. You can find Danny on In...

This week Joe chats with his friend Owen, also known as Anomaly616 and Massive-Verse Central, about the comics they read and enjoyed in September. This celebrates just over 1 year of the podcast, 75 episodes, which is incredible! Thank you so much to everyone who has supported me and the show up to this point, it means so much, I really appreciate it. You can find Owen on Twitter at ⁠@MassiveVerse...

In this bonus episode of the podcast, Joe talks with comic writer, friend and fellow member of the Wednesday Pull Discord, Devin Whitlock about the short story he wrote for CyberSync - A Cyberpunk Comic Anthology. The theme of the anthology, taken from the Kickstarter page, is as follows: "Through comics, CyberSync explores a future where neural implants allow telepathic communication and a s...

This week Joe talks with writer Phoebe Xavier about her debut prose book Superliminal Latency, a 17 story collection of cyberpunk and horror. She is also the owner of indie publisher 123 GO.  You can find Phoebe on Instagram @phoebe123go , and you can buy copies of Superlininal Latency at indyplanet.com/superliminal-latency . You can find 123 GO on Facebook @123GOPublications , on Instagram also a...

On the latest Casual Catch-Up, I talk about my Top 10 recent comic pulls for the New Comic Book Days of 27th September and 4th October, and then what comics I'm excited for over the next two weeks, October 18th and 25th! You can find the show on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@JoeTalksComics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can find your host, Joe Loves Comics, on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@JoeLovesComics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can also find him on Instagra...

This week Mighty Lee's Comics joins Joe to talk with the writer and artist of Grandma Tilly's Hell-Tech Mech, Dakota Brown and Lane Lloyd, published by indie publisher Band of Bards. Grandma Tilly's Hell-Tech Mech #1 is out now, so go check it out at your local comic store if you're interested! The synopsis for the issue is as follows: "Mech suits powered by Hell-tech. A track...

This week Joe talks with writer Phoebe Xavier about her Kickstarter, Vikings - Saga of the North, a beautifully drawn educational comic book, drawn by Jose Ernesto Diaz and colored by Adriana Quinteros, that gives insight and detail into the Age of the Vikings. Vikings - Saga of the North is currently live on Kickstarter until November 5th at ⁠⁠⁠⁠ kickstarter.com/projects/13thmoon/vikings-saga-of-...

This week Joe talks with his friend Phantjago about DCeased, a mini-series set in an alternate DC universe, published in 2019. DCeased was written by Tom Taylor, pencilled by Trevor Hairsine, inked by Stefano Gaudiano, colored by Rain Beredo and lettered by Saida Temofonte. You can find Phantjago on the League of Comic Geeks @⁠Phantjago You can find the show on Twitter ⁠@JoeTalksComics⁠ You can fi...

On the latest Casual Catch-Up, I talk about my Top 5 recent comic pulls for the New Comic Book Days of 13th and 20th September, plus some honourable mentions, and then what comics I'm excited for over the next two weeks, October 4th and 11th! You can find the show on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@JoeTalksComics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can find your host, Joe Loves Comics, on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@JoeLovesComics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can also fi...

This week Joe talks with his friend and awesome comics podcaster Chris, from Lost'n Comics on YouTube, about the comics they read and enjoyed in August, as well as various other comics related topics. You can find Chris's YouTube channel @lostncomics , where you can also find links to him on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok, under similar handles. You can find the show on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠@JoeTalk...

In this bonus episode of the podcast, Joe talks with comics creator Dan Price about his current Kickstarter campaign, Bigfoot Knows Karate: Hinagon. It's a 24 page, black & white, one-shot comic that delves deeper into the tale of Bigfoot, written by Casey T. Allen & Dan Price, drawn by Adam Caswell and published by Lesser Known Comics. A self-contained story, this book is good for rea...

This week Joe talks with writer and artist Jordan Alsaqa and Vivian Truong about their new young-adult original graphic novel, Cooking with Monsters Vol. 1: The Beginner's Guide to Culinary Combat. Cooking with Monsters Vol. 1 is out now, so go check it out at your local comic store if you're interested! You can find information about it, including a description and the cover at penguinran...

On the latest Casual Catch-Up, I talk about my Top 5 recent comic pulls for the New Comic Book Days of 30th August and 6th September, plus some honourable mentions, and then what comics I'm excited for over the next two weeks, September 20th and 27th! You can find the show on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠@JoeTalksComics⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can find your host, Joe Loves Comics, on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠@JoeLovesComics⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can al...

This week Joe talks with C1arkyFami1y about 6 issue Marvel series Spider-Man: Life Story.  Spider-Man: Life Story was written by Chip Zdarsky and pencilled by Mark Bagley. Issues 1, 3 and 5 were inked by John Dell, and issues 2, 4, 6 and the Annual were inked by Andrew Hennessy. All 6 issues were colored by Frank D'Armata, and the Annual was colored by Matt Milla. Finally the series was letter...