Joe Talks Comics

This week Joe and Mighty Lee's Comics talk with writer David M. Booher and artist Chris Shehan about their Boom! Studios four issue mini-series Specs, a story about a pair of misfit teens who mail-order a pair of novelty glasses, and realise they’ve received much more than they bargained for. All four issues of Specs are out now, with the trade collecting the complete series coming out on Augu...

In this bonus episode of the podcast independent comics creator David Luján returns to the podcast to talk with Joe about his new Kickstarter for Uriko Book Two - Siberian Dream. Previously he came on to talk about Nerida Book One - Land Locked, another independent comic he created and kickstarted earlier in the year. Uriko Book Two is currently live on Kickstarter until June 27th, and can be acce...

This week Joe talks with Richard Fairgray, the creator of new LGBTQ+, Upper YA original graphic novel, Four-Color Heroes, published by Fanbase Press. At this time Four-Color Heroes is only available physically through fourcolorheroes.com , which will take you to its page on the Fanbase Press website, where you can pre-order a copy. According to comicon.com/2023/05/03/this-summer-fanbase-press-four...

In this bonus episode of the podcast, Joe talks with writer Joe Glass about his new Kickstarter, The Pride Summer Special 2024, featuring characters from his The Pride series he's been working on since 2014, through Comixology Submit, and even earlier in self-publishing. The Pride Summer Special 2024 is currently live on Kickstarter until July 1st at ⁠kickstarter.com/projects/joeglass/the-prid...

This week Joe talks with his friend Dan Starceski about the comics they read and enjoyed in April, as well as various other comics related topics. You can find Dan on the League of Comic Geeks @danstarceski 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...

In this bonus episode of the podcast, Joe talks with writer Oscar Osorio about his upcoming Zoop campaign, A Never-Ending Adventure, a book about a career change, mental health, creating comics, and epic quests, with a Latino protagonist! A Never-Ending Adventure will be running on Zoop from mid-June to mid-July at zoop.gg/c/aneverendingadventure , with the exact start and finish dates to be final...

This week Joe and Mighty Lee's Comics talk with Lorenzo De Felici, the creator, writer and artist of recently concluded Image/Skybound mini-series Kroma. The trade paperback for Kroma, collecting the whole 4-issue series, should be out on the 7th June in comic stores, and 13th June in book stores. I have read the book and absolutely loved it, so would highly recommend checking it out if you ha...

In this bonus episode of the podcast, Joe talks with writer Todd Black about his current ongoing Kickstarter, Tokyo Blade Detectives, a comic about Tokyo, 200+ years in the future, where nothing is what it was. In a land where guns are outlawed, only the blade can rule! Tokyo Blade Detectives #7, the issue being funded this time, is currently live on Kickstarter until May 31st at kickstarter.com/p...

This week Joe and Mighty Lee's Comics talk with writer Zack Kaplan about the various comic books he's worked on, including Break Out from Dark Horse Comics, Forever Forward from Scout Comics, Metal Society from Top Cow Productions, and Mindset from Vault Comics. The trade paperbacks for Break Out and Metal Society, collecting all issues of both series respectively, are out now. The trade f...

In this bonus episode of the podcast, writer Dalton Shannon comes back on to talk to Joe about his current ongoing Kickstarter, Depths, a graphic novel about grief and underwater survival. Depths was co-written by Shannon and Wells Thompson. They also worked on MechaTon together, the subject of the previous episode Shannon was on. Depths is currently live on Kickstarter until May 31st at kickstart...

This week Joe and Mighty Lee's Comics talk about the latest MCU movie and conclusion to a beloved trilogy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. You can find Mighty Lee's Comics on Instagram ⁠@mightyleescomics⁠ 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...

In this bonus episode of the podcast, writer Jason Douglas comes back on to talk to Joe about his current ongoing Kickstarter, Jane American, a 32-page post WWII one-shot about identity, empowerment, gender, with a cliffhanger ending that will leave you begging for more. Jane American is currently live on Kickstarter until May 30th at kickstarter.com/projects/724960070/jane-american , so please go...

In this bonus episode of the podcast Joe talks with Jeff Schiller, writer of independent fantasy-crime epic comic series Magic Powder. Magic Powder #4 is currently live on Kickstarter until May 22nd, with back issues available if you want to catch up on the book. It can be accessed at ⁠⁠⁠kickstarter.com/projects/jpls/magic-powder-1-4-new-issue-of-the-fanstasy-crime-epic⁠⁠ . I've read the first...

This week Joe talks with his friend IceDragon57 about the comics they read and enjoyed in March, as well as IceDragon57's cosplaying experiences. You're mostly likely to find IceDragon57 hanging around the Radiant Black Discord server, invite link here: discord.com/invite/TRAWuqU5av You can find the show on Twitter ⁠@JoeTalksComics⁠ You can find your host, Joe Loves Comics, on Twitter ⁠@Jo...

This week Joe talks with Christof Bogacs and Marie Enger, writer and artist of new Dark Horse Comics original graphic novel Under Kingdom, out now. You can find all information about the book, including the cover, description and preview pages on the Dark Horse Comics website at darkhorse.com/Books/3006-069/Under-Kingdom-TPB . Having read an advance review pdf of this I can safely say it was great...

This week Joe talks with his friend Ashton about volumes 1 to 4 of modern classic Image/Skybound comic book series The Walking Dead. This conversation contains full spoilers for the book, and I want to give a trigger and content warning for suicide, along with some other sensitive topics and generally dark themes. I totally understand if you're not comfortable with that and want to skip this e...

This week Mighty Lee's Comics returns as they join Joe to talk with Tom Breyfogle, writer of How I Became a Shoplifter, published by Sumerian Comics. For the series Tom is joined by a myriad of pencillers, inkers, colorists and letterers.  All three issues of How I Became a Shoplifter are out now, so check it out at your local comic store if you're interested! You can find Tom Breyfogle on...

In this bonus episode of the podcast Joe talks with Jeff Haas, writer of new independent sci-fi series The End of All: Terminus, a comic about the last seven sentient species trying to escape our dying universe! Jeff's also the Public Relations Manager for the Traversing the Stars podcast. The End of All: Terminus #1 is currently live on Kickstarter until April 14th, and can be accessed at kic...

This week Joe celebrates the podcast's 25th episode by talking with his friend Zion Elznic about the comics they read and enjoyed in January and February. You can find Zion on Instagram @zion_elznic_art 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, c...

In this bonus episode of the podcast Joe talks with comics YouTuber Swagglehaus, real name Mickey Finnegan, about his new comic book mini-series he wrote, Sanity: Rise of the Occult, a Lovecraftian pulp adventure. Sanity: Rise of the Occult #1 is currently live on Kickstarter until April 7th, and can be accessed at kickstarter.com/projects/swagglehaus/sanity-rise-of-the-occult , so go support it i...

This week Joe chats with his friend Owen, also known as Anomaly616 and Massive-Verse Central, about all things Chip Zdarsky. 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 You can find your host, Joe Loves Comics,...

In this bonus episode of the podcast Joe talks with Jon Dexter, writer of independent supernatural crime noir comic Dime-Store Detective. The story follows Donald Mackinder, a detective obsessed with finding the serial killer whose displayed his latest victim at the same location Mackinder's father and uncle buried multiple bodies forty years before. Dime-Store Detective #2 with #1 catch-up t...

This week Joe talks with one of his favourite creators Francis Manapul, artist of new comic Clear, written by Scott Snyder, as well as his career and creative process in general.  Clear #1 is out now, the day this episode goes live, so go check it out at your LCS or digitally on Comixology if you're interested! The original digital version of Clear is free to read on Comixology with an Amazon...

In this bonus episode of the podcast Joe talks with Wells Thompson and Dalton Shannon, writers of MechaTon, an independent rule-of-cool comic with mechs and kaiju.  MechaTon #1-5 is currently live on Kickstarter until March 22th, and can be accessed at kickstarter.com/projects/wellsthompson/mechaton-4-and-5-a-rule-of-cool-comic-with-mechs-and-kaiju , so go support it if you're interested and...

This week Mighty Lee's Comics returns as they join Joe to talk with writer Kelly Thompson and artist Meredith McClaren about their new comic Black Cloak. Black Cloak #1 and #2, along with a second printing of #1 are all out now, so go catch up and check it out at your local comic store if you're interested!   If you have read the series so far and enjoyed it, make sure to ask your local comic...