Jon Reads Comics

The Giant Superman Podcast is where Jon M Wilson and Bob Fisher take a look back at the Silver Age of Superman via the giant annual collections published by DC. Giant Superman episodes are published monthly. In this third giant episode, Jon and Bob begin a look at the stories from giant Superman Annual  2, published on November 10, 1960, but they only make it halfway...

The Giant Superman Podcast is where Jon M Wilson and Bob Fisher take a look back at the Silver Age of Superman via the giant annual collections published by DC. Giant Superman episodes are published monthly. In this second giant episode, Jon and Bob finish up their look at the stories from giant Superman Annual 1, published on June 23, 1960, cuz they only made it halfway throug...

The Giant Superman Podcast is where Jon M Wilson and Bob Fisher take a look back at the Silver Age of Superman via the giant annual collections published by DC. Giant Superman episodes are published monthly. In this first giant episode, Jon and Bob set out to take a look at the stories from giant Superman Annual 1, published on June 23, 1960, but they only make it halfway through. Stories dis...

In this latest episode, things are heating up for the Agents of SHIELD as Jon and Lily discuss the aftermath of Project Insight. Then it’s Silver Age comicky goodness when a man made of sand decides to go back to high school, but Spider-Man’s gonna put a stop to his continuing ed plans. And don’t miss the first appearance of … Jessica Jones??!!

Jack Kirby returns to Thor, and Lily drags Jon along for the ride as we watch the thunder god face off with that guy who from The Avengers 5, the Lava Man! Oh, and Jane leaves Don for another doctor??!! And in the MCU Rewatch, Captain America meets a certain winter soldier.

Jon and Lily are back behind the microphone to discuss Spider-Man’s first encounter with one of his greatest enemies, Dr. Octopus! But first, it’s time to see how the Agents of SHIELD were faring in the final weeks before the release of Captain America: The Winter Soldier. So strap in for betrayal and mistrust, followed by Spidey’s first big failure!

This week, I’m still with Superboy as we follow him over to his super teen friends for Teen Titans Volume 4: Light and Dark , where Trigon makes his move and Raven joins the team. It’s an apocalyptic slug fest that manages to illumine and frustrate at the same time. What do I mean by that? I guess you’ll just have to listen to find out.  Teen Titans Volume 4: Light...

Lily and Jon are coming at you this time with three more episodes of Agents of SHIELD and two comic book adventures. First, Iron Man meets an iron patriot, but not of America. No, this is the Crimson Dynamo on visit from the halls of Khrushchev, set to take down Iron Man for the good of the Soviet Union. And then, Dr. Strange must face his first repeat villain, Baron Mordo. Wait, it’s only h...

This time out, I take a break from my story coverage to interview the writer of last week’s Superboy arc, Justin Jordan. We discuss Superboy, his antagonists in the story, where the story might have gone, and the forces that kept it from going there. I thank Justin Jordan for his openness about his time on the book, and I hope you enjoy the interview!

​It’s another Spider-Flashback episode as Lily and Jon look back at Amazing Spider-Man 2. It’s old guys’ night out as Spidey has to take on the Vulture and the Tinkerer, but will Spidey win if he’s so busy running out of webs and fangirlling over celebrities? Only a download and a listen will answer that question!

This time out, I’m joined by a friend to take a look at the final volume to feature the solo adventures of Kon-El, the clone of steel! Justin Clarke is my guest as we take a look at the antics of Superboy and a pair of Psychos, not to mention a certain Last Dog of Krypton! Superboy Volume 4: Blood and Steel contains Superboy 20-25, Superman 25, and Teen Titans Annual 2.

​A few days late, but here is the latest outing of Lily and Jon Wilson, as they catch up with the God of Thunder and their favorite insect-sized duo. It’s the end of an era of sorts for both books. Robert Bernstein has his last dance with Thor, putting him up against Mad Merlin, who has just woken up cranky after a millennium or so. And the final Ant-Man story in this run sees Pym and his la...

In this latest episode of The New 52 Adventures of Superman, I take a look at our visitor from Earth 2, Kara Zor-El aka Karen Starr aka Super Girl aka Power Girl, as she and her partner the Huntress confront Desaad over the way he’s destroyed her life recently, only to take a major knock to her ability to control her powers.  Worlds’ Finest Volume 3: Control Issues contains&n...

​Lily and Jon are once again tackling an early adventure of everyone’s favorite web-slinger. This time out, Spidey tries to prove himself by saving the son of his arch-nemesis and then trying out for a super-hero team. Will he make the team or become the victim of a Communist plot? Come listen to find out!

This time out, we travel back five years to see the first meeting between Superman and Batman, and between our main Earth and Earth 2! Multiversal shenanigans abound, and I even hatch a crackpot theory about the still untold Death of Superman.  Batman/Superman Volume 1: Cross World includes  Batman/Superman 1-4 and Justice League 23.1: Darksied.

​Four new episodes in a row, guys! It’s almost like we’re trying to be professionalish! This week out, Lily and Jon take a journey with the manly, shirtless Sgt. Fury as he leads his commandos through a “Midnight on Massacre Mountain!” And in the MCU Rewatch, we dive into the first episode of Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD.

So this is big episode 52, and to celebrate this momentous occasion, I am taking a break from my usual coverage to take a look back at the New 52 as a phenomenon. You may think I hardly need a break cuz I’ve been so long without episodes, but this is the second of two episodes that I actually recorded a year ago, so there. My guests on this episode are Paul French of the Legion of Substitute...

With the recent announcement of Spider-Man’s involvement in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Lily and Jon are adding the web-swinger to their coverage, but they have to do a little catch-up first. So beginning in this episode, coverage will alternate between Spider-Man and the rest of the super-hero pantheon. This time out, the wall-crawler’s tear-jerking, would-be-super-villain origin i...

It’s been a year, but here is a new episode about New 52 Superman that, well, doesn’t have a lot of Superman. I started this back in the day and wanted to finish it before putting out new episodes. So here’s your chance to learn all about Earth 2 and its history both in the New 52 and in DC continuity as a whole! And yes, there’s some Superman at the end, so don’t wor...

This is it, folks! It’s all been building to this! Avengers Inspirations 30 is all about the debut of the Avengers, first in the 2012 film and then in the first issue of their own series. You don’t wanna miss it!

After another school-inspired break, the greatest teen podcaster in the world rejoins her father for some Avengery podcasting goodness. This time out, Iron Man gains a supporting cast! Yes, Happy Hogan and Pepper Potts make their first appearance opposite Jack Frost (whom you might know better as Blizzard). Enjoy!

In this latest episode, Lily and Jon take a trip back to World War II to discuss Captain America: The First Avenger. Then it’s comics time as we see Thor pursued by his evil double and Ant-Man pursued by his evil … jazz player? And in this episode, a beloved character dies. Not a hoax! Not an imaginary story! Not a sales gimmick! On Avengers Inspirations, dead means dead.

The dynamic duo, or the Marvel equivelent, is back. This time they take on Tales of Suspense #44 and the Mad Pharaoh.

In their latest outing, Jon and Lily spend some time talking about the various Vankos in Iron Man 2 for their MCU Rewatch. Then Henry Pym and his young companion take a vacation to Greece, where they have to figure out why a giant Cyclops has been terrorizing the people. I’m not saying it’s aliens…. And finally, Dr. Strange gains a nemesis in his second introductory tale.

Jon and Lily celebrate their quarter-century mark by first doing a lookback at The Incredible Hulk as part of their MCU Rewatch and then journeying to the concentration camp at Heinemund with Sgt. Fury. Also, they completely forget to notice that they’ve hit the big 25, but ah well.