Queens Comic Podcast

Gabba Gabba Hey! In this 28th episode of The Queens Comic Podcast, Billy and Ian go over their experiences setting up at the Forest Hills Comic Con, meeting Kyle Baker, pick ups from the show and some other illustrated oddities that have made their way into their respective collections. Also, Alf is back. So don't be a cretin, hop on over to Spotify or on YouTube and check out our latest episo...

In this 27th episode of The Queens Comic Podcast, our dustiest one yet, Ian drinks a beer and can't remember the name of a Smashing Pumpkins song! But more importantly, Ian and Billy talk about their recent trip to the (infamous?) Joseph Koch comic warehouse that was a field trip for the Queens Comic Party crew and the good and bad that this entailed - was it Heaven or was it Hell? Turns out,...

In this 26th episode of The Queens Comic Podcast, Billy and Ian are back, yapping about comics they like... and more! They go over some of the casting news for the upcoming Fantastic Four movie, Ian complains about how much Madame Web sucked and then they go over some recent pick ups like some 70's Iron Fist books, some old horror and sci-fi titles, Ultimate Spider-Man, Spectregraph and lots m...

In this 25th episode of The Queens Comic Podcast, Billy and Ian are clearly too tired to have come up with a proper agenda but instead of taking the naps they so obviously need, ramble on about comics that they picked up at a $1 bin sale in Queens, last week's Queens Comic Party show, Tim Vigil's work on The Terrifying Crimson Bat, The Ultimate Warrior comic, a collection of weird indie st...

After a way too long hiatus, the Queens Comic Podcast is back! This time, Billy and Ian share their thoughts on Ed Piskor's tragic passing before then going over their pick ups from last week's Kong Kon V convention, held in the wilds of everyone's favorite state - New Jersey! We also cover a rad book on the history of underground comics, some oddball titles that arrived in Billy's...

Queens Comic Podcast - Episode 23 - Epic Fail! In this 'less happier than usual' episode, Billy and Ian discuss a recent theft that took place at The Queens Comic Party Brooklyn Invasion Show on October 28th, what happened when the thief got caught and the ensuing social media insanity that happened when the person in question was exposed. For more information on this even, check out these...

In this 'what'd you get episode,' Billy and Ian go over some recent pick ups including some Disney books, Solar: Man Of The Atom #1 and #3, some Judge Dredd, Punk Mambo, New Guardians #2, Danger Girl, Moebius, Puppet Master #2, more Alf, Action Comics Weekly #640, Doom Patrol #19, various What If issues, Superman #423, Joe Vigil's Dog #1, Omen #3, The Mask Returns, Faust, Anne Rice...

In this episode, we go over Billy's pick ups from the August Hot Flips show in Long Island and learn that Billy really LOVES ALF. We also cover Sergio Aragones, the Fantaco Night Of The Living Dead preview book, Justice League Of America #25 (which Billy's dog tried to eat) and 58, Green Lantern #19 and 27, Heathcliff's Funhouse #1, NOW Comics' Terminator and Married With Children...

Now that summer vacations are over and things are kinda-sorta back on schedule, the latest episode of the Queens Comic Podcast is now live! This time around, Ian and Billy take a long overdue look at Matthew Allison's excellent Cankor hardcover collection, talk about Ian's equally long overdue trip to Desert Island Comics and hanging out in Williamsburg eating delicious BBQ, the new releas...

The latest episode of the Queens Comic Podcast is now live! In this episode, you'll get to learn all about NJ Collector's Fest, Billy and Ian's collective love of Elvis, McFarlane Toys, delicious chicken fingers and bad traffic, the crazy guest list and even crazier jam session that took place, Ian's encounter with a really weird kid, comic book and autograph pricing at shows, comi...

The latest episode of The Queens Comic Podcast is now live! This time around, Ian and Billy cover comic book hunting etiquitte, the scourge of Key Collector addicts and why you should take chances on $1 bin books. They also go over recent comic pickups, Zap Comics #8 and how S. Clay Wilson's art gives Ian anxiety, Moebius Comics, Maria Wolf's rad cover art, Swedish Spider-Man comics and th...

It's a heavy metal comics inspired by the most metal guy in Queens that goes all in on Billy's neighbor, The Cryptic Writings Of Megadeth from Chaos Comics and the Necro Premium Edition and how they make girls at comic stores jealous, the time Ian met Lemmy at a nudie bar in Vegas, Billy's weird connection to Twisted Sister, rambling thoughts on the Pantera reunion and if Kiss comics a...

The latest episode of the Queens Comic Podcast is now live! This time around, Billy and Ian go into detail on the one and done obscurity that is Savage Ninja #1, London Night Studios' Dead Boys #1 and the beautiful van art of James O'Barr's Savages #1 as well as Billy's weird love of David Patrick Kelly, the fantastic Giant Size Santos Sisters #1, Darkwing Duck, the majestic artwor...

In this episode, Billy and Ian talk about their experience at the first Hot Flips show in Long Island. We then learn how much Billy loves Green Lantern and about his casting ideas for the TV show and the importance of second changes. After that, it's time to talk about dollar bin diving at a thrift store in Queens where we go over L.I.F.E. Brigade #1 from Blue Comet Press, Marvel's The Nam...

The latest episode of The Queens Comic Podcast is now live! In this episode, Billy and Ian discuss the waning appeal of Mad Magazine despite its classic status, how CGC seems to be dropping in popularity, Creature Tech from Earthworm Jim creator Doug TenNepal, if Beanie Babies are being sold inside shoe repair stores, what it was like setting up at the 2023 Forest Hills High School Comic Show and...

In this latest episode, Billy and Ian talk about their experiences at NJ's King Con and NYC's Big Apple Comic Con and cover some of their pick ups from the shows and how cool Roy Thomas is before going over Psycho Killers comics, Charles Burns' masterpiece Black Hole, Robert Crumb's Big Ass Comics, Billy's obsession with the Ultimate Warrior, Last Gasp's Commies From Mars c...

The latest episode of The Queens Comic Podcast is now live! In this latest episode, Billy and Ian remember the late, great Al Jaffee before diving into Heather Benjamin's bizarre and beautifully obscene Exorcise art book. From there, it's a look at issue #3 of Last Gasp's notorious Cocaine Comix (featuring work from Leonardo DiCaprio's pops!), Will Eisner's The Spirit, EC Comic...

The latest episode of The Queens Comic Podcast is now live! In this latest episode, Billy and Ian jump into a look at Kitchen Sink Press' Snarf #2 with their underground of the week, before Billy confesses his love of vampirefreaks.com. This is followed by a look at Ken Landgraf's New York City Outlaws #3 (which features a guest appearance from Jon Mikl Thor!), some thoughts on Renegade Pr...

The latest episode of The Queens Comic Podcast is now live! Ian and Billy are reunited in the latest episode where we run down how much fun the last Brooklyn Invasion Queens Comic Party show was before then doing a deep dive on the @twomorrowspubs hardcover collection of Jack Kirby's Dingbat Love before then going over Kirby's career and what makes his work on titles like Captain America,...

With Billy indisposed, Ian takes the opportunity to conduct our first ever interview with indie comics creator Scott Ruhl about his new self published book, Futurelux! It's a strangely philosophical talk about art, process, creativity,  influences, the need to do something different and life!  There is, unfortunate, a quick audio glitch just past the 13 minute mark thanks to Zoom but luc...

In this episode, Ian and Billy go over Robert Crumb's Zap #0 and Billy reveals he owns James Tynion IV's old copy of Crumb's Genesis hardcover, Billy gives tips for dating hipster chicks or hippie girls, discuss Digital Webbing #2 and Skottie Young's work, Daredevil #254 and the first appearance of Typhoid Mary, Jack Kirby's Mister Miracle and Billy gets really fired up about Night Thrasher and Th...

In this episode, Billy and Ian do some deep dives into a few pretty weird books including The 1978 Comic Art Convention Program, Basically Strange #1, Comix Book #2, Caliber Presents #1, the latest issue of The Fantastic Four and the DC Universe By Mike Mignola Collection. Follow us on Instagram @queenscomicpodcast http://www.queenscomicparty.com

In this episode, Billy and Ian continue to sift through a giant stack of comics that they recently bought and wind up talking about Barry Windsor-Smith's Rune, Mike Mignola's Dracula comic for Topps, Howard Chaykin's work, Zombies vs. Robots, Sergio Aragones and Plop, The Brothers and their battle against a cult, Now Comics' Fright Night, Todd McFarlane's Infinity Inc. work, John Byrne's Fantastic...

This week, Billy and Ian did some shopping! Thrill to the sounds of them discussing some of the new books they bought this week, why they made the buying decisions they did and what appeals to them about their selections. This episode includes discussion of Cosmic Con 2023, Bootleg Spider-Man, the 1992 Faust Tour Book, Slow Death #4, copper age Justice League of America, Mark Waid's writing, Super...

Ian and Billy, and this time Mike, sit around talking about comics they like, this time going over the ongoing problems of storing and displaying comics, The Photo Journal Guide To Comic Books, how none of us can afford to collect golden age books, comic art trading cards, Kyle Hotz's early Northstar work, getting signatures and sketches, the time that Billy met Neal Adams and had to pee, Scout's...