The Comic Conspiracy

This week, Bryce explains Infinity #1, the new New Warriors, what "sold out" really means, Justice League Canada, why Lobo is stupid, entitled fans, the best single X-Men issue, the Batfleck non-controversy, and The Comic Conspiracy Book Club pick X-Men: Second Coming. Starring Ryan Higgins, Omar Brodrick, Bryce Larsen, Brock Sager, Toby Sidler, and Charlie West.

Omar returns this week to talk about his summer vacation, as well as Nightwing post-Forever Evil rumors, Matt Fraction off Fantastic Four, Mighty Avengers #1 orders, Infinity #1, ideal #1 issues, top 5 indie comics, Krypton's Green Lantern, and $5 comic books. Starring Ryan Higgins, Omar Brodrock, Brock Sager, Toby Sidler, and Charlie West.

We're all over the map this week, as we discuss Smallville Season 11, Red Sonja, Superior Spider-Man, Kick-Ass 2, Jeph Loeb/Tim Sale, our favorite characters and why, the Rogues, and updates to the DC Villains Month snafu. Starring Ryan Higgins, Brock Sager, Toby Sidler, and Charlie West.

This week, we welcome customer and good friend to the store, Jay Shelton, as we discuss his Secret Origin, DC Villain's Month allocations, creator's vision, habitual reading, The Wolverine, Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox, and 2 Guns. Starring Ryan Higgins, Brock Sager, Jay Shelton, Toby Sidler, and Charlie West.

Even though the store is half torn apart due to a remodel, we're pushing ahead with a new episode! This week, Ryan gives up the mic, Charlie discusses his San Diego Comic-Con adventure, we discuss Brock's Comic Conspiracy Book Club pick Clone, and Bryce reveals his x-traordinary Book Club pick for August. Starring Ryan Higgins, Bryce Larsen, Brock Sager, Toby Sidler, and Charlie West.

Toby survived San Diego ComicCon, and he's here to tell us about everything he remembers! We discuss con parties, Adult Swim Fun House, Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy cast, Man of Steel 2, and answer some listener questions. Starring Ryan Higgins, Omar Brodrick, Jim Jokisch, Brock Sager, and Toby Sidler.

Omar's back from his Hawaiian vacation, so we talk comics in Hawaii, as well as Teen Titans Go and Beware the Batman, big event comics, barely being a fan, Inhumanity, Image Expo 2013, Bryce's Quarterly Top 7 X-Men comics, and the upcoming X-Force movie. Starring Ryan Higgins, Omar Brodrock, Bryce Larsen, and Brock Sager.

This week, we discuss Toby schooling us all with his review of Man of Steel, Infinity crossovers, changing comics, Trinity War fallout, Larfleeze #1, Inhumans recommendations, Invincible: The Movie, our Villains Month plans, the Last of Us comic, X-Men suggestions, Ryan's Bryce impression, IDW's Wild Blue Yonder, Image Expo, and Neil Gaiman's San Francisco book reading. Starring Ryan Higgins, Broc...

Super-long podcast for our second Superman-themed podcast! This week, we discuss Ryan's fear of flight, new Action Comics creative team, San Diego Comic-Con exclusives, DC Comics Retailer Roadshow 2013, Age of Ultron #10, and the Comic Conspiracy's first Book Club pick -- All-Star Superman. Starring Ryan Higgins, Omar Brodrick, Bryce Larsen, Brock Sager, Toby Sidler, and Charlie West.

We abuse the hell out of the "Explicit" tag this week as five nerds slap-fight over the most divisive comic book movie of all time -- Warner Bros' Man of Steel. Starring Ryan Higgins, Omar Brodrick, Bryce Larsen, Brock Sager, and Charlie West.

Our friend Brandon joins us again as we discuss Man of Steel hype, recommending bad books, some Vertigo suggestions, Scorpion joining Injustice, current Top 3 Marvel and DC books, favorite legacy characters, Forever Evil, DC Retailer Roadshow 2013, some retailer math, Zenith finally getting collected, our first Comic Conspiracy Book Club pick: All-Star Superman, and some random picks of the week!...

Lots of stuff to say about a few subjects this week, including discussions about Fanime 2013, Green Lantern #20, and the Comic Conspiracy Bookclub. Starring Ryan Higgins, Omar Brodrick, Byrce Larsen, Brock Sager, Toby Sidler, Lane Terasaki, and Charlie West.

The (Mostly) Non-Comic Conspiracy takes over as we discuss some listener questions, as well as the Arrow Season 1 finale, Star Trek Into Darkness, epic time travel paradox argument, and the Doctor Who Series 7 finale. Starring Ryan Higgins, Jim Jokisch, Brock Sager, Toby Sidler, and Charlie West.

This week, we discuss the Non-Comic Conspiracy, Mark Millar hate, New Warriors love, favorite Charlton characters. Wonder Woman: Earth One, the return of Batcow, DC's newest round of cancelations, Superman Unchained variants, retailer math, Iron Man 3 week two box office numbers, losing Marvel's Cinematic Universe actors, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and some random comic picks. Starring Ryan Higgins,...

Iron Man 3 came out this past weekend, and we have a giant spoiler-filled podcast about it, as well as some discussion beforehand about Free Comic Book Day, comic covers in trade paperbacks, favorite super hero costumes, and toys we want. Starring Ryan Higgins, Omar Brodrick, Bryce Larsen, Brock Sager, Toby Sidler, and Charlie West.

This week, we discuss the lack of con news, comic barcodes and return dates, Grimm Fairy Tales, DC's Channel 52 News, superhero team-ups, Infinity hype, elitist jerks, the closing of Comics Alliance, Image Expo 2012, summer movie list, and our failed attempt at a Justice League movie elevator pitch. Starring Ryan Higgins, Brock Sager, Toby Sidler, and Charlie West.

It's Superman's 75th anniversary, so we discuss the Top 10 Superman stories of all time, as well as giving Moon Knight some love, nature-themed heroes, video game-related comics, back issue buying, oddball items, Y The Last Man, Flashpoint Paradox, Teen Titans Go!, stupid articles, and random picks of the week! Starring Ryan Higgins, Omar Brodrick, Bryce Larsen, Brock Sager, Toby Sidler, and Charl...

This week, we discuss no Justice League movie, real world events in comics, comic gorillas versus comic tigers, less Batman, comic shops versus gaming shops, Marvel Epic trade paperbacks, the return of the 700 free Marvel digital comics, DC's villain month, and random picks of the week! Starring Ryan Higgins, Brock Sager, Toby Sidler, and Charlie West.

We start this week's podcast with a little bit of WonderCon swag talk, as well as Bryce really wanting to buy every Image #1 comic, the great speculator discussion, Superman Unchained's variants, trade paperback delays, good indie superheroes, Valiant, Thanos Rising #1, Flashpoint animated movie, DC's We Can Be Heroes Indiegogo charity, Batman & Robin #19 spoilers, and the Trinity War updates. Sta...

WonderCon happened, and nothing of importance was announced, so instead, we discuss confusion about John Constantine, how stupid April Fools is, back issue pricing, Booster Gold rumors, organizing New 52 comics, comic backlogs, reading soundtrack, The Wolverine trailers, JSA, Age of Ultron spoilers, Marvel Infinity, and Bruce Timm leaving the DCU animated universe. Starring Ryan Higgins, Omar Brod...

Podcast listener Connor Sheehan joins us this week as we discuss Connor's Secret Origin, Neil Gaiman back at Marvel, listener emails, guilty pleasures, Saga, DC's Infinite Crisis MOBA, and our epic DC meltdown discussion. Starring Ryan Higgins, Brock Sager, Connor Sheehan, and Charlie West.

It's our giant 100th episode! Nothing will ever be the same after this! Someone will leave, someone will join the team, and someone will die! Don't miss this die-cut, holofoil, super-sized special anniversary episode! Starring Ryan Higgins, Omar Brodrick, Bryce Larsen, Brock Sager, Toby Sidler, and Charlie West.

It's a star-studded cast this week, featuring the biggest cast ever on the Comic Conspiracy podcast! We try and not talk over each other too much as we discuss Charlie's Emerald City ComicCon trip, exploding Twitter accounts, Marvel's big SXSW announcements, trying to give away 700 free comics, Age of Ultron #1, MarvelNOW! sales vs New 52 sales, Superman Unchained pricing, ranking the 2013 superhe...

Emerald City ComicCon is over, and we've got some news from the con, as well as discussions of other superhero tv shows, the Game of Thrones comic, Trinity of Sin ongoing books, Marvel's DCU, massive collections, Marvel #1 at SXSW, Superman Unchained, the great Superman argument, Guardians of the Galaxy #1, some quick Green Lanterns and Young Justice talk, and Bryce's quick Marvel picks. Starring...

This week, we discuss Toby infecting us with Captain Trips, Emerald City Comiccon, the best time to be alive (and reading comics), culling the New 52, too much Batman?, alternative costumes, DC's mini-events, JLA reading suggestions, new Superman/Batman title, new Green Lantern creative teams, Nova #1, new episodes of Green Lantern and Young Justice, and the big spoiler from DC Comics. Starring Ry...