The Comic Conspiracy

Full table this week, and we discuss Castle Grayskull, comic backups, Judge Dread, sorting issue #0s, Fables, disappointing popular titles, double-shipping and variants, the ending of Punisher, the big Stan Lee rumor, Batman Live, and Omar's big HeroClix update. Starring Ryan Higgins, Omar Brodrick, Brock Sager, Toby Sidler, and Charlie West.

This week, Brock regales us with tales of the Portland comic book store scene, we discuss Avengers vs X-Men #11, as well as answer tons of questions about Alex Ross, Team 7, Dial H, getting into comics, Spider-Men, the next Batman movie villain, Batman vs Detective Comics, confusing Legion of Superheroes continuity, Supergirl suggestions, and variant covers. Starring Ryan Higgins, Omar Brodrick, B...

It's a week where we answer a bunch of listener e-mail and tweets, including questions about the best hardcovers to get, the trouble with omnibi, the great Marvel/DC creator switcheroo, the problem with Hawkeye, Collection Intervention, Saga, DC's annuals, Omar and listener's Top 5 DC New 52 books, the possible Wonder Woman pilot, Arrow, Robot Chicken's DC Comics Special, and the new Avengers team...

Technical problems with Toby's mic aside, this super-long episode is all about DC Comics New 52: One Year Later! We discuss sales numbers, some of the controversies, our favorite and disappointments from the different families, and our personal Top 5 New 52 book lists. Starring Ryan Higgins, Brock Sager, Toby Sidler, and Charlie West.

There's a lot to talk about this week, including Heroes Reborn, DC's New 52 One Year Later, DC's first big crossover, recommending some X-Men comics, the launch of Justice League of America, Superman and Wonder Woman getting it on, Wonder Woman #12 spoilers, creators departing the Big Two, and the epic Rob Liefeld twit-out. Starring Ryan Higgins, Omar Brodrick, Brock Sager, Toby Sidler, Charlie We...

Join us this week as we say goodbye to our good friend Sam Lujan, as well as our favorite comic book-based video games, dream creative teams, our MarvelNOW! picks, rumored creative team shifts, the comic conspiracy behind the Walking Dead "Ghost" variant cover, the return of the random picks, the passing of Tony Scott, and a special deal on the upcoming Hyrule Historia book. Starring Ryan Higgins,...

Sad news for the comic book community this week as we discuss the passing of Joe Kubert, as well as behind-the-scenes of getting ready for new comic book day, more Top 5 Comic Book Movie lists, and an epic Heroclix update and suggestions for new players. Starring Ryan Higgins, Omar Brodrick, Brock Sager, Toby Sidler, and Charlie West.

It's a big week with lots of discussion, including who we'd like to take over Action Comics, Madame Mirage, the Old 52, some Infinite Longbox crossover, The First X-Men, a big webcomics discussion, fantasy comics for manga fans, how to not sell your indie comics, the current Marvel NOW! checklist, Joss Whedon not writing an Avengers comic, July 2012 comic sales, and the Daredevil/Galactus trade. S...

Light on news, heavy on answering questions! Full group this week, as we discuss birthday injuries, wrapping up cancelled titles, lack of ads in some comics, why anime and manga are so bad (they're not), lack of Bulletproof Coffin knowledge, the next Batman movie, which DC titles to drop, comic binding, Batman suggestions, The Walking Dead: Escape, more The Dark Knight Rises talk, and our top 5 co...

As the Dark Knight Rises, we record! This week, we discuss last week's special introduction guest, Diamond's digital comic initiative, Grant Morrison's Happy!, Morrison leaving superhero comics, Action Comics, Batman Incorporation delays, fill-in artists, and a whole lot about Dark Knight Rises. Starring Ryan Higgins, Omar Brodrick, and Brock Sager.

It's our big post-San Diego Comic-Con 2012 episode, starring just about everyone we've ever had on the podcast! Join us as we discuss the new Neil Gaiman Sandman mini-series, Marvel's official Phase 2 movie release list and schedule, and more stories about Comic-Con than we can even list. Starring Ryan Higgins, Omar Brodrick, Jim Jokisch, Brock Sager, Toby Sidler, Lane Teresaki, and Charlie West.

It's the week before San Diego Comic-Con, but we've still got lots of stuff to talk about! This week, we discuss Avengers vs. X-Men #7, AvX crossovers, our favorite Marvel stories, Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel NOW!, Batman: Year One, and Amazing Spider-Man. Starring Ryan Higgins, Brock Sager, and Charlie West.

Toby is off watching Amazing Spider-Man while the rest of us discuss fire, computer problems, 4th of July, books we wish were in print, the Infinite Crisis omnibus, DC #0 omnibus, our comic backlogs, Big Hero 6, Guardians of the Galaxy, the return of the Joker, the return of Jean Gray, and San Diego Comic-Con 2012 panels. Starring Ryan Higgins, Omar Brodrick, Brock Sager, and Charlie West.

Our recent live studio audience, Jim, joins in for this week's podcast, wherein we discuss Jim's Secret Origin, toy customization, some listener questions, Black Hand, Avengers vs. X-Men #6, Before Watchmen: Comedian #1, some Comic-Con 2012 talk, Young Justice mid-season finale, Legend of Korra season finale, Daredevil, X-Man, DC Universe Presents, Jim Starlin's Thanos stories, and Brave. Starring...

Long episode filled with spoilers this week as we discuss modern comic coloring, DC animation repeats, Batman #10 spoilers, Avengers vs X-Men #5, Before Watchmen reactions, Walking Dead #100 and release party, and some Prometheus spoilers after the outro. Starring Ryan Higgins, Omar Brodrick, Brock Sager, Toby Sidler, and Charlie West.

Full cast here this week for discussions about Japanese comic anthologies vs American comic books, the four newest DC Comics New 52 titles, the four newest losses to the New 52 line, May 2012's amazing comic sales numbers, comic book-based video games from E3, Earth-2 #2, flipping Walking Dead, Star Trek: The Next Generation/Doctor Who: Assimilation2, Star Trek team-up fantasies, Creator Owned Her...

It's our big manga and anime episode! This week, we discuss our anime and manga Secret Origins, Fanime 2012, Princess Mononoke, the Studio Ghibli Museum, Samurai Champloo, Pluto, Sanctuary, Trigun, and some general anime and manga musings. Starring Ryan Higgins, Omar Brodrick, Brock Sager, Toby Sidler, Lane Terasaki, and Charlie West.

3-man cast this week for discussion about Fanime 2012, Prometheus and the Alien franchise, Avengers week 4 box office talk, One Million Moms vs Marvel and DC, Alan Scott, making changes to pre-existing characters, over-rated comics and creators, Jack Kirby, and the Hulk. Starring Ryan Higgins, Brock Sager, and Charlie West.

Avengers still rules the world, but we find a few other things to talk about, including some convention talk, DC altering the sexual orientation of one of their characters, Marvel's first gay wedding, jewelry store robberies, Avengers big numbers, self-covered comics, Avengers vs X-Men #3 and 4 talk, Twitter questions, The Defenders, Rob Liefeld, and our favorite "alternative" comics. Starring Rya...

The whole crew is here this week, as we discuss Red Dwarf, more Avengers talk, Joss Whedon love, $1 Billion Dollars, Free Comic Book Day 2012, Free Comic Book Night, more Young Justice and Green Lantern talk, the insanity of Iron Man: TAS, and Marvel's digital comics. Starring Ryan Higgins, Omar Brodrick, Brock Sager, Toby Sidler, and Charlie West.

This week, we discuss Marvel's The Avengers. Starring Ryan Higgins, Brock Sager, Toby Sidler, and Charlie West.

We've got a full table this week as we discuss the cheapest comic book ever made, Nick Fury Jr., Avengers vs X-Men #2, AvX: VS #1, The Legend of Korra, our top Marvel and DC animated movies picks, more Ultimate Spider-Man talk, Young Justice: Invasion spoilers, Peter Panzerfaust, Greg Pak's Incredible Hulk, Adventure Time, Scarlet Spider, Suicide Squad, Free Comic Book Day, and The Avengers movie....

So much great stuff to talk about this week, we didn't even get to it all! We answer some listener email and tweets, starting books for Batman, our favorite different New 52 books, the new DC and Marvel animated blocks, Morrisoncon, DC's zero issues, Toby's stealth entrance, and the great Chris Roberson conversation. Starring Ryan Higgins, Brock Sager, Charlie West, and a bit of Toby Sidler.

This week, we welcome former employee and now special guest Sam Lujan as we discuss Sam's Secret Origin, dental pains, our picks for pre-New 52 DC Comics titles, Heroclix: Galactic Guardians, some quick rundown on C2E2 news, Wolverine #303, Green Lantern, Blue Estate, Daredevil #191, What If? and Elseworlds, and Infinite Gauntlets on our junk.

Two topics this week, but a lot about them. Toby and Charlie talk about Emerald City Comic Con, Movie Mash-Up, voice actors, Kickstarter, Joe Kelly vs Joe Casey, Stephanie Brown, origami penises, and Avengers vs X-Men #0 and #1. Starring Ryan Higgins, Brock Sager, Toby Sidler, and Charlie West.