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Mike Perkins belongs on any list of 10 best comics artists working right now. He's honed his talent at various publishers over the years and is now exclusive to DC Comics, where he's drawn the series Lois Lane: Enemy of The People, written by Greg Rucka, and Swamp Thing, written by Ram V. Now he's turned his noir-influenced eye to 'The Bat-Man: First Knight', written by Dan Jur...

The title might sound like the best band you're not listening to, but it's a subscription for murder in the season opener for 2024's Script & Pencils, the comic book creator podcast from The Comic Crush! Jill & The Killers writer Olivia Cuartero-Briggs teams with artist Roberta Ingranata to present a new kind of game where even murder is much more than it seems . . . Olivia dis...

In our final episode of this season, Paul & Liz go swimming in the cool, calming waters of Aquaman & The Lost Kingdom, and take a look back at The Marvels! Given how much Paul hated the original Aquaman and how much Liz loved it, will this be a harmonious end to the season? Not bloody likely!! Join the glimmer twins as they find their way through the lost kingdom and also look back at The...

So... here we are at the end of time and the end of our series. Were we right about Loki's transformation into the God of Stories? Will Liz get her wish for the mischievous Loki to make a comeback? Will The MCU get re-written? And will the gang ever eat that delicious key lime pie again? get the answers to at least some of those questions when you get off your jet-ski and watch Glorious Purpos...

HIT THE RESET BUTTON! Paul and Liz are time-slipping all over the place as they try to sort through all the ramifications and hidden meanings in this week's season 2 episode of Loki, on Disney Plus! From the looks of things, this could be the episode where the God of Mischief reshapes the entire MCU... Find out what you ever lovin' co-hosts think when you tune in to our latest episode and...

TEMPORAL LOOM COLLAPSING! TIMELINE DESTRUCTION IMMINENT! In this week's action-packed episode, your plucky TVA Agents Paul and Liz must save the TVA from total wipe-out and figure out just where this damn show is going! Don't forget to like, share, and subscribe. Get all the latest podcasts, reviews, articles, and trailers from The Comic Crush, follow our socials, subscribe to our Patreon,...

Uh-Oh! Your intrepid TVA agents have been bounced back to the Chicago World's Fair in 1896! Join Paul and Liz as they search for Miss Minutes, try to stop Ravonna Renslayer, meet Victor Timely, and save time as you know it as they go deep into this week's Loki and figure out what happens next! Don't forget to like, share, and subscribe. Get all the latest podcasts, reviews, articles, a...

Welcome back to the branched timeline known as The Comic Crush! This week, Paul (your favourite TVA desk clerk) and Liz (your favourite McDonald's employee) are back for apple pie... oh, and to prevent a total temporal meltdown! Team TVA take apart this week's episode of Loki which you can catch up with on Disney Plus. Join us for 'Breaking Brad' as we discuss the highs and lows of...

We are burdened with Glorious Purpose! Well, Paul is burdened with Liz, anyway. Your favourite duo since Cap and Bucky are back to chat The TVA, Variants, He Who Remains, and branching timelines in this episode, discussing Loki Season 2, Episode 1! Liz and Paul take apart the first episode, working out the ramifications of this new timeline. Join us! Subscribe to the channel and if you enjoy the s...

Paul & Liz here! We go undercover in New Skrullos to get the lowdown on Episodes 2 & 3 of Marvel's Secret Invasion! We discuss the episodes, the current state of the MCU, and then like Nick Fury, we offer our educated guesses on what's gonna happen next! Subscribe to the channel and if you enjoy the show, give us a like and a share! Get all the latest podcasts, reviews, articles, a...

Welcome to the finale of our dive into the Indiana Jones Quintet! Paul is again joined by Keith, from the Home Media Minefield channel as they complete their search for the best scenes in the Indy series by reviewing Dial of Destiny, the final movie for the storied character played once more by Harrison Ford. The duo discusses the final movie, with mixed feelings. Will the Dial of Destiny turn the...

Welcome to the fourth episode of our dive into the Indiana Jones Quintet! Paul is again joined by Keith, from the Home Media Minefield channel as they go in search of their favourite scenes and sequences from the first four Indy movies, then round things off with a review of Dial of Destiny, the final movie for the storied character played once more by Harrison Ford. This week, it's the contro...

Welcome to the latest episode of 24 Panels Per Second, the comic-book movie and TV podcast from The Comic Crush! This week, your host Paul is joined by Rob Deb critic from the Irish Indian Times, and Liz Jordan, from That's Entertainment, Massachusetts' finest comic book shop. They're here to discuss The Flash, the latest DC movie to grace the screen, spinning out of Zack Snyder's...

Welcome to the third episode of our dive into the Indiana Jones Quintet! Paul is again joined by Keith, from the Home Media Minefield channel as they go in search of their favourite scenes and sequences from the first four Indy movies, then round things off with a review of Dial of Destiny, the final movie for the storied character played once more by Harrison Ford. This week, it's Indiana Jon...

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Welcome to another terrific episode of 24 Panels Per Second, the comic book movie and TV podcast from The Comic Crush! This week, Paul is joined by Liz once more as they travel across the Spider-Verse to discuss the highs and lows of the animated Spider-Man epic from Sony and Marvel. The duo deep-dive into the multiverse of this highly anticipated sequel for a SPOILER-FILLED conversation on the ne...

Welcome to the first in a series of special episodes on the Indiana Jones Quintet! Paul is joined by Keith, from the Home Media Minefield channel as each week, they go in search of their favourite scenes and sequences from the first four Indy movies, then round things off with a review of Dial of Destiny, the final movie for the storied character played once more by Harrison Ford. This week's...

Welcome to a new episode of 24 Panels Per Second, the comic-book movie and TV podcast from The Comic Crush! On today's episode, we're going to be talking about Guardians of The Galaxy Vol. 3, the reportedly final installment in director James Gunn's Guardians Of The Galaxy saga. Still reeling from the loss of Gamora, Peter Quill must rally his team to defend the universe and protect on...

On this very special episode of Script & Pencils, the comic creator interview podcast from The Comic Crush, Paul talks to Dave Gibbons, the co-creator of Watchmen, about his anecdotal autobiography, Confabulation! In this interview, Dave discusses the reasons for writing his now, his process, and some of the legendary work he's created throughout his stunning career! You can buy a copy of...

Welcome back to another great episode! This week, Paul chats with John Kamath, the creator, writer, and editor of London Horror Comic! LHC is annual dive into London-centric Horror, written by John Kammath and drawn by some of the best artists around. In this insightful and honest conversation, John talks about his inspirations for LHC, the financial demands on self-publishing comic creators, and...

Paul and Liz get sucked into the Quantum realm of the MCU once more as they dive into what's possibly the final Ant-Man movie! They explore the weird worlds that lie at the sub-atomic level and see who comes out as employee of the century: Kang, Janet, Cassie.. or Scott?! Join us for more every week and don't forget to smash that like button and share and subscribe!

Welcome to a new season of Script & Pencils from The Comic Crush! In our first episode of 2023, Paul talks to Michael Molcher, about his brilliant new book, I Am The Law: How Judge Dredd predicted our future. In this excellent tome, Michael discusses blending comic book history with contemporary radical theories on policing, taking key Dredd stories from the last 45 years, demonstrating how th...

In their return to YouTube and Podcasts, Paul & Liz discuss the Black Panther sequel! In this episode, they talk about the themes and emotions of this final MCU Phase 4 movie, now on Disney Plus. They talk about Shuri's ascension to the throne, Namor's war on Humanity, and what his arrival means for the MCU. All this plus RiRi Williams' debut as Ironheart and the return of Okye and M'Baku!

Check your data ports. Welcome to the Hive! This week, I talk to John Harris Dunning, writer of Tumult about his new OGN with artist Ricardo Carbral, colourist Brad Simpson, and letterer Jim Campbell: Wiper! Wiper is the tale of a private detective who is newly trained to wipe her memories after every case, offering her clients an extra level of protection – but when she's hired by a rich, robotic...

In the second part of my Thought Bubble Special, celebrating the internationally renowned Thought Bubble comics festival in Harrogate, I talk to Owen Michael Johnson, of Rebellion Publishing, who is not only a talented comics creator in his own right but is now the editor of The Best of 2000 AD, a six-volume series that puts the greatest in the galaxy's greatest comic! Owen discusses his time with...