The Comics Counter Podcast

Back again folks! Joined by our dear pal in comics, Fabian! This week we bring you finales, gut wrenchers, and a surprising amount of things that rule! It's a super jam packed week this week because there are *almost* too many good picks this go around! It's Jeff: Superstar #1 Dingoliath #1 Dispatched #1 Hank Howard: Pizza Detective in "The Inside Job" #1 Operation: Iron Coffin #1 Vampyrates! #1 T...

It's true folks! Juan gets into the nitty gritty behind this argument and so many other revelations like Austin being behind on Absolute Martian Manhunter, slanderous opinions about how Nick says "Namor", and what everyone absolutely loved from this week's releases! Faceless and the Family: Maze of the Mechanical Aliens #1 Killer Influences #1 The Dogsitter #1 Marvel Swimsuit Special: Brand New Be...

Technical difficulties for the first 7 minutes on this one folks! All apologies, but Austin's mic was wigging out a bit, but it otherwise got handled for smooth sailing right after. We've got another great week this week, gang. We talk about Moebius, mercenaries, and Peach Momoko's obvious love for Dr. Slump! Check it out! Hellboy and the BPRD: the Monster of Nivola Captain America #12 The Depress...

I know, folks! I've seen the run time, but trust me there's a delightful treasure trove of comics chat in this one! Good golly we got a lot to get through since this also happens to be one of the biggest non major release weeks in comics. Hell, we didn't have enough time to talk about Absolute Batman this go around! That's how much good stuff we got! Also discussed is including Paul Chadwick's nam...

Better believe it with this one folks, because we get mighty in depth with the nature of story telling and, whilst trying to figure out what/how/when the goodness that emerges from good times story telling, we find out that it is us, the humble reader/reviewer that is the Bleeding Heart. Also... David Lynch's Spawn?! Godzilla's Monsterpiece Theatre Presents: Godzilla's Odyssey Avengers Armageddon...

This and so many other questions are asked, and, if you could believe it, some are given answers. It's another week, friends! Which means we've got more comics to talk about! And we've got some Comics Counter firsts this time! First Spawn, First New Studio, and First Fabian! Check it out! Billy Bat vol. 1 The Deadman #1 Supergirl: Survive #1 Only the Savage are Left #1 X-Men '97 Season 2 #1 It's J...

HOLY SMOKES!!! WE MADE IT TO 100 EPISODES!!! All thanks to you guys for listening and talking about our picks at the shop! We proceed to make this episode as normal as possible, honest, no bits this time! Did You Hear About Mimi Green? #1 Doomquest #1 5 Gears in Reverse: A Criminal Story Corpse Knight #2 The Peril of the Brutal Dark: An Ezra Cain Mystery #4 Superman #38 Absolute Wonder Woman #20 P...

Would you believe that one of the folks right here at the Comics Counter was terrified of that unholy beast? We talk about it, and also speculate as to what happens if we say it three times. All of that, and the very best in this week's comics! Zorro #1 Seven Wives #1 Odin #1 Juniper Lodge Of the Earth #1 Absolute Green Arrow #1 Neighborhood Watch #2 GI Joe #22 Battle Beast #9 Death Fight Forever...

We've got another great week in the world of comics, folks! A week so great that we don't have the Comics Counter space to talk about the awesomeness that is Godzilla vs. Texas! Seriously, check out our creator signing event 5/16/26 at the Westheimer store! Hidden Spring #1 Megalith #1 Innards #1 Blood and Thunder #13 Absolute Batman #20 Fury of the Firestorm #20 What We Mean by Yesterday vol. 2 C...

It's true folks! We've got another book about a domed city with big time Terry Gilliam vibes, but which one is it? We talk about that and all the best in this week's comics! Energon Special 2026 Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Kyoshi Warriors #1 If Destruction Be Our Lot #1 Dog Tag #1 DC x Sonic the Hedgehog: Metal Legion #1 Absolute Green Lantern #14 Batman #9 Royals #2 Daredevil #2 Fantastic Fo...

We are back again, folks! We've got chatter about fighting games, wrasslin', nods to old books, and all the best in this week's comics! Check it out!   Oddball Odyssey #1 Hellboy in Love: Black Eyes One-Shot Swamp Thing '89 #1 Predator Bloodshed #3 Feral #23 Baby Garfield #2 Captain America #10 Is Ted Ok?  #3 Ripcord #3 Punisher #3 The Ultimates #23 Wrestle Heist #5

It's a new day folks! Nick's made a 180 on Superboy Prime! Austin acknowledges a book by Seth exists! Juan talks about Metal Sonic?! Good times are had this week as we talk about all our favorites and the best from this week in comics!   Headlopper #1 Amazing Spider-Man: Spider-Versity #1 Superman #37 Harley & Ivy: Life and Crimes #5 Absolute Wonder Woman #19 Exquisite Corpses #12 Spirit of th...

That and so much more this week! Scarecrow! Silence! Apes! Boy Love! All the best from this week in comics! Dear Sister, I've Become a Maiden vol. 1 Absolute Batman #18 Imperial Guardians #2 G.I. Joe #21 Planet of the Apes vs the Fantastic Four #3 End of Life #3 Bloodland #3 Smile for the Camera #2 X-Men United #2 Ultimate Wolverine #16 Knight City #3

We've got it all for you this week, folks! Tons of overlap, tons of catch-ups , and tons of the best of this week in comics! Also discussed are crawfish, Shakespeare, and old god like men! Check it out! The Neighborhood Watch #1 Godzilla's Monsterpiece Theatre Presents: Romeo & Juliet Fury of the Firestorm #1 Web of Venom #1 Dead by Daylight #1 Everybody Loves a Jewel Thief #1 The Mortal Thor...

You better believe it folks! We've got lots of chatter this week including Dad's Netflix choice, failed attempts at getting into the Eternals, a murderer's row of hilarious Kyle Starks names, and all the best in this week's new comics! Tyler Rake: An Extraction Story #1 Royals #1 Mad About DC! Bizarro Year None #1 The Eternals 50th Anniversary Special G.I. Joe Sssilent Missions: The Baroness Alien...

That question and a whole lot of others are asked! Is there a light at the end of the tunnel in the far future? Does Wonder Woman need to check her size privilege? What was that smell that followed Juan around Nick's apartment? We get into those questions, and so many different answers this week folks! As always, we talk all the best in comics! DC/Marvel Present: Superman/Spider-Man The Shadower F...

...Unless you're Baby Garfield! Then it would be a truly splendid week! Nevertheless folks, it is another wonderful week of new comics. One that's just jam-packed with adventure, excitement, laughs, cries, and a whole lotta catharsis! This week also marks a triple release from Kyle Starks, so you know the boys are pumped to talk comics this week! Space Relic Hunters Dead Teenagers #1 Deathstroke #...

That's right, folks! Mark it for this week, a week in which Juan did not bring Sonic the Hedgehog when it came out! There's just too many good stuff these days, and even more good cartoonists! That's what I'd call hard times in the land of plenty! Godzilla vs. Portland 51 #1 Usagi Yojimbo Kaito '84 #1 Tigress Island #1 Supergirl #11 Harley & Ivy: Life and Crimes #4 Planet of the Apes vs. Fanta...

You read that right folks, but as Juan always says, we got some real number ones to get through before that! We've also got three final acts to discuss this week as DC KO, Absolute Flash Year One, and Beneath the Trees wrap up in an oops all satisfying sweep of conclusions! Also the speculator market is back?!?! How'd that happen? Testament Lands Unknown: The Skinless Man #1 Sonic Racing CrossWorl...

Boy howdy folks, it was a particularly tough week for the boys to pick some titles to talk about because everything out this week was particularly great! We've got talks about choices, wrestlers, and all the best in this week's comics! Predator Bloodshed #1 Punisher #1 Faster Is Ted Ok? #1 The Peril of the Brutal Dark: An Ezra Cain Mystery #1 Absolute Wonder Woman #17 Hyde Street #10 Absolute Mart...

S-U-B-T-L-E-T-Y is the name of the game this week, y'all! We got some super not so subtle books from this week, and we couldn't be happier! We've got Kyle Starks! Andrew MacLean! Absolute Batman! Ultimate Spider-Man! Check us out! Generation X-23 #1 Death Fight Forever #1 Wolverine: Weapons of Armageddon #1 Smile for the Camera #1 It's Jeff Meets Daredevil #1 End of Life #1 Absolute Batman #17 Car...

It's true folks! Although the Heights location is temporarily out of commission due to surprise flooding, all other locations and the Comics Counter Podcast are in full working order! Check out what we brought today! Bleeding Hearts #1 Absolute Wonder Woman Annual 2026 Barbarian Behind Bars #1 The Center Holds #1 Supergirl #10 The Devil on my Shoulder #3 Blood and Thunder #10 DC K.O. #4 Hank Howar...

Alrighty folks, please bear with us as we adjust to some new sound equipment! Don't worry though, it won't stop us from talking about Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Sonic the Hedgehog, and all the best from this week's comics! Ripcord #1 Planet of the Apes vs. The Fantastic Four #1 Knight City #1 The Twilight Zone #4 Sonic the Hedgehog #84 Nova: Centurion #4 Ultimate Wolverine #14 Ultimate Endgame #2

Nick Had to edit this one up north folks which means Juan and Austin were still able to bring you the best in comics with no one to correct either of them live on mic! This week we've got - Iron Man #1 Malevolent #1 Absolute Batman #16 Absolute Wonder Woman #16 Harley & Ivy: Life and Crimes #3 G.I. Joe #18 Feral #20 Wrestle Heist #2

Austin said it, not me folks! Any who we've got stacks of new beginnings, miniseries finales, and some DC K.O. chatter! Rogue #1 Inglorious X-Force #1 Captain America #6 Assorted Crisis Events #8 Bloodland #1 Touched By a Demon #1 Aliens vs. Captain America #3 Exquisite Corpses #9 DC K.O. Galactic Slam Ultimate Black Panther #24 They're All Terrible #4