The Comics Pals

GHOST MACHINE HAS ARRIVED! Does the first outing of the Ghost Machine crew offer up exciting teasers, or is all the hype for nothing? We also have a DOUB-AL feature this week as we review the stellar Resurrection of Magneto #1 and The Immortal Thor #6! Those books and more, plus we take a look at Sean's stack for the week! 00:00 Stream Start 03:11 Ghost Machine #1 Review 33:28 Titans: Beast World...

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This Week's Books: • Avengers: Twilight #1 • Amazing Spider-Man #42 • Cobra Commander #1 • Wonder Woman #5 • John Constantine, Hellblazer: Dead in America #1 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18o1BfrxCMwks6-lTiJoSQ/join Subscribe to our channel: youtube.com/thecomicspals?sub_confirm... Watch us LIVE on YouTube every: Thursday at 6 PM EST for Pals Pulls Sat...

00:00 Stream Start 00:40 Show Start 01:57 What Would Motivate Marvel and DC to Stop Publishing Physical Floppies? 17:28 The Numbers Don't Support a Digital Future for Comics -- Yet 41:54 The Problem With Comic Book Recap Channels & Social Media 49:27 The Debt we Owe Creators From the 2000's 1:01:50 Listener Comments 1:21:45 DC Repackages Prez & Other Comics for YA Audiences 1:27:01 Amazon...

This Week's Books: - Ultimate Spider-Man #1 - Rise of the Powers of X #1 - Wolverine #41 - Action Comics #1061 - Titans: Beast World #4 (Listener Pick) - Transformers #4 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18o1BfrxCMwks6-lTiJoSQ/join Subscribe to our channel: youtube.com/thecomicspals?sub_confirm... Watch us LIVE on YouTube every: Thursday at 6 PM EST for Pa...

The X-Men relaunch is imminent, and this week we learned more about what it will look like, including Greg Capullo accidentally spoiling his Marvel return book and how JIM LEE nearly came back to Marvel to work on X-Men! We also discuss the possibility of Kang being recast in the MCU, Steven Yeun dropping out of Thunderbolts, how Gail Simone almost brought MORTAL KOMBAT into the DCU, and we play a...

It's the first Pals Pulls of the year, the gang's all here and it's a HOT week for comics! Batman goes to war with himself, the end of the Krakoan Era officially begins in Fall of the House of X, and much more! 00:00 Stream Start 00:28 Show Start 01:38 Batman #141 Review 14:57 Fall of the House of X #1 Review 29:44 Amazing Spider-Man #41 Review 39:16 Vengeance of Moon Knight #1 (Listener Pick) 50:...

On the final episode of 2023, The Comics Pals present The Pally Awards! We celebrate our favorite comics of the year, go over our prediction results for 2023 and make predictions for 2024! Which creators came out on top, and which pal won the prediction game? 00:00 Stream Start 00:45 2023 Prediction RESULTS 22:15 2024 Predictions 51:08 The 2023 Pally Awards! 52:03 Best Superhero Movie 54:28 Best S...

On the final episode of 2023, the Pals review SIX of the week's biggest books. With Phillip Kennedy Johnson's stellar Action Comics run coming to an end and Kieron Gillen's time on Immortal X-Men wrapping up, how does the comics industry say goodbye to 2023? 00:00 Show Start 01:13 Action Comics Annual 2023 Review 16:30 Titans: Beast World #3 Review 30:50 The Flash #4 Review (Listener Pick Poll Win...

Jonathan Majors was found guilty of harassment and reckless assault, leading Marvel to swiftly fire him from the role of Kang. Where does Marvel go from here? We discuss the possibilities, from recasting to Doctor Doom, and if it's possible for Marvel to right the ship. 00:00 Intro 00:53 Marvel Fires Jonathan Majors After he's Found Guilty in Court 16:49 What Happens if Marvel DOESN'T Recast Kang?...

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Watch us LIVE on YouTube every: Thursday at 6 PM EST for Pals Pulls Saturday at 10:15 AM EST for The Comics Pals Grab some merch here: https://streamlabs.com/thecomicspals/merch Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/thecomicspals The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics.

X-Men: Red & Phillip Kennedy Johnson's time on Action Comics both come to an end on a STACKED week with so many big release, we couldn't keep ourselves to just five! We review SEVEN books, talk about the state of DC Comics in light of the Beast War event, and Sean shows off his pulls for the week. 00:00 Stream Start 01:45 X-Men: Red #18 Review 23:34 Immortal Thor #5 Review 34:53 Luke Cage: Gan...

Comic retailer Glenn O’Leary caused a stir in the comic’s world this week after a clip surfaced from a video of him calling out writers for a lack of quality in their work. This sparked a firestorm on both sides, seeing creators, fans and even ComicsGate weigh in. We’ll discuss Glenn’s words, the reaction of the industry, and whether there’s merit to his argument. 00:00 Stream Start 01:14 Glenn O'...

This Weeks Books: - Batman #140 - Batman / Santa Claus: Silent Knight #1 - Transformers #3 - The Sacrificers #5 - Our Bones Dust #1 - The Amazing Spider-Man #39 - The Sentry #1 - Thunderbolts #1 (Listener Pick) Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18o1BfrxCMwks6-lTiJoSQ/join Subscribe to our channel: youtube.com/thecomicspals?sub_confirm... Watch us LIVE on Y...

The Pals are joined by the creative team of DUKE writer Joshua Williamson and artist Tom Reilly. Watch us LIVE on YouTube every: Thursday at 6 PM EST for Pals Pulls Saturday at 10:15 AM EST for The Comics Pals Grab some merch here: https://streamlabs.com/thecomicspals/merch Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/thecomicspals The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book...

The Pals are joined by HOPE writer Dirk Manning to discuss the state of the Direct Market in comics and what can be done to make it the asset it once was. They also discuss Avengers Inc being cancelled, the latest on Avengers: Kang Dynasty and much more! 00:00 Stream Start 00:45 Show Start 03:53 Why Does the Direct Market Exist? 07:39 The Pros of the Direct Market 18:00 What are the Cons of the Di...

This Weeks Books: - Titans: Beast World #1 - Alan Scott: The Green Lantern #2 - The Flash #3 (Listener Pick of the Week) - Conan the Barbarian #5 - Kaya #13 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18o1BfrxCMwks6-lTiJoSQ/join Subscribe to our channel: youtube.com/thecomicspals?sub_confirm... Watch us LIVE on YouTube every: Thursday at 6 PM EST for Pals Pulls Satu...

The Pals sat down to discuss Frank Miller's Sin City: A Dame to Kill For. Is this one of the best noir comics of all time? Listen to find our takes in this month's Book Club!   Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18o... Subscribe to our channel: youtube.com/thecomicspals?sub_confirm.. . Watch us LIVE on YouTube every: Thursday at 6 PM EST for Pals Pulls Satu...

Kickstarter's Head of Comics, Bryce Gold, joins us to talk about why independents creators and comics are flourishing, how to find success on Kickstarter, and much more! We also discuss new casting rumors for Fantastic Four, Greg Capullo's return to Marvel and what we want to see him draw, AND we fit in a draft for the non-powered comic's characters! Bryce Gold: https://x.com/_nicegold 00:00 Strea...

This Weeks Books: - Wonder Woman #3 - Batman: Off-World #1 (Listener Pick of the Week) - The Holy Roller #1 - Incredible Hulk #6 - Immortal X-Men #17 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18o1BfrxCMwks6-lTiJoSQ/join Subscribe to our channel: youtube.com/thecomicspals?sub_confirm... Watch us LIVE on YouTube every: Thursday at 6 PM EST for Pals Pulls Saturday at...

The MCU takes the spotlight this week as we examine the myriad rumors and news taking the internet by storm, including what Marvel's plans for Kang may be going forward and the bombshell that Pedro Pascal is being eyed to play Reed Richards. 00:00 Stream Start 01:18 Is Marvel Pivoting Away From Kang? 36:57 Fantastic Four Casting Rumors 51:53 Taika Waititi NOT Directing Thor 5 56:58 Steven Yeun Pla...

GEIGER RETURNS! How does the first book with Ghost Machine branding stack up on a week with Dan Slott's return to Superior Spider-Man and a new horror story from James Tynion in The Deviant? 00:00 Stream Start 00:59 Show Start 02:21 Geiger: Ground Zero #1 Review 17:45 The Immortal Thor #4 Review 29:20 Superior Spider-Man #1 Review 40:09 The Deviant #1 Review 51:24 The Outsiders #1 Review (Listener...

The comics industry at large has been reacting to an article by Phil Boyle published by ICV2, in which he calls out Marvel & DC for not doing enough to support retailers, overpriced comics and more. We discuss what he got right and wrong, and what changes can be made to save the industry. Help us out by filling out this survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1N1oywt4c5zwT1-cvv-0F9V6ZMJNRup_DE...