The Comics Pals

Santa left one last gift under the tree this year: Wonder Woman 1984! But is it what we hoped for, or a lump of coal? Listen to our review of WW84 to find out!   The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- YouTube: you...

The Pals review Dark Nights Death Metal 6, dive deep into DC's Infinite Frontier, and discuss how Marvel should handle the Black Panther in the MCU in light of Chadwick Boseman's passing.       00:20:01 - Pals Pulls   00:27:26 - Dark Knights Death Metal #6 Review   00:46:50 - Future State Announcements   01:20:52 - Investigation Justice League Concluded   01:43:20 - Starlord is Bisexual   01:50:45...

On this jam-packed episode the Pals review Marauders 16, talk even more about the Spider-Man 3 casting announcements, and cover all the MCU news out of Disney's Investor Day 2020, including the Fantastic Four movie!     18:30 Pals Pulls:   Pete - Solid Blood #17   Cale - Tales of the Dark Multiverse: Crisis on Infinite Earths   Phil - New Mutants Omnibus Volume 1   Sean - X-Force 16     24:20 Mara...

The Pals break down all angles behind Warner releasing films in theaters and HBOMax day and date in 2021, go over some of the Future State announcements from CCXP, and review King in Black 1, Batman/Catwoman 1 and Strange Adventures 7!   00:09:46 - RQOTW 00:28:57 - Pals Pulls 00:41:02 - Warner Will Release All Films on HBOMax & Theaters 01:06:53 - Plastic Man Movie Stars a Woman 01:19:12 - Future...

Friend of the show, Joy Waldinger, has her very first Children's book "Like the Sun Holds the Moon" out now! Just in time for the Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, Pete and Phil sat down with Joy to discuss the book, how it came to be, and some of the inspiration behind its conception.   Get the book: https://www.amazon.com/Like-Sun-Holds-Moon-Childrens/dp/B08JDTNJ2G/     Follow Joy: https://www.instagram....

This week sees the end of Marvel's X-Men centric event X of Swords, and the Pals review each chapter: X-Men 15, Excalibur 15, and X of Swords: Destruction!   00:05:59 - Dan Slott Drama 00:35:19 - Pals Pulls 00:43:11 - X-Men #15 Review 01:02:18 - Excaliber #15 Review 01:24:25 - X of Swords: Destruction Review 01:52:32 - X of Swords Retrospective   YouTube: youtube.com/thecomicspals Twitter: twitter...

Just in time for the giving season, we present to you our Book Club on Kingdom Come! This Elseworlds story takes a peek into the future of DC's heroes, forcing them to come to grips with a world that doesn't want them anymore. Does this Alex Ross and Mark Waid classic stand the test of time? Tune in to hear our thoughts!

The Pals discuss the rumored inclusion of Star Lord and Drax to Thor 4, Wonder Woman 1984's unique release, and review Dark Nights: Death Metal #5 plus this week's X of Swords books, X-force 14, Hellions 6 and Cable 6! 00:09:09 - Listener Comments 00:11:53 - The Franklin Richards Debacle 00:36:17 - Pals Pulls 00:39:48 - Wonder Woman Release Date 00:57:24 - Thor 4 Updates 01:11:31 - Radiant Black A...

The Pals discuss DC's newest hire and all the unfortunate firings, Geoff Johns and Gary Frank re-team for Geiger at Image Comics, and review this week's X of Swords books, Marauders 15, Excalibur 14, and Wolverine 7! The Battle of the Toms- 11:00 Pals Pulls- 18:45 New DC EIC- 29:30 DC Bloodbath Part 2- 35:20 GEIGER- 1:15:08 New X-Men book- 1:28:30 Marauders #15- 1:37:00 Excalibur 14- 1:49:41 Wolve...

The Pals look back and discuss how COVID impacted the comics industry, and chart the possible future of DC Comics and a removal of continuity in their books. They also review the latest in the X of Swords event, X-Men 14 and Marauders 14. 00:15:44 - Pals Pulls 00:28:09 - How COVID Impacted the Comics Industry 01:13:06 - Future State & Generations Not Linked/DC Removing Continuity 01:57:55 - X-Men ...

This week, the Pals interview rising star creator TJ Sterling about his Kickstarter successful series Okemus, we talk Oscar Isaac suiting up for Moon Knight series on Disney+, and we review Death Metal: Rise of the New God 1, Batman: Three Jokers 3 and X of Swords: Stasis #1! 00:01:08 - Interview with TJ Sterling 00:54:33 -Pals Pulls: Cale - Rise of Ultraman #3, Mighty Morphin #1 Pete - X-Men 14 S...

For this month's Book Club we read Neil Gaiman's spooky classic, Sandman! It's widely regarded as one of the greatest comics of all time, but that doesn't make it above criticism! Join us as we deep dive into one of the books that defines the comics medium. YouTube: youtube.com/thecomicspals Twitter: twitter.com/thecomicspals Instagram: instagram.com/thecomicspals ---------------------------------...

This week, we review X-Men 13 and Excalibur 13, the next chapters in the X of Swords event, discuss Jared Leto's return to the Joker role for the Justice League Snyder Cut, and address Alan Moore's claims that superheroes are a "blight" on society by asking, are superheroes actually bad for us? 00:21:19 - Pals Pulls: Marco - Blue in Green 1 Pete - Batman Three Jokers #3 Dark Nights Death Metal Ris...

On this special comics review episode, we tackle 6 of the biggest books coming from Marvel & DC, including Rorschach 1, Dark Nights Death Metal 4, and all the X of Swords books of the week! 00:15:32 - Pals Pulls: Cale - Chainsaw Man 90 Sean - The Scumbag 1, X-Men 13 News: 00:23:08 - DC Blows the Doors off Future State Event: https://comicbook.com/dc/news/dc-comics-future-state-preview-explained-co...

This week we talk about the Invincible trailer that dropped, the Green Lantern show coming to HBO Max, Alan Moore's latest rant against superhero movies, and we review Wolverine 6, X-Force 13, Marauders 13. 00:12:46 - Pals Pulls 00:19:50 - New GL HBO Max Show https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/green-lantern-tv-series-hbo-max-guy-gardner-alan-scott-sinestro/?fbclid=IwAR3XHe8-2VeVX53XWMDQD5pW0NWcmD...

Come for the reviews of Batman: Three Jokers 2 and X-Force 4, stay for the fascinating interview with comics editor Claire Napier! We also talk Jamie Foxx's return to the Spider-Man franchise and Iman Vellani being our first Ms. Marvel! 00:01:10 - Interview with Claire Napier 01:35:05 - Ms. Marvel Cast 01:47:57 - Electro Returns in Spider-Man 3 02:11:47 - Batman Podcast 02:21:22 - Three Jokers #2...

On this month's Book Club we tackle another listener request! This time we dive into one of the 90's most popular books by one of its most popular creators, Battle Chasers by Joe Madureira! Does this action-adventure romp stand the test of time? Listen to us and find out! YouTube: youtube.com/thecomicspals Twitter: twitter.com/thecomicspals Instagram: instagram.com/thecomicspals ------------------...

The Pals are wowed this week by the WandaVision trailer, discuss the Marvel movie delays and the Samuel L. Jackson led Nick Fury Disney+ streaming show, and we review X of Swords: Creation #1! 00:18:59 - Pals Pulls 00:28:25 - Reverse Bookclub 00:55:12 - Marvel Movie Delays 01:17:52 - WandaVision Trailer 01:29:44 - Nick Fury Show Announced 01:37:58 - Justice League Reshoots 01:48:36 - X of Swords:...

In addition to being joined by bubbling creator Mark Bouchard, we discuss Jonathan Majors being cast as Kang, Tatiana Maslany cast as She Hulk, and we review X-Men 12 & Giant--Sized X-Men: Storm! 00:04:35 - Interview With Mark Bouchard 01:12:26 - Pals Pulls Cale - X Of Swords: Creation #1, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Teenaged Mutant Ninja Turtles TPB Marco - Fishkill #1 Pete - X Of Swords: Creati...

We have the pleasure of interviewing the creator of Is'nana the Were-Spider, Greg Anderson Elysée, a horror-fantasy superhero comic. This time around they talk about Greg's new Kickstarter, Is'nana the Were-Spider: Showtime where we get to see our titular hero in a new light in this one-shot! Check out the Kickstarter here:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/isnanashowtime/isnana-the-were-spider-...

On this week’s show, Pete and Sean are joined by Tyler to discuss Bendis leaving Superman, the future of DC Generations, and review this week’s hottest books: Marauders #12 Review & Dark Nights: Trinity Crisis! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:14:35 - RQOTW 00:33:15 - Pals Pulls 00:51:38 - Bendis Leaves Superman 01:08:00 - Batman/Catwoman Coming in December 01:14:50 - Batman: Black & White Returns in December...

On this week’s show, we discuss Keanu Reeves' Kickstarter drama, bootleg superhero toys & read the week's biggest books: Empyre #6 & Strange Adventures #5. 00:05:55 - Housekeeping 00:07:22 - Listener Mail 00:27:45 - Bootleg Toys & Spider-Man’s Original Colors 00:35:59 - Pals Pulls 00:38:55 - Robert Pattinson Tests Positive for COVID-19 00:47:00 - Batman Day 00:57:01 - Sony/Marvel TV Shows includin...

We react to all the new trailers from DC Fandome including The Batman, discuss the release of New Mutants, and read the week's biggest books: X-Men #11 and Batman: Three Jokers #1! 00:16:43 - Listener Comments: 00:23:29 - Pals Pulls: Marco - We Only Find Them When They’re Dead #1 / Strange Adventures #5 Sean - We only Find Them When They're Dead #1 News: 00:46:27 - The Batman Trailer: https://comi...

Journey with us into the swamp as we deep dive into the first arc of Alan Moore's legendary run on Swamp Thing! Marco may love ol' Swampy, but what do the rest of the Pals think about this classic? Join us on Discord: discord.gg/6RAX3sT The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics. The Pals: Sean: twitter.com/SeansSo...

On this extra-special 200th episode, we celebrate with YOU loyal listeners by reading some of your messages to us on the air. We also live react to DC Fandome news, discuss the return of Ben Affleck to Batman, AND play the Newlywed Game! 00:15:18 - Listener Comments: Random Question of the Week: 00:43:16 - Pals Pulls: Marco - Locke & Key: In Pale Battalions Go Phil - Batman by Morrison Omnibus 3 S...