This Is Getting Graphic

You are cordially invited to one of the most eventful weddings in the history of the DC Universe, the long-awaited nuptials of Oliver Queen, aka Green Arrow, and Dinah Lance, aka Black Canary! But between abstaining from sex until they say I do, dueling bachelor/bachelorette parties, and a little supervillain invasion heading down the altar, will Ollie and Dinah be able to tie the knot unscathed?...

It's time for another new episode with another fantastic guest star, comic book writer Daniel Kibblesmith, who's brought with him the comic that nearly made him give up comics as a youth, Fantastic Four #415, part of the mega crossover known as Onslaught! When a malevolent psychic entity takes control of Professor Charles Xavier, he seeks to achieve... something. It's kind of unclear. But he needs...

Gather 'round, ladies and gents, as we spin a yarn that you'll find plumb entertainin'! That's right, it's another of our live shows, this one our presentation of THE UNCANNY X-MEN AT THE STATE FAIR OF TEXAS from Comicpalooza 2024 in Houston, TX! Magneto is up to his old tricks again when he convinces a young mutant horse rancher to embrace his mutant power of... being a horse, I guess. Oh, and he...

Dudes! There's a brand new episode of This Is Getting Graphic, with a most excellent special guest, comic book writer Joey Esposito! And he's brought with him a totally non-heinous story, the Marvel Comics adaptation of Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey by Evan Dorkin! Now you may be thinking, "But I've seen this movie already!" Not like THIS, you haven't! We've got new scenes, including an extended en...

You may like comics, but do you like works of theatre BASED on comics? We hope so, because King Kirby scratches that wonderful, very specific itch! Join us for a conversation with one of the play's authors, Crystal Skillman, as we run the gamut talking comics, theatre, Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, and great moments in comic history. And also Stan's terrible flute playing. Check it out! Listen to King Kir...

Ever wonder if we're just as funny outside of a studio space? Well, here's your chance to find out with our FIRST EVER LIVE SHOW, recorded at Pittsburgh Gaming Expo in October 2023! And what comic would do justice at a video game show... SONIC THE GODDAMN HEDGEHOG. When Knuckles encounters his long lost, distant father, he proceeds to almost immediately forgive him for his long absence and asks fo...

Merry Christmas, comic fans! It's time for three festive stories from our friends at Marvel! First, the Mole Man has vanished without a trace, and his underground subjects will stop at nothing to find him, even if it means... kidnapping every single department store Santa? Next, the Avengers annual holiday party has an unexpected visitor... and Gravity came too! Finally, the Fantastic Four discove...

Tis the season to be jolly... unless you're the Orange Lantern of avarice and Santa didn't bring you anything! This Is Getting Graphic starts off the 2024 Christmas season with a Green Lantern story that has to be seen to be believed! When Larfleeze awakens Christmas morning to find his stockings bare and his tree unadorned with presents, he vows vengeance and goes on a mission to find answers fro...

Namor November continues on This Is Getting Graphic, with a comic he only sort of features in! He needs to step aside for the REAL drama going on at Thanksgiving at the Vision and Scarlet Witch's suburban home. The party is in full swing, the drinks are flowing, the international terrorist with magnetic powers are at the door... wait, what?? That's right, who should show up for dinner but Wanda an...

Once again, it's NAMOR NOVEMBER on This Is Getting Graphic! In this first edition of this year's fishman follies, the Fantastic Four are BANKRUPT! And it only took 9 issues! But then, an offer from Hollywood comes in that's too good to be true, and the offer comes from none other than... Namor?? What sinister scheme does the Sub-Mariner have in mind? Do the Fantastic Four have the strength to take...

Happy Halloween, comics fans! Today, Phil takes the reins as he walks us through a comic book adaptation of the 1982 film STEPHEN KING'S CREEPSHOW! In between these pages are five gruesome tales of guts, gore, and gratuitous violence! And cake. LOTS of cake. We've got zombies! We've got yetis! We've got cockroaches (even though Andrew doesn't want to talk about it). And we've got... Swamp Thing? E...

Listener beware, you're in for a SCARE, in our first 2024 Halloween episode of This Is Getting Graphic, featuring the Uncanny X-Men in HELL! In a classic X-Men story, Colossus's young sister Illyana finds herself at the mercy of the demonic Belasco, and only the X-Men can save her! If only they'd bothered to scout out this island headquarters beforehand. What sorts of terrors await them in Belasco...

Special bonus episode! Join Andrew and Phil as they have an interview with comic writer, novelist, and playwright Fred Van Lente, as they discuss such topics as Italian slasher movies, favorite Muppets, the late great Jack Kirby, and Eminem. This episode is proud to promote the release of MURDER KINGDOM #1 from Mad Cave Studios, written by Fred Van Lente, penciled by Chris Panda, and lettered by B...

The second part of our look at the first meeting of the Justice Society of America continues, and it only gets wilder from here! Between the Sandman discovering huge sacks of skin and bones to Dr. Fate fighting metaphysical terror to... the Atom falling off a truck and an old lady ripping her pants... the superthrills never stop! I guess crime was less serious in the Golden Age. Will Mary James di...

It's time to go back to the Golden Age with the stories of the first superhero team ever, the Justice Society of America! What does their first meeting entail? Well, after a humble young man gets his butt literally kicked by a genie, they decide to just... kinda tell their own stories about solo adventures. And that's just the framing device! Thrill as the Flash finds sunken treasure! Marvel at Ha...

Guten tag, meine freunden! Venture back with us to the halcyon days of the Golden Age with one of Marvel's classic WWII superheroes, THE DESTROYER! When milquetoast reporter Keen Marlow is sent seemingly against his will to Nazi Germany, he just can't help but get arrested and tortured. But with the help of a dead professor who's dead, he acquires a scientific formula that transforms him into a Na...

The summer is over, the dead are asleep, and it's time for a new episode of This Is Getting Graphic! And how better to transition than with an epic Marvel/DC CROSSOVER (that I guess thinks Marvel is better, apparently). When Darkseid's latest evil scheme requires the memories of the Dark Phoenix, the X-Men leap into action to investigate... but little do they know that a certain team of teenage cr...

Hey, are the dead done rising yet? THEY BETTER BE, BECAUSE THIS IS THE FINAL EPISODE OF THIS IS GETTING GRAPHIC'S SUMMER EVENT, BLACKEST SUMMER NIGHTS, covering the final issue of DC's Blackest Night event! In this corner, in the black trunks, representing the forces of death, it's NEKRON! And in this corner, in the white trunks, representing all life in the universe (and his own enormous ego), it...

The war against death is going very poorly, so it seems like the heroes of the DC Universe might need a little help... time for a recruitment drive in the next part of our BLACKEST SUMMER NIGHTS event! When Ganthet empowers the rings of the emotional spectrum to seek out new faces for the various Corps, we see some... interesting choices as to who is worthy to wield the light of emotion. Welcome t...

The DC Universe's zombie apocalypse continues in the next part of BLACKEST SUMMER NIGHTS, covering issues #4-5! As a cadre of undead supervillains join the fray and Hal Jordan has vanished, it's up to the Flash, Mera, and the Atom to find reinforcements! But little do they know that the Black Lanterns are about to pull their greatest play of all, changing the game for the worse! How can the heroes...

THE DEAD HAVE RISEN... and they're listening to the newest installment of This Is Getting Graphic's Blackest Summer Nights! As the living superheroes of the DC Universe find themselves battling their reanimated chums, stuff gets REAL PRETTY DANG FAST when the lord of the seas arises from his dry dirt grave! And he's brought many undead friends with him... some with BIG POINTY TEETH. Can Mera and T...

THE DEAD ARE RISING... and hopefully so are our download numbers as we start this year's summer event, BLACKEST SUMMER NIGHTS! As Green Lantern, the Flash, and so many others reflect upon lost friends, those lost friends start to crawl out of their graves thanks to some jewelry provided by the king of the edgelords! Can the superheroes of the DC Universe rally against this threat and save the univ...

REACH FOR THE SKY, PARTNER! It's time for a western starring one of DC's greatest bounty hunters, Jonah Hex... and also a couple of Looney Tunes characters. Yes. Really. When Yosemite Sam (YES, THAT ONE) strikes it rich by finding a mine full of gold, he needs somebody to help protect his claim... enter Jonah Hex, the greatest bounty hunter in the Old West! But can even Jonah protect this cartoon...

Alex Hanbury joins the boys once again for a look at an event tie-in that may be one of the greatest comics we've ever read on this show! When a time-displaced Conan the Barbarian visits Mexico City, he finds himself in the midst of an alien invasion by plant people! But none of them are prepared for the ferocity of a Hyborean Age warrior, or for a certain alien symbiote... cue mayhem, madness, an...

Today we come out swinging with a double feature, starring Batman, Robin, and the Martian Manhunter! Our first story features Batman wearing a rainbow of different costumes (don't worry, the reason why is very dumb). Then, J'onn J'onzz, the Manhunter from Mars, meets his match against a firebug with the most intimidating name of all: MR. SMITH. Who's dyeing all these costumes for Batman? Would peo...