Comic Book Podcast | Talking Comics

Stephanie takes over hosting duties for the show this week and is joined via Skype by Bob and Steve. Stephanie THROWS AWAY the format of talking about comics and just goes with the flow. First up on the list to discuss? Black Widow #1 from Mark Waid, Chris Samnee, and Matt Wilson. They also discuss Vampirella #1 by Kate Leth and Eman Casallos, Batgirl #49 by Brenden Fletcher, Babs Tarr, and Cameron Stewart. Additionally discussed comics include: -DC Bombshells #10 -A-Force #3 -True Patriot Vol. 1 (now available everywhereeeeeeee!) -Ms. Marvel #4 -All-New Wolverine #4 -Spider-Gwen #4 -Sarah C Anderson’s Adulthood is a Myth -Delilah Dirk and the King’s Shilling

Remember when we did a story about the Antaeus Theatre Company not too long ago? Well FYI, they have an AMAZING group of people who do great work over there. One of those people is Mike McShane who graciously joins us on this very special edition of the podcast to do trivia with Stephanie and Mr. Bob Reyer. Mike talks about Antaeus, what they’re doing and tells a TON of great stories (including tell Mel Brooks “NAH” on The Producers) and more. You don’t want to miss the amazing fast friendship between Mike and Bob. Stephanie promises that the trivia isn’t SUPER DUPER HARD this time (you know, totally objectively) so play along as Mike and Bob see how many questions they can get right.

We discuss the casting of Iron Fist in detail and go deep on the implications and significance. The lovely Joelle Jones (artist and co-creator of Lady Killer) joins us for the second half of the show and talks to us about her work and more. Lightning Round Octopus Pie Vol. 1, Dejah Thoris #1, DC Bombshells Vol. 1, Alias Vol. 2, Faith #2, The Fade Out, Kid Eternity, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, ANAD Avengers #5, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur #4, Sunstone Vol. 4. Books of the Week Maus Vol. 1, Black Magick #5, Patsy Walker #3, Another Castle #1 and also the new Stēla comics app. FYI: the crew have gone all superhero on the world, thanks to the wonderful Hanie Mohd. Like them? Make sure to follow her and let us know what you think of our superhero pictures. The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com), a blog dedicated to covering the latest and greatest in comic book releases. The editorial staff is composed of Editor-in-Chief Bobby Shortle (Fanboy Remix, Doctor Whocast

I got the chance to chat with the delightful Jim Gibbons from Stēla, the comics reader for your phone that is providing you with a new way to enjoy and digest funnybooks. Stēla just launched on Feb 25 in the US (it was in Canada before… neener neener) and they’ve got a ton of great stories and creators right at your fingertips just WAITING for you to check them out. Jim walks me through everything that YOU need to know to get started with Stēla, what the company is all about, how it works and so much more. Plus Jim is just a great human so make sure that you listen and hear everything that we talk about.

Stephanie gets a quick word with The Falcon himself Anthony Mackie to talk about his new film Triple 9.

Issue #222: DC Rebirth Impressions and ComicsPRO We lay out the good and the bad of DC's Rebirth. We talk about ComicsPRO and Eric Stephenson's equally talked about (but more eloquently put) speech from there. We discuss a bunch of cool things coming to Talking Comics over the next few weeks (cool special guests, yo!). And SO MUCH MORE! Lightning Round Bitch Planet #7, Clean Room #5, Red Sonja #2, Spider-Woman #4, Silver Surfer #2, Bill & Ted Go to Hell #1, Skim GN, Geoff Johns Flash Omnibus Vol.1, Sex Criminal #14, Thor #4 Books of the Week Power man & Iron Fist #1, A Glance Backward and Joss Whedon and John Cassaday's Astonishing X-Men. FYI: the crew have gone all superhero on the world, thanks to the wonderful Hanie Mohd. Like them? Make sure to follow her and let us know what you think of our superhero pictures. The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com), a blog dedicated to covering the latest and greatest in comic book releases. The editorial staff is

We review Deadpool! How do we feel about rated R comic book movies? Is the film too much or just right? Listen to find out! We also comment on the ever developing DC Rebirth. Of course we talk and review all the big comics of the week. Lightning Round Golem #1-3, All-New Wolverine #5, The House of Montresor, Monologue#1, Jonesy #1, Batman #49, Deadpool #1-6, Black Canary #8, Starfire #9, All-New All Different Avengers #5, Shaft Imitation of Life #1, Insexts #3, and Harley Quinn's Little Black Book. Book of the Week Injection, The Ultimates, Jonesy #1

Stephanie and Bob are joined by Mike Antonucci on this special edition of Talking Comics. Mike has uncovered the secret history of a very cool toy from 1965. That toy is the James Bond Attaché Case that sold like GANGBUSTERS. The toy now sells on eBay for upwards of at least $400 and is a rare collector’s item that mega-fans are on the hunt for. We chat with Mike about why the toy is so special and get into the man behind the toy, a man that hasn’t been publicly associated with the toy in all of this time and a man that deserves to be known for creating one of the most iconic toys in our time. Take a listen and learn about The Secret History of the James Bond Attaché Case.

Kelly Sue DeConnick and Matt Fraction join us on the show to discuss everything from Pretty Deadly, Milk Fed, social media Chip Zdarsky. We also deep dive on Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli's Spider-Man #1. Lightning Round We Can Never Go Home, Baltimore Vol. 6: The Cult of the Red King, BPRD Hell on Earth Vol. 7: A Cold Day in Hell, Harrow County Vol. 1: Countless Haints, Giant Days Vol. 1, Golem, Love The Tiger, Love The Fox, Captain Marvel #2, Howard the Duck #4, Doctor Strange #5, Scarlet Witch #3, Kennel Block Blues #1, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Books of the Week A-Force #2, The Private Eye, Spider-Man #1 FYI: the crew have gone all superhero on the world, thanks to the wonderful Hanie Mohd. Like them? Make sure to follow her and let us know what you think of our superhero pictures.

Why aren't we digging the new Avengers book? How good is Cry Havoc #1? This week's show features Bobby, Stephanie, Bob, Steve and good ol' Joey Braccino talking comics (wow, so crazy) and they dive into a plethora of listener questions that have been building up for a little while. PREPARE YOURSELVES! Lightning Round Victorie City #1, Curb Stomp, Book of Death, Daredevil: Yellow, Batman Vol. 8, Rasputin Vol. 2, The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot, Henchgirl #4, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur #3, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #4, Spider-Woman #4, Saga #33, and Legends of Tomorrow (the TV series). Books of the Week Cry Havoc #1, All-New All-Different Avengers #4, Super Zero #1-2 Psst... Stephanie thinks you should check out Some Other Animal's Meat by Emily Carroll over on her web site. FYI: the crew have gone all superhero on the world, thanks to the wonderful Hanie Mohd. Like them? Make sure to follow her and let us know what you think of our superhero pictures. The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talki

We discuss the new Suicide Squad trailer, Wonder Woman footage as well as the other cool little bits of news that dropped since we last recorded. The crew also dives into Captain Marvel #1 and see how it measures up to Kelly Sue DeConnick's epic run. That's right... the second half of this show is a quiz show! Each contestant is also going to have a turn asking questions and also play along too. We'll explain things before everything kicks off. Oh yeah, and we're totally joined by Joey Braccino aka new full-time, part-time Talking Comics podcaster. Lightning Round Amazing Forest #1, Hellcat #1, Batgirl #47, Tomboy #1, Cruising Through the Louvre, Insexts #2, Clean Room #4, iZombie Vol. 1, Batman #48. Books of the Week Mean Girls Club, Princess Cyrene vs. The World, Faith #1, The Sheperd: Apokostasis TPB

Movies, TV pilots, other stuff... oh MY! The gang talk about plans for the show in the future (yay cool things!), they talk comics (obviously) and they talk about what they're excited in this coming year (spoilers: there's cool stuff ahead). Bob, being our beloved curmudgeon has a couple bones to pick with 2016 but you'll get to hear all about it on this week's episode. Lightning Round Space Riders Vol. 1Worst X-Men #1, Kaptara Vol. 1, Spider-Man/Deadpool #1, D4VE2, Secret Wars #9 (and its crappy ending!!!) (as per Bob), Scarlet Witch #2, Squadron Supreme (and its historic moment) (as per Bob), Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur #2, Books of the Week Legend of Wonder Woman, Iscariot GN, Poison Ivy: Cycle of Life and Death #1, Starve

The grand finale of all our awards podcasts where we announce the winners. Bobby, Stephanie, Bob, Mara and Joey (LOCK IT IN!) are on board to deliberate and give their final word on the nominees. Votes are cast, winners are announced. And it's great. A complete list will be posted after we get the chance to sucker you all into having to listen to the show.

It's the fourth and final day of our Best of 2015 deliberations and the gang is here to figure out their nominees for Best Writer, Best Artist, Best On-Going Series, and Best Overall Comics of 2015.

It's the third day of our Best of 2015 deliberations and the gang is here to figure out their nominees for Best Mini-Series, Best New Series, Best Story Arc, and Best Web/Digital Comic of 2015.

It's the second day of our Best of 2015 deliberations and the gang is here to figure out their nominees for Breakthrough Writer, Breakthrough Artist, Single Issue and Graphic Novel of the Year.

It's the first day of our Best of 2015 deliberations and the gang is here to figure out their nominees for Best Adaptation of a Comic Book, Best Publisher and Best Cover.

Our review of Star Wars: The Force Awakens is here! Bob and Bobby breakdown the adventures of Rey, Finn, Poe and their battles with Kylo Ren while also diving into what Star Wars means to them. Bob also celebrates the arrival of Patsy Walker: Hellcat with a rundown of the character's history.

It's the last normal show of the year! That's crazy, right? Totally. On this week's show we talk X-Men: Age of Apocalypse trailer, Star Trek: Beyond, and the greatness of Scarlet Witch #1. Lightning Round: The Kitchen, Gotham Academy, Black Canary, Batman, Batman/TMNT, Spider-Gwen #3, Gwenpool Holiday Special, Ultimates #2, Insexts #1 Book of the Week: Fresh Romance #1, The Secret Loves of Geek Girls, Scarlet Witch #1 Shared Book of the Week: The Violent #1 by Ed Brisson and Adam Gorham FYI: the crew have gone all superhero on the world, thanks to the wonderful Hanie Mohd. Like them? Make sure to follow her and let us know what you think of our superhero pictures. The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com), a blog dedicated to covering the latest and greatest in comic book releases. The editorial staff is composed of Editor-in-Chief Bobby Shortle (Fanboy Remix, Doctor Whocast), Stephanie Cooke (Misfortune Cookie) and Steve Seigh (JoBlo.com contributor) who weekly d

Is the price of comics poisoning the industry? The crew discusses the $4.99 price point and how it has affected their buying habits. Additionally in the latter half of the show, we begin discussing some of the titles that will come up for our Best Of 2015 lists, so take a listen to be in the know. Lightning Round: Paper Girls #2, Robin War #1, Lazarus, Daredevil #1, Totally Awesome Hulk #1, ANAD Avengers #2, Doctor Strange #3, Howard the Duck #2, Rocket Girl #7, Harley Quinn's Little Black Book #1, Death Vigil Vol. 1, Batgirl Vol. 2, Saga #31, Deadly Class Vol. 2, Rat Queens #11-13. Book of the Week: Plutona, Sensation Comics #17, Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1952 Shared Book of the Week: Mystery Girl #1 by Paul Tobin and Alberto Alburquerque Next week's #TCBOTW is: The Violent #1 by Ed Brisson and Adam Gorham FYI: the crew have gone all superhero on the world, thanks to the wonderful Hanie Mohd. Like them? Make sure to follow her and let us know what you think of our superhero pictures. The Comic Book Podcast i