Comics.FM - Radio People Talking Comics

Danielle talks about moving up the ranks at 95.9 The River out in the Chicago suburbs and some strange run-in's with listeners. Roses given, feet pics requested were all part of the gig that she didn't know she was signing up for!

JP and Danielle talk about the amazing comic, Saga by Brian K. Vaughan (writer), Fiona Staples (artist). Saga is set in a vast universe where two warring races—the technologically advanced Landfallians (w...

Joe Cicero, you know him from Star 105.5 in in the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. And also his long history with Chicago pizza and Chicago radio joins JP Black to talk about the first issue of the IDW "Godzilla in America" series, the aptly titled Godzilla vs Chicago. This is Joe's first ever comic book! 

Godzilla vs Chicago consists of 4 mini-stories. The first, from Mike Costa and Ryan Brown, is a must read for Chicago s...

Another Comics.FM episode where JP talks radio and comics with one of his colleagues in the business.

Today Scorgie and JP Black talk about Ice Cream Man from Image Comics.  Written by W. Maxwell Prince and Art by Chris O’Halloran and Martín Morazzo. While they reference the first issue, each comic is a one-off tale of weird plots and characters with a side of two scoops of ice cream. The Ice Cream Man is ready to serve with a snap...

JP Black and Jack Taddeo get into the fun behind the scenes world of radio about being actually live, and all the chaos and greatness that can come when the adrenaline kicks in with a hot mic!

Jack talks about changing the format game at WLIT in Chicago at 93.9 Lite FM and what would actually when DEAD AIR is heard over the station airwaves. Do we yell at someone first or get it back on the air first? JP finds out if Jack can fire ...

Comedian and 95.9 The River alumni, Patrick O'Hara joins JP Black on this episode of Comics.FM.

They will review Deadpool: Dead Presidents by Brian Posehn and Gerry Duggan. Art by Tony Moore.

Patrick wishes he could become Quarterman as a superhero with a built in quarter made from his thumb. He hangs out near the Aldi carts. Plus the modified X-Ray vision? Sounds like a real skelephile. He ain't saving anyone from cart catastrophe...

PRETEND YOU GO BACK IN TIME TO FIX THE AUDIO ISSUES.... Josh Aldis aka Aldis Snow aka LazerWolf6969 joins JP Black to talk about a new comic from Joe Trohman, Brian Posehn, and Chris Johnson. Rifters from Image Comics. This R Rated take on time travel images how badly we would F up the past if we were all allowed access right in our pocket. This Rifters Comic Review is filled with the random tangents you didn't ask for but defini...

They say KNOWING IS HALF THE BATTLE, but surely the other half is filled with male pre-teen angst from the late 80's.

JP Black and Danger (no longer a Boy!) talk about GI Joe, Saturday Morning Adventures. It's a four part series that looks exactly like the cartoon many of us grew up with!

Writer - Erik Burnham, Artist - Dan Schoening, and Colors - Luis Antonio Delgado, this story is a classic "I found a genie, and I get three wishe...

Today on Comics.FM JP Black talks to legendary Chicago radio personality and local band enthusiast, James VanOsdol.

James has been the host, producer, and all-around hustler for his Car Con Carne podcast for over 1000 episodes!

JVO and JP discuss the Joker infatuated Punchline #1 comic book, from DC Comics. Find out why JVO says Punchline's podcast scene was OFFENSIVE to him!

Hear about his almost 20 years of podcasting experience,...

Some know this large man as Nate Nelson, Actor and former Radio Host and Producer at 95.9 The River nestled in the heart of Chicagoland.... some know him as Dante Dread. Nate joined JP Black to talk about a new comic that just came in this year, in 2025 from Jason Aaron: Bug Wars.

Imagine an entire battle going on in the grass of the backyard, but what happens when the full size humans get involved? Find out more in this Honey I Sh...

Ryan Kaufman is a self-proclaimed highfalutin fellow who enjoys a good story as much as the next guy. JP once faced Ryan in a hot wing contest and lost so this episode of Comics.FM so far IS the most like Hot Ones! Except instead of chicken wings, we do comic books with a flavor all their own. And instead of actual celebrities JP talks to radio people he allegedly knows.

Department of Truth by James Tynion IV gets into many conspir...

Jacob Beals has the last laugh while being "second in line" for Comics.FM. This show is a lot like Hot Ones. Except instead of chicken wings, we do spicy comic books. And instead of actual celebrities JP talks to radio people he knows.

Today we get into Superman: Red Son by Mark Millar. What if Superman was a bad guy raised in the Soviet Union during the Cold War?

Along with discussing the book, we find out if a big morning radio s...

Bobby Adan joins JP Black (98.1 KKFM) for this first episode of Comics.FM. It's just like that show Hot Ones. Except instead of wings, we do comic books. And instead of actual celebrities JP talks to radio people he knows.

Today we talk about the awesome DC Comics Batman: Three Jokers comic written by Geoff Johns and illustrated by Jason Fabok. The Comedian, the Criminal, and the Clown have some fun with Batman, Batgirl, and Red Ho...