Comic Exposure

Comic Exposure

A book club podcast for comics!

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In: A Graphic Novel

June 6, 2026 • 42 mins
Kicking off graphic novel summer, the boys open up “In” a graphic novel by Will McPhail. Listen to what the boys think about Nick’s journey to connect with others on a “deep” level.
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Variant 116: Graphic Novel Summer Draft Picks

May 23, 2026 • 47 mins
Comic Exposure kicks off another summer event. This summer the boys want to dive into fully stand alone graphic novels by indie writers and illustrators that have not appeared on the show. In this episode, the boys pull the curtain back and narrow down their picks.
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Daredevil: Cold Day in Hell

May 10, 2026 • 48 mins
Get out the prune juice and orthopedics because just like Daredevil in this three issue series, Josh and Travis are getting old. Tune in to find out what the boys think of Charles Soule and Steve McNiven’s take on the aged hero of Hell’s Kitchen.
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The Nobody

May 2, 2026 • 42 mins
Josh and Trav use the recent re-printing of the 2009 comic “The Nobody” as an excuse to go back and read one of their show favorite creator’s (Jeff Lemire) reimagining of the Invisible Man story.
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Absolute Martian Manhunter: Vol 1

April 19, 2026 • 45 mins
Josh and Travis finish up the last of their four Absolute books with Absolute Martian Manhunter. Volume one written by Deniz Camp and illustrated by Javier Rodríguez takes the boys down a psychological journey that’s a feast for the eyes.
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Absolute Superman: Vol 1

April 12, 2026 • 41 mins
For their third “Absolute” book, Josh and Trav journey into Jason Aaron’s “Absolute Superman: Volume 1” where they engage with a Superman with a slightly different backstory. Will these changes highlight what is really super about Superman?
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Absolute Wonder Woman Vol 1: The Last Amazon

April 4, 2026 • 43 mins
The boys pick up a second “Absolute” book after reading Absolute Batman in January to kick off Absolute April. Kelly Thompson and Hayden Sherman offer a new version of Wonder Woman in Absolute Wonder Woman: The Last Amazon. What elements of the hellish Wonder Woman will hit home for Josh and Travis?
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The Einfield Gang Massacre

March 29, 2026 • 42 mins
To finish off their run of Western Comics, Josh and Trav dive into a historical fiction shoot’em up that feels like it could be part of Texas history. What will the boys think of Chris Condon and Jacob Phillips prequel to “That Texas Blood”?
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Black Badge: Dead Acre

March 22, 2026 • 45 mins
In their second Western comic of March, the boys enter town of Dead Acre where the supernatural has a part to play in the redemption of James Crowley. Jaime Castle takes a stab at adapting a novel that Josh very much enjoyed. Will he dig the comic as much?
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The Blood Brother’s Mother

March 13, 2026 • 49 mins
This week, the boys are sinking their teeth into The Blood Brother’s Mother, a dark and emotionally charged graphic novel that explores themes of the Western.
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Don’t Spit Into the Wind

March 8, 2026 • 33 mins
Garbage men of the future struggle to survive what humans have done to the planet. Oh, and there is a giant mutant goldfish! Hear what the boys think about Stefano Cardoselli’s “Don’t Spit into the Wind.
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Escape

March 2, 2026 • 43 mins
Josh and Trav finish off the three episode series featuring WWII books. DANIEL ACUÑA and Rick Remender team up for a war book that embraces the brutal action of war…but there is a twist… there are no humans in this book. What will the boys think of this off-center take?
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Witches of WWII

February 15, 2026 • 53 mins
In their second WWII book of the month, Josh and Travis dive into the magical espionage trenches of London in TKO’s book “Witches of WWII”. Paul Cornell’s comic weaves history and fiction in a way that surprises the boys.
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Partisan

February 7, 2026 • 42 mins
Two of Josh and Trav’s favorite creators, Garth Ennis and Steve Epting, team up together again at TKO studios for another Russian WWII front story: Partisan. Will this spiritual sequel to Sara live up to the boys expectations?
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Absolute Batman: Vol 1

January 25, 2026 • 44 mins
Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta push to cape crusader in a more brutal direction in their Absolute Batman series. Where does this grim dark Batman rank in Josh and Trav’s favorite Batman archetypes?
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Batman and Robin “Year One”: Vol 1

January 20, 2026 • 50 mins
Alright Bat-fam! This isn’t the first Batman book the boys have talked about, but it is the the first of back-to-back Bat books the boys are doing this January. And this one has a lot of Robin! So settle in to hear what Josh and Trav think about this Waid take on the dynamic duo.
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Variant 115: 2025 Wrap Up

December 30, 2025 • 56 mins
Another year and a few dozen comic reads under Josh and Travis’s belt. Join the boys as they look back at their favorite reads, artists, heroes, and villains from their 2025 comic stack!
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Stocking Stuffer 2025

December 7, 2025 • 63 mins
Josh’s Picks Fun crayon prints X-Files analogue 3d The Complete Calvin and Hobbes New Edge Sword and Sorcery Goonies Lego Set Travis Picks Stranger Things Sneakers Sight and Sound Magazine Book Stand Pulp Magazine History Jaws Bath Bomb
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Gun Honey

November 29, 2025 • 37 mins
The boys and Andrea peel back the plastic on the very scintillating comic Gun Honey volume 1. What will the gang thing of the late night “red shoe” read?
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Mugshots

November 16, 2025 • 33 mins
Jordan Thomas’s crime noir falls in the middle of noir November. Chris Matthew’s art soaks the story with noir flavor, but will Travis and Josh dig that flavor. Tune in and find out.
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