ComiClub

ComiClub

Join best buds Blaine & Adam as they hand out art awards, best lines, and showcase creator biographies in a monthly comic book reading club. Plus: surprise episodes covering TV/film and comic creator interviews.

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March 26, 2026 46 mins

Your heroes retrun to read Helen of Wyndhorn

In this episode we chat the story's themes of grief, what worked and what didn't, and why the art is so sick. As always you'll hear us cover the History of the Creators, Favorite Lines, The Art Awards, and Adaptation Alley. 

Helen of Wyndhorn is written by Tom King, drawn by Bilquis Evely, colored by Matheus Lopes, lettered by Clayton Cowles, and published by Dark Horse Bo...

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Your heroes return to give their first impressions on Helen of Wyndhorn.

"Following the tragic death of her late father C.K. Cole, the esteemed pulp writer and creator of the popular warrior character Othan; Helen Cole is called back to her grandfather’s enormous and illustrious estate: Wyndhorn House.

Scarred by Cole's untimely passing and lost in a new, strange world, Helen wreaks drunken havoc upon her arrival;...

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It's Christmas in Tinseltown and your heroes have the Oscar Fever! Pop some popcorn and climb aboard as Blaine and Adam recount their Top 10 Movies of 2025, plus honorable mentions and a preview of what they're hyped for in 2026. 

Who's going to win? Who's going to lose? Tune in to find out!

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ComiClub is hosted by Blaine McGaffigan and Adam Cook

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February 25, 2026 67 mins

Your heroes visit the afterlife in Spectators

In this episode we chat about why we love Brian K. Vaughan stories, the place of sex & violence in western entertainment, what we think Spectators is about, and discuss the awesome painterly art. As always you'll hear us cover the History of the Creators, Favorite Lines, The Art Awards, and Adaptation Alley. 

Spectators is written by  Brian K. Vaughan and illustrated by Niko He...

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February 17, 2026 19 mins

Your heroes return to give their First Impressions on Spectators

"Hundreds of years in the future, New York City is haunted by many ghosts, including a voyeuristic woman who died in our present day and a mysterious gun-toting man from the distant past. Normally solo travelers, these two specters meet and travel around the world together, bearing witness to society's forward march toward decay."

Spectators is written ...

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Your heroes are joined by comic creator Simon Roy to discuss his sci-fi anthology: A Star Called the Sun!

In this interview, Simon explains the history of his sci-fi universe, shares the origin of these seven stories, and details how he publishes to fans first on Kickstarter.

A Star Called the Sun is written and illustrated by Simon Roy, colored by Sergei Nazarov and Drew Shields, and published by Image Comics.

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January 28, 2026 65 mins

Your heroes ring in the New Year with 4 Kids Walk Into a Bank

In this episode we chat about what makes this story so fun, what makes a good homage, and why we love the wallpaper in this story so much. As always you'll hear us cover the History of the Creators, Favorite Lines, The Art Awards, and Adaptation Alley. 

4 Kids Walk Into a Bank is written by Matthew Rosenberg, art/design by Tyler Boss, lettered by Thomas Mauer, and p...

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Your heroes are back to read 4 Kids Walk Into a Bank

"4 KIDS WALK INTO A BANK is the darkly comedic story of four burgeoning child criminals and their elaborate plans. When a group of bumbling criminals show up in her father's life looking to pull one last job, young Paige has two choices - let her father get caught up in their criminal hijinks or enlist her three best friends to do the job first. Paige picks the bad one...

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December 29, 2025 61 mins

Your heroes get our their fingerprint kits to reread Friday

In this episode we chat about why we love Brubaker comics, if we like stories about faeries or not, and what we thought about the ending. As always you'll hear us cover the History of the Creators, Favorite Lines, The Art Awards, and Adaptation Alley. 

Friday is written by Ed Brubaker, illustrated by Marcos Martín, colored by Muntsa Vicente, and published by Panel Syn...

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December 11, 2025 10 mins

Your heroes put on their Sherlock hats to finally finish Friday!

"Friday Fitzhugh spent her childhood solving crimes and digging up occult secrets with her best friend Lancelot Jones, the smartest boy in the world. But that was the past, now she's in college, starting a new life on her own. Except when Friday comes home for the holidays, she's immediately pulled back into Lance's orbit and finds that s...

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November 26, 2025 63 mins

Your heroes are joined by special guest Ethan Galis to discuss Aliens Vs. Avengers

In this episode we chat about the crazy concept, what makes this story so fun, and theories on what exactly happens. As always you'll hear us cover the History of the Creators, Favorite Lines, The Art Awards, and Adaptation Alley. 

Aliens vs. Avengers is written by Jonathan Hickman, art by Esad Ribić, colors by Ive Svorcina, letters by VC's...

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November 12, 2025 14 mins

Your heroes return to Weyland-Yutani headquarters to read Aliens vs. Avengers

First Impressions is a spoiler-free shorter episode where we introduce which book we are reading and chat about our first impressions, including: The Bare Bones, Who this Comic for, and Judging a Book by Its Cover.

"In a future Earth ravaged by terror, the unstoppable Xenomorphs descend upon our planet, pitting the perfect organism against a world of...

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October 31, 2025 58 mins

Your heroes return to the London to read Dracula

In this episode we chat about the stunning art and what makes Dracula such an enduring villain. As always you'll hear us cover the History of the Creators, Favorite Lines, The Art Awards, and Adaptation Alley. 

Dracula is written by and illustrated by James Tynion IV and illustrated by Martin Simmonds. 

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October 28, 2025 40 mins

Your heroes return to the Amazon Rainforest to read The Creature From The Black Lagoon Lives!

In this episode we chat about the themes of the comic and how it relates to the original movie. As always you'll hear us cover the History of the Creators, Favorite Lines, The Art Awards, and Adaptation Alley. 

Creature from the Black Lagoon Lives!  is written by Dan Watters & Ram V with art by Matthew Roberts. 

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October 10, 2025 17 mins

Your heroes return to get spooky with some Universal Monsters comics. 

This month we're reading Creature from the Black Lagoon Lives! and Dracula.

"Years after the events of the original film, journalist Kate Marsden hunts for a notorious serial killer in the heart of the Amazon. Hot on the trail of this madman, she soon encounters an unexpected new threat—but is it friend or foe? Or is it simply...THE CREATURE FROM THE BLA...

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September 24, 2025 68 mins

Your heroes return to discuss Asterios Polyp

In this episode we chat about the brilliance of the graphic novel, discuss the many themes, and talk at length about the art, colors, and lettering. As always you'll hear us cover the History of the Creators, Favorite Lines, The Art Awards, and Adaptation Alley. 

Asterios Polyp is created by David Mazzucchelli and published by Pantheon Books.

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August 21, 2025 16 mins

Your heroes team up to give their First Impressions of Asterios Polyp

"Meet Asterios Polyp: middle-aged, meagerly successful architect and teacher, aesthete and womanizer, whose life is wholly upended when his New York City apartment goes up in flames. In a tenacious daze, he leaves the city and relocates to a small town in the American heartland. But what is this “escape” really about?"

Asterios Polyp is created by David...

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August 20, 2025 48 mins

Your heroes return to discuss Rook: Exodus! 

"Hundreds of years from now, the man known as Rook was once a simple farmer who fled the crumbling Earth for a new life. He traveled to the planet Exodus, a terraformed world where all of nature, including its imported animal population, was completely controlled by humans called Wardens.

But when Exodus’s world engine failed, the Wardens’ power fell into the wrong hands, cr...

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Your heroes return from vacation!

We explore our media diet including what movies, TV, books, and video games we've been enjoying.

We discuss the 3  big Superhero movies of summer: Thunderbolts*, Superman, and The Fantastic Four. Plus we talk about what other content we've been consuming including: KPop Demon Hunters, The Gilded Age, and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

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July 31, 2025 44 mins

Your heroes return to discuss Redcoat!

"British soldier and all-around rogue Simon Pure has led quite an exciting life. Or lives, really. After a failed assassination of General George Washington at the Battle of Trenton in 1776, Simon stumbled upon hooded figures performing a bizarre ritual that accidentally gave him immortality.

Since that fateful day, Simon has died and returned countless times over, rubbing elbows ...

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