The Comics That We Love
A celebration of sequential art. Host, Zach McCrary sits down each with a new guest to discuss a comic book storyline/graphic novel that made them a comic fan or solidified their love of the medium.
Episodes
Marvel's new Ultimate Universe debuted in the pages of Ultimate Invasion almost one year ago, and has sinced spawned three series (Ultimate Spider-Man, Ultimate Black Panther, and Ultimate X-Men) with a fourth incoming (The Ultimates).
How is this new universe doing? Zach sits down with Danny Martinez from The Next Issue Podcast and the I Read Comic Books podcast to discuss each book and what they think of this new world Jonat...
This week Zach is joined by Caroline Palmer, author of the middle grade graphic novel, Camp Prodigy to take about their brand new graphic novel, their process, and the things that inspired them to become a creator!
Camp Prodigy:
After attending an incredible concert, Tate Seong is inspired to become a professional violist. There’s just one problem: they’re the worst musician at their school.
Tate doesn’t even have enough co...
Zach waited on a Kickstarter comic for two years, and it finally arrived! Did he enjoy it? Was it worth the wait?
Blackstone City is broken and filled with crime. It needs a new hero! Enter, The Dusk! Jaime Nunez is a Public Defender by day, and dons a cape and cowl by night to protect the people of his city, and to try and take down the new crime boss taking over the city: El Tiburon.
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Zach is joined by the host of the I Read Comic Books podcast, Mike Rapin, to talk the hilarious and heartfelt, dungeoncrawling foodie manga, Delicious in Dungeon!
When an adventuring party has to save one of their own from being digested by a dragon, they'll do anything they can to get through the dungeon again and kill the giant beast, even if it means surviving by eating the monsters that they kill!
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Zach is joined by Dane Wilt to take the long dormant 1980s cartoon, SilverHawks, and come up with a way to bring it back to life in comic book form. And boy, do they ever take divergent paths with this one!
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Zach catches up on some reading, and focuses on #1 issues that he's been meaning to give a go!
On the chopping block:
Helen of Wyndhorn #1 (Dark Horse Comics)
Written by Tom King
Art by Bilquis Evely
Colors by Matheus Lopes
Letters by Clayton Cowles
Dawnrunner #1 (Dark Horse Comics)
Written by Ram V
Art by Evan Cagle
Colors by Dave Stewart
Letters by Aditya Bidikar
Rat City #1 (Image Comics)
Written and Lettered by Erica Schultz
Art by Ze ...
After playing with his son, Zach has a moment of nostalgia about all the amazing superhero video games he's played and loved throughout the years. Here's a bunch of them!
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Any help is appreciated. We also understand if you can't. A share would also be nice!
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Zach takes a deep dive into one of his favorite often-overlooked characters: Simon Williams, aka, WONDER MAN!
Maybe when the episode is over, you won't think he's quite so lame. That's the goal!
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Check out Dreampass and all their killer tracks on Spotify!
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Zach is joined by Matt Suter of The Kickstart w/Matt and Matt to talk the werewolf horror comic with a modern twist, Wolf Moon!
What if the curse of the werewolf was more than a curse, and could move between hosts? What if when it was done with its murderous rampage, it left you behind, a husk of your former self? How do you deal with such a dangerous creature?
Written by: Cullen Bunn
Art by: Jeremy Haun
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Zach is joined by his TFD: Nerdcast co-host, Chad Smith to talk one of Chad's favorite events, World War Hulk!
The Hulk was forced from the Earth. He found a new home. He found friends. He made a family. He was King. But that was all taken away from him. Now he is coming back to Earth to seek vengeance on the men he deems responsible! And he's bringing an army with him!
Written by: Greg Pak
Art by: John Romita Jr.
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Zach is joined by Lance from The Comic Book Keepers podcast to discuss one of Lance's favorite stories ever: Planet Hulk!
Hulk has been betrayed, and shot off into space. When his ship goes off course through a wormhole he winds up on the Gladiator planet of Sakaar where he is forced to fight in the pits to survive. Can Hulk survive? Can he THRIVE?
Find out in: Planet Hulk!
Written by: Greg Pak
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Zach is joined by huge Ghost Rider fan, Dane Wilt to discuss the lineage of the Spirit of Vengeance. Over the years there have been many who claimed the mantle of Ghost Rider, and they all have unique stories of what they did with that power.
Other than seek vengeance...they all sought vengeance. It's their thing.
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Zach is joined by Chris Hacker and Aaron Knowles of The Oblivion Bar Podcast! Together they discuss one of the most important runs in comic book history for so many reasons, the American debut of Alan Moore: Saga of Swamp Thing #20-64 (plus Annual #2)!
Join in as they talk about why Saga of Swamp Thing put Alan Moore on the map, and why it changed the entire landscape of what comic books could be forever!
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Zach is joined by Sam Beck, the author and artist of the fantasy graphic novel trilogy, Verse, from Vault Comics!
Together Sam and Zach talk the story and characters of Verse, what it's like to create your own world and the stories within it, and also Sam's tale of leaving her job as a graphic designer to make comics. And so much more!
Like...a lot more! So many nerdy topics!
The story of Verse:
This week Zach is joined by Four Colour Comics' own, Wells Thompson and Dalton K. Shannon to talk about their comic, Mechaton! Along the way talks of what it's like to be a creator using crowdfunding, and what you can learn from an unsuccessful campaign, a little about what they're each reading, and even more about Mechaton!
The story: A brother and sister happen upon a glove that fell from outer space that allows the...
On a Valentine's Day, a sorrowful Peter Parker speaks into a tape recorded and reminices on the love he once had with Gwen Stacy, and how it came to be. Relive a period from the early years of Spider-Man in the 2002 Marvel classic, along with Zach, and Thor and Micah from the Git Rec'd Podcast as they talk, Spider-Man: Blue!
Written by: Jeph Loeb
Art by: Tim Sale
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The Punisher story to end all Punisher stories!
What happens when Frank Castle is able to wage his one-man-war on criminals with an entire army of ninjas behind him? What happens when The Hand resurrects his wife Maria and she sees first hand what her husband has been doing in her name? What happens when The Punisher is imbued with the powers of the Beast?
So many questions! So many answers! See The Punisher through the eyes of those...
The finale of the 2024 New Year's Comic Spree! Zach concludes his quest to catch up on all the new books he didn't finish or didn't get to in 2023.
This week on the docket:
#1
Dr. Axo
The Dining Room of Doom and The Tank of Terror
Written by Aaron Sills
Art by Bethany Carroll
#2
Local Man (Image Comics)
Issues 1-8
Written and created by Tony Fleecs and Tim Seeley
Art by Tony Fleecs and Tim Seeley
Colors by Brad Simpson and Fel...
Week four of the New Year's Comic Spree brings lots of goodies from the big two and Image comics as Zach continues his quest to wittle down the giant stack of books he didn't get to read in 2023!
On the docket this week:
#1
The Sentry (Marvel Comics)
Issues 1 and 2
Written by Jason Loo
Art by Luigi Zagaria
Colors by Arthur Heslie
Letters by Joe Caramagna
#2
Wonder Woman (DC ...
The New Year's Comic Spree hits week 3 as Zach continues to play catch up on comics he didn't get to read in 2023!
This week on the pile:
#1
Ghostlore(BOOM! Studios)
Issues 1-6
Written by Cullen Bunn
Art by Leomacs
Colors by Jason Wordie
Letters by Ed Dukeshire
#2
Something Epic (Image Comics)
Issues 1-7
Written and Illustrated by Szymon Kudranski
Letters by DC Hopkins
#3
Dark Ride (Image Comics)
Issues 1-9
Writer and Co-creator Joshua Wi...
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