The Last Comic Shop Podcast
The Last Comic Shop is a podcast dedicated to saving one of the great literary art forms: Comics! Weekly reviews and recommendations for comic book fans both new and life long! Have a comic book you want us to review? Email us at lastcomicshoppodcast@gmail.com
Episodes
The First Family of the Marvel Universe are taking center stage this week as it's all about the Fantastic Four!
First we've got the original 3 issue arc from the classic FF #48-50 featuring "The Coming of Galactus" by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby!
Then blast off with our movie review of Fantastic Four: First Steps starring Pedro Pascal and Vanessa Kirby!
Host: Andy Larson
Co Hosts: Chad Smith, JA Scott, and Nicole Larson
We continue our march towards the 2025 Eisner Awards this week with "Helen of Wyndhorn" by Tom King and Bilquis Evely nominated for "Best Limited Series" at this year's awards.
Plus hear our predictions for the rest of the winners of comic books most prestigious industry award to be given at San Diego Comic Con later this week!
Host: Andy Larson
Co Hosts: Chad Smith, JA Scott & Mikey Wood
First, it's a review of the famous Elseworlds story where Superman becomes a Commie with "Red Son" by Mark Millar & Dave Johnson.
Then its time for a movie review of Superman directed by James Gunn!
Host: Andy Larson
Co Hosts: Chad Smith and JA Scott
With the long awaited sequel to the original "Old Guard" movie dropping on Netflix this week, we are taking a trip back in our Last Comic Shop archives to our previously unaired review of the first 2020 movie as well as the comic book series that inspired it by Greg Rukka & Leandro Fernandez!
Host: Nicole Larson
Co Hosts: Andy Larson, Chad Smith, JA Scott, and Ethan Larson
Get ready for some fireworks as we continue our annual tradition of covering a Captain America comic series in honor of the Independence Day of America! This year's entry is Captain America: Castaway in Dimension Z by Rick Remender & John Romita Jr!
Plus we're pitting the most famous ice cream flavors against each other in "The Last Ice Cream Shop" tournament bracket challenge! Make sure to vote @lastcomicshop on social media ...
We are celebrating Comic Con season at the Last Comic Shop with some great interviews straight from the floor of this year's 3 Rivers Comic Con in Pittsburgh PA! Listen to some tremendous industry stories from writers and artists creating some of your favorite comic books today!
Hosts: JA Scott & Ethan Larson
Interviewers: Andy Larson, Chad Smith, & Mikey Wood
Interview Guests:
We are blasting into the past with a love letter to Image Comics of the 1990s with a review of "Local Man" by Tim Seeley and Tony Fleecs!
Plus we announce the 2025 nominees for induction into the prestigious Eisner Award Hall of Fame for comics!
Host: Andy Larson
Co Hosts: Chad Smith & JA Scott
Get ready for another amazing comic book creator interview as we welcome the talented, Paul Allor, to the Shop this week! Writer of both incredible creator owned books and some of the hottest licensed properties out there, we are excited to hear what Paul has to say!
Plus it's Paul's pick for our Read Pile Review this week as we take a look at "Hey, Wait..." by the Norwegian cartoonist Jason.
Host: Andy Larson
Co Hosts: Chad ...
Hal Jordan makes his triumphant return as one of DC Comics most famous superheroes in this week's book: Green Lantern Rebirth by Geoff Johns & others!
Plus we welcome back Jon Engel, the Regional Manger of New Dimension Comics & show runner of the annual Pittsburgh based 3 Rivers Comic Con to talk about this year's event!
Host: Andy Larson
Co Hosts: Chad Smith & JA Scott
Guest Panelist: Jon Engel
Revisit the final days of the Cold War with our final Movie Mayhem selection of 2025!
First up, it's the thrilling spy genre comic known as "The Coldest City" by Antony Johnston and Sam Hart.
Then we take a look at its big screen blockbuster movie adaptation in "Atomic Blonde" starring Charlize Theron and James McAvoy!
Host: Andy Larson
Co Hosts: Chad Smith, JA Scott, and Nicole Larson
We're without Fear this week for another Movie Mayhem featuring Marvel's most famous blind, billy club wielding avenger, Daredevil!
First up, its a collection of issues from #271-282 by writer Ann Nocenti and artist John Romita Jr. which you can find in comic stores under "Heart of Darkness"!
Then, it's the 2003 Daredevil movie from 20th Century Fox featuring Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner!
Host: Andy Larson
Co Hosts: Chad Smi...
Who Knows what comic books and movies we'll be covering on this week's "Movie Mayhem" special? The Shadow Knows!!
First, it's the Howard Chaykin 1980s comic book reboot of the pulp super hero, with The Shadow: Blood & Judgement!
Then we take a look back at the 1994 movie adaptation of the character starring Alec Baldwin & John Lone.
Host: Andy Larson
Co Hosts: Chad Smith, JA Scott, and Mikey Wood
First, it's a review of the recent Thunderbolts series "World Strike" by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing with art by Geraldo Borges and Nico Leon.
Then its time for a movie review of Thunderbolts* starring Florence Pugh and Sebastian Stan!
Host: Andy Larson
Co Hosts: Chad Smith a...
One of our favorite comic book creators returns to the shop this week as Ben Morse stops by to talk about his upcoming sequel to his "We are Scarlet Twilight" series entitled: The Cobalt Crisis!
Plus Ben picks our weekly read pile review book this week as we take a look back at Matt Wagner's re-imagining of one of Batman's first adventures as a crime fighter with "Batman & The Monster Men"!
Host: Andy Larson
Co Hosts: Cha...
We're covering the legendary comic book artist, Rob Liefeld, final project with Marvel this week, as he bids farewell to his creation, Deadpool, in grand style with the epic "Deadpool Team-Up"!
Plus if we had all the cash in the world, what comic books would be on our all time "must have" wish lists for our collections? Listen in for some of our selections which may surprise you!
Host: Andy Larson
Co Hosts: Chad Smith and JA S...
We take a look at the effects of trauma on superheroes this week with Tom King & Clay Mann's examination of mental health in the DC Universe with "Heroes in Crisis".
Plus what were some of the biggest comic book character reboots or re-imaginings in history? Which ones worked? Which ones failed? We discuss!
Host: Andy Larson
Co Hosts: Chad Smith, JA Scott, and Mikey Wood
Plus we look at the music, movies, tv shows, and comics released at the same time as these issues in September of 1975!
Host: Andy Larson
Co Host: Chad Smith and JA Scott
Guest Panelist: George from Shortbox Summa...
Take to the Skies this week as we review the Eisner award winning "Barnstormers" by Scott Snyder and Tula Lotay!
Plus will this be the final episode with Andy Larson as the host of the Last Comic Shop Podcast? Listen in and find out more!!
Host: Andy Larson
Co Hosts: Chad Smith, JA Scott, Nicole Larson, and Mikey Wood
Change is always good, but is the legendary Steve Ditko's mid 70s run on Shade,the Changing Man, from DC Comics any good? We review this obscure series this week to find out!
Plus we all know Steve Ditko co created not only Spider-Man, but tons of his iconic villains and supporting cast. But who are our favorite Steve Ditko creations outside of the Spidey Mythos? We'll list them on this week's show!
Host: Andy Larson
Co Hosts: ...
We're throwing our fans a "Bone" this week with a review of the first two volumes of one of the most beloved comics out there: Bone by Jeff Smith!
Plus we debut a new segment on the show: Blind Rankings! Who are the best Spider-Man writers? What's the Best Batman Movie? See how we rank when we don't know what's coming next!?!
Host: Andy Larson
Co Hosts: Chad Smith, JA Scott, & Ethan Larson
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