This Is Getting Graphic

The court case comes to an end as we reach the finale of the Summer House of M with the last two issues of the event! As Team Big Damn Distraction causes havoc at Magneto's big party, Wanda gives Dr. Strange a peek at her new reality TV series, Keeping Up with the House of M! But when the truth of the reality alteration is finally revealed, everybody might not make it out alive... or even not as weird little building blocks. Who wi...

We're back with the second half of House of M, and at long last, things are happening! Are they good things? Ehhhhh... who's to say? With the help of Layla Miller and Emma Frost, the heroes of the Marvel Universe are pulled from their ideal worlds and pulled back into the trauma of being a superhero. Thanks, I hate it! And with the Avengers reassembled, it's time to make a plan to get to the source of it all... in a castle... durin...

The court of the Summer House of M is back in session as we take a look at the next two issues... and a whole lotta talking. A LOT of talking. When Wolverine realizes that reality is not as it should be, he gives skydiving a try and goes to hunt for anyone who can help... via a phone booth. But when he's picked up by a bunch of street level heroes doing their best in this altered world, he just... kinda talks with them for a while....

Time for another guest spot on This Is Getting Graphic, as our old friend Joe Corallo returns to the show to talk about a strange little alternative book called Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children! Featuring tales of psychotic clowns living it up after tragedy, corpses having a lovely day out on the town, and a depressed tap dancer finding love, these tales are sure to disturb, delight, and let you believe that happiness can be fou...

This year's summer event begins not with a bang, but a whimper, as we delve into Marvel's 2005 crossover House of M with special guest Alex Hanbury! After drugging and traumatizing Wanda Maximoff for months, Charles Xavier has tried nothing and is all out of ideas. Let's hope the X-Men and Avengers have better suggestio--PUT HER DOWN?? EXCUSE ME? But when they show up to execute this grand plan, a blinding flash of light resurrects...

It's a double feature on This Is Getting Graphic as we take a look at two Silver Age stories! First, it's the debut of Krypto the Superdog as teenage Clark Kent finds that owning a superpowered pup is more trouble than it's worth. Then, Aquaman finds himself saving a newspaper catering exclusively to sea folk. Yeah, a real page turner there. Will Smallville survive Krypto's attempts to reduce it to a smoldering crater? Will Clark K...

Justice, like lightning, strikes when least expected... but we like to be topical, so here's the Thunderbolts! After New York's greatest heroes perish in battle with a supervillain threat made of Charles Xavier and Magneto's worst parts, new heroes must rise to the occasion... and from their studio apartment above the pizza place, the Thunderbolts answer the call! But these new heroes have a secret that may shake the very foundatio...

Face front, comics fans, and come on a journey with us into the very first crossover between DC and Marvel, SUPERMAN VS. THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN. Huh... seems to be a bit of a power disparity right out the gate... place your bets now! When Lex Luthor and Dr. Octopus find they have more in common then they thought, they team up to launch an incredibly convoluted scheme, rather than becoming the hot new celebrity couple. Can the combi...

HELP. WE'VE BEEN KIDNAPPED AGAIN AND PUT IN--

Ignore them. All is well. It's me, Alex, host of This Is Getting Graphic. As the boys take a little nappy time, we're going to talk about Superman! While a mysterious Kryptonian computer matrix starts to hijack Clark Kent's entire life, a space flight goes horribly wrong and sends a crew of four--including a scientist, his hot wife, a wisecracking teen, and a surly pilot--careening down ...

America is in a time of turmoil... enemies of freedom roam the streets, and people are scared for the future. But enough about 2025, let's talk about the first appearance of Captain America! Witness a patriotic boy become a patriotic MAN... with four pecs! Watch as he takes down the enemies of freedom, including spies, saboteurs, and... a geek who lives in his mom's basement? Oh, and the Red Skull's here too. No, not that one. And ...

The epic conclusion of the crossover between DC's Green Lantern mythos and IDW's Star Trek comics has arrived, and not everyone will be making it out alive! When the planet Vulcan reemerges full of Black Lanterns, Spock has to confront his mommy issues head on, while in space, lots of different colors are shooting each other a whole bunch! Will this be the death of another universe because of Ganthet's stupidity? Will Leonard McCoy...

It's another terrific interview bonus episode as we talk to the fun, creative, and hilarious team behind Student Government, the upcoming YA graphic novel from Maverick, including writers Lilah Sturges and Dan Justus, artist Joe Eisma, and editor Lauren McGrew-Hitzhusen! We discuss what makes this book fun, the creative process involved in it, how much Andrew likes Star Trek, and some dream projects, as well as having a lot of laug...

The epic crossover between IDW's Star Trek comics and DC's Green Lantern mythos continues as we discover that Hal Jordan isn't the only Lantern to have crossed over to the new dimension! Things are gonna get angry, they'll get greedy, and they'll get... loving? As Atrocitus, Larfleeze, and Sinestro wreak havoc across the Alpha Quadrant, the newly deputized Lanterns aboard the Enterprise need to learn more about their powers... like...

Prepare to enter the comic crossover of a lifetime as IDW's Star Trek comics meet the unstoppable force of DC's Green Lantern mythos! After Nekron (who already should have been defeated in Blackest Night, but go figure) basically ENDS THE UNIVERSE, Guardian of Oa Ganthet enacts a wild plan to protect the light of the emotional spectrum forever! But what does J.J. Abrams's affinity for lens flares have to do with it? Will Ganthet su...

Wedding bells are ringing once again, and this time for the X-Men. But alas, the course of true love never runs smoothly... or often this stupidly. Alex Summers, aka Havok, is poised to wed the love of his life, Lorna Dane, aka Polaris... but he finds himself having second thoughts, accompanied by dreams of the Xavier School's sexy new nurse! A woman he has only known from a coma. True love! Will Alex and Lorna tie the knot, or wil...

You are cordially invited to one of the most eventful weddings in the history of the DC Universe, the long-awaited nuptials of Oliver Queen, aka Green Arrow, and Dinah Lance, aka Black Canary! But between abstaining from sex until they say I do, dueling bachelor/bachelorette parties, and a little supervillain invasion heading down the altar, will Ollie and Dinah be able to tie the knot unscathed? Let's hope they make it to what is ...

It's time for another new episode with another fantastic guest star, comic book writer Daniel Kibblesmith, who's brought with him the comic that nearly made him give up comics as a youth, Fantastic Four #415, part of the mega crossover known as Onslaught! When a malevolent psychic entity takes control of Professor Charles Xavier, he seeks to achieve... something. It's kind of unclear. But he needs the reality warping powers of Fran...

Gather 'round, ladies and gents, as we spin a yarn that you'll find plumb entertainin'! That's right, it's another of our live shows, this one our presentation of THE UNCANNY X-MEN AT THE STATE FAIR OF TEXAS from Comicpalooza 2024 in Houston, TX! Magneto is up to his old tricks again when he convinces a young mutant horse rancher to embrace his mutant power of... being a horse, I guess. Oh, and he also has wings. Kinky. Will the X-...

Dudes! There's a brand new episode of This Is Getting Graphic, with a most excellent special guest, comic book writer Joey Esposito! And he's brought with him a totally non-heinous story, the Marvel Comics adaptation of Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey by Evan Dorkin! Now you may be thinking, "But I've seen this movie already!" Not like THIS, you haven't! We've got new scenes, including an extended ending! We've got an indie comics loo...