Comic Book Club

On this week's live talk show and podcast, we're welcoming guests Jarret Keene, Ph.D. ("Hammer of the Dogs") and Patrick McDonnell ("The Super Hero's Journey").

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Jamal Igle returns to Comic Book Club, this time at Baltimore Comic Con. Igle discusses what an Artist Alley table is like for a journeyman creator, as well as what's coming up for Ahoy's The Wrong Earth.

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Hunter Gorinson, President and Publisher at Oni Press joins the podcast at Baltimore Comic Con to talk about big changes at the publisher. After taking over at Oni last year, Gorinson now has big plans to get the company back to basics -- and prepped for the future, with a slate of new titles. And while Gorinson preps the New Class for Oni Press, he's still keeping an eye on the past. Specifically, we discuss the continuing ban...

We're back on schedule with Marvel's Fall of X with the debut of Uncanny Spider-Man. How does the weird mash-up of X-Men ideas and Spider-Man ideas work? Pretty well, we think, particularly given Nightcrawler's mix of humor and pathos.

Over in Uncanny Avengers #2, the mystery of Captain Krakoa's identity deepens. Wolverine #37 sends the hero on a journey to Japan and beyond that only tangentially connects to Fall of ...

Mark Waid sits down with the podcast at Baltimore Comic Con to talk about his prolific work at DC, and much more. What's it like writing Black Label for Superman: The Last Days of Lex Luthor? How about the ties between Batman/Superman: World's Finest and World's Finest: Teen Titans? And why is Shazam now The Captain? Plus, what's up with Waid's "sneaky DC crossover"?

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On this week's Stack podcast for the week of September 20, 2023, we've got new comic book reviews for Wonder Woman, Captain America, and many more:

Wonder Woman #1

DC Comics

Written by Tom King

Art by Daniel Sampere

Captain America #1 

Marvel

Written by J. Michael Straczynski

Art by Jesús Saiz

Rare Flavours #1 

BOOM! Studios

Written by Ram V

Art by Filipe Andrade

Green Lantern: War Journal #1

DC Comics

Written by Phillip Kenne...

On this week's live show, we're welcoming guests Laini Taylor and Jim Di Bartolo (Billie Blaster And The Robot Army From Outer Space), Steve Urena ("Foul Mouth") and Josh Tuininga ("We Are Not Strangers"). Plus we'll have audience questions, prizes, and much more.

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We're checking in with writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson at Baltimore Comic Con, his home con. Johnson helps break down his epic run on Action Comics, and what's next for Superman -- and the Super family. Plus, we discuss his horror-inflected run on Hulk. And, we get a little tease of what's next with his creator-owned work!

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Torunn Grønbekk is ready to bring the Carnage at Baltimore Comic Con. We talked to the writer about her upcoming run on the Marvel series, and why people find serial killers so fascinating. Plus, a lot of discussion of the Fall of X tied Realm of X, her run on Venom, Red Sonja... And of course, her deep ties to Thor.

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We're doing a big ol' Fall of X catch-up episode, kicking it off with Ms. Marvel The Mutant #1. Ms. Marvel star Iman Vellani and writer Sabir Pirzada take on Kamala Khan's new status quo... Kamala is now both an Inhuman and a Mutant. Only, it's not a great time to be a member of the X-Men (is there ever a good time?). In the first issue of the new miniseries, Kamala is feeling that pressure... We dive into whether t...

On this week's Stack podcast for the week of September 13, 2023, we've got new comic book reviews for Daredevil, Batman and Robin, and many more:

Daredevil #1 

Marvel

Written by Saladin Ahmed

Art by Aaron Kuder

Batman and Robin #1

DC Comics

Written by Joshua Williamson

Art by Simone Di Meo

Kill More #1 

IDW

Written by Scott Bryan Wilson

Art by Max Alan Fuchs

Alligator Loki #1 

Marvel

Written by Alyssa Wong

Art by Bob Quinn

B...

On this week's packed live show, we're welcoming a ton of guests: Mat Groom ("Inferno Girl Red") + Winston Gambro ("Haunted House: A Love Story") + Brian Rea and Lucienne Brown ("Fixing Flamingos").

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Newly minted Ringo Award winner Evan "Doc" Shaner joins the boys at this year's Baltimore Comic Con. From how Darwyn Cooke influenced his art, to his critically acclaimed work on DC Comics' Strange Adventures and The New Champion of Shazam, we discuss it all. Plus, a little tease for his upcoming Black Label book, which he's writing and drawing.

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Even Tony Fleecs was surprised by the huge sales numbers for Stray Dogs: Dog Days, which we found out when we caught up with the writer/artist at Baltimore Comic Con. Plus, how did Fleecs and Tim Seeley pull off that absolutely bonkers Image Comics crossover in Local Man Gold? And Fleecs also teases his upcoming run on Dynamite's Army of Darkness Forever.

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Writer David Pepose has a new take on The Punisher, but it might not be what you're expecting. We caught up with him at Baltimore Comic Con to find out what's new with this brand-new character, and asked the important questions, like: Is his chest an outlet? Plus, how Scarlet Scarab ended up entering the Marvel Universe, comic book style. And a little bit about his upcoming horror book, The Devil That Wears My Face.

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Comic Book Club caught up with artist Caitlin Yarsky at Baltimore Comic Con 2023 to chat about the past, present, and future of her work. In the con floor interview, Yarsky discusses her work with Sean Lewis on Coyote and Bliss, as well as working on Superman and Wonder Woman -- and how the two processes are different. She also helps tease an upcoming issue of Swan Songs with W. Maxwell Prince, and how she's tackling her own, c...

On this week's Stack podcast for the week of September 6, 2023, we've got new comic book reviews for:

Birds of Prey #1

DC Comics

Written by Kelly Thompson

Art by Leonardo Romero

Ghost Rider/Wolverine: Weapons of Vengeance Omega #1 

Marvel

Written by Benjamin Percy

Art by Geoff Shaw

Tear Us Apart #1 

Dark Horse Comics

Written by Jay Baruchel and Van Jensen

Art by Alessandro Micelli

Kill Your Darlings #1 

Image Comics

Writte...

On this week's live show, we're welcoming guests... Mel Valentine Vargas (Candlewick's "Yaqui Delgado Wants To Kick Your Ass: The Graphic Novel"), and Simon Hanselmann and Josh Pettinger (Fantagraphics "Werewolf Jones & Sons Deluxe Summer Fun Annual").

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On this week's Stack podcast for the week of August 30, 2023, we've got new comic book reviews for:

Ms. Marvel: The New Mutant #1 

Marvel

Written by Iman Vellani & Sabir Pirzada

Art by Carlos Gómez & Adam Gorham

Knight Terrors: Nights End #1

DC Comics

Written by Joshua Williamson

Art by Howard Porter, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Trevor Hairsine, Stefano Nesi

Black Hammer: The End #1 

Dark Horse Comics

Written by Jeff Lemire

Art...