Comic Timing Podcast
Comic books are a medium that has grown substantially over the years. But what is behind that growth? What do comic fans look for in a book? What's new and tantilizing for the average fan? Join in as Ian Levenstein, Brent Kossina, and a rotating panel of guests discuss whatever comes to mind, time after time, on Comic Timing!
Episodes
August 25, 2025 • 183 mins
Not even being away from home, using a different setup and mic, can stop Previews from happening! This month, Brent partakes in the comics cavalcade along with Ian and Raph, and tests whether or not he has the stamina for such an undertaking. Spoilers: he comes close, but taps out after about two and a … Continue reading Comic Timing Episode 259 – August 2025 Previews
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August 18, 2025 • 104 mins
While Ian is visiting Florida, it’s the perfect opportunity for Ian and Brent to record in person! This time they choose to record indoors as opposed to in a park, as it was hotter than Mephisto’s stomping grounds out there. Shoutout to Union Taproom & Pizza Kitchen for letting us pour ourselves a brew and … Continue reading Comic Timing Episode 258 – Fantastic Beers and ...
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August 5, 2025 • 123 mins
Comic Timing returns with a Gold Team episode, featuring Ian, Chris Eberle, Murd and Shane! The first forty minutes of this one allow Chris, Murd and Shane to give their thoughts on James Gunn’s Superman, closing out the entire squad’s views on that. The group then gives their in-depth opinions on Marvel’s attempt at a … Continue reading Comic Timing Episode 257 – The F...
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July 30, 2025 • 154 mins
The first full Previews episode in the post-Diamond era is upon us! Okay fine, Diamond still exists, we’re just not going to trust them until when (if?) they get their ducks fully in a row. Ian is joined by Chris Eberle for the bulk of the episode and then goes solo to finish things out, … Continue reading Comic Timing Episode 256 – July 2025 Previews
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July 15, 2025 • 202 mins
Would it even be a movie review of a Superman property on Comic Timing if the episode itself wasn’t longer than the movie? I say thee nay! Ian, Brent, Kris, Donovan, Brandon and Raph are joined for this one by host of the Star Joes podcast and creator of the Stealth Hammer comic, Ryan Drost! … Continue reading Comic Timing Episode 255 – Superman Movie Review
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July 2, 2025 • 151 mins
This week, Ian is joined by Brent Kossina and Donovan Morgan Grant at start, with Kris Naudus joining in at about the half hour mark. They begin with discussion on the passing of industry staple and longtime Editor-in-Chief of Marvel Comics, Jim Shooter, and his lasting legacy as a writer and editor. The group then … Continue reading Comic Timing Episode 254 – Clear Eyes, Ironheart, Can&...
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June 26, 2025 • 177 mins
As June comes to a close, so does the end of an era. The June 2025 catalog marks the final physical copy of Diamond’s Previews catalog. While the format of the media may change, the format of this episode will not, as we’ll be pivoting to individual publisher catalogs and mostly Lunar for the foreseeable … Continue reading Comic Timing Episode 253 – June 2025 Previews ...
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June 13, 2025 • 163 mins
Now that the big three titles have finished their first arc, and the second wave of titles have begun being released, the team of Ian, Brent, Raph and Jamal are here to review the Absolute Universe at large! This includes Absolute Batman, Absolute Superman, Absolute Wonder Woman, Absolute Flash, Absolute Green Lantern and Absolute Martian … Continue reading Comic Timing Episode 252 – Abs...
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June 7, 2025 • 186 mins
Ian, Kris and Raph gather this episode to discuss a multitude of topics. The going trend of this episode is people being in the right place at the right time and becoming legends unexpectedly. Said topics include the passing of one of our favorite creators, Peter David, and some great recommendations of his many works, … Continue reading Comic Timing Episode 251 – Here’s To You, Pe...
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May 22, 2025 • 188 mins
We celebrate our 250th episode of Comic Timing with…an episode of the show! Makes sense, don’t it? Filling in for Murd this month while he practices his stagecraft is none other than Chris Eberle, along with Ian and Raph, to cover all the May Previews catalogs. This includes Image Catalog Issue 7, DC Connect issue … Continue reading Comic Timing Episode 250 – May 2025 Preview...
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May 15, 2025 • 124 mins
This week, we’re running the latest Gold Team appearance on Paul Spataro’s Back to the Bins podcast! Episode 663 of the podcast features Paul, Ian, Chris Eberle, Adam Murdough and Shane Kelly discussing four books from their reading past; Fantastic Four #55 (Silver Surfer and The Thing action), Batman #232 (Ra’s Al-Ghul’s first appearance), Supreme … Continue reading Co...
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May 9, 2025 • 179 mins
The Blue Team of Ian, Brent, Raph, Donovan, Brandon, Kris and Jamal are back at it to talk about Marvel’s conclusion to Phase Five, and the unexpected tentpole of what’s to come, Thunderbolts*. Spoilers abound as they discuss the nuances of the film as well as the team’s comic book origins, who the heck Bob … Continue reading Comic Timing* Episode 249* – Thunderbolts* M...
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Today, May 1st 2025, is Comic Timing’s 19th Anniversary. To celebrate, we’re re-airing our 10th anniversary episode! But first, Ian gives updates on Diamond Distributors incredibly tumultuous sale process, including Alliance Entertainment terminating its purchase, suing Diamond over false representation, and the final winner of the bankruptcy being a combined bid by Universal Distribution and … Continue reading
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April 23, 2025 • 190 mins
Back at it again with that Previews magic! To start, Ian and Murd talk the final final final (for now) results of the Diamond Distributors purchase, as Alliance Entertainment has officially closed the deal after a last minute attempt at shenanigans by Diamond and their secondary bid. Then we delve into the multiple catalogs, including … Continue reading Comic Timing Episode 248 – April 2...
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April 14, 2025 • 96 mins
Gold Team, unite! It has been way too long since Ian, Chris Eberle, Shane and Murd got together for a loosey goosey, catch-up comics conversation, so we bring that to you this very episode. Highlights include Shane being all the closer to completing his full Justice League run and some general conversation on complete runs … Continue reading Comic Timing Episode 247 – Catching Up (w/Chri...
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April 6, 2025 • 69 mins
Ian, Brent, Kris and Donovan return for the back half of their recent marathon recording. This time, Kris and Ian give their thoughts on the first nine issues (aka what was available on Marvel Unlimited at the time) of Gail Simone’s Uncanny X-Men run, based on varying degrees of response from different portions of the … Continue reading Comic Timing Episode 246 – What is Modern Com...
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March 28, 2025 • 125 mins
We return for more comics and comics-adjacent conversation! This week, Ian, Brent, Kris and Donovan put a capper on the Diamond bankruptcy situation (for now) and talk about Alliance Entertainment, its new owners. They also delve into what this may mean for the industry at large, and how Alliance will manage things such as Free … Continue reading Comic Timing Episode 245 – Captain Americ...
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March 14, 2025 • 171 mins
For the first time since 2023, the Toy Association put together their usually annual Toy Fair! For 2025, the show is back in its native slot of February, and Kris and Ian attended to share their thoughts on the show. Companies discussed include Mattel, Spin Masters, LEGO, Hasbro, Playmates, Bandai Namco, Funko, Super7, and tons … Continue reading Comic Timing Episode 244 – Toy Fair 2025 ...
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March 6, 2025 • 60 mins
This one was a long time coming, but man did it feel good. Not only is our guest this week the current writer of Green Lantern, Green Lantern Corps, and Aquaman, but he’s also now officially a DC exclusive writer. That’s right, Ian sits down to chat with the one and only Jeremy Adams! Get … Continue reading Comic Timing Episode 243 – Chatting with Jeremy Adams
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February 28, 2025 • 168 mins
Just in the nick of time, February’s Previews episode is out! And this one…took some doing. For one thing, for the first time, we made the executive decision to skip Diamond’s Previews catalog (with the exception of two Dynamite entries at the end of the episode). And how did Murd and Ian manage to still … Continue reading Comic Timing Episode 242 – February 2025 Previe...
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