NOW on SPOTIFY! Joey has returned and has the conn this week! Further reflections on Fantastic Four and the MCU, getting back to the drama with ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM, and lots of comics this week on the pod, including the finale of Secret Six! Comics talked this week: Barefoot Gen Vol. 1, Captain America #2, One World Under Doom #6, Poison Ivy #35, …

Dallas, Anne, and Aeric sit down to discuss Batman: The Killing Joke

Summer Slam is here, and Bob, John, and Steve have your front row seats to the action! Also, is Comixology trying to kill Steve? How does the new Fantastic Four movie stack against previous FF films? Does the circus make you horny? We'll get to the bottom of this query and talk about comic books along the way! Books: Titans Annual 2025, Justice Lea…

Evan, Anne, and Dallas sit down to discuss Ultimatum and its Ultimate Spider-man tie-ins!

The Fantastic Four: First Steps is finally out in theaters, and we're gonna talk about it! In this special episode, Steve's mom crashes the pod to discuss the Fab Four with five superfans, as we celebrate Marvel's latest (and best?!?!) film! This is a movie review episode only. We'll get back to books next week. The Comic Book Podcast is brought to…

Anne, Alexis, and Dallas sit down to discuss Justice League (1987) #1-22

A legend is passed, bu the Talking Comics podcast lives on! In this episode, Bob, Aaron, John, and Steve remember the Prince of Darkness, Ozzy Osbourne, get in the ring for DC's K.O. event, go to Zatanna's magic show, brave Hell with Wonder Woman, go under the sea with Aquaman, fight fampires in the Vatican, and more! Books: Aquaman #1-6, Imperial …

Anne, Dallas, and Lexi sit down to discuss Alex Ross's Fantastic Four Full Circle

The era of Gods and Monsters is officially upon us! James Gunn's Superman is flying into theaters, and we've got some super-heated and super-enthusiastic thoughts about the Man of Steel's latest adventure! We also hit up a local comic shop to snag some zines, see "Weird Al" and Puddles Pity Party in Toronto, embrace the new Fantastic Four, and more…

Dallas and Anne sit down to discuss Saga issues 55-72

The Tomorrow War (2021): Chris Pratt, Yvonne Strahovski, J.K. Simmons, Betty Gilpen, Sam Richardson, Edwin Hodge. Heroes of Science Fiction and Fantasy is now a radio show. Freedom 1300 in Texas. The show is on Saturday nights at 7:00pm pst. it starts at 7:06 after nightly news. You can stream it anywhere in the world at Freedom1300.com Music: Febr…

Issue #709: Superman Plays Late Nite Cornhole on HBO Download Directly From iTunes NOW on SPOTIFY! It’s a week of epic returns: The return of John! The return of our favorite Book Club Barkeep, NIKKI (@sours_and_sass)! And, of course, the return of Superman to movie screens this week elicits a lot of conversation around the Man of Steel and his pla…

Dallas, Anne, and Lexi all sit down to chat about Superman: Secret Origin, Superman and the Legion of Superheroes, and Superman: Braniac

This episode if all about Marvel's Ironheart, the mad genius of The Department of Truth, the must-read Vision/Scarlet Witch, Tramps of the Apocalypse, and News From the Fallout! There's other stuff, too. You'll see. You'll all see...Books: Karate Prom OGN, Gilt Frame #1-3, The Department of Truth #31, News From the Fallout #1, Birds of Prey #23, Vi…

You guessed it faithful listener, Evan, Anne, Alexis, and even Dallas return to talk about Ultimate Spider-man once again!

Aaron's got the controls this week while Steve hangs with Mickey Mouse, Joey celebrates his birthday, the Summer of John continues, and Bob participates in a British Bake-Off! This episode discusses superheroes, Sinners, our hopes for the Comixology competitor, Neon Ichiban, and more! Books: Fantastic Four: Fanfare #2, Zatanna #5, Great British Bum…

Anne, Dallas, and Anne round out Manga Month with "My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness"

Evan sits down with writer Si Spurrier to chat about his upcoming series The Voice Said Kill (Image) and A Mischief of Magpies (DSTLRY)!

This week, the Three Stooges are at the helm as Bob, Joey, and Steve discuss the real-world implications of One World Under Doom, the lasting appeal of Rainbow Rowell's Runaways, Shakespeare, and the majesty of early 2000s disaster movies! Books: Lost Fantasy #2, New Avengers #1, Trinity: Daughter of Wonder Woman #1, Giant-Size Dark Phoenix Saga #1…

Dallas, Anne, and Alexis sit down to chat about Junji Ito's Cat diary! We liked it, sorry it's a short one!

Issue #705: You Working Again, John? Download Directly From iTunes NOW on SPOTIFY! No, not that John -- OUR John is back!! Lots of comics this week, including two big Marvel debuts in Jonathan Hickman’s IMPERIAL #1 and the newest Marvel Knights joint, THE WORLD TO COME #1. Also, lots of hype (???) for next month’s Superman, which got complicated gi…

Anne and Dallas sit down to chat about Tekkonkinkreet by Taiyo Matsumoto.

Dallas sits down with Kelly Sue Deconick for a chat about her comics, and her most recent project: FML

In this episode, we get Radioactive, ride a Kill Train to Larazursville, blog with Mommy, and examine the Arsehole Pyramid! We also review Karate Kid: Legends, binge-read some comics, and discuss the comic book crossovers that never were! Books: Radioactive OGN, Unstoppable Wasp, I, Zombie Vol. 1, Lessons in Chemistry, Giant Sized X-Men #1, We're T…

Evan, Dallas, Anne and returning guest Lexi sit down to chat about Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley's Ultimate Spider-man.

In this week's episode, Aaron goes Beyond the Gates and below the foundation of Vatican City, Bob's has a bone to pick with The Thing, Steve's Dept. of Truth dreams come true, and Dr. Carolyn Cocca serves up comics about delicious food! Additionally, the crew pays tribute to the great Peter David, waxes rhapsodic about characters loved and lost, an…

Dallas and Anne sit down to discuss Alan Moore's time on Supreme!

Star Trek lV: The Voyage Home: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takai, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, Catherine Hicks Iron Man Comic #191 Heroes of Science Fiction and Fantasy is now a radio show. Freedom 1300 in Texas. The show is on Saturday nights at 7:00pm pst. it starts at 7:06 after nightly news. You can…

Aaron has the controls this week, and he's ready to spit on that thang for another episode of the Talking Comics podcast! In this episode, Bob helps introduce new readers to Joe Kelly and Ken Niimura's I Kill Giants; Joey ignores the warnings and starts Feeding Ghosts, Aaron goes viral while discussing Huck: Big Bad World, and Steve exhumes a pile …

Dallas and Anne sit down to discuss The Green Lantern by Grant Morrison and Liam Sharp!

WHITLEYYYYYY!!! In this episode, Jeremy Whitley and Phil Falco of Lifeline Comics drop by the pod to hype their upcoming Kickstarter campaign for Aces and Aros: An Asexual and Aromantic Comic Book Anthology! After that, Bob hangs with Pamela Isley, Aaron gets a headache, John admits Duke is MAGA, and Steve falls farther down the Dept. of Truth rabb…

Anne and Dallas chat about Planetary by Warren Ellis and John Cassiday

Thunderbolts (2025): Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, Wyatt Russell, Olga Kurylenko, Lewis Pullman, Geraldine Viswanathan, Chris Bauer, Wendell Pierce, David Harbour, Hannah John-Kamen, Julie Louis-Dreyfus Heroes of Science Fiction and Fantasy is now a radio show. Freedom 1300 in Texas. The show is on Saturday nights at 7:00pm pst. it starts at 7:06 …

Evan sits down with writer Cavan Scott to chat about his upcoming mini-series: Gwenpool!

Dallas, Anne, and Evan sit down to discuss the next section of Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley's Ultimate Spider-man!

Holy milestone, Batman! It's our 700th episode spectacular, and we're bringing the Thunderbolts* in to celebrate! In this jam-packed episode, Steve, Bob, Joey, Aaron, and John bring the lightning, review Marvel Studios' Thunderbolts*, reveal their favorite Bond, share our Top 10 Runs of the TC Era, and take a trip down podcat memory lane! Books: Th…