This week on the Talking Comics Podcast, Bob, Sarah and Steve are joined by comic book writer and artist Christian Ward for an in-depth interview about his new series from Dark Horse Comics, Tommy Gun Wizards. In addition to talking up his comic book writer debut, Christian also indulges us with some stories and details related to his other works, Black Bolt, ODY-C, and Invisible Kingdom. Interview with Christian Ward begins at the 47:00 mark Additionally, all of your favorite TC staples are her...
Aug 21, 2019•2 hr 15 min•Ep. 477
NOW on SPOTIFY! Sound the alarum bell! Acclaimed writer KIERON GILLEN joins Sarah and Joey for a wide-ranging interview covering everything from his first comics to his work at Marvel to the upcoming ONCE & FUTURE from Boom! The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com) The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh (JoBlo.com assistant EIC & news editor), Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Jessica Garris-Schaeffer, and Sarah Miles who weekly dissect everything comi...
Aug 14, 2019•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 476
NOW on SPOTIFY! This week, THUMBS co-creator and writer and friend of the pod SEAN LEWIS joins the gang to talk about new media, social media, technology addiction, and extremism. Oh, and comics!!! Also, Jeremy Whitley’s FUTURE FOUNDATION!!! Comics talked this week: Giant Days #53, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark #8, Invisible Woman #2, Lois Lane #2, Agents of Atlas #1, House of X #2, Coffinbound #1, DCEased #4, The Vision, Sabrina the Teenage Witch #4, Lenore #1, Absolute Carnage #1, Sea of Stars ...
Aug 14, 2019•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 475
An American, a Canadian and a Brit walk into a bar. But this isn’t a bad joke, this is the Ladies of Valhalla. In their fifteenth episode the Ladies take an in depth look at the 2014 novel Storykiller by Kelly Thompson. Next month they will be taking a look at The Unstoppable Wasp by Jeremy Whitley, who will be joining us on the show. Ladies of Valhalla is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com). The podcast is hosted by Sarah Miles, Bronwyn Kelly-Seigh and Jessica Garris-Sc...
Aug 09, 2019•2 hr 44 min•Ep. 474
This week, David Pepose (@peposed) joins the table for the podcast tonight to do some lightning rounds, open discussion on Fantastic Four #12, and an extended interview about his upcoming Action Lab series, GOING TO THE CHAPEL!!! Also, reflections on Agents of SHIELD and Amazon’s THE BOYS!!! Books talked this week: Making Friends 2: Back to the Drawing Board, Captain America #12, Marvel Team-up #4, FF by Fraction & the Allred’s, Paper Girls #30, The Boys, S1, Powers of X #1, Manor Black #1, ...
Aug 07, 2019•2 hr 11 min•Ep. 473
NOW on SPOTIFY! It’s back to COMICS COMICS COMICS this week with the first issue of Jonathan Hickman’s X-Men foray, House of X, Jimmy Olsen, and Valkyrie! The team also says a heartfelt goodbye to Jeremy Whitley’s UNSTOPPABLE WASP. Also, the gang takes a look at the 2019 Eisner winners! Books talked this week: Assassin Nation #5, Domino: Hotshots #5, Marvel Rising #5, Aquaman #50, Wonder Woman #75, Captain Marvel #8, Fearless #1, The Kitchen #1-8, Uncanny X-Men #22, X-Men Red #1-10, Star pig #1,...
Jul 31, 2019•2 hr 11 min•Ep. 472
SPECIAL INTERVIEW EPISODE!!! In honor of our 400th episode, we got Joe Henderson and Lee Garbett, the creators behind the Eisner-nominated SKYWARD from Image comics. Joe is also the executive producer/co-showrunner of LUCIFER and Lee’s credits include Loki: Agent of Asgard and Batgirl! Enjoy! The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com) The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh (JoBlo.com assistant EIC & news editor), Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Jessica Gar...
Jul 24, 2019•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 471
It’s 400, y’all!!! It’s a Talking Comics/Ladies of Valhalla team-up as the combined crews play geek trivia and run down a ton of listener and host questions. OH and we may open with a VERY special guest from Talking Comics yore to talk about those EPIC MCU Phase 4 announcements. Thank you to all of our loyal listeners and here’s to 400 more!!! [SPECIAL GUEST & MCU Phase 4 Announcements - 00:00:52] [GEEK TRIVIA - 00:47:36] [TC Host Interviews & Reflections - 1:30:20] [Listener Questions -...
Jul 23, 2019•3 hr 48 min•Ep. 470
NOW on SPOTIFY! WE ARE ONE EPISODE AWAY FROM THE BIG #400 BABYYYYY!!! In the lead-up to that huge anniversary episode, the gang talks TONS of comics this week, including lots of Criminal and the Omega issue of War of the Realms. Also, everybody gets excited about that big Paper Girls announcement and Thor 4 news!!! Don't forget to send in your questions about ANYTHING for next week's episode!!! Books talked about this podcast: X-Force #116-129, X-Statix #1-26, Wolverine/Doop #1-2, X-Statix Prese...
Jul 17, 2019•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 469
An American, a Canadian and a Brit walk into a bar. But this isn’t a bad joke, this is the Ladies of Valhalla. In their fourteenth episode the Ladies take an in depth look at the on-going comic book series Crowded, and chat to artists Ro Stein (@rosytintedspecs or http://www.brandtandstein.com/) and Ted Brandt (@ten_bandits or http://www.brandtandstein.com/) You can also support them via Ko-Fi Next month they will be taking a look at Story Killer, a 2014 novel by Kelly Thompson Ladies of Valhall...
Jul 12, 2019•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 468
NOW on SPOTIFY! On this week’s podcast: JOEY’S BACK Y’ALL!!! AND SO IS DOCTOR CAROLYN COCCA!!! It’s all hands on deck for our SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME review episode. Also, tons of comics talk, including the new Buffy series from Boom Studios, the Ms. Marvel annual, and the first issue of Lois Lane by Greg Rucka and Mike Perkins. Also, a little bit of Jessica Jones Season 3 on Netflix chat! [Movie Review: 1:24:16] [SPOILER WARNING: 1:37:00] Books talked about this podcast: Giant Days #52, Capta...
Jul 10, 2019•2 hr 24 min•Ep. 467
On this week's podcast: Bob finds his warrior spirit for Wonder Woman all over again, Sarah takes flight alongside a Murder Falcon, and Steve talks about life after The Quench thanks to tripped-out madness of Coda. But wait ... there's more! We'll also be playing your favorite hits with tracks from Lightning Round, Open Discussion, and Banter! It's another jam-packed episode as we ramp up to our 400th Talking Comics Podcast on Ice Spectacular! Hold onto your butts, True Believers, because Joey's...
Jul 03, 2019•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 466
In this week's action-packed episode, we celebrate the 30th anniversary of Tim Burton's Batman, sail the high seas in search of a Great White Whale, re-introduce ourselves to Howard the Duck, crow about Little Bird, and get ourselves well locked and loaded for a round table discussion about Assassin Nation. We also talk some hot news items, take a few of your burning listener questions, and in general, just have a really great time whilst celebrating comics. Are you ready? Let's go! Books talked...
Jun 26, 2019•2 hr 16 min•Ep. 465
Break out your hazmat suit and hold up your crucifix, because the Talking Comics crew are podcasting from the Danger Zone this week! We've got all sorts of lovely surprises in store for you, such as a touch of the Baby Flu, fond memories of Chilly Willy, live-action Wacky Racers, and of course, plenty of the comic books you know and love! It's an anything goes episode this week, as Joey is off on a wayward adventure and has left the group unsupervised. What manner of shenanigans and tangents wil...
Jun 19, 2019•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 464
Avengers, Final Fantasy VII, Watch Dogs Legion and much much more! Justin and Bobby break down all of what E3 has to offer!
Jun 14, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 463
An American, a Canadian and a Brit walk into a bar. But this isn’t a bad joke, this is the Ladies of Valhalla. In their thirteenth episode the Ladies take an in depth look at the 2018 original graphic novel Making Friends, and chat to creator Kristen Gudsnuk ( @henchgirl_comic or https://www.kristengudsnuk.com/) Next month they will be taking a look at The Unstoppable Wasp, and will be joined by series writer Jeremy Whitley Ladies of Valhalla is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomic...
Jun 14, 2019•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 462
NOW on SPOTIFY! Breakthrough writer JEREMY WHITLEY (The Unstoppable Wasp, Princeless) signs on as this week's special guest host and joins Bob, Steve, and Joey to talk about his upcoming Future Foundation and Princeless. Check out the Kickstarter for the latest hardcover volume here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/actionlab/princeless-the-pirate-princess/description! Also, there was a little movie called DARK PHOENIX that dropped this past week, so obviously Bob and Joey got all the though...
Jun 12, 2019•2 hr 52 min•Ep. 461
NOW on SPOTIFY! It's all hands on deck this week for a TON of comics talk (including the finale to Tom King's Heroes in Crisis and the adorable DC Dog Days of Summer) as well as some more listener questions!!! Also, the gang gets into it with GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS!!! Also also, THERE WAS A DOOMSDAY CLOCK LAST WEEK WHATTTT??!???! Books talked about this podcast: Catwoman Annual #1, Ms. Marvel #3, Marvel Rising #3, Fantastic Four #10, Doomsday Clock #10, DC Dog Days of Summer, Angel #1, L...
Jun 05, 2019•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 460
NOW on SPOTIFY! The boys dive in to a ton of comics AND a series of stellar listener questions, a lot of which deal with favorite and hypothetical movies! Steve and Joey also talk about Olivia Wilde's Booksmart and Joey waxes philosophical on David Yarovesky's Brightburn. Oh yeah, and TOM KING IS LEAVING BATMAN EARLY!?!?! TO WRITE BATMAN??!?!?! Books talked about this podcast: Assassin Nation #3, Wonder Woman #71, Asgardians of the Galaxy #9, True Believers: What If? #105, Highwayman, WoR: Agent...
May 29, 2019•2 hr 11 min•Ep. 459
While the Joey is away, the mice will play on this week's edition of the Talking Comics podcast. Unintentionally, this episode has a hard aquatic theme going for it, as the crew dives deep into the depths of Kelly Sue DeConnick's Aquaman #48, swim in the magical waters of Katie O'Neill's Aquicorn Cove, and ride the emotional waves of ... well, Ingrid Chabbert and Carole Manuel's Waves. We've also talk up the potential casting of Robert Pattinson as Batman for Matt Reeves' The Batman, the unbridl...
May 22, 2019•2 hr•Ep. 458
Justin and Bobby talk Division 2, Days Gone and much more of this month's TMR!
May 21, 2019•1 hr 10 min
NOW on SPOTIFY! It was a busy week over at the House of Ideas as Marvel canceled some of our favorite books, announced some new and exciting things, and also made news with a series of mysterious promos featuring some crazy creator combos! Also, the boys talk a ton of books from the Marvel rack on the episode, including Unstoppable Wasp #7 and Invaders #7. Also, some mini-reviews of Detective Pikachu and Agents of SHIELD!!! Comics talked this week: Bettie Page: Princess & the Pin-Up #4, Wond...
May 15, 2019•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 457
NOW on SPOTIFY! We are back to basics this week in the aftermath of the ENDGAME as the gang dives deep into a GAGGLE OF COMICS, including epic new releases like War of the Realms #3 and Fantastic Four #9. Also, milestone issues like Giant Days #50 and Five Years #1 and a ton of graphic novels!!! Also, the crew checks out this year's Eisner Award nominees and the latest Spider-Man: Far from Home trailer! Comics talked this week: Wonder Woman #69, Fantastic Four #9, Paper Girls #26, Giant Days #50...
May 08, 2019•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 456
NOW on SPOTIFY! 'Nuff said. [Spoilers start at 00:33:36] The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com) The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh (JoBlo.com assistant EIC & news editor), Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Jessica Garris-Schaeffer, and Sarah Miles who weekly dissect everything comics-related, from breaking news to new releases. Our Twitter handle is @TalkingComics and you can email us at podcast@talkingcomicbooks.com.
May 01, 2019•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 455
NOW on SPOTIFY! OMG Y'ALL WE ARE MERE HOURS AWAY FROM THE #ENDGAME!!! It's just the boys tonight, and Bob, Steve, and Joey share their hype for Avengers: Endgame and reflect on the MCU. The gang also gets into it with War of the Realms #2 and the final (!!??!?!) issue of Kelly Thompson's West Coast Avengers!!! Also, in response to a listener question, the boys propose a new slate of movies to kickstart the DC Cinematic Universe!!! Comics talked this week: Assassin Nation #2, Aquaman #47, Ms. Mar...
Apr 24, 2019•2 hr 8 min•Ep. 454
NOW on SPOTIFY! STRAP ON YOUR BOOTS AND CUT OFF YOUR DEVIL HORNS--IT'S HELLBOY TIME, Y'ALL!!!! Steve and Joey review the latest film iteration of Hellboy, directed by Neil Marshall and starring David Harbour as the title character! Also, the gang gets into it with last week's comics, chatting Batman, Wasp, and much much more!!! Comics talked this week: Asgardians of the Galaxy #8, Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #43, Invaders #4, Captain Marvel #4, Wonder Woman #68, Catwoman #10, Clyde, Faithless #1, R...
Apr 17, 2019•2 hr 14 min•Ep. 453
An American, a Canadian and a Brit walk into a bar. But this isn’t a bad joke, this is the Ladies of Valhalla. In their twelth episode the Ladies take an in depth look at the 2018 Netflix original movie To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, starring Lana Condor, Noah Centineo, Anna Cathcart and Israel Broussard. Next month they will be taking a look at on-going comics series Giant Days, from creators John Allison, Max Sarin and Lissa Treiman, and published by Boom! Ladies of Valhalla is brought to ...
Apr 12, 2019•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 452
NOW on SPOTIFY! ::LIGHTNING BOLT SOUND EFFECT:: Say his name!!! SHAZAM!!! The Talking Comics crew gathers round to review the latest DC/Warner Bros. film starring Zachary Levi as the title character (aka Captain Marvel). Also, tons of comics talk, including Jason Aaron and Russell Dauterman's War of the Realms. Also also, let's talk about that Joker trailer. Comics talked this week: Giant Days #49, Paper Girls #27, Domino: Hotshots #2, Uncanny X-Men #15, Captain America #9, Mad #4, Giant Days #4...
Apr 10, 2019•2 hr 25 min•Ep. 451
From Software is killing us with Sekiro, Battlefield is making us smile with Firestorm and Apex Legends has just about stolen the show for all of 2019. That plus Justin and Bobby talk about Baba is You, Metro Exodus, DMC V, and AC Odyssey. The guys also take your listener questions! Monthly Gaming Podcast hosted by @bobbyshortle and @Parkley76 we talk the games we've played, the news that stuck with us and the adventures of being a dad. DISCORD SERVER: discord.gg/UVP3AnN
Apr 04, 2019•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 450
Did you get your Avengers: Endgame tickets yet!?!?!??! Joey has started #MCURewatch2019, and it seems like a bunch of the gang has joined him!!! Also, tons of comics talk this week, including Kelly Thompson & Veronica Fish's Sabrina the Teenage Witch series, AND a ton of listener questions!!! Comics talked this week: Black Widow #3, Invaders #3, Wonder Woman #67, Man-Eaters #7, Moon Girl/Devil Dinosaur #41, Marvel Rising #1, Ziggy Pig & Silly Seal #1, Fantastic Four #8, Criminal #2-3, GL...
Apr 03, 2019•2 hr 25 min•Ep. 449
