It's that magical time when the Talking Comics crew gathers 'round to present their favorite comics, movies, music, video games, and whatever the hell else they deem worthy of celebrating! In this episode, John and Joey share their favorites, leading to discussions about Transformers, World's Finest, Nightwing, The Power Fantasy, and more! Books: Batman, World's Finest, Nightwing, Absolute Batman, Avengers, Spider-Man, Ultimate Spider-Man, G.I. Joe, Transformers, Void Rivals, Local Man, Blood hu...
Dec 18, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 835
It's that magical time when the Talking Comics crew gathers 'round to present their favorite comics, movies, music, video games, and whatever the hell else they deem worthy of celebrating! In this episode, Bob and Steve share their favorites, leading to discussions about Poison Ivy, the best animated films, Chris Gooch's In Utero, and more! Books: World's Finest, Adventureman, It's Jeff, Birds of Prey, Scarlet Witch, Poison Ivy, Blood Hunters, Abbott 1979, Zatanna: Bring Down the House, FML, Hel...
Dec 11, 2024•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 834
Hold onto your butts, folks! This is the last official podcast before our winter break, with three weeks of our Best-Of presentations (and other stuff) to look forward to! In this week's episode, Bob, John, and Steve discuss James Gunn's Creature Commandos, the start of a new West Coast Avengers, Justice League Unlimited, the twisted motives of Chippy, the Elf on a Shelf, and much more! Books: Welcome to the Maynard #1, Dracula's on the Night Shift, Ain't No Grave #1-5, Batman/Santa Calus: Silen...
Dec 04, 2024•2 hr•Ep. 833
MR. BOB REYER NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT This week's episode features an announcement about launching a GoFundMe for the heart of the Talking Comics podcast, your Cranky Uncle Bob. We'll let Bob explain at the top of the episode, but please take a moment to consider the GoFundMe link posted below. This week's episode also includes a mini review for Jon M Chu's Wicked, the return of Milestone Comics, Listener Questions, and more! What 5 comics would we give to a group of aliens? Find out on this week's e...
Nov 27, 2024•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 832
Chris is back, but has Steve managed to tame the Chaos Crew? This week, it's a tight ship as Bob, John, Aaron, Chris, and Steve comment on the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight, the early success of our Discord, the launch of G.I. Joe, A Boy Named Rose, gay Webtoon titles, the brilliance of Transformers, and musical earworms! Books: Transformers #11-14, Cinderelle (Webtoon), Ballad of Monte Cruz (Webtoon), Osora (Webtoon), G.I. Joe #1, Nightwing #114-118, A By Named Rose OGN, Black Lightning #1, He...
Nov 20, 2024•1 hr 56 min•Ep. 831
Welp... so it goes, I guess. This week's podcast introduces our new Discord channel, discusses the season finale of DC's The Penguin, slays demons with Harriet Tubman, and basks in the glory of Godspeed You! Black Emperor! Books: Saga #70, Poison Ivy #27, FML #1, Blood Hunters #4, Birds of Prey #15, Batgirl #1, JSA #1, Absolute Superman #1, Harriet Tubman: Demon Slayer Vol. 1, Plastic Man No More #3, Living Hell #1, Something is Killing the Children #0, The Fade #1 Other Stuff: The Penguin Seaso...
Nov 13, 2024•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 830
It's Election Week in the States, and we're exhausted. Mentally. Physically. All-the-ly. That's why we're keeping it nice and simple with some talk about Giants, Magi Orders, Swamp Things, and everything in between. Come for the witticisms. Stay for the nihilistic undertones. Books: Absolute Wonder Woman #1, We Called Them Giants OGN, Macbeth: A Tale of Horror, Poison Ivy/Swamp Thing: Feral Trees #1, The Magic Order 5 #2, Namor #3-4 Other Stuff: The Warning / Halestorm (concert), Oculus (2013), ...
Nov 06, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 829
In this week's podcast, Steve recants his trip to Skywalker Ranch and Industrial Light & Magic, John sacrifices himself on the altar of Venom: The Last Dance, Bob says goodbye to Power Girl, and Aaron gets some Self Help as the crew prepares for Halloween, the upcoming election, and more! Books: The Power Fantasy #3, Self Help #4-5, StandStill #2-3, Dracula: The Impaler, DC v. Vampires: World War V #1-3, Green Lantern Dark #1, Detective Comics #1090, Harley Quinn #44, The Strange Case of Har...
Oct 30, 2024•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 828
Bob and Aaron recap all their NYCC shenanigans, including chatting up their favorite creators, hunting down the elusive Video Guy, and that time TC veteran Melissa Megan got mistaken for Becky Cloonan lololol. In addition to recapping all the big announcements out of the con, the crew talks a ton of comics! Comics talked this week: Crypt of Shadows, Blood Hunters #3, Social Grace, The Legendary Lynx, Mystique #1, Avengers Assemble #2, Batman & Robin: Year One #1, Where Monsters Lie: Cul De S...
Oct 23, 2024•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 827
The prodigal son, John Burkle, returns to discuss the perils of fatherhood, the genius of Kelly Thompson's Scarlett, and how Planetary is actually a JRPG! Meanwhile, Bob, Joey, and Steve wax rhapsodic about Agatha All Along, The Penguin, various horror movies, Absolute Batman #1, and more! Books: Action Comics #1070, Crocodile Black #4-5, DCEASED: War of the Undead Gods, Hyde Street #1, Scarlett #5, Transformers #13, Absolute Batman #1, The Deviant #1-2, Batman / Elmer Fudd Special #1, Posion Iv...
Oct 16, 2024•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 826
It's Spooky Season, folks! In this week's episode, Bob, Joey, Aaron, Steve, and comic writer Eric Palicki conjure nightmares to talk about Eric's "Dreamcatchers" Kickstarter, the Long Island restaurant Big Barry's, the beauty of Helen of Wyndhorn, DC's Absolute Power finale and All In Special, Heartstopper Season 3, the Dark Pictures Anthology, and how the sausage gets made! Books: Helen of Wyndhorn #5, Saga #69, Black Cloak #8, Absolute Power #4, All In Special, Storm #1, Poison Ivy #26, Justic...
Oct 09, 2024•2 hr 19 min•Ep. 825
Aaron has the con this week as Bob, Steve, and Carolyn debate the greatness of 1994's The Crow, what makes Zatanna: Bring Down the House a Black Label title, whether the Lord of the Rings TV series is worth marching into Mordor for! The crew also dives into some Geek Trivia to close the show, with more questions coming next week! Books: Survival Street: The Radical Left #1, The Magic Order 5 #1, The Horizon Experiment: The Manchurian #1, Power Girl #13, Phoenix #3, Uncanny X-Men #3, Zatanna: Bri...
Oct 02, 2024•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 824
In this week's episode, Bob, Joey, Aaron, and Steve walk the Witch's Road with Agatha All Along, waddle alongside The Penguin, witness the Twilight of the Gods, settle the Crocs controversy, and is the Moon Following Us? Books: Planetary #1-12, The Moon Is FOllowing Us #1, Extremity #1-6, The Power Fantasy #2, Avengers Assembly (OGN), Dazzler #1, X-Men #130, Fantastic Four #94 Other Stuff: Agatha All Along Episodes 1 & 2 (No spoilers), The Penguin Episode 1 (No spoilers), Twilight of the God...
Sep 25, 2024•2 hr 19 min•Ep. 823
It’s Joey, Bob, and Aaron this week as they get hyped for BOTH Agatha All Along AND The Penguin! Oh how the Comics-to-Television-Adaptation Gods have blessed us nerds, eh??? Lots of comics, too, including Avengers Assemble #1, the return of Prodigy, and reflections on JSA and Fantastic Four. Comics talked this week:Helen of Wyndhorn #4, Birds of Prey #13, JSA #11, Blood Hunters #2, Fantastic Four #25, Uncanny X-Men #2, Avengers Assemble #1, and Prodigy Slaves of Mars #1-2. The Comic Book Podcast...
Sep 18, 2024•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 822
Hail Satan! In this week's episode, Bob, Aaron, John, Chris, and Steve welcome the Dark Lord into their hearts with a special, demonic, culty, sinister, and speedy collection of Lightning Rounds to follow our Special Issue episode with Kelly Sue Deconnick (now available)! Books: Bitten & Smitten (Webtoon), Indigo (Webtoon), Ballad of Monte Cruz (Webtoon), Exceptional X-Men #1, Poison Ivy #25, Scarlet Witch #4, Duck and Cover #1, Aliens v. Avengers #1, The Outsiders #1-9, Jenny Sparks #1, Min...
Sep 11, 2024•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 821
In this special episode, Kelly Sue Deconnick joins Bob, Steve, Bronwyn, Aaron, and John to discuss her new Dark Horse comic FML, wildfires, the woes and joys of parenting, true crime, Nekrogoblikon, and more! * Trigger Warning - This episode contains the topic of school shootings* The Talking Comics Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics ( www.talkingcomicbooks.com ). It is hosted by Steve Seigh, Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Aaron Amos, Chris Ceary, and John Burkle, who weekly dissect everythi...
Sep 10, 2024•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 820
We're only one episode away from knocking on the Devil's door, and Bob, Aaron, and Steve are holding down the fort made of comics until it's time to welcome the apocalypse! In addition to the trio bringing Lightning Rounds, we've also got our Last Meal menus, a discussion about our pop culture holy grails, and more! Books: The Nice House By the Sea #2, The Hunger and the Dusk: Book Two #2, Something is Killing the Children #40, Green Lantern: War Journal #12, StandStill #1, Jenny Sparks #1, Powe...
Sep 04, 2024•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 819
It's a threesome this week as Steve, Bob, and Joey hold down the fort while Aaron, John, and Chris are away on business. Never fear, gentle listener! We've got Lightning Rounds, burgeoning fandoms, behind-the-scenes Flame Con deets, and more! Books: Lawful #3, Paranoid Gardens #2, Power Rangers Infinity #1, World's Finest #30, Black Cloak #7, Scarlet Witch #3, Spider-Woman #10, Monstrous OGN, and Blow Away #5 Other Stuff: Longlegs, ALien: Romulus, and listener questions! The Comic Book Podcast i...
Aug 28, 2024•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 818
The Flame Con hangover is real, folks! While Joey, Aaron, and John are "out on assignment," Bob, Chris, and Steve recap the good times at Flame Con 2024, discuss the intense terror of Alien: Romulus, get real about medical history, and talk about some of their favorite comics from the past week! Flame Con might be over, but we're still riding the high! Books: Houses of the Unholy OGN, Batman: City of Madness #1-3, Starfighters Vol. 1-4, Sherperd's Sword, Saint's Quarter Vol. 1, Magical Boy Basil...
Aug 21, 2024•2 hr 13 min•Ep. 817
Aaron, Bob, Chris and Joey took FLAME CON 2024 this past weekend, and here's their SPECIAL EDITION live episode! The gang brought the unhinged fun of the Talking Comics Podcast to attendees at Flame Con through a live recording experience focusing on queer comics, creators, and entertainment. Gird your loins for Lightning Round-style presentations highlighting LGBTQIA+ characters, creators, and stories in geek-related media. We hope y'all have fun with this, and we hope to see you next year at F...
Aug 19, 2024•52 min
The closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics is upon us, and the Talking Comics crew is ready to base-jump with Tom Cruise, break alongside Raygun, and get disqualified for hitting the pole with our junk! We also get real about Marvel's Rise From the Ashes, Gail Simone's Uncanny X-Men #1, the end of Umbrella Academy, and more! Books: Gotham City Sirens #1, Red Before Black #1, Avengers #17, Absolute Power #2, Uncanny X-Men #1, Namor #1, Domain #1, C.O.W.L. 1964 #1, Navigating With You OGN, Arkham ...
Aug 14, 2024•2 hr 41 min•Ep. 816
In this week's episode, Bob, Aaron, John, Chris, and Steve question the strategies of dragon sex, get reacquainted with Boy Meets World actress and porn star Maitland Ward, ponder Saga's erratic release schedule, cast Aubrey Plaza in an adaptation of Fatale, and more! Books: Self Help #2, Blood Hunt #5, Iron Man #20, X-Force #1, Fatale, A Guest in the House OGN, Gleipnir Vol. 1, Saga #67, Fantastic Four #22, Captain Marvel #10, Ms. Marvel Annual Other Stuff: Batman: The Caped Crusader, Thank Goo...
Aug 07, 2024•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 815
The Doctor Whocast is back! This time, Aaron, John, Bronwyn, and Carolyn delve deep into the Doctor Who episodes "Boom," "73 Yards," and "Dot and the Bubble." The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics ( www.talkingcomicbooks.com ). The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh, Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Aaron Amos, Chris Ceary, and John Burkle who weekly dissect everything comics-related, from breaking news to new releases. Our Twitter handle is @TalkingComics and you can email us at pod...
Aug 02, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 814
In this week's episode, Joey, John, Aaron, Bob, and Steve move into a nice house by the sea to kick back and discuss the events of San Diego Comic-Con 2024, Marvel's Deadpool & Wolverine, and Robert Downey Jr.'s MCU return! Books: Six Fingers #5, The One Hand #5, The Nice House on the Lake #1-12, The Nice House By the Sea #1, Avengers #14-16, MMPR: The Return #1-4, Power Girl #11, Harley Quinn #42, Zatanna Brings Down the House #2, NYX #1, Deadpool Volume 9 #1-10, What If... Iron Man: Demon ...
Jul 31, 2024•2 hr 36 min•Ep. 813
In this week's episode, Steve emerges from his cocoon of despair to relax in a Nice House By The Lake and take a stroll in the Paranoid Gardens! Meanwhile, Bob flies alongside the Rocketeer and the Phoenix while making magic with the Scarlet Witch, and finally, Chris Raises Hell by talking about Tarot cards and cats that think their owner is a serial killer. The Chaos Crew Lite also goes to the movies and debates the genius of Oz Perkins' Longlegs. Books: Lawful #2, Paranoid Gardens #1, The Nice...
Jul 24, 2024•2 hr•Ep. 812
In this episode, we bring a very different kind of chaos while we discuss giving the new X-men a fair shot, controversial Captain America opinions, horrors real and fiction, and the Oscar-worthy dramatic range of one giant lizard. Books: X-men #1, Kill All Immortals #1, Home Alone (Cartuna), Candid Heart (Webtoon), Full Shift (ARC), The Hunger and the Dusk Book Two #1, Barbaric #1-4 Other Stuff: Lessons in Chemistry, Maxxxine, Small Game, Spite House, Godzilla Minus One The Comic Book Podcast is...
Jul 17, 2024•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 811
In this week's episode, Joey nuts up by continuing his rewatch of Fox's X-Men movies, Bob needs calamine lotion for a case of Poison Ivy, Aaron gets real about Amanda Waller, and Steve's craving sexy times in the classroom! What? You'll see. Nut up! Books: Boy WOnder #3, Absolute Power #1, Poison Ivy #1-24, Poison Ivy: Knight Terrors #1-2, Birds of Prey #11, Bloodhunters #3, Woe: A Housecat's Story of Despair OGN, All The Things We Didn't Do Last Night #1, Crave #1-6, Free Agents #1 Other Stuff:...
Jul 10, 2024•2 hr 6 min•Ep. 810
In this week's episode, John returns after several weeks away to throw lawn darts and scare the fish, Bob makes magic with Zatanna, and Steve drinks the worst cup of coffee while trying to wake up for work. We also announce the date and details of our Flame Con panel, cook Indian cuisine, lament the most recent loss of She-Hulk, and more. Books: House of Braniac (Action Comics #1064-1065) + Superman #13-14, Destro #1, Pluto Vol. 1-8, JSA #10, Harley Quinn #41, Zatanna: Bring Down the House #1, B...
Jul 03, 2024•2 hr 30 min•Ep. 809
In this week's episode, the two-hander of Bob and Aaron is made a threesome when the boys are joined by Dr. Carolyn Cocca. Together, they discuss old-school lyrical innuendo, what is on our lists of shame, and the Saturday morning nostalgia shows we miss. At the same time, Aaron attempts (and fails) to prevent chaos from leaking into the show. Books: Helen of Wyndhorn 3, She-Hulk 9, Elvira Meets HP Lovecraft 5, Mamo 1-5, Rashomon, Self-Help, Batman/Superman Worlds Finest 28, Other Stuff: Adventu...
Jun 26, 2024•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 808
In this week's episode, Aaron, Bob, Carolyn, Joey, and Steve become seat-fillers at the Tony Awards! After that, Joey loses his voice during karaoke, Steve gets emotional about Inside Out 2, Bob gets down with the sickness, Aaron disrespects Screech's robot Kevin, and Carolyn educates us with a Cultural History of The Punisher. Books: Lawful #1, Godzilla: Skate or Die #1, Napalm Lullaby #4, X-Men: Heir of Apocalypse #1, Hard Style Juice #3, Lady Murasaki’s Tale of Genji and Tale of Genji, Dreams...
Jun 19, 2024•2 hr 13 min•Ep. 807
