This week we're talking about 5 first issues, and they're all great! Listen to find out more about Napalm Lullaby, Helen of Wyndhorn, I Heart Skull Crusher, Little Black Book, & Black Widow and Hawkeye. In this episode, we're also discussing the X-Men "From the Ashes" panel at SXSW, where several new books were announced, we'll get into a recent AI art controversy, and talk about our experience at Planet Comicon in Kansas City.
Mar 15, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 334
On todays episode, we're talking DWJ's Extremity Kick Starter, a marvel movie and show headline recap, and a wider release coming for the DC character parody film The Peoples Joker . After working our way past the headlines, we get into the reading club! How does Peach Momokos take on mutants differ from mainline comics the massive new title, Ultimate X-Men ? What's up with this odd sized Image Comic you picked up called The Last Mermaid? What would've happened if Carter Burke had survived in 19...
Mar 08, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 333
In addition to the title topics we'll talk a bit about "What if... Venom", Roy Thomas's return to Conan, Josh Gad is another celeb coming to comics, Alan Moore's last comic, Marvels new freebies titled "Must Haves", and I share some recent slabs I got my hands on.
Mar 01, 2024•54 min•Season 1Ep. 332
Yes, Blasfamous is spelt right! It's a new comic from club Favorite Mirka Andolfo out on DSTLRY right now. We're also talking about the sister series to The One Hand (which we covered a couple weeks back), The Six Fingers by Dan Watters out on Image comics. Before getting into those titles, we're talking comic book news! Hear our takes on DC releases moving back to Wednesdays for new comic book day, The announce of DC's Absolute Power, Jason Aaron apparently writing a Scrooge McDuck comic, EC Co...
Feb 23, 2024•56 min•Season 1Ep. 331
This week, MCU fans were bombarded with news! We'll discuss the reception of Madame Web, The X-Men 97 and Deadpool & Wolverine trailers, Fantastic Four casting, and Midnight Sons movie rumors. Beyond the cinema, we're telling 70s and 80s babies to pick up Thundercats issue 2 if you want the first appearance of a new Thundercat "Calica". We're also talking a few additional comics like Jackpot 1 which features a super-powered Mary Jane Watson, Sinister Sons 1 which gives us a DC comics villian...
Feb 16, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 330
This weeks First Issue Club is all about comic book news! It was a heavy week for announcements, controverseys, and factoids. If you dare press play, you'll hear about the Cadence Comic Art exodus, the hobby of collecting art, the El Muerto movie moving forward without its star Bad Bunny, the state of the super hero movie, Rob Liefeld retiring from Deadpool, Black Panther Unlimited having 12,000 copies go missing, AND MORE! Thats about 40-45 minutes worth of news before we get to comics, so if y...
Feb 09, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 329
This week in addition to the comics in the title, we're talking DC's Power, which is the return of their Black History Month anthology, and trying to explain Dead X-Men 1 as best we can. In the news we're talking the casting of a new Super Girl, another actor drops from Marvels Thunderbolts, unauthorized celeb comics, and Ghost Machine's creator exclusivity.
Feb 02, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 328
This week we're focusing most of our brainpower on trying to understand the Ghost Machine timeline - A new connected and unconnected universe of comics on Image from Geoff Johns & friends, which is related to Gieger which you might remember from a few years back, also on Image. Then, Mike D takes us back a couple months to cover a book we missed! Red Light on on AWA, was a fantastic first issue that we recommend for adult readers.
Jan 26, 2024•41 min•Season 1Ep. 327
This week the club is BUZZING with excitement to get into Jason Aaron picking up TMNT on IDW, and the big change in X-titles thats just around the corner. We're also covering the comics in the title in addition to a couple extras like Garth Ennis taking on 007, The Bloody Dozen from Charles Soule, and Fall of the House of X.
Jan 19, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 326
Ha-Cha-Cha! It's another episode of the First Issue Club. This episode Vargas, Mike, & Greg immeditaley get off track talking about the Dice-Man, and Morgan Wallen (I think the throughline being cancellable people who were controversally on SNL). Then, we're getting to comics with a quick chat about Marvel Comic's The Hood before we cover our first issues, speaking of which: Greg talks us through Sean Gordon Murphy's Zorro, and Jonathan Hickman's Ultimate Spider-Man. Andy goes back a week to...
Jan 12, 2024•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 325
Welcome to the 2023 First Issue Club BESTIES! We've got categories like BEST COMICS WRITER, BEST COMICS ARTIST, BEST INDIE COMIC, BEST MARVEL OR DC COMIC, BEST COMIC EVENT, and BEST NEW COMIC. All this and more as we get into rapid-fire besties of more obscure categories after our main besties. Press play to see what we liked & why we liked it. If we missed something this year, let us know what to add to our reading lists on social: @firstissueclub
Jan 05, 2024•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 324
First Issue Club looks into the crystal ball for another years end, to gaze upon the possibities the next year holds. We'll be speculating on trends in comics including stuff like AI, Crowdfunding, Representation, Digital Comics, Grading, and much more! We'll see ya next year for our best of 2023 episode. Thanks for listening and supporting FIC for another year!
Dec 22, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 323
We're back from a little break, and have takes! Greg annoints himself a cancel pig, and works us through some controversy surrounding Mark Millar this past week. Aside from the comics in the title, we're also talking the new Sentry #1 (vol 4), Tom King's Animal Pound Ashcan, and Kelly & Lanzing's Thunderbolts #1 (vol 5). On the Patreon: Hear about Mikes LA Comicon trip. patreon.com/firstissueclub
Dec 15, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 322
Welcome back, comic book enthusiasts and casual readers alike! In today’s episode, we delve into the captivating world of graphic novels with a focus on a groundbreaking new title that’s creating waves for its daring and poignant representation. We’re thrilled to discuss the launch of an innovative comic book, Holy Roller, featuring a Jewish protagonist who courageously returns to his hometown. The once-familiar streets are now overshadowed by the rise of anti-Semitism, a real-world issue that i...
Dec 07, 2023•47 min•Season 1Ep. 321
This week we got to talk to Ed Brubaker about his new book WHERE THE BODY WAS , with art from Jacob Phillips and Sean Phillips. It's coming to comic shops this December, so be on the lookout & pick it up!
Nov 27, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 320
NEWS! The Club recounts the newest Marvel movie updates. We cover a TON of new first issues and gush about interviewing Ed Brubaker!!! What a time to be thankful. For more First Issue Club goodness: Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/firstissueclub Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FirstIssueClub firstissueclub.com
Nov 17, 2023•44 min•Season 1Ep. 319
THIS WEEK Vargas and Mike chop it up about the latest in the MCU with The Marvels coming out and the Echo trailer dropping. We get into some TKO books Mike has bought, and do some Jordie Bellaire worship while we're at it. Then its onto comics... Vargas covers new comics Punisher #1 & Petrol Head #1. Punisher headlines as it introduces a new character taking up the Punisher mantle. Then Mike plays catch-up with the club, giving takes on some first issues that came out last month with Marvel'...
Nov 10, 2023•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 318
NEWS! Candy! Comics! Monsters! It’s Halloween Week and we couldn’t be happier. We talk about our favorite treats and comics to ingest for the season. We also talk the spookiest first issues of the week. OTHER TOPICS! Patreon. Haunted Bed. Slice of Life. The Neighbors. Torrent. Dr Strange. Dead Romans. Spider-Man. Comicon. Transformers. GI Joe. Cobra. Joe Mads. Pretty People. Old Comics That Are New Again. Flash. Ezra Miller Drama. Bad Movie Turnout. Batman. Captain Marvel. For more First Issue C...
Oct 27, 2023•57 min•Season 1Ep. 317
This week we're covering first issues with long titles, so you know The First Issue Clubs episode title is DOUBLE EX EL! We chat some of latest comic book news like a new Spawn series announcement, discuss some industry biz like what environments work best for the secondary market, and then... We're talking first issues babes. For more First Issue Club goodness: Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/firstissueclub Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FirstIssueClub firstissueclub.com...
Oct 20, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 316
NEWS! This week we kick off the spooky season with some truly sinister comic books. We start to get some NYCC breaking news and Dynamite has decided to reprint everything we loved from our childhood. OTHER TOPICS! Patreon. Haunted Bed. Slice of Life. The Neighbors. Torrent. Dr Strange. Dead Romans. Spider-Man. Comicon. Transformers. GI Joe. Cobra. Joe Mads. Pretty People. Old Comics That Are New Again. Flash. Ezra Miller Drama. Bad Movie Turnout. Batman. Captain Marvel. For more First Issue Club...
Oct 13, 2023•52 min•Season 1Ep. 315
NEWS! We travel through the Speed Force and then argue about it for 45 minutes. Greg, Vargas, and Mike D breakdown the week’s hottest gossip and coolest comic books. Dick Tracy - The Ultimate Universe - Mike D does his most monotone intro to date and it’s a sight to behold. Stay safe and keep your treasures safe. OTHER TOPICS! Patreon. Haunted Bed. Slice of Life. The Neighbors. Torrent. Dr Strange. Dead Romans. Spider-Man. Comicon. Transformers. GI Joe. Cobra. Joe Mads. Pretty People. Old Comics...
Sep 29, 2023•48 min•Season 1Ep. 314
NEWS! A double sized episode as we cover TWO WEEKS of comic book issues. We also discuss WhatNot etiquette. Fables in the public domain. NYCC Panel Madness. Be sure to checkout the YouTube channel to see our new studio setup. OTHER TOPICS! Patreon. Haunted Bed. Slice of Life. The Neighbors. Torrent. Dr Strange. Dead Romans. Spider-Man. Comicon. Transformers. GI Joe. Cobra. Joe Mads. Pretty People. Old Comics That Are New Again. Flash. Ezra Miller Drama. Bad Movie Turnout. Batman. Captain Marvel....
Sep 22, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 313
This week, the club went into overtime on the Patreon, as we were oh-so-excited to crack open our graded comics we just got back from CGC! So instead of releasing a regular episode this week, we're giving a little preview of the Patreon feed. If you want to check out the full episode or video version, check us out on the Patreon where we have tiers starting at just a buck! We'll be back next week with a new show in the main feed, and I'm sure we'll go long talking about two weeks worth of news &...
Sep 15, 2023•31 min•Season 1Ep. 312
NEWS! We have a full house this week! (Sans: the milkman, and the paperboy, and evening TV) So many first issues this week we’re bursting at the seams!!! Comic book twitter is out of control with its recent Chip Zdarsky heel turn, celebrity signatures, and the Trumors trilogy. OTHER TOPICS! Patreon. Haunted Bed. Slice of Life. The Neighbors. Torrent. Dr Strange. Dead Romans. Spider-Man. Comicon. Transformers. GI Joe. Cobra. Joe Mads. Pretty People. Old Comics That Are New Again. Flash. Ezra Mill...
Sep 08, 2023•58 min•Season 1Ep. 311
NEWS! This episdoe Andy and Greg try a new recording methond while MikeD takes the week off and then we sit down and interview Travis and Kenny, the creators of Omnibus. Kenny Meyers (programming) Twitter / LinkedIn and Travis Schmeisser (design) Twitter / LinkedIn / Website are life-long comic fans. They're two pals that met through working on the internet and kept in touch by trading comic recommendations and hanging out at web conferences or when they visited each other's city. They passion a...
Sep 04, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 310
This week we have no Greg (BOOO!) But we have a lot of first issues to discuss (YAAAAY!) Join us as we talk preview copies, wearing gloves while reading comics, heat waves, lending out comics, pressing, & do you treat every comic like it has potential to be the next action comics 1?
Aug 25, 2023•44 min•Season 1Ep. 309
NEWS! All dressed up and ready to party! The Club talks about Marvel editorial shakeups, Cullen Bunn back at The House of Ideas, AWA continues their winning streak, and The Cull looks like a movie put in a comic book. We speculate who the new Captain Krakoa is and give our best guess (It’s probably a Steve Rogers clone) OTHER TOPICS! Patreon. Haunted Bed. Slice of Life. The Neighbors. Torrent. Dr Strange. Dead Romans. Spider-Man. Comicon. Transformers. GI Joe. Cobra. Joe Mads. Pretty People. Old...
Aug 18, 2023•50 min•Season 1Ep. 308
NEWS! Greg and Mike go through the news of the week and then dissect ASM 31 and the journey all the characters will be going through the next few months. Greg talks about the ‘That Texas Blood’ prequel ‘THE ENFIELD GANG MASSACRE’ and Mike updates us on Knight Terrors on DC. OTHER TOPICS! Patreon. Haunted Bed. Slice of Life. The Neighbors. Torrent. Dr Strange. Dead Romans. Spider-Man. Comicon. Transformers. GI Joe. Cobra. Joe Mads. Pretty People. Old Comics That Are New Again. Flash. Ezra Miller ...
Aug 11, 2023•54 min•Season 1Ep. 307
NEWS! As a special treat to our audience, and to give our hosts a break, we’re giving you a special PREVIEW of the First Issue Club Patreon! What secrets are hidden behind the paywall?! Tune in and find out. A little info about our Patreon… Introduction! Hello! If you’re reading this, then you’ve already taken a step in the right direction to gain access to the world’s most midwestern-y, exclusive-y, Patreon podcast about comic books: First Issue Club Patreon: Comic Talks! With your monthly cont...
Aug 07, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 306
NEWS! We breakdown all the hottest SDCC news and the WINNERS of this year's Eisner Awards. Oh, and comic books…we also talk about comic books OTHER TOPICS! Patreon. Haunted Bed. Slice of Life. The Neighbors. Torrent. Dr Strange. Dead Romans. Spider-Man. Comicon. Transformers. GI Joe. Cobra. Joe Mads. Pretty People. Old Comics That Are New Again. Flash. Ezra Miller Drama. Bad Movie Turnout. Batman. Captain Marvel. For more First Issue Club goodness: Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/firstissueclu...
Jul 28, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 305
