New Years Even of 2016, New York City, Times Square… sure it sounds great on paper, but not when a maniac shows up and starts slashing people up! Four years and many murders later, two NYPD officers heading up the Maniac Taskforce are on the case. Faced with budget cuts, the mayor's obsession with his new automated train, and general apathy, they try to prevent further destruction in a world that has mostly moved on. Join hosts Jonah Gregory and Kieran Bennett while they take a deep dive into Ma...
Oct 14, 2022•1 hr 5 min
Parenting is tough even in the best of times. When the cyberpunk distopia you've been escaping for the last thirteen years suddenly shows up on your door, you might start to wonder how far you'll go to protect your kids. It's a tale as old as time as we review Dryad on this episode of Inks & Issues. Full discosure, Justin Osterling is a friend of the show and a Geekly. We decided to review this comic a while back and he did not know we were doing it. Follow the show: Twitter , Twitch , Insta...
Jun 25, 2021•54 min
In this episode we dip our feet into the wackier side of the Marvel Universe, when it gets beat up by The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl! Tony Stark (Iron Man) has found a strange device and wants Doreen and her friends to help him test it out. Things go badly when a group of animal-people show up to steal it back, leading to Doreen being accidentally shoved inside. Shenanigans, of course, ensue. This episode was suggestion by our lovely fans and voted on by Patrons like you ! Follow the show: Twitter...
Mar 15, 2021•57 min
This week we are joined by our good pal and popular podcaster Tim Lanning of The Pope Zone! (I think he does another show about dragons or something). He has joined us to discuss the original 2003 version of The Runaways. Runaways asks the question, “What if you found out your parents were super villains and you were too much of a rebellious teen to be ok with that?” Thank you to all of our wonderful Patreon supporters for helping keep the podcast going over such a rough year. You are the real M...
Feb 18, 2021•1 hr 24 min
This time around we tackle the gritty reboot that Christmas has been needing for years, Super Powered Revenge Christmas by Bill Corbett and Len Peralta. Follow the show: Twitter , Twitch , Instagram Follow the hosts: Jonah , Kieran Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Dec 26, 2020•1 hr 5 min
Things start to get serious for Kuroe Akaishi, a young girl who turns into a giant Kaiju when she gets too emotional, when the school hearthrob / Insta star Arata Minami takes her on a *gulp* DATE?! We are joined once again by Steph from Welcome to St. Paxton to discuss this weird, yet adorable manga. Follow the show: Twitter , Twitch , Instagram Follow the hosts: Jonah , Kieran Follow our guest: Steph Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Dec 04, 2020•1 hr 1 min
This week we are joined by Steph from “Welcome to St. Paxton”, a very good podcast about Cthulhu and the investigators who love them. Speaking of giant monsters, this episode we discuss Kaiju Girl Caramelise. It's the story of a young girl who turns into a giant, city-crushing monster when she gets too emotional. Now she's fallen for the new boy at school and things get a lot more complicated. Follow the show: Twitter , Twitch , Instagram Follow the hosts: Jonah , Kieran Follow our guest: Steph ...
Nov 16, 2020•54 min
This week we are joined by Nika Howard of the “ Greetings, Adventurers! ” podcast (among many other fun projects) to discuss the spookiest of spooky comics, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina . But this ain't your great-great-granfather's Sabrina: The Teenage Witch. No, this Sabrina has some adventures. Chilling ones, even. Also there is a lot of blood and and the actual devil shows up at one point? If you ever wondered what would happen if you combined Archie comics with the devil movie craze o...
Oct 30, 2020•1 hr 33 min
Did you know Kieran has never read a Fantastic 4 from start to finish? Well we aimed to change that this week with Fantastic 4: 1234. Is it a great intro to the greatest family ever written? Or just a grim-dark romp through New York where Ben gets hit by a car? Only one way to find out! Follow the show: Twitter , Twitch , Instagram Follow the hosts: Jonah , Kieran Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 16, 2020•51 min
Thanks to people on our discord randomly posting weird comic panels, we decided to review our first Elseworld's book. We didn't realize this was a sequel to another Elseworld story, but that didn't slow us down. We needed to know why Superman both looked like Santa and was weilding a semi-truck engine/gun. The answers may surprise you. Follow the show: Twitter , Twitch , Instagram Follow the hosts: Jonah , Kieran Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Sep 25, 2020•50 min
We're back again with Ryan Santos from Torchlit Tavern to finish up on Far Sector! Things are really heating up in The City Enduring, and not just with the whole ‘murder' thing. Is Jo up to the task? Of course she is, she's amazing. Follow the show: Twitter , Twitch , Instagram Follow the hosts: Jonah , Kieran Follow our guest: Ryan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Sep 18, 2020•53 min
A Green Lantern?! In space?! Its more likely than you think. We're joined this week by the truly excellent Ryan Santos of Torchlit Tavern to chat about a brand new character added to the Green Lantern mythos. A murder mystery, a city in space, and cultures unlike anything on earth. This one has it all! Follow the show: Twitter , Twitch , Instagram Follow the hosts: Jonah , Kieran Follow our guest: Ryan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Sep 11, 2020•55 min
What do you do when your franchise has been around a bit too long? Send them into space, of course! We can only assume that was the premise behind Josie and the Pussycats In Space's original cartoon run. But lucky for us someone decided to dust off this old property, give it a modern feel, and completely mix up the genre on us. Was this weird experiment a success? Find out this week on Inks & Issues! Follow the show: Twitter , Twitch , Instagram Follow the hosts: Jonah , Kieran Hosted on Aca...
Sep 08, 2020•46 min
This week we break the mold for our GeeklyCon digital live show. Rather than reviewing a comic, we speculate on what other franchises would be like if they were given the Age of Apocalypse treatment. But we couldn't do it alone. Pat Edwards, our friendly neighborhood AoA expert, joins us to speculate on what would happen if a major character dies before their time and how that would drastically change a franchise. Kingdom Hearts, Scooby Doo, Pirates of the Caribbean… nothing is off limits. Follo...
Aug 28, 2020•54 min
We are joined once again by Brittany Gregory, our resident Sailor Moon expert, to tackle part two of our discussion of the first story arc. Can the Sailor Scouts finally band together and defeat the evil Queen Beryl? What about that guy who happens to look exactly like Tuxedo Mask that they keep running into. What's his deal anyway? And another thing, how did we all end up on the moon? For the answers to all these questions and more, listen to this episode! Follow the show: Twitter , Twitch , In...
Aug 21, 2020•1 hr 2 min
This episode Jonah and Kieran attempt to fill a massive gap in their pop culture knowledge. For their first experience with delving deep into the Sailor Mooniverse, they knew an expert on the subject would be required. Thankfully, Brittany is back to school them on the story and lore of Sailor Moon as we discuss the first story arc of the original series. Follow the show: Twitter , Twitch , Instagram Follow the hosts: Jonah , Kieran Follow our guest: Brittany Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...
Aug 14, 2020•1 hr 28 min
We're back baybeeeee! Our long national nightmare is over… oh wait, it's not. But hey, that doesn't mean we can't enjoy some comics. In The Way of the Househusband, we follow the misadventures of Tatsu, a feared yakuza boss nicknamed “The Immortal Dragon”. At the height of his influence he retires so that he can better support his wife Miku, a career woman. Join Kieran and Jonah as we dive into this new ongoing series and see how a giant scary man can become the most supportive husband in all of...
Aug 07, 2020•46 min
What if, in Star Wars, Luke and Vader didn't kill Emperor Palpatine after all. What if he actually has been using techniques that some considered to be unnatural? What if… he was never really dead at all and was actually in a clone body this whole time? No, we aren't talking about The Rise of Skywalker, we are discussing Dark Empire, a comic from 1991 that already covered that ground in a way at least one of us found much more entertaining. Follow the show: Twitter , Twitch , Instagram Follow th...
Mar 19, 2020•1 hr 8 min
This week we discuss the second half of Kevin Panetta and Savanna Ganucheau's Bloom . Can Ari learn that not everything is about him and get Hector back? Will the bakery survive complete devistation? Will Cameron continue to be the absolute worst? Find out this episode! Follow the show: Twitter , Twitch , Instagram Follow the hosts: Jonah , Kieran Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 11, 2020•44 min
Nothing quite like a gay romance is there? And nothing quite like a culinary themed gay romance. Jonah and Kieran take a dive into Kevin Panetta and Savanna Ganucheau's graphic novel, Bloom. Will love….uh….rise? Proof? Come out crunchy? Listen and find out! Follow the show: Twitter , Twitch , Instagram Follow the hosts: Jonah , Kieran Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 18, 2020•1 hr 4 min
Enter the DC universe, where there are super guys, and various bat people, and wonderful women… except throw all of that out the window and hang out with these strange plant people for 150 pages. It's a dark, strange world; exactly what you'd expect from the master of gothic horror, Neil Gaiman. Accompanied by Dave McKean's dreamlike art, it's a beautiful and twisted journey about self identity and also Swamp Thing shows up. Follow the show: Twitter , Twitch , Instagram Follow the hosts: Jonah ,...
Feb 01, 2020•1 hr 6 min
Thanks to all of our wonderful Patreon backers ( join now and get a bunch of extra content ), we are finally reviewing our very first Garf! And not just any Garf, but the relatively famous Garfield: His 9 Lives . As if that alone weren't enough, we delve into not just the new release, but also the classic version of the same name (they are surprisingly different)! So grab a cup of cocoa on this cold December day and delve into the lovable orange lasagna guzzling cat and his hijinx over all of re...
Dec 03, 2019•1 hr 4 min
This week we are joined by GeeklyInc. superstar Nika Howard to discuss the spooktacular horror comic Wytches . Sometimes when you have mysterious ties to an ancient evil, it can really mess up your day. Join us on a journey into the woods to discover why you shouldn't make promises to creatures that think babies are a tasty treat. Follow the show: Twitter , Twitch , Instagram Follow the hosts: Jonah , Kieran Follow our guest: Nika Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Nov 26, 2019•1 hr 15 min
Take a journey back to the 80's with special guest Vince from Transformation Sequence. This week we review Akira, the series that got a lot of people in the west interested in anime in the first place, to see how it holds up. Follow the show: Twitter , Twitch , Instagram Follow the hosts: Jonah , Kieran Follow our guest: Vince Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Nov 11, 2019•47 min
We thought we were prepared for the absurdity of Tank Girl . We were wrong. Find out what happens after fame and success go to Tank Girl's head and she had to go on an epic quest to save her beloved Booga from evil movie executives. This episode was chosen by YOU, our lovely Patrons. Follow the show: Twitter , Twitch , Instagram Follow the hosts: Jonah , Kieran Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 21, 2019•47 min
After the apocalypse, there is only one way to survive. You must participate in the Wacky Races… OR DIE. This week we take a look at the gritty reboot from DC of the Hanna-Barbera “classic” Wacky Racers as the Mad Max inspired (i.e. directly ripped off) Wacky Raceland. Who is the mysterious anouncer that gathered these racers together. What is there ultimate goal? Can this rag tag group of frenimies save the world from ultimate destruction? Is this the worst comic we've reviewed on the show so f...
Sep 24, 2019•51 min
When we last left our heroes, everything was back to normal. That's right, no more problems for The Vision family, no siree bob. Not only is everything fine, but Vision's brother Victor shows up to stay for a while. Now I know what you're thinking, “Wasn't he made by Ultron to grow up to be the ideal Avenger only so that one day, after gaining their trust, he could go on a rampage and kill them all?” And of course the answer is yes. But he's reformed, I swear! Anyway, this episode is the second ...
Sep 18, 2019•1 hr 1 min
This week we take a look at Marvel's Vision , as voted on by our Patrons ! What happens when an android wants to have a normal life? Why, he builds himself a family of course. After successfully creating a wife and twin children, Vision becomes an upaid whitehouse intern/adviser to the president. Then the murder happens. Can the Avengers keep Vision safe from those that don't understand him? Can they keep humanity safe from an android with angst? Find out this episode. Follow the show: Twitter ,...
Sep 11, 2019•56 min
This week we take on one of the most famous X-Men stories of the entire franchise, The Dark Phoenix Saga . Sure they already made about a dozen movies about it, but how does the source material hold up? Is it better than Age of Apocalypse ? Join us as we delve into the question that has haunted fans for decades; is Scott Summers boring, or just really dull? This episode was voted on by our lovely Patrons . Follow the show: Twitter , Twitch , Instagram Follow the hosts: Jonah , Kieran Hosted on A...
Sep 03, 2019•1 hr 39 min
Here is our live show from GeeklyCon 2019 in Columbus, OH titled Trans-Dimensional Possibilities, Or, What Were They Thinking?: The Greatest Multiverse Characters of All Time. Join us as we explore the multiverse and talk about the strange characters we find there. We are also joined by Mike Bachmann of Greetings, Adventurers , and you'll never guess which multiverse he'll be bringing to the table this time! Follow the show: Twitter , Twitch , Instagram Follow the hosts: Jonah , Kieran Follow ou...
Aug 12, 2019•57 min
