We decided to do our usual in-person Bonus episode live from Jonah's house like we've done in the past for everyone, so this won't count as your July bonus episode. It is also why it's number twelve in that series of shorts episodes we've recorded in person while Kieran is traveling the US. This time around we chat about our adventures seeing Mount St. Helens, throwing multiple BBQs, and playing a bunch of board games at Jonah's house. Enjoy! Follow the show: Twitter , Twitch , Instagram Follow ...
Jul 16, 2019•30 min
What happens when a shinki acts out like the rebellious teen that he is? He hurts those that care about him the most, that's what! And by that OF COURSE I mean that he actions put blights on the god he is connected to. So how can a simple god deal with a teen this rowdy? Michael DiMauro (Greetings Adventurers, Dear Internet) joins us once again to find out. Follow the show: Twitter , Twitch , Instagram Follow the hosts: Jonah , Kieran Follow our guest: Michael Join our Patreon ! Hosted on Acast....
Jul 03, 2019•1 hr 7 min
Everybody be cool. Our boss is here and we want to make a good impression. That's right friends, we are joined by none other than Michael DiMauro of “Greetings Adventurers”, “Dear Internet”, and one of the founders of GeeklyInc. This week we review the first several chapters of Noragami: Stray God, a manga that about friends who just happen to be gods, ghosts that become weapons, and a wrestling obsessed girl who lives between both shores. Enjoy! Follow the show: Twitter , Twitch , Instagram Fol...
Jun 27, 2019•1 hr
Pat Edwards (Space Tripping, Let's Rewatch) returns once again to help us sort through all seven-hundred plot threads that are finally coming together in the epic finale of Age of Apocalyspe. It's been a long and crazy ride but things actually start to make a bit of sense by the end of this episode. Also, Magneto vs Apocalypse for real this time guys. It is actually pretty dope. Follow the show: Twitter , Twitch , Instagram Follow the hosts: Jonah , Kieran Follow our guest: Pat Join our Patreon ...
Jun 17, 2019•2 hr
Welcome back to THE AGE OF APOCALYPSE, where everything is made up and the points don't matter. We are joined once again by Pat Edwards (Space Tripping, Let's Rewatch) to discuss the 90-est of all 90's comics. Can Magneto and his X-Men fix the past and save the world? Will the Summers brothers ever stop in-fighting? Can Gambit get a friggin clue about Rogue? Find out this week! Follow the show: Twitter , Twitch , Instagram Follow the hosts: Jonah , Kieran Follow our guest: Pat Join our Patreon !...
Jun 10, 2019•1 hr 29 min
The boys are joined this week by author/podcaster extrodinaire Pat Edwards (Space Tripping, Let's Rewatch) to tackle one of the most epic tales of the 90's, Age of Apocalypse. In an alternate reality, Charles Xavier is murdered by his time traveling son, altering the course of the entire world. In this new reality, the ancient mutant named Apocalypse has taken over the United States and is at war with the remains of humanity. Can Magneto and his X-Men (along with the dozen or so other X-Groups a...
Jun 03, 2019•1 hr 43 min
Last episode we saw a lot of intrigue around The Queen, Sir Nicholas, The Grand Inquisitor, and loads of other Marvel staples. This time around we learn what is going on with the explorers of the Fantastick, Count Von Doom, and the new world. Will the heroes be able to put aside their differences and heal the timeline, or will evil reign for that sweet couple of days until the timeline collapses? Find out this week on Inks & Issues! This episode is brought to you by our lovely Patrons. Follo...
May 29, 2019•1 hr 19 min
What happens when the timeline is disrupted and heroes start appearing 400 years too early? That's the question asked by Neil Gaiman in this 8 part series from Marvel. It's all the characters you know and love like Spider-Man (except he doesn't have powers yet), Nick Fury (the white version), and Queen Elizabeth, joining forces to stop the evil King James. This episode was chosen by our lovely Patrons. If you'd like to tell us what to review next, head over to https://www.patreon.com/inksandissu...
May 22, 2019•1 hr 13 min
This week we are joined by Ray of Brute Force and Sugoi Corp. fame to discuss an a manga that none of us had ever heard of but had been listed as a good comedy book for roudy teens, The Voynich Hotel. It's the story of a Yakuza who is living at a hotel owned by a luchadore and managed by witches. There are also lots of hitmen, a serial killer, and a group of kid detectives. Now I know on the surface that sounds like a recipe for some hilarious situations, but be warned, this book falls into some...
May 08, 2019•1 hr 23 min
Billy Batson is a foster kid who has had a hard life. He is also a huge jerk. But like all good heroes, he learns from his jerkish ways and after being given extrodinary powers by a wizard and eventually fighting a supervillain. It's a tale as old as time. This week Kieran and Jonah dive into SHAZAM! Origins, which is a collection of backup stories that are a modern retelling of the character who, for legal reasons, can no longer be called Captain Marvel. Also a quick heads up; If you haven't wa...
Apr 30, 2019•52 min
The world will end in three days. Can a broken family of superheroes work through their personal disfunction and forgive each other enough to stop it? Does loving and supporting one another actually make things better, or does it all just lead to more heartache? That's what The Umbrella Academy delves into. Well, that and a robotic Eiffel tower driven by zombie Gustave Eiffel. This episode was suggested by our lovely Patrons. Follow the show: Twitter , Twitch , Instagram Follow the hosts: Jonah ...
Apr 22, 2019•1 hr 4 min
If you've listened to the show before, you probably know that Kieran is a huge Green Lantern fan. Despite this, it somehow took us 65 episodes to finally review one of his books. Like most mainstream comics, the character has been rebooted to hell and back, so we decided to pick one of the reboots that is still held in high regard and see if it holds up as a good jumping on point for new readers. That's right, we do a deep dive into Geoff Johns' 2005 reboot featuring Manhunters old and new, a gi...
Apr 08, 2019•1 hr 12 min
You thought one ghost was spooky? You haven't seen anything yet! This week Kieran and Jonah dive into the pulp-styled world of Fabian Gray. He's an adventurer, a ladies man, a treasur hunter, and possessed by, you guessed it, five ghosts. But the good news is they also give him weird super powers. Follow the show: Twitter , Twitch , Instagram Follow the hosts: Jonah , Kieran Join our Patreon ! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 25, 2019•48 min
This week we dive into the graphic novel adaptation of the real play Dungeons & Dragons podcast that is The Adventure Zone . It's a fourth wall breaking, gerblin killing, dead man's boots steeling good time. Full disclosure, this book was written by the McElroys (as I'm sure you know) and we did have Clint on the show for our discussion of DC Metal . This episode is a bit of a cheat because 1) We like Clint and his good boys quite a lot, and 2) We already knew we liked this one going in. But...
Mar 11, 2019•53 min
This week we are joined by storyteller and podcaster Veronica ( Cthulhu & Friends ) to discuss American Vampire . When old school vampires come to America's wild west and accidentally create a new breed, things get crazier. You could even say they get even wilder. Like some sort of wild, wild west. Follow the show: Twitter , Twitch , Instagram Follow the hosts: Jonah , Kieran Follor our Guest: Veronica Join our Patreon ! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 04, 2019•1 hr 13 min
For the first time ever, we are diving into the True Crime podcast genre. But since we are a bunch of comic book nerds we are doing it in comic form as we discuss Green River Killer , the tale of the real-life detective that spent a huge part of his career trying to track down the afore mentioned serial killer. We are joined this week by Wesley Johnson , who has actually been on more podcast episodes with Jonah than even Kieran has. He also does a lot of cool events for the Daviess County Public...
Feb 12, 2019•1 hr 14 min
As you know, we here at Inks & Issues love a good crossover. When we heard Planet of the Apes was crossing over with King Kong, It was as if the fates had aligned and all the things that Jonah loves that he has thrust upon his friend and co-host Kieran came together to form a perfect union of primate themed goodness. Kong on the Planet of the Apes dares to ask what we were all thinking but were too afraid to; What happens when a giant ape is found on a planet where apes evolved from man?! Yo...
Feb 05, 2019•57 min
Tom Taylor is just your average Joe who's dad wrote a bestselling series of books using his son's name as his protagonist, which has subsequently ruined his life. Now Tom is all grown up, his dad has mysteriously vanished, and his world is turning upside down thanks to his crazy fans, generation spanning conspiracies, and real life magic. This week, we are talking about The Unwritten . This episode was suggested by our lovely Patrons. If you'd like to suggest books, get episodes early, get bonus...
Jan 30, 2019•48 min
It's the 11th hour and our heros have to band together to stop full-on nuclear annihilation. Can Night Owl get that lovable scamp Rorschach out of prison? Can The Silk Spector convince Dr. Manhatton that humanity is worth saving? Who is the mask killer and what's up with Ozymandias's cat and can we pet it? Learn the answers to these and many, many other questions on part 2 of our discussion of Watchmen . We also talk a bit about the movie with fresher eyes than in our first discussion and get in...
Jan 14, 2019•1 hr 27 min
It's a new year and it's time to get super serious. No more of these “funny books”. It's all grimdark adult “Graphic Novels” from here on out. We ONLY talk about serious things, and make zero goofs by popular request of our listeners. Because this week we take on one of Time Magazine's 100 best novels, Watchmen . This episode was voted on by our lovely patrons . Superheroes are real, well one of them is. The rest are regular folks who dress up in costumes and bunch baddies. But now someone is ki...
Jan 07, 2019•1 hr 36 min
How do you followup your first success when your life has stalled out and you have major impostor syndrome? Bryan Lee O'Malley digs into this question mixing his own experience with Scott Pilgrim and adding a dash of the supernatural. Except it's about food, a subject that appears to be very near and dear to his heart. Sadly, no recipes included (though there are lots of lovingly rendered images of food). Want to read along at home? Grab Seconds and let us know what you think of the book in the ...
Dec 24, 2018•1 hr 6 min
Jennifer Cheek returns to the show for the second half of our discussion of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Battle Tendency . This time around JoJo must face his strongest opponents yet in the form of Esidisi, who is obsessed with battle and honor, and Kars, who, it turns out, has no honor to speak of. Can the combined forces of Joseph Joestar, Lisa Lisa, and The Speedwagon foundation take down The Ultimate Being? Find out this week on Inks & Issues. Want to read along at home? Grab yourself some ...
Dec 17, 2018•1 hr 6 min
We are joined this week by GeeklyInc's own Jennifer Cheek of Drunks & Dragons to discuss a topic that is very near and dear to all of our hearts, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. Since we all knew going in that we love this comic (and the anime) we picked a specific section to cover that we feel is overlooked in the pantheon of what the fandom at large considers to be “the good bits.” Want to read along at home? Grab volume one of Battle Tendency . Looking for more comics content? We have been stre...
Dec 10, 2018•1 hr 6 min
There are times in a young persons life that will define them. Often they happen when we are too young to really understand their significance. This week Kieran and Jonah discuss This One Summer , which exists in one of these moments. This book was voted on by you, our lovely Patrons . And speaking of our lovely Patrons, we are excited to announce that our first goal has officially been met, which means we will be streaming comic book themed video games over on twitch . Over the weekend, Jonah s...
Dec 03, 2018•1 hr 15 min
Way back in the halcyon days of our first episode, we reviewed Batman: Year One . And in that very first episode nearly two years ago, we made a goof that our 52nd episode would revisit the caped crusader for Batman: Zero Year . We are nothing if not commited to a goof, but little did we know that we would revisit The Batman so many, many, MANY times between our first and fifty-second episode. So welcome to the last Batisode we will be doing for a while, Batman: Zero Year . In this iteration Bru...
Nov 26, 2018•1 hr 9 min
We are again joined by our wonderful editor, Logan Pawley, to finish our review of Scott Pilgrim. Drama unfolds for Scott and his band and friend group as Sex Bob-omb puts band practice on hold in an attempt to record an album. Ramona dissapears for a month which isn't great for their relationship and Scott gets a job. Can Scott and Ramona become better people and thwart being defeated by Gideon and… THEMSELVES?! Join us for our in-depth discussion of the last three volumes of Scott Pilgrim. If ...
Nov 19, 2018•1 hr 9 min
It's time to play the bass line from Final Fantasy II and get sad and stuff! Our fantastic editor, Logan Pawley, joins the podcast for the first time to discuss one of his favorite comics, Scott Pilgrim . In part one we cover the first three volumes. Can Scott take responsibility for his poor decision making in his relationships and defeat his new girlfriend's evil exes in the process? Join us to find out why, if Scott's life had a face, you'd want to punch it! If you want to read along at home,...
Nov 12, 2018•1 hr 2 min
Batman returns in the second half of our review of The Long Halloween . We are joined once again by Brittany Gregory, batfan extraordinaire. Things start to heat up as Harvey goes further off the deep end in his quest to bring down the Holiday Killer. Can Kieran's dad, Commissioner Gordon, keep him from going too far? Also Batman is there. We also witness the classic teamup of Scarecrow and The Mad Hatter, those lovable scamps. All this and more on this exciting episode of Inks & Issues. Fol...
Nov 06, 2018•1 hr 23 min
There is a killer on the loose that only strikes on holidays. I know what you're thinking, but Calendar Man is already locked up in Arkham. Unable to track down the “Holiday Killer” on his own, Batman must team up with his usual ally Commissioner Gordon and the new hotheaded District Attorney, Harvey Dent. Can the three of them set aside their different crime fighting styles and track down the Holiday Killer before it's too late? Find out in The Long Halloween ! This week we are joined by mega B...
Oct 29, 2018•1 hr 17 min
If you thought things were weird in part 1 of our Uzumaki review, then strap in. You haven't even begun to see weird yet. Thankfully, Kym and Ben Stonick of Transformation Sequence have returned to help guide us through the strange world of cursed hospitals and snail men that Junji Ito has thrown our way. Can our heroes survive the spiral curse, or will they end up as part of a row-house monster that wants someone to clean up after them? Will the dumbass tornado riders eat all the snail men with...
Oct 22, 2018•1 hr 40 min
