Our four week Darwyn Cooke tribute wraps up this week with Cooke’s final work: The Twilight Children. Michael and Kurtis weren’t as impressed with this book as much as they were the others. Listen to find out what it does right and where there something left to be desired.
The next stop on our trip through Darwyn Cooke’s incredible career is Superman: Kryptonite, written by Cooke with art by Tim Sale! Send us an email! thepullboxpodcast@gmail.com
Continuing our tribute to Darwyn Cooke, Kurtis and Michael discuss Cooke’s remake on the Will Eisner classic – The Spirit! Send us an email! thepullboxpodcast@gmail.com
Our month long tribute to Darwyn Cooke begins with this episode about his adaptation of Richard Stark’s Parker!
In this special episode, Kurtis sits down with legendary For Better or For Worse cartoonist Lynn Johnston over a cup of tea to discuss all things For Better or For Worse!
Michael and Kurtis are back with a comic that they are on the fence about. Find out what they like and what they don’t like about Chew: Omnivore Edition, Vol. 1, by John Layman and Rob Guillory! Tell us what comic we should read! Send an email to thepullboxpodcast@gmail.com!
In this episode, Kurtis and Michael discuss life and death and what people would do if they discovered they only had 24 hours to live. That is the basis of the manga, Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit, by Motoro Mase. What do you think we should read? Send us an email – thepullboxpodcast@gmail.com!
Sorry about the lengthy delay, folks! We were having some technical difficulties! But we’re back now, and we are talking about the modern classic, All-Star Superman by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely.
It’s everything Archie this week on The Pullbox Podcast! Michael and Kurtis dive into the brand new series by Mark Waid, Fiona Staples and Veronica Fish! If you have any comics you want us to pull for the show, send us an email! thepullboxpodcast@gmail.com
Wind in the Willows meets War of the Worlds! It’s Wild’s End! Kurtis and Michael were quite impressed with this book. Find out what makes it a must read! Send you questions, comments or reading suggestions to thepullboxpodcast@gmail.com.
Michael and Kurtis have a somewhat lengthy conversation about that infamous Marvel MAX comic, Alias by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Gaydos! How does it stand up today? How does it compare to the Netflix Jessica Jones series? Listen to all this and more! Email thepullboxpodcast@gmail.com your suggestions of what we should read in a […]
It’s time for our annual Year in Review episode where we take a look at the best and the worst of what we’ve read and discussed on The Pullbox Podcast in the past twelve months! What were your top picks? Drop us a line! thepullboxpodcast@gmail.com
Finishing up our month of First Second Books, Kurtis and Michael take a look at Delilah Dirk and the King’s Shilling. If you recall, they reviewed the first book in an earlier episode. How does this one compare? Listen and find out! If you have a comic that you would like us to pull, please […]
Continuing our First Second Books month, we look at the two-volume Battling Boy prequel series, Rise of the Aurora West and Fall of the House of West. How do these books compare to Battling Boy and what do we hope for in the future of this unique world? Listen to find out! Tell us what […]
This month we celebrate with First Second Books on their tenth anniversary by picking three of their recent releases! First up is The Nameless City by Faith Erin Hicks. Mike and Kurtis are both thrilled with this book, but take a listen to find out what makes it so good! If you know a comic […]
Two of the biggest video game franchises meet up for the first time in this epic cross over event! Did Mike and Kurtis enjoy this wild ride or was the idea too novel for its own good? Do you have a comic that you want us to read? Send us an email at thepullboxpodcast@gmail.com!
In this episode of The Pullbox Podcast, Michael and Kurtis tackle the moral issues surrounding the Trial of Jean Grey. Plus, just how many characters are in this book? Definitely over twenty! If you have a comic that you think we should read, send us an email at thepullboxpodcast@gmail.com.
Start March off on the right foot by listening to Kurtis and Michael talk about one of the more interesting comics they’ve ever read. Guaranteed you’ve never read a book quite like Here by Richard McGuire. If you know a comic that you think we should read or have any comments about the episodes you’ve […]
Instead of talking about a graphic novel, in this episode Michael and Kurtis discuss the Scott Pilgrim movie and how it compares to the original source material. Check out the previous two episodes to hear their thoughts on the comics, then plunge into this third and final episode in their pilgrimage through Scott Pilgrim! If […]
Scott Pilgrim month continues as Kurtis and Michael discuss the latter half of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s masterpiece. How does the series progress? How do the characters grow? How does O’Malley’s art develop? Listen to find out! If you have a comic you want us to read, send us an email! thepullboxpodcast@gmail.com
After a winter break, Kurtis and Michael are back with the first of THREE episodes about the wonder that is Scott Pilgrim! That’s right – February is Scott Pilgrim month! If you have a comic that you want us to read, send us an email: thepullboxpodcast@gmail.com
Well, the Force Awakens is out now and Star Wars month is wrapping up here on the Pullbox Podcast. In this episode, Michael and Kurtis talk about the Princess Leia mini-series by Mark Waid and the Dodsons. How does it hold up to Star Wars and Darth Vader? Listen to find out! If you have […]
What Michael and Kurtis didn’t like about the new Star Wars comic was mostly fixed in this new Darth Vader book. Who doesn’t love a good Darth Vader story, anyway? Star Wars month continues on The Pullbox Podcast! Do you have a comic you want us to read? Send your suggestion to thepullboxpodcast@gmail.com!
Kicking of Star Wars month with the first of three episodes talking about Marvel’s new Star Wars comics! In this episode Kurtis and Michael talk about the flagship title, Star Wars Vol. 1: Skywalker Strikes, and why it did not live up to their expectations.
Have you heard of the new multi-volume series from Scholastic? It’s called Nnewts, by Doug TenNapel and it looks to be a worthy followup to their already popular Bone and Amulet series! But what do Michael and Kurtis have to say about it? You’ll have to listen to find out!
Henchgirl creator Kristen Gudsnuk returns to talk to Kurtis and Michael about another favourite – Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Ball! Is Dragon Ball better than Dragon Ball Z? You’ll have to listen to hear what they think! Have you got opinions? We want to hear them! Email thepullboxpodcast@gmail.com.
This special episode of The Pullbox Podcast is the first of two episodes with special guest star Kristen Gudsnuk, creator of the hit indie comic Henchgirl! We asked her what she would like to read this month and she picked Batman Adventures (2004) #11-14.
With Halloween just around the corner, Michael and Kurtis pull out a classic Italian comic about a paranormal investigator, Dylan Dog! They read the first two stories in the translated series by Dark Horse Comics. Take a listen to find out if they liked it! If you have a suggestion on what Kurtis and Michael […]
Michael and Kurtis are back with Michael’s Pull for the month: Lumberjanes, by Shannon Watters, Grace Ellis and Noelle Stevenson. A listen for a special announcement at the end of the episode!
We’re back with an episode focusing on Mark Waid and Peter Krause’s Irredeemable – yet another post-modern superhero story featuring a Superman archetype! Will Michael actually like this one? Find out by listening to this episode! If you have suggestions of what comics we should read, please send us an email! thepullboxpodcast@gmail.com
