Under the Comic Covers returns this week with perennial favorites, The Walking Dead #133: Impending Doom, and Revival #24. But before we dig too deeply into these titles, we spend a little time sharing our experiences at Walker Stalker Con: Atlanta, 2014... from moderating a panel with Jason Momoa to thanking an endless see of attendees and staff, we had a great time. In addition to this, we answer your emails and reach for what we have on the Top of the Stack. This week, Grace picks Stumptown, ...
Oct 24, 2014•1 hr 35 min
This week, Under the Comic Covers covers... not three!... not two!!... but one whole issue!!! Fortunately, it happens to be one of all all-time favorite titles, Chris Dingess' and Matthew Roberts' fantastic revisioning of Lewis and Clark's expedition into the wilds of an untamed America, Manifest Destiny. In one of the best issues of the current arc thus far, Lewis manages one of the best spur of the moment heroic moments, and we manage to talk around that fact with our usual aplomb. In addition...
Oct 15, 2014•37 min
This week Under the Cover Comics goes over the fine points of Black Science #9 and Sex Criminals #8. They go deep into the confusion that is this mid point of the second arc of Black Science, and go down and dirty with the rainbow of mental and sexual health that is Sex Criminals. In addition to this, they answer your emails, discuss the news of the week, give some insight into the differences between sober and drunken podcasting, talk about a couple of new titles in "Top of the Stack"; Wytches ...
Oct 11, 2014•1 hr 46 min
We seem to be making a habit of covering three issues a week... and this week is no exception! Under the Comic Covers spends some time discussing The Walking Dead #132: Happiness, Nailbiter #6, and Rat Queens #8. Three great titles... two deep character development issues and one rather shocking and game changing twist. In addition to these three issues, we answer your emails, and we introduce the title of our new segment that focuses on one new title from each of us every week. Quick side note....
Oct 03, 2014•1 hr 53 min
After a week off, Under the Comic Covers returns with playing catch up as we cover last weeks release of Manifest Destiny #10, as well as stay current with Chew #43 and Saga #23. Manifest Destiny finds our intrepid explorers two steps closer to freeing themselves from both the underwater arch and the horrifying giant mosquitos on land... Chew moves one Olive-sized step towards bringing down The Collector... and Saga fleshes out exactly what Hazel meant by her parents spliting up, and the cliffha...
Sep 26, 2014•1 hr 45 min
Under the Comic Covers returns this week to go over two perennial favorites, The Walking Dead #131, which reunites us with some old favorites while also introducing new characters, and Locke & Key Vol. 5: Clockworks, diving deep into the origin of the keys and answering each and every question posited in the first four volumes. Before we dig into those issues we have a few bits of news up front, as well as a couple of cool announcements regarding Walker Stalker Con Atlanta, and unfortunately...
Sep 12, 2014•1 hr 58 min
This week, Under the Comic Covers dives into one title, Joshua Williamson and Mike Henderson's Nailbiter #5. This remarkably creepy and atmospheric book about a town that breeds serial killers and the lovely folk within rounds out it's first arc in stunning and gruesome fashion. We also answer a few emails and, as always, we check in with our favorite comic virgin and get a report in What's Rachael Reading?. I'm not quite sure how we did it... but we mananged to wring a surprising amount of levi...
Sep 05, 2014•1 hr 4 min
We were told it could not be done... we pointed out that we had done it before... but still there were unbelievers. Tonight we tackle three titles, each as wonderful as the next... each as bad ass, if not more bad ass, than the one that preceded it. In this episode, Under the Comic Covers dives deep into Black Science #8, Revival #23, and Saga #22 and come out the other end damaged, disturbed, and discombobulated in all the best ways possible. We also take a departure from out usual format and i...
Aug 29, 2014•1 hr 53 min
This week finds Under the Comic Covers deep in the wilds of an untamed mythological version of America that finds our heroes from Christ Dingess' and Matthew Roberts' Manifest Destiny battling between monsters of the river deep and monsters within their very ranks... and as always, we are here to babble on regarding our thoughts. We also take the opportunity to discuss our top 3, or so, other other titles that we read but don't cover regularly (for now) on the show. And as always, we dip into th...
Aug 22, 2014•1 hr 26 min
Things get funky and very, very adult in this episode of Under the Comic Covers. We start off rather tame with our coverage of The Walking Dead... zombies, new communities, and a baby. But things take a turn for the blue once we start in with Sex Criminals, so be forewarned, that segment is not for the more innocent listeners we may have... and if that isn't enticing, I don't know what would be. Now with 69% more porn music than before! In addition to the debauchery and good times to be found in...
Aug 15, 2014•1 hr 36 min
Under the Comic Covers is pleased to present our first movie review, Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, with our very special guest, Jason Cabassi of The Walking Dead'Cast . If you have not seen the film, this episode of the show is not for you... we go into detail about the aspects of this movie that tickle our fancy and will spoil the bejeezus out of you,,, so be forewarned. Although we don't have any mail to answer, we didn't really announce our plans to record this special episode, we do take...
Aug 12, 2014•1 hr 11 min
We at Under the Comic Covers don't plan on setting up thematic episodes (maybe a little, but not overtly), yet we do it again with another exceptionally creepy pairing of Nailbiter #4 and Locke & Key Vol. 4: Keys to the Kingdom. Nailbiter continues it's fantastic first arc by answering a few questions and asking quite a few more, all while leaving us in the dark in terms of who the real new serial killer is... Meanwhile, Locke & Key delivers yet another incredible chapter in what is one ...
Aug 08, 2014•1 hr 18 min
Under the Comic Covers i s proud to present another perfect pairing this week... We bring you the science suite of Rick Remender's Black Science and Eric Stephenson's troubled masterpiece, Nowhere Men. Black Science kicks off it's second arc with something akin to a runaway freight train... pure adrenaline and pure action as we, the readers, find ourselves questioning everything we know about who are heroes and who are villains really are. Nowhere Men, a book that emerged a rising star last year...
Aug 01, 2014•1 hr 48 min
This week, Under the Comic Covers dives into two of our favorite titles: Saga #21, delivering more of it's fantastic interstellar soap opera, and Revival #22, giving the reader more questions while at the same time giving us satifying answers in what one of us considers to be one of the best issue of the series thus far. As always we answer our listener emails and return to What's Rachael Reading? for another opportunity to catch up with our favorite comic virgin. Chapters Intro (0:00) Comic New...
Jul 25, 2014•1 hr 25 min
Under the Comic Covers returns with a second episode this week as we have a fantastic chat with John Layman, author and co-creator of Chew. He talks with us about the history of Chew, the low down on the upcoming movie with Steven Yuen and Felicia Day, and we dig into Poyo and his place in the Chew world. Plus, he gives us a taste of what's to come in this epicurean bird flu cannibal story we love so dearly. Huge thanks to John for taking the time to do this interview, and we hope you all enjoy ...
Jul 21, 2014•1 hr 6 min
Under the Comic Covers returns this week with our first Ladies Kicking Ass episode. We begin our girl powered episode with our favorite look at revisionist American frontier history, Manifest Destiny, and we are happy to welcome Rat Queens into the fold with the seventh issue in this fantastic and ridiculous fantasy book from Image Comics, written by Kurtis J. Wiebe and illustrated by Roc Upchurch. As always, we also respond to our listener emails and return with another chapter in our on-going ...
Jul 18, 2014•1 hr 22 min
The Walking Dead returns with issue #129 and gives us various glimpses into the new post-post-apocalyptic world. We see a lonely non-repentant man, a cane weilding mad-man (or is he?) on the loose, and a pair of utter buffoons that may or may not usher in the collapse of a new society. Going over every detail will be Grace and Mr. Blahg as Under the Comic Covers dives deeps into the issue and discuss what they believe it all means. And as always, we answer your emails and return with another ins...
Jul 11, 2014•1 hr 14 min
Happy birthday America! As a special Fourth of July gift, Under the Comic Covers introduces a new comic to discuss, the exceptionally creepy and fascinating new Image title from Joshua Williamson and Mike Henderson, Nailbiter, as well as our perennial favorite, Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez's Locke & Key, Vol. 3: Crown of Shadows. In addition to these great titles, we also respond to your emails and questions. Chapters Intro (0:00) Nailbiter #3 (8:05) Locke & Key, Vol 3: Crown of Shadow...
Jul 04, 2014•1 hr 15 min
This week, Under the Comic Covers goes over three issues in one episode for the first time, and surprisingly, it's one of the shortest episodes to date. First we go into the mysteries of Revival #21 and join Dana into her sojourn into the big city... we then travel with Tony Chu under the sea and meet up with Colby and some old friends in the midst of the strangest wedding reception of all time with Chew #42... and finally we wrap up with our perennial favorite, Saga. If there is a more beautifu...
Jun 27, 2014•1 hr 29 min
Sex Criminals, Time Magazine's comic of the year and one of Under the Comic Covers' favorite titles, returns this month with an unexpectedly emotional story before turning things around and leaving us wanting and waiting for more. Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky don't disappoint as the second arc begins. But before we talk about Sex Criminals, Mr. Blahg talks at length about his weekend co-moderating panels at Walker Stalker Con Boston. If you want to skip forward and get to the good stuff... you...
Jun 20, 2014•1 hr 18 min
Under the Comic Covers returns this week to talk about two of our favorite titles, The Walking Dead and Manifest Destiny. The Walking Dead #128 gives us a deeper look into the burgeoning new community built after the war and gives us a glimpse into a new internal threat to the relative peace and quiet of Alexandria and their new way of life. As always, we go over our top 3 for the issue and have a chat about Carl's newfound whittling skills and the importance of stale bread. After a between-arc ...
Jun 12, 2014•1 hr 9 min
After a week off and a horrible case of food poisoning, Grace and Mr. Blahg are very pleased get back on the mic and return to dive back Under the Comic Covers with the very special crossover issue of Chew and Revival from Image Comics and go deeper into the mysteries of Keyhouse as Locke & Key continues with Volume 2: Head Games from IDW. As always we dip back into the Mail Sack and answer listener emails as well share another edition of "What's Rachael Reading" . Chapters Intro (0:00) Comi...
Jun 07, 2014•1 hr 30 min
Saga returns after a three month hiatus with issue #19 and Under the Comic Covers is here to go into each and every detail of this surprising and heart wrenching chapter of one of our favorite books. After going over our thoughts on Saga, we go over a few other titles that we have been reading but aren't yet covering on the show. If you have any thoughts on what you may like to hear, or have any other suggestions for us to read, feel free to let us know. As always we dip back into the Mail Sack ...
May 23, 2014•1 hr 30 min
This week Under the Comic Covers welcomes a very special guest, Kirk Manley, illustrator of Z Girl and the Four Tigers, to tear apart the amazing double issue of The Walking Dead #127: A New Beginning. We spend a bit of time chatting it up with Kirk and getting to learn more about his comic, his podcast, and about his incredible tribute art for the AMC version of The Walking Dead. We then give all of our top fives for the first issue in the post-Negen era and go over what new aspects of the seri...
May 16, 2014•2 hr 9 min
Under the Comic Covers delves into new mysteries and newly answered questions in our coverage of Revival #20, the Image rural noir title by Tim Seely and Mike Norton. Who is that man at the end, and why is Em jumping with Jesus on the cover? These are but two of the many questions that we pose. We also bring ourselves current with Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staple's remarkable series Saga. Volume 3 is an amazing look at relationships both new and old and sets the stage for what will be next to f...
May 09, 2014•1 hr 52 min
Things get strange as Under the Comic Covers welcomes two new Image titles to the rotation... John Layman and Rob Guillory's Chew and Rick Remender and Matteo Scalera's Black Science. One title serves up heaping plates of absurdist humor, while the other breaks through the barriers of interdimensional travel and delivers a story chock full of action and forward momentum. Mr. Blahg and Grace welcome new listeners and give a brief rundown of how we structure the show before going over the comic ne...
May 02, 2014•1 hr 41 min
Under the Comic Covers is tremendously pleased to welcome Jason from The Walking Dead'Cast as he, Grace, and Mr. Blahg take on the final installment of All Out War. Did it live up to all of our hopes and expectations? Did we all agree on whether or not it was unsatifying, or did we think it represents a bold new direction for the comic? Only one way to find out. We also begin plumbing the emotional depths of Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez's hauntingly beautiful series from IDW, Locke & Key. ...
Apr 25, 2014•1 hr 55 min
Mr. Blahg and Grace return to Brian K. Vaughan's Saga and go over each of our favorite moments from this extraordinary story as we continue with Volume 2. As is usual for covering this title, we get a little adult from time to time... so be forewarned. This is an incredible book and we thoroughly enjoyed digging into our heroes' pasts and the shocking cliffhanger of an ending. From Barr to Fard to Klara to Gwen, Volume 2 is the most engrossing chapter yet. We are also extremely pleased to share ...
Apr 19, 2014•1 hr 47 min
Under the Comic Covers dives into The Walking Dead #125, the penultimate episode of the amazing 12 issue arc, All Out War . What do you think is going to happen now that the final die has been cast? Listen now to hear our thoughts on that shocking final panel. We also return to the eighteenth century with Manifest Destiny #6 as we continue exploring the wilds of an untamed America in Chris Dingess and Matthew Roberts' fantastic tale of American monsters and legend. Plus, we announce the winner o...
Apr 11, 2014•1 hr 14 min
Under the Comic Covers is celebrating its first month with a very special contest! Simply like our post announcing the contest on our Facebook page and you are entered to win a special The Walking Dead homage variant cover of Revivel #19, the very issue we review tonight. In this episode, Grace and Mr. Blahg probe into the mysteries of Revival #19 as well as take a deep look at Jeff Lemire's sci-fi love story Trillium. Any questions, comments, or ghostly apparitions can be sent to feedback@utcco...
Apr 05, 2014•1 hr 29 min
