Under the Comic Covers goes big this week with four Image titles. First, we open with the book that started it all for us, The Walking Dead #141: Opportunity. From there we move onto the darling of the comic world, Saga #28, before heading into Rick Remender and Matteo Scalera's fantastic Black Science #14. We finish up with episode with Jay Faerber and Scott Godlewski's sci-fi western, Copperhead #7. And if that weren't enough chatting about comics, Grace offers up her selection for Top of the ...
May 15, 2015•1 hr 52 min
Under the Comic Covers is happy to present our thoughts on Joshua Williamson and Mike Henderson's Nailbiter #12 (with a wave and shout out to Adam Guzowski, the colorist for Nailbiter) and Volume 2 of Jason Aaron and Jason Latour's Southern Bastards: Gridiron. In our Top of the Stack segment, Mr. Blahg discovers a surprise book thanks to a suggestion from the staff at Blue Moon Comics in San Rafael, CA (shameless plug). He brings Boom Studio's Arcadia by Alex Paknadel and Eric Scott Pfeiffer to ...
May 08, 2015•1 hr 23 min
This week, Under the Comic Covers discusses two of our newest additions from Image Comics to our regular roster; Eric Stephenson and Simon Gane's They're Not LIke Us #5: An Angel Gets His Wings, and Jim Zub and Steve Cummings' Wayward #7. Both fantastic issues of two fantastic stories. As always, we answer your letters and share with you our latest choice for Top of the Stack, Archie Horror's Chilling Adventures of Sabrina by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Robert Hack. Chapters Intro (0:00) They're ...
Apr 30, 2015•1 hr 11 min
Under the Comic Covers returns this week with two of our favorite titles (which is kind of misleading, because all of the books we cover are our favorite titles, but go with it): Chew #48 and Manifest Destiny #14. As always, we answer your letters and cover some of the comic news of the week. We don't have a Top of the Stack this week, so the episode is trimmed down to a lean comic reviewing machine. Chapters Intro (0:00) UtCC News of the Week (2:29) CHEW #48 (10:13) CHEWy Mail (35:06) Manifest ...
Apr 24, 2015•1 hr 14 min
This week, Under the Comic Covers dives into one incredible issue of Revival, #29, and one spectacular final volume of Sweet Tooth, Vol 6: Wild Game. Both amazing in their own ways, one actually producing man tears. If you are reading either of these books, this is not the episode to miss. We also both have titles to talk about in our Top of the Stack segment, and both happen to be Image Comics #1's... Jon Tsuei and Eric Canete's RunLoveKill, and Matt Hawkins and Rahsan Ekedal's The Tithe. Hope ...
Apr 17, 2015•1 hr 28 min
This week, Under the Comic Covers takes on another four issues of our favorite titles. We start with The Walking Dead #140: Life and Death, move on to Saga #27, then zip on through Copperhead #6, before eventually chatting it up about Rat Queens #10. Of course, as you well guessed, that is not all. We have a title to cover on Top of the Stack, Jonathan Hickman and Ryan Bodenheim's new book, The Dying and the Dead, as well as answer your emails. Chapters Intro (0:00) UtCC News of the Week (3:11) ...
Apr 10, 2015•1 hr 50 min
This week, Under the Comic Covers takes a trip down bummer lane with two rather dark and unsettling issues of two fantabulous books; Black Science #13 by Rick Remender and Matteo Scalera, and Nailbiter #11 from Joshua Williamson and Mike Henderson. Unfortunately, we don't have a Top of the Stack segment, but we do answer some listener mail and talk a bit about the new podcast network we are now a proud part of... Podcastica ! Chapters Intro (0:00) UtCC News of the Week (5:10) Black Science #13 (...
Apr 03, 2015•1 hr 14 min
Like a spring meadow in bloom, so was the comic shop this week. With vernal abundance, the comic gods smiled kindly on us as Under the Comic Covers reaps the benefit of four issues to cover this week in addition to two we discuss in Top of the Stack. The Walking Dead #139: From the Edge of the World starts us off with the first issue of the new arc, reintroducing a couple of old friends and seeing another integrate into another community of sorts. We then move on to They're Not Like Us #4: Dream...
Mar 27, 2015•2 hr 4 min
As a special bonus episode, Under the Comic Covers teams up with our Internet dad, Jason Cabassi of The Walking Dead'Cast , to bring you our second interview with Charlie Adlard , artist of The Walking Dead. We discuss A New Beginning and the intricacies of aging famililar characters, we talk about White Death , the AP edition of All Out War, Grace follows up on The Passenger, his yet to be released sci-fi book, and we find out that he hasn't yet seen the fifth season of AMC's The Walking Dead. ...
Mar 22, 2015•49 min
In a situation most rare, Under the Comic Covers finds itself with not one, not two, nay... not even three titles to choose from this week. Instead, we have none!! In light of this strange week we decided to continue with our coverage of Jeff Lemire's apocalyptic tale filled with sadness, and joy, and sorrow, and love... Sweet Tooth, Vol 5: Unnatural Habitats, from Vertigo Comics . Although this is a limited episode, we do answer one letter... but alas, we feature no Top of the Stack . Look for ...
Mar 20, 2015•52 min
This week, Under the Comic Covers is about one comic and one comic only ( not counting the three different comics we discuss in Top of the Stack, which really makes this a four comic issue, but not really because we only do a top three on The Walking Dead and only one of the other three are actually part of Top of the Stack because Mr. Blahg decided to throw in another book because... uhhhh... I don't know ), The Walking Dead #138: Confrontation. This issue of The Walking Dead gives us ample opp...
Mar 13, 2015•1 hr 14 min
This week, Under the Comic Covers breaks new ground as we cover four of our favorite books in one single episode! First, we dig into Saga #26, followed closely by Black Science #12 with a remarkablly strong story propelling the narrative further than expected. From the Eververse, we travel to Wausau, WI with Revival #28 and finish our regular coverage within the magical land of Palisade, home to Rat Queens #9. As if that weren't enough, we answer your letters and take some time in our Top of the...
Mar 06, 2015•2 hr 2 min
Happy birthday to us!! This week, Under the Comic Covers turns one, and to celebrate we discuss Eric Stephenon and Simon Gane's They're Not Like Us #3, and take a bite our of John Layman and Rob Guillory's tasty confection, Chew #46. We also are pleased to share our interview with Jay Faeber, author of Copperhead, Graveyard Shift, Secret Identities, and many other titles. As you can imagine, this is just the tip of the iceberg (that is untrue... the interview and the two books take up the majori...
Feb 27, 2015•1 hr 56 min
This week, Under the Comic Covers returns to the wild frontier with Chris Dingess and Matthew Roberts' Manifest Destiny #13 as they begin a new arc, and introduce a new book to our roster with Jim Zub and Steve Cummings' Wayward, Vol 1: String Theory... and as an added bonus, we share our interview with Jim Zub and get that much more in depth with this fantastic title from Image Comics. As always, we answer your letters, and discuss a couple of new titles in our Top of the Stack segment. Mr. Bla...
Feb 20, 2015•2 hr 21 min
This week, Under the Comic Covers is happy to discuss two perennial favorites, The Walking Dead #137: A Future Uncertain and Sweet Tooth, Vol 4: Endangered Species. Things get weird in the Hilltop as Carl loses something a bit more precious than his iconic hat, and Gus and Jeppard bond in some very tender moments... so an all around sweet episode, if it weren't for all the weird licking and bear attacks. But other than that... and the murder attempt and infectious disease... these are two very h...
Feb 12, 2015•1 hr 34 min
This week Under the Comic Covers goes over Saga #25, Nailbiter #10 and is very pleased to present an interview with Joshua Williamson, author of Nailbiter, Birthright, and Ghosted. After it's three month hiatus, Saga returns to its constant glory and delivers an emotional kick in the gut... while Nailbiter completes in second arc with an issue so full of action you may very well think this could be the entire arc all at once. And as a very special treat, Joshua Williamson takes some time to disc...
Feb 06, 2015•1 hr 50 min
This week Under the Comic Covers gleefully returns to covering two old favorites and one new addition to the regular roster. We begin our meal with Revival #27... dark and brooding as all fine rural noirs should be. Next up we delight at the chef's new recipe, Eric Stephenson and Simon Gane's dish of dissatisfaction and violence, They're Not Like Us #2... and titilate your taste buds with a lovely dessert of Sex Criminals #10: Alone Together. Of course, no fine dining experience would be complet...
Jan 30, 2015•1 hr 41 min
This week Under the Comic Covers introduces two new titles... and although we don't bring you current with either, we go over the first volumes of both Jason Aaron and Jason Latour's Southern Bastards: Here Was a Man and Keiron Gillen and Jaime McKelvie's The Wicked + The Divine: The Faust Act. If you have not read either of these titles, run... don't walk... but seriously, run to whatever outlet you choose, but read these books. You will not be disappointed. We don't have any listener mail to r...
Jan 23, 2015•1 hr 29 min
This week Under the Comic Covers returns to its normally scheduled programming and brings you not one... not two... but three great titles to choose from (or don't make a choice at all and listen to the whole enchilada). First we discuss The Walking Dead #136: Found, where zombies take a back seat to politics and teenagers having a chat... followed by Copperhead #5 with what may be one of the most satisfying ends to an arc... and we wrap things up with a chat about Rat Queens Braga Special #1, w...
Jan 16, 2015•1 hr 43 min
Under the Comic Covers takes a field trip this week as we both attended Image Expo 2015 in the heart of San Francisco and report back to you fresh off the heels of Mr. Blahg kissing the forehead of Chip Zdarsky! We discuss many of the new announcements, our take away from the Expo, and follow all of that excitment with a great discussion of Joshua Williamson and Mike Henderson's Nailbiter #9. Due to the "on the road" nature of this episode we keep things trim with no letters and no Top of the St...
Jan 10, 2015•59 min
Under the Comic Covers would like to wish all of our listeners a very Happy New Year, and with the new year comes a new episode! See that, it should be a happier new year already. This week, we ring in 2015 with what may very well be our favorite issue of Black Science in it's eleven issue run. Revival #26 makes us care a bit for our favorite white trash Sherlock, and in our Top of the Stack segment we discuss the latest book from Eric Stephenson and Simon Gane, They're Not Like Us. I wish I cou...
Jan 01, 2015•53 min
Under the Comic Covers wishes you all a happy holiday season, and in honor of the festivities, we present to you this special episode, stripped of all of the accouterments of a normal episode; listener feedback, news, Top of the Stack... instead, we take a dip into the sad genius of Jeff Lemire's Sweet Tooth, Vol 3: Animal Armies. Chapters Intro (0:00) Sweet Tooth, Vol 3: Animal Armies (5:24) End (40:45) Any questions, comments, or unopened Christmas presents can be sent to feedback@utccovers.co...
Dec 24, 2014•43 min
This week , Under the Comic Covers covers an issue of one of our favorite books, Manifest Destiny #12, as well as the second volume of Jeff Lemire's remarkable Sweet Tooth. Plus in addition to our usually bounty of news, letters, and gibberish... we also announce the winner of our Saga Deluxe HC contest. How can you possibly resist. We also have a chat about our Top of the Stack picks: Afterlife with Archie by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Rancesco Francavilla; and Red Rocket 7 by Michael Allred. A...
Dec 19, 2014•1 hr 27 min
This week Under the Comic Covers dives into three extraordinary titles (and it's a long one)... The Walking Dead #135: Face to Face; Copperhead #4; and Sex Criminals #9: Ana. In addition to these great books, we also take a moment during our Sex Criminals segment to go over a few bits from Fraction & Zdarsky's Just the Tips, we cover some great news, and go over a couple of great books in our Top of the Stack segment. This week we spotlight Image Comics' Bitch Planet by Kelly Sue DeConnick a...
Dec 13, 2014•2 hr 16 min
This week , Under the Comic Covers discuss the latest issue of Joshua Williamson and Mike Henderson's always creepy and entertaining Nailbiter and John Layman and Rob Guillory's tragically delicious final issue of Chew's Chicken Tenders arc. Along the way we cover some strange and often tangential topics. In our news segment there are name changes and assault charges, we take a brief look into Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky's Just the Tips, a sexual manual for those so inclined (those being fict...
Dec 05, 2014•1 hr 46 min
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! To celebrate the holiday, we have decided to begin our coverage of Jeff Lemire's post-apocalytpic masterpiece, Sweet Tooth from Vertigo Comics. If you have not read the heart-warming, and heart-breaking, story of Gus, now is the time to do so. With only 6 volumes, Sweet Tooth is a must read for any comic lover. Plus, as an extra special treat, we announce our latest contest... the chance for one lucky listener to win a copy of the first deluxe hard cover edition of S...
Nov 26, 2014•58 min
This week , Under the Comic Covers delves into Image Comics' Revival #25 by Tim Seeley and Mike Norton, and bids a very fond adieu to one of our favorite series, Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez's Locke & Key. Joining us to discuss the final chapter of Locke & Key is our good friend Jason from The Walking Dead'Cast . In addition to these great titles, we answer your mail and as always, go over some comic news items from the previous week. We are skipping our Top of the Stack segment for th...
Nov 21, 2014•2 hr 5 min
What? The Walking Dead?? Squeeeeee!!!! Yes, this week, Under the Comic Covers covers the world's most popular zombie show... however, we talk about that weird picture book version of that story by Robert Kirkman, The Walking Dead #134: From Whispers to Screams. We also go over a new addition to the UtCC stable of titles; Copperhead, by Jay Faerber and Scott Godlewski. Described as Deadwood in space, Copperhead lives up to that description with a fantastic first three issues and a pairing of main...
Nov 14, 2014•1 hr 37 min
This week , Under the Comic Covers dissects two of the more gruesome titles we cover. We begin our meal with Nailbiter #7... a wonderful appetizer with frights, a special guest star, and a pinch of humor to whet your appetite. The main course consists of tortillas, chocolate, and pent-up aggression mixed with fierce fighting skills in this months penultimate issue of Chew: Chicken Tenders... Issue #44. As is our wont, we answer our fantabulous listener's emails, listen to a voicemail froma famil...
Nov 07, 2014•1 hr 27 min
This week , Under the Comic Covers returns with a Rick Remender twist on " Lost in Some Dimension or Other " in Black Science #10, while Brian K. Vaughan's Saga #24 concludes it's fourth arc in typically stellar fashion. As usual, we answer our beloved listener's emails, get a hearty dose of news, including a voicemail from the owner of Comix Experience in San Francisco regarding the upcoming Brian K. Vaughan book singing in San Francisco, and a special Top of the Stack segment where we both dis...
Oct 31, 2014•1 hr 29 min
