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Issue #727: Avengers vs Santa ClausDownload Directly From iTunesNOW on SPOTIFY!It’s Joey, Aaron, and Bob this week with TONS of comics and further reflections on the Big 2 This episode, the big focus is SPACE, with Marvel’s Imperial (and the associated tie-ins) wrapping up in recent weeks. BUT FIRST, Fantastic Four: First Steps is streaming on Disney+, so what was it like revisiting Marvel’s First Family? The shadow knows!Comics talked this week: Birds of Prey #27, Cheetah & Cheshire Rob The Justice League #4, Planet She-Hulk #1, Poison Ivy #38, Harley & Ivy Life and Crimes #1, Imperial #4, Huck Big Bad World #6, Bronze Faces #6, Echo: Seeker of Truth #1, Endeavour #1, and Artificial #2.The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com). The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh, Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Aaron Amos, John Burkle, and Bronwyn Kelly-Seigh who weekly dissect everything comics-related, from breaking news to new releases. Our Instagram handle is @TalkingComicsPodcast and you can email us at [podcast@talkingcomicbooks.com].

It's a full beaver moon on this week's edition of the Talking Comics podcast! Are you prepared? We certainly hope so because Aaron's got the controls this week. He valiantly steers the ship while suffering the antics of Bob and Steve as they talk about comics, Halloween delights, and vampires who can't suck right.Comics: Li'l Miss Vampire Can't Suck Right Vol. 1, The Place Kills Me OGN, Monstress #1, Guy in the Chair #1, Masterminds #2, Redbook #1, Baby's First Mythos: A Little Educational Book, Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #1-4, Squirrel Girl Beats Up the Marvel Universe OGN, Crimson: After HoursThe Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com). The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh, Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Aaron Amos, John Burkle, and Bronwyn Kelly-Seigh, who weekly dissect everything comics-related, from breaking news to new releases. Our Instagram handle is @TalkingComicsPodcast, and you can email us at podcast@talkingcomicbooks.com.

It’s spooky season on the Talking Comics podcast this week, and friend of the pod and all-around LEGEND Kristen Gudsnuk returns to chat horror films (including her star-turn in 2012’s Moto Psycho) and her upcoming series with Dark Horse, Touched by a Demon.Also, lots of talk on the state of Big 2 comics, including Marvel’s Fantastic Four. Also also, ever wonder what happens when a vending machine is REBORN? Well, tune in to find out!Comics talked this week: Justice League Unlimited #12, It’s Jeff #5, Fantastic Four #4, Exquisite Corpses #6, News from the Fallout #5, Escape #3, Undead Iron Fist #2, Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon Vol. 1 & 2The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com). The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh, Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Aaron Amos, John Burkle, and Bronwyn Kelly-Seigh, who weekly dissect everything comics-related, from breaking news to new releases. Our Instagram handle is @TalkingComicsPodcast, and you can email us at podcast@talkingcomicbooks.com.

John, Bob, Steve, and a little bit of Joey go a long way to hold the fort down this week, as another Talking Comics podcast goes in the books. While the guys wax rhapsodic about the evolution of media, Doctor Doom gets spicy, and something simply won't stop killing the children!Books: World's Finest #44, Captain America #4, One World Under Doom #8, Fantastic Four x Gargoyles #1, Transformers #25, Spider-Man #13-14, Something is Killing the Children #42-44, A Monster Hunter Walks Into a BarThe Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com). The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh, Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Aaron Amos, John Burkle, and Bronwyn Kelly-Seigh who weekly dissect everything comics-related, from breaking news to new releases. Our Instagram handle is @TalkingComicsPodcast and you can email us at podcast@talkingcomicbooks.com.

Bob and Aaron are back from New York City Comic-Con, and boy are their arms tired! But enough hilarious jokes! We've also got Adam from the Comics Matter Podcast crasing on the couch this week, so you know it's gonna be a good one! Comics: Strange Tales #1, Harley Quinn x Elvira, Absolute Evil #1, DC v. Vampires: World War V #7-12, Justice League: The Omega ActDC KO #1, Everything Dead & Dying #2, Moan OGN, Black Hammer: Visions #5, Camgirl, Superman: the Kryptonite SpectrumThe Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com). The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh, Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Aaron Amos, John Burkle, and Bronwyn Kelly-Seigh who weekly dissect everything comics-related, from breaking news to new releases. Our Instagram handle is @TalkingComicsPodcast and you can email us at podcast@talkingcomicbooks.com.

Before Bob and Aaron head to New York City Comic-Con, they join Joey and Steve for a comics-focused episode of the podcast! It's also Spooky Season, so you know we've got to talk about Joey's Horror Movie Marathon, things that go bump in the night, and more devilry!Books: Poison Ivy #36-37, Zatannic Panic!, Cheetah & Cheshire Rob The Justice League #3, Birds of Prey #25-26, Gotham Academy: First Year #1, Kill All Immortals II #1, Trigun Stampede (anime), Huck: Big Bad World #5, Shadow Planet OGN, Author Immortal #1, Sleep #2-5, Batman #2, The Department of Truth #0The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com). The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh, Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Aaron Amos, John Burkle, and Bronwyn Kelly-Seigh who weekly dissect everything comics-related, from breaking news to new releases. Our Instagram handle is @TalkingComicsPodcast and you can email us at podcast@talkingcomicbooks.com.

Everything hurts and we're dying. Well, not really, but we're in rare form this week, folks. Steve hasn't slept properly in two weeks, Joey's on the verge of getting sick, Aaron vanishes into thin air, and Bob's gonna Bob. Don't worry, though, we've still got lots of comics to discuss, plus Marvel Zombies is out, and Joey's got the lowdown.Books: Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees: Rite of Spring #3, Woder Woman #25, Superman Unlimited #5, Escape #2, JLU #11, Jeff the Land Shark #4, The THing #5, Vision and the Scarlet Witch #5Other Stuff: Let's Play (anime), Marvel Zombies (TV Series), Peacemaker, Sleep Token, Gojira, Korn, The Fantastic Four: First Steps

Issue #720: Mothman’s MilkshakeDownload Directly From iTunesNOW on SPOTIFY!It’s the Fall of John, people! John has the conn as Bob and Joey do their best to rein in the man’s chaos energy. Lots of comics this week, including further thoughts on Spectators, Fantastic Four reflections, and the end of DWJ’s Transformer’s run. Also, did you see that Mandalorian and Grogu trailer? ‘Cuz we did!Comics talked this week:Transformer #23-24, Red Hood #1, Thor #1, The Undead Iron Fist #1, Exquisite Corpses, Runaways #4, Spectators, Fantastic Four #2-3, and Phoenix #15. The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com). The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh, Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Aaron Amos, John Burkle, and Bronwyn Kelly-Seigh who weekly dissect everything comics-related, from breaking news to new releases. Our Instagram handle is @TalkingComicsPodcast and you can email us at podcast@talkingcomicbooks.com.

Aaron's at the controls this week to help keep Bob and Steve in line as they discuss the awesome power of Bane, the shocking actions of Doom, robots, politics, and the promise of Neon Ichiban.Books: White House Robot ROmance #1, New History of the DC Universe #1-2, Absolute Batman #8-12, SPECTATORS OGN, C.O.R.T. Children of the Round Table #1, Captain America #3, One World Under Doom #7, Fantastic Four #19, FF #1, I Saw It! (One-Shot)Other Stuff: Wet Leg (concert) Faetooth + Slow Crush (concert), Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle, Nobody 2The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com). The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh, Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Aaron Amos, John Burkle, and Bronwyn Kelly-Seigh who weekly dissect everything comics-related, from breaking news to new releases. Our Instagram handle is @TalkingComicsPodcast and you can email us at podcast@talkingcomicbooks.com.

NOW on SPOTIFY!It’s time for a new BATMAN #1 y’all and the boys gather round the table to TALK ABOUT IT! Lots of comics this week, a truly unfortunate Roomba story, and some further reflections on the DCU after the Man of Tomorrow news…Comics talked this week: FML #6, Cheetah & Cheshire #2, Poison Ivy #36, Everything Dead & Dying #1, Adventures of Superman: Book of El #1, Closer #1, Maria Llovet’s Artificial #1, The War #2, The Adventures of Lumen N #1, Ultimate Spider-Man #18-20, New Gods #7-9, and Batman #1 The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com). The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh, Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Aaron Amos, John Burkle, and Bronwyn Kelly-Seigh who weekly dissect everything comics-related, from breaking news to new releases. Our Instagram handle is @TalkingComicsPodcast and you can email us at podcast@talkingcomicbooks.com.

The Talking Comics Crew (and their pet cricket) are back! Well, the cricket takes a nap partway through the episode, but still, comic books! That's right, folks! We've got comics, Weapons talk, Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, crime noir, dead bodies, and more hot MCU takes than you can handle! Bonesaw is ready! Are you?Comics: Masterminds #1, Huck: Big Bad World #4, You'll Do Bad Things #6, Phoenix #14, Jeff, The Land Shark #3, Fantastic Four #4, Imperial War Planet She--Hulk, The Hunt (Webtoon), Be My Villain (Webtoon), Ghost Lights (Webtoon), Cherry Waves (Webtoon), Helen of Wyndhorn, Scarlet Witch #1-10, Scarlet Witch & Quicksilver TPB, The Knives Voo. 1, Where the Body Was OGNOther Stuff: Nine Inch Nails, Lost Records: Bloom & Rage (video game)The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com). The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh, Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Aaron Amos, John Burkle, and Bronwyn Kelly-Seigh who weekly dissect everything comics-related, from breaking news to new releases. Our Instagram handle is @TalkingComicsPodcast and you can email us at podcast@talkingcomicbooks.com.

NOW on SPOTIFY!The boys are back in town to… TALK COMICS??? That’s right, folks—it’s an episode of Talking Comics that’s pretty much just comics talk! Reflections on the continuing Absolute comics line from DC, Marvel’s epic Imperial, and tons of fantastic indie books. And, just in case you still had questions, Joey gives The Hive a shot this week, too L O L.There’s a little bit of TV as the gang gets to the season 2 premiere of Peacemaker and Amazon’s adaptation of the BOOM! series from 2014, Butterfly.Comics talked this week: The Vision & The Scarlet Witch #4, Harley Quinn x Elvira, Imperial #2-3, Butterfly, The Hive, Escape #1, Huck Big Bad World #3, Heartstopper #13-32, Harley Quinn: Mad Love, Absolute Batman #9-11, Avengers #25-28, and Thing vs. the Marvel Universe The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com). The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh, Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Aaron Amos, and John Burkle who weekly dissect everything comics-related, from breaking news to new releases. Our Instagram handle is @TalkingComicsPodcast and you can email us at podcast@talkingcomicbooks.com.

The theater calls and soccer persists, but Aaron, Bob, and Steve are holding the fort while battling power fantasies, the Secret Six, and a food poisoning hangover! Also, is Deadpool Avengers: Doomsday friendly? Is the dream of marrying Steve Orlando dead for some? Find out in this week's exciting episode!Comics: Saint Catherine OGN, The Great British Bump-Off: Kill or Be Quilt #1-4, Runaways #2, The Power Fantasy #10-11, The Hive #3-4, Fantastic Four #2, Vision and the Scarlet Witch #3, The Secret Six (1967), Batman ‘66 Meets Steed and Mrs. Peel #1–6Other Stuff: To Be Hero X (Anime), Wednesday Season 2 (no spoilers)The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics. The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh, Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Aaron Amos, John Burkle, and Bronwyn Kelly-Seigh, who weekly dissect everything comics-related, from breaking news to new releases. Our Instagram handle is @TalkingComicsPodcast, and you can email us at podcast@talkingcomicbooks.com.

NOW on SPOTIFY!Joey has returned and has the conn this week! Further reflections on Fantastic Four and the MCU, getting back to the drama with ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM, and lots of comics this week on the pod, including the finale of Secret Six!Comics talked this week: Barefoot Gen Vol. 1, Captain America #2, One World Under Doom #6, Poison Ivy #35, Cheetah & Cheshire Rob The Justice League #1, Bitter Root: The Next Movement #5, The Voice Said Kill #1, The War #1, NYX #1-10, Zatanna: Bring Down The House, Grommets, Secret Six #5-6, Napalm Lullaby #10, and Out of Alcatraz #5.

Summer Slam is here, and Bob, John, and Steve have your front row seats to the action! Also, is Comixology trying to kill Steve? How does the new Fantastic Four movie stack against previous FF films? Does the circus make you horny? We'll get to the bottom of this query and talk about comic books along the way!Books: Titans Annual 2025, Justice League Dark Tomorrow, Batman #161, Great British Bump-off Kill Or Be Quilt #4, Fantastic Four Fanfare #3, Franklin Richards: Son of a Genius #1, Fantastic Four #1--#10 (vol 1), FF Movie re-watch (Corman/Sassone +"Doomed!", Tim Story films), Renegade Royale OGN, The Magic Order Books 1-3Other Stuff: SUMMER SLAM, The Bad Guys 2 (movie)The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics. The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh, Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Aaron Amos, and John Burkle, who weekly dissect everything comics-related, from breaking news to new releases. Our Instagram handle is @TalkingComicsPodcast, and you can email us at podcast@talkingcomicbooks.com.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps is finally out in theaters, and we're gonna talk about it! In this special episode, Steve's mom crashes the pod to discuss the Fab Four with five superfans, as we celebrate Marvel's latest (and best?!?!) film!This is a movie review episode only. We'll get back to books next week.The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics. The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh, Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Aaron Amos, and John Burkle, who weekly dissect everything comics-related, from breaking news to new releases. Our Instagram handle is @TalkingComicsPodcast, and you can email us at podcast@talkingcomicbooks.com.

A legend is passed, bu the Talking Comics podcast lives on! In this episode, Bob, Aaron, John, and Steve remember the Prince of Darkness, Ozzy Osbourne, get in the ring for DC's K.O. event, go to Zatanna's magic show, brave Hell with Wonder Woman, go under the sea with Aquaman, fight fampires in the Vatican, and more!Books: Aquaman #1-6, Imperial #2, The World to Come #2, Marvel Swimsuit Special 2025, Zatanna #4-6, Bandette Vol. 5, Banned Book Club OGN, Grommets #1-7, Absolute Wonder Woman #1-7, The Magic Order 5 #6, Vatican City #3, Assorted Crisis Events #3Other Stuff: Wonder Woman 1984 (movie), Doneky Kong Bananza (video game), Beyond the Gates (TV series)The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics. The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh, Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Aaron Amos, and John Burkle, who weekly dissect everything comics-related, from breaking news to new releases. Our Instagram handle is @TalkingComicsPodcast, and you can email us at podcast@talkingcomicbooks.com.

The era of Gods and Monsters is officially upon us! James Gunn's Superman is flying into theaters, and we've got some super-heated and super-enthusiastic thoughts about the Man of Steel's latest adventure! We also hit up a local comic shop to snag some zines, see "Weird Al" and Puddles Pity Party in Toronto, embrace the new Fantastic Four, and more!Books: Through the Trees Where Nobody Sees: Rite of Spring #1, Meat Eaters OGN, Grommets Vol. 1, Robin & Batman: Jason Todd #1, The Unchosen #1, Sand: Twin Blades, Demonic Barbershop, The Dark Lord Rothko is Dead, PLUMMET, Drops of God, Abortion Pill Zine, Motherlover, Surely, You Cant' Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane, It's Jeff: Infinity Paws, FML #1-5, Fantastic Four: First Steps, Fantastic Four #1, Fantastic Four: The End #1-6Other Stuff: Superman (2025, KPop Demon Hunters, "Weird Al," Puddles Pity PartyThe Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics. The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh, Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Aaron Amos, and John Burkle, who weekly dissect everything comics-related, from breaking news to new releases. Our Instagram handle is @TalkingComicsPodcast, and you can email us at podcast@talkingcomicbooks.com.

Issue #709: Superman Plays Late Nite Cornhole on HBODownload Directly From iTunesNOW on SPOTIFY!It’s a week of epic returns: The return of John! The return of our favorite Book Club Barkeep, NIKKI (@sours_and_sass)! And, of course, the return of Superman to movie screens this week elicits a lot of conversation around the Man of Steel and his place in comic book and film history. Is the gang excited for the movie? Will the people flock to the theaters for it? The shadow knows!Also, reflections on Ironheart and the state of MCU TV and reactions to Chip Zdarsky and Valerio Schiti’s Captain America #1.Comics talked this week: Mortals (Radix Publishing), Banned Book Club (Iron Circus), Bandette Vol. 1, Adventureman: Family Tree #3, Marvel Zero #1, Captain America #1, Superman Confidential #1-5 and #11, All-Star Superman #1-12, Crisis on Infinite Earths #1-12, Man of Steel #1-6, Superman: the Last Days of Lex Luthor #1-3.The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics. The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh, Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Aaron Amos, and John Burkle, who weekly dissect everything comics-related, from breaking news to new releases. Our Instagram handle is @TalkingComicsPodcast, and you can email us at podcast@talkingcomicbooks.com.

This episode if all about Marvel's Ironheart, the mad genius of The Department of Truth, the must-read Vision/Scarlet Witch, Tramps of the Apocalypse, and News From the Fallout! There's other stuff, too. You'll see. You'll all see... Books: Karate Prom OGN, Gilt Frame #1-3, The Department of Truth #31, News From the Fallout #1, Birds of Prey #23, Vision/Scarlet Witch #2, The THing #2, Fantastic Four #33, Absolute Superman #1-7, Superman Lost #1-10, Tramps of the Apocalypse #1 Other Stuff: Ironheart Episodes 1-3, (No spoilers), The Bear Season 4, Squid Games Season 3, The Naked Gun movies The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com). The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh, Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Aaron Amos, and John Burkle, who weekly dissect everything comics-related, from breaking news to new releases. Our Instagram handle is @TalkingComicsPodcas, and you can email us at podcast@talkingcomicbooks.com.