The Last Comic Shop Podcast

Reach deep into those buck bins, kids! This week we are reviewing an obscure 1980s cyberpunk fever dream called "Tailgunner Jo" by Peter Gills with artwork by Tom Artis. Plus it's an Olympic sized round of our classic game "Mash Ups!" See how we pair classic comic book characters with some of the most popular Winter Olympic games at random with hilarious results!    Host: Andy Larson  Co Hosts: Chad Smith & JA Scott Guest Panelist: Mikey Wood   Get all of your comic book supplies at 10% off by using Promo Code LCSPOD at Checkout: www.bcwsupplies.com   Click to get all your Last Comic Shop Podcast gear & support the shop!

Blast off this week into our review of arguably one of the most famous indie comic book series with Maggie the Mechanic, a Fantagraphics reprint collection of Love and Rockets stories written and drawn by Jamie Hernandez.   Plus we take look at a recent list compiled by CBR.com of the Top 100 Comic Book Story lines of All Time! Which ones do we agree with? Which ones have we already covered on the show?  Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith & JA Scott   Get all of your comic book supplies at 10% off by using Promo Code LCSPOD at Checkout: www.bcwsupplies.com   Click to get all your Last Comic Shop Podcast gear & support the shop!

It's another YEAR OF CHAD pick as we review arguably one of his favorite comic runs ever with the Rob Liefeld years of New Mutants/X-Force recently collected in the X-Force Omnibus!    Plus we welcome fellow comic book podcaster, Zach Thompson, from Thompson's Comic Corner to chat about his favorite and least favorite members of Marvel's Mightiest Mutants!     Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith and JA Scott Guest Panelist: Zach Thompson from Thompson's Comic Corner (@thompson2968.bsky.social)   Listen to Thompson's Comics Corner on YouTube: youtube.com/@ThompsonComicCorner2968   Get all of your comic book supplies at 10% off by using Promo Code LCSPOD at Checkout: www.bcwsupplies.com   Click to get all your Last Comic Shop Podcast gear & support the shop!

Welcome back Last Comic Shop Fans! It's time for the latest in the Last Comic Shop Podcast's collection of past episodes all linked together in one extended play mix!  The recently wrapped up Season 5 of the show had so many incredible episodes reviewing some of the best of what the comic book world has to offer. But we wanted to showcase some of our absolute favorites in this mega pack we like to call the Best of 2025!  So sit back and enjoy these evergreen past reviews including: 1) The 2025 Comic Book Fantasy Team Draft: Originally aired 1/7/25 2) Noir Burlesque: Originally aired 2/4/25  3) Jim Starlin's Warlock series: Originally aired 4/8/25 4) Heroes in Crisis: Originally aired 4/15/25 5) Local Man: Originally aired 6/17/25 6) The Original Marvel Secret Wars series: Originally aired 9/9/25 7) DC Comics' Warlord: The First 11 issues: Originally aired 12/16/25 Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith, JA Scott Guest Panelist: Mikey Wood, Ethan Larson, Nicole Larson & George from Shortbox Summary (@shortboxsummary)    Subscribe to Shortbox Summary here: https://www.shortboxsummary.com   Get all of your comic book supplies at 10% off by using Promo Code LCSPOD at Checkout: www.bcwsupplies.com   Click to get all your Last Comic Shop Podcast gear & support the shop!  

It's time to Toon in, kids! It's our review of Tony Fleecs & Dave Wachter's love letter to all those classic cartoons of our youth with the Eisner Award Nominated series, "Uncanny Valley" out of Boom! Studios.  Plus we take an in-depth look at "The 9 Rules of Road Runner/Coyote Cartoons", written by legendary animator Chuck Jones, which were used as a blueprint for every one of those classic Warner Brothers shorts!  Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith & JA Scott   Get all of your comic book supplies at 10% off by using Promo Code LCSPOD at Checkout: www.bcwsupplies.com   Click to get all your Last Comic Shop Podcast gear & support the shop!

We are checking one of the all time classics off the list this week as we review one of DC Comics most well known limited series of the past 30 years with "Kingdom Come" by Mark Waid & Alex Ross!    Plus we look at the music, movies, and comics released at the same time as issue 1 of this series in May of 1996!   Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith and JA Scott Guest Panelist: George from Shortbox Summary (@shortboxsummary)   Get all of your comic book supplies at 10% off by using Promo Code LCSPOD at Checkout: www.bcwsupplies.com   Click to get all your Last Comic Shop Podcast gear & support the shop!

Time is Absolute as the first "Year of JA" book of 2026 highlights one of our co-host's favorite intercompany crossover events: Valiant Comics' original Unity Saga by Jim Shooter, Barry Windsor Smith, Bob Layton & more!  Plus another round of our most popular comic book related game: Blind Rankings! What's the Lamest Superpower? Who's the most iconic Cosmic comic book character? See where we rank things when we don't know what selection is coming next!!    Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith, JA Scott Guest Panelist: Ethan Larson   Get all of your comic book supplies at 10% off by using Promo Code LCSPOD at Checkout: www.bcwsupplies.com   Click to get all your Last Comic Shop Podcast gear & support the shop!

It's a Double Sized Episode Event to kick off our 6th season! Join all of your past favorite hosts and guests as we cover 23 issues of Spectacular Spider-Man written by JM Dematteis with art by Sal Buscema!    Plus a deep dive into the Movies, Music, and Other Comics released during this comic books two year run from 1991 to 1993!    Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith, JA Scott Guest Panelist: Mikey Wood, Ethan Larson, Nicole Larson & George from Shortbox Summary (@shortboxsummary)  Subscribe to Shortbox Summary here: https://www.shortboxsummary.com   Get all of your comic book supplies at 10% off by using Promo Code LCSPOD at Checkout: www.bcwsupplies.com   Click to get all your Last Comic Shop Podcast gear & support the shop!

Our "DC"ember celebration concludes with our final book review of our fifth season: "Batman: Year One"  written by the legendary Frank Miller with art by David Mazzucchelli. Plus it's our annual "Year in Review" featuring our Top 10 picks for Best Comics of 2025!   Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith and JA Scott   Get all of your comic book supplies at 10% off by using Promo Code LCSPOD at Checkout: www.bcwsupplies.com   Click to get all your Last Comic Shop Podcast gear & support the shop!

Spend your Christmas with the Last Comic Shop crew as we review the first six issues of Ram V. and Evan Cagle's recent renewal of the New Gods series collected in the trade entitled "The Falling Sky"!  Plus Santa Mikey makes a stop at the Shop to pass out comic book related presents to all our loyal listeners!   Host: Andy Larson  Co Hosts: Chad Smith, JA Scott, and Mikey Wood   Get all of your comic book supplies at 10% off by using Promo Code LCSPOD at Checkout: www.bcwsupplies.com   Click to get all your Last Comic Shop Podcast gear & support the shop!

Merry Christmas Last Comic Shop Fans!  At this special time of year, the Last Comic Shop celebrates DC Comics with their annual event they call DCember. And what kind of DCember would it be if we didn't celebrate one of their most famous heroes in the Dark Knight himself, Batman!  So grab a glass of eggnog, some festively decorated sugar cookies and enjoy evergreen past reviews including: 1) Batman & The Joker, The Deadly Duo: Originally aired 12/12/23 2) Absolute Batman Vol.1: Originally aired 8/5/25 3) Batman '89: Originally aired 5/21/24 4) Batman & Captain America: Originally aired 7/2/24 5) Batman, Going Sane & Joker, Folie a Duex: Originally aired 10/8/24 6) Batman, Venom: Originally aired 6/20/23 Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith, JA Scott, Ethan Larson, Nicole Larson, Mikey Wood & George from Shortbox Summary Interview Guest: Russ Braun (Batman, The Boys, Jimmy's Bastards): Website ; @RussBraun2/Twitter   Thanks to George from Shortbox Summary for supplying the intro! (@shortboxsummary)    Get all of your comic book supplies at 10% off by using Promo Code LCSPOD at Checkout: www.bcwsupplies.com   Get all your Last Comic Shop Podcast gear & support the shop: https://www.teepublic.com/user/lastcomicshop

We travel to the underground world of Skartaris to celebrate the recent release of Mike Grell's high fantasy masterpiece "The Warlord" in Omnibus!  Plus we are finally planting our flag with a tournament of the top 16 Action Figure Play sets of all time! Which set from your childhood will emerge victorious from our brackets? Castle Grayskull? The USS Flagg? Listen and See!  Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith, JA Scott & Ethan Larson    Get all of your comic book supplies at 10% off by using Promo Code LCSPOD at Checkout: www.bcwsupplies.com   Click to get all your Last Comic Shop Podcast gear & support the shop!

We'd be "Lion" if we told you we didn't have another great book picked out for "DC"ember! It's Pride of Baghdad by Brian K. Vaughn and Niko Henrichon from DC Comics Black Label!  Plus we treat our fans with more Blind Rankings! What's the Best Christmas Movie? Whose Christmas Song reigns supreme? Who wins in a fist fight between The Grinch and Yukon Cornelius? Listen and find out!!   Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith, JA Scott, & Nicole Larson   Get all of your comic book supplies at 10% off by using Promo Code LCSPOD at Checkout: www.bcwsupplies.com   Click to get all your Last Comic Shop Podcast gear & support the shop!

We welcome back Jon Engel, the Regional Manger of New Dimension Comics, to kick off our annual "DC"ember event featuring 5 weeks of all DC Comics! This week's selection is all 12 issues of the "Dark Knights of Steel" Elseworlds story by Tom Taylor, Yasmine Putri & others featuring your favorite DC superheroes re-imagined in a high fantasy setting! Plus what's on our comic book Christmas' lists this year? Get the scoop on those books we are hoping Santa brings our way!  Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith & Mikey Wood Guest Panelist: Jon Engel   Check out Pittsburgh's 3 Rivers Comic Con: https://3riverscomicon.com/ Find a New Dimension Comics Store Location: http://ndcomics.com/

Autobots Roll Out with another Last Comic Shop Podcast episode featuring a licensed toy comic tie in series! That's right, it's the first 6 issues of the recent Skybound/Image reboot of the Transformers Comic by Daniel Warren Johnson!  Plus in preparation for our upcoming tournament on the "Greatest Action Figure Playset of All Time", we are debating which toys pass the mustard to be included among the 16 participates and which ones are best left forgotten.  Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith & JA Scott

It's time to uncover the comic book series that inspired the hit Marvel TV series with the original Jessica Jones: Alias, Issues 1-10 by Brian Michael Bendis, Michael Gaydos, & more !    Plus we look at the music, movies, and comics released at the same time as issue 1 of this series in September of 2001!   Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith and Nicole Larson Guest Host: George from Shortbox Summary (@shortboxsummary)

We're going nuclear this week as the "Year of JA" continues with one of his all time favorite series: Valiant Comics original Solar, Man of the Atom run by Jim Shooter, Barry Windsor Smith, Bob Layton & more!  Plus another round of our newest comic book related game: The Lantern Line! Where do your favorite comic book characters rank in terms of being franchise players that can anchor their own books?    Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith, JA Scott, & Ethan Larson

Face Front True Believers!   We've got six past episodes from our evergreen archives collected in one extended play format for you! All of the Marvel Books! All of them featuring arguably our most famous and frequent guest host, Mr. Mikey Wood!  Feast your ears on this collection of comics from the House of Ideas featuring:  1) Silver Surfer, Parable: Originally aired 9/28/21 2) Rom, Space Knight: Originally aired 3/12/24 3) The Uncanny X-men/New Teen Titans Crossover: Originally aired 1/31/23 4) The Infinity Gauntlet: Originally aired 8/1/23 5) The Sensational She-Hulk: Originally aired 3/16/21 6) The Longshot Mini Series: Originally aired 9/26/23   Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith, JA Scott, & Mikey Wood   Thanks to Mikey Wood for supplying the intro! (@spacemonkeymikey)

The Avengers are assembling this week on the Last Comic Shop Podcast, as we look at this love letter to the Silver Age with "The Avengers: The Veracity Trap" by Chip Kidd and Michael Cho!  Plus, it's the 4th Annual Mighty Marvel Trivia Challenge! Test your knowledge of all things Marvel against our panel of comic book geeks!    Host: Andy Larson  Co Hosts: Chad Smith, JA Scott & Mikey Wood

We're finishing out our spooktacular comic season for 2025 with a sultry tale of witchcraft that is equal parts sexy and scary! It's the Eisner award winning "Somna, A Bedtime Story" by Becky Cloonan & Tula Lotay!  Plus a good old fashioned game of "Mash Ups" where we dare to pair Marvel Cinematic Universe Characters and Most Iconic Monsters in Pop Culture together! Captain Dracula? Franken-Thor? Tune in to see what we come up with!      Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith, JA Scott, & Nicole Larson