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Every Wednesday, Alex Lu (managing editor of ComicsBeat.com) & Brandon Montclare (Rocket Girl, Halloween Eve) sit down to talk about the latest news in comics! Sales charts, criticism, reviews, pow! Plus the latest and greatest in pop culture, advice for rookies, and the occasional special guest!
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It's official: Moon Girl is the smartest person in the Marvel universe and she's here to stay! Join Brandon Montclare and Amy Reeder as they delve into today's new issue, MOON GIRL AND DEVIL DINOSAUR #13, which kicks off a brand new storyline for the dynamic inhuman duo!
Hi all! Alex is on vacation and Kyle has his hands full of movie screenings this week, so we're back with another podcast edition of our DC Rebirth reviews. This week we take a crack at:
Wonder Woman #5
Blue Beetle: Rebirth #1
Deathstroke #1
The Flash #5
Hellblazer #1
Take a listen to our lovely dulcet tones below as we guide you through our thoughts on this week in DC's Rebirth...
This week on Podcorn Podcast, Brandon Montclare and Alex Lu sit down to talk about our favorite pastime-- comic book sales analysis. For years, sites like The Beat, ICV2, and Comichron have analyzed unofficial sales figures to try and figure out which direct market books were on the chopping block and which were here to stay. However, in an era where the direct market is just one piece of a pie that includes digital sales, libraries, and bookstore markets, do the numbers mean as much anymore? That's what we're here to find out.
Welcome back to your regularly scheduled Podcorn Podcast! This week, Amy Reeder, Brandon Montclare, and Alex Lu sit around the fireside to talk about Amy's and Brandon's big announcement-- Lunella Lafayette is officially the smartest girl in the Marvel universe! Step aside Reed Richards. To the back, Tony Stark! SIT DOWN Dr. Doom!
In this episode, we discuss how this announcement came about and what it means for Lunella as well as the Marvel universe at large moving forward. Tune in for a roaring good time!
Did you miss us? We, your faithful editors Alex Lu and Kyle Pinion, are back from San Diego Comic Con and have been ITCHING to talk to you about the latest DC Comics that came out on Wednesday, July 27th. We're sorry that we couldn't get the reviews out to hit our typical Wednesday target, but we're here now to give you our spoilery thoughts on the major titles hitting shelves this week. On this special audio podcast, we tackle Batgirl #1, Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #1, Nightwing #1, Red Hood and the Outlaws: Rebirth, Titans #1, and Wonder Woman #3. We're back to our regular written reviews next week but we couldn't bare to leave you without content for even one second so please enjoy!
Welcome to Week Seven of our DC Rebirth reviews! With many of us, including managing editor Alex Lu and Kyle Pinion, flying to San Diego to bring you the best and brightest SDCC coverage on the web, we decided that instead of putting up text reviews of DC's latest books throughout the day, we'd record our thoughts on a special podcast. Whether you're commuting from work or about to get on your flight, we hope you enjoy our look at the following titles: Batgirl and the Birds of Prey: Rebirth, Batman #3, Green Arrow #3, Hellblazer: Rebirth, and Justice League #1
This week on Podcorn Podcast, Brandon Montclare and Alex Lu clickbait the hell out of you. We're here to talk about breaking in, the mythical concept that endless comics convention panels have been based around. These panels are often informative and helpful to those on the edge of getting professional work, but we're here to argue that they are less helpful to those who are just starting out.
Many comics fans who have just decided they want to try their hand at turning their hobby into a profession miss out on the most fundamental steps on their journey to greatness. Luckily, we're here to help you fill those knowledge gaps and get you stepping large on the way to greatness.
This week on Podcorn Podcast, hit We Can Never Go Home writer Matt Rosenberg joins us on the air to celebrate the release of several of his newest works! Today, Civil War II: Kingpin, which features Rosenberg on script and Wolf artist Ricardo Lopez Ortiz, hits the shelves. We get the lowdown on what’s what with Hell’s Kitchen’s true defender. Where does he eat? How much fan service is too much? (Answer: there is no such thing as too much fan service).
In addition, we dive into 4 Kids Walk Into a Bank, Rosenberg’s and artist Matt Boss’ hilarious and terrifying drama about a group of suburban teens who find themselves embroiled in a plot to rob a bank! We examine the contradiction that is Berger and get a look at where things are headed. What did Duncan and Paige talk about in jail in issue 2? Tune in and find out!
This week on Podcorn Podcast, Brandon Montclare and Alex Lu dig deep into some of the major DC Comics Rebirth books that came out over the past few weeks. If you're on the fence about jumping on BATMAN by Tom King and David Finch or SUPERMAN by Peter Tomasi and Patrick Gleason, get our hot takes before you head out to the store this week! We even talk about AQUAMAN: REBIRTH #1 by Dan Abnett, Scot Eaton & Oscar Jimenez! It's a brave new world, ladies and gentlemen...
Podcorn Podcast co-host Brandon Montclare was an early adopter of the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter. Through it, he and artist Amy Reeder successfully funded two books, Halloween Eve and Rocket Girl! This week, Brandon and I sit down to talk about the platform and discuss how to market your campaign, how to engage with your audience, and how to structure your rewards! We hope that these tips will help you bring YOUR comic to the world.
Last week, Marvel Comics published Steve Rogers: Captain America #1 by writer Nick Spencer and artist Jesus Saiz. The response to the comic was immediate and vast, with many fans weighing in on the controversy surrounding the issue's big cliffhanger twist, which revealed that Steve Rogers may have been an agent of HYDRA all along. The discourse began with the book itself but has since expanded to issues of fandom and the responsibility some say creators have to audience members. What do we think of pieces like "Fandom is Broken?" Can we build something positive out of everything that's been said? Brandon and Alex weigh in on this week's Podcorn Podcast!
Today sees the release of DC Universe REBIRTH #1, a one shot that aims to change the way you see DC Comics. Written by Geoff Johns and drawn by Gary Frank, Ethan Van Sciver, Ivan Reis, and Phil Jimenez, the 80-page special is a love letter to the fans, apologizing for years of stories that focused more on plot than character. Johns aims to make you see that Rebirth will bring HOPE back to the universe-- does he succeed? Alex Lu, Brandon Montclare, and special guest Alex Jones of The Comics Beat discuss!
On May 6th, Marvel Entertainment released the sequel to the smash hit CAPTAIN AMERICA: WINTER SOLDIER. In CIVIL WAR, Tony Stark and Steve Rogers are put at odds after the United Nations imposes the Sokovia Accords upon the Avengers. The document, meant to reign in group following several operations with extensive civilian casualties, ends up completely dividing the superhero team.
Join Alex Lu, Brandon Montclare, and Amy Reeder as we dig into the movie. Did we enjoy the film? What did we think of Tom Holland as Spider-Man and Chadwick Boseman as Black Panther? Who stole the show in this movie? All this and more on this week's PODCORN PODCAST!
A couple of weeks ago, WOLF artist Ricardo Lopez Ortiz joined the Podcorn Gang to talk about this year's Image Expo announcements. We teased it briefly then, but the time has finally come to let the world know: Ricardo is about to hit it big. He was recently announced as the artist on a Marvel Civil War II tie in series focused on Kingpin, with 4 KIDS WALK INTO A BANK and WE CAN NEVER GO HOME writer Matt Rosenberg on script.
Join us as we talk to Ricardo about his journey as an up-and-coming artist. If he could draw any Marvel or DC Character, who would it be? What does Kingpin mean to him? All this and more on this week's Podcorn Podcast!
On April 20th, 2016, DC Comics announced that it was restructuring its struggling Vertigo imprint. As part of that renovation, the position of Vertigo Vice President & Executive Editor, which longtime editor Shelly Bond held, was eliminated. The cries came fast fierce following the announcement and led to a number of important conversations which continue today. This week on Podcorn Podcast, we look back on Shelly's career at Vertigo. Amy Reeder and Brandon Montclare share stories from their time working for the imprint. We explore the reasons why the brand seems to have been struggling. Finally, we look at what Young Animals, the new imprint led by comics writer and former My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way, might mean for Vertigo's future.
This week on Podcorn Podcast, Amy Reeder and Brandon Montclare, the co-writers of hit Marvel series MOON GIRL AND DEVIL DINOSAUR talk to Comics Beat managing editor Alex Lu about the book's sixth issue, which is out today! This issue concludes the series' first arc, closing old doors and opening new ones. Who are Brandon's and Amy's favorite characters to write? What do they hope readers will take away from this saga? What lies ahead for Lunella Lafayette? Tune in and find out!
A couple of weeks ago, Image Comics dropped a proverbial bomb on the comics scene during its annual expo. They announced a bevy of new titles including Black Monday Murders, Winnebago Graveyard, and ROCKSTARS! Join Brandon Montclare, Alex Lu, and special guest Ricardo López Ortiz, artist of the hit series WOLF, as we discuss these great new books!
Podcorn Podcast triumphantly returns as its co-hosts continue to ride the illness merry-go-round! This week, we're talking about Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, the year's first superhero blockbuster and DC's tentpole film for their cinematic universe.
The movie has opened to some less than glowing reviews, but is it as messy as people have talked it up to be? Are there bright spots in the shades of black and brown? How do Jesse Eisenberg and Gal Gadot fare in their roles? All this and more on this week's Podcorn Podcast, featuring special guest host Amy Reeder!
Today, the hit Marvel series Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur's fifth issue lands on store shelves. Can't get enough of Lunella Lafayette's misadventures? Well, neither can we! That's why this week on Podcorn Podcast, we have both Brandon Montclare AND Amy Reeder, the co-writers of the series. Tune in as we pull back the curtain and give you a behind the scenes look into the series' development. We explore Brandon and Amy's collaborative process with artist Natacha Bustos and dive into what makes Lunella such a unique and inspirational character. Stick around you might even get to hear us tease a BRAND NEW CHARACTER!
Justice League, assemble! At the end of last week, DC Comics announced they had signed exclusive deals with writer Steve Orlando, and artists Doc Shaner and Jesus Merino. This announcement follows last month's reveal that the publisher had signed contracts with Tom King, Clay Mann, and John Timms. Slowly but surely, DC Comics is putting together a roster of hit creators and up-and-comers. This week on Podcorn Podcast, we look at what these exclusive contracts mean for creators, why we haven't seen many over the past few years, and speculate on whether or not we might see Marvel respond with some exclusives of their own.
We also dig into the amazing success of Ta Nehisi Coates' and Brian Stelfreeze's Black Panther, which has already garnered over 300,000 pre-sale orders. Plus...exclusive Loot Crate comics whaaaaaat?
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