THE UNDERTOW PODCAST

A podcast dedicated to the crime comics of Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips.

Episode 48 - The Knives

The team closes out 2025 in the Undertow to discuss The Knives as well as the upcoming Giant-Size Criminal book and the Criminal TV show.

12-07
46:08

Episode 47 - Houses of the Unholy

The crew is back in the ⁠Undertow⁠ to discuss the latest original graphic novel to be released from Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, Houses of the Unholy. As always, listen in to hear our recommendations as well as a discussion on the latest news around the Brubaker/Phillips partnership, including the forthcoming ⁠Criminal TV series⁠ being produced at Amazon. Also, the podcast is now on Bluesky as well.

01-30
58:58

Episode 46 - 2023 Year in Review

The crew is back in the Undertow to discuss the last two original graphic novels to be released from Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, Night Fever and Where the Body Was. As always, listen in to hear our reading recommendations as well as a discussion on the latest news around the Brubaker/Phillips partnership, including the forthcoming Criminal TV series being produced at Amazon.

01-25
01:08:44

Episode 45 - Night Fever Anticipation and Hollywood News

We're back in the Undertow for a quick episode discussing this week's release of Night Fever, the latest graphic novel from Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips. We also talk about the latest Hollywood news happening around Pulp and Criminal, and offer our not too serious casting suggestions for the Criminal cast of characters.

06-13
48:59

Episode 44 - Follow Me Down: Like I Said, I Make My Own Laws

We are back in the Undertow to discuss Follow Me Down, the latest Reckless original graphic novel from Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips. We also talk Teeg's Christmas Carol, the team's next scheduled project, Night Fever, and all of the recent news surrounding the Brubaker/Phillips partnership. Recommendations from the Undertow crew include an upcoming Conan series from Titan Comics and a Deep Space Nine whodunit Too Long a Sacrifice.

01-01
01:15:11

Episode 43 - The Ghost In You

We're back in the Undertow to talk about all the latest news from the Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips partnership, including our breakdown of The Ghost In You, the 4th book in the Reckless Series, and Heat 2, the new novel from Michael Mann and Meg Gardiner.

10-11
01:06:40

Episode 42 - Destroy All Monsters

The crew is back in the Undertow to discuss Destroy All Monsters, the third Reckless graphic novel from Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, as well as the latest news items including Brubaker's upcoming animated Batman television show, Batman: Caped Crusader.

04-11
01:07:00

Episode 41 - Friend of the Devil

Robert and Bubba are back in the Undertow to discuss Friend of the Devil, the latest Reckless graphic novel from Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips. 

10-18
01:05:55

Episode 40 - Talking Reckless in the Undertow

Robert is back in the Undertow to discuss Reckless, the latest original graphic novel from Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips. He is joined by special guest Matt Lazorwitz. Matt is a comics writer and podcaster for ComicsXF.

02-25
01:04:21

Episode 39 - Pulp: Sometimes You Gotta Break the Law to Do the Right Thing

In this episode, Robert discusses Reckless, the upcoming original graphic novel from Brubaker & Phillips, as well as a quick breakdown of Pulp and a recommendation for the 1992 Clint Eastwood film, Unforgiven.

12-14
20:48

Episode 38 - Comics From a Cruel Summer: Friday, Catwoman anthology, Brutal Dark, and That Texas Blood

We return to the Undertow to discuss Ed Brubaker and Marcos Martin's new online comic Friday, Brubaker's 12-page contribution to the recent Catwoman anthology, and That Texas Blood and Brutal Dark from the up-and-coming comics team of Chris Condon and Jacob Phillips. We also discuss the latest news in preparation of the release of Pulp this week and round out the episode with a couple 90s film recommendations.

07-28
01:10:13

Episode 37 - Criminal #12

We return to the Undertow to talk about Criminal #12, the final issue of the Cruel Summer arc and the death of our old friend Teeg Lawless. In addition to an update on all of the latest news around projects from Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, the Undertow team rounds out the episode with recommendations for Marvel's new Conan The Barbarian comic series and Bob Dylan's best songs about crime.

04-02
01:30:25

Episode 36 - Cruel Summer and Winter Break

After a long winter break, the team is back in the Undertow to update our listeners on all of the latest news from the world of Brubaker and Phillips and discuss the last several issues of Criminal leading to the finale of the Cruel Summer arc.

01-28
01:16:00

Episode 35 - Criminal #7

With the new issue of Criminal set to come out tomorrow, Robert drops into the Undertow for a quick discussion of last month's Issue #7 focusing on Ricky Lawless.

09-24
13:49

Episode 34 - Six Months of Criminal, Part 2: Issue #6

After a brief summer hiatus, the crew is back in the Undertow to discuss the first six months of the current Criminal monthly series from Image Comics and dive into Issue #6, the second chapter of the Cruel Summer arc. Following the Criminal discussion are recommendations for two Liam Neeson films, Cold Pursuit and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.

08-12
44:11

Episode 33 - Six Months of Criminal, Part 1: Issue #5

After a brief summer hiatus, the crew is back in the Undertow to discuss the first six months of the current Criminal monthly series from Image Comics and dive into Issue #5, the first chapter of the Cruel Summer arc. As always, we kick off the episode with a rundown of all of the recent Brubaker & Phillips news.

08-01
57:12

Episode 32 - Criminal #4

In this month's episode, Robert talks about Criminal #4, the latest issue in the new monthly series from Image Comics. He also discusses the recent news in the world of Brubaker and Phillips, including the team's new feature interview in the digital comics magazine PanelxPanel.

06-03
19:58

Bonus Undertow Discussion - Robert talks with comic book creator and illustrator Pete Taylor

In this episode of the podcast, Robert has a rare early morning conversation with small press comic creator and artist Pete Taylor on his history with the work of Brubaker and Phillips and the many real world comic industry references in the recently wrapped Criminal arc, Bad Weekend. Pete is a frequent contributor to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival Podcast and brings to light some absolutely fascinating details from what Brubaker calls the comic industry's long history of "sad tales and sordid gossip." This episode was recorded a few weeks ago before Criminal #4 was released, but adds a lot of context to the podcast's earlier conversation on Criminal #3.

05-06
46:33

Episode 31 - Criminal #3

The team returns to the Undertow to talk about the Bad Weekend arc of Criminal that ended with last month's issue #3. Also covered is the latest news in the world of Brubaker and Phillips, including the upcoming Amazon series Too Old to Die Young. Lastly, the team ends the show with their monthly recommendations.

04-20
53:24

Episode 30 - Criminal #2

In this month's episode, Robert talks about Criminal #2, the latest issue in the new monthly series from Image Comics. He also discusses the recent news in the world of Brubaker and Phillips, including an upcoming deluxe edition of Kill Or Be Killed and Ed Brubaker's recent interview on Word Balloon Comics Podcast.

03-15
24:54

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