Ed is back! And so are The Comic Gents (Chris Hacker & Greg Licktieg), for Ep. 422, to talk about the best comics from the month of March, Steve Ditko's induction into the 2024 class of Disney Legends, X-Men '97, and the comics coming out in May that you don't Read More
We time travel back to March 2018, for this month's Short Box Classic (originally released as Ep. 196). This episode marked the third installment of our Artist Spotlight series, and is all about the creator of the Dragon Ball franchise, Akira Toriyama! Press play and learn a couple of new Read More
This week's podcast was recorded live at Collective Con 2024! Comic pros: Mike Spicer (Wonder Woman: Dead Earth, Extremity, Transformers), Karl Moline (Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Route 666), and John Tyler Christopher (Avengers, Star Wars, Spider-Man) joined Badr for an honest conversation about what it's like working in the comic Read More
Highly acclaimed comic writer, Tom King, is on the podcast this week for Ep. 420 to talk about his new comic series, Helen of Wyndhorn, a new Gothic sword and sorcery epic from Darkhorse which reunites him with Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow artist, Bilquis Evely! (Issue #1 is in stores Read More
Multi-award winning comic letterer, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, is on the podcast for Ep. 419 to talk about his busy comics career at DC, Dark Horse, Image, and Dynamite, the importance of comics journalism, and gives a comprehensive break down of the comic lettering process and what it takes to be great Read More
This episode was originally released in March 2022 as Ep. 354Badr, Drew, and Ed discuss a handful of the latest comic news and headlines from this month, including Metallica investing in Vault Comics, the Riddler prequel comic by Paul Dano, a new Mandalorian comic series, Daredevil reboot rumors, new comics Read More
Here's a short preview of a bonus episode recorded last week, with Badr and Cesar. The guys catch-up on life, talk about the mad genius that is Grant Morrison, and discussed what comic creators deserve a documentary Listen to the full thing (here), along with a ton of other bonus Read More
Legendary comic writer Christopher Priest (Black Panther, Deathstroke, Superman: Lost) joins Badr and Cesar for Ep. 418 to celebrate the beginning of Vampirella's sixth decade in comics with the character's landmark issue #666 (in shops today), and talks in depth about his career, his iconic runs on Superman, Deathstroke, and Read More
Chris Hacker (The Oblivion Bar) and Greg Licktieg (First Issue Club) join Badr for Ep. 417 to catch-up on comic-con schedules, recent comic news and headlines, and talk about the new and upcoming comic books worth checking out Watch the uncut/ extended video version of this episode on YouTube, and check Read More
Highly acclaimed comic writer and artist, Declan Shalvey, is on the show this week to celebrate the upcoming release of his new Thundercats series, coming out February 7th through Dynamite Entertainment! (preview pages from the first issue here) Declan describes his early years growing up in Ireland, finding comics and Read More
Tom Garcia (ComicTom) & Ryan Sargeant (Fire Guy Ryan), from the popular ComicTom101 YouTube Channel, join the show to talk about their first original comic series: Crashdown, which is out now! Tom and Ryan talk about what it was like working with Ben Templesmith, and WhatNot Publishing, to bring their horror Read More
This episode was originally released in 2022 as Ep. 348 Jim Lee is one of the most revered and respected artists in American comics, and he's the topic of our latest Artist Spotlight series. We talked about how his work has personally impacted our comic journey (00:09:18), the promise he Read More
Here's a preview of a new series we just launched over on our Patreon: The EdCast! A series of bonus episodes hosted by our very own Edmund Dansart where he deep dives comic book and pop culture topics near and dear and to him. In this episode, Ed pays tribute Read More
Recorded a few days before NYE, Ben Kingsbury, owner of the award-winning comic shop: Gotham City Limit, joins Badr to recap the year in comics. The two start by recapping their favorite comics, creative teams, surprise sleepers and breakout titles of 2023, and discuss what comics coming out in 2024 Read More
Warren Evans joins Badr, once again, for a special bonus episode to read a few of the submissions that were sent in for the Collecting the Simpsons book giveaway (announced back in Ep. 412) and selects one lucky winner. Thanks again to everyone that entered the contest! It's not too Read More
Badr and Kory Torjussen (The World is My Burrito podcast) discuss why Godzilla may be the best movie of the year, the history of Toho Studios and the Godzilla franchise, and discuss what the best Godzilla films of all time areShop our merch store and get 20% off your entire Read More
Warren Evans (Bart of Darkness & Simpsons is Greater Than) returns for Ep. 412 to talk about his new book: Collecting the Simpsons. We talk about the making of the book, the history of Simpsons merchandise, preview a few pages and chapters, and announce a giveaway for someone to win Read More
Legendary Hip-Hop journalist, rapper, host, and VP of Genius, Rob Markman, sits down with Badr for an in-depth conversation about the not-so-secret connection between comic books and hip-hop culture, growing up in NY in the 80s, writing comics for Marvel and DC, childhood friend turned comics pro (Damion Scott), behind-the-scenes Read More
Award-winning author, and Editor-in-Chief of The Beat, Heidi MacDonald, joins Badr for Ep. 410 to talk about her 40 yr career in comics, how comics journalism has evolved throughout the years, her time as an editor for Disney and DC, and the state of the comic industry today and what Read More
