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NOW on SPOTIFY! The gang gears up to chat about John Allison's latest, STEEPLE (Dark Horse), but first Steve gets real about Raina Telgemeier's stunning graphic novel, GUTS. Also, a series of listener questions reveals the crew's favorite Greek Gods, workout routines, and reading habits!!! Books talked about this podcast: House of X #5, Once & Future #2, Batman #79, Napoleon Dynamite #1, Glass Hood, SFSX #1, Guts OGN, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark #9, Empowered vol. 11, Aquaman #52, Marvel Action: Captain Marvel #2, Jane Foster: Valkyrie #3, and Steeple #1 The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com) The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh (JoBlo.com assistant EIC & news editor), Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Jessica Garris-Schaeffer, and Sarah Miles who weekly dissect everything comics-related, from breaking news to new releases. Our Twitter handle is @TalkingComics and you can email us at podcast@talkingcomicbooks.com.

This week , Bob, Sarah and Steve discover the secret behind the TC email password, and go in search of some old ass message from fans. There's also a bit of nasty weather this week, which could only mean that we're in for some turbulent Lightning Rounds. Captain Marvel gets her chance to shine (again) on this week's podcast, while Chainsaw Reindeer gets nothing but a lump of coal in his stocking. It's a bizarre episode this week, friends. Your hosts are all sleep-deprived, and Sarah's been hitting the birthday brandy! Books talked about this podcast: Wonder Woman #78, Invisible Woman #3, Invaders #9, Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #48, Man-eaters #11, Chainsaw Reindeer One-Shot, Sabrina the Teenage Witch #5, Collapser #3, King Thor #1, Captain Marvel #10 and much more! The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com) The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh (JoBlo.com assistant EIC & news editor), Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Jessica Garris-Schaeffer, and Sarah Miles who weekly di

An American, a Canadian and a Brit walk into a bar. But this isn’t a bad joke, this is the Ladies of Valhalla. For their sixteenth episode the Ladies take an in depth look at the Marvel comic book series The Unstoppable Wasp alongside writer on the series Jeremy Whitley Next month they will be taking a look at the various iterations of Sabrina – teenage witch or otherwise – and will be joined on the show by Kelly Thompson, writer of the recent Sabrina The Teenage Witch comic book from Archie comics. Ladies of Valhalla is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com). The podcast is hosted by Sarah Miles, Bronwyn Kelly-Seigh and Jessica Garris-Schaeffer, and is a monthly look at media from female or female-identifying creators, or featuring female or female-identifying characters. You can find the hosts on Twitter (@ValhallaLadies) or Facebook (www.facebook.com/ValhallaLadies) or email them on ladiesofvalhalla@gmail.com The Ladies of Valhalla logo was created by Jessica Garris-Schaeffer. ‘The Va

NOW on SPOTIFY! It’s a BIG WEEK around the Talking Comics table, as one of our long-time, Best of winners, THE WICKED + THE DIVINE, takes its final bow with issue #45. The gang revisits the last few issues and reflects on the series. Also, a pod-favorite series returns in PRETTY DEADLY: THE RAT #1 by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Emma Rios, and everyone’s got THOUGHTS about the new volume. Also also, James Tynion’s latest Something is Killing the Children and some big House of X goings-on!!! Oh yeah, and Doomsday Clock came out OMG. Comics talked this week: Giant Days #54, Future Foundation #2, Justice League #31, Doomsday Clock #11, Pretty Deadly #1, House of X #3-4, Buffy #7-8, Angel #4, Web of Black Widow #1, Red Rover Charlie, Lois Lane #3, Everything #1, Something is Killing the Children #1, The Weatherman Vol. 2 #1-3, Pretty Deadly Vol. 1 & 2, Pretty Deadly: The Rat #1, and The Wicked + The Divine #33-45. The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com) The podcast is

Bob, Sarah and Steve are joined by Giants Days creator John Allison for this week's podcast! While John is in the studio, we also talk the final semester of Giant Days; his upcoming 5-issue series Steeple, Scary-Go-Round, Bad Machinery and more! Books talked about this podcast: Wonder Woman #77, Marvel Team-Up #5, Power Pack: Grow Up, Marvel Comics #1000, Sera and the Royal Stars #2, Tommy Gun Wizards #1, She-Hulk Annual #1, Pumpkinheads GN, Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass GN The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com) The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh (JoBlo.com assistant EIC & news editor), Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Jessica Garris-Schaeffer, and Sarah Miles who weekly dissect everything comics-related, from breaking news to new releases. Our Twitter handle is @TalkingComics and you can email us at podcast@talkingcomicbooks.com.

NOW on SPOTIFY! Too much to talk about this week…. THANKS, DISNEY!!! Between the shocking Sony/Disney Spider-Man split and the onslaught of D23 announcements, it’s a lot of Marvel griping and applauding this episode. Also, TONS OF COMICS!!! Comics talked this week: Bettie Page Unbound #3, Aquaman #51, Marvel Action: Captain Marvel #1, Fearless #2, Ms. Marvel #6, Jane Foster: Valkyrie #2, Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen #2, Powers of X #2-3, Batman #77, Surfside Girls Vol 2, New World, They Called us Enemy, Bad Reception #1, and Patrick the Vampire. The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com) The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh (JoBlo.com assistant EIC & news editor), Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Jessica Garris-Schaeffer, and Sarah Miles who weekly dissect everything comics-related, from breaking news to new releases. Our Twitter handle is @TalkingComics and you can email us at podcast@talkingcomicbooks.com.

This week on the Talking Comics Podcast, Bob, Sarah and Steve are joined by comic book writer and artist Christian Ward for an in-depth interview about his new series from Dark Horse Comics, Tommy Gun Wizards. In addition to talking up his comic book writer debut, Christian also indulges us with some stories and details related to his other works, Black Bolt, ODY-C, and Invisible Kingdom. Interview with Christian Ward begins at the 47:00 mark Additionally, all of your favorite TC staples are here, too, including Lightning Rounds and Open Discussion about some of this past week's hottest titles. Books talked about this episode include: Invaders #8, Fantastic Four #13, Captain Marvel #9, Wonder Woman #76, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #47, Once and Future #1, Collapser #2, The White Trees #1, Unnatural #1-12, Gwenpool Strikes Back #1 and much more! The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com) The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh (JoBlo.com assistant EIC & news edi

NOW on SPOTIFY! Sound the alarum bell! Acclaimed writer KIERON GILLEN joins Sarah and Joey for a wide-ranging interview covering everything from his first comics to his work at Marvel to the upcoming ONCE & FUTURE from Boom! The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com) The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh (JoBlo.com assistant EIC & news editor), Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Jessica Garris-Schaeffer, and Sarah Miles who weekly dissect everything comics-related, from breaking news to new releases. Our Twitter handle is @TalkingComics and you can email us at podcast@talkingcomicbooks.com.

NOW on SPOTIFY! This week, THUMBS co-creator and writer and friend of the pod SEAN LEWIS joins the gang to talk about new media, social media, technology addiction, and extremism. Oh, and comics!!! Also, Jeremy Whitley’s FUTURE FOUNDATION!!! Comics talked this week: Giant Days #53, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark #8, Invisible Woman #2, Lois Lane #2, Agents of Atlas #1, House of X #2, Coffinbound #1, DCEased #4, The Vision, Sabrina the Teenage Witch #4, Lenore #1, Absolute Carnage #1, Sea of Stars #2, and Future Foundation #1. The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com) The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh (JoBlo.com assistant EIC & news editor), Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Jessica Garris-Schaeffer, and Sarah Miles who weekly dissect everything comics-related, from breaking news to new releases. Our Twitter handle is @TalkingComics and you can email us at podcast@talkingcomicbooks.com.

An American, a Canadian and a Brit walk into a bar. But this isn’t a bad joke, this is the Ladies of Valhalla. In their fifteenth episode the Ladies take an in depth look at the 2014 novel Storykiller by Kelly Thompson. Next month they will be taking a look at The Unstoppable Wasp by Jeremy Whitley, who will be joining us on the show. Ladies of Valhalla is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com). The podcast is hosted by Sarah Miles, Bronwyn Kelly-Seigh and Jessica Garris-Schaeffer, and is a monthly look at media from female or female-identifying creators, or featuring female or female-identifying characters. You can find the hosts on Twitter (@ValhallaLadies) or Facebook (www.facebook.com/ValhallaLadies) or email them on ladiesofvalhalla@gmail.com The Ladies of Valhalla logo was created by Jessica Garris-Schaeffer. ‘The Valhallan’, the theme music for Ladies of Valhalla, was created by SuperbadLarry If you like Storykiller, you may also like: West Coast Avengers, Sabrina the Teenage Wi

This week, David Pepose (@peposed) joins the table for the podcast tonight to do some lightning rounds, open discussion on Fantastic Four #12, and an extended interview about his upcoming Action Lab series, GOING TO THE CHAPEL!!! Also, reflections on Agents of SHIELD and Amazon’s THE BOYS!!! Books talked this week: Making Friends 2: Back to the Drawing Board, Captain America #12, Marvel Team-up #4, FF by Fraction & the Allred’s, Paper Girls #30, The Boys, S1, Powers of X #1, Manor Black #1, Agents of SHIELD, S6, Bad Gateway GN, Dear Justice League GN, and Fantastic Four #12. The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com) The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh (JoBlo.com assistant EIC & news editor), Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Jessica Garris-Schaeffer, and Sarah Miles who weekly dissect everything comics-related, from breaking news to new releases. Our Twitter handle is @TalkingComics and you can email us at podcast@talkingcomicbooks.com.

NOW on SPOTIFY! It’s back to COMICS COMICS COMICS this week with the first issue of Jonathan Hickman’s X-Men foray, House of X, Jimmy Olsen, and Valkyrie! The team also says a heartfelt goodbye to Jeremy Whitley’s UNSTOPPABLE WASP. Also, the gang takes a look at the 2019 Eisner winners! Books talked this week: Assassin Nation #5, Domino: Hotshots #5, Marvel Rising #5, Aquaman #50, Wonder Woman #75, Captain Marvel #8, Fearless #1, The Kitchen #1-8, Uncanny X-Men #22, X-Men Red #1-10, Star pig #1, Extraordinary OGN, Outer Darkness vol 1, Invisible Kingdom #5, Little Bird #5, Wicked + Divine #44, Sera and the Royal Stars #1 & 2, Jessica Jones: ,Batman: Curse of the White Knight #1, Black Badge #1-12, SKIP OGN, Unstoppable Wasp #10, Valkyrie: Jane Foster #1, House of X #1, and Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen #1. The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com) The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh (JoBlo.com assistant EIC & news editor), Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Jessica G

SPECIAL INTERVIEW EPISODE!!! In honor of our 400th episode, we got Joe Henderson and Lee Garbett, the creators behind the Eisner-nominated SKYWARD from Image comics. Joe is also the executive producer/co-showrunner of LUCIFER and Lee’s credits include Loki: Agent of Asgard and Batgirl! Enjoy! The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com) The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh (JoBlo.com assistant EIC & news editor), Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Jessica Garris-Schaeffer, and Sarah Miles who weekly dissect everything comics-related, from breaking news to new releases. Our Twitter handle is @TalkingComics and you can email us at podcast@talkingcomicbooks.com.

It’s 400, y’all!!! It’s a Talking Comics/Ladies of Valhalla team-up as the combined crews play geek trivia and run down a ton of listener and host questions. OH and we may open with a VERY special guest from Talking Comics yore to talk about those EPIC MCU Phase 4 announcements. Thank you to all of our loyal listeners and here’s to 400 more!!! [SPECIAL GUEST & MCU Phase 4 Announcements - 00:00:52] [GEEK TRIVIA - 00:47:36] [TC Host Interviews & Reflections - 1:30:20] [Listener Questions - 2:01:20] The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com) The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh (JoBlo.com assistant EIC & news editor), Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Jessica Garris-Schaeffer, and Sarah Miles who weekly dissect everything comics-related, from breaking news to new releases. Our Twitter handle is @TalkingComics and you can email us at podcast@talkingcomicbooks.com.

NOW on SPOTIFY! WE ARE ONE EPISODE AWAY FROM THE BIG #400 BABYYYYY!!! In the lead-up to that huge anniversary episode, the gang talks TONS of comics this week, including lots of Criminal and the Omega issue of War of the Realms. Also, everybody gets excited about that big Paper Girls announcement and Thor 4 news!!! Don't forget to send in your questions about ANYTHING for next week's episode!!! Books talked about this podcast: X-Force #116-129, X-Statix #1-26, Wolverine/Doop #1-2, X-Statix Presents: Dead Girl #1-5, GIANT-SIZED X-STATIX #1, Bettie Page: Unbound #2, Invisible Woman #1, Catwoman #13, Wonder Woman #74, Event Leviathan #1-2, Criminal #6, Ghosted in LA #1, Bitter Root: Red Summer Special, Care Bears: Unlock The Magic, Black Hammer / Justice League : Hammer of Justice, Redneck #1-20, Bad Weekend GN, Skyward, and War of the Realms: Omega. The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com) The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh (JoBlo.com assistant EIC & news edit

An American, a Canadian and a Brit walk into a bar. But this isn’t a bad joke, this is the Ladies of Valhalla. In their fourteenth episode the Ladies take an in depth look at the on-going comic book series Crowded, and chat to artists Ro Stein (@rosytintedspecs or http://www.brandtandstein.com/) and Ted Brandt (@ten_bandits or http://www.brandtandstein.com/) You can also support them via Ko-Fi Next month they will be taking a look at Story Killer, a 2014 novel by Kelly Thompson Ladies of Valhalla is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com). The podcast is hosted by Sarah Miles, Bronwyn Kelly-Seigh and Jessica Garris-Schaeffer, and is a monthly look at media from female or female-identifying creators, or featuring female or female-identifying characters. You can find the hosts on Twitter (@ValhallaLadies) or Facebook (www.facebook.com/ValhallaLadies) or email them on ladiesofvalhalla@gmail.com The Ladies of Valhalla logo was created by Jessica Garris-Schaeffer. ‘The Valhallan’, the theme mu

NOW on SPOTIFY! On this week’s podcast: JOEY’S BACK Y’ALL!!! AND SO IS DOCTOR CAROLYN COCCA!!! It’s all hands on deck for our SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME review episode. Also, tons of comics talk, including the new Buffy series from Boom Studios, the Ms. Marvel annual, and the first issue of Lois Lane by Greg Rucka and Mike Perkins. Also, a little bit of Jessica Jones Season 3 on Netflix chat! [Movie Review: 1:24:16] [SPOILER WARNING: 1:37:00] Books talked about this podcast: Giant Days #52, Captain America/Invaders #1, Fantastic Four: Prodigal Sun #1, Ms. Marvel Annual #1, Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #46, Man-Eaters #10, Buffy the Vampire Slayer #1-6, Angel #2, Black Panther #13, Heartstoppers webcomic, The Journey, The Order #1-10, El Deafo, Thumbs #2, Coda Vol. 2, Sea of Stars #1, DCeased #2-3, and Lois Lane #1. The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com) The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh (JoBlo.com assistant EIC & news editor), Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Jessica

On this week's podcast: Bob finds his warrior spirit for Wonder Woman all over again, Sarah takes flight alongside a Murder Falcon, and Steve talks about life after The Quench thanks to tripped-out madness of Coda. But wait ... there's more! We'll also be playing your favorite hits with tracks from Lightning Round, Open Discussion, and Banter! It's another jam-packed episode as we ramp up to our 400th Talking Comics Podcast on Ice Spectacular! Hold onto your butts, True Believers, because Joey's still away and yes ... oh yes, the mice will play. Books talked about this podcast: Skyward #1-14, Sabrina the Teenage Witch #1-3, Coda Vol. 1, Magnificent Ms. Marvel #4, Marvel Rising #4, Moon Girl/Devil Dinosaur #44, Fantastic Four #11, Wonder Woman #73, Thor #14, and of course, War of the Realms #6! The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com) The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh (JoBlo.com assistant EIC & news editor), Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Jessica Garris-Schaeffer

In this week's action-packed episode, we celebrate the 30th anniversary of Tim Burton's Batman, sail the high seas in search of a Great White Whale, re-introduce ourselves to Howard the Duck, crow about Little Bird, and get ourselves well locked and loaded for a round table discussion about Assassin Nation. We also talk some hot news items, take a few of your burning listener questions, and in general, just have a really great time whilst celebrating comics. Are you ready? Let's go! Books talked about this podcast: Aquaman #49, Captain America #11, Captain Marvel #7, Howard the Duck #1, Batman #73, Little Bird, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Invisible Kingdom, Chabouté’s Moby Dick GN, Emily Carroll's When I Arrived at the Castle GN, and Old Souls GN. The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com) The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh (JoBlo.com assistant EIC & news editor), Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Jessica Garris-Schaeffer, and Sarah Miles who weekly dissect everything

Break out your hazmat suit and hold up your crucifix, because the Talking Comics crew are podcasting from the Danger Zone this week! We've got all sorts of lovely surprises in store for you, such as a touch of the Baby Flu, fond memories of Chilly Willy, live-action Wacky Racers, and of course, plenty of the comic books you know and love! It's an anything goes episode this week, as Joey is off on a wayward adventure and has left the group unsupervised. What manner of shenanigans and tangents will ensue? Well, you'll just have to listen and find out! Books talked about this episode: Wonder Woman #72, Invaders #6, Superior Spider-Man #7, Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #45, Asgardians of the Galaxy #10, Bloom by Kevin Panetta and Savannah Ganucheau , Breaks Vol. 1, Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #7, Fatale HC Deluxe Vol. 2, and much, much more! The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com) The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh (JoBlo.com assistant EIC & news editor), Bo