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Our review of Star Wars: The Force Awakens is here! Bob and Bobby breakdown the adventures of Rey, Finn, Poe and their battles with Kylo Ren while also diving into what Star Wars means to them. Bob also celebrates the arrival of Patsy Walker: Hellcat with a rundown of the character's history.

It's the last normal show of the year! That's crazy, right? Totally. On this week's show we talk X-Men: Age of Apocalypse trailer, Star Trek: Beyond, and the greatness of Scarlet Witch #1. Lightning Round: The Kitchen, Gotham Academy, Black Canary, Batman, Batman/TMNT, Spider-Gwen #3, Gwenpool Holiday Special, Ultimates #2, Insexts #1 Book of the Week: Fresh Romance #1, The Secret Loves of Geek Girls, Scarlet Witch #1 Shared Book of the Week: The Violent #1 by Ed Brisson and Adam Gorham FYI: the crew have gone all superhero on the world, thanks to the wonderful Hanie Mohd. Like them? Make sure to follow her and let us know what you think of our superhero pictures. The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com), a blog dedicated to covering the latest and greatest in comic book releases. The editorial staff is composed of Editor-in-Chief Bobby Shortle (Fanboy Remix, Doctor Whocast), Stephanie Cooke (Misfortune Cookie) and Steve Seigh (JoBlo.com contributor) who weekly d

Is the price of comics poisoning the industry? The crew discusses the $4.99 price point and how it has affected their buying habits. Additionally in the latter half of the show, we begin discussing some of the titles that will come up for our Best Of 2015 lists, so take a listen to be in the know. Lightning Round: Paper Girls #2, Robin War #1, Lazarus, Daredevil #1, Totally Awesome Hulk #1, ANAD Avengers #2, Doctor Strange #3, Howard the Duck #2, Rocket Girl #7, Harley Quinn's Little Black Book #1, Death Vigil Vol. 1, Batgirl Vol. 2, Saga #31, Deadly Class Vol. 2, Rat Queens #11-13. Book of the Week: Plutona, Sensation Comics #17, Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1952 Shared Book of the Week: Mystery Girl #1 by Paul Tobin and Alberto Alburquerque Next week's #TCBOTW is: The Violent #1 by Ed Brisson and Adam Gorham FYI: the crew have gone all superhero on the world, thanks to the wonderful Hanie Mohd. Like them? Make sure to follow her and let us know what you think of our superhero pictures. The Comic Book Podcast i

On this week's show, we discuss Dark Knight: The Master Race (not currently affiliated with Hitler). There is a LOT of comic discussion (shock and awe) and we discuss the launch trailer for Captain America: Civil War, which came out LITERALLY the moment we released last week's show. Lightning Round: Saga #31, Venom Space Knight #1, 2 Sisters, Archie #4, Black Magick #2, Switch #2, Giant Days Vol.1, Empowered Special: Pew-pew-pew!, Silk #1, Henchgirl #2, Squirrel Girl #2, Silver Surfer #15, Art Ops #2, All-New Wolverine #2, Alabaster: The Good, the Bad, and the Bird #1, Red Thorn #1, and Limbo #1. Book of the Week: Darth Vader Vol. 1, Art Schooled, Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur #1, Immolation Shared Book of the Week: Dark Knight: The Master Race #1 Next week's #TCBOTW is: Mystery Girl #1 by Paul Tobin and Alberto Alburquerque FYI: the crew have gone all superhero on the world, thanks to the wonderful Hanie Mohd. Like them? Make sure to follow her and let us know what you think of our superhero pictures. The C

On this week's show, the gang review the latest from Marvel, Jessica Jones on Netflix starring Kristen Ritter. The latter portion of the show is the review and features two parts: the first half is our initial thoughts without spoilers so you can listen to that if you haven't watched the show yet and the second part of it is our specific thoughts, which DOES include spoilers. We'll give you plenty of warning before we start talking plot points and such, so just keep that in mind on this week's show. Lightning Round: Glitter Kiss, I Hate Fairyland #2, Batman Europa #1, New Avengers #3, Uncanny Avengers Annual #1, Secret Six #8, Clean Room #2, Pretty Deadly #6, Ms. Marvel #1 Book of the Week: Spider-Woman #1, Sam Wilson Captain America #3, Huck #1 Shared Book of the Week: The Mighty Thor #1

Is The Ultimates #1 as good as advertised? Does All-New All-Different Avengers deliver? Will Stephanie ever sleep again or will she continue to just play Fallout 4? All this and more on Talking Comics. Lightning Round: Batman #46, All-New All-Different Avengers #1, Iron Man #1-3, All-New Wolverine #1, The Goddamned #1, Starfire #6, DC Comics Bombshells #4, Spider-Gwen #2 Book of the Week: Superman: American Alien, 750 Years in Paris, Illuminati #1, The Ultimates #1 Shared Book of the Week: Wolf Vol. 1 by Ales Kot Next week's book of the week The Mighty Thor #1. FYI: the crew have gone all superhero on the world, thanks to the wonderful Hanie Mohd. Like them? Make sure to follow her and let us know what you think of our superhero pictures. The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com), a blog dedicated to covering the latest and greatest in comic book releases. The editorial staff is composed of Editor-in-Chief Bobby Shortle (Fanboy Remix, Doctor Whocast), Stephanie Coo

With Spectre hitting theaters the Talking Comics crew discuss Dynamite's James Bond 007 #1 from Warren Ellis and Bob gives us his favorite films in the franchise and a history of the character. We also talk favorite new Marvel titles, web comics and the war on Christmas.

Issue #208: Death Vigil and Star Wars Trailer Reactions Death Vigil Vol.1 y Stjepan Sejic is one of the best series out there and Bobby, Steve, Bob and Mara breakdown why you should be reading it and what they hope for a possible second volume. We also dig into some delayed Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer reactions and jaw about how The Flash and Supergirl TV shows are doing. LIGHTNING ROUND: Justice League #45, Invincible Iron Man #2, Batgirl #45, Amazing Spider-Man, New Avengers #2, Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #1, Power Up #4, Manifest Destingy #18, Chewbacca #2, Princeless vol. 4, Lady Killer Vol. 1. BOOKS OF THE WEEK Black Magick #1, Star Wars: Kanan #7, Two Brothers, Henchgirl SHARED BOOK OF THE WEEK: Art Ops #1 by Shaun Simon and Michael Allred. Next week’s #TCBOTW is James Bond #1 by Warren Ellis FYI: the crew have gone all superhero on the world, thanks to the wonderful Hanie Mohd. Like them? Make sure to follow her and let us know what you think of our superhero pictures. The Comic Book Podcast is

Stephanie takes over the podcast hosting duties as she has gone ahead and fired the heck out of Bobby. Steve and Bob join her via Skype and derail the heck out of the show with the boss kicked to the curb. MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! LIGHTNING ROUND: Sam Wilson: Captain America #1, Astonishing Ant-Man #1, Kinski, Black Hand Comics, Black Canary #5, Secret Six #7, Gotham Academy #11, I Hate Fairyland #1, The New Deal by Jonathan Case, The Shield #1, Spider-Gwen #1. BOOKS OF THE WEEK: Regalia by Eliza Frye, Secret Wars: Agents of Atlas (One-Shot), Alias Vol. 1 SHARED BOOK OF THE WEEK: Clean Room by Gail Simone and Jon Davis-Hunt Next week's #TCBOTW is Art Ops #1 by Shaun Simon and Mike Allred

Does the announcement of the X-Men TV series mean Marvel has their hands on Fantastic Four? What did we think of Stjepan Sejic's Switch #1? Did it get us interested in the Top Cow universe? How was this week's run of All-New, All Different book? Listen to this week's Talking Comics Podcast to find out! LIGHTNING ROUND: Spider-Gwen #1, Starfire #5, DC Bombshells #3, A-Force #5,New Avengers #5, Uncanny Avengers #1, Batman #45, Twilight Children #1, Survivor's Club #1, Sex Criminals #1. BOOKS OF THE WEEK I Hate Fairyland #1 Ms. Marvel #19 Sam Wilson: Captain America #1 This weeks shared book of the week was Switch #1 by Stjepan Sejic. Next week's book is Clean Room by Gail Simone use #TCBOTW to chime in with your thoughts.

Our chats with Joshua Williamson, Paul Azaceta, Vivek Tiwary, James Tynion IV and Eryk Donovan from NYCC 2015. We talk Nailbiter, The 5th Beatle, Illuminati, Outcast, Memetic, The Woods and more!

Issue #205: NYCC 2015 Recap NYCC 2015 is behind us and we break it all down. How was Jessica Jones episode 1? Were there any big announcements from the Marvel panels? How awesome is Annie Wu? We talk about it all! Lightning Round Heart in a Box, Silver Surfer, The Kitchen, Invincible Iron Man, Paper Girls #1, Doctor Strange #1, Sensation Comics #15, Spider Island #5, Avengers #0, ANAD Point One, Secret Wars #6, We Can Never Go Home, Memetic Vol. 1, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #50, Batman & Robin Eternal, Archie #3, Wayward Vol. 1 Shared Book of the Week Jughead #1 by Chip Zdarsky and Erica Henderson Next week's #TCBOTW is: Switch #1 FYI: the crew have gone all superhero on the world, thanks to the wonderful Hanie Mohd. Like them? Make sure to follow her and let us know what you think of our superhero pictures. The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com), a blog dedicated to covering the latest and greatest in comic book releases. The editorial staff is composed

It's the week before NYCC 2015 and in addition to the return of Stephanie, the guys are joined by the delightful Huw Parry who brings joy and alcohol to the mix. We also discuss Marvel at $5.99, the Dynamite Relaunch, and the future of Batman. Lightning Round Deadly Class Vol. 1, Pretty Deadly Vol. 1, Five Ghosts Vol. 1, Sunstone Vol. 1, Wonder Woman Vol. 7, Captain America White #2, Attack on Titan, From Under Mountains, Locke & Key Audiobook, Wonder Woman '77 Special #2, Fantastic Four: Season One OGN, Empowered Vol. 9, Runaways #4, We Are Robin #4, Generation IX Vol. 1, Bloodshot Reborn Vol. 1: Colorado. Book of the Week Black Widow: Forever Red, Invisible Republic Vol. 1, Hank Johnson: Agent of Hydra, Batman Annual #4, The Hunter Empty_01 Shared Book of the Week The Empty Vol. 1 by Jimmie Robinson Next week's #TCBOTW is Jughead #1 by Chip Zdarsky and Erica Henderson. FYI: the crew have gone all superhero on the world, thanks to the wonderful Hanie Mohd. Like them? Make sure to follow her and let us kn

Happy Batman Day! Bob and Bobby are your dynamic duo for this episode of the Talking Comics Podcast. On this week's "Bobcast" the crew discusses what Batman means to them, Mark Millar's new initiative, the new Marvel books on the horizon, the many faces of Nick Fury, and the third volume of Sunstone. Our #TCBOTW was the extremely hard to find Scooby Doo Team Up #12 and next week will be a first for us as we will tackle a trade paperback. We will be discussing The Empty Vol. 1 from Jimmie Robinson. Use #TCBOTW to ring in with your thoughts.

What do we think of Black Panther's new ongoing series, what is the Talking Comics verdict on Tokyo Ghost #1 from Rick Remender and Sean Murphy, and just how good are JephLoeb and Tim Sale on Captain America: White? All this plus SHIELD one shots, B.P.R.D. and the glory on Constantine: Hellblazer on the Talking Comics Podcast! If you want to read the article we discussed from the AV Club you can find it here and be sure to read the excellent NY Times article about new Black Panther writer Ta-Nehisi Coates.

We are back! This week we dive deep into the Star Wars expanded universe. Joining us is Missift and Shojo host Mara Wood to discuss Shattered Empire and the other elements of The Journey to the Force Awakens. We also start a new feature where we discuss interesting articles from around the net in depth. First up is Shelf Life: Review 101: Tools for Reviewing Comic by Ron Marz. There is also talk of Daredevil, Batman and Bob's favorite comic of the year!

Talking Comics 200th episode is finally upon us and we celebrate in style. The crews from Talking Comics, Talking Games, Talking Movies and Missfits are all here to bring you a big podcast extravaganza! Sit back and enjoy the ride as we talk Plutonia, the origin of the podcast and even buckle in for some tough question from The Man Cave Podcast's Jeff Schaeffer.

Talking Comics puts on a radio play version of Fantastic Four #1. Listen to the crew ruin the book that started it all!

While we prepare for Talking Comics episode 200 we take some time to talk about Secret Wars: Secret Love. Thor and Squirrel Girl...check, Misty Knight and Danny Rand...bingo, Daredevil and Karen Page...we have you covered. We also have the chance to talk with writer  Jeremy Whitley about his part in the story. FYI: the crew have gone all superhero on the world, thanks to the wonderful Hanie Mohd. Like them? Make sure to follow her and let us know what you think of our superhero pictures. The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com), a blog dedicated to covering the latest and greatest in comic book releases. The editorial staff is composed of Editor-in-Chief Bobby Shortle (Fanboy Remix, Doctor Whocast), Stephanie Cooke ( Misfortune Cookie) and Steve Seigh (JoBlo.com contributor) who weekly dissect the releases and give you, the consumer, a simple Roman yay or nay regarding them. Our Twitter handle is @ TalkingComics and you can email us at info@talkingcomicbooks.com

This is it the last regular Talking Comics before we hit episode #200. Bob and Bobby only this week as we talk about CGC Grading, new #1 issues, Star Trek vs. Star Wars, The Martian, what makes great sci fi answer listener questions and Simon Pegg. We also get to some comics! Lightning Round Injection #4, Rebels #5, Alex + Ada Vol. 3, Secret Wars #5, Batman #43, DC Bombshells #1, Starfire #3, Squirrel Girl #8, Years of Future Past #4, A-Force #3 Book of the Week The Martian by Andy Weir Howard the Duck #5 Shared Book of the Week The Beauty #1 by Jeremy Haun and Jason A. Hurley Next week check out Secret Wars, Secret Loves #1 and use #TCBOTW to chime in! FYI: the crew have gone all superhero on the world, thanks to the wonderful Hanie Mohd. Like them? Make sure to follow her and let us know what you think of our superhero pictures. The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com), a blog dedicated to covering the latest and greatest in comic book releases. The editorial