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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

Avengers, Final Fantasy VII, Watch Dogs Legion and much much more! Justin and Bobby break down all of what E3 has to offer!

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 thirteenth episode the Ladies take an in depth look at the 2018 original graphic novel Making Friends, and chat to creator Kristen Gudsnuk ( @henchgirl_comic or https://www.kristengudsnuk.com/) Next month they will be taking a look at The Unstoppable Wasp, and will be joined by series writer Jeremy Whitley 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 SuperbadLarr

NOW on SPOTIFY! Breakthrough writer JEREMY WHITLEY (The Unstoppable Wasp, Princeless) signs on as this week's special guest host and joins Bob, Steve, and Joey to talk about his upcoming Future Foundation and Princeless.  Check out the Kickstarter for the latest hardcover volume here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/actionlab/princeless-the-pirate-princess/description! Also, there was a little movie called DARK PHOENIX that dropped this past week, so obviously Bob and Joey got all the thoughts. Dark Phoenix is directed by Simon Kinberg and may very well be the "end of an era" over at Fox. Also also, the gang joins the fray and talks about the controversial Man-Eaters #9 by Chelsea Cain... Books talked about this podcast: Captain Marvel #6, Marvel Team-Up #3, Domino: Hot Shots #4, Giant Days #51, Paper Girls #29, Bettie Page: Unbound #1, Criminal #5, Thumbs #1, WoR: New Agents of Atlas #3, Batman #72, Uncanny X-Men #19, Meet the Skrulls #5, Fatale HC Deluxe Vol. 1, War of the Realms #5, and Man-

NOW on SPOTIFY! It's all hands on deck this week for a TON of comics talk (including the finale to Tom King's Heroes in Crisis and the adorable DC Dog Days of Summer) as well as some more listener questions!!! Also, the gang gets into it with GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS!!! Also also, THERE WAS A DOOMSDAY CLOCK LAST WEEK WHATTTT??!???! Books talked about this podcast: Catwoman Annual #1, Ms. Marvel #3, Marvel Rising #3, Fantastic Four #10, Doomsday Clock #10, DC Dog Days of Summer, Angel #1, Luke Cage: Everyman, Iron Fist: Phantom Limb, Cloak & Dagger: Shades of Gray, Superman: Leviathan Rising Special, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me, Coda #1-12, Cadavers: World Gone To Hell, The Stone King Vol. 1, Heroes in Crisis #1-9, and Batman: Last Knight on Earth #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 wee

NOW on SPOTIFY! The boys dive in to a ton of comics AND a series of stellar listener questions, a lot of which deal with favorite and hypothetical movies! Steve and Joey also talk about Olivia Wilde's Booksmart and Joey waxes philosophical on David Yarovesky's Brightburn. Oh yeah, and TOM KING IS LEAVING BATMAN EARLY!?!?! TO WRITE BATMAN??!?!?! Books talked about this podcast: Assassin Nation #3, Wonder Woman #71, Asgardians of the Galaxy #9, True Believers: What If? #105, Highwayman, WoR: Agents of Atlas #2, Welcome to Wanderland #4, Death of Captain Marvel, Faithless #2, Jessica Jones: Purple Daughter, and Unstoppable Wasp #8. 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

While the Joey is away, the mice will play on this week's edition of the Talking Comics podcast. Unintentionally, this episode has a hard aquatic theme going for it, as the crew dives deep into the depths of Kelly Sue DeConnick's Aquaman #48, swim in the magical waters of Katie O'Neill's Aquicorn Cove, and ride the emotional waves of ... well, Ingrid Chabbert and Carole Manuel's Waves. We've also talk up the potential casting of Robert Pattinson as Batman for Matt Reeves' The Batman, the unbridled majesty that is Keanu Reeves' John Wick series, and how John Cleese thinks the world is going to Hell in a hand basket. Books talked about this podcast: Bettie Page: Princess & The Pin-up #5, Aquaman #48, Power Pack #1-8, Babyteeth, Aquicorn Cove, Waves, Murder Falcon #1-8, Pearl Vol. 1, War of the Realms #4, and Black Widow #5, among others. 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), 

Justin and Bobby talk Division 2, Days Gone and much more of this month's TMR!

NOW on SPOTIFY! It was a busy week over at the House of Ideas as Marvel canceled some of our favorite books, announced some new and exciting things, and also made news with a series of mysterious promos featuring some crazy creator combos! Also, the boys talk a ton of books from the Marvel rack on the episode, including Unstoppable Wasp #7 and Invaders #7. Also, some mini-reviews of Detective Pikachu and Agents of SHIELD!!! Comics talked this week: Bettie Page: Princess & the Pin-Up #4, Wonder Woman #70, Captain Marvel #5, Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #44, Eternals (Vol. 3), War of the Realms: Agents of Atlas, Waves OGN, The Breakaways OGN, Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #6, Unstoppable Wasp #7, and Invaders #5. 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 new