Comic Geek Speak Podcast - The Best Comic Book Podcast

It's another blissfully structureless romp through the groves of geeky garrulity, as we take some time to talk about whatever! Pants and Murd recount their weekend road-trip to a sale at a comic shop outside Wilmington, DE. Shane reacts to the announcement of a new Batman '66-style direct-to-video animated project, then briefly ascends his soapbox, touching off a debate about cover-price inflation. Chris rails against the failings of the Walking Dead comic. Plus Muddle the Murd and TV talk (featuring the new 'iZombie' series), with many a tantalizing tangent along the way! (1:22:28)

Because Jamie D Demanded It! Presenting a detailed look at a period of Fantastic Four history (1979-86) dominated by the creative vision of one of comics' most singular talents, John Byrne! As penciler, writer, inker, and all of the above, Byrne restored lost grandeur to the First Family of the Marvel Universe, giving them new costumes, a new member, new life challenges, and a newly expanded cinematic scope to their adventures; while giving comics posterity six years of memorable stories and THE definitive portrayal of Dr. Doom. Don't miss the CGS treatment of the run that made the Fantastic Four cool again! (3:05:26)

The weather may preempt them, travel plans may hinder them, conventional wisdom may reject them, but you just can't stop the CGS Best Of Awards! Here at last is the announcement of this year's award-winners, chosen by you, the CGS listeners, to represent comic books' best & brightest in the year 2014! Be there as the fateful envelopes are opened! (46:15)

Previews time! We go through the March catalog for items shipping beginning in May. (1:42:44)

We present to you here the Comic Geek Speak Ten Year Anniversary panel held at the recent London Super Comic Convention. Join Pants, Bryan, and Murd as they recall the joys of ten years of uniting the world's mightiest heroes one listener at a time. (50:12)

The fourth annual London Super Comic Convention has come and gone and CGS was there! Here's a recap of the sights, sounds, and socializing experienced by Bryan, Pants, and Murd during their long weekend in London working the con. Includes a few guest appearances and details of the charity art auction held at the con to raise funds for cancer research in memory of Jamie D. (1:07:07)

Live from Golden Eagle Comics, it's the Comic Geek Speak 10th Anniversary Super-Celebration! All eight of the current co-hosts are on hand for this riotous, round-table retrospective on ten years of comics podcasting and fellowship, aided and abetted by a live studio audience of listeners, friends, and family. Listen in and celebrate with us! (3:08:53)

While a sleet-storm rages in Reading, the Geeks cocoon in their respective dwellings and engage in some Comic Talk via conference call! Shane and Chris pay their respects to the late Leonard Nimoy; Pants weaves the tale of his recent trip to the west coast for Gallifrey One, including tantalizing descriptions of some of L.A.'s finer comic shops; and the debate over proper terminology for the 'Ages' of comics is revisited. Plus TV talk, 'Secret Wars' speculation, and other frozen treats. (1:29:16)

Lightning strikes twice, as we revisit the Forties adventures (1942-45) of the original Captain Marvel for a second helping of Big Red Cheese! Welcome Mary Marvel, Uncle Marvel, and Hoppy the Marvel Bunny to the growing Marvel Family! Tag along on Captain Marvel's 'Tour of Cities'! Boo-hiss at the introduction of bad guys like Ibac and Mr. Banjo! And meet the malevolent Mr. Mind, breakout star of the greatest multi-chapter saga of the Golden Age of Comics, 'The Monster Society of Evil'! (2:58:14)

In this month's Off the Racks, we finally come forward with our specific, SPOILER-spangled responses to the first issue of Marvel's new Star Wars comic! Also, the barbarian basics of Dark Horse's Groo: Friends and Foes #1, and the nuts'n'bolts of Marvel's The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #1. It's 100% Bryan Deemer approved! (1:11:57)

With one magic word, the complexion of superhero comics was changed forever in 1940 by the introduction of that mythically-empowered champion of justice and decency, the original Captain Marvel! Now, 75 years later, CGS pays homage to the World's Mightiest Mortal in a new series of historical Spotlights! Comics scholar Shazama Cum Laude Adam Murdough leads this discussion of Captain Marvel's first two years in comics, from Billy Batson's first utterance of 'Shazam!' to the origin of Captain Marvel, Jr. (2:30:37)

Be it ever so humble, there's no catalog like Previews! We go through the February catalog for items shipping starting in April. (1:07:29)

Take three cups of enthusiastic response to DC's newly-announced slate of post-'Convergence' series and miniseries, stir in a pinch of excitement over developments at Marvel Studios, and you've got your daily serving of CGS Comic Talk! Season to taste, and enjoy! (1:02:25)

Faster than a speeding shadow-demon, Peter and Adam return with their thoughts and observations concerning the second half of Crisis #1. Thrill to the summoning of the Monitor's first team of champions from two-or-so Earths--then sit back and enjoy your hosts' 'draft analysis'! (3:00:51)

This is it! The Geeks, teleconferencing from secure locations, announce their (and YOUR!) nominations for the best comics, creators, and characters of 2014. Listen in as the ballot for our 'Best of 2014' Awards is set... then limber up those typin' fingers to vote for the final winners! (1:55:09)

Pants will soon be attending the Doctor Who themed Gallifrey One convention in Los Angeles and has enlisted some help to prepare him for what to expect. Listener Rod Hedrick and artists Charlie Kirchoff and JK Woodward give Pants the lowdown on how to enjoy his first visit to this show. (40:25)

One night not long ago, we of CGS gathered to reflect upon 'Season of Mists,' a well-loved passage of Neil Gaiman's Sandman, in which Lord Morpheus sets out to redress a wrong committed ages ago against a former lover, but instead finds himself assuming temporary stewardship of Hell itself. These are our reactions to the first half of the story, recorded before a sudden snowstorm interrupted our reverie. (55:37)

Submitted for your scrutiny: our survey of a selection of incipient series whose sobriquets start with 'S', such as Marvel's S.H.I.E.L.D, DC's Secret Six, and IDW's Star Trek/Planet of the Apes: The Primate Directive! Along the way, Chris works in some shop talk; and Pants and Dani O'Brien announce a couple of new charitable endeavors, in honor of Jamie D. (1:32:37)

Not a dream! Not a hoax! Not a retcon! The Crisis Tapes are back with a vengeance, as Adam Murdough and Peter Rios (that's right, BOTH of 'em!) finally turn their analytical attention to the first issue of the Crisis maxi-series itself, just in time for the 30th anniversary of its publication! Observations will be made, thesis excerpts will be read, and this podcast will never be the same again! (2:08:47)

Things get loud and silly in this episode, as Axel Alonso and Tom Brevoort (in sound-byte form) clarify the core concept, and consequences, of the upcoming 'Secret Wars' event for us; Shane reacts, sans spoilers, to 'Star Wars' #1; Pants shares some news from the comic convention circuit; Murd reviews the first two issues of 'Gotham By Midnight'; and the cheese stands alone. (1:32:01)