Comic Geek Speak Podcast - The Best Comic Book Podcast

Time once again for Previews. We go through the May catalog for items shipping beginning in July. (1:19:59)

We open this episode with a salute to Berks County, Pa.'s late, lamented local treasure, artist Dan Adkins. We close it with webcomic artist Jamie Noguchi (Yellow Peril), who joins us to discuss his Kickstarter campaign, and an interview with Mr. Adkins from the CGS Archives. Somewhere in between, we address the official green-lighting of the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. TV series; the upcoming DCU/Masters of the Universe crossover; and the latest 'New 52' DC titles to suffer cancellation. (1:37:56)

For this month's spoiler-heavy spotlight discussion of recent comics, our selections are the first issue of DC's digital-first Batman: Li'l Gotham; Thanos Rising #1 from Marvel; and Jupiter's Legacy #1 from Mark Millar and Image. (And, lurking amid the reviews, a startling revelation about Shane's taste in movies!) (1:15:39)

Free Comic Book Day is here; happiness and cheer! The Geeks compare the piles of goodies they amassed over the weekend, while Jamie reminds us all of 'what FCBD is all about, Charlie Brown,' from a retailer's perspective. Also, a few words about the new 'Teen Titans Go!' cartoon and Doctor Who (more than a few words really), and a distress signal from Murd, as the fate of a spin-off podcast hangs in the balance! (58:28)

Calling All Shellheads! In the wake of a highly successful opening weekend for Iron Man 3, Jamie, Pants and Murd sit down to share their reactions to the film. Comedy! Tragedy! Irony! Technology! Interminable plot synopsis! And the controversial master of menace and misdirection men call the Mandarin! All this and more awaits you in this repulsor-powered review episode. (Not for the spoiler-intolerant!) (1:29:07)

Pants joined several other podcasters at C2E2 this past weekend for an informal roundtable discussion. He along with John Siuntres (Word Balloon), Chris Marshall (Collected Comics Library), Stevie D (Comic Book Queers), Wendi Freeman (Double Page Spread), and Mike Pfeiffer (Most People Are DJ's) talk about recent goings on in the comics industry. (47:04)

Our running recap of Marvel's latest miniseries event continues with the second act (Books 4-6) of Age of Ultron, as heroes convene, ethical debates erupt, and things get timey-wimey! Read along with us in this episode. (1:20:11)

The fourth annual Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo, or C2E2, happened this past weekend and Pants was there. He talks about his experience at the show and we discuss several of the news stories to come out of the convention. Also Murd gives us his thoughts on the first trade of Saga. (57:52)

Our final panel recording from this year's Super Show features Art and Franco chatting with Pants on many topics including the Aw Yeah Comics store, their recent Kickstarter campaign, their upcoming 'Green Team' comic and more. (53:58)

'No one knows what lies behind the masked charade.' A look at Dynamite Entertainment's mini-series Masks issues 1 to 4; with some insight by series writer, Chris Roberson. Also, we discuss some of the pulp comics released by DE. Shane, Jamie D, and Pants join in for the discussion. (1:11:08)

Topics of discussion in this episode include upcoming comic conventions, the Eisner Award nominations, the 75th anniversary of Superman, the Injustice Gods Among Us video game, Superman Family Adventures and some TV talk including a healthy discussion on Dr. Who. (1:03:55)

Our next panel recording from Super Show features our many guests of honor: Fred Hembeck, Rudy Nebres, Joe Staton, Tim Truman, and Lee Weeks. Moderated once again by the honorable Joe Sergi (1:02:20)

We present another panel recorded at this year's Super Show - Storytime with Uncle Sal. (1:20:44)

Cliff Chiang is the latest creator to be featured in TwoMorrows Publishing's Modern Masters Series. In this episode we speak to Cliff about his education, how he got into comics, his current work on Wonder Woman and more. We then speak to the authors of Cliff's book - Chris Arrant and Eric Nolen-Weathington. (1:02:33)

Time for some discussion on some recent comics. We talk about, in some detail, Time Warp #1, East of West #1, Green Hornet #1 and Batman & Red Robin #19. (1:22:18)

Our next panel release from this year's Super Show is the Webcomics Panel. Moderated by Joe Sergi with panelists Julian Lytle (Ants), Bill Ellis (All New Issues), Danielle Corsetto (Girls With Slingshots), Comfort Love (Rainbow in the Dark, The Uniques), Katie Cook (Gronk: A Monster's Story) and Mike Norton (Battlepug) (54:18)

It's Previews time once again as we go through the April catalog for items shipping to stores in June. (1:16:09)

From Super Show 2013, it's the Kickstarter and Comics Panel moderated by Joe Sergi. Jamal Igle, Danielle O'Brien and Shawn Pryor share their success stories and give advice on what to do and what not to do when trying to fund a comics project through Kickstarter. (1:05:03)

Another Super Show has come and gone. It was a fun weekend for us and we talk about the highlights and anecdotes from the show. (1:02:29)

Easter Sunday was a big night for geek television, and in this episode we bring you the highlights, from Walking Dead to Game of Thrones to. . . Masterpiece Theatre?? Also, Pants bends Jamie's ear about Dr. Who, and Jamie sounds off on Comic Book Men. (1:13:55)