Comic Geek Speak Podcast - The Best Comic Book Podcast

It's the birth of the Radioactive Man! As tensions swirl around the globe because of the Thunder God's appearance on Earth, the superhuman arms race begins. And with Thor in the middle of it all, it's the perfect time for Loki to strike! Listen in. (34:59)

Image Addiction co-hosts Chris Partin and Mike Smith join us to tackle upcoming releases in 2011 for Image and Top Cow; we then spotlight projects from other publishers including Boom!, Twomorrows, Top Shelf, IDW, Dark Horse, Fantagraphics and more. (1:28:29)

Every character has a beginning and in this lengthy episode we take a look at that major aspect of the comic book craft: the origin! From Rorschach to Superwoman, Nexus to Spider-Man, we list our Top Five favorite stories and types of origins. (2:36:14)

Steven Brower, author of From Shadow to Light, joins us to spotlight the Life and Art of Mort Meskin. From the Golden Age Vigilante and Johnny Quick, working at Eisner and Iger Studios, to artistic style and later works, we discuss this underrated and influential comic book artist. (49:31)

It's time for our traditional Looking Ahead episode! Sean Whelan and Jim Segulin of the Raging Bullets podcast join us to talk DC in 2011. And Marvel Noise's David Price is joined by his fellow 11 O'Clock Comics co-host Jason Wood to cover Marvel. (1:30:21)

We start the episode by detailing all the categories in our end of year CGS Best Of list; we continue our discussion of the Role of the Comic Book Buyer with the help of listener feedback; and then we wrap it all up discussing the explosive finale of the Walking Dead tv show. (1:37:16)

David Petersen returns to bring us up to date on everything Mouse Guard including Legends of the Guard and next week's Black Axe release. We also dip into world and myth building, future story plans, gaming, audiobooks and more. (1:24:38)

From Tokyopop to Vertigo, Supergirl to Batwoman, artist and creator Amy Reeder has made a name for herself in comics and with comic readers. We discuss her journey, her thoughts on her work both in concept and approach, bringing Batwoman to life, breaking expectations and more! (53:05)

It's another look at Previews, discussing comic book releases for February 2011. What are we buying, what looks interesting and what new titles are worth checking out? Also, we talk with Gerimi Burleigh to spotlight Eye of the Gods, his graphic novel in this month's catalogue. (1:29:38)

Shadowland comes to an end! Was it satisfying? Did it make sense? And what does it mean for Daredevil, Matt Murdock, Hell's Kitchen, the Kingpin and the Daredevil title itself? Find out what we thought, hear our rants and learn what's next for this part of the Marvel Universe. (37:26)

The Geeks try and answer the question: what is the role of the comic book buyer in the buyer-retailer-creators-publisher chain? From comic shop loyalty to finding the best deals, it's the tip of the iceberg of what will become a larger ongoing discussion. We wrap it all up with a review of Walking Dead Episode 5! (1:39:14)

Jay Potts' World of Hurt, the Internet's #1 Blaxploitation Webcomic, kicks off a new feature spotlighting the world of webcomics! Jay fills us in on his process, his inspirations, outreach to readers, movies, music, and more! (55:54)

It's a new type of episode as we read and discuss the first appearances of Dr. Strange (Strange Tales 110), Madame Xanadu (Doorway To Nightmare 1) and Spawn (Spawn 1)! What has survived, changed, and what are the comparisons? (55:13)

Writer Scotty Beatty returns to the show to help us delve into the years 1986 thru 1998. This era of DC Comics gave us Vertigo, the Death of Superman, Elseworlds, prestige format comics, price increases, Milestone, Impact!, Helix, Kyle Rayner, Amalgam and more! (1:40:02)

It's the final BOMC of the year and, for Geek's Choice, Adam has selected Promethea vol.1 by Alan Moore, J.H.Williams III, Mick Gray, Todd Klein and co. Science hero adventure gives way to the power of the imagination in this amazing collaboration of pictures and words. Listen in! (1:17:33)

It's a mish-mash of post-holiday comic talk as we figure out our 2011 Convention Tour, compare Superman III and Superman IV, review Walking Dead episode 4, go through our mailbag, give away more Super Show prizes, talk about some recent cartoons and more! (1:44:21)

Writer Nathan Edmondson returns to talk with us about Who is Jake Ellis?, a new project from Image with artist Tonci Zonjic. We follow that up with another look at The God Machine hardcover, recently released from Archaia, with creator Chandra Free. (1:15:15)

Aphrodite IV gathers her forces as the Artifacts bearers start to move into place on either side of the upcoming battle. Plus, a new player enters the scene and claims an Artifact for his own. Listen in! (33:24)

The 2000s may very well be the best years for Captain America as well as some of the most controversial. Listen in as we discuss the Marvel Knights run, Ultimate Cap, Truth, the return of Bucky, Civil War, Steve Rogers as the Super Soldier and more. (1:17:15)

As the Thor origin continues, this time retelling Thor's battle with the mystical Sandu, the larger Marvel Universe starts to take shape setting in motion plans to address a god walking among men. (38:44)