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Comic Book Bears Podcast
by Comic Book Bears/Bill Zanowitz
A group of hairy heavy gay guys talking about comic books. (But you don't have to be a hairy heavy gay guy to listen in!)
Episodes
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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #342: End of Summer Bears
As August draws to a close the CBB boys effectively say goodbye to Summer 2026 with this new audio episode. (Yeah, yeah, yeah - we know summer lasts until September 22nd this year but let's be practical.) Listen in as Billy Z, Steve and Caleb first memorialize the angelic Dolly Parton and the...
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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #341: Spider-Man: Brand New Day
On our first Comic Book Bears livestream for August 2026, the CBB boys (Steve, Caleb and Billy Z) spoke about Spider-Man: Brand New Day soon after it was released to cinemas. Here we are at the end of the month and it is still dominating the global box office, and now that livestream is here in...
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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #340: Not Live From P-Town
While many bear fellas were headed to Provincetown for the annual Bear Week goings on two weeks ago, your honorable and distinguished Comic Book Bears Podcast boys were keeping the funnybook flames alive at home just to present this new audio episode to you! Steve, Caleb and Billy Z start off…
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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #339: Supergirl and Pride
The Comic Book Bears Podcast returns to the movies in this new episode, and this time it is for the Maiden of Steel! Supergirl was recently released on June 26th with Milly Alcock starring in the title role of Superman's cousin, Kara Zor-El. Directed by Craig Gillespie and written by Ana…
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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #338: The Superman Wars with William Bernhardt
When Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster contracted with National Periodical Publications to publish their creation Superman in 1938, it was not only the beginning of the Man of Steel's legacy as one of the most important fictional characters ever created, it also was the start of Jerry's decades long...
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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #337: HeroesCon 2026 Wrap-Up!
Another HeroesCon is in the books and the Comic Book Bears are looking back on their times in Charlotte this past June 12-14! Joining them on this new audio episode is good friend Brian Newberry of the Comics Discourse 114 podcast! Hit play to hear Brian, Caleb, Steve and Bill Z talk about what...
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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #336: HeroesCon 2026 Pre-Gaming!!!
HeroesCon 2026 in Charlotte is almost upon us!!! And Caleb, Bill Z and Steve are raring to get over to the Queen City (!) for what has become the Comic Book Bears home convention, taking place on June 12-14! The CBB Boys talk about what comic professionals will be appearing, what panels are on…
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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #335: The Mandalorian and Grogu with the Star Wars Bears!!!
THIS IS THE WAY! There's a new Star Wars movie out now so of course Bill Z and Steve take a break from comic books to bring back our good friends podcast veteran Craig Lantz and The Reel Gay Movie Show's Mike Lovins to discuss The Mandalorian and Grogu!! The movie was directed by Jon Favreau, who...
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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #334: The Awesome Return of Steve Bryant
Writer/Artist Steve Bryant has appeared on our podcast more times than any other guest, and we are thrilled to bring him back for another appearance! This time around Steve returns to discuss his best known work, Athena Voltaire! Athena is a globetrotting aviatrix who takes on Nazis, secret...
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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #333: Untold Tales of Swampy Jesus
It's the end of another month and that means we have new Comic Book Bears Podcast audio episodes for you to enjoy! Earlier in the month it was the 24th annual Free Comic Book Day (and the first-ever Comics Giveaway Day - don't worry, we explain the distinction) and CBB boys Bill Z and Steve give…
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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #332: Hats Off in Conway's Corner
In a rare quick turnaround from livestream to audio episode (less than 24 hours), the Comic Book Bears boys are back with their latest! Steve, Caleb and Billy Z don the symbolic black armbands sadly on this episode as we eulogize legendary comic writer Gerry Conway who lost his battle with cancer...
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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #331: Mad About Brutal Defenders
We have two episodes coming to you in audio form from our April livestream and here is the first!! Billy Z, Steve and Caleb got together in the middle of the month to discuss new books and it was an even split: half DC and half Indie! First from the house of Superman and Batman, we have the Mad...
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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #330: Sunday, Sunday, Sunday!
Recorded on a rare Sunday night outing for the Comic Book Bears, this latest audio episode finds CBB boys Steve, Caleb and Billy Z reconvening on the sabbath to talk about some great comics! These include Superman/Spider-Man (the latest DC/Marvel crossover), the 2026 Absolute Wonder Woman Annual...
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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #329: Ides Eve Eve Eve
On this latest Comic Book Bears audio episode, recorded this past March 12th (hence the episode title), we return with another set of six recent books to delve into! Hit play to hear Bill Z, Steve and Caleb weigh in on this sextet of slick papered spectaculars! We talk about D'Orc #1, the Image...
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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #328: Ice, Snow and New Vertigo!
With good parts of the US having had to deal with more snow, the Comic Book Bears are back with you to present their latest storm of funnybook talk! Bill Z, Steve and Caleb bring out the books from the top of their stacks and, after some news chat including the impending return to the Australian...
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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #327: V-Day K.O.!
Hearts and Cupid's arrows were in the air when we recorded this most recent Comic Book Bears episode this past Valentine's Day! And what an assortment of comic book candy do we have for you this time around! Hit play to hear Caleb, Bill Z and Steve discuss the Dreadnok War storyline in Image's...
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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #326: MiLKing the Holiday
Recorded this past MLK Birthday, the CBB boys took advantage of the federal holiday by getting together to discuss recent comics!! Steve, Caleb and Billy Z roundtable six new books, so hit play to hear the hairy, heavy chit chat about Hulk: Smash Everything (Marvel), Aquaman #12 which features…
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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #325: The First One of 2026
The Comic Book Bears Podcast is back for its first audio episode of 2026! After getting caught up with what their holidays were like (including a little bit of early Geek Gets show and tell) Bill Z, Steve and Caleb take us into the first rotation of the 2026 virtual spinner rack to talk about...
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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #324: The Best of 2025!
The final Comic Book Bears Podcast audio episode of the year finds us providing our picks for the best of comics for 2025! Hit play and discover what each of the CBB boys - Caleb, Bill Z and Steve - selected for our favorites in a number of categories: Best Series, Best Single Issue, Best Graphic...
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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #323: Nocturnal Space Waitress of Bludhaven
Join us for the penultimate audio episode of the Comic Book Bears Podcast for 2025! Unfortunately Caleb was unable to join us so in his seat we welcome back to the show longtime friend Jon Runyan of Comics By Night and A Comic Book Look! Listen in as Steve, Billy Z and Jon roundtable a bunch of...
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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #322: T(urkey)-Spheres with Gravy
One more new Comic Book Bears Podcast audio episode for November! Recorded on a livestream before Thanksgiving 2025 but hitting your ear buds after, Bill Z, Steve and Caleb discuss some of the comics they were thankful to have read recently - the origin expanding Mr. Terrific: Year One (DC), the...
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Comic Book Bears Issue #321: Alcatraz Avengers vs Spider-Outlaw Academy
Time for another Comic Book Bears audio episode from one of our recent livestreams! And this time Steve, Caleb and Billy Z have a whole bunch of cool books in this comic roundtable! And it kicks off with Deadpool/Batman #1, the first new Marvel/DC crossover in 21 years! We have more Marvel books…
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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #320: Bears Say Boo!
We are almost at Halloween and the CBB boys are back with another new audio episode! Since the last episode was horror themed, we opted to travel down our familiar round table route for this one. Join us to hear Caleb, Bill Z and Steve talk about a host of new comics! Both DC and Marvel have new...
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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #319: Horror Comics on the Big Screen!
It's spooky season and to pay tribute to that, on this new Comic Book Bears Podcast audio episode Steve and Bill Z head to the movies to talk about films based on horror comic from the past six decades! Among the many films discussed on the episode are Tales from the Crypt (1972), The Vault of...
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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #318: Go, Speed-er Gwen, Hulk Smash the Justice League!
It's another roundtable of recent comics with your hairy heavy funnybook reading homos as we say goodbye to September! Hit play to hear Steve, Caleb and Bill Z opine on new series like Cheetah and Cheshire Rob the Justice League (DC), All-New Spider-Gwen: The Ghost Spider (Marvel) and Speed Racer...
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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #317: Batman v TNF: Most Smartest Priorities
We have reached the end of another month and that means more Comic Book Bears Podcast audio episodes! This time around the principal focus is on the new Batman #1, the relaunch of the title from writer Matt Fraction with superstar artist Jorge Jiménez! Establishing a new status quo for the Caped...
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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #316: The Dog (or Pup) Days of Summer
We have reached the symbolic end of Summer 2025 and the CBB Boys are back with a new audio episode. Caleb, Bill Z and Steve reconvene to discuss a set of new comics and graphic novels as we close out August. We have the Big Two represented by this year's Titans Annual from DC with Donna Troy in…
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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #315: The Fantastic Four: First Steps
The CBB Boys head back to the movies, this time for for The Fantastic Four: First Steps!!! TFF:FS is the 37th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe franschise and the second reboot of the Fantastic Four for the cinema. The film was directed by Matt Shakman and features an ensemble cast including...
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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #314: The Bear Cave of Terror - JAWS!!!!!
This new Comic Book Bears Podcast audio episode is a little bit different. We were down to two bears in the cave this week so we elected to use this time together as a "backdoor pilot" for Steve Mowry's new horror-centered podcast The Bear Cave of Terror. BCOT will be available in its own feeds...
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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #313: Superman 2025 Movie Review
We could not wait to bring you this episode!!! Superman, the new film, is written and directed by James Gunn and is the kickoff movie for the new DC Universe media franchise! David Corenswet stars as Superman/Clark Kent, alongside Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor along...
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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #312: Wrapping Up HeroesCon 2025
To finish out Pride Month we have another new Comic Book Bears Podcast audio episode! Bill Z and Steve share their HeroesCon experience in Charlotte in the beginning of the episode. And though Caleb was not with them for the con, he is back with them on the mic to discuss a series of new books!…
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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #311: Heroes Before Heroes
New Comic Book Bears Podcast audio episode! On June 19th, CBB boys Steve and Bill Z were actually together in the same place for this mini-episode previewing HeroesCon in Charlotte which ran from June 20th-22nd! Though sadly Caleb-less, hit play to hear what we had planned for the con ... and you...
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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #310: Summertime and the Readin's Easy
We move into a new season and the Comic Book Bears are back with this new summer-sized audio episode! Hit play to hear Steve, Caleb and Billy Z talk about a number of new books and graphic novels! From the Big Two we explore the newest iteration of Giant-Size X-Men from Marvel and DC's The Power...
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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #309: May Melee Madness!
The CBB boys (Bill Z, Steve and Caleb) say farewell to Spring with the end of the Merry Month of May and look forward to Summer with this new audio episode! After an opening tangent salvo about Diamond's bankruptcy and all that brings, toys and tariffs and ... um ... the 2008 Guns N' Roses album...
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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #308: Marvel's Thunderbolts*
The CBB Boys head back to the movies and discuss Thunderbolts*, the 36th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe on this latest audio episode! The movie is directed by Jake Schreier and stars an (amazing) ensemble cast including Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, Wyatt Russell, Olga Kurylenko, Lewis...
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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #307: Star Wars Special 2025 - Andor and Much More!
It is hard to believe that it has been over four years since our special group of Star Wars fans (Mike Lovins and Craig Lantz joining CBB regulars Steve Mowry and Bill Zanowitz) have been gathered around the mic together, so we are thrilled to bring this Force Sensitive Foursome back on this new...
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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #306: Spring Manga-Fest-A-Palooza 25!!!!
It has been a few years since we had a Comic Book Bears Podcast episode wholly dedicated to manga and figured it was time for a new one! So hit play to join in on 2+ hours of chatter about some great works, old and new, that have come out of Japan! The CBB Boys - Bill Z, Steve and Caleb - have...
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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #305: Everything's Coming Up Comics!
Spring has sprung and March is in its "out like a lamb" phase and the CBB Boys (Steve, Caleb and Bill Z) are back with a new audio episode! For a change there is a good deal of comics related news between Diamond's auction completing, the cast roll out for Avengers: Doomsday and the New History…
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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #304: A Warm Fusion of Green Lantern Ashes
Through new tattoos, foot injuries and holding down the fort at home, Bill Z, Steve and Caleb return with another new Comic Book Bears audio episode! After a little bit of catching up with each other and a little bit of news (a new DC/Marvel crossover planned for the summer, Daredevil: Born…
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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #303: Captain America - Brave New World
It's back to the movies for the Comic Book Bears on this new podcast audio episode! The film this time is Captain America: Brave New World! It is the 35th entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise, directed by Julius Onah starring Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson/Captain America alongside…
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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #302: Super Bears and Super Bowls!
Time for a new Comic Book Bears Podcast audio episode! Steve, Caleb and Billy Z reconvene for two hours of four color funnybook talk! On the docket this time are a few news items (Diamond's bankruptcy, Marvel Studios not inviting Rob Liefeld to an afterparty) followed by a half dozen books we...
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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #301: Going (DC) All In As The World Freezes
The Comic Book Bears podcast goes All In this time around in our new audio episode! As much of the US is contending with a January winter freeze, Bill Z, Steve and Caleb once again huddle around the mic. And after a deep dive into recent news (specifically Diamond Comic Distributors filing for...
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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #300: The Big 300 With Two Kickstarters!
The CBB Boys are thrilled to bring you the audio version of their 300th episode! And for this anniversary they welcome back to the show a very familiar name and a great friend - writer Richard Rivera! Richard is here to chat about his new Kickstarter for the latest Stabbity Bunny project: a...
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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #299: A Little Bit of Superman, A Big Hunk of Kraven and The Best of 2024!
This new Comic Book Bears audio episode is our last episode of 2024 and a loaded one it is! The CBB trio of Caleb, Bill and Steve are all on hand to chat about a whole bunch of things! The teaser trailer for the upcoming Superman film written and directed by James Gunn dropped on December 19th…
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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #298: Woofs Into Winter!
The Comic Book Bears shake off the snow and ice from their fur ... well, two of them do at least ... to regroup to chat about some new comics now that winter has hit! One of them is DC's Absolute Wonder Woman! Three more of them are from Image: The Department of Truth, Falling on Love on the Path...
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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #297: This is Absolute-ly the Worst Timeline!
In our first Comic Book Bears audio episode recorded after the US election, the CBB boys (Bill Z, Caleb and Steve) spend the first few minutes talking about the results and the state of the nation. We then (mercifully) put that to the side to chat about some recent comics. And what a line up we...
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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #296: Dazzled and All In!!!
New Comic Book Bears audio episode! For the first time in ages it is just Big Two books this time around as Caleb, Steve and Bill Z reconvene to talk about recent additions to Marvel's X-Men line and DC's most recent soft relaunch! Who are the Exceptional X-Men? Which recent X students are…
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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #295: Back from Baltimore!!!
We are catching up on our backlog so this next Comic Book Bears audio episode dates back to this past September 26th when Bill and Steve had just returned from Baltimore Comic Con! BCC is one of the best comic book conventions out there and we have been past guests of the con as press for a…
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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #294: The Silver Age of Comics!!!
The CBB Boys are back but this time they are focused on one era of comic books in this new audio episode! Set the controls for the 1950s and 1960s as we discuss some of our favorite books published during the Silver Age of Comic Books. The Silver Age is considered to cover the period from 1956 to...
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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #293: With Very Special Guest, Comedian Jeff Klein!!!
On this latest Comic Book Bears audio episode, we emphasize the "Comic" part of our show title to welcome to the show queer comedian Jeff Klein!!! While talking about not fitting into his communities or clothes anymore, Jeff has performed at comedy clubs and festivals from coast to coast. This...
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How many episodes does Comic Book Bears Podcast have?
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What is Comic Book Bears Podcast about?
A group of hairy heavy gay guys talking about comic books. (But you don't have to be a hairy heavy gay guy to listen in!)
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Comic Book Bears Podcast is created and hosted by Comic Book Bears/Bill Zanowitz.
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