Comic Geek Speak Podcast - The Best Comic Book Podcast

CGS Announcements, Convention Talk, Comic Talk and Previews! It's a hefty episode on all sorts of topics including a new CGS Spinoff, new Comic Apps to explore, Pants' trip to the Phillipsburg Comic Con, upcoming conventions, Nightwing, Marvel's new Midnight line, Lucas Wars and of course, our selections for comic coming attractions for July! (2:11:43)

The CGS Gang gathered to celebrate Free Comic Book Day 2026 with a comic shop crawl to Showcase Comics in Bryn Mawr, Multiverse Philly in Chestnut Hill and Brave New Worlds in Willow Grove. Listen in to hear a few recordings of our experiences along the way as well as an in-studio wrap-up of the day's events. (57:26)

There's a new convention happening this weekend in California called Comic Con Oakland and we're delighted to bring back Director, Writer and Event Organizer Jim Demonakos to learn all about it! We talk with Jim about developing the new convention for the Bay Area, building a guest list, Panel programming, fostering a good community around comics, collecting original art, and other Convention and Geek Chat! (1:10:25)

It's an oversized Comic Talk episode as we welcome back Adam Chapman of the Comic Shenanigans Podcast. We give updates on our Free Comic Book Day plans, celebrate the legacy of Gerry Conway and Len Strazewski, do a lot of Star Wars Movie & TV Talk and review a bunch of new comics including the Fury of Firestorm, Thundarr the Barbarian, Bizarro Year None, Groo the Prophecy, Usagi Yojimbo: Kaito '84 and more! (2:03:10)

The editing team of Jim Amash & Eric Nolen-Weathington return to CGS with their new hardcover: Jim Aparo: Brave & Bold Artist from TwoMorrows! Along with guest Mike Atchison, we get to celebrate the amazing work of an artist that defined Batman for many of us and along the way learn about Aparo's work before comics, his impact on Phantom Stranger, Aquaman, the Outsiders and others, and discuss our first Aparo issues, favorite stories and so much more. It's another comprehensive reference book of a Comics Master for your shelves! (1:48:14)

We revive Let's Talk Shop, our comic retailer focused episode, to talk with Gralin Hughes, Jr., co-owner of Multiverse in Philadelphia, Pa. Along with his wife Sara, they have fostered an amazing space for curated nerd stuff and speculative fiction. Listen in to hear about Gralin's personal geekdom, building a small business of comics and books, responding to market trends, the power of the Absolute DC line and much more! (1:31:33)

We start this episode by catching up with JK Woodward, comicbook illustrator and creator, as he fills us in on his new thought experiment: The Last Year of Life! And then we tackle all of the latest Previews catalogs to give our recommendations for June comic coming attractions! It's one of the better months for solicitations as we get excited over the Summer of Supergirl, M.A.S.K., new titles from Jae Lee, Jonathan Hickman and Ghost Machine, the DC Silver Age Artist's Edition, the Crisis Companion and so much more! (1:36:37)

Divinity Calls Shotgun by Joshua Ross is a new Kickstarter we're happy to feature in this episode for your consideration. Especially because Joshua is a former Golden Eagle Comics employee! We get to catch up with Joshua, throw in some Golden Eagle and Crusaders memories and chat about his inspirations, his personal geekdoms, creating autobio comics, tattoo art, working with color artist Colin Johnson and Source Point Press and more. It's a project worthy of your attention! (1:28:58)

The CGS gang recount their trip to the Allentown Toy Show and a visit to Comic Masters in Whitehall, Pa. And then it's a variety of Comic Talk topics including thoughts on the new Daredevil first issue and Superman/Spiderman, new Crisis collections, what comics would you buy in April 1986, listener feedback and shout-outs, plenty of CGS related updates and the surprise return of one of our oldest segments! (1:46:07)

We cover a number of topics in this Comic Talk episode starting with recent reads of Barefoot Gen, Nice House on the Lake, Sugar & Spike, Aquaman and D'Orc. And then Off the Rack reviews of DC Next Level's first batch of titles: Batwoman, Deathstroke and Lobo; as well as X-Men United issue 1. From there, we cover recent purchases, the new G.I.Joe Kickstarter, an update on the Death of Superman original art auction, TV Talk on newly found Doctor Who episodes, remembering Sam Kieth, listener feedback and even more Geek Chat! (1:35:54)

Crisis on Infinite Earths is a favorite topic on CGS, and in this episode we talk with award-winning filmmaker and lifelong comic book fan Kevin Miller, author of The Crisis Companion from TwoMorrows Publishing, due out this summer. From early multiverse crossovers to the cultural impact of Crisis even to today to new discoveries, Kevin talks about putting this companion together as a way to analyze, unpack and celebrate DC's monumental event. (1:51:39)

The final battle - and the final issue - for the Heart of Apokolips is here! We take an in-depth look at DC K.O. issue 5 along with longtime listener Matt Williams to unravel the ending of the tournament to be King Omega. Who will wear the crown? Can they defeat Darkseid? And what will become of the DC Universe? Questions and answers and more questions await! (1:24:17)

Another month, another Previews chat! Listen in for updates on the newly released CGS App! And then we give our recommendations for May comic coming attractions including the Transformers Animated Movie collection, Record Journey by Kezuka, Bad Idea's Megalith, Our Soot Stained Heart from Mad Cave, new titles featuring the works of Dave Wachter, Charlie Adlard, J.K. Woodward and others, as well as comic talk on comicbook novelizations, Alan Moore's Swamp Thing, and more! (1:03:20)

It's our 21st Anniversary! To celebrate, we discuss a special surprise for the CGS Community, coming soon! We then cover a number of other topics including Off the Rack Reviews of Spider-Man/Venom: Death Spiral and another new DC Vertigo title, the Peril of the Brutal Dark, a trip to Complete in Box in Ephrata, what comics would you buy in March 1986, industry news including market manipulation, Mike Richardson out at Dark Horse, and the passing of Tatjana Wood along with other Geek Chat! (1:44:24)

It's the penultimate chapter of DC K.O. and the final four champions are put to the Absolute test! Who will be crowned King Omega in issue 4 by Snyder, Williamson, Fernandez, Xermanico and company! Also, we examine in detail the backup story featuring Darkseid and the Omega Legion. What will be the outcome for the future of the DC and Absolute Universes?! (47:24)

We kick things off with sponsorship, website and other CGS related info. And then it's a focus on Comic News from this year's ComicsPro Industry Meeting including M.A.S.K. coming to the Energon Universe, new titles from Vertigo, DC Next Level and the Absolute Universe, IDW celebrates Star Trek's 60th Anniversary and more! We also discuss recent market speculation, review Bleeding Hearts, End of Life, and New Gods, and hit some TV Talk with Wonder Man, the Beauty, and Shrinking. (1:33:03)

For this Comic Talk episode, we welcome Britton Payne, Entertainment Law Attorney, founder of the Autism Scene and longtime CGS listener and comic geek! It's a fun and informative discussion about Autism in Comics, the intersection of autism and pop culture and so much more! Including, Britton's own personal geekdom, recent comic and manga reads, a list of hard to pronounce comicbook creator names and other Geek Chat! (1:48:05)

Comic Talk, Previews and Reviews! Joining us for this multi-topic episode is Juan Castro, comic book Inker, Illustrator, and ultra-talented member in the CGS Community! Along with hearing about Juan's latest projects and his appearance at La Mole Convention in March, we also discuss comic book inking, give our recommendations for April comic coming attractions, give thoughts on Cheetah & Cheshire, Wonder Man, the Muppet Show Special, and this year's Gallifrey One, and so much more! (1:38:59)

Comic Talk! We start things off with a surprise contest winner announcement, and then we tackle a number of topics including thinning out our collection, an upcoming Superman 75 art auction, a trip back to comics released in February 1986, a quick Off the Rack on the new Iron Man first issue, the rights to Will Eisner's works for sale, more Starfleet Academy talk, remembering Sal Buscema and other Geek Chat! (1:20:30)

We've reached the middle point of DC K.O. with issue 3 by Snyder, Williamson, Fernandez, Xermanico and company! Eight combatants and their chosen partners battle each other to determine the Omega Tournament's final four. We give our reactions on the issue as well as for the tie-ins in the All Fight Month. Plus other event talk including the sales power of the Absolute line. (1:08:11)

CGS welcomes comic book artist and illustrator Charlie Adlard to the podcast for the very first time! It's a wonderful conversation ranging from Charlie's personal geekdom and early comic book discoveries, to LEGO, horror in comics and the UK comic convention scene, and to the craft and working methods on a number of projects including the recently released Altamont hardcover by Charlie and Herik Hanna from Image Comics. Enjoy! (1:56:38)

It's a packed episode of Comic and TV Talk including getting started with Hoopla, the works of Deniz Camp, reading Comic Shop: the Retail Mavericks Who Gave Us a New Geek Culture, a Mike Douglas clip featuring Phil Seuling, the Death of Superman story, skimming through a 1996 issue of Comics Buyer's Guide, the Beauty on FX, thoughts on the first two episodes of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy and other Geek Chat! (1:32:58)

CGS Chats! A new interview episode here at CGS to put the spotlight on several projects this month for your consideration. In this episode, we talk to Steve Bryant for the Evie and the Hellsings volume 1 tpb kickstarter, Martheus Wade and Maria Amelia Park for the Jetta: Tales of the Toshigawa Episode 1 motion comic, and Ben Lichius and Dean Kotz to talk about the Black Coat: To Die But Once issue 2 kickstarter! (1:51:56)

Previews and Comic Talk for a new year! Reading Peach Momoko's Ultimate X-Men. Action Comics 1 sets a new record for a private sale. What is Absolute Batman's first appearance? And other topics including our recommendations for comic coming attractions for the month of March 2026. (1:39:43)

Happy New Year! 2026 is here and we're starting the year off with an impromptu chat about Stranger Things, discussing our Best Of 2025 list, podcast plans and more including topics on the John Byrne era of Superman, Mister Terrific Year One, the Energon Universe, I Kill Giants, PLUR1BUS and other Geek Chat! (1:50:22)

Goodbye, 2025! The Speakers of Geek wrap up 2025 with several end of the year topics as well as answering Questions from the Listeners! Topics include tallying up our Reading Logs, CGS stats for the year, major comicbook anniversaries in 2026, thoughts on the Batman/Deadpool DC/Marvel oneshots, DC K.O. All Fight Month, Mortal Thor and other titles, and even more! (1:30:49)

A variety of topics fill this holiday season Comic Talk episode including diving into the world of Vertical Scrolling comics, thoughts on Challengers of the Unknown, the Atom Project and Question All Along the Watchtower, a "Limited Perspective" review of Roofman, more Fantastic Four movie talk, TV Talk on Ozark, Strange New Worlds and others, retro gaming talk, and a Best of 2025 announcement! (1:24:44)

The big finale of One World Under Doom is here! The Speakers of Geek are joined by listener Craig Moore to discuss issues 7 thru 9 by Ryan North, R.B. Silva, David Curiel, Travis Lanham and company. What is Doctor Doom's downfall? Where does the Marvel Universe go from here? Which tie-ins are worth reading? Find out in this episode! (1:02:52)

Comic Talk and Previews! And this month, we're joined by Prestige Sponsor Adam Chapman of the Comic Shenanigans podcast. After learning about Adam's geek story, his podcast, and sharing his geekdom with his family, we delve into a number of topics including the return of Star Wars to theaters for its 50th Anniversary, the Netflix/WB/Paramount bidding war and what that means for the movie and tv industry, and a bevy of comic coming attractions and recommendations for titles shipping mostly in February 2026! (1:33:12)

The cosmic tournament to be King Omega continues in DC K.O. issue 2 by Snyder, Williamson, Fernandez, Xermanico and company! DC's champions (and villains!) compete in their first challenge and the Speakers of Geek discuss their favorite moments, the surprises, tie-in issues of Titans, Superman, Knightfight and more! Listen in to prepare yourself for Round Two! (53:51)

Gabriel Hardman, Writer/Artist, Creator and Storyboard Artist, returns to the podcast to help us discuss the first issue of his new DC title, Batman/Green Arrow/The Question: Arcadia. We learn about how these characters come together for a new era, how the Black Label format can enhance storytelling, and praise the stunning artwork. We also discuss the early days of Live TV, Bruno Premiani on Doom Patrol, listen to stories from Spider-Man 3, Logan and other movies and so much more. (1:44:23)

The Speakers of Geek are joined by the Comics Discourse 114 hosts of Brian, Bryan and Hassan for this special crossover episode! For our Geek Discourse, we each are tasked with developing a comics syllabus as a way to get people interested in the world of comics. But it doesn't just stop at the Intro level as we up the difficulty by offering our Intermediate and Advanced selections as well. Which course will you sign up for? Give a listen! (1:52:04)

Writer and creator Tom King returns to Comic Geek Speak for a fun, geeky and informative conversation about comics, original art, the tenth anniversary of the Vision, behind the scenes of landing Batman, Power Pack (yes, Power Pack), comics as community, his love of Legion of Super-Heroes, the challenge of writing Wonder Woman, and so, so much more. (1:37:41)

Our monthly Previews episode reaches comic coming attractions for yet another New Year with recommendations on titles shipping mostly in January 2026! And joining us is Prestige Sponsor and longtime listener Eric from the Longbox Review podcast! Topics include a review of longboxes (pun intended), recent purchases, the George Perez New Teen Titans Artist's Edition, Transformers UK, Bendis' return to Marvel, Love & Rockets Replicant edition, several Pants Rants and more! (1:48:22)

The Speakers of Geek continue their journey through Marvel Limited Series of the '80s with West Coast Avengers by Roger Stern, Bob Hall, Brett Breeding and company. Hear our reactions - favorable and not so favorable - to the first Avengers spinoff title, the spotlight on lesser known characters, the backstory and development, the villains, the art and more! (1:01:11)

Topics aplenty in this Comic Talk episode ranging from naming a new Comic Book Age, to taking a look at the restored art in the DC Finest: Crisis on Infinite Earths collection, trivia on comic cover artists, updates on our reading lists, David Letterman in comics, Avengers Arena from Marvel Now, LEGO Soundwave and so much more! (1:17:27)

It was another convention filled weekend as the Speakers of Geek are joined by film/TV critic, podcaster, cartoonist and friend Julian Lytle for a Baltimore Comic Con wrap-up. And the Comic Talk continues with many thoughts on Toys, the end of the current Ultimate Universe, event comics, Mark Waid, Jack Kirby's Fourth World, current issues of Superman with the Legion of Super-Heroes and Superboy Prime, vertical scrolling comics and so much more! (1:51:07)

DC's cosmic tournament to save the universe from Darkseid is here! The Speakers of Geek engage in a twenty year event coverage tradition to give an in-depth discussion of DC K.O. issue 1 by Snyder, Fernandez, Xermanico and company! From the compelling story to the beautiful artwork, to the many surprises and twists, we're going All In for the battle to be crowned King Omega! (40:42)

It's a Previews episode of things to come: conventions, comics and news! Prestige Sponsor Nasser Rodriguez joins us to talk up the Comic Arts - San Antonio convention happening in November. As well as convention talk in general, Nasser recounts his own geekdom, and helps us pour through the comic coming attractions for December. We also wrap up our New York Comic Con trip, talk LEGO, compare the current states of DC and Marvel, react to Comic News out of NYCC and so much more! (1:45:58)

After a busy few weeks, the Speakers of Geek are back to catch up with each other on movies, comics, and upcoming conventions! Topics include more thoughts on the new Superman movie, reactions to the new Batman comic by Matt Fraction and Jorge Jimenez, the lure of first issues on comic collectors, the continued success of DC's Absolute line, getting ready for conventions in New York and Baltimore, trivia based on comic writers and so much more! (1:09:52)

Previews time! Taking a look at the November comic coming attractions, the Speakers of Geek offer up a number of recommendations and topics including the new Batman/Green Arrow/Question: Arcadia title by Gabriel Hardman, a new Doctor Who mini-series, offerings from Fantagraphics including a new comic by R. Crumb, lots of G.I.Joe and Larry Hama talk, Assorted Crisis Events, legacy numbering, reading older Amazing Spider-Man, and much more! (1:01:34)

DC's next big event, DC K.O, is almost here! It's a cosmic throwdown to save the universe from Darkseid - but the 32 fighters must first battle each other for the crown of King Omega. Who will win? The Speakers of Geek give their predictions for the first round - with many surprise picks! It's time to choose your fighter! (47:12)

An all review episode of current comics and comics from our reading piles! We discuss The Mortal Thor 1 by Ewing and Ferry, Marvel All-On-One: Thing vs the Marvel Universe oneshot by North and McGuinness, and we dig a little deeper into the first issue of the New History of the DC Universe. Other titles and topics include Darkstars, '90s Amazing Spider-Man, Love Everlasting, early works of Alex Ross, Lazarus, memories of George Pérez and more! (1:25:59)

Convention Talk! Grading! Reviews! Publisher app updates! Trivia! Even an unboxing! It's a full topic Comic Talk as the Speakers of Geek wrap-up the Harrisburg Comic & Pop Con, follow up on more reactions to Barry Windsor-Smith's Monsters, return to the Overstreet Price Guide to do Modern Era Trivia, discuss the upcoming NY and Baltimore cons, talk a little Star Wars and more! (1:23:54)

Doctor Doom's reign over the Marvel Universe meets new threats and challenges as Dormammu attacks, Thor speaks his mind, Doom and Reed Richards debate, and a terrible secret is about to be revealed! The Speakers of Geek discuss One World Under Doom issues 4 thru 6 (and a bunch of tie-ins) by Ryan North, R.B. Silva, David Curiel, Travis Lanham and company. (53:23)

Comic Talk! Previews! Collection horror stories! Toy Talk! Collectible Card Game Talk! And more! The Speakers of Geek, along with guest Brad From Canada of the Scene Invaders Podcast, offer up their recommendations for comic coming attractions for the month of October 2025. Topics include Punisher's return to Marvel Knights, the X-Men Age of Revelation event, Ultimate OZ Universe: The Lost Lands, Return of the Blue Brothers: the Escape of Joilet Jake, Wind in the Willows, Absolute Evil, and others. (1:26:31)

The Speakers of Geek are joined by longtime listener and friend Pankaj from Philly to discuss the Top Comics of the 21st Century! From stories to runs to collections to single issues, we do our best, along with the help of listener suggestions, to talk about as many of the great comics from the last 25 years as we can! (2:02:51)

Esquire released their ranking of the 25 Best Superhero Movies of All Time. And the Speakers of Geek discuss and debate (and sometimes debunk) their list! We also share our thoughts and reactions to Fantastic Four: First Steps! (57:25)

The Speakers of Geek react to news drops from this year's San Diego Comic-Con. Topics include a new DC event entitled DC KO, John Byrne's X-Men Elsewhen to get published, the George Pérez Artist's Edition, Star Trek TV and podcast talk, toy news from McFarlane Toys and others and so much more! (55:02)

It's a casual comic talk episode covering a recent trip to Hershey Comic Con, digging in back issue bins and purchasing original art, listener feedback from our Discord on recent episodes, a rant on comics fandom, plans for the upcoming episode 2025 and more! (1:15:07)