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Hardcover Hideout
by Jerod, Chris, and Tasha
Welcome to Hardcover Hideout, the show that celebrates the lesser-known, underappreciated, and hidden gems of the graphic novel world. If you're tired of reading the same old comics or looking for something new and exciting, this is the podcast for you. Each episode, we'll dive deep into a different graphic novel that may have flown under your radar. From indie titles to international releases, we'll explore the rich and diverse world of graphic storytelling. www.instagram.com/hardcover_hideout [email protected]
Episodes
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Episode 38: The Year That Was 2025.
The Best of 2025 The dust has finally settled on 2025, and what a year it was for storytelling! In this special year-end wrap-up, the Hardcover Hideout crew—Jerod and Chris—sit down to count down their favorite comics, movies, and TV shows from the past twelve months.
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Episode 37: Absolute DC, Amazing Spidey, and the End of Alien Earth
This week, the Hideout crew is diving deep into the world of comics and wrapping up a major sci-fi series. We kick things off with a discussion on the DC Absolute Series. We break down what makes this DC initiative so compelling, the new takes on these iconic characters, and where we think the…
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Episode 36: Absolute Wonder Woman, Lucifer, TMNT and Kevin Smith
This episode of the Hardcover Hideout podcast delves into a wide range of comic book topics, with a special focus on collected editions and new series. The hosts begin by discussing the Lucifer comic series, a spin-off of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman. They explore the story of Lucifer Morningstar...
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Episode 35 We're Back!!! - Reading update -Absolute Batman, Superman and more.
Hello and welcome to Hardcover Hideout, the podcast where we dive into the wild and wonderful world of comic books! On today's show, we're pitting two titans of the DC Universe against each other as we crack open the pages of Absolute Superman and Absolute Batman. We'll talk about what makes…
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Special Edition: Popscars
Join Jerod and Chris as they discuss the new graphic novel by Pat O'Malley. In the glitter-stained gutters of Los Angeles, Pinky—a masked vigilante with a vendetta—launches a brutal, blood-splattered mission of revenge. Her target? The man who destroyed her life and built his career off the backs...
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The Death of Hardcover Hideout
Join us as we change the format and name of the Hardcover Hideout. Hardcover Hideout has ended but with the closing of this podcast we open the door to a new podcast What's My Lane Again? Where we discuss pop culture in general and no longer just review a book from beginning to end. Also we are...
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Episode 33: Topical Discussion
Join me as I discuss the comics I read including: Planet Hulk by Greg Pak, The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich by Deya Muniz, Tokyo Ghost by Rick Remender, We Stand on Guard by Brian K Vaughn, and American Cult: A Graphic History or Religious Cults in America from The colonial Era to...
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Episode 32: Robin and Starfire
Join us as we discuss "Teen Titans Robin" and "Teen Titans Starfire". Story by Kami Garcia and Art by Gabbriel PicoloI. Dick Grayson just wants to know what happened to his brother, Damian. Is Damian okay? Does he need help? Why hasn’t he been in contact? And why did his tracking device go…
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Hardcover Hideout Status Update
Hello Just a quick update of where we have been.
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Episode 31: Beneath The Trees Where Nobody Sees
Join us as we discuss "Beneath The Trees Where Nobody Sees' Story and Art by Patrick Horvath. Don’t murder the locals—this is small-town serial killer, upstanding citizen, and adorable brown bear Samantha Strong’s cardinal rule. A sea of potential victims is in the city just beyond the forest…
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Episode 30: Geiger (Solo)
Join me as I talk about Geiger by the critically acclaimed team of writer GEOFF JOHNS and artist GARY FRANK unites with superstar colorist BRAD ANDERSON to bring their first creator-owned hero to Image Comics. Set in the years after a nuclear war ravaged the planet, desperate outlaws battle for...
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Episode 28: Cosmic Detective
Join us as we discuss Cosmic Detective Written by Jeff Lemire and Matt Kindt Art by internationally acclaimed artist David Rubín. An epic science fiction mystery that asks: when a god is murdered, who solves the crime? Enter our Detective. The murder of a god threatens to tear apart the very…
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Episode 28: Eight Billion Genies
Join us as we discuss Eight Billion Genies by Charles Soule (Author) and Ryan Browne (Artist). If you had one wish... what would you wish for? What if everyone else on the planet had one wish too? That's Eight Billion Genies. Eight seconds after magical genies grant every person on earth one…
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Episode 27: Where The Body Was
Join us as we discuss Where The Body Was by the duo Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips. A tale of love and murder in the suburbs, told from a dozen different points of view. All the neighbors on the block have an opinion about the murder and how it happened, but which of them is telling the truth?
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Episode 26: Once Upon A Time At The End Of The World
Join us as we discuss Once Upon A Time At The End Of The World by Jason Aaron and Art by Alexandre Tefenkgi. In this decades spanning post-apocalyptic tale, Maceo and Mezzy have never met anyone like each other, and they’ll need all the help they can get to survive a planet ravaged by…
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Hardcover Hideout Special Episode: We're Back
After a little bit of a hiatus, The Hardcover Hideout podcast has returned. Join us as we discuss what we've been up to since the last episode - health issues and new jobs - as well as talking about our time at Phoenix Fan Fusion, what we've been reading and books and movies we are looking…
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Episode 25: Invisible Kingdom
Join us as we discuss Invisible Kingdom by G. Willow Wilson. In a distant galaxy, acolyte Vess and hardened freighter pilot Grix join forces to expose an inconceivable conspiracy between the most dominant religion and an all-powerful mega-corporation. Suddenly prey in an interstellar chase…
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Episode 16: Hey, Kiddo
Join us for the lost episode where we discussed "Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction" by Jarrett J. Krosoczka. His mom is an addict, in and out of rehab, and in and out of Jarrett's life. His father is a mystery -- Jarrett doesn't know where to find...
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Episode 24: Delicates
Join us as we discuss Delicates by Brenna Thummler. Marjorie Glatt’s life hasn’t been the same ever since she discovered a group of ghosts hiding in her family’s laundromat. Wendell, who died young and now must wander Earth as a ghost with nothing more than a sheet for a body, soon became one of...
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Year in Review 2023
Join us as Jerod, Chris, and Tasha discuss their top 5 books of the year as well as some honorable mentions. We will also discuss our favorite movies and TV we have seen this year. Enjoy.
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Episode 23: Behold, Behemoth
Join us as we discuss Behold, Behemoth by Tate Brombal. Greyson's world crumbles following his brother's mysterious death, with sleepless nights haunted by vivid nightmares of a terrifying monster, pushing him to the brink of losing not just his job as a social worker, but his mind. Soon his…
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Episode 22: Autumnal
Join us as we discuss Autumnal by Daniel Kraus. WELCOME TO COMFORT NOTCH! HOME OF AMERICA'S PRETTIEST AUTUMN. YOU'LL NEVER WANT TO LEAVE. Her estranged mother's death brings Kat Somerville back to Comfort Notch, New Hampshire, a home town she can barely remember. As she and her daughter Sybil try...
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Episode 21: Come Again
Join us as we discuss Come Again by Nate Powell. As the sun sets on the 1970s, the spirit of the Love Generation still lingers among the aging hippies of one "intentional community" high in the Ozarks. But what's missing? Under impossibly close scrutiny, two families wrestle with long-repressed...
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Episode 20: Murder Falcon
Join us as we discuss Murder Falcon by Daniel Warren Johnson and Mike Spice. The world is under attack by hideous monsters, and Jake's life is falling apart until he meets Murder Falcon. He was sent from The Heavy to destroy all evil, but he can't do it without Jake shredding up a storm. Now…
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Episode 19: Crashing
Join us for season 2 episode 1 in which we discuss "Crashing" by Matthew Klein and art by Morgan Beem. Rose Osler is a specialist. Her focus? Patients with Powers…at a hospital with a No Powered Patients policy. When a battle between Boston’s protectors and destroyers erupts, Rose is trapped...
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Bonus Episode Movie Review TMNT: Mutant Mayhem
Join us with special guest Jonah of jonahthecritic.com as we discuss summer movies we have seen and an in-depth review of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. #tmnt
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Episode 18: The Kill Lock
Join us for episode 18 in which we discuss "The Kill Lock" by Livio Ramondelli. If one dies, they all do! Banished for their crimes, four robots are bound to each other’s fates in this sci-fi graphic novel. Each found guilty of an irredeemable crime, four robots find themselves banished from…
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Episode 17: Mazebook
Join us for episode 17 in which we discuss "Mazebook" by Jeff Lemire. A lonely building inspector still grieving the loss of his puzzle-loving daughter receives a mysterious phone call one night from a girl claiming it's her and that she's trapped in the middle of a labyrinth. Convinced that this...
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Episode 15: The Girl and The Glim
Join us for episode 15 in which we discuss "The Girl and the Glim" by India Swift . An original graphic novel about being the new kid in a different school, getting picked on by the class bullies, and what happens when a magical presence takes notice. Like, can things get any worse?
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Bonus Episode: Creator Interview with Tom Breyfogle
Join us as we interview Tom Breyfogle creator of "How I Became A Shoplifter". Where we discuss his comic, music, and future projects.
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Episode 14: Barbaric
Join us for episode 14 in which we discuss Barbaric Vol. 1 Murderable Offenses by Michael Moreci. Owen The Barbarian has an axe. And he's gonna do good with it if he has to kill someone. Owen the Barbarian has been cursed to do good with what remains of his life. His bloodthirsty weapon, Axe, has...
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Episode 13: Sheets
Join us for episode 13 in which we discuss Sheets by Brenna Thummler For Marjorie Glatt, being thirteen years old isn't quite the same as it is for everyone else. Responsible for running her family's laundromat while trying to survive middle school, Marjorie's daily struggles include persnickety...
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Episode 12: It's Lonely at the Centre of the Earth
Join us for episode 12 in which we discuss It's Lonely at the Centre of the Earth by Zoe Thorogood Cartoonist ZOE THOROGOOD records six months of her own life as it falls apart in a desperate attempt to put it back together again in the only way she knows how. IT'S LONELY AT THE CENTRE OF THE…
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Episode 11: Upgrade Soul
Join us for episode 11 in which we discuss Upgrade Soul written and illustrated by Ezra Claytan Daniels For their forty-fifth anniversary, Hank and Molly Nonnar decide to undergo an experimental rejuvenation procedure, but their hopes for youth are dashed when the couple is faced with the…
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Episode 10: Beast Boy Loves Raven
Join us for episode 10 in which we discuss Teen Titans: Beast Boy Loves Raven written by Kami Garcia and art by Gabriel Picolo
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Episode 9: Raven and Beast Boy
Join us for episode 9 in which we discuss Teen Titans: Raven and Teen Titans: Beast Boy, both written by Kami Garcia and art by Gabriel Picolo
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Episode 8: The Underwater Welder
Join us as we discuss Jeff Lemire's The Underwater Welder
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Bonus Episode: Year in Review 2022
Join us as we discuss our favorite books, Movies, TV, and news from 2022.
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Episode 7: Holiday Special Krampus and The Last Christmas
Join us a we discuss the Holiday graphic novels "Krampus" and "The Last Christmas" (not your average Christmas stories.)
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Episode 6: Bitch Planet
Join us a we discuss Kelly Sue DeConnick's "Bitch Planet"
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Bonus Episode: Nerdy News
Special Bonus Episode. We discuss nerdy news of the past week. Including DC movie/animation new head of operations and Marvel and The Witcher recasting news.
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Episode 5: The Dark Room
Join us a we discuss Gerry Duggan's "The Dark Room"
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Episode 4: Wytches, Volume 1 by Scott Snyder
This week we discuss the graphic novel Wytches by Scott Snyder with a special guest. Chris's daughter, Tasha.
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Episode 3: The Many Deaths of Laila Starr by Ram V
We discuss the graphic novel "The Many Deaths of Laila Starr" by Ram V
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Episode 2: Sexcastle by Kyle Starks
In this episode, we discuss Sexcastle. Kyle Starks' tribute to 80's action movies.
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Episode 0: Introduction
Welcome to the Hardcover Hideout. This is an introduction to us and our podcast.
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Episode 1: Basilisk by Cullen Bunn
Jerod and Chris discuss Basilisk Volumes 1 and 2.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to Hardcover Hideout, the show that celebrates the lesser-known, underappreciated, and hidden gems of the graphic novel world. If you're tired of reading the same old comics or looking for something new and exciting, this is the podcast for you.
Each episode, we'll dive deep into a different graphic novel that may have flown under your radar. From indie titles to international releases, we'll explore the rich and diverse world of graphic storytelling. www.instagram.com/hardcover_hideout [email protected]
HOSTED BY
Jerod, Chris, and Tasha
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Welcome to Hardcover Hideout, the show that celebrates the lesser-known, underappreciated, and hidden gems of the graphic novel world. If you're tired of reading the same old comics or looking for something new and exciting, this is the podcast for you. Each episode, we'll dive deep into a...
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Hardcover Hideout is created and hosted by Jerod, Chris, and Tasha.
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