The Comics Counter Podcast

We've got another great week in the world of comics, folks! A week so great that we don't have the Comics Counter space to talk about the awesomeness that is Godzilla vs. Texas! Seriously, check out our creator signing event 5/16/26 at the Westheimer store! Hidden Spring #1 Megalith #1 Innards #1 Blood and Thunder #13 Absolute Batman #20 Fury of the Firestorm #20 What We Mean by Yesterday vol. 2 Captain America #11 Dead by Daylight #2 Mortal Thor #10 Bleeding Hearts #4 Absolute Martian Manhunter #11 Supergirl #13 Touched by a Demon #4

It's true folks! We've got another book about a domed city with big time Terry Gilliam vibes, but which one is it? We talk about that and all the best in this week's comics! Energon Special 2026 Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Kyoshi Warriors #1 If Destruction Be Our Lot #1 Dog Tag #1 DC x Sonic the Hedgehog: Metal Legion #1 Absolute Green Lantern #14 Batman #9 Royals #2 Daredevil #2 Fantastic Four #10

We are back again, folks! We've got chatter about fighting games, wrasslin', nods to old books, and all the best in this week's comics! Check it out!   Oddball Odyssey #1 Hellboy in Love: Black Eyes One-Shot Swamp Thing '89 #1 Predator Bloodshed #3 Feral #23 Baby Garfield #2 Captain America #10 Is Ted Ok?  #3 Ripcord #3 Punisher #3 The Ultimates #23 Wrestle Heist #5

It's a new day folks! Nick's made a 180 on Superboy Prime! Austin acknowledges a book by Seth exists! Juan talks about Metal Sonic?! Good times are had this week as we talk about all our favorites and the best from this week in comics!   Headlopper #1 Amazing Spider-Man: Spider-Versity #1 Superman #37 Harley & Ivy: Life and Crimes #5 Absolute Wonder Woman #19 Exquisite Corpses #12 Spirit of the Shadows #4 Usagi Yojimbo: Kaito 84 #2 Palookaville #25 Sonic the Hedgehog #86

That and so much more this week! Scarecrow! Silence! Apes! Boy Love! All the best from this week in comics! Dear Sister, I've Become a Maiden vol. 1 Absolute Batman #18 Imperial Guardians #2 G.I. Joe #21 Planet of the Apes vs the Fantastic Four #3 End of Life #3 Bloodland #3 Smile for the Camera #2 X-Men United #2 Ultimate Wolverine #16 Knight City #3

We've got it all for you this week, folks! Tons of overlap, tons of catch-ups , and tons of the best of this week in comics! Also discussed are crawfish, Shakespeare, and old god like men! Check it out! The Neighborhood Watch #1 Godzilla's Monsterpiece Theatre Presents: Romeo & Juliet Fury of the Firestorm #1 Web of Venom #1 Dead by Daylight #1 Everybody Loves a Jewel Thief #1 The Mortal Thor #9 Bleeding Hearts #3 Blood & Thunder #12 The Twilight Zone #6

You better believe it folks! We've got lots of chatter this week including Dad's Netflix choice, failed attempts at getting into the Eternals, a murderer's row of hilarious Kyle Starks names, and all the best in this week's new comics! Tyler Rake: An Extraction Story #1 Royals #1 Mad About DC! Bizarro Year None #1 The Eternals 50th Anniversary Special G.I. Joe Sssilent Missions: The Baroness Alien: King Killer #1 Daredevil #1 Batman/Superman: The World's Finest #50 Touched by a Demon #3

That question and a whole lot of others are asked! Is there a light at the end of the tunnel in the far future? Does Wonder Woman need to check her size privilege? What was that smell that followed Juan around Nick's apartment? We get into those questions, and so many different answers this week folks! As always, we talk all the best in comics! DC/Marvel Present: Superman/Spider-Man The Shadower Feral #21 Peril of the Brutal Dark: An Ezra Cain Mystery #2 Ultimate Endgame #3 Iron Man #3 Death Fight Forever #2 Ripcord #2 Punisher #2 Absolute Wonder Woman #18 Rogue #3 Fantastic Four #9 Generation X-23 #2 Star Trek: The Last Starship #6

...Unless you're Baby Garfield! Then it would be a truly splendid week! Nevertheless folks, it is another wonderful week of new comics. One that's just jam-packed with adventure, excitement, laughs, cries, and a whole lotta catharsis! This week also marks a triple release from Kyle Starks, so you know the boys are pumped to talk comics this week! Space Relic Hunters Dead Teenagers #1 Deathstroke #1 Baby Garfield #1 New Titans #33 Exquisite Corpses #11 Wrestle Heist #4 End of Life #3 Ultimates #22 Knight City #2 The Devil on My Shoulder #4

That's right, folks! Mark it for this week, a week in which Juan did not bring Sonic the Hedgehog when it came out! There's just too many good stuff these days, and even more good cartoonists! That's what I'd call hard times in the land of plenty! Godzilla vs. Portland 51 #1 Usagi Yojimbo Kaito '84 #1 Tigress Island #1 Supergirl #11 Harley & Ivy: Life and Crimes #4 Planet of the Apes vs. Fantastic Four #2 Ordained #2 Bleeding Hearts #2 Absolute Green Lantern #12 Absolute Batman #18

You read that right folks, but as Juan always says, we got some real number ones to get through before that! We've also got three final acts to discuss this week as DC KO, Absolute Flash Year One, and Beneath the Trees wrap up in an oops all satisfying sweep of conclusions! Also the speculator market is back?!?! How'd that happen? Testament Lands Unknown: The Skinless Man #1 Sonic Racing CrossWorlds #1 X-Men Annual #1 Narco #1 Nectar #1 Batman #7 Touched by a Demon #2 The Twilight Zone #5 Bloodland #2 Beneath the Trees: Where Nobody Sees - Rite of Spring #6 Absolute Flash #12 DC K.O. #5

Boy howdy folks, it was a particularly tough week for the boys to pick some titles to talk about because everything out this week was particularly great! We've got talks about choices, wrestlers, and all the best in this week's comics! Predator Bloodshed #1 Punisher #1 Faster Is Ted Ok? #1 The Peril of the Brutal Dark: An Ezra Cain Mystery #1 Absolute Wonder Woman #17 Hyde Street #10 Absolute Martian Manhunter #9 Spirit of the Shadows #2 Ultimates #21 Infernal Hulk #4 Wrestle Heist #3

S-U-B-T-L-E-T-Y is the name of the game this week, y'all! We got some super not so subtle books from this week, and we couldn't be happier! We've got Kyle Starks! Andrew MacLean! Absolute Batman! Ultimate Spider-Man! Check us out! Generation X-23 #1 Death Fight Forever #1 Wolverine: Weapons of Armageddon #1 Smile for the Camera #1 It's Jeff Meets Daredevil #1 End of Life #1 Absolute Batman #17 Carmen Red Claw #2 Captain America #7 Gunpowder Prophets #7 Ultimate Spider-Man #24

It's true folks! Although the Heights location is temporarily out of commission due to surprise flooding, all other locations and the Comics Counter Podcast are in full working order! Check out what we brought today! Bleeding Hearts #1 Absolute Wonder Woman Annual 2026 Barbarian Behind Bars #1 The Center Holds #1 Supergirl #10 The Devil on my Shoulder #3 Blood and Thunder #10 DC K.O. #4 Hank Howard: Pizza Detective in "The Two Hollywoods" #2 Ultimate X-Men #24

Alrighty folks, please bear with us as we adjust to some new sound equipment! Don't worry though, it won't stop us from talking about Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Sonic the Hedgehog, and all the best from this week's comics! Ripcord #1 Planet of the Apes vs. The Fantastic Four #1 Knight City #1 The Twilight Zone #4 Sonic the Hedgehog #84 Nova: Centurion #4 Ultimate Wolverine #14 Ultimate Endgame #2

Nick Had to edit this one up north folks which means Juan and Austin were still able to bring you the best in comics with no one to correct either of them live on mic! This week we've got - Iron Man #1 Malevolent #1 Absolute Batman #16 Absolute Wonder Woman #16 Harley & Ivy: Life and Crimes #3 G.I. Joe #18 Feral #20 Wrestle Heist #2

Austin said it, not me folks! Any who we've got stacks of new beginnings, miniseries finales, and some DC K.O. chatter! Rogue #1 Inglorious X-Force #1 Captain America #6 Assorted Crisis Events #8 Bloodland #1 Touched By a Demon #1 Aliens vs. Captain America #3 Exquisite Corpses #9 DC K.O. Galactic Slam Ultimate Black Panther #24 They're All Terrible #4

It's true folks! You gotta listen in on our DC K.O. chat from this week's episode because Juan was right while Nick and Austin foolishly doubted him! We discuss that, plus Austin's American dream, double splash pages, and all the best in this week's comics! Dungeons of Doom #1 Babs: The Black Road South #1 Supergirl #9 Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees: Rite of Spring #5 DC K.O. #3 Blood and Thunder #9 Our Soot Stained Heart #2 The Ultimates #20 Avengers #800 G.I. Joe #17

There's a lot going on in this one folks! Two James Stokoe books! A deadly serious Kyle Starks joint! Absolute first appearances! A new Bad Idea! This week's got the goods at the Comics Counter! Hank Howard: Pizza Detective in The Two Hollywoods #1 Absolute Superman #15 Absolute Batman Ark-M Special Carmen Red Claw #1 The Twilight Zone #3 The Devil on My Shoulder #2 Absolute Green Lantern #10 Ultimate Wolverine #13 Ultimate X-Men #23 X-Men #23 Orphan and the Five Beasts: Bath of Blood #4

Happy New Year everybody! This New Year's Eve is a particularly special one because it falls on a Wednesday! That means that we got new comics coming out just as 2025 is about to be shuddered away, kicking and screaming. The releases might be few this weeks but we've still got lots to chat about including:   Ultimate Endgame #1 Ultimates #19 The Hanging Marian Heretic #2 Punisher: Red Band #4 Predator Kills the Marvel Universe #5 Skin Police 2 #4 X-Men: Age of Revelation Finale

Ho Ho Ho, comics readers! It Christmas this week, so you know what that means... More comics! Juanta Claus and Nick Frost go throw all their favorite picks this week, check it out!   Absolute Wonder Woman #15 Flash #28 Absolute Martian Manhunter #7 Creepshow #4 Harley & Ivy: Life and Crimes #2 Gunpowder Prophets #3 Sonic the Hedgehog #83

You better believe it, folks! This week's picks not only features some of the best surprise visual artists of the year, but also the funnies title of the year! Check it out! Wrestle Heist #1 New Space Age #1 Strange Tales #3 Everything Dead & Dying #4 GI Joe #16 Survive #14 Star Trek: The Last Starship #3 Exquisite Corpses #10 Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum #5

Check it out folks! We got a great selection of comics this week; from Snowpiercer homages to killer billionaire clowns, this one's got it all! We also talk Five Nights at Freddy's for some reason and bring up the Steven Universe movie. Do it up! Books Discussed: Our Soot Stained Heart #1 The Ordained #1 Assorted Crisis Events #7 Supergirl #8 Aquaman #12 Wonder Woman vs. Lobo Absolute Batman #15 Ultimate Black Panther #23 Transformers #27 Infernal Hulk #2 Nova: Centurion #2

Holy cow, we made it 75 issues y'all! How are things this week, they going good? Anyhow we, unfortunately, did not receive the full shipment of books this week in time to record, but we did get them in time for new comic book day! So we've got a pretty Marvel heavy discussion as well as some Dark Horse, IDW, and BOOM! Studios. Fun chats are still had, check it out! Fantastic Four #6 Hulk Smash Everything #1 Wiccan: Witches' Road #1 Briar: Knights' Terror #1 Orphan and the Five Beasts: Bath of Blood #3 Ultimate X-Men #22 Star Trek: Red Shirts #5 Amazing X-Men #3

Happy Thanksgiving, folks! Boy do we have a more than healthy serving of violence this week. From cartoon violence to very serious violence, as well as, always, all the best in this week's comics! Infernal Hulk #1 Deadhead #1 The Devil on My Shoulder #1 DC K.O. #2 Justice League Unlimited #13 Survive #3 Universal Monsters: Invisible Man #4 Absolute Wonder Woman #14 Absolute Batman #14

Apologies for the lateness folks! It was the computer's fault! Honest! Anywho we got a boatload of finales this week along with some TinyOnion discourse, GI Joe talk, and only the best in this week's releases... also Sonic the Hedgehog came out this week. Batman/Deadpool Nova: Centurion #1 The Twilight Zone #2 Absolute Flash #9 Sonic the Hedgehog #82 GI Joe #14 Ultimates #18 Exquisite Corpses #7 Everything Dead & Dying #3 News From the Fallout #6 Captain America #5 One World Under Doom #9 New Gods #12

American Caper #1 Hellboy and the BPRD: The Ghost Ships of Labrador #1 TMNT vs Godzilla #1 Strange Tales #2 Aquaman #11 Blood & Thunder #7 Transformers #26 Superman the Kryptonite Spectrum #4 Ultimate Wolverine #11

... or at least, as much as anyone else can! Anywho, howdy folks! it's yet another great release week for comics! We've got some wonderful new starts, as well as a special collected edition, and... a deck of cards?!?! Check it out!!!   Harley & Ivy Life & Crimes #1 Alien vs. Captain America #1 Assorted Crisis Events #6 Death Dog #1 Turn Loose Our Death Rays and Kill Them All! No Place #1 Absolute Green Lantern #8 GI Joe #13 Batman #3 Ultimate X-Men #21 White House Robot Romance #2 Ice Cream Man: The Mortal Coil Shuffle

Good evening, fellow comic readers, bleh! On this, the week of Halloween, we come together to enjoy all sorts of sales at the shop and, even better, some wonderfully perfect comics! Check it out y'all! Godzilla vs Kansas City The Beauty #1 Return to Sleepy Hollow #1 Voyeur #2 Black Cat #3 Robowolf #2 Feral #17 Batman & Robin Year One #12 Imperial #4 Runaways #5 Absolute Batman Annual 2025

Boy did things get all sorts of strange in this one! Not only did we have several overlapping titles this week, but our heroes were certainly in more spirit with Thanksgiving than Halloween as they struggled to take hold of their sanity and composure with each other... while talking about a comic called Thanksgiving no less! Check it out folks! Sonic the Hedgehog Chaotix 30th Anniversary Special Outlaw Showdown #1 Absolute Wonder Woman #13 Universal Monsters: The Invisible Man #3 Exquisite Corpses #6 News from the Fallout #4 Predator Kills the Marvel Universe #3 Ultimates #17 Thanksgiving One-Shot

Howdy folks! This Wednesday, we've got plenty of spooky offerings at the shop as well as some old familiar favorites and unlikely crossovers! Check it out! Hector Plasm Hunt the Bigfoot #1 Fantastic Four Gargoyles #1 Save Now #1 G.I. Joe #12 Absolute Flash #8 Punisher Red Band #2 Adventures of Lumen N. #2 Captain America #4 Battle Beast #6 Monster Fan Club #3

We are back from the world famous Bedrock City Convention! Thank you to everyone who stopped by to say hi, it was a total blast! This week we talk zombies, tournaments, and robots! Check it out! DC KO #1 The Deluge #1 Marvel Knights: The Punisher #1 Transformers #25 Strange Tales #1 Amazing X-Men #1 Marian Heretic #1 G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #321 Everything Dead and Dying #2 Absolute Batman #12 Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum #3 Supergirl #6

Step right up for this one folks! It's an (almost) oops all starters issue! We've got one-shots,  new mini's, new ongoings, returning ongoings, and new story arcs this week! It's a total blast as we finally get to talk about a book by one of our favorite artists and people in comics! You won't wanna miss this one folks! Mabel & Francince Adventure Time's The Bubbeline College Special Gunpowder Prophets #1 Starship Godzilla #1 Rook Exodus #7 Good Devils Don't Play Well With Evil #1 Absolute Evil Absolute Green Lantern #7 They're All Terrible Deluxe Edition Ultimate X-Men #20

You read it right, folks! We've got a double sized, jam packed spectacular this week! First off, it's business as usual as your comic book guys, Austin, Nick, and Juan, manically rant, rave, and, riot over this week's best releases! After that, we've also got a very special Q&A presentation with Ignition Press' own Jeremy Haun and Leah Williams to promote their soon to be classic Murder Podcast and Voyeur titles! Check it out! Street Sharks #1 Twilight Zone #1 Start Trek: The Last Starship #1 Orphan and the Five Beasts: Bath of Blood #1 Superman #29 The Mortal Thor #2 Black Cat #2 Universal Monsters: The Invisible Man #2 Escape #2 Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees: Rite of Spring #3 Absolute Wonder Woman #12 The Thing #5

It's crossover time y'all! After 2 decades of animosity, Marvel and DC have joined forces to cross it on over in the soon to be classic Deadpool/Batman anthology special. We've also got talks about sharks! Robots! Predator! Check it out! Deadpool/Batman Black Demon Tales: Mechanica #1 The Voyeur #1 Flow #1 Predator Kills the Marvel Universe #2 New Gods #10 Ultimates #16 Exquisite Corpses #5 Absolute Flash #7

All apologies for the delay folks, your humble editor ran afoul of some computer errors. We got some great chats this week! We've got Ignition Press' exciting first release, Murder Podcast #1, a new Bad Idea book, a new Punisher book, and the end of DWJ's colossal run on Transformers! Check it out! Murder Podcast #1 It Killed Everyone But Me #1 Survive #1 Punisher Red Band #1 Absolute Batman #12 Blood and Thunder #5 Captain America #3 Feral #16 Godzilla Kai Sei Era #2 Supergirl #5 Hellboy in Love: The Art of Fire #2 Transformers #24

It's a complex question with a simple answer folks! We catch up All-New Venom and read more comics is what we do! Please note that, due to forces outside of our control, we had a delay in shipping from one of our distributors and were cut for much needed reading time. All apologies. In the meantime, we still talked some mighty good comics! Adventures of Lumen N. #1 Imperial War: Exiles It's Jeff and Other Marvel Tails White House Robot Romance #1 Moon Knight: Fist of Khonshu #12 All-New Venom #10 Sonic the Hedgehog #81 Star Trek: Red Shirts #2 Amazing Spider-Man #11 Ultimate X-Men #19 Tramps of the Apocalypse #3

We are back with another week of comics folks! Nick wants people to jot things down, Juan wants to talk about Willard, and Austin needs a new mic this week. All that ain't gonna stop the boys from talking about the best of this week's releases! Check them out! Cry Wolf Girl Doomed 2099 Universal Monsters: The Invisible Man #1 Masterminds #1 Hellboy and The B.P.R.D.: Professor Harvey is Gone Laser Eye Surgery Superman #29 Predator: Black, White, and Blood #2 Huck: Big Bad World #4 Jeff the Land Shark #3 We're Taking Everyone Down With Us #5 Absolute Martian Manhunter #6 Beneath the Trees: Rite of Spring #2 Benjamin #3

Howdy folks! It's another Wednesday, which means we've got some new comics releasing at your favorite LCS... Bedrock City! This week our pals Juan and Austin put on their best NPR voices as their buddy Nick retreats to Portland, Oregon, can they pull it off? Absolutely! Books discussed: Predator vs. the Marvel Universe #1 Supergirl #4 Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum #1 Transformers #23 Valiant Beyond - Bloodshot #1 Slasher's Apprentice #4 Cemetery Kids Run Rapid #1 The Ultimates #15 Fantastic Four #2 I was A Fashion School Serial Killer #5

New week! New comics! New bits! That's right folks, as Tom Scioli wrote in his book I Am Stan, "Comics never stops". We've got a wide variety of picks this week from the most indie to the most mainstream! Books discussed: Hellboy in Love: The Art of Fire #1 Tama #1 Godzilla: Escape the Dead Zone #1 Fortress #1 All-New Venom #9 Robot Todd #3 Captain America #2 Ultimate X-Men #18 Absolute Green Lantern #5 Monkey Meat: The Summer Batch #5 Daredevil: Cold Day in Hell #5 Nullhunter #10

Ok folks, maybe we went on for a bit about what song some 90's Image characters would walk up to, but we also got plenty of that comic shop talk without the shop! Check it out! Hero Cave Justice League Unlimited Superman #1 Facsimile Godzilla vs Boston Lucky Devils #4 News From the Fallout #2 Sonic the Hedgehog #80 Ultimates #14 Gehenna #2 Out of Alcatraz #5 Assorted Crisis Events #5 DC x Sonic #5

Say what?!?!?!? You gotta listen to this one folks as Juan and Nick talk about the harrowing experiences of them two having Sleep together! Austin holds it down with some Shark Week talk but who knows what's what in this one folks! Godzilla Kei Sei #1 Superman #28 TexArcanum #1 Feral #15 Amazing Spider-Man #8 Runaways #2 Sleep #3 Exquisite Corpses #3 Absolute Wonder Woman #10 Huck #3 Absolute Martian Manhunter #5 Jeff the Land Shark #2

You read that title right folks! Even though the publication Action Comics is not out this week, we've still got a multitude of action packed comics books for y'all to check out! Orson Welles: Warrior of the Worlds Ghost Pepper #1 Big Rig #1 Star Trek: Red Shirts #1 New Avengers #2 Absolute Batman #10 New Gods #8 Battle Beast #3 Imperial #2 Benjamin #2 Ultimate X-Men #17 Blood and Thunder #3 Predator vs Spider-Man #4

We've got a whole variety of new #1's and Superman titles this week! Check it out! Marvel Swimsuit Special Beath The Trees Where Nobody Sees: The Rite of Spring #1 Planet Death #1 Fantastic Four #1 The Un-Chosen #1 Dark Regards #3 Absolute Superman #9 Supergirl #3 Action Comics #1,088

Check it out folks, Nick and Austin are here to ramble for a seemingly endless amount of time about Captain America and the X-Men! We also talk about exploitation fave Gehenna and, of course, Godzilla! Give a listen! Captain America #1 Godzilla vs. Thor Gehenna: Naked Aggression #1 X-Men: The Hellfire Vigil X-Men #19 Amazing Spider-Man #7 Absolute Green Lantern #4 Immortal Thor #25

Check it out folks! We had a week so big that we didn't have space for Absolute Martian Manhunter! We've got a whole mess of new beginnings, new endings, and answers to the big questions like, "What's cougar magic?" Check it out!   Tramps of the Apocalypse #1 News from the Fallout #1 Assorted Crisis Events #4 Absolute Wonder Woman #9 Feral #14 Predator vs. Spider-Man #3 The Thing #2 Sonic the Hedgehog #79 DC x Sonic the Hedgehog #4 Universal Monsters: The Mummy #4 Fantastic Four #34 Justice League Unlimited #8

That's right folks! We are celebrating a year's worth of episodes with a $25 Bedrock City Gift Card giveaway! We'll be dropping various words that form a phrase. Once you have the phrase worked out, give any Bedrock City a call and let them know what the phrase is along with your contact info! Do it up! Books discussed Benjamin #1 Jeff the Landshark #1 Kill Them All Exquisite Corpses #2 Blood and Thunder #2 Ultimates #13 X-Men #18 New Gods #7 Aliens vs. Avengers #4

We've got something new this go around folks! For the first time on the show we've got a brief interview with comics writer Jeremy Whitley (Unbeatable Wasp) and talk about his new anthology that he edited - Aces & Aros! For more information on the book check out the link below! We've also got some chats about Nick's friends watching the Mission Impossible movies without him and, of course, the best of this week's comics! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/comicuno/aces-and-aros-an-asexual-and-aromantic-comic-book-anthology Trinity #1 Giant Size Amazing Spider-Man Toxic Team-Up #1 Action Comics #1087 Marvel Rivals: Ignite Absolute Batman #9 One World Under Doom #5 Ultimate X-Men #16 Resurrection Man: Quantum Karma #3 Supergirl #2 Dark Regards #2 Transformers #21

It's another week of new comics folks! And Marvel's got two summer blockbusters that we talk about as well as the rest of the best in this week's releases! Imperial #1 Be Not Afraid #1 Ultimate Spider-Man: Incursion #1 Ultimate Wolverine #6 Absolute Green Lantern #3 X-Men #17 Monkey Meat: The Summer Batch #4 Buried Long, Long Ago #2 The Moon is Following Us #10