22 Panels - A Comic Book Podcast

Tad is joined by documentarian Jason Cohn to discuss his upcoming film TEZUKA! God of Manga and more! Be notified about the project (and contribute once it goes live) via Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tezuka/tezuka-god-of-manga?ref=2sczsq

Matt, Peter, Tad, and Dillon Gilbertson discuss the December 1979 issue of Heavy Metal Magazine.

Having completed their journey through the Fourth World- Tad, Sean Harklerode, and Mark Pracht rebrand to begin their discussion of the Kree/Skrull War.

Episode 235 - May 10, 2026 Copra Round Six News of Note New To Order Final Order Cutoff Crowdfunding/Humble Bundle 3 Amazing New Books/Walk with Phil One Piece/Phil’s Manga Journey Great Responsibility - Copra Round Six 3 Books We Hope Will Be Spectacular/Phil’s All-New Giant-Size Trade Waiter/Graphic Novel Pick  

Tad, Matt, Marisol, Psychocomicology's Lee Woods, and writer Josh Eiserike discuss the 10th volume of Fiona Staples & Brian K. Vaughan's masterpiece Saga.

Tad is joined by Jared Sarnie to discuss his impressive and haunting debut work The Machine is Broken from Fieldmouse Press out on May 26. Pre-Order Now: https://asterismbooks.com/product/the-machine-is-broken-jared-sarnie

Tad & The Brothers Anderson (no relation) venture into the world of animation discussing the first five episodes of the 2000 cartoon series Static Shock.

Episode 234 - May 3, 2026 Copra Round Five News of Note New To Order Final Order Cutoff Crowdfunding/Humble Bundle 3 Amazing New Books/Walk with Phil One Piece/Phil’s Manga Journey Great Responsibility - Copra Round Five 3 Books We Hope Will Be Spectacular/Phil’s All-New Giant-Size Trade Waiter/Graphic Novel Pick

Tad is joined by writers Laura Hudson and Tim Leong to discuss their near future cyber-journalism story Exploit.

Maria, Marisol, and Tad discuss Los Bros. Hernandez' Love and Rockets vol. 2 #8 and Gilbert Hernandez' Luba's Comics and Stories #5.

Tad, Dan, Sean Harklerode, and Mark Pracht discuss the first two volumes of Stephan Franck's Palomino.

Maria, Marisol, and Tad discuss the 7th issue of volume 2 of Los Bros Hernandez' Love and Rockets and issue 4 of Gilbert Hernandez' Luba's Comics and Stories.

Episode 233 - April 26, 2026 Copra Round Four News of Note New To Order Final Order Cutoff Crowdfunding/Humble Bundle 3 Amazing New Books/Walk with Phil One Piece/Phil’s Manga Journey Great Responsibility - Copra Round Four 3 Books We Hope Will Be Spectacular/Phil’s All-New Giant-Size Trade Waiter/Graphic Novel Pick  

Tad, Matt, Peter, and Dillon Gilbertson discuss the November 1979 issue of Heavy Metal Magazine.

Matt Kindt joins Tad to discuss the return of Mind MGMT, his latest collaboration with Brian Hurtt Fort Psycho, Gilt Frame, Save Now, working with David Lapham, the rhythm of baseball (and car rides), and so, so much more...

Episode 232 - April 19, 2026 Copra Round Three News of Note New To Order Final Order Cutoff Crowdfunding/Humble Bundle 3 Amazing New Books/Walk with Phil One Piece/Phil’s Manga Journey Great Responsibility - Copra Round Three 3 Books We Hope Will Be Spectacular/Phil’s All-New Giant-Size Trade Waiter/Graphic Novel Pick  

Psychocomicology's Lee Woods joins Tad to discuss Grant Snider's Thinking About Thinking.

Comic Book Yeti's Jimmy Gaspero joins Tad, Mark Pracht, and Sean Harklerode to discuss the conclusion of Jack Kirby's Fourth World saga - Hunger Dogs.

Episode 231 - April 12, 2026 Copra Round Two News of Note New To Order Final Order Cutoff Crowdfunding/Humble Bundle 3 Amazing New Books/Walk with Phil One Piece/Phil’s Manga Journey Great Responsibility - Copra Round Two 3 Books We Hope Will Be Spectacular/Phil’s All-New Giant-Size Trade Waiter/Graphic Novel Pick  

Sarah Gailey returns to 22 Panels to discuss their new comic Neighborhood Watch, their upcoming novel Make Me Better, and so much more...

Tad is joined by Mark Russell Braun to discuss their upcoming Ahoy Kickstarter Forgotten Divine. Sign up to be notified on launch: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/comicsahoy/the-forgotten-divine-by-mark-russell-and-russ-braun?ref=5xq6ta

Tad is joined by Tom Peyer & Stuart Moore currently guiding the ship at Ahoy Comics (formerly doing just about everything there is to do in comics) about Ahoy's first Kickstarter and more! To be notified when the Kickstarter for The Forgotten Divine by Mark Russell & Russ Braun launches sign up at: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/comicsahoy/the-forgotten-divine-by-mark-russell-and-russ-braun?ref=5xq6ta

Belle, Matt, Tad, Marisol, Lee, and Josh Eiserike discuss volume 9 of Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples masterpiece Saga. Bring your tissues, crying is involved.

The Brothers Anderson (no relation) & Tad discuss Icon #22-27.

Episode 230 - April 5, 2026 C2E2 Recap News of Note New To Order Final Order Cutoff Crowdfunding/Humble Bundle 3 Amazing New Books One Piece/Phil’s Manga Journey Great Responsibility - C2E2 Underway 3 Books We Hope Will Be Spectacular/Tyler’s All-New Giant-Size Trade Waiter/Graphic Novel Pick

Episode 229 - March 23, 2026 C2E2 Underway News of Note New To Order Final Order Cutoff Crowdfunding/Humble Bundle 3 Amazing New Books/Walk with Phil One Piece/Phil’s Manga Journey Great Responsibility - C2E2 Underway 3 Books We Hope Will Be Spectacular/Phil’s All-New Giant-Size Trade Waiter/Graphic Novel Pick

Jennie Wood returns to 22 Panels to discuss their new book I Didn't Ask For This available from Maverick April 15.

Dr. Ramos & Tad are joined by writers Taki Soma & Mark Schey to discuss their book Parapsychologist out March 31 on Comixology.

Professor and Cartoonist Nick Sousanis joins Tad to discuss teaching comics, Unflattening, and more!

Tad is joined by Tiffany Babb, Mark Chiarello, Rob Neyer, Eric Reynolds, and Fred Van Lente to discuss the upcoming baseball, comics, storytelling, and more!

Maria Pena, Marisol, and Tad discuss Love and Rockets volume 2 #6 and Luba's Comics and Stories #3

Tad, Sean Harklerode, and Mark Pracht discuss the recent Fantagraphics EC Library release My Gun is the Jury.

Episode 228 - March 22, 2026 C2E2 Prep News of Note New To Order Final Order Cutoff Crowdfunding/Humble Bundle 3 Amazing New Books/Walk with Phil One Piece/Phil’s Manga Journey Great Responsibility - C2E2 Prep 3 Books We Hope Will Be Spectacular/Phil’s All-New Giant-Size Trade Waiter/Graphic Novel Pick The Next Page

Stephan Franck returns to discuss the conclusion of Palomino and more. The Complete Palomino is in pre-launch on Kickstarter. Sign up to be notified when the campaign begins. (and to improve it's placement in the almighty algorithm...) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/darkplanetcomics/stephan-francks-complete-palomino-graphic-novel

Veteran editor, writer, and general Comics guy Joe Illidge returns to 22 Panels to discuss The New History of the DC Universe: The Dakota Incident and more! If you missed out on the 1st printing of The Dakota Incident tell your local comic shop that you want the 2nd by March 30.

Tad is joined by David F. Walker for a wide ranging conversation about comics, creativity, and life. Back David's current project The Monster of Blackenstyne (not to be confused with Blackenstein) on Kickstarter now. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dfwalker/the-monster-of-blackenstyne

Tad's under the weather but Matt, Peter, and Dillon Gilbertson pick up the slack. Discussing the October 1979 issue of Heavy Metal Magazine.

Comic Book Yeti's Jimmy Gaspero and artist Amber Akin join Tad to discuss their upcoming kids book Penny & The Yeti.

Tad & the Brothers Anderson (no relation) discuss the Milestone Universe's antihero vigilante in Kobalt #7-14.

Episode 226 - March 8, 2026 Copra Round One News of Note New To Order Final Order Cutoff Crowdfunding/Humble Bundle 3 Amazing New Books/Walk with Phil One Piece/Phil’s Manga Journey Great Responsibility - Copra Round One 3 Books We Hope Will Be Spectacular/Phil’s All-New Giant-Size Trade Waiter/Graphic Novel Pick The Next Page

Mark Pracht, Sean Harklerode, and Tad discuss Mister Miracle #16-18 and Even Gods Must Die the new stary included at the end of the 1984 reprint series New Gods.

Dennis Hopeless returns to discuss Just Brutal from Ignition Press and more.

Writer Josh Eiserike, Psychocomicology's Lee Woods, Marisol, Matt, Belle, and Tad discuss the 8th volume of Fiona Staples & Brian K. Vaughan's Saga.

Tad, Matt, Psychocomicology's Lee Woods, and The Autism Scene's Britton Paine discuss Crowded with artists Ted Brandt & Ro Stein and writer Christopher Sebela.

Episode 226 - March 8, 2026 Bowling with Corpses News of Note New To Order Final Order Cutoff Crowdfunding/Humble Bundle 3 Amazing New Books/Walk with Phil One Piece/Phil’s Manga Journey Great Responsibility - Bowling with Corpses 3 Books We Hope Will Be Spectacular/Phil’s All-New Giant-Size Trade Waiter/Graphic Novel Pick The Next Page

Tad, Mark Pracht, and Sean Harklerode discuss Enrique Sánchez Abulí, Alex Toth, and Jordi Bernet's Torpedo.

Episode 225 - March 1, 2026 Something, something, America News of Note New To Order Final Order Cutoff Crowdfunding/Humble Bundle 3 Amazing New Books/Walk with Phil One Piece/Phil’s Manga Journey Great Responsibility - Bowling with Corpses Something, something, America 3 Books We Hope Will Be Spectacular/Phil’s All-New Giant-Size Trade Waiter/Graphic Novel Pick The Next Page

Tad & Phil are joined by writer Alex de Campi to discuss her recent graphic novel Reversal, her upcoming crowdfunding campaign for Dan Dare, and more! To be notified when Dan Dare launches on March 9 visit the Kickstarter page: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/798979572/dan-dare-graphic-novel

Tad is joined by Bird Comic cartoonist Ruby Carter.

Episode 224 - February 22, 2026 20th Century Men News of Note New To Order Final Order Cutoff Crowdfunding/Humble Bundle 3 Amazing New Books/Walk with Phil One Piece/Phil’s Manga Journey Great Responsibility - 20th Century Men 3 Books We Hope Will Be Spectacular/Phil’s All-New Giant-Size Trade Waiter/Graphic Novel Pick The Next Page