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Hello, everyone! Welcome to the second episode in our theme "Comics based on video games"! We've been enjoying recording these episodes and we hope you've been enjoying listening to them.  In today's episode we cover Sonic: Scrapnik Island. Sonic and Tails crash land on Professor Robotnik's abandoned lair known as Scrapnik Island. As they attempt to find their way off the island they are introduced to a community of robots made to resemble Sonic and many of his pals known as Scrapniks. As the Scrapniks help Sonic and Tails recover from the crash they meet a Scrapnik that is all alone. Turns out, this Scrapnik still has a lot of Professor Robotnik's programming running on his OS, so he turns on Sonic and tries transplant his brain into Sonic's body. Sonic, with the help of Tails and the rest of the Scrapnik's are able to escape and remove the programming from the loner Scrapnik.  Is this comic good? What did we think of the art? Did it meet our expectations? Does it give us insight into what the games are like? Find out all this and more in our fantastic review of Sonic: Scrapnik Island! If you liked this episode be sure to follow us on Twitter @thecomicpanel1 and listen to more of us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Our title is The Comic Panel Podcast. You can also listen to us on ksuaradio.com or 91.5 FM in Fairbanks, Alaska. Be sure to tune in two weeks from now for the next book in our theme of "Comics based on video games"!

Welcome everyone to our first review in our new theme of "Comics based on video games." For our first book we are reading Street Fighter Alpha 2: Sakura Does Her Best.    Sakura is an aspiring street fighter. She has the will and the dedication to learn everything she can because ultimately, she wants to meet the man who inspired her, someone she doesn't even know the name of. In order to meet this man, however, she must win the tournament, which means having to street fight. Can she succeed over such skilled opponents? Will her best win her the opportunity to meet her hero? Find out all this and more in this fight-tastic review.    If you liked this episode be sure to follow us on Twitter @thecomicpanel1 and listen to more of us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Our title is The Comic Panel Podcast. You can also listen to us on ksuaradio.com or 91.5 FM in Fairbanks, Alaska. Be sure to tune in two weeks from now for our next book in our theme of "Comics based on video games"! Music: "Stake Out" by Alex Jones/Xander Jones

Hello everybody! Welcome to our retrospective to our theme of Cults. For those who don't know we do this at the end of our themes. We take a look back at the comics we've read and compare them and give any final thoughts we have on them. The books we revewed for this theme have been 20th Century Boys by Naoki Urasawa, Ultimate X-men by Peach Momoko, Loving, Ohio by Sam Beck and Matt Erman, and Luna by Maria Llovet. It has been a lot of fun recording these episodes and we hope you have enjoyed listening to them.  If you liked this episode be sure to follow us on Twitter @thecomicpanel1 and listen to more of us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Our title is The Comic Panel Podcast. You can also listen to us on ksuaradio.com or 91.5 FM in Fairbanks, Alaska. Be sure to tune in two weeks from now for our final book in our theme of cults! Music: "Why Why Why" by Ryan Stansik and Kanika Moore

Welcome all to our last book in our theme of Cults! We hope you've been enjoying this series of episodes as much as we've enjoyed recording these episodes. In today's episode we are reviewing "Luna" by Maria Llovet.  Teresa is a young woman plagued by prophetic dreams that connect her to something powerful. Something divine. She finds herself among the company of the Family of the Sun, a cult formed around Lux, a troubled man who inducts his members by using his blood to get them addicted to him. Her time at the cult brings her to the truth of herself, the entity behind her dreams, and the entity's connection to this cult. If you liked this episode be sure to follow us on Twitter @thecomicpanel1 and listen to more of us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Our title is The Comic Panel Podcast. You can also listen to us on ksuaradio.com or 91.5 FM in Fairbanks, Alaska. Be sure to tune in two weeks from now for our final book in our theme of cults!   Music: "Claim to Fame" by The Grey Room / Clark Sims and "60s Underground Organ Rock" by Julius H. from Pixabay  Sound effect: "Page Shuffle Transition" by AFX_Photography from Pixabay

Welcome everyone to another striking review by The Comic Panel! In today's episode we are reviewing a comic titled "Loving, Ohio" by Matt Erman and Sam Beck! This is our third episode around the theme of cults.  Loving, Ohio is a small town that is completely run by a new age cult known as the chorus. And four high-school kids, Sloan, Elliott, Cameron, and Ana, are trying to graduate and get out. But when their friend Jesse mysteriously commits suicide, they grieve and become the center to a bigger murder plot of young people. After surviving a mass killing they take it upon themselves to kill the killer who is a tool of the chorus. If you liked this episode be sure to follow us on Twitter @thecomicpanel1 and listen to more of us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Our title is The Comic Panel Podcast. You can also listen to us on ksuaradio.com or 91.5 FM in Fairbanks, Alaska. Be sure to tune in two weeks from now for our final book in our theme of cults! Music: "Strange Way" by Christopher from Pixabay

Welcome all, to our newest episode in our theme of Cults! Today we are reviewing Ultimate X-Men 2024 Vol 1 and 2 written and drawn by Peach Momoko. This is part of Marvel Comics new ultimate universe that re-contextualizes the Marvel Universe by having its history and geopolitical landscape altered by a nefarious Reed Richards called The Maker. Ultimate X-Men follows Hisoako Ichiki, a young girl in Japan that has just graduating middle school and entering high school. A recent tragedy in her life was the death of her best friend Tsubasa to suicide. At her middle school graduation, she gets a note to meet a mystery person at a local temple. At the temple she is confronted by a shadow figure who starts telepathically stalking her and attempts to convince her that she's to blame for her friend's death. The shadow figure gives her a charm that belonged to Tsubasa, reminding her of how kind he was and how he gave that charm to Hisaoko as a gift. She runs away but then falls into oncoming traffic but then a psionic exoskeleton is formed around her crushing the oncoming car. It was this moment that changed her life forever. Find out even more by listening to this review of the ages! If you liked this episode be sure to follow us on Twitter @thecomicpanel1 and listen to more of us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Our title is The Comic Panel Podcast. You can also listen to us on ksuaradio.com or 91.5 FM in Fairbanks, Alaska. Be sure to catch the next episode on January 3rd where we cover Loving, Ohio, by Matt Erhman and Sam Beck! Music: "Brain Implant (Cyberpunk Sci-Fi Trailer Action Intro)" by Vasil Yatsevich from Pixabay

Welcome back everybody! We are happy to present to you another great review from The Comic Panel! This episode is the first review of our new theme of Cults! The book we are reviewing is 20th Century Boys by Naoki Urasawa (Monster, Pluto).  20th Century Boys is a comic about a group of friends and their time as adults in a changing Japan interspersed with scenes from their childhood in the 1970s. Little did they know that as kids when they created a secret base to hide out and read manga, peruse inappropriate magazines and just goof off with a radio that they were planting the seeds for a terrifying future. The main character Kenji Endo is too caught up in taking care of his mother, his abandoned niece Kanna and their struggling convenience store. However Kenji can’t help but notice a familiar symbol popping up around the same place as mysterious disappearances. The friends from childhood he still keeps in touch with try to brush the weird coincidences aside but when one friend jumps to his death and leaves behind an ominous message about the symbol they’re forced to take notice. Soon it becomes apparent that the symbol, a gloved hand with an eyeball behind it, has been co-opted by a potentially cultish group of people. If you liked this episode be sure to follow us on Twitter @thecomicpanel1 and listen to more of us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Our title is The Comic Panel Podcast. You can also listen to us on ksuaradio.com or 91.5 FM in Fairbanks, Alaska. Be sure to tune in two weeks from now for our next book in the theme of Cults! Music: "At All Costs" The Grey Room/Golden Psalms

Hello all! Have you missed us? We certainly have! Well, we are back with our final episode in our theme of Superman. This is our Superman Retrospective and we are happy to be welcoming back to the show Nat Yonce from the podcast Collective Action Comics! In this theme we read Superman vs Meshi, Superman and the Authority, Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow, Superman: Phantom Zone, and Absolute Superman vol. 1. If you enjoy Superman, this is an all you can eat buffet! We certainly enjoyed reviewing these books and talking about them! If you liked this episode be sure to follow us on Twitter @thecomicpanel1 and listen to more of us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Our title is The Comic Panel Podcast. You can also listen to us on ksuaradio.com or 91.5 FM in Fairbanks, Alaska. Be sure to tune in two weeks from now for our new theme of comics about cults! Music: "Level" by The Grey Room/Density and Time

Hello all! Welcome to our fifth episode in The Comic Panel's coverage of Superman! If you haven't been keeping track, we've read Superman vs Meshi, Superman and the Authority, Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow, the four part mini series: Phantom Zone, and now we are covering the comic hot off the presses: Absolute Superman.    In this Episode Cody and Chawienta talk extensively about how far you can stretch the concept of Superman before it stops being Superman. Do you have any thoughts on this question or the episode in general? Let us know by emailing us at [email protected] or connecting with us on our twitter @thecomicpanel1    If you liked this episode be sure to follow us and listen to more on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Our title is The Comic Panel Podcast. You can also listen to us on ksuaradio.com or 91.5 FM in Fairbanks, Alaska. Be sure to tune in two weeks from now for our Superman theme retrospective where we will discuss Superman more broadly and see the return of Nat Yonce of Collective Action Comics!   Thank you for listening and we hope to see you next time.   Music is provided "Loyalty Freak Music" under a creative commons free to use license. Tracks used are Prefight Time and Fighting Time from the Album "Game Jam Vol2 !!!!"

Hello all! Welcome to this special installment of The Comic Panel's coverage of Superman! If you haven't been keeping track, we've read Superman vs Meshi, Superman and the Authority, and Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow. Now we are reviewing the four part mini series: Phantom Zone written by Steve Gerber with art by Gene Colan and Rick Veitch. This episode Cody, Jake, and Chawienta have a great time talking with Nat Yonce from Collective Action Comics Podcast all about the weirdness of the phantom zone and and what is the best ending to the pre-crisis Superman. We really hope that you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed making it.  If you liked this episode be sure to follow us on Twitter @thecomicpanel1 and listen to more of us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Our title is The Comic Panel Podcast. You can also listen to us on ksuaradio.com or 91.5 FM in Fairbanks, Alaska. Be sure to tune in two weeks from now for our next book Absolute Superman: Last Dust of Krypton! Music: "You Go" by Collective Action Comics

Hello all! Welcome to the next installment of The Comic Panel's jaunt into the world of Superman! If you haven't been keeping track, we've read Superman vs Meshi and Superman and the Authority. Now we are reviewing Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow written by Alan Moore. This collection includes The individual issues included are Superman #423, Action Comics #583, DC Comics Presents #83, and Superman Annual #11. In Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow we are introduced to a world that has gone 10 years without Superman. A reporter from the Daily Bugle does a 10th anniversary special of his disappearance and reaches out to Lois Lane for an interview. She recounts the harrowing tale of Superman's final days, when all his worst villains come back more deadly than ever before. In DC Comics Presents #83 we get an issue where Superman gets infected by a flower and starts hallucinating, and Swamp Thing is the only one who can save him. Finally, in Superman Annual #11 we celebrate Superman's birthday, but he's been given a deadly gift, the Black Mercy. This is a tentacle-y creature that latches onto a host and makes them live out their dreams. Batman, Robin, and Wonder Woman have to save Superman and defeat the person responsible, the War-hungry alien Mongul. If you liked this episode be sure to follow us on Twitter @thecomicpanel1 and listen to more of us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Our title is The Comic Panel Podcast. You can also listen to us on ksuaradio.com or 91.5 FM in Fairbanks, Alaska. Be sure to tune in two weeks from now for our next book Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow! Music: "Friendship Wand" by Freedom Trail Studio

We are continuing our theme of Superman! The original Superhero who fights for Truth, Justice, and a Better Tomorrow.   In our second book we are reviewing Superman and the Authority. The writer for this book is none other than Grant Morrison along with  Mikel Janin on art, as well as Travel Forman, Evan Cagle, and Fico Ossio for some page assists. This limited series ran for 4 issues in 2021 and ended with a one shot in 2022. It follows a Superman who's powers are fading so he forms a group of misfit anti-heroes to try to solve the real problems in the world. But first they have to get over their own problems. We also reflect on the proposed plans for DC Comics 5G initiative since this story started out as part of that plan.   If you liked this episode be sure to follow us on Twitter @thecomicpanel1 and listen to more of us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Our title is The Comic Panel Podcast. You can also listen to us on ksuaradio.com or 91.5 FM in Fairbanks, Alaska. Be sure to tune in two weeks from now for our next book Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow!   Music: "You Go" by Collective Action Comics

Dun da dun dun! Who’s faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, and can leap tall buildings in a single bound. Is it a bird or a plane, no it’s Superman! We are starting a new theme focused on Superman, inspired by the wildly successful Superman movie that released last month. For this episode we are reviewing Superman vs Meshi. In this manga, Superman/Clark Kent develops an intense interest in Japanese Chain restaurants. And it even begins to draw in other members in Superman's life such as the Justice League! Enjoy our review of this humorous jaunt through Japanese cuisine with us and Superman leading the way! We hope you enjoy it as much as Superman enjoys that beef bowl! If you liked this episode be sure to follow us on Twitter @thecomicpanel1 and listen to more of us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Our title is The Comic Panel Podcast. You can also listen to us on ksuaradio.com or 91.5 FM in Fairbanks, Alaska. Be sure to tune in two weeks from now for our next book Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow! Music: "Neon Nights" by Patrick Patrikios

Welcome all! Today we are reviewing Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot by Frank Miller and Geof Darrow as our third book in the theme focusing on Geof Darrow. The Big Boy and Rusty the Boy Robot is two-issue comic about an attack on Tokyo by a giant 4-armed, 4-legged, Iguana with atomic breath… Anyway, Rusty the Boy robot, an Astroboy-like artificially intelligent weapon created by the Japanese government, is sent by the state to save the people of Tokyo but is walloped. Now the leaders of Japan must make a drastic call, one they would have avoided had they thought that lives wouldn't be sacrificed, they called in the Americans. The Americans sent Big Guy, a man in a robotic exoskeleton to take out the giant iguana and he does so by using nuclear power to blow the creature to smithereens. After this Rusty and Big Boy become partners, reluctantly on Big Boy’s part.  In this comic there is also a short story about The Big Boy and Rusty taking on creatures during the Fourth of July. If you liked this episode be sure to follow us on Twitter @thecomicpanel1 and listen to more of us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Our title is The Comic Panel Podcast. You can also listen to us on ksuaradio.com or 91.5 FM in Fairbanks, Alaska. Be sure to tune in two weeks from now for our new theme of Superman! Music: "A Dyin' Breed" by The Grey Room and Density and Time

Welcome all! This is our review of Shaolin Cowboy by Geof Darrow! Shaolin Cowboy: Start Trek is a story about the Shaolin Cowboy, a former Shaolin monk who wanders the land with a talking mule named Lord Evelyn Dunkirk Winniferd Esq. the Third. Having been "asked" to leave the Shaolin temple, he has since had a bounty placed on his head, which many are eager to collect. Collecting that bounty will prove mighty difficult as the Shaolin Cowboy doesn’t go down easy.  If you liked this episode be sure to follow us on Twitter @thecomicpanel1 and listen to more of us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Our title is The Comic Panel Podcast. You can also listen to us on ksuaradio.com or 91.5 FM in Fairbanks, Alaska. Be sure to tune in two weeks from now for our next book in the theme of Geof Darrow. Music: "Repeat" by Mark Karan, Scott Guberman, Angeline Saris, Jeremy Hoenig

Hello all, and welcome to our new theme where we focus on the comic book artist Geof Darrow. For our first book we are reviewing Lieutenant Blueberry by Jean Giraud aka Moebius, a book that greatly inspired Geof Darrow.  Lieutenant Blueberry follows two military members in post-Civil War America. Lieutenant Craig, a proud son of a military general, and Lieutenant Blueberry, a member of the U.S. Cavalry with a bit of a rebel streak. Both are on their way to Fort Navajo when they come across a ranch that's been ransacked by the Apaches. The owner of the ranch is alive just long enough to inform them that his attackers kidnapped his son. Craig and Blueberry make their way to Fort Navajo to get help in finding the boy, but things take a turn for the worse. Colonel Dickson, who’s in charge of the fort has to convalesce and Major Bascom is left in command—someone who has a deep-seated hatred for Indians. This happens right before a peaceful meeting between the Americans and the Apaches to discuss the boy’s whereabouts was to take place. Instead, Bascom launches an ambush on the Apaches, which seemed to have sparked an even greater conflict between the Americans and Apaches. We cover how this story unfolded, the techniques employed in telling it, whether it landed well, and much more — all in our usual conversation-between-friends style review. If you liked this episode be sure to follow us on Twitter @thecomicpanel1 and listen to more of us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Our title is The Comic Panel Podcast. You can also listen to us on ksuaradio.com or 91.5 FM in Fairbanks, Alaska. Be sure to tune in two weeks from now for our review of Shaolin Cowboy.   Music by SOULFULJAMTRACKS from Pixabay

Welcome all! If you read the title, you may be confused, but when you listen to the episode you'll get it. (hint: it's Elfquest). We are so glad you are taking the time to listen to our episode. There are many podcasts you could listen to and so the fact that you are listening to this one means a lot.  Now, without further ado, we are ending our Western comics classics theme. To recap, the books we read for this were The Galactus Trilogy of the Fantastic Four written by Stan Lee and drawn by Jack Kirby, Corto Maltese by Hugo Pratt, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen by Alan Moore, and Elfquest by Richard and Wendy Pini.  If you liked this episode be sure to follow us on Twitter @thecomicpanel1 and listen to more of us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Our title is The Comic Panel Podcast. You can also listen to us on ksuaradio.com or 91.5 FM in Fairbanks, Alaska. Be sure to tune in two weeks from now for the start of our new theme Geof Darrow. Music: "Radar" by The Grey Room and Density & Time

Welcome all! This is our fourth and final review for the theme of Western Comics Classics before our Retrospective. We hope you've been enjoying these episodes as they have been fun to record! Elfquest is a classic by Wendy and Richard Pini. The story focuses on the Wolfriders, a tribe of elves fighting for survival while dealing with a longstanding conflict with the local tribe of archaic humans. After rescuing a captured fellow elf they’re driven from their forest home by the humans who set their forest home on fire. Seeking refuge, the Wolfriders turn to their uneasy allies, the trolls, only to be deceived and exiled into a scorching desert and without water. Given no other option, the elves trek through the desert. Against all odds, the Wolfriders discover a new tribe of elves in a community called Sorrows End, sparking culture clash and distrust. Tensions mount, especially between our  main character Cutter, chieftain of the Wolfriders and the proud hunter elf Rayek of Sorrows End. They both vie for the affection of Leetah, who is the daughter of the tribe leader and has magic healing abilities. She is at first reluctant to choose a life-mate, as she values her independence, but through the magic process called recognition, she is matched to Cutter. As the tribes inch toward unity, the Wolfriders prove their strength lies not just in survival, but in forging bonds across differences. By Issue 5, the story underscores themes of resilience, identity, and the possibility of harmony between rival peoples. There you have it, that is our review of Elfquest issues #1-5. If you liked this episode be sure to follow us on Twitter @thecomicpanel1 and listen to more of us on Spotify, our title is The Comic Panel Podcast. You can also listen to us on ksuaradio.com or 91.5 FM in Fairbanks, Alaska. Be sure to tune in two weeks from now for our retrospective. Music by Luca Francini from Pixabay

Welcome everybody! This is our review of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen vol 1 by Alan Moore. This is our third book in the theme of Western Comics Classics.    This comic follows a group of individuals who are brought together by a woman who was recently divorced, by the name of Wilhelmina Murray. The team is composed of Miss Murray, a washed up adventurer named Quartmain, a hermit sea captain named Nemo, a one Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and the Invisible Man. An astute reader would notice all these characters are pulled from Victorian literary fiction. This team is sent to recover an object known as the Cavorite Crystal, a crystal of antigravity. It's fallen into the hands of Chinese criminals in the East side of London. Through deception and stealth they steal the object back and return it to their employer, Mr. Bond. However, through reconnaissance, the Invisible Man discovers that Mr. Bond’s employer Mr. M is not Mycroft Holmes as Miss Murray assumed. The “M” stands for James Moriarty. Yep, the infamous arch rival to Sherlock Holmes. The League must stop Moriarty before he uses it to power his airship of destruction and wreak havoc on London. If you liked this episode be sure to follow us on Twitter @thecomicpanel1 and listen to more of us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Our title is The Comic Panel Podcast. You can also listen to us on ksuaradio.com or 91.5 FM in Fairbanks, Alaska. Be sure to tune in two weeks from now for our next book, Elfquest. "Whirlpool" by The Mini Vandals

Welcome everybody! Get ready an exciting adventure that awaits! The comic book for today is Corto Maltese: Under the Sign of Capricorn. This is our second book in our new theme of Western Comics Classics. This comic starts off with Corto Maltese reclining in Madame Java’s Inn at Paramaribo in Dutch Guiana. The caption boxes describe him as a “man of destiny”. Corto decides to go to his boat and along the way he runs into professor Jeremiah Steiner who is being roughed up by some ruffians. Corto saves Professor Steiner and then stashes him in his boat. When Corto returns to the inn a boy named Tristan Bantam is there and requests his aid. While they are discussing the situation, one of the ruffians that was beating up Steiner, attempts to assassinate Tristan. The attempt is foiled and this influences Corto's decision to help Tristan. The rest of the book follows Corto, Steiner, and Tristan as they go on various adventures. If you liked this episode be sure to follow us on Twitter @thecomicpanel1 and listen to more of us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Our title is The Comic Panel Podcast. You can also listen to us on ksuaradio.com or 91.5 FM in Fairbanks, Alaska. Be sure to tune in two weeks from now for our next book, The League of Extraordinary Gentlmen. Music: "Sly Sky" by Telecasted.

Hello all! Welcome to the first episode of our new theme Western Comics Classics! For this theme we pick western comics that are considered classics in the genre. For our first pick we are reviewing The Fantastic Four issues 48-50 aka The Galactus Trilogy and issue 51 "This Man This Monster".  The synopsis of The Galactus Trilogy is Galactus comes to earth and the Watcher comes to help the Fantastic Four to defeat him and Silver Surfer learns the value of life. For "This Man This Monster" it's a scorned scientist jealous of Reed Richards steals the identity of The Thing and infiltrates The Fantastic Four only to discover a shocking truth. Find out all this and more in our out-of-this world review! If you liked this episode be sure to follow us on Twitter @thecomicpanel1 and listen to more of us on Spotify, our title is The Comic Panel Podcast. You can also listen to us on ksuaradio.com or 91.5 FM in Fairbanks, Alaska.  Music: "Invisible" by Anno Domini Beats

Hello all! Welcome to our Continuations Retrospective, where we discuss the highlights from the books we read for the theme. Those books were The Magic Order vol 2, Something Is Killing the Children vol 2, Invincible vol 3, and The Department of Truth vol 2. For those who are listening for the first time, we are a bi-weekly radio show/podcast comic book club covering any and everything regarding comics and manga. We have each co-host pick a book that follows a specific theme and review a book for each episode. Then we wrap up the theme with a retrospective episode covering our opinions and favorite moments from each of the books. If you liked this episode be sure to follow us on Twitter @thecomicpanel1 and listen to more of us on Spotify, our title is The Comic Panel Podcast. You can also listen to us on ksuaradio.com or 91.5 FM in Fairbanks, Alaska.  Music: "Defying Gravity" by Density & Time

Welcome all! This is The Comic Panel, for those who are listening for the first time, we are a bi-weekly radio show/podcast comic book club covering any and everything regarding comics and manga. We have each co-host pick a book that follows a specific theme and review a book for each episode. Then we wrap up the theme with a postmortem episode covering our opinions and favorite moments from each of the books. In this episode we are covering our fourth and final book in our theme of Continuations! For this theme, we have each cohost pick a book that is a continuation of a series we've already read. The books we've read so far have been The Magic Order vol 2, Something Is Killing the Children vol 2, and Invincible vol 3.  Volume 1 of the Department of Truth introduces us to a world where every conspiracy theory you can think of is true, but there is a secret government agency whose job it is to keep those theories under wraps, The Department of Truth. Our mc is an investigative journalist turned Department of Truth rookie. Volume 2 continues with Cole gaining a mentor of sorts, agent Hawk Harrison. He’s an old timer and has been a long standing member of the Department. He is crass and jaded and claims to understand something no one else does about the world… magic is real. Reluctantly, Cole learns from what Hawk has to say. During their time together, Hawk takes him on a journey through the history of the Department and about the things he’s seen and done. Things like Vietnam, the Satanic Panic, and the dispatching of Tulpas. We end the volume contemplating one final thought, perhaps the Lee Harvey Oswald that is running the Department of Truth is himself a Tulpa. To describe Invincible volume 3, it begins with a concerned Nolan as he struggles with what to tell his son. For those who don't know, Nolan Grayson is the human alias of Omni-man, known to the world as the world's greatest superhero, but his true intentions were far more nefarious. His son, Mark Grayson, only knows his father as the superhero and he aspired to be just like him. At this point the reader knows that Nolan murdered the Guardians of the Globe, a superhero team tasked by the U.S. government to protect the world. The reader is left assuming that Nolan is going to reveal to Mark who he really is. Before that happens though, two villains known as the Mauler Twins revive one of the members of Guardians known as The Immortal. The Immortal awakens and then flies off to beat Omni-man senseless. Much to his chagrin, Omni-man is much too powerful for him and he is killed again. Unfortunately for Omni-man, Invincible sees his father's brutal act and that's when Nolan decides to tell Mark who he really is. He tells Mark that he is a Viltrumite, an empire bent on conquering worlds. Omni-man came to earth on a mission to force the earth to submit to Viltumite rule. Omni-man thinks that by telling Invincible this that he would be on his side, but Invincible refuses and fights him instead. Let's just say the fight didn't end all too well. Hear about all this and more in this thrilling review! If you liked this episode be sure to follow us on Twitter @thecomicpanel1 and listen to more of us on Spotify, our at The Comic Panel Podcast. You can also listen to us on ksuaradio.com or 91.5 FM in Fairbanks, Alaska. Be sure to tune in two weeks from now for our retrospective covering our theme. Music: "Sofa" by Dyalla

Welcome all! Get ready to listen to our third review in our theme of Continuations! It's been a good theme so far and we are continuing right along into reviewing Invincible vol 3. And yes, we did cover Invincible volumes 1 and 2, but they were a radio exclusive back in 2021.  To describe Invincible volume 3, it begins with a concerned Nolan as he struggles with what to tell his son. For those who don't know, Nolan Grayson is the human alias of Omni-man, known to the world as the world's greatest superhero, but his true intentions were far more nefarious. His son, Mark Grayson, only knows his father as the superhero and he aspired to be just like him. At this point the reader knows that Nolan murdered the Guardians of the Globe, a superhero team tasked by the U.S. government to protect the world. The reader is left assuming that Nolan is going to reveal to Mark who he really is. Before that happens though, two villains known as the Mauler Twins revive one of the members of Guardians known as The Immortal. The Immortal awakens and then flies off to beat Omni-man senseless. Much to his chagrin, Omni-man is much too powerful for him and he is killed again. Unfortunately for Omni-man, Invincible sees his father's brutal act and that's when Nolan decides to tell Mark who he really is. He tells Mark that he is a Viltrumite, an empire bent on conquering worlds. Omni-man came to earth on a mission to force the earth to submit to Viltumite rule. Omni-man thinks that by telling Invincible this that he would be on his side, but Invincible refuses and fights him instead. Let's just say the fight didn't end all too well. Hear about all this and more in this thrilling review! If you liked this episode be sure to follow us on Twitter @thecomicpanel1 and listen to more of us on Spotify, our at The Comic Panel Podcast. You can also listen to us on ksuaradio.com or 91.5 FM in Fairbanks, Alaska. Be sure to tune in two weeks from now for our review of The Department of Truth vol 2. Music: "360 No Scope" by The Soundlings  

Welcome! This our second episode in our theme of Continuations! For this episode, we are reviewing Something is Killing the Children vol 2 by writer James Tynion IV and illustrated by Werther Dell'Edera. Erika and James have defeated the monster...or so they thought. Turns our the monster had children, and now they are on the hunt for food: children. The news of a monsters killing children reached the public and because of that The House of Slaughter sent Erica’s superior into town to run damage control. He attempts to get Erica to leave this case alone and let him cover it up but she is committed to finishing what she started before any more children die. Will she kill the monsters before they take any more children's lives? How many will die in the process? You'll get to find out all this and more in today's riveting and insightful episode! If you liked this episode be sure to follow us on Twitter @thecomicpanel1 and listen to more of us on Spotify, our at The Comic Panel Podcast. You can also listen to us on ksuaradio.com or 91.5 FM in Fairbanks, Alaska. Be sure to tune in two weeks from now for our review of Invincible vol 3. Music: "Jungle Trip" by Quincas Moreira.

Welcome everybody to our first review in our theme "Continuations"! In this theme, we will review the next volume in a series that we've already reviewed. If you don't already know, The Comic Panel is a bi-weekly radio show/podcast comic book club covering any and everything regarding comics and manga. We have each co-host pick a book that follows a specific theme and review a book for each episode. Then we wrap up the theme with a retrospective episode covering our opinions and favorite moments from each of the books.  Since we've already reviewed volume 1 in this series, we are reviewing the second volume of The Magic Order. This book has creatives such as Mark Millar as writer, Stuart Immonen on the art, with Sunny Gho and David Curiel as colorsits, and Clem Robins as letterer.  The Magic Order vol 2 introduces us to a new group of villains led by a wizard named Victor Korne. These villains seek to take back the power that Victor believes is rightfully theirs. See, a thousand years ago, Soren Korne was ruler over the earth, but a group of wizards fought and overthrew him and went on to establish their protection over the earth. This group would form what is now called The Magic Order. Victor Korne wants to restore the earth to the way it was when his ancestor was in power, where humans were fearful of the dark because of the monsters that walked among the earth. His plan is to call upon a powerful demon, Othoul’endou, which gave Soren Korne his power. They summoned this demon by gathering the pieces of an artifact called the Stone of Thoth which takes the demon from any place in the world and in time straight to the summoner. The Magic Order has to stop this band of evil wizards with a powerful ancient demon on their side, a threat they’ve never faced before.  If you liked this episode be sure to follow us on Twitter @thecomicpanel1 and listen to more of us on Spotify, our at The Comic Panel Podcast. You can also listen to us on ksuaradio.com or 91.5 FM in Fairbanks, Alaska. Be sure to tune in two weeks from now for our review of Something Is Killing the Children vol 2.  Music: "For the Win" by Everet Almond  

Welcome all!   In this episode we are reviewing The Gravedigger's Union vol 1 by writer Wes Craig and artist Toby Cypress. This is our third book in our Comics Roulette theme. In a world with witches, cults, yuppie vampires, steroid-zombies, and other monsters, who will be there to defend the world? The Gravedigger's Union. They are a government sanctioned CBU tasked with fighting against the apocalyptic horror show that exists on the Earth. We follow a group of employees within this organization who decides to go off-book so they can put a stop to this once and for all. They go after a cult called the Black Temple which is tied to this crisis. For the b-plot, we follow someone considered to be the "true prophet" of the Black Temple, by some, a woman named Morgan. She is highly scrutinized by the board of the cult, who are uncertain that she is indeed a prophet. Despite that she is on a mission to find the one thing the cult needs to end the world: the third seal. If you enjoyed our review of The Gravediggers Union vol 1 be sure to follow us on X/Twitter @thecomicpanel1 and listen to more of our episodes. In our next episode, we will be doing our Comics Roulette post mortem. Music: "Immortal" by Neffex

Hello all, welcome to our third book review in our theme of Comics Roulette. For those who are just joining us we are a biweekly radio show/podcast comic book club, where four friends discuss anything and everything regarding comics and manga. The way we do our show is we have one person choose a theme and then for the next four episodes, we each take turns choosing a book that fits that theme. For Comics Roulette, we each chose five books ranging from books we wanted to read and books we really didn't want to read.   In this episode we are reviewing Sin City written and drawn by Frank Miller of The Dark Knight Returns fame, and many others. Sin City is a place where the rotten lives and and breathes, a place you would dare let your thoughts drift towards. It's dirty and perversion is rampant, but for one night, the ex-con Marv, experiences pure bliss in the form of a woman. They have a night that shall not be spoken of, but then Marv wakes up next to her and she's dead. Marv's angel is dead and he's determined to figure out who killed her. Stay tuned for our reveiw of this noir classic!   If you enjoyed our review of Sin City vol 1 be sure to follow us on X/Twitter @thecomicpanel1 and listen to more of our episodes. In our next episode, we will be covering the Gravediggers Union written by Wes Craig.   Music: "Doc and Wyatt" by Everet Almond

Hello all, welcome to our second book review in the new theme of Comics Roulette. For those who are just joining us we are a biweekly radio show/podcast comic book club, where four friends discuss anything and everything regarding comics and manga. The way we do our show is we have one person choose a theme and then for the next four episodes, we each take turns choosing a book that fits that theme. For Comics Roulette, we each chose five books ranging from books we wanted to read and books we really didn't want to read. For this episode, we are reviewing Heroes In Crisis written by Tom King with artists such as Clay Mann, Travis Moore, and others. Shouldn't heroes be able to get counseling in peace? Why does there have to be a fight every time they congregate? What happens in this book is even worse than that, there was a massacre at the counseling center. There are two suspects Harley Quinn and...Booster Gold? What happened out there? Were they the ones responsible? Find out all that and more in this exciting episode.  If you enjoyed our review of Heroes in Crisis be sure to follow us on X/Twitter @thecomicpanel1 and listen to more of our episodes. In our next episode, we will be covering Sin City by Frank Miller.   Music: "Win The Battle Win The War" by Everet Almond.  

Hello all, welcome to our first reivew of the new theme of Comics Roulette. For those who are just joining us we are a biweekly radio show/podcast comic book club, where four friends discuss anything and everything regarding comics and manga. The way we do our show is we have one person choose a theme and then for the next four episodes, we each take turns choosing a book that fits that theme. For Comics Roulette, we each chose five books ranging from books we wanted to read and books we really didn't want to read.    For this episode, we are reading Cable Classic vol 1 featuring talent by writers Fabian Nicieza and Louise Simonson and artists Rob Liefeld and John Romita Jr. Cable is a time-traveling mercenary who makes it a habit of forming teams and then promptly leaving them to fend for themselves. Needless to say, he has few friends and even those friends don't exactly trust him. In his past and in the future, he routinely encounters a foe by the name Stryfe who he can never seem to defeat. Cable now has to deal with his failures past and future. Will he defeat Stryfe? How many people will be harmed along the way? This collection contains New Mutants #87, Cable: Blood & Metal #1-2, and Cable #1-4.   If you enjoyed our review of Cable Classic vol1 be sure to follow us on X/Twitter @thecomicpanel1 and listen to more of our episodes. In our next episode, we will be covering Heroes in Crisis by Tom King.  Music: "Everybody Get Up" by Everet Almond

Welcome everyone! Yes, we are wrapping up the Botony theme in this episode. For this theme we reviewed Man-Thing by Steve Gerber, Swamp Thing Green Hell by Jeff Lemiere, Poison Ivy: Cycle of Life and Death by Amy Chu, and Groot by Jeff Loveness. In this episode you will find riveting discussions on books that, quite honestly, we didn't find all that riveting. You'll find laughter and thought-provoking commentary that will leave you laughing as well and asking yourself "do I want to read these books?"   Listen to new episodes of the show before they are published on the podcast on the radio every other Monday 5-7pm AKST on KSUA 91.5 FM Fairbanks, Alaska. You can find it locally, by visiting the KSUA website, or by finding KSUA on the RadioFX app. You can also find us on X/Twitter @thecomicpanel1

I am Groot

The Ecology theme continues here!   Welcome to our ecology theme where we look at comics that have characters that are associated with the natural environment.   On today's episode Cody, Tailon, and Chawienta discuss The Poison Ivy by Amy Chu (Red Sonja) and Clay Mann (Heroes in Crisis), as well as contributions from others. Can you believe that Poison Ivy's first solo comic was released in 2016! This is just a mini series but soon after comes an ongoing solo comic from a different creative team.  

The Ecology theme continues here!   Welcome to our ecology theme where we look at comics that have characters that are associated with the natural environment.   On today's episode Cody, Tailon, and Chawienta discuss The Swamp Thing: Green Hell by Jeff Lemiere (Underwater Wielder) and  Doug Mahnke (The Mask), as well as contributions from others. This is an elseworlds tale where Alec Holland is brought to an Eco-dystopic future to defend the last surviving humans against the combined might of the green, red, and the rot.  

The Ecology theme starts here!   Welcome to our ecology theme where we look at comics that have characters that are associated with the natural environment.   On today's episode Cody, Tailon, Jake and Chawienta discuss The Man-Thing The Complete Collection Volume 1 by Steve Gerber (Defenders) and Val Mayerik (Howard the Duck), as well as many other talented artists and writers. Here we go through the Man-Thing's origins, his most famous comic run, and the introduction of fan favorite character Howard the Duck. Be warned though! For all who know fear will burn at the touch of the Man-Thing!  

Morbid Curiosity theme ends here!   Welcome to the end of our morbid curiosity theme where we look at comics that are supposedly the worst, but we need to find out just how bad they are.   On today's episode Tailon, Jake and Chawienta discuss the four books that we covered over the course of the theme: I am not Starfire, Marville, Ultimate Iron Man, and All Star Batman and Robin, The Boy Wonder.

Morbid Curiosity theme continues here!   Welcome back to our morbid curiosity theme where we look at comics that are supposedly the worst, but we need to find out just how bad these are.   On today's episode Cody, Tailon, Jake and Chawienta discuss All Star Batman and Robin, The Boy Wonder volume 1 by Frank Miller (Sin City) and Jim Lee (Batman: Hush) with help from Scott Williams (WildC.A.T.S.); which might be the true pinnacle of this theme. Not the worst comic ever but certainly bad. Join us as we explore a comic in which Batman is truly deranged and has an extremely fragile ego, while the justice league range from being incompetent to short fused tyrants.

Morbid Curiosity theme continues here!   Welcome back to our morbid curiosity theme where we look at comics that are supposedly the worst, but we need to find out just how bad these are.   On today's episode Cody, Tailon, Jake and Chawienta discuss Ultimate Iron Man volume 1 by Orson Scott Card (Ender's Game), Andy Kubert (Batman and Son), and Danny Miki (Superman Year One); a comic that was unpopular enough to be retconned to fictional in-universe.

Morbid Curiosity theme continues here!   Welcome back to our morbid curiosity theme where we look at comics that are supposedly the worst, but we need to find out just how bad these are.   On today's episode Cody, Tailon, and Chawienta discuss Marville by Bill Jemas and Mark Bright. I won't pull any punches, this book might be the worst book we have ever read for the podcast or otherwise. How bad is it though? you will just have to listen to find out.

A new theme starts here!   Join us in giving in to our morbid curiosity with comics that are supposedly the worst, but we need to find out just how bad these are.   On today's episode Cody, Tailon, and Chawienta discuss I Am Not Starfire by Mariko Tamaki (Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me) and Yoshi Yoshitani (Zatanna and the House of Secrets). This book faced backlash from it's announcement online, but is it really that bad? 

Your four comicbook co-hosts recap their thoughts about The Magic Order, Books of Magic, Dr. Strange: Way of the Weird, and John Constantine: Hellblazer vol. 1.

The Comic Panel covers the first nine issues of the Swamp Thing spin-off that became a cornerstone for magic in the DC universe. With cutting political satire and seedy stories, enjoy our coverage of John Constantine Hellblazer Vol. 1 Original Sins (Written by Jamie Delano and Art from John Ridgeway)

The Comic Panel's continued coverage of this mini series all about the magic in the DC Universe during the early 90s. Written By critically acclaimed Writer Neil Gaiman with art by John Bolton, Scott Hampton, Charles Vess, and Paul Johnson. Be sure to check out Part one if you haven't already!   The Comic Panel airs Monday and Saturdays at 5pm AKST on KSUA 91.5 FM in Fairbanks, Alaska. You can also listen to us as we air on ksuaradio.com   Visit our linktree for other ways to follow us: https://linktr.ee/thecomicpanel

Welcome to our second episode covering comics about magic. This one is all about the magic in the DC Universe during the early 90s. Written By critically acclaimed Writer Neil Gaiman with art by John Bolton, Scott Hampton, Charles Vess, and Paul Johnson. Come check out this intriguing mini series with us! Also, be sure to continue listening into the next episode as our coverage of this book is split into two episodes!     The Comic Panel airs Monday and Saturdays at 5pm AKST on KSUA 91.5 FM in Fairbanks, Alaska. You can also listen to us as we air on ksuaradio.com   Visit our linktree for other ways to follow us: https://linktr.ee/thecomicpanel

The Comic Panel starts our coverage of magic comics with this book from Mark Millar and Olivier Coipel. A family of magic users who secretly protect the world from the strange and unknown are starting to be picked off one by one. can they figure out who is behind it and why before it's too late?   The Comic Panel airs Monday and Saturdays at 5pm AKST on KSUA 91.5 FM in Fairbanks, Alaska. You can also listen to us as we air on ksuaradio.com   Visit our linktree for other ways to follow us: https://linktr.ee/thecomicpanel    

Welcome to a podcast exclusive episode of The Comic Panel!! In this episode we give our overall thoughts on the comics we read for our theme. The past four episodes we have been covering books under the theme of Holidays! In this episode, we spill the tea about what were our favorite books that we read, what were the worst, and why! If you enjoy our normal episodes, you are really going to enjoy this one!   The Comic Panel airs Mondays and Saturdays at 5pm AKST on KSUA 91.5 FM, the people's radio in Fairbanks, Alaska. You can also listen to us as we air on ksuaradio.com. Visit our linktree for other ways to follow us: https://linktr.ee/thecomicpanel   Music: "Clean and Dance" by An Jone Find more of her music at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC62kkm-YDckzDJn2Njo72gA

Hear ye, hear ye! The Comic Panel is back for another riveting discussion of a comic that fits our Holiday theme. *Gasp* This is our last one before the new theme begins. In this episode we're diving headfirst into the comic "Batman: The Long Halloween." from Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale. Batman attempts to unraveling the mystery behind the enigmatic figure known only as Holiday. And we attempt to unravel the question, "Does this classic title hold up to the test of time?"   The Comic Panel airs Mondays and Saturdays at 5pm AKST on KSUA 91.5 FM, the people's radio in Fairbanks, Alaska. You can also listen to us as we air on ksuaradio.com. Visit our linktree for other ways to follow us: https://linktr.ee/thecomicpanel

Welcome to the holidays! That is our theme and here is our third book within that theme: A Very DC Valentine's Day. In this episode The Comic Panel seeks to wade through the myriad of short stories that make up this book, and if the short stories weren't enough, this collection ends with a longer Harley Quinn Valentine's Day special. By the end of it we were all asking the question: "do these tales of heart ache really celebrate Valentine's Day?" Listen to all this and so much more in this Valentine's Day episode.   The Comic Panel airs Mondays and Saturdays at 5pm AKST on KSUA 91.5 FM, the people's radio in Fairbanks, Alaska. You can also listen to us as we air on ksuaradio.com.   Music: "Tea Time" by Ofshane Find more of their music here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC34Wh4ysdP50H-ThbZFFfsA/ Visit our linktree for other ways to follow us: https://linktr.ee/thecomicpanel

Welcome back to the show everyone!! In this episode we cover Klaus by Grant Morrison. In this 19th century-looking town, Klaus is an outsider, not yet the jolly Saint Nick we know in love. The town of Grimsvig is suffering under the tyrannical rule of Lord Magnus. The men of the town are sent to the mines every day for who knows what reason and no toys are allowed in Grimsvig. With nothing to play with, the fun and zest for life is being drained away from the kids of the town. Even throwing a rock can be seen as a playing with a toy. Klaus comes to town and refuses to let this continue. Will he succeed? What secrets does this town have? Why are the men working in the mines? Why can't the children have toys? How does Klaus become Santa? Find answers to these questions and more in this jolly holiday episode! The Comic Panel airs Mondays and Saturdays at 5pm AKST on KSUA 91.5 FM, the people's radio in Fairbanks, Alaska. You can also listen to us as we air on ksuaradio.com. Visit our linktree for other ways to follow us: https://linktr.ee/thecomicpanel Music by Sergio Prosvirini from Pixabay

Ho Ho Ho, merry Christmas! Well, not for these guys. It's been awhile since anyone's actually celebrated Christmas. Santa hasn't been seen in a while either. What's going on in this world? Well, a curse fell upon the land...Santa has been cursed to lie dormant within his ancestors, only to be awakened when they wear something red. A kid named Sanda avoids the color red. A classmate named Fuyumura knows that Sanda is actually Santa because of it, and she needs Santa's help to find her missing friend Ono. What does she do? She corners Sanda in a classroom and stabs him, allowing his blood to turn his clothes red. Finally, after decades, Santa has reemerged!! Now it's time for Santa to help Fuyumura find her missing friend, and maybe bring back Christmas in the process. Will Sanda do it, or is he in way over his head. Hear about this and more in our reivew of the manga Sanda by Paru Itagaki!   The Comic Panel airs Mondays and Saturdays at 5pm AKST on KSUA 91.5 FM, the people's radio in Fairbanks, Alaska. You can also listen to us as we air on ksuaradio.com. Visit our linktree for other ways to follow us: https://linktr.ee/thecomicpanel   Music: "Christmas Chores" by RKVC Find more music by them: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCowgKeMGXKY038qwuf3yYlw