Welp... so it goes, I guess. This week's podcast introduces our new Discord channel, discusses the season finale of DC's The Penguin, slays demons with Harriet Tubman, and basks in the glory of Godspeed You! Black Emperor!

Books: Saga #70, Poison Ivy #27, FML #1, Blood Hunters #4, Birds of Prey #15, Batgirl #1, JSA #1, Absolute Superman #1, Harriet Tubman: Demon Slayer Vol. 1, Plastic Man No More #3, Living Hell #1, Something is Killing the Children #0, The Fade #1

Other Stuff: The Penguin Season 1 thoughts, Godspeed You! Black Emperor (concert)

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The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com). The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh, Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Aaron Amos, Chris Ceary, and John Burkle, who weekly dissect everything comics-related, from breaking news to new releases. Our Instagram handle is @TalkingComicsPodcast, and you can email us at [email protected].

It's Election Week in the States, and we're exhausted. Mentally. Physically. All-the-ly. That's why we're keeping it nice and simple with some talk about Giants, Magi Orders, Swamp Things, and everything in between. Come for the witticisms. Stay for the nihilistic undertones.

Books: Absolute Wonder Woman #1, We Called Them Giants OGN, Macbeth: A Tale of Horror, Poison Ivy/Swamp Thing: Feral Trees #1, The Magic Order 5 #2, Namor #3-4

Other Stuff: The Warning / Halestorm (concert), Oculus (2013), It's What's Inside

The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com). The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh, Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Aaron Amos, Chris Ceary, and John Burkle, who weekly dissect everything comics-related, from breaking news to new releases. Our Instagram handle is @TalkingComicsPodcast, and you can email us at [email protected].

In this week's podcast, Steve recants his trip to Skywalker Ranch and Industrial Light & Magic, John sacrifices himself on the altar of Venom: The Last Dance, Bob says goodbye to Power Girl, and Aaron gets some Self Help as the crew prepares for Halloween, the upcoming election, and more!

Books: The Power Fantasy #3, Self Help #4-5, StandStill #2-3, Dracula: The Impaler, DC v. Vampires: World War V #1-3, Green Lantern Dark #1, Detective Comics #1090, Harley Quinn #44, The Strange Case of Harleen and Harley OGN, Power Girl #14, Dazzler #2, Scarlet Witch #5, Zatanna: bring Down the House #5

The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com). The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh, Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Aaron Amos, Chris Ceary, and John Burkle, who weekly dissect everything comics-related, from breaking news to new releases. Our Instagram handle is @TalkingComicsPodcast, and you can email us at [email protected].

Bob and Aaron recap all their NYCC shenanigans, including chatting up their favorite creators, hunting down the elusive Video Guy, and that time TC veteran Melissa Megan got mistaken for Becky Cloonan lololol. In addition to recapping all the big announcements out of the con, the crew talks a ton of comics!

Comics talked this week: Crypt of Shadows, Blood Hunters #3, Social Grace, The Legendary Lynx, Mystique #1, Avengers Assemble #2, Batman & Robin: Year One #1, Where Monsters Lie: Cul De Sac #1, Ultimate Spider-Man #8-10, Batman #153, Plastic Man No More #2, and Green Lantern Civil Corps.

The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com). The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh, Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Aaron Amos, Chris Ceary, and John Burkle who weekly dissect everything comics-related, from breaking news to new releases. Our Instagram handle is @TalkingComicsPodcast and you can email us at [email protected].

The prodigal son, John Burkle, returns to discuss the perils of fatherhood, the genius of Kelly Thompson's Scarlett, and how Planetary is actually a JRPG! Meanwhile, Bob, Joey, and Steve wax rhapsodic about Agatha All Along, The Penguin, various horror movies, Absolute Batman #1, and more!

Books: Action Comics #1070, Crocodile Black #4-5, DCEASED: War of the Undead Gods, Hyde Street #1, Scarlett #5, Transformers #13, Absolute Batman #1, The Deviant #1-2, Batman / Elmer Fudd Special #1, Posion Ivy #26, The Rocketeer Breaks Free #3, Phoenix #4, Fantastic Four #26, Helen of Wyndhorn #3-5

Other Stuff: Tales From the Crypt, Dead of Night, Creepshow, Trick 'r' Treat, Terrifier, Talk to Me, The Night House

The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com). The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh, Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Aaron Amos, Chris Ceary, and John Burkle, who weekly dissect everything comics-related, from breaking news to new releases. Our Instagram handle is @TalkingComicsPodcast, and you can email us at [email protected].

It's Spooky Season, folks! In this week's episode, Bob, Joey, Aaron, Steve, and comic writer Eric Palicki conjure nightmares to talk about Eric's "Dreamcatchers" Kickstarter, the Long Island restaurant Big Barry's, the beauty of Helen of Wyndhorn, DC's Absolute Power finale and All In Special, Heartstopper Season 3, the Dark Pictures Anthology, and how the sausage gets made!

Books: Helen of Wyndhorn #5, Saga #69, Black Cloak #8, Absolute Power #4, All In Special, Storm #1, Poison Ivy #26, Justice Society #12, and I Hate Fairyland #16

Other Stuff: Heartstopper Season 3 (TV series), Supermassive's Dark Pictures Anthology (Man of Medan, Little Hope)

Check out Eric's Dreamcatchers Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/epalicki/dreamcatchers-a-horror-comics-one-shot

The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com). The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh, Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Aaron Amos, Chris Ceary, and John Burkle, who weekly dissect everything comics-related, from breaking news to new releases. Our Instagram handle is @TalkingComicsPodcast, and you can email us at [email protected].

Aaron has the con this week as Bob, Steve, and Carolyn debate the greatness of 1994's The Crow, what makes Zatanna: Bring Down the House a Black Label title, whether the Lord of the Rings TV series is worth marching into Mordor for! The crew also dives into some Geek Trivia to close the show, with more questions coming next week!

Books: Survival Street: The Radical Left #1, The Magic Order 5 #1, The Horizon Experiment: The Manchurian #1, Power Girl #13, Phoenix #3, Uncanny X-Men #3, Zatanna: Bring Down the House #4, Elisabeth Sladen: The Autobiography, From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi, Midnight Diner TV show, based on the manga series Shinya Shokudo

Other Stuff: The Crow (2024), The Crow (1994), Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power TV series, Spiritbox, Gojira, Korn (concert) An Evening with PJ Harvey (concert)

The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com). The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh, Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Aaron Amos, Chris Ceary, and John Burkle who weekly dissect everything comics-related, from breaking news to new releases. Our Instagram handle is @TalkingComicsPodcast and you can email us at [email protected].

In this week's episode, Bob, Joey, Aaron, and Steve walk the Witch's Road with Agatha All Along, waddle alongside The Penguin, witness the Twilight of the Gods, settle the Crocs controversy, and is the Moon Following Us?

Books: Planetary #1-12, The Moon Is FOllowing Us #1, Extremity #1-6, The Power Fantasy #2, Avengers Assembly (OGN), Dazzler #1, X-Men #130, Fantastic Four #94

Other Stuff: Agatha All Along Episodes 1 & 2 (No spoilers), The Penguin Episode 1 (No spoilers), Twilight of the Gods (TV series), Blink Twice (movie), Cuckoo (movie), Terminator Zero (TV series), How to Die Alone (Hulu TV series)

The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com). The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh, Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Aaron Amos, Chris Ceary, and John Burkle who weekly dissect everything comics-related, from breaking news to new releases. Our Instagram handle is @TalkingComicsPodcast and you can email us at [email protected].

It’s Joey, Bob, and Aaron this week as they get hyped for BOTH Agatha All Along AND The Penguin! Oh how the Comics-to-Television-Adaptation Gods have blessed us nerds, eh??? Lots of comics, too, including Avengers Assemble #1, the return of Prodigy, and reflections on JSA and Fantastic Four.

Comics talked this week:Helen of Wyndhorn #4, Birds of Prey #13, JSA #11, Blood Hunters #2, Fantastic Four #25, Uncanny X-Men #2, Avengers Assemble #1, and Prodigy Slaves of Mars #1-2.

The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com). The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh, Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Aaron Amos, Chris Ceary, and John Burkle who weekly dissect everything comics-related, from breaking news to new releases. Our Instagram handle is @TalkingComicsPodcast and you can email us at [email protected].

Hail Satan! In this week's episode, Bob, Aaron, John, Chris, and Steve welcome the Dark Lord into their hearts with a special, demonic, culty, sinister, and speedy collection of Lightning Rounds to follow our Special Issue episode with Kelly Sue Deconnick (now available)!

Books: Bitten & Smitten (Webtoon), Indigo (Webtoon), Ballad of Monte Cruz (Webtoon), Exceptional X-Men #1, Poison Ivy #25, Scarlet Witch #4, Duck and Cover #1, Aliens v. Avengers #1, The Outsiders #1-9, Jenny Sparks #1, Minor Arcana #1, Belzebubs Vol. 2 OGN

Other Stuff: I Spit on Your Celluloid (novel), Madame Web (yeah, we know)

The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com). It is hosted by Steve Seigh, Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Aaron Amos, Chris Ceary, and John Burkle, who weekly dissect everything comics-related, from breaking news to new releases. Our Twitter handle is @TalkingComics, or you can find us on Instagram and Threads @talkingcomicspodcast. You can email us at [email protected].

In this special episode, Kelly Sue Deconnick joins Bob, Steve, Bronwyn, Aaron, and John to discuss her new Dark Horse comic FML, wildfires, the woes and joys of parenting, true crime, Nekrogoblikon, and more! * Trigger Warning - This episode contains the topic of school shootings*

The Talking Comics Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com). It is hosted by Steve Seigh, Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Aaron Amos, Chris Ceary, and John Burkle, who weekly dissect everything comics-related, from breaking news to new releases. Our Twitter handle is @TalkingComics, or you can find us on Instagram and Threads @talkingcomicspodcast. You can email us at [email protected].