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Bigger Than Capes

90 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago -

Focusing on the less mainstream side of the comics world, hosts Angela, Matt, Will & Zach bring weekly comic book discussions, featuring interviews, trade reviews, overly in depth looks at comic book films and monthly round ups of new releases.

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Episodes

Public Domain

February 13, 2023 21:24 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MB

Angela and Zach are teaming up to discuss the first volume of Chip Zdarsky's latest creator owned series Public Domain! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An Interview With Cavan Scott

January 25, 2023 19:07 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MB

This week Angela is talking with the author of Shadow Service, The Ward and Dead Seas: Cavan Scott! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Best Of 2022

January 18, 2023 16:18 - 1 hour - 73.8 MB

We're getting together to discuss some of our favourite comics, shows and films from 2022! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

All Ages Recommendations

December 21, 2022 02:31 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MB

As we're getting dangerously close to Christmas, we thought it would be a good idea to throw together a bit of a last minute gift guide in the form of some comic recommendations suitable for all ages! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

November '22 Round-Up

December 06, 2022 03:46 - 1 hour - 57.6 MB

With November behind us we're rounding up four first issues from the month just gone! We're discussing Hell To Pay #1 and Voyagis #1 from Image, Door To Door, Night By Night #1 from Vault and Nature's Labyrinth #1 from Mad Cave! We had some technical issues recording this episode, so please excuse us if we seem more confused than ever. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Little Monsters

November 11, 2022 19:37 - 1 hour - 58.1 MB

This week we're discussing the first volume of Little Monsters by Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen from Image Comics! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

October '22 Round-Up

November 04, 2022 20:08 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MB

Now October is a few days behind us, we're getting together to discuss four new series which began in the month just gone! We're talking Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Saturday Morning Adventures #1 from IDW, Hellboy In Love #1 from Dark Horse, Dark Ride #1 from Image and Nightfall: Double Feature from Vault! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Keepsakes / The Silver Coin

October 29, 2022 00:57 - 1 hour - 62.9 MB

This week we're discussing two horror anthologies! We're talking about The Silver Coin from Image which began in the spring of 2021 and Keepsakes by GA Alexander which was released through Kickstarter back in 2019! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Werewolf By Night

October 21, 2022 21:16 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MB

We're breaking our self imposed "all indie" rules this week to talk about the first Marvel Studios Special Presentation: Werewolf By Night! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I Hate This Place

October 14, 2022 18:03 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MB

This week Angela and I got together to discuss the first volume of I Hate This Place by Kyle Starks, Artyom Topilin, Lee Loughridge and Pat Brosseau from Image! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #78 - September 2022 Indie Comics Round-Up

October 01, 2022 00:44 - 1 hour - 59.4 MB

It's our September Round-Up! We've picked four new series from the month just gone to discuss! We're talking about Bloodshot Unleashed #1 from Valiant, and from Image Old Dog #1, The Least We Can Do #1 and Antioch #1! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #77 - Barbaric/Quests Aside

September 24, 2022 14:39 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MB

Angela and Zach are teaming up to discuss two Vault fantasy series this week: Barbaric & Quests Aside! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #76 - Spy x Family

September 10, 2022 22:13 - 1 hour - 58 MB

This week Matt and Will are teaming up to discuss hit Manga and Anime Spy x Family! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #75 - August 2022 Indie Comics Round-Up

September 02, 2022 17:12 - 1 hour - 70.5 MB

It's our August Round-Up! Angela, Matt and Zach are getting together to discuss four first issues from the month just gone! They're discussing Trve Kvlt #1 from IDW, The Deadliest Bouquet #1 from Image, The Life & Death Of The Brave Captain Suave #1 from Scout and Heart Eyes #1 from Vault! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #74 - Dead Drop

August 26, 2022 23:50 - 1 hour - 63.8 MB

After threatening it last week Angela and Zach are teaming up again to discuss arguably the least popular Valiant mini-series of all time: Dead Drop. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #73 - Armorclads

August 19, 2022 16:42 - 1 hour - 62.4 MB

Angela and Zach are teaming up to discuss the first volume of Armorclads from Valiant! Be warned there's some weird Valiant tangents in this one. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #72 - July 2022 Indie Comics Round-Up

July 30, 2022 00:15 - 1 hour - 98.9 MB

This week we're rounding up four titles from July 2022! We're discussing Book Of Shadows #1 from Valiant, Blink #1 from Oni Press, Above Snakes #1 and Rogue's Gallery #1 from Image! We've also got a little bit of comic news for you and some weird tangents! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #71 - The Best Of 2022 (So Far)

July 23, 2022 02:03 - 1 hour - 72.4 MB

This week Angela and Zach are teaming up to discuss some of their favourite series from the year so far, one that's finished, one that's ongoing and one that's started this year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #70 - Karmen

July 16, 2022 01:01 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MB

This week Angela and Zach are teaming up to discuss one of their favourite books from 2021 - Karmen by Guillem March from Image Comics! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #69 - The All-Nighter

July 08, 2022 02:53 - 58 minutes - 53.6 MB

This week Angela and Zach are teaming up to discuss the first volume Chip Zdarsky, Jason Loo, Aditya Bidikar and Paris Alleyne's ComiXology Original series The All-Nighter! Vampire Superheroes you say? What's not to like?! We're also doing a brief run through of what got us into vampire stories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #68 - June 2022 Indie Comics Round-Up

July 01, 2022 10:32 - 1 hour - 85.1 MB

With June behind us we've gotten together to discuss the first issues of four new series from the month just gone! We're discussing Potions Inc #1 from Mad Cave, Mindset #1 from Vault, Do A Powerbomb #1 and Beware The Eye Of Odin #1 both from Image Comics! There's also our signature unlikely tangents and a tiny little bit of comic book news! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #67 - 2000 AD Regened

June 21, 2022 02:06 - 1 hour - 56.8 MB

This week Matt and Will are teaming up to discuss the first volume of 2000 AD's all ages series Regened! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #66 - The Harbinger

June 04, 2022 03:18 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MB

This week Angela and Will are teaming up to discuss The Harbinger by Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing, Robbi Rodriguez, Rico Renzi and Hassan Ostmane-Elhaou from Valiant! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #65 - May 2022 Indie Comics Round-Up

May 26, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour - 76.5 MB

This week we're rounding up four new series which started in the month just gone! But "which comics?" I hear you ask! Well we're discussing: I Hate This Place #1 from Image, Quests Aside from Vault, Archer & Armstrong: Forever #1 from Valiant and Grim #1 from Boom! Studios. There's also a little bit of comic book news and as always some unlikely tangents. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #64 - An Interview With Brian Haberlin

May 20, 2022 22:05 - 1 hour - 59.3 MB

This week Angela is speaking with writer and artist Brian Haberlin about his current Image series Hellcop, as well as delving into some of his previous work! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #63 - A Thing Called Truth

May 13, 2022 20:27 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MB

This week Angela and Zach are teaming up to discuss A Thing Called Truth by Iolanda Zanfardino and Elisa Romboli from Image Comics! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #62 - Hellcop, Volume 1: Welcome To Hell

May 07, 2022 01:06 - 1 hour - 57.9 MB

This week Angela and Zach are teaming up to discuss Hellcop, Volume 1: Welcome To Hell by Brian Haberlin, Geirrod Van Dyke and Francis Takenaga from Image Comics! There's also a little bit of comic book news to start us off and our signature weird tangents! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #61 - April 2022 Indie Comics Round-Up

April 30, 2022 01:08 - 1 hour - 75.1 MB

It's the end of April and we're rounding up four first issues from the month gone by! This month we're discussing The Wrong Earth: Fame & Fortune #1 and G.I.L.T. #1 from Ahoy, Alice Ever After from Boom! Studios and West Of Sundown from Vault! We've also got a little but of IDW comic book news and some unlikely tangents packed into this episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #60 - A Righteous Thirst For Vengeance

April 25, 2022 15:44 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MB

This week Will and Zach are teaming up to discuss the first volume of A Righteous Thirst For Vengeance by Rick Remender, André Lima Araújo, Chris O’Halloran and Rus Wooton from Image Comics! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #59 - Jules Verne's Lighthouse

April 07, 2022 23:00 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MB

This week Angela and Zach are teaming up to discuss one of Angela's favourite books from the past year: Jules Verne's Lighthouse by David Hine, Brian Haberlin, Geirrod Van Dyke and Francis Takenaga from Image Comics! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #58 - March 2022 Indie Comics Round-Up

March 31, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour - 80.1 MB

This week we're rounding up four first issues from the month gone by! We're discussing The Kill Lock: The Artisan Wraith #1 from IDW, Count Crowley: Amateur Midnight Monster Hunter #1 from Dark Horse, Armorclads #1 from Valiant and Slumber #1 from Image! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #57 - Chainsaw Man

March 25, 2022 00:00 - 54 minutes - 50.2 MB

This week Matt and Will are teaming up to discuss Chainsaw Man! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #56 - Frontiersman

March 18, 2022 19:08 - 57 minutes - 52.3 MB

This week Will and Zach got together to discuss the first volume of Frontiersman by Patrick Kindlon, Marco Ferrari, Jim Campbell and James Heppelwhite from Image Comics! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #55 - February 2022 Indie Comics Round-Up

March 11, 2022 14:01 - 1 hour - 71 MB

This week we're rounding up four of February's indie first issues! We're discussing New Masters #1 and Step By Bloody Step #1 from Image, The World Of Summoning from Kodansha and Land Of The Living Gods from Aftershock! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #54 - January 2022 Indie Comics Round-Up

February 01, 2022 03:29 - 1 hour - 73 MB

It's our first monthly round-up of 2022! The four of us are getting together to discuss Bylines In Blood #1 from Aftershock, We Ride Titans #1 from Vault Comics, Joe Hill's Rain #1 and Arrowsmith: Behind Enemy Lines #1 both from Image Comics! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #53 - Time Before Time

January 15, 2022 03:56 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MB

This week Angela and Zach are teaming up to discuss one of their favourite series from the past year, Time Before Time by Declan Shalvey, Rory McConville, Joe Palmer, Chris O’Halloran and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou from Image Comics! There's also a chat about some of our favourite time travel stories to kick us off! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #52 - X-O Manowar (2020-2021)

January 08, 2022 00:54 - 58 minutes - 53.8 MB

This week Angela and Zach are discussing one of Bigger Than Capes favourite books from the past year: X-O Manowar by Dennis 'Hopeless' Hallum, Emilio Laiso, Ruth Redmond and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou from Valiant! We're also running through a brief history of the character and what's come before this run of X-O. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #51 - December 2021 Indie Comics Round-Up

January 01, 2022 05:06 - 1 hour - 85.7 MB

This week is our December 2021 Round-Up! We're discussing four titles from four different publishers, featuring: No Holds Bard #1 from Behemoth, Animal Castle #1 from Ablaze, Lunar Room #1 from Vault and King Of Spies #1 from Image! There's also a whole heap of weird tangents, from Nu-Metal to our favourite James Bond films and back again. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #50 - Best Of 2021

December 18, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 88.9 MB

Looks like 2021 is nearly over! So with that in mind Angela and Zach are counting down ten of their favourite series' from the year gone by! You can also head over to biggerthancapes.com for a written version of our list that includes a lot of comics we didn't have time to fit in this episode and some of the other BTC crew's favourites! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #49 - Thought Bubble 2021

December 11, 2021 00:00 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MB

It's been about a month since Thought Bubble and we've now actually had time to read some of the books we bought! We're throwing out some recommendations based on what we picked up and sharing our thoughts on the convention as a whole! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #48 - November 2021 Indie Comics Round-Up

December 04, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 83.8 MB

We're back again to round-up some of November's indie comics that grabbed our attention! We're discussing We Only Kill Each Other #1 by Stephanie Phillips and Peter Kraus from ComiXology Originals, Guillem March's Laura and Other Stories #1 from Ablaze, A Thing Called Truth #1 by Iolanda Zanfardino and Elisa Romboli, and What's The Furthest Place From Here? by Matthew Rosenberg and Tyler Boss, both from Image Comics! It's a packed line-up of books with some great creators, you can also expe...

Issue #47 - October 2021 Indie Comics Round-Up

November 12, 2021 13:39 - 1 hour - 75.1 MB

A little late but we're rounding up some of October's indie titles! We're discussing No One Left To Fight II #1, My Little Pony: Generations #1, Chicken Devil #1 and Hellcop #1! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #46 - Suggested Starting Points

October 22, 2021 21:54 - 1 hour - 69.8 MB

This week the four of us are getting together to make some recommendations of where to start if you're new to comics. It's a question that's regularly asked and we wanted to make some suggestions that are less heard and a little newer than the classic starting points for comics. We're each recommending a series that's finished within the last few years and a series that's still ongoing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #45 - September 2021 Indie Comics Round-Up

October 08, 2021 23:11 - 1 hour - 76.8 MB

This week Angela, Will and Zach are getting together to round-up four of Septembers first issues! They're discussing Human Remains from Vault, Primordial from Image Comics, Almost American from Aftershock and We Promised Utopia from Literati Press! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #44 - Scout's Honor

October 02, 2021 12:11 - 1 hour - 56.4 MB

This week Angela and Will are teaming up to discuss Scout's Honor by David Pepose, Luca Casalanguida, Matt Milla and Carlos M. Mangual from Aftershock! This is one of our favourite books of the year so expect much enthusiasm! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #43 - The Kill Lock

September 25, 2021 13:45 - 1 hour - 58.4 MB

This week is a Manchester Comic Book Club tie-in! Angela, Matt and Will are teaming up to discuss The Kill Lock by Livio Ramondelli from IDW! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #42 - August 2021 Indie Comics Round-Up

September 18, 2021 00:44 - 1 hour - 84.2 MB

Slightly later than usual we're rounding up some comics that piqued out interest in August! This month's round-up features Not All Robots from AWA/Upshot Studios, Deadbox from Vault, Second Chances from Image and The Unbelievable Unteens from Dark Horse! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #41 - An Interview With Pornsak Pichetshote

September 03, 2021 23:47 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MB

This week Angela has been talking with writer Pornsak Pichetshote! They're discussing his ongoing series at Image Comics, The Good Asian, the first trade of which is out in just a couple of weeks, and we would definitely recommend getting yourself a copy. They're also talking about Pornsak's previous work, including his horror miniseries Infidel which was released through Image back in 2018. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #40 - The O.Z. #1

August 27, 2021 23:00 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MB

This week Angela and Zach are teaming up to discuss The O.Z. #1 by David Pepose, Ruben Rojas, Whitney Cogar and DC Hopkins! The Bigger Than Capes team are all fans of David Pepose's work so we were eager to check this issue out while the Kickstarter campaign for The O.Z. #2 is in progress! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issue #39 - A Cold, Dark Universe

August 20, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 81.4 MB

This week Will and Zach are discussing Black Hole Comics recently delivered Kickstarter project - A Cold, Dark Universe! A Cold, Dark Universe is a sci-fi anthology that contains eight stories by seven different creators, billed as "a comic anthology about space, love, and our connection to those around us". Will and Zach are running through their thoughts on all eight stories, with some weird tangents as you've probably come to expect. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...