Blank Cover Podcast : A Podcast about Comic Books and Geek Culture

S2 E9: The Rise of Ultraman and Horizon Zero Dawn

November 30, 2020 18:49 - 1 hour - 73 MB

Blank Cover Podcast Series 2 Episode 9. The team are back with with issue 9 of Blank Cover Podcast. Dom talks to the team about another Free Comic Book Day (Summer) find: Horizon Zero Dawn by Titan Comics, with Benjy's help placing it within the timeframe of the game. Plus Jenny leads a talk through Marvel's latest mini-series offering: The Rise of Ultraman... including a not-so-deep dive into the wonder that was Takeshi's Castle. Get in touch with us: via twitter @PodcastCover ema...

S2 E8: The Joker War & Batman #100, Warhammer Day 2020, Peacemaker HBO Max

October 31, 2020 13:46 - 58 minutes - 63 MB

Blank Cover Podcast Series 2 Episode 8. Benjy and Dom are back with with issue 8 of Blank Cover Podcast which includes The Joker War and Batman #100, Warhammer Day 2020, the announced Peacemaker series from HBO Max and Dom springs an impromptu competition on Benjy. Plus Dom looks at Superman #19 and #20 from Brian Michael Bendis, Get in touch with us: via twitter @PodcastCover email [email protected] Theme music by Longzijun.

S2 E7: Free Comic Book SUMMER!, DC Fandome, Hawkeye Freefall #5, Ranger Slayer and more!

August 30, 2020 08:55 - 1 hour - 73.7 MB

Blank Cover Podcast Series 2 Episode 7. This episode is dedicated to the memory of Chadwick Boseman; a tremendously skilled actor who is gone to soon. Benjy, Jenny and Dom are back with with issue 7 of Blank Cover Podcast and there is so much to talk about! Recording just hours after DC Fandome (DC Comics' first virtual comic-con style event), the team discuss The Batman, Suicide Squad 2, the Gotham Knights computer game and the return of Milestone Comics into the DC fold. But that's n...

S2 E6: Gwen Stacey, Naruto, Boba Fett and Symbiote Spider-man

June 30, 2020 17:01 - 1 hour - 53 MB

Blank Cover Podcast Series 2 Episode 6. Benjy, Jenny and Dom are back with issue 6 of BCP. The team discuss Jenny's on-going and epic re-watch of Naruto (in the original Japanese!) during the current lockdown in the UK. Dom talks about the classic Boba Fett mini-series from the late 90s, collected in the graphic novel Boba Fett: Enemy of the Empire. Plus it's a Spider-Family double bill with Gwen Stacey #1 and Symbiote Spider-man: Alien Reality #1. Get in touch with us: via twitter @...

S2 E5: Avengers The Final Host, Snyder's Justice League, MCU Rewatch

May 31, 2020 20:36 - 52 minutes - 40.7 MB

Blank Cover Podcast Series 2 Episode 5. Benjy and Dom are back with issue 5 of BCP. The guys talk all thing's MCU rewatch on Disney+ during lockdown and look at the news of Zack Snyder's Justice League director's cut coming to HBO. Plus Dom discusses Jason Aaron's take on The Avengers with The Final Host: Vol 1 of the current Avengers run. Iron Man, Superman, Spider-man, Wonder Woman, Captain America, She-Hulk, Blank Panther and more all on one podcast. Enjoy! Get in touch with us: v...

S2 E4: Avengers Assemble Animation, Hawkeye Freefall, Digital v Hardcopy

April 30, 2020 22:05 - 1 hour - 52.4 MB

Blank Cover Podcast Series 2 Episode 4. Jenny, Dom and Benjy talk about Hawkeye Freefall; the superb new title from Matthew Rosenberg and Otto Schmidt. Plus the team discuss their desert island Disney film, The Mandalorian and Avengers Assemble: the animated series. And our three presenters discuss the pros and cons of reading digital comics compared to hard copy editions. Enjoy! Get in touch with us: via twitter @PodcastCover email [email protected] Theme music by lo...

S2 E3: Hot Take Wonder Woman, Disney + and Superman Heroes

March 21, 2020 12:34 - 1 hour - 49.5 MB

Blank Cover Podcast Series 2 Episode 3. Jenny, Dom and Benjy talk about the much anticipated UK launch of Disney+. Plus Jenny leads us on a Wonder Woman deep-dive; looking at the origins of the iconic character created by Prof Marston and exploring what has made her stand the test of time. And our three presenters discuss Superman Heroes; the aftermath of Superman revealing to the World that he is Clark Kent (or is it the other way around?). Enjoy! Get in touch with us: via twitter...

S2 E2: The Last Avenger and DC Dollar Comics

February 29, 2020 19:21 - 32 minutes - 27.7 MB

Blank Cover Podcast Series 2 Episode 2. Dom is recording solo for episode 2 but fear not as there is so much to discuss! Have you heard about the upcoming DC Comics restaurant Park Row? Well, you get the low down on this wild idea in this very episode. Dom also looks at Last Avenger story in Captain Marvel, plus a selection of three DC Dollar Comics offerings. Enjoy! Get in touch with us: via twitter @PodcastCover email [email protected] Theme music by longzjun.

S2 E1: Gifts and The League of Regrettable Superheroes

January 31, 2020 07:09 - 1 hour - 48.6 MB

We are back! Dom, Jenny and Benjy are back together in 2020 to launch Series 2 of Blank Cover Podcast. Our trio discuss The League of Regrettable Superheroes by Jon Morris: a fantastic look at the most outrageous, bizarre and forgotten superheroes from the Gold and Silver age of comics. Plus it's quiz time! Test your skills alongside Benjy and Jenny as Dom's hosts the first Blank Cover Podcast Quiz. Get in touch with us: via twitter @PodcastCover email [email protected] ...

Episode 12: Top Picks from Benjy, Jenny and Dom

December 31, 2019 19:14 - 1 hour - 70.9 MB

Episode 12 of Blank Cover Podcast. Benjy, Jenny and Dom celebrate the Series 1 finale by recording together for the first time and talk about their tops picks of the series. Our three presenters look at comics and graphic novels they read between November 2018 - November 2019 and discuss their individual favourite since Blank Cover Podcast began. Paper Girls, The Unstoppable Wasp, Action Comics, Event Leviathan, Battle Pug, Kugali, Superman and more all discussed in our big series finale....

Episode 11: All things Spider-man

November 30, 2019 21:22 - 1 hour - 59.2 MB

Episode 11 of Blank Cover Podcast. Benjy and Dom look at Spider-man #1 by JJ Abrams, Amazing Spider-man Going Big #1, Revenge of the Sinister Six and more! The team check out the first issue of Spider-man from father-son team Henry Abrams and his cinematic guru Dad JJ Abrams. Plus they look at the love letter to Spider-man in Amazing Spider-man Going Big, diving into all three stories whilst enjoying the zany logic, or lack-thereof, when it comes to good ol' Spidey's lesser villains of t...

Episode 10: Ms Marvel in Marvel Team Up and Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen

September 30, 2019 07:20 - 1 hour - 55.6 MB

Episode 10 of Blank Cover Podcast. Jenny and Dom look at Ms Marvel in Marvel Team Up #4 and Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #1. The team take an in depth look at Kamala Khan's Ms Marvel and her team up with one of her three idols Captain Marvel, in Marvel Team Up #4 . Plus they look at the launch of new DC 12 issue series Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen by Matt Fraction. Enjoy! Get in touch with us: via twitter @PodcastCover email [email protected] Theme music by longzjun.

Episode 9: DIE, Paper Girls and D&D

August 31, 2019 18:33 - 1 hour - 73.4 MB

Episode 9 of Blank Cover Podcast. We look at two of Image Comics biggest titles available today. Jenny and Dominic are back to discuss issues 1 -5 of DIE by Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans, plus an in depth look on how D&D works to enrich the innovative new series. Paper Girls has been optioned for a TV series by Amazon Video, so our team give an overview (some spoilers!) of the TPB of Paper Girls to date, written by Brian K. Vaughan and illustrated by Cliff Chiang, and how it'll fit int...

Episode 8: Warhammer Day, Funko Pops, DC Event Leviathan, Daredevil and The Incredible Hulk

June 29, 2019 22:19 - 1 hour - 89.9 MB

Episode 8 of Blank Cover Podcast. We celebrate the first Warhammer Day, talk Leviathan and Marvel comics. Dominic and Benjy talk through Volume 1 of Warhammer 40K Will of Iron to celebrate the first ever Warhammer Day, then move onto the DC event of the summer: Leviathan #1. But there's more! They discuss the gripping Daredevil #6 and #7, The Incredible Hulk one-shot Last Call and the glorious hobby of collecting Funko Pops. Get in touch with us: via twitter @PodcastCover email blan...

Episode 7: Avengers Endgame (Spoilers!), FCBD Hope & Marvel Legends Series

May 30, 2019 19:29 - 2 hours - 118 MB

Episode 7 of Blank Cover Podcast. MCU makes history with Avengers Endgame. Dominic is joined once again by Benjy and his deep knowledge of Marvel. The guys discuss the Avengers Endgame film, in detail and with spoilers, Free Comic Book Day's Hope by Dirk Manning and K. Lynn Smith, and a brief overview of the Captain Marvel film. But there's more! Episode 7 kicks off with a rundown of the latest Marvel Legends Action Figure series which launched in tandem with Avengers Endgame, and Benjy e...

Episode 6: Captain Marvel issues 1 - 3

April 30, 2019 22:11 - 1 hour - 167 MB

Episode 6 of Blank Cover Podcast. Captain Marvel is back! Dominic s joined by the super talented Jenny to discuss issue numbers 1, 2 and 3 of Marvel's new Captain Marvel series, which launched alongside the arrival of the Captain Marvel film starring Brie Larson. The story arc entitled, Re-entry has Carol Danvers back on earth. Jenny and Dominic look at the skill of Kelly Thompson who is at the helm of this new series, as well as the history of Captain Marvel and the sociopolitical themes...

Episode 5: The Leaders of the Free World, Transformers #1 & The Price

March 26, 2019 18:06 - 1 hour - 73.1 MB

Episode 5 of Blank Cover Podcast. The Leaders of the Free World Dominic recording this episode solo again as his travels take him to the other side of the world. Nevertheless he read some incredible books including The Price: A Batman-Flash crossover, Issue 1 of IDW’s new Transformers title and a sneak peek at The Leaders of the Free World by Pruitt and Johnson. After last year’s climactic finale/s to Transformers Lost Light, Optimus Prime and the world ending Unicron, Dominic was keen t...

Episode 4. Shazam #1 and Doctor Strange

February 03, 2019 22:08 - 1 hour - 86.8 MB

Episode 4 of Blank Cover Podcast. Shazam! Dominic and Alex recorded this episode in December 2018 just before Christmas, to discuss issue #1 of Geoff John's new Shazam! and the first story arc of Mark Waid's Doctor Strange. Geoff Johns (writer) and Dale Eaglesham (artist) reunite to launch what DC are billing as a monthly title - a first for Shazam in 20 years - to bring Billy Batson and his foster brothers and sisters to a new world. Alex and Dominic both enjoyed this first issue so get ...

Episode 3: Stan Lee Tribute , Archie Forever and Superman found in Walmart

January 14, 2019 20:27 - 40 minutes - 60.3 MB

Episode 3 of Blank Cover Podcast. Excelsior! Dominic recorded this solo episode in November 2018 whilst on holiday, to discuss a couple of great comic books and pay tribute to the iconic Stan Lee, who died on the 12 November 2018. In this episode we are grateful to Charles Meyerson, Chicago Comic Con, Rhode Island Comic Con and Stan Lee himself for the interview excerpts. Links below for the full interviews: https://archive.org/details/StanLeeOnProbe19751020 https://archive.org/detail...

Episode 2: Daredevil Annual 1 & Lando Double or Nothing

November 28, 2018 21:07 - 1 hour - 55.5 MB

Episode 2 of Blank Cover Podcast. Shall we tangent? Alex joins Dominic to discuss Marvel's Daredevil Annual 1 released October 2018 and Issues 1 - 4 of Lando : Double or Nothing, whilst going on more tangents than we can count! Get in touch with us: via twitter @PodcastCover email [email protected] Theme music by longzjun.

Episode 1: Marvel Comics' Spider-Geddon and Interview w/ Mike Garley & MLG

November 04, 2018 13:52 - 1 hour - 52.4 MB

Episode 1 of Blank Cover Podcast. Welcome to Ground Zero! Benjy joins Dominic to discuss Marvel's Spider - Geddon Issue 1 and Issue 2 (contains SPOILERS!), introducing a tonne of Spider-people from the Spider-Man universe in a massive blockbuster of a story arc. Dominic also interviews Creators Mike Garley and MLG on their new digital horror one shot " Our Final Halloween" at this year's MCM Comic Con in London, October 2018. For more on this fantastic creative team check them out on twi...