Booked Comic Podcast
53 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 8 years ago -Always ready to give you all your comic news, reviews and informed comic banter, the League HQ Studios is proud to present BOOKED! Hosted by Steve Stebbing, Jen Armstrong and Rob Lobster. Together they will cover everything from the greatest comic events, the lamest hero, to whether Stephanie Brown really counts as a Robin.
Presented at the same Bat-Time, and the same Bat-Channel (the internet, dummy) Booked! will encourage you to visit your friendly neighborhood comic shop and pick up an issue.
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Booked #53 - Thor-Machine
January 25, 2016 05:36 - 1 hour - 66.6 MBHoly crap! After a months long hiatus everybody at Booked is back for a brand new episode! First, Steve explains what happened to the live episode that was being talked about on the previous episode and all the problems there. Then the entire panel, including Jenosaur, Rob Lobster, T-Bot and Katie Findlay catch you up on what they've be reading over the extended break. So listen in and welcome the Booked crew back to the podcast world!
Booked #52 - The Age of Spoilers
May 28, 2015 18:11 - 1 hour - 71.6 MBIt's been more than enough time for people to check out Avengers: Age of Ultron, so it's time to get in depth about it. Stevil, Jenosaur, Rob Lobster and T-Bot have a total geek off after seeing the most anticipated movie of the beginning of 2015. What were their favorite parts of the movie? What character did this movie belong to? Hawkeye? Hulk? Black Widow? The panel also gets in depth with what they believe is being set up with each little easter egg. This week on Booked our heroes also...
Booked #51 - The Gang's All Here!
May 04, 2015 15:58 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBWith less than a month before their panel at North West Fan Fest at the end of May, Stevil, Rob Lobster and The Jenosaur are back together along with their guest, Crossfire Comics' T-Bot. They catch up with Trevor and get the scoop on what's happening with Rawhide Bushido, which is available now on Tapastic. Then our panel gets chatting about things they've missed over the last few weeks. How awesome is Daredevil on Netflix? DC Comics is trying to push a powerful female superhero after gett...
Booked #50 - Extraterrestrial Storage Wars
April 16, 2015 00:01 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBThis week for a brand new Booked Stevil goes solo as he chats with Wes Locher, the creator and writer of Unit 44, a new comic about a couple of bumbling Area 51 agents who forget to pay the rent on a storage space filled with secret contents and is subsequently sold to some rednecks at a public auction. Stevil and Wes chat about the inception of the idea, stemmed from Wes's own fascination with aliens possible existence, the instant gratification of collaborating with artist Ed Jimenez and ...
Booked #49 - Just Call Him Joe M.
March 23, 2015 21:08 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBStevil and Rob Lobster are full of information for you to consume this week. They give you the lowdown of what's in stores to check out, like Howard the Duck, Spawn Resurrection and Batman: Arkham Knight to accompany the video game's release in the beginning of June. They also commend Boom Studios and IDW for giving us comic continuations of classic movies. Through this we also find out that Robster hasn't seen a pivotal 90s classic! Gasp! Our guys again tackle the comic TV and film info wi...
Booked #48 - Being Nelly
February 26, 2015 20:51 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBThe Stevil Dead and Rob Lobster have an absolute metric buttload of DC Comics talk this week from the Booked-Cave, as a big announcement came regarding the future of the massive publishing company after the Convergence event. This is the end of the New 52! so what's to come after? Don't worry, Rob's got the list of what will be coming to your favorite comic shop! The guys also have the full roster of which DC characters will be gracing the small screen for TNT's upcoming adaptation Titans. ...
Booked #47 - Cake Salad
February 06, 2015 01:15 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBBooked returns for their first podcast in the brand new year of 2015! Rob Lobster and The Stevil Dead have some thoughts on the upcoming Secret Wars Marvel event, as well as DC Comics Convergence! How do these two massive events stack up against each other. How long has Jonathan Hickman, Axel Alonso and Tom Brevoort been planning this giant, universe ending epic? Does the DC Comics office shifting Convergence event have the same kind of weigh behind it as Marvel does? Will any of the small...
Booked #46 - The League of Comic-Philes
January 06, 2015 21:57 - 1 hour - 60.1 MBRecorded before Christmas Booked has a lot of comic movie and TV casting and news for you, as Stevil is joined by original Booked co-founder Jenosaur! Yes, it's a wonderful and warm reunion filled with, well, everything else that the League covers. No worries though, Stevil tries to tie it all back to comics. Stevil gets to ask Jenosaur, a PS4 owner, if she's seen any ads for Powers on the Playstation Network, if there's a release date and if we're going to get them week to week or binge ...
Booked #45 - You're a Dipthong
December 10, 2014 21:29 - 1 hour - 62.9 MBOver a year ago, we had the great pleasure of having one of my favorite artists Michael Avon Oeming on our show. At the time his book The Victories had just released it's first trade paperback, Powers Bureau was in it's first few issues and we also got some great stories from the FX pilot for Powers that never was. Well, this week on Booked, Mike returns along with Taki Soma to talk with me (The Stevil Dead). A lot of new stuff to talk about as Mike and Taki have just released their fir...
Booked #44 - Keanu Reeves, Dream Bestie
November 25, 2014 20:37 - 1 hour - 61.6 MBFor a comic fans, this slate of up coming movies from now until 2020 is a pretty insane treat, whether the movies turn out great or not. The sheer notion that we get to see some of our favourite characters and stories come to life on the big screen is something our younger selves couldn't even dream of. Between the big two giants we have over 20 movies and that only counts the DC Warner and Marvel Studios owned movies. That's mind blowing! Unfortunately one company has been pretty consi...
Booked #43 - Unfriended on Your Birthday
November 19, 2014 23:08 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBBen Morse, editor at Marvel.com and, best of all, friend of Booked, returns to gives us a rundown of the happenings at New York Comic Con and we try to pry a bit at some of the interesting events that were announced. The key word there is try. After having missed San Diego Comic Con, Ben tells us about getting used to the Con feeling and energy again, especially with Marvel hitting big the day before in Times Square with Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N. Not only did legends like Kurt Busiek show up ...
Booked #42 - Because Earth's Mightiest Heroes.
November 05, 2014 20:54 - 1 hour - 63.7 MBA few months back Jenosaur and I (Stevil) were invited to do a panel at the North West Fan Fest by our friend Casey White of ShogunGamer.com, to talk about pop culture's effect on today's media, so basically comics, comics and more comics. On this panel I had the pleasure of meeting Aaron Golden, co-founder of Living Myth Magazine and writer of the column 'God of Comics' and honestly, I don't know why it took so long to have him on the show. His story of Warren Ellis pitching Next Wave to M...
Booked #41 - A Weird Place in Pop Culture
November 03, 2014 23:21 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBStevil and Rob Lobster welcome you to another episode of Booked! We start off in the realm of TV, where we give some love to our co-host Katie Findlay on the massively successful debut of her new show How To Get Away With Murder. Then we move into some of the comic related debuts of the week. Is Gotham a little too heavy handed on the references? Do we wish it was just a straight forward Gotham Central adaptation? Our hosts also ask listeners to give it a little faith past the pilot, be...
Booked #40 - Butt-Hurt over Spider-Woman's Butt
September 25, 2014 23:47 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBRob Lobster and Stevil are here to dish on the controversies this week that have been plaguing the comic world recently. Is Milo Manara's Spider-Woman variant cover worth all the negative clout? And why is Time Magazine getting involved? Is the over sexualization of women in comics coming to an end? We also discuss the monster signing of Charles Soule to Marvel. What does it mean for his DC Comics series? So check us out, but keep it platonic!
Booked #39 - Nova Corpse
September 04, 2014 18:05 - 1 hour - 63.8 MBFinally our panel at Booked can speak openly about everything Guardians of the Galaxy and not have to spoiler alert anyone, because everyone's seen it now, right? Along with J.J. Webb, we address the ridiculous assumption that the casting of professional wrestlers in major films is a box office kiss of death, speculate where the Guardians go from here and the rest of it's tie ins with the Marvel Cinematic Universe. J.J. gets some pronunciation pet peeves off his chest, plus with all the love...
Booked #38 - No Heroes
August 13, 2014 00:26 - 1 hour - 69.4 MBBooked is back from it's month long recording hiatus! Stevil and Rob Lobster welcome their guest Kyle James-Patrick, Stevil's co-worker and director of Nightwing: Prodigal and the feature film Not For The Saving. This week we discuss Marvel's projected slate of films, who's best suited to play the prince of Wakanda, Chuckie P's future endeavor into comics and the departure of one of Marvel's greatest writers. The episode deviates from the usual and gets a little political as we weigh the esc...
Booked #37 - Ninja Turtles Personality Test
July 22, 2014 05:26 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MBWe get both sides of the conversation this time as our pal, Marvel.com editor, Ben Morse returns to talk to Stevil and Rob Lobster. The excitement grows for Guardians of the Galaxy, less than a month away, plus our hosts get Ben to weigh in on the rumored slate of DC films coming our way. Our guest also gives us an ingenious way to categorize your friends! Cowabunga!!
Booked #36 - Richard Jokes
June 24, 2014 05:23 - 1 hour - 63.2 MBStevil is reunited with cast mate Rob Lobster and the duo tackle Batman v. Supeman writer David Goyer's recent remarks, why DC/Warner Bros/Legendary will fail to create an expanded universe comparable to Marvel Studios and the nit picking of the latest X-Men movie gets spoilery. You've been warned.
# 35 - Reconstructing Ben Morse
June 11, 2014 02:47 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBTechnology. It's supposed to make our lives easier, right? Sometimes it does the opposite, and decides not to record both sides of a Skype conversation, creating more work for us! Don't fret, my pets, we fixed it up real nice. Mr. Ben Morse from Marvel.com is the victim of our computer's mutiny, and we've cut up and stitched together our great chat with him. We talk X-Men, Doop, GOTG, and Novacorps. Enjoy our franken-podcast!
# 34 - We Like Things
May 25, 2014 18:51 - 1 hour - 67 MBIn this issue, Katie, Stevil and the 8-foot lobster named Rob are in the Mancave to defeat the evil something-or-other. We celebrate the return of Miss Katie, and talk about what went on during her absence, as well as the return of Peter Parker in the wake of Otto Octavius. Stevil warns of impending backlash due to rumoured recasting of some key X-Men roles; Rob's wallet is feeling deflated because of DC's weekly releases; and the trio provides some excellent recomendations for the week.
# 33 - What's a Zune?
May 14, 2014 01:29 - 1 hour - 60.6 MBOur Colorado best friend Noah Dorsey rejoins Stevil, Jenosaur and Rob Lobster for some more comic hijinks. Saint Chaos is discussed at length causing Rob to run to the cone of silence to avoid spoilers, Jenosaur finally gets to give her two cents about Captain America 2 and we poke some fun at Microsoft's forgettable MP3 tech. Come listen to Booked, now with more spoiler alerts!
# 32 - Hot For Doop
May 01, 2014 04:43 - 1 hour - 63.2 MBIt's a sausage party this week with Stevil and Rob Lobster, and they're bringing more spoilers than your body has room for. The guys are talking Captain America: Winter Soldier's implications on the Marvel Cinematic Universe and are wondering, can we still refer to to TV show as Marvel: Agents of Sheild? The pros and cons of Amazons recent aquisition are discussed, and an amorphis green hero gets sexted.
# 31 - Bullseye!
April 01, 2014 19:00 - 56 minutes - 51.3 MBThis week, Stevil welcomes Crossfire Comics back to the cave. JJ Webb has all the shoes to fill, subbing in for Jenosaur, Rob Lobster and Katie. TBot and Sean fill the guys in on the release of The Asteroid, Redbull is denounced as an energy replacement, and we wonder how huge Brian Michael Bendis' workload is. Be sure to look for Crossfire Comics at Fan Expo Vancouver and Calgary Fan Expo. Facebook.com/crossfirecomics
# 30 - Hooked On A Feeling
March 21, 2014 16:00 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBEncyclopedia Stephanie Brown is back and put to the test in his first episode of 2014. The upcoming comic related T.V. shows and movies are discussed and Stevil and Jenosaur blow each others minds. The trio talks about fantastic charities, The Hero Initiative and the fund for Rocket Raccoon creator, Bill Mantlo. www.heroinitiative.org www.facebook.com/BillMantloProject
# 29 - Can't It Be Both?
March 07, 2014 02:53 - 1 hour - 62.7 MBMax Weisz aka Youtube's MaxNoSleeves joins Stevil and Jenosaur for a really fun talk about - you guessed it- comics. Max shares his comic book nerd origin story; the gang discusses the good and bad of big screen comic book adaptations; and the trio are mutually jealous of people with natural artistic talent. Yeah, we're looking at you, Jim Lee. If you're not already watching Max on Youtube, do it, www.youtube.com/maxnosleeves.
# 28 - The Best Camp Counselor, Evar!
February 20, 2014 02:54 - 1 hour - 65.5 MBIt was absolutely Marvelous to speak to this week's guest, Ben Morse, editor of Marvel.com. Ben shares with us his own comic book history, his adventures working for Wizard, and what he is loving about Marvel NOW. We also get to hear possibly the best summer camp story ever, and JJ is locked in an epic battle.
# 27 - Nuns With Guns!
January 22, 2014 02:33 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MBIt's a new year for Booked and returning for another episode is our good friend Juan Ferreyra, artist behind Colder and Kiss Me Satan. Juan gives us some insight into the creative process behind Kiss Me Satan and the upcoming Prometheus, with a little tease for the second volume of Colder. He also teaches us how to fight in a nightmare. So listen up! We'll help you roll your R's.
# 26 - I am the Night
January 14, 2014 05:22 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MBIt's the final issue for Booked's 2013 run and their closing it off in style. For the first time ever, all four heroes are together in the same panel, to talk about sex in comics. Rob Lobster and Jenosaur bring the new series 'Sex Criminals' and Stevil and Katie get seductive with 'Fatale'. QOTD: Is it dangerous to tap Batman? Turn the lights low and be our little spoon.
# 25 - Where Did This Blood Come From?
January 08, 2014 01:53 - 48 minutes - 44 MBHalloween was a while ago, but that doesn't mean Stevil and Jenosaur can't be late to the party and talk horror in comic books. The duo explore the scary side of Marvel and DC, Hellblazer and a bunch of Garth Ennis. Plus, Jenosaur makes an interesting discovery. Stigmata? Listen and find out.
# 24 - Rogues Gallery Spoilers
December 19, 2013 20:48 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBFor more than twenty years we have been obsessed and been completely enamored with Batman The Animated Series. This week on Booked, Jenosaur, Rob Lobster and Stevil FINALLY dive headlong into arguably the greatest cartoon ever made. Our own personal Batman, Voxy, returns as villains, art styles and emotional storylines are lovingly discussed, and tribute is paid to the seminal reason most of us turned into comic book geeks.
# 23 - Jstebz' Origin Story
November 19, 2013 04:09 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBIf you had to suggest one comic series to a complete noob to turn them into a full-blown comic nerd, what would you choose? This week, Stevil, Jenosaur and Robsterkamp are all trying to teach Jstebz how to read between the panels and where to start. Jstebz share her opinions after reading her first comic since Archie, The Long Halloween. Is this the start of a new hobby for Jstebz? Find out on Booked Comic Podcast.
# 22 - A Show For Cat Lovers
October 30, 2013 21:25 - 1 hour - 62.3 MBIt's time for a new issue of Booked! This week, Non Humans co-creator Noah Dorsey joines Steve and Jen to talk about his brand new series, Saint Chaos. The trio talk about creative changes, the bustle of comic conventions and how unrealistic it is for the layman to learn parkour. Your cat may be an indiffernt jerk but we're here to give you love, so join us, friends! Be sure to check out Saint Chaos at www.er-studios.com
# 21- A Plethora of Crap
October 07, 2013 13:30 - 57 minutes - 53.3 MBListen in to this episode of Booked where TheStevilDead is joined by his other Booked hosts, Rob Lobster and Jenosaur where they catch up on what they have been reading, touch on the casting of Batfleck for the first time on Booked, and the amazing amount of bad decisions by DC as of late. Recommendations are given out, and Jen and Steve also throw down over the old Flash TV series....wait what?
# 20 - Kill Your Darlings
October 04, 2013 14:00 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBTime to dig into your Marvel Now comics, this week The Stevil Dead talks one-on-one with Avengers Arena and Cable and the X-Force writer, Dennis Hopeless. Dennis tells us of his road to getting not one, but two big titles for the big comic juggernaut, and how bad-ass Cable really is. Time to get your angst and time travel on!
# 19 - The Best Dad Hugs
August 19, 2013 14:33 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBA new episode of Booked is here, as The Stevil Dead welcomes Paul Scheer from FX's The League, Adult Swim's NTSF:SD:SUV and Boom Studio's Aliens vs. Parker. We discuss Paul's work, Alan and Robin Thick, huggable Batemans and Paul's crazy San Diego Comic Con weekend. It's such a damn entertaining conversation, you'll flip your wig!
# 18 - The Ludicrous X-Men
August 13, 2013 17:49 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBIt's time to get neck deep in panels as Jenosaur makes her triumphant return to the Mancave with Stevil to welcome our guest, 99.3 The Fox's Todd Hancock. Together they talk collecting and trading comics, major changes to Marvel continuity and the overabundance of titles. Favorite storylines are explored and lots of X-Men talk. Yeah we totally get nerdy with Todd, bub. Follow Todd on Twitter
# 17 - Into the Hinterlands
July 30, 2013 02:09 - 57 minutes - 79 MBThe Stevil Dead flies a solo mission this week as he talks to writer Duffy Beaudreau about his new Image comic, Blackacre. Stevil and Duffy discuss the tone of the story and what it was like for Duffy to create his first comic for a major company. What grabs Duffy's attention, comic wise, and what it's like for him recieving the high praise he has been given from the comic elite. Of course, Stevil asks the question that is on all of our minds, how much of Green Lantern could Duffy sit throug...
# 16 - First Date Advice From Mike Oeming: If It's Going Well, Keep Pencilling
July 11, 2013 18:46 - 1 hour - 66.4 MBThats right kids, Michael Avon Oeming is joining Stevil, Katie and Robster for an exciting episode of Booked! Of course we're talking about his body of work, including The Victories and Powers. We touch on the Powers TV pilot, the problems with Man of Steel, and we even throw some spoilers at Taki Soma. So put a bird on it, get your hipster on and listen to Booked! Big thanks to Michael Oeming for skyping in to chat with us, it was a pleasure!
# 15 - Bodies In The Opium Den
June 27, 2013 18:19 - 58 minutes - 53.5 MBBooked is back and this time we have Sean and Trevor from Crossfire Comics in the Mancave to discuss their upcoming series The Asteroid. We're getting technical, talking about the writing process and art styles, and Trevor gets nostalgic over his incredible meeting with Jim Lee. Steve gets a little depressed, being the only one in the room that HASN'T worked on the set of Fringe. Find a pillow and join us, don't mind the smell or the smoke.
# 14 - The Solution and the Antithesis
June 11, 2013 16:00 - 1 hour - 92.5 MBBooked is back and crashing through your ear walls like the Kool-Aid man with a special double issue! the Stevil Dead and Jen Armstrong welcome their new co-host Katie Findlay, give her some fun new aliases, and then get down to the business at hand. This week we spotlight three comic series, Brian Michael Bendis' Age of Ultron, Brian Wood's The Massive, and Paul Tobin and Juan Ferreyra's Colder. Stay tuned at the end for a special treat, a skype interview with Juan himself! Nerdgasms all ar...
# 13 - Thanks For Everything, Carmine Infantino
May 01, 2013 15:29 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBOn April 4, 2013 we lost legendary comic book artist and editor Carmine Infantino. Steve and Rob Lobster take a moment to celebrate his momentus works such as Batgirl and Black Canary, and this weeks recomendations follow suit.
#12- Let's Face It, Everyone's Had Dick
April 18, 2013 16:30 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBThe scent of love is in the air as Booked gets biblical. New co-host Rob Lobster AKA Encyclopedia Stephanie Brown gets thrown into the mix with a rundown of the past and present relationships of Clint Barton, Aquaman and even Scott Pilgrim. So put on something sexy and let us solve the mystery of why Babs and Dick won't just bone already.
#11- I Love You, Tom Savini, But I Don't Want To Ride Your Face
March 08, 2013 21:11 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBWe're flipping pages once again as Steve and Jen return to BOOKED! Get ready for 2LiveCrew musical interludes, information on Robert 'Captian Pouches' Liefeld's writing contest and Tom Savini's mustache rides. The duo talk the AVENGERS VS. XMEN 12 issue run. Why does Jen hate Cyclops so much? Be sure to subscribe on iTunes and give us your reviews!
#10- The World's Greatest Detective... John Blake
December 14, 2012 01:50 - 1 hour - 85.3 MBNa Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na BATMAN! This week on Booked! Steve is hanging out with the League's good friend Voxy to talk about The Bat, and who's done good or bad by him. Voxy get's a few thing off of his chest about this year's comic book flicks, the guys hate on Batman Inc and are forever bound by their love for Hush. This week's Put This In Your Eyeholes- All Star Batman and Robin, and No Man's Land.
# 9 - The Shit Streaking Of Robert Liefeld
December 11, 2012 08:00 - 56 minutes - 52 MBRecorded before the League Hiatus, Steve and Jen discuss their issues with Rob Liefeld's feet, knock a couple more of IGN's top villains off their list, talk Batman, The Animated Series, and give a quick rundown of the tricks Marvel has up their sleeves. Edit- Check out our Facebook page for Robert Liefeld's thoughts on our podcast!
# 8 - LGBT in Comics
December 10, 2012 08:00 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBThis week Steve, Jen and their guest Rob get serious....ly gay about comics. Who is representing homosexuality better, DC or Marvel? Were Batman and Robin ever gay for each other? and how will Alan Scott's coming out effect Ryan Reynolds? All these questions answered, and more!
#7- He Kills What Needs To Be Dead
December 10, 2012 06:36 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBThis week your hosts Steve and Jen go through 100-66 of IGN's Comic Book Villain list. Give us your thoughts on the compilation so far. Do you agree or disagree?
#6- Marvellous Marvel And The SDCC
November 19, 2012 04:13 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MBSteve, Jen and their guest Geoff talk the “glory” of Marvel. Jen starts it off with a bang, and Steve is full of F-bombs. They take pity on Geoff for not seeing The Avengers rather than mock him and talk some of the announcements Marvel released at SDCC. They move into their thumbs up/thumbs down of the Marvel Universe and the eerily quiet Geoff finally speaks with this week’s PUT THIS IN YOUR EYEHOLES!
# 5 - And The Lesson Is: Guns Are Bad
November 19, 2012 03:36 - 52 minutes - 48 MBThe crew go through list of Canadian DC heroes and recognize none. Jen makes a correction from something brought up in a previous episode and Steve and Jen go through some of IGN’s top 25 comic story lines.
#4- Putting The Lantern To Bed
November 19, 2012 01:43 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBJoin Beardy, Tits and Primus as they discuss the loves, the hates, and the wish list of movies based on comic books. The ongoing rant on Green Lantern reaches it’s end (finally).