Comics, Generally.
28 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsComics, Generally. is a comics focused podcast. Each week we take a look at a different area of the world of comic books, and it's surrounding media.
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Episodes
"I was on the fence."
March 05, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 44 MBWe've got friends in the studio this week who are doing really awesome stuff! Enjoy my conversation with the group of people who are the founders of Superscript Comics and Games! PLEASE make sure to check Superscript's IndieGoGo campaign out at https://igg.me/at/superscriptohio. There are some really great rewards up there, with more being added as the campaign continues!! Find them on witter and Instagram, @SuperscriptOhio, and on Facebook! Just search for Superscript Comics and Gam...
The man behind the curtain, with Matt Rosenberg
December 10, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 42.4 MBMatthew Rosenberg joins the show to talk about X-Men and how great they are, and he gives us a bit of an "Inside Baseball" look at what it's like when a new creative team joins a book! You can find Matt on Twitter at @ashcanpress
Episode 26: Tom Cruise is just Air Force Trip McNeely
August 01, 2019 00:00 - 59 minutes - 82.2 MBSDCC was just a couple weeks back and we break down the best (FUCKIN' JANE FOSTER THOR?!) and the worst (Did you see that crappy new show John Slattery is in? woof, Howard Stark. woof.) and talk Hickman's X-Men!
Episode 25: A HeroesCon/Shortbox Podcast crossover event!
June 19, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 108 MBWe're 25! Time to rent a car just because we can and drive somewhere cool...like HeroesCon 2019!! In Comics Generally's first visit, and The Shortbox's second foray into HeroesCon, we talk about our experience at the show, our favorite purchases, panels, and meetings! We also dive into each other's origin stories! You can find The Shortbox Podcast anywhere you download podcasts! Find them on social media, @theshortboxjax. Enjoy the show!!
Episode 24: Blake knows Gambit, I guess?
May 07, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 52.1 MBOn this episode of Comics Generally we talk about some life changes for the CGP crew, some movies we watched, and some big show news!!
Episode 23: Murder Falcon, Daniel Warren Johnson and Bibles at an Anthrax show
March 14, 2019 00:00 - 46 minutes - 64.5 MBIn our second interview episode, we talk to Daniel Warren Johnson about his comic Murder Falcon, creating art AND music, and The Southtown's own P.O.D. Our intro music this week is "Follow Me" by Cultist, off of their Three Candles EP. You can find Cultist on Spotify, Apple Music and at: https://cultistworship.bandcamp.com/ https://www.thetruetapehaus.com/cultist-three-candles our outro this week is Courtesy of Murder Falcon's own BROOTICUS! The song is "Mountain Cleaver" off of ...
Episode 21.1: The one where Josh finally screws up the episode intro
February 22, 2019 00:00 - 51 minutes - 70.3 MBWe're back, for Episode 21. Again. We talk about some fun really fun comics this week! Mutant X, all the way from the 1990's, and Image Comics' Murder Falcon! I've been watching Suicide Squad a lot lately, and Adam and I talk our way through what could've been, and what we actually got.
Episode 21: No good can come of a robot in a bra
February 12, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 83.6 MBNEXTWAVE!! NEXTWAVE!! It's time for the January book club episode, where we read Warren Ellis' Nextwave! I figured I should lead with the caps lock to give you an idea of the kind of subtlety you'll find in this weird and wonderful comic. We also talk a little bit about what we've been reading and what we're looking forward to, like Chip Zdarsky's Daredevil, which as you read this, has already come out! I read it yesterday, and it's great! We apologize for the rough audio on this epi...
Episode 20: "In which Josh reads his enemies list."
January 31, 2019 00:33 - 26 seconds - 104 MBElliot is back to hang out! We talk about Predator vs Predator 2, long defunct TV networks and animated series, Cosmic Ghost Rider, and Gary Busey. We also Saw glass, and boy do we have thoughts! As always, SPOILER WARNING since you know we generally do spoil stuff.
Episode 19: We got drunk and saw Bumblebee
January 15, 2019 00:00 - 7 minutes - 83.7 MBBlake and I go to the movies to see Bumblebee, and then we talk about how ridiculously good it was! We go over comic news of the week, upcoming TV premiere dates and what we've been reading this week!
Episode 18: Dungeons and Dragons and Depression, oh my!
January 08, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 106 MBThis week Blake and I are joined by Chrissy from Youngstown State University and Jason from Carol and John's Comic Book Shop to talk about Dungeons and Dragons and it's use in the growing field of therapeutic gaming. We get a great insight into how the game can and does help every day people who may otherwise never have picked up a player's handbook! If you like the show, tell a friend! Throw a screenshot or recording of the show into your Instagram story, maybe! Throw us a rating an...
Episode 17: Why would the Queen of the ocean eat a goldfish?!
January 02, 2019 00:00 - 54 minutes - 37.3 MBThis week Blake and I talk Aquaman, our thoughts on the new Hellboy trailer, Happy!, and the first episode of Deadly Class, both from SyFy! We also talk about the upcoming "Comics, Generally book club!" Don't forget to rate/review/subscribe, and make sure to check us out on Patreon at Patreon.com/comicsgenerallypodcast!
Episode 16: Surprise Holiday Special/Patreon sneak preview
December 25, 2018 00:00 - 51 minutes - 71.3 MBDouble surprise! We're back again with a surprise holiday special. We will be watching and providing a commentary track for X-Men: The Animated Series episode, "Have Yourself A Morlock Little Christmas" and Batman: The Animated Series "Christmas With The Joker." This is the first premium episode that will be available on our Patreon, which you can find at Patreon.com/comicsgenerallypodcast! It's also going up on our normal feed to give you an idea of the kind of fun stuff we want to ...
Episode 15: “It CAN get weirder!”
December 21, 2018 00:00 - 55 minutes - 38.2 MBSurprise! We pulled a present out from under the tree a little early for everyone! This week, we unwrap our thoughts on Into The Spider-Verse, so prepare for spoilers! We also touch briefly on James Gunn’s movie Brightburn, and find out which character will massively alter Marvel Comics’ history in 2019!
Episode 14: When the world’s finest collide!
December 18, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 69.3 MBIn our first GIANT SIZED crossover annual, Comics, Generally meets the Good Enough for a Horse podcast! We talk about all of our favorites of 2018, from movies and TV to comics! The audio is a little wonky in places, apologies for that!!
Episode 13: The one where we talk about Wizard Magazine!
December 11, 2018 03:29 - 1 hour - 53 MBBlake and I are joined by Elliot Frank of the band Harvey Pekar to talk about Wizard Magazine! We talk about Mark Silesvtri leaving Image comics, Wizard's Top 10 artists and writers for September 1996, and Wizard's casting choices for a Superman movie, including the best Perry White casting that we never got!
Episode 12: Determining the thread count of Spider-Man's costume
December 04, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 51.3 MBDane joins me for a chat about Spider-Man 3, and why we can't explain how we love a movie that we can't stand!
Episode 11: Leviathans, Charlie's Angels, Cannibal Detectives and John Layman, oh my!
November 24, 2018 22:40 - 56 minutes - 38.7 MBIn our first interview episode, I speak to John Layman, writer of Chew, and the upcoming Outer Darkness for Image! It was a great talk, and I won't spoil much for you. I hope you all enjoy! Don't forget as always to rate, review, subscribe and most importantly, tell a friend!
Remembering Stan Lee
November 21, 2018 00:00 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MBRIP Stan Lee, 1922-2018 Love and thanks goes out to Reverse The Curse for Comics Generally's new intro and outro music, "Brickwork."
Episode 10: Comics Generally podcast: now with more guitar solos!
November 08, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 53.6 MBBlake and Adam join me, and we just kinda hang out! We saw Venom and had...thoughts. We also talk Netflix's Daredevil, Into The Spiderverse, and some of the books we've been reading lately. This was recorded prior to Daredevil season 3 getting released. Adam will be back soon for our thoughts on season 3 as a whole. As always, thanks for listening. If you like the show, please rate/review/subscribe! *NOTE: Happy is by Grant Morrison, not Mark Millar! Millar still writes trash dialog...
Episode 9: Spaghetti and Meatballs; my favorite dinner AND '80s cartoon
August 24, 2018 22:17 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBIt’s been a few weeks, but we’re back! We talk about Kitty Pryde and the 1989 animated X-Men pilot, “Pryde Of The X-Men! We also get into Marvel Entertainment and their uh, wide array of animated productions in the ‘80s! You guys remember Rude Dog and the Dweebs, right!? This was a fun one!
Episode 8: Everything was going great until Blake mentioned Jurassic World
August 01, 2018 00:00 - 49 minutes - 34 MBComics Generally breaks down our SDCC highlights of 2018, and talk about what we liked and what we didn't! We beat you over the head a little bit more about Donnie Cates' Venom; go read it so we don't have to keep telling you to go read it! Enjoy!!
Episode 7: A highly ANTicipated episode
July 21, 2018 23:44 - 46 minutes - 31.7 MBMike and I go see Ant-Man and The Wasp! ...and we talk about it. As always, SPOILERS for Ant-Man and The Wasp, the MCU at large, and Ant-Man in Marvel Comics. Enjoy!!
Episode 6: We talk science fiction and BARELY mention Star Wars!
July 04, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 53.3 MBElliot and Blake are here! This week we talk time traveling teenagers, robot families, the collapse of modern society through the eyes of a rogue journalist, and...the burger wars! It's our favorite science fiction comics this week on Comics, Generally!
Episode 5: Tony, Harvey, and Jiro
June 11, 2018 00:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MBThe one where I podcast by myself. It's a mini episode this time around. I talk about Anthony Bourdain, his work in comics, and talk a bit about Anthony's Cleveland episode of No Reservations, featuring comics legend, Harvey Pekar. This is my small way to remember him. If you're a fan, I hope I did him justice and I hope that you enjoyed this. If you're not, or only vaguely familiar, I highly recommend seeking out anything he's done, honestly. It's all entertaining.
Episode 4: Hall and Floates
June 07, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 47.1 MBI'm joined by Blake and Mike! We saw Solo: A Star Wars story, and liked it a lot, internet be damned! We talk some comics; Marvel Two In One, Venom, and a few others. It's also worth noting that this episode was originally like two hours long because Blake and Mike couldn't stop breaking into fifteen minute long discussions of deep Star Wars canon. So, you know, you're welcome?
Episode 3: Infinity War: I bid you farewell and good luck, morons."
May 14, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 171 MBBen is back! We recap Free Comic Book Day, Jim Steranko's hair, spoiler-free Deadpool 2 review, and an (all out) Infinity War spoiling spree! I don't have anything funny to throw in this one, but hopefully you'll be okay. HI I REPEAT WE SPOIL INFINITY WAR!
Episode 2: Free Comic Book Day, Or: The Impracticality Of Kurt Russell's hat in John Carpenter's The Thing
April 24, 2018 00:00 - 1 hour - 133 MBJason and Ben from Carol and John's Comic Book Shop are in the studio this week to talk about Free Comic Book Day, why Tony Stark couldn't just call someone during Iron Man 3, and practical head gear in the arctic.
Episode 1: "Le Freak, c’est Chic, Hulk Out!" (Sung to the tune of "Le Freak" by Chic
April 11, 2018 00:00 - 57 minutes - 83.2 MBOn the inaugural episode of Comics, Generally., Josh and Matt get into a list of absolutely ridiculous things that brought the beast out of David Banner, TV's The Incredible Hulk! It's a tale of boulders, beehives and bullies! Josh also complains about how terrible Kevin Costner is. Hopefully, he's not listening.