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350 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 days ago - ★★★★★ - 90 ratingsWe're a reading club, hyping and reviewing all the weekly talked about number one ☝️ comics.
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Friday / Old Haunts
May 06, 2020 08:49 - 31 minutes - 42.6 MBThis week we talk about DC branching out from Diamond and what that might mean for the future of comic book distribution. Next, the scales have never been more greatly tipped in regard to our differing reaction to the two books we're covering... The Panel Syndicate released Friday with its' traditional "pay what you want" model, and AWA releases Old Haunts for free on their website. Which one did we like, and which one had us perplexed? Gotta listen to find out!
Eat, and Love Yourself
April 29, 2020 06:27 - 35 minutes - 49.3 MBThis week the club reads Eat, and Love Yourself, an inventive YA graphic novel by Sweeney Boo, out now on Boom! Box. We also catch up on some great things creators are doing to support comic book shops, and others suffering from the effects of the Corona Virus.
Sentient / Sara
April 22, 2020 16:11 - 1 hour - 94.9 MBThis week, the club checks out two offerings from TKO - discussing the first issue of Jeff Lemire and Gabriel Walta's Sentient, before moving to Garth Ennis and Steve Epting's first chapter of Sara. TKO offers these first issues for free on their website, if you'd like to dip your toe in and read along with us.
Chatting with Sean Lewis (Thumbs! Coyotes! Saints!)
April 15, 2020 15:08 - 1 hour - 99.3 MBThis week, we talk with Sean Lewis! Comic book writer and co-creator of club favorites such as Image Comics' Saints, The Few, Coyotes, & Thumbs.
The Comic Book Drought Begins
April 08, 2020 21:39 - 45 minutes - 63.1 MBNo new first issues this week, so the club sat down for a video chat to discuss comic book news and more!
Hellions / No One's Rose
April 01, 2020 14:39 - 36 minutes - 50.1 MBAfter catching up comic book news, the club gets into: HELLIONS #1 (10:20) Zeb Wells' pens the newest entry into to the X-Men's Dawn of X world, where we see Mister Sinister getting his own team of misfits and misunderstood mutants to oversee. NO ONE'S ROSE #1 (24:00) Zac Thompson and Emily Horn write this complex sci-fi thriller about Earth long after a livable atmosphere is gone, and the classism created by the worlds habitable domed cities.
Spider-Woman / X-ray Robot
March 25, 2020 14:28 - 36 minutes - 49.9 MBThe club was super excited to see what Karla Pacheco is doing with Jessica Drew in her premier issue of her new comic, Spider-Woman #1. We also check out what the Allred family has been up to, as the comic book superstar duo of Michael and Laura Allred team up again for X-Ray Robot #1. Intro @ 0:00 (Duh) Spider-Woman #1 @ 14:30 X-Ray Robot #1 @ 27:00
BONUS: Emergency Diamond Episode
March 24, 2020 06:03 - 32 minutes - 44.4 MBThe club is in full blown overreaction & panic mode over Diamond shutting down distribution for comics. We got on the phone and to talk about what that means for shops, publishers, and consumers.
Cable / Decorum
March 18, 2020 18:44 - 52 minutes - 72 MBThis week, the club talks about the reality of life during Covid-19 setting in, before getting into this weeks featured issues: Jonathan Hickman kicks off Decorum on Image comics — his first independent comic since his tenure piloting the greatly acclaimed Dawn of X series on Marvel. We also discuss the newest title from the X-Men family, with Gerry Duggan's Cable! Stay safe, and catch up on comics! 00:00 Intro 20:10 Cable 33:00 Decorum
Strange Adventures / Strange Academy
March 11, 2020 04:24 - 41 minutes - 57.4 MBOn this weeks episode Mike D and Greg get STRANGE with DC's Strange Adventures and Marvel's Strange Academy. We also announce our panels for Kansas City's Planet Comicon and have more details about the New Mutants premiere with local duo Two Views Movies Podcast. We laugh, we cry, we cough into our elbows so as not to spread the dreaded Coronavirus. Don't forget to rate and review where ever you listen to First Issue Club and hit us with that 5 STARS! We also have the Patreon with so much mo...
Our C2E2 Trip
March 05, 2020 04:19 - 43 minutes - 59.1 MBWe had a fun filled weekend in Chicago checking out C2E2. This week, instead of covering first issues, we download on the highs and lows of our trip.
Bang! / Wolverine
February 26, 2020 20:02 - 52 minutes - 72.6 MBClub favorite author Matt Kindt pens a 007 inspired adventure that questions the fabric of the leads reality in BANG! #1, and our old friend Wolvie is back in his self-titled series that keeps up with his adventures in his new life and role in Krakoa.
Alienated / Tartarus
February 19, 2020 04:37 - 39 minutes - 54.6 MBIn this weeks episode the boys discover a new metric for rating books, and choose fur-sonas. They also manage to cover Alienated from Boom! Studios and Tartarus out on Image Comics. Be sure to rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts and leave that 5 star submission. You can also find other goodies at FirstIssueClub.com and even MORE premium content on our Patreon. 00:00 Intro 16:00 Alienated 26:00 Tartarus 37:00 Bonus Treats
Interview: Mark Sable on Godkillers
February 17, 2020 23:05 - 53 minutes - 73.8 MBThis week, Budget King and Greg are joined by Writer/Educator/Futurist Mark Sable to talk about his new book Godkillers and what inspired him to write it. Mark is a professional writer and writing professor. He’s written such characters as SPIDER-MAN (What If?) for Marvel Comics and BATMAN for DC (Two-Face: Year One). His passion however is his creator-owned work, including GRAVEYARD OF EMPIRES (with Paul Azaceta and Matthew Wilson), GROUNDED (With Paul Azaceta and Nick Filardi) , FEARLESS (...
Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey - Spoilers
February 12, 2020 14:41 - 53 minutes - 73.3 MBThe club went to see Birds of Prey during last Thursdays early bird showings. Since then, the movie has gotten and title change, had a variety of mixed reviews, and is teasing the line of box-office success & disappointment. Listen and see what the club thought of this flick! BONUS: At the end we run down some of our favorite non-super hero books from the last year or two.
Avengers of the Wasteland / Protector
February 05, 2020 13:53 - 47 minutes - 65.4 MBIn this week's episode Mike D, Budget King and Greg cover the latest and greatest in comic book news and debate whether or not My Chemical Romance is a big deal or not. Also in the episode, we explore the arid and deadly world of Avengers of the Wasteland (13:00) and try to make sense of the highly researched Protector (30:00) Don't forget to rate and review wherever you listen to First Issue Club and join the Patreon for extra content weekly. You can also find us at firstissueclub.com
Kidz / Guardians of the Galaxy
January 29, 2020 05:07 - 37 minutes - 50.9 MBAl Ewing takes over on Guardians of the Galaxy, and Kidz out on Ablaze makes a few nods to Spielberg films in this zombie story that brings Super 8 to mind.
Archie & Katy Keane / Iron Man 2020
January 22, 2020 05:27 - 58 minutes - 80.1 MBThe future is now... and BOY it's a mess! Join the clubbies as we try to unravel "Iron Man 2020"; and stay as we discuss all the buzz surrounding the new girl in "Archie & Katy Keane". We also announce C2E2 news and run through the TOP 10 sexiest "comic book" cars. 00:00 Intro/10 Sexiest Comic Book Cars 00:16 C2E2 announcement 00:21 Archie and Katy Keene 00:39 Ironman 2020
Star / The Clock
January 15, 2020 05:47 - 50 minutes - 69.6 MBOur pal Shan comes for a visit, helping us talk through a sciencey-thriller on Top Cow called The Clock, which takes on world problems both hypothetical and real. But not before we discuss Star #1 from Marvel Comics. A mini-series that stars the breakout character Star, (the titular Star, from the title "Star"...) from Kelley Thompsons current run of Captain Marvel. And as always, nerdy news, and dorky tangents.
Thor / I Can Sell You a Body
January 08, 2020 06:47 - 52 minutes - 72.1 MBWe start the year off by getting way deeper into a conversation about Drake then we ever expected, but eventually find our way to discussing the much anticipated Thor #1 on Marvel Comics, penned by Donny Cates, and follow with lighter fare in Ryan Ferrier's new comic about a TV psychic thats hard up for cash, in I Can Sell You a Body #1.
Our Best of 2019
December 31, 2019 19:43 - 57 minutes - 79 MBThe club takes a look back on 2019, talking through our favorite first issues and more. Later, we round out the year with a contest to name the very first First Issue Club Champion who will reign over 2020.
Pitch Please 2
December 25, 2019 15:46 - 47 minutes - 64.7 MBThis X-mas the club goes around the horn, pitching each other new ideas for comics books.
Red Mother / Dying is Easy
December 19, 2019 08:10 - 53 minutes - 73.3 MBThis week, we discuss a new entry from club favorite Jeremy Haun in Red Mother #1 out on BOOM! Studios, and Dying is Easy #1 - the newest Joe Hill project on IDW. Join us as we get sentimental about our favorite media from 2019, and then argue about these comics. 00:00 - We moved! 05:00 - 2019 media faves 13:00 - Red Mother 30:30 - Dying is Easy
Kill Whitey Donovan (optioned) / 20XX
December 11, 2019 23:02 - 34 minutes - 47 MBThis week the club takes a journey with the ALREADY optioned Kill Whitey Donovan and explores the bureacracy of contracting super powers in 20XX. Also, long time friend of the show Randy Newman stops by for a visit. Don't forget to rate review and find us on Patreon for more BONUS content. Be kind to one another and D A B on the haters. Intro: 00:00 Kill Whitey Donovan: 11:15 20XX: 18:55 Randy Newman Outro: 33:01
Killadelphia / The Crow: Hark The Herald
December 04, 2019 17:27 - 48 minutes - 66.5 MBThe club is back in driver seat with an independent door buster, Killadelphia (Image). The round out with a new The Crow (IDW) book (yeah the famed 90s movie), but this time it’s a Christmas edition called Hark The Herald! At the top they talk about a Marvel Comics #1 selling for over a million and other gems you might find in the comic collection process.
Deadpool / Heart Attack
November 27, 2019 15:51 - 27 minutes - 37.5 MBHAPPY TURKEY WEEK! On todays episode, we discussed two books that are loosely about mutants! The independent offering Heart Attack, takes a look at two persecuted powered individuals who find a unique bond, and fan favorite Deadpool gets a new creative team that throws the character into a fresh situation, wherein Deadpool needs to be “the sane one”.
Folklords / Family Tree
November 20, 2019 02:03 - 41 minutes - 57.4 MBA crazy week of big Independent books! Matt Kint’s Folklords (Boom!) is a medieval world with a modern dude figuring out how to hunt down his fantasy thesis. Jeff Lemire’s Family Tree (Image) is an apocalyptic story with everybody turning into Groot, it’s a freaking blast!
Crone / Undiscovered Country
November 13, 2019 15:05 - 40 minutes - 56.2 MBThis week the club discusses two comics that couldn’t be more different! Undiscovered Country gives us an unexpected twist, and Crone delivers a unique spin within a trope filled tale. COMIC BOOKS!
Basket Full of Heads / Joker: Killer Smile
November 07, 2019 16:32 - 42 minutes - 58.9 MBOn todays episode, we discuss 2 new series, both on DC imprints from a couple club favorite creators – Basket Full of Heads penned by Joe Hill, and Joker: Killer Smile written by Jeff Lemire.
A Halloween Retreat! / Money Shot
October 30, 2019 05:47 - 1 hour - 82.9 MBFirst Issue Club’s production company sent your favorite four hosts on a retreat, where they met a brand strategist, and several guest speakers who aim to help the fix the club’s many issues. Somehow the club still seems to find the time to do what they do best… Cover first issues! This week features a doozy with Money Shot out on Vault Comics. Happy Halloween & New Comic book day!
X-Men #1 (Hickman) / The Marked
October 23, 2019 22:20 - 52 minutes - 72.5 MBYou bet your ass Jonathan Hickman can write a comic, come check out the launch of new x-men with us. Image dropped The Marked and we chat about magical tattoos. Be warned we talk about politics up front, but this is still an all comics all the time podcast - tweet us and tell us to be more on brand please, we need it.
RWBY / The Batman's Grave
October 16, 2019 03:11 - 40 minutes - 55.5 MBWith Greg and Kaitlyn still gone honeymoonin’, Mike and BK are holding down the fort with two new offering’s from DC this week in RWBY, and The Batman’s Grave (by club fav Warren Ellis). As usual, there are several diversions including NYCC & Martin Scorsese’s comments on Marvel Movies. COMIC BOOKS!
Nomen Omen / Ghost Rider
October 09, 2019 18:46 - 35 minutes - 48.3 MBPer usual, we’re guiding you through those muddy and murky waters of the comic book landscape by doing news hits, providing some clarity on Images Nomen Omen, and getting pumped for Ghost Riders new direction on Marvel Comics.
Harleen / SFSX
October 02, 2019 17:16 - 53 minutes - 73.1 MBThe Club gets into spoonfuls of sex issues with with DC’s new Black Label book Harleen and Image’s SFSX (also known as Safe Sex).
Spiderman / Inferior 5
September 25, 2019 05:19 - 39 minutes - 54.4 MBThis week Mike & BK are in the studio, covering off on comic book headlines, the Abrams family giving writing comics a shot in Marvels Spiderman, and club favorite Jeff Lemire taking on a DC classic in Inferior 5.
King Thor / Chastity
September 18, 2019 18:21 - 46 minutes - 64.1 MBKing Thor brings Jason Aaron’s amazing Thor run to a close! and Chastity is the Dynamite book from Leah Williams that thwarts all expectations you might have had from the covers. There was a lot of good stuff on this episode that got cut for our patreon so make sure to check that out: https://www.patreon.com/FirstIssueClub
Everything / Battlepug
September 11, 2019 04:28 - 44 minutes - 61.3 MBTwo wildly different books this week folks. After rounding up some comic news, we get into Everything from Dark Horse - a comic which asks, “what if a mega-department store drove your childhood town crazy?” Second, we get into the less subtle Battlepug, which begs the question, “what if Conan had a giant pug?”
Marvel Comics 1000 / Mountainhead
September 04, 2019 18:34 - 46 minutes - 63.8 MBMarvel Comics 1000 hit stands with splash of surprises, news, and nostalgia. Dive in deep with Greg and Budget King here. Also Mountainhead (IDW) will leave no reader uninterested, so make sure you check out this episode!
Strayed / Pretty Violent
August 28, 2019 22:30 - 44 minutes - 61 MBFirst Issue Club gets into it this week with the Sony/Disney breakup fallout; Batman tragedies; Dark Captain Marvel and our first picks of the week! “Strayed” has cats talking, astral projecting, working for the gov., will it be anarchy?! And “Pretty Violent…with lots of swears.” which is exactly the brutal mess you think, with a pretty violent-ly good twist.
Once & Future / The White Trees
August 21, 2019 03:02 - 34 minutes - 47.4 MBIt’s Gregs Bachelor party, and to celebrate, the boys get a lesson in a new kinky way to have fun, before deep diving into this weeks comics. Once & Future out on BOOM! Studios, and The White Trees, were both from club favorite creators, and a complete delight, but only one stayed on theme with our sex-fueled intro. Interested?
Berserker Unbound / Coffin Bound
August 15, 2019 02:30 - 38 minutes - 52.3 MBThis week in the club we have bound-ti-ful topics with the surprising debut of “Berserker Unbound”, and the dark and wild landscape of “Coffin Bound”.
The Cullen Bunn Interview (Bonus Episode)
August 09, 2019 17:36 - 35 minutes - 48.5 MBWe interview Cullen Bunn to talk about his two new indie. books! He also drops serious knowledge on the industry experience and growing up nerd, don’t miss this interview. If you don’t know Cullen Bunn, now is the time to check him he delivers on everything he touches from Harrow County (Dark Horse), to Unearth (Image), and Uncanny X-men and X-men Blue (Marvel).
Manor Black / Knights Temporal (Cullen Bunn Week)
August 07, 2019 18:47 - 40 minutes - 56.2 MBCullen Bunn came out strong this week with two fierce Indy books! You won’t want to miss the wizard horror story of Manor Black (Dark Horse). Knights Temporal (Aftershock) paints a genre hopping master piece with mysteries galore!
BONUS: crossover with Jacks of Trades
August 04, 2019 03:24 - 57 minutes - 79.5 MBWe Skyped in to talk with the Jacks of Trades Podcast about JANE FOSTER: VALKYRIE out on Marvel Comics. If you want to hear more from Jacks of Trades find em here: Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/jacks-of-trades/id1166712053?mt=2 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4wQnL1bGRcYZIgOH2pI9aG?si=MjgKplp0T1CPebe7yUuAkQ Website: http://jacksoftradespodcast.com IG: http://instagram.com/jackstradespod Twitter: Http://Twitter.com/jackstradespod
House of X
July 31, 2019 05:28 - 29 minutes - 41.2 MBThe club was so pumped for House of X that we spent the entire episode discussing it, only getting sidetracked about 5 times.
Collapser / Jimmy Olsen
July 24, 2019 17:18 - 36 minutes - 50.8 MBThis week the club gets sucked in with Collapser on DC's Young Animals imprint and laugh at the hilarious exploits of Superman's Best Friend: Jimmy Olsen on DC. Also in this episode, the worry of celebrities writing comics, and we create our DJ set lists.
Bonus: Marvel at SDCC
July 21, 2019 23:48 - 50 minutes - 69.4 MBMike and Greg catch each other up on the whirlwind of Marvel announcements to come out of San Diego Comic Con in this emergency special bonus episode!
Second Coming / Reaver
July 17, 2019 20:09 - 31 minutes - 43.6 MBThe club returns from episode 100 with a ton of comic news. Then the long awaited Second Coming gets "saved" by Ahoy Comics. Finally Reaver blows up on Image for a violence soaked tail of medieval mayhem.
A Holiday Mini
July 09, 2019 05:15 - 10 minutes - 14.7 MBThe entire club skipped town for the 4th to spend time with our families, so while we couldn’t record a regular episode, comic book reading must go on! Because of this important rule of life, Mike D recorded an emergency voicemail episode where he breaks down his top four first issues of last week. Hope you state-side clubbers all had a wonderful holiday weekend as well, and to our overseas friends, we have no excuse for this really random weird episode. Please forgive us.
Our Self-Indulgent 100th Episode Spectacular
July 03, 2019 17:22 - 1 hour - 137 MBThis week The Club takes a breaks from comics to celebrate 100 episodes with 100 minutes of non-sense. Highlights include, but aren’t limited to: our first sponsor, parody songs, call-ins, commentary on our first episode, DC cover prices, regrets, emotions, thank you’s, and what’s next.