First Issue Club Comic Books
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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Episodes
Superman Year One
June 26, 2019 03:36 - 1 hour - 86.5 MBOn Episode 99 The club spends the entire episode diving into DC Black Label's Superman Year One! Frank Miller - love him or hate him, we get into it. This is so much Superman stuffed into one episode that it made it's way into a special One Shot Episode!
Silver Surfer Black / Sonata
June 19, 2019 15:41 - 29 minutes - 41 MBIn this episode the club discusses whats up with DC’s Vertigo imprint, before getting into Silver Surfer Black from Marvel Comics, and Sonata out on Image Comics. We also question wether we’ve gone too far as Marvel “True Believers”, and argue over Bruce Springsteens new album, because why not?
Thumbs / Ignited (Mark Waid)
June 12, 2019 16:22 - 48 minutes - 66.7 MBThumbs (Image) imagines a cyber punk heaven. Ignited (Humanoids) comes out on brand new publisher and has a power house team in Waid & Osajefyo.
Killer Groove / Batman: Last Knight On Earth
June 04, 2019 16:11 - 37 minutes - 51.4 MBThis week in the Club, we get into Batman news and the new #1, “Batman: Last Knight on Earth”, as well as “Killer Groove” and its nostalgic noir.
Road of Bones
May 29, 2019 13:40 - 46 minutes - 63.7 MBThe club fumbles over the title of IDW’s new ROAD OF BONES, and ultimately find ourselves miles from our own road of cohesive conversation.
War Of The Realms Double Issue: Spider-Man/ Giant Man
May 23, 2019 13:54 - 45 minutes - 61.8 MBThis week, FIC takes on WoTR double-time team-ups (hereby known as DTTUs) in "Spider-Man and the League of Realms" and "Giant Man" (which should really be called "Giant Men").
Agents of Atlas / Excellence
May 16, 2019 01:15 - 36 minutes - 50.3 MBAgents of Atlas (Marvel) bringing in an all new amazing Asian fighting team and Excellence (Image) with a better, fresher more relevant Harry Potter! Plus some new sponsors!
DCeased / Savage Avengers
May 07, 2019 14:51 - 35 minutes - 48.4 MBAs is typical, the club devolves quickly when Kaitlyn can’t attend, and we lose track of our decency and get off topic quickly. Even still, we think there is just the right amount of DCeased and Savage Avengers discussed in this episode. Enjoy!
Endgame Spoilers with Two Views
May 05, 2019 18:18 - 1 hour - 126 MBBONUS EPISODE! Kaitlyn and Greg joined our friends from the TWO VIEWS MOVIE PODCAST for a discussion on Avengers endgame. If you haven’t seen the movie yet, what are you even doing here?! Delete this episode! If you have seen the movie, and enjoy the episode, give our new pals at TWO VIEWS a Club bump with a rate, review, or subscription.
Thanos / Punk Mambo
May 01, 2019 17:51 - 40 minutes - 55.4 MBThanos has a new book (Marvel) by Tini Howard and it is just in time for End Game. Cullen Bunn is back (Valiant) with a Louisianan Immortal Ghost Summoning Neighborhood Punk!
Planet of the Nerds / Mary Shelley: Monster Hunter
April 23, 2019 03:20 - 32 minutes - 44.6 MBThe club really gets into it this week with “First Appearances” in both comics and our lives; “"Planet of the Nerds”, where the geeks and the Chads get the switch; and, we find ourselves ‘A Club Divided' over the historical fiction that is "Mary Shelley: Monster Hunter."
Faithless / Fair Lady
April 17, 2019 02:34 - 33 minutes - 45.3 MBFaithless is all the pervy magic Boom! Could fit in a comic. Fair Lady is Columbo for Middle Earth. Comics literally don’t get better! The club gets in it and even talks Hellboy with the latest in comic news. It’s First Issues being read and discussed in podcast form. Now it’s time to take my horse to the old town road.
Mother Freaking War Of The Realms Baby
April 11, 2019 12:51 - 50 minutes - 69.3 MBFor our audience people this week, tune in to hear about Planet Comicon experiences; what happened with Astro Hustle; War of the Realms delivering on its hype; and, Major X’s Liefeldian x-citement over new characters.
Sabrina / Bad Luck Chuck
April 03, 2019 21:04 - 42 minutes - 57.9 MBThis week on FIC, we hit the highlights of C2E2, get into the witchy world of Archie Forever’s “Sabrina”, and revel in the dark comedy chaos that is “Bad Luck Chuck”.
Dark Red / Spiderman: Life Story
March 26, 2019 11:25 - 34 minutes - 46.8 MBThis week, the club discusses the announcement of new comic book publisher AWA, and debates what makes a publishing company stand out from the crowd. Later, as always, the panelists feature a couple of last weeks first issues: Dark Red #1 out on AfterShock Comics is a vampire story set in small town America, while Spiderman: Life Story #1 is the first entry in a series that poses the question, “What if Peter Parker aged in real time?”
Magnificent Ms. Marvel / Assassin Nation
March 19, 2019 09:00 - 35 minutes - 49 MBThis week, the club members have a spoily-free Captain Marvel convo, talk trailers with Avengers: Endgame, and get into reviews on “Magnificent Ms. Marvel” and “Assassin Nation”.
Meet The Skrulls / Astro Hustle
March 12, 2019 11:25 - 42 minutes - 58.3 MBFirst, Marvel’s MEET THE SKRULLS introduces us to an alien spy family trying to keep a low profile while infiltrating Stark Inc, while our second book, Dark Horse’s ASTRO HUSTLE, takes us on a 1970s inspired Flash Gordon style romp featuring a band of space pirates with a deck full of the CUTEST animal buccaneers. Avast ye! Adventures are abound!
Age of X-Man: Xtremists / The Forgotten Queen
March 06, 2019 10:00 - 48 minutes - 67 MBThis week….love is the enemy with “Age of X-Man: X-Tremists” and “The Forgotten Queen” gives us a tale of bloodshed through the ages.
Sharkey The Bounty Hunter / High Level
March 01, 2019 10:02 - 41 minutes - 57.4 MBThe club covers Sharkey the Bounty Hunter (a future Netflix show) and High Level (vertigo). Everything you want to know about comics and everything you didn’t, it’s comics y’all - they al fun!
Variant Edition: My Boy Friend Is A Bear
February 20, 2019 10:00 - 36 minutes - 50.6 MBIn this variant edition, we discuss “My Boy Friend Is A Bear” in which a woman falls in love and begins a relationship with a bear. No…not a metaphorical bear…an actual freaking bear.
G.I Joe: Sierra Muerte / Daredevil
February 14, 2019 21:55 - 67.8 MBHey Audience People! Join us to talk “G.I.Joe: Sierra Muerte”, whose refreshing art style and action-romp story blew us away; one of the longest-running and favored characters of among fans and writers alike that is “Daredevil”; and our weekly rundown of #1s hitting the shelves.
Wyrd / Unit 44 / Age of X-Men Alpha / Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt
February 06, 2019 12:27 - 33 minutes - 45.5 MBIt’s a yuckfest this week folks. “Wyrd” isn’t quite weird enough, “Unit 44” is great…if you’re a child…”Age of X-Men Alpha” primes our wallets to spend bank on more x-men books, and “Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt” rips “Watchmen”. But you know what…we still had a blast reading and talking about em cause comics rule.
Guardians of The Galaxy / Buffy The Vampire Slayer
January 30, 2019 19:29 - 25 minutes - 34.5 MBThis week…the club gets nostalgic with Buffy The Vampire Slayer. Plus, one of our favorite characters gets inducted into the Guardians of the Galaxy.
Crossover Edition: What's In A Game Talks Spider-Man
January 27, 2019 23:47 - 1 hour - 84.1 MBOur own Mike DiStasi joins the What’s In A Game podcast to talk about Marvel’s Spider-Man, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and basically everything Spider-Man. Did we say Spider-Man enough times?
Criminal / Young Justice
January 15, 2019 10:00 - 31 minutes - 42.9 MBOur issues this week include our personal true crime stories; “Criminal”, where the Lawless are the scumbags you root for; “Young Justice”, where we get another fun and fast teen team-up; and, the Club’s weekly pulls.
Conan The Barbarian / Champions
January 08, 2019 20:50 - 41 minutes - 56.9 MBThis week we talk two marvel returning number ones: Champions and Conan The Barbarian. In Champions #1 the club examines the new team and has high hopes for the far too large team of teen crime fighters. Jason Aaron is back with another fantasy book in Conan, and he wastes no time with violence and action.
END OF THE YEAR TOP 5 EXTRAVAGANZA PART 2 Of 2 PARTS BABY
January 03, 2019 16:06 - 1 hour - 88.2 MBThe end of another year is upon us, and boy OH BOY do we have a lot of naughty and nice books to review. We’ve made our list, checked it twice, and now have in not one, but TWO, episodes, our Top Fives in multiple categories for all you beloved audience people. In Part I, you’ll find our Top Fives for surprise hits, best covers, independent publisher releases, and best overall publishers. In Part II, you’ll hear our Top Fives for Image releases, the Big 2 releases, and best overall autho...
END OF THE YEAR TOP 5 EXTRAVAGANZA PART 1 Of 2 PARTS BABY
December 26, 2018 21:18 - 1 hour - 91.1 MBThe end of another year is upon us, and boy OH BOY do we have a lot of naughty and nice books to review. We’ve made our list, checked it twice, and now have in not one, but TWO, episodes, our Top Fives in multiple categories for all you beloved audience people. In Part I, you’ll find our Top Fives for surprise hits, best covers, independent publisher releases, and best overall publishers. In Part II, you’ll hear our Top Fives for Image releases, the Big 2 releases, and best overall authors.
The Batman Who Laughs / Goddess Mode / Spider-Man: Into The Spiderverse
December 19, 2018 14:26 - 37 minutes - 51.7 MBHello again, Clubbies! This week we’re chatting multiple Batmen and multiple Jokers mixed with one confused Alfred in “Batman Who Laughs”; a futuristic, sharp, world-wide-web adventure in “Goddess Mode”; and, Miles Morales and Multiverse Friends tickle our funny bones and fancies in the new cinematic release “Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse”.
Die / Prodigy / Martian Manhunter
December 12, 2018 21:43 - 46 minutes - 63.5 MBDear Listeners, tune in this week for a modern D&D-fueled discussion on “Die”; the smartest, unbeatable stuntman alive in “Prodigy”; the removal of porn from Tumblr; and the robust, prisma-plasm world of “Martian Manhunter”.Dear Listeners, tune in this week for a modern D&D-fueled discussion on “Die”; the smartest, unbeatable stuntman alive in “Prodigy”; the removal of porn from Tumblr; and the robust, prisma-plasm world of “Martian Manhunter”.
Ironheart By Eve L. Ewing / Comic book Movies & TV Shows In 2019
December 06, 2018 14:36 - 44 minutes - 82 MBThis week! We read “Ironheart”, and talk Riri Williams’s engineering genius brilliantly engineered by Eve L. Ewing. In a fast format break, we also chat about the emerging trend of comic book-inspired TV, and the shows we’re hyped on.
Middlewest / American Carnage / Smooth Criminals
November 28, 2018 22:00 - 46 minutes - 84.8 MBHello again Clubbies, on this episode we cover the Midwest, fantasy, and epic promise in “The Middlewest”; the not-so-subtle race and reality thriller that is “American Carnage”; and, the 90s, rollerblading and thievery in “Smooth Criminals”.
Black Order / Bitter Root / Uncanny X-Men
November 20, 2018 20:43 - 43 minutes - 59.5 MBThis time on FIC, the club’s picks are “Black Order”, an introspective for the dark henchman of Thanos; “Bitter Root”, an Afrofuturistic trip into Harlem and the demons within; and, “Uncanny X-Men”, where A and B teams of heroes and villains alike get tangled up in time and teleportation.
Outer Darkness / Marvel Knights / Green Lantern
November 15, 2018 17:05 - 43 minutes - 59.9 MBIn this episode, we gab about the sci-fi horror romp that is “Outer Darkness”; creator double-threats and memory mysteries in “Marvel Knights”; and, the genius of Grant Morrison in the bonkers return of old-school glory in “The Green Lantern”.
Hex Wives / Sex Death Revolution
November 06, 2018 10:42 - 31 minutes - 42.9 MBThis week on FIC, club members discuss witchy women, oppression via suppression, and the complexities of identity in “Hex Wives” and “Sex Death Revolution”.
IT'S A SUPER SPOOKY SECRET SURPRISE HALLOWEEN EPISODE PART 2!
October 31, 2018 21:20 - 42 minutes - 59 MBFor our spookiest episode yet, the club is visited by not one, but FIVE demons (Ahh!) as they contemplate the scariest of scaries and horror of horrors, such as near-death experiences, “Are We Haunted?”, selling their souls, terrorizing treats and traumatizing tricks, and of course, the creepy classic Monster Mash.
Marvel Zombie / Exorsisters / Shuri
October 23, 2018 23:18 - 35 minutes - 48.8 MBOur issues this week include “Marvel Zombie”, where The Defenders fight zombie hordes until they encounter a sentient undead; “Exorsisters” is a demon crime-stopping duo full of fire and brimstone; and “Shuri” gets deeper into Wakanda and Shuri’s evolving part(s) to play in its future.
X-Men Black Mojo / Murder Falcon / What If Peter Parker Became The Punisher
October 16, 2018 19:11 - 37 minutes - 51.1 MBThis week: neckbeards prove the exact point “X-Men Black Mojo” makes about having new and diverse superheroes; “Murder Falcon” shreds away depression; and “What If Peter Parker Became The Punisher” is more like “what if spider-man just had a skull on his costume”.
Blackbird / Jook Joint / Dead Rabbit
October 12, 2018 21:08 - 34 minutes - 47.2 MBDear Readers/Listeners, this week we talk hidden worlds of magic in Blackbird; empowering survivors and the rise of revenge porn in “Jook Joint”; and, your regular, relatable, deadly-dangerous Boston man in “Dead Rabbit”.
Man-eaters / Heroes In Crisis / Stranger Things
October 02, 2018 21:30 - 40 minutes - 55.1 MBSubscribe Apple Podcasts Subscribe Stitcher On this episode: we get a heavy dose of female empowerment with “Man-Eaters”; DC’s latest “Crisis” takes a look at the mental health of super heroes; and “Stranger Things” gets a comic book.
G.I. Joe: Silent Option / Burnouts / Batman: Damned
September 25, 2018 17:25 - 38 minutes - 53.2 MBWell folks…there’s no getting around the elephant in the room…we discuss the bat-a-wang controversy. Plus, is G.I. Joe for children or adults…sometimes it’s hard to tell…and the ups and downs of stoner comedies.
MCMLXXV / Low Road West / Ice Man
September 18, 2018 23:09 - 41 minutes - 57.2 MBOur first issue picks this week are “MCMLXXV”, a supernatural cabbie story with soulful 70s vibes; “Low Road West” blows our minds with its seamless integration of Twilight Zone meets Narnia meets Stranger Things meets LOST; and “Iceman” depicts Bobby ‘Dad Joke’ Drake just doin’ his best and learning the rest.
Bully Wars / War Bears/ Border Town
September 12, 2018 13:32 - 34 minutes - 47.4 MBIn this episode, “Bully Wars” takes us back to high school with bubblegum monsters and rat mascots; “War Bears” introduces us to the history of Canadian comics; and “Border Town” blows our minds with supernatural horror from another demotion and political ones from our own.
Variant Edition: Jeremy Haun
September 05, 2018 13:35 - 25 minutes - 35.3 MBOn this special variant edition, we interview Jeremy Haun about his comics "Beauty" and "The Realm". Plus...why he chooses to live in Missouri, the importance of independent publishers and whether comic writers are working with television in mind now.
The Punisher / Beasts Of Burden / West Coast Avengers
August 29, 2018 13:47 - 28 minutes - 39.6 MBIn this episode, “The Punisher” surprises no one with everything you expect from ‘World War Frank’; “Beasts of Burden” is the FIC pick-of-the-week for all its furry and fantasy narratives; and “West Coast Avengers” is the LA laid-back team who finds themselves on film and with a BIG new problem.
Pearl / Volition / Crowded
August 21, 2018 20:19 - 32 minutes - 44.3 MBThis time in the FIC Fudge Mansion, “Pearl” is a Yakuza gang’s take on Romeo & Juliet and the clubbies blab about Bendis; “Volition” lets us explore the idea that robots could be people, too; and “Crowded” gets slap-appy with its endearing new ‘Odd Couple’ assassinista duo.
The Sandman Universe / Black Badge / Fantastic Four
August 15, 2018 10:30 - 41 minutes - 56.5 MBDear readers/listeners, here are the books this week... “Sandman Universe” confuses yet delights us as we look forward to what it has in store; “Black Badge” bring us back to our childhood dreams of wilderness-conquering and survival; and finally, FINALLY, “Fantastic Four” gets us in our feelings and delivers a heartfelt comeback story for one of the most legendary superteams in comics.
Leviathan / The Seeds / Infinity Wars
August 07, 2018 10:30 - 41 minutes - 56.8 MBThe clubbies get mesmerized by Leviathan’s art and not-new-but-not-boring take on a classic monster of destruction story; Seeds makes us talk bees, love, aliens, internet, symbols and you guessed it... seeds; and, Infinity Wars deals with an original universe, and a new villain that could conquer Thanos?
Variant Edition: Pitch Please!
August 03, 2018 16:43 - 21 minutes - 29.9 MBTo honor the monumental milestone that is FIC’s 51st episode, we now bring your ears a special variant edition, wherein club members pitch books we’d like to see hit the shelves.
Bone Parish / Justice League Dark / The New World
July 31, 2018 14:54 - 35 minutes - 49 MBIn this episode, we get into “Bone Parish”, and discuss what could happen when a family-run, bone-snortin’ business gets too big for its britches. “Justice League Dark” teams up the B-List that’s gonna save magic - it’s like Justice League, but a bit bolder & better for us. “The New World” is the FIC pick of the week, and delivers a club-love story set in a world we never hope to see, and yet already feel we’re on our way.