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Southern Fried Geekery

245 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 20 ratings

A cast of comic enthusiasts, collectors, gamers, and film aficionados discuss the varying aspects of nerd and geek culture. The hosts discuss the latest news, review the latest comics, and hang out with/interview creators who make craft the industries that we love. This show is about the appreciation of geek culture, the comics medium, and a community that has room for everyone.

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Ep.184 Surf the Fleshwave

July 04, 2021 19:07 - 1 hour - 83.5 MB

*spoilers Happy 4th of July, yall! Put the fireworks down and dive into Shaky Kane and Krent Able's KANE & ABLE with us (23:00). Plus, Demon Days #2 (53:00), Gamma Flight #1 (1:10:15), Daredevil #31, Doctor Aphra #11, CPS #1, Giga #4, Stray Dogs #5, Wonder Woman Black & Gold #1, a chat on continuity, and more.  NCBD Picks: Middlewest HC, Skybound X #1

Ep.183 A Losing Battle with the Eye of Argon

June 27, 2021 18:44 - 1 hour - 81 MB

*SPOILERS This week we steep ourselves into Garth Ennis and Liam Sharp's Batman: Reptilian #1. You're absolutely going to want this in your hands. Then, Matt introduces us to the Eye of Argon Challenge. This barbarian tale is notorious for being one of the worst things every put onto paper. They guys time themselves to see how far they can read before breaking into laughter. It's so bad, its funny. The story, not the podcast... NCBD: Parasomnia #1, Red Room #2, Archie: The Shield #1

Ep.182 Bring the Static

June 21, 2021 02:34 - 1 hour - 86 MB

*Spoilers Static (31:30); Strongman (54:00); Norse Mythology (1:01:01) Poison Flowers & Pandemonium (1:10:30); Star Wars #14; Brzrkr #3; Planet Sized X-Men; Saga of Krystar #1; X-Force #1(Liefeld); Archangel othe Saga #1; Strange Academy #11; Wonder Woman #773; Parker Reef #2;  NCBD: Something is Killing the Children #17; Batman Reptillian #1; DC 50 Years of Jon Stewart

Ep.181 Trigger Keaton Is America

June 13, 2021 18:30 - 1 hour - 75.7 MB

*Comic Spoilers The Six Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton #1 by Kyle Starks and Chris Schweizer; The Bunny Mask #1; Stray Bullets vol.1; DC Pride Anthology; Birthright #50, X-Men #20; The Adventures of Parker Reef: No Way Home, Batman the Detective #3; Maniac of New York #5; The Comet Man #1; Green Lantern #3; The Good Asian #2; Hellions #12 NCBD: Luna #5; Planet-Sized X-Men #1; The Seven Swords #1

Ep.180 Don't Tweet the Apocalypse

June 06, 2021 20:12 - 1 hour - 75.5 MB

*Spoilers  The Nice House on the Lake #1 (20:00); Star Wars: The War of the Bounty Hunters (45:00); Red Room #1 (55:00); Family Tree #12 (1:05:00); Maestro War and Pax; The Goddamned #5; Red Sonja Scavenger Hunt; Basilisk #1, X-Men #20; Deadly Class #46, Fire on the Water OGN; Home #2, Heroes Reborn  NCBD: Bunny Mask #1, The Six Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton #1, DC Pride #1

Ep.179 Throwing Money at Mechaton

May 30, 2021 17:31 - 1 hour - 53.4 MB

We're joined by Dalton Shannon and Wells Thompson of FourColour Media to talk about their new book Mechaton, which you can back on Kickstarter RIGHT HERE. Giant Robots, Monsters, and Friendship. What more could you ask for.  NCBD Picks: Basilisk #1, Iron Fist Heart of the Dragon #6, Hollow Heart #4, Justice League #60  

Ep.178 Hitting the Streets with Shang-Chi

May 23, 2021 18:09 - 1 hour - 48 MB

*Comic Spoilers* Shang-Chi #1 (21:00); Phantom of the Scan #1 (43:01); La Mano del Destino (53:00); Hey Kiddo (1:03:00); plus a couple of short stacks.  NCBD Pics: Ascender #15, Troggs #1, Zig Zag #1

Ep.177 A Chip in the Justice League

May 16, 2021 17:52 - 1 hour - 71.9 MB

*Comics Spoilers Justice League: Last Ride #1; Hey Kids Comics vol.2 #1; Green Lantern vol.(who knows) #2; Comicbook History of Animation; Batman the Detective; Krystar the Crystal Warrior (Danzig Cover); I Never Promised You A Rose Garden OGN; X-Corp #1; Post Americana #5 NCBD Picks: Red Room #1; UltraMega #3; Shang Chi #1

Ep.176 Chinatown Noir

May 09, 2021 21:05 - 1 hour - 68.8 MB

*Comics Spoilers The Good Asian #1 by Pichetshote, Tefenkgi, Loughridge, and Powell. Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters #1; Crossover #6; Nightwing #79; Baby Teeth; Invincible Red Sonja #1; Monsters by Barry Windsor Smith; Rob Halford's Confess; Superman Red & Blue; and some X-Men talk NCBD: The Maniac of New York #4; Time Before Time #1; Nottingham #3; X-Corp #1

Ep.175 Unpacking The Marvels

May 02, 2021 17:38 - 1 hour - 71.4 MB

*Spoilers The Marvels by Busiek, Cinar, Isanove, & Bowland; Deadly Class #45, BRZRKR #2; The Flapper Queens: Women Cartoonists of the Jazz Age; Star Wars ESB 40th Anniversary Covers; Robin #1; Darth Vader #11; Beta Ray Bill #2; Batman Black & White #5; Ultramega #2; Orphan & the Five Beasts #2; Haha #4; NCBD Picks: Eden (One-shot); Invincible Red Sonya #1; The Good Asian #1

Ep.174 From X to Action

April 25, 2021 17:16 - 1 hour - 66.1 MB

*Spoilers Shoutout to Kris Isham for facilitating a Whiskey tasting of Kings County Bourbon. Craig and Matt will tell you all about it while they get their geek on with Way of X #1 and the Superman appreciation Power Hour. NCBD Grabs: Babyteeth #17; The Marvels #1; My LIttle Pony/Transformers #3

Ep.173 The Spice Agony

April 18, 2021 17:21 - 1 hour - 57.4 MB

Spoilers* Hey kids, get vax'd and read comics. Batman the Detective #1 is on the roundtable, plus Sandman/Locke & Key #1, The Pro, Guardians of the Galaxy #13, Daredevil #29, Thor #14, Proctor Road #2, Maniac of New York, Maestro War & Pax, Batman Urban Legends #2, Green Lantern #1, Karmen #2, & Home #1.  NCBD: You Promised Me Darkness #1, HAHA #4, Many Death's of Laila Star #1

Ep.172 The Silver Coin, James Bond, & a conversation about Steve Orlando's Man-Thing

April 11, 2021 17:52 - 1 hour - 61.6 MB

*Spoilers THE SIVER COIN #1; JAMES BOND; VARGR 1-6; AVENGERS CURSE OF THE MAN-THING #1; The Cimmerian: Shadows on the Moon #1; Conan #20; Batman #107; Strange Adventures #9; Avengers #44; Giga #3 NCBD Picks: Locke & Key/The Sandman Univers--Hell & Gone #1; Batman: The Detective #1; Supersons Challenge #1; Guardians of the Galaxy #13

Ep.171 Beta Ray Bill's Easter Adventure

April 04, 2021 17:25 - 1 hour - 70 MB

*Spoilers Beta Ray Bill by Daniel Warren Johnson and Mike Spicer; Uncanny X-Men #266, Topp's Comics: Jason vs. Leatherface #1; Spy Island 1-4 NCBD Grabs: Silver Coin #1; Magic the Gathering #1; Impure #1; Project Patron #1

Ep.170 An Alien, Invincible, and a Penguin walk into a Randomhouse

March 28, 2021 18:25 - 1 hour - 71.8 MB

*Spoilers We chat up the new Alien #1 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Salvador Larroca, and Guru eFX before diving into Invincible, the new animated series on Amazon Prime based on the hit comic. Then we talk about some of the news that made big splashes in the comics industry. Plus: Procter Valley Rd. #1, X-Men 15-18, Something is Killing the Children 15, Taskmaster 5, Maestro 3, Conan the Barbarian 80, Graffity's Wall 1-4, Red Rock Baby Candy, A Map to the Sun NCBD Picks: Shade Craft 1, X-...

Ep.169 #ReleaseTheSFGCut

March 21, 2021 17:48 - 1 hour - 70.5 MB

*Spoilers Abound* Justice League Snyder Cut/Falcon & Winter Soldier (20:20); The Bequest (44:30); Non-Stop Spider-Man (1:02:00); The Fall (1:13:00); Deathlok #6 (1:25:00);  Shortstacks: Incredible Hulk #182 Facimile; Thor #9; Aros & Spike #1; X-Force #18; The Eternals #3; Tharna #1; Superman Red&Blue; Unearth #10; Orphan & the Five Beasts #1 NCBD Picks: Harley Quinn #1; Haha #3; Alien #1; Stray Dogs #2

Ep.168 What Can You Say About A Girl Like Karmen?

March 14, 2021 17:56 - 1 hour - 67.2 MB

*Spoilers Guillem March elevates himself with Karmen #1. We look into this beautiful work along with other #comics such as Incredible Hulk 180 (Facsimile Edition); Luna #2; and Joker #1.  NCBD: The Quest #1; Eros Psychie; Orphan and the Five Beasts #1; Curse of the Ebony Blade #1

Ep.177 What Does Keanu Have Against Vowels?

March 07, 2021 18:45 - 1 hour - 68 MB

*Spoilers Brzrkr #1 (22:30), Black Knight #1 Facsimile Edition (54:30); The Strange OGN (1:04:00); Batman: Year One Film script (that was never made); The Swamp Thing #1; Batman #106; X-Men Demon Days #1; King in Black: Captain America; Stray Dogs #1; King in Black: Wiccan & Hulkling #1.  NCBD: Karmen #1, Joker #1, Black Hammer Visions #2

Ep.167 What Does Keanu Have Against Vowels?

March 07, 2021 18:45 - 1 hour - 68 MB

*Spoilers Brzrkr #1 (22:30), Black Knight #1 Facsimile Edition (54:30); The Strange OGN (1:04:00); Batman: Year One Film script (that was never made); The Swamp Thing #1; Batman #106; X-Men Demon Days #1; King in Black: Captain America; Stray Dogs #1; King in Black: Wiccan & Hulkling #1.  NCBD: Karmen #1, Joker #1, Black Hammer Visions #2

Ep.166 Flatlined with Morbius, Conan, and Clusterfux Comix

February 28, 2021 18:15 - 1 hour - 63.9 MB

*Spoilers Comics: Immortal Hulk--Flatline; Amazing Spider-Man #101; Captain America/Punisher: Blood & Glory; Conan the Barbarian #44; True Believer--The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee (preview); Clusterfux Comix #1; and a lot of Roy Thomas. NCBD: Noctera #1; Lady Death Lingerie Edition; Swamp Thing #1 (Infinite Frontier); Jonna and the Unpossible Monster #1; BRZRKR #1  

Ep.165 Snow Days and Ice Breakers

February 21, 2021 18:13 - 1 hour - 65.2 MB

*Spoilers We decided to take a snow day and just chit chat with no real agenda other than a few "ice breaker" topics just to get us chatting.  We talk about what we've been reading, what comics we keep in the guest bathrooms, and books that came out the year we graduated.  NCBD Picks: Paranormal Hitmen #1; X-Men #18; Two Moons #1 

Ep.164 Radiant Black with a Side of Love

February 15, 2021 01:49 - 1 hour - 50.4 MB

*Comics Spoilers Roundtable: Radiant Black; Vision and the Scarlet Witch (1 of 4); Graphic Fantasy Reprint #1; Pinocchio the Vampire Slayer. NCBD: Hollow Heart #1; X-Men Legends #1; Immortal Hulk Flatline #1; Truth & Justice #1

Ep.163 Talkin Bout the Fear Case

February 07, 2021 19:07 - 1 hour - 56.5 MB

*spoilers Comics: Fear Case by Matt Kindt with Hilary & Tyler Jenkins (19:30); Hard Boiled (Miller & Darrow)(43:15) ; Star Wars: High Republic Adventures Older & Tolibao)(50:15); Ghosted (Debbie Jenkinson)(59:00); Star Wars High Republic (Marvel); Sea of Sorrows; Red Mother; Batman Black & White; Future State Swamp Thing #1; Cimmerian: The Frost Giants Daughter #3; Luna #1; Swamp Thing (more Alan Moore, yo!) NCDB Picks: Taskmaster #3; Radiant Black #1; Black Hammer: Visions #1; Morbius t...

Ep.162 Wading Into The Swamp

January 31, 2021 18:37 - 1 hour - 79.9 MB

*Spoilers* We take a deep dive into the first 2 arcs of Alan Moore's tenure on Swamp Thing with art by Stephen Bissette, John Totleben, Rick Veitch, Shawn McManus, and Dan Day.  NCBD fresh pics: Luna #1; Graphic Fantasy (Reprint by Image); Chained to the Grave #1; Fear Case #1

Ep.161 Sad Clowns & Demon Kids

January 24, 2021 18:57 - 1 hour - 64.7 MB

*Spoilers Comics: Haha #1 from W. Maxwell Prince, Vanesa Del Ray, Chris O'Halloran (Image Comics) Conversation w/ Jon Westoff about Child Possession Service written by himself and drawn by Bobgar Ornelas from their new indie comics publication company Part-Time Comics. Find their kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/parttimecomix/cps?ref=ar1cy1&token=2b6557d1 NCBD: Captain America by Ed Brubaker Omnibus, X-Men #17, Post Americana #2 

Ep.160 Southern Fried Favorites of 2020

January 17, 2021 18:22 - 1 hour - 67.1 MB

*Comic Spoilers* Lets be honest, 2020 was a terrible year. However, there were some amazing #comics for us to read. Caleb, Matt, and Craig are joined by a friend to help run down each host's Top Ten Favorite Comics of 2020.  #NCBS Pics: X-Force #16, Future State: Immortal Wonder Woman; Iron Fist: Heart of the Dragon; Crimson Flower #1

Ep.159 Exploring the High Republic

January 10, 2021 18:46 - 1 hour - 74.9 MB

Spoiler Warning Short Stacks: Eternals #1; Detective Comics #1033; One Piece #1000; Batman Future State #1; Wolverine #8; The Arrival (Shaun Tan); Getting It Together #4; Six Days (Vertigo) Comics: Star Wars--High Republic #1 (24:00); Captain America #117 Facimile Edition (54:00) Future State--Swamp Thing #1 (1:06:00); Dune Graphic Novel Vol.1 (1:22:30) NCBD: Darth Vader #9; HaHa #1, Future State--Superman/Wonder Woman #1. 

Ep. 158 Wonderous Women & Mysterious Travelers

January 03, 2021 18:58 - 2 hours - 87.6 MB

*Happy New Year, Have some Spoiler Warning* We are joined by our good friend and pop-culture companion Dr. Zack Kruse to chat up our likes and dislikes of the recently released Wonder Woman '84. Then we get some excellent insight on Zack's forthcoming book on the great and often misunderstood Steve Ditko. Mysterious Travelers: Steve Ditko and the Search for a New Liberal Identity goes on sale Feb. 15th though the University Press of Mississippi and other fine retailers. Get your pre-orders...

Ep. 158 Wonderous Women & Mysterious Travelers

January 03, 2021 18:57

*Happy New Year, Have some Spoiler Warning* We are joined by our good friend and pop-culture companion Dr. Zack Kruse to chat up our likes and dislikes of the recently released Wonder Woman '84. Then we get some excellent insight on Zack's forthcoming book on the great and often misunderstood Steve Ditko. Mysterious Travelers: Steve Ditko and the Search for a New Liberal Identity goes on sale Feb. 15th though the University Press of Mississippi and other fine retailers. Get your pre-orders...

Ep.157 Home Sick Pilots and the Toys of Christmas Past

December 27, 2020 18:43 - 1 hour - 93.9 MB

*Comic Spoilers* Its the last ep of 2020 (Thank Crom). We roundtable Home Sick Pilots from Image Comics and then talk about memorable gifts from Christmases from years gone by. 

Ep.156 Three Years of SFG with a side of Holiday Hulk

December 20, 2020 19:29 - 2 hours - 115 MB

*Comics Spoilers For our 3rd Anniversary, we're doing what we do best: Talking about comics. Immortal Hulk-King In Black; Darth Vader #8; The Comic Book History of Animation: Detective Comics 1031-32; Wolverine BW&B #2; Second Coming-Only Begotten Son; Solid Blood #17; Decorum; Batman's Grave #12; Unearth #8; Namor-King In Black; Cat Shit One #2. NCBD: Something is Killing the Children #13; King Sized Conan; Picture of Everything Else #1; Star Wars Adventures-Smuggler's Run 

The Disney Dump & The SWORD Bump

December 13, 2020 19:54 - 2 hours - 122 MB

*Comic Spoilers* Disney dumps a heap of Marvel & Star Wars film news (2:00); Shortstacks (30:00): Mountain Head #5, Juggernaut #4, Marauders #16; SweetTooth-Return #2, Locke&Key #0, DC's tales from the Dark Multiverse-Flashpoint, Colonel Weird #2, Noir-Crime Comics, Red Atlantis #2; S.W.O.R.D. #1 (51:00); Dash-The Case of the Mysterious Zita Makara (1:25:00), The Cimmerian-The Frost Giant's Daughter (1:36:30), Batman/Catwoman #1 NCBD Pics: Second Coming Season 2, Batman's Grave #12, Mu...

Ep. 154 Trivia Kings...In Black

December 06, 2020 19:20 - 1 hour - 95.3 MB

*Comics Spoilers* This week we throw Marvel's King In Black #1 in the hotseat for a roundtable. Then Caleb and Matt perform embarassingly bad at Marvel Comics trivia.  NCBD: Scarenthood #2, Postal #1, King in Black: Namor #1, Crossover #2

Ep.153 Who Witches the Witcher?

November 29, 2020 19:10 - 2 hours - 113 MB

Comic Spoilers, now with 100% more Lilly Lantz The Witcher Fading Memories (21:30); Run Wild (1:02:00) Daredevil #24 (1:15:00); Planet Paradise (1:36:00);  NCBD: Batman/Catwoman; The Butcher of Paris TPB; Comic Book History of Animation;

Ep.152 Face Huggers and Sandworms: A Mandalorian Story

November 22, 2020 20:13 - 2 hours - 121 MB

*SPOILER* This week the spotlight is on The Mandalorian, Ep. 1-4, Sea of Sorrow #1, The Demon Annual #2, Punchline #1, Nightwing #76, Faithless II #6, Scarenthood #1, Immortal Hulk #40, X of Swords #19, Captain America #25, Barbalien Red Planet #1. NCBD Picks: The Complete Peanuts Vol. 14, X of Swords Destruction #1, The Plot #7 Happy Turkey Day. Wear a mask. 

Ep.151 Wortham Was Right (sarcasm font)

November 15, 2020 19:09 - 1 hour - 103 MB

*spoilers* Craig is taking the week off so Matt and Caleb dive into Crossover, the new Cates/Shaw/Cunniffee joint from Image Comics. We catch up on Marvel's X of Swords, Wolverine: Red, White, & Blood; and the new ONI PRESS graphic novel Odessa by Jonathon Hill.  Get your #NCBD game right with X-Force #14, Barbalien #1, and more. Missing Jerry & Sean? Check out their new Manga & Anime centered show "Yokai Delinquents" on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2dEunj1dro7iFtZyJbPgaA

Ep.150 Everybody Needs a Pizza Sidekick

November 08, 2020 19:16 - 1 hour - 96.4 MB

*Spoiler Warning* Lets talk comics: USAgent #1 Priest/Jeanty/Story/Milla (27:00); Pretty Violent #11 Hunter/Young/Holt (52:30); Daytripper Moon/Ba (1:05:00); Doctor Sleepless (1:20:30). NCBD Picks: Punchline #1; Getting It Together #2; Taskmaster #1; Power Rangers #1

Ep.149 He's Weird, Colonel Weird

November 01, 2020 18:58 - 1 hour - 95.5 MB

*Spoilers* Colonel Weird #1 from Jeff Lemire and Tyler Crook, Dark Horse Comics (24:00); Batman Three Jokers #3, DC (50:00); Werewolf By Night #1, Marvel (1:05:00); Giga #1, Vault (1:15:00). NCBD Picks: Wolverine Black, White, and Blood; Sweet Tooth the Return #1; Transformers/My Little Pony #4.  *Last week, while discussing Scumbag, Caleb mentioned the artist on issue two was a reason he wasn't inclined to pick up the second issue. However, he said "James Robinson" when he should have s...

Ep. 148 The Ballad of Ernie Ray

October 25, 2020 18:12 - 1 hour - 104 MB

*Comics Spoilers* We serve up some Scumbag to you this week. The new series by Remender will feature a different artist on each issue, but the first issue is well handled by Lerosa and Dinisio. As all good art does, it spurred some good conversation, including us running down some other notable scumbags in comics and pop-culture.  NCBD Pre-Picks: Colonel Weird Cosmagog #1, That Texas Blood #5, and Sex Criminals #1

Ep.147 Helstrom and Dracula, Motherf**ker!

October 18, 2020 18:15 - 2 hours - 112 MB

*Comics Spoilers* With Matt away, Craig & Caleb play. The dynamic duo run through a short-stack of recent reads like American Vampire, Firepower, Thor, Adventureman, and more (6:00) before leaning into the first episode of Helstrom, the new tv series streaming on Hulu, inspired by the Marvel Comics character (34:00); Dracula, Motherf**ker! by Alex di Campi & Erica Henderson (57:00), EA Poe's Snifter of Blood (1:25:00); Son of Satan #1 (1:34:00) and next weeks NCBD picks: Scumbag #1; Dune:...

Ep.146 Halloween Vibes with Swamp Thing

October 11, 2020 17:24

We run through a little bit of what we've read this week (6:00) and then dig into The Legend of the Swamp Thing Halloween Spectacular Anthology (22:00) from a wealth of talented creators. Craig goes old school with the Tales of Suspense #39 Facsimile Edition from Marvel, Matt talks about Marauders #13 and the X Of Swords event/crossover at large (56:00), and Caleb breaks out another anthology with Eduardo Risso's Tales of Terror circa 2007 (1:11:00) NCBD: Dracula Mother Fucker #1; Batman'...

Ep.146 Halloween Vibes with Swamp Thing

October 11, 2020 17:24

We run through a little bit of what we've read this week (6:00) and then dig into The Legend of the Swamp Thing Halloween Spectacular Anthology (22:00) from a wealth of talented creators. Craig goes old school with the Tales of Suspense #39 Facsimile Edition from Marvel, Matt talks about Marauders #13 and the X Of Swords event/crossover at large (56:00), and Caleb breaks out another anthology with Eduardo Risso's Tales of Terror circa 2007 (1:11:00) NCBD: Dracula Mother Fucker #1; Batman'...

Ep.145 Landing Punches with Shang-Chi

October 04, 2020 17:20 - 1 hour - 98.6 MB

*Comics Spoilers* Comics: Shang-Chi (23:00) and the deadliest hands in Kung Fu are back with a new solo series by Gene Luen Yang, Dike Ruan, Philip Tan, and Sebastian Cheng; Rich Woodall's Sgt. Werewolf (56:30)(www.projectpandoraentertainment.com); The Department of Truth #1 (1:07:15); The Possessed 1-2 (1:22:30)(Clover Press). Next week, look out for American Ronin #1; Wolverine #6; Kill a Man ogn.

Ep.144 Is She-Hulk Immortal? Perhapanauts...

September 27, 2020 19:04 - 1 hour - 103 MB

*Comic Spoilers* We throw Immortal She-Hulk up on the roundtable for the week, and while Jen's mortality may be in question, our love for Al Ewing, Jon Davis-Hunt, and Marcio Menyz is not! Then, we've got a special treat for y'all. We are joined by Todd Dezago, Craig Rosseau, and Rich Woodall to talk about the Perhapanauts! Todd and Craig have put 20 years of love into this series which has previously found homes at other publishers, but is about to be repackaged and finalized at Black...

Ep.143 Wrong Turn in Stillwater

September 20, 2020 18:00 - 2 hours - 121 MB

*Comic Spoilers* We take a look at Stillwater (23:00), the new series from Chip Zdarshy, Ramon K Perez, and Mike Spicer. Then, with Craig away, Matt and Caleb play around by discussing comics that are so bad they end up being so good. The conversation jumps from Frank Miller to Space Mice to...GWAR? NCBD Picks: Unkindness of Ravens #1, Juggernaut #1, Fault Lines in Our Constitution GN.   

Ep.142 Ultraman Rising

September 13, 2020 17:46 - 1 hour - 89.2 MB

*comic spoilers  When it comes to Ultraman, the current cast of the show are total noobs, but that's not gonna stop us from exploring "The Rise of Ultraman" #1 and dip our toes into the deep well of this famous and renowned character that gave birth to so many iconic elements of modern pop-culture. Other comics: Bullseye-The Colombian Connection (2017); Hillbilly (2020 NCBD issue), and Avengers/FF EMPYRE 1-6.  NCBD picks: Stillwater #1 (Image); Royal City HC; Woods (Birdcage Books) The...

Ep.141 God Meat--Tastes Like Pork

September 06, 2020 18:01 - 1 hour - 97.8 MB

*Comics Spoilers* Roundtable: We Only Find Them When They're Dead by Al Ewing, Simone Di Meo, Mariasara Miotti, and AndWorld Design. Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft; Hellblazer: Rise and Fall #1; JLA (2006) 1-6: The Tornado's Path. NCBD Picks: Star Wars Adventures Annual (2020); Reaver #11; Ash & Thorn #5 Wanna tell us the 3 comics you think everyone should read? Email us: [email protected]

Ep.140 How Many Jokers Does It Take To Screw in a Lightbulb?

August 31, 2020 01:56 - 1 hour - 113 MB

*Comics Spoilers*  We have to start this week off by sending our condolences to the family, friends, and fans of the late Chadwick Boseman. As much as we're going to miss him on screen, his absence in the world is the true loss. Are there any indie comics you think would make great films or television series? We have a few in mind, and that topic takes center stage on this weeks episode...but first you get to listen to us chat up Batman: The Three Jokers from DC Comics. NCBD Picks: Grend...

Ep.139 Thoughts from the Dome

August 23, 2020 18:32 - 2 hours - 119 MB

*Comics Spoilers* We chat up the DC Fandome event, talk about Maestro #1, The Comic Book History or Profession Wrestling, The Chosen #I, and the Last of the Independents.  For more Chris Compana and to check out books like The Chosen, check out his website: www.chriscampana.art  NCBD Picks: Batman: 3 Jokers #1, Canto II #1, Mars Attacks/Red Sonja #1, and more.  Don't forget, you can jump into the conversation by joining our FB group and following us on insta and twitter: @sfgpodcast 

Ep.138 One Issue, Seven Secrets

August 16, 2020 18:15 - 2 hours - 118 MB

*comics spoilers* We bring the new Boom Studios comic, "Seven Secrets" to the round-table for some fun discussion today. The book opened the door to some really great discussion on how stories are delivered, organized, edited, and eventually distributed. Other Comics: Happiness Will Follow (Archia) , Vampire the Masquerade no.1 (Vault), and 2015's Dr. Strange #1 (Marvel). NCBD Fresh Picks: Maestro #1 (Marvel), A Man Among Ye #2 (Image), Shadow Service #1, and more.