Zero Issues
547 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsA weekly podcast series hosted by three bald indie comic artists who get together to discuss, analyze and obsess over comic books and all things pop culture over a few beers.
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394: More Like Trashpoint
July 05, 2023 06:26 We’ve waited long enough! The time is now to talk about The Flash, because everyone who’s going to have seen it has seen it. And look, I know that us saying that, and also calling this episode “Trashpoint,” makes… Continue Reading → The post 394: More Like Trashpoint appeared first on Zero Issues Comic Podcast.
393: ROMish the Non-Electric Space Knight
June 28, 2023 04:01 TRAVEL THROUGH TIME WITH THE ZERO ISSUES BOYS! Or at least about 44 mins of it, as we discuss time travel in comics!! Join us as we discuss time travel storylines and pitch a few of our own! Specifically… Continue Reading → The post 393: ROMish the Non-Electric Space Knight appeared first on Zero Issues Comic Podcast.
392: Face It, Tiger – A Romita Retrospective
June 21, 2023 04:01This week we celebrate the life, career, and amazing legacy John Romita, Sr! From his youth growing up during the golden-age comics boom, to becoming perhaps one of the first fans-turned-pros as he cut his teeth as a comic-book artist… Continue Reading → The post 392: Face It, Tiger – A Romita Retrospective appeared first on Zero Issues Comic Podcast.
391: One Bub For Yes, Two Bubs For No
June 14, 2023 04:01‘Verse Mania is upon us once more! We’ve finally all seen “Across the Spider-Verse” and have a theoretically endless number of things to say about it! From the stunning animation, art and sound design, vocal performances, endless deep-cut references, and… Continue Reading → The post 391: One Bub For Yes, Two Bubs For No appeared first on Zero Issues Comic Podcast.
390: Bizarro Farts Cold
June 07, 2023 10:55 Which Ninja Turtle smells the worst? How many birds has Wonder Woman killed with her invisible jet? Does Beast Boy need to know what a cow looks like in order to turn into a cow? What If the A-Team… Continue Reading → The post 390: Bizarro Farts Cold appeared first on Zero Issues Comic Podcast.
389: Bananas In. Bananas Out. That’s What Banana Eating is All About!
May 31, 2023 04:01 Acting!!! Thespians!!! Performers!! Pantomimers….. ok maybe not that one. We’re talking about Comic Book Actors this week. Specifically actors/actresses who have done MULTIPLE comic book roles. Who’s done most? Who’s done the best? Who’s done the worst? We probably… Continue Reading → The post 389: Bananas In. Bananas Out. That’s What Banana Eating is All About! appeared first on Zero Issues Comic Podcast.
Newsflash: May 29, 2023
May 29, 2023 04:52A “shocking development” in The Amazing Spider-Man leaked weeks ahead of its release, leading to a public confirmation and what appear to be extremely mixed feelings about the whole thing! Can you believe Gwen Stacy is back, she was just… Continue Reading → The post Newsflash: May 29, 2023 appeared first on Zero Issues Comic Podcast.
388: Spider-Man’s Greatest Enemy: Reptile!
May 24, 2023 10:45 Spider(-Man), he is our hero! This week, we take a break from doing deep dives, taxing our brains thinking about new and unique things to do on the podcast, and just do what makes us happy: talkin’ ’bout Spider-Man.… Continue Reading → The post 388: Spider-Man’s Greatest Enemy: Reptile! appeared first on Zero Issues Comic Podcast.
387: The Chip Zdarsky Interview – Add Beards, Do Cocaine
May 17, 2023 04:01 Chip Zdarsky! We interview Chip Zdarsky! Lookit us! Talking to other people and stuff. Chip of course is a comic writer/artist of such books as Sex Criminals, Public Domain, Kaptara, Jughead, Howard the Duck, Daredevil and that little title… Continue Reading → The post 387: The Chip Zdarsky Interview – Add Beards, Do Cocaine appeared first on Zero Issues Comic Podcast.
386: Taserface II – Requiem
May 10, 2023 11:00Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 is upon us, all 600 distinct versions of it, and we were lucky enough to see version #539! And maybe we were some of the lucky few, because nobody else seems to be talking… Continue Reading → The post 386: Taserface II – Requiem appeared first on Zero Issues Comic Podcast.
Newsflash: May 8, 2023
May 08, 2023 04:34 Zero Issues Newsflash for May 8, 2023! Jim Lee becomes Emperor of DC! The Writers Strike, how does it impact comic movies? 3 new DC mini series coming! Whoopi Goldberg’s Dark Horse Graphic Novel! And Fantastic Four Casting Rumours… Continue Reading → The post Newsflash: May 8, 2023 appeared first on Zero Issues Comic Podcast.
385: Gamma Moustaches & Grandma Bombs
May 03, 2023 04:01 POWER RECORDS TIME!!! Time to HULK out listening to a power records ’45 from 1974 where the Hulk battles the Abomination AND the Rhino AT the Hulkbuster Base with a guy named ARMBUSTER! Who’s down for a Gamma Moustache… Continue Reading → The post 385: Gamma Moustaches & Grandma Bombs appeared first on Zero Issues Comic Podcast.
384: It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad Magazine
April 26, 2023 10:24What, us podcast? Yes, us podcast, specifically about Mad Magazine, this week! How did a weirdo li’l book like this come to be created and run for so dang long? Who made this stuff? Just how many times did they… Continue Reading → The post 384: It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad Magazine appeared first on Zero Issues Comic Podcast.
Newsflash: April 24, 2023
April 24, 2023 04:33 Newsflash time! It’s Al Jaffee! It’s Turtles and Teens! It’s your grandma and her original hips at 84, and so is Marvel! And Antarctica! Direct Download: MP3 The post Newsflash: April 24, 2023 appeared first on Zero Issues Comic Podcast.
383: I Wanna Lex You Up
April 19, 2023 04:01Inspired by the announcement of Waid & Hitch on “The Last Days of Lex Luthor”, we look at the many versions of that hairless hater of Superman, talk about our favourite versions of ol’ Lex, then decide… Hey, never mind… Continue Reading → The post 383: I Wanna Lex You Up appeared first on Zero Issues Comic Podcast.
382: Superman’s Race with the Flash – Sponsored by Brown Sprite
April 12, 2023 04:01 It’s DRAMATIC READING time and we have a CLASSIC DOOZY for ya!! Superman racing the Flash! It doesn’t get much more iconic than that…. but we can make it a lot weirder and funnier! And we do! Listen along… Continue Reading → The post 382: Superman’s Race with the Flash – Sponsored by Brown Sprite appeared first on Zero Issues Comic Podcast.
381: Through the Cronen-Hole
April 05, 2023 04:01Today we descend into darkness as we discuss those wretched hives of scum and villainy: comment sections and fan forums! Okay, okay, there are plenty of wonderful and positive fan communities that we all love, and should! But something about… Continue Reading → The post 381: Through the Cronen-Hole appeared first on Zero Issues Comic Podcast.
Newsflash: April 3, 2023
April 03, 2023 20:28 This week: more firings! But to be specific, we’re talking about Ike Perlmutter: at one point the man on top, now a man reduced to living inside the Epcot sphere, eating stickers of X-Men favourite Sage, to survive. That… Continue Reading → The post Newsflash: April 3, 2023 appeared first on Zero Issues Comic Podcast.
Newsflash: March 27, 2023
March 27, 2023 10:54 This week in the news: FIRINGS! They’re all the rage, it seems. From Victoria Alonso at Marvel to an entire department at Funko, folks are being let go. But it isn’t all bad news! Boris Karloff is (figuratively) back… Continue Reading → The post Newsflash: March 27, 2023 appeared first on Zero Issues Comic Podcast.
380: Bald Badness
March 22, 2023 12:40Purple robe, purple robe! This week, because it’s March, we’re getting a little…maaaaad. March Madness! This time, everyone’s bald! Bald villains and heroes, battling it out to see who’s the toughest one of them all! Oh shoot we didn’t even… Continue Reading → The post 380: Bald Badness appeared first on Zero Issues Comic Podcast.
379: Tawky Tawny Taking Off all his Clothes to Feed his Kids
March 15, 2023 04:01 - 36.5 MB SHAZAM!! With the wisdom of Solomon (your cousin Sol, y’know, the guy who was decided to not wear pants to the last family event) we elect to celebrate the new Shazam film by having a Shazam themed LIGHTNING ROUND!!… Continue Reading → The post 379: Tawky Tawny Taking Off all his Clothes to Feed his Kids appeared first on Zero Issues Comic Podcast.
Newsflash: March 13, 2023
March 13, 2023 04:41 - 16.6 MBGETCHA HULK CHUNKS! Three newsboys dig into the biggest comic news of exactly this moment! It’s new creative teams and number-ones galore as the allure of that big #1 looms large. Very soon, Wonder Woman and The Flash get big… Continue Reading → The post Newsflash: March 13, 2023 appeared first on Zero Issues Comic Podcast.
378: Wolverine is a Rich Little Fancy Gentleman
March 08, 2023 05:01 - 34.3 MBThis week we’ve gone team-up crazy! Time for a free-wheeling discussion about the glorious tradition of Marvel Team-Up, Marvel Two-In-One, The Brave and the Bold, and all the wacky combos of the biggest, the weirdest, and the downright obscure! What… Continue Reading → The post 378: Wolverine is a Rich Little Fancy Gentleman appeared first on Zero Issues Comic Podcast.
377: Choose Your Own XVenture
March 01, 2023 10:09 - 76.3 MB This week, the Zero Issues, uh, gang? Group? Team? Those three dudes play a Choose Your Own Adventure, written by our very own Merk! After a crazy Mardi Gras, the…fellas, we’re going with fellas wake up on a certain… Continue Reading → The post 377: Choose Your Own XVenture appeared first on Zero Issues Comic Podcast.
Newsflash: Feb 27, 2023
February 27, 2023 05:04 - 16.5 MB It’s Monday Feb 27, 2023 and that can mean only one thing! Tomorrow is the 28th! Also ….. It’s Zero Issues Newsflash time! What’s that? Why it’s a short pod of comic book news and hilarity! Hear about 3… Continue Reading → The post Newsflash: Feb 27, 2023 appeared first on Zero Issues Comic Podcast.
376: I Enjoyed the Goo Guy
February 22, 2023 05:01 - 20.8 MB ANT MAN! ANT MAN 3 QUANTUMANIA to be precise! We saw it! We talk about it! We liked the goo guy! Direct Download: MP3 The post 376: I Enjoyed the Goo Guy appeared first on Zero Issues Comic Podcast.
375: Trying to Pronounce “Nth Metal”
February 15, 2023 12:00 - 43.6 MB This week, we’re playing one of our favourites: Comic Book Cards Against Humanity! You know how this works: one of us reads a “call” card with a blank space on it, and the other two try to fill in… Continue Reading → The post 375: Trying to Pronounce “Nth Metal” appeared first on Zero Issues Comic Podcast.
374: Don’t Wipe With Your Hook Hand
February 08, 2023 05:01 - 35.8 MBInjuries, illnesses, ailments and disabilities have a long, strange, and often impossibly temporary history in comics. Why are some characters permanently changed while others seem to have a revolving door of miracle cures? (We’re looking at you, Chuck!) Even by… Continue Reading → The post 374: Don’t Wipe With Your Hook Hand appeared first on Zero Issues Comic Podcast.
Newsflash: February 6, 2023
February 06, 2023 03:47 - 26.3 MBWHOA! Have we got a LOT to talk about on the news…. in a short time! It’s a Zero Issues Newsflash Monday News episode and we’re talking about the DC Film announcements from James Gunn & Peter Safran! What’s staying?… Continue Reading → The post Newsflash: February 6, 2023 appeared first on Zero Issues Comic Podcast.
373: Egg in the Streets, Goldballs in the Sheets!
February 01, 2023 05:01 - 44.9 MB KRAKAKOOM!! It’s LIGHTNING ROUND TIME!! Short topics. Quick turnaround. More bang for your buck…. if you were paying us. This week includes such finery as an X-Men Toilet! Robin in corduroy pants and a chain wallet! Who’s the best… Continue Reading → The post 373: Egg in the Streets, Goldballs in the Sheets! appeared first on Zero Issues Comic Podcast.
372: Wish For A Happy Ending
January 25, 2023 14:15 - 63 MB After this week, nothing will be the same… because we’re talking about event comics! Big bombastic crossovers, character derailment, and issues that have Alpha or Omega as a number! Sometimes we love them, and sometimes they drive us to… Continue Reading → The post 372: Wish For A Happy Ending appeared first on Zero Issues Comic Podcast.
Newsflash: January 23, 2023
January 23, 2023 16:59 - 19.2 MBThe newsboys are back for another ZERO ISSUES NEWSFLASH! It’s the beginning of the end of the beginning of the Venomverse, but the Denim Gwenomverse will surely endure. ComiXology suffers another brutal blow by their owners at Amazon. Crystal Dynamics’… Continue Reading → The post Newsflash: January 23, 2023 appeared first on Zero Issues Comic Podcast.
371: That’s Bad Glue
January 18, 2023 05:01 - 14.6 MB POWER RECORDS COMING THROUGH!!!! Oh yea. It’s power records time. The 45’s from the 70’s that, oh so weirdly, dramatize comics. In this case Captain America 168 ‘And a Phoenix Shall Arise!!’. It’s a bizarre one… and slightly awkward… Continue Reading → The post 371: That’s Bad Glue appeared first on Zero Issues Comic Podcast.
370: A Dire Warning of the Future
January 11, 2023 12:00 - 46 MB Happy 2023! This week, we sit down (in person, no less!) to talk about what we definitely think is going to happen this year in comics, movies, and even in our own podcast. But before we look forward to… Continue Reading → The post 370: A Dire Warning of the Future appeared first on Zero Issues Comic Podcast.
Newsflash for January 9, 2023
January 09, 2023 11:42 - 23.7 MB It’s the first ever Zero Issues Newsflash! That’s right, we’re sliding the news into its own separate mini-podcast. Catch up on all of the comic news you’ve missed with us! Direct Download: MP3 The post Newsflash for January 9, 2023 appeared first on Zero Issues Comic Podcast.
369: It’s a Latverian Death Metal Christmas
December 28, 2022 05:01 - 21.4 MB It’s that time…. between Christmas and New Years…. but we’re still feeling festive & fun so we’re doing a CHRISTMAS DRAMATIC READING!!!! Oh yea, and it’s a gooder! ‘I’ll be Doom for Christmas: A Yuletide Fable”. Dr Doom takes… Continue Reading → The post 369: It’s a Latverian Death Metal Christmas appeared first on Zero Issues Comic Podcast.
368: A James Gunn Rock-Afire Explosion
December 21, 2022 07:05 - 47.7 MBIt’s beginning to look a lot like CHAOS! Usually we’d have a short bit of holly-jolly fun for you this week, but the DCU rumours and news and rumours and announcements and responses and outright lies for clicks are flying… Continue Reading → The post 368: A James Gunn Rock-Afire Explosion appeared first on Zero Issues Comic Podcast.
367: A Quarter Fraggle Dinner
December 14, 2022 11:24 - 72.6 MBAs the daylight hours become shorter and scarcer, we thought we would take some time this week to escape to our very exclusive chalet, and talk to you about books that have kept us warm this past year, which might… Continue Reading → The post 367: A Quarter Fraggle Dinner appeared first on Zero Issues Comic Podcast.
366: The Meaning of Christmas is Organs
December 07, 2022 05:01 - 44.7 MBShocking news, everyone: it’s DECEMBER! But at least we’ve got some holiday specials to enjoy – starting with the Guardians of the Galaxy one that came out recently! Let’s watch that and talk about it, huh? But that may not… Continue Reading → The post 366: The Meaning of Christmas is Organs appeared first on Zero Issues Comic Podcast.
365: Waka Waka Wakanda
November 30, 2022 05:01 - 50.8 MB Wakanda Forever ….. or for a little while at least on this podcast as we delve into our reactions to the newest Marvel Black Panther flick! Spoiler alertage! But we begin with a Merk Quiz about quotes from bad… Continue Reading → The post 365: Waka Waka Wakanda appeared first on Zero Issues Comic Podcast.
364: A Baba Yaga X-Mas OR I’m a Goopy Boy called The Skinless Man OR Take ’em Home to the Chicken Shack
November 24, 2022 03:04 - 41.2 MBIt’s that time of year once again! The Celery Day Stalkslam is upon us! Four comic book characters representing Christmas, four representing Halloween, battle to determine which is the best holiday of all time…I guess? Is that what this is… Continue Reading → The post 364: A Baba Yaga X-Mas OR I’m a Goopy Boy called The Skinless Man OR Take ’em Home to the Chicken Shack appeared first on Zero Issues Comic Podcast.
363: Our Podcast With Adrian
November 16, 2022 05:01 - 46.7 MBThis week on an extra-sophisticated Zero Issues! Adrian Lysenko joins us to discuss his new graphic novel “Five Stalks of Grain”! The book follows an orphaned sister and brother as they depart on a perilous odyssey during the Holodomor terror-famine… Continue Reading → The post 363: Our Podcast With Adrian appeared first on Zero Issues Comic Podcast.
362: Cyclops in Blues Traveler
November 09, 2022 05:01 - 49 MB Oh boy! Lots going on this week! Here’s the briefo rundowno! For a warm up we’re invested in bringing you the very vest… er …. best… or worst, rather, in comic costume redesigns. From Nova to Miles Morales, to… Continue Reading → The post 362: Cyclops in Blues Traveler appeared first on Zero Issues Comic Podcast.
361 – A Sh–ty, Wet Crow
November 02, 2022 11:36 - 62.6 MBHappy Spawniversary, everyone! This week, we’re hopping in a figurative time machine to literally watch 1997’s Spawn. Is it a good movie? Is it at least a good movie for 1997? Is it at least very, very wet, except for… Continue Reading → The post 361 – A Sh–ty, Wet Crow appeared first on Zero Issues Comic Podcast.
360: Clamatoween – Taste of Clams, Form of Tomato
October 26, 2022 06:00 - 45.2 MBHalloween is upon us! And to celebrate the spookiest day of, let’s face it, a pretty spooky year, Kyle challenges Merk & Bry to a haunted journey to get more Clamato for their Bloody Marys in a Halloween spectacular CHOOSES… Continue Reading → The post 360: Clamatoween – Taste of Clams, Form of Tomato appeared first on Zero Issues Comic Podcast.
360: Clamatoween – Taste of Clam, Form of Tomato
October 26, 2022 06:00 - 45.2 MBHalloween is upon us! To celebrate the spookiest day of, let’s face it, a pretty spooky year, Kyle challenges Merk & Bry to a haunted journey to get more Clamato for their Bloody Marys in a Halloween spectacular CHOOSES THE… Continue Reading → The post 360: Clamatoween – Taste of Clam, Form of Tomato appeared first on Zero Issues Comic Podcast.
359: Ted Talk
October 19, 2022 04:01 - 37.9 MB Man-Thing! Man-Thing! Man-Thing! Say it THREE times into a mirror…. and you’ll be asked to leave that public washroom. Trust us. With Werewolf by Night appearing on Disney+ comes the MONSTERS!! And with the monsters….TED!! aka Man-Thing! In the… Continue Reading → The post 359: Ted Talk appeared first on Zero Issues Comic Podcast.
358: Oops All Knuckles
October 12, 2022 12:45 - 66.3 MB Happy 30th Anniversary, Capwolf! It’s hard to believe it’s been 30 years already. To celebrate, we take this opportunity to talk all about those times when super heroes also become monsters. Frankencastle! Vampire Batman! We also make some of… Continue Reading → The post 358: Oops All Knuckles appeared first on Zero Issues Comic Podcast.
357: …and John Cena as NFL SuperPro
October 05, 2022 05:19 - 42.7 MBThis week, everything’s gone topsy-turvy! DCEU actors in the MCU! Mass hysteria! But with so many Marvel characters to be cast, and so many taken already, eventually every franchise actor will get The Call from Kevin Feige. The question is,… Continue Reading → The post 357: …and John Cena as NFL SuperPro appeared first on Zero Issues Comic Podcast.
356: I Would Like the Karloff Space Weed, Please
September 28, 2022 04:01 - 26.8 MB It’s dramatic reading time! Put on your space helmets and your horror hats… wait… that’s two hats. Sorry. I had too much of the Karloff Space Weed. Just… do… um….. click…. the thing that…. awwwww…. man. Click the thing.… Continue Reading → The post 356: I Would Like the Karloff Space Weed, Please appeared first on Zero Issues Comic Podcast.