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We’re a group of pop culture journalists and commentators who want to talk about comics and video games on our terms! Expect news, analysis & interviews from the world of comic books and video games.
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Thursday Jan 30, 2020
Thursday Jan 30, 2020
On this month's Book Club, The Comics Pals dive into Spider-Man: Life Story by Chip Zdarksy, Mark Bagley & Frank D'Armata. In a world where Spider-Man is allowed to age, Peter Parker struggles to find his place in the world from the 1960s to the 2010s. Watch to The Comics Pals Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18o1BfrxCMwks6-lTiJoSQ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecomicspals Instagram: https://instagram.com/thecomicspals The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics. The Pals: Sean: twitter.com/SeansSoapbox Pete: twitter.com/Loud_Pete Cale: twitter.com/Totointow Marco: twitter.com/mrmarcoanimoto Phil: twitter.com/Cyborgbebop
Thursday Jan 30, 2020
Thursday Jan 30, 2020
Your Pals, Cale & Marco review the second wave of graphic novels, courtesy of TKO Studios! This week they review Eve of Extinction written by Sal Simeone and Steve Simeone; with art by Nik Virella and Isaac Goodheart; colors by Nik Virella and Ruth Redmond and lettered by Ariana Maher! Eve of Extinction is an apocalyptic weather story. The rain has changed the men into something inhuman. To rescue their stranded daughter, two mothers must survive the hurricane and the horrors it unleashed. Can they work together long enough to save their only child? Check out the first issue for free here: tkopresents.com/pages/free-first-issue The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics. The Pals: Sean: twitter.com/SeansSoapbox Pete: twitter.com/Loud_Pete Cale: twitter.com/Totointow Marco: twitter.com/mrmarcoanimoto Phil: twitter.com/Cyborgbebop
Friday Jan 31, 2020
Friday Jan 31, 2020
Your Pals, Cale & Marco review the second wave of graphic novels, courtesy of TKO Studios! In this final review they discuss TKO rather than a comic itself. It's status as a new publisher, its publishing method, and more! Check out any of their first issues for free here: tkopresents.com/pages/free-first-issue The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics. The Pals: Sean: twitter.com/SeansSoapbox Pete: twitter.com/Loud_Pete Cale: twitter.com/Totointow Marco: twitter.com/mrmarcoanimoto Phil: twitter.com/Cyborgbebop
Monday Feb 03, 2020
Monday Feb 03, 2020
On THE COMICS PALS 171 we talk about DC's plans to promote Harley Quinn comics at the movies, who Owen Wilson could be playing on Disney+'s Loki series, and we review X-Men #5 and X-Force #6! 00:15:12 - Pals Pulls: Marco - Marco Cunalata After Realm Quarterly #1 Cale - Martian Manhunter #12 Xmen/FantasticFour #1 Sean - Daredevil #17, X-Men/Fantastic Four #1 News: 00:25:03 - DC to Give Away Harley Quinn Comics at Regal Cinaemas: https://www.bleedingcool.com/2020/01/31/dc-to-advertise-and-give-away-harley-quinn-comics-in-cinemas/ 00:35:51 - Joe Hill and Stuart Immonen Team for Plunge: https://www.newsarama.com/48755-joe-hill-brings-stuart-immonen-into-the-deep-waters-of-horror-with-plunge.html 00:44:17 - Eric Esquivel and Eddie Berganza Launch New Publisher: https://www.bleedingcool.com/2020/02/01/eric-m-esquivel-eddie-berganza-new-comics-publisher-yup/ 01:09:48 - Owen Wilson Cast in Loki Series in 'Major Role': https://comicbook.com/marvel/2020/01/31/loki-cast-owen-wilson-role-marvel-character/ 01:17:56 - The Goblin Queen is Coming to Hellions: https://www.newsarama.com/48854-the-goblin-queen-returns-to-demonize-the-x-men-in-march.html Main Topic: 01:23:49 - X-Men #5 Review 01:51:42 - X-Force #6 Review Join us on Discord: discord.gg/6RAX3sT The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics. The Pals: Sean: twitter.com/SeansSoapbox Pete: twitter.com/Loud_Pete Cale: twitter.com/Totointow Marco: twitter.com/mrmarcoanimoto Phil: twitter.com/Cyborgbebop
Monday Feb 10, 2020
Monday Feb 10, 2020
On Episode 172 of THE COMICS PALS we're talking the debut of footage from Marvel's Disney+ shows, Sam Raimi in talks to direct Doctor Strange 2, and we review Marauders #7 and X-Men + Fantastic Four #1! 12:04 - Pals Pulls: Cale: Wes Anderson's Isle of Dogs Phil: Green Lantern Season 2 #1, X-Men #6 Sean: Green Lantern Season 2 #1, X-Men #6 News: 19:42 - Birds of Prey Makes 11.9 Million: https://www.newsarama.com/48950-birds-of-prey-earns-4-million-in-thursday-domestic-previews.html 28:26 - Strange Adventures is Black Label: https://www.newsarama.com/48893-dc-s-strange-adventures-re-labeled-as-for-ages-17-up-black-label-title.html 41:00 - DC's Free Comic Book Day Offerings: https://www.newsarama.com/48911-dc-s-fcbd-release-generation-zero-links-wally-west-and-doctor-manhattan-and-new-timeline.html?fbclid=IwAR3OwikqXneFKWPtqEviBFyX6gqBhRq_WADwSdaBJjDvzH2E3kyLH_xO6xo Marvel Teases Major X-Men Event With Free Comic Book Day Story: https://www.newsarama.com/48952-marvel-s-fcbd-releases-set-up-big-summer-stories-for-x-men-venom-spider-man.html 51:28 - New Comics Company Bad Idea Announced: https://www.comicsbeat.com/dinesh-shamdasani-is-back-with-a-bad-idea-actually-a-new-comics-company/?fbclid=IwAR24aIkENE8kawWtiVoSTvIymYWDvDb1dB3tXIZO1bETCB2jb0Kai1D-PdA 1:04:07- Sam Raimi in Talks to Direct Doctor Strange 2: https://variety.com/2020/film/news/doctor-strange-2-sam-raimi-1203475309/?fbclid=IwAR39ZdxP-hqqsxSbUQrzLDWtq9cQbvQe65smwH4XPMFMDhYEgEOJn5j_X9g https://variety.com/2020/film/news/doctor-strange-2-sam-raimi-1203475309/?fbclid=IwAR39ZdxP-hqqsxSbUQrzLDWtq9cQbvQe65smwH4XPMFMDhYEgEOJn5j_X9g https://www.newsarama.com/48924-rachel-mcadams-scrubs-out-of-dr-strange-2-report.html 1:18:17- Footage of WandaVision, Falcon + Winter Soldier and Loki Debuts on Super Bowl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62EB4JniuTc&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR39ZdxP-hqqsxSbUQrzLDWtq9cQbvQe65smwH4XPMFMDhYEgEOJn5j_X9g https://www.newsarama.com/48901-falcon-winter-soldier-release-date-moved-up-mandalorian-season-2-coming-this-fall-wandavision-in-winter.html 1:31:17- Captain America: The End Miscredits Stan Lee as Creator: https://www.newsarama.com/48905-marvel-miscredits-captain-america-s-creators-in-the-end-editor-says-embarassing-mistake.html Main Topic: 1:37:45 - Marauders #7 Review 2:00:20 - X-Men Fantasitic Four #1 Review Join us on Discord: discord.gg/6RAX3sT The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics. The Pals: Sean: twitter.com/SeansSoapbox Pete: twitter.com/Loud_Pete Cale: twitter.com/Totointow Marco: twitter.com/mrmarcoanimoto Phil: twitter.com/Cyborgbebop
Monday Feb 10, 2020
Monday Feb 10, 2020
The Birds of Prey have descended upon the big screen! How does Margot Robbie fare in her second outing as Harley Quinn? Does this movie continue the winning streak DC has been on? We answer these questions and more in our review! Join us on Discord: discord.gg/6RAX3sT The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics. The Pals: Sean: twitter.com/SeansSoapbox Pete: twitter.com/Loud_Pete Cale: twitter.com/Totointow Marco: twitter.com/mrmarcoanimoto Phil: twitter.com/Cyborgbebop
Thursday Feb 13, 2020
Thursday Feb 13, 2020
On this month's Book Club, The Comics Pals read The Infinite Loop by Pierreck Colinet and Elsa Charretier! The Infinite Loop is about a woman named Teddy, who Teddy is a time-traveler who must fix anomalies so that they don't alter the time stream. Then she encounters an anomaly that is a beautiful woman named Ano ... and instead of fixing it, Teddy protects her at all costs. Have you read The Infinite Loop? Let us know your thoughts in the comments or on our social media! Let’s have a conversation on our Discord Channel!: https://discord.gg/TfmEBtU Watch to The Comics Pals Podcast on YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UC18o1BfrxCMwks6-lTiJoSQ Twitter: twitter.com/thecomicspals Instagram: instagram.com/thecomicspals The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics. The Pals: Sean: twitter.com/SeansSoapbox Pete: twitter.com/Loud_Pete Cale: twitter.com/Totointow Marco: twitter.com/mrmarcoanimoto Phil: twitter.com/Cyborgbebop
Monday Feb 17, 2020
Monday Feb 17, 2020
This week, the Pals are joined by Tyler Olsen, formerly of The Longbox Podcast, to talk Birds of Prey's box office struggles, the return of Batman the Animated Series, and review X-Men #6! Tyler & TLB- 7:45 RQTW- 13:59 Pals Pulls- 35:46 News: Birds of Prey- 43:50 Batman costume- 55:24 Death Metal- 1:07:32 Green Lantern- 1:12:50 Batman Animated- 1:21:00 Marvels- 1:27:30 Main Topic: X-Men 6- 1:35:30 Join us on Discord: discord.gg/6RAX3sT The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics. The Pals: Sean: twitter.com/SeansSoapbox Pete: twitter.com/Loud_Pete Cale: twitter.com/Totointow Marco: twitter.com/mrmarcoanimoto Phil: twitter.com/Cyborgbebop
Monday Feb 24, 2020
Monday Feb 24, 2020
On episode 174 of THE COMICS PALS, the Pals talk about the official exit of Ben Affleck from Batman, the newly announced crossover between Locke & Key and the Sandman Universe, Dan DiDio's exit as DC Comics publisher, and review Wolverine #1. Listener Mail: 00:05:21 How do you approach collecting when a publisher stops printing the comic you’re collecting? For example, I’m currently collecting Dark Horse’s Oh My Goddess! omnibuses and they stopped releasing them with volume 6. My options are going digital or buying the single volumes so I’m curious how you’d approach something like this/if you have. Pals Pulls: 00:12:18 Marco - Amethyst #1, Olympia #4 Phil - Fantastic Four Grimm Noir #1 News: Ben Affleck Officially Exits Batman: 00:15:17 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/18/movies/ben-affleck.html https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/ben-affleck-batman-exit-youll-drink-yourself-death-1279838 https://www.joblo.com/movie-news/ben-affleck-says-he-lost-his-passion-for-batman-and-praises-robert-pattinson New Batman Images Leaked And Twitter Has Thoughts: 00:29:49 https://twitter.com/bbcscotlandnews/status/1230939189644070915 https://variety.com/2020/film/news/the-batman-leaked-images-video-1203510607/ Random Question: 00:34:33 What character design you dislike and why? Mine is Havok's odd rings from the late 90s/early 2000s. I know it was overhauled to get rid of the headgear but nothing beats the old jacket and X Factor get up https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https://www.oocities.org/steele_x/X-Men/Wolverine5.gif&imgrefurl=https://www.oocities.org/steele_x/Wolverine.html&tbnid=FvdEYLsSyt4iWM&vet=1&docid=ZxDfzeVtqBz0rM&w=200&h=250&q=wolverine+with+no+nose&hl=en&source=sh/x/im https://i.redd.it/j1urtvy83fe11.jpg Strange Adventures Trailer: 00:45:29 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/dc-unveils-strange-adventures-trailer-1280170 Locke & Key/Sandman Universe Crossover Announced: 00:51:49 https://comicbook.com/comics/2020/02/22/locke-key-and-sandman-crossover-comic-announced/ https://www.instagram.com/p/B82Z8V9BSlc/ Alex Antone Joins Skybound as a Senior Editor: 00:55:20 https://www.newsarama.com/49126-dc-editor-alex-antone-joins-skybound-as-senior-editor.html Dan DiDio Out As Publisher: 01:01:08 https://comicbook.com/dc/2020/02/21/dc-comics-co-publisher-dan-didio-exits-company/ https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2020-02-21/dc-comics-co-publisher-dan-didio-exits https://www.bleedingcool.com/2020/02/21/why-dan-didio-leave-dc-comics/ Main Topic: 01:22:04 Wolverine #1 Review Join us on Discord: discord.gg/6RAX3sT The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics. The Pals: Sean: twitter.com/SeansSoapbox Pete: twitter.com/Loud_Pete Cale: twitter.com/Totointow Marco: twitter.com/mrmarcoanimoto Phil: twitter.com/Cyborgbebop
Tuesday Feb 25, 2020
Tuesday Feb 25, 2020
On this month's book club, the Pals revisit one of Pete's old favorites, Magneto Testament by Greg Pak, Carmine Di Giandomenico, and Matt Hollingsworth. Testament tells the story of Magneto's origins and explores his family's experiences during the Holocaust through the lens of real-world events based on Pak's painstaking historical research. Have you read Magento Testament? Let us know your thoughts in the comments or on our social media! Let’s have a conversation on our Discord Channel!: discord.gg/TfmEBtU Watch The Comics Pals Podcast on YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UC18o1BfrxCMwks6-lTiJoSQ Twitter: twitter.com/thecomicspals Instagram: instagram.com/thecomicspals The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics. The Pals: Sean: twitter.com/SeansSoapbox Pete: twitter.com/Loud_Pete Cale: twitter.com/Totointow Marco: twitter.com/mrmarcoanimoto Phil: twitter.com/Cyborgbebop