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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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Monday Jun 12, 2023
Monday Jun 12, 2023
Marvel Announced the return of the Ultimate Universe proper, and we have THOUGHTS. What does a new version of the UU have to be to succeed? We discuss that, draft our teams of X-Men, and much more on this jam packed episode of The Comics Pals!
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00:00 Intro
00:28 Marvel Announces the Return of the Ultimate Universe
06:38 Is There a Need for an Ultimates Line in 2023?
11:11 Is This new Ultimates Line Just Nostalgia Bait?
17:16 What Creators Should Marvel get to Work on the Ultimates Line?
29:05 What Will Marvel do Differently With the Ultimate Universe's Characters?
37:50 What Does This Mean for Miles Morales?
45:05 What Titles Should They Launch With?
53:01 Buy or Sell: 616 Spider-Man (Peter Parker) or Ultimate Spider-Man (Peter Parker)?
1:11:02 Listener Questions
1:19:19 X-Men Draft!
1:30:50 Wolverine to Face off With Predator in new Series
1:41:25 JMS and Jesus Saiz Team for new Captain America #1
1:47:19 Superior Spider-Man Returning
1:52:39 Birds of Prey Series Coming
2:01:32 Ezra Miller to Return as Flash? / Final Flash Thoughts Before Film's Release
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Cale: https://twitter.com/Totointow
Marco: https://twitter.com/mrmarcoanimoto
Friday Jun 09, 2023
Friday Jun 09, 2023
The Pals tackle Flash's big Milestone with issue 800, the hot start of a new arc in Batman 136, one of the best issues of Immortal X-Men yet, a new Loki series told from a unique perspective, and our first AWA book review with Sins of the Sultan Sea! We also discuss what books we've been reading lately and which ones we're excited for next week!
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00:00 Intro
00:40 Show Start
02:34 Flash #800 Review
27:19 Batman #136 Review
42:39 Immortal X-Men #12 Review
57:29 Loki #1 Review - Listener Poll Winner
1:06:00 Sins of the Sultan Sea #1 Review
1:17:15 What are the Pals Reading?
1:22:28 Pals Pulls
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Thursday Jun 08, 2023
Thursday Jun 08, 2023
With the Flash racing to the big screen, our Patrons chose Flashpoint for this month's book club. How does this epic Flash-centric event hold up? Tune in to find out!
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Tuesday Jun 06, 2023
Tuesday Jun 06, 2023
Sean & Marco sat down with Michelle Fus to talk about the incredible success of Ava's Demon, how webcomics (and the internet) have changed in the ten years since the story began, what mainstream comics aren't tapping into that manga is, and much more!
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Monday Jun 05, 2023
Monday Jun 05, 2023
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00:00 Intro
02:18 Ram V Introduction
05:15 Why Ram V Signed on With DSTLRY
09:51 What Makes a Book Right for Publishing Through DSTLRY vs Other Publishers
13:05 What is DSTLRY'S Position in Comics?
26:28 Ram on Venom & Carnage
29:53 Why Ram Enjoyed Carnage
35:08 Ram's Goals on Detective Comics
42:59 The Core of Batman According to Ram
47:00 Ram's Take on Batman's Cast
51:30 Is Batman Reinforcing the Police State / Would Bruce's Money be Better Spent on Gotham?
55:34 Ram's Thoughts on the World After the Height of COVID
1:00:38 Ram V vs Marco AI Debate
1:07:23 What Makes Art?
1:12:38 Are Comics Creators Pushing Comics in the Right Direction?
1:21:15 Ram Fought for Scenes in The Swamp Thing
1:24:57 What has Ram Learned From Writing IP Characters?
1:28:53 What Musicians or Creators Outside Comics Inspire Ram?
1:35:00 What Ram has Learned About Comics
1:46:11 Which Characters did Ram Dislike Before he Wrote Them?
1:48:43 What Comics Have Ram Enjoyed Recently?
The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics.
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Marco: https://twitter.com/mrmarcoanimoto
Sunday Jun 04, 2023
Sunday Jun 04, 2023
Subscribe to our channel: youtube.com/thecomicspals?sub_confirm... Watch us LIVE on Twitch every: Thursday at 6 PM EST for Pals Pulls Saturday at 10:15 AM EST for The Comics Pals Grab some merch here: https://streamlabs.com/thecomicspals/merch Support us on Patreon at patreon.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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PodBean: https://thecomicspals.podbean.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecomicspals Instagram: https://instagram.com/thecomicspals ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/6RAX3sT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Pals: Sean: https://twitter.com/SeansSoapbox Tyler: https://twitter.com/TheTylerOlson Cale: https://twitter.com/Totointow Marco: https://twitter.com/mrmarcoanimoto
Friday Jun 02, 2023
Friday Jun 02, 2023
WHO DIES IN AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #26? We discuss the controversial events of the most anticipated issue of ASM in years, and review the biggest comics releases on a STACKED week for new books. 00:00 Intro 03:32 Amazing Spider-Man #26 Review 27:08 Power Girl Special #1 Review - Listener Pick of the Week 41:26 W0rldtr33 #2 Review 53:38 The Rocketeer #1 Review 1:05:44 North Valley Grimoire #1 Review - Listener Pick of the Week 1:10:57 Pals Pulls Subscribe to our channel: youtube.com/thecomicspals?sub_confirm... Watch us LIVE on Twitch every: Thursday at 6 PM EST for Pals Pulls Saturday at 10:15 AM EST for The Comics Pals Grab some merch here: https://streamlabs.com/thecomicspals/merch Support us on Patreon at patreon.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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PodBean: https://thecomicspals.podbean.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecomicspals Instagram: https://instagram.com/thecomicspals ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/6RAX3sT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Pals: Sean: https://twitter.com/SeansSoapbox Tyler: https://twitter.com/TheTylerOlson Cale: https://twitter.com/Totointow Marco: https://twitter.com/mrmarcoanimoto
Monday May 29, 2023
Monday May 29, 2023
Image Comics has ditched Diamond in favor of Lunar Distribution, leaving Diamond without any of the big three publishers under their purview. What does this mean for the industry?
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00:00 Intro
01:24 Image Ditches Diamond for Lunar!
03:56 Could the Industry Move Towards Tuesday as new Release day?
08:55 Image Founders & Others Comment on the Shift
14:00 Eric Stephenson's Choice Comments About DC Resurface
20:08 Who are the Real Purchasers of Comics?
34:17 Has the Comeback Been Bigger Than the Setback?
39:36 The Positives/Upside
54:58 Who Would be in Marvel's Legion of Doom?
1:02:23 Listener Comments
1:07:26 Grant Morrison to Write Opening Chapter of Ahoy Comics' Anthology
1:16:22 Who Leaked Amazing Spider-Man #26
1:34:09 What Would Happen if Batman & Spider-Man Swapped Villains?
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Friday May 26, 2023
Friday May 26, 2023
This week, Cale & Sean review FIVE of DC & Marvel's biggest releases. Action Comics #1055, Unstoppable Doom Patrol #3, Green Arrow #2, City Boy #1, and Fury #1!
00:00 Intro
02:08 Action Comics #1055 Review
20:36 Unstoppable Doom Patrol #3 Review
32:25 Green Arrow #2 Review
42:56 City Boy #1 Review
52:26 Fury #1 Review
1:05:34 What We've Been Reading - Sean Talks Ram V's Detective Comics
1:10:56 Pal Pulls
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The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics.
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Marco: https://twitter.com/mrmarcoanimoto
Monday May 22, 2023
Monday May 22, 2023
We react to the leak of Amazing Spider-Man #26, what we think the future holds for [SPOILER], and Marvel's potential culpability. We also draft teams of Avengers & the Justice League, talk about the anger for Frank Miller's Wolverine cover, and more!
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The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics.
00:00 Intro
05:26 Amazing Spider-Man #26 Leak Conversation - FULL SPOILERS
42:40 Ram V Interview Announcement
49:07 Avengers Draft
58:05 Justice League Draft
1:05:42 Listener Comments
1:14:32 Frank Miller Wolverine art Draws Anger
1:25:43 Immortal Thor Coming From Al Ewing
1:34:49 New Daredevil Creative Team Announced
1:39:04 Jonathan Hickman to Write G.O.D.S.'s One-Pagers
1:43:58 Ram V & Filipe Andrade's Rare Flavours Coming From Boom!
1:48:48 Eisner Award Nominees Announced
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Marco: https://twitter.com/mrmarcoanimoto