11 O'clock Comics Podcast

It's our Patreon-supported Previews #346 spotlight special episode (for books shipping in September!)

The Spill Zone by Scott Westerfeld, Alex Puvilland, and Hilary Sycamore from :01 First Second, Batman #26 by Tom King, Mikel Janin, and June Chung, HeroClix, stratifying art, Craig Yoe, All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #5 and Chris Samnee, James Harren and Seven to Eternity, Space Riders by Fabian Rangel Jr. and Alexis Ziritt from Black Mask, The Shadow/Green Hornet: Dark Nights by Michael Uslan, Keith Burns, and Tony Avina from Dynamite!, more on Goodwin and Simonson's Manhunter, Blood Brothers: Hermanos de Sangre #1 by Fabian Rangel Jr. and Javier Caba from Dynamite!, Valiant, Deathstroke #21 by Christopher Priest and Diogenes Neves, Brian Michael Bendis' Defenders, patron questions, plus a whole mess more!

Book of the Month: Cosmic Odyssey by Jim Starlin, Mike Mignola, Carlos Garzon, and Steve Oliff, Plastic #3 by Doug Wagner, Daniel Hillyard, and Laura Martin from Image, Dark Days: The Forge #1 by Scott Snyder and James Tynion IV, Jim Lee, Andy Kubert, John Romita Jr., Scott Williams, Klaus Janson, Danny Miki, Alex Sinclair, and Jeremiah Skipper, Batman #25 by Tom King, Mikel Janin, and June Chung, Stjepan Sejic and Aquaman, 'Namwolf by Fabian Rangel Jr., Logan Faerber, and Brennan Wagner from Albatross Funnybooks, Jimmy's Bastards #1 by Garth Ennis, Russ Braun, and John Kalisz from Aftershock, The Walking Dead #163-168 by Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard, Cliff Rathburn, and Stefano Gaudiano from Image, Spongebob Freestyle Funnies FCBD 2017 by Jay Lender, Jacob Chabot, and Hi-Fi from United Plankton, Super Sons #5, A-Force, Captain America: Sam Wilson, Spider-Woman by Dennis Hopeless and company, plus a whole mess more!

The great Skottie Young sits in to help us deliver our 2017 HeroesCon recap with style, reminiscing at length on Jonathan Hickman, Neal Adams, James Harren, Terry Dodson, Jasons Aaron and Latour, Fabian Nicieza, Jim Rugg, Daniel Warren Johnson, Aaron Conley, Erik Larsen, Mike Huddleston, Darryl Banks, Chris Visions, Andrew Robinson, DMC, Khari Randolph, Felix Lu, and a whole mess more!

Heroes Con, Image-O-Rama: Divided States of Hysteria #1 by Howard Chaykin, Jesus Aburtov, and Ken Bruzenak, and Moonshine by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso, Batman #24 by Tom King, David Finch, Danny Miki, Clay Mann, Seth Mann, and Jordie Bellaire, Brian Vander, GWAR: Orgasmageddon #1 by Matt Maguire, Matt Miner, Jonathan Brandon, Sawyer, Bob Brown, Scott Wygmans, Marissa Louise, Doug Garbark, Hank Jones, and John Bailey from Dynamite!, Weird Love #18 curated by Clizia Gussoni and Craig Yoe, including work from the Iger Shop, Bill Montes, Dick Giordano, Emil Gershwin, Art Capello, Art Gates and more from IDW and Yoe! Books, J. Gonzo and La Mano Del Destino from Castle and Key Publications, Marc Laming, back issue bin diving, plus a whole mess more!

It's our special Previews #345-themed episode! What are we ordering? Listen to find out!

Rick Remender returns to discuss Black Science with Matteo Scalera and Dean White, Deadly Class with Wes Craig and Lee Loughridge, Low with Greg Tocchini, Sea of Red, Fear Agent, Last Days of American Crime, Strange Girl, Tokyo Ghost with Sean Murphy and Matt Hollingsworth, Steve Ditko, Seven to Eternity with Jerome Opena and Matt Hollingsworth, James Harren, Twin Peaks, Venom, Frankencastle, Amazing Heroes, Memetic, The Mercenary Volume 1: The Cult of the Sacred Fire by Vicente Segrelles from NBM, Babyteeth by Donny Cates, Garry Brown, and Mark Englert from Aftershock, 2017 FCBD 2000AD, plus a whole mess more!

Monsters Unleashed #2 by Cullen Bunn, David Baldeon, and Chris Sotomayor, Sheena and Moritat, Vampirella, Image-O-Rama: Bulletproof Coffin: The 1000 Yard Stare by David Hine and Shaky Kane and Shirtless Bear Fighter #1 by Jody LeHeup, Sabastain Girner, Nil Vendrell Pallach, and Michael Spicer, Valiant-O-Rama: X-O Manowar #3 by Matt Kindt, Thomas Giorello, David Mack, Zu Orzu, and Diego Rodriguez and Eternal Warrior: Awakening #1 by Robert Venditti, Renato Guedes, and Ulises Arreola, Heroes Con, IDW-O-Rama: Donald Duck #20 by Stefan and Un Printz-Pahlson, Victor "Vicar" Arrigada Rios, Egmont and Digikore Studios and Star Trek: Boldly Go #6 by Mike Johnson, Ryan Parrott, Chris Mooneyham, and J. D. Mettler, Cable #1 by James Robinson and Carlos Pacheco, Jean Grey by Dennis Hopeless, Victor Ibanez, and Jay David Ramos, Generation X by Christina Strain, Amilcar Pinna, and Felipe Sobreiro, and a whole mess more!

Batman/The Shadow #2 by Scott Snyder, Steve Orlando, Riley Rossmo, and Ivan Plascencia from DC/Dynamite!, Jim Steranko, Aliens: Dead Orbit by James Stokoe from Dark Horse, Daniel Warren Johnson, Image-O-Rama: Plastic #2 by Doug Wheeler, Daniel Hillyard, and Laura Martin, Cannibal #5 by J. Young, Brian Buccellato, and Matias Bergara, God Country #4 and 5 by Donny Cates, Geoff Shaw, and Jason Wordie, Erik Larsen and Savage Dragon, and more, Grass Kings by Matt Kindt and Tyler Jenkins from BOOM!, Haunt of Horror: Lovecraft by Richard Corben, character costume upgrades, listener questions, Walking Dead, our favorite Spider-Man stories, Destroyer #1 by Victor LaValle, Dietrich Smith, and Joana Lafuente from BOOM!, Sugar & Spike: Metahuman Investigations by Keith Giffen and Bilquis Evely, Nightlights by Lorena Alvarez from Nobrow

In our second themed episode, we take a look at our favorite status quo-changing stories focusing on Saga of the Swamp Thing #21 by Alan Moore, Steve Bissette, John Totleben, and Tatjana Wood, Wolverine: Weapon X by Barry Windsor Smith, Fantastic Four #267 by John Byrne and Glynis Wein, and Fearful Symmetry aka Kraven's Last Hunt by J. M. DeMatteis, Mike Zeck, and Bob McLeod! Plus, we have a whole lot of time left over to throw some Twin Peaks, Heroes, Robert Crumb, Dave Jordan and Valley of Ashes, Patreon, Rich Buckler, The Greatest Adventure by Bill Willingham, Cezar Razek, and Daniela Miwa from Dynamite!, Detective Comics #950, Jim Mahfood's Grrl Scouts: Magic Socks #1 from Image, and a whole mess more into the mix!

FCBD, Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man in "...Time Flies" by Chip Zdarsky, Paulo Siqueira, Walden Wong, Cam Smith, Jay Leisten, and Frank D'armata, Skottie Young's I Hate Image, Deadpool: Bad Blood by Rob Liefeld, Chris Sims and Chad Bowers, Shelby Robertson, Adelso Corona, Marat Mychaels, and Romulo Fajardo Jr., Bug! The Adventures of Forager by Lee Allred, Michael Allred, and Laura Allred from Young Animal, Batman #22: The Button, Part 3 by Joshua Williamson, Tom King, Jason Fabok, and Brad Anderson, The Flash #22: The Button, Part Four by Joshua Williamson, Howard Porter, and Hi-Fi, Valiant-O-Rama: X-O Manowar #2 by Matt Kindt, Thomas Giorello, and Diego Rodriguez and Britannia Volume 2 #1: For Those Who Are About To Die by Peter Milligan, Juan Jose Ryp, and Frank D'armata, Batman #23 by Tom King and Mitch Gerads, Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2, Regression #1 by Cullen Bunn, Danny Luckert, and Marie Enger from Image, Star Trek/Green Lantern Volume 2: Stranger Worlds by Mike Johnson, Angel Hernand

In our first Bronze Age Special we cover The Power of...Warlock! #1-4 by Roy Thomas, Mike Friedrich, Gil Kane, John Buscema, and Tom Sutton, Manhunter by Archie Goodwin and Walt Simonson, Supernatural Thrillers #3 by Robert E. Howard, Roy Thomas, Gerry Conway, Gil Kane, and Ernie Chan, World's Finest #226 featuring Batman, Superman and Metamorpho, Eclipso, Sandman and Sandy, Robotman, Deadman, and Martian Manhunter by Bob Haney, Dick Dillin, Tex Blaisdell, Jack Kirby and Joe Simon, Alex Toth, Carmine Infantino, Jim Miller, Neal Adams, and company, The Brave and the Bold #198: Batman and Karate Kid by Mike Barr, Chuck Patton, Rick Hoberg, and Adrienne Roy, and a little Frank Miller, Guardians of the Galaxy, Daniel White, Dean Motter's Mr. X, Bullwhip #1, Felix Comic Art, Weapon X #3 on the side!

Nick Dragotta stops by to discuss East of West, Jonathan Hickman, '90s Image, X-Statix and Dead Girl, Robert Kirkman, Marvel, Saga, Fantastic Four, Howtoons, and a whole mess more PLUS, in the second half of the episode, the EOC crew riffs on Batman/Shadow #1 by Scott Snyder and Steve Orlando, Riley Rossmo, and Ivan Plascencia from DC/Dynamite!, Aquaman by Dan Abnett and company, Project Superpowers: Hero Killers by Ryan Browne and Pete Woods from Dynamite!, Cankor: Calamity of Challenge #2 by Matthew Allison, American Gods: Shadows by Neil Gaiman, P. Craig Russell, and Scott Hampton from Dark Horse, Youngblood #1 by Chad Bowers and Jim Towe from Image, plus a whole lot more!

C2E2, Dissolving Classroom by Junji Ito from Vertical, Jeff Lemire's Roughneck from Gallery 13, Monsters Unleashed #1 by Cullen Bunn, David Baldeon, and Marcio Menyz, Green Lantern #100-106 by Ron Marz and company, Street Angel After School Kung Fu Special by Jim Rugg and Brian Maruca from Image, The Flash #21: The Button Part 2 by Joshua Williamson, Howard Porter, and Hi-Fi, Duck Avenger: New Adventures Volume One by Alessandro Sisti and Ezio Sisto, Alberto Lavoradori, Claudio Sciarrone, Stefano Intini, and Disney Italia from IDW, Super Sons #2-3 by Peter J. Tomasi, Jorge Jimenez, and Alejandro Sanchez, East of West by Jonathan Hickman, Nick Dragotta, and Frank Martin from Image, plus a whole mess more!

Dave Jordan, Daniel White, Dave Wachter, Heroes, Image-O-Rama: Plastic #1 by Doug Wagner, Daniel Hillyard, and Laura Martin and Redneck #1 by Donny Cates, Lisandro Estherren, and Dee Cunniffe, The Wild Storm by Warren Ellis,  John Davis-Hunt, and Steve Buccellato, Superman Reborn by Peter Tomasi, Patrick Gleason, Mick Gray, Dan Hurgens, Doug Mahnke, Jaime Mendoza, Christian Alamy, Trevor Scott, and more, Batman #21: The Button by Tom King, Jason Fabok, and Brad Anderson, Terry Moore's Motor Girl, Goatherded by Charlo Frade by Avery Hill Publishing, Walt Disney's Comics and Stories Featuring Mickey and Donald: The Persistence of Mickey from IDW, LOVF by Jesse Reklaw from Fantagraphics, Vigilante by Marv Wolfman Volume 1, X-Men: Gold #1, plus a whole mess more!

The great Ben Marra joins us to talk up All Time Comics and Crime Destroyer, Josh Bayer, Dan Nadel and PictureBox, R. Crumb, Space Beaver and Darick Robertson, Bucky O'Hare, Larry Hama, Gangsta Rap Posse, Night Business, NFL Superpro, Strange Tales, Michel Fiffe, Dungeons and Dragons, Terror Assaulter: O.M.W.O.T., Batman: The Cult and Bernie Wrightson, Michael Deforge, Rob Liefeld, The Comics Journal, Gary Panter, David Mazzucchelli, Born Again, American Blood, Savage Sword of Kull Volume 1 from Dark Horse, American Gods, the Thor: Ragnarok trailer, and a whole mess more!

Lewis Larosa, the Marvel Retailer Summit, Manifest Destiny Volume 3: Chiroptera and Carnifomaves by Chris Dingess, Matthew Roberts, Stefano Guadiano, Tony Akins, and Owen Gieni from Image, The Heap Volume 2 by Carmine Infantino, Ernest Schroeder, Leonard Starr, Mike Roy, John Belfi, Paul Reinman, Ed Cronin, Frank Brunner, Roy Thomas and more from PS Artbooks, DC/Hanna-Barbera-O-Rama: Adam Strange/Future Quest by Marc Andreyko, Jeff Parker, Steve Lieber, and Veronica Gandini, Booster Gold/Flintstones by Mark Russell, Rick Leonardi, Scott Hanna, and Steve Buccellato, Suicide Squad/Banana Splits by Tony Bedard, Ben Caldwell, Mark Morales, and Jeremy Lawson, and Green Lantern/Space Ghost by James Tynion IV, Christopher Sebela, and Ariel Olivetti, Jughead: The Hunger by Frank Tieri, Michael Walsh, and Dee Cunniffe from Archie, Savage Things #2 by Justin Jordan, Ibrahim Moustafa, and Jordan Boyd from Vertigo, Transformers Vs. G.I. Joe: The Movie by Tom Scioli from IDW, Black Widow by Chris Samnee, Mark Waid, and Ma

Ryan Browne, The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics Volume 19: Jay Disbrow's Monster Invasion from Craig Yoe and IDW, Aliens: Dead Orbit #1 by James Stokoe from Dark Horse, Chris Mooneyham, Remender-O-Rama: Deadly Class #27 by Rick Remender, Wes Craig, and Jordan Boyd and Seven To Eternity by Remender, Jerome Opena, and Matt Hollingsworth from Image Comics, The Kamandi Challenge #3 by Jimmy Palmiotti, Amanda Conner, and Paul Mounts, more on Secret Sneyd by Doug Sneyd from Dark Horse, Budd Root, Russel Daughterman, Marvel Unlimited, Spider-Man and Spider Gwen: Sitting in a Tree by Brian Michael Bendis, Sara Pichelli, Jason Latour, Robbi Rodriguez, and company, DK III #8 by Frank Miller, Brain Azzarello, and Andy Kubert, Gantz: O and the work of Hiroya Oku, The Unworthy Thor by Jason Aaron, Olivier Coipel, Kim Jacinto, and Pascal Alixe, Frazer Irving, Briggs Land by Brian Wood, Mack Chater, and Lee Loughridge from Dark Horse, plus a whole mess more!

The Justice League trailer. MAPS Volume 3 by Jonathan and Timothy O'Briant from Strips 4, Bernie Wrightson (Batman: The Cult, Spider-Man: Hooky, Cycle of the Werewolf, Swamp Thing, Creepshow, and more), Louise Simonson, John Buscema, TV-O-Rama: Iron Fist from Marvel and Netflix, Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow, The Flash, and Supergirl, Valiant-O-Rama: X-O Manowar Volume 4 #1 by Matt Kindt, Tomas Giorello, and Diego Rodriguez, and Bloodshot: Reborn #0 by Jeff Lemire, Renato Guedes, and Andrew Dalhouse, more All Time Comics: Crime Destroyer #1, Aliens: Dead Orbit by James Stokoe from Dark Horse, Planetary/Batman by Warren Ellis and John Cassaday from DC/Wildstorm, Jason Aaron and Chris Bachalo's Doctor Strange, All-New X-Men, plus a whole mess more!

Vampirella #1 by Paul Cornell and Jimmy Broxton from Dynamite!, Empowered and Adam Warren, Image-O-Rama: God Country #3 by Donny Cates, Geoff Shaw, and Jason Wordie, and Head Lopper Volume 1: The Island or a Plague of Beasts by Andrew MacLean with Mike Spicer, Declan Shalvey, Art Adams, Bill Sienkiewicz, James Jean, Dave Johnson, Tony Moore, New Mutants, Star Trek: Waypoint from IDW, Crime Destroyer #1 by Josh Bayer, Herb Trimpe, Ben Marra, Alessandro Echevarria, Jim Rugg, Johnny Ryan, and Rick Parker from All Time Comics and Fantagraphics, Logan and the X-Movies, Dark Horse-O-Rama: Secret Sneyd: The Unpublished Cartoons of Doug Sneyd from Dark Horse, and American Gods: Shadows #1 from Neil Gaiman, P. Craig Russell, Scott Hampton, Glenn Fabry, and Rick Parker, John Byrne's Alpha Flight omnibus, and a whole mess more!