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Chase and Joe are back for a new round of reviews, interviews, bickering, and general nonsense. We're celebrating our 99th episode by inviting our old/young friend Mark Stack onto the show to discuss the latest superhero movies of the summer season! Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Stitcher | Subscribe on iHeart Radio   Mark previously came on the show to discuss Logan, and how that a bunch more superhero movies have come out we decided to give them all a rundown.  As you can expect, we didn't agree on all of them, but a great discussion was had none the less. It's been a great summer for superhero movies and while everyone might have their own favorite on this list, we enjoyed watching them all. Here's the rundown:  Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Directed by James Gunn    Wonder WomanDirected by Patty  Jenkins   Spider-Man: HomecomingDirected by Jon Watts TIMESTAMPSIntroduction: 00:00:00 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: 00:03:10 Wonder Woman:

Chase and Joe are back for a new round of reviews, interviews, bickering, and general nonsense. We promised we were hard at work lining up some great artists to interview and we weren't kidding. This week we have Ben Passmore on to discuss some truly excellent comics. Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Stitcher | Subscribe on iHeart Radio Ben is on to discuss two of his most recent works. First, there's the Eisner-nominated Your Black Friend, focused on the black experience interacting with those of different races in America. We also chat about his ongoing comic DAYGLOAYHOLE, a trippy odyssey that delves into addiction and obsession with visuals that are out of this world.   For the book club Ben selected one of the best comics of the 21st Century so far (just check the list at Loser City): Prince of Cats by Ron Wimberly. Feelings on this comic are unanimous, but it's such a multi-faceted work that the conversation is far from harrumphs of agreement. Instead it moves between e

Chase and Joe are back for a new round of reviews, interviews, bickering, and general nonsense. It has been a little while, but the boys have day jobs and children (and/or dogs) to care for. They've been hard at work lining up interviews though, and you can check out the first one with Ro Stein and Ted Brandt! Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Stitcher | Subscribe on iHeart Radio Ted and Ro are known for their long-running work on Raven: The Pirate Princess and have been furiously producing new pages for Marvel and Image Comics over the past year. That includes work on Champions, Captain America, and the newest installment of Bitch Planet this week. We chat about the influx of new work, future plans, and their pick for the book club: It's Never As Bad As You Think.   It's Never As Bad As You Think is an experimental work from the husband-wife, artist-writer team of Stuart and Kathryn Immonen. It jumps between subjects and tones in rapid succession delivering

Chase and Joe are back for a new round of reviews, interviews, bickering, and general nonsense. Now that the chaos of the Janky-Magnett nuptials are behind us, we can get back to focusing on some kickass comics with this week's guest: cartoonist Zander Cannon! Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Stitcher | Subscribe on iHeart Radio Zander's a friend of the show so we are more than glad to have him back on. The creator of the amazing Oni Press comic Kaijumax was more than happy to discuss his stranger influences for his prison story, aside from the monster movies and personal experiences. He also brought along a wonderful comic to read and discuss for this week's book club: Seth's Wimbledon Green! Step into the high-stakes world of rare comic collectors with Mr. Green, the greatest of them all. And then, for the Weekly Review, Joe and Chase read the best group of comics probably in the history of the show! See, they can be nice to each other! COPRA #29 By Michel Fiffe Alien: Dead OrbitBy Ja

Chase and Joe are back for a new round of reviews, interviews, bickering, and general nonsense. And it's been a while since she's been on, but now we're excited to welcome J.A. Micheline back to the podcast! Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Stitcher | Subscribe on iHeart Radio JAM has been keeping busy with school, but she's also had a few pieces published in the Guardian: one about the legitimacy of comic books as literature in the wake of World Book Day, and the other about Marvel's ongoing issues regarding diversity. They're both great reads and you should check them out, but today we are here to talk about comics! Our book club discussion brings us back to Blacksad, which you might remember us discussing with the Junior Braves Of The Apocalypse team back in 2015. We were more than happy to revisit this amazing collection with a close friend and we think you'll really appreciate the new episode! And then, for the Weekly Review, Joe and Chase stop attempting to punish each other

Chase and Joe are back for a new round of reviews, interviews, bickering, and general nonsense. We're proud to welcome longtime friend and first-time guest on the podcast, Ardo Omer!  We're going to talking about her recent writings for Teen Vogue and Slate, as well as her regular contirobutions to Women Write About Comics and Book Riot. Apologies in advance! We had some weird connection issues in parts in the episode. I edited out parts that I could without getting rid of key parts of the conversation. Contact us if you find some parts that are egregious, please! Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Stitcher | Subscribe on iHeart Radio Ardo is pretty awesome. She likes us. She decided to join in on our Batman-centric episode in which we discuss the Bat, whole Bat, and nothing but the Bat. That's right, we're discussing the Bat-Man-And-Woman.  While the hosts keep the regular programming in line with G.C. state of mind, Ardo is discussing the Greg Capullo and Scott Snyder Gordon-

Chase and Joe are back for a new round of reviews, interviews, bickering, and general nonsense. This week's guest on RCBC is their good friend, "King Baby" himself, Mark O. Stack. Mark, the publisher of Comics Bulletin and independent comics creator, dropped by to discuss his newest short comic Sail created with artist Jean Pe and letterer Danny Djelosevic. You can purchase it at Gumroad right now! Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Stitcher | Subscribe on iHeart Radio Mark decided to treat us like every other comics podcast and discuss a movie based on a comics property instead. That's why this week it's a movie club featuring Logan, the new-ish film directed by James Mangold and featuring Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart in their final outing as Wolverine and Professor X. All of the boys liked the film, but come close to taking out the claws when discussing exactly how good it really is. We also cover two new comics in our review segment. Inhuman Vs X-Men #6Written

Chase and Joe are back for a new round of reviews, interviews, bickering, and general nonsense. This week's guest on RCBC is another recurring guest and longtime friend of the show: Tucker Stone. Tucker is back to check in on his work at Nobrow Comics, but mostly just wanted to discuss some more mean as hell Punisher comics.   Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Stitcher | Subscribe on iHeart Radio Tucker brought us a lost "gem" in the form of Punisher and Captain America: Blood and Glory. It's a three issue prestige format comic from 1992 in which the titular pairing beat each other up before targeting a corrupt Attorney General and his dealings with a banana republic. It's dumb and cruel, but drawn in irresistible fashion by Klaus Janson. This is one comic we all enjoyed and worth rescuing from a dollar bin if you spot it. We also cover two new comics in our review segment. Riverdale #1Check the full info below because a lot of people made this damn comic. All Time Comics Crime

Chase and Joe are back for a new round of reviews, interviews, bickering, and general nonsense. This week's guest on RCBC is the first recurring guest of the new format: Megan Purdy. Megan returns to discuss some of the exciting projects launched since her last visit, including the superb comics magazine The MNT, the launch of the first WWAC literary zine The Secrets of the Goat People, and to hint at some more coming soon. Download the MP3 | Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Stitcher | Subscribe on iHeart Radio | View Archives Megan brought along a Michael DeForge comic for the book club: First Year Healthy. It's only a 30 page comic that contains more thematic depth and nuance than many series do throughout 100s of pages. The conversation is great, largely thanks to Megan, and we think you'll want to check out this book and more of DeForge's work afterward. He is the true Canadian bacon. Also, please consider checking out The MNT at this link&nbs

Chase and Joe are back for a new round of reviews, interviews, bickering, and general nonsense. This week's guest on RCBC is their very good friend Ray Sonne who is an expert in all things Wildstorm and preparing to make her indie comics debut. Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Stitcher | Subscribe on iHeart Radio Ray is a returning guest and was a delight to speak with, as always. We start off on a more serious note discussing her plans for autobiographical indie comics, along with some lesbian vampire ideas. It's an excellent conversation delving into the creative process and what it means to share your own stories. Then we discuss the return of Ray's favorite section of DC Comics in The Wildstorm #1, by Warren Ellis, Jon Davis-Hunt, Ivan Plascencia, and Simon Bowland. It was a killer debut for this new imprint and we all have a lot to say about. If you didn't pick it up last week, we hope this conversation gives you a reason to check it out.  We also cover two one

Chase and Joe are back for a new round of reviews, interviews, bickering, and general nonsense. This week's guest on RCBC is the creator of Blue Monday from last week's discussion, the incredible cartoonist Chynna Clugston Flores who is re-releasing her 2003 comic Scooter Girl at Image Comics, now in color. Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Stitcher | Subscribe on iHeart Radio Chynna was a blast to have on. Her work on both Blue Monday and Scotter Girl is truly unique and well worth discovering or rediscovering in the newly colored volumes from Image. She discusses much of what Chase and Ed Luce covered last week, providing insight into their favorite aspects of her work. Rather than cover a specific comic, Chynna suggested a general conversation about Love & Rockets. The discussion was wide-ranging covering the many ways in which people first encounter the series to its unique place in American comics today. We had a g

Chase and Joe are back for a new round of reviews, interviews, bickering, and general nonsense. This week's guest on RCBC is the creator of Wuvable Oaf and super-knowledgable comics educator Ed Luce who is now accepting orders for the newest issue of his hit indie series. Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Stitcher | Subscribe on iHeart Radio Ed is truly a delight to talk comics with and it's a shame Joe had to miss him. However, Chase managed to still have a great discussion about Blue Monday with Ed in his absence. The reissued collections of this series from Image are beautiful to look up and hold up remarkably well. Ed and Chase discuss how Blue Mondaycaptures an honest high school experience, experiments with manga-influences, and manages to blend the specific with the universal. Chynna Clugston Flores work on this series really is just as exciting to read today as when it first debuted. We also cover two new comics in our review segment. The Walking Dea

Chase and Joe are back for a new round of reviews, interviews, bickering, and general nonsense. This week's guest on RCBC is the insanely talented storyteller and artist J.A. Micheline (a.k.a. JAM) who is editing and writing lots of great comics criticism including her monthly Patreon supported column Critical Jam.  Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Stitcher | Subscribe on iHeart Radio JAM is one of our absolute favorite people to discuss comics with chose to discuss the highly acclaimed The Omega Men. For anyone who hasn't paid attention to comics in the past year, it is the story of Kyle Rayner drawn into a war in the Vega System and forced to question his conception of morality and views on violence. It was created by Tom King and Barnaby Bagenda amongst others. Our conclusions will likely surprise some readers, and we are so happy JAM made us reexamine this comic and helped lead such a fascinating conversation about it. We also cover two new comics

Chase and Joe are back for a new round of reviews, interviews, bickering, and general nonsense. This week's guest on RCBC is the insanely talented storyteller and artist Gabriel Hardman who is publishing a new one-shot at Image Comics in February called The Belfry.  Gabriel is renowned both as a comics storyteller and Hollywood storyboard artist. In addition to the horrifying The Belfry, he is currently creating Invisible Republic with his wife Corrina Bechko. In movies he has worked on films like Interstellar, The Dark Knight, Inception, and most recently Logan. It's an impressive resume and he offers plenty of great insight in this interview.  He chose to discuss Hellblazer #27, another standalone horror story created by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean. It's a chilling ghost tale titled "Hold Me" that examines the nature of human connection and warmth. We were both blown away by this gem of a comic and hope listeners seek it out after listening to our

The Reboot Comic Book Club is back in action with a reboot of our own. This week Chase Magnett joins Joe Schmidt as co-host. Together they will be offering new segments and expanded coverage. Don't worry though, the heart of this show isn't changing and they'll continue to host guest from throughout the comics industry to discuss projects and join in a book club. The very first guest of the all-new, all-better RCBC is none other than Megan Purdy who is here to discuss her work on Women Write About Comics and Ed Luce's Wuvable Oaf! Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Stitcher | Subscribe on iHeart Radio Megan has been the editor-in-chief of Women Write About Comics from its inception and has developed the site into one of the absolute best being published today. Her staff of editors and writers contribute a smart collection of pop culture criticism, interviews, and discussion from a wide variety of perspectives. She also has some mystery projects in the works that we try to g

We're back with a look at Panel Exploration, the inaugural event from Omaha Bound and Tim Benson! Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Stitcher | Subscribe on iHeart Radio Benson started Panel Exploration as a way to foster more growth and communication in Omaha's burgeoning art scene, bringing creators like Stan Sakai and Phil Hester to town for discussions and workshops. We discuss their first event and what Benson hopes to do for the future, as well as the book club's Pick of the Week in the form of Usagi Yojimbo! This week we talk about Volume 18 of the long-running series, titled Travels with Jotaro. If you've never read a page of the classic Usagi Yojimbo before, don't be afraid! This comic is perfect for new readers, so dive right in! Tim on Usagi Yojimbo v18: "It really is something you can just pick up. It didn't matter to me that we start with volume 8 or volume 1. So Volume 18 was just as good as any other ... I kind of wanted to prove or test whether or not you could start in the mid

It's time for a bi-weekly schedule because Joe is busy! WahooOOO! Let's use this opportunity to dig into some of our favorite podcasts thus far, shall we? Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Stitcher | NEW: Subscribe on iHeart Radio Here's a classic episode of the Reboot Comic Book Club with friend Monica Gallagher! On the docket: realistic possibilities of lakeside werewolf attacks, first jobs, bar-hosted micro-cons, and her new Kickstarter campaign for webcomic Bonnie N. Collide—Nine to Five! We also discuss the collected release of her Oni Press title, Part-Time Princesses! Gallagher has chosen the slice-of-life-turned-crime-epic from Terry Moore, Strangers in Paradise! Specifically, we're reading Volume 2 but it was so damn good that Joe had to go back and read the first collection just to be sure that the bat-shit crazy turn in this story is truly unheralded (it is).  Purchase Bonnie N. Collide and more from Monica's storefront! M

First of all, congratulations to our latest guest Declan Shalvey on the news of his engagement to comic color artist Jordie Bellaire! We're very happy for them and wish them the best! Now come listen to Declan talk about some awesome comics! Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Stitcher | NEW: Subscribe on iHeart Radio While we've discussed Declan's work on this show in the past (with special guest Frank Barbiere), this marks the artist's first time on the podcast to discuss a work he's admired. Declan is revered for his collaborations with Warren Ellis, including the acclaimed creator-owned series Injection as well as a rejuvenating run with the Marvel character  Moon Knight. He's currently finishing his first written-and-drawn project for Marvel, a story about Nick Fury running in the Civil War 2 anthology series, Choosing Sides, as well as providing backup story art for Scott Snyder's All-Star Batman. Yeah, the dude is busy. We really appreciate Declan

We're helping Comics Bulletin celebrate the Suicide Squad with our discussion of Issue 10, "Up Against the Wall," and we're having Hassan Osmane-Elhaou on the show! Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Stitcher   Hassan brings a critical eye to the comic's visuals, analyzing this superhero masterwork from John Ostrander, Luke McDonnell, Bob Lewis and Todd Klein. Take a look at what our own Ardo Omer has to say about this issue as a part of our ongoing features focused on the Suicide Squad. Hassan took time from making his wonderful Strip Panel Naked videos and his Snapshot column for Comics Bulletin to join the podcast, so make sure you check out his features if you like what you hear on this episode. Hassan on Suicide Squad #10: "If you have an interest in art, in terms of drawing, McDonnell and Lewis, the inker, do some really really beautiful work with lighting. They're always very aware of where the light source is coming from and how that's going to affect the characters. I mentio

SPECIAL SDCC 2016 EPISODE, PRESENTED WITH WOMEN WRITE ABOUT COMICS Emi Lenox of Plutona and Tadaima! Zander Cannon of Kaijumax and Heck! Gene Luen Yang of American Born Chinese and New Super-Man! The latest episode of the Reboot Comic Book Club checks in with all of these guests at San Diego Comic-Con 2016 in a special co-hosted by Comics Bulletin Publisher Mark Stack and Editor In Chief of Women Write About Comics Megan Purdy! TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 — Show Intro 00:07:55 — Gene Luen Yang interview w/ Mark Stack 00:16:48 — Favorite Independent/Small Press comics 00:21:40 — Emi Lenox interview w/ Joe 00:44:01 — Black Comix Panel, Where are the Webcomics? 00:54:47 — Zander Cannon interview w/ Joe 01:08:30 — Our favorite movie trailers (aka Mark goes crazy over the Justice League footage) It's that time of the year again when corporate interests and media blitzes intersect in the city of San Diego, forcing its denizens to retreat indoors whilst the freaks descend upon the Gas