The nominations keep rolling along!!! The Talking Comics crew continues to talk the very best of the best in the world of comic-dom in 2017!!! This episode, things get heated as the gang discusses and debates creators and comics in the following categories:

BEST PUBLISHER

BEST SINGLE ISSUE or ONE-SHOT

BEST MINI- or LIMITED SERIES

BEST ONGOING SERIES

This is the second of three episodes featuring the annual deliberations for the Talking Comics BEST OF 2017 episode that will take place right after the new year! Stay tuned and be sure to participate in our polls and let the gang know what your favorite comics were from 2017!

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The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com) The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh (JoBlo.com editor), Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Jessica Garris-Schaeffer, and Melissa Megan who weekly dissect everything comics-related, from breaking news to new releases. Our Twitter handle is@TalkingComics and you can email us at [email protected].

It’s the most wonderful time of the year!!! The crew has gathered in the hallowed halls of Talking Comics to talk the very best of the best in the world of comic-dom in 2017!!! This episode, Bob, Joey, Jessica, and Steve discuss and nominate creators and comics in the following categories:

BEST MEDIA ADAPTATION OF A COMICS PROPERTY

BREAKTHROUGH WRITER

BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST

BEST NEW SERIES

BEST ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVEL.

This is the first of three episodes featuring the annual deliberations for the Talking Comics BEST OF 2017 episode that will take place right after the new year! Stay tuned and be sure to participate in our polls and let the gang know what your favorite comics were from 2017!

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This week's podcast is under attack as both Dr. Mara and Matt Wood invade the thrid and fourth chairs to deliver some comic book-related cheer! We talk about everything from the Avengers: Infinity War trailer to that sensational Batman Annual #2, to what you should purchase for your geeky loved ones during the holiday season. It's out last regular podcast before our annual TC Awards deliberation podcasts, so be sure to tune in!

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The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com) The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh (JoBlo.com editor), Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Jessica Garris-Schaeffer, and Melissa Megan who weekly dissect everything comics-related, from breaking news to new releases. Our Twitter handle is@TalkingComics and you can email us at [email protected].

Steve's back at the head of the table and he's joined by Bob, Joey, and Melissa as they take a deep dive into last week's new releases, including the much-anticipated DOOMSDAY CLOCK #1 from DC Comics!!! How was the long-awaited merger of the Watchmen and DC Universes??? Tune in to find out!!!

Also, the gang gives their impressions of Marvel and Netflix's latest series, THE PUNISHER, starring Jon Bernthal! Listen and subscribe, folks!!!

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The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com) The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh (JoBlo.com editor), Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Jessica Garris-Schaeffer, and Melissa Megan who weekly dissect everything comics-related, from breaking news to new releases. Our Twitter handle is@TalkingComics and you can email us at [email protected].

THE JUSTICE LEAGUE!!! ON FILM!!! AND THE TALKING COMICS CREW IS HERE TO REVIEW IT!!! That's right, folks--Bob, Jess, Joey, and special guest Sarah Miles gather round the podcast table this week to review the latest entry in the Warner Bros DC Extended Universe of films. Justice League is directed by Zack Snyder (w/ Joss Whedon) and stars Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa, Ezra Miller, and Ray Fisher as the eponymous heroes. After their lukewarm response to Man of Steel and Batman v Superman and rave review of Wonder Woman, how will the gang feel about this new film??? Tune in and find out!!!

Also, much and many comics obviously and a little bit of "What we're thankful for" ahead of Thanksgiving!!!

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The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com) The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh (JoBlo.com editor), Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Jessica Garris-Schaeffer, and Melissa Megan who weekly dissect everything comics-related, from breaking news to new releases. Our Twitter handle is@TalkingComics and you can email us at [email protected].

In this very NSFW episode, THE SOSKA SISTERS RETURN to the Talking Comics podcast!!! After their last visit ended in rapturous singing and riotous laughter, Jen and Sylvia Soska--the directors, producers, and filmmakers behind Twister Twins Productions--make their way back to the show for a spirited conversation on their upcoming projects!!! There may be more singing and there are definitely more laughs.

Also, the gang gets into it with their lightning rounds: Melissa talks a series of new Image #1s, Bob chats the latest collection of DC Superhero Girls, Joey gets into the spirit with MASTER OF KUNG FU, and Steve brings on a special guest to talk through Nancy Drew and the Hard Boys: The Big Lie!!!

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The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com) The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh (JoBlo.com editor), Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Jessica Garris-Schaeffer, and Melissa Megan who weekly dissect everything comics-related, from breaking news to new releases. Our Twitter handle is@TalkingComics and you can email us at [email protected].

RAGNAROK HAS ARRIVED!!! This week, the gang reviews THOR: RAGNAROK, the latest addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the third film in the Thor franchise. Directed by Taika Waititi and starring Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett, Tessa Thompson, Mark Ruffalo, and Jeff Goldblum, the latest Thor film certainly takes the series in bold new directions.

Also, the crew runs through some new comics in the Lightning Rounds, rhapsodizes about Mark Waid & Chris Samnee's Captain America #695, and discusses the BREAKING NEWS that Marvel architect Brian Michael Bendis has signed an exclusive deal with DC Comics!!! Special guests Matt Wood & Brian Keohan (of BENDIS ASSEMBLED! fame) join the show to talk this crazy bit of news!

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The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com) The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh (JoBlo.com editor), Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Jessica Garris-Schaeffer, and Melissa Megan who weekly dissect everything comics-related, from breaking news to new releases. Our Twitter handle is@TalkingComics and you can email us at [email protected].

THIS IS HALLOWEEN!!! Well, the day after, but the Talking Comics gang is very much in the spirit!!! Tag along with these Halloweeners this episode as they discuss the end of SILVER SURFER, the beginning of Shelly Bond's Black Crown imprint over at IDW, and the return of Hack/Slash. Also, this week's listener questions bring out such divers seasonal topics as Top 5 Horror films, ghost stories, setting the mood for scary movies, etc. etc. etc.!!!

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The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com) The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh (JoBlo.com editor), Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Jessica Garris-Schaeffer, and Melissa Megan who weekly dissect everything comics-related, from breaking news to new releases. Our Twitter handle is@TalkingComics and you can email us at [email protected].

It's a night of epic returns!!! JOEY HAS RETURNED FROM THE WORLD OF MUSICAL THEATRE!!! THE LIGHTING ROUND makes its way back on to the airwaves as the gang goes around and talks some of last week's big releases, including Sherlock Frankenstein #1, Incredible Hulk #709, Maestros #1, and Luke Cage #166!!! 

Also, the open discussion focuses on Batman #33 and Jason Aaron's grandiose THOR #700!!!

Finally, the conversation turns to some of the recent announcements regarding comic-to-film adaptations (and vice versa), including Velvet, Crosswind, and Pumpkinhead!!!!

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The Comic Book Podcast is brought to you by Talking Comics (www.talkingcomicbooks.com) The podcast is hosted by Steve Seigh (JoBlo.com editor), Bob Reyer, Joey Braccino, Jessica Garris-Schaeffer, and Melissa Megan who weekly dissect everything comics-related, from breaking news to new releases. Our Twitter handle is@TalkingComics and you can email us at [email protected].

On this week's podcast, the crew venture everywhere from NYCC to Transfigured Town, London City Comic Con and beyond! As a special treat, we share a long-awaited chin-wag with Chris Runicman, co-founder of Runciman Press, a Canadian indie comic lable on the rise. We also find time to talk about a comics like Babyteeth, Aquaman, Adventure Time, and more. As an added bonus, Bob shares his empassioned thoughts on the new film Professor Marston and the Wonder Women! Strap in, folks, it's going to be one hell of a fun ride!