First Issue Club Comic Books

First Issue Club Comic Books episodes:

• 05.31.2024

  William of Newbury / Grommets / Kid Juggernaut

  This week we're talking about current Kickstarters & Humble Bundles, before getting to comix. What comics??? They're in the title bub! No need to read it twice, & yes need... to press play.

  
• 05.24.2024

  Union Jack the Ripper / Butchers Boy

  Today, we're talkin'. WHY? Becuase theres new stuff to talk about each and every week, and its the duty and responsibility of the First Issue Club to keep the conversation going. These conversations include topics like Tom King writing an...

  
• 05.17.2024

  Captain America: Brave New World (MCU) chatter / Doom (2024) #1

  This week the club is sans Vargas, but the show must go on! Greg and Mike chop it up about the Captain America McDonalds toys, and decide wether we're hyped or not for it. Next we mention Nick Cage's Spider-Man...

  
• 05.10.2024

  C2E2 Coverage & Exclusive Treasures

  Today the club discusses our experiences at Chicagos premiere comicon C2E2! The club got the full con experience including: Attending panels, being part of a panel, shopping, meeting creators, commissions, exclusive, and it wouldn't be complete without one of us...

  
• 05.03.2024

  The Whisper Queen / Bloodhunt / 007th Club Preview

  CON CRUD!!! It's taken one of our own this time. Seems we brought something home with us from Chicago and we're not talking memories. Mike D is at home fighting for the will to live so Greg and Vargas carry...

  
• 04.19.2024

  Free Comic Book Day Recos / Blow Away

  We're talkin panels and ripping through our famous First Issue Club announcements. Stuff to know: We'll be at Tower Con at Tower Tavern in KC, Saturday April 20 We're joining a panel at C2E2 in Chicago, at 11:30 Friday...

  
• 04.12.2024

  Whatnot Con / Rat City / Uncanny Valley

  This week Mike and Vargas chop it up about several topics, with a much longer news segment than normal. We're talking power moves at work, Whatnot Con, X-Men blind bags, video games movies replacing comic movies, preferences for ongoings vs...

  
• 04.05.2024

  Ghost Machine / Chipmike

  This week, Greg and Andy record without me (mike d), but I might make a weeney surprise appearance. What did they talk about? You're guess is as good as mine, I JUST SAID I WASN'T THERE!!! I did hear a...

  
• 03.29.2024

  Feral / Morning Star / Bad Girls / The Goon

  This week, we're talking comic book news and covering FOUR comics. Our topics include: The Thunderbolts Asterix, How lucky Marvel is to have casted Florence Pugh when they did, Bleeding Cools "Big Vague Article" claiming massive industry news is coming...

  
• 03.22.2024

  Dawnrunner / Man's Best / Star Wars Visions

  This week, we decided to do the same thing we do every week: Talk about first issues and comic book news! From the headlines, we'll get into X-Men 97 reception, Eight Billion Genies getting high profile MOVIE producers, the newly...

  
• 03.15.2024

  X-Men News / Napalm Lullaby / Helen of Wyndhorn

  This week we're talking about 5 first issues, and they're all great! Listen to find out more about Napalm Lullaby, Helen of Wyndhorn, I Heart Skull Crusher, Little Black Book, & Black Widow and Hawkeye.  In this episode, we're also...

  
• 03.08.2024

  Ultimate X-Men / The Last Mermaid / What if... Aliens

  On todays episode, we're talking DWJ's Extremity Kick Starter, a marvel movie and show headline recap, and a wider release coming for the DC character parody film The Peoples Joker. After working our way past the headlines, we get...

  
• 03.01.2024

  Working Class Wizards / Spider-Punk / Magma Comix Preview

  In addition to the title topics we'll talk a bit about "What if... Venom", Roy Thomas's return to Conan, Josh Gad is another celeb coming to comics, Alan Moore's last comic, Marvels new freebies titled "Must Haves", and I share...

  
• 02.23.2024

  Blasfamous / 6 Fingers / Predator: Last Hunt

  Yes, Blasfamous is spelt right! It's a new comic from club Favorite Mirka Andolfo out on DSTLRY right now. We're also talking about the sister series to The One Hand (which we covered a couple weeks back), The Six Fingers...

  
• 02.16.2024

  MCU Updates / The Displaced / The Infernals

  This week, MCU fans were bombarded with news! We'll discuss the reception of Madame Web, The X-Men 97 and Deadpool & Wolverine trailers, Fantastic Four casting, and Midnight Sons movie rumors. Beyond the cinema, we're telling 70s and 80s babies...

  
• 02.09.2024

  The One Hand / Mace Windu / I & U / Bonus Bat Titles

  This weeks First Issue Club is all about comic book news! It was a heavy week for announcements, controverseys, and factoids. If you dare press play, you'll hear about the Cadence Comic Art exodus, the hobby of collecting art, the...

  
• 02.02.2024

  Kid Cudi Presents Moon Man / Jill & the Killers

  This week in addition to the comics in the title, we're talking DC's Power, which is the return of their Black History Month anthology, and trying to explain Dead X-Men 1 as best we can. In the news we're talking...

  
• 01.26.2024

  Ghost Machine / Crashdown / Red Light

  This week we're focusing most of our brainpower on trying to understand the Ghost Machine timeline - A new connected and unconnected universe of comics on Image from Geoff Johns & friends, which is related to Gieger which you might...

  
• 01.19.2024

  Cobra Commander / Avengers Twilight / Spider-Gwen: SMASH

  This week the club is BUZZING with excitement to get into Jason Aaron picking up TMNT on IDW, and the big change in X-titles thats just around the corner. We're also covering the comics in the title in addition to...

  
• 01.12.2024

  Duke / Zorro / Ultimate Spider-Man / Pine & Merrimac

  Ha-Cha-Cha! It's another episode of the First Issue Club. This episode Vargas, Mike, & Greg immeditaley get off track talking about the Dice-Man, and Morgan Wallen (I think the throughline being cancellable people who were controversally on SNL). Then, we're...

  
• 01.05.2024

  Best Comic Stuff of 2023

  Welcome to the 2023 First Issue Club BESTIES! We've got categories like BEST COMICS WRITER, BEST COMICS ARTIST, BEST INDIE COMIC, BEST MARVEL OR DC COMIC, BEST COMIC EVENT, and BEST NEW COMIC. All this and more as we get...

  
• 12.22.2023

  2024 Comic Book Predictions

  First Issue Club looks into the crystal ball for another years end, to gaze upon the possibities the next year holds. We'll be speculating on trends in comics including stuff like AI, Crowdfunding, Representation, Digital Comics, Grading, and much more! ...

  
• 12.15.2023

  Beyond Real / Masterpiece / Our Bones Dust

  We're back from a little break, and have takes! Greg annoints himself a cancel pig, and works us through some controversy surrounding Mark Millar this past week. Aside from the comics in the title, we're also talking the new Sentry...

  
• 12.07.2023

  Holy Roller / Lotus Land / Marvel Gang War

  Welcome back, comic book enthusiasts and casual readers alike! In today’s episode, we delve into the captivating world of graphic novels with a focus on a groundbreaking new title that’s creating waves for its daring and poignant representation. We’re thrilled...

  
• 11.27.2023

  Ed Brubaker on WHERE THE BODY WAS... & more!

  This week we got to talk to Ed Brubaker about his new book WHERE THE BODY WAS, with art from Jacob Phillips and Sean Phillips. It's coming to comic shops this December, so be on the lookout & pick it...

  
• 11.17.2023

  The Deviant / Aliens / updated MCU movie schedule

  NEWS! The Club recounts the newest Marvel movie updates. We cover a TON of new first issues and gush about interviewing Ed Brubaker!!! What a time to be thankful. For more First Issue Club goodness: Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/firstissueclub...

  
• 11.10.2023

  Punisher / Petrol Head / Spoiler Free Marvels Convo

  THIS WEEK Vargas and Mike chop it up about the latest in the MCU with The Marvels coming out and the Echo trailer dropping. We get into some TKO books Mike has bought, and do some Jordie Bellaire worship while...

  
• 10.27.2023

  Universal Monsters: Dracula / Paladin of Axes/ Alan Scott Green Lantern

  NEWS! Candy! Comics! Monsters! It’s Halloween Week and we couldn’t be happier. We talk about our favorite treats and comics to ingest for the season. We also talk the spookiest first issues of the week.  OTHER TOPICS! Patreon....

  
• 10.20.2023

  Beneath The Trees Where Nobody Sees / Hack Slash Back to School / JL vs Godzilla vs Kong

  This week we're covering first issues with long titles, so you know The First Issue Clubs episode title is DOUBLE EX EL! We chat some of latest comic book news like a new Spawn series announcement, discuss some industry biz...

  
• 10.13.2023

  Army of Darkness / Batman: City of Madness/ Capwolf

  NEWS! This week we kick off the spooky season with some truly sinister comic books. We start to get some NYCC breaking news and Dynamite has decided to reprint everything we loved from our childhood.  OTHER TOPICS! Patreon. Haunted...

  
• 09.29.2023

  Power-Girl / The Flash / Usagi Yojimbo

  NEWS!We travel through the Speed Force and then argue about it for 45 minutes. Greg, Vargas, and Mike D breakdown the week’s hottest gossip and coolest comic books. Dick Tracy - The Ultimate Universe - Mike D does his most...

  
• 09.22.2023

  Uncanny Spider-Man / Wonder Woman / Batman: The Gargoyle of Gotham

  NEWS! A double sized episode as we cover TWO WEEKS of comic book issues. We also discuss WhatNot etiquette. Fables in the public domain. NYCC Panel Madness. Be sure to checkout the YouTube channel to see our new studio setup. ...

  
• 09.15.2023

  Our Big CGC Shipment - Patreon Preview

  This week, the club went into overtime on the Patreon, as we were oh-so-excited to crack open our graded comics we just got back from CGC! So instead of releasing a regular episode this week, we're giving a little preview...

  
• 09.08.2023

  Birds of Prey / Kill Your Darlings / Crusader

  NEWS!We have a full house this week! (Sans: the milkman, and the paperboy, and evening TV) So many first issues this week we’re bursting at the seams!!! Comic book twitter is out of control with its recent Chip Zdarsky heel...

  
• 09.04.2023

  Omnibus Interview / New Mutant Ms Marvel / Kaptara

  NEWS! This episdoe Andy and Greg try a new recording methond while MikeD takes the week off and then we sit down and interview Travis and Kenny, the creators of Omnibus. Kenny Meyers (programming) Twitter / LinkedIn and Travis Schmeisser (design) Twitter / LinkedIn / Website are life-long comic fans....

  
• 08.25.2023

  Realm of X / Gunbreed / Orson Wells: Warrior of the Worlds

  This week we have no Greg (BOOO!) But we have a lot of first issues to discuss (YAAAAY!) Join us as we talk preview copies, wearing gloves while reading comics, heat waves, lending out comics, pressing, & do you...

  
• 08.18.2023

  The Cull / Uncanny Avengers / The Madness

  NEWS!All dressed up and ready to party! The Club talks about Marvel editorial shakeups, Cullen Bunn back at The House of Ideas, AWA continues their winning streak, and The Cull looks like a movie put in a comic book. We...

  
• 08.11.2023

  THE ENFIELD GANG MASSACRE / Knight Terrors / Amazing Spider-Man 31

  NEWS!Greg and Mike go through the news of the week and then dissect ASM 31 and the journey all the characters will be going through the next few months. Greg talks about the ‘That Texas Blood’ prequel ‘THE ENFIELD GANG...

  
• 08.07.2023

  First Issue Club: Planet Patreon

  NEWS! As a special treat to our audience, and to give our hosts a break, we’re giving you a special PREVIEW of the First Issue Club Patreon! What secrets are hidden behind the paywall?! Tune in and find out. A...

  
• 07.28.2023

  Ribbon Queen / Hellfire Gala 2023

  NEWS! We breakdown all the hottest SDCC news and the WINNERS of this year's Eisner Awards. Oh, and comic books…we also talk about comic books OTHER TOPICS! Patreon. Haunted Bed. Slice of Life. The Neighbors. Torrent. Dr Strange. Dead Romans....

  
• 07.21.2023

  Blade / Moon Knight / Big Game

  NEWS!SDCC!!! There… We said it. We don’t have any updates about it but we acknowledge that it’s happening. We DO talk about the new Punisher, Universal Monsters, and who had the best crossover. Mark Millar talks a big game in...

  
• 07.14.2023

  Antarctica / Fishflies / TMNT X Stranger Things

  NEWS!Spider-Boy has taken the world by storm and Marvel is here to profit off it! New ‘Sidekick’ variants are hitting your shelves soon and they’ll be showcasing new imagined heroes. Captain America: Cold War aftermath gives us a new Thunderbolts...

  
• 07.07.2023

  Swan Songs / Captain America Cold War Wrap-up

  This week we're talking W. Maxwell Prince's new anthology mini Swan Songs, which has a different artist taking the reigns each issue to tell a story about the end of something (The world, a relationship, etc.) Then Vargas talks us...

  
• 06.30.2023

  The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos / Comic Recap

  NEWS! A resounding and monotonous episode with the boys of First Issue Club. We’re talking about new comics and breaking news of the week. Reviews? Yup - we also did that. This is hands down the best episode we’ve ever...

  
• 06.23.2023

  The Incredible Hulk / Ultimate Invasion / Tenement

  NEWS! It’s our 300th episode!!! To celebrate we make an extra long show. Firstly we recap the Transformers news and the excitement we have to read it. Then we talk AT LENGTH about Ultimate Invasion and all the implications this...

  
• 06.19.2023

  Void Rivals / Battle Chasers / Transformers Universe

  NEWS! This week Greg is left all alone in the studio as Mike D and Vargas are out living fulfilling lives. Greg talks all the deets on the sudden news of the Transformers and GI Joe franchise coming to their...

  
• 06.09.2023

  In Hell We Fight / TMNT x Street Fighter / You’ve Been Canceled

  NEWS! The Club talks about the new Birds of Prey series coming this fall on DC comics. We gushed for WAY too long about The Predator FINALLY becoming Marvel canon with the announcement of Wolverine Vs Predator arriving to LCS’s...

  
• 06.02.2023

  Spider-Man Drama / Power Girl / Cat Fight

  NEWS! Mike and Greg dive head first into the recent Spider-Man drama and the death that shook social media. Was it earned? Corporate Synergy? We discuss and pull no punches. Oh, don’t worry, we also read some comic books. Greg...

  
• 05.26.2023

  Fury / Super Massive / City Boy

  NEWS! The boys of FIC are back once again. We dig into the new Hasbro X Marvel team up to bring ROM and Micronauts BACK to Marvel. Grant Morrison teams up with Ahoy comics for a 13 part prose series....

  
• 05.12.2023

  Silk / Ghostlore

  Today on the show, Vargas and Mike catch up about our Free Comic Book Day hauls, before gushing over the new volume of Silk out on Marvel Comics, and Cullen Bunn & Co's new series Ghostlore out on BOOM! Studios....