The whole gang (Steve, Kevin, Phil, and Andy) is here for our annual Halloween episode tradition.

Mansect by Koga Shinichi (Smudge an imprint of Living The Line Books)
https://www.livingthelinebooks.com/

The Slasher’s Apprentice by Justin Richards, Val Halvorson, Rebecca Nalty (Mad Cave Studios)
https://madcavestudios.com/product/the-slashers-apprentice-issue-1/?attribute_variants=Digital

Super Creepshow Special #1 by Dan Watters, Ryan Stegman, Andres Mossa, Inaki Azpiazu, Carmine Di Giandomenico (Image)
https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/super-creepshow-special-1

Night of the Slashers by Cavan Scott and Paul Fry (Magma Comix)
https://magmacomix.com/pages/night-of-the-slashers

Andy was thinking of Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzig which Kevin noted created Principles of Necromancy.
https://magmacomix.com/pages/principles-of-necromancy-home-page

Nightmare Theater 3-D The Final Chapter anthology with many creators from Bloodline Comics.
It looks like mostly distributed through Kickstarter and Indie Go-Go but they run new campaigns often
https://www.kickstarter.com/profile/schraderopolis/created?ref=project_creator_tab
They are on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/bloodlinecomics.bsky.social

The House TPB by Philip Sevy and Drew Zucker (Dark Horse)
https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/3008-818/The-House-TPB

https://www.artofdrewzucker.com/portfolio-2/project-six-sz8wl-26jel

Big Man Plans (Extended Edition) TPB by Eric Powell, Tim Wiesch (Dark Horse)
https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/3012-544/Big-Man-Plans-Extended-Edition-TPB

Clive Barker’s Hellraiser Masterpiece TPB #1 anthology by many creators (Boom Studios)
https://www.diamondcomics.com/Article/108400-BOOM-Studios-Reprints-Marvels-Hellraiser-Comics

Shout Outs
Derek

Enjoy! Twitter: @indiecomicbookn, Bluesky: @marvelicbnoise.bsky.social

Bonus episodes are back according to Andy who has Phil and Kevin along for the ride.

He-man comic talk (Dark Horse Comics) and toy talk

Thane Benson Halloween Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thane1/halloween-house-a-quick-the-clockwork-knight-adventure

News and NO LA Comic Con report

Shintaro Kago artbook

Heavy Metal #2 (2025) Many contributors
https://shop.heavymetal.com/collections/all

Escape #1 by Rick Remender and Daniel Acuna (Image)
https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/escape-1

Shout-outs
Derek
Steve

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Andy tries to release his digital gremlins from their cages but only finds Phil, Kevin, and Steve in Autumn chill season.

Dark Book ’98 – A Special Wizard Publication (The Ultimate Preview To 1998’s Hottest Villains)

Long Beach Comicon 2025 con men adventures
https://longbeachcomiccon.com/

Sixth Gun Omnibus by Cullen Bunn, Brian Hurtt, Tyler Crook, Brian Churilla (Oni Press)
https://www.onipress.com/titles/project-one-f5w4d-233sh-b4xjt-w86p5-mdgml-h9cb9-rwa6z

Star Trek: The Lost Starship by Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing, Adrián Bonilla, Heather Moore (IDW)
https://aiptcomics.com/2025/06/17/idw-star-trek-the-last-starship/

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Casey Jones #1 by Alex Paknadel, Amancay Nahuelpan (IDW)
https://idwpublishing.com/products/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-casey-jones-1-idw-foil-exclusive

Savage Dragon #275 by Erik Larsen (Image)
https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/savage-dragon-275

Kit Carter, Galactic Ranger: Planet Doom by Aaron Lopresti (Empire Comics)
https://store.aaronlopresti.com/products/kit-carter-planet-doom-graphic-novel-softcover-edition

Fan Expo Canada 2025 con men adventures
https://fanexpohq.com/fanexpocanada/

Cosmic Detective OGN by Matt Kindt, Jeff Lemire, David Rubín (Image)
https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/cosmic-detective-ogn-tp-3

Shout Outs
Derek

Enjoy! Twitter: @indiecomicbookn, Bluesky: @marvelicbnoise.bsky.social

Andy, Steve, Phil, and Kevin are trapped on an island….

News (that is now history) and a correction to Indie 588 which leads to more GI Joe talk

Archie chatter

Vanishing Point – Screams by Juan Doe and Mark Russell (Mad Cave)
https://madcavestudios.com/product/vanishing-point-screams/

Mega Man X Timelines #1 By Edwin Huang and Daniel Arseneault (UDON)
https://store.udonentertainment.com/products/mega-man-x-timelines-1-cvr-a-edwin-huang

GI Joe #1-9 by Joshua Williamson, Tom Reilly (1-6), Jordie Bellaire (1-6), Andrea Milana (7-9), Lee Loughridge (7-9) (Image)
https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/gi-joe-1

Wally Wood Sketchbook by Wally Wood (2000 Vanguard)

A Drifting Anchor and Wandering Spectranaut by Fums

https://ko-fi.com/s/6cb203e7c1

Void Rivals #17-21 by Robert Kirkman, Lorenzo De Felici, Patriciu Delpeche, Conor Hughes (Image)
https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/void-rivals-17

Invicible talk

Out of Alcatraz #1-5 By Tyler Crooks and Christopher Cantwell (Oni Press)
https://www.onipress.com/news/dn37kv7un9dmyy0l9ugkflx1jdi2au

Shout Outs
Derek

Enjoy! Twitter: @indiecomicbookn, Bluesky: @marvelicbnoise.bsky.social

Andy, Kevin, and Phil are here digging for news in the couch cushions and solving mysteries along the way.

News

New Criminal: The Knives by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips from Image
https://imagecomics.com/press-releases/ed-brubaker-sean-phillips-introduce-first-new-criminal-story-in-nearly-five-years-the-knives-on-shelves-this-september

Return of Die series with Die: Loaded by Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans coming from Image
https://imagecomics.com/press-releases/roll-for-initiative-die-returns-with-a-new-campaign-from-kieron-gillen-stephanie-hans-this-november

Kickstarters

Harbinger Classic Omnibus. Finished but funded. Some campaigns allow late pledges
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/alienbooks/valiant-comics-harbinger-classic-hardcover-omnibus

Atomic Robo
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tesladyne/peril-of-prometheus?ref=section-homepage-view-more-discovery-p1

Spider-man Newspaper collection
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cloverpress/the-amazing-spider-man-classic-newspaper-strips

American Reaper
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/patmills/american-reaper-book-one

J. Scott Campbell’s Danger Girl Artist Edition
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/skyboundent/j-scott-campbells-danger-girl-artists-edition

Phil’s Portuguese Dogman resolved

Internal Affairs (Director’s Cut) by Pat Crotty (Peow)

Tramps of the Apocalypse #1 by Alice Darrow, Hugo Blanc, Frank Cvetkovic (Dark Horse)

https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3016-293/Tramps-of-the-Apocalypse-1

Follow along as the gang unravels the mystery in real time.

Shout Outs
Derek
Super Steve

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This week Phil is fighting the Wendigo so Kevin, Steve, and Andy solider on without him.

The IGN Humble Bundle (NOT IDW)
https://www.humblebundle.com/books/ign-sdcc-massive-comics-bundle-books

Black Mask gets movie adaptions

Love Me: A Romance Series by Francesca Perillo, Stefano Cardoselli, Lorenzo Scaramella, Buddy Beaudoin #1-3 (Mad Cave Studios)
https://madcavestudios.com/series/love-me-a-romance-story

Long Cold Winter by Francesca Perillo, Stefano Cardoselli, Lorenzo Scaramella, Buddy Beaudoin #1-4 (Mad Cave Studios)
https://madcavestudios.com/product-category/madcave-series/long-cold-winter

Cthulhu Invades Fairytales Anthology with many, many creators from Orange Cone Productions.
New volume on Kickstarter: Cthulhu Invades Fairy Tales – GRIMM FATES
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/orangecone/cthulhu-invades-fairy-tales-grimm-tales

Megaman Timelines #1 by Tavis Maiden, Kenny Ruiz (Udon)
https://store.udonentertainment.com/blogs/news/new-classic-mega-man-comics-from-udon

Dr. Werthless by Eric Powell, Harold Schechter (Albatross Books/Dark Horse)
https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/3012-934/Dr-Werthless-HC

Bloodshot (A Valiant Universe Novel) by Fred Van Lente (Blackstone Publishing) – not a comic book
https://www.blackstonepublishing.com/products/book-g3fa

Jim Aparo shout out!!!!

Planet Death #0-1 by Derek Kolstad, Robert Venditti, Tomas Giorello, Dave Stewart, Sunny Gho (Bad Idea)
https://www.badideacorp.com/news/

Wally Wood Book of the Week: The World of Wood #1-5 by Wally Wood (Eclipse) From the 80s.

Andy dips his toes in Ghost Machine – Sisterhood, A Hyde Street Story (Image)

Shout-outs
Derek
Phil

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Andy is a rambling man and apparently doesn’t know anything but with Phil and Kevin, we go about our business which means it’s finally about time for a con men segment.

Old Guard (Netflix, Image Comics)

Drifting Classroom by Kazuo Umezu (Viz Media)
https://www.viz.com/vizmanga/chapters/drifting-classroom-perfect-edition

Kevin talks TCAF

Shudder #23 by Nik Poliwko, Reno Maniquis, Rodel Noora, Mikael Bergkvist, Mansyur Daman, Don Glut, Bambos Georgriou, J.W. Ford, Artie Goodwin (Warrant Publishing)
https://shuddermagazine.com/

Kevin travels abroad

Shout Outs
Steve
Derek

More manga mayhem or has this description been cooked? With Steve, Andy, and Phil.

Phil’s Manga Retrospective

Dark Pyramid #1-4 by Paul Tobin, PJ Holden, Sara Colella, Taylor Esposito (Mad Cave)
https://madcavestudios.com/product/dark-pyramid-issue-1/

Teaser for Drifting Classroom by Kazuo Umezu (Viz Media) – Andy hasn’t finished it yet so will have official review later.
https://www.viz.com/drifting-classroom

Where Monsters Lie Cull De Sac #1-4 by Kyle Starks, Piotr Kowalski, Vladimir Popov, Joshua Reed (Dark Horse)
https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3013-963/Where-Monsters-Lie-CULL-DE-SAC-1

Zootopia #3 by Jeff Parker, Alessandro Ranaldi, Dearbhla Kelly, Jeff Eckleberry (Dynamite)
https://www.dynamite.com/disney/viewProduct.html?PRO=C72513035159303011

Herculoid variant covers by Joseph Michael Linsner (Dynamite)

Vampirella Master Series TPB #1 (collecting Vampirella Monthly from 1997) by Mark Millar, Grant Morrison, Amanda Connor, Jimmy Palmiotti, Steven Grant, Louis Small Jr., Rob Stull, Gary Martin, Jonathan D. Smith, Rueben Rude

Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan, Chuck Dixon, Chase Conley, Nichola Chapuis (Dynamite). Andy only read a handful of the books from the humble bundle

Wally Wood Book of the Week: Woodwork by Wally Wood (IDW)
https://previewsworld.com/Catalog/JUL120375

Shout Outs
Derek
Kevin

Enjoy! Twitter: @indiecomicbookn, Bluesky: @marvelicbnoise.bsky.social

Andy, Phil, and Steve are here To talk about all those things that don’t involve the Wendigo. We overcome some audio troubles. Apologies in advance.

Ax Wielder Jon by Nick Pitarra (Karoshi Comics – originally via Zoop)
https://zoop.gg/store/ax-wielder-jon-hardcover

Blazing Combat Collection from Fantagraphics reprinting all four issues of the Warren Magazine of the same name. Anthology magazine with all the top notch names you would expect
https://www.fantagraphics.com/products/blazing-combat-hardback

Dandadan by Yukinobu Tatsu (Viz)
https://www.viz.com/shonenjump/chapters/dandadan

Savage Dragon talk

SHA Book 1: The Shadow One by Pat Mills and Olivier Ledroit (Millsverse – originally via Kickstarter)
Not sure how you get this copy now. Heavy Metal did an older trade that collected all the issues currently retailing for about $70 but I would suggest waiting on this one. Hoping he gets his store back online.

Wally Wood Book of the Week: Sally Forth by Wally Wood (Eros/Fantagraphics)

Gamemasters: The Comic Book Hisory of Roleplaying Games by Fred Van Lente, Tom Fowler, Bill Crabtree (Clover Press – originally via Kickstarter)
https://cloverpress.us/products/gamemasters-the-comic-book-history-of-roleplaying-games

Let This One Be A Devil by James Tynion IV, Steve Foxe, Piotr Kowalski, Brad Simpson (Dark Horse)
https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/3013-557/Let-This-One-Be-a-Devil-1

Steve Rude’s 2025 Sketchbook
https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/steve-rude-the-dude/2025skb

Ice Cream Man #43 by many contributors. One page horror story anthology issue. (Image)
https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/ice-cream-man-43

Shout-outs
Derek
WWXKEV

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Summer breeze season is here with the manga episode? The episode Phil willed into existence with Kevin, Andy, and Steve.

Space Battleship Yamato: The Classic Collection by Leiji Matsumoto (Seven Seas 2019)
https://sevenseasentertainment.com/series/space-battleship-yamato-the-classic-collection/

Talk about the property in general, adaptions, sequels, etc.

Spoilers for Halloween episode

Kaiju No 8 by Naoya Matsumoto (Viz)
https://www.viz.com/shonenjump/chapters/kaiju-no-8

Versus by ONE, Kyoutarou Azuma and bose (Kodansha)
https://kodansha.us/series/versus/

LA Strong: A charity comic for the victims of the Los Angeles Fires by many creators (Mad Cave). See link below for images and list of creators

https://madcavestudios.com/la-strong-mad-cave-announces-creative-lineup-for-la-fire-relief-anthology/

Heavy Metal is out on this newsstand
https://shop.heavymetal.com/pages/subscriptions

Wally Wood Book of the Week:
Cons De Fee: The Erotic Art of Wallace Wood by Wally Wood (Fantagraphics)
https://www.fantagraphics.com/products/cons-de-fee-the-erotic-art-of-wallace-wood

Shout Outs
Derek

Enjoy! Twitter: @indiecomicbookn, Bluesky: @marvelicbnoise.bsky.social