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

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

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

With the Rabbit on vacation it’s only Phil, Steve, and Kevin running the asylum.

Cars at Cons? Yay or Nay?

Free For All by (Oni Press) by Patrick Horvath
https://www.onipress.com/news/1h59q9y28czsbo2sy6m9jh6y18p3wh

Exquisite Corpses by James Tynion IV, Michael Walsh, Jordie Bellaire (Image)
https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/exquisite-corpses-1

Sky Masters of the Space Force – The Complete Dailies by Jack Kirby, Dick and Dave Wood, Wallace Wood, Dick Ayers (Hermes Press)
https://hermes-press.myshopify.com/en-ca/products/sky-masters-of-the-space-force-the-complete-dailies-1958-1961

Youngblood deluxe by Rob Liefeld (Image)
https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/youngblood-deluxe-1

Fatcop (Fantagraphics)
https://www.fantagraphics.com/products/fat-cop

Blackstar by Ricardo Barreiro, Juan Giménez (Alien books)
https://www.alienbooks.com/alien-books-black-star

Shout-outs
Derek
Steve

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

Skype-less, Andy, Kevin, and Phil see if they can still talk about comic books in this strange new world.

News aka commentary and Comic Shop News circular and FCBD
https://www.csnpress.com/comicshopnews

Dr. Who Archives Prisoners of Time Omnibus by Scott Tipton, David Tipton, Simon Fraser, Lee Sullivan, Philip Bond, John Ridgway, Kev Hopgood, Roger Langridge, David Messina, Giorgia Sposito, Elena Casagrande, Matthew Dow Smith. Covers by Francesco Francavilla (Titan Comics)
https://titan-comics.com/c/389-doctor-who-prisoners-of-time-omnibus/

Dark Horse Presents #36 Anthology (Dark Horse)

The Lake Erie Monster #6 by John G, Liz Valasco and Jake Kelly (Shiner Comics Group)
https://www.superscriptohio.com/products/lake-erie-monster-6
https://thelakeeriemonster.wordpress.com/
https://shinercomics.net/
https://lizvalasco.com/section/332045-Comics.html

The Finder #1 by Christos Gage, Tomas Giorello (Bad Idea)
https://impulsecreations.com/collections/bad-idea/products/the-finder-1

Shout-outs
Derek
Steve

All-New, All-Different, All-Retro? Andy, Kevin and Phil are here again for more nonsense.

News?

https://wefunder.com/backerkit

Assorted Crises Events #2 by Deniz Camp, Eric Zawadzki (Image)
https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/assorted-crisis-events

Scarlet Huntress Meets Mothman #1 Ashcan with WonderCon Exclusive cover by Stephanie Forney, Sean Forney, Zen (Savage Mind Comic Studio)
https://scarlethuntress.com/

Oblivion Song by Robert Kirkman, Lorenzo De Felici, Annalisa Leoni (Image – Skybound)
https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/oblivion-song-by-kirkman-de-felici-vol-1-tpb

Savage Dragon #83 by Erik Larsen (Image)

March 2001 Image title Quiz

Sesame Street #4 Joey Esposito, Sean Dove, Valentina Pinto, Shawn Lee (Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group)

Shout Outs
Derek
Steve

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

Back on Time except first review isn’t until 24 minutes in but Kevin, Andy, and Phil will get there eventually over a Metroid matter.

News, FCBD talk and digital comic talk

Bitter Root The Next Movement #1 (of 5) by Chuck Brown, David F. Walker, Sanford Greene (Image)
First Issue online for free if over 18
https://imagecomics.com/read/bitter-root-the-next-movement

Silent Missions series from Skybound/Image as part of the Energon Universe GI Joe Comic, the naming conventions for these are strange. Going to be five of them each featuring a different character.

Gi Joe A Real American Hero Beach Head #1 by Phil Hester, Travis Hymel, Lee Loughridge

GI Joe A Real American Hero Jinx #1 by Dani, Dan Watters, Brad Simpson

Nullhunter #1 (of 12) by Michael Walsh, Gustaffo Vargas (Image)
https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/nullhunter-1-of-12

The Vein #1 by David Le Compte, Jasen T. Davis, Hans Fink, Jenny Le Compte, Luis Santamarina (The Vein Comics Group)
www.theveincomic.com

Shout-outs
Derek
Steve

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

Andy, Phil, and Kevin are here in Moo Moo Meadows for another minisode.

Video Game Talk

News – speed round

History Comics; The Prohibition Era: America’s War on Alcohol by Jason Viola and Roger Langridge (First Second)
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250801449/historycomicstheprohibitionera/

Solomon Kane: The Serpent Ring #1 by Patrick Zircher (Heroic Signatures imprint of Titan Comics)
https://titan-comics.com/c/2236-solomon-kane-the-serpent-ring/

Charm City #1-2 by Josh Eiserike, Scott Van Domelen, Lorenzo Palombo, Josh Eiserike (Scout Comics)
https://www.scoutcomics.com/collections/charm-city

Printer plates for Scout Comics
https://www.scoutcomics.com/collections/charm-city/products/charm-city-1-cover-yellow-comic-printer-plate-pressworks

Robot Tod #1 by Farel Dalrymple (Floating World Comics)
https://floatingworldcomics.com/shop/comic-books/robot-tod-1-by-farel-dalrymple

Shout Outs
Derek
Steve

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

Andy Goofs Up so this is a Minisode with Phil.

Con Man – Wondercon 2025 Anaheim report

Slasher Royale #3 by Joseph Oliveira, Dominic Racho, Karla Aguilar (Afterlight comics)
https://www.afterlightcomics.com/product-page/slasher-royale-3

Fantasty High by Dimension 20 (Brennen Lee Mulligan, Emily Axford, Zac Oyama, Siobhan Thompson, Lou Wilson, Ally Beardsley, Brian Murphy) with art by Denaseey.
https://www.webtoons.com/en/comedy/fantasy-high/list?title_no=7686

Shout-outs
Derek
Steve
Kevin