Indie Comic Book Noise

Phil and Andy catch up. Bonus segment with Kevin talking about Fan Expo Canada

The last of the catch-up episodes. Phil, Steve and Andy do a roundtable of recent reads

Recorded in June 2026, the boys are catching up on Invincible, Francesco Francavilla's latest, Millar World, Mask #1, Buzzkill from Dark Horse. Kevin regales of tales of Toronto Comic Art Expo 2026 (TCAF)

As Andy says on episode 601, "maybe alive, sort of", Recorded way back in May of the year 2026 with Kevin, Phil, Steve and Andy but not all together. Black Arms to Hold You Up: A History Of Black Resistance! Tigress Island! Conan the Barbarian #26-28! GI Joe A Real American Hero Sssilent Missions Crimson Guard #1! COSMICAT: Lefe. Death. Rebrith! Babs! Skinbreaker! More!

Everyone is here as we make our way to the castle for the riveting, epic, titanic, colossal giant-sized episode 600! aka hitting that Milestone with Andy talking too much.

Comic Shop News

Image to unveil new Energon title: M.A.S.K. which derails into toy talk for too long

News – Concrete returns and more Substack comics coming to print at Dark Horse

International comic purchasing

Conan the Barbarian #25 by Alex Horley and Jim Zub (Titan)
https://titan-comics.com/c/2323-conan-the-barbarian/

Titan’s Savage Sword of Conan talk

Invincible Universe Battle Beast by Ryan Ottley and Robert Kirkman (Image)
https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/invincible-universe-battle-beast-1

The Muppets Noir #1 by Roger Langridge, Dearbhla Kelly (Dynamite)
https://www.dynamite.com/htmlfiles/interviews.html?showinterview=IN11252510734

Wally Wood Book of the Week – The Complete Witzend Vol 1 (collects issues 1-7) by Wally Wood, Al Williamson, Archie Goodwin, Ralph Reese, Frank Frazetta, Reed Crandall, Steve Ditko, Gray Morrow, Harvey Kurtzman, Vaughn Bode and more (Fantagraphics). Stay tuned for Volume 2
https://blog.fantagraphics.com/witzend-by-wallace-wood-and-various-artists-videophoto-slideshow-preview/

Death Fight Forever #1 by Andrew MacLean, Alexis Ziritt (Image) whic leads to video game talk and movieTV adaption talk
https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/death-fight-forever-1-of-5

Spawn the Dark Ages (vol 2) #1-3 by Liam Sharp (Image)
https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/spawn-the-dark-ages-1-of-6

Where do you buy Digital Comics now?

Mind Mgmt Vol 1-6 and Kickstarter of the Read along comic and audio by Matt Kindt (Dark Horse)
https://www.darkhorse.com/books/3001-455/mind-mgmt-omnibus-part-1-tpb/

Phil gets into the Humble Bundles. Massive Verse comics one, Fallout Tabletop bundle
Humblebundle.com

Hellraiser Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/boom-studios/hellraiser-leviathans-library

MegaMan X by Daniel Arseneault, Hanzo Steinbach (Udon)
https://store.udonentertainment.com/collections/mega-man/products/mega-man-x-0-cvr-a-jeffrey-chamba-cruz-copy

Shout Outs
Derek

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

The edge of episode 600 with Phil, Andy, and Kevin as they navigate through the superflow.

GWAR In the Duoverse of Absurdity by Michael Derks, Matt Maguire, Shane Patrick White, Andy MacDonald (Slave Pit Inc and/or Z2 comics)
https://gwar.net/collections/comics/products/gwar-in-the-duoverse-of-absurdity-hardcover

Phil restarted on Zenoscope including the new reboot Grim Fairy Tales Vol 3 and the big crossover – DC K.O. Boss Battle #1.

Powers 25 #1 by Brian Michael Bendis, Michael Avon Oeming, Nick Filardi, Josua Reed (Dark Horse Comics)
https://www.darkhorse.com/comics/3017-240/powers-25-1/

Shout-outs
Steve
Derek

We’re Out of Order again on the edge of the road to 600 with Steve, Andy, Kevin, and Phil. Maybe they can put things back in order.

Comic Shop News – Team America comic told in parts

Drome by Jesse Lonergan (23rd Street books)
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250386939/drome/

Wyrd The Reluctant Warrior #1-6 by Jim Starlin (SLG)
(It was collected into a TPB by SLG in 2000

Bloodsquad Seven by Joe Casey and Paul Fry (Image)
https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/blood-squad-seven-1

Local Man by Tony Fleecs and Tim Seeley (Image)
https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/local-man

Image Shared Universe Talk

EYRIE #6 by Mike Hoffman
https://mikehoffman.com/ols/products/eyrie-magazine-number-5

Giant Size Criminal #1 by Sean Phillips and Ed Brubaker (Image)
https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/giant-size-criminal-1

Wraith of God #3 by Aaron Lopresti
https://store.aaronlopresti.com/products/wraith-of-god-3-fear-hollow-cover-a-copy

Good Devils don’t play fair with evil #1 by David Brothers and Nick Dragotta (Image)
https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/good-devils-dont-play-fair-with-evil-1

Shout Outs
Derek

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

Red skies threaten as Phil, Steve, Kevin, and Andy are here to steer the ICBN ship through the super flow.

Assorted News, publisher websites, and Andy not finding anything worthwhile to buy on a certain week

Twilight Zone #2 by Tom Scioli (IDW)

Wally Wood book of the week: The Spawn of Venus & other stories (Fantagraphics)
https://www.fantagraphics.com/products/spawn-of-venus-and-other-stories

Fabulous Freak Brothers collections & Omnibus talk
https://www.fantagraphics.com/collections/shop?q=Fabalous+Freak+Brothers

Comic Grading/condition talk

Assorted Crisis Events #8 by Deniz Camp, Eric Zawadzki (Image)
https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/assorted-crisis-events-8

The Savage Sword of Conan Vol. 18 by Charles Dixon, Doug Murray, Larry Yakata, Michael Docherty, Ernie Chan (Dark Horse)
https://www.darkhorse.com/books/25-252/savage-sword-of-conan-volume-18-tpb/

Love Everlasting Vol. 3 by Tom King, Elsa Charretier, Matt Hollingsworth (Image)
https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/love-everlasting-tp-vol-3

X-O Manowar #1 (2025) by Steve Orlando, Guillermo Fajardo, Lautaro Ftuli (Valiant/Alien Books/IDW)
https://www.alienbooks.com/valiant-beyond-the-xo-manowar

Back Issue Magazine #162 – TwoMorrows (Back Issue goes MAD)
https://twomorrows.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1836

Shout Outs
Derek

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

A “lost episode” from early December 2025 with Kevin, Steve, Phil, and Andy

Behemoth #1-4 by Grant Sputore, Ryan Eagle, Jay Martin, Frank Cvetkovic (Dark Horse)
https://www.darkhorse.com/books/3010-029/behemoth-tpb/

Save Now by Matt Kindt and Tomas Giorello (Bad Idea)

Thanksgiving (one shot) by Mark Russell, Mauricet (Ahoy)
https://comicsahoy.com/comics/thanksgiving-one-shot

I saw Santa A Spawn Universe Christmas Story #1 by Andrew Sanders, Chris Killian and Thomas Nachlik (Image)
https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/i-saw-santa-a-spawn-universe-christmas-story-1-of-2

Wally Wood Book of the Week: Wally Wood Christmas Book By Wally Wood (Vanguard Press)

Japanese Magazine Ultra Jump purchased by Kevin with bagged One-Punch Man illustration book.

Peter Cannon Thunderbolt by Fred Van Lente, Jonathan Lau, Andrew Dalhouse (Dynamite)
https://www.dynamite.com/htmlfiles/viewProduct.html?PRO=C72513036049601011

Shout-outs
Derek

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

As Super Steve fights off Krampus, Kevin, Andy, and Phil are here for an everyday, regular episode…we think.

Andy tries to sneak in some comics of the DC variety then brings us all the comic shop news.

It’s the time of the year where Kevin feels like a fraud when he sees the best of comic lists with the indie comix he hasn’t read.

Crimson Fall: Lambs of God by Derek Laufman
https://www.dereklaufman.com/books/crimsonfalllambsofgod-d6d6r

Castlevania tangent
https://castlevania.fandom.com/wiki/Castlevania_(home_computer)

Old Man Noise

Is Phil trying to steal Steve’s bit with the Wally Wood book of the month?

Phil teases Blood Squad Seven by Joe Casey and Paul Fry, Local Man by Tim Seely and Tony Fleecs, Capes Reprint (Image)

Youngblood (2025) #1 by Rob Liefeld (Image)
https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/youngblood-op

CALA – Comic Arts Los Angeles 2025 con men adventures
https://www.comicartsla.com/

H.P. Lovecraft comic adaptions

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #13 by Gene Luen Yang, Freddie E. Williams II (IDW)
https://idwpublishing.com/products/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-13-idw-exclusive?variant=52960416563564

Shout Outs
Derek
Super Steve

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