Joe Talks Comics

This week, Joe talks with cartoonist Peejalien about the first two issues of Karrot Can't Sleep, their queer coming age of comic "about being the worst kind of person... an art student. There's also monsters and vampires. You'll love it."

I can attest to that last bit, having read and enjoyed the first issue!

The campaign for the first two issues is live on Kickstarter at kickstarter.com/projects/dontfoldpress/karrot-cant-sleep-1-2. Please go support it if you can, as projects like this won't happen without your support. It's vital to their success.

You can find Peejalien on ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠Bluesky⁠ @peejalien, and on their website at ⁠peejalien.com⁠

You can find Don't Fold Press on ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠Bluesky⁠ @dontfoldpress

You can find Joe on Blue Sky ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@joetalkscomics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and on the League of Comic Geeks ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@joelovescomics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Episode 158.

This week, Joe talks with horror cartoonist Frederik Hornung about Star Ghoul, his pulpy retro-style 32 page sci-fi comic!

Inspired by Jack Kirby's New Gods, Smiling Friends, Marvel Cosmic, Samurai Jack and more, Star Ghoul is a sci-fi comedy horror webcomic strip published weekly on Instagram that aims to capture the pulp fun of old-school newspaper comic strips, and it's now available as a physical comic collecting 20 of his best adventures so far!

The campaign is live on Kickstarter until 24th June at kickstarter.com/projects/986460534/star-ghoul-issue-1. Please go support it if you can, as projects like this won't happen without your support. It's vital to their success.

You can find Frederik Hornung and his incredible artwork on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠ @frederikhornung, and on his website at ⁠frederikhornung.com⁠⁠, where you can also find previews of the stories collected in this first physical issue of Star Ghoul.

You can find Joe on Blue Sky ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@joetalkscomics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and on the League of Comic Geeks ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@joelovescomics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Episode 157.

This week I had the pleasure of once again talking with Brad and Lisa Gullickson, the hosts of Comic Book Couples Counselling Podcast, one of my favourite shows around.

We had a great conversation all about the many aspects of comic books, online and in-person communities, reading, collecting, podcasting and even parasocial relationships, so I hope you enjoy!

You can find Brad and Lisa through all their Comic Book Couples Counseling coverage across the internet at comicbookcouplescounseling.com and on YouTube @comicbookcouplescounseling, where you can find latest episodes of their series, "The Stacks", and watch your favourite creators pick out their favourite books!

You can find the show on Blue Sky ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@JoeTalksComics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

You can also find Joe on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@JoeLovesComics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, you can email the show at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Episode 156.

This week, Joe talks with indie comic creator Eric Williamson about Miscreant Anthology, a 700 page black and white tome of comics, art, fiction, poetry and photography, bringing together 175+ creators in one of the largest creator-driven indie anthologies of its kind ever assembled.

Eric is a great friend and a fellow member of the League of Comic Geeks community, so I hope this conversation piques your interest in this book and his work in general. He has been on the podcast twice before discussing his previous Kickstarters, so it was awesome to talk about his latest project.

Miscreant Anthology is live on Kickstarter at ⁠kickstarter.com/projects/miscreantmedia/miscreantanthology⁠. Please go support it if you can, as projects like this won't happen without your support. It's vital to their success.

You can find Eric Williamson across the internet through ⁠⁠linktr.ee/ericwilliamson⁠⁠⁠.

You can find the show on Blue Sky ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@JoeTalksComics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

You can also find Joe on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@JoeLovesComics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, you can email the show at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Episode 155.

This week, Joe talks with debut comic writer Chris Yates about the Kickstarter campaign for Marcus Walker: Kingslayer Protocol, drawn by Simone Ragazzoni.

This was a really nice, fun and chill conversation about the comic, the creative process, what we're reading at the moment, and the wider comic industry around the globe!

Marcus Walker: Kingslayer Protocol is described as a kinetic science fiction drama with manga inspired Kaiju vs Mech action for fans of Ultraman: Rising, Big Hero 6 & Power Rangers.

The campaign is live on Kickstarter until 2nd April at kickstarter.com/projects/crushyourgoals/marcus-walker-kingslayer-protocol-a-kinetic-sci-fi-comic⁠. Please go support it if you can, as projects like this won't happen without your support. It's vital to their success.

You can find Chris Yates on Instagram and Blue Sky @cyg47

You can find Joe on Blue Sky ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@joetalkscomics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and on the League of Comic Geeks ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@joelovescomics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, you can email the show at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Episode 154.

This week, Joe talks with writer Aubrey Sitterson about Free Planet, the geopolitical space opera drawn by Jed Dougherty and published by Image Comics.

This is one of my favourite series at the moment, so I always highly recommend it! The first trade, collecting the first six issues, came out in November last year, and the second arc began last month, starting with #9.

This book needs and deserves all the support it can get, so please check it out, if you're interested!

You can find Aubrey Sitterson across the internet @aubreysitterson, and on his Substack at aubreysitterson.substack.com

You can find Joe on Blue Sky ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@joetalkscomics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and on the League of Comic Geeks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @joelovescomics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Episode 153.

This week, Joe talks with writer/artist Dave Chisholm about his new Mad Cave Studios launch, "Is Ted OK?"!

Is Ted OK? #1 releases on February 25th, the day this episode goes live. If you read the first issue and enjoy it, make sure to ask your local comic shop to pre-order the upcoming issues for you, as pre-orders are essential to the success of a comic like this.

I read the first three issues before talking with Dave, and I really enjoyed them, so I would highly recommend!

You can find Dave Chisholm across the internet on his website at davechisholmmusic.com and on Instagram @thedavechisholm

You can find Joe on Blue Sky ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@joetalkscomics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and on the League of Comic Geeks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @joelovescomics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Episode 152.

This week, Joe talks with his friend Glenn about the potential future of Doctor Who and the recent spin-off, The War Between the Land and the Sea.

This is a full spoilers conversation, so please keep that in mind if you're not caught up on the show!

You can find Glenn Matchett on Blue Sky ⁠⁠⁠@glennmatchett⁠⁠⁠

You can find Joe on Blue Sky ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@joetalkscomics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and on the League of Comic Geeks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @joelovescomics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Episode 151.

This week, Joe invites his friends PJ (Don't Fold Press) and Frederik Hornung (Seconds to Midnight, Hello Darkness) onto the podcast to celebrate all the Best Movies of 2025!

What were your favourite movies of the year? Let us know!

This also happens to be Episode 150 of the podcast, which is awesome! What a ride it has been. Thank you to everyone who has continued to support the podcast over the past few years, I really appreciate it!

You can find the rest of my "2025 Ranked" list over on Letterboxd @joelovesfilms

You can find Frederik Hornung on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠ @frederikhornung, and on his website at ⁠⁠frederikhornung.com⁠⁠⁠

You can find PJ on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠ @peejalien and Don't Fold Press on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠ @dontfoldpress

You can find Joe on Blue Sky ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@joetalkscomics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and on the League of Comic Geeks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @joelovescomics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, you can email the show at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Episode 150!

This week, Joe invites his friends Dom of X, Gianni ("BIFF! BAM! POW!" Podcast) and PJ (Don't Fold Press) onto the podcast to celebrate all the Best Comics of 2025!

What were some of your favourite comics of the year? Let us know!

You can find Dom on YouTube at @DomofXStudio

You can find Gianni and his podcast across at the internet at linktr.ee/biffbampowpod

You can find PJ on ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠Bluesky⁠ @peejalien and Don't Fold Press on ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠Bluesky⁠ @dontfoldpress

You can find Joe on Blue Sky ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@joetalkscomics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and on the League of Comic Geeks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @joelovescomics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Episode 149.