Joe Talks Comics

This week, Joe gives his Top 5 picks from the February 2026 comics solicitations for Marvel, DC, Image, Boom! Studios, Dark Horse, IDW, Mad Cave Studios, and Oni Press.

He also gives his honourable mentions for this month.

You can find the February 2026 comics solicitations for all publishers mentioned at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ comicreleases.com/category/solicitations/2026/2026-02/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, where you can find all the comics coming out that month.

Timestamps:

00:00:00 Intro

00:01:18 My Top 5 Picks

00:14:33 Honourable Mentions

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Episode 148.

This week, Joe shares 17 (!) interviews (yes, you read that right!) that he recorded directly from an awesome array of epic comic creators, during the amazing weekend of Thought Bubble Comic Convention 2025, in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.

He also briefly discusses his experience with meeting creators and podcasting at the convention for the second time (and third time at Thought Bubble overall).

MASSIVE THANK YOU to all the creators who chatted to Joe for this episode and were so kind and generous with their time, and of course all the amazing Thought Bubble volunteers who helped make another incredible convention weekend possible!

Make sure to check out the exciting work of all the creators that contributed to this massive Thought Bubble celebration episode!

Timestamps:

00:00:00 Intro

00:06:08 Luigi Formisano

00:13:37 Stephanie Hans

00:22:42 John Pearson

00:30:40 Kieron Gillen

00:53:39 Jock

01:02:28 Ram V and Evan Cagle

01:18:20 Jacob Phillips

01:25:46 Simon Spurrier

01:36:32 Michael Schwartz

01:43:35 Pye Parr (with a cameo from Rob Williams)

01:56:30 Frederik Hornung

02:08:25 Christof Bogacs and Beck Kubrick

02:29:53 Dennis Menheere

02:38:07 Erica D'Urso

02:45:12 John Lees

03:00:51 Al Ewing

03:07:31 Caspar Wijngaard

03:13:13 Outro

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Episode 147.

This week, Joe gives his Top 5 picks from the January 2026 comics solicitations for Marvel, DC, Image, Boom! Studios, Dark Horse, IDW, Mad Cave Studios, and Oni Press.

He also gives his honourable mentions for this month.

You can find the January 2026 comics solicitations for all publishers mentioned at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ comicreleases.com/category/solicitations/2026/2026-01/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, where you can find all the comics coming out that month.

Timestamps:

00:00:00 Intro

00:01:35 My Top 5 Picks

00:10:31 Honourable Mentions

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 146.

This week, Joe talks with his friend Glenn about the best indie comics for big two readers.

These are comics from publishers like Image, Boom! Studios and Dark Horse that would be good gateway series for readers who have primarily read comics from Marvel and DC.

It also sparked an interesting conversation about accessibility in comics, and how intimidating it can be to venture out beyond the "big two" comic publishers.

Timestamps:

00:00:00 Intro

00:03:28 Our Criteria and Overall Reasoning

00:12:39 Our First Experiences with Indie Comics

00:33:23 Invincible

00:43:01 Alienated

00:47:46 Irredeemable

00:51:07 Black Science

00:58:49 Black Hammer

01:07:44 Home Sick Pilots

01:15:44 Something is Killing the Children

01:25:03 Paper Girls

01:32:01 The Walking Dead

01:44:05 Minor Threats

01:47:28 Final Thoughts

01:57:58 Outro

You can find Glenn Matchett on Blue Sky ⁠⁠⁠@glennmatchett⁠⁠⁠

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Episode 145.

This week, Joe talks with the creative trio of Christof Bogacs (co-writer), David Hazan (co-writer) and Phil Appley (artist) about the first three issues of their horrific sci-fi thriller, Requiem.

I loved the first two issues of Requiem, described as a sci-fi horror murder mystery for fans of Alien: Earth, The Expanse, Dead Space and Event Horizon, and I'm excited to see where it goes next. Christof, David and Phil are great creators that have collectively worked across DC, Image, Boom!, Oni, Mad Cave and more, including various Kickstarter projects, and I really hope that this series gets to continue.

The campaign for Requiem #1-3 is live on Kickstarter until 6th November at kickstarter.com/projects/christofbogacs/requiem-1-3-hard-sci-fi-collides-with-psychological-horror. Requiem really needs and deserves your support, so please go back the campaign if you can. Projects like this won't happen without your support. It's vital to their success.

You can find Christof Bogacs on Instagram and Blue Sky @christofbogacs and on his website at christofwritescomics.com

You can find David Hazan on Instagram @davidthazan and on Blue Sky @davidhazan and on his website at davidhazan.com

You can find Phil Appley on Instagram and Blue Sky @philthepage

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Episode 144.

This week, Joe talks with horror cartoonist Frederik Hornung about Seconds to Midnight: Book One, his new retro pulp horror anthology.

This was a really fun, seasonally appropriate conversation talking about the creepy themes and influences of the book and the various unsettling stories involved. We also discuss some of our favourite horror movies, and how they relate back to Seconds to Midnight.

The campaign is live on Kickstarter until 2nd November at kickstarter.com/projects/986460534/seconds-to-midnight-book-one-a-retro-horror-anthology. 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. This is where you can also find previews of some of the stories presented in this first full-length Seconds to Midnight issue.

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Episode 143.

This week, Joe gives his Top 5 picks from the December 2025 comics solicitations for Marvel, DC, Image, Boom! Studios, Dark Horse, IDW, Mad Cave Studios, and Oni Press.

He also gives his honourable mentions for this month.

You can find the December 2025 comics solicitations for all publishers mentioned at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ comicreleases.com/category/solicitations/2025/2025-12/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, where you can find all the comics coming out that month.

Timestamps:

00:00:00 Intro

00:02:15 My Top 5 Picks

00:17:32 Honourable Mentions

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 142.

This week, Joe talks with writer John Lees about his new "offbeat romcom/creature-feature mashup" comic, Orla!

Orla! #1 releases on August 6th, with final order cut-off on July 14th (the last day that a comic shop can be guaranteed a copy), so make sure to order it with your local comic shop if you're interested!

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.

Orla! is written by John Lees, drawn by Sally Cantirino, colored by Dearbhla Kelly, lettered by Lucas Gattoni and published by Mad Cave Studios.

You can find John Lees on Instagram @johnlees927, on BlueSky @johnlees, and on his website at johnleescomics.com

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Episode 141.

This week, Joe talks with his friend Glenn about the latest season of Doctor Who.

Doctor Who Season 2 (2025) aired from the 12th April to the 31st May. It starred Ncuti Gatwa, Varada Sethu and more.

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

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Episode 140.

This week, Joe talks with comic creator Peejalien about Don't Fold Presents: Something Alien Anthology, the first Kickstarter campaign from their new indie publisher, Don't Fold Press.

The mission of Don't Fold Press is to promote the "creation of Capital C Comics ... that can only be a comic ... [and] leans into the artform", which immediately caught my attention, and I hope it excites you as well!

The "Something Alien" anthology contains stories with a wide variety of perspectives, tones and genres that shows, well, "Something Alien", from a stunning line-up of new, fresh talent that you don't want to miss out on.

The campaign is live on Kickstarter until 27th July at kickstarter.com/projects/dontfoldpress/dont-fold-presents-something-alien-anthology⁠⁠. 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

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Episode 139.