Joe Talks Comics

This week, Joe gives his Top 5 picks from the April 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 April 2025 comics solicitations for all publishers mentioned at⁠⁠⁠ comicreleases.com/category/solicitations/2025/2025-04/⁠⁠⁠, where you can find all the comics coming out that month.

Timestamps:

00:00:00 Intro

00:02:03 My Top 5 Picks

00:16:03 Honorable 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 128.

This week, Joe talks with creators Joey Esposito and Andrea Schiavone about Shitkickers, their new indie comic currently being crowdfunded on Zoop.

You can back Shitkickers over on Zoop at⁠ zoop.gg/c/espositoschiavone⁠ until February 27th. Please go support it if you can, as indie comics like this won't happen without your support. It's vital to their success.

You can read the first issue for free over on GlobalComix at globalcomix.com/c/shitkickers, to see if it's for you before backing the campaign. I got to read the first two issues early and really enjoyed them, so I would highly recommend checking this out and supporting the campaign!

You can find Joey Esposito across the internet at linktr.ee/joeyesposito

You can find Andrea Schiavone across the internet at⁠ linktr.ee/captainitaly

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

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Episode 127.

This week, Joe talks with indie comic creator Bruno Catarino about his current Kickstarter campaign, Bereavement, described as a "36-page sci-fi murder mystery one-shot about loss, grief, and the human condition."

Bereavement is live on Kickstarter until February 20th at kickstarter.com/projects/redwulfcomics/bereavement-a-36-page-murder-mystery-sci-fi-one-shot. 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 Bruno Catarino across the internet through brunocatarino.com.

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 126.

If you had to pick your favourite comic, TV show, movie and music, what would you choose for each?

This week, Joe invites his boyfriend, Echo, back onto the podcast to discuss their answers to this question, in a special 125th episode spectacular to celebrate Joe's birthday this week!

Timestamps:

00:00:00 Intro

00:02:16 Prometheus: The Complete Fire and Stone

00:09:47 Alienated

00:16:38 The Clone Wars and The Bad Batch

00:31:42 The Simpsons

00:45:30 Smile

01:07:20 Blade Runner 2049

01:21:35 Echo's Favourite Songs

01:37:50 Joe Talks Taylor Swift

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 125.

This week, Joe and Mighty Lee's Comics start discussing the best "New to Me" comics they read last year!

This is only Part 1, so make sure to stay tuned for more if you enjoyed listening to this!

You can find Mighty Lee's Comics on Instagram ⁠⁠@mightyleescomics⁠

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 124.

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

He also gives his honourable mentions for this month.

You can find the March 2025 comics solicitations for all publishers mentioned at ⁠⁠comicreleases.com/category/solicitations/2025/2025-03/⁠⁠, where you can find all the comics coming out that month.

Timestamps:

00:00:00 Intro

00:02:13 My Top 5 Picks

00:17:45 Honorable 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]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, and rate and review it 5 stars, I would really appreciate it.

Episode 123.

This week, Joe talks with indie comic creator Eric Williamson about When We Were the Voyage, described as a "200-page sci-fi horror graphic novel featuring immersive, unyielding storytelling and stunning, iconic art."

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 was also on the podcast earlier in the year, talking about his previous Kickstarter, so it was awesome to discuss his latest project.

When We Were the Voyage is live on Kickstarter at kickstarter.com/projects/miscreantmedia/when-we-were-the-voyage. 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 122.

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

He also gives his honourable mentions for this month.

You can find the February 2025 comics solicitations for all publishers mentioned at ⁠⁠comicreleases.com/category/solicitations/2025/2025-02/⁠⁠, where you can find all the comics coming out that month.

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]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, and rate and review it 5 stars, I would really appreciate it.

Episode 121.

This week, Joe celebrates this year's Thought Bubble Comic Convention by sharing several interviews and messages from popular creators he talked to at the event.

He also talks about his experience of the event in general, including what it was like to promote the podcast at the event for the first time, what he learnt, what he enjoyed, how it compared to last year's convention, and what he wants to keep in mind for next year.

Thank you SO much to Chip Zdarsky, Christian Ward, James Tynion IV, Jamie McKelvie, Simon Spurrier and Werther Dell'Edera for their short messages they provided, and John Lees, Michael Dialynas and Kieron Gillen even more so for the awesome conversations we had! All incredibly nice people and some of the best creators in comics.

It's likely you're already reading something from at least one creator here, but regardless I hope you will go out and support all the exciting projects they are working on!

Timestamps:

00:00:00 Intro (and Chip Zdarsky Cold Open)

00:35:17 John Lees

00:44:32 James Tynion IV

00:45:33 Werther Dell'Edera

00:47:26 Michael Dialynas

01:00:21 Christian Ward

01:01:07 Simon Spurrier

01:03:03 Kieron Gillen

01:19:41 Jamie McKelvie

01:22:27 Outro (and Chip Zdarsky Post-Credit Clip)

You can find the show on Blue Sky ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@JoeTalksComics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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

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Episode 120.

This week, Joe talks with the amazing trio of Peter J. Tomasi, Francis Manapul and Peter Snejbjerg to discuss their new series, The Rocketfellers and Hornsby & Halo, published by Ghost Machine and Image Comics.

The Rocketfellers #1 (with Tomasi and Manapul) comes out November 20th, and Hornsby & Halo #1 (with Tomasi and Snejbjerg) comes out the following week, November 27th.

Make sure to check out those first issues and support these creators, and all of the Ghost Machine creators in general!

If you enjoy them, make sure to pre-order the future issues with your local comic book store, as that's the best way to support these series and make sure that they can carry on for as long as the creators want.

You can find out more about Ghost Machine at ghostmachinepro.com, and you can find Peter J. Tomasi, Francis Manapul and Peter Snejbjerg across the internet on various social media platforms, or directly through those hyperlinks.

You can find the show on Blue Sky ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@JoeTalksComics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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

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Episode 119.