Joe Talks Comics

This week, Joe gives his Top 5 picks from the January 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 January 2025 comics solicitations for all publishers mentioned at ⁠comicreleases.com/category/solicitations/2025/2025-01/⁠, where you can find all the comics coming out that month.

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Episode 118.

This week, Joe talks with his friend Glenn Matchett about Doomsday Clock, the sequel to Watchmen.

This is a full spoilers conversation, including spoilers for Watchmen, so please keep that in mind if you have never read Watchmen or Doomsday Clock and don't want to be spoiled on anything that happens.

We also briefly discuss the Watchmen HBO TV series, created as a sequel to the original comic.

This is a sequel episode to our conversation on Watchmen from last month. You don't need to listen to that to understand this episode, but it will obviously provide some more context if you're interested.

Doomsday Clock is a 12 issue series that was published by DC Comics between November 2017 and December 2019. It was written by Geoff Johns, drawn by Gary Frank, colored by Brad Anderson and lettered by Rob Leigh.

You can find Glenn on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@glenn_matchett⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Episode 117.

This week, writer Tony James returns to talk with Joe about his Kickstarter campaign for Star Noir: Book Three, a comic about a 1940's detective teaming up with a grey alien to stop a shapeshifter killing LAPD officers in Central Station.

Star Noir: Book Three is currently live on Kickstarter until 14th November at kickstarter.com/projects/starnoir/star-noir-book-three, so please go support it if you can! Indie comics like this won't happen without your support, so it's vital to their success.

Check out a synopsis for the comic below:

"L.A. Noire meets The X-Files. Star Noir is a 6-Part detective story following Homicide Detective Alan Miller and his grey alien partner Ellis Tate as they travel across 1940’s Los Angeles to find an elusive shapeshifter killing officers in Central Station.

It mixes the haunting sci-fi of The X-Files with the grit and tone of noir books like James Ellroy’s The Big Nowhere. It has the snappy dialogue of The Big Sleep, and depicts a stylized 1940’s Los Angeles as seen in movies like Chinatown and L.A. Confidential."

You can find Tony James on Instagram ⁠@bananabat⁠ and on Twitter ⁠@tslashj⁠.

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Episode 116.

This week it's a special crossover episode as Joe Talks Comics with Dan!

Join us as we celebrate the spooky season by discussing our favourite creepy comics reads. Dan and I have been meaning to team up for a while, so we're very excited to finally bring you this collaboration!

If you would like to watch the video version of this episode, you can also watch it on Dan's YouTube channel!

With Halloween fast approaching, what are you reading this month? What are your favourite Halloween reads? Let us know in the comments or on social media!

You can find Dan on his YouTube channel and on Twitter @ComicsWithDan, and on the League of Comic Geeks ⁠@danstarceski⁠

You can find the show on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠@JoeTalksComics⁠⁠⁠

You can also find him on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠@JoeLovesComics⁠⁠⁠

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

Episode 115.

This week, Joe also talks with Brad and Lisa Gullickson from the Comic Book Couples Counselling Podcast about their first comics work, a short story in Pots & Panels: A Comic Cook Book Anthology, now live on Kickstarter.

Comic Book Couples Counselling Podcast is, in my opinion, one of the best comic podcasts around, and it was so lovely and exciting to talk comics with them and celebrate their short story.

I hope you go listen to their podcast if you don't already, and I hope this conversation convinced you to go back the Kickstarter!

Pots & Panels: A Comic Cook Book Anthology is currently live on Kickstarter until November 7th at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/monstersandmidways/pots-and-panels⁠, so please go support it if you can! Indie comics like this won't happen without your support, so it's vital to their success.

You can find Brad, Lisa and their work for Comic Book Couples Counselling across the internet at linktr.ee/cbccpodcast

You can find the show on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠@JoeTalksComics⁠⁠⁠

You can also find him on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠@JoeLovesComics⁠⁠⁠

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

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Episode 114.

This week, Joe talks with Anas Abdulhak and Aubrey Lyn Jeppson about the unSeen/unHeard: Disability & Neurodivergence Comic Anthology, now live on Kickstarter.

This was a personal conversation almost right from the start, discussing our experiences with these topics, the intersectionality that comes with that, and of course talking everything else related to this unique and exciting project. So I hope you enjoy, and I hope it convinces you to go back the campaign!

unSeen/unHeard: Disability & Neurodivergence Comic Anthology is currently live on Kickstarter until October 18th at kickstarter.com/projects/aubreylynjeppson/unseen-unheard-disability-and-neurodivergence-comic-anthology⁠⁠, so please go support it if you can! Indie comics like this won't happen without your support, so it's vital to their success.

You can find Anas Abdulhak across the internet at anasabdulhak.carrd.co

You can find Aubrey Lyn Jeppson on Twitter @rebelmusecomics

You can find the show on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠@JoeTalksComics⁠⁠⁠⁠

You can also find him on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠@JoeLovesComics⁠⁠⁠⁠

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

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Episode 113.

This week, Joe gives his Top 5 picks from the December 2024 comics solicitations for Marvel, DC, Image, Boom! Studios and Dark Horse.

He also gives his honourable mentions for this month.

You can find the December 2024 comics solicitations for all publishers mentioned at ⁠comicreleases.com/category/solicitations/2024/2024-12/⁠, where you can find all the comics coming out that month.

You can find the show on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@JoeTalksComics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

You can also find him on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@JoeLovesComics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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

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Episode 112.

This week, Joe talks with his friend Glenn about Watchmen.

This is a full spoilers conversation, so please keep that in mind if you have never read Watchmen and don't want to be spoiled on anything that happens.

Watchmen is a 12 issue series that was published by DC Comics between May 1986 and July 1987, and is widely regarded as one of the best comics of all time. It was written by Alan Moore, drawn and lettered by Dave Gibbons, and colored by John Higgins.

We talk about the characters, the themes, the craft of the comic and more. We also discuss the live action movie adaptation, directed by Zack Snyder and released in 2009.

At the end of the episode, we cover the discourse around Alan Moore, and Glenn tells me about Before Watchmen, a series of prequel comics.

Timestamps for the different sections of this conversation are below:

00:00:00 Our Background and Watchmen's Impact

00:37:07 Watchmen Comic Review

02:23:18 Movie Adaptation Review

03:00:40 The Alan Moore Discourse

03:17:05 Glenn's Before Watchmen Thoughts

You can find Glenn on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@glenn_matchett⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

You can find the show on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@JoeTalksComics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

You can also find him on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@JoeLovesComics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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

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Episode 111.

This week, Joe invites his boyfriend, Echo, back onto the podcast to talk about the Alien movie franchise.

This is a full spoilers conversation for all the Alien movies, including the most recent installment, Alien: Romulus, which came out on August 16th.

What's your ranking of the Alien movies? Let us know in the comments below, or over on social media!

If you want to hear our thoughts on a particular movie in the franchise, check out the timestamps for this episode below:

00:00:00 Intro

00:04:17 Alien

00:24:58 Aliens

00:36:46 Alien 3

00:47:36 Alien Resurrection

00:54:39 Alien Vs. Predator

01:02:12 Aliens Vs. Predator: Reqiuem

01:12:18 Prometheus

01:31:56 Alien: Covenant

01:42:40 Alien: Romulus

02:04:16 Thoughts on a Alien: Romulus sequel

02:10:25 Our Favourite Alien Comics

You can find the show on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@JoeTalksComics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Episode 110.

This week, Joe talks with his friend, Joe Corallo, about his recent projects, the recent comics he has read, the comic industry in general, and Doctor Who.

Joe Corallo is a writer and editor for various publishers. His most recent projects were the one-shots DC Pride: A Celebration of Rachel Pollack (which came out on June 4th) and Kardak the Mystic from Archie Comics (which came out on August 14th).

If you enjoyed this conversation and either of those books interested you, make sure to go check them out and support Joe's work, whether you read those books or dive into his back catalog!

You can find Joe Corallo on Instagram @corallojoe and on Twitter @JoeCorallo

You can find the show on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@JoeTalksComics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Episode 109.