Perfect Bound Comic Book Podcast

Today on another exciting edition of the Perfect Bound Podcast, the gang gather around the good ol’ microphones and discuss a few things in the comic book world, including:

• Raina Telgemeier’s “Guts” is the bestselling BOOK overall

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Today on Book Report, Nicole reviews Money Shot from Vault Comics.

Chris reviews Josh Hicks’s Kickstarted Glorious Wrestling Alliance: Premium Special.

And finally Cole reviews New Mutants: War Children from Marvel.

Today on the show we welcome Eisner-award nominated artist Marc Palm. Marc joins us in-store and regales us with:

• How he got started in comics

Check out Marc’s tumbler, twitter, and etsy, and consider becoming one of his Patreons.

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Photo © AlexeyRU

Today on a special extended Threefer edition, the gang start off talking about Joker’s debut at the Venice Film Festival, where the director says it’s an Oscar contender. Audiences are polarized by the film, but so far the Venice Film Fest director might have a point.

And then the Stumble Bound gang stumble to the table once again and talk about toys, and the growing wealth gap of toy collectors. Want to add Unicron to your collection, well too bad unless you have almost $600 to throw down.

Then we return to our regularly scheduled program for Book Report and Quiz Time.

And if you like the Joaquin Phoenix toy above, visit AlexeyRU’s etsy store here.

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Today on Book Report, Chris reviews Legion of Super-heroes: Millennium #1 from DC.

Cole reviews The History of the Marvel Universe Book 1 and 2 from Marvel.

And finally, Nicole reviews Unnatural Vol. 1 from Image.

This week, the guys saddle up to the mics and talk about a collection of comic news stories, including

• The Far Side online?

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Today on Book Report, Chris reviews Megan James’ Innsmouth from Comic Mix.

And Cole reviews Dead End Kids from Source Point Press.

Today’s show comes to you from The Panel Jumper **LIVE** Chapter VIII. Normally during live shows, we interview an industry guest. On today’s show, however, the guest had to cancel at the last minute, so the gang pull together and talk about instances in comics where a change had to be made at the last minute. Listen to the gang chat about Aquaman, Kill Dozer, the New 52, and when the Hawk took the title of the Monarch.

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Today on Book Report, Chris reviews Kousuke Oono’s The Way of the House Husband from VIZ Media.

Cole reviews Kill Dozer found inside the pages of World’s Unknown

And finally, Nicole reviews The White Trees from Image.

Today on a Nicole-less episode, the gang reconvene inside Comics Dungeon and discuss:

• Morrison and Xermanico rewrite galactic history

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Today on Book Report, Cole reviews Marvel Comics #1000 from Marvel.

Ben reviews Kevin McCloskey’s Ants Don’t Wear Pants from Toon Books.

And finally, Chris reviews Aimee de Jongh’s Taxi: Stories from the Back Seat from Conundrum Int’l.

Today on the show, the gang welcome special guest Steve Mattsson. Steve is a Portland-based actor and artist who – in the early 1980s – went from fan to professional during the early days of independent comics. He was one of the first hired hands at Dark Horse, and eventually found himself writing and coloring books for Dark Horse, Marvel, and DC. Steve currently makes a living working in the emergency department at a Portland hospital, while acting in film and TV projects on the side.

Today we talk with Steve about:

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Today on the show, we start off talking about the upcoming The Panel Jumper **LIVE** Chapter VIII, which comes your way on Friday, September 27th at West of Lenin. Click the picture above for tickets.

Other comic book news we feel fit to talk about includes:

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Today on Book Report, Cole reviews The Island of Dr. Moreau #1 from IDW.

Nicole reviews Wait, What? from Limerence Press.

And finally Chris reviews Something is Killing the Children from Boom Studios.

We start today’s show talking about the fact that tickets for The Panel Jumper **LIVE** Chapter VIII are now live, so go buy your tickets today so Ben and Cole can sleep at night.

Then we talk about House of X and Powers of X. Specifically:

Then we transition to a discussion about a weird speculator boom that’s happening right now. Both Comics Dungeon and Corner Comics (and, we’re sure, other stores in the area) are having to deal with early-morning speculators cleaning out the shelf copies of certain comics. This is an issue because Chris and Nicole can’t know which comics the speculators will target when ordering, and so regular customers who can’t visit their local comic shop at 11am on a Wednesday are out of luck if they want to buy that comic. What are the speculators up to? Is this leading to another 90s-era comic bubble? Are the big publishers just being jerks to retail stores? Is it all Bleeding Cool News’s fault? What’s going on here? If you have a theory, let us know at [email protected].

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Today on Book Report, Cole reviews Kelly Froh’s self-published Walking Uphill.

Ben reviews Star Pig #1 from IDW.

Chris reviews Kaiju Girl Caramelise, Vol. 1 from Yen Press.

And finally, Nicole reviews Fearless Dawn from Asylum Press.

Today on the show, we start off admiring Chris’s John Wick action figure – especially the dog. When we get down to business, we talk about:

• Richard Williams dies aged 86

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Today on Book Report, Nicole reviews Goblin Slayer Vol. 1 from Yen Press.

Cole reviews God Country from Image.

And finally Chris reviews Strayed #1 from Dark Horse.