That's The Issue

This week, Matt and Wes are back together again! There’s a lot to catch up on, so the boys cover all the big news from the world of comics and pop culture, such as the closure of Toys R Us and the state of comic shops going into 2018, digital sales and their impact on print, The upcoming New Gods movie from Ava Duvernay, the new Harper Collins imprint from Mags Visaggio and Jenn St Onge, all of the latest creator moves across Marvel and DC, and so much more! Matt also details his trip to the DC Exhibition: Dawn of Super-Heroes at the O2 in London!

This week Wes is off sick, but Matt is here to catch you up on all the latest comic book news from the industry, including a discussion of Marvel's Fresh Start announcements, ECCC 2018, Image Expo, DC's Black Label and the newly announced Sandman Universe imprint. Matt also reviews Marvel Studios's latest movie Black Panther, as well as "Terrifics" #1 and "Doom Patrol JLA" #1 from DC Comics, as well as "Is This Guy For Real?" from Box Brown and First Second. Finally, Matt discusses his favorite books that dive into the history of the comics industry, including Comic Shop by Dan Gearino, Marvel Comics: The Untold Story by Sean Howe and Supergods by Grant Morrison!

This week Wes and Matt are joined by Lan Pitts, Newsarama contributor and one of the writers of the WWE Comics from Boom! Studios. Lan and Wes begin Matt's education of all things wrestling, talking about their earliest experiences with the sport and their fondest memories. Lan also talks about his experiences writing for the official WWE comic and what classic wrestlers and matches he's been writing about. There's also talk about earliest comic book memories, Kyle Raynor's Green Lantern and much more!

Welcome to That's The Issue, the comic book podcast that gets to know you through the issues that you love! This week Wes and Matt are joined by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, host of Strip Panel Naked on Youtube, editor and writer for digital comics magazine PanelxPanel and podcast co-host of Under The Hood! As well as talking about all of his awesome work, he brings with him Blankets by Craig Thompson, one of Hass's favorite graphic novels! Wes and Matt also open the show with a big discussion about Brian Michael Bendis and his future plans at DC Comics, as well as the state of both Marvel and DC moving into 2018. Join us!

Welcome to That's The Issue, the comic book podcast that gets to know you through the issues that you love!On this week's show, Wes is back! After both Wes and Matt being various levels of ill, they return to catch each other up on all the comics, TV shows and books that they've been enjoying lately, as well as the stuff they've not been enjoying (looking at you Inhumans and Doomsday Clock!) Then, in the second half of the show, Matt and Paul Lai continue their chat from last week's Comics Syllabus podcast! In part 2 of their chat, Matt and Paul discuss the state of the comics industry moving into 2018, as well as their own personal aspirations for their comics reading and writing for the coming year.

Welcome to That's The Issue! This is the very first episode of a brand new era for the show, as it's the first one for Multiversity Comics! This first episode is a little bit of a zero episode if you will. Wes was unable to join me for this inaugural show due to sickness, and my voice has a unique raspiness to it that only comes from some sickness that's plagued me these past few weeks. So instead of diving right into the show proper, this is an episode that brings you up to speed on That's The Issue, as well as letting you peek into the vault by playing some of my favorite clips from past episodes of the show. Enjoy! Theme song: It Feels Good to be Alive Too by Loyalty Freak Music

Welcome to That's The Issue! This Week on the show Wes and Matt sit down with Ram V, writer of the new Image Comics series Paradiso! The book is a dystopian fantasy set in and around a living, newborn city. We chat with Ram about the first issue, the imagery and the influences, as well as discuss at length the concept of a living city and how we all have a reciprocal connection with the places where we live.

It's our 2017 Halloween special! Yes, the most spooktacular time of the year is upon us, and to celebrate, we're opening up the doors to That's The Issue Towers, and inviting all our friends to a massive Halloween bash! On the show this week: Wes and Matt invite Nikki Sherman on to talk about the best (and spookiest!) horror comics! along the way the gang are joined by writer Deniz Camp to talk about how horror works in comics, and friend of the show Paul Lai pops in to share his favorite Halloween comic books! Join us, and share your thoughts on your favorite horror and Halloween comics by tweeting the show (@thatstheissue) or emailing the show ([email protected])!

Welcome to The Week In Comics for October 25th 2017! If you want to know which single issues and trade paperbacks are coming out this week, then listen to me cover the biggest and best new releases for October 25th 2017! In the show I'll be covering my top 5 DC/Marvel releases, my top 5 Indie releases, and then looking at all the best trade/omnibus and collected editions!

Welcome to That's The Issue! This week, Matt is joined by Ryan O'Sullivan and Plaid Klaus to discuss their new Image Comics series, Void Trip! Along the way, we'll chat about the importance of characters as windows into a new universe, creating a new sci-fi world, as well as dive into the lives and creative influences of both creators!