The Comic Conspiracy

Exciting post-Christmas/pre-New Years podcast wonderment, with special guest and friend of the store, Seth Kane! This week, we discuss Christmas, Sergio Aragones, villains winning, comic book mapping, comic binding, Watchmen 2 promo art, Seth's comic book Secret Origin, oddball comics, Tintin (both the movie and the comics), Kindle Fire, DC's 52, and DC's science comics. Starring Ryan Higgins, Seth Kane, Brock Sager, and Toby Sidler.

In a row? Tons of silly conversations this week, including something called "Christmas", X-Sanction #1, lots of Cable love, Avengers vs The X-Men, time-travel paradoxes, Marvel downsizing, comic cover stock, Dark Knight Rises trailer, Catwoman: When In Rome, Chew, Green Lantern: Larfleeze Christmas Special, Memorial #1, and Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol. Starring Ryan Higgins, Brock Sager, Toby Sidler, and Charlie West.

All sorts of news to discuss this week, including what's in the New 52 and what's not, pre-New-52 reading, comic storage, Jerry Robinson's passing, Bendis off Avengers, creator burn-out, The Big Three, Avengers vs X-Men, new blood, JMS, old comics, Supreme Powers, and All-Star Superman. Starring Ryan Higgins, Brock Sager, and Toby Sidler.

All sorts of news and stories this week, including talk about Big Bang Theory, Seven Soldiers of Victory, Watchmen 2, copyright and trademark, working for The Man, remembering Smallville, Smallville: Season 11, Nic Cage's Action Comics #1, drugged out customers, Dark Horse's digital dilemma, Marvel's LCS coupon, DMR, DC Universe Online, Bizarro Comics, Daytripper, University(Squared), and A Family Muppet Christmas. Starring Ryan Higgins, Brock Sager, and Toby Sidler.

Some very random conversations this week, as we discuss how terrible Big Bang Theory is, Daredevil: Director's Cut, DC is HOT!, low sales on James Robinson's Shade maxi-series, agreeing with Mark Millar, huge discussion on retail vs online stores, great record store shopping experiences, retail theory and practice, Planet Hulk, Planet Human Torch (Fantastic Four #600), and the Muppets Movie! Starring Ryan Higgins, Brock Sager, and Toby Sidler.

Lots of love and hate this week, as we discuss international comics and shipping, Korean comic conventions, Marvel's excess publishing of graphic novels, double-dipping, print to order, bagged comics, Uncanny X-Men #1, Dark Avengers #18, Batman: Arkham City spoilers, and drinking. Starring Ryan Higgins, Brock Sager, and Toby Sidler.

Brock is out this week, but Toby and Charlie are back! We discuss Punisher and Daredevil (haven't we talked about these books before?), Avenging Spider-Man #1, Joe Mad, Marvel Point One, the worst comic dialogue of 2011, the Scarlet Spider, Green Lantern: The "Animated" Series, 3D vs 2D animation, DC Nation, the winner of our Suicide Squad contest, correcting our mistakes, Avengers: Origin, TMNT, and Batman: Noel. Starring Ryan Higgins, Toby Sidler, and Charlie West.

One big topic to talk about this week, and it's only the possible destruction of the entire comic book industry because of...trade paperbacks?!? We also talk about favorite missing heroes, cutting The New 52 orders, DC's domination of the sales charts, and totally forgetting to talk about Wonder Woman's pants. Starring Ryan Higgins and Brock Sager.

Slow news week, so it's an all e-mail episode! We answer all sorts of questions about comics about villains, not reading the Ultimate books, the Spider-Man: Adventures in Reading comics, promotional comics, free comics, digital comics, Jason Aaron/Mark Silvestri's Hulk, comic recommendation litmus test, the Mutant X tv show, international comic prices, creators like Garth Ennis (there aren't any), The Shade #1, and Captain Atom #2. Starring Ryan Higgins and Brock Sager.

Bunch of geeky comic stuff to talk about this week, including Fear Itself, more space books talk, the ongoing digital vs print debate, getting back into comics, supporting comic retailers (hey, that's us!), Marvel's layoffs, Watchmen 2, Alan Moore losing it, more Arkham City talk (little spoilers), Greg Rucka's Punisher run, and Gotham Central. Starring Ryan Higgins and Brock Sager.