The Comics That We Love

By Zach McCrary

A celebration of sequential art. Host, Zach McCrary sits down each with a new guest to discuss a comic book storyline/graphic novel that made them a comic fan or solidified their love of the medium.... more

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April 29, 2025 Ep.160: D-Man and the Search for Self
Zach delves into the often tragic history of the misunderstood Marvel superhero: Dennis Dunphy aka D-Man!
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April 19, 2025 Special: The Wrestlemania Wager
Comics and wrestling have always been like two sides of the same coin, and Zach and Aeric Azana from Geeksplained have always unabashedly shouted their love for both out into the world.
So a wager was struck. A gentleman's agreement.
They run through the card for Wrestlemania and choose the victors. Whoever loses must read ad copy for the winner's show on an episode of their podcast, and say WHATEVER is written for them (within reason).
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April 11, 2025 GEEKSPLAINED: All-Star Superman Chapter 9 (with Zach)
All-Star Superman is the tale of a Superman who finds that he is dying, and we get to watch what he does with the time he has left. It is a celebration of the character, and Zach was lucky enough to join Aeric Azana on Geeksplained to talk about issue 9 of the 12 issue run!
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March 26, 2025 Ep.159: A Quick & Dirty History of CrossGen Comics
Zach embarks on a journey to learn more about the comics publisher that first brought him to independent comic books. And to understand how they burst onto the scene, and just as quickly, burned out and disappeared.
We're talking CrossGen Comics!
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March 12, 2025 Ep.158: Top 6 Replacement/Legacy Heroes
Zach is joined by the host of Geeksplained, Aeric Azana to discuss their top 6 favorite heroes who bore the name of a hero who came before them. Replacement or Legacy heroes!
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Everyone needs more Aeric Azana in their life!
His website is right here!
Geeksplained is available everywhere, including Apple and Spotify!
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February 26, 2025 Ep.157: Usagi Yojimbo (Fantagraphics/Dark Horse)
Zach is joined by the host of the I Read Comic Books podcast, Mike Rapin to discuss the much heralded, deeply beloved stories of a ronin Samurai rabbit: Usagi Yojimbo!
Delving into several of the original stories from the 1980s, Zach and Mike talk the history of the comics beginnings, gush over Sakai's brilliant work and talk about why the series has stood the test of time for over 40 years.
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And go here to see the amazing IRCB 10th anniversary Zine titled: Totally Not A Cult: An Anthology Art Zine curated by IRCB
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February 12, 2025 Ep.156: Silvertalks Ep.1: Silverhawks #1 (Dynamite)
Silvertalks is a monthly read-along, Patreon Exclusive podcast that will be hosted by Zach and the other man who was part of Episode 120: Armchair Publisher: Silverhawks, Dane Wilt, as they discuss the brand new series from Dynamite Entertainment, Silverhawks!
But since this journey with Silverhawks started on the main feed, and we're so excited about it, we wanted to share this first episode with everyone and make sure you know how awesome Silverhawks is!
Written by Ed Brisson
Art by George Kambadais
Colors by Ellie Wright
Lettering by Jeff Eckleberry
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February 05, 2025 Announcement
There's some podcast housekeeping to do, as well as some real life housekeeping.
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January 31, 2025 Ep.155: I Guess I'm A DSTLRY Guy Now!
The New Year's Comics Spree comes to a close as Zach reads through one more chunk of the pile, heading into February!
On the docket today:
Ultimate Wolverine #1 (Marvel)
Written by Chris Condon
Art by Alessandro Cappuccio
Colors by Bryan Valenza
Letters by VC’s Cory Petit
You Won’t Feel A Thing #1 (DSTLRY)
Written by Scott Snyder
Art by Jock with assists from Dom Reardon
Colors by Lee Loughridge and Jock
Letters by Andworld Design
Absolute Superman #1-3 (DC Comics)
Written by Jason Aaron
Art bu Rafa Sandoval
Colors by Ulises Arreola
Letters by Becca Carey
One For Sorrow #1 (DSTLRY)
Writing, art and colors by Jamie McKelvie
Colors also by Courtney Vokey
Letters by Ariana Maher
Living Hell #1-2 (Dark Horse Comics)
Writing, Art and Colors by Caitlin Yarsky
Letters by Clayton Cowles
Color Flats by Leila Del Duca and James Swindle
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January 23, 2025 Ep.154: Vampires, Mechs and Mutant Cults...oh my!
We head into week four of The New Year's Comic Spree, as Zach continues to chip away at the giant stack of comics he's collected over the course of 2024.
On the docket today:
Akogun: Brutalizer of Gods #1-3 (Oni Press)
Written by Murewa Ayodele
Art by Dotun Akande
Colors by Dee Cuniffe
Letters by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
Violent Flowers #1-4 (Image Comics)
Writing and Art and lettering by Maria Llovet
Chasm: Curse of Kaine #1-4 (Marvel Comics)
Written by Steve Fox
Art by Andrea Broccardo
Colors by Brian Reber
Letters by VC’s Joe Caramagna
Dawn Runner #1-5 (Dark Horse Comics)
Written by Ram V
Art by Evan Cagle
Colors by Dave Stewart
Letters by Aditiya Bidikar
Ultimate X-Men #1-11 (Marvel Comics)
Writing and Art by Peach Momoko
Script Adaptation by Zack Davisson
Letters by VC’s Travis Lanham
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