Episode 1989: Comic Previews for April 2025
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Release Date: 02/17/2025
Episode 2018: Off the Rack Reviews
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The Speakers of Geek return to their reading piles to discuss various current titles such as Krypto’s first appearance in Adventure Comics 210 facsimile, Namor by Aaron, Davidson, Lins and company, Fire & Ice and Justice League Unlimited, the works of Taiyo Matsumoto, early Black Label titles, the New History of the DC Universe and others. We also cover the new first issue of Captain America by Zdarsky, Schiti and company and “Birthday” from Action Comics 1087 by Waid, Patridge and company. And we manage to throw in comic talk on DC's use of legacy characters, Marvel's sliding...
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Episode 2017: Comic News
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Thoughts and reactions to current comic news! We kick things off with a few questions and concerns around comic book storage, collecting and purchasing. And then we discuss the passing of legendary Editor and Creator Jim Shooter, the conversation around the recent original art sale of a Detective Comics cover by Jock, a new creative team announcement on Transformers and more! (1:33:39)
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Episode 2016: CGS Honor Roll with Tom Martinek!
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The CGS Honor Roll celebrating the amazing guests that have contributed to the podcast over our 20 years continues with Tom Martinek, Senior Digital Artist at Industrial Light & Magic. Recorded back in March, our conversation covers Tom’s work history, how his geekdom has changed, his CGS contributions, practical vs digital effects, and so much more. We also share our reactions to the first three episodes of Daredevil: Born Again. It’s been a joy to know “Mr. Fusion” over the years and to recognize his place within the larger CGS Community! (1:37:39)
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Episode 2015: Off the Rack: Current Events
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Imperial! Batman Hush 2! Marvel Knights: the World to Come! “We Are Yesterday” - the Justice League Unlimited/World’s Finest Crossover! The Speakers of Geek tackle current issues of the big DC and Marvel events and stories running through the summer. (1:07:52)
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Episode 2014: Comic Talk: Previews Edition for August
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Comic talk, reviews and Previews! We get a health update from Shane. Pants recounts his trip to 3 Rivers Comicon. Thoughts and reactions to the G.I.Joe Silent Missions oneshots, Young Avengers by Heinberg and Cheung, Gamemasters: The Comic Book History of Roleplaying Games by Fred Van Lente and Tom Fowler, and other titles. And then a bevy of comic coming attractions for August including Hero Squared, the 25th Anniversary of Powers, Absolute Crisis on Infinite Earths, X-Men of Apocalypse, and more! (1:23:21)
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Episode 2013: Star Wars: Andor Season 2 part 2
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The Speakers of Geek wrap up their thoughts on Star Wars: Andor season 2. Discussion topics on episodes four through twelve include the character journeys and endings, production values, the connections to Rogue One and the larger Star Wars Universe, the future of Star Wars and more. (1:12:38)
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Episode 2012: Comic Talk, News and Reviews
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The Speakers of Geek share their thoughts on a number of topics, news items and comics including the passing of Peter David and his amazing contributions to comics, the 1980s superhero work of Mike Mignola, the new Batman/Deadpool crossover announcement, a remastered Absolute Crisis on Infinite Earths coming next year, and reviews of the first issues of Daredevil: Cold Day in Hell, Superman Unlimited, Moonshine Bigfoot, Star Wars, Youngblood Deluxe and finally… Z! (1:36:28)
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Episode 2011: How to Vote in the Eisners with Tim Sheridan
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Writer and Creator Tim Sheridan wants you to know how to Vote for The Eisners! Alan Scott: the Green Lantern has been nominated for Best Limited Series and we talk with Tim about the registration and voting process. We also discuss Tim’s entry into the comic industry, helping to redefine DC’s New Golden Age, praising the creative team on the mini-series, comics as an inspirational art form, the passing of Peter David and so much more. (1:23:40)
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Episode 2010: Talking Planet Death with Robert Venditti
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Writer and Creator Robert Venditti returns to CGS to help us learn more about the upcoming Planet Death series from Bad Idea! We also catch up with Robert’s career from his time at Valiant through DC Rebirth and to the present with all sorts of topics in between including comics vs the book market, Bad Idea’s unique approach to publishing, working with screenwriter Derek Kolstad and artist Tomas Giorello, writing for different genres and formats, and more! It’s an informative and entertaining conversation we hope you enjoy! (1:20:42)
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Episode 2009: Comic Talk: Previews Edition
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It’s Previews Talk time! We announce the first round of Prestige Sponsors, do a little Free Comic Book Day followup and upcoming conventions talk, give our thoughts on the recent Eisners nominations and then jump into comic coming attractions for the month of July 2025! Recommendations include Star Trek: Red Shirts from IDW, DC WIP All Star Superman, Archie Meets Jay & Silent Bob, the Fantastic Four relaunch from Marvel and so many more! We also throw in reviews of the Speed Racer FCBD issue, Jonathan Hickman’s G.O.D.S. and All-New Venom 1! (1:28:40)
info_outlinePreviews! Comic Talk! And a lot more as we’re joined this month by Mike Atchison of Mike’s Comic Shop Roadshow podcast, one of our 20th Anniversary event sponsors! Covering comic coming attractions for the month of April 2025, our recommendations include new Resurrection Man and Fire & Ice titles, never before collected Doctor Fate stories from DC and Tower of Shadows issues from Marvel, Dynamite’s Wacky Races, a Marshall Rogers biography from TwoMorrows, Moonshine Bigfoot from Image, Daredevil: Cold Day in Hell and others. Go Birds! (1:13:46)