Comic Book Buds

The fearless Comic Book Buds face their greatest challenge yet! Hosting a weekly podcast! In a world dominated by comic book culture, only one team of diverse nerds can explain the mysteries behind their favorite superheroes, villains and regular people who just happen to be in a comic book. Will they be up to the challenge? Only you, dear listener, can tell!

Female Comic Creators! 04/28/2020

Female Comic Creators! This month, the Buds talk about some of their favorite female creators, from fanon-artist-turned-canon-artist Natasha Allegri, to queer icon Alison Bechdel, to all the amazing women behind DC Bombshells, to the amazing woman who's OH NO SHE'S RIGHT BEHIND YOU, horror writer Emily Carroll! Resources Mentioned in the Show - Support artists who lost income due to cancelled conventions Creators Mentioned in the Show Natasha Allegri - Bee & Puppycat Alison Bechdel - Dykes to Watch Out for, Fun Home Emily Carroll - His Face All Red, Through the Woods Kelly Sue Deconnick - Captain Marvel, Aquaman, Bitch Planet, Pretty Deadly Leslie Hung - Snotgirl Babs Tarr - Motorcrush, Batgirl Hannah Templer - Cosmoknights Tillie Walden - On a Sunbeam Joelle Jones - Ladykiller Amanda Conner - Harley Quinn Kelly Thompson - Black Widow, Captain Marvel, Hawkeye Emma Rios - Pretty Deadly Mariko Tamaki - Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me /episode/index/show/comicbookbuds/id/14177126

Issue #19: The Birds of Prey 02/10/2020

Issue #19: The Birds of Prey This week, the Buds go birdwatching, and along the way, we tell you all about Renee Montoya, Huntress, Cassandra Cain and Black Canary (often known as the Birds of Prey). Topics Include: Greg Rucka, Greg Rucka, and Simone's Bird Corner /episode/index/show/comicbookbuds/id/13085897

Issue #18: Best of the Decade! 01/28/2020

Issue #18: Best of the Decade! This week, the Buds tackle a seemingly insurmountable force, “The Dreaded Decade Summary”! Will they manage to come out on top and vanquish their listicle foe, or will they succumb to the easy temptation of just recommending Saga for the 800th time? Only you, dear listener, can tell! For those who may be impatient or just perusing, the selections are as follows: Best of the Aughts (2000-2010): Ultimate Spiderman Scott Pilgrim Asterios Polyp Persepolis 2011- Giant Days 2012- Mark Waid’s Daredevil 2013- Nowhere Men 2014- Lumberjanes 2015- Lady Killer 2016- Snotgirl 2017- Silver Surfer 2018- Immortal Hulk Best of the 10s (2010-2019): The Wicked and the Divine Nimona Daytripper Motor Crush /episode/index/show/comicbookbuds/id/12914768

Issue #17: Harley Quinn 12/04/2019

Issue #17: Harley Quinn This week, the Buds talk about Harley Quinn, psychiatrist, anti-hero, and chaotic neutral bisexual friend to dogs! /episode/index/show/comicbookbuds/id/12272561

Issue #16: Image Comics 10/22/2019

Issue #16: Image Comics This week, the Buds talk about Image Comics, the history of the publishing house, and some of their favorite comics! Recommended reading for this episode: Sex Criminals The Wicked and the Divine Nowhere Men Chew Pretty Deadly invincible Saga Extremity Spawn The Walking Dead /episode/index/show/comicbookbuds/id/11734382

Issue #15: Teamups 09/16/2019

Issue #15: Teamups This week, the Buds talk about their favorite teamups and ensemble casts in comics! Topics include: Nyquil, Moon Moons, and how to spell Sienkiewicz. /episode/index/show/comicbookbuds/id/11277266

Issue #14: Swamp Thing 08/20/2019

Issue #14: Swamp Thing This week, the Buds trek into the swamp to get in touch with their floral side. Topics include: Who Hasn't Seen Alien??, Plants Have Mitochondria, and Translucia Baboon /episode/index/show/comicbookbuds/id/10924839

Issue #13: The Fantastic Four 07/30/2019

Issue #13: The Fantastic Four This week, the Buds take a look at the Fantastic Four, a team of superheroes that've never been in a bad movie! Fan4stic? Never heard of it. /episode/index/show/comicbookbuds/id/10706609

Issue #12: The Sinister Six 07/15/2019

Issue #12: The Sinister Six This week, the Buds team up to take on some of Spidey's greatest foes, the Sinister Six. Will the ornithologist, engineer, film industry professional and notorious English major be able to...wait, we've basically got the makings of our own Sinister Six right here. Does anyone know an electrician or two?? /episode/index/show/comicbookbuds/id/10522262

Issue #11: Ben and Miles X-plain the Dark Phoenix Saga 06/05/2019

Issue #11: Ben and Miles X-plain the Dark Phoenix Saga This week, we had the opportunity to sit down with Miles from the wonderful podcast, Jay and Miles X-plain the X-men to talk about the upcoming Dark Phoenix movie! You can check out their show over at: /episode/index/show/comicbookbuds/id/10055480

Issue #10: The Entire MCU in 15 Minutes 04/25/2019

Issue #10: The Entire MCU in 15 Minutes This week, the Buds go round-robin and attempt to summarize all 22 movies in the MCU in two sentences or less. Do they succeed? Yes, yes they do. Because that's what heroes do. /episode/index/show/comicbookbuds/id/9525155

Issue #9: Graphic Medicine and Disability in Comics 03/25/2019

Issue #9: Graphic Medicine and Disability in Comics This week, we had the privilege to interview Jenny Blenk, an assistant editor at Dark Horse Comics, about one of her areas of expertise, graphic medicine and disability representation in comics. /episode/index/show/comicbookbuds/id/9128684

The Animated Series: On Leather Wings 03/21/2019

The Animated Series: On Leather Wings Welcome to the first episode of Comic Book Buds: The Animated Series! We'll be posting one of these mini-episodes every Thursday, recapping each episode of Batman: The Animated Series! Longer episodes will continue to be released on Mondays. /episode/index/show/comicbookbuds/id/9087809

Issue #8: Captain Marvel 03/18/2019

Issue #8: Captain Marvel This week, the Buds are going Higher, Faster Further with the new Captain Marvel movie! /episode/index/show/comicbookbuds/id/9043118

Issue #7: The Buddies 02/25/2019

Issue #7: The Buddies This week, in honor of the Oscars, we host our own awards show! The Buddies! /episode/index/show/comicbookbuds/id/8770730

Issue #6: The Punisher 02/04/2019

Issue #6: The Punisher This week, the buds talk about their favorite wordplay-based antihero, the Pun-isher! /episode/index/show/comicbookbuds/id/8511227

Issue #5: Teen Titans Pt. 2 of 2 01/25/2019

Issue #5: Teen Titans Pt. 2 of 2 The Post-Teen Comic Book Buds are back this week with all sorts of Bird Facts. That's right, we're talking about Robin, Raven and Cyborg. (cyborgs are a kind of bird...right?) Topics include: The Reverse Stella Luna, A Sexy Howl-loween Costume, and the first appearance of our new hit segment "New 52 a Character". /episode/index/show/comicbookbuds/id/8392043

Issue #4: Teen Titans Pt. 1 of 2 01/17/2019

Issue #4: Teen Titans Pt. 1 of 2 This week, the Teen Titans - specifically Starfire and Beast Boy! We had too many dang Titans to fit in this episode, so we had to stick the rest of them in next week's episode! Topics include: What if the Teen Titans were a boy band?, how not to costume characters, and folksy home remedies like turning your son into a monkey. /episode/index/show/comicbookbuds/id/8292212

Issue #3: Venom 01/10/2019

Issue #3: Venom The Buds are scattered to the winds! Will they be able to wrangle their schedules together in time to record an episode together in time? Sort of! This week, Venom! Topics this week include: Topher Grace, the severe lack of edgy/dark/gritty superhero movies, and the most divisive movie of 2018. /episode/index/show/comicbookbuds/id/8204510

Issue #2: Comic Book Buds 2018 (A Year in Review) 01/03/2019

Issue #2: Comic Book Buds 2018 (A Year in Review) This week we're talking about our favorites of 2018! We go into the greatness that was Into the Spiderverse, Black Panther and Avengers: Infinity War, as well as some of our favorite comics from the year. Show Links: Woman World, by Aminder Dhaliwal: The Nib: Song Exploder | Black Panther: /episode/index/show/comicbookbuds/id/8119190

Issue #1: Aquaman 12/20/2018

Issue #1: Aquaman This week, we're talking about everyone's favorite wet, beardy boy, Aquaman. We'll also give our reviews about the Into the Spiderverse movie, and delve deep into the inescapable horror that is Pitbull's cover of Africa. /episode/index/show/comicbookbuds/id/7986251

Comic Book Buds: Origins (Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse) 12/13/2018

Comic Book Buds: Origins (Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse) Grab your plastic sleeves, collectors! This one's going to be worth something someday! That's right, its the incredible Issue #1 of Comic Book Buds! /episode/index/show/comicbookbuds/id/7903694

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