Comic Geek Speak Podcast - The Best Comic Book Podcast

CGS Super Show 2011 is just a week away! To help you prepare, we go through the weekend's day by day breakdown of events, guests, the history of Super Show, afterparties, panels and more! (1:24:44)

What have we been reading? How about the Legion of Super-Villains oneshot! The Martian Confederacy! Butcher Baker! Sigil! Ruse! Detective Comics! Captain America! Doom Patrol! Walking Dead! Twilight Guardian! And more! (1:49:30)

The Wildstorm imprint is no more, so we are joined by listener Jaime Brassard to look back at twenty years of the titles, the characters and the creators that made up one of Image's most exciting studios. (1:07:13)

Following up on our discussions on the roles of the Reader and Publisher, we now turn to Comic Book Retailers. What is their purpose? What makes for a good store? And what is their position in the comic book industry food chain? (1:24:02)

It's the height of the Bronze Age for Marvel Comics as we discuss '70s titles (Marvel Team-Up, Conan, Star Wars), characters and teams (Invaders, Punisher, Wolverine, Rom), creators (Gerry Conway, John Byrne, Jim Starlin) and more as we continue Modern Marvel's 50th Anniversary spotlight. (1:43:01)

A studio full of Geeks are pleasantly surprised by the first issue of Marvel's newest event, Fear Itself. Matt Fraction, Stuart Immonen and company deliver a good first issue full of mystery, conflict and myth. Listen in! (45:16)

This month's Indie Spotlight features the Anthology Project 2 with Nick Thornborrow and Joy Ang; Action Lab's Fracture with Chad Cicconi and Shawn Gabborin; and Adam Wilson, writer of Brian and Bobbi from 215 Ink. (1:07:19)

Voicemails and emails from our listeners kicking us off into conversations on digital downloading, recommendations for high school readers, more Flashpoint reactions, Arkham Asylum, bathroom stalls, Super Show prize winners and more! (1:15:18)

From early work in Dragon Magazine to First Comics, DC to Girl Genius, we have the pleasure of speaking with cartoonist Phil Foglio in anticipation of his appearance at this weekend's Stumptown Comics Fest! (55:53)

From Emerald City Comicon 2011, CGS had the pleasure of moderating the Spotlight Panel on Richard Starkings, creator of Elephantmen and Hip Flask and the man behind Comicraft design company, discussing his career and current Elephantmen news. (52:37)

It's CyberForce vs the Artifact bearers with Aphrodite IV in the middle. A new Artifact is found, the 13th Artifact is on the run and the man behind it all is finally revealed. Or is he? (22:25)

It's our shortest - and perhaps our crankiest - Previews episode in awhile as we dip into the April catalogue for books shipping in June. And to start it all off, a nice healthy rant on Flashpoint! (1:04:49)

We review some current comics by taking a Buy/Borrow/Pants look at FF 1, the first three chapters of War of the Green Lanterns and Fear Itself Prologue: Book of the Skull. (1:15:52)

The Wild Pig Con and Sale has wrapped! There were tons of comics and trades to be had and in this episode we talk with Fred Chao, Fred Hembeck, Rafer Roberts, Randy Gentile and Walt Simonson! (1:02:31)

It's April Fools' Day! What better way to celebrate than to talk about three of comicdom's craziest characters: Flaming Carrot (Visions 1), Ambush Bug (DC Comics Presents 52) and Deadpool (New Mutants 98). Ut! (1:07:52)

Grant Morrison and Dave McKean's masterpiece, Arkham Asylum, is the spotlight for this DC focused Book of the Month Club episode. A roomful of Geeks discuss and debate the characters, the House and more. (1:14:09)

The Geeks are back in the studio along with Chris Eberle to talk about the news of the week including the ongoing Rob Granito/art swipe saga, Silver Age Marvel Comics sales trends, the upcoming Wild Pig sale and more! (1:19:58)

Planet Comicon's final day and we chat with writer Gail Simone, Bobby Bierley (Yellow), Jay Sternitzky (Short-Stack), Rob Schamberger (the Promotion), Darren Neely (the Prospector), the Damsels of Dorkington, and Freddie and Kiki Williams! (1:01:00)

Peter and Pants continue their travels, this time to Kansas City's Planet Comicon. From the airport to several comic shops (Pulp Fiction, Elite, B-Bop), to the first day of the con, listen in to hear the CGS Con Tour continue! (1:14:58)

Peter and Pants tear up Chi-Town as they visit Four Star Studios (Josh Emmons, Tim Seeley, Mike Norton, Sean Dove); do a Comic Shop Crawl (Graham Crackers, Chicago Comics, Comic Vault, Dark Tower, Variety, Challengers); ride the El, do laundry and more! (1:56:26)