The Comics Pals

This week, the Pals interview Kathleen Kralowec and Ben Kahn, two incredible up and coming indie creators. We also talk all the biggest news in the comics industry, including the announcement of Jared Leto playing Morbius in the upcoming Morbius film, Barnes and Noble opening a kids graphic novel section in their stores, the announcement of several comic book properties being optioned for film and television and what that could mean for both industries, and much more! Interview With Kathleen Kralowec and Ben Kahn 04:51 Apples and Origins 26:49 Pals Pulls: 32:45 Marco - Giant Days #40 Phil - Batman by Morrison Omnibus Sean - Batman #50, Captain America #1 Review: 44:19 Man of Steel #5 News: Spider-Man: Homecoming Sequel Name Revealed: 55:12 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/spider-man-far-home-tom-holland-reveals-title-next-movie-1122904?utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral Morbius Movie Casts Jared Leto: 1:02:58 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/jared-leto-star-sony-spider-man-title-morbius-daniel-espinosa-direct-1108907 More Details Officially Announced for DC Universe Streaming Service: 1:08:19 https://www.polygon.com/tv/2018/6/28/17511208/dc-universe-comics-titans-show-streaming-service Barnes & Noble Launching Kids Graphic Novel Section: 1:22:14 http://www.comicsbeat.com/barnes-noble-to-carry-more-than-250-titles-in-its-dedicated-kids-graphic-novel-sections/ Crowded Comic Coming to the Big Screen, Rebel Wilson to Star: 1:28:04 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/rebel-wilson-star-produce-comic-book-adaptation-crowded-1123172 TV Rights Acquired to Image Comics' Gideon Falls: https://deadline.com/2018/06/image-comics-gideon-falls-tv-rights-acquired-by-hivemind-after-bidding-war-1202418901/ AfterShock Comics' Animosity Film Rights Acquired by Legendary Pictures: https://deadline.com/2018/06/animosity-legendary-apocalyptic-comic-murderous-animals-aftershock-media-1202419666/ Valiant Comics' Faith Coming to the Big Screen: https://deadline.com/2018/06/faith-plus-sized-female-superhero-sony-pictures-valiant-comics-maria-melnik-1202419224/ Main Topic: 1:42:09 Can the indie comics scene reinvigorate the comics-to-film market? Over the last year we've seen an aggressive move on the part of Hollywood to snap up several comic book properties for film and television, some even before the actual release of the comics themselves (see: Crowded)! We talk about the good and bad of these moves, and how they could solve the perceived problem of too many superhero films with nothing to break them up. The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics. The Pals: Sean: twitter.com/SeansSoapbox Pete: twitter.com/Loud_Pete Cale: twitter.com/Totointow Marco: twitter.com/mrmarcoanimoto Phil: twitter.com/Cyborgbebop

This month the Pals are doing a little bit of a different Book Club and they're taking a deep dive into arguably the most prolific graphic novel on the market: Art Spiegelman's Maus. Content Warning: Because of the topic of the book, the discussion does cover a wide range of topics including: The Holocaust, War, Adolf Hitler, Nazis, Concentration Camps, death, torture, slavery, suicide, the death of children and racism. Leave us a comment letting us know what book YOU’D like to see us choose next for our book club, and don’t forget to like and subscribe while you’re here! The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics. The Pals: Sean: twitter.com/SeansSoapbox Cale: twitter.com/Totointow Thompson: twitter.com/RelicVampire Phil: twitter.com/Cyborgbebop

This week, the Pals talk about the DC Comics and Walmart teamup, the animated Invincible series headed to Amazon, whether or not the “middlebrow” comics market is too big for its britches, and we review this week’s biggest releases: Amazing Spider-Man #801, Man of Steel #4, and Shanghai Red #1! The Deadpool Cares Package update!- 04:15 Random Question of the Week- 08:20 Pals Pulls: 18:12 Cale - Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Anniversary Special, Multiple Man #1 Marco - Harrow County #32 Sean - Kill or be Killed #20, Sentry #1 News: DC Comics Partners With Walmart to Produce 4 100 Page Monthly Anthology Series: 29:00 https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/06/22/exclusive-walmart-dc-comics-anthologies-brian-bendis-batman-tom-king-superman/ DC Comics Shifting Away From Glossy Print Stock?: 41:29 https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/06/22/dc-comics-gloss-colourists-beware/ DC's $3.99 Comics Going Back Up to 22 Pages: 45:20 https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/06/22/dc-3-99-comics-to-move-back-to-22-page-stories/ Dark Horse Alters Health Care Policy to Include Trans People: 48:23 https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2018/6/22/17493636/dark-horse-comics-reverses-anti-trans-healthcare-insurance-stance Animated Invincible Series Headed to Amazon: 53:31 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/invincible-walking-dead-creator-robert-kirkman-set-as-amazon-series-1119666 Disney/Fox Acquisition Appears to be a Go: 1:00:21 http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/953697-disney-fox-acquisition Silk Film Being Worked on at Sony: 1:06:51 https://deadline.com/2018/06/silk-marvel-comic-movie-korean-american-superhero-1202415165/ Is Middlebrow Comics Sustainable?: 1:17:02 https://icv2.com/articles/columns/view/40679/is-middlebrow-comics-glut-sustainable?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Main Topic: 1:40:05 This week, we review Man of Steel #4 Amazing Spider-Man #801 1:53:48 Shanghai Red #1 2:03:35 The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics. The Pals: Sean: twitter.com/SeansSoapbox Pete: twitter.com/Loud_Pete Cale: twitter.com/Totointow Marco: twitter.com/mrmarcoanimoto Phil: twitter.com/Cyborgbebop

In a massive week of news for DC Comics, the Pals talk about the upcoming event ‘Heroes in Crisis’ by Tom King, new details about the DC Universe streaming service and if they make it more enticing, the huge burst of information about both the Aquaman film and Wonder Woman 1984, and much more! Random Question of the Week- 05:41 Pals Pulls: 15:48 Marco - Space Riders: Galaxy of Brutality vol. 2 Pete - Amazing Spider-Man #801 Sean - Justice League #2,Tony Stark Iron Man #1 Comic Reviews: Man of Steel #3- 19:50 Magic Order #1- 35:03 News: Tom King Reveals 'Heroes in Crisis', DC's Next Event: 44:12 http://www.ign.com/articles/2018/06/13/batman-writer-tom-king-reveals-new-comic-heroes-in-crisis Huge Shakeups Coming to Power Rangers: 56:30 http://comicbook.com/powerrangers/2018/06/15/power-rangers-new-team-beyond-the-grid/ Keya Morgan Arrested, Guardian Assigned to Stan Lee: 1:04:39 https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/06/13/emergency-orders-keya-morgan-stan-lee-legal-guardian/ New Details Emerge About DC Universe Streaming Service: 1:09:50 https://www.newsarama.com/40294-dc-universe-streaming-service-planned-launch-month-revealed.html New Images Released From Aquaman Film, Trailer Date Revealed: 1:17:44 http://comicbook.com/dc/2018/06/14/aquaman-black-manta-costume-photo/ http://comicbook.com/dc/2018/06/14/aquaman-movie-2018-mera-costume-amber-heard/ The Batman Film to Focus on Younger Bruce Wayne: http://comicbook.com/dc/2018/06/13/batman-matt-reeves-focusing-on-younger-bruce-wayne/ News Emerges About Wonder Woman 1984: http://comicbook.com/dc/2018/06/13/wonder-woman-1984-cheetah-kristen-wiig-details/ Geoff Johns Out as Exec at DC, Shifts Focus: 1:24:53 https://deadline.com/2018/06/geoff-johns-exit-dc-chief-creative-officer-warner-bros-producing-deal-1202407811/ Main Topic: 1:40:52 Massive shifts and announcements came about this week for DC, and now that we've analyzed and dissected them all, the question is which of these announcements we're most excited about, which we think don't look good for DC, and how this changes the way we're looking at DC Entertainment right now. The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics. The Pals: Sean: twitter.com/SeansSoapbox Pete: twitter.com/Loud_Pete Cale: twitter.com/Totointow Marco: twitter.com/mrmarcoanimoto Phil: twitter.com/Cyborgbebop

This week, the Pals talk about the amazing Spider-Man: Into the Shadows trailer, the announced Joker movie starring Jared Leto, the return of Vertigo and all the fantastic books announced under the imprint, and we review more comics! Random Question of the Week- 03:58 Pals Pulls: 08:45 Marco - Weatherman #1, Stellar #1 Cale - Plastic Man #1, Nancy Drew #1, Kaijumax Season 4 #1 Phil - Mister Miracle #9, Infinite Crisis Omnibus HC, New Super-Man TPB Vol 03 Pete - New Super-Man and the Justice League of China #24 Sean - Mister Miracle #9, Plastic Man #1 Comic book reviews: Justice League #1- 22:46 Man of Steel #2- 32:55 News: Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse Second Trailer Wows: 50:15 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4Hbz2jLxvQ Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Graphic Novel Coming: 59:31 http://tokusatsunetwork.com/2018/06/mighty-morphin-power-rangers-graphic-novel-revealed/ Diane Nelson Steps Down From Role as President of DC: 1:03:51 http://comicbook.com/dc/2018/06/06/dc-entertainment-president-diane-nelson-leaves-warner-bros/ Joker Solo Movie Starring Jared Leto Announced: 1:11:10 https://www.polygon.com/2018/6/5/17431720/jared-leto-joker-movie-batman-suicide-squad-harley-quinn DC Announces Return of Vertigo, Several Launch Series: 1:16:43 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/vertigo-comics-dc-relaunching-imprint-7-titles-1117894 Gamestop to Begin Selling Comics: 1:35:38 http://comicbook.com/comics/2018/06/06/gamestop-selling-comic-books-soon/ Main Topic: 1:43:28 Amazon Launching Several Creator Owned Comics Through Comixology: http://comicbook.com/comics/2018/06/02/comixology-originals-amazon-comics/ Does Amazon entering the space of self-publishing comics in a real way by offering creator owned comics with some top talent attached to them present a viable third (or fourth) option in the comic book world? Is there potential for this to have even further, possibly negative implications on the industry? We break down the announcement and present our takes! https://www.newsarama.com/40191-fantagraphics-associate-publisher-warns-of-amazon-s-new-comixology-originals.html The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics. The Pals: Sean: twitter.com/SeansSoapbox Pete: twitter.com/Loud_Pete Cale: twitter.com/Totointow Marco: twitter.com/mrmarcoanimoto Phil: twitter.com/Cyborgbebop

The booth is packed for a very special finale episode of The Riverdale Review all about the (exciting?) conclusion to Season 2 of Riverdale! Follow Our Guests: Gabby: Twitter: @gvanwelie Instagram: @gabriellevw The Nerd League: @thenerdleague / https://thenerdleague.com Jeremy: Twitter: @RodriguezJeremy Instagram: @RodriguezJeremy_ Olivia: Twitter: @missoliviahicks Instagram: @lassomagicarescarte The Riverdale Review is a weekly conversational review of The CW's Riverdale! The Pals: Pete: twitter.com/Loud_Pete Marco: twitter.com/MrMarcoAnimoto Cale: twitter.com/Totointow

This week, the Pals talk about the biggest news of the week, including Jamie Foxx being officially announced to play Spawn, Andrew Lincoln leaving The Walking Dead and what that could mean for the show, the Penguin being rumored to be the villain for Matt Reeves’ ‘The Batman’ film, and much more! PLUS: We review the three biggest comic book releases of the week: Amazing Spider-Man #800, Man of Steel #1 and Doomsday Clock #5. Would You Rather Game- 03:38 Pals Pulls: 09:15 Marco - Archie #31 Cale - Go Go Power Rangers #10, Justice League #1, Immortal Hulk #1 Pete - Walking Dead 180 Phil - Dark Knights Metal Deluxe HC Sean - Man of Steel #2, Justice League #1 News: Jamie Foxx is Spawn: 16:39 http://comicbook.com/movies/2018/05/29/spawn-movie-jamie-foxx-lead-confirmed-todd-mcfarlane/ Andrew Lincoln Exiting The Walking Dead: 25:42 http://comicbook.com/thewalkingdead/2018/05/29/the-walking-dead-andrew-lincoln-exit-season-9/ Netflix Releases Trailer For The Magic Order Comic: 33:37 http://comicbook.com/comics/2018/06/01/netflix-the-magic-order-comic-book-mark-millar-trailer/ Penguin Reportedly Top Choice For Villain in The Batman: 43:52 http://comicbook.com/dc/2018/05/30/the-batman-movie-villain-penguin-birds-prey/ Silver and Black Removed From Sony Schedule: 53:57 http://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/06/01/spider-man-spinoff-silver-black-removed-from-sonys-schedule/ New Details About Morbius Solo Movie Emerge: 58:44 http://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/05/26/morbius-movie-plot-details/ Police Called to Stan Lee's Home: 1:03:07 http://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/06/01/police-stan-lee-hollywood-home-two-gunmen-attack/ Stuart Immonen Not (Quite) Retired: 1:11:24 https://www.newsarama.com/40139-immonen-elaborates-on-comics-retirement.html Main Topic: We review the three biggest comic book releases of the week: Amazing Spider-Man #800 (1:15:50), Man of Steel #1 (1:40:32) and Doomsday Clock #5 (1:58:51). You don’t want to miss our takes on these monumental comics! The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics. The Pals: Sean: twitter.com/SeansSoapbox Pete: twitter.com/Loud_Pete Cale: twitter.com/Totointow Marco: twitter.com/mrmarcoanimoto Phil: twitter.com/Cyborgbebop

For this month's book club, the Pals read one of Pete & Marco's favorite books of the last few years: Snotgirl! Written by Scott Pilgrim writer Bryan Lee O'Malley and drawn by the incredible Leslie Hung, the book is one of the most unique titles on the shelves today! Leave us a comment letting us know what book YOU’D like to see us choose next for our book club, and don’t forget to like and subscribe while you’re here! The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics. The Pals: Sean: twitter.com/SeansSoapbox Pete: twitter.com/Loud_Pete Cale: twitter.com/Totointow Marco: twitter.com/mrmarcoanimoto Phil: twitter.com/Cyborgbebop

This week on The Comics Pals, we talk about the news surrounding Spider-Man: Homecoming 2 and the rumors of Jake Gyllenhaal playing Mysterio, the potential of Donald Glover playing a role in Black Panther 2, what comic book characters we’d name our children after, and MUCH more! We have a WINNER!- 03:47 Listener Mail- 05:07 Pals Pulls: 25:14 Cale - Mech Cadet Yu Vol 1, Black Lightning Hong Kong Phooey Special #1, Void Trip TP Marco - Barrier 5, Blackwood 1 Pete - Doomsday #5, Saga #52, Amazing Spider-Man #800 Phil - Superman by Mark Millar TPB, Doomsday Clock #5 Sean - Doomsday Clock #5, Amazing Spider-Man #800 News: Jake Gyllenhaal in Talks to Play Mysterio: 36:31 http://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/05/21/spider-man-sequel-jake-gyllenhaal-mysterio-villain-rumors/ Donald Glover in Talks for Villain Role in Black Panther 2: 43:46 http://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/05/23/black-panther-2-michael-b-jordan-donald-glover/ Fans Are Livid Over Death in Deadpool 2: 50:17 http://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/05/22/deadpool-2-fridging-vanessa-death-controversy/ Marvel Characters Baby Names: 1:00:33 http://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/05/24/marvel-characters-baby-name-most-popular-2017/ Gerry Duggan's Analog Coming to Film: 1:11:16 http://comicbook.com/movies/2018/05/23/analog-comic-movie-image-duggan-chad-stahelski/ Post Justice League Zack Snyder Plans for DCU Revealed: 1:18:05 http://comicbook.com/dc/2018/05/25/report-zack-snyders-fifth-dc-comics-movie-after-justice-league-2/ Main Topic: 1:28:39 HBO's Watchmen to take place in the modern era? With Damon Lindelof finally pulling back the curtain on his upcoming Watchmen series for HBO, including the fact that it would take place in the present day and be a completely original story set in that universe, we discuss whether or not we think that can work, and what a Watchmen series needs to be today to be as impactful as it was when it debuted. http://deadline.com/2018/05/damon-lindelof-watchmen-open-letter-hbo-series-1202396090/ The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics. The Pals: Sean: twitter.com/SeansSoapbox Pete: twitter.com/Loud_Pete Cale: twitter.com/Totointow Marco: twitter.com/mrmarcoanimoto Phil: twitter.com/Cyborgbebop

The Comics Pals are together (minus Cale) for Wizard World Philadelphia, but they managed to sit down and talk about all the biggest news in comics, including the passing of Margot Kidder, the first look trailer for Deadly Class, the announcement from Kevin Feige of Ms. Marvel's arrival to the MCU, and of course, our review of Deadpool 2! Listener Mail Random Question of the Week Pals Pulls: Pete & Marco - Snotgirl Volume 2 Phil - The Wildstorm Volume 2 Sean - Flash #47 News: Margot Kidder Passes: https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/05/margot-kidder-obit Deadly Class Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCvgBlFWdII Ryan Reynolds Says No Deadpool 3 Coming: http://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/05/19/deadpool-3-ryan-reynolds-x-force/ Deadpool 2 Tracking for $350 million dollar opening weekend: http://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/05/16/deadpool-2-box-office-opening-weekend/ Marvel Announces West Coast Avengers Returning: http://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/05/17/marvel-new-west-coast-avengers-series/ Kevin Feige says Ms. Marvel Is Coming to the MCU: http://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/05/12/ms-marvel-kamala-khan-marvel-cinematic-universe-kevin-feige/ Main Topic: Deadpool 2 is finally out, and The Comics Pals have seen it! Listen to our spoiler-free and spoiler-full thoughts on the latest film from Fox’s X-Men universe. The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics. The Pals: Sean: twitter.com/SeansSoapbox Pete: twitter.com/Loud_Pete Cale: twitter.com/Totointow Marco: twitter.com/mrmarcoanimoto Phil: twitter.com/Cyborgbebop