16 - Don't be a Dick, Grayson!
Welcome back to the Comicast!In this episode, we take a deep dive into the world of Nightwing: The New Order, a comic book series published in 2017 by DC Comics. Written by Kyle Higgins and illustrated by Trevor McCarthy, the series explores some big questions about power, responsibility, and the role of government in protecting citizens. Join us as we discuss the themes and characters of the series, as well as our own thoughts and interpretations. Whether you're a die-hard Nightwing fan or n...
15 Mar 20231h 32min
15 - *Teleports Behind You*
Welcome back to the Comicast!In this episode, Jeff, Madison and Sam BAMF! into the world of Nightcrawler, the blue-skinned, teleporting X-Man with a rich and complex backstory. Specifically, we'll be looking at two Nightcrawler storylines: 'Nightcrawler: The Devil Inside' by writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and artist Darick Robertson, and 'Nightcrawler: The Winding Way' by writer Chris Claremont and artist Todd Nauck. Join us as we explore these two mid-2000's Nightcrawler tales and discuss the...
2 Mar 20231h 32min
13 - Say it with us: "Atro-sigh-tus"
Welcome back to the Comicast!This week, Jeff, Madison, and Sam bring you part one of our first two-part episode around the DC crossover event: Blackest Night!With black rings raising dead heroes and villains, Hal Jordan and other ring-slingers from different corps, tribes, and armies are forced to band together to put the fallen back to rest before Nekron can extinguish all light (and life) in the universe!For this episode, we read both "Blackest Night" and Green Lantern: Blackest Night" to g...
30 Jan 20231h 26min
12 - Hal Jordan: Born Again
Welcome back to the Comicast!Jeff, Madison, and Sam kick of the new year by going back in time to the beginning of one of Sam's favorite sagas in comics: Geoff Johns' Green Lantern! We received a request for an episode on the Blackest Night event that turned the DC universe upside-down and liked the idea so much that we decided to throw in a bonus episode to dip our toes into the vast saga that follows Hal Jordan from life to death, back to life, and up against death itself all over again!Thi...
16 Jan 20231h 17min
11 - Meet the Parkers
Welcome back to the Comicast!After another couple of weeks of delays, colds, and day-to-day chaos, Jeff, Madison, and Sam are getting back into the swing of things! Again! In this episode, we discuss Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows, written by Dan Slott, Jody Houser, Gerry Conway, and Ryan Stegman with art from Andy Kubert, Scott Hanna, Nick Roche, Nathan Stockman, Ryan Stegman, Juan Frigeri, and Brian Level.During Marvel's 2015 Secret Wars event, Spider-Man's world is turned...right-side-up? Pet...
17 Nov 20221h 23min
10 - Life in Plastic, it's fantastic!
Welcome back to the Comicast!After a couple of weeks off, Jeff, Madison, and Sam are getting back into the swing of things! This week's series is Plastic Man by Gail Simone with art by Adriana Melo.Former crook Eel O'Brian works to clear his name after being framed for murder and save the world from a supervillain cabal that may or may not exist, all while taking street-wise Pado Swakatoon under his stretchy, plastic-y wing.Requests are coming in through our socials below! Follow us and leave...
17 Okt 20221h 7min
09 - Jackson Hyde... and seek
Welcome back to the Comicast!Jeff, Madison, and Sam dove head first into "Aquaman: The Becoming," written by Brandon Thomas, with beautiful art by Diego Olortegui! Jackson Hyde is pulled into a conspiracy in the never-ending conflict between the underwater kingdoms of Atlantis and Xebel, challenging Aqualad to uncover the conspiracy and graduate to full-fledged Aquaman in the process!Requests are coming in through our socials below! Follow us and leave a request or recommendation for a book f...
19 Sep 20221h 28min
