22 Panels - A Comic Book Podcast

Send us a textTad and Psychocomicogy tackle Tom King's most emotionally challenging work Sheriff of Babylon.Consider becoming a patron!Support the show

Send us a textGreg Petre & Marc Koprinarov return to 22 Panels to discuss their Eisner Nomination, Comic Shop Tour, and the first hardcover collection of Santos Sisters.Consider becoming a patron!Support the show

Send us a textEpisode 186 - June 1, 2025Lazarus #41. News of Note2. New Comic Series3. 3 Amazing New Book4. Great Responsibility - Lazarus #45. 3 Books We Hope Will Be SpectacularConsider becoming a patron!Support the show

Send us a textTad is joined by Jeffrey Alan Love, Michael Tivey, and Christopher Condon to discuss their upcoming series News from the Fallout.Consider becoming a patron!Support the show

Send us a textPaul Tobin returns to 22 Panels to discuss String - and eventually he and Tad even get around to itConsider becoming a patron!Support the show

Send us a textStephan Frank returns to discuss Palomino vols. 4-5, process, and more.Palomino and Romance in the Age of the Space God are available on Kickstarter now!http://kck.st/44AxtJtConsider becoming a patron!Support the show

Send us a textEpisode 6: Marshmallows of Personal TruthIn which we kick back, share stories, play games, and watch our friend slowly die…Never Have I Ever Dared to think we'd learn the Secret History of the Gods! Pull up a log and join the gang around the campfire — we're doing a beach day episode! Straightforward fun and games! Graham cracker bushes! A Psychedelic-Party-Toad! Everybody definitely lives through this one! When has a solicit text ever lied to you?Enjoy it while it lasts, this calm before the storm, as our first arc races towards its conclusion in only 2 more episodes… Consider becoming a patron!Support the show

Send us a textIn-Between Years continues with discussion of Penny Century #7 & Luba #3.Consider becoming a patron!Support the show

Send us a textTad is joined by Grant Snider to discuss his new book Thinking About Thinking, and much, much more.Consider becoming a patron!Support the show

Send us a textEpisode 185 - May 26, 2025Lazarus #31. News of Note2. New Comic Series3. 3 Amazing New Book4. Great Responsibility - Lazarus #35. 3 Books We Hope Will Be SpectacularConsider becoming a patron!Support the show

Send us a textTad, Peter, Matt, and Dillon Gilbertson discuss the April 1979 issue of Heavy Metal Magazine.Consider becoming a patron!Support the show

Send us a textTad, Mark Pracht, and (eventually) Sean Harklerode continue their journey through Jack Kirby's Fourth World with Forever People #3, New Gods #3, Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #138, and Mister Miracle #3. And so much more.Consider becoming a patron!Support the show

Send us a textTad discusses comics and more with Tiffany Babb, editor of The Comics Courier and The Fan Files.The Comics Courier Issue Two is funding now on Kickstarter:http://kck.st/44e2GltConsider becoming a patron!Support the show

Send us a textA delightful conversation with Paul Karasik about his adaptation of Paul Auster's New York Trilogy (with David Mazzucchelli on City of Glass and Lorenzo Mattotti on Ghosts. The Locked Room Karasik handle himself); his work with Mark Newgarden: How to Read Nancy; a memoir The Ride Together co-written by his sister Judy; and more!Consider becoming a patron!Support the show

Send us a textTad discusses Oddly Compelling: The Denis Kitchen Story with Ted Intorcio, Soren Christiansen and Denis Kitchen!Back it on Kickstarter Today!https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tinto-press/oddly-compelling-the-denis-kitchen-story?ref=2tfcf6Consider becoming a patron!Support the show

Send us a textEpisode 184 - May 18, 2025Lazarus #21. News of Note2. New Comic Series3. 3 Amazing New Book4. Great Responsibility - Lazarus #25. 3 Books We Hope Will Be SpectacularConsider becoming a patron!Support the show

Send us a textC. Spike Trotman joins Tad to talk about ALL. OF. THE. THINGS. (even, eventually, comics...)Consider becoming a patron!Support the show

Send us a textEpisode 5: Emotional Monster HuntingIn which we make our own monsters, meet new friends, and lose our heads…I DON'T KNOW WHAT Y'ALL BE THINKIN' SMINK AND DROKE AND DROKE AND SMINK AND — IN THAT ORDER WE SLOW MOTION 'TIL IT'S OVER NEVER STOP — SMINK AND A DROKE (droke) DROKE AND A SMINK (smink) WE BE SMINK AND A DROKE (droke) DROKE AND A SMINK (smink) WE BE SMINK AND A DROKE (droke) DROKE AND A SMINK (smink) WE BE SMINK AND A DROKE (droke) DROKE AND A SMINK (smink)Stress, party, get awayHope these problems just go awayRight there in my faceI'll ignore it every dayWE BE SMINK AND A DROKE (droke) DROKE AND A SMINK (smink) WE BE SMINK AND A DROKE (droke) DROKE AND A SMINK (smink) WE BE SMINK AND A DROKE (droke) DROKE AND A SMINK (smink) WE BE SMINK AND A DROKE (droke) DROKE AND A SMINK (smink)Consider becoming a patron!Support the show

Send us a textEpisode 183 - May 11, 2025Lazarus #11. News of Note2. New Comic Series3. 3 Amazing New Book4. Great Responsibility - Lazarus #15. 3 Books We Hope Will Be SpectacularConsider becoming a patron!Support the show

Send us a textTad is joined by Scott Bryan Wilson to discuss his book Left Hand Path (with Ken Knudtsen) and more.Consider becoming a patron!Support the show

Send us a textTad is joined by Damian Duffy to discuss his recent adaptation of Octavia Butler's Parable of the Talents (with John Jennings and David Brame), comics in education, and more.Consider becoming a patron!Support the show

Send us a textJoe Illidge joins Tad and the Brothers Anderson (no relation) to discuss his recent return to the Milestone Universe with the four issue Shadow Cabinet.Consider becoming a patron!Support the show

Send us a textTad is joined by Dr. Edgar Ramos, Samantha Ramos, and Lee Woods (aka Psychocomicogy) to continue their psychosocial journey through the works of Tom King... This month The Vision.Consider becoming a patron!Support the show

Send us a textFor the latest episode of the Pulp Blotter Book Club, Mark Pracht & Tad discuss the war stories of Harvey Kurtzman in Corpse in the Imjin, part of the Fantagraphics EC Comics Library.Consider becoming a patron!Support the show

Send us a textEpisode 182 - May 4, 2025Monstress Vol 91. News of Note2. New Comic Series3. 3 Amazing New Book4. Great Responsibility - Monstress Vol 95. 3 Books We Hope Will Be SpectacularConsider becoming a patron!Support the show

Send us a textMaria, Marisol, and Tad continue their discussion of the In-Between Years focusing upon Luba #2 & Penny Century #6.Consider becoming a patron!Support the show

Send us a textEpisode 4: NEO 102: Intro to FQL and TDDB (Time-Displaced Databases)In which we right some wrongs, revive a folk-hero (or villain?!?) of the 90s, and have our first filler episode.  Keen-eared listeners have been asking all month: “What was Lex up to during the events of last episode?” Well, Panel Pilgrims, now we have the answer*!!! Plus, a fan-favorite character** returns in an all-new form, but are they friend… or FOE!?! Check out the latest adventures of the 22 Panels crew exploring their own world of DIE!(*Jonathan couldn't make the recording session, so we had some low plot fun without him)(**It's Clippy — we're doing Clippy references now)Consider becoming a patron!Support the show

Send us a textJohn Broglia and Taki Soma join Tad to discuss their comiXology Original Alienated. Near the end, their cover artist, some guy named Oeming joined the party as well.Consider becoming a patron!Support the show

Send us a textMark, Sean, and Tad continue their journey through Jack Kirby's Fourth World Saga.Forever People #2New Gods #2Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #137Mister Miracle #2Consider becoming a patron!Support the show

Send us a textEpisode 181 - April 27, 2025Monstress Vol 81. News of Note2. New Comic Series3. 3 Amazing New Book4. Great Responsibility - Monstress Vol 85. 3 Books We Hope Will Be SpectacularConsider becoming a patron!Support the show

Send us a textDoug Wagner returns to 22 Panels to discuss I Was a Fashion School Serial Killer and more with Tad & Dr. Edgar Ramos.Consider becoming a patron!Support the show

Dillon Gilbertson (My Neighbor Necromancer available now at dillondoescomics.com), Peter, Matt, and Tad discuss the March 1979 issue of Heavy Metal Magazine. (Except the prose parts because none of us found the time...)Consider becoming a patron!Support the show

Tad discusses Romeo vs. Juliet: A Kill Shakespeare Adventure and more with Pulitzer Prize winning writer Anthony Del Col.Consider becoming a patron!Support the show

Episode 180 - April 20, 2025Monstress Vol 71. News of Note2. New Comic Series3. 3 Amazing New Book4. Great Responsibility - Monstress Vol 75. 3 Books We Hope Will Be SpectacularConsider becoming a patron!Support the show

Episode 179 - April 13, 2025Monstress Vol 61. News of Note2. New Comic Series3. 3 Amazing New Book4. Great Responsibility - Monstress Vol 65. 3 Books We Hope Will Be SpectacularConsider becoming a patron!Support the show

Psychocomicology's Dr. Edgar Ramos, Samantha Chavez, and Lee Woods join Tad to discuss Maria van Lieshout's Song of a Blackbird.Consider becoming a patron!Support the show

Episode 177 - April 6, 2025Monstress Vol 51. News of Note2. New Comic Series3. 3 Amazing New Book4. Great Responsibility - Monstress Vol 55. 3 Books We Hope Will Be SpectacularConsider becoming a patron!Support the show

Sherman Alexie joins Tad to discuss The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, Smoke Signals, You Don't Have to Say You Love Me, comics and more!Consider becoming a patron!Support the show

Episode 176 - March 24, 2025Monstress Vol 41. News of Note2. New Comic Series3. 3 Amazing New Book4. Great Responsibility - Monstress Vol 45. 3 Books We Hope Will Be SpectacularConsider becoming a patron!Support the show

Episode Three: Knights of Dreams/Blades of NightmaresIn which we lose ourselves, find our honor, and face our demons.The lines of reality unravel with a scribbling ferocity as the 22 Panels crew scramble their way through a knightly jousting tournament. But do they make it out with heroism intact? Can something so naively idealistic save them now? Was there ever any to begin with?Find out within the audiopsychodrama (or is it more of a psychoaudiodrama?) that is... Knights of Dreams/Blades of NightmaresAnd stay tuned after the adventure for our first (of possibly many) Stars and Wishes!Consider becoming a patron!Support the show

Mark Pracht & Tad discuss Alan Moore, Chris Sprouse, & Company's Tom Strong and SO. MUCH. MORE.Mark will be at Books & Beginnings in Evanston reading from and signing his 4-Color Trilogy on Tuesday, April 1 at 6pmhttps://www.bookendsandbeginnings.com/event/2025-04-01/mark-pracht-house-ideas-play-reading-and-qaConsider becoming a patron!Support the show

Tad, Marisol, & Maria discuss Jamie Hernandez' Penny Century #5 and Gilbert Hernandez' Luna #1 in the ninth installment of the In-Between Years.Consider becoming a patron!Support the show

Christopher Cantwell and Tyler Crook join Tad to discuss their new book Out of Alcatraz.Consider becoming a patron!Support the show

Helen Mullane joins Tad to discuss her comiXology book Groupies (with art by Tula Lotay), dog sled racing, and more.Consider becoming a patron!Support the show

Tad and the Brothers Anderson (no relation) discuss Icon vs. Hardware.Consider becoming a patron!Support the show

Tad and Edgar, Sam, and Lee from Psychocomicogy discuss Tom King's Grayson v4-5.Consider becoming a patron!Support the show

The In-Between Years continue as Maria, Marisol, and Tad discuss New Love #6 & Penny Century #4Consider becoming a patron!Support the show

Cecilia & Waverley Kim join Tad to discuss Kwento Comics and it's flagship title Mask of Haliya.Volume Two is funding now on Kickstarter:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cloverpressimports/the-mask-of-haliya-echoes-of-the-forgotten-past-ogn?ref=b4jjpeConsider becoming a patron!Support the show

Join Tad and Meredith McClaren for this amazing interview!Consider becoming a patron!Support the show

Episode 176 - March 24, 2025Monstress Vol 31. News of Note2. New Comic Series3. 3 Amazing New Book4. Great Responsibility - Monstress Vol 35. 3 Books We Hope Will Be SpectacularConsider becoming a patron!Support the show

Tad is on location in Milwaukee at the Lion's Tooth Book Club with Emil Ferris!Consider becoming a patron!Support the show