22 Panels - A Comic Book Podcast

Liam Sharp returns to 22 Panels to discuss StarHenge Book Two: A Kiss For Atticus and more!

Psychocomicology are busy presenting at Indiana Comic Con, so the Heavy Metal Book Club invades JRHS. Matt, Belle, Tad, Peter, and Dillon Gilbertson discuss Liam Sharp's masterpiece StarHenge.

Henry Barajas makes his debut appearance on 22 Panels to discuss ¡Huelga! The Stories of Dolores Huerta & Sal Castro, a collection of two books he wrote for the NYC Public Education Civics for All Comics Group, coming soon from Good Trouble Productions. Also discussed are his recent book Death to Pachuco from Image Comics, La Voz De M.A.Y.O.: Tata Rambo, his work on the Gil Thorp comic strip and more!

Emily Mehr & Ryan Carey return to 22 Panels to discuss the 2026 edition of the Insert Name Comics & Zine Festival - Sunday, August 30th , Noon-6pm, Odd Mart, 2520 Lyndale Ave S, Minneapolis - and more! Support Insert Name: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/insertnameminifest/2026-insert-name-comics-and-zines-festival

Episode 239 - June 7, 2026 Ronin News of Note New To Order Final Order Cutoff Crowdfunding/Humble Bundle 3 Amazing New Books/Walk with Phil One Piece/Phil's Manga Journey Great Responsibility - Ronin 3 Books We Hope Will Be Spectacular/Phil's All-New Giant-Size Trade Waiter/Graphic Novel Pick  

C. Spike Trotman returns to 22 Panels to discuss the new Iron Circus Kickstarter and more! Back The Goblin Throne by Mel Gillman: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ironspike/the-goblin-throne?ref=anoxi9

Tad is joined by Andrew Coltrin (Partly Robot Industries) to discuss comics, neurodiversity, and Andrew's upcoming Kickstarter - Nerd Emergencies!... and Other Misunderstandings: A Comix Showcase of Neurodivergent Perspectives. Sign up on Kickstarter to be notified upon launch: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/partlyrobot/nerd-emergencies

Tad and The Brothers Anderson (no relation) discuss 5 more episodes of the Static Shock animated television show.

Tad, Dan, Sean Harklerode, and Mark Pracht discuss the middle two volumes of Stephan Franck's Palomino.

Julio Anta returns to 22 Panels to discuss his middle grade Hillside Valley graphic novels and his upcoming book from Dark Horse - The Beast of Boriken.

Marisol, Matt, Tad, Belle, and Psychocomicology's Lee Woods discuss the eleventh volume of Fiona Staples & Brian K. Vaughan's Saga.

Tad is joined by Fantagraphics Executive Director of Communications & Marketing Tucker Stone to discuss great comics and more!

Episode 238 - May 31, 2026 Hello Sunshine News of Note New To Order Final Order Cutoff Crowdfunding/Humble Bundle 3 Amazing New Books/Walk with Phil One Piece/Phil's Manga Journey Great Responsibility - Hello Sunshine 3 Books We Hope Will Be Spectacular/Phil's All-New Giant-Size Trade Waiter/Graphic Novel Pick

Daimon Hampton returns to 22 Panels to discuss Stellar Remnant, Jon Kent: This Internship Is My Kryptonite, and more! Stellar Remnant is currently funding on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/daimondrewthis/stellar-remnant-2

Matt Bors returns to 22 Panels with collaborator Glenn Fleishman to discuss That One Matt Bors Comic and more! That One Matt Bors Comic is funding now on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/glennf/that-one-matt-bors-comic

Tad is joined by cartoonist Benjamin Marra to discuss What We Mean By Yesterday - the first two volumes of which are available now from Fantagraphics - and more!

Ronald Wimberly returns to 22 Panels to discuss LAAB ZERO RMX, Wild Signal, and more! LAAB ZERO RMX is funding now on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wildsignal/laab-zero-rmx  

Episode 237 - May 24, 2026 Copra Round Eight News of Note New To Order Final Order Cutoff Crowdfunding/Humble Bundle 3 Amazing New Books/Walk with Phil One Piece/Phil's Manga Journey Great Responsibility - Copra Round Eight 3 Books We Hope Will Be Spectacular/Phil's All-New Giant-Size Trade Waiter/Graphic Novel Pick  

Tad is joined by SuperFan Promotions' David Hyde.

Tad is joined by musician/cartoonist Nick Thorburn to discuss his upcoming book Pear Shaped from Fantagraphics and more!

Tad is joined by Olivia Cuartero-Briggs to discuss her books Kill Train, Mary Shelley Monster Hunter, Jill & the Killers and much more!

Stephen Fox joins tad to discuss his graphic novel Scar Tissue - Bargains launching soon on Kickstarter. Get notified: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/foxstorytelling/scar-tissue-bargains?ref=profile_created&category_id=252

Episode 236 - May 17, 2026 Copra Round Seven News of Note New To Order Final Order Cutoff Crowdfunding/Humble Bundle 3 Amazing New Books/Walk with Phil One Piece/Phil's Manga Journey Great Responsibility - Copra Round Seven 3 Books We Hope Will Be Spectacular/Phil's All-New Giant-Size Trade Waiter/Graphic Novel Pick  

Tad is joined by documentarian Jason Cohn to discuss his upcoming film TEZUKA! God of Manga and more! Be notified about the project (and contribute once it goes live) via Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tezuka/tezuka-god-of-manga?ref=2sczsq

Matt, Peter, Tad, and Dillon Gilbertson discuss the December 1979 issue of Heavy Metal Magazine.

Having completed their journey through the Fourth World- Tad, Sean Harklerode, and Mark Pracht rebrand to begin their discussion of the Kree/Skrull War.

Episode 235 - May 10, 2026 Copra Round Six News of Note New To Order Final Order Cutoff Crowdfunding/Humble Bundle 3 Amazing New Books/Walk with Phil One Piece/Phil's Manga Journey Great Responsibility - Copra Round Six 3 Books We Hope Will Be Spectacular/Phil's All-New Giant-Size Trade Waiter/Graphic Novel Pick  

Tad, Matt, Marisol, Psychocomicology's Lee Woods, and writer Josh Eiserike discuss the 10th volume of Fiona Staples & Brian K. Vaughan's masterpiece Saga.

Tad is joined by Jared Sarnie to discuss his impressive and haunting debut work The Machine is Broken from Fieldmouse Press out on May 26. Pre-Order Now: https://asterismbooks.com/product/the-machine-is-broken-jared-sarnie

Tad & The Brothers Anderson (no relation) venture into the world of animation discussing the first five episodes of the 2000 cartoon series Static Shock.

Episode 234 - May 3, 2026 Copra Round Five News of Note New To Order Final Order Cutoff Crowdfunding/Humble Bundle 3 Amazing New Books/Walk with Phil One Piece/Phil's Manga Journey Great Responsibility - Copra Round Five 3 Books We Hope Will Be Spectacular/Phil's All-New Giant-Size Trade Waiter/Graphic Novel Pick

Tad is joined by writers Laura Hudson and Tim Leong to discuss their near future cyber-journalism story Exploit.

Maria, Marisol, and Tad discuss Los Bros. Hernandez' Love and Rockets vol. 2 #8 and Gilbert Hernandez' Luba's Comics and Stories #5.

Tad, Dan, Sean Harklerode, and Mark Pracht discuss the first two volumes of Stephan Franck's Palomino.

Maria, Marisol, and Tad discuss the 7th issue of volume 2 of Los Bros Hernandez' Love and Rockets and issue 4 of Gilbert Hernandez' Luba's Comics and Stories.

Episode 233 - April 26, 2026 Copra Round Four News of Note New To Order Final Order Cutoff Crowdfunding/Humble Bundle 3 Amazing New Books/Walk with Phil One Piece/Phil's Manga Journey Great Responsibility - Copra Round Four 3 Books We Hope Will Be Spectacular/Phil's All-New Giant-Size Trade Waiter/Graphic Novel Pick  

Tad, Matt, Peter, and Dillon Gilbertson discuss the November 1979 issue of Heavy Metal Magazine.

Matt Kindt joins Tad to discuss the return of Mind MGMT, his latest collaboration with Brian Hurtt Fort Psycho, Gilt Frame, Save Now, working with David Lapham, the rhythm of baseball (and car rides), and so, so much more...

Episode 232 - April 19, 2026 Copra Round Three News of Note New To Order Final Order Cutoff Crowdfunding/Humble Bundle 3 Amazing New Books/Walk with Phil One Piece/Phil's Manga Journey Great Responsibility - Copra Round Three 3 Books We Hope Will Be Spectacular/Phil's All-New Giant-Size Trade Waiter/Graphic Novel Pick  

Psychocomicology's Lee Woods joins Tad to discuss Grant Snider's Thinking About Thinking.

Comic Book Yeti's Jimmy Gaspero joins Tad, Mark Pracht, and Sean Harklerode to discuss the conclusion of Jack Kirby's Fourth World saga - Hunger Dogs.

Episode 231 - April 12, 2026 Copra Round Two News of Note New To Order Final Order Cutoff Crowdfunding/Humble Bundle 3 Amazing New Books/Walk with Phil One Piece/Phil's Manga Journey Great Responsibility - Copra Round Two 3 Books We Hope Will Be Spectacular/Phil's All-New Giant-Size Trade Waiter/Graphic Novel Pick  

Sarah Gailey returns to 22 Panels to discuss their new comic Neighborhood Watch, their upcoming novel Make Me Better, and so much more...

Tad is joined by Mark Russell Braun to discuss their upcoming Ahoy Kickstarter Forgotten Divine. Sign up to be notified on launch: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/comicsahoy/the-forgotten-divine-by-mark-russell-and-russ-braun?ref=5xq6ta

Tad is joined by Tom Peyer & Stuart Moore currently guiding the ship at Ahoy Comics (formerly doing just about everything there is to do in comics) about Ahoy's first Kickstarter and more! To be notified when the Kickstarter for The Forgotten Divine by Mark Russell & Russ Braun launches sign up at: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/comicsahoy/the-forgotten-divine-by-mark-russell-and-russ-braun?ref=5xq6ta

Belle, Matt, Tad, Marisol, Lee, and Josh Eiserike discuss volume 9 of Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples masterpiece Saga. Bring your tissues, crying is involved.

The Brothers Anderson (no relation) & Tad discuss Icon #22-27.

Episode 230 - April 5, 2026 C2E2 Recap News of Note New To Order Final Order Cutoff Crowdfunding/Humble Bundle 3 Amazing New Books One Piece/Phil's Manga Journey Great Responsibility - C2E2 Underway 3 Books We Hope Will Be Spectacular/Tyler's All-New Giant-Size Trade Waiter/Graphic Novel Pick

Episode 229 - March 23, 2026 C2E2 Underway News of Note New To Order Final Order Cutoff Crowdfunding/Humble Bundle 3 Amazing New Books/Walk with Phil One Piece/Phil's Manga Journey Great Responsibility - C2E2 Underway 3 Books We Hope Will Be Spectacular/Phil's All-New Giant-Size Trade Waiter/Graphic Novel Pick

Jennie Wood returns to 22 Panels to discuss their new book I Didn't Ask For This available from Maverick April 15.

Dr. Ramos & Tad are joined by writers Taki Soma & Mark Schey to discuss their book Parapsychologist out March 31 on Comixology.