22 Panels - A Comic Book Podcast

Tad, Sean Harklerode, and Mark Pracht discuss the first two volumes of Jonah Hex as written by Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti with a veritable who's who of artists.   Enjoy listening? Consider becoming a patron. https://www.patreon.com/22panelspodcast

Tad & Phil are joined by writer/comics journalist Zack Quaintance to discuss his current Kickstarter Macabre Valley and more. Back Macabre Valley on Kickstarter now: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/zackq/macabre-valley   Enjoy listening? Consider becoming a patron. https://www.patreon.com/22panelspodcast  

Episode 203 - September 28, 2025 Traveling to Mars News of Note New To Order Final Order Cutoff Crowdfunding 3 Amazing New Books/Walk with Phil One Piece Great Responsibility - Traveling to Mars 3 Books We Hope Will Be Spectacular   Enjoy listening? Consider becoming a patron. https://www.patreon.com/22panelspodcast

Tad, Maria, and Marisol discuss Love and Rockets volume 2 issue 1 and Luba issue 9.

Tad is joined by writer Zack Kaplan to discuss Masterminds, Kill All Immortals, Dark Empty Void and more! Enjoy listening? Consider becoming a patron. https://www.patreon.com/22panelspodcast

Tad talks with independent cartoonist Moritz Junker- who is WAY to young to be making such fantastic comics. Enjoy listening? Consider becoming a patron. https://www.patreon.com/22panelspodcast

Tad is joined by independent cartoonist Russ Dugger to discuss his upcoming book Ninja Penguin and more!   Enjoy listening? Consider becoming a patron. https://www.patreon.com/22panelspodcast

Episode 202 - September 21, 2025 New Beginnings/On the Ground at CXC  News of Note Final Order Cutoff Crowdfunding 3 Amazing New Books Great Responsibility - New Beginnings/On the Ground at CXC One Piece Race 3 Books We Hope Will Be Spectacular   Enjoy listening? Consider becoming a patron. https://www.patreon.com/22panelspodcast

Tad, Matt, Belle, Psychocomicology's Lee Woods, and writer Josh Eiserike discuss the second volume of Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples' beloved series Saga.

Tad & Phil are joined by Michele Abounader & Fell Hound to discuss their upcoming comic FUNeral Home. Funding on Kickstarter now. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cerealpancake/funeral-home-comic

Episode 10: Here We Go Again… In which we start over, find a new friend, and a new fate… We here at 22 Panels need to take a moment to issue a correction to episode 9 — Lex is NOT the Forge God! Keeping balance amongst an entire pantheon is difficult, and sometimes we make mistakes, now could you please lay off with the smiting?!? Now she has an even wilder fate in store! And don't miss the debut of our first new cast member!!! He's got his Colt 45 right by his side, and he's ready to blow a hole in you just as big as the sky — will the crew survive meeting the Neo Cowboy on the block??? Only Wilhelm DeFoa knows for sure (Willy to his friends)

Tad, Mark Pracht, and Sean Harklerode discuss Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #144-145, Forever People #7, New Gods #7, Mister Miracle #7.

Tad, Maria, and Marisol wrap up their journey through the years between volume 1 and volume 2 of Love and Rockets with discussion of Luba #8 and the Hernandez Bros. contributions to Measles #6-8.

Episode 201 - September 14, 2025 Spectators 1. News of Note - Tyler is leaving?!? WTF? 2. New Comic Series 3. 3 Amazing New Book 4. Great Responsibility - Spectators 5. 3 Books We Hope Will Be Spectacular

Tad & Dr. Edgar Ramos are joined by writer Doug Wagner to discuss I Was a Fashion School Serial Killer and more...

Tad is joined by writer Fred Van Lente and REKCAH! Comics publisher Atom! Freeman to discuss The Future Is ****** and more. The Future Is ****** vol. 2 is funding on Kickstarter now: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rekcah/support-comic-shops-with-the-future-is-xxxxxx-origins-hc

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

Tad and Edgar, Sam, Lee, and Mig from Psychocomicology discuss Jeff Lemire's Underwater Welder.

Tad is joined by cartoonist Andy Hartzell to discuss his books Monday and the upcoming nearly 20th anniversary edition of Fox Bunny Funny.

Tad is joined by Legendary Cartoonist Carol Tyler to discuss her upcoming book: The Ephemerata: Shaping the Exquisite Nature of Grief, her exhibit: Write It Down, Draw It Out: The Comics Art of Carol Tyler at The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, and more!

Tad is joined by Darya Foroohar about her books I Need to Kill My Boyfriend's College Roommate & I Want To Talk About Maha Nassar and more...

Tad is joined by Jesse Lonergan to discuss his new book Drome and more...

Tad & the Brothers Anderson (no relation) discuss Hardware #25 & the 4-issue Deathwish mini-series.

Tad, Sean, and Mark discuss Denny O'Neil, Michael Kaluta, & Frank Robbins' 1973 run on The Shadow.

We've been talking about it since the beginning, and we're finally doing it. Join Tad, Phil, Matt, Isabella, Marisol, Psychocomicology's Lee Woods, and Pale of Settlement scribe Josh Eiserike as they dive headlong into Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples' masterpiece Saga!

Episode 200 - September 7, 2025 Lazarus  1. News of Note 2. New Comic Series 3. 3 Amazing New Book 4. Great Responsibility - Lazarus: Risen #5-7 (and Greg Rucka!) 5. 3 Books We Hope Will Be Spectacular

Matt, Peter, Tad, and Dillon discuss the June 1979 Issue of Heavy Metal Magazine.

Episode 199 - Aug 31, 2025 Lazarus  1. News of Note 2. New Comic Series 3. 3 Amazing New Book 4. Great Responsibility - Lazarus 5. 3 Books We Hope Will Be Spectacular

Psychocomicology's Sam, Edgar, and Mig join Tad to discuss Issues #33-57 of Tom King's Batman run.

Episode 9: Meet the Gods   In which we taste the unknown, face the unknowable, and rise to the occasion…   The first arc is dead and the new arc is struggling to be born — now is the time of monsters. We once had a name for the first monsters… we called them Gods…

Episode 198 - Aug 25, 2025 Lazarus  1. News of Note 2. New Comic Series 3. 3 Amazing New Book 4. Great Responsibility - Lazarus 5. 3 Books We Hope Will Be Spectacular

Sean Harklerode, Mark Pracht, and Tad are back!

This month we discuss Mark Millar & Rafael Albuquerque's Huck.

Episode 197 - Aug 17, 2025 Lazarus X+66 1. News of Note 2. New Comic Series 3. 3 Amazing New Book 4. Great Responsibility - X+66 5. 3 Books We Hope Will Be Spectacular

Tad, Phil, and Sam are joined by comics legend Kelly Sue DeConnick to discuss FML, Wonder Woman: Historia, and more!

Episode 196 - Aug 10, 2025 Lazarus the Cull 1. News of Note 2. New Comic Series 3. 3 Amazing New Book 4. Great Responsibility - the Cull 5. 3 Books We Hope Will Be Spectacular

Tad and Dr. Ramos discuss Where Monsters Lie and more with Kyle Starks.   Back Where Monsters Lie: Dead End on Kickstarter

Tad & the Brothers Anderson (no relation) discuss Kobalt #1-6.

Liz Prince & Shelly Bond join Tad (and eventually Phil) to discuss Suddenly One Summer Camp From Hell and more!  https://www.offregister.press/product-page/suddenly-one-summer-camp-from-hell

Dillon Gilbertson, Jason Piperberg, and Luca Romano discuss their Kickstarter project My Neighbor Necromancer and more! My Neighbor Necromancer #1-3 are on Kickstarter: necrocomic.com

The In-Between years continue as Maria, Marisol, and Tad discuss Measles #5 & Luba #7.

Tad is joined Spencer Ackerman to discuss his recent run on Iron Man.

Episode 195 - Aug 03, 2025 Lazarus Poison 1. News of Note 2. New Comic Series 3. 3 Amazing New Book 4. Great Responsibility - Poison 5. 3 Books We Hope Will Be Spectacular

Sam and Tad talk with Wes Craig about his Thunderhead Kickstarter campaign, his new YouTube channel, his all-ages monthly Kaya, and more!

Tad, Sean Harklerode, and R. Sikoryak discuss Bill Watterson's Calvin and Hobbes.

Write Carlos Yacolca and Editor Alberto Rayo join Tad to discuss their comic Before We Sail appearing weekly in the current volume (#75) of the digital anthology Aces Weekly.

In-Between Years part 14 Tad, Maria, and Marisol discuss Luba #6 & Measles #4 from Los Bros Hernandez.

Liz Prince & Shelly Bond join Tad (and eventually Phil) to discuss Suddenly One Summer Camp From Hell and more!

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

Episode 194 - July 27, 2025 Lazarus #16 Mercy 1. News of Note 2. New Comic Series 3. 3 Amazing New Book 4. Great Responsibility - Mercy 5. 3 Books We Hope Will Be Spectacular

Tad is joined by Jeffrey Brown to discuss his  upcoming book Hulk Teach, his recent book Kids Are Still Weird and more!