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We are a comic book store and coffee shop in Smithfield Market, Belfast. You can find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. All podcasts also available on iTunes.

Alan Taylor


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    #272 - May Previews for July 2025 Releases!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 64:51


    Join Alan and Keith as they take you through the May 2025 Previews Books, picking out the titles we're most looking forward to in store, due for release in July 2025 and beyond! As ever, if anything appeals to you, do let us know! This way, you're guaranteed 1st Print, Cover A's, and Cover Price on all new titles.

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    #271 - Comic Con-Versations -March 2025 - Part 2!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 72:41


    Join Alan and Keith as they chat about all the comics they enjoyed from the month of April! If you like what we do please do like and subscribe, as well as leaving a quick review if you can, as it makes it easier for people to find us!

    #270 - Comic Conversations - March 2025 - Part 1!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 41:17


    Join Alan and Keith as they chat about everything they're enjoying from the month of April. Chatting movies, tv shows, omnibus reading and everything in between! If you like what we do please do like and subscribe, as well as leaving a quick review if you can, as it makes it easier for people to find us!

    #269 - April Previews for June 2025 Releases!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 90:01


    Join Alan and Keith as they take you through the April 2025 Previews Books, picking out the titles we're most looking forward to in store, due for release in June2025 and beyond! As ever, if anything appeals to you, do let us know! This way, you're guaranteed 1st Print, Cover A's, and Cover Price on all new titles.

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    #268 - Book Club - Daredevil: Yellow by Jeph Loeb & Tim Sale!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025 71:01


    Book clubs are back! Join Alan and Keith as they deep dive into 2001's Daredevil: Yellow, from the creative team of Jeph Loeb & Tim Sale. Hope you guys enjoy!

    #267 - Comic Con-Versations - February 2025!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 89:31


    Join Alan and Keith having a wide ranging conversation covering the comics industry in February of 2025! We go through our favourite titles, what new titles hit the market, starting points, certain comics coming to an end, and everything in between! Let us know what you think of the new format!

    #266 March Previews for May 2025 Releases!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025 94:17


    Join Alan and Keith as they take you through the March 2025 Previews Books, picking out the titles we're most looking forward to in store, due for release in May 2025 and beyond! As ever, if anything appeals to you, do let us know! This way, you're guaranteed 1st Print, Cover A's, and Cover Price on all new titles.

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    #265 - Comic Con-Versations - January 2025!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 77:24


    Join Alan and Keith having a wide ranging conversation covering the comics industry in January of 2025! We go through our favourite titles, what new titles hit the market, starting points, certain comics coming to an end, and everything in between! Let us know what you think of the new format!

    #264 - February Previews for April 2025 Releases!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 90:20


    Join Alan and Keith as they take you through the February 2024 Previews Books, picking out the titles we're most looking forward to in store, due for release in April 2025 and beyond! As ever, if anything appeals to you, do let us know! This way, you're guaranteed 1st Print, Cover A's, and Cover Price on all new titles.

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    #263 - Creator Interview - Rick Remender Part 2!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025 51:20


    And here it is! The long awaited Part 2 of our excellent conversation with the one and only Rick Remender! Hope you guys enjoy!

    #262 - Creator Interview - Rick Remender - Part 1!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 58:24


    Our interview with the one and only Rick Remender is now back! We had a few audio problems we noticed with the first upload, so have ironed those out. In Part 1 we ask why comics? Talk Captain Dingleberry, Fear Agent, the desire to get titles over the line, and the freedom that comes with creator owned comics. We'll be uploading Part 2 next week, hope you enjoy!

    #261 - Best of 2024! - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 96:05


    Join Alan & Keith for Part 2 of their roundup of the Best Titles of 2024! We hope you guys enjoy!

    #260 - Best of 2024! - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 71:23


    Join Alan & Keith for Part 1 of their roundup of the Best Titles of 2024! Check back next week for Part 2. We hope you guys enjoy!

    #259 - January Previews for March 2025 Releases!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 98:01


    Join Alan and Keith as they take you through the January 2024 Previews Books, picking out the titles we're most looking forward to in store, due for release in March 2025 and beyond! As ever, if anything appeals to you, do let us know! This way, you're guaranteed 1st Print, Cover A's, and Cover Price on all new titles.

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    #259 - Creator Interview - Rick Remender Part 1!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 60:06


    It's the interview Alan has been wanting to do ever since we started the podcast, and it did not disappoint! We finally got chatting to the one and only Rick Remender, best known for era defining runs on Venom and Uncanny X-Force amongst others while at Marvel, but for us it's his Indie work that shines brightest. Deadly Class, Fear Agent, Black Science, Seven to Eternity, Low, Tokyo Ghost and many others, demonstrate that he is one of the most consistent and important creators working in the medium today. We talk all of those over 2 episodes, as well as getting started, nearly going bankrupt, his time at Marvel, his Giant Generator imprint at Image, adaptations to other mediums and what he hopes for the future. Strap in, this is up there with our favourite ever episodes. We hope you enjoy it just as much.

    #258 - November Previews for January 2025 Releases!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2024 86:07


    Join Alan and Keith as they take you through the November 2024 Previews Books, picking out the titles we're most looking forward to in store, due for release in January 2025 and beyond! As ever, if anything appeals to you, do let us know! This way, you're guaranteed 1st Print, Cover A's, and Cover Price on all new titles.

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    #257 - Comic Con-Versations - September 2024!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024 90:32


    A bit of a change up in format as we have a wide ranging conversation covering the comics industry in September of 2024! We go through our favourite titles, what new titles hit the market, starting points, certain comics coming to an end, and everything in between! Let us know what you think of the new format!

    #256 - Creator Interview - Tina Howard Part 2!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2024 48:14


    Part 2 of our interview with the Incredible Tini Howard! Don't forget about our in store signing event in November, on Wednesday 20th, a New Comic Book Day to boot! Hope you enjoy!

    #255 - Creator Interview - Tini Howard! - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 45:26


    Todays guest is one of the most exciting writers in the industry today. Able to balance working for Marvel, DC and on her own independent books, she has come a long way since winning the Top Cow talent hunt in 2013. Working her way through powerhouse franchises such as Rick & Morty, Barbie and Power Rangers, she found herself exclusively signed to Marvel in 2019. While there she worked on British Favourite Death's Head, as well as being an integral park of the Krakoa era with Excalibur and X of Swords. That's not to mention writing the likes of Thanos, Strikeforce and Age of Conan – Belit. But she finally saw the light and joined the light side, writing for DC, working her way through the femme fatales of Harley Quinn, Punchline and overseeing a seminal run on Catwoman, which also crossed over with Zdarsky's Batman in an excellent event, The Gotham War. Our guest today is Tini Howard!

    #254 - October Previews for December 2024 Comics Releases!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2024 73:05


    Join Alan and Keith as they take you through the October 2024 Previews Books, picking out the titles we're most looking forward to in store, due for release in December 2024 and beyond! As ever, if anything appeals to you, do let us know! This way, you're guaranteed 1st Print, Cover A's, and Cover Price on all new titles.

    #253 - Comic Con-Versations! - June/July/August 2024!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2024 102:45


    A bit of a change up in format as we have a wide ranging conversation covering the comics industry in June / July & August of 2024! We go through our favourite titles, what new titles hit the market, starting points, certain comics coming to an end, and everything in between! Let us know what you think of the new format!

    #252 - September Previews for November 2024 Releases!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2024 85:44


    Join Alan and Keith as they take you through the September 2024 Previews Books, picking out the titles we're most looking forward to in store, due for release in November 2024 and beyond! As ever, if anything appeals to you, do let us know! This way, you're guaranteed 1st Print, Cover A's, and Cover Price on all new titles.

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    #251 - August Previews for October 2024 Releases!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2024 44:30


    Join Alan, flying solo this month, as he takes you through the June 2024 Previews Books, picking out the titles we're most looking forward to in store, due for release in October 2024 and beyond! As ever, if anything appeals to you, do let us know! This way, you're guaranteed 1st Print, Cover A's, and Cover Price on all new titles.

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    #250 - Creator Interview - David Pepose

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2024 125:17


    It's our 250th Episode and we have an amazing episode for you to celebrate! David Pepose is a former crime reporter turned Ringo Award-winning comic book creator, and has written titles such as SAVAGE AVENGERS, FANTASTIC FOUR, HULK, AVENGERS UNLIMITED, DARTH VADER: BLACK, WHITE & RED, SPENCER & LOCKE, GOING TO THE CHAPEL, THE O.Z., SCOUT'S HONOR, and much more! We cover his entire career, how he got started, how he came to Marvel, writing a new take on The Punisher, his love for Space Ghost and his favourite comics of all time! Hope you guys enjoy!

    #249 - May 2024 Reviews Show!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2024 120:11


    Join Alan & Keith as they take you through their favourite comics released in May 2024. Spoilers aplenty, and time stamps below. Hope you enjoy! Sanction #1 - 39m 39s  Midnight Sons: Blood Hunt #1 - 44m 12s  Nightwing #114 - 52m 47s  Nightwing Annual 2024 - 1h 03m 33s  Boy Wonder #1 - 1h 13m 37s  Conan The Barbarian #11 - 1h 22m 10s  White Boat #1- 1h 29m 47s  The Blood Brother's #1 - 1h 36m 51s  Ain't No Grave #1 - 1h 46m 11s

    #248 - June Previews for August 2024 Releases!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2024 66:36


    Join Alan and Keith as they take you through the June 2024 Previews Books, picking out the titles we're most looking forward to in store, due for release in August 2024 and beyond! As ever, if anything appeals to you, do let us know! This way, you're guaranteed 1st Print, Cover A's, and Cover Price on all new titles.

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    #247 - April 2024 Reviews Show!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2024 104:39


    Join Alan & Keith as they take you through their favourite comics released in April 2024! Spoilers aplenty, hope you guys enjoy! General Catch Up and chit chat - 0m Rook Exodus #1 - 28.58 Uncanny Valley #1 - 38.53 Dick Tracy #1 - 48.36 Blade Runner 2039 #12 - 53.15 What If… Aliens #2 - 1.01.46 Helen of Wyndhorn #2 - 1.08.21 Dudley Datsun & The Forever Machine #1 - 1.16.26 Hellblazer: Dead in America #4 - 1.21.07 Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees #5 - 1.26.50 Redcoat #1 - 1.34.29

    #246 - May Previews for July 2024 Releases!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2024 69:30


    Join Alan and Keith as they take you through the May 2024 Previews Books, picking out the titles we're most looking forward to in store, due for release in July 2024 and beyond! As ever, if anything appeals to you, do let us know! This way, you're guaranteed 1st Print, Cover A's, and Cover Price on all new titles.

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    #245 - March 2024 Reviews Show!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2024 94:05


    Join Alan & Keith as they take you through their favourite comics released in March 2024! Spoilers aplenty, hope you guys enjoy! General Catch Up and chit chat - 0m Batman: Dark Age #1 - 28m 18s John Constantine Hellblazer: Dead In America #3 - 33m 11s Batman: First Knight #1 - 41m 44s Conan The Barbarian #9 - 49m 04s Batman/Dylan Dog #1 - 54m 12s Wesley Dodds: Sandman #6 1h 00m 16s Man's Best #1 - 1h 07m 10s Symbiote Spider-Man 2099 #1 - 1h 12m 10s Little Black Book #1 - 1h 17m 42s Helen of Wyndhorn #1 - 1h 21m 59s

    #244 - Creator Interview! - Ron Marz!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2024 74:22


    This episodes guest is Ron Marz, an absolute legend of the industry, having written some of the biggest characters around for over 3 decades. He's worked for Marvel, DC, Dynamite, Image, co founded Crossgen and more, writing era defining runs for Green Lantern, Silver Surfer (creating legacy characters in both titles) Witchblade, Thor, Star Wars and more. He's also worked on the Big 2 company crossovers, being heavily involved in DC vs Marvel, as well as All Access. And the timing is pretty perfect for chatting about that, as there are long awaited omnibus reprints on the way. Maybe any chance of any new crossovers? We'll be sure to ask… He's written Superman, Batman, Captain America, Aliens, Darth Maul, John Carter, Red Sonja, What If, XO Manowar…the list goes on and on.... Hope you guys enjoy!

    #243 - February 2024 Reviews Show!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2024 123:53


    Join Alan & Keith as they chat their favourite comics released in February 2024! Spoilers Aplenty! General Chit-chat about Movies, Gaming & TV - 0m The One Hand #1 - 38m 50s Captain America #6 - 44m 50s The Displaced #1 - 54m 25s Batman #143 - 59m 40s Wonder Woman #6 - 1hr 11m 30s Fire Power #30 - 1hr 18m 11s Ultimate Spider-Man #2 - 1hr 29m Star Trek: Defiant #12 - 1hr 35m 50s The Walking Dead Deluxe #83 1hr 42m 50s The Savage Sword of Conan #1 - 1m 53m 52s

    #242 - April Previews for June2024 Releases!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2024 76:25


    Join Alan and Keith as they take you through the April 2024 Previews Books, picking out the titles we're most looking forward to in store, due for release in June 2024 and beyond! As ever, if anything appeals to you, do let us know! This way, you're guaranteed 1st Print, Cover A's, and Cover Price on all new titles.

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    #241 - January 2024 Reviews Show!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2024 95:42


    Join Alan and Keith as they review their favourite comics released in the month of January! There's loads of great stuff here, and spoilers aplenty! Hope you enjoy!

    #240 - March Previews for May 2024 Releases!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2024 72:52


    Join Alan and Keith as they take you through the March 2024 Previews Books, picking out the titles we're most looking forward to in store, due for release in May 2024 and beyond! As ever, if anything appeals to you, do let us know! This way, you're guaranteed 1st Print, Cover A's, and Cover Price on all new titles.

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    #239 - Creator Interview! - Jim Zub Part 3!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2024 47:04


    By Crom! It's our third and final part of our epic chat with the Mighty Jim Sub. This episode? All Conan All The Time! -Writing Conan at Marvel -Getting the Call from Titian/Heroic Signatures -The Process -Conan Source Material & Fans -What's Next on Conan -The Appeal & Character of Conan

    #238 - Creator Interview! - Jim Zub Part 2!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2024 44:27


    Welcome back to Part 2 of our chat with Jim Zub! In this episode we chat... - Upcoming Compendiums -Rick & Morty vs Dungeons & Dragons -Thunderbolts -Uncanny Avengers -Avengers No Surrender -Al Ewing's Immortal Hulk Pitch -Avenger No Road Home

    #237 - Creator Interview! - Jim Zub - Part 1!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2024 43:02


    This week, we interview the epic storyteller that is Jim Zub! An industry veteran, he is the go to creator for epic Swords and Sorcery, whether it be Conan, Dungeons & Dragons or his own creator owned Skullkickers! Oh, and he may have had a hand in creating a little known character called The Immortal Hulk, while writing Avengers... An interview so epic and enjoyable, it will be split across 3 parts! So settle in, and enjoy!

    #236 - The Coffee & Heroes Best Of 2023! Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2024 52:12


    Join Alan and Keith as they take you through the rest of their favourite comics and titles of 2023!

    #235 - The Coffee & Heroes Best Of 2023! Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2024 65:21


    Join Alan and Keith as they take you through their favourite comics and titles of 2023!

    #234 - February Previews for April 2024 Releases!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2024 68:03


    Join Alan and Keith as they take you through the February 2024 Previews Books, picking out the titles we're most looking forward to in store, due for release in April 2024 and beyond! As ever, if anything appeals to you, do let us know! This way, you're guaranteed 1st Print, Cover A's, and Cover Price on all new titles.

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    #233 - Creator Interview - Ram V Returns!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2024 58:49


    We are delighted to welcome the one and only Ram V back onto the podcast! We talk him going DC exclusive, his upcoming projects, everything about his Detective Comics run and all his creator owned work! A great conversation with one of the very best creators around.

    #232 - Creator Interview! Kyle Starks Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2024 50:06


    Join us for Part 2 of our interview with Kyle Starks where we discuss Pine & Merrimac, the optioning of his works and wrestling, lots of wrestling...

    #231 - Creator Interview! - Kyle Starks! Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2024 56:37


    Today's guest is a multi-time Eisner award nominee, who has been producing great work in comics for over a decade. Kicking things off with a creator owned, independently funded wrestling book – The Legend of Ricky Thunder, he was soon writing for one of television's biggest properties, Rick & Morty, and to date is the longest tenured writer on the comic. And just to show off a little more, he also occasionally drew the title... Add to that Rock Candy Mountain, Six Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton, Assassin Nation and most recently Peacemaker Tries Hard! Ladies & Gentlemen, our guest today is Kyle Starks!

    #230 - January Previews for March 2024 Releases!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2024 91:48


    Join Alan and Keith as they take you through the January 2024 Previews Books, picking out the titles we're most looking forward to in store, due for release in March 2024 and beyond! As ever, if anything appeals to you, do let us know! This way, you're guaranteed 1st Print, Cover A's, and Cover Price on all new titles.

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    #229 - October Reviews Show!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2023 99:37


    Join Alan and Keith as they review their favourite comics released in the month of October! There's loads of great stuff here, and spoilers aplenty! Hope you enjoy!

    #228 - December Previews For February 2024 Releases!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2023 92:26


    Join Alan and Keith as they take you through the December 2023 Previews Books, picking out the titles we're most looking forward to in store, due for release in February 2024 and beyond! As ever, if anything appeals to you, do let us know! This way, you're guaranteed 1st Print, Cover A's, and Cover Price on all new titles.

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    #227 - November Previews For January 2024 Releases!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2023 35:53


    Join Alan as he takes you through the November 2023 Previews Books, picking out the titles we're most looking forward to in store, due for release in January 2024 and beyond! As ever, if anything appeals to you, do let us know! This way, you're guaranteed 1st Print, Cover A's, and Cover Price on all new titles.

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    #226 - September Reviews Show!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2023 78:24


    Join Alan and Keith as they review their favourite titles released in the month of September! There's loads of great stuff here, and spoilers aplenty! Hope you enjoy!

    #225 - August Reviews Show!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2023 101:07


    Join Alan and Keith as they review their favourite titles released in the month of August! There's loads of great stuff here, and spoilers aplenty! Hope you enjoy!

    #224 - Creator Interview! - Derek Landy & PJ Holden!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2023 82:09


    Join Alan as he chats to Skullduggery Pleasant creator Derek Landy, and local artist legend PJ Holden! This creative team have joined forces to create the first ever Skulduggery Pleasant Graphic Novel - Bad Magic! We chat the release, the differences between the book market and comics market, working for DC and Marvel and the upcoming signing in store at Coffee & Heroes on Saturday 4th November!

    #223 - October Previews For November / December 2023 Releases!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2023 98:34


    Join Alan and Keith as they take you through the October 2023 Previews Books, picking out the titles we're most looking forward to in store, due for release in November 2023 and beyond! As ever, if anything appeals to you, do let us know! This way, you're guaranteed 1st Print, Cover A's, and Cover Price on all new titles.

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