Comic Nerds Unite: Comic Book Podcast

For this month's episode we dive into an issue of DC Comic's experimental celebration of inspirational, individualistic artists with #6 of Solo:  Jordi Bernet.  European comics sensation Bernet does all the art in the issue, but the stories are written by Joe Kelly, Andy Helfer, Chuck Dixon, Brian Azzarello, and John Arcudi.   We also discuss the DC Hanna Barbera books, especially the Flintstones, Seven To Eternity by Image Comics, Helena Crash #1 from IDW Comics, Black Panther and the Crew #1 from Marvel Comics, Machine Man #16 by Steve Ditko!!!  and lots more.     This episode is brought to you by Big Bacteria.    Follow us on Twitter: @timvanautreve @personman44 @cnupodcast @kentwagenschutz Find us on the rest of the Internet:  Facebook iTunes Stitcher Dig this podcast? You'll love the other ones here:  Benview Network Digging that sweet, sweet theme song?  The Fantastic Plastics are super mega ultra rad.    #podcast #comics #dccomics     

We may have been gone for 5 months, but we're back now with a brand new episode! We chat about whatever (a lot) but eventually talk about our Reading Assignment, Catwoman: When In Rome #s 1-6 by Jeph Loeb & Tim Sale, from DC Comics. We also chat about The Flintstones #s 5 &6 from DC Comics, Kamandi Challenge #s 1 & 2 from DC Comics, Low, Manhattan Projects, & Black Science, all from Image Comics, and Cage #s 1-4 from Marvel Comics. Thanks for listening, and it's good to be back! This is even better than a fax announcing our return.   This podcast is unofficially sponsored by Kombucha. Follow us on Twitter: @timvanautreve @personman44 @cnupodcast @kentwagenschutz Find us on the rest of the Internet:  Facebook iTunes Stitcher Dig this podcast? You'll love the other ones here:  Benview Network Digging that sweet, sweet theme song?  The Fantastic Plastics are super mega ultra rad.    #podcast #comics #dccomics #imback    

Welcome to Hell.... Hellboy, that is!  For our first 2016 Halloween episode we cover the first Hellboy miniseries, Seed of Destruction by Mike Mignola and John Byrne from Dark Horse Comics.  We also talk about Uncanny X-Men #s 12 & 13 by Cullen Bunn, Greg Land, and Ken Lashley, The Walking Dead #158 by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard from Image Comics, a coverless issue of Dennis the Menace from the 1960s, and Avengers #262 by Roger Stern and John Buscema.   This podcast is unofficially sponsored by Kentnip. Follow us on Twitter: @timvanautreve @personman44 @cnupodcast @kentwagenschutz Find us on the rest of the Internet:  Facebook iTunes Stitcher Dig this podcast? You'll love the other ones here:  Benview Network Digging that sweet, sweet theme song?  The Fantastic Plastics are super mega ultra rad.    #podcast #comics #darkhorse #horror #halloween #hellboy    

We're plunging deep into the Eververse with this episode!  We reviewed Black Science Vol. 1 from Image Comics, written by Rick Remender and drawn by Matteo Scalera.   We also talk about X-Men Classics #63, which turns out to be a reprint of Uncanny X-Men #159 by Chris Claremont and Bill Sienkiewicz, Tokyo Ghost #s 9 & 10 from Image Comics, Rick Remender, and Sean Murphy, Spider Gwen from Marvel Comics, by Jason Latour and Robbi Rodriguez, Black Widow #2 from Marvel Comics, by Mark Waid and Chris Samnee, Extrordinary X-Men by Jeff Lemire and Humberto Ramos, Uncanny X-Men by Cullen Bunn and Greg Land, and the new Luke Cage Netflix show! Follow us on Twitter: @timvanautreve @personman44 @cnupodcast @kentwagenschutz Find us on the rest of the Internet:  Facebook iTunes Stitcher Dig this podcast? You'll love the other ones here:  Benview Network Digging that sweet, sweet theme song?  The Fantastic Plastics are super mega ultra rad.    #podcast #comics #imagecomics #rickremender #scifi    

Tim was out this episode, so Marc and Kent shoot the poop about the comics they read this past week!  Kent read Old Man Logan #s 9, 10, & 11 by Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino from Marvel Comics, 7 To Eternity #1 by Rick Remender & Jerome Opena from Image Comics, East of West #29 by Johnathon Hickman & Nick Dragotta by Image Comics, and Black Science #24 by Rick Remender & Matteo Scalera from Image Comics. Marc read Marvel Super-Heroes #64, which reprinted Incredible Hulk #110 by Stan Lee & Herb Trimpe from Marvel Comics, Action Comics #s 858 & 859 by Geoff Johns & Gary Frank from DC Comics, Paper Girls #8 by Brian K. Vaughn, Cliff Chiang, & Matt Wilson from Image Comics, and Providence #10 by Alan Moore & Jacen Burrows from Avatar Press. Follow us on Twitter: @timvanautreve @personman44 @cnupodcast @kentwagenschutz Find us on the rest of the Internet:  Facebook iTunes Stitcher Dig this podcast? You'll love the other ones here:  Benview Network Digging that sweet, sweet theme song?  The Fantastic Plastics are super mega ultra rad.    #podcast #comics    

Three years, baby!!!!  We've been doing this silly podcast for three years and to celebrate, we covered the major X-Men and Marvel Comics story, Days of Future Past, written by Chris Claremont and pencilled by John Byrne. Tim talked about Three by Kieron Gillen, Ryan Kelly, and Jordie Bellaire from Image comics. Kent hasn't read any comics in awhile, but he did read Neil Gaiman's prose book The Ocean at the End of the Line and he watched Stranger Things on Netflix, so that's awesome! Marc read All-Star Batman #1 by Scott Snyder and John Romita, Jr., Our Fighting Forces #150 by Archie Goodwin and Ed Davis, and Green Arrow #s 4 & 5 by Benjamin Percy and Juan Ferreyra, all from DC Comics.  Thanks for sticking with us for three years and here's to seventeen more!!!! The episode is unofficially sponsored by giant gold medals. Follow us on Twitter: @timvanautreve @personman44 @cnupodcast @kentwagenschutz Find us on the rest of the Internet:  Facebook iTunes Stitcher Dig this podcast? You'll love the other ones here:  Benview Network Digging that sweet, sweet theme song?  The Fantastic Plastics are super mega ultra rad.    #x-men #daysoffuturepast #comics

Tim and Marc dive back into 2000s-era DC Comics by reviewing the beginning of Greg Rucka's post-No Man's Land run on Detective Comics, issues 742 through 750. We also talk about Charles Soule's Daredevil #s 8 & 9 from Marvel Comics, and DC Comics presents #64 from 1983. This episode is unofficially sponsored by amazing coloring.   Follow us on Twitter: @timvanautreve @personman44 @cnupodcast @kentwagenschutz Find us on the rest of the Internet:  Facebook iTunes Stitcher Dig this podcast? You'll love the other ones here:  Benview Network Digging that sweet, sweet theme song?  The Fantastic Plastics are super mega ultra rad.    #podcast #dccomics #batman #detectivecomics    

We travel back to 2000 and try to re-kindle Tim's love of comics by covering Judd Winnick's first three issues on Green Lantern starring Kyle Rayner, #s 129-131, from DC Comics.  We also talk about West Coast Avengers #s 2 & 50 from Marvel Comics, issue #2 being written by Steve Englehart and drawn by Al Milgrom, and issue #50 written and drawn by John Byrne.  Tim talks about Avengers Annual 2000, written by Kurt Busiek and drawn by Norm Breyfogle and Richard Howell, and The Chairs' Hiatus by Matthew Bogart.  Marc also talked about Teen Titans #4 by Geoff Johns and Mike McKone from DC Comics, and a box of old, coverless comics he bought!  We miss you Kent!!!! This episode is unofficially sponsored by baggy 90s clothing.   Follow us on Twitter: @timvanautreve @personman44 @cnupodcast @kentwagenschutz Find us on the rest of the Internet:  Facebook iTunes Stitcher Dig this podcast? You'll love the other ones here:  Benview Network Digging that sweet, sweet theme song?  The Fantastic Plastics are super mega ultra rad.    #podcast #dccomics #greenlantern #kylerayner    

This week we reload our revolvers and tie up the horses, cuz we read Oni Press's The Sixth Gun Volume 1, written by Cullen Bunn with art chores by Brian Hurtt.  We also talk about what Kent's read this week, namely Cry Havoc, Southern Bastards 1-8, Black Road #4, East of West, Black Science, all from Image comics, and Future Quest #2.  We discuss exactly what Marvel is doing wrong these days, along with the recent Secret Wars mini-series.  Marc talks about Aquaman #s 37 & 38 from the New 52, made by Jeff Parker and Paul Pellitier, and the 13th and final issue of IDW's Transformers Vs. G.I. Joe by Tom Scioli and John Barber. The episode is unofficially sponsored by the Phillips Head Screw Driver Lobbyists.   Follow us on Twitter: @timvanautreve @personman44 @cnupodcast @kentwagenschutz Find us on the rest of the Internet:  Facebook iTunes Stitcher Dig this podcast? You'll love the other ones here:  Benview Network Digging that sweet, sweet theme song?  The Fantastic Plastics are super mega ultra rad.    #podcast #oni #thesixthgun    

Kent, Tim, and Marc do it the Hard Way this episode.  We cover the DC/KFC free comic "Colonel Corps", featuring Kentucky Fried Chicken's Colonel Sanders, 10 multi-versal counterparts, multiple Flashes, and that Finger Lickin' fiend, Colonel Saunders.  We also talk about Kent's feelings on corporate sponsers, "Won't Be Licked" by Dan Zettwoch, a little bit of Soccer Talk, a little bit about Hellboy, and Marvel's Spider-Man/Deadpool #6 by Scott Auckerman and Reily Brown. This episode is unofficially sponsored by KFC and Kent hates that we've sold out to the man.   Follow us on Twitter: @timvanautreve @personman44 @cnupodcast @kentwagenschutz Find us on the rest of the Internet:  Facebook iTunes Stitcher Dig this podcast? You'll love the other ones here:  Benview Network Digging that sweet, sweet theme song?  The Fantastic Plastics are super mega ultra rad.    #podcast #kfc #dccomics #comixology    

Here Comes Daredevil! More specifically, here comes Mark Waid's first six issues of Daredevil for our Reading Assignment!  It was pencilled by Paulo Rivera and Marcos Martin, and published from Marvel Comics.   Tim and Kent saw the newest comic book movie, Suicide Squad, so we dig into their thoughts on the film first thing. We also talk about The Flash #1-3 from DC's Rebirth line, written by Joshua Williamson and Carmine Di Giandomenico, Superman #s 1-3 from DC's Rebirth line, written by Peter J. Tomasi and Patrick Gleason, Soulwind by Scott Morse, and Thor #8 by Jason Aaron and Russell Dauterman. The episode is brought to you by Kent's loud fan he forgot to turn off.    Follow us on Twitter: @timvanautreve @personman44 @cnupodcast @kentwagenschutz Find us on the rest of the Internet:  Facebook iTunes Stitcher Dig this podcast? You'll love the other ones here:  Benview Network Digging that sweet, sweet theme song?  The Fantastic Plastics are super mega ultra rad.    #podcast #comics #daredevil  

This is it!  Comic Nerds Unite made it to 125 episodes, and to celebrate we asked our wives to come on the show!  We discuss comics with Nikki, Jen, and Crystal, then they judge the greatest competition ever devised by man: A Kermit the Frog impression contest!  Later we talk about The Manhattan Projects Volumes 2 and 3 by Johnathan Hickman, Nick Pitarra, and Ryan Browne from Image Comics. This show is unofficially sponsored by our wives' unending support and love. Follow us on Twitter: @timvanautreve @personman44 @cnupodcast @kentwagenschutz Find us on the rest of the Internet:  Facebook iTunes Stitcher Dig this podcast? You'll love the other ones here:  Benview Network Digging that sweet, sweet theme song?  The Fantastic Plastics are super mega ultra rad.      #hickmania #jonathanhickman #nickpatarra  

No one exceeds the reach of the righteous.  We CNU is very righteous indeed, for we read Jonathan Hickman & Nick Pitarra's alternate history/sci-fi romp, The Manhattan Projects Vol. 1, published by Image Comics.  We also talk about the Marvel Secret Wars mini-series by Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribic and Incredible Hulk #370 by Peter David and Dale Keown. This show is unofficially brought to you by pure science.  Follow us on Twitter: @timvanautreve @personman44 @cnupodcast @kentwagenschutz Find us on the rest of the Internet:  Facebook iTunes Stitcher Dig this podcast? You'll love the other ones here:  Benview Network Digging that sweet, sweet theme song?  The Fantastic Plastics are super mega ultra rad.      #hickmania #jonathanhickman #nickpatarra  

Tim is out of town this week, so Kent and Marc just sit and talk about the various comics they've read this week!  We discussed- The Autumnlands #11 by Kurt Busiek and Benjamin Dewey, from Image Comics, The Mighty Thor Annual #13 by Alan Zelenetz and John Buscema from Marvel Comics, Black Road #3 by Brian Wood & Garry Brown by Image Comics, Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #7 by Archie Goodwin and Frank Springer from Marvel Comics, Deadly Class #21 by  Rick Remender and Wes Craig, Marvel Comics Presents Wolverine #51, by Rob Liefeld from Marvel Comics, Injection #10 by Warren Ellis and Declan Shalvey from Image Comics, Batman Annual #18 by Doug Moench and Frederico Cueva from DC Comics, and Paper Girls #6 by Brian K. Vaughn and Cliff Chaing from Image Comics. This show is unofficially brought to you by the betterment of the show by Tim's absence.   Follow us on Twitter: @timvanautreve @personman44 @cnupodcast @kentwagenschutz Find us on the rest of the Internet:  Facebook iTunes Stitcher Dig this podcast? You'll love the other ones here:  Benview Network Digging that sweet, sweet theme song?  The Fantastic Plastics are super mega ultra rad.   

This week we're putting our hockey sticks on the ice!  We cover Jeff Lemire's Essex County from Top Shelf Productions for the Reading Assignment this week.  We also talk about Gilbert Hernandez and Darwyn Cooke's Twilight Children from Vertigo Comics, Seven Soldiers: Zatanna #s1-4 by Grant Morrison and Ryan Sook from DC Comics, The Walking Dead #155 by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard from Image Comics, and Paper Girls #6 by Brian K. Vaughn and Cliff Chiang from Image Comics. This show is unofficially brought to you by crippling depression.  Follow us on Twitter: @timvanautreve @personman44 @cnupodcast @kentwagenschutz Find us on the rest of the Internet:  Facebook iTunes Stitcher Dig this podcast? You'll love the other ones here:  Benview Network Digging that sweet, sweet theme song?  The Fantastic Plastics are super mega ultra rad.   

We get bloody for the Reading Assignment, wallowing in the grime that is Punisher MAX #s 1-5, written by Jason Aaron and drawn by Steve Dillon.   We also talk about the first two issues of I Hate Fairyland by Skottie Young, Batman Rebirth from DC Comics, written by Tom King & Scott Snyder, Green Arrow Rebirth by Otto Schmidt and Benjamin Percy, Tyrants by Josh Barbeau, and Tales from the Darkside #1 from IDW by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez.   We also talk about some soccer games or something, Benview on Spielberg, Marc's guest stint on Radio Brendoman, Jurassic World, and lots more! This episode is unofficially brought to you by external eyeballs.  Follow us on Twitter: @timvanautreve @personman44 @cnupodcast @kentwagenschutz Find us on the rest of the Internet:  Facebook iTunes Stitcher Dig this podcast? You'll love the other ones here:  Benview Network Digging that sweet, sweet theme song?  The Fantastic Plastics are super mega ultra rad.    #punisher #punishermax #jasonaaron #stevedillon #kingpin

Jack "The King" Kirby brings us this week's Reading Assignment, Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth #1 from DC Comics!  We dive in to this blast from comics' Bronze Age past!  We also talk about the great time we had at Peoria, IL's Comic And Artist Expo, the first trade of Beauty from Image Comics, more Mouse Guard books from Archaia Press, and Thunderbolts #s 10 & 12 by Kurt Busiek and Mark Bagley, from Marvel Comics. This week was again unofficially sponsored by HostBot, Inc. Follow us on Twitter: @timvanautreve @personman44 @cnupodcast Find us on the rest of the Internet:  Facebook iTunes Stitcher Dig this podcast? You'll love the other ones here:  Benview Network Digging that sweet, sweet theme song?  The Fantastic Plastics are super mega rad.  #podcast #comics #jackkirby #kamandi #dccomics

We read the Eisner-winning book Mouse Guard: Fall 1152 by David Peterson, published by Archaia Studios Press. We also discuss a bit about Archaia Press as a comics publisher, the new X-Men: Apocalypse movie, the Marvel Star Wars one-shot comic C-3PO by James Robinson and Tony Harris, and the first trade of Image Comics' The Wicked and the Divine by Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie.  Marc makes a statement on this podcast that's so controversial, you'll have to click to find out more.  This week was again unofficially sponsored by RC Cola.  Follow us on Twitter: @supertim82 @personman44 @cnupodcast Find us on the rest of the Internet:  Facebook iTunes Stitcher Dig this podcast? You'll love the other ones here:  Benview Network Digging that sweet, sweet theme song?  The Fantastic Plastics are super mega rad.  #archaia #podcast #comics #mouseguard 

Despite being Tim-less, Marc & Kent discuss the second half of Darwyn Cooke's Magnus Opus, DC: The New Frontier.  We also talk about DC's Hanna Barbara book Future Quest #1, written by Jeff Parker, art by Evan Shaner and Steve Rude, and colors by Jordie Bellaire. Follow us on Twitter: @supertim82 @personman44 @cnupodcast Find us on the rest of the Internet:  Facebook iTunes Stitcher Dig this podcast? You'll love the other ones here:  Benview Network Digging that sweet, sweet theme song?  The Fantastic Plastics are super mega rad.  #dccomics #podcast #comics #darwyncooke #newfrontier

In a celebration of the life of amazing comic creator Darwyn Cooke, we tackle his magnum opus, DC: The New Frontier.  The book is so great, so dense, so all-encompassing, that we actually only cover the first half in this two hour episode.  We also read some listener feedback, talk about how adorable Kent is, and expound all the wonders and triumphs of DC's greatest team, the Challengers of the Unknown. Follow us on Twitter: @supertim82 @personman44 @cnupodcast Find us on the rest of the Internet:  Facebook iTunes Stitcher Dig this podcast? You'll love the other ones here:  Benview Network Digging that sweet, sweet theme song?  The Fantastic Plastics are super mega rad.  #dccomics #podcast #comics #darwyncooke #newfrontier

Tim's eldest daughter Lexi loves Supergirl.  Supergirl has a popular TV show.  It only seemed natural to combine these two things and do a Supergirl TV show episode with Lexi!  We dive into the show in general, its characters and memorable episodes, and we specifically talk about the season finale "Better Angels" as a Watching Assignment.  We also discuss Superman/Batman #19 by Jeph Loeb and Ian Churchill, and Supergirl #s 9-15 by Joe Kelly and Ian Churchill. This week's episode is brought to you by children with good memories.  Follow us on Twitter: @supertim82 @personman44 @cnupodcast @lexiv03 Find us on the rest of the Internet:  Facebook iTunes Stitcher Dig this podcast? You'll love the other ones here:  Benview Network Digging that sweet, sweet theme song?  The Fantastic Plastics are super mega rad.  #supergirl #dccomics #cbs #comics

It's like Christmas for comic nerds!  Kent, Tim, and Marc discuss their FCBD 2016 experiences and some of the FCBD comics we read, including Bongo Free-For-All, Boom! Studio's Summer Blast, Civil War II from Marvel, Dark Horse FCBD 2016, ROM #0, Captain America FCBD, Love & Rockets Sampler, Lady Mechanika #0, Spongebob Freestyle Funnies, & We Can Never Go Home/Young Terrorists FCBD.   We also discuss the awesome comic book store that is Daydreams Comics in Iowa City, IA, Cry Havoc by Simon Spurrier and Ryan Kelly from Image Comics, A.D. New Orleans After the Deluge by Josh Neufeld from Pantheon Graphic Novels, Extraordinary X-Men by Jeff Lemire and Humberto Ramos from Marvel Comics, and Simpsons Comics #226 by Tony Digerolamo and Phil Oritz from Bongo Comics. Cherry RC Cola mixed with Rumchata is this week's unofficial sponsor. Follow us on Twitter: @supertim82 @personman44 @cnupodcast Find us on the rest of the Internet:  Facebook iTunes Stitcher Dig this podcast? You'll love the other ones here:  Benview Network Digging that sweet, sweet theme song?  The Fantastic Plastics are super mega rad.  #marvel #dccomics #podcast #fcbd #fcbd2016 #comics #daydreams

  A Marc-eting genius at CNU thought it would be good to hop on the Captain America: Civil War hype train and do the Civil War series.  Choose a side, listeners!  This week, in honor of the new Captain America film, we tackle the Marvel event of 2006, Civil War!  We talk about Amazing Spider-man #529-531 by J. Michael Stracyznski, the main Civil War series, by Mark Millar, Steve McNiven, and Dexter Vines, the mysterious Illuminati and we talk about the impact Civil War had on the Marvel landscape back in 2006 and beyond. Marvel's Civil War (2006) starred Captain America, Tony Stark (Iron Man), Spider-man, and all the other Marvel superheroes squaring off to support or oppose a Super-powered Registration Act.  Miscrediting Brian Michael Bendis is this week's unofficial sponsor. Follow us on Twitter: @supertim82 @personman44 @cnupodcast Find us on the rest of the Internet:  Facebook iTunes Stitcher Dig this podcast? You'll love the other ones here:  Benview Network Digging that sweet, sweet theme song?  The Fantastic Plastics are super mega rad.  #marvel #civilwar #podcast #teamironman #teamcap #comics 

All-New jumping-on point! We re happy to announce #1 fan Kent Wagenschutz has been promoted to an official co-host of Comic Nerds Unite! We celebrate by doing our 2nd episode of all two-sentence reviews of comics. We manage to squeeze 55 reviews into one podcast! Marc's Reviews: GI Joe, Spider-Woman, Black Widow, Paper Girls, Amazing Spider-Man, Valiant Comics, Providence, Captain Marvel, Jonah Hex, DC Comics Presents, Usagi Yojimbo, Hostess Fruit Pie Ad, Ultimate Fantastic Four, Marine Man, Ash, Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man, Battle Hymn Kent's Reviews:  Andre The Giant: Life and LegendWeirdworld #5 The Autumnlands #10 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 10 #1  Big Thunder Mountain Railroad #1 Spider-man #2 The Indomitable Beast by Dr. Alan Rabinowitz Supreme Blue Rose #1-4 The Mighty Thor in Marvel Spectacular (1973) Angel and Faith #1 Supercrooks Spider-Gwen #6 Deadly Class #19 Injection #8 Tim's Reviews:  Rocket & Groot #2 Mighty Thor #5 All-New Hawkeye #5 The Vision #5 Archie #3 King-Size Cable #1 Secret Origins #15 Jughead #5 Satyagraha: Ryan vs The Man Green Lantern (2011) #21-31 Beastiarium Nocturna #1 Complex #1 Discounted vegan juice is this week's unofficial sponsor. Follow us on Twitter: @supertim82 @personman44 @cnupodcast Find us on the rest of the Internet:  Facebook iTunes Stitcher Dig this podcast? You'll love the other ones here:  Benview Network Digging that sweet, sweet theme song?  The Fantastic Plastics are super mega rad.  #terrymoore #rachelrising #comics #abstractstudio #podcast

Imaging waking up naked in a gulley and then a snake slips in your mouth. This podcast is better than that.  Get ready for some spookums! We talk about Rachel Rising by Terry Moore with Tim's wife and Star Wars Nerds Unite co-host Jennifer Van Autreve and #1 fan Kent Wagenschutz! We also read some listener mail and discuss an independent film called Superman v. Batman: Dawn of Justice.   Star Wars Nerds Unite is this week's unofficial sponsor. Follow us on Twitter:@supertim82@personman44@cnupodcastFind us on the rest of the Internet:  FacebookiTunesStitcherDig this podcast? You'll love the other ones here:  Benview NetworkDigging that sweet, sweet theme song? The Fantastic Plastics are super mega rad.  #terrymoore #rachelrising #comics #abstractstudio #podcast

The "gray" has many meanings. We go deep. Super deep.  This week we cover Marvel Comic's Hulk: Gray with #1 fan Kent Wagenschutz! Hulk: Gray is written by Jeph Loeb with art duties by Tim Sale. We also talk about various presents we give each other, read some listener mail, and talk about The Human Fly by Bill Mantlo from Marvel Comics, Green Lantern by Geoff Johns, and Transformers Vs. G.I. Joe #11 by Tom Barber and Tom Scioli.   Fentiman's Dandelion & Burdock is this week's unofficial sponsor. Follow us on Twitter:@supertim82@personman44@cnupodcastFind us on the rest of the Internet:  FacebookiTunesStitcherDig this podcast? You'll love the other ones here:  Benview NetworkDigging that sweet, sweet theme song? The Fantastic Plastics are super mega rad.  #jephloeb #timsale #hulk #gray #marvel #comics

Prepare to be Punished!!!  We take advantage of the Punisher's appearance in Netflix's Daredevil Season 2 by making "Punisher Kills The Marvel Universe" this week's Reading Assignment!  It was written by Punisher Maestro Garth Ennis, and penciled by Dougie Braithwaite and published by Marvel comics.  We then talk about Wolverines #1 and #2 by Charles Soule, Nick Bradshaw and some other dudes, the first Beauty trade paperback by Jeremy Haun, published by Image comics, and Spider-Man/Deadpool #s 2 & 3, put out by Marvel comics, written by Joe Kelly and art by Ed McGuinness.  Meijer brand orange juice is this week's unofficial sponsor. Follow us on Twitter:@supertim82@personman44@cnupodcastFind us on the rest of the Internet:  FacebookiTunesStitcherDig this podcast? You'll love the other ones here:  Benview NetworkDigging that sweet, sweet theme song? The Fantastic Plastics are super mega rad.  #meijer #orangejuice #punisher #daredevil #marvel #comics

Craziness in a car. On our way to C2E2 in Chicago, we thought it'd be fun to record an episode! In part one, we talk about our hopes & goals at the convention.  In part two, we discuss what we actually did at the con, including meeting Chris Claremont & Marguerite Bennett and hanging out with Ted Sikora of Apama, the Undiscovered Animal.  In part three, we just leave the microphone on & shoot the shit. Marc manages to fit in a quick review of Sword of the Atom from DC Comics, written by Jan Strnand and art by Gil Kane. This episode really captures what it's like to take a road trip with your friends...if your friends love comics.  Follow Us On Twitter @supertim82@personman44 @newmutant82@jlambertart Follow Us on the Internets (giving us ratings is super dope):iTunesStitcher Listen to Other Awesome BenView Podcasts:BenViewNetwork.com is the where you can discover the wonder of BenView!   Love the Theme Song?The Fantastic Plastics are rad! #comics #c2e2 #chicago

Let's get biblical. This week Tim and Marc discuss the classic JLA tale, Tower of Babel!  It was published in 2000 from DC Comics, and written by Mark Waid, with pencilling duties by Howard Porter and Steve Scott.  Ever wonder how Batman would take out his best friends and colleagues?  This story will tell you how!  We also read some listener mail from Kent Wagenschutz and Dylan Martino, and Marc talks about Milk & Cheese's Other #1, written and drawn by Evan Dorkin, from Slave Labor Graphics. Follow us on Twitter:@supertim82@personman44@cnupodcastFind us on the rest of the Internet:  FacebookiTunesStitcherDig this podcast? You'll love the other ones here:  Benview NetworkDigging that sweet, sweet theme song? The Fantastic Plastics are super mega rad.  #jla #comics #podcast #batman #superman #flash #wonderwoman #martianmanhunter #plasticman #aquaman

We were so excited about the Deadpool movie we just had to talk about it!  We dig deep, so if you haven't seen it yet, rush to your theater and watch it!  We'll wait!  ...ready?  Okay, great.  How great was Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Gina Carano, T.J. Miller, and Ed Skrein in this movie? The writers nailed all the fourth wall breaking, quick wit of Deadpool for sure too. R-rated superhero movies are a rare thing and we were not left wanting.  We also talk about Tim's trepidation with his house selling, Detective Comics by Brian Buccellato and Francis Manapul, Werewolf by Night #27 by Doug Moench and Don Perlin, Conan #56 by Roy Thomas and John Buscema, a Weird Jack Kirby fact, and letters! Follow us on Twitter:@supertim82@personman44@cnupodcastFind us on the rest of the Internet:  FacebookiTunesStitcherDig this podcast? You'll love the other ones here:  Benview NetworkDigging that sweet, sweet theme song? The Fantastic Plastics are super mega rad.  #deadpool #comics #moviereview

We head boldly into the post Secret Wars Marvel universe by covering The Vision #s 1-4!  This ennui-filled bit of suburban malaise was written by Tom King, with art by Gabriel Hernandez Walta and colors by Jordie Bellaire.  We have our good friend and Marvel continuity expert Jeff Uppole on the show to help us wade through the mire that is Vision's continuity.  We also talk about Amazing Forest #1 by Ulises Farinas, Erick Freitas, and a whole slew of artists, Mystery In Space #17, and Vader Down #1 by Jason Aaron and Mike Deodato.   Follow us on Twitter:@supertim82@personman44@cnupodcastFind us on the rest of the Internet:  FacebookiTunesStitcherDig this podcast? You'll love the other ones here:  Benview NetworkDigging that sweet, sweet theme song? The Fantastic Plastics are super mega rad.    #batman #madlove #brucetimm #pauldini #batmantheanimatedseries #comics

It's Valentine's Day, and to celebrate, we found the most tragic romantic story in comics:  Mad Love!  It's written by Paul Dini and art is by Bruce Timm.  It's the story of how Harley Quinn came to be so infatuated with the Joker, and it was adapted into an episode of Batman: The Animated Series! Marc also treats us to a special "every 15 episode" intro featuring some of the comics industry's brightest stars! Follow us on Twitter:@supertim82@personman44@cnupodcastFind us on the rest of the Internet:  FacebookiTunesStitcherDig this podcast? You'll love the other ones here:  Benview NetworkDigging that sweet, sweet theme song? The Fantastic Plastics are super mega rad.    #batman #madlove #brucetimm #pauldini #batmantheanimatedseries #comics  

Tim and Marc get a weird MP3 in the e-mail, which turns out to be from 2011 and is a review of DC's New 52- Batman Volume 1, The Court of Owls by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo!  Weird, right?  The MP3 also contains reviews of the New 52's Detective Comics #s 0-18 by Tony S Daniel, John Layman, Greg Hurwitz, and Jason Fabok, Catwoman #s 1-12, and Harley's Little Black Book #1.  We also discuss the news of DC revamping Hanna Barbara properties in comic book form, Wal-Marts selling trade paperbacks, Tim's crusade to get RC Cola into social media, a letter from #1 fan Kent Wagenschutz, and some Time Master guy in the corner who didn't stop break dancing.   Follow Us On Twitter @supertim82 @personman44  Follow Us on the Internets (giving us ratings is super dope):
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We wax philosophical about the past year with our awards episode for 2015.  In it, we talk about our favorite writers, artists, book, characters, which usual CNU guest hosts are or are not sleeping until 8PM and/or Watching Talespin, how great a sponsor our unofficial sponsor RC Cola is, how many buttrams it would take to get Tim to read another Convergence mini-series, how Jeremiah Lambert Art will "poo this", if talking about villains from The Walking Dead is appropriate or not, how many times saying the word "banana" will prepare listeners for spoilers, and some more.  Not much more, but some more. Follow Us On Twitter @supertim82 @personman44  Follow Us on the Internets (giving us ratings is super dope):
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Tim and Marc needed to tear through their comic book backlog, so we tried something new this week. We read as many comics as we could, and wrote 2 sentence reviews for This week we're all about quantity over quality!  This is one comic book podcast you do not want to miss! We talk about:  Back To the Future #1 from IDW, by Bob Gale, John Barber, Brent Schoonover, Erik Burnham, and Dan Schoening Paper Girls #s 2 & 3 from Image Comics, by Brian K. Vaughn, Cliff Chiang, and Matt Wilson The Mighty Thor #2 from Marvel Comics, by Jason Aaron, Russell Dauterman, and Matt Wilson The Amazing Spider-Man #1.1 from Marvel Comics, by Jose Molina, Simone Bianche, and Israel Silva Amazing Spider-Man #s 3 & 4 from Marvel Comics, by Dan Slott, Guiseppe Camoncoli, and Cam Smith Captain America: White #4, from Marvel Comics, by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale Providence #6 from Avatar Press, by Alan Moore and Jacen Burrows The Saga of the Swamp Thing #1 from DC Comics, 1982, by Martin Pasko, Tom Yeates, Bruce Jones, and Dan Spiegle Hostess Twinkie ad in Metal Men #45, "Batman & Twinkie-less Gotham City!" Metal Men #45, from DC Comics, 1976, by Steve Gerber and Walt Simonson Porky Pig #76, 1961 Swiss Family Robinson, Dell Movie Classic #1156 Legion of Superheroes #1, from DC Comics, 2010, by Paul Levitz, Yildiray Cinar, and Wayne Faucher New Avengers #29 from Marvel Comics, 2012, by Brian Michael Bendis, Mike Deodato, and Rain Beredo New Avengers #14 from Marvel Comics, 2014, by Johnathon Hickman, Simone Bianchi, and Adriano Dall'alpi Xtraordinary Xmen #2-3 Spider-woman #1 Mighty Thor #2 by Jason Aaron Tales From Iceland #1 Descender #8 Amazing Spiderman (2015) #5 Star Wars Annual #1 Bizzaro #5-6 ROM #1 by Bill Mantlo and Sal Buscema Thunderbolts (2012) #15 by Charles Soule and Jefle Pablo Captain America & Bucky #623 by Ed Brubaker, Andreyko, and Chris Samnee Convergence: Shadow of the Bat #1 by Larry Hama and Billy Tan Thor #359 by Walt Simonson Lando #1-5 by Charles Soule and Alex Maleev I Hate Fairyland #2 by Skottie Young Red Hood & the Outlaws by Will Pfeifer and Rafael Sandoval and RB Silva Fear Itself: Monkey King #1 by Joshua Hale Fialkov and Juan Doe Wolverine #11 by Paul Cornell and Alan Davis Superboy #23 by Justin Jordan, Robson Rochat, and Marcus To Follow Us On Twitter @supertim82@personman44  Follow Us on the Internets (giving us ratings is super dope):iTunesStitcher Listen to Other Awesome BenView Podcasts:BenViewNetwork.com is the where you can discover the wonder of BenView!   Love the Theme Song?The Fantastic Plastics are rad! #comics 

For our 101st episode, we have #1 fan Kent Wagenschutz on the show to discuss the wonderful book from Archaia, "Tale Of Sand".  This book is based on the un-produced screenplay of Jim Henson, the amazing creator of the Muppets!  Ramon Perez handles art duties like a boss. We also talk to Kent about all the books he's been reading, Chew from Image comics, Kathy Bates, and Superman: Lois & Clark #s 1 & 2 from DC comics! Follow Us On Twitter @supertim82@personman44  Follow Us on the Internets (giving us ratings is super dope):iTunesStitcher Listen to Other Awesome BenView Podcasts:BenViewNetwork.com is the where you can discover the wonder of BenView!   Love the Theme Song?The Fantastic Plastics are rad! #comics #cnu #jimhenson #muppets #kentwagenschutz #taleofsand #ramonperez

This is it!  We made it to 100 episodes!  And to celebrate, we take a pretty deep dive into one of the most critically-acclaimed comics ever written, The Sandman by Neil Gaiman, Sam Keith, and Mike Dringenberg!  We cover Volume 1, issues 1-8, plus I talk about Green Lantern #154 from 1982!  Come celebrate 100 mediocre to pretty okay episodes about funny books! Follow Us On Twitter @supertim82@personman44  Follow Us on the Internets (giving us ratings is super dope):iTunesStitcher Listen to Other Awesome BenView Podcasts:BenViewNetwork.com is the where you can discover the wonder of BenView!   Love the Theme Song?The Fantastic Plastics are rad! #comics #cnu #episode100 #sandman #neilgaiman

If you love four friends burpin', opening nerdy presents, & talkin' comics, this episode is for you. We cover the titanically influential The Authority Vol. 1, originally from Wildstorm Comics, now from DC Comics, written by Warren Ellis, pencils by Bryan Hitch & inks by Paul Neary. We also open our presents we got for each other on air, & we talk about the other books we enjoyed this week. They were- The new Dr. Strange series by Jason Aaron & Chris Bachalo, The 'Nam #s 1, 3, & 4 by Doug Murray & Michael Golden, Excalibur #42 by Alan Davis, & Totally Awesome Hulk #1 by Greg Pak & Frank Cho. This episode was a bit more laid back, especially in the "burping on-air" aspects, if you're not into that other episodes are more structured. Thanks for listening! Follow Us On Twitter @supertim82@personman44 @newmutant82@jlambertart Follow Us on the Internets (giving us ratings is super dope):iTunesStitcher Listen to Other Awesome BenView Podcasts:BenViewNetwork.com is the where you can discover the wonder of BenView!   Love the Theme Song?The Fantastic Plastics are rad! #comics #wildstorm #theauthority

This week we tackle Revival Vol. 1, published by Image Comics, written by Tim Seeley and art by Mike Norton.  We also discuss Orpheus by Dale Mettam, Sallamari Rantala, and the super-sexy Jeremiah Lambert, She-Hulk #10 by Charles Soule and Javier Pulido, and G.I. Joe #29 by Larry Hama and Frank Springer. Follow Us On Twitter @supertim82@personman44  Follow Us on the Internets (giving us ratings is super dope):iTunesStitcher Listen to Other Awesome BenView Podcasts:BenViewNetwork.com is the where you can discover the wonder of BenView!   Love the Theme Song?The Fantastic Plastics are rad! #comics #dccomics #jessicajones #strawberryjelly #alias

There's no Reading Assignment this week, we're just talkin' comics!  We were joined by Prodigal Sons Jeremiah Lambert and Jeff Uppole, and we discuss-  Paper Girls by Brian K. Vaughn & Cliff Chang, Ruse #s 1-5 by Mark Waid and Butch Guice, Alias by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Gaydos, Extraordinary X-Men #1 by Jeff Lemire and Humberto Ramos, Huck #1 by Mark Millar and Raphael Albuquerque, Metamorpho #11 by Bob Haney and Sal Trapani, The Mighty Thor #1 by Jason Aaron and Russell Dauterman, and Spider-Woman #1 by Dennis Hopeless and Javier Rodriguez.  We also talk about the new Jessica Jones Netflix show and do an old-fashioned Nightwing and Power Girl date! Beware. This one is NSFW. Follow Us On Twitter @supertim82@personman44 @newmutant82@jlambertart Follow Us on the Internets (giving us ratings is super dope):iTunesStitcher Listen to Other Awesome BenView Podcasts:BenViewNetwork.com is the where you can discover the wonder of BenView!   Love the Theme Song?The Fantastic Plastics are rad! #comics #dccomics #jessicajones #strawberryjelly #alias

This week we cover one of Marc's favorite characters, Power Girl! We read Power Girl #s 1-3, written by Justin Gray & Jimmy Palmiotti, with art by Amanda Conner, published by DC Comics in 2009. We also discuss The Invincible Iron Man #62 from 1973 and the post-Secret Wars Nova #1, from 2015. Unfortunately Marc had the wrong setting on for his mic, so his sound is a bit crappy, but at least you'll get to hear all his burps. grin emoticon Follow Us On Twitter @supertim82@personman44  Follow Us on the Internets (giving us ratings is super dope):iTunesStitcher Listen to Other Awesome BenView Podcasts:BenViewNetwork.com is the where you can discover the wonder of BenView!   Love the Theme Song?The Fantastic Plastics are rad! #comics #dccomics #powergirl #amandaconner

Despite multiple internet hiccups and a raging storm, Comic Nerds Unite covers Tim's favorite comic character & man-crush supreme, Nightwing, for our 95th episode. We read Nightwing Vol. 1, issues 1-4 from 1995 by Denny O'Neil and Greg Land. We also briefly discuss Paper Girls #1 from Image Comics & Batman & Robin Eternal. For next episode we're covering Power Girl #1-3 by Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray, & Amanda Conner. Thanks for listening! Follow Us On Twitter @supertim82@personman44  Follow Us on the Internets (giving us ratings is super dope):iTunesStitcher Listen to Other Awesome BenView Podcasts:BenViewNetwork.com is the where you can discover the wonder of BenView!   Love the Theme Song?The Fantastic Plastics are rad! #comics #dccomics #nightwing 

It's the ookiest, spookiest day after Halloween episode ever! We cover the ludicrously lurid Locke & Key Vol. 1 by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez for the Reading Assignment, and also discuss the positively putrid Providence #s 1-5 by Alan Moore & Jacen Burrows, and the supremely sinister Spider-Gwen #1. Follow Us On Twitter @supertim82@personman44  Follow Us on the Internets (giving us ratings is super dope):iTunesStitcher Listen to Other Awesome BenView Podcasts:BenViewNetwork.com is the where you can discover the wonder of BenView!   Love the Theme Song?The Fantastic Plastics are rad! #comics #lockeandkey #horror #halloween

Kentucky fried justice! We did this one The Hard Way. This week we had a two-fer for the Reading Assignment! We covered the KFC/DC adver-comic "The Colonel of Two Worlds" and Marvel's "Hank Johnson: Agent of Hydra"! We also read an e-mail! Follow Us On Twitter @supertim82@personman44  Follow Us on the Internets (giving us ratings is super dope):iTunesStitcher Listen to Other Awesome BenView Podcasts:BenViewNetwork.com is the where you can discover the wonder of BenView!   Love the Theme Song?The Fantastic Plastics are rad!   #comics #kfc #thehardway

This week we get literary! To help Tim with his schoolwork we cover March: Book 1 by congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, & Nate Powell as the Reading Assignment. We also talk about Amazing Spider-Man #1 by Dan Slott & Giuseppe Camoncoli, Jughead #1 by Chip Zdarsky & Erica Henderson, Lumberjanes #17 by Noelle Stevenson, Brooke Allen & others, and Batman #668 by Kelley Pucket & Dan Bagdanove. We also read your e-mails! Follow Us On Twitter @supertim82@personman44  Follow Us on the Internets (giving us ratings is super dope):iTunesStitcher Listen to Other Awesome BenView Podcasts:BenViewNetwork.com is the where you can discover the wonder of BenView!   Love the Theme Song?The Fantastic Plastics are rad!   #comics

This week Tim and Marc are so super-stoked that Captain America: White by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale is being published they made it the Reading Assignment!  They talk about issue numbers 0, 1, & 2.  They also talk about The Fantastic Plastic's new album and comic, Brian Apodaca's newest mail surprise, our insane $2 comic deals, Prez #3, Suicide Squad #12 and Annual #2, Mighty Samson #5 from Gold Key Comics, Incredible Hulk #315 by John Byrne, and so much more!  Follow Us On Twitter @supertim82@personman44  Follow Us on the Internets (giving us ratings is super dope):iTunesStitcher Listen to Other Awesome BenView Podcasts:BenViewNetwork.com is the where you can discover the wonder of BenView!   Love the Theme Song?The Fantastic Plastics are rad!   #comics

In this week's episode, we celebrate our 2nd year of doing this podcast!!!!  We also cover the 'Bill & Ted's Most Triumphant Return" mini-series from Boom Studios for our Reading Assignment, as well as X-Men: First Class #s 1-8 from Marvel Comics.  We round out the episode by reminiscing some about the past two years.  There may also be a sports reference or two thrown in.. Follow Us On Twitter @supertim82@personman44  Follow Us on the Internets (giving us ratings is super dope):iTunesStitcher Listen to Other Awesome BenView Podcasts:BenViewNetwork.com is the where you can discover the wonder of BenView!   Love the Theme Song?The Fantastic Plastics are rad!   #comics

This week Tim & Marc discuss the Reading Assignment Robin #75 from 2000, which happens to be Marc's first comic book!  At least when he first seriously started reading comics.  They also discuss (Your Angry Birds book) from IDW and (whatever the other imprint was), Night of the Living Deadpool from Marvel comics, God Hates Astronauts #10 from Image comics, and Ryan Browne's Kickstarter for Blast Furnace!     Follow Us On Twitter @supertim82@personman44  Follow Us on the Internets (giving us ratings is super dope):iTunesStitcher Listen to Other Awesome BenView Podcasts:BenViewNetwork.com is the where you can discover the wonder of BenView!   Love the Theme Song?The Fantastic Plastics are rad!   #comics

Tim and Marc sat down with Zak (Zeek) and Shelby from Zeek's Comics and Games in Washington, IL. We talk about their comic book origins and talk "shop" if you will.  Great people and a great time. This shop is not to be missed.  Follow Zeek's on Facebook!  Follow Us On Twitter @supertim82@personman44  Follow Us on the Internets (giving us ratings is super dope):iTunesStitcher Listen to Other Awesome BenView Podcasts:BenViewNetwork.com is the where you can discover the wonder of BenView!   Love the Theme Song?The Fantastic Plastics are rad!   #comics

In the 87th episode of the greatest comic book review podcast ever, Comic Nerds Unite, your lovable hosts Tim & Marc discuss Archie #1 from Mark Waid & Fiona Staples, Convergence: Shazam #1 from Jeff Parker & Evan "Doc" Shaner, Detective Comics #s 13-18 by John Layman, Jason Fabok, & Andy Clarke, & "Pins & Needles" by Johnathon Bennett, from "America's Best Comics 2007".  We also discuss Tim's recent school misadventures, a new comic shop opening in Sunnyland, Illinois, the upcoming Captain America: White, "March" from Top Shelf, and whole lots more! Follow Us On Twitter @supertim82@personman44  Follow Us on the Internets (giving us ratings is super dope):iTunesStitcher Listen to Other Awesome BenView Podcasts:BenViewNetwork.com is the where you can discover the wonder of BenView!   Love the Theme Song?The Fantastic Plastics are rad!   #comics #summerreadingprogram

For the first time, we talked about ONLY DC books. Well, and the Deadpool trailer. The Flash #234Sgt. Rock #315Black Canary #1Starfire #1Prez #1 Follow Us On Twitter @supertim82@personman44  Follow Us on the Internets (giving us ratings is super dope):iTunesStitcher Listen to Other Awesome BenView Podcasts:BenViewNetwork.com is the where you can discover the wonder of BenView!   Love the Theme Song?The Fantastic Plastics are rad!   #comics #summerreadingprogram