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Life's too short for bad comic books. Join fellow reader, and owner of Alter Ego Comics, Marc Bowker as he highlights new comics that are awesome!

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    • May 22, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 59m AVG DURATION
    • 208 EPISODES


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    Our thoughts on Thunderbolts* and Surviving FCBD 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 99:46


    This week we discuss how Free Comic Book Day went plus some light spoilers on Thunderbolts*. To avoid spoilers on Thunderbolts* skip to 39 minutes after we finish talking about Free Comic Book Day.

    Free Comic Book Day 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 73:39


    This week we get you excited for free comic book day! Plus our favorite comics and our thoughts on Thunderbolts: Worldstrike!

    Breakin' the Law, Breakin' the Law!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 78:40


    This week we talk about comic book characters that break the law and become outlaws! Plus this week's best books and our review of Wonder Woman Vol. 1: Outlaw!

    Comics are the future!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 88:10


    This week we discuss some of the predictions that comics have made over the years. Plus our favorite recent books and our thoughts on We Stand on Guard!

    Doctor Doctor, give me the news!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025 67:00


    Today we talk about some comic book doctors! Plus our review of Doctor Doom: Books of Doom.

    Star Wars vs Star Trek

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 77:25


    This week we compare the two biggest "Star" franchises!

    Cross on over to the other side

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2025 68:52


    This week we talk about some of our favorite crossovers both official and unofficial!

    Diamond in the rough

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 87:43


    This week we talk about Diamond Comics Distribution filing for bankruptcy! What does that mean and how will that change things? We have some thoughts and opinions! Plus this week's best comics and our review of Ultimate Spiderman volume 1.

    Best of 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024 82:05


    This year we go over the best, and worst, of 2024! Warning we do go over Kraven and some spoilers for it! Plus this week's best comics and our review of The Blizzard.

    Mysteries

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2024 84:23


    This week we discuss some of our favorite comic book mysteries. Plus our favorite recent comic books and our thoughts on "Where the Body Was"!

    Missing

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 84:03


    This week some of our shipment is missing so we go over some of the missing things in comics. It could be people, stories, or memories that are missing! Plus this week's best comics and our thoughts on The Long Halloween!

    Previews for December

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 64:53


    This week we go through Previews to see what is coming out in December. Plus our favorite recent comic books and our thoughts on Space Mullet!

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    Writers/Artists

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2024 61:17


    This week we discuss some books that were written and drawn by the same person! Plus this week's best books and our thoughts on Mazebook!

    September Previews Catalog

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 75:31


    This week we try something a little different by going through the most recent catalogs and give you an idea of upcoming comic books! Plus this week's best comics and our thoughts on Death in the Family!

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    Deadpool and Wolverine

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2024 60:01


    This week we changed the order around a little bit. First our favorite recent comic books. Then review of Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe. Finally our thoughts on Deadpool & Wolverine!

    Amnesia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2024 75:14


    This week we talk about some of our most memorable/forgettable comic book stories. Plus this week's best comics and our thoughts on Wolverine: Origin.

    Dreaming

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2024 81:17


    This week we discuss some of our favorite comic book dreaming stories. Plus this week's best comics and our thoughts on Green Lantern Volume 1: Back in Action!

    Comic Book Toys

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2024 67:29


    This week we discuss some of our favorite comic book based toys. Plus our favorite recent comics and our thoughts on Transformers volume 1!

    Robots!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2024 84:43


    This week we discuss some of our favorite comic book robots! Plus this week's best comics and our review of Junkyard Joe!

    War & Comics

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2024 72:15


    This week we discuss some of our most memorable comic book wars! Plus this week's best issues and what we thought of Tolkein: Lighting up the Darkness!

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    Free Comic Book Day 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2024 59:21


    This week we recap FCBD and some of our favorite parts. Plus our favorite recent books and what we thought of Spider-Man by Tom Taylor!

    Worst Costumes

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2024 92:56


    This week we discuss some of the worst comic book costumes! Plus our recent favorite comic books and our thoughts on Batman & Robin: Batman Reborn!

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    Saturday Morning Comics

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2024 71:06


    This week we discuss some of our favorite comic book based cartoons that we watched when we were young. Plus this weeks best books and our thoughts on TMNT Saturday Morning Adventures!

    Super Spawn (Children)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2024 81:23


    This week we talk about some of our favorite comic book kids, our favorite recent books, and what we thought of Fantastic Four: Life Story!

    A Captive Audience

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2024 78:14


    This week we discuss some of our favorite stories where people are held captive. Plus our picks of the week and thoughts on Sandman Volume 1.

    4 Year Anniversary!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2024 117:36


    It has been 4 years since we started our podcast! This week all four of us talk about some of our favorite writer/artist duos! Plus we start a new segment of drink of the week! We then talk about some of our favorite recent comic books and finish with our reviews of Pulp.

    Casualties of War

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2024 95:59


    This week we discuss some innocent casualties that get in the crossfire of comics. Plus this week's best issues and our full review of Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio!

    Best of 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2023 108:10


    This week we discuss the best things we've consumed of 2023! Plus our favorite recent issues and our thoughts on JLA JSA: Virtue and Vice!

    Gadgets and Weapons

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2023 89:16


    This week we discuss some of our favorite comic book gadgets and weapons! Plus our picks of the week and our thoughts on Afro Samurai volume 1.

    Plot Twist

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2023 111:45


    This week we discuss some of our favorite comic book plot twists! Plus this week's best comics and our thoughts on Ambassadors!

    Politics

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2023 64:04


    This week we discuss some of our favorite politicians in comic books! Plus this week's best comics and our thoughts on Letter 44 volume 1! Do help support our friends, watch this stream on Saturday November 4th! https://www.twitch.tv/uncontrollablyfine

    We Forget

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2023 88:34


    This week we discuss some comic book stories that involve forgetting things. After that and several tangents we discuss our favorite recent comics and what we thought of Grim volume 1.

    Death Repeated

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2023 97:33


    This week we discuss some of our most memorable comic book deaths. Plus our favorite recent books and our takes on Batman: The Last Knight on Earth!

    Versus-es-es-es

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2023 98:42


    This week we discuss some potentially interesting ideas of different characters fighting each other. We were inspired by this week's Predator vs Wolverine #1! Plus the best comic books of the past few weeks and our review of Kraven's Last Hunt!

    Alternate History

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2023 74:14


    This week the entire gang is back to talk about some of our favorite alternative history comic books! Plus our favorite comic books of recent weeks. We end the show with our thoughts on Manhattan Projects Volume 1 and our heroes of the week!

    Draft Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2023 80:40


    This week Alex, Jared, and Laura take turns drafting different comic book characters to our sports teams! Plus our favorite recent comic books and our thoughts on Nightwing: Leaping into the Light!

    Fears and Phobias

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2023 131:33


    This week we talk about some comic book fears and phobias! Plus our favorite recent comic books, our take on Battle Chasers, and our heroes of the week!

    Famous People Writing Comic Books

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2023 79:05


    This week we discuss some of the different celebrities that have worked on comic books in the past. Plus this week's best comics, a discussion on the original Secret Invasion comic books, plus what we thought of the new Flash movie!

    Lairs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2023 71:42


    This week we discuss different lairs and what ones are cooler than others! Plus some of the best comics and how we were impressed with The Flintstones Vol 1!

    Guardians and Spider-Man

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2023 72:37


    This week Alex, Jared, and Laura talk about some of our favorite recent comic books plus a discussion on Public Domain volume 1. Followed by our discussion on an upcoming Spider-Man story and what we thought about Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3!

    Comic books that can be video games

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023 76:06


    This week Alex, Jared, and Laura discuss some comic books that would make good video games. Plus some of the best recent comics and a full discussion on The Last Ronin!

    Multiverses

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2023 82:20


    This week Alex, Jared, and Laura discuss some of our favorite different alternate universes. Plus our favorite recent comics and our review of House of X/Powers of X!

    Family

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2023 86:19


    This week Alex, Jared, and Laura discuss some of our favorite comic book families that are chosen, not born into. Plus the best recent comic books and our discussion on Geiger Vol 1!

    Father Daughter Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2023 116:56


    This week we discuss some of our favorite father/daughter duos in comic books! Plus the best recent comic books and a discussion on Last Flight Out!

    Rivals

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2023 111:24


    This week the entire gang reuinte and discuss some of our favorite comic book rivals! Plus the best comics and our take on Injustice Gods Among Us Year 1!

    Origins

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2023 82:26


    This week Alex, Jared, and Laura discuss some memorable comic book character origins! Plus this week's best comics and our review of Harleen!

    New DCU

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2023 90:04


    This week Alex, Jared, and Adrian discuss the new DC cinematic universe! Plus this week's best comics and our review of Critical Role Vox Machina: Origins vol 1! Plus our heroes of the week!

    Spawn and other things!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2023 100:03


    This week Alex, Jared, and Adrian didn't have a real topic so we talked about many different things! Plus this week's best books and our thoughts on Spawn Origins Volume 1!

    Clone Saga

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2023 75:39


    This week we discuss some of the most memorable comic book clones! Plus this week's best comic books and a full discussion on Star Wars Boba Fett: Blood Ties!

    Happy New Year!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2023 94:05


    This week Alex, Jared, and Adrian talk about how some movies are similar and different than their comic book inspirations! Plus this week's best comics and a discussion on Planet Hulk!

    Best of 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2022 90:42


    This week Alex, Jared, and Adrian discuss some of the best things of 2022! Plus this week's best comics. Get ready for the new year by reading Planet Hulk for our next episode in 2 weeks!

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