Pencil and Ink Comic Book Reviews

Tom is joined by John Bruske and Tom Curry to review the complete 10 volumes of East of West compiling all 45 issues drawn by Nick Dragotta and Johnathan Hickman.

Tommy is joined by his friend Tom Curry cover issues 1 through 5 of the first assembled volume of Outter Darkness by John Layman the creator of the famous comic CHEW! They also talk about what they've been reading during the Covid 19 quaratine lock down. All that and much more on Pencil and Ink Reviews!

Tom and Tom C. come back on the ATTACK with a Retro Review episode! Your two hosts travel back to 1963 to cover X-Men # 2 and Avengers # 2 from Jack Kirby and Stan Lee. They also talk a little about what they've been reading during the COVID pandemic.

Tommy is joined by his friend Tom Curry from Bristol England to cover Tokyo Ghost by Rick Remender and Sean Murphy. The two talk a little bit about what they've been reading lately as they catch up since the last time they recorded together.

Joe and Tom get together to discuss Marvel Studios Avengers Infinity War and End Game by diving deep into the storylines and events of both movies. The also talk a great bit about the last season of Game of Thrones and discuss there theories for the final episodes of the HBO series.

Tommy is joined by his friend Tom Curry from Bristol England to cover Deadly Class the comic book volumes one through four. They also discuss Deadly Class the television show on SciFi channel comparing it to the comic book and it differs from it. They also talk some Marvel Ultimate Universe and Curry shares a little bit about himself and how he got into comic books.

Tom, John, and Joe get together to discuss Comics Gate and the twitter war Tom found himself in back in December with this community and their bizarre movement. Please be aware that the language used in this episode is graphic due to the Comics Gate movement’s use of crude and offensive verbiage in tweets. We discuss and explain the issue between Diversity and Comics, Captain Cummings, and many industry professional such as Mark Waid and Dan Slott.

Tom and Joe get together to review the start of the Ultimate Universe from the early 2000's. They Ultimates Vol. 1, Ultimate Spider Man Vol. 1, and Ultimate X-Men Vol.1.

Joe and Tom come back on the ATTACK with another Retro Review episode! Your two hosts travel back to 1963 cover X-Men # 1 and Avengers # 1 from Jack Kirby and Stan Lee. They also talk some Agents of Shield, Marvel old Ultimate Comic Book Universe from the 2000's, and Legion. All that and much more!

In This Retro review show Tom and Joe cover Nick Fury and his Howling Comando's Issue number 5, 6, 7, 8!

The gang gets back together again to talk about the sudden news of Brian Micheal Bendis quitting Marvel and signing with DC Comics. We also talk Walking Dead and Stranger Things 2!

Joe, John, and Tom cover the Marvel event Original Sin 0 - 9 in this episode!

The original three are back picking up where they left off with Marvel Now! In this episode we cover Thor God of Thunder 7 - 25 by Jason Arron. This episode is a lead in to our next episode where we cover Original Sin.

John talks Tom into doing another random episode on Wizard Con attendance, the potential for a pop culture bubble to collapse, and once again we dive into the insanity that is the comic book industry business model currently due to a strange email Tom received from his local comic book shop. All that and much more in Random Episode 8!

We apologize for the bad audio quality in this episode. Joe's microphone was having issues and we had some echo going on. The original 3 host's get back together to review Spider Man Homecomming, Wonder Woman, and Gaurdians of the Galaxy Volume 2! Also Joe talks about his wedding.

Tom and Howler Dive into some DC Retro classics and then cover DC Rebirth #1, Rebirth Super Man #1, Rebirth Batman #1!

Tom and John sit down to do an episode on WayWard volume 2 but end up talking about their personal pull list and what they have been reading the past few months. They discuss titles they are thinking about dropping and what new interesting titles Image has been putting out this year. They also take some time to give much deserve praise to D.C. Comics and to complain about Marvel Comics current writing staff and editorial.

Tom and John do an in depth review of WayWard Volume 1 from Image Comics and the team of Jim Zub and Steven Cummings. They also talk about history repeating itself for Marvel Comics and the self destructive corporate business practices they can't seem to get away from. All this and more in another episode of Image Indy Comic Book Reviews!

Tom invited long time comic book reader and collector Howler Mouse onto Random Episode 5 to talk about the comic book industry and how younger readers are attacking the orignial creators of these characters with out fully understanding the time period and the condition of the work environment they dealt with. They also chat about the direction of where consumer interest is going and what is causing the drop in sales for Marvel and DC.

Tom and John have a long discussion about the current state of the comic book industry and if the business model is broken.

In This Retro review show Tom, John, and Jay cover Nick Fury and his Howling Comando's Issue number 2, 3, and 4!

Joe, Tom, and John WTF you been at?

Tom and John cover the complete Marvel Comics Axis event from 2014 on the long road to Secret Wars. They also talk a little bit about X-Men Apocalypse before it hit theaters, they talk about the DeadPool movie, and Tom vents a little about his brother and tells a funny Pete story in the process.

Pencil and Ink Reviews apologizes for how late this show was released. The show was recorded a few months ago but due to John having a new baby, Tom moving to a new city, and Joe busy recording his audio book deal and getting engaged things have been a little crazy for the Pen and Ink Crew. However we have a great show for you our listners. John and Tom tackle Magneto and Uncanny Avengers leading up to the fantastic Marvel event Axis from 2014. Magneto 1 - 10 and Uncanny Avengers 6 - 23. As always thank you for listening and will have our next episode out soon covering the Axis event.

The team crashes through Captain America 2-25 by Rick Remender and John Romita Jr. on the March to Axis Marvels next big chornological event on the Pencil and Ink reading pull list.

Tom and Jay tackle a number of underground comic book submissions sent to Pencil and Ink reviews from comic book creators looking for feedback. In this episode they cover Blue Hand Mojo Dust to Dust by John Jennings and Rosarium Publishing, Life through a Lens by Kent Olsen and Sabine Ten Lohuis, Chadhiyana 1-3 by J.M DeSantis and Rosarium Publishing, Corporatica by William Bryant, Pedro Elefante, and Rosarium Publishing, Cabra Cini: Voodoo Junkie Hitwoman by Sam Johnson and published by Actuality Press, The Almighties by Sam Johnson and Actuality Press, Year of the Goat by Tom Spellman Jr., Echo Gear by Vincent Sammy and published by Rosarium Publishing.

Tom and John cover DC Convergence Event and also talk Season 2 of Gotham.

Our weary podcasters finally make it to the finish line and bring you Infinity Saga part 3 crafted by Jonathan Hickman. A pivitol moment in the Marvel Universe on the long road to the Universe changing event Secret Wars!

Joe, Tom, and John try to record Infinity Episode part 3 and it goes up in flames due to them talking about the new Star Wars film, Jessica Jones, The new Batman V Superman trailer, and the new Making of a Murderer documentary, and some MCU news. So we turned this into our second random episode for our podcast. Check it out!

Tom and John get an amazing oportunity to interview writer Jim Zub, co-creater of the ongoing Image comic book series Wayward. Jim answers some questions concerning the inspirartion for the book, the thought behind his character designs, and what the process behind pitching an idea to Image publishing entails. The group is also joined by Ashley's sister Michelle who currently lives in Japan and who is also a huge WayWard fan.

Hello Pen and Ink fans! We are back with part 2 of our Marvel Comics Infinity Saga reviews on our long road to Secret Wars.

Tom and John get together to discuss the first episode of the second season of Gotham and what they predict will happen. We will be coming at you with a follow to this show once this season wraps up. They also talk a little about Convergence as they gear up to tackle the DC event in the next episode of DC Comic Reviews.

The terrible trio are back! The long awaited wait is now over! Ifinity and the road to Secret Wars starts here! Check out our first of three episodes covering the mega Marvel cross over event!

Joe and Tom get together after dropping the ball on a Retro Review show covering Nick Fury and his Howling Commandos. They talk some Pencil and Ink news, a little about the comics they were going to review, and chat a little about the latest Metal Gear Solid video game.

In This Retro review show Tom, John, and Jay cover Nick Fury and his Howling Comando's Issue number 1, Tales to Astonish 36, and Amazing Spider-Man 3!

In this episode Tom and Jay cover some creator owned comics from independent publisher Rosarium Publishing. The focus is on a dark comedy called Day Black by Keef Cross and a childrens comic called Malice in Oven Land.

In this Retro review show Tom and Joe cover Tales of Suspense 40 and 41 and Journey Into Mystery 85 and 86.

Joe and John talk some Marvel Cinamatic Universe while Tom is away on vacation. The two talk Avengers Age of Ultron, Agents of SHIELD, and the Daredevil Netflix series.

Joe, John, Jay, and Tom cover Daredevil 24 through 31 from Marvel Now in depth and discuss a shocking story plot and the total demise of a great villain.

Welcome to our 10th Pencil and Ink Retro Comic Review show! In this episode we travel back in time to the 1960’s, in order to review Fantastic Four Issue 13 and FF Annual Issue 1 as well the Incredible Hulk issue 4.

Welcome to our 9th Pencil and Ink Retro Comic Review show! In this episode we travel back in time to the 1960’s, in order to review Fantastic Four Issues 14 and 15 as well the Incredible Hulk 5 and 6!

Joe, John, and Tom gain an exclusive inside to DC Comics new Convergence event and discuss how it will affect the DC universe moving forward. The gang looks back on the history of the Crime Syndicate from Earth 2 and theorize on what Brainiacs motives are for his master plan. The crew also discusses the first 15 episodes of Gotham and what they’ve enjoy so far from this excellent series from FOX.

"East of West PT-1" Ashley, Tom, and Joe review Johnathan Hickman's East of West Issues 1 through 5. Get ready for one crazy apocolyptic thrill ride!

Pen and Ink Reviews is proud to present out first episode of A Valiant Effort. A brand new show where we will be diving into and exploring the newly restructured and modernized Valiant Universe. In this episode Tom, John, Joe and Jay review X-O Manowar Issues 1 through 8.

"Velvet PT-1" Ashley, Tom, and Joe review Ed Brubaker's and Steve Epting's Velvet 1 through 6. Also Joe discovered a hilarious talent he never knew he had.

Joe, John, Jay, and Tom cover Deadpool 3 through 10 and have a huge arugment over dropping the book from the shows pull list. Tune in to find out how the vote goes and if the crew will continue to review Deadpool.

Joe, John, and Tom cover Mark Waid's Indestructable Hulk 3 through 6 and Jason Arron's Thor God of Thunder 3 through 6.

Tom and John review Nova 3 through 7. They also go through all the comics Pencil and Ink has dropped from the shows pull list and John talk's a little about about meeting one of his childhood hero's.

Joe, John, and Tom review Wolverine 3, 4, and 5 and Iron Man 3, 4, and 5. Both books on the chopping block after medicorer reviews from the trio in past shows.

Welcome to our 8th Pencil and Ink Retro Comic Review show! In this episode we travel back in time to the 1960’s, in order to review Fantastic Four Issues 10, 11, and 12.

Joe and John cover the entire Thanos rising mini series in order to help prepare us for the cross over event Infinity!