Shelfdust Presents

Matt Lune talks to Shelfdust editor Steve Morris about the results of "The Top Fifty First Issues List", as chosen by comic book critics. How did the list come together, what surprises were there along the way... and what actually makes for a good first issue, anyway?

Our countdown of the Top Fifty First Comic Book Issues starts proper as Matt Lune talks to critic Al Kennedy (host of the podcasts House to Astonish and Desert Island Discworld) about the issue which ranked fiftieth in our list: Thunderbolts #1. Did the issue rank too far down on our list? And how does that twist work now for a modern audience?

The first chapter of Sailor Moon landed at position #49 in Shelfdust's list of the top Fifty First Issues - and this week's guest Kayleigh Hearn (reviews editor for WomenWriteAboutComics and Shelfdust contributor) has some thoughts about that! She joins Matt Lune to talk about the very start of Naoko Takeuchi surprising, charming manga.

The first issue of Frank Miller's mighty Dark Knight Returns only reached #48 in Shelfdust's poll to find the best #1 issues of all time! What's going on? Surely it should've placed higher. For our third episode of Shelfdust Presents we turn to The Beat's Kyle Pinion for answers, as we must in all things.

The smart and subversive Suicide Squad #1 by John Ostrander and Luke McDonnell sent a team of super-criminals to do what superheroes couldn't, and caused absolute chaos in the process. Comic Book dot com's Reviews Editor Chase Magnett joins Matt to talk about it!

This week we look at the effortlessly wonderful Daytripper #1 by brothers Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá, which follows the life - and death - of an obituary writer in Brazil. Heavy stuff, but told in a wonderful and captivating way - and The Beat's Alex Lu joins Matt to take a look back over the issue!

What happens when an unstoppable universe meets a, uh, immovable universe? You get the first issue of Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribic's Secret Wars! This week our special guest is Zachary Jenkins from XavierFiles and Battle of the Atom, who joins Matt to talk about the end of the world!

Bullets are flying, blood is spilling, and someone's ending up at the bottom of the river before this whole sorry mess is over. It's time for us to head into the shady part of town, as Matt is joined by special guest David Brothers to take a look at Dennis O'Neil and Denys Cowan's The Question!

Three animals go on the run in Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely's powerful, emotional series We3, equipped with all the high-tech weaponry that their captors cruelly grafted onto them. Will the three find their way home? This week special guest Chloe Maveal joins the show to find out! 

There's a giant collapsed robot in New York City. And, well, Spider-Man appears to be trapped inside it? That can only be a job for Damage Control - and for this week's guest Al Kennedy, who joins Matt to talk about the first issue of the classic series by Dwayne McDuffie and Ernie Colon!

Katsuhiro Otomo's seminal manga needs very little introduction, a post-apocalyptic series with fast bikes, quick wits, and high stakes. Special guest Rosie Knight joins the podcast to break down what made the comic so formative for her as a reader, and the importance it still holds today!

It's time for comics to change forever, as we turn our attention to Grant Morrison and Steve Yeowell's The Invisibles #1, a comic which did something no other comic has ever done before or since. It's strange, it's intense, it's invested - and it's something which this week's special guest August Dawn has a lot of thoughts about!

Monstress was perhaps one of the most surprising comics to make it onto the Top 50 List, but not because it wasn't deserving - this dark, worrying fantasy series is one of the best comics Image have ever put out! Special guest Samantha Puc joins Matt this week to talk all about it!

The first issue of Michel Fiffe's Copra follows a group of assassins and mercs for hire as they go about an illicit mission - a mission which then goes very very wrong. It's a lot like Suicide Squad, except... well, yeah, it's a lot like Suicide Squad. We invited Chase Magnett back to the show so he could explain the whole thing for us!

It's time for Shelfdust Presents to kick butts and eat nuts! The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl took its lead character and turned her into one of the most beloved in all of Marvel - no wonder it made our top 50 list! Special guest Sara Century joins the show this week to talk all about Doreen Green, the undefeated champion!

The first issue of Bitch Planet by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Valentine De Landro was just the shot in the arm that comics needed at the time. A fiercely feminist and uncompromising exploitation story, the series asked several hard-hitting questions of its readers - and this week, special guest Tiffany Babb joins Matt to answer them!

A group of magnificent bastards set off to investigate the extraordinary actions of some irredeemable bastards as Warren Ellis and John Cassaday kick off their much-loved Wildstorm series, which heralded in the 21st century. Everything old is new again, and this week Matt welcomes special guest Heidi MacDonald to don a trenchcoat and talk all about it!

Forget about the Avengers: Grant Morrison and Howard Porter's 1997 revitalisation of the JLA brought in ALL the heavy hitters. Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Martian Manhunter, Flash, Aquaman and Green Lantern all 'assembled' for the first issue of their run - and this week Matt is joined by special guest Graeme McMillan to talk all about it!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Heroes in a half-shell Turtle power!   This week Matt is joined by special guest Sara Century!

The best comic book of all time ends up at position 32 in this list! What's going on there? Matt's joined by The Middle Spaces' Osvaldo Oyola to take a closer look at the first issue of Los Bros Hernandez's revolutionary Love & Rockets!

Crowd-funded murder and mayhem arrives in the form of Crowded #1, a series about a woman who finds that the internet have funded an assassin to kill her. Her response? Hire a bodyguard to defend her! Chaos, obviously, ensues, and this week Matt is rejoined by Alex Lu to talk all about it!

We head into the top thirty with Astro City, Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson's long-running superhero series. The first issue explores a single day in the life of a hero, Samaritan. To talk more about Samaritan, his story, and his genitalia, Matt is joined this week by special guest J. A. Micheline!

Who would've thought superhero comics could be political? In the first issue of Brian K. Vaughan and Tony Harris' Ex Machina, we see a hero elected to be Mayor of New York - and why they put him there. To get into it further, we're rejoined this week by special guest Heidi MacDonald, who knows a thing or two about BKV comics...

In The Immortal Hulk, when Bruce Banner dies... Hulk rises at night to take vengeance. Much like this week's special guest, Colin Bell! Colin joins Matt this week to talk all about the first issue of Al Ewing and Joe Bennett's redefining run with the smashingest Avenger of all!

House of X represents probably one of the biggest and most ambitious reinventions of an existing comics franchise in recent memory: Jonathan Hickman and Pepe Larraz teaming to give the X-Men a new home, a new purpose, and a new sense of strength. It was a surprising relaunch for the X-Men as a whole, and this week Matt is joined by special guest X-Pert Steve Foxe to talk all about it!

Shelfdust Presents is not releasing an episode this week. We'll back back next week to look at the first issue of Daredevil with special guest Steve Lacey.   https://www.safeline.org.uk/

Daredevil's ever-more-miserable life got a shot of happiness when Mark Waid, Marcos Martin and Paolo Rivera entered into the picture, and the result was the most enjoyable and energetic Daredevil fans had seen in years. Special guest Steve Lacey joins Matt this week to talk all about it!

Who could've guessed that The Vision would turn out to be the perfect character for a dark and disturbing comic series? Perhaps this week's special guest Tiffany Babb, who joins Matt to talk all about the first issue of the series!

This week we're cycling into some increasingly strange things, as we take a look at the first issue of Paper Girls, about a group of four girls who cycle round the neighbourhood each morning and deliver papers. Things don't take long to get very weird indeed though - luckily this week we're joined by special guest Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou to talk it all through and explain things!

It's time to take a closer look at the first issue of Gotham Central, a Batman-without-Batman comic which looks at the day to day lives of the people who work in Gotham's Police Department. Is there a harder job in the DC Universe? This week Matt's joined by special guest Osvaldo Oyola to talk it over!

A new Batman! A new Robin! And a flying Batmobile?! This week Matt is looking at the first issue of Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely's bang-bang take on the dynamic duo - and most excitingly of all, he's joined by special guest Nola Pfau! Holy Eisner-Winning podcast guest, Batman!

A unruly family, or the world's greatest superheroes? Maybe a bit of both, as this week Matt is joined by special guest Chloe Maveal to take a look back at Justice League #1! Guy Gardner, you better watch your face!

A podcast from which there is no escape? Scott Free is sad, Big Barda is worried, and Darkseid... is. This week we're heading over to the fourth world, as Matt is joined by special guest Christian Hoffer to take a look at the recent revival of Jack Kirby's New Gods in the form of Mister Miracle #1 by Tom King and Mitch Gerads!

For this episode of Shelfdust Presents we're heading to a very exclusive party... one where you probably don't want to be the guest of honour. We're looking at Runaways #1, an issue which brought fresh life both to superheroes and to Marvel comics itself - and to really get into it, this week Matt is joined by special guest Adrienne Resha!

A new universe and a new millennium brought us the first issue of a new Spider-Man series. In Ultimate Spider-Man, Marvel gave readers a new way to read stories with their most iconic character - and that included this week's guest Christian Hoffer, who joins Matt to talk all about it!

AN EPIC FOR OUR TIMES!  New Gods #1 brought the Fourth World into comics, and things would never be the same again. This week we take a look at Jack Kirby's masterful series, as Matt is joined by special guest Paul Lai!

Rick Grimes is a police officer who gets shot in the line of duty. When he wakes up from a coma, the world is full of zombies. That’s it, that’s the comic! But there's so much more, and this week Matt is joined by special guest Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou to talk all about it!

When every animal with a Y Chromosome suddenly dies at the same time, only one man and his monkey are left in a wildly different world. Everything changes instantly - and with the release of Y: The Last Man came another success story for Vertigo Comics. But how does the issue stand up today? This week Matt is joined by C.P. Hoffman to talk all about it!

Fantastic Four #1 is... fantastic, right? It's Stan and Jack! The first superhero team! Weeeelll.... This week Matt is joined by special guest J.A. Micheline to talk all about the issue, Kirby's cartooning, Lee's writing - and whether this "classic" issue should be on the list at all. 

Giant Days is a brilliant, weird, funny comic about three girls living together at Sheffield University. Created by John Allison, it made the transition to monthly comics perfectly, with artist Lissa Treiman handing it a signature energy which would go on to leave it as one of the most beloved - and longest-running - comics in recent history. This week Matt is joined by THE Claire Napier to talk all about it!

Jack Kirby’s OMAC was designed to be a vision of the future – but not even the King could’ve realised how darkly accurate he was. Kirby’s paranoia was meant to be overt and shocking, but now it simply feels prescient and unsettling – how did he know this would all start to come to life?? This week we're joined by special guest Graeme McMillan to talk all about it!

Told across decades, the first issue of Neil Gaiman’s revelatory series details the capture and imprisonment of Dream, one of the Endless People who control the minds and hopes of mankind. Joined by Sam Kieth, Gaiman tells a compulsive, contorted story which dwells on the details of craftmanship - and this week we're joined by special guest Kayleigh Hearn to talk all about it!

Today we set sail for Krakoa, home of the X-Me... oh wait, that hasn't happened yet. Instead we're going waaayyy back in time for a revolutionary #1 issue which introduced more iconic characters than Cyclops has had hot dinners - it's Giant Size X-Men #1, and this week Matt is joined by special guest Rosie Knight to talk all about it!

Nobody forgets their first time - but for Suzie, that first time has another reason for being so memorable, because whenever she has an orgasm... she pauses time. What happens when she meets another person just like her? Why, you get Sex Criminals #1! Matt's joined by special guest Samantha Puc to talk all about it!

Announced as “the dawn of a new era!”, the first issue of X-Men by Claremont and Lee changed everything for everyone. Everything felt bigger and bolder, and the X-Men never seemed so essential or  important before. Or since? Claire Napier returns to the podcast to talk all about it!

What is there to say about All-Star Superman which hasn't already been said? Doomed planet? Desperate scientists? Last hope? Oh, you'd be surprised. This week on the show we're bumbling straight back into the first issue, as Matt is joined by august (in the wake of) dawn to talk all about it!

When Kamala Khan took over the mantle of Ms Marvel, many wondered if she'd last - but the first issue of her ongoing series turned out to be an instant classic, and Kamala herself has become an iconic addition to Marvel's universe. This week we're looking back at her debut, and special guest Adrienne Resha returns to talk all about it!

2 years of unlimited power, and then? Death. Welcome to the world of The Wicked + The Divine, where the world's the limit... but there is a limit. This week Matt is joined by special guest Steve Foxe to talk all about WicDiv's whirlwind first issue!

Oh, bro, this week on the podcast we're talking about Hawkeye #1, a meticulously planned comic which stars the messiest hero of all time: Clint Barton. It created a new approach for work-for-hire comics, and this week Matt is rejoined by special guest Zachary Jenkins to talk all about it!

Is it a travesty that Watchmen #1 wasn't voted as the best first issue of all time? Possibly! This week our special guest Kelly Kanayama has some thoughts about the comic chosen as being the SECOND best #1 issue ever published...!

According to critics the best #1 comic book issue of all time is Saga #1 - but how does the issue actually stand up today? For our final episode of the first season, Matt's joined by special guest Oliver Sava to talk all about it!

Matt has finished his countdown of the Top 50 Debut issues of all time - so whatever's next? This week he's joined by Shelfdust's head rabbit Steve Morris to look back at the past fifty episodes, and explain what you can expect from the future!

It's a New Year and a new season of Shelfdust Presents! And what better way to start things out than with comic book writer Mairghread Scott? She joins Matt to talk about the comic she's brought in this week: Spider-Island: Cloak & Dagger #2!   Mairghread Scott is an animation and comic book writer whose work has included Batgirl, Transformers, and her creator owned works Toil and Trouble, and The City on the Other Side. You can find more of her work on her website here, and follow her on Twitter here! Matt Lune is a critic and podcaster who has written for publications including PanelXPanel, The MNT and Multiversity. You can find him on Twitter here! For more from Shelfdust, visit our site and follow us on Twitter! We are funded through fan support - you can support Shelfdust here!

This week Matt is joined by writer, editor and podcaster Ardo Omer! Prepare yourselves for a dangerous dose of Venom, because Ardo is bringing along "Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #17" to talk about!   Ardo Omer is a writer, editor and podcaster whose work has been seen at sites including WomenWriteAboutComics and The MNT. She's co-host of the "Put A Blurb On It" podcast, and the Kids Co-Ordinator for FOLD. You can find her on Twitter here!  Matt Lune is a critic and podcaster who has written for publications including PanelXPanel, The MNT and Multiversity. You can find him on Twitter here! For more from Shelfdust, visit our site and follow us on Twitter! We are funded through fan support - you can support Shelfdust here!

This week Matt is joined by writer and critic Caitlin Rosberg! Caitlin has brought along James Stokoe's one-off creator-owned comic "Sobek" to talk about - so hopefully you're in the mood for a giant lizard having a chill day!   Caitlin Rosberg is a comics critic with bylines for The AV Club, Paste, and Polygon, among many others. For more, head to their site here or follow Caitlin on Twitter here! Matt Lune is a critic and podcaster who has written for publications including PanelXPanel, The MNT and Multiversity. You can find him on Twitter here! For more from Shelfdust, visit our site and follow us on Twitter! We are funded through fan support - you can support Shelfdust here!

Comic book writer Ram V joins Matt this week to talk about the comic book issue he's bringing to the table - Black Orchid #1, by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean! Time for us to head to the greenhouse, then!   Ram V is an award-winning comic book writer who has written books including Paradiso, Grafity's Wall, Blue in Green, These Savage Shores and so many more. You can find and admire him at his site here, and follow him on Twitter here! Matt Lune is a critic and podcaster who has written for publications including PanelXPanel, The MNT and Multiversity. You can find him on Twitter here! For more from Shelfdust, visit our site and follow us on Twitter! We are funded through fan support - you can support Shelfdust here!

Have you ever been attacked by a flock of draculas when you're just trying to watch a movie? Well that's exactly what happens to Stephanie Brown in Batgirl #14... which is also the issue which our guest Stephanie Cooke has chosen to talk about on the show today!   For more from Stephanie, you can follow her on Twitter here and find her website here! She also runs Creator Resource, a website designed to provide tools and resources for comics freelancers! Matt Lune is a critic and podcaster who has written for publications including PanelXPanel, The MNT and Multiversity. You can find him on Twitter here! For more from Shelfdust, visit our site and follow us on Twitter! We are funded through fan support - you can support Shelfdust here!

David Mack's Kabuki is a dreamlike piece of work, thoughtful and chimerical. But his Kabuki: Reflections series looked even further, into the art and craft of his work - and it's THAT comic which this week's special guest Wendy Browne has joined us to talk about!   Wendy Browne is a comics critic and journalist, as well as the Publisher of WomenWriteAboutComics. You can find her writing on the site here – and you can follow her on Twitter here! Matt Lune is a critic and podcaster who has written for publications including PanelXPanel, The MNT and Multiversity. You can find him on Twitter here! For more from Shelfdust, visit our site and follow us on Twitter! We are funded through fan support - you can support Shelfdust here!

Look! Up in the sky! Actually, on second thought... please don't. It's time for some Chuck Austen X-Men, everybody! This week our special guest Megan Purdy wanted to talk about Uncanny X-Men #440 - we were surprised too...   Megan Purdy is a writer, publisher and editor known as founder of WWAC and The MNT, as well as for publishing through Black Hearted Press. You can find her on Twitter here! Matt Lune is a critic and podcaster who has written for publications including PanelXPanel, The MNT and Multiversity. You can find him on Twitter here! For more from Shelfdust, visit our site and follow us on Twitter! We are funded through fan support - you can support Shelfdust here!

"The gang go to the therapist" is a concept we've seen several times in comics over the year - but Suicide Squad #8 may well have been the first time that readers got to sit on the couch. Special guest Elana Levin joins Matt this week to take a closer look into the psyche of these rag-tag villains!   Elana Levin is a critic and podcaster who is best known as the host of Graphic Policy Radio. For more, you can find them on Twitter here! Matt Lune is a critic and podcaster who has written for publications including PanelXPanel, The MNT and Multiversity. You can find him on Twitter here! For more from Shelfdust, visit our site and follow us on Twitter! We are funded through fan support - you can support Shelfdust here!

Everybody who reads superhero comics learns that "dead doesn't mean dead", but this week our special guest Jay Rincher joins Matt to talk about X-Factor #5 - an issue which raises some fascinating questions about death and resurrection...   Jay Rincher is a writer and critic who has written for publications including The MNT and GWW. You can find his writing portfolio here, and follow him on Twitter here! Matt Lune is a critic and podcaster who has written for publications including PanelXPanel, The MNT and Multiversity. You can find him on Twitter here! For more from Shelfdust, visit our site and follow us on Twitter! We are funded through fan support - you can support Shelfdust here!

The name is Presents... Shelfdust Presents. And on this episode Matt is joined by special guest Cara Ellison to talk about the first issue of Velvet, which offers all the glamour, intrigue and violence of classic James Bond - but with "Moneypenny" taking the lead...   Cara Ellison is an award-winning narrative designer, writer, and critic, with focuses on both comic books and video games. She's the writer of the ComiXology Originals series The Final Girls, which you can check out here. For more, you can head over to here website here, or follow Cara on Twitter here! Matt Lune is a critic and podcaster who has written for publications including PanelXPanel, The MNT and Multiversity. You can find him on Twitter here! For more from Shelfdust, visit our site and follow us on Twitter! We are funded through fan support - you can support Shelfdust here!

Have you ever wanted to be the very best? Like no one ever was? This week our special guest is Deadendia's Hamish Steele, and he's brought the first volume of Pokemon Adventures along with him to talk about! Let's go, Polywhirl!   Hamish Steele is a comics writer and animation director best known for the horror-comedy series Deadendia, which will soon be coming to Netflix under his own watchful eye. When not animating or comics-making, you can find him on Twitch here, on Twitter here, or check out his website here!  Matt Lune is a critic and podcaster who has written for publications including PanelXPanel, The MNT and Multiversity. You can find him on Twitter here! For more from Shelfdust, visit our site and follow us on Twitter! We are funded through fan support - you can support Shelfdust here!

THE SECRET INVASION HAS ARRIVED! Shelfdust has been invaded by Skrulls and this week our special guest Kelly Richards has been ordered to talk to Matt about Mighty Avengers #18 - the arrival of Nick Fury's Secret Warriors! He loves you.   Kelly Richards is an Eisner-winning critic who has written for sites including WomenWriteAboutComics and Sidequest. You can find more of their thoughts over on Twitter here!  Matt Lune is a critic and podcaster who has written for publications including PanelXPanel, The MNT and Multiversity. You can find him on Twitter here! For more from Shelfdust, visit our site and follow us on Twitter! We are funded through fan support - you can support Shelfdust here!

You thought we were done? Oh no, there's a lot more from the Skrulls coming your way over the next few weeks! And our Secret Invasion continues today, as our special guest Matt Sibley has been ordered to talk about Guardians of the Galaxy #5!  He loves you.   Matt Sibley is a writer, critic and podcaster who is most commonly found writing for Newsarama as part of their “Best Shots” reviews team. You can find him on twitter here! Matt Lune is a critic and podcaster who has written for publications including PanelXPanel, The MNT and Multiversity. You can find him on Twitter here! For more from Shelfdust, visit our site and follow us on Twitter! We are funded through fan support - you can support Shelfdust here!

An alien invasion of Earth? Gosh, I wonder what Frank Castle will do about... oh he's going to shoot them all, shocker. This week special guest Kelly Kanayama joins Matt to get very mad about her favourite shooty boy as he enters the Secret Invasion! He loves you.   Kelly Kanayama is a writer and comics scholar who is literally writing the book on Garth Ennis. Don't believe me? Have a look at her Patreon page here! You can also find Kelly on Twitter here, highly recommended. Matt Lune is a critic and podcaster who has written for publications including PanelXPanel, The MNT and Multiversity. You can find him on Twitter here! For more from Shelfdust, visit our site and follow us on Twitter! We are funded through fan support - you can support Shelfdust here!

The Secret Invasion continues as Skrulls infiltrate the initiative! This week's special guest Tim Maytom has been ordered to talk about Avengers The Initiative #18 - won't somebody think of the children?? He loves you.   Tim Maytom is a writer and critic who has spent a lot of his time thinking about The Wicked and The Divine. You can find more of his writing here alongside Alex Spencer – and you can follow Tim on Twitter here! Matt Lune is a critic and podcaster who has written for publications including PanelXPanel, The MNT and Multiversity. You can find him on Twitter here! For more from Shelfdust, visit our site and follow us on Twitter! We are funded through fan support - you can support Shelfdust here!

The Secret Invasion by Skrulls wasn't a success in the end, because everybody underestimated Norman Osborn's Big Gun. But what if that wasn't the case? What if the Skrulls HAD won? This week Kirsten Howard is our special guest, joining... Matt Lune?... to talk about "What If? Secret Invasion"! He Loves You   Kirsten Howard is the News & Features editor for Den of Geek. You can find their byline on the website here, or follow them on Twitter right here! Ardo Omer is a writer, editor and podcaster whose work has been seen at sites including WomenWriteAboutComics and The MNT. She's co-host of the “Put A Blurb On It” podcast, and the Kids Co-Ordinator for FOLD. You can find her on Twitter here!  For more from Shelfdust, visit our site and follow us on Twitter! We are funded through fan support - you can support Shelfdust here!

We know what you've all been thinking: while the skrulls have been out causing trouble, what's Beta Ray Bill been up to? Think no longer, because for this week's episode "Matt" speaks to special guest Alex Spencer about Beta Ray Bill: The Green of Eden! He loves you.   Alex Spencer is the Features Editor for Edge, and a writer and critic who has written for publications including Polygon, CBR and ComicsAlliance. You can find him on Twitter here! Matt Lune is a critic and podcaster and... you can find him on Twitter here? For more from Shelfdust, visit our site and follow us on Twitter! We are funded through fan support - you can support Shelfdust here!

We reach the end of our Secret Invasion of the podcast this week, as special guest S.E. Fleenor joins "Matt", who doesn't sound like Sara Century, to talk about a very special issue of New Avengers! Are you an Echo fan? You will be after this episode! He loves you.   S.E. has written for SyFyFanGrrlz, Buzzfeed and so many other places, and is an editor for Bella Books. They're the co-host of the Bitches on Comics podcast, and you can follow them on Twitter here! Sara Century has written for several websites, but is most prominently one of the writers over at SYFYWire. She's the co-host of the Bitches on Comics podcast, and you can follow her on Twitter here! For more from Shelfdust, visit our site and follow us on Twitter! We are funded through fan support - you can support Shelfdust here!

Feeling hungry? You will be after this week's episode, as Matt Lune is joined by special guest Ro Stein to talk about the first volume of Restaurant To Another World! "Western Restaurant Nekoya" may look like a normal restaurant, but every Saturday it opens up and all manner of unexpected visitors from "beyond" appear...   Ro Stein is an Eisner-nominated comics artist perhaps best known for their work on the Image series "Crowded", and is one half of the Brandt & Stein team. You can find their website here, and follow Ro on Twitter here! Matt Lune is a critic and podcaster who has written for publications including PanelXPanel, The MNT and Multiversity. You can find him on Twitter here! For more from Shelfdust, visit our site and follow us on Twitter! We are funded through fan support - you can support Shelfdust here!    

What is is that makes Superman: Secret Identity one of the most loved Superman comics of all time? This week on the show Matt is joined by special guest Ted Brandt to take a closer look at the lasting appeal of Clark Kent!   Ted Brandt is an Eisner-nominated comics artist perhaps best known for his work on the Image series "Crowded", and is t'other half of the Brandt & Stein team. You can find his website here, and follow Ted on Twitter here! Matt Lune is a critic and podcaster who has written for publications including PanelXPanel, The MNT and Multiversity. You can find him on Twitter here! For more from Shelfdust, visit our site and follow us on Twitter! We are funded through fan support - you can support Shelfdust here!