Each episode, the TSP crew will take on a trade paperback, hardcover, or other collected edition and tell you what they think, why they think it, and whether or not you should be reading it right now.
On our FINAL EPISODE, the TSP crew discusses the danger of slavish devotion to characters, the past five years of podcasts, and Garth Ennis & Steve Dillon's seminal Vertigo book PREACHER!
On our penultimate episode, the TSP Crew discusses the Fantastic Flop, being an asshole for your fandom, and the Warren Ellis/Jason Howard slow-burn speculative sci-fi book TREES!
On this episode, the TSP Crew discusses Eddie's German adventure, Luke's conversion to Scientology, and the utter dumpster fire of ALL-STAR BATMAN & ROBIN: THE BOY WONDER!
OOn this episode, the TSP crew regurgitates the usual SDCC mess, listens to one last LukeRant, and discusses Ben Templesmith's wacky supernatural comedy WORMWOOD: GENTLEMAN CORPSE!
On this episode, the TSP crew discusses Kelly Sue DeConnick's departure from Captain Marvel, Jughead's sad threesome experience, and the destruction of Riverdale in AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE!
On this episode, the TSP crew talks about Jon Bernthal and other incarnations of the Punisher, makes a HUGE announcement, and discusses the Batman book with almost no Batman, GOTHAM CENTRAL!
On this episode, the TSP crew discusses the direction of Game of Thrones, cynical and meaningless deaths in fiction, and Image Comics' foray into rogue AI with ALEX + ADA!
On this episode, the TSP crew talks at length about Andy's hangover, meat curtains, and the Boom! Studios horror book THE EMPTY MAN!
On this episode, the TSP crew sets expecations for Age of Ultron, reads some dubious listener correspondence, and discusses the supremely strange SUPREME: BLUE ROSE!
On this episode, the TSP crew discusses the rising prices of original comic art, ridiculous lines at fast food joints, and Marvel's comedic b-list superhero team NEXTWAVE!
On this DOUBLE-SIZED episode, the TSP crew recaps Emerald City Comicon, interviews SHELTERED writer Ed Brisson, and discusses the entire run of the seminal Vertigo title LUCIFER!
On this episode, the TSP crew discusses comic book TV shows, Trade Secrets at Emerald City Comicon, and Brian Wood's post-apocalyptic epic THE MASSIVE!
On this episode, the TSP crew discusses turning everything into a procedural, the return of Battle Chasers, and the classic Batman tale, THE LONG HALLOWEEN!
On this episode, the TSP crew discusses yet another DC reboot, Benedict Cumberbatch in blackface, and the Gillen/McKelvie story of gods in mortal form, THE WICKED + THE DIVINE!
On this episode, the TSP crew discusses Marvel using event crossovers to retcon diversity, heartwarming Kamala Khan graffiti, and James Stokoe's gronchtastic one-man show ORC STAIN!
On this episode, the TSP crew tries to wake up, argues over the best Indiana Jones movie, and discusses the Remender/Scalera speculative sci-fi book BLACK SCIENCE!
On this episode, the TSP crew discusses Star Trek Lin-sanity, some of our favorite comics of 2014, and the reinvention of a classic superhero in MS. MARVEL!
On this episode, the TSP crew discusses press badges at ECCC, boob tentacles, and the genesis of Mike Mignola's masterpiece HELLBOY!
On this magnificently long episode, the TSP crew discusses, broners and erotica, Eddie's farewell, and the first arc of the New 52 Batman, COURT OF OWLS!
On this episode, the TSP crew discusses the flood of books in Andy & Eddie's subscription boxes, Luke's disappointment in everything, and the late 80's school of assassins in DEADLY CLASS!
On this episode, the TSP crew discusses the Silver Surfer's endowent, Doctor Domashev's D&D alignment, and the entire run of Warren Ellis & Darick Robertson's iconic TRANSMETROPOLITAN!!
On this episode, the TSP crew discusses the new Squirrel Girl series, adding letters to the alphabet, and IDW's second major Transformers arc ALL HAIL MEGATRON!
On this episode, the TSP crew discusses Anne's trip to GeekGirlCon, the merits and flaws of Marvel's Civil War storyline, and the celebrity meltdown turned superhero FURIOUS!
On this episode, the TSP crew discusses the Gotham premier, dick-pic etiquette, and DC's solo book for the Joker's main squeeze, HARLEY QUINN!
On this episode, the TSP crew discusses Alan Moore's million-word novel, Dong of Justin, and the Jack Kirby satire/homage JERSEY GODS!
On this episode, the TSP crew discusses comic book TV casting news, awesome comics with female lead characters, and the Brubaker/Epting 70's spy thriller VELVET!
On this episode, the TSP crew discusses TMNT, combining the Marvel and X-Men cinematic universes, and the soon-to-be-a-TV-show Vertigo book IZOMBIE!
On this episode, the TSP crew discusses waiting in lines to wait in lines, touchy editors, and the DC original graphic novel Black Canary & Zatanna: Bloodspell!
On this episode, the TSP crew discusses bag-check policies at comic shops, Marvel's recent character reimaginings, and Rucka & Lark's post-apocalyptic epic LAZARUS!
On this episode, the TSP crew discusses the lack of smoking on the Constantine TV show, other podcasts they listen to, and Dark Horse's pulp superhero THE ANSWER!
On this episode, the TSP crew gets distracted by the World Cup, talks about Marvel's $5 books, and discusses their long-read of Jeff Smith's magnum opus BONE!
On this episode, the TSP crew discusses She-Hulk vs. Misogyny, writers being dismissive of fans, and the Remender/JRJR take on Marvel NOW's CAPTAIN AMERICA!
On this episode, the TSP crew discuss Luke's alphatetical shelf-reads, the proliferation of comic-book TV shows, and Dark Horse's alcohol-fueled superhero book BUZZKILL!
On this episode, the TSP crew discusses Andy's sex dungeon (the Podungeon), DC's animation efforts, and the DeConnick/Rios weird west epic PRETTY DEADLY!
On this episode, the TSP crew discusses the recent ugliness with Janelle Asselin, our guilty-pleasure superhero movies, and Fraction & Zdarsky's hilarious sex comedy caper Sex Criminals!
On this episode, the TSP crew discusses the Amazon/ComiXology deal, judging books by their covers, and Image Comics' D&D-meets-roller-derby tale RAT QUEENS!
On this episode, the TSP crew interview Ed Brisson & Johnnie Christmas, discuss our ECCC experiences, and talk about the aforementioned interviewees' pre-apocalyptic tale SHELTERED!
On this episode, the TSP crew discusses Brubaker & Phillps's amazing new Image Comics deal, the necessity (or lack thereof) of origin stories, and the successor to Stormwatch, The Authority!
On this episode, the TSP crew discusses the decline of The Unwritten, the difficulty of introducing new readers to comics, and the Image Comics mad scientist yarn Nowhere Men!
On this episode, the TSP crew discusses inconsistent creative teams, dark roleplaying games, and the Brubaker/Phillips Cthulhu-Noir FATALE!
On this extra-long episode, the TSP crew discusses the topsy-turvy world of Disney's Star Wars, Jesse Eisenluther, and our long-read of the full run of 100 Bullets!
On this episode, the TSP crew discusses the worst of Marvel's Phase 1 movies, the phenomenal output of Image Comics, and Jonathan Hickman's sci-fi wester apocalypse tale East of West!
On this episode, the TSP crew discusses Shia The Beef's plagiarism woes, the uselessness of Indiana Jones, and Cameron Stewart's long-running web comic Sin Titulo!
On this episode, the TSP crew discusses their favorite comics of 2013, waking up drunk, and the end of the original DCU, Flashpoint!
On this episode, the TSP crew discusses renumbering long-running comic series', spoilers on social media, and the Azzarello/Risso sci-fi venture Spaceman!
On this episode, the TSP returns from a short hiatus to discuss alcohol prices, Australia's nerd culture, and Alan Moore's Promethea!
On this episode, the crew coins the term "Simonizing", announces a short hiatus, and discusses Oni Press's post-apocalyptic journey Wasteland!
On this episode, the TSP crew discusses comic books set in the Pacific Northwest, Spider-Man's crappy rogues gallery, and Oni Press's Pacific Noirthwest comic Stumptown!
On this episode, the TSP crew discusses DC comics editorial's continued duncery, announces the winners of our Twitter contest, and talks about Jeff Lemire's new take on an old DC hero in Animal Man!
On this episode, the TSP crew discusses how Brian K Vaughn will shatter your dreams, Batfleck, and the phenomenon that is Saga!
On this episode, the TSP crew has a serious discussion of gender identity, talks about Rick Remender's inability to write about a normal dimension, and waxes nostalgic about quite possibly the best comic book ever written, Planetary!
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