Podcast appearances and mentions of Mike Mignola

In this episode, Josh and Brandon talk about the 1999 crossover comic Batman/Hellboy/Starman by James Robinson, Mike Mignola, Matt Hollingsworth, and Willie Schubert. Beware spoilers in this episode!  If you enjoy this podcast, please consider donating. Follow Archie and Me on Instagram, Bluesky, and Facebook. Podcast cover art by Sacha Jones

Hey you damn guys, thanks for all the listener feedback on our latest episodes! We had so much in the feedbag that we invited our good friend, Matt Strackbein, to help us sort through it! Enjoy this special episode focusing on friendship, fan theories and appreciation of all things Hellboy (also paper airplanes)! Then, get excited for a new project with Matt and the Bookclub! Boom!  07:00 - Listener Feedback 1:12:00 - A Special Announcement!  We support Dark Horse Workers United in their effort to form a union!  These workers need our support, sign the petition here https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/dark-horse-workers-united/ Learn more about Dark Horse Workers United https://www.dhworkersunited.org/ Check out Craig McKnight's Raffle for a bronze Hellboy Bowen Bust at Mike Mignola's Art group on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/121664335173788 also support Craig's business here! https://www.muffinbutgoodvibes.com/ Thank you Dr. Frinkelstein for sharing your 3D printed "Magician & The Snake!" https://www.printables.com/model/1728678-the-magician-and-the-snake-statue Follow the good Doctor, here https://bsky.app/profile/doctorfrinkelstein.bsky.social "Witchfinder Theme," by Andrew Adair https://andrewadair.bandcamp.com/ opening & closing theme by https://onlybeast.com

August 2026 Solicitations Weekly Reviews: DC Absolute Green Arrow 1 by Pornsak Pichetshote, Rafael Albuquerque, Marcelo Maiolo Marvel Ultimate Impact: Reborn 1 by Chris Condon, Stefano Caselli, Marte Gracia, David Curiel Marvel Unlimited Infinity Comics: Strange Scales 5 by Joao Lemos Alien Books Zorro 1 by Howard Chaykin, Jorge Fornes Dark Horse Young Hellboy: Thrilling Sky Adventures 1 by Mike Mignola, Tom Sniegoski, Craig Rousseau, Chris O'Halloran IDW Seven Wives 1 by Zoe Tunnell, V. Gagnon, Maria Keane, Antonio del Hoyo Image Odin 1 by Marguerite Bennett, James Tynion IV, Letizia Cadonici, Jordie Bellaire Of the Earth 1 by Chris Condon, Andrew Ehlrich, Charlie Adlard, Pip Martin Rocketfellers 0 by Peter Tomasi, Francis Manapul Mad Cave Babylon Cove 1 by Rafer Roberts, Joe Eisma, Marissa Louise Oni Murder Drones: Home 1 by Wyatt Kennedy, Soo Lee, Joana Lafuente OGN Countdown Disney Descendants: A Lost Revenge by Kalynn Bayron, Asiah Fulmore Book of Murmurs by Candice Purwin Marsh Fellows by Anna-Laura Sullivan Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman, Laurel Pursuit, Tevagah, Aethon Hidden Dominion of Geordi James by Mike Dawson School for Extraterrestrial Girls Vol 3: Girls in Space by Jeremy Whitley, Jamie Noguchi Movies Mandalorian and Grogu Additional Reviews: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr Barbara Gordon: Breakout Spectacular Spider-Man: Brand New Day Amazing Spider-Man/Venom: Death Spiral - Body Count News: Marvel firings, Transformers 1984 re-release, Hello Kitty movie, Valiant dumbassery Trailers: Avatar s2 Comics Countdown (20 May 2026): Absolute Flash 15 by Jeff Lemire, Nick Robles, Adriano Lucas Absolute Green Arrow 1 by Pornsak Pichetshote, Rafael Albuquerque, Marcelo Maiolo Odin 1 by Marguerite Bennett, James Tynion IV, Letizia Cadonici, Jordie Bellaire Of the Earth 1 by Chris Condon, Andrew Ehlrich, Charlie Adlard, Pip Martin Wonder Woman 33 by Tom King, Daniel Sampere, Alejandro Sanchez Narco 3 by Doug Wagner, Daniel Hillyard, Dave Stewart Dead Teenagers 3 by Jude Ellison S. Doyle, Caitlin Yarsky Fantastic Four 11 by Ryan North, Pat Boutin, Serge Lapointe, Edgar Delgado, Stan Sakai, Brittany Peer Rogue Sun 34 by Ryan Parrott, Nick Cotton, Abel, Antonio Antro Superman Unlimited 13 by Dan Slott, Lucas Meyer, Giuliano Peratelli

How long? Do your podcasts tell what happened to me? Find out this week with the bookclub gang as we return to Lands Unknown! Close your eyes and cling to us and we will keep you safe with listener feedback, recent recommendations and sacred scripture flowing through the air; our discussion of Uri Tupka and The Gods! Will you wish us well?  05:42 - Listener Feedback 19:26 - Whaddya see, whaddya say? 32:53 - 33:36 - Mortal Kombat 2 Spoilers! 41:02 - Uri Tupka & The Gods Check out Craig McKnight's Raffle for a bronze Hellboy Bowen Bust at Mike Mignola's Art group on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/121664335173788 also support Craig's business here! https://www.muffinbutgoodvibes.com/ Movie discussion club on the Mignolaverse Discord https://discord.gg/8M3v58ATFV Clip of Peter Cushing in "Frankenstein Must be Destroyed" used for educational purposes only https://youtu.be/OBzzRhiLWMY?si=gwJm4R8__0L0OvHm Social Media Banner by Matt Strackbein https://linktr.ee/TheLetterhack  Logo by Ross Radke https://www.rossradkeart.com/ Music by https://onlybeast.com/ 

On this week's AIPT Comics Podcast, we're joined by writer Kenny Porter and artist Tyrell Cannon to talk all things Operation: Iron Coffin, the wild new IDW Dark series that drops Dracula onto a Nazi war train in one of the year's coolest high-concept comics. During the interview, the duo digs into balancing horror and action, Dracula's internal struggle, the grindhouse inspirations behind the violence, and how the book evolved into a monster-filled gauntlet packed with occult science, anime influences, and brutal fight choreography. Visit our Patreon page to see the various tiers you can sign up for today to get in on the ground floor of AIPT Patreon. We hope to see you chatting with us on our Discord soon! NEWS Marvel shakes up leadership as Brad Winderbaum takes over comics and franchise direction Marvel Comics August 2026 solicitations Marvel reveals ‘Amazing Spider-Man' #1000 as biggest issue in series history Marvel resurrects Indiana Jones' wildest comic adventures in deluxe hardcover reprints Marvel launches ‘Marvel Tōkon: First Strike' #1 comic and variants for new fighting game 'Batman: Bad Seeds' turns Gotham into a nightmare in DC's next major crossover DC Solicitations August 2026 DC announces ‘Batman & Robin: Dynamic Duos' as Waid and Samnee return for new maxiseries Static joins the Titans as DC sets up a massive new Amazon storyline EC Comics returns with 'Shellshock' #1, a new war anthology from Oni Press launching August 2026 ‘Star Trek' celebrates 60 years with massive all-star anthology special this September Iman Vellani makes creator-owned comics debut with bold noir-inspired ‘Chachu' at Image Mike Mignola and Michael Avon Oeming launch new Hellboy Universe series ‘Ghost of a Ghost' Dark Horse shuts down TFAW stores as major company shake-up expands into games and entertainment New Dark Horse noir 'The Big Shakedown' set in earthquake-decimated Los Angeles Tom King and Gabriel Hernández Walta reteam for 'Six of Us' Our Top Books of the Week: Dave: Absolute Green Arrow #1 (Pornsak Pitcheshot, Raphael Albuquerque) Alias: Red Band #3 (Sam Humphries, Geraldo Borges) Alex:​​ Odin #1 (James Tynion IV, Marguerite Bennett, Letizia Cadonici) Of the Earth #1 (Chris Condon, Andrew Edrich, Charlie Adlard) Standout KAPOW moment of the week: Alex: Sorcerer Supreme #6 (Bernard Chang) Dave: Sai: Dimensional Rivals #5 (Peach Momoko and more) TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK Alex: Exquisite Corpses #13 (Tynion, Walsh), Fireborn #2 (Curt Pires, Timmy Heague, Franklin Jonas, Patrick Mulholland) Dave: Doomquest #1 (Ryan North, Francesco Mobili) and Red Roots #2 (Lorenzo De Felici) JUDGING BY THE COVER JR. Dave: Absolute Martian Manhunter #12 (Werther Dell'Edera Card Stock Cover) Alex: Wiccan & Hulkling: Raid of Ultron #1 Interview - Kenny Porter, Tyrell Cannon - Operation: Iron Coffin - July 8th - FOC June 1 Asking for an elevator pitch usually feels a bit cliche as an interviewer, but then Operation: Iron Coffin feels like it deserves it since it kind of has the perfect tight setup, care to share one? Earlier this year you mentioned to Chris Coplan Dracula isn't really a hero here, even if he's the protagonist. How important was it to frame this as a redemption story without ever sanding off the uglier truths about who Dracula is and what he's done?  Tyrell, you talked before about Dracula wrestling with the cost of his immortality and violence. Visually, how do you show that internal conflict in a character who often presents himself as cold, confident, and almost unstoppable? The first issue moves at a breakneck pace, but there are key flashbacks and supernatural moments that hint at something deeper under the grindhouse chaos. Kenny, how did you approach layering emotional depth into something that's also designed to feel like an adrenaline-fueled action movie? The Nazi train setup creates this perfect “one nightmare after another” structure where every car can introduce a new horror. Was the book always designed like a deadly gauntlet, or did the train concept evolve as you built the story? There's a fascinating tension between nature and science in the issue, especially with Dracula as this ancient evil crashing into engineered horrors and wartime experimentation. Was that thematic contrast something you wanted front and center from the beginning? Tyrell, one thing I loved was how physically dominant Dracula feels. He's ripping people apart, shrugging off attacks, and moving through scenes like a slasher villain unleashed. What were the biggest influences behind the choreography and sheer brutality of the action sequences? Hazel and Ivy immediately make a strong impression, especially because they seem to understand Dracula in ways others don't. What can you tease about their dynamic with him and why they're such dangerous opponents specifically for this version of Dracula? Kenny, the issue somehow makes Dracula sympathetic without asking readers to forget he's a monster. Were there any versions of Dracula in film, literature, or comics that influenced your take, or did you intentionally try to move away from previous interpretations? Fun/silly question: if your Dracula had a playlist blasting while he fought his way through the Nazi train, what songs or bands would absolutely be on it? Fun/silly question to cap things off: Dracula has now fought through a Nazi train like the star of the wildest action movie never made. If you could drop your version of Dracula into any other movie genre or setting next, where would you send him?

Cette semaine, nous recevons le scénariste, dessinateur et éditeur Al Gofa pour une entrevue consacrée à son parcours et à son univers créatif. Avec un style explosif à la croisée de Mike Mignola, Daniel Warren Johnson et Akira Toriyama, Al Gofa propose des récits remplis de combats déjantés, d'action survoltée et d'humour bien senti, fortement influencés par Dragon Ball, les animés japonais et la culture populaire. Consulter l'ensemble de nos archives: https://www.mysterieuxetonnants.com/category/podcasts/emission/ Laissez-nous un message vocal: https://www.speakpipe.com/mysterieuxe Devenez membre de la communauté Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MysterieuxE Diffusion originale : 18 mai 2026 Site web : MysterieuxEtonnants.com © Les Mystérieux Étonnants. Tous droits réservés

Send us a text or a voicemailA woman, employed as a website content moderator, comes across a series of offensive audio podcasts that have been reported by listeners. She is torn between sending them a take down notification and subscribing. On Episode 720 of Trick or Treat Radio our feature film discussion is the re-imagining of the cult classic Faces of Death from director Daniel Goldhaber! We also talk about the original viral videos from early VHS shockumentaries, we talk about old commercials, and we react to trailers for the films; The Voices of Our Mother, and The Dead Place. So grab your old VHS copy of Faces of Death, try not to imitate any of its videos, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!Stuff we talk about: Horror authors, Stephen King, Edgar Allan Poe, writers of terror, Dan Ackroyd, big twinkies, Bloodsport, Revenge of the Nerds, RIP Donald Gibb, Old Taco Bell commercials, Mike Mignola, Bee Gees, Andy Gibb, King of the Zombies, Nightmare in Wax, Child of Glass, The House Where Evil Dwells, Conan the Barbarian, The Evil Within, Heavy Mental: A Rock and Roll Bloodbath, Sophia Coppola, Frankenweenie, The Entity, The Day the Time Ended, The Amityville Horror, Kingdom of the Spiders, Natasha Ryan, Danny Huston, Clash of the Titans, 30 Day of Night, Tim Roth, Planet of the Apes, Dark Water, Rob Tapert, Robert Zemeckis, The Frighteners, Tales From the Crypt, Joe Zito, Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter, The Prowler, George Lucas, William Friedkin, Victor Miller, Richard Deacon, Howard the Duck, Top Secret, Real Genius, Val Kilmer, Fassbender, X-Men: Apocalypse, Nunsploitation, Mr. Destiny, The Voices of Our Mother, The Dead Place, David Howard Thornton, Destiny Plays the Radio, The Golden Girls, Quentin Tarantino, Dr. Frances B. Gross, Faces of Death, Traces of Death, Shockumentary, Mondo Films, Hackers, Angelina Jolie, Dacre Montgomery, Barbie Ferreira, Charlie XCX, copycat killers, Censor, video nasties, i screen you screen we all screen for green screen, and traumatized and desensitized.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/trickortreatradioJoin our Discord Community: discord.trickortreatradio.comSend Email/Voicemail: mailto:podcast@trickortreatradio.comVisit our website: http://trickortreatradio.comStart your own podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=386Use our Amazon link: http://amzn.to/2CTdZzKFB Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/trickortreatradioTwitter: http://twitter.com/TrickTreatRadioFacebook: http://facebook.com/TrickOrTreatRadioYouTube: http://youtube.com/TrickOrTreatRadioInstagram: http://instagram.com/TrickorTreatRadioSupport the show

Episode #581! Uri Tupka and the Gods, Neuromancer and Donald Duck! This week Scott talks about the William Gibson award-winning novel, Neuromancer. DL brings the newest book written and drawn by Mike Mignola to the table. Uri Tupka and the Gods (vol. 1) is another tale from Mignola's Lands Unknown.  Also this episode DL has Carl Barks library vol. 7 Lost in the Andes from Fantagraphics. Check it out!  

Weekly Reviews: DC Batman/Wonder Woman: Truth 1 by Jeph Loeb, Jim Cheung, Jay David Ramos Justice League Intergalactic Special 1 by Jadzia Axelrod, Nicole Maines, Travis Moore, Tamra Bonvillain Swamp Thing 1989 1 by Rick Veitch, Michael Zulli, Vince Locke, Trish Mulvihill Zatanna 1 by Jamal Campbell Marvel Doom 2099: Rage of Doom 1 by Frank Tieri, Von Randal, Andrew Dalhouse Marvel Unlimited Infinity Comics: Strange Scales 2 by Joao Lemos Alien: The Friendliest Facehugger 2 by Jason Loo, Goodman Yamada, Jim Campbell Archie Archie Comics 85th Anniversary Presents: Archie Game Galaxy 1 Dark Horse Hellboy in Love: Black Eyes 1 by Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden, Alex Nieto Dynamite Giant-Sized Savage Tales 2026 1 by David Avallone, Mariano Benitez-Chapo, Omi Remalante Jr. David Avallone, Pasqual Qualano, Omi Remalante Jr. David Avallone, Sebastian Piriz, Omi Remalante Jr. David Avallone, Mariano Benitez-Chapo, Omi Remalante Jr. IDW Street Sharks Annual 2026 by Stephanie Williams, Ariel Medel, Jonathon Dobbs, Valentine Pinto Jordan Morris, Margeaux Pepoy, Jonathon Dobbs, Valentine Pinto, Heather Breckel Image Final Boss: Masked Vigilante 1 by Tyler Kirkham, Leon Govender G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero – Sssilent Missions: Firefly 1 by Jorge Fornes, Dave Stewart Red Roots 1 by Lorenzo De Felici Mad Cave Gatchaman: Red Impulse 1 by Steve Orlando, Riccardo Robaldo, Rebecca Nalty Titan Elric: The Sleeping Sorceress 1 by Michael Moorcock, Julien Blondel, Jean-Luc Cano, Valentin Secher OGN Countdown Groucho the Grouchy Groundhog: The Terrifying Turnip Takeover by Lydia Lukidis, Tara Hannon Stimulus by Daniel Freedman, Robert Sammelin, Stefano Realdini, Tomm Coker, Filya Bratukhin Spark Experiment by Matthew Manning, Matthew Loux Team Unihorn and Wooly: The Creatures from Skull Cave by Alexis Fredrick-Frost Night Mother vol 2 by Jeremy Lambert, Alexa Sharpe, Becca Carey Last Comics On Earth: Across the Doodleverse by Matt Brallier, Joshua Pruett Travis Muñoz and the Fire of the Aztecs by Mark Stack, Anne Marcano Trailer Park Warlock by Matthew Rainwater Batcat Vol 4: Seeing Stars by Meggie Ramm, L. Christiansen Endless Game by J.D. Amato, Sophie Morse TV Daredevil: Born Again s2 ep7 Star Wars: Maul, Shadow Lord ep 7/8 Additional Reviews: iScream Bruce Wayne Murderer Turned Fugitive Omnibus Nerd Inferno by Evan Dorkin Scrubs 2.0 Megan 2.0 News: Newsarama no more, My adv with superman s3 release date, Gameoverse release date Trailers: Ted Lasso s4, Resident Evil, One Night Only Comics Countdown (29 Apr 2026): Feral 22 by Tony Fleecs, Tone Rodriguez, Trish Forstner, Brad Simpson Red Roots 1 by Lorenzo De Felici Sacrificers 21 by Rick Remender, Max Fiumara, Dave McCaig Wrestle Heist 5 by Kyle Starks, Vladimir Popov Justice League: Intergalactic Special 1 by Jadzia Axelrod, Nicole Maines, Travis Moore, Tamra Bonvillain Zatanna 1 by Jamal Campbell Punisher 3 by Benjamin Percy, Jose Luis Soares Pinto, Jonas Trindade, Oren Junior, Frank D'Armata I Hate Fairyland 50 by Skottie Young, Derek Laufman, Jean-Francois Beaulieu Ultimates 23 by Deniz Camp, Stipan Morian Hellboy in Love: Black Eyes 1 by Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden, Alex Nieto

July 2026 Solicitations (Marvel, Boom, Dark Horse, IDW) Weekly Reviews: Marvel Amazing Spider-Man: Spider-Versity 1 by Joe Kelly, Jordan Morris, Pere Perez, Guru eFX Marvel/DC: Spider-Man/Superman 1 by Brad Meltzer, Pepe Larraz, Matthew Wilson Dan Slott, Marcos Martin, Muntsa Vicente Joe Kelly, Humberto Ramos, Edgar Delgado Geoff Johns, Gary Frank, Brad Anderson Louise Simonson, Todd Nauck, Rachelle Rosenberg Stephanie Phillips, Phil Noto Brian Michael Bendis, Sara Pichelli, Federico Blee Jason Aaron, Russell Dauterman, Matthew Wilson Jeph Loeb, Jim Cheung, Jay David Ramos Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge – Echoes of the Empire 1 by Ethan Sacks, Jethro Morales, Roi Mercado, Rachelle Rosenberg Alias Red Band 1 & 2 by Sam Humphries, Geraldo Borges, Arthu Hesli Marvel Unlimited Infinity Comics: Strange Scales 1 by Joao Lemos Alien: The Friendliest Facehugger 1 by Jason Loo, Goodman Yamada, Jim Campbell Boom Hello Body Horror 1 by Mark Bouchard, Rye Hickman Robert Hack Michael Conrad, Martin Morazzo, Chris O'Halloran Jeremy Bastian, Ziyan Qiu, James Fenner Jenna Cha Derick Jones Dark Horse Frankenstein: New World – The Speed of Darkness 1 by Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden, Thomas Sniegoski, Peter Bergting, Michelle Madsen Dynamite ThunderCats x SilverHawks: ThunderHawks 1 by Ed Brisson, Vincenzo Federici, Robby Bevard Vampirella 1 by Christopher Priest, Davis Goetten, Giovanni Caputo IDW Event Horizon: Inferno 1 by Christian Ward, Rob Carey, Xenon Honchar Image Blood Squad Seven Yearbook 1 by Joe Casey, Paul Fry, Francesco Segala, Agnese Pozza Corpse Knight 1 by Michael Chaves, Matthew Roberts, Rico Renzi Head Lopper 1 by Andrew MacLean, Jordie Bellaire In Your Skin 1 by Aditya Bidikar, Som Pal, Francesco Segala, Gloria Martinelli G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero – Sssilent Missions: Copperhead by Howard Porter, Romulo Fajardo Jr. Mad Cave Phantom vs. the Sky Band 1 by Ray Fawkes, Federico Sabbatini, Juancho! Planet Atmos: Exordium 1 by D.R. Bushnell, Rob McEveety, Tommy Lee Edwards, Andrea Cucchi, Giovanna Niro Titan Diablo: Dawn of Hatred 1 by Cullen Bunn, Daniele Serra OGN Countdown Sib Squad: Whola Lotta Trouble by Steve Breen Ghost in Cabin 13 by J.C. Phillips Until We Meet Again by Lily Kim Qian Sherlock Holmes and the Empre Builders: The Gene Genie by Joel Meadows, Andy Bennett Someday Perfect by Kat Schneider Jurasssic Jeff Vol 3: Phone Home by Royden Lepp, Dalle Warren Racc Pack Vol 3: The Bins Breakout by Stephanie Cooke, Whitney Gardner Penny and the Yeti by Jimmy Gaspero, Amber Akin, Charlie Akin Monster Locker Vol 2: Nine-Tail Trouble by Jorge Aguirre, Andres Vera Martinez, Lucija Freeman Shock City Punks by Aaron Alexovich Clockhands by Marieke Nijkamp, Sylvia Bi TV Daredevil: Born Again s2 ep6 Star Wars: Maul, Shadow Lord ep 5/6 Gnome Show Helluva Boss short Additional Reviews: Secret Six by Gail Simone Omnibus Vol 2 Incognito Black Science Head Full of Ghosts Exit 8 News: Gerry Conway, Bryan Hill new Miles Morales writer, second Odyssey movie in development, IDW and G. Willow Wilson, Helluva Boss s3 teaser and air date, Viziepop announces third animated project based on her original webcomic, Gen V ending, season 5 of Hazbin Hotel announced as last season, new Brubaker/Phillips graphic novel Trailers: Coyote vs. ACME, Hungry, Clayface teaser, Alien Isolation 2 Comics Countdown (22 Apr 2026): Absolute Flash 14 by Jeff Lemire, Haining, Adriano Lucas Exquisite Corpses 12 by James Tynion IV, Michael Walsh, Jordie Bellaire Absolute Wonder Woman 19 by Kelly Thompson, Hayden Sherman, Jordie Bellaire Superman 37 by Joshua Williamson, Dan Mora, Alejandro Sanchez Event Horizon: Inferno 1 by Christian Ward, Rob Carey, Xenon Honchar Head Lopper 1 by Andrew MacLean, Jordie Bellaire Flash 32 by Ryan North, Gavin Guidry, Adriano Lucas Lands Unknown: The Skinless Man 2 by Ben Stenbeck, Dave Stewart Justice League Unlimited 18 by Mark Waid, Clayton Henry, Tamra Bonvillain Universal Monsters: Phantom of the Opera 3 by Tyler Boss, Martin Simmonds  

Longbox CrusadeEpisode 055: Batgirl Special #1 (1988)Holy 80s nostalgia!

Taking the Artist's Edition Index from print to the spoken word. This month I discuss shipping changes, Graphitti Designs Signed Editions, AE Format Out of Print Sales Q1 2026, Dupuis June 2026 Solicitations, IDW May 2026 Catalogue, April 2026 Crowdfunding, and reviews of Mike Mignola's Hellboy in Hell, Artist's Edition Vol. 2 and Johan et Pirlouit Dupuis Artiste Édition – Le lutin du Bois aux Roches.

This week on the AIPT Comics Podcast, we've got a full-length interview with Pornsak Pichetshote and Rafael Albuquerque all about Absolute Green Arrow, their bold new take that turns Oliver Queen into something far more dangerous. It's a deep dive into the horror influences, the mystery at the heart of the story, and how the duo is reshaping one of DC's most iconic heroes. Visit our Patreon page to see the various tiers you can sign up for today to get in on the ground floor of AIPT Patreon. We hope to see you chatting with us on our Discord soon! NEWS ‘DNX' pits X-Men and Fantastic Four against a virus in 5-issue event, with new blind bags revealed Marvel's 'Queen in Black' gets new blind bag covers and bizarre Venomworld Bouncers Rocket Raccoon gets 50th anniversary special 'Rocket Rewind' #1 for July Marvel adds even more Doctor Doom to release slate with 'Challenges of Doom' starting July 2026 Spider-Man and Punisher's first team-up goes off the rails in new series in time for 'Brand New Day' Marvel layoffs! Dark Horse brings Marvel Comics villains into focus with new 'Most Villainous' collections Dark Horse announced even more Marvel Comics horror collections: The Best of Marvel's Vampire Tales Mike Mignola returns to Hellboy Universe with 'The Foundry: In Peril on the Seas' #1 this August Ring Magazine and Dark Horse launch boxing comic series 'The Man Who Beat The Man' by Gail Simone DC Comics solicits July 2026 A hidden traitor and a war from the deep threaten to tear ‘Dark Knights of Steel II' apart Lono returns as '100 Bullets' enters its most dangerous chapter yet with 'The US of Anger' #1 DC releases even more 'Absolute Batman' #19 covers with official Absolute Robin designs First look: DC reveals The Art of Supergirl book bridging comics and the upcoming film DC unveils noir horror 'Clayface: Celebrity Dirt' focused on Basil Karlo out July 98th Meet the New Jersey killer who was supposed to be a star in ‘Exquisite Corpses: Rascal Randy' #1 Dynamite sets July 22th for 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' return Our Top Books of the Week: Dave: Absolute Batman #19 (Scott Snyder, Nick Dragotta) Alias: Red Band #2 (Sam Humphries, Geraldo Borges) Alex:​​ Fireborn #1 (Curt Pires, Franklin Jonas, Patrick Mulholland) The Thing on the Doorstep (Simon Birks, Willi Roberts) Standout KAPOW moment of the week: Alex: Magik & Colossus (Ashley Allen, German Peralta) Dave: Lobo #2 (Jorge Corona, Skottie Young) TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK Alex: In Your Skin #1 (Aditya Bidikar, SOM) & Absolute WW #19 (Thompson, Sherman) Dave: The Amazing Spider-Man #27 (Joe Kelly and Friends) & Spider-Man/Superman #1 (Various) JUDGING BY THE COVER JR. Dave: Marc Spector: Moon Knight #3 (Ryan Stegman) Alex: Sorcerer Supreme #5 1:25 Mingyi Gan Variant Interview: PORNSAK PICHETSHOTE and RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE - Out May 20 - (FOC April 27)  For Pornsak Pichetshote: This book leans hard into urban horror and murder mystery. What drew you to reimagining Green Arrow through that lens rather than a more traditional superhero approach? For Rafael Albuquerque: The visuals carry a lot of mood and unease. How did you approach designing a version of this world that feels grounded but still heightened enough for horror? Trick arrows, yes or no? For Pornsak: Dinah Lance is effectively our entry point into this mystery. What made her the right character to lead the story instead of Oliver himself? For Rafael: This series deals with violence in a more unsettling, investigative way. How do you balance making those moments impactful without overwhelming the reader? For Pornsak: The suspect list of archers is a clever way to tap into DC history. How did you decide which characters to include, and how do you make each feel distinct within the mystery? For both: This series is arriving after several Absolute titles have already established the tone and expectations of the line. How did you think about fitting into that larger world while still carving out your own identity? For Pornsak: There's a question at the heart of issue #2 about whether the killer is something to stop or understand. How important is moral ambiguity to this version of Green Arrow? For Rafael: Oliver Queen's presence looms large even in death. How did you approach visual storytelling around a character who is central but not always physically there? Fun question for both: If you had to survive in this world and pick one DC archer to have your back, who are you choosing… and who are you absolutely avoiding?

Jason's road trip brings him home and we bring you more Narco by Doug Wagner, Daniel Hillyard, and Dave Stewart; Patrick Kindlon and EPHK's Tigress Island; Uri Tupka and the Gods by Mike Mignola and Dave Stewart; a Fanta-O-Rama featuring Tommi Musturi's Simply Samuel and Black River by Josh Simmons; Savage Sword of Conan; DAP gushes over Grim by Stephanie Phillips, Flaviano, and Rico Renzi; and lots more! [Thanks to the weather, there is some clipping.]

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https://m.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?sid=tindogpodcast&_pgn=1&isRefine=true&_trksid=p4429486.m3561.l49496 Atlantis: The Lost Empire is a 2001 American animated science fiction adventure film directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise, produced by Don Hahn, and written by Tab Murphy. Produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation, it stars Michael J. Fox, James Garner, Cree Summer, Don Novello, Phil Morris, Claudia Christian, Jacqueline Obradors, Florence Stanley, David Ogden Stiers, John Mahoney, Jim Varney, Corey Burton and Leonard Nimoy. Set in 1914, the film follows young linguist Milo Thatch, who gains possession of a sacred book, which he believes will guide him and a crew of mercenaries to the lost city of Atlantis. Development of the film began after production had finished on The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996). Instead of another musical, directors Trousdale and Wise, producer Hahn, and screenwriter Murphy decided to do an adventure film inspired by the works of Jules Verne. Atlantis: The Lost Empire was notable for adopting the distinctive visual style of comic book artist Mike Mignola, one of the film's production designers. The film made greater use of computer-generated imagery (CGI) than any of Disney's previous traditionally animated features and remains one of the few to have been shot in anamorphic format. Linguist Marc Okrand constructed an Atlantean language specifically for use in the film. James Newton Howard provided the film's musical score. The film was released at a time when audience interest in animated films was shifting away from traditional animation toward films with full CGI. Atlantis: The Lost Empire premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, on June 3, 2001, and went into its general release on June 15. The film received mixed reviews from critics. Budgeted at around $90–120 million, Atlantis grossed over $186 million worldwide, $84 million of which was earned in North America; its lackluster box office response was identified as a result of being released in competition with Shrek, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, The Fast and the Furious and Dr. Dolittle 2. As a result of the film's box office failure, Disney cancelled a planned spin-off animated television series, Team Atlantis; an underwater Disneyland attraction; and a volcanic Magic Kingdom attraction based on it. Atlantis was nominated for several awards, including seven Annie Awards, and won Best Sound Editing at the 2002 Golden Reel Awards. The film was released on VHS and DVD on January 29, 2002, and on Blu-ray on June 11, 2013. Despite its initial reception, reception in later years became favorable and has given Atlantis a cult following[5] and reappraisal from critics as a mistreated classic, due in part to Mignola's unique artistic influence.[6][7] A direct-to-video sequel, Atlantis: Milo's Return, was released in 2003. Plot In 1914 Washington, D.C., archaeo-linguist Milo Thatch obsesses over finding the legendary lost city of Atlantis, believed to have sunk thousands of years ago. His employers ridicule his theories, but he gains an unexpected ally in eccentric millionaire Preston B. Whitmore, a friend of Milo's deceased adventurer grandfather who also sought the city. Determined to honor his old friend's quest, Whitmore recruits Milo for an expedition to Atlantis, having recently uncovered the Shepherd's Journal, an ancient Atlantean manuscript that contains directions to the lost city. Aboard the submarine Ulysses, Milo meets his teammates: Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke, Lieutenant Helga Sinclair, demolitions expert Vincenzo Santorini, geologist Gaetan "Mole" Molière, medical officer Joshua Sweet, mechanic Audrey Ramirez, radio operator Wilhelmina Packard, mess cook Jebidiah "Cookie" Farnsworth, and a platoon of mercenaries. Upon reaching a cave entrance leading to the lost city, the submarine is destroyed by a massive mechanical leviathan, killing most of the crew. Milo and the survivors escape in smaller craft, navigating through the cave to emerge among ancient ruins. Milo translates the journal, guiding the team through caves beneath a dormant volcano until they reach the worn remains of Atlantis. There, they are greeted by Princess Kidagakash "Kida" Nedakh, who, despite being around 8,500 years old, has the appearance of a young woman. She leads them to her father, King Kashekim, who orders them to leave. Learning that Milo can read their language—a skill lost to the Atlanteans over millennia—Kida asks for his help in uncovering their forgotten history and highly-advanced technology, without which the city has declined and resources have dwindled. Milo learns that Atlantis is powered by the Heart of Atlantis, a massive crystal that grants longevity and health to its citizens through the smaller crystals they carry. Rourke betrays Milo and the Atlanteans, revealing his true intention to steal the Heart for profit, despite knowing the Atlanteans will perish without it. He mortally wounds the King while seizing control and uncovers the crystal's hidden location beneath the city. Sensing the danger, the crystal merges with Kida, who is then captured by Rourke. He departs with the crystallized Kida and his mercenaries, except for Vincenzo, Molière, Sweet, Audrey, Packard, and Cookie, who refuse to take part in the Atlanteans' destruction. Before dying, the King reveals that Atlantis was devastated by a megatsunami after he attempted to weaponize the crystal's vast power. To protect the city, the crystal merged with a royal family member, Kida's mother. This created a protective dome over the city's inner district, shielding it from total destruction as Atlantis sank beneath the waves, but Kida's mother never returned. To prevent the crystal from ever merging with Kida, the King hid it, inadvertently accelerating Atlantis' decline. He warns Milo that Kida will be lost forever if she is not soon separated from the crystal and pleads with him to save her. Alongside his allies, Milo rallies the Atlanteans to reactivate their long-dormant flying machines. Together, they eliminate Rourke and his mercenaries in the volcano. Milo and the others fly the crystallized Kida back to Atlantis as the volcano erupts. Kida ascends into the air and awakens Stone Guardians, who erect a barrier that shields the city from the lava flow. With Atlantis saved, the crystal separates from Kida and remains suspended in the sky. Milo chooses to stay in Atlantis with Kida, having fallen in love with her. Before returning to the surface, Vincenzo, Molière, Sweet, Audrey, Packard, and Cookie each receive a small crystal and a share of treasure. The six reunite with Preston on the surface and agree to keep their adventure a secret to protect Atlantis. Preston opens a package from Milo containing his own crystal and a note thanking him. The newly crowned Queen Kida and Milo carve a stone effigy of her father to join those of past rulers floating beside the Heart of Atlantis, as the city stands restored to its former glory. Voice cast Production layout sketch of Milo and Kida. Milo's character design was based in part on sketches of the film's language consultant, Marc Okrand. Michael J. Fox as Milo James Thatch, a linguist and cartographer at the Smithsonian who was recruited to decipher The Shepherd's Journal while directing an expedition to Atlantis. James Garner as Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke, the leader of the band of mercenaries for the Atlantean expedition. Cree Summer as Kidagakash "Kida" Nedakh, the Princess of Atlantis and Milo's love interest. Natalie Strom provided dialogue for Kida as a young child. Summer also voiced the unnamed Queen of Atlantis, Kida's mother and Kashekim's wife who was "chosen" by the Crystal during the sinking of the city. John Mahoney as Preston B. Whitmore, an eccentric millionaire who funds the expedition to Atlantis. Lloyd Bridges was originally cast and recorded as Whitmore, but he died before completing the film. Mahoney's zest and vigor led to Whitmore's personality being reworked for the film.[8] Claudia Christian as Lieutenant Helga Katrina Sinclair, Rourke's German-born second-in-command. Don Novello as Vincenzo "Vinny" Santorini, an Italian demolitions expert. Phil Morris as Dr. Joshua Strongbear Sweet, a medic of African-American and Arapaho descent. Jacqueline Obradors as Audrey Rocio Ramirez, a Puerto Rican mechanic and the youngest member of the expedition. Corey Burton as Gaetan "Mole" Molière, a French geologist who acts like a mole. Jim Varney as Jebidiah Allardyce "Cookie" Farnsworth, a Western-style chuckwagon chef. Varney died in February 2000, before the production ended, and the film was dedicated to his memory. Steven Barr recorded supplemental dialogue for Cookie. Florence Stanley as Wilhelmina Bertha Packard: an elderly, sarcastic, chain-smoking radio operator who is also the expedition's photographer. Leonard Nimoy as Kashekim Nedakh, the King of Atlantis and Kida's father. David Ogden Stiers as Fenton Q. Harcourt, a board member of the Smithsonian Institution who dismisses Milo's belief in the existence of Atlantis. Production Development The production team visited New Mexico's Carlsbad Caverns to get a sense of the underground spaces depicted in the film. The idea for Atlantis: The Lost Empire was conceived in October 1996 when Don Hahn, Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise, and Tab Murphy lunched at a Mexican restaurant in Burbank, California. Having recently completed The Hunchback of Notre Dame,[9] the producer, directors and screenwriter wanted to keep the Hunchback crew together for another film with an "Adventureland" setting rather than a "Fantasyland" setting.[10] Drawing inspiration from Jules Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864) and Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas (1870), they set out to make a film which would fully explore Atlantis (compared to the brief visit depicted in Verne's novel).[11] While primarily utilizing the Internet to research the mythology of Atlantis,[12] the filmmakers became interested in the clairvoyant readings of Edgar Cayce and decided to incorporate some of his ideas—notably that of a mother-crystal which provides power, healing, and longevity to the Atlanteans—into the story.[13] They also visited museums and old army installations to study the technology of the early 20th century (the film's time period), and traveled underground in New Mexico's Carlsbad Caverns to view the subterranean trails which would serve as a model for the approach to Atlantis in the film.[14] The filmmakers wanted to avoid the common depiction of Atlantis as "crumbled Greek columns underwater", said Wise.[15] "From the get-go, we were committed to designing it top to bottom. Let's get the architectural style, clothing, heritage, customs, how they would sleep, and how they would speak. So we brought people on board who would help us develop those ideas."[16] Art director David Goetz stated, "We looked at Mayan architecture, styles of ancient, unusual architecture from around the world, and the directors really liked the look of Southeast Asian architecture."[17] The team later took ideas from other architectural forms, including Cambodian, Indian, and Tibetan works.[18] Hahn added, "If you take and deconstruct architecture from around the world into one architectural vocabulary, that's what our Atlantis looks like."[19] The overall design and circular layout of Atlantis were also based on the writings of Plato,[18] and his quote "in a single day and night of misfortune, the island of Atlantis disappeared into the depths of the sea"[20] was influential from the beginning of production.[9] The crew wore T-shirts which read "ATLANTIS—Fewer songs, more explosions" due to the film's plan as an action-adventure (unlike previous Disney animated features, which were musicals).[21] Language The Atlantean letter A, created by artist John Emerson. Kirk Wise noted that its design was a treasure map showing the path to the crystal, "The Heart of Atlantis". Main article: Atlantean language Marc Okrand, who developed the Klingon language for the Star Trek television and theatrical productions, was hired to devise the Atlantean language for Atlantis: The Lost Empire. Guided by the directors' initial concept for it to be a "mother-language", Okrand employed an Indo-European word stock with its own grammatical structure. He would change the words if they began to sound too much like an actual, spoken language.[16] John Emerson designed the written component, making hundreds of random sketches of individual letters from among which the directors chose the best to represent the Atlantean alphabet.[22][23] The written language was boustrophedon: designed to be read left-to-right on the first line, then right-to-left on the second, continuing in a zigzag pattern to simulate the flow of water.[24] The Atlantean [A] is a shape developed by John Emerson. It is a miniature map of the city of Atlantis (i.e., the outside of the swirl is the cave, the inside shape is the silhouette of the city, and the dot is the location of the crystal). It's a treasure map. — Kirk Wise, director[25] Writing Joss Whedon was the first writer to be involved with the film but soon left to work on other Disney projects. According to him, he "had not a shred" in the movie.[26] Tab Murphy completed the screenplay, stating that the time from initially discussing the story to producing a script that satisfied the film crew was "about three to four months".[27] The initial draft was 155 pages, much longer than a typical Disney film script (which usually runs 90 pages). When the first two acts were timed at 120 minutes, the directors cut characters and sequences and focused more on Milo. Murphy said that he created the centuries-old Shepherd's Journal because he needed a map for the characters to follow throughout their journey.[28] A revised version of the script eliminated the trials encountered by the explorers as they navigated the caves to Atlantis. This gave the film a faster pace because Atlantis is discovered earlier in the story.[29] The directors often described the Atlanteans using Egypt as an example. When Napoleon wandered into Egypt, the people had lost track of their once-great civilization. They were surrounded by artifacts of their former greatness but somehow unaware of what they meant. — Don Hahn, producer[30] The character of Milo J. Thatch was originally supposed to be a descendant of Edward Teach, otherwise known as Blackbeard the pirate. The directors later related him to an explorer so he would discover his inner talent for exploration.[31] The character of Molière was originally intended to be "professorial" but Chris Ure, a story artist, changed the concept to that of a "horrible little burrowing creature with a wacky coat and strange headgear with extending eyeballs", said Wise.[32][33] Don Hahn pointed out that the absence of songs presented a challenge for a team accustomed to animating musicals, as action scenes alone would have to carry the film. Kirk Wise said it gave the team an opportunity for more on-screen character development: "We had more screen time available to do a scene like where Milo and the explorers are camping out and learning about one another's histories. An entire sequence is devoted to having dinner and going to bed. That is not typically something we would have the luxury of doing."[16] Hahn stated that the first animated sequence completed during production was the film's prologue. The original version featured a Viking war party using The Shepherd's Journal to find Atlantis and being swiftly dispatched by the Leviathan. Near the end of production, story supervisor John Sanford told the directors that he felt this prologue did not give viewers enough emotional involvement with the Atlanteans. Despite knowing that the Viking prologue was finished and it would cost additional time and money to alter the scene, the directors agreed with Sanford. Trousdale went home and completed the storyboards later that evening after visiting a strip club where he boarded the new sequence on a napkin.[34] The opening was replaced by a sequence depicting the destruction of Atlantis, which introduced the film from the perspective of the Atlanteans and Princess Kida.[35] The Viking prologue is included as an extra feature on the DVD release.[36] Casting Kirk Wise, one of the directors, said that they chose Michael J. Fox for the role of Milo because they felt he gave his characters his own personality and made them more believable on screen. Fox said that voice acting was much easier than his past experience with live action because he did not have to worry about what he looked like in front of a camera while delivering his lines.[37] The directors mentioned that Fox was also offered a role for Titan A.E.; he allowed his son to choose which film he would work on, and he chose Atlantis.[38] Viewers have noted similarities between Milo and the film's language consultant, Marc Okrand, who developed the Atlantean language used in the film. Okrand stated that Milo's supervising animator, John Pomeroy, sketched him, claiming not to know how a linguist looked or acted.[24] Kida's supervising animator, Randy Haycock, stated that her actress, Cree Summer, was very "intimidating" when he first met her; this influenced how he wanted Kida to look and act on screen when she meets Milo.[39] Wise chose James Garner for the role of Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke because of his previous experience with action films, especially war and Western films, and said the role "fits him like a glove". When asked if he would be interested in the role, Garner replied: "I'd do it in a heartbeat."[40] Producer Don Hahn was saddened that Jim Varney, the voice of Jebidiah Allardyce "Cookie" Farnsworth, never saw the finished film before he died of lung cancer in February 2000, but mentioned that he was shown clips of his character's performance during his site sessions and said, "He loved it." Shawn Keller, supervising animator for Cookie, stated, "It was kind of a sad fact that [Varney] knew that he was not going to be able to see this film before he passed away. He did a bang-up job doing the voice work, knowing the fact that he was never gonna see his last performance." Steven Barr recorded supplemental dialogue for Cookie.[41] John Mahoney, who voiced Preston Whitmore, stated that doing voice work was "freeing" and allowed him to be "big" and "outrageous" with his character.[42] Dr. Joshua Sweet's supervising animator, Ron Husband, indicated that one of the challenges was animating Sweet in sync with Phil Morris' rapid line delivery while keeping him believable. Morris stated that this character was extreme, with "no middle ground"; he mentioned, "When he was happy, he was really happy, and when he's solemn, he's real solemn."[43] Claudia Christian described her character, Lieutenant Helga Katrina Sinclair, as "sensual" and "striking", and was relieved when she finally saw what her character looked like, joking, "I'd hate to, you know, go through all this and find out my character is a toad."[44] Jacqueline Obradors said her character, Audrey Rocio Ramirez, made her "feel like a little kid again" and she always hoped her sessions would last longer.[45] Florence Stanley felt that her character, Wilhelmina Bertha Packard, was very "cynical" and "secure": "She does her job, and when she is not busy, she does anything she wants."[46] Corey Burton mentioned that finding his performance as Gaetan "Mole" Molière was by allowing the character to "leap out" of him while making funny voices. To get into character during his recording sessions, he stated that he would "throw myself into the scene and feel like I'm in this make-believe world".[47] Kirk Wise and Russ Edmonds, supervising animator for Vincenzo "Vinny" Santorini, noted Vinny's actor Don Novello's unique ability to improvise dialogue while voicing the role. Edmonds recalled, "[Novello] would look at the sheet, and he would read the line that was written once, and he would never read it again! And we never used a written line, it was improvs, the whole movie."[48] Michael Cedeno, supervising animator for King Kashekim Nedakh, was astounded at Leonard Nimoy's voice talent in the role, stating that he had "so much rich character" in his performance. As he spoke his lines, Cedeno said the crew would sit there and watch Nimoy in astonishment.[49] Animation For comparison, the top image (panoramic view of Atlantis) is cropped to Disney's standard aspect ratio (1.66:1); the bottom image was seen in the film (2.35:1). At the peak of its production, 350 animators, artists and technicians were working on Atlantis[50] at all three Disney animation studios: Walt Disney Feature Animation (Burbank, California), Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida (Orlando), and Disney Animation France (Paris).[51] The film was one of the few Disney animated features produced and shot in 35mm anamorphic format. The directors felt that a widescreen image was crucial, as a nostalgic reference to old action-adventure films presented in the CinemaScope format (2.35:1), noting Raiders of the Lost Ark as an inspiration.[52] Because switching to the format would require animation desks and equipment designed for widescreen to be purchased, Disney executives were at first reluctant about the idea.[16] The production team found a simple solution by drawing within a smaller frame on the same paper and equipment used for standard aspect ratio (1.66:1) Disney-animated films.[52] Layout supervisor Ed Ghertner wrote a guide to the widescreen format for use by the layout artists and mentioned that one advantage of widescreen was that he could keep characters in scenes longer because of additional space to walk within the frame.[53] Wise drew further inspiration for the format from filmmakers David Lean and Akira Kurosawa.[16] The film's visual style was strongly based upon that of Mike Mignola, the comic book artist behind Hellboy. Mignola was one of four production designers (along with Matt Codd, Jim Martin, and Ricardo Delgado) hired by the Disney studio for the film. Accordingly, he provided style guides, preliminary character, and background designs, and story ideas.[54] "Mignola's graphic, the angular style was a key influence on the 'look' of the characters," stated Wise.[55] Mignola was surprised when first contacted by the studio to work on Atlantis.[56] His artistic influence on the film would later contribute to a cult following.[57] I remember watching a rough cut of the film and these characters have these big, square, weird hands. I said to the guy next to me, "Those are cool hands." And he says to me, "Yeah, they're your hands. We had a whole meeting about how to do your hands." It was so weird I couldn't wrap my brain around it. — Mike Mignola[56] The final pull-out shot of the movie, immediately before the end-title card, was described by the directors as the most difficult shot in the history of Disney animation. They said that the pull-out attempt on their prior film, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, "struggled" and "lacked depth"; however, after making advances in the process of multiplaning, they tried the technique again in Atlantis. The shot begins with one 16-inch (40.6 cm) piece of paper showing a close-up of Milo and Kida. As the camera pulls away from them to reveal the newly restored Atlantis, it reaches the equivalent of an 18,000-inch (46,000 cm) piece of paper composed of many individual pieces of paper (24 inches [61 cm] or smaller). Each piece was carefully drawn and combined with animated vehicles simultaneously flying across the scene to make the viewer see a complete, integrated image.[58] Scale model of Ulysses submarine by Greg Aronowitz, used by digital animators as reference during production.[59] At the time of its release, Atlantis: The Lost Empire was notable for using more computer-generated imagery (CGI) than any other Disney traditionally animated feature. To increase productivity, the directors had the digital artists work with the traditional animators throughout the production. Several important scenes required heavy use of digital animation: the Leviathan, the Ulysses submarine and sub-pods, the Heart of Atlantis, and the Stone Giants.[60] During production, after Matt Codd and Jim Martin designed the Ulysses on paper, Greg Aronowitz was hired to build a scale model of the submarine, to be used as a reference for drawing the 3D Ulysses.[59] The final film included 362 digital-effects shots, and computer programs were used to seamlessly join the 2D and 3D artwork.[61] One scene that took advantage of this was the "sub-drop" scene, where the 3D Ulysses was dropped from its docking bay into the water. As the camera floated toward it, a 2D Milo was drawn to appear inside, tracking the camera. The crew noted that it was challenging to keep the audience from noticing the difference between the 2D and 3D drawings when they were merged.[62] The digital production also gave the directors a unique "virtual camera" for complicated shots within the film. With the ability to operate in the z-plane, this camera moved through a digital wire-frame set; the background and details were later hand-drawn over the wireframes. This was used in the opening flight scene through Atlantis and the submarine chase through the undersea cavern with the Leviathan in pursuit.[63] Music and sound Since the film would not feature any songs, the directors hired James Newton Howard to compose the score after they heard his music on Dinosaur. Approaching it as a live-action film, Howard decided to have different musical themes for the cultures of the surface world and Atlantis. In the case of Atlantis, Howard chose an Indonesian orchestral sound incorporating chimes, bells, and gongs. The directors told Howard that the film would have a number of key scenes without dialogue; the score would need to convey emotionally what the viewer was seeing on screen.[64] Gary Rydstrom and his team at Skywalker Sound were hired for the film's sound production.[65] Like Howard, Rydstrom employed different sounds for the two cultures. Focusing on the machine and mechanical sounds of the early industrial era for the explorers, he felt that the Atlanteans should have a "more organic" sound utilizing ceramics and pottery. The sound made by the Atlantean flying-fish vehicles posed a particular challenge. Rydstrom revealed that he was sitting at the side of a highway recording one day when a semi-truck drove by at high speed. When the recording was sped up on his computer, he felt it sounded very organic, and decided to use it in the film. Rydstrom created the harmonic chiming of the Heart of Atlantis by rubbing his finger along the edge of a champagne flute, the sound of sub-pods moving through the water with a water pick, while a ceramic pot from a garden store was used for the sounds of the movement of the Giant stone guardians.[66] Release Atlantis: The Lost Empire had its world premiere at Disney's El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, on June 3, 2001[67] and a limited release in New York City and Los Angeles on June 8; a wider release followed on June 15.[4][61] At the premiere, Destination: Atlantis was on display, featuring behind-the-scenes props from the film and information on the legend of Atlantis with video games, displays, laser tag, and other attractions. The Aquarium of the Pacific also loaned a variety of fish for display within the attraction.[68] Promotion Atlantis was among Disney's first major attempts to utilize internet marketing. The film was promoted through Kellogg's, which created a website with mini-games and a movie-based video game give-away for UPC labels from specially marked packages of Atlantis breakfast cereal.[50] The film was one of Disney's first marketing attempts through mobile network operators, and allowed users to download games based on the film.[69] McDonald's (which had an exclusive licensing agreement on all Disney releases) promoted the film with Happy Meal toys, food packaging and in-store decor. The McDonald's advertising campaign involved television, radio, and print advertisements beginning on the film's release date.[70] Frito-Lay offered free admission tickets for the film on specially marked snack packages.[71] Home media Atlantis: The Lost Empire was released on VHS and DVD on January 29, 2002.[72] During the first month of its home release, the film led in VHS sales and was third in VHS and DVD sales combined.[73] Sales and rentals of the VHS and DVD combined would eventually accumulate $157 million in revenue by mid-2003.[74] Both a single-disc DVD edition and a two-disc collector's edition (with bonus features) were released. The single-disc DVD gave the viewer the option of viewing the film either in its original theatrical 2.39:1 aspect ratio or a modified 1.33:1 ratio (utilizing pan and scan). Bonus features available on the DVD version included audio and visual commentary from the film team, a virtual tour of the CGI models, an Atlantean-language tutorial, an encyclopedia on the myth of Atlantis, and the deleted Viking prologue scene.[72] The two-disc collector's edition DVD contained all the single-disc features and a disc with supplemental material detailing all aspects of the film's production. The collector's-edition film could only be viewed in its original theatrical ratio, and also featured an optional DTS 5.1 track. Both DVD versions, however, contained a Dolby Digital 5.1 track and were THX certified.[72][75] Disney digitally remastered and released Atlantis on Blu-ray on June 11, 2013, bundled with its sequel Atlantis: Milo's Return.[76] Reception Box office Before the film's release, reporters speculated that it would have a difficult run due to competition from Shrek and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. Regarding the market's shift from traditional animation and competition with CG-animated films, Kirk Wise said, "Any traditional animator, including myself, can't help but feel a twinge. I think it always comes down to story and character, and one form won't replace the other. Just like photography didn't replace painting. But maybe I'm blind to it."[61] Jeff Jensen of Entertainment Weekly noted that CGI films (such as Shrek) were more likely to attract the teenage demographic typically not interested in animation, and called Atlantis a "marketing and creative gamble".[77] With a budget of $100 million,[3] the film opened at #2 on its debut weekend, behind Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, earning $20.3 million in 3,011 theaters.[78] During its second weekend, it would drop into fourth place behind the latter film, Dr. Dolittle 2 and The Fast and the Furious, making $13.2 million.[79] The film's international release began September 20 in Australia and other markets followed suit.[80] During its 25-week theatrical run, Atlantis: The Lost Empire grossed over $186 million worldwide ($84 million from the United States and Canada).[4] Responding to its disappointing box-office performance, Thomas Schumacher, then-president of Walt Disney Feature Animation, said, "It seemed like a good idea at the time to not do a sweet fairy tale, but we missed."[81] Critical response Atlantis: The Lost Empire received mixed reviews from critics,[82][83][84] many of whom criticized its story.[85] The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports that 48% of 144 professional critics have given Atlantis: The Lost Empire a positive review; the average rating is 5.5/10. The site's consensus is: "Atlantis provides a fast-paced spectacle, but stints on such things as character development and a coherent plot".[86] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 52 out of 100 based on 29 reviews from critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[87] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale.[88] While critics had mixed reactions to the film in general, some praised it for its visuals, action-adventure elements, and attempt to appeal to an older audience. Roger Ebert gave Atlantis three-and-a-half stars out of four. He praised the animation's "clean bright visual look" and the "classic energy of the comic book style", crediting this to the work of Mike Mignola. Ebert gave particular praise to the story and the final battle scene and wrote, "The story of Atlantis is rousing in an old pulp science fiction sort of way, but the climactic scene transcends the rest, and stands by itself as one of the great animated action sequences."[89] In The New York Times, Elvis Mitchell gave high praise to the film, calling it "a monumental treat", and stated, "Atlantis is also one of the most eye-catching Disney cartoons since Uncle Walt institutionalized the four-fingered glove."[90] Internet film critic James Berardinelli wrote a positive review of the film, giving it three out of four stars. He wrote, "On the whole, Atlantis offers 90 minutes of solid entertainment, once again proving that while Disney may be clueless when it comes to producing good live-action movies, they are exactly the opposite when it comes to their animated division."[91] Wesley Morris of the San Francisco Chronicle wrote positively of the film's approach for an older audience: "But just beneath the surface, Atlantis brims with adult possibility."[92] Other critics felt that the film was mediocre in regards to its story and characters, and that it failed to deliver as a non-musical to Disney's traditional audience. Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a C+ rating, writing that the film had "gee-whiz formulaic character" and was "the essence of craft without dream".[93] Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times said the storyline and characterizations were "old-fashioned" and the film had the retrograde look of a Saturday-morning cartoon, but these deficiencies were offset by its "brisk action" and frantic pace.[94] Todd McCarthy of Variety wrote, "Disney pushes into all-talking, no-singing, no-dancing and, in the end, no-fun animated territory."[95] Stephanie Zacharek of Salon wrote of Disney's attempt to make the film for an adult audience, "The big problem with Disney's latest animated feature, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, is that it doesn't seem geared to kids at all: It's so adult that it's massively boring."[96] Rita Kempley of The Washington Post panned the film, calling it a "new-fashioned but old-fangled hash" and wrote, "Ironically Disney had hoped to update its image with this mildly diverting adventure, yet the picture hasn't really broken away from the tried-and-true format spoofed in the far superior Shrek."[97] In 2015, Katharine Trendacosta at io9 reviewed the film and called it a "Beautiful Gem of a Movie That Deserved Better Than It Got" and said that the film deserves more love than it ended up getting.[6] Lindsay Teal considers "Atlantis" to be "a lost Disney classic". Describing the film as highly entertaining, she praises the writing and characterisation – in particular, Sweet, Helga and Kida.[7] In particular, much praise has been given to the character of Kida.[98] Summer has regarded the character of Kida as one of her favourite roles and even considers the character among the official Disney Princess line-up. Themes and interpretations Several critics and scholars have noted that Atlantis plays strongly on themes of anti-capitalism and anti-imperialism. M. Keith Booker, academic and author of studies about the implicit messages conveyed by media, views the character of Rourke as being motivated by "capitalist greed" when he pursues "his own financial gain" in spite of the knowledge that "his theft [of the crystal] will lead to the destruction of [Atlantis]".[99] Religion journalist Mark Pinsky, in his exploration of moral and spiritual themes in popular Disney films, says that "it is impossible to read the movie ... any other way" than as "a devastating, unrelenting attack on capitalism and American imperialism".[100] Max Messier of FilmCritic.com observes, "Disney even manages to lambast the capitalist lifestyle of the adventurers intent on uncovering the lost city. Damn the imperialists!"[101] According to Booker, the film also "delivers a rather segregationist moral" by concluding with the discovery of the Atlanteans kept secret from other surface-dwellers in order to maintain a separation between the two highly divergent cultures.[102] Others saw Atlantis as an interesting look at utopian philosophy of the sort found in classic works of science fiction by H. G. Wells and Jules Verne.[103] Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water controversy When the film was released, some viewers noticed that Atlantis: The Lost Empire was similar to the 1990-91 anime Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, particularly in its character design, setting, and story.[104] The similarities, as noted by viewers in both Japan and America, were strong enough for its production company Gainax to be called to sue for plagiarism. According to Gainax member Yasuhiro Takeda, they only refrained from doing so because the decision belonged to parent companies NHK and Toho.[105] Another Gainax worker, Hiroyuki Yamaga, was quoted in an interview in 2000 as saying: "We actually tried to get NHK to pick a fight with Disney, but even the National Television Network of Japan didn't dare to mess with Disney and their lawyers. [...] We actually did say that but we wouldn't actually take them to court. We would be so terrified about what they would do to them in return that we wouldn't dare."[105] Although Disney never responded formally to those claims, co-director Kirk Wise posted on a Disney animation newsgroup in May 2001, "Never heard of Nadia till it was mentioned in this [newsgroup]. Long after we'd finished production, I might add." He claimed both Atlantis and Nadia were inspired, in part, by the 1870 Jules Verne novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas.[106] However, speaking about the clarification, Lee Zion from Anime News Network wrote, "There are too many similarities not connected with 20,000 Leagues for the whole thing to be coincidence."[107] As such, the whole affair ultimately entered popular culture as a convincing case of plagiarism.[108][109][110] In 2018, Reuben Baron from Comic Book Resources added to Zion's comment stating, "Verne didn't specifically imagine magic crystal-based technology, something featured in both the Disney movie and the too similar anime. The Verne inspiration also doesn't explain the designs being suspiciously similar to Nadia's."[110] Critics also saw parallels with the 1986 film Laputa: Castle in the Sky from Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli (which also featured magic crystals, and Atlantis directors Trousdale and Wise both acknowledged Miyazaki's works as a major influence on their own work)[104] and with the 1994 film Stargate as Milo's characteristics were said to resemble those of Daniel Jackson, the protagonist of Stargate and its spinoff television series Stargate SG-1 — which coincidentally launched its own spinoff, titled Stargate Atlantis; the plot of the 1994 film is also paralleled involving a group visiting an unknown world, a fictional language made for the other world's people, the main protagonist having apparent knowledge of the people's culture, falling in love with one of the female locals and electing to stay behind when the others return home.[111] Accolades Award Category Name Result 29th Annie Awards[112] Individual Achievement in Directing Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise Nominated Individual Achievement in Storyboarding Chris Ure Nominated Individual Achievement in Production Design David Goetz Nominated Individual Achievement in Effects Animation Marlon West Nominated Individual Achievement in Voice Acting – Female Florence Stanley Nominated Individual Achievement in Voice Acting – Male Leonard Nimoy Nominated Individual Achievement for Music Score James Newton Howard Nominated 2002 DVD Exclusive Awards[113] Original Retrospective Documentary Michael Pellerin Nominated 2002 Golden Reel Award[114] Best Sound Editing – Animated Feature Film Gary Rydstrom, Michael Silvers, Mary Helen Leasman, John K. Carr, Shannon Mills, Ken Fischer, David C. Hughes, and Susan Sanford Won Online Film Critics Society Awards 2001[115] Best Animated Feature Nominated 2002 Political Film Society[116] Democracy Nominated Human Rights Nominated Peace Nominated World Soundtrack Awards[117] Best Original Song for Film Diane Warren and James Newton Howard Nominated Young Artist Awards[118] Best Feature Family Film – Drama Walt Disney Feature Animation Nominated Related works Main article: Atlantis (franchise) Atlantis: The Lost Empire was meant to inspire an animated television series entitled Team Atlantis, which would have presented the further adventures of its characters. The series would have been akin to an animated steampunk version of The X-Files and feature a crossover with Gargoyles. However, because of the film's underperformance at the box office, the series was not produced.[119] On May 20, 2003, Disney released a direct-to-video sequel titled Atlantis: Milo's Return, consisting of three episodes planned for the aborted series.[120] Disneyland planned to revive its Submarine Voyage ride with an Atlantis: The Lost Empire theme with elements from the movie. These plans were canceled and the attraction was re-opened in 2007 as the Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage, its theme based on the 2003 Pixar film Finding Nemo, which was far more successful commercially and critically.[121] In addition, after the Submarine Voyage's Magic Kingdom counterpart, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Submarine Voyage, closed down in 1994, four years before Disneyland's, there were proposals of a new attraction that would take its place, with one of them a volcano attraction inspired by that film's Vulcania location, being approved for the Magic Kingdom's Adventureland area. Around 1999, during development of Atlantis: The Lost Empire, it was decided that it would be themed to the movie, with it taking place in 1916, two years after the film's events. The ride would have focused on Preston Whitmore, a character from the film, seeking to make Atlantis existence public and offer expeditions to visitors in newly developed vehicles. However, due to mishaps, the vehicles would be forced to make a detour through the lava-filled caverns of the volcano. The attraction would have used a unique hybrid ride system, in which it would start as a standard coaster before the trains hook up to a suspended track midway through to fly through the caverns. The attraction would have been accessed by a new canyon path in between Pirates of the Caribbean and a re-routed Jungle Cruise that would have led to a Whitmore Enterprises base camp at the edge of the Walt Disney World Railroad path, with the mountain itself being built outside the berm. However, like the previous Submarine Voyage retheme, the ride was cancelled due to the film's disappointment in the box office.[122]

This week's spotlight interview is with Timmy Heague, co-writer of Lost Fantasy #9, and is especially revealing, not just because of the wild hooks (Nazi dinosaurs, bazooka swords, monster hunting), but because of the unique vantage point he brings as both a writer and a longtime comic shop owner. That dual perspective shapes everything, from how he thinks about audience expectations to how stories are built to connect on the shelf. This interview goes far beyond Lost Fantasy #9. Timmy Heague digs into his unlikely path from comic shop owner to working writer, how collaborations with Curt Pires and Franklin Jonas actually function behind the scenes, and why being on the retail front lines gives him a sharper read on what fans want than most creators. You'll also hear about the realities of breaking in, the push and pull of co-writing, and the mentors who helped shape his voice. It's part origin story, part industry insight, and a candid look at how comics really come together. Visit our Patreon page to see the various tiers you can sign up for today to get in on the ground floor of AIPT Patreon. We hope to see you chatting with us on our Discord soon! NEWS Hellfire Gala turns deadly: Marvel reveals a murder will change the X-Men forever Marvel reveals new characters Sightseer and Mogul from ‘Reborn: Ultimate Impact' series 'Queen in Black' gets 3-part tie-in 'Defenders of Light and Dark'  And gets 2 one-shots Marvel sneaks Charlie Cox, Jon Bernthall, and Frank Miller sketches in 'Daredevil' #1 Blind Bags Marvel and Magic the Gathering collab for free promo card with 'Avengers: Armageddon' #1 Marvel celebrates Rogue One's 10th anniversary with new one-shots for key characters ‘Nights' kicks off new story arc this July with #19 James Tynion IV launches new Brooklyn Comics nonprofit with major festival plans Marvel's weirdest monsters return in massive 400-page deluxe collection Mike Mignola's 'Uri Tupka and the Devils' follow up Lands Unknown coming November 2026 Free LEGO Batman comic revealed for Free Comic Book Day with a surprising nod to his very first appearance FCBD 'Energon Universe Special 2026' gets 5 new covers and a major first look at M.A.S.K. Our Top Books of the Week: Dave: MAD About DC #1 (Various) Lands Unknown: Uri Tupka and the Gods (Mike Mignola) Chris:​​ Royals #1 (Derek Kirk Kim, Jacob Perez)  Daredevil #1 (Stephanie Phillips, Lee Garbett) Standout KAPOW moment of the week: Chris: Bizarro: Year None #1 (Kevin Smith, Eric Carrasco, Nick Pitarra, Michael Garland)  Dave: Venom #256 (Al Ewing, Carlos Gomez) TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK Chris: Estuary #1 (Tim Daniel, David Andry, Maan House) Dave: Sai: Dimensional Rivals #4 Giuseppe Camuncoli, Phil Noto, Jim Mahfood JUDGING BY THE COVER JR. Dave: Black Cat #9 (Variant by Kris Anka) Chris: Iron Man #4 (Ryan Stegman-Frank Martin Main Cover) Interview: Timmy Heague on Lost Fantasy #9, mixing craft, collaboration, and story teases: You're stepping into Lost Fantasy #9 during a moment where Henry is already physically and emotionally battered. What interested you most about picking up his story at this breaking point? You're working with Eamon Winkle on the Bombshell story. What makes Bombshell a compelling lens into this world, and how does her story complement or contrast Henry's? You're co-writing this issue with Curt Pires and Franklin Jonas, while also contributing to a backup that ties into Fireborn. How did you all divide the storytelling responsibilities, and what did that collaboration look like on the page? You've recently come off co-writing Archie vs. Minor Threats with Patton Oswalt and Jordan Blum, which thrives on tonal contrast. Did that experience influence how you approach tone here, especially with the mix of action, sci-fi, and character work? The solicit teases Henry being pulled into a new case while still recovering. How do you balance forward momentum with giving weight to his injuries and trauma? The issue introduces the “Cyber-Ronin,” which is an instantly striking concept. What was the creative spark behind that character, and how does he challenge the world of hunters in a new way? Lost Fantasy blends genres in a big way, from cyberpunk elements to mythic hunting lore. When you're writing in that kind of sandbox, how do you keep the story grounded and emotionally clear? Fun one: if you had to drop Bombshell into another comic universe for a one-shot, where would you send them and why?

On this latest Comic Book Bears audio episode, recorded this past March 12th (hence the episode title), we return with another set of six recent books to delve into! Hit play to hear Bill Z, Steve and Caleb weigh in on this sextet of slick papered spectaculars! We talk about D'Orc #1, the Image book that has become an out of the gate hit with readers and speculators alike! We discuss C.O.R.T.: Children of the Round Table, the Tom Taylor helmed reinterpretation of Arthurian legends from DC. We opine on Bleeding Hearts #1, Deniz Camp's new zombie series from the resurrected Vertigo line. We examine The Crown: A Tale of Hell #1, the latest addition to the world of Hellboy from Mike Mignola and Dark Horse! We deliberate on the horror themed It Killed Everyone But Me #1, published by Mad Cave! And lastly we chatter about the wild ride that is Spirit of the Shadows from Oni Press! All this plus our usual regimen of tangents, geek gets and woofs!!

June 2026 Solicits Weekly Reviews: DC Batwoman 1 Greg Rucka, Dani, Matt Hollingsworth Deathstroke – The Terminator 1 by Tony Fleecs, Carmine Di Giandomenico, Ivan Plascencia Lobo 1 by Skottie Young, Jorge Corona, Jean-Francois Beaulieu New Titans 33 by Tate Brombal, Sami Basri, Adriano Lucas Nightwing 136 by Dan Watters, Denys Cowan, Norm Rapmund, Francesco Segala Marvel Sentry 1 by Paul Jenkins, Christian Rosado, Matt Milla Marvel Unlimited Infinity Comics: Marvel Mutts 20 by MacKenzie Cadenhead, Enid Balam, Fernando Sifuentes Archie Archie Jumbo Comic Magazine – 85th Anniversary Celebration AWA Pick-Up 1 by Michael Coast, FelipeCunha, Sabine Rich Boom Baby Garfield 1 by Grace Ellis, Asia Simone, Michael Northrop, Rob Justus Dark Horse Leonide the Vampyr – The House of Yonda 1 by Mike Mignola, Rachele Aragno, Dave Stewart Dynamite ThunderCats x SilverHawks – Road to War 1 by Ed Brisson, Gerardo Gambone, Andrea Arcari, Chris Campana, Elton Thomasi, Robby Bevard, Renato Pacheco Image Super Creepshow 1 by Kieron Gillen, Rossi Gifford Ryan North, Derek Charm Oni Dead Teenagers 1 by Jude Ellison S. Doyle, Caitlin Yarsky Titan Lenore: Blood and Money by Roman Dirge OGN Countdown Class Pet Ghost Detective Vol 2 by Akeem S. Roberts Legends in the Heights by Marguerite Dabaie Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories-Grevious by Michael Moreci, Caio Filipe Clyde by Jim Benton The Great Puptective Vol 2: Purranormal Activity by Alina Tysoe Legend of Vox Machina: The Whitestone Chronicles Vol 2: Cassandra by Marieke Nijkamp, Travis Hymel, Diana Sousa Beat Every 1-Up by Lan Pitts, Joe Hunter SideQuested Vol 1 by K.B. Spangler, Alexandra Presser Lost Daughter of Sparta by Felicia Day, Rowan MacColl TV Digital Circus penultimate episode Movies Project Hail Mary News: Sam Kieth, Nicholas Brendon, Omninews, new Elseworlds announced, Matt Braly's Kickstarter funded in fifteen minutes, release dates for Incredibles 3 and Lilo & Stitch 2, That Texas Blood returning, Rosenberg writing Spawn and King Spawn, full Scooby Doo casting, Sonic 4 casting, Power Rangers relaunch from Boom, new mini for Jeff and Ken, team behind Arcane adapting Wheel of Time animated series, new Dynamite crossover series Altered States by David Avallone announced, final Digital Circus episode release date, new animated Powers adaptation coming to Netflix, Maya Hawke Netflix Detective, Starfleet Academy renewed and canceled, Wonder Man renewed And a Challenge is Announced Trailers: Dune 3, Brand New Day, Big Mistakes Comics Countdown (18 Mar 2026): Exquisite Corpses 11 by James Tynion IV, Che Grayson, Michael Walsh, Gavin Fullerton, Jordie Bellaire Absolute Flash 13 by Jeff Lemire, Haining, Adriano Lucas Ultimates 22 by Deniz Camp, Juan Frigeri, Federico Blee Knight City 2 by Matt Kindt, David Lapham, Sophia Hilmes Winder Woman 31 by Tom King, Daniel Sampere, Tomeu Morey Superman Unlkimited 11 by Dan Slott, Lucas Meyer, Giuliano Peratelli Dead Teenagers 1 by Jude Ellison S. Doyle, Caitlin Yarsky Nightwing 136 by Dan Watters, Denys Cowan, Norm Rapmund, Francesco Segala Geiger 22 by Geoff Johns, Gary Frank, Brad Anderson Our Soot Stained Heart 4 by Stipan Morian, Joni Hagg, Ropemann

We continue our Hellboy season! The Milksops go over the second half of The Chained Coffin and Other Stories. Specifically we cover The Wolves Of St. August and Almost Colossus. So we've got both werewolves and an artifical man eventually named Roger. Joining us is writer/illustrator/Mike Mignola superfan Dave Baker! Dave has written and/or drawn a ton of cool stuff, including Mary Tyler Moorehawk and the upcoming Halloween Boy, which for sure can count Hellboy as one of its influences!  Thank you, Dave! Check out Dave's work at his web site: https://www.heydavebaker.com/

Weekly Reviews: DC Absolute Wonder Woman Annual 2026 by Kelly Thompson, Mattia De Iulis Bleeding Hearts 1 by Deniz Camp, Stipan Morian, Matt Hollingsworth DC K.O. 4 by Scott Snyder, Javier Fernandez, Alejandro Sanchez Sirens: Love Hurts 1 by Tini Howard, Babs Tarr, Xanthe Bouma, Miquel Muerto Marvel Cyclops 1 by Alex Paknadel, Roge Antonio, Fer Sifuentes-Sujo Fall of Ultraman 1 by Kyle Higgins, Mat Groom, Davide Tinto, Rachelle Rosenberg Marc Spector, Moon Knight 1 by Jed MacKay, Dev Pramanik, Rachelle Rosenberg Star Wars: Jar Jar 1 by Ahmed Best, Marc Guggenheim, Kieran McKeown, Laura Braga, Mike Atiyeh) Wade Wilson, Deadpool 1 by Benjamin Percy, Geoff Shaw, Alex Sinclair Marvel Unlimited Infinity Comics: Symbie 3 by Jacob Chabot Boom The Center Holds 1 by Larry Hama, Mark D. Bright, Josh Burcham Hello Darkness: Good Bones and Other Sordid Tales 1 by Steve Orlando, Federico Sorressa, Lauren Affe, A.L. Kaplan, Marissa Louise, Dillon Snook, Brad Simpson, Adam Gorham, Francesco Segala Dark Horse Crown: A Tale of Hell 1 by Mike Mignola, Todd Mignola, Warwick Johnson Cadwell Dynamite DuckTales Valentine's Day Special 2026 by James III, Connor Ratliff, Libero Ermetti ThunderCats Valentine's Day Special 2026 by Ed Brisson, Elton Thomasi, Fabio Sora, Ren Spiller Vampirella Winter Special 2026 by Liam Johnson, Marc Borstel, Jordi Escuin Llorach Image Thing On the Doorstep 1 by Simon Birks, Willi Roberts Mad Cave Barbarian Behind Bars 1 by Elliot Kalan, Andrea Mutti Oni Tortured Hearts 1 by Amy Roy, Fabiana Mascolo Jordie Bellaire, Sebastian Cabrol Blake Howard, Tini Howard, Arjuna Susini, Michael Atiyeh Ann Nocenti, Dan McDaid, Michelle Madsen OGN Countdown Naraka Warrior Vol 2 by Albert Ng, Jerry Cho Luna Express by Campbell Whyte A Star Called the Sun by Simon Roy Oh, Brother by Georgina Chadderton Eeowulf Vol 1 and 2 by Mike Cavallaro, Irene Yeom Ami Moon and the Galactic Peackeepers Vol 1 by Frances Lee Nobody by Jeff Lemire TV Starfleet Academy ep6 A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms ep4 Movies Goat Additional Reviews: Mighty Nein s1 Batman '89: Echoes Friday News: new Spawn series by Gail, Momoa starring in Helldivers movie, new DC early readers graphic novel announced: You're A Superhero, new IDW crime line, Owl House graphic novel co-written by Dana Terrace, Infernal Hulk ending with issue 10, new Spidey mini by Dan Slott/Marcos Martin/Marcus To, Knights of Guinevere officially a series, Omninews, Rocketeer vs. King Kong crossover Trailers: Scarpetta, Spider Noir, Knights of Guinevere Comics Countdown (11 Feb 2026): Absolute Wonder Woman Annual 2026 by Kelly Thompson, Matt De Iulis DIE: Loaded 4 by Kieron Gillen, Stephanie Hans DC K.O. 4 by Scott Snyder, Javier Fernandez, Alejandro Sanchez w0rldtr33 18 by James Tynion IV, Fernando Blanco, Jordie Bellaire Supergirl 10 by Sophie Campbell, Joe Quinones Action Comics 1095 by Mark Waid, Patricio Delpeche Crown: A Tale of Hell 1 by Mike Mignola, Todd Mignola, Warwick Johnson Cadwell Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 15 by Gene Luen Yang, Freddie Williams II, Andrew Dalhouse Amazing Spider-Man: Torn 5 by J. Michael Straczynski, Pere Perez, Guru eFX Space Ghost 8 by David Pepose, Jonathan Lau, Andrew Dalhouse

Today we sit down with artist and writer Rae Allen to discuss her new series Carmen Red Claw: Belly of the Beast, co-written with Mike Mignola and set in the Hellboy Universe. Rae shares how she built Carmen, a supernatural gun-for-hire in the 1870s Southwest, from a tiny piece of Lobster Johnson lore that caught Mignola's attention, discussing her striking visual design and shoulder demon, her research into Lakota folklore, and the experience of creating inside the beloved Hellboy Universe. Issue #2 drops today (2/18/26), so go get it! You can follow Rae on her site, raeallenart.com, and on Instagram and X @raeallenart. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Nos hemos juntado un mes más para hablar de algunos productos relativamente actuales. Recomendaciones de cómics: -Caballeros Oscuros de Acero, de Yasmine Putri y Tom Taylor (Panini Comics) -Sabò, de Stefano Casini (Cartem Cómics) -Lluvia, de Joe Hill, David M. Booher, Zoe Thorogood y Chris O'Halloran (Planeta Cómic) -Sabueso, de Sam Romesburg, Sam Freeman y Rodrigo Vázquez (Cartem Cómics) -Panya, de Mike Mignola, Chris Roberson, Christopher Mitten y Michelle Madsen (Norma Editorial) -Sir Edward Grey Cazador de Brujas Integral 2, de Mike Mignola, Chris Roberson, Ben Stenbeck, D´Israeli, Christopher Mitten y Michelle Madsen (Norma Editorial) -Briar, de Germán García y Christopher Cantwell (Planeta Cómic) RRSS de los colaboradores: -JLo @crosstume @lleilo.bsky.social -Fer @fercatodic -Violeta @viodopamina -Santi @santiagoneg -Borja @kuronime @animee1.bsky.social -Juan: @juansn.bsky.social -Ja @evendrones @evendrones.bsky.social Esperamos vuestros comentarios, sugerencias y propuestas para futuras entregas del programa, que nos podéis hacer llegar a través de las redes sociales, a través de los comentarios en Ivoox / Spotify o por correo electrónico enviándonos un email a podcast@lacasadeel.net.

Nous poursuivons notre rattrapage des films plus ou moins nuls (et souvent nuls) adaptés de comics qui n'ont pas eu la chance d'avoir droit à une sortie cinéma en France, ou qui ont été pensés directement pour la VOD et le streaming. Après Red Sonja, Play Dirty, nous abordons le cas Hellboy : The Crooked Man, qui d'ailleurs n'a même pas droit à une sortie en France, à part sur des Blu-Ray import (que nous nous sommes évidemment procurés pour ce podcast).Le débrief de Hellboy : The Crooked ManQuatrième film de la franchise Hellboy, The Crooked Man est une adaptation d'une superbe bande dessinée de Mike Mignola et Richard Corben, produites par deux géants des comics. Et de façon curieuse, le film de Brian Taylor est très fidèle en de nombreux aspects à la bande dessinée, même si l'intrigue profite de pas mal de rallonges et de rajouts tirés d'autres récits de Hellboy. Malgré tout, cette fidélité n'empêche pas au film d'être... complètement raté. Et c'est ce que nous allons décortiquer dans la joie et la bonne humeur avec l'ami Spleenter !Le ProgrammePoint Cocopédia sur Hellboy - 03:15La longue discussion sur le film - 44:55Si vous appréciez ces émissions et tout le travail qui va derrière ne manquez pas de le faire savoir. Vous pouvez partager le podcast un peu partout sur vos médias, réseaux sociaux, en parler à vos potes dans la vraie vie, poursuivre la discussion sur Discord, et nous soutenir sur Tipeee ! Merci à toutes et tous de votre écoute et à bientôt pour le prochain podcast !Soutenez First Print - Votre podcast comics (& BD) préféré sur TipeeeHébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

When Vince is away the episode gets a little ...strange as we bring you Bowling with Corpses and Other Strange Tales from Lands Unknown by Mike Mignola and Dave Stewart; Juni Ba's The Fables of Erlking Wood; Batman/Green Arrow/The Question: Arcadia by Gabriel Hardman and Romulo Fajardo Jr.; Patrick Horvath's Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees: Rite of Spring; and Goes Like This by Jordan Crane from Fantagraphics. DAP struggles to explain Asano's Mujina Into the Deep much to Jason's delight. Plus, an Image-O-Rama: Ghost Machine's Redcoat by Geoff Johns, Bryan Hitch, Andrew Currie, and Brad Anderson; Escape by Rick Remender and Daniel Acuña; Good as Dead by David Lapham, Maria Lapham, and Dee Cunniffe; Assorted Crisis Events by Deniz Camp, Eric Zawadzki, and Jordie Bellaire; and a bunch more!

We read three stories an episode. So with that math, episode 222 means we are ranking story 666, which is certainly a portentous number. It's a number that screams horror. And it's not like we haven't covered plenty of Batman horror on this show. But as we get to that number here, we figured there's no better time to get back to it. So this week, we're reading the first appearance of the most horror of the main Batman villains, the Scarecrow, reading a Legends of the Dark Knight one off drawn by Mike Mignola and a maxi-series from horror comic master Steve Niles with art from the definitive Batman horror artist, Kelley Jones. The Riddle of the Human Scarecrow (World's Finest Comics # 3) Sanctum (Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight # 54) Batman: Gotham After Midnight # 1-12 Check out our current ranking list at www.comicsxf.com/batchat-rankings/ Thanks to Geri Nonnewitz for our podcast logo Support the show on Patreon at www.patreon.com/batchatwithmattandwill

Weekly Comic Reviews: DC Absolute Batman: Ark-M Special 1 by Scott Snyder, Frank Tieri, Josh Hixson, Roman Stevens Marvel Marvel Rivals: The Cities of Heaven 1 by Paul Allor, Michael Shelfer, Eric Gapstur, Dee Cunniffe Marvel Unlimited Infinity Comics: X-Men 1 by Steve Orlando, Alan Robinson Miles Morales Spider-Man: Brooklyn's Finest 1 by Cody Ziglar, Julian Shaw Strange Tales 4 by Preeti Chhibber, Bailie Rosenlund Boom Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Zord Quest 1 by Joey Esposito, Gavin Smith Dark Horse Carmen Red Claw: Belly of the Beast 1 by Mike Mignola, Rachel Allen Everett, Michelle Madsen Dynamite Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Shiver of Christmas Town 1 by Torunn Gronbekk, Edu Menna Image Radically Rearranged Ronin Ragdolls Adventures 100 by Troy Little, David Avallone, Leonardo Ito OGN Countdown Pencil and Eraser: New Friends Rule Under York by Sylvain Runberg, Mirka Andolfo, Carmelo Zagaria, Piky Hamilton Banana Sioule Vol 3: X by Michael Sanlaville Sidekicks Vol 2: Thick as Thieves by Dan Santat Additional Reviews: Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Promise by Gene Luen Yang, GuriHiru Blue Book by James Tynion IV, Michael Avon Oeming Inhumans by Jenkins and Lee Universal Monsters: The Mummy Life of Chuck Vigil s2 News: Seven Best X-Men writers?, Sebastian Stan cast as Two-Face in The Batman II, Tangled live-action casting, Declan Shalvey, Stupid Discourse Trailers: third Doomsday teaser, Good Luck/Have Fun/Don't Die Comics Countdown (07 Jan 2026) Absolute Superman 15 by Jason Aaron, Juan Ferreyra Absolute Batman – Ark-M Special 1 by Scott Snyder, Frank Tieri, Josh Hixson, Roman Stevens Radically Rearranged Ronin Ragdolls Adventures 100 by Troy Little, David Avallone, Leonardo Ito Absolute Green Lantern 10 by Al Ewing, Sid Kotian, Prasad Rao Archie vs. Minor Threats 4 by Patton Oswalt, Jordan Blum, Timmy Heague, Scott Koblish, Hi-Fi Batman 5 by Matt Fraction, Jorge Jimenez, Tomeu Morey Twilight Zone 3 by James Stokoe Inferno Girl Red Book Two 2 by Mat Groom, Erica D'Urso, Igor Monti Adventures of Superman: Book of El 5 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Scott Godlewski, Alex Guimaraes Cheshire and Cheetah Rob the Justice League 5 by Greg Rucka, Nicola Scott, Annette Kwok

Fantastic Forum is back with another week of sharp takes, wild worlds, and comics worth talking about. This episode we're unpacking The Darkness #1 (2025) from Image Comics/Top Cow and Carmen Red Claw: Belly of the Beast #1 from Dark Horse Comics. In The Darkness #1, original co-creator Marc Silvestri returns to the shadowy saga of Jackie Estacado, the mafia hitman whose curse grants him dominion over demonic forces. With pencils by Ed Benes, inks from Matt “Batt!” Banning, Sal Regla, and John Livesay, colors by Arif Prianto, and letters by Troy Peteri, this relaunch blends noir-style crime and supernatural warfare as Jackie is pulled into a brutal conflict where the lines between good and evil blur into darkness itself.  Meanwhile, Carmen Red Claw: Belly of the Beast #1 introduces a paranormal Western twist to the Hellboy Universe. Created and illustrated by Rae Allen (with co-writing contributions credited alongside Mike Mignola, colors by Michelle Madsen, and letters by Clem Robins), this four-issue miniseries follows supernatural gun-for-hire Carmen Red Claw as she investigates mysterious cattle deaths on cursed ranch land in 1870s New Mexico. Two very different corners of genre storytelling: one steeped in shadowy bloodlines and cosmic menace, the other rooted in folkloric grit and frontier mystery. We've read the books and now it's time to talk about what worked, what surprised us, and why these launches resonate beyond their covers. Watch tonight at 6:30 pm PT and call in live at www.fantasticforum.live to share your thoughts. Fantastic Forum, assemble!   Subscribe –  www.youtube.com/fantasticforum   Call In – www.fantasticforum.live #TheDarkness #CarmenRedClaw #Image #DarkHorse #NewComicBookDay

We begin a new season, this time going over Hellboy comics. We start at the beginning, with Hellboy issue 1, or the beginning of the "Seed of Destruction" arc.  Hellboy is the creation of writer/artist Mike Mignola, who had been a regular artist for Marvel and DC. Then he started Hellboy for Dark Horse Comics in 1994, and true to the publisher's name -- it was a surprise runaway hit! We discuss how Mignola was a surprise artist to have a runaway success with a creator owned title. We talk about how superstar artist/writer John Byrne scripted these first few issues. We talk about the Hellboy movies (they look good, but are usually not too great!). And of course we talk about Mignola's amazing art. Loose Screws: Will talks David Harper's podcast Off Panel and Kevin discusses the new season of Fallout. Don't forget to participate in the Official Screwit Instapush #screwitinstapush! Subscribe to support the show and for bonus episodes at screwitpodcasts.com Email us at screwitcomics@gmail.com  

Welcome to Episode 36 of Best Issue Ever! This round, we're chatting with Trung Le Nguyen, who is - the best! One of my favorite artists working today, and the creator of the great graphic novel, The Magic Fish, which can be found basically everywhere. I interviewed Trung a while back with S.E. on Bitches on Comics, which you can listen to here. He's recently released Angelica and The Bear Prince! Trung has brought us Hellboy: The Troll Witch by none other than Mike Mignola! This podcast is recorded in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is edited by Sara Century. The theme music is provided by Earth Control Pill, whose work is on Bandcamp. I do not want to deal with ads AT ALL, so if you also don't want to deal with ads, please consider supporting the podcast by rating and reviewing and/or signing up at the Ko-fi or Patreon @ ko-fi.com/saracentury. or buy my zines here. There is now a Discord for this podcast, and here's the slightly cumbersome invite link if you are interested: https://discord.gg/ZwbvqJDAGS  Visit my website to sign up for my newsletter for updates. Oh, and I'm a horror writer, so pick up my short story anthology, A Small Light and Other Stories, through Weirdpunk Books, or pretty much wherever else you get books. I wrote a zine about the Scream franchise that you can pick up @ sara-century.square.site.

This Week in Geek's Loose Cannon is our all around movies podcast covering the weird, wild, or sometimes nostalgic world of films.This time, our full crew of Birdman, Ken, David and Adam discuss two underrated movies in the Disney Animation catalog. First is the Swashbuckling Science Fiction twist on Robert Lewis Stevenson's Treasure Island, Treasure Planet, and the second is the classic adventure feature using the designs of comic book artist Mike Mignola, Atlantis the Lost Empire. Some of us have never seen both or one of these and for some of us they've become staples of both our childhoods and adulthoods.It's another TWIG Loose Cannon. Please Be Kind and Don't Forget to Rewind before returning your videos to the shelves. Show Notes:Your Geekmasters:Mike "The Birdman" - https://bsky.app/profile/birdmanguelph.bsky.socialAlex "The Producer" - https://bsky.app/profile/dethphasetwig.bsky.socialKen Reels - https://bsky.app/profile/kenreels.comAaron PollyeaFeedback for the show?:Email: feedback@thisweekingeek.netTwitter: https://twitter.com/thisweekingeekBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thisweekingeek.netSubscribe to our feed: https://www.spreaker.com/show/3571037/episodes/feediTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-geek/id215643675Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Lit2bzebJXMTIv7j7fkqqCastbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id2162049Website: https://www.thisweekingeek.netJanuary 7, 2026

Nos va quedando poco ya en los 12 días de la Navidad de Es la hora de las tortas!!! y repetimos con Hellboy en Navidades subterráneas, una de esas historias en las que Mike Mignola mezcla folclore, monstruos, gótico victoriano, mamporros y espíritu navideño en ese batiburrillo único marca de la casa. Y es que pese a ser una historia corta, podría ser esta una de las más representativas de lo que nos puede dar el bueno de nuestro demonio rojo y encima con Navidad de fondo ¿Qué más queremos?

"LISTEN NOW, I AM SPEAKING TO YOU." Sorry, I'm not a majestic golden crane spirit, just your favorite bookclub! Join the gang this week to check out some listener feedback, talk about some holiday recommendations and share some intense psychic visions! Fan favorite, Michael Avon Oeming, is back doing some Hellboy comics, so enjoy our discussion of "Shadow of the Golden Crane!" Now hand me that tartan pattered thermos over there, I need it for something important... 03:33 - Listener Feedback 29:36 - Whaddya See, Whaddya Say? 45:27 - Shadow of The Golden Crane   Hellboy Universe Reading Order 2025 https://www.comicsbeat.com/hellboy-universe-reading-order-2025/ Mike Mignola's Art group on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/121664335173788 Montrous Mignolaverse Bundle! https://www.humblebundle.com/books/monstrous-mignolaverse-bundle-books?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=mignoladec25 "Witchfinder Theme," by Andrew Adair https://andrewadair.bandcamp.com/ opening & closing theme by https://onlybeast.com

Une nouvelle entrée dans notre tournée des "bilan 2025 & perspectives 2026" ! Notre nouvelle édition du tour de France des éditeurs comics se poursuit. Après avoir pu retrouver Florent et Loup de Bliss Éditions et Laurent Lerner de Délirium, c'est aux côtés de Thierry Mornet de la collection Contrebande chez Delcourt que nous avons le plaisir de vous proposer notre nouvelle émission !Qu'attendre de 2026 chez Delcourt Comics ?C'est au coeur du bureau de Thierry Mornet que cet épisode spécial a pu être enregistré, entouré d'un très grand nombre de comics édités au catalogue Delcourt. Dans ce podcast d'une bonne heure et vingt minutes, nous avons retracé dans les grandes lignes les choses à tirer de 2025 du côté des comics publiés dans cette maison d'édition (avec entre autres l'arrivée des titres DSTLRY, d'un nouveau Mike Mignola, des poursuites de séries...) tout en regardant ce que nous réserve l'avenir proche - avec une annonce délivrée en exclusivité pour le podcast !Il y aura encore de bien belles choses à lire chez Delcourt en 2026, qu'on se le dise ! Et si vous appréciez ces podcasts et notre travail, alors ne manquez pas de le faire savoir et de mettre First Print en avant, au vu du nombre d'années au cours desquelles nous avons installé ces rendez-vous de fin d'année comme de réels incontournables du milieu comics, pour comprendre les tenants et aboutissants du marché ! Vous pouvez parler de nous autour de vous, à vos potes fans de BD, à votre libraire qui ne nous connaîtrait pas, en nous aidant sur Tipeee, etc... Merci à toutes et tous de votre écoute et à bientôt pour le prochain podcast !Soutenez First Print - Votre podcast comics (& BD) préféré sur TipeeeHébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Weekly Comic Reviews: DC Aquaman 12 by Jeremy Adams, John Timms, Rex Lokus DC K.O.: Wonder Woman vs. Lobo 1 by Joelle Jones, Jason Howard, Cary Nord, Daniel Bayliss, Tamra Bonvillain Marvel End 2099 1 by Steve Orlando, Ibraim Roberson, Andrew Dalhouse Marvel Unlimited Marvel Meow 36 by Nao Fuji ComiXology Devil's Luck: A Hailstone Story 1 by Rafael Scavone, Eduardo Ferigato Dark Horse Miss Truesdale and the Rise of Man 1 by Mike Mignola, Jesse Lonergan IDW Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 13 by Gene Luen Yang, Freddie E. Williams II, Andrew Dalhouse Image Darkness 1 by Marc Silvestri, Ed Benes, Sal Regla, John Livesay, Batt, Arif Prianto Mad Cave Defenders of Earth: Dark Destiny 1 by Dan Didio, Alex Sanchez, Juancho! Our Soot-Stained Heart 1 by Joni Hagg, Stipan Morian, Ropemann Oni Shiver SuspenStories 2 1 by Ben Winters, Same Kivela, Michael Atiyeh George Northy, Dan McDaid, Michelle Madsen Melissa Flores, Leomacs, Inaki Azpiazu David Booher, Lukas Ketner, Nick Filardi OGN Countdown: Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures - The Training Sessions by Dave Scheidt, Andy Duggan, Daniel Jose Older, Dan Jackson New Adventures of Zootopia Vol 2: Better Zoogether Yojimbot Vol 2 by Sylvain Repos, Noiry Quincredible Vol 1: The Hero Within by Rodney Barnes, Selina Espiritu, Kelly Fitzpatrick Ballad of the Broken Heart by Stefano Cardoselli Cosmic Cadets Vol 2: Accused! by Ben Crane, Andy Alves, Priscilla Tramontano Additional Reviews: X-Factor Omnibus Vol 3 Totally Killer War Between Land and Sea ep 3 and 4 Amazing Digital Circus ep7 News: Superman/Spider-Man details, Event Horizon sequel by Christian Ward and Rob Carey, Omninews, Netflix adapting Torso with Zach Cregger, Diamond officially shutting down, Gaston solo movie Trailers: Supergirl, Lanterns teaser, Animal Farm, Street Fighter, Control: Resonant, SW: Fate of the Old Republic Comics Countdown (10 Dec 2025): Absolute Batman 15 by Scott Snyder, Jock, Frank Martin Assorted Crisis Events 7 by Deniz Camp, Eric Zawadzki, Jordie Bellaire Supergirl 8 by Sophie Campbell, Haining, Alex Guimaraes Our Soot-Stained Heart 1 by Joni Hagg, Stipan Morian, Ropemann Minor Arcana 12 by Jeff Lemire, Patricio Delpeche Ultimate Spider-Man 23 by Jonathan Hickman, Marco Checchetto, David Messina, Matt Wilson Geiger 19 by Geoff Johns, Gary Frank, Brad Anderson Action Comics 1093 by Mark Waid, Skylar Patridge, Ivan Plascencia Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 13 by Gene Luen Yang, Freddie E. Williams II, Andrew Dalhouse Medieval 2 by Neil Kleid, Alex Cormack

New Comics Reviews 12/10/25 – 12/17/25 In this episode: Joe and Matt ring in a new era of Turtle Power as Gene Luen Yang and Freddie Williams II take over Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #13! Mike Mignola and Jesse Lonergan take the Nerds back to the dawn of humanity to meet a familiar Hellboy big-bad […] The post New Comics Reviews 12/10 – 12/17 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #13, Superman Unlimited #8, Black Panther: Intergalactic #1 & MORE! | Episode #799 appeared first on The Two-Headed Nerd Comic Book Podcast.

Mike, Nick, and Kait sat down to talk about comics and boy howdy did no one get mad or upset about anything.Some links from the episode:https://karlkerschl.com/death-transit-tanager/https://www.connorcomics.com/work#/gashgash/Timestamps:00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics00:01:40 - EC Outlaw Showdown #100:15:40 - Trickster: Native American Tales, A Graphic Collection00:25:45 - Death Transit Tanager #1-300:31:25 - Discord Picks00:32:21 - Tokyo These Days Vol. 200:36:04 - Demon Summoner Gash Gash00:39:57 - Miss Truesdale and the Rise of Man #100:46:32 - WrapMusic provided by Infinity Shred. Find them on Bandcamp.IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVELIRCB Logo by Kyle RoseProducer: Mike RapinProoflistener: Zach McCraryEditor: Zander Riggs Support us on Patreon to get access to our Patreon-only series: IRCB Movie Club, Saga of Saga, Giant Days of Our Lives, A Better Batmobile, and more! patreon.com/ircbpodcastBuy a copy of our anniversary zine Totally Not A Cult: https://ircbpodcast.com/shop/p/totally-not-a-cult-zine-1Email: ircbpodcast@gmail.comTwitter: @ircbpodcastInstagram: @ircbpodcastDiscord: discordapp.com/invite/E8JUB9sReddit: ireadcomicbooks.reddit.comIRCB GoodreadsMerch: ircbpodcast.com/shop

Fetch the holiday cheer because the bookclub is back this week to have a spooky holiday with you! Check out some listener feedback, random Freddy Krueger talk and our discussion of "Four Gathered on Christmas Eve," featuring Powell, Mignola, Cloonan and Harren! Could we have the mince pies first? 04:12 - Listener Feedback 20:13 - Whaddya See, Whaddya Say? 20:32 - 21:38 SPOILERS for Peacemaker season 2 33:07 - Four Gathered on Christmas Eve   Check out Mike Mignola's Art on Facebook to enter the raffle for a Lobster Johnson Electric Tiki Statue (limited to 500)! https://www.facebook.com/groups/121664335173788 Support our friend Craig McKnight! https://www.muffinbutgoodvibes.com/ Social Media Banner by Matt Strackbein https://linktr.ee/TheLetterhack  Logo by Ross Radke https://www.rossradke.com/   "Carol of the Bells" by FalKKonE used for holiday purposes only https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1v5o1svE5s opening and closing theme by https://onlybeast.com/ 

Let those who harm the innocent beware this night. For death awaits them. But not just any death. Grim Death.Listen to Grim Death and Bill the Electrocuted Criminal wherever you find your podcasts. Episodes come out biweekly on Thursdays at midnight.Bentley Hawthorne lives a solitary and mysterious life in an old mansion with his wry, long-suffering butler, Pym. Pym and Bentley's childhood friend (and spitfire journalist) Gwendolyn Marks don't understand why Bentley insists on a path of isolation, but that's because they don't know his secret: The gentle-seeming Bentley is actually a chosen servant of Death, tasked with avenging victims who have been killed before their time. Bentley has worked alone until now. However, he'll need their help when Death's messenger, a raven named Roderick, charges Bentley with his strangest and most dangerous investigation yet... Episode Credits:Starring:Cory Michael Smith as Bentley Hawthorne and Grim DeathAnd featuring:Merritt WeverŽeljko IvanekJohn Carroll LynchCraig TateStephen TobolowskyLuke SpeakmanCora CraverGibson FrazierRobbie Sublett Directed by Anne KauffmanWritten by Thomas E. SniegoskiSeries created by Mike Mignola and Thomas E. Sniegoski based on their book “Grim Death and  Bill the Electrocuted Criminal”Executive Producers: Mark Stern and Cory Michael SmithProducers: Nick Garland, Peter J. Donaldson, Mike Mignola, and Thomas E. SniegoskiProduced by Best Case StudiosAdam Pincus, Executive ProducerIsabel Evans, ProducerBrent Katz, ProducerHannah Lebowitz-Lockard, Associate ProducerCharlotte Morlie, Associate ProducerEdited by Ryan Seaton, Max Michael Miller, and Nisha VenkatSound Design by Dennis Dembeck and Will RosatiMixed by Dennis DembeckOriginal Music by Benjamin SturleyCasting By Paul Schnee and Kerry BardenSpecial Thanks to Jeannine Acheson Find us online:Patreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/redracula⁠Merch: ⁠https://store.dftba.com/collections/re-dracula⁠Website: ⁠www.ReDracula.live⁠Tumblr: ⁠https://www.tumblr.com/re-dracula⁠Bloody Disgusting Website: ⁠www.Bloody-Disgusting.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Michael and Jess talk about lots of horror stuff including A Ghost Story for Christmas, Lost Boys, Mike Mignola's Hellboy comics, and Dan Brereton's Nocturnals.

Tyler and Konnery grow out their horns as they return to Mike Mignola's monstruous universe and Failed Franchise Friday with the reboot attempt that is Hellboy (2019)! Together they discuss where and who the director is, David Harbour and Milla Jovovich's promising casting in a flaming sea of junk, the chaos that is this movie's script, and so much more on this hellish Failed Franchise Friday episode of The Friendchise Podcast! What's New: Kon: ENGAGEMENT IN PARIS!!, Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein (in theaters) Tyler: RoboCop: Rogue City (PS5), Deep Red (at the Academy Museum), Canter's Deli, 31 Horror Movies in October list https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/charlotte-kirk-fiance-all-i-could-do-was-try-and-get-through-it-4069717/   TikTok Threads Instagram Twitter Bluesky     Have a message for The Friendchise? Send an under-3 minute voice memo to: thefriendchisepodcast@gmail.com

Mike Mignola and Rachele Aragno's Leonide is back. Phillip Kennedy Johnson has gone exclusive with Marvel. Archie takes on Army of Darkness.SUBSCRIBE ON RSS, APPLE, SPOTIFY, OR THE APP OF YOUR CHOICE. FOLLOW US ON BLUESKY, INSTAGRAM, TIKTOK, AND FACEBOOK. SUPPORT OUR SHOWS ON PATREON.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Today we have a special treat for you: an introduction to a show you'll love.Bentley Hawthorne (Cory Michael Smith) lives a solitary life in an old mansion with his butler, Pym (Zeljko Ivanek). In secret, Bentley works for the angel of Death, avenging those killed before their time. It's a heavy burden that Bentley bears alone. However, when Bentley gets a new case involving the murder of a trapeze artist, he finds himself asking for help from an old childhood friend and spitfire journalist Gwendolyn Marks (Merritt Wever). Unfortunately, rather than solving his problem, Gwen's research only raises more unexpected questions. Starring: Cory Michael Smith as Bentley Hawthorne and Grim Death And featuring: Merritt Wever, Željko Ivanek, John Carroll Lynch, Craig Tate, Stephen Tobolowsky, Luke Speakman, Cora Craver, Gibson Frazier and Robbie SublettDirected by Anne Kauffman Written by Thomas E. Sniegoski Series created by Mike Mignola and Thomas E. Sniegoski based on their book “Grim Death and Bill the Electrocuted Criminal” Executive Producers: Mark Stern and Cory Michael Smith Producers: Nick Garland, Peter J. Donaldson, Mike Mignola, and Thomas E. Sniegoski Produced by Best Case Studios Adam Pincus, Executive Producer Isabel Evans, Producer Brent Katz, Producer Hannah Lebowitz-Lockard, Associate Producer Charlotte Morlie, Associate Producer Edited by Ryan Seaton, Max Michael Miller, and Nisha Venkat Sound Design by Dennis Dembeck and Will Rosati Mixed by Dennis Dembeck Original Music by Benjamin Sturley Casting By Paul Schnee and Kerry Barden Special Thanks to Jeannine Acheson FOR ECHOVERSE: Development Executive: Nick Garland Development Executive: Ben ChodoshDevelopment Coordinator: Madison Engle Development Assistant: Sophie Kelly Production Consultant: Eleanor Hyde Business and Legal Affairs: Laura Black Dawson Finance: Andy Lewis, Morgan Krautstrunk, Judy Geletko Key Art Design By: Sophie Kelly  Grim Death and Bill the Electrocuted Criminal is an Echoverse Production. Presented by Bloody FMwww.Bloody-Disgusting.comwww.SCParchives.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scp_podStore: https://store.dftba.com/collections/scp-archivesInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/scp_pod/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/scparchives.bsky.socialDiscord: https://discord.gg/tJEeNUzeZXTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@scppodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/scparchives Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

With possibly the best graphic novel of 2025, Jesse Lonergan returns with DROME!Eisner-nominated comic creator Jesse Lonergan steps back into studio blue with his new creator-owned GN, “DROME.” And it has taken the industry by storm! Known for his unique page composition and engaging storytelling, Jesse continues to push the boundaries of the comic medium and epic world building with his new release. Being heralded as the front running book of this year, “DROME” towers at a staggering 320 pages of master class wordless sequential as it creates a new, surreal and engrossing mythos of humanity. And Lonergan ain't done yet!Jesse has teamed with legendary creator Mike Mignola for a new series called “Miss Truesdale and the Rise of Man.” A continuation of their 2023 collab from Dark Horse, “Miss Truesdale” drops this December.A BTR exclusive! Lonergan is our first guest artist ever as we sketch the infamous “Swamp Thing.” The question is, can Tadd keep up with with Jesse's blinding speed and beautiful brush work? Watch the vid and find out.You can keep up with Jesse and his constant stream of new work here:www.jesselonergan.cominstagram.com/jesse.lonerganHave you experienced the elusive and majestic energy of the Blue Tiger? Had a sighting in the wilderness of the eternal forest? Drank the blue milk of it's revenge? Then let the people know it exists!A note: The “NOW” is the resurgence of the independent creator through crowd sourcing and self-publishing availability. As the veil gets pulled back ever further and the predatory practices of corporate models get revealed, it is more and more important to support those who actually create the stories and art that we as consumers enjoy. So SUPPORT INDIE PROJECTS and their CREATORS. Help make the indies the mainstream. Even the smallest of gestures can be of the biggest help.Oh look, We've still got a shop and there's new designs and art prints! Bare the blue and seek your revenge: BTR shop! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bluetigerrevenge.substack.com

Tyler and Konnery are joined by B.P.R.D. member Ryan Hasegawa to fight off supernatural fascists, Lovecraftian horrors and teenage romances as they cover Guillermo del Toro's "Hellboy (2004)"! Together they discuss Mike Mignola's original comic, honor GDT's new take on Frankenstein, the humor and teamwork found the team of heroic freaks, beautiful creature design, and so much more in this quip-whipping episode of The Friendchise Podcast!   TikTok Threads Instagram Twitter Bluesky     Have a message for The Friendchise? Send an under-3 minute voice memo to: thefriendchisepodcast@gmail.com What's New: Tyler: Good Boy (In Theaters, Shudder) Kon: The Pink Panther (1963) (Tubi) Ryan: One Battle After Another (In Theaters)

Hey, remember when they used to make official comics adaptations of major motion pictures? Hellboy auteur Mike Mignola drew one for the 1992 film Bram Stoker's Dracula! We look at this unusual gem from Topps Comics and weigh in on how the subject matter plays to Mignola's strengths and how it functions as an adaptation of the film. Plus, history and context for the novel that started it all.Listen to the rest at patreon.com/ironageofcomics$5 for this episode, or $2/month for access to all Fifth Week Bonus episodes, plus our monthly newsletter

This week, we review Hector Plasm: Hunt the Bigfoot #1 (Image), Fantastic Four/Gargoyles #1 (Marvel), and War Wolf #1 (Mad Cave)—then dive into the great publisher crossover boom and our dream team-ups. In TPB Corner, we time-hop through Batman & Etrigan team-ups (Brave & the Bold #109, Detective Comics #603, and Batman #544–546) to see what still sings (and what doesn't). Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF)  REVIEWS STEPHEN HECTOR PLASM: HUNT THE BIGFOOT #1 Writer: Benito Cereno Artist: Derek Hunter, Spencer Holt Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: October 15, 2025 Itinerant ghost-hunter Hector Plasm has faced all sorts of unquiet spirits in his travels, but a series of murders in a Pacific Northwest town leads him to confront a creature more solid than usual: BIGFOOT! Can Hector track down a beast that doesn't want to be found, clear his own name, AND save a struggling local business at the same time? [rating:2.5/5] MATTHEW FANTASTIC FOUR/GARGOYLES (2025) ONE-SHOT Writer: Greg Weisman Artist: Enid Balam Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $5.99 Release Date: October 15, 2025 MARVEL'S FIRST FAMILY UNITES WITH THE MANHATTAN CLAN IN THIS EXCITING CROSSOVER! GARGOYLES creator and acclaimed Marvel writer Greg Weisman brings the Gargoyles to the Baxter Building alongside star artist Enid Balám! Danger strikes when the super villain Diablo learns stone gargoyles may hold the secret to eternal life…but the Gargoyles aren't about to let him leech the blood of his own! Fortunately, they've got the help of expert Diablo-bashers - the Fantastic Four! Plus: Tony Stark and David Xanatos compare facial hair, Marvel's own Gargoyle, Isaac Christians, bonds with his new kin, and more! You won't want to miss this collision of beloved universes! [rating:3.5/5] RODRIGO WAR WOLF #1 Writer: Steve Orlando Artist: Marco Perugini Publisher: Mad Cave Studios Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: October 22 After he fends off an alien invasion, Thomas Bruin goes from a nobody security guard to Earth's greatest hero! He's got a supercharged launchpad and no ceiling. Bruin rises from celebrity to congress, then to the head of the planet's first orbital security force. He's married into one of the country's most powerful political families, he's surfing a wave of endorsements, and he's the very symbol of human resilience. So why is Bruin nervous? Because only he knows his great victory is a lie. When the aliens return to Earth, stronger than ever, Bruin has no choice but to be the hero he's fooled the whole world into thinking he is…or die trying. [rating: 2.5/5] DISCUSSION BATMAN AND ETRIGAN Etrigan first appeared in The Demon #1 (September 1972) and was created by Jack Kirby. He created him at the behest of DC, who saw it as likely to be more commercially successful than the Fourth World and cancelled New Gods and Forever People to facilitate work on the new title. According to Evanier, Kirby had no interest in horror comics, but created Mark Etrigan in response to DC's demand for a horror character. Kirby was annoyed that Etrigan's popularity forced him to abandon the Fourth World titles before he was done with them. Etrigan returned for a four-issue miniseries in 1987, written and illustrated by Matt Wagner. Alan Grant followed this with an Etrigan feature in Action Comics Weekly #636-641 and a second ongoing title in 1990. The 1990 series lasted 58 issues, two Annuals and one #0 issue. Garth Ennis took over the title beginning with issue #40. Ennis' run included the first appearance of his character Hitman. This series was followed by a miniseries, Driven Out. Following this, John Byrne's Blood of the Demon lasted 17 issues, and ignored much of the continuity that took place after Kirby's initial run. While his first monthly comic book series was short-lived, and his second was canceled after five years, Etrigan remains a popular supporting character with occasional additional miniseries. Series in which Etrigan has appeared include Alan Moore's Swamp Thing, Neil Gaiman's The Sandman, Kevin Smith's Green Arrow and Batman: The Widening Gyre, Garth Ennis's Hitman, and Cosmic Odyssey by Jim Starlin and Mike Mignola. CLOSE Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends!

This week, we review Hector Plasm: Hunt the Bigfoot #1 (Image), Fantastic Four/Gargoyles #1 (Marvel), and War Wolf #1 (Mad Cave)—then dive into the great publisher crossover boom and our dream team-ups. In TPB Corner, we time-hop through Batman & Etrigan team-ups (Brave & the Bold #109, Detective Comics #603, and Batman #544–546) to see what still sings (and what doesn't). Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF)  REVIEWS STEPHEN HECTOR PLASM: HUNT THE BIGFOOT #1 Writer: Benito Cereno Artist: Derek Hunter, Spencer Holt Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: October 15, 2025 Itinerant ghost-hunter Hector Plasm has faced all sorts of unquiet spirits in his travels, but a series of murders in a Pacific Northwest town leads him to confront a creature more solid than usual: BIGFOOT! Can Hector track down a beast that doesn't want to be found, clear his own name, AND save a struggling local business at the same time? [rating:2.5/5] MATTHEW FANTASTIC FOUR/GARGOYLES (2025) ONE-SHOT Writer: Greg Weisman Artist: Enid Balam Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $5.99 Release Date: October 15, 2025 MARVEL'S FIRST FAMILY UNITES WITH THE MANHATTAN CLAN IN THIS EXCITING CROSSOVER! GARGOYLES creator and acclaimed Marvel writer Greg Weisman brings the Gargoyles to the Baxter Building alongside star artist Enid Balám! Danger strikes when the super villain Diablo learns stone gargoyles may hold the secret to eternal life…but the Gargoyles aren't about to let him leech the blood of his own! Fortunately, they've got the help of expert Diablo-bashers - the Fantastic Four! Plus: Tony Stark and David Xanatos compare facial hair, Marvel's own Gargoyle, Isaac Christians, bonds with his new kin, and more! You won't want to miss this collision of beloved universes! [rating:3.5/5] RODRIGO WAR WOLF #1 Writer: Steve Orlando Artist: Marco Perugini Publisher: Mad Cave Studios Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: October 22 After he fends off an alien invasion, Thomas Bruin goes from a nobody security guard to Earth's greatest hero! He's got a supercharged launchpad and no ceiling. Bruin rises from celebrity to congress, then to the head of the planet's first orbital security force. He's married into one of the country's most powerful political families, he's surfing a wave of endorsements, and he's the very symbol of human resilience. So why is Bruin nervous? Because only he knows his great victory is a lie. When the aliens return to Earth, stronger than ever, Bruin has no choice but to be the hero he's fooled the whole world into thinking he is…or die trying. [rating: 2.5/5] DISCUSSION BATMAN AND ETRIGAN Etrigan first appeared in The Demon #1 (September 1972) and was created by Jack Kirby. He created him at the behest of DC, who saw it as likely to be more commercially successful than the Fourth World and cancelled New Gods and Forever People to facilitate work on the new title. According to Evanier, Kirby had no interest in horror comics, but created Mark Etrigan in response to DC's demand for a horror character. Kirby was annoyed that Etrigan's popularity forced him to abandon the Fourth World titles before he was done with them. Etrigan returned for a four-issue miniseries in 1987, written and illustrated by Matt Wagner. Alan Grant followed this with an Etrigan feature in Action Comics Weekly #636-641 and a second ongoing title in 1990. The 1990 series lasted 58 issues, two Annuals and one #0 issue. Garth Ennis took over the title beginning with issue #40. Ennis' run included the first appearance of his character Hitman. This series was followed by a miniseries, Driven Out. Following this, John Byrne's Blood of the Demon lasted 17 issues, and ignored much of the continuity that took place after Kirby's initial run. While his first monthly comic book series was short-lived, and his second was canceled after five years, Etrigan remains a popular supporting character with occasional additional miniseries. Series in which Etrigan has appeared include Alan Moore's Swamp Thing, Neil Gaiman's The Sandman, Kevin Smith's Green Arrow and Batman: The Widening Gyre, Garth Ennis's Hitman, and Cosmic Odyssey by Jim Starlin and Mike Mignola. CLOSE Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends!

This week, we review Hector Plasm: Hunt the Bigfoot #1 (Image), Fantastic Four/Gargoyles #1 (Marvel), and War Wolf #1 (Mad Cave)—then dive into the great publisher crossover boom and our dream team-ups. In TPB Corner, we time-hop through Batman & Etrigan team-ups (Brave & the Bold #109, Detective Comics #603, and Batman #544–546) to see what still sings (and what doesn't). Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF)  REVIEWS STEPHEN HECTOR PLASM: HUNT THE BIGFOOT #1 Writer: Benito Cereno Artist: Derek Hunter, Spencer Holt Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: October 15, 2025 Itinerant ghost-hunter Hector Plasm has faced all sorts of unquiet spirits in his travels, but a series of murders in a Pacific Northwest town leads him to confront a creature more solid than usual: BIGFOOT! Can Hector track down a beast that doesn't want to be found, clear his own name, AND save a struggling local business at the same time? [rating:2.5/5] MATTHEW FANTASTIC FOUR/GARGOYLES (2025) ONE-SHOT Writer: Greg Weisman Artist: Enid Balam Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $5.99 Release Date: October 15, 2025 MARVEL'S FIRST FAMILY UNITES WITH THE MANHATTAN CLAN IN THIS EXCITING CROSSOVER! GARGOYLES creator and acclaimed Marvel writer Greg Weisman brings the Gargoyles to the Baxter Building alongside star artist Enid Balám! Danger strikes when the super villain Diablo learns stone gargoyles may hold the secret to eternal life…but the Gargoyles aren't about to let him leech the blood of his own! Fortunately, they've got the help of expert Diablo-bashers - the Fantastic Four! Plus: Tony Stark and David Xanatos compare facial hair, Marvel's own Gargoyle, Isaac Christians, bonds with his new kin, and more! You won't want to miss this collision of beloved universes! [rating:3.5/5] RODRIGO WAR WOLF #1 Writer: Steve Orlando Artist: Marco Perugini Publisher: Mad Cave Studios Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: October 22 After he fends off an alien invasion, Thomas Bruin goes from a nobody security guard to Earth's greatest hero! He's got a supercharged launchpad and no ceiling. Bruin rises from celebrity to congress, then to the head of the planet's first orbital security force. He's married into one of the country's most powerful political families, he's surfing a wave of endorsements, and he's the very symbol of human resilience. So why is Bruin nervous? Because only he knows his great victory is a lie. When the aliens return to Earth, stronger than ever, Bruin has no choice but to be the hero he's fooled the whole world into thinking he is…or die trying. [rating: 2.5/5] DISCUSSION BATMAN AND ETRIGAN Etrigan first appeared in The Demon #1 (September 1972) and was created by Jack Kirby. He created him at the behest of DC, who saw it as likely to be more commercially successful than the Fourth World and cancelled New Gods and Forever People to facilitate work on the new title. According to Evanier, Kirby had no interest in horror comics, but created Mark Etrigan in response to DC's demand for a horror character. Kirby was annoyed that Etrigan's popularity forced him to abandon the Fourth World titles before he was done with them. Etrigan returned for a four-issue miniseries in 1987, written and illustrated by Matt Wagner. Alan Grant followed this with an Etrigan feature in Action Comics Weekly #636-641 and a second ongoing title in 1990. The 1990 series lasted 58 issues, two Annuals and one #0 issue. Garth Ennis took over the title beginning with issue #40. Ennis' run included the first appearance of his character Hitman. This series was followed by a miniseries, Driven Out. Following this, John Byrne's Blood of the Demon lasted 17 issues, and ignored much of the continuity that took place after Kirby's initial run. While his first monthly comic book series was short-lived, and his second was canceled after five years, Etrigan remains a popular supporting character with occasional additional miniseries. Series in which Etrigan has appeared include Alan Moore's Swamp Thing, Neil Gaiman's The Sandman, Kevin Smith's Green Arrow and Batman: The Widening Gyre, Garth Ennis's Hitman, and Cosmic Odyssey by Jim Starlin and Mike Mignola. CLOSE Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends!

Andrea, the Queen of Halloween, dips her spooky scepter into the art and storytelling of Mike Mignola. What will she, Josh, and Travis think of Mignola's dark fable anthology?