Comic Geek Speak Podcast - The Best Comic Book Podcast

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Comic Geek Speak is the best podcast about comic books for fans and new readers alike. Put together by a group of life-long comic geeks, it's 4-5 hours a week of comic book history, current comic news, and a general look at the industry. In addition to all the latest in comics talk, the show also features creator interviews, listener responses, contests, and trivia, lots of trivia. So listen in and experience all the joys of a Wednesday afternoon at the comic shop, from the comfort of your own headphones.

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Oct 13, 2005
Conversation with Erik Larsen
(00:34) Interview With Image Publisher, Erik Larsen. (03:37) On early comics he read, drawing as a kid and what it means to be Publisher. (11:11) On his earliest published work, a response to the backlash the Image founders received and how Erik holds his pencil. (19:53) On Erik's controversial "Is that all you've got?" article. (35:14) Erik's thoughts on slabbing books and how to expand the industry. (45:38) On how to pitch for Image and how to get comics into the public eye. (58:03) On Erik's look at the Image line, She-Dragon and the wrap-up. (1:07:43) Our post-interview wrap-up. (1:22:05) Comic Movie News Another segment hosted by Tom Martinek kicking off a discussion about the possibility of Venom in Spider-Man III.
Oct 12, 2005
DC Archives vs Marvel Masterworks
(00:59) Sponsor Pixel Strips (10:17) Cartoon Talk A brief thank you to the people behind Justice League Unlimited for making it the best superhero cartoon. (13:37) Contest The Anime correspondent winner is announced: congrats to Ian Levinstein of the Geek Speak Podcast. Hear his winning selection. (19:42) TV Talk Shane gives his thoughts on the Smallville season opener. (24:33) Comic Coming Attractions A look at October Previews for books shipping in December. (29:17) Comics Talk DC's Archives vs Marvel Masterworks, a look at these expensive reprint hardcovers. (56:07) Stump the Rios Submitted by Christopher Brady. (1:00:09) Important Comic Dates for October. (1:07:33) Geek of the Day From Paul French of the Poptopia podcast and MikelOD of the Most People are DJs podcast on the Canadian National Comicbook Expo in Toronto. (1:13:48) Comics Podcast Network Nods to Derek Coward of Comic Book Noise and to J.M. Campbell of the Geek 4 x 4 podcasts.
Oct 10, 2005 · 1 hr 27 min
Smallville Season 5 Opener Review
(00:52) CGS News CGS has been chosen as the official comics podcast for the New York Comic-Con to be held February 24-26, 2006. (11:26) Contests September's CGS Take a Picture has been won! Randy Dickson and his wife topped our votes for his Legion of Super-Heroes entry. Also, forum member onebulletshort wins our lettercolumn title contest with his entry, "Quarters in the Jar". (23:07) Comics Talk A quick look back at a 2002 news item about Top Shelf's distributor going bankrupt and their plea to the comics community to save them from possibly going under. (25:24) TV Talk A non-spoiler review of the Smallville season opener. (50:08) Quarters in the Jar Listener Emails from Shawn Knickerbocker; Paul Lagotzino from Adelaide Australia; Tony; Jefferson Workman in Spokane, Washington. (1:05:10) Stump the Rios Submitted by Matt Kramer. (1:08:47) CGS Countdown to Infinite Crisis (1:09:02) Genesis ('97) (1:11:50) Day of Judgment ('99) (1:15:44) Our Worlds at War ('01) (1:21:00) RIP Don Adams of Get Smart and voice of Inspector Gadget.
Oct 6, 2005
Off the Rack Reviews: Top Shelf
(01:26) Off the Rack A special look at several graphic novels from Top Shelf Productions. (03:08) the King by Rich Koslowski (10:02) Tricked by Alex Robinson (13:59) On Top Shelf's amazing book design for each graphic novel and a brief look at the company. (21:31) Spiral Bound by Aaron Renier (27:39) Owly by Andy Runton (29:09) Less Than Heroes by David Yurkovich (30:52) AEIOU by Jeffrey Brown (34:24) CGS Countdown to Infinite Crisis (36:10) DC One Million ('98) with special guest Geoff Klock. (57:54) Underworld Unleashed ('95) with special guest Adam Murdough. (1:08:24) Stump the Rios Submitted by John Romps in Falls Church, VA. (1:12:02) Interview Special Call-In Guest: Bryan's Mom! (1:13:09) Off the Rack con't Surrogates #1 (of 5) by Robert Venditti and Brett Weldele
Oct 3, 2005
Conversation with Denny O'Neil
(01:13) Interview With industry legend Denny O'Neil. (01:23) On when Denny first read comics. (04:22) The great "Ra's al Ghul" pronunciation debate. (06:05) On his early Justice League of America run, his urge to include continuity throughout his titles, and how Phil Seuling changed comics. (15:41) A fun anecdote about the business. (20:19) On writing for comics vs writing for novels, his time on the Question and his thoughts on Batman Begins. (26:55) On what it means to be a comics editor. (33:20) On his favorite artists, losing 60 pages of original Neal Adams artwork and his current reading pile. (36:53) On those stories Denny would want to be remembered by. (45:02) On Azrael and how the character was saved because of Denny's near death experience. (50:39) On his time at Marvel. (54:37) The wrap-up and a quick nod to Denny's "From the Den" lettercolumn editorials. (59:38) Our post-interview wrap-up. (1:05:38) Special Event Bryan talks about his MS150 Bicycle race. (1:10:24) Comic News Baltimore Comic-Con attendence numbers; Leo McGovern in New Orleans lost his entire comic collection to Katrina. (1:13:36) Stump the Rios Submitted by Al Sparrow. (1:17:56) Quarters in the Jar John Williams sends Bryan the first two Battle Royale manga volumes. (1:18:50) Stump the Audience #4 Congratulations to Dennis Pu for winning this round! (1:19:54) CGS Countdown to Infinite Crisis On Final Night ('96).
Sep 29, 2005 · 1 hr 16 min
Book of the Month Club - Fables vol. 1
It's DC month again, this time with a look at one of their most successful Vertigo titles, Fables vol.1: Legends in Exile. Bill Willingham, Lan Medina, Steve Leialoha and company bring all fairy tales together and put them in the middle of a murder mystery in modern New York. Snow White, Cinderella, Jack, Blue Beard and the Big Bad Wolf - don't expect the Disney versions, these are Fables come to life. (1:16:28)
Sep 28, 2005
Conversation with John Morrow
Interview with TwoMorrows publisher John Morrow
Sep 26, 2005
Original Art Discussion
(02:55) CGS News Our new website, Comic Geek Speak, is officially open! Fan art, letter column, the Freking Sweer! comic strip, World Domination Map and more! Special thanks to David Price for the domain name and melkoloran for the design. (05:20) Comics Talk Kicked off by an email from Dennis Pu, the Speakers of Geek talk about the ultimate comics collectable: Original Art. What to buy, how to buy, how not to get ripped off, what to look for, etc. (32:25) Quarters in the Jar Listener Emails from Eddie; and Andrew of Peoria, Arizona. (41:20) Comics Podcast Network LT of I Read Comics reviews Watchmen in her latest episode. (42:58) Stump the Rios Submitted by "SnapperGene". (46:33) CGS Countdown to Infinite Crisis (47:10) War of the Gods ('91) (51:24) Armageddon 2001 ('91) (58:15) Geek of the Day Submitted by Chris from Getting By responding to our discussion about comics becoming female friendly and her tips on how to chat up female comic geeks. Websites Mentioned Comic Art Fans
Sep 22, 2005
Conversation with Palisades' Mike Horn
(01:07) Interview With Mike Horn, President and CEO of Palisades Toys. (01:51) On how Mike got into comics, started working for Diamond Distributors and starting in the toy business. (09:13) On the interaction between Palisades Toys and customers and the process of toy making from license to final product. (18:10) On the upcoming Sesame Street line and thoughts on the reasoning behind the lesser quality of other toy lines. (30:40) On dream projects, being an Eagles fan in Baltimore and dealing with submissions and solicitations. (38:25) On working at Palisades and hanging out in the offices. (42:31) Our post-interview wrap-up. (50:15) Quarters in the Jar Listener Rusty passes on a comic proposal looking for an artist. (54:50) Stump the Rios Submitted by William Minn.
Sep 19, 2005 · 1 hr 15 min
Baltimore Comic Con 2005
Special Baltimore Comic-Con 2005 wrap-up! Panels! Sketches! Bryan vs. Robert Kirkman! Saturday night at the Goddess! Go Ravens! (1:15:12)
Sep 16, 2005
Conversation with Doug Moench
(02:04) Interview With Doug Moench, writer of Moon Knight, Batman, and more. (03:40) On his earliest writing jobs at Warren Publishing and how he started reading comics. (08:23) Doug Moench puts to rest the debate on the color of Moon Knight's costume. (13:13) On the "Marvel method" of writing. (20:40) On writing Batman and Doug's answer to the "Is Moon Knight Marvel's version of Batman" question. (31:45) On creating and later developing Moon Knight from villain to hero and Doug's favorite self-written stories. (43:27) More on his time on Batman especially concerning Robin. (48:50) On Doug's current work. (53:16) Doug's thoughts on the current Moon Knight resurgence. (59:08) Our post-interview wrap-up. (1:06:51) Stump the Rios Submitted by Kyle. (1:09:53) CGS Countdown to Infinite Crisis On Invasion ('88). (1:16:49) Geek of the Day From Jorge Zavios in New York City on the importance of developing sequential art skills and honoring the great comic artists. Websites Mentioned Kevin's Moon Knight Yahoo Group
Sep 12, 2005
CGC, Good or Evil?
(02:58) Quarters in the Jar Listener Emails from Kyle; Justincredible; Lee Steven in London; Dominic; Ian Levinstein. (08:13) Comics Talk The best Brian Michael Bendis books and a brief look at Marvel's House of M and its impact as an event. (22:08) CGS Countdown to Infinite Crisis A new segment detailing the various DC events leading up to Infinite Crisis. (23:23) Legends ('87) (29:24) Millennium ('88). (35:06) Off the Rack Bryan has finally finished Secret Wars. (36:50) World of Toys New Star Wars Unleashed figures; Krypto the SuperDog toys; DC Direct Batman Secret Origins Villains. (42:25) Stump the Rios An all Legion of Super-Heroes-themed submission from LT of I Read Comics. (50:24) Comics Talk To slab or not to slab? The Speakers weigh in on the debate of grading and slabbing comics.
Sep 8, 2005
Spotlight on New Universe and Marvel 2099
(04:32) Quarters in the Jar Listener Emails from Rory; Tony Adams; Tom Bolton; Amy Jane in Nottingham England; Tony Heldt in London; Ultimate Justin in Arizona; John in Falls Church, VA. (11:07) Comics Talk What are the most ridiculous scenes in comics? (19:32) Comics Talk con't Another conversation on comic bagging, rebagging, boarding, which tape to use, etc. (31:25) Spotlight On A look at two of Marvel's long-dead comic lines, the titles that made them up, the characters, the creators, Jim Shooter, the wrap-ups, the returns and more. (31:51) New Universe (50:21) 2099 (1:07:12) Stump the Rios Submitted by Tedman of Los Angeles. (1:11:42) Video Games Kevin raves on the hot video game Hulk: Ultimate Destruction.
Sep 7, 2005
All Trivia!
(03:25) Special Thanks Shane got some British Star Wars comics from LT of the I Read Comics Podcast. (05:30) Quarters in the Jar Listener emails from Chris Vaccaro in Tickfall, Louisiana; Klaus Emmer; Richard in Tulsa, OK. (17:02) Stump the Geeks The Speakers of Geek play Peter's trivia game to show off their own trivia knowledge and to let listeners hear how the game is played. (36:33) Important Comic Dates for September. (39:47) Stump the Geeks con't (59:10) Important Comic Dates con't. (1:21:25) Stump the Audience A new contest for the listeners for a chance to win the "I Can't Believe it's Not the Justice League" JLA Classified storyarc.
Sep 5, 2005
Listener Emails
(00:47) CGS News The August Anime/Manga Contest will be extended; the new September contest announced, sponsored by TwoMorrows; info on the Baltimore Comic-Con. (11:12) Quarters in the Jar Listener emails from Matthew Park; Blake; Jasper; Brian Biddle of Royal Oak, MI. (28:01) Comics Talk Listener Tom Bolton kicks us off into a discussion about those creators we feel have defined a character or run. (46:35) Quarters in the Jar con't David Price asking about Valiant Comics; George DeLeon; J.D. Alvarez of Redmond, WA.; Brian Hammill. (1:02:47) Stump the Rios Submitted by Barry Maglashen of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK. (1:05:35) Geek of the Day from Brian Cooksie of Noetic Concordance on kid-friendly reads. (1:09:19) Quarters in the Jar con't Listener emails from Ticoman; Rick Gordon; Crystal Hayes; Mike of Baltimore, MD.
Sep 1, 2005
Conversation with Michael Lark
(01:24) Interview With Michael Lark, newly announced artist on Daredevil with Ed Brubaker. (02:49) On when Michael started reading comics, his inspriation from Alex Maleev and the artistic differences he'll bring to Daredevil. (10:06) On bringing a bit of the super-hero quality back to Daredevil, moving the book to the next level from the popular Bendis/Maleev run and how Lark landed the book. (16:24) On Captain America, his early work at Calibre and brief thoughts on his time at DC. (27:41) On his favorite characters, working with color artists, Gotham Central and Michael's thoughts on trades vs. singles. (45:37) On exclusive contracts and the wrap-up. (52:51) Our post-interview wrap-up. (1:06:51) Stump the Rios Submitted by Chris Seifert. (1:13:00) Special Event Brian Miller of Hi-Fi Design matches the donations of five of our listeners and sends them a prize.
Aug 31, 2005
Conversation with Mike Norton
(02:30) Interview With Mike Norton artist on Gravity as he draws an issue of Marvel Adventures Spider-Man. (04:14) On starting to read and draw comics as a kid, his first professional work as an artist (the Badger) and making a name for himself. (13:27) On working with Sean McKeever on the Waiting Place and Gravity. (21:42) On his favorite artists, old and new and his time as Art Director for Devil's Due Publishing. (35:51) On working on Voltron, Teen Titans Go! and other licensed properties and characters Mike would like to work on. (41:32) Just what is Power Pop and why does Mike like it so much? (43:20) Mike tries to Stump the Rios. (48:44) Our wrap-up. (56:40) Stump the Rios Submitted by Matthew Guy. (1:01:27) Quarters in the Jar Listener email from Juan Nevaro in Fl. on webcomics, including his own called Vigil, and a question that kicks us off into a look at John Byrne's current work on the Demon and Doom Patrol.
Aug 29, 2005 · 1 hr 30 min
50th Episode Extravaganza Part 1
Our giant-sized 50th episode! We open Part 1 with a CGS retrospective of the first 50 episodes hosted by Lene Taylor. And then we engage in a number of geek related topics including stories from Golden Eagle, Comic Movie News, cartoons, the state of Marvel Comics and more! (1:30:28)
Aug 29, 2005 · 1 hr 39 min
50th Episode Extravaganza Part 2
Our giant-sized 50th episode continues! And in this episode, we take on the challenge of creating our very own comic book character! (1:39:36)
Aug 25, 2005
Book of the Month Club - The Walking Dead
(01:10) Getting to Know Us Introducing our comic geek friend Jon. (03:25) Our initial reactions to the listener's suggestion of Walking Dead and zombie comics. (10:00) Is Shane an asshole? (16:04) On zombie movies. (20:34) A quick synopsis and the "Is Shane an asshole" debate continues. (30:13) On the trade design, Tony Moore's art and zombie lore. (38:36) Email feedback from Chris Neesemen, Kirkman's handling of the zombies and speculation on what caused the plague. (46:32) Audio comment from Ryan Haines in Grand Rapids, MI. (53:16) On our favorite moments. (1:02:45) Audio comment by Jarret Green and Nicole from Cape Gerado, Missouri. (1:19:00) Recommendations for other comics by Robert Kirkman. (1:22:09) Next month's selection: Vertigo's Fables vol.1: Legends in Exile by Bill Willingham.

Comic Geek Speak Podcast - The Best Comic Book Podcast

Conversation with Erik Larsen

DC Archives vs Marvel Masterworks

Smallville Season 5 Opener Review

Off the Rack Reviews: Top Shelf

Conversation with Denny O'Neil

Book of the Month Club - Fables vol. 1

Conversation with John Morrow

Original Art Discussion

Conversation with Palisades' Mike Horn

Baltimore Comic Con 2005

Conversation with Doug Moench

CGC, Good or Evil?

Spotlight on New Universe and Marvel 2099

All Trivia!

Listener Emails

Conversation with Michael Lark

Conversation with Mike Norton

50th Episode Extravaganza Part 1

50th Episode Extravaganza Part 2

Book of the Month Club - The Walking Dead