History of Comic Books Podcast

JT Wheatley

A rambling and too brief history podcast on the people, companies and events that make up the great comic book medium.

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100 episodes
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Oct 24, 2025 · 5 min
Archives-The Creepy Classics - "Hellboy: Seed of Destruction" by Mike Mignola
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief reivew of Mike Mignola's "Hellboy: Seed of Destruction", which launched his classic Hellboy character.
Oct 17, 2025 · 3 min
Archives - The Creepy Classics: "The Goon" by Eric Powell
And now a reposting of this rambling and to brief review of "The Goon" by Eric Powell, his classic monster noir comic.
Oct 9, 2025 · 4 min
Archives - The Classics: "Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft"
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief review of Joe Hill's & Gabriel Rodriguez's "Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft", the first volume in their now classic horror series.
Oct 3, 2025 · 4 min
Archives: The Classics- "30 Days of Night"
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief review of "30 Days of Night", Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith's classic vampire tale.
Sep 26, 2025 · 31 min
The Archives - The Life of Rob Liefeld
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Rob Liefeld, probably the most controversial of the Image founders.
Sep 19, 2025 · 26 min
Archives - The Life of Jim Lee
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Jim Lee, the Image founder who went off and took over DC Comics.
Sep 12, 2025 · 19 min
Archives - The Savage Life of Erik Larsen
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Erik Larsen, the Image Comics founder who just wanted to make funny books his own way.
Sep 5, 2025 · 19 min
Archives - History of Image Comics, Part Two
And now a reposting of this second part of this rambling and too brief history of Image Comics, as the upstart publisher goes through from trials and tribulations before settling into the third most successful publisher in American comic books.
Aug 28, 2025 · 22 min
Archives- History of Image Comics, Part One
And now a reposting of the first part of this rambling and too brief history of Image Comics, the comic book company that challenged Marvel & DC's dominance in the American comic book marketplace.
Aug 22, 2025 · 15 min
Archives - The Life of Joe Kubert, Comic Book's Rock, Part Four
And now a resposting of the last part of this rambling and too brief biography of Joe Kubert, who even in his twilight years, still managed to turn out a classic.
Aug 14, 2025 · 23 min
Archives - The Life of Joe Kubert, Comic Book's Rock, Part Three
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Joe Kubert, as he sets out to start his legendary school.
Aug 8, 2025 · 29 min
Archives - The Life of Joe Kubert, Comic Book's Rock, Part Two
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief second part of this biography of the great Joe Kubert, as he continues his comic book career, including working on his most iconic character.
Aug 1, 2025 · 27 min
Archives - The Life of Joe Kubert, Comic Book's Rock, Part One
And now a resposting of this first part of this rambling and too brief biography of Joe Kubert, one of the great innovators of the comic book genre.
Jul 25, 2025 · 36 min
Archives: History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Part Two
And now a reposting of the second part of this rambling and too brief history of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Jul 18, 2025 · 31 min
Archives - The History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Part One
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief history of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, one of the most successful independent comics of all time.
Jul 11, 2025 · 33 min
Archives - The Life of Ozamu Tezuka, the God of Manga
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Ozamu Tezuka, probably the greatest manga creator of all time.
Jul 4, 2025 · 5 min
Archives - "Captain America: Rebirth" by Mark Waid & Ron Garney
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief review of "Captain America: Rebirth" by Mark Waid and Ron Garney, just in time for the 4th of July.
Jun 27, 2025 · 24 min
Archives - History of Crime Comics, Part Two
And a reposting of the second part of this rambling and too brief history of the crime comic book genre.
Jun 19, 2025 · 31 min
Archives - History of Crime Comics, Part One
And now a resposting of the first part of this rambling and too brief history of the crime comic book genre.
Jun 13, 2025 · 11 min
Archives - History of War Comics, Part Five
And now a reposting of the final part of this rambling and too brief history of the war comics genre.

History of Comic Books Podcast

Archives-The Creepy Classics - "Hellboy: Seed of Destruction" by Mike Mignola

Archives - The Creepy Classics: "The Goon" by Eric Powell

Archives - The Classics: "Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft"

Archives: The Classics- "30 Days of Night"

The Archives - The Life of Rob Liefeld

Archives - The Life of Jim Lee

Archives - The Savage Life of Erik Larsen

Archives - History of Image Comics, Part Two

Archives- History of Image Comics, Part One

Archives - The Life of Joe Kubert, Comic Book's Rock, Part Four

Archives - The Life of Joe Kubert, Comic Book's Rock, Part Three

Archives - The Life of Joe Kubert, Comic Book's Rock, Part Two

Archives - The Life of Joe Kubert, Comic Book's Rock, Part One

Archives: History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Part Two

Archives - The History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Part One

Archives - The Life of Ozamu Tezuka, the God of Manga

Archives - "Captain America: Rebirth" by Mark Waid & Ron Garney

Archives - History of Crime Comics, Part Two

Archives - History of Crime Comics, Part One

Archives - History of War Comics, Part Five