11 O'Clock Comics Podcast

It's the thrilling return of three time Eisner-nominated creator Kyle Starks! Join us as Kyle talks about his Kickstarter Louise Sprouse Stole My Heart (and I Have Two Hours to Get it Back), Rutger Hauer, End of Life and Steve Pugh, print runs, gigs, Coolest Cooler, and lots more! Plus, Regicide by Patrick Kindlon, Ludovic Lalliat, Pramono Estu, and Matt Battaglia; The Transformers: The Movie Deluxe Edition; Exquisite Corpses: Fox Mask Killer by Che Grayson, Adam Gorham, and Jordie Bellaire; and Absolute Casandra Cain: The Shadow's Hand also by Che Grayson with Matías Bergara, and Mike Spicer!

Superheroes? Check. The weird and fantastic? Check. Food and tainted whiskey? Check. Sexual exploration? Check. This is one of those episodes that reminds us why we adore this medium because there's something for everyone. An Ablaze-O-Rama with Marie Sann's and Yann Krehl's Kinky Karrot Presents: Off the Beaten Path and Sliced by Rafael Scavone and Guilherme Grandizolli; a Van Poelgeest-O-Rama thanks to Karman Blade (with Ian Bertram and Matt Hollingsworth) and The Cutting Garden (with Erin Connally); and a Star Trek-O-Rama consisting of the Star Trek: 60th Anniversary Special and Star Trek: The Last Starship. Plus, Detective Comics by Tom Taylor, Pete Woods, Bruno Abdias, Lee Loughridge, and Mikel Janín; 100 Bullets: The US of ANGER by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso; Grifters, Floaters, & Punks: A Reimagined Field Guide for the 50 State Birds by Keith Bendis from Fantagraphics; Brian Box Brown's Forevr; and much more!

It's a massive First Issue-O-Rama thanks to DC dropping a ton of number ones this week. Jason's back and we dive right into The Doom Patrol by Darcy Van Poelgeest and Niko Henrichon; Superman: The Stranger by Wes Craig and Jason Wordie; Legion of Super-Heroes by Joshua Williamson, Hayden Sherman, and Tamra Bonvillain; Next Level: One Shotby Gerry Duggan, Fernando Blanco, and Jordie Bellaire; and quick check on Teen Titans by Kyle Higgins, Daniele Di Nicuolo, and Marcelo Costa! Not to be left out there's also Oni's new Archie by Ben H. Winters, Fábio Moon, and Jason Wordie; and Sicko by Tini Howard, Amilcar Pinna, and Amanda Grazini from Ignition Press! Plus, some more Bad Seeds with chapters from Batman and Batgirl; Arcadia by Roy Miranda, Inaki Miranda, and Eva de la Cruz; Jim Woodring's Quacky; Chiisakobee by Minetaro Mochizuki; Dash Shaw's Like Swimmers; and lots more!

We don't talk about a lot of books this week, but the books we do talk about were bangin'! Kicking things off with the kick off of DC Comics' Bat-family event, Batman: Bad Seeds - Sunset by Matt Fraction & G. Willow Wilson, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Cliff Rathburn, and Tomeu Morey! Plus, Hammerfist by Rick Remender, Steve Epting, and Matt Hollingsworth; Tristan Roulot and Dimitri Armand's The Transporter from Europe Comics; Gastronomique by Marguerite Bennett, Helena Masellis, and Nisha Singh; a slight technical glitch and more!

There's a lot to like here as Vince and David bring you Corpse Knight by Michael Chaves, Matthew Roberts, and Rico Renzi; Nightwing by Dan Watters, Denys Cowan, Norm Rapmund, and Francesco Segala; Batman/Superman: World's Finest by Mark Waid, Bruno Frenda, and Luis Guerrero; Detective Comics #1027 Deluxe Edition by so many people; a Bad Idea-O-Rama with Hank Howard, Pizza Detective: The Inside Job by Robert Venditti and David Lapham; Banana Number One by Joshua Dysart, Kevin Maguire, Rico Renzi, Mark Waid, and David Lapham; and Dingoliath by Robert Venditti & Brockton McKinney and Manix Abrera! Plus, Reign of the Superboys and Kingdom of Zod; Go Go Power Rangers; Fantastic Four by Ryan North, Humberto Ramos, Victor Olazaba, and Edgar Delgado; X-Men by Jed MacKay, Tony S. Daniel, Mark Morales, and Arthur Hesli; The Fury of Firestorm; Lanterns; and so much more!