11 O'Clock Comics Podcast

We kick off the episode excited about the news coming out of Marvel and their move westward. From there it's a family affair as we speak on Five Gears in Reverse: A Criminal Book by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, and Jacob Phillips and Grendel: Devil's Crucible - Sedition by Matt Wagner and Brennan Wagner. Plus, Rich Tommaso's Ape; Richard Corben's (with Jan Strnad) The Last Voyage of Sindbad; Kingdom of Earth by David Dastmalchian, Leah Kilpatrick, and Soo Lee; Tankers by Robert Venditti, Juan José Ryp, and Andrew Dalhouse; Tankers Vs. Ancient Aliens by Robert Venditti, Trevor Hairsine, Tomás Giorello, and Sunny Gho; Airtight Garage: The Depressed Hunter by Mœbius; Naono Yoshiko's Hide and Seek; Deathstroke: the Terminator by Tony Fleecs, Carmine Di Giandomenico, and Ivan Plascencia; Three Worlds / Three Moons: Foundations by Jonathan Hickman, Nick Spencer, Mike Del Mundo, Mike Huddleston, Jerome Opeña, and Matt Hollingsworth; and more!

Listen, collectively, we read a lot of comic books. It's inevitable we'll come across one or two that doesn't knock our socks off. It's rare for us to have an episode where more than a few are a whiff. Thankfully, Vince saves the day with a Godzilla-O-Rama in the form of Godzilla: End of the Reign by Tim Seeley, Nikola Čižmešija, Francesco Segala, and Gloria Martinelli; Godzilla: Escape the Deadzone by Ethan S. Parker, Griffin Sheridan, and Pablo Tunica; and Starship Godzilla: First Wars by Chris Gooch and Oliver Ono! Plus, Back Issue! #168; Ghost Machine's Hyde Street; Batman: The Dark Knight Recreated; and lots more!

First, we take a moment and raise our glasses as we honor our friend KJ Eldridge. From there we cover a slew of books, including a First Issue-O-Rama with Jonathan Ball and GMB Chomichuk's The Eye Collector from Image; Blüdwire by Paul Allor, Ermitis Blanco, and Brittany Peer; 100 Bullets: The US of Anger by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso; and Blood of the Wolf Man by Joshua Williamson, Leomacs, and Pip Martin. Plus, Lorena Alvarez's The Nightlights Collection: a Trilogy of Tales; John Byrne's X-Men: Elsewhen; Paul Chadwick's Concrete: Stars Over Sand; The Twilight Zone by Gabriel Hardman; Absolute Green Lantern; and more!

Ande Parks makes his EOC return - after over a decade - bringing Bad Thoughts and Tyler Rake: An Extraction Story with him! We talk about these Ignition Press titles, working with the new publisher and artists Dave Wachter and Ronan Cliquet, Hollywood and options, original art, family life, fanboy moments, and more! There's even time for an Absolute-O-Rama and Tillie Walden's Charity & Silvia as we near the end of Pride Month.

We kick this episode off with our always ever-detailed recap of Heroes Con, reminding everyone why this is the best comic convention every year you should not miss. From there we discuss Avengers: Armageddon by Chip Zdarsky, Delio Diaz, Frank Alpizar, and Jesus Aburtov; the absolute banger that is Absolute Catwoman by Scott Snyder & Che Grayson, Bengal, and Giovanna Niro; and M1: Monster Racing League by Lily & Robert Windom, Jae Lee, and June Chung. Plus, Panic Vol. 1 from EC Comics and Dark Horse; The Amazing Spider-Man; Ghost Machine's The Trillion Dollar Kid; and more!!