11 O'Clock Comics Podcast

We lean into the Big 2 this week kicking things off with the six thumbs up awarded Amazing Spider-Man #1000 by a whole slew of talented folks! After that we touch on Alien vs. X-Men #1 by Kieron Gillen, Geraldo Borges, Andrew Dalhouse, Chris Claremont, David Messina, and Rain Beredo; some DNX (DNX #2 by Jed MacKay, Federico Vicentini, and David Curiel; X-Men #38 by Jed MacKay, Tony S. Daniel, Mark Morales, and Fernando Sifuentes; and Fantastic Four #17 by Ryan North, Vincenzo Carratù, and Edgar Delgado); Deathstroke: the Terminator #7 by Tony Fleecs, Dave Wachter, Carmine Di Giandomenico, and Ivan Plascencia; Batman of Two Worlds by M...

It's a good ol' fashioned O-Rama! Buckle up for a Hellraiser-O-Rama with Resurrections: New Wounds by Mike Costa, Paco Camallonga, and Andrew Cramer and Resurrections: The Deep Gospel by Tini Howard, Jenna Cha, and Brad Simpson! The fun continues with a Mad Cave-O-Rama featuring Havana Split Vol. 1: Welcome to Cuba by Frédéric Brrémaud, Vic Macioci, and Maggie and Escape from New York: Escape from Chicago by Kyle Higgins, Val Rodrigues, Natalia Marques! And we're off to the future with a Star Trek-O-Rama transporting you into The Last Starship, Vol. 1 by Collin Kelly & Jackson Lanzing, Adrián Boni...

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...

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; a...

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 S...

We lean a little heavy on one of the Big 2 tonight talking about Superman 2026 Annual: Year One Thousand by Joshua Williamson, Eddy Barrows, Yasmine Putri, and Adriano Lucas and a bit of a Batman-O-Rama with Batman by Matt Fraction, Jorge Jiménez, and Tomeu Morey; Absolute Batman by Scott Snyder, Werther Dell'Edera, Nick Dragotta, and Frank Martin; and Batman and Robin: Year One - Dynamic Duos by Mark Waid, Chris Samnee, and Mat Lopes! Plus, Raquelle Jac's Bimbo Agitprop; The Eye Collector by Jonathan Ball and G. M. B. Chomichuk; Blüdwire by Pallie Paul Allor, Ermitis Blanco, and Ermi...

It's a second issue spotlight with your two second favorite hosts talking about Absolute Catwoman by Scott Snyder & Che Grayson, Bengal, and Giovanna Niro; Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso's 100 Bullets: the US of Anger; Junk Punch from Mad Cave and Paul Tobin, Carlos Javier Olivares, Francesca Vivaldi, and Lin Visel; Bizarro: Year None; and Paul Chadwick's Concrete: Stars Over Sand! We also mix things up with Feral; The Foundry by Mike Mignola & Chris Roberson, Christopher Mitten, and Michelle Madsen; Odin by James Tynion IV & Marguerite Bennett, Letizia Cadonici, and Jordie Bellaire; M.A.S.K.; Usagi Yojimbo: Kaito '84...

From outer space to liminal space we're bringing you Strange Adventures by Tom King, Mitch Gerads, and Evan "Doc" Shaner; Star Trek: Red Shirts - Ghost of the 21st Century by Gerry Duggan, Scott Buoncristiano, and Charlie Kirchoff; and George Wylesol's 2120! Plus, Batman: The Demon Trilogy by Mike W. Barr, Jerry Bingham, Tom Grindberg, Eva Grindberg, Dennis O'Neil, and Norm Breyfogle; Green Arrow by Chris Condon, Montos, and Adriano Lucas; Hurk's Jinx Freeze; Grit by Brian Wickman, Kevin Castaniero, and Simon Gough; The Dirt Beneath the Devil; The Horror of Godzilla; and more!

It's a Kirkman-O-Rama inside an Image-O-Rama with a side of DC-O-Rama and a Kyle D-O-Rama sprinkled on top! We're bringing you ROM by Robert Kirkman, Lorenzo De Felici, and Mat Lopes; Terminal by Robert Kirkman & Joe Casey, Andy Kubert, and Dave McCaig; Narco by Doug Wagner, Daniel Hillyard, and Dave Stewart; Exquisite Corpses: Rascal Randy by Tyler Boss, Dylan Burnett, and Jordie Bellaire; Gabriel Hardman's (with Romulo Fajardo Jr.) Batman/Green Arrow/The Question: Arcadia; Clayface: Celebrity Dirt by Jude Ellison S. Doyle, Fran Galán, and Patricio Delpeche; Superman by Phillip Kennedy Johnson Omnibus by, uh, PKJ and f...

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...

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; Bat...

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; A...

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!!

It's Heroes Con this weekend and there's still packing to do so we decided to start the fun early and kick off the week with another round of OULF*! Listen as we break each other's hearts discussing the Vertigo books of the Karen Berger Era, comic strips, and black and white comics! All that and more!

*Overrated, Underrated, Least Favorite, and Favorite

It's GIRL POWER as we praise Supergirl: Survive by Ethan S. Parker & Griffin Sheridan and Rod Reis; The Exorcism at 1600 Penn by Hannah Rose May, Vanesa R. Del Rey, and Jordie Bellaire; Revolution 9 by Mark London, Carlos Reno, and Jão Canola; Astro Quantum by Andrea Mutti & Arturo Fabra and Valerio Alloro; and Junk Punch by Paul Tobin, Carlos Javier Olivares, Francesca Vivaldi, and Colleen Coover (which also makes up our Mad Cave-O-Rama)! Plus, Rick Remender's and Daniel Acuña's Escape; Doomquest by Ryan North, Francesco Mobili, and Frank D'Armata; DanDaDanand Rai Rai Rai; Five Gears in Reverse; and lot...

It finally happened: the talented and witty Kyle Starks pulls up a chair and joins us for a chat discussing titles such as Rick and Morty, I Hate This Place, Wrestle Heist, Peacemaker Tries Hard!, Barfly, End of Life, Sexcastle, Where Monsters Lie and others from his catalog, creating with incredible artists, working with publishers, pro wrestling, family life, and so much more! Plus, we find some time to talk about Blood & Thunder, Star Trek: Red Shirts, and Exquisite Corpses!

It's a pick your O-Rama kinda episode where we speak on fanzines like Blitz from RAID Press and Comics! The Magazine; Image titles including Odin by Marguerite Bennett & James Tynion IV, Letizia Cadonici, and Jordie Bellaire; Of The Earth by Chris Condon & Andrew Ehrich, Charlie Adlard, and Pip Martin; If Destruction Be Our Lot... by Matthew & Mark Elijah Rosenberg, Andy MacDonald, and Francesco Segala; and Geiger by Geoff Johns, Gary Frank, and Brad Anderson; Vince takes us through some Ultimate highs and lows; and Jason brings the graphic novel goodness with Tim Bird's Adrift on a Painted Sea; Olivia S...

We're throwing things at you from a whole bunch of publishers this week with the Energon Universe Special 2026; Michael DeForge's All the Cameras in My Room; Batman and Barbara Gordon: Breakout; Savage Dragon by Erik Larsen; Daughters of Snow and Cinders by Núria Tamarit; The Spectacular Spider-Man: Brand New Day and Classic Newspaper Comics; They're All Terrible; Jeff Lemire and JSA and The Fury of Firestorm; Katia Vecchio's Memories of Giselle; and so much more!

Vince and DAP toss Jason into the TARDIS and set the dial to the early 80s and Epic Comics, speaking on the highs and lows and the various phases of the Marvel imprint. Plus, Sacrificers, Daredevil, Eat Your Young, and more! Shoutout to https://totally-epic.kwakk.info for refreshing my memory.

It's a back to basics kinda night where we chat about some new comics and tag team on Batman/Wonder Woman: Truth #1 by Jeph Loeb, Jim Cheung, and Jay David Ramos; Exquisite Corpses #12 by James Tynion IV, Michael Walsh, and Jordie Bellaire; the followup to last month's crossover, this time from Marvel with Spider-Man/Superman; and Swamp Thing #88 (or Swamp Thing: 1989 #1 if you prefer). Plus, Everybody Loves Cherry; Andrew Maclean's Head Lopper; Garbage Pail Kids: Trashin' Through Time; Corpse Knight; Nightwing; and lots more!

Recording this before NCBD makes it the perfect time for another round of OUFL! When it comes to Jack Kirby's contributions, MAD Magazine's Usual Gang of Idiots, and comic book events find out what we find overrated and underrated and what's our favorite and least favorite. Plus, some Silver Age Suicide Squad, Absolute Batman by Scott Snyder, Nick Dragotta, and Frank Martin, Rikke Villadsen's The Sea, Crazy for You by Paul Theroux and Steve Lafler, and more!

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.]

Our pal and TV's Mario joins Vince and DAP for an unintentional First Issue Frenzy featuring The Fury of Firestorm by Jeff Lemire, Rafael De Latorre, and Marcelo Maiolo; Bizarro: Year None by Eric Carrasco & Kevin Smith, Nick Pitarra, and Michael Garland; Imperial Guardians by Dan Abnett, Marcelo Ferreira, Jay Leisten, and Rachelle Rosenberg; Dave Chisholm's Is Ted OK?; and The Muppets Noir by Roger Langridge and Dearbhla Kelly! Plus, Josh Bayer's Utzy and Dusty: Crystal Pool from Domino Books; Collecting The Simpsons: The Merchandise & Legacy of Our Favorite Nuclear Family; Norikazu Kawashima's The Girl Who Raised the Dead...

Who was responsible for the last great Spider-Man run?  Batman?  Green Arrow? Hulk? We give you our take on those and a bunch more. Plus, Vince and DAP speak on DC / Marvel: Superman / Spider-Man (better late than never) and Daredevil by Stephanie Phillips, Lee Garbett, and Frank Martin. We also toss in The Sentry; Ariela Kristantina's The Girl Who Draws on Whales; Is Ted OK? by Dave Chisholm; and more!

Jason and DAP are joined by the powerhouse duo bringing you the upcoming Absolute Green Arrow: Pornsak Pichetshote and Rafael Albuquerque! Concept, process, networking, growth, Edison Hark, the Corpse Crew; we tried to cover it all. Plus, we squeeze in some Jessica Jones: Alias, BPRD, Void Rivals, Invincible Universe: Battle Beast, and lots more!

It's a DC-O-Rama with Deathstroke: the Terminator (Vince is back!), Lobo, and Batwoman. We also throw some suggestions from the March solicits your way. Plus, The Beauty, Blood & Thunder, Savage Dragon, Leonide the Vampyr: The House of Yonda, and tons more!

Tony Fleecs returns and makes DAP's month by bringing Deathstroke the Terminator with him, talking about his sweet new gig and collaborator Carmine di Giandomenico before kicking off a Feline-O-Rama with Feral (by Tony, Trish, Tone, and Brad) and The Space Cat (by Nnedi Okorafor and Tana Ford)! Plus, VeeFriends, Tigress Island, Jesse Lonergan's Faster, an Absolute-O-Rama featuring Absolute Superman and Absolute Batman, Sirens: Love Hurts, Black Hammer: Spiral City, and loads more!

We start off with a massive thank you to Mike Richardson and each listing our top five Dark Horse titles -  and there are a lot to choose from - before sharing our thoughts on Patrick Horvath's Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees: Rite of Spring, Dick Tracy Collection - 1941 by Chester Gould, DC K.O. Knightfight, Escape by Remender and Acuña, and so much more!

Huzzah! We're just kicking back and talking about Wolverine and Alpha Flight, Hyde Street, Wade Wilson: Deadpool, and The Peril of the Brutal Dark: An Ezra Cain Mystery! Plus, DAP hops in the wayback machine not once, but twice and waxes poetically about Milestone (by way of New History of the DC Universe: The Dakota Incident) and Star Trek (a la Starfleet Academy and Deep Space Nine). And we'll toss in some Buff Soul, Absolute Wonder Woman and Department of Truth for no additional charge!

First Issue-O-Rama: Florida Hippopotamus Cocaine Massacre #1 by Fred Kennedy and James Edward Clark; Death Fight Forever #1 by Andrew MacLean and Alexis Ziritt; End of Life #1 by Kyle Starks, Steve Pugh, and Chris O'Halloran; and American Caper #1 by Dan Houser, Lazlow, David Lapham, Chris Anderson, and Lee Loughridge! Also included at no extra cost: Comics Blogger #15; The Woodchipper by Joe Ollmann; Dur-An-Ki by Kentaro Miura and Studio Gaga; I Am Their Silence by Jordi Lafebre; and so much more!

Happy Valentine's Day! From our Bleeding Hearts (by Deniz Camp, Stipan Morian, and Matt Hollingsworth) to yours it's episode 1021! Plus, D'orc by Brett Bean and Jean-François Beaulieu; Marc Spector: Moon Knight by Jed MacKay, Dev Pramanik, and Rachelle Rosenberg; Wade Wilson: Deadpool by Benjamin Percy, Geoff Shaw, and Alex Sinclair; the first Rick And Morty Compact Comics Collection; catching up on Absolute Superman; and a bunch more!

The gang's back together and Vince reminds us of his love for Death Metal by way of Snyder and Tynion IV's Justice League and Jason takes us to Italy to talk about Tex. Plus, Space Scouts by Matt Kindt and David Rubín from Flux House and Dark Horse Comics, Cryptology and Alter Ego from TwoMorrows, The Great Ten, Superman: Chains of Love Special, Void Rivals, and lots more!

DAP and Jason spoil you with O-Ramas! But first, we have to give some love to the late and always great Sal Buscema. Then it's an Image-O-Rama shining a light on Wrestle Heist by Kyle Starks and Vlad Popov; Skinbreaker by Robert Kirkman, David Finch, and Annalisa Leoni; and Narco by Doug Wagner, Daniel Hillyard, and Dave Stewart. Next, a DC-O-Rama featuring Batman by Matt Fraction, Jorge Jiménez, and Tomeu Morey; JSA by Jeff Lemire, Diego Olortegui, Rafael de Latorre, Gavin Guidry, and Luis Guerrero; and Absolute Batman by Scott Snyder, Nick Dragotta, and Frank Martin. Toss in so...

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...

It's the 2026 11 O'Closcars, celebrating the favorites of 2025!

Vince brings the eclectic with Brian Baynes' Bubbles, Richard Corben's Rat God, and Joe Brainard's The Complete C Comics; Jason talks about graphic novels like Insectopolis: A Natural History by Peter Kuper, Lucas Wars by Laurent Hopman and Renaud Roche, and A Garden of Spheres by Linnea Sterte; and DAP is ...present. Plus, Lemire and Walta's Phantom Road, In A Glass Grotesquely, more Search and Destroy, and lots more!

Vince and DAP close out the year talking about Benjamin Marra's Disciples (with David Birke and Nicholas McCarthy); Absolute Wonder Woman #15 by Kelly Thompson, Hayden Sherman, and Jordie Bellaire; Ghost Machine's Geiger(catching up on the latest four issues) by Geoff Johns, Eamon Winkle, Eduardo Pansica, Gary Frank, Norm Rapmund, Robert Nugent, and Brad Anderson; Not a Place to Visit by T Edward Bak from Floating World Comics; Cash-O-Ramawith Adventure Time: The Bubbline College Special and kuš! featuring Art Spiegelman, Jessica Snow, Augusto Mora, Christopher Sperandio, Joost Halbertsma, Ofra Amihay, Martalisa Tsai, Julie Fette, and many more. Plus: where, o...