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A Prequel to a Video Game We Didn't Know We Needed? (Arkham Knight comic)
Hello all! Welcome to the next episode in our theme of "Comics based on video games". We hope you've been enjoying these episodes at just a fraction of the joy we get from making these episodes! Batman Arkham Knight (the comic) takes place in the Batman Arkham games universe and set between the…
The Comic People Waited Seven Years For (Team Fortress 2)
Hello all! We apologize for the terribly long time it took for this episode to come out. It seemed it took almost as long for this episode to come out as did this comic to finish! And just like when this comic was finished, we all rejoiced that there was finally an ending. All jokes aside, for our…
He just a fast guy! (Sonic Scrapnik Island)
Hello, everyone! Welcome to the second episode in our theme "Comics based on video games"! We've been enjoying recording these episodes and we hope you've been enjoying listening to them. In today's episode we cover Sonic: Scrapnik Island. Sonic and Tails crash land on Professor Robotnik's…
Oh, so this is what Street Fighter is (Street Fighter Alpha 2: Sakura Does Her Best)
Welcome everyone to our first review in our new theme of "Comics based on video games." For our first book we are reading Street Fighter Alpha 2: Sakura Does Her Best. Sakura is an aspiring street fighter. She has the will and the dedication to learn everything she can because ultimately, she…
How are cults represented in comics?
Hello everybody! Welcome to our retrospective to our theme of Cults. For those who don't know we do this at the end of our themes. We take a look back at the comics we've read and compare them and give any final thoughts we have on them. The books we revewed for this theme have been 20th Century…
The Woman Who Exposed a Blood Cult Turns Out to Be a Goddess (Luna)
Welcome all to our last book in our theme of Cults! We hope you've been enjoying this series of episodes as much as we've enjoyed recording these episodes. In today's episode we are reviewing "Luna" by Maria Llovet. Teresa is a young woman plagued by prophetic dreams that connect her to something…
How Can Teens Find Themselves in a Town Owned by a Cult? (Loving, Ohio)
Welcome everyone to another striking review by The Comic Panel! In today's episode we are reviewing a comic titled "Loving, Ohio" by Matt Erman and Sam Beck! This is our third episode around the theme of cults. Loving, Ohio is a small town that is completely run by a new age cult known as the…
Welcome to the Children of the Atom! (Ultimate X-Men (2024))
Welcome all, to our newest episode in our theme of Cults! Today we are reviewing Ultimate X-Men 2024 Vol 1 and 2 written and drawn by Peach Momoko. This is part of Marvel Comics new ultimate universe that re-contextualizes the Marvel Universe by having its history and geopolitical landscape…
Is It Worse Not Knowing the Purpose of The Cult? (20th Century Boys)
Welcome back everybody! We are happy to present to you another great review from The Comic Panel! This episode is the first review of our new theme of Cults! The book we are reviewing is 20th Century Boys by Naoki Urasawa (Monster, Pluto). 20th Century Boys is a comic about a group of friends and…
Superman Represents a Desire for a Better Tomorrow (Superman Retrospective)
Hello all! Have you missed us? We certainly have! Well, we are back with our final episode in our theme of Superman. This is our Superman Retrospective and we are happy to be welcoming back to the show Nat Yonce from the podcast Collective Action Comics! In this theme we read Superman vs Meshi,…
Absolute(ly Not) Superman
Hello all! Welcome to our fifth episode in The Comic Panel's coverage of Superman! If you haven't been keeping track, we've read Superman vs Meshi, Superman and the Authority, Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow, the four part mini series: Phantom Zone, and now we are covering the…
Phantom Zoning with Collective Action Comics
Hello all! Welcome to this special installment of The Comic Panel's coverage of Superman! If you haven't been keeping track, we've read Superman vs Meshi, Superman and the Authority, and Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow. Now we are reviewing the four part mini series: Phantom…
Maybe it was good that Krypton was destroyed (Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow)
Hello all! Welcome to the next installment of The Comic Panel's jaunt into the world of Superman! If you haven't been keeping track, we've read Superman vs Meshi and Superman and the Authority. Now we are reviewing Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow written by Alan Moore. This collection…
Superman's Secret Black-Ops Team (Superman and the Authority)
We are continuing our theme of Superman! The original Superhero who fights for Truth, Justice, and a Better Tomorrow. In our second book we are reviewing Superman and the Authority. The writer for this book is none other than Grant Morrison along with Mikel Janin on art, as well as Travel Forman,…
Superman becomes a Japanese food fiend! (Superman vs Meshi)
Dun da dun dun! Who’s faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, and can leap tall buildings in a single bound. Is it a bird or a plane, no it’s Superman! We are starting a new theme focused on Superman, inspired by the wildly successful Superman movie that released last…
So are we just not going to delve into it? (Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot)
Welcome all! Today we are reviewing Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot by Frank Miller and Geof Darrow as our third book in the theme focusing on Geof Darrow. The Big Boy and Rusty the Boy Robot is two-issue comic about an attack on Tokyo by a giant 4-armed, 4-legged, Iguana with atomic breath……
An ex-monk and a talking mule walk into the desert…
Welcome all! This is our review of Shaolin Cowboy by Geof Darrow! Shaolin Cowboy: Start Trek is a story about the Shaolin Cowboy, a former Shaolin monk who wanders the land with a talking mule named Lord Evelyn Dunkirk Winniferd Esq. the Third. Having been "asked" to leave the Shaolin temple, he…
Is is Geof or Gee-off? No, it's Lieutenant Blueberry – A review of Lieutenant Blueberry first issue
Hello all, and welcome to our new theme where we focus on the comic book artist Geof Darrow. For our first book we are reviewing Lieutenant Blueberry by Jean Giraud aka Moebius, a book that greatly inspired Geof Darrow. Lieutenant Blueberry follows two military members in post-Civil War America….
Our Western comics retrospective but there's really only one book
Welcome all! If you read the title, you may be confused, but when you listen to the episode you'll get it. (hint: it's Elfquest). We are so glad you are taking the time to listen to our episode. There are many podcasts you could listen to and so the fact that you are listening to this one means a…
The story of resilience, in comics and out of comics (Elfquest)
Welcome all! This is our fourth and final review for the theme of Western Comics Classics before our Retrospective. We hope you've been enjoying these episodes as they have been fun to record!Elfquest is a classic by Wendy and Richard Pini. The story focuses on the Wolfriders, a tribe of elves…
The Book that made us ask "Did you have to go there?" (The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen)
Welcome everybody! This is our review of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen vol 1 by Alan Moore. This is our third book in the theme of Western Comics Classics. This comic follows a group of individuals who are brought together by a woman who was recently divorced, by the name of Wilhelmina…
Indiana Jones' More Drifter Cousin: Corto Maltese
Welcome everybody! Get ready an exciting adventure that awaits! The comic book for today is Corto Maltese: Under the Sign of Capricorn. This is our second book in our new theme of Western Comics Classics. This comic starts off with Corto Maltese reclining in Madame Java’s Inn at Paramaribo in…
When Galactus comes to town (The Galactus Trilogy + one more)
Hello all! Welcome to the first episode of our new theme Western Comics Classics! For this theme we pick western comics that are considered classics in the genre. For our first pick we are reviewing The Fantastic Four issues 48-50 aka The Galactus Trilogy and issue 51 "This Man This Monster". The…
Reflecting on our own reflections (Continuations Retrospective)
Hello all! Welcome to our Continuations Retrospective, where we discuss the highlights from the books we read for the theme. Those books were The Magic Order vol 2, Something Is Killing the Children vol 2, Invincible vol 3, and The Department of Truth vol 2. For those who are listening for the…
There is fiction in this work of fiction (The Department of Truth vol 2)
Welcome all! This is The Comic Panel, for those who are listening for the first time, we are a bi-weekly radio show/podcast comic book club covering any and everything regarding comics and manga. We have each co-host pick a book that follows a specific theme and review a book for each episode….
I think the show is better (Invincible vol 3)
Welcome all! Get ready to listen to our third review in our theme of Continuations! It's been a good theme so far and we are continuing right along into reviewing Invincible vol 3. And yes, we did cover Invincible volumes 1 and 2, but they were a radio exclusive back in 2021. To describe…
Well that was abrupt (Something is Killing the Children vol 2)
Welcome! This our second episode in our theme of Continuations! For this episode, we are reviewing Something is Killing the Children vol 2 by writer James Tynion IV and illustrated by Werther Dell'Edera. Erika and James have defeated the monster…or so they thought. Turns our the monster had…
Our *not so* favorite wizard mafia are back! (The Magic Order vol 2)
Welcome everybody to our first review in our theme "Continuations"! In this theme, we will review the next volume in a series that we've already reviewed. If you don't already know, The Comic Panel is a bi-weekly radio show/podcast comic book club covering any and everything regarding comics and…
When a cult is behind the zombie apocalypse (The Gravedigger's Union)
Welcome all! In this episode we are reviewing The Gravedigger's Union vol 1 by writer Wes Craig and artist Toby Cypress. This is our third book in our Comics Roulette theme. In a world with witches, cults, yuppie vampires, steroid-zombies, and other monsters, who will be there to defend the world?…
So all this is about a girl? (Sin City)
Hello all, welcome to our third book review in our theme of Comics Roulette. For those who are just joining us we are a biweekly radio show/podcast comic book club, where four friends discuss anything and everything regarding comics and manga. The way we do our show is we have one person choose a…
Well there goes the suspense (Heroes in Crisis)
Hello all, welcome to our second book review in the new theme of Comics Roulette. For those who are just joining us we are a biweekly radio show/podcast comic book club, where four friends discuss anything and everything regarding comics and manga. The way we do our show is we have one person…
Who knew time traveling could be so confusing (Cable Classic)
Hello all, welcome to our first reivew of the new theme of Comics Roulette. For those who are just joining us we are a biweekly radio show/podcast comic book club, where four friends discuss anything and everything regarding comics and manga. The way we do our show is we have one person choose a…
How hard is it to find Plant comics? (Botony Postmortem)
Welcome everyone! Yes, we are wrapping up the Botony theme in this episode. For this theme we reviewed Man-Thing by Steve Gerber, Swamp Thing Green Hell by Jeff Lemiere, Poison Ivy: Cycle of Life and Death by Amy Chu, and Groot by Jeff Loveness. In this episode you will find riveting discussions…
I am Groot (Groot)
I am Groot
Poison Ivy makes babies and becomes a neglectful helicopter parent (Poison Ivy: Cycle of Life and Death)
The Ecology theme continues here! Welcome to our ecology theme where we look at comics that have characters that are associated with the natural environment. On today's episode Cody, Tailon, and Chawienta discuss The Poison Ivy by Amy Chu (Red Sonja) and Clay Mann (Heroes in Crisis), as well as…
It's like the movie WaterWorld (1995) except with DC stuff (Swamp Thing: Green Hell)
The Ecology theme continues here! Welcome to our ecology theme where we look at comics that have characters that are associated with the natural environment. On today's episode Cody, Tailon, and Chawienta discuss The Swamp Thing: Green Hell by Jeff Lemiere (Underwater Wielder) and Doug Mahnke (The…
Is it Normal to Burn at the Touch of our Man-Thing? (The Man-Thing)
The Ecology theme starts here! Welcome to our ecology theme where we look at comics that have characters that are associated with the natural environment. On today's episode Cody, Tailon, Jake and Chawienta discuss The Man-Thing The Complete Collection Volume 1 by Steve Gerber (Defenders) and Val…
Morbid Curiosity Post Mortem
Morbid Curiosity theme ends here! Welcome to the end of our morbid curiosity theme where we look at comics that are supposedly the worst, but we need to find out just how bad they are. On today's episode Tailon, Jake and Chawienta discuss the four books that we covered over the course of the…
Batman's quest to create the most traumatized child ever and use them as free child labor (All Star Batman and Robin)
Morbid Curiosity theme continues here! Welcome back to our morbid curiosity theme where we look at comics that are supposedly the worst, but we need to find out just how bad these are. On today's episode Cody, Tailon, Jake and Chawienta discuss All Star Batman and Robin, The Boy Wonder volume 1 by…
Tony Stark Sterotypes His Way Into Friendship (Ultimate Iron Man)
Morbid Curiosity theme continues here! Welcome back to our morbid curiosity theme where we look at comics that are supposedly the worst, but we need to find out just how bad these are. On today's episode Cody, Tailon, Jake and Chawienta discuss Ultimate Iron Man volume 1 by Orson Scott Card…
This might be the worst comic book of all time! (Marville)
Morbid Curiosity theme continues here! Welcome back to our morbid curiosity theme where we look at comics that are supposedly the worst, but we need to find out just how bad these are. On today's episode Cody, Tailon, and Chawienta discuss Marville by Bill Jemas and Mark Bright. I won't pull any…
Did this Comic Ruin Your Childhood? (I Am Not Starfire)
A new theme starts here! Join us in giving in to our morbid curiosity with comics that are supposedly the worst, but we need to find out just how bad these are. On today's episode Cody, Tailon, and Chawienta discuss I Am Not Starfire by Mariko Tamaki (Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me) and…
Recapping the Magic (theme)
Your four comicbook co-hosts recap their thoughts about The Magic Order, Books of Magic, Dr. Strange: Way of the Weird, and John Constantine: Hellblazer vol. 1.
The Comic Panel: John Constantine – Hellblazer
The Comic Panel covers the first nine issues of the Swamp Thing spin-off that became a cornerstone for magic in the DC universe. With cutting political satire and seedy stories, enjoy our coverage of John Constantine Hellblazer Vol. 1 Original Sins (Written by Jamie Delano and Art from John…
The Comic Panel Books of Magic Part Two
The Comic Panel's continued coverage of this mini series all about the magic in the DC Universe during the early 90s. Written By critically acclaimed Writer Neil Gaiman with art by John Bolton, Scott Hampton, Charles Vess, and Paul Johnson. Be sure to check out Part one if you haven't already! The…
The Comic Panel Books of Magic
Welcome to our second episode covering comics about magic. This one is all about the magic in the DC Universe during the early 90s. Written By critically acclaimed Writer Neil Gaiman with art by John Bolton, Scott Hampton, Charles Vess, and Paul Johnson. Come check out this intriguing mini series…
The Comic Panel: The Magic Order
The Comic Panel starts our coverage of magic comics with this book from Mark Millar and Olivier Coipel. A family of magic users who secretly protect the world from the strange and unknown are starting to be picked off one by one. can they figure out who is behind it and why before it's too late?…
The Comic Panel: Holiday Roundup
Welcome to a podcast exclusive episode of The Comic Panel!! In this episode we give our overall thoughts on the comics we read for our theme. The past four episodes we have been covering books under the theme of Holidays! In this episode, we spill the tea about what were our favorite books that we…
The Comic Panel: The Long Halloween
Hear ye, hear ye! The Comic Panel is back for another riveting discussion of a comic that fits our Holiday theme. *Gasp* This is our last one before the new theme begins. In this episode we're diving headfirst into the comic "Batman: The Long Halloween." from Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale. Batman…
The Comic Panel: A Very DC Valentine's Day
Welcome to the holidays! That is our theme and here is our third book within that theme: A Very DC Valentine's Day. In this episode The Comic Panel seeks to wade through the myriad of short stories that make up this book, and if the short stories weren't enough, this collection ends with a longer…
The Comic Panel: Klaus
Welcome back to the show everyone!! In this episode we cover Klaus by Grant Morrison. In this 19th century-looking town, Klaus is an outsider, not yet the jolly Saint Nick we know in love. The town of Grimsvig is suffering under the tyrannical rule of Lord Magnus. The men of the town are sent to…
The Comic Panel: Sanda
Ho Ho Ho, merry Christmas! Well, not for these guys. It's been awhile since anyone's actually celebrated Christmas. Santa hasn't been seen in a while either. What's going on in this world? Well, a curse fell upon the land…Santa has been cursed to lie dormant within his ancestors, only to be…
The Comic Panel: Dead Romans
Welcome back to another terrifyingly fantastic episode of The Comic Panel! After a good two week long break, we are back and finishing up our ancient roman/greek history theme with a comic called Dead Romans. This book features a Roman general Arminius, who is of German descent. He was taken from…
The Comic Panel: Beastarius
Welcome to our review of the manga Beastarius. In this episode, you'll be introduced to a bunch of characters whose lives revolve around the colosseum. They all want to escape, naturally. This manga features a wyvern named Durandal, and a human named Fin and a human named Xeno and his minotaur…
The Comic Panel: Age of Bronze
Paris. Helen. Achilles. Agamemnon. Odysseus. What do all these names have in common? They are characters from Homer's Illiad, and some of the main characters in the comic we are reading today, Age of Bronze. This comic is about a young man named Paris who grew up as a son of a farmer, and later…
The Comic Panel: Historie
Welcome to a story about Eumenes, a general in Alexander the Great's army. He's real go look him, and this story, is a retelling of his story. Our review picks up in chapter 7, the beginning of Eumenes's story. Growing up under a man named Hieronymus, he had all the access to books he could ever…
The Comic Panel: Woody Guthrie and the Dustbowl Ballads
In today’s episode we discuss the life of Woody Guthrie as told in the comic Woody Guthrie and the Dustbowl Ballads. Raised depression era America, Woody has seen his own share of hard times. From a mentally unstable mother to a father who lost all his wealth, to living in an abandoned shack,…
The Comic Panel: Kingstone Bible
In today’s episode we cover the Kingstone Bible, a retelling of old Biblical stories told in the medium of comics. This book retells the story of creation, the story of Noah, and the story of Job. In the beginning there was nothing, and then God made everything. Adam and Eve, the first man and…
The Comic Panel: Hip Hop Family Tree
Do you love music?! Do you love hip hop?! I know I, Tailon, wouldn't know how to get through his day without music. This is the book for you! Enjoy as we review the comic that delves into the origins of Hip Hop. From kids just trying to figure out how to have some fun to Hip Hop finally taking…
The Comic Panel: It was the War of the Trenches
This episode is our first entry into our new History theme. It was the War of the Trenches is a comic created by a French cartoonist named Tardi. It features various stories of French soldiers in the first World War. This was a heavy book with a lot of despair and laughs and a whole other range of…
The Comic Panel: Batman vs Predator
Happy Black Friday! Speaking of Black…Enjoy this story with two characters who just love to hide in the shadows: Batman and Predator. Well, Predator turns invisible but the result is still the same. In this book, the Predator conducts it's safari in Gotham City, which is something that Batman…
The Comic Panel: Justice League Black Hammer
What if you were approached by a stranger offering you to send you away from all the hard work you've been doing? You get to finally go on that vacation you've always wanted to go on. What if you were stranded in a place that wasn't home? Would you take that deal? Well in this comic, you get to…
The Comic Panel: Uncanny X-men vs The New Teen Titans
Welcome to this strange land where the x-men and the new teen titans just already exist in the same universe. Ok, that was meta, the comic doesn't act like this is strange. What's even more strange is this mysterious figure that wants to bring back Jean Grey in order to use her Phoenix Force for a…
The Comic Panel: Archie Meets Batman
This is our first episode where we introduce themes! Our theme for the next few episodes is Crossovers! Our first book in our theme is Archie Meets Batman '66! Enjoy as we discuss Batman's villains hatching an evil plot in Riverdale, forcing Batman, Robin, and Batgirl to mix it up with the Archie…
The Comic Panel: Die
I know y'all love D&D. It's always the best time when you and your friends get together and discover the trials and adventures your DM has in store for you. But how would you feel if your party somehow managed to be transported into you D&D world? Well, for these teens it happened for them, and it…
The Comic Panel: Unsounded
From the mind of Ashley Cope comes a fantasy adventure comic with highlights of horror, profane, and comedy, the name of which is…Unsounded. Sette is dispatched by her father to acquire tribute from her cousin in Cresce and Duane is forced to accompany her. Sette is the daughter of a crime…
The Comic Panel: Wanted
Do you feel you're living a dreary existence? Wesley certainly thought so. And he felt there was no changing it. Till one day, his father dies and members of his community pull Wesley out of his depressive existence into the world of Supervillany. Wesley didn't know his father, but his father was…
The Comic Panel: Rogue Sun
Dylan is a troubled kid who seems to get into trouble a lot. His single-mother tries her best and he respects her for it. He's just carrying a lot of weight from the fact that his father abandoned him and his mom. One day he comes home to find out that his dad died. He couldn't care less, until…
The Comic Panel: Stand Still. Stay Silent.
The world is in utter disarray, but we humans are resilient and we've managed survive a plague, the likes of which we haven't seen. It's been nearly 100 years after that, and the horrors seem to be long gone. Our story picks up when a group of venture capitalists decided to fund an expedition to…
The Comic Panel: Rorschach
Yes! Rorschach is back! But wait, isn't he dead? That is the mystery that seems to have fallen onto this hapless detective. A couple of crazies try shooting up a presidential rally and end up being killed by security. Now, the campaign of the presidential frontrunner wants to investigate how this…
The Comic Panel: A Contract With God
Y'all ready for a history lesson? 'Cause we takin you back in time to the first commercially successful graphic novel. This graphic novel is written and drawn by a master of the art form, Will Eisner. This graphic novel is A Contract With God, a collection of short stories featuring poor Jewish…
The Comic Panel: Smallville season 11
Boy oh boy, We are covering Smallville season 11 and our cohost Tailon was excited for this one. This is his favorite tv show and he was just dying to reviewing this comic. Picking up after the ending of the Smallville TV series, Clark is now Superman and is doing good work. When an accident makes…
The Comic Panel: Amory Wars
If you love hard rock then you'll probably recognize the name Coheed and Cambria! Well, in this episode, we review the comic book written by the Coheed and Cambria frontman Claudio Sanchez called The Amory Wars. The Comic Panel airs Mondays and Saturdays at 5pm AKST on KSUA 91.5 FM, the people's…
The Comic Panel: Domu
A series of unexplainable deaths sets a dreary scene in this affordable housing complex. Why are there so many people killing themselves here? Is there someone behind it? The tenants gossip, they assume they know who it is. It's obvious. A detective investigates the scene, he also kills himself….
The Comic Panel: Dungeon Meshi
Calling all Foodies and Fantasy Fans! The Comic Panel is once again covering Delicious in Dungeon by Ryōko Kui. In this episode you'll get to hear all about the different monster cuisine that Laios and party cook up as well as the fun and funnys j adventures they get up to while trying to save…
The Comic Panel: Seconds
Imagine being a mushroom…wait, no, that ain't right. Let's try again. Imagine being a ghost….Nope, start over. Imagine being an unhappy restaurant owner. Ugh, let's start over, again. Meet Katie, she runs a successful restaurant, everything she wanted. But her friends left her, her boyfriend…
The Comic Panel: Hellboy
Hellboy: Seed of Destruction vol 1 is the comic we'll be reviewing in this episode. A paranormal investigator is determined to unravel the mystery of the murder of his mentor which brings him closer to man who created him. Will Hellboy get to the bottom of the mystery? Who even is this mystery…
The Comic Panel: Harley and Ivy Meet Betty and Veronica
You love em and you love to hate em. The two crazy cats of Gotham and the frenemies of Riverdale meet in this clash of the ages. When Veronica's dad makes a deal that threatens a precious ecosystem, Poison Ivy cannot just stand idly by. With Harley's help, they plan a kidnapping to force an end to…
The Comic Panel: Woman of Tomorrow
Welcome all! This is our review of Supergirl Woman of Tomorrow. Supergirl defends a young girl named Ruthye from a vicious bounty hunter, and now, Ruthye wants her help to track down another, the man who killed her father. Will Supergirl be able to find this bounty hunter? Is Supergirl going to be…
The Comic Panel: Pixels of You
In the future, humans and AI finally coexist in peace and har…. Who are we kidding? The developers who made AI in this future world programmed AI with a bias. In this future, humans and AI coexist with the same friction that exists between humans today. This is how Indira and Fawn's relationship…
The Comic Panel: Something is Killing the Children
You remember scary stories your parents would tell you when you were a kid. Well, for Jim, he doesn't need his parents to tell him scary stories. He's living in one. He's the sole survivor of the brutal murder of his friends by some…thing. Everyone believes it's his fault, everyone except Erica…
The Comic Panel: Prodigy
Meet Edison Crane, the world's smartest man, and he won't let you forget it. A genius, nobel-prize winning scientist, successful businessman, Olympic athlete, composer, and an expert in the occult. His genius mind needs to be constantly challenged. The world is in peril from a time traveling cult…
The Comic Panel: Wonder Woman Earth One
Golden Age Wonder Woman characters and sensibilities in the 21st century! From the mind of Grant Morrison and the art of Yanick Paquette come with us as we explore this new take on Wonder Woman's origin and world. Enjoy our review of Wonder Woman Earth One! The Comic Panel airs Mondays and…
The Comic Panel: Monstress
Welcome to our review of Monstress, we are so glad you could make it. Witness the story of an Arcanic named Maika. A one-armed Arcanic with a vendetta. Her vendetta brought her into the cross-hairs of the Cumea, where witches go to college. Enjoy our review of this lore-rich story, full of action…
The Comic Panel: Radiant Black
So, you're a struggling writer. You left home because you wanted to prove you could make it in the real world. But now you're back home. Things haven't changed much, but one silver lining, you and your friend discover a black hole. But that's not the best part, this black hole gives you powers,…
The Comic Panel: Tiger Tiger
Get ready as The Comic Panel reviews the webcomic Tiger Tiger by Petra Erika Nordlund. Meet our parazoologist sea captain, Lady Ludovica…uh, I mean, Captain Remy. You aren't supposed to know her secret identity as she has assumed the identity of her brother, Remy, in order to study the sea…
The Comic Panel: Gunslinger Spawn
Here we are again, reviewing Spawn. Enjoy this review of Todd McFarlane's Gunslinger Spawn. It's Spawn but a cowboy! I know what you're thinking, you've covered Spawn before? Yes! And you can listen to our review of Spawns first vol 1 on these episodes: The Comic Panel: Spawn part 1 The Comic…
The Comic Panel: Ultimate X-Men
Imagine, if you will, that you are being hunted. Just for being different. Just for being you. Mutants know this feeling very well. They only have two safe havens, the haven of the brotherhood or the haven of Charles Xavier and his X-Men. Witness their beginnings as told in the Ultimate Universe….
The Comic Panel: Always Never
Welcome to this review featuring Ana and Zeno. Ana is a former mayor, Zeno a man who just finished his dissertation! In this story we get to see their relationship unfold…apart. Oh, they we together in their younger years, but due to life, they could never be together. A story written by Jordi…
The Comic Panel: The Invisibles
Picture this, you're a kid with a lot of anger. That anger is partially fueled by a father who abandoned you and a mother who neglected you. What would you do? See, what Dane McGowan did was attempt to burn down a school. Not the healthiest way to handle that by far. Even more, Dane McGowan is…
The Comic Panel: King In Black
Finally, we are reviewing King in Black. This episode is essentially a sequel to our Absolute Carnage episode since the Absolute Carnage event set up the King in Black event. This story features Eddie Brock, Spider-Man, and many other superheroes in the Marvel Universe as they try to stop Knull,…
The Comic Panel: Solanin
Have you ever felt in a rut? Life isn't what you expected but you just don't see any other way out? Well, Meiko Inoue is a recent college grad who feels the same way. She works at a job she hates, her boyfriend doesn't make enough money to pay rent so he's crashing with her. She's not even sure if…
The Comic Panel: Batman Year One
Gotham has a new defender. Gotham has a new addition to the police force. Both deal with the darkness of Gotham in their own way. Batman and James Gordon. Batman tries to save Gotham from the crime and the inept and ignorant police department. Gordon tries to uphold the law and ends up being hated…
The Comic Panel: House of M
Two Marvel Comics events back to back, no way! Welcome, today we are covering House of M. When Wanda Maximoff suffers a mental breakdown at the loss of her children and husband, she is convinced to rewrite the world. This new world that she creates has mutants as the majority race and superheroes…
The Comic Panel: Absolute Carnage
As a event to set up King in Black, this book features Carnage and Venom like you've never seen them before. Carnage is resurrected by the king of the symbiotes, Knull, and goes on a rampage, framing Eddie Brock for the carnage wrought on Ryker's Island. His ultimate plan? To steal Eddie's…
The Comic Panel: Planetes
Planetes is a hard science fiction manga series following a small spacecraft crew as they carry out space debris cleanup. While the job is not glamorous, it is essential to their space faring futuristic earth. One crewmate, Hachirota Hoshino, is forced to stop working when he develops a deep space…
The Comic Panel: Superman Smashes the Klan
The KKK in Metropolis? Yeah, whodathunk, even the citizens of Metropolis didn't see that coming. Turns out even though Metropolis is a safe haven of acceptance, even in 1946, people filled with hate still exist. This story features the adventures of Superman as he fights off evil and learns more…
The Comic Panel: Divinity
When a Russian cosmonaut, who has been stranded for decades by his government, comes back to earth with god-like powers, he comes promising to bring world peace… but can he be trusted? A team of superbeings get sent to bring this guy in and he does not go down without a fight. As part of the…
The Comic Panel: 100 Bullets
Imagine being wronged by someone in your past. Imagine a guy coming up to you with proof of their wrongdoing, a gun and 100 bullets, and says you will be given full immunity from your actions, whatever you decided to do with what you've been given. Even the best of us could probably say that's a…
The Comic Panel: Not All Robots
In a world where humans and robots coexist, with humans even owning robots to be caretakers, in-house maids, and even mechanics, it certainly isn't paradise. Fear and distrust is rising. A rogue robot killed hundreds of people in an attack at a fair. Can humans trust robots? Or will humans and…
The Comic Panel: To Your Eternity
A wolf meets a boy. The boy is stranded and the wolf can't do much on its own. But the boy has a hope, to get back home. In this emotional tale there is much more to it than what it seems. The Comic Panel delves into a manga today and discusses it all. Enjoy this review of To Your Eternity by…
The Comic Panel: The Shadow/Batman
This is it folks, the crossover of the knight. The dark crossover. Ok, that was dumb, but our review of this comic isn't! Here they are, the world's greatest mystery and the world's greatest detective team yet again but this time as reluctant partners. When a mutual enemy attempts to bring to life…
The Comic Panel: Sheriff of Babylon
Welcome to today's episode as The Comic Panel ready Sheriff of Babylon: Bang. Bang. Bang vol 1 by Tom King. This book follows a military consultant named Chris Henry who is attempting to solve the murder of one of his Iraqi police recruits. Tom King wrote this book based on his experience in Iraq…
The Comic Panel: Batman Year 100
The year 2139. A new Gotham. A new Gordon. In this Gotham, Batman is once again a myth, but a conspiracy to release a deadly disease brings the living, breathing Batman once again in the public consciousness. How is Batman going to deal with this new threat? How is he so spry for being something…
The Comic Panel: Angel Catbird
Have you ever what it would be like to be a cat? Maybe a bird? How about both? Well for this superhero, Angel Catbird, it's a reality, he's part bird and part cat! Now he has to deal with cat problems, like a rat man wanting take his blood. Witness our review of the comic Angel Catbird by the…
The Comic Panel: Department of Truth
Do you believe in conspiracy theories? Well, for Cole Turner, conspiracy theories are more than just speculation, they're the truth. There is a force that is suppressing the truth and another trying to uncover it. But is everything so black and white? Can he be sure that the force trying to…
The Comic Panel: Ultimates
Yes! We are finally reading the Ultimates: Super-Human vol 1! Ok, maybe Tailon is the only one exited for it, but here we are, reviewing the comic. This is the modern Marvel, well, back in 2002. This Marvel is fresh, real, grungy, and edgy. This is the new Avengers, a team of superhero solo acts…
The Comic Panel: Southern Cross
Death! Death is what brough Alex Braith to this ship. The death of her sister. But how did she die? What are the mysteries that are hidden on the Southern Cross? Find out as The Comic Panel review the book Southern Cross by Becky Cloonan. The Comic Panel airs on 91.5 FM Fairbanks, Alaska at 5pm…
The Comic Panel: High Cost of Living
Death! One of DC comics Endless is wandering around on earth, finally! She only gets the chance once every 100 years. She's in the form of a girl named Didi and she meets a depressed teenager named Sexton. Through meeting Didi and the perilous journey they take which brings them both to the brink…
The Comic Panel: Trillium
Get ready as we review Trillium by Jeff Lemiere. As the future and past interact two people are at the focal point of the potential destruction of the world caused by it. This is a mind-bending, time-twisting, and visually warped comic and The Comic Panel are just the minds to review it! The Comic…
The Comic Panel: Shadow of the Bat
Get ready for Batman in this very Batman show as The Comic Panel discusses Batman: Shadow of the Bat. This volume contains a collection of stories. In the first collection of stories Batman gets himself detained at Arkham to get to the bottom of a mystery that involves Jeremiah Arkham, the nephew…
The Comic Panel: Saga
One of The Comic Panel's recurring comics, Saga, has returned from hiatus. Recorded in January of 2022, The Comic Panel reviews all of the issues that had been released, all #54! Enjoy as you listen to our diverse views and differing opinions on this episode! The Comic Panel airs on 91.5 FM…
Outer Darkness
Cody, Tailon, Jacob, and Chaweinta discuss the first volume of this Sci-Fi/Horror series with Magic Mathematicians and engines powered by ghosts!
5,000 Kilometers Per Second
Cody, Tailon, Jacob, and Chaweinta discuss this french prize winning graphic novel about lost love by Manuele Fior.
2021 Year Round Up
Cody, Tailon, Jacob, and Chaweinta discuss our favorite and least favorite reads from 2021!
Old Souls
Tailon, Cody, Jacob and Chaweinta discuss Old Souls from Brian McDonald and Les McClaine. A story about reincarnation and family.
The Sandman
Cody, Chaweinta, and Jacob discuss the first volume of the critically acclaimed series.
The Comic Panel ULTIMATE SPIDERMAN Part 3
You're listening to part 3 of The Comic Panel discussion of Ultimate Spider-Man by Brian Michael Bendis. What happens when an anti-social bookworm/science geek gets bitten by a radioactive spider? He becomes a foul-mouthed, giant-egoed wrestler…with a heart of gold. Listen to this episode and…
The Comic Panel ULTIMATE SPIDERMAN Part 2
You're listening to part 2 of The Comic Panel discussion of Ultimate Spider-Man by Brian Michael Bendis. What happens when an anti-social bookworm/science geek gets bitten by a radioactive spider? He becomes a foul-mouthed, giant-egoed wrestler…with a heart of gold. Listen to this episode and…
The Comic Panel ULTIMATE SPIDERMAN Part 1
You're listening to part 1 of The Comic Panel discussion of Ultimate Spider-Man by Brian Michael Bendis. What happens when an anti-social bookworm/science geek gets bitten by a radioactive spider? He becomes a foul-mouthed, giant-egoed wrestler…with a heart of gold. Listen to this episode and…
The Comic Panel DOOM PATROL Part 3
You're listening to part 3 of The Comic Panel episode where we discuss the comic book Doom Patrol by Grant Morrison. What happens when a robot meets a woman with multiple personalities? What happens when a wheel-chair bound doctor tries to get the band back together again? What if that band has a…
The Comic Panel DOOM PATROL Part 2
You're listening to part 2 of The Comic Panel episode where we discuss the comic book Doom Patrol by Grant Morrison. What happens when a robot meets a woman with multiple personalities? What happens when a wheel-chair bound doctor tries to get the band back together again? What if that band has a…
The Comic Panel DOOM PATROL Part 1
You're listening to part 1 of The Comic Panel episode where we discuss the comic book Doom Patrol by Grant Morrison. What happens when a robot meets a woman with multiple personalities? What happens when a wheel-chair bound doctor tries to get the band back together again? What if that band has a…
The Comic Panel DOROHEDORO Part 3
You're listening to part 3 of The Comic Panel episode covering the comic Dorohedoro by Q Hayashida. In a world where only wizards and non-wizards exist, the non-wizards get the short end of the stick. Go figure. In this world wizards train to become the best wizards by experimenting on…you…
The Comic Panel News episode 2
Welcome to the special edition and audio podcast exclusive: The Comic Panel News. In these special editions we will be discussing various topics that are being talked about in the entertainment/business world as it relates to comics. This episode was recorded on May 29th and we cover several…
The Comic Panel DOROHEDORO Part 2
You're listening to part 2 of The Comic Panel episode covering the comic Dorohedoro by Q Hayashida. In a world where only wizards and non-wizards exist, the non-wizards get the short end of the stick. Go figure. In this world wizards train to become the best wizards by experimenting on…you…
The Comic Panel DOROHEDORO Part 1
You're listening to part 1 of The Comic Panel episode covering the comic Dorohedoro by Q Hayashida. In a world where only wizards and non-wizards exist, the non-wizards get the short end of the stick. Go figure. In this world wizards train to become the best wizards by experimenting on…you…
The Comic Panel IREDEEMABLE Part 3
Listen to part 3 of The Comic Panel episode discussing the comic Irredeemable by Mark Waid. What happens when the worlds greatest superhero turns evil? What are the rest of world's superheroes left to do? Especially when they have no idea why the ex-hero turned evil. Even worse, they start to…
The Comic Panel IRREDEEMABLE Part 2
Listen to part 2 of The Comic Panel episode discussing the comic Irredeemable by Mark Waid. What happens when the worlds greatest superhero turns evil? What are the rest of world's superheroes left to do? Especially when they have no idea why the ex-hero turned evil. Even worse, they start to…
The Comic Panel IRREDEEMABLE Part 1
Listen to part 1 of The Comic Panel episode discussing the comic Irredeemable by Mark Waid. What happens when the worlds greatest superhero turns evil? What are the rest of world's superheroes left to do? Especially when they have no idea why the ex-hero turned evil. Even worse, they start to…
The Comic Panel DEATH OF THE RED SKULL Part 2
Listen to part 2 of The Comic Panel episode covering the comic Captain America: Death of the Red Skull by J.M. DeMatteis. Steve Rogers is living the life: fighting crime with his buddy Bucky, a girlfriend who just might be the one, and job where he gets to use his creative talent. However that…
The Comic Panel DEATH OF THE RED SKULL Part 1
Listen to part 1 of The Comic Panel episode covering the comic Captain America: Death of the Red Skull by J.M. DeMatteis. Steve Rogers is living the life: fighting crime with his buddy Bucky, a girlfriend who just might be the one, and job where he gets to use his creative talent. However that…
The Comic Panel News
Welcome to the first special edition and audio podcast exclusive episode of The Comic Panel. In these special editions we will be discussing various topics that are being talked about in the entertainment/business world as it relates to comics. In this episode we discuss several topics: AT&T, WB,…
The Comic Panel MONSTER Part 3
Listen to part 3 of The Comic Panel's discussion of Monster by Naoki Urasawa. This books features a doctor, two kids, and a monster. What happens when you defy orders? What happens when two kids become orphaned? What happens when rich folk start dying mysteriously? Listen and find out. Listen to…
The Comic Panel MONSTER Part 2
Listen to part 2 of The Comic Panel's discussion of Monster by Naoki Urasawa. This books features a doctor, two kids, and a monster. What happens when you defy orders? What happens when two kids become orphaned? What happens when rich folk start dying mysteriously? Listen and find out. Listen to…
The Comic Panel MONSTER Part 1
Listen to part 1 of The Comic Panel's discussion of Monster by Naoki Urasawa. This books features a doctor, two kids, and a monster. What happens when you defy orders? What happens when two kids become orphaned? What happens when rich folk start dying mysteriously? Listen and find out. Listen to…
The Comic Panel AMERICAN VAMPIRE Part 3
Listen to the 3rd and final part of The Comic Panel discussing the unique collaboration between Scott Snyder and Stephen King known as American Vampire. This episode we wrap up discussion on the story which follows the exploits of Skinner Sweet and a new vampire of his caliber. Listen to new…
The Comic Panel AMERICAN VAMPIRE Part 2
Listen to part 2 of as The Comic Panel discussing the unique collaboration between Scott Snyder and Stephen King known as American Vampire. This story follows the exploits of Skinner Sweet and a new vampire of his caliber. Listen to new episodes of the show before they are published on the podcast…
The Comic Panel AMERICAN VAMPIRE Part 1
Listen as The Comic Panel begins discussing the unique collaboration between Scott Snyder and Stephen King known as American Vampire. This story follows the exploits of Skinner Sweet and a new vampire of his caliber. Listen to new episodes of the show before they are published on the podcast on…
The Comic Panel AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE part 3
This is the 3rd and final part of The Comic Panel episode where we discuss the book Afterlife with Archie created and written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and art by Francesco Francavilla. What do you do when you friends turn into zombies? Do you give up and let them turn you? Do you set a malt shop…
The Comic Panel AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE Part 2
This is part 2 of The Comic Panel episode where we discuss the book Afterlife with Archie created and written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and art by Francesco Francavilla. What do you do when you friends turn into zombies? Do you give up and let them turn you? Do you set a malt shop on fire? Or do…
The Comic Panel AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE Part 1
This is part 1 of The Comic Panel episode where we discuss the book Afterlife with Archie created and written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and art by Francesco Francavilla. What do you do when you friends turn into zombies? Do you give up and let them turn you? Do you set a malt shop on fire? Or do…
The Comic Panel SWAMP THING Part 3
This is the 3rd and final part of The Comic Panel episode Saga of the Swamp Thing by Alan Moore. Have you ever known someone to willingly turn themselves into a plant? How about them wanting take over the world? I haven't either, until I read this book. This book is the first volume of Alan…
The Comic Panel SWAMP THING Part 2
This is part 2 of The Comic Panel episode Saga of the Swamp Thing by Alan Moore. Have you ever known someone to willingly turn themselves into a plant? How about them wanting take over the world? I haven't either, until I read this book. This book is the first volume of Alan Moore's run on Swamp…
The Comic Panel SWAMP THING Part 1
This is part 1 of The Comic Panel episode Saga of the Swamp Thing by Alan Moore. Have you ever known someone to willingly turn themselves into a plant? How about them wanting take over the world? I haven't either, until I read this book. This book is the first volume of Alan Moore's run on Swamp…
The Comic Panel DRIFTING CLASSROOM Part 3
This is the 3rd and final part of our episode on the manga Drifting Classroom written and illustrated by Kazuo Umezu. Have you ever gone on a school trip? Was the entire school with you? How about the building as well? If not lucky you, the same cannot be said for Sho Takamatsu and his classmates…
The Comic Panel DRIFTING CLASSROOM Part 2
This is part 2 of our episode on the manga Drifting Classroom written and illustrated by Kazuo Umezu. Have you ever gone on a school trip? Was the entire school with you? How about the building as well? If not lucky you, the same cannot be said for Sho Takamatsu and his classmates who's entire…
The Comic Panel DRIFTING CLASSROOM Part 1
Have you ever gone on a school trip? Was the entire school with you? How about the building as well? If not lucky you, the same cannot be said for Sho Takamatsu and his classmates who's entire class (along with the school) were teleported into a barren wasteland. The manga that is discussed in…
The Comic Panel SPAWN Part3
This was recorded on September 15, 2020. This is the 3rd and final part of our full Comic Panel discussion on the comic book Spawn by Todd McFarlane. Yes, we are still ripping into the book, and we continue to have fun while doing so; it's great. Listen to new episodes of the show before they are…
The Comic Panel SPAWN Part 2
This was recorded on September 15, 2020. This is part 2 of our full Comic Panel discussion on the comic book Spawn by Todd McFarlane. As we continue to analyze the book, we continue to rip it to shreds; it's continues to be great. Listen to new episodes of the show before they are published on the…
The Comic Panel SPAWN Part 1
This was recorded on September 15, 2020. This is part 1 of our full Comic Panel discussion on the comic book Spawn by Todd McFarlane. We begin by discussing the Mandalorian season 1 trailer and then we dive into the book. We proceed to rip it to shreds; it's great. Listen to new episodes of the…
The Comic Panel GOD COUNTRY Part 3
The Comic Panel finishes its intense discussion the comic book God Country by Donny Cates. Listen to new episodes of the show before they are published on the podcast on the radio on Mondays 5-7pm AKST on KSUA 91.5 FM. Can find it locally, by visiting their website, or by finding it on the RadioFX…
The Comic Panel GOD COUNTRY Part 2
The Comic Panel continues its intense discussion the comic book God Country by Donny Cates. Listen to new episodes of the show before they are published on the podcast on the radio on Mondays 5-7pm AKST on KSUA 91.5 FM. Can find it locally, by visiting their website, or by finding it on the…
The Comic Panel GOD COUNTRY Part 1
Part one in our discussion of the book God Country by Donny Cates and Geoff Shaw as well as Comic Book movie news Follow us: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUqkIeu7ZzWDmptflvO_j4w' Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_comic_panel/ Website: https://comicpanelpodcast.wordpress.com/…
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