The Comics Pals

The MCU takes the spotlight this week as we examine the myriad rumors and news taking the internet by storm, including what Marvel's plans for Kang may be going forward and the bombshell that Pedro Pascal is being eyed to play Reed Richards. 00:00 Stream Start 01:18 Is Marvel Pivoting Away From Kang? 36:57 Fantastic Four Casting Rumors 51:53 Taika Waititi NOT Directing Thor 5 56:58 Steven Yeun Playing The Sentry in Thunderbolts 1:12:23 Who is on Our Mt. Rushmore of Comic Book Writers? 1:18:28 Madame Web Trailer Releases 1:26:36 Are Gail Simone & Deniz Camp the new Writers for X-Men & the Ultimates? 1:36:04 Bat-Man: First Knight Coming to DC Black Label 1:44:09 DC Reveals Cheesecake "Sweater Weather" Variants 1:51:03 Joker: Year One to Take Over Batman Series in February 2:06:15 Gender Swap Draft! Watch us LIVE on YouTube every: Thursday at 6 PM EST for Pals Pulls Saturday at 10:15 AM EST for The Comics Pals Grab some merch here: https://streamlabs.com/thecomicspals/merch Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/thecomicspals The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PodBean: https://thecomicspals.podbean.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecomicspals Instagram: https://instagram.com/thecomicspals ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/6RAX3sT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Pals: Sean: https://twitter.com/SeansSoapbox Tyler: @TheTylerOlson on X, Threads, BlueSky, and Instagram Cale: Carrier Pigeon or Sending Stone Marco: https://twitter.com/mrmarcoanimoto

GEIGER RETURNS! How does the first book with Ghost Machine branding stack up on a week with Dan Slott's return to Superior Spider-Man and a new horror story from James Tynion in The Deviant? 00:00 Stream Start 00:59 Show Start 02:21 Geiger: Ground Zero #1 Review 17:45 The Immortal Thor #4 Review 29:20 Superior Spider-Man #1 Review 40:09 The Deviant #1 Review 51:24 The Outsiders #1 Review (Listener Pick of the Week) 59:26 Sean Buys WAY Too Many Comics / Shows Off Pulls Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18o1BfrxCMwks6-lTiJoSQ/join Subscribe to our channel: youtube.com/thecomicspals?sub_confirm... Watch us LIVE on YouTube every: Thursday at 6 PM EST for Pals Pulls Saturday at 10:15 AM EST for The Comics Pals Grab some merch here: https://streamlabs.com/thecomicspals/merch Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/thecomicspals The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PodBean: https://thecomicspals.podbean.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecomicspals Instagram: https://instagram.com/thecomicspals ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/6RAX3sT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Pals: Sean: https://twitter.com/SeansSoapbox Tyler: @TheTylerOlson on X, Threads, BlueSky, and Instagram Cale: Carrier Pigeon or Sending Stone Marco: https://twitter.com/mrmarcoanimoto

The comics industry at large has been reacting to an article by Phil Boyle published by ICV2, in which he calls out Marvel & DC for not doing enough to support retailers, overpriced comics and more. We discuss what he got right and wrong, and what changes can be made to save the industry. Help us out by filling out this survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1N1oywt4c5zwT1-cvv-0F9V6ZMJNRup_DEJndr9ZMFQk/edit#response Watch us LIVE on YouTube every: Thursday at 6 PM EST for Pals Pulls Saturday at 10:15 AM EST for The Comics Pals Grab some merch here: https://streamlabs.com/thecomicspals/merch Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/thecomicspals The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PodBean: https://thecomicspals.podbean.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecomicspals Instagram: https://instagram.com/thecomicspals ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/6RAX3sT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Pals: Sean: https://twitter.com/SeansSoapbox Tyler: @TheTylerOlson on X, Threads, BlueSky, and Instagram Cale: Carrier Pigeon or Sending Stone Marco: https://twitter.com/mrmarcoanimoto

Help us out by filling out this survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1N1oywt4c5zwT1-cvv-0F9V6ZMJNRup_DEJndr9ZMFQk/edit#response Watch us LIVE on YouTube every: Thursday at 6 PM EST for Pals Pulls Saturday at 10:15 AM EST for The Comics Pals Grab some merch here: https://streamlabs.com/thecomicspals/merch Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/thecomicspals The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PodBean: https://thecomicspals.podbean.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecomicspals Instagram: https://instagram.com/thecomicspals ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/6RAX3sT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Pals: Sean: https://twitter.com/SeansSoapbox Tyler: @TheTylerOlson on X, Threads, BlueSky, and Instagram Cale: Carrier Pigeon or Sending Stone Marco: https://twitter.com/mrmarcoanimoto

Watch us LIVE on YouTube every: Thursday at 6 PM EST for Pals Pulls Saturday at 10:15 AM EST for The Comics Pals Grab some merch here: https://streamlabs.com/thecomicspals/merch Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/thecomicspals The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PodBean: https://thecomicspals.podbean.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecomicspals Instagram: https://instagram.com/thecomicspals ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/6RAX3sT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Pals: Sean: https://twitter.com/SeansSoapbox Tyler: @TheTylerOlson on X, Threads, BlueSky, and Instagram Cale: Carrier Pigeon or Sending Stone Marco: https://twitter.com/mrmarcoanimoto

Watch us LIVE on YouTube every: Thursday at 6 PM EST for Pals Pulls Saturday at 10:15 AM EST for The Comics Pals Grab some merch here: https://streamlabs.com/thecomicspals/merch Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/thecomicspals The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PodBean: https://thecomicspals.podbean.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecomicspals Instagram: https://instagram.com/thecomicspals ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/6RAX3sT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Pals: Sean: https://twitter.com/SeansSoapbox Tyler: @TheTylerOlson on X, Threads, BlueSky, and Instagram Cale: Carrier Pigeon or Sending Stone Marco: https://twitter.com/mrmarcoanimoto

This Week's Books: - Ultimate Universe #1 - Spider-Boy #1 - Batman / Catwoman: The Gotham War - Scorched Earth #1 - Supergirl Special #1 - The Sacrificers #4 (Listener Pick) Watch us LIVE on YouTube every: Thursday at 6 PM EST for Pals Pulls Saturday at 10:15 AM EST for The Comics Pals Grab some merch here: https://streamlabs.com/thecomicspals/merch Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/thecomicspals The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics.

The Pals are back with their first LIVE Book Club, and what better way to kick things off then with one of the best Batman stories ever told. The Pals read Batman: The Long Halloween by Jeph Loeb an Tim Sale, and the listeners gave their takes!   Watch us LIVE on YouTube every: Thursday at 6 PM EST for Pals Pulls Saturday at 10:15 AM EST for The Comics Pals Grab some merch here: https://streamlabs.com/thecomicspals/merch Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/thecomicspals The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PodBean: https://thecomicspals.podbean.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecomicspals Instagram: https://instagram.com/thecomicspals ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/6RAX3sT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Pals: Sean: https://twitter.com/SeansSoapbox Tyler: @TheTylerOlson on X, Threads, BlueSky, and Instagram Cale: Carrier Pigeon or Sending Stone Marco: https://twitter.com/mrmarcoanimoto

The Avengers and the Justice League are the two biggest super-teams in comics, but their stories haven't felt worthy of their stature lately. We take a look at what hasn't been working with both teams, offer solutions for those problems and share what creators we think should take over these titles. We also wrap up our countdown of the top 5 Batman book with our #1 picks, and play a Halloween themed spooky draft! 00:00 Stream Start 00:30 The Avengers and Justice League SUCK! 1:02:37 Should Comics be Marketed Towards Kids Only? 1:12:35 Countdown: Top 5 Batman Books #1 1:26:31 Ultimate Spider-Man to be a Father of Two, Married to MJ 1:39:22 Ram V and Dan Watters Create Connecting Creator Owned Series' at Image 1:45:56 Pamela Lifford Exits DC Comics 1:54:51 Horror/Supernatural/Spooky Draft! Watch us LIVE on YouTube every: Thursday at 6 PM EST for Pals Pulls Saturday at 10:15 AM EST for The Comics Pals Grab some merch here: https://streamlabs.com/thecomicspals/merch Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/thecomicspals The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PodBean: https://thecomicspals.podbean.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecomicspals Instagram: https://instagram.com/thecomicspals ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/6RAX3sT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Pals: Sean: https://twitter.com/SeansSoapbox Tyler: @TheTylerOlson on X, Threads, BlueSky, and Instagram Cale: Carrier Pigeon or Sending Stone Marco: https://twitter.com/mrmarcoanimoto

Wonder Woman takes on the might of the U.S. military as things heat up in WONDER WOMAN #2! This week is so loaded we added a 6TH book to our review pile, but only one of them can be book of the week! What comic did you enjoy most this week? PLUS: Sean & Tyler Have (SPOILER FREE) THOUGHTS About Spider-Man 2! 00:00 Stream Start 01:11 Wonder Woman #2 Review 25:04 Amazons Attack #1 Review 36:52 Flash #2 Review 52:49 Alan Scott: Green Lantern #1 Review (Listener Pick of the Week) 1:03:47 Dracula #1 Review 1:13:18 The Immortal Thor #3 Review 1:24:13 Sean & Tyler Have (SPOILER FREE) THOUGHTS About Spider-Man 2! Watch us LIVE on YouTube every: Thursday at 6 PM EST for Pals Pulls Saturday at 10:15 AM EST for The Comics Pals Grab some merch here: https://streamlabs.com/thecomicspals/merch Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/thecomicspals The Comics Pals is a weekly comic book podcast where a group of comic book journalists and friends get together to talk comics. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PodBean: https://thecomicspals.podbean.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecomicspals Instagram: https://instagram.com/thecomicspals ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/6RAX3sT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Pals: Sean: https://twitter.com/SeansSoapbox Tyler: @TheTylerOlson on X, Threads, BlueSky, and Instagram Cale: Carrier Pigeon or Sending Stone Marco: https://twitter.com/mrmarcoanimoto