Dr. Zack Kruse is scholar of literature and visual media, including comics, film, and television. He is the author Mysterious Travelers: Steve Ditko and the Search for a New Liberal Identity from University of Mississippi Press, and his publications have appeared in Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction, Inks: The Journal of the Comics Studies Society, Studies in Comics, and Source: Notes on the History of Art, among other places. Zack is also the President of the Advisory Board for the...

The Boys discuss She-Hulk Vol. 1: Law & Disorder by Javier Pulido and Charles Soule. Compare and contrast the comic book to the tv show on Disney Plus as well as other iterations of the Jade Giantess.  ------------------------------------------------------------------------ About the book: Jennifer Walters is...the She-Hulk! A stalwart member of the Avengers and the FF, she's also a killer attorney with a pile of degrees and professional respect. But juggling cases and kicking bad guy...

Normally a Patreon Exclusive, check out this bonus free listen to ACTV where Chris and Sal talk about the Queen, House of the Dragon, Welcome to Wrexham, Mike, What we Do in the Shadows season finale, Jaws and more. Please like, subscribe, and share! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Support the show and get bonus content at https://www.patreon.com/aroundcomics Connect with us: https://linktr.ee/aroundcomics Leave us a voicemail at 1 (312)...

The Boys get to twerking with She-Hulk, Megan The Stallion, the Rings of Power, Amazing Fantasy #1000, Thunderbolts #1, Cosmic Detective, and more new comic book talk.  Please like, subscribe, and share! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Support the show and get bonus content at https://www.patreon.com/aroundcomics Connect with us: https://linktr.ee/aroundcomics Leave us a voicemail at 1 (312) 967-6282 Support the show

With film and tv show cancellations, reorganization, and delays, many fans to question what the fate of the DCUE may be now that HBO Max and Discovery seem to be facing catastrophic finance and scheduling issues.  Join Chris, Sal, and Tom as the delve into the saga of the Death of the Batgirl movie and more in another outrageous episode of your favorite comic book show. Please like, subscribe, and share! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Support the...

Join us as we delve deep into all 12 issues of the classic All-Star Superman by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely. The Underverse ruled by Bizarros. The time-eating Chronovore. Jimmy Olsen, superhero? Nothing is impossible in ALL-STAR SUPERMAN.   Except for the fact that Superman... is dying. Now with time running against him, the Man of Steel must tie up loose ends and make sure that he leaves the Earth better than he found it. Please like, subscribe, and share! Support the show

The Boys talk about season 1 of the Netflix show The Sandman by Neil Gaimen and compare and contrast it with the first volume of the comic book. We discuss other comic book adaptations including Hellboy, 300, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, From Hell and more! Please like, subscribe, and share! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Support the show and get bonus content at https://www.patreon.com/aroundcomics Connect with us:...

Chris and Sal talk The Sandman, Neil Gaimen, HBO Max, Batgirl cancellation, Paper Girls, and some comic books.  Please like, subscribe, and share! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Support the show and get bonus content at https://www.patreon.com/aroundcomics Connect with us: https://linktr.ee/aroundcomics Leave us a voicemail at 1 (312) 967-6282 Support the show

About the book: Sixteen million mutants dead - and that was just the beginning! In one bold stroke, writer Grant Morrison (All-Star Superman, Batman) propelled the X-Men into the 21st century, masterminding a challenging new direction for Marvel's mutant heroes that began with the destruction of Genosha and never let up. Regarded as the most innovative thinker of the current comic-book renaissance, Morrison proceeded to turn the mutant-hero genre on its ear. Gone were the gaudy spandex...

We kick off the show talking GWAR, Chris's guilty love of DC vs. Vampires, we play "What voices do you hear when you read comics?", Sal likes Tyler Crook's The Lonesome Hunters, Tom is enjoying The Flash again (even if we can't pronounce anyone's names), Sal gets giddy for World's Finest, the Neal Adams tribute by Tom King and Josh Adams, Tom has had enough Cthullu comics, and more! Please like, subscribe, and...

The Boys talk about some of the best comic books the week including Do a Power Bomb #1 (Love it or Hate it?), Rogues #3 (F**k Humans). Dark Crisis: Superman #1 (Tom King has real issues), Eight Billion Genies (Chris is in the Hollywood Reporter and insufferable), Mickey Mouse (he sucks compared to Bugs Bunny), Public Domain #1 (The unstoppable pop-culture behemoth destroying the world), and much more. Please like, subscribe, and...

Chris and sal talk Stranger Things (comics and tv show) Paper Girls (comics and tv show) Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Dark Crisis #2, The Furthest Place From Here #7, and much more. Please like, subscribe, and share!  ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Support the show and get bonus content at https://www.patreon.com/aroundcomics Buy AC Gear: http://www.aroundcomics.com/shop Connect with us: https://linktr.ee/aroundcomics Leave us a voicemail at 1 (312)...

The Boys discuss the seminal Usagi book collecting all the classic original Usagi stories from Albedo, Critters, Doomsday Squad, and the Usagi Yojimbo Summer Special. This is one of Fantagraphics' very best sellers, and is also where Usagi started―don't miss out!    

The Boys return from Spring Break with an all-new episode to talk about Obi-Wan Kenobi, Stranger Things, the passing of Tim Sal, and much more. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Support the show and get bonus content at https://www.patreon.com/aroundcomics Buy AC Gear: http://www.aroundcomics.com/shop Connect with us: https://linktr.ee/aroundcomics Leave us a voicemail at 1 (312) 967-6282

The Boys are back with Batman: Beyond the White Knight, The Ghost In You OGN, Spider-Man: 2099. DC vs. Vampires: hunters. Shaolin Cowboy: Cruel to be Kin, and much more comic book talk.

Tom and Sal talk about Break Out #1, Twig #1, One-Star Squadron #6, Eight Billion Genies #1, the life and work of George Perez, and much more.

Special guest Ande Parks joins us to talk about the life and work of Neal Adams. Please like, subscribe, and share! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Support the show and get bonus content at https://www.patreon.com/aroundcomics Buy AC Gear: http://www.aroundcomics.com/shop Connect with us: https://linktr.ee/aroundcomics Leave us a voicemail at 1 (312) 967-6282

The Boys talk discuss thier Book of the Month - Once and Future, vol 1 by Kieron Gillen and Dan Mora. Also, more Public Domain Superheroes, Movie Talk, and our next TRADETalk pick.  About the book: New York Times bestselling writer Kieron Gillen (The Wicked + The Divine, Star Wars) and Russ Manning Award-winning artist Dan Mora (Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Klaus) explore the mysteries of the past, the complicated truths of our history and the power of family to save the day...especially if...

The Boys are bak together for another episod eof the very best comic books #NCBD has to offer, including Batman / Superman: World's Finest #2, Catwoman: Lonely City #3, Wolverine #20, and much more. Please like, subscribe, and share!

Chris and Sal dig into this week's new comic books including Project Superpowers: Fractured State #1, Flashpoint Beyond #1, The Jonses #1, The Hulk, She-Hulk, Stranger Things, and more. Please like, subscribe, and share!

The Boys are back with more comic book reviews including Immortal X-Men #1, Alice Ever After #1, Falshpoint Batman: Knight of Vengeance #1, One-Star Squadron #5, Ghost Rider, Deadpool: Bad Blood #1 and more.

he Star Wars comic event you’ve been waiting for! The notorious bounty hunter Boba Fett has finally landed his greatest prize — Han Solo, frozen in carbonite for easy transport. Fett will bring the smuggler to Tatooine to collect the massive bounty placed on Solo’s head by the fearsome crime lord Jabba the Hutt. Sounds easy. What could go wrong? There’s just one problem standing between Fett and the payday…and it’s a big one. But Fett will stop at nothing to get the job done! Prepare for a...

On another Amazing Around Comics the Boys talk about The Human Target #6, The Ghost Cage #1, Rogues #1, My Bad #5, and much, much, more! Please like, subscribe, and share! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Support the show and get bonus content at https://www.patreon.com/aroundcomics Buy AC Gear: http://www.aroundcomics.com/shop Connect with us: https://linktr.ee/aroundcomics Leave us a voicemail at 1 (312) 967-6282

Chris, Sal and Tom discuss Green Arrow: Stranded vol. 1, the 90's X-Men Cartoon, Sabertooth #2, The Reckoning War: The Trial of the Watcher #1, She-Hulk #2, Theater mishaps, and more on another amazing episode of your favorite pop culture podcast!

Too many comics to talk about this week so the boys go rapid-fire to jam as many books as they can in one hour. Top of the Stack pics include The Punisher #1, Batman: Killing Tiime #1, Sabertooth #1, Radio Spaceman #1, Hit Me #1, plus Chris Farley, samurai, sex work, and much more!   Please like, subscribe, and share!   ------------------------------------------------------------------------   Support the show and get bonus content at https://www.patreon.com/aroundcomics   Buy AC...