Episodes
Our favourite comics and manga from 2021 REVEALED! Featuring special guest Chloe Cade from the Wine Mums podcast, plus appearances from Siobhan Coombs, Bryan O'Sullivan from the Let's Fight A Boss Podcast, Rebecca Hart, Jake Fortier and Sanspants' own Joel Zammit, Jackson Baly and Joel Duscher. Happy new year! Thanks for listening to me ramble in 2021. SUPPORT US ON PATREON SUBSCRIBE ON ITUNES / STITCHER DOWNLOAD MP3 FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK JOIN THE SERIOUS ISSUES FACEBOOK GROUP FOLLOW US ON...
Published 01/01/22
Shinbone makes her grand return with a big announcement and a review of Pipette and Dudley: Charming Dog Adventure. Levins reviews Kaiju No. 8. https://www.cockatoocomics.com/ SUPPORT US ON PATREON FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK JOIN THE SERIOUS ISSUES FACEBOOK GROUP FOLLOW US ON TWITTER See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Published 10/15/21
Levins reads Metal Suit Gundam: The Origin, Jackson reads Dark Nights Metal and Duscher reads The End of the World. SUPPORT US ON PATREON FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK JOIN THE SERIOUS ISSUES FACEBOOK GROUP FOLLOW US ON TWITTER See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Published 10/06/21
Jackson reviews Hellboy: The Corpse, Levins reviews volume one of Fist of the Northstar and Zammit reviews KANG. SUPPORT US ON PATREON FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK JOIN THE SERIOUS ISSUES FACEBOOK GROUP FOLLOW US ON TWITTER See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Published 09/29/21
Zammit read The Trial of Magneto, Jackson read Amazing Detective Cases, Levins finished Fullmetal Alchemist (and started reading Berserk). SUPPORT US ON PATREON FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK JOIN THE SERIOUS ISSUES FACEBOOK GROUP FOLLOW US ON TWITTER See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Published 09/21/21
Duscher reviews Hawkeye, Jackson reviews Crisis Zone and Levins reviews Transformers: The Manga. SUPPORT US ON PATREON FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK JOIN THE SERIOUS ISSUES FACEBOOK GROUP FOLLOW US ON TWITTER See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Published 09/13/21
The 8th volume of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Jojolion, started in 2011 and finally wrapped up last month. To celebrate, Levins is joined by Bryan from Let's Fight A Boss and Chloe from Wine Mums for an in depth look at the series, a ranking of all the Jojos and mini reviews of Dai Dark, Ressentiment and Salary Man Kintaro. Listen to Let's Fight A Boss: https://podbay.fm/p/lets-fight-a-boss Listen to Wine Mums: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/wine-mums-podcast/id1461749711 Buy Levins's...
Published 09/06/21
Levins reviews Superman and the Authority, Duscher reviews Ex Machina and Jackson reviews House On The Borderlands. SUPPORT US ON PATREON FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK JOIN THE SERIOUS ISSUES FACEBOOK GROUP FOLLOW US ON TWITTER See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Published 08/30/21
Zammit reviews Stillwater, Duscher reviews Rosalie Lightning and Levins reviews Saint Young Men. SUPPORT US ON PATREON FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK JOIN THE SERIOUS ISSUES FACEBOOK GROUP FOLLOW US ON TWITTER See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Published 08/23/21
Levins reviews Batman '89, Duscher reviews some Junji Ito and Zammit furthers his quest to become a Dune boy. SUPPORT US ON PATREON FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK JOIN THE SERIOUS ISSUES FACEBOOK GROUP FOLLOW US ON TWITTER See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Published 08/16/21
Jackson Baly and Joel Zammit join Levins to review Fullmetal Alchemist, Kings In Disguise and Dune: Blood of the Sardaukar. SUPPORT US ON PATREON FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK JOIN THE SERIOUS ISSUES FACEBOOK GROUP FOLLOW US ON TWITTER   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Published 08/09/21
Welcome to the All New, All Different Serious Issues! In our first rebooted episode, Joel Zammit and Jackson Baly from Plumbing The Death Star join Levins to review Planet Size X-Men, The House of Lost Horizons: A Sarah Jewell Mystery and Toritan: Birds of a Feather. We're a weekly podcast again! Hallelujah! SUPPORT US ON PATREON FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK JOIN THE SERIOUS ISSUES FACEBOOK GROUP FOLLOW US ON TWITTER TWITTER: LEVINS / SIOBHAN INSTAGRAM: LEVINS / SIOBHAN – Serious Issues is a...
Published 08/04/21
Sanspants Radio superstars Jackson Baly and Joel Duscher join Levins to chat about Junji Ito's Uzumaki, Berserk, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Chainsaw Man and more. SUPPORT US ON PATREON FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK JOIN THE SERIOUS ISSUES FACEBOOK GROUP FOLLOW US ON TWITTER TWITTER: LEVINS / SIOBHAN INSTAGRAM: LEVINS / SIOBHAN – Serious Issues is a comic book review podcast, hosted by Andrew Levins and Siobhan Coombs at Kings Comics in Sydney. Find every comic we review on the show at Kings Comics...
Published 06/29/21
Siobhan is back to talk about comics with Levdawg! Together we review some Junji Ito books, some Brubaker/Phillips books, two new Australian releases and more. Comics reviewed in this episode: 20/20 Still Alive Karmen Remina Lovesickness Mermaid Saga Pulp Reckless Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Batman Black & White Check out Levins and Siobhan on recent episodes of Comics Deserve Better: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/comics-deserve-better/id1524972665 SUPPORT US ON PATREON FOLLOW...
Published 05/14/21
Connor from the Wine Mums podcast returns for another hour of beautiful manga recommendations. Comics reviewed in this episode:  How Do We Relationship Vol 2 Mermaid Saga Berserk Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders/Diamond Is Unbreakable Akagi Ajin Demi Human Witch Watch Nine Dragon's Ball Parade SUPPORT US ON PATREON SUBSCRIBE ON ITUNES / STITCHER DOWNLOAD MP3 FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK JOIN THE SERIOUS ISSUES FACEBOOK GROUP FOLLOW US ON...
Published 03/24/21
Siobhan is back and so is her love of Batmen. Comics reviewed in this episode: DC Future State Batman Black and White Beck by Harold Sakuishi Crayon Shinchan by Yoshito Usui Youth by Curt Pires and Alex Diotto Sobek by James Stokoe Beneath the Dead Oak Tree by Emily Carroll Don’t Go Without Me by Rosemary Valero-O’Connell Asadora Vol 1 by Naoki Urasawa Berserk by Kentaro Miura The Harrowing of Hell by Evan Dahm SUPPORT US ON PATREON FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK JOIN THE SERIOUS ISSUES FACEBOOK...
Published 02/15/21
Happy new year! Connor from Wine Mums joins Levins to discuss the 1000th chapter of One Piece, Chainsaw Man, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Kageki Shojo, Kowloon Generic Romance, Maison Ikkoku, Transformers the Manga, Super Mario: Manga Mania, Mobile Suit Gundam, The Plot to Assassinate Gihren, Strongest Man Kurosawa, Death Note, My Broken Mariko, Land of the Lustrous, and Blood On The Tracks/A Trail Of Blood. SUPPORT US ON PATREON FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK JOIN THE SERIOUS ISSUES FACEBOOK...
Published 01/25/21
Rebecca Hart and Joke Fortier join Levins for a long chat about this year's big X-Men event: X of Swords. Follow Rebecca on Twitter: https://twitter.com/arbitrarygenius/ Follow Jake on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KrakoanMimosa/ SUPPORT US ON PATREON FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK JOIN THE SERIOUS ISSUES FACEBOOK GROUP FOLLOW US ON TWITTER TWITTER: LEVINS / SIOBHAN INSTAGRAM: LEVINS / SIOBHAN – Serious Issues is a comic book review podcast, hosted by Andrew Levins and Siobhan Coombs at Kings...
Published 12/16/20
Comics reviewed in this episode: X of Swords, Green Lantern, Sex Criminals, Fire Power, Five Years, The Grot, How To Read Nancy, Sneeze, Asadora and more. SUPPORT US ON PATREON FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK JOIN THE SERIOUS ISSUES FACEBOOK GROUP FOLLOW US ON TWITTER TWITTER: LEVINS / SIOBHAN INSTAGRAM: LEVINS / SIOBHAN – Serious Issues is a comic book review podcast, hosted by Andrew Levins and Siobhan Coombs at Kings Comics in Sydney. Find every comic we review on the show at Kings Comics in...
Published 12/04/20
Connor from the Wine Mums podcast returns for another all-manga episode, featuring reviews of Jujutsu Kaisen, Fire Force, Beastars, Undead Unluck,Witch Hat Atelier, Toritan: Birds Of A Feather and Utsubora: The Story Of A Novellist. SUPPORT US ON PATREON FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK JOIN THE SERIOUS ISSUES FACEBOOK GROUP FOLLOW US ON TWITTER TWITTER: LEVINS / SIOBHAN INSTAGRAM: LEVINS / SIOBHAN – Serious Issues is a comic book review podcast, hosted by Andrew Levins and Siobhan Coombs at Kings...
Published 10/29/20
The tiredest duo in comic book podcasting review X Of Swords, X-Factor, Iron Man, Fire Power, Negan Lives, Head Lopper, A Map to the Sun, Venus In The Blind Spot, Mujirushi: The Sign of Dreams, High School Family and Chainsaw Man. WARNING: THIS EPISODE CONTAINS THE SOUNDS OF CONSTRUCTION IN THE BACKGROUND! SUPPORT US ON PATREON FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK JOIN THE SERIOUS ISSUES FACEBOOK GROUP FOLLOW US ON TWITTER TWITTER: LEVINS / SIOBHAN INSTAGRAM: LEVINS / SIOBHAN – Serious Issues is a...
Published 10/01/20
Special guests Rebecca and Jake join Levins for a spoiler filled discussion of Marvel's big 2020 event: Empyre. We also share our favourite (and least favourite) Marvel events, review the brand new Iron Man #1 and decide which of the current X-Men books are worth reading. SUPPORT US ON PATREON FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK JOIN THE SERIOUS ISSUES FACEBOOK GROUP FOLLOW US ON TWITTER TWITTER: LEVINS / SIOBHAN INSTAGRAM: LEVINS / SIOBHAN – Serious Issues is a comic book review podcast, hosted by...
Published 09/21/20
Siobhan is back! Hooray for Siobhan. Comics reviewed in this episode:  Pulp by Brubaker & Phillips Delphine by Richard Sala Familiar Face by Michael DeForge  Batman: Ego and other Tails by Darwyn Cooke Bowie by Mike Allred This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki  The Killing Moon by N K Jemisin  The Nao Of Brown by Glyn Dillon SUPPORT US ON PATREON FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK JOIN THE SERIOUS ISSUES FACEBOOK GROUP FOLLOW US ON...
Published 08/25/20
Connor's back for an ALL MANGA SPECIAL BABY featuring reviews of: No Longer Human, Downfall, How Do We Relationship, Goodbye My Rose Garden, Sugar Sugar Rune, Ping Pong, Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit, The Kingdom Of the Gods and a big discussion of our current favourite Shonen Jump series like Kaiju No.8, Time Paradox Ghostwriter and Spy X Family. SUPPORT US ON PATREON FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK JOIN THE SERIOUS ISSUES FACEBOOK GROUP FOLLOW US ON TWITTER TWITTER: LEVINS / SIOBHAN INSTAGRAM: LEVINS...
Published 08/19/20