It’s the return of BK’s Bullets! Brent takes the wheel as he is joined by Donovan Morgan Grant to discuss DC’s latest television project, Lanterns, and whether or not it lives up to expectations. Expect spoilers for the full season within, as well as some salty and perhaps spicy takes within.
We present to you today most of the CT crew guesting on Donovan’s Podcast, Questions: We Don’t Have Answers!
and Lo, there shall be…a team-up!
Furrowing his brow over the present and future of the American comic industry, Donovan brings in several friends from the long running comic book podcast Comic Timing to discuss the ultimate question, as well as several others! Ian, Kris, Brandon and Jamal join Don and Harry in discussing the impact superhero films have on comic sales, the history of America’s disrespect over comics as an art form, and why people just don’t read anymore!
We’re back with a Blue Team episode, and boy oh boy is there A LOT to catch up on. Ian, Brent, Donovan, Raph and Kris are here to do their best to do just that, as they discuss everything from the news out of SDCC to Disney’s D23 reveals, Marvel moving across the country and their new EiC, and then they finish with an in-depth and spoiler-filled review of Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Approximate time stamps are below to those looking to try and remail spoiler-free, and also earmuffs on this ep as Brent likes to curse.
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From 2006 to 2026, Comic Timing has been bringing you the best comic book related content we can possibly bring you. Now, it’s time to celebrate the milestone with a jam-packed Zoom full of Blue Team, Gold Team and longtime friends and guests of the show. Ian, Brent, Kris, Brandon, Donovan, Chris Eberle, Shane and Murd are joined by the likes of Guinness Book of World Records holder for largest comic collection Bob Bretall, Rick Gordon, Julian Lytle, Sean Wheatley, and pop-ins from the one and only Shawn Pryor, and longtime listener “Bionic” Dave Goldshmid! We reflect on how our reading habits and the industry itself have changed in twenty years, share some curated facts about the show, and then we conclude with an in-depth and spoilerific review of DC’s latest film, Supergirl. Cheers to all of you, and here’s to many more years of Comic Timing to come!
Supergirl talk begins: 1:51:03
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We’re back with a full Blue Team episode to start our Anniversary month off strong! Ian, Kris, Donovan, Brandon, Brent, Raph and Jamal start things off first with some words on the one and only Gerry Conway, creator of characters such as The Punisher, Jason Todd, Carol Danvers (as Ms. Marvel), Ben Reilly, Firestorm and so many others, who passed away at the age of 73. We then discuss Sam Kieth’s passing a bit and the gothic inspiration of Gotham, pivot to Marvel’s recent layoffs and what that may mean for the company, and for AI moving forward, the lack of black led ongoing series from DC (yes, there’s a tracker recording how long it’s been since that happened), bringing back up that old Dwayne McDuffie skateboard memo, recent reads including The Florida Hippopotamus Cocaine Massacre (yes, for real), Kevin Smith’s Bizarro: Year None, a Comiket documentary, Kris’ continued thoughts on Medalist, and so much more!
Time stamps:
RIP Gerry Conway: 0:04:35
RIP Sam Kieth: 0:27:52
Layoffs at Marvel: 0:37:15
20th Anniversary of Comic Timing Plans: 1:03:09
Diversity (or Lack Thereof) in Comics: 1:09:02
Recent reads: 1:52:42
You can support future releases of Comic Timing and get in on the occasional early releases of the show at http://www.patreon.com/ComicTiming. Video versions of most episodes are at http://youtube.com/@comictimingpodcast, along with Raph’s new shorts series, Raph’s Comic Catch-Up, so go ahead and subscribe if you haven’t already done so.
A cold won’t keep Ian down, as we’re back with a brand new episode! Kris, Donovan, Brent and Jamal join in for conversation including JLA/Avengers coming back into print via facsimile editions, Comixology layoffs and subsequent talk on the state of digital comics, the 20th anniversary of the first New York Comic Con and reflections on Ian’s coverage of it, and then we give our spoiler-filled thoughts on Marvel’s latest TV series, Wonder Man; and here’s the article Kris mentioned about it from the Folger Shakespeare library. Finally, recent reads and whatnot to finish us off!
You can support future releases of Comic Timing and get in on the occasional early releases of the show at http://www.patreon.com/ComicTiming. Video versions of most episodes are at http://youtube.com/@comictimingpodcast, along with Raph’s new shorts series, Raph’s Comic Catch-Up, so go ahead and subscribe if you haven’t already done so.
We’ve got the full Blue Team gathered together for this end of year bash, and boy is there tons to talk about. Ian, Brent, Donovan, Kris, Jamal, Raph and Brandon start things off with the ten thousand pound elephant in the room, aka Warner Bros. being sold to Netflix, unless Paramount uses hostility (and a steel chair) to buy them first. This includes how this might affect DC Comics publishing arm, as well as their movies, and other potential ramifications and changes. They then touch on some DC and Marvel crossovers, specifically the Batman/Deadpool and Deadpool/Batman one-shots, and the now upcoming Superman/Spider-Man crossover coming in March 2026! Other topics include how headlines can blow passing statements out of proportion (the Sara Pichelli Miles Morales hubbub in particular), the original untouched Star Wars movies finally getting a rerelease, some further Kamen Rider talk, recent reads including the first three issues of Matt Fraction’s Batman, DC KO and DC KO: Knightfall, Spider-Man ’94, Dono’s year-long adventure reading the Argentinian comic book Cybersix, Moriarty: The Patriot from Shonen Jump, and yes, Dynamite’s ongoing Lion King comic.
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You can support future releases of Comic Timing and get in on the occasional early releases of the show at http://www.patreon.com/ComicTiming. Video versions of most episodes are at http://youtube.com/@comictimingpodcast, along with Raph’s new shorts series, Raph’s Comic Catch-Up, so go ahead and subscribe if you haven’t already done so.
As news broke this week on the possible farewell to the Super Sentai branding in Japan, we here at Comic Timing had to have longtime friend of the show Julian Lytle on to talk about it! Ian, Brandon, Donovan and Brent are also here to discuss just what the heck is going on with the franchise, how it all ties in to what is or isn’t happening with Power Rangers here in The States, how Bandai and Toei both can grow their reach in foreign markets, especially as Japan takes over the box office here in America and Gashapon has finally caught on, and more. Then we delve into a spoilery discussion on Peacemaker Season 2 and some convo on whether Matt Reeves Batman should be part of the DCU, some Marvel Zombies talk, our favorite superhero films of the year, recent reads, and even more where that came from!
You can support future releases of Comic Timing and get in on the occasional early releases of the show at http://www.patreon.com/ComicTiming. Video versions of most episodes are at http://youtube.com/@comictimingpodcast, along with Raph’s new shorts series, Raph’s Comic Catch-Up, so go ahead and subscribe if you haven’t already done so.
This week, Ian is joined by Brent Kossina and Donovan Morgan Grant at start, with Kris Naudus joining in at about the half hour mark. They begin with discussion on the passing of industry staple and longtime Editor-in-Chief of Marvel Comics, Jim Shooter, and his lasting legacy as a writer and editor. The group then deviate onto a discussion of the first three episodes of Marvel’s newest Disney+ series, Ironheart, spoilers and all. Did the series connect on what it was trying to achieve, not only for Riri Williams, but also The Hood? And should we still be trying to make Anthony Ramos happen? A note this only covers the first three episodes, so if you want to see how things end, do check out the back half of the series which is now available. Finally, some quick discussion on Pixar’s Elio, including its tumultuous behind-the-scenes production history.
You can support future releases of Comic Timing and get in on the occasional early releases of the show at http://www.patreon.com/ComicTiming. Video versions of most episodes are at http://youtube.com/@comictimingpodcast, along with Raph’s new shorts series, Raph’s Comic Catch-Up, so go ahead and subscribe if you haven’t already done so.
The Blue Team of Ian, Brent, Raph, Donovan, Brandon, Kris and Jamal are back at it to talk about Marvel’s conclusion to Phase Five, and the unexpected tentpole of what’s to come, Thunderbolts*. Spoilers abound as they discuss the nuances of the film as well as the team’s comic book origins, who the heck Bob is, how Marvel subverted our expectations in more than one way and how they made us care about these particular characters through the exploration of mental health, the joy that is Florence Pugh, Pullman and Russell: TNG, the father daughter relationship between Alexi and Yelena, how MCU Contessa is basically just Victoria Hand, where we rank this in post-Endgame movie releases, the thoughtful dickery that is John Walker, Congressman Bucky, and tons more*.
*Okay fine, we address the asterisk and how even that has multiple meanings.
We also start with thoughts on this year’s Free Comic Book Day and FBCD in general, discover a new library of comics you can read from the library via the Comics Plus app, and we conclude with some recent reads!
