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Podcast, Previews

Comic Timing Episode 248 – April 2025 Previews

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Back at it again with that Previews magic! To start, Ian and Murd talk the final final final (for now) results of the Diamond Distributors purchase, as Alliance Entertainment has officially closed the deal after a last minute attempt at shenanigans by Diamond and their secondary bid. Then we delve into the multiple catalogs, including quick comments on Lunar’s catalog for TwoMorrow’s content, and a little bit of Penguin Random House’s very hard to read catalog. As for the usual suspects, we have Image Catalog Issue 6, DC Connect issue 59, Marvel Previews Vol 6 issue 43, and Diamond Previews issue 439, with books mainly set for June 2025 release. Highlights include Dynamite’s fever dream known only as Thundercats Powerpuff Girls, Brian K Vaughn and Nico Henrichson’s Spectators, Image’s foray into oversized with their Jim Aparo’s DC Classics Artist’s Edition, the conclusion of Michel Fiffe’s Copra, a whole lot of Godzilla in various forms as IDW, Marvel AND DC all get in on the game, Mark Waid’s New History of the DC Universe, the temporary return of Rainbow Rowell’s Runaways, Top Shelf’s It Rhymes with Takei, and so much more.

Time stamps:

Diamond acquisition talk: 0:01:41

It Rhymes with Takei: 0:09:26

Image Comics: 0:12:56

Dynamite: 0:46:05

Titan: 0:58:50

DC: 1:06:57

Marvel: 1:44:41

Back of the Book: 2:24:42

Two Morrows: 3:01:34

Manga: 3:03:13

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Thanks for listening as always, we hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season, and we will catch you all next time! And as always, there’s always time for comics!

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Convention Report, Podcast

Comic Timing – Episode 106: MoCCA and C2E2

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It’s time for some more con interviews and wrap-up! This time, I go through all the interviews conducted at this year’s MoCCA Festival in NYC, as well as C2E2 in Chicago. I have a wrap-up of C2E2 on the episode as well, but here is a full list of the intervews conducted at both shows:

MoCCA:

  • Dave Roman, co-creator of Teen Boat and a bunch of cool Avatar: The Last Airbender stuff
  • Vin Ferrante, creator of Witch Hunter vs. The Woman in Black
  • Fred Chao, creator of Johnny Hiro

    • C2E2:

  • Paul Mounts, longtime colorist of Fantastic Four, Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Ultimates, New Avengers, Mighty Avengers, and various other comics, Marvel and otherwise.
  • Raina Telgemeier, creator of Smile, and the Baby-Sitters Club graphic novels
  • Lee Kohse, creator of Kindergoth, and part of Bloodfire Studios
  • Brian Crowley, creator of Hamster Rage, and part of Nerd City
  • Steve Bryant, creator and artist of Athena Voltaire. You can support the return of Athena Voltaire by donating to the Kickstarter Campaign! Oh, and he’s also a Comic Twart.
  • Sean Whelan and Jim Segulin of Raging Bullets
  • Tom Kelly, creator of fun Hello Kitty superhero drawings, and creator/artist of Sword of the Savage Samurai
  • Peter David, writer of X-Factor, Fallen Angel, Star Trek: The New Frontier novels, and plenty of other stuff, too!

    This episode of Comic Timing is sponsored by…DCBS! That’s right, Discount Comic Book Service is the new sponsor of Comic Timing. For all first time users of the site, make sure to use the promo code CT8 at checkout to receive an additional 8% off your first order! Along with the new sponsor, here are our Review Corner picks for the month:

    INDY (IDW):
    TRUE BLOOD #1: 50% off retail (DCBS price $1.99/regular price $3.99)

    DC:
    SUPERMAN #701: 40% off retail (DCBS price $1.79/regular price $2.99)

    MARVEL:
    X-MEN #1: 75% off retail (DCBS price $0.99/regular price $3.99)

    You can e-mail the show at comictiming@gmail.com, and please vote for us at Podcast Alley and give us your reviews over on iTunes. And of course, if you can, please donate to the HERO Initiative effort if you can. Every little bit helps!

    Until next time, thanks for listening, and thanks for downloading!

    Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:17:10 — 72.1MB)

    • Podcast, Review Corner

    Comic Timing – Episode 96

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    We’re back! Did you miss us? We are back with another REVIEW CORNER! This time featuring 8 books! 8! We cover, not in this order:

    BATMAN AND ROBIN #4
    BEASTS OF BURDEN #1 (OF 4)
    DOOM PATROL #1
    FANTASTIC FOUR #570
    DAYS MISSING #1
    JUSTICE LEAGUE: CRY FOR JUSTICE #1 (of 6)
    NEW AVENGERS #55
    DETHKLOK VS. THE GOON #1

    So Sit back, grab a beverage, and maybe a snack, and enjoy!

    Comic Timing is sponsored by Heroes Corner. Make sure to check out their deals on all the hottest comic books from the September Previews, and make sure to use the promo code CTROCKS on your first order with Heroes Corner to save an additional 5% off. For first time users of the site only. This month’s Review Corner books are as follows:

    DC
    JSA ALL-STARS #1 – 75% off retail

    MARVEL
    SECRET WARRIORS #11- 50% off retail

    DARK HORSE
    CONAN THE CIMMERIAN: THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWN – 50% off retail

    You can e-mail the show at comictiming@gmail.com, and please vote for us at Podcast Alley and give us your reviews over on iTunes. And of course, if you can, please donate to the HERO Initiative effort if you can. Every little bit helps!

    Until next time, thanks for listening, and thanks for downloading!

    Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:02:06 — 70.0MB)