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Comic Timing Episode 284 – Superman/Spider-Man w/ Sean Whelan

What better way to celebrate one of the biggest crossovers between DC and Marvel in years than to crossover with another podcast? I know, right? In a series of two episodes, Raging Bullets and Comic Timing are teaming together to take on the one-shot Superman and Spider-Man issues! First up is Superman/Spider-Man, published by DC, with a main story by Mark Waid and Jorge Jiménez. Sean Whelan joins Brent, Raph and Ian to break down each story within the issue itself, as well as the history behind this event, what type of team-ups we’d like to see down the road, whether we prefer “themed” crossover issues over more random crossovers, and much more!

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.

Be sure to check out episodes of Raging Bullets at https://ragingbullets.com/ and you can join their Facebook Group.

You can also follow Comic Timing on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/comictiming.bsky.social, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ComicTiming/, and on Instagram at http://instagram.com/comictimingpodcast. And please, if you can, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts; it helps attract new listeners! Finally, you can join in on the conversation at our Comic Timing Fans group on Facebook, which is a great place to hang out and talk comics.

Follow Ian on Bluesky, and on Instagram at http://instagram.com/i_am_scifi. Brent posts regularly to YouTube on his channel, BK’s Bullets and can be found on Bluesky and Threads; Raph is on Twitch at RaphDoesStuff, Instagram, and Bluesky.

Thanks for listening, we’ll catch you next time, and as always, there’s always time for comics!

Comic Timing Episode 282 – Diversity, Layoffs and Cocaine Hippos, Oh My!

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.

You can also follow Comic Timing on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/comictiming.bsky.social, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ComicTiming/, and on Instagram at http://instagram.com/comictimingpodcast. And please, if you can, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts; it helps attract new listeners! Finally, you can join in on the conversation at our Comic Timing Fans group on Facebook, which is a great place to hang out and talk comics.

Follow Ian on Bluesky, and on Instagram at http://instagram.com/i_am_scifi. Brent posts regularly to YouTube on his channel, BK’s Bullets and can be found on Bluesky and Threads; Donovan is on Bluesky and Threads, writes for DC’s blog and The Batman Universe, and check out his podcast, Questions: We Don’t Have Answers. Kris is lampbane on Bluesky, and you can check out her various other works at http://linktr.ee/krisnaudus. Jamal is on Bluesky, Threads and Instagram and you can find everything else about him at his website. Brandon is on Bluesky and Twitch!

Thanks for listening, we’ll catch you next time, and as always, there’s always time for comics!

Comic Timing Episode 281 – April 2026 Previews

Our last episode was a Previews episode, and so is this one! How about them apples? Murd, Raph and Ian are back, as they delve into all the picks from the various catalogs that are mainly set for June 2026 release. Highlights include Supergirl and Lobo teaming up for the Summer of Supergirl Special AND in Lobo, Chip Zdarsky gets an Avengers event with Avengers Armageddon, Boom! reboots the Power Rangers with the help of Marguerite Bennett, multiple comic book iterations of The Odyssey (but only one has Godzilla), that slacker Dan Mora gets an art showcase book, Dynamite goes alternate universe with their Altered States line, a Wicked comic adaptation, Dark Horse gets its own shared universe with Jonathan Hickman, Mike del Mundo and Nick Spencer at the helm so we can totally take credit for that, and more!

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.

You can also follow Comic Timing on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/comictiming.bsky.social, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ComicTiming/, and on Instagram at http://instagram.com/comictimingpodcast. And please, if you can, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts; it helps attract new listeners! Finally, you can join in on the conversation at our Comic Timing Fans group on Facebook, which is a great place to hang out and talk comics.

Follow Ian on Bluesky, and on Instagram at http://instagram.com/i_am_scifi. Brent posts regularly to YouTube on his channel, BK’s Bullets and can be found on Bluesky; Raph is on Twitch at RaphDoesStuff, Instagram, and Bluesky.

Thanks for listening, we’ll catch you next time, and as always, there’s always time for comics!

Comic Timing Episode 279 – Sonic The Hedgehog x Godzilla with Nick Marino

Once upon a time, this week’s guest was the host of the Audioshocker Podcast, and split a table with Ian at Podcast Arena at New York Comic Con. These days, Nick Marino has followed his comic book dream, and is writing comics. Ian and Raph join Nick to discuss his previous works, including Godzilla Rivals: Biollante Vs. Destoroyah, as well as his upcoming IP crossover of epic proportions, Sonic the Hedgehog X Godzilla! We also discuss how the industry has changed for creators and retailers over the last few years, what life is like listing through Penguin Random House and Lunar versus the Diamond days, the removal of founder Mike Richardson from Dark Horse, whether you pronounce the X as an X or if it’s a symbol for Cross, some further digital comics conversation, and so much more.

Do go ahead and pre-order Sonic the Hedgehog X Godzilla if you haven’t already done so, and you can find all things Nick Marino over at his website, https://www.nickmarino.net/. You can also follow him on InstagramBluesky and Threads, and you can read his articles over at Den of Geek!

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.

You can also follow Comic Timing on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/comictiming.bsky.social, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ComicTiming/, and on Instagram at http://instagram.com/comictimingpodcast. And please, if you can, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts; it helps attract new listeners! Finally, you can join in on the conversation at our Comic Timing Fans group on Facebook, which is a great place to hang out and talk comics.

Follow Ian on Bluesky, and on Instagram at http://instagram.com/i_am_scifi. Brent posts regularly to YouTube on his channel, BK’s Bullets and can be found on Bluesky; Raph is on Twitch at RaphDoesStuff, Instagram, and Bluesky.

Thanks for listening, we’ll catch you next time, and as always, there’s always time for comics!

Comic Timing Episode 275 – February 2026 Previews

Mid-month Previews action for all, as Murd, Ian and Raph bring us the finest choices of books set mainly for April 2026 release. But first, an update on where you’ll be finding Oni Press in the future, as it is about to go Penguin Random House exclusive. Then picks begin, including Marvel’s half of the Spider-Man/Superman crossover, a whole bunch of new miniseries sprouting up at Image, Thundercats vs SilverHawks go into high gear with a FIFTEEN part crossover, a Batman/Wonder Woman book spanning out of the pages of H2sh, a teen witch comic called Grandpa, Chip Zdarsky goes MAD, Archie goes gaming, Alter Ego reaches its milestone 200th issue, a whole bunch of Absolute, absolutely, Ultimate ultimately, and even a few The Ends.

And here’s the video version:

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.

You can also follow Comic Timing on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/comictiming.bsky.social, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ComicTiming/, and on Instagram at http://instagram.com/comictimingpodcast. And please, if you can, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts; it helps attract new listeners! Finally, you can join in on the conversation at our Comic Timing Fans group on Facebook, which is a great place to hang out and talk comics.

Follow Ian on Bluesky, and on Instagram at http://instagram.com/i_am_scifi. Brent posts regularly to YouTube on his channel, BK’s Bullets and can be found on Bluesky; Raph is on Twitch at RaphDoesStuff, Instagram, and Bluesky.

Thanks for listening, we’ll catch you next time, and as always, there’s always time for comics!

Comic Timing Episode 274 – Trekkin’ Around with Tim Sheridan

Space. The final frontier. These are the voyages of…Comic Timing. And boy oh boy, what a voyage this one is. Ian goes Star Trekkin’ with his two favorite allies, Kris and Raph, as they’re joined by current writer of the Star Trek: Lower Decks comic for IDW and lifelong Trekkie, Tim Sheridan! The crew go into their shared Trek histories, talk about where the franchise has gone over the years and how Trek continues to reinvent itself, what makes Star Trek unique in its personality and quality, how Deep Space Nine is all about family, some amazing stories from Tim in and around the industry over the years, and so much more. The group then discuss the first three episodes of the latest series to launch, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, along with the most recent season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, lots of Lower Decks (both the comics and the animated series), and so much more!

Be sure to check out Tim’s Lower Decks comics if you haven’t already done so; issue 16 goes on sale February 11th at your local comic shop, and the trade collecting his first six issues on the book will be out in April. You can also check out all things Tim Sheridan at https://www.timsheridan.com/, and follow Tim on Bluesky, Instagram, and Threads. And thanks once again to Tim for coming on, it was a great time!

And here is the video version on YouTube:

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.

You can also follow Comic Timing on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/comictiming.bsky.social, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ComicTiming/, and on Instagram at http://instagram.com/comictimingpodcast. And please, if you can, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts; it helps attract new listeners! Finally, you can join in on the conversation at our Comic Timing Fans group on Facebook, which is a great place to hang out and talk comics.

Follow Ian on Bluesky, and on Instagram at http://instagram.com/i_am_scifi. Brent posts regularly to YouTube on his channel, BK’s Bullets and can be found on Bluesky; Kris is lampbane on Bluesky, you can read her thoughts on the first two episodes of Starfleet Acedemy on Engadget, and you can check out her various other works at http://linktr.ee/krisnaudus. Raph is on Twitch at RaphDoesStuff, Instagram, and Bluesky. Brandon is on Bluesky and Twitch!

Thanks for listening, we’ll catch you next time, and as always, there’s always time for comics!

Comic Timing Episode 270 – December 2025 Previews

We close out 2025 with this month’s Previews episode! Ian, Murd and Raph begin with some updates on Diamond, as their bankruptcy shifts from a Chapter 11 to a Chapter 7; also, Universal Distribution are now the owners of the Free Comic Book Day name. Then, they dive right into the books mainly set for February 2025. Highlights include the official return of Vertigo as an imprint, a new Criminal book and The Phantom of the Opera from Image, Archie X Army of Darkness, a new Larry Hama driven superhero universe over at Boom, Roger Langridge returns to Muppets comics, Smile gets a comic book at IDW, tons of Valentine’s Day comics, a new beginning for Daredevil at Marvel, and so much more!

Time stamps:

Diamond discussion: 0:02:59

Image Comics: 0:14:16

IDW: 0:37:16

Titan: 0:53:19

Dark Horse: 1:01:02

DC Comics: 1:10:00

Marvel: 1:42:49

Dynamite: 2:18:22

Boom: 2:26:41

Lunar: 2:29:47

And here’s the YouTube video version:

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.

You can also follow Comic Timing on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/comictiming.bsky.social, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ComicTiming/, and on Instagram at http://instagram.com/comictimingpodcast. And please, if you can, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts; it helps attract new listeners! Finally, you can join in on the conversation at our Comic Timing Fans group on Facebook, which is a great place to hang out and talk comics.

Follow Ian on Bluesky, and on Instagram at http://instagram.com/i_am_scifi. Brent posts regularly to YouTube on his channel, BK’s Bullets and can be found on Bluesky. Raph is on Twitch at RaphDoesStuff, Instagram, and Bluesky.

Thanks for listening, we’ll catch you next time, and as always, there’s always time for comics!

Comic Timing Episode 269 – Warner Bros. Goes Tudum

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.

And here is the video version:

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.

You can also follow Comic Timing on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/comictiming.bsky.social, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ComicTiming/, and on Instagram at http://instagram.com/comictimingpodcast. And please, if you can, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts; it helps attract new listeners! Finally, you can join in on the conversation at our Comic Timing Fans group on Facebook, which is a great place to hang out and talk comics.

Follow Ian on Bluesky, and on Instagram at http://instagram.com/i_am_scifi. Brent posts regularly to YouTube on his channel, BK’s Bullets and can be found on Bluesky; Donovan is on Bluesky, writes for DC’s blog and The Batman Universe, and check out his podcast, Questions: We Don’t Have Answers. Kris is lampbane on Bluesky, and you can check out her various other works at http://linktr.ee/krisnaudus. Jamal is on Bluesky and Instagram and you can find everything else about him at his website. Raph is on Twitch at RaphDoesStuff, Instagram, and Bluesky. Brandon is on Bluesky and Twitch!

Thanks for listening, we’ll catch you next time, and as always, there’s always time for comics!

Comic Timing Episode 264 – October 2025 Previews

It’s the end of the month, and so, here’s some Previews for ya! Ian, Murd and Raph round through this month’s bevy of catalogs, including Image, Dark Horse, Titan, Boom!, IDW, Marvel, DC and the Lunar catalog. And it’s Christmas season this time, with books mainly set for December 2025 release. That means holiday specials all over the place, including ones for pretty much every property Dynamite has hold of at the moment, even Thundercats! Other highlights include Ultimate Endgame and the rise of Writer M and Artist M at Marvel, a heck of a lot more DC KO and the first crossover between Absolute Batman and Wonder Woman, a new Absolute Crisis on Infinite Earths on offer, the return of Criminal at Image just in time for the Amazon Prime series, a new Donald Duck series from Fantagraphics, the end of Rick and Morty begins at Oni, the difference between Rouge and Rogue, some gentle Gaslighting, and tons more!

Time stamps:

Image: 0:04:22

IDW: 0:30:58

Titan: 0:40:41

DC: 0:48:23

Marvel: 1:19:43

Dark Horse: 1:52:38

Boom!: 1:58:57

Lunar Catalog: 2:03:25

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.

You can also follow Comic Timing on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/comictiming.bsky.social, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ComicTiming/, and on Instagram at http://instagram.com/comictimingpodcast. And please, if you can, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts; it helps attract new listeners! Finally, you can join in on the conversation at our Comic Timing Fans group on Facebook, which is a great place to hang out and talk comics.

Follow Ian on Bluesky, and on Instagram at http://instagram.com/i_am_scifi. Brent posts regularly to YouTube on his channel, BK’s Bullets and can be found on Bluesky. Raph is on Twitch at RaphDoesStuff, Instagram, and Bluesky.

Thanks for listening, we’ll catch you next time, and as always, there’s always time for comics!

Comic Timing Episode 259 – August 2025 Previews

Not even being away from home, using a different setup and mic, can stop Previews from happening! This month, Brent partakes in the comics cavalcade along with Ian and Raph, and tests whether or not he has the stamina for such an undertaking. Spoilers: he comes close, but taps out after about two and a half hours, leaving Raph and Ian to finish the race. Highlights include Kirkman’s first Transformers issue with Dan Mora, Dan Mora draws at least two other books this month, the official release of Elvira/Harley Quinn, Tim Drake takes center stage as Robin once more in Fraction’s Batman, Dynamite goes Supernatural, Marvel goes full-on Age of Revelation, tons of Halloween one-shots and other spookiness (as is tradition), Brent gets schooled in Red Sonja and facsimile editions, and so much more!

And here’s the video version:

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.

You can also follow Comic Timing on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/comictiming.bsky.social, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ComicTiming/, and on Instagram at http://instagram.com/comictimingpodcast. And please, if you can, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts; it helps attract new listeners! Finally, you can join in on the conversation at our Comic Timing Fans group on Facebook, which is a great place to hang out and talk comics.

Follow Ian on Bluesky, and on Instagram at http://instagram.com/i_am_scifi. Brent posts regularly to YouTube on his channel, BK’s Bullets and can be found on Bluesky; Raph is on Twitch at RaphDoesStuff, Instagram, and Bluesky.

Thanks for listening, we’ll catch you next time, and as always, there’s always time for comics!