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Comic Timing Episode 273 – January 2026 Previews

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Happy birthday to me, it’s this month’s Previews! Murd and Ian are back at it again, streamlining the process to touch on publishers already part of Lunar’s main catalog as they come up in it, just to make life easier. That means Image is later on in the episode than usual, but otherwise everything else is pretty similar. Highlights include DC and Marvel’s Superman/Spider-Man crossover, a facsimile of Marvel Team-Up issue 14 featuring Invincible and Spider-Man, Dan Abnett returning to Marvel cosmic with Imperial Guardians (Darkhawk is in it so Raph is buying it), a Disney Villains: Gaston and Thundercats x Silverhawks at Dynamite, Bible 2: King of the Jews, Baby!, Doug Wagner’s Narco, SuperCreepshow, 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.

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

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Comic Timing Episode 269 – Warner Bros. Goes Tudum

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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!

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Comic Timing Episode 265- RIP (?) Super Sentai, Peacemaker S2 and more with Julian Lytle

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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!

And here’s the YouTube video version:

Show notes:

Sentai talk: 0:03:25

Peacemaker Season 2: 0:53:37

Best Superhero media of the year: 1:23:58

Marvel Zombies: 1:30:04

Recent reads and viewing: 1:39:23

Be sure to check out Julian’s movie reviews on RIOTUS and Comics Beat, listen to his podcasts Ignorant Bliss and Culture Trappin’, you can follow him on Instagram, Bluesky, YouTube, and you can join his Patreon. And anything else not mentioned here is on his Linktree.

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. Brandon is on Bluesky and Twitch, and will be running a panel at AnimeNJ++!

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

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Comic Timing Episode 258 – Fantastic Beers and Where To Drink Them

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While Ian is visiting Florida, it’s the perfect opportunity for Ian and Brent to record in person! This time they choose to record indoors as opposed to in a park, as it was hotter than Mephisto’s stomping grounds out there. Shoutout to Union Taproom & Pizza Kitchen for letting us pour ourselves a brew and then sit in the corner for almost two hours recording inside their lovely establishment. Topics include Brent’s thoughts on The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Ian’s complete take on Ironheart now that he finished it, Superman hitting digital earlier than anticipated, Brent read a whole lot of Something is Killing the Children, some further Jurassic World: Rebirth discussion, Comixology Unlimited is still a thing (for now), Ian dabbles with One World Under Doom, Brent experiences Zdarsky’s new Captain America and his subsequent new history, Dan Slott’s Superman Unlimited is pure gold (literally), the blahs of Batman: H2sh, a few other recent reads, and more! And this episode is audio only, thanks to a Zoom H2 recorder that is almost as old as this very podcast.

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.

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

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Comic Timing Episode 255 – Superman Movie Review

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Would it even be a movie review of a Superman property on Comic Timing if the episode itself wasn’t longer than the movie? I say thee nay! Ian, Brent, Kris, Donovan, Brandon and Raph are joined for this one by host of the Star Joes podcast and creator of the Stealth Hammer comic, Ryan Drost! He shares his firsthand knowledge from being an extra on the set of the movie when it filmed in Cleveland, how the movie’s filming was welcomed by the city at large, his experiences being up close with David Corenswet and James Gunn, and the awesome Easter Eggs that are the street names of Metropolis’ city grid. We also go through the movie as a whole, what worked, what didn’t, some passionate back and forth on whether what didn’t work actually didn’t work, the glory that is Guy Gardner’s mop top, Krypto is a bad dog, Lois is a reporter, Jimmy Olsen gets all the ladies, Lex Luthor is Musky, Mr. Terrific lives up to his name, and so much more. That also includes where this new universe may go next, and also where it’s been before. Punk rock, baby!

And here’s the YouTube video version:

Ryan’s work on Star Joes can be found at https://starjoes.podbean.com/, and check out Stealth Hammer at https://stealthhammer.com/.

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. Raph is on Twitch at RaphDoesStuff, Instagram, and Bluesky. Brandon is on Bluesky and Twitch, and will be running a panel at AnimeNJ++!

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

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Comic Timing Episode 242 – February 2025 Previews

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Just in the nick of time, February’s Previews episode is out! And this one…took some doing. For one thing, for the first time, we made the executive decision to skip Diamond’s Previews catalog (with the exception of two Dynamite entries at the end of the episode). And how did Murd and Ian manage to still put out a nearly three-hour episode without the Diamond catalog? THEY FOUND A WAY. That way includes the Lunar Distribution catalog, and Penguin Random House’s offering, along with the usual Image, DC and Marvel catalogs. Here’s a link to where Ian grabs the catalogs monthly, and here’s a link to Penguin Random House’s offerings as well. Highlights include Dan Slott’s first Superman issue as the Summer of Superman begins, six Silent Interlude issues of G.I. Joe, Golden Rage: Mother Knows Best, Godzilla versus friggin Spider-Man AND the latest Amazing Spider-Man relaunch, Craig Thompson’s Ginseng Roots, and so much more. And please, Penguin Random House, start separating your catalog into individual publishers rather than single issues and then collections, that’d be great, thanks.

Here’s the video version for you all:

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. You can also follow Comic Timing on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/comictiming.bsky.social, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ComicTiming/, on Threads at https://www.threads.net/@comictimingpodcast 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 is on Bluesky, and he posts regularly to YouTube on his channel, BK’s Bullets.

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

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Comic Timing Episode 224 – SDCC News & Deadpool & Wolverine Movie Review

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We’re back, and there’s TONS to discuss! Donovan, Jamal, Brent, Raph, Brandon and Kris join Ian to go through a whole bunch of San Diego Comic Con news, including the return of the DC Bullet logo, DC’s Absolute Comics line, Mark Waid and Dan Mora on Justice League Unlimited, Jeff Lemire on Justice Society, Ram V’s Fourth World, and of course, Marvel’s Hall H announcements for Fantastic Four: First Steps and the shaky cam footage we totally didn’t watch we swear, and the Doctor Doom Downey Jr. reveal. Then, we pivot to an in-depth and spoilery review of the long awaited third movie in the Deapool franchise, Deadpool & Wolverine (starts at 1:11:00). Finally, a discussion of Roy Thomas’ claim that his editorial assistance has earned him a creator credit on Wolverine. SNIKT, bub. Plus some Creature Commandos talk and THE WAR WHEEEEEEEL!

Here’s the video version for this one:

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. You can also follow Comic Timing on Twitter at https://twitter.com/comictimingpod, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ComicTiming/, on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/comictiming.bsky.social, 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!

Follow Ian on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/i_am_scifi, on Bluesky, and on Instagram at http://instagram.com/i_am_scifi. Brent is on Twitter at http://twitter.com/kossinab, and he posts regularly to YouTube on his channel, BK’s Bullets; Raph is on Twitch at RaphDoesStuff, Instagram, Twitter and Bluesky; and Brandon is at http://www.twitter.com/TheDabbaDon, https://bsky.app/profile/thedabbadon.bsky.social and https://www.twitch.tv/thedabbadon. Kris is on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/lampbane and http://www.twitter.com/KrisNaudus for the professional Tweets, lampbane on Bluesky, and you can check out her various other works at http://linktr.ee/krisnaudus. And finally, Jamal is https://bsky.app/profile/jamaligle.bsky.social, https://www.instagram.com/jamaliglecomics/ and occasionally at http://twitter.com/JAMALIGLE.

Thanks for listening, and we’ll catch you next time!

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Comic Timing Episode 207 – Korg Walked so Ben Grimm Could Run

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Hey man, we recorded another Comic Timing. You wanna listen? It’ll be fun!

This episode Ian and Brent are joined by Raph Soohoo, Donovan Morgan Grant, Brandon Christopher, Kris Naudus and Jamal Igle to go over what’s new in the world of comic book fandom over the past few months. This includes a deconstruction on Substack and Comixology Unlimited and what they mean to the comic book publishing industry, Raph’s passionate review and thoughts on Shang-Chi and what it means to him as an American Born Chinese man, What Eternals may mean for Marvel’s cinematic future, how frustrating modern press can be when it comes to spoilers, Fandome discussion including The Flash, The Batman, Young Justice and Blue Beetle, Brent hates on Ava Duvernay and also discusses Ben Reilly Spider-Man, and Once and Future, Ian explains how awesome X-Men Legends is, Jamal goes into Cliff Chang’s Catwoman: Lonely City, Donovan loves Bat books, Raph adores Superman ’78 and has thoughts on Clark handing his mantle over to Jonathan, Brandon praises X-Men, Kris rolls her D20 on Keith Ammann’s Live to Tell the Tale, and much much more.

You can support future releases of Comic Timing and get in on slightly earlier releases of the show at http://www.patreon.com/ComicTiming. You can e-mail the show at comictiming@gmail.com and be sure to Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/ComicTiming, and you can also join the Comic Geek Speak Super Group for further communication. You can follow Ian on Twitter at @i_am_scifi, and on Instagram at http://instagram.com/i_am_scifi; Brent is on Twitter at @kossinab, and he posts regularly to YouTube on his channel, BK’s Bullets; Kris is on Twitter @lampbane and @KrisNaudus for the professional Tweets, and Instagram at http://www.instagram.com/lampbane, and she writes and contributes content regularly over at Engadget and Yahoo! Jamal is on Twitter at @jamaligle, Raph is @RaphDoesStuff, Brandon is at @TheDabbaDon and Donovan is at @donoDMG1.

Thanks for your continued support of the show, and we’ll catch you next time!

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Comic Timing Episode 205 – Zack Snyder Presents Zack Snyder’s Justice League

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Tonight we celebrate fifteen years of the podcast! In turn, we review, and dissect, Zack Snyder’s Justice League. A warning that if you’re a pure fan of this and other Zack Snyder films this might not be for you. But if you’re looking for a critical eye that delves into what works and what doesn’t, then this will work for you.

Outside of your cohosts Ian Levenstein and Brent Kossina, guests include artist Jamal Igle, writer and podcaster Kris Naudus, and longtime Comic Timing contributors Brandon Christopher, Donovan Morgan Grant, and Raphael Soohoo.

You can support future releases of Comic Timing and get in on slightly earlier releases of the show at http://www.patreon.com/ComicTiming. You can e-mail the show at comictiming@gmail.com and be sure to Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/ComicTiming. You can follow Ian on Twitter at @i_am_scifi, and on Instagram at http://instagram.com/i_am_scifi; Brent is on Twitter at @kossinab, and he posts regularly to YouTube on his channel, BK’s Bullets; Kris is on Twitter @lampbane and @KrisNaudus for the professional Tweets, and Instagram at http://www.instagram.com/lampbane, and she writes and contributes content regularly over at Engadget. One of her latest articles is on Falcon and Winter Soldier and its connection to the MCU. Jamal is on Twitter at @jamaligle, Brandon is at @TheDabbaDon and Donovan is at @donoDMG1.

Thank you to all who support and listen to the show in any way and have done so these fifteen years, and we’ll talk to you next time!

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Comic Timing – Episode 197: Shazam, Batman and Stuff

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Episode 197 of Comic Timing is here, and it’s magical! Listen in as Raph, Ian, Brent, Donovan and Brandon go in depth on their thoughts on the recently released Shazam movie, plus a bevy of other topics and discussions. Those include Donovan’s trip to Bowling Green University for their Batman in Popular Culture Conference, thoughts on Gotham’s final season, Heroes in Crisis, Justice League vs The Fatal Five, and a bunch of other things. Spend some time with the boys, and next episode we’ll give you ENDGAME!!!


You can e-mail the show at comictiming@gmail.com and be sure to Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/ComicTiming. You can follow Ian on Twitter @i_am_scifi, on Instagram at i_am_scifi or on Tumblr at heehaw-ds9.tumblr.com, and he is now a regular voice in the rotation on the Comic Geek Speak podcast; Brent is on Twitter @kossinab, and he posts regularly to YouTube on his channel, BK’s Bullets. Brandon is on Twitter @TheDabbaDon, thedabbadon on Instagram, and Geekcetra on Tumblr, and is co-host of the Pop Culture Clash Podcast. Raph can be found on Twitter @RaphDoesStuff and at the Nerd Ranting blog, and he posts articles and comic reviews regularly for ComicsVerse. Or you can add to his GoFundMe campaign, while Raph awaits disability. Donovan can be found on Twitter @DonoDMG1, is co-host of Questions: We Don’t Have Answers, and check out Episode 173 of Batgirl to Oracle to hear his Batman Conference presentation!

Until next time, whatever it takes, we’ll talk to you then!

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