Absolute Ultimate Escapist Comics

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Perl, Persephone, and Tate from Berkeley's the Escapist Comic Bookstore talk comics news, what we're reading and much much more in the Escapist Comics' stronger, faster, and absolutely more ultimate podcast! New episodes weekly! 

Episodes

  1. 1D AGO

    Episode 9: Spider-Man, I'm Torn

    The Escapies are reunited! The team is somewhat insured, VERY caffeinated, and they're better than ever! In this episode your heroes talk Frontier by Gillaume Singelin, Superman Unlimited by Dan Slott, and all sorts of other goodies in the store!

    1 hr

  2. JAN 10

    Episode 8: Batman vs. The Crazy Bird Lady From Home Alone 2?!?

    The Escapies are back after the holidays to go over some of the newest comics to hit the shelf and it's the good, the bad, and the ugly this week with the Ark M Special, Batman #5, and Ultimate Endgame #1!

    36 min

  3. 12/18/2025

    Episode 7: First Appearance of Absolute Aldo

    On this pod the Escapies talk the fate of our beloved institution Free Comic Book Day, as well as the exciting satisfaction of our Jones for Jessica Jones comics! That's all for news today, but never fear, as your brave hosts have read a great deal of comics to discuss on the pod, including Mark Waid and Dan Mora's World's Finest, Starship Godzilla, Absolute Batman and much more!  On this episode, our lovely regular Aldo comes on to talk Alan Moore's Saga of the Swamp Thing, which is one of the great masterpieces of Western comics, as well as the very disappointing grandchild of SOTST, DC KO All-Fight: Cyborg vs. Swamp Thing.

    1h 21m

  4. 12/04/2025

    Episode 6.2: Who's Max?

    The Escapies debrief on some of their favorite new issues, new books to hit the shelves, and some older stuff we think folks are sleeping on! In this episode: Batman #4, Fantastic Four #6, Batman the Animated Series, Squirrel Girl, and more!

    1 hr

  5. 12/03/2025

    Episode 6.1: The Angle on Angouleme

    The escapies talk turbulent times in the peaceful french countryside with news about Angouleme, France's premiere comics festival!

    25 min

  6. 11/13/2025

    Episode 5.2: What to Expect When You're Expecting to Expect a Princess Shark Baby

    Talkin' floppies and we ain't talkin flapjacks on Absolute Ultimate Escapist Comics Episode 5.2! The Escapies talk Supergirl, Batman Dark Patterns, Superman Kryptonite Spectrum, and much much more! Looking for a good holiday present for that special someone?? Tune in to hear our favorite picks hitting the shelves this week!

    28 min

  7. 11/12/2025

    Episode 5.1: The Return of Brian Michael Bendis...and Perl Too I Guess

    Perl is back for Episode 5.1 and the Escapies talk about their favorite squarebound books, including some wonderful BL manga with Waka Hayashi's In the Twilight of Our Adolescence, and some weird outsider or perhaps insider artist comics from Fletcher Hanks's Turn Loose Our Death Rays and Kill Them All! In other comics news, we discuss the late IDW, Dark Horse, and Marvel shipments for all of the west coast and Utah and Idaho for some reason. Also! Brian Michael Bendis announces his return to the Avengers!

    22 min

  8. 11/05/2025

    Episode 4: Perl No More!!

    This episode is sadly without Perl as she is off doing gamer things. But stick around to hear Persephone and Tate's favorite new monthlies on the shelf! We talk Assorted Crisis Events, Batman, Gotham Academy and much much more on the show today! Only one episode for episode four this week y'all, we have no news, nothing happened this week actually.

    46 min

  9. 10/30/2025

    Episode 3.1: The Escapies Bring Tidings of a New Deathstroke...by Mariko Tamaki??

    In this episode of Absolute Ultimate Escapist Comics the Escapies talk comics news and what you should get your besties for Christmas! In news this week, a few lingering messages from New York Comic Con including a new direction for DC Comics mainline continuity, as well as some sad news for Moebius-Jodorowski fans.

    21 min

  10. 10/25/2025

    Episode 2.2 Real Housewives of Jeff the Land Shark...Among Other Things

    The Escapies talk about their favorite new issues to hit the shelve October 22, 2025 including Johnathan Hickman's Ultimate Spider-Man, Kelly Thompson's Absolute Wonder Woman, and Peach Momoko's first time doing a mainline Marvel comic in Ultimate X-Men!  We're all big Hickman and Peach fans here at the store, but the real hit of the week is the thrilling conclusion of Kelly Thomspon and T Tokitokoro's Jeff the Land Shark!

    27 min

  11. 10/24/2025

    Episode 2.1: Extra! Extra! Vertigo Returns & Ultimates Dies!

    In Episode 2.1 of Absolute Ultimate Escapist Comics, the gals talk comics news from the unexpected end of the Ultimate Universe, announced at NYCC, to the revival of Vertigo comics under James Tynion IV.   Episode Two is continued in 2.2 where we talk about what we're reading, loving, and a bit of what we're hating! Looking for book recommendations? Head on over there for our favs this week!

    16 min

  12. 10/24/2025

    Episode One: Who the %^$&@# are we?

    Quintessential Issue 0, foil cover variant! Perl, Persephone, and Tate introduce themselves, their favorite books of all time and what the podcast will hopefully look like going forward!

    42 min
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Perl, Persephone, and Tate from Berkeley's the Escapist Comic Bookstore talk comics news, what we're reading and much much more in the Escapist Comics' stronger, faster, and absolutely more ultimate podcast! New episodes weekly! 

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