
100 episodes

Comics Who Love Comic Books Brett Singer
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4.8 • 4 Ratings
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Comics Who Love Comic Books is the podcast where comedy and comic books meet. Every episode we talk about comic books and comic book related topics with a different comedian. Your host is Brett Singer, a standup comic who has been reading comics for 40 years.
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Too Much Coffee Man and More with Keegan Buckingham
My guest this week is comedian Keegan Buckingham! What comic was in Disney Adventures magazine? What is Wizard Magazine? Can X-Men comics be too complicated? What does Brett wish he'd done in terms of comics? What happened in Age of Apocalypse? What about Onslaught? What caused Keegan to stop reading superhero books? What's the difference between drawing for fun and being a professional? Who are Brett's favorite artists? Why didn't Brett's kids get into MAD Magazine? When did Stan Lee ignore the Comics Code Authority? Do the people who see the movies also read the comics? How can we get kids into comics? What did they do wrong in Amazing Spider-Man #300? What does Brett wish he'd gotten? What's the deal with Rob Liefeld? Who founded Image Comics? Is there still such a thing as selling out? Who is James Kochalka?
http://keeganbuckingham.com/
https://www.brettsinger.com/
Reading list:
Bob Newhart's book (autobiography, not a comic book)
https://amzn.to/3N3g6X8
Julia Wertz (also IG)
https://amzn.to/3oSOlsp
https://www.instagram.com/juliajwertz/?hl=en
Litterbox Comics
https://www.litterboxcomics.com/
Bone
https://amzn.to/42y50PL
X-Men
https://amzn.to/45UvoWK
Age of Apocalypse
https://amzn.to/43VhaDr
Onslaught
https://amzn.to/3J7cZMC
Too Much Coffee Man
https://amzn.to/3P2YBsE
James Kochalka and his band James Kochalka Superstar
http://jameskochalkasuperstar.com/
American Elf Volume 1: The Collected Sketchbook Diaries Of James Kochalka (free on Kindle Unlimited)
https://amzn.to/3oZeeqk
The Watchmen
https://amzn.to/43NuaLe
My Friend Dahmer
https://amzn.to/3CnED4c
Jeffrey Brown
https://amzn.to/43xYUA5
The Playboy by Chester Brown
https://amzn.to/3qCVvS8
The Tick (original Ben Edlund books)
https://amzn.to/42BXB1M
How To Draw Comics The Marvel Way
https://amzn.to/42FCtYI
Neal Adams' Batman
https://amzn.to/3WXqIeC
Death of Superman
https://amzn.to/43TkdM7
Death of Captain America
https://amzn.to/43UitT9
MAD Magazine
https://amzn.to/3N26ITC
Brian Posegn/Gerry Duggan Deadpool books
https://amzn.to/3qzvvH9
Infinity Gauntlet
https://amzn.to/42rxOJC
Perry Bible Fellowship
https://amzn.to/3qCXW79
https://pbfcomics.com/
Persepolis
https://amzn.to/3X0uNib
The Comic Book Greats with Stan Lee
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Comic_Book_Greats
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BbktJt48qo
Watch list:
Persepolis
https://amzn.to/3qzJdd4
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New Mutants and More
My guest this week is Philip Mehl! What less popular character do Phil and Brett like? What style does Phil like? Who was the leader of the Avengers when Phil was reading comics? What was Tigra's costume? Who did Tigra hook up with? Should Jean Grey have stayed dead? Why is it bad when she comes back to life? How great is Bill Sienkiewicz? How much does Brett love the Marvel Digital Unlimited app? What's the first question you should ask before you subscribe to a streaming service? Where did Brett and Phil go to high school? What did Marlon Wayans say? Do young people know who John Byrne is? Which Daredevil villain does Phil like? What comic did Brett put back in the rack because he felt like he was too young? What would Brett do if he had a basement? Why does Brett like I Kill Giants?
Reading list:
David Michelinie Avengers
https://amzn.to/43lVHU9
Demon in a Bottle (Free on Comixology Unlimited)
https://amzn.to/42l198z
Frank Miller Daredevil
https://amzn.to/45LQWVq
John Byrne Fantastic Four
https://amzn.to/42gyUYt
New Mutants
https://amzn.to/42fmFeQ
Marvel Team-Up
https://amzn.to/45LF8CQ
Claremont/Byrne X-Men
https://amzn.to/43H1Ud0
Kraven's Last Hunt
https://amzn.to/3MPL8BE
Sandman
https://amzn.to/3WOHnkB
I Kill Giants
https://amzn.to/42ogJ3f
Something is Killing the Children (Free on Comixology Unlimited)
https://amzn.to/3oI4Ya2
Dazzler
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Marvel Masterworks and More
What books did Ryan start with as a kid? How have comics changed? What Golden Age comic does Ryan want to buy? What would Ryan do if he had billions of dollars? What character did Ryan play off-off Broadway? What happens in Extremis? What did Norman Osborne rename SHIELD to? What events spun out of Civil War? Why don't they have secret identities in the movies? How were the characters different in The Ultimates? Who is Ryan's favorite Batman? What movie did Brett like but will never watch again?
Reading list:
Marvel Masterworks Spider-Man, X-Men, Hulk
https://amzn.to/3WDo9hL
https://amzn.to/3MFQHm2
https://amzn.to/3II3wet
Early Fantastic Four
https://amzn.to/3MZFiiE
Kraven's Last Hunt
https://amzn.to/3InIX72
Batman: The Killing Joke
https://amzn.to/42bxvCH
Injustice: Gods Among Us
https://amzn.to/429zWph
Iron Man: Extremis (free on Comixology Unlimited)
https://amzn.to/43b2fF0
Brand New Day
https://amzn.to/45rWnZL
Iron Man: The Five Nightmares (free on Comixology Unlimited)
https://amzn.to/3MWA8nk
Iron Man: World's Most Wanted (free on Comixology Unlimited)
https://amzn.to/43szGmb
Civil War (free on Comixology Unlimited)
https://amzn.to/3BVHWPY
The Death of Captain America
https://amzn.to/3C4BA0B
Winter Soldier
https://amzn.to/3N0BTQG
Ultimates
https://amzn.to/43ud58V
The Court of Owls (free on Comixology Unlimited)
https://amzn.to/43qmKxg
Batman a Death in the Family
https://amzn.to/3osnymD
Death of the Family
https://amzn.to/45wiI8t
Flashpoint (free on Comixology Unlimited)
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Ghost Rider and More
My guest this week is comedian Mike O'Sullivan! Who was the first Spider-Man on TV? Where did Spider-Woman get her start? How many people have played Superman? Does anyone like crowd work clips? What happened when they rebooted Ghost Rider? Who is Danny Ketch? What is Midnight Sons? What issue of Ghost Rider freaked Brett out? Who is Cosmic Ghost Rider? What do we like about Ghost Rider? Did you think you'd become a millionaire by buying number one issues of comics? What was the New Universe? What comic book is Brett holding onto because he thinks it will be valuable? What's a change they made when they adapted Spider-Man for the movies? Have we hit superhero movie fatigue? Who was in the West Coast Avengers? What Spider-Man titles were there in the 80s? What's the deal with the Kraven the Hunter movie? Why are fan trailers annoying?
Reading list:
Midnight Sons
https://amzn.to/3BE0S5M
Ghost Rider
https://amzn.to/3Wm8KCd
Secret Wars
https://amzn.to/3MFDL10
Various Spider-Man titles
https://amzn.to/3OyGHO2
Kraven's Last Hunt
https://amzn.to/3InIX72
New Universe
https://amzn.to/3IqclcO
Cosmic Ghost Rider
https://amzn.to/42NlDI2
If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor (book)
https://amzn.to/3WiAuI2
Recorded 5-5-23 via zoom -
The Last Ronin and More
My guest this week is comedian Mario Pisano! What super-team did Mario start reading as a kid? Why did Mario love the X-Men collectible cards? What card game does Brett not understand? Why might it suck to have superpowers? What's the deal with Jubilee? Can Storm use her powers in space? What area of superherodom is Brett most into? What happens in The Last Ronin? What's special about reading a great comic book and telling all your friends? When did Kraven the Hunter team up with Squirrel Girl? When does Brett like the Punisher? How did Deadpool kill Thor? Why does Deadpool need comic books in a way that Spider-Man doesn't? Is collecting comic books a harmless hobby?
Reading list:
X-Men (the Brood Saga)
https://amzn.to/3VXorj4
Incredible Hulk: The End (free on Kindle Unlimited)
https://amzn.to/42xUpF8
Punisher Kills the Marvel Universe
https://amzn.to/3LRnsMI
Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe
https://amzn.to/41yo67Z
The Last Ronin (free on Kindle Unlimited)
https://amzn.to/42w1AOe
I Kill Giants
https://amzn.to/42Qcnm1
Secret Invasion
https://amzn.to/3LY6Djh
Something Is Killing The Children
https://amzn.to/3We71PH
The Department of Truth
https://amzn.to/3O8sKpY
Marvel Zombies
https://amzn.to/44WpvYB
Marvel Apes
https://amzn.to/3pGH2DW
DCeased
https://amzn.to/44SFgjs
Punisher MAX
https://amzn.to/3M1nfGP
Squirrel Girl
https://amzn.to/41w1OU8
Old Man Logan
https://amzn.to/3O62WLd
Old Man Hawkeye (free on Kindle Unlimited)
https://amzn.to/3OaOkud
Old Man Quill (free on Kindle Unlimited)
https://amzn.to/42PqrfB
Deadpool: Dead Presidents
https://amzn.to/3nYZUxy
The Death of Wolverine (free on Kindle Unlimited)
https://amzn.to/3O1axuB
Return of Wolverine (check title)
https://amzn.to/3O8tsUa
The Walking Dead
https://amzn.to/3I5t70E
Spawn (free on Kindle Unlimited)
https://amzn.to/42BkLGn
Recorded 4-29-23 via Zoom -
Demon in a Bottle and More
My guest this week is comedian Tom Alfano! What are some good comic book video games and what are some games to avoid? Who wrote the theme song to the 90's Spider-Man cartoon? What happens in Knightfall? What happens in Civil War? What was different between the movie and the comics? What happened now that Dr. Strange made everyone forget Spider-Man is Peter Parker? Was there too much hate for Captain Marvel? Who is Magneto's daughter? What is Brian Michael Bendis best known for? Is The Last Ronin worth reading? Are the Ninja Turtles video games good? What happens in Demon in a Bottle? What comic did Brett not buy when he was a kid? Would it be weird to have someone else play Tony Stark? Is the Watchmen extended cut better than the theatrical cut?
Reading list:
Knightfall
https://amzn.to/42oHNQV
Ultimate Spider-Man
https://amzn.to/3HICvXP
Watchmen
https://amzn.to/3LGFP74
Killing Joke
https://amzn.to/3AXdapl
Civil War (Free on Kindle Unlimited)
https://amzn.to/3p8CLZT
House of M
https://amzn.to/42kmyiC
Demon in a Bottle
https://amzn.to/42vyKgj
Doomsday Clock
https://amzn.to/4281OLn
Recorded 4-18-23 via Zoom
Customer Reviews
Brett is a great interviewer
A show that celebrates not so serious things in a respected manner with no wrong answers. It transports me back and has me considering further (re)embracing of comics.
Dig it
My two favorite things comedy and comics, so this is a perfect pod for me
Great deep dive into comics
I really liked the first episode! Brett is a great host and a really good interviewer and I liked that they did a deep dive into old school comics for this one! Hearing about Archie was fun and I like that it spread out into other areas of geekdom!