Comic Book Club

Calista Brill (Senior Editor, First Second) and comedian Scott Eckert join the boys to talk about sexy mermaids, all-ages books, and Jennifer Aniston. The Stack: Chew #28, Avengers vs. X-Men #11, Rocketeer: Cargo of Doom #2 Week in Geek: - James Gunn is directing Guardians of the Galaxy! - Max Landis has a new series called Vigilant, which is under no circumstances a superhero series. - Dredd 3D comes out this week! Go see it, because it's awesome.

Fred Van Lente (Archer & Armstrong) and Warren Simons (Executive Editor, Valiant Comics) stop by to talk about the resurgent Valiant Universe, and much more. Plus, musical guests Pearl and the Beard! The Stack: Deadpool #60, Batman #0, Hawkeye #2, Frankenstein #0 Week in Geek: - Wonder Woman may be going back to TV on The CW! We WONDER whether that should happen, WOMAN. - Joss Whedon on Avengers 2: “The creation of the team is not a happy ending.” - Billy The Vampire Slayer joins the cast of Buffy The Vampire Slayer! Pete is fine with that. - Is the Y The Last Man movie back on?

Marvel Editors Nick Lowe (The X-Men books) and Tom Brevoort (The Avengers books) stop by to chat about the huge changes coming up for Marvel in October, as part of "Marvel NOW!" Plus, Nick teaches us how to Indian Leg Wrestle. The Stack: Wolverine & The X-Men #15, Locke & Key: Grindhouse #1, FF #21 Week in Geek: - Joss Whedon is creating a S.H.I.E.L.D. TV series! Commence freak out in three... Two... - Will Hayley Atwell return for Captain America: The Winter Soldier? And if so, as who? - Speaking of Who, Neil Gaiman will write another episode of Doctor Who! NOTE: Some of the audio is got cut out of the recording in the first five minutes - stick with it though, at 5:45 it pops right in! We're professionals!

The artist of IDW's smash hit 'Star Trek: The Next Generation/Doctor Who' stops by, and talks about why drawing the Borg is easier than drawing Cybermen. Hint: it's a series of tubes. The Stack: Scalped #60, Amazing Spider-Man #692, Justice League #12, Avenging Spider-Man #11 Week in Geek: - Are the Wachowskis directing Justice League? - What's up with Rob Liefeld's Twitter meltdown? You guys?

It's a nerdy wine tasting party, with Birk O’Halloran (Iconic Wine) and Steven Morgan (Sommelier, Tribeca Grill), as we preview Birk's newest release: Secret Ingredient 2011. Plus, Steven tells us what wines go best with comic book characters. No joke! The Stack: Deadpool #59, Saga #6, Daredevil #17, Before Watchmen: Dr. Manhattan #1 Week in Geek: Is James Gunn Directing Guardians of the Galaxy?

David Gallaher (The Only Living Boy) and Winston Noel (UCB) join Pete and Alex to chat about self-publishing, and more importantly, CSI. The Stack: Before Watchman: Rorschach #1, Incredible Hulk #12, Bloodshot #2 Week In Geek: - Is there a Walking Dead movie in the works? - Hench, a TV show about a super villain henchman, is coming to NBC! How much will it be like Grimm? Probably not much, right?

We're in Boston for one night only with guests Tak Toyoshima (Secret Asian Man) and Joe Quinones (Wednesday Comics: Green Lantern)! Plus: what would the Justice League Boston be like? Can you say: "Captain Duck Boat?" The Stack: Batman #12, Dancer #4, Spider-Men #4 Week In Geek: - Ben Affleck is directing and starring in Justice League! Maybe! Anyway, we're in Boston, so we talked about that a lot. - Deadpool has a new team working on the comic, and Pete is sort of happy.

It's a packed show with Adam P. Knave (Amelia Cole and the Unknown World), Matt Dow Smith (The October Girl), and comedian Will Hines (UCB)! Luckily, we all become friends and meet some Yetis. This Week's Stack: Daredevil #16, Before Watchmen: Ozymandias #2, Archer & Armstrong #1, Gambit #1 Week In Geek: - Joss Whedon is writing and directing Avengers 2, and heading up an Avengers TV show! We just exploded. - There was a Bane origin cut from Dark Knight Rises! Okay!

New comic book reader Matt Starr (UCB Theater) joins the fellas to chat about Avengers, Locke & Key, and the worst ways of getting into comic books. This Week's Stack: Hawkeye #1, Amazing Spider-Man #690, Before Watchmen: Nite Owl #2, Prophet #27 Week In Geek: - Peter Jackson is making three Hobbit movies. Not so small are they JUST KIDDING. - Angie Harmon wants to play She-Hulk in a movie... Do we want that, too? - Speaking of small, is an Ant-Man movie coming in 2014? - And Marvel may be planning an Avengers themed TV series; will it star the schawarma?

Joe Harris (Image Comics' Great Pacific) and comedian Liam McEneaney (Tell Your Friends) join the boys to talk about Batman, Ant-Punisher, and Klingon Embassies. And, it's Pete's birthday! This Week's Stack: B.P.R.D.: Hell On Earth: The Devil's Engine #3, Wonder Woman #11, Journey Into Mystery #641 Week In Geek: - Did you know that the Dark Knight Rises came out? It did, and we go into heavy, spoiler filled discussion (but not before a significant warning).

Comedian Matt Little joins us back in New York to wrap-up San Diego Comic-Con 2012, as well talk a little Dark Knight Rises, Guardians of the Galaxy, and more! This Week's Stack: Batman #11, The Walking Dead #100, Uncanny X-Force #27 Week In Geek: - San Diego Comic-Con wrap up! Find out the highlights, and lowlights of the Con! - Thomas Jane made a Punisher fan film. Alex and Pete don't quite see eye to eye about it.

It's a special extra show from the Warner Brothers Extra Stage at San Diego Comic-Con! Justin and Pete welcome guests Michael Jelenic (Teen Titans GO!, Thundercats), Craig Rowin (Adult Swim's Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell), as well as guest host Jon Gabrus (MTV2's Guy Code), and talk about Batman, nachos, and the most ridiculous costumes at the Con.

This week, we're live from the home base NerdMelt Theater in Los Angeles, with guests Geoff Johns (Batman: Earth One, Justice League), and Eliza Skinner (KLOL)! We find out who Geoff thinks would be the ideal movie Robin, and Eliza explains every problem with The Amazing Spider-Man. Plus: Pixar pornos. This Week's Stack: Action Comics #11, Amazing Spider-Man #689, Before Watchmen: Ozymandias #1 Week In Geek: - San Diego Comic-Con starts this week... But why did it have to be snakes???

Amanda Palmer stops by to talk about becoming a Kickstart Millionaire, her new comic for Dark Horse, and play some songs on her ukulele! Plus, comedian Kurt Braunohler chats about his one foray into comics, and hosting the new IFC game show BUNK! AND, for the first time anywhere, we perform selections from "What Up! Man-Thing - The Musical!" This Week's Stack: Casanova: Avaritia #4, Dark Avengers #176, Saga #4, Godzilla #2 Week In Geek: - Paul Dini is writing new Batman graphic novel! - Marvel teases “This is WAR” for October! But is it? War? - Bill Willingham launching FablesCon next year!

Dan Slott (Amazing Spider-Man) returns to the show to talk about what's coming up in his book - and to tease a new comic? Plus, comedian Mike Lawrence out-nerds us. This Week's Stack: Fantastic Four #607, Scarlet Spider #6, Batman #10