In a alternative world based in 2002, a massive changed pandemic occurred. Every male, or mammal with a Y chromosome everyone on the planet Earth is unexpectedly erased, making up half of the Earth's population. All saved for one man, Yorrick Brown and his pet monkey Ampersand. In a world ruled by women, the last man on earth is now the most wanted person on the planet. Written by the legendary Bran K. Vaughan and artist Pia Guerra. We follow Yorrick and Ampersand along with the supporting characters of the mysterious bodyguard Agent 355, Doctor Allison Man who aims to find out the cause and solution to this "gendercide", Beth, Yorrick's Australian girlfriend he is on the quest to reunite with, as each of compelling characters struggle each day to survive in this new age society.

During this podcast we dive into the first 2 volumes, 24 issues, of Y: The Last Man as we discuss the beginning of this incredible journey, the post-apocalyptic scenario, our favorite characters, story moments, and the differences between the Eisner winning comic series and the TV show.

Special Episode Partner Promo!DC High Volume: Batman: Bringing essential DC comic stories to life off the page and into the audio space — DC High Volume: Batman begins with the four-part adaptation of Year One by , followed by The Long Halloween. This is an official adaptation of the comics Batman: Year One by writer Frank Miller and artist David Mazzucchelli, and Batman: The Long Halloween and Batman: Dark Victory by writer Jeph Loeb and artist Tim Sale.

The DC High Volume Adaptation Series can be found on Spotify, Amazon Music, Overcast, Pocket Casts and favorite podcasting platforms.

Chew is a comic book series created by John Layman with art by Rob Guillory published by Image Comics. This series revolves around the stories about U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) agent, Tony Chu, who solves crimes by receiving psychic impressions from whatever he consumes as food otherwise known as the powers of a Cibopath. In a world where due to a mass bird flu epidemic caused chicken to be outlawed and illegal, Agent Tony Chu is hired by the FDA stop black market chicken based crimes across America and other parts of the world. Teamed up with his cyborg partner John Colby, the two agents deal with everything from missing health inspectors, saving Poyo the chicken fighting champion, investigating a new mysterious chicken substitute, fighting vampires, a chicken smuggling ring, and so much more.

This series filled with humor, mystery, action and recommended for fans looking to dig into a new buddy cop style series that is refreshing while still doing great character development and brilliant storytelling.

Published by Boom Studios, Grim is a original series created by writer Stephanie Phillips and artist Flaviano with colorist Rico Renzi, imagining the world of the afterlife run by various "Grim Reapers" of all backgrounds featuring the main character Jessica Harrow. She is a young Grim Reaper who is edgy yet caring character that is here to escort the dead to the afterlife. That is until her scythe gets stolen and the people living can see her. However, as we learn quickly this is just the tip of the iceberg. The mystery of Jessica Harrow's origins, how did she die, and how does her lineage end up putting the fate of the world in her hands, is what drives book forward.

The pacing on this book is phenomenal, character development of Jessica is earned, the various Grim Reapers in their society are all unique, well developed story and the cliff hangers at the end of each issue made the series amazing. We recommend anyone who likes supernatural, action, drama with themes of horror vibes check out Grim.

We read the first Deluxe Edition collecting the first 15 issues of the series, but the book is still ongoing with issues 16- 20 in volume 4 just released.

In celebration of Captain America: Brave New World debuting this weekend, we discuss the passing of the torch from classic Captain America, Steve Rogers to Sam Wilson aka The Falcon. This was a significant modern impact on Captain America's continuity as a character and symbol Marvel Comics. Join us as we review Captain America: Sam Wilson: The Complete Collection Vol 1 featuring writers Rick Remender and Nick Spencer as they reinvigorate this legendary hero and expand on new dynamic concepts that demonstrates why Sam Wilson is a worthy successor to this role.

In the immortal words of legendary author Stephen King " The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed. The desert was the apotheosis of all deserts, huge, standing to the sky for what looked like eternity in all directions." The Dark Tower novel series written by Stephen King was originally published in 1982 with a world set in a Western with elements of the dark supernatural fantasy. The story follows the adventures of Roland Deschain, son of Steven of the House of Eld as The Gunslinger purses his quest to reach the Dark Tower, the center of the universes and his vengeance upon The Man In Black. Regarded as Stephen Kings magnum opus, this series was adapted into the comic book format published by Marvel Comics in 2007 by the incredible comic book team of Robin Furth, scripts by Peter David, and art by Jae Lee and Richard Isanove.

During this podcast we will discuss the history of the series, adaptations of Dark Tower, the first arc of this story in the graphic novel collections and so much more.

If your new to reading comics or a seasoned reader looking for which writers, creators or artists to start or focus on it can be a bit overwhelming. During this episode we dive into the career of one of the comic book industry's current leading writers, Chip Zdarsky and discuss his career and which series he has worked on. This podcast mainly focuses on his Marvel work such as his Daredevil run, Spider-Man Life Story, Avengers Twilight along with stories surrounding his Howard the Duck run. We do mention his other work at DC and Image Comics, but are more knowledgeable on this material. Thank you for listening and supporting creatives in the comic book industry.

It's our 70th episode and what better way to celebrate than with our spooky season read. This year we took a pop culture retro dive into the highly acclaimed The Walking Dead Series created by Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore published by Image Comics in October of 2003. We review the first compendium volume covering the first 48 issues of the series. We discuss comic book vs TV show adaptation, the art styles, notable characters, and the interesting dynamics of surviving in a zombie post - apocalyptic world.

40 years and over 165 issues, Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo comic book series continues its ongoing adventures. The tales of this anthropomorphic rabbit Ronin center around seeking to helping others, redeeming the honor of fellow travelers and bringing justice worthy to those around him. Being heavily influenced by Japanese Cinema and the history of the infamous warrior Miyamoto Musashi, Stan Sakai embraces the elements of history and Japanese culture to create a masterpiece that has stood the test of time. Persevering through 4 different publishers Usagi Yojimbo continues to be one of the best award winning anthology series in the comic book industry. During this podcast we discuss our first reactions to the Usagi Yojimbo Saga Volume 1 collection and why new readers should consider checking out these incredible stories.