Inks & Issues

The world will end in three days. Can a broken family of superheroes work through their personal disfunction and forgive each other enough to stop it? Does loving and supporting one another actually make things better, or does it all just lead to more heartache? That's what The Umbrella Academy delves into. Well, that and a robotic Eiffel tower driven by zombie Gustave Eiffel.This episode was suggested by our lovely Patrons.Follow the show: Twitter, Twitch, InstagramFollow the hosts: Jonah, KieranJoin our Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you've listened to the show before, you probably know that Kieran is a huge Green Lantern fan. Despite this, it somehow took us 65 episodes to finally review one of his books. Like most mainstream comics, the character has been rebooted to hell and back, so we decided to pick one of the reboots that is still held in high regard and see if it holds up as a good jumping on point for new readers.That's right, we do a deep dive into Geoff Johns' 2005 reboot featuring Manhunters old and new, a giant mutated shark, and gremlins from space. Hal is really having a normal one.Follow the show: Twitter, Twitch, InstagramFollow the hosts: Jonah, KieranJoin our Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You thought one ghost was spooky? You haven't seen anything yet! This week Kieran and Jonah dive into the pulp-styled world of Fabian Gray. He's an adventurer, a ladies man, a treasur hunter, and possessed by, you guessed it, five ghosts. But the good news is they also give him weird super powers.Follow the show: Twitter, Twitch, InstagramFollow the hosts: Jonah, KieranJoin our Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we dive into the graphic novel adaptation of the real play Dungeons & Dragons podcast that is The Adventure Zone. It's a fourth wall breaking, gerblin killing, dead man's boots steeling good time.Full disclosure, this book was written by the McElroys (as I'm sure you know) and we did have Clint on the show for our discussion of DC Metal. This episode is a bit of a cheat because 1) We like Clint and his good boys quite a lot, and 2) We already knew we liked this one going in. But this was a a Patreon backer pick and was a fun time for us and will (hopefully) be a fun time for you as well. Enjoy!This episode was chosen by our lovely Patrons. Support the show over on https://www.patreon.com/inksandissues.Follow the show: Twitter, Twitch, InstagramFollow the hosts: Jonah, KieranJoin our Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we are joined by storyteller and podcaster Veronica (Cthulhu & Friends) to discuss American Vampire. When old school vampires come to America's wild west and accidentally create a new breed, things get crazier. You could even say they get even wilder. Like some sort of wild, wild west.Follow the show: Twitter, Twitch, InstagramFollow the hosts: Jonah, KieranFollor our Guest: VeronicaJoin our Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For the first time ever, we are diving into the True Crime podcast genre. But since we are a bunch of comic book nerds we are doing it in comic form as we discuss Green River Killer, the tale of the real-life detective that spent a huge part of his career trying to track down the afore mentioned serial killer.We are joined this week by Wesley Johnson, who has actually been on more podcast episodes with Jonah than even Kieran has. He also does a lot of cool events for the Daviess County Public Library, which he dives into a bit on the show.Follow the show: Twitter, Twitch, InstagramFollow the hosts: Jonah, KieranFollow our guest: WesJoin our Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As you know, we here at Inks & Issues love a good crossover. When we heard Planet of the Apes was crossing over with King Kong, It was as if the fates had aligned and all the things that Jonah loves that he has thrust upon his friend and co-host Kieran came together to form a perfect union of primate themed goodness.Kong on the Planet of the Apes dares to ask what we were all thinking but were too afraid to; What happens when a giant ape is found on a planet where apes evolved from man?! You get a lot of philosophical debate on the nature of life, science, and religion. Also weird hairy raptors that the army wants to tame for use in war, which I'm sure will go just fine.Now that the trade paperback is out, you can read along at home with ease and let us know your thoughts in the comments!Follow the show: Twitter, Twitch, InstagramFollow the hosts: Jonah, KieranJoin our Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom Taylor is just your average Joe who's dad wrote a bestselling series of books using his son's name as his protagonist, which has subsequently ruined his life. Now Tom is all grown up, his dad has mysteriously vanished, and his world is turning upside down thanks to his crazy fans, generation spanning conspiracies, and real life magic. This week, we are talking about The Unwritten.This episode was suggested by our lovely Patrons. If you'd like to suggest books, get episodes early, get bonus content, etc. head on over and support the show on Patreon.Follow the show: Twitter, Twitch, InstagramFollow the hosts: Jonah, KieranJoin our Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the 11th hour and our heros have to band together to stop full-on nuclear annihilation. Can Night Owl get that lovable scamp Rorschach out of prison? Can The Silk Spector convince Dr. Manhatton that humanity is worth saving? Who is the mask killer and what's up with Ozymandias's cat and can we pet it?Learn the answers to these and many, many other questions on part 2 of our discussion of Watchmen. We also talk a bit about the movie with fresher eyes than in our first discussion and get into an interesting interview with Dave Gibbons we watched between recordings.Follow the show: Twitter, Twitch, InstagramFollow the hosts: Jonah, KieranJoin our Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a new year and it's time to get super serious. No more of these “funny books”. It's all grimdark adult “Graphic Novels” from here on out. We ONLY talk about serious things, and make zero goofs by popular request of our listeners. Because this week we take on one of Time Magazine's 100 best novels, Watchmen. This episode was voted on by our lovely patrons.Superheroes are real, well one of them is. The rest are regular folks who dress up in costumes and bunch baddies. But now someone is killing off the former “masks” and the smelly vigilante Rorschach isn't going to take this lying down. It's a story of the escelation of the cold war, the uncertainty  of the future, and a question of how far would you go to keep the world safe. Join us for our discussion of this Alan Moore classic, won't you?Follow the show: Twitter, Twitch, InstagramFollow the hosts: Jonah, KieranJoin our Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How do you followup your first success when your life has stalled out and you have major impostor syndrome? Bryan Lee O'Malley digs into this question mixing his own experience with Scott Pilgrim and adding a dash of the supernatural. Except it's about food, a subject that appears to be very near and dear to his heart. Sadly, no recipes included (though there are lots of lovingly rendered images of food).Want to read along at home? Grab Seconds and let us know what you think of the book in the comments!Follow the show: Twitter, Twitch, InstagramFollow the hosts: Jonah, KieranJoin our Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jennifer Cheek returns to the show for the second half of our discussion of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Battle Tendency. This time around JoJo must face his strongest opponents yet in the form of Esidisi, who is obsessed with battle and honor, and Kars, who, it turns out, has no honor to speak of. Can the combined forces of Joseph Joestar, Lisa Lisa, and The Speedwagon foundation take down The Ultimate Being? Find out this week on Inks & Issues.Want to read along at home? Grab yourself some JoJo's and let us know what you think in the comments. Want even more comics related content? Follow our Twitch channel where we stream comic book video games (among other things).Follow the show: Twitter, Twitch, InstagramFollow the hosts: Jonah, KieranFollow our guest: JenniferJoin our Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are joined this week by GeeklyInc's own Jennifer Cheek of Drunks & Dragons to discuss a topic that is very near and dear to all of our hearts, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. Since we all knew going in that we love this comic (and the anime) we picked a specific section to cover that we feel is overlooked in the pantheon of what the fandom at large considers to be “the good bits.”Want to read along at home? Grab volume one of Battle Tendency. Looking for more comics content? We have been streaming comic book themed games over on our Twitch channel thanks to our lovely Patreon supporters unlocking our first goal. Find all the ways you can support the show over the there.Follow the show: Twitter, Twitch, InstagramFollow the hosts: Jonah, KieranFollow our guest: JenniferJoin our Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There are times in a young persons life that will define them. Often they happen when we are too young to really understand their significance. This week Kieran and Jonah discuss This One Summer, which exists in one of these moments. This book was voted on by you, our lovely Patrons.And speaking of our lovely Patrons, we are excited to announce that our first goal has officially been met, which means we will be streaming comic book themed video games over on twitch.Over the weekend, Jonah started a playthrough of the PS2 classic(?) X-Men Legends and is having a fun time with it. If you have games you'd like to see us tackle, let us know in the comments or on twitter.Follow the show: Twitter, Twitch, InstagramFollow the hosts: Jonah, KieranJoin our Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Way back in the halcyon days of our first episode, we reviewed Batman: Year One. And in that very first episode nearly two years ago, we made a goof that our 52nd episode would revisit the caped crusader for Batman: Zero Year. We are nothing if not commited to a goof, but little did we know that we would revisit The Batman so many, many, MANY times between our first and fifty-second episode. So welcome to the last Batisode we will be doing for a while, Batman: Zero Year.In this iteration Bruce Wayne is kind of a boring jerk, Commissioner Gordon is kind of a boring jerk, and Alfred is, well, actually a pretty decent dude. How does it hold up to Year One? Find out on this exciting episode of Inks & Issues!We also wanted to say a huge thank you to our Patrons and let you know we are only $5 away from hitting our first goal. After that is unlocked we will be streaming some comic book themed video games like the PS1 classic Spider-Man 2, NES era Superman/Batman, and modern stuff like the Telltale Batman series

We are again joined by our wonderful editor, Logan Pawley, to finish our review of Scott Pilgrim. Drama unfolds for Scott and his band and friend group as Sex Bob-omb puts band practice on hold in an attempt to record an album. Ramona dissapears for a month which isn't great for their relationship and Scott gets a job.Can Scott and Ramona become better people and thwart being defeated by Gideon and… THEMSELVES?! Join us for our in-depth discussion of the last three volumes of Scott Pilgrim.If you want to read along at home, the cheapest way to pick them up these days is the 6 volume box set. Don't forget, our Patreon supporters will be getting a bonus episode soon where we discuss how the movie compares to the comics.Follow the show: Twitter, Twitch, InstagramFollow the hosts: Jonah, KieranFollow our guest: LoganJoin our Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's time to play the bass line from Final Fantasy II and get sad and stuff! Our fantastic editor, Logan Pawley, joins the podcast for the first time to discuss one of his favorite comics, Scott Pilgrim. In part one we cover the first three volumes. Can Scott take responsibility for his poor decision making in his relationships and defeat his new girlfriend's evil exes in the process? Join us to find out why, if Scott's life had a face, you'd want to punch it!If you want to read along at home, the cheapest way to pick them up these days is the 6 volume box set. Part two drops next monday and for our Patreon supporters, we will have a bonus episode up soon where we discuss how the movie compares to the comics.Follow the show: Twitter, Twitch, InstagramFollow the hosts: Jonah, KieranFollow our guest: LoganJoin our Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Batman returns in the second half of our review of The Long Halloween. We are joined once again by Brittany Gregory, batfan extraordinaire. Things start to heat up as Harvey goes further off the deep end in his quest to bring down the Holiday Killer.Can Kieran's dad, Commissioner Gordon, keep him from going too far? Also Batman is there. We also witness the classic teamup of Scarecrow and The Mad Hatter, those lovable scamps. All this and more on this exciting episode of Inks & Issues.Follow the show: Twitter, Twitch, InstagramFollow the hosts: Jonah, KieranFollow our guest: BrittanyJoin our Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There is a killer on the loose that only strikes on holidays. I know what you're thinking, but Calendar Man is already locked up in Arkham. Unable to track down the “Holiday Killer” on his own, Batman must team up with his usual ally Commissioner Gordon and the new hotheaded District Attorney, Harvey Dent. Can the three of them set aside their different crime fighting styles and track down the Holiday Killer before it's too late? Find out in The Long Halloween!This week we are joined by mega Bat-fan Brittany Gregory, who has the first drawing Tim Sale every did of Harley Quinn. If that's not enough Bat-credentials for you I don't know what in bat-hell to tell you. We dive into the first seven chapters of the book this episode, discuss how it was created in the first place, and why it is one of the most influential Batman stories ever written. Did you like The Dark Knight? Thank Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale for making this roadmap in the 90's.Follow the show: Twitter, Twitch, InstagramFollow the hosts: Jonah, Kieran

If you thought things were weird in part 1 of our Uzumaki review, then strap in. You haven't even begun to see weird yet. Thankfully, Kym and Ben Stonick of Transformation Sequence have returned to help guide us through the strange world of cursed hospitals and snail men that Junji Ito has thrown our way.Can our heroes survive the spiral curse, or will they end up as part of a row-house monster that wants someone to clean up after them? Will the dumbass tornado riders eat all the snail men without even offering us a bite? Find out this week on Inks & Issues!Follow the show: Twitter, Twitch, InstagramFollow the hosts: Jonah, KieranFollow our guests: Kym, BenJoin our Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.