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NEWS! The Club talks about their time at Planet Comicon Kansas City. The shining highs and the devastating lows. Much like all Comicons; it was a roller coaster of emotions. We hit all the breaking news points of the week and review a HEFTY amount of new comic books. This one is a real thicc episode, folks, and we couldn’t be happier. Also, Vargas has a huge announcement in the episode.  OTHER TOPICS! Patreon. Haunted Bed. Slice of Life. The Neighbors. Torrent. Dr Strange. Dead Romans. Spider-Man. Comicon. Thirty dollar pretzel. Kevin Eastman. Last Ronin. TMNT. Maria Wolf. Sketches. Comic books. Jason Aaron. Valiant comics.  For more First Issue Club goodness: Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/firstissueclub Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FirstIssueClub  firstissueclub.com  

NEWS! Another week of comic book reviews and news with the boys of FIC. We hit all the juicy tidbits and hot gossip. Should Shazam give up his secret identity? Will James Gunn’s Superman have trunks or no? The X-Men live feed had us all in a tizzy. Please enjoy! OTHER TOPICS! Patreon. Haunted Bed. Slice of Life. Shaken Not Stirred. Big Gun Energy. Comic Books. The In-Betweener. Comic Summer Events. Pepsi. Destroyer. Agent 13. Marvel. DC. Comic Book Flip. For more First Issue Club goodness: Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/firstissueclub Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FirstIssueClub  firstissueclub.com

On this episode we team up with part-time club-member Adam from our favorite brewery, Boulevard Brewing Company! We're talking give-aways, beers that'll be showing up at Planet Comicon in Kansas City, and their Space Patricks Day party on the 17th at the Planet Comicon convention hall. So big thanks to Boulevard for always sharing beers, sponsoring fun give-aways, and especially for helping out with so many charity initiatives in our hometown, like the ones our own Andy has organized the last few years!  Check out our Twitter for more details on winning some Planet Comicon passes from us and Boulevard Brewing Company, and listen to the episode for some convention tips, Quantumania takes, New comic book discussion, and oh-so-much-more! As always you can support us by checking out this weeks Patreon, where we have more beer talk with Adam, and a few fun games Greg organized for the crew at Patreon.com/firstissueclub. 

NEWS! We are BACK for another week of comic book news and reviews. In this episode we discuss the Soda Wars that ravaged so many homes in the 90’s and drop our promotion we’re doing in partnership with Boulevard Brewing Company and Kansas City Planet Comicon. Go to our social pages and Follow / Like / Retweet the promo post for your chance to enter to win a free one day pass to Planet Comicon. Good Luck! OTHER TOPICS! Patreon. Haunted Bed. Slice of Life. Shaken Not Stirred. Big Gun Energy. Comic Books. The In-Betweener. Comic Summer Events. Pepsi. Destroyer. Agent 13. Marvel. DC. Comic Book Flip.   For more First Issue Club goodness: Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/firstissueclub  Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FirstIssueClub firstissueclub.com

NEWS! Mike D is away for this episode so Vargas and Greg take the opportunity to showcase the new show that will be premiering on the Patreon later this month. The still untitled show will follow Greg and Vargas going back and reviewing James Bond comic books that were released on Dynamite Publishing. Vargas is a self proclaimed Bond-oholic and has been chomping at the bit to introduce ANYONE to the series. For the inaugural episode they cover Andy Diggle’s Hammerhead that was released back in 2016. They’ll do in depth and insightful reviews of each series as well as commentary on Bond movies throughout the decades as fun bonus episodes. So, don’t forget to subscribe to our Patreon (link below) and join in on the fun. Never fret, club members, they also cover BREAKING comic book news and comics of the week so you can still get your current comic book content uninterrupted.   COMICS! Blue Book: Written by James Tynion IV / Art by Klaus Janson / Additional Art by Michael Avon Oeming / Lettered by Aditya Bidikar Local Man: By Tim Seeley / Tony Fleecs / Colorist(s) Felipe Sobreiro & Brad Simpson OTHER TOPICS!   Patreon. Haunted Bed. Slice of Life. Shaken Not Stirred. Big Gun Energy. Comic Books. The In-Betweener. Comic Summer Events. Rich Dan Poor Dad. The Comic Industry Robbed Me. For The Price Of A Comic. Does Anyone Read These? If You Do Email first.issue.club.podcast@gmail.com for a prize. Winner. Winner. Chicken Dinner.  For more First Issue Club goodness: Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/firstissueclub Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FirstIssueClub  firstissueclub.com  

NEWS! Greg, Andy and Mike D  get together to discuss the most breaking comic book news in one of the most exciting ways you can think of. They run down the May Marvel solicitations and discuss what excites them most. They also discuss how many issues they should pre-order for the new Rob Liefeld Deadpool book. Comic books; they review them as well!   OTHER TOPICS! Double Greg. Gem Mint. Slabbed Silver. Werewolf CGC. Make An Offer. Mother’s Milk. Looney Tunes. Gas Station Woes. A Good Reed. Merch. Try That Again. Patreon. CLZ. Games and Junk. Will They Won’t They. The Disappearing Middle Class.    For more First Issue Club goodness: Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/firstissueclub Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FirstIssueClub/posts  firstissueclub.com  

NEWS! The boys are back once again for another beautiful week of comic book goodness. MikeD updates us on the Dawn of DC, Vargas takes us on a ride with the One Minute War and Greg, the pretty one, has the Indy darlings of the week. OTHER TOPICS! Double Greg. Gem Mint. Slabbed Silver. Werewolf CGC. Make An Offer. Mother’s Milk. Looney Tunes. Gas Station Woes. A Good Reed. Merch. Try That Again. Patreon. CLZ. Games and Junk. Will They Won’t They For more First Issue Club goodness: Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/firstissueclub Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FirstIssueClub/posts  firstissueclub.com  

This week, the club entertains Mike's B-Day dreams by talking X-Men at length, and we also get excited about James Gunns DC announcements. Later, our comic book round-up includes Sins of Sinister, Gangster-Ass Barista, Bloodline: Daughter of Blade, & Black Tape.

NEWS!   Back for another week of comic book conversations and quarrels. Mike D tries to make his catchphrase for the show stick while Vargas and Greg discuss eBay price fixing. Greg comes STACKED with breaking comic book news on his sheet of paper and Mike D revisits some first issues from the previous month.    COMICS!    Greg read: Immortal Sergeant #1 on Image Comics written by JOE KELLY and drawn by KEN NIIMURA White Savior on Dark Horse Comics by Scott Burman and Eric Nguyen Vargas read: Captain America: The Ghost Army by Alan Gratz and Brent Schoonover OTHER TOPICS!   Double Greg. Gem Mint. Slabbed Silver. Werewolf CGC. Make An Offer. Mother’s Milk. Looney Tunes. Gas Station Woes. A Good Reed. Merch. Try That Again. Patreon. CLZ. Games and Junk. Will They Won’t They For more First Issue Club goodness: Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/firstissueclub Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FirstIssueClub/posts  firstissueclub.com

NEWS!   The whole Club is back together for this week’s episode! Mike D, Greg, and Vargas discuss proper eBay etiquette and some successes they’ve had this week on the popular auction site. We discuss the ‘controversy’ that is surrounding the Joker pregnancy. You know you’re writing a great comic book when Conservative News Media picks it up and rolls out their pop culture talking heads to rabble about the ‘woke-ness’.   COMICS!    Greg read: Black Cloak on Image Comics written by Kelly Thompson and illustrated by Meredith McClaren Mike D caught us up on his NUMEROUS Dark Web tie-ins from the Spider-Man event happeningVargas read: Flash #790 (The Start of the 1 Minute War) written by Jeremy Adams and drawn by Roger Cruz and inked by Matt Banning & Wellington Dias also colored by Luis Guerrero and letters by Rob Leigh Mosley from Boom! Studios written by Rob Guillory and drawn by Sam Lotfi OTHER TOPICS!   Double Greg. Gem Mint. Slabbed Silver. Werewolf CGC. Make An Offer. Mother’s Milk. Looney Tunes.  For more First Issue Club goodness: Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/firstissueclub Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FirstIssueClub/posts  firstissueclub.com

NEWS!   Mike D and Vargas pilot this episode and cover the communities most breaking news. Mike D gives his 2023 predictions for comic related media. What will HIT and what will MISS? Mike gives his takes and we will hold him to his assumptions. They cap off the show with THREE absolutely stellar reviews and discussions about some comic books that came out last week. COMICS!    Mike D’s Picks: Spy Superb from Flux House (Dark Horse) by Matt Kindt and Sharlene Kindt   Vargas’s Picks: The Purple Oblivion on Sumerian Comics written by E & E Plissken and drawn by Diego Simone Dead Seas from IDW Publishing written by Cavan Scott drawn by Nick Brokenshire lettered by Shawn Lee   OTHER TOPICS!   Double Greg. Guardians of the Galaxy. 2023 outlook. Predictions. Normie News. Nerdy Government. Mighty Mylar. Disney Plus. The Simpsons. Star Wars. Winners and Losers. Video Games. For more First Issue Club goodness: Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/firstissueclub Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FirstIssueClub/posts  firstissueclub.com

On this weeks episode, the club looks back fondly on 2022 by going around the horn and comparing our individual picks for several "best of" categories (and it only got a little contentious). This week we're also back on our patreon for weekly episodes! Support us this week and hear all about the mystery package our buddy N.J. Doug sent us, our scheming on weird stuff to grade, Greg quizzing us on comic character nicknames, & more! patreon.com/firstissueclub 

CHEERS AND JEERS IT'S FIC IN YOUR EARS!!!   Tis the season for obligatory holiday episodes from your favorite podcasts, and First Issue Club is no different. Although we wish we were your favorite podcast - we get it. The Club gets together one last time before the year ends. No real direction here, just a couple of friends sitting around a crackling fire and talking about the things they love the most; comic books. Mike is talks about his love for the CLZ app, Greg shares Aftershock woes and MCU rumors, and Andy displays his vast knowledge of random comic book facts. It was a festive time to be sure.   Thank you for an amazing 2022 and we're excited to see what 2023 has in store.   Bye, or whatever.

NEWS!   Greg and Andy were lucky enough to interview the incredibly talented writer, Kyle Starks. You’re probably very familiar with Kyle’s previous books: Sex Castle, The 6 Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton, I Hate This Place, and Rock Candy Mountain. On this episode Kyle discusses his newest book, Where Monsters Lie, published by Dark Horse on February 1st. We get into what spurred the idea for this series about a gated community for slasher monsters to recoup after their latest kill and begin to plot their next victim(s). Kyle also gave us a peek inside his writing process and made us wonder ‘Where does the guy from Saw go to buy all his supplies and why did no one connect the dots when he rented that warehouse?’ There’s still time to head to your local comic shop or favorite online retailer and DEMAND that they pre-order this book for you so that you can experience the gruesomely good time that is, Where Monsters Lie! For MORE Kyle Starks goodness be sure to visit kylestarks.com and @thekylestarks on Twitter and Instagram.   WHERE MONSTERS LIE #1 Haven't you always wondered what slasher monsters--the masked home invasion family, the mindless unkillable monster, the serial killer trapped in a doll--what they do for those couple of years in-between their murder sprees? They're at Wilmhurst--a gated community in the middle of nowhere where they relax--or try to--until they get the call to go out and kill again.   Connor Hayes survived his first slasher in summer camp. A handful of years later he barely escaped a psychopath who built torture puzzles for his victims. Since then he's been training and planning for running into these creatures again. He's a respected special agent, and now he knows where the monsters lie and he's planning for war. Writer: Kyle Starks Artist: Piotr Kowalski Colorist: Vladimir Popov Cover Artist: Piotr Kowalski   COMICS!    Greg read Danger Street written by Tom King and drawn by Jorge Fornes  Greg also read Night Club by Mark Millar and illustrated by Juanan Ramirez Vargas read by Gerry Duggan and Juan Frigeri OTHER TOPICS!   Zoom whoopsie. Cabin In The Woods. Comedy is subjective. Horror. Giant Dogs. Murderous Lawn Care. Mike D Vacation. Greg and Vargas Run Amok. Best of 2022 coming soon. Holiday Comic Book selections. Blog. Reed Richards. Frank Miller Terminator 2. Robo-Cop. Bag and Board your comics. Comic Books Are Awesome. For more First Issue Club goodness: Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/firstissueclub Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FirstIssueClub/posts  firstissueclub.com

NEWS! - First Issue Club is now posting written reviews on our website! Aftershock & Action Lab screwing over creators. Comics Workers United is moving forward. Image Comics has been doing more imprints.   -   COMICS!  Greg and Vargas talk Hexware #1 written by Tim Seeley and drawn by Zulema Scotto Lavina. Greg talks Know Your Station #1 written by Sarah Gailey and drawn by Liana Kangas. Greg talks It's Only Teenage Wasteland #1 written by Curt Pires and drawn by Jacoby Salcedo. Greg and Vargas read Gargoyles #1 written by Greg Weisman and drawn by George Kambadais. Vargas read Rick and Morty vs. Cthulu #1 written by Jim Zub and drawn by Leonardo Ito.   -   OTHER TOPICS! Mike D has comic withdrawal, Greg got buzzed and bought comics, Vargas loves Bleeding Cool, Flash, Batman, Josh Williamson, James Tynion IV, Greg's comic-con hot take, The Mike D Method, X-Men #94 is worth a Ford Taurus.   -     For more First Issue Club goodness: Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/firstissueclub Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FirstIssueClub/posts  firstissueclub.com

NEWS! Namor's bulge digitally smallened, Make Marvel Male Again loser propaganda, We know the historical name for Gotham, Marvel's queer Captain America returns in a new secret project, New Planet Comicon guests, Big changes to Marvel Studios with Bob Iger returning?   COMICS! Greg talks about Plush #1 on Image Comics written by Doug Wagner and drawn by Jorge Corona & Tony Fleecs. Mike D talks Fantastic Four #1 from Marvel Comics written by Ryan North and drawn by Iban Coello. Vargas talks Blade: Vampire Nation #1 from Marvel written by Mark Russell and drawn by Mico Suayan & Dave Watcher. Greg talks about Planet Hulk: World Breaker from Marvel Comics written by Greg Pak and drawn by Manuel Garcia & Ramon Bachs. Greg and Vargas talk Avengers Assemble: Alpha #1 from Marvel Comics written by Jason Aaron and drawn by Bryan Hitch. Mike D talks Dead Mall #1 from Dark Horse written by Adam Cesare and drawn by David Stoll. Vargas talks Murderworld: Avengers #1 from Marvel written by Ray Fawkes & Jim Zub and drawn by Jethro Morales.   OTHER TOPICS! Mike D is a comedic genius, #COMICFAM, Podcasters supporting Podcasters, #PODRACING, Vargas can't compete with Namor, Greg and Mike D drop some Kansas City lore, Greg has a message for Crust Punks, Possumtrot-Con!, Does the MCU need to slow down?, Vargas is a blind squirrel, Lovesick, red room, Mike D saw a meme the other day, Immortal Hulk, Secret Wars, Marvel Legacy, Lenticular Covers, Avenger 1,000,000 BC, West Coast Avengers, Black Widow, The Kelly Thompson Interview,  Greg in Memoreum, Wolverine, X-Force   For more First Issue Club goodness: Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/firstissueclub Join us on Patreon: Patreon.com/firstissueclub         

Mike D, Greg, and Vargas discuss comic book news and recommend some recent first issues.   Greg read Doctor Strange: Fall Sunrise #1 written and drawn by Tradd Moore and Heather Moore. Mike D read X-Terminators #1 written by Leah Williams and drawn by Carlos Gomez Greg read Fear of a Red Planet #1 written by Mark Sable Drawn by Andrea Olimpoeri. Vargas read Once Upon A Time At The End Of The World #1 By Jason Aaron and Drawn by Alexandre Tefenkgi/Nick Dragotta   News: We talk about the first appearance of Patsy Walker. The New Hellcat series debuting in 2023. Upcoming first appearances in Disney + shows. The club was named in Screenrant’s Top 10 Comic Book Podcasts. Comic Book Mount Rushmore.   Other Topics: Becoming CGC verifier-verifiers. Slabbing every comic you buy. FIC Patriots. Nay Sayers.   If you want to support the club and get oodles of bonus podcasts follow this link! Patreon.com/firstissueclub 

Mike D, Greg Licktieg, and Vargas discuss comic book news and recommend some recent first issues.     Greg read Kroma #1 written and drawn by Lorenzo De Felici. Mike D read Punchline: The Gotham Game #1 written by Tini Howard & Blake M. Howard and drawn by Gleb Melnikov. Greg read Voyagis #1 written and drawn by Sumeyye Kesgin. Vargas read Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty #1 written by Jackson Lanzing & Collin Kelly and drawn by Carmen Carnero.     News: Whatnot joining the comic book publishing game, the flooded comic book market, an update on the Liefeld Deadpool sketches auction, there's a new Klaus Kickstarter project coming soon, Local Comic Shop Day variants look good, Mike D is hyped for X-Men Sins of Sinister written by Kieron Gillan, A new creative team is taking over The Incredible Hulk and Donny Cates and Ryan Ottley are leaving the book, DC announces new Shazam, Action Comics, Doom Patrol, Superboy, Green Lantern, Cyborg, Batman Brave and the Bold books.     Other Topics: Hootin and hollerin, Bad Idea is confusing, TMNT X Power Rangers, TMNT X Batman, Vargas loves Gargoyles, Mike D and Greg pitch cartoon crossovers, House of X, Power of X, X Lives of Wolverine, Nightcrawlers, Vanish, Crossover, Dawn of the New DC Universe, Ranting n raving vs hooting n hollering, DC Future State, Chew, Vampirella, Jurassic World Dominion, Mike D reminisces about the 90s, Winter Soldier     If you want to support the club and get oodles of bonus podcasts follow this link! Patreon.com/firstissueclub  

This episode was recorded June 1st, 2021 for our Patreon! Join us at patreon.com/firstissueclub   Mike D, BudgetKing, and Greg Licktieg discuss Blue Flame #1 from Vault Comics, written by Christopher Cantwell and drawn by Kurt Michael Russel.    The gang plays a game where they cast superheroes (and comic book writers!) as Saturday Night Live cast members. Some of their picks include Mystique, Quantum & Woody, Spider-Man, Chip Zdarsky, Joker, She-Hulk, and Batman?   Other Topics: Life is Good shirts, BudgetKing is sad about being compared to a chubby guy from Great British Bakeoff, Elon Musk's SNL epsiode, BudgetKing doesn't laugh at comics, Project Patron, Ultramega, Headlopper, Made in Korea, Reptil, Empyre, and Heroes Reborn.

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