Top Five Greatest Issue #1's! Sal Abbinanti of Atomika! Our thoughts on social issues in comics! And the Speakers of Geek get accused of Marvel bashing! (1:36:42)
(00:41)Sponsor Atomika by Sal Abbinanti and Mercury Comics.
(03:54)CGS News The exclusive official announcement for the launch of the Comic Book Database. Inspired by Bryan's wish to have a comicbook oriented IMDB, this comic book database is full of issue by issue breakdowns, creator bios, character profiles, cover galleries and more.
(09:42)Indie Challenge DCBS joins our Independent Comics Challenge by discounting Athena Voltaire #1 and Marlene #1 which are both solicited in the November Previews for comics shipping in January.
(13:31)Quarters in the Jar Listener Emails from Greg Schenke on comic book vending machines and from Darth Kramer on social issues in comics. Social commentary or sales gimmick? Also, Bryan receives a mature-readers manga from friends that recently returned from Japan.
(27:38)Speak Out Bryan and the rest respond to the accusation that they have been Marvel bashing lately in their comparisons between DC and Marvel. We explain our position concerning Marvel and why our interest in their recent policies, hype and comic output has been lackluster at the moment.
(39:30)Special Guest Leo McGovern recently lost all but one of his 40,000 comics to Hurricane Katrina. He talks to us briefly about the comics and trades that were sent to him by our listeners in an effort to help him rebuild his collection. Check out his magazine, Anti Gravity and check out his blog for entries on comics he has received.
(51:14)Comics Talk Bryan goes on a rant about Grant Morrison, drugs and comics after reading an article on Morrison in Wizard #170.
(55:21)Top Five Greatest First Issues.
(1:11:13)Stump the Rios Submitted by David Beard.
(1:14:08)Comic News Tidbits from Wizard World Texas.
(1:17:38)Call Me We get Brad Milyo of Texas on the air.
(1:24:15)Interview With Sal Abbinanti, creator and artist of Mercury Comics' Atomika. Sal gives us a quick look at his comic, the difficulty in pushing independent comics, his artstyle, inspirations and more.
Top Five Greatest Issue #1's! Sal Abbinanti of Atomika! Our thoughts on social issues in comics! And the Speakers of Geek get accused of Marvel bashing! (1:36:42)