Comic Geek Speak Podcast - The Best Comic Book Podcast

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2021 - Comic Talk, Previews, and Superman! Jul 22, 2025

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Comic Talk! Previews! And our thoughts on the new Superman movie! We start off with updates on discount tiers for DCBS. We then give recommendations for comic coming attractions for the month of September 2025 such as IDW’s Twilight Zone, MadCave’s Racer X, collections of Assorted Crisis Events, Human Target and Batman: the Last Halloween and much more! Along the way we discuss double dipping on new collection formats, are there too many new characters being introduced, X-Men ’97 animated series and we wrap up with a review of Superman! (1:32:50)

2020 - CGS Reads: Machine Man (1984) Jul 19, 2025

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In a new episode feature entitled CGS Reads, the Speakers of Geek begin their journey through Marvel Limited Series of the ‘80s starting with Machine Man by Tom DeFalco, Herb Trimpe, Barry Windsor-Smith and company. We give our thoughts and reactions, talk about the art, give some backstory, and explore the retro-future world of Marvel 2020! (38:59)

2019 - Talking 10,000 Ink Stains: A Memoir with Jeff Lemire Jul 14, 2025

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Author and creator Jeff Lemire joins us for this episode to celebrate the release of 10,000 Ink Stains: A Memoir from Dark Horse. A look back at twenty-five years of making comics while reflecting on his personal life, our conversation covers topics such as developing and staying true to a unique vision, independent vs mainstream comic work, various milestones in his early career, the Black Hammer Universe, the New 52, working with Keith Giffen, accolades for his current series Minor Arcana and so much more! (1:11:30)

2018 - Off the Rack Reviews Jul 10, 2025

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The Speakers of Geek return to their reading piles to discuss various current titles such as Krypto’s first appearance in Adventure Comics 210 facsimile, Namor by Aaron, Davidson, Lins and company, Fire & Ice and Justice League Unlimited, the works of Taiyo Matsumoto, early Black Label titles, the New History of the DC Universe and others. We also cover the new first issue of Captain America by Zdarsky, Schiti and company and “Birthday” from Action Comics 1087 by Waid, Patridge and company. And we manage to throw in comic talk on DC's use of legacy characters, Marvel's sliding timescale and more! (1:41:00)

2017 - Comic News Jul 04, 2025

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Thoughts and reactions to current comic news! We kick things off with a few questions and concerns around comic book storage, collecting and purchasing. And then we discuss the passing of legendary Editor and Creator Jim Shooter, the conversation around the recent original art sale of a Detective Comics cover by Jock, a new creative team announcement on Transformers and more! (1:33:39)

2016 - CGS Honor Roll with Tom Martinek! Jul 01, 2025

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The CGS Honor Roll celebrating the amazing guests that have contributed to the podcast over our 20 years continues with Tom Martinek, Senior Digital Artist at Industrial Light & Magic. Recorded back in March, our conversation covers Tom’s work history, how his geekdom has changed, his CGS contributions, practical vs digital effects, and so much more. We also share our reactions to the first three episodes of Daredevil: Born Again. It’s been a joy to know “Mr. Fusion” over the years and to recognize his place within the larger CGS Community! (1:37:39)

2015 - Off the Rack: Current Events Jun 25, 2025

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Imperial! Batman Hush 2! Marvel Knights: the World to Come! “We Are Yesterday” - the Justice League Unlimited/World’s Finest Crossover! The Speakers of Geek tackle current issues of the big DC and Marvel events and stories running through the summer. (1:07:52)

2014 - Comic Talk: Previews Edition for August Jun 18, 2025

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Comic talk, reviews and Previews! We get a health update from Shane. Pants recounts his trip to 3 Rivers Comicon. Thoughts and reactions to the G.I.Joe Silent Missions oneshots, Young Avengers by Heinberg and Cheung, Gamemasters: The Comic Book History of Roleplaying Games by Fred Van Lente and Tom Fowler, and other titles. And then a bevy of comic coming attractions for August including Hero Squared, the 25th Anniversary of Powers, Absolute Crisis on Infinite Earths, X-Men of Apocalypse, and more! (1:23:21)

2013 - Star Wars: Andor Season 2 part 2 Jun 10, 2025

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The Speakers of Geek wrap up their thoughts on Star Wars: Andor season 2. Discussion topics on episodes four through twelve include the character journeys and endings, production values, the connections to Rogue One and the larger Star Wars Universe, the future of Star Wars and more. (1:12:38)

2012 - Comic Talk, News and Reviews Jun 04, 2025

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The Speakers of Geek share their thoughts on a number of topics, news items and comics including the passing of Peter David and his amazing contributions to comics, the 1980s superhero work of Mike Mignola, the new Batman/Deadpool crossover announcement, a remastered Absolute Crisis on Infinite Earths coming next year, and reviews of the first issues of Daredevil: Cold Day in Hell, Superman Unlimited, Moonshine Bigfoot, Star Wars, Youngblood Deluxe and finally… Z! (1:36:28)

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