Serious Issues: A Comic Book Podcast with Andrew Levins

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Episode 22 - Way Too Many Gosh Dang Comics Aug 22, 2016

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We read 46 comics this week. 46! Last time we read this many we imposed a timer but people complained so instead we recorded our longest episode yet. Enjoy this two hour discussion about the best (and worst) comics from last week! Highlights include the end of Grant Morrison's Klaus and the beginning of Briggs Land, Super F*ckers Forever and Backstagers, plus a bunch of our favourite monthlies.

Comics reviewed in this issue:

Klaus #7
Briggs Land #1
Super F*ckers Forever
Supergirl Rebirth #1
Suicide Squad #1
Batgirl and the Birds of Prey #1
Backstagers #1
The Fallen #1
Spawn Kills Everyone One Shot
Demonic #1
Jackboot & Ironheel #1
Mighty Thor #10
Black Widow #6
Ultimates #10
Uncanny Avengers #12
Captain America Sam Wilson #12
Power Man & Iron Fist #7
Spider-Woman #10
Mockingbird #6
All New Inhumans #10
All New Wolverine #11
Civil War 2 Amazing Spiderman #3
Civil War 2 Choosing Sides #4
Civil War 2 Gods of War #3
Civil War 2 X-Men #3
Poe Dameron #5
Batman #5
Superman #5
Nightwing #3
Aquaman #5
Green Lanterns #5
Green Arrow #5
Justice League #2
Harley Quinn #2
Black Road #5
Descender #14
Horizon #2
Rumble #13
Throwaways #2
Wicked & Divine #22
Aliens Defiance #3
Black Hammer #2
Brix #2
Joyners #3
Kong of Skull Island #2
Tales of the Darkside #3

Serious Issues is a weekly comic book review podcast, hosted by Andrew Levins and Siobhan Coombs at Kings Comics in Sydney.

Get in touch with us to ask us a question or tell us to start reading something we’re missing out on. Email us at seriousissues@kingscomics.com or find us at facebook.com/seriousissuespodcast. If you like what you hear, please leave us a nice review on iTunes!

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Episode 21: All Star Matilda Aug 16, 2016

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This episode is late because Levins had a baby this week! So this episode is dedicated to his new daughter Matilda - and it happens to be an episode in which we don't hate any of the comics we read! This includes a super fun start to Snyder and Romita Jr's All Star Batman, Jonathan Hickman's latest series The Black Monday Murders and another near-perfect issue of Tom King and Gabrielle Walta's The Vision.

Comics reviewed in this episode:

All Star Batman #1
Deathstroke Rebirth #1
Red Hood and the Outlaws #1
Superwoman #1
The Black Monday Murders #1
The Accused #1
Daredevil #10
Jim Henson's Labyrinth 30th Anniversary Special #1
Detective Comics #938
New Super-Man #2
The Flash #4
Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #2
Action Comics #961
Wonder Woman #4
The Flintstones #2
The Vision #10
All New All Different Avengers Annual #1
Spider-Man/Deadpool #8
Black Panther #5
Darth Vader #24
Empress #5
Scarlet Witch #9
Amazing Spider-Man #16
Space Battle Lunchtime #4
Sherlock: A Study in Pink #3
The Six Million Dollar Man #2
The Adventures of Archer & Armstrong #6
Hillbilly #2
House of Penance #5

Serious Issues is a weekly comic book review podcast, hosted by Andrew Levins and Siobhan Coombs at Kings Comics in Sydney.

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Episode 20: Ladykill Or Be Killed Aug 09, 2016

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This week we review the new number one issues of Suicide Squad and Harley Quinn, plus give our thoughts on the Suicide Squad movie. We also recommend three brand new, excellent, creator owned series in Animosity, Kill Or Be Killed and Ladykiller, plus say a tearful goodbye to Chip Zdarsky on Jughead.
Comics reviewed in this episode:

Suicide Squad Rebirth #1
Harley Quinn #1
Marvel Tsum Tsum #1
Animosity #1
Kill Or Be Killed #1
Ladykiller #1
Evil Ernie Godeater #1
E.V.I.L. Heroes #1
Jeff Steinberg Champion of Earth #1
Batman #4
Superman #4
Nightwing #2
Justice League #2
Aquaman #4
Green Arrow #4
Green Lanterns #4
Uncanny Inhumans #12
Civil War 2: Kingpin #2
Moon Knight #5
Doctor Strange #10
The Punisher #4
A Year of Marvels The Unstoppable #1
Silk #11
Daredevil Annual #1
Vote Loki #3
Paper Girls #8
Black Science #23
Low #15
Tokyo Ghost #9
Trees #14
The Walking Dead #157
Sex #30
Jughead #8
James Bond 007 #8
Control #3
The Sheriff of Babylon #9
Unfollow #10
Fresh Romance

Serious Issues is a weekly comic book review podcast, hosted by Andrew Levins and Siobhan Coombs at Kings Comics in Sydney.

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Bonus Episode! Suicide Squad Premiere! Aug 03, 2016

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Levins and Siobhan hit the red carpet after watching the Suicide Squad premiere at Event Cinemas on George St, Sydney. Find out what cosplayers and comic fans thought of the latest movie from DC Comics and Warner Bros. Pictures!

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Serious Issues is a weekly comic book review podcast, hosted by Andrew Levins and Siobhan Coombs at Kings Comics in Sydney.

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Episode 19: Rom, Batgirl and Sparky Aug 02, 2016

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We stayed up way too late and ranted about another 40 new issues of comics - highlights include a new Batgirl #1, Archie #10 and the one-two punch of Unbeatable Squirrel Girl/Howard the Duck. Lowlights include the fatigue from reading more DC titles than we ever have in our lives and the fatigue that comes from recording an episode after midnight.

Comics reviewed in this episode:

Red Hood and the Outlaws Rebirth #1
Batgirl #1
Nightwing #1
Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #1
Titans #1
Rom #1
Action Man #2
Captain Kid #1
Mechanism #1
Predator vs Judge Dredd vs Aliens #1
Adventure Time Comics #1
Faith #1
Wonder Woman #3
Detective Comics #937
Action Comics #960
The Flash #3
Future Quest #3
Civil War II #4
Captain America #3
Captain Marvel #7
The New Avengers #14
Civil War II: Choosing Sides #3
The Uncanny Avengers #11
All New All Different Avengers #12
Howard the Duck #9
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #10
Mockingbird #5
The Mighty Thor #9
Spider-Gwen #10
Divinity II #4
Jupiter's Legacy 2 #2
Archie #10
East of West #28
Mae #3
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Pink #2

Serious Issues is a weekly comic book review podcast, hosted by Andrew Levins and Siobhan Coombs at Kings Comics in Sydney.

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Bonus Episode: Indie Comics and Zines Jul 31, 2016

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Kings Comics is holding a Zine Fair this Saturday the 6th of August, so to celebrate we invited independent comic makers Jonathon Valenzuela (The Tilted Page) and Andrew Rolfe (Halloween Alley Comics, Catnapped) to come talk about how they started making their own comics and which creators inspired their work. To celebrate indie comics in general, we also invited Shane ‘Dodgy’ Tydeman, host of indie comics podcast Flipside Focus, to recommend some titles he’s enjoyed recently.

Find most of the comics we talk about in this episode at the Kings Comics Zine Fair this Saturday! Jon and Andrew will be selling their zines and there’s 25% off all indie comics in store. From 11am till 3pm at Kings Comics, 310 Pitt St, Sydney.

Serious Issues is a weekly comic book review podcast, hosted by Andrew Levins and Siobhan Coombs at Kings Comics in Sydney.

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Episode 18: Snotty Issues Jul 28, 2016

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36 of last week's comic books, read and reviewed, from the soaring highs of new series like Snotgirl, Black Hammer and Sombra - to the crippling lows of all our favourite Marvel series being forced to tie into Civil War II and the disappointing mediocrity of half of these new DC Rebirth titles. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll regret spending hundreds of dollars on comics each week. Just kidding, you'll just laugh.
Comics reviewed this issue:

Hellblazer Rebirth #1
Birds of Prey Rebirth #1
Justice League #1
Snotgirl #1
Black Hammer #1
Betty & Veronica #1
Groo: Fray of the Gods #1
Sombra #1
The Hunt #1
Deadpool & The Mercs for Money #1
Red Team: Double Tap, Center Mass #1
Avatarex Destroyer of Darkness #1
Batman #3
Superman #3
Green Lanterns #3
Aquaman #3
Green Arrow #3
New Suicide Squad #22
The Ultimates #9
All New Wolverine #10
Patsy Walker aka Hellcat #8
Nighthawk #3
All New Inhumans #9
Black Widow #5
Star Wars #21
Darth Vader #23
Scarlet Witch #8
Velvet #15
Rumble #12
Black Road #4
Lazarus #23
Weird Detective #2
Lucas Stand #2
The Adventures of Archer & Armstrong #5
The Joyners #2
Tales from the Darkside #2

Serious Issues is a weekly comic book review podcast, hosted by Andrew Levins and Siobhan Coombs at Kings Comics in Sydney.

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Episode 17: Lil' Poopy Rebirth Jul 19, 2016

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We put our feet up and review a paltry 34 comics. No timer this week, just a relaxing browse through titles including the brand new Green Lantern, Nightwing and New Super-Man runs, the end of the first Goldie Vance arc and another chapter of Civil War II!

Reviewed in this episode:

Nightwing Rebirth #1
Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #1
New Super-Man #1
Rick and Morty Lil' Poopy Superstar #1
Horizon #1
Millarworld Annual 2016
Mickey Mouse Shorts Season One #1
The Six Million Dollar Man: Fall of Man #1
Conan the Slayer #1
Kong of Skull Island #1
Detective Comics #936
The Flash #2
Wonder Woman #2
Action Comics #959
The Legend of Wonder Woman #8
Civil War II #3
The Vision #9
The Mighty Thor #8
Civil War II: Choosing Sides #2
Civil War II: Gods of War #2
The New Avengers #13
Old Man Logan #8
Silk #10
Power Man & Iron Fist #6
Goldie Vance #4
Space Battle Lunchtime #3
Archangel #2
Weavers #3
Sherlock #2
The Revisionist #2
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina #6
The Wicked & The Divine #21
Descender #13
House of Penance #3

Serious Issues is a weekly comic book review podcast, hosted by Andrew Levins and Siobhan Coombs at Kings Comics in Sydney.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 16: 40+ Comics in 80+ Minutes Jul 12, 2016

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We reviewed more comics this week than we did in our first two episodes combined, so to keep things orderly we used a timer and diplomatically gave each comic just two minutes of review time. Enjoy this slightly more frantic episode of Serious Issues and pray that we don't start using a timer just to read the rapidly increasing stack of comics we read each week!

Reviewed in this episode:

Justice League Rebirth #1
Pistol Shrimp Pump #1
Batman '66 Meets Steed and Mrs Peel #1
Brik #1
The Flintstones #1
SSBII #1
Throwaways #1
Kingpin #1
Doctor Strange A Prelude #1
Bounty #1
Kim & Kim #1
The Lone Ranger / Green Hornet #1
4001AD: Shadowman #1
Green Arrow #2
Future Quest #2
Aquaman #2
Green Lanterns #2
Superman #2
Batman #2
The Sheriff of Babylon #8
Unfollow #9
Paper Girls #7
Renato Jones The One% #3
The Walking Dead #156
The Fix #4
Midnight of the Soul #2
Black Science #22
Empress #4
Kaijumax Season 2 #3
Control #2
Weird Love #13
Cinema Purgatorio #3
Strange Attractors #2
The Punisher #3
Moon Knight #4
Sam Wilson: Captain America #11
Spider-Woman #9
Vote Loki #2
Silver Surfer #5
Civil War II: X-Men #2
Han Solo #2
Poe Dameron #4
Totally Awesome Hulk #8
Deadpool V Gambit #2

Serious Issues is a weekly comic book review podcast, hosted by Andrew Levins and Siobhan Coombs at Kings Comics in Sydney.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 15: The Greatest Comic Book Podcast of This Generation Jul 05, 2016

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This week: 24 new issues of comics and a junior graphic novel for 8 year old girls read and reviewed on another episode of the self described 'Greatest Comic Book Podcast of This Generation', out now on Millarworld!

Reviewed in this episode:

Jupiter's Legacy 2 #1
Cryptocracy #1
Hillbilly #1
Black Panther #3
Captain America #2
Uncanny Inhumans #11
Captain Marvel #6
Grayson Annual #3
Spider Gwen Annual #1
DK III The Master Race #5
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #9
Mockingbird #4
Spider-Man/Deadpool #6
Worst X-Man Ever #5
Sex #29
Darth Vader #22
East of West #27
Mae #2
All-New All-Different Avengers #11
Silk #9
Plutona #5
The Legend of Wonder Woman #7
DC Superhero Girls: Finals Crisis

Serious Issues is a weekly comic book review podcast, hosted by Andrew Levins and Siobhan Coombs at Kings Comics in Sydney.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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