Comic Nerds Unite: Comic Book Podcast

Tim, Marc, and Jeremiah discuss Apama #5 by Ted Sikora, Milo Miller, and Benito Gallego.  We all backed the Kickstarter of the hardcover version of Apama: The Undiscovered Animal. We have gushed about this book for quite some time and can't recommend it highly enough. So, we all have our hardcovers and talked about the book in general and then on Apama #5 specifically.  Other topics: Whatever Happened to the Man of TomorrowAll-New Hawkeye #2All-New Captain AmericaBatman V Superman TeaserFantastic Four Trailer Follow Us On Twitter @supertim82@personman44 @jlambertart Follow Us on the Internets (giving us ratings is super dope):iTunesStitcher Listen to Other Awesome BenView Podcasts:BenViewNetwork.com is the where you can discover the wonder of BenView!   Love the Theme Song?The Fantastic Plastics are rad!   #comics

Tim, Marc, and Jeremiah discuss the classic Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland. Also discussed:  Nova Annual #1Marvel Triple Action #14 (a reprint of Avengers #20)Black Hood #1  We touched on the news about the outrage over Frank Cho's joke cover.  Follow Us On Twitter @supertim82@personman44 @jaredgafford Follow Us on the Internets (giving us ratings is super dope):iTunesStitcher Listen to Other Awesome BenView Podcasts:BenViewNetwork.com is the where you can discover the wonder of BenView!   Love the Theme Song?The Fantastic Plastics are rad!   #comics

Tim and Marc are joined by Jared from The Joe Schmo Comic Show to talk about the comic book by Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons that spawned the hit movie Kingsman: The Secret Service. We also chatted about Spiderverse, old Hulk comics, and Return of the Living Deadpool.  Follow Us On Twitter @supertim82@personman44 @jaredgafford Follow Us on the Internets (giving us ratings is super dope):iTunesStitcher Listen to Other Awesome BenView Podcasts:BenViewNetwork.com is the where you can discover the wonder of BenView!   Love the Theme Song?The Fantastic Plastics are rad!   #comics

Tim interviews comic book creator Brian Apodaca. Brian has worked on Zombie Outlaw and Next Man Up and will be attending WonderCon this year in the small press section. Go say hi! Follow Us On Twitter @supertim82@personman44 Follow Us on the Internets (giving us ratings is super dope):iTunesStitcher Listen to Other Awesome BenView Podcasts:BenViewNetwork.com is the where you can discover the wonder of BenView!   Love the Theme Song?The Fantastic Plastics are rad!   #comics #wondercon

Tim and Marc have no reading assignment so we just talked about comics! Generation X #5-6Guardians Team-Up #2Multiversity Guidebook #1Andrew Jackson Throws a Punch by Andrea TsurumiFatale Follow Us On Twitter @supertim82@personman44 Follow Us on the Internets (giving us ratings is super dope):iTunesStitcher Listen to Other Awesome BenView Podcasts:BenViewNetwork.com is the where you can discover the wonder of BenView!   Love the Theme Song?The Fantastic Plastics are rad!   #comics

Michael Kelso from 2 Dudes and a NES and Jared Gafford from The Joe Schmo Comic Show join show host, Tim Van Autreve to talk about Bloodshot by Duane Swierczynski, Manuel Garcia, and Arturo Lozzi. Valiant Comics is back and killing it. Other books:Doc FrankensteinSanity & Tallulah: Plucky Teen Girl Space Detectives Follow Us On Twitter @supertim82@jaredgafford@mkelso27 RetroObscuraPodcast.com  Follow Us on the Internets (giving us ratings is super dope):iTunesStitcher Listen to Other Awesome BenView Podcasts:BenViewNetwork.com is the where you can discover the wonder of BenView!   Love the Theme Song?The Fantastic Plastics are rad! #comics 

YOU HAVE BIG GUTS! Aaron Hickman and Paul Stevenson from Retro Obscura guest with Marc and Tim to talk about the 16 page Doom comic book (the video game). We talk retro gaming, Metroidvainia, and the best comics to read to get into comics.  Follow Us On Twitter @supertim82@personman44RetroObscuraPodcast.com  Follow Us on the Internets (giving us ratings is super dope):iTunesStitcher Listen to Other Awesome BenView Podcasts:BenViewNetwork.com is the where you can discover the wonder of BenView!   Love the Theme Song?The Fantastic Plastics are rad!   #comics #retrogaming

Tim and Marc talk the classic, Giant Size X-Men #1 by Len Wein and Dave Cockrum. Follow Us On Twitter @supertim82@personman44 Follow Us on the Internets (giving us ratings is super dope):iTunesStitcher Listen to Other Awesome BenView Podcasts:BenViewNetwork.com is the where you can discover the wonder of BenView!   Love the Theme Song?The Fantastic Plastics are rad!   #x-men #comics

Join Marc, Tim and Hollywood Matt Benson on a journey through beverages of choice, Superman: Birthright by Mark Waid and Leinil Yu, Superman: Red Son, brand dedication, Hook, and Hal Jordan's cousin, Hal Jordan. Bangarang! Follow Us On Twitter @supertim82@personman44@drmattbenson Follow Us on the Internets (giving us ratings is super dope):iTunesStitcher Listen to Other Awesome BenView Podcasts:BenViewNetwork.com is the where you can discover the wonder of BenView!   Love the Theme Song?The Fantastic Plastics are rad!

We had Ryan North on the podcast! This dude is the funniest. Ryan North is creator of the groundbreaking Dinosaur Comics, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, the Adventure Time comics, and the upcoming Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, and much more. Don't miss this. Tim even wrote him a haiku:  Ryan North rules Invented the Internet Textiles talk to him   Find Ryan's amazing work at dinosaurcomics.com. Follow Us On Twitter @supertim82@personman44@ryanqnorth Follow Us on the Internets (giving us ratings is super dope):iTunesStitcher Listen to Other Awesome BenView Podcasts:BenViewNetwork.com is the where you can discover the wonder of BenView!   Love the Theme Song?The Fantastic Plastics are rad!

The Comic Nerds guys talk about the amazing, Afterlife with Archie. This horror book is just what Riverdale needed. It has hot dogs and cool colors. We also talk North 40 from Wildstorm, Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #18, Superior Ironman, and the new Fantastic Four trailer.  We read: Afterlife with Archie Vol. 1 by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Francesco FrancavillaNorth 40 by Aaron Williams and Fiona StaplesSuperior Ironman by Tom Taylor and Yildiray CinarSgt. Fury and the Howling Commandos by Stan Lee and Dick Ayers We even discuss the Fantastic Four (2015) movie trailer. Follow Us On Twitter @supertim82@personman44@jaredgafford Follow Us on the Internets (giving us ratings is super dope):iTunesStitcher Listen to Other Awesome BenView Podcasts:BenViewNetwork.com is the where you can discover the wonder of BenView!   Love the Theme Song?The Fantastic Plastics are rad!

This episode is filthy. NSFW as all get out. If you have kids anywhere near you, don’t listen to this podcast. Also, tons of spoilers within.   We’re talking about Sex Criminals by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky. Sex Criminals is a tongue in cheek, risqué, original romp, with butts, weiners, fetishes, time travel, and a droplet of young sexual discovery for you emo folks. Sex Criminals is published by Image Comics and has won many awards, including an Eisner! Super hot Jeremiah Lambert and Jennifer Van Autreve join Tim Van Autreve to do this ‘after dark’ podcast.    Follow Us On Twitter @supertim82@jlambertart@superjen82 Follow Us on the Internets (giving us ratings is super dope):iTunesStitcher Listen to Other Awesome BenView Podcasts:BenViewNetwork.com is the where you can discover the wonder of BenView!   Love the Theme Song?The Fantastic Plastics are rad!

Tim was either sick or on a secret mission for the government, and Jeremiah was rocking his face off, so Marc & Jared of the Joe Schmo Comic Show have a casual chat about the comics they've read lately, Back To The Future, and checking out antique stores.  Follow Us On Twitter @supertim82@personman44@jlambertart@jaredgafford Follow Us on the Internets (giving us ratings is super dope):iTunesStitcher Listen to Other Awesome BenView Podcasts:BenViewNetwork.com is the where you can discover the wonder of BenView!   Love the Theme Song?The Fantastic Plastics are rad!

We give out fake awards to real comic book creators for their 2014 awesomeness. This episode is a retrospective on 2014 in the comic book industry as seen through our eyes. Who blew us away? What writer and artist came out of nowhere? Who colored pictures the best? What's a Goopy Award? Jeremiah, Marc, Tim, and Jared get together to tell you their thoughts whether you want them or not. Jared was acting very strangely the whole time.  Follow Us On Twitter @supertim82@personman44@jlambertart@jaredgafford Follow Us on the Internets (giving us ratings is super dope):iTunesStitcher Listen to Other Awesome BenView Podcasts:BenViewNetwork.com is the where you can discover the wonder of BenView!   Love the Theme Song?The Fantastic Plastics are rad!

As the emotional spectrum of color overcomes us, Marc and Tim are joined by Kent Wagenschutz to discuss Spider-Man: Blue by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale. Kent's origin is discussed as well as Schlotzky's Deli and paint cans.  We also chatted about some more comic books that made us feel emotions. Furniture really should match the trim you have in your room. Most houses now all have white trim so us folks with REAL 100+ year old beautiful wood trim are left in the cold. It's real, people. It's real.  We read:  Spider-Verse:  Amazing Spider-Man #9 & 10, by Dan Slott & Olivier Coipel Spider-Verse #1, by Dan Slott, Skottie Young, Katie Cook, and othersDetective Comics #19- By John Layman, Jason Fabok, and others The Ticking by Renee French Rasputin DC/Marvel All Access 3 of 4 by Ron Marz and Butch Guice Follow Us On Twitter @supertim82@personman44 Follow Us on the Internets (giving us ratings is super dope):iTunesStitcher Listen to Other Awesome BenView Podcasts:BenViewNetwork.com is the where you can disco

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Marc, Tim, Jeremiah, and Jared! We chat about the 2014 Harley Quinn Holiday Special and the very festive Punisher Max Xmas #1 We read: Harley Quinn Holiday Special #1Punisher Max Xmas #1Sensational She-Hulk #8 Follow Us On Twitter @supertim82@personman44@jaredgafford@jlamberart Follow Us on the Internets (giving us ratings is super dope):iTunesStitcher Listen to Other Awesome BenView Podcasts:BenViewNetwork.com is the where you can discover the wonder of BenView!   Love the Theme Song?The Fantastic Plastics are rad!

This week we read Comeback by Ed Brisson, Michael Walsh, and Jordie Bellaire. Artist Jeremiah Lambert and podcaster Jared Gafford join Marc and Tim.  We read:  Swamp Thing #37- By Alan Moore, Rick Veitch, and John Totleben Mr. Miracle #s 16 & 18- By Jack KirbyColorworld by Rachel E KellyBatgirl #35 by Cameron Stewart and Brendan Fletcher Starr the Slayer #1 by Daniel Way and Richard CorbenBatman: No Man's Land by Greg RuckaAmazing X-Men Follow Us On Twitter @supertim82@personman44@jaredgafford@jlamberart Follow Us on the Internets (giving us ratings is super dope):iTunesStitcher Listen to Other Awesome BenView Podcasts:BenViewNetwork.com is the where you can discover the wonder of BenView!   Love the Theme Song?The Fantastic Plastics are rad!

Marc and Tim are stuck in the Green with Swamp Thing and the dudes from 2 Dudes and a NES joined them. Hosting duties are swapped, as the 2 Dudes take over CNU and Comic Nerds Unite takes over 2 Dudes and a NES. We talked about Saga of the Swamp Thing #24 where the Justice League are helpless against Floronic Man, Captain N: The Game Master comic book (yep, they made a comic!), IDW's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Captain Marvel #60 from way back. More Swamp Thing strangness is discussed.  If you check out the 2 Dudes feed, you'll find us talking about the Swamp Thing NES game. Swamp Boogers. Check it out. NESdudes.com  The 2 Dudes and a NES podcast is a great retro NES gaming podcast where Michael and Justin play the same game and then get together to talk about and review the game. Sound familiar? That's becuase it's an awesome idea.  Topics: Saga of the Swamp Thing #24 by Alan Moore and Stephen BissetteCaptain N: The Game Master (comic book)Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 by Tom Waltz, Kevin Eastman, an

Marc joined Tim in person for a reading assignment-less podcast. We just chatted like bros about random comics. Love stories, crayon drawings, female Thors, cartoony artists on serious books, and elephant stabbings were all on tap today.  We read: Queen and Country by Greg Rucka and Steve RolstonThor #1 by Jason Aaron and Russel DautermanSwamp Thing #16 by David Michelinie and Nestor RedondoEternal Warrior #1 by Greg Pak, Trevor Hairsine, and Brian ReberI Love You #108 by variousThe Man of Many Shades by Matt EllisAlex + Ada #10 by Jonathan Luna and Sarah Vaughn   Follow Us On Twitter @supertim82@personman44 Follow Us on the Internets (giving us ratings is super dope):iTunesStitcher Listen to Other Awesome BenView Podcasts:BenViewNetwork.com is the where you can discover the wonder of BenView!   Love the Theme Song?The Fantastic Plastics are rad!

We had such a great time at Grand Rapids Comic Con this year.  Jeremiah, Tim, and Jared got in as press and met a lot of awesome people and had some really wonderful hoverhands-style moments.  There were quite a few really amazing artists at the con, most of them local to Grand Rapids. Here's my list of All-Stars and how to find their work on the web. Andy Budnick Jay A. De Foy J.M. Dragunas Jim Towe Jon Alderink Tyler Sowles Sara Sowles Comfort and Adam Livio Ramondelli Corrine Roberts Follow Us On Twitter @supertim82@personman44@jlambertart@tjscomicshow Follow Us on the Internets (giving us ratings is super dope):iTunesStitcher Listen to Other Awesome BenView Podcasts:BenViewNetwork.com is the where you can discover the wonder of BenView!   Love the Theme Song?The Fantastic Plastics are rad!