We all have that moment that solidifies who we are, or at least who we want to be. My dad gave me that moment. And with his passing, I pay tribute.By Zach McCrary

This week Zach is joined by long time friend Chad Smith to rebuild a franchise from their childhood through the medium of comics. Their choice? The late 1980s/early 1990s Nintendo based cartoon show: Captain N: The Game Master! --------------------------------------------------- Check out Dreampass and all their killer tracks on Spotify! ----------…

Zach catches up on the three newest series to be released in the DC Absolute Universe! On the docket: Absolute Martian Manhunter #1-3 (DC Comics) Written by Deniz Camp Art by Javier Rodriguez Letters by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou Absolute Flash #1-3 (DC Comics) Written by Jeff Lemire Art by Nick Robles Colors by Adriano Lucas Letters by Tom Napolitano A…

Zach is joined by life-long best friend and former podcast co-host on TFD: Nerdcast, Chad Smith to give a SPOILER-FILLED review of the latest film from the MCU: Thunderbolts*! --------------------------------------------------- Check out Dreampass and all their killer tracks on Spotify! --------------------------------------------------- Join the P…

Zach is joined by Thor and Micah from the Git Rec'd Podcast to discuss the Marvel Knights cult classic that introduced the world to Marvel's flawed Superman: Paul Jenkins, Rick Veitch and Jae Lee's, The Sentry! Created by Paul Jenkins and Rick Veitch Written by Paul Jenkins Art by Jae Lee --------------------------------------------------- Want to …

Zach delves into the often tragic history of the misunderstood Marvel superhero: Dennis Dunphy aka D-Man! --------------------------------------------------- Check out Dreampass and all their killer tracks on Spotify! --------------------------------------------------- Join the Patreon to help us keep the lights on, and internet connected! https://…

Comics and wrestling have always been like two sides of the same coin, and Zach and Aeric Azana from Geeksplained have always unabashedly shouted their love for both out into the world. So a wager was struck. A gentleman's agreement. They run through the card for Wrestlemania and choose the victors. Whoever loses must read ad copy for the winner's …

All-Star Superman is the tale of a Superman who finds that he is dying, and we get to watch what he does with the time he has left. It is a celebration of the character, and Zach was lucky enough to join Aeric Azana on Geeksplained to talk about issue 9 of the 12 issue run! -------------------------------------------------- Everyone needs more Aeri…

Zach embarks on a journey to learn more about the comics publisher that first brought him to independent comic books. And to understand how they burst onto the scene, and just as quickly, burned out and disappeared. We're talking CrossGen Comics! --------------------------------------------------- Check out Dreampass and all their killer tracks on …

Zach is joined by the host of Geeksplained, Aeric Azana to discuss their top 6 favorite heroes who bore the name of a hero who came before them. Replacement or Legacy heroes! -------------------------------------------------- Everyone needs more Aeric Azana in their life! His website is right here! Geeksplained is available everywhere, including Ap…

Zach is joined by the host of the I Read Comic Books podcast, Mike Rapin to discuss the much heralded, deeply beloved stories of a ronin Samurai rabbit: Usagi Yojimbo! Delving into several of the original stories from the 1980s, Zach and Mike talk the history of the comics beginnings, gush over Sakai's brilliant work and talk about why the series h…

Silvertalks is a monthly read-along, Patreon Exclusive podcast that will be hosted by Zach and the other man who was part of Episode 120: Armchair Publisher: Silverhawks, Dane Wilt, as they discuss the brand new series from Dynamite Entertainment, Silverhawks! But since this journey with Silverhawks started on the main feed, and we're so excited ab…

There's some podcast housekeeping to do, as well as some real life housekeeping.By Zach McCrary

The New Year's Comics Spree comes to a close as Zach reads through one more chunk of the pile, heading into February! On the docket today: Ultimate Wolverine #1 (Marvel) Written by Chris Condon Art by Alessandro Cappuccio Colors by Bryan Valenza Letters by VC’s Cory Petit You Won’t Feel A Thing #1 (DSTLRY) Written by Scott Snyder Art by Jock with a…

We head into week four of The New Year's Comic Spree, as Zach continues to chip away at the giant stack of comics he's collected over the course of 2024. On the docket today: Akogun: Brutalizer of Gods #1-3 (Oni Press) Written by Murewa Ayodele Art by Dotun Akande Colors by Dee Cuniffe Letters by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou Violent Flowers #1-4 (Image Co…

Week Three of the New Year's Comic Spree! We're half way through, and Zach has SIX new bangers to tell you about that you should definitely be reading! On the docket: Absolute Batman #1-4 (DC Comics) Written by Scott Snyder (Issue 4 scripted by Snyder and Nick Dragotta) Art by Nick Dragotta (Issue 4 by Gabriel Hernandez Walta) Colors by Frank Marti…

The annual New Year's Comic Spree continues, as Zach attempts to lower his large stack of comics that he didn't get to this past year! Come along on the ride and hit us up on social media with your thoughts on the books he's reading, and maybe give him some comics to check out for the Spree as well! On the Docket this week: FML #1 and #2 (Dark Hors…

The annual New Year's Comic Spree begins, as Zach attempts to lower his large stack of comics that he didn't get to this past year! Come along on the ride and hit us up on social media with your thoughts on the books he's reading, and maybe give him some comics to check out for the Spree as well! On the Docket this week: Ultimates #1-7 (Marvel Comi…

Part 4 of the Knightfall Before Christmas event is here! Join Zach and special guest, Paul Jaislee from the I Read Comic Books podcast, as they revisits one of the biggest and most important events in the history of Batman: Knightfall! The story of Bane's utter defeat of Batman, and the rise of Jean-Paul Valley to take Bruce Wayne's place, signalli…

Part 3 of the Knightfall Before Christmas event is here! Join Zach as he revisits one of the biggest and most important events in the history of Batman: Knightfall! The story of Bane's utter defeat of Batman, and the rise of Jean-Paul Valley to take Bruce Wayne's place, signalling a new era for the Bat...a more brutal and unforgiving era! This week…

Part 2 of the Knightfall Before Christmas event is here! Join Zach as he revisits one of the biggest and most important events in the history of Batman: Knightfall! The story of Bane's utter defeat of Batman, and the rise of Jean-Paul Valley to take Bruce Wayne's place, signalling a new era for the Bat...a more brutal and unforgiving era! This week…

Part 1 of the Knightfall Before Christmas event is here! Join Zach as he revisits one of the biggest and most important events in the history of Batman: Knightfall! The story of Bane's utter defeat of Batman, and the rise of Jean-Paul Valley to take Bruce Wayne's place, signalling a new era for the Bat...a more brutal and unforgiving era! This week…

Zach is joined by Ken Gordon and co-host of the Git Rec'd podcast, Micah Henderson, to talk the graphic novel, "The Prox Transmissions." Written by Starset lead singer, Dustin Bates, "The Prox Transmissions" begins the science fiction tales told within the music of the band Starset. --------------------------------------------------- Want to hear m…

In this second edition of Armchair Publisher Zach is joined by Dane Wilt once again to take an IP from their childhood and imagine what a modern comic book could do to revitalize the brand, and who they'd want working on it! On the chopping block: 90s classic Disney cartoon, Talespin! --------------------------------------------------- Check out Dr…

With the release of Absolute Batman #2 on the horizon, Zach discusses the beginnings of DC's Absolute Universe now that the DC Trinity has each gotten a #1 issue. Tune in and hear what he thinks of: DC All In Special #1 "Alpha" Written by Joshua Williamson and Scott Snyder Art by Daniel Sampere Center Spread by Dan Mora Colors by Alejandro Sanchez …

Zach is joined by Mike Ficklin, host of the Leitmotif and Movement podcast to discuss one of Mike's favorite comics: Y: The Last Man (Book 1)! All at once, everything on earth with a Y chromosome dies. people, animals, sperm...you name it...all dead. Except for one slacker, loser illusionist named Yorick Brown, and his pet monkey, Ampersand...both …

What better way to wrap Spooktober than with a list of some amazing horror comics that either started, or came to a close in 2024? Join Zach as he tells you about ten of his favorites! On the docket: Hello Darkness BOOM! Studios horror anthology comic Various creators Cruel Universe Oni-Lion Forge/EC Comics Various creators Dracula Mini-series from…

Zach is joined by "IMDZ" Zach Bolton to discuss the second volume of the acclaimed horror comic from Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino, Gideon Falls: Original Sins! Bolton joined Zach on Episode 22 to discuss Volume 1, and it was high time to revisit this amazing work. Join them as Spooktober continues! Written by Jeff Lemire Art by Andrea Sorrenti…

Zach is joined by Tessa Gray to discuss one of the best comics of 2023, the Eisner nominated comic published by IDW, "Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees." When a serial killer living in a small town finds that someone is killing in her homebase (where she never hunts) she will stop at nothing to make sure they're silenced before any eyes can shift…

This week Zach is joined by C.K. Carpenter and Aubrey Lyn Jeppson (two of the editors from Scott Snyder Presents: Tales from the Cloakroom) to discuss an anthology comic that they co-edited with Anas Abdulhak called, "Unseen/Unheard: Disability & Neurodivergence. Stories from all different genres with characters having various life-altering disabil…

Zach is joined by movie buffs Tom Roberts and Adam Brinker to discuss the recent reboot of The Crow, and how it stands up against the 1994, Brandon Lee lead film, as well as the other Crow sequels over the years. --------------------------------------------------- GoFundMe to help my wife's family in Vietnam Any help is appreciated. We also underst…

Zach is joined by Adam Brinker to talk about the polarizing modern classic by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky, Sex Criminals. Suzie learned as a teenager that she had the ability to stop time with every sexual climax. When she meets Jon, they both realize that they were never alone in having this power. And when they decide to use it to rob banks it…

Zach is joined by The Gallows Man creator, Brandon Ingram, to talk about his comic Kickstarting now: The Gallows Man! Hear all about the comic that he describes as, "Adam West Batman meets Inglorious Basterds." "Set in the 1940s in a satirically over-the-top and campy world of superheroes, The Gallows Man and his team must take out the Nazi threat …

So...this was meant for Patreon around two years ago and never got here! It was lost in a sea of audio files. UNTIL TODAY! Miles Trout makes fun podcasts like The Disc Dump as well as High on Horror. This was a Post-Credits Scene we recorded in 2022! YOWSA! Therefore, I'm using it for my last week away from podcasting as an episode here and on the …

As Zach's summer vacation continues, we present to you an amazing episode of the Git Rec'd podcast! Hosts Micah and Thor invite Zach to make a recommendation, and he chose the 90s fan film, "The Green Goblin's Last Stand!" Tune in and hear how awesome the Git Rec'd podcast is, and enjoy some Spider-Man talk! ----------------------------------------…

Zach's kid is really down a rabbit hole of modern Godzilla, and in turn, he's watched a lot of giant lizard movies lately. Let him tell you his thoughts on all of them! Also: Will his son be too spoiled by CGI to enjoy rubber suit kaiju movies? Spoiler: The answer is yes! Like the extra content? See the link below to become one of our patrons! ----…

Zach needs a break, as the summer makes his life very hectic. But he wants to provide you with great content. And so here is a guest spot from Zach appearing as a panelist of the I Read Comic Books podcast! Not only that...but it has a Q and A session that'll let you get to know the host of The Comics That We Love a bit better! Tune in to hear Mike…

Zach is joined by writer Damien Becton to discuss his brand new comic Kickstarting now: fantasy, action-adventure, The Few of Far Between! Links in the show notes below! But wait...that's not all! Zach and Damien also discuss a book from one of their favorite creators, Daniel Warren Johnson...MURDER FALCON! Jake is a down-on-his-luck guitarist who …

This week Zach made the time to get some comics read, and he's here to tell you all about them. How did they stack up? Will he be continuing to read them? Find out! On the docket: William of Newbury #1-3 (Dark Horse Comics) Written by, Art by and Lettering by Michael Avon Oemig Wonder Woman #1-11 (DC Comics) Written by: Tom King Art by Daniel Sampe…

Zach is joined by Thor of the Git Rec'd Podcast to review the smash hit film from Marvel Studios, Deadpool and Wolverine! What did they think of the final chapter in the Deadpool trilogy? Tune in and find out! --------------------------------------------------- Want to hear more from Thor and Micah? Check out the Git Rec'd Podcast! Follow them on I…

Zach takes another chunk out of his extremely dense reading queue this week! On the docket: Kill All Immortals #1 (Dark Horse Comics) Written by Zack Kaplan Art by Fico Ossio Colors by Thiago Rocha Letters by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou Ultimates #1 and 2 (Marvel Comics) Written by Deniz Camp Art by Juan Frigeri Colors by Federico Blee Letters by VC's Tr…

This week Zach is joined by Dungeons and Dragons friends, Jules and Devon to talk one of their favorite comics, the re-telling of the Greek myth, The Adbuction of Persephone as a sleek, modern love story, Lore Olympus! Tune in to hear why millions of people have read this comic on Webtoon, and turned the print versions into New York Times best sell…

This week, Zach threw out his back and had to lay around a lot! Consequently it gave him plenty of time to catch up on his ever growing stack! Books this week: Blood Tree #1-6 (Image Comics/Mad Ghost) Written by Peter J. Tomasi Art by Maxim Simic (Simich? Shimich?) Colors by John Kalisz Letters by Rob Leigh Void Rivals #1-10 (Image Comics/Skybound)…

Zach and guest Rob Hoover return to the world of Spawn to see how the story of Al Simmons continues to unfold as he battles Heaven, Hell, corrupt government, and his own inner turmoil. Created by: Todd McFarlane Written by: Various Art by: Various --------------------------------------------------- Check out Rob Hoover's art for the children's book…

Zach is joined by writer, Justin Coke to talk his upcoming project, SWAT: Eldrich Blue #1. They discuss the idea behind the Secret Wizard Assault Team, what drives Justin as a writer, his transition from writing novels to comics and much, much more! If you're looking for a comic that is a mix between What We Do In the Shadows and The Wire with a da…

Zach is joined by Kenneth Laster to talk his brand new comic: Zeta Galaxy Outlaws (currently campaigning on Kickstarter)! They also talk one of the comics within the DNA of Zeta Galaxy Outlaws, the Aleš Kot and Tradd Moore sci-fi action romance: The New World! --------------------------------------------------- Be sure to head over and back Zeta Ga…

Zach is joined by Thor and Micah from The Git Rec'd Podcast to discuss the hit Disney+ follow-up to X-Men: The Animated Series: X-Men 97! What did they think of the show? Do they have a problem with Gambit's pink crop top? Tune in and find out! --------------------------------------------------- Want to hear more from Thor and Micah? Check out the …

Zach takes a look at how the Vietnam War shaped the culture of American art and thus influenced all of what would make Wolverine into a beloved character. --------------------------------------------------- Big thanks to Neura-Flow for the song, "Battlefield Elegy." All their music is available on Pixabay.com. They're free, but, donations are appre…

Marvel's new Ultimate Universe debuted in the pages of Ultimate Invasion almost one year ago, and has sinced spawned three series (Ultimate Spider-Man, Ultimate Black Panther, and Ultimate X-Men) with a fourth incoming (The Ultimates). How is this new universe doing? Zach sits down with Danny Martinez from The Next Issue Podcast and the I Read Comi…

This week Zach is joined by Caroline Palmer, author of the middle grade graphic novel, Camp Prodigy to take about their brand new graphic novel, their process, and the things that inspired them to become a creator! Camp Prodigy: After attending an incredible concert, Tate Seong is inspired to become a professional violist. There’s just one problem:…