Pipeline Comic Book Podcast

Humanoids releases "I Am Legion" and nobody notices. "Daytripper" concludes and DC doesn't capitalize on it. What makes a "Tarot" collector's edition? Does "Liberty Meadows" need a boost, really? Erik Larsen draws "Spawn."

Cerebus in Spanish. Is the Cerebus business model still effective? Is anyone reading Echo? Bluewater prints one of everything. How many printings is too many?

Augie makes stuff up as he goes along. Then stuff gets real. Sometimes, stuff happens.

We're testing a new format this week, with the Top 10 Talking Points, which includes Doug TenNapel's work, Chuck Dixon's "Robin," the most insane/coolest "Rocketeer" reprint ever, and loads more.

The Top Ten list returns, with art books, hardcover books, Chris Claremont, Jeff Smith, and more!

It's all the leftover extra bits from San Diego 2010 that couldn't fit into this week's Pipeline.

Is Comic-Con too heavily weighted towards Saturday? Did Mark Waid get his Starro yet? Will Marvel repeat DC's digital day-and-date delivery mistakes? Is Geoff Johns starting DC's Icon line?

I look back on Preview Night of San Diego 2010, including Alan Moore's rebuke of Watchmen, Hall H's overnight accommodations, the spectacle of San Diego, and much more.

I did a Top Ten list this week to make for a shorter show. Of course,it's the longest show in months, mostly because of the tangents, San Diego Comic-Con, and random utterances. And "uh"s. In other news: Scott Pilgrim, The Avengers, Marvel Zombies, Cerebus Self Publishes, and more.

A huge week for comics in the ramp up to San Diego. The Top Ten list returns with lots of solid contenders. But the Smurfs take the prize.

Side note: This podcast was recorded before news leaked of Marvel's day-and-date digital experiment.

A ton of new books again this week, so we'll dispense with the Top Ten list. . DC has more $25 hardcovers. Absolute Planetary 2 is out, but what about the tie-in one shots? What about Justice League Generation Lost's digital price? Infinity Gauntlet in hardcover! Whoo-hoo!

Part 1 of 2, as we get through the DC solicits for this week. Next time: Marvel, Image, and more!

The Invincible HC discussed herein is indeed two books' worth of material oversized and slipcased, but is all together in one book, not two. Plus, lotsa other cool stuff!

More comics for April 14. More randomness. Tommy Tutone sang "Jenny," not "Puttin on the Ritz." Duh.

I was supposed to start a feud this week, wasn't I? I blew it. Maybe next week. Stay tuned, sports fans!

I'm starting a feud with the Splash Page podcast next week. Fair warning, Chad and Tim! Fair warning.

Come with me as we venture to take a look at Marvel's families of titles, a slipcased hardcover Simpsons comic, and a whole lot more of the oddities on last week's shipping list.

The Top 10 returns with new "Green Lantern," a hardcover "Captain America: Reborn," Millar and McNiven's new "Nemesis," and lots more.

The Pipeline Podcast returns! Sin City has been reprinted a ridiculous number of times. Ditto Star Wars Adventures. And Killer returns!

If you listen not-too-carefully, you'll hear commentary on the new DC Publisher. But not much. This is all about the new comics out this week still.

Forget a top ten list. Let's just talk comics! And Lewis Trondheim's "Little Nothings" would be #1 by a large margin, anyway.

Milestone is ending. Savage Dragon is continuing. Buffy begins its spoiled storyline. Ultimate X brings back Art Adams. And Demo returns!

Augie looks at a recent comic book order and finds a cat, a bat, two talking dogs, a space mouse, and more.

Grant Morrison gets good artistic help. Peter David's classic Hulk run hits a seventh trade paperback. Mark Millar's movie comic book finally concludes. And Jock has two entries in the top ten.

Augie looks back at the quirkiness of Marvel's "The Silver Surfer," from 1991 - 1992 or so. Naked superheroes, "Dark" characters, and even a Jersey Shore reference.

This week's Top Ten includes Air, the last Zombies That Ate the World issue, Alan Davis' Excalibur, Joe the Barbarian, and lots of other crazy stuff.

Augie shows off a dozen covers from the early days of "Batman: Gotham Knights," mostly by Brian Bolland.

Some other comics came out this week. including second printings of titles you might not be thinking about.

Jordi Bernet's "Torpedo" takes the top slot. It's not even close.

Augie takes a look back at the column's fifth anniversary to celebrate the podcast's fifth anniversary, featuring art from Tom Beland, Chris Eliopoulos, Steve Lieber, John Gallagher, and Tracie Mauk.

We continue to celebrate the fifth anniversary of comic podcasting with a second podcast this week, dedicated to the rest of this week's interesting comics. More Ducks, more Siege, more Haunt reprints, more, more, more.

The Pipeline Podcast turns five years old this week, with a new top ten including Scrooge McDuck, Missile Mouse, and some non-anthropomorphic creatures, too.

The Rocketeer is number one, and everything else is a distant second.

A Top Ten List for December.

Ten Comics. All vying for the coveted #1 spot of the week. Only one can make it. Which will it be this week? How about a comic featuring a naked Batgirl and Catwoman? Yup, it's gonna be one of THOSE weeks...

A new top ten list comprised entirely of trade paperbacks, archives, hardcover,s and Omnibi. One expensive week!

10 Comics in 13 Minutes. And then some.

Slightly delayed, here's last week's podcast, recorded freshly this week, just before I record next week's.

A new top ten list, complete with Pinocchio, Old Man Logan, Blackest Night, Wolverine Art Appreciation, Ambush Bug, and Spider-Man newspaper strips, amongst other stuff.

Absolute Death, Uncle Scrooge, Liberty Comics, Hagar the Horrible, Asterix, Amelia Rules, Perhapanauts, and more! It's another jam-packed Top 10 list.

Bloom County is released. And there was much rejoicing. Some other stuff came out, too. Like War Heroes and Planetary. I kid you not.

Lots of hardcovers this week (Promethea!), but also the return of Mickey Mouse and his friends.

On a jam packed week filled with great comics, we have an X-Men Omnibus, Underground, the long-awaited finale to Old Man Logan, another Superman origin series, Treehouse of Horror, more Pitt, and more more more.

It's the Top 10 Craziest Weirdest Wildest Releases of the Week.

What can reprints tell us about a comic? Marvel 1602 and X-Men Forever raise that question. Also, "Ultimatum" is a Spider-Man title? And are my "G.I. Joe" trades worthless now, thanks to IDW?

Nocturnals, Ultimate Spider-Man, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Magog, and more. I apologize for missing 'Strange Tales' but we'll circle back to that one later...

Nocturnals, Ultimate Spider-Man, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Magog, and more. I apologize for missing 'Strange Tales' but we'll circle back to that one later...

Dale Keown returns to comics. Grant Morrison keeps up with Batman. And more.

Another week, another top ten list.

Last week's releases get covered, including lots of DC "Red," lots of "Ultimate" Marvel releases, and more Dave Stevens.

What else came out this week? How many Obama Comics were released? Does manga's big week tick off retailers and fans?

Not every Top Ten list is perfect, and that's why this follow-up podcast exists: To pick up those pieces, talk about Blacksad in the news, and more.

A real Top Ten list led by Tyrese Gibson, but can the comic match the hype? We'll find out soon enough. . .

Covering some other titles that came out this week, with only minor interruptions from the local fire department.

A new top ten list on a rainy night, with new Muppet Show material, Detective Comics, Iron Man HC, PVP collections, and the final issue of Ultimatum.

CBR WON AN EISNER! And some other stuff I thought worth mentioning happened on Saturday in San Diego. . .

Friday in San Diego, and Miracleman/Marvelman dominate the discussion. Plus, I missed Jeff Smith and Bone yesterday. . .

Day One of this year's Comic-Con International: San Diego 2009 is in the books, and Augie's looking at Bob Schreck, IDW, Archie, Comixology, and the return of Blacksad.

This week's Top Ten list goes all the way to 11, includes one bona fide rant, and some thoughts on early pre-San Diego announcements.

Gareb Shamus has a new convention planned, and Augie sees it as a further extension of the Gareb Shamus brand away from "Wizard."

Part two of this week's Top Ten podcast focuses on the individual issues, led by "Blackest Night," of course.

In the first of two Top Ten lists this week, Augie looks at the new books with spines being released. That includes PVP Awesomeology, Captain Britain by Moore and Davis, and Modern Masters: Chris Sprouse, among others.

Thinking about San Diego 2009.

Odds and ends at the end of the week: Wizard promotes what's left, I'm not going to San Diego though there are rooms left, Jeff Smith and Terry Moore are BroMancing, rock stars writing comics don't bother us as much as screenwriters, MacGruber movie (ugh)

"What I Missed Edition." The stuff that didn't make this week's Top Ten list, but still deserves a mention.

A Top Ten List delivered on time. It's a beautiful thing. As is DC's "Wednesday Comics," the number one title for the week.

Augie shares his thoughts on Boom! picking up the Disney Duck license, and what it all means.

Augie discusses some of the books he's been reading lately, and hints at what might be coming up ahead in next week's Pipeline Commentary and Review.

This week's Top Ten list runs the gamut, from Captain America to Savage Dragon, Boom Studios to DC Comics.

Pipeline goes mobile, possibly becoming the first comic book podcast broadcast out of an iPhone.

Ed Brubaker owns the week. But there's a lot more out there, including drawing robots in manga format, The Comic Book Podcast Companion, and more.

Another week, more comics. Click on through to hear which ones Augie is talking about this week.

Movie tie-ins, Chris Claremont retreads, Licensees out the Wazoo, and three Fantastic Four releases. Yup, just another week in comics.

We finish up our interview with Eric Wight as we talk about his new book series at Simon and Schuster, Frankie Pickle.

Eric Wight gives up-and-coming comic creators "One To Grow On" as he discusses his short-lived stint at TokyoPop with "My Dead Girlfriend."

Eric Wight, artist on My Dead Girlfriend and Frankie Pickle, stops by to chat about how his career got started at Warner Bros. animation, and how that led to a life in comics.

Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo. That's a direct quote.

The Top Ten list returns, led by a European reprint. Also, two Whoopsies of the Weeks, blatant plugs, and bad jokes. Enjoy!

Augie advocates moving New Comic Day to Thursday for purely selfish reasons. And Boom! gets the coveted #1 slot on the Top Ten list.

It's the most bizarre Top Three of all time. It boggles my mind, but it finished off with THE MUPPETS! How cool is comics?

No, your iPod didn't skip. That's a bad edit point 10 seconds in or so. It's a special edition of the Pipeline Podcast, as I field your questions from Twitter about LCSes, Wolverine, and comic organization schema.

Three French translations outnumber only two traditional superhero titles in this week's Top Ten list. C'est vrai!

The top ten list returns, and DC grabs the top four slots, including the latest collection of Giffen/DeMatteis-era Justice League.

Augie can't keep his Smiths straight, but he finally has the audio issues worked out!

More comics, more rambling . Savage Dragon gets a new start. Starman returns for another Omnibus. And enough variant Obama covers, already!

Another rambling podcast, with rants about Franco-Belgian comics, fetish versus fashion, and more! But the audio should be a little better, at least.

If I were doing a Top Ten list this week, Lewis Trondheim would be at the top.

Lots to talk about, including Franco-Belgian Comics, Scott Pilgrim, Obama Comics Galore, and more.

PIPELINE PODCAST #200. Throw out the format, and let's talk comics.

A webcomic is the #1 book of the week. Flash and Powers reprints show up. A light-hearted Masters of Evil book shows up on the docket. And Batman dies. Again. And again. And again.

Parade With Fireworks gets the much-heralded #1 slot. GI Joe is back. The Comics Journal interviews Brian K. Vaughan. Bone winds up its color run. And Peter David's Hulk is still being reprinted. Yay!

Jeff Smith returns in a European-inspired format. Groo isn't dead yet. Warren Ellis is most prolific. Annie gets a second go-around. And a whole lot more.

Happy New Year! Ring it in with a bunch of Marvel comics, including a cool Punisher collection, a new Soleil reprint volume, and Gail Simone's CBR column collected.

It's a Christmas Eve podcast. Kramer's Ergot finally hits stands, as does a new issue of Ultimatum. If that's not enough for you, how about Guerillas, Vigilante, Farscape, and Savage Dragon?

Two top ten lists this week, but I don't want to spoil the surprise. Rob Liefeld takes both #1 slots. Crazy world, don'tcha think?

A Frank Miller Daredevil book tops the chart. DC and Marvel continue their Big Events. Ennis/Dillon reunite on The Punisher. And Marvel's new "Oz" book begins.

The podcast returns with Looney Tunes, Secret Invasion, Jonah Hex, Marvels 2, Astonishing X-Men, and more!

Archer and Armstrong make the Number One spot of the top ten list this week, joined by Watchmen, Love and Capes, Thunderbolts, Firebreather and a whole lot more.

James Jean covers Fables, Hulk punches the Watcher, Giffen brings the BWAH HA HA, and a modern classic hits the trade paperback scene.

The podcast returns with Frank Miller's Daredevil, Ultimatum, Guerillas, Asterix and Tintin, Top 10, and a whole lot more.

Top Ten Season Two is the number one book of the week by a landslide. And Augie dons his NPR voice.

Another week, more new comics. We dispense with the top ten list due to time constraints, but I'll say this: Stephen King fans have much to be happy about.

Peter David Star Trek tales, All Star Batman the fricking All Star, Daredevil, Terry and the Pirates, Ronin, and Uncle Scrooge are all in the Top Ten list this week.

Previews for November 2008 and beyond, plus digressions into CD lasers, H2G2, and more.

Gene Colan gets a tribute; All Star Superman wraps up; Halloween is coming and Diamond has the bundles for you; Superman: Kryptonite gets a hardcover; Mike Kunkel returns to Shazam; And two more Kirkman books.

A DC blast from the past leads the pack this week, with Todd McFarlane drawing Superman and Batman. Plus, Beetle Bailey debuts on the podcast. Jonah Hex has an exciting artist. A webcomic comes to print. Fables hits a milestone. And lots more!

Gotham Central hits hardcover and tops this week's top ten list. Plus, Secret Invasion continues, Wolverine goes European, Steven King returns to comics in a big way, Invincible carries on, and Marvel Knights hits a decade.

A big week for comics leads to a special Top 15 list, led by a Johnny DC book, but also including Ambush Bug, Avengers, Spider-Man, Daredevil, and monkeys in the Vietnam jungle.

Will Eisner tops this week's ten most interesting releases, but Ed Brubaker charts twice, Daan Jippes debuts, and more!

A pick of nostalgia and very good comics reading from DC makes the #1 slot on a second printing. I'm pretty sure that's a first for this podcast. But "Secret Invasion," "Punisher," "The Black Diamond," "Walking Dead," "Green Arrow Black Canary," and others join the top ten list for the week.

Butch Guice lands two titles in the top ten. Final Crisis chugs along. And, dang, there are a lot of Spider-Man releases this week.

It's the annual post-San Diego depression. There's not much stuff out, so Augie goes over the whole list, rather than just a top ten.

American Flagg HC is out this week. It's San Diego week. There's a lot more where that came from, including Tori Amos and Ambush Bug.

It's a very expensive week, topped off by the hundred dollar Howard the Duck Omnibus collection. Don't miss a thing, though: a Cemetary Blues TPB, a Tim Sale interview, and the return of Scott Kollins to The Flash make for an interesting week.

If you read just one book this week, let it be HALO AND SPROCKET. Thanks.

IDW bleeds your wallet dry. The Walking Dead hits a milestone. Chuck Dixon and Butch Guice takes us back to World War II. Mike Kunkel returns to comics! So does Erik Larsen! And loads more.

The Pipeline Previews Podcast returns to look at all the goodies for August 2008. This is part 2 of 2.

A Mike Wieringo tribute book leads a pack that includes 3 Matt Fraction titles, 3 Avengers titles, Final Crisis, and many many more.

The Pipeline Previews Podcast returns to look at all the goodies for August 2008. This is part 1 of 2.

A translated French comic tops a list that also includes Damage Control, Y the Last Man, World's Finest, Wolverine, and an instructional manual for making comics.

The Brits invade Marvel. Invincible hits 50. Little Orphan Annie and The Sandman compete for your tall dollars. And why Chuck?!? And how does the son of Hulk become a pirate? Wild week!

Secret Invasion, Trinity, Ultimate Origins, a new Doug TenNapel graphic novel, and second issues of House of Mystery, Invincible Iron Man, and Tor make for a pretty good week. And that's only a small part of this week's full release list.

Omnibi Out The Wazoo. It's the biggest new comics week I can ever remember. Fred Hembeck, Tom Beland, John Byrne, Grant Morrison x 3, and a load more. It's a Top 15 list this week, and even that isn't enough.

The Pipeline Previews Podcast returns to look at all the goodies for July 2008.

It is a jam packed top ten list this week led off by the collection of the seminal 90s DC series, Starman. Plus, Casanova ends, Marvel starts a whole lot of new books, and Batman maybe sorta kinda but not really dies.

It is a very very big week, including Iron Man, Amelia Rules, the return of Richard Donner to Superman, a Serenity Christmas ornament, the return of Joe Kubert to Tor, Franklin Richards, and dozens more.

WildGuard returns to Image. Helen Killer attempts to save a doomed president. The Order ends. Dave Sim begins. And we step back in time for The Punisher Circle of Blood.

Everyone's favorite Merc With A Mouth prepares for a big comeback in 2008 with a pair of exciting new trade paperbacks. Plus, Peter David and Greg Rucka are having busy weeks.

The Skrulls invade the Top Ten list this week, but strong showings from Dynamite Entertainment, Robert Kirkman, and Boom! Studios fill out this week's podcast.

Sit back, folks, it's a long one. This week we have new issues of 'Daredevil', 'Savage Dragon', 'Blue Beetle', and even 'Damage Control.' All that, and a whole lot more.

Asterix is at the top of this week's Top Ten list, accompanied by books such as The Order, Franklin Richards, Thor, and Batman: The Killing Joke. Quite a mix there. . .

Webcomic wannabes have a piece of must-reading this week. Bwah-ha-ha Justice League goes hardcover. Marvel unveils literary classics to the libraries. Serenity fans get a new #1. And a whole lot more.

Darwyn Cooke returns to the Top Ten list this week, with Mark Evanier's Kirby Bio close behind. A black and white Marvel title and a new Terry Moore title all follow close behind.

Jeff Smith returns to comics. Frank Miller and Jim Lee push forward with another issue of All Star Batman. Ed Brubaker produces a triple play of modern comics legend. And who is Zango? Is he truly evil?

April is just around the corner, and Augie and Jamie share an hour to discuss the interesting comics releases under five bucks for that month. Plus, statues, convention scheduling, contact information, and more!

Lots of CrossGen books hit the stands, Perhapanauts returns, Chuck Dixon strikes twice, Youngblood, The Order, Cable/Deadpool ends, and a lot more for a very busy week.

A very busy week includes The Terminator, Indiana Jones, a French blogger, zombies, itty bitty superheroes, and Green Arrows.

It is back to ten titles this week, with Alan Davis leading the pack.

It is such a big week, we expanded it to 12 titles, most of which are Marvels. But it's a DC/Vertigo title that takes the top spot.

The Order might be going away, but it is the number one book of this week. If that is not enough for you, might I suggest Rough Stuff magazine or Young Avengers Presents or Ultimates 3 or Left on Mission or several other comics? Listen in today.

Augie and Jamie return to discuss the comics of March 2008.

Chuck Dixon and Steven Grant take the top two spots this week, joined by Peter David, Greg Rucka, Warren Ellis, and Dan Slott. What a week!

The Top 11 this week includes a Brand New Day for both Spider-Man and Youngblood. Plus, a couple of top tier DC titles, the end of an era on another, and a WildStorm TPB. Yes, Virginia, WildStorm does still exist.

Come celebrate the third anniversary of comics podcasting, with a relatively small comics week that still manages to include no less than four titles written by Warren Ellis and two by Rick Remender.