Comic Timing Podcast
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Long running comic book podcast, since 2006, back at it on as close to a weekly basis as possible. Maintained by @iamscifi.bsky.social and @kossinab.bsky.social. There's always time for comics! http://comictiming.net
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Attempting to start something here: what comic series that was cut short deserved more time to exist? I have two off the top of my head, both of which involved dimension hopping X-Men and two of my favorite writers: Jeff Parker's volume of #Exiles and Charles Soule's #WeaponXMen.
November 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Attempting to start something here: what comic series that was cut short deserved more time to exist? I have two off the top of my head, both of which involved dimension hopping X-Men and two of my favorite writers: Jeff Parker's volume of #Exiles and Charles Soule's #WeaponXMen.
It's been a while since we promoted it here, but join us on the Comic Timing Fan Group for some excellent comics and related conversation! www.facebook.com/groups/21048...
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November 9, 2025 at 11:34 PM
It's been a while since we promoted it here, but join us on the Comic Timing Fan Group for some excellent comics and related conversation! www.facebook.com/groups/21048...
New ep of the podcast is now available. @julianlytle.bsky.social joins @iamscifi.bsky.social @kossinab.bsky.social @donomark.bsky.social & @thedabbadon.bsky.social to talk #SuperSentai as we're on the verge of the brand ending after 50 years. Then a #Peacemaker Season 2 spoiler discussion & more!
Comic Timing Episode 265- RIP (?) Sentai, Peacemaker S2 and more with Julian Lytle
As news broke this week on the possible farewell to the Super Sentai branding in Japan, we here at Comic Timing had to have longtime friend of the show Julian Lytle on to talk about it! Ian, Brando…
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November 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
New ep of the podcast is now available. @julianlytle.bsky.social joins @iamscifi.bsky.social @kossinab.bsky.social @donomark.bsky.social & @thedabbadon.bsky.social to talk #SuperSentai as we're on the verge of the brand ending after 50 years. Then a #Peacemaker Season 2 spoiler discussion & more!
New Previews episode is out! Featuring Murd, @iamscifi.bsky.social and @raphdoesstuff.bsky.social going through books set for December 2025 release. Highlights include Ultimate Endgame, new Criminal, a Thundercats Holiday special, Rouge Rogues, and more!
Comic Timing Episode 264 – October 2025 Previews
It’s the end of the month, and so, here’s some Previews for ya! Ian, Murd and Raph round through this month’s bevy of catalogs, including Image, Dark Horse, Titan, Boom!, IDW, Mar…
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October 30, 2025 at 10:07 PM
New Previews episode is out! Featuring Murd, @iamscifi.bsky.social and @raphdoesstuff.bsky.social going through books set for December 2025 release. Highlights include Ultimate Endgame, new Criminal, a Thundercats Holiday special, Rouge Rogues, and more!
We put out our #NYCC wrap-up for this year, featuring @iamscifi.bsky.social @lampbane.bsky.social @raphdoesstuff.bsky.social and @caburdet78.bsky.social! This includes thoughts on the upcoming #AllYouNeedIsKill anime movie, #DCVertigo and its return, the industry's stance on AI & more!
Comic Timing Episode 263 – New York Comic Con 2025 Convention Report
New York Comic Con 2025 has come and gone, and now it’s time to break it down and discuss it. Ian is joined by Kris and Raph for the bulk of this one, and then Chad Burdette pops in for his t…
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October 23, 2025 at 2:22 PM
We put out our #NYCC wrap-up for this year, featuring @iamscifi.bsky.social @lampbane.bsky.social @raphdoesstuff.bsky.social and @caburdet78.bsky.social! This includes thoughts on the upcoming #AllYouNeedIsKill anime movie, #DCVertigo and its return, the industry's stance on AI & more!
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October 22, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Get the satirical & absurd GET MARIO’S MONEY, with art by @kennykeil.bsky.social, words by me, & edited by @julianlytle.bsky.social. It's the best dark comedy you've yet to read.
It's FREE or pay what you want @ the links below:
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It's FREE or pay what you want @ the links below:
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NYCC '25: Jim Lee's Retailer Day speech - "DC Comics will not support AI-generated storytelling or artwork."
NYCC ’25: Jim Lee’s Retailer Day speech – “DC Comics will not support AI-generated storytelling or artwork.”
Jim Lee delivered a fiery speech about the power of human art and DC's ongoing storytelling in the Retailer's Day keynote speech
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October 8, 2025 at 7:40 PM
NYCC '25: Jim Lee's Retailer Day speech - "DC Comics will not support AI-generated storytelling or artwork."
Support one of Chris Eberle's favorite publishers!
Help TwoMorrows Publishing recoup its Diamond Comic Distributors bankruptcy losses! They owe us $65,000 we'll never get, so we’re having a fundraiser, with advance copies for supporters.
Any amount will help us keep producing all your favorite publications. Full details here: givebutter.com/B7HQDj
Any amount will help us keep producing all your favorite publications. Full details here: givebutter.com/B7HQDj
October 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Support one of Chris Eberle's favorite publishers!
We're headed to #NYCC tomorrow! @iamscifi.bsky.social @lampbane.bsky.social and @raphdoesstuff.bsky.social will be attending all 4 days, and @jamaligle.bsky.social is at Artist Alley at table K14. If you're there & want to meet up or if you're a creator who'd like to be interviewed give us a holler!
October 8, 2025 at 5:01 PM
We're headed to #NYCC tomorrow! @iamscifi.bsky.social @lampbane.bsky.social and @raphdoesstuff.bsky.social will be attending all 4 days, and @jamaligle.bsky.social is at Artist Alley at table K14. If you're there & want to meet up or if you're a creator who'd like to be interviewed give us a holler!
This month's Previews episode is now up! Murd and @iamscifi.bsky.social delve into the multiple catalogs, and mourn the end of Diamond's Previews. Highlights include #TMNTxGodzilla, Capes and Tech Jacket collections, #BatmanDeadpool and more.
Comic Timing Episode 262 – September 2025 Previews
We’re back at it with Previews, and we’re also back it with the duo of Ian and Murd! Adam Murdough returns just in time to mourn Diamond’s Previews catalog, which is ending entire…
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September 27, 2025 at 5:50 PM
This month's Previews episode is now up! Murd and @iamscifi.bsky.social delve into the multiple catalogs, and mourn the end of Diamond's Previews. Highlights include #TMNTxGodzilla, Capes and Tech Jacket collections, #BatmanDeadpool and more.
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@iamscifi.bsky.social is still away from home, but there's still Previews to be done! @kossinab.bsky.social joins in along with @raphdoesstuff.bsky.social to tackle the various catalogs, and now Brent knows the tenacity it takes to tackle this monthly sojourn. Tune in and enjoy!
Comic Timing Episode 259 – August 2025 Previews
Not even being away from home, using a different setup and mic, can stop Previews from happening! This month, Brent partakes in the comics cavalcade along with Ian and Raph, and tests whether or no…
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August 25, 2025 at 6:56 PM
@iamscifi.bsky.social is still away from home, but there's still Previews to be done! @kossinab.bsky.social joins in along with @raphdoesstuff.bsky.social to tackle the various catalogs, and now Brent knows the tenacity it takes to tackle this monthly sojourn. Tune in and enjoy!
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Watching baseball @jonbois.bsky.social
August 24, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Watching baseball @jonbois.bsky.social
@iamscifi.bsky.social is still away from home, but there's still Previews to be done! @kossinab.bsky.social joins in along with @raphdoesstuff.bsky.social to tackle the various catalogs, and now Brent knows the tenacity it takes to tackle this monthly sojourn. Tune in and enjoy!
Comic Timing Episode 259 – August 2025 Previews
Not even being away from home, using a different setup and mic, can stop Previews from happening! This month, Brent partakes in the comics cavalcade along with Ian and Raph, and tests whether or no…
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August 25, 2025 at 6:56 PM
@iamscifi.bsky.social is still away from home, but there's still Previews to be done! @kossinab.bsky.social joins in along with @raphdoesstuff.bsky.social to tackle the various catalogs, and now Brent knows the tenacity it takes to tackle this monthly sojourn. Tune in and enjoy!
This week's episode is now available, and recorded live and in-person! No Zoom! Actually in the same room as each other! Featuring @iamscifi.bsky.social and @kossinab.bsky.social, thoughts on #TheFantasticFourFirstSteps, recent reads like #SomethingIsKillingTheChildren, #OneWorldUnderDoom and more!
Comic Timing Episode 258 – Fantastic Beers and Where To Drink Them
While Ian is visiting Florida, it’s the perfect opportunity for Ian and Brent to record in person! This time they choose to record indoors as opposed to in a park, as it was hotter than Mephi…
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August 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This week's episode is now available, and recorded live and in-person! No Zoom! Actually in the same room as each other! Featuring @iamscifi.bsky.social and @kossinab.bsky.social, thoughts on #TheFantasticFourFirstSteps, recent reads like #SomethingIsKillingTheChildren, #OneWorldUnderDoom and more!
Just call the four! The four in this scenario are @iamscifi.bsky.social, Chris Eberle, Adam Murdough and Shane. The gang gather for a review of #TheFantasticFourFirstSteps, with some #Superman talk to start. A tonic for the spirit indeed!
Comic Timing Episode 257 – The Fantastic Four: First Steps Movie Review (and Superman too!)
Comic Timing returns with a Gold Team episode, featuring Ian, Chris Eberle, Murd and Shane! The first forty minutes of this one allow Chris, Murd and Shane to give their thoughts on James Gunn̵…
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August 5, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Just call the four! The four in this scenario are @iamscifi.bsky.social, Chris Eberle, Adam Murdough and Shane. The gang gather for a review of #TheFantasticFourFirstSteps, with some #Superman talk to start. A tonic for the spirit indeed!
Next up, July's Prrrrrreviews episode, featuring @iamscifi.bsky.social and Chris Eberle. This is the first official month they go without the Diamond catalog but Lunar subs in quite nicely. Highlights include #StreetSharks, #DeadpoolBatman, Daniel Warren Johnson's last issue of #Transformers & more!
Comic Timing Episode 256 – July 2025 Previews
The first full Previews episode in the post-Diamond era is upon us! Okay fine, Diamond still exists, we’re just not going to trust them until when (if?) they get their ducks fully in a row. I…
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August 1, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Next up, July's Prrrrrreviews episode, featuring @iamscifi.bsky.social and Chris Eberle. This is the first official month they go without the Diamond catalog but Lunar subs in quite nicely. Highlights include #StreetSharks, #DeadpoolBatman, Daniel Warren Johnson's last issue of #Transformers & more!
Let's play catch-up on recent episodes! First up, our #Superman movie review, featuring @stealthhammer.bsky.social Ryan Drost, along with @lampbane.bsky.social, @iamscifi.bsky.social, @kossinab.bsky.social, @thedabbadon.bsky.social, @donomark.bsky.social, and @raphdoesstuff.bsky.social. And Krypto!
Comic Timing Episode 255 – Superman Movie Review
Would it even be a movie review of a Superman property on Comic Timing if the episode itself wasn’t longer than the movie? I say thee nay! Ian, Brent, Kris, Donovan, Brandon and Raph are join…
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August 1, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Let's play catch-up on recent episodes! First up, our #Superman movie review, featuring @stealthhammer.bsky.social Ryan Drost, along with @lampbane.bsky.social, @iamscifi.bsky.social, @kossinab.bsky.social, @thedabbadon.bsky.social, @donomark.bsky.social, and @raphdoesstuff.bsky.social. And Krypto!
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For any of you who enjoy queer-focused sci-fi OGNs, give @stupidmatt.bsky.social's Kickstarter a go! Only a few hours left to meet its goal, I like the look of the art, very European inspired aesthetic.
A Journey Into The Abyss: A Science Fantasy Graphic Novel
Two explorers mount a dangerous mission to the stars and awaken a malevolent deity sleeping at the edge of the universe.
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July 24, 2025 at 4:54 PM
For any of you who enjoy queer-focused sci-fi OGNs, give @stupidmatt.bsky.social's Kickstarter a go! Only a few hours left to meet its goal, I like the look of the art, very European inspired aesthetic.
New episode of the podcast is now available! @iamscifi.bsky.social, @kossinab.bsky.social, @donomark.bsky.social and @lampbane.bsky.social discuss the passing of #JimShooter, then give their review of the first three episodes of #Ironheart and fit in some #Elio talk too.
Comic Timing Episode 254 – Clear Eyes, Ironheart, Can’t Lose
This week, Ian is joined by Brent Kossina and Donovan Morgan Grant at start, with Kris Naudus joining in at about the half hour mark. They begin with discussion on the passing of industry staple an…
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July 2, 2025 at 9:14 PM
New episode of the podcast is now available! @iamscifi.bsky.social, @kossinab.bsky.social, @donomark.bsky.social and @lampbane.bsky.social discuss the passing of #JimShooter, then give their review of the first three episodes of #Ironheart and fit in some #Elio talk too.
The latest Comic Timing is out, featuring this month's Previews focusing on books set for August 2025 release. @iamscifi.bsky.social, @raphdoesstuff.bsky.social and Murd mourn the loss of #Diamond's physical catalog and then delve deep, including #Aspen's new universe, a #Shredder comic, and more!
Comic Timing Episode 253 – June 2025 Previews
As June comes to a close, so does the end of an era. The June 2025 catalog marks the final physical copy of Diamond’s Previews catalog. While the format of the media may change, the format of…
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June 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The latest Comic Timing is out, featuring this month's Previews focusing on books set for August 2025 release. @iamscifi.bsky.social, @raphdoesstuff.bsky.social and Murd mourn the loss of #Diamond's physical catalog and then delve deep, including #Aspen's new universe, a #Shredder comic, and more!
Here's the first episode of @raphdoesstuff.bsky.social's new video series, Raph's Comic Catch-Up, as he starts dealing with his #backissue backlog! #comics
June 20, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Here's the first episode of @raphdoesstuff.bsky.social's new video series, Raph's Comic Catch-Up, as he starts dealing with his #backissue backlog! #comics
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Krypto: The Last Dog of Krypton #1 is out! I'm so proud of this book, and extremely glad that the lettering trick we used comes across as it should! We went through at least 8? diffrnt ideas till we landed on the right 1, kudos to the whole team for chiming in! @ryannorth.ca #MikeNorton #IanHerring
June 18, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Krypto: The Last Dog of Krypton #1 is out! I'm so proud of this book, and extremely glad that the lettering trick we used comes across as it should! We went through at least 8? diffrnt ideas till we landed on the right 1, kudos to the whole team for chiming in! @ryannorth.ca #MikeNorton #IanHerring
Time to dive deep into #AbsoluteDC in episode 252. @iamscifi.bsky.social, @kossinab.bsky.social, @raphdoesstuff.bsky.social and @jamaligle.bsky.social give their reviews and thoughts on Absolute Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern and Martian Manhunter. Absolutely!
Comic Timing Episode 252 – Absolutely, DC
Now that the big three titles have finished their first arc, and the second wave of titles have begun being released, the team of Ian, Brent, Raph and Jamal are here to review the Absolute Universe…
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June 13, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Time to dive deep into #AbsoluteDC in episode 252. @iamscifi.bsky.social, @kossinab.bsky.social, @raphdoesstuff.bsky.social and @jamaligle.bsky.social give their reviews and thoughts on Absolute Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern and Martian Manhunter. Absolutely!
There's always time for Episode 251 of Comic Timing! @raphdoesstuff.bsky.social, @lampbane.bsky.social and @iamscifi.bsky.social pay their respects to Peter David, opine over #BatmanDeadpool, go over documentaries of #JimHenson and #StanLee available on Disney+, Diamond's latest woes & much more.
Comic Timing Episode 251 – Here’s To You, Peter David
Ian, Kris and Raph gather this episode to discuss a multitude of topics. The going trend of this episode is people being in the right place at the right time and becoming legends unexpectedly. Said…
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June 7, 2025 at 5:05 PM
There's always time for Episode 251 of Comic Timing! @raphdoesstuff.bsky.social, @lampbane.bsky.social and @iamscifi.bsky.social pay their respects to Peter David, opine over #BatmanDeadpool, go over documentaries of #JimHenson and #StanLee available on Disney+, Diamond's latest woes & much more.