Category Archives: Casual Comics Cast
Casual Comics Cast Ep 211 – More New Comics – Robin 80th Anniversary, Judge Dredd, and More
This week, join us and our special guest – Batman Super-fan, Ryan – as we discuss more new(ish) comics to catch up on during your Corona lockdown:
- Robin 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular – DC Comics
- Fantastic Four: Marvels Snapshot #1 – Marvel Comics
- Legion Of Super-Heroes #5 – DC Comics
- Transformers vs Terminator #1 – Dark Horse Comics
And our hot comic pick of the week – Judge Dredd: False Witness #1 from IDW
Plus, a bunch of the other nonsense you’ve come to know and love.
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/casualcomicsguy/episodes/2020-03-29T16_50_18-07_00
Cheers – and stay safe!
- CCG
Casual Comics Cast Ep 210 – Stay at Home Ideas: What to Read and Watch
This week on the Casual Comics Cast, we discuss what to watch and read while you’re homebound this week. We talk about:
Netflix’s Black Lightning
The Flash – both the comics and the CW series, now streaming on Netflix (including some Silver Age DC craziness)
Cloak and Dagger – The Comic and the Freeform series
The Umbrella Academy – The Book and the Netflix Series
And – what comic series you should catch up with on Comixology – the digital comics platform. Like:
Alex + Ada (Image Comics)
The Vision (Marvel Comics)
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/casualcomicsguy/episodes/2020-03-22T18_40_39-07_00
Casual Comics Cast – Ep. 208 – Netflix’s “I am Not Okay with This”, Clue: Candlestick, and more comic reviews
This week, we review the Netflix series “I am Not Okay with This” and compare it to the comic. We also debate which hero we’d want on our team to help us with this Corona outbreak.
Plus, we review and discuss:
IDW Comics’ “Clue: Candlestick”
Marvel Comics – “Immortal Hulk: Great Power” and “Rescue 2020”, which features Iron Man’s Pepper Potts
In Indie Comics, we’ve got:
“Finger Guns” from Vault Comics
“Last Stop” from Scout Comics.
And, Pat finally reads a classic comic story – “Green Arrow” #85: “Snowbirds Don’t Fly” – and gives his thoughts on this comic from 1971. How does it hold up today? Tune in and find out!
What we’re drinking this week:
Platform Beer Company’s Open Market • Nordic Style White Ale W/ Peach And Apricot
So, settle in, and enjoy…
Cheers!
- CCG
Casual Comics Cast Ep 207 – Bloodshot #0, Detective Comics #181 and more!
This week on the Casual Comics Cast:
We’re discussing the upcoming movie “Bloodshot”, starring Vin Diesel, Eliza Gonzalez, and Guy Pearce. Plus, to prepare for the movie, Pat reviews Bloodshot #0 from Valiant Comcs.
Michael goes in the wayback machine, reviewing the recently reprinted Detective Comics #181 to learn more about the history of Batman, Robin, and Poison Ivy.
And another heart-pounding tale of love and suspense when Comic Book Theater Presents: “The Twisted Plot of Poison Ivy”,
So, settle in with your favorite beverage and enjoy the show!
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/casualcomicsguy/episodes/2020-03-01T15_17_48-08_00
Casual Comics Cast Ep 206 – Wolverine, Bang, Captain Ginger, and Ahoy Comics!
This week on the Casual Comics Cast, Columbus Ohio’s #1, best-selling, and hottest podcast about comics and beer for casual comics fans:
There’s a quiz on the LEAST attractive comic characters.
In comics reviews, we have:
“Wolverine” #1, from Marvel Comics.
“Bang!” #1, from Dark Horse Comics
“Captain Ginger: Season Two” #1, from Ahoy Comics!
Plus, more Ahoy Comics with “Edgar Alan Poe’s Snifter of Terror: Season 2” #5
Comic Book Theater Presents: “NOT the Buttocks of General Smith”
And in beer reviews, it’s “Blockbuster Night”, from Platform Beer Company.
So, settle in with your favorite beverage and enjoy the show!
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/casualcomicsguy/episodes/2020-02-23T18_56_36-08_00
Casual Comics Cast Ep 205 – Netflix’s Locke and Key, Full Moon Comics’ Femalien, Marvel’s The End, Oni Press’ “Bactrack”, and more
This episode, we’ve got commentary on the new Netflix TV series – “Locke and Key”
We also review a bunch of comics, including:
- Femalien: Cosmic Crush #1, from Full Moon Comics
- Wonder Woman #750, from DC Comics
- Captain America: The End and Doctor Strange: The End, from Marvel Comics
Plus, you’ve got my solid-gold, Hot Comics Pick of the Week: Backtrack #1, from Oni Press
So, settle in with your favorite beverage and enjoy the show!
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/casualcomicsguy/episodes/2020-02-09T17_34_57-08_00
Cheers!
- CCG
Casual Comics Cast – New Comics, Whackpackers, and apologies to Batman
This episode is recorded in front of a live studio audience.
No kidding, we really do have a live studio audience. His name is Ryan and he’s here to talk about Batman. And to correct last episode’s disparaging remarks about a classic DC character – Leslie Thompkins.
This week, the Casual Comics Cast reviews of the following comics and beers:
• Red Sonja and Vampirella meet Betty and Veronica number eight, by Dynamite Comics
• Quantum and Woody number one, by Valiant Comics
• All Luck Comics number one, by All Luck Comics
• Skittley Bittley Bop, from Hoof Hearted Brewery
• Opera Cream Stout from Platform Beer Company
• And Bierwolf, from Great Lakes Brewing Company
Plus, other comic-related nonsense!
So, settle in with your favorite beverage and enjoy the show!
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/casualcomicsguy/episodes/2020-02-03T15_17_25-08_00
Casual Comics Cast Ep. 203 – We Read Some Comics and other Nonsense
Here’s the latest Casual Comics Cast. I promise you, the audio gets better about 5 minutes in (timestamp 5:13 to be precise).
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/casualcomicsguy/episodes/2020-01-26T17_00_30-08_00
On this podcast, we discuss :
- How Michael is doing with Dry January
- Pat and Michael’s extreme abuse of Joe’s physical comics
- Which comic character – if any – has cats in his/her mouth
Plus, some actual comic reviews:
- Warrior Nun: Dora #2 from Avatar Press (Pat’s verdict – 8 out of 10)
- Detective Comics #1000 from DC Comics (Michael’s verdict – 5/10)
- Edgar Allan Poe’s Snifter or Terror: Season 2 #4 from Ahoy! Comics (Joe gives it 9/10)
And there are beer reviews, as well.
Join us, won’t you?
- CCG
Casual Comics Cast – Marvel Comics’ Hawkeye (Ep 202)
Two episodes in two weeks? Looks like someone is making an “effort”. Let’s see how that is working out.
In this episode, the crew discuss the new comics of next week (Week of January 15, 2020), the top selling comics of 2019, and the history of Marvel Comics’ HAWKEYE.
Also, a quick beer review of New Belgium’s Trippel Ale. Spoiler Alert, it’s quite delicious and Michael is staying strong on Dry January
This time:
- Michael actually reads a comic book (that she got for free 8 months ago)
- Joe finds a new anti-hero to root for: Trick Shot
- Pat searches his soul to see if he can accept – if not respect – the existence of Hawkeye the World’s Greatest Archer
Join us, won’t you? Comments are welcome in the web zone below. Or, you can reach us at casualcomicscast@gmail.com.
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/casualcomicsguy/episodes/2020-01-10T19_29_50-08_00
Cheers!
- CCG
Casual Comics Cast – The Reboot
Finally, a new episode of the Casual Comics Cast.
The Casual Comics Cast gets and update for 2020. After a long hiatus:
- Pat finally reads a comic book.
- Michael still cannot remember the names of any actors from comic movies or TV shows.
- Dry January is not going as planned for every member of the podcast.
- Joe has a cold, rendering him mostly useless during discussions on Image Comics.
Yet, we carry on; including our discussions of Image Comics’ “God Hates Astronauts”, Marvel and DC movies (including “Joker”, “Birds of Prey”, “Suicide Squad”) , and what’s coming to Disney+ Happy New Year, everyone!
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/casualcomicsguy/episodes/2020-01-03T15_22_16-08_00
