Episode 548 - The Awesome Comics of 2025: A Retrospective

Turns out you CAN send a badger into space, and we talk to Alex Hahn (Blop) about how you can and what happens when you do! We talk about everything, including inking physically and digitally, running kickstarters, anthropamorphic characters, censoring your books fro younger readers and even Henry Hoovers. All that AND a ton of comics to check out, creators to watch out for and Dan drops some more jokes from his neverending bag of lol! Great stuff to check out: Alex Hahn, Space Badger, Blop!, Charles Burns, Tom Gauld, Gigantic Robot, Matt Groening, Blood Club, Elizabeth Querstret, Weird Work, Jordan Thomas, Keep Creepy, Dan Charnley, Tooth and Nail, Sarah Webb, Blam and Glam, The Hunter: Malice Malificarium, Death Be Praised, The Creature from the Black Lagoon, Arthur Adams, Dark Horse Comics, Deadly Sinners, Ripperverse, Chuck Dixon, The Devil of Pine Sixteen, Buile, Tuumen, Beetle Moses, Junked, Black Ink Comix

No guests. Just hosts. And nothing but comics comics COMICS TALK! From pop culture conventions, 'white whale' comic book guests we want for the show to actual comic news from New York Comic Con and beyond, its a jamboree of fun chat with the three amigos in the classic ACP style you all know and love! Great stuff to check out: Liverpool Comic Con, New York Comic Con, Frank Miller, Mike Mignola, Stan Sakai, Michael Moorcock, Jay Horner, The Goblin market, My Little Boy Vol 1, Grim Scary Tales, TBH Comics, Zagor: The Darkwood Tales, See You in Hell, Hugo, Space Badger, Alex Hahn, Embers, Lyndon White, The Floating God of Murders, Lizzie Parsec, Hugh Newell, Bastard Math, Zack Cahill, Ugly Mug, House of Harley, Safeguard: Pandamonium, Dave Brink, Peter O'Toole, Emerald Knights, Humanoids, Three Stories, Cliff Cumber

Turn up the volume up to 11 and get ready, because this week we are talking about the eternal relationship between comics and music! Who better to join us for that (and more) than the singer of Americans UK and writer of Gonad the Ballbarian - Jeff Burandt! From writing rhythms to comic artists on album covers and what to expect at New York Comic Con, this one has got all that AND a special musical interlude that needs to be heard! All that alongside tons of great comics to check out, shout outs to indie creators and events and a special extra guest. Thats more quality comic content than you'll get at any music festival. ROCK ON! Great stuff to check out: Jeff Burandt, Gonad the Ballbarian, Ghost Planet, Sean Von Gorman, Source Point Press, Dean Haspiel, Jenn Ferguson, Americans UK, Trip City, Cool Keith, Jeff Powell, Rock and Roll Comics, Odd Schnozz and the Odd Squad, Brooklyn Indie Showcase, St Marks Comics, Josh Jearman, Bad Natures, Malaga Comic Con, SCARF, Space Badger, Baltimore Comic Con, My Little Boy, Lyndon White, Embers, Goblin Market, Thought Bubble Festival, Grim Scary Tales, TBH Comics, Car Boot Sales, John Bishop, Bacon, Luke Hyde, The Day Everything Changed, Ready Player One

This week the three amigos connect from across the world, and get an update on how Baltimore Comic Con 2026 has gone this year. From there the conversation turns to the updates on big cartel stores and big news for webcomic creators. Plus theres also a tasty bit of Vyper chat and some great indie books and creators to check out as always! Great stuff to check out: Baltimore Comic Con, Cliff Cumber, Matt Strott, Howard Chayken, Jeff Burandt, Gonad the Ballbarian, Jesse Lonergen, Conan, Jack Kirby, James Robinson, It Flows Down fom the Hill, Norrie, Here/After, Rozi Hathaway, Good Comics, Rage, Rich Carrington, Hardline Comics

Let us tell you about a time of high adventure... and while we're at it, join us as we talk about Conan in comics with the one and only Jim Zub! We talk about the original works of Robert E. Howard and some of his lesser known characters, the amazing legacy of Conan in comics, the Swarzenegger movies and the mindset, stories and legacy of the epic new comics coming out now! Its an interview as epic as the character himself, and alongside that we have some more barbarian chatter, great events and kickstarters to check out and of course a few recommendations to add to your pull lists. Great stuff to check out: Jim Zub, Conan, Titan Comics, Savage Sword of Conan, Robert E Howard, Moles, Baltimore Comic Con, The Goblin Market, Zine Zilla, Cryptid Hacker Force, Green Archer Comics, Americas Most Haunted, Tyrant Fall, Vyper: Red Shadow, Bloodrik, Andrew Krahnke, Barbaric, Vault Comics, Michael Moreci, Barbarian Lord, Matt Smith, Head Lopper, Andrew MacLean, Hangwater TX, Jason Latour