Comics Discourse 114
Group of great friends geeking out over contemporary and classic comic books, manga, and the creators behind them! Each week, Brian, Bryan and Hassan chat on comics, including recent reads, selected storylines, fun topics, and spotlights focusing on a particular book or creator!
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- Sep 23, 2026
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Side Stack: Marvel Fanfare 8 (opens the original)
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In Marvel Fanfare 8, an amateur occult ritual goes horribly wrong and unleashes the Slitherer in Shadow! Luckily, Doctor Strange is around to deal with the mess. The story is brought to us by Peter Gillis, with Carmine Infantino on pencils and P. Craig Russell on inks. Then things take a very different turn as Gil Kane and P. Craig Russell bring us the first chapter of an adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book. Yes, The Jungle Book. In Marvel Fanfare. And finally, we get the first Marve
Episode 208: A Conversation with Ignition Press Publisher Filip Sablik (opens the original)
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Ignition Press Publisher Filip Sablik joins us to talk about the launch of Ignition Press, reflecting on their first anniversary, the current lineup of books, and what the publisher has planned for the future. We discuss how Ignition Press came together, the approach behind building a new comic book publisher, and some of the books that have defined its first year, before looking ahead at Ignition’s new and upcoming books, including Prima Apparata , Dinner Date , 12-Foot Skeleton , Mad Science D
Side Stack: Marvel Fanfare 6 (opens the original)
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Marvel Fanfare #6 is full of magic and amazing art packed inside one of the best covers ever! The main story pits Spider-Man against the Scarlet Witch in a fantasy dimension. What has caused these two heroes to fight each other? Or maybe that should be who? The magic continues in the backup story as a new magician challenges Doctor Strange for the mantle of Sorcerer Supreme. The main story was written by Mike W. Barr and Sandy Plunkett, who did the pencils with inks by P. Craig Russell. The back
Episode 207: Legion Lost (opens the original)
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The hosts are not lost, but deep into DC Comics’ Legion of Super-Heroes! Special guest Raj returns as we discuss the classic Legion Lost by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, with art primarily by Olivier Coipel. In addition, we talk about the brand-new Legion of Super-Heroes #1 from DC Comics’ Next Level line by writer Joshua Williamson and artist Hayden Sherman. Long Live the Legion! You can follow us on Instagram, Threads, YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Bluesky, & X https://linktr.ee/comicsdiscourse114
Episode 206: Spider-Man and Punisher Team-Ups (opens the original)
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With Spider-Man: Brand New Day bringing Spider-Man and the Punisher together on the big screen, we take a look back at Peter and Frank’s relationship through the decades in Marvel Comics. We start where it all began with Amazing Spider-Man #129 by Gerry Conway and Ross Andru, featuring the first appearance of the Punisher and the Jackal. Then we jump to Punisher War Journal #14–15 by Carl Potts and David Ross, Punisher #2 by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon, and Amazing Spider-Man #577 by Zeb Wells
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