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Comic books are a medium that has grown substantially over the years. But what is behind that growth? What do comic fans look for in a book? What's new and tantalizing for the average fan? Join in as Ian Levenstein, Brent Kossina, and a rotating panel of guests discuss whatever comes to mind, time after time, on Comic Timing!
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- 1 weeks ago2h 50m
Episode 298 - New York Comic Con 2026 Wrap-Up
Now that the con has come and gone, here's our collective thoughts on it all! Ian, Kris, Raph and Jamal return from the preview and primer episode, and are joined as well by longtime friend of the show Chad Burdette of Comic Watch, and longtime listener, first time guest Britton Payne! We discuss a wide variety of con related topics, including Britton's time getting to be on the CBLDF panel, Kris got a tour of all things Hasbro, news and experiences from Jamal attending this year's Retailer Summit on the Wednesday of the con, major Marvel announcements such as Kevin Smith writing the Star Wars/Marvel crossover miniseries, getting to see 95 year-old William Shatner in the flesh at this year's Star Trek panel, this year's Harvey Awards and its Hall of Fame, how the floor and Artist Alley compared to previous cons, what it's like when it rains and everyone's stuck inside, swag and purchases made, a multitude of panels attended, cool cosplay, attending all days versus attending some days, and so much more!You can follow Comic Timing on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/comictiming.bsky.social, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ComicTiming/, and on Instagram at http://instagram.com/comictimingpodcast. Video versions of this and other episodes can be found at https://youtube.com/@comictimingpodcast.And please, if you can, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts; it helps attract new listeners! Finally, you can join in on the conversation at our Comic Timing Fans group on Facebook, which is a great place to hang out and talk comics.Follow Ian on Bluesky, and on Instagram at http://instagram.com/i_am_scifi. Brent posts regularly to YouTube on his channel, BK’s Bullets and can be found on Bluesky and Threads; Kris is lampbane on Bluesky, and you can check out her various other works at http://linktr.ee/krisnaudus. Jamal is on Bluesky, Threads and Instagram, make sure to check out the Cataclysm Arcade card game and Absolutely The Wrong Earth, and and you can find everything else about him at his website. Raph is on Twitch at RaphDoesStuff, Instagram, and Bluesky. And be sure to check out Britton's website The Autism Scene, which is devoted to inclusivity of autistic characters in all forms of media. And finally, check out a recording of The No Kings Comic Con for an appearance from Jamal, and tons of great panel discussions.Thanks for listening, we'll catch you next time, and as always, there's always time for comics!Advertising Inquiries: htt
- 2 weeks ago2h 32m
Comic Timing Presents: BK's Bullets - Is Lanters Good? w/ Brent Kossina and Donovan Margan Grant
It's the return of BK's Bullets! Brent takes the wheel as he is joined by Donovan Morgan Grant to discuss DC's latest television project, Lanterns, and whether or not it lives up to expectations. Expect spoilers for the full season within, as well as some salty and perhaps spicy takes within.You can also follow Comic Timing on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/comictiming.bsky.social, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ComicTiming/, and on Instagram at http://instagram.com/comictimingpodcast. And please, if you can, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts; it helps attract new listeners! Finally, you can join in on the conversation at our Comic Timing Fans group on Facebook, which is a great place to hang out and talk comics.Follow Ian on Bluesky, and on Instagram at http://instagram.com/i_am_scifi. Brent posts regularly to YouTube on his channel, BK’s Bullets and can be found on Bluesky and Threads; Donovan is on Bluesky and Threads, writes for DC's blog and The Batman Universe, and he is a co-host of the Questions We Don't Have Answers podcast.Thanks for listening, we'll catch you next time, and as always, there's always time for comics!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
- Oct 2, 20262h 40m
Episode 297 - New York Comic Con 2026 Preview and Primer
As this episode releases, we are now one week away from this year's New York Comic Con, which also happens to be the 20th edition of the show. To prep us all for this undertaking and ordeal of a convention, Ian, Kris, Raph and Jamal have gathered to give you their combined knowledge of what this year's con will bring. This includes do's and don'ts for conventions in general, how to survive the Javits Center, how to afford attending a con and still have money in your bank account, food and travel suggestions and recommendations, suggested arrival times if you're not there to grab exclusives, and we go through the whole of the schedule for this year's con and give picks for panels and events we're looking forward to. Plus, what it's like tabling at a con, and how you should treat your favorite creators when you go to them.You can also follow Comic Timing on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/comictiming.bsky.social, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ComicTiming/, and on Instagram at http://instagram.com/comictimingpodcast. And please, if you can, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts; it helps attract new listeners! Finally, you can join in on the conversation at our Comic Timing Fans group on Facebook, which is a great place to hang out and talk comics.Follow Ian on Bluesky, and on Instagram at http://instagram.com/i_am_scifi. Brent posts regularly to YouTube on his channel, BK’s Bullets and can be found on Bluesky and Threads; Kris is lampbane on Bluesky, and you can check out her various other works at http://linktr.ee/krisnaudus. Jamal is on Bluesky, Threads and Instagram and you can find everything else about him at his website. Raph is on Twitch at RaphDoesStuff, Instagram, and Bluesky.Thanks for listening, we'll catch you next time, and as always, there's always time for comics!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
- Sep 26, 20263h 2m
Episode 296 - September 2026 Previews
With about a week to go, it's time for this month's Previews! Murd is manning the barn, so this month Raph and Ian are your duo, with books mainly set for November 2026 release. Highlights include the return of Josie and the Pussycats at Archie, Archie in Hell and Scott Pilgrim EX: Dawn of Metal Scott at Oni, the further celebration of Spider-Woman's 50th anniversary at Marvel with a new series, Vampire Hunter D: Fortess of Blood and new Bendis with The Other Ones II: The Other Ones at Dark Horse, Swamp Thing is Killing the Children brings us a crossover we never thought we'd see at Boom, a Disney's Robin Hood ongoing at Dynamite, Jeremy Whitley's Navigating With You Vol 2 from Mad Cave, Daniel Warren Johnson's Chainkata at Image, a bunch of manga, remembering the Penguin Random House catalog exists, and more!Time stamps:Front of the book: 0:03:47DC: 0:29:18Marvel: 1:05:49IDW: 1:35:01Dark Horse: 1:43:35Boom: 1:49:26Oni: 1:54:12Dynamite: 2:02:11Image: 2:16:12Titan: 2:47:01Two Morrows: 2:51:28Manga: 2:55:18You can support future releases of Comic Timing and get in on the occasional early releases of the show at http://www.patreon.com/ComicTiming. Video versions of most episodes are at http://youtube.com/@comictimingpodcast, along with Raph's new shorts series, Raph's Comic Catch-Up, so go ahead and subscribe if you haven't already done so.You can also follow Comic Timing on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/comictiming.bsky.social, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ComicTiming/, and on Instagram at http://instagram.com/comictimingpodcast. And please, if you can, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts; it helps attract new listeners! Finally, you can join in on the conversation at our Comic Timing Fans group on Facebook, which is a great place to hang out and talk comics.Follow Ian on Bluesky, and on Instagram at http://instagram.com/i_am_scifi. Brent posts regularly to YouTube on his channel, BK’s Bullets and can be found on Bluesky; Raph is on Twitch at RaphDoesStuff, Instagram, and Bluesky.Thanks for listening, we'll catch you next time, and as always, there's always time for comics!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
- Sep 18, 20261h 48m
Comic Timing Presents: Questions: We Don't Have Answers - Why Aren’t Comic Books More Popular in America?
We present to you today most of the CT crew guesting on Donovan's Podcast, Questions: We Don't Have Answers!and Lo, there shall be…a team-up!Furrowing his brow over the present and future of the American comic industry, Donovan brings in several friends from the long running comic book podcast Comic Timing to discuss the ultimate question, as well as several others! Ian, Kris, Brandon and Jamal join Don and Harry in discussing the impact superhero films have on comic sales, the history of America’s disrespect over comics as an art form, and why people just don’t read anymore!Donovans Podcast can be found hereFollow Ian on Bluesky, and on Instagram at http://instagram.com/i_am_scifi. Brent posts regularly to YouTube on his channel, BK’s Bullets and can be found on Bluesky and Threads; Donovan is on Bluesky and Threads, writes for DC's blog and The Batman Universe. Kris is lampbane on Bluesky, and you can check out her various other works at http://linktr.ee/krisnaudus. Jamal is on Bluesky, Threads and Instagram and you can find everything else about him at his website. Brandon is on Bluesky and Twitch!Thanks for listening, we'll catch you next time, and as always, there's always time for comics!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
- Sep 3, 20261h 40m
Episode 295 - The Crisis Companion with Kevin Miller
World will live! Worlds will die! And the podcast will never be the same again! Okay, it'll be fine, but we're still diving deep into some Crisis Management with this one. Kevin Miller, author of Two Morrow's The Crisis Companion joins Ian, Murd and Brandon this episode, going into our combined Crisis histories, the mounds of research Kevin achieved to create the Companion (including interviews with a bunch of those involved at DC and Crisis itself), what made Crisis work better than other similar attempts at continuity resets, how close we may have come to Marvel publishing DC instead of what we got (and here's the link to the Jim Shooter biographical interviews we mentioned),the joy that is Silver-Age sillyness, where DC is now in the Waid era, quoting and referencing pages from Murd's Crisis thesis, some of our favorite Crisis moments, the wonder that is George Perez's artwork, how DC should utilize the word Crisis in their crossovers moving forward, what we can do to build the comic book industry forward for further generations, that time Kevin was Lex Luthor on Smallville, and so much more!You can also follow Comic Timing on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/comictiming.bsky.social, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ComicTiming/, and on Instagram at http://instagram.com/comictimingpodcast. And please, if you can, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts; it helps attract new listeners! Finally, you can join in on the conversation at our Comic Timing Fans group on Facebook, which is a great place to hang out and talk comics.Follow Ian on Bluesky, and on Instagram at http://instagram.com/i_am_scifi. Brent posts regularly to YouTube on his channel, BK’s Bullets and can be found on Bluesky and Threads; and you can find Brandon on Bluesky and Twitch!Thanks for listening, we'll catch you next time, and as always, there's always time for comics!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
- Aug 29, 20263h 19m
Episode 294 - August 2026 Previews
Just before the month concludes, we did it! It's Previews! Ian and Raph are your duo this time out, going through all the books primarily set for October 2026 release. Highlights include Archie bringing Shaq's Vengeance Unchained: The Legend of Black Caesar to life, a 30th anniversary for the wedding of Superman & Lois AND Dan Mora's writing debut at DC, Midnight arrives along with Chip Zdarsky's Avengers and a very 80s Wolverine: Paradise at Marvel, Kelly and Lanzing take on Dungeons & Dragons at Dark Horse, Charlie Jane Anders starts her writing trek with Star Trek: Zero Point at IDW, Mike Mignola's Circus of Bones art book at Image, Cassie brings baseball to hell at Boom, Archie meets The Terminator at Dynamite because of course he does, new Sabrina the Teenage Witch at Oni, and so much more!You can support future releases of Comic Timing and get in on the occasional early releases of the show at http://www.patreon.com/ComicTiming. Video versions of most episodes are at http://youtube.com/@comictimingpodcast, along with Raph's new shorts series, Raph's Comic Catch-Up, so go ahead and subscribe if you haven't already done so.You can also follow Comic Timing on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/comictiming.bsky.social, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ComicTiming/, and on Instagram at http://instagram.com/comictimingpodcast. And please, if you can, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts; it helps attract new listeners! Finally, you can join in on the conversation at our Comic Timing Fans group on Facebook, which is a great place to hang out and talk comics.Follow Ian on Bluesky, and on Instagram at http://instagram.com/i_am_scifi. Brent posts regularly to YouTube on his channel, BK’s Bullets and can be found on Bluesky; Raph is on Twitch at RaphDoesStuff, Instagram, and Bluesky.Thanks for listening, we'll catch you next time, and as always, there's always time for comics!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
- Aug 25, 20262h 16m
Episode 293 - Flame Con and Anime NYC 2026 Convention Reviews
Ian and Kris are done with a whirlwind two weekends straight of conventions, and they have a lot to say about it! First up, this year's Flame Con, held at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Times Square, a new venue for the event. They discuss how the new space compares to previous locations, the show floor, innovative cosplay, free beauty products, the feel of the con compared to other comic conventions, and of course, panels attended. This includes a full slate of panels run by The Graymalkin Lane Podcast, including their Mutant Fashion Review, and a sit-down with Gregory Wright and Terry Kavanagh on queer characters at Marvel in the 80s and 90s.They then discuss Anime NYC 2026 in full, including this year's Netflix showcase of upcoming anime series, GKIDS distributing Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust to theaters in the US, the growing disdain towards Crunchyroll and their diminishing presence at the con, how to attempt to read subtitles in a crowded room, managing industry presence at the end of a con season, awkward placement of 18+ exhibitors, where the heck Artist Alley should be in Javits, Kris' return to running panels, attending an anime Masquerade for the first time in years, the ongoing saga of where to pee in Javits, and so much more!Flame Con: 0:05:24Anime NYC: 1:02:38You can support future releases of Comic Timing and get in on the occasional early releases of the show at http://www.patreon.com/ComicTiming. Video versions of most episodes are at http://youtube.com/@comictimingpodcast, along with Raph's new shorts series, Raph's Comic Catch-Up, so go ahead and subscribe if you haven't already done so.You can also follow Comic Timing on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/comictiming.bsky.social, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ComicTiming/, and on Instagram at http://instagram.com/comictimingpodcast. And please, if you can, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts; it helps attract new listeners! Finally, you can join in on the conversation at our Comic Timing Fans group on Facebook, which is a great place to hang out and talk comics.Follow Ian on Bluesky, and on Instagram at http://instagram.com/i_am_scifi. Kris is lampbane on Bluesky, and you can check out her various other works at http://linktr.ee/krisnaudus, which also has her slides for the panel up for a limited time.Thanks for listening, we'll catch you next time, and as always, there's always time for comics!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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