This week the club is sans Vargas, but the show must go on! Greg and Mike chop it up about the Captain America McDonalds toys, and decide wether we're hyped or not for it. Next we mention Nick Cage's Spider-Man Noir coming to TV... Then... FINALLY! It's time for those sweet sweet reads the title of the show promised. We discuss the new Spawn univer…

Today the club discusses our experiences at Chicagos premiere comicon C2E2! The club got the full con experience including: Attending panels, being part of a panel, shopping, meeting creators, commissions, exclusive, and it wouldn't be complete without one of us getting sick once its all done. Check the show out on Youtube this week if you wanna se…

In this episode of B Movies and Beyond, Peter and Ryan discuss what pop culture franchise Airbnb should make a house about. The new trailer for Mufasa: The Lion King. The news of Terrifier 3's release date, the Masters of the Universe movie update, and Rebel Moon's director's cut. Plus, the iHorror Award winners! Movies reviewed are the warrior ser…

In this episode of B Movies and Beyond, Peter and Ryan discuss if movie trilogies and/or anthologies should return to the big screen for a second run. New trailers for upcoming movies such as Deadpool & Wolverine, Transformers One, Joker: Folie à Deux, Trap, and more . Additionally, the news of Quentin Tarantino’s canceled final film, the box offic…

CON CRUD!!! It's taken one of our own this time. Seems we brought something home with us from Chicago and we're not talking memories. Mike D is at home fighting for the will to live so Greg and Vargas carry on as strong little soldiers in his absence. So for this episode they've decided to flip the script and try something new. While you'll still g…

In this episode of B Movies and Beyond, Peter and Ryan discuss the history of The Real Ghostbusters. The new trailers for Krazy House, Monster Mash, Under Paris, MaXXXine, and STREAM. The news of a potential Barbella reboot, Godzilla Minus One release date, and the voice of Shadow in Sonic the Hedgehog 3. Movies reviewed are Civil War (2024) and Ro…

We're talkin panels and ripping through our famous First Issue Club announcements. Stuff to know: We'll be at Tower Con at Tower Tavern in KC, Saturday April 20 We're joining a panel at C2E2 in Chicago, at 11:30 Friday April 26 Topics from our show: Is Namor cool? Avengers vs Predator. Sequel to James Tynions 'Nice House on the Lake' on the way. Ha…

This week Mike and Vargas chop it up about several topics, with a much longer news segment than normal. We're talking power moves at work, Whatnot Con, X-Men blind bags, video games movies replacing comic movies, preferences for ongoings vs maxis, RIP Trina Robbins, and What if Donald Duck became Wolverine. Then in the comics convo we're talking a …

This week, Greg and Andy record without me (mike d), but I might make a weeney surprise appearance. What did they talk about? You're guess is as good as mine, I JUST SAID I WASN'T THERE!!! I did hear a little about Red Coat, thus your generic Ghost Machine imprint in the title. It was a big week for them. Next week looks to be light on firsties so …

In this episode of B Movies and Beyond, Peter and Ryan saw Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire!!! They ask the question which ghost they would like to meet. The new trailers for Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, and Unfrosted. The news of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and the Poohenverse. Enjoy!

This week, we're talking comic book news and covering FOUR comics. Our topics include: The Thunderbolts Asterix, How lucky Marvel is to have casted Florence Pugh when they did, Bleeding Cools "Big Vague Article" claiming massive industry news is coming soon, a Joker graphic novel coming out featuring stories from around the globe, DC Elseworld repr…

In this episode of B Movies and Beyond, Peter and Ryan discuss our favorite scream queens. New trailers for The Crow, ARCADIAN, and Alien: Romulus. The news of Halloween getting a series, uncancelled Star Wars projects, and the first look of Beetlejuice 2. Movies reviewed are Ricky Stanicky (2024) and Dark Harvest (2023). Enjoy!…

I love the smell of wasteland in the morning, and mutants too. This week, Ron recaps a cult favorite starring Roddy Piper as a man so virile, even the frogs can't get enough.

This week, we decided to do the same thing we do every week: Talk about first issues and comic book news! From the headlines, we'll get into X-Men 97 reception, Eight Billion Genies getting high profile MOVIE producers, the newly announced Marvel 1943 video game, and job listings for AI artists at comic book publishers. For our reading club portion…

This week we're talking about 5 first issues, and they're all great! Listen to find out more about Napalm Lullaby, Helen of Wyndhorn, I Heart Skull Crusher, Little Black Book, & Black Widow and Hawkeye. In this episode, we're also discussing the X-Men "From the Ashes" panel at SXSW, where several new books were announced, we'll get into a recent AI…

In this episode of B Movies and Beyond, Peter and Ryan place their votes for the 2024 iHorror Awards, plus they discuss Twilight getting an animated series and what franchises they want animated. New trailers for The Strangers: Chapter 1, Late Night with the Devil, and Don’t Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead. The news on Anthony Hopkins' taking a stab…

On todays episode, we're talking DWJ's Extremity Kick Starter, a marvel movie and show headline recap, and a wider release coming for the DC character parody film The Peoples Joker. After working our way past the headlines, we get into the reading club! How does Peach Momokos take on mutants differ from mainline comics the massive new title, Ultima…

In this episode of B Movies and Beyond, Peter and Ryan are joined by Aaron aka “The Biz” to discuss AI in Hollywood. The new trailers Baby Assassins 2 and Boy Kills World. The news of the first images of Bill Skarsgård in The Crow reboot and a Naked Gun remake. Movies reviewed are Madame Web (2024), Land of Bad (2024), and Lisa Frankenstein (2024).…

In addition to the title topics we'll talk a bit about "What if... Venom", Roy Thomas's return to Conan, Josh Gad is another celeb coming to comics, Alan Moore's last comic, Marvels new freebies titled "Must Haves", and I share some recent slabs I got my hands on.By First Issue Club Comic Books

In this episode of B Movies and Beyond, Peter and Ryan discuss what film franchises they want mashed up, plus AI created logos and scripts. They talk about the new trailers for Sasquatch Sunset, Sting, Know Goes Away, Borderlands, and X-Men '97. The news of Madame Web, Joker 2 costs, The Beatles movies, The Crow reboot, and a Ric Flair movie. Movie…

Yes, Blasfamous is spelt right! It's a new comic from club Favorite Mirka Andolfo out on DSTLRY right now. We're also talking about the sister series to The One Hand (which we covered a couple weeks back), The Six Fingers by Dan Watters out on Image comics. Before getting into those titles, we're talking comic book news! Hear our takes on DC releas…

In this episode of B Movies and Beyond, Peter and Ryan discuss their top sports rom coms. Plus, all the trailers from the Super Bowl like Deadpool & Wolverine, Twisters, and some that we missed like Winne the Pooh: Blood and Honey 2. The news of Madame Web first reactions, Tim Burton remaking Attack of the 50 Foot Woman, and Bob Odenkirk is making …

This week, MCU fans were bombarded with news! We'll discuss the reception of Madame Web, The X-Men 97 and Deadpool & Wolverine trailers, Fantastic Four casting, and Midnight Sons movie rumors. Beyond the cinema, we're telling 70s and 80s babies to pick up Thundercats issue 2 if you want the first appearance of a new Thundercat "Calica". We're also …

In this episode of B Movies and Beyond, Peter and Ryan discuss films they want to made into Broadway musicals. Plus new trailers for Lisa Frankenstein, Krazy House, Road House, A Quiet Place: Day One, Monkey Man, Tarot, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, and Lovely, Dark, and Deep. The news for a new Fear Street movie and Jurassic World 4 in the works an…

This weeks First Issue Club is all about comic book news! It was a heavy week for announcements, controverseys, and factoids. If you dare press play, you'll hear about the Cadence Comic Art exodus, the hobby of collecting art, the El Muerto movie moving forward without its star Bad Bunny, the state of the super hero movie, Rob Liefeld retiring from…

This week in addition to the comics in the title, we're talking DC's Power, which is the return of their Black History Month anthology, and trying to explain Dead X-Men 1 as best we can. In the news we're talking the casting of a new Super Girl, another actor drops from Marvels Thunderbolts, unauthorized celeb comics, and Ghost Machine's creator ex…

This week we're focusing most of our brainpower on trying to understand the Ghost Machine timeline - A new connected and unconnected universe of comics on Image from Geoff Johns & friends, which is related to Gieger which you might remember from a few years back, also on Image. Then, Mike D takes us back a couple months to cover a book we missed! R…

In this episode of B Movies and Beyond, Peter and Ryan discuss who’s dream they want to be in. New trailers for Halo season 2, Abigail, Spaceman, The First Omen, and Destroy all Neighbors. The news of She Hulk season 2, a Pinocchio horror film, Until Dawn film, Godzilla black and white, and Nicolas Cage getting loaded for a scene. Movies reviewed a…

This week the club is BUZZING with excitement to get into Jason Aaron picking up TMNT on IDW, and the big change in X-titles thats just around the corner. We're also covering the comics in the title in addition to a couple extras like Garth Ennis taking on 007, The Bloody Dozen from Charles Soule, and Fall of the House of X.…

Living for himself and answering to nobody, the mighty barbarian warrior, Ron, decides to recap 1983's favorite boob contest.

Ha-Cha-Cha! It's another episode of the First Issue Club. This episode Vargas, Mike, & Greg immeditaley get off track talking about the Dice-Man, and Morgan Wallen (I think the throughline being cancellable people who were controversally on SNL). Then, we're getting to comics with a quick chat about Marvel Comic's The Hood before we cover our first…

In this episode of B Movies and Beyond, Peter and Ryan discuss hottest animated characters. New trailers for Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, IF, Mickey's Mouse Trap, and Echo. The news of Jonathan Majors guilty verdict, Godzilla Minus One is highest grossing Japanese Godzilla movie ever, and Nicolas Cage nearing the end of his carrier... Movies reviewed…

Welcome to the 2023 First Issue Club BESTIES! We've got categories like BEST COMICS WRITER, BEST COMICS ARTIST, BEST INDIE COMIC, BEST MARVEL OR DC COMIC, BEST COMIC EVENT, and BEST NEW COMIC. All this and more as we get into rapid-fire besties of more obscure categories after our main besties. Press play to see what we liked & why we liked it. If …

First Issue Club looks into the crystal ball for another years end, to gaze upon the possibities the next year holds. We'll be speculating on trends in comics including stuff like AI, Crowdfunding, Representation, Digital Comics, Grading, and much more! We'll see ya next year for our best of 2023 episode. Thanks for listening and supporting FIC for…

In this episode of B Movies and Beyond, Peter and Ryan discuss whether or not to discuss set photos of films in production because it might spoil things, plus what they want their theme music to be for the rest of their lives. New trailers for Kung Fu Panda 4, Civil War, Miller’s Girl, Bob Marley: One Love, and Race For Glory. The news of Andre Bra…

We're back from a little break, and have takes! Greg annoints himself a cancel pig, and works us through some controversy surrounding Mark Millar this past week. Aside from the comics in the title, we're also talking the new Sentry #1 (vol 4), Tom King's Animal Pound Ashcan, and Kelly & Lanzing's Thunderbolts #1 (vol 5). On the Patreon: Hear about …

In this episode of B Movies and Beyond, Peter and Ryan discuss what reality competition show they would want to be on. They hash out Ryan's reality TV show and discuss Squid Game: The Challenge. Plus, new trailers for The Boys, Fallout, TED, Furiosa, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, and No Way Up. The news of Deadpool 3, The Marvels being the lowes…

Welcome back, comic book enthusiasts and casual readers alike! In today’s episode, we delve into the captivating world of graphic novels with a focus on a groundbreaking new title that’s creating waves for its daring and poignant representation. We’re thrilled to discuss the launch of an innovative comic book, Holy Roller, featuring a Jewish protag…

This week we got to talk to Ed Brubaker about his new book WHERE THE BODY WAS, with art from Jacob Phillips and Sean Phillips. It's coming to comic shops this December, so be on the lookout & pick it up!By First Issue Club Comic Books

In this overstuffed episode of B Movies and Beyond, Peter and Ryan discuss the big news from Netflix's Geek Week 2023. Plus, the new trailers for Madame Web, Merry Little Batman, Inside Out 2, and The Garfield Movie with of course Chris Pratt. The news of the end of the actors strike, Fantastic Four casting, and Avengers Kang Dynasty has a new dire…

NEWS! The Club recounts the newest Marvel movie updates. We cover a TON of new first issues and gush about interviewing Ed Brubaker!!! What a time to be thankful. For more First Issue Club goodness: Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/firstissueclub Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FirstIssueClub firstissueclub.com…

In this episode of B Movies and Beyond, Peter and Ryan discuss if trailers that give away easter eggs and cameos make you want to see the movie closer to release. They talk about the new trailers for The Fall Guy, The Family Plan, Lift, Echo, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, and most importantly, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire! Plus, they discuss th…

THIS WEEK Vargas and Mike chop it up about the latest in the MCU with The Marvels coming out and the Echo trailer dropping. We get into some TKO books Mike has bought, and do some Jordie Bellaire worship while we're at it. Then its onto comics... Vargas covers new comics Punisher #1 & Petrol Head #1. Punisher headlines as it introduces a new charac…

In this episode of B Movies and Beyond, Peter and Ryan discuss Halloween, the new trailers they missed (The Iron Claw, Good Burger 2, Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain), how ripped Jesse Eisenberg has gotten, the potential for The OG Avengers to reassemble, Daredevil overhaul, Taylor Swift's The Eras infuriating studios, and more…

NEWS! Candy! Comics! Monsters! It’s Halloween Week and we couldn’t be happier. We talk about our favorite treats and comics to ingest for the season. We also talk the spookiest first issues of the week. OTHER TOPICS! Patreon. Haunted Bed. Slice of Life. The Neighbors. Torrent. Dr Strange. Dead Romans. Spider-Man. Comicon. Transformers. GI Joe. Cobr…

Ron's back, in 3D, with 2 balls, and a recap of 1983's best horror film starring Anthony Anthony, Gene Quintano, $1.05, and a crapload of climbing gear!

This week we're covering first issues with long titles, so you know The First Issue Clubs episode title is DOUBLE EX EL! We chat some of latest comic book news like a new Spawn series announcement, discuss some industry biz like what environments work best for the secondary market, and then... We're talking first issues babes. For more First Issue …

NEWS! This week we kick off the spooky season with some truly sinister comic books. We start to get some NYCC breaking news and Dynamite has decided to reprint everything we loved from our childhood. OTHER TOPICS! Patreon. Haunted Bed. Slice of Life. The Neighbors. Torrent. Dr Strange. Dead Romans. Spider-Man. Comicon. Transformers. GI Joe. Cobra. …

In this episode of B Movies and Beyond, Peter and Ryan discuss the most "milked" horror franchise. New trailers for The Beekeeper, The Toxic Avenger, Silent Night, and It's A Wonderful Knife. The news of Terrifier 3, The Crow test footage with Jason Momoa, and the Drew Barrymore backlash. Movies reviewed are inbetweenquel, Saw X (2023) and the raun…

In this episode of B Movies and Beyond, Peter and Ryan is joined by Peter's 18 months old daughter to discuss all the 2 seemingly different movies that are basically the same. The new trailers for Argylle, Obliterated, Satanic Hispanics, and There's Something in the Barn. The news of the writers strike being over! Movies reviewed are Gran Turismo (…