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What’s the secret to lasting friendships? How does queer community show up through the ebbs and flows of life? And what’s the REAL story behind the “YMCA” song? In the first episode of Silver Linings, The Old Gays dive into an essential part of queer life: chosen family. They discuss the vital love, support, and sense of belonging that community provides, especially during life's toughest moments. They open up about what “queer” means to them, how chosen family has impacted their lives, and how to maintain close bonds over time–including their love for each other! “We’ve come a long way, baby.” Family isn’t just what you’re born with; it’s the people who show up, shape you, and stick around. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Giant-Size X-Men (Vol. 3!) / The Pale Knight 1:20:26

6 days ago1:20:26

1:20:26

This week Vargas and Mike are crackin' into previews and giving you the highlights of what stood out to us. In other news — we warn you to avoid some spoilers, Batman and Deadpool are meeting, the Superman cast is going on a world tour, A new Toxic Crusaders comic, Local Comic Shop Day changes, & Bad Idea party at San Diego Comicon. Apart from the books in the title, we're talking about Dark Honor on the Image imprint SYZYGY, and Goddamn Tragedy - a one-shot by Chris Condon out on Oni Comics. Be nice, sign everyones yearbooks, have a great Summer (HAGS), and read lots of comics.…

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Superman (Dan Slott) / Sleep 1:12:22

13 days ago1:12:22

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This week we try to think of two celebrities who have appeared as 3 different high profile comic book characters in movies while discussing the Spider-man Nior trailer. Then... You know its all about comics baby. Like the title suggests, we dig into Dan Slotts Superman, Zander Cannons Sleep, The Killer: Affairs of the State II, Whatever Happened to the Crimson Justice?, and Godzilla: Here There be Aliens. BONUS: Vargas missed last week so he catches us up on his take on Exquisite Corpses.…

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Superman Trailer Reactions / Battle Beast 1:00:36

20 days ago1:00:36

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HEY! We've got a lot to cover this week. The Big 2 treated us with a duo of trailers. DC's mega long Superman trailer, and Marvels teaser/trailer for the Riri Williams Iron Heart show. They are both good, but we'll tell you WHY they're good to US!!! In comics we'll discuss the new Exquisite Corpse project that got kick started by James Tynion, the blind bag phenomenon that is Battle Beast (an Invincible spin-off series), a new direction for Supergirl where Sophie Campbell does double duty writing and illustrating Kara back in Midvale, and a brief nod of the hat to Godzilla: Here There Be Aliens.…

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Star Wars / Captain Planet 56:04

27 days ago56:04

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Today, we'll be talking about the Old Guard sequel, an All-Star Superman audio book, comic supplies tariffs, and alternate timeline for marvels alternate ultimate timeline?!?! The comics we'll be discussing include Star Wars, Captain Planet, Spacequest, Blood & Thunder, and Vargas' pick of the week... Vanishing Point!…

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Lost Fantasy / The Slasher's Apprentice 47:56

5 weeks ago47:56

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This week we talk about wether a newer variant cover can defy the odds, and become a true "Classic" cover over time. AND of course we'll be talking about first issues along the way. Hope you find a new comic you love this week. XOXO - First Issue Club

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Predator Vs. Spider-Man / Arcana Royale 51:17

6 weeks ago51:17

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Today, the club chats about the new Predator movie and the Beauty getting adapted into a TV show on FX! WOO! Then we're reading some comix. They're in the title, and they're goooood!

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Superior Avengers / Moonshine Bigfoot 45:43

7 weeks ago45:43

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HEY! We're talking about first issues! If you wanna hear about the Fantastic Four trailer, we do that over on our patreon. OTHERWISE, stick around for some Thunderbolts and Diamond chatting. In addition to the books in the title, we've got another GI JOE silent mission (feat. Spirit), and Buried Long Long Ago.…

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Amazing Spider-Man 1 – Vol. 7 / Tariff Exempt (for now) 1:18:29

8 weeks ago1:18:29

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This week we're talking tariffs and what a price increases means for us, and what they might mean for creators, before immediately contradicting ourselves and talking about how much money Skybound already made on the massive Transformers Kickstarter project. For first issues, we're of course covering the new jumping on point for one the most iconic titles out there — Amazing Spider-Man!! Then we've got some minis and one-offs with Fire and Ice: When Hell Freezes Over #1 out of 6 on DC, and Dani's entry into the series of GI Joe 21 homages (better known as 'the silent issue') with GI Joe A Real American Hero: JINX - Silent missions #1. We play a little bit of catch up on first issues past and talk Dark Pyramid, and Vargas reads each of the first issues of the Joe Hills old DC Black Label Imprint - Hill House!…

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RIP TFAW.com / Skybound Stock / Absolute Green Lantern 1:14:14

9 weeks ago1:14:14

1:14:14

There are a ton of first issues this week, and we're talking about as many of em as we can! Shout out to Valiants new Beyond books, that weren't at our shop this week. We'll try to catch up on those on the Patreon next week. BUT, we did cover Absolute Green Lantern, Daredevil: Cold Day in Hell, Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe One Last Time, Resurrection Man, I Was a Fashion School Serial Killer, and Past Time. OOO-WEE! What a treat. Such a platter. In the news we're talking about TFAWs online pre-orders stopping, new MCU Fantastic Four clips, and Skybound going public.…

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Huge Comic News Leak!! 38:21

9 weeks ago38:21

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MCU Casting / Hush 2 1:34:17

10 weeks ago1:34:17

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This week we're joined by our pal Chris Hacker – Who you might know from the Oblivion Bar Podcast ! We talk a little about crawling Planet Comicon in Kansas City together, before we get into the show, which contains the following... MCU Casting announcements (You probably already saw them, but have you heard our takes on them!?!), Diamond getting sold, the club arguing over Hush 2, and talking about some other great issues like Absolute Martian Manhunter, The Mummy, You'll Do Bad Things, and MoOoOoRe. Special shoutout to We're Taking Everyone Down With Us that we discussed on a previous episode that formally came out this week, and the wider release of Patrick Hovarths Free for All.…

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The Last Boy / Absolute Flash 56:48

11 weeks ago56:48

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This week we did what we always do... minus one club member :( — but we've got two great first issues to talk about The Last Boy by Dan Panosian, and Absolute Flash by Jeff Lemire. A couple club faves and they both brought it!

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Space Camper at the Con / Stan Doc / Assorted Crisis Events 1:22:35

12 weeks ago1:22:35

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This week were talking con prep for our upcoming weekend at Planet Comicon with Boulevard Brewing Co! New beers, new games, and new giveaways to be had. So look out for us at booth #100 and stay tuned to our socials. In the podcast we're talking about Dustin Nguyens cover pay concerns, a doc on Stan Lee's later life, and a few comic books with Assorted Crisis Events, Nick Fury vs. Fing Fang Foom, and Dark Pyramid. On the patreon we taste test a bunch of new Space Camper varieties, and discuss the first few episodes of Daredevil, and speculate about where the series could head!…

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Doctor Strange of Asgard / Jedi Knights / Monkey Meat 1:12:44

13 weeks ago1:12:44

1:12:44

This week, the club talks about probably fake concept art for Avengers Doomsday. In addition to the comics in the title, we're also talking about Mothra: Queen of Monsters on IDW and Secret Six out on DC.

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Red Hulk / Jumpscare / Room Temp Soda 1:06:28

14 weeks ago1:06:28

1:06:28

This week, we talk about beverage temperature, and what to put in cereal. ALSO, comic books were discussed! We'll chat about Kaiju & the Marvel/DC crossover before getting into some new(ish) first issues. Our comics include Red Hulk, Jumpscare, & Let This One Be a Devil.

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Interview Club with Matthew Rosenberg 58:13

15 weeks ago58:13

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This week Greg has a chat with Club favorite writer Matthew Rosenberg (At minute 9:00 timecode travellers!). During their discussion we get to hear more about the upcoming We're Taking Everyone Down with Us #1 on Image Comics. You can pick up your copy March 26 - and folks... It's double sized. You know we love an Image double sized debut at FIC. Check out the Patreon for our typical news type discussion. We mostly get into some of the announcements from ComicsPRO 2025 over there.…

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A Year of Doom Begins / Bug Wars 59:14

16 weeks ago59:14

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We're talking red carpet Robs. We're talkin' early reviews for the new Cap movie. And of course we're thanking Boulevard Brewing Companies Space Camper Cosmic IPA for sponsoring the show so we can talk to you about a bunch of First Issue Comic Books!

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The Fantastic Four Trailer / Bronze Faces & More! 1:14:47

17 weeks ago1:14:47

1:14:47

On this episode, we break down the Fantastic Four trailer scene by scene before talking about first issue comics. Those comics books include: Alien Paradiso (Marvel), Finders/Keepers (Image) which is part of the Horizon Experiment line and is written by club favorite Vita Ayala, Motherfu!kin' Monsters (Image), The Season (Image via Rick Remenders Giant Generator imprint), Bronze Faces (Boom! Studios), and lastly a special exception to the first issue rule for the 43rd special issue of Ice Cream Man.…

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Rocket & Doom Team Up / Captain Planet Returns / Toxic Avenger Saved 1:09:41

19 weeks ago1:09:41

1:09:41

A lot of stuff going on in the world of nerds. In this episode we'll chit-chat about two marvel firsties: Xaviers Secret (which compiles an unlimited infinity series), and Doctor Doom & Rocket Raccoon. In the news, Captain Planet is back in comics, DSTLRY has a funny slip up, Jeff and Galactica are the cover of the week, Cineverse saves the previously doomed Toxic Avenger movie, Amazing Spider-man might be back to basics again, the DOGE doesn't wanna spend money on comic stuff, and more tomfoolery right here... ON FIC!…

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Diamond Isn't Forever! / You Won't Feel a Thing 1:06:23

20 weeks ago1:06:23

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This week the club talks about Diamond distributors, then gets into comic books! We read Behemoth, You Won't Feel a Thing, Astonishing Avengers, When I Lay My Vengeance Upon Thee, New Champions, Aquaman (All In!), and Rogue: The Savage Land

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2024 Retrospective on Comics 1:05:43

21 weeks ago1:05:43

1:05:43

This week the club looks back on 2024 to reminisce about what in the comic book landscape we'll remember this even-numbered year for (for better or worse)!

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Superman Trailer Reactions / Ram V's New Gods 1:11:50

24 weeks ago1:11:50

1:11:50

We spend about 40 minutes talking about a 2-minute trailer, and then get into a handful of comics like a new EC Holiday offering (via Oni), Erica Shultz's Laura Kinney Wolverine, Ram V's New Gods firsty, and MORE! Join us on the Patreon early next week for some Marvel Rivals talk, and some personal comic retrospectives and resolutions before the new year between Vargas and Mike.…

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The City Beneath Her Feet / West Coast Avengers 1:05:31

25 weeks ago1:05:31

1:05:31

This week the club plays a little bit of catch-up! We're covering a couple issues from this week, and taking a look back at some of our favorite books we missed since Thanksgiving. Before comics we're talking about comic book TV shows and the possible end of the CW era. Join us on the Patreon in a few days for some video game talk, package opening, and gift giving!…

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Dread the Halls / Long Cold Winter / Marvel Unlimited 42:24

26 weeks ago42:24

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This week on the First Issue Club, we dive into three incredible topics perfect for comic book fans! First, we review Long Cold Winter from Mad Cave Studios—a gritty noir thriller set in a dystopian future that's sure to chill you to the bone. Then, we deck the halls with horror as we explore Dread the Halls from Image Comics, a spine-tingling festive fright. Finally, we break down the savings and perks of Marvel Unlimited—can this subscription service fuel your comic book obsession without breaking the bank? Tune in for our take on these must-read releases and discover how to make the most of your comic book budget!…

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100 Best Things About Comics... PART 2 49:56

27 weeks ago49:56

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Happy food with family time for those of ya who celebrate. If you don't, I hope you're having a great normal week! This week we're picking up our list at 74, counting down the best 100 things about comic books.

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The Question / Moon Dogs / Rocketfellers 1:09:51

28 weeks ago1:09:51

1:09:51

This week we catch up a bit on last weeks comics, and hit a few firsties out on shelves this week! In the news we chat about 2025s free comic book day offering, the announcement of Predator vs Spider-Man, and Daniel Craig being eyed for SGT Rock!

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100 Best Things About Comics... PART 1 45:44

29 weeks ago45:44

45:44

Today, Greg and Mike start the definitive list of the top 100 things about comics. We're biting off 100 thru 75 this time around! What waits?! Only listeners (or the most diligent of transcript readers) will know!

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Absolute Superman / Batgirl / FML 1:03:01

30 weeks ago1:03:01

1:03:01

This week on First Issue Club we’re Vargasless, but we must persevere. On the bright side, DC comics is making sure we have something to talk about this week! We get into first issues of Absolute Superman, and Batgirl before learning about Kelly Sue DeConnick’s indie offering on Darkhorse called FML! In the [comic book] news: More Joker screen time coming our way, who might be on the newly announced Young Avengers title, more AI in comics, and candy!…

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Something is Killing the Children Special! 50:04

31 weeks ago50:04

50:04

This week we talk about Something is Killing the Children. This is your debrief for what Something is Killing the Childen is, or your resource so you don't have to explain it to your family.

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NYCC / Space Camper / Absolute Wonder Woman 1:15:27

32 weeks ago1:15:27