The Last Comic Shop Podcast

It's the "Week of JA" at the Last Comic Shop Podcast as we look back at one of our host, JA Scott, favorite comic series from the past with the original run of Archer & Armstrong from Valiant Comics! Plus we take a look back at comic books in the 1990s. From the highest of the highs to the lowest of the lows, we'll cover it all in our discussion about one of the most divisive decades in comics! Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith & JA Scott

We hope to bond with our listeners this week with a double dose of Marvel's most famous alien symbiote: Venom! First, it's a review of the first 12 issues of the Donny Cates/Ryan Stegman run on "Venom". Then its time for a movie review with Venom: The Last Dance starring Tom Hardy! Host: Andy Larson Co Host: Chad Smith Guest Panelist: George from Shortbox Summary (@shortboxsummary) Subscribe to Shortbox Summary here: https://www.shortboxsummary.com

Spend Halloween week with your pals at the Last Comic Shop as we review the massive Vampire Invasion crossover event from Marvel Comics this past year entitled "Blood Hunt"! Written by Jed Mackay with art by Pepe Larraz! Plus we play another of our classic comic book related games with "Scenarios" where we dare to ask questions like "Which super hero's house would you like to trick or treat at?" Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith, JA Scott, & Nicole Larson

We're hunting demons this Halloween season with our review of one of the most popular Manga series out there with the first volume of Demon Slayer by Koyoharu Gotouge! Plus we tackle the hot button debate around Manga and its popularity vs. traditional "American" comics especially among kids! Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith, JA Scott, & Ethan Larson

It's our KING SIZED 200th Episode Extravaganza! Tons of Guests! Tons of Bonus Content! Tons of Watchmen! Yes, to celebrate this magnificent milestone, we are doing a issue by issue review of one of the greatest comic books of all time with "Watchmen" by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons! Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith, JA Scott, Nicole Larson, Ethan Larson, and Mikey Wood Guest Panelist: George from Shortbox Summary (@shortboxsummary) Subscribe to Shortbox Summary here: https://www.shortboxsummary.com Special Thanks to: Shonen Flop Podcast, Beer in Front Podcast, Comic Book Couples Counseling Podcast, Play Comics Podcast, Iron Age of Comics Podcast, Autopod Decepticast, Strange By Nature Podcast, Madison is On The Air Podcast, Ted Sikora from Hero Tomorrow Comics, Benjamin Morse, and Charlton Hero!

We're not Joking around this week as we deliver a double dose of the Clown Prince of Crime for all our listeners! First from Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight we review the haunting tale of "Going Sane" by JM Dematteis & Joe Staton. Then its time for a movie review with Joker: Folie à Deux starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga! Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith & JA Scott Guest Panelist: George from Shortbox Summary (@shortboxsummary) Subscribe to Shortbox Summary here: https://www.shortboxsummary.com

The Last Comic Shop Podcast tackles the sequel to Emil Ferris' Eisner award winning tale of murder and mystery with "My Favorite Thing is Monsters" volume 2! Plus a good old fashioned spooky trivia game sure to give you interesting factoids you can share at your local Halloween party! Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith & JA Scott

More leftovers from the "Year of Chad" this week as we take a look at our co host Chad Smith's favorite run on the God of Thunder told by the legendary Walt Simonson! Plus we pit more mighty Marvel comics against each other tournament style to pick which will be worthy of being our next "Read Pile" selection on a future episode of the Last Comic Shop Podcast! Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith & JA Scott

Go nuts, folks! It's time to tackle a leftover from "The Year of Chad" with the Unbeatable Squirrel Girl volumes 1 & 2 by Ryan North and Erica Henderson! Plus we look back at the music, movies, and other comics released around the time Squirrel Girl issue 1 hit stands back in 2015! Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith & JA Scott Guest Panelist: George from Shortbox Summary (@shortboxsummary) Subscribe to Shortbox Summary here: https://www.shortboxsummary.com

Another wonderful comic book review comes your way this week as we look at the recent ongoing series of "Wonder Woman" by Tom King and Daniel Sampere! Plus with all the recent love around the Gal Gadot movie interpretation of Wonder Woman, we ask what other actor castings in super hero movies have forever changed comics? Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith, JA Scott & Mikey Wood

It's the End of an Era! The Last Comic Shop takes a look at the finale of the multi year story arc in the X-men books known as The Krakoan Age by reviewing "Fall of the House of X, Rise of the Powers of X" by Gerry Duggan, Kieron Gillen & countless more! Plus the gang takes a hard look at the realities of massive comic book crossover events and if they are truly good for the comic book industry as a whole! Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith & JA Scott

Don't sleep on this week's episode of the Last Comic Shop Podcast as we check out a modern interpretation of the classic Golden Age version of the Sandman by Robert Venditti and Riley Rossmo Plus we school you on how to get your own comics bound into customized omnibus collections perfect for your comic book libraries! Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith, JA Scott & Mikey Wood

Rewind to this year's Live Stream For the Cure event as the Last Comic Shop Podcast takes a look at a series that went where no comic fan went before with the Star Trek/X-men Crossover by Scott Lobdell, Marc Silvestri & more! Plus fans challenge us to come up with some of the greatest hypothetical comic book/TV Show mash ups ever! From M*A*S*H* and GI Joe to All in the Family and Howard the Duck, get ready for the hilarity! Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith & JA Scott Guest Host of Live Stream For the Cure: Nicholas Haskins Special Thanks to the Live Stream For the Cure for hosting this year's event!

Going on a Quest this week? We sure are as the Last Comic Shop crew takes a look at one of the longest running fantasy related comic book series out there with Volume 1 of Elf Quest by Wendy & Richard Pini! Plus the results of our recent fan polls which you can vote on weekly out @lastcomicshop on social media, including the winner of this year's Last Soda Shop Tournament Bracket! Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith & JA Scott

It's an Avengers Reunion of Epic proportions as we take a look at the alternate future version of Earth's Mightiest Heroes attempting to stave off a Dystopian nightmare for America in "Avengers Twilight" by Chip Zdarsky and Daniel Acuña! Plus the results of our recent fan polls which you can vote on weekly out @lastcomicshop on social media! Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith & JA Scott

It's a Double, Triple, Quadruple Dose of Deadpool this week as we take a look at the team up of a whole lot of Mercs with Mouths with Deadpool Corps by Rob Liefeld & others! Plus will the MCU be saved by the team up of Deadpool & Wolverine on the big screen? We got our movie review for ya, kids! Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith & JA Scott

We continue our march towards the 2024 Eisner Awards this week with "Beneath the Trees, Where Nobody Sees" by Patrick Horvath nominated for "Best New Series" at this year's awards. Plus hear our predictions for the rest of the winners of comic books most prestigious industry award to be given at San Diego Comic Con later this week! Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith & JA Scott

Travel back to the old west with one of the most legendary comic book series featuring cowboys. Yes, its our review of Blueberry Volume 1 "Chihuahua Pearl" by Jean-Michel Charlier & Jean "Moebius" Giraud Plus we play another round of our classic comic book related games "Scenarios" where we dare to ask questions like "Which super hero would make the best community pool lifeguard?" Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith, JA Scott, & Ethan Larson

We are gearing up for comic book award season with our review of one of the nominees for Best Continuing Series at the 2024 Eisner Awards, Birds of Prey by Kelly Thompson and her gang! Plus hear about many of the awesome comic book creators both past and present that are getting inducted into the Eisner Hall of Fame this year! Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith & JA Scott

Get ready for some fireworks as we continue our annual tradition of covering a Captain America comic series in honor of the Independence Day of America! This year's entry is the team up of Batman & Captain America by John Byrne! Plus we're pitting the most famous soft drink brands against each other in "The Last Soda Shop" tournament bracket challenge! Make sure to vote @lastcomicshop on social media for the winner this week! Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith, JA Scott, & Ethan Larson