Episode 061 - January 8, 2023
The Platinum Age of Comics 
aka All of the Other Stuff We Liked In 2023
News of Note
- New Speaker
- Law makers swearing in on comics
- Year End lists and surveys from The Beat, Sktchd, The Comics Journal
3 Amazing New Books
Tyler:
Parker Girls #4, Terry Moore, Abstract Studios
A Calculated Man #4, Paul Tobin, Alberto Alburquerque, Aftershock
Mosely #1, Rob Guillory, Sam Lotfi, Boom!
Tad:
Spy Superb #1, Matt Kindt, Dark Horse
A Calculated Man #4, Paul Tobin, Alberto Alburquerque, Aftershock
Rogue State #2, Matteo Pizzolo, Carlos Granda, Black Mask
Honorable Mentions: Batman #131, Blood Stained Teeth #7, Captain Marvel #45, Fantastic Four #3, Gold Goblin #3, Gotham City: Year One #4, Joe Fixit #1, Kaya #4, Little Monsters #8, Parker Girls #4, Star Trek #3, Star Wars #30, Stillwater #17
Great Responsibility - The Platinum Age of Comics
aka All of the Other Stuff We Liked in 2023
Removed From Consideration to Avoid List Domination:
Saga, Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples, Image
Serial, Parker Girls, Terry Moore, Abstract Studio
Love and Rockets, Jaime Hernandez, Gilbert Hernandez, Fantagraphics
Lazarus, Greg Rucka, Michael Lark, Image
Usagi Yojimbo, Stan Sakai, IDW
Chris Condon & Jacob Phillips:
That Texas Blood
Newburn, Chip Zdarsky, Image
Hell is a Squared Circle, Francesco Biagini, Aftershock
Ed Brubaker:
Reckless: The Ghost in You/Follow Me Down, Sean Phillips, Image
Friday, Marcos Martin, Panel Syndicate/Image
Matt Kindt:
Mind MGMT Bootleg, Farel Dalrymple, Matt Lesniewski, David Rubin, Jill Thompson, Dark Horse
BRZRKR, Keanu Reeves, Ron Garney, Boom!
Apache Delivery Service, Tyler Jenkins, Dark Horse
Cosmic Detective, Jeff Lemire, David Rubin
Brian Michael Bendis:
Pearl III, Michael Gaydos, Dark Horse
Joy Operations, Stephen Byrne, Dark Horse
The Ones, Jacob Edgar, Dark Horse
Justice League
David Marquez, Steve Pugh, Phil Hester, Scott Godlewski, Emanuela Lupacchino, DC
Justice League vs. The Legion of Super-Heroes, Scott Godlewski, DC
Naomi: Season Two, David F. Walker, Jamal Campbell, DC
Kevin Smith:
Maskerade, Andy McElfresh, Dark Horse
Quick Stops, Jeremy Simser, Phil Hester, Ande Parks, Dark Horse
Tom King:
Love Everlasting
Elsa Charretier, Matt Hollingsworth, Clayton Cowles, Everlasting Productions/Image
Human Target, Greg Smallwood, Kevin Maguire, Mikel Janin, Rafael Albuquerque, DC
Batman/Catwoman, Clay Mann, John Paul Leon, DC
Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, Bilquis Evely , DC
Batman: Killing Time, David Marquez, DC
Gotham City: Year One, Phil Hester, DC
Batman: One Bad Day - The Riddler, Mitch Gerads, DC
Danger Street, Jorge Fornes, DC
Dark Crisis: Worlds without a Justice League - Superman, Chris Burnham, DC
Mark Russell:
Superman: Space Age, Mike Allred, DC
My Bad, Bryce Ingman, Peter Krause, Ahoy
Psychoverse, Yanick Paquette, Humanoids
Not All Robots, Mike Deodato Jr., AWA
Deadbox, Benjamin Tiesma, Vault
One-Star Squadron, Steve Lieber, DC
Billionaire Island: Cult of Dogs, Steve Pugh, Ahoy
Traveling to Mars, Roberto Meli, Ablaze
The Wrong Earth: Fame & Fortune, Michael Montenat, Ahoy
Batman: Urban Legends (Hounded), Karl Mostert, DC
Blade: Vampire Nation, Dave Wachter, Marvel
Fantastic Four: Life Story, Sean Izaakse, Marvel
Christopher Cantwell:
The Blue Flame, Adam Gorham, Vault
Iron Man
Julius Ohta, Ibraim Roberson, Angel Unzueta, Lan Medina, Cafu, Ruairi Coleman, Marvel
Briar, German Garcia, Boom!
Star Wars: Obi-Wan
Ario Anindito, Luke Ross, Alessandro Miracolo, Madibek Musabekov, Adriana Melo, Marvel
Regarding the Matter of Oswald’s Body, Luca Casalanguida, Boom!
Gold Goblin, Lan Medina, Marvel
Namor the Sub-Mariner: Conquered Shores, Pasqual Ferry, Marvel
Angel, Daniel Bayliss, Boom!
Jeff Lemire:
Black Hammer
Caitlin Yarsky (Reborn), David A. Robertson (Visions), Stefano Simeone (Last Days), Dark Horse
The Unbelievable Unteens, Tyler Crooks, Dark Horse
Colonel Weird and Little Andromeda, Tate Brombal, Ray Fawkes
Primordial, Bone Orchard Mythos, Andrea Sorrentino, Image
Robin & Batman (DC), Little Monsters (Image), Dustin Nguyen
Cosmic Detective, Matt Kindt, David Rubin
Snow Angels, Jock, comiXology/Dark Horse
Chip Zdarsky:
Stillwater, Ramon K. Perez, Andrew Wheeler, Jason Loo, Ethan Young, Soo Lee, Image
Public Domain, Image
Newburn, Jacob Phillips, Image
Daredevil
Marco Checchetto, Rafael de Latorre, Jorge Fornes, Francesco Mobili, Mike Hawthorne, Marvel
Batman, Jorge Jimenez, DC
The All-Nighter, Jason Loo, comiXology/Dark Horse
Batman: The Knight, Carmine Di Giandomenico, DC
Batman: Urban Legends (Red Hood), Eddy Barrows, DC
Ram V:
The Many Deaths of Laila Starr, Filipe Andrade, Boom!
Aquaman: Andromeda, Christian Ward, DC
Detective Comics, Rafael Albuquerque, DC
Swamp Thing, Mike Perkins, DC
Venom, Al Ewing, Bryan Hitch, Marvel
Carnage, Francesco Manna, Roge Antonio, Marvel
Justice League Dark (backups), Xermanico, Sumit Kumar, DC
Radio Apocalypse, Anand RK, Vault
Near Misses:
Guests:
Kelly Thompson
Black Cloak, Meredith McClaren
Black Widow,
Captain Marvel
Meredith McClaren
Black Cloak
Stone
Doug Wagner
Vinyl, Plush, Daniel Hillyard, Image
Beware the Eye of Odin, Tim Odland, Image
Erica Schultz
Bylines in Blood
Deadliest Bouquet
Joshua Williamson
Dark Ride
Dennis Hopeless
Heart Eyes
Lilly & Generoso
Vessel
Inversion
Chuck Brown
Flawed, Chuck Brown, Prenzy, Image
Jackson Lanzing & Collin Kelly
Star Trek
Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty
John Harris Dunning
Wiper
Karl Christian Krumpholz
The Lighthouse in the City
Steven Cummings
Star Wars
Deniz Camp
20th Century Men
Agent of W.O.R.L.D.E.
Alex de Campi & Tony Parker
Brandenburg School For Boys, Panel Syndicate
Cecil Castellucci
Shifting Earth
Pornsak Pichetshote
The Good Asian, Alexandre Tefenkgi, Image
Jeff Smith
Tuki
Kyle Starks
I Hate this Place
Alex Paknadel
All Against All. Caspar Wijngaard, Image
Fred Van Lente
Jennifer Blood, Vincenzo Federici, Robert CareyDynamite
The Ninjettes, Joe Cooper, Dynamite
DIE!NAMITE Never Dies, Vincenzo Carratu, Dynamite
European:
Treasure of the Black Swan, Paco Roca, Guillermo Van Damme
Yellow Cab, Benoit Cohen, Christophe Chaboute
Gentlemind, Juan Diaz Canales
The Coyote and the Snake, Matz, Philippe Xavier, Europe Comics
The Killer: Affairs of the State, Luc Jacamon, Boom!
Upside Dawn, Jason
Manga:
Look Back, Tatsuki Fujimoto
OGN:
Flung Out of Space: Inspired by the Indecent Adventures of Patricia Highsmith, Grace Ellis
Forest Hills Bootleg Society, Dave Baker, Nicol Goux
Everything is Okay, Debbie Tung
Keeping Two, Jordan Crane, Fantagraphics
Joseph Smith and the Mormons, Noah Van Sciver, Fantagraphics
Two Heads: A Graphic Exploration of How Our Brains Work with Other Brains
Uta Frith, Chris Frith, Alex Frith, Daniel Locke
Sunburn, Paris, Andi Watson, Simon Gane
The Night Eaters, vol. 1: She Eats the Night, Marjorie M. Liu, Sana Takeda
Better Place, Duane Murray, Shawn Daley
Limited Series:
Eat the Rich, Sarah Gailey, Roman Titov, Boom!
Trve Kvlt, Liana Kangas, Scott Bryan Wilson, IDW
Maniac of New York: Bronx is Burning, Elliott Kalan, Andrea Mutti, Aftershock
Old Dog, Declan Shalvey, Image
The Closet, James Tynion IV, Gavin Fullerton
Eight Billion Genies, Charles Soule, Ryan Browne, Image
The Me You Love in the Dark, Skottie Young
Eve, Victor LaValle, Jo Mi-Gyeong
Golden Rage, Chrissy Williams, Lauren Knight
Ongoing:
Miles Morales: Spider-Man, Saladin Ahmed, Luigi Bandini, Christopher Allen, Alberto Foche, Marvel
Adventureman, Matt Fraction, Terry Dodson, Image
Barbaric, Michael Moreci, Nathan Gooden, Vault
Time Before Time
Declan Shalvey, Rory McConville, Joe Palmer, P.J. Holden, Ron Salas, Eric Zawadzki, Chris O’Halloran, Lauren Knight, Image
Wynd, James Tynion IV, Michael Dialynas, Boom!
Department of Truth, James Tynion IV, Martin Simonds, Image
Star Wars, Charles Soule, Ramon Rosanas, et al, Marvel
Killadelphia, Rodney Barnes, Jason Shawn Alexander, Image
Small Press/Self-Published:
Santos Sisters, Greg & Fake, Floating World
3 Books We Hope Will Be Spectacular
Tad:
Know Your Station #2, Sarah Gailey, Liana Kangas, Boom!
Mindset #6, Zack Kaplan, John Pearson, Vault
Avengers: War Across Time #1, Paul Levitz, Alan Davis, Marvel
Book Tad KNOWS is Spectacular:
Black Cloak #1, Kelly Thompson, Meredith McClaren, Image
Collection:
Angel vol. 2, Christopher Cantwell, Daniel Bayliss, Boom!
Graphic Novels:
Dega, Dan McDaid, Oni
The Lonely War of Captain Willy Schultz, Will Franz, Sam Glanzman, Dark Horse
Shubeik Lubeik, Deena Mohamed, Pantheon
Honorable Mentions: All Against All #2, Billionaire Island: Cult of Dogs #3, Blood Stained Teeth #8, Bone Orchard Mythos: Ten Thousand Black Feathers #5, Danger Street #2, Daredevil #7, Dark Ride #4, Gospel #3, Grim #7, Human Target #10, The Life and Death of the Brave Captain Suave #4, Little Monsters #9, Maskerade #4, Miles Morales: Spider-Man #2, Mindset #6, Monica Rambeau: Photon #2, The Ones #3, Specs #3, Star Wars: Darth Vader #30, Star Wars: High Republic #4, Time Before Time #19, Two Graves #3
Tyler:
Mindset #6, Zack Kaplan, John Pearson, Vault Comics
Black Cloak #1, Kelly Thompson, Meredith McClaren, Image Comics
Miles Morales: Spider-Man #2, Cody Ziglar, Federico Vicentini, Marvel
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