Batman & The Monster Men: 4/29/25

We're covering the legendary comic book artist, Rob Liefeld, final project with Marvel this week, as he bids farewell to his creation, Deadpool, in grand style with the epic "Deadpool Team-Up"!
Plus if we had all the cash in the world, what comic books would be on our all time "must have" wish lists for our collections? Listen in for some of our selections which may surprise you!
Host: Andy Larson 
Co Hosts: Chad Smith and JA Scott

We take a look at the effects of trauma on superheroes this week with Tom King & Clay Mann's examination of mental health in the DC Universe with "Heroes in Crisis".
Plus what were some of the biggest comic book character reboots or re-imaginings in history? Which ones worked? Which ones failed? We discuss!
Host: Andy Larson 
Co Hosts: Chad Smith, JA Scott, and Mikey Wood

Curious where Marvel's Infinity Gems first came from? We welcome back George from Shortbox Summary to help us explore their origins in these issues of Adam Warlock done by Infinity Gauntlet creator Jim Starlin!
 
Plus we look at the music, movies, tv shows, and comics released at the same time as these issues in September of 1975!
 
Host: Andy Larson
Co Host: Chad Smith and JA Scott
Guest Panelist: George from Shortbox Summary (@shortboxsummary) 

Take to the Skies this week as we review the Eisner award winning "Barnstormers" by Scott Snyder and Tula Lotay!
Plus will this be the final episode with Andy Larson as the host of the Last Comic Shop Podcast? Listen in and find out more!!
 
Host: Andy Larson 
Co Hosts: Chad Smith, JA Scott, Nicole Larson, and Mikey Wood

Change is always good, but is the legendary Steve Ditko's mid 70s run on Shade,the Changing Man, from DC Comics any good? We review this obscure series this week to find out!
Plus we all know Steve Ditko co created not only Spider-Man, but tons of his iconic villains and supporting cast. But who are our favorite Steve Ditko creations outside of the Spidey Mythos? We'll list them on this week's show!
Host: Andy Larson 
Co Hosts: Chad Smith, JA Scott, and Mikey Wood

We're throwing our fans a "Bone" this week with a review of the first two volumes of one of the most beloved comics out there: Bone by Jeff Smith!
Plus we debut a new segment on the show: Blind Rankings! Who are the best Spider-Man writers? What's the Best Batman Movie? See how we rank when we don't know what's coming next!?!
 
Host: Andy Larson
Co Hosts: Chad Smith, JA Scott, & Ethan Larson

You can't silence our discussion this week as we look at the first 11 issues of Cassandra Cain, Batgirl, collected in the book "Silent Knight"!
 
Plus we look at the music, movies, tv shows, and comics released at the same time as this series in February 2000!
 
Host: Andy Larson
Co Host: Chad Smith and JA Scott
Guest Panelist: George from Shortbox Summary (@shortboxsummary) 
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We're hitting the racetracks this week with a tale of robotic daredevils and post apocalyptic shenanigans with "Petrol Head" from Rob Williams and Pye Parr!
Plus a good old fashioned game of "Mash Ups" where we dare to pair Comic Book Characters and Most Iconic Robots in Pop Culture together! The Iron Man Giant? R2-DeadPool? Tune in to see what we come up with!   
Host: Andy Larson 
Co Hosts: Chad Smith and JA Scott

Enter the BWAHAHA era of the Justice League as the Last Comic Shop gang tackles vol. 6 of the historic JM Dematteis/Keith Giffen run of this title! Yep, we are going to Kooey Kooey Kooey Island, kids!!
Plus we debate what is the best format for buying comics if you want to save money in 2025!
 
Host: Andy Larson 
Co Hosts: Chad Smith, JA Scott, and Mikey Wood

We are donning our stars and stripes this week for a double dose of Captain America!
 
First, it's a review of the Captain America: Truth mini series by Robert Morales and Kyle Baker.
Then its time for a movie review with Captain America: Brave New World starring Anthony Mackie and Harrison Ford!
 
Host: Andy Larson
Co Hosts: Chad Smith and JA Scott

In celebration of Black History Month, this week we look at the multiple award winning comic book memoir of the late, great congressman John Lewis with March: Book One, featuring art by Nate Powell.
Plus we play another of our classic comic book related games with "Scenarios" where we dare to ask questions like "Which super hero would be the best host of The Dating Game?" 
 
Host: Andy Larson
Co Hosts: Chad Smith, JA Scott, & Nicole Larson

It's a hard-boiled crime noir tale to start our second month of Season 5 here at the Last Comic Shop as we look at Noir Burlesque by Enrico Marini, recently re-released through Hard Case Crime!
Plus we dip our toes in the the True Crime Podcast waters with a brand new segment called: Four Color Crime! Yes, 4 true crime stories all with a comic book related theme!
 
Host: Andy Larson 
Co Hosts: Chad Smith, JA Scott, Mikey Wood, and Nicole Larson