This episode has taken longer to publish because once we do, All Comics Considered won’t be recording anymore. And I am not ready for the show to end.

A few months back, we received a cease and desist order from NPR, stating that they have a trademark on the All __ Considered brand. We were given six months to change our name, and we were not required to destroy our archive. When we started this show, we knew this was a possibility.

We never aspired to be like All Things Considered - the flagship news program that provides coverage of daily events. Instead, we wanted to be more like All Songs Considered – the show that describes music and says, “This is cool. Dig this.” What we set out to do was talk about the comics and comics creators that we liked. To have a conversation that wasn’t based on which Batman villain could beat Daredevil, or talk about why THIS version of Spider-man was better than that version. We wanted to talk about why folks may like Daredevil, Spider-man, Letters to Lucardo, Bliss, or the countless other titles we mentioned. We wanted to share a love of comics with as wide an audience as possible and tear down whatever gate held folks back.

I think we did the best we could.

I’m proud of what we accomplished. Our interviews with Ariel from Amalgam Philly, Chip Zdarsky, Ellis Bojar, Pornsak Picetshote, Sean Lewis and Caitlin Yarsky are, in my very biased opinion, some of the best interviews i’ve heard on a comics pod. Our reading series on Fantastic Four, Bone, and Astro City helped us get grounding in why we love this medium. But what matters most, for all of us, was how we were able to use this show to invest in each other. This isn’t the cliché, “it was the friends you made along the way.” We used our show to support each other, inspire each other and encourage each other to do better.

Hannah is living her best life in Pennsylvania and working with survivors of domestic violence.

Tim’s been promoted and has reconnected with his artistic side. And he’s really good at it.

Nick is going to be an amazing counselor who will not shy away from dealing with the issues that most white therapists wouldn’t touch for all the Medicare reimbursement in the world.

Steve is making more music. Hell, you may catch him in a band in the Pacific Northwest soon.

I’m doing grassroots organizing. It doesn’t sound so glamorous, but it means I get to talk to complete strangers about things I’m passionate about – and that’s something I loved about podcasting too.
Speaking of podcasting, Tim, Nick, and I are still thinking about what we’ll do next. However, when it comes to ACC, we’re shutting down. It’s time to do something a little different. Maybe more creative. Maybe more scripted. Maybe less. And while I agree it’s time to move on, I’m not ready to say goodbye.

I love talking about comics. I love reading comics. I love hearing other people get excited about fictional worlds that give them an escape from a scary, toxic place. I love how it brought people into my life like Caitlin,Kelsey, Tom and Joe. I think I love everything about comics except the publishing bullshit, but I can deal with that.

There are a few stories we didn’t get to finish. We never recorded Kingdom Come – maybe the third time would have been the charm. We had a huge piece to do on Immortal Hulk, and I was hoping we’d get to talk to at Al Ewing. I wanted to talk to bring back Sean and Caitlin to talk about books we should be reading. I really wanted to talk about Daredevil with Chip. I wanted to bring in so many colorists and editors to talk about their ideas on storytelling…

I’ll stop talking about comics when I move on from this Earth. I’ll be coordinating with my crew as we figure out what comes next. I know I’ll come back to comics one day – and I hope folks will want to listen to that like you did with...

This week, Marty and Tim do a quick round of what we're reading and think you would get a kick out of! Join us as we talk about current reads and deep dives into the past!

Prophet: W: Graham, A: Milonogiannis, Dalrymple, Roy
The AllNighter: W: Zdarsky, A: Loo
Hellions: W: Wells, A: Carlos, Segovia
Spider-Man: Beyond: W: Ahmed, A: Fornes
Daredevil: Devil's Reign #3 W: Zdarsky, A: Checchetto

Hey there ACCtion heroes! This week, we delve into the Spider-man: No Way Home and the Disney+ show Moon knight. If, like Marty, you haven't been able to hit the theater due to covid, fear not! this is mostly spoiler free!

When it comes to Moon Knight, we dig a bit deeper into Marc Spector, and discuss what we think we're going to see in this upcoming show

In this week's episode, Marty and Tim go back in time and look through some of our favorite comics and comic-book based moments in 2021. We talk about:

Best of 2021:
Reign of X
Daredevil
Spider-Woman
New Mutants
Immortal Hulk
Valkyries
Amazing Fantasy

For our pullbox:
Star Trek: New Prelude
King Conan

This week, Marty and Tim dig deep into the career or artist, writer, and extraordinary human George Pérez. George retired from comics a few years ago, and three weeks ago, he announced that he has terminal cancer.

George's art defined the 80s. He worked mostly for the Big Two, with ground breaking runs on Wonder Woman, Teen Titans, and Avengers. Some of his work is out of print -- seriously WB and Disney, we want our JLA vs Avengers! -- but his influence can be felt far and wide.

It's hard to talk about art on an audio medium, but we're going to give it a shot.

Hey there ACC-tion heroes and happy holidays!

We're starting our deep dive into Hawkeye -- relatively spoiler free! -- just as the show ends on Disney+. We'll go over the connections to the amazing Aja and Fraction run and what this means for the MCU as a whole!

We also dig a little bit into the new Spider-man arc: Beyond!

This week -- which is a few weeks behind -- we delve into what we expect from Spider-man: No Way Home! And we have special guest Nick Fury, who is taking a break from his course work! We also talk about:
Spider-Man: Beyond
Fantastic Four: Life Story
X-men: Morrison/Quietly Run
Sisters of Battle

Hey there Acc-tion Heroes! While Nick is still away working on his masters, Marty and Tim hang out and talk about the comics they're digging. First up, The Thing #1 by acclaimed writer Walter Mosley, artist Tom Reilly, and super star colorist Jordie Bellaire!!
Spoiler alert, it's real good.

We also talk about:

Immortal Hulk #50 by Al Ewing and Joe Bennet
Spoiler: this is also good and Joe Bennet is a fascist.

In this episode, Marty and Tim sit down and reflect that time and dates may not be their strong suit -- but reading comics and appreciating the art form totally is. They'll discuss a handful of writers that you should check out too!

Now, let us be clear: Artists make the words real, and they all deserve top billing. But an audio medium ain't great for a visual art. So we are working on a Twitch Stream that focuses all on the artists. Today's episode maybe about the writers, but we are not forgetting the artists!

Pornsak Picetshote
Jay Edidin also Jay and Miles X-Plain the X-men
Kyle Higgins
Karla Pacheco
Vita Ayala

Hey there ACC-tion heroes! This week your favorite hosts Marty, Tim, and Nick return to the multiverse and talk about the ending of Season 1 of What If!
We go over the Watcher, delve into the build up of the finale, and speculate of what comes next!
Join us as we talk about this beautifully animated show!

Hey there ACCtion heroes!

Sorry we've been quiet. We've had some more illness, more real life work, and some technical difficulties. We hope that's behind us now -- and that we can get some more episodes in the tank in case we need to coast again.
But we aren't here to talk about that. oh no. We saw Shang -Chi and we invited Manuclear Bomb aka Manu to talk about it!

You can find more of Manu's work here:
Twitter
Patreon

Marty /adores/ the Metal Gear Solid -- Podcast Sans Frontieres -- and he hasn't played a metal gear game since the NES days. And yeah, he's also a patron. Check this show out!

Hey there ACCtion heroes! This week, your hosts Marty, Tim, and Nick do a deeper dive into Marvel's What If (episode 3 and 4) and a discussion into the future of marvel video games, including the PS Exclusive titles of Spider-man and Wolverine!
Come for the discussion on how What If carries on the legacy of the What if Brand. Stick around for Marty griping about console exclusive titles!

Hey there ACC-tion heroes! This week, our main story is on Shang-Chi! Tim will walk us through the creation of Marvel's magnificent martial-artist, the martial art lessons included in the black and white publication, and what modern stories do with our hero!

We're talking first episode of Disney+'s 'What if Series and a breakdown of what we know, so far, of 3 World 3 Moons -- a sub stack project helmed by one of our favorites, Jonathon Hickman.

Also, if you don't dig some of substack's writers, may I suggest donating to Brave Space Alliance!

Here's our link to Warriors and Dog Fighters by Del Mundo

Marty

The Problem of Susan and Other Stories

The Hellfire Gala

The Trial of Magneto Hype Train

New Mutants by Ayala and Reis



Tim's:

Beta Ray Bill

Giant Skeletor (see Below)

Kevin Smith's He Man

Snyder Cut of Justice League

We founded All Comics Considered to talk about comics that we love. Our Kirby scale is a tongue-in-cheek response to ratings -- we rate how much we like the book. And over the past six years, when we rated books we didn't like, we talked about why we did not like the book. More often than not, the response was 'this is not for me.'

Until today.
Adam and Zach from Battle of the Atom rate the Draco as the worst X-men story, and I ignored Adam's warning. I read it. Today, we talk about this comic and why it's just so darn bad.

Summer speeds by -- and if we learned anything about Loki is that we wish we could work with the Time Variance Authority to extend it just a little bit. Or maybe head to a timeline where folks wore masks and got vaccinated... But since Kang doesn't exist in the 404, we can't do either of those things. We might as well just recap Loki!

This is a full season recap, so spoilers if you haven't seen it all!

ACC-tion heroes, we shouldn't play favorites...but we will. Sean and Caitlin are some of our super star creators who have been wonderful interviewees. Today, we bring them both back to talk about Bliss' Trade, their new projects: Black Hammer for Caitlin, King Spawn for Sean, and what the future holds.

This week, Marty, Tim, and Nick jump into the new Disney+, Loki. Yes, it's 2 weeks behind -- but this is to give folks time to catch up with the show and see if our predictions are true.

For instance: Who are the Time Lords? (Marty says it's Kangs.) What's going on with the OTHER Loki? Is Owen Wilson's Moebius connected to another Marvel Character?

Join us for discussing a show that we're all pretty excited for!

The best laid plans and scripts of podcasters are often laid waste by real life. So when Nick takes a knee, what do Tim and Marty do? Why, we do another pullbox! This time, also featuring the graphic novel Tim gifted Marty: The Sword of Glass!

First, here's the article from Comics XF that Marty mentioned, written by Ritesh Babu. Read it!

https://www.comicsxf.com/2021/05/17/trinary-the-aesthetics-of-representation/

Secondly, a lockjaw note: Marty kept calling Trinary, "trinity." We apologize for such a mistake and will do better when addressing mutants in the future.

Here's what we're reading!

Thor: Prey -- W: Donny Cates, A: Copiel, C: Wilson

X-Corp: -- W: Howard, A: Duarte

Hellions: -- W: Wells, A: Sergovia

Children of the Atom: -- W: Ayala, A: Chang

Magnificent Ms Marvel: -- W: Ahmed, A:Jung

Fantastic Four: -- W: Slot, A: Silva

Sword of Glass:-- W: Corgiat, A: Zuccheri

X-Men #18: -- W: Hickman, Asrar