Perfect Bound Comic Book Podcast

We start today’s show talking about the fact that tickets for The Panel Jumper **LIVE** Chapter VIII are now live, so go buy your tickets today so Ben and Cole can sleep at night.

Then we talk about House of X and Powers of X. Specifically:
• Why is Marvel rebooting X-Men?
• How well is it selling?
• Is it a true reboot?
• What is Krakoa’s role?
• Do you need to know everything about the X-Men to enjoy it?
...and much more, More, MORE!

Then we transition to a discussion about a weird speculator boom that’s happening right now. Both Comics Dungeon and Corner Comics (and, we’re sure, other stores in the area) are having to deal with early-morning speculators cleaning out the shelf copies of certain comics. This is an issue because Chris and Nicole can’t know which comics the speculators will target when ordering, and so regular customers who can’t visit their local comic shop at 11am on a Wednesday are out of luck if they want to buy that comic. What are the speculators up to? Is this leading to another 90s-era comic bubble? Are the big publishers just being jerks to retail stores? Is it all Bleeding Cool News’s fault? What’s going on here? If you have a theory, let us know at [email protected].

https://ia601508.us.archive.org/18/items/perfectboundep239/PerfectBound_Ep239.mp3

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The Panel Jumper: thepaneljumper.com / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram
Comics Dungeon: comicsdungeon.com / Facebook / Twitter
Corner Comics: cornercomics.com / Facebook / Instagram

Today on Book Report, Cole reviews Kelly Froh’s self-published Walking Uphill.

Ben reviews Star Pig #1 from IDW.

Chris reviews Kaiju Girl Caramelise, Vol. 1 from Yen Press.

And finally, Nicole reviews Fearless Dawn from Asylum Press.

Today on your favorite comic book podcast, Chris, Cole, Ben, and Nicole gather ’round and talk about:

• First wave of McFarlane Toys DC line
• Speaking of Toys, Everett-based Funko is becoming a behemoth
• More speaking of Toys: Disney is protecting their Baby Yoda IP
• In non-toy news, HBO says no more Watchmen after Lindelof steps down
• Catwoman 80th Anniversary 100-page spectacular coming in April
• More details coming out about Empyre

https://ia801402.us.archive.org/1/items/perfectboundep259/PerfectBound_Ep259_.mp3

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The Panel Jumper: thepaneljumper.com / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram
Comics Dungeon: comicsdungeon.com / Facebook / Twitter
Corner Comics: cornercomics.com / Facebook / Instagram

Today on Book Report, Cole and Chris tag team reviews adaptations of H.P. Lovecraft’s At The Mountains of Madness. Cole read the adaptation by Gou Tanabe from Dark Horse Manga, and Chris reviews the adaptation by Ian Culbard from Self Made Hero.

And Nicole reviews Kidz #1 from Ablaze.

Today on a brand-spankin’ new episode, the gang discuss a few snippets from the comics world, including:

• David Bowie bio-comic coming from Insight comics
• A few notable passings should be mentioned: Tom Spurgeon, Gahan Wilson, and Tom Lyle
• Asterix to get US rollout in 2020
• Breena Bard is the first Scholastic graphic novel contest winner to hit print
• Tom King has a controversial opinion on who should ALSO be credited as a creator of Batman
• Channing Tatum in talks to adapt The Maxx

https://ia601507.us.archive.org/25/items/perfectboundep252/PerfectBound_Ep252.mp3

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The Panel Jumper: thepaneljumper.com / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram
Comics Dungeon: comicsdungeon.com / Facebook / Twitter
Corner Comics: cornercomics.com / Facebook / Instagram

Today on Book Report, Cole reviews Farsector from DCs Young Animal.

Nicole reviews Skull-face Bookseller Handa-san from Yen Press

Chris reviews 20XX from Image.

And finally, Cole steps in again and reviews Frankengor by Jon Freeman, Frankie B. Washington, and Thomas Boatwright.

Today’s show is episode 237, regardless of what Ben says at the beginning. Other news topics wherein Ben or others might miss-speak include:

• Disney and Sony are having a dispute about Spider-Man
• Ernie Colon dies at age 88
• Art Spiegelman pulled his Marvel Folio intro after Disney demand he not criticize the president
• Speaking of Disney not making the BEST sociopolitical choices... top-level exec at Disney afraid film that criticizes Nazis might alienate their audience
• Kevin Conroy will finally get to play a live-action Bruce Wayne
• Charlie Adlard says Walking Dead ending was planned as far back as 2015

https://ia601405.us.archive.org/18/items/perfectboundep237/PerfectBound_Ep237.mp3

E-mail us: [email protected]
The Panel Jumper: thepaneljumper.com / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram
Comics Dungeon: comicsdungeon.com / Facebook / Twitter
Corner Comics: cornercomics.com / Facebook / Instagram

Today on Book Report, Cole reviews Joe Ollmann’s The Abominable Mr. Seabook from Drawn and Quarterly.

Chris reviews Chip Zdarsky’s The White Trees #1 from Image.

And finally, Nicole reviews Daniel Warren Johnson’s Murder Falcon from Image.

Today on the show, the gang speculate about what makes a Kickstarter successful other than having Wil Wheaton re-tweet it. Other topics include:

• DC just killed off Vertigo again
• Also, Ink and Zoom now DC Kids
• Frank Miller pulls a “Year One” for Superman
• Doctor Strange ends with #20
• Former employee charged in Denver’s Mile High theft
• A petition was started for Netflix to cancel Good Omens, except...

https://ia601503.us.archive.org/24/items/perfectboundep231/PerfectBound_Ep231.mp3

E-mail us: [email protected]
The Panel Jumper: thepaneljumper.com / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram
Comics Dungeon: comicsdungeon.com / Facebook / Twitter
Corner Comics: cornercomics.com / Facebook / Instagram

Today on Book Report, Nicole reviews Canto #1 from IDW.

Chris reviews HP Lovecraft’s at the Mountains of Madness from Dark Horse.

And finally, Cole reviews Scotto Moore’s Your Favorite Band Cannot Save You from Tor.com.