Best Bill Zanowitz Podcasts (2025)

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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #322: T(urkey)-Spheres with Gravy 2:03:36

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One more new Comic Book Bears Podcast audio episode for November! Recorded on a livestream before Thanksgiving 2025 but hitting your ear buds after, Bill Z, Steve and Caleb discuss some of the comics they were thankful to have read recently - the origin expanding Mr. Terrific: Year One (DC), the spicy sci-fi romance of Maria Llovet's Artificial (Im…

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Comic Book Bears Issue #321: Alcatraz Avengers vs Spider-Outlaw Academy 1:59:18

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Time for another Comic Book Bears audio episode from one of our recent livestreams! And this time Steve, Caleb and Billy Z have a whole bunch of cool books in this comic roundtable! And it kicks off with Deadpool/Batman #1, the first new Marvel/DC crossover in 21 years! We have more Marvel books on the docket with Avengers #s 29 and 30 as well as t…

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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #320: Bears Say Boo! 2:35:30

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We are almost at Halloween and the CBB boys are back with another new audio episode! Since the last episode was horror themed, we opted to travel down our familiar round table route for this one. Join us to hear Caleb, Bill Z and Steve talk about a host of new comics! Both DC and Marvel have new crossover events starting up so we first discuss DC K…

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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #319: Horror Comics on the Big Screen! 2:04:07

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It's spooky season and to pay tribute to that, on this new Comic Book Bears Podcast audio episode Steve and Bill Z head to the movies to talk about films based on horror comic from the past six decades! Among the many films discussed on the episode are Tales from the Crypt (1972), The Vault of Horror (1973), Swamp Thing (1982), The Crow (1994), Spa…

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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #318: Go, Speed-er Gwen, Hulk Smash the Justice League! 2:00:17

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It's another roundtable of recent comics with your hairy heavy funnybook reading homos as we say goodbye to September! Hit play to hear Steve, Caleb and Bill Z opine on new series like Cheetah and Cheshire Rob the Justice League (DC), All-New Spider-Gwen: The Ghost Spider (Marvel) and Speed Racer (Mad Cave!) We also discuss the touching done-in-one…

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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #317: Batman v TNF: Most Smartest Priorities 1:49:45

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We have reached the end of another month and that means more Comic Book Bears Podcast audio episodes! This time around the principal focus is on the new Batman #1, the relaunch of the title from writer Matt Fraction with superstar artist Jorge Jiménez! Establishing a new status quo for the Caped Crusader and his home city of Gotham, Batman #1 from …

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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #316: The Dog (or Pup) Days of Summer 2:02:13

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We have reached the symbolic end of Summer 2025 and the CBB Boys are back with a new audio episode. Caleb, Bill Z and Steve reconvene to discuss a set of new comics and graphic novels as we close out August. We have the Big Two represented by this year's Titans Annual from DC with Donna Troy in the spotlight with a story written and drawn by Phil J…

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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #315: The Fantastic Four: First Steps 2:08:06

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The CBB Boys head back to the movies, this time for for The Fantastic Four: First Steps!!! TFF:FS is the 37th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe franschise and the second reboot of the Fantastic Four for the cinema. The film was directed by Matt Shakman and features an ensemble cast including Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and …

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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #314: The Bear Cave of Terror - JAWS!!!!! 1:50:11

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This new Comic Book Bears Podcast audio episode is a little bit different. We were down to two bears in the cave this week so we elected to use this time together as a "backdoor pilot" for Steve Mowry's new horror-centered podcast The Bear Cave of Terror. BCOT will be available in its own feeds going forward but with Bill Z as the first of Steve's …

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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #313: Superman 2025 Movie Review 2:21:20

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We could not wait to bring you this episode!!! Superman, the new film, is written and directed by James Gunn and is the kickoff movie for the new DC Universe media franchise! David Corenswet stars as Superman/Clark Kent, alongside Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor along with Edi Gathegi, Anthony Carrigan, Nathan Fillion, I…

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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #312: Wrapping Up HeroesCon 2025 2:01:07

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To finish out Pride Month we have another new Comic Book Bears Podcast audio episode! Bill Z and Steve share their HeroesCon experience in Charlotte in the beginning of the episode. And though Caleb was not with them for the con, he is back with them on the mic to discuss a series of new books! We first cover this year's Pride Month anthology offer…

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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #311: Heroes Before Heroes 53:00

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New Comic Book Bears Podcast audio episode! On June 19th, CBB boys Steve and Bill Z were actually together in the same place for this mini-episode previewing HeroesCon in Charlotte which ran from June 20th-22nd! Though sadly Caleb-less, hit play to hear what we had planned for the con ... and you won't have to wait too long for the follow-up as our…

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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #310: Summertime and the Readin's Easy 2:14:19

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We move into a new season and the Comic Book Bears are back with this new summer-sized audio episode! Hit play to hear Steve, Caleb and Billy Z talk about a number of new books and graphic novels! From the Big Two we explore the newest iteration of Giant-Size X-Men from Marvel and DC's The Power Company Re-Energized #1. On the independent side of t…

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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #309: May Melee Madness! 2:11:30

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The CBB boys (Bill Z, Steve and Caleb) say farewell to Spring with the end of the Merry Month of May and look forward to Summer with this new audio episode! After an opening tangent salvo about Diamond's bankruptcy and all that brings, toys and tariffs and ... um ... the 2008 Guns N' Roses album Chinese Democracy, our fellas finally get focused on …

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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #308: Marvel's Thunderbolts* 2:27:51

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The CBB Boys head back to the movies and discuss Thunderbolts*, the 36th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe on this latest audio episode! The movie is directed by Jake Schreier and stars an (amazing) ensemble cast including Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, Wyatt Russell, Olga Kurylenko, Lewis Pullman, David Harbour, Hannah John-Kamen and Julia Lou…

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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #307: Star Wars Special 2025 - Andor and Much More! 2:00:06

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It is hard to believe that it has been over four years since our special group of Star Wars fans (Mike Lovins and Craig Lantz joining CBB regulars Steve Mowry and Bill Zanowitz) have been gathered around the mic together, so we are thrilled to bring this Force Sensitive Foursome back on this new audio episode! We very recently saw the second season…

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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #306: Spring Manga-Fest-A-Palooza 25!!!! 2:12:57

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It has been a few years since we had a Comic Book Bears Podcast episode wholly dedicated to manga and figured it was time for a new one! So hit play to join in on 2+ hours of chatter about some great works, old and new, that have come out of Japan! The CBB Boys - Bill Z, Steve and Caleb - have chosen Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, Wild Strawberry, …

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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #305: Everything's Coming Up Comics! 2:06:03

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Spring has sprung and March is in its "out like a lamb" phase and the CBB Boys (Steve, Caleb and Bill Z) are back with a new audio episode! For a change there is a good deal of comics related news between Diamond's auction completing, the cast roll out for Avengers: Doomsday and the New History of The DC Universe and we cover each of these at the b…

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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #304: A Warm Fusion of Green Lantern Ashes 2:13:14

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Through new tattoos, foot injuries and holding down the fort at home, Bill Z, Steve and Caleb return with another new Comic Book Bears audio episode! After a little bit of catching up with each other and a little bit of news (a new DC/Marvel crossover planned for the summer, Daredevil: Born Again), the CBB Boys dive into comic talk. And it's a vari…

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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #303: Captain America - Brave New World 2:07:39

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It's back to the movies for the Comic Book Bears on this new podcast audio episode! The film this time is Captain America: Brave New World! It is the 35th entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise, directed by Julius Onah starring Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson/Captain America alongside Danny Ramirez, Shira Haas, Carl Lumbly, Xosha Roquemore, …

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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #302: Super Bears and Super Bowls! 2:02:22

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Time for a new Comic Book Bears Podcast audio episode! Steve, Caleb and Billy Z reconvene for two hours of four color funnybook talk! On the docket this time are a few news items (Diamond's bankruptcy, Marvel Studios not inviting Rob Liefeld to an afterparty) followed by a half dozen books we wanted to spotlight. Hit play and hear about what we tho…

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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #301: Going (DC) All In As The World Freezes 2:14:52

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The Comic Book Bears podcast goes All In this time around in our new audio episode! As much of the US is contending with a January winter freeze, Bill Z, Steve and Caleb once again huddle around the mic. And after a deep dive into recent news (specifically Diamond Comic Distributors filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and the allegations by various wo…

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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #300: The Big 300 With Two Kickstarters! 2:33:53

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The CBB Boys are thrilled to bring you the audio version of their 300th episode! And for this anniversary they welcome back to the show a very familiar name and a great friend - writer Richard Rivera! Richard is here to chat about his new Kickstarter for the latest Stabbity Bunny project: a remastered version of Stabbity Ever After #1 which takes S…

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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #299: A Little Bit of Superman, A Big Hunk of Kraven and The Best of 2024! 2:09:41

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This new Comic Book Bears audio episode is our last episode of 2024 and a loaded one it is! The CBB trio of Caleb, Bill and Steve are all on hand to chat about a whole bunch of things! The teaser trailer for the upcoming Superman film written and directed by James Gunn dropped on December 19th and this turned out to be a very big deal. We opine on …

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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #298: Woofs Into Winter! 2:09:30

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The Comic Book Bears shake off the snow and ice from their fur ... well, two of them do at least ... to regroup to chat about some new comics now that winter has hit! One of them is DC's Absolute Wonder Woman! Three more of them are from Image: The Department of Truth, Falling on Love on the Path to Hell and Grommets! Another is a new interpretatio…

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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #297: This is Absolute-ly the Worst Timeline! 1:59:12

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In our first Comic Book Bears audio episode recorded after the US election, the CBB boys (Bill Z, Caleb and Steve) spend the first few minutes talking about the results and the state of the nation. We then (mercifully) put that to the side to chat about some recent comics. And what a line up we have! Absolute Superman #1! DC Horror Presents Creatur…

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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #296: Dazzled and All In!!! 1:45:55

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New Comic Book Bears audio episode! For the first time in ages it is just Big Two books this time around as Caleb, Steve and Bill Z reconvene to talk about recent additions to Marvel's X-Men line and DC's most recent soft relaunch! Who are the Exceptional X-Men? Which recent X students are featured in the NYC set NYX? Why is Dazzler going back out …

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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #295: Back from Baltimore!!! 2:02:41

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We are catching up on our backlog so this next Comic Book Bears audio episode dates back to this past September 26th when Bill and Steve had just returned from Baltimore Comic Con! BCC is one of the best comic book conventions out there and we have been past guests of the con as press for a number of years, so it was a thrill to return to Inner Har…

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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #294: The Silver Age of Comics!!! 2:11:09

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The CBB Boys are back but this time they are focused on one era of comic books in this new audio episode! Set the controls for the 1950s and 1960s as we discuss some of our favorite books published during the Silver Age of Comic Books. The Silver Age is considered to cover the period from 1956 to 1970 and it was a time where the concept of the supe…

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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #293: With Very Special Guest, Comedian Jeff Klein!!! 1:51:28

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On this latest Comic Book Bears audio episode, we emphasize the "Comic" part of our show title to welcome to the show queer comedian Jeff Klein!!! While talking about not fitting into his communities or clothes anymore, Jeff has performed at comedy clubs and festivals from coast to coast. This Florida-born comic is the host of the online shows Beer…

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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #292: Deadpool and Wolverine! 1:50:16

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As we enter into Labor Day weekend, the CBB boys are providing one more audio episode for you this month and this time it is our review of Deadpool and Wolverine!!! D and W is the 34th Marvel Cinematic Universe film and finds Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman reprising their respective title roles! It is directed by Shawn Levy and also stars Emma Corr…

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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #291: The News from SDCC and a Whole Lotta Comics! 1:55:37

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Recorded back on 7/25/2024 and finally available as our new audio episode, this show finds the CBB Boys (Caleb, Steve and Billy Z) recounting what the big news items were from this past San Diego Comic Con. Additionally, a bunch of new comic books come under our ursine analysis. Hit play to hear our opinions about new series like Phoenix (Marvel), …

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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #290: Welcome back, Steve Bryant! (And welcome all to Undead or Alive!!) 2:27:31

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It's a new Comic Book Bears Podcast audio episode!! And we are thrilled to bring back to the show our most frequent guest, the one and only Steve Bryant!! This time around Steve sits down to talk with us about his successful Kickstarter campaign for Undead or Alive! The upcoming graphic novel that Steve wrote with art by Jason Millet and Patrick Mc…

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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #289: Our HeroesCon Wrap Up and A Bunch of New Comics with Special Guest Brian Newberry! 2:06:33

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New Comic Book Bears audio episode! HeroesCon 2024 a few weeks ago marked the very first time that the current roster of CBB Boys - Bill Z, Steve and Caleb - were all under the same roof IRL! And to recount what went down in Charlotte we are once again joined by special guest Brian Newberry of the Comics Discourse 114 podcast! Apart from the con wr…

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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #288: A Splash of Pride, a Heroes Con Preview and a Whole Lotta Brian Newberry! 2:11:49

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On this new Comic Book Bears Podcast audio episode, we are joined by Brian Newberry of the Comics Discourse 114 podcast! Though we have been friends with Brian for many many years, this is the first time he has joined us on our show! Hit play and listen in as Caleb, Bill Z and Steve talk with Brian about how he got into comics and what all four of …

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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #287: The One Recorded Just Before Memorial Day 2024 2:02:22

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Time for a new Comic Book Bears audio episode! On May 23rd the regular CBB crew (Steve, Caleb and Bill Z) convened to once again chat about the funnybooks. After a few tangents (Memorial Day weekend plans, our favorite Rolling Stones songs, prepping for HeroesCon) the boys finally sashay over to the virtual spinner rack in the Bearcave. Among the b…

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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #286: The One With Jon Runyan and Randy Faustino of Bamboo Panel Studios! 2:00:03

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On this new Comic Book Bears Podcast audio episode we are thrilled to talk with two of the folks behind new indie publishing company Bamboo Panel Studios and their Kickstarter campaign for the first project, Kosmotrope! BPS CEO Jon Runyan is a long time friend of the show and past guest and he appears along with BPS Editor-in-Chief Randy Faustino! …

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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #285: X-Men '97 and More Marvelous Mutants with Special Guest Tony Gilkinson! 2:16:17

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"X-Men '97" premiered on Disney+ on March 20th, 2024 and this series continues the storyline for the 1990s "X-Men: The Animated Series" and details the plight of the team as they face new challenges following the apparent death of their leader, Professor X. Hit play and you will hear Steve and Bill Z discuss the first few episodes and joining in th…

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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #284: Once Again, Nottingham's David Hazan 2:08:44

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Hey kids - it's another new Comic Book Bears audio episode and we are thrilled to welcome back to the show our Ursine Operative from Oz, the Koala of Comics himself Nottingham scribe David Hazan!! Nottingham is on its 11th issue which is the start of the thrilling final arc of the series! David talks with us about what is ahead as the Sheriff retur…

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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #283: The CBBears in Spring! 2:24:11

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The weather is getting warmer and the CBB boys have more comics to talk about! After covering some news items Steve, Caleb and Bill Z chat about some recent favorites of theirs including the end of the X-Men's Krakoa era books Rise of the Powers of X and Fall of the House of X (Marvel), Wonder Woman (DC), Outsiders (DC), The N Word of God (Fantagra…

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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #282: With Special Guest Corissa Grant (Worthy Chaos Redemption) 1:37:03

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Time for another new audio episode based on our spotlighting of indie creators on our video livestream! On this episode (recorded on March 7th) we are very pleased to welcome for her first time on the podcast writer Corissa Grant! Corissa introduces us to her horror comic series, Worthy Chaos: Redemption!! The project just had another successful Ki…

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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #281: With Special Guests Amanda Kahl and Jeremy Flagg 2:22:38

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Over the past few weeks we spotlighted indie creators on our video livestream and now those episodes are being made available as audio episodes! First up (recorded on February 22nd) we are very pleased to welcome for their first time on the podcast artist Amanda Kahl and writer Jeremy Flagg, co-creators of the comic "I Am The First". Caleb and Stev…

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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #280: Yes, Ultimate Spider-Man #1 Really Is That Good!!! 1:34:28

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A bunch of bears and a bunch of new comics - yes, it's another new Comic Book Bears audio episode! Hit play and hear Steve, Caleb and Bill Z chat about a very important bit of recent comic industry news - the mass exodus of artists from Cadence Comic Art - and then onto the comic book talk with time dedicated to Ultimate Spider-Man (Marvel), The Sc…

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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #279: The One Where They Talked About The Super Bowl Before The Super Bowl 1:21:15

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Finally, it's a new Comic Book Bears Podcast audio episode! Hit play and hear the CBB boys (Bill Z, Steve and Caleb) talk about comics like Superman: Lost, Kneel Before Zod, the new Duke and Cobra Commander books from Image/Skybound's G.I. Joe line and - remember we are a queer podcast - Killer Queens 2! The boys also get caught up with each other …

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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #278: Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom Review! 1:20:17

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Two of the CBB boys (Bill Z and Steve) were able to sneak in one last livestream in 2023 and here it is now as the first Comic Book Bears Podcast audio episode of 2024! And it's all about the King of the Seven Seas! Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is the 15th film and final installment in the DC Extended Universe movie series and that's what we chat a…

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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #277: Queering Wolverine with Dr. Christopher Michael Roman! 2:20:24

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We are thrilled to welcome back to the show for our final full length episode of 2023 Dr. Christopher Michael Roman! Dr. Roman is a Professor of English at Kent State University and he specializes in Comics Studies and the Graphic Novel, LGBTQ+ Literature and Queer Theory. The Professor is here to talk about his book Queering Wolverine in Comics an…

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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #276: Doctor Who and the Comic Book Connection 2:11:56

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The end of this year saw a number of Doctor Who specials hit the television screens and the first was The Star Beast! But did you know it was based on a comic book? Hit play to hear the Comic Book Bears boys discuss the original "The Star Beast" comic story written by Pat Mills and drawn by Dave Gibbons in 1980 as well as the 2023 live action inter…

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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #275: Special Guest John Horsley and his book Jonly Nonly!! 2:29:12

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We are thrilled to welcome back to the show comic creator John Horsley!!! John had previously appeared on our show to discuss his horror themed Eynes Anthology a few years back and this time he is here to discuss his Kickstarter campaign for a very different type of book! Jonly Nonly began life as a comedic webcomic back in 2008 that John created b…

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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #274: The Marvels Movie Review 1:19:12

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It's another trip to the movies for the Comic Book Bears on this new audio episode as Bill Z, Caleb and Steve discuss The Marvels! The film is the 33rd film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise. The Marvels was directed by Nia DaCosta and stars Brie Larson as Captain Marvel/Carol Danvers, Teyonah Parris as Monica Rambeau, Iman Vellani as Ms. …

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Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #273: Falling Into Comics 2:05:43

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Join the Comic Book Bears boys as fall is fully in gear! Steve, Bill and Caleb are all back on the mic and kick off this latest audio episode with a post-Halloween-mostly-about-horror-movies opening tangent salvo and follow that up with some comic book (and a tiny bit of non-comic book) related news. The CBBers then movie over to that funnybook rou…