The Last Comic Shop is a podcast dedicated to saving one of the great literary art forms: Comics! Weekly reviews and recommendations for comic book fans both new and life long! Have a comic book you want us to review? Email us at info@lastcomicshoppodcast.com
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The Last Comic Shop Podcast blasts off with the indie sci-fi series "Bridge Planet Nine" by Jared Throne this week! Plus celebrate those summer movie blockbusters with a trivia game sure to give you interesting factoids you can share with your nerdy friends! Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith & JA Scott Get all of your comic book supplies at 10% off by using Promo Code LCSPOD at Checkout: www.bcwsupplies.com Click to get all your Last Comic Shop Podcast gear & support the shop!
All Things are new again this week as we review John Byrne's recent redux revisiting of his X-men run post Dark Phoenix Saga with "X-Men: Elsewhen Vol.1" by Marvel Arts! Plus we talk about both the current state of Marvel's Mightiest Mutants and the lasting impact of those classic stories from the early 80s! Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith & JA Scott Get all of your comic book supplies at 10% off by using Promo Code LCSPOD at Checkout: www.bcwsupplies.com Click to get all your Last Comic Shop Podcast gear & support the shop!
Dust off your berets and pretend to look intellectual, kids! We are reviewing the artistic tour de force known as "Cages" by Dave McKean. Plus it's an Summertime themed round of our classic game "Mash Ups!" See how we pair classic teenage comic book characters with some of the most well known part time summer jobs with hilarious results! Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith & JA Scott Guest Panelist: Mikey Wood Get all of your comic book supplies at 10% off by using Promo Code LCSPOD at Checkout: www.bcwsupplies.com Click to get all your Last Comic Shop Podcast gear & support the shop!
Walloping Webspinners! We've got Spidey style action this week on the podcast! First, it's a review of the Spider-Man: Brand New Day comic collection featuring stories from Dan Slott, Mark Waid, Zeb Wells & more! Then it's the review of the new Spider-Man: Brand New Day movie starring Tom Holland & Zendeya! Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith & JA Scott Get all of your comic book supplies at 10% off by using Promo Code LCSPOD at Checkout: www.bcwsupplies.com Click to get all your Last Comic Shop Podcast gear & support the shop!
Coming straight from the depths of Hades, its a new take on arguably the most famous female superhero as we review the first volume of Absolute Wonder Woman by Kelly Thompson, Hayden Sherman & more! Plus it's more "Listener Comments" where we comb our various social media & podcasting services for interesting tidbits left by you, our loyal fans! Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith and JA Scott Guest Panelist: Zach Thompson from Thompson's Comic Corner (@thompson2968.bsky.social) Listen to Thompson's Comics Corner on YouTube: youtube.com/@ThompsonComicCorner2968 Get all of your comic book su
We continue our march towards the 2026 Eisner Awards this week with "Out of Alcatraz" by Chris Cantwell and Tyler Crook nominated for "Best Limited Series" at this year's awards. Plus hear our predictions for the rest of the winners of comic books most prestigious industry award to be given at San Diego Comic Con later this week! Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith & JA Scott Get all of your comic book supplies at 10% off by using Promo Code LCSPOD at Checkout: www.bcwsupplies.com Click to get all your Last Comic Shop Podcast gear & support the shop!
Celebrate our 300th episode with this 40th anniversary review of the legendary comic mini series "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns" by Frank Miller. Plus it's time for a game of "Matches" where our contestants try to match comic book related "blanks" with our all star panel of past Last Comic Shop guests! Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith and JA Scott Guest Panelist: Mikey Wood, Ethan Larson, Nicole Larson, Zach Thompson from Thompson's Comic Corner (@thompson2968.bsky.social), and George from Shortbox Summary (@shortboxsummary) Get all of your comic book supplies at 10% off by using Promo
Girl Power! It's all about the Woman of Steel this week! First, it's a review of Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow by Tom King and Bilquis Everly! Then it's the review of the new Supergirl movie starring Milly Alcock & Jason Momoa! Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith & JA Scott Get all of your comic book supplies at 10% off by using Promo Code LCSPOD at Checkout: www.bcwsupplies.com Click to get all your Last Comic Shop Podcast gear & support the shop!
Get ready for some fireworks as we continue our annual tradition of covering a Captain America comic series in honor of the 250th Independence Day of America! This year's entry is Captain America: Operation Rebirth by Mark Waid & Ron Garney! Plus we're pitting the most famous condiments up against each other in "The Last Sauce Shop" tournament bracket challenge! Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith & JA Scott Guest Panelist: Ethan Larson Get all of your comic book supplies at 10% off by using Promo Code LCSPOD at Checkout: www.bcwsupplies.com Click to get all your Last Comic Shop Podcast gea
We are celebrating Mikey Wood's birthday by revisiting the very first time our favorite Pittsburgh based comic creator and aficionado ever stopped by the shop to share in his love of all things funny books! Plus we take a look at Torpedo Volume 1 collecting the various crime noir gangster stories of one of comic book's most famous hitmen by Enrique Sanchez Abuli, Jordi Bernet, and Alex Toth. Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith & JA Scott Guest Panelist: Mikey Wood Get all of your comic book supplies at 10% off by using Promo Code LCSPOD at Checkout: www.bcwsupplies.com Click to get all your
We are getting gothic this week celebrating the return of the legendary comic book creator Mike Mignola to both story and art with his book "Bowling with Corpses & Other Strange Tales from Lands Unknown"! Plus we announce the 2026 nominees for induction into the prestigious Eisner Award Hall of Fame for comics! Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith & JA Scott Get all of your comic book supplies at 10% off by using Promo Code LCSPOD at Checkout: www.bcwsupplies.com Click to get all your Last Comic Shop Podcast gear & support the shop!
By The Power of Grayskull! It's a double dose of Masters of the Universe with this late entry to Movie "May"hem 2026! First, it's a review of the original Masters of the Universe mini series from DC Comics released in 1982! Then it's the review of the new Masters of the Universe movie starring Nicholas Galitzine, Camila Mendes and Jared Leto! Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith & JA Scott Get all of your comic book supplies at 10% off by using Promo Code LCSPOD at Checkout: www.bcwsupplies.com Click to get all your Last Comic Shop Podcast gear & support the shop!
Dust off your fedora and oil up those web shooters as we take a look at the latest adventures of Spider-Man Noir in comic book form! That's right, it's the Gwen Stacy Affair mini series written by Erik Larsen! Plus we welcome back Jon Engel, the Regional Manger of New Dimension Comics & show runner of the annual Pittsburgh based 3 Rivers Comic Con to talk about this year's event! Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith & JA Scott Guest Panelist: Jon Engel Check out Pittsburgh's 3 Rivers Comic Con: https://3riverscomicon.com/ Find a New Dimension Comics Store Location: http://ndcomics.com/ Get a
Movie "May"hem 2026 comes to a close this week with a double dose of the Caped Crusader: Batman! First up, its volume two of the highly acclaimed Absolute Batman series by writer Scott Snyder and artist Nick Dragotta which you can find in comic stores under "Abomination"! Then, it's the Ultimate edition version of 2016 movie "Batman v. Superman, Dawn of Justice" directed by Zack Synder! Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith and JA Scott Guest Panelist: Ethan Larson Get all of your comic book supplies at 10% off by using Promo Code LCSPOD at Checkout: www.bcwsupplies.com Click to get all your
Welcome back Last Comic Shop Fans! It's time to help kick off your summer season right by introducing the latest in the Last Comic Shop Podcast's collection of past episodes all linked together in one extended play mix! Every May over at the Last Comic Shop, the gang celebrates the unique relationship between comic books and the cinema by showcasing comics and those movies that feature the same characters in an event they like to call "Movie Mayhem". So for this mega pack, get ready to grab an extra large popcorn and settle into these comic book/movie review combos including: 1) The V for Vend
All Aboard! We're keeping Movie "May"hem on the tracks this week with our review of SnowPiercer, the post apocalyptic tale of a train keeping the last of humanity alive amid a frozen wasteland! First up is the original 1982 French graphic novel written by Jacques Lob and illustrated by Jean-Marc Rochette. Then, we review the 2013 movie by Academy Awarding director, Bong Joon-ho, starring Chris Evans & John Hurt! Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith and JA Scott Get all of your comic book supplies at 10% off by using Promo Code LCSPOD at Checkout: www.bcwsupplies.com Click to get all your Las
We're getting Quacky this week with our annual Movie "May"hem event pairing movies & the comic books they were inspired from! Yes, it's the first 8 issues of the 1970s comic book series "Howard the Duck" written by Steve Gerber! Plus we look back at one of the most infamous comic book adaptations of all time with the 1986 Howard the Duck movie starring Lea Thompson and Tim Robbins! Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith & JA Scott Guest Panelist: Mikey Wood Get all of your comic book supplies at 10% off by using Promo Code LCSPOD at Checkout: www.bcwsupplies.com Click to get all your Last Comi
We're kicking off Movie "May"hem 2026 this week! Our month where we pair comics and the movies inspired by them. First up, its Volume One of the highly acclaimed Lone Wolf & Cub manga by writer Kazuo Koike and artist Goseki Kojim which you can find in comic stores under "The Assassin's Road"! Then, it's the 1972 Lone Wolf & Cub movie "Baby Cart in Peril" featuring Tomisaburo Wakayama and Yoichi Hayashi! Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith and JA Scott Guest Panelist: Ethan Larson Get all of your comic book supplies at 10% off by using Promo Code LCSPOD at Checkout: www.bcwsupplies.com Click
We are boldly going where no comic book podcast has gone before this week with our review of the Star Trek mini series "Red Shirts" by Chris Cantwell & Megan Levens! Plus, we take a look back at years worth of our fans feedback of various past episodes with a new segment we call "Listener Comments"! Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith and JA Scott Get all of your comic book supplies at 10% off by using Promo Code LCSPOD at Checkout: www.bcwsupplies.com Click to get all your Last Comic Shop Podcast gear & support the shop!
What would the DC Universe be without Superman? We hopefully will get answers to that with this week's Read Pile Review of "Justice League of America: The Nail" by Alan Davis & Mark Farmer! Plus it's another round of our fan favorite game "Scenarios" where we dare ask the question: Which Superhero would be the best at being a Barbecue Cookout Grill Master? Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith & JA Scott Guest Panelist: Mikey Wood Get all of your comic book supplies at 10% off by using Promo Code LCSPOD at Checkout: www.bcwsupplies.com Click to get all your Last Comic Shop Podcast gear & supp
Take a deep dive into one of the most acclaimed graphic novels released in 2025 as we test our mythological mettle against "Drome" by Jesse Lonergan! Plus another round of our most popular comic book related game: Blind Rankings! Who's the Most Powerful Female Super Hero? What's the most important position in baseball? See where we rank things when we don't know what selection is coming next!! Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith, JA Scott Guest Panelist: Nicole Larson Get all of your comic book supplies at 10% off by using Promo Code LCSPOD at Checkout: www.bcwsupplies.com Click to get all
It's the Team Up of Century! Finally after decades, two of comic book most well known characters in Superman & Spider-Man join forces in a collection of stories done by a host of amazing creators! We cover them all in this exciting look at Superman/Spider-Man Issue 1! Plus, with Marvel and DC playing nice again, we talk about our wish list for upcoming crossovers between these two historic comic book companies! Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith and JA Scott Get all of your comic book supplies at 10% off by using Promo Code LCSPOD at Checkout: www.bcwsupplies.com Click to get all your Last
We're wrapping up one Last Comic Shop month long event by teasing the next one! Yes, it's a preview of our upcoming Movie "May"hem month where we pair comics and the movies inspired by them. First up, its Volume One of the highly acclaimed Punisher: Max series by writer Garth Ennis and artist Lewis Larosa which you can find in comic stores under "In the Beginning"! Then, it's the 2008 Punisher: War Zone movie featuring the late Ray Stevenson & Dominic West. Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith and JA Scott Guest Panelist: Ethan Larson Get all of your comic book supplies at 10% off by using P
On the heels of the hit second season of Daredevil: Born Again, we are using our fourth pick for the Merry Marvel March Society to take a closer look at the Man Without Fear! Only it's an OLD MAN Without Fear as we review Daredevil: Cold Day in Hell by Charles Soule and Steve McNiven! Plus we welcome fellow comic book podcaster, Zach Thompson, from Thompson's Comic Corner to chat about the current state of Marvel Comics...for better and for worse! Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith and JA Scott Guest Panelist: Zach Thompson from Thompson's Comic Corner (@thompson2968.bsky.social) Listen to
We are hoping to get lucky with this week's pick for the Merry Marvel March Society! It's the dystopian future of the Marvel 616 with "Earth X" by Jim Kruger, Alex Ross, and John Paul Leon! Plus we look at the movies and comics released at the same time as issue 1 of this series in January of 1999! Host: Andy Larson Co Hosts: Chad Smith and JA Scott Guest Panelist: George from Shortbox Summary (@shortboxsummary) Get all of your comic book supplies at 10% off by using Promo Code LCSPOD at Checkout: www.bcwsupplies.com Click to get all your Last Comic Shop Podcast gear & support the shop!
