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TLDR Comic Book Club
BackCrackah and FryGuy provide the local comic shop feel in podcast form. The guys talk about weekly releases and other news from the comic book world, along with past series you may need to revisit.
ALSO, be on the lookout for the occasional FriarSide Chat when the guys are joined by creators from the industry — ranging from titans to new names who caught BackCrackah or FryGuy's eye.
November 2024 Solicit
Doc and Friar go through all the new comics hitting shelves in November, highlighting the stories they're most excited for.
01:08:1406/11/2024
Universal Monsters: Dracula & Sacred Lamb (105)
Doc discusses a new spin on a classic horror monster.
Friar shares a new slasher story that takes quite a few turns.
01:02:1630/10/2024
Crave & Monsters Are My Business (104)
Spooky season continues as Doc dives into CRAVE while Friar goes through a Dark Horse title that'll leave you wanting more.
01:16:4323/10/2024
Crocodile Black & Somna (103)
Doc is ready to sink his teeth into a BOOM title that just recently wrapped up.
Friar makes TLDR history, discussing the first DSTLRY book on the show!
01:14:5616/10/2024
The One Hand + The Six Fingers & Denizen (102)
Doc kicks off spooky season with a pair of titles that told one story (you read that right).
Friar opens up his scary slate with a family horror.
01:02:2809/10/2024
October 2024 Solicit
Doc & Friar kick off spooky season by looking ahead to all the comic books coming out in October.
01:39:2902/10/2024
C.O.W.L. & Ain't No Grave (101)
Doc & Friar are back to the main line with a pair of Image Comics titles!
01:08:0725/09/2024
Negative Space Comics - Short Comics Competition Finalists Announcement
After having the honor of serving as judges, Doc and Friar have the privilege of announcing the finalists from Negative Space Comics' Short Comics Competition. Joined by Negative Space Comics Co-Founder and AWA Studios Director of Marketing, Nahuel F.A., they break down the 10 titles that made the cut.
Listeners can read the titles FOR FREE as an anthology series when it's live on negativespacecomics.com, along with the 2022 & 2023 anthologies. (Also available via linktr.ee/NegativeSpaceComics.)
01:20:2116/09/2024
Benjamin Percy discusses HELLVERINE's future
Benjamin Percy makes his return to discuss HELLVERINE (new series in December) and look back on his GHOST RIDER and WOLVERINE runs.
01:00:3212/09/2024
NEW COMICS 9-11-24
Doc and Friar go through all the new comics hitting shelves this week ahead of a pair of Friar Side chats!
31:3211/09/2024
September 2024 Solicit
Doc & Friar go through all the new comics hitting shelves in September.
01:32:4604/09/2024
Gary Moloney discusses WHEN THE BLOOD HAS DRIED
Gary Moloney makes his TLDR debut to discuss his Mad Cave title, WHEN THE BLOOD HAS DRIED. Find the single issues now if you can — the trade hits shelves in November (let your LCS know)!
01:01:5830/08/2024
NEW COMICS 8-28-24
Doc & Friar discuss the new comics hitting shelves this week ahead of another Friar Side chat!
42:2228/08/2024
The Last Wardens - Amit Tishler and Elliot Sperl
Amit Tishler and Elliot Sperl join the guys to talk about their can't-miss Mad Cave title, THE LAST WARDENS!
01:03:3626/08/2024
NEW COMICS 8-21-24
Doc & Friar go through all the new comics hitting shelves this week!
56:1321/08/2024
Criminal & The Devil That Wears My Face (100 - GIANT SIZED TLDR)
FINALLY! TLDR hits 100 main line episodes! The guys go through their 100th pair of reviews, and take some time to look back on what the show has done.
Miss out on Friar's WIDOWMAKER in Scott Snyder Presents: The Cloakroom #1? You can pick up a copy by backing the campaign for the #2 issue here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thornycomics/the-cloakroom-1-2-the-anthology-series-is-back/description
01:30:5515/08/2024
NEW COMICS 8-14-24
Before a milestone episode of TLDR, Doc & Friar go through all the new comics hitting shelves this week!
Miss out on Friar's WIDOWMAKER in Scott Snyder Presents: The Cloakroom #1? You can pick up a copy by backing the campaign for the #2 issue here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thornycomics/the-cloakroom-1-2-the-anthology-series-is-back/description?ref=discovery_newest
31:2814/08/2024
Zack Kaplan enters the DARK EMPTY VOID
Zack Kaplan returns to discuss his upcoming sci-fi/horror, DARK EMPTY VOID. This claustrophobic Mad Cave title has an FOC of August 12, so make sure you hit up your local comic shop ASAP!
Zack also talks KILL ALL IMMORTALS #2 ahead of the Dark Horse title returning to shelves on August 14. And the guys even sneak in a little BEYOND REAL talk following the series finale — the trade hits shelves next month!
01:04:0708/08/2024
NEW COMICS 8-7-24
Ahead of their chat with Zack Kaplan, Doc & Friar discuss the new comics hitting shelves this week.
Miss out on Friar's WIDOWMAKER in Scott Snyder Presents: The Cloakroom #1? You can pick up a copy by backing the campaign for the #2 issue here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thornycomics/the-cloakroom-1-2-the-anthology-series-is-back/description?ref=discovery_newest
46:2707/08/2024
FERAL - Tony Fleecs & Trish Forstner talk the first arc
Tony Fleecs make his return alongside his STRAY DOGS and FERAL partner in crime, Trish Forstner. The two discuss the first arc of their hit ongoing series and also provide a look ahead for what's coming in beyond FERAL #5.
SPOILERS WARNING: 28:28
01:03:2529/07/2024
August 2024 Solicit
The guys take a quick break from their CHRISTMAS IN JULY event to discuss the new comics coming out in August (as well as this week)!
01:29:2324/07/2024
KILL YOUR DARLINGS crew reflects on Eisner nominee, story's end
The KILL YOUR DARLINGS crew makes their return to discuss their Eisner-nominated Image Comics series!
SPOILER WARNING: 22:18
56:4115/07/2024
Ryan Stegman's X-MEN era begins!
Ryan Stegman kicks off his X-MEN run with the guys ahead of the first issue hitting shelves on July 10.
Plus, learned about his upcoming DSTLRY series, THE MISSIONARY — which is for fans of PREACHER and CHAINSAW MAN!
48:0708/07/2024
Kieron Gillen's THE POWER FANTASY & WE CALLED THEM GIANTS
The guys kick off their CHRISTMAS IN JULY festivities with Kieron Gillen, who makes his return to talk about his new ongoing Image Comics title, THE POWER FANTASY, and his first Image Comics OGN, WE CALLED THEM GIANTS.
FOC date for THE POWER FANTASY is 7/15/24.
WE CALLED THEM GIANTS hits shelves October/November (FOC date not set yet).
01:10:5501/07/2024
July 2024 Solicit
Doc and Friar go through all the comics hitting shelves throughout July ahead of their CHRISTMAS IN JULY event!
59:4227/06/2024
NEW COMICS 6-26-24
SPLIT IN TWO!
Doc and Friar recorded a full-length solicit for the first time in a while this week, but July is so loaded that they had to release the audio version of What's New and the July Solicit in 2!
Be on the lookout for the July solicit later in the week, or catch it on the TLDR YouTube or X/Twitter pages.
41:4226/06/2024
Seven Years in Darkness & Bloodrik (99)
Leading up to TLDR 100, Doc & Fryguy discuss a pair of titles that may have slept under your radar!
01:07:0819/06/2024
Cullen Bunn is BEYOND MORTAL
Cullen Bunn returns to TLDR for the FIFTH time(!) to discuss his upcoming OGN with Danny Luckert at Dark Horse, BEYOND MORTAL.
That's right, no single issues — just the full arc right off the rip.
You can pick up BEYOND MORTAL on July 24!
01:00:0110/06/2024
NEW COMICS 6-5-24
Doc & Friar go through all the new comics hitting shelves this week ahead of their upcoming chat with friend of the show, Cullen Bunn.
51:2605/06/2024
Ethan Sacks discusses A HAUNTED GIRL
Ethan Sacks makes his TLDR debut to talk his Image Comics title, A HAUNTED GIRL, which is available trade paperback form now!
58:3203/06/2024
NEW COMICS 5-29-24
Doc & Friar discuss the new comic books hitting shelves this week!
37:2929/05/2024
Zack Kaplan on KILL ALL IMMORTALS
Zack Kaplan makes his TLDR debut to discuss his upcoming Dark Horse title, KILL ALL IMMORTALS, and well as his upcoming OGN with Dark Horse, THE MIDNIGHT: SHADOWS.
KILLA ALL IMMORTALS #1 FOC is 6/3/24 and the issue hits shelves on Jul 10. Synopsis: Succession meets Jon Wick…with immortal Vikings. A thousand years ago, Viking explorer Erik the Red and his four adult children discovered a mysterious source of immortality. Now, in our modern world, they are an enigmatic billionaire family with a powerful banking empire. But when Erik’s only daughter, Frey Asvald, seeks to finally be free from her family’s influence, she must be prepared to reveal their supernatural secrets and confront her well-trained siblings in a deadly and epic struggle for power.
THE MIDNIGHT: SHADOWS hits shelves in October, but it's FOC comes in early Jul. Synopsis: Jason has spent his life running from his problems, but now he and his childhood sweetheart are on the precipice of parenthood, and he’s struggling with the loss of his adolescence. Then he re-discovers his favorite old video game, THE MIDNIGHT, a nostalgic 1980s fantasy adventure about a helmeted hero who travels to a cyberpunk world to save the people from eternal darkness. Seeking to repair his broken game, Jason ends up at a mysterious arcade in an abandoned 1980s mall, where he plays the old arcade game of The Midnight and suddenly he’s transported to a post-apocalyptic Neverland in the year 2085.
01:05:3027/05/2024
NEW COMICS 5-22-24
Doc and Friar go through all the new comics hitting shelves this week!
Looking to read Nick's first comic, WIDOWMAKER? If you missed the Kickstarter campaign, you can still pick up a copy last-minute as the THE CLOAKROOM #1 hits the printer! Check it out here: https://thecloakroom01.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders/611624
38:5522/05/2024
Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees & Revival (98)
Doc & Friar continue to close in on TLDR #100 with a pair of vicious indie titles!
01:08:1615/05/2024
A Haunted Girl & The Ribbon Queen (97)
Doc and Friar are back to their main line issues with a pair of intense indie titles.
01:09:2708/05/2024
C2E2 RECAP + NEW COMICS 5-1-24
On top of going through all the new comics hitting shelves this week, Doc and Friar break down their first C2E2 trip.
01:18:4601/05/2024
COILED TO STRIKE & NEW COMICS 4-24-24
Time for a DOUBLE-ISSUE of TLDR!
Doc and Friar go through the new comics hitting shelves this week before hearing from the editor of COILD TO STRIKE, Akira Brown.
Kickstarter link for COILED TO STRIKE (campaign live until 4/30/24): https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wildstarpress/coiled-to-strike
01:28:1724/04/2024
Dark Spaces Dungeon + Rogue & Gambit (96)
Doc can't wait to talk more about a recent IDW title he fell in love with.
Following the events of the fifth episode of X-Men '97, Friar had to talk about his favorite couple in comics
01:12:5917/04/2024
Fantastic Four Life Story & The Sacrificers (95)
Doc & Friar take on immensely tough tasks.
Doc tries to sell Friar on his least-favorite Marvel family.
Friar tries to help Doc get past his fear of birds to enjoy an awesome Image story.
01:12:5710/04/2024
April 2024 Solicit
Doc & Friar go through all the new comics hitting shelves in April!
01:28:5003/04/2024
Riddler Year One & Nottingham (94)
Following a series of Friar Side Chats, the guys are finally back on the main line. As they close in on 100, Doc discusses a DC title Batman fans are sure to love while Friar breaks down a familiar tale that got twisted around in an amazing way.
01:15:1827/03/2024
BEAR PIRATE VIKING QUEEN - Sean Lewis discusses his new Image Comics title
Sean Lewis returns to talk his new Image Comics title, BEAR PIRATE VIKING QUEEN, along with his upcoming Spawn Universe title, MONOLITH!
FOC for BEAR PIRATE VIKING QUEEN is April 1!
01:02:1525/03/2024
NEW COMICS 3-20-24
Ahead of yet another Friar Side Chat, Doc and Friar go through the comics hitting shelves this week.
51:0720/03/2024
Tony Fleecs gets FERAL
Tony Fleecs, writer of STRAY DOGS and LOCAL MAN, makes his TLDR debut to discuss his upcoming Image Comics series, FERAL, which hits shelves on 3/27.
Also, be sure to hit up your LCS about UNCANNY VALLEY, Tony's upcoming BOOM Studios series. (FOC is 3/18)
01:02:2618/03/2024
NEW COMICS 3-13-24
Ahead of yet another Friar Side Chat, Doc and Friar go through all new comics hitting shelves this week!
49:1013/03/2024
AWA's Little Black Book - Jeff McComsey & Felipe Cunha
AWA's Little Black Book hits shelves on 3/13 — Doc's bday — and the guys had a chance to chat with the series' writer Jeff McComsey & artist Felipe Cunha!
FOC for the second issue on 3/10 — AHEAD of the first issue drop. Check out the chat and let your LCS know about Little Black Book #2!
45:0008/03/2024
NEW COMICS 3-6-24
Doc & Friar go through all the comics hitting shelves this week!
57:1606/03/2024
March 2024 Solicit
Doc & Friar go through all the comics hitting shelves in March.
01:20:2129/02/2024
SINK creators John Lees & Alex Cormack discuss latest installment
Alex Cormack makes his TLDR debut alongside his SINK co-creator, John Lees — who makes his return to discuss the NEW chapters of SINK, which are available for backing on Kickstarter NOW!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/comixtribe/sink-monsters/description
01:21:4826/02/2024
NEW COMICS 2-21-24
Doc & Friar go through all the comics hitting shelves this week ahead of their Friar Side Chat with John Lees and Alex Cormack.
35:0521/02/2024