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Some of My Friends Read Comics

SOME OF MY FRIENDS READ COMICS is a book-club format podcast about reading the great comic book stories for the first time. On each episode, your hosts will review a classic comic book story or run, examine how well it holds up, and figure out how it fits within the grand context of comics.
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Now displaying: June, 2025
Jun 21, 2025

When you mix Chris Claremont with Frank Miller, you get Wolverine and ninjas. It's as simple as that.

We're taking a look at Wolverine's first self-titled comic, a 4-issue mini-series from 1982 where Logan goes to Japan and lots of people die.

Then the Thunderbolts start heading in a new direction with issue #20, where a surprise guest wants to join the team!

 
Next Time: Starman #0-6 by James Robinson & Tony Harris
Jun 21, 2025

When you mix Chris Claremont with Frank Miller, you get Wolverine and ninjas. It's as simple as that.

We're taking a look at Wolverine's first self-titled comic, a 4-issue mini-series from 1982 where Logan goes to Japan and lots of people die.

Then the Thunderbolts start heading in a new direction with issue #20, where a surprise guest wants to join the team!

 
Next Time: Starman #0-6 by James Robinson & Tony Harris
Jun 6, 2025

Hot on the heels of Kurt Busiek's take on a real-world(ish) Clark Kent, we're reading his Batman focused followup called Creature of the Night from 2017, with art by John Paul Leon.

We meet a young kid in a non-superhero world named Bruce Wainwright who's obsessed with Batman comics, and that doesn't really change after his parents get murdered by robbers.

So what's the deal with this Batman that starts showing up immediately?

Then we move onto Thunderbolts #19, featuring the winner of the Wizard Create-A-Villain contest!

Next Time: Wolverine (1982) by Chris Claremont & Frank Miller
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