Info

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.
RSS Feed
Some of My Friends Read Comics
2026
February
January


2025
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January


2024
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January


2023
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January


2022
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January


2021
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January


2020
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January


2019
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January


2018
December
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January


2017
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January


2016
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January


2015
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April


All Episodes
Archives
Now displaying: August, 2025
Aug 30, 2025

We've got Freaky Friday Fever and we're reading three body swap stories that are all over the map!

Daredevil and Doctor Doom swap places in Daredevil #37 & 38!

Emma Frost spends some time in Iceman's body in Uncanny X-Men #314!

High school-aged Peter Parker trades places with Wolverine in Ultimate Spider-Man #66 & 67!

And we're still continuing Thunderbolts with #23, featuring an unexpected cameo from U.S. Agent.

Next Time: Peter David's first X-Factor run with issues X-Factor 71-75 & 87!

 
Aug 11, 2025

Did you know Superman hates racism? It's true, he's been fighting against it for decades now!

We're taking a look at Superman Smashes the Klan from 2019 by Gene Luen Yang and art by Gurihiru, which is not just set in the 1940s, but also based on an old radio play from the 1940s.

As the Klan makes their presence known in Metropolis to scare away a new Chinese family, Clark learns more about embracing his alien origins.

Then we continue Thunderbolts with issue #22, where Hercules comes in to cause some chaos.

Next Time: Our Freakier Friday "Body Swap Special"
  • Ultimate Spider-Man #66-67 (Spider-Man & Wolverine)
  • Uncanny X-men #314 (Iceman & Emma Frost)
  • Daredevil #37 (Daredevil & Dr. Doom)
1