Blank Cover Podcast : A Podcast about Comic Books and Geek Culture

Episode 12 of Blank Cover Podcast. Benjy, Jenny and Dom celebrate the Series 1 finale by recording together for the first time and talk about their tops picks of the series.

Our three presenters look at comics and graphic novels they read between November 2018 - November 2019 and discuss their individual favourite since Blank Cover Podcast began.

Paper Girls, The Unstoppable Wasp, Action Comics, Event Leviathan, Battle Pug, Kugali, Superman and more all discussed in our big series finale.

Get in touch with us:

via twitter @PodcastCover

email [email protected]

Theme music by longzjun.

Episode 11 of Blank Cover Podcast. Benjy and Dom look at Spider-man #1 by JJ Abrams, Amazing Spider-man Going Big #1, Revenge of the Sinister Six and more!

The team check out the first issue of Spider-man from father-son team Henry Abrams and his cinematic guru Dad JJ Abrams.

Plus they look at the love letter to Spider-man in Amazing Spider-man Going Big, diving into all three stories whilst enjoying the zany logic, or lack-thereof, when it comes to good ol' Spidey's lesser  villains of the 90s.

Get in touch with us:

via twitter @PodcastCover

email [email protected]

Theme music by longzjun.

Episode 10 of Blank Cover Podcast. Jenny and Dom look at Ms Marvel in Marvel Team Up #4 and Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #1.

The team take an in depth look at Kamala Khan's Ms Marvel and her team up with one of her three idols Captain Marvel, in Marvel Team Up #4  .

Plus they look at the launch of new DC 12 issue series Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen by Matt Fraction. Enjoy!

Get in touch with us:

via twitter @PodcastCover

email [email protected]

Theme music by longzjun.

Episode 9 of Blank Cover Podcast. We look at two of Image Comics biggest titles available today.

Jenny and Dominic are back to discuss issues 1 -5 of DIE by Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans, plus an in depth look on how D&D works to enrich the innovative new series.

Paper Girls has been optioned for a TV series by Amazon Video, so our team give an overview (some spoilers!) of the TPB of Paper Girls to date, written by Brian K. Vaughan and illustrated by Cliff Chiang, and how it'll fit into the world of streaming, comic book adaptations.

Get in touch with us:

via twitter @PodcastCover

email [email protected]

Theme music by longzjun.

Episode 8 of Blank Cover Podcast. We celebrate the first Warhammer Day, talk Leviathan and Marvel comics.

Dominic and Benjy talk through Volume 1 of Warhammer 40K Will of Iron to celebrate the first ever Warhammer Day, then move onto the DC event of the summer: Leviathan #1.

But there's more! They discuss the gripping Daredevil #6 and #7, The Incredible Hulk one-shot Last Call and the glorious hobby of collecting Funko Pops.

Get in touch with us:

via twitter @PodcastCover

email [email protected]

Theme music by longzjun.

Episode 7 of Blank Cover Podcast. MCU makes history with Avengers Endgame.

Dominic is joined once again by Benjy and his deep knowledge of Marvel. The guys discuss the Avengers Endgame film, in detail and with spoilers, Free Comic Book Day's Hope by Dirk Manning and K. Lynn Smith, and a brief overview of the Captain Marvel film.

But there's more! Episode 7 kicks off with a rundown of the latest Marvel Legends Action Figure series which launched in tandem with Avengers Endgame, and Benjy educates Dominic on the world of these collectible action figures.

Get in touch with us:

via twitter @PodcastCover

email [email protected]

Theme music by longzjun.

Episode 6 of Blank Cover Podcast. Captain Marvel is back!

Dominic s joined by the super talented Jenny to discuss issue numbers 1, 2 and 3 of Marvel's new Captain Marvel series, which launched alongside the arrival of the Captain Marvel film starring Brie Larson.

The story arc entitled, Re-entry has Carol Danvers back on earth. Jenny and Dominic look at the skill of Kelly Thompson who is at the helm of this new series, as well as the history of Captain Marvel and the sociopolitical themes brought up in the book. And they laugh a lot too!

Get in touch with us:

via twitter @PodcastCover

email [email protected]

Theme music by longzjun.

Episode 5 of Blank Cover Podcast. The Leaders of the Free World

Dominic recording this episode solo again as his travels take him to the other side of the world. Nevertheless he read some incredible books including The Price: A Batman-Flash crossover, Issue 1 of IDW’s new Transformers title and a sneak peek at The Leaders of the Free World by Pruitt and Johnson.

After last year’s climactic finale/s to Transformers Lost Light, Optimus Prime and the world ending Unicron, Dominic was keen to see what writer Brian Ruckley has in store for these classic characters.

Dominic also talks about The Leaders of the Free World: a brand new comic book in the superhero genre, but with an exciting twist. The Kickstarter page reached its goal, but is still live if you want more info on this great new book https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lotfw/the-leaders-of-the-free-world/description

And lastly Dominic looks at all 4 issues of DC Comics’ Batman - Flash crossover The Price. 

Get in touch with us:

via twitter @PodcastCover

email [email protected]

Theme music by longzjun.

Episode 4 of Blank Cover Podcast. Shazam!

Dominic and Alex recorded this episode in December 2018 just before Christmas, to discuss issue #1 of Geoff John's new Shazam! and the first story arc of Mark Waid's Doctor Strange.

Geoff Johns (writer) and Dale Eaglesham (artist) reunite to launch what DC are billing as a monthly title - a first for Shazam in 20 years - to bring Billy Batson and his foster brothers and sisters to a new world. Alex and Dominic both enjoyed this first issue so get listening to find out why.

The guys also talk about Mark Waid (writer) and Jesus Saiz (artist) first story arc of Doctor Strange, or even Doctor Strange IN SPACE! Enjoy folks.

Get in touch with us:

via twitter @PodcastCover

email [email protected]

Theme music by longzjun.

Episode 3 of Blank Cover Podcast. Excelsior!

Dominic recorded this solo episode in November 2018 whilst on holiday, to discuss a couple of great comic books and pay tribute to the iconic Stan Lee, who died on the 12 November 2018.

In this episode we are grateful to Charles Meyerson, Chicago Comic Con, Rhode Island Comic Con and Stan Lee himself for the interview excerpts. Links below for the full interviews:

https://archive.org/details/StanLeeOnProbe19751020

https://archive.org/details/DoubleACS_StanLeeComicCon

https://archive.org/details/VoicesOfMarvel-1965

https://archive.org/details/StanLeeC2E2-2017-04-21

twitter.com/TheRealStanLee or @TheRealStanLee

Get in touch with us:

via twitter @PodcastCover

email [email protected]

Theme music by longzjun.