Ready for a bit of the ol’ ultraviolence? We are! We kinda are. This week, we point a barbwire baseball bat at over-the-top violent comics. Are they good? Can they ever be good? Is it an effective storytelling technique, and… Continue Reading
Canada and comics! Two topics the Zero Issues boys are especially qualified to discuss. This week’s episode is about Canadian comic series, characters, and creators! We’re talking about all your favourites, like Red Ketchup, the Polka-Dot Pirate, Nelvana of the… Continue Reading
Zero Issues is back, and this time we’re talking all about comic and pop culture merchandise! Particularly the really weird, bad stuff. Join Kyle, Bry and Merk as we ask “why would anyone decide this was a good idea?”, discuss… Continue Reading
This week we’re talking about magic! Also, Magik. ALSO: various magic doctors, Zatanna, making non-magical characters into magical ones, Captain Britain, and, ummm, Belasco Hot Sauce? It’s gonna be a journey. A MAGICAL journey. (Sorry about that.) Direct Download: MP3
You know those series that are, like, shorter than regular series? Of course you do! They’re miniseries, and they’re often great! So join us as we discuss the pros and cons of self-contained limited series, talk about our favourite examples,… Continue Reading
It’s an extra-special, extra-current Zero Issues, recorded just last night! Kyle, Bry, and Merk discuss recent events in comics: from the controversy over half-page ads, the trouble with advance previews, some Secret Wars impressions, and recent comic and “real” book… Continue Reading
Are comics growing up? That’s the question that Merk springs on us this week, and what results is maybe one of the smartest episodes we’ve done yet. We’ve come a long way from Ben-Day dots, and we’re celebrating the journey… Continue Reading
Age of Ultron: bad event comic, pretty good movie! This week we run long… just like the movie! And we don’t get around to everything we talk about… just like the movie! Nitpicks, things we loved, and what comes next?… Continue Reading
It’s another comic book quiz show episode! This time Bry’s the quizmaster, and he tried to make it challenging. And he succeeded… if you call completely overdoing it “succeeding.” Kyle and Merk have their buzzers at the ready, so join… Continue Reading
Who lives? Who dies? We play God this week (lower case god? Upper case? Bry, you’re the expert, help me out), and talk about what comic book characters we don’t really want to see above ground anymore. Be warned: not… Continue Reading