Fri, Jan 24, 2014
In Drinking With Comics issue #1 Joe mans the cameras while Mike and Shawn discuss the return of Miracle Man, the joys of Matt Fraction's Hawkeye series, the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy movie, Terry Moore's Rachel Rising and of course, Rick Remender. We get into a bunch of other stuff too, all while the three of us enjoy a delicious six pack of Hoegaarden beer.
Sat, Feb 8, 2014
Shawn and Mike tease Joe.Baxter's secret identity before going on to discuss Goose Island Beer, the new Silver Surfer and Elektra series from Marvel, the triumphant return of David Lapham's Stray Bullets. Also Mike introduces Shawn to Richard Starkings' Elephantmen. Oh yeah, and Producer Steve Simon stops by to tell us about the new show Geek Cred. All this and more, despite some S.H.I.E.L.D*.-related technical difficulties which are quickly overcome.
Mon, Mar 31, 2014
In this issue Shawn and Mike welcome Sara and Erin, the show's new 'Science Officers". They drink the new Goose Island 312 Urban Pale Ale and wax philosophical about Warren Ellis' new Moon Knight, Garth Ennis' Red Team, Matt Kindt's 3 Story and days gone by when Marvel's New Universe turned a family of four into the amorphous horror known as - Fami-leech. Plus: The threat of Tony Montana makes its presence known.
Mon, May 5, 2014
Issue #5 is here and includes our first live studio audience. It also includes our interview with Stray Bullets creator David Lapham. Featured beer is Deschutes Red Chair, a tasty Pale Ale perfect for loosening the crew's tongues while they discuss Ben Templesmith's The Squidder, the finale of Transformers: Regeneration One, Garth Ennis' Caliban, Deadpool's Wedding, and a whole host more, including Mike's story about a bizarre interaction with Glenn Danzig in the comic shop.
Sun, May 18, 2014
In Issue 6, Shawn and Mike interview A Voice in the Dark creator Larime Taylor and talk to Cassidy James about his Kickstarter campaign for Gun Up Paintball. We get a peek at Free Comic Book Day 2014 and Joe.Baxter's face is finally revealed. Shawn and Mike drink Firestone Walker 805 while Joe.Baxter and Co. drink New Belgium Summer Helles.
Sun, Jun 22, 2014
This issue the crew welcome Robin Thorsen from the wildly popular web series The Guild and Tanya Bjork, creator of the comic book Havenhurst. Topics of discussion range from the guests' own work to Black Snow comics' Two Drink Minimum, Judge Dredd, Brubaker and Epting's Velvet, the new Big Trouble in Little China comic from John Carpenter, Eric Powell and BOOM. Studios as well as A LOT of off-topic stuff. Mike draws lines in the sand with Coldplay and Neil Gaiman and the guys really put the "Drinking" back into the title with some Golden Road Point the Way IPA.
Fri, Jul 4, 2014
This issue the Drinking with Comics gang gets Podcrashed by comedian Chris Gore. Topics of discussion range from Chris' new comedy album Celebrities Poop, to Saranac Brewery's White IPA, to how Marvel should approach the inevitable recasting of the Avengers. Oh yeah, and the 1990's unforgivable trend of gimmicky comic book covers goes to trial -- is X-Force #1's poly-bagged ridiculousness worse than Chromium? Tune in to find out!!.
Sat, Jul 19, 2014
In this issue Mike and Shawn go back to basics. Beers on tap include Goose Island's delicious Sofie, Franziskaner and Alaskan Amber, and topics of discussion range from Robert Kirkman's new book Outcast, Crystar the Crystal Warrior, the new batch of Guardians of the Galaxy solo books and 80s classic Nick Fury Vs. SHIELD. Oh yeah, and Joe.Baxter introduces the guys to the Stan Lee's Excelsior Awards after Shawn and Science Officer Erin help him conduct some ESP experiments.
Sun, Aug 10, 2014
In this issue the Drinking with Comics crew welcomes Aspen Comics' Vince Hernandez (Damsels in Excess) and Siya Oum (LOLA XOXO). Big Sky Brewing's Moose Drool Brown Ale and Lucky Buddha's Pale Lager are on tap. Topics of discussion center on, of course, Siya and Vince's books and artistic processes, as well what you need to know in case of an apocalypse, variant covers, SDCC'14, Galactus, Punk Rock Jesus and Scott Snyder and Sean Murphy's The Wake.
Fri, Aug 22, 2014
In Issue 12 the Drinking w/ Comics crew welcomes guest host Jessica Kinni. Jessica schools Mike and Shawn on Gluten free beer, Doctor Who and Reality TV. Meanwhile, several delicious pints of Lost Coast Brewery's Downtown Brown Ale sufficiently spur Mike to deliver the lowdown on just how variant covers really work. Other topics include Joss and Jed Whedon's Dollhouse, Archie from Riverdale's heroic death and Rick Remender and Greg Tocchini's new book Low. Oh, and speaking of RR, the ongoing drinking game that revolves around the mention of his name goes haywire.
Wed, Sep 3, 2014
In this issue of the show we drink Firestone Brewery's Pale 31 and Speakeasy's Metropolis Lager while we talk more about former guest Larime Taylor and his brilliant book A Voice in the Dark, which could use a little help from our viewers. Also, science Officer Sara offers up Buzzfeed's list of top indie comics - which leads to a discussion on just what exactly 'indie' is. From we go into Bill Sienkiewicz's Stray Toasters and Paul Gulacy's art on Master of Kung Fu. Mike rounds it out by giving us the secret origin of the GIJOE franchise.
Thu, Sep 18, 2014
This issue Mike and Shawn are joined on camera by the Action Figure Insider himself, renowned toy expert Daniel Pickett. Topics of discussion range from McFarlane Toys new Walking Dead Building sets, the new Flash TV show, Brubaker and Phillips' The Fade Out and Grant Morrison's Multiversity. The crew also gets a fantastic flashback pic from Daniel in the form of Piranha Press' Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children (specifically the infamous A Cotton Candy Autopsy) and Mike talks about The Comic Bug's forthcoming new, second location in Culver City. All while enjoying Double Take Brewing's Belgian White Ale.
Mon, Oct 6, 2014
This is it. The season finale of Drinking with Comics. Lots of great stuff to talk about - our survey, the death of Wolverine, Warren Ellis' Supreme Blue Rose. Oh, and 1988's Epic Comics' Prestige Format mini series Havok and Wolverine: Meltdown. Also, we take a serious look at the top ten Marvel books ranked in the new free Marvel 75th Anniversary Magazine (available at your local comic book store). What's number 10? What's number 3? What's #1? Mike and Shawn run the list down and tell you if they agree.