Podcasts by Zero Issues

412: When You Have Optic Blasts, Every Problem is a Nail from 2023-12-06T12:20:27

Oh no, I missed mean ol’ Professor Xavier’s class last week, and now we’re all stuck in detention! And he’s forcing the whole class to judge his original five students ag...

411: A Werewolf Having a Panic Attack from 2023-11-22T05:01:42

 It’s CELERY SLAM 3!!! The super popular and not at all made up by us annual event between Halloween & Christmas when characters associated with each of those holidays go head to head...

Newsflash for November 20, 2023 from 2023-11-20T11:33:54

Robert Kirkman spilled a big ol’ pile of beans this week, but were these beans prefried? The writer revealed in an interview that Steven Yuen has been cast as The Sentry in the upcoming Th...

410: A Human-Shaped Cockroach Boy (and other Captain Marvels) from 2023-11-15T17:17:18

If you thought putting three Marvels in one movie was a feat, this podcast has like seven times as many Marvels! Comics have a long history of using and re-using the name “Captain Marvel” for a ...

409: You Can’t Get Real Cocaine in Thunder Bay: The Secret Origin of Sneezy Leezy from 2023-11-08T05:01:50

 It’s Kyle’s birthday so Bry & Merk decide to FINALLY reveal his secret origin! Hear about Baby Beard Kyle! Ol’ hickory eyes Lees they called him. Hear about his crime fig...

Newsflash for November 6, 2023 from 2023-11-06T11:58:08

Whole lotta news this week, so let’s get into it! There’s a new Spider-Man swinging his way onto the pages of your comics, and this one’s married, just like you nerds have been...

408: You Can’t Just Say Trapster from 2023-11-01T14:35:54

This week, Bry and Merk wake up in a strange room, chained together. That’s right, they got Saw’d! And the only way out is to answer trivia questions. Will they live, will they die, ...

407: Ron’s Haunted Virtual World from 2023-10-25T14:59:36

Halloween is almost here! And to celebrate the spookiest of seasons, Bry invites Kyle & Merk to a surprise party at… the local arcade that closed years ago!? What’s going on here? But ...

406: Two Bodies Paid in Full!! from 2023-10-18T04:01:30

 Scary dramatic read time!! The boys read and act out ‘Nightmare Merchant’ from Strange Fantasy comics 7, 1953! That’s not a milkman… it’s the BLOODMAN!! But we&#...

Newsflash: October 16, 2023 from 2023-10-16T04:31:23

 Starting off the news for this week, we’re very sad to report that Keith Giffen, of Bwahaha Justice League International fame, among co-creating Lobo, Rocket Raccoon, and Ambush Bug, has...

405: Ignore Rick Jones Until He Leaves of His Own Accord from 2023-10-11T12:00:21

 Batman was right that one time, the Justice League can shove it! This week, we’re talking about characters who leave super hero teams: why do they do it, how long do they stay gone, and ...

404: Introducing LeatherPhoebe from 2023-10-04T04:01:55

I dunno if it’s just us or the entire movie-watching public, but is there a case of the blahs going around? Martin Scorsese says comic-book movies are Ruining Cinema — and what if he’s rig...

Newsflash: Oct 2, 2023 from 2023-10-02T04:54:34

 Oct 2, 2023 newsflash time! It’s the writer’s strike! It’s AI comics! It’s Wall-E or is it Dall-E or is it Dali? We dunno. We talk content creators and Dan Didio’...

403: Paste Pot Pete’s Sticky Fingers Adventure from 2023-09-27T04:01:22

 What do Paste Pot Pete, Keep on Truckin’, James Spader, a spooky classy underground cavern and Charlie Chicken Johansson Berger have in common? They’re all in our crazy MAD LIB STO...

402: Aquadesantis: Mayor of Atlantis from 2023-09-20T15:58:27

We’re off to the city! This week, we’re taking a look at some of the cities that super heroes call home. It’s kinda weird that so many of them are Something City, right? Which ...

Newsflash: September 18, 2023 from 2023-09-18T04:26:23

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401: Tin Foil Hypnotism from 2023-09-13T04:01:46

 Indie Comics!!! New indie comics!! We at Zero Issues LOVE indie stuff ( I know, I know, we talk about the big 2 a LOT) and we love indie creators and crowdfunding too! So this week we’re...

Episode 400 from 2023-09-06T04:23:39

 400! That’s way more than some Frank Miller book! To celebrate making it to 400 episodes, we’re going to do a whole load of 400-second segments! Marvel as Batman fights Mondays! F...

399: Double Bowie Krang from 2023-08-30T04:01:03

 We’re back together! No, really. We are. The boys are back together in the same room for the first time after zoom recording for a LONG time. So what do we have planned? um…. nothi...

398: Are We Gonna Be on STROMBO? from 2023-08-23T10:00:44

It’s time once again for the POWER! The power of Power Records, of course! They were comics that came with a record of a performance of the same comic, and they sure were something. This time we...

Newsflash: August 21, 2023 from 2023-08-21T14:44:47

 Whole lotta sequels going on! This week, we’ve got Basic Instinct 2 (or is it 2.5? 3? 2.Now?) Last Ronin 2, some cool TMNT DLC, talkin’ ’bout the Scott Pilgrim re-adaptation,...

Classic Zero Issues 3 (2023): The Shredder’s a Real Blanche from 2023-08-16T04:01:37

What’s THIS? A surprise third Classic Zero Issues episode? Well, since a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles episode has hit theatres, why not enjoy this 2020 episode celebrating the first-ever TMN...

397: Abe Sapien is The Dean from 2023-08-09T10:00:31

 From the passing of the mantle of The Flash to Batman’s many, many, many teen sidekicks, legacy characters have been a part of super hero comics for almost as long as there has been supe...

396: Get Me Out of Your Mouth. We’re Bros. from 2023-08-02T04:01:27

 It’s TURTLE TIME! With the new TMNT movie arriving, we’re doing a turtle episode! Kyle begins by interviewing esteemed Turtle scholar Esa Keltamaki about the TMNT comic series R...

Newsflash: July 31, 2023 from 2023-07-31T04:39

San Diego Comic-Con has come and gone, and in its wake: NEWS! Conan and his savage sword return to comics with a Cimmerian murderer’s row of talent well-geared to making comics about Conan! The ...

Classic Zero Issues 2 (2023): A Lenny Kravitz Situation from 2023-07-26T04:01:37

 It’s CLASSIC ZERO ISSUES time as the boys take some time off to find themselves and reconnect to nature. This week….. the FOOMER!! It’s time to FOOM it up!! Yup! We’re talking abou...

Classic Zero Issues 1 (2023): A-List Losers from 2023-07-19T09:59:26

Nearly 400 episodes in, we need a little break! So, this week and next, we’ll be re-uploading some of our classic episodes.  This week it’s episode 63: A-List Losers! Here’s th...

395: How Titans Stopped Worrying and Embraced the “Dick” from 2023-07-12T04:01:40

Pass the fancy wireless remote, tune in to the tube, get out the TV Guide and let me know if we need to set the VCR —- it’s time to talk about comic-based TV shows! Particularly the current stat...

394: More Like Trashpoint from 2023-07-05T06:26:12

 We’ve waited long enough! The time is now to talk about The Flash, because everyone who’s going to have seen it has seen it. And look, I know that us saying that, and also calling...

393: ROMish the Non-Electric Space Knight from 2023-06-28T04:01

 TRAVEL THROUGH TIME WITH THE ZERO ISSUES BOYS! Or at least about 44 mins of it, as we discuss time travel in comics!! Join us as we discuss time travel storylines and pitch a few of our own! S...

392: Face It, Tiger – A Romita Retrospective from 2023-06-21T04:01:22

This week we celebrate the life, career, and amazing legacy John Romita, Sr! From his youth growing up during the golden-age comics boom, to becoming perhaps one of the first fans-turned-pros as...

391: One Bub For Yes, Two Bubs For No from 2023-06-14T04:01:04

‘Verse Mania is upon us once more! We’ve finally all seen “Across the Spider-Verse” and have a theoretically endless number of things to say about it! From the stunning animation, art and sound ...

390: Bizarro Farts Cold from 2023-06-07T10:55:03

 Which Ninja Turtle smells the worst? How many birds has Wonder Woman killed with her invisible jet? Does Beast Boy need to know what a cow looks like in order to turn into a cow? What If th...

389: Bananas In. Bananas Out. That’s What Banana Eating is All About! from 2023-05-31T04:01:08

 Acting!!! Thespians!!! Performers!! Pantomimers….. ok maybe not that one. We’re talking about Comic Book Actors this week. Specifically actors/actresses who have done MULTIPLE com...

Newsflash: May 29, 2023 from 2023-05-29T04:52:37

A “shocking development” in The Amazing Spider-Man leaked weeks ahead of its release, leading to a public confirmation and what appear to be extremely mixed feelings about the whole thing! Can y...

388: Spider-Man’s Greatest Enemy: Reptile! from 2023-05-24T10:45:47

 Spider(-Man), he is our hero! This week, we take a break from doing deep dives, taxing our brains thinking about new and unique things to do on the podcast, and just do what makes us happy: ta...

387: The Chip Zdarsky Interview – Add Beards, Do Cocaine from 2023-05-17T04:01:41

 Chip Zdarsky! We interview Chip Zdarsky! Lookit us! Talking to other people and stuff. Chip of course is a comic writer/artist of such books as Sex Criminals, Public Domain, Kaptara, Jughead, ...

386: Taserface II – Requiem from 2023-05-10T11:00

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 is upon us, all 600 distinct versions of it, and we were lucky enough to see version #539! And maybe we were some of the lucky few, because nobody else seems to be ...

Newsflash: May 8, 2023 from 2023-05-08T04:34:57

 Zero Issues Newsflash for May 8, 2023! Jim Lee becomes Emperor of DC! The Writers Strike, how does it impact comic movies? 3 new DC mini series coming! Whoopi Goldberg’s Dark Horse ...

385: Gamma Moustaches&Grandma Bombs from 2023-05-03T04:01:06

 POWER RECORDS TIME!!! Time to HULK out listening to a power records ’45 from 1974 where the Hulk battles the Abomination AND the Rhino AT the Hulkbuster Base with a guy named ARMBUSTER! ...

384: It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad Magazine from 2023-04-26T10:24:28

What, us podcast? Yes, us podcast, specifically about Mad Magazine, this week! How did a weirdo li’l book like this come to be created and run for so dang long? Who made this stuff? Just h...

Newsflash: April 24, 2023 from 2023-04-24T04:33:57

 Newsflash time! It’s Al Jaffee! It’s Turtles and Teens! It’s your grandma and her original hips at 84, and so is Marvel! And Antarctica! Direct Download: MP3

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383: I Wanna Lex You Up from 2023-04-19T04:01:30

Inspired by the announcement of Waid & Hitch on “The Last Days of Lex Luthor”, we look at the many versions of that hairless hater of Superman, talk about our favourite versions of ol’ Lex,...

382: Superman’s Race with the Flash – Sponsored by Brown Sprite from 2023-04-12T04:01:39

 It’s DRAMATIC READING time and we have a CLASSIC DOOZY for ya!! Superman racing the Flash! It doesn’t get much more iconic than that…. but we can make it a lot weirder and fu...

381: Through the Cronen-Hole from 2023-04-05T04:01:50

Today we descend into darkness as we discuss those wretched hives of scum and villainy: comment sections and fan forums! Okay, okay, there are plenty of wonderful and positive fan communities th...

Newsflash: April 3, 2023 from 2023-04-03T20:28:41

 This week: more firings! But to be specific, we’re talking about Ike Perlmutter: at one point the man on top, now a man reduced to living inside the Epcot sphere, eating stickers of X...

Newsflash: March 27, 2023 from 2023-03-27T10:54:13

 This week in the news: FIRINGS! They’re all the rage, it seems. From Victoria Alonso at Marvel to an entire department at Funko, folks are being let go. But it isn’t all bad new...

380: Bald Badness from 2023-03-22T12:40:23

Purple robe, purple robe! This week, because it’s March, we’re getting a little…maaaaad. March Madness! This time, everyone’s bald! Bald villains and heroes, battling it ...

379: Tawky Tawny Taking Off all his Clothes to Feed his Kids from 2023-03-15T04:01:19

 SHAZAM!! With the wisdom of Solomon (your cousin Sol, y’know, the guy who was decided to not wear pants to the last family event) we elect to celebrate the new Shazam film by having a Sh...

Newsflash: March 13, 2023 from 2023-03-13T04:41:52

GETCHA HULK CHUNKS! Three newsboys dig into the biggest comic news of exactly this moment! It’s new creative teams and number-ones galore as the allure of that big #1 looms large. Very soon, Won...

378: Wolverine is a Rich Little Fancy Gentleman from 2023-03-08T05:01:56

This week we’ve gone team-up crazy! Time for a free-wheeling discussion about the glorious tradition of Marvel Team-Up, Marvel Two-In-One, The Brave and the Bold, and all the wacky combos of the...

377: Choose Your Own XVenture from 2023-03-01T10:09:22

 This week, the Zero Issues, uh, gang? Group? Team? Those three dudes play a Choose Your Own Adventure, written by our very own Merk! After a crazy Mardi Gras, the…fellas, we’re g...

Newsflash: Feb 27, 2023 from 2023-02-27T05:04:38

 It’s Monday Feb 27, 2023 and that can mean only one thing! Tomorrow is the 28th! Also ….. It’s Zero Issues Newsflash time! What’s that? Why it’s a short pod of co...

376: I Enjoyed the Goo Guy from 2023-02-22T05:01:05

 ANT MAN! ANT MAN 3 QUANTUMANIA to be precise! We saw it! We talk about it! We liked the goo guy! Direct Download: MP3

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375: Trying to Pronounce “Nth Metal” from 2023-02-15T12:00:11

 This week, we’re playing one of our favourites: Comic Book Cards Against Humanity! You know how this works: one of us reads a “call” card with a blank space on it, and the o...

374: Don’t Wipe With Your Hook Hand from 2023-02-08T05:01:52

Injuries, illnesses, ailments and disabilities have a long, strange, and often impossibly temporary history in comics. Why are some characters permanently changed while others seem to have a rev...

Newsflash: February 6, 2023 from 2023-02-06T03:47:13

WHOA! Have we got a LOT to talk about on the news…. in a short time! It’s a Zero Issues Newsflash Monday News episode and we’re talking about the DC Film announcements from Jam...

373: Egg in the Streets, Goldballs in the Sheets! from 2023-02-01T05:01:17

 KRAKAKOOM!! It’s LIGHTNING ROUND TIME!! Short topics. Quick turnaround. More bang for your buck…. if you were paying us. This week includes such finery as an X-Men Toilet! Robin i...

372: Wish For A Happy Ending from 2023-01-25T14:15:36

 After this week, nothing will be the same… because we’re talking about event comics! Big bombastic crossovers, character derailment, and issues that have Alpha or Omega as a number...

Newsflash: January 23, 2023 from 2023-01-23T16:59:05

The newsboys are back for another ZERO ISSUES NEWSFLASH! It’s the beginning of the end of the beginning of the Venomverse, but the Denim Gwenomverse will surely endure. ComiXology suffers anothe...

371: That’s Bad Glue from 2023-01-18T05:01:47

 POWER RECORDS COMING THROUGH!!!! Oh yea. It’s power records time. The 45’s from the 70’s that, oh so weirdly, dramatize comics. In this case Captain America 168 ‘And a...

370: A Dire Warning of the Future from 2023-01-11T12:00:39

 Happy 2023! This week, we sit down (in person, no less!) to talk about what we definitely think is going to happen this year in comics, movies, and even in our own podcast. But before we look ...

Newsflash for January 9, 2023 from 2023-01-09T11:42:04

 It’s the first ever Zero Issues Newsflash! That’s right, we’re sliding the news into its own separate mini-podcast. Catch up on all of the comic news you’ve missed with...

369: It’s a Latverian Death Metal Christmas from 2022-12-28T05:01:54

 It’s that time…. between Christmas and New Years…. but we’re still feeling festive & fun so we’re doing a CHRISTMAS DRAMATIC READING!!!! Oh yea, and it’...

368: A James Gunn Rock-Afire Explosion from 2022-12-21T07:05:35

It’s beginning to look a lot like CHAOS! Usually we’d have a short bit of holly-jolly fun for you this week, but the DCU rumours and news and rumours and announcements and responses and outright...

367: A Quarter Fraggle Dinner from 2022-12-14T11:24:28

As the daylight hours become shorter and scarcer, we thought we would take some time this week to escape to our very exclusive chalet, and talk to you about books that have kept us warm this pas...

366: The Meaning of Christmas is Organs from 2022-12-07T05:01:04

Shocking news, everyone: it’s DECEMBER! But at least we’ve got some holiday specials to enjoy – starting with the Guardians of the Galaxy one that came out recently! Let’s watch that and t...

365: Waka Waka Wakanda from 2022-11-30T05:01:05

 Wakanda Forever ….. or for a little while at least on this podcast as we delve into our reactions to the newest Marvel Black Panther flick! Spoiler alertage! But we begin with a Merk Qui...

364: A Baba Yaga X-Mas OR I’m a Goopy Boy called The Skinless Man OR Take ’em Home to the Chicken Shack from 2022-11-24T03:04:18

It’s that time of year once again! The Celery Day Stalkslam is upon us! Four comic book characters representing Christmas, four representing Halloween, battle to determine which is the bes...

363: Our Podcast With Adrian from 2022-11-16T05:01:52

This week on an extra-sophisticated Zero Issues! Adrian Lysenko joins us to discuss his new graphic novel “Five Stalks of Grain”! The book follows an orphaned sister and brother as they depart o...

362: Cyclops in Blues Traveler from 2022-11-09T05:01:54

 Oh boy! Lots going on this week! Here’s the briefo rundowno! For a warm up we’re invested in bringing you the very vest… er …. best… or worst, rather, in comic co...

361 – A Sh–ty, Wet Crow from 2022-11-02T11:36:19

Happy Spawniversary, everyone! This week, we’re hopping in a figurative time machine to literally watch 1997’s Spawn. Is it a good movie? Is it at least a good movie for 1997? Is it ...

360: Clamatoween – Taste of Clam, Form of Tomato from 2022-10-26T06:00:19

Halloween is upon us! To celebrate the spookiest day of, let’s face it, a pretty spooky year, Kyle challenges Merk & Bry to a haunted journey to get more Clamato for their Bloody Marys in a...

359: Ted Talk from 2022-10-19T04:01:04

 Man-Thing! Man-Thing! Man-Thing! Say it THREE times into a mirror…. and you’ll be asked to leave that public washroom. Trust us. With Werewolf by Night appearing on Disney+ comes...

358: Oops All Knuckles from 2022-10-12T12:45

 Happy 30th Anniversary, Capwolf! It’s hard to believe it’s been 30 years already. To celebrate, we take this opportunity to talk all about those times when super heroes also become...

357: …and John Cena as NFL SuperPro from 2022-10-05T05:19:29

This week, everything’s gone topsy-turvy! DCEU actors in the MCU! Mass hysteria! But with so many Marvel characters to be cast, and so many taken already, eventually every franchise actor will g...

356: I Would Like the Karloff Space Weed, Please from 2022-09-28T04:01:53

 It’s dramatic reading time! Put on your space helmets and your horror hats… wait… that’s two hats. Sorry. I had too much of the Karloff Space Weed. Just… do…...

355: Sizzle War from 2022-09-21T11:45:16

The mutants are a-comin’! But how? How is Marvel going to fit a whole species into their already bloated slate of movies, TV shows, and other assorted bric-a-brac? That’s what we aim...

354: Keepin’ it Skreal from 2022-09-14T04:43:14

We got invited to D23! For real! We definitely didn’t get scammed by a fake email and then drive all the way to Hollywood, only to wind up locked outside of the Disney compound! And we’re defini...

353: Dr Druid. He’s Just Jordan Peterson Now. from 2022-09-07T04:01:44

 This week Merk springs a secret topic on the boys!! So secret we can’t even describe it here except to say….. Jordan Peterson becomes Dr Druid…. and a ghostbuster…̷...

352: Can Someone Get this Weird Sticky Kid out of our House? from 2022-08-31T04:09:21

Holy hell, we have an episode to record! Time to pull out whatever miscellaneous crap we can find! For you, the listener, whom we’re, like, in love with and going to marry, apparently. Dir...

351: What the #@$% is Going On!? from 2022-08-24T04:01:31

We’re all reeling from the bloodbath of cancelled projects at Warner Bros and HBO Max after David Zaslav’s Discovery FUSION-HA‘ed with Warner Brothers. The cancellation of Batgirl sh...

350: Devito Doritos from 2022-08-17T04:01:50

 It’s episode 350! Time for Doritos! And Devito! This week we’re short a host but we persevere to give you the mid grade quality podcast you expect and love! We talk Thor and a ne...

349: Toothgnasher and Other Goat from 2022-08-10T04:01:50

 How about those goats, huh? You’ve seen Thor Love and Thunder right? Well hopefully you have because we’re tearing it apart this week on the podcast! Thou hast been forewarned! An...

348: Don’t Quote Me on this Podcast that’s Recorded and Released Online from 2022-08-03T11:20:46

 The Zero Issues July Vacation Classic Spectacular comes to a close! As the boys try to remember how they got to the blue side of the Moon, enjoy what may be the most classic “classic” of all: ...

Classic Zero Issues 4: The Roast of Hal Jordan from 2022-07-27T04:01:15

The Zero Issues July Vacation Classic Spectacular comes to a close! As the boys try to remember how they got to the blue side of the Moon, enjoy what may be the most classic “classic” of all: Fr...

Classic Zero Issues 3: Free with the Kisses from 2022-07-20T04:01:23

 We’re still on vacation! This week we’re in freaking ATLANTIS!!! So while we drown, you get to listen to Merk’s pick for a CLASSIC ZERO ISSUES episode….. Free with the...

Classic Zero Issues 2: Bry Goliath from 2022-07-13T11:00:45

 Classic Zero Issues Week 2! Here’s the original post: It’s the little things that make up life, and it’s the little super heroes (and also the big ones!) make up this episode! We’re talk...

Classic Zero Issues 1: The Monster at the End of This Event from 2022-07-06T10:39:49

The boys are on a very real vacation around the world! First stop: the Savage Land! But while we enjoy some R&R, why not enjoy a classic episode from the archives? We’ve chosen a few ...

347: Click This! You’ll Hate It! from 2022-06-29T04:01:25

 It’s new comic day, so therefore it’s new podcast day too!! And this week we’re talking directors. Film directors. And specifically film directors that do NOT like comic book...

346: QuicksilvEST! from 2022-06-22T11:00:59

Blue streak speeds by, it’s just Quicksilver! Kind of a rude guy, that’s just Quicksilver! Pietro, yeah he’s pretty fast But also, he’s a total ass Quicksilver, this week...

345: I Would Like to Taste the Horsey Sauce from 2022-06-15T04:01:46

The Thunderbolts are ready to strike the MCU! A director has been hired, and that means it’s time to wildly speculate about who and what the team of villains-turned-heroes will be when they hit ...

344: He’s Got a Tubular Spatial, Baby! from 2022-06-08T04:01:12

 It’s LIGHTNING ROUND TIME! Krackakoom? A bevy of short topics this week such as the recent Marvel Banner of War Hulk/Thor battle (in which we discuss what Celestial bits are floating in ...

343: Prisoners of the Anti-Gravity Room! from 2022-06-01T04:06:15

This episode’s all about that one Katy Perry song! Jk, tricked you! This week, we’re talking about Dark Horse Comics! Their long, storied history as the underdog of comics, our favou...

342: The Death of Torpedoman! from 2022-05-25T12:18:02

From the blessed content fountain known as the public domain, here we blast off in another dramatic reading of a bonkers golden-age comic! TORPEDOMAN! The man who is also a torpedo, I guess? “Gh...

341: See You In the Grease Pit from 2022-05-18T04:01:42

 Welcome to the grease pit! What does that mean? …. I’m not sure even we know….. This week we celebrate the 20th anniversary of FREE COMIC BOOK DAY with a look at it’s h...

340: Destination Moon Knight from 2022-05-11T10:49:43

He is the terror that flaps in the night! But, like, a very well-lit night! He is Moon Knight, and this week, we’re talking about his TV show! We have you a week, and now we’re going...

339: She Was a W.I.L.F. from 2022-05-04T05:20:47

Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness is upon us! And we can finally tell you that Kevin Feige himself approached us to watch the movie in advance, under a strict embargo not to spoil the...

338: All the Batmen from 2022-04-20T04:01:31

 Batmen! Batmen! Batmen! Say it three times in a mirror while holding a baby robin and a bat in your pants … and nothing happens. Well maybe rabies. That’s another urban legend. Thi...

337: The Roundest Robin from 2022-04-13T10:55:36

Just because March is over, doesn’t mean we can’t pit things against each other! This week, we’re looking at DC’s Round Robin for 2022, and picking the books that we want...

336: A Very Sticky Team-Up from 2022-04-06T12:00:53

IT’S TIME FOR ADVENTURE! Join us for a very special episode as Kyle steps into the sweet spider-chair of Madame Web to guide us on a role-playing game called “SPIDER and MAN” (as found on ...

335: Sub Saunders and Dirk and Durk and Dick from 2022-03-29T15:30:55

 It’s dramatic reading time once again and BOY do we have a doozy! An underwater doozy with SUB SAUNDERS 10,000 years in the future as he travels to Atlantis to ….. kill frogmen...

334: A Very Large Two-Inch Tornado from 2022-03-23T10:55:16

 LET’S COMMENCE THE RUMBLING! THIS WEEK, WE’RE DOING AN ALL-GEORGE PEREZ CHARACTER MARCH MADNESS! who will win when some of the most famous characters in comics go up against…...

333: Kraven’s Cool Garfield Vest from 2022-03-16T12:10:05

It’s time to get silly! About being serious. This week, we take your non-nonsense, grim and dark, serious characters and turn them into something light-hearted, fun and zany! And then… we ...

332: Isn’t Batman a Verb Now? from 2022-03-09T05:01:17

 It’s a big ol’ bat heavy episode this week! We’re talking odd, strange, adorable and down right wrong versions of Batman, as we rate them out of 5 Batmen on how Batman they B...

331: Low-Cal Batzone Zone from 2022-03-02T12:47:26

Coming to a theatre near you: crappy tie-in products! This week, we go over some of the best, worst, and most notorious tie-in junk that gets attached to comics and movies: from Baskin Robbins&#...

330: It’s Disgusting Shakespeare, Is What It Is from 2022-02-23T05:01:41

Peacemaker cameth and wenteth, and we have many thoughts on what we have seen! How did the show rapidly evolve? What made it even possible? What parts do we especially love as shameless James Gu...

329: The Sky is the Limit from 2022-02-15T05:01:21

 Feeling angelic? Well, even if you don’t, we’ll make you feel like you’ve got wings! …. that was cheesy….. But seriously, we’re fixing characters this week...

328: Merk Doesn’t Care About Children from 2022-02-09T12:04:26

 Does the title of this episode shock you? Good! Now that we’ve got your attention, this week’s episode is about banned comics, or attempted-banned comics, or how exactly we got int...

327: KRAKAKOOM! from 2022-02-02T05:01:25

The lightning strikes once again! Last week was a longer episode, so this week it’s all random rapid-fire topics! We’re pit in a fight-inventing grudgematch between Prince Robot IV and Wol...

326: Not Just Pouches and other Image Comics 30th Anniversary Observations from 2022-01-26T05:01:04

 Can you believe it’s been 30 YEARS since the birth of Image Comics? Either can we…. but we accepted it and moved on….. moved on to talking about Image Comics! Talking about w...

325: Eternally Yours from 2022-01-19T16:00:06

Did you know that Marvel put out an Eternals movie? No, really! It was in, like, October or something? Anyway, to celebrate it being out on streaming now, we’re joined by our good friend R...

324: REBCAST! (The Reb Brown Podcast) from 2022-01-12T05:01:13

Resurrecting seemingly-dead franchises and series is all the rage these days, from Snyder finally getting his Cut, to returning Batmen, Spider-Men and Supermen, to fan campaigns to bring back ol...

323: The Wizard Did It from 2022-01-05T05:01

 We made it! 2022! So what do we need to talk about? A movie from last year, of course. SPIDER-MAN:NO WAY JOSE…er….HOME Spoiler alert, we’re diving head first and full on in...

322: This Dumb Place from 2021-12-29T10:05:32

 What a year! Let’s talk about in this very loose episode. Come along! Direct Download: MP3

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321: Dracula vs. the Christmas Vampire Goat from 2021-12-22T05:01:49

It’s that wonderful holiday season once again! And once again… it’s kind of a weird one. So let’s get weird! Listen and read along with us as we react to another ’70s Power Records p...

320: The Mole Man and The Pole Man from 2021-12-15T05:38:39

 It’s that time o’ the season and the boys love to make up their own comic stories…. so …. it’s time for Christmas Comics Pitch! Each of them come up with their ow...

319: 400 Heads in a Bag from 2021-12-08T12:00:35

Three grown men talking about action figures, that’s what audiences crave, right? Because that’s what we’re doing this week! We lament over the loss of REAL Hulk Hands, and com...

318: At the Speed of Snowplow! from 2021-12-01T05:01:44

Winter in comic books is kinda… weird, right? Like it rarely happens, and when it does it always seems to be over after a single issue or story-arc. And as semi-northern Canadians, we have a pod...

317: Butterscotch Wolverine Hawkeye from 2021-11-24T05:01:19

 It’s HAWKEYE DAY!!! Or Toga Hawkeye day. Or Butterscotch Wolverine Hawkeye day. Whatever. It’s Clint Barton Day (And Kate Bishop!). We’re celebrating the release of the Dis...

316: Celery Day Stalkslam from 2021-11-17T11:14:45

 For thousands of years, the debate has raged: Christmas? Halloween? Which is the supreme holiday? Today we solve this decisively, once and for all, ion the typical manner of making a bunch of...

315: The Skrull Cows Show Up in This! from 2021-11-10T17:01:27

You KNOW it’s serious when it’s superhero event time and “war” is in the title! Even though it happens with just alarming regularity, really. We dig deep into a wild variety of superhero war sto...

314: Let’s Clean Out the Old Newshole from 2021-11-03T04:01:53

 Well we had a fun & spooky month but now…. it’s back to business. On to the news! A lot has happened in comic book/film news so we dive right in with Marvel’s problems w...

313: Free with the Thistles from 2021-10-28T03:24:32

 Submitted for the approval of the audience, I call this story The Tale of the Cactus that Loved…. To Kill. *throws Iced tea mix on an open fire* Direct Download: MP3

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312: Morbius, Morbius, Morbius, and Kevin Bacon from 2021-10-20T05:00:37

The Spooky Month continues, and this week it’s our spookiest trick yet – fixing a character! Namely, good ol’ living vampire Michael “Morbius” Morbius! Now Morbius is a perfectly fine scie...

311: Man Man and Bat Bat from 2021-10-13T04:01:54

 It’s the spooky month and we’re feelin’ like it’s time for a little power records! Y’know, those amazing comics on a 45 record from the 70’s? Time for MAN-...

310: The Goal was Always to Eat the Sandwich from 2021-10-06T10:00:40

 Hey, kids! You like them Squid Games, right? Battle Royale-type stuff? Well then, have we got an episode for you. Watch as our contestants battle over half a sandwich, karaoke, explaining the ...

309: The New Fifty-Zero from 2021-09-29T13:01:11

The New 52 debuted 10 years ago – more like the OLD 52, am I right?? – so it’s time to take a look back on its impact, its legacy, its highs and lows, what can be learned from it,...

308: Magneto of Green Gables from 2021-09-22T04:01:27

 It’s a big election week this week in ol’ Canada, so the boys have decided to talk politics! No! Come back! It’s us! We’re ridiculous about it and it all involves comi...

307: Wayne Knight’s Driving the Van from 2021-09-15T10:00:05

 Once again, we are settling age old comic book debates this week. Is The Punisher a villain? What’s better, Kirby’s Marvel work or his DC work? Has Shazam always just been a Superm...

306: Third Time’s the Swarm! from 2021-09-09T10:00:22

We haven’t seen Shang-Chi yet, so instead we’re doing another exciting LIGHTNING ROUND! Join us for so many mini-topics you’re guaranteed* to find something you love! Comic characters hosting po...

305: I Am Iron Perlman from 2021-09-01T04:01:33

 It’s Multiverse Madness this week on Zero Issues! From a new game called CHARACTER SMASH where we smushy smush two completely unrelated characters together to create new ridiculous (but...

304: Shuma-Gorath Does Laundry on Mondays from 2021-08-25T05:16:48

 This week, we’re tumbling out of bed and stumbling to the kitchen, pouring ourselves a cup of ambition, and yawning, stretching, and talking about super heroes with day jobs. From the on...

303: What If… Venom was a Cool Jacket? from 2021-08-18T04:01:47

To celebrate the launch of “WHAT IF…?” on Disney+, we cook up some “what if” questions of our own! Come with us to explore alternate worlds where… The Vision was made by Apple or Microsoft! The ...

302: Ghost Rider got Pantene from 2021-08-11T04:01:08

 Another brand new podcast episode! Shocking news! GASP! Fun games! WOW! Exhilarating stories! HUZZAH! We’ve got it all, from controversial news across the pond, to a hilarious (and sli...

301: Nicolas Cage Tai Chi from 2021-08-04T04:34:25

 We’re all extremely ill with Olympics fever this week, and the only cure for Olympic fever? Our own Olympics, with Jughead, and Bumblebee, and Randy Quaid! Listen in as we argue over wh...

300: Somebody Says Something Stupid and That’s the Title from 2021-07-28T04:01:52

 WOW!! 300 episodes!! It’s a big moment for these three little nerd boys, so to celebrate talking about comics for 300 maniacal podcast episodes, we do something a little different and pl...

299: Jim “Shooter” McGavin – A Zero Hour Tie-In from 2021-07-21T04:01:58

Comics: Interrupted! This week, on the brink of an anniversary episode that will *change everything forever* [not a guarantee], we look back at one of our most-hated comic trends – the inv...

298: It was a Fear Demon from 2021-07-14T04:47:03

 This week’s episode was all about Black Widow and Loki, and had huge spoilers for both, but then a fear demon showed up, and now it’s all about retcons! From Puck originally being ...

297: Lokio Drift from 2021-07-07T04:01:52

 It’s MCU takeover time! This week the boys discuss both Loki AND Modok in the main topic. Spoilers abound! And for the warm up they talk the newest Shang-Chi trailer and unpack EVERYTHIN...

296: The Summers Family Deadbeat Dad Reunion from 2021-06-30T13:40:48

Our Podcast Dad didn’t send the cheque on time, so this Father’s Day episode is a week late AND we’re talking about the deadbeat dads of comics! Take that! Superhero books have more than their f...

295: I Mean, It’s Fine from 2021-06-16T04:10:37

 It’s podcasting time, for real! This week, we’re talking about the never-meant-for-release-but-you-can-totally-find-it-on-YouTube Fantastic Four movie, from 1994! Marvel at the use...

294: A Mighty Allen Wind from 2021-06-09T04:01:48

 Are you hungry for ridiculous comic book food content? WELL…. you’ve come to the right place. The boys deliver an all food episode that is, well, delicious. From figuring out what ...

293: Let’s Two This Thing!! from 2021-06-02T13:44:11

In honour of… um, national flip a coin day…? We dig deep on everyone’s favourite district attorney and/or coin-flipping criminal madman, TWO-FACE! But it’s not as one-sided as it see...

292: Starring Lockjaw from 2021-05-26T11:00:09

 In this Lightning Round episode, we answer such questions as:- who should be the new lead character in Marvel Two-In-One? – who would win in a fight between Quasar and The Thing (with a ...

291: The Hulk is on a Quest to get Spaghetti from 2021-05-19T04:01:07

 The Hulk! AND spaghetti! In ONE EPISODE?!?! GADZOOKS!! This week has everything, from hearing Kyle pitch new hilarious Hulk comics as The Immortal Hulk comes to an end, to hearing each of us m...

290: The Colossus Of Podcasts, the Colossus Of Wayne from 2021-05-12T04:01:45

It’s “Fix a Character” time! Piotr Rasputin, Colossus of the X-Men, is a beloved classic character that just doesn’t seem work outside of a team. Strong, stoic yet sensitive, b...

289: Moidawoild from 2021-05-05T11:28:33

 Oh boy, they’ve really done it this time! Bry and Merk thought they won it big when they recieved some complimentary tickets to the local fair, but what they really won were two ticket...

288: The Zemo Shuffle from 2021-04-28T04:01:23

 Falcon and the Winter Soldier has come to an end and the boys made sure not to utter a word about it until it’s done! …. well, let the floodgates open! A review and discussion on ...

287: Jim Cummings from 2021-04-21T04:16:30

 Chocolate and peanut butter, cats and dogs living together, monkeys fighting lizards, that’s what this episode’s all about! We’re taking things that should not be together, a...

286: Stardust and the Burger King Kids Club from 2021-04-14T04:01:47

JOIN US! For another action-packed dramatic reading from the Tome of Fletcher Hanks! In another inexplicable STARDUST adventure, our daring hero tackles the sinister FIFTH COLUMN, using his secr...

285: I Want My Corpse Back! from 2021-04-07T04:01:59

It’s resurrection time!! This week we talk about the age ol’ comic traditions of coming back from the dead! Sometimes done well, and sometimes…..not. And sometimes it’s A...

284: What If Wolverine Was a Toronto Raccoon? from 2021-03-31T04:01:59

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283: Do You Know What Happens to Darkseid When he’s Hit By Lightning? from 2021-03-24T10:00:23

Since the beginning, the superhero works of Zack Snyder have loomed large over this podcast. The source of debates, disagreements, and endless jokes. But now, our greatest challenge yet has arri...

282: The Eye Gouge Episode from 2021-03-18T00:32:51

 This is it, the culmination of our March Madness and August Audness episodes. After crowning eight champions, it’s time for them to square off against each other to decide just who th...

281: Dwayne’s Shane Lane Wayne from 2021-03-10T05:01:39

 OH IT’S WANDAVISIONARY TIME!!! The series is OVER and we wrap it up like a magical pagan christmas present for you, going over the final episodes, dissecting and exploring what it all ...

280: I Collect Weird Children from 2021-03-03T17:27:06

 Due to some technical difficulties, we’re bringing you back to April of 2020 for this week’s bonus-y style episode. Originally cut from episode 236, hear us discuss leaders in com...

279: Why Did This Gorilla Set Fire to the City?!? from 2021-02-24T17:31:22

 It’s a Lightning Round episode, so you know what that means: nearly a dozen short and weird topics. We’ve got new segments like Crossfit This In and Deep Cuts, attempts at serious...

278: Breakups&Hookups! from 2021-02-19T01:46:31

In honour of Valentine’s Day… uh, several days ago… let’s get unromantic, and then romantic again! We take some iconic comic-book power couples, split ‘em up, and make them find all-...

277: Martian Hunterbean from 2021-02-10T12:00:55

 Y’know who’s boring and they never seem to get right, even though he’s pretty much the same as Superman? Martian Manhunter. Think the three of us can fix the comic book equi...

276: Where’s Rambo and Your Scary Dead Boyfriend? from 2021-02-03T05:01:47

 Rambo and dead boyfriends! Wandavision is pretty great, amirite? This week we delve into the mysteries of episode 4 of that MCU show as well as exploring intercompany comic crossovers. What di...

Holiday Half Pints 12: Xmas Day Blooper Smorgasbord from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

It’s here!!! Christmas has arrived so the final day of our Holiday Half Pint has landed. Today…. us being our goofy selves. A short collection of clips and bits that didn’t make i...

Holiday Half Pints 11: MULLCAST from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Ancient podcasts fortold its coming. Now, that event, only spoken of in hushed whispers, has come to pass. This. Is. Mullcast!   Direct Download: MP3 Add to Anti-Banner

Holiday Half Pints 10: Game Pitches from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

It’s the 10th Holiday Half Pint! Today we’re pitching some comic-book video game ideas that haven’t been done before, but really, really should! We’re covering a wide variety of comic propert...

Holiday Half Pints 9: 1996 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The Half Pints continue! 2016 is finally nearing its end, so today we take a look 20 years to the past… to 1996! It was a different era for comics! But maybe not too different? (Well, eventua...

Holiday Half Pints 8: Updated Weaknesses from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

On the 8th day of Pintmas, the boys look back at the grand tradition of superhero weaknesses — Kryptonite, magic, fire, the colour yellow… and wood, for some reason — and come up ...

Holiday Half Pints 7: Cartoons from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

On the seventh day of Half Pints, three bald men gave to me, some things made for kids on TV. We’re talking cartoons! Justice League Action, and Duck Tales, mostly. Mostly and only. That̵...

Holiday Half Pints 6: Superman 2 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Up in the sky! It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s the sixth Holiday Half Pint!  Kyle finally suffers through Superman 2, and then we all sit down to talk about what he learned: that ...

Holiday Half Pints 5: Amusement Parks from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Zero Issues Holiday Half Pint mini episode 5, oh my gosh!! Some of us got real excited over the announcement of Super Nintendo World, so we decided to pitch our own ideas for what would be an engag...

Holiday Half Pints 4: The New 52 Psalm from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Zero Issues Holiday Half Pint mini episode 4!! It’s the reason of the season. Your buddy and mine, Christ! Oh, and Santa. We give BOTH of those guys the ol’ New 52 reboot overhaul and b...

Holiday Half Pints 3: Grandpa Don’t Go from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

It’s our Holiday Half Pint mini episode 3! Yesterday we went into what we thought next year would really hold. Today… DIRE PREDICTIONS!!! Bry wants optimism, but he gets a BLEAK FUTURE!...

Holiday Half Pints 2: Kevin Feige in a Hammock from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Day 2 of Holiday Half Pint mini episodes! Today… 2017! What will it hold? Synergy, according to some people, and LOTS of it. Will Civil War STILL be going on? And let’s talk about Archi...

Holiday Half Pints 1: Bats V Supes V Xmas from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Holiday Half Pints! We’re doing the 12 days of Xmas, Zero Issues style in 10 min episodes!  For the first one we do a dramatic reading of an unbelievable Superman & Batman Christmas comic...

217: Greedy Ribisi from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

 It’s LIGHTNING ROUND time once again! A number of unrelated bits & topics & things we do ridiculously! Like … Desert Island Picks! A game of Punchy Punch Player Super Battle C...

275: Hope v Dickery: Debate of Superman from 2021-01-27T20:23:59

Superman: beacon of hope, or beacon of NOPE? That’s the question we grapple with today! Does Superman inspire humanity to greatness, or is he just a power-rich jerk in a dumb cape? Do other hero...

274: Several Issues Graphic Novel Podcast from 2021-01-20T11:55:45

Y’know, we as a podcast may have fallen victim to the super hero industrial complex. We used to talk about comics! This week we take a break from what’s going on in super hero books ...

273: Kraven the Deli Owner from 2021-01-13T05:01:42

 QUITTERS!! The lot of ’em!!! That’s what superheroes are! And that’s what we’re talking about this week. Can you think of a hero that hasn’t, even for just a sho...

272: Wondy, Mando, and the “Multiplicity” Sequel from 2021-01-06T18:23:02

Kick off 2021 with us as we dig into a couple of the big releases of the season: Wonder Woman 1984 and The Mandalorian! We’ve got some different, and at times complicated, takes on these two, an...

271: Remy LeBeau’s Homemade Spicy Gumbo (and other cards against human decency) from 2020-12-30T18:54:40

2020 is over, bay-bee! And to close out a gross year, let’s play a gross game: comic cards against humanity! And fair warning, this gets VERY raunchy very quickly. Not safe for work, or the kids...

270: Light Up the Whole World from 2020-12-23T06:06:38

 It’s the holiday season, so we’re celebrating once again with a Power Records Christmas! This year, we’re finally getting to the W̶o̶n̶d̶e̶r̶ Superman story! It’s ...

269: We Can Always Talk About DB Cooper from 2020-12-16T05:01:41

 Well Disney dropped a BOMBSHELL the other day, announcing their upcoming plans for all of their properties for the next bazillion years at their investors conference! We of course are focus...

268: He’s Oofing and Socking and Whacking and Banging from 2020-12-09T05:01:10

 It’s time for another exciting, lumberjack filled, rocket levering, punchin’ and jabberjawin’ dramatic read with Big Red McLane-King of the Northwoods!! From the bizarre m...

267: Butterscotch Wolverine from 2020-12-02T11:00:34

 Kramabadoom!!! This week’s a Lightning Round episode, and you know what that means: serious discussion about what kind of Green Goblin knockoff we’d like to be, what DC comic is ...

266: Ted’s Not Here, Man from 2020-11-25T11:00:52

 This week is aaaaall about the year 2000! It was twenty years ago, and… look, I’m gonna level with you. I edited this episode two weeks ago. I can’t remember what we talked ...

265: Ionic Centipede from 2020-11-18T05:01:55

 Another week, another fun podcast! This week the boys are talking about offshoot characters. Characters like Thunderstrike, Great Grandma Thunderstrike, Strange Visitor, Superboy X (or whateve...

264: A Boid to Kill For from 2020-11-12T02:43:45

SUPER-PETS ASSEMBLE! This one’s all about the animal sidekicks in our lives… except not ours, fictional characters’! Which super-pets are our favourites? What comic characters need t...

263: Shirtless Nick Nolte as Namor from 2020-11-04T05:01

 This week the boys talk about projects mired in development hell. Films. Comics. Our lives in 2020. We talk about projects that made it out of a long battle to finally see the light, ones s...

262: Draclactus OR GaDractus OR Galacula from 2020-10-28T11:00:13

 Boo! Boooooooooo! Boooooo! This week, we’re talking about monsters, and how they seem to end up in mainstream superhero books pretty dang often. Werewolf By Night, Cap Wolf, that time ...

261: Casper Died Naked from 2020-10-22T00:31:36

It’s the spooky season, and that means ghost, ghosts, ghosts!! But even ghosts have to follow the rules, so together we sort through all of the ghastly guidelines the ghosts of comics must follo...

260: A Lenny Kravitz Situation from 2020-10-14T04:01:37

 It’s time to FOOM it up!! Yup! We’re talking about that ol’ space dragon monster, Fin Fang Foom! Each of the boys does their pitch of a Foom story to be told to take the Foo...

259: I’m a Big First Moira Fan from 2020-10-09T18:37:03

 Let’s smash some super heroes into sitcom archetypes! Doctor Doom as Victor (Beeektor), Reed’s wacky cousin from Latveria, Marvel Knight Court, Beast and Wonder Man as two swingin&...

258: Hawkman Hits a Window from 2020-10-01T12:15:59

We pit the JSA against each other in a series of “Survivor” style scenarios! Green Lantern! The Flash! Atom! Hawkman! Sandman! The Spectre! Wonder Woman! Hourman! Black Canary! Dr. Fate! Which o...

257: We’d Just Have to Take a Bunch of Peyote and Go For It from 2020-09-23T04:01:22

 It’s DRAMATIC READ time once again as we wrap ourselves in the warm, strange blanket that is Fletcher Hanks and his gigantic hero STARDUST the SUPER WIZARD!!!! Follow along as Stardust ...

256: Absolutely Not a Made Up Name for a Planet from 2020-09-16T04:00:39

 Listen along to another Power Records double feature, starring The Flash and Aquaman! First, the Flash has to fight not one, not two, but three (or four? Or one?) villain to save the whole dan...

255: I Want to see Mike Mignola Draw Hank Hill from 2020-09-09T03:47:11

 It’s creator spotlight time as the boys discuss Hellboy creator and inky wizard, Mike Mignola! From his early days with Marvel (until he dropped an upper decker in Jim Shooter’s to...

254: King to Legend from 2020-09-02T19:45:01

This week we react to the unexpected death of Chadwick Boseman, celebrate his career, his iconic portrayal of T’Challa, the Black Panther, and discuss the lasting cultural impact he made on the ...

253: Peril at Castle Snyder from 2020-08-26T11:00:13

 We really meant for this episode to be all about Mike Mignola, we did! But then Bry and Kyle were told of a secret screening of the Snyder Cut that was happening out at a private country est...

252: A Guy Who Knows Karate VS Doctor Octopus from 2020-08-19T04:01:59

 FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! It’s that time once again! August Audness as we call it, where we pick 8 comic characters and put them through a round robin tournament to name a champion! Some are...

251: 3 Scary Stories from 2020-08-13T04:52:42

 Hell-o, my little ghoulies and gobloids! It is I, the Crypt Haver, ready to deliver you another tale of… oh, what? It’s a Lightning Round episode? They don’t really talk abou...

250: Magneto’s Mutant-Making Orgasm Machine from 2020-08-05T04:01:08

Believe it or not, the year 2000 was 20 years ago! So this week we look back and celebrate the original X-MEN movie! The film that introduced Hugh Jackman (and, to some extent, Wolverine) to the...

249: Worf Tonight, The Hawkeye App, Mom Jeans and Other News from 2020-07-29T04:13:56

 Let’s be honest. It’s been a weird few months. We’re all feeling it. Us too at the podcast. It’s been so strange that for the past few months we’ve barely touched...

248: The Roast of Hal Jordan from 2020-07-22T04:01:52

 From beautiful downtown Coast City, it’s a star studded event filled with laughs, tears, masked vigilantes and utter humiliation! It’s the ROAST OF HAL JORDAN!! Yes, the Green Lant...

247: They Weren’t Always What They Were, But They Will When They Can from 2020-07-15T09:00:17

 Less Mr. A, more Mr. T this week as we dive into the world of licensed comics. Everything from Kool-Aid Man to Mega Man to P…Pope John Paul II…man. And y’know, I think we lea...

246: Image Scrimmage from 2020-07-08T09:00:39

We’ve done March Madness… we’ve done August Audness… now, for the first time ever… it’s the IMAGE SCRIMMAGE! We pit eight randomly selected original Image Comics characters aga...

245: Frank Miller’s JO Challenge from 2020-06-24T12:31

My podcast this week talks about Frank Miller’s Will Eisner’s The Spirit. My podcast doesn’t think that it’s a very good movie. My podcast isn’t one of those other ...

244: Superman, Your Kid’s a Nerd! from 2020-06-17T04:01:24

 It’s that time of year again! No not to get your fishin’ license and go looking for Aquaman! It’s Father’s Day this weekend! So we look at superhero dads who you may ...

243: Put My Massive Head on Your Shoulder from 2020-06-10T10:00:11

Recorded a few weeks back: From the tome of Fletcher Hanks comes a Dramatic Reading like no other! Bry, Kyle and Merk bring you another inexplicable tale of STARDUST THE SUPER WIZARD… this...

242: It Ends with Rick Jones Holding a Snowglobe from 2020-06-03T11:25:25

You wanna get nuts? Let’s get nuts. This week, we dedicate time to talking about the crazy, the absurd, and the just plain chemically imbalanced. How messed up is The Hulk these days (very...

241: Justice League-The Craft Services Cut from 2020-05-27T04:01:50

So … it’s finally happening. The elusive Snyder Cut will hit HBO Max next year. How? Why? What? WHAT?!?! And at twice the original length?!? We puzzle over how this will come about. ...

240: Just a Green Bobby Hill from 2020-05-21T00:22:03

Mother’s Day was, uh, almost two weeks ago… and to, um, celebrate… we’re talking about the worst-ever kids in comics! We compare the worst of the Robins! We discover the fourth, psychotic nephew...

239: I’m Weisz to You from 2020-05-13T21:02:25

 So, this episode gets a little weird, for some reason! We’ve got some really interesting news about the current state of the comic book industry, and Merk has a very fun quiz, but then,...

238: The Lumberjack Buddy Cop Movie from 2020-05-06T04:01:43

 This week is a delight! We return for another dramatic reading of a Fletcher Hanks masterpiece…. not one, but TWO Big Red McLane stories! Big Red McLane: King of the Northwoods! LetR...

237: “Hawkman is His Safeword” or: “Daddy, I Want a Hawk!” from 2020-04-29T04:01:14

KAWW! This week we’re aiming to “fix” another under-appreciated or maligned character… this time, the Hecka Hard-to-follow Hawkman! Carter and/or Katar Hall is mostly famous for an extreme...

236: Wonder Man is Your Responsibility from 2020-04-22T11:00:13

 This week, we figure out who is the first among first among equals, with a very scientific, Tony Robbins-endorsed, leader-off! Cyclops, Nightwing, Captain America, Storm, Superman, Mister Fan...

235: 3 Rosenbaums and a Snyder Cut from 2020-04-15T04:01:47

 Well Easter just went by so it’s time for the boys to take a look at comic characters that come back from the dead….. so basically everyone. But they do explore the hilarity of a f...

234: The Shredder’s a Real Blanche from 2020-04-08T09:00:47

30 years ago, the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie was unleashed on the world! To comic fans of a, uh, certain age, this movie was a definitive cinema experience. But a lifetime later...

233: Colossus’s Magical Death Stench from 2020-03-25T21:16:13

 In a very, very topical turn of events, this week’s episode is all about diseases and viruses in comic books. So, from the safety of our various bunkers (no, really, we’re all r...

232: Hex Hex Lightning Bolt Battling Covid 19 from 2020-03-18T04:01:15

 Self Isolation! Social Distancing! Disease Lockdown! How do i get my comics?!?! With all this craziness going on, we aren’t able to do a ‘regular’ stupid episode of the pod...

231: But Does He Have a Butt Gun? from 2020-03-11T04:01:42

 Our semi annual…er… bi-annual…. or…. whenever we fell it it….March Madness is back!!! We each secretly choose characters and then throw them into a round robin t...

230: So Let’s Talk About the Starfox in the Room from 2020-03-04T10:30:20

Starfox. Starfox! STARFOX! (Not that one.) Let’s not mince words: Eros the Eternal, Avenger, brother of Thanos, and defendant of lawsuits, is what you could call… problematic. “The power t...

229: A Batman who Washes His Ass from 2020-02-26T06:06:31

Holy smokes, did you know there’s a new Batman movie in the works right now, helmed by Matt Reeves and starring Robert Pattinson? So I guess there won’t be anyone else playing Batman...

228: They Finally Killed Damascusdy Dragony from 2020-02-19T10:00:34

This week, we’ve got the power! POWER RECORDS, that is! We’re doing the riff-along thing again as we react to a weird Spider-Man LP story from 1975: “Invasion of the Dragon Men”! What is the sec...

227: Free With the Kisses! from 2020-02-12T10:00:45

It’s Valentine’s Day, Zero Issues style!! This week it’s short but sweet, as we dig deep into classic romance comics to perform a Dramatic Reading you… won’t…… forget. A dance ...

226: I Shall Become a Circus from 2020-02-05T12:00:15

Cue up Entrance of the Gladiators, because we’re off to the circus this week! Th…that’s what the circus song is called. Kind of a badass name for what is essentially Boy, Clown...

225: As Long as Jon Cryer gets Punched in the Face from 2020-01-29T05:09:32

Let’s ARROWVERSE the %^$# out of this! Crisis! The end of Arrow (Bry is ecstatic!). A spoiler filled exploration of the CW trainwreck that we kinda like…. kinda….. plus so much...

224: I Had an Answer So Quickly from 2020-01-22T12:00:29

 Lightning Round! Y’all know what this means: we’re pingponging through topics like a trio of Speedballs.  Two quizzes, a marry-screw-kill, talking Matt Reeves’ The Batman ...

223: It’s a Terrible from 2020-01-15T05:01:12

IT’S A TERRIBLE…costume. Terrible. The worst. Which character wins THAT distinct honour? There are plenty battling in that secret war. Join us as we discuss ridiculous costumes! PLUS...

222: Hindsight and 2020 from 2020-01-01T22:15:07

 And just like that, 2019 is over, and 2020 is upon us! Last year, we made a whooooole bunch of predictions for how 2019 was going to go, and now it’s time to crack open that audio time ...

221: A Vunda Voman Christmas from 2019-12-25T05:01:30

 Happy Holidays fellow Comic geeks! We have a treat for you today on xmas day…… a Wonder Woman Christmas story from a 1977 vinyl…. and we talk over the whole thing! Sounds gre...

220: 2019 Shrieking to a Close from 2019-12-18T10:00:11

2019 sure has been a year… and continues to be, as a whole slew of comic and pop-culture news hits right before the end! So to get it all out of our systems, it’s an all-news episode!! Marvel St...

219: A Pretty Bitchin’ Cape from 2019-12-11T05:01:38

Rivalries!!! This week we settle those age old questions; Who ultimately wins the Thing vs Hulk battle? Captain America-Sweet Pirate Boots or Military gear? What does the S on Jughead’s Sh...

218: Death by a Thousand Snyder Cuts from 2019-12-04T05:51:06

 Release the Snyder Cut! I guess! There’s somehow still talk of this thing (possibly more talk, even), so this week, we’re coming up with our own Snyder Cuts. How do you fix a movi...

216: Hawkman’s Pal Doug from 2019-11-20T11:00:09

Y’know those pals who are, like… un-super pals? This week we’re talking about the friends, the sidekicks, the hangers-on of the superhero stars! Whether they’re teen sidekicks for the kids to re...

215: These Are My Treads… This is My Spout! from 2019-11-14T03:35:16

? War, man. War. Did you know there are comics about it? Like, a bunch of them? It’s what we’re talking about this week, and boy, we go through a bunch of ’em. Famous ones like...

214: Ain’t No Party Like a Zombie Party Halloween Special from 2019-10-30T04:01:55

Our annual Halloween Special is here and do we have a special one for you tonight!!! Not one but TWO dramatic reads of two devilishly divine horror comic tales! First up is “Nightmare Worl...

213: The Schist Hits the Fan from 2019-10-23T10:00:41

Are you ready to get spooked out of your goddamned minds? This week we watch Man-Thing, the hottest Marvel movie of 2005 (look, the only competition it had was that Fantastic Four movie with Mic...

212: You Brought a Gun to a Two-Gun Fight from 2019-10-17T10:00:37

Let the games begin! This week we’re going Full Game Show as the boys compete in a quiz, a round-circle Character Storm, a round of 20 questions, and a brand new, Merk-created card game using on...

211: Fluff Me from 2019-10-09T04:01:01

?? This is the end, beautiful friends…. for these unfortunate characters! This week we pitch endings in the spirit of several Marvel titles that tell the last story of that character. Howe...

210: Flowers for Dick from 2019-10-02T04:17:43

? Ruination! This week, we set out to ruin some of our favourite characters. Kinda like all those times that we’ve tried to fix characters that haven’t gotten their fair shake, but t...

209: Ditko Sandwiches!! from 2019-09-25T10:30:42

It’s Comics Cards Against Humanity time once again! We pit even more of our original questions and answers against each other in a match that isn’t safe for children, or work, or well-adjusted h...

208: So It’s Come to This from 2019-09-18T13:00:51

???? This week, in Zero Issues “fix this character” fashion, we try to make everyone’s favourite time traveler who is connected to the X-Men…who is a guy…and also i...

207: He Got Screwed Again from 2019-09-11T04:01:41

??? We’re throwing you to the Kirb! It’s a Kirb stomp! We’re going to Kirb your enthusiasm with this freshly harvested episode about the king…. that’s right…....

206: TOO MUCH NEWS from 2019-09-04T10:30:56

?? This week we catch up with the absolute hell of news that was announced in-between recording dates – from TV and movie announcements at D23 and beyond! And believe it or not, it’s not a...

205: He Who Deals It Will Smeals It from 2019-08-28T21:23:54

???? The boys are back with a half hour episode packed with peanut brittle (or peanut buttle cry according to Bry), news about the New Mutants flic, Dr Doom, and Venom 2! Join us for a game of C...

204: Get Away From Her You Bitch! from 2019-08-21T06:07:58

??? Alright! We had some pretty smarty pants discussions with some smart guests for the past two episodes… time to dumb this down a notch! AUGUST AUDNESS RETURNS!!  Like its sister episode...

203: Rock Me Sexy MODOK from 2019-08-14T10:30:17

?? Drs. and professors Judith Leggatt and Monica Flegel join us again to help smarten this podcast up! First, we subject our guests to a ridiculous quiz, covering everything from creators and cr...

202: If You Believe that, I’ve got Four Supermen to Sell You from 2019-08-07T11:00:48

? Welcome True Auditory Believers! This week is a special episode of ZI because we have guests! Smart guests! Drs. Judith Leggatt & Monica Flegel of Lakehead University (English Department) ...

201: I Regret Not Owning Hulk Hands from 2019-07-31T11:00:42

? One week later! We continue our retrospective on the first 199 (and then some!) episodes of the podcast. Bry, Merk, and Kyle all have special surprises! Bry makes us swear to him, swear to him...

200: Faster than a Dolphin, Smarter than a Chimp from 2019-07-24T05:39:32

“The best thing we can do is 200 topics,” Bry exclaims, starting the episode. And then we do that. We do 200 things. This is going to take more than a week. Direct Download: MP3

199: Giant Watcher Baby Head from 2019-07-17T10:00:28

Take this podcast to the moon! To, uh, celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, we’re talking all about the moon in comics! Who’s lived there! Who’s the moon god’s avatar! ...

198: Mama Momoa! from 2019-07-10T04:01:15

? We spent a couple episodes talking about Canada, so since the 4th of the July like just happened, so what better way to celebrate than listen to three Canadian dorks talk about made-up America...

197: Raising Cable from 2019-07-03T04:01:42

? This week the boys take it on the road! …. or at least talk about comic characters taking it on the road. With Spidey: Far from Home coming out they discuss heroes out & about, trave...

196: Dial B for Blister from 2019-06-26T10:00:54

Canada Day approaches! And to celebrate we’re talking all about superheroes who exhibit the most important Canadian quality: a thin veneer of politeness! (And even that’s asking a lot of these g...

195: It’s Just You Guys and Bill Sienkiewicz and that Duck that Cosplays from 2019-06-19T04:01:11

On this week’s very special episode of Zero Issues Comic podcast, the boys discuss the creative side of making comics: the trials, the tribulations, the pitfalls, the struggles…. and...

194: It Takes a Papa Smurf to Build a Village from 2019-06-12T10:00:24

Ryan Mackett, the TBay Movie Guy, joins us once again! In honour of Father’s Day, we celebrate all the best dads and father figures in comics – your Uncle Bens, your Pa Kents, and all the ...

193: Keith David as Galactus – I want Keith David Wearing a Helmet from 2019-06-05T04:01:31

It’s a LIGHTNING ROUND episode! What does that mean? That means we have a number of quick short topics & games & shenanigans that we barrel through, and this week we do that with a...

192: Of Televisional Crime-Detecting Units&Radiophonic Thought-Recording Rays from 2019-05-29T10:00:11

Zounds! Once again we dig into the Fletcher Hanks Bible to perform a mind-bending dramatic reading from the adventures of the Super Wizard Stardust! This time, ol’ Dusty goes up against a mad sc...

191: You Need a Team Goth from 2019-05-22T04:01:32

?? Remember when Cyborg suddenly became one of the big leaguers in the Justice League? Cream of the crop? Top of the hill? Next gen in the old leaguers club? It worked. He’s one of …...

190: And Now Here’s My Mommy from 2019-05-15T04:01

? It’s a special Mother’s Day Episode on ZICP! This week we interview OUR moms to talk about comics & see how THEIR comic knowledge stacks up! Somebody gets voted off the island ...

189: But Wait… There’s More! or: Danny Needs More Pudding from 2019-05-08T10:00:15

Believe it or not, other movies than Avengers: Endgame exist! But not every comic movie can be a billion-dollar hit, so this week we spare a little love for the underdogs, the forgotten ones, th...

188: Endgame 2 – Taserface Will Return from 2019-05-01T04:01:44

? It’s here! Endgame is out and we are all over it this episode… kind of… in a total non spoilery way… until we talk spoilers. Ok. So we tried to do a non ‘just a s...

187: Just Mash John Larroquette in There from 2019-03-20T10:00:29

Who’s ready for a lightning round!? This week we answer the questions no one else dares to ask! What lesser-known online niche show should you watch? If you had to permanently kill a character a...

186: March Madness V: Madness takes Manhattan from 2019-03-13T10:00:59

?? March-o Madness, oooooh yeeeeaaah!! In this, the fifth edition to our March Madness/August Audness series, we once again pit eight characters against each other, tournament-style, to see who ...

185: I Like the Idea of Them Being Best Friends from 2019-03-06T05:01:13

? This week is a shorty but a goodie… and sorry, it’s kinda raunchy. It just went that way. We have no control over it. It’s the Kree programing. No news, no warm ups, just two...

184: Three Penguins in a Snuggie from 2019-02-27T11:00:57

For decades, The Penguin has languished in the B-list of Batman’s rogues’ gallery, with solid name recognition, but without the same impact (or the number of classic stories) as his more popular...

183: Nothing Like Hot Yogurt from 2019-02-20T05:54:02

???? Does anybody here like food? This week, we get reeeal snacky, and talk all about food in comics. Does Superman really need to eat? What is the worst thing that the Ninja Turtles have ever o...

182: Old Man Gwen Stacy from 2019-02-13T05:01:41

??? The boys are back this week and full of nerdy energy! So they jump right into a wacky game of CHARACTER STORM, where they suggest names of characters and the others fill in the blanks…...

181: Do the Webs Come From the Claws? from 2019-02-06T11:00:07

?? Do you ever get tired of the same old powers? Day after day, the same heat vision, the same boring adamantium claws? Well, have comics got the solution for you! That’s right, this week ...

180: Respect My Much Larger Badge from 2019-01-31T03:17:06

?? We’ve been bad boys this week, so what are we going to do when supercops (and super-adjacent cops) come for us? What is The Spectre’s hell, how does a lady become a cop, and just ...

179: Oh Baby Baby, It’s a Moyda World from 2019-01-23T15:03:22

? It’s…still a new year! And this week we’re playing Comic Book Cards Against Humanity, to shake the rust off of our “haven’t recorded in a month” butts. It i...

178: Spicy Claws and Other 2019 Predictions from 2019-01-16T11:01:35

It’s a new year! And with that comes predictions of what the comic world will hold in the forthcoming year…. most of them ridiculous. Brooklyn 2099! Spicy Claws Logan! Watch the DCU ...

177: Christma-ka-ka-KOOM! from 2018-12-21T10:30:16

Christmas day is almost here, so it’s time to celebrate with a LIGHTNING ROUND in your stocking! (You… you heard us!) Join us on a fast-paced, maaaybe raunchier-than-usual mad journe...

176: Batman’s Super Smooth Running Machine Christmas from 2018-12-12T05:01:59

?? Well it’s that time of year….. Time for the Zero Issues Boys to put together a little audio cheer in podcast form. This week’s cheerful bliss comes in the form of a Batman s...

175: Don’t Be ‘Space’ Smith from 2018-12-05T05:01:59

? It’s another trip into the trippy brain of Fletcher Hanks as we do a dramatic reading of one of the adventures of ‘SPACE’ SMITH!!! Guest staring self care sunday Groot! Liste...

174: A Strange Amount of Cousins from 2018-11-30T20:57:19

Aquaman, not unlike Coca-Cola’s Santa packs, is coming. With that in mind, this week we discover some very important distinctions between Mr. Curry and his Marvel counterpart, Namor, as we...

173: Excelsior! from 2018-11-22T10:00:58

This week, it could only be about Stan. To mark the passing of the most famous (and to some infamous?) comics legend, we’re talking all about the co-creations, the stories, the impact, the colla...

172: Chip Sahoyski from 2018-11-14T17:36:38

??? Krakakoom! This week we go all over the place with a Lightning Round! What should Superman’s new power be? What comic book should have an awesome open world game? How much Batdick is too muc...

171: Heckblazers from 2018-11-07T11:00:17

??? You ever read an issue of The Invisibles…on weeeed? Look, we were going to post this episode ever, but we got soooo high, and, like, we were all whoooooa… I know I’m offend...

170: The Hypno Hustler Halloween Special from 2018-10-31T04:01:50

??? It’s that time of year so break out yer spooky face and join us for the Hypno Hustler Halloween Special! Find out about a (not) possible Deadman show with Scott Bakula & Jennifer L...

169 : She’s got her $#!% Together and he’s got his $#!% in a Box at his Aunt’s! from 2018-10-10T04:01:14

?? Gotta keep the status quo! Such is the mantra of many comics fans. But can it work to switch it up? Has it worked to do a big character/story shift? That’s what we talk about this week....

168: Stop Trying to Make Sage Happen from 2018-10-03T09:30:18

This week we’re talking about “pet characters”! Whether it’s the writer’s own creation or just one they’re a fan of, some writers and artists keep going back to the same charac...

167: I’m a Reporter from 2018-09-26T13:28:47

?? I tried to put that Eminem song about Venom in this one, but it just…it wasn’t in the cards, y’know? Also how silly is it that there’s a song about Venom that Eminem d...

166: Going to Hal in a Handbasket on a Bicycle Built for Two Hals from 2018-09-19T04:01:46

?? This week we discuss Henry Cavill’s possible exit from the Superman movies? Maybe? Is that what’s going on? Or is he going crazy? Or are we? All of the above? That and we talk abo...

165: That’s what Batman Said from 2018-09-12T11:00:44

? It’s Cartoonists Against Humanity this week! We play a hand of Cards Against Humanity, with all of the questions and answers written by us. That’s right, this week we officially es...

164: Gunning Away from 2018-09-05T09:30:05

All’s relatively quiet on the Disney/Marvel front, and unless a miracle occurs, it looks like James Gunn’s firing from “Guardians of the Galaxy” movies is final. But a question remians: what’s n...

163 : August Oddness – Punching Monkeys from 2018-08-29T04:01:47

?? FIGHT BOOK CLUB!!! It’s that time again! Number 4 so far!!! Twice a year we do a round robin tournament. Everyone secretly picks a few champions and then we have our random matches, run...

162: Do the Merk! from 2018-08-25T01:11:19

? No tears for Claremont! This week, we discuss (at length!) the life and work of Chris Claremont. From the man that made the X-Men who they are today to… well, he’s– he’...

161: I Think That Bear Was Just Alan Moore – Buscemi Vision Edition from 2018-08-15T04:01:31

? This week the boys delve into a secret. They reveal hidden truth. They admit to their failings as comic book nerds….. by revealing what ‘classic, must read, epitome of the craft...

160: Phish Speaks to Aquaman from 2018-08-09T01:23:23

This week it’s all about music in comics! We talk about some existing fictional bands, assemble an X-Men rock supergroup, make just… so many bad superhero music gags, and compile a complete ‘80s...

159: The Eye of Mike Del Mundo from 2018-08-02T11:02:30

  This week, we’re trying our darnedest to make Doctor Druid into an interesting character. Yes, I know what you’re thinking, “who?”, but we cover that as well. Ever...

158: Welcome Back, Kotyk from 2018-07-25T20:46:04

It’s all news, baby! This week it’s all news. Look, San Diego Comic Con was this past weekend, and we recorded last weekend, and we started talking news, and then we just. CouldnR...

157: I Don’t Need Luck, I Eat Nuts from 2018-07-18T09:30:12

This week we pay tribute to the life and career of Steve Ditko! From the art, stories, and characters that helped shape comics, to his long and varied history in the industry, the wide-ranging i...

156: Avengers Infinity Sex Worker from 2018-07-11T04:01:36

? So we’re almost at the end of this HUUUUGE arc for the MCU. What’s next? Where can they go from here? What stories can they tell? And can we get Quasar killed in a movie already?!?...

155: Wolverine Gets Deported from 2018-07-04T09:00:06

It’s just past Canada Day! It’s the Fourth of July! Tensions are rising on the Canada-US border! So for three Canadian comic fans and creators… what does this mean!? This week we talk all about ...

154: Bry Goliath from 2018-06-26T10:00:31

? It’s the little things that make up life, and it’s the little super heroes (and also the big ones!) make up this episode! We’re talking about size-changing supers, and answer...

153: Everyone’s Singing from 2018-06-20T14:05:57

Isn’t it weird that the sound of lightning has its own name? I think it’s weird. Why do I bring that up? Because this week’s all-audio podcast is a Lightning Round! Gasp as Bry tells us what Gen...

152: Your Wizard Days Are Over! from 2018-06-13T04:01:09

? This week, we celebrate the unsung heroes of the art, the forever forgotten forgers of the flame (the ‘flame’ being comics)…. we’re talking Inkers, Colourists, & Le...

151: With the Power of His Adult Man Brain from 2018-06-06T09:00:49

Betty vs. Veronica? Star Trek vs. Star Wars? Batman vs. Literally Anyone? Fans have debated these questions for decades, and finally, FINALLY, we settle ten of the biggest arguments in fandom on...

150: And That’s the Last Scene from 2018-05-23T11:00:13

Hey hey! This week we were in a big rush to head off and dominate a trivia night (we…um, did okay), so we ended up doing a smaller-than-average episode. And so, just like some of your favo...

149: That Story Not Good Made No Sense from 2018-05-16T04:01:41

DEATH!!!! It’s all around us. Like cheese and poor customer service, but this week on ZERO ISSUES COMIC PODCAST we’re going head on, face to face, general seriouso, no bull$%#& w...

148 – Infinity Thrashin from 2018-05-09T04:38:11

????? We’re going to spoil you. SPOILERS!!! We’re talking Infinity Warring Gauntlet Avengers thing! We’re talking skateboards, how Thanos wetting the bed is a sing of being a p...

147: Doctor St– Mordrid from 2018-05-02T17:03:44

This week, we’re talking about the hottest movie for the hottest year: Doctor Mordrid, and 1992. But just what is a Mordrid, and what makes him a Doctor, you might be asking? Well, he̵...

146: Enjoy Your Chili Fries… in Hell! from 2018-04-25T09:00:53

Avengers: Infinity War comes out… wow, tomorrow? But the hype is SO big that we’re here to help you get through the next 24 hours, by dropping the Avengers into other movies to see how the...

145: Magic Cheers from 2018-04-18T04:01:37

???? Whoa! Do we have a show for you this week!?! Yea. We do actually. And it’s pretty magical! We’ve got tons of movie news from Gambit, New Mutants, Dark Phoenix, Rom and a bizarre...

144: Madness! from 2018-04-12T21:56:18

??? It’s back! We’re doing that March Madness thing again. Who’s taking home the trophy this year? Will it be a horse? A bear? A Jax from Mortal Kombat? Probably not that third...

143: April is a Fool from 2018-04-04T04:01:14

??? April is a fool!!! Sorry April. It’s just how it is. This week is a mini with a bizarre collection of us being idiots… more than usual…. it’s outtakes & funny bit...

142: Creaky Bones and a Jughead Face from 2018-03-28T04:01:24

?? This week, the boys are down a member. Bry is off looking for the cure for polio but Merk & Kyle are still here for LIGHTNING ROUND!!! A barrage of quick topics & bits it is! Merk wil...

141: So Fresh, So Clean from 2018-03-21T22:06:51

???? We’re back and we’re fresher than ever! This week, we have a FRESH START, and talk about the NEW topic of Marvel’s soft reboot. It seems like it’s been a never-endin...

140: Long Pause, Then a Sawhorse from 2018-02-28T05:01:56

???Oh my! Today is a day the boys travel in time! Whether it’s to tell you the comic news (because it’s recorded several weeks before it airs!), or Bry goes to back over a decade to ...

139: They Made It Up! from 2018-02-21T21:25:33

?? Wakanda foreeeeveeer! Today, in advance of Black Panther coming out (oh, it’s out now? Cool, go see that!), we’re talking about T’Challa. From origins to current incarnation...

138: Deviant Gene Is My Favourite Hardcore Band from 2018-02-14T05:01:59

?Today is storytime! The boys create spellbinding stories linking the unlinkable, saying the unthinkable, skating the unrinkable! It’s the Connections Game! Hear stories linking Scooby Doo...

137: A Very Solemn Snoogans from 2018-02-07T11:00:31

Whatever happens in Madripoor stays in Madripoor! The boys once again welcome Ryan the TBay Movie Guy to talk SECRET IDENTITIES – the history of the alter ego, the heroes who use them, the...

136: The Worst Marvel Movie Is Still Thor 1 or 2 from 2018-01-31T12:00:10

? This week, the boys are joined by Ryan Mackett, the TBay Movie Guy, to answer the year-or-three-old question: are comic books killing movies? The answer may surprise yo if you’ve never l...

135: Hey Crime! from 2018-01-25T21:36:05

? This week the guys reach into the Cursed Longbox of the Damned, not knowing what they will pull out. Is it horror? Super heroics? Eroticism? Yes. Also: Character Storm wriggles its way back in...

134: The Human E-Meter from 2018-01-17T11:00:45

This week the boys take a look at probably nobody’s favourite Avenger, Triathalon, and try to find a way to make the much-unloved character better! There are at least two really solid ideas in h...

133: I Can’t Believe DC Ate All Those Dogs from 2018-01-10T05:01:56

? A new year has arrived, landed upon our doorstep like a much needed word of encouragement after a year of wtf moments. For the first episode of 2018 we do a year in review….we have to...

Zero Issues Holiday Half Pint 12: My Tum-Tums Don’t Feel So Good from 2017-12-25T05:01:19

??????? It’s that time of the season again! HOLIDAY HALF PINTS!!! 12 mini episodes leading up to Dec 25th! Episode 12!! WE’RE HERE!! WE MADE IT! Happy Pintmas! For the big day weR...

Zero Issues Holiday Half Pint 11-I Don’t Think That’s How Plants Work from 2017-12-24T05:01:47

?????? It’s that time of the season again! HOLIDAY HALF PINTS!!! 12 mini episodes leading up to Dec 25th! Episode 11!! Oh sweet baby Jesus, we’re almost there! Today, not one, but TWO ...

Zero Issues Holiday Half Pint 10-He Always Looks Like He is Wet Anyway from 2017-12-23T05:02:44

???? It’s that time of the season again! HOLIDAY HALF PINTS!!! 12 mini episodes leading up to Dec 25th! Episode 10! The final stretch! Today we recast the Justice League movie…. all th...

Zero Issues Holiday Half Pint 9-A Gallon of Beard Oil from 2017-12-22T05:01:35

??? It’s that time of the season again! HOLIDAY HALF PINTS!!! 12 mini episodes leading up to Dec 25th! Episode 9!! Today we pull cards randomly from a stack of Marvel 1991 trading cards and ...

Zero Issues Holiday Half Pint 8-You Just Think you can Smell it from 2017-12-21T05:01:50

?? It’s that time of the season again! HOLIDAY HALF PINTS!!! 12 mini episodes leading up to Dec 25th! Episode 8! A game of CHARACTER STORM!!! Kyle comes up with character names and Bry &...

Zero Issues Holiday Half Pints 7-Either Die a Hero or Become a Devito from 2017-12-20T05:01:22

? It’s that time of the season again! HOLIDAY HALF PINTS!!! 12 mini episodes leading up to Dec 25th! Episode 7! Today we cast celebrities in their own comic series. You’ll learn there ...

Zero Issues Holiday Half Pint 6-Combo Pack of Beers from Around the Galaxy from 2017-12-19T05:01:54

??????? It’s that time of the season again! HOLIDAY HALF PINTS!!! 12 mini episodes leading up to Dec 25th! Episode 6! We talk the Justice League Secret Santa tradition. Who gets what for who...

Zero Issues Holiday Half Pints 5-Hiram Lodge is Ghost Dad from 2017-12-18T05:01:23

?????? It’s that time of the season again! HOLIDAY HALF PINTS!!! 12 mini episodes leading up to Dec 25th! Episode 5! Archie horror comics abound and now there’s an announcement of the ...

Zero Issues Holiday Half Pint 4-Crisis on Multiple Santas from 2017-12-17T05:01:55

????? It’s that time of the season again! HOLIDAY HALF PINTS!!! 12 mini episodes leading up to Dec 25th! Episode4 is here and we discuss Santa! St Nick! The Jolly One! The original superhero...

Zero Issues Holiday Half Pints 3-SHAZAM from 2017-12-16T13:30:21

???? It’s that time of the season again! HOLIDAY HALF PINTS!!! 12 mini episodes leading up to Dec 25th! Episode 3! Today we play nerd password! The boys scramble to get the other guy to gues...

Zero Issues Holiday Half Pint 2-2 Frank 2 Furious from 2017-12-15T05:01:12

??? It’s that time of the season again! HOLIDAY HALF PINTS!!! 12 mini episodes leading up to Dec 25th! Episode 2! What’s Christmas like for the Punisher? Probably not what you think. L...

Zero Issues Holiday Half Pint 1-Scarf Val Kilmer or Sans Scarf? from 2017-12-14T05:01:09

?? It’s that time of the season again! HOLIDAY HALF PINTS!!! 12 mini episodes leading up to Dec 25th! Episode 1! It begins here. With all the talk of the possible Disney/Fox deal, we cast an...

132: Is a Gun Cheaper to Produce Than a Dragon? from 2017-12-06T11:00:06

“The Punisher” has hit Netflix, and at least two of us have seen it all! In a short and breezy episode, we digest the series and the character, talk about what makes Frank “Big Pun” Castle tick, d...

131: The Justice League vs. a PS3 Game from 2017-11-29T11:30:04

The world is mired in darkness and all hope is lost, so a ragtag band of heroes must assemble to face a grave threat… That’s right, the Zero Issues boys are joining forces to take on “Justic...

130: The Exact Right Amount of Goldblum from 2017-11-22T11:30:36

Thor: Ragnarok came out two weeks ago, so in that classic punctual Zero Issues fashion, we’re sharing our thoughts about it today in another quick one-topic episode! Fans and critics alike seemed ...

Episode 129: Bye Bye Bendis from 2017-11-15T11:00:38

The boys are back with a short, format-free episode they’re calling a Lunchtime Shorty! (That’s definitely a cool name and everyone agrees!) Brian Michael Bendis recently announced he’s leaving Ma...

Episode 128: Spookycast from 2017-10-26T00:35:09

ooooooo!!!! It’s Halloween time so the boys have a SPOOKYCAST for you this week! A frightening round of frightening topics witch may or may not include a petrifying quiz on Ghost Rider villa...

Episode 127: 35 Ghosts in a Tiny House from 2017-10-18T18:33:06

Ghosts! Cults! Haunted Houses! Creatures! Commandos! Kissing robots! John Travolta’s many, many wigs! We have it all this week! Heavens to mergatroid, do we! Our main topic is cults in comic...

Episode 126: Superboy Prime Rib from 2017-10-11T04:01:01

Oh it’s a yummy treat for you today! Kyle serves up Superboy Prime Rib, and other delectables from his DC cookbook. For the main topic today though, we delve into a sizable but incomplete de...

Episode 125: Marvel Leg Assy from 2017-10-04T04:01:48

Marvel’s Legacy. It’s here. What do the boys think of it? We delve deep into the first official instalment & the previews of what’s to come (spoilers for issue 1!) of yet ANO...

Episode 124: Just a Wrinkley Andrew Garfield from 2017-09-20T04:01:58

Teen Teams! Those lovable bundles of angst and fury. That’s the main topic this week. Young Justice, New Warriors, Teen Titans, Champions, Nova, Generation X, among others. Also Merk introdu...

NEW LISTENER? START HERE! from 2017-09-16T13:14:37

Hey! Are you new here? I don’t think I’ve seen you around before, and I think I would’ve noticed you. Winky emoji. Sup. Welcome to Zero Issues! We’ve prepared a little prim...

Episode 123: The Monster at the End of This Event from 2017-09-13T20:00:12

The adventures of your favourite comic characters will never really end, but… do you sometimes wish they would? This week the boys talk about “personal end points”, those stories that seem t...

Episode 122: Two Jack Kirbys Battling in a Volcano from 2017-09-07T20:24:50

Hail to the King, baby. This week we’re talking Jack Kirby, the King of Comics. His hundredth birthday just passed, and despite being gone for, um, a number of years, the effect of his work ...

Episode 121: The Midler from 2017-08-30T15:06:04

Lightning round!!! Bzap!! That means it’s time for a short episode of several even shorter topics! Injustice is out…. let’s dream up other comic fighting games! How about retconn...

Episode 120: Journey to the Centre of the Defenders from 2017-08-23T10:00:43

In honour of Netflix’s Marvel’s The Defenders, we’re taking a look at the history of the Defenders comic series… which has almost nothing to do with the show at all! They’ve been New, and Se...

Episode 119: August Audness from 2017-08-16T20:09:20

Hey, remember in March when we pitted eight characters against each other in a who-would-win tournament? Well we’re doing it again! Who’s going home a winner, and who’s going hom...

Episode 118: All it Takes is One Bleeping Day from 2017-08-09T04:33:50

This week we’re hanging around the campfire telling scary stories…. or not….ok…. we’re ACTUALLY postulating on what the Marvel cinematic universe will look like in a ...

Episode 117: My Crazy Ex-Costume from 2017-08-02T10:00:44

Next stop: Klyntar! This week we’re talking all about Venom, in all his/its/their/whatever’s different forms! What makes the sometimes-evil symbiote tick? What’s the secret to its longevity? Which...

Episode 116: Pour One Out for Bruce Wayne’s Brown Suit from 2017-07-27T04:38:42

In just over a month from now, Batman: The Animated Series will turn twenty five. That’s so old! If that show were a person, it would have already be moving back into its parents’ base...

Episode 115: I Apologize to Bloggers from 2017-07-12T17:33:51

All part of the job, ma’am! This week, we’re talking about some of the crummy, crummy jobs that super heroes have when they aren’t out, y’know, making the world a better pl...

Episode 114: The Michael Keaton Primer from 2017-07-05T03:30:43

Spidey Homecoming is out TOMORROW! And we don’t have advanced tix or special access, so we’re just going to go through a lightning round of What if possibility threads that Spidey coul...

Episode 113: I Pucking Knew It from 2017-06-28T04:01:36

It’s the Canada Day weekend so we’re Pucking going ALL OUT on ALPHA FLIGHT!! No. Wait. Come back. Seriously. It’s good. That and a quick Chooses the Dooses, Character Storm, and ...

Episode 112: Merk Will Drive from 2017-06-21T10:00:17

The boys are back from a collective month of conventions, and finally got together to talk about their experiences! Over less than a month, Merk was at the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo and...

Episode 111: We Love You, Wonder Woman! from 2017-06-14T16:32:04

Wonder Woman came out! Didja see it? At the time of this recording, only one of the fellows had, but that’s okay, because this week we talk all about the controversy, the reviews, the critic...

Episode 110: Taserface the Movie from 2017-05-31T04:01:40

This week a shorty but a goody! The boys discuss the new Taserface movie. FINALLY this stunning, multi-layered, complex but highly underused character from the 90’s gets introduced to the fi...

Doodle Talk: The Breakthrough Moment from 2017-05-17T02:50:28

Another Doodle Talk mini-episode where we talk creator/artist stuff! This week we talk about breakthrough moments where as an artist (beginning or further along) you have those moments where somet...

Episode 109: Cell’s Vagina from 2017-05-10T20:35:16

Merk is off in convention-land this week, so Bry and Kyle make a very foolish decision: an entire episode focused solely on Dragon Ball.  Dragon Ball News, a DBZ villain-centric Marry/Be-physicall...

Doodle Talk: What Do You Have Trouble With? from 2017-05-03T21:54:49

Introducing a new fill-in segment: a quick, loose, brief discussion over our own art. We’re calling it Doodle Talk! This week’s doodle talk prompt: “what do you have trouble with...

Episode 108: Spider-Man’s Radioactive… Fluids (Funny Jokes??) from 2017-04-26T17:04:46

On the 31st anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, it’s definitely in excellent taste to talk about the history of radiation in comics! R…right? From heroes and villains with radioactive pow...

Episode 107 BONUS: Bry V Merk – I Find it Refreshing from 2017-04-23T14:40:24

Captain America is a bad guy!! Is this a good thing? Is it bad? Should Marvel be doing it? Why would it upset some people? And should that be taken into account? The EXTENDED discussion from episo...

Episode 107: Captain Britain Coming with 2 Hot Dogs in the Summer from 2017-04-19T04:01:29

Full disclosure, Captain Britain and his hot dogs are only mentioned in passing. What we DO go into at length are sword & sorcery comics! Conan! Red Sonja! Kull! Heavy Metal! BPRD! And lots mo...

Episode 106: Aquamanbun from 2017-04-13T18:41:46

Are you ready to get so wet? Slip out of those stodgy old clothes, pop on a koi top and a couple of eels for pants, and let’s all relax with a nice refreshing glass of Agua, man, as we talk&...

Episode 105: Of Koi Bois and Coy Boys from 2017-04-06T05:40:13

Get ready for a shock: we’re doing another Lightning Round!! The boys tackle some super quick topics in 7 minutes or less apiece, including: Which superheroes should go bad! The comics we wish we ...

Episode 104: 4 Stanley Kubricks and One is a Cyborg from 2017-03-29T06:01:44

So what do you get when you mix pre-power ranger power rangers, bizarre letters to comic books from way long past, and hawkman? This! That’s what you get! A collection of hilarity. Bry warms...

Episode 103: The Other Planet of the Symbiotes from 2017-03-24T21:25:43

  Aliens. Get it, like that guy from that meme? This week we are celebrating Extraterrestrial Abduction Day by talking about our favourite alien abduction-related characters in the ol’ ...

Episode 102: March Madness to Smarch Sadness from 2017-03-15T10:00:28

Let’s fight! It’s March Madness time, so we get sportsy the only way we know how: with a bracket of “who would win in a fight” matchups between comic characters! Who will emerge victori...

Episode 101: Wolverine Eating a Chili Dog is Easy Clean Up with those Chops from 2017-03-08T06:01:14

Can we fix the X-Men? Are the comics broken? Do they need fixing? This week we delve into that little X-nugget avec great fervor! We also talk about Mel Gibson,  do a scorching round of MFK with  B...

Episode 100: Yuck from 2017-03-05T02:13:10

One hundred episodes! No, for real, we’ve done one hundred episodes! Time to rest on our laurels, right? Time to stay stagnant, and not change anything ever, right? Wrong, nerds! We’re ...

Episode 99: Batman @#$%ing Hates Chandeliers from 2017-02-22T10:00:55

This week, on the thrilling conclusion of our Batstravanagza!! We objectively decide the best live-action Batman of all time! Discuss our favourite Bat-villains and the best possible versions of th...

Episode 98: You Eat Soup with a Spoon and You Take Pearls with a Gun from 2017-02-15T06:01:22

This week is part 1 of a 2 episode Bat-Love-Fest! It’s all Batman all the time! Batnews, batpeople, batsandwiches!! Do we really need to explain that any more than that?? Which is the best Ro...

Episode 97: I Should Sit Through More Garbage from 2017-02-08T22:37:38

More like stay inna Riverdale, amirite? This week we’re talking about the hottest teen drama to be based on a seventy-year old property, and the hottest teacher to be based on a seventy-year ...

Episode 96: Just a Page of Cyclops Crying from 2017-02-01T16:50:35

What happens… when good guys… go bad? Whether it’s due to brainwashing, reality-altering, mental breakdown, or just plain ol’ choosing evil, hero heel turns are a proud comics tradition! We talk ab...

Episode 95: Opposites Attract from 2017-01-25T13:00:59

  Sad National Opposites Day, nobody! In dishonor of the day, we’re not talking about bizarros, or negative versions of pre-existing characters. We absolutely don’t mention Zazzo-P...

Episode 94: Snuggle Party from 2017-01-18T13:00:02

It’s 2017! A new year! And we’re recording on Blue Monday… the most depressing day of the year…. so what are we going to do? We’re going balls out with positivity! All...

Episode 93: 2016 Got Worfed from 2017-01-04T06:21:32

It’s officially 2017. 2016 was….. was….. exhausting. So on this first episode of a new year, we have a wake for the previous year and the many comic characters that passed. Raise ...