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Hosted by Ben Thut and Antonio Jenez · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 22 episodes
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Your friendly neighborhood comic book podcast! A book club for casual comic readers and newcomers curious to check out comics for the first time.
Ben Thut and Antonio Jenez hosts Kickback Comics, a arts show with 22 episodes published.
Episode 22 is here! Ben and Antonio dive into Deadly Class by Rick Remender and Wes Craig, breaking down issues 1–3. This week we explore trauma, survival, and the brutal world of King's Dominion — a Hogwarts type school
Episode 21 is here! Ben, Antonio, and Max dive back into Invincible by Robert Kirkman, breaking down issues 8–14. This week we explore the shocking revelations that transform Invincible from a silly goofy coming-of-age s
Episode 20 is here! Ben and Antonio dive into Silver Surfer: Black by Donny Cates, breaking down issues 1–5. This week we explore a surreal journey through the darkness at the beginning of the universe. Be part of the di
Episode 19 is here! Ben and Antonio dive into Spawn by Todd McFarlane, breaking down issues 30–33. This week we explore the supernatural adventures of Spawn as he clashes with the KKK, angels from heaven, and clown demon
Episode 18 is here! Ben and Antonio dive into Thor: God of Thunder by Jason Aaron, breaking down issues 1–5 of The God Butcher . This week we explore faith, worthiness, and what happens when Thor confronts a killer who b
Episode 17 is here! Ben and Antonio dive into Venom by Donny Cates, breaking down issues 1–6. This week we explore identity, cosmic horror, and how this run redefines Venom’s origins into something far bigger than a Spid
Episode 16 is here! Ben and Antonio dive into Moon Knight: From the Dead by Warren Ellis, breaking down issues 1–6. This week we explore identity, control, and whether Moon Knight is a hero guided by purpose or something
Episode 15 is here! Ben and Antonio dive into Black Panther by Ta-Nehisi Coates, breaking down issues 1–4 of A Nation Under Our Feet . This week we explore monarchy, rebellion, and what happens when Wakanda begins to los
Episode Fourteen is here! Ben and Antonio dive into Invincible by Robert Kirkman, breaking down issues 1 through 7 of this iconic superhero series. This week we explore a world full of heroes, Mark Grayson’s coming-of-ag
Episode Thirteen is here! Ben and Antonio dive into Tokyo Ghost by Rick Remender and Sean Murphy. This week we explore a tech-addicted future, the Isles of Los Angeles, and a mission to the last technology-free nation on
Episode Twelve is here! Ben and Antonio dive into Do A Powerbomb! by Daniel Warren Johnson, breaking down this high-energy, emotionally charged wrestling epic. This week we explore grief, legacy, and pro wrestling inside
Episode Eleven is here! Ben and Antonio dive into One-Punch Man Vol. 1 by ONE and Yusuke Murata, kicking off our first Manga with the world’s most overpowered (and most bored) superhero. This week we meet Saitama, explor
Episode Ten is here! Ben and Antonio dive into Absolute Batman by Scott Snyder, breaking down issues 1 through 6 of DC’s new interpretation of the Dark Knight. This week we explore a gritty origin for Bruce Wayne, Alfred
Episode Nine is here! Ben and Antonio dive into Absolute Wonder Woman by Kelly Thompson, breaking down issues 1 through 7 of DC’s new reimagining of Diana. This week we explore her upbringing in the Underworld, mythic th
Episode Eight is here! Ben and Antonio dive into Absolute Superman by Jason Aaron and Rafa Sandoval, breaking down the opening arc of DC’s new take on the Man of Steel. This week we explore an intense origin, a world dom
Episode Seven is here! Ben and Antonio wrap up Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons with a discussion of chapters 10 through 12. This week we unravel the final pieces of Veidt’s master plan, react to the fallout from
Episode six is here! Ben and Antonio return to Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, diving into chapters 7 through 9. This week, we explore Dan and Laurie’s deepening bond, the fallout from Dr. Manhattan’s exile to M
Episode five is here! Ben and Antonio dive back into Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. We’re unpacking chapters 4 through 6, where Dr. Manhattan becomes unstuck in time, and Rorschach’s origins are revealed. Be pa
Episode four is here! Ben and Antonio dive into Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons — a gritty, genre-defining classic. We’re digging into the first three issues, where the story kicks off with a mysterious murder, m
Episode three is here! Ben and Antonio jump into God Country by Donny Cates — a cosmic story set in rural Texas about a grandfather battling dementia with the help of a really big sword. We’re going to unpack it all. Be
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