RetConversations

15/07/2024

OUT TOMORROW!

Leia and Josh are joined by Josh's Straight Up Dog Talk co-host, Emily Breslin to discuss Tom King's 7th graphic novel in his amazing run, Batman: The Wedding! We talk a lot of Booster Gold, romance in comics and why a lot of people were upset at this ending!

08/07/2024

OUT TOMORROW!

Josh and Leia are joined by almost-newlyweds David and Kristy Harnois to discuss Gail Simone's Jessica Jones book - The Variants! Josh goes a little Jessica crazy (he's a big fan) as they play within the multiverse! Get ready for a show full of humor, caffeine and Morning Blush!

03/07/2024

OUT NOW (a day late).

Leia and Josh go off the RAILS with special guest Patrick Stout Gerrity. Josh read the wrong book so he's auditing the class today! Bucky Barnes adopts a child and hilarity ensues. Leia's knowledge of Spider-Man villains is brought to a reckoning. And we discuss the finer points of doors and Bucky's hatred of them!

26/06/2024

On this very special episode, Leia and Josh welcome new guest Josh Lawrence to discuss MAUS. This episode is different from our regular format: less jokes, a lot more deference and, of course, discussions about the Holocaust and book banning.

And for the first time, we offer a Classroom Edition for teachers dealing with the subjects of the Holocaust or book banning.

18/06/2024

OUT NOW!

WELCOME TO EPISODE 50!

Josh and Leia are joined by first-time guest Sarah Kennedy to discuss one of her favorite storylines - Annihilation! We work a little differently than normal to talk a lot of Space Marvel, nu-metal and Drax's Heartbreak Kid phase.

12/06/2024

We are back with part 2. Leia and Josh are joined by special guests Dawn Baldwin and Jennifer Howland to finish out this story, answering the age-old question: how bad can time travel really be? The answer: bad enough Dawn apologizes profusely by the end for picking this story! Tune in now!

03/06/2024

OUT TOMORROW!

Leia and Josh are joined by special guests Dawn Baldwin and auditing GN partner, Jennifer Howland to talk about the 2013 comic Age of Ultron. In something that was meant to be a joke, this first part discusses the movie's impact on the MCU before diving into a world of villains with stupid names, white Nick Fury and time travel. Trust me, this was Leia's favorite.

28/05/2024

OUT NOW!

Josh and Leia welcome return guest, comedian Josh Staley for the most recent run of Nightwing! A delightful book with a lot of revelations about Dick Greyson, why Bludhaven is actually worse than Gotham and we all have a long overdue conversation about costumes vs street clothes.

20/05/2024

OUT TOMORROW!

Leia and Josh are in the studio with guest Jennifer Howland to discuss Kelly Thompson's amazing Black Widow graphic - The Ties That Bind! Experience one of Leia's favorite Black Widow comics which, if you have been paying attention, is Leia's favorite comic book character of all time! Not only a fantastic book, but Josh has a surprise waiting right at the beginning of the episode! Welcome to Season 5!

20/05/2024

The Season 5 Premiere drops tomorrow! Please enjoy this reaction video for something special Josh did to celebrate!

Josh created a little something special to celebrate Season 5. Watch Leia and Jenn react to it for the first time!

29/04/2024

For more on how this problem was NOT solved, see our two-part episode on Onslaught! Part 1 is here: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-ggbe3-12cee44

25/04/2024

14/04/2024

We are taking comics related questions that may not be storyline specific. TBD if it will be it's own episode or sprinkled throughout.

04/04/2024

As a reminder, we are always looking for future guests. With X-Men '97 airing, there are a TON of great stories being summed up and presented. Episode 3 alone was an entire pivotal storyline called Inferno.

Leia would LOVE to take you through it!

22/03/2024

OUT NOW!

In a topsy turvy season finale, Leia, Josh and auditing professor Jenn are joined (and taught!) by Friend of the Podcast Adam Witt about all things Fantastic Four! Why didn't the movies work? Is Ben Grimm a fine Jewish boy? What FF books are good for people who don't like the FF? Tune in to find out!

07/03/2024

Leia Cameron whenever we do an X-Men episode.

29/02/2024

OUT NOW!

Josh and Leia welcome back great friend and guest Matt Hirth to talk about Fray! We start with a long statement regarding Joss Whedon and then dive into the future slayer world. The story is super toy. Don't know what that means? Listen to find out!

21/02/2024

If ever we had a NSFW episode, this one is it...

Leia and Josh are joined by special guest JR Cillian Green to talk about S*x Criminals! What if you could freeze time every time you orgasmed? What if one person wouldn't stop making s*x puns the entire time you explained a comic about it? This one goes way over the line - so much so that our guest quits at LEAST three times! Make sure you have earbuds on for this episode!

13/02/2024

OUT TODAY!

Leia and Josh are joined once more by the lovely Jennifer Howland to go through the conclusion of Tom King's amazing Human Target! Will Christopher Chance find his killer? Will he be able to find a cure for the poison coursing through his body? How much more of a dick can Guy Gardener possibly be? Answers to all this and more inside!

07/02/2024

OUT NOW!

Leia and Josh welcome back friend of the podcast Kyle Slack to talk about Hellboy Conqueror Worm! Leia's first Hellboy comic and one Josh has been interested in awhile. Homunculi, robot gorillas and killing N***s. Everything you need for a relaxing afternoon!

01/02/2024

In the premiere episode, Josh and Bear tell you all about the Ultimates and why you should read it if you loved the 2012 Avengers movie!

28/01/2024

We are EXTREMELY excited to announce that Tuesday's episode of RetCon will have special guest Chris Wolf from Villain Support!

Josh and Leia welcome very special guest Chris Wolf from to explain the first of three Age of Apocalypse collections (not counting the prequel collection). Everything is topsy turvy, edginess is the name of the game and the 90's bleed through as the group loses their minds trying to make sense of all this.

24/01/2024

OUT NOW!

Leia and Josh sit down with Loki Variant and possible Skrull, Loki Lott to go through Secret Invasion! A direct follow-up to our first episode, Civil War, Secret Invasion has everything you could want in an event - intrigue, danger, mystery and, of course, Maria Hill being punked out because it's a Marvel event and they just can't help themselves. Tune in for a story that WE PROMISE is much better than the MCU show was.

18/01/2024

Now looking for guests for Season 5! If you or anyone you know has a comic book storyline you'd like explained, please get ahold of us here or at [email protected]!

If you don't have an idea off the top of your head, here is our suggestion list!

Marvel

Age of Ultron - Avengers
Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe
War of the Realms - X-Men
Zombieverse - All Marvel
Schism - X-Men
Beta Ray Bill - Thor
Ultimatum - Ultimate Universe
Days of Future Past - X-Men
Dark Phoenix - X-Men
Demon In a Bottle - Iron Man
Siege - X-Men
The Apocalypse Solution - X-Force
Kraven’s Last Hunt - Spider-Man
Born Again - Daredevil
Spider Island - Spider-Man
Astonishing X-Men - Whedon
Planet X - X-men
King In Black - X-Men
Hawkeye - Fraction run
Superior Spider-Man - Spider-Man
Nextwave
Punisher: Purgatory
Extremis - Iron Man
The Crossing - Avengers
Reign - Spider-Man
New Avengers
Dark Reign - All Marvel

DC

Court of Owls - Batman
Batman Damned - Batman
Infinite Crisis - All DC (Loki)
Zero Hour - All DC
Batman R.I.P. - Batman
A Cry For Justice - Justice League
Death of the Family - Batman
The Invisibles - Vertigo
Dark Knights Metal. - Batman
The Dark Knight Returns - Batman
Blackest Night - Green Lantern
Under the Hood - Batman
Knightfall - Batman
Gotham City Sirens
Injustice
Judas Contract - Teen Titans
Crisis on Infinite Earths - All DC
Kingdom Come - All DC
Amazons Attack - Wonder Woman
All-Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder - Batman
Countdown - All DC
Heroes In Crisis - Flash
Clean Room - Vertigo
Rebirth - DC
Infinite Frontier - DC
Nightwing - Nightwing

Other

Maus
Who is the Fourth Man? - Planetary
The Darkness
Homesick Pilots
Proctor Valley Road
We 3
Rat Queens

16/01/2024

OUT NOW!

From beginning to end, this is a must-listen episode. Returning guest Scott Sinclair bring his son and our youngest Graphically Novel fan, Daniel, to hear all about TMNT: The Last Ronin! Leia, Josh and special guest Jennifer Howland are made to feel extremely old as all of their references fall on 11 year old ears and fail. Come for the schadenfreude and stay for one of the best TMNT stories of the last 20 years!

08/01/2024

DROPPING TOMORROW!

Stop us if you've heard this one - Leia and Josh take someone through a Tom King written story about a C-tier DC character. No, it's not Mister Miracle again - it's the Human Target! We take special guest Jennifer Howland through Part 1 of this noir murder mystery and by the end she's asking for Part 2!

20/12/2023

To celebrate the beginning of Season 4 (first episode airs today!), enjoy a clip from our upcoming TMNT: The Last Ronin episode!

A bit of a show we recorded that will be released January 16th. A special treat for you, our listeners! RetConversations Season 4 is available now on your fa...

18/12/2023

RELEASING TOMORROW!

Let's start Season 4 off right - with Josh and Leia's chickens coming home to roost. This is a storyline THEY ASKED FOR so now it's time to take special guest Cory Peter through the event Sins of Sinister! Snark, glam and clones, clones, clones!

11/12/2023

Want a holiday treat? RetConversations is BACK on December 19th! That's right - we're moving to Tuesdays! Tune in for our Season 4 premiere - Sins of Sinister! And every week after, check your feeds on Tuesdays for a full 12 episode season!

15/07/2023

Open for business. Who wants some comics explained to them?

Bonus if you're willing for us to explain Sins of Sinister to you.