This week, Joe talks with writer John Lees about his new "offbeat romcom/creature-feature mashup" comic, Orla!

Orla! #1 releases on August 6th, with final order cut-off on July 14th (the last day that a comic shop can be guaranteed a copy), so make sure to order it with your local comic shop if you're interested!

If you read the first issue and enjoy it, make sure to ask your local comic shop to pre-order the upcoming issues for you, as pre-orders are essential to the success of a comic like this.

Orla! is written by John Lees, drawn by Sally Cantirino, colored by Dearbhla Kelly, lettered by Lucas Gattoni and published by Mad Cave Studios.

You can find John Lees on Instagram @johnlees927 [https://www.instagram.com/johnlees927], on BlueSky @johnlees [https://bsky.app/profile/johnlees.bsky.social], and on his website at johnleescomics.com [https://johnleescomics.com/]

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Episode 141.

Creator Chit Chat: John Lees on Orla!

This week, Joe talks with his friend Glenn about the latest season of Doctor Who.

Doctor Who Season 2 (2025) aired from the 12th April to the 31st May. It starred Ncuti Gatwa, Varada Sethu and more.

This is a full spoilers conversation, so please keep that in mind if you're not caught up on the show!

You can find Glenn Matchett on Blue Sky ⁠⁠@glennmatchett⁠⁠ [https://bsky.app/profile/glennmatchett.bsky.social]

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Episode 140.

Doctor Who Season 2 (2025) with Glenn Matchett

This week, Joe talks with comic creator Pj Fairweather about Don't Fold Presents: Something Alien Anthology, the first Kickstarter campaign from their new indie publisher, Don't Fold Press.

The campaign is live on Kickstarter until 27th July at kickstarter.com/projects/dontfoldpress/dont-fold-presents-something-alien-anthology⁠⁠ [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dontfoldpress/dont-fold-presents-something-alien-anthology]. Please go support it if you can, as projects like this won't happen without your support. It's vital to their success.

You can find Pj Fairweather on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/peejalien/] and Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/peejalien.bsky.social] @peejalien, and on their website at peejalien.com [https://peejalien.com/]

You can find Don't Fold Press on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dontfoldpress/] and Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/dontfoldpress.bsky.social] @dontfoldpress

You can find Joe on Blue Sky ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@joetalkscomics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://bsky.app/profile/joetalkscomics.bsky.social] and on the League of Comic Geeks ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@joelovescomics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/profile/joelovescomics]

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Episode 139.

Kickstarter Conversation: Pj Fairweather on Don't Fold Presents: Something Alien Anthology

This week, Joe talks with indie comic creator Zach Chapman about his current Kickstarter campaign, Dino Knights.

Dino Knights is "a science fiction arthurian fantasy comic", featuring "dinosaurs, knights, time travel and evil robots". It is the start of a brand new ongoing series for fans of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Phillip K Dick, Once & Future and more!

The campaign is for the first two issues, and it is live on Kickstarter until July 3rd at ⁠kickstarter.com/projects/houseofblood/dino-knights-the-once-and-future-knight⁠ [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/houseofblood/dino-knights-the-once-and-future-knight]. Please go support it if you can, as projects like this won't happen without your support. It's vital to their success.

I read the first two issues before the interview, and I would recommend if it piques your interest! Between the characters, story, world and the art, this was a really fun read with major Saturday Morning Cartoon vibes, and I'm excited to read more.

You can find Zach Chapman across the internet through linktr.ee/HouseofBlood [https://linktr.ee/HouseofBlood].

You can find Joe on Blue Sky ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@joetalkscomics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://bsky.app/profile/joetalkscomics.bsky.social] and on the League of Comic Geeks ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@joelovescomics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/profile/joelovescomics]

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Episode 138.

Kickstarter Conversation: Zach Chapman on Dino Knights

This week, Joe gives his Top 5 picks from the July 2025 comics solicitations for Marvel, DC, Image, Boom! Studios, Dark Horse, IDW, Mad Cave Studios, and Oni Press.

He also gives his honourable mentions for this month.

You can find the July 2025 comics solicitations for all publishers mentioned at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ comicreleases.com/category/solicitations/2025/2025-07/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.comicreleases.com/category/solicitations/2025/2025-07/], where you can find all the comics coming out that month.

Timestamps:

00:00:00 Intro

00:03:35 My Top 5 Picks

00:21:00 Honourable Mentions

You can find Joe on Blue Sky ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@joetalkscomics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://bsky.app/profile/joetalkscomics.bsky.social] and on the League of Comic Geeks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @joelovescomics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/profile/joelovescomics]

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Episode 137.

My Top 5 Picks for July 2025 Solicitations

This week, Joe discusses the first Spider-Man: Brand New Day omnibus with friend and long-time Spider-Man reader, Glenn Matchett.

The first omnibus covers Amazing Spider-Man #546-583, plus various odds and ends. This conversation does contain some spoilers for those issues, so you have been warned.

You can find Glenn Matchett on Blue Sky ⁠@glennmatchett⁠ [https://bsky.app/profile/glennmatchett.bsky.social].

You can find Joe on Blue Sky ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@joetalkscomics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://bsky.app/profile/joetalkscomics.bsky.social] and on the League of Comic Geeks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @joelovescomics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/profile/joelovescomics]

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Episode 136.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day Omnibus Vol. 1 with Glenn Matchett

This week Joe chats with his friend Owen, also known as Anomaly616 and Massive-Verse Central, about the best comics of the year so far!

This conversation does contain some spoilers for the books mentioned, so please keep that in mind if you are not caught up on any of them.

If you want to hear our thoughts on any particular books, check out the timestamps below:

00:00:00 Intro

00:03:01 Initial Conversation

00:04:49 One World Under Doom & Fantastic Four

00:27:30 DC's Absolute Universe

00:59:03 Indie Titles

02:00:21 More Marvel & DC Titles

02:25:22 Marvel's Ultimate Universe

02:52:40 Final Conversation

02:56:26 Outro

You can find Owen on Blue Sky at ⁠⁠⁠@mvcentral [https://bsky.app/profile/mvcentral.bsky.social] and on the League of Comic Geeks at ⁠⁠⁠@Anomaly616 [https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/profile/anomaly616].

You can find Joe on Blue Sky ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@joetalkscomics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://bsky.app/profile/joetalkscomics.bsky.social] and on the League of Comic Geeks ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@joelovescomics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/profile/joelovescomics]

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Episode 135.

Best Comics of January to March 2025 with Anomaly616

This week, Joe talks with indie comic creators C. Brennan Knight and Max Davenport about their current Kickstarter campaign, Tyrant Fall #1-3.

Tyrant Fall is described as an "epic fantasy battle comic about a warrior unintentionally reigniting an ancient war in her quest for vengeance" and answers the question "What if DragonBall was published in Heavy Metal Magazine?"

The campaign is live on Kickstarter until May 1st at kickstarter.com/projects/tyrantfall1/tyrant-fall-1-3 [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tyrantfall1/tyrant-fall-1-3]. Please go support it if you can, as projects like this won't happen without your support. It's vital to their success.

I read the first two issues of this before the interview and thought they were great. The characters and world-building was compelling and exciting, and the art was awesome, so I would recommend if this piques your interest.

You can find C. Brennan Knight on ⁠Instagram⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/cbrennanknight/], ⁠Bluesky⁠ [https://bsky.app/profile/cbrennanknight.bsky.social] and elsewhere @cbrennanknight.

You can find Max Davenport on ⁠Instagram⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/maxdavenportyo/], ⁠Bluesky⁠ [https://bsky.app/profile/maxdavenportyo.com] and elsewhere @maxdavenportyo

You can find Joe on Blue Sky ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@joetalkscomics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://bsky.app/profile/joetalkscomics.bsky.social] and on the League of Comic Geeks ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@joelovescomics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/profile/joelovescomics]

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Episode 133.

Kickstarter Conversation: C. Brennan Knight and Max Davenport on Tyrant Fall #1-3

This week, Joe talks with indie comic creator Marcus Jimenez about his current Kickstarter campaign, Dauntless Showcase #1.

Marcus is also the founder of Dauntless Stories, "an independent publisher dedicated to delivering the boldest narratives in fantasy, science fiction, and beyond", so this was a great conversation about the importance of indie comics, the people who make them, and the power of helping other people bring their stories to life.

Dauntless Showcase #1 is described as "a curated seasonal collection of stories designed to spotlight innovative comics and those that make them. Each Showcase brings together a mix of genre-spanning stories, from cybernetic spies to mythical beasts and beyond, offered as individual titles or a discounted bundle."

The campaign is live on Kickstarter until April 22nd at kickstarter.com/projects/dauntlessstories/dauntless-showcase-1 [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dauntlessstories/dauntless-showcase-1]⁠ [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/redwulfcomics/bereavement-a-36-page-murder-mystery-sci-fi-one-shot]. Please go support it if you can, as projects like this won't happen without your support. It's vital to their success.

You can find Marcus Jimenez on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/marcusdauntless/], Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/marcusdauntless.bsky.social] and elsewhere @marcusdauntless.

You can find Dauntless Stories at dauntlessstories.com [https://dauntlessstories.com/], and on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dauntlessstories/], Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/dauntlessstories.bsky.social] and elsewhere @dauntlessstories

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Episode 134.

Kickstarter Conversation: Marcus Jimenez on Dauntless Showcase #1

This week, Joe invites best friend, frequent guest and long-time podcaster Glenn Matchett back onto the podcast to celebrate Rabbitt Stew Comics hitting the milestone Episode 500, talk about what we're enjoying lately, as well as anything else that comes up in conversation!

You can find Glenn Matchett on Blue Sky @glennmatchett [https://bsky.app/profile/glennmatchett.bsky.social], and you can listen to Rabbitt Stew Comics at rabbittstewcomics.libsyn.com [https://rabbittstewcomics.libsyn.com/], or wherever you listen to podcasts.

You can find Joe on Blue Sky ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@joetalkscomics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://bsky.app/profile/joetalkscomics.bsky.social] and on the League of Comic Geeks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @joelovescomics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/profile/joelovescomics]

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Episode 132.

Talking Comics and Podcasting with Glenn Matchett

Comic podcast where at least once a month Joe Loves Comics talks with friends about the comics they've been reading and enjoying lately, plus solo episodes and creator interviews.

Joe Talks Comics