Hey Kids, Comics!

It’s September – Surely time for a comics reboot (don’t call it a reboot!) DC COMICS, fed up with being kicked around town sales-wise, finally admit that the New 52 isn’t working. To that end, they decide to relaunch once again with a sequel to the event that created the [...]

Micheal and Andrew return to fill your earbuds with more ramblings about comics you’d forgotten existed. This time, it’s a game of Throne Of Atlantis! Who will sit upon the moist and soggy chair of command when all is said and done? Aquaman or Orm! King Orm! Not likely, is [...]

In an extra-length summer special, Micheal and Andrew take a look at the trilogy of Earth One books featuring hot trinity of the moment, Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman. Do these glorious hardcovers herald a new era in super heroic fiction or are they just yet another retelling of origin [...]

Back to the old ways on an all-new HEY KIDS COMICS! Andrew and Micheal pick some old comics, loosely related by theme and gab about them for over an hour. This time it’s 80’s TEAM UP books. Andrew picks some cream from the back catalogue of MARVEL TEAM-UP, THE BRAVE [...]

In May of 2016, Comics lost one of the greatest talents of this generation. Micheal and Andrew get together to pay tribute to the genius of Darwyn Cooke by looking at his collaboration with artist TIM SALE on the mini series SUPERMAN: KRYPTONITE.

The Empire has crumbled. There is in-fighting and civil war. It will take years for the New Republic to sort this mess out, even if they can. One man has arisen from the ashes of the old to take back control – Palpatine is back! Andrew & Micheal return to [...]

Captain America seems to be making headlines recently with a blockbusting movie and a new comic series. So, ever with their finger on the pulse, Micheal & Andrew look at an OLD comics series CAPTAIN AMERICA WHITE! There’s also a lot about Batman Vs Superman and why Andrew thinks memes [...]

Micheal and Andrew return with another intermittent special concerning WORLD WAR HULK! Greg Pak and John Romita Jr deliver 5 issues of SMASH! But is it worth your time and hard earned? We let you know what we think – for what that’s worth.

It’s another Hey Kids Special! Micheal and Andrew read IRON MAN: EXTREMIS. It took less time than this episode took to record.

It’s a band-wagon jumping Special Episode all about Batman Vs Superman! Micheal needed to vent, this is his venting. Andrew shrugged.

Superman Vs The Amazing Spider-Man? Whare’s Batman? Plenty of other shows will be talking about Batman Vs Superman, Micheal and Andrew are back and talking about the 1976 classic Treasury Edition Team-Up.

In the second of the HEY KIDS, COMICS! February Specials, Micheal and Andrew delve deep into the second part of Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale’s DARK VICTORY! Questions are answered, loose ends tied up and there is a cameo by ROBIN! So make 2 Northern Chancer happy and listen to [...]

It’s the February Special from HEY KIDS, COMICS! Why is February special? Who knows? Nevertheless, Micheal and Andrew are back with the first of two episodes devoted to a Jeph Loeb/Tim Sale Batman story! Deja Vu. This time it’s DARK VICTORY, the sequel to THE LONG HALLOWEEN. Do they think [...]

In the second of January specials, Micheal and Andrew take a long look at the second half of JEPH LOEB and TIM SALE’S THE LONG HALLOWEEN. More of the same, really…

In the first of a 2 PART special, the band reunite to discuss JEPH LOEB and TIM SALE’S – BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN! One of the most oft-requested series, Micheal and Andrew read all six issues and then try to make them make sense! One thing’s for sure – it [...]

Happy New Year everybody! The annual, “what we got for Christmas,” episode of HEY KIDS, COMICS! is here for your audio buds to spew into your ears. And what a show it is! In addition to e-mails, there’s the usual celebration of gifts and giving as well as an in-depth [...]

#ThisOnesForShawn In a day of highs and lows, Andrew and Micheal drop by to discuss THE FORCE AWAKENS. SPOILERS!!!!! This episode is dedicated to the memory of Mr Shawn Engel and the entire Leyland family wish to express their sincere condolences to Shawn’s family.

The Hey Kids, Comics! Winter Special concludes with the final chapters of INFINITE CRISIS! Does it all end happily ever after or is GrimDark the way forward? I think we’re still awaiting an answer to that ever question but Andrew and Micheal are explaining it all like a post-millennial Clarissa.

Micheal & Andrew are back with a 2 part winter special! In this episode it’s all about the Infinite Crisis! Starting with the Countdown and burning forth, there’s a look at the first 3 issues of the series proper with a few divergents to the (many) mini-series that took place [...]

Micheal and Andrew are back! For one week only, a return engagement for the Lovable Northern Chancers. In this, the first of the special reunion episodes, Micheal and Andrew look at a couple of horror books in celebration of BONFIRE NIGHT! Yes, you can keep yer Halloween, burning people in [...]

It’s here! The 250th and FINAL regular episode of Hey Kids, Comics! Be witness to more Self-Indulgent Twaddle, inappropriate jokes and outright silliness one last time as 2 Northern Chancers at least try to get it right before the curtain falls. Have no fear – Micheal and Andrew will return [...]

It’s the penultimate episode of Hey Kids, Comics! but the end of the trail for Jesse Custer. Yes, PREACHER climaxes as it begin – in blood. Does it all end happily for Jesse, Tulip, Herr Starr, Cassidy and The Saint Of Killers? Or is it The Wild Bunch all over [...]

Andrew & Micheal raise a glass to Tommy Monaghan and the crew at Noonan’s. It’s the end of the road for the HITMAN!

In which Micheal and Andrew look at two of the greatest creations of writer Warren Ellis, THE AUTHORITY and PLANETARY and ask, “how does a team up between them work?” Answer? Listen to the show. After that, a darker version of PLANETARY take on the JLA in a world where [...]

Two off-beat examples of the prestige format this week as Micheal and Andrew look at two oft-forgotten gems. First up, a long thought lost NEIL GAIMAN script resurfaces and is presented with a stellar array of artistic talent in SUPERMAN/GREEN LANTERN – LEGENDS OF THE GREEN FLAME! Then, a fan [...]

Micheal and Andrew continue to count down some of their favourite comics ever in part 2 of a 2 part show.

In part 1 of a 2 parter, Micheal and Andrew take a look at some of their favourite comics stories.

More all-ages entertainment as ALL-STAR BATMAN & ROBIN THE BOY WONDER continues to entertain and bewilder in equal measure. Frank Miller introduces more characters and sub-plots whilst Jim Lee makes it look very glossy indeed. There’s steamy sex, broken bones and a potty mouthed 15 year old girl as DC [...]

It’s here! One of the most maligned and mocked pieces of comics art in recent years and yet one of the best selling. Frank Miller returns to the Batman and brings superstar artist Jim Lee with him for ALL-STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN THE BOY WONDER! Is it a wonderful piece [...]

There’ll be fun, fun, fun until Daddy takes your catsuit away in today’s show were Andrew & Micheal eschew the dark, broody, complicated and deep and read J SCOTT CAMPBELL’S DANGER GIRL! There’s hiss-able bad-guys, skiing in the alps, explosions, gadgets, double cross and, lest we forget, lots of scantily [...]

His name is Oliver Queen. For years he was a second banana without a title to call his own. That all changed in 1983 when Mike W Barr and Trevor Von Eeden gave the Emerald Archer a shot at the big time. To survive Ollie had to become something else. [...]

The post-crisis revamp of the DC Universe continues as Micheal and Andrew through their peepers over the 2nd tier relaunches. The Flash #1 starts the legacy character era of Wally West as he takes on the mantle. How does he fare? Then, more legacies! John Stewart, Hal Jordan and Guy [...]

It was the end of the world as they knew it and they felt fine. The red skies had passed, the world was shiny and new. And from the ashes of a convoluted continuity came a new DC, a DC not just for kids. More mature, grittier and more reflective [...]

In the second part of their look at the original alien costume saga, Micheal and Andrew discuss if the clothes really do make the man. Opening up with the concluding part of last week’s cliffhanger, Amazing Spider-Man #257 wraps up the Puma arc before the real story begins. ASM #258 [...]

It came from another world and changed Spider-Man’s life – FOREVER! MWAA HA HA! Yes, Micheal and Andrew return, this time looking at a bunch of comics that collectively make up the story of Spider-Man’s black costume. There’s a discussion of the origins from SECRET WARS #8 and AMAZING SPIDER-MAN [...]

In the concluding part of their much requested and long awaited (by some) look at Grant Morrison’s MULTIVERSITY, Andrew and Micheal cast their beady eyes over the final comics in the run. These include THUNDERWORLD ADVENTURES, GUIDEBOOK, THE MASTERMEN, the ‘haunted’ ULTRA COMICS and the final issue wrap up, MULTIVERSITY [...]

In episode 234 of Hey Kids, Comics!, Michael and Andrew dive back into the weird and wacky world of Grant Morrison to cover MULTIVERSITY, his thematic sequel to everything he has ever done! Kicking off with the first issue of the bookends, The Multiversity #1, then perusing The Society of [...]

Concluding their look into the comic book origins of future TV stars, Mike and Andrew delve deep into the Kung Fu Krazed land of K’un L’un and find there lurks an IRON FIST! Starting with Marvel Premiere #15 the first appearance of Danny Rand, they then pick up IRON FIST [...]

Continuing their celebration of Comic Book Heroes about to make the leap to TV, Mike and Andrew take a look at the Blacksploitation inspired champion of the oppressed, LUKE CAGE – HERO FOR HIRE! From his first issue to his last (almost!), Mike and Andrew enjoy tales of 70’s action. [...]

In the 2nd part of their look at comics characters about to become TV stars, Mike and Andrew take a look back at the Linda Danvers era of SUPERGIRL. Peter David writes a mean quip and Ed Benes draws short skirts in MANY HAPPY RETURNS, a 6 issue arc from [...]

In the first of 4 episodes devoted to character who are about to have their own TV show, Mike and Andrew take a look at all 28 issues of the original Marvel MAX series – ALIAS. Introducing down on her luck PI Jessica Jones, the MAX brand was supposed to [...]

It’s a tangent filled e-mail section! Again! But moving on from all of that, there’s a hour long love fest to Dave Steven’s THE ROCKETEER! Immerse yourself in the 30’s time period with Cliff Secord and the gang, tearing up the skies fighting Nazis. How is that NOT cool? For [...]

Things take a turn for the grim when Andrew & Micheal’s celebration of the birthday of THE PUNISHER turns to the MARVEL MAX series by Garth Ennis. THE SLAVERS is a 6 part storyline were Frank Castle’s brand of justice turns towards traffickers. It’s hard hitting stuff and not for [...]

Frank Castle has cut a bloody swath through the New York underworld for over 40 years, so let’s celebrate his unique brand of justice by looking back at his development over the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s. THE PUNISHER teams up with SPIDER-MAN, “TO SOW THE SEEDS OF DEATH’S DAY” from [...]

It’s here! The spectacular you’ve waited 7 days for! The startling conclusion to SUPERMAN:ULYSSES by Geoff Johns and John Romita Jnr. Did the creators manage to pull one out of the bag at the last minute? Well, why don’t you put everything on hold and listen to Andrew and Micheal [...]

A creator who has done most of his work for Marvel. One of the hottest writers in comics. Working on the most recognisable character in comics. Ramp up the hype machine for this, the most epic Superman story EVER! Yes, Geoff Johns and John Romita Jnr take up the cape [...]

The second part of Mike and Andrew’s look at the SCOTT PILGRIM series, in which life turns serious for our favourite Canadian 20-somethings and SCOTT must face the final of Ramona’s evil-exes. Can Bryan Lee O’Malley wrap it all up satisfactorily? Well, you can tune in and find out although [...]

A decidedly different episode today. A sonic attack on your senses from the likes of The Clash At Demonhead, Frank Black, Sex Bob-Omb, Plumbtree, Crash & The Boys and more as we look at the unseedy and actually rather pleasant alt-rock underbelly of Canadian early 20-something life in the 2000’s. [...]

The last look at Just Good Comics for a while – normal service is resumed next week. But for THIS week, here’ THE AVENGERS # 194, 195 and 196. SEE! The Avengers take the day off. WATCH! The Wasp make a new costume more impractical than the one before. MARVEL! [...]

This time, it’s double sized issues that never made it to the show. From THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #200, Batman kinda, sorta meets Batman in an adventure so trying he’ll remember it for ever! Then, Tommy Monaghan is off to Texas to find “A Coffin Full Of Dollars” from [...]