
Show overview
History of Comic Books Podcast has been publishing since 2024, and across the 2 years since has built a catalogue of 105 episodes. That works out to roughly 40 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 14 min and 31 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-language Arts show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 days ago, with 20 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 52 episodes published. Published by JT Wheatley.
From the publisher
A rambling and too brief history podcast on the people, companies and events that make up the great comic book medium.
Latest Episodes
View all 105 episodesThe Classics - "Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow" by Tom King & Bilquis Evely
Archives - The Life of Matt Baker
Archives - The Life of Kurt Schaffenberger
Archives - The Life of Arthur Adams
Archives - "John Romita Sr., The Quintessential Marvel Artist

Archivies - George Tuska, A True Professional
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of George Tuska, one of the great professionals of the comic book medium.

Archives - "The Controversial Inks of Vinnie Colletta
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Vinnie Colletta, one of the most controversial inkers in comic book history.

Archives - The Brilliant Inks of Joe Sinott
And now a resposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Joe Sinott, one of comic books greatest inkers.

Archives - The Incredible Life of Herb Trimpe
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Herb Trimpe, one of Marvel's great artists of the 70's and 80's, along with giving one of the best runs on the Incredible Hulk ever.

Archives - History of Fiction House, Part Two
And a reposting of the second part of this rambling and too brief history of Fiction House, one of the classic publishing houses of the Golden Age of American Comic Books.

Archives - The History of Fiction House, Part One
And now a reposting of the first part of this rambling and too brief history of Fiction House, a forgotten but pivotal publisher of comic books Golden Age.

Archives - Pulps, The Precursor to the American Comic Book, Part Two
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief history of pulp magazines, the precursor to American comic books, as we get into the introduction of the superhero genre.

Archives - Pulps the Precursor to the American Comic Book, Part One
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief history of pulp magazines, the precursor to the American comic book.
Archives - Marvel vs. DC, Part Three
And now a reposting of the final part of this too brief and rambling history of Marvel vs. DC, which catches up with comic books classic rivalry into modern day.
Archives - Marvel Vs. DC, Part Two
And now a reposting of this second part of the history of Marvel vs. DC, as their rivalry would actually find themselves working together at times.
Archives - Marvel Vs. DC, Part One
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief history of the famous rivarly between Marvel and DC Comics.
Archives - The Speculation Crash of the 1990s
And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief history of the Speculation Crash of the 1990's, one of the darkest times in comic book history.

The Classics - "All You Need Is Kill" by Hiroshi Sakurazaka, Ryesuke Takeuchi & Takeshi Obata
And now a rambling and too brief review of "All You Need Is Kill", a superb manga adaptation of the now science fiction classic by Hiroshi Sakurazaka.

Archives - The Life of Frank Miller, Part Two
And a reposting of the second part of this rambling and too brief biography of Frank Miller, as he ventures into his most popular creator owned work before his career starts to deminish.
Archives - The Life of Frank Miller, Part One
And now a reposting of the first part of this rambling and too brief biography of Frank Miller, one of the most important writer/artists of the 1980's and 90's.