Comic Book Bears Podcast
Film, TV & Pop Culture
About
A group of hairy heavy gay guys talking about comic books. (But you don't have to be a hairy heavy gay guy to listen in!)
Episodes
- Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #332: Hats Off in Conway's Corner
In a rare quick turnaround from livestream to audio episode (less than 24 hours), the Comic Book Bears boys are back with their latest! Steve, Caleb and Billy Z don the symbolic black armbands sadly on this episode as we eulogize legendary…
- Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #331: Mad About Brutal Defenders
We have two episodes coming to you in audio form from our April livestream and here is the first!! Billy Z, Steve and Caleb got together in the middle of the month to discuss new books and it was an even split: half DC and half Indie! Firs…
- Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #330: Sunday, Sunday, Sunday!
Recorded on a rare Sunday night outing for the Comic Book Bears, this latest audio episode finds CBB boys Steve, Caleb and Billy Z reconvening on the sabbath to talk about some great comics! These include Superman/Spider-Man (the latest DC…
- Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #329: Ides Eve Eve Eve
On this latest Comic Book Bears audio episode, recorded this past March 12th (hence the episode title), we return with another set of six recent books to delve into! Hit play to hear Bill Z, Steve and Caleb weigh in on this sextet of slick…
- Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #328: Ice, Snow and New Vertigo!
With good parts of the US having had to deal with more snow, the Comic Book Bears are back with you to present their latest storm of funnybook talk! Bill Z, Steve and Caleb bring out the books from the top of their stacks and, after some n…
- Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #327: V-Day K.O.!
Hearts and Cupid's arrows were in the air when we recorded this most recent Comic Book Bears episode this past Valentine's Day! And what an assortment of comic book candy do we have for you this time around! Hit play to hear Caleb, Bill Z…
- Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #326: MiLKing the Holiday
Recorded this past MLK Birthday, the CBB boys took advantage of the federal holiday by getting together to discuss recent comics!! Steve, Caleb and Billy Z roundtable six new books, so hit play to hear the hairy, heavy chit chat about Hulk…
- Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #325: The First One of 2026
The Comic Book Bears Podcast is back for its first audio episode of 2026! After getting caught up with what their holidays were like (including a little bit of early Geek Gets show and tell) Bill Z, Steve and Caleb take us into the first r…
- Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #324: The Best of 2025!
The final Comic Book Bears Podcast audio episode of the year finds us providing our picks for the best of comics for 2025! Hit play and discover what each of the CBB boys - Caleb, Bill Z and Steve - selected for our favorites in a number o…
- Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #323: Nocturnal Space Waitress of Bludhaven
Join us for the penultimate audio episode of the Comic Book Bears Podcast for 2025! Unfortunately Caleb was unable to join us so in his seat we welcome back to the show longtime friend Jon Runyan of Comics By Night and A Comic Book Look! L…
- Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #322: T(urkey)-Spheres with Gravy
One more new Comic Book Bears Podcast audio episode for November! Recorded on a livestream before Thanksgiving 2025 but hitting your ear buds after, Bill Z, Steve and Caleb discuss some of the comics they were thankful to have read recentl…
- Comic Book Bears Issue #321: Alcatraz Avengers vs Spider-Outlaw Academy
Time for another Comic Book Bears audio episode from one of our recent livestreams! And this time Steve, Caleb and Billy Z have a whole bunch of cool books in this comic roundtable! And it kicks off with Deadpool/Batman #1, the first new M…
- Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #320: Bears Say Boo!
We are almost at Halloween and the CBB boys are back with another new audio episode! Since the last episode was horror themed, we opted to travel down our familiar round table route for this one. Join us to hear Caleb, Bill Z and Steve tal…
- Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #319: Horror Comics on the Big Screen!
It's spooky season and to pay tribute to that, on this new Comic Book Bears Podcast audio episode Steve and Bill Z head to the movies to talk about films based on horror comic from the past six decades! Among the many films discussed on th…
- Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #318: Go, Speed-er Gwen, Hulk Smash the Justice League!
It's another roundtable of recent comics with your hairy heavy funnybook reading homos as we say goodbye to September! Hit play to hear Steve, Caleb and Bill Z opine on new series like Cheetah and Cheshire Rob the Justice League (DC), All-…
- Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #317: Batman v TNF: Most Smartest Priorities
We have reached the end of another month and that means more Comic Book Bears Podcast audio episodes! This time around the principal focus is on the new Batman #1, the relaunch of the title from writer Matt Fraction with superstar artist J…
- Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #316: The Dog (or Pup) Days of Summer
We have reached the symbolic end of Summer 2025 and the CBB Boys are back with a new audio episode. Caleb, Bill Z and Steve reconvene to discuss a set of new comics and graphic novels as we close out August. We have the Big Two represented…
- Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #315: The Fantastic Four: First Steps
The CBB Boys head back to the movies, this time for for The Fantastic Four: First Steps!!! TFF:FS is the 37th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe franschise and the second reboot of the Fantastic Four for the cinema. The film was directe…
- Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #314: The Bear Cave of Terror - JAWS!!!!!
This new Comic Book Bears Podcast audio episode is a little bit different. We were down to two bears in the cave this week so we elected to use this time together as a "backdoor pilot" for Steve Mowry's new horror-centered podcast The Bear…
- Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #313: Superman 2025 Movie Review
We could not wait to bring you this episode!!! Superman, the new film, is written and directed by James Gunn and is the kickoff movie for the new DC Universe media franchise! David Corenswet stars as Superman/Clark Kent, alongside Rachel B…
- Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #312: Wrapping Up HeroesCon 2025
To finish out Pride Month we have another new Comic Book Bears Podcast audio episode! Bill Z and Steve share their HeroesCon experience in Charlotte in the beginning of the episode. And though Caleb was not with them for the con, he is bac…
- Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #311: Heroes Before Heroes
New Comic Book Bears Podcast audio episode! On June 19th, CBB boys Steve and Bill Z were actually together in the same place for this mini-episode previewing HeroesCon in Charlotte which ran from June 20th-22nd! Though sadly Caleb-less, hi…
- Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #310: Summertime and the Readin's Easy
We move into a new season and the Comic Book Bears are back with this new summer-sized audio episode! Hit play to hear Steve, Caleb and Billy Z talk about a number of new books and graphic novels! From the Big Two we explore the newest ite…
- Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #309: May Melee Madness!
The CBB boys (Bill Z, Steve and Caleb) say farewell to Spring with the end of the Merry Month of May and look forward to Summer with this new audio episode! After an opening tangent salvo about Diamond's bankruptcy and all that brings, toy…
- Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #308: Marvel's Thunderbolts*
The CBB Boys head back to the movies and discuss Thunderbolts*, the 36th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe on this latest audio episode! The movie is directed by Jake Schreier and stars an (amazing) ensemble cast including Florence Pug…
- Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #307: Star Wars Special 2025 - Andor and Much More!
It is hard to believe that it has been over four years since our special group of Star Wars fans (Mike Lovins and Craig Lantz joining CBB regulars Steve Mowry and Bill Zanowitz) have been gathered around the mic together, so we are thrille…
- Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #306: Spring Manga-Fest-A-Palooza 25!!!!
It has been a few years since we had a Comic Book Bears Podcast episode wholly dedicated to manga and figured it was time for a new one! So hit play to join in on 2+ hours of chatter about some great works, old and new, that have come out…
- Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #305: Everything's Coming Up Comics!
Spring has sprung and March is in its "out like a lamb" phase and the CBB Boys (Steve, Caleb and Bill Z) are back with a new audio episode! For a change there is a good deal of comics related news between Diamond's auction completing, the…
- Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #304: A Warm Fusion of Green Lantern Ashes
Through new tattoos, foot injuries and holding down the fort at home, Bill Z, Steve and Caleb return with another new Comic Book Bears audio episode! After a little bit of catching up with each other and a little bit of news (a new DC/Marv…
- Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #303: Captain America - Brave New World
It's back to the movies for the Comic Book Bears on this new podcast audio episode! The film this time is Captain America: Brave New World! It is the 35th entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise, directed by Julius Onah starring A…
- Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #302: Super Bears and Super Bowls!
Time for a new Comic Book Bears Podcast audio episode! Steve, Caleb and Billy Z reconvene for two hours of four color funnybook talk! On the docket this time are a few news items (Diamond's bankruptcy, Marvel Studios not inviting Rob Liefe…
- Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #301: Going (DC) All In As The World Freezes
The Comic Book Bears podcast goes All In this time around in our new audio episode! As much of the US is contending with a January winter freeze, Bill Z, Steve and Caleb once again huddle around the mic. And after a deep dive into recent n…
- Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #300: The Big 300 With Two Kickstarters!
The CBB Boys are thrilled to bring you the audio version of their 300th episode! And for this anniversary they welcome back to the show a very familiar name and a great friend - writer Richard Rivera! Richard is here to chat about his new…
- Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #299: A Little Bit of Superman, A Big Hunk of Kraven and The Best of 2024!
This new Comic Book Bears audio episode is our last episode of 2024 and a loaded one it is! The CBB trio of Caleb, Bill and Steve are all on hand to chat about a whole bunch of things! The teaser trailer for the upcoming Superman film writ…
- Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #298: Woofs Into Winter!
The Comic Book Bears shake off the snow and ice from their fur ... well, two of them do at least ... to regroup to chat about some new comics now that winter has hit! One of them is DC's Absolute Wonder Woman! Three more of them are from I…
- Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #297: This is Absolute-ly the Worst Timeline!
In our first Comic Book Bears audio episode recorded after the US election, the CBB boys (Bill Z, Caleb and Steve) spend the first few minutes talking about the results and the state of the nation. We then (mercifully) put that to the side…
- Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #296: Dazzled and All In!!!
New Comic Book Bears audio episode! For the first time in ages it is just Big Two books this time around as Caleb, Steve and Bill Z reconvene to talk about recent additions to Marvel's X-Men line and DC's most recent soft relaunch! Who are…
- Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #295: Back from Baltimore!!!
We are catching up on our backlog so this next Comic Book Bears audio episode dates back to this past September 26th when Bill and Steve had just returned from Baltimore Comic Con! BCC is one of the best comic book conventions out there an…
- Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #294: The Silver Age of Comics!!!
The CBB Boys are back but this time they are focused on one era of comic books in this new audio episode! Set the controls for the 1950s and 1960s as we discuss some of our favorite books published during the Silver Age of Comic Books. The…
- Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #293: With Very Special Guest, Comedian Jeff Klein!!!
On this latest Comic Book Bears audio episode, we emphasize the "Comic" part of our show title to welcome to the show queer comedian Jeff Klein!!! While talking about not fitting into his communities or clothes anymore, Jeff has performed…
- Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #292: Deadpool and Wolverine!
As we enter into Labor Day weekend, the CBB boys are providing one more audio episode for you this month and this time it is our review of Deadpool and Wolverine!!! D and W is the 34th Marvel Cinematic Universe film and finds Ryan Reynolds…
- Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #291: The News from SDCC and a Whole Lotta Comics!
Recorded back on 7/25/2024 and finally available as our new audio episode, this show finds the CBB Boys (Caleb, Steve and Billy Z) recounting what the big news items were from this past San Diego Comic Con. Additionally, a bunch of new com…
- Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #290: Welcome back, Steve Bryant! (And welcome all to Undead or Alive!!)
It's a new Comic Book Bears Podcast audio episode!! And we are thrilled to bring back to the show our most frequent guest, the one and only Steve Bryant!! This time around Steve sits down to talk with us about his successful Kickstarter ca…
- Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #289: Our HeroesCon Wrap Up and A Bunch of New Comics with Special Guest Brian Newberry!
New Comic Book Bears audio episode! HeroesCon 2024 a few weeks ago marked the very first time that the current roster of CBB Boys - Bill Z, Steve and Caleb - were all under the same roof IRL! And to recount what went down in Charlotte we a…
- Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #288: A Splash of Pride, a Heroes Con Preview and a Whole Lotta Brian Newberry!
On this new Comic Book Bears Podcast audio episode, we are joined by Brian Newberry of the Comics Discourse 114 podcast! Though we have been friends with Brian for many many years, this is the first time he has joined us on our show! Hit p…
- Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #287: The One Recorded Just Before Memorial Day 2024
Time for a new Comic Book Bears audio episode! On May 23rd the regular CBB crew (Steve, Caleb and Bill Z) convened to once again chat about the funnybooks. After a few tangents (Memorial Day weekend plans, our favorite Rolling Stones songs…
- Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #286: The One With Jon Runyan and Randy Faustino of Bamboo Panel Studios!
On this new Comic Book Bears Podcast audio episode we are thrilled to talk with two of the folks behind new indie publishing company Bamboo Panel Studios and their Kickstarter campaign for the first project, Kosmotrope! BPS CEO Jon Runyan…
- Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #285: X-Men '97 and More Marvelous Mutants with Special Guest Tony Gilkinson!
"X-Men '97" premiered on Disney+ on March 20th, 2024 and this series continues the storyline for the 1990s "X-Men: The Animated Series" and details the plight of the team as they face new challenges following the apparent death of their le…
- Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #284: Once Again, Nottingham's David Hazan
Hey kids - it's another new Comic Book Bears audio episode and we are thrilled to welcome back to the show our Ursine Operative from Oz, the Koala of Comics himself Nottingham scribe David Hazan!! Nottingham is on its 11th issue which is t…
- Comic Book Bears Podcast Issue #283: The CBBears in Spring!
The weather is getting warmer and the CBB boys have more comics to talk about! After covering some news items Steve, Caleb and Bill Z chat about some recent favorites of theirs including the end of the X-Men's Krakoa era books Rise of the…