Comics Place presents... (formerly Perfectly Acceptable Podcast by Comics Place)
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About
Employees of The Comics Place in Bellingham, Washington talk about comics every week. They are easily sidetracked and meander into a variety of nerdy topics.
Episodes
- A Path Towards Being Better
The hosts discuss various comic books, including If Destruction Be Our Lot #1, Turnips Love You Guys, Dog Tag #1, The Amazing Spider-Man #28, Absolute Superman #19, Royals #2, Ben 10 #1, and Batman #9, as well as segments like Roman
- The Book of Bohren
Jeff and Django discuss comic books including Dungeon Crawler Carl, Warbird, Red Roots, Swamp Thing, and Batman/Wonder Woman. The episode includes a spoiler warning for discussions of specific comic book plots.
- We Scream, Man!
In this episode of Comics Place presents..., hosts Django, Roman, and Jeff review recent comic books, including The Machine #0, The Hab #1, The Thing on the Doorstep #3, and Superman: Unlimited #12. The discussion includes spoilers for Jak…
- Boomerang's Bustlin' Bodega
Django, Jeff, and Roman discuss multiple comic issues including The Fury of Firestorm #1, Action Comics #1097, and Web of Venom #1, alongside other topics like Fred Meyer and Trent Reznor. A spoiler warning is issued for Absolute Green Lan…
- One Not Very Special Episode
This episode of Comics Place presents... covers recent comic books, discussing issues such as Bizarro: Year None #1, Mad About DC #1, Batman #8, Absolute Superman #18, Royals #1, The Sacrificers #20, Comics Magazine #2, and Batman / Superm…
- LOOOBBOOOOO JENKINS!!!
Roman's back to kick rocks, eat ice cream, and chat about last week's comic books with Jeff and Django. There's a whole bunch of new DC books, weird branded cereal, and a few spooky tales haunting their brains. Also, who doesn't love a dat…
- The Final Knockout
Jeff and Django are back again, ready to talk about ComicsPRO, ECCC, and of course - last week's comic books. I mean, the finale of DC K.O. dropped! Fantastic Four is ramping up! And some other fun stuff... 0:03:54 - Well Welcome Wellmer!…
- Dark Doorsteps and Titillating Typos
Jeff, Django, and Roman have busted open their ventricles to share their deepest, most intensely-held feelings about last week's comic books! We've got editing snafus, VERTIGO IS BACK(!), and so much more. Hit play and enjoy the ride! 0:05…
- The Barbarian Battles of Bellingham
Jeff, Roman, and the forever-known-as-Django man have entered the cradle of nerd civilization once more, laden with last week's comic books to discuss! Huge battles, retro art, more Juan Ferreyra... can't get enough gorgeous storytelling!…
- Comics Will Make You Cry
Jeff and Roman are excited to hang out with Django's other personality this week - it's a lot more wholesome than you'd expect! He has a much different taste, but they're all excited to talk about last week's comic books. Who doesn't love…
- Is This My Parents Fighting?
Jeff, Django, and Roman are back, and we've got a special sensory sensation for you this week. Get ready to feel your brain slide into a slurry of psychoanalysis and maybe, just maybe, a little bit about the last week of comic books. What…
- Prison Prisms & Other Perils
Jeff, Roman, and the (former) Baron Bohren have gathered around the proverbial comic book round table once more to lay down their gooey ducks of the week (maybe a few weeks). Who doesn't love a good journey through the wildflower fields of…
- Pen-Ultimate Spider-Man!
Jeff and Django have cozied up by the fireplace to read last week's comic books, bringing joy and warmth into our hearts in this cold season. A new Joker, the return of a favorite series, a delayed voicemail from Will, and maybe a few more…
- Ultimately T(w)o Fantastic Fo(u)r Us
Roman, Django, and Jeff are fully bought-in to DC K.O. and yet, are taking a brief aside this week into the Marvel-verse (and even the Wild West) before tantalizing their senses with the latest battle of wits and strength. Join in, dear li…
- Undifferentiated Bane Flesh
Jeff, Django, and Roman are fully prepared for the holiday season with a sweaty, muscular, veiny Bane crashing buildings down on themselves. There's some sneaky escapes, devils on shoulders, and maybe even some surprises... but you'll have…
- Jeffzilla's Bombastic Voyage
Jeff has returned from his stomp-about in Japan, and ready to regale Django, Roman, and you dear listeners on the happenings across the Pacific. Maybe not as many comic books as usual, but a pleasant and nerdy discussion nonetheless! 0:53:…
- Beneath the Djangos Where the 90s are Seen
Jeff is still gone, so Django and Roman have called on our resident Data B.R.O. Brian to gather around the proverbial comic book round table and lay down their gooey ducks for all mankind. I mean, Youngblood is BACK! We're going beneath th…
- Face-Hugging Digital Manipulators
Django and Roman are sipping tea in their kimonos, imagining that our special guest BRIAN FROM THE GAR-SIDE is Jeff (who's in Japan right now). So join us, dear listeners, for a sweet parting of our brain juices so you can get insight on t…
- Sleepy Escape from Absolution
Jeff, Django, and Roman are amped after Pacific Nerdwest last week, and a post All Hallum's Ween rest day. It's a 5th week as well, so while we don't have a ton of books, we have plenty of conversation! Come on, you know you want to hit pl…
- Mark's Russelling Our Bananas!
Jeff, Django, and Roman have gathered back in the dark hallows of the Pacific Nerdwest to discuss this most recent week of comic book releases. We've got a ton of big spoilers this week, so tread carefully! Uncle Doom is up to more shenani…
- Lovecraft, but Noir
Jeff and Django are Roman-less this week, but that doesn't stop them from dropping some serious gooey ducks! Oh, the Batman-ity! Plenty of #1s, a solid set of one-shots, and mentions of some amazing small publishers. What's stopping you fr…
- Local Comic Shop Day LIVE ft. Brian Garside
Jeff and Django are teaming up with their Data B.R.O. Brian from the Gar-side! We're celebrating Local Comic Shop Day this episode, with a new Robert Kirkman book, a fun look at Ultimate Hawkeye, and maybe a few other surprises... Check ou…
- Crossover Not Found
Jeff and Django are without a Roman this week, so while we have a significant drop in the count of gooey ducks, we still have PLENTY of amazing comic books from the last week to discuss! Django has also finally watched John Carpenter's The…
- Lonely Murders on this Podcast
Roman, Jeff, and Django are back on the comic book train, which means of COURSE they're gonna talk about grimey crimey books! Only murders in this podcast, amirite? Bad joke? Sorry, your editor is running on fumes this week! So just hit pl…
- Perfectly Acceptable Time Capsule
Jeff, Django, and Roman are blasting from the past to give us a look into comic books that came out the second week of July 2025. So, maybe you'll hear a little bit about the James Gunn Superman movie too... so gear up and tighten your sea…
- Do Turtles Have Tails?
Roman and Django are buddied up for the first time in forever to discuss some VERY important topics. Interestingly enough, we have a whole bunch of animal-focused comics this week, and yet, we have no Jeff! Guess we'll have to get his thou…
- Us Vs. the Marvel Universe
Roman, Jeff, and Django aren't ready to retire, but they are ready to rumble! First up we explore some Silver Age-y goodness, before touching on Bronze Age carnage, and finally the modern day twist on everything. We even have another Deniz…
- Big Retcons and Renewed Beginnings
Jeff, Django, and Roman are gung-ho to talk about last week's comic books - but not only that, to celebrate the 400th episode of this very podcast! That's at least 2 gross. Maybe a little more. Get ready for a lot of fun questions! 0:03:12…
- Supremely Dear Comic Conversations
Jeff and Django are back from SDCC, primed and ready with a couple panels under their belt... but this time, instead of talking about comic distribution, they're talking about the comics themselves! This ain't Data B.R.O.S.! So prepare you…
- A Live Surprise
Django, Jeff, and Roman have gathered to grant us all with a boon - a live video podcast! If you want to see the gang's beautiful faces while they talk about these books, check out our Facebook page or YouTube channel. Get prepped for a ne…
- Denys En-Camp-ment
Jeff and Roman are missing Django this week, so we've got a significantly smaller number of fart jokes. But that doesn't seem to hurt the flow of the podcast! More crises, some new histories, a trip to the past, and maybe, just maybe, Djan…
- Guide Us, All-Spark!
Oh My Me! Oh My Me!! It’s Jeff, everybody! Andrew is away on a MUCH-NEEDED trip to the Philippines of all places! What a wonderful and industrious fella that Andrew is. Well, in his stead, I’ve dusted off the editing software and cobbled S…
- An In-Between Place
Jeff and Django are quite busy this week, so they're stopping in to say hi!
- Assorted Gooey Duck Events
Roman, Jeff, and Django are absolutely pumped to talk about this last week of comic books - we've got a tantalizing ton of 10s, curated coloring, honorable homages, and gruesome gore. What more do you want from your favorite comic book pod…
- Body-Swapping Bros
Jeff, Django, and Roman are back at it again, and we've got a ton of emails this week - thank you everyone! We bob and weave our way through last week's comic books, taking some short pauses to hear what our wonderful listeners (hey, that'…
- Dorma-mammu's Darkest Regards
Roman, Jeff, and Django are here to fight cosmic entities this week, such as Dorma-mammu and Shu-Mago-Rath. Mag-netto may also make an appearance... you just have to tune your ears to the right frequency to perceive this world and its shen…
- Episode Title Redacted
Roman, Jeff, and Django are here to talk about last week's comic books, particularly ~~~~~~~~~. It's a special book, and no one gets to know exactly what it is... for everyone's safety, we've redacted it from the episode title and descript…
- Planet of Bad Ideas
Roman, Jeff, and Django are cooling their feet in a nice relaxing bath of the books that came out on Free Comic Book Day - as well as plenty of other goodies from the week of comics! Bad Idea is back with a fascinating new issue, we finall…
- Campy Comic Crises
Jeff, Roman, and Django are riding high after Matthew Rosenberg and Tyler Boss did us the kindness of visiting the shop to sign some comics for folks. With that said, they're also ready to talk about last week's comic books! We've got some…
- Guys, Trust Me, Aquaman is Cool!
Jeff shows up this week ready to extoll the virtues of a certain aquatic individual while Roman and Django just try to stay afloat in the comic book waters of this last week. We take a moment to revisit and have a lengthier discussion abou…
- One Cold Daredevil
Jeff is coming out of his Maker-Sphere to return to the normal flow of time and grace us with the knowledge he gained while away. Actually, Django and Roman have to catch HIM up, since he forgot comic books existed while expanding his cons…
- The Synesthesia of Martian Manhunter
Jeff, Django, and Roman are very excited to talk endlessly about all the crazy good #1s that came out this last week! Godzilla is back to fight once again, Garth Ennis is here to share some weird stories, a flagship creative team has retur…
- The Bureaucracy of Time
Roman, Jeff, and Django are here to talk shop with the debbil before their upcoming trip! We've got some temporal displacement, temporal displacement, and temporal displacement. Wait... something's not right here... 0:02:26 - Well Welcome…
- Terminator? I Hardly Knew 'er!
Django, Jeff, and Roman spend some time at the beginning of this episode covering themselves in the bodyparts of comic creators they met at ECCC so that they can wade through the sea of freshly-turned comic books that just came out last we…
- Wait, People Listen to Us?
Django and Jeff have returned from ComicsPro to give Roman a shakedown on everything that went down. At the same time, Roman is keeping them in the loop of all the stuff they missed while they were gone. We've got crazy one-shots, amazing…
- Roman's Black Birthday Mask
Django, I've Shrunken the Podcast! Wait... no, Jeff and Roman are still here and normal-sized. So prepare yourselves, dear listeners, for green men, finger-eyes, a surprise returning character, and some bloody good times. Hit play already!…
- To the Bitter End, Batman!
Jeff, Django, and Roman are feeling reminiscent about their history on this short week, but we have a bevy of books to discuss! Zdarsky's last Batman issue, another last issue of Batman, a return of an artist we haven't discussed for ages,…
- Ice Cream Groundhogs
Django, Roman, and Jeff are fighting through the cold weather to deliver some great news - last week had some crazy good comics! A touching but horrifying anthology, a strong start to a new series, and a surprising new gem that just keeps…
- Mole Man? More like Dirt Namor!
Django, Jeff, and Roman "The Kid" Stadtler are particularly perked up this week as Roman reveals some secrets. We discover a love of dinosaur-filled underground jungles, leer at lengthy legs, dabble around some distributor nonsense, and ma…
- Forever New Gods People
Django makes a grand return while Jeff and Roman try to get him back into the swing of reading so many weekly comic books. We chat about some major news in the industry before diving into a slurry of new books and several great series that…