Comic News Recap: Transformers #1 sets records, Bill Willingham vs DC, Hickman relaunches Ultimate Spider-Man, and Tips for NYCC First-timers

Chris Hacker (The Oblivion Bar podcast) joins us for Ep. 403 to talk about our upcoming New York Comic Con panel, how to prepare for NYCC as a first-time goer, and helps us recap some recent comic news and headlines. Ben also calls in and shares a spicy top-three comic list ❤️‍🔥. Check the timestamps below, and watch the video version of this episode on YouTube! Listen to Part two of this show over on our Patreon (click here)

TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS: 

• Our first NYCC panel:  The Awesome Power of Comic Podcasts and How You Can Start One - 04:53
• Tips for attending New York Comic Con for the first time - 08:42
• Daniel Warren Johnson’s Transformers #1 already sets new records for Skybound comics with over 153,000 Orders -  12:53 
• Bill Willingham beefs with DC Comics over royalties and ownership of Fables - 21:52
• Jonathan Hickman relaunches Ultimate Spider-Man, is he a good fit for the character? - 33:27
• Rick Remender signs 3-year exclusivity deal with Image comics - 45:04
•  Ben's Top 3 Comic Picks for November 2023 - 56:14 (Red Light #1, Batman #139, Barbaric: Wrong Kind of Righteous #1)

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