Episode 124

In which Freedom Rings! Join the Sphinx, Scot, and Southerner on the special Fourth of July podcast. US Presidents, fireworks, sandwiches, and a special cameo from the Sloth all appear on this episode. While Matt defends the bunkers at Normandy, John has his first taste of TV fame in the midst of a whirlwind week, meanwhile Wieg gets his money for nothing -- the real American Dream! In the comics realm, Constantine is off nicotine, Superman has a sad poster, Rocket Raccoon Rocks, Southern Bastards shits all over the sidewalk, and Swamp Thing is suddenly remembered.

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Episode 122

In which the Off-Panelist begin the second step of world domination. The Skirt is beset by connection problems, the Southerner is tested and found wanting, and the Sphinx discovers the gripes and groans of old age. Matt makes a big announcement, Wiegeabo's backstory grows elaborate, and Merce's stomach goes a rumbling. Also, the three Off-Panelists cover news and comics! From big Netflix news, to big Sony news to -- holy crap did they talk about TV for a long ass time or what?;

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Episode 120

In which the Off-Panelist want to know who sent you, dammit! While the Sphinx skips on work, the Southerner begins to experience paranoia at the hands of nametag creep. They fight off their laziness and unease to get down to the rollercoster of emotions that is the news. From the depressing of X-Men: Days of Future Past to good news on the Daredevil Netflix, to bad news of Ant-Man, and then back up to ore Marvel casting news! After news it's on to books. The Southerner goes into the too lifelike implications of Southern Bastards and the dishes on the beauty of Velvet while the Sphinx poo-poos Nightwing and revels in the Gozer lory of Ghostbusters. During all this someone is forced vamp for time. FIND OUT WHO!

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Episode 119

In which the Off-Panelist reveal hidden secrets. The Sphinx surprises his secret sleeper agent agenda to flood the US with haggis. While he plots, the Scot talks about the Dawn of Justice, the headdesk worthiness of Goyer, and the awesomeness of the Guardians. After news it's on to books. While Saga is pretty Saga, East of West is pretty East of West, and Forever Evil is temporarily good.

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Episode 118

In which the Off-Panelist try to avoid the wrath of Gojira all while trying to fill out their TPS reports on time. This week the Southerner and the Sphinx go through the trials of working for a living, and spending that living on fancy new eyeglasses. Now that they can see clearly, they get into the week's news and comics. 

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Episode 103

In which the Off-Panelist have another guest! The occult detective duo of Haggis & Grits  channel the five spirits of podcasting to call forth special guest Frank J. Barbiere, writer of the acclaimed Image series Five Ghosts: The Haunting of Fabian Grey and the forthcoming White Suits, to join them on the show. After dishing on news, on which the Scotsman reveals exciting news about a project, they talk about Scalped for way too long (are you surprised?!) the interview commences. Frank dishes on his New Jersey punk rock roots and doppelganger band maters, to what inspires both him and Five Ghosts artist Chris Mooneyham, to the uber good and uber violent White Suits, before hinting at the future to come and, perhaps, the best name for a book of all time: Magnus, Robot Fighter!


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Episode 102

In which the OPP crew get their motors running and head on down the highway.  Join the Sloth, Southerner, the newly licensed driver Scot, and the Skirt as they hop in their murder vans and proceed down the road to Bitch Planet. It's a road that includes asshole driving instructors, comics creators having conversations with chain restaurants, squishy faced Jedi, and the continued prattling of sandy-vagina voiced Alan Moore. And in comics there's the butt-stuff of Sex Criminals, the maneater of Fatale, and the syphilitics tinged history of Manifest Destiny.

Insensitive jokes, sexual perversion, and snake gods means business as usual at the Off-Panel Podcast.


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Episode 99

In which the Off-Panelists ring in the holiday season with cheer and glad tidings, trampling all over their fellow man to get cheap stuff in the process. On this Thanksmas Eve special and the penultimate episode to the big 100th Off-Panel Podcast Spectacular, join The Scotsman and the Southerner as they dissect funny accents, stuff turkeys, and remember to react to news about comic related headlines, including Alan Moore's latest shenannigans, Apple's decision to ban Sex Criminals from their Comixology app, America's horror at their own penis, and that one time Magneto assassinated John F. Kennedy. Featured reviews - primarily from Image - include a lengthy review of Brian K. Vaughn's Saga #16, Rick Remender's Black Science #1, Kelly Sue DeConnick's Pretty Deadly #2, Charles Soule's Letter 44 #2, and Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead #117. We're one episode away, people....

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Episode 96

In which The Off-Panelists' welcome a very special guest --- Nick Pitarra, artist of Image Comics' THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS! After going over this week's news topics, the Scot and Sloth get into it with Nick. They learn about how he was plucked from the internet by the mad writer Jonathan Hickman, how Frank Quitely shaped his world, the benefits of shirtless bowel movements, and what is indeed the tightest of buttholes.

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Off The Panel #8 - Preacher

In episode eight, the Southerner (Matt Johnson) is joined by his fellow Southerner James Lewis to discuss perhaps the most southern comic (so far anyway)featuring vampires, immortal cowboys, sex detectives, the Klan, and women... made of meat. In between all of that are the themes of religion, misogyny, self-destructive patterns, America, and Bill Hicks. Depravity and deep questions? It can only be Vertigo classic Preacher.

 

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Episode 83

In which The Off-Panelists are such dirty pervs and lust for man-meat, debating their qualifications for marriage material as they react to some of the bigger second and third day news items from Comic-Con. Do they approve of Superman and Batman meeting up onscreen, possibly to shag? Is it okay for Ultron to be created by the schwarma shop guy? These answers and more... are not really answered, as they find themselves hung-up on first world problems. But in terms of reviews, join the Southerner, the Sloth, the Scotsman, and the Spaniard as they sit themselves down to review such titles as the second issue of Greg Rucka's Lazarus, Jonathan Hickman's New Avengers, Bucceletto and Manupal's The Flash, and more! Quick! What's the Batman update?!

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Links of the Week

'Avengers: Age of Ultron' to be the next Avengers film
Batman to appear in Man of Steel follow-up

OFF THE PANEL #4 - Zot!

For the fourth volume of Off the Panel, the Scotsman (John) and the overmodding Southerner (Matt) dive headfirst into Zot! a hidden gem amongst the "grim and gritty" 80's that defies the genre expectations of the time. Mixing crazy sci-fi, fun adventures, and serious topics all in one to produce one of the most overlooked masterpieces in comics. 

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OFF THE PANEL #3 - Spider-Man: Blue

In the third installment of the series, join the Sloth (Alex Koch) once again as he's accompanied by the Skirt (Merce Mueller) while they spin a web of their own on one of the seminal works by the dream team of Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale, examining the love lost of everyone's favorite webslinger: a classic entry of the Marvel "color" series, Spider-Man: Blue.

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Episode 74

In which The Off-Panelists come right out with it and get burned, pledge to be boring and take a horrifying tour around Glasgow, where ginger imps roam the land. After a disparaging look into eachother's dark side, join the Sloth, the Scotsman, and the Spaniard as they look into a myriad of the week's offerings, including the conclusion to Geoff Johns' nine year run on Green Lantern, a bizarre little diversion in the pages of Batman Incorporated, the new origin for a character in Justice League that made one podcaster squeal in delight, and question the legitimacy of the latest threat in Daredevil. Following the lightning round, they turn their attention towards the week's news, including a late addition to the cast of X-Men: Days of Future Past that may spell trouble for Marvel's Avengers sequel and trailer reactions to Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox. Wait, who literally set someone on fire?! 

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Links of the Week
"X-Men: Days Of Future Past" casts Quicksilver - also being used in "The Avengers 2"?
"Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox" Trailer Debuts
Amazon to pay writers to write fan-fiction... could superheroes be on the way?

Episode 73

NOTE: At times, the audio in this episode fluctuates in quality. Attempts were made to correct it, but not all of it was able to be cut out, unfortunately. Our apologies.

In which The Off-Panelists don't have the temperment to discover dark secrets about themselves! From a significant other that one of the crew has been hiding to the telling tale of a disturbing dream that another one has been having, the Spaniard, the Scotsman, and the Southerner also welcome special returning guest John of Earth-2, aka wiegeabo. From there, they delve into the week's books by discussing the good vibrations of Justice League of America Presents: Vibe, the story doomed to follow the "greatest Superman story since The New 52 began" in Adventures of Superman, the dark yet mysterious spin on a classic Gotham rogue in the pages of Batgirl, a unique find in the form of Monkeybrain Comics' Kinski, and others. Following a jam-packed review session, the crew ventures into a doubly monumental news segment! From a late breaking departure from DC Comics to late reactions to Iron Man 3 and the recently released Star Trek Into Darkness, this episode has it all. Including, oddly enough, a horny Martha Washington.

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Links of the Week

'The Thing With Two Heads' trailer. Yes, it's a film.
DC Comics cancels 4 titles, including 'Demon Knights' and 'Dial H'
Nebraska library refuses to pull 'Batman: The Killing Joke'
Did 'Ted' and 'Avatar' rip off these comics? - IGN
Ridiculous legal challenges face Mark Millar's 'Jupiter's Legacy'
'Multiversity' aims to make readers into superheroes, says Grant Morrison
'Hulk: Agents Of S.M.A.S.H.' puts reality show spin on character
James Robinson exits DC Comics, leaves 'Earth 2'
"Hitler" reacts to The Mandarin twist in 'Iron Man 3'

OFF THE PANEL #2 - Superman: Red Son

The second installment of OFF THE PANEL is back. In this installment, Matt and Sergio talk up the Elseworld classic Superman: Red Son. From the shocking twist ending to Batman's awesome hat, they discuss the three issue miniseries in detail. IN SOVIET RUSSIA, MAN SUPERS YOU!

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Episode 69

In which The Off-Panelists find themselves in the throws of passion and spoil other people's stories, as the Sloth and the Spaniard delve into a light week of books while the Scot, having read nothing for the week, looks on from afar. Following several attempts to move onto the book reviews, they finally succeed with talk of the month's dosage of The Man Without Fear in Waid's Daredevil, the realization that books can be read for the sake of reading with Justice League, artistry abound and talk of iconic runs to accompany Wonder Woman, and a lightning round that seems less like a dash and more like a crawl. Following this, the trio of triumphant failure embark on an extensive look at the 2013 Eisner Award nominees, Man of Steel trailer reactions, and the most important question of all - can a drunk girl find love in the crotch of another?

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Links of the Week
2013 Eisner Award Nominees Announced
New Man of Steel Trailer
Cast Revealed for Justice League: Flashpoint DTV FIlm
Manapul & Buccellato Talk Reverse Flash

Episode 66

In which the Off-Panelists are sassy, independent black women that don't need no men! The Skirt joins the Spaniard, Scot, and Southerner for this week's episode... and actually sticks around for the show. After the Skirt recaps her late night manhunt and the Southerner reveals his shocking conspiracy theory, the Spaniard prays to his Fable god and recaps his experience at Fabletown and Beyond.

After chit-chat, the foursome dives into this week's books and news items. After being stunned at Rob Liefeld's sudden sanity, they take questions from the fans... except you Matt Fuss. Piss off, you bald bastard!

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Links of the Week:
DC Comics Villains Getting Own Documentary
Warren Ellis to Write Avengers GN
WB Announces Infinite Crisis Game
Monkeybrain to Offer Pre-Ordering Comics
Gender Through Comics Course- FREE TO SIGN UP
Marvel Publishing Once Upon a Time Graphic Novel
Bruce Timm Stepping Down from DC Animation
Editorial/Creator Conflicts: Trent or Status Quo?

OFF THE PANEL #1 - Batman: Year One

In which The Off-Panel Podcast gains it's very own spin-off! Join your favorite OPP alumni for the first episode of a brand new micro-series, in which they tackle the subject far too engaging for one podcast: the classics. From Sandman to Swamp Thing, to the assorted works of industry giants such as Geoff Johns and Mark Waid, even down to personal favorites and comic-related topics that are just begging to be tackled by a group of nerds with too much free time, Off The Panel will fill all of your needs.

In this first installment, join the Sloth (Alex Koch) and the Southerner (Matt Johnson) as they kick back and examine the definitive origin story of one of comics' most iconic characters: Frank Miller's Batman: Year One. 

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Episode 61

In which The Off-Panelists celebrate that wonderful season of love by getting felt up by elderly men and sending the border patrol after themselves, as The Off-Panel Podcast rings in Valentine's Day with the ultimate form of affection - reviewing nerdy books. Join in as the Sloth, the Spainiard, and the Southerner give seven pretty neats to the closing chapter of Scott Snyder's "Death of the Family" arc in Batman, find themselves reviewing a Ghostbusters comic for some reason, delve into the creepiness of Reed and Susan Richards' first encounter in Fantastic Four, arm wrestle over the latest Demon Knights, and finally - but not the least of all - listening to one of their own reviewing a long-awaited title to come from the podcast's own, John Lees. That's right, folks. We offer our thoughts on THE STANDARD #1, on sale at your local comic shop right now!

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Links of the Week
SuperHarmony: Love for Superheroes (Video)
Geoff Johns to Leave Green Lantern
Love in Comics
Wonder Woman Documentary to Air on PBS in April