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“As far as I’m concerned, Comic Book Couples Counseling is a must-listen for anyone who loves comics.” - Jason Aaron | Hosted by married couple Brad Gullickson & Lisa Gullickson | Profile art by Eamon Winkle | Banner by François Vignault

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Comic Book Couples Counseling @cbccpodcast.bsky.social · 6d

🌕New Episode🐺

As we head into @newyorkcomiccon.bsky.social & prepare for the @harveyawards.bsky.social, we're joined by @zackquaintance.bsky.social & Anna Readman to discuss their excellent Werewolf Priest/Journalism Satire, MACABRE VALLEY #1. www.comicbookcouplescounseling.com/post/macabre...

Werewolf as Uniform: Traveling a Familiar Macabre Valley

We chat with Zack Quaintance and Anna Readman about Macabre Valley, their ghoulish, cathartic comic.

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Comic Book Couples Counseling @cbccpodcast.bsky.social · 2h

Horton Hears a Who (2010) sculpted by Leo Rijn, standing between the Inova Schar Heart and Vascular campus & the Pediatric center.

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Comic Book Couples Counseling @cbccpodcast.bsky.social · 3h

a group of men sitting in front of a sign that says " doughboys "

ALT: a group of men sitting in front of a sign that says " doughboys "

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Comic Book Couples Counseling @cbccpodcast.bsky.social · 5h

We did and we will!

Comic Book Couples Counseling @cbccpodcast.bsky.social · 6h

Tomorrow on CBCC... @doughboys.bsky.social!

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Comic Book Couples Counseling @cbccpodcast.bsky.social · 6h

Right!?! IDW be slaying lately.

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AIPT @aiptcomics.com · 7h

ICYMI: 🎙️ New episode! Episode 349 dives into #NYCC 2025 reveals + an interview with Patrick McDonnell on his new book The Gift of Everything.
#comicbooks #comics #podcasts #podcast #comicsky
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AIPT Comics Podcast Episode 349: NYCC 2025 reveals + Patrick McDonnell on ‘The Gift of Everything’

Alex and Dave recap a ton of news out of New York Comic Con, plus 'Mutts' creator Patrick McDonnell joins the show to talk about his new book!

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THE FANBASE WEEKLY Podcast @thefanbaseweekly.bsky.social · 7h

ComicsBeat: Interview: Patrick McDonnell answers, 'What is the most important critical question in comics?'

Interview: Patrick McDonnell answers, 'What is the most important critical question in comics?'

Patrick McDonnell's "The Gift of Everything" arrived on October 7. He talked with The Beat to discuss his work, life, and stories.

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Heidi MacDonald @comixace.bsky.social · 7h

Great reporting on #nycc ICv2 White Paper by Sam Spratford. Very positive trends
"These younger buyers are also avid readers, Griepp said, which upends the previous importance of the collector demographic in propping up comics stores and publishers. "What is selling is inexpensive, reader copies..."

In a ‘New World,’ Comics Are Making a Comeback

At New York Comic Con, CEO Milton Griepp painted a picture of an industry entering a new, but still lucrative, era, with several 20-year trends, including the bookselling channel's tendency to gross t...

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Comic Book Couples Counseling @cbccpodcast.bsky.social · 7h

Our beloved CBCC Sponsors @idwpublishing.com hooked us up with all the #NYCC Exclusives. We're living in a golden age of licensed comics with IDW bringing over the best comic book talents to let loose on their titles. Have y'all been paying attention to what's been going on with these books?

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Comic Book Couples Counseling @cbccpodcast.bsky.social · 9h

You can find Bruce Guthrie's Harvey Awards photos (& general #NYCC photos) here: www.bguthriephotos.com/graphlib.nsf...

BGuthrie Photos: Anyone not a bot?

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Comic Book Couples Counseling @cbccpodcast.bsky.social · 9h

With Nellie Kurtzman, daughter of Harvey. To say it's an honor to stand on that stage, next to so many brilliant "neighborhood cartoonist clowns" is a vast understatement.

Photo by Bruce Guthrie. Go to his website now & see the rest of his @harveyawards.bsky.social photography.

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Brad Gullickson @mouthdork.bsky.social · 10h

I've got two pretty good rants going on in this car ride conversation. And it ties into recent episodes regarding adaptation & the importance of repertoire stories. And yeah, Superman, too.

Comic Book Couples Counseling @cbccpodcast.bsky.social · 1d

Over on the CBCC Patreon, we dropped our #NYCC / Harvey Awards Post-Mortem episode. Find out how the con treated us: www.patreon.com/c/cbccpodcast

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Zack Quaintance - Less than 24 hrs to back MACABRE VALLEY! @zackquaintance.bsky.social · 10h

ICYMI…Anna and I weren’t able to do a ton of press together because of time zones, but we did have a fantastic chat with Brad and Lisa about the book.

Give it a listen today and back the book before the campaign ends tonight at 10 pm!

Comic Book Couples Counseling @cbccpodcast.bsky.social · 6d

Werewolf as Uniform: Traveling a Familiar Macabre Valley

We chat with Zack Quaintance and Anna Readman about Macabre Valley, their ghoulish, cathartic comic.

www.comicbookcouplescounseling.com

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Comic Book Couples Counseling @cbccpodcast.bsky.social · 10h

13 Hours to go on the MACABRE VALLEY Kickstarter. www.comicbookcouplescounseling.com/post/macabre...

Werewolf as Uniform: Traveling a Familiar Macabre Valley

We chat with Zack Quaintance and Anna Readman about Macabre Valley, their ghoulish, cathartic comic.

www.comicbookcouplescounseling.com

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PW Comics World @pwcomicsworld.bsky.social · 1d

37th Harvey Awards Highlight Indie Publishers

Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees by Patrick Horvath and Raised by Ghosts by Briana Loewinsohn were among the top winners at this year’s ceremony honoring the best in comics, held October 10 at New…

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Ben Smith @mrbensmith.bsky.social · 1d

I am excited to read this Coppola adaptation. What are the chances it comes out the exact same time season two of Megatropolis comes out in the Judge Dredd Megazine?! bsky.app/profile/2000...

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Comic Book Couples Counseling @cbccpodcast.bsky.social · 20h

Heck yeah!! Nothing makes us happier than this.

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I Read Comics! @ireadcomics.bsky.social · 1d

Doing that bagging and boarding thing while listening to @cbccpodcast.bsky.social’s podcast with Zack Quaintance and Anna Readman on Macabre Valley!

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Comic Book Couples Counseling @cbccpodcast.bsky.social · 1d

The best to ever do it❤️

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PW Comics World @pwcomicsworld.bsky.social · 1d

More to Come 700: Our Gala 700th Episode. Kate Fitzsimons, Calvin Reid, Meg Lemke, and Heidi MacDonald mark 14 years of podcasting about comics. MTC recorded its 700th Episode Spectacular live at New York Comic Con featuring creators Cliff Chiang, Ben Passmore, and Ngozi Ukazu.

More to Come 700: Our Gala 700th Episode

This week, Kate Fitzsimons, Calvin Reid, Meg Lemke, and Heidi MacDonald mark 14 years of podcasting about comics. To mark this special event, More to Come recorded its 700th Episode Spectacular live…

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Comic Book Couples Counseling @cbccpodcast.bsky.social · 1d

Love that Todd & Mike Mignola are collaborating on a story about Hellboy's brothers, but even more excited that Warwick Johnson-Cadwell is partnering with Mignola again, & this time getting to actually work in the Hellboy Universe.

First issue from @darkhorse.com on 2/11/26.

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Comic Book Couples Counseling @cbccpodcast.bsky.social · 1d

Over on the CBCC Patreon, we dropped our #NYCC / Harvey Awards Post-Mortem episode. Find out how the con treated us: www.patreon.com/c/cbccpodcast

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Comic Book Couples Counseling @cbccpodcast.bsky.social · 1d

The MEGALOPOLIS HC is so pretty. The color story is exceptional.

Listen to our latest episode with writer Chris Ryall & artist Jacob Phillips: cbccpodcast.podbean.com/e/jacob-phil...

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Comic Book Couples Counseling @cbccpodcast.bsky.social · 1d

At The Walmart Booth, a New York Comic Con staple right🫣

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Comic Book Couples Counseling @cbccpodcast.bsky.social · 1d

#NYCC may be done, but we have a bunch of con related podcasts coming your way:

- Michael Walsh/Exquisite Corpses
- Tristan Jones/Event Horizon
- The Doughboys
- The Podcast Crossover Event w/The Short Box, The Oblivion Bar, & Off Panel.

Plus, some Patreon bonuses.

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