William, Dane, Frank and Curtis catchup on recent releases including Thors #2, Sex Criminals #11, the first volume of the Y: The Last Man Absolute Edition all before reviewing Fantastic Four.

William, Dane and Justin Vactor sit down to talk about Marvel Studios' newest release: Ant-Man.

The first ever what to read now takes a look at some of the most interesting, buzzed about, and must read titles in the comic book world and recommends the best of the best.

William and friend of the show Curtis Daniels talk about the opening salvo in Marvel's newest event: Secret Wars.

William and Dane review the newest, epic installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe - the Joss Whedon written and directed Avengers: Age of Ultron.

William welcomes back friend of the show Frank Ramblings to talk about the comics he's caught up on including The Walking Dead, Multiversity: Ultra Comics, and Superman #39.

Curtis Daniels returns to chat with William about how some of the titles in Marvel's Avengers NOW are faring including Jason Aaron's Thor, Nick Spencer's Ant-Man, Hopless' Spider-Woman, and Mark Waid's S.H.I.E.L.D.

William, Dane and Justin Vactor welcome host of The Flash Podcast Andy Behbakhat to talk about The Flash's outstanding first season.

William, Dane and Justin Vactor sit down and talk about the new wave of official canon Star Wars comics: Darth Vader, Princess Leia and Star Wars.

Ahead of its third issue release on February 18, William talks to writer/artist Matthew Dow Smith about the return of his creator-owned series for Monkeybrain - The October Girl.

Marvel and Sony's monumental deal is already a landmark moment for pop culture, but details revealed over the past couple of days show that this deal is pretty complex. William and Dane try and make some sense of it all.

William welcomes back friend of the show Eric Trautmann to talk about his design involvement with Greg Rucka and Michael Lark's Image series: Lazarus 

Wait. There's an episode of Between the Panels that actually talks about comic books? After many episodes devoted to things other than single issue reviews - William, Dane and Justin Vactor talk about the Max Landis' issues of Adventures of Superman, the end of Smallville Season 11, the start of Batman's Endgame and Marvel's newest event: Axis. 

With Halloween around the corner, Dane and William welcome guest Isaac Cole to talk about the Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale classic, The Long Halloween for this month's installment of BTP Book Club.

Fall television is now in full swing, so William, Dane and Justin Partridge take time to discuss Gotham, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Flash and Arrow.

William, Dane and Justin Vactor welcome friend of the show Frank Ramblings to this week's episode for a very belated Guardians of the Galaxy discussion.

The gang discusses all the news and announcements from this year's San Diego Comic Con International.

As Comic-Con begins to take over the city of San Diego, both Marvel and DC have already made major announcements related to the future of their titles. William, Dane, Justin Partridge, Diana, and friend of the show Curtis Daniels discuss the new direction of Thor, Captain America, Iron Man and Batgirl and what these changes mean for comics moving forward.

With Marvel looking to capitalize on the upcoming release of Guardians of the Galaxy, William, Dane, and Justin Vactor dig into both The Legendary Star-Lord and Rocket Raccoon before taking a look at the start of Geoff Johns and John Romita, Jr's first Superman issue. The gang closes out with a discussion of The Wicked + Divine, the newest Gillen and McKelvie joint.

Break out the bourbon and BBQ as William, Dane, Justin Partridge, and Diana talk about the tones, themes, and overall special sense of place that Jason Aaron and Jason Latour's SOUTHERN BASTARDS brings with its first two stunning issues.

Bryan Singer's return to the X-Men film franchise carries with it a lot of expectations as the film seeks to adapt one a classic comic storyline as well as merging two sets of actors from different movies within the same franchise. How does Days of Future Past shake out?

William, Dane and Justin Partridge discuss new releases Avengers #29 and The United States of Murder, INC as well as the return of Peter Parker in Amazing Spider-Man #1.

With the launch of both DC and Marvel's new event titles, William and Dane dive into the similarities and differences of Original Sin and Future's End.

How does the second film in the rebooted Spider-Man franchise fare? William and Dane sit down to chat about the good and the bad.

As the Marvel Cinematic Universe continues its march through Phase 2, William and Dane sit down to discuss the latest entry in the Captain America franchise: the long awaited Winter Soldier.

With 5 years and 200 episodes under their belts, William and Dane are joined by friends of BTP past to celebrate this special event and asked one question: "Why Comics?" Join us as we take you, Between the Panels.

Gerard Way's comic book passion project is the subject of a long awaited installment of BTP Book Club. Join Dane, William and Justin Vactor as they talk about the book's larger themes, Gabriel Bá's art and much more.

Now that we're over a year into Marvel NOW! it's time for William, Dane and Diana to see what some of the overlooked titles from the initiative. Join the crew as we talk about FF, Guardians of the Galaxy, Wolverine and 'The Ocean's 11 of being Terrible.'

DC has had some problems lately, but that hasn't stopped the publisher from putting out some great titles. William, Dane, Vactor and Diana look at the New 52 and determine what's the best of the best.

We've been remiss in not having a show devoted entirely devoted to the fantastic female solo titles out in the comics market. That buck stops here as Diana joins William to talk about Red Sonja, Wonder Woman and Black Widow.

Endings are hard. In any story, it's tough to provide a satisfying conclusion. Few comics have actually stuck that landing and it's time to include another. Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez's Locke & Key has provided readers with boundless creativity, dynamic characters, great scares and an incredible conclusion to a series that's captured the attention of avid comic fans and casual readers alike. And it's for those reasons and many more that Locke & Key is our Book of the Year.

With Marvel and Jonathan Hickman's Infinity officially wrapped and the start of Inhumanity already underway, William and Dane look at how the big event played out and what it will mean for the future of the Marvel Universe.

William and Dane are joined by Between the Panel contributor Justin Partridge to talk about some of Image's best from this year including Velvet, Three, and Satellite Sam.

In this giant-sized special, Dane and William chat about Man of Steel in the wake of its home video release.

William and Dane sit down to review Marvel Studios' latest and greatest sequel - Thor: The Dark World.

As Ashober continues, the writer joins William and Dane for a discussion of Marvel’s Age of Ultron event. Join the guys for a discussion that ranges from time travel, to Flashpoint, to Terminator and the importance of a character driven story in this exciting installment of Between the Panels: ASH OF ULTRON.

As part of Ashober, Ashley Edward Miller joins William and Dane for another Avengers Special as the guys talk about the majority of Jonathan Hickman's New Avengers and Avengers run.

In the tradition and spirit of event review/recap shows before it like Warfront and Rise, Between the Panels is proud to present Infinite. This time, we're joined by Thor and X-Men: First Class screenwriter Ashley Edward Miller to talk about the second full month of Infinity that includes Infinity #2, Avengers #19, New Avengers #10, Infinity #3 and Avengers #20.

BTP IS EVIL. Join Justin Vactor and William Goodman as they talk about Mark Waid's BOOM! Studios creator-owned titles: Irredeemable and Incorruptible.

In the tradition and spirit of event review/recap shows before it like Warfront and Rise, Between the Panels is proud to present Infinite. Join William, Dane, Justin Vactor and Justin Partridge as they breakdown the Jonathan Hickman penned Marvel event that encompasses Infinity, Avengers, and New Avengers.

Dane Davenport starts back up BTP Bookclub with Justin Vactor special guest Hunter Camp as they cover Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely's We3.

William, Dane and Justin talk about the newest release from DC Animation: The Flashpoint Paradox

Justin and William talk about origins again with the start of Batman: Year Zero, the first issues of Deadpool's Marvel NOW! relaunch before bringing it home with Zeb Wells' Nova debut.

William and Dane talk about their frustration with Justice League (and the New 52 as a whole), their love of what Bendis is doing in the X-Men universe at Marvel before closing it out with more love for Superman Unchained.

Justin Vactor has caught up on the second volume of Matt Fraction and company's Hawkeye. Join William and Vactor as they explore what continues to make this title one of Marvel's definitive standout comics.

In what is hopefully the first of two episodes about Man of Steel, Justin Vactor and William Goodman reivew Warner Bros. Superman reboot: Man of Steel.

Recorded a few weeks ago, William and Justin Vactor talk about the successes of DC's digital initiative, specifically the great stories being told in Adventures of Superman.

Nine years and over one hundred issues later, writer Geoff Johns has brought his epic run on Green Lantern to a close, which brings William and Dane to reflect upon the finale and the series as a whole.

William, Dane and Justin talk about some of the week's new releases including Image's The Legend of Luther Strode, Kelly Sue DeConnick's Captain Marvel/Avengers Assemble crossover that begins in Avengers: The Enemy Within, all before talking about Damon Lindelof's contribution to Vertigo's Time Warp.

Wiliam, Dane and Justin Vactor review the Marvel Studios, Shane Black helmed, third dedicated outing of Iron Man and the start of Phase 2 of the Marvel cinematic universe.

Between the Panels celebrates another milestone as the full BTP team of Diana Hurlburt, Justin Vactor and Justin Partidge join William and Dane to talk about their favorite writers.

With Dane out sick, William and Justin talk about Nova #1, Thanos: Rising #1, and the necessity of origin stories. Then, with Marvel's Age of Ultron reaching its half-way point, the guys jump in and offer their thoughts.

William and Dane welcome back friends of the show Brandon Jerwa and Eric Trautmann to talk about their new creator-owned series at Monkeybrain: Frost.

The show runs a bit longer than normal this week as William, Dane and Justin can't help themselves but talk about how much they're enjoying Brian Michael Bendis' Guardians of the Galaxy, which sparks a conversation about the entire state of Marvel's cosmic universe: both past and present. Justin and William can't quite match Dane's level of excitement for Mark Waid's Green Hornet, while William and Dane dig into an exciting start for the next arc of Geoff Johns' Aquaman.

Justin finished the first trade of Matt Fraction's Hawkeye and is eager to chat with William and Dane about it before Dane jumps into the end of Grant Morrison's Action Comics run, all before William talks about Brian K Vaughan and Marcos Martin's The Private Eye.

Okay… this looks bad. Sure William is still out of town but don't worry, the talkguy* duo of Dane and Vactor are here to bring you this week's trade-themed comic reviews. With the Kick-Ass 2 trailer hitting this week (pun totally intended) Vactor brings in Hit-Girl Volume 1 to talk about which somehow leads into a discussion of Mark Waid's Daredevil Volume 4 and before you can say "pizza dog" Dane is monologuing about Hawkeye Volume 1 trade paperback (again? again!).

*Sincere apologies* for the forced Hawkguy joke.

**I am not actually sorry and I would do it again.

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With William away in NYC, Dane and Vactor analize some of the the week's most interesting comics. A journey that begins on space station Lost Vegas #1 takes a detour into the abyss with Hellboy in Hell #4 and ends inside the collective mind of The Superior Spider-Man #5

With the death of Damian Wayne in this week's issue of Batman Inc, William and Justin Vactor bring back friend of the show, Hunter Camp, to talk about Grant Morrison's legacy with the character.

With his Kickstarter project hours away from closing, William, Justin and Dane sit down with writer Bryan Q. Miller to talk about Earthward, Batgirl and Smallville Season 11.

William and Dane sit down to talk about New Avengers #3, Snapshot #1 and Green Arrow #17.

William and Dane kick off 2013's reviews with a dicussion of Invincible #100, the first two issues of Superior Spider-Man and the first two issues of Mara.

Before 2013 can really begin, the entire Between the Panels crew sits down to decide what's the Book of the Year for 2012. Join Dane, Justin Vactor, Justin Partidge, Diana and William as they disuss our three finalists (Batman, Saga and Hawkeye) to determine the winner.

As we close out 2012, William and Dane revisit The Dark Knight Rises and the legacy that the Dark Knight film franchise will leave behind. Listen as  the guys discuss plot holes, the creation of Gotham and Skyfall?! 

William and Dane welcome back friend of the show Ashley Miller to talk about the Marvel NOW! relaunch of Avengers, the film and Bendis' time on the comic series.

Dane and William sit down with writer/artist Yale Stewart to discuss his origins as well as discussing his process and behind the scenes as it relates to his hit webcomic, JL8.

William and Justin discuss Avengers Assemble #9 and Fantastic Four #1, while Dane joins the show later to chat about Locke & Key: Omega #1.

William and Dane are joined by long time friend-of-the-show Justin Vactor as he permanently joins the cast of Between the Panels to discus Geoff Johns' work on the New 52 reboot of Green Lantern, the Marvel NOW! launch of Deadpool, and the newly released colored editions of Scott Pilgirm.

It's a show for all ages as William and Dane talk about Chris Roberson's Edison Rex, Skottie Young's A-Babies vs. X-Babies and Dustin Nyguen's Lil Gotham.

William and Dane talk the end of several Marvel series including Captain America, Journey Into Mystery, Invinicible Iron Man, FF, and Fantastic Four.

With the release of the Marvel NOW! Point One, William, Dane and Justin sit down to talk about the early stages of Marvel's relaunch including Uncanny Avengersand the aforementioned Point One. This is NOW! and Then: Inside the Marvel Relaunch.

AMC's The Walking Dead roared back to life this Sunday with a record-breaking 10.9 million viewers, so William, Dane and Justin Partridge sat down to talk about the incredibly strong start to Season 3. However, zombies weren't the only thing that returned from the dead this week, so the boys talk about Agent Phil Coulson's return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

William and Dane are back as they disucssion the start of Andy Diggle's run on IDW's Doctor Who series, the end of Avengers vs. X-Men, and the innovation and excitement over at MonkeyBrain with October Girl.

With Dane off on Wedding Duty, William brings in site writers Justin Partridge and Diana Hurlburt to talk about Avengers vs X-Men, Fantastic Four and Batman.

With dozens of free first issues on Comixology, William and Dane take a look at some of Image's top books including Grim Leaper and Fatale all before checking back in with Brian K Vaughan's Saga.

As Scalped ends its 60-issue run, Dane and William sit down with writer Jason Aaron to talk about the end of his creator-owned series while looking ahead towards more Wolverine and the X-Men and Thor: God of Thunder.

This is it folks. Issue #150 of BTPcast is here as we welcome staff writer Justin Partridge to talk about the comics we keep re-reading over, and over, and over again. Join us as we celebrate Issue #150 of Between the Panels!

William Goodman and Dane Davenport discuss Debris #1, chat about Smallville Season 11 and Hawkeye #1 before tangenting into what's getting them excited about Marvel NOW!

This is it. The final film in Christopher Nolan's epic Dark Knight Rises franchise. Listen in as William and Dane talk about the film. A fire will rise. And so will BTP.

San Diego Comic-Con is easily the world's largest pop culture event and we've got all the news you need to know. Join William, Dane, and Derek Russell from Starkville's House of El for over two hours of SDCC discussion and memories.

William, Dane and staff writer Jason Burgos sit down to talk about the frustrating, yet entertaining reboot of the Spider-Man movie franchise: The Amazing Spider-Man.

A review episode preshow discussion went off-topic and ended up producing an entertaining and engaging discussion about the future of Marvel Studios on the heels of some major announcements this week.

Before Watchmen is easily one of the most controversial topics in recent memory. For their first episode back in over month, William and Dane sit down and talk about both sides of the argument. Creators, companies , and comics - it's all here. Get ready for a Between the Panels like no one as the guys talk about what happens After "Before Watchmen."

William and Dane sit down to talk about Marvel's The Avengers.

William and Dane discuss Venom, Invincible Iron Man and Shooters.

With William taking the week off, Dane brings in Justin Vactor to talk about Avengers vs X-Men, Swamp Thing, and Animal Man.

William talks about his problems with Avengers, while Dane discusses what isn't working for him in Superman, but the two join together in a love fest over Avenging Spider-Man.

William and Dane sit down to discuss the joys of the second volume of the Rocketeer Adventures, Scott Synder's amazing work in Batman #7, and the amazing personality of Blair Butler's Heart #4. The guys also dig into what worked and didn't work about The Walking Dead's record-breaking second season.

William and Dane are back together again to talk about the week's new releases including Avengers Assemble #1, Saga #1, and Fantastic Four #604.

With Dane still on tour, Justin Vactor is again sitting shotgun for this week's reviews. Listen as William and Justin talk about Aquaman, Marvel's revolving door policy on artists, and our love for Wolverine and the X-Men.

With Dane starting his east coast tour, William welcomes Justin Vactor back to the show to talk about all about X-Men, Rick Remender, Amazing Spider-Man and much more.