THE UNDERTOW PODCAST
Episodes
Episode 48 - The Knives
07 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The team closes out 2025 in the Undertow to discuss The Knives as well as the upcoming Giant-Size Criminal book and the Criminal TV show.
Episode 47 - Houses of the Unholy
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The crew is back in the Undertow to discuss the latest original graphic novel to be released from Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, Houses of the ...
Episode 46 - 2023 Year in Review
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The crew is back in the Undertow to discuss the last two original graphic novels to be released from Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, Night Fever and Wh...
Episode 45 - Night Fever Anticipation and Hollywood News
13 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're back in the Undertow for a quick episode discussing this week's release of Night Fever, the latest graphic novel from Ed Brubaker and Se...
Episode 44 - Follow Me Down: Like I Said, I Make My Own Laws
01 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are back in the Undertow to discuss Follow Me Down, the latest Reckless original graphic novel from Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips. We also talk Tee...
Episode 43 - The Ghost In You
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're back in the Undertow to talk about all the latest news from the Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips partnership, including our breakdown of The Ghost ...
Episode 42 - Destroy All Monsters
11 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The crew is back in the Undertow to discuss Destroy All Monsters, the third Reckless graphic novel from Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, as well as the ...
Episode 41 - Friend of the Devil
18 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Robert and Bubba are back in the Undertow to discuss Friend of the Devil, the latest Reckless graphic novel from Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips.
Episode 40 - Talking Reckless in the Undertow
25 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Robert is back in the Undertow to discuss Reckless, the latest original graphic novel from Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips. He is joined by special gues...
Episode 39 - Pulp: Sometimes You Gotta Break the Law to Do the Right Thing
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert discusses Reckless, the upcoming original graphic novel from Brubaker & Phillips, as well as a quick breakdown of Pulp and a r...
Episode 38 - Comics From a Cruel Summer: Friday, Catwoman anthology, Brutal Dark, and That Texas Blood
28 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We return to the Undertow to discuss Ed Brubaker and Marcos Martin's new online comic Friday, Brubaker's 12-page contribution to the recent Catwoman a...
Episode 37 - Criminal #12
02 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We return to the Undertow to talk about Criminal #12, the final issue of the Cruel Summer arc and the death of our old friend Teeg Lawless. In additio...
Episode 36 - Cruel Summer and Winter Break
28 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After a long winter break, the team is back in the Undertow to update our listeners on all of the latest news from the world of Brubaker and Phillips ...
Episode 35 - Criminal #7
24 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
With the new issue of Criminal set to come out tomorrow, Robert drops into the Undertow for a quick discussion of last month's Issue #7 focusing on Ri...
Episode 34 - Six Months of Criminal, Part 2: Issue #6
12 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
After a brief summer hiatus, the crew is back in the Undertow to discuss the first six months of the current Criminal monthly series from Image Comi...
Episode 33 - Six Months of Criminal, Part 1: Issue #5
01 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
After a brief summer hiatus, the crew is back in the Undertow to discuss the first six months of the current Criminal monthly series from Image Comics...
Episode 32 - Criminal #4
03 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this month's episode, Robert talks about Criminal #4, the latest issue in the new monthly series from Image Comics. He also discusses the recent n...
Bonus Undertow Discussion - Robert talks with comic book creator and illustrator Pete Taylor
06 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the podcast, Robert has a rare early morning conversation with small press comic creator and artist Pete Taylor on his history with...
Episode 31 - Criminal #3
20 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The team returns to the Undertow to talk about the Bad Weekend arc of Criminal that ended with last month's issue #3. Also covered is the latest news...
Episode 30 - Criminal #2
15 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this month's episode, Robert talks about Criminal #2, the latest issue in the new monthly series from Image Comics. He also discusses the recent ne...
Episode 29 - Criminal #1
07 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Criminal is back as a new monthly series from Image comics, so the team returns to the Undertow to talk about January's issue #1. We discuss all of th...
Episode 28 - A Criminal Family Tree
07 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, the podcast team is back in the Undertow to discuss the large and expansive Criminal family tree to get our listeners ready for the J...
Episode 27 - My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies
26 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, the Undertow team discusses the latest work from Brubaker and Phillips, the original graphic novel My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies...
Episode 26 - Case File: Gotham Noir
01 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert discusses Batman: Gotham Noir, a 2001 DC Elseworlds graphic novel that represents one of the early works in the Brubaker and P...
Episode 25 - Kill Or Be Killed #20
12 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, the Undertow team dives in to the Kill Or Be Killed finale in Issue #20. We also give our thoughts on the series as a whole and where...
Episode 24 - Kill Or Be Killed #19
25 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We are back in the Undertow this month to talk about the action-packed and very dramatic events of Kill or Be Killed #19 and the impending series conc...
Episode 23 - Kill Or Be Killed #18
24 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this month's episode, Robert discusses Kill Or Be Killed #18 and the quickly approaching series conclusion coming later this summer. His recommenda...
Episode 22 - Kill Or Be Killed #17
19 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We return to the Undertow this month to talk about Kill Or Be Killed #17 and the countdown to the conclusion of the series. As always, we kick things ...
Episode 21 - Kill Or Be Killed #16
10 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this month's episode, the Undertow crew discusses Kill or Be Killed #16 and the interesting developments happening in the life of Dylan Cross. We s...
Episode 20 - Kill Or Be Killed #15
12 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We are back in The Undertow this month with Guinness in hand to discuss Kill Or Be Killed #15, the first issue of the book's fourth arc. We also dive ...
Episode 19 - Kill Or Be Killed #14
15 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this month's abridged episode, Robert discusses Kill Or Be Killed #14, the final issue of the comic's third arc, and briefly touches on the excitin...
Episode 18 - Kill Or Be Killed #13
27 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We return to the Undertow for this month's discussion on Kill Or Be Killed #13, the latest issue in the ongoing Image Comics series from Ed Brubaker a...
Episode 16 - Kill Or Be Killed #11
12 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The team is back in The Undertow talking Kill Or Be Killed #11, the latest issue in the ongoing Brubaker/Phillips series that shows protagonist Dylan ...
Episode 15 - Kill Or Be Killed #10
08 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The crew returns to the Undertow this month to discuss Kill Or Be Killed #10, the finale of the comic's second arc. We also get everyone up to speed...
Episode 14 - Bonus Discussion on A.D. After Death
18 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In lieu of recommendations on our last episode on Kill Or Be Killed #9, here's a bonus episode for our Undertow listeners on the recently wrapped Imag...
Episode 13 - Kill Or Be Killed #9
29 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We are back in The Undertow this month to discuss Kill Or Be Killed #9 and all the latest Brubaker & Phillips news, including the intriguing mention o...
Episode 12 - Kill Or Be Killed #8
26 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We return to The Undertow this month to discuss KOBK #8 and all of the latest news regarding the team of Brubaker & Phillips. Recommendations from t...
Episode 11 - Kill Or Be Killed #7
18 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We're back in The Undertow this month to talk about the latest issue of Kill or be Killed, a great issue from Kira's point of view. As always, we've...
Episode 10 - Kill Or Be Killed #6
10 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We return to The Undertow this month to talk all things Brubaker and Phillips, including Kill Or Be Killed #6. Recommendations from the crew for our...
Episode 9 - Kill Or Be Killed #5
17 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The crew returns to the Undertow this month to talk about Kill Or Be Killed #5, the 1st issue of the 2nd arc of the series, plus a brief mention about...
Episode 8 - Case File: Scene of the Crime
25 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we take you all the way back to the very first collaboration between Ed Brubaker, Michael Lark, and Sean Phillips, the 4-issue minise...
Episode 7 - Kill Or Be Killed #4
17 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Another month has passed and we are back in the Undertow for Episode 7 as we talk Kill or Be Killed #4 and the conclusion of the series' first arc! ...
Episode 6 - Kill Or Be Killed #3
13 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We are back in The Undertow this month to talk Kill Or Be Killed #3 and give an update on all the new Brubaker/Phillips news including the deluxe edit...
Episode 5 - Kill Or Be Killed #2
10 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Topic for this episode is Kill or Be Killed #2, the latest issue in the new monthly series from Brubaker and Phillips where we find out more about Dyl...
Episode 4-Kill Or Be Killed #1
01 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk Kill or Be Killed #1, the new Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips series that premiered last month from Image Comics. Our monthly...
Episode 3-Talking Velvet in The Undertow
01 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Bubba and Robert break down Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting's spy espionage comic Velvet. Recommendations from the crew this month are Chew and Lazarus...
Episode 2-An Undertow tribute to Darwyn Cooke
29 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Robert and Bubba visit The Undertow to pay tribute to the late cartoonist Darwyn Cooke, who collaborated with Ed Brubaker on Catwoman...
Episode 1-Criminal 10th Anniversary Special
08 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The official first episode of The Undertow Podcast dedicated to the crime comics of Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips. In this episode, Robert and Bubba...
The Undertow Podcast Episode 0
20 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This is Episode 0 of The Undertow Podcast. Not a real polished affair, just a dry run exploring the format and different ideas we are tossing around...