Join Dustin every Wednesday and Saturday as he dives deep into what's going on in the Nerdy Culture from comics and RUMORS  to movies and TV. Then also, when we take deep dive discussions into topics that matter, or for interviews with some of those Nerds who have influence on the culture.

Welcome to a very special episode of Comic Talk Today! Joining Martin today is Hivemind movie producer Dinesh Shamdasani, whom you will all remember as the CEO and COO of Valiant Entertainment from 2012 until earlier this year, and the two spend a good deal of time catching up! Dinesh talks about his role in the Bloodshot movie, which is currently filming, his state of mind after his departure from the publisher, all the exciting things he's currently working on including the TV adaptation of Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino's Gideo Falls, his love of X-Men, a fascinating discussion on why the direct market may be the strongest it's been in years, and some surprises. Thanks for listening!

It's time to talk about the news and on this episode of Comic Talk Today, there's quite a bit of news to discuss. first up, Henry Cavill signs up to star in Netflix's Witcher series and why that may be important to comic fans, Doom Patrol gets its villain, Nightwing is going in a completely new direction, the Young Justice: Outsiders teaser video has Martin pretty excited, Donny Cates and Geoff Shaw are relaunching the Guardians of the Galaxy in January, some follow-up on the Alterna discussion, DC's Black Label expanding, and why is Diamond's PULLBOX service being delayed yet again? 

It's a new week and a new edition of top of the pile on Comic Talk Today! On this episode, Martin talks about some of his favorite books from last week including Beyonders #1, The Joker/Daffy Duck Special #1, Lex Luthor/Porky Pig Special #1, Scarlet #1, Web of Ve'Nam #1, Scarlet #1, Extermination #2, Bone Parish #2, and House Amok #1. Plus, stay tuned to the end for some recommendations for books coming out this week!

Welcome to a special episode of Comic Talk Today in which Martin tackles some statements made by Marvel Editor-in-Chief, C.B. Cebulski, recently about the role of politics in comics and how it ties into the recently updated social media policy from Alterna. Should creators be able to tackle whatever story they want at the expense of alienating some readers and ultimately choosing not to target their stories to the largest demographic policy? Tune in and find out. Plus, chime in and get in touch with me on Twitter, @geekvine. 

Martin is back! On this episode of Comic Talk Today, Martin catches up on all the news from the past week including the return of original Defenders, Jason Aaron relaunching Conan The Barbarian, Bryan Edward Hill on Batman And The Outsiders, and maybe the return of Clairemont and Byrne to the X-Men. It's not all good news as Moon Knight and Sentry get canceled and Martin talks about that. Plus, Disney's streaming service has a name, DC Universe launches a daily news and interview show, Tom Hardy can't get enough Venom, what is InkyPen and more!