Books

Tim Barklay talks comic books in the webseries The Graphic Word. The sheer volume of comics he speaks about in each episode is impressive, but it feels like he tries to do too much in each video. With up to ten titles reviews in clips under ten minutes leaves us feeling like we've just scratched the surface.

Bryan Clendening thinks comic book fans need to calm down and stop taking things so seriously. These books are supposed to fun after all! He takes a more relaxed approach in the webseries Laid Back Comics. It's admittedly not too different from so many other comic book series online, but it'll still be fun for fans.

JD Motte thinks Comics are Awesome, and if you're one of his fans you probably do too. This comic book series is pretty amateurish. I've even noticed some spelling errors in the title screens. However Motte has passion for his subject in spades, and that should speak to his audience.

Comic Book Resources is one of the leading comic book sites online, with more than three million viewers each month. This kind of clout ensures its video channel, CBR TV, can attract some big name interviews. Each one lasts around 10 minutes, ensuring they go past the superficial and offer an insightful look at the figures profiled.

Rich Stambolian and Jonathan Adler step Behind the Counter in their weekly comic book series. There are plenty of other webseries dealing with the topic, but few do it in such detail. An hour is a long slog, but fans should revel in a program that goes below the surface.

If it happens in comic books, the lads from Backroom Comics Podcast will tackle it. Since its inception in March of 2009, the team has been bringing comic book fans news, interviews, convention footage, and their sparkling wit. The panel is made up of real life comic book lovers, and their enthusiasm for their subject matter shines through.

All too often review web series see hosts fawning all over their favorite pop culture phenoms. But not Atop the Fourth Wall, which prefers to focus on the comic books that truly suck. Lewis Lovhaug, or Linkara to his mates, is the master of ceremonies in this celebration of snark.

T.J. Frenzel takes about the areas of geek culture no one else is with his pop culture series 2 Bit Geek. His focus on indie comics and fantasy novels is refreshing, as we can all only hear so much about the latest Marvel Comics inspired film! If you enjoy Nerdlocker this is worth a look.

Created for nerds by nerds, the weekly entertainment series Nerdlocker reports on all aspects of nerd culture. From the latest science fiction blockbuster to cult comic books, if nerds want to know about it the enthusiastic Nerdlocker team will probably talk about it. Here nerd isn't an insult, but rather a badge of honor worn proudly by the hosts and their fans.

Lisa Johnson Mandell and Sam Osborn are joined by special literary guests in the webseries This Week in Books. They're not interviewing Stephen King or JK Rowling, but the hosts manage to make the weekly series interesting, despite its lack of real star power. It's lengthy for a webseries though at half an hour an episode, so it's probably for bookworms only.