JP Black and Jack Taddeo get into the fun behind the scenes world of radio about being actually live, and all the chaos and greatness that can come when the adrenaline kicks in with a hot mic!

Jack talks about changing the format game at WLIT in Chicago at 93.9 Lite FM and what would actually when DEAD AIR is heard over the station airwaves. Do we yell at someone first or get it back on the air first? JP finds out if Jack can fire him 10+ years later for letting F-Bombs from Ozzy on the air!

The comic we picked is called "Dead Air" (how appropriate!) written by Benjamin Hunting and art by Joe Ng. Imagine if once a year, every year, you could talk to the dead. That’s the world of Dead Air, where this technology has become just another commercial service. When Michelle, the main character, finally decides to use it to reconnect with an old friend from her college radio days, she ends up getting way more than she bargained for.

And yes - the viral moment mentioned in this episode with a young Kevin Walters who, in protest of the Des Plaines Oasis shutting down, handcuffed himself to the door. It was a special place for him as he was conceived there after a Phil Collins concert. I believe it was a Burger King bathroom.

Comics and talk about 103.9 The Fox, a station that Jack format flipped and put JP on (for some reason) in afternoons! We wrap up with some tangent on Batman Radio, Michael Keaton anger, and random drag racing stories. Anything goes on Comics.FM (if only we had wings to steal a gimmick from Hot Ones...)

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Comedian and 95.9 The River alumni, Patrick O'Hara joins JP Black on this episode of Comics.FM.

They will review Deadpool: Dead Presidents by Brian Posehn and Gerry Duggan. Art by Tony Moore.

Patrick wishes he could become Quarterman as a superhero with a built in quarter made from his thumb. He hangs out near the Aldi carts. Plus the modified X-Ray vision? Sounds like a real skelephile. He ain't saving anyone from cart catastrophes!

Russian Pink if you're reading this, we want you to lead us to the promised land. Lesson to the kids looking to get into radio: Make fun of someone's pants. At the very least, it could catapult you from radio into the comedy world! Hear Patrick's tales of consuming a 2 pound burger in hopes to compete with the Wolf of Wingtown. Find out what is the one thing Carlton Fisk will not do, even thought Patrick thought he would do anything for a fan, but not that. And he finally found some green jelly at Home Depot!

Comics.FM with J.P. Black is just like the show with the wings, except less messy and lower tier celebs. And zoom with whatever equipment we have.

Follow Patrick O'Hara online at @patrickocomedy

Get merch for THIS show at Comics.FM (yes, that's the website, it's not just a dessert topping!)

PRETEND YOU GO BACK IN TIME TO FIX THE AUDIO ISSUES.... Josh Aldis aka Aldis Snow aka LazerWolf6969 joins JP Black to talk about a new comic from Joe Trohman, Brian Posehn, and Chris Johnson. Rifters from Image Comics. This R Rated take on time travel images how badly we would F up the past if we were all allowed access right in our pocket. This Rifters Comic Review is filled with the random tangents you didn't ask for but definitely need.

JP and Josh talk about meeting at 95.9 River in Aurora/Naperville (WERV) then moving into 103.9 The Fox (WFXF) in Crystal Lake. Josh tells is famous MEETING ANAKIN SKYWALKER story while JP wonders why he would pick teleportation without the ability to fight as a superpower? Also - season 2 of Hits? But when?!

Crank it to 11 (because there are sound issues) and enjoy this Comics.FM discussion of the comic book, Rifters. Comics.FM - It's like Hot Ones but instead of wings, it's comics. And instead of real celebrities it's C/D Level Radio People. Follow Comics.FM on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and more!

They say KNOWING IS HALF THE BATTLE, but surely the other half is filled with male pre-teen angst from the late 80's.

JP Black and Danger (no longer a Boy!) talk about GI Joe, Saturday Morning Adventures. It's a four part series that looks exactly like the cartoon many of us grew up with!

Writer - Erik Burnham, Artist - Dan Schoening, and Colors - Luis Antonio Delgado, this story is a classic "I found a genie, and I get three wishes" story with Cobra Commander hilariously being frustrated!

And you can learn valuable lesson from the modern day PSA's in the book!

Danger has been the Program Director and Morning Show Host (along with Lindsay) on Nash FM 97.3 for years. It's the top country station the market and many times the top station overall!

Danger and JP nerd out about celebrity appearances, what our superpowers would be, and most importantly how the G.I. Joe USS Flagg Aircraft Carrier impacted both of their lives!

Check out Nash FM 97.3 for more info on Danger and get social links and merch for this show at Comics.FM

Today on Comics.FM JP Black talks to legendary Chicago radio personality and local band enthusiast, James VanOsdol.

James has been the host, producer, and all-around hustler for his Car Con Carne podcast for over 1000 episodes!

JVO and JP discuss the Joker infatuated Punchline #1 comic book, from DC Comics. Find out why JVO says Punchline's podcast scene was OFFENSIVE to him!

Hear about his almost 20 years of podcasting experience, including just the FACS ma'am. Learn how Car Con Carne navigated through COVID with daily shows to a with or without food (sing that part to U2) mentality in 2025. Spoiler: No more free lunches kids.

Exclusive: James tells you his secret how to make a podcast successful and beat out the other zillion podcasts out there. Tip with a Punchline: Don't wear boots and hold a iPod whilst recording.

In the them of long-term wrestling storytelling, hear the one-sided radio history of James VanOsdol and JP's single white female level obsession with getting on 94.7 The Zone as DJ.

James also shares his BEST career advice he ever received in radio at Q101. And it wasn't just stay away from Carlin's 7 Dirty Words.

JP and James also delve into why we need to be told to listen to something rather than let the algorithm do a underwhelming job at it.

And the guys each share a behind the scenes style Billy Corgan Wrestling story each with a little. Comics.FM is just like Hot Ones, but with Mayonaise on the comic books. Comics.FM

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Some know this large man as Nate Nelson, Actor and former Radio Host and Producer at 95.9 The River nestled in the heart of Chicagoland.... some know him as Dante Dread. Nate joined JP Black to talk about a new comic that just came in this year, in 2025 from Jason Aaron: Bug Wars.

Imagine an entire battle going on in the grass of the backyard, but what happens when the full size humans get involved? Find out more in this Honey I Shrunk the Kids meets Lord of the Rings epic battle!

Nate discusses his upcoming film projects including Pulp Heroes and it's coming crowdfunding campaign.

Find out who got hired first as both Nate and JP proclaim the other got the gig first and became quickly jealous! Both of these dude got into the radio business at the same time and in the same exact way. Check out this look into both of their entertainment careers now almost 20 years later! Maybe Comics.FM is like Hot Ones! Except instead of chicken wings, these radio peeps talk comic books with a saltier flavor than the tears of your bug-like enemies!.

Ryan Kaufman is a self-proclaimed highfalutin fellow who enjoys a good story as much as the next guy. JP once faced Ryan in a hot wing contest and lost so this episode of Comics.FM so far IS the most like Hot Ones! Except instead of chicken wings, we do comic books with a flavor all their own. And instead of actual celebrities JP talks to radio people he allegedly knows.

Department of Truth by James Tynion IV gets into many conspiracies from the moon landing, to JFK, to everything in between. Are the conspiracy theorists correct? Are they totally wrong and crazy? It really doesn't matter if majority rules and we all believe it!

Ryan talks about meeting a 3 Time NBA MVP and why he wants Professor X's power, but not his hairline!

Jacob Beals has the last laugh while being "second in line" for Comics.FM. This show is a lot like Hot Ones. Except instead of chicken wings, we do spicy comic books. And instead of actual celebrities JP talks to radio people he knows.

Today we get into Superman: Red Son by Mark Millar. What if Superman was a bad guy raised in the Soviet Union during the Cold War?

Along with discussing the book, we find out if a big morning radio star finally gets what he deserves in his contract! What heartthrob has what it takes to play Jacob Beals (92.5 KJJY, First in Line Podcast) in the movie, BEALS -- and the sequel, THE BEALS!