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Comics Catch-Up 016: The Wild Storm, Part 2
We wrap up our look at this 24-issue Warren Ellis/Jon Davis-Hunt series! We probably, honestly, just could have ranked it last time.
62 min
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Episode 494 - Going Full Mutant f/James Tynion IV
The writer of a little book you may have heard of called Batman joins us this week to talk about the TMNT/Batman crossover, some of his favorite characters, the idea behind The Designer, his indie books, pet names and a whole lot more! Plus, Matt and Chris take on a movie-focused This or That!
90 min
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Episode 493 - League Draft (Listener Questions ...
On this week's show, we're taking your listener questions, which include a request for us to draft our own Justice Leagues. It proves more difficult than you might expect.
99 min
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Every Story Ever Special: March 2020
Wake up, wake up, wake up, it's the last of the month! And we're ranking comic book stories for two full hours.
129 min
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Episode 492 - Making a Day of It f/Katie Skelly
The writer and artist behind the upcoming book Maids joins us on this show this week to talk about true crime, creating her own version of a well-known story, how to watch Sailor Moon, eye trauma, hating your boss and a whole lot more! Plus, Matt and Chris take a listener question about a major television event.
92 min
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Episode 491 - Codename: Listicle f/Paul Allor
The writer of G.I. Joe, Paul Allor, joins us this week to talk about bringing a real-world feel to the series, how he'd fix Serpentor, his own appearance in the book, whether he'll do a silent issue, working with Hasbro, and a whole lot more! Plus, Matt and Chris choose how they'd become Captain Britain!
98 min
432
Comics Catch-Up 15: The Wild Storm, Part 1
Based on your votes, we read the first half of Warren Ellis and Jon Davis-Hunt's The Wild Storm! What did we think? And will we read the second half next month? Listen and find out!
51 min
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Episode 490 - Lucifive (Listener Questions Spec...
We took your listener questions this week for a full 90 minutes!
96 min
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Episode 489 - Take That, Ayn f/ Fred Van Lente ...
The writer and artist behind the new Comic Book History of Animation join us this week to discuss the drawing that inspired the book, doing research, finding the cut-off for a history book, Walt Disney, cartoons of the 1980s and a whole lot more! Plus, Matt and Chris take a listener question about Batman's origin!
97 min
435
Episode 488 - The Alfred Show, Explained f/ Jen...
Friends of the show Jennifer Wright and Daniel Kibblesmith, who you may know from their many books and comics and also from attending a Garfield convention with us, join us this week to explain the utterly bonkers first season of the Epix original series Pennyworth. Strap in for a wild ride. Plus, Matt and Chris take the most serious This or That yet.
96 min
436
Every Story Ever Special: February 2020
Who wants to hear us argue about Heathcliff for 20 minutes? If the answer is you, you're in luck.
123 min
437
Episode 487 - Story of the Century
The segment where we ranked the decades of Spider-Man proved to be so popular, we made an entire episode out of it! So on this week's show, Matt and Chris are going through the decades, from the 1960s through the 2010s, and deciding whether Marvel or DC had the stronger output. Some surprises are in store!
100 min
438
Comics Catch-Up 14: Punisher Kill Krew
This Gerry Duggan/Juan Ferreyra joint from 2019 was the winner of our catch-up poll this month, and we read it and ranked it, as is our charge. It's the Punisher vs. fantasy monsters!
37 min
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Episode 486 - Use Rope: The Hole Story f/Ryan N...
Ryan North returns to War Rocket Ajax this week to talk about the conclusion of The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, his upcoming comic adaptation of Slaughterhouse Five, that time he was in a hole and how it almost became a TV show, the worst invention, his Wikipedia page and a whole lot more! Plus, Matt and Chris take on a D&D related This or That!
99 min
440
Episode 485 - Mr. Angelo (Listener Questions Sp...
We're christening our new show Twitter account -- yes, we finally had to break down and get one, which we'll explain -- by taking your listener questions on this week's show!
98 min
441
Episode 484 - Secret Woods f/Karla Pacheco
Friend of the show and upcoming Spider-Woman writer Karla Pacheco joins us for the show this week, and no, we didn't use the episode title we suggested, which would definitely get us banned from Apple Podcasts, and maybe podcasting in general. But it's in the show, along with talk about a meteoric rise to writing for Marvel, Jessica Drew's new costume, killing off characters, boat life, seecrets, and so much more! Plus, Matt and Chris take on a Catwoman-related This or That!
96 min
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Every Story Ever Special: January 2020
It's a new year. We're ranking comic book stories. And we're, uh, earning our explicit tag this time around.
126 min
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Episode 483 - Research Archery f/Matthew Rosenberg
We couldn't be more pleased to welcome Matthew Rosenberg, writer of 4 Kids Walk Into a Bank, The Punisher, Uncanny X-Men and the current Hawkeye: Freefall to the show! We talk about bringing together various versions of Hawkeye, The Hood, Mark Gruenwald comics, Clint as the everyman, researching stories, and a whole lot more! Plus, Matt and Chris answer a question about one of our favorite topics: Utility supervillains!
95 min
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Comics Catch-Up 13: Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt (...
We had both already read some of it, but this month, we caught up on all five issues of the Kieron Gillen/Caspar Wijngaard Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt series! It's about formalism, and is really comics scholarship in the form of a comics story. So we talk about that!
47 min
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Episode 482 - Personal Stories About Fighting R...
Independent comics writer Mark O. Stack joins us this week to talk about the Weekend Warrior anthology he funded on Kickstarter, as well as an offshoot Weekend Warrior Presents series he's starting! We discuss the realities of Kickstarter, self-publishing, money in comics and a whole lot more! It gets real. Plus, the first-ever This or That segment, about street toughs.
94 min
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Episode 481 - GORDIES X-7
It's our annual awards show, on the grandest stage of them all! Listeners submit the categories, and everything from 2019 battles it out for the title! Plus, it's our first episode on the Greenlit Podcast Network! The showcase of the immortals!
112 min
447
Every Story Ever Special: December 2019
It sure is still 2019! And we're ranking as many comic stories as we can in two hours to close out the decade.
129 min
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Episode 480 - Next Year in Arizona (2019 Christ...
As is tradition, Matt Fraction joins us for our annual Christmas special, and this year, we're reviewing the new Rob Halford Christmas album, Celestial, track by track! Plus we inadvertently learn a lot about the upcoming film Keep Hope Alive.
123 min
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Episode 479 - The Panel President Farewell Address
After four years in office, Panel President's term has come to an end. We take all the lists we can as we wrap up the segment this week!
121 min
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Comics Catch-Up 12: Judge Dredd and Hellboy Chr...
We read two Christmas stories featuring two of our favorite characters for Catch-Up this month. Did we feel the spirit of the holiday in these stories? Listen and find out!
53 min