After a long absence from the show, Edison Rex writer Chris Roberson makes his triumphant return to War Rocket Ajax to talk with us about moving Edison Rex to webcomics, coming on to co-write Hellboy, working with dream artists, his new novel Firewalk, Superman S-shields, the iZombie TV show and so much more! Plus, we take a listener question about event tie-ins!

It's Halloween, and that can only mean one thing: Benito Cereno joins us once again (or does he?)! He talks with us about the webcomic he launched this year with artist Joel Priddy, The Mummy's Sabbatical, as well as mummies in general, monster categories, spooky movie recommendations, the worst candy, the history of zombies and much more! Plus, we add five more killer characters to the Panel President list!

Comic book stories--some of them very spooky--are once again ranked in our monthly, two-hour special! (And to be clear, I know the game on The Simpsons was called Bonestorm.)

With one week left before Halloween, we're dedicating this week's episode to one of our favorite spooky movies of all time: 1979's Phantasm! It's just been re-released with a remastered special edition, so we're providing a commentary track while we answer some questions from listeners on Twitter! The remastered edition of Phantasm is available for $2 (SD) on Google Play, so watch along!

It's a small world after all, because we're welcoming back our pals from Devastator Press, Geoffery Golden and Amanda Meadows, to talk about their new book, Dream It! Screw It!: 30 Years of Rejected Disney Park Ideas by Imagineer Dipp Disney! We talk a lot about theme parks vs. amusement parks, what makes Disney parks special, satire and legal stuff, live-action Disney movies, writing jokes you're proud of, and so much more! Plus, Chris and Matt take a couple listener questions!

We're once again taking the full interview segment to elect or impeach the best and worst comics characters! Among them: Adam Warlock, Jesse Custer, Kamala Khan, Booster Gold, and there are lots more to boot!

America's number one draw-draw boy Andy Hirsch saddles up to talk with us this week about his new graphic novel, Varmints! Of course, before we get to that, we absolutely must talk with him about his work on one of our many fascinations, Garfield. Then we chat about doing musical sequences in comics, Westerns in other genres, the serious newspaper comics, drawing horses and so much more! Plus, we take an intriguing listener question!

We're back once again to rank lists of comic book stories sent in by our listeners! These specials are made possible by our supporters on Patreon! If you'd like to help out, go to patreon.com/warrocketajax.

While Matt is on holiday, Chris is joined by emergency back-up co-host Kieran Shiach to talk to Tom Fowler about his work on the latest volume of the Rick and Morty comic, as well as creepy con convention sketches and playing the long game with commissions. Plus, Kieran and Chris take a listener question!

Our good friend Kyle "Hollywood Eisner nominated Sexcastle the Rick and Morty franchise" Starks is back this week to talk about his work on his new book Kill Them All, Rick & Morty and more, but most importantly, we spend quite a while discussing the wonders of Jungle Jim's, a massive and wondrous grocery store in Hamilton, Ohio. We also talk about action movie adaptations, Metallica, Oni's licensed comics and the list goes on. Plus, Chris and Matt answer a listener question!

Colorist and writer Nathan Fairbairn drops by this week to talk about his new Image Comics series Lake of Fire, working with Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely, learning how to color comics, how lettering helps with writing, characters who don't know anything, the color of success, and so much more! Then, Chris and Matt add a new set of characters to the Panel President list!

Recorded live in Easton, Pennsylvania, it's the War Rocket Ajax King of Trios 2016 spectacular! After three days of pro wrestling, Chris sits down with an all-star roster of a dozen guests to talk about the event, including emergency backup cohosts Elle Collins and Kieran Shiach, Hard Times co-host Megan Nielsen, Animal Crackers co-host Helena Hart, and more! Find out why one of our favorite moments of the weekend came from an extremely unlikely degenerate, and maybe, just maybe, #WinADateWithGavinJasper!  WARNING: This one is literally 100% wrestling content. BE ADVISED!

We're back once again to rank listener-submitted lists of comic book stories!

Our pal Kelly Thompson is back to talk about her work on Jem, the upcoming Star Wars Annual #2 and Mega Princess! Plus, we talk about the freelancer's sleep cycle, crossovers, fictional countries, lightning-fast deadlines and so much more! Then Matt and Chris take a few listener questions!

War Rocket Ajax favorite Fred Van Lente returns to this show this week to (nominally) talk about his new Valiant Comics series Generation Zero! We also chat about a chance encounter with actor Dirk Benedict at a comic convention, writing villains, combining genres, the worst time travel tropes, the connection between Incredible Hercules and Archer and Armstrong, and so much more! Plus, some Robins get added to the Panel President list!

A move is completed, a birthday is here, a book nears completion, and Matt and Chris are taking your listener questions for this week's show!

Ajax 3:16 says we just posted a podcast! And we've got a good one for you: Our old pal Jeremy Whitley, the writer of Princeless and the upcoming Unstoppable Wasp series, drops by to chat with us! We talk about our favorite Stone Cold moments (of course), pitch a movie starring Barack Obama and The Rock, discuss writing processes, freak out about dream collaborations and so much more! Plus, we answer some of your listener questions!

We're a little late this time around, but not any less enthusiastic to rank lists of comic book stories sent to us by listeners!

Matt's back to help Chris rank some characters in this Panel President special!

This week, Chris and special guest host Elle Collins talk to artist Lauren Moran about her work designing t-shirts for WWE (and other Ajax-favorite franchises), as well as her controversial sixth-grade opinion that everyone who watched WCW was "a garbage person." Don't worry, we don't let that one go unchallenged. Plus, Batman Returns is attacked and defended and the new Betty & Veronica #1 gets a very mystified review. 

This week, we're happy to welcome Matt Summo, co-writer of Double Take Universe's Dedication, to the show! We talk with him about the inspiration of Night of the Living Dead, working in a supermarket, Paul Heyman and Jim Cornette's agelessness, prison riot survival chances, making comics intended to be read on phones, self-publishing, lettering and so much more! Plus, we take some of your listener questions!

Longtime pal and first-time guest Jackie Lewis, artist of Oni Press' Merry Men, sits down with us this week to talk a whole lot about Robin Hood, spiciness, the worst-designed Pokemon, displaying pinup art at conventions, historical accuracy, heading up "the ratings ladder," and so much more! Plus, we add five new characters to the Panel President list!

We're coming original on this very special milestone episode with the writer of the new Dark Horse Comics series Cryptocracy, Van Jensen! We talk with him about conspiracies, how he researched them for the book, world-building, the weirdest club he was ever a part of, eyepatches, the Flash and so much more! Plus we take some of your listener questions!

Another month, another two-hour block of ranking comic stories suggested to us by you, our listeners!

We're back from Heroes Con and we're welcoming one of the pals we saw there, Randall Trang, artist and writer of Roller Girl and the Flying Side Kick! We talk with him about becoming a tae kwon do master, roller derby, pro wrestling, proposing to his fiancee the same day he became a tae kwon do master, Garfield, safe sparring and so much more! Plus, some new additions to the Panel President list!