We talked to writer Joey Esposito and artist Andrea Schiavone about their new comic Shitkickers! Available right now exclusively on Zoop Who’s wearing at fake Rage Against the Machine t-shirt? What is Zoop? How does it compare to Kickstarter? What is Soup Dad Comics? What did Joey learn about making comics from The Pedestrian and how does inform his imprint? What did we think about Andrea’s art? Is Shitkickers his first miniseries? What is Gangsters vs. Nazis and how is Andrea involved? How did ...
Feb 24, 2025•44 min•Season 1Ep. 273
On the newest episode of Comics and Chronic the guys talk Captain America: Brave New World. Captain America: Brave New World is a 2025 American superhero film based on Marvel Comics featuring the character Sam Wilson / Captain America. Produced by Marvel Studiosand distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the fourth installment in the Captain America film series, a continuation of the television miniseries The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021), and the 35th film in the Marvel...
Feb 20, 2025•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 272
This week on Comics and Chronic the boys continue their covers of the LOTR Trilogy with The Two Towers. Directed by Peter Jackson The boys go Helms Deep from Jump Street. But first, Jake receives a mysterious text message. Cody makes a split pea soup. Jake & Cody talk Anora briefly. We discuss Anthony lore. Should Rihanna play Sauron in a LOTR remake? Are hobbits the Italians of middle earth? Cody shares his experience of watching Two Towers on shrooms & Jake talks Godzilla Minus One on ...
Feb 13, 2025•59 min•Season 1Ep. 271
This week on Comics and Chronic we discuss the first film in Peter Jackson’s Lord Of The Rings trilogy: The Fellowship of the Ring. This movie has some heavy hitters such as Viggo Mortensen, Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Orlando Bloom, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Sean Bean, Cate Blanchett, & more! Is Gandalf OP? Is Jake Gimli & Cody Legolas? Does Boromir go out like a G? Is Frodo a bitch? Does the Fellowship stay chiefin the ganj? These Hobbits ain’t loyal! The epic and grand sc...
Feb 06, 2025•53 min•Season 1Ep. 270
This week on the pod writer Stephanie Williams joins us to talk about Strange and Unsung All-Stars of the DC Multiverse, Living Heroes, Nubia, Star Trek, Sesame Street, My Little Pony and more! But first, what do we think about Nintendo World? What's Stephanie's dream character to write? How did the task of writing an encyclopedia compare to writing a story? How did Stephanie's career in comics start? Are a lot of DC villain origins OSHA violations? Who is the most strange and unsung all-star of...
Jan 30, 2025•52 min•Season 1Ep. 269
On the newest episode the guys bullshit. But first does Cody call out Vladimir Putin? Cody does his best Count Orlock impression. What do the guys think of the Superman trailer? Are the guys excited for the DC slate? How were the guys first exposed to Lobo? The guys discuss their favorite comics they read in 2024. The guys discuss their plans for 2025. Do the guys enjoy the Sonic the Hedgehog movie franchise? Check out this bonus episode for some exciting news and fun giggles! Check out Superguy...
Jan 28, 2025•41 min•Season 1Ep. 268
This week on Comics and Chronic the boys make history by covering their first ever manga, the classic Japanese horror manga Uzumaki by Junji Ito. It's Manga and Marijuana! “Kurouzu-cho, a small fogbound town on the coast of Japan, is cursed. According to Shuichi Saito, the withdrawn boyfriend of teenager Kirie Goshima, their town is haunted not by a person or being but a pattern: UZUMAKI, the spiral—the hypnotic secret shape of the world” But first The Costco Guys rise through the hierarchy of p...
Jan 23, 2025•51 min•Season 1Ep. 267
This week on Comics and Chronic Jake & Anthony interview writer Daniel Freedman. He is the creator & writer for such comics as Kali, Raiders, & Birdking published by Dark Horse Comics as well as Undying Love published by Image Comics. Go check Daniel Freedman’s books out now! https://www.danielfreedman.tv/ But first, Daniel confuses Jake for Cody (A surprisingly common occurrence). He also gives insight to his experiences with Comic Cons and lets us know which ones are his favorite. ...
Jan 16, 2025•46 min•Season 1Ep. 266
We're taking another Patreon episode out of the vault: 2012’s Dredd directed by Pete Travis! But first was this movie well regarded? Was this movie influenced by The Raid? Are we excited for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes? What was Cody’s Dark Secret? How much time has Cody stolen? Is concentrated Cody the drug Slo-Mo? What else was Olivia Thirlby in? Did this movie do a good job of world building? Is Karl Urban a nerd? What are Anthony ‘s blind spots in comics? What comic annoyed Jake lately...
Jan 14, 2025•42 min•Season 1Ep. 265
This week on Comics and Chronic Jake & Cody are in for another Half Baked episode & they’re discussing the Robert Eggers film Nosferatu starring Lily-Rose Depp, Willem Dafoe, Bill Skarsgård, Nicholas Hoult, Emma Corrin, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, & Ralph Ineson. “ A gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake.” But first, Cody shows off his Christmas gifts. Is this movie over hyped? When compared ...
Jan 09, 2025•31 min•Season 1Ep. 264
This week on Comics and Chronic the boys talk Local Man volume 2 by Tim Seeley and Tony Fleecs, published by Image Comics. If you haven’t already go check out our episode on the first volume as well as our individual interviews with both Tim & Tony! “ Farmington's very own LOCAL MAN is called in to investigate a mysterious drowning on dry land. The problem is, Jack isn't legally allowed to be a superhero. Oh, also, he's sleeping with the police chief's wife. AND, there's a conspiracy theory ...
Jan 02, 2025•41 min•Season 1Ep. 263
On the newest episode of Comics and Chronic the guys cover the second half of Rick Remender’s X-Force Omnibus. Rick Remender puts the "Uncanny" into X-Force in an epic, critically acclaimed run! Psylocke, Archangel, Deadpool and Fantomex sign up for Wolverine's secret squad of assassins, but their first mission - to find and deal with the reborn Apocalypse - casts a long shadow. As the members of X Force struggle to come to terms with their actions, one among them unravels in what could only be ...
Dec 26, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 262
On the newest episode of Comics and Chronic the guys are joined by guest Hunter Saling. Hunter Saling is an actor and comedian, most notably one-third of sketch group Business Casual. You can see him next in the trio’s new show, “COWBOYS” with dates in January throughout California. Hunter has been reading comics for as long as he can remember and plans to continue reading them until he can’t remember anything. Tonight they discuss Umbrella Academy (the comic). The Umbrella Academy is an America...
Dec 19, 2024•58 min•Season 1Ep. 261
On the newest episode of Comics and Chronic the guys discuss The Mummy. The Mummy is a 1999 American action-adventure film written and directed by Stephen Sommers, starring Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, and Arnold Vosloo in the title role as the reanimated mummy. It is a remake of the 1932 film of the same name. The film follows adventurer and treasure hunter Rick O'Connell as he travels to Hamunaptra, the City of the Dead, with librarian Evelyn Carnahan and her older brother Jonath...
Dec 17, 2024•47 min•Season 1Ep. 260
This week on Comics and Chronic we discuss Velvet by Ed Brubaker & art by Steve Epting published by Image Comics. “From the best-selling creators of CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER comes VELVET, a slick and sexy new take on the cold war spy genre. What if the secretary to the man running the world's most top secret spy agency was actually their most dangerous weapon, once upon a time?” But first the boys discuss underwater aliens, James Cameron’s role in 9/11, and Immaculate Constellatio...
Dec 12, 2024•38 min•Season 1Ep. 259
This week we discuss The Private Eye by Brian K. Vaughan, art by Marcos Martin, & colored by Munsta Vicente. “Years after the digital cloud "bursts" and exposes all of our worst secrets, THE PRIVATE EYE is set in an inevitable future where everyone has a secret identity. Following an unlicensed P.I. who is thrust into the most important case of his life, this sci-fi mystery explores the nature of privacy with frightening prescience.” But first the boys talk US Politics, election, and who we ...
Dec 05, 2024•58 min•Season 1Ep. 258
This week we’re discussing Nice House On The Lake Volume 2 written by James Tynion & art by Álvaro Martínez Bueno, published by DC Comics Black Label. If you haven’t read or listened to our first episode on volume 1 go check it out now! ( Ep. 187 ) “ Eisner Award Winner 2022, Best New Series. One of the most critically acclaimed and bestselling horror books of 2021 returns for its shocking second act—and now is the perfect time to enter the house! The 10 hardy survivors gathered in the house...
Nov 27, 2024•58 min•Season 1Ep. 257
This week the guys discuss the HBO MAX series The Penguin from showrunner Lauren LeFranc. Following the events of Matt Reeves' The Batman (2022), Oz Cobb, aka The Penguin, makes a play to seize the reins of the crime world in Gotham. But first, the guys discuss fast food and The Great Chicken Sandwich Wars of 2020. Will eating McDonald's kill you? How do we feel about the character performances in this episode? Did Cristin Milioti steal the show? Was How I Met Your Mother ever good? Is Neil Patr...
Nov 21, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 256
This week on Comics and Chronic we discuss Alien Romulus directed by Fede Álvarez and starring Cailee Spaeny, Isabella Merced, David Jonsson, Aileen Wu, Spike Fearn, & Archie Renaux. Cody christens his new car with a speeding ticket & reminisces on his time in LA with Jake. The origins of Jake’s diahrrea remains unsolved. Cody struggles to pronounce “Romulus”. Andy the android is agreed upon to be everyone’s favorite character in this movie. Is Andy is autistic coded? Cody uses his mutan...
Nov 14, 2024•37 min•Season 1Ep. 255
In our second Half Baked episode of the week, Anthony & Cody discuss The Night Eaters: She Eats the Night by writer Marjorie Liu and illustrator Sana Takeda and published by Abrams ComicArts. “ Chinese American twins Milly and Billy are having a tough time. On top of the multiple failures in their personal and professional lives, they’re struggling to keep their restaurant afloat. Their parents, Ipo and Keon force them to clean up the house next door—a ruin that was the scene of a grisly mur...
Nov 07, 2024•36 min•Season 1Ep. 254
This week we've got a couple of Half Baked episodes starting with Anthony & Jake and they're discussing the Image comic Geiger by critically acclaimed writer Geoff Johns & artist Gary Frank with colorist Brad Anderson. Per image: " Set in the years after a nuclear war ravaged the planet, desperate outlaws battle for survival in a world of radioactive chaos. Out past the poisoned wasteland lives a man even the Nightcrawlers and Organ People fear. Some name him Joe Glow, others call him th...
Nov 05, 2024•29 min•Season 1Ep. 253
This week we continue to cover the stellar Killadelphia Volume 5 by Rodney Barnes & Jason Shawn Alexander from Image comics. But first Jake gives a recap of LA Comic Con! Which host thinks this is his least favorite volume? Which Killadelphia character’s death really bummed us out? How is the universe of this comic growing? Does other Image Comics I.P. add to the Killadelphia universe? What do we think about Spawn? Does Jake show some patriotic love for John Adams this episode? How does the ...
Oct 31, 2024•59 min•Season 1Ep. 252
We're releasing another Patreon episode from the vault as we discuss the first DC Elseworlds comic Gotham by Gaslight by Brian Augustyn and Mike Mignola. But first, are we chillin? Is Cody drinking in honor of his grandpa? Are Anthony’s dark secrets dark enough? Did Jake make Cody cry at Anthony’s wedding? How does Mignola’s art make the comic feel more gothic and creepy? Is this the first DC Elseworlds story? How does this compare to Marvel 1602? How do we feel about the Gotham by Gaslight sequ...
Oct 29, 2024•47 min•Season 1Ep. 251
It’s episode 250 of Comics and Chronic!! (and we're finally recording an episode in the same room together). Plus, who are our Commie backups in case something horrific happens to us? Are they part of an elite squad called Comics and Chronic International? What are our updated origin stories? Who is the unofficial fourth member of Comics and Chronic? Are we fancy boys? What were our High Hauls from the first day of New York Comic Con? Was this Cody’s first NYCC? What is an ashcan? Are we singing...
Oct 25, 2024•53 min•Season 1Ep. 250
We’re just one episode away from 250 and we’re talking Houses of the Unholy by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips from Image Comics. But first, how did Cody’s comedy show with Hannibal Buress go? Are we 3 dudes learning and growing? What did we think of the Thunderbolts trailer? Where the hell is Baron Zemo? Are we All-In with the new Absolute titles from DC Comics? Should this comic have been longer? Is the cult in this story connected to Fatale? What does Satanic Panic have to do with this story? W...
Oct 09, 2024•41 min•Season 1Ep. 249
Matt Bors and Ben Clarkson return to the podcast to discuss Justice Warriors: Vote Harder from Ahoy Comics. But first, has it been 100 episodes since we last spoke to Matt and Ben? How old is everyone’s kids? Is this comic dumb in a good way? How is this comic connected to 9/11? Is there an overall message the comic is trying to convey? Was Vote Harder only released as a trade? Has Justice Warriors predicted the future multiple times? Is P. Diddy a fall guy? Is there a secret conspiracy hidden w...
Oct 03, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 248
On the final episode of Sopranos September the guys cover Season 4, Episode 9 of The Sopranos, Whoever Did This. But first does Cody gaslight people? What does Cody hate about election season? Did we see the Sinbad movie Shazam? Is the CIA hiding Shazam? Did Tony cross a line by killing Ralph? Is Ralph the most evil person in The Sopranos? Does the Illuminati own Franki eValli? Does Father Ententola level up? Does The Sopranos allude to Ralph being the devil? Is Tony dealing street justice by ki...
Sep 25, 2024•44 min•Season 1Ep. 247
It’s the 3rd episode of Sopranos September and this week we discuss a classic episode of television: PINE BARRENS season 3, episode 11 of the hit HBO series The Sopranos. But first Cody gives a tour of his new layout for the podcast. Also shout out to a really cool & fun podcast Old Gods Of Appalachia. Is Anthony going to Chronic-Con? Has Anthony been pushing his boundaries over the last few years? Is Cody throwing up Power Ranger poses? How do we feel about traveling? Did we cover a Soprano...
Sep 19, 2024•43 min•Season 1Ep. 246
On the next episode of Sopranos September the guys discuss the Season 2 finale Funhouse. But first why is Jake’s voice raspy? What should we discuss for episode 250? Are Jake and Cody a team like Kobe and Shaq? Why doesn’t Anthony like Pussy? Is Melfi running at omega level? Is this the first really psychedelic dream based episode? Is Olivia Soprano a character you love to hate? What is our point of reference for a recast? Was the episode’s funny moments involved with Artie? What is Michael Impe...
Sep 11, 2024•46 min•Season 1Ep. 245
Ayy ohh welcome to Comics and Chronic Sopranos September! In our highly anticipated follow-up to Sopranos Summer from a couple of years ago, we’ll be covering an episode of The Sopranos every week in September! The first episode is season 1 episode 5 College. But first is Jake our Sopranos Mentat? Why did Cody pick this episode? Is this David Chase’s favorite episode? Did Carmella predict her own fate with her confession? Is Meadow Tony’s guardian angel? How can you become a producer for The Mea...
Sep 05, 2024•35 min•Season 1Ep. 244
