Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester are here to give you just a touch over two hours of sexy, sexy comic book nerd-talk with topics including the pending Marvel re-release of Miracleman, some of the current tie-ins to DC's Forever Evil event; Avengers Assemble #20, Batman and Two-Face #24, Detonator X, rules and bylaws in classic DC comics, and most importantly two subjects for the Wait, What? Book Club: Battling Boy by Paul Pope, and Zombo: You Smell of Crime…and I'm The Deodorant by Al Ewing and H...
Oct 21, 2013•2 hr 6 min
Graeme McMillan is here, Jeff Lester is here, and the wide world of comics is here under the microscope for two hours of discussion and dissection. Topics covered today include the new announcements from this year's NYCC including the All New Ghost Rider, Batman Eternal, and Priest and Bright on Quantum and Woody. Also discussed in varying degrees of terrifying detail: the second issue of The Star Wars from Dark Horse, the first issue of Superman Wonder Woman; the season debuts of Parks and Recr...
Oct 13, 2013•2 hr 2 min
Just back from New York, It is Jef's turn to solocast, with a brief 40-plus minute tirade about Brooklyn, albinos, broken toes, Momofuku, Sex Criminals, and Copra, among other topics. This is just the thing to make you very, very glad Graeme and Jeff will be recording together and not solo next week!
Oct 06, 2013•44 min
Even the death of Jeff Lester can't stop the pea-slinging mammoth that is Wait, What! Join Graeme as he goes solo to take care of business that really should've been taken care of nine months ago, answering listener questions from last December and introducing you all to the ear worm that is a very special 1970s British sitcom theme song. (Don't worry: Jeff's not really dead.)
Sep 29, 2013•22 min
The on-again, off-again pea-slinging world of Graeme McMillan is on again, as he joins me for two hours of funny book mouth noises, with topics today like: The Mighty Avengers by Al Ewing and Greg Land; Batman 66 by Jeff Parker and assorted amazing artist types; Murder She Writes by John Allison; Prog 1850 of 2000 A.D.; various titles in DC's Villains Month, including Darkseid, Reverse Flash, Cheetah, and more; Mars Attacks Judge Dredd; Zero by Ales Kot, the 39th issue of Prophet and an abyss ga...
Sep 22, 2013•2 hr 4 min
In a world torn apart by Internet controversy, only one man dares to be lynchpin between order and chaos. Now, Graeme McMillan joins Jeff Lester in a somewhat blah week for comics to discuss J.H Williams III leaving Batwoman; Forever Evil #1 by Geoff Johns and David Finch; The Star Wars by J.W. Rinzler and Mike Mayhew; 2000 A.D.; Yakitate!! Japan; Jeff and his various poor life decisions; ROM Annual #1; Captain Victory; Steve Englehart; and a special cameo appearance by Max Headroom! Tummy-trunc...
Sep 09, 2013•2 hr 4 min
Graeme McMillan's got so much trouble on his mind, refuse to lose, but fortunately he is here to talk about comics, casting decisions, and Jack Kirby. Other topics covered today include: the finale of Trinity War by Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis, Batwoman by J.H Williams III, Hayden Blackman, and Amy Reeder; Young Avengers by Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie; Dan Slott and Superior Spider-Man; James Spader as Ultron; Ben Affleck as Batman; and Steve Gerber as Superman writer. Also mentioned: Chris W...
Sep 02, 2013•2 hr 5 min
Graeme McMillan shelves his incandescent rage to talk comics in this two hour installment. Topics covered include The Fantastic Four and its place in the Marvel Universe; audiences that like sales numbers; Adam Warren and his story in A+X #10; the Trinity War; another discussion of the pros and cons of The Indestructible Hulk; Captain Marvel; Infinity #1; Buffy Season Nine; The Prisoner adaptation by Jack Kirby; 3 New Stories by Dash Shaw, and the inevitable much, much more. Ultra-hasty snotes f...
Aug 19, 2013•2 hr 8 min
Graeme McMillan finally gets Jeff Lester to push record so we can discuss: the mess that is DC 3-D cover month; Rob Liefeld, Erik Larsen, comic book criticism, and Twitter; the first issue of Trilium; the reprinting of In The Days of the Mob by Jack Kirby; Rogue Trooper; Cat Shit One; Copra Compendium Vol. 2; Cartozia Tales; The Billy Joel of comics, and much, much more! Show notes for this nearly two hour episode are available over at savage critic.com, and we always welcome your comments and q...
Aug 12, 2013•1 hr 53 min
Graeme McMillan has returned from San Diego Comic-Con and joins Jeff Lester to discuss the latest events there, the comic books we have known and loved, and some of the ones we merely read. Covered in our episode today: My Dirty Dumb Eyes by Lisa Hanawalt, the second issue of Lazarus by Greg Rucka and Michael Lark; Judge Dred Year One issue #4; Hawkeye Annual #1, the Indestructible Hulk Agent of Time; Optic Nerve #13 by Adrian Tomine; Satellite Sam by Matt Fraction and Howard Chaykin; and the da...
Aug 05, 2013•2 hr
Graeme McMillan is there in thick of San Diego ComicCon 2013, or Nerd Vietnam as I call it, and takes a few minutes to talk toJeff Lester in this special half-hour edition. Topics include cosplayers, the 2000AD booth, Aquaman vs. Sharknado, and Graeme as Dr. Doom, and we also find a few minutes to discuss comics we have read recently, including Justice League of Amercia, Walking Dead, Batman by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo, The Invincible Haggard West by Paul Pope, Deadpool #13, and much more. ...
Jul 18, 2013•33 min
A little later than is good for us, here comes Episode 129 with Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester returning from an inadvertently long hiatus to regale you with nerdspeak, geekslang, and goofballargot as we catch up on the mighty world of comics and comics news. Topics discussed today include the upcoming San Diego Comic Con, Marvelman, The Boys, the works of Nick Spencer, spreadsheet lit, our inevitable weekly 2000 A.D. discussion, DC walks and talks like this, while Marvel walks and talks like t...
Jul 15, 2013•1 hr 57 min
A little later than is good for us, here comes Episode 128 with Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester reeling from the mind-bending events of Age of Ultron #10. The first half of this two hour episode is the two of us reeling in a way that seems suspiciously like bemused shit-talking. It is a complain-a-thon of epic proportions just before our upcoming skip week! Also discussed with greater and lesser degrees of ability and enthusiasm: Jeph Loeb and Superman/Batman; The Origin of Hordak; Shade The Cha...
Jun 24, 2013•2 hr 6 min
Faster than a speeding buffet, it is Episode 127 with Graeme McMillan and I discussing exciting new developments in Superman's underwear for just a little over two hours. Yes, it is true, we talk Superman Unchained, the Fortress of Solitude, that weird space thong he wore, and Action Comics #21 and Superman #20. Non-Superman underwear topics include Judge Dredd Megazine, Suicide Squad Batman Zero Year, Supermag Brightest Day, Jennifer Blood, the New 52, Forever Evil, Relish by Lucy Knisley and m...
Jun 17, 2013•2 hr 2 min
Like a newly rebooted franchise, Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester are back with more than two full hours of Episode 126, which means of course that in keeping the number it really isn't very much like a reboot at all in this case, but you get what we mean hopefully. And in this episode Mr. McMillan and a highly over-caffeinated Mr. Lester talk some more Arrested Development, the Fictional Man by Al Ewing, The Adventures of Superhero Girl, Green Lantern, Angel and Faith, Daredevil #26, In The Kitc...
Jun 10, 2013•2 hr 12 min
We are kinda/sorta back for Episode 125, as technical problems leave Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester with little choice but to offer up a scant 55 minutes of podcasting frippery. While we do get a chance to discuss three glorious issues of Kamandi by Jack Kirby and the free digital comic Bad Dog by Graham Chaffee, most of our uncomfortably foreshortened time is spent on other media: the fourth season of Arrested Development, another visit to the Man of Steel trailer, and some hearty talk about T...
Jun 03, 2013•57 min
We are back for Episode 124, with Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester serving up a hearty not-quite-two-hours of comic book discussion. Our topics today include the new Man of Steel trailer and All-Star Superman; the villains of Grant Morrison; Age of Ultron and Flashpoint; a spoiler-heavy discussion of Star Trek Into Darkness; the glory that is Copra by Michel Fiffe and the terror that is Ant Comic by Michael De Forge; the difficulty of putting comic into comic books; Subatomic Party Girls and much...
May 27, 2013•1 hr 54 min
After an unexpected absence in Comicstown, here comes episode 123, almost two full hours of Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester making hilarious ape-like noises your superior telepathic intellect transmutes into speech. Among the topics ooked about today: Pope Hats #3 by Ethan Rilly, new work by Gilbert Hernandez and Paul Pope --separately, not together-- Suicide Squad #20 by Ales Kot and Patrick Zircher, The first issue of The Movement, Avengers Assemble #15, all-ages comics, Zombo, Graeme getting ...
May 13, 2013•1 hr 59 min
It is time for Episode 122! And we have for you more than two hours of Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester discussing everything under the four-color sun. Topics today include: Days of Future Past, Bandette, The Eisners, our favorite capes, Ultimo by Stan Lee and Hiroyuki Takei, Age of Ultron, Jackson Guice, Harvey Pekar, Chris Samnee, Eddie Campbell, Spawn, This Week in Al Ewing, John Severin, and much, much, much more. Modest but robust show notes are available over at savage critic.com. As always...
Apr 22, 2013•2 hr 9 min
Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester do upbeat about as well as a hungry T-Rex can do subtle, but we try our best in our one hundred and twentieth episode. In two hours and fifteen minutes, we discuss the passing of Carmine Infantino, Stormwatch by Jim Starlin, Zombo by Al Ewing and Henry Flint, The She-Hulk Diaries by Marta Acosta, the tribulations of Giant Man, Mad Men Season Five, Agent Gates, Ross Andru and Mike Esposito, and much, much more. Full--although maybe still somewhat skimpy--show notes...
Apr 15, 2013•2 hr 12 min
Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester do upbeat about as well as a hungry T-Rex can do subtle, but we try our best in our one hundred and twentieth episode. In two hours and fifteen minutes, we discuss the passing of Carmine Infantino, Stormwatch by Jim Starlin, Zombo by Al Ewing and Henry Flint, The She-Hulk Diaries by Marta Acosta, the tribulations of Giant Man, Mad Men Season Five, Agent Gates, Ross Andru and Mike Esposito, and much, much more. Full--although maybe still somewhat skimpy--show notes...
Apr 08, 2013•2 hr 18 min
This is episode one hundred and nineteen. In it, Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester discuss one crazy news week for comics, with the announcement of Angela in Age of Ultron, the rumored and rescinded Death of John Stewart, more departures of DC talent, and the debut of a digital-only pay-what-you-want comic from Brian K. Vaughan and Marcos Martin. Join us for over an hour and fifty minutes of talk about those topics, as well as Action Comics #18, Constantine #1, Sympathy for the Devil, and a quick ...
Mar 25, 2013•1 hr 55 min
A veritable terminator of a comic book podcast, Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester have survived stomach flu, the techpocalypse and the first two issue of the Age of Ultron in order to talk to you. Clocking in at almost an hour and forty five minutes of mostly unblemished four color off-color speak, the podcast today has in-depth discussions on the aforementioned Age of Ultron, X-Men both All-New and Uncanny, comic books sales analyses, the Marvel 700 promotion, trash-talking Giant Man and the retu...
Mar 18, 2013•1 hr 47 min
Flying at you in four color glory, it is Episode 117 with Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester matching wits for just a hair over two hours of comic book double-talk. Topics in the hopper include Batman, Inc. 8 by Grant Morrison and Chris Burnham, the seventeenth issues of Legion of Superheroes, Flash, and Batman and Robin, Reid Fleming the World's Toughest Milkman by David Boswell, Saga #10, Prophet #34 The Strangers, Bad Machinery Angel and Faith, Young Avengers, Hawkeye, Jennifer Blood and much, m...
Mar 04, 2013•2 hr 6 min
Recorded before the Oscars but somehow refreshingly prediction-free, Wait, What Ep. 116 is two hours and fifteen minutes of comic book podcasting adventure, as Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester tackle all of our old favorite topics, fumble some new ones, and engage in poorly constructed sports metaphors! Topics today include Happy by Grant Morrison and Darick Robertson, Batman 17 by Greg Capullo and Scott Snyder, the sixth issue of the Avengers, the fifth issue of Thor, the final issue of Hellblaz...
Feb 25, 2013•2 hr 21 min
Just in time for Valentines Day, we have the pungent bouquet that is Episode 115 for you, our lovely listener! In a little over two hours and ten minutes, Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester talk Young Romance: The New t2 Valentines Day Special, Batman Odyssey by Neal Adams, Sylvester Stallone and Walter Hill, secret sideburns, the Marvel Jack Kirby Captain America Omnibus, Green Arrow, Superman: The Unauthorized Biography, OMAC, the Red Hulk's mustache and the proverbial much, much more. A skip wee...
Feb 11, 2013•2 hr 15 min
After a brief hiatus, Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester are back with Episode 114. Topics discussed today include Green Lantern and the Rise of the Third Army, Superboy and the Last Boy On Earth story arc, Superman Family Adventures, Uncanny Avengers issue 3 and Avengers issues 3 and 4, the sixteenth issues of Wonder Woman and Flash, Dora The Explorer, Natalie Imbruglia, Chad Nevett, and much, much more--including answering questions posed by our listeners--in an episode with more than two hours o...
Feb 04, 2013•2 hr 10 min
Welcome to semi-unlucky episode one hundred and thirteen. In spite of some vexing technical difficulties, Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester team up to discuss comics news, give you some reviews, and answer a few more of listeners' questions. And remember, you can find complete show notes for today's episode over at SavageCritic.com! Stuff under discussion includes the second issue of New Avengers; the Death of the Family storyline in the sixteenth issues of Batman, Batgirl, and Batman and Robin; C...
Jan 21, 2013•2 hr 6 min
It is time for Episode one hundred and twelve! And to answer some of the dozens of questions left by Whatnauts over at SavageCritic.com. Today, Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester tackle what scientists would call a heap of questions, resulting in discussions about Spider-Man: Ditko or Romita? Bagels we have known and loved; the current line-ups of 2000 A.D., Shonen Jump Digital and The Phoenix; the darkness at the heart of Batman, Inc.; waffles; Star Wars; webcomics; Superior Spider-Man; retweeting...
Jan 14, 2013•2 hr 3 min
Welcome to Episode one hundred and eleven, the first podcast of 2013! As you may recall, Jeff Lester and Graeme McMillan have several dozen questions hanging over heads left by listeners last year. How many do we actually manage to answer in this two hour podcast? Write the number down on a piece of paper before listening and then check it at the end. You will be astounded! As always you can find our show notes over at Savage Critic Dot com, and considering we do not get around to discussing com...
Jan 07, 2013•2 hr 5 min
