Episode 452 - Asgard, Midgard, Self (Panel President Special)
We're ranking some characters this week, including most of the top Thor characters!
May 27, 2019•1 hr 38 min
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Comics Catch-Up 05: The Omega Men (2015)
In a nail-biter vote, The Omega Men edged out the competition to be the next comic we caught up on. We found it pretty relevant to talk about three-and-a-half years later!
May 22, 2019•51 min
Episode 451 - That's Maths f/ Al Ewing
Immortal Hulk writer Al Ewing joins us this week to talk Contest of Champions, the process of creating Devil Hulk, Judge Dredd, biblical inspiration, artist pairings, being selected to head up Marvel #1000 and so much more! Plus Matt and Chris take two listener questions! (Sorry in advance for background noise in the interview.)
May 20, 2019•1 hr 30 min
Episode 450 - Who's Dummy Thicc?
For our 450th episode, YOU'RE the guest! Or the hosts? Either way, we're taking your listener questions this week.
May 13, 2019•1 hr 41 min
Episode 449 - Weird Man Body (Panel President Special)
It's a Panel President special this week, and an eventful one! Not only do we find a new bottom to our list, another character enters the top 5!
May 06, 2019•1 hr 40 min
Every Story Ever Special: April 2019
Ranks! Ranks! Ranks! Ranks! It's time for ranks once again!
Apr 30, 2019•2 hr 3 min
Episode 448 - Plaid Torso f/ J. Gonzo
Possible #1 fan J. Gonzo returns to the show this week to talk about his new project on Kickstarter: La Voz De M.A.Y.O. #2! We also talk a lot about tattoos. Like, a whole lot. And luchador masks! Plus, Matt and Chris take a couple listener questions!
Apr 29, 2019•1 hr 33 min
Episode 447 - And Thor Was There f/ Daniel Kibblesmith
Friend of the show Daniel Kibblesmith returns this week to talk about his upcoming Loki series from Marvel, writing Deadpool, balancing writing for a daily late-night talk show and comics, meeting the real-life Avengers, who truly is a good boy, and much more! Plus, Matt and Chris take a listener question!
Apr 22, 2019•1 hr 33 min
Comics Catch-Up 04: The Ultimates (2015)
We pivoted! Based on a Twitter poll, we moved on to the Al Ewing-written 2015 Ultimates series for this month's episode, and folks: It's good.
Apr 16, 2019•45 min
Episode 446 - King Trebek f/ Andrew Rostan
Five-time Jeopardy champion and writer of the graphic novel Form of a Question Andrew Rostan joins us on the show this week to talk about collaborating on a biographical comic, what the Jeopardy set is like, character-specific coloring, his best categories, the job he wanted most as a child and much more! Plus, Matt and Chris take some listener questions!
Apr 15, 2019•1 hr 35 min
Episode 445 - Any Tiger vs. Any Wolf
We're taking your listener questions this week, and also making some Wrestlemania predictions that you already know the results of, because you're in the future.
Apr 08, 2019•1 hr 37 min
Episode 444 - Not a Slimer f/ Ivy Noelle Weir and Steenz
The creative team behind Oni Press' Archival Quality is here this week to talk ghosts, libraries, Rolled & Told, relatable or perhaps unlikable lead characters, organizing things, long-distance collaborator relationships and a whole lot more!
Apr 01, 2019•1 hr 32 min
Every Story Ever Special: March 2019
Spring is here and it's time to rank some comic stories sent to us by you, our listeners!
Mar 30, 2019•2 hr
Episode 443 - The One and Only (of Two) (Panel President Special)
You asked for 90 minutes of character rankings, and we're giving it to you in the latest Panel President special!
Mar 25, 2019•1 hr 38 min
Episode 442 - Con Diary: NC Comicon Oak City 2019
Matt and Chris were in Raleigh this week for NC Comicon Oak City, and they documented some of it for this week's show!
Mar 18, 2019•42 min
Comics Catch-Up 03: Claremont/Davis Excalibur Part 1
You voted for us to catch up on the Chris Claremont/Alan Davis run on Excalibur, so we read the first 19 issues and talked about them! Once again, one of us more or less liked it, the other, not so much.
Mar 13, 2019•48 min
Episode 441 - Geological Studies f/ Tres Dean
Author Tres Dean joins us this week to talk about his upcoming book, For Your Consideration: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson! We talk about The Rock's movies, why he's just so dang likable, researching his career, his feud with Vin Diesel, the hidden gem of his filmography and more! Plus, Matt and Chris take a listener question!
Mar 11, 2019•1 hr 33 min
Episode 440 - Biblical LIzard Men f/Ben Marra
Ben Marra returns to the show this week to talk about Jesusfreak, his upcoming graphic novel with writer Joe Casey! We also discuss Terror Assaulter OMWOT: One Man War on Terror in very vague terms, Bronze Age Marvel Comics, author photos, the seriousness of Ben's work, doing fictional stories about religious figures, and more! Plus Matt and Chris take a cosmic listener question!
Mar 04, 2019•1 hr 31 min
Every Story Ever Special: February 2019
On this momentous monthly special, the list reaches 900 entries, and a new story cracks the top 10!
Feb 28, 2019•2 hr 1 min
Episode 439 - From the Womb to the Toomes (Panel President Special)
We're ranking characters once again this week, and we just happened to get two lists of Spider-Man villains and supporting characters. I think we can talk about those.
Feb 25, 2019•1 hr 32 min
Episode 438 - Darkseid Is, Daredevil F***s f/ Chip Zdarsky
The honorable Chip Zdarsky returns to the show this week to talk about Daredevil, The Invaders, his run on Spectacular Spider-Man, Marvel Two-in-One, writing Spider-Man jokes, running for office, his ideal signing, surprising people by being serious and so much more! Plus, Chris and Matt take a listener question about Archie Comics!
Feb 18, 2019•1 hr 30 min
Comics Catch-Up 02: Uncanny X-Force Pt. 2
We're wrapping up our deep dive into the first volume of Uncanny X-Force and finally ranking it, possibly all as one big story! Plus, thanks to Dan Black for our new theme music!
Feb 13, 2019•34 min
Episode 437 - Syrupy Butterthroat f/ Jason Latour
The co-creator of Spider-Gwen and Southern Bastards joins us once again to talk Into the Spider-Verse, G.I. Joe (as a fan), Spider-Gwen's costume design, his most North Carolina moment ever and a whole lot more!
Feb 11, 2019•1 hr 31 min
Episode 436 - For Enemies
We're taking your listener questions this week, from topics as varied as beating up Superman to eating eggs to whether All Elite Wrestling will be good. You might be interested in some of it!
Feb 04, 2019•1 hr 34 min
Every Story Ever Special: January 2019
We're kicking off 2019 by ranking some big-event stories!
Jan 31, 2019•2 hr 3 min
Episode 435 - Best Kyle f/ Kyle Starks
The Franchise Kyle Starks is back this week to talk about his work on Mars Attacks and the upcoming Assassin Nation! We also talk dogs, collaborators, assassin rankings, adapting TV shows, the Eisners and much more!
Jan 28, 2019•1 hr 33 min
Comics Catch-Up 01: Uncanny X-Force Pt. 1
For the first-ever Comics Catch-Up, we read the first 19 issues of the Rick Remender run on Uncanny X-Force!
Jan 24, 2019•43 min
Episode 434 - Imma Watch Teevee (Panel President Special)
Panel President submissions are closed, but we've got a lot of lists to get through before the segment comes to an end! This week, we try our best to get through a chunk of lists, including one full of Nextwave characters!
Jan 21, 2019•1 hr 35 min
Episode 433 - GORDIES
It's awards time! Who will be this year's big winners in categories submitted by you, the listeners? Have a listen and find out!
Jan 14, 2019•1 hr 48 min
Every Story Ever Special: December 2018
We're back from the holidays and catching up on ranking stories to ring in the year!
Jan 07, 2019•2 hr
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