War Rocket Ajax is the world’s most explosive comic book and pop-culture podcast, featuring interviews with comics professionals, reviews, rankings and more.
On this week's episode, we're chatting with writer Greg Silber about interviewing Grant Morrison for PanelxPanel on the topic of metafiction! That's right: An interview about an interview! We also talk about defining metafiction, our favorite Grant comics, what it's like to meet them in person, and a whole lot more! Plus, Matt and Chris answer a listener question about the Wayne family!
The boys are taking on the clearly MCU-inspired Al Ewing run on Loki this month. How did it fare in light of some crossover-necessary interruptions?
The creator of the new graphic novel series Ax-Wielder Jon, Nick Pitarra, joins us for the show this week! We talk about how the book was inspired by his daughter, all the Nicks in comics, character design, the creative process when you're both writer and artist, naming weapons, and a whole lot more! Plus, Matt and Chris burn through a battle of the decades! Use the offer code AJAX at manscaped.com to get 20% off and free shipping!
We're taking your listener questions this week! So if you've ever wondered what kind of wizard Chris and Matt would be, this is your chance to learn the answer, among other things. Go to manscaped.com and use the offer code AJAX to get 20% off your order and free shipping!
We're very pleased to welcome Matt McGrath, the writer of ID-10T error, to the show this week! We talk with him about funding single issues on Kickstarter, how art shapes the tone of a comic, character design, why comics are the right medium for his stories, and much more! Plus, Matt and Chris refine Battle of the Decades!
It's that time once again! We're ranking as many comics stories as we can in two hours, after a quick rundown reminder of the rules of the game.
Writer David F. Walker joins us for the show this week to talk about his new anthology book Imposter Syndrome, which is funding now on Zoop! We also discuss Shaft, imposters in comics, revisiting old work, giving people writing advice, and a whole lot more! Plus, Matt and Chris start (but don't finish just yet) a conceptual battle of the decades!
Time for some Gruenies, and we're very excited about this batch, because SPOILER: It ends with Magneto putting the Red Skull in a hole. Go to manscaped.com and use the offer code AJAX to get 20% off your order!
Matt and Chris read a lovely pair of Dark Horse miniseries for Catch-Up this month, and ended up navigating a legal minefield in the process.
The creators of the comic series Young Offenders! join us once again for the show this week, and we talk at length about Multiversity, how superhero comics are often about superhero comics, making connections as a reader, costume designs, the coolest crimes, and much more! Plus, Matt and Chris take a very relevant listener question! Use the offer code AJAX at manscaped.com to get 20% off your order!
We're finishing out the round of 32 in the Great Indoor Fight this week, and there are some great matchups in the mix!
It's that time once again! We're ranking comics stories sent in by you, the listeners. And at least one really shoots for the bottom of the list this time around. Go to manscaped.com and use the code AJAX to get 20% off your order!
Ajax Top-Tier Gold Circle Club Member Kel McDonald returns to the show this week to talk about their comic You Are the Chosen One, as well as werewolves (of course), streaming, multiplayer games, musicals, and much more! Plus, two comedy titans in a battle of the decades!
Super Top-Tier Professionals' Circle Ajax Club Member Daniel Kibblesmith comes back to the show this week to talk about Archie Meets Riverdale, The Alfred Show, mature-viewers comics TV and movies, Bojangles, and a whole lot more! Plus, Matt and Chris take a listener question about comics connections! Go to manscaped.com and use the offer code AJAX to get 20% off your order!
We're finishing up the Jed MacKay run on Black Cat on this month's Catch-Up, and upon finishing it, it's three (or maybe four) stories. But we're just going to rank it as one.
The writer and letterer of the new series Shuffle, which is funding now on Zoop, join us for the show this week to talk about how to make comics about music without sound, choosing songs, coming up with superpowers that connect to songs, video game randomizers, D&D, and so much more! Plus, Matt and Chris take a conceptual Battle of the Decades!
We're reading Gruenies once again this week, and this time we're taking on the six-issue Bloodstone Hunt story, in which Kieron Dwyer gets to draw some places he clearly wants to draw, and also Captain America wears a cool coat. Issues covered are Captain America #357-362.
We're taking your listener questions this week, on topics ranging from Batman's car to M&M's to D&D.
We're not letting a time crunch nor potential illness keep us from ranking comic book stories for another month!
Based on many, many listener requests, we're tackling the first 12 issues of the Jed Mackay-written Black Cat series! But is that volume a complete story? We dive in and find out!
The writer of Spider-Woman and our friend since young times Karla Pacheco joins us for the show this week! Karla discusses the "signature pages" in Spider-Woman, Wordle, working through some stuff via exploding helicopters, the unforgettable name of her boat, and a whole lot more! Plus, Matt and Chris take two supporting characters through a battle of the decades!
It's time for fightin'! We're going through half the bouts in the second round of the Great Indoor Fight this week, and there are some very compelling matchups to judge!
We're back on Gruenies this week, and we're working through the pivot in storytelling after issue #350. Some surprises (and art changes) are in store!
We're delighted to welcome Tres Dean, writer of We Ride Titans, to the show this week! We talk with Tres about the aesthetics of his kaiju/mech comic, developing the backstory, superhero movie casting, hugs, guitar solos, and a whole lot more! Plus, Matt and Chris take the first official Battle of the Decades contenders!
It's 2022, and we're staring off the year with some stories you think could make the bottom of the list! Let's see how they do.
Our old pal J. Gonzo is back on the show this week to talk about La Mano Del Destino Series 2, which is funding now on Zoop! We also discuss retiring from skateboarding, tattoo artists, wrestling storytelling preferences, what makes luchadores cool, and much more! Plus, Matt and Chris unveil the new after-interview segment before answering a listener question!
It's time for our annual awards show, and this year, we're handing out Gordies across the multiverse! You submitted the categories, we pick the winners!
We're taking it back to 1985 with our Catch-Up special this month, reading the six-issue Longshot limited series by Ann Nocenti and Art Adams, which introduces many characters. What did we think? You may be surprised.
We're taking some holiday stories and whatever else comes our way as we close out the year with some rankings for our ever-expanding list!
It's our 2021 Christmas special, and we're assembling a team to save Santa! That's right. Santa's been kidnapped, and it's up to us to draft Christmas characters for a team to infiltrate the hideout of the kidnappers and get him back. Who will we choose? Listen and find out!
