Episodes
Monday Apr 15, 2024
Sorry, Quick Muppets Tangent
Monday Apr 15, 2024
Monday Apr 15, 2024
An odd double-feature this week, covering issues of Mockingbird and Hulk. What do the characters have in common? How about deep psychological themes? Folks are into that sort of introspective storytelling nowadays, right?
Monday Apr 01, 2024
Dick Tracy Throws Hands with the Devil
Monday Apr 01, 2024
Monday Apr 01, 2024
This week, it’s the Merc with the Mouth facing off against America’s Founding Fathers (and more) in Dead Presidents - a story which feels maybe more timely now than it did when published in… oh. Oh dear. How old we all are now.
Let’s try to recapture some of that fleeting youth by also visiting a new spin on a classic character. Can Rise of Ultraman help us feel young again?
Monday Mar 18, 2024
The Dune-ing Kruger Effect
Monday Mar 18, 2024
Monday Mar 18, 2024
For decades, scholars have wondered about Darkhawk. Who is he? Are his books any good? Can he introduce me to Wolverine? How good, exactly, was the Kyle Higgins-penned miniseries from a few years back. We aim to resolve these disputes today.
Also: dads. What are they? Is Reed Richards a good one? Why not, exactly? Fantastic Four: Life Story paints a compelling picture of Marvel’s first family that had us talking for HOURS.
This podcast is edited for brevity. You’re welcome.
Monday Mar 04, 2024
You Think You Know Someone
Monday Mar 04, 2024
Monday Mar 04, 2024
After a couple of real bummer weeks, the boys tackle some stories guaranteed to lighten hearts and tickle sides:
A series of delightful super heists starring Marvel’s own Catwoma… I mean, Black Cat!
A reality (and fourth-wall) shattering adventure featuring everyone’s favorite anthropomorphic animal sendup of an established big-name superhero, Spider-Ham!
Monday Feb 19, 2024
Stephen Loves, Aldo Kills, John Laughs
Monday Feb 19, 2024
Monday Feb 19, 2024
The X-Men are known for fun, world- and universe-hopping adventures with incredible dialogue and deep, interpersonal relationships. They are also known for being… just REALLY heavy. We’re here to talk about a couple of stories from the latter category, so… get ready for some bummers, I guess.
Theyre good stories, though: God Loves, Man Kills, and Worst X-Man Ever.
Monday Feb 05, 2024
Iron Man Hole
Monday Feb 05, 2024
Monday Feb 05, 2024
Rumors spread about the return of the Ultimates universe… but how did it begin in the first place? Well, with Spider-Man, but we’re not reading that one this time. Join us for a look at the early days of Ultimate Marvel Classic (TM) with Ultimate Iron Man and Ultimate Fantastic Four!
Monday Jan 22, 2024
Fill-in: Being a Hemsworth is Not a Superpower
Monday Jan 22, 2024
Monday Jan 22, 2024
Personal obligations again keep the boys apart, but never fear! John is here, and he brought his sisters Erin, Christina, and Lauren along for a very fun pub quiz. Does watching the movie give you enough information to pass the book report? Let’s find out!
Monday Jan 08, 2024
Inflict an Entire Backstory
Monday Jan 08, 2024
Monday Jan 08, 2024
Whenever we need some easy reading, we remind ourselves that comics are a serialized medium and look for single issue stories. Are any of these stories (about Cloak and Dagger, Spider-Man, and Daredevil) buried treasures!
Yes! But which one?
Monday Dec 25, 2023
Deck the Halls with Adamantium
Monday Dec 25, 2023
Monday Dec 25, 2023
What better way to pass your post-holiday food coma than by listening to a couple of knowledgeable blokes discuss the life and death of the most important literary figure in history?
Comics history, that is. And the assertion is that Wolverine is the most important. Discuss.
Monday Dec 11, 2023
Make a Rocky Baby
Monday Dec 11, 2023
Monday Dec 11, 2023
Planet Hulk is empirically one of the best Marvel comics ever made… but what about the stories that came next? The boys tackle World War Hulk and Banner’s vengeful rampage. Then we turn our attention to Hulk’s companions in Aftersmash: Warbound, and find ourselves surprisingly moved by the relationship between a couple of rocky bros.