Well friends, it's been a good run. I always wanted to do a comic book podcast and I did it. I'm proud of the show. I had a lot of fun with it. With some new events on the horizon, I decided it was time to leave the show behind and...

In this episode, we slice off a sliver of the complex interweaving crime comic opus that is 100 Bullets. One of my favorite comics of all time, this collection deviates from the main narrative to tell some stranger tales. We go through prison p...

Today I'm Joined by creative renaissance man and all around good dude, Geoff Haney. We dive into details of the first Ex Machina trade paperback and discuss favorite moments and characters, personal politics, ethics behind controve...

In this episode we enter a comic book version of America and follow the life of newly elected New York mayor Mitchell Hundred as he tries to keep control of the bustling metropolis. The comic jumps through temporal points as the Mayor works his...

At the risk of using my platform here to wax nostalgic on my yesteryears, I'm running down one of the very first comics I ever remember reading. In my defense, the shit holds up. This episode we follow Wolverine in a single issue where he trave...

In this episode we get to jump into the mix of an unrelenting series as we attempt to take on some of that good ol' Marvel madness in Brian Michael Bendis' New Avengers. The action never ceases as we ride through plane crashes, demonic gangster...

This episode is a further examination of Moonshine as Malissa Moore helps me unpack the plot, try to understand character motivations, and pinpoint just who the hell is actually a werewolf in this Horror/noir graphic novel. We go o...

This week's episode drags us down into deep southern woods and nightly blackouts as a New York city mobster with a heavy drinking problem makes his way into the Virginia countryside. This here's a prohibition era horror-noir story where mobster...

In this episode I dive into but a small corner of the Criminal world. A series that rotates through a vast cast of interconnected crooks, lowlives, thugs, mobsters, and dirty cops over decades. This story focuses in on Teeg Lawless. Perhaps one...

The English enigma that is John Constantine has had a lot of different creative teams at his comic's helm over the years. A divisive run written by an American happens to be both my personal introduction to the "blue-collar warlock" as well as ...

Today's episode is a deeper dive into the Hawkeye: Rio Brave trade paperback as Sam Guikema-Bode joins me in unpacking the beautiful comic book. We discuss color schemes,  humor highlights, character interactions, just what it is that make...

What do you get when you take an Avenger and pull him away from the fancy costumes and over-the-top fights of the superhero world? Well as it turns out, you get one of the best damn Marvel comic books of all time. In this episode, we go over th...

All us counterculture 90's kids grew up with the subversive superhero in white makeup that went around murdering Detroit thugs on a revenge mission from the other side of the grave. But chances are you knew The Crow from the movie. Did you know...

In this episode, we travel back to feudal Japan to cover our first manga. Blade of the Immortal ran for almost twenty years of blood, brutality, sword fights, and immortality. The protagonist Manji, with his cursed blood worms and twel...

In this episode, we explore one of the best portrayals of the X-Men ever put to paper. My personal favorite X-Men run begins with a bang (or an optic blast, a diamond skinned punch, an adamantium clawed slash, etc. ) as the OG mutant superheroe...

Zombies abound in this episode, wherein which we cover the Ultimate version of the Fantastic Four. Behold in terror as supposedly smart people make some poor decisions and traverse to a nearby dimension where the undead versions of the Marvel h...

In today's episode we talk about everyone's favorite merc-with-a-mouth in one of his first solo series. The epitome of nineties nerd-cool, Deadpool chews the scenery of these panels as Siryn, Black Tom, Banshee, and The Juggernaut rampage throu...

This week I wade deep into the pool of nostalgia while reading the story of the antics of a twenty-something slacker who fills his abundant free time by playing in crappy bands, making doomed decisions about dating, and generally being a bit of...

In this episode we follow Wolverine through the tough streets of San Fransisco's Chinatown, where he has a complicated history with the locals who seem to  have a straightforward hatred for him. The ol' canucklehead claws and kills his way...

In this episode, we follow Tommy Monaghan and friends as they step out of the slums of Gotham City and take their particular brand of mercenary skills to attempt a hit on a scientist gone mad. And where does this misadventure lead them...

Hey friends, Just a short episode here about some upcoming changes to the show as we sail the strange tides of pandemics and quarantines. Hope everyone is staying smart, safe, and sane while we collectively weather the viral storm.&nbs...

In this episode, we explore the lunar activities and lunatic behaviors of Marvel B-lister and all-around badass Moon Knight. A nighttime vigilante with a fractured psyche and a propensity for violence, this white costume clad nocturnal warrior ...

Chaos, armageddon, monsters, time- travelers, and a few young denizens delivering papers in a Ohio suburb, Paper Girls is not a comic to be missed. Here we get the tale of four young girls as they navigate the dangerous and chimerical occurrenc...

This tale of "greek drama for the working class" is a take on the hard-boiled private eye tale. Filled with booze, endless cigarettes, and the finer furnishings of your classic noir caper, John Blacksad paws at this yarn of woe and tragedy unti...

Convoluted chronology and whacky alternative timeline hijinks aside, the Age of Apocalypse era of X-Men comics had some arguable awesome stories. The darkest of those stories showcased a young X-team in training, lead by Colossus and S...