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Episode 742 - I to X of Swords: Shortsword
Sword rating time once again, and we're taking some that glow, some that break, and some from, yes, fine art.
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Episode 741 - The Dawn Quiz
Yes, we finally find out what Joseph Michael Linsner's Dawn is about in this episode. And we also take some of your listener questions!
We make...
Every Story Ever: September 2025
It's time to rank more comic book stories, including a truly bananas backup about Lil' Silver Sable.
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Episode 740 - I to X of Swords: Flamberge
We rated some more swords on this week's episode! One we weren't familiar with from the source material, but the vibes were immaculate. The rest? Well...
Comics Catch-Up 073: She-Hulk (2014)
You demanded it, we read it! The 12-issue Charles Soule/Javier Pulido run on She-Hulk from 2014 tries to come at the character from a law focus. How w...
Episode 739 - HickMania 2: The Council of Reeds
We get going on the Jonathan Hickman Fantastic Four run proper in this episode, and while there are clearly some seeds being planted for big future st...
Episode 738 - The Superior Gummy
We're taking your listener questions on this week's episode, including Qs about candy, what swords we would be, how much Spider-Man can eat, bad Riddl...
Episode 737 - I to X of Swords: Saber
We're rating more swords on this week's show, and this time they include: something that's not a sword, a sword that's way too big, a sword that is al...
Every Story Ever: August 2025
Time to rank stories once again, with stories from Matt Wagner and several creators who disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle!
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Episode 736 - HickMania I: Dark Reign Fantastic Four
HickMania begins this week with what very much feels like a prologue to not just Jonathan Hickman's Fantastic Four run, but maybe...his whole Marvel s...
Comics Catch-Up 072: Grendel: Devil By the Deed Master's Edition
We're reading the 2023 update to Matt Wagner's first comic work from 1983. How does it hold up?
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Episode 735 - All Your Favorite Tropes f/ Kyle Starks
Our good pal Kyle Starks is back on the show this week to talk about his Kickstarter for the latest volume of Where Monsters Lie! Plus we discuss how...
Episode 734 - I to X of Swords: Katana
We're rating swords once again on this week's show, and one of them...takes souls.
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Episode 733 - The Superhero Movie Vibe Shift f/ Elle Collins
Our longtime pal Elle Collins drops by the show this week for a super-sized chat about "Superman," "Fantastic Four: First Steps," and how superhero mo...
Every Story Ever: July 2025
Time to rank more stories! This time, we're taking on some Dragon Ball, a PSA comic, Batman just before "Year One," and much more!
We make our s...
Episode 732 - The GBS Champion
We took your listener questions on this week's show, including one about DC Comics championships.
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Comics Catch-Up 071: Robin (1991)
Robin's first five-issue mini-series from 1991: Good, average, or secretly bad? We dig into this Chuck Dixon/Tom Lyle trip to France (and Spain and Ho...
Episode 731 - I to X of Swords: Jian
We unexpectedly find our first I, a real bottom chopper, as we rate more swords on this episode!
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Episode 730 - Jurgies Into Mystery #17: Thor Disassembled
Time for a Jurgalogue. We're finishing our re-read of the Jurgies with a story not written by Dan Jurgens. It's the Michael Avon Oeming-written "Thor...
Every Story Ever: June 2025
Time to rank stories once again, including one 2000s Avengers story we'd rather not.
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Episode 729 - Making the News f/ Alex Firer and Fred C. Stresing
The creators of the new comic based on the Doughboys podcast join us to talk about turning a podcast into a comic, selling direct to fans, the Ren & S...
Comics Catch-Up 070: Silver Surfer (2016)
We finish up the Dan Slott/Mike Allred/Laura Allred run on Silver Surfer on this episode, and we finally rank the whole thing! Where does it end up?
Episode 728 - I to X of Swords: Falchion
Matt was getting ready for Heroes Con when he and Chris recorded, so enjoy this edit-free episode where we rate some more of your sword submissions!
Episode 727 - Literal Cards and Archery f/ Jeremy Whitley
On this week's show, we're very pleased to welcome back Jeremy Whitley, editor of the Aces and Aros Anthology, which is funding now on Kickstarter! We...
Episode 726 - Is It Cool? f/ Jason Shawn Alexander
The artist behind a new illustrated version of "A Christmas Carol," titled Scrooge is on the show the week to talk about the project, funding now on Z...
Every Story Ever: May 2025
That's right! It's May! And we're ranking stories, including some classic Tim Drake Robin stuff.
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Comics Catch-Up 069: Silver Surfer (2014)
Based on your suggestion, we finally read the entire 2014 volume of Silver Surfer, which has a kind of Doctor Who vibe to it. Spoiler: It's great.
Episode 725 - I to X of Swords: Zweihander
We rate more famous swords on this week's show! Do we manage to find our elusive I?
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Episode 724 - Jurgies Into Mystery #16: Gods and Men
We finish up the Dan Jurgens run on Thor on this week's show, and it finishes pretty strong!
Covering Thor (1998) #75-79.
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Episode 723 - The Big Three
On this week's show, we took your listener questions, including one about the most influential living writers, who we named immediately.
We make...
Episode 722 - The Wedding Special
Matt and Chris traveled to Eastern Tennessee for the wedding of friend of the show Elle Collins this weekend, so they got together with Marlene and Be...
Every Story Ever: April 2025
Time to rank more comic book stories on this month's special, including some Punisher, some Spider-Man and some Elseworlds!
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Episode 721 - Longsword (I to X of Swords)
We've got some swords to rate this week, and they run the gamut from video-game weapons to genuine symbols of European kingdoms.
We make our sho...
Comics Catch-Up 068: The Shadow (1987)
We read the entirety of the Andy Helfer/Bill Sienkiewicz/Kyle Baker run on The Shadow from the late 80s, and there's never been a more cocaine-paced c...
Episode 720 - Playin' Jazz f/ Brian Michael Bendis, Soo Lee, Patton Oswalt and Jordan Blum
All the names on the cover of Welcome to Twilight: From the World of Minor Threats #2 join us for the show this week to talk about working through new...
Episode 719 - En Garde!
It's time to start ranking your sword submissions for I to X of Swords this week, and though things get off to a rocky start, we do find a groove afte...
Episode 718 - Jurgies Into Mystery #15: The Reigning
It's the beginning of the end of the Dan Jurgens run on Thor as we cover the story that's actually called "The Reigning"!
Covering Thor (1998) #...
Every Story Ever: March 2025
On this month's special, we start with a debate about a comic strip and end...with a debate about three comic strips. And in the meantime, we cross 1,...
Episode 717 - I to X of Swords Begins
Our new game for 2025 and beyond begins this week, and it's a sharp one!
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Episode 716 - Not Hair f/ Benito Cereno
Matt and Benito sat down for a chat about Benito's upcoming book Blood and Thunder, then took a bunch of your listener questions!
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