episode 026: exit the world

in this week's episode we have a change of pace with an interview with cartoonist charles forsman (teotfw, celebrated summer) conducted by joey and our resident curmudgeon/columnist shawn starr (you get to finally hear his voice!). topics discussed include the origins of his publishing outfit oily comics, what he learned at ccs, the influence of chester brown, and why this is one of the best movies ever, and much more.

music by speedy ortiz

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episode 025: take this bottle

alec and joey discuss zero #6 by ales kot and vanesa del ray, truth is fragmentary by gabrielle bell, it never happened again by sam alden, satellite sam #1-6 by matt fraction and howard chaykin, secret avengers #1 by ales kot and michael walsh, and alec gives his way late review of harmony korine's film spring breakers.

music by faith no more

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episode 024: controlled substance

in this episode alec and joey take a look back at heavy liquid by paul pope, discuss moon knight #1 by warren ellis and declan shalvey, jupiter's legacy #4 by mark millar and frank quitely, starlight #1 by mark millar and goran parlov, wicked chicken queen by sam alden, real rap by benjamin urkowitz, and talk about what's going on with the website.

music by crystal castles

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episode 023: best of 2013

alec and joey return again to reflect on what comics they enjoyed in the year 2013. hear them sound like a couple of stoned teenagers as they discuss batman incorporated by grant morrison and chris burnham, pompeii by frank santoro, battling boy by paul pope, life zone by simon hanselmann, the end of the fucking world by charles forsman, backyard by sam alden, household by sam alden, training by josh simmons, fatale by ed brubaker and sean phillips, sex by joe casey and piotr kowalski, satellite sam by matt fraction and howard chaykin, the manhattan projects by jonathan hickman and nick pitarra, sky in stereo #2 by mardou, fury max by garth ennis and goran parlov, change by ales kot and morgan jeske, jupiter's legacy by mark millar and frank quitely, copra by michel fiffe, 3 new stories by dash shaw, new school by dash shaw, lose #5 by michael deforge, optic nerve #13 by adrian tomine, internet comics by mare odomo, young avengers by kieron gillen and jamie mckelvie, so long silver screen by blutch, and more.

music by a$ap ferg

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episode 022: we used to be friends

alec and joey return from yet another hiatus to discuss what they have been up to the last year, and the trials and tribulations that led to the (almost) demise of the show. 

music by the dandy warhols

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episode 021: collapse

alec and joey return from the brink of disaster to chat about change #1 by ales kot and morgan jeske, marvel now!, avengers #1 by jonathan hickman and jerome opena, captain america #1 by rick remender and john romita jr., cable and x-force #1 by dennis hopeless and salvador larrocca, amazing spider-man #698 by dan slott and richard elson, everything together: collected stories by sammy harkham, box brown and retrofit comics, copra #1 by michel fiffe, the 'man of steel' trailer, and much more.

music by failure

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episode 020: disconsolate

in this extra long episode, tim callahan (tor, cbr) returns to the show to discuss such topics as the state of mainstream comics (dc new 52, marvel now!, etc.), alan moore and neil gaiman's seminal work in mainstream comics, further thoughts on rob liefeld's exit from dc comics, hawkeye #1-2 by matt fraction and david aja, the world of rpg gaming, marvel's avengers vs. x-men event, casanova: avaritia #1-4 by matt fraction and gabriel ba, dark avengers by jeff parker with declan shalvey and kev walker, fashion beast #1 by alan moore with antony johnston and facundo percio, the film work of nicolas roeg and it's influence on alan moore (particularly 'insignifigance'), streak of chalk by miguelanxo prado, art vs. story, joe casey, the comics journal and the state of comics criticism, and much more.

music by la roux

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episode 019: ghosts

in this episode joey and alec discuss rob liefeld's spectacular exit from dc comics, take a look back at daniel clowes' ghost world (eightball #11-18) + lament the loss of the one-man anthology, batman incorporated #3 by grant morrison and chris burnham, the sky in stereo by mardou, scalped #60 by jason aaron and rm guera, and more.

music by rival schools

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episode 018: debauchery

in this episode joey and alec chat about the end of summer, the abrupt end of butcher baker the righteous maker and the slight joe casey backlash, howard chaykin's black kiss and black kiss 2 #1, fatale #7 by ed brubaker and sean phillips, daredevil #17 by mark waid and mike allred, batwoman #12 by j.h. williams III and w. haden blackman, our recent buying habits + the current state of superhero comics (yet again), and more.

music by my bloody valentine

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episode 017: dark knight discourse

in this episode joey and alec take a quick look at punk rock jesus #1 by sean murphy before diving into a long conversation about christopher nolan's 'the dark knight rises' film as well as his whole take on the batman franchise and our history with it (and there are spoilers if you are sensitive to that kind of thing).

music by hans zimmer

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episode 016: con crud

in this episode joey and alec dive into both the good and bad of the recently released news out of san diego comic con 2012 including all the newly announced books from image comics and their place in the industry at the moment, the new sandman series from neil gaiman and jh williams III, michael deforge getting published by picturebox, zack soto's study group website, the new monkeybrain digital publishing initiative, terry moore moving into novel writing, kevin eastman finally drawing the tmnt again, a series of rants (j. michael straczynski, and robert kirkman fans beware), + a look back at david lapham's silverfish and jeff lemire's lost dogs and much more.

music by metric

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episode 015: a soft reboot

joey and alec return after a long absence and jump right into discussing the manhattan projects #1-3 by jonathan hickman and nick pitarra, secret #1-2 by jonathan hickman and ryan bodenheim, batman incorporated #1 by grant morrison and chris burnham, action comics #10 by grant morrison and rags morales, the ed brubaker comics reporter interview, the "year of the creator", a look back at ed brubaker's lowlife, and more.

music by jawbox

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episode 014: the defining line

in this episode the boys are joined by tim callahan (of cbr, tor, splash page) for an extra long sprawling conversation that includes discussions about basil wolverton, steve ditko, the dc new 52, action comics by grant morrison with rags morales and andy kubert, rob liefeld, joe casey, steve bissette's comics reporter interview, tundra, frank miller and the new sensitivity, batman inc: leviathan strikes by grant morrison with cameron stewart and chris burnham, the different approaches to writing about comics, ross campbell, brilliant by brian michael bendis and mark bagley, spider-man, kids and comics, tim vigil, time management, single issues and absolute editons, jeff lemire, the glyph awards, mocca, michael deforge, spawn/batman by frank miller and todd mcfarlane, savage dragon by erik larsen, stupid people, and so much more.

music by hella

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episode 013: best of 2011

in this episode we do our big year end wrap-up and look back at the last year in comics and talk about some of our favorite works including lovestruck by dennis hopeless and kevin mellon, secret avengers by warren ellis and others, our love is real by sam humphries and steven sanders, li'l depressed boy by s. steven struble and sina grace, loose ends by jason latour and chris brunner, batman: knight of vengeance by brian azzarello and eduardo risso, new york five by brian wood and ryan kelly, casanova: avaritia by matt fraction and gabriel ba, punishermax by jason aaron and steve dillon, uncanny x-force by rick remender and jerome opena, holy terror by frank miller, prison pit: book three by johnny ryan, batman incorporated by grant morrison and chris burnham, scalped by jason aaron and rm guera, butcher baker, the righteous maker by joe casey and mike huddleston, love & rockets: new stories #4 by jaime hernandez, ganges #4 by kevin huizenga, lose #3 by michael deforge, criminal: the last of the innocent by ed brubaker and sean phillips, optic nerve #12 by adrian tomine, moon knight by brian michael bendis and alex maleev, spaceman by brian azzarello and eduardo risso, zegas #1 by michel fiffe, daredevil by mark waid, paolo rivera and marcos martin, vengeance by joe casey and nick dragotta, blast furnace funnies by frank santoro, and savage dragon by erik larsen. we also discuss what we are looking forward to in 2012, the holiday season, and more random stuff.

music by jay-z & kanye west

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episode 012: still the same

in this episode joey and alec discuss the phenomenon that is dubstep, uncanny x-force #18 by rick remender and jerome opena, our long absence from the comics podcasting scene, wolverine and the x-men #1-2 by jason aaron and chris bachalo, secret avengers #19 by warren ellis and michael lark, moon knight by brian michael bendis and alex maleev, mudman #1 by paul grist, new avengers #19 by brian michael bendis and mike deodato, and much more.

music by kavinsky

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episode 011: back in the day

in this episode joey and alec bitch about things for 20 minutes or so and then move on to discuss topics such as hellboy, criminal: the last of the innocent #1-2 by ed brubaker and sean phillips, captain america & bucky #620 by ed brubaker with marc andreyko and chris samnee, captain america #1 by ed brubaker and steve mcniven, daredevil #1 by mark waid with paolo rivera and marcos martin, rachel rising #1 by terry moore, and twisted savage dragon funnies edited by michel fiffe with stories from benjamin marra, ulises farinas, and joe keatinge among others.

music by local h

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episode 010: double digits

in this episode joey and alec discuss supergods by grant morrison, batman incorporated #7 by grant morrison and chris burnham, the wolverine's revenge storyline (wolverine #10-12) by jason aaron and renato guedes, the mindless ones website, brandon graham's comics journal interview, hate annual #9 by peter bagge, the similarities of approach between peter bagge and erik larsen, and we answer some emails, among other things.

music by †††

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episode 009: it's a box social!

the whole gang returns for this week's episode where they discuss such topics as the crankcast, the flaws of the modern workforce, new idw artist editions (john romita, will eisner, wally wood), joe madureira's upcoming run on the avenging spider-man, cable reborn, brian k. vaughan & fiona staples new series saga, becky cloonan drawing a macgyver comic, marvel's season one, the dc relaunch & women's rights in comics, jason aaron & marc silvestri on the incredible hulk, more fear itself vs. flashpoint talk, jonathan hickman's upcoming creator owned work, legendary comics, and much more.

music by frank ocean

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episode 008: death via committee

in this week's episode joey and alec discuss the current state and uncertain future of vertigo comics, our anticipation and concerns about grant morrison and rags morales' upcoming run on action comics, episode 48.1 of the excellent wait what? podcast, the death of spider-man storyline (ultimate spider-man #155-160) by brian michael bendis and mark bagley, the amazing spider-man teaser trailer, new avengers #9-13 by brian michael bendis with howard chaykin and mike deodato, avengers #13-14 by brian michael bendis with chris bachalo and john romita jr., our love is real by sam humphries and steven sanders, and supergirl #65 by kelly sue deconnick and chriscross.

music by animals as leaders

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episode 007: king of the comeback

joey and alec kick it solo this episode and delve into such topics as the demise of the splash page podcast, frank santoro's art exhibit at the carnegie museum of art, butcher baker the righteous maker #1-4 by joe casey and mike huddleston, powers: who killed retro girl? by brian michael bendis and michael avon oeming, flashpoint #1-2 by geoff johns and andy kubert, and flashpoint: batman knight of vengeance #1 by brian azzarello and eduardo risso.

music by le butcherettes

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