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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episode 006: we made it past five

the podcast nobody asked to return is back! in this episode alec, joey, and jean welcome mr. chris johnson into the fold as the new co-host as well as bitch and moan about such topics as jean breaking up with his comic shop, the coloring style of mr. frank d'armata, the geoff johns-ization of the DCU, bendis and bagley's new creator owned book "brilliant", tmnt at idw, captain america relaunching again, yet another long discussion on event comics, and much more.

music by tyler, the creator

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episode 005: detox

in this episode we are joined by shawn pryor (action lab entertainment, pkd media) to discuss some recent comic book news (and some other stuff). topics discussed include nick spencer off supergirl, joe casey's comics reporter interview, marvel's new event fear itself, the lineup for dark horse presents, flex mentallo reprint, axel alonso as the new marvel editor in cheif, remender/moore on venom, and much more.

music by dr. dre

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episode 004: what's wrong with picnics?

in this week's episode we discuss pull lists, the splash page podcast, joe casey, invincible #75, avengers #1-6, new avengers #1-7, the next age in comics, batman and robin #16, batman inc. #1, batman: the return, batwoman #0, t.h.u.n.d.e.r. agents #1, wolverine: the best there is #1, strange tales 2 #1, generation hope #1, uncanny x-force #1, nemesis #3, batman: odyssey #3-4, scalped #43, thor #615-617, and secret avengers.

music by drive like jehu

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episode 003: new york, new york

in this week's episode joey and jean recount their adventures at this year's new york comic con while alec informs them of all the announcements that were missed in their absence. topics discussed include dc's 2.99 initiative, bendis/maleev on moon knight, bendis/oeming's new project taiko, iron man 2.0, ultimate captain america, vertigo news, and much more.

music by tha dogg pound

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