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You know it's time to rank some comic book stories! And this time around we've got some classic Batman, some weird Kirby, a curious crossover, and a whole lot more. Stick around for the sidebar! Go to paperlike.com/ajax and click "Buy Paperlike"! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The vibe has changed in this set of Mark Gruenwald-written Captain America comics, and we try to get to the bottom of why. Covering Captain America #414-419. Go to paperlike.com/ajax and click "Buy Paperlike"! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To pave the way for our new after-interview segment, Thursday Night Raw, we're finishing up the last of the linestepper Battle of the Decades submissions this week! Go to paperlike.com/ajax and click "Buy Paperlike"! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're kicking off the year by visiting a whole new universe! That's right, our first catch-up of 2023 focuses on the Heroes Reborn event from a couple years back, written by Jason Aaron with a whole bunch of great artists. It...definitely reminded us of some stuff. Go to paperlike.com/ajax and click "Buy Paperlike"! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris had some obligations this week, so Matt is joined by guest host and guest Daniel Kibblesmith on this week's show to talk about Archie characters in mech suits, the Alfred show, seeing work from comics enter the real world, and a whole lot more! Go to paperlike.com/ajax and click "Buy Paperlike"! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the 12th annual Gordie awards, and we're handing out trophies in categories you, the listeners, sent in! Get ready for The Doz! Go to paperlike.com/ajax and click "Buy Paperlike" to get the Digital Pro Planner and free shipping! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's still Christmas, right? Well, here's our gift to you: Ranking comic stories for two hours straight! This episode is sponsored by Paperlike! Go to paperlike.com/ajax and click "Buy Paperlike" to get the Digital Pro Planner for free, and free shipping! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our annual holiday special has arrived! Matt Fraction joins us once again at our cabin on Mount Premise to rank various depictions of Santa Claus against one another (and also talk about the Terminator every once in a while). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen to this episode or get a thick ear!  We're covering two Judge Dredd Christmas stories this month, both from 1989! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What better episode for our 616th than one where we cover Diamondback getting her mojo back? Her cool haircut returns in this set of Gruenies, and also Captain America fights five C-list villains in a row, dressed as Crossbones! We're covering Captain America #408-413 if you want to read along! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're a little late, so we recorded a little extra story ranking for you this month! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris wasn't feeling well, so Matt went solo for some comics reviews for the week! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ryan North returns to the show this week to talk about writing Fantastic Four, Star Trek: Lower Decks, his favorite bad Star Trek episode, idioms, the similarities between horror and comedy, and a whole lot more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The time has arrived! This set of Gruenies focuses on Captain America #402-407, "Man and Wolf," in which Captain America becomes a werewolf. Spoiler: It rules. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy Halloween! As promised one year ago THIS VERY NIGHT, Chris has ventured to the spooky old castle at 613 Gimmick Street to rank every Dracula ever with some dear Halloween pals. It's a palloween!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Never Before. Never Again. Chris and Matt take on the remaining Every Spooky Ever lists as part of the regular show to get into the Halloween Spirit! Spirit also means ghost! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's time for some Every Spooky Ever lists! We rank some stories from Creepy this time out, along with some not-so-great, and one very good, scary superhero stories! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt and Chris took some listener questions on a chill episode this week! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The editor of The Best of 2000AD joins us this week to talk about the hidden gems in 2000AD, the series' next breakout character, picking stories for a best-of anthology, what makes an anthology really work, and a lot more! Plus, a very British battle of the decades! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the spookiest month, so we caught up on a spooky comic! We dug into a five-issue miniseries from Vault Comics this time around, and we were very pleasantly surprised. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're tackling the big Marvel event of 1992 on this week's show, but only the Captain America parts. Plus, a couple Halloweeny issues featuring Jack O' Lantern! Covers Captain America #396-401. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Time to rank the stories! We're doing our best to cover lists sent to us that we might have skipped over for one reason or another this month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're taking your listener questions on the show this week, on topics ranging from stories featuring animals to what super-team headquarters would be the best place to spend a night. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're finally finishing The Superia Strategem in this run of Gruenies, and starting up some Red Skull stuff that involves a trial that does not go to plan. Covering Captain America #391-395. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our listeners keep telling us to read Chainsaw Man, so we dipped our toe in the water with this short story by creator Tatsuki Fujimoto. Did it make us cry our eyes out or did we laugh it out of the theater? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices