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The creative team behind the new book Parasocial joins us for the show this week to talk about how color can create horror, how to handle actual parasocial relationships, actors and fans, putting subtitles in a comic, and a whole lot more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're finishing out the (first) saga of Jared Stevens: The Man Called Fate on this episode. Can issues 11-22 overcome the problems of the first half of the series, or maybe discover some brand new ones? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode, Matt and Chris are taking your listener questions once again! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's time once again for us to rank some of the rawest moments in comics, and we get a definite top-spot contender this time! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we always say in our famous catch phrase, "Time to rank the comics!" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We continue our re-read of the Dan Jurgens/John Romita Jr. run on Thor with issues #6-11 this week! Things get intense and, briefly, gross! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The writer of Pink Midnight Presents: Barber Psychic joins us this week to talk about whether the series really is a horror anthology, never playing D&D, "Yes and," movies about barbers, and much more! NOTE: Just to be clear, Paul uses they/them pronouns, despite some others used in the episode. Apologies! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two of the writers of Dark Horse Comics' Minor Threats spinoff series The Alternates join us for the show this week to talk about weirdo superheroes, the beauty of the characters no one else likes, the mythology of pre-Covid conventions, and, of course, Slash. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For our belated celebration of the birthday of the King of Comics, Jack Kirby, we're reading this 1981 Pacific Comics series of his that we've never read before! So how does it stack up? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Longtime friend of the show Mark O. Stack returns to the program this week to talk about his new crossover comic funding now on Kickstarter, The Relentless Adventure! Plus, we discuss the joy of superheroes just hanging out, the history of inter-company crossovers, and some controversial Pokemon thoughts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Time to rank some more of the rawest moments in comics! Remember: When the time comes, you better fight like hell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris is back in the saddle, and he's here with Matt to rank some comic book stories once again! One of them is Weapon X, so they spend a long time on that one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt is joined by his wife Marlene this week to take some listener questions! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt went to visit Chris in Minneapolis for his birthday, and they recorded something every day about what they did! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We took your listener questions on the show this week, and it led to a long discussion about what makes a good comics fight, among other things! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Come with us to Asgard. Or what's left of it, anyway. We're starting our reread of the Dan Jurgens/John Romita Jr. run on Thor with issues #1-5 this week! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The summer heat is here, and we're keeping cool by ranking comic book stories once again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's episode is 100 percent Raw! That's right, we're ranking raw moments in comics once again! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a SUPER-SIZED catch-up as Matt and Chris lengthily discuss and rank Berserk's Black Swordsman arc and the Golden Age arc! (NOTE: The Childish Gambino name story is more of a widely held theory rather than definitive truth. Glover himself says he got his name from an online Wu-Tang Clan name generator.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The writers of Minor Threats return to the show this week to talk about their new trade paperback for the series, their new spinoff The Alternates, big influences, world building, noir, and a whole lot more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The creative force behind the new Stardust the Super Wizard anthology joins us for the show this week to talk Golden Age comics, his return to playing video games after 20 years,  hero morality, and a whole lot more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Time is merely a construct and we're ranking comic book stories. Two undeniable truths. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We've come to the end of the Gruenies! We finally get into the relatively brief Armor Cap period, and dig into what this decade of comics really meant. Covering Captain America #438-443. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's time once again for us to rank the rawest moments in comics, and this time, we've got some big ones featuring Spider-Man, Ghost Rider, Thor, and yes, Magneto and the Red Skull. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The writer of many comics we love and long-requested guest Jed Mackay joins us this week to talk about choosing (or not choosing) the characters he writes, his origin story, tabletop gaming, setting traps for characters, and a whole lot more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices