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It's me. alone in my room. At midnight. with YOU as my guests. Get in, we're reading the new dark line at Marvel. Spider-Man comes out the gate strong, but in the background? Fantastic Four is innovating in the field of found fucked family. And whether the new (old) dark X-Men fulfils the hype, and whether Hickman is can breathe life into dead concepts (pun intended).   Come food out if we feel th...

It's time to face my nemesis. He's been tormenting me in the DMs and I finally get to hold him accountable for his crimes, under the guise of talking about a 10/10 K-drama superhero chow mash-up. JUSTICE! PROFANITY! SUPERPOWERS! SUBTITLES! 

Pull up a chair, we're getting into weapon X!  The Nail Salon Hating your colleagues Not fucking with the brood Poor planning and worse vibes More singing!   Come in and get your life as we continue the run through Season 2 of X-Men 97! 

The 97 Sessions are BACK!  Khalid and I have sat, meditated, discussed and disputed over the three launch episodes of the new season of X-Men '97. But we wanted this to really hit, so we're joined on the third chair by no other than 1/2 of the Hivemind Jackson Lanzing (Eisner nominated writer for Star Trek, Kang the Conquerer, Guardians of the Galaxy, Outsiders and NYX)!  We talk: "Days of Past Fu...

Preview of our #XMen97 discussion of S2 EP 1/2/3 with Khalid, me and Jackson Lanzing. I'm not gonna give too much away here, but have a little taste of what's coming.  (Full ep with you imminently 👀 !)

So, Jade come to me and told me I'd be a believer in this theory that marketing is central to anime, not just in the medium but in the stories themselves (and even in the real world). After dropping probably the best debut episode in this pod's history, I'm sold on the theory and will be leading the Jade For President club. Come find out why I'm throwing five stars all over this one!

The final half of the Giant-Size first interview from Connor and Josh about Mimi Green, Diva Dread, horse knee physics, fucked up syntax, drawing fatness with love and thinness ppl can actually detect, shout outs to the teamm, and ALL your questions!   PPRE ORDER BY 4/20

"You can't invite the 4 hour podcast man on your podcast and not get 4 hours" kind of sums up this honest, touching, and at times intentionally challenging talk through a "book for the Ozempic age". Josh and Connor talk about the inspiration, friendship, and life experiences that led to a debut we're affectionately genre-ing as Diva Dread.  

If you haven't been reading Ride or Die, it's OK; everyone makes mistakes. But Mars (the creator behind this sweet and slightly demonic street race romance) is here to ki about his love for Novas, what it means to not want to be seen, who is the most fun to write and where he's driving this story we should all be strapped into.  You can read Ride or Die at RideorDieComic.com , or find it on Webtoo...

You ever notice how many Black characters are in the military, or cops, or CIA, or *something*? We dig into the pattern and our thoughts on what might be behind it. Come for an Excellent chat! 

CREATOR INTERVIEW: I sit down with DJ, podcaster, comic critic and creator DJ Benhameen for an hour of exploring the history and the panels of Jimi Hendrix: Purple Haze.    What does it mean to be a real Space Opera, why do we not want to get sued, What is a triplehippo? And why was Kieron Gillen scared? check out the book here! https://titan-comics.com/c/1936-jimi-hendrix-purple-haze/

I'VE MISSED YOU!! We've upgraded to being a 'face on the thumbnail' podcast. Welcome to thee first episode of Ash& where I sit and get grilled by Khalid about new formats, upcoming episodes, how redecorating can make you realise you need to move, and why I didn't listen to him and do this 2 years ago. 

Welp! and welp! Here's some great reasoning then about 7 minutes of everything else...Get in here! 

Fine, French, and Flawed Ethical Delusion Mess & Main characters.  Bodysnatch or bodyswap? I can’t believe they did that (I can)  MI BREDDA! EVERYBADDI AFFI DEAD!

There's honestly too much to sum up here but it's an episode worthy of the movie. You're going to want to tap in to this preview (full episode on Patreon)

This is one of the best talks I've had all month. Tap in and let's talk about the most golden of the golden boys and why he might actually have needed a little bite!

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I told

We did it big for a book that deserves it! We talk about a history of writing messy family group chats, justifying your own evil and writing the most powerful Black mind in comics. 

Brandi and Danielle and I sit down for a big, wandering chat about the new launch of all new launches, about magic and mother figures, making the sword bigger and the fact that no-one is working harder than that little mfkin bag. 

Peggy. Howard the Duck. Jacket-swapping. More Peggy. Infinite realities. Limited Options. Everyone's a critic. Peggy again. Wicked bloopers. Papayas and Pennies. We're doing our best. 

I am tragically, tragically bad at this game so I make humour out of my pain by bringing on national-level player (I made that up) and friend, Keith. We holler together as he gets me together with some tips and tricks, holds back my hair, and tells me how to survive getting insta-killed by people who have never paid a phone bill. Come in! 

OH! It's transformational, we gush and shout about the series that melded the boundary between form and idea, talk about the best RnB intros of yesteryear and standing in your shamelessness. It's a GREAT one. 

New year, new guests! Say hi to Xavier, who hits the mic to answer critical questions such as: 'can a himbo be evil?' and 'is money more important than smell?'

It's an official trailer! Welcome to a brand new XOW era. It's just you and me on a quick tour around the new place. What are we losing? What are we returning to? What's coming next? It was great to have a break but it's better to be back. Hop in!