Champions...of Digression!

Cory is back from the Diet Moxie dimension. He and Hub read New Teen Titans #39 in which Wally finally makes good on his threat/promise to quit the team! Topics include: Walrus fun facts, Hub hates goose related word problems, and why you shouldn't invite Robin to your wedding! All this plus an exciting fishing pole related business opportunity! Enjoy! Enjoy!

It's the first episode of our new show! Lisa and Hub read Howard the Duck's first appearance in Fear #19! After this episode, the show will be exclusively available to our patreon donors, so if you wanna make sure you get your fix, sign up at patreon.com/ttwasteland WAAAUGH!

Well, wouldn't you know it? Cory's stuck in an alternate dimension again. Fortunately, Hub is joined by his brilliant wife Lisa to discuss the Defenders/Howard the Duck team up from Marvel Treasury Edition #12! Topics include: Space Jam, deliberately derivative do-badders, the comic book Beowulf, and traumatic film experiences of our youth! All this, plus the launch of a new monthly podcast for ou...

Put on your favorite vest and cue up the sax solo from Gerry Rafferty's Baker Street, because this issue is a 1980's detective story! Robin investigates Wonder Girl's past when we investigate New Teen Titans #38! Topics include: scavenger hunts, boom boxes, weird town names, and George Perez is the best! It's our third birthday! Enjoy! Enjoy!

Sweet sassy molassy! Our hosts take a look at the cerebellum swapping strangeness that is Defenders #35! Topics of discussion include: the unmitigated hubris of Bugles corn chips, a surprising amount of Yakov Smirnoff jokes, the benefits of hotboxing your mystical Tupperware, and whether lamprey eels make a good arm substitute. All this plus a new installment of Hostess Twinkie Theater Presents! E...

It's an explosion of exclamation points, when the New Teen Titans cross over into Batman and the Outsiders #5!!! Our hosts read along and cross over into more goofy digressions than usual. Topics of discussion include: microwave safety tips; unlikely animal friendships; adolescent archery shenanigans; Thomas Edison bashing, and "La Quinta" is Spanish for samurai! All this plus, Cory just might be...

Gadzooks! Bozos abound as our hosts read Defenders #34! Topics of discussion include: Bozos, Celestial self help gurus from beyond the stars, the importance of Tupperware to mad scientists, erotic karate games, and more Bozos! All this, plus a heartfelt discussion about duvet covers. Enjoy! Enjoy!

Titans, and Outsiders ,and the Fearsome Five, oh my! Our hosts read The New Teen Titans #37. It's a veritable cavalcade of costumed characters! Topics of discussion include: an uncharacteristic dearth of apostrophes; Vernon, Florida; the Outsiders are a motley crew, but they aren't Mötley Crüe; Bugs Meany was framed; and George Perez is back! Hooray! Enjoy! Enjoy!

Join our hosts as they fly headfirst into the tree of glorious nonsense that is Defenders #33! Topics of discussion include: Brain transplants vs. Mind transfers, Creatures from the Orange Lagoon, the return of an unethical real estate developer from beyond the stars, and the unlikely origin of Fish and Game Warden Deer! Enjoy! Enjoy!

Oh, Yeah! Thunder and Lightning are back, and so is our hosts' case of the sillies as they take a look at New Teen Titans #36! Topics of discussion include: Space basements, tentacles are a recessive trait, Cory's old Tae Kwon Do instructor, Wally West doesn't know the meaning of the word "quit," and Hub says a creepy word creepily. Enjoy! Enjoy!

Dive into the deep end of the Bronze Age comic book nonsense pool with us as we take a look at Defenders #32. Our heroes continue their epic struggle against those nightmarishly noggined ne'er-do-wells the Headmen, and our hosts continue their epic struggle to figure out what the heck is going on! Surrealism and strange super villains abound! What role will Cam'ron's 'Hey Ma' play in saving the fu...

Digressions and disagreements abound as our hosts take a look at New Teen Titans #35. Topics of discussion include: what to call the last bit of liquid in a 40 oz beverage, Maslow's Hierarchy of Wants, Kolchak the Nightstalker, DCU Jack Norris is an even bigger jerk than MCU Jack Norris, and the importance of not eating too many spicy spiders. All this, plus Hub says a silly sentence he thought of...

Brain transplants, carnival games, and animal husbandry abound as our hosts take a look at the delightfully bizarre Defenders #31! Topics of discussion include: half remembered Irish mythology; Dr. Strange's "Recreation Time"; the return of Elf With a Gun; a turban is not a physical deformity; and the most adorable double homicide ever! All this, plus a brand new Hostess Twinkie Theater Presents!...

Hot Dang! In this episode we tackle the New Teen Titans Annual #2, featuring the debut of the imaginatively named new vigilante, Vigilante! Topics of discussion include: Adrian Chase was truly the World's Worst District Attorney, the prevalence of sushi bashing in the 80's, comparative Beast Boy physiology, and the ending of 'Roadhouse'. All this plus the surprisingly progressive DCU mafia, and th...

Our hosts take a look at the 68 page Giant Size Defenders #2! Wow! That's a lot of pages! Fortunately, Hub and Cory have a lot of beverages to accompany their reading. For reasons unclear to everyone, Hub decided to make a flight of Manhattans inspired by the stars of the film '3 Men and a Baby'. Yeah, your guess is as good as mine. Topics of discussion include: Um, I don't really remember. Three...

Cory and Hub take a look at the action packed News Teen Titans #34! This issue contains one of the most talked about plot developments in Teen Titans history, so naturally, our hosts discuss: the rules for spaghetti lap dances, Cory is a lot like Cyborg, the lack of BMX tricks in the movie Predator, and Adrian Chase is no Sam Waterston. All this, plus Hub makes a VERY funny pun about Beast Boy not...

Cory and Hub take a look at the weird, but perhaps not as weird as it would like to be, Defenders #30! Fortunately, our hosts are perhaps a bit weirder than they'd like to be, so everything evens out. Topics of discussion include: Life Hacks for bad people, Mr. Magoo as a political allegory, the origin of the Maggia, Eric Van Lustbader novels, and how to order a drink in a bar! All this plus a new...

Our hosts take a look the self contained murder mystery whodunnit that is New Teen Titans #33! Our hosts are a bit goofier than usual in this one, which is really saying something! Topics of discussion include: moose and shark safety tips; being a Bruno Kirby completionist; which sea animals are the creepiest (hint: it's most of them); and which times it is appropriate to be a Joe Montana. All thi...

Our hosts dive into Defenders #28 to read the conclusion of the Guardians of the Galaxy crossover. The issue is nearly incomprehensible, but fortunately, so are our hosts! Topics of discussion include: deadbeat space dads, tree clams, 31st century Frasier fans, and editing techniques used in the Highlander TV series. All this, plus the debut of Hulkz Roolz, and a new installment of Hostess Fruit P...

Cory has returned from his travels and is back in the studio! Our hosts hunker down and read New Teen Titans #32. Topics of discussion include: Starfire makes an important decision, a clarification of fart etiquette, animal fun facts, that's not how thunder works, and Wally doesn't understand how juggling works. All this plus more of the clay court tennis talk our listeners crave! Enjoy! Enjoy!

Cory telecommutes in from Bali, and our hosts take a look at the absolutely berserk Defenders #28! Topics of discussion include: always leave a note when you astrally project, potentially fatal game shows, how to hide your utopian future Seattle, and this Starhawk guy seems like a real dick. All this plus, Yondu's favorite clay court tennis player! Enjoy! Enjoy!

Cory got entangled in some kind of interstellar imbroglio...or possibly he got entangled with Natalie Imbruglia. Impossible to tell which. In any event, Hub is once again joined by his brilliant and charming wife Lisa. Our hosts take a look at Starfire's secret origin. Topics of discussion include: the song 'Ante Up,' anger is sometimes a reasonable reaction, proper eyebrow techniques for evil tod...

Cory is back in his home dimension, but still in Southeast Asia. He corresponds from Cambodia, and our hosts take a look at Defenders #27. Topics of discussion include: camouflage dick punch belts, drunken Ren-Fair biker hippies from space, Jack Norris is still the worst, and the musical stylings of the Golobulus Situation. Enjoy! Enjoy!

Cory accidentally ate a magic amulet. While he waits for it to pass, Hub is joined by his brilliant wife Lisa! They read the Beast Boy issue of Tales of the Teen Titans. Topics of discussion include: inconsistent mask technology of the DCU, Lizzie Borden was a terrible hot dog chef, Space Trek 2022, the chili ratings system, and nobody understands how porcupines work! All this plus Hub's new David...

Cory's set up shop one day in the future (in Thailand) so he and Hub have a frank and open discussion about time travel as they discuss the delightful Defenders #26! Topics of discussion include: the potentially dire consequences of a temporal kerfuffle, destination breakups, the Bionic Wars of the 90's, Jack Norris is the worst, Charles Dickens, and Vance Astro is a sad sack. Enjoy! Enjoy!