Champions...of Digression!

Our hosts take a look at New Teen Titans #23, featuring Starfire's evil sister Princess Komand'r (which is totally a name)! Topics of discussion include: Space Miata's, the Red Bee, performative eyebrows, living your life a syllable at a time, and the return of a familiar face! Enjoy! Enjoy!

It's a Giant-Size episode, as our hosts cover Giant-Size Defenders #1! The issue features four reprint stories, so Hub got the bright idea to pair each reprint with a different cocktail. Topics of discussion include: Four cocktails is a lot of cocktails, the Golden Girls, maybe we should have made those drinks a little smaller, comic book characters are terrible at bird recognition, Manhattans hav...

Our hosts take a look at the terrific New Teen Titans #22, in which Brother Blood is a surprisingly efficient cult leader. Topics of discussion include: Spider abuse, Robin cosplaying as Namor, triple monkey punches, and how to appear non-threatening and rational while wearing a snake skull on your head. All this plus, Aqualad's musical misadventures in ferret adoption during the early 80's. Enjoy...

We take a look at Defenders #16. Okay, so Magneto and his new creation are trying to take over the world and blah, blah, blah...BUT the important thing is that Hub really wants to write a Brotherhood of Evil Mutant Babies/Muppet Babies crossover and why isn't that happening right now?! Topics of conversation include: the laws of physics, punching babies is wrong no matter what Steven Strange tells...

We are introduced to an important new Titans' villain...Brother Blood! So naturally, Hub and Cory discuss: theology in a superhero universe, the perils of inter-league play, Mazes and Monsters, and the fact that trousers can really take you out of your empath game. All this, plus Aqualad's cocaine fueled trapeze misadventures! People, not cheese!

Hoo boy! The Defenders take on the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants and our hosts take on a profound case of the sillies! Topics of discussion include: whether or not a well dressed billionaire should wear a jetpack to his masquerade sex party, Champagne room rules for Unus the untouchable, Namor as Henry Higgins, intentional shorts for the corpulent gentleman, warranties on magic swords, and is Matloc...

This week our hosts take a look at New Teen Titans #20. The main story is a pretty fun epistolary yarn, but oh, you back up story! Topics of discussion include: signing a sheet cake, Beverley Cleary deep cuts, Cube Lube, George Brett's pine tar controversy, and whether or not you should ask zookeepers about penises (you should). Enjoy! Enjoy!

Hey, if you count the Teen Titan Wasteland episodes (which I do) it's our 100th episode! So, please cut us some slack if this one is a little unpolished, we are very old. Hub and Cory take a look at Defenders #14. It's good! Topics of discussion include: Elmer Fudd-ian SFX, Karate Hugs, time traveling' Cory, creepy doll shenanigans, and some more "The Whizzer" talk! All this, plus our hosts bid a...

Cory is back from his quest through some sort of mystical realm...and just in time to join Hub in reading New Teen Titans #19! Our hosts discuss: Dr. Light as a "chickenshit heel," the return of Donna's cat injuring predilections, Vishnu shenanigans, Stomping Tom Conners, the frustration of aspirational Arby's hats, and much more! Bing Bong!

Cory looked too closely at a mysterious smoking brazier, so he's stuck in a mystical realm this week. I'm sure he's fine. In his absence, Hub is joined by tremendous guest co-host Miles Stokes (of Jay and Miles X-plain the X-Men and Thor: The Lightning and the Storm!) Hub and Miles take a look at the delightful Defenders #13 featuring the Squadron Sinister. Topics of discussion include: gongs, tak...

Cory is off babysitting Aquababy in Atlantis, but when the cat's away, the mouse will get a delightful guest co-host! This week, Hub is joined by Elisabeth Allie from the Thor: The Lightning and the Storm podcast. Hooray! Hub and Elisabeth take a look at New Teen Titans #18, and discuss: maybe spies should be allowed to lie, the continued character assassination of Wally West, the film You Got Ser...

Our hosts take a look at the totally delightful Defenders #12. Topics of discussion include: Three Men and a Baby ghost stories; happy flower smelling Hulk is the best Hulk; Dr. Strange is a poor listener; and Xemnu shenanigans and mnemonic devices! All this, plus some exciting upcoming guest host announcements! Enjoy! Enjoy!

Our hosts take a look at New Teen Titans #17. Topics of discussions include: anemia is like catnip to mythological kidnappers, People magazine in the DCU is an editorial minefield, Hub mixes up fricatives and plosives (again!), and Cory is an advertising wizard. All this, plus a Giant T-Rex takes a boat to the face! It's good!

Our hosts tackle the problematic Defenders #11. Topics include: 70's racism vs 80's racism vs today's racism, Steves being Steves, Chewbacca barflies, AV miscues fucking up Hub's first comedy sketch, partially M.O.D.O.K.ed Robert Blakes, and the true secret origin of Santa Clause! All this plus the sense shattering debut of "Wong Day's Journey Into Night"! It probably won't actually shatter any of...

Starfire Unleashed! Sort of! Kinda! Our hosts take a look at New Teen Titans #16. Topics of discussion include: The Last Dragon, is Azarath in New England?, the return of everyone's favorite caricature of an Italian stereotype, Starfire is not great at secret identities, and a surprising amount of J. Geils Band talk. All this, plus the return of a beloved segment, where we learn the whereabouts of...

The Avengers/Defenders War finally reaches its conclusion! Hooray! Topics of discussion include: Dormammu's jumpsuit rom com, Cory sure doesn't like Hawkeye, Hulk dick punches an anthropomorphic dick right in the dick, and Iron Man being terrible at metaphors. So says Dr. Strange!

The Brotherhood of Evil is back! And they brought their terrible accents with them! Topics of discussion include: terrarium chat, murder is probably mostly bad, Wonder Girl seems to have put her cat strangling ways behind her, criminal utopias, and whether or not cavemen eat robots! Sorry this one is a little late, technical difficulties abounded.

The Avengers/Defenders War rolls on! Hulk and Thor have a grand old time punching the bejeezus out of each other, and our hosts have a grand old time reading about it. Topics of discussion include: Hub and Cory are marketing geniuses, actual beach bunnies can be a real menace, Hawkeye and geese are the worst, nothing is tougher than a confident hugger, and a potential new segment. All this, plus S...

It's been a long day, a long issue, and our hosts are a little loopy. Topics of discussion include: Raven's go-to rescue moves usually involve horrific emotional trauma, Hub reads comics in a fugue state, the potential return of a hypnotic baboon, the new 5 laws of robotics, and military ranks as they pertain to potential evil-doing. I think. It's been a long day. All this, plus a new installment...

The Avengers/Defenders War is nearing its conclusion! Hub shares some Easter fun facts, Cory wishes the issue was frothier, we introduce new lucrative characters The Boodle Bandit and Lil' Jimmy, that Evil Eye still looks like a robo-vagina, and Cory uses a veto which forbids Hub from editing out an embarrassing admission. All this, plus the best way to kill a nazi, a battle of the tiny winged her...

Our hosts take a look at the delightful New Teen Titans #13. What makes this issue so great? Two words...battle kangaroos! Topics of discussion include: tales of unsupervised childhood knife play, lovingly shit talking your hometown, Cory has a stunning realization about Cyborg's anatomy, and Steve Dayton's remarkable Freshmaker suit. All this, plus the ziggurat chat you crave! Enjoy! Enjoy!

Lordy, Lordy, look who's incredibly hung over. Hub and Cory are still recovering from celebrating Hub's 40th birthday, so this is an...interesting episode. Our hosts take a look at the latest chapter of the Avengers/Defenders War, so topics of discussion include: money lending bears, Hub's mastery of the Spanish language, Dr. Strange's bizarre refusal to form Voltron, and why super-hero archers ar...

This issue left a little something to be desired, so our hosts had to make their own fun… with a little help from their buddy Whiskey. Join them as they dispense priceless misinformation about pro-wrestler’s alter egos (I know, it’s Ed Leslie not Ed Lindsay), chimera marmosets, and Ancient Greek culture. All this, plus: Gar’s Frankenstein goofing, Columbo vs. Fred Savage, and some unique hair care...

The Avengers/Defenders War is underway! Our hosts take a look at Avengers #116. Tangents include: the danger of cartoon eye shapes, Hub has a way with telemarketers, script problems with Legally Blonde 2, rock lyrics are dumb, wing hat envy, and Cory gives Hub way too much homework. All this plus probably some superhero stuff! Enjoy! Enjoy!

Our hosts take a look at New Teen Titans #11. Hub may have had a little bit more podcast juice than he intended to before recording this one. Discussion points include: Wonder Girl gets mind controlled (again), Hyperion is the worst, the Purple Ray is definitely not a panacea, Cory and Hub have hazy memories of their childhood obsessions with Greek Myths, "Uranus" keeps being a very funny word, an...