Champions...of Digression!

Woosah! We read all about Raven taking on Phobia in New Teen Titans (Vol 2) #43, and get more diversion prone than usual as we discuss: the Columbo of Azarath, Horse chestnuts, Sarah Simms' flirting techniques, Gregorian chants, and what is Raven eating? Enjoy! Enjoy! please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwasteland You can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense...

Boomp! We read Defenders #101, in which the gang takes a mental health break after their fights with the Six Fingered Hand and the League of Substitute Satans. Topics include: The Falsettos, Flaming Dr. Peppers, Devil Slayer is no Dorothy Zbornak, and who the walrus was. Enjoy! Enjoy! If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwastelan...

Kraboom! We drank some whisky and read New Teen Titans (Vol 2) #42. Topics include: meteorology; plans that aren't plans unless they are; Danny Chase continues to be the worst; and of course, NH funk bands of early-to-mid 90's! Enjoy! Enjoy! If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwasteland You can get into touch with us at ttwastel...

Holy Hell! We made it to the 100th issue of the Defenders! Topics include: weekend devil dads, Balki's secret, Peace Shovels, and golden fiddles as loss leaders. Enjoy! Enjoy! If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwasteland You can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense PO Box 20311 Portland, OR 97...

Wildebeest is back, and he's assembling a gnu crew of the Titans' most forgettable foes! We read New Teen Titans (Vol 2) #41. Topics include: technical difficulties; Cory's return to the comic book room; rave mishaps; and poor hat choices. Enjoy! Enjoy! If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwasteland You can get into touch with us...

The Defenders prepare for their final confrontation with the Six Fingered Hand, but is all as it seems? Probably. I mean aren't things usually as they seem? We read Defenders #99. Topics include: basketball, surrogate Satans, and peekaboo crotch curtains. Enjoy! Enjoy! If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwasteland You can get in...

The Titans try their best to figure out why a trio of cagey criminals are suddenly in cahoots, and we try our best to figure out what is in Danny's sandwich. We read New Teen Titans (Vol 2) #40. Topics include: Gardner Fox; Vic's questionable word choice; and seriously, what is in that sandwich?! If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.co...

Shlooom! Muck mired misadventures abound in Defenders #98, featuring everyone's second favorite swamp monster, Man-Thing! Topics include: Cosmic offsets; Man-Thing's complicated origin; and the debut of 2009 film noir detective, Chase Drakington! Enjoy! Enjoy! If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwasteland You can get into touch...

We read the divisive New Teen Titans (Vol 2) Annual #3, featuring the debut of Danny Chase. Is this the issue where the Titans series "jumps the shark," as in starts going downhill after introducing a new character? Or does it "jump the shark," as in it does something rad, like jumping over a shark on a motorcycle? Opinions vary. If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, plea...

Messianic monkeyshine abounds as we read Defenders #97! Topics of discussion include: the birds and the bees, Jerusalem syndrome, goofy-ass demons, and unconventional turtleneck designs. Enjoy! Enjoy! If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwasteland You can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense PO...

It's our 227th episode! Unfortunately, Hub doesn't remember much about the show 227, so mostly we talk about New Teen Titans (Vol 2) #39. The Titans sit around and talk about their feelings...and you guys? It's great! I know! We're as surprised as you are! Enjoy! Enjoy! If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwasteland You can get i...

Fzzzat! In the Defenders #96, our heroes team up with Ghost Rider for some rock & roll demon fighting, Detroit style! That's when the demon fighting is square and has a thicker crust. Topics include: scary posters, Robert Anton Wilson, and satanic pyramid schemes! If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwasteland You can get int...

Splo-osh! The Titans conclude their team up with Infinity Inc as the two teams battle a giant swarm of pink space cereal that has congealed around the body of an albino mutant gorilla in the pages of Infinity Inc #45. We talk about sexy mummies, celery soda, and the fact that Beast Boy doesn't know what a dog is. If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donat...

It's a Drac attack! We read Defenders #95. Everyone's favorite non-team has a non-team up with Dracula, so naturally we talk about the one time in a novel where Shaft ordered and ate 7 hot dogs without realizing it. Pretty good. If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwasteland You can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com...

For the past 711 episodes, hosts Gary and Ed have alternated weeks talking about one of two seminal (calm down, Ed, it's a word) comic series: Youngblood, and Geriatric Gangrene Jujitsu Gerbils. As of last week, they wrapped up their coverage of Youngblood, so now they turn their attention to that most popular of superheroes, The Ferret! They discuss the characters meteoric rise to popularity in t...

What do get when you combine Infinity Inc, the Teen Titans, and a heaping helping of malicious sentient space cereal? Why, New Teen Titans (Vol 2) #38, of course! We read this titanic team up and discuss such topics as: Bear superheroes, Rod Serling impressions, and unconventional snack ideas. Enjoy! Enjoy! If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at...

WAKKTZ! We read Defenders #93 which kicks off the "Six Fingered Hand" saga. We meet a new Defender, Steve does some balloon animals, and we talk about bear politics and the failings of the yellowjacket education system. Enjoy! Enjoy! If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwasteland You can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmai...

We're riding high after reading New Teen Titans (Vol 2) #37! Topics include: prospector riddles, hippo pornography, transatlantic recasting, half remembered skateboard movies, and the fact that neither one of us had much of an opinion about this comic. Enjoy! Enjoy! If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwasteland You can get into...

We had a Smassshhangg good time reading Defenders #93! Topics of discussion include: the return of a familiar shiny face, sad rooms, Steve's bedside manner, soul sausage, and flair ice cream scooping. Enjoy! Enjoy! If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwasteland You can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up t...

Beware the Wildebeest! Get ware, beware, and stay ware! We read New Teen Titans (Vol 2) #36. Topics of discussion include: jerk disambiguation, job rankings for Curlys, Zoobooks, and gnu entrapment. Enjoy! Enjoy! If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwasteland You can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the...

P-Shokk! Cosmic nonsense abounds when we read Defenders #92, the inaugural issue of J.M. DeMattais' run on the title. Topics of discussion include: Dr. Strange's toy collection, sibling dance contests, ill fated book clubs, and the return of a certain devil dadded do-gooder. Enjoy! Enjoy! If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwast...

Homina Homina Homina! We read New Teen Titans (Vol 2) #35 and talk about: Titan rebranding ideas, Cinderella's hot dog commercial, and uh, like, crystals and symbolism and stuff? Look, I'll level with you, this issue didn't make a ton of sense, so I'm not sure this episode will either, but we did our best. If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at...

Schud! We read Defenders #91, which wraps up the Mandrill saga. Hooray! Topics include: the pros and cons of eating a steak like a candy bar, CHUD sitcoms, movies based on songs, and a surprising amount about Grand Funk Railroad. Enjoy! Enjoy! If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwasteland You can get into touch with us at ttwast...

Grumbling Guitarfish! It's an Aqualad solo story! We Read Teen Titan Spotlight #10 and learn how everyone's favorite Titan finally escaped from the hat-addled clutches of the Freshmaker! Topics include: fish rebranding, the sinister origin of Elizabethan collars, and Tom Hanks aggrandizing lyrics. Enjoy! Enjoy! If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donatin...

Are you ready for courtroom intrigue, weaponized mutant baboon pheromones, housekeeping hijinks, ill conceived duets, and the many reasons the villain the Mandrill makes us uncomfortable? I sure hope so, because we read Defenders #90 and talked about those things! If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwasteland You can get into to...