Comical Start

Mark’s updated his recording area, and has a bad idea for writing on the go. Grant pivots to some college talk. Mark brings Mannequin on the Moon . He wants to talk about sleeping bags and blankets. Grant is a little cheap, but has a couple helpful opinions. Grant brings Barkeater Lake . He has an issue with insurance and emails. Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

After several random topics, Mark spends time recounting his road trip back to California. It was a doozy. Grant brings a Fred Basset comic. Grant has a complaint, and Mark has an annoyance. Mark brings The Adventures of Business Cat after a surprisingly smooth transition. Grant asks about punctuation. Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com .

Mark and Grant recap their in-person meeting, including the lack of an episode during that time. Grant gets to explain a bit of woodworking. Mark brings Back in the Day . Your hosts discuss a difficult literary situation and its various movie and TV adaptations. Grant brings Phoebe and Her Unicorn . Mark avoids a vanity trap. Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

Mark has a weird music library situation. Your hosts talk driving audio. Grant has long-term follow up. Grant brings a Cornered comic, and it isn’t great. Your hosts have issues with college athletes and their mopeds. Mark brings Home and Away to talk distractions, purposeful or otherwise. Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

Mark slept in a haunted dog house, and is going on a road trip. There are only two good flavors. Mark brings a Green Humour comic, looking to discuss fish. After some hesitancy, your hosts move onto a broader discussion of animal tiers. Grant brings The Flying McCoys . He’s looking for some technology insight. Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

Hot pants, pockets, and fried rice. Dive into the world of tupperware and potential recording issues. Grant brings an Overboard comic. He’s curious about Mark’s relationship to scary things. It's not great. Mark brings Underpants and Overbites . Your hosts quickly brainstorm weird additions to their dream homes. Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

Mark surprises Grant with an old idea. Look forward to an impending fiasco this is sure to cause. Grant has some missing packages and tacky cabinet stops. Mark brings Nest Heads , leading to a rousing discussion on how your hosts prefer water. It may be bland, but it’s also important. Also, go watch Stuff Made Here . Grant brings Bleeker: The Rechargeable Dog . Mark provides some broad technical a...

Your hosts discuss Grant’s running habits and potential mythomania. Also, move-in stories? Grant brings Frazz . Although certainly not an expert, Mark gives his best backpack advice. Mark brings On a Claire Day . Do you like where you sit? Do you consider peeping toms and escape routes? Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

Your hosts swap stories of work and home, spurred on by Grant’s change of location. Mark brings Break of Day . Your hosts share some killer conversation starters. Get ready for your first date, or perhaps your first day of college. Grant brings JumpStart . Mark is loyal, and Grant had another bad experience. Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com .

Grant can’t remember what he’s watched lately, but eventually gets some prompting. Mark wants to watch more TV. But also kind of doesn’t. Mark and Grant also discuss poor employee performance. Grant brings The Argyle Sweater , and your hosts are confused about sympathy and empathy. This show is not sponsored by Goop . Mark brings a Lug Nuts comic. Grant wants a dog, and Mark is more creative. Send...

Mark is annoyed with the show’s hosting service. Grant is vague. Mark investigates Grant’s views on stress, and Grant investigates old dictionaries. Suddenly your hosts realize they’re running long. Mark brings a Four Eyes comic. After an accidental tangent, a grey area of gray is discussed. Also motorcycles. Grant brings Frazz . Mark messes up and hopes to live a life below the radar. Send feedba...

Mark had an excellent birthday, with festivities and fouls abound. Grant brings Frank and Ernest to talk mythology and the ever-changing truth (if such a thing even exists.) Mark is no aficionado. Mark brings Nothing is Not Something . Grant eats weird things. Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com .

Ah, the roar of fireworks cascading across the sky. That, my friend, is the sound of freedom. Mark brings The Other End and Grant absolutely nails it. Your hosts talk cereal mascots and other guerilla marketing tactics. Grant brings Lola for a short discussion of returns. Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com .

Your hosts catch up after a secret hiatus. There’s a visual revamp and a disagreement on branding. Fruit and birthdays are also discussed. Grant brings a Chuckle Bros comic. Are your hosts perfectionists? Are they beaten down by the corporate world? Mark brings Kliban’s Cats . Grant does not have an aptitude for art, but does have an amusing story. Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com.

Food habits are analyzed. Smoke alarms are investigated. Mark did stairs, kind of. Mark brings Messycow Comics to talk about nostalgic camping foods. Another food review episode may be in your future. Grant brings Barkeater Lake . Your hosts discuss “me time”. But not that kind. Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com .

Grant isn’t fully aware of all his senses, and desires input on a hair situation. Grant brings 9 Chickweed Lane , and boy is it esoteric. Your hosts discuss uncomfortable situations and learning new skills. Mark brings an In the Bleachers comic to focus on soccer ball aesthetics. Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com .

Karma. A reunion. Share in Mark’s joy during the intro. And also learn about disc golf. Mark brings Nothing is Not Something , and asks a question that sends your hosts far away from their intended topic. Movie contracts should be in the mail. Grant brings a Big Top comic. Mark enjoys magic. Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com .

Your hosts explore their living situations and whether they’re good neighbors. Grant has a lot to say about tolls (and Illinois). Grant brings Heart of the City for an extended discussion of language and grammar. Mark finds its maintenance a difficult problem, and Grant learns Esperanto. Mark apologizes for his misrepresentation of Esperanto. He was thinking of Lojban, but the overall point still...

A non-linear story of a disc golfing adventure starts off the show, followed by a brief discussion of weekend preferences. Mark brings Overboard to talk tools. Are general tools generally good? Are smartphones particularly useful for anything? Grant brings a Speed Bump comic to talk free things. Mark doesn’t like obligations. Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com .

Mark’s back in California, and had a bit of a first world problem on the way, while avoiding another. Grant learns a revelation about dirt. Grant brings Baldo . Mark has his own revelation about GoComics, and Grant is game. Grant can’t talk good, so Mark provides technical support. Mark brings a Robbie and Bobby comic to talk about hummingbirds. Your hosts disagree. Send feedback to comicalstart@g...

Your hosts start with a small in-memoriam. Mark (or maybe Grant) ruins it with an arguably dubious claim. They get back on the rails, and talk about Mr. Freeze. Mark brings an Eek! comic, setting a dangerous precedent of coming back to a potential topic. How does one appoint a room with art and decoration? Grant brings Marmaduke , and gets quite surprised that Mark has a legitimate history of sort...

Mark wants to talk cooking, but digresses on a necessary story. The world needs to know. Grant brings a Speed Bump comic, looking for insight on white shirts. Mark provides a musical revelation, then gets down to business. Grant was quite the fop. Mark brings Junk Drawer and a fight ensues about comical representations of dogs (or other animals). Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com .

After a quick skit about upset doctors, Mark gives a technical update. Then, the true point of the intro is reached. A potpourri follows. Mark brings a Liberty Meadows comic. A bit of conversation about Grant's reading occurs, until your hosts finally get to competition. Grant brings Drabble . Adults are really obnoxious. Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com .

Your hosts talk TV. Mark learned something about himself, and Grant has a show to recommend. Grant brings a Baldo comic, prompting a long conversation about pinatas. Mark makes some very confusing statements and wild jumps in logic, and Grant comes along for the ride. Mark brings Raising Duncan for a quick discussion of MadLibs. What a nostalgic ride. Send feedback to comicalstart@gmail.com .

Mark needs some physical therapy support from Grant. It's likely the most helpful interaction they've had in three years. There's a strong stance on teenage romance. Mark brings Back in the Day , hoping to bring Grant back to the whimsical days of balloons in their youth. It seems Grant doesn't have quite the same memories, but super soakers? Grant brings a Baldo comic. Mark ge...