Funnybooks and Firewater

Were still scratching out heads about this one.  It all started with our confusion about the title, and got worse from there.  This week were reading the surreal Manga parody, Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo.  Try getting your spell check not to freak out over that combination of letters. Next week its The Boys, a secret CIA group established to keep ill-behaved superhero in line. From the same writer as Preach...

Every 90 years the gods are reincarnated, and this time they are pop stars in England.  This wee we are discussing Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie’s The Wicked + The Divine. Next week, shit gets weird, as we read and discuss Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo. Something may have been lost in translation.  Find this, and all our other episodes on iTunes ,  Stitcher ,  GooglePlay,  and TuneIn

A cult of people wrongly accused by the media take their revenge on the press that did them wrong.  This week we are reading the debut comic of polarizing writer/artist Jonathan Hickman on the 10 year anniversary of its release. Next week were reading the Wicked + the Divine from Kieron Gillian and JamieMcKelvie.  A modern fantasy where the god are pop stars, but they only have a 2 year life span....

From one Halloween to the next, Batman is on a quest to catch the “Holliday” killer.  On this weeks episode, The Long Halloween, from the powerful combination of Jeph Loeb, and Tim Sale. Next week we get newsworthy when we discus The Nightly News, with words and art by Jonathan Hickman. Not only is it election time, its also the 10 year anniversary of this book.  I would like to claim we planned t...

With the Doctor Strange movie coming up, we dove into a Doctor Strange comic.  Doctor Strange: The Oath, a self contained story, with a good dose of back-story.  For an extra bonus, we were joined by our first guest bartender.  Rich from The Cellar Spirit Room in Fullerton created “The Elixir” a craft cocktail that ties in perfectly for this book.   Find this, and all our other episodes on iTunes...

All is not well in Riverdale.  The Zombie hoard, lead by Jughead is attacking the Halloween dance.  A horror spin on the classic Archie comics. Next week, in preparation of the next Marvel movie, were reading Doctor Strange: The Oath.  A stand alone adventure of Doctor Strange to give us all a taste for the character.

We let our ID run wild this week with Johnny the Homicidal Maniac.  Keep the wall red with fresh blood, and try not to listen to the voices in your head.   Next week all hell breaks loose in Riverdale when zombies attack Archie and the gang in Afterlife with Archie.

We begin our Halloween celebration.  For the month of October we’re focusing our attentions on the darker side of comics. This week we are discussing the Alaskan Vampire book 30 Days of Book.  A failed screen play, turned into a comic, then optioned for a movie.  Cause that’s how Hollywood works kids.   Next week we’re getting a dose of Goth culture commentary, with a side of gleeful vengeance whe...

Everyone has the capacity to be a super hero, assuming they are given super powers.  This week we find out what happens with ahooker is give super powers in the comic book satire, The Pro.  It’s funny, and very offensive.  You’ve been warned. Next week we start our halloween festivities with the Alaskan vampire comic, 30 Days of Night.  What happens when vampires take over a town where the sun doe...

The first book from the 2012 relaunch of the Valiant comics line.  This week we dig into XO Manowar.  Part Spartacus, part alien abduction story, with some Ironman sprinkled in.   Next week we find out what happens when a hooker gets super powers and joins a Justice League type group in the comic book parody: The Pro.

Were making love not war, and stoping time in the process.  This week we are reading Sex Criminals from Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky.  This is the first of the still running series from Image Comics. Next Week we dive into the Valiant Comic’s line, with there first title of their 2012 relaunch, XO Manowar.

Its time for some non-cannon fun with Dark Empire.  A star wars comic from Dark Horse.  Luke dabbles in the dark side, Leia becomes a Jedi, wackyness ensues. Next week we are taking on the modern book, Sex Criminals from Image comics.  Have fun looking that up on your computer at work.

“Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!”  The tables are turned on the Teen Titans in this weeks book “The Judas Contract” - Winner of the Comics Buyer’s Guide Fan Award for “Favorite Comic Book Story” of 1984. Next Week its Star Wars! Well, not so much anymore.  Although its no longer “cannon” were reading “Dark Empire” from Dark Horse Comics.  Luke goes to the dark side, Leia becomes a Jedi....

Its second tier hero madness with 1987s The X-Men vs. The Avengers.  With so much fighting, drama, and inaccurate international law, you’ll think its professional wrestling.   Todd was attempting to join us from the Nevada Desert.  Sadly it seems he was taken prisoner by robot overlords.  Hopefully a worm hole will open up next week to let him join us again. We are not sure what book we will be re...

Were taking out our first Manga this week with Death Note, written by Tsugumi Ohba and art by Takeshi Obata,.  An epic cat and mouse game between a brilliant teen who can easily kill just by writing down a name, and the detective determined to catch the killer.  Next week we are reading the X-Men Vs. The Avengers from 1987, written by Rodger Stern. 

Were back with another Batman book! Nearly every member of the rogue’s gallery gets involved in this week’s book: Hush, written by Jeph Loeb, with amazing art by Jim Lee.  Next we we are taking on our first Manga, the first book of Death Note.  

This week we enter the Demilitarized Zone, AKA the DMZ, AKA Manhattan.  The story takes us thru a war torn New York in the center of a second American Civil War. Vertigo presents DMZ, a tale from expertly written by Brian Wood with beautiful Art by Riccardo Burchielli. Next we are reading and discussing the classic Batman book, Hush.

In this weeks episode we discuss the first trade paperback of Jessica Jones.  If you were old school, and read it when it first came out like Q, you know it as Alias, if you only heard about it because of the Netflix show, it was released as Jessica Jones:Alias.  Either way, we read and discuss the book, share some cocktails, and discuss the soap opera that comics stories can be.  Join us next wee...

Matt Fraction brings us a new take on Clint Barton - aka the self-made hero Hawkeye. With ex-Young Avenger Kate Bishop by his side, this thriller spans the globe. The stylistic art from David Aja and Javier Pulido brings Matt Fractions globe trotting romp to life.  Join us next week when we discuss Jessica Jones: Alias Vol. 1 (or just Alias if you're OG like Q). Do us a solid and like us, and give...

This week we are discussing 2002 Wonder Woman: The Hiketeia. From Greg Rucka and J.G. Jones, this book would begin Rucka’s long run writing Wonder Woman.  We changed up the format a little this week.  In part one we do a spoiler free intro to the book, then in part two we step thru the plot of the book and explore this gem.  Let us know what you think of the format change on our website, or any of...

With beautiful art by Alex Ross, a script by Mark Waid this DC Elseworlds mini-series made a splash in 1996.  This week we are discussing Kingdom Come.  A futuristic story that deals with the conflict between the out of touch heroes we know, and a new group of dangerous vigilantes.

This week we stretch our feminist muscle with Bitch Planet.  We read the first collection of this current series by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Valentine De Landro.  It is both a feminist parody of exploitation films, specifically women in prison movies, and a great commentary on society.  Next week we are reading the event comic Kingdom Come from DC.

A cross of Star Wars and Game of Thrones, this week we discuss Saga, from Brian K. Vaughn, and Fiona Staples.  A space opera that tackles everything from war, to parenthood. Next week we are reading Bitch Planet.

This week we discuss the first trade of Locke and Key - Welcome to Lovecraft.  Sit down, create your own ghostly brew, and join us as we discuss Joe Hill, and Gabriel Rodriguez’s creepy story. Next week we will be discussing the first book of Brian K. Vaughn and Fiona Staples Saga series.  

Comrades! Its Episode 8, which according to Adam, makes us a real podcast now! In this episode we discus the 2003 prestige comic from DC Red Son.  Like most episodes there are quite a few tangents and rants. We discuss how Q stole his dads Russian vodka and snuck it into my sisters wedding. We argue over Russian Batman’s fashion choices, and why divorce in comic books is not allowed if it is incon...