Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About Comics

The Milksops go over Mind MGMT #4! We learn about the origins (mostly) of Henry Lyme!  In Loose Screws we discuss the new trailer for the upcoming Spider-Man film Brand New Day. NOTE: Will's audio is a bit, shall we say, tinny? We did our best to rectify!  ------- Sop-scribe to support the show and for bonus episodes at  https://www.screwitpodcasts.com/ There's link to our free Discord there too!...

The Milksops go over Mind MGMT #3! The chase continues as Mera gets closer to learning about Henry Lyme!  In Loose Screws we discuss the book There Is No Antimemetics Division and the film Disclosure Day. ------- Sop-scribe to support the show and for bonus episodes at  https://www.screwitpodcasts.com/ There's link to our free Discord there too! Email us at  screwitcomics@gmail.com

The Milksops go over Mind MGMT #2!  And we catch up on email! That's all you need to know! What do you want from me? ------- Sop-scribe to support the show and for bonus episodes at  https://www.screwitpodcasts.com/ There's link to our free Discord there too! Email us at  screwitcomics@gmail.com

EPISODE 358 - We being our coverage of Matt Kindt's 2012 comic series Mind MGMT by going over issue one! We learn almost nothing about the secret agency that is recruiting psychics. But we get a lot of intriguing clues! In Loose Screws, we cover the comic Power Fantasy, the TV show Spider-Noir and the TV show The Boys! ------------ Sop-scribe to support the show and for bonus episodes at https://w...

EPISODE 357 - This week we are publishing an old "subscriber only" episode (sorry, that's SOPscriber only). This is from December 2024 when the Milksops did their first version of their "pull list" segments. This is where we review recent comics. Well, they were recent in December 2024.  Here are the comics we review in this episode: Absolute Batman 2 Amazing Spider-Man 61 GI Joe 1 I Heart Skull C...

EPISODE 356 - We finish up our season on Hellboy. Will and Kevin discuss the stories that take place after the ones we covered! Next season: Mind MGMT by Matt Kindt. Loose Screws include new show Widow's Bay on Apple TV. ---- Sop-scribe for bonus episodes and to support the show: screwitpodcasts.com email us at screwitcomics@gmail.com  

EPISODE 355: The Milksops re-watch the first Hellboy movie. It looks great, and is watchable but changes a lot from the comics - sometimes for better sometimes for worse. We get into it! ------------------- Email us at  screwitcomics@gmail.com Subscribe for bonus episodes and to support the show at screwitpodcasts.com

EPISODE 354: We learn more about Abe Sapien's former life as Langdon Everett Caul in BPRD Volume 7 - Garden of Souls! We also talk a ton about BPRD in general! We don't do Loose Screws, but we do talk a bunch about the services we use to read comics online! ------------------- Email us at  screwitcomics@gmail.com Subscribe for bonus episodes and to support the show at screwitpodcasts.com

EPISODE 353 - The Milksops continue their coverage of the Hellboy universe with their first big look at the spin-off series "B.P.R.D." We start with trade paper back volume 6, which is the arc called "The Universal Machine." "B.P.R.D." stands for Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense, which was Hellboy's employer until he quit at the end of his "Conqueror Worm" story. Now we see the gang witho...

EPISODE 352 - We go over what amounts to the end of Act I of Hellboy comics - Conqueror Worm. In this four issue story, Hellboy and Roger the Homonculous go up against a big 'ol Elder Monster who is hell bent on gobbling up the whole world! We've go Nazi heads in jars, a big steampunk ape, talking skeletons and of course a collapsing floor! This is a great one! ------------------- Email us at  scr...

EPISODE 351 - Totally regular hosts Kevin Hines and Jamie Wenger, who have always hosted this podcast, discuss the 1999 crossover series Batman/Hellboy/Starman!  For Loose Screws, Jamie discusses the movie Good Luck Have Fun Don't Die and Kevin discusses his son's surprising taste in video games and Simpsons episodes. For more crossover fun, listen to Marvel by the Month to hear totally regular ho...

EPISODE 350 - We go over the rest the collection The Right Hand of Doom, which includes:  The Right Hand of Doom Box Full of Evil In Loose Screws, we discuss the show Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (and also discuss Wonder Man ) and Kevin's new Spider-Man tattoo.  ------------------- Email us at  screwitcomics@gmail.com Subscribe for bonus episodes and to support the show at screwitpodcasts.com

EPISODE 349 - We go over the first half of the collection The Right Hand of Doom, which includes:  Pancakes The Nature of the Beast King Vold Heads Goodbye Mister Tod The Varcolac Plus we go over the results of this year's Instapush (we gained followers!!) andwe have an episode of our sub-podcast Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About War Games . In Loose Screws, we discuss the movies Hoppers and N...

EPISODE 348 - We continue our Hellboy season! The Milksops go over the second half of The Chained Coffin and Other Stories. Specifically we cover The Wolves Of St. August and Almost Colossus. So we've got both werewolves and an artifical man eventually named Roger. Joining us is writer/illustrator/Mike Mignola superfan Dave Baker! Dave has written and/or drawn a ton of cool stuff, including Mary T...

EPISODE 347 - We go over the first half of the Hellboy short story collection THE CHAINED COFFIN AND OTHER STORIES.  Specifically we discuss: The Corpse The Iron Shoes Baby Yaga A Christmas Underground The Chained Coffin Joining us are the hosts of "Aw, Crap: A Hellboy Podcast" - Mark David Christenson and Kait Thompson! ------------------- Don't forget to participate in the Official Screwit Insta...

EPISODE 346 - We go over the second Hellboy arc - WAKE THE DEVIL. Vampires, Nazi heads in a jar and a homunculous! For Loose Screws, Kevin posits that watching sports is just waiting for people to fail, and Will discusses J.M. DeMatteis' recent novel DARK FUTURE. ------------------- Don't forget to participate in the Official Screwit Instapush #screwitinstapush! Subscribe to support the show and f...

EPISODE 345 - We get into issue 4 of Seed of Destruction! First arc of Hellboy DONE! In Loose Screws, we discuss the new Marvel show WONDER MAN (spoiler free discussion) ------------------- Don't forget to participate in the Official Screwit Instapush #screwitinstapush! Subscribe to support the show and for bonus episodes at screwitpodcasts.com Email us at  screwitcomics@gmail.com

EPISODE 344 - We getinto issue 3 of Seed of Destruction! Spoiler: Hellboy punches some evil forces! Long exposition abounds! And the art looks incredible! In Loose Screws, Kevin discusses a YouTube deep dive on Keith Giffen and Will talks about the Beatles Book John and Paul: A Love Story in Songs! And we read some Listener Email! ------------------- Don't forget to participate in the Official Scr...

EPISODE 342 - We continue our look at Hellboy with Hellboy Issue #2! We meet Abe Sapien and Liz Sherman and some more big frog guys. In Loose Screws, Kevin talks about Dalgoda Comics from the 1980s! How did we miss this when we were kids, we wonder! ------------------- Don't forget to participate in the Official Screwit Instapush #screwitinstapush! Subscribe to support the show and for bonus episo...

EPISODE 342 - We begin a new season, this time going over Hellboy comics. We start at the beginning, with Hellboy issue 1, or the beginning of the "Seed of Destruction" arc.  Hellboy is the creation of writer/artist Mike Mignola, who had been a regular artist for Marvel and DC. Then he started Hellboy for Dark Horse Comics in 1994, and true to the publisher's name -- it was a surprise runaway hit!...

EPISODE 341 - Today we catch up on email. We've got lots of suggestions of what to cover on the podcast and lots of other stuff! And do we have Loose Screws? You betcha! Will talks about how Batman Bros are mad at him online, and Kevin discusses how he was unable to enjoy the Parker novel adaptation Play Dirty!

EPISODE 340 - We take a look at the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. It came out in 1990 and was a runaway smash hit.  Will is watching it for the first time. Kevin saw it when it came out, but maybe not since. How does it hold up? Listen and find out! No Loose Screws this week! Is that okay? ------------ Subscribe at screwitpodcasts.com to support the show and to get monthly bonus episod...

EPISODE 339 - We take a look at the show that brought huge fame for the Turtle -- the original Saturday morning TV show.  Although primarily made as a way to promote the new toy line, the creators of this TV show also wanted it to be good. So there was a lot of thought put into this show. They took a lot of visual designs from the comic, but simplified the story considerable. They added new charac...

EPISODE 338 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Dark Knight Returns style! We go over the 2020(ish) mini series The Last Ronin. This takes place in a bleak future version of our world, where only one turtle is still alive, and he is fighting to avenge his fallen brothers and father.  It was a hit story and mostly very well received by fans! There is a very clear influence from Frank Miller's mid-1980...

EPISODE 337 - We review the three issue arc "Return To New York" which was one of the last true Eastman/Laird TMNT stories ... ever? Sort of ever! It's a gritty violent story that almost feels like a defiant statement in contrast to the then-brand-new TMNT television cartoons which were coming out. We do like it, though it's missing some of the humor and humanity of the previous Eastman/Laird issu...