The JLAcast

The boys are back for the epic conclusion to a more modest trilogy of episodes celebrating ‘Batman Deadpool’ – the crossover event no one asked for but which we’ll happily accept! Not least because it welcomes Morrison back to their favourite realm: the Morrison-verse. Continuity is dead. Long live continuity! Today’s reading: Batman Deadpool (September 2025) Enjoying the show? Get in touch at con...

Can anyone spell crossover?! There’s a good chance one of our headliners can’t! Yes indeed, Morrison’s back on Batman, but in the spirit of delayed gratification, we’re saving that cosmic caper for another day. Until then, please enjoy ‘Deadpool Batman’ – not to be mistaken for ‘Batman Deadpool’. Confused? Jon certainly was! Today’s reading: Deadpool Batman (September 2025) Enjoying the show? Get...

The eternal return! Jon and PJ are back for the much-lauded (and forever delayed) Episode 100! But where have our heroes been? What wonders have befallen them in this heroic hiatus? Find out in this catch-up episode – the first of what promises to be a very special trilogy. Enjoying the show? Get in touch at contact@bigpunchstudios.com Follow PJ ( @PJMontgomery ) and Jon ( @jonlockcomics ) on Twit...

Returning from their very own Crisis on Infinite Somethings, PJ and Jon dive back into Foreign Bodies, and have a fine old time in the process. Today’s reading: JLA: Foreign Bodies (August 1999) Enjoying the show? Get in touch at contact@bigpunchstudios.com Follow PJ ( @PJMontgomery ) and Jon ( @jonlockcomics ) on Twitter. Theme tune by Eliot Red . Cover art by Gavin Mitchell .

What's this? A snake-themed villain instigating a body-swap adventure for our heroes? Who knew a one-dimensional story could be so much fun… Today’s reading: JLA: Foreign Bodies (August 1999) Enjoying the show? Get in touch at contact@bigpunchstudios.com Follow PJ ( @PJMontgomery ) and Jon ( @jonlockcomics ) on Twitter. Theme tune by Eliot Red . Cover art by Gavin Mitchell .

With the moon falling and the stakes rising, the JLA and the Titans attempt a three-pronged attack to save Cyborg (and maybe save the world). Today’s reading: JLA/Titans: The Technis Imperative - Part 3 (February 1999) Enjoying the show? Get in touch at contact@bigpunchstudios.com Follow PJ ( @PJMontgomery ) and Jon ( @jonlockcomics ) on Twitter. Theme tune by Eliot Red . Cover art by Gavin Mitche...

What's that, folks? You've consumed all known Titans and you're still hungry for more? Well, brace yourself, because now the reservists are getting in on the action. More characters! More fighting! What more could you want? Today’s reading: JLA/Titans: The Technis Imperative - Part 2 (January 1999) Enjoying the show? Get in touch at contact@bigpunchstudios.com Follow PJ ( @PJMontgomery ) and Jon (...

Is Fringe the Nuklon of the Titans? Has that sentence ever been uttered in the history of humanity? Find out in part 1 of JLA/Titans: The Technis Imperative! Today’s reading: JLA/Titans: The Technis Imperative - Part 1 (December 1998) Enjoying the show? Get in touch at contact@bigpunchstudios.com Follow PJ ( @PJMontgomery ) and Jon ( @jonlockcomics ) on Twitter. Theme tune by Eliot Red . Cover art...

Picking up right where we left off (literally, mid-word), Young Justice return to battle Bedlam - the mastermind (or masterminds?) behind the World Without Grown-ups! Today’s reading: JLA: World Without Grown-Ups - Part 2 (September 1998) Enjoying the show? Get in touch at contact@bigpunchstudios.com Follow PJ ( @PJMontgomery ) and Jon ( @jonlockcomics ) on Twitter. Theme tune by Eliot Red . Cover...

A world without grown-ups? How about a world without sickness!? Yes, PJ and Jon are back (illness be damned) to talk about what may or may not be a Morrison story… Today’s reading: JLA: World Without Grown-Ups - Part 1 (August 1998) Enjoying the show? Get in touch at contact@bigpunchstudios.com Follow PJ ( @PJMontgomery ) and Jon ( @jonlockcomics ) on Twitter. Theme tune by Eliot Red . Cover art b...

Hi folks! Sadly, illness has reared its ugly head once more, so there’s no new episode this week. Hoping to get back on the JLA train again soon. Thanks for your patience and apologies for the disruption! Enjoying the show? Get in touch at contact@bigpunchstudios.com Follow PJ ( @PJMontgomery ) and Jon ( @jonlockcomics ) on Twitter. Theme tune by Eliot Red . Cover art by Gavin Mitchell .

They said it couldn't be done but Jon and PJ have finally proved the haters wrong by completing JLA Classified! Technical and life issues be damned! Today’s reading: JLA Classified - Issue 3 (March 2005) Enjoying the show? Get in touch at contact@bigpunchstudios.com Follow PJ ( @PJMontgomery ) and Jon ( @jonlockcomics ) on Twitter. Theme tune by Eliot Red . Cover art by Gavin Mitchell .

Hi folks! No episode this week due to illness, but we’ll be back soon. Apologies for the interruption to your JLAcast action! Enjoying the show? Get in touch at contact@bigpunchstudios.com Follow PJ ( @PJMontgomery ) and Jon ( @jonlockcomics ) on Twitter. Theme tune by Eliot Red . Cover art by Gavin Mitchell .

Batman kicks an ape in the face. All else is superfluous. It's Part 2 of the triumphant return of the Ultramarine Corps, and Jon and PJ are having a great time… Today’s reading: JLA Classified - Issue 2 (February 2005) Enjoying the show? Get in touch at contact@bigpunchstudios.com Follow PJ ( @PJMontgomery ) and Jon ( @jonlockcomics ) on Twitter. Theme tune by Eliot Red . Cover art by Gavin Mitche...

Having conquered their technical demons, PJ and Jon are back in style - just like Morrison themselves, returning to the series they made great! Praise Grodd! Today’s reading: JLA Classified - Issue 1 (January 2005) Enjoying the show? Get in touch at contact@bigpunchstudios.com Follow PJ ( @PJMontgomery ) and Jon ( @jonlockcomics ) on Twitter. Theme tune by Eliot Red . Cover art by Gavin Mitchell .

Morrison returns to the series they made great, and PJ and Jon couldn't be more excited. A shame then that technical issues decide to rain on our parade… Today’s reading: JLA Classified - Issue 1 (January 2005) Enjoying the show? Get in touch at contact@bigpunchstudios.com Follow PJ ( @PJMontgomery ) and Jon ( @jonlockcomics ) on Twitter. Theme tune by Eliot Red . Cover art by Gavin Mitchell .

The exciting conclusion of Year One! Can our heroes defeat the Appellaxian threat and unite the world? I mean, probably. Black Condor and the Sea Devils are here… Today’s reading: JLA: Year One - Issue 12 (December 1998) Enjoying the show? Get in touch at contact@bigpunchstudios.com Follow PJ ( @PJMontgomery ) and Jon ( @jonlockcomics ) on Twitter. Theme tune by Eliot Red . Cover art by Gavin Mitc...

Another day, another errant conversation about Marvel's Heroes Reborn leads us into the penultimate episode of Year One - and more heroes than you can shake a stick at. Today’s reading: JLA: Year One - Issue 11 (November 1998) Enjoying the show? Get in touch at contact@bigpunchstudios.com Follow PJ ( @PJMontgomery ) and Jon ( @jonlockcomics ) on Twitter. Theme tune by Eliot Red . Cover art by Gavi...

Is J'onn really who he claims to be? Is anyone!? Can the League put aside their trust issues to save the world from Locus? You bet they can! Today’s reading: JLA: Year One - Issue 10 (October 1998) Enjoying the show? Get in touch at contact@bigpunchstudios.com Follow PJ ( @PJMontgomery ) and Jon ( @jonlockcomics ) on Twitter. Theme tune by Eliot Red . Cover art by Gavin Mitchell .

Black Canary doesn't trust Flash, nobody trusts J'onn, and Green Lantern something still thinks he's in charge. Looks like a job for the Justice League! Today’s reading: JLA: Year One - Issue 9 (September 1998) Enjoying the show? Get in touch at contact@bigpunchstudios.com Follow PJ ( @PJMontgomery ) and Jon ( @jonlockcomics ) on Twitter. Theme tune by Eliot Red . Cover art by Gavin Mitchell .

RECAP: PJ and Jon finally return to the main series for a standalone issue that can stand among the greats (a couple of VERY dated jokes notwithstanding...) Today’s re-reading: Today’s reading: JLA Issue 5 (May 1997) Enjoying the show? Get in touch at contact@bigpunchstudios.com Follow PJ ( @PJMontgomery ) and Jon ( @jonlockcomics ) on Twitter. Theme tune by Eliot Red . Cover art by Gavin Mitchell...

For a podcast that's ostensibly about the JLA, we do spend a lot of time talking about Marvel's Heroes Reborn. Anyhow, big stuff is happening for our heroes. It's very good. Today’s reading: JLA: Year One - Issue 8 (August 1998) Enjoying the show? Get in touch at contact@bigpunchstudios.com Follow PJ ( @PJMontgomery ) and Jon ( @jonlockcomics ) on Twitter. Theme tune by Eliot Red . Cover art by Ga...

All good JLA adventures begin with a visit to a fancy gentlemen's club and end with a Superman cameo. It's a lot like Shakespeare in that regard… Today’s reading: JLA: Year One - Issue 7 (July 1998) Enjoying the show? Get in touch at contact@bigpunchstudios.com Follow PJ ( @PJMontgomery ) and Jon ( @jonlockcomics ) on Twitter. Theme tune by Eliot Red . Cover art by Gavin Mitchell .

It's the concluding chapter of our delightful Doom Patrol crossover - now featuring more references to the infant universe of Qwewq than is possibly healthy! Today’s reading: JLA: Year One - Issue 6 (June 1998) Enjoying the show? Get in touch at contact@bigpunchstudios.com Follow PJ ( @PJMontgomery ) and Jon ( @jonlockcomics ) on Twitter. Theme tune by Eliot Red . Cover art by Gavin Mitchell .

The Venn diagram of Jon's life is finally complete! Thank the DC gods for this wonderful crossover between the JLA and Doom Patrol, rich with Morrison energy. Today’s reading: JLA: Year One - Issue 5 (May 1998) Enjoying the show? Get in touch at contact@bigpunchstudios.com Follow PJ ( @PJMontgomery ) and Jon ( @jonlockcomics ) on Twitter. Theme tune by Eliot Red . Cover art by Gavin Mitchell .