The Two-Headed Nerd Comicast

The Breaking of the Batman! THE WAIT IS OVER! The Slack Issues Super Crew (Joe “Mr. Mick” Mickeliunas, Hugo Tvrdik, and Hugo’s Dad Jon Tvrdik) have been reborn as the Knight Knerds. Their first order of business: tackle the first half BATMAN KNIGHTFALL, the storyline that introduced Bane and broke the Bat. The THN 2024 […] The post Slack Issues 2024 Thanksgiving Special: Ba...

The Real American Heroes RETURN! In this week’s episode: our New Comics Review Show returns! Featuring the debut of Absolute Superman, the LONG-awaited launch of Skybound’s G.I. Joe reboot, Caitlin Yarsky’s amazing new supernatural thriller, Spidey getting killed in shiny new duds, and MORE! After that, we reveal our must-read new comic picks for next […] The post Absolute...

Are you Powerman 5000? Cuz this is what it’s like WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE! In this episode: we look at the superhero crossover comics that led to the Amalgam Universe (as seen in our LAST Back Issue Show)! Superman and Spider-Man, Batman and Judge Dredd, Green Lantern and Silver Surfer…and MORE! Each back issue comics review […] The post Superhero Crossover Classics! Back Issue Comic...

Godzilla Vs. Gatsby: The Throwdown of the Century! In this week’s episode: our New Comics Review Show returns! Featuring the debut of Absolute Wonder Woman, Tom Taylor and Mikel Janin’s debut on Detective Comics, Godzilla Vs. The Great Gatsby (seriously!) and MORE! After that, we reveal our must-read new comic picks for next week in […] The post Detective Comics, Absolute Wonder...

Get ready to be AMAGLAMMED! In this episode: Joe’s fondest wish is finally realized when the Cosmic Longbox forces us to review the entire* first year of AMALGAM COMICS! Each back issue comics review ends with a rating from THN’s “Buy It,” “Skim It,” or “Leave It” system, which we tried to combine into amalgam, […] The post Amalgam Comics Year...

Absolute Batman is an absolute UNIT! In this week’s episode: our New Comics Review Show returns! Featuring the DC All-In and the birth of the Absolute Universe, Declan Shalvey’s new take on the Terminator, Storm’s long overdue graduation to solo status and MORE! After that, we reveal our must-read new comic picks for next week […] The post DC All-In, Absolute Batman, Storm,...

Oswald Cobblepot…this is your life! In this episode: we try to capitalize on the SEO boost of HBO’s new hit series The Penguin, by taking a look at the character’s evolution over the past 80 years! Each back issue comics review ends with a rating from THN’s “Buy It,” “Skim It,” or “Leave It” system, […] The post The Life & Time...

The jackets are BACK, baby!!! In this week’s episode: our New Comics Review Show returns! Featuring the return of classic avenging action in Steve Orlando and Cory Smith’s Avengers Assemble, gut-punching science fantasy from Daniel Warren Johnson and Riley Rossmo, time travel hijinx from Chip Zdarsky, David Brothers, and Marcus To, speculative fiction murder mystery […] The post...

It’s the THN 2024 Labor Day Special! In this week’s episode: We’re proud to welcome Valiant Comics guest expert Doctor Mister Carl Smith to the Ziggurat to celebrate our fellow workers with the THN 2024 Labor Day Special, featuring our advance review of Resurgence of the Valiant Universe #1! Can Valiant and Alien Books turn […] The post THN 2024 Labor Day Special: Resurgenc...

No dinosaurs were harmed in the recording of this podcast! In this week’s episode: our New Comics Review Show returns! Featuring a legitimately terrifying tale of Aliens Vs. Avengers, the totally “true” story of how Popeye lost his eye, red banded Wolverine dino-dicing action, the return of Jenny Sparks and MORE! After that, we reveal […] The post Aliens Vs. Avengers, Wolve...

What happens when a good Tony Stark goes bad?! In this episode: we try to make sense of the RDJ-to-Doctor Doom pipeline by reviewing eight comics that examine what happens when Tony Stark turns evil (or evil-adjacent, or is actually a weird cosmic octopus doppleganger…you get it)! Each back issue comics review ends with a […] The post When Tony Stark Turns Evil! Back Issue Comics Revie...

The first must-read X-Titles of the From the Ashes Era! In this week’s episode: our New Comics Review Show returns! Featuring the first must-read X-Titles of the From the Ashes Era, a nuclear war allegory from Kieron Gillen and Casper Wijngaard, the bittersweet ending of Rainbow Rowell’s Sensational She-Hulk and MORE! After that, we reveal […] The post Uncanny X-Men, X-Factor, Ra...

OOPS…All Lobos! In this episode: It’s another Back Issue Comics Review Show, and this time the Cosmic Longbox goes into TL/DR mode as we review the recently-completed Superman: House of Brainiac event! When it’s all over but the crying, we’ll christen the event with a rating from THN’s “Buy It,” “Skim It,” or “Leave It” […] Th...

Jason Aaron in a half-shell??? In this week’s episode: our New Comics Review Show returns! Featuring Jason Aaron’s big Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles AND Namor relaunches, Gerard Way’s Paranoid Gardens, Flash Gordon’s Mad Cave debut and MORE! After that, we reveal our must-read new comic picks for next week in the THN Sanctum Sanctorum. And […] The post Teenage Mutant N...

Who the hell is DEATHLOK?! In this episode: It’s another Back Issue Comics Review Show, and this time the Cosmic Longbox is saying “Happy 50th Birthday, Deathlok!” We take a look at Deathlok’s many incarnations over the years, and are pleasantly surprised for the most part! Each back issue comics review ends with a rating […] The post Happy 50th Birthday, Deathlok! Ba...

The X-Men rise from the ashes of Krakoa! In this week’s episode: our New Comics Review Show returns! Featuring the rise of the X-Men from the ashes of the Krakoan Age, Amanda Waller’s assault on the heroes of the DC Universe, a surprising look at what could have been if you bloodthirsty maniacs had voted […] The post X-Men From the Ashes, Absolute Power, Death in the Family &#821...

It’s the THN 2024 Independence Day Special! In this week’s episode: We take a break from reviews to celebrate July 4th with the THN 2024 Independence Day Special: Our Top Five $#!%IEST Patriots! These are dudes that exemplify the WORST that America has to offer. It’s more fun than it sounds, we swear. Enjoy!   […] The post THN 2024 Independence Day Special: Top Five $#...

No Springfield is safe!!! In this episode: The Cosmic Longbox returns for another Back Issue Comics Review Show, and this time we’re taking a deep dive into the best (and WORST) of Destro in honor of his newly released solo series! Each back issue comics review ends with a rating from THN’s “Buy It,” “Skim […] The post GI Joe: The Best of Destro! Back Issue Comi...

RIP Krakoa, you weird-ass X-Periment! In this week’s episode: our New Comics Review Show returns! Featuring the deadliest redhead in the Energon Universe, the end of the X-Men’s Krakoan Age, the return of Batman: Gotham By Gaslight, and MORE! After that, we reveal our must-read new comic picks for next week in the THN Sanctum […] The post X-Men #700, Scarlett, Batman Gotham By Ga...

Cobra-La?! More like Cobra-NAH! In this week’s episode: our New Comics Review Show returns! Featuring Cobra’s introduction to the Energon Universe, a very DARK white boat, 80s skater culture, adorable raccoon exorcists, and MORE! After that, we reveal our must-read new comic picks for next week in the THN Sanctum Sanctorum. And finally, you’ll get […] The post Cobra Command...

Once more into the whale’s butt we go! In this episode: We fulfill the prophecy foretold in the Ancient of Days (two weeks ago) with the finale of our Slack Issues review of Marvel’s Rise of the Midnight Sons! Each back issue comics review ends with a rating from THN’s “Buy It,” “Skim It,” or […] The post Ghost Rider: Rise of the Midnight Sons Part T...

These boots were made for MURDER! In this week’s episode: our New Comics Review Show returns! Featuring a Bat-Family fairy tale, a supernatural revenge Western, a violent focus on crocodile skin boots, Galactus versus the entire Marvel Universe, and MORE! After that, we reveal our must-read new comic picks for next week in the THN […] The post The Boy Wonder, Ain’t No Grave, DOOM &#038...

1990s comics fans were Morbing before Morbing was cool! In this episode: We push the boundaries of what makes a story “classic” by taking a deep dive into the crossover that defined Marvel’s supernatural characters for decades to come…RISE OF THE MIDNIGHT SONS! There’s Ghost Riding, there’s Morbing, there’s…whatever the Caretaker is up to… This...

Thor got his what ripped off now? In this week’s episode: our New Comics Review Show returns! Featuring ghosts that might not be ghosts(?), a potty-mouthed Nick Fury, the seedy underbelly of 80s independent comics, Marvel’s biggest heroes suffering GRIEVOUS bodily harm, and MORE! After that, we reveal our must-read new comic picks for next […] The post Blood Hunt, Get Fury, Spect...

Bend over and kiss your butts goodbye…THE COMING OF GALATUS IS NIGH! In this episode: Joe’s secret shame is revealed…He’s never read the classic Fantastic Four epic The Coming of Galactus by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby…UNTIL NOW! Each back issue comics review ends with a rating from THN’s “Buy It,” “Skim It,” or “Leave […] The pos...