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Chris has returned and he's just in time to talk with returning guest Arthur Wyatt, writer of a series of comics continuing the story of the Dredd movie, the latest of which is called Dust. We talk with Arthur about the differences between movie Dredd and regular comics Judge Dredd, the appeal of the Cursed Earth, whether the Dark Judges would fit into the movie universe, kids comics he enjoys and...

Aren't you all glad it's still April? To celebrate it still being April, here's our monthly special in which we add stories to our ever-expanding list of comic book stories, ranked from best to worst! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris has returned from vacation, so we're taking the opportunity to fill out our Panel President list with a whole bunch of new entries this week! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Sims is taking the week off, so Matt's answering your listener questions with two of the show's most popular guests and oldest friends: Chris Haley and Curt Franklin! We revisit the old topics like bags of salt, and take on some new ones, including Captain America and Superman's dining preferences, tweets on our tombstones and Prince memories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon...

Episode 300 is here, and to celebrate, we're welcoming Scott Snyder back to the show for the first time in like, six years! In that time, a good many things have happened, including Scott writing a whole heck of a lot of issues of Batman. So we talk with him about Batman a lot, including the new All-Star Batman series he's working on with a murderer's row of arists. Plus, we get into discussing hi...

We're knocking out some Panel President lists by ranking some characters this week! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robert Wilson IV and Christopher Sebela, the artist and writer of Oni Press' new series Heartthrob, join us for this week's show! We talk about researching heart transplants, portraying unreality, Art Bell, the allure of the 1970s, Pinterest, nicknames, romance stories and much more! Plus, Chris and Matt answer a few of your listener questions! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/...

Just under the wire, Matt and Chris are back ranking stories for two full hours! Including two Jim Starlin/Jim Aparo Batman stories and a story managing to crack the top 10! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ohhhh! Oh-oooohh! It's Wrestlemania! Just like that! Just like that! Pump it up! Pump it up! That's right, folks! We're back with our annual Wrestlemania special and to talk about this year's Wrestlemania Dallas Cowboys Star, we've got Megan Nielsen and Elle Collins of the Hard Times Podcast to offer up lots of insights. We've got predictions for every match, lots of unflattering discussion of Flo...

We're delighted to welcome none other than Gerry Conway, co-creator of The Punisher, Firestorm, Jason Todd and many others; writer of Spider-Man, Justice League, numerous TV episodes, Fantastic Four, the list goes on. Currently, he's working on Carnage for Marvel and the Legends of Tomorrow anthology at DC, so we take the opportunity to talk to him about Firestorm, seeing characters he co-created...

Steve Lieber, artist of Superior Foes of Spider-Man and the new Image Comics series The Fix (among many other great comics), is on the show this week to talk about doing physical comedy in comics, vices, creating scoundrels, the coolest panel tricks, the comic that turned him into a creator, collaborating with writers and much more. Plus, we take two listener questions, one of which Matt initially...

Matt and Chris are blasting through some more listener-submitted lists to rank the best comic characters! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The co-writers of the new Heavy Metal miniseries The Doorman, Eliot Rahal and Daniel Kibblesmith, drop by this week to chat about sci-fi influences, Heavy Metal (the movie), telling stories through action, background jokes, New Jack Swing, doing comedy in comics art and much more! Plus, we take a couple listener questions that ask us to do one of our favorite things: rank stuff! Learn more about y...

We're back with two more hours of ranking the comic book stories you suggest! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

James D'Amato and Kat Kuhl host the Campaign podcast, an "actual play" podcast in which they and some improviser friends play Star Wars: Edge of the Empire. We talk to them about mixing podcasting and games, the best gaming systems, improv, character creation, Star Wars continuity changes, building a fan base and much more! Plus, we add a new set of characters to the Panel President list! Learn mo...

Chris is out sick, so Matt welcomes guest host Elle Collins of the Into It and Hard Times podcasts to come and and help interview Andrew Wheeler, editor-in-chief of ComicsAlliance and writer of the new Oni Press series Another Castle! We talk with him about video game tropes, cutting out the prince, comics genres, princesses, what makes something a fantasy story, "mature" comics, and much more! Pl...

Veronica Fish, the artist of Archie, comes by for this week's show to talk about reading The Dreamer, Easter eggs in her art, getting her Jack Kirby style just right, Jack Staff, why Reggie is misunderstood, and so much more! Plus, we take a few of your listener questions! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our new segment for 2016, Panel President, has proven so popular that we're devoting our interview segment to getting through a few lists this week! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back and adding more entries to our list of Every Story Ever in 2016! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ramon Villalobos, Gordie award winner and artist of Secret Wars: E is for Extinction, joins us this week! We talk with him about the importance of footwear, getting inspiration from DJ Khaled, his parents' dogs, self-reinvention, Frank Quitely, the Royal Rumble and so much more! Plus, we take a handful of listener questions! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our old friend Kyle Starks, writer and artist of Image Comics' Sexcastle, has returned to War Rocket Ajax on the heels of the big news that Fox has acquired the rights to the book for a possible film! We talk about fancasting, writing amazing dialogue, getting a book optioned, the Kyle Starks Shared Universe, basketball, '80s action stars and so much more! Plus, Chris and Matt kick off a brand new...

It's the first War Rocket Ajax of the year! That means it's time for Chris and Matt to hand out a whole bunch of awards in categories selected by you, the listeners! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy new year, everyone! Ring it in with us ranking comic books for two hours! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As promised, here’s the annual gift exchange between Matt and Chris! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt Fraction returns for our annual Christmas episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices