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Episode 483 - Research Archery f/Matthew Rosenberg Jan 27, 2020

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We couldn't be more pleased to welcome Matthew Rosenberg, writer of 4 Kids Walk Into a Bank, The Punisher, Uncanny X-Men and the current Hawkeye: Freefall to the show! We talk about bringing together various versions of Hawkeye, The Hood, Mark Gruenwald comics, Clint as the everyman, researching stories, and a whole lot more! Plus, Matt and Chris answer a question about one of our favorite topics: Utility supervillains!

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Comics Catch-Up 13: Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt (2019) Jan 22, 2020

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We had both already read some of it, but this month, we caught up on all five issues of the Kieron Gillen/Caspar Wijngaard Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt series! It's about formalism, and is really comics scholarship in the form of a comics story. So we talk about that!

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Episode 482 - Personal Stories About Fighting Robots f/Mark O. Stack Jan 20, 2020

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Independent comics writer Mark O. Stack joins us this week to talk about the Weekend Warrior anthology he funded on Kickstarter, as well as an offshoot Weekend Warrior Presents series he's starting! We discuss the realities of Kickstarter, self-publishing, money in comics and a whole lot more! It gets real. Plus, the first-ever This or That segment, about street toughs.

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Episode 481 - GORDIES X-7 Jan 13, 2020

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It's our annual awards show, on the grandest stage of them all! Listeners submit the categories, and everything from 2019 battles it out for the title!

Plus, it's our first episode on the Greenlit Podcast Network! The showcase of the immortals!

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Every Story Ever Special: December 2019 Jan 04, 2020

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It sure is still 2019! And we're ranking as many comic stories as we can in two hours to close out the decade.

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Episode 480 - Next Year in Arizona (2019 Christmas Special) Dec 23, 2019

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As is tradition, Matt Fraction joins us for our annual Christmas special, and this year, we're reviewing the new Rob Halford Christmas album, Celestial, track by track! Plus we inadvertently learn a lot about the upcoming film Keep Hope Alive.

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Episode 479 - The Panel President Farewell Address Dec 16, 2019

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After four years in office, Panel President's term has come to an end. We take all the lists we can as we wrap up the segment this week!

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Comics Catch-Up 12: Judge Dredd and Hellboy Christmas Dec 13, 2019

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We read two Christmas stories featuring two of our favorite characters for Catch-Up this month. Did we feel the spirit of the holiday in these stories? Listen and find out!

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Episode 478 - Forgot the Tar f/Gene Luen Yang Dec 09, 2019

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The writer of Superman Smashes the Klan, Gene Luen Yang, joins us for the show this week to talk about adapting a radio serial to comics, what drew him to the story, all the different versions of Superman he's written, making a story set in the '40s relevant to today, what type of bender he'd be and a lot more! Plus, Matt and Chris take a question about one of their faves: G.I. Joe!

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Every Story Ever Special: November 2019 Nov 30, 2019

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It's time to give thanks, shop and rank some comic books!

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