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Episode 101 - Friendship Is a Sword f/Rick Spears and Chuck BB Feb 20, 2012

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Throw up the horns, because this week we’re talking with writer Rick Spears and artist Chuck BB of Oni Press’ Black Metal graphic novels! Find out the soundtrack for creating the graphic novels, what kinds of rings a man should wear, why metal is best when you’re a kid, why music is such an influence on Rick’s work and the true story of Chuck’s meeting with Mystery! Plus, we team up with Hundo Clubber and third chair to answer a pair of listener questions…about metal!

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Episode 100 - Horsed to Death f/LBFA! Inc. Feb 13, 2012

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We’ve Marvelized ourselves! That’s right, we’ve gone back to our original episode numbering to celebrate our 100th episode, and we’ve invited our pals from LBFA Inc., Chris Haley, Curt Franklin and Eugene Ahn (a.k.a. Adam Warrock) to help us answer a metric ton of listener questions! And some special guests might just be dropping by! It’s a party!

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Vol. 2, Episode 29 - I'll Wrestle You, Al Milgrom f/Mike Quackenbush Jan 30, 2012

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Chikara Pro Wrestling founder, wrestler, podcaster and comics fan Mike Quackenbush joins us for this week’s show to talk about wrestling his hero, his least favorite artists, how he lucked into a lifelong love of comics, why The Falcon is great, a little team called The Champions and much more! Plus, against their better judgment, Chris and Matt yet again discuss the topic of Insane Clown Posse.

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Vol. 2, Episode 28 - Straight Clownin' f/Chris Roberson and Rich Ellis Jan 23, 2012

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Our old pal Chris Roberson drops by this week with artist Rich Ellis to talk about their new IDW series, Memorial! Hear about the difficulties and the fun of drawing crazy abstractions, what led the guys to create a modern-day fairy tale, the secret origin of Memorial and its connections to Doctor Who, an honest assessment of director and Visionary Genius™ Zack Snyder, and much more! Plus, we answer a listener question about the etiquette of artist sketch requests!

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Vol. 2, Episode 27 - My Mom Knows Who Ghost Rider Is f/Ben Jones Jan 16, 2012

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We’re back to our regular format this week with Ben Jones, director of some of the best episodes of Batman: The Brave and the Bold, and animator/storyboard artist on lots of stuff including The Iron Giant, Harvey Birdman and Teen Titans! We talk to him about how he got his start in animation, what it means to have a classic animation style, and, of course, that show with that Batman dude in it. Also: We welcome Hundo Club member James Meiers to chat with us and hear yet another wonderful reading from Thrasher magazine!

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Vol. 2, Episode 26 - The 75th Annual Flash Gordon Memorial Awards Jan 09, 2012

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Based on your suggestions, Chris and Matt are giving out awards for the best and worst of the year! Comics! Wrestling! Video games! Barbecue we ate! Self-indulgence! It’s all here! And remember: You asked for it!

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Vol. 2, Episode 25 - Christmas Curse of the Juggalo f/Matt Fraction and Adam Warrock Dec 19, 2011

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You’re just going to have to listen to this extra-sized episode, my ninjas. Merry Christmas! See you all in 2012.

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Vol. 2, Episode 24 - Be My Skateboarding f/Alex Segura Dec 12, 2011

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We finally welcome someone from Archie Comics onto the show this week, as we talk with Alex Segura, director of publicity and marketing for the publisher, and writer of “Archie Meets KISS!” We talk to Alex about how he managed to snag the elusive band, Archie’s distribution policies, his top Archie books of all time, how Archie ended up becoming such a progressive company, and much more! Plus, a reading from Chris’ favorite magazine!

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Vol. 2, Episode 23 - Batman and the Wolverines f/Chad Bowers and Josh Krach Dec 05, 2011

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It’s time for another roundtable comics discussion, this week with Chad Bowers of Monster Plus and Josh Krach of Troop Infinity! We continue to talk about the DC reboot with our picks for what new titles we’d like to see in the line (and, you know, write). Plus, we get into what Marvel’s recent turn of the axe on some not-even-published-yet books means for comics makers like us and get into the question of whether fans seeing sales numbers is bad for out-of-the-mainstream titles. Plus, we answer some quizzical listener mail!

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Vol. 2, Episode 22 - Bombastic, Circumspect, Driven and Drunk f/Ming Doyle Nov 21, 2011

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Ming Doyle, artist of The Loneliest Astronauts and a story in the upcoming Fantastic Four #600, enters the official War Rocket Ajax records as our guest this week! We discuss the end of TLA, her new Star Trek webcomic with Kevin Church, why Benjamin Sisko is the best, the gender-based reasons for why her art is so stylish, the meticulous labeling of her kitchen, and much more! Plus, Chris once again gives big up to one of his haters!

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