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We're rating one of the biggest swords around on this week's show, along with another wooden sword, a weapon of Klingon legend, and more!

The rundown:

Chris' check and rec: Birthday, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S4

Matt's check and rec: Improvised Star Trek, Wordplay on iOS

Comics reviewed:

Queen in Black #1

Justice League: Knight Vision #1

What If: Spider-Man #1

Hickmania continues this week with Fantastic Four #601-604, which wraps up with a pretty raw moment and what sure feels like an ending to Hickman's run. But we're just getting started!

The rundown:

Chris' check and rec: Mental health/FirePro, Cross

Matt's check and rec: Improvised Star Trek, Deltarune

Comics reviewed:

Giant Robot Hellboy Returns #1

Godzilla Conquers the Multiverse #1

Dungeons & Dragons: Total Party Killers #1

On this week's show, Matt and Chris are rating even more swords, including a few of major mythic importance!

Show notes:

Yes, we meant Musashi when we were saying Masamune. We figure it out by the end!

Chris' check and rec: Steel Tango #3, The Sheep Detectives

Matt's check and rec: Playing Marvel Cosmic Invasion, X-Men '97 Season 2

Comics reviewed:

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #330

Supergirl #15

Absolute Catwoman #2

On this week's show, we're covering the super-sized, 100-page special where Fantastic Four returns during Hickman's run on the book! Not only are there some great guest artists, there might just be the best Johnny Storm story of all time.

The rundown:

Chris' check and rec: Attending the Exxxotica convention, They Will Kill You

Matt's check and rec: Finishing Mina the Hollower, Vince Staples' Cry Baby

Comics reviewed:

Marvel Swimsuit Special: Brand New Beach Day

Batman #11

Challenges of Doom: Mr. Fantastic

We're rating swords once again on this week's show, one of which Matt and Chris can't quite come to agreement on. Plus, a major top chopper and a serious bottom chopper!

The rundown:

Chris' check and rec: Fire Pro Wrestling World

Matt's check and rec: Host switching, Mina the Hollower

Comics reviewed:

Death Fight Forever #5

Captain America #12

Venom #259

We're diving back into the Jonathan Hickman run on FF, where we blow through the Black Bolt/Kree stuff as quickly as fast as we can so we can get to the good stuff. That includes our heroes walking through a door which is also a guy and Dr. Doom really Dooming out over getting set on fire!

Covering FF #6-11.

The rundown:

Chris' check and rec: Steel Tango #3, Marvel Cosmic Invasion

Matt's check and rec: Birthday, Obsession

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Comics reviewed:

Harley and Ivy #6

Batman #10

Fantastic Four #12

We're rating swords on the show once again this week, with two Power Rangers submissions, a whip-like sword from Soul Calibur, and much more!

The rundown:

Chris' check and rec: Westeros Runs on Duncan, Earth Defense Force 6

Matt's check and rec: Improvised Star Trek S2, Send Help

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Comics reviewed:

Venom #258

Absolute Green Arrow #1

Fantastic Four #11

We took some of your listener questions on this week's show, including inquiries about failsons in comics, Superman's boots, Yakuza, who AEW should honor with a women's tournament, and more!

The rundown:

Chris' check and rec: Sony's Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Dimension 20: City Council of Darkness

Matt's check and rec: Attending AEW Dynamite, Last one Laughing UK

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Comics reviewed:

Spectacular Spider-Man: Brand New Day #1

Barbara Gordon: Breakout #1

Absolute Batman #20

We're rating more swords on this week's show, including two different things that can be described as a "chainsword"! Plus: a Sailor Moon sword, a version of Excalibur, and a sword that requires a truck.

The rundown:

Chris' check and rec: TigerJohnson04's TikTok channel, Forza Horizon 5

Matt's check and rec: Going to Buc-ee's, Robyn's Sexistential

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Comics reviewed:

WrestleHeist #5

Death Fight Forever #3

Swamp Thing '89 #88

That's right, we're rating swords once again on this week's show, and one of them is made of lightning! We also rate a very cool D&D sword, a video game sword we love, and much more!

The rundown:

That Punch-Out prototype Matt was talking about!

Chris' check and rec: Scripting Steel Tango, Word Play

Matt's check and rec: Scheduling stuff, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

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Comics reviewed:

Fury of Firestorm #1

Mortal Thor #9

Romeo & Juliet & Godzilla #1

It's HickMania time once again, and one member of the Fantastic Four is doomed to die! We talk about how well Hickman and artist Steve Epting did at putting all four members in credible danger, and how well the death was ultimately handled!

Covering Fantastic Four #583-588.

The rundown:

Chris' check and rec: Dogs!, Dimension 20 on a Bus

Matt's check and rec: Asheville Improv Festival, Jeopardy YouTube Edition, Don't Hug Me I'm Scared

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Comics reviewed:

Superman/Spider-Man #1

Batman #8

Absolute Superman #18

It's time for more sword ratings on this week's show, including some from more anime we're not sure we should watch, X-Men comics, D&D, and real life itself.

The rundown:

The K-Bartana.

Chris' check and rec: New dog, Atomic Elbow #40

Matt's check and rec: Sick, home repairs, Resident Evil Requiem playthrough

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Comics reviewed:

The Flash #31

Absolute Wonder Woman #18

The Punisher #2

Dan Schkade returns to the show this week to talk about the Flash Gordon newspaper strip, the new Lavender Jack collection, Berserk, the downsides of talkin' trash, and much more!

The rundown:

If you hadn't heard about Pokemon Go and AI, here you go.

Chris' check and rec: Pokemon Legends Z-A DLC, Spinning Silver

Matt's check and rec: Resident Evil Requiem playthrough, Nirvanna the Band the Show

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Comics reviewed:

Batwoman #1

Marian Heretic #5

The Sentry #1

Longtime friend of the show, member of the crew even, J. Gonzo, joins us for the show once again this week to get really serious about what it means to be an artist in 2026! We get into feeling out of place among professionals, wanting to avoid being perceived as greedy, the speculator market, and a whole lot more!

The rundown:

Werner Herzog's letter about being an artist.

Chris' check and rec: The Pitt, Pokemon: Pokopia

Matt's check and rec: Stopping Lies of P, Gorillaz The Mountain and the video

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Comics reviewed:

DC x AEW #2

Tarot: Witch of the Black Rose #144

Usagi Yojimbo Kanto '84 #1

We're taking your listener questions on this week's show, including queries about character classes for our pets, superhero media music, the franchise with the best swords, and much more!

The rundown:

Chris' check and rec: Silksong is too hard, Starfleet Academy

Matt's check and rec: Medical debt advocate?, Lies of P

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Comics reviewed:

Batman #7

Amazing Spider-Man #23

DC K.O. #5

We're rating swords once again on this episode! At least one of them could be your friend, and they're all pretty toyetic. Well, with one key exception made by Hattori Hanzo.

The rundown:

Chris' check and rec: Hollow Knight: Silksong, If Books Could Kill

Matt's check and rec: Mounting stuff on the wall, Strip Law

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Comics reviewed:

Wrestle Heist #3

Amazing Spider-Man/Venom: Death Spiral #1

Punisher #1

We're very happy to welcome Geoffrey Golden of The Devastator back to the show this week to talk about his new game ALL-CARDS, which uses...every trading card! We actually play a bit of the game to get a flavor for it, while also talking about gum, making fake trading cards, Tarot using Tarot, and much more!

The rundown:

Back the ALL-CARDS Kickstarter!

Chris' check and rec: K-holes, Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined

Matt's check and rec: Lies of P, The Naked Gun (2025)

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Comics reveiwed:

Death Fight Forever #1

Muppets Noir #1

Absolute Batman #17