War Rocket Ajax

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

Time for more Hickmania on this week's show as we read through Fantastic Four #579-582! Reed is sick of his Science Club, so he starts a new one! Also, his dad shows up from the future in the past.

The rundown:

Chris' check and rec: Getting a new dog (Coffee Cup), Ball x Pit

Matt's check and rec: House of Leaves theories, Wonder Man

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Comics reviewed:

DC KO #4

Supergirl #10

Venom #254

Longtime friend of the show Kel McDonald is back this week to discuss their new Cities Between collection, Shards of Reflection, which is funding now on Kickstarter! Before we get to that, though, we talk a lot about what we're watching, good questions to ask that aren't "How are you?" and New England's love of Dunkin'. Plus a whole lot more!

The rundown:

Back Kel's Kickstarter for Shards of Reflection!

Chris' check and rec: January 2026, The Bright Sword

Matt's check and rec: Building a scooter, House of Leaves

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Comics reviewed:

DC x AEW #1

DC KO: Boss Battle #1

Batman #6

Benito joins Matt as guest host this week to talk to longtime friend of the show Jeremy Whitley! Jeremy's got a Zoop crowdfunding campaign for not one, but two new comics, Slay! and The Girlfriend Survives! We talk with him about what makes the two books similar, trying to break away from being typecast as a writer, creating a big mean bear monster, the Berserk influence, and much more!

The rundown:

Back Slay! and The Girlfriend Survives on Zoop!

Benito's check and recs: Ice hole, The Pitt, Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Send Help

Matt's check and rec: Reading more, Spinal Tap II

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Comics reviewed:

Wrestle Heist #2

Harley and Ivy: Life and Crimes #3

Absolute Batman #16

We're rating our first batch of swords for 2026 this episode, while also going back to one we tabled last year! And there's one submission we really have to work to decide if it's a sword or not.

The rundown:

Chris' checks and rec: Laid off and tear gassed, Absolum

Matt's check and red: Marlene's broken ankle/GoFundMe, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

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Comics reviewed:

Mortal Thor #6

Ultimate Endgame #1

DC K.O. #3

It's legitimately the 15th annual Gordie awards! You submitted the categories, we choose the winners! A bevy of big stars are in the audience at the Flash Gordon Memorial Auditorium for this super-sized look back at 2025!

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