Chris was away at Comic-Con International last week, but we made up for it by welcoming Adam Warrock, a.k.a. Eugene Ahn, back to War Rocket Ajax for a triumphant return! Euge talks about his recent adventures as a performer at Nerdapalooza, his upcoming Firefly mixtape, the effects of Nos energy drink on the body, the new Amazing Spider-Man trailer and music, music, music. Plus, Chris calls in for a report direct from San Diego!

The Rundown

• Check out AdamWarrock.com, where you can find just about all of Euge’s music, and follow him on Twitter!
• The announcement came after we recorded, so we didn’t get to talk about it on the show, but it’s big news that Adam Warrock is opening for MC Chris this fall!
• Euge made us a nice new theme song not long after we recorded the episode! Thanks, Euge!
• Here’s Funkmaster Flex taking 22 minutes to debut a three-minute song.
  
• As it turned out, Matt got tickets to see Black Star and Euge didn’t. They were pretty expensive.
• Our favorite one-hit wonders from the ’90s! Ini Kamoze! Toadies! Superdrag! Skee-lo! Aqua!
• Last year’s Comic-Con episode.
• Wugazi. Go download it.
• Euge’s checks and recs: Nerdapalooza, Lady Gaga on Howard Stern
• Matt’s checks and recs: Pitchfork Festival, Spotify
• Music used: Adam Warrock, “History”

Comics Talked About:

• Our Love is Real
• Gates of Gotham #3
• Daredevil #1

Shameless Self Promotion:

• The @FakeAPStylebook book, Write More Good, is still available to buy right here!
• Check out Sims at The ISB, Comics Alliance, his webcomic Awesome Hospital, as well as the complete Solomon Stone at ActionAgeComics.
• Check out Matt’s Fake e-Etiquette Twitter feed, his Tumblr and the ISS.
• Check out all Euge’s music at AdamWarRock.com.
• Check out Max Huffman on Twitter, or at his site.
• Check out Rusty Shackles on Twitter, or at his site.

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Name a pivotal comics character, and there’s a good chance Mark Waid has written one of that character’s defining runs. We were lucky enough to chat with him this week about lots of the stuff he’s worked on: Fantastic Four, The Flash, Impulse, Ruse, Empire, Legion of Superheroes, Kingdom Come, Spider-Man, his upcoming Daredevil run and more, and we barely get to scratch the surface. Plus, Mark and Chris get embroiled in an intense debate over Superboy! On top of all that, we answer some of your listener mail!

The Rundown

• Mark’s on Twitter. Follow him!
• Here’s Chris’ Superboy/Lex Luthor piece, the one that Mark had to dispute.
  
• It wouldn’t be a WRA discussion of Superman if we didn’t bring up Miracle Monday.
• If you’re like Chris and Matt, and have not found time to watch Californication, it’s on Netflix. Unfortunately, not to stream.
• Jim Ross’ barbecue sauce. DC aprons.
• Matt has long been a Punch-Out commentator. Here’s an old ISS piece about the NES one.
• Chris’ checks and recs: Coffee, Comic-Con, Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
• Matt’s checks and recs: Return of the ISS, Dungeon Family’s “Even in Darkness”
• Music used: Goodie Mob, “Black Ice”

Comics Talked About:

• X-Men: Schism #1
• Uncle Scrooge
• The Red Wing #1

Shameless Self Promotion:

• The @FakeAPStylebook book, Write More Good, is still available to buy right here!
• Check out Sims at The ISB, Comics Alliance, his webcomic Awesome Hospital, as well as the complete Solomon Stone at ActionAgeComics.
• Check out Matt’s Fake e-Etiquette Twitter feed, his Tumblr and his blog.
• Check out all Euge’s music at AdamWarRock.com.
• Check out Max Huffman on Twitter, or at his site.
• Check out Rusty Shackles on Twitter, or at his site.

Please leave us a review on iTunes if you have the time! Also, remember to send in your listener questions to warrocketpodcast_at_gmail.com!

In this week’s episode, we’re delighted to welcome illustrator, designer and former Venture Bros. colorist Carly Monardo! She’s kind enough to talk to us about the creation of Strong Female Characters, the craziest things she had to color for Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer, the sad decline of video stores, her dog, pants in superhero costumes, and much more! Plus, as you may guess, we have an extended Big Ups to All My Haters segment about a small, independent movie Chris went to see last week.

The Rundown

• Check out Carly’s blog, Tumblr and Twitter!
• Here’s Carly’s blog post that shows the posters that inspired her to draw this Dr. McNinja collected edition cover. For fun, here’s the MST3K cover for The First Spaceship on Venus.
• If you’re interested in the work of Gipi, the Italian comic the artist Carly mentioned, here’s his profile.
• The Shame, Shame, Shame segment about Carly and husband Christopher Hastings’ near-fleecing by the operators of a cutest dog competition. We’re glad Commissioner James Gordon got his due pay.
• The Daily Show piece with the rainbow motorcycle.
• In case you missed it, here’s Chris’ Transformers 3 review.
• Decide for yourself! The Rob Bricken WRA episode.
• Chris’ checks and recs: Getting a Nielsen box, Miles Edgeworth: Ace Attorney
• Matt’s checks and recs: The Supervillain Handbook coming this spring, Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, Luther
• Music used: The Sea and the Cake, “Too Strong”

Comics Talked About:

• Fear Itself #4
• Thunderbotls #60
• Flashpoint #3

Shameless Self Promotion:

• The @FakeAPStylebook book, Write More Good, is still available to buy right here!
• Check out Sims at The ISB, Comics Alliance, his webcomic Awesome Hospital, as well as the complete Solomon Stone at ActionAgeComics.
• Check out Matt’s Fake e-Etiquette Twitter feed, his Tumblr and his blog.
• Check out all Euge’s music at AdamWarRock.com.
• Check out Max Huffman on Twitter, or at his site.
• Check out Rusty Shackles on Twitter, or at his site.

Please leave us a review on iTunes if you have the time! Also, remember to send in your listener questions to warrocketpodcast_at_gmail.com!

On this July 4 edition of War Rocket Ajax, Comics Alliance Editor-in-Chief Laura Hudson and Let’s Be Friends Again artist Chris Haley check in with us for the first ever, all-American War Rocket Ajax Comics Alliance roundtable! Among the topics we cover are the DC reboot, Comic-Con memories, and Chris Haley’s valiant, patriotic effort to get everyone to eat a Captain America donut Friday, #THEPACT. We also answer some tipsy listener mail and discuss the most American of pastimes: professional wrestling!

The Rundown

• If you’re curious about how DC’s new TV commercials might look, here’s what they went for back in ’93.
• Our favorite inanimate objects from superhero movies! Laura’s. Sims’. Haley’s. Matt’s.
  
• You can see all of photographer Joey Miller’s pictures of Haley’s THE PACT day (including the one above) here. Here’s one of Matt’s.
• To prove Matt was not kidding about the Baskin-Robbins Hydra sundae, go here and click on the “Captain America” tab.
• Dusty Rhodes’ famous “Hard Times” promo. CM Punk’s work-shoot promo from last week. David Shoemaker’s column about that promo. All about the term “kayfabe.“
• Chris’ checks and recs: The Art of Wrestling podcast
• Matt’s checks and recs: Chikara Pro Wrestling, Louie season 2 (sadly, the new episode isn’t up just yet)
• Music used: John Philip Sousa’s “Washington Post” march, “Real American,” Rick Derringer

Comics Talked About:

• Batman Incorporated #7
• Dungeons and Dragons hardcover
• Avengers: The Children’s Crusade #6

Shameless Self Promotion:

• The @FakeAPStylebook book, Write More Good, is still available to buy right here!
• Check out Sims at The ISB, Comics Alliance, his webcomic Awesome Hospital, as well as the complete Solomon Stone at ActionAgeComics.
• Check out Matt’s Fake e-Etiquette Twitter feed, his Tumblr and his blog.
• Check out all Euge’s music at AdamWarRock.com.
• Check out Max Huffman on Twitter, or at his site.
• Check out Rusty Shackles on Twitter, or at his site.

Please leave us a review on iTunes if you have the time! Also, remember to send in your listener questions to warrocketpodcast_at_gmail.com!