It’s Christmas! It’s Christmas time! Matt Fraction is here to talk with us about comics, and also to discuss our favorite and least-favorite holiday music, specials, movies and comics!

The Rundown

• Fraction’s on Twitter and Tumblr! Here’s his grandparents’ Christmas pyramid.
• Here’s Fraction’s Tumblr post on his recent decisions about the writing process. It’s a good read.
• DJ Riko’s Christmas Mixes! Dylan Todd’s!
• Chris’ present to Matt! Matt’s present to Chris!

Some, but not all, of the favorites and least favorites:

Matt Fraction

Music

• Favorites: “Everything’s Gonna Be Cool This Christmas,” “Just Like Christmas“
• Least Favorite: “Wonderful Christmastime“

Specials:

• Favorite: The Year Without a Santa Claus
• Least Favorite: Shrek the Halls

Movies:

• Favorite: It’s a Wonderful Life
• Least Favorite: Home Alone

Comics:

• Favorite: “Ballad of Doctor Richardson“
• Least Favorite: “The Silent Night of Batman”

Chris Sims

Music

• Favorite: “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)“
• Least Favorite: Phil Spector’s “Thank You” track

Specials:

• Favorite: Dragnet Christmas episode
• Least Favorite: The Year Without a Santa (2006 live-action version)

Movies:

• Favorite: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
  
• Least Favorite: Surviving Christmas
  

Comics:

• Favorite: “Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santron”
• Least Favorite: “Star Light, Star Bright…Farthest Star I See Tonight!”

Matt Wilson

Music

• Favorite: “Father Christmas“
• Least Favorite: KB Toys Christmas CD

Specials:

• Favorite: The Grinch Who Stole Christmas
  
• Least Favorite: Shrek the Halls

Movies:

• Favorite: Home Alone
  
• Least Favorite: The Santa Clause
  

Comics:

• Favorite: “I’ll Be Doom for Christmas”
• Least Favorite: “The Silent Night of Batman”

Shameless Self Promotion:

• You can get Matt’s book, The Supervillain Handbook, here!
• 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 webcomic Copernicus Jones, 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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This week, Chris and Matt welcome Adam P. Knave, co-writer of the MonkeyBrain Comics title Amelia Cole and the Unknown World! We’ll talk to him about the advantages and disadvantages of being half of a writing team, sticking to a schedule with a digital comic, his history with the fantasy genre, getting jetpack science right and much more! Plus, find out the incredible secret of why Chris has been feeling so crummy lately!

The Rundown

• Follow Adam on Twitter and be sure to check out his website!
• Get Amelia Cole on Comixology!
• The Invisibles Disinformation Guide might make the series a little easier to read.
• Krispy Kreme has to change his rap name.
• Randy Orton at Denny’s.
• Chris’ checks and recs: Smackdown house show, Ice cream bread
• Matt’s checks and recs: Dishonored, Kendrick Lamar’s good kid m.A.A.d city
• Music used: Richard Hell and the Voidoids, “Another World”

Comics Talked About:

• Hawkeye #5
• Action Comics #15
• Avengers #1

Shameless Self Promotion:

• You can get Matt’s book, The Supervillain Handbook, here!
• 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 webcomic Copernicus Jones, 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.

Remember to send in your listener questions to warrocketpodcast_at_gmail.com!

Leave us reviews on iTunes!

Jason Aaron, writer of Scalped, Wolverine and the X-Men and Thor: God of Thunder joins us for the show this week! We talk with him about the religious themes throughout his comics, what his Marvel Barkitecht name would be, how varied his work is, whether he’s got another crime book coming down the line, what we love about Doop and much more! Plus, Chris and Matt answer some listener questions about their alternate-universe tag team!

The Rundown

• Follow Jason on Twitter and be sure to check out his blog!
  
• If you didn’t hear our last episode with Jason and his gas leak, here it is.
• Here’s Chris’ review of Thor: God of Thunder #1!
• In case you need to brush up on your college football rivalries.
• Here’s Matt’s Captain America #1 review!
• Chris’ checks and recs: Holiday weekend, Bones Brigade: An Autobiography
• Matt’s checks and recs: Finishing the new book, Wreck It Ralph
• Music used: Misfits, “We Are 138”

Comics Talked About:

• Batman Inc. #5
• Uncanny Avengers #2
• Amazing Spider-Man #698

Shameless Self Promotion:

• You can get Matt’s book, The Supervillain Handbook, here!
• 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 webcomic Copernicus Jones, 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.

Remember to send in your listener questions to warrocketpodcast_at_gmail.com!

Leave us reviews on iTunes!