In advance of his new Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight story, Josh Williamson of Monkeybrain Comics’ Masks and Mobsters joins us for this week’s show! Topics of discussion include Batman, Batman, Batman, Batman’s origin, Batman, Alfred, Batman, and Christmas! Also other things. Also also: Another WRA Love Haters segment!

The Rundown

• Josh is on Twitter and be sure to check out his website!
• Chris’ old post about Untold Legend of the Batman.
• We don’t have a picture of Josh’s Batman tattoo, but trust us, it’s real.
• Shia LaBeouf copied and pasted an Esquire article for an apology.
• Chris’ checks and recs: Going to NYC, Trader Joe’s Speculoos Cookie Butter
• Matt’s checks and recs: Russian dashcam videos, House of Cards
• Music used: Blackalicious, “Blazing Arrow”

Comics Talked About:

• Justice League #17
• Justice League of America #1
• Vibe #1

Shameless Self Promotion:

• For all Chris’ stuff, check out his about.me page!
• For all Matt’s stuff, check out his about.me page!
• Check out all Euge’s music at AdamWarRock.com.

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The writer of Monkeybrain Comics’ brand-new series High Crimes, Christopher Sebela, joins us on this week’s show! We talk at length about the new Die Hard movie, the series as a whole, what inspired a comic about crime on Mount Everest, whether someone can snowboard down the world’s highest peak, how he and Kelly Sue DeConnick divide the work on Captain Marvel, and much more! Plus, more love and hate from Chris and Matt!

The Rundown

• Follow Christopher on Twitter and check out the High Crimes Tumblr!
• Never seen Die Hard 3‘s alternate ending? Here you go.
• The ladder fight from Jackie Chan’s First Strike. Yes.
• Not up on your Richard Grieco? If Looks Could Kill. Marker.
• Grantland’s amazing recap of the Jeopardy! Teen Tournament final.
• That Blade Runner PC game really was good.
• Read Chris’ articles over at Wired!
• Chris’ checks and loves: Power Rangers marathon, “River Deep, Mountain High”
• Matt’s checks and loves: Playing Alpha Protocol, finding the work of C. Hall Thompson
• Music used: X Japan, “Ode to Joy”

Comics Talked About:

• Archer & Armstrong #7
• Batman #17
• Secret Avengers #1

Shameless Self Promotion:

• For all Chris’ stuff, check out his about.me page!
• For all Matt’s stuff, check out his about.me page!
• Check out all Euge’s music at AdamWarRock.com.

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Our guest this week is Sean Howe, author of the terrific book Marvel Comics: The Untold Story! We’ll talk with him about whether Stan Lee and Jack Kirby get too much or not enough credit, the big personality of Jim Shooter, how he was able to stay objective through the process of writing the book, which publishers he’d like to see covered in new books, Marvel’s unsung heroes, the hidden genius of Gerry Conway, what he thinks of Marvel today, and much more! Plus, we do our first-ever War Rocket Ajax Love/Hate Inventory!

The Rundown

• Follow Sean on Twitter and be sure to check out his Tumblr!
• If you haven’t read Marvel Comics: The Untold Story yet, you should!
• That series we were talking about indeed was Steelgrip Starkey.
• Read up on your unsung Marvel heroes! Morrie Kuramoto! John Verpoorten! Danny Crespi!
• Chris has archived love of U.S. 1 and Team America.
• Behold Funky Flashman!
• Chris’ checks and recs: TNA house show/NXT, Paper Mario Sticker Star
• Matt’s checks and recs: One-star review, Dredd
• Music used: Outkast, “Da Art of Storytellin’ Part 2”

Comics Talked About:

• Fearless Defenders #1
• New Avengers #3
• All-New X-Men #7

Shameless Self Promotion:

• For all Chris’ stuff, check out his about.me page!
• For all Matt’s stuff, check out his about.me page!
• Check out all Euge’s music at AdamWarRock.com.

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The creators of Trip Fantastic, Jason Baxter, Mac Hamilton and Derek Charm, join us for this week’s show! We talk about their comics, but we spend a lot of time on their influences, mid-1990s adventure shows including Baywatch Nights and Thunder in Paradise! We also dig into our favorite Batman ’66 bad guys, designing t-shirts for K-Mart, influencing Mark Millar’s TV tastes and much more! Plus, we answer a big question about Kevin Smith!

The Rundown

• Follow Jason, Mac and Derek on Twitter, and be sure to go read Trip Fantastic if you haven’t!
• Baywatch Nights Tumblr! Thunder in Paradise Wikipedia page! Jack of All Trades on IMDb!
• Watch this touching Bishop tribute video. This one for The Thing, too!
• There’s a Trip Fantastic EP! Give it a listen!
• Here’s Chris interviewing Adam West, in case you’ve never seen it.
• And here’s the interview about Hawkeye #7. Go pick it up and help a great cause.
• Chris’ checks and recs: “Quitting” wrestling, Professor Layton and the Unwound Future
• Matt’s checks and recs: New book!, The Walking Dead game
• Music used: Huey Lewis and the News, “Back in Time”

Comics Talked About:

• Mara #2
• Superior Spider-Man #2
• Batman Inc. #7

Shameless Self Promotion:

• For all Chris’ stuff, check out his about.me page!
• For all Matt’s stuff, check out his about.me page!
• Check out all Euge’s music at AdamWarRock.com.

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