This week we’re talking to the writer of Dark Horse’s brand new title Dream Thief, Jai Nitz! We discuss among other things, his work on The Batman Strikes, why he opted to set his new comic in the South, the Back to the Future sequels, the origin of Agent Nitz from Scalped’s name, St. Louis pizza, saying awful things at cons, and much more! Plus, the return of Big Ups to All My Haters!

The Rundown

• Follow Jai on Twitter and friend him on Facebook!
• The real woman who John Byrne named Kitty Pryde after didn’t appreciate all the attention it brought her.
• Paper Museum is out of print, but you can still find it in a few places!
• Revisit Chris’ trip to South of the Border back in 2009. Here’s the new, terrifying reptile lagoon.
• And read his review of the Injustice: Gods Among Us tie-in comic if you haven’t.
• The link to our listener survey is below!
• Chris’ checks and recs: Road trip to UNC Pembroke, The Fogelnest Files
• Matt’s checks and recs: Listener survey, Skyfall
• Music used: Cheap Trick, “Dream Police”

Comics Talked About:

• Action Comics #18
• The Private Eye #1
• Justice League #18

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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Something is wrong on the show this week. Very wrong.

The Rundown

• 1987’s Dragnet is an underrated classic.
• David Bowie’s video for “The Stars (Are Out Tonight)” is really great.
• In the Mood for Love is the sexiest movie about comic book writers.
• “Chris'” checks and recs: Hiring a Batman wrestler, Winx Club
• “Matt”‘s checks and recs: Missing money, Whitney Cummings special
• Andy’s checks and recs: Trigger Girl #6
• Haley’s checks and recs: The High Score, coming soon from Monkeybrain Comics!

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.

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

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The artist of the sold-out Huge Event comic Batman Incorporated #8 (as well as most of the rest of the series), Chris Burnham, is our guest on this week’s show! We talk about the worldwide reaction to that very issue, complaints on Twitter, his sure-to-be-controversial upcoming story in Heavy Metal, Batman’s “new look” costume, what Grant Morrison’s scripts are like, and much, much more! Plus, another installment of the War Rocket Ajax Love Haters!

The Rundown

• Follow Burnham on Twitter! And check out the art on his rarely updated website!
• Here’s the transcript of Batman Inc. #8 being mentioned on Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me! Turns out it was comedian Alonzo Bodden who got the question. His name is… pretty funny. No Mo Rocca or Tom Bodett, though.
• Burt Ward seemed to be under the impression Dick Grayson died.
• The abject terror that is The Adventures of Superpup.
• The Ultimate Warrior had some amazing promos. HO KOGAN
• How Jamie McKelvie and Mike Norton tag-team a Young Avengers page.
• Chris’ checks and recs: NYC trip/Mrs. Doubtfire, Richard Stark’s Slayground
• Matt’s checks and recs: Having to move, Comedy Bang! Bang! TV show
• Music used: Swearin’, “Kill ‘Em With Kindness”

Comics Talked About:

• Rocketeer: Hollywood Horror #1
• Glory #33
• Young Avengers #2

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.

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

Leave us reviews on iTunes!