We’re welcoming Sam Humphries, the writer of the new Image Comics series Citizen Jack, back to the show this week! We talk about the book’s political origins, trying to maintain some distance from real-life politics, Sam’s hair, Prince, fictional devils, how difficult it is to satire politics in 2015, and much more! Plus, the last … Continue reading Episode 284 – A Little Snark, a Little Truth f/ Sam Humphries →

We’re digging in and getting to 100 entries in our Word Heavyweight Champions list this week, come hell or high water! (We get there in about an hour.) The Rundown: I promise I’ll update the WHC list this week! Really! Donate to our Patreon! It’s easy! Just go to patreon.com/WarRocketAjax to kick in as little … Continue reading Episode 282 – The Path to 100 →

The driving force behind the Muscle Temple anthology, Frank Gibson, joins us for the show this week! We discuss getting into wrestling in New Zealand, Pokemon, Digimon, the early console wars, our favorite fictional wrestlers and much more! Plus, new entries to the Word Heavyweight Champions list! The Rundown: Follow Frank (and Becky) on Twitter! Go … Continue reading Episode 279 – Sonic Boy f/ Frank Gibson →

Our pal Erica Henderson is back to talk about her art on Jughead and The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl! Well, eventually we get to that. We also talk about cooking competition shows, British TV vs. American TV, horror movies (of course), stealing candy, and so  much more! Plus, some Transformers quotes get added to the list … Continue reading Episode 276 – All Taquitos, All the Time f/ Erica Henderson →

This week, we’re happy to welcome the writer of Shutter and Ringside, Joe Keatinge, along with the respective artists of those two series, Leila del Duca and Nick Barber! We talk about wrestling lingo, shooting down NPR commenters, our favorite bad gimmicks, the rights of ninja ghosts, and much more! Plus, new entries to the … Continue reading Episode 274 – Go Grow a Garden f/ Joe Keatinge, Nick Barber and Leila del Duca →

This week, we’re welcoming the writer of the acclaimed wrestling comic Headlocked, Michael Kingston! We talk about the wrestling business vs. the comics business, working with wrestlers who have artistic talents, developing a story about how genuinely difficult it is to be a wrestler, our favorite types of match, and so much more! Plus, Matt’s … Continue reading Episode 272 – Tough Business f/ Michael Kingston →

This week, we’re filling out our Word Heavyweight Champion list with nearly a full hour of lists of your favorite comics quotes! Plus checks, recs and comics reviews return! The Rundown: Check out this rad Copernicus Jones video! Chris’ check and rec: Gilmore Girls, Splatoon Matt’s check and rec: Kickstarter work, The American Scream Comics … Continue reading Episode 268 – That Old Shark’s Mouth →

  This week, we welcome the writer of IDW’s Ghostbusters Get Real and other bustin’ comics, Erik Burnham! We talk about Jake Blues, giving Winston the spotlight, why Ghostbusters II is so maligned, whether Ghostbusters could sustain a serious horror story and so much more! Plus, more quotes for the Word Heavyweight Champion list! The … Continue reading Episode 265 – Bustin’ Overdose f/ Erik Burnham →

This week, guest host Kieran Shiach fills in for Matt as we welcome guest Jeremy Parish to the show! We talk to him about his work on the Anatomy of Games and Game Boy World series, as well as a surprising discussion about Nth Man: The Ultimate Ninja: Beyond World War III. Plus, a special edition of the Word … Continue reading Episode 263 – The People’s System f/ Jeremy Parish →