Ohhhh! Oh-oooohh! It’s Wrestlemania! Just like that! Just like that! Pump it up! Pump it up!

That’s right, folks! We’re back with our annual Wrestlemania special and to talk about this year’s Wrestlemania Dallas Cowboys Star, we’ve got Megan Nielsen and Elle Collins of the Hard Times Podcast to offer up lots of insights. We’ve got predictions for every match, lots of unflattering discussion of Flo Rida, a related booking idea for Randy Orton’s surprise return, high hopes for Titus O’Neil to come back, opinions about Ric Flair’s likely involvement in the Divas title match, thoughts on how the world title match could actually work and much, much more!

The Rundown:

• Follow Elle and Megan on Twitter!
• For more info on Titus O’Neil’s suspension, here ya go.
• And here’s the news about John Cena’s likely July return.

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We’re delighted to welcome none other than Gerry Conway, co-creator of The Punisher, Firestorm, Jason Todd and many others; writer of Spider-Man, Justice League, numerous TV episodes, Fantastic Four, the list goes on. Currently, he’s working on Carnage for Marvel and the Legends of Tomorrow anthology at DC, so we take the opportunity to talk to him about Firestorm, seeing characters he co-created on TV, trying to get into writing superhero TV shows, a never-made X-Men movie script he co-wrote with Roy Thomas, writing Amazing Spider-Man at the tender age of 19, and so much more! Plus, we add some characters to the Panel President list!

The Rundown:

• Follow Gerry on Twitter!
• This issue preview of Alter Ego has an excerpt of a conversation between Gerry and Roy Thomas about their never-made X-Men script!
• You can watch Gerry’s Batman: The Animated Series episode, “Appointment in Crime Alley,” on Amazon Prime, and one of his four episodes of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys on Netflix.
• Chris’ check and rec: Cord cutting, Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows
• Matt’s check and rec: Jury duty, Firewatch
• Music used: oRdo, “Legend”

Comics Reviewed:

• Astro City #33
• Jonesy #2
• Steven Universe and the Crystal Gems #1

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Steve Lieber, artist of Superior Foes of Spider-Man and the new Image Comics series The Fix (among many other great comics), is on the show this week to talk about doing physical comedy in comics, vices, creating scoundrels, the coolest panel tricks, the comic that turned him into a creator, collaborating with writers and much more. Plus, we take two listener questions, one of which Matt initially misreads.

The Rundown:

• Follow Steve on Twitter!
• You can read the full Bernie Krigstein “Master Race” story here.
• Periscope Studio’s Hugo puppet.
• Chris’ check and rec: Sumter Comic Art Symposium, orange blossom herbal tea
• Matt’s check and rec: Copernicus Jones on Gumroad, Wrestlemania IV
• Music used: DJ Marcos Defilippi, “Summer Fix”

Comics Reviewed:

• Action Comics #50
• Gotham Academy #16
• Black Widow #1

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Matt and Chris are blasting through some more listener-submitted lists to rank the best comic characters!

The Rundown:

• Please excuse any audible coughs in the episode. I tried my best to cut them out, but some may have slipped through.
• Chris’ check and rec: Scharpling and Wurster live, Being sick
• Matt’s check and rec: Beard talk, Vince Staples’ “Summertime ’06”

Comics Reviewed:

• Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #1
• Batgirl #49

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The co-writers of the new Heavy Metal miniseries The Doorman, Eliot Rahal and Daniel Kibblesmith, drop by this week to chat about sci-fi influences, Heavy Metal (the movie), telling stories through action, background jokes, New Jack Swing, doing comedy in comics art and much more! Plus, we take a couple listener questions that ask us to do one of our favorite things: rank stuff!

The Rundown:

• Follow Daniel and Eliot on Twitter!
• If you’re unfamiliar with the Heavy Metal movie, it’s free to watch on Crackle.
• “Motown Philly.“
• Chris’ check and rec: X-Men ’92 TPB, How2Wrestling
• Matt’s check and rec: Sumter Comic Art Symposium, The Death of WCW
• Music used: Jelacee, “Kick in the Door”

Comics Reviewed:

• Coming of the Supermen #1
• Grayson #17
• Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #5

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We’re back with two more hours of ranking the comic book stories you suggest!

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James D’Amato and Kat Kuhl host the Campaign podcast, an “actual play” podcast in which they and some improviser friends play Star Wars: Edge of the Empire. We talk to them about mixing podcasting and games, the best gaming systems, improv, character creation, Star Wars continuity changes, building a fan base and much more! Plus, we add a new set of characters to the Panel President list!

The Rundown:

• Follow Kat and James on Twitter!
• Go check out Noisy Person Cards and back the Kickstarter when it gets going!
• A few game recs: Dungeon World, Dread, Fiasco, Star Wars: Edge of the Empire, 13th Age, Numenera
• Check out Chris and Matt‘s episodes of One-Shot!
• Chris’ check and rec: Yo-Kai Watch, Magic Mike XXL
• Matt’s check and rec: More comics writing, Ex Machina
• Music used: Lucky Loop Beats, “Campaign”

Comics Reviewed:

• Astro City #32
• Power Man and Iron Fist #1
• Batman/TMNT #3

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Chris is out sick, so Matt welcomes guest host Elle Collins of the Into It and Hard Times podcasts to come and and help interview Andrew Wheeler, editor-in-chief of ComicsAlliance and writer of the new Oni Press series Another Castle! We talk with him about video game tropes, cutting out the prince, comics genres, princesses, what makes something a fantasy story, “mature” comics, and much more! Plus, we answer a listener question!

The Rundown:

• Follow Andrew on Twitter!
• While you’re at it, follow Elle and check out her podcasts: Into It and Hard Times!
• Elle’s check and rec: Podcast prep, Grimes’ Art Angels
• Matt’s check and rec: Comics writing, Betrayal at the House on the Hill
• Music used: Janx, “Castle in the Sky”

Comics Reviewed:

• All-New Wolverine #5
• Jonesy #1
• Zodiac Starforce #4

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Veronica Fish, the artist of Archie, comes by for this week’s show to talk about reading The Dreamer, Easter eggs in her art, getting her Jack Kirby style just right, Jack Staff, why Reggie is misunderstood, and so much more! Plus, we take a few of your listener questions!

The Rundown:

• Follow Veronica on Twitter!
• Here’s her blog post about Easter eggs, and here’s the one about Howard the Duck #2.
• Chris’ check and rec: The Caped Crusade, Yo-kai Watch
• Matt’s check and rec: Return to stand-up, Lifeline
• Music used: OrchidGran, “Sugar”

Comics Reviewed:

• Midnighter #9
• Spider-Man #1
• Batgirl #48

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Our new segment for 2016, Panel President, has proven so popular that we’re devoting our interview segment to getting through a few lists this week!

The Rundown:

• Here’s the ChainsawSuit Calvin-as-adult comic.
• Chris’ check and rec: Convention schedule, Legends of Tomorrow
• Matt’s check and rec: New book proposal, Monster Factory
• Music used: Blackalicious, “Paragraph President”

Comics Reviewed:

• Lucha Underground #1
• Superman #48
• Black Canary #7

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