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Every Story Ever Special: September 2015

You did it! We reached our Patreon goal, so this month’s Every Story Ever special is a whopping two hours long!

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Episode 273 – Texts Blowin’ Up

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Chris and Matt are taking your questions this week, addressing issues including the best but least-loved video game console, the impact of the Comics Code, superhero poker games, The Spirit’s place in the comics pantheon, and much more!

The Rundown:

Comics Reviewed:

  • Grayson #12
  • Scooby-Doo Team-Up #23

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Episode 272 – Tough Business f/ Michael Kingston

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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 back, so he and Chris add some quotes to the Word Heavyweight Champions list!

The Rundown:

  • Follow Mike on Twitter!
  • Go grab Headlocked!
  • Chris’ check and rec: MMA Update, honeycrisp season
  • Matt’s check and rec: UK trip, The Jinx
  • Music used: Mixed by Kevin, “Headlock” (Remix)

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Episode 271 – Three Candied Apples To The Face f/ Kelly Thompson

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This week, guest host Elle Collins of Into It joins Chris as writer Kelly Thompson returns to the show to talk about wrapping up the first arc of Jem and the Holograms, writing Captain Marvel and the Carol Corps and so much more, in a stealth episode that’s really just about how much we all love Jem.  Plus, karma strikes in a special MMA update and the Marvel Movies are ranked, ESE-style!

The Rundown:

  • This episode was guest-hosted and edited by Elle Collins, the host of the fantastic Into It podcast, where Chris and Matt have both been previous guests. Check her out on Twitter here!
  • Follow Kelly Thompson on Twitter here, and read her comics, too. She’s rad!
  • Chris’s Check and Rec: MMA Update, The West Wing
  • Elle’s Check and Rec: Buying a lucha mask, Babeo Baggins Posi+ive mixtape

Comics Reviewed:

  • Batman #44
  • Gotham Academy #10
  • Starfire #4

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Episode 270: The King Of Trios 2015 Spectacular

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This week, Matt’s on Vacation and Chris is in Pennsylvania for Chikara’s annual King of Trios tournament – so if you’re one of our listeners who’s not so into the episodes about wrestling, maybe you want to skip this one. For the rest of you, we’ve got an extra-sized two-hour episode talking about the entire event with special guests Kieran Shiach, Helena Hart, David Burszan, Gavin Jasper and Aidan Sullivan, with a rundown of every match, plenty of tangents, and a discussion of why Missile Assault Man blowing up a bus full of children in Zimbabwe is not the least family-friendly thing in Chikara continuity this weekend.

Plus, it’s the exciting debut of our hottest new segment, Win A Date With Gavin!

The Rundown:

  • This episode was guest-edited by Kieran Shiach, who also had Chris on his podcast, Journey Into Misery, where he explained Darkseid in the very same hotel room where this was recorded.
  • Follow Kieran, Helena, David, Gavin and Aidan on Twitter!
  • Learn more about KOT at ChikaraPro.com.
  • Ladies:

 

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Checks, Recs and Comics Reviews return next week with another fantastic guest host.

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Episode 269 – Really Upsetting Pinterest Board f/ Mairghread Scott

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Our guest this week is the writer of the new Boom Studios series Toil and Trouble and the Transformers: Windblade series, Mairghread Scott! We talk with her about the pressures of writing a series that adds to Macbeth, Transformers (of course), working on the G.I. Joe: Renegades animated series, curses, and much more! Plus, we answer a listener question or two (one of which we aren’t sure if we’ve answered before.

The Rundown:

Comics Reviewed:

  • Superman #43
  • Zodiac Starforce #1
  • Grayson #11

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Every Story Ever Special: August 2015

August is winding down, which means it’s time once again for us to add some entries to the ever-expanding Every Story Ever list!

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Episode 268 – That Old Shark’s Mouth

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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:

Comics Reviewed:

  • Batman ’66 #67
  • Astro City #26
  • Secret Love One-Shot

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Episode 267 – Cool For the SummerSlam f/ Amanda Meadows and Geoffrey Golden

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The editors of the comedy magazine The Devastator return for a super-sized interview segment all about this year’s WWE SummerSlam! We run down the card and make predictions, getting particularly sidetracked about Arrow’s Stephen Amell appearing in a match.

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Episode 266 – All Hail Dr. Laser-Ray f/ Christopher Sebela

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Friend of the show and writer of the new Boom series Welcome Back, Christopher Sebela, is our guest this week! We talk with him about high-concept comics with last-page reveals, how hate is a lot like love, his list of people who have made “Welcome Back, Kotter” jokes, the title of the series, his collection of weird conspiracy flyers and much more! Plus, we answer a few listener questions!

The Rundown:

Comics Reviewed:

  • Batman ’66 #66
  • The Shadow #1
  • Dark Corridor #1

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