One of his comics projects, Queen and Country, is reportedly becoming a movie, and one of the comics he wrote for quite a while, Batwoman, was in the news a lot this week, but we’ve got Greg Rucka talking to us about something else entirely: The Prisoner! We dig deep into the classic show and its influences on comics, including Greg’s own work! Plus, a highly musical installment of the War Rocket Ajax Love Haters!

The Rundown

• Follow Greg on Twitter and Tumblr!
• While you’re at it, check out the Lazarus Tumblr, too.
• Haven’t seen The Prisoner yet? It’s all available to stream on Crackle.
• And here are the various episode orders, according to Wikipedia.
• Go donate to Jordan Witt’s Kickstarter, Scarred for Life!
• Chris’ check and rec: Ordering GTA V, The Rockford Files
  
• Matt’s check and rec: Sad mall, Breaking Bad season 5
• Music used: The Number Sixes, “Theme From The Prisoner“

Comics Talked About:

• King’s Watch #1
• Brain Boy #1
• Batman: Black and White #1

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Our guest this week is the writer of FBP: Federal Bureau of Physics, formerly known as Collider, Simon Oliver! We stay shockingly on-topic with our discussion of physicists in documentaries, an anti-gravity high school, the difficulty of titles, whether people can turn into boats, describing crazy physics anomalies to artists, and much more! Plus, a Charles-based Love Haters!

The Rundown

• Follow Simon on Twitter and check out the FBP Tumblr!
• In case you missed the story about the book’s name change, here you go.
• While we’re at it, here’s the press release from the makers of that other Collider.
• Enjoy the downright perfect first Peanuts/Lil Folks comic.
• Go donate to the Cosmic Indiegogo campaign!
• Chris’ check and rec: Finishing Power Rangers, Mario & Luigi: Dream Team
  
• Matt’s check and rec: Dave Chappelle/Hannibal Buress show, The Prisoner on Crackle
• Music used: Bureau Crazy, “Swimming Pool”

Comics Talked About:

• Forever Evil #1
• Batman #23.1/Joker #1
• The Star Wars #1

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The “NPR brony” and writer of two issues of the My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Micro-Series, Ted Anderson, sits down to talk with us this week about brony culture, doing impressions, Daniel Day-Lewis, “Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me,” and much more!

The Rundown

• Follow Ted on Twitter and Tumblr!
• The Watchmen Pagliacci joke.
• In case you’re not familiar with the cartoonist Seth.
• Read up on the controversial character Derpy (also called “Ditzy Doo”).
• Action Athena’s pony comic.
• Go buy The Obituarist!
• Chris’ check and rec: Batmobile sighting, All Kamen Rider: Rider Generation 2
• Matt’s check and rec: Treatin’ himself, Hero Initiative
• Music used: DWA, “Man With Horse”

Comics Talked About:

• Batman Inc. Special #1
• FF #11
• Justice League #23

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The creator of Templar, Arizona, writer of Poorcraft and editor/contributor to Smut Peddler, C. Spike Trotman, is our guest this week! We have the Ajaxest interview ever with her, talking about wrestling, porno, doing things on the cheap, white tigers, college, Achewood and more! Plus, a not-particularly-thematic installment of the War Rocket Ajax Love Haters!

The Rundown

• Follow Spike on Twitter and Tumblr! And check out Templar, Arizona!
• Look at this white tiger. Look at it.
• Achewood’s Jack and Diane Party.
• The 30 Years of Wrestlemania Symposium in LA last week, and Chris with Warrior.
• That Eddie Murphy we couldn’t think of the title of? Meet Dave. But don’t watch that. Watch Bowfinger.
• Chris’ check and rec: Trip to LA, Saint’s Row IV
• Matt’s check and rec: Brazilian steakhouse, Pixel Scenery
• Music used: RetroDan, “Feed the Poor”

Comics Talked About:

• Superman Unchained #3
• Daredevil #30

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This week on War Rocket Ajax, our guest is the author of Bill the Boy Wonder and Boys of Steel, Marc Tyler Nobleman! We talk about Bill Finger, obviously, as well as hearing Marc’s best Bob Kane stories, his research techniques, opinions on the best Joker, teaching kids about Batman’s actual creator, and much more! Plus, a John-themed Love Haters!

The Rundown

• Follow Marc on Twitter and check out his blog!
• Check out Bill Finger’s only two surviving letters.
• Never forget that Jim Steranko reportedly slapped Bob Kane.
• Go buy All the Growing Things by Jenn Myers!
• Here’s JBL clotheslining the crap out of some guys.
• Chris’ check and rec: Goin’ to Summerslam, Welcome to Night Vale
• Matt’s check and rec: Annoying crap, The Thick of It
• Music used: Chris Zabriskie, “Wonder Cycle”

Comics Talked About:

• Burn the Orphanage #1
• Batman #23
• Wander #3

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Our guest this week is the writer of the new Arcana/Rodenberry Entertainment graphic novel Worth, Aubrey Sitterson! We talk with him a bit about his day job at WWE Games, a whole lot about tattoos, what machine he’d want to talk to (like Worth), why he set his OGN in Detroit, getting surprises back from artists, mutual friends, and much more! Plus, a polarizing edition of the War Rocket Ajax Love Haters!

The Rundown

• Follow Aubrey on Twitter!
• Behold the beauty of Shaq’s Superman tattoo.
• “Should I lay on the lawn and let them run over me with lawnmowers?”
• Educate yourself on A-Square Records.
• Check out the Hannah Singer, Celestial Advocate series of books!
• Chris’ check and rec: Birthday!, Judge Dredd: Origins, Tour of Duty: Backlash and Tour of Duty: Mega City Justice
• Matt’s check and rec: Car buyin’, The Last Door
• Music used: Music Mystro, “Ultimate Warrior”

Comics Talked About:

• Sidekick #1
• Quantum and Woody #2
• Batman ’66 #6

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Atomic Robo writer extraordinaire Brian Clevinger joins us this week to talk about his Kickstarter campaign, working in a comic shop, Orlando architecture, literacy, his awareness of martial arts, unfollowing Chris on Twitter and much more! Plus, a brief War Rocket Ajax Love Haters in which our listeners try to get clever!

The Rundown

• Follow Brian on Twitter (but only if you don’t follow Chris)!
• There’s still time to donate to the Robo Kickstarter! Do it now!
• Here’s Chris’ standoffish interview with Brian over at CA, if you didn’t get enough of that.
• If you weren’t following any of that discussion about Miami Connection, listen to our Movie Fighters episode about it!
• “It’s not rocket problems!”
• Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century.
• Chris’ check and rec: Fallout Pathfinder game, To Be or Not to Be
  
• Matt’s check and rec: Playing Professor Layton games, Welcome to Night Vale
  
• Music used: The Heap, “Friendly Robot”

Comics Talked About:

• Batman Inc. #13
• Avery Fatbottom: Renaissance Faire Detective #1
• Tom Strong and the Planet of Peril #1

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The creative team behind the new graphic novel World War Kaiju joins us for this week’s show! We talk about the cultural moment of kaiju, living in San Diego during Comic-Con, the best Godzilla monsters, replacing the atomic bomb, and much more! Plus, a podcastual installment of the War Rocket Ajax Love Haters!

The Rundown

• Follow Josh, Kat on Twitter, take a look at Pat’s DeviantArt page
• Check out the World War Kaiju Kickstarter and contribute!
• Take a look at this huge list of Godzilla monsters!
• Here’s that Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee show Matt mentioned.
• Chris’ check and rec: SDCC, the Attitude Era podcast
  
• Matt’s check and rec: Tough week, Pacific Rim
• Music used: Adam Warrock, “Gipsy Danger”

Comics Talked About:

• Young Avengers #8
• Hawkeye Annual #1
• Batman ’66 #4

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Sims was away at Comic-Con this week, but we’re still doing a big old show with Chris Haley of the Gravity Falls Gossiper podcast and Let’s Be Friends Again! He and Matt tear down the format of the show to have a freewheelin’ conversation about impressions, Bill Hader, wrestling (more than you would ever think), art in comics, whether box office should matter for movie fans, game shows, comic convention crowds, and a lot more! Not discussed (at length): Connecticon and Van Halen, even though we say we’re getting to those. Plus, Sims does check in from the con!

The Rundown

• Follow Chris Haley on Twitter and Tumblr!
• While you’re at it, go check out the Gravity Falls Gossiper if you haven’t! Buy a t-shirt!
• If you’re not familiar, here are the theme songs to Raw, Smackdown, Main Event and NXT.
• Chris was on an episode of MTV’s “Fanatic.” He sang on stage with Van Halen. Life dream dropper over here.
• Next time you read a comic, admire that art!
• Music used: Jahazzar, “Summer Case”

Comics Talked About:

• Batman ’66 #1
• Blood Brothers #1

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Tom Fowler, artist of the brand new Valiant Comics series Quantum and Woody, joins us for the show this week! We talk about comics critics and what they say about art, playing D & D, penises, “acting” in comic art, Golden Corral, and much more! Plus, a hip-hop-themed installment of the War Rocket Ajax Love Haters!

The Rundown

• Follow Tom on Twitter and be sure to check out his Tumblr!
• Here’s Tom’s D&D Tumblr, too!
• Take a look at Declan Shalvey’s comment about comic art and reviews.
• Shockingly, a few Ponderosa steakhouses still exist.
• All Matt’s Soda Shaq taste tests, in one place!
• Check out The Abettor’s Letters, and donate to it on Kickstarter!
• Mutual Rec: Prince’s soundtrack to Batman ’89
• Chris’ check and rec: SDCC, Kamen Rider Fourze
  
• Matt’s check and rec: Soda Shaq taste tests, The Supervillain Field Manual
• Music used: Wrist Rocket, “Earth Crisis Hotline”

Comics Talked About:

• Justice League #22
• Superman Unchained #2
• Astro City #2

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