This week we’re very excited to welcome Scott Snyder, writer of American Vampire and Severed, and who just wrapped up his run on one of our favorite books of the last year, Detective Comics! Scott talks to us about his upcoming work on post-DC-reboot Batman, how he get his start in comics, a nerve-wracking meeting at C2E2, how he got Jock and Francesco Francavilla to work on Detective, the Bat-Family’s favorite Elvis songs, and more! Plus, we welcome another member of the Ajax Hundo Club, Susan Cole, and answer a question from our listener mailbag!

The Rundown

• Follow Scott on Twitter, and as he said on the show, he’s on Facebook, too!
• Scott’s collection of short stories, Voodoo Heart, is available on Amazon.
• Francesco Francavilla’s audition comic strip for Detective will be in the hardcover of Scott’s run on the book, but you can see an online version here.
• Check out Grant Morrison’s Rolling Stone interview. Now read it in a “Nature Boy” or “Hollywood” voice. While you’re at it, read Chris’ CA review of Batman Incorporated #8.
• Here’s the recipe for 10-minute Lime Cracker pie.
• If you haven’t listened to Marc Maron’s WTF podcast, it’s a great example of enlightening interviews between people who don’t see eye-to-eye.
• Susan’s checks and recs: Boston duck tour, the Kickstarter campaign for Stripped
  
• Chris’ checks and recs: Legos, Fallout 3
  
• Matt’s checks and recs: Taking back Supergods rec, Sennheiser HD 202 headphones
  
• Music used: Elvis Presley, “Suspicious Minds”

Comics Talked About:

• Bad Machinery
• Batman Inc. #8
• Ultimate Comics Ultimates #1

Shameless Self Promotion:

• The @FakeAPStylebook book, Write More Good, is still available to buy right here!
• Check out Sims at The ISB, Comics Alliance, his webcomic Awesome Hospital, as well as the complete Solomon Stone at ActionAgeComics.
• Check out Matt’s Fake e-Etiquette Twitter feed, his Tumblr and the ISS.
• Check out all Euge’s music at AdamWarRock.com.
• Check out Max Huffman on Twitter, or at his site.
• Check out Rusty Shackles on Twitter, or at his site.

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This week, we welcome back the Alec Baldwin to our SNL, outgoing Superman writer Chris Roberson, for his fifth appearance on War Rocket Ajax! Chris sits down with us for an in-depth discussion of his Superman #714, the last appearance of pre-reboot Supes, why the issue with Sharif never hit the stands, how his run ties in to All-Star Superman and DC One Million, Superman’s favorite movie, what Stan Lee’s really like, his upcoming Star Trek/Legion of Superheroes crossover, and much more! Plus, we welcome another member of the Hundo Club, Derek Lancaster, who may just be attempting to become one Mr. Chris Sims.

The Rundown

• Chris Roberson is on Twitter here and be sure to check out his website.
• Watch this Sprint ad closely to catch a glimpse of Starborn, the comic Chris writes for Stan Lee’s imprint at BOOM! Studios. It pops up around the 0:23 mark.
• Here’s a good look at the original S-shield design Morrison and Quitely were going to use in All-Star Superman.
• We’ve mentioned it before, but the Grant Morrison documentary, Talking With Gods, is on Hulu.
• Some industrious soul has posted Chris R.’s favorite episode of the ’90s Superman animated series on YouTube. Chris S. and Matt’s favorite isn’t all up there, but here’s the big scene.
• Jedward? Proms? The Queen? These are the things about the UK we just don’t get.
• Derek’s checks and recs: Nintendo 3DS, Cheers
• Chris’ checks and recs: Birthday (part deux), Assassin’s Creed II
• Matt’s checks and recs: Copernicus Jones comic starting Sept. 1, Supergods
  
• Music used: Jimmie Cross, “Super-Duper Man” (thanks to listener Baxter Pancake for the suggestion)

Comics Talked About:

• Journey Into Mystery #626
• Daredevil #2
• X-Men: Schism #3

Shameless Self Promotion:

• The @FakeAPStylebook book, Write More Good, is still available to buy right here!
• Check out Sims at The ISB, Comics Alliance, his webcomic Awesome Hospital, as well as the complete Solomon Stone at ActionAgeComics.
• Check out Matt’s Fake e-Etiquette Twitter feed, his Tumblr and the ISS.
• Check out all Euge’s music at AdamWarRock.com.
• Check out Max Huffman on Twitter, or at his site.
• Check out Rusty Shackles on Twitter, or at his site.

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This week we’re proud to welcome the writer and artist of Tales Designed to Thrizzle and the upcoming Autobiography of Mark Twain 1910-2010, Michael Kupperman! We talk with him about his long-standing obsession with the author and his lookalike, Einstein, as well as performing his comics live, the Snake ‘n’ Bacon pilot for Adult Swim, the creative process, doing photo-comics and a ton more! Plus we take a ton of questions from Twitter to determine the winner of our book giveaway!

The Rundown

• Follow Michael on Twitter and check out his website!
• Here’s Matt’s favorite page from the short-lived Cracked Magazine relaunch: Michael’s Spy-Scope ad parody.
• The Internet Archive has a ton of old radio shows to listen to. And Michael’s right. They’re hilarious.
• If you didn’t see the Snake ‘n’ Bacon pilot on Adult Swim a few years ago, it’s on YouTube!
• Take a look at the Wikipedia articles for Archie’s various superhero characters from the ’60s. They’re nuts.
• Chris took Friday off, so Laura Hudson did an Ask Laura column. She got a lot of Batman questions.
• Matt Digges’ Amalgam Reborn Tumblr is pretty amazing.
• Chris’ checks and recs: Birthday!, King of the Hill on Netflix
• Matt’s checks and recs: Sweet tea, Fallout: New Vegas’ “Old World Blues” DLC
  
• Music used: Half-Japanese, “Snake Line”

Comics Talked About:

• Detective Comics #881
• PunisherMAX #16
• Fear Itself #5
• Action Double Feature #2

Shameless Self Promotion:

• The @FakeAPStylebook book, Write More Good, is still available to buy right here!
• Check out Sims at The ISB, Comics Alliance, his webcomic Awesome Hospital, as well as the complete Solomon Stone at ActionAgeComics.
• Check out Matt’s Fake e-Etiquette Twitter feed, his Tumblr and the ISS.
• Check out all Euge’s music at AdamWarRock.com.
• Check out Max Huffman on Twitter, or at his site.
• Check out Rusty Shackles on Twitter, or at his site.

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In celebration of his brand new Punisher #1, Greg Rucka — writer of Detective Comics, Whiteout, Queen and Country, Stumptown, Gotham Central, Wolverine and a ton more — stopped by to talk to us about it his new webcomic and, of course, Batman. We get deep into the nature of those characters and heroism. Plus, why Wonder Woman’s DC’s best character and Superman’s so difficult to write. Plus, Chris and Matt answer a listener question about their old Carolina hometowns!

The Rundown

• Greg’s on Twitter, so give him a follow! And check out his website, too!
• Lady-Sabre.com or LadySabre.com? U-Decide! (WARNING: Autoplaying music on that second one.)
• For those unfamiliar with Portland’s Major League Soccer team, the Timbers, here’s their website.
• See Chris’ lifelong dreams come true with Kevin Conroy and Adam West.
• Earl Scruggs (who Matt was totally wrong about writing “Dueling Banjos”) vs. Masta Killa: The battle of the hometowns.
• Chris’ checks and recs: Batman interviews, Legend of Ricky Thunder
• Matt’s checks and recs: Shadow Complex, Adam Warrock’s new single, “Study Hall”
  
• Music used: Pavement, “Silence Kit”

Comics Talked About:

• Punisher #1
• Flashpoint #4
• Superman #714
• La Mano Del Destino

Shameless Self Promotion:

• The @FakeAPStylebook book, Write More Good, is still available to buy right here!
• Check out Sims at The ISB, Comics Alliance, his webcomic Awesome Hospital, as well as the complete Solomon Stone at ActionAgeComics.
• Check out Matt’s Fake e-Etiquette Twitter feed, his Tumblr and the ISS.
• Check out all Euge’s music at AdamWarRock.com.
• Check out Max Huffman on Twitter, or at his site.
• Check out Rusty Shackles on Twitter, or at his site.

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It’s the first Monday of the month, which means it’s time for another War Rocket Ajax/Comics Alliance roundtable! This month, we welcome Comics Alliance’s own David Brothers and Andy Khouri to the show to talk about the madness that was San Diego Comic-Con International! Among the topics we cover are the huge reaction to DC’s response to a fan dressed as Batgirl, how tough it is to get into panels, everyone’s best and worst moments, post-Comic-Con doldrums, the lack of a big movie presence this year, and a ton more!

The Rundown

• Check out Andy and David on Twitter! Also, be sure to read David’s site, 4thletter!
• Here’s Laura Hudson’s initial response to DC’s answer to the female creators question, and DC’s Sunday “we hear you” message.
• Give Andy’s 2009 article about the trouble with panel attendance at SDCC a read. The problem’s still there.
• Michael Kupperman’s new Mark Twain book is going to be awesome.
  
• Watch Chris Sims experience In-N-Out Burger for the first time.
• The Grant Morrison documentary, Talking With Gods, is on Hulu. Judge for yourself.
• Chris’ checks and recs: Meeting WRA fans at Comic-con, In-N-Out Burger
• Matt’s checks and recs: The Morrison doc, Captain America
• Music used: Nas, “Memory Lane”

Comics Talked About:

• Detective Comics #880
• Best of Archie collection
• Captain America and Bucky #620

Shameless Self Promotion:

• The @FakeAPStylebook book, Write More Good, is still available to buy right here!
• Check out Sims at The ISB, Comics Alliance, his webcomic Awesome Hospital, as well as the complete Solomon Stone at ActionAgeComics.
• Check out Matt’s Fake e-Etiquette Twitter feed, his Tumblr and the ISS.
• Check out all Euge’s music at AdamWarRock.com.
• Check out Max Huffman on Twitter, or at his site.
• Check out Rusty Shackles on Twitter, or at his site.

Please leave us a review on iTunes if you have the time! Also, remember to send in your listener questions to warrocketpodcast_at_gmail.com!

Chris was away at Comic-Con International last week, but we made up for it by welcoming Adam Warrock, a.k.a. Eugene Ahn, back to War Rocket Ajax for a triumphant return! Euge talks about his recent adventures as a performer at Nerdapalooza, his upcoming Firefly mixtape, the effects of Nos energy drink on the body, the new Amazing Spider-Man trailer and music, music, music. Plus, Chris calls in for a report direct from San Diego!

The Rundown

• Check out AdamWarrock.com, where you can find just about all of Euge’s music, and follow him on Twitter!
• The announcement came after we recorded, so we didn’t get to talk about it on the show, but it’s big news that Adam Warrock is opening for MC Chris this fall!
• Euge made us a nice new theme song not long after we recorded the episode! Thanks, Euge!
• Here’s Funkmaster Flex taking 22 minutes to debut a three-minute song.
  
• As it turned out, Matt got tickets to see Black Star and Euge didn’t. They were pretty expensive.
• Our favorite one-hit wonders from the ’90s! Ini Kamoze! Toadies! Superdrag! Skee-lo! Aqua!
• Last year’s Comic-Con episode.
• Wugazi. Go download it.
• Euge’s checks and recs: Nerdapalooza, Lady Gaga on Howard Stern
• Matt’s checks and recs: Pitchfork Festival, Spotify
• Music used: Adam Warrock, “History”

Comics Talked About:

• Our Love is Real
• Gates of Gotham #3
• Daredevil #1

Shameless Self Promotion:

• The @FakeAPStylebook book, Write More Good, is still available to buy right here!
• Check out Sims at The ISB, Comics Alliance, his webcomic Awesome Hospital, as well as the complete Solomon Stone at ActionAgeComics.
• Check out Matt’s Fake e-Etiquette Twitter feed, his Tumblr and the ISS.
• Check out all Euge’s music at AdamWarRock.com.
• Check out Max Huffman on Twitter, or at his site.
• Check out Rusty Shackles on Twitter, or at his site.

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Name a pivotal comics character, and there’s a good chance Mark Waid has written one of that character’s defining runs. We were lucky enough to chat with him this week about lots of the stuff he’s worked on: Fantastic Four, The Flash, Impulse, Ruse, Empire, Legion of Superheroes, Kingdom Come, Spider-Man, his upcoming Daredevil run and more, and we barely get to scratch the surface. Plus, Mark and Chris get embroiled in an intense debate over Superboy! On top of all that, we answer some of your listener mail!

The Rundown

• Mark’s on Twitter. Follow him!
• Here’s Chris’ Superboy/Lex Luthor piece, the one that Mark had to dispute.
  
• It wouldn’t be a WRA discussion of Superman if we didn’t bring up Miracle Monday.
• If you’re like Chris and Matt, and have not found time to watch Californication, it’s on Netflix. Unfortunately, not to stream.
• Jim Ross’ barbecue sauce. DC aprons.
• Matt has long been a Punch-Out commentator. Here’s an old ISS piece about the NES one.
• Chris’ checks and recs: Coffee, Comic-Con, Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
• Matt’s checks and recs: Return of the ISS, Dungeon Family’s “Even in Darkness”
• Music used: Goodie Mob, “Black Ice”

Comics Talked About:

• X-Men: Schism #1
• Uncle Scrooge
• The Red Wing #1

Shameless Self Promotion:

• The @FakeAPStylebook book, Write More Good, is still available to buy right here!
• Check out Sims at The ISB, Comics Alliance, his webcomic Awesome Hospital, as well as the complete Solomon Stone at ActionAgeComics.
• Check out Matt’s Fake e-Etiquette Twitter feed, his Tumblr and his blog.
• Check out all Euge’s music at AdamWarRock.com.
• Check out Max Huffman on Twitter, or at his site.
• Check out Rusty Shackles on Twitter, or at his site.

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In this week’s episode, we’re delighted to welcome illustrator, designer and former Venture Bros. colorist Carly Monardo! She’s kind enough to talk to us about the creation of Strong Female Characters, the craziest things she had to color for Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer, the sad decline of video stores, her dog, pants in superhero costumes, and much more! Plus, as you may guess, we have an extended Big Ups to All My Haters segment about a small, independent movie Chris went to see last week.

The Rundown

• Check out Carly’s blog, Tumblr and Twitter!
• Here’s Carly’s blog post that shows the posters that inspired her to draw this Dr. McNinja collected edition cover. For fun, here’s the MST3K cover for The First Spaceship on Venus.
• If you’re interested in the work of Gipi, the Italian comic the artist Carly mentioned, here’s his profile.
• The Shame, Shame, Shame segment about Carly and husband Christopher Hastings’ near-fleecing by the operators of a cutest dog competition. We’re glad Commissioner James Gordon got his due pay.
• The Daily Show piece with the rainbow motorcycle.
• In case you missed it, here’s Chris’ Transformers 3 review.
• Decide for yourself! The Rob Bricken WRA episode.
• Chris’ checks and recs: Getting a Nielsen box, Miles Edgeworth: Ace Attorney
• Matt’s checks and recs: The Supervillain Handbook coming this spring, Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, Luther
• Music used: The Sea and the Cake, “Too Strong”

Comics Talked About:

• Fear Itself #4
• Thunderbotls #60
• Flashpoint #3

Shameless Self Promotion:

• The @FakeAPStylebook book, Write More Good, is still available to buy right here!
• Check out Sims at The ISB, Comics Alliance, his webcomic Awesome Hospital, as well as the complete Solomon Stone at ActionAgeComics.
• Check out Matt’s Fake e-Etiquette Twitter feed, his Tumblr and his blog.
• Check out all Euge’s music at AdamWarRock.com.
• Check out Max Huffman on Twitter, or at his site.
• Check out Rusty Shackles on Twitter, or at his site.

Please leave us a review on iTunes if you have the time! Also, remember to send in your listener questions to warrocketpodcast_at_gmail.com!