We’re happy to welcome the co-creators of Cosmic Scoundrels, Andy Suriano and Matt Chapman, to this week’s show! We talk about their backgrounds in animation, Easter eggs, how far is too far with scoundrel characters, publishing on the web and in print, Homestar Runner (of course) and much more! Plus, more quotes are added to … Continue reading Episode 260 – Men of Extremes f/ Andy Suriano and Matt Chapman
This week, we welcome back Jon Morris, author of the brand new book, The League of Regrettable Superheroes! We chat about just what makes a superhero regrettable, how Squirrel Girl transcended that label, the weird darkness of Golden Age characters, Columbo, and much more! Plus, more entries to our Word Heavyweight Champion list! The Rundown: … Continue reading Episode 258 – The Bummer Track, Daddio f/ Jon Morris
The editor of Fresh Romance, founder of Rosy Press and senior editor of ComicsAlliance, Janelle Asselin, joins us this week to talk about the business of comics, the romance genre, the job of an editor, fashion in comics, the incomparable Rosie Perez and much more! Plus, we add a few quotes to our Word Heavyweight … Continue reading Episode 256 – Romance Cryptkeeper f/ Janelle Asselin
Our list of comic book quotes is growing by leaps and bounds this week, as we’re plowing through user-submitted Word Heavyweight Champion lists! Donate to our Patreon! It’s easy! Just go to patreon.com/WarRocketAjax to kick in as little as $1 per month! Shameless Self Promotion: For all Chris’ stuff, check out his about.me page! For … Continue reading Episode 254 – Too Stupid and Ugly
Our guest this week is former ComicsAlliance editor and current senior editor of Boing Boing’s new video game site Offworld, Laura Hudson! We talk with her about games journalism, how it compares to comics journalism, the transformative experience of playing video games, covering corners and niches no one else does, and much more! Plus, new … Continue reading Episode 251 – My ‘Twilight’ f/Laura Hudson
The writer of IDW’s new Jem and the Holograms series, Kelly Thompson, joins us for this week’s show! We talk with her about character designs, working on a licensed book, favorite songs, the Misfits’ penchant for murder, G.I. Joe, hologram powers, and much more! Plus, more additions to the list to determine the Word Heavyweight … Continue reading Episode 249 – Besieged by Media f/ Kelly Thompson
Our guest this week is a longtime friend and writer of Inspector Pancakes Helps the President of France Solve the White Orchid Murders and Dreadful Sirens, Karla Pacheco! We talk with her about pirate history, writing a children’s book that isn’t for kids, 18-plus comics, comedy, odd clothing purchases and much more! Plus, more contenders … Continue reading Episode 247 – In My Mind, It’s Perfectly Normal f/ Karla Pacheco
Chris Burnham, the artist of the new Image series Nameless, returns to War Rocket Ajax this week! We talk with him about the surprising creative team behind the Officer Downe movie, Nixon’s Pals, designing odd shapes, redrawing Batman’s costume in Batman Inc., all-ages comics, and much more! Plus, we add some quotes to the list … Continue reading Episode 244 – Twisting Your Mind Toward the BS Zone f/ Chris Burnham
This week we are so very pleased to welcome the artist of Unbeatable Squirrel Girl and our good friend Erica Henderson to the show! We talk to her about costume and character design, Robocop (of course), Marvel Puzzle Quest, humor in comics, Kraven’s butt, and so much more! Plus, some more quotes compete to be … Continue reading Episode 242 – Always Drawing Robocop f/ Erica Henderson
Our pal and former ComicsAlliance editor Caleb Goellner joins us this week to talk about his work on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles New Animated Adventures comics and Task Force Rad Squad, but we mostly jaw about Power Rangers. Plus, more quotes are added to the list to determine the Word Heavyweight Champion! The Rundown: … Continue reading Episode 240 – Ajaxing Time f/ Caleb Goellner