Because Matt spent the weekend at C2E2 and couldn’t edit the show this week, he and Chris and doing a special edit-free Every Story Ever special this week! Among the comics we discuss, the best (?) Mark Millar comic, Superman Red Son, and the worst Grant Morrison comic. Which one is that? Listen and find out!

The Rundown

• The Movie Fighters Kickstarter only has a little more than a week left!
• Chris’ check and rec: Giant penny update, Sexcastle
• Matt’s check and rec: C2E2, Legends House

Comics Talked About:

• DC Secret Origins #1
• Original Sin #0

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This week, the writer and artist behind Dynamite’s new Flash Gordon series, Jeff Parker and Evan “Doc” Shaner, are our guests! We’re talking about Flash’s shirt, logos, Timothy Dalton, bros, the forgotten art of “icing,” Queen, EC Comics, and so much more! Plus, more comic stories get added to our Every Story Ever list!

The Rundown

• Follow Doc and Jeff on Twitter!
• If you’re unfamiliar with Mark Schultz’s Xenozoic Tales, here you go.
• Here’s Jeff’s early rendering of “Kasey Venus.”
• Stone Cold Steve Austin’s CougarLife.com ad.
• The Movie Fighters Kickstarter is still going strong!
• Chris’ check and rec: Moving, Greg Rucka’s Alpha
• Matt’s check and rec: Being sick, Rachel and Miles X-Plain the X-Men
• Music used: Linuz, “Flash”

Comics Talked About:

• Batman #30
• Superior Spider-Man #31
• The Auteur #2

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• Valiant Comics is releasing six new number one issues over the next few months! If you aren’t reading yet, it’s a great time to start!

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This week, we’re really excited to welcome the one-man powerhouse behind COPRA and the writer of the just-launched All New Ultimates series, Michel Fiffe! We talk about writing comics at a breakneck pace, his insane schedule, the difference between working for yourself and working for Marvel, street gangs, Street Fighter, and so much more! Plus, two more stories join our Every Story Ever list!

The Rundown

• Follow Michel on Twitter and check out his website!
  
• You can read COPRA #1 for absolutely free here!
• Check out Michel’s super-cool Suicide Squad bound hardcovers.
• And here’s Chris’ write-up about Michel’s GI Joe pages.
• You can get Caleb Goellner and Buster Moody’s Task Force Rad Squad #2 for whatever you want to pay!
• And go get Kyle Starks’ Sexcastle!
• The Movie Fighters Kickstarter is still going strong!
• Chris’ check and rec: FLUKE,  Power Rangers RPM
• Matt’s check and rec: C2E2, U Talkin U2 To Me
• Music used: Color 8, “Label Brutal”

Comics Talked About:

• Batman Eternal #1
• Flash Gordon #1
• All-New Doop #1

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This week, Chris is back from his trip to the Pacific Northwest with a lot of stories and a particularly odd souvenir: A time machine! How will he and Matt put it to use? Who will they meet on their journey? Listen and find out!

The Rundown

• The Movie Fighters Kickstarter is up and running now!
• If you’d like to revisit the very first episode of War Rocket Ajax, here it is.
• There was a new Homestar Runner cartoon and it was glorious. And here’s Thorax Corp.
• All of Euge’s music and tour dates are right here!
• David’s check and rec: Emerald City Comic-Con, James Bonding
• Matt’s check and rec: Kickstarter!, Broad City

Comics Talked About:

• Detective Comics #30
• Dead Letters #1
• Ultimate Spider-Man #200

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Chris is at Emerald City Comic-Con this week, so Matt invited David Wolkin to come co-host the show with him! During the interview segment, Matt and David chat with Wired’s Laura Hudson about how the three of them got started with comics! We discuss Psylocke, sleepovers, supermarkets, Guy Gardner, cartoons, Suicide Squad and much more!

The Rundown

• Follow Laura and David on Twitter!
• Check out Laura’s new podcast, Watch, Read, Play! And read her review of Divergent!
• Important issues! Uncanny X-Men #256, Starman #1, Suicide Squad #40
• If you’re ever in Northbrook, Illinois, go to North Shore Comics, why don’t you?
• David’s check and rec: Air mattress and cheese, Fire in the Ashes by Jonathan Kozol
• Matt’s check and rec: Movie Fighters coming to Kickstarter, The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Music used: Electric Joy Ride, “Origin”

Comics Talked About:

• Manhattan Projects #19
• All-New Ghost Rider #1
• Real Heroes #1

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It’s our annual Wrestlemania show this week and we’re welcoming The Mandible Claw and WithLeather’s Danielle Matheson and Lets Be Friends Again and The Gravity Falls Gossiper’s Chris Haley to talk about it! It’s a lot of wrestling talk this week, folks. There’s no way around it! Also, lots of jokes.

The Rundown

• Follow Danielle and Chris on Twitter!
  
• Go listen to The Mandible Claw and the Gravity Falls Gossiper!
• Buy Chris Haley’s Daniel Bryan shirt!

• Here’s Chris’ WithLeather article about Kane and John Cena.
• Chris’ check: Emerald City Comic Con
• Matt’s check and rec: Beard removal
• Music used: Wrestlemania Theme 1993

Comics Talked About:

Go to ComicsAlliance.com to hear this week’s comics reviews!

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This week, Chris and Matt are working their way through a few more Every Story Ever lists, and in a huge surprise, a story makes its way into the number one spot after an exhausting debate! You may be surprised as to what it is! Also: A few stories make a charge for the bottom spot on the list!

The Rundown

• Read all about the awfulness of Marville the the U-Decide debacle.
• Chris’ check and rec: The ComicsAlliance Podcast, Cardigans
  
• Matt’s check and rec: Comics Therapy, The Wind Rises
• Music used: Varth Dader, “Forever Omniprecent”

Comics Talked About:

• Batman #29
• Hawkeye #17
• Magnus: Robot Fighter #1

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The writers behind Monkeybrain Comics’ Amelia Cole, Adam P. Knave and D.J. Kirkbride, join us for the show this week! This is a crazy one, folks. We talk about interviewing Laurell K. Hamilton, Lloyd Kaufman, cardigans, personalized jackets, comedy writing, ninjas, and, if we get the chance, their comic. Plus, more Every Story Ever!

The Rundown

• Follow Adam and D.J. on Twitter!
• While you’re at it, check out D.J.’s book,  Do You Believe in Ninjas?
• Don’t know who Lloyd Kaufman is? Here’s the book he co-wrote with Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn!
• Want to see Clarabell the clown say goodbye to kids in a terrifying way? Here you go.
• Chris’ check and rec: Sumter Fan-Con, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
  
• Matt’s check and rec: Movie Fighters secrets, Hannibal on Amazon Prime
• Music used: ETZclusive, “Destination Unknown”

Comics Talked About:

• Moon Knight #1
• She-Hulk #2
• Forever Evil #6

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The writer and artist behind Dresden Codak, Aaron Diaz, joins us this week! We talk about what goes into designing and redesigning characters, people believing that his Zelda art was for an actual game, men’s rights activists, falling in love with Daniel Bryan, Power Girl, martial arts, and much more! Plus, a JMS-fueled set of entries in Every Story Ever!

The Rundown

• Follow Aaron on Twitter and go read Dresden Codak!
• While you’re at it, here’s his art blog, which includes his Zelda designs.
• And here’s one more thing: The Silmarillion Project!
• Hear Stone Cold talk about Cougars.
• Chris’ check and rec: WWE Network, Starrcade ’89
  
• Matt’s check and rec: Appearing on podcasts, WCW Uncensored ’95
• Music used: Jiri Vit, “Dresden”

Comics Talked About:

• Rat Queens #1-4
• Fantastic Four #1
• Lois Lane One-shot

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