Episode 165 – Cool Spiky Hair f/Marcus To

The artist behind Archaia’s new re-imagining of Cyborg 009, Marcus To, joins us this week to talk about adapting a classic manga, “Thor buttons,” cyborg babies, Tim Drake, the best cyborgs of all time, and, of course, hairstyles. Also, a Comic-Con-related listener question!

The Rundown

Comics Talked About:

  • Batman ’66 #1
  • Trinity of Sin: Pandora #1
  • Satellite Sam #1
  • Avengers A.I. #1

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Movie Fighters update!

Over on our other podcast, Movie Fighters, we’ve wrapped up our first series of movies, which were all based on fighting games!

If you haven’t listened to the show yet, you can get all four episodes in one album over on Bandcamp, for just four bucks! The album includes a free bonus episode, in which we watch the first episode of the 1995 Street Fighter cartoon, which you can stream right here:

Episode 164 – We Are the Guinea Pigs f/Allison Baker and Chris Roberson

In honor of Monkeybrain Comics’ first anniversary, co-publishers Chris Roberson and Allison Baker are our guests this week! We reflect on Monkeybrain’s beginnings, discuss knowing your limits, talk Eisner nominations, dream about creative teams, do Danzig impressions, fawn about Kurt Schaffenberger, and more!

The Rundown

Comics Talked About:

  • Hawkeye #11
  • The Wake #2
  • The Green Team #2

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Episode 163 – Part of the Patriarchy f/Jamal Igle

This week we’re welcoming Molly Danger writer/artist Jamal Igle to the show! We’ll discuss the exact number of M’s on Molly’s costume, Supergirl’s shorts and how emotional people got about them, character design, why it’s not worth it to pretend you’ve read something you haven’t, and much more! Plus, a Superman-movie-themed installment of the War Rocket Ajax Love Haters!

The Rundown

Comics Talked About:

  • Age of Ultron #10
  • Masters of the Universe: The Origin of Hordak #1
  • Dream Thief #2

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Episode 162 – Hertz Rental Car Ridin’

Chris and Matt are back in their respective homes — Matt’s got the brand new War Rocket Ajax studios humming along — and ready to gab about three weeks worth of collected stuff! We’re taking your listener questions about the state of DC Comics, our favorite wrestlers, Flash Gordon, Heroes Con, and much more!

The Rundown

Comics Talked About:

  • Batman #21
  • Superman Unchained #1
  • Green Hornet #1 and #2

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Episode 161 – Farm Stuff (the Heroes Con 2013 Audio Sketchbook)

This weekend, Chris and Matt were at Heroes Con 2013, where they decided to do what they called an audio sketchbook. They asked 18 comics creators the same question: What have you seen or heard at a comics convention that left you speechless?

These are their answers.

The Rundown

  • Thanks to: Erica Henderson, Ming Doyle, Brian Clevinger, Scott Wegner, Robert Wilson IV, Jason Horn, Greg Rucka, Jay Potts, Van Jensen, Robert Venditti, Jeremy Dale, Khary Randolph, Sean Murphy, Jamal Igle, Jarrett Williams, Kelly Sue Deconnick, Matt Fraction and Tom Fowler for their stories!
  • Music used: Pierlo, “BMX Hero”

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Episode 160 – That’s Snake Eyes f/Jeremy Dale

Our guest this week is writer/artist of the brand new Action Lab series Skyward Jeremy Dale! We talk to him (and a special surprise guest) about being inspired by video games, his G.I. Joe comics work, Firestar, the fantasy genre, and much more!

The Rundown

Comics Talked About:

  • Daredevil #26
  • The Green Team #1
  • Superior Spider-Man #10

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Episode 159 – Show You Who’s Boss f/Mark Waid

Writer of just about everything Mark Waid comes by to chat with us this week! We talk about the cancellation of The Legion of Super Heroes, working with Walt Simonson, the pluses and minuses of renumbering books, that amazing fight between Daredevil and Ikari, the best non-Waid Flash story, and much more! Plus, new projects are discussed and a very brief installment of the War Rocket Ajax Love Haters!

The Rundown

Comics Talked About:

  • Regular Show #1
  • FF #7
  • Wolverine and the X-Men #29

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