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We Read Berserk - Kentaro Miura Die - Kieron Gillen & Stephanie Hans Birthright - Joshua Williamson & Andrei Bressan Also in this episode: 12 year old Jamie Penises everywhere Dead Dogs & Sad Boys Soap Opera roleplaying games

What fresh horrors have we subjected ourselves to this summer Heartstopper by Alice Oseman She-Hulk by Rainbow Rowell & Roge Antonio The Girl from the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún by Nagabe Bolero by Wyatt Kennedy & Luana Vecchio Reckless by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, Jake Phillips Human Target by Tom King & Greg Smallwood Immortal Hounds by Ryō Yasohachi Elle(s) by Kid Toussaint & Aveline Stokart Homesick Pilots by Dan Watters & Caspar Wijngaard Bitter Root by David F. Walker, Chuck Brown, & Sanford Greene Hawkeye:Kate Bishop by Marieke Nijkamp & Enid Balam Moon Knight by Jed MacKay & Alessandro Cappuccio I Want To Hold Aono-Kun So Badly I Could Die By Umi Shiina Little Monsters by Dustin Nguyen & Jeff Lemire The Magic Order by Mark Millar & Oliver Coipel Primer by Thomas Krajewski, Jennifer Muro, & Gretel Lusky Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)

We're diving into Sailor Moon by Naoko Takeuchi Sailor Moon Eternal Edition vol 1-3 Sailor Moon Crystal Season 1 Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)

We read: Legends of Baldur's Gate by Jim Zub, Max Dunbar, & Sarah Stone Shadows of the Vampire by Jim Zub, Max Dunbar, & Sarah Stone Abraxis Wren of Eberron by Paul Crilley, Valerio Schiti, Livio Ramondelli, Menton J. Matthews III, Paco Diaz, Keith Baker, Chris Lie, & Rob Ruffolo Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins Library Edition By Matthew Colville, Jody Houser, Olivia Samson

We read Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto and really we could have recorded two more episodes to talk about it all. Also in this episode: Dog Piss & Fat Cats Popularity Polls Jamie uncovers the fundamentals of serialized storytelling Scott has technical difficulties Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Andrew(@knowhwerenorth), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)

We Read: Wuvable Oaf by Ed Luce Space-Battle Lunchtime by Natalie Riess The Avant-Guards by Carlie Usdin & Noah Hayes My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness by Kabi Nagata

Another heaping pile of our favourite and least loved things of the last two years

Only Scott actually recorded their best & worst of 2020 on time, so now we're mashing two years of comic reading into a single episode.

We read through Nailbiter and its sequel series Nailbiter Returns by Joshua Williamson and Mike Henderson. Buckaroo, Oregon has given birth to sixteen of the vilest serial killers in the world. An obsessed FBI profiler investigating the town has suddenly gone missing, and now an NSA Agent must work with the notorious serial killer Edward “Nailbiter” Warren to find his friend and solve the mystery of “Where do serial killers come from?

We're back, corona hasn't gotten any better here, but at least now we have semi-functional home recording setups We read: Accept My Fist Love by Murata The Fall of Deadworld Parts 1 & 2 by Kek-W & Dave Kendall Kengan Omega volumes 1 & 2 by Sandrovich Yabako & Daromeon Technical difficultiess caused a bunch of audio to desync or otherwise disappear from the raw audio, appologies for any rough edits.

We read a bunch of Shōjo manga Content Warning: Most of these have trans & gender nonconforming individuals who, whilst handled well by the standards of the era their respective books, are not great by modern standards. Fushugi Yugi also depicts rape and other forms of sexual violence in particularly regressive ways. We don't delve too deeply into this subject in the episode but if you were considering reading the subject matter before listening to the episode please be aware. Fruits Basket by Natsuki Takaya Ouran High School Host Club by Bisco Hatori Fushugi Yugi by Yuu Watase Lovely Complex by Aya Nakahara Also in this Episode: Ultraquick news roundup A brief history of 90s anime consumption Gross Eyes Gender Identity in Japan Early 2000s fashion disasters Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)

We watched all 48 episodes of Stardust Crusaders. Content Warning: Stardust Crusaders loves Child Abuse, animal abuse, misogyny, homophobia Also in this episode: Ashley pays for her hubris Everyone stumbles over their hatred Mary Sues Polnareff: The platonic ideal of a frenchman Snyder Cut vs Whedon Cut compare/contrast Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Andrew(@knowhwerenorth), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)

Cromartie Highschool by Eiji Nonaka Kaguya-sama Love is War by Aka Akasaka Way of the Househusband by Kousuke Oono Barakamon by Satsuki Yoshino Also in this episode: Scott is underwater Nobody remembers how this works Roomba Behavioural Analysis Witch Hat Atelier is worth your money Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)

We Read: Shuri by Nnedi Okorafor, Leonardo Romero, & Jordie Bellaire Something is Killing the Children Pop Team Epic by Bkub Okawa Bride's Story by Kaoru Mori The Old Guard by Greg Rucka & Leandro Fernandez Switch By Stjepan Šejic Tales From Harrow County by Cullen Bunn & Naomi Franquiz Folklords by Matt Kindt & Matt Smith Archie & Sabrina by Nick Spencer, Mariko Tamaki, Sandy Jareell, Jenn St. Onge, Matt Herms, Jack Morellia, & Veronica Fish Domino: Hotshots by Gail Simone & David Baldeon Hex Wives by Ben Blacker & Mirka Andolfo Sleepless by Sarah Vaughn 16-year-old Sumire!! & 17-year-old Sumire!! by Takeru Nagayoshi Teppu by Moare Oota No Matter How I Look at It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular! by Nico Tanigawa Harleen by Stjepan Šejic Punisher: The Platoon by Garth Ennis, Goran Parlov, & Jordie Bellaire Also in this episode: Sworn Sisters were called Khwahar Khwandagi Jessica wastes her time Isaac Goodhart drew Postal Creepy Dolls Birds of Prey is pretty good Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean),Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)

I prepared sleaze, but they wanted porn. We read: Zombie Tramp By Dan Mendoza, Jason Martin, & TM Chu Empowered By Adam Warren Unnatural By Mirka Andolfo Drawing While Masturbating By Igarashi Yui Also in this episode The Climber flames out Vodka taste test A desperate plea Defending terrible webcomic art Don't pay for Cerebus We're not mad, we're just disappointed Ashley kink shames Amazing sound effects Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)

We read some of the works Linda & Stjepan Šejic: Bloodstained, Sun Stone, Death Vigil Also in this episode Dan Didio presided over the worst of DC tendencies, is gone from DC Skin should not flow Strong opinions on russian translators Do not try and use these as instructional material Something is awakened in Jamie M͂ͪ̈̚ȍ̑̐ŕ̽҉͕̗ḛ̣͎̪̣̮ͦͬ͗ͤͨ́ ̌̂s̠͔͌̒̀e͙͇̩͇̜x̣͎̘̖̻̦̀ỹ͚̺͙̤̭̖͊̏̋̋̌ ĕ̞̤̟͙ͣ̌ͭ̀l̛̖͌d̡r͕̾͟i̘̓t̪̜̼͖̝̠̦͊ͩ̌̈́̎̎̾c͘h ͇̜̟ͭ̊ͭh̻͕̳͓͚̭̋ͬ̈̾̔̂o̱ͮ͝r̙̹͖r̞o̧͐̃̎̍ͨr͍̮̯̫͕͖̬̂̍ͩ̓͒̏ͭś̬ ̧͑̀̐̒p̰̯̖̈́ͪ͊lͤͭ̒ͥ́e̖͙̰̞͒̊̒̂ä̮̘̺̪́̇̿̈s͒̓ͯͫ̔̚e͚̭͔̒̽͑ Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)

They make comics about anything. Snake Mountain by Kubota Watari The Message by Yukari Ichijo & Akikio Monden The Climber by Shinichi Sakamoto Encouragement of Climb by Shiro Also in this episode: Pivioting to music review Junji Ito style dicks Hair Styling chats Jessicas' toilet habits Dick suckin' lips Jessica = Genki Hiking disasters Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)

CW: Racism, child abuse, regular abuse, misogyny We read Matt Wagner's Grendel a story of crime, violence, bad bad art, misogyny, a pretty cool vampire, and deep trash. Grendel Omnibus v1 by Matt Wagner, Tim Sale, David Mack, Duncan Fegredo, Mike Allred, Guy Davis, Teddy Kristiansen, Ashley Wood, Mike Huddleston, Dean Motter Grendel Omnibus v2 by Matt Wagner, Tim Sale, Arnold Pander, Jacob Pander, Bernie Mireault Also in this episode Jessica's illiteracy While editing this I went through all the art in v2, there are no monsters or aliens, just ugly 80s fashion, easy mistake to make The RWA is collapsing into a blackhole of racism Turns out the RWA probably objects to the colour of the hole Baby Yoda feelings Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Andrew(@knowhwerenorth), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)

The Second part of our Best & Worst: Comic Moment On Going Series Single Issue Event Book Industry Moment Current Character Unfavorite genres Podcast Episode Podcast Moment Podcast Comics Holy Shit Moment Non-Comic Books Video Games Also in this episode: Jamie delivers a devastating insult to Monstress Dubious honors Authors behaving badly Ashley pitches the best story Strong sports opinions Scott Hates Crave Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@JizzicaChode)

We talk about our picks for the Best & Worst: Writer Covers Artist Colour New Series New to Us Creative Team Movie Television Also in this episode: It's a shame about The Fadeout Spoilers, not for anything in specific, just general spoilers Turns out JK Rowling is a TERF Harsh Language circa 1955 Enraged Household appliances All Marvel movies are structurally identical There are roughly nine thousands accounts using some variation of Jizzica Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)

Oh god dammit Sisters of Sorrow by Kurt Sutter, Courtney Alameda, & Hyeonjin Kim Divided States of America By Howard Chaykin CW: Racism, Homophobia, Transphobia, just a fucking deluge of problematic bullshit America By Gabby Rivera & A dozen artist Masturbation Master Kurosawa by Katsura Ise & Takuma Yokota Also in this Episode: The final Kengan, if you're reading along with us, finish volume 27 before listening or skip to 26:02 Nuns with guns are no fun A mild breach of medical protocol Git gud scrubs Death to America Scott is totally vindicated Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)

Even more attempts to take Batman and make him interesting. We read: Thrillkiller by Howard Chaykin & Dan Brebreton Castle of the Bat Jack E. Harris & Bo Hampton I, Joker by Bob Hall The Batman of Arkham by Alan Grant & Alcatena Also in this episode: Night Terrors Ashley's Batman problem gets fixed Crippling Ennui A dire lack of serial murdering Batman actually helping The Arkham games are a steady slide downhill Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean),Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)

Image comics was founded in 1992 by Erik Larsen, Jim Lee, Rob Liefeld, Todd McFarlane, Whilce Portacio, Marc Silvestri, & Jim Valentino, we went back and took a look at some of their earliest works. Gen13 by Jim Lee, J. Scott Campbell Savage Dragon by Erik Larsen Spawn by Todd McFarlane Also in this episode Kengan Chat Baffling capes Too many thongs Jess loves the Mario Bros. movie for some reason Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)

Try not to spoop your pants. Infidel by Pornsak Pichetshote & Aaron Campbell Winnebago Graveyard by Steve Niles & Alison Sampson Outer Darkness by John Layman & Afu Chan The Dissolving Classroom by Junji Ito Also in this episode: This episode had to be jigsawed together from a dozen audio fragments, so there are sound quality issues, and janky cuts. Sorry about that Infidel deals with racism heavily and if that isn't something you can handle you may want to scrub ahead to about 22:30 Unscary ghost fakeouts Four issues, no tension Star Trek meets every horror movie ever Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)

We read some stuff Black Bird by Sam Humphries & Jen Bartel Kaguya-sama: Love is War by Aka Akasaka Coda by Simon Spurrier & Matías Bergara Guts by Raina Telgemeier Redlands by Jordie Bellaire & Vanesa R. Del Rey Gideon Falls by Jeff Lemire & Andrea Sorrentino Jessica Jones by Kelly Thompson & Mattia De Iulis Vagrant Queen by Magdelene Visaggio & Jason Smith The Wandering of Girls Group no.7 by TSUBANA Flying Witch by Chihiro Ishizuka Monster by Naoki Urasawa Sunstone by Stjepan Šejić Also in this episode: Things start weird Jess went to film school Giant sized Kengan chat 2020 is gonna be rough Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)

We went deep in IDWs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles by Kevin Eastman, Tom Waltz, Dan Duncan, Ronda Pattinson, Andy Kuhn, Ben Bates, Mateus Santolouco, Sophie Campbell, Cory Smith Eleven volumes, it has had quite a few artists. Also in this episode: Joker boring Ashley has a deep emotional connection to Ant-Man & Wasp Fuck you, Punch Up Metaphysical agnosticism Sabermetrics shilling Jess flirts with fatalistic determinism Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)

Beasts of Burden by Evan Dworkin & Jill Thompson Cat Diary: Yon & Mu by Junji Ito Usagi Yojimbo by Stan Sakai Also in this Episode: Kengan Chat Remember the Goonies? They're back in dog form! Nightmare kittens Awful college paper comics Outro: Playing with kitty cats - Brad Neely Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)

Cyberpunk is a genre of science fiction set in a lawless subculture of an oppressive society dominated by computer technology. Tokyo Ghost By Rick Remender, Sean Murhpy, & Matt Hollingsworth BLAME! by Tsutomu Nihei Hard Boiled by Frank Miller & Geof Darrow Bonehead by Bryan Hill & Rhoald Marcelliu We3 by Grant Morrison & Frank Quitely Also in this Episode: Richard Williams not Williamson We will not be reading Little Nemo for the podcast Too many cyberpunk subgenres Jess and Jamie beef it Low levels of enthusiasm for this snuff film The Art Understander is here Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)

God Hates Astronauts by Ryan Browne GOD HATES ASTRONAUTS follows the story of a group of incompetent, small-minded, super powered narcissists called "The Power Persons Five" who are hired by NASA to stop all farmers from launching themselves into space in homemade rocket ships. Unfortunately for NASA, this goal is scarcely even addressed and the book focuses more on extramarital affairs, bank-robbing owls, big gross swollen heads, ghost cow heads, olde tyme boxers, tigers eating cheeseburgers in the Crab Nebula, buffalo judges and tons of aggressive swearing. Also in this episode: The horrible stank of comic cons Kengan Chat Jesus Christ... Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)

We watched every Punisher Movie. The Punisher (1989) Dir: Mark Goldblatt Starring: Dolph Lundgren, Lou Gossett Jr. Budget: $9 Million Box Office: $500,000 est. The Punisher (2004) Dir: Jonathan Hensleigh Starring: Thomas Jane, John Travolta Budget: $33 Million Box Office $54.7 Million Punisher: War Zone Dir: Lexi Alexander Starring: Ray Stevenson, Dominic West Budget: $35 Million Box Office: $10.1 Million Shorts: The Punisher: Dirty Laundry Dir: Phil Joanou Starring: Thomas Jane, Ron Perlman Punisher '66 Dir: Jordan Olds Starring: Jordan Olds, Lucy Steiner, Drew Kaufman Also in this episode: American Foreign Policy 101: Eat America's Ass RIP Walking Dead Fruit Tips Public Access Boobs Ashley/Scott is totally wrong about what is good about The Punisher   Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)

Here's what we read: Krampus Is My Boyfriend by S.M. Beiko My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips The Scholar's Reincarnation by Soo Yu Hyun, Yum Jack Jack Hex Wives by Ben Blacker, Mirka Andolfo Wolf by Ales Kot, Matt Taylor, Lee Loughridge, Clayton Cowles, Tom Muller Crowded by Christoper Sebela, Ro Stein Way of the House Husband by Kousuke Oono JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable by Hirohiko Araki Bone Parish by Cullen Bunn, Jonas Scharf, Alex Guimaraes Human Target by Peter Milligan, Edvin Biukovic, Javier Pulido Squirel Girl Beats Up The Marvel Universe by Ryan North, Erica Henderson Kill or be Killed by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips Ghost Tree by Bobby Curnow Evolution by Christoper Sebela, James Asmus, Joseph Keatinge, Joe Infurnari, Jordan Boyd Also in this episode: This Krampus is TOO sexy LuLu is comedy gold RIP Vertigo Tacky vampire gimmicks Jess doesn't appreciate our philosophizing Jamie Sings! All dogs go to Heaven, except for those class traitors in the Paw Patrol   Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)

Baseball Americas 7th favorite sport: The Golem's Mighty Swing by James Sturm Sullivan's Sluggers by Mark Andrew Smith & James Stokoe Cross Game by Mitsuru Adachi Follow @90feetfromhome and https://www.youtube.com/c/AshleyMacLennan90feetfromhome for legitimate baseball things. Also In This Episode: Million Dollar Home Movie Plans Kengan Chat The history of baseball is the history of racism Ominously named towns Cross Game probably reads better is you Read Volume 2, 3, 1, 4+ rather than sequentially Every sports movie ever Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)

Ashley loves Urban Fantasy and demanded we read these: Curse Words by Charles Soule & Ryan Browne Hellblazer: Haunted by Warren Ellis, Darko Macan, John Higgins, Tim Bradstreet, Marcelo Frusin and Gary Erskine Black Magic by Greg Rucka & Nicola Scott Shutter by Joseph Keatinge, Leila del Duca & Owen Gieni Also in this Episode Kengan Chat Ashley chose everything for this episode and didn't bother showing up B-Movie Gore 12th century fashion chat #NotMyMargaret Jess does not appreciate dick and balls John Constantine: Kiddie Fiddler Tracing arguments   Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Andrew(@knowhwerenorth), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)

Maybe don't listen to this while hungry. We Read: Wonton Soup by James Stokoe Flavor by Joseph Keatinge & Woo Jin Clarke Dungeon Meshi/Delicious In Dungeon by Kui Ryoko Also in this episode ♪♪Swamp Thing you make my heart sting, You make everything abysmal, Swamp Thing♪♪ Scott gets his City of Heroes wish. SHAZAM is great Gross lips & flipper hands Last Panel Cookbook coming soon THAC0 opinions High Treason against the People's Republic of China Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)

Isekai sucks, and I was too sick to be properly angry: That Time I Was Reincarnated As A Slime by Fuse & Taiki Kawakami Knight's & Magic by Takuji Katō (Based on the novel of Hisago Amazake-no) Overlord by Satoshi Ōshio & Hugin Miyama (Based on the novels of Kugane Maruyama) So I'm A Spider, So What? by Asahiro Kakashi (Based on the novels of Okina Baba) Also in this episode: We keep reading Kengan Ashura (Volumes 11 & 12) Ashley is a bit hazy on slash fic Just reduce all of Scotts ratings by 1.5 Bukkakae Chat CrossCountry Canada Nostalgia Kenshi is great Update: Rise of the Shield Hero is fucking awful Ashley gets a new nickname Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Andrew(@knowhwerenorth), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)

Jamie gushed over these at one point or another, so now we're shitting on them: We Stand On Guard by Brian K Vaughn & Steve Skroce Gideon Falls by Jeff Lemire & Andrea Sorrentino Snotgirl by Brian Lee O'Malley & Leslie Hung I Hate Fairyland by Scottie Young Also in this episode: Jess gets hyped for corporate mergers Memorabilia is dumb Guess the 2000AD story Scott is referencing Ashley can't bake Everything's coming up Jessica It's Tyler Durdens all the way down Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)

  My Boyfriend is a Bear By Pamela Ribon & Cat Farris Golden Kamuy By Satoru Noda Man-Eaters by Chelsea Cain, Kate Niemczyk, Rachelle Rosenberg Black Widow by Jen Soska, Sylvia Soska Exit Stage Left By Mark Russell & Mike Feehan Introduction to Heterogeneous Linguistics By Seno Salt Hit-Girl: Golden Rage of Hollywood By Kevin Smith & Pernille Orum Die by Kieron Gillan & Stephanie Hans Unnatural By Mirka Andolfo Wotakoi by Fujita Black Bull of Norroway By Kit & Cat Seaton Sleepless By Sarah Vaughn & Leila Del Duca Also in this episode Hardcore Bear Fuckin' Everyone ruins Jess' comic Death of our Author Ashley turns the tables Jess opposes race mixing Like 30 solid minutes of garbage get excised, for once. Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)

Since the Edo periods of Japan, gladiator arenas exist in certain areas. In these arenas, wealthy business owners and merchants hire gladiators to fight in unarmed combat where winner takes all. Kengan Ashura is written by Sandrovich Yabko, and drawn by Daromeon Also in this episode: Ashley steals food from a baby Urban fantasy steals our focus Rodeo chat Ashley and Jess don't get common internet formatting Jess makes a gross misreading Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)

We read a few romance comics Twisted Romance by a literal platoon of writers and artists Sukimasuki by Yumi Unita A Bride's Story/Otoyomegatari by Kaoru Mori Also in this episode: A new low for Jamie Recasting Her Hot Creep on Creep action Arguing the morality of 90s RomComs Page count quibbles Everyone gets horned up for wood carving montages and stitching instructions Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)

Just in time for Black History Month we read Bingo Love by Tee Franklin, Jenn St-Onge, Joy San, & Cardinal Rae Emitown by Emi Lenox Abbott by Saladin Ahmed, Sami Kivelä, & Jason Wordie Also in this episode: Umbrella Academy Chat Jess gets hyped for nothing Hallmark sex scenes Ashley questions the wisdom of divorce Old woman wants Portland youth off her lawn Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)

We're still talking about our picks for best best and worst of the year In the second part we talk about our picks for: Comic Moment Ongoing Series Single Issue Event Book Industry Moment Characters Team Comic Non-Hero Comic Podcast Episode Podcast Moment Comic we read for the show Holy Shit moment Non-Comic Book Video Game Also in this episode: New rules get introduced Open weeping Rodents of Unusual Size Tom Savini is great More evil babies Do not spend money on Marvels Digital App The secret forbidden Last Panel episode   Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)

We talk about our picks for best best and worst of the year In the first part we talk about our picks for: Writer Cover Artist Colourist & Colouring New 2018 Series New To Us Series Creative Team Movie TV shows Also in this episode: Jess' nazi comic experience Judging books by their covers Comics value wank Violence against wee babies Rampant Cheating Piss Chat The Last Jedi is also pretty good, but really nothing compares Empire Strikes Back ACAB again Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Andrew(@knowhwerenorth), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)

e talk about some of the best Superman comics out there. Death of Superman & Funeral For a Friend by like 30 Writers & Artists here's the ISBN if you really care: ISBN 1-4012-1550-5 Hitman 34 by Garth Ennis & John McCrea Action Comics 775: What's so funny about Truth, Justice, and the American way? by New Super-Man by Gene Luen Yang, Viktor Bogdanovic, Richard Friend Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow by Alan Moore, Curt Swan Also in this episode: Netflix cancellation anger Tired evil Superman movie The stupid history of Supergirl Super-Ethics Modern mainstream superhero comics pretty much can't be suprising anymore, prove me wrong. New Super-Man refers to the legend of the White Snake, on of China's Four Great Folktales Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)

Venom is bad, and a success no one, not even Sony expected. Director: Ruben Fleischer Starring: Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed Budget: $100-116 Million Box Office: $855.6 Million Also in this episode: Avengers trailer blather Extravagant Hallmark movie CGI Tom Hardy fangirling This movie is a tonal mess Venom history Bring back the guillotine More of a Gregorian Choir Bad algorithms Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean),Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)

It's a grab bag of random comics that Scott talked about on various What Are We Reading episodes. Wasteland By Antony Johnston & Christopher Mitten Magnus: Between Two Worlds By Kyle Higgins & Jorge Fornes Kill or Be Killed By By Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, & Elizabeth Breitweiser Hadrian's Wall By Kyle Higgins, Alec Siegel, & Rod Reis Also in this episode: Marvel Netflix Chat Andrew's experience with post-apocalyptic settings is drastically different from my own Maps in books Yea or Nay? We pivot to Star Trek Tropes vs Comics Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Andrew(@knowhwerenorth), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)

2spooky4me Nailbiter by Joshua Williamson & Mike Henderson Black Eyed Kids by Joe Pruett & Szymon Kudranski Uzumaki by Junji Ito Chilling Adventures of Sabrina by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa & Robert Hack Also in this episode: Spoiler alerts Jessica doesn't actually know what a spoiler is A.C.A.B. Evil babies are a clear sign your comic sucks The spiral interferes with the recording Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Andrew(@knowhwerenorth), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)

Return of Wolverine By Charles Soule & Steve McNiven Death of Superman (2018) By Louise Simonson & Cat Staggs The Wendy Project by Melissa Jane Osborne & Veronica Fish Chew by John Layman & Rob Guillory Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe Born by Garth Ennis & Darick Robertson John Wick by Greg Pak & Giovanni Valletta Sparks! By Ian Boothby & Nina Matsumoto The Weatherman by Jody Leheup & Nathan Fox Injustice: Gods Among Us by Tom Taylor, Brian Buccellato & just a bunch of artists Mousou Telepathy by NOBEL Captain Phasma by Kelly Thompson & Marco Checchetto Rat Queens: Neon Static by Kurtis Wiebe & Will Kirkby Otoyomegatari by Kaoru Mori Black Road by Brian Wood & Garry Brown JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders by Hirohiko Araki Also in this Episode: Batmans Shameful Secret A joke for both our listeners who are fans of Peer Gynt Terrible movie tie comics Garbage comics for garbage characters Jess gets it together Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Andrew(@knowhwerenorth), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)

What most podcasts do in a year we've done in 3. We're looking back at the first comic we ever reviewed. Lazarus by Greg Rucka, Michael Lark, and Santi Arcas Also in this episode Boning Down We recorded this a while ago, we're not recent with our James Gunn chat Silence implies Violence Technobabble nitpicking Wild mass guessing   Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)

We Talk about that plucky new publisher Aftershock Comics. Replica by Paul Jenkins and Andy Clarke Insexts by Marguerite Bennett and Ariela Kristantina American Monster by Brian Azzarello and Juan Doe Strayer by Justin Jordan and Juan Gedeon Also in this Episode: We're fond of the Joaquin Phoenix Joker even if no one else is DCEU sewer runoff Andrew nails the description Scandalous Victorian Fashion Moral ambiguity The word grotesque gets said so much it has lost all meaning to me An important stance on bestiality Old man complains about penny candies Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Andrew(@knowhwerenorth), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)

We watched JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Season 1 Phantom Blood: A beautiful steroid filled angel who punches with the power of the sun combats his pasty vampire brother and his army of mutant zombies Battle Tendency: The Aztec gods of fitness want to be the gods of everything. Local brit with a plan for literally everything and his bubble buddy think otherwise. It makes sense in context. Also in this episode Scott is not fond of Steve Ditko Dog Fights We can't keep individual episodes straight The second intro 'Bloody Stream' peaked at number 4 on the Japanese Billboard Hot 100 Bad JoJo nicknames Jess maybe has some problematic opinions re: Nazis Even if we disect this a scene by scene you'd still need to see it to belive it. Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)

I finally got these guys to read some manga. The Ancient Magus' Bride by Kore Yamazaki Death Note by Tsugumi Ohba, Takeshi Obata Masturbation Master Kurosawa by Ise Katsura One-Punch Man by One, Yusuke Murata Also in this Episode: Reddit Shenanigans DVD Extras I'm not certain Jess & Jamie know that magic isn't real the real magic is in their hearts Jess lets us all down Forcing the rest of the panel to read this might count as abuse Both Andrew and Jessica have recommended their porn to me. Interestingly it was the same title from both. Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Andrew(@knowhwerenorth), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)