Episode 790 - Backstreets' Back f/ Benito Cereno

Matt, Chris, and perennial Halloween guest Benito Cereno meet up in the Backstreets, a liminal space legally distinct from the Backrooms, to make the ultimate Halloween mixtape on this year's spooky special! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gene Selassie, the co-author of Pro Wrestling for Dummies and author of Avengers for Dummies, joins us on the show this week! We talk Dynamite overruns, writing with Bryan Alvarez, the possibility of an all-kayfabe book, the Jacket Avengers, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt and Chris finally read this manga horror classic by Junji Ito for our Spooky Season catch-up! Does it peak too early, or does it spiral just right? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our pal Jeremy Whitley returns to the show this week to talk about his new book, Navigating With You Vol. 2! We also talk about Terry Funk, banned books, long-distance relationships, Shaq, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back to rating swords on this week's episode, including a real-life one, a wild anime one, one from a gatcha game, one on a gravestone, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back to rank comic book stories this month, including some early Silver Age Green Lantern, some manga, some Marvel and DC BS, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Longtime fave Kyle Starks is back on the show this week to discuss his Kickstarter for his new comic, Louise Sprouse Stole My Heart (And I Have Two Hours to Get It Back)! We also talk about whether he hears his characters' voices in his head, working off of gifted titles, being a horror guy, other genres he wants to work in, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The writers of Star Trek Voyager: Homecoming and Just Another Summer join us for this week's show! We talk about Star Trek being both silly and serious at the same time, what position we'd have on a starship, summer requirements, being married writing partners, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After being asked about post-Kirby runs on New Gods, we figured we should take the latest try by Ram V, Evan Cagle, and a whole bunch of guest artists for a spin! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two of the creators behind the new Dark Horse series The Big Shakedown, Jordan Blum and Scott Koblish, join us for this week's show! We talk to them about our shared love of neo-noir, why people don't draw feet, seeing L.A. landmarks get devastated, the Mario Brothers' marketing efforts, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices