Episode 681 - Met Gala with Swords f/ Dan Schkade

On the show this week, we're once again ranking the rawest moments in comics, including a Thor throwdown we've been waiting for!

On the show this week, we took your listener questions about ROM, late night talk shows, Batman's origin, sitcoms, and a whole lot more!

Time once again to rank some comics, and we're seeing out spring with some cleaning, finishing up two lists we started but never finished before!

Time to once again rank some of the rawest moments in comics this week, and we get a recent moment this time that goes very high on our list!

To honor the late M.D. Bright (and the late Dwayne McDuffie), we caught up on the first 10 issues of their Milestone Comics launch title Icon! How does it hold up 30 years later? And what about those other 32 issues?

The cartoonist behind the Flash Gordon newspaper strip joins us for the show this week to talk about the differences between strips and comic books, what makes Flash so timeless, classic movie serials, and a whole lot more!

It's Jurgies time again! How will Dan Jurgens and some new artists (namely Erik Larsen and Andy Kubert) follow the heights of #25? Get ready for balls and chains aplenty!Covering Thor (1998) #26-31.

We're working through our tiredness to bring you two full hours of ranking comic book stories, including some classic Superman!

Our pal Erica Henderson is back this week to talk about the 2024 Harley Quinn annual, which she wrote, drew and colored! We also discuss Kraven; fashion; whether Erica and Matt are too mean to Chris on their other podcast, Friends 'Till the End; and more!

Matt and Chris took some listener questions this episode, including about our own comics, the price point of monthly comics, our dream entrance music, and much more!