Jonathan Hickman, Part 2 - East of West and The Manhattan Projects

In this episode, Phillip and Eric continue their discussion of Grant Morrison's Batman run with Batman R.I.P., drawn by Tony Daniel. They break down Morrison's revamping of Silver Age campiness with a dark twist, their ultimate statement on what it takes to be Batman, and Eric confides in Phillip about some romantic troubles he's been having with his girlfriends Mitsuru and Aegis.

In this episode, Phillip and Eric continue their breakdown of Grant Morrison's Batman run with the second arc, The Black Glove with J.H. Williams III and Tony Daniel. They discuss Morrison's reintroduction of campy Silver Age elements like the Club of Heroes and Bat-Mite but with a darker twist, go over J.H. Williams's exquisite panel design, and debate whether the X-Men have privilege.

In this episode, Phillip and Eric kick off the first of a multi-episode breakdown of Grant Morrison's definitive Batman run with Batman and Son with art by Andy Kubert. They talk about the introduction of Damien Wayne, Grant Morrison being a true auteur artist within mainstream superhero comics and laying the foundation for their take on the Batman mythos, and Phillip and Eric voice their hot takes on the latest trends to juice the algorithm!

In this episode, Phillip and Eric are breaking down the Denpa manga Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack - Beltorchika's Children by Uroaki Sabisi and Takayuki Yanase. They go real deep into the lore of the Gundam franchise, debate of whether a primarily adapted property works well in comics, and Eric makes fun of Phillip for spending money on Gundam toys.

In this episode, Phillip and Eric are discussing the Black Dynamite comic by IDW, written by Brian Ash and drawn by a multitude of artists including Ron Wimberly, Jun Lofamia and more. They discuss the translation of the movie's humor into comic form, quote the movie back and forth, and Eric subjects Phil to a test of his blackness.

In this episode, Phillip asks Eric about two of the comic series personally edited by the latter: the Tapas webtoon series, The Undefeatable Swordsman and the manga series on J-Novel Club, The Frontier Lord Begins With Zero Subjects. They go over the behind the scenes work of webtoon and manga localization, Phil's distaste of light novel titles, and give a brief overview of the critical and commercial bomb that is Sony's Madame Web movie. Check out the series here: The Frontier Lord Begins With Zero Subjects: Tales of Blue Dias and The Onikin Alna The Undefeatable Swordsman

In this episode, Phillip and Eric wrap their discussion on the Image series The Wicked + The Divine by Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie. They break down the whether the plot threads came together, the use of differing artists and prose pages for time jumps, and Eric tries to prove how cool he really is to Phil.

In this episode, Phillip and Eric continue their breakdown of the Image series, The Wicked + The Divine written by Kieron Gillen and drawn by Jaime McKelvie. They talk McKelvie's use of logos and graphic design, debate the ease of following the plot, and Eric schools Phillip on notable black figures in history!

In this episode, Phillip and Eric continue their discussion of the Image series The Wicked + The Divine by Kieron Gillen an Jamie McKelvie. They discuss the next installment's use of guest artists and Phillip schools Eric on Kanye West albums.

In this first part of a four episode series, Phillip and Eric discuss the first eleven issues of the Image series The Wicked + The Divine by Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie! They talk about its unique premise of combining godhood with celebrity culture, its basis of its characters off of famous music icons, and Phillip tests Eric's knowledge of Billie Ellish songs.