Bendis at DC, Jughead: The Hunger #1 by Frank Tieri, Pat and Tim Kennedy, Matt Herms, Bob Smith, and Jim Amash from Archie's Madhouse, Spider-Man Vs. Deadpool #23 by Robbie Thompson, Chris Bachalo, Tim Townsend, Al Vey, and Richard Friend, The Punisher, Falcon #1 by Rodney Barnes, Joshua Cassara, and Rachelle Rosenberg, Hack/Slash Vs. Vampirella #1 by Shawn Aldridge, Rapha Lobosco, Chris O'Halloran, and Jenny Frisson from Dynamite! and Hack/Slash Resurrection #1 by Tini Howard, Celor, and K. Michael Russell from Image, Batman: White Knight #2 by Sean Murphy and Matt Hollingsworth, Heavy Metal #288 and Richard Corben, Now #1 from Fantagraphics, Thor: Ragnarok, Kong on the Planet of the Apes #1 by Ryan Ferrier, Carlos Magno, and Alex Guimaraes from BOOM!, plus a whole mess more!

It's our Book of the Month as voted upon by our Patreon peeps: Locke & Key Volume 1: Welcome to Lovecraft by Joe Hill, Gabriel Rodriguez, and Jay Fotos from IDW plus, we have some time left to discuss Fighting American #1 by Gordon Rennie, Duke Mighten, and Tracy Bailey from Titan Comics, Captain America #695 by Mark Waid, Chris Samnee, and Matthew Wilson, and The Gravediggers Union #1 by Wes Craig, Toby Cypress, and Niko Guardia from Image, plus a whole mess more!

Death Note: All-in-One Edition by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata from Viz Media, Eaglemoss, Can Rock and Roll Save the World: An Illustrated History of Music and Comics by Ian Shirley from SAF Publishing, Stranger Things 2 (no spoilers), Tarzan/Carson of Venus and Tarzan: A Tale of Mugambi by Darko Macan and Igor Kordey from Dark Horse, Lobo: Portrait of a Victim by Alan Grant, Val Semeiks, and John Dell, Rick Veitch's Boy Maximortal and The Big Lie, Memetic and Cognetic by James Tynion IV and Eryk Donovan from BOOM!, Aliens: Fast Track to Heaven by Liam Sharp from Dark Horse, Annual by Joe Casey, Nathan Fox, Jim Rugg, Sonia Harris, Max Casey, Luke Parker, Adam Pruett, Dylan Casey, Sam Harris, Brad Simpson, Wilfredo Torres, and Rus Wooton from Image, Amazing Spider-Man #790 by Dan Slott, Christos Gage, Stuart Immonen, and Wade von Grawbadger, plus a whole mess more!

Mister Miracle #2-3 by Tom King and Mitch Gerads, Bloodshot: Salvation  #1 by Jeff Lemire, Lewis LaRosa, Mico Suayan, and Brian Reber from Valiant, Astro City #48 by Kurt Busiek, Mike Norton, and Peter Pantazis, Legends of the World's Finest by Walt Simonson and Dan Brereton, Maestros #1 by Steve Skroce and Dave Stewart from Image, John Byrne, Supergirl, Sherlock Frankenstein and the Legion of Evil #1 by Jeff Lemire and David Rubin from Dark Horse, Thanos #12 by Jeff Lemire, German Peralta, and Rachelle Rosenberg, Star Trek: Boldly Go by Mike Johnson, Tony Shasteen, Megan Levins, Ryan Parrott, and company from IDW, Redneck by Donny Cates, Lisandro Estherren, and Dee Cunniffe from Image, plus a whole mess more!

Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore, Brian Bolland, and John Higgins, Batman: White Knight by Sean Gordon Murphy and Matt Hollingsworth, Maestros #1 by Steve Skroce and Dave Stewart from Image, Bart Sears, Jon Bogdanove, Rick Baker, Roman Polanski and The Fearless Vampire Killers, one-of-a-kind creators, wish lists of favorite horror films adapted to comics, Mr. Higgins Comes Home by Mike Mignola and Warwick Johnson-Cadwell, Boy Maximortal by Rick Veitch, plus a whole mess more!

Hey, true believers! Almost six hours of glorious reflection coming at you like Prince Tuftan on a Kirbyesque adventure. Somehow, someway, you've tolerated our meandering and pontificating for 500 episodes and nearly 10 years. This week, we celebrate the achievement and take a walk down memory lane with a handful of special guests, fun discussions, and historic callbacks. It's the old and the new. Plus, the return of listener VOICEMAILS!

NYCC 2017 is a wrap -- and we'll tell you all about our adventures with Skottie Young, Jeremy Haun, Paul Pope, Kim Jung Gi, Riley Rossmo, Felix Lu, Tradd Moore, Ian Bertram, Cliff Chiang, Nick Dragotta, Eaglemoss, Walt and Louise Simonson, Afu Chan, Brian Vander, Art Adams, Peter Tomasi, Daniel Warren Johnson, Wes Craig, and many others -- after which we jump into Cherno by Daniel Warren Johnson, Titan Comics-O-Rama: Captain Kronos, Vampire Hunter #1 by Dan Abnett and Tom and Sian Mandrake and The Beautiful Death #1 by Mathieu Bablet, Slots #1 by Dan Panosian from Image, Punisher: The Platoon #1 by Garth Ennis, Goran Parlov, and Jordie Bellaire, Batman: White Knight #1 by Sean Murphy and Matt Hollingsworth, plus a whole mess more!

Star Trek-O-Rama: Star Trek: Discovery and Star Trek Graphic Novel Collection: The Classic UK Comics Part 1 from Eaglemoss and IDW, Kill Them All by Kyle Starks from Oni Press, The Punisher #8-16 by Becky Cloonan, Matt Horak, Kris Anka, Laura Braga, and company, Steve Dillon, The Green Hornet Omnibus Volume 1 by Kevin Smith, Phil Hester, Jonathan Lau, Ivan Nunes, Bruno Hang, Adriano Lucas, and Alex Ross from Dynamite!, Image-O-Rama: Savage Town by Declan Shalvey, Philip Barrett, and Jordie Bellaire, Image+ Volume 2, Number 2 (Atomahawk by Donny Cates and Ian Bederman, Ed Piskor and Image of Youth, Wytches by Scott Snyder and Jock, and more, The Little Red Wolf by Amélie Fléchais from Lion Forge/Cubhouse, All Time Comics' Atlas #1 by Josh Bayer, Ben Marra, Pat Aulisio, Matt Rota, Rick Parker, Ken Landgraf, and Jason T. Miles from Fantagraphics, Project Superpowers: Hero Killers by Ryan Browne and Pete Woods from Dynamite!, plus a whole mess more!

Book of the Month: Fury Max: My War Gone By by Garth Ennis, Goran Parlov, and Lee Loughridge, PLUS we have a whole lot of time left over to discuss Marvel Legacy #1 by Jason Aaron, Esad Ribic, Steve McNiven, Matthew Wilson, Chris Samnee, Russell Dauterman, Alex Maleev, Ed McGuinness, Stuart Immonen, Wade Von Grawbadger, Pepe Larraz, Jim Cheung, Daniel Acuńa, Greg Land, Jay Leisten, Mike Deodato Jr., and David Marquez, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #73-74: The Trial of Krang by Kevin Eastman, Bobby Curnow, Tom Waltz, Cory Smith, and Ronda Pattison, plus a whole mess more!

Book of the Month: Fury Max: My War Gone By by Garth Ennis, Goran Parlov, and Lee Loughridge, PLUS we have a whole lot of time left over to discuss Marvel Legacy #1 by Jason Aaron, Esad Ribic, Steve McNiven, Matthew Wilson, Chris Samnee, Russell Dauterman, Alex Maleev, Ed McGuinness, Stuart Immonen, Wade Von Grawbadger, Pepe Larraz, Jim Cheung, Daniel Acuńa, Greg Land, Jay Leisten, Mike Deodato Jr., and David Marquez, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #73-74: The Trial of Krang by Kevin Eastman, Bobby Curnow, Tom Waltz, Cory Smith, and Ronda Pattison, plus a whole mess more!