Immortal Hulk #1-11
Doctor Mid-Nite
Uncanny X-Men
Criminal #1
Young Justice #1
Murder Falcon #3
Spinning by Tilly Walden
8 Million Ways to Die
Zorro: Legendary Adventures #1
Middlewest #2
Captain Marvel #1

Conan the Barbarian #1 by Jason Aaron, Mahmud Asrar, and Matthew Wilson from Marvel plus a whole mess more!

Book of the Month: Catwoman: Selina's Big Score by Darwyn Cooke and Matt Hollingsworth.

Merry Christmas, everyone!

TKO-O-Rama: Sara by Garth Ennis, Steve Epting, and Elizabeth Breitweiser, The Fearsome Doctor Fang by Tze Chun, Mike Weiss, Dan McDaid, and Daniela Miwa, and The Seven Deadly Sins by Tze Chun, Artyom Trakhanov, and Giulla Brusco, Doctor Who, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Old Man Hawkeye by Ethan Sacks, Francesco Mobili, Marco Checchetto, and Andres Mossa, Cinema Sewer Volume 5 by Robin Bougie and friends from FAB Press, Junji Ito's Frankenstein from Viz, Eternal by Ryan K Lindsay, Eric Zawadzki, and Dee Cunniffe from Black Mask, Alien 3: The Unproduced Screenplay from Dark Horse, Defenders: Best Defense, plus a whole mess more!

In this episode, we run down our lists of favorite small-press publishers! Which publishers will make the cut? Listen and find out!

Stupendous SANFORD GREENE joins Jason and David to talk Bitter Root, 1000, David Walker, Chuck Brown, and more! Plus, the guys chat about Martian Manhunter, Ironheart, The Green Lantern, Shazam!, Hex Wives, and more! You get all of that and the usual good times!

Book of the Month: The Goon Volume 1: Nothin' but Misery by Eric Powell plus, we have a whole lot of time left over to discuss ROM, Walking Dead, Legends of the DC Universe, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Champions, Lionforge-O-Rama: Watersnakes, Upgrade Soul, and Fraternity, Savage Dragon, Dick Tracy, Caligula, plus a whole mess more!

Electric Warriors #1 by Steve Orlando, Travel Foreman, and HI-FI, The Mighty Thor V1: Thunder in Her Veins by Jason Aaron, Russell Dauterman, and Matthew Wilson, Ben Edlund's The Tick #1-12 from New England Comics, Deathbed by Joshua Williamson, Riley Rossmo, and Ivan Plascencia from DC/Vertigo, Superman #5 by Brian Michael Bendis, Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, Oclair Albert, and Alex Sinclair, Infinity 8 Volume 3 Number 1 by Lewis Trondheim, Fabien Vehlmann, and Olivier Balez from Lionforge, plus a whole mess more!

It's our First Issue Special-themed episode focusing exclusively on -- what else -- first issues, including Uncanny X-Men #1, The Black Order #1, Daughters of the Dragon #1, Lodger #1 from IDW/Black Crown, Alien 3: The Unproduced Screenplay #1 from Dark Horse, plus a whole mess more!

In memoriam: Stan Lee (December 28, 1922 - November 12, 2018)

The Green Lantern #1, Midnight Mystery #1 from Alterna Comics, Ahoy-O-Rama: The Wrong Earth #3 and Edgar Allan Poe's Snifter of Terror #1, Skottie Young's Deadpool, The Red Hook Volume 1: New Brooklyn from Image, Infinity 8 Volume 2: ...Back to the Fuhrer from Lionforge, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina on Nexflix, Drowned Earth, Marvel Knights 20th Anniversary #1, Moth and Whisper from Aftershock, plus a whole mess more!

Heroes in Crisis #2 by Tom King, Clay Mann, Travis Moore, Tomeu Morey, and Arif Prianto, Marvel-O-Rama: Guardians of the Galaxy: New Guard volumes 3 and 4 by Brian Michael Bendis, Valerio Schiti, Richard Isanove, Art Adams, Kevin Maguire, Ed McGuinness, Mark Morales, Sara Pichelli, Mark Bagley, and more, Bronze Age Star-Lord, Doctor Strange by Jason Aaron, Chris Bachalo, Kevin Nowlan, and company, and Extermination #4 by Ed Brisson, Pepe Larraz, Ario Anindito, Dexter Vines, and Erick Arciniega, DC Nation #4, The Beautiful Death by Mathieu Bablet from Titan Comics, Mars Attacks #1 by Kyle Starks, Chris Schweizer, and Liz Trice Schweizer from Dynamite, Likely Stories by Neil Gaiman, Mark Buckingham, and Chris Blythe from Dark Horse, DC foil covers, The Beastie Boys Book, Doctor Who, and a whole mess more!

Book of the Month: DuckTales Treasure Trove from IDW, plus, we have more than enough time to discuss Bernie Krigstein's Master Race,  Lodger #1 from IDW/Black Crown, Avengers #9, From Hell: Master Edition from IDW/Top Shelf, Action Comics #1004, Dead Dead Demons Dededede Destruction Volume 2 from Viz Select, Domino #7, Middlewest #1 and Bitter Root #1 from Image, Dead Kings #1 from Aftershock, Stranger Things #1 from Dark Horse, The Sentry, plus a whole mess more!

DC Universe: Titans, The Thing: Project Pegasus, Exorsisters #1 from Image, High Heaven #1 from Ahoy Comics, Coda from BOOM!, plus a whole mess more!

Captain Ginger #1 by Stuart Moore, June Brigman, Roy Richardson, Veronica Gandini and company from Ahoy Comics, Scooby Doo, Image-O-Rama: MCMLXXV #2 by Joe Casey, Ian Macewan, and Brad Simpson, Dead Rabbit #1 by Gerry Duggan, John McCrea, and Mike Spicer, Extremity by Daniel Warren Johnson and Mike Spicer, and Savage Dragon #239 by Erik GOAT Larsen and Nikos Koutsis, Dr. Stone Volume 1 by Riichiro Inagaki and Boichi from Viz, The Unbrella Academy: Hotel Oblivion #1 by Gerard Way, Gabriel Ba, and Nick Filardi from Dark Horse, Marvel Two-in-One: The Fate of the Four by Chip Zdarsky, Jim Cheung, Valerio Schiti and Company, Shuri #1 by Nnedi Okorafor and Leonardo Romero, House of Waxwork #2 by Donny Cates, Marty Davis, Rachel Deering, Raimi Sharkey, Christian DiBari, and Mike Spicer from Waxwork Records, Cursed Comic Cavalcade from DC, plus a whole mess more!

It's our New York Comic Con 2018 wrap episode!

Heroes in Crisis #1 by Tom King, Clay Mann, and Tomeu Morey, Image-O-Rama: Scales and Scoundrels Volume 1: Into the Dragon's Maw by Sebastian Girner and Galaad, Man-Eaters #1 by Chelsea Cain, Kate Niemczyk, and Rachelle Rosenberg, and The Weatherman #3 by Jody Leheup and Nathan Fox, Dark Horse-O-Rama: Xerxes by Frank Miller and Alex Sinclair, and Mammon by Michael Hague, all things Justice League, plus a whole mess more!

Book of the Month: Uzumaki by Junji Ito

Titanic TOM KING leaps into the night to discuss Heroes in Crisis, lots of Batman, Swamp Thing Winter Special, Mister Miracle, Stan Lee, Len Wein, Jack Kirby, Alex Toth, Matt Wagner, Mitch Gerads, Tony Daniel, Hush, The Vision, Mikel Janin, Lee Weeks, Uhura, PLOP!, plus a whole mess more!

The Wrong Earth #1 by Tom Peyer, Jamal Igle, Juan Castro, Andy Troy, Grant Morrison, and Shannon Wheeler from Ahoy Comics, Image-O-Rama: Cemetery Beach #1 by Warren Ellis and Jason Howard, Farmhand by Rob Guillory, Death or Glory by Rick Remender and Bengal, Days of Hate by Ales Kot, Danijel Zezelj, and Jordie Bellaire, and Murder Falcon by Daniel Warren Johnson, Aftershock-O-Rama: A Walk Through Hell by Garth Ennis, Goran Sudžuka, and Ive Svorcina and Volition #2 by Ryan Parrott and Omar Francia, The Terrifics by Jeff Lemire and Dale Eaglesham, I Am A Hero Omnibus Volumes 6 and 7 by Kengo Hanazawa from Dark Horse, Extermination by Ed Brisson and Pepe Larraz, plus a whole mess more!

Image-O-Rama: Crowded #2 by Christopher Sebela, Ro Stein, Ted Brant, and Triona Farrell, MCMLXXV #1 by Joe Casey, Ian Macewan, and Brad Simpson, and The New World #2 by Ales Kot, Tradd Moore, and Heather Moore, Spider-Man PS4, the DC Universe app, Dark Horse-O-Rama: Gantz Omnibus Volume 1 by Hiroya Oku, I Am a Hero Omnibus Volume 5 by Kengo Hanazawa, and Mammon by Michael Hague, Planet of the Apes Visionairies: Rod Serling by Dana Gould, Chad Lewis, David Wilson, Darrin Moore, Miquel Muerto, Marcelo Costa, and Paolo Rivera from BOOM!, more House Amok from IDW/Black Crown, Border Town #1 by Eric M. Esquivel, Ramon Villalobos, and Tamara Bonvillan from Vertigo, United States Vs. Murder, Inc. #1 by Brian Michael Bendis, Michael Avon Oeming, and Taki Soma, Domino #6 by Gail Simoneand Michael Shelfer, Kiki and the Killbot by Karl Slominski, plus a whole mess more!

Book of the Month: Monstress Volume 1: Awakening by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda!

David and Vince play Puppet Master with The Ray miniseries by Jack C. Harris, Joe Quesada, Art Nichols, and John Cebollero and Chamber of Darkness #4 by Roy Thomas and Barry Windsor Smith in conjunction with Starr the Slayer by Daniel Way, Richard Corben, and Jose Villarubia for the Marvel Max imprint!

Titanic Tom Scioli joins us to discuss the forthcoming Go-Bots from IDW, Jack Kirby, New Gods, Frank Miller, the Hasbroverse, '80s toys, Neal Adams, Daredevil, Hunger Dogs, ROM, Black Crown-O-Rama: Euthanauts by Tini Howard and Nick Robles and House Amok #1 by Christopher Sebela, Shawn McManus, and Lee Loughridge, West Coast Avengers, Pearl #1 by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Gaydos, X-Men: Grand Design by Ed Piskor, and a whole mess more!

Image-O-Rama: The New World #1, The Weatherman #3, Crouded #1 and Royal City, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri, A Study in Emerald from Dark Horse, West Coast Avengers #1, Action Comics #1002, Patron questions, The Torch from Dynamite/Marvel, Volition #1 from Aftershock, Erik Larsen, plus a whole mess more!

Caleb Alexander-McKinzie from Southern Fried Geekery sits down with Jason and DAP as they speak on Red Hood and the Outlaws by Scott Lobdell, Dexter Soy, Alisson Borges, Veronica Gandini, and Trevor Hairsine; Catwoman #2 by Joëlle Jones and Laura Allred; Image-O-Rama: Crowded #1 by Christopher Sebela, Ro Stein, Ted Brandt, and Tríona Farrell; Mirka Andolfo's Unnatural; Gideon Falls by Jeff Lemire, Andrea Sorrentino, and Dave Stewart; Terminator: Sector War by Brian Wood and Jeff Stokely; Star Trek-O-Rama: with Star Trek: Discovery Annual by Kirsten Beyer and Mike Johnson, Ángel Hernández, and Mark Roberts; the Kelvinverse and a Kirkless movie; Star Trek: Discovery from CBS All Access; Eight Million Ways to Die from John K Snyder III and IDW; plus a whole mess more!

Marvel-O-Rama: Fantastic Four #1 by Dan Slott, Sara Pichelli, Simone Bianchi, Skottie Young, and Marte Gracia, Doctor Strange #1-3 by Mark Waid, Jesus Saiz, and company, more Infinity Wars, and Domino #5 by Gail Simone, Michael Shelfer, and David Baldeon, Matt Wagner and DC, Come Again by Nate Powell from Top Shelf, Transformers: Unicron #1-2 by John Barber, Alex Milne, and Sebastian Cheng from IDW, Batman #52 by Tom King and Lee Weeks, Black Badge #1 by Matt Kindt, Tyler Jenkins, and Hilary Jenkins from BOOM!, House of Waxwork #1 by Gabe Soria, Christian DiBari, Mike Spicer, Rachel Deering, Marc Schoenbach, Kevin Bergeron, Jonas Scharf, and Jordan Boyd from Waxwork Comics/Records, Nancy in Hell #1 by El Torres, Abel Cicero, Thone, and Ariel Olivetti from Amigo Comics, Superman #2 by Bendis, Ivan Reis, and Joe Prado, plus a whole mess more!

Book of the Month: B.P.R.D. - Hollow Earth and Other Stories by Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden, Tom Sniegoski, Ryan Sook, Dave Stewart, and company from Dark Horse!

The Raleigh SuperCon, Cadence Comic Art, Chris Bachalo, Jose Delbo, Marvel-O-Rama: Infinity Wars Prime #1, Venom #4, Amazing Spider-Man #2, and The Sentry #2, Swamp Thing, Deadpool, The Unexpected #1, Image-O-Rama: The Magic Order #2 and Evolution #7, Valiant-O-Rama: Bloodshot: Salvation and X-O Manowar, Goodnight Punpun, plus a whole mess more!

Eric Powell and The Goon, SDCC 2018, Godzilla, King of the Monsters, the Eisners, Monstress, Rob Liefeld and Youngblood, Greg Land, Marvel and IDW, A Sea of Love from Lion Forge, Geoff Darrow's Shaolin Cowboy: Start Trek from Dark Horse, 2000AD Prog #2091 and Leonardo Manco from Rebellion, James Gunn, Justice League Dark #1, The Life of Captain Marvel #1, plus a whole mess more!

Image-O-Rama: The Weatherman #2 by Jody Leheup and Nathan Fox, Farmhand #1 by Rob Guillory, Hack/Slash: Resurrection #8 by Tini Howard and Celor, and Proxima Centauri by Farel Dalrymple, LEGO Voltron, Ant Man and the Wasp, Cosmic Ghost Rider #1, Batman #50, Catwoman #1, Black Panther #2, Captain America #1, Tony Stark: Iron Man, The Dark Judges: The Fall of Deadworld Book One by Kek-W and Dave Kendall from Rebellion, Korgi: Short Tails by Christian Slade from Top Shelf, Alterna Comics-O-Rama: Zero Jumper #2, Tinseltown #2, and It Came Out on a Wednesday #1, Infinity 8 Volume 1: Love and Mummies from LionForge, Ruinworld #1 by Derek Laufman from Kaboom, plus a whole mess more!

Gigant by Rune Ruberg from AdHouse, Die! Die! Die! by Robert Kirkman, Scott M. Gimple, Chris Burnham, and Nathan Fairbairn from Image, Matt Kindt's Dept. H from Dark Horse, Go Nagai-O-Rama: Devilman Vs. Hades Volume 1 illustrated by Team Moon and Devilman Grimoire Volume Three illustrated by Rui Takato both from Seven Seas Entertainment, Superman #1 by Brian Michael Bendis, Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, and Alex Sinclair, Domino #4 by Gail Simone, David Baldeon, and Jesus Aburtov, Bloodstrike, Brigade, and Michel Fiffe, The Teriffics #5, Ant Man and The Wasp, Rumble Volume Four, Luther Strode, plus a whole mess more!

Matthew Allison, the maestro of monster mayhem, jumps in to discuss Calamity of Challenge Starring CANKOR, David Lynch, The Incredible Melting Man, American Pickers, Born Again, Psychotronic, Dan Clowes, Seth, Chris Pitzer and AdHouse, Zero Hour and a whole mess more!

Book of the Month: The Legion by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning Volume 1

Amazing Spider-Man #801, Crossed Plus 100: Mimic #1 from Avatar, Guardians of the Galaxy/All-New X-Men: The Trial of Jean Grey and Guardians Disassembled, Daredevil: Born Again, Man of Steel #4, Geomancer from OG Valiant, Diamond Previews #358, Mister Miracle #9, plus a whole mess more!

It's our giant-size Heroes Con 2018 wrap episode!

It's our Heroes Con lead-in episode!

Justice League: No Justice by Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, Joshua Williamson, Francis Manapul, Riley Rossmo, Marcus To, and Hi-Fi, Justice League #1 by Scott Snyder, Jim Cheung, Mark Morales, and Tomeu Morey, Alexis Ziritt, Deadpool #1 by Skottie Young, Nic Klein, Scott Hepburn, and Ian Herring, Savage Dragon #234 by Erik Larson and Nikos Koutsis from Image, Anno Dracula: 1895: Seven Days in Mayhem by Kim Newman, Paul McCaffrey, Kevin Enhart, and Bambos Georgiou from Titan Comics, Immortal Hulk #1, Coda #1 from BOOM!, The Last Jedi, Doomsday Clock #5, Man of Steel #2, Terry Dodson's Muse, the Where We Live anthology, Redline from Oni Press, Swing from Top Cow, Wallace the Brave by Will Henry, plus a whole mess more!

BOOK OF THE MONTH: Savage Sword of Conan Volume 1 by Roy Thomas, Gil Kane, Barry Winsor Smith, Alex Nino, John Buscema, Alfredo Alcala, Jim Starlin, Pablo Marcos, Neal Adams, Vince Colletta, and more from Dark Horse, PLUS, we chew the fat on Amazing Spider-Man #800 by Dan Slott, Stuart Immonen, Wade Von Grawbadger, Marcos Martin, Humberto Ramos, Nick Bradshaw, Edgar Delgado, Victor Olazaba, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Cam Smith, Java Tartaglia, Marte Gracia, and Muntsa Vicente, AND The Man of Steel #1 by Brian Michael Bendis, Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, Jay Fabok, and Alex Sinclair...plus a whole mess more!

JONATHAN GORDON, the Copic King, joins us to roundtable Seven to Eternity by Rick Remender, Jerome Opena, Matt Hollingsworth, and James Harren from Image, Rockin' Jellybean, Stephen King, Black Panther #1 by Ta-Nehisi Coates and Daniel Acuna, Marvel Unlimited, Legion of Super-Heroes, Real Deal by H. P. McElwee aka R. D. Bone and Lawrence Hubbard aka Raw Dog from Fantagraphics, Maestros #6 by Steve Scroce and Dave Stewart from Image, Star Trek: Boldly Go by Mike Johnson, Josh Hood, and Jason Lewis from IDW, Ether: The Copper Golems #1 by Matt Kindt and David Rubin from Dark Horse, Robocop: Citizen's Arrest #2 by Brian Wood and Jorge Cohelo from BOOM!, The Toys That Made Us: Transformers, Alterna-O-Rama: Zero Jumper #1 by Patrick Mulholland, Tinseltown #1 by David Lucarelli and Henry Ponciano, and Go West #2 by Garrett Gunn and Saint Yak from Alterna Comics, Tokyo Ghost, Solo, and a whole mess more!

The Dam Keeper by Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi from :01 First Second, Image-O-Rama: Flavor #1 by Joe Keatinge, Wook Jin Clark, Tamara Bonvillan, and Rich Tommaso, Mark Millar and The Magic Order, The Gravediggers Union by Wes Craig, Toby Cypress, and Niko Guardia, Street Angel Goes to Juvie by Jim Rugg and Brian Maruca, The Black Monday Murders by Jonathan Hickman and Tomm Coker, Death or Glory by Rick Remender and Bengal, and Royal City by Jeff Lemire, Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction Volume 1 by Inio Asano from Viz Select, Deadpool 2, The Hunt for Wolverine, Bizarre Manga Artist Shintaro Kago's Pretty Girls Collection Super-Dimensional Love Gun from Fakku Books, Season of the Snake #1 by Serge Lehman, Jean-Marie Michaud, and Simon Roy from Titan Comics, plus a whole mess more!

DONNY CATES and RYAN STEGMAN, the powerhouse creative team behind Marvel's sold-out Venom #1, bond with us on a symbiotic level, instigating discussion on Venom, Thanos and Geoff Shaw, Cosmic Ghost Rider, Redneck from Image, the creative process, Infinity War, original art, Daniel Warren Johnson and Ghost Fleet, Doctor Strange, plus a whole mess more!

(Including: Barbarella #5 by Mike Carey, Kenan Yarar, and Mohan from Dynamite!, Batman: White Knight by Sean Gordon Murphy and Matt Hollingsworth, Planet of the Apes: Ursus by David F. Walker, Chris Mooneyham, and Jason Wordie from BOOM!, VS by Ivan Brandon, Esad Ribic, and Nic Klein from Image,  and Avengers #2 by Jason Aaron, Ed McGuinness, Mark Morales, and David Curiel.)

The amazing ERIK LARSENjoins us to discuss Savage Dragon, Marvel Fanfare, Doom Patrol, Jack Kirby, Gil Kane, original art, his philosophy on creating comics, Thor, Vince Colletta, Kevin Eastman, James Owsley, publishing strategies, the Image Golden Age format, and a whole mess more!

Global Frequency, Infinity War, Jim Cheung and The Black Order, Immortal Men#1 by Jim Lee, James Tynion IV, Ryan Benjamin, Jeremiah Skipper and Alex Sinclair, Spectacular Spider-Man#303 by Chip Zdarsky and Joe Quinones, Bloodshot Reborn#7 by Jeff Lemire, Renato Guedes, and Simon Bowland from Valiant, Avengers: No Surrender, Avengers#1 by Jason Aaron, Ed McGuinness, Mark Morales, and David Curiel, plus a whole mess more!

Book of the Month: The Infinity Gauntlet by Jim Starlin, George Perez, Ron Lim, Josef Rubinstein, Tom Christopher, Max Scheele, and Ian Laughlin.

Amazing Spider-Man#799 by Dan Slott, Stuart Immonen, Wade Von Grawbadger, and Marte Gracia, MAD#1 by Al Jaffee, Tom Richmond, Sergio Aragones, Peter Kuper, Bob Fingerman, Pete Bagge, and the Usual Gang of Idiots, Judge Dredd Mega Collection Volume 80: Dark Side of the Moonby John Wagner, Brian Bolland, John Smith, Paul Marshall, Ian Gibson and more from 2000 AD and Hachette and Judge Dredd Megazine#395 featuring the Nemesis the Warlock monograph by Matthew Smith and Kevin O'Neill from Rebellion, Infinity 8#1 by Lewis Trondheim, Zep, and Dominique Bertail from Lion Forge, Deathbed#3 by Joshua Williamson, Riley Rossmo, and Ivan Plascencia from Vertigo, Doctor Star and the Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows #1 by Jeff Lemire, Max Fiumara, and Dave Stewart from Dark Horse, plus a whole mess more!

The remarkable Ryan Browne joins us to discuss the God Hates Astronauts Presents 3-D Cowboy's 2-D SpectacularKickstarter, Curse Wordswith Charles Soule from Image, Blast Furnace, Trash Bridgewith Steve Seeley and Jim Terry, Alan Moore, the Image Comics model, Skybound, James Harren, Goats Eat Castinets, John Severin, Fletcher Hanks and Fantomah, Secret Wars, Too, Valerian, Soul Liquid Chambers Volume 1by Nozomu Tamaki from Seven Seas Entertainment, The Realmby Seth Peck, Jeremy Haun, and Nick Filardi from Image, Infinity 8by Lewis Trondheim, Zep, and Dominique Bertail from Lion Forge, Howard the Duckand Steve Gerber, Star Wars Adventures#9 and Tony Fleecs from IDW, This Offbeat Townby Jake Smith, plus a whole mess more!

Happy Domino Week! We do Jason's number one gal proud with talk of Domino#1 by Gail Simone, David Baldeon, and Jesus Arburtov, plus, so as not to make all the other comics feel bad, we save a little time to discuss Avengers: No Surrender, Amazing Spider-Man#798 by Dan Slott, Stuart Immonen, Wade Von Grawbadger, and Marte Gracia, Xerxes: The Fall of the House of Darius and the Rise of Alexander #1 by the legend himself, Frank Miller, and Alex Sinclair from Dark Horse, Analog#1 by Gerry Duggan, David O'Sullivan, and Jordie Bellaire from Image, Come Into Me#1 by Zac Thompson, Lonnie Nadler, Piotr Kowalski, and Niko Guardia from Black Mask, The Vinyl Detective: Written in Dead Waxby Andrew Cartmel from Titan Books, Robocop: Citizen's Arrest#1 by Brian Wood, Jorge Coelho, and Doug Garbark, Gideon Falls#2 by Jeff Lemire, Andrea Sorrentino, and Dave Stewart from Image, plus a whole mess more!

Image-O-Rama:Retconby Matt Nixon and Toby Cypress, Slots#6 by Dan Panosian, I Kill Giants by Joe Kelly and J. M. Ken Nimura, and Analog#1 by Gerry Duggan, David O'Sullivan, and Jordie Bellaire, The Curse of Brimstone #1 by Philip Tan, Justin Jordan, and Rain Beredo, Marvel Two-In-One#3-5 by Chip Zdarsky, Valerio Schiti, and Jim Cheung, Invaders Now!by Christos Gage, Alex Ross, Caio Reis, and Vinicus Andrade from Marvel/Dynamite!, Prison Shipby Bruce Jones and Esteban Maroto from IDW, Come Into Meby Zac Thompson, Lonnie Nadler, Piotr Kowalski, Niko Guardia from Black Mask, plus a whole mess more!

J. H. Williams III and Wendy Wright-Williams stop by to discuss the upcoming Where We Live: Las Vegas Shooting Benefit Anthology from Image, Promethea, process, Batwoman, Sandman: Overture, magick, Alan Moore, Greg Rucka, Echolands, Neil Gaiman, diversity, the collective unconscious, and a whole mess more!

Book of the Month: JSA by Geoff Johns Book One featuring the work of David Goyer, James Robinson, Stephen Sadowski, Michael Bair, Buzz, Scott Benefiel, Mark Propst, Derek Aucoin, Marcos Martin, Keith Champagne, Alan Davis, Mark Farmer, and John Kalisz!

Uncle Gil Colon crashes the EOC crib to pitch in on Dark Nights: Metal #6 by Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo, Jonathan Glapion, and Fco Plascencia, Doomsday Clock #4, Weapon H #1 by Greg Pak, Cory Smith, Marcus To, and Morry Hollowell (incorporating Totally Awesome Hulk, Weapon X, and Weapons of Mutant Destruction), Miles Morales, William Messner-Loebs, Jose Luis Garcia Lopez, Spider-Man's Tangled Web #4 by Greg Rucka and Eduardo Risso, Flowers for Rhino, New Mutants: Dead Souls #1 by Matthew Rosenberg, Adam Gorham, and Michael Garland, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, SAGA and Mark Millar, action figures, Tom King, The Terrifics #2 by Jeff Lemire, Ivan Reis, Jose Luis, Vicente Cifuentes, Jordi Terragona, and Marcelo Maiolo, Jessica Jones #18 by Brian Michael Bendis, Michael Gaydos, and Matt Hollingsworth, Isola #1 and Karl Kerschl, Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay, plus a whole mess more!

World War Hulks: Classified and Hulked-Out Heroes by Jeff Parker, Humberto Ramos, Ig Guarra, Carlos Cuevas, Chris Sotomayor, and Edgar Delgado, Greg Smallwood and Vampironica, Greg Land and Domino, James Whynot, Spider-Man/Deadpool by Joe Kelly and Ed McGuinness, Mister Miracle #7 by Tom King and Mitch Gerads, Declan Shalvey, Jim Lee, James Jean, John Byrne, Green Lantern: Earth One by Gabriel Hardman, Corinna Bechko, Captain Marvel by Peter David and company, I Kill Giants by Joe Kelly and J. M. Ken Niimura from Image, Zero Girl and Zero Girl: Full Circle by Sam Kieth, Jim Sinclair, Jim Bell, and Alex Sinclair from Wildstorm/Homage, the New Gods movie, Death Bed by Joshua Williamson and Riley Rossmo from Vertigo, Ballad of Sang #1 by Ed Brisson, Alessandro Micelli, and Shari Chankhamma from Oni Press, Redlands by Jordie Bellaire, Vanesa Del Rey, and Clayton Cowles from Image, plus a whole mess more!

James Whynot, Dave Jordan and Valk, Avengers: No Surrender, Vampironica #1 by Greg and Meg Smallwood from Archie, Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Leverage, Kamandi, Eleanor and the Egret by John Layman, Sam Kieth, and Ronda Pattison from Aftershock, I Hate Fairyland #12-17 by Skottie Young and Jean-Francois Beaulieu from Image, Bloodshot: Salvation, Secret Wars, Camelot 3000, Ronin, Starman, Y the Last Man, JSA, Devilman Grimoire by Go Nagai and Rui Takano from Seven Seas, Dry County #1 by Rich Tommaso from Image, TEOTFW by Chuck Foresman from Fantagraphics

Image-O-Rama: Vs. #1 by Ivan Brandon, Esad Ribic, and Nic Klein, The Beef #1 by Richard Starkings, Tyler Shainline, Shaky Kane, and John Roshell, Slots #5 by Dan Panosian, and Savage Dragon #232 and #34 and 35 by Erik Larsen (with an assist from Mike Mignola), Bloodbourne #1 by Ales Kot, Piotr Kowalski, and Brad Simpson from Titan Comics, Hostage by Guy Delisle from Drawn & Quarterly, All-New All-Different Wolverine, Valiant's Bloodshot movie, Rob Liefeld's Extreme Universe and NetFlix, The Best We Can Do by Thi Bui from Abrams, Niourk by Stefan Wul and Olivier Vatine from Dark Horse, the 24 Stories anthology, plus a whole mess more!

Daniel White, Zack Kruse, and Mario Muscar join us to discuss Amazing Spider-Man #797, The Face-Skull by Pat Dorian from Doom and Gloom Comics, Untold Tales of Spider-Man and Kurt Busiek, John Byrne, The Eagles, Punisher Platoon by Garth Ennis and Goran Parlov, Blazing Combat, Harvey Kurtzman, Archie Goodwin, Bob Kanigher, Punisher Born, Jack What's-His-Name, Eternal by Eric Zawadski, Ryan K. Lindsay, and Dee Cunniffe from Black Mask, Andy Kaufman and Box Brown's Is This Guy for Real?, Avengers No Surrender, Donny Cates and Doctor Strange/Damnation, Green Lantern Corps Volume 2: Alpha War and Green Lantern Volume 7: Renegade, Todd Browning's Freaks and Jim Woodring, Inside Moebius Volume One, 17 X 23 and Golemchik from Nobrow Press, Superboy and Tom Grummett, Jim Shaw's The Hidden World, Steve Ditko, Buck Dharma, Ross Geller, and a whole mess more!

Our Book of the Month episode featuring Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E. by Warren Ellis, Stuart Immonen, Wade Von Grawbadger, Dave McCaig, and Paul Mounts, PLUS much banter on Action Comics #1000, Domino, LEGO minifigs, The Terrifics #1 by Jeff Lemire, Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, and Marcelo Maiolo, The Legion of Super-Heroes Vs. The Lantern Corps., Punisher: Platoon by Garth Ennis and Goran Parlov, The Silencer #2 by John Romita Jr., Dan Abnett, Sandra Hope, Dean White, and  Arif Prianto, Spectacular Spider-Man #300 and Goran Parlov, Marvel's Fresh Start, Avengers: No Surrender and Avengers #682, Strangers in Paradise #2 by Terry Moore, Mark Brooks, Terry Dodson Vs. Adam Hughes, Barbarella from Dynamite!, Vero, Rick Veitch's The One, plus a whole mess more!

JOSH BAYER joins us to discuss RM (aka ROM). Theth, Mr. Incompleto, the All Time Comics line, The Black Hood anthology, Suspect Device, The Comics Journal, Jeffrey Brown, Crumb, Al Milgrom, Herb Trimpe, risograph printing, Trevor Von Eeden, Matt Rota, Michel Fiffe, Shaky Kane, Pat Aulisio, Mickey Zacchilli and RAV, Next Men and John Byrne, Gabrielle Bell, and a whole bunch of other stuff, PLUS we have some time left to throw down on Black Panther, Walking Dead, Maestros #5 by Steve Skroce and Dave Stewart from Image, Archie's Blue Ribbon Comics (featuring Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, Alex Toth, Neal Adams, Dick Giordano, Brian Buniak, Gray Morrow, Steve Ditko, and more), X-O Manowar #10 by Matt Kindt and Renato Guedes from Valiant, Death Bed #1 by Joshua Williamson, Riley Rossmo, and Ivan Plascencia from Vertigo, Kaare Andrews' Renato Jones Season Two from Image, plus a whole mess more!

Days of Hate #1 by Ales Kot, Daniel Zezelj, and Jordie Bellaire from Image, Briggs Land Volume 2: Lone Wolves by Brian Wood, Werther Dell'edera, and Lee Loughridge from Dark Horse, Dan Dare #4 by Peter Milligan, Alberto Foche, and Jordi Escuin Llorach from Titan Comics, The Cloverfield Paradox, Chilling Adventures in Sorcery TPB by Gray Morrow, Alex Toth, Frank Thorne, Francesco Francavilla, Dick Giodano, Howard Chaykin, Dan Decarlo, Vicente Alcazar, and many more from Archie Comics, Flash Annual #1 by Joshua Williamson, Howard Porter, and Christian Duce, Mister Miracle #6 by Tom King and Mitch Gerads, plus a whole mess more!

Marvel-O-Rama: Spider-Man/Deadpool #27 by Robbie Thompson, Chris Bachalo, Scott Hepburn, Marcus To, Livesay, Al Vey, Wayne Faucher, Victor Olazaba, Chris O'Halloran and Ian Herring, Avengers #675-679: No Surrender by Mark Waid, Al Ewing, Jim Zub, Pepe Larraz, David Curiel, and Mark Brooks, Amazing Spider-Man #795 by Dan Slott, Christos Gage, Mike Hawthorne, Terry Pallot and Marte Gracia, and Doctor Strange by Donny Cates, Gabriel Hernandez Walta, and Jordie Bellaire, Black Lightning and Chris Williams, All Time Comics' Blind Justice #2 by Josh Bayer, Noah Van Sciver, Al Milgrom, Paul Lyons, Jason T. Miles, and Rick Parker from Fantagraphics, Vs. #1 by Ivan Brandon, Esad Ribic, and Nic Klein from Image, Abbott by Saladin Ahmed and Sami Kivela from BOOM!, plus a whole lot more!

Brian Michael Bendis and Superman, Doomsday Clock #3 by Geoff Johns, Gary Frank, and Brad Anderson, X-Men: Red #1 by Tom Taylor, Mahmud Asrar, and Ive Svorcina, Planet of the Apes: Ursus #1 by David F. Walker, Chris Mooneyham, and Jason Wordie from BOOM!, Moon Knight #188-191 by Max Bemis, Jacen Burrows, and Guillermo Ortego, Justice League by Christopher Priest, Pete Woods, Phil Briones, Marco Santucci, and company, Avengers 1-11, 672-674 and Champions 13-16 by Mark Waid, Humberto Ramos, Mike Del Mundo, and company, Image-O-Rama: Slots by Dan Panosian, Angelic by Simon Spurrier and Caspar Wijngaard, Cannibal, and Hack/Slash: Resurrection #4 by Tini Howard, Celor, and K. Michael Russell, Now #2 from Fantagraphics, Infinity Countdown: Adam Warlock #1 by Gerry Duggan, Mike Allred, and Laura Allred, Sparring with Gil Kane from Fantagraphics, plus a whole mess more!

Marvel-O-Rama: Marvel Two-in-One by Chip Zdarsky, Jim Cheung, John Dell, Walden Wong, and Frank Martin, Amazing Spider-Man and Venom Inc., and Old Man Hawkeye #1 by Ethan Sacks, Marco Checchetto, and Andres Mossa, Beanworld, Donald and Mickey from IDW, Southern Bastards by Jasons Aaron and Latour, Silencer #1 by John Romita Jr., Dan Abnett, Sandra Hope, and Dean White, The Once and Future Queen by Adam P. Knave, D. J. Kirkbride, and Nick Brokenshire from Dark Horse, plus a whole mess more!

It's our Book of the Month for January: Astro City Volume 1: Life in the Big City by Kurt Busiek, Brent Anderson, Alex Ross, Steve Buccellato and Electric Crayon, and Richard Starkings!

Powerhouse creator, Jeff Lemire, pops through the portal to discuss Gideon Falls with Andrea Sorrentino and Dave Stewart (coming soon from Image Comics), Black Hammer with Dean Ormston and Dave Stewart for Dark Horse, Descender, Thanos, Bloodshot Salvation with Lewis LaRosa, Mico Suayan, and Brian Reber for Valiant, Royal City, David Rubin, The Comics Journal, original art collecting, Matt Kindt, The Terrifics for DC, Crisis on Infinite Earths, Keith Giffen and The Inferior Five, Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E., Hex, Doomsday Clock #3, Gravel by Warren Ellis, Mike Wolfer, Raulo Caceres, and company from Avatar, The Marvel Art of Arthur Adams from Flesk, plus a whole mess more!

It's the 11 O'Closcars for 2017! Who won? Listen to find out!

Dan Dare by Peter Milligan, Alberto Foche, and Jordi Escuin Liorach from Titan Comics, Deathstroke by Christopher Priest, Diogenes Neves, Jason Paz, and Jeromy Cox, Secret Weapons #0-4 by Eric Heisserer, Raul Allen, Patricia Martin, Adam Pollina, and David Baron from Valiant, Gravetrancers #1 by M. L. Miller, James Michael Whynot, and Dee Cunniffe from Black Mask, Grendel Tales: Devil in Our Midst by Steven T. Seagle, Paul Grist, Bernie Mireault and Kathryn Delaney from Dark Horse, Aquaman by Dan Abnett, Riccardo Federici. Sunny Gho, and Stjepan Sejic, Domino and Gail Simone, Image-O-Rama: Paradiso #1-2 by Ram V, Devmalya Pramanik, Dearbhla Kelly and Alex Sollazzo, Evolution #2 by James Asmus, Joe Keatinge, Christopher Sebela, Joshua Williamson, Joe Infurnari, and Jordan Boyd, and Cowboy Ninja Viking by A.J. Lieberman and Riley Rossmo, more Spirits of Vengeance, plus a whole mess more!

Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles #1 by Mark Russell, Mike Feehan, Mark Morales, and Paul Mounts, Spirits of Vengeance #1-3 by Victor Gischler, David Baldeon, Andres Mossa, Robbie Thompson, and Anthony Piper, Image-O-Rama: Walking Dead #175 by Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard, Stefano Guadiano, and Cliff Rathburn and The Gravediggers Union by Wes Craig, Toby Cypress, Niko Guardia, and Jared Fletcher, Captain America #697 by Mark Waid, Chris Samnee, and Matthew Wilson, Made Men #1-3 by Paul Tobin, Arjuna Susini, and Gonzalo Duarte from Oni Press, 2000AD Progs 2061 and 2062 featuring the ABC Warriors: Fallout by Pat Mills and Clint Langley, Batman: Creature of the Night by Kurt Busiek, John Paul Leon, and Todd Klein, and Hellboy: Krampusnacht by Mike Mignola and Adam Hughes from Dark Horse, Twin Peaks, plus a whole mess more!

Our Patreon-sponsored Book of the Month episode focusing on Alejandro Jodorowsky and Juan Gimenez's masterful Metabarons Volume 1: Othon, plus we traipse into Doomsday Clock #2 by Geogg Johns, Gary Frank, and Brad Anderson, Savage Dragon #230 by Erik Larsen, Nikos Koutsis, and Chris Eliopoulos from Image, All-New Wolverine, by Tom Taylor and Juan Cabal, Runaways, Captain America #696 by Mark Waid and Chris Samnee, NetFlix's Bright and Will Smith, Uncle Scrooge #33 by Carlo Chendi, Giorgio Cavazzano, Digikore Studios, and company, plus a whole mess more!

Marvel Two-in-One #1 by Chip Zdarsky, Jim Cheung, John Dell. Walden Wong, and Frank Martin, Point of Earth #1 by Zack Kaplan, Andrea Mutti, and Vladimir Popov from Image, Giants #1 by Carlos and Miguel Valderrama from Dark Horse, Tales of Suspense #100: Hawkeye and The Winter Soldier by Matt Rosenberg, Travel Foreman, and Marco Checchetto, The Toys That Made Us on NetFlix, Grendel Tales: Four Devils, One Hell by James Robinson and Teddy Kristiansen from Dark Horse, Thanos #13 by Donny Cates and Geoff Shaw, Hack/Slask: Resurrection #2 by Tini Howard, Celor, K. Michael Russell, and Tim Seeley from Image, 4 Kids Walk into a Bank by Matt Rosenberg and Tyler Boss from Black Mask, plus a whole mess more!

As instigated by our wonderful Patreon supporters, we run down our Top Ten Desert(ed) Island Books!

The awesome Carlo Esqueda joins the cast to discuss Gumby Summer and Winter Fun Specials by Bob Burden, Steve Purcell, Art Adams, and Rick Taylor from Comico, Aftershock-O-Rama: Shipwreck by Warren Ellis, Phil Hester, Eric Gapstur, and Mark Englert and Eleanor and the Egret by John Layman, Sam Kieth, and Ronda Pattison, The Beautiful Death #1-3 by Mathieu Bablet from Titan Comics/Statix Press, Devilman Grimoire Volume 1 by Go Nagai and Rui Takato from Seven Seas Entertainment, Rumble #1 by John Arcudi, David Rubin, and Dave Stewart from Image, Vampirella #8 by Jeremy Whitley, Andy Belanger, and Lee Loughridge from Dynamite!, Maestros #3 by Steve Skroce and Dave Stewart from Image, Deadpool Vs. Old Man Logan by Declan Shalvey and Mike Henderson, The Charles M. Schulz Museum, plus a whole mess more!

Gisèle Lagacé + Menage a 3 + Udon, Mr. Higgins Comes Home by Mike Mignola and Warwick Johnson-Cadwell from Dark Horse, Mighty Crusaders #1 by Ian Flynn, Kelsey Shannon, and Matt Herms from Archie/Dark Circle Comics, Fantagraphics-O-Rama: My Favorite Thing Is Monsters by Emil Ferris and Songy of Paradise by Gary Panter, Doctor Strange #382 by Donny Cates, Gabriel Hernandez Walta, Jordie Bellaire, and Mike Del Mundo, Walking Dead, Crisis on Earth X, Super Sons Annual #1 by Peter J. Tomasi, Paul Pelletier, Cam Smith, and Hi-Fi, Redlands, Savage Dragon #229 by Erik Larsen, Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics, Infernoct #2 by Mina Elwell, Eli Powell, and Tristan Elwell from Scout Comics, Minky Woodcock: The Girl Who Handcuffed Houdini #1 by Cynthia Von Buhler from Titan Comics, plus a whole mess more!

It's our November EOC Book of the Month episode featuring issues #337-345 of Walt Simonson's Thor!

The Punisher on Netflix, Image-O-Rama: Savage Dragon #228 by Erik Larsen and Nikos Koutsis, Mage: The Hero Denied #4 by Matt and Brennan Wagner, and Void Trip #1 by Ryan O'Sullivan and Plaid Klaus, Carthago by Christopher Bec, Eric Henninot, and Milan Jovanovic from Humanoids, Boy Maximortal #1 by Rick Veitch, Punisher: Platoon #3 by Garth Ennis, Goran Parlov, and Jordie Bellaire, Lego Marvel Superheroes 2, plus a whole mess more!

Doomsday Clock #1 by Geoff Johns, Gary Frank, and Brad Anderson, The Punisher on Netflix, Image-O-Rama: Evolution #1 by James Asmus, Joe Keatinge, Christopher Sebela, Joshua Williamson, Joe Infurnari, and Jordan Boyd, Maestros #2 by Steve Skroce and Dave Stewart and Kingsman: The Red Diamond #2-3 by Rob Williams and Simon Fraser, Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics, Aliens Omnibus Volume 5 and Richard Corben, James Bond 007: Solstice by Ibrahim Moustafa from Dynamite!, plus a whole mess more! Happy Thanksgiving!

The incomparable Cliff Chiang pops in to class up the EOC clubhouse, plus, we have some time left over to talk Cankor #3 by the amazing Matthew Allison, Dick Tracy and Kyle Baker, C. B. Cebulski, Doctor Strange #381 by Donny Cates, Gabriel Hernandez Walta, and Jordie Bellaire, Grass Kings by Matt Kindt and Tyler Jenkins from BOOM!, plus a whole mess more!

More Bendis, John Byrne and Superman, Walt Simonson, Tom Grummett, Vampirella, Lady Death Rules! Volume 1 by Brian Pulido, Brian Augustyn, Mike Maclean, Dheeraj Verma, and Sabine Rich from Coffin Comics, Hero Alliance and Justice Machine, Black Lightning: Cold Dead Hands #1 by Tony Isabella, Clayton Henry, and Peter Pantazis, Comics Buyers Guide, Stranger Things 2 (spoilers), Infernoct #1 by Mina Elwell. Eli Powell, and Tristan Elwell from Scout Comics, Deathstroke #24 and 25 by Christopher Priest, Diogenes Neves, Jason Paz, Carlo Pagulayan and company, CLZ, plus a whole mess more!

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!

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!

New York Comic Con 2017 with banter on Pacific Rim, Robert Kirkman, Philip K. Dick, Robot Chicken, Ash Vs. Evil Dead, Valiant, Todd McFarlane, Garth Ennis, Bruce Timm, Jack Kirby, John Byrne, Doomsday Clock, The Harvey Awards, Mile High Comics, Fred Van Lente, Erik Larsen, Peter Tomasi, Bob McLeod, Alexis Ziritt, Dan Panosian, Art Adams, and a whole mess more, PLUS we have enough time left over to speak on The Realm #1 by Jeremy Haun, Seth Peck, and Nick Filardi from Image, Mikey Mouse: Darkenblot by Andrea Castellan, Lorenzo Pastrovicchio, Disney Italia, Nicole and Travis Selter, and others from IDW, Southern Bastards #18 by Jason Latour and Chris Brunner from Image, Aquaman

Robert McGinnis, Retcon #1 by Matt Nixon and Toby Cypress from Image, Ray Wegner and Kingdom of Skulls, Jason Gonzalez, Daniel White, Jane by Aline McKenna and Ramon Perez from Archaia, Valiant-O-Rama: Bloodshot's Day Off! by Eliot Rahal, Khari Evans, and Andrew Dalhouse and Faith and the Future Force by Jody Houser, Barry Kitson, Stephen Segovia, Diego Bernard, and Ulises Arreola, Superman #29-31 by Keith Champagne, Doug Mahnke, Jaime Mendoza, Scott Hanna, Rob Hunter, Wil Quintana and others, Lost in Space by David Campiti, George Broderick Jr., Bill Mumy, Matt Thompson, Eddy Newell, and Mark Jones from Innovation, Ether by Matt Kindt and David Rubin from Dark Horse, Doctor Strange #17-25, Haunted Horror #29 and Steve Ditko from Craig Yoe and IDW, Amazing Spider-Man #32 by Dan Slott and Greg Smallwood, Mister Miracle #2 by Tom King and Mitch Gerads, Mech Cadet Yu by Greg Pak and Takeshi Miyazawa from BOOM!, Aquaman and Stjephan Sejic, plus a whole mess more!

Len Wein, Valiant-O-Rama: Divinity #0 by Matt Kindt, and Renato Guedes, and Ninjak #0 by Matt Kindt, Francis Portela, Christos Gage, and Tomas Giorello. Deathstroke #1-23 by Christopher Priest and company, Arrow, Aleister & Adolf by Douglas Rushkoff and Michael Avon Oeming from Dark Horse, Image-O-Rama: Spy Seal #2 by Rich Tommaso and Redlands #2 by Jordie Bellaire and Vanesa Del Rey, The Strain, Sabrina #8 by Roberto Aguirre Sacasa and Robert Hack from Archie, Astro City #47 by Kurt Busiek and Mike Norton, Legacy Marvel-Two-in-One, Fables, Secret Empire, Classics Illustrated: Moby Dick by Bill Sienkiewicz from First, Made Men #1 by Paul Tobin, Arjuna Susini, and Gonzalo Duarte from Oni Press, Little Pierrot: Get the Moon by Alberto Varanda from Lion Forge, plus a whole mess more!

Image-O-Rama: Elsewhere #1-2 by Jay Faerber, Sumeyye Kesgin, and Ron Riley, Deadly Class by Rick Remender, Wes Craig, and Jordan Boyd, Savage Dragon #225 and #226 by Erik Larsen, Nikos Koutsis, and Mike Toris, Kingsman: The Secret Service by Mark Millar, Dave Gibbons, and Matthew Vaughn and Kingsman: The Red Diamond #1 by Rob Williams and Simon Fraser, Time and Vine #1 by Tom Zahler and Luigi Anderson from IDW, Craig Yoe and The Comics Journal, Dark Horse-o-Rama: The Black Sinister by Troy Nixey, Kaare Andrews, and Dave McCaig and The Dark Horse Book of Horror by Mike Mignola, Jill Thompson, Paul Chadwick, Sean Phillips, and many, many more, Sheena, Queen of the Jungle #0 by Marguerite Bennett, Christina Trujillo, Moritat, and Andre Syzmanowicz from Dynamite!, Marvel/NetFlix's Defenders, American Horror Story: Cult, The Black Racer and Shilo Norman Special by Reginald Hudlin, Denys Cowan, Ryan Benjamin, Bill Sienkiewicz, Richard Friend, and Jeromy Cox, plus a whole mess more!

It's our EOC Book of the Month for August, 2017: Frank Miller's RONIN!

Image-O-Rama: Mage: The Hero Denied #1 by Matt and Brennan Wagner, Angelic #1 by Si Spurrier and Caspar Wijngaard, and Plastic #5 by Doug Wagner, Daniel Hillyard, and Laura Martin, Daniel White, CLZ Comic Collector, Wendi Freeman and Double Page Spread, King Bone Press, Dark Days: The Forge #1 and Dark Days: The Casting #1 by Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, Jim Lee, Andy Kubert, John Romita Jr., Scott Williams, Klaus Janson, Danny Miki, Alex Sinclair, and Jeremiah Skipper + Dark Nights: Metal #1 by Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo, Jonathan Glapion, and FCO Plascencia, All-New Wolverine by Tom Taylor and company, Detectives Inc. by Don McGregor, Marshall Rogers, and Tim Smith from Eclipse Comics/Image, Sabre and Paul Gulacy, H. P. Lovecraft's The Hound and Other Stories by Gou Tanabe from Dark Horse, Nextwave: Agents of Hate by Warren Ellis and Stuart Immonen, Super Sons #7 by Peter J. Tomasi, Jorge Jimenez, and Alejandro Sanchez, Dave Wachter, plus a whole mess more!

Image-O-Rama: Redlands #1 by Jordie Bellaire and Vanesa R. Del Rey, Spy Seal #1 by Rich Tommaso, and The Black Monday Murders by Jonathan Hickman, Tomm Coker, and Michael Garland, Don Simpson's Border Worlds, Daniel White, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina #7 by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Robert Hack from Archie, Moritat and Sheena, All-Star Batman, Karl Slominski, Shirtless Bear Fighter #2, Astonishing X-Men and Charles Soule, TMNT/Usagi Yojimbo by Stan Sakai and Tom Luth from IDW, Matt Wagner and Mage: The Hero Denied, Batman by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso Deluxe Edition, plus a whole mess more!

Phil Hester and Kirby 100, Josh Ginter, Dark Nights Metal, Mister Miracle by Tom King and Mitch Gerads, Betty Page, The Shadow #1 by Si Spurrier, Dan Watters, Daniel Hdr, and Natalia Marques from Dynamite!, Daniel Warren Johnson and The Ghost Fleet, Valiant-O-Rama: Secret Weapons #2 by Eric Heisserer, Raul Allen, and Patricia Martin, the upcoming Ninjak: The Complete Classic Omnibus, and X-O Manowar #5 by Matt Kindt, Doug Braithwaite, and Diego Rodriguez, Defenders #4 by Brian Michael Bendis, David Marquez, and Justin Ponsor, Death Note, Katie Skelly's My Pretty Vampire from Fantagraphics, and a whole mess more!

The incredible Ed Piskor rolls up with the real talk on Rob Liefeld, Chap Yeap, X-Men: Grand Designs, Gary Groth and Fantagraphics, Jack Kirby, Joe Kubert, Herb Trimpe, Josh Bayer, Macedonia, Jim Lee, Rick Veitch, Steve Bissette, John Totleben, Harvey Pekar, Wizard, Dan Clowes, Chris Ware, Hip Hop Family Tree, Herge, Wizzywig, Jim Shooter, Ben Marra, Jim Rugg, Tom Scioli, Get LAMP, Image +, Larry Hama, Chris Claremont, (Brief) Image-O-Rama: Spy Seal #1 by Rich Tommaso and Paklis by Dustin Weaver, plus a whole mess more!

Plastic #4 by Doug Wagner, Daniel Hillyard, and Laura Martin from Image, Tarantula OGN by Alexis Ziritt, Fabian Rangel Jr., and Evelyn Rangel from AdHouse Books, Spy Seal and Rich Tommaso, Aftershock-O-Rama: Babyteeth by Donny Cates, Garry Brown, and Mark Englert, and World Reader by Jeff Loveness and Juan Doe, Weapons of Mutant Destruction, 2000AD progs 2020-2040 (featuring Judge Dredd in Harvey by John Wagner, John McCrea, and Mike Spicer), Cannibal, Black Widow by Mark Waid and Chris Samnee, Avatar, Shit and Piss by Tyler Landry, Ready Player One, Alien: Covenant,

It's our Book of the Month episode for July with the spotlight shining rightfully on Planetary by Warren Ellis, John Cassaday, and Laura Depuy. Plus, we announce our next themed episode.