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  • The team behind Pots and Panels speaks with The Lonely End of the Rack

    Mic Drop #2: An Interview with the Pots & Panels Team

    In this episode, Tim & Rob chat with ¾ of the team behind the upcoming anthology Pots & Panels—Chuck Satterlee, Jason Michalski, & Austin Allen Hamblin—about Covid-era cooking, tenderloins & […]

  • Ep. 47: Elvira Meets Vincent Price #1

    In this episode, Tim & Rob discuss horror history, sex & death, 1:6 creator shout-outs, Elvira’s trifecta of pinball machines, searching for Bloodline’s name, mis-quoting Poe, and, of course, groan-worthy […]

  • Ep. 46: Buffy the Vampire Slayer #4

    In this episode, Tim & Rob discuss getting into / not getting into Buffy, spooky-lookin’ books, monster makeup techniques, Dark Side Leia, honeypots & vampire fodder, and more connections than […]

  • Ep. 45: Dark Ride #6

    In this episode, Tim & Rob discuss sharing comics with your significant other, pulp as a verb, spare heads rollin’ around, bloodying everything up, finding lost apps, appropriate character names, […]

  • Ep. 44: Letter 44 #1

    In this episode, Tim & Rob discuss prescience, the Charles Soule connection, the Iron Maniac, Tim finding comics via the 1:6 hobby (instead of the usual reverse), undead Shadow (?!?), […]

  • Ep. 43: Batgirl (2011–2016) #5

    In this episode, Tim & Rob discuss ridiculous chase requirements, similarities between pinball layouts, crisis vs. crises, un-refrigerating, cryptic titles, classic Bat-swooping looks, internal monologues, Rob’s love of The Misfits, […]

  • Ep. 42: Action Comics #690

    In this episode, Tim & Rob discuss the curse of being a completionist, pinball portmanteaus, the illegal likeness of Amy Grant, love for Steel, garage sale finds, nightmarish visions, original […]

  • Ep. 41: X-Men (Vol. 2) #41

    In this episode, Tim & Rob discuss flash news vs. Flash news, orange-shirt guy vs. big-hair guy, comics in Idaho, bad-guy Vegas, Eartha Kitt/Julie Newmar, the small art scene, attacking […]

  • Ep. 40: M-Squad #1

    In this episode, Tim & Rob discuss classic comic auctions, comics by neighbors, comics by horror-lit theatre people, comic art on Twitter, comic pinups, comic onamotopoeia, comic panel ties, and […]

  • Ep. 39: Deadman (2002) #3

    In this episode, Tim & Rob discuss following comic-book creators on BlueSky, “inappropriate” comics for young readers, more Ra’s al Ghul & Dick Grayson, comic book conceits, & the awkwardness […]