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  • Ep. 15: Detective #873

    In this episode, Tim & Rob discuss intergenerational turtle love, short runs of hero replacements, nightmares, bad AI puns, new myths, and what we see when we look in the […]

  • Ep. 14: Batman #428: Robin Lives!

    In this episode, Tim & Rob discuss Universal Monsters in pinball and comics, supporting the arts, convenient comic-book logic, DC taking on contemporary social issues & global politics, delighting in […]

  • Ep. 13: “The Shadow: The Death of Margo Lane #1”

    In this episode, Tim & Rob talk about Tim’s radio past, the promise of the public domain, jump-cut travel scenes in comics, olde-tymey dialogue & tropes, and discover another big […]

  • Ep. 12: “Green Arrow #14”

    In this episode, Tim & Rob talk resurrection, top books, easily-identifiable facial hair, switching bodies, and the perfectly creepy use of obscure words you learned in high school English. Green […]

  • Ep. 11: “Invincible #5”

    In this episode, Tim & Rob nerd out over the voice talents of J. K. Simmons, the comic book genius and innovations of the late great Stan Lee, and discuss […]

  • Ep. 10: “Batman #222”

    In this episode, Tim & Rob discuss the death of Comixology, the death of popular advertising, the death of the Silver Age, and how Batman dealt with the “death” of […]

  • Ep. 9: “Saga, Chapter 4”

    In this episode, Tim & Rob applaud efforts to introduce good books to comic-muggles, lament putting down good books because ‘life,’ celebrate Rush in biography and pinball, as well as […]

  • Xmas Xtra: “The Lobo Paramilitary Christmas Special,” & “The Silent Night of the Batman”

    In this special Christmas bonus episode, Tim & Rob spread some holiday cheer by giving thanks for finding lost pages on the internet, good b-stories, the discovery of connections and […]

  • Ep. 8: “Star Trek Year Four: The Enterprise Experiment #4”

    In this episode, Tim & Rob discuss continuity & canon, Trek tropes, using comics as a teaching tool, open-handed combat, alien stereotyping, and how/why Rob didn’t inherit Trekkie-ness from Tim. […]

  • Ep. 7: “Sleeper (Season One) #2”

    In this episode, Tim & Rob discuss rock & roll heaven, Joe Hill’s “hiatus” from comics, recommend the music of Alan Doyle & The Hotelier, celebrate the granular attention some […]