Best Usagi Podcasts (2026)

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All True Crime Cases #26 [Arc Analysis #120] 22:04

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November 16, 1947. That is when All True Crime Cases #26 was released to the public. Who wrote it? We don't know. Who drew it? We also don't know, but we can tell you what it's about: Totally true crimes that all children should definitely read about... This comic flows through about 5 different stories, ranging from mobsters with guns to murderous…

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TMNT Vol 9: Monsters, Misfits & Madmen [Arc Analysis #119] 25:17

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Listening order: Episode #61 - TMNT: City Fall [Eventus] TMNT Vol 8: Northampton [Arc Analysis #33] This episode: TMNT Vol 9: Monsters, Misfits & Madmen [AA #119 And we ain't done yet! We're going to keep going, periodically, with this TMNT run because this specific stretch of issues needs to be consumed. Kevin Eastman, Bobby Curnow and Tom Waltz h…

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#119 - Batman #4, TMNT Annual & Dec Pull List 59:28

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Coke and Dank had a bit of an off week but they didnt stop reading! TMNT/Batman Pull List continues on as we follow the new creative team taking over the TMNT 2025 series. As well as learn more about Gotham City that Bruce Wayne must navigate. There were laughs, there were explainations, there were comics reviewed, but more than anything there were…

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Deadly Class Vol 5: Carousel [Arc Analysis #118] 28:52

20d ago28:52

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With this 5th volume, Rick Remender and Wes Craig's Deadly Class is now our longest running Arc Analysis saga, beating out Fraction and Aja's 4 volumes of Hawkeye. Considering that Deadly Class vol 1 was our first ever Arc Analysis episode, it seems fitting that we're here with it now. This volume is an introduction to the "new class" of characters…

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The Vision Vol 2: Little Less than a Beast [Arc Analysis #117] 23:14

28d ago23:14

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Remember that book we did last week? The one by Tom King and Gabriel Hernandez Walta? Ya, well we realized it is only two volumes long, so we finished it off in it's entirety, back to back. The Vision wants a life of his own, away from the hustle and bustle. He just wants a nuclear family (that he made himself), go to his 9 to 5 (the Avengers), and…

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The Vision Vol 1: Little More than a Man [Arc Analysis #116] 16:53

1M ago16:53

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What's that you say? A machine with a family, trying to act normal in a pleasant, boring society? Pfftt, that's nor exciting! What are Tom King and Gabriel Hernandez Walta thinking writing this Marvel series? We'll tell ya what, folks - do not judge a book by it's cover because this is definitely not what you're expecting (probably). Whether it's g…

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#118 - TMNT #12, Batman #3 & November Pull List 1:08:04

2M ago1:08:04

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Episode 118 and the Weapons - Keep. Pulling. Comics. Fun doesnt slow down, as we wait for the next TMNT installment to drop. As is tradition we both read 2 titles and then discuss several titles, from our personal pull lists. TMNT #12 Batman #3 Coke's Pulls: Iron and Frost RoboWolf#1 Little Nightmares: Descent to Nowhere Dank's Pulls: Lucky Devils …

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The Moon is Following Us Vol 1 [Arc Analysis #115] 27:44

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Imagine your six year old kid goes to sleep one day and just doesn't wake up. Imagine you take her all over the place to difference types of specialists and nobody has any answers for you. Now imagine that an old man flies in, being carried by a flock of owls and tells you he knows a way to save your daughter: jumping into her dreams. Well, that's …

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Batman The Long Halloween: The Last Halloween [Arc Analysis #114] 39:21

2M ago39:21

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Well we did it... another Halloween SPOOOOKTACULAAAR!! The FD'Weapons managed to release a holiday episode on time, and we thought of no better way to celebrate Hallooween with... writer Jeph Loeb and artist Tim Sale (RIP) the re-re-release of Batman's the long Halloween imprint. But this all started from their Batman: The Long Halloween 13 issue r…

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Space Usagi: White Star Rising [Arc Analysis #113] 10:07

2M ago10:07

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Usagi Yojimbo, the samurai rabbit, like you've never seen him before: in space! Talk about a fish out of water story, huh? Here at the pod, we usually love these types of things, where you pluck the hero(es) from a place of comfort and drop them into a setting that is alien to them... in this case, literally. This is very Star Wars light, as Usagi …

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#117 - Absolute Evil #1, Batman #2 & October Pull List 52:27

3M ago52:27

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Episode 117 and the Weapons - Keep. Pulling. Comics. Fun doesnt slow down, as we wait for the next TMNT installment to drop. Instead we pivot back to DC's Absolute Universe as they drop their One Shot - Absolute Evil. As is tradition we both read 2 titles and then discuss several titles, from our personal pull lists. Batman #2 Absolute Evil #1 Coke…

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Killadelphia Vol 2: Burn Baby Burn [Arc Analysis #112] 24:13

3M ago24:13

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There are a lot of vampire stories out there, but something that sets the second volume of Killadelphia: Burn Baby Burn apart from most bloodsucker tales is transparency, among other things. The police know about the vampires! They know about them and even have a branch of the department that specializes in vampire crimes. When you take that elemen…

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Bonus: Magic: The Turtleing 57:39

3M ago57:39

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We speculate what the leaks today proved: Wizards of the Coast are launching a TMNT themed Magic The Gathering set! We talk about the good and the bad parts that come with this and even come up with a few good pitches! Images surfaced online today from NYCC showcasing a booth for MTG:TMNT being set up for the upcoming weekend. Do you play? Will you…

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Crocodile Black [Arc Analysis #111] 24:31

3M ago24:31

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We all have our own descent into madness, right? Dark, murderous thoughts? Life altering childhood trauma? Ok, maybe not ALL of the above, and maybe one of those things is a little spoiler-y for this book, but we're not going to tell you which one! Crocodile Black is a dark, twisted story about the places dark thoughts (and mental illness) can take…

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Nancy Drew & The Hardy Boys: The Big Lie [Arc Analysis #110] 18:56

3M ago18:56

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Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys debuted back in 1930 and 1927, respectively. And here we are now, in 2025, reading a crossover book from 2017 for our Arc Analysis series. Not going to lie to you here, we did not know what to expect when we opened up this book, but lets just say it was not at all this. It's a grounded, mature take on joint series of y…

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#116 - TMNT #11, Batman #1 & Aug/Sept 2025 Pull List 1:11:01

4M ago1:11:01

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Episode 116 will go down as one of those special ones for the Weapons (i cant lie). As we read several titles. TMNT #11 Batman #1 Coke's Pulls: Godzilla: Escape the Deadzone #1 TMNT: Shredder #1 Escape #1 Dank's Pulls: GRIM #20 Assorted Crisis Events #1 Charlamagne Tha God presents -Illuminati#1 Coke and Dank had a bit of a special epsiode for the …

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Wolverine (1982) [Arc Analysis #109] 30:47

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It didn't ALL start here, but at the same time, it kinda did. Riding high on Wolverine's popularity from the late 70's run, that expanded and revamped a villain from a Hulk comic into a mainstay with the diverse X-Men team, Claremont took him solo. And to do this, in 1982, he teamed up with up-and-coming young artist, Frank Miller. Together they cr…

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#115 - Absolute DC, Again 59:16

4M ago59:16

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We're back to cover DC's newest properties with their ABSOLUTE imprint. It hasnt been that long since we started in episode #100 but now we've returned to "Alpha World". Can they keep the interest they started with the Holy Trinity of (Wonder Woman, Superman and Batman), now that Martian Manhunter, Green Lanterns and Flash join the fold? A lot of q…

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#114 - Thunderbolts & The Suicide Squad [Across the Pages] 1:22:35

4M ago1:22:35

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It's been a while since we've done an Across the Pages(Axp) instalment... A type of episode that we like to do where we cross examine (kinda) two similar-ish properties from different universes (sometimes). This ultimately gives us an excuse to do two episode topics at once, where we take in a comic run for each property, as well as a movie for eac…

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Deadly Class Vol 4: Die For Me [Arc Analysis #108] 29:24

5M ago29:24

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#113 - Four Faces of Fantastic Four 1:16:39

5M ago1:16:39

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SATURDAY MORNING DROP !!! Join the Comic Patrol as we dive into 4 faces of Fantastic Four ! (1967) - The Micro World of Dr. Doom {4} (1994) - The Mask of Doom [part I,II,III] (1994) - The Fantastic Four (4) (2015) - Fantastic Four [4] --Hit us up at [email protected] if you want to add a fun fan letter for a future shout out on the pod--…

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Farmhand Vol 2: Thorne in the Flesh [Arc Analysis #107] 25:20

5M ago25:20

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We really enjoyed the first volume of Farmhand, and we really meant to get to this volume sooner than we did, but time is fickle and all that... Anyways, 60-something books later, we are BACK with Farmhand Vol 2, and boy is it seedy. Get it? Well, honestly, it's not that seedy, but I was looking for a pun.. prickly? Let's go with prickly. AND BOY I…

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#112 - TMNT #10 & July 2025 Pull List 1:08:28

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Issue #10 of the new Jason Aaron Turtle run is out and just like we said, we love T-U-R-T-L-E POWER... as we're ongoing, ongoing and ongoing this new tmnt run! Also, Dank doesn't miss an opportunity to address how the man was really a child, fell from his pedestal and never really was the one who should of been sitting in it. Viewer discretion is a…

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Guy Ritchie's Gamekeeper [Arc Analysis #106] 19:30

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Hey, guess what? Guy Ritchie did a comic book! ... Kinda He didn't exactly write it himself but it sure is advertised as that. It's about a guy who works for a rich guy who takes in homeless guys to help with chores until Russian guys come for the rich guy and they meet a group of other guys who pull heists. Still with us? Great! Then listen in to …

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The Vision (1994) [Arc Analysis #105] 17:01

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The 90's were a time, and 1994 we were witnessing the Dark Ages of comics, although we didn't know. Welp -The Vision 1994 - helps us realize a lot about the 90's. This story of Vision spans four issues of what could be an interesting take on "the man" split between - the red synthezoid , Simon Williams and Alex Lipton. But can they handle the weigh…

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[Bonus] - More Shame of Frank Miller 10:55

6M ago10:55

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its BONUS season Nu Meatz, we dove back deep into our own episodes #19 DC Animated Vol.3 to find our original reviews of 2 of Frank Miller's animated films. Its Coke n Dank from 2019.. oh boy - we were younger-dumber and couldn't stop swearing! Batman Year One (2011) Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part I & II (2012) #hismillerwasshowing #2drinkmin…

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#111 (a.k.a. #104.2) - The Shame of Frank Miller 1:44:32

6M ago1:44:32

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And in Comic Patrol fashion, we couldn't have a pride series for the Hall of Fame, without a shame episode. It's been a long time coming, but we're here with our second inductee into our very own Hall of Fame for comic book influencers - and this is the part 3 you've been waiting for! We went through almost his entire catalogue of comic books in pa…

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Fantastic Four: The Galactus Trilogy [Arc Analysis #104] 22:45

6M ago22:45

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Marvel's first family isn't just called that because it sounds clever. No, the Fantastic Four literally are the first family of Marvel Comics, and to celebrate that - as well as the new, upcoming flick - we are taking it back to 1965's Galactus Trilogy. That's right, the first appearance of the big, planet eating guy and his silver surfing henchman…

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Superman: For All Seasons [Arc Analysis #103] 23:58

6M ago23:58

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There's a new Superman movie coming out! And on top of that, we did some research: One of the biggest inspirations for the new flick (although not the MAIN one, but still), For All Seasons, has now joined our list of Arc Analysis runs (essentially our own book club). Now, if you know us, we claim Superman is one of the hardest characters to write w…

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#110 - TMNT #9 & June 2025 Pull List 1:10:25

7M ago1:10:25

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Issue #9 of the new Jason Aaron Turtle run is out and just like we said, we love T-U-R-T-L-E POWER... as we're ongoing, ongoing and ongoing this new tmnt run! We are going to check-in with which issues we read from last month and then look ahead for what's coming up in the solicitations for June, and pick out the ones that look most interesting to …

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Alien vs Predator vs Terminator [Arc Analysis #102] 17:40

7M ago17:40

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Arc Analysis time (which is just something we call our version of book club) and this one is a doozy! Hey, you like aliens? Check. Hey, you like being terminated? Check. And hey, do you have an interest in predators? ...I kinda hope not, but check. AND LASTLY, do you you think mushing these three franchises together could work as a 4 issue miniseri…

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#109 - Inferno 54:27

7M ago54:27

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With the Trials of X now behind us, we move forwards into the fiery twists of Inferno! The end of the Hickman penned portion of the Krakoan era, the deepest and craziest secrets come to light, from Moira to Omega Sentinel to Mystique and even Krakoa itself, alliances and relationships will be forever changed. In this episode, we cover Inferno #1-4,…

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#108.1 - Trials of X (Part 2) 1:18:01

7M ago1:18:01

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HOX POX DOX!! ITS A XbyX EPISODE!!!! We return to cover the long celebrated X-Men Krakoa era We're back on the Jonathan Hickman train, and we're waking back up to the world we almost forgot. As you can tell both Coke and Dank have spent countless hours following the Krakoan crew, through fire, magic and now in Beast's brain. So its easy to say we'r…

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#108.0 - Trials of X (Part 1) 1:30:44

8M ago1:30:44

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HOX POX DOX!! ITS A XbyX EPISODE!!!! We return to cover the long celebrated X-Men Krakoa era We're back on the Jonathan Hickman train, and we're waking back up to the world we almost forgot. As you can tell both Coke and Dank have spent countless hours following the Krakoan crew, through fire, space, magic and now Central Park. So its easy to say w…

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#107 - DSTLRY II 1:07:55

8M ago1:07:55

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It not often we get a chance to read comics from the ground up, but we lucked out with DSTLRY and their new brand imprint. Still the brainchild of David Steinberger and Chip Mosher, in May 2023. This is the house that has given artist and writers a fresh perspective, setting themselves up as the house that writers built: "focus on ethics, creator e…

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Deadly Class Vol 3: The Snake Pit [Arc Analysis #101] 26:13

8M ago26:13

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The very first Arc Analysis episode we did was for Volume 1 of a wonderful book called Deadly Class. It took us 62 Arc Analysis comic reviews, before we'd circle back to the kids of the King's Dominion Atelier of the Deadly Arts, and it didn't disappoint. We are back for the 3rd instalment of the undeniable feverish pairing of pen Rick Remender and…

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#106 - TMNT #8 & April/May 2025 Pull List 55:46

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Issue #8 of the new Jason Aaron Turtle run is out and just like we said, we love T-U-R-T-L-E POWER... as we ongoing, ongoing and ongoing this new tmnt run! We are going to check-in with which issues we read from last month and then look ahead for what's coming up in the solicitations for May, and pick out the ones that look most interesting to us. …

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Kingdome Come [Arc Analysis #100] 56:08

8M ago56:08

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Well Numeatz & Sawftcheezes we made it! The Comic Patrol celebrates their 100th Arc Analysis, and what better way would we celebrate than reviewing the 4 issue iconic pairing of Mark Waid and Alex Ross in Kingdom Come. Arguably one of DC's greatest "elsewhere" books. It discusses themes of morality, changing landscapes, old batman, and a terribly n…

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#105.2 - Daredevil: Born Again [Epi 7-9] 58:23

9M ago58:23

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*EDIT - DANKAGAIN HERE "thanks for reaching out sawftcheezes and noticing the error, we now updated the full intro into our part 3 of Daredevil: Born Again!" Carrying along the 'Born Again' tagline on your project is a tall order when that subtitle carries the weight from one of the best Daredevil stories ever written, so the next few episodes of o…

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#105.1 - Daredevil: Born Again [Epi 4-6] 47:20

9M ago47:20

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Carrying along the 'Born Again' tagline on your project is a tall order when that subtitle carries the weight from one of the best Daredevil stories ever written, so the next few episodes of our podcast - like we did with X-Men 97 last year - will be focused on the new Daredevil Disney+ series. This second part covers episodes 4, 5 and 6, so let's …

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#105.0 - Daredevil: Born Again [Epi 1-3] 57:14

9M ago57:14

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We've been a little held up because we were doing our Frank Miller episodes, but is there a better segue from that iconic writer to something Daredevil related? We. Think. Not. Carrying along the 'Born Again' tagline on your project is a tall order when that subtitle carries the weight from one of the best Daredevil stories ever written, so the nex…

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#104.1 - The Pride of Frank Miller (Part 2) 2:27:37

9M ago2:27:37

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It was a long time coming, and in Comic Patrol mythos, we created our own Hall of Fame for comic book writers and comic industry influencers. With our first inductee we elected Alan Moore to our HOF, we now have reached the time to induct our next writer who made waves of influence and impact through the pages of comics, graphic novels and film: FR…

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#104.0 - The Pride of Frank Miller (Part 1) 2:39:25

9M ago2:39:25

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It was a long time coming, and in Comic Patrol mythos, we created our own Hall of Fame for comic book writers and comic industry influencers. With our first inductee we elected Alan Moore to our HOF, we now have reached the time to induct our next writer who made waves of influence and impact through the pages of comics, graphic novels and film: FR…

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Saga Vol 3 [Arc Analysis #99] 24:32

10M ago24:32

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Back at it again for - Saga time! The THIRDINING And we can no longer lie about this Image published, Brian K. Vaughan written and Fiona Staples drawn: epic-of-spacegasim-proportions! The world is so big but that doesn't stop our eyes from reading more and more. We finally have 3 separate storylines converge all on the same side of the universe, pl…

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Bitter Root Vol 2: Rage & Redemption [Arc Analysis #98] 23:39

10M ago23:39

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The last time we opened the pages of this Eisner nominated Image Comic produced - Bitter Root. It was our 31st Arc Analysis episode and admittedly we were dumbfounded... A book so beautiful with vibrant tones, line work and emotion, paired with a concept so original and new but... ultimately stuck with a story too muddled. We have returned back to …

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#103 - TMNT #7 & March 2025 Pull List 1:05:10

10M ago1:05:10

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Issue #7 of the new Jason Aaron Turtle run is out and just like we said, we're keeping up with it until it ends or we do. We are going to check-in with which issues we read from last month and then look ahead for what's coming up in the solicitations for March, and pick out the ones that look most interesting to us. Some issues we cover in this epi…

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Zombie Tramp Vol 3 [Arc Analysis #97] 27:55

10M ago27:55

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There's something about comic books when the artist and the writer are one. Theres more jobs to do and thats always an ambitious undertaking... We have said it and will say it again. AND in comic patrol fashion were back to beat a dead horse into glue Janey Belle returns and goes west, as she makes her way to the wild dessert oasis that is Las Vega…

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SN 201: Sailor Moon Stars and Series Wrap-Up plus Q&A 2:19:03

10M ago2:19:03

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Sailor Noob is the podcast where a Sailor Moon superfan and a total noob go episode by episode through the original Sailor Moon series! This week, we give our final thoughts on Sailor Moon Stars, answer audience questions, and say goodbye to Sailor Moon! We also talk about the biggest spoiler challenge, our favorites and least favorites, putting gl…

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Duderonomy, Ep. 53 - 'The Making of Metalhead' (Nov. 10, 1989) 48:59

10M ago48:59

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Meet Dan and Bryan, 2 millennials fast approaching middle age. Join us while we recap the animated series that played a major role in shaping our (as well as many of your) childhood: the 1987 Fred Wolf produced Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! We revisit the series 35 years later to see how well each episode holds up, what our takeaways were/are now, …

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#102 - HBO's Spawn: Season 1 1:19:26

11M ago1:19:26

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It's no secret that comic patrol was built on comics. But there is a large part of our childhood that was raised on the silver screen, with the cartoons we watched and salivated over. Even more are those cartoon images that we saw looong before we understood the content and subject matter it portrayed. God bless those channels: Showcase and Teletoo…