We don't talk about a lot of books this week, but the books we do talk about were bangin'! Kicking things off with the kick off of DC Comics' Bat-family event, Batman: Bad Seeds - Sunset by Matt Fraction & G. Willow Wilson, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Cliff Rathburn, and Tomeu Morey! Plus, Hammerfist by Rick Remender, Steve Epting, and Matt Hollingsworth; Tristan Roulot and Dimitri Armand's The Transporter from Europe Comics; Gastronomique by Marguerite Bennett, Helena Masellis, and Nisha Singh; a slight technical glitch and more!

There's a lot to like here as Vince and David bring you Corpse Knight by Michael Chaves, Matthew Roberts, and Rico Renzi; Nightwing by Dan Watters, Denys Cowan, Norm Rapmund, and Francesco Segala; Batman/Superman: World's Finest by Mark Waid, Bruno Frenda, and Luis Guerrero; Detective Comics #1027 Deluxe Edition by so many people; a Bad Idea-O-Rama with Hank Howard, Pizza Detective: The Inside Job by Robert Venditti and David Lapham; Banana Number One by Joshua Dysart, Kevin Maguire, Rico Renzi, Mark Waid, and David Lapham; and Dingoliath by Robert Venditti & Brockton McKinney and Manix Abrera! Plus, Reign of the Superboys and Kingdom of Zod; Go Go Power Rangers; Fantastic Four by Ryan North, Humberto Ramos, Victor Olazaba, and Edgar Delgado; X-Men by Jed MacKay, Tony S. Daniel, Mark Morales, and Arthur Hesli; The Fury of Firestorm; Lanterns; and so much more!

We lean a little heavy on one of the Big 2 tonight talking about Superman 2026 Annual: Year One Thousand by Joshua Williamson, Eddy Barrows, Yasmine Putri, and Adriano Lucas and a bit of a Batman-O-Rama with Batman by Matt Fraction, Jorge Jiménez, and Tomeu Morey; Absolute Batman by Scott Snyder, Werther Dell'Edera, Nick Dragotta, and Frank Martin; and Batman and Robin: Year One - Dynamic Duos by Mark Waid, Chris Samnee, and Mat Lopes! Plus, Raquelle Jac's Bimbo Agitprop; The Eye Collector by Jonathan Ball and G. M. B. Chomichuk; Blüdwire by Pallie Paul Allor, Ermitis Blanco, and Ermitis Blanco; the second volume of Tadao Tsuge's Boat Life; and so much more!

It's a second issue spotlight with your two second favorite hosts talking about Absolute Catwoman by Scott Snyder & Che Grayson, Bengal, and Giovanna Niro; Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso's 100 Bullets: the US of Anger; Junk Punch from Mad Cave and Paul Tobin, Carlos Javier Olivares, Francesca Vivaldi, and Lin Visel; Bizarro: Year None; and Paul Chadwick's Concrete: Stars Over Sand! We also mix things up with Feral; The Foundry by Mike Mignola & Chris Roberson, Christopher Mitten, and Michelle Madsen; Odin by James Tynion IV & Marguerite Bennett, Letizia Cadonici, and Jordie Bellaire; M.A.S.K.; Usagi Yojimbo: Kaito '84; and Chachu by Iman Vellani, Marianna Ignazzi, and Jordie Bellaire! Plus, we check in on DAP's Battlestar Galactica journey!

From outer space to liminal space we're bringing you Strange Adventures by Tom King, Mitch Gerads, and Evan "Doc" Shaner; Star Trek: Red Shirts - Ghost of the 21st Century by Gerry Duggan, Scott Buoncristiano, and Charlie Kirchoff; and George Wylesol's 2120! Plus, Batman: The Demon Trilogy by Mike W. Barr, Jerry Bingham, Tom Grindberg, Eva Grindberg, Dennis O'Neil, and Norm Breyfogle; Green Arrow by Chris Condon, Montos, and Adriano Lucas; Hurk's Jinx Freeze; Grit by Brian Wickman, Kevin Castaniero, and Simon Gough; The Dirt Beneath the Devil; The Horror of Godzilla; and more!

It's a Kirkman-O-Rama inside an Image-O-Rama with a side of DC-O-Rama and a Kyle D-O-Rama sprinkled on top! We're bringing you ROM by Robert Kirkman, Lorenzo De Felici, and Mat Lopes; Terminal by Robert Kirkman & Joe Casey, Andy Kubert, and Dave McCaig; Narco by Doug Wagner, Daniel Hillyard, and Dave Stewart; Exquisite Corpses: Rascal Randy by Tyler Boss, Dylan Burnett, and Jordie Bellaire; Gabriel Hardman's (with Romulo Fajardo Jr.) Batman/Green Arrow/The Question: Arcadia; Clayface: Celebrity Dirt by Jude Ellison S. Doyle, Fran Galán, and Patricio Delpeche; Superman by Phillip Kennedy Johnson Omnibus by, uh, PKJ and friends; the conclusion of Rick Veitch's Swamp Thing 1989, bringing Tom Mandrake and Trish Mulvihill along for the ride; The Atlas Comics Library No. 9: Adventures Into Weird Worlds Vol. 1 by a whole slew of greats; and a selection from Fieldmouse Press that includes Jess Rimler's Stay, A Tale of Two Travelers by Madita Schwenke; and Tinguu's The Cannibals! All this and more!!

We kick off the episode excited about the news coming out of Marvel and their move westward. From there it's a family affair as we speak on Five Gears in Reverse: A Criminal Book by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, and Jacob Phillips and Grendel: Devil's Crucible - Sedition by Matt Wagner and Brennan Wagner. Plus, Rich Tommaso's Ape; Richard Corben's (with Jan Strnad) The Last Voyage of Sindbad; Kingdom of Earth by David Dastmalchian, Leah Kilpatrick, and Soo Lee; Tankers by Robert Venditti, Juan José Ryp, and Andrew Dalhouse; Tankers Vs. Ancient Aliens by Robert Venditti, Trevor Hairsine, Tomás Giorello, and Sunny Gho; Airtight Garage: The Depressed Hunter by Mœbius; Naono Yoshiko's Hide and Seek; Deathstroke: the Terminator by Tony Fleecs, Carmine Di Giandomenico, and Ivan Plascencia; Three Worlds / Three Moons: Foundations by Jonathan Hickman, Nick Spencer, Mike Del Mundo, Mike Huddleston, Jerome Opeña, and Matt Hollingsworth; and more!

Listen, collectively, we read a lot of comic books. It's inevitable we'll come across one or two that doesn't knock our socks off. It's rare for us to have an episode where more than a few are a whiff. Thankfully, Vince saves the day with a Godzilla-O-Rama in the form of Godzilla: End of the Reign by Tim Seeley, Nikola Čižmešija, Francesco Segala, and Gloria Martinelli; Godzilla: Escape the Deadzone by Ethan S. Parker, Griffin Sheridan, and Pablo Tunica; and Starship Godzilla: First Wars by Chris Gooch and Oliver Ono! Plus, Back Issue! #168; Ghost Machine's Hyde Street; Batman: The Dark Knight Recreated; and lots more!

First, we take a moment and raise our glasses as we honor our friend KJ Eldridge. From there we cover a slew of books, including a First Issue-O-Rama with Jonathan Ball and GMB Chomichuk's The Eye Collector from Image; Blüdwire by Paul Allor, Ermitis Blanco, and Brittany Peer; 100 Bullets: The US of Anger by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso; and Blood of the Wolf Man by Joshua Williamson, Leomacs, and Pip Martin. Plus, Lorena Alvarez's The Nightlights Collection: a Trilogy of Tales; John Byrne's X-Men: Elsewhen; Paul Chadwick's Concrete: Stars Over Sand; The Twilight Zone by Gabriel Hardman; Absolute Green Lantern; and more!

Ande Parks makes his EOC return - after over a decade - bringing Bad Thoughts and Tyler Rake: An Extraction Story with him! We talk about these Ignition Press titles, working with the new publisher and artists Dave Wachter and Ronan Cliquet, Hollywood and options, original art, family life, fanboy moments, and more! There's even time for an Absolute-O-Rama and Tillie Walden's Charity & Silvia as we near the end of Pride Month.