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In our Pull List segment, we review "Big Trouble in Little China/Escape From New York" (yes, that's one comic) and the new "Jessica Jones" series. Then, we celebrate October with a spooky Doctor Strange & Doctor Doom team-up comic, "Triumph and Torment!" Finally, we play "Super-Mundane," and ask who would be the best and worst designated driver?    Pull List:  Jay: “Big Trouble in Little China/Escape From New York" (Boom! Studios), written by Greg Pak, art by Daniel Bayliss.  Mike: “Jessica Jones" (Marvel), written by Brian Michael Bendis, art by Michael Gaydos.    Main Segment:  "Doctor Strange & Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torment" (Marvel), written by Roger Stern, art by Mike Mignola.    Game: "Super-Mundane - Best / Worst Designated Driver?"    Listen to full episodes at PartialArc.com  Email us at [email protected], and find us on Twitter at @partialarc  Read Mike's columns every Tuesday and Thursday at PartialArc.com, and follow him on Twitter at @supergeekmike

We kick off the episode by recommending you read "Seven to Eternity" and "Josie and the Pussycats," and then for our main segment... did you know Superman made a sex tape? Well, we're gonna talk about it, and it's gonna be super creepy, but we're gonna get through it together. Also, we play a game of "Would You Rather," and ask if you would prefer to work in Arkham Asylum for a year, or stay there for a night?    Pull List:  Jay: “Seven to Eternity" (Image Comics) written by Rick Remender, art by Matt Hollingsworth and Jerome Opeña.  Mike: “Josie and the Pussycats" (Archie Comics) written by Marguerite Bennett and Cameron Deordio, Audrey Mok.    Main Segment:  "Action Comics" #592-593 - "Superman's Sex Tape" (DC Comics) written and drawn by John Byrne.    Game: "Would You Rather... Work in Arkham Asylum for a year, or stay there for a night?"    Listen to full episodes at PartialArc.com  Email us at [email protected], and find us on Twitter at @partialarc  Read Mike's columns every Tuesday and Thursday at PartialArc.com, and follow him on Twitter at @supergeekmike

Jay and Mike recommend two-fisted sci-fi with "Atomic Robo" and "Bounty," and then in honor of the new Marvel/Netflix series, we go back to a classic "Luke Cage, Hero for Hire" comic, and ask the question: Where's my money, honey? We wrap up the episode with a game of "Super-Mundane," and ask who would be the best and worst to host a surprise party - and who would be the best/worst to have a surprise party for?    Pull List:  Jay: “Atomic Robo and the Temple of Od" (Tesladyne), written by Brian Clevinger, art by Scott Wegener.  Mike: “Bounty" (Dark Horse), written by Kurtis J Wiebe, art by Mindy Lee.    Main Segment:  "Luke Cage, Hero for Hire" #8-9 (Marvel), written by Steve Englehart, pencils by George Tuska.    Game: "Super-Mundane - Best / Worst to Host a Surprise Party? Best / Worst to be the Recipient of a Surprise Party?"    Listen to full episodes at PartialArc.com  Email us at [email protected], and find us on Twitter at @partialarc  Read Mike's columns every Tuesday and Thursday at PartialArc.com, and follow him on Twitter at @supergeekmike

Jay recommends you read "All-Star Batman" (shocking) and Mike recommends "Animosity," and then Mike takes us WAY down the rabbit hole as we recap the events of 1993's "Godzilla vs. Barkley." Yes, CHARLES Barkley. Also, we wrap up the episode with a game of "Would You Rather," and ask if you'd rather be a superhero with superpowers, or be a superhero through intense training and ridiculous amounts of money?    Pull List:  Jay: “All-Star Batman" (DC Comics), written by Scott Snyder, art by John Romita, Jr. (with Declan Shalvey).  Mike: “Animosity" (Aftershock Comics), written by Marguerite Bennett, art by Rafael de Latorre.    Main Segment:  "Godzilla vs. Barkley" (Dark Horse Comics), written by Mike Baron, art by Jeff Butler. Plot by Alan Smithee.    Game: "Would You Rather... Be a superhero with superpowers, or be a superhero who spent years intensely training and who also has ridiculous amounts of money?"    Listen to full episodes at PartialArc.com  Email us at [email protected], and find us on Twitter at @partialarc  Read Mike's columns every Tuesday and Thursday at PartialArc.com, and follow him on Twitter at @supergeekmike

Jay and Mike recommend you read "The Black Monday Murders" and "Power Man & Iron Fist," and then we go DEEP into Jack Kirby's Fourth World saga, because we're talking about the Forever People! Who? Yes, them! Wait, who? And then we play "Super-Mundane," and ask who would be the best and worst at cake decorating. (Special thanks to listener Guy Shani for this Super-Mundane suggestion!)    Pull List:  Jay: “The Black Monday Murders" (Image) written by Jonathan Hickman, art by Tomm Coker.  Mike: “Power Man & Iron Fist" (Marvel) written by David F. Walker, art by Sanford Greene for #1-4, and Flaviano as of #5.    Main Segment:  "Forever People" #3-4 - "Life vs. Anti-Life!" / "Kingdom of the Damned!" (DC Comics) written and drawn by Jack Kirby.    Game: "Super-Mundane - Best / Worst at Cake Decorating?" Special thanks to listener Guy Shani for this suggestion!   Listen to full episodes at PartialArc.com  Email us at [email protected], and find us on Twitter at @partialarc  Read Mike's columns every Tuesday and Thursday at PartialArc.com, and follow him on Twitter at @supergeekmike

In our pull list segment, Jay and Mike recommend "Unfollow" and "Another Castle." Then, since Hulk will be going to Asgard next year in "Thor: Ragnarok" (and we got some pretty cool news about that at this year's Comic Con), we jump back to Hulk's earliest visit to Asgard in "The Incredible Hulk" #102. Finally, we end the episode with a very challenging game of "Would You Rather," and ask if you'd prefer to work in the Justice League's Watchtower, or the Avengers Mansion?    Pull List:  Jay: “Unfollow" (Vertigo), written by Rob Williams, art by Mike Dowling.  Mike: “Another Castle" (Oni Press), written by Andrew Wheeler, art by Paulina Ganucheau.    Main Segment:  "The Incredible Hulk" #102, "A World Not His Own!" (Marvel), written by Gary Friedrich, art by Marie Severin.    Game: "Would You Rather... Work at the Justice League's Watchtower or at Avengers Mansion (/Tower)?"    Listen to full episodes at PartialArc.com  Email us at [email protected], and find us on Twitter at @partialarc  Read Mike's columns every Tuesday and Thursday at PartialArc.com, and follow him on Twitter at @supergeekmike

Jay and Mike recommend "Black Hammer" and "The Unbelievable Gwenpool," and then for some reason we're talking about Batman & Superman fighting again, even though I think we've had quite enough of it. Also, we play "Super-Mundane," and ask who would be the best... pilot? That's a mundane task, right?     Pull List:  Jay: “Black Hammer" (Dark Horse) written by Jeff Lemire, art by Dean Ormston.  Mike: “The Unbelievable Gwenpool" (Marvel) written by Christopher Hastings, art by Gurihiru.    Main Segment:  "World's Finest" #143, "The Feud Between Batman & Superman!" (DC Comics) written by Edmond Hamilton, art by Curt Swan.     Game: "Super-Mundane - Best / Worst Pilot?"    Listen to full episodes at PartialArc.com  Email us at [email protected], and find us on Twitter at @partialarc  Read Mike's columns every Tuesday and Thursday at PartialArc.com, and follow him on Twitter at @supergeekmike

Jay and Mike recommend you read "The Goddamned" and "Joyride," and then Mike recaps the events of "Marvel Team-Up" #137. And folks, we've talked about a lot of weird comics on this show. But they don't get much weirder than "Marvel Team-Up" #137. Finally, we bring the episode to a close with a game of "Would You Rather," and spend entirely too long debating the merits of being bitten by either a radioactive pigeon or a radioactive squirrel.     Pull List:  Jay: “The Goddamned" (Image Comics), written by Jason Aaron, art by Giulia Brusco & R.M. Guera.  Mike: “Joyride" (BOOM! Studios), written by Collin Kelly & Jackson Lanzing, art by Marcus To.    Main Segment:  "Marvel Team-Up" #137 - "Aunt May & Franklin Richards vs. Galactus - Twinkle, Twinkle" (Marvel), written by Michael Carlin, art by Greg LaRogue.    Game: "Would You Rather... be bitten by a radioactive pigeon or a radioactive squirrel?"    Listen to full episodes at PartialArc.com  Email us at [email protected], and find us on Twitter at @partialarc  Read Mike's columns every Tuesday and Thursday at PartialArc.com, and follow him on Twitter at @supergeekmike

In our pull list segment, we recommend "Archangel" and "Mockingbird." Then we cut back to the Legion of Super-Heroes for a classic adventure, cleverly titled "The Super-Moby Dick of Space!" Then we end the episode with our game, "Super-Mundane," and ask who would be the best - and worst - ruler? You know, that mundane task or activity of "ruling." We may be running out of ideas, you guys.    Pull List:  Jay: “Archangel" (IDW) written by William Gibson, art by Butch Guice and Tom Palmer.  Mike: “Mockingbird" (Marvel) written by Chelsea Cain, art by Kate Niemczyk.    Main Segment:  "Adventure Comics" #332 - "The Super-Moby Dick of Space!" (DC Comics) written by Edmond Hamilton, pencilled by John Forte, inked by George Klein.    Game: "Super-Mundane - Best / Worst Ruler?"    Listen to full episodes at PartialArc.com  Email us at [email protected], and find us on Twitter at @partialarc  Read Mike's columns every Tuesday and Thursday at PartialArc.com, and follow him on Twitter at @supergeekmike    

In our pull list segment, Jay and Mike recommend "The Fix" and "Goldie Vance." Then, Mike takes us back to the '90s with the oddly self-aware, possibly meta first issue of "Thunderstrike!" Finally we end the show with a game of "Would You Rather," and ask who you would prefer to take a tour of the galaxy with - the Silver Surfer, or the Guardians of the Galaxy?    Pull List:  Jay: “The Fix" (Image Comics), written by Nick Spencer, art by Steve Lieber.  Mike: “Goldie Vance" (Boom! Box), written by Hope Larsen, art by Brittney Williams, colors by Sarah Stern.    Main Segment:  "Thunderstrike" #1 - "Blood Without Glory!" (Marvel Comics) written by Tom DeFalco, pencils by Ron Frenz, finished art by Al Milgrom, colors by Mike Rockwitz.    Game: "Would You Rather... Tour the galaxy with the Silver Surfer or the Guardians of the Galaxy?"    Listen to full episodes at PartialArc.com  Email us at [email protected], and find us on Twitter at @partialarc  Read Mike's columns every Tuesday and Thursday at PartialArc.com, and follow him on Twitter at @supergeekmike