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Jay and Mike recommend the new "Rocket Raccoon" series and "JL8," and then we flip the script! And Jay leads us on a discussion of Mark Millar's "Nemesis." It's... it's pretty rough, you guys. Also, we play "Who Am I," and this time Mike's the man with the answers, and Jay's in the hot seat...

 

Pull List: 

Mike: "Rocket Raccoon" (Marvel), written and drawn by Skottie Young. 

Jay: "JL8," written and drawn by Yale Stewart (at jl8comic.tumblr.com). 

 

"Nemesis" #1-4, written by Mark Miller and drawn by Steve McNiven.

 

Game: "Who Am I?"

Jay and Mike recommend "Memetic" and "The Fade Out," and then in honor of Thanksgiving, they discuss "The Spectre" #6, which reminds us of the REAL spirit(s) of the holiday... Plus, the boys play "Super Mundane," and decide which superhero would be the best - and worst - at being a tour guide. 

 

Jay: "Memetic" (Boom!), written by James Tynion IV, art by Eryk Donovan. 

Mike: "The Fade Out" (Image), written by Ed Brubaker, art by Sean Phillips. 

 

"The Spectre" #6 - "Pilgrims of Peril!" Written by Gardner Fox, pencilled by Jerry Grandenetti, inked by Murphy Anderson. 

 

Game: "Super Mundane - Being a tour guide?"

 

Jay: "Starlight" (Image), written by Mark Millar, drawn by Goran Parlov. 

Mike: "The Wicked + The Divine" (Image), written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Jamie McKelvie. 

 

"Big Hero 6" #1-5 - "Brave New Heroes!", written by Chris Claremont, drawn by David Nakayama. 

 

"Who Am I?"

Join us for a very special, spooooky Halloween episode! Jay and Mike recommend "Edge of Spider-Verse" and "Big Trouble In Little China" (the film and the comic), and then Mike walks us through the first Marvel Zombies mini-series, which is exactly what you hope it will be. Plus, our spoooooky Halloween edition of "Super Mundane," where we determine who would be the best at putting together a haunted house! SPOOOOOOOKY!!!

 

Jay: "Edge of Spider-Verse" (Marvel), written and drawn by various. 

Mike: "Big Trouble In Little China" (Boom), story by John Carpenter and Eric Powell, written by Eric Powell, drawn by Brian Churilla. 

 

"Marvel Zombies" #1-5, written by Robert Kirkman, drawn by Sean Phillips. 

 

"Super Mundane - Putting On A Haunted House?"

Jay and Mike discuss "Southern Bastards" and "Silver Surfer," and then explore "Swamp Thing" #7, starring a surprisingly chatty, weirdly ineffectual Batman! Then they play a game of "Who Am I," and it more or less goes completely off the rails, in a way that was almost certainly bound to happen one of these days. Comics are super-weird, you guys.

 

Pull List: 
Jay: "Southern Bastards" (Image), written by Jason Aaron, art by Jason Latour. 

Mike: "Silver Surfer" (Marvel), written by Dan Slott, drawn by Mike Allred. 

 

"Swamp Thing" #7 - "Night of the Bat!" Written by Len Wein, drawn by Bernie Wrightson. 

 

Game: "Who Am I?"

 

Jay and Mike recommend "Seconds" and "Pretty Deadly," and then discuss "Amazing Spider-Man Annual #5," and the REAL secret history of Peter Parker's parents (suck it, Sony Pictures). Then they play "Super Mundane," and determine which hero would be best at leading a yoga class - and, of course, who would be the worst...

 

Jay: "Seconds" by Bryan Lee O'Malley. 

Mike: "Pretty Deadly" (Image), written by Kelly Sue DeConnick, drawn by Emma Rios. 

 

"Amazing Spider-Man" Annual #5 - "The Parents of Peter Parker!" Written by Stan Lee, pencilled by Larry Lieber & John Romita, inked by John Romita.

 

Game: "Super-Mundane - Leading a yoga class?"

Jay and Mike recommend "Swamp Thing" and "Black Widow," and then, in the spirit of convention season, Mike discusses "Archie & Friends" #156, where the gang dresses up in costume and heads down to Comic-Con, filled with glorious off-model cameos! Plus, we play "Who Am I," and Mike gets a bit too cocky... 

 

Jay: "Swamp Thing" (DC), written by Charles Soule, drawn by Jesus Saiz

Mike: "Black Widow" (Marvel), written by Nathan Edmondson, drawn by Phil Noto

 

"Archie & Friends" #156 - "The Great Riverdale Comic-Con!" Written by Alex Segura, Drawn by Bill Galvan

 

Game: "Who Am I?"

It's a throwback episode! Jay and Mike recommend comics from their pull lists gone by, with "Joe the Barbarian" and John Rogers' "Dungeons and Dragons," and then they review the first issue of Howard the Duck's solo series, and determine conclusively that Howard the Duck stories have ALWAYS been super-weird. Also, in this episode's "Super-Mundane," we discuss who would be the best - and the worst - at leading a camping trip.

 

Jay: "Joe the Barbarian" (Vertigo), written by Grant Morrison, drawn by Sean Murphy.

Mike: "Dungeons and Dragons" (IDW), written by John Rogers, drawn by Andrea Di Vito.

 

"Howard the Duck" #1: "Howard the Barbarian," written by Steve Gerber, drawn by Frank Brunner.

 

Game: "Super-Mundane - Leading a camping trip?"

Jay and Mike recommend "Squidder" and "Saga," and then talk about the weird adventures of Superman's pal in 2011's "Jimmy Olsen" one-shot. Plus, in "Who Am I," Mike has a surprisingly challenging time figuring out the answer, considering how much he enjoys the character in question...

 

Mike: "Saga" (Image), written by Brian K. Vaughn, drawn by Fiona Staples

 

Jimmy Olsen One-Shot (Jimmy Olsen's Big Week), written by Nick Spencer, drawn by RB Silva & Amilcar Pinna.

This story originally ran as a back-up series, beginning in "Action Comics" #890, which featured Lex Luthor as the main character for about 10 issues.

 

Game: "Who Am I?"

Jay and Mike recommend "Grayson" and "She-Hulk." Then, in light of the new "Guardians of the Galaxy" film (out on Friday!), Mike looks back at the first appearances of the film's guaranteed breakout characters - Groot and Rocket Raccoon! Also, in today's "Super Mundane," we definitively answer who would be the best - and worst - at building a tree-house.

 

Pull List:
Jay: "Grayson," written by Tim Seeley, drawn by Mikel Janin

Mike: "She-Hulk," written by Charles Soule, drawn by Javier Pulido

 

Main Segment:

Tales to Astonish #13: "I Challenged Groot, the Monster from Planet X!" Written by Stan Lee, drawn by Jack Kirby

Incredible Hulk #271: "Now Somewhere In the Black Holes of Sirius Major There Lived a Young Boy Name of Rocket Raccoon!" Written by Bill Mantlo, drawn by Sal Buscema

These stories and others are collected in "Rocket Raccoon and Groot Ultimate Collection"

 

Game: "Super Mundane - Building a tree house?"

 

More about Bill Mantlo:

http://gregpak.com/love-rocket-raccoon-please-consider-donating-to-writer-bill-mantlos-ongoing-care/

http://www.lifehealthpro.com/2011/11/07/tragic-tale

 

The Hero Initiative:

http://www.heroinitiative.org/