Casual Wednesdays

It's a Giant-Size Episode this week as MJ & Jones share their top picks from the November 2022 solicits, discuss Kickstarted comics, and share their thoughts on that new She-Hulk tv show. 

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Time Stamps:

What We’re Reading: 2:54
November 2022 Solicits: 12:19

• Image Comics: 12:35
• Dark Horse Comics: 15:55
• DC: 17:49
• Marvel: 33:09
• Epic Collections: 45:04
• BOOM! Studios: 49:04
• Lightning Round: 52:17

Listener Question: 1:01:22
She-Hulk Chat: 1:08: 40
Outro: 1:14:34

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This week MJ & Jones have watched the final five episodes of Netflix’s The Sandman, and they have feelings.

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Time Stamps:

What We’re Reading: 1:24
News: 8:42
Netflix’s The Sandman, Part Two: 13:40
Outro: 54:58

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This week MJ & Jones report back on their experiences watching the first five episodes of Netflix's ambitious television adaptation of The Sandman.

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Time Stamps:

What We’re Reading: 1:24
Netflix's The Sandman, Part One: 7:24
Listener Question: 35:58
Outro: 41:33

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This week MJ & Jones knock out the October 2022 solicits and attempt to make sense out of the recent shocking Batgirl movie news.

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Time Stamps:

What We’re Reading: 1:24
September 2022 Solicits: 8:07

• Image Comics: 8:54
• Dark Horse: 11:51
• DC: 13:41
• Marvel: 29:49
• Epic Collections! 39:48
• BOOM! Studios: 44:05
• Lightning Round: 46:16

Listener Question: 52:41
Batgirl Movie News: 1:00:49
Outro: 1:09:52

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CASUAL WEDNESDAYS returns (and it's about damn time)! This week MJ & Jones give their recommendations from the September 2022 solicits and talk a bit about Batman #125.

Time Stamps:

What We're Reading: 3:52
September 2022 Solicits: 11:09

• Image Comics: 12:06
• Dark Horse: 18:09
• DC: 18:51
• Marvel: 29:23
• Lightning Round: 39:58

Listener Question: 47:12
Outro: 58:15

It's time for another junk drawer episode! MJ & Jones chat up the new Ms. Marvel TV series, the Black Adam trailer, and the prospects of the Thunderbolts in the MCU.

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Time Stamps:

What We’re Reading: 1:52
News: 12:11

• Fantastic Four: Full Circle Release: 12:11
• Black Adam Trailer Talk: 14:19
• MCU Thunderbolts News: 19:41

Listener Question: 25:06
Outro: 30:47

It's a packed episode of CASUAL WEDNESDAYS this week, as MJ & Jones crack the August 2022 comic solicitations and go bananas over the new trailer for Thor: Love and Thunder.

Time Stamps:

What We're Reading: 2:29
August 2022 Solicits: 7:25

• Image Comics: 8:20
• Dark Horse: 13:39
• DC: 15:41
• Marvel: 24:40
• Lightning Round: 34:23

Thor: Love and Thunder Chat: 44:28
Outro: 56:48

This week: MJ & Jones break down the top categories in the 2022 Will Eisner Award nominations and indulge a little She-Hulk trailer chatter.

Time Stamps:

Reading: 1:45
Eisner 2022 Noms: 5:59

• Best Single Issue/One-Shot : 11:31
• Best Continuing Series: 13:11
• Best Limited Series: 15:01
• Best New Series: 17:05
• Best Writer: 19:41
• Best Writer/Artist: 22:47
• Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team: 23:53
• Best Cover Artist: 26:19
• Best Coloring: 27:56
• Best Lettering: 30:09

Listener Question: 33:19
Outro: 40:16

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This week: MJ & Jones go crazy over how much they enjoyed Sam Raimi's Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, catch up on stuff they're reading, and talk comic book fatigue.

Time Stamps:

Reading: 2:05
Doctor Strange Talk: 6:58
SPOILER TALK: 19:57-32:39
Listener Question: 35:34
Outro: 41:05

This week MJ & Jones crack the June 2022 comic book solicitations and have a small, spoiler-free chat about 'Moon Knight.'

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Time Stamps:

Moon Knight: 1:25
Reading: 4:11
June 2022 Solicits: 9:50

• Image Comics: 10:21
• Dark Horse Comics: 16:25
• DC: 19:10
• Marvel: 26:22
• BOOM! Studios: 45:22
• Lightning Round: 46:26

Listener Question: 52:20
Outro: 1:01:39