Hi we have so many finales to review! HEATED RIVALRY took us beyond the cottage. PLURIBUS gave The Invader one more chance before KABOOM. X-MEN AGE OF REVELATION revealed a new-ish villain. STRANGER THINGS stayed true to the 80s. And, oh wait, RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE S18 has started her engines. Who better to talk about this than Brett and EvilJeff, two gay nerds who have this podcast.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS! It's our annual CBQ Awards celebrating the best, worst, and gayest of 2025! Will HEATED RIVALRY win BEST NON-COMICS TV? Will SUPERMAN win BEST COMIC BOOK MOVIE? Will MY HERO ACADEMIA or PEACEMAKER take best BEST COMIC BOOK TV? Who is this year's BEST QUEER IRL? Find out as we give awards to the rather limited set of media and storytelling we engaged with this year!

Ginger ale and first names cause Shane Hollander to spiral in HEATED RIVALRY e4! The MY HERO ACADEMIA finale has Brett and EvilJeff fighting like alleycats! Our reaction to those, PLURIBUS, X-Men Comics, and more Hot Topics in our 365th episode of Comic Book Queers! (Bye, class 1-A students, we love you!) #heatedrivalry #myheroacademia #ageofrevelation

00:00:00 Opening Blather

00:01:22 Hot Topics: RPDR18 & Marvel Rivals

00:10:11 HEATED RIVALRY e4

00:26:14 Tangent: Actors on Actors

00:28:12 PLURIBUS e7

00:37:47 MY HERO ACADEMIA FINALE

00:50:28 X-MEN COMICS Reviews

Brett and EvilJeff have reactions to the leaked AVENGERS DOOMSDAY X-Men lineup and THE BOYS S5 trailer. HEATED RIVALRY introduces its B-couple: Scott Hunter and Kip the Muscular Barista. We like the extra banana. Plus, we check in with PLURIBUS ep6 (John Cena!) and last week's comics including AMAZING X-MEN 3 and WICCAN: WITCHES ROAD.

HEATED RIVALRY has Brett and EvilJeff in violation of high sticking. And STRANGER THINGS S5 drops its first batch of episodes. Do we still care about Vecna, Will, and Robin and the straight characters? Plus, we continue following along the AGE OF REVELATION in the X-Men Marvel Comics.

X-Men Age of Revelation from Marvel Comics goes on and Brett and Evil Jeff continue reacting to titles with a TOOT or a BOOT. Why are some titles fluent and others babbling? We also look at other comic books like ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM and X-MEN OF APOCALYPSE. Plus, we catch up with PLURIBUS and check in with Evil Jeff's MY HERO ACADEMIA journey!

What is Apple TV+'s PLURIBUS (PLUR1BUS)? The new sci-fi ... thriller(?) comedy(?) from Vince Gilligan (Breaking Bad) has our attention. Plus, we review last week's X-MEN AGE OF REVELATION comic book titles from Marvel. Then we go through the crossover event titles and give each one a TOOT or a BOOT!

Brett and EvilJeff (two gays) have their SCREAM 7 trailer reaction! Sidney Prescott is back! Plus, we talk IKWYDLS (I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER) (2025) and IT: WELCOME TO DERRY. We rave about Netflix's BOOTS. X-MEN's AGE OF REVELATION continues. And, Jonathan Hickman's IMPERIAL shakes up Marvel Cosmic!

Book of Revelation reveals the right protagonist for the former Doug Ramsey. Brett and EvilJeff review the X-MEN: AGE OF REVELATION titles that launched in weeks 3 and 4. There are solid issues like IRON & FROST and X-MEN BOOK OF REVELATION. And there there are others. Plus, GEN V has wrapped and we have a reaction to the S2 finale.

Marvel Comics made X-MEN title announcements at NYCC. What is SHADOWS OF TOMORROW? We have theories! DC Studios' PEACEMAKER S2 finale did some DCU worldbuilding. How is the DCU shaping up so far? We have thoughts. X-MEN also dropped a wave of AGE OF REVELATION titles. We review them.