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 Ever get that feeling that you have other earth-selves wanting to horn in on your gig? If so, you probably need to look around and see if there’s some a’hole in a medieval-space cosplay costume screaming “The end….!”. Because if so, you just got your @zz DC Comics Crisis-ed! This time on the Big Swig Pub Craw KMac and Yek breakdown that very first DC company crossover, Crisis on Infinite Earth.  Get out your Who’s Who volumes ‘cause you are going to need them as we drink our way through this one. And what better way to sum up a multiverse colipase, then letting KMac and Yek sum up their enumerated hits and misses:

5 Hits:

• Those dope Perez Covers: Name all those Villains!
• It’s EPIC: Blue Beetle coming in hot with the Shazam family!
•  All the characters You best believe everyone’s elite scuba diver team, the Sea Devils, are in this $hiz.
• Them stakes were real: Don’t act like you didn’t cry when Supergirl died.
• That hero that always ruins things: Pariah!!! Hopefully, there’s a Bizaro Pariah.

5 Misses:  

• Lots of odd panels: How anorexic can Perez make these panels?
• This is the big bad?: How is there an Anti-Monitor before a Monitor? Why does he have metal nose beard dreads? 
• Not that bad: Multiverse collapsing? Meh, look dinosaurs in Metropolis.
• If this doesn’t work, then we will do this, and then maybe this: Ah? Just put Castle Grayskull in space.
• Why you do that?: No more Barry Allen for 2 decades. Rough, bro. 

KMac: Stay Noided, OverFlow Brewing Co., St. Petersburg, FL
Style: NEIPA, 6.5% ABV
Rating: Earth 3 at home, but Earth 1 at the bar.

Yek: Midnight Sun, Ithaca Beer Co., Ithaca, NY
Style: Black Lager, 5,8% ABV
Rating: Earth Prime only one son that turns out dark. 

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New year, new levels of pumptitude by KMac and Yek on all new things comics and beer. Listen in as we breakdown all the great things in the 2022 Double Deuce Caboose had and what we are fanboying on for 2023 all while KMac stumbles through his first ever growler and Yek drinks a beer made by 6 breweries.  How do they even…

 2023 Comics Stuff:

• Quantumania Bitchez!
• How many verses are in the Spiderverse!
• Maximum Mutant Clonage is happening and we may get to see some sexy Goblin King!
• Aquaman 2. More Momoa, more fishing frenching, but less things Heard.
• Vintage X-Men 97! Drag your blankets to the floor in front of the TV. 
• Thank god the Snyder-verse is dead! Get your buckets out to collect all those bro tears.
• Get your tickets now for the #1 Kraven movie of all time!

2023 Beer Things:

• Long live lagers.
• The kids have discovered day drinking. Get your session on!
• Two fisted drinking! Craft booze is bitin’ into the beer market.
• Little Kings are Mutha’ F’in Back!

KMac: Turbid 7, Green Bench Brewing Co., St. Petersburg, FL
Style: Triple Dry-Hopped Hazy, 6.5% ABV

Yek: Collaborator,
2 Silos Brewing Co., Manassas, VA
Fairwinds Brewing, Lorton, VA
Old Bust Head Brewing Co., Vint Hill, VA
Old Ox Brewery, Ashburn, VA
Three Notch’d Brewing Co., Charlottesville, VA
The Virginia Beer Co., Williamsburg, VA
Style: Double Bock, 8.1% ABV

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As the world’s elite soccer players gather for their 4 year tradition, KMac and Yek are tackling the most pressing question of the FIFA 2020 World Cup: Which country makes the best pale larger (Or actually, which one are we happy to suck down 10 of while making soccer watchable). As the boys swig our way through the challenge, listen to them breakdown the best comic book team made of characters from each the beer brewing nations! 

Our participants in the 2022 Beer Cup are:

• Japan – Sapporo. 4.9%, 18 IBUs. Brewed to Japanese perfection in La Crosse, Wisconsin.  
• The Netherlands – Heineken. 5% ABV, 19-23 IBUs.  Can you still pound 8 Heines like in Freshman year?
• Mexico – Modelo Especial. 4.5 % ABV, 18 IBUs. That’s Special Model for you non-Espanola speakers. 

Listen to find who was crowned the Champion Smooth Drinker and why Katana makes an awful midfielder that ruins the game for everyone else.   

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Welcome again to Master Piece Comics Theater, an aural interwebs show where we debate all things graphic novels and imbibe all things barley brews. Lord KMacsworth III of Inkshire and Sir Yexington, Man of Comic Sans Letter bring you this time an international tryst about a crimson covered gem, and we’re not talking that plebian DiCaprio film. Pour your snifter full as you join us on a classic inter-continental romp as the Captain of the Americas and the fair Rachel, Lady with the Back of Diamonds match wits and wills with the dastardly Baron Zemo and his retinue, Monsieur Batroc’s Brigands. Their goal? The powerful sternum stone of Ulysses Bloodstone. Uncork your fanciest of ales and saga along. Just don’t drag your linen like that old money, the Living Mummy.  

Comic Details: Captain America #357-#362 (May 1989-July 1989)

Writer: Mark Gruenwald
Artist/Co-Plotter: Kieron Dwyer
Inker: Al Milgrom
Colorist: Gregory Wright
Letter: Jack Morelli
Editor: Ralph Macchio
EIC: Tom DeFalco

All the Destinations:

• Uptown NYC, Silverman Funeral Home. When you must steal a skeleton, be sure to rent a U-Haul and waive the extra insurance. ‘Cause that’s mercenary, bro.
• Downground NYC, Chamber of Conspiracy. Dead shaolin monk, check, Dead silk dress lady, check. Dead radiation suit guy, check. Dead Skeletor, check. Dead dolphin, WTF???
• The Amazon, The Incan Sacrifice Wheel. That’s some good spear play, Cap, in a clearly Mayan, not Incan, temple.
• Bermuda, Sunken Airliner. Shark meet shield smash. Batroc totally hearts-y for CA. Hey there Crossbones. I see you for the 1st time.  
• Egypt, The Lair of the Living Mummy. Thank god Diamondback speaks that totally useful modern Egyptian the Living Mummy understands while tossing around CA. Hide ‘n Seek World Champ – Crossbones. 
• Tokyo, Restaurant??? – Ah well guess we ran out of death places. Might as well enjoy some yakitori & cut this stone out of an old dude’s tummy. 

KMacworth: Grateful Red, Folklore Brewing & Meadery, Dothan, AL
Style: Flanders German Red, 6% ABV, 18 IBU
Rating: MF’in Hellfire Helix of red in your tummy.

Yexington: Black Forest, Ale Werks Brewing Co., Williamsburg, VA
Style: BBA Chocolate Stout with Cherries, 9.5% ABV
Rating: A fancy savate kick to your Chamber of Conspiracy dome.  

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SPOILERS: This episode contains spoilers for the Disney Plus Special Werewolf by Night near the 01:07:00 mark

 Werewolves are scary! Nights are scary! Werewolves by Nights must be scarier! Especially if you spell Night with a “K”. Boogity Books and Beer-Tober continues this episode as KMac and Yek spook up on those two topical Disney+ characters: Werewolf by Night and Moon Knight. You many not know this but they’ve kinda met a few times before. But did you know it was because of fat, old rich guys? Thought not & that’s why it’s so scary.

Werewolf by Night #32-#33:

Silicon Valley, Hollywood, Werewolves: California’s economic engines. $10,000 sounds like good bread to take down a werewolf until you realize you’re walking around in $200,000 of silver. Just try to keep your pet werewolf in the helicopter.

Moon Knight #29-#30:

Man, who would have thought Satanist would be so mad up to catch a werewolf and have the tech skills to make awesome wrist guns? Luckily for all, hypnosis works on half-man, half-wolf combos. Fully body pressing old, rich dudes off NYC roofs is a good way to let out the angst. 

Marc Spector: Moon Knight #52-#53 (#50-#51 Interludes):

 Oh, mon ami, there’s Loup-Garou in Le Maison de Spector and I like his stylish leather vest. C’est bon. Time for a menage a trois fight wit’ Remy as the bouillabaisse. Better get to Central Park where all the weird stuff goes down with hell-spawnish things. 

Werewolf by Night Disney+ Special Presentation:

 Lots of Things happen! Check out our previous episode to learn all about Marvel’s Legion of Monsters. 

Beers:
KMac:
Hellcat with Iron Maiden, BrewDog, Ohio/Scotland 
Style: IPL, 6% ABV
Rating: Ful Werewolf Body Press!!!

Yek:
Fear the UnGnome with Trvl Channel, Silver Branch Brewing Co., Silver Spring, MD
Style: Golden Ale, 6.5% ABV
Rating: Whatever knows fear, shall imbibe at the taste of this beer!

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What….if…KMac and Yek drank themselves into an alternate reality where mutant vampires reign supreme and Frogman is put down lest he overthrow the blood-ocracy? Luckily the boys are that bad@ass and this episode break down 2 of the greatest What Ifs? ever for another entry in Boogity Books & Beer-tober, B**ches!  

 Uncanny X-Men #159:

 This is the wacky rom-com comic that started it all with a lovesick Dracula just trying to marry his goddess, Storm. There are bites, Hebrews, monogramed scarfs, and Misty Knight’s beers. 

 Uncanny X-Men Annual #6:

 Wait, we thought Dracula got over his Storm-y heart stake blues. The X-Men should’ve of known better. Luckily, Cyclops can just start blastin’.

 What If #24 (Vol. 2): 

Wolverine is the MF’N Lord of the Vampires & the Punisher gets to be Sorcerer Supreme. You read all that right and it is that awesome. 

What if? #37 (Vol. 2): 

Wolverine Vampire Lord, a Jaunty Mr. Sinister, the Goblin Queen, Dormammu…We need a flow chart to follow all this. 

 Beers:

KMac:
Dead Guy Ale, Rogue Ales & Spirits, Newport, OR
Style: Maibock, 6.8% ABV, 40 IBU
Rating: Living large like the notorious DRAC in Central Park.

Yek:
Old Ghoulish, Abomination Brewing Co., North Haven, CT
Style: American Lager, 4.7% ABV
Rating: Living large like the undisputed DRAC with monogramed everything.

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Sometimes KMac and Yek just like to drink with no other reason than to drink beer. This is one of those shows and the boys each sample wide variety of suds and while rambling about a wide variety of topics:

Human Target is a pretty good comic, right?

Can She-Hulk crack the top ranks of comedic law tv shows?

Is that Sandman star, Tom Sturridge, or just Yek stealing that role?

Why cannot Nick Cage make more Ghost Rider movies?

Can KMac or Yek ever remember an actor’s or actress’s name correctly?

KMac samples some local releases and Yek engages in a local lager off!

KMac: 

Super Marzen Bros, Florida Avenue Brewing Co., Tampa, FL
Style: Marzen, 5.5% ABV. Hops: Ahtanum 

Palm Bender, Big Storm Brewing Co., Tampa Bay, FL.
Style: IPA, 7.3% ABV

 Yek: 

Much Ado, Aslin Breer Co., Alexandria/Herndon, VA.
Style: Helles Lager, 4.5% ABV

Locust Point Lager, Diamondback Brewing Co., Baltimore, MD
Style: Corn Lager, 4.5% ABV

Glass Castle, Silver Branch Brewing Co., Silver Spring, MD
Style: Pilsner, 5% ABV

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In 2022, a crack beer drinking team was confided to a podcast for a crime no one asked for. The men promptly imbibed their way out of seriousness into the 1980s TV underground. Today, still sought by nobody they survive as swiggers of fortune. If you need to form a super team, if only nostalgia can help, and if you can find any of their podcasting platforms…maybe you can listen to the Fantasy Fantasty Draft: 80s TV Shows edition!

KMac and Yek are joined by Gempster and Spoon of the Kev and Kev Talkin’ Sports Podcast to draft super teams from live action 1980s TV shows.

Rules:

Draft each category slot with each category being a round. 1980s live-action TV shows, mini-series, and movies of the week are eligible. Character or item must have actually appeared in 1980s for shows spanning more than 1 decade. 

Categories:

• Brains: The schemer, planner, and glue of the team
• Muscle: When they plan fails, they smash.
• Sex Appeal: Hot bit of something when words an whup @ss fail.
• Driver: Someone to get you in and out.
• Transportation: What they drivin’.
• Wildcard: Unexpect the expected.
• Bad Guy: Evil is as evil does.
• Scheme: The best 1980s TV plot for each team to tackle. 

Each player has one steal that can be used at the time of another player's pick. No steal-back-sies!

Each player has one veto that may be used over another player's pick but it must be sustained by the remaining two players. 

Listen in to find out who stole Punky Brewster to ride or die on the Stark Trek: The Next Generation Enterprise. 

Beers info to come!

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We’re still drinkin’ and big time crossoverin’!!! K-Mac and Yek stumble out one last round all about the wackiness that gripped the whole Marvel Univerise in 1985/86, Secret Wars II. Twice the Beyonder, twice the random 1980s life observations. 

So as not to require us bringing back Members Only jackets, we are only hitting up the hits:

·         Captain America #308: The most valuable 1st appearance ever: STUNULATORS!

·         Web of Spiderman #6: Get paid with that office supply GAP, SM!

·         Daredevil #223: Damn, DD! That’s some baby staring.

·         Incredible Hulk #312: Origin story of Bruce’s dad is a dick.

·         Avengers #261: Mountains are meant to be punched through.

·         The Thing #30: Wrasslin’ for more beer and ladies, alright, alright.

·         Dr. Strange #74: Wait another origin story.

·         New Mutants #37: New Mutants can get wordy.

·         Rom #72: Less wishing, more Space Knighting.

·         Amazing Spiderman #274: Mephisto lead origin story, clever. 

 Beers:

 KMAC: Gateway Gold, Fort Myers Brewing Co., Ft. Myers, FL
Style: Blonde Ale, 4.1% ABV
Rating: A Gold Ale that out Gaps a solid gold skyscraper. 

 Yek: Smooth Collider, Boulevard Brewing Co., Kansas City, MO
Style: Fruit Sout, 6.5% ABV, 10 IBU
Rating: The nigh omnipotent Beyonder wrasslin’ all the flavors together.

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If you like drinking and live riffing about everyone’s fav pajama wearing force wielder, Obi-Wan Kenobi, then this is the podcast you are looking for. KMac and Yek peep watch the Disney+ 6th and final episode of Obi Wan Kenobi weirdly just named Part VI. Wait does that mean it’s just Return of the Jedi? Enjoy the malt fueled fun as we tell you all about the rock planet Rockth, rebel space hobos, and why the 3rd sister won’t be 2nd sister at the Tatoonie Starbucks. You know they wanted Ice Cube for that part, “Straight out of Coruscant, Crazy A$$ Jedi….” Bring a case so we overcome a Kenob-eer situation. 

Beers:  

KMac: V Twin, Motorworks Brewing, Bradenton, FL
Style: Vienna Lager, 4.7% ABV
Rating: Episode IV: A New Hope - It wins medals like a moisture farm boy droppin’ a Death Star.

Yek: Battle Priest, 3 Floyds Brewing, Munster, IN
Style: Wilde Ale, 7.5% ABV
Rating: Star Wars: Clone Wars – Samurai Jacking the way you view light saber fights. 

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