In celebration of DC Comics relaunching Vertigo Comics, we’re spotlighting some classic titles from across the imprint’s history; Animal Man, Preacher, Fables, House of Mystery, American Vampire, and The Wake. The creators include Jamie Delano, Steve Pugh, Garth Ennis, Steve Dillon, Bill Willingham, Lan Medina, Lilah Sturges, Luca Rossi, Ross Campbell, Scott Snyder, Rafael Albuquerque, and Sean Murphy.

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With the excitement around DC Comics KO, we turn the clock back to Marvel’s own heavyweight showdown: Avengers vs. X-Men. In this episode, we revisit the 2012 blockbuster event by an all-star lineup: Jason Aaron, Brian Michael Bendis, Ed Brubaker, Matt Fraction, Jonathan Hickman, Frank Cho, John Romita Jr., Olivier Coipel, Adam Kubert, and Jim Cheung. What did we think when it first dropped? How does it read now, years later? Plus the new Darkness series from Top Cow and Void Rivals, GI Joe, and Transformers from Skybound and Image Comics.

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Please kick back in a comfy chair and join us as the co-hosts dive into our latest reads across Marvel Comics, Fantagraphics, DC Comics, IDW, and Image Comics.

On the stack this time: Captain America, Alien vs Captain America, Search & Destroy, Alex Ross, The Twilight Zone, Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees, TMNT, the return of Bendis to Marvel with Avengers #800, Absolute Wonder Woman meeting Absolute Batman, Captain Britain, The Department of Truth, a whole slate of James Tynion IV books, Battleworld, Moon Knight, and another round of DC KO.

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We dive into the first-ever Justice League America / Justice League Europe crossover, a landmark story that also kicks off Adam Hughes’ legendary run on JLA. These issues feature the debut of Fire and Ice’s iconic looks (although Fire’s is basically regular clothes, two sizes too small), the Huntress and a new female Doctor Fate joining the team, appearances by the Spectre and Superman, the return of the Gray Man, and the introduction of Justice League’s deadliest villain… Irwin Teasdale (actually, no). Along the way, we tackle the eternal question: is Batman a jerk, or not? These exciting issues (JLA #31–32 and JLE #7–9) by the incredible creative teams of Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis, Adam Hughes, Bart Sears, William Messner-Loebs, and Art Nichols.

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The ’90s gave us some legendary comic book based animated TV show, but do they still hold up? We go back to X-Men, The Tick, and Spawn to find out which ones we still love and which ones don’t quite land the same today. Plus Y The Last Man, One World Under Doom, Arcadia, Escape, DanDaDan, TMNT & GlobalComix

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It is a Brian and Bryan on Brian episode as Brian Braddock takes center stage and we dive into  classic Captain Britain stories by Alan Moore and Alan Davis, groundbreaking work that not only revitalized the character but established key Marvel Comics concepts, including Earth 616. Also, while Hassan is out the week, we talk about some great comics without him, including Drome, Assorted Crisis Events, Kingdom manga by Yasuhisa Hara, West Coast Avengers and X-Men Age of Revelation.

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It is our year-end episode, celebrating the absolute greatness of comics and manga with our favorite books of 2025 from across the industry; DC Comics, Image Comics, Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics, IDW, Kodansha, Viz, Rebellion and many more. 

It was an incredible year packed with standout books, so each co-host narrowed it down to their top 10 favorite comics … although one co-host may have sneakily cheated and brought 12 to the table. 

From super-heroes to sci-fi, fantasy, horror and everything in between, this episode is a love letter to comics in 2025. 

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We’re joined by special guest Tim Meakins as we blast into DC Comics cosmic side with L.E.G.I.O.N, the ‘90s series by Alan Grant, Keith Giffen, and Barry Kitson. Set in the present-day DC Universe but tied directly to the 30th-century Legion of Super-Heroes, this book introduced heavy hitters like Vril Dox and put the Main Man himself, Lobo, front and center. Plus 2000AD talk including the Out, Red Dragon and Zenith.

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We’re crossing the Atlantic for this month’s Justice League International spotlight, and we’ve brought along a very special guest, Shane Kelly from Comic Geek Speak! Join us as we dive into Justice League Europe #1–6, the launch of the classic team featuring Captain Atom, The Flash, Metamorpho, Elongated Man, Power Girl, Animal Man, and Rocket Red. From clashes with Jack O’Lantern and Queen Bee to French Language Night School, this run is one of the most entertaining teams in DC Comics.

Stories by Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis, and Bart Sears!

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Don’t let us get an angry and listen as we dive into a pivotal story of the Incredible Hulk by the legendary Peter David and Dale Keown, covering issues 372 - 377.  This run has it all: the Gray Hulk, the Green Hulk, Rick Jones, Betty Ross, the Super-Skrull, the Pantheon, and Doc Samson.

We also dig into the brand-new Infernal Hulk series by Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Nic Klein, plus more wild throwdowns with DC KO Round One: Superman vs. Captain Atom by Joshua Williamson and Sean Izaakse.

Marvel Comics & DC Comics

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