It’s a secret crossover with Left Handed Radio as Matt & Brett are joined by their sketch comedy cohorts Anna Rubanova and Adam Bozarth! The group discuss the “process” behind writing their all-comic-book sketch episode, their deal with Above Average, what comics spoke to them as vagrant youths, and try to name all 36 Chambers of the Wu-Tang. Warning: we earn an explicit tag with this episode! Let’s blame Brett.

Music: “Protect Ya Neck” by Wu-Tang Clan

"Anna Rubanova & Adam Bozarth / Wolverine’s Bar & Grill" originally appeared at http://mattandbrettlovecomics.com/podcast/2013/left-handed-radio.html

We’re going Buck(y) wild this week with artist Kris Anka (Uncanny X-Men, X-Men) and BOOM! Studios editor Dafna Pleban (Planet of the Apes: Cataclysm, Sons of Anarchy). They are two of the biggest Bucky/Winter Soldier fans around, so we read the first arc, The Longest Winter, from the character’s 2012 ongoing series by Ed Brubaker, Butch Guice, and Bettie Breitweiser!

You can check out more of Kris’s work on his Tumblr or Twitter, and you can chat about Bucky fandom with Dafna on her Tumblr or Twitter as well. If you’re interested in reading Winter Soldier #1-5, you can purchase it on Comixology or Amazon.

Music: “Spinoza” by Generationals

"Kris Anka & Dafna Pleban / Winter Soldier #1-5 (2012)" originally appeared at http://mattandbrettlovecomics.com/podcast/2013/winter-soldier.html

Matt and Brett are joined by fellow podcaster and comic book journalist extraordinaire: Matt Wilson of Comics Alliance and War Rocket Ajax fame! Join this trio as they talk about Chicago facts, hip hop movies, Christmas comics, Spider-Man, and TGIF intros!

Check out Matt Wilson’s work on Comics Alliance and listen to him on the podcasts War Rocket Ajax and Movie Fighters. You can also follow him on Twitter @highmindedmw and read the two books he’s written: The Supervillain Handbook: The Ultimate How-to Guide to Destruction and Mayhem and The Supervillain Field Manual: How to Conquer (Super) Friends and Incinerate People.

Next week we will be reading Winter Soldier #1-5 by Ed Brubaker, Butch Guice and Bettie Breitweiser, available on Amazon or Comixology.

Music: “Y.A.L.A.” by M.I.A.

"Matt D. Wilson / For Juggalos, By Juggalos" originally appeared at http://mattandbrettlovecomics.com/podcast/2013/matt-d-wilson.html

iFanboy’s very own Paul Montgomery joins Matt and Brett in a celebration of all things Thor! Okay, well, it’s actually just a celebration of the six issues surrounding the first appearance of Thor’s new big screen baddie, Malekith. These Podcasters Three join forces to analyze the work of Walt Simonson and answer the big questions: What’s up with Balder? How accurate is Thor’s New York City geography?

WEEEOOO

Balder’s not feeling Odin’s plan

Thor the construction worker

Well drawn weird page about a McBurger

DOOM

She’s made of wood

A specific subway stop

Bad hiding place

A bit of Kurse

John Workman’s lettering

There are several places to find these issues:

Amazon:

Thor by Walter Simonson Omnibus

Amazon:

Thor by Walter Simonson - Volume 1

and

Volume 2

Comixology:

Thor Visionaries: Walter Simonson Volume 1 (#337-348)

and

#349

Paul Montgomery previously appeared on Matt & Brett Love Comics! Epsiode #42 “Film Students: It Gets Better”. You can also hear more from him on The Fuzzy Typewriter and iFanboy podcasts.

Music: “Don’t Carry It All” by the Decemberists

"Paul Montgomery / Thor #344-349 (1984)" originally appeared at http://mattandbrettlovecomics.com/podcast/2013/thor.html

Enjoy the next installment in our ongoing “Oral History of Wizard Magazine” series as Brett talks to former ToyFare editor — and current Marvel.com and Comic Book Resources writer — T.J. Dietsch about his history with all things related to Wizard magazine.

For more of T.J.’s online exploits, check out his blogs United Monkee and Pop Poppa (and its associated podcast, the Pop Poppa Nap Cast). You can also follow T.J. on Twitter at @PoppaDietsch.

Next week on the show, we’re celebrating the release of Thor: The Dark World by reading Thor #344-349. Where to get these issues:

Amazon:

Thor by Walter Simonson Omnibus

Amazon:

Thor by Walter Simonson - Volume 1

and

Volume 2

Comixology:

Thor Visionaries: Walter Simonson Volume 1 (#337-348)

and

#349

Music: “Here Comes The Night Time” by Arcade Fire

"T.J. Dietsch / Tough On Your Childhood Fan Side" originally appeared at http://mattandbrettlovecomics.com/podcast/2013/tough-on-your-childhood.html

Matt and Brett try something a little different this week, as they discuss two recent issues that both grabbed at their heart/gut strings and reveal just a little bit of something about themselves. Brett picked Astonishing X-Men #67 by Marjorie Liu and Amilcar Pinna. Matt picked Hawkeye #13 by Matt Fraction and David Aja.

You can find these issues of Astonishing X-Men and Hawkeye on Comixology (X-Men, Hawkeye), or pre-order the trade paperbacks containing these issues on Amazon (X-Men, Hawkeye).

Music: “We Walk” by R.E.M.

"Astonishing X-Men v3 #67, Hawkeye v4 #13 (2013)" originally appeared at http://mattandbrettlovecomics.com/podcast/2013/astonishing-hawkeye.html

Matt and Brett reconvene post-NYCC to run through all of Marvel’s new series announcements, including favorites like Silver Surfer and Black Widow. We also interview documentary filmmaker Patrick Meaney about his work on two upcoming documentaries, Comics In Focus: Chris Claremont’s X-Men and The Image Revolution.

Music: “Sugarcane” by Sleigh Bells

"Patrick Meaney / All-New Marvel NOW!" originally appeared at http://mattandbrettlovecomics.com/podcast/2013/all-new-marvel-now.html

It’s convention time in New York City! Matt and Brett went to New York Comic Con this past weekend, and it was pretty great. They interviewed their old friends, their new friends, and some of the hardest working creators in comics today.

Will Sliney on the X-Men cartoon

Charles Soule on playing music

Cliff Chiang on Paul Smith’s Uncanny X-Men

Joe Harris on Slingers

David Marquez on Miles Morales

Corinna Bechko and Gabriel Hardman on Star Wars

Russell Dauterman on Paul Smith’s Uncanny X-Men

And check out Russell’s X-Men animated series print:

For more NYCC fun, check out our episode from 2012. And why not pick up a copy of Joe Harris and Adam Pollina’s Wars in Toyland? We’ll be back next week with more from NYCC 2013.

Music: “Crash Years” by the New Pornographers

"New York Comic Con 2013" originally appeared at http://mattandbrettlovecomics.com/podcast/2013/new-york-comic-con.html

With Arrow returning to the small screen this week, Matt and Brett decided to read one of the hooded vigilante’s recent comic book exploits: Green Arrow/Black Canary: The Wedding Album by Judd Winick, Cliff Chiang, Amanda Conner, and Andre Coelho. Joining them is comedy writer Mary Iampietro. Mary drops some serious knowledge about comic book painters Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell, and the trio all talk way too much about The Real World.

Superhero wedding invites

I came for the fight

Emo Batman in the stairwell

Speedy makes her point

Wedding party

Black Canary, ready to fight

Who needs the Comics Code

Superhero strip club

Superhero lingerie

Black Canary mourns

Gruesome autopsy

Granny Goodness

Black Canary in the arena

Use the chamber pot

Super impotence

Green Arrow’s new costume

Best Superman panel ever

Oliver Queen, King Douche

You can listen to Mary Iampietro on the video game podcast Unlimited Lives, which airs on the UCB’s SiriusXM channel. You can also see her sketch team Alamo perform at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City.

Get your own copy of Green Arrow/Black Canary: The Wedding Album on Comixology or from Amazon.

Music: “Sleeping in the Beetle Bug” by Of Montreal

"Mary Iampietro / Green Arrow/Black Canary Wedding Special #1-5 (2007-2008)" originally appeared at http://mattandbrettlovecomics.com/podcast/2013/green-black-wedding.html

Kevin and Timmy return to talk about the debut episode of ABC’s new comic book-based super-spy show, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. What did everyone think? What does everyone think everybody else thought? What other shows are they watching? And most importantly: what does Timmy have to say about Pretty Little Liars? All of this and much more in this very special episode of Matt & Brett Love Television!

Next week on the show we’ll be reading Green Arrow/Black Canary: The Wedding Album by Judd Winick, Amanda Conner, and Cliff Chiang. You can purchase these issues (Green Arrow/Black Canary: Wedding Special and Green Arrow/Black Canary #1-5) through Amazon or digitally on Comixology.

Music: “Junior Kickstart” by the Go! Team

"It's Essentially Mean Girls Meets Agatha Christie" originally appeared at http://mattandbrettlovecomics.com/podcast/2013/agents-of-shield.html