EPISODE 328 - We continue our coverage of the original run of TMNT comics! This week, we go over the Raphael one-shot, which came out between issues 3 and 4. This features the debut of Casey Jones!

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EPISODE 327 - We go over issue 3 of the original run of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics. Our guest is Elliott Kalan! Elliott is the co-host of the terrific podcast The Flophouse, as well as being an Actual Comics Writer, currently writing Harley Quinn.

In this issue, the turtles and April go on a 10+ page car chase! And... that's mostly it! but it's cool!

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We're on to issue #2 of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! After issue one is a surprise hit, the creators scramble to come up with a second issue. We get a not-quite-as-good but still-pretty-good story! We meet April and a new villain Baxter Stockman. We learn that Donatello is tech savvy and that Splinter has an extensive book collection!

We also go over a survey Kevin ran to see just how much people know about the Turtles, even if they are not especially big fans!

And a brief loose screw segment where we chat about the Superman and FF movie. We plan to go over it even more in our sop-scriber episode next week!

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EPISODE 325 - We start our season on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with an in-depth look at the original issue #1. Famously created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, this issue was meant as a one-shot story. Not quite a joke, but not quite serious either, the creators had no idea they were creating a media empire.

The comic is good! We meet the turtles, Master Splinter and Shredder!

How much did Will know about the turtles going in (not much). But how much did he like the comic? A lot!

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Episode 324 - We end our Gamma Sops season with an issue that does not have the Hulk in it! Clay Quartermain is testifying before Congress, and Betty is dealing with carrying Bruce's baby! Todd MacFarlane only did breakdowns, but Erik Larsen delivers quality art. It's a fine issue to end our coverage on!

Next week: we start our coverage of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with issue one of the original Eastman/Laird run!

EPISODE 323 - THREE MILKSOPS EDITION. A Hines family reunion has put Kevin and Will in the same room with brother Brian, and so we take a slight sidestep from the Peter David / Todd McFarlane run to go to the end of Peter David' first long run on the Hulk. We look at Hulk 467, which features a slightly-in-the-future and maybe-alternate-reality Rick Jones looking back on a future we don't get to see. It's a poignant smart issue -- a fitting end to a tremendous Hulk run!

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This is it! The sorta-kinda final issue from Peter David / Todd McFarlane's run on Hulk!

Though Todd only does breakdowns.

And he does do layouts next issue, which is the epilogue of the story.

Anyway. This is a fun issue! Also sad. But good!

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It's not the last Todd McFarlane issue, though we're close to the end of his run on Hulk. Nor is it the most ICONIC issue -- that's probably the Hulk/Wolverine fight. But this might be the BEST issue of the Peter David / Todd McFarlane run. 

Loose Screws: How Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning is really War Games 2.

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EPISODE 320 - Betty Banner is back in the story, briefly, as Hulk fights the Leader's robots... as does Bruce Banner! Plus we get some nifty flashbacks of the Hulkbusters with great visual from Mr. Todd McFarlane.

For Loose Screws, Kevin likes the TV show Murderbot and Will saw an exhibit of Jack Kirby's art.

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We were saddened to hear that Peter David, writer of the very Hulk run we are covering, passed away this past Saturday, May 24, 2025. 

Kevin and Will devote this episode to David's stellar career. Kevin in particular was a fan of Peter David's work and shares of lot his thoughts and feelings about the many comics he loved that PAD wrote!

Among the many comics we discuss: Spider-Man, Hulk, Spider-Man 2099, Future Imperfect, X-Factor, Aquaman, Young Justice and many more!

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