The TC Crew gets a +1 to sass this week as Aaron returns to the podcast! Oh, look! He's brought the Festivus pole! That's right, Aaron is airing his grievences, and no one gets out unscathed. Join us as we dig into some comics, discuss the brilliance of The Substance, Diamond's Chapter 11 bankruptcy, vampire cults, and more!

Books: Stand Still #4-5, The Question: All Along the Watchtower #1, Justice League: The Atom Project #1, Green Hornet/Miss Fury #1, Doll Parts: A Lovesick Tale #1, Living Hell #2, Welcome to the Maynard #2, Poor People Go to Hell (Webtoon), Secrets of Berwood (Webtoon), Osaro (Webtoon), You're My Nicotine (Webtoon)

Other Stuff: The Substance (movie), Marvel Rivals (video game), Dead Blondes and Bad Mothers (non-fiction book)

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