In this episode, Eric and Phillip kick off 2024 by going back to their roots and revisit the very first comics they ever read: Venom on Trial by Marvel for Eric and The Death of Superman for Phil. Listen to how these comics have and haven't aged very well, plus Eric lambasts Phil for his continuing failure to improve diversity and inclusion by not catching up on the Hulu Wu-Tang show.

Phillip and Eric close out 2023 by finishing their watch and commentary on The Flash movie. Hear Eric's moans of pain as the mediocrity deadens his brain, their suggestions on a variety of different movies and tv shows that would be better to watch, and how Phil is still racist for not having watched Blue Beetle.

In this episode, Phillip and Eric are talking two award-nominated manga series: the slice of life comedy Cat + Gamer by Wataru Nadatani, and the demented shonen action series Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto. Plus, they announce a bold new direction for their webcomic that's sure to juice the algorithm!

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In this episode, Phillip and Eric are talking the French graphic novel series, The Killer written by Matz and illustrated by Luc Jacamon and being adapted into a Netflix film directed David Fincher. They discuss its influences from the existential hitman genre and noir genre, its novelistic structure and writing style, and Eric continues to lambast Phil for killing cinema.

In this episode, Phillip and Eric didn't have time this week to finish reading the comic they wanted to discuss, so here's a prerecorded episode back in August, a commentary for The Flash movie. They slog through the first half and hear their moans of pain and apathy for this thoroughly average movie. Also, Eric gushes about watching Blue Beetle and calls Phil racist for not having seen it yet.

In this episode, Phillip and Eric discuss the manga, Goodbye, Eri by Chainsaw Man creator Tatsuki Fujimoto. They discuss Fujimoto's unique blend of the coming-of-age story with his characteristic dash of genre fantasy, its cinematic visual framing to emulate movies, and Eric shames Phil for contributing to the death of cinema.

In this episode, Phillip and Eric are talking about the Harvey Award nominated horror Webtoon series, Everything is Fine by Mike Birchall. They discuss its superb use of tonal dissonance between the cartoony art and dark story for creepiness and suspense, its use of using the parameters of weekly publishing on Webtoon to inform its visual choices, and their experiences growing up and living in the horror of middle-class American suburbia.

In this episode, Phillip and Eric go over the manga series MW by the legendary Osamu Tezuka, "the Father of Manga." They discuss his adapting his cartoonish style to the then-emerging industry trend of gritty, darker manga, the complexities of human morality in its thriller with political undertones, and whether Eric would be evil for saving a woman and a baby out of the path of a speeding bus and pushing a criminal in their place instead.

In this episode, Phillip and Eric discuss It's Lonely at the Centre of the Earth, an Image Comics graphic novel memoir by Zoe Thorogood. They talk about its unique visual style that can only work in the comics medium, Thorogood's spinning a narrative out of her breakdown of being told she's the future of comics, and Eric confesses how he suffers from Human Target syndrome.

Phillip and Eric conclude their watch of Shin Ultraman! Eric pontificates on the resonant themes of this film's statement about humanity, while Phillip just asks for more Ultraman fanservice.