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Entertainment news in While We Were Away and Holiday Wishes for 2022

Kevin Conroy passed away on November 11, 2022. Mark and Darren come together to say thank you and farewell.

Left alone in the studio, Gary and Mark wreak havoc while stretching the heck out of the definition of “Halloween disguises.”

NOTE: We again had technical difficulties with our equipment while recording this episode resulting in poor audio quality from Mark’s side. These issues have now been identified and resolved for future recordings.

Running on a skeleton crew (just in time for Halloween), Gary and Mark read through a landslide of news that happened While We Were Away.

NOTE: We had repeated technical difficulties with our equipment while recording this episode resulting in poor audio quality from Mark’s side. We were unable to clean it up in post, despite our best efforts, and apologize for the inconvenience.

The crew discusses their favorite cartoon characters of all time from the dawn of animation to the modern age.

Yes, an ultra timely, and very necessary continuation of Matt and Darren’s reexamination of the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy’s most controversial chapter. Up next, Gary and Mark give the same treatment to Gobots: Battle of the Rock Lords.

Matt finally convinces Darren to sit down and give Star Wars: The Last Jedi another look. Does Darren change his outlook on this pivotal chapter of the Star Wars Saga? Does it still hold up for Matt?

Gary, and Darren pour over all that was from SDCC 2022.

Mark and Darren pour over the voluminous SDCC 2022 schedule and pick out some highlights. Many non sequiturs include Star Wars fan toxicity, Cobra Kai, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Gary’s texting, Kickstarter porn, and more.

Matt and Gary discuss their relationship with comics growing up, and where they find themselves as readers now. Phil and Darren discuss their top five favorite comic reading experiences since the podcast launched in 2012. Phil RetroActively Reviews Thor: God of Thunder (Marvel 2012).