Writer Fred Van Lente returns to the show this week to talk about his new Boom! Studios series Vampyrates! We obviously talk a lot about vampire lore, as well as pirate flags, what media we'd want to experience again for the first time, and what the ocean does.

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It's hard to deny the ambition of Frank Miller's 43-year-old breakout prestige-format series...but does it actually hold up? Our answer may surprise you (or it may not).

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We're taking your listener questions on this week's episode, including several about one of our favorite directors! Plus, wrestlers acting, Doctor Who, Mark Waid's Captain America, and more!

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We're diving back into the Jonathan Hickman run on FF, where we blow through the Black Bolt/Kree stuff as quickly as fast as we can so we can get to the good stuff. That includes our heroes walking through a door which is also a guy and Dr. Doom really Dooming out over getting set on fire!

Covering FF #6-11.

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We're ranking stories once again, including some Spidey Super-Stories!

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We're dual wielding this week, with our second I to X of Swords episode in a row! This time, we're rating a particularly beautiful real-life sword, as well as one from a card where there is a matched set...of nine.

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We're rating swords on the show once again this week, with two Power Rangers submissions, a whip-like sword from Soul Calibur, and much more!

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Chris and Matt both tried to read a Mask comics miniseries back when it came out, but bounced off because it was nothing like the movie. Now we're returning to the original John Arcudi/Doug Mahnke miniseries to see how they hold up 30-plus years later!

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We took some of your listener questions on this week's show, including inquiries about failsons in comics, Superman's boots, Yakuza, who AEW should honor with a women's tournament, and more!

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HickMania continues on this week's show as we read issues 1-5 of Hickman's run on FF! We talk about Spider-Man replacing Johnny on the team, Doom coming on board, and some very bad Reeds. Plus, artist changes already!

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