Our pal Katie Schenkel returns to the show this week to talk about her contribution to the new graphic novel/anthology The Cardboard Kingdom, how to pronounce "Knopf," working with a group of 10 writers, keeping the book funny while tackling tough issues, the Herculean effort of artist Chad Sell, werewolf vampires, making stuff out of cardboard, and a whole lot more! Plus, we take a Superman-focused listener question!

Chris and Matt were at Heroes Con in Charlotte, North Carolina, this past weekend and they took the opportunity to chat with the four-man comics collective Frank Comics about their new book Ghost Box, the brilliance of the Money Burglar, elaborate con banners, ideas that never get used, being mistaken for hot dog salesmen, the afterlife and so much more! Plus, Matt and Chris talk about some of the trends at the convention this year!

We're super pleased to welcome designer extraordinaire Dylan Todd to the show this week to discuss not only the comic book logos he's created, but also lots of other comic logos from over the decades! We also talk Star Wars bounty hunters, what got Dylan into design, comic book design trends, and a lot more! Plus, a generational Panel President segment

We're very happy to welcome the writer/artist of Copra and the upcoming Bloodstrike: Brutalists, Michel Fiffe, back to the show this week! We talk at length about Rob Liefield, comics from the 1990s in general, Suicide Squad, changing up an art style while keeping it distinct, comics superstardom, VHS movies and a whole lot more!

We're back and ranking stories as we head into the summer!

It's a holiday, so we took the opportunity to be VERY silly.

The new artist on Marvel Comics' Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Derek Charm, comes back on board this week! We talk with him about picking up a book with such a distinctive art style, following Erica Henderson on Squirrel Girl and Jughead, Star Wars Adventures, drawing Kraven's street clothes, Valiant High, the status of his book Trip Fantastic, and much more! Plus, Matt and Chris take a few quick listener questions!

We came to Columbus, Ohio, with some curated Panel President lists, and we ranked them in front of a live audience at the Columbus Podcast Festival. Also, Matt is (not) an attorney.

We're so very glad to welcome the creative team behind the new Quirk Books graphic novel Manfried the Man to the show this week, Caitlin Major and Kelly Bastow! We talk with them about the numerous funny choices in the book, taking inspiration from Garfield, building a world of humanoid cats, why the webcomic version of the comic had to be finished so quickly, chicken sandwiches, and much more! Plus, Matt and Chris answer another definitional listener question!

Over the course of eight-plus years and 400 episodes (really more, but we only count certain ones), War Rocket Ajax has tried out a lot of segments and served as the breeding ground for a lot of other podcasts. So we asked our co-hosts from some of the other podcasts we do now--Ally Stock of Xena Warrior Business, Matt Fisher of Smark of the Beast, Benito Cereno of Apocrypals, Marlene Thompson of Ghost of a Chance and Jordan D. White of Sailor Business--to hop on our rented zeppelin and celebrate the occasion with us. In the process, we revive some old WRA segments and try some new stuff!