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This week, Chris and Matt welcome Adam P. Knave, co-writer of the MonkeyBrain Comics title Amelia Cole and the Unknown World! We’ll talk to him about the advantages and disadvantages of being half of a writing team, sticking to a schedule with a digital comic, his history with the fantasy genre, getting jetpack science right and much more! Plus, find out the incredible secret of why Chris has been feeling so crummy lately!

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Jason Aaron, writer of Scalped, Wolverine and the X-Men and Thor: God of Thunder joins us for the show this week! We talk with him about the religious themes throughout his comics, what his Marvel Barkitecht name would be, how varied his work is, whether he’s got another crime book coming down the line, what we love about Doop and much more! Plus, Chris and Matt answer some listener questions about their alternate-universe tag team!

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It’s our extra-special Thanksgiving/Black Friday/Cyber Monday episode! Chris and Matt are taking your questions on Christmasy stuff, digital comics, imagined wrestling matches between us, Batman trivia and more!

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This week, we’re welcoming the writer of The Sixth Gun and the new Fearless Defenders series from Marvel, among many other things, Cullen Bunn! We’ll talk to him about putting together a book with an all-female cast, the Marvel character with the most convoluted history, plans for The Sixth Gun’s TV show, how Marvel NOW is affecting his other books, and much more! Plus, we quickly answer some listener mail!

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We welcome Battlepug and The Curse creator Mike Norton, who also draws a whole bunch of stuff including Revival and It Girl, to this week’s show. We talk to Mike about the origin of his love of pugs, what it’s like working with creators across the pond, Steve Ditko’s work and influence, making 24-hour comics, and, of course, Troll 2. Plus, a harrowing story of rap embarrassment from our mailbag!

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Writer of The Tick and expert in all things spooky Benito Cereno joins us once again for our all-listener-question Halloween episode! We’ll discuss the results of a hypothetical super-fight among ghouls and deities, the worst horror movies, what comics can do for horror that movies can’t, the craziest movie deaths and much more!

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We’re back from a week off with our first of two ghastly Halloween episodes! This week, we welcome the writer of Dear Dracula and Masks and Mobsters, Josh Williamson! He’ll talk with us about the process of making Dear Dracula into a Cartoon Network special, vampires gaolore, where the idea for Masks and Mobsters originated and, of course, the creation of the Craftsman Technician! Plus, Chris’ full New York Comic-Con report!

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This week we welcome the writer of The Manhattan Projects and soon-to-be-writer of Avengers, Jonathan Hickman to the show! We talk with him at length about the euphoric experience that was MorrisonCon, and just a little bit about Avengers and just how many times a month that book is going to be hitting shelves. Plus, we insult a child!

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Our pal and the co-host of the Comics Alternative podcast, Dr. Andrew Kunka is our guest this week! We’ll talk about his research into racism in comics, what he considers alternative comics, what comic is worse than Justice League, what he’d like to do with a Blackhawks title, and much more! Plus, Matt and Chris both celebrate big life events!

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While Matt’s off gettin’ hitched, we’re queuing up this special bronus episode where we answer your listener questions! Hear our definitions of “high concept,” about our favorite and least favorite runs of Avengers/JLA/Legion, a meandering response about power pop, and much more! Plus, background noise! (Deal with it.)

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