Hey look at us! We’re talking COMICS: Absolute Carnage! Hickman’s X-Men! She Said Destroy #1! And Batman/Superman #1! PLUS: Dan Slott is coming to the shop Sept 14th - be here! OTHER STUFF: People spin and win! “Can You Name 17 X-Men?” Suicide Sprints! Stories Of Sibling Sabotage! Condom Confusion and so much more!

After introductions (and brief language lessons) we talk about The Walking Dead comic’s abrupt ENDING! Story spoilers for that from the 08:00 minute mark to 14:20! Then we go over the Pride Month festivities and how that went for the shop, PLUS: 4th Of July vs NYPD, Hurricane Flair arrives late fresh from a dog hunt, we check some google searches, Sugar Parents, a taste of The Dame And Flair Show and much MORE!

In this episode: Chris Sorentino is still here! Behold the formation of a band called Hat? We try to talk about comics! What’s cool and what’s not! Hot semi-topical topics like The Captain Marvel kerfuffle! The power of confidence! Better G.I. Joe PSA’s! Is this comic book store a deli? A rant about Mr. & Mrs Roper! The Aristocrats! Overrated Famous Bands! Local DudeBros love tats bro! Can we commit to a bit?

Up first, Socko’s appendix rejected him and needed to go! There’s so much chaos and comedy, such as: Wheel Of Doom, Ghostbusters Trivia, Yacht Rock, Zagnuts, Staten Island Dandy Boy, Vanilla Crack, Library Shorts, Foot Clan Crime Spree, Ramis Vs Murphy, Nick Carra spins the wheel and Does Duca, Thanos Want Love, Bleach Boy Revisited, Who We Look Like, G.I. Joe, Australians, Nickelodeon Game Shows, 80’s TV, so much more I can’t list i

This one picks up from the cliffhanger: Socko wants to know what Gore Jones would do if given a Superman book to write! PLUS: Books we’re reading! War Of The Realms! Agents Of Atlas! Life Is Strange! Mad Magazine! Wailing Blade! The Immortal Hulk! OTHER TOPICS: Getting Involuntarily Wet, Thorbowski, Jones Names, Peeling An Egg, Funky Cheese vs. Funky Feet, #GlitterIsJesus, Laugh-In Reunion, M.A.S.H., Marvel Movie Talk, Direwolvesbane, lots of other stuff, and at some point, Socko just … disappears?

We cover Hickman’s upcoming X-Men relaunch, Tom King “leaving” Batman, and which great books we’re reading now! But it takes us 38 minutes to get there! Comics news around 50:20! PLUS: What Is “Socko Sez”? Live stream distractions! Live From The Duca Lounge! Tales Of Drugs! Lots of tornado warnings! What are Trouser Elves? Killer comedian! Phone problems! Comedy notebooks! The “magic” of Alan Moore! Jesus Is Glitter. #NoRespectForTheLute “Nobody Has Talent” will need a Batton Twirler! In

The chaos continues with copious amounts of nonsense and nerdness! Thanks to an email, Avengers: Endgame comes up! Other topics include, but are not limited to, giraffe porn, The Ken-tupy Derby, “not-quite-crazy” people who wander into the shop, Stan Lee Trivia, Duca’s dirty secrets, some fight stories, an audience members recent Google searches and a very special upcoming store exclusive! Plus much more of The Wheel Of Doom Or Delight!

Our guests are the creators of Starside, Dylan Klein & Lane Brettschneider! (@StarsideComic on twitter) Before we get to them we cover the official stuff, like “where did the old show go?” We try to talk Duca into a Table Match, Duca jumps in Socko’s seat, everybody overshares a little bit, Flare gets called out for his Vagina Facts from Tattoo Shops, and we spin the Wheel of Doom Or Delight for Prizes or Pain!

We’re back with the 2nd half of the return of WCBJ RADIO! After we spin the wheel of prizes or pain, we’re joined by Comedian, Steven Duca, AKA “The Autistic Anti-Christ”! We get into the history of comedy nights at the shop, new jokes vs old jokes, and all other kinds of nonsense! Then, one audience member spins the wheel, but doesn’t like the consequences! Who was it? Did they leave? Listen to find out!

Wanna skip the “previously” rehash of part one? Jump to the 3:00 mark!

Socko Jones and the all-new CBJ staff are at the all-new shop with the first all-new episode in 2 years! With an all-new-ish format! More games, prizes, and fun! In this first half, the crew is joined by comic creator Howie Noel! They cover his independent career in the broad stroke and focus on his newest work, Float. Topics range from anxiety and depression, publishers and rejections, twitter and lawsuits, to what it’s like to bare your soul in your creative work and MUCH MORE.