Episode 72 - We're Going In Circles

Comics Therapy. No Reviews. Just Analysis.

Three books from January 29, 2015. Plus a Second Opinion, featuring questions answered by a different listener each week, with Cleon Soares.

Show Notes:

This week’s theme was going to be the very pithy “everything old is new again,” which was both a not-so-subtle call out to how lax we’ve been with our recording schedule, but also an acknowledgement that all three titles we’re discussing this week have been a long time coming. But after we read them, at least one of us (spoiler: Andrea) was left feeling really depressed. (Like, more so than usual.) Sure, we’ve been waiting for Danger Club for awhile. And High Crimes is always worth the wait. And even what is going on over there on the X-Men-slash-Avengers unity team has been building for quite some time. But did you notice how heavy they all were? Maybe it’s not that everything old is new again, maybe it’s that everything dies?! Let's discuss.

High Crimes #9 19:28

It's not about mountain climbing. It's about deciding whether you want to even live to try to do so.

Danger Club #6 27:39

Existential teenage heroes and a force greater than the gods that can destroy us all.

(Plus, since we're talking fatalistic philosophy, some more High Crimes action as a bonus.)

Uncanny Avengers #1 40:15

Starting over again. Again.

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This Weeks Intro: One Direction - Same Mistakes:


This Weeks Outro: They Might Be Giants - Everything Right Is Wrong Again:

Episode 71.1 - Con Missing

Life. It gets in the way sometimes. Back to normal next week!

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This Weeks Intro: Diana Ross - Missing You:


This Weeks Outro: Aaliyah - I Miss You:

Episode 71 - Cowboy, Baby

Comics Therapy. No Reviews. Just Analysis.

Two books from January 14, 2015. Plus a Second Opinion, featuring questions answered by a different listener each week, with James Kaplan.

Show Notes:

This week’s theme is EPIC SPACE WESTERNS. What is our fascination with the wild west, and why does it work so well to translate it to the final frontier?

Copperhead #5 18:17
Space Western, a la Firefly

Star Wars #1 31:33

Space Samurai, a la The Hidden Fortress

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This Weeks Intro: Kid Rock - Cowboy:


This Weeks Outro: James Taylor - Sweet Baby James:

Episode 70 - Public Image

Comics Therapy. No Reviews. Just Analysis.

Up this week, Andrea talks about Image Expo. Aaron whines because he wasn't there. It'll knock your socks off.

The manga Andrea mentions is called Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer. The story and art are by Satoshi Mizukami.

We'll be back to our regular format of comics chatter, Second Opinions and The Couch next week.

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This Weeks Intro: Public Image Limited - Public Image:


This Weeks Outro: Jordan Pruitt - Outside Looking In:

Episode 69 - These Are The Days We Remember

Comics Therapy. No Reviews. Just Analysis.

It's our Second Annual Introspective Year In Review, with special guest (and honorary show mascot), Eisner-nominated writer Christopher Sebela. 

As an added bonus, and benefiting absolutely no one, we present our first episode of 2015 with quite possibly the worst audio quality of our entire podcasting careers. You're welcome!

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This Weeks Intro: 10,000 Maniacs - These Are Days:


This Weeks Outro: Revive - Blink: