We’ve talked about them before on multiple episodes, but few writers cast a longer shadow over the canon of Batman than Grant Morrison. Big ideas, dark stories and characters that are polarizing are central to Morrison’s opus on Batman. This week, Matt & Will read three Batman stories by Morrison, one from before their long…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 200: Scott Snyder Helps Us Celebrate Writer Scott Snyder returns to help us mark a big, round number of an episode by talking about his ComiXology Originals series, his Substack classes, his Image books and more. Plus: Dan and Matt answer listener questions, and an anniversary greeting from the World’s…
The thing about Havok, and I love this, is that he’s actually pretty dumb and CONSTATLY get’s captured by a man dresser like an extra in a music video for The Bangles. Ranked this episode: Uncanny X-Men #97 (My Brother, My Enemy) Marvel Team-Up #69-70 (Havok, Thor) Marvel Comics Presents #24-31 (Pharaoh’s Legacy)
Look, anyone with any knowledge of comics history knows that comics creators in mainstream American comics are, well, pretty darn white. And Batman is no exception; there are no truly long runs by creators of color on any of the flagship Batman titles. But there are some good stories by Black writers on Batman, and…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 199: Matching Butt-Head Tattoos with Melissa Meszaros Comics publicist Melissa Meszaros joins the show to talk about her new memoir, Heavy Metal Headbang. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Audible and at ComicsXF.com, where new episodes move Tuesday mornings. You can follow the show…
Did you think we’d be fine? Still got scars on my back from your knife. So don’t think it’s in the past, these kind of wounds they last and they last. Now did you think it all through? All these things will catch up to you, and time can heal, but this won’t; so if…
Christi and Chris finish off the second half of the DC event, Sins of Youth (Sins of Youth: Kid Flash and Impulse #1, Sins of Youth: Starwoman and the JSA #1, Young Justice: Superman, Jr. and Superboy, Sr. #1, Sins of Youth: Wonder Girls #1, Sins of Youth: Secret and Deadboy #1, Young Justice: Sins…
We’ve already had one episode dedicated entirely to the origin of Dick Grayson, the first Robin. Now it’s time to move on to stories featuring the early days of three of the next Robins (no, we’re not taking part in Stephanie Brown erasure; she’ll just get a focus in a Batgirls episode, we promise). See…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 198: Valentine's Day with Comic Book Couples Counseling On a special day-after-Valentine’s episode, Brad and Lisa Gullickson from the podcast Comic Book Couples Counseling talk about what they’ve learned from analyzing your favorite four-color paramours. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Audible and…
We talk about everyone’s favorite character from the X-Men. That’s right, this week is all about Galactus. Do we spend more time talking about Al Ewing comics than what we’re actually covering for the episode? You be the judge.Ranked This Episode Exiles #8-10 Generations: Phoenix & Jean Grey Cataclysm Ultimate X-Men
We’re less than a week from Valentine’s Day, and what says love more than a guy in a Bat costume pursuing a woman in cat themed leather or a beautiful assassin? Or a disastrously dysfunctional relationship between two clowns? Talking about those things with thee ones we love, of course. That’s why this week, Matt…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 197: The Crowded Exit Interview with Ro Stein & Ted Brandt Ro Stein and Ted Brandt, the artists of Image Comics’ Crowded, talk about wrapping up the series, their “on-brand” first date and the arsenal of play weapons they keep in their studio. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple…
Christi and Chris dive into the first half of the DC event, Sins of Youth (Sins of Youth #1, Superboy #74, Young Justice: Sins of Youth Secret Files and Origins #1, Sins of Youth: JLA Jr. #1, Sins of Youth: Aquaboy and Lagoon Man #1, Sins of Youth: Batboy and Robin #1). Support The Chrises…
Wow, we’ve made it to 20 episodes! To celebrate, Matt and Will are looking at three stories from three volumes of one of their self-confessed favorite series, the legendary (see what I did there) anthology, Legends of the Dark Knight. Will they gush about the original volume? Will they complain about DC not giving the…
Dan Grote · WMQ&A Episode 196: Saturday Morning with Erik Burnham Writer Erik Burnham joins the show to talk about his upcoming IDW series “G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero: Saturday Morning Adventures,” his “Transformers: Beast Wars” series and much more. Plus, a special announcement from Dan about new Patreon content. You can listen to…