Battle Of The Atom: Surrealist Propaganda
What a weird one. We’re talking about cartoons mostly, but also adaptations of those cartoons. Ranked This Episode: X-Men: Animation Special X-Men: Evolution #1-6 X-Men: The Manga #1-4
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WMQ&A Episode 123: Extended cat chat with Emma Kubert
Third-generation comics artist Emma Kubert joins the show to talk about her new Image series “Inkblot,” about a mischievous void-space cat that can traverse dimensions and just doesn’t listen. Much feline flap-a-gummin’ ensues.
Battle Of The Atom: X-Man Update
It’s finally time for all the X-Man content you could crave. We go a little off the rails on this one. Buncha Lord Of The Rings talk that I wasn’t expecting tbh. Ranked This Episode: Uncanny X-Men vol 5 #1-10 (Disassembled) X-Man #1-4 (Age Of Apocalypse) X-Man #67-70 (Infinites Of Evil)
WMQ&A Episode 122: The Story Mike Hawthorne Didn’t Want to Tell
Longtime Deadpool artist Mike Hawthorne joins the show to talk about his BOOM Studios graphic memoir, “Happiness Will Follow,” which tells the story of growing up with his single Puerto Rican mother.
Battle Of The Atom: The Ethical Alternative To Going To See The New Mutants
Don’t: Go to a movie theater and see what’s probably going to be a bad movie Do: Listen to us talk about a great comic Ranked The Episode: New Mutants #18-20 (Demon Bear) X-Force vol 3 #7-10 (Old Ghosts) Uncanny X-Force vol 2 #1-6 (Let It Bleed)
WMQ&A Episode 121: Jeremy Whitley Takes Us to School
Writer Jeremy Whitley joins the podcast to talk about his new Papercutz graphic novel, School for Extraterrestrial Girls, his upcoming Marvel Action: Chillers comics from IDW, the future of Princeless and the stuff he’s gotten away with in My Little Pony.
Battle Of The Atom: Outpouring Of Crocodile Admiration With Annalise Bissa
This week X-Men assistant editor Annalise Bissa talks to Zack about Swords, Crocs, and the impact of COVID-19 on making X-Men.
WMQ&A Episode 120: That Kickstarter Life with Zack Quaintance
Writer and comics journalist Zack Quaintance (Comics Bookcase, The Beat) returns to the show to talk about his first Kickstarter project, Next Door, transitioning from writing about comics to making them, and the never-ending quest to bag and board them all.
Battle Of The Atom: He’s Smart But He’s Dumb
Who loves Havok? Us I guess. This one is all about that himbo. Astonishing X-Men 13-17 (Until Our Hearts Stop) Havok & Wolverine: Meltdown X-Men 54-59 (1st Havok, 2nd Sentinels)
WMQ&A Episode 119: Dad Chat with Jason Howard
Jason Howard, creator of Image’s new series “Big Girls,” joins Dan and Matt to talk about gender roles, drawing crazy stuff with Robert Kirkman, the NBA bubble, schooling under COVID-19 and more.
Battle Of The Atom: Let’s Roll For Initiative Babay
I had good episode notes but I accidentally deleted them. This one has Thor in it. Ranked This Episode: New Mutants 77-80 and 82-85 (Back to Asgard) The Mighty Thor 15-19 (Asgard/Shi’ar War) Exiled (New Mutants/JiM)
WMQ&A Episode 118: Designing Comics with Tim Daniel
We talk with Tim Daniel about his role as designer for Vault Comics; his series “The Plot” with Michael Moreci, Joshua Hixson, et al; his horror influences; Star Wars; Indiana Jones and much more.
Battle Of The Atom: The Resurrection Protocols with Leah Williams
Leah Williams joins the boys to talk about X-Factor as we all forget how to do podcasts with good audio quality.
WMQ&A Episode 117: Larry Hama Story Time with Farpoint Toys
We catch up with our friends Justin and Penelope Daniels from Farpoint Toys & Collectibles in New Jersey to talk about shutting down for COVID-19, filming themselves for an Amazon documentary, nearly losing their comics and toy shop to a devastating electrical fire, getting nominated for a retail Eisner, again, and why longtime “G.I. Joe” writer Larry Hama is a Real American Hero.
Battle Of The Atom: That’s My Good Sword
We’re doing hell stuff now. X-Infernus X-Men: Second Coming: Revelations: Hellbound New Mutants #15-22 (Fall & Rise Of The New Mutants)