Listen, collectively, we read a lot of comic books. It's inevitable we'll come across one or two that doesn't knock our socks off. It's rare for us to have an episode where more than a few are a whiff. Thankfully, Vince saves the day with a Godzilla-O-Rama in the form of Godzilla: End of the Reign by Tim Seeley, Nikola Čižmešija, Francesco Segala, and Gloria Martinelli; Godzilla: Escape the Deadzone by Ethan S. Parker, Griffin Sheridan, and Pablo Tunica; and Starship Godzilla: First Wars by Chris Gooch and Oliver Ono! Plus, Back Issue! #168; Ghost Machine's Hyde Street; Batman: The Dark Knight Recreated; and lots more!

First, we take a moment and raise our glasses as we honor our friend KJ Eldridge. From there we cover a slew of books, including a First Issue-O-Rama with Jonathan Ball and GMB Chomichuk's The Eye Collector from Image; Blüdwire by Paul Allor, Ermitis Blanco, and Brittany Peer; 100 Bullets: The US of Anger by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso; and Blood of the Wolf Man by Joshua Williamson, Leomacs, and Pip Martin. Plus, Lorena Alvarez's The Nightlights Collection: a Trilogy of Tales; John Byrne's X-Men: Elsewhen; Paul Chadwick's Concrete: Stars Over Sand; The Twilight Zone by Gabriel Hardman; Absolute Green Lantern; and more!

Ande Parks makes his EOC return - after over a decade - bringing Bad Thoughts and Tyler Rake: An Extraction Story with him! We talk about these Ignition Press titles, working with the new publisher and artists Dave Wachter and Ronan Cliquet, Hollywood and options, original art, family life, fanboy moments, and more! There's even time for an Absolute-O-Rama and Tillie Walden's Charity & Silvia as we near the end of Pride Month.

We kick this episode off with our always ever-detailed recap of Heroes Con, reminding everyone why this is the best comic convention every year you should not miss. From there we discuss Avengers: Armageddon by Chip Zdarsky, Delio Diaz, Frank Alpizar, and Jesus Aburtov; the absolute banger that is Absolute Catwoman by Scott Snyder & Che Grayson, Bengal, and Giovanna Niro; and M1: Monster Racing League by Lily & Robert Windom, Jae Lee, and June Chung. Plus, Panic Vol. 1 from EC Comics and Dark Horse; The Amazing Spider-Man; Ghost Machine's The Trillion Dollar Kid; and more!!

It's Heroes Con this weekend and there's still packing to do so we decided to start the fun early and kick off the week with another round of OULF*! Listen as we break each other's hearts discussing the Vertigo books of the Karen Berger Era, comic strips, and black and white comics! All that and more! *Overrated, Underrated, Least Favorite, and Favorite

It's GIRL POWER as we praise Supergirl: Survive by Ethan S. Parker & Griffin Sheridan and Rod Reis; The Exorcism at 1600 Penn by Hannah Rose May, Vanesa R. Del Rey, and Jordie Bellaire; Revolution 9 by Mark London, Carlos Reno, and Jão Canola; Astro Quantum by Andrea Mutti & Arturo Fabra and Valerio Alloro; and Junk Punch by Paul Tobin, Carlos Javier Olivares, Francesca Vivaldi, and Colleen Coover (which also makes up our Mad Cave-O-Rama)! Plus, Rick Remender's and Daniel Acuña's Escape; Doomquest by Ryan North, Francesco Mobili, and Frank D'Armata; DanDaDanand Rai Rai Rai; Five Gears in Reverse; and lots more!

It finally happened: the talented and witty Kyle Starks pulls up a chair and joins us for a chat discussing titles such as Rick and Morty, I Hate This Place, Wrestle Heist, Peacemaker Tries Hard!, Barfly, End of Life, Sexcastle, Where Monsters Lie and others from his catalog, creating with incredible artists, working with publishers, pro wrestling, family life, and so much more! Plus, we find some time to talk about Blood & Thunder, Star Trek: Red Shirts, and Exquisite Corpses!

It's a pick your O-Rama kinda episode where we speak on fanzines like Blitz from RAID Press and Comics! The Magazine; Image titles including Odin by Marguerite Bennett & James Tynion IV, Letizia Cadonici, and Jordie Bellaire; Of The Earth by Chris Condon & Andrew Ehrich, Charlie Adlard, and Pip Martin; If Destruction Be Our Lot... by Matthew & Mark Elijah Rosenberg, Andy MacDonald, and Francesco Segala; and Geiger by Geoff Johns, Gary Frank, and Brad Anderson; Vince takes us through some Ultimate highs and lows; and Jason brings the graphic novel goodness with Tim Bird's Adrift on a Painted Sea; Olivia Sullivan's Oracles; and The Undertaker by Xavier Dorison and Ralph Meyer; plus Absolute Green Arrow and lots more!

We're throwing things at you from a whole bunch of publishers this week with the Energon Universe Special 2026; Michael DeForge's All the Cameras in My Room; Batman and Barbara Gordon: Breakout; Savage Dragon by Erik Larsen; Daughters of Snow and Cinders by Núria Tamarit; The Spectacular Spider-Man: Brand New Day and Classic Newspaper Comics; They're All Terrible; Jeff Lemire and JSA and The Fury of Firestorm; Katia Vecchio's Memories of Giselle; and so much more!

Vince and DAP toss Jason into the TARDIS and set the dial to the early 80s and Epic Comics, speaking on the highs and lows and the various phases of the Marvel imprint. Plus, Sacrificers, Daredevil, Eat Your Young, and more! Shoutout to https://totally-epic.kwakk.info for refreshing my memory.