JLA: New World Order

Dad and Patrick head deep back into DC comics with Grant Morrison and artist Howard Porter's inaugural run on JLA with the four-issue arc featuring very 1990s supervillains and some very cool Batman moments.   Dad has questions about what age Wonder Woman is supposed to be in this series and why is Batman running around in the daylight?  Patrick makes a good mincemeat pie filling but an awful crust.

Next Week:  Blacksad:  A Silent Hell

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Punisher MAX X-Mas Special

Dad and Patrick dive into Jason Aaron and Roland Boschi bring about a bloody take on the manger story with the Punisher "protecting" a mafia Don, his wife, and an unborn child from three vile Wise Men on a mission to wipe them out. 

Dad and Patrick also discuss email and gifts from listeners and why mincemeat pie is one of the greatest foods on Earth.

Next Week: JLA New World Order

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EP 330: Daredevil #169

Patrick has Dad revisit one if his favorite runs in Marvel Comics with Frank Miller's Daredevil issue #169   Dad seems to really connect with Matt Murdock, has zero interest in seeing the Last Jedi and celebrates his 69th Birthday.   

Next Week: Punisher Max X-Mas Special  

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EP 229: Black Science

Return to mass confusion and not understanding basic plot is the norm again in the land as Patrick and Dad venture into Rick Remender and Matteo Scalera first collaborative work at Image Comics with Black Science Vol 1.   Dad as theories on what Heavy Metal comics are all about. Patrick explains this is a dark homage to Star Trek and Lost in Space, but does Dad understand this? Next Week: Daredevil #169

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EP 228: The Runaways

 Patrick and Dad read the first trade paperback of Marvel's 2003 series the Runaways.  Patrick is not a massive fan, Dad has some questions about Snapchat and Twitter.  

Next week:  Black Science

EP 227: The Rocketeer

This week we return to explaining comics to Dad with Dave Stevens homage to 1930s serials the Rocketeer.  Dad reads the complete edition from IDW and shows he cannot recall any comic book he has ever read in the past or any single bit of pop culture ever.

Patrick forgets about Billy Campbell and that The Runaways comic series first produced in 2003.

The treat this week is cherry pie from Thanksgiving

Next Week: Marvel's The Runaways.

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Dad Returns

Dad returns to the podcast to discuss his near death and return to the show proper.  Topics range from how Dad had internal bleeding, not reading well wishes, drinking milkshakes, and how much fluid is in the human body

Next Week: Dave Steven's Rocketeer

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Baltimore the Plague Ships

Patrick and Dad kick off Halloween month with a Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden penned and John Stenbeck has drawn a simple tale of a British lord battling a Vampiric king with the alternate history World War 1 plague ravaged Europe as the setting.  Fun right?  Next Week:  The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

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Mouse Guard Fall 1152

Dad and Patrick wrap up “Animal Month” with Dave Petersen's epic tale of mice warriors.

Patrick shares an email and attempts to explain what an RPG is to Dad and fails.

Patrick and Dad debate when the modern nation-state came into being and if mice belong as pets or in the wild.

Dad shares some horror stories with small creatures and Patrick has Dad give a play by play of eating lemon pie.  

Treat: Lemon Hand Pie

Next Week:  Baltimore The Plague Ships.

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EP 223: Unbeatable Squirrel Girl

Dad is lost in the weeds with Ryan North and Erica Henderson’s Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol 2 Squirrel, You Really Got Me Now.  Patrick and Dad agree it is fun but this is the book that broke the weekly comic buying for Patrick.


Next Week:  Mouse Guard Fall 1152

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EP 222: We3

Dad reads We3 and is not satisfied with Grant Morrison’s story but loves Frank Quitely artwork. Patrick thinks this is a film pitch made into a comic.

Patrick does not even bother telling Dad about the long history of comics being used as Intellectual Property being pitched for film scripts.  Dad has an issue with the lack of depth of the book and the very unclear narrative.  

Patrick and Dad come to the conclusion that the comic may have been best told through Quietly’s art with the animals being the readers only view the world…..but what do they know?   

Treat is nothing.

Hear Patrick on the Wild Pitch Podcast this week!

Next Week: Unbeatable Squirrel Girl.

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EP 221: Starman Omnibus Vol 1

The return of Dad this week.  Nothing much has changed in the month break from the podcast.  Dad still enjoys eating sweets, being confused by comic books and still does not know the email for the podcast,

Dad returns to the show after a week’s absence to answer emails and attempts to read an entire run (17 issues) of comics, with the first volume of James Robinson’s Starman.  Next Week:  We3

EP 220: Swamp Thing: The Sureen

Dad is still recovering so Patrick invites a very good friend of the show Andy Smith of The Smith Signal Podcast to have deep musings on New 52 era Swamp Thing.  No snacks unless Andy was eating.

There is some light supermarket and dog talk added to the mix, as well as general pondering on where Swamp Thing could fit into the DC Universe of film or television.

Next Week:  Starman Omnibus Vol 1

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EP 219: Batman: A Lonely Place of Dying

Patrick is joined by Randy and Jesse of the Grawlix podcast to discuss the seminal Batman tale from Marv Wolfman, George Perez, and Jim Aparo.  

The story as a great microcosm of Batman & Robin, and the fanbase.  We discuss the change in tone for Batman that was still straddling the last vestiges of pre-Crisis Batman in 1989 and still not quite into the arena of Frank Miller's Dark Knight and Year One level Batman.

Treat this week was some random left over cookies from the wedding that Patrick ate pre show.

Dad is on the mend and thanks for the emails.

 Next Week: Swamp Thing Vol 6 Sureen

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EP 218: Marvel Weddings

Patrick has his wife on the show again to talk Marvel Weddings including The Incredible Hulk #319 and Amazing Spider-Man Annual #21 which are all about...weddings.  Very many sidebars headed down very often so be warned.The treat this week is wine.  Next Week:  Batman: A Lonely Place of Dying

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EP 217: Astonishing Spider-Man and Wolverine

Dad is confused in what is far too deep a dive into the Marvel Universe from Jason Aaron and Andy Kubert.  Dad is confused and struggling to make it through Marvel Madness.  Patrick understands this is a book that Dad would never understand and he does not care because it is so much fun. Sadly technical difficulties kill the last bit of the show… sorry.  Next Week: Wedding Comics.

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EP 216: Atomic Robo & Fightin Scientists of Tesladyne

Dad and Patrick move back to the living room to read the first vol of Atomic Robo.


 Dad has some issues with hot mics and Patrick wants more mini series format in comics.  

Some future show plans and future reads are hashed out as well as wedding plans for future shows.

Next Week:  Astonishing Spider-Man and Wolverine.

EP 215: Spider-Man & Superman Covers

Dad has some vomit issues and Patrick laments recording in the kitchen this week.  He still manages to eat two cake filled donuts in the span of about three minutes.  

This week, Patrick and Dad cover Spider-Man Homecoming, and Superman Cover to Cover.  Dad tells wild tales and Patrick sets a future agenda.  Next Week: Atomic Robo

Links mentioned in this episode:

Jabber and the Drone

The Smith Signal

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EP 214: Ultimate Comics Spider Man

Patrick and Dad dig deep into Miles Morales era Ultimate Spider-Man.  

Patrick tries to explain the last ten years of Spider-Man continuity.

Patrick describes the horrors of fighting kids at the bus stop daily.

 Dad is amazed people on the internet are upset that people were upset over a Black Spider-Man.  

Dad eats cookies and is afraid of the freeway.

Next Week: Superman Covers

EP 213: Lumberjanes

Dad returns from illness to cover some non-dude comics this week with Lumberjanes.  

Dad tells tales of how he survived an illness, eat oat bread and read about kids at camp.

Dad misses out on many of LGBTQ moments and is all about the monsters.

Patrick and Dad try to explain children and self-esteem poorly.

 Next Week: Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man

EP 212: SIn City: That Yellow Bastard

Dad and Patrick read another tale from Frank Miller’s Sin City.  Dad shows he knows the email address but he still does not need emails.  Questions via email about reading too much dude related comics and where places are in the land of Sweden are answered.

Patrick blathers on and on about how much he loves the artwork, negative space and woodcut style art.  Dad has lots of questions of about old men and heart attacks.

Patrick and Dad agree it is a bleak work that is fun to look at but maybe is a bit too hard boiled even for these gumshoes.

Dad misses out on a breakfast feast and Patrick tells a story about his nephew fighting his cat.

Next Week: Lumberjanes

EP 211: Wonder Woman: Lies

Patrick struggles to get into the Greg Rucka penned take on Rebirth era Wonder Woman and retcon and relaunches in general terms.  Dad just goes along for the ride and enjoys shorts for Father’s Day.  Next Week:  Sin City That Yellow Bastard

Dad celebrates Father’s Day with a pair of athletic shorts and a card he tosses aside in disdain.  Patrick throws his future wife under the bus yet again.

Patrick and Dad discuss the history of Sanders Chocolates, Stroh's ice cream and how to hustle discounted food from people.

Patrick really struggles with modern superhero comics and in particular the approach with the Rebirth era Wonder Woman

Dad just goes along for the ride and Dad and some issues with the art that Patrick is also shocked to find he agrees.

Patrick wraps the show up with a retelling of the Wonder Woman film to Dad in general details

Next Week:  SIn City That Yellow Bastard