Alex Segura isn’t just the head of PR for Archie and writer of the new Archies one-shot. He’s also the author of the Pete Fernandez series of crime novels, so we talk to him this week about comics vs. prose, murder fiction vs. idyllic Riverdale, Archie vs. noir protagonists, crossovers, portraying music in comics, and much more! Plus, we add some characters to the Panel President list!

The Rundown:

• Follow Alex on Twitter!
• His new book, Dangerous Ends, comes out April 11!
• Chris’ checks and recs: Army of Darkness comic, Mass Effect Andromeda
• Matt’s check and rec: Buying a house, 13th
• Music used: Paul Melhoff, “Venice Beach Detective”

Comics Reviewed:

• Valiant High #2
• WWE #3
• Magdalena #1

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This week, we’re more than pleased to welcome returning guest Leila Del Duca and new pal Kit Seaton to the show to talk about their new Image Comics graphic novel Afar! We talk with them about fairy tales and myths, creating humanoid (and not so humanoid) animal creatures, the transition from art to writing, whether Steve Austin is a wrestler, the publishing format of all-ages comics and a whole lot more! Plus, we answer a probing listener question!

The Rundown:

• Follow Kit and Leila on Twitter!
• Here’s Kit’s webcomic, The Black Bull of Norroway.
• Chris’ checks and recs: Playing WarCraft III, Lucha Underground on Netflix
• Matt’s check and rec: Everything Will Be Okay on Kickstarter, Get Out
• Music used: Alex Scofield, “From Afar”

Comics Reviewed:

• All-Star Batman #8
• Batman #19
• Batwoman #1

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We’re back from Seattle and ranking characters on this week’s show! We take on some Superior Foes of Spider-Man, famous LLs and more!

The Rundown:

• Go check out the Four Color Book Club podcast!
• Chris’ check and rec: ECCC, Ultimate Beastmaster
• Matt’s check and rec: Cemetery Funnies, The Masked Man Show

Comics Reviewed:

• Action Comics #975
• Moonlighters #1
• Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew: The Big Lie #1

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Chris and Matt were at Emerald City Comic-Con in Seattle this weekend, where they recorded a live podcast with Charles Soule and Ryan Browne, co-creators of the Image Comics series Curse Words! We talk with them about wizards, the name Wizord, how their styles came together, cutting loose in a comic, coloring and much more! Plus, some surprisements!

The Rundown:

• Follow Charles and Ryan on Twitter!

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You demanded it, so we’re ranking Holy Terror in this month’s story-ranking special! And eventually we get to some other stories.

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A handful of personalities behind The Nerdy Show and the creative team of the maybe soon-to-be animated series Lightning Dogs join us this week! We talk to Cap, Doug and Tony about stumbling into the idea for the show, why animation is preferable in this case to comics, documenting the entire creative process, cartoon series from the ’90s, David Bowie, animation distribution and so much more! Plus, we add a few new characters to the Panel President list!

The Rundown:

• Follow Cap, Doug and Tony on Twitter!
• Go listen to Lightning Dogs!
• Here are Chris and Matt as dogs, if you’re interested.
• Chris’ checks and recs: Wanting to play WarCraft; My Brother, My Brother and Me on Seeso
• Matt’s check and rec: Bloodborne replay, Key & Peele rewatch
• Music used: meddlr, “Space Dogs”

Comics Reviewed:

• Astro City #41
• Transformers: Lost Light #3
• Amazing Spider-Man #24

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Daniel Kibblesmith is a good friend of the show and writer of the upcoming Valiant High digital-first series from Valiant and ComiXology, so we’re more than happy to have him back this week! We talk with him about high-school AUs in general, making the Valiant characters fit in a high-school setting, whether there’s a world outside the school, and, of course, the Garfield convention we’re all planning to attend later this year. Plus, we answer an oddly relevant listener question!

The Rundown:

• Follow Daniel on Twitter!
• Grab Valiant High #1 on ComiXology!
• The Facebook page for the Garfield Gathering.
• Go root for your favorite team in the Dungeon Dome! Listen to the promos, then check out the competition Feb. 26 at noon CT on Twitch.tv/oneshotrpg!
• Chris’ checks and recs: Attending a protest, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend S2
• Matt’s check and rec: Emerald City Comic-Con live show, Adventure Zone catch-up, WWE Champions
• Music used: Chadder Box, “High School”

Comics Reviewed:

• Super Sons #1
• Batwoman: Rebirth #1
• The Wild Storm #1

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We’re happy to welcome back Gregg Schigiel, writer of the Image Comics all-ages series Pix, to come on the show and talk about that series, but we’re also very interested to ask him to recreate a trivia contest he did with Chris at a con a few years ago! We also discuss the market for all-ages comics, pitching comics to kids vs. adults, the inspiration for a superhero/Disney princess combo, and much more! Plus, we add a few grizzled characters to the Panel President list!

The Rundown:

• Follow Gregg on Twitter!
• Here’s the original trivia challenge with Chris, and another example from Emerald City Comic-Con in 2014.
• Not sure if Waking Sleeping Beauty is available to stream anywhere, but here’s the IMDb page.
• Check out the What’s Goin’ podcast!
• Chris’ checks and recs: 10-cent pizza, Let it Die
• Matt’s check and rec: Dallas road report, Anker charger
• Music used: Roboctopus, “Your Princess is in Another Castle lol”

Comics Reviewed:

• Justice League of America #1
• Supergirl #16
• Action Comics #973

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On this week’s episode, we’re welcoming the two editors–one from San Francisco, one from Iceland–of the new Not Forgotten anthology, which features public doman, Golden Age superheroes! We talk about the weirdest, most obscure characters from that period; working with creators all over the globe; being confused for people with the same (or similar names); Iceland’s love of licorice, and much more! Plus, we take a pair of TV-focused listener questions!

The Rundown:

• Follow Einar and Matt on Twitter!
• Go contribute to the Not Forgotten Kickstarter!
• Behold Atomic Tot.
• Chris’ checks and recs: Health situation, JJ’s Red Hots
• Matt’s check and rec: CAIR donations, Westworld
• Music used: Adrianwave, “can’t forget u”

Comics Reviewed:

• Faith #8
• Batman #16
• Transformers: Last Light #1

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It’s a new year, and we’re adding as many new stories as we can to the Ever Story Ever list as we can in two hours!

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