Issues
Summary: A podcast about comic books and snacks. Mostly comics. But mostly snacks.
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Podcasts:
Mike and Ed talk about 7 Layer Dip Combos, again, Punisher vs Bullseye, Moon Knight, Trees, and United States of Murder Inc. Mike and Ed bond over their shared love of Willy Wonka Bottlecaps and their shared disinterest in Burning Man.
Mike and Ed discuss X-Men: Days of Future Past, Howard the Duck, and Hawkeye #19. Ed confesses his love for 7 Layer Dip Combos Baked Snacks and Mike grills Ed about the X-Men.
Mike and Ed talk about Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky’s Sex Criminals and the new Guardians of the Galaxy movie. Topics include Philly-style water ice, Bill Mantlo’s private screening of Guardians, and tips from the back of Sex Criminals.
Mike and Ed talk about Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples’s Saga. Topics include the many flavors of It’s-It ice cream sandwiches, Jim Steranko’s craziness in Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle, and what Ed and Mike would save if their homes caught fire.
Mike and Ed, with special guest Liam Danger Campbell, talk about the hell that is Comic Con. Topics include NOT eating pizza on the convention floor, the dangers of paint-pen autographs, and the magical powers of Lou Ferrigno. Mike talks about Punisher in The ’Nam and Ed mocks him.
Mike and Ed talk about Jonathan Hickman and Nick Dragotta’s East of West. Mike updates Ed on all things Punisher, including the Eminem/Punisher crossover from 2009. Ed talks peanut-free baseball and new flavors of It’s-It ice cream sandwiches.
Mike and Ed talk about comics they read over the long break. Topics include Mike’s ongoing fascination with the Punisher and recent issues of All-New Doop, Guardians of the Galaxy, Magneto, She-Hulk, Southern Bastards, and Trees.
Mike and Ed discuss Kingdom Come by Ross and Waid and Cooke’s The New Frontier. Topics include shooting dinosaurs with bazookas, Batman’s preferred steak temperature, and Mike’s allergic reaction to the artwork in Kingdom Come.
Mike and Ed discuss Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E. and Global Frequency by Warren Ellis. Topics include Fin Fang Foom’s purple underpants, man-eating koala bears, Elvis MODOKS, and Dirk Anger’s H.A.T.E. drugs.
Mike and Ed discuss Ed Brubaker’s epic run on Captain America. Topics include *Captain America: The Winter Soldier*, comics with sound, Falcon’s ability to talk to birds, changes to the comiXology app, and the movie that put ferrets on the map.
Mike and Ed discuss Ben Edlund’s The Tick. Topics include Edlund’s 12 issue run, the animated and live action shows, a million-zillion ninjas, and SPOON!
Mike and Ed discuss Marvel’s *What If…?* series. Mike talks about the Punisher killing Spider-man and Daredevil and Ed explains what would happen if Captain America led an army of super soldiers in World War II.
Mike and Ed discuss national superheroes. Topics include Captain Canuck, Captain Britain, Captain America, Alpha Flight, and the Soviet Super-Soldiers. Mike goes long on the Alan Moore and Alan Davis story “Jaspers’ Warp” and Ed explains the Punisher movies.
Mike and Ed discuss Garth Ennis’s many Punisher comics, including Born, The End, Welcome Back Frank, and Punisher MAX (2004). Topics include the Punisher’s binary nature, death by shark, angel guns with angel bullets, and the expiration date of Tastykakes.
Mike and Ed spoil the endings of *Planet Hulk*, *World War Hulk*, and *Hulk The End*. Topics include Marvel Unlimited, sci-fi curse words, and Ed entertains Mike’s lame questions about the Marvel universe.
