New Years Even of 2016, New York City, Times Square… sure it sounds great on paper, but not when a maniac shows up and starts slashing people up! Four years and many murders later, two NYPD officers heading up the Maniac Taskforce are on the case. Faced with budget cuts, the mayor's obsession with his new automated train, and general apathy, they try to prevent further destruction in a world that has mostly moved on.

Join hosts Jonah Gregory and Kieran Bennett while they take a deep dive into Maniac of New York volume 1: The Death Train!

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Parenting is tough even in the best of times. When the cyberpunk distopia you've been escaping for the last thirteen years suddenly shows up on your door, you might start to wonder how far you'll go to protect your kids. It's a tale as old as time as we review Dryad on this episode of Inks & Issues.

Full discosure, Justin Osterling is a friend of the show and a Geekly. We decided to review this comic a while back and he did not know we were doing it.

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In this episode we dip our feet into the wackier side of the Marvel Universe, when it gets beat up by The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl! Tony Stark (Iron Man) has found a strange device and wants Doreen and her friends to help him test it out. Things go badly when a group of animal-people show up to steal it back, leading to Doreen being accidentally shoved inside. Shenanigans, of course, ensue.

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This week we are joined by our good pal and popular podcaster Tim Lanning of The Pope Zone! (I think he does another show about dragons or something). He has joined us to discuss the original 2003 version of The Runaways.

Runaways asks the question, “What if you found out your parents were super villains and you were too much of a rebellious teen to be ok with that?”

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This time around we tackle the gritty reboot that Christmas has been needing for years, Super Powered Revenge Christmas by Bill Corbett and Len Peralta.

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Things start to get serious for Kuroe Akaishi, a young girl who turns into a giant Kaiju when she gets too emotional, when the school hearthrob / Insta star Arata Minami takes her on a *gulp* DATE?!

We are joined once again by Steph from Welcome to St. Paxton to discuss this weird, yet adorable manga.

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This week we are joined by Steph from “Welcome to St. Paxton”, a very good podcast about Cthulhu and the investigators who love them. 

Speaking of giant monsters, this episode we discuss Kaiju Girl Caramelise. It's the story of a young girl who turns into a giant, city-crushing monster when she gets too emotional. Now she's fallen for the new boy at school and things get a lot more complicated.

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This week we are joined by Nika Howard of the “Greetings, Adventurers!” podcast (among many other fun projects) to discuss the spookiest of spooky comics, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.

But this ain't your great-great-granfather's Sabrina: The Teenage Witch. No, this Sabrina has some adventures. Chilling ones, even. Also there is a lot of blood and and the actual devil shows up at one point? 

If you ever wondered what would happen if you combined Archie comics with the devil movie craze of the 60's and 70's you'd be on the right track. Enjoy!

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Did you know Kieran has never read a Fantastic 4 from start to finish? Well we aimed to change that this week with Fantastic 4: 1234.

Is it a great intro to the greatest family ever written? Or just a grim-dark romp through New York where Ben gets hit by a car?

Only one way to find out!

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Thanks to people on our discord randomly posting weird comic panels, we decided to review our first Elseworld's book. We didn't realize this was a sequel to another Elseworld story, but that didn't slow us down.

We needed to know why Superman both looked like Santa and was weilding a semi-truck engine/gun. The answers may surprise you.

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We're back again with Ryan Santos from Torchlit Tavern to finish up on Far Sector!

Things are really heating up in The City Enduring, and not just with the whole ‘murder' thing. Is Jo up to the task? Of course she is, she's amazing.

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A Green Lantern?! In space?! Its more likely than you think. We're joined this week by the truly excellent Ryan Santos of Torchlit Tavern to chat about a brand new character added to the Green Lantern mythos.

A murder mystery, a city in space, and cultures unlike anything on earth. This one has it all!

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What do you do when your franchise has been around a bit too long? Send them into space, of course! We can only assume that was the premise behind Josie and the Pussycats In Space's original cartoon run.

But lucky for us someone decided to dust off this old property, give it a modern feel, and completely mix up the genre on us. Was this weird experiment a success? Find out this week on Inks & Issues!

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This week we break the mold for our GeeklyCon digital live show. Rather than reviewing a comic, we speculate on what other franchises would be like if they were given the Age of Apocalypse treatment.

But we couldn't do it alone. Pat Edwards, our friendly neighborhood AoA expert, joins us to speculate on what would happen if a major character dies before their time and how that would drastically change a franchise. Kingdom Hearts, Scooby Doo, Pirates of the Caribbean… nothing is off limits.

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We are joined once again by Brittany Gregory, our resident Sailor Moon expert, to tackle part two of our discussion of the first story arc.

Can the Sailor Scouts finally band together and defeat the evil Queen Beryl? What about that guy who happens to look exactly like Tuxedo Mask that they keep running into. What's his deal anyway? And another thing, how did we all end up on the moon?

For the answers to all these questions and more, listen to this episode!

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This episode Jonah and Kieran attempt to fill a massive gap in their pop culture knowledge. For their first experience with delving deep into the Sailor Mooniverse, they knew an expert on the subject would be required. 

Thankfully, Brittany is back to school them on the story and lore of Sailor Moon as we discuss the first story arc of the original series.

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We're back baybeeeee!

Our long national nightmare is over… oh wait, it's not. But hey, that doesn't mean we can't enjoy some comics.

In The Way of the Househusband, we follow the misadventures of Tatsu, a feared yakuza boss nicknamed “The Immortal Dragon”. At the height of his influence he retires so that he can better support his wife Miku, a career woman.

Join Kieran and Jonah as we dive into this new ongoing series and see how a giant scary man can become the most supportive husband in all of comics.

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What if, in Star Wars, Luke and Vader didn't kill Emperor Palpatine after all. What if he actually has been using techniques that some considered to be unnatural? What if… he was never really dead at all and was actually in a clone body this whole time?

No, we aren't talking about The Rise of Skywalker, we are discussing Dark Empire, a comic from 1991 that already covered that ground in a way at least one of us found much more entertaining.

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This week we discuss the second half of Kevin Panetta and Savanna Ganucheau's Bloom. Can Ari learn that not everything is about him and get Hector back? Will the bakery survive complete devistation? Will Cameron continue to be the absolute worst?

Find out this episode!

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Nothing quite like a gay romance is there? And nothing quite like a culinary themed gay romance. Jonah and Kieran take a dive into Kevin Panetta and Savanna Ganucheau's graphic novel, Bloom.

Will love….uh….rise? Proof? Come out crunchy? Listen and find out!

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Enter the DC universe, where there are super guys, and various bat people, and wonderful women… except throw all of that out the window and hang out with these strange plant people for 150 pages.

It's a dark, strange world; exactly what you'd expect from the master of gothic horror, Neil Gaiman. Accompanied by Dave McKean's dreamlike art, it's a beautiful and twisted journey about self identity and also Swamp Thing shows up.

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Thanks to all of our wonderful Patreon backers (join now and get a bunch of extra content), we are finally reviewing our very first Garf! And not just any Garf, but the relatively famous Garfield: His 9 Lives.

As if that alone weren't enough, we delve into not just the new release, but also the classic version of the same name (they are surprisingly different)! So grab a cup of cocoa on this cold December day and delve into the lovable orange lasagna guzzling cat and his hijinx over all of recorded history.

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This week we are joined by GeeklyInc. superstar Nika Howard to discuss the spooktacular horror comic Wytches. Sometimes when you have mysterious ties to an ancient evil, it can really mess up your day. Join us on a journey into the woods to discover why you shouldn't make promises to creatures that think babies are a tasty treat.

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Take a journey back to the 80's with special guest Vince from Transformation Sequence. This week we review Akira, the series that got a lot of people in the west interested in anime in the first place, to see how it holds up.

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We thought we were prepared for the absurdity of Tank Girl. We were wrong. Find out what happens after fame and success go to Tank Girl's head and she had to go on an epic quest to save her beloved Booga from evil movie executives. 

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After the apocalypse, there is only one way to survive. You must participate in the Wacky Races… OR DIE. This week we take a look at the gritty reboot from DC of the Hanna-Barbera “classic” Wacky Racers as the Mad Max inspired (i.e. directly ripped off) Wacky Raceland.

Who is the mysterious anouncer that gathered these racers together. What is there ultimate goal? Can this rag tag group of frenimies save the world from ultimate destruction? Is this the worst comic we've reviewed on the show so far? Find out this episode!

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When we last left our heroes, everything was back to normal. That's right, no more problems for The Vision family, no siree bob. Not only is everything fine, but Vision's brother Victor shows up to stay for a while.

Now I know what you're thinking, “Wasn't he made by Ultron to grow up to be the ideal Avenger only so that one day, after gaining their trust, he could go on a rampage and kill them all?” 

And of course the answer is yes. But he's reformed, I swear! Anyway, this episode is the second half of our discussion of the Patron chosen and voted on review of The Vision. Check out Part 1 here.

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This week we take a look at Marvel's Vision, as voted on by our Patrons!

What happens when an android wants to have a normal life? Why, he builds himself a family of course. After successfully creating a wife and twin children, Vision becomes an upaid whitehouse intern/adviser to the president. Then the murder happens.

Can the Avengers keep Vision safe from those that don't understand him? Can they keep humanity safe from an android with angst? Find out this episode.

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This week we take on one of the most famous X-Men stories of the entire franchise, The Dark Phoenix Saga. Sure they already made about a dozen movies about it, but how does the source material hold up? Is it better than Age of Apocalypse?

Join us as we delve into the question that has haunted fans for decades; is Scott Summers boring, or just really dull?

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Here is our live show from GeeklyCon 2019 in Columbus, OH titled Trans-Dimensional Possibilities, Or, What Were They Thinking?: The Greatest Multiverse Characters of All Time. Join us as we explore the multiverse and talk about the strange characters we find there.

We are also joined by Mike Bachmann of Greetings, Adventurers, and you'll never guess which multiverse he'll be bringing to the table this time!

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We decided to do our usual in-person Bonus episode live from Jonah's house like we've done in the past for everyone, so this won't count as your July bonus episode. It is also why it's number twelve in that series of shorts episodes we've recorded in person while Kieran is traveling the US.

This time around we chat about our adventures seeing Mount St. Helens, throwing multiple BBQs, and playing a bunch of board games at Jonah's house. Enjoy!

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What happens when a shinki acts out like the rebellious teen that he is? He hurts those that care about him the most, that's what! And by that OF COURSE I mean that he actions put blights on the god he is connected to. So how can a simple god deal with a teen this rowdy? Michael DiMauro (Greetings Adventurers, Dear Internet) joins us once again to find out.

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Everybody be cool. Our boss is here and we want to make a good impression. That's right friends, we are joined by none other than Michael DiMauro of “Greetings Adventurers”, “Dear Internet”, and one of the founders of GeeklyInc.

This week we review the first several chapters of Noragami: Stray God, a manga that about friends who just happen to be gods, ghosts that become weapons, and a wrestling obsessed girl who lives between both shores. Enjoy!

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Pat Edwards (Space Tripping, Let's Rewatch) returns once again to help us sort through all seven-hundred plot threads that are finally coming together in the epic finale of Age of Apocalyspe. It's been a long and crazy ride but things actually start to make a bit of sense by the end of this episode.

Also, Magneto vs Apocalypse for real this time guys. It is actually pretty dope.

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Welcome back to THE AGE OF APOCALYPSE, where everything is made up and the points don't matter. We are joined once again by Pat Edwards (Space Tripping, Let's Rewatch) to discuss the 90-est of all 90's comics. Can Magneto and his X-Men fix the past and save the world? Will the Summers brothers ever stop in-fighting? Can Gambit get a friggin clue about Rogue? Find out this week!

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The boys are joined this week by author/podcaster extrodinaire Pat Edwards (Space Tripping, Let's Rewatch) to tackle one of the most epic tales of the 90's, Age of Apocalypse. In an alternate reality, Charles Xavier is murdered by his time traveling son, altering the course of the entire world.

In this new reality, the ancient mutant named Apocalypse has taken over the United States and is at war with the remains of humanity. Can Magneto and his X-Men (along with the dozen or so other X-Groups and a new character named X-Man) fix the timeline before it implodes in on itself?

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Last episode we saw a lot of intrigue around The Queen, Sir Nicholas, The Grand Inquisitor, and loads of other Marvel staples. This time around we learn what is going on with the explorers of the Fantastick, Count Von Doom, and the new world. Will the heroes be able to put aside their differences and heal the timeline, or will evil reign for that sweet couple of days until the timeline collapses? Find out this week on Inks & Issues!

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What happens when the timeline is disrupted and heroes start appearing 400 years too early? That's the question asked by Neil Gaiman in this 8 part series from Marvel. It's all the characters you know and love like Spider-Man (except he doesn't have powers yet), Nick Fury (the white version), and Queen Elizabeth, joining forces to stop the evil King James.

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This week we are joined by Ray of Brute Force and Sugoi Corp. fame to discuss an a manga that none of us had ever heard of but had been listed as a good comedy book for roudy teens, The Voynich Hotel. It's the story of a Yakuza who is living at a hotel owned by a luchadore and managed by witches. There are also lots of hitmen, a serial killer, and a group of kid detectives.

Now I know on the surface that sounds like a recipe for some hilarious situations, but be warned, this book falls into some real problematic tropes that we definitely take it to task for hard.

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Billy Batson is a foster kid who has had a hard life. He is also a huge jerk. But like all good heroes, he learns from his jerkish ways and after being given extrodinary powers by a wizard and eventually fighting a supervillain. It's a tale as old as time.

This week Kieran and Jonah dive into SHAZAM! Origins, which is a collection of backup stories that are a modern retelling of the character who, for legal reasons, can no longer be called Captain Marvel. Also a quick heads up; If you haven't watched the SHAZAM! movie and don't want any spoilers, this comic is the basis for that movie. Consider this your alert for spoilies.

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The world will end in three days. Can a broken family of superheroes work through their personal disfunction and forgive each other enough to stop it? Does loving and supporting one another actually make things better, or does it all just lead to more heartache? That's what The Umbrella Academy delves into. Well, that and a robotic Eiffel tower driven by zombie Gustave Eiffel.

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If you've listened to the show before, you probably know that Kieran is a huge Green Lantern fan. Despite this, it somehow took us 65 episodes to finally review one of his books. Like most mainstream comics, the character has been rebooted to hell and back, so we decided to pick one of the reboots that is still held in high regard and see if it holds up as a good jumping on point for new readers.

That's right, we do a deep dive into Geoff Johns' 2005 reboot featuring Manhunters old and new, a giant mutated shark, and gremlins from space. Hal is really having a normal one.

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You thought one ghost was spooky? You haven't seen anything yet! This week Kieran and Jonah dive into the pulp-styled world of Fabian Gray. He's an adventurer, a ladies man, a treasur hunter, and possessed by, you guessed it, five ghosts. But the good news is they also give him weird super powers.

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This week we dive into the graphic novel adaptation of the real play Dungeons & Dragons podcast that is The Adventure Zone. It's a fourth wall breaking, gerblin killing, dead man's boots steeling good time.

Full disclosure, this book was written by the McElroys (as I'm sure you know) and we did have Clint on the show for our discussion of DC Metal. This episode is a bit of a cheat because 1) We like Clint and his good boys quite a lot, and 2) We already knew we liked this one going in. But this was a a Patreon backer pick and was a fun time for us and will (hopefully) be a fun time for you as well. Enjoy!

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This week we are joined by storyteller and podcaster Veronica (Cthulhu & Friends) to discuss American Vampire. When old school vampires come to America's wild west and accidentally create a new breed, things get crazier. You could even say they get even wilder. Like some sort of wild, wild west.

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For the first time ever, we are diving into the True Crime podcast genre. But since we are a bunch of comic book nerds we are doing it in comic form as we discuss Green River Killer, the tale of the real-life detective that spent a huge part of his career trying to track down the afore mentioned serial killer.

We are joined this week by Wesley Johnson, who has actually been on more podcast episodes with Jonah than even Kieran has. He also does a lot of cool events for the Daviess County Public Library, which he dives into a bit on the show.

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As you know, we here at Inks & Issues love a good crossover. When we heard Planet of the Apes was crossing over with King Kong, It was as if the fates had aligned and all the things that Jonah loves that he has thrust upon his friend and co-host Kieran came together to form a perfect union of primate themed goodness.

Kong on the Planet of the Apes dares to ask what we were all thinking but were too afraid to; What happens when a giant ape is found on a planet where apes evolved from man?! You get a lot of philosophical debate on the nature of life, science, and religion. Also weird hairy raptors that the army wants to tame for use in war, which I'm sure will go just fine.

Now that the trade paperback is out, you can read along at home with ease and let us know your thoughts in the comments!

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Tom Taylor is just your average Joe who's dad wrote a bestselling series of books using his son's name as his protagonist, which has subsequently ruined his life. Now Tom is all grown up, his dad has mysteriously vanished, and his world is turning upside down thanks to his crazy fans, generation spanning conspiracies, and real life magic. This week, we are talking about The Unwritten.

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It's the 11th hour and our heros have to band together to stop full-on nuclear annihilation. Can Night Owl get that lovable scamp Rorschach out of prison? Can The Silk Spector convince Dr. Manhatton that humanity is worth saving? Who is the mask killer and what's up with Ozymandias's cat and can we pet it?

Learn the answers to these and many, many other questions on part 2 of our discussion of Watchmen. We also talk a bit about the movie with fresher eyes than in our first discussion and get into an interesting interview with Dave Gibbons we watched between recordings.

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It's a new year and it's time to get super serious. No more of these “funny books”. It's all grimdark adult “Graphic Novels” from here on out. We ONLY talk about serious things, and make zero goofs by popular request of our listeners. Because this week we take on one of Time Magazine's 100 best novels, Watchmen. This episode was voted on by our lovely patrons.

Superheroes are real, well one of them is. The rest are regular folks who dress up in costumes and bunch baddies. But now someone is killing off the former “masks” and the smelly vigilante Rorschach isn't going to take this lying down. It's a story of the escelation of the cold war, the uncertainty  of the future, and a question of how far would you go to keep the world safe. Join us for our discussion of this Alan Moore classic, won't you?

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How do you followup your first success when your life has stalled out and you have major impostor syndrome? Bryan Lee O'Malley digs into this question mixing his own experience with Scott Pilgrim and adding a dash of the supernatural. Except it's about food, a subject that appears to be very near and dear to his heart. Sadly, no recipes included (though there are lots of lovingly rendered images of food).

Want to read along at home? Grab Seconds and let us know what you think of the book in the comments!

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Jennifer Cheek returns to the show for the second half of our discussion of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Battle Tendency. This time around JoJo must face his strongest opponents yet in the form of Esidisi, who is obsessed with battle and honor, and Kars, who, it turns out, has no honor to speak of. Can the combined forces of Joseph Joestar, Lisa Lisa, and The Speedwagon foundation take down The Ultimate Being? Find out this week on Inks & Issues.

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We are joined this week by GeeklyInc's own Jennifer Cheek of Drunks & Dragons to discuss a topic that is very near and dear to all of our hearts, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. Since we all knew going in that we love this comic (and the anime) we picked a specific section to cover that we feel is overlooked in the pantheon of what the fandom at large considers to be “the good bits.”

Want to read along at home? Grab volume one of Battle Tendency. Looking for more comics content? We have been streaming comic book themed games over on our Twitch channel thanks to our lovely Patreon supporters unlocking our first goal. Find all the ways you can support the show over the there.

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There are times in a young persons life that will define them. Often they happen when we are too young to really understand their significance. This week Kieran and Jonah discuss This One Summer, which exists in one of these moments. This book was voted on by you, our lovely Patrons.

And speaking of our lovely Patrons, we are excited to announce that our first goal has officially been met, which means we will be streaming comic book themed video games over on twitch.

Over the weekend, Jonah started a playthrough of the PS2 classic(?) X-Men Legends and is having a fun time with it. If you have games you'd like to see us tackle, let us know in the comments or on twitter.

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Way back in the halcyon days of our first episode, we reviewed Batman: Year One. And in that very first episode nearly two years ago, we made a goof that our 52nd episode would revisit the caped crusader for Batman: Zero Year. We are nothing if not commited to a goof, but little did we know that we would revisit The Batman so many, many, MANY times between our first and fifty-second episode. So welcome to the last Batisode we will be doing for a while, Batman: Zero Year.

In this iteration Bruce Wayne is kind of a boring jerk, Commissioner Gordon is kind of a boring jerk, and Alfred is, well, actually a pretty decent dude. How does it hold up to Year One? Find out on this exciting episode of Inks & Issues!

We also wanted to say a huge thank you to our Patrons and let you know we are only $5 away from hitting our first goal. After that is unlocked we will be streaming some comic book themed video games like the PS1 classic Spider-Man 2, NES era Superman/Batman, and modern stuff like the Telltale Batman series. Sign up now and help us make great content!

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We are again joined by our wonderful editor, Logan Pawley, to finish our review of Scott Pilgrim. Drama unfolds for Scott and his band and friend group as Sex Bob-omb puts band practice on hold in an attempt to record an album. Ramona dissapears for a month which isn't great for their relationship and Scott gets a job.

Can Scott and Ramona become better people and thwart being defeated by Gideon and… THEMSELVES?! Join us for our in-depth discussion of the last three volumes of Scott Pilgrim.

If you want to read along at home, the cheapest way to pick them up these days is the 6 volume box set. Don't forget, our Patreon supporters will be getting a bonus episode soon where we discuss how the movie compares to the comics.

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It's time to play the bass line from Final Fantasy II and get sad and stuff! Our fantastic editor, Logan Pawley, joins the podcast for the first time to discuss one of his favorite comics, Scott Pilgrim. In part one we cover the first three volumes. Can Scott take responsibility for his poor decision making in his relationships and defeat his new girlfriend's evil exes in the process? Join us to find out why, if Scott's life had a face, you'd want to punch it!

If you want to read along at home, the cheapest way to pick them up these days is the 6 volume box set. Part two drops next monday and for our Patreon supporters, we will have a bonus episode up soon where we discuss how the movie compares to the comics.

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Batman returns in the second half of our review of The Long Halloween. We are joined once again by Brittany Gregory, batfan extraordinaire. Things start to heat up as Harvey goes further off the deep end in his quest to bring down the Holiday Killer.

Can Kieran's dad, Commissioner Gordon, keep him from going too far? Also Batman is there. We also witness the classic teamup of Scarecrow and The Mad Hatter, those lovable scamps. All this and more on this exciting episode of Inks & Issues.

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There is a killer on the loose that only strikes on holidays. I know what you're thinking, but Calendar Man is already locked up in Arkham. Unable to track down the “Holiday Killer” on his own, Batman must team up with his usual ally Commissioner Gordon and the new hotheaded District Attorney, Harvey Dent. Can the three of them set aside their different crime fighting styles and track down the Holiday Killer before it's too late? Find out in The Long Halloween!

This week we are joined by mega Bat-fan Brittany Gregory, who has the first drawing Tim Sale every did of Harley Quinn. If that's not enough Bat-credentials for you I don't know what in bat-hell to tell you. We dive into the first seven chapters of the book this episode, discuss how it was created in the first place, and why it is one of the most influential Batman stories ever written. Did you like The Dark Knight? Thank Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale for making this roadmap in the 90's.

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If you thought things were weird in part 1 of our Uzumaki review, then strap in. You haven't even begun to see weird yet. Thankfully, Kym and Ben Stonick of Transformation Sequence have returned to help guide us through the strange world of cursed hospitals and snail men that Junji Ito has thrown our way.

Can our heroes survive the spiral curse, or will they end up as part of a row-house monster that wants someone to clean up after them? Will the dumbass tornado riders eat all the snail men without even offering us a bite? Find out this week on Inks & Issues!

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Hello friends, and welcome to Inks & Issues! We are incredibly excited to be the newest member of the GeeklyInc family of podcasts. If you haven't heard us before, we are a book-club style podcast that covers comic books. But we don't only focus on the latest and greatest. We often take a look back at older graphic novels or famous story arcs. But not just the big publishers like Marvel and DC (although we do love us some Batman). We also cover independent books.

You don't have to be current on comics to enjoy our show. In fact, we have had many listers tell us they don't read comics at all and just enjoy our discussions. Whatever the case for you, thanks for giving us a listen, and hopefully a 5-star review over on iTunes.

Episode #46 – Uzumake Part 1

Enter a world of snail men and killer spirals as the anime duo of Kym and Ben Stonick of Transformation Sequence join us once again to discuss comics from Japan! This time around we tackle master of horror manga Junji Ito's “Uzumaki,” about a quaint little cursed town and the people that live there.

I have purposely tried to use a cover image that wouldn't give you nightmares, although this comic did give a few to Jonah.

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Also the mystery of Fing Fang Foom's purple underwear and lots of explosions. It certainly is a comic book!

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Also horror, I suppose. Join Jonah & Kieran as we take a look at the incredibly strange idea of melding Archie with a zombie apocalypse.

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But what's more important is we delve into Marvel's Thor for the first time with special guest Tim Lanning from The Pope Zone (also the award winning Drunks & Dragons I guess?).

And what could be better than Thor? How about three (3) Thors?

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Check out Cult Popture, @cultpopture on all good social media channels!

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Find out in the conclusion to our discussion of Tokyo Ghoul!

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Find out in the first part of our discussion of Tokyo Ghoul!

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Is the legendarily bad “One More Day” as bad as everyone says it is? Find out this episode!

Closing song, “Web-Slinger/Hope-Bringer” by Kirby Krackle

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On our first episode, hosts Jonah Gregory and Kieran Bennett give a rundown of what got them into comics, explain the show format a bit, then get on with the main event: Batman: Year One! Does it hold up? Listen to find out!

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