We know you've been waiting… five months for this episode, which makes us even more embarrassed about the audio quality but the episode's worth it. All three hours of the episode is worth it. That's right, it's a three hour extra-sized episode… we cover the Best of 2018, a very deep dive into Love and Rockets Volume One, a discussion of media, and then some news about the new amazing. (Again, very sorry about the audio. It's been so long since we podcasted, we sort of forgot how. Technically speaking.

We're a few weeks late but we actually read some good comics, which is always nice. Quick Rant: Comics sales. Floppies: Batman The Damned, Kaijumax vol 4, The Magic Order, Ether The Copper Golems, Black Hammer: Age of Doom, Infinity 8 vol 2, Hey Kids! Comics, Babarella, The Weatherman, Redneck. Trades: The Complete Killer, All My Heroes Have Been Junkies, Criminy. Media: Marvel Netflix, Daredevil, The Flash, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow.

It's been five weeks, which makes sense since it's not easy to find books! Even some mainstays have disappointed the last couple months… and, of course, some haven't. Floppies – The Weatherman, Punks Not Dead, Barbarella, Bloodstrike, Highest House, Ether: Copper Golems, Infinity 8 vol 2, Maestros, Jimmy's Bastards, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Tempest, Redneck, X-Men: Second Genesis, Seeds, Kaijumax Season Four. Retro – Love and Rockets. Trades – Complete Aleck Sinner Vol 2, Fourth World Omnibus, The Complete The Killer. Mixed media – Luke Cage, CW, Titans.

We're back on track! Sort of! Floppies – Ether The Copper Golems, Barrier, Black Hammer: Age of Doom, Doctor Star, The Sentry, Kill or Be Killed, Lazarus, Snagglepuss, Kaijumax, Bloodstrike, Damned, Magic Order, Mister Miracle, Plastic Man, Resident Alien, Weatherman, Barbarella, Flavor, Punks Not Dead, Coda. Retro – Love and Rockets, DC Comics Presents, Star Trek. Trades – The Troublemakers, Young Frances. Mixed media – Whatever Happened to the Girl of Tomorrow, The Flash, Luke Cage, Ant-Man 2.

Only a month since the last episode! Back on track? Floppies – Isola, Flavor, Death or Glory, Maestro, Lazarus, Barrier, Black Hammer Age of Doom, Doctor Star, Ether The Copper Golems, Infinity 8, Highest House, Barbarella, Jimmys Bastards, Exit Stage Left Snagglepuss, Batman White Knight, Damned, Punks Not Dead, Assassinistas, Love and Rockets. Trades – Sherlock Frankenstein, Young Frances, The Troublemakers.

Our second podcast for 2018! Floppies – Terrifics, Doctor Star, Black Hammer, Gideon Falls, Punks not Dead, Kid Lobotomy, Assassinistas, Mister Miracle, Batman White Knight, Vampironica, Ruff and Reddy, Infinity 8, Dry County, Highest House, Vinegar Teeth, Spider King, Resident Alien, Evolution, Kong on Apes, Redneck, Dead Hand, Snagglepuss, I Hate Fairyland , Isola, War Stories, Thrawn, Damned, Lazarus, Barbarella. Trades – Lone Sloane, X-Men Grand Design, Reefer Madness, Epic Collection Master of Kung Fu vol 1, Dave Sheridan's Dealer McDope, Leather Nun, and Freak Bros, Aleck Sinner vol 2 The Age of Disenchantment.

Our first podcast for 2018! Which we actually didn't realize. It's straight into the comics because the second half is devoted to a single feature–surprise–topic. Floppies – Hungry Ghosts, Ruff and Reddy, Punisher: Platoon, JLA/Doom Patrol Special, Kid Lobotomy, Assassinistas, Barbarella, Maestros, Kaijumax: Season Three, Vinegar Teeth, Sherlock Frankenstein, Comic Book History of Comic Books, Redneck, Snagglepuss, Dastardly and Muttley, Batman: White Knight, Damned, Grave Diggers Union. Trades – Spy Seal, Fifty Years of the Fabulous Frak Brothers, Black Hammer

The Best of 2017 Vernon and I get right into talking about the best comics of 2017. Just a warning–we go on to talk about them for almost 2.5 hours. HONORABLE MENTIONS Ether, Lake of Fire, Slam! 1st series, Motor Crush, Powerman & Iron Fist, Kill or be Killed, Harrow County, Dead Inside, The Killer Inside Me, Copperhead, War Stories, Redneck, I Hate Fairyland, Nick Fury, Evolution Divided States of Hysteria, Kaijumax, Love & Rockets, Aliens: Dead Orbit, Letter 44, Sabrina, Mister Miracle, Shadows of the Grave, Jimmy's Bastards, Dastardley & Muttley, Kid Lobotomy, Black Crown Quarterly, Assassinistas, Gravediggers Union, Barbarella, X-Men Grand Design BEST OF THE YEAR Black Hammer and Sherlock Frankenstein, New Super Man, Flintstones, Damned, Spy Seal, Fu Jitsu, Batman White Knight, Punisher Platoon, Maestros BEST TPS Baker Street Familiars, Garth Ennis Train Called Love, Providence, Empowered vol. 10 And we do talk about the importance of not writing off a year too soon (i.e. best of lists in November). We also give some examples why it's a terrible idea. One of them rhymes with Fanned Whine

Not just on time… early! Vernon and I start off talking Marvel and C.B. Cebulski and Akira Yoshida. Then we talk a little about the Berger Books ashcan. Then we get onto the actual comics and there are some good ones…. Floppies – Batman: White Knight, Doomsday Clock, Ruff and Reddy Show, Sherlock Frankenstein, Black Crown Quarterly, Kid Lobotomy, Punisher Platoon, Jimmy's Bastards, Dastardly and Muttley, Spy Seal, Evolution, The Jetsons, Redneck, Angelic, Maestro, Kill the Minotaur, Copperhead, The Grave Diggers Union Retcon, Coyotes, Kaijumax, Divided States of America, Fu Jitsu. Trades – Superman: American Alien, 4 Kids Walk into a Bank, The Demon by Jack Kirby Media – Justice League, Crisis on Earth X, The Punisher

An on-time release! We know you're all impressed. Vernon starts off the show talking about Marvel Legacy from a retailer's standpoint. Then we review the latest failures of "pitch" comics. But then the fun starts, because amid all these comics we discuss, there are some truly great ones. Listen to find out which! Comics discussed: Angelic, Godshaper, Black Hammer, Sherlock Frankenstein, Kill The Minotaur, Damned, Divided States, Ruff & Reddy Show, Kaijumax, Slam Next Jam, Jimmys Bastards, Punisher Platoon, Dastardley and Muttley, Batman White Knight, Mr Miracle, Spy Seal, Fu jitsu, Cinema Purgatorio, Copperhead, Atomahawk, Maestros. Then we talk about these trades: Mr Miracle by Kirby, Flintstones vol 2, Unquotable Trump, Nick Fury, Alack Sinner.