Show Notes

We’re back for 2026 and the name of the game is quality over quantity. Conor and Josh shake off the barnacles, look for their sea legs, and perform other nautical metaphors, all in the name of talking comics, which is likely why they were placed on this earth.

Note: Time codes are estimates due to dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.

Running Time: 01:15:03

Pick of the Week:
00:01:43 – The Amazing Spider-Man #983 (19)

Comics:
00:11:39 – Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: The Ghost Ships of Labrador #2
00:21:18 – Batman #5
00:25:51 – Absolute Superman #15
00:32:01 – Devil on My Shoulder #2
00:35:54 – Batman/Green Arrow/The Question: Arcadia, Book Two
00:43:40 – Nova: Centurion #3

Patron Pick:
00:47:34 – The Twilight Zone #3

Patron Thanks:
00:57:38  – Pastor Will Rose

Audience Questions:
01:00:55 – Gavin T. from Long Beach, California asks who we’d put on a West Coast Avengers #1-style cover.

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Music:
“Good Times Roll”
The Cars

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