Casual Wednesdays
Comics talk and such.
Episodes
It's a Giant-Size Episode this week as MJ & Jones share their top picks from the November 2022 solicits, discuss Kickstarted comics, and share their thoughts on that new She-Hulk tv show.
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What We’re Reading:...
This week MJ & Jones have watched the final five episodes of Netflix’s The Sandman, and they have feelings.
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Time Stamps:
What We’re Reading: 1:24
News: 8:42
Netflix’s The Sandman, Part Two: 13:40
Outro: 54:58
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This week MJ & Jones report back on their experiences watching the first five episodes of Netflix's ambitious television adaptation of The Sandman.
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Time Stamps:
What We’re Reading: 1:24
Netflix's The Sandman, Part One: 7:24
Listener Question: 35:58
Outro: 41...
This week MJ & Jones knock out the October 2022 solicits and attempt to make sense out of the recent shocking Batgirl movie news.
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Time Stamps:
What We’re Reading: 1:24
September 2022 Solicits: 8:07
- Image Comics: 8:54
- Dark Horse: 11:51
- DC: 13:41
- Marvel: 29:49
- Epic Collections! 3...
CASUAL WEDNESDAYS returns (and it's about damn time)! This week MJ & Jones give their recommendations from the September 2022 solicits and talk a bit about Batman #125.
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What We're Reading: 3:52
September 2022 Solicits: 11:09
- Image Comics: 12:06
- Dark Horse: 18:09
- DC: 18:51
- Marvel: 29:23
- Lightning Round: 39:58
Listener Question: 47:12
Outro: 58:15
It's time for another junk drawer episode! MJ & Jones chat up the new Ms. Marvel TV series, the Black Adam trailer, and the prospects of the Thunderbolts in the MCU.
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What We’re Reading: 1:52
News: 12:11
- Fantastic Four: Full Circle Release: 12:11
- Black Adam Trailer Ta...
It's a packed episode of CASUAL WEDNESDAYS this week, as MJ & Jones crack the August 2022 comic solicitations and go bananas over the new trailer for Thor: Love and Thunder.
Time Stamps:
What We're Reading: 2:29
August 2022 Solicits: 7:25
- Image Comics: 8:20
- Dark Horse: 13:39
- DC: 15:41
- Marvel: 24:40
- Lightning Round: 34:23
Thor: Love and Thunder Chat: 44:28
Outro: 56:48
This week: MJ & Jones break down the top categories in the 2022 Will Eisner Award nominations and indulge a little She-Hulk trailer chatter.
Time Stamps:
Reading: 1:45
Eisner 2022 Noms: 5:59
- Best Single Issue/One-Shot : 11:31
- Best Continuing Series: 13:11
- Best Limited Series: 15:01
- Best New Series: 17:05
- Best Writer: 19:41
- Best Writer/Artist: 22:47
- Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team: 23:53
- Best Cover...
This week: MJ & Jones go crazy over how much they enjoyed Sam Raimi's Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, catch up on stuff they're reading, and talk comic book fatigue.
Time Stamps:
Reading: 2:05
Doctor Strange Talk: 6:58
SPOILER TALK: 19:57-32:39
Listener Question: 35:34
Outro: 41:05
This week MJ & Jones crack the June 2022 comic book solicitations and have a small, spoiler-free chat about 'Moon Knight.'
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Time Stamps:
Moon Knight: 1:25
Reading: 4:11
June 2022 Solicits: 9:50
- Image Comics: 10:21
- Dark Horse Comics: 16:25
- DC: 19:10
- Marvel: 26:22
- BO...
At last! MJ & Jones dust off their editions of JLA/Avengers #1-4 for a series of read-through episodes that pay tribute to the career of the great George Pérez. This week: JLA/Avengers #2, wherein an apartment is invaded, the Batcave gets a visitor, and a Destroyer of Worlds seemingly meets his match.
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At last! MJ & Jones dust off their editions of JLA/Avengers #1-4 for a series of read-through episodes that pay tribute to the career of the great George Pérez. This week: JLA/Avengers #1, wherein a vigilante gets his keister kicked, a fabled dragon awakes, and a hammer is thrown.
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This week MJ & Jones crack the May 2022 comic book solicitations and have a spoiler-free chat about 'The Batman'.
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Time Stamps:
Reading: 3:16
May 2022 Solicits: 8:40
- Image Comics: 9:03
- Dark Horse Comics: 15:03
- DC: 16:23
- Marvel: 24:45
- BOOM! Studios: 35:50
- Lightning Round...
Matt Reeves' The Batman is finally out in theaters, and MJ & Jones have feelings. Spoilers ahead for the CASUAL WEDNESDAYS post-mortem of Warner Bros' latest, and possibly greatest, iteration of the Dark Knight Detective.
This week MJ & Jones talk about the imminent 'Human Target' hiatus, the upcoming creator rosters for 'Batman' and 'Ant-Man', 'Thor: Love and Thunder' spoilers, and share their favorite seasoned superheroes.
Time Stamps:
News: 5:08
- 'Human Target' Hiatus: 5:40
- 'Ant-Man' Anniversary: 9:28
- 'Batman' Creator Shakeup: 11:21
Listener Question:...
This week MJ & Jones try to navigate the decimation of the ComiXology comics service, praise the Hero Initiative's upcoming 'JLA/Avengers' reprint, and attempt to parse the new trailer for 'Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness'.
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News:
- ComiXology: 5:38
- 'JLA/Avengers: 9:34
- 'Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness': 15:40
Listener Question: ...
Finally, yeesh! MJ & Jones are here with recommendations for all the great (or, at least, all right) releases in the APRIL 2022 comic book solicitations! Also this week: We answer a listener question about which Batman '89-esque adaptation-to-comics project we'd love to see next!
Time Stamps:
April 2022 Solicits: 8:00
- Image Comics: 8:25
- DC: 12:23
- Marvel: 22:31
- Epic Collections! 32:58
- BOOM!...
We’re back! After an extended hiatus away from our microphones, MJ & Jones are here with a shorter format and a whole bunch of comic book hullabaloo, which includes: Two new CAPTAIN AMERICA series, a new DREAMING spin-off written by James Tynion IV (!!!) and the much-hyped DEATH OF THE JUSTICE LEAGUE, which will either be moderately interesting or… not that at all!
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Face front, Web-Heads! MJ & Jones are here with their thoughts on Spider-Man: No Way Home, 50% non-spoilers, 50% spoilers, for your listening enjoyment/catharsis/rage listening. Let the opinions thwip!
SPOILERS BEGIN: 18:05
It’s finally here! MJ & Jones are back with recommendations for all the great (or, at least, all right) comic book/graphic novel/manga releases in the FEBRUARY 2022 comic book solicitations! Also this week: our Top 5 Most Anticipated Issues, our favorite (and least favorite) superhero runs, and a light WIZARD MAGAZINE read-thru, because our listeners are patient and lovely and dammit, they deserve it!
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