Episode 162 – Hertz Rental Car Ridin’ June 17, 2013
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Chris and Matt are back in their respective homes — Matt’s got the brand new War Rocket Ajax studios humming along — and ready to gab about three weeks worth of collected stuff! We’re taking your listener questions about the state of DC Comics, our favorite wrestlers, Flash Gordon, Heroes Con, and much more!
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- The Roger Corman Fantastic Four movie is really something to see.
- Matt’s MTV Geek column from last week got into making comics for teens.
- Chris’ check and rec: ComicsAlliance‘s return/Heroes Con, Kyle Kinane’s Whiskey Icarus
- Matt’s check: Stand-up show, Arrested Development season 4
- Music used: Tribe One, “Expand Your Brain”
Comics Talked About:
- Batman #21
- Superman Unchained #1
- Green Hornet #1 and #2
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Episode 161 – Farm Stuff (the Heroes Con 2013 Audio Sketchbook) June 11, 2013
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This weekend, Chris and Matt were at Heroes Con 2013, where they decided to do what they called an audio sketchbook. They asked 18 comics creators the same question: What have you seen or heard at a comics convention that left you speechless?
These are their answers.
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- Thanks to: Erica Henderson, Ming Doyle, Brian Clevinger, Scott Wegner, Robert Wilson IV, Jason Horn, Greg Rucka, Jay Potts, Van Jensen, Robert Venditti, Jeremy Dale, Khary Randolph, Sean Murphy, Jamal Igle, Jarrett Williams, Kelly Sue Deconnick, Matt Fraction and Tom Fowler for their stories!
- Music used: Pierlo, “BMX Hero”
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Episode 160 – That’s Snake Eyes f/Jeremy Dale May 27, 2013
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Our guest this week is writer/artist of the brand new Action Lab series Skyward Jeremy Dale! We talk to him (and a special surprise guest) about being inspired by video games, his G.I. Joe comics work, Firestar, the fantasy genre, and much more!
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- Follow Jeremy on Twitter and check out his website!
- The two-pack with Jeremy’s silent comic is going for the premium price!
- The George Perez Firestar costume.
- Chris’ check and rec: Subatomic Party Girls, Double Dragon Neon
- Matt’s check: Chikara’s Tag World Grand Prix, DmC Devil May Cry
- Music used: 2 Mello, “Gato’s in Love”
Comics Talked About:
- Daredevil #26
- The Green Team #1
- Superior Spider-Man #10
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Episode 159.5 – The Chris Sims/Mark Waid Batman Trivia Challenge May 22, 2013
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For this bonus episode, Mark Waid told Chris he wanted to ask him a trivia question. What followed was a challenge for the ages.
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Music used: Monroeville Music, “B001″
Episode 159 – Show You Who’s Boss f/Mark Waid May 20, 2013
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Writer of just about everything Mark Waid comes by to chat with us this week! We talk about the cancellation of The Legion of Super Heroes, working with Walt Simonson, the pluses and minuses of renumbering books, that amazing fight between Daredevil and Ikari, the best non-Waid Flash story, and much more! Plus, new projects are discussed and a very brief installment of the War Rocket Ajax Love Haters!
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- Follow Mark on Twitter! And check out all the comics on Thrillbent!
- Stay tuned later this week for a quick bonus Batman trivia episode with Mark!
- Mark’s had plenty to say over the years about his time at Crossgen.
- Amanda Palmer’s poem about the Boston Marathon bombing suspect was pretty rough.
- Derrick Comedy’s alternate G.I. Joe theme song. Enjoy.
- Chris’ check: Sub-Atomic Party Girls
- Matt’s check: Seeing a racist comedian
- Mutual rec: Our new podcast, Movie Fighters! Follow the Tumblr for it!
- Music used: Multifaros, “The Boss”
Comics Talked About:
- Regular Show #1
- FF #7
- Wolverine and the X-Men #29
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Movie Fighters is here! May 15, 2013
Posted by Matt in : Uncategorized , 1 comment so farChris and Matt’s new show, Movie Fighters, has arrived, and you can get the first episode at Bandcamp right now for one dollar!
It’s a little different from WRA in terms of format and the actual audio files, so Matt wrote up an FAQ on the Movie Fighters Tumblr here.
Also, be sure to follow the Tumblr! It’s where we’ll post pictures/clips from the movie and other stuff that’s relevant to the review.
Episode 158 – A Man Who Seeks Revenge f/Greg Rucka May 13, 2013
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Writer Greg Rucka returns to War Rocket Ajax this week to discuss his recent Kickstarter success with Lady Sabre and the Pirates of the Ineffable Aether! We’ll talk to him about what kind of caution pros looking for project funding on Kickstarter have to take, how Kickstarter can be a full-time job, the concept of vindication, why Batman has to be allowed to make mistakes, how that aether got so ineffable, and much more! Plus, Matt and Chris announce a brand new project!
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- Follow Greg on Twitter!
- You can still contribute to the Lady Sabre Kickstarter right here! And here’s the webcomic version!
- I had to cut out Greg’s description of his favorite Tara Chace moment, the one from John Rogers’ screenplay, but I got him to describe it on Tumblr!
- Here’s Matt’s MTV Geek column about the Penny Arcade Kickstarter and Kickstarter’s post about Zach Braff.
- Batman: The Ten Cent Adventure is free on Comixology! It’s really good!
- Chris’ checks and recs: Chikara show, Chikara mixtapes
- Matt’s checks and recs: New column, Django Unchained
- Music used: T. Rex, “Mystic Lady”
Comics Talked About:
- Batman & Robin #20
- Batman #20
- Archer & Armstrong #0
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Donation Drive Rewards! May 9, 2013
Posted by Matt in : Uncategorized , 3commentsFirst off, I want to say thanks to everyone who has donated in our donation drive so far. We love you guys.
Second, Chris and I have finally figured out our reward tiers (we think). Here’s what we’ve got:
- For any donation: We’ll read your name out on the show.
- For any donation $5 or higher: You’ll get a code for a free episode download of our new movie-review podcast, which we’ll start up next week. Details to come!
- For $30: I’ll send you a signed copy of The Supervillain Field Manual, which comes out in July. (Or you can get the Handbook if you want that. Also, be aware that international shipping could be an issue if you’re outside the U.S. or Canada.)
- For $50: Chris will sign and send you a copy of Skullkickers Vol. 2, the TPB that features his six-page story.
- For $75: You get signed copies of both books.
- For $100: A chat with Chris and me on Skype about whatever topic you want to talk about.
- For $150: We’ll rename the show “____ Presents War Rocket Ajax” for one week and promote whatever project you’d like.
- For $175: Both signed books plus the Skype chat. (Or you could take the promo and one of the signed books.)
- For $225: Both signed books, plus the on-air promotion.
- For $300: You get it alllllllllllllllllll!
Episode 157 – Hashtag Hireable f/Caleb Goellner May 6, 2013
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Former ComicsAlliance editor and current writer of the new comic Task Force Rad Squad Caleb Goellner joins us for this week’s show! We talk to him about how TFRS evolved from a Power Rangers parody into something a little deeper, drugs, pay-what-you-want comics, and, oh yeah, this website that got shut down last week. Plus, another edition of the War Rocket Ajax Love Haters!
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- Follow Caleb on Twitter!
- Be sure to check out Caleb’s comics: Task Force Rad Squad and Mermaid: Evolution.
- All of Power Rangers is on Netflix! All of it!
- Valiant’s Nintendo Comics System: It was a thing.
- Relive the wonder of Matt’s Shia LaBeouf comic reviews and Chris’ article on regressive storytelling and race while they’re still around!
- Matt was on the Hideous Energy podcast’s C2E2 Live episode!
- Chris’ checks and recs: You can probably guess, Chris Sims & Matt Wilson
- Matt’s checks and recs: C2E2, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon
- Music used: Pavement, “Flux = Rad”
Comics Talked About:
- Adventures of Superman #1
- Indestructible Hulk #7
- Copra Compendium #1
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Episode 156 – That Means I Win f/Justin Aclin April 29, 2013
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We don’t often talk about S*** W*** on War Rocket Ajax, but we’re breaking one of our own rules this week to talk about it with Justin Aclin, the writer of two Dark Horse graphic novels in the series. We’ll talk about our histories with the series, how side-stories can be really good, bright colors, Justin’s work on the video game tie-in Akaneiro, and much more! Plus, a quick Love Haters segment!
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- Follow Justinon Twitter!
- Matt had a great time at C2E2! He’ll talk all about it next week!
- Dead or Alive 5 Zack…you look pretty messed up.
- Chris’ checks and recs: Dead or Alive 5, Mass Effect 3 Citadel DLC
- Matt’s checks and recs: C2E2, the Mel Brooks episode of WTF
- Music used: Basement Jaxx, “Lucky Star”
Comics Talked About:
- Batman Incorporated #10
- Jupiter’s Legacy #1
- G.I. Joe #3
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- For all Chris’ stuff, check out his about.me page!
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