Volume 2, Episode 28 – Straight Clownin’ f/Chris Roberson and Rich Ellis January 23, 2012
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Our old pal Chris Roberson drops by this week with artist Rich Ellis to talk about their new IDW series, Memorial! Hear about the difficulties and the fun of drawing crazy abstractions, what led the guys to create a modern-day fairy tale, the secret origin of Memorial and its connections to Doctor Who, an honest assessment of director and Visionary Genius™ Zack Snyder, and much more! Plus, we answer a listener question about the etiquette of artist sketch requests!
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The Rundown
- Follow Chris and Rich on Twitter, and check out their websites!
- Check out a preview of Memorial’s second issue here.
- How did we live for a day without Wikipedia? Here’s a list of candidates for the all-cat superteam.
- It’s apparently a little hard to find, but here’s one place you can find Stuart Immonen’s 50 Reasons to Stop Sketching at Conventions.
- Barney Rubble: Dick.
- Be sure to tell us what WRA classic episodes you want to see on iTunes!
- Chris’ checks and recs: The circus, House of Anubis
- Matt’s checks and recs: Doing stand-up, Mark Twain’s Autobiography 1910-2010
- Music used: The Kinks, “I’ll Remember”
Comics Talked About:
- Wonderella collection
- Wonder Woman #5
- Batman #5
Shameless Self Promotion:
- The @FakeAPStylebook book, Write More Good, is still available to buy right here!
- Check out Sims at The ISB, Comics Alliance, his webcomic Awesome Hospital, as well as the complete Solomon Stone at ActionAgeComics.
- Check out Matt’s Fake e-Etiquette Twitter feed, his webcomic Copernicus Jones, his Tumblr and the ISS.
- Check out all Euge’s music at AdamWarRock.com.
- Check out Max Huffman on Twitter, or at his site.
- Check out Rusty Shackles on Twitter, or at his site.
Remember to send in your listener questions to warrocketpodcast_at_gmail.com!
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Volume 2, Episode 27 – My Mom Knows Who Ghost Rider Is f/Ben Jones January 16, 2012
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We’re back to our regular format this week with Ben Jones, director of some of the best episodes of Batman: The Brave and the Bold, and animator/storyboard artist on lots of stuff including The Iron Giant, Harvey Birdman and Teen Titans! We talk to him about how he got his start in animation, what it means to have a classic animation style, and, of course, that show with that Batman dude in it. Also: We welcome Hundo Club member James Meiers to chat with us and hear yet another wonderful reading from Thrasher magazine!
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The Rundown
- Follow Ben on Twitter!
- Watch the final moments of Batman: Brave and the Bold. It’s an homage to Batman ’66!
- In cast you forgot about it, here’s the Wikipedia page for the WildC.A.T.S. cartoon.
- It’s the famous Rainbow Batman!
- Hey! Go leave us a review on iTunes! And while you’re at it, tell us which WRA Classic episodes you’d like to see there.
- The Macho Man intrudes on Skyrim.
- James’ checks and recs: Albuquerque Comic-Con, FilmDrunk Frotcast
- Chris’ checks and recs: Skyrim, Saint’s Row the Third
- Matt’s checks and recs: iTunes, Alan Wake
- Music used: The Who, “Batman”
Comics Talked About:
- The Activity #2
- Amazing Spider-Man #677
- OMAC #5/Frankenstein #5
Shameless Self Promotion:
- The @FakeAPStylebook book, Write More Good, is still available to buy right here!
- Check out Sims at The ISB, Comics Alliance, his webcomic Awesome Hospital, as well as the complete Solomon Stone at ActionAgeComics.
- Check out Matt’s Fake e-Etiquette Twitter feed, his webcomic Copernicus Jones, his Tumblr and the ISS.
- Check out all Euge’s music at AdamWarRock.com.
- Check out Max Huffman on Twitter, or at his site.
- Check out Rusty Shackles on Twitter, or at his site.
Remember to send in your listener questions to warrocketpodcast_at_gmail.com!
Leave us reviews on iTunes!
Volume 2, Episode 26 – The 75th Annual Flash Gordon Memorial Awards January 9, 2012
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Based on your suggestions, Chris and Matt are giving out awards for the best and worst of the year! Comics! Wrestling! Video games! Barbecue we ate! Self-indulgence! It’s all here! And remember: You asked for it!
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The Rundown
- After a long, long wait, we are finally back on iTunes! Click here to subscribe and be sure to leave us reviews! When you search for it in the iTunes store, be sure to type, “Comics Alliance Presents War Rocket Ajax” to make sure you find it. We’ll be filling in some of the older episodes in the weeks to come. What episodes from the pre-Comics Alliance days would you like to see on iTunes?
- The new iTunes feed means a new RSS feed! It’s here. Please switch your RSS feeds over to that feed, as the old one will be going away in the next few weeks.
- What wins the Gordie for our best inadvertent reveal of our political views? U-decide!
- Be sure to check out La Mano Del Destino, our runner-up for best luchadore in comics!
- Catch up on all the fun with the Juggalette over at Bucko, too.
- And watch the newest episode of The Variants, featuring Mark Waid!
- That Sin Cara shirt: It certainly does look like a dong.
- Relive the wonder that was Chris’s Transformers 3 haters.
Comics Talked About:
- Many from throughout the year
Shameless Self Promotion:
- The @FakeAPStylebook book, Write More Good, is still available to buy right here!
- Check out Sims at The ISB, Comics Alliance, his webcomic Awesome Hospital, as well as the complete Solomon Stone at ActionAgeComics.
- Check out Matt’s Fake e-Etiquette Twitter feed, his webcomic Copernicus Jones, his Tumblr and the ISS.
- Check out all Euge’s music at AdamWarRock.com.
- Check out Max Huffman on Twitter, or at his site.
- Check out Rusty Shackles on Twitter, or at his site.
Remember to send in your listener questions to warrocketpodcast_at_gmail.com!
Leave us reviews on iTunes!
Volume 2, Episode 25 – Christmas Curse of the Juggalo f/Matt Fraction and Adam Warrock December 19, 2011
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You’re just going to have to listen to this extra-sized episode, my ninjas. Merry Christmas! See you all in 2012.
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The Rundown
- Follow Fraction and Euge on Twitter!
- If you at any point get confused by some of the vocabulary in this episode, here’s a handy glossary.
- You can have your very own T-Pain microphone.
- Chris’ gift to Matt.
- Matt’s gift to Chris.
- Music used: So many terrible songs
Comics Talked About:
- None. There was no time!
Shameless Self Promotion:
- The @FakeAPStylebook book, Write More Good, is still available to buy right here!
- Check out Sims at The ISB, Comics Alliance, his webcomic Awesome Hospital, as well as the complete Solomon Stone at ActionAgeComics.
- Check out Matt’s Fake e-Etiquette Twitter feed, his webcomic Copernicus Jones, his Tumblr and the ISS.
- Check out all Euge’s music at AdamWarRock.com.
- Check out Max Huffman on Twitter, or at his site.
- Check out Rusty Shackles on Twitter, or at his site.
Remember to send in your listener questions to warrocketpodcast_at_gmail.com!
Volume 2, Episode 24 – Be My Skateboarding f/Alex Segura December 12, 2011
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We finally welcome someone from Archie Comics onto the show this week, as we talk with Alex Segura, director of publicity and marketing for the publisher, and writer of “Archie Meets KISS!” We talk to Alex about how he managed to snag the elusive band, Archie’s distribution policies, his top Archie books of all time, how Archie ended up becoming such a progressive company, and much more! Plus, a reading from Chris’ favorite magazine!
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The Rundown
- Follow Alex on Twitter!
- Read up on Cheryl Blossom.
- Seriously, imagine any other comic company doing this.
- Now that Archie has met KISS, who could he meet next? A humble suggestion.
- From Thrasher. More from Thrasher.
- HE IS MY FRIEND
- Chris’ checks and recs: Thrasher magazine, Arkham City Lockdown
- Matt’s checks and recs: Stan Lee quote, The Roots’ Undun
- Music used: The Roots, “Kool On”
Comics Talked About:
- Super-Pro K.O. Vol. 2
- Animal Man #4
- O.M.A.C. #4
Shameless Self Promotion:
- The @FakeAPStylebook book, Write More Good, is still available to buy right here!
- Check out Sims at The ISB, Comics Alliance, his webcomic Awesome Hospital, as well as the complete Solomon Stone at ActionAgeComics.
- Check out Matt’s Fake e-Etiquette Twitter feed, his webcomic Copernicus Jones, his Tumblr and the ISS.
- Check out all Euge’s music at AdamWarRock.com.
- Check out Max Huffman on Twitter, or at his site.
- Check out Rusty Shackles on Twitter, or at his site.
Remember to send in your listener questions to warrocketpodcast_at_gmail.com!
Volume 2, Episode 23 – Batman and the Wolverines f/Chad Bowers and Josh Krach December 5, 2011
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It’s time for another roundtable comics discussion, this week with Chad Bowers of Monster Plus and Josh Krach of Troop Infinity! We continue to talk about the DC reboot with our picks for what new titles we’d like to see in the line (and, you know, write). Plus, we get into what Marvel’s recent turn of the axe on some not-even-published-yet books means for comics makers like us and get into the question of whether fans seeing sales numbers is bad for out-of-the-mainstream titles. Plus, we answer some quizzical listener mail!
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The Rundown
- Be sure to follow Chad and Josh on Twitter!
- Josh was indeed the co-writer of JLA: Gods and Monsters.
- Here’s a rundown of some of those recent Marvel cancellations.
- If you haven’t read Ivan Brandon’s piece about the effect of fans seeing sales charts, give it a look.
- Check out this Esquire piece about the perfect bid on The Price is Right. It’s crazy.
- Game shows we like: Win Ben Stein’s Money, The Price is Right, Press Your Luck
- Chris’ checks and recs: Fallout: New Vegas, Handmade Stuffs
- Matt’s checks and recs: Skyrim, The Muppets
- Music used: Del the Funky Homosapien, “Get it Right Now”
Comics Talked About:
- Daredevil #6
- Fantastic Four #600
- Wolverine and the X-Men #2
Shameless Self Promotion:
- The @FakeAPStylebook book, Write More Good, is still available to buy right here!
- Check out Sims at The ISB, Comics Alliance, his webcomic Awesome Hospital, as well as the complete Solomon Stone at ActionAgeComics.
- Check out Matt’s Fake e-Etiquette Twitter feed, his webcomic Copernicus Jones, his Tumblr and the ISS.
- Check out all Euge’s music at AdamWarRock.com.
- Check out Max Huffman on Twitter, or at his site.
- Check out Rusty Shackles on Twitter, or at his site.
Remember to send in your listener questions to warrocketpodcast_at_gmail.com!
Thanksgiving Hangover November 29, 2011
Posted by Matt in : Uncategorized , add a commentHey everybody. You may have noticed we didn’t post a show yesterday. That’s because we didn’t record one. We were giving thanks last week. And then I was in such a turkey coma yesterday I forgot to say something about it here. So I’m saying it now!
See you all next week!
Volume 2, Episode 22 – Bombastic, Circumspect, Driven and Drunk f/Ming Doyle November 21, 2011
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Ming Doyle, artist of The Loneliest Astronauts and a story in the upcoming Fantastic Four #600, enters the official War Rocket Ajax records as our guest this week! We discuss the end of TLA, her new Star Trek webcomic with Kevin Church, why Benjamin Sisko is the best, the gender-based reasons for why her art is so stylish, the meticulous labeling of her kitchen, and much more! Plus, Chris once again gives big up to one of his haters!
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The Rundown
- Ming’s on Twitter!
- Be sure to check out all of The Loneliest Astronauts, the start of Boldly Gone and Ming’s podcast!
- Ming’s co-host and friend Alexa has an album all about Batman! It’s called Blackout Shades, and you can get it right here.
- Those Highlander catalogs have moved online, I guess.
- The Edible Complex.
- The Shockmaster.
- iTunes week count: 8, I think.
- Chris’ checks and recs: North Carolina Comic-Con, Chikara Pro Wrestling’s “High Noon” PPV
- Matt’s checks and recs: Trip to Asheville, Skyrim
- Music used: “Your Suffering,” Maiden Names
Comics Talked About:
- 15 Love
- Batman #3
- Justice League #3
Shameless Self Promotion:
- The @FakeAPStylebook book, Write More Good, is still available to buy right here!
- Check out Sims at The ISB, Comics Alliance, his webcomic Awesome Hospital, as well as the complete Solomon Stone at ActionAgeComics.
- Check out Matt’s Fake e-Etiquette Twitter feed, his webcomic Copernicus Jones, his Tumblr and the ISS.
- Check out all Euge’s music at AdamWarRock.com.
- Check out Max Huffman on Twitter, or at his site.
- Check out Rusty Shackles on Twitter, or at his site.
Remember to send in your listener questions to warrocketpodcast_at_gmail.com!
Way of the Buffalo! November 18, 2011
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Hi everyone. I didn’t get to say so earlier this week because I wasn’t at a computer to post it, but Chris and I were on the Way of the Buffalo Podcast Monday to talk about our various stuff. Give it a listen!
No show this week! November 15, 2011
Posted by Matt in : Uncategorized , add a commentMatt’s on the road, so there’s no new show this week. We’ll be back next Monday!