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The comment by the Fox News “Fox and Friends” co-host still reverberates in my mind. She said something to the effect of, “Politics have no place in comic books,” or “Leave politics out of comics.” Anyone even superficially interested in comic book media, e.g. anyone who paid money to see “Captain America: The First Avenger,” […]

This podcast, too, is a little tardy by a week or so. This podcast contains explicit material and is probably not recommended for audiences. Rated M for Madness. I thought Crossed (Avatar) was epically gratuitous. I thought Crossed was mesmerizingly gratuitous and then Derek gave us Webwitch (Boundless). Crossed is fantastically drawn yet perverse and […]

Yes, I am very much tardy with getting this podcast posted. No good excuse, either. Some fine new books hit the racks October 21st, 2015. Gail Simone, famous for her run as writer for Birds of Prey, BatGirl, and one of my personal favorites, Wonder Woman, branches off into the macabre with her adult/mature comic, […]

Those of us who read comics are pretty taken by the new Brian Vaughan (Saga) story and Steve Skroce (The Matrix, Speed Racer) art. Told from the perspective of Canadian freedom fighters, the comic depicts an American invasion of Canada. It’s only fair, right? Canada assaulted us with Celine Dion in the first wave, and […]

Lots of good comics arrived for racks this week. G referees Derek and I as I lament not having picked up Tokyo Ghost #1 while Derek tries to not rub it in my face too much. Support your local comic book shop. It’s like church for nerds and geeks.

G is here for the podcast, but as we mention once in a while, this podcast is recorded live in front of a studio audience. Wait. We never say that. Maybe we should. Most times people are perusing the racks, back issues, and merchandise while we record. What we usually say is, “Live, from G’s […]

Many new Star Wars merchandise and collectibles were released today, a day heretofore referred to as “Force Friday.” Which does begs the question, when do we see “Wampa Wednesday?” Or, “Mos Eisley Monday?” then we could go right into “Tatooine Tuesday.” Oh, I know what I’d like to see…”SiThursday!” Maybe we could should have a […]

We crushed what have become extended version of our podcasts, some lasting a couple hours, down to a mere ant-sized 60 minutes or so this week. Each of the three of us had things to do and place to be, the most immediate being G’s departure near the last 20 minutes or so. We talk […]

I’m not going to lie to anyone. The last thing I imagined happening on Friday was four grown men sitting around a card table in a comic book shop in Murray, Kentucky recounting with heartfelt fondness and details not unlike those given by veterans who sit in soft easy chairs reminiscing about long days trudging through […]

CSS Podcast 11: “Why Do Comic Book Movies Always Need Happy Endings?” Edition In today’s podcast we break down our fresh titles for May 20th. Derek and G debate the finer points of Avengers: Age of Ultron, during which G has to stop and help some folks purchase some comics. We get a surprise visit […]