the chemical box

in this week’s episode we have a change of pace with an interview with cartoonist charles forsman (teotfw, celebrated summer) conducted by joey and our resident curmudgeon/columnist shawn starr (you get to finally hear his voice!). topics discussed include the origins of his publishing outfit oily comics, what he learned at ccs, the influence of … Continue reading episode 026: exit the world →

alec and joey discuss zero #6 by ales kot and vanesa del ray, truth is fragmentary by gabrielle bell, it never happened again by sam alden, satellite sam #1-6 by matt fraction and howard chaykin, secret avengers #1 by ales kot and michael walsh, and alec gives his way late review of harmony korine’s film … Continue reading episode 025: take this bottle →

in this episode alec and joey take a look back at heavy liquid by paul pope, discuss moon knight #1 by warren ellis and declan shalvey, jupiter’s legacy #4 by mark millar and frank quitely, starlight #1 by mark millar and goran parlov, wicked chicken queen by sam alden, real rap by benjamin urkowitz, and … Continue reading episode 024: controlled substance →

alec and joey return again to reflect on what comics they enjoyed in the year 2013. hear them sound like a couple of stoned teenagers as they discuss batman incorporated by grant morrison and chris burnham, pompeii by frank santoro, battling boy by paul pope, life zone by simon hanselmann, the end of the fucking … Continue reading episode 023: best of 2013 →

alec and joey return from yet another hiatus to discuss what they have been up to the last year, and the trials and tribulations that led to the (almost) demise of the show. music by the dandy warhols download

alec and joey return from the brink of disaster to chat about change #1 by ales kot and morgan jeske, marvel now!, avengers #1 by jonathan hickman and jerome opena, captain america #1 by rick remender and john romita jr., cable and x-force #1 by dennis hopeless and salvador larrocca, amazing spider-man #698 by dan … Continue reading episode 021: collapse →

in this extra long episode, tim callahan (tor, cbr) returns to the show to discuss such topics as the state of mainstream comics (dc new 52, marvel now!, etc.), alan moore and neil gaiman’s seminal work in mainstream comics, further thoughts on rob liefeld’s exit from dc comics, hawkeye #1-2 by matt fraction and david … Continue reading episode 020: disconsolate →

in this episode joey and alec discuss rob liefeld’s spectacular exit from dc comics, take a look back at daniel clowes’ ghost world (eightball #11-18) + lament the loss of the one-man anthology, batman incorporated #3 by grant morrison and chris burnham, the sky in stereo by mardou, scalped #60 by jason aaron and rm guera, … Continue reading episode 019: ghosts →

in this episode joey and alec chat about the end of summer, the abrupt end of butcher baker the righteous maker and the slight joe casey backlash, howard chaykin’s black kiss and black kiss 2 #1, fatale #7 by ed brubaker and sean phillips, daredevil #17 by mark waid and mike allred, batwoman #12 by j.h. williams … Continue reading episode 018: debauchery →

in this episode joey and alec take a quick look at punk rock jesus #1 by sean murphy before diving into a long conversation about christopher nolan’s ‘the dark knight rises’ film as well as his whole take on the batman franchise and our history with it (and there are spoilers if you are sensitive … Continue reading episode 017: dark knight discourse →