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Session 29; Mike makes shit up and Bruce does not believe it.

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Collected Issues Session 29
The latest TMNT trailer talk.

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Bruce is always recording.

Mike is all hoped up on the Turtles. He digs deep into the mythology and loves every bit of that mutha’!

Are there more Turtles cartoons that any other property ever?

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 killed Bruce’s sense of wonder and joy.

Schwarzenegger would have been a great Shredder… if only…

Bruce’s fav Turtle run was the weirdest one of course. Go Bruce.

Pizza Hut used to be better…

Michelangelo is always disappointing when you brush your teeth!

Beebop has weak hips… such a shame.

Ninja; the other N-word.

Arcade games were the best! They were also educational.

Bruce accidentally read a book on his phone while pooping. It was Wednesday.

Then we end it all with a billion dollar idea. Dan?

Next session; Witch on Witch violence… maybe.

Music: Water by Ra Ra Riot & Rostam.

Session 28; Bruce and Mike find out there are no holes for some pegs.

Posted by on February, 2016 in Collected Issues! | 0 comments

Collected Issues Session 28
We went on for so long.

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Skype for the win!

Atomic Robo!

Comixology is not an Amazon product… or is it?

Comics to the world; kill me!

Bruce is the screen capture king.

How underwear works… for the kids.

Bruce is struggling with his western (spoiler, he fixed it later on).

Creeper; ugly and uncomfortable?

Who draws the best Dead Man, Kelly Jones or Neil Adams?

Beauty and the Beast; Sewer love never felt so good.

Memoirs of an Invisible Man. “It’s a great movie!”

Fargo; the show. It’s pretty good too folks.

The Creationist Museum makes anthropologists cry…

Deadpool; better than he was ever supposed to be.

Scott Lobdell, at one time, was amazing. Was.

HEROES; why are you still on? Every season equals less caring.

And now we stop.

Next session; I do not remember.

Music: Moaning Lisa Smile by Wolf Alice.

Session 27; Mike talks while Bruce tries to stay awake.

Posted by on January, 2016 in Collected Issues! | 0 comments

Collected Issues Session 27
We touch on Hellraiser and Hannibal within the first 5 minutes… and coffee!

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GameCube talk. It still sucks.

Fallout 4; perfect.

Bruce is practicing for the apocalypse.

Star Wars Battlefront. The old ones were nice…

What can we learn from Tomorrowland? Everything?

Star Wars and Star Trek were made for people who have tiny bladders.

Never forget Gary Oldman is better than every other actor ever.

I am pretty sure at the end Bruce says something unintelligible and Mike just agrees to shut him up.

Get some sleep you old men!

Next session; We do not know yet.

Music: Breathe by Rhodes.

Session 26; Bruce & Mike wonder who J.J. Abrams really is.

Posted by on January, 2016 in Collected Issues! | 0 comments

Collected Issues Session 26
We had to check our site to findout what number we were on.

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Mike can see! The Xs are gone!
The return of Project Animal-Man?

The sternest of podcasts…

Bruce reviews The Good Dinosaur.
Evolution was because of a rock?

We also talk about Pan and how it makes kids cry.
Then we realize that the FOX Kid’s Club version of Peter Pan was the best!

J.J. Abrams and his “Star” movies… what more has this guy done?

Next session; Doc Strange? Probly not…

Music: Coffee by Sylvan Esso.

Session 25; Eric returns to assist Mike & Bruce in Project Animal-Man!

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Collected Issues Session 23
Does that have a hyphen?

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Sit back and hear the dirtiest word in podcasts… and we talk about web comics. Wait is that one word, or two or is it hyphenated as well? The madness!

Marvel makes us wait and Mike don’t give a damn.

HEROES; reloaded. Thanks Tim Sale! We talk about this a lot.

We watch more movies than read comics now-a-days. Deal with it.

Bruce feels young until he remembers hes old. Thanks Eric!

Eric watches Teen Wolf. Shame him.

Next session; Mike calls Bruce out on more shit.

Music: Things Happen by Dawes.

Session 24; Bruce and Mike head down the rabbit hole with Eric Shonborn!

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Collected Issues Session 23
Eric gets gansta!

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Mike and Eric want Bruce to re-code his DVR.

X-rated Disney stuff. We’re talking about the parks, not the ‘toons people.
“If you can imagine it, we can let you have sex with it!” – Penetration-eer!

Pretty Woman with Kelsey Grammer as the Beast playing Julia Robert’s character. Go.

The Boy Detective Fails! Join the book club.

the Wright brothers; One must be an idiot. “Plank is good”.
For every great man there is a Lenny.

For some reason at minute 16 Bruce and Eric get soft sounding… but then they get better slowly.

Every room at the X-mansion should be personified.

Bruce loves the version of the book that will never exist again. Sad.

Next session; Both Mike and Eric return. Dum, dum, dum!

Music: Get Schwifty by Rick and Morty.

Session 23; Eric comes over to talk FF: the movie with Bruce. Mike makes a call.

Posted by on September, 2015 in Collected Issues! | 0 comments

Collected Issues Session 23
We are not young men anymore…

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iTunes is still bad.
Mike is absent but makes a special appearance!
We talk about the Fantastic Four movie and how only we saw it!
Eric read a big boy book.

Mike was on hold for most of this recording. Burn.

How does The Thing’s thing work?

Next session; Bruce answers Skype!

Music: Stay Young by Fairchild.

Session 22; Mike’s mom ruined him & Bruce just can’t move on.

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Collected Issues Session 22
The fantasstic Four… why? Just why?

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Neu-52 Batman…
Leave Mister Freeze alone!
Court of Owls and stuff.
We like some things from Snyder & Capullo… and we don’t like some things.

Who negotiates with terrorists?

Man! Bruce really misses the Fantastic Four!
Rhythm, bass, treble and something…

Next session; an extra special guest!

Music: Regulate by The Beat Chefs.

Session 21; Bruce talks 80′s movie sequels and Mike mentions some comics that were good in the 80′s.

Posted by on August, 2015 in Collected Issues! | 0 comments

Collected Issues Session 21
I will never play as Jim Lee in Batman Lego 3. Never.

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Big Trouble in Little China: the comic!
Mike reviews (the newer(est) Teen Titans relaunch/reboot/thang.

Swar Wars; the scary kids parts.

DC today: how is Scott Lobdell still getting work? He was good… was.
Brian Hitch; be more like Stuart Immonen. Simpler, faster, better.
Who is steering the ship at DC anyways?

Next session; Current Batman comics.

Music: Cheer Up London by Slaves.

Session 20; Mike & Bruce have the pre-trilogy blues.

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Collected Issues Session 18
My site is broken and i have a heard time caring.

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Bruce and Mike chat about how long it’s been since they last chatted.

I bet you didn’t think we were doing these anymore huh?

Next session; Kind of the same but just different enough to not be a rerun.

Music: The left is right by Desaparecidos.

Session 19; Mike has never seen Leonard Part 6!

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Collected Issues Session 18
Yeah. I’m probably not going to do these anymore.

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Bruce and Mike continue their talk on The Suicide Squad movie, diss on DC some more & Bruce is way wrong about Big Hero Six. Stupid.

Can you believe Mike has never seen that movie? Bruce watched it in school…

Next session; Mike realizes he’s still doing a podcast.

Music: Doses and Mimosas by Cherub.

Session 18; You’ve got movies!

Posted by on November, 2014 in Collected Issues! | 0 comments

Collected Issues Session 18
They are on fire!

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Mike & Bruce chat it up regarding the Suicide Squad movie that could be… we also predict a return for Meg Ryan and some interesting gender-swapping rolls for Tom Hanks. Funny.

This is the first part of a two-parter so stay tuned folks!

Next session; The conversation continues.

Music: High School Lover by Cayucas.

Session 17; The Xs and Os of war.

Posted by on November, 2014 in Collected Issues! | 0 comments

Collected Issues Session 16
So tired.

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We talk about… The Rise of Aurora West and XO Man-o-War.

Next session; The unthinkable finally happens.

Music: The Devil Is All Around by Shovels and Rope.

Session 16; Bruce & Mike watched a movie trailer.

Posted by on October, 2014 in Collected Issues! | 0 comments

Collected Issues Session 16
He has strings!

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We talk about this–

Mike also cries over Hellboy & Bruce apologizes to his wife.

Next session; Mike & Bruce read books!

Music: Lights Out by Santigold.

Session 15; Mike & Bruce talk about going to the movies.

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Collected Issues Session 10
I’m more of a belly-floper than a high-diver.

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Mike brings us all up to sped on the newly announced six-year plan to take money from comic geeks everywhere. We also touch on the latest Fantastic Four run and Bruce predicts the end of the house of ideas.

Next session; Books. We read them.?

Music: Freak by Urban Cone.

Session 14; Deep thoughts with Ryan W. Merrell.

Posted by on October, 2014 in Collected Issues! | 0 comments

Collected Issues Session 10
I do not know why i’m so angry…

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Ryan Merrell drops some names & big (podcast) ideas. It gets heady kids!

Next session; Mike returns?

Music: I’m Writing a Novel by Father John Mmisty.

Session 13; Ryan Merrell almost makes it to Gotham.

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Collected Issues Session 10
It’s Batman without Batman.

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Ryan Merrell returns to the CI-cave, replacing Mike in some TV talk. Bruce & Ryan try to talk about the new TV show Gotham but life gets in the way… as always.

Next session; brains & spaghetti.

Music: Maps by The Front Bottoms.

Session 12; Mike & Bruce read two very different books.

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Collected Issues Session 10
Bruce is to busy drawing comics to do another cover image. Get over it people!

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Bruce discusses a book he may have previously mentioned; The Fox: Freak Magnet. He also talks a little about The Rat Queens. Blegh.

Mike talks about All New X-Men and how Bendis does not fail… all the time.

Next session; The unluckiest session of all.

Music: Mess is Mine by Vance Joy.

Session 11; The ring-tailed tales!

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Collected Issues Session 10
Oh gawd… I’ve drawn me as a furry!

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Skottie Young’s Rocket Raccoon series gets some love this time. Keeping it Guardian related. Yep.

Next session; Mike & Bruce read two different books.

Music: Light Will Keep Your Heart Beating in the Future by Mike Doughty.

Session 10; Bruce wants short toast!

Posted by on September, 2014 in Collected Issues! | 0 comments

Collected Issues Session 10
Neither of us have mysterious pasts.

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X-Men: Days of Future Past is coming out on BluRay soon and Mike is excited!

Next session; Torpedo Turtle! No. Wait, that’s not right…

Music: Happy by Robert DeLong.

Session 09; Mike & Bruce toot their own horns.

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Collected Issues Session 04.5
Bask in that glory kids. Bask!

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Mike & Bruce sit down and talk about something besides Guardians of the Galaxy… our own galactic adventures!

The first few...

Next session; Double digits baby!

Music: The House That Heaven Built by Japandroids.

Session 08; Mike paints, Bruce pants.

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Collected Issues Session 04.5
He cuts in widows without tape people. Without tape!

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Mike finally got around to reading the Guardians of the Galaxy comics. The good ones. He also listened to a CD. Bruce yawns once in here somewhere…

Next session; The guys talk about their baby. Ploop.

Music: Fitzpleasure by alt-J.

Session 07; Ryan Merrell is in your head.

Posted by on August, 2014 in Collected Issues! | 0 comments

Collected Issues Session 04.5
I was to tired to draw a new picture… forgive me Ryan Merrell (whoo)!

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Ryan read a book (Rant by Chuck Palahniuk) and we listened to him talk about it. It was amazing.

Next session; Mike & Bruce talk about Star-Lord and his comics (again)!

Music: How Do I Know by Here We Go Magic.

Session 06; A movie that was poorly named.

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Collected Issues Session 04.5
Out of the two of us i should have been the one-eyed black guy…

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We talk about Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Yep.

Next session; The return of Ryan Merrell!

Music: Leave the door wide open by NO.

Session 05; Ryan Merrell know things!

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Collected Issues Session 04.5
Meet the hobby-perfectionist!

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Ryan Merrell’s podcast debut is as mighty as his beard is long. Amazing people, amazing. We talk about so many things in this one; Hemingway’s cat, the movie Super, Guardians of the Galaxy (again) and small bowels.

Next session; Just Mike & Bruce again…

Music: Barely Love You Too by Frank & Derol.

Session 04.5; Joe G talks Guardians of the Galaxy with the guys!

Posted by on August, 2014 in Collected Issues! | 0 comments

Collected Issues Session 04.5
He is taller than he is tall. Yep.

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Mike, Bruce & special guest Joe Grunenwald spend roughly 20 minutes talking about the Guardians of the Galaxy movie, the comics it was based on and the comics that are crap. Bruce also begs people to remember Farscape fondly…

Next session; The fifth one!

Music: A heavy abacus by The joy formidable.

Session 04; Ryan Drake talks about The Young Avengers.

Posted by on August, 2014 in Collected Issues! | 0 comments

Collected Issues Session 01
I’m re-using images now…

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Another great episode with Ryan Drake in the can folks. This time him and Bruce educate Mike on the virtues of The Young Avengers!

Next episode; Who guards the guardians?

Music: Bear Hands by Giants.

Session 03; Mike likes Thor & Bruce wants to like Thor.

Posted by on August, 2014 in Collected Issues! | 0 comments

Collected Issues Session 03
We all have our own gods…

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Mike read a pretty good Thor story & tells us all about it.

Bruce red it after the podcast and he enjoyed it as well… but the third Thor: God of Thunder trade is crap.

Stop at the first two people. Save yourselves!

Music: I’m Not Part of Me by Cloud Nothings.

Session 02; Ryan Drake had a good time.

Posted by on July, 2014 in Collected Issues! | 0 comments

Collected Issues Session 02
Ryan Drake!

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Ryan Drake returns and he’s quoting Break-Ins-scripture. We pow-wow about The Derby City Comic Con and convention strategies.

Quote of the show “everyone one who loves you lies to you buddy”.

Yep. We recorded these out of order…

Music: Top Notch by Manchester Orchestra.

Session 01.5; Corporate Issues.

Posted by on July, 2014 in Collected Issues! | 0 comments

Collected Issues Session 01.5
Knee-Jerk!

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Captain America is a black man, Thor is a woman, none of this matters. Things happen and we talk about them in this last-minute-because-it’s-timely special episode!

Mike is working on our Twitter… wish him well.

Next episode; Ryan Drake returns! For real this time.

Music: Dangerous by Big Data.

Session 01; Mike & Bruce broke it.

Posted by on July, 2014 in Collected Issues! | 0 comments

Collected Issues Session 01
The boys are back and this time they have an imaginary couch!

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We got a new format folks. It’s called short. Get used to it. In their eighteen minutes and change, Bruce & Mike talk about the comic formerly know as Collider… The Federal Bureau of Physics; book one. One of us loves it the other, not so much.

We don’t have a Facebook page or Twitter for these podcasts anymore. If you have something to say say it in the comments.

Next episode; Ryan Drake returns!

Music: Flogging Molly covering Bob Dylan’s “The Times They Are A Changing”.