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Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About Comics
COMIC BOOKS! Join Kevin and Will Hines — two brothers, lifelong comics fans and kind of comedians — as they discuss the comics they have loved their whole lives! What we lack in accuracy we make up for in enthusiasm!
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- Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About Comics
Absolute Milksops: Absolute Superman #1
The Milksops go over Absolute Superman #1! Will is meh on this issue and then loves the rest of the run more than the other Absolute titles! In Loose Screws we…
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Absolute Milksops: Absolute Batman #5 and #6
We discuss the end of the "Party Crashers" arc. Violence, justice, crazy cape technology - Absolute Batman keeps getting Absolut-ier! In Loose Screws, we…
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Absolute Milksops: Absolute Batman #4
A bit of a one-off issue here, amidst the first AB arc. We flashback to see young Bruce Wayne's obsession with bats! Plus the evolution of the Absolute…
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Absolute Milksops: Absolute Batman #2 and #3
"Batman AF." "This shouldn't work but it does." Absolute Batman continues to thrill us. For Loose Screws, we talk Amadeus and also have an episode of our…
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Absolute Milksops: Absolute Batman #1
In a radical departure, the Milksops are discussing comics that are recent! We begin a deep dive on the early issues of DC's hugely popular Absolute line. We…
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Joan Ford / Phonogram Vol 2 (Singles Club) Issue #3
EPISODE 367 - We return to our special guest format and welcome comedy writer Joan Ford! Joan has written for several animated TV shows and is a long-time fan…
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BONUS: Kevin and Adam talk Thor (Screw It / Comic Shenanigans crossover)
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About Comics and Comic Shenanigans Crossover In this bonus episode of Screw it, one of the Milksops, Kevin, joins Adam Chapman…
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Mind SPS: Mind MGMT #7-12
EPISODE 366 -We finish our coverage of Matt Kindt's first run of Mind MGMT series with a review of the the second arc (issues 7-12). We learn more about The…
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Spider-Man Brand New Day (film): Discussion
EPISODE 365 - Kevin and Will discuss the newly released Spider-Man film Brand New Day. Joining us after about 40 minutes is special guest Cameron Hines…
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Mind SPS: Ming MGMT Issues Zero
EPISODE 364 - We go into the "zero" issues of Mind MGMT, which are given negative numbers in the trade compilation. These amount to supplemental stories about…
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Mind SPS: Mind MGMT #6
EPISODE 363 - The Milksops go over Mind MGMT #6! This is the end of the first arc. It could have been a satisfying ending to the whole story, but we are glad…
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Mind SPS: Mind MGMT #5
EPISODE 362 - The Milksops go over Mind MGMT #5! We learn more about Henry Lyme! In Loose Screws we discuss how Will gave up on Alan Moore's novel The Great…
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Mind SPS: Mind MGMT #4
EPISODE 361 - The Milksops go over Mind MGMT #4! We learn about the origins (mostly) of Henry Lyme! In Loose Screws we discuss the new trailer for the upcoming…
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Mind SPS: Mind MGMT #3
EPISODE 360 - The Milksops go over Mind MGMT #3! The chase continues as Mera gets closer to learning about Henry Lyme! In Loose Screws we discuss the book…
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Mind SPS: Mind MGMT #2 / Email
EPISODE 359 - The Milksops go over Mind MGMT #2! And we catch up on email! That's all you need to know! What do you want from me? ------- Sop-scribe to support…
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Mind SPS: Mind MGMT #1
EPISODE 358 - We being our coverage of Matt Kindt's 2012 comic series Mind MGMT by going over issue one! We learn almost nothing about the secret agency that…
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Pull List - December 2024 (rerun)
EPISODE 357 - This week we are publishing an old "subscriber only" episode (sorry, that's SOPscriber only). This is from December 2024 when the Milksops did…
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Hellsops: Wrapping Up
EPISODE 356 - We finish up our season on Hellboy. Will and Kevin discuss the stories that take place after the ones we covered! Next season: Mind MGMT by Matt…
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Hellsops: Hellboy (movie)
EPISODE 355: The Milksops re-watch the first Hellboy movie. It looks great, and is watchable but changes a lot from the comics - sometimes for better sometimes…
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Hellsops: B.P.R.D. #7 - Garden of Souls
EPISODE 354: We learn more about Abe Sapien's former life as Langdon Everett Caul in BPRD Volume 7 - Garden of Souls! We also talk a ton about BPRD in general!…
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Hellsops: B.P.R.D. #6 - The Universal Machine
EPISODE 353 - The Milksops continue their coverage of the Hellboy universe with their first big look at the spin-off series "B.P.R.D." We start with trade…
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Hellsops - Conqueror Worm
EPISODE 352 - We go over what amounts to the end of Act I of Hellboy comics - Conqueror Worm. In this four issue story, Hellboy and Roger the Homonculous go up…
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Hellsops: Batman/Hellboy/Starman Crossover
EPISODE 351 - Totally regular hosts Kevin Hines and Jamie Wenger, who have always hosted this podcast, discuss the 1999 crossover series…
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Hellsops - The Right Hand of Doom Pt. 2
EPISODE 350 - We go over the rest the collection The Right Hand of Doom, which includes: The Right Hand of Doom Box Full of Evil In Loose Screws, we discuss…
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Hellsops - The Right Hand of Doom Pt. 1
EPISODE 349 - We go over the first half of the collection The Right Hand of Doom, which includes: Pancakes The Nature of the Beast King Vold Heads Goodbye…
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Hellsops - The Chained Coffin And Other Stories #2
EPISODE 348 - We continue our Hellboy season! The Milksops go over the second half of The Chained Coffin and Other Stories. Specifically we cover The Wolves Of…
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Hellsops - The Chained Coffin Collection Part 1 (reposted)
EPISODE 347 - We go over the first half of the Hellboy short story collection THE CHAINED COFFIN AND OTHER STORIES. Specifically we discuss: The Corpse The…
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Hellsops: Wake The Devil
EPISODE 346 - We go over the second Hellboy arc - WAKE THE DEVIL. Vampires, Nazi heads in a jar and a homunculous! For Loose Screws, Kevin posits that watching…
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Hellsops: Seed of Destruction #4
EPISODE 345 - We get into issue 4 of Seed of Destruction! First arc of Hellboy DONE! In Loose Screws, we discuss the new Marvel show WONDER MAN (spoiler free…
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Hellsops: Seed of Destruction #3
EPISODE 344 - We getinto issue 3 of Seed of Destruction! Spoiler: Hellboy punches some evil forces! Long exposition abounds! And the art looks incredible! In…
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Hellsops: Seed of Destruction #2
EPISODE 342 - We continue our look at Hellboy with Hellboy Issue #2! We meet Abe Sapien and Liz Sherman and some more big frog guys. In Loose Screws, Kevin…
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Hellsops: Seed of Destruction #1
EPISODE 342 - We begin a new season, this time going over Hellboy comics. We start at the beginning, with Hellboy issue 1, or the beginning of the "Seed of…
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Mailbag: Green Lantern, LOEG, Squirrel Girl, Xeric Foundation
EPISODE 341 - Today we catch up on email. We've got lots of suggestions of what to cover on the podcast and lots of other stuff! And do we have Loose Screws?…
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Hines In A Half-Shell: The 1990 Movie
EPISODE 340 - We take a look at the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. It came out in 1990 and was a runaway smash hit. Will is watching it for the…
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Hines In A Half Shell: Saturday Morning TV Show
EPISODE 339 - We take a look at the show that brought huge fame for the Turtle -- the original Saturday morning TV show. Although primarily made as a way to…
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Hines In A Half-Shell: TMNT The Last Ronin
EPISODE 338 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Dark Knight Returns style! We go over the 2020(ish) mini series The Last Ronin. This takes place in a bleak future…
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Hines In A Half-Shell: TMNT #19, 20 and 21 - Return To New York
EPISODE 337 - We review the three issue arc "Return To New York" which was one of the last true Eastman/Laird TMNT stories ... ever? Sort of ever! It's a…
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Hines In A Half-Shell: TMNT #11
EPISODE 336 - We are at issue 11 of the original run of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Comics. April and the gang are recovering in a New England farm. April…
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Hines In A Half-Shell: TMNT #10
EPISODE 335 - We're approaching the end of the first batch of Eastman/Laird issues on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. This issue is an action packed issue-long…
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Hines In A Half-Shell: Leonardo, Donatello, Michaelangelo One-Shots
In the early days of TMNT comics, the creators published four separate one-issue "micro-series" for each of the four turtles. Basically one-shot stories for…
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Hines In A Half-Shell: TMNT #9
We are up to issue 9 of the original run of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle comics. This is a stand-alone adventure in which the young turtled and splinter help an…
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Hines In A Half-Shell: TMNT #7
We go over Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #7! This is the end of the "outer space" arc. It's a very busy issue with lots of exposition but the art is beautiful…
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Hines In A Half Shell: TMNT #6
EPISODE 331 - We go over Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #6! This is a continuation of the epic "space" arc in which the Turtles meet Fugatoid, the Triceratons…
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Hines In A Half-Shell: TMNT #5
EPISODE 330 - We go over TMNT#5. Stuff gets very wild as we meet Fugitoid and the Triceritons. Oh and the, er, Federations? Some human army. Anyway, the…
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Hines In A Half-Shell: TMNT #4
EPISODE 329 - We continue our coverage of the original run of TMNT comics! This week, we go over issue #4! We learn more about what's going on inside the alien…
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Hines in a Half Shell: Raphael One Shot
EPISODE 328 - We continue our coverage of the original run of TMNT comics! This week, we go over the Raphael one-shot, which came out between issues 3 and 4…
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Hines In A Half-Shell: TMNT #3 - with Elliott Kalan
EPISODE 327 - We go over issue 3 of the original run of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics. Our guest is Elliott Kalan! Elliott is the co-host of the terrific…
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Hines In A Half-Shell: TMNT #2
We're on to issue #2 of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! After issue one is a surprise hit, the creators scramble to come up with a second issue. We get a…
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Hines In A Half-Shell: TMNT #1
EPISODE 325 - We start our season on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with an in-depth look at the original issue #1. Famously created by Kevin Eastman and Peter…
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Gamma Sops: Incredible Hulk #346
Episode 324 - We end our Gamma Sops season with an issue that does not have the Hulk in it! Clay Quartermain is testifying before Congress, and Betty is…
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Gamma Sops: Incredible Hulk #467
EPISODE 323 - THREE MILKSOPS EDITION. A Hines family reunion has put Kevin and Will in the same room with brother Brian, and so we take a slight sidestep from…
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Gamma Sops - Incredible Hulk #345
This is it! The sorta-kinda final issue from Peter David / Todd McFarlane's run on Hulk! Though Todd only does breakdowns. And he does do layouts next issue…
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Gamma Sops - Incredible Hulk #344
It's not the last Todd McFarlane issue, though we're close to the end of his run on Hulk. Nor is it the most ICONIC issue -- that's probably the Hulk/Wolverine…
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Gamma Sops - Incredible Hulk #343
EPISODE 320 - Betty Banner is back in the story, briefly, as Hulk fights the Leader's robots... as does Bruce Banner! Plus we get some nifty flashbacks of the…
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Gamma Sops: Peter David Eulogy
We were saddened to hear that Peter David, writer of the very Hulk run we are covering, passed away this past Saturday, May 24, 2025. Kevin and Will devote…
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Gamma Sops - Incredible Hulk #342
EPISODE 318 - It's Hulk versus the Leader! Sort of! Really, it's Hulk versus Half-Life, who was sent BY the Leader. Didn't Hulk beat him pretty easily before?…
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Gamma Sops: Incredible Hulk #341
EPISODE 317 - Hulk Versus the Man-Bull! Or maybe it's "Savage Man-Bull" or maybe just "Savage!" At any rate, the Hulk fights another mirror image of himself in…
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Gamma Sops - Incredible Hulk #340
Episode 316 - We go over issue 340, which is the iconic Hulk Vs. Wolverine battle with the even more iconic cover by Todd McFarlane. Wolverine's claws out…
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Gamma Sops: Incredible Hulk #339
EPISODE 315 - We continue our coverage of the Peter David / Todd McFarlane run on The Incredible Hulk. This issue, the theme is fathers and more specifically…
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Gamma Sops: Incredible Hulk #338
EPISODE 314 - We discuss issue 338! Hulk faces a demon? alien? ghost? called Mercy! She's not called that, but we call her that. In Loose Screws, we talk about…