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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!
Episodes
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsBonus Episode | Watchmen: Issue #1
Kevin and Will go over the first issue of legendary comic book series Watchmen. This is unrelated to the rest of this season, and just because the new HBO…
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsThe Fantastic Four: A Wrap-Up on The Kirby Era
We look back on the Kirby era. These 102 issues have been at different times: perfection, wildly brilliant, recklessly inventive, silly, downright dumb, out of…
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsJack Kirby's Final Issues | The Fantastic Four #97-102
We finish the Jack Kirby era. An undersean man/alien, a plot to foil the moon landing, the Puppet Master/Mad Thinker's instantly failure of a plan, and the…
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsGangster Planet | The Fantastic Four #91-96
We are reaching the end of Jack Kirby's FF issues, and the stories are maybe getting crazier? But still good. We've got a gangster planet that has alien…
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsBaby Fantastic | The Fantastic Four #84-90
Two story arcs: Doom hypnotizes FF but also plays piano for them, and then Sue rents what looks like a totally evil house and in fact is one. Plus some email…
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsWonder Gloves | The Fantastic Four #78-83
Jack Kirby is picking up steam again! Although we're into a run where a high percentage of fights end the second people have a conversation. A moral lesson? Or…
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsGalactus Has Shorts | The Fantastic Four #68-77
Jack Kirby is starting his (slight) dip in story quality. Fewer new characters. Plots stretched over a couple of issues with little development. But on the…
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsThe Human Torch | Mailbag
A catch-up episode! Kevin and Will take a deep dive on the Human Torch! They catch up on email! They challenge each other to a Fantastichat! More Fantastic…
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsDoom on a Surfboard | The Fantastic Four #54-67
Past the peak, we move into some issues that we deem as "not bad!" Meaning, they don't change the very landscape of the Marvel Universe, but they are darn good…
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsThis Man, This Monster | The Fantastic Four #51-53
Continuing this stellar run of Jack Kirby masterpieces, we review what may be the single greatest issue of FF ever - "This Man, This Monster" as well as the…
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsThe Galactus Saga | The Fantastic Four #48-50
This is it! The big one! Perhaps the most famous Fantastic Four story from the Kirby Era: The Galactus Saga. The long-winded, big-helmet-wearing, pantsless…
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsThe Man Who Has Every Issue of The Fantastic Four
We take a break from our already-insane (not) regular structure to interview our friend RAMSEY ESS, who has collected EVERY SINGLE ISSUE of the Fantastic Four…
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsThe Inhumans | The Fantastic Four #44-47
We are now going over some of the greatest FF issues of all time! This episode, we see the debut of The Inhumans: Gorgon, Medusa, Crystal, Karnak, Triton…
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsThe Thing | Analysis: The Fantastic Four #35-43
Will and Kevin discuss one of the all-time great Marvel Comics characters: Ben Grimm, The Ever-Lovin' Thing! They also get into their admittedly insane plan…
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsThe Frightful Four | Recap: The Fantastic Four #35-43
Will and Kevin examine the first capital G GREAT long run of FF stories in this batch. Artist/co-writer Jack Kirby is getting into a groove as the action is…
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsThe Invisible Girl | Analysis: The Fantastic Four #25-34
Kevin and Will analyze the "getting good" run, including a deep dive on the much-underdeveloped character of the group: Sue Storm aka The Invisible Girl. Jack…
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsGetting Good | Recap: The Fantastic Four #25-34
This is where the Fantastic Four starts to get good. We've got an awesome Hulk vs. Thing fight, the evolution of Dr. Doom, the increased powers of Sue Storm --…
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsSpider-Man: Far From Home | Mailbag
A catch-up episode! Kevin and Will take a break from the Fantastic Four briefly to discuss the new Spider-Man movie "Far From Home." And they also read a bunch…
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsDr. Doom | Analysis: The Fantastic Four #9-24
Kevin and Will analyze the bad issues. You can still see the elements that will make this series great. Ben's character is settling into place. The artwork…
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsThe Bad Stories | Recap: The Fantastic Four #9-24
We go through a bad stretch: issues 9 through 24. Villains with ultimate power dispatched by... ignoring them! And also... calling their parents? Time travel…
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsMr. Fantastic | Analysis: The Fantastic Four #1-8
Kevin and Will go segment crazy as they analyze the characters, themes and significance of the first eight issues of The Fantastic Four. Plus a deep dive on…
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsThe Messy Exciting Beginning | Recap: The Fantastic Four #1-8
Kevin and Will recap the first eight issues of the Fantastic Four. The Origin! The Skrulls! Doctor Doom! And Sub-Mariner! These are great! -- SHOW INFORMATION…
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsThe Fantastic Four: An Introduction
Hosts Will and Kevin talk about the original run of The Fantastic Four! This was the comics series that launched all of Marvel Comics. We get into the…
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsSeason Two Trailer | The Fantastic Four
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Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsReview: Spider-Man Video Game (2018)
A special episode! After swearing they would never play the PS4 Spider-Man game, both Kevin and Will bought PS4 systems and games and got completely obsessed…
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsReview: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
We re-activate this podcast to discuss the awesome new movie: "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" Your co-hosts Kevin and Will LOVED it, but of course we also…
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsEulogy: Stan Lee (1922 - 2018)
Stan Lee, the co-creator of Spider-Man, as well as the architect of the Marvel Universe, passed away this weekend. Kevin and Will give a eulogy. They talk…
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsSeason One Finale
This is the end of Season One of the podcast! Thanks to everyone who listened! We go over what we learned, and then read a whole bunch of emails we got in the…
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsThe Goblin Unmasked! | The Amazing Spider-Man #39 & #40
A look at what the Spidey-world looks like without Steve Ditko: your co-hosts Kevin and Will look at the first two issues with a new artist/co-plotter. And…
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsSteve Ditko's Last Issue | The Amazing Spider-Man #38
Spider-Man's original artist and co-writer Steve Ditko departs the series not with a bang but with a whimper. "Just A Guy Named Joe" has a pretty good start…
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsOnce Upon a Time...There Was a Robot | The Amazing Spider-Man #37
In his second to last issue, artist Steve Ditko turns in a good story! There's subplots and great drawing and two weird-looking robots and the introduction of…
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsThe Looter | The Amazing Spider-Man #36
He got his powers from a meteor. He's obsessed with meteors. This is the story of…. THE LOOTER! (?) Continuing this run of "guy who punches hard" villains…
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsThe Molten Man Does Not Regret Anything! | The Amazing Spider-Man #35
In what Will deems the "worst issue so far of the Ditko run" we see the Molten Man return and Stan Lee turn in his strangest bunch of dialogue yet! BUT the…
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsKraven the Hunter Returns! | The Amazing Spider-Man #34
Kraven is back to hunt the ultimate prey: Spider-Man! Betty Brant has a trippy Spidey-themed dream! And Gwen Stacy is falling for Peter! All great stuff! So……
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsBest Non-Ditko Spidey Stories: Part 2
Once again, Kevin and Will talk about some of their favorite non-Ditko stories! This episode, we go into the 1982 classic "Nothing Can Stop The Juggernaut" and…
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsMaster Planner Saga Part 3 | The Amazing Spider-Man #33
"The Final Chapter" -- part 3 of the stunning Master Planner trilogy and co-hosts Kevin and Will are so excited they don't quite know what to do with…
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsMaster Planner Saga Part 2 | The Amazing Spider-Man #32
Part 2 of the artist Steve Ditko's climactic Spider-Man triology - "Man on a Rampage." All the setup of last issue comes bursting forth in an issue-long…
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsMaster Planner Saga Part 1 | The Amazing Spider-Man #31
This is it: One of the best stories in the history of Marvel Comics -- maybe ALL comics. It's a three part story we call "The Master Planner Saga" and it…
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsThe Claws of the Cat | The Amazing Spider-Man #30
A decent issue with a huge continuity error: the gang of uniformed thieves that show up periodically are ACTUALLY a foreshadowing of next issue! DO YOU FIND…
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsThe Scorpion Returns w/ Mark David Christenson & Kait Thompson | The Amazing Spider-Man #29
Kevin and Will welcome guests Kait Thompson and Mark David Christenson, the co-hosts of "Aw Crap, A Hellboy Podcast!" We get into: how Ditko makes a great…
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsDoctor Strange and Spidey | The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #2
Spidey teams up with Doctor Strange, who happens to be the other big co-creation of Spidey artist Steve Ditko. There's very little Peter Parker as the two…
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsThe Menace of the Molten Man! | The Amazing Spider-Man #28
Sure there's a golden man who can punch like a wrecking ball but also: PETER PARKER GRADUATES HIGH SCHOOL! Kevin and Will get into this momentous event. We…
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsBring Back My Goblin To Me! | The Amazing Spider-Man #27
We are well into the era where artist Steve Ditko had stopped talking to writer/editor Stan Lee, and it's making for stories with very unique structures! For…
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsThe Man In The Crime-Master's Mask | The Amazing Spider-Man #26
Spidey fights not ONE but TWO villains with secret identities: The Green Goblin and also -- THE CRIME MASTER! It's yet another guy who's plan is to unite all…
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsEulogy: Steve Ditko (1927 - 2018)
Steve Ditko passed away this week at the age of 90. We recorded this episode the morning after the news broke. As listeners know, he is the artist and…
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsEmergency Episode: Instant Classics! Vol. 1
We interrupt our flow of doing the Ditko issues to talk about two brand-new issues of Spider-Man, because they are so good! Instant Classics. One is Dan…
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsThe Spider-Slayers | The Amazing Spider-Man #25
First appearance of the Spider-Slayer robot, back when it was just the Spider-capturing robot! Also, Kevin and Will realize every teenager on Peter Parker's…
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsBest Non-Ditko Spidey Stories: Part 1
Kevin and Will break from the format of the podcast to talk about Spidey stories from after the original Steve Ditko era! They talk about two in this episode…
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsSpider-Man Goes Mad! w/ Joe Quinones and Jordan Gibson (Penciller/Colorist: Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man) | The Amazing Spider-Man #24
The current penciller (Joe Quinones) and colorist (Jordan Gibson) for "Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man" join Kevin and Will to talk about the…
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsThe Goblin and the Gangsters w/ Chip Zdarsky (Writer: Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man) | The Amazing Spider-Man #23
Kevin and Will are joined by Chip Zdarsky, current writer for the Marvel Comic "Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man." We talk about his recent story in…
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsThe Clown and His Masters of Menace | The Amazing Spider-Man #22
Step right up and see… the silliest heroes yet! A group of circus performers kick out the one member of their group with actual powers (The hypnotist…
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsSpider-Man and the Human Torch Vs. the Beetle | The Amazing Spider-Man #21
Spider-Man and the Human Torch have two problems: their emotionally fragile girlfriends, and a guy with an armored flying suit who calls himself the Beetle…
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsSpider-Man Vs. the Scorpion | The Amazing Spider-Man #20
Co-hosts Kevin and Will discuss the debut of the probably-not-that-great-villain The Scorpion! He can punch! He can also...well, he can punch pretty hard. Plus…
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsSpidey Strikes Back! | The Amazing Spider-Man #19
After a whole issue of doubt, Spider-Man is back into action! For the first time in the comic's run we have a whole issue where Spider-Man is joyously being…
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsThe End of Spider-Man! | The Amazing Spider-Man #18
One of the best issues of the original run, according to your co-hosts Will and Kevin! There is no villain for this issue as Peter deals with the fallout of…
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsThe Return of the Green Goblin | The Amazing Spider-Man #17
The Green Goblin is back and he's meaner and smarter. Pete's love life is once again falling apart as he can't convince working girl Betty that popular rich…
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsSpidey Battles Daredevil; The Eerie Menace of the Ringmaster | The Amazing Spider-Man #16
Co-hosts Kevin and Will Hines ask: If you've got a top hat that can hypnotize anyone -- why not open a circus? Well, that's the apparent decision by this…
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsAnalyzing the Spider-Man Movies
We take a break from analyzing the old comics to discuss: Spider-Man movies! Kevin and Will talk about their lifelong dream to see a good Spider-Man movie, and…
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsThe Sinister Six! | The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1
For the first-ever Spider-Man annual, there's a special event: six of Spidey's worst baddies team up to try and defeat him together…. By fighting him ONE AT A…
Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About ComicsKraven the Hunter! | The Amazing Spider-Man #15
He's a hunter and you know that because he is wearing a vest made out of a LION. He's KRAVEN the HUNTER, and he debuts in this issue, Amazing Spider-Man 15…