What’s the deal with Hawkman? Is he a lost cause? Is Absolute Superman good now?? Is everyone in love with Wonder Woman? (yes) Would you go to your ex-wife’s safe house? What if it was to save your second or third best boy? Can you fix everything in a marriage in a single night? Even if your son has bad vibes? Would you go to hell to save your best boy? What if he’s a lizard? Of course you’d go to a military base to save your dad, right? Maybe not my dad. Probably Wally’s though. This episode we talk about Absolute Green Lantern 10 & 11, Absolute Superman 15 and 16, Absolute Flash 11, Absolute Batman 16, Absolute Wonder Woman 16, and Absolute Martian Manhunter 8.

NEXT TIME: Absolute Flash 12, Absolute Superman 8, Absolute Wonder Woman Annual, Absolute Batman: Ark M Special and Absolute Batman 17+18

Recommendations - Adult Swim’s The Elephant, Harley & Ivy: Life of Crime/Harley Quinn Annual 2024, Squirrel Girl (North, Henderson)

It's the beginning of the end(game) of the Ultimate Universe! And of course, before the event that ends it all, we start where this whole ride began, by sending off Ultimate Spider-Man! Hang on, I'm getting a call

Also in this episode: Who's this new guy messing with the X-Men? He's been here all along? Is that a regular bear? Is Vision a Girl? No? There is no such thing as an Anti-War Machine.

We talk about Ultimates 19, Ultimate Endgame 1, Ultimate X-Men 23 and Ultimate Wolverine 13

Recommendations: Ice Cream Man, There is No Anti Pneumatics Division, The Terrifics

Who is Goldface? Can Jo trust all of Cam's friends? When will daddy Tomar Re come back? Will Superman finally defeat Ra's al Ghul? Will he ever be like a regular guy? Maybe go by Matt or even Clark? Will the Rogues be able to save Wally’s dad? What is this concrete world Barry’s wandered into? Who is the fish? Who is the Absolute Joker? What’s his deal? How do Batman and Wonder Woman meet? What does she think of Gotham?

Join us as we discuss Absolute Green Lantern 9, Absolute Flash 10, Absolute Superman 14, Absolute Batman 15 and Absolute Wonder Woman 15.

Are the Ultimates declaring all out open war? Is Two Years In just a backdoor pilot for Ultimate Guardians of The Galaxy? Are Richard and Felicia caught in a literal web? Will Harry make it out of this series alive? Was the statue symbolism? What happened to Hisako? Is Kageyama finally defeated? What happened to Colossus? Does it look sick as fuck? Find out all that and more on this episode.

We talk about Ultimates 18, Ultimate Universe: Two Years In, Ultimate Spider-Man 23, Ultimate X-Men 22 and Ultimate Wolverine 12

Recommendations: Pluribus, Paper Girls, Shroud by Adrian Tchaikovsky

What will we learn about Jo’s backstory? Can Cam help her? Can she trust her? Will we finally get rid of Sol? What’s going down in Smallville? Can our intrepid reporters get the word out? Should Wally really trust the Rogues? Like all of them? Can you stay mad at Trickster? I don’t think I can. Will Bane take the venom? What’s the plan? Will Batman save Gotham or will Gotham save Batman? Zatanna is here! What does she have planned for Wonder Woman? What’s going on behind the scenes at Area 53?  

Join us as we discuss Absolute Green Lantern 8, Absolute Flash 9, Absolute Superman 13, Absolute Batman 14 and Absolute Wonder Woman 14.

Recommendations: America's Best Comics, Judge Dredd, Discourse 2000, Tokyo Godfathers

Why is Doom so sad? Could he maybe be less sad? Is Hank finally the hero we need? Who would send a 16 year old into Fisk Towers? No, not Otto? Otto the scientist? Otto? No? Are mutant motorcycle gangs sick? Who’s this Glob? Is this the end of Wolverine? Oh no more issues were announced? Cool cool. Join us as we move into the beginning of the Endgame. I’m embarrassed to have typed that. It’s the climax, it'll be fun.

We talk about Ultimates 17, Ultimate Spider-Man 22, Ultimate X-Men 21 and Ultimate Wolverine 11

Recommendations: Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants, Frankenstein (2025), Bugonia, Crisis on Infinite Earths

This episode our heroes find themselves diving into the files of superhero attempts of the past. What’s going on in space? Does Smallville need to be in this version of Superman (we’re asking it again and again)? Who is messing with Wonder Woman? Will Bruce use the Venom? How did he get the Batmobile? Is Barry a mad scientist or just a dumb scientist? 

Join us as we discuss Absolute Evil, Absolute Green Lantern 7, Absolute Flash 8, Absolute Superman 12, Absolute Batman 13, Absolute Batman Annual 1, and Absolute Wonder Woman 13.

Our intro music is Atarashii Gakko! - Pineapple Kryptonite and our outro is Cliffhanger Narration from The Superhero Suite.

What is the Ultimates network? How does it work? Why does this guy look an awful lot like Captain America? What’s the deal with Mr Negative? Who’s really dead? Where’s Sabretooth going? Can Wolverine make it without him? How cool is the new sword though? What has been going on with the X-Men? Will this issue spell things out for us? (mostly) Listen to more of our nostalgia for the MCU die in the middle of this one. We also complain about the X-Men and might finally be caught up on the news to be relevant again. 

We talk about Ultimates 16, Ultimate Spider-Man 21, and X-Men 20 and, Ultimate Wolverine 9 & 10

Next time we’ll talk about Ultimates 17, Ultimate Spider-Man 22, Ultimate Wolverine 11, Ultimate X-Men 21.

Recommendations: Maggie The Mechanic (Love & Robots), Swamp Thing (Moore, Bisette, Totleben), Local Hero

This episode our heroes find themselves lost in deep space and embroiled in an intergalactic color war. Who’s been introduced in the new Green Lantern? Does Smallville need to be in this version of Superman? What is the thrilling conclusion to the first Martian Manhunter arc? Will Wonder Woman ever escape the maze? And is Catwoman trustworthy? What’s the deal with working with the Falcones? 

Join us as we discuss Absolute Green Lantern 6, Absolute Flash 7, Absolute Superman 11, Absolute Batman 12, Absolute Martian Manhunter 6, and Absolute Wonder Woman 11 & 12.

Our intro music is Atarashii Gakko! - Pineapple Kryptonite and our outro is Cliffhanger Narration from The Superhero Suite.

Recommendations: DeadBlossomJesse Monster Talent Show , Messiah of Evil, Jingo by Terry Pratchett

Is the month to month structure holding these series back? Are the things we wonder about in the news section already answered? We recorded this episode on Sep 9th. What is the Wasp up to? Was too much crammed into this Ultimates issue? Are we a little lost when it comes to the realities of X-Men? Are comics better with less superheroes? Does this feel like the start of the end yet? Could the Ultimate Universe survive without Ultimate Spider-Man? All that and more this episode as we talk about Ultimates 15, Ultimate Spider-Man 20 and Ultimate X-Men 19.

Recommendations: New Teen Titans by Pérez and Wolfman, Miracleman by Alan Moore, Hollow Knight: Silksong