Who is John Jones? Is Barry a better dad then Wally’s actual dad? Does Batman finally beat the Black Mask? How’s Wonder Woman doing now that she’s back in hell? Did Krypton really blow up? This episode we cover Absolute Superman 4, Absolute Batman 5, Absolute Wonder Woman 6, along with the launches of Absolute Flash 1 and Absolute Martian Manhunter 1. We’ll try to answer all of those questions but will probably get distracted talking about the Arrowverse along the way. 

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

What’s going on with Asgard? Who is Ultimate Sandman? Why is Gambit only using white queens? Vibranium is evil? Where did Hisako go? How did Surge even get there? Are they still the X-Men? This week we discuss Ultimate Wolverine 3, Ultimate Spider-Man 15, Ultimate X-Men 13 & 14, Ultimate Black Panther 14 and Ultimates 11.

Why is the Martian sad? Do you have bad vibes? That sucks, ours are sick. Will Wally ever be able to stand still again? What does Absolute Grodd look like? Is it the end of Kal-El’s backstory? What’s next for Batman? Do you want Fries with that? Will Wonder Woman defeat Hades? Watch out, he's tricky. And of course it’s time for Absolute Green Lantern. What’s even IS the Green Lantern? We talk about Absolute Green Lantern 1, Absolute Flash 2, Absolute Martian Manhunter 2, Absolute Wonder Woman 7, Absolute Superman 6, and Absolute Batman 7,

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

Do people actually read these? I’ve never read a podcast description. I’ve been guessing at the format.

We are once again faced with the question: is the metal evil? This could be a recurring metaphor for human industrialization and whether or not we have a right to so aggressively alter the world we live in and use up limited resources but it’s probably just a way to get more words on the page. What’s Ultimate Sabertooth like? More importantly how fucking cute are Artie and Leech? Who is Mysterio? And why is this reveal so cool? We called it, just saying.   

This episode we discuss Ultimate Wolverine 4 & 5, Ultimate Spider-Man 16, and Ultimate Black Panther 15. Next time we’ll have more books to talk about just stay up to date it's not very hard. 

Recommendations: Trigun, Marvels, Resurrection Man: Quantum Karma

What forces are working against Wonder Woman and who is Dr Poison? What will happen when Grodd’s wrath is unleashed on Wally? Or is he nice? Maybe Grodd is nice. What is happening in Gotham while Batman faces Freeze? Is everyone safe? Who or what is the White Martian? And how are they weaponizing the vibes? We finally learn Brainiac's backstory, what kind of a fresh freak is he? And what’s going on in Evergreen? Is Guy Gardner dead? Join us as we discuss Absolute Green Lantern 2, Absolute Flash 3, Absolute Martian Manhunter 3, Absolute Wonder Woman 8, Absolute Superman 7 and Absolute Batman 8.

Recommendations - The Lost Boys, Exquisite Corpses, Compu-toon, Twin Peaks

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

Who is Futaba and what does she have to do with the Children of the Atom? What are Nico’s powers? Who is The One and what happened to this world's Legion? Is this the first world where Green Goblin and Mysterio fuck? Does Incursion matter? What really happened to the Ultimates when they fought the Hulk? All that and more as we cover Ultimate Wolverine 6, Ultimate Spider-Man 17, Ultimate X-Men 15 & 16, Ultimate Black Panther 16, and Ultimate Spider-Man: Incursion 1. Next time we’ll have more books to talk about just stay up to date it's hard, I know. but you can do it. 

Recommendations: Ballerina, Daredevil by Miller & Janson, The Venture Bros

Are we going to meet a second Amazon? Who is Ralph Dibney? Didn’t they already have a stretchy guy?Why is it so hot? Should John be hiding everything from his wife? Who is Bane? How can gold affect the force field that’s keeping the Lanterns trapped? Will Superman chose Lois or Jimmy? Join us as we discuss Absolute Green Lantern 3, Absolute Flash 4, Absolute Martian Manhunter 4, Absolute Wonder Woman 9, Absolute Superman 8 and Absolute Batman 9

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

Recommendations - The Lost Boys, Exquisite Corpses, Compu-toon, Twin Peaks

How can Tony manage to be in so many places at once? Is he up to something? Is the Jim Hammond? Is The Wasp? Is Felicia in any danger? Or is it just fun to be evil? Will Logan be able to work through his guilt? Can he forgive Sabretooth? Is Mikhail a double agent?

Obviously, this is a shorter episode than usual. We talk about Ultimates 13, Ultimate Spider-Man 18, and Ultimate Wolverine 7. We address it in the show itself but we’re taking a break from talking about Black Panther. Going issue to issue doesn’t seem to work for us and this series and we want to try checking in later instead. Ultimate Incursion is kind of an odd deal so we’re going to wait until the end of that one. I wanted to apologize for the fuzz coming from my track during the middle of the ep. There was a construction vehicle idling outside of my apartment making a bunch of noise. My bad. 

Next time we’ll talk about Ultimates 14, Ultimate Spider-Man 19, Ultimate Wolverine 8, Ultimate X-Men 17 & 18.

Recommendations: River (2023), Amazing Spider-Man (Stern/Romita), Exiled (2006), The Warriors, JSA

This week our heroes find themselves questioning, is the horseshoe theory in Superman a bit too strong? Can Bruce find Waylon? Is Hal going to kill En Sabah Nur? Can he wait until he stops explaining what's going on first? Who’s that mysterious kid in the Flash costume? Can Wonder Woman navigate the maze? What if she was high? Join us as we discuss Absolute Green Lantern 04, Absolute Flash 05, Absolute Martian Manhunter 05, Absolute Wonder Woman 10, Absolute Superman 09, and Absolute Batman 10.

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

Recommendations - Space Walking With You, Nightwing (Waters/Soy), 52

Who’s the fastest Marvel character? Could it be the Whizzer? He’s not in any of these comics don’t worry you’re safe. Can Hawkeye aim? Should Peter stay Spider-Man? Is Richard safe with the suit? Is the Ultimate Universe ending? Follow along with your knowledge from the future. Who’s gonna die in Wolverine? What’s up with The Ultimate X-Men's timeline? All that and more as we talk about Ultimates 14, Ultimate Spider-Man 19, Ultimate Wolverine 8 and X-Men 17 & 18.

Recommendations: Piranesi, Search and Destroy, City the Animation