Amazing Spider-Man Annual 1998 with A. Lee Martinez and David Walton
Release Date: 07/21/2026
Primal Force #2 with Ian Anderson
Does This Come In Chromium?
On this episode Matt and Ian try their best to avoid being sassed by Cataclysm while they talk about 1994's PRIMAL FORCE #2! The issue by issue discussion of PRIMAL FORCE continues! Before getting into PRIMAL FORCE #2 Matt tells Ian all about their beloved Jack O'Lantern's first appearance, which can best be described as charmingly dark. Then Matt tries to verbally edit a joke he tells in this episode into the previous episode. He still has no idea how podcasts work. Then it's time for the big showdown: The Leymen (remember they are NOT called Primal Force) versus Cataclysm...in a...
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Walter Koenig's Raver #1 with A. Lee Martinez and David Walton
Does This Come In Chromium?
On this episode Matt and special guest co-hosts A. Lee Martinez (author of UNBEARABLE - available now!) and David Walton (recovering from eye surgery now!) try to decide which one of them is going to be sacrificed while the other two eat ice cream and discuss 1993's RAVER #1. Regular listeners to the show will have seen it coming for a while now, but this is the episode that finally broke Matt. The comic, written by STAR TREK's very own Walter Koenig, was just the right combination of interesting and baffling that it opened the cosmic door and let madness run rampant into Matt's...
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Primal Force #1 with Ian Anderson
Does This Come In Chromium?
On this episode Matt and rookie Leyman Ian Anderson prepare to recite an awkwardly long oath by discussing 1994's PRIMAL FORCE #1. That's right folks, the issue by issue coverage of PRIMAL FORCE begins here! Well, technically it began with the PRIMAL FORCE #0 episode, but now it's official. Matt and Ian will be talking about the entire run of PRIMAL FORCE. Issue by issue. Or at least that's the plan until Ian forsakes the Leymen's oath, throws his medallion in the nearest pool, and walks away from the show. But until then Matt and Ian talk about whether or not one of...
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Night Thrasher #1 with Corey Blake
Does This Come In Chromium?
On this episode Matt and special guest co-host Corey Blake try to avoid getting their butts kicked as they discuss the kick butt 1993 kick butt comic NIGHT THRASHER #1 (starring the kick butt Night Thrasher who does indeed kick butt). At one point Night Thrasher was the kick butt leader of the New Warriors, a truly kick butt team, but now he's a kick butt solo character. The question is, does Night Thrasher work as a solo character or does he shine brighter as part of a kick butt ensemble? Matt isn't sure of the answer, mainly because he's unfamiliar with anything kick butt. ...
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Reign of the Supermen Part 1 with David Walton and Glitch
Does This Come In Chromium?
On this episode Matt and special guest co-hosts David Walton and Glitch meet four super cool dudes (of which not a single one of them is totally evil) who are calling dibs on the name Superman as they discuss 1993's ACTION COMICS #687, SUPERMAN #78, THE ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #501, and SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL #22. That's right, the long promised discussion of the REIGN OF THE SUPERMEN finally begins here! The guys kick things off by tackling the most pressing issue of all, deciding which of the replacement Supermen is their personal favorite. Then things turn in a very DOES THIS COME IN...
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Batman Vs. the Incredible Hulk with Bryan Q. Miller
Does This Come In Chromium?
On this episode Matt and special guest co-host Bryan Q. Miller (writer of BATGIRL, SMALLVILLE, HE-MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE) try their best to not breathe in the congealed air while discussing 1981's BATMAN VS. THE INCREDIBLE HULK. Both Matt and Bryan spent time working at Borders Books (RIP) so their conversation begins by talking extensively about BINC stickers and the prominent role they played in their lives. It's a trip down memory lane that doubles as a therapeutic exorcism of some bad memories for Matt. More importantly, Bryan talks about how he went from working...
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Eclipso: The Darkness Within Part 3 of 4 with Al Sedano and David Walton
Does This Come In Chromium?
The DOES THIS COME IN CHROMIUM/THAT GIFFEN SHOW crossover extravaganza continues here! On this episode Matt and special guest co-host Al Sedano (host of THAT GIFFEN SHOW) participate in the grand comic book tradition of shameless crossovers by shamelessly bringing in surprise special guest star David Walton (DTCIC's resident existential crisis correspondent/possible griffin expert). Is it a gimmick? Yes. Are we ashamed of stooping to such gimmickry? Ha! Nope, not in the slightest! Matt, Al, and David cover a lot of ground in this episode because they talk about a...
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Vertigo Visions: Doctor Occult with Matthew Dow Smith
Does This Come In Chromium?
On this episode Matt and special guest co-Doctor Occult superfan Matthew Dow Smith (writer/artist of AMELIA SHADOWS, THE OCTOBER GIRL) try to determine if "pleasure can really be such amusing gallows" (WTF?) by discussing 1994's VERTIGO VISIONS: DOCTOR OCCULT. If you like extremely deep dives on characters most people haven't even heard of it (and face it, if you're listening to this show - you do) then this episode is truly for you! Both Matt and Matthew are outspoken Doctor Occult fans, but interestingly, their love is each rooted in a different aspect of the character. Although, a bit...
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Doom 2099 #1 with Stacy from The Fanboy Power Hour
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On this episode Matt and special guest co-host Stacy (THE FANBOY POWER HOUR PODCAST) wake up in the far off future and instead of figuring out how to survive they decide to talk about 1993's DOOM 2099 #1. You'd be hard-pressed to find a better pitchman for DOOM 2009 than Stacy, whereas Matt is still upset at the series because he feels like it called him an idiot at a young age. So while Matt spends most of this episode trying to heal from that perceived slight, Stacy brings some genuinely insightful thoughts about the sliding scale of good and evil and how in a future world driven by...
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Green Goblin #1 with Dave Amiott
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On this episode Matt and special guest co-host Dave Amiott (host of JUST THE FACTS...AND MORE!: A DRAGNET PODCAST) try to rent a VHS copy of James Cameron's Spider-Man movie while discussing 1995's GREEN GOBLIN #1. Matt's on vacation but he would like you to know that a lot of time in this episode is spent talking about how video stores used to work (a topic near and dear to his heart), and he shares the story of how he discovered he'd never be cool in high school (spoiler alert: it involves a copy of GREEN GOBLIN #1 and a corn boil), while Dave posits that this comic could very well be the...
info_outlineOn this episode Matt and special guest co-hosts A. Lee Martinez (author of many books including the upcoming UNBEARABLE) and David Walton (truly a listener favorite guest, even if he's too humble to believe it) run off to join the circus (of crime) but forget to do so because they get so wrapped up talking about 1998's AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL.
Matt is on vacation so the show notes will not be as detailed as they usually are, but just so you know what to expect when listening to this episode here's a little tease: Matt and Lee might be more aligned with J. Jonah Jameson than they'd ever expected whereas David might actually be Peter Parker (who is actually Spider-Man).
Also, to everyone's surprise the Circus of Crime continues to be a major element of this podcast. And Devil Dinosaur is back. Oh, and Peter Parker is a whiny jerk (but Night Man rules).
Even though he doesn't need my help to sell books, everyone should read everything Lee has written: https://aleemartinez.com/
And while you're at it, you should preorder Lee's newest novel UNBEARABLE: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Unbearable/A-Lee-Martinez/9781668073452
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Intro music from the song "Doin' What We Do" by the always amazing Mustard Plug (https://mustardplug.com/)