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!

Hellsops: Seed of Destruction #3 01/28/2026

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 Loose Screws, Kevin discusses a YouTube deep dive on Keith Giffen and Will talks about the Beatles Book John and Paul: A Love Story in Songs! And we read some Listener Email! ------------------- Don't forget to participate in the Official Screwit Instapush #screwitinstapush! Subscribe to support the show and for bonus episodes at screwitpodcasts.com Email us at /episode/index/show/f5490302-f982-4bea-a97a-03a4c632b515/id/39862030

Hellsops: Seed of Destruction #2 01/21/2026

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 talks about Dalgoda Comics from the 1980s! How did we miss this when we were kids, we wonder! ------------------- Don't forget to participate in the Official Screwit Instapush #screwitinstapush! Subscribe to support the show and for bonus episodes at screwitpodcasts.com Email us at /episode/index/show/f5490302-f982-4bea-a97a-03a4c632b515/id/39787735

Hellsops: Seed of Destruction #1 01/14/2026

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 Destruction" arc. Hellboy is the creation of writer/artist Mike Mignola, who had been a regular artist for Marvel and DC. Then he started Hellboy for Dark Horse Comics in 1994, and true to the publisher's name -- it was a surprise runaway hit! We discuss how Mignola was a surprise artist to have a runaway success with a creator owned title. We talk about how superstar artist/writer John Byrne scripted these first few issues. We talk about the Hellboy movies (they look good, but are usually not too great!). And of course we talk about Mignola's amazing art. Loose Screws: Will talks David Harper's podcast Off Panel and Kevin discusses the new season of Fallout. Don't forget to participate in the Official Screwit Instapush #screwitinstapush! Subscribe to support the show and for bonus episodes at screwitpodcasts.com Email us at /episode/index/show/f5490302-f982-4bea-a97a-03a4c632b515/id/39637620

Mailbag: Green Lantern, LOEG, Squirrel Girl, Xeric Foundation 12/24/2025

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? You betcha! Will talks about how Batman Bros are mad at him online, and Kevin discusses how he was unable to enjoy the Parker novel adaptation Play Dirty! /episode/index/show/f5490302-f982-4bea-a97a-03a4c632b515/id/39432480

Hines In A Half-Shell: The 1990 Movie 12/17/2025

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 first time. Kevin saw it when it came out, but maybe not since. How does it hold up? Listen and find out! No Loose Screws this week! Is that okay? ------------ Subscribe at screwitpodcasts.com to support the show and to get monthly bonus episodes. Proceed pay our server costs and anything leftover goes to comics-related charities. Email us at /episode/index/show/f5490302-f982-4bea-a97a-03a4c632b515/id/39398620

Hines In A Half Shell: Saturday Morning TV Show 12/10/2025

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 promote the new toy line, the creators of this TV show also wanted it to be good. So there was a lot of thought put into this show. They took a lot of visual designs from the comic, but simplified the story considerable. They added new characters (Rocksteady and BeBop), half-new characters (Krang the talking brain) and gave April a more specific consistent personality. We look at the first five episodes, which is the entire first season and which tell a single story. The story gets complicated, but it's fun and thoughtful and... pretty darn good. Hey, maybe these Turtles are gonna be around for a while. In Loose Screws, we talk about the new season of Stranger Things. Next week we go over the first TMNT live action movie! ------------ Subscribe at screwitpodcasts.com to support the show and to get monthly bonus episodes. Proceed pay our server costs and anything leftover goes to comics-related charities. Email us at /episode/index/show/f5490302-f982-4bea-a97a-03a4c632b515/id/39304480

Hines In A Half-Shell: TMNT The Last Ronin 11/26/2025

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 version of our world, where only one turtle is still alive, and he is fighting to avenge his fallen brothers and father. It was a hit story and mostly very well received by fans! There is a very clear influence from Frank Miller's mid-1980s Batman story The Dark Knight Returns, but it's still very much a TMNT story, albeit one in the "mature, violent" category. Kevin Eastman collaborated on this, using an outline he and Peter Laird had done in 1987 as a starting point. Along with writer Tom Waltz and a cadre of brilliant arists (Esau and Isaac Escorza, Ben Bishop as well as Kevin Eastman), they craft a dark post-apocalyptic (not technically, but it feels like a fallen world) landscape. We visit most of the main cast of Turtles lore (in the comics) one way or the other. Despite all the harshness and sad turns, it's very fun! In Loose Screws, we talk about Batman: Dark Patterns, which Kevin loves (and Will has not read). /episode/index/show/f5490302-f982-4bea-a97a-03a4c632b515/id/39053985

Hines In A Half-Shell: TMNT #19, 20 and 21 - Return To New York 11/19/2025

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 gritty violent story that almost feels like a defiant statement in contrast to the then-brand-new TMNT television cartoons which were coming out. We do like it, though it's missing some of the humor and humanity of the previous Eastman/Laird issues. For Loose Screws, Will talks about The Pitt and Kevin discusses how Stranger Things mentions War Games, which means we also have an episode of our sub podcast Screw It, We're Just Going To Talk About War Games. /episode/index/show/f5490302-f982-4bea-a97a-03a4c632b515/id/39053830

Hines In A Half-Shell: TMNT #11 11/12/2025

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 writes in a diary, and we see through her eyes how each of the other characters recovers from the crushing defeat they had at the hands of Shredder last issue. It's a contemplative, emotional and dare we say it --- extremely patient and grown-up issue! The comic that started at least partly as a laugh and a lark has matured into a full world with feelings and integrity! We love this issue! In a way, this is the end of the first era of these comics. From this point on, it's rare that both creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird would be involved at the same time making the comics. There are some exceptions (We will cover the trilogy they did the next year in our next episode). But this is the end of their initial run. We forgo Loose Screws this episode to instead discuss a "Relevant Screw." We discuss the most successful of the Turtle rip-off comics: Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters. is it good? Well, no. But there's something kinda fun amidst the mess! --- For bonus monthly episodes, subscribe at screwitpodcasts.com Email us at screwitcomics@gmail.com /episode/index/show/f5490302-f982-4bea-a97a-03a4c632b515/id/38886990

Hines In A Half-Shell: TMNT #10 10/29/2025

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 battle between the full team of Turtles/Splinter/April versus the newly-returned Shredder!!! Very fun! In Loose Screws, Kevin discusses the book Project Hail Mary and the Enforcers card in the Marvel themed Magic card deck. And Will starts an episode of Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About War Games to discuss the new Kathryn Bigelow movie A House Of Dynamite. --- For bonus monthly episodes, subscribe at screwitpodcasts.com Email us at screwitcomics@gmail.com /episode/index/show/f5490302-f982-4bea-a97a-03a4c632b515/id/38785005

Hines In A Half-Shell: Leonardo, Donatello, Michaelangelo One-Shots 10/22/2025

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 each one. We reviewed the Raphael one-shot a bit earlier in this season. This episode we take a look at the stories for Donatello, Michelangelo and Leonardo. In general we liked these just a bit more than the "regular" issues the creators were doing at the same time. These one-shots are simple and uncluttered and really fun. For Loose Screws, Kevin talks Peacemaker season 2 and what it's like to be out of sync with the opinions presented on social media. Will talks about the video game Baby Steps. --- For bonus monthly episodes, subscribe at screwitpodcasts.com Email us at screwitcomics@gmail.com /episode/index/show/f5490302-f982-4bea-a97a-03a4c632b515/id/38598725

Hines In A Half-Shell: TMNT #9 10/15/2025

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 old man pass on the honoable samurai magic of his family to his grandson. We are seeing Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird pull back from working on the comic. This issue they wrote and helped ink but did not do the pencils for. As the Turtles get more popular, this will be the pattern! Next episode we go over the one-shot comics for Leonardo, Donatello and Michaelangelo. For Loose Screws, Will talks about the Marx Brothers and Kevin talks about The Knives by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips. -------------- Subscribe for monthly bonus episodes at screwitpodcasts.com Email us at /episode/index/show/f5490302-f982-4bea-a97a-03a4c632b515/id/38471670

Hines In A Half-Shell: TMNT #7 10/08/2025

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 and the comic remains fun. For Loose Screws, Kevin discusses two recent graphic novel biographies of Jack Kirby and Stan Lee! /episode/index/show/f5490302-f982-4bea-a97a-03a4c632b515/id/38378715

Hines In A Half Shell: TMNT #6 09/24/2025

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 and the Federation (something like that?) The art is more ambitious than ever! The action is fun and compelling! The dialogue is... out of control with huge Stan Lee levels of exposition on almost every page! But the comic is fun! For Loose Screws, we talk about staying in Christopher Reeve's house and also Spinal Tap! Now that's loose! ---------------- Email us at Subscribe for monthly bonus epsiodes at screwitpodcasts.com, if you please! /episode/index/show/f5490302-f982-4bea-a97a-03a4c632b515/id/38299600

Hines In A Half-Shell: TMNT #5 09/17/2025

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 Turtles are in space and in the middle of a three-way battle for a scientist trapped in a runaway robot's body. Again, this is issue number FIVE. Loose screws: Kevin talks Alien Earth and will talks Spaghetti Westerns. ----------------- Email us at Subscribe for monthly bonus epsiodes at screwitpodcasts.com, if you please! /episode/index/show/f5490302-f982-4bea-a97a-03a4c632b515/id/38117850

Hines In A Half-Shell: TMNT #4 08/27/2025

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 organization TCRI! ----------------- Email us at Subscribe for monthly bonus epsiodes at screwitpodcasts.com, if you please! /episode/index/show/f5490302-f982-4bea-a97a-03a4c632b515/id/37778460

Hines in a Half Shell: Raphael One Shot 08/20/2025

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. This features the debut of Casey Jones! ----------------- Email us at Subscribe for monthly bonus epsiodes at screwitpodcasts.com, if you please! /episode/index/show/f5490302-f982-4bea-a97a-03a4c632b515/id/37770740

Hines In A Half-Shell: TMNT #3 - with Elliott Kalan 08/13/2025

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 podcast The Flophouse, as well as being an Actual Comics Writer, currently writing Harley Quinn. In this issue, the turtles and April go on a 10+ page car chase! And... that's mostly it! but it's cool! ----------------- Email us at Subscribe for monthly bonus epsiodes at screwitpodcasts.com, if you please! /episode/index/show/f5490302-f982-4bea-a97a-03a4c632b515/id/37770660

Hines In A Half-Shell: TMNT #2 07/30/2025

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 not-quite-as-good but still-pretty-good story! We meet April and a new villain Baxter Stockman. We learn that Donatello is tech savvy and that Splinter has an extensive book collection! We also go over a survey Kevin ran to see just how much people know about the Turtles, even if they are not especially big fans! And a brief loose screw segment where we chat about the Superman and FF movie. We plan to go over it even more in our sop-scriber episode next week! -------- For bonus episodes, subscribe at screwitpodcasts.com Email us at /episode/index/show/f5490302-f982-4bea-a97a-03a4c632b515/id/37601755

Hines In A Half-Shell: TMNT #1 07/23/2025

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 Laird, this issue was meant as a one-shot story. Not quite a joke, but not quite serious either, the creators had no idea they were creating a media empire. The comic is good! We meet the turtles, Master Splinter and Shredder! How much did Will know about the turtles going in (not much). But how much did he like the comic? A lot! ------- Email us at Subscribe for monthly bonus episodes at screwitpodcasts.com Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/phXVFgB4ck /episode/index/show/f5490302-f982-4bea-a97a-03a4c632b515/id/37516115

Gamma Sops: Incredible Hulk #346 07/16/2025

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 dealing with carrying Bruce's baby! Todd MacFarlane only did breakdowns, but Erik Larsen delivers quality art. It's a fine issue to end our coverage on! Next week: we start our coverage of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with issue one of the original Eastman/Laird run! /episode/index/show/f5490302-f982-4bea-a97a-03a4c632b515/id/37404360

Gamma Sops: Incredible Hulk #467 07/09/2025

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 the Peter David / Todd McFarlane run to go to the end of Peter David' first long run on the Hulk. We look at Hulk 467, which features a slightly-in-the-future and maybe-alternate-reality Rick Jones looking back on a future we don't get to see. It's a poignant smart issue -- a fitting end to a tremendous Hulk run! Subscribe for bonus monthly episodes at screwitpodcasts.com Email us at /episode/index/show/f5490302-f982-4bea-a97a-03a4c632b515/id/37336725

Gamma Sops - Incredible Hulk #345 06/25/2025

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, which is the epilogue of the story. Anyway. This is a fun issue! Also sad. But good! ---------- Subscribe at screwitpodcasts.com for monthly bonus episodes -- profits go to comics-related charities. Join our free Discord (link at screwitpodcasts.com) And email us at /episode/index/show/f5490302-f982-4bea-a97a-03a4c632b515/id/37019395

Gamma Sops - Incredible Hulk #344 06/18/2025

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 fight. But this might be the BEST issue of the Peter David / Todd McFarlane run. Loose Screws: How Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning is really War Games 2. ---------- Subscribe at screwitpodcasts.com for monthly bonus episodes -- profits go to comics-related charities. Join our free Discord (link at screwitpodcasts.com) And email us at /episode/index/show/f5490302-f982-4bea-a97a-03a4c632b515/id/37019370

Gamma Sops - Incredible Hulk #343 06/11/2025

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 Hulkbusters with great visual from Mr. Todd McFarlane. For Loose Screws, Kevin likes the TV show Murderbot and Will saw an exhibit of Jack Kirby's art. ---------- Subscribe at screwitpodcasts.com for monthly bonus episodes -- profits go to comics-related charities. Join our free Discord (link at screwitpodcasts.com) And email us at /episode/index/show/f5490302-f982-4bea-a97a-03a4c632b515/id/36652055

Gamma Sops: Peter David Eulogy 05/28/2025

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 this episode to David's stellar career. Kevin in particular was a fan of Peter David's work and shares of lot his thoughts and feelings about the many comics he loved that PAD wrote! Among the many comics we discuss: Spider-Man, Hulk, Spider-Man 2099, Future Imperfect, X-Factor, Aquaman, Young Justice and many more! ----------- To subscribe and get bonus monthly episodes, go to screwitpodcasts.com Send thoughts via email to /episode/index/show/f5490302-f982-4bea-a97a-03a4c632b515/id/36742025

Gamma Sops - Incredible Hulk #342 05/21/2025

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? Yeah, but now Half-Life has ARMOR! Despite this lackluster description, the issue is good! Peter David is writing the Grey Hulk as he wishes, and Todd McFarlane's art has fully manifested. In Loose Screws, Will discusses his new ring tone (really) and Kevin is mad about spoilers for the new Thunderbolts* movie. ----- Subscribe at screwitpodcasts.com for monthly bonus episodes -- profits go to comics-related charities. Join our free Discord (link at screwitpodcasts.com) And email us at /episode/index/show/f5490302-f982-4bea-a97a-03a4c632b515/id/36651970

Gamma Sops: Incredible Hulk #341 05/14/2025

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 a way, and he alternatively feels compassion for Man-Bull and also beats him up. For Loose Screws, Will talks about going through a box of old comics his friend gave him, and Kevin talks about the first arc in Season 2 of Andor. ------- For monthly bonus episodes, subscribe at Last week we released a bonus ep in which we went through all the stories in Action Comics #1 Join our free Discord -- invite link is also at / -------- The end of our episode features an interview between past and future guest Chris Gethard talking to comics creator Ethan Sacks about A HAUNTED GIRL, the comic Ethan made with his daughter Naomi about struggles with suicidal thoughts and depression. They get into using comics to talk about mental health issues. THis is to promote a non-profit Gethard founded called LAUGHING TOGETHER where Gethard gets comedians to use comedy exercises to promote better communication, emptahy, listening and mental health. To learn more about LAUGHING TOGETHER and its parent program WELLNESS TOGETHER go to http://wellnesstogether.org/allhandsondeck /episode/index/show/f5490302-f982-4bea-a97a-03a4c632b515/id/36519720

Gamma Sops - Incredible Hulk #340 04/30/2025

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, reflecting Hulk's angry face. We feel with this issue McFarlane has fully arrived. Peter David is also in fine form, and the result is the best issue in the run so far. For Loose Screws, Will discusses the movie Sinners and Kevin discusses the institution of sports. Stick around to the end for a Watchmen trivia quiz a listener sent if for us! --------- Subscribe to support the show and for bonus episodes at screwitpodcasts.com. May's bonus episode is a review of Action Comics #1. Email us any comics thoughts you have at /episode/index/show/f5490302-f982-4bea-a97a-03a4c632b515/id/36333265

Gamma Sops: Incredible Hulk #339 04/23/2025

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 abusive fathers. The "enemy" such as it is, is a super-powered child who has lost his father and sees his caretaker threatened. The Hulk talks a big game about not caring but in the end, does the right thing. This story picks up a thread that has now become a major fixture in Hulk lore -- that Banner's father abused him, perhaps creating the suppressed anger and pain that would someday emerge as The Hulk. The origin of this idea is not this story. That started in a Bill Mantlo story from Hulk 312. But as Kevin points out, it seems Mantlo stole that story from a not-yet-published Barry Windsor-Smith comic. Former Marvel editor-in-chief Jim Shooter wrote about that here: ----------- Subscribe at screwitpodcasts.com for bonus monthly episodes. Join our free Discord, also at screwitpodcasts.com Email us at /episode/index/show/f5490302-f982-4bea-a97a-03a4c632b515/id/36119305

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