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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!

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Who Watches The Milksop - Watchmen Animated Movie

We talk about the recent Watchmen animated movie and a little bit about the 2008 Zach Snyder film as well. Our blistering hot take: the comic is better!!! We also read mail! Subscribe at screwitpodcasts.com for monthly bonus episodes and email us at screwitcomics@gmail.com.

56 min
NOV 13

Who Watches The Milksops? Watchmen #6

Today we go over the merry, lighthearted life story of a little fellow called Rorschach. Gather the kids around and read them the story... no sorry, that's wrong, never do that! Watchmen #6 ("The Abyss Gazes Also") is a bleak albeit compelling tale that answers the question "What If Batman Were Truly Emotionally Damaged, But No, Like REALLY." To subscribe for bonus content, do so at screwitpodcasts.com Email us your comic book thoughts at screwitcomics@gmail.com

51 min
NOV 6

Scott Aukerman Interview (Astonishing Spider-Man) - Excerpt

This is an excerpt of our interview with Scott Aukerman about his experience writing the new Astonishing Spider-Man comic. To hear the full one, subscribe at screwitpodcasts.com -- proceeds pay our costs and then go to the charity Hero Initiative. Thanks! -------------------------------------- Writer / comedian / podcaster Scott Aukerman returns to the podcast for a third time, this time to discuss his new comic book Astonishing Spider-Man. Available exclusively on the Marvel Unlimited app, Astonishing Spider-Man is publishing in the "infinity" format, meaning it's one long vertical page designed for viewing on phones and tablets. We talk to Scott about how he got the gig to write his own Spider-Man comic, the experience of writing for this format, and what aspects of Spidey Scott wanted to focus on. A lifelong Spider-Man fan, Scott is giving his all for this series -- we hear about the research and thought he's putting into the stories in an attempt to make the kind of Spider-Man comic he'd like to read. And we finish up with the five Spider-Man arcs which influenced him the most when writing this series!

18 min
OCT 30

Who Watches The Milksops? Watchmen #5

Rorschach gets captured! Also Ozymandias is almost murdered! And the entire issue has a symmetrical layout, something neither Kevin nor Will noticed for like 20 years! This is our continuing coverage of Watchmen! To get our monthly bonus episodes and support the podcast, subscribe at https://www.screwitpodcasts.com/ Email us at screwitcomics@gmail.com

1h 3m
OCT 23

Who Watches The Milksops? Watchmen #4

It's the Dr. Manhattan on Mars issue! The man (god? thing? electro magnetic lifeform?) who lives in all time! Although he only relives his life up until things we have already seen. No spoilers in the Dr. Manhattan all-time existence! This is one of the most iconic and memorable issues of a superhero comic book ever! We get into it! --------- Subscribe for bonus episodes (like our recent foray into Ryan North's FF issues) at screwitpodcasts.com

55 min
OCT 16

Who Watches The Milksops? Watchmen #3

Watchmen #3! Dr. Manhattan is forced off of Earth because journalists are annoying! Take that, the media! We also see Laurie and Dan's friendship blossoming into something more. Or at least they seem to get sexually excited beating up bad guys. We also get our longest look yet at the most divisive part of Watchmen: the pirate comic! Subscribe at screwitpodcasts.com for bonus episodes, to support our podcast and to give to Hero's Initiative!

57 min
OCT 9

Who Watches The Milksops? Watchmen #2

We continue our examination of Watchmen with issue 2! A funeral for a friend! Not a friend so much as a violent amoral psychopath - The Comedian! Writer Alan Moore's narrative mastery is on display as we learn about the Comedian from a series of flashbacks that show us the way he changed over the years from a 16 year old would-be-sexual assaulter, to remorseless mercenary, to finally a frightened man begging for help from his former enemy. We also learn more of the world of Watchmen and how things changed with the arrival of the superpowered Dr. Manhattan, which we will learn even more of in the next two issues! Subscribe at screwitpodcasts.com for bonus episodes, to support the podcast and to give to Hero's Initiatve!

1h 2m
SEP 25

Who Watches The Milksops? Watchmen #1

Today we are republishing a discussion on the first issue of Alan Moore/Dave Gibbon's landmark 1986 comic book Watchmen. We first released this on Nov 27, 2019. At that time, HBO was airing its television series adapation of/sequel to the comic, so Kevin and Will went through the first issue of the comic. Now five years later we want to go through the entire series. Listen to this epsiode and we'll be here next episode with a discussion of issue 2! Watchmen is, of course, a 12 issue comic book series featuring superheros that live in a world much more realistic than we usually see them. It's about a merecenary superhero, The Comedian, who gets quietly murdered, and another superhero, Rorschach, an emotionally shut down detective, who finds out. Even though the "masks" have been banned by the government, they all start communicating to unravel this mystery. The one legal superhero -- the supernarually powered Dr. Manhattan -- has used his power to cement America as an unchallenged sole dominant nation. When he is forced to leave Earth, the world seems destined for a nuclear apcolypse unless the non-powered, legally banned "masks" can save it. "Realistic superheroes" is an idea that's been done, but never with as much command as Watchmen. Each character -- created forthis series -- seems lived in with a rich deep history. The story is deeper and more complicated than most comics dare to present. The dialogue reveals the character's personality while also making ironic commentary on the story. And all along, it shows the darker side of superhero comics tropes and archetypes. It's funny, fascinating, challenging, and it changed comics forever.

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A delight

Jun 8

res8323

This is my favorite podcast. But also, fun for the hosts: Rod Serling’s Night Gallery’s fourth episode drops an absolutely lovely “milksop.” Do with this information what you will.
One of my favorite podcasts even though I'm vegan and already know everything about coming pasta

May 24

Dan Gillotte

Wheatcakes! Loose screws! Obsessive PS Spider-Man game playing! All hail Steve Ditko, creator of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Brian and the other two put out a dang fine podcast. Sometimes I yell at them because they are so wrong. But sometimes they're funny and even occasionally right. I do object to their meat section because I am vegan. They should talk about Danbury and Outer Limits more.
Perfect blend of sibling banter and comic nerdery

May 22

JohnnyMillion

I'm really happy I stumbled across this one. They do a great job of recapping issues of comics and have more than a passing knowledge of artists, writers, etc. More than I do, anyway, so I'm learning a ton. Very enjoyable and they're enabling my new found Marvel Unlimited habit. Keep it up!
The only podcast with two brothers talking about comics?

04/07/2023

Thehypnohustler

In episode one it starts with one brother,then very quickly there is two brothers. Now, years later there is a third brother. I can’t wait to see what happens next!

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!