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Limited Theories

43 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago -

Rob and Jessie cover limited series comics and one-shots with reckless abandon. The good, the bad, and the crazy are all covered here!

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E040: Fantastic Four/Iron Man: Big in Japan #4

June 24, 2020 03:00 - 43 minutes - 36.2 MB

Jessie and Rob discuss issues 4 out of 4 of Fantastic Four/Iron Man: Big in Japan. Eighth Wonder by Lemon Demon is used for the intro and o

E039: Fantastic Four/Iron Man: Big in Japan #3

June 17, 2020 03:00 - 57 minutes - 47 MB

Jessie and Rob discuss issues 3 out of 4 of Fantastic Four/Iron Man: Big in Japan. Eighth Wonder by Lemon Demon is used for the intro and outro  

E038: Fantastic Four/Iron Man: Big in Japan #2

June 10, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 53.1 MB

Jessie and Rob discuss issues 2 out of 4 of Fantastic Four/Iron Man: Big in Japan. Eighth Wonder by Lemon Demon is used for the intro and outro  

E037: Fantastic Four/Iron Man: Big in Japan #1

June 03, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 64.8 MB

Jessie and Rob discuss issues 1 out of 4 of Fantastic Four/Iron Man: Big in Japan. Eighth Wonder by Lemon Demon is used for the intro and outro  

Super (2010)

May 13, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 78.8 MB

Jessie and Rob discuss Super that was released in 2010 and written and directed by James Gunn.  Cavetown's "Boys Will Be Bugs" is used for the intro and outro  

E036: Super (2010)

May 13, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 78.8 MB

Jessie and Rob discuss Super that was released in 2010 and written and directed by James Gunn.  Cavetown's "Boys Will Be Bugs" is used for the intro and outro  

E035: Johnny the Homicidal Maniac #6 & 7

April 29, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 87.2 MB

Jessie and Rob discuss issues 6 and 7 out of 7 of Johnny the Homicidal Maniac. Golden Skans by Klaxons is used for the intro and outro  

E034: Johnny the Homicidal Maniac #4 & 5

April 22, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 68.4 MB

Jessie and Rob discuss issues 4 and 5 out of 7 of Johnny the Homicidal Maniac. It's Cold and there are Wolves After Me by Iwrestledabearonce is used for the intro and outro  

E033: Johnny the Homicidal Maniac #2

April 15, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 71.6 MB

Jessie and Rob discuss issue 1 out of 7 of Johnny the Homicidal Maniac. Vampires Will Never Hurt You by My Chemical Romance is used for the intro and outro  

E033: Johnny the Homicidal Maniac #2 & 3

April 15, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 71.6 MB

Jessie and Rob discuss issues 2 and 3 out of 7 of Johnny the Homicidal Maniac. Vampires Will Never Hurt You by My Chemical Romance is used for the intro and outro  

E032: Johnny the Homicidal Maniac #1

April 08, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 62.4 MB

Jessie and Rob discuss issue 1 out of 7 of Johnny the Homicidal Maniac. Shut Me Up by Mindless Self Indulgence is used for the intro and outro  

EP031: The Amazing Spider-Man Versus the Prodigy

March 25, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 77.7 MB

Jessie and Rob discuss safe sex and Spider-Man with Daniel (Audiomorphs podcast).  The No-No Square song is used for the intro and outro  

E030: Trouble #5

March 23, 2020 01:02 - 1 hour - 74.4 MB

Jessie and Rob discuss issue 5 out of 5 of Trouble What You Know by Two Door Cinema Club is used for the intro and outro  

E029: Trouble #4

March 04, 2020 12:20 - 1 hour - 57.9 MB

Jessie and Rob discuss issue 4 out of 5 of Trouble What You Know by Two Door Cinema Club is used for the intro and outro  

E028: Trouble #3

February 26, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 62.1 MB

Jessie and Rob discuss issue 3 out of 5 of Trouble What You Know by Two Door Cinema Club is used for the intro and outro  

E027: Trouble #2

February 19, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 80.1 MB

Jessie and Rob discuss issue 2 out of 4 of Trouble What You Know by Two Door Cinema Club is used for the intro and outro  

E026: Trouble #1

February 12, 2020 04:00 - 36 minutes - 72.6 MB

Oh, we've got TROUBLE, right here in Marvel city! In our newest series, Jessie and Rob discuss TROUBLE, one of the most misguided comics Marvel ever produced. It's almost as if people don't want to read a teen sex dramedy starring Aunt May by the creator of WANTED and THE UNFUNNIES, Mark Millar. It's for that rare group of people that really want to know far too much about young Uncle Ben and Aunt May's sexcapades while working at a snooty upstate New York resort. Imagine Dirty Dancing witho...

E025: Ghost Racers #4

January 29, 2020 04:03 - 1 hour - 56.9 MB

Jessie and Rob discuss issue 4 out of 4 of Ghost Racers Dragula by Rob Zombie is used for the intro and outro  

E024: Ghost Racers #3

January 23, 2020 04:42 - 55 minutes - 44.8 MB

Jessie and Rob discuss issue 3 out of 4 of Ghost Racers Dragula by Rob Zombie is used for the intro and outro  

E023: Ghost Racers #2

January 15, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 47.5 MB

Jessie and Rob discuss issue 2 out of 4 of Ghost Racers Dragula by Rob Zombie is used for the intro and outro  

E022: Ghost Racers #1

January 10, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 61.1 MB

Jessie and Rob discuss issue 1 out of 4 of Ghost Racers Dragula by Rob Zombie is used for the intro and outro  

E021: Deadpool #7

December 25, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 51.2 MB

Jessie and Rob discuss Deadpool #7 for a very edgy X-Mas My Chemical Romance's cover of All I Want For Christmas Is You is used for the intro and outro  

E020: Wolverine #49

December 18, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 61.7 MB

Jessie and Rob discuss Wolverine #49 for a very edgy X-Mas My Chemical Romance's cover of All I Want For Christmas Is You is used for the intro and outro  

E019: Spawn #39

December 11, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 60.2 MB

Jessie and Rob discuss Spawn#39 for a very edgy X-Mas My Chemical Romance's cover of All I Want For Christmas is You is used for the intro and outro  

E018: Infernal Man Thing #3

November 20, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 54 MB

Jessie and Rob discuss issue 3 out of 3 of Infernal Man-Thing the drop by Haxon Clock is used for the intro and outro  

E017: Infernal Man Thing #2

November 13, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 67 MB

Jessie and Rob discuss issue 2 out of 3 of Infernal Man-Thing the drop by Haxon Clock is used for the intro and outro  

E016: Infernal Man Thing #1

November 06, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 70.6 MB

Jessie and Rob discuss issue 1 out of 3 of Infernal Man-Thing the drop by Haxon Clock is used for the intro and outro  

E015: Marvel swimsuit special # 4

October 30, 2019 04:00 - 59 minutes - 47.4 MB

Linzi joins Jessie and Rob in a sexy Halloween party where we ogle sexy marvel characters in almost mo clothes.    this track has been publicly released under a "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International - (CC BY 4.0) license.    

E014: Combo Man and Hostess Ads

October 16, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 63.2 MB

Rob and Jessie are joined by Linzi of the 33% Pulp podcast to cover some Comics that are all ads! We discuss the only outing of America's strongest snack-based superhero, Combo Man, who has the power of salt, and discuss some amazing Hostess ads from comics of yesteryear. Did Linzi eat several bags of Combos to demonstrate her professionalism and commitment? Yes! Do we all reenact Hostess ads for you, the listener? Yes!

E013: Ruins #2

October 02, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 65.1 MB

It's all sunshine and lollipops as Rob and Jessie discuss the final issue (issue 2) of Warren Ellis' Ruins! We're kidding, of course, it's all very sad people doing horrible things that will make you question many subjects like why we can't have nice things. Learn the chilling fate of the Ruinsverse Ghost Rider, Phil Sheldon, Nick Fury, and many, many more! Did you expect any other kind of fate? It's a real curiosity from the Modern Master of Bastardry himself. Title song is "Oh Ana" by Mot...

E012: Ruins #1

September 25, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 58.2 MB

Rob and Jessie visit a dark version of the Marvel universe with a trip into the first issue of Warren Ellis' Ruins! A dark examination of the atomic age and the heroes created during it or a juvenile joke that someone talked Marvel into publishing? You decide! (Also, why not both?) Take a listen and hear some thoughts about a genuine Marvel oddity! Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @limitedtheories. 

E011: King of Hearts

September 11, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 89.4 MB

A movie?! That's right, this week Rob and Jessie and special guest Moxie from the Your Brians on Facts Podcast discuss an adorable french film from the late 60s that has connections to our friend Rocket Raccoon! A British soldier finds himself in a French town in the waning days of World War 1. Can he protect it from the retreating Germans who want to destroy it?! Oh, and can he deal with the escapees from the local mental institution who have taken over the deserted town?! Find out as we di...

E010: Rocket Raccoon #4

August 28, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 59.9 MB

Aw, we're done with Rocket... Fortunately Rocket isn't done with us so join our discussion of the final issue of the ROCKET RACCOON miniseries from 1985! Halfworld will never be the same as the gang fights for the freedom of animals and humans alike! One more issue of beautiful art by Mike Mignola and very strange animals doing weird and sexy things. Sounds like fun, no? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @limitedtheories Title track has been publicly released under a "Creative Commons Att...

E009: Rocket Raccoon #3

August 21, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 51.1 MB

It's fightin' time as Rob and Jessie look at the third issue of the four-part series Rocket Raccoon from 1985! Fights with robot clowns, fights in alien bars, fights over the holy book of the Loonies! This one has it all along with continued beautiful art by Mike Mignola and the return of Blackjack! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @limitedtheories Title track has been publicly released under a "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International - (CC BY 4.0) license.

E008: Rocket Raccoon #2

August 14, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 56.6 MB

Halfworld is about to get rocked and rolled by robots and Rocket is stuck in the middle! This week Rob and Jessie look at the second issue of the four-part series Rocket Raccoon from 1985. Brought to you by a motley crew including Magical Mike Mignola and Battlin' Bill Mantlo it's got funny animals, great art, and far fewer puns than the first issue. Your mileage may vary, but don't worry: Rocket is still Rocket. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @limitedtheories Title track publicly rele...

E007: Rocket Raccoon #1

August 07, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 55.2 MB

It's the looney adventures of Rocket Raccoon as Rob and Jessie discuss the first issue of the four-part limited series from 1985: ROCKET RACCOON! Featuring art by Mike Mignola and story by Bill Mantlo, it's got everything you need: Sexy otters, robot death clowns, turtles. Really, it's just everything all at once all the time. This is way before Rocket was a Guardian, this was when he lived on a planet that was half-lunatic asylum and half-robots making toys for the inmates. With talking ani...

E006: Batman: Gotham by Gaslight

July 24, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 86.2 MB

It's our first One-Shot Special! This episode Rob and Jessie are joined by Sean from the Secret Wars and Beyond podcast to look at one of his favorite one-shots, DC's Gotham by Gaslight. With moody art by Mike Mignola and a story of Jack the Ripper in Gotham by Brian Augustyn, it struck such a chord with readers that it retroactively became the first Elseworlds book! Will Rob and Jessie like it? Of course, it's terrific! Follow Sean on Twitter @Sean42AZ Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @...

E005: Cosmic Ghost Rider #5

July 10, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 53.3 MB

It's the final episode of our first limited series! Join us as we discuss issue 5 of COSMIC GHOST RIDER! It's better than baby Thanos on a bender! We also announce our next episode, a one-shot that will be covered in 2 weeks and that one-shot is: Something not by Marvel! Follow our accounts below for the announcement next week and the new episode the week after that. Plus we'll have a special guest. That's right, in-between seasons we do one-shots, movies, and whatever strikes our fancy, and...

E004: Cosmic Ghost Rider #4

July 03, 2019 04:00 - 57 minutes - 47 MB

Rob and Jessie continue their exhaustive look at the first Cosmic Ghost Rider limited series with a follow-up to the last issues shock revelation of Punisher Thanos! Join us as we visit a utopia created by a Thanos raised by Frank Castle. It gets really timey-wimey and heartbreaking as Frank continues to discover who he is and what that means.  Twitter and Instagram: @limitedtheories Title track has been publicly released under a "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International - (CC BY 4.0...

E003: Cosmic Ghost Rider #3

June 26, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 51.8 MB

Climb aboard your rocket cycle and cruise the spaceways with Rob and Jessie as they discuss the third issue of the five-part series COSMIC GHOST RIDER! In one corner: THE RIDER! In the other: (Every possible member you could conceive of in) THE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY! It's a battle across time in a no-holds barred brawl and you're going to want to listen to us discuss it, trust me. Plus, Thanos is around somewhere, that scamp always up to something. Twitter and Instagram: @limitedtheories ...

E002: Cosmic Ghost Rider #2

June 19, 2019 04:00 - 56 minutes - 45.7 MB

This episode Rob and Jessie look at the second issue of the five-part series Cosmic Ghost Rider. Thrills! Chills! Thanos addicted to pills! Okay, maybe not one of those. But please enjoy our take on this great ride of a limited series. Twitter and Instagram: @limitedtheories Our theme music has been publicly released under a "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International - (CC BY 4.0) license.

E001: Cosmic Ghost Rider #1

June 12, 2019 04:00 - 44 minutes - 38.7 MB

FIRST ISSUE SPECIAL COLLECTOR'S EDITION! Join hosts Rob (Interrupted Tales and Parasitecology) and Jessie (Alphabet Flight and Creepy Critters) as they launch a podcast about comic books too crazy, too terrible, or too awesome to last for too long. Whether it's a limited series by design or by accident, we're ready to dig deep! And what are we launching with? It's Cosmic Ghost Rider #1 (2018, 5 issues) with the provocative title of "Baby Thanos Must Die!" It's a crazy, crackerjack story that...

E000: Welcome to Limited Theories!

May 28, 2019 00:14 - 1 minute - 1.34 MB

The trailer of the new podcast Limited Theories! Every season we will cover a comic book series too crazy, too awesome, or too terrible to last for too long.  Find us on Twitter and Instagram @limitedtheories!