War Rocket Ajax
926 episodes - English - Latest episode: 16 days ago - ★★★★★ - 420 ratingsWar Rocket Ajax is the world’s most explosive comic book and pop-culture podcast, featuring interviews with comics professionals, reviews, rankings and more.
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Episodes
Comics Catch-Up 059: Dragon Ball Super Tournament of Power
April 10, 2024 17:14 - 1 hour - 142 MBTo honor the legendary Akira Toriyama, we read a story from Dragon Ball Super that Chris says embodies everything great about Dragon Ball! And guess what? It ruled.
Episode 676 - Jurgies Into Mystery #6: Thor vs. Thanos
April 08, 2024 16:14 - 1 hour - 122 MBYes, it's time for Thor #25! Not only do Thor and Thanos do battle in this monumental issue, but Mangog gets got. We go through it all beat by beat.
Episode 675 - Only in Comics f/ Patton Oswalt and Jordan Blum
April 01, 2024 16:00 - 1 hour - 119 MBOur close personal friends Patton Oswalt and Jordan Blum are back on the show this week to talk all things Minor Threats: the second volume of the main series, The Fastest Way Down, and the upcoming Barfly! Plus, we get into the weird, for-heads-only comics we love!
Every Story Ever Special: March 2024
March 29, 2024 19:40 - 2 hours - 172 MBSpring is here, and it's time once again to rank comic book stories! This time, we've got some Batman, some early Fantastic Four, and yes, Witchblade.
Episode 674 - Zoop and Zalad f/ Jordan Plosky
March 25, 2024 16:06 - 1 hour - 128 MBOne of the co-founders of the comics crowdfunding platform Zoop, Jordan Plosky, joins us for the show this week to talk about his own crowdfunding/capital campaign, the comic that made him love comics, staying creator-focused, and a whole lot more!
Episode 673 - Raw 3:16
March 18, 2024 16:00 - 1 hour - 127 MBTime to get Raw once again! We're celebrating 3:16 day (a little late) by ranking some of comics' rawest moments, including some involving Goku and Batman!
Comics Catch-Up 058: Red Sonja (2013)
March 14, 2024 20:23 - 47 minutes - 65.9 MBMatt and Chris read the first arc of Gail SImone's 2013 run on Red Sonja, and simply couldn't help comparing it to other things, even though it's probably unfair.
Episode 672 - Splortch Zone f/ Jeremy Whitley
March 11, 2024 16:03 - 1 hour - 120 MBLongtime friend of the show Jeremy Whitley returns this week to ostensibly talk about his new book The Cold Ever After, but mostly end up discussing AEW Revolution!
Episode 671 - Jurgies Into Mystery #5: Thor vs. Thanos Round 1
March 04, 2024 17:00 - 1 hour - 139 MBWe're reading the Dan Jurgens/John Romita Jr. run on Thor once again, and we're building up to the big clash in #25 as Thanos collects the artifacts (and one person) he needs to unleash a wave of death across the cosmos! Covering Thor Annual 2000 and #22-24.
Every Story Ever Special: February 2024
February 29, 2024 18:14 - 2 hours - 170 MBAfter doing some list cleanup, we're back to ranking comics! Including a very, very bad Justice League story.
Episode 670 - Fantasy or Sci-fi? f/ Kel McDonald
February 26, 2024 17:01 - 1 hour - 121 MBLongtime pal Kel McDonald returns to the show this week to talk about their new book, Murky Water, which is funding now on Kickstarter! Plus: what kind of Pokemon gyms we would have, werewolf songs, and the differences between fantasy and sci-fi!
Episode 669 - Three Daves f/ Dave Baker
February 19, 2024 17:00 - 1 hour - 123 MBThe writer and artist of the new book Mary Tyler Moorehawk returns to the show this week to talk about taking a big swing on a project, footnotes, Star Trek rawness, how jokes evolve, and a whole lot more!
Comics Catch-Up 057: X-Men Red (2022) #1-10
February 14, 2024 22:18 - 1 hour - 98.2 MBWe're finally reading Al Ewing and (mostly) Stefano Caselli's Arrako-based X-Men book, and spoiler: It rips.
Episode 668 - Mutant Hurting Factor (Listener Questions Special)
February 12, 2024 17:32 - 1 hour - 86 MBA special Sunday record, a special live-to-tape episode where we answer your questions!
Episode 667 - Jurgies into Mystery #4: The Enchanters Defeated
February 05, 2024 17:32 - 1 hour - 144 MBIt's time once again to dive into the Dan Jurgens run on Thor, and this time, we're wrapping up the Enchanters story and digging into what might just be the peak of the run: The Thanos arc! Covering Thor (1998) #17-21.
Every Story Ever Special: January 2024
January 31, 2024 19:05 - 2 hours - 172 MBIt's time once again to rank comic book stories, starting with one Matt promised to revisit last time: Emperor Doom!
Episode 666 - Raw as Hell
January 29, 2024 17:00 - 1 hour - 163 MBIt's a special Thursday Night Raw episode, as we rank listener-submitted comics moments specifically about the devil, hell, and demons!
Episode 665 - It's His Name f/ Tom Kraft and Rand Hoppe
January 22, 2024 17:03 - 1 hour - 127 MBThe founders of the Jack Kirby Museum join us for this week's show to talk about their new collection of the Sky Masters of the Space Force Sunday strips, plus lots more Kirby stuff!
Comics Catch-Up 056: S.W.O.R.D. (2020)
January 20, 2024 14:49 - 40 minutes - 56.1 MBBefore we can read all the raw moments in X-Men Red, we have to catch up with Al Ewing's prelude, his 11-issue S.W.O.R.D. series!
Episode 664 - Gordies the 13th
January 15, 2024 16:52 - 1 hour - 160 MBMatt and Chris return to the Flash Gordon Memorial Auditorium (adjacent to the Krystal Loch Campground) for another award show, with categories selected by you, the listeners!
Every Story Ever Special: December 2023
December 30, 2023 16:03 - 1 hour - 155 MBWe're closing out the year by once again ranking some comics stories from best to worst on our list of more than 1,500 comics!
Episode 663 - A-Santa-sin Nation f/ Matt Fraction and Kyle Starks
December 18, 2023 17:05 - 2 hours - 176 MBIt's our annual Christmas special, and we're springboarding off of last year's discussion of the Terminator vs. Santa Claus to decide what other would-be assassins might have plans to take out Big Red and become Father Christmas themselves!
Comics Catch-Up 055: Ambush Bug Stocking Stuffer
December 13, 2023 22:48 - 53 minutes - 73.3 MBIt's a Christmas comic! It's a Keith Giffen comic! It's very wacky! So what did we think of this 1985 one-shot?
Episode 662 - Raw Christmas Eve
December 11, 2023 17:05 - 1 hour - 149 MBIn our last regular episode of the year, we had to add some more entries to the list of the rawest comics of all time!
Episode 661 - Tony Don't Snack
December 04, 2023 17:01 - 1 hour - 132 MBWe're taking some of your listener questions on this week's show, leading to long discussions about Venom, snacking, reading, and much more!
Every Story Ever Special - November 2023
November 29, 2023 22:53 - 2 hours - 167 MBOn this very special Every Story Ever Special, we get to 1,500 ranked comics stories on the list!
Episode 660 - A Raw Thanksgiving
November 20, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 133 MBGather 'round the turkey with us as we determine some of the rawest moments in comics history!
Comics Catch-Up 054: Black Widow (2016)
November 16, 2023 17:30 - 42 minutes - 58.8 MBThis month, we're catching up on the 12 issues of the Mark Waid/Chris Samnee run on Black Widow! And we're particularly invested in the unusual way it was made.
Episode 659 - If It's Good, Do It f/ Paul Grist
November 13, 2023 17:41 - 1 hour - 125 MBThe creator of Jack Staff joins us for the show this week to talk about his new book from Rebellion, Smash!, as well as favorite characters, British vs. American comics, pulling together British comics history, changing his art style, and much more!
Episode 658 - Jurgies Into Mystery #3: Marnot Revealed
November 06, 2023 17:01 - 1 hour - 146 MBWe're digging back into the Dan Jurgens/John Romita Jr. run on Thor, and we're getting some guest artists this time after the Dark Gods are defeated and a mysterious figure is unmasked! Covering Thor (1998) #12-16.
Every Story Ever Special: October 2023
October 31, 2023 17:40 - 2 hours - 167 MBBoo! Time to put some scary comic book stories on the list, don't you think?
Episode 657 - The Candy Bowl f/Benito Cereno
October 30, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 161 MBBenito Cereno is back for our annual Halloween special, and 24 candies are duking it out in a tournament to determine who reigns supreme in treats!
Episode 656 - A Little More Dirt f/ Alex de Campi and Erica Henderson
October 23, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 129 MBThe creative team behind the new book Parasocial joins us for the show this week to talk about how color can create horror, how to handle actual parasocial relationships, actors and fans, putting subtitles in a comic, and a whole lot more!
Comics Catch-Up 053: Fate Part 2
October 19, 2023 16:30 - 1 hour - 122 MBWe're finishing out the (first) saga of Jared Stevens: The Man Called Fate on this episode. Can issues 11-22 overcome the problems of the first half of the series, or maybe discover some brand new ones?
Episode 655 - Bruce Wayne Can Hoop (Listener Questions special)
October 16, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 140 MBOn this week's episode, Matt and Chris are taking your listener questions once again!
Episode 654 - Raw Saturday Night
October 09, 2023 16:01 - 1 hour - 140 MBIt's time once again for us to rank some of the rawest moments in comics, and we get a definite top-spot contender this time!
Every Story Ever Special: September 2023
October 04, 2023 00:19 - 2 hours - 168 MBAs we always say in our famous catch phrase, "Time to rank the comics!"
Episode 653 - Jurgies Into Mystery #2: Battle With the Dark Gods
October 02, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 165 MBWe continue our re-read of the Dan Jurgens/John Romita Jr. run on Thor with issues #6-11 this week! Things get intense and, briefly, gross!
Episode 652 - Peer Pressure f/ Paul Allor
September 25, 2023 16:05 - 1 hourThe writer of Pink Midnight Presents: Barber Psychic joins us this week to talk about whether the series really is a horror anthology, never playing D&D, "Yes and," movies about barbers, and much more! NOTE: Just to be clear, Paul uses they/them pronouns, despite some others used in the episode. Apologies!
Episode 651 - Feel the Vibe of It f/ Tim Seeley and Jordan Blum
September 18, 2023 16:01 - 1 hourTwo of the writers of Dark Horse Comics' Minor Threats spinoff series The Alternates join us for the show this week to talk about weirdo superheroes, the beauty of the characters no one else likes, the mythology of pre-Covid conventions, and, of course, Slash.
Comics Catch-Up 052: Captain Victory and the Galactic Rangers
September 14, 2023 19:15 - 1 hourFor our belated celebration of the birthday of the King of Comics, Jack Kirby, we're reading this 1981 Pacific Comics series of his that we've never read before! So how does it stack up?
Episode 650 - Power Level 8 f/ Mark O. Stack
September 11, 2023 16:02 - 1 hourLongtime friend of the show Mark O. Stack returns to the program this week to talk about his new crossover comic funding now on Kickstarter, The Relentless Adventure! Plus, we discuss the joy of superheroes just hanging out, the history of inter-company crossovers, and some controversial Pokemon thoughts.
Episode 649 - Thursday Raw Thursday
September 04, 2023 16:00 - 1 hourTime to rank some more of the rawest moments in comics! Remember: When the time comes, you better fight like hell.
Every Story Ever Special: August 2023
August 31, 2023 17:02 - 2 hoursChris is back in the saddle, and he's here with Matt to rank some comic book stories once again! One of them is Weapon X, so they spend a long time on that one.
Episode 648 - Edit That Out f/ Marlene Thompson
August 28, 2023 16:04 - 1 hourMatt is joined by his wife Marlene this week to take some listener questions!
Episode 647 - Fighting Game Birthday
August 14, 2023 16:00 - 1 hourMatt went to visit Chris in Minneapolis for his birthday, and they recorded something every day about what they did!
Episode 646 - The Split Second After (Listener Questions Special)
August 07, 2023 16:00 - 1 hourWe took your listener questions on the show this week, and it led to a long discussion about what makes a good comics fight, among other things!
Episode 645 - Jurgies Into Mystery #1: The Jurgie Begins
July 31, 2023 16:02 - 2 hoursCome with us to Asgard. Or what's left of it, anyway. We're starting our reread of the Dan Jurgens/John Romita Jr. run on Thor with issues #1-5 this week!
Every Story Ever Special: July 2023
July 28, 2023 19:50 - 2 hoursThe summer heat is here, and we're keeping cool by ranking comic book stories once again.
Episode 644 - Raw Supershow
July 17, 2023 16:02 - 1 hourThis week's episode is 100 percent Raw! That's right, we're ranking raw moments in comics once again!