Issues

Mike Essl and Ed Casey talk about their issues and comics but mostly comic issues. Listen to Issues Issues on Twitter

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ALERT ALERT MIKE FINALLY READ PREACHER SO WE CAN FINALLY TALK ABOUT PREACHER THIS IS NOT A DRILL THIS IS VERY REAL AND HAPPENING!!! 

There’s also a fair amount of talk about Oreos. 

Also available on iTunes.

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EPISODE 65 - Don’t Try To Be Something You’re Not, ARBY’S!

Mike eats Peeps Oreos (Ed abstains and also doesn’t know how metaphors work). Spring Oreos hack your brain to make you taste things that aren’t there. Ed makes goose noises and gets mad at Canada (again) while Mike lords his Tastykake superiority over us all (rude). There’s a time and a place for Arby’s. Pace yourself. Iron Fist has pretty bad kung fu for a kung fu show so watch Legion instead. Mike has some questions for and about Steve Ditko. Comics discussed include Squirrel Girl, A-Man, The Old Guard, and The Wild Storm as well as a lightning round of comic book movies on the horizon. Feel free to “replying to” us on Twitter if you know why there have been two Fandrals in the Thor Movies because Ed is VERY concerned about that.

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EPISODE 63: Kind of Beefy and Cheesy

In this episode Mike and Ed discuss their ideal algorirthmic-based Fun Size candy distribution (Butterfingers go first), the ability to mail hashbrowns (you can, but you shouldn't), the technology behind wireless on-demand Pop-Tart delivery, Ed gets mad at nature again ("Way to go, nature. Idiots!"), and the guys lament the untimely loss of Steve Dillon. Comics (and comic adjacent matters) discussed include Punisher (Essl's promises he's almost done we swear), Dr. Strange fatigue and/or excitement, the Old Man Logan trailer, and Ed's unlikely, but incredibly enthusiastic endorsement of The Flintstones comics. Snack talk focuses on Limited Edition Pringles, Halloween candy, and delicious and perfect milk chocolate vs terrible and disgusting dark chocolate.

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Finished up this fun commission today 💀 #niceguypunisher #thepunisher #gouache #ink #maryruthbutterworth

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Mike and Ed discuss Pop-Tarts (Ed has a system for eating them, a whole system!), Dunkin Donuts Jelly Donuts (filled with nondescript fruit flavor), and the Limited Edition Oreo black market (Mike and Ed are both guilty of getting high on their own supply). Mike is rapidly approaching the end of his endless slog through every Punisher appearance ever. Ed can’t shut up about Squirrel Girl. Again. Mike loves Brain Dead and Stranger Things. Ed prepares to take to the sea.

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Issues episode 61: All These Flavors Confuse My Mouth 

Ed goes to Mexico, Mike makes a Mountain Dew cocktail, and Batman has a scary dream. Ed has feelings about Batman v Superman. Like a LOT of feelings. Probably too many feelings. None of his feelings are good. Snack Talk focuses on (bounces haphazardly between) Mike’s deep dive into a myriad of Mountain Dew flavors (including black which isn’t a good food/drink color), even more Oreo flavors (and the subpar adhesiveness of limited edition Oreo creme), and Mexican Fri-tos (yes that’s how they spell it on the bag). Comics discussed include Squadron Supreme, Howard The Duck, and Punisher (for a change).

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EPISODE 59 - Captain America: Civil War, Grape Soda, and Being Low Key Attracted to Aunt May 

Mike and Ed talk about Civil War (the Captain America movie AND the comic book event, but not the horrific brother vs brother conflict that ripped the nation asunder), grape soda, Supernatural (unfortunately), and Mike’s appointment as Dean (of Cooper Union, not Dean Winchester). Comics include: Civil War, Civil War II, and probably some Punisher. Snack talk features fruit flavored sodas and the bullshit con job that is limited edition flavored snacks.

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These are delicious! Mentioned on the next episode of Issues. You can order Pim’s on Amazon.

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EPISODE 57: 57 Daredevil Season Two Mike and Ed talk Daredevil Season Two. Ed loves the ninja stuff and Mike has trouble with the Punisher’s new origin story. Mike talks about how Batman v Superman made him cry. Comics include ponytail-mob-boss Punisher and the fantastic new Vision series. Snack Talk features Funny Bones, Sugar Babies, Cadbury Mini Eggs, Cadbury Creme Eggs, Whoppers Robin Eggs, Salmon, Oysters, and today’s inferior bananas and tomatoes. Also, Ed hates Radiohead.

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Chip Zdarsky on his Favorite Comedy Comics and Lampooning the Marvel Universe in Howard the Duck

Paste chats with Chip Zdarsky about Howard the Duck, incarceration and "hunky hunky He-Man."

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Black Panther by Jack Kirby

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Windows Update: A Short History of Dagger's Implausible Costume

With Cloak & Dagger coming to TV, cartoonist Kate Beaton has turned her attention to Dagger's costume. which has somehow been around for years in comics.

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(via Hark, a vagrant: 398)

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original design for the Punisher by John Romita with unused names written above him

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EPISODE 56: Cereal Snack Talk and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 

Mike and Ed eat Big G cereal live on the air! We talk about Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and the comics Unfollow and Mockingbird. 

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EPISODE 55: Brisket, Deadpool, and Southern Bastards (via 55 Brisket, Deadpool, and Southern Bastards by Issues | Free Listening on SoundCloud)

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EPISODE 54: The Diet Episode (via 54 The Diet Episode by Issues | Free Listening on SoundCloud)