Ducks! Ducks! Ducks! If you ever loved Duck Tales as a kid, then you owe it all to Carl Barks, creator of Scrooge McDuck and the city of Duckburg in the pages of his comics in the 1940s.
We look back at his most well loved story, Lost in the Andes, starring Donald Duck with his nephews, Huey, Dewey, and Louie. (Warning: We may or may not solve mysteries / rewrite histories.)
It’s been way too long since we read some Alan Moore, so it’s time to remedy that with his run on Swamp Thing from the early 80’s.
It’s dark, twisted stuff that turned the concept of Swamp Thing on its head and reinvigorated the franchise and influenced to many other comics to this day.
And that terrific horrific art by Stephen Bissette…. treat yourself.
It’s the mid-2000’s revival that nobody asked for! But hot damn was it amazing. It’s Squirrel Girl! And she joined the Great Lakes Avengers in a little miniseries called GLA: Misassembled.
But then they became the GLX (because X-Men, duh) and so then there was a GLX-Mas one-shot special and we just went ahead and read the whole damn thing.
There’s a death in every single issue, surely that will put you in the holiday spirit!
Shirtless Putin returns to SNL this week, and this time, he’s brought Casey Affleck! Vince and Kia kick things off with an epic SNL Trivia Challenge you don’t want to miss! Then they pull no punches on their thoughts on the Krampus and robot sexuality. #hottakes #hottakesfordays
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The time is now for John Cena’s episode of Saturday Night Live!
Wrestling expert Chris (from the Your Stupid Minds and Some of My Friends Read Comics podcasts) shows up to give us the lowdown on John Cena. And also his pitch for a Donald Trump/Captain Planet crossover!
Now more than ever, Saturday Night Love cannot and will not be stopped! Emma Stone hosted SNL this past week, and Kia & Vince have all the deets!
Also, does Vince have a cereal whiter than the white supremacist cereal described on Weekend Update? And what are our predictions for John Cena’s episode next week?
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Batman’s not the only hero to get a Year One.
This time around, the gang reads Robin: Year One to see how it compares to the Frank Miller classic.
We’ll discuss how easy it is to mix up all the Robins, the merits of attacking random little boys on the street, and whether or not Two-Face has a law degree.
I know what I’m thankful for: Kristen Wiig returning to Saturday Night Live! And you know what that means — big, creepy parade floats and crying in Target parking lots!
Plus: The return of the Trivia Segment! And the latest in Baldwin family tweet battles!
Nextwave! A little Marvel series you’ve maybe never heard of that’s generated quite a bit of a cult following. Warren Ellis and Stuart Immonen take us on a wild ride that manages to both celebrate and parody everything we love about superhero comics.
We read the first 6 issues, join us to find out if we exploded!
Dave Chappelle returns to sketch comedy, just when we needed him most. Vince breaks down the three pillars of Chappelle’s comedy, and Kia regrets that he didn’t become the next David S. Pumpkins.
All this and more on this week’s SATURDAY NIGHT LOVE!
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