Some of My Friends Read Comics 036 – Ruse by Mark Waid

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It’s about time we did another non-superhero book. This time we jump to the Crossgen universe (yes, they had a universe!) to read Ruse by one of our favorites writers, Mark Waid.

It’s a Sherlock Holmes story, but if it focused more on a female Watson who uses time-stop magic that Sherlock doesn’t know about.

Don’t worry, it’ll all make sense. Join us for Ruse 1-5!

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All My Friends Are Right Here 070 – The Best Michaels vs the Best Vinces

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A lot of our friends are having kids these days, and Michael and Vince argue which of their namesakes are better: MICHAEL or VINCE

Who are the best Michaels in film, TV, sports, music, and art?  And who are the best Vinces?  And are the Vinces better than the Michaels?

With Kimberly as a neutral third party!

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Some of My Friends Read Comics 035 – Damage Control by Dwayne McDuffie

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Nobody ever thinks about the little guys, the ones who have to clean up after all the superheroes. Nobody but Dwayne McDuffie, that is!

He wrote a few miniseries for Marvel called Damage Control with artist Ernie Colon and together they tackled the comedic world of work orders and bureaucracy.

Join us as we read the 2nd Damage Control miniseries “Acts of Vengeance” from 1989!

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All My Friends Have Left Here 005 – F-Zero X: Death Race

Vince returns to his one of his favorite games of all time to play his favorite mode of all time – the F-Zero X Death Race!!  In this mode, Vince will destroy all 29 other racers on the track in as quick a time as possible!!

Along with the way, Vince comes to terms with the fact he’ll never be as good at videogames as he was when he was when he was younger.

All My Friends Are Right Here 069 – The Bachelor/ette

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All My Friends Are Right Here for the Right Reasons this week, because we’re talking about the holy trinity of reality dating competitions – The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, and Bachelor in Paradise!

Newcomer Sara and Shay join Vince, Kia, and Kimberly as they explore everything about these series, including how would you behave if you were a contestant on the show, what the different contestants’ LinkedIn and Match.com profiles look like, and what’s so genuinely appealing about trashy reality television!

Even if you’re not a fan of the Bachelor trilogy, you will be after this episode!

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That Was a Game 018 – Izzy’s Quest for the Olympic Rings

The Summer Olympics are happening right now, which means it’s time to look at the weirdest Olympic game we can find.

So are we talking about a sports game?  Heck no!  We found an Olympic-themed 2D sidescroller!  We’re talking about Izzy’s Quest for the Olympic Rings for the Super Nintendo!  Because if you don’t remember, the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta had a mascot and for no good reason at all, that mascot was given a generic 2D platformer.

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Some of My Friends Read Comics 034 – Paper Girls

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And the Eisner for Best New Series goes to… PAPER GIRLS by Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang!

We took a look at the first story arc in issues 1-5 and tried to piece together what we could from this bizarre time travel story. The room was pretty split as we tried to make the case for and against their Eisner win.

#SquirrelGirlForever #NotMyEisners

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All My Friends Have Left Here 004 – F-Zero X

We’re playing one of Vince’s favorite racing games on today’s episode of ALL MY FRIENDS HAVE LEFT HERE!  It’s F-Zero X, the finest extreme racing game to grace this galaxy!

Join Vince as he races at speeds over 1000 km/h through loop-de-loops, inner tubes, and mega jumps!

All My Friends Are Right Here 068 – International Space Station Movie Draft

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Recently, Gizmodo made a Freedom of Information Request to find out what movies were aboard the International Space Station.  The full list contains a bonkers mix of recent Best Picture winners, blockbusters, Christmas movies, and forgotten romantic comedies.

On this episode: Kia, Dylan, and Vince imagine themselves as astronauts part of the Space Station’s movie planning committee.  What movie are they watching for the first night?  What movie are they watching when the Russians come to visit?  And what movie franchise or TV series are they totally binge-watching?

Also, the boys discover who’s the best ghost writer in all of Hollywood!

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