Titan Up The Defense

The Defenders learn that haunted Virginia is for ghost lovers, when they visit Gargoyle's ancestral home in Defenders #103! Topics of discussion include: Billy and the Boingers, the Boston Molasses Flood, and whether Devil Slayer is a serial killer. Enjoy! Enjoy!If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwastelandYou can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense PO Box 20311 Portland, OR 97294

Sockamagee! Get out that rotary phone and dial P for Podcast, because we just read New Teen Titans (Vol 2) #45! Topics include: constellations, things not to punch, unreliably narrated band names, and the Benny Hill Workout. Enjoy! Enjoy!If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwastelandYou can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense PO Box 20311 Portland, OR 97294

Mental health hijinks abound when Nighthawk visits a sinister sanitarium in Defenders #102! Topics include: Hub's pet care induced insomnia, visits to licensed toy universes, Bozzom Buddies, and mind rats! Enjoy! Enjoy!If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwastelandYou can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense PO Box 20311 Portland, OR 97294

We're back! Espionage is in the air, as we read New Teen Titans (Vol 2) #44. Topics include: invisible pie hands, Planet of the Apes sexologists, and needlessly aggressive novelty shirts. Enjoy! Enjoy!If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwastelandYou can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense PO Box 20311 Portland, OR 97294

Cory is off sullenly nursing a cup of coffee in an alternate dimension, so Hub is joined by the delightful MeganBob! They read Marvel Team-Up #101 and discuss: superpowered Golden Girls, Hippy Doombots, Steve Ditko, and the importance of Fozzie's hat. Enjoy! Enjoy!If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwastelandYou can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense PO Box 20311 Portland, OR 97294

Woosah! We read all about Raven taking on Phobia in New Teen Titans (Vol 2) #43, and get more diversion prone than usual as we discuss: the Columbo of Azarath, Horse chestnuts, Sarah Simms' flirting techniques, Gregorian chants, and what is Raven eating? Enjoy! Enjoy!please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwastelandYou can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense PO Box 20311 Portland, OR 97294

Boomp! We read Defenders #101, in which the gang takes a mental health break after their fights with the Six Fingered Hand and the League of Substitute Satans. Topics include: The Falsettos, Flaming Dr. Peppers, Devil Slayer is no Dorothy Zbornak, and who the walrus was. Enjoy! Enjoy!If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwastelandYou can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense PO Box 20311 Portland, OR 97294

Kraboom! We drank some whisky and read New Teen Titans (Vol 2) #42. Topics include: meteorology; plans that aren't plans unless they are; Danny Chase continues to be the worst; and of course, NH funk bands of early-to-mid 90's! Enjoy! Enjoy!If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwastelandYou can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense PO Box 20311 Portland, OR 97294

Holy Hell! We made it to the 100th issue of the Defenders! Topics include: weekend devil dads, Balki's secret, Peace Shovels, and golden fiddles as loss leaders. Enjoy! Enjoy!If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwastelandYou can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense PO Box 20311 Portland, OR 97294

Wildebeest is back, and he's assembling a gnu crew of the Titans' most forgettable foes! We read New Teen Titans (Vol 2) #41. Topics include: technical difficulties; Cory's return to the comic book room; rave mishaps; and poor hat choices. Enjoy! Enjoy!If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwastelandYou can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense PO Box 20311 Portland, OR 97294

The Defenders prepare for their final confrontation with the Six Fingered Hand, but is all as it seems? Probably. I mean aren't things usually as they seem? We read Defenders #99. Topics include: basketball, surrogate Satans, and peekaboo crotch curtains. Enjoy! Enjoy!If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwastelandYou can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense PO Box 20311 Portland, OR 97294

The Titans try their best to figure out why a trio of cagey criminals are suddenly in cahoots, and we try our best to figure out what is in Danny's sandwich. We read New Teen Titans (Vol 2) #40. Topics include: Gardner Fox; Vic's questionable word choice; and seriously, what is in that sandwich?!If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwastelandYou can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense PO Box 20311 Portland, OR 97294

Shlooom! Muck mired misadventures abound in Defenders #98, featuring everyone's second favorite swamp monster, Man-Thing! Topics include: Cosmic offsets; Man-Thing's complicated origin; and the debut of 2009 film noir detective, Chase Drakington! Enjoy! Enjoy!If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwastelandYou can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense PO Box 20311 Portland, OR 97294

We read the divisive New Teen Titans (Vol 2) Annual #3, featuring the debut of Danny Chase. Is this the issue where the Titans series "jumps the shark," as in starts going downhill after introducing a new character? Or does it "jump the shark," as in it does something rad, like jumping over a shark on a motorcycle? Opinions vary.If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwastelandYou can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense PO Box 20311 Portland, OR 97294

Messianic monkeyshine abounds as we read Defenders #97! Topics of discussion include: the birds and the bees, Jerusalem syndrome, goofy-ass demons, and unconventional turtleneck designs. Enjoy! Enjoy! If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwastelandYou can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense PO Box 20311 Portland, OR 97294

It's our 227th episode! Unfortunately, Hub doesn't remember much about the show 227, so mostly we talk about New Teen Titans (Vol 2) #39. The Titans sit around and talk about their feelings...and you guys? It's great! I know! We're as surprised as you are! Enjoy! Enjoy!If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwastelandYou can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense PO Box 20311 Portland, OR 97294

Fzzzat! In the Defenders #96, our heroes team up with Ghost Rider for some rock & roll demon fighting, Detroit style! That's when the demon fighting is square and has a thicker crust. Topics include: scary posters, Robert Anton Wilson, and satanic pyramid schemes! If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwastelandYou can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense PO Box 20311 Portland, OR 97294

Splo-osh! The Titans conclude their team up with Infinity Inc as the two teams battle a giant swarm of pink space cereal that has congealed around the body of an albino mutant gorilla in the pages of Infinity Inc #45. We talk about sexy mummies, celery soda, and the fact that Beast Boy doesn't know what a dog is. If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwastelandYou can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense PO Box 20311 Portland, OR 97294

It's a Drac attack! We read Defenders #95. Everyone's favorite non-team has a non-team up with Dracula, so naturally we talk about the one time in a novel where Shaft ordered and ate 7 hot dogs without realizing it. Pretty good.If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwastelandYou can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense PO Box 20311 Portland, OR 97294

For the past 711 episodes, hosts Gary and Ed have alternated weeks talking about one of two seminal (calm down, Ed, it's a word) comic series: Youngblood, and Geriatric Gangrene Jujitsu Gerbils. As of last week, they wrapped up their coverage of Youngblood, so now they turn their attention to that most popular of superheroes, The Ferret! They discuss the characters meteoric rise to popularity in the Golden Age, and his evolution into a 90's antihero before delving into the debut issue of his eponymous 1993 solo title.