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The Restaurant Crew returns to the world of comic book food! Join us for a deep dive into favorite foods of superheroes, Superman-branded peanut butter, and an extremely in-depth discussion about theme parks! This episode was requested by Rae Weiss, if you'd like to request an episode topic, Venmo @Mythonomica-Productions with your topic at a rate of 50 cents per minute of audio!

IT'S TIME TO GET WEIRD! Ben Lash joins Jackson in our first of three episodes discussing a comics run that changed the world with surreal and philosophical storytelling! Stay tuned for angry Clippy, German folklore, and a beautiful romance between a gorilla and a brain in a jar! CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains discussion about abuse and severe trauma. If these topics are triggering to you, please take caution when listening to this episode.

In the final episode of X-Month, Charlie Couture joins Jackson to discuss meeting Chris Claremont, weird DC editorial practices, and the early weirdness of the X-Men's most fearsome villains!   After going weekly for a month, we will be taking June 2nd off, and will be back with new episodes on June 16th!

Here it is... the origin of Charle Xavier(before it got retconned again and again)! Eddie Possehl joins Jackson to discuss our anger at corporations, how to properly get rid of your step-brother, and the first appearance of one of the most goofy looking villains in comics!

In an episode recorded back in March, Nick Cordonnier joins Jackson for extended discussion about THE BATMAN, extremely late Oscars thoughts, and yeah we also take some time to talk about the first appearance of some of the X-Men's greatest villains!  

Welcome to X-MONTH, RRWJH's 1st annual celebration of all things X-Men, era by era! We begin our dive into early X-Men with Sena Boles to talk Magento's penmanship, Stan Lee's creative decisions, and the 1st appearance of the X-Men!

Jackson says it's comic season! Returning guest Nick Cordonnier says it's classic cartoon season! Join us for a deep dive of some weird crossovers that are WAY better than they have any right to be! CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains a discussion relating to violence against animals(43:47 - 58:49), as well as a discussion relating to police brutality, abuse towards veterans, and white supremacist groups(59:25 - 1:09:56). Please follow the timestamps if these topics are triggering to you.

In a special BONUS episode, we return to the world of Homestuck to unpack one of the most infamous characters! CONTENT WARNING: This episode includes general discussion relating to extreme violence and violence against children ------ This is the first episode of a new series, Recommended Requests! Is there a topic mentioned in a previous episode that you'd like us to expand upon? Now if you'd like, you can pay us to talk about it more! Just follow the steps below! -Venmo @Mythonomica-Productions with however much you'd be willing/able to pay(a rate of 50 cents per minute of audio) -In the comments section, include the topic you'd like us to talk about and if you'd like the episode to come out on a specific day!

Order up! Sena Boles and Laney Ennis join Jackson to explore the weird world of restaurants in comics! Join us for Booster Gold's fraud charges, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s fake businesses, and Bruce Wayne's food crimes! Preorder The Calorum Cookbook(co-moderated by Laney Ennis) here! calorumcookbook.bigcartel.com  

Coming to you live from an alternate universe where Jackson can spell, it's a brand new episode discussing another universe's Justice League with Cole Conrad! And this universe has a lot to offer: a JLA that's all Batman, Amish Superman, and a dark turn for one Jimmy Olsen! 

Jackson and Isaac Brust are like a couple of dogs chasing cars while they discuss one of the most famous/infamous Batman stories of all time! Wanna know how the Joker got these scars? Did Jared Leto borrow any of this story for his performance? Come and watch the world burn with us! CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains discussions relating to extreme violence, sexual assault, and traumatic events. Please take caution when listening to this episode.

Eddie Possehl returns to dive deep into one of the most significant comic stories of the 80s, THE JUDAS CONTRACT! What's Beast Boy's real name? What's the deal with Nightwing's first costume? WHY ISN'T THIS ANYTHING LIKE THE CARTOON?   Content Warning: This episode contains a discussion which references abuse, graphic violence, mental illness, and pedophilia from 23:10 - 34:22.    Information about George Perez's charity, the Hero Initiative here: COMIC CREATORS IN NEED ⋆ HERO INITIATIVE