The reason that the rich were so rich, Vimes reasoned, was because they managed to spend less money.

Take boots, for example. He earned thirty-eight dollars a month plus allowances. A really good pair of leather boots cost fifty dollars. But an affordable pair of boots, which were sort of OK for a season or two and then leaked like hell when the cardboard gave out, cost about ten dollars. Those were the kind of boots Vimes always bought, and wore until the soles were so thin that he could tell where he was in Ankh-Morpork on a foggy night by the feel of the cobbles.

But the thing was that good boots lasted for years and years. A man who could afford fifty dollars had a pair of boots that’d still be keeping his feet dry in ten years’ time, while the poor man who could only afford cheap boots would have spent a hundred dollars on boots in the same time and would still have wet feet.

This is Vime's Theory of Socioeconomic Unfairness. This has nothing to do with the episode this week, its just interesting to think about.

Best Books

Absolute Batman Annual #1

Shredder #2

The Mortal Thor #3

Book Blurbs

All New Spider-Gwen Ghost Spider #3 (try saying that 5 times fast. Its not that hard actually), Undeadpool #1, Rocketfellers #10, Black Cat #3, Space Ghost #4, Batman and Robin Year One #12, Supernatural #1, Creep Show Vol 4 #2

Uncle's One More Thing

Final Fantasy (like all of it)

Friends (The TV Show, not the concept, which is also a good thing)

Honey I Shrunk the Kids (1989)

You thought we were gone but we have returned and we are bearing fruit. Buckle up for a cavalcade, an endless onslaught of comic book coverage.

Best Books

The Lucky Devils #5

DC KO #1

Action Comics #1091

Fantastic Four #4

Book Blurbs:

Aquaman #10, Dungeons and Dragons: The Fallbacks #1, Supergirl #6, Unbreakable X-Men #1, Amazing X-Men #1, Captain America #4, The New History of the DC Universe #4, Absolute Flash #8, Skinbreaker #2, Fantastic Four #1-#3, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Seeds of Salvation #2, Absolute Batman #13, Superman Unlimited #6, Absolute Wonder Woman #13, Ghost Pepper #4, Hornsby and Halo #11, Immortal Legends Batman #3, Ultimate Spiderman #22, and Children of the Round Table #2

Uncle's One More Thing

Ball X Pit

Digimon Story Time Stranger

New Theme Song!

Future Bass Technology | Shades

by Alex-Productions

You probably didn't come to this podcast expecting to hear about Travis Kelce and what he may or may not be packing in his pants, but neither did Chance when he listened to the new Taylor Swift album. You have been warned.

Best Books

Batman #2

Spider-Man Noir #1

Book Blurbs

Absolute Evil #1, Acrbound #6, Absolute Superman #12, Starship Godzilla #1, The Rocketfellers #9, Rook Exodus #7

This episode is not sponsored by Hoopla but it could be.

B Segment

The Life of a Showgirl

Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles

Uncle's One More Thing

Digimon (Beatbreak and Time Stranger)

Shards of Earth by Adrian Tschaikovsky

When the Clock Broke by John Ganz

Just so everyone know, we have accepted a buyout from the Saudi government and Jared Kushner for $54 billion. Not quite as much as EA but it feels nice to be wanted. Also, apropos of nothing, the Saudi government has never done anything wrong and are great and glorious forever. Let the reader understand.

Best Books

Superman #30

Hornsby and Halo #10

Book Blurbs

Superman Unlimited #5, Immortal Legend Batman #2, New History of the DC Universe #3, Absolute Wonder Woman #12, The Mortal Thor #2, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III #2, Skinbreaker #1, Ultimate Spider-Man #21, All New Spider-Gwen Ghost Spider #2, Black Cat #2

B Segment

A trip to the old mailbag

Uncle's One More Thing

The Pitt

The Great British Bake Off

It's a new week and a new batch of comics. While we didn't read them all, these are our favorites.

Best Books

Wild West Cow-Boys of Moo Mesa #1

Ghost Pepper #3

Book Blurbs

The XO Manowar #1, Batman and Robin Year One #11, Absolute Flash #7, Uncanny X-Men #21, The Expanse: A Little Death #1

B Segment:

Our Favorite Songs

Chance

The Pretender - The Foo Fighters

Return of the Mack - Mark Morrison

Bad - Michael Jackson

Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - U2

Don't Stop Me Now - Queen

Cameron

There She Goes My Beautiful World - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

Funeral For a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding - Elton John

September - Earth, Wind, and Fire

Mayonaka No Door/Stay With Me - Miki Matsubara

Dancing Nancies - Dave Matthews Band

Honorable Mentions: Little Black Submarines - The Black Keys, We Were Rock and Roll - Janelle Monae, Rhapsody in Blue - George Gershwin, Johnny B. Good - Chuck Berry, Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars, Run Away With Me - Carly Rae Jepsen

Uncle's One More Thing

86

Bastion

The horrors persist, yet we remain comic book readers. Sometimes a book comes along that is so good, so well written, with amazing art, and a powerful story, but it hits you at just the wrong time in life and it just feels like too much. And sometimes, a book comes along that is also well written, with amazing art, and a great story about some kids getting magic swords and it hits oh so right.

Book of the Week

C.O.R.T. : Children of the Round Table (A double pick!)

Book Blurbs:

Action Comics #1090, Absolute Batman #12, Supergirl #5, X-Men of Apocalypse Alpha #1, Aquaman #9, Captain America #3, Godzilla #2

B Segment:

DC KO Bracket (Superman Wins!)

Adam Conover Stand Up Show

Nintendo does a Direct

Uncle's One More Thing

Bravely Default

Demon Slayer infinity Castle

Link to Video discussed from Tad Stoemer about the desire for stability over impactful change https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOnWHN9jMHA/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=amdzNXhuZjA5c28=

Another week, another batch of new comics. Jumping on points, jumping off points. The beautiful dance continues and we shuffle our few steps, trying not to make too big of fools of ourselves.

Best Books

Batman #1

The Adventures of Superman: The Book of El #1

Book Blurbs:

The Rocketfeller #8, Captain Planet and the Planeteers #4, Uncanny X-Men #20, Darkstalkers X Street Fighter: Blood Throne #1, Absolute Superman #11, Texarcanum #2, Absolute Batman #11

B Segment

DC KO bracket announcement (get your brackets in everyone!), How to get into DC Comics in 2025?

Uncle's One More Thing

Kamen Rider Zeztz

A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett

Sometimes life comes at you pretty fast. You take the good. You take the bad. You take them both and then you have, the podcast of life. The podcast of life.

Best Books (Special Double Episode)

All New Spider-Gwen Ghost Spider #1, Batman and Robin Year One #10, Star Trek Strange New Worlds: The Seeds of Salvation #1, Absolute Wonder Woman #11

Book Blurbs:

Escape #1, Ghost Pepper #2, Superman Unlimited #4, Black Cat #1, The New Gods #9, Justice League Red #1, Absolute Flash #6, Immortal Legend Batman #1, We're Taking Everyone Down With Us #5, Superman #29, Runaways #3, The Mortal Thor #1, Hornsby and Halo #9, Dune Edge of the Crysknife: Rage of the Shai-Halud #1, Ultimate Spider-man #20

Uncle's One More Thing

Trails through Daybreak (I finished this the day after we recorded, it rules)

Kagurabachi

Babel by RF Kuang

Card Fight Vanguard