Episode 89 - Rat Queens w Jennifer Howland
1 hr 35 min
We finish out Season 8 with The Baronessah, Jennifer Howland, joining Josh and Leia for Rat Queens! D&D talk, drugs and we finish out by talking about Doomsday! See you for Season 9!
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Have you ever wanted to understand a comic book storyline but didn't have the patience or sanity? Leia and Josh to the rescue! They take a guest through a comic book storyline step by arduous step!
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Episode 88 - Do A Powerbomb w Matt Hirth
2 hr 8 min
A Very Special Episode! RetConversations becomes the longest-running Graphically Novel production by officially releasing more episodes than the company's namesake podcast! And how do we celebrate? By FINALLY doing a wrestling-centric episode! Leia and Josh are joined by Matt Hirth and the Baronessah, Jennifer Howland, to talk about Do A Powerbomb! Be ready for LOTS of wrestling talk and an amazing opening to the show!
Episode 87 - Wonder Woman Historia w Tim Hardwick
1 hr 46 min
Josh and Leia welcome Tim Hardwick for a surprisingly (and sadly) ever-prescient conversation about feminism, violence against women and the responsibility of men to speak up against other men. Wonder Woman: Historia is a gorgeous, heartbreaking book that reimagines the creation myth of the Amazons while pulling no punches. It is both beautiful and heartbreaking in it's brutality. No jokes, this is a heavy listen but we implore anyone who calls themselves a feminist to listen.
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Episode 89 - Rat Queens w Jennifer Howland
1 hr 35 min
We finish out Season 8 with The Baronessah, Jennifer Howland, joining Josh and Leia for Rat Queens! D&D talk, drugs and we finish out by talking about Doomsday! See you for Season 9!
Episode 88 - Do A Powerbomb w Matt Hirth
2 hr 8 min
A Very Special Episode! RetConversations becomes the longest-running Graphically Novel production by officially releasing more episodes than the company's namesake podcast! And how do we celebrate? By FINALLY doing a wrestling-centric episode! Leia and Josh are joined by Matt Hirth and the Baronessah, Jennifer Howland, to talk about Do A Powerbomb! Be ready for LOTS of wrestling talk and an amazing opening to the show!
Episode 87 - Wonder Woman Historia w Tim Hardwick
1 hr 46 min
Josh and Leia welcome Tim Hardwick for a surprisingly (and sadly) ever-prescient conversation about feminism, violence against women and the responsibility of men to speak up against other men. Wonder Woman: Historia is a gorgeous, heartbreaking book that reimagines the creation myth of the Amazons while pulling no punches. It is both beautiful and heartbreaking in it's brutality. No jokes, this is a heavy listen but we implore anyone who calls themselves a feminist to listen.
Episode 86 - Dark Knights Metal w Ace Hendrix
2 hr 13 min
Josh and Leia are joined by all around badass Ace Hendrix to talk about Dark Knights: Metal! Yes, this book is ridiculous. But it's FUN ridiculous. We talk the Batman Who Laughs, Hot Topic and we get our first look in this podcast at Detective Chimp!
Episode 85 - Superior Spider-Man w Royal Hebert
2 hr 10 min
WE ARE BACK (and not just because Josh totally forgot to edit episodes!) Leia and Josh welcome one of their favorites - Royal Hebert - to talk about Superior Spider-Man! Have you ever heard a synopsis of a story and thought "that's going to be really stupid" and then it ISN'T? That's this story! Doc Ock takes over Peter Parker's body and hilarity ensues. I'm not even going to spoil all the tangents in this one. It's just too fun.
Episode 84 - Batman RIP w Patrick Stout Gerrity
2 hr 21 min
Leia and Josh welcome back Patrick Stout Garrity to talk about Batman R.I.P.! Leia experiences Bat Mite for the first time, we tell you a bunch of things you ABSOLUTELY should not Google, as well as the worst named love interest AND the worst named supervillain! God DAMMIT, Grant Morrison!
Episode 83 - Homesick Pilots w Stephanie Tyson
1 hr 28 min
Punk bands! Ghosts! Haunted houses! ...kaiju?!? Leia and Josh welcome back Stephanie Tyson to talk about Homesick Pilots! This comic book is crack mad in the best ways. Of course, we can't stay on task and talk a lot about the musical artist Poe and her brother who wrote House of Leaves.
Episode 82 - Teen Titans The Judas Effect w Eric Lohmeier
2 hr 26 min
Josh and Leia welcome NEW guest Eric Lohmeier to discuss the definitive Teen Titans event - The Judas Contract! Oh man, the 80's. Oh man, teenagers. And oh man...pedophilia?!? Yep, we go places. And we break down THAT relationship. Gross. So, so gross.
Episode 81 - Amazons Attack w Sabrina Pandora
2 hr 18 min
Josh and Leia are joined by Special Guest Sabrina Pandora, writer of Giant Girl Adventures to talk about Amazons Attack! A fantastic guest and a stinker of a comic - this book makes absolutely no sense. The characters all act very atypical. It's a Wonder Woman comic with almost no Wonder Woman. And we all have an unhinged time with it.
Episode 80 - Gotham City Year One Part 2 w Alan Pursell
1 hr 36 min
We. Are. Back! Season 8 picks up with some unfinished business from Season 7! Adjunct Professor Alan Pursell joins Leia and Josh to finish out Gotham City Year One! DC Comics history, discussions about creators and Leia gets her Season 8 gift in the form of AEW's RJ City!
Episode 79 - Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe w John Schwegler
1 hr 9 min
Josh and Leia welcome Josh's high school friend John Schwegler to talk about Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe! In this, Josh and Leia establish that what they're really here for is to provide content while exhausted parents mow. And, of course, they mix that with a whole bunch of murder and mayhem courtesy of the Merc With A Mouth!
Episode 78 - Gotham City Year One Part 1 w Alan Pursell
1 hr 32 min
Just in time for 2026 we give you a present in the form of a special episode! Special guest, DC expert and Alan Moore cosplayer Alan Pursell joins Leia and Josh to discuss Gotham City: Year 1! We couldn't let 2025 slip by without doing one more Tom King book, and this one is a doozy! References to DC creators aplenty plus an interesting story laying the very foundation of Gotham City bare!
Episode 77 - Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees w Tim Hardwick
1 hr 46 min
If you go down in the woods today,You're sure of a big surprise.If you go down in the woods today,You'd better go in disguise.For every bear that ever there wasWill gather there for certain becauseToday's the day the teddy bears have their picnic Leia and Josh welcome the Baronessah and returning guest Tim Hardwick to talk about the Eisner Award nominee "Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees"! This horror comic mixes The Fantastic Mr. Fox with Dexter to amazing results! Every good little teddy bearIs sure of a treat today.There's lots of marvelous things to eatAnd wonderful games to play.Beneath the trees where nobody sees,they'll hide and seek as long as they please'Cause that's the ways the teddy bears have their picnic.
Episode 76 - Stumptown w Royal Hebert
1 hr 49 min
Leia and Josh welcome back friend and Portland resident Royal Hebert to talk about Stumptown! Between Professor L's lesson and Royal explaining where all those places are in Portland, this is a really fun listen!
Episode 75 - Injustice w Dan Schaeffer
1 hr 45 min
Josh and Leia welcome back special guest Dan Schaeffer to talk about Injustice and Josh is STOKED since the game and comic are some of his favorites. What happens when Superman goes bad? He gets interesting! Also, some great moments with Harley Quinn and Green Arrow!
Episode 74 - Astro City w Justin Stacy
1 hr 32 min
The entire Graphically Novel crew is in the house to welcome one of our favorite guests, Justin Stacy, to talk about Astro City! This delighful anthology delighted everyone while giving strong Watchmen vibes! Plus, do superheroes have a fascination with flying naked?
Episode 73 - Uncanny X-Men (2024) w Dawn Baldwin
1 hr 25 min
This is a can't miss episode! Josh puts all his chips in the pot as he and Leia welcome Dawn Baldwin back for a conversation about what Josh believes is an X-Men comic both Leia and Dawn will love! Can Gail Simone bring them around and get them to love X-Men? Tune in to find out!
Episode 72 - The Invisibles w Ace Hendrix
1 hr 31 min
Josh and Leia are joined by new friend Ace Hendrix to discuss The Invisibles! Oh, the 90's. In a story new to all four of the people sitting in, we go over the acid trip (literally!) that is Grant Morrison's Invisibles. They discuss 90's Scottish writers as well as punk rock vs glam rock.
Episode 71 - Batman: Court of Owls w Christi Nicodemus
1 hr 56 min
Leia and Josh welcome new guest Christi Nicodemus to talk Batman: Court of Owls! Descend into madness right alongside Bruce Wayne while we ask - would YOU trust everything you knew when you were 13? Also, as a bonus, Josh explains all the keepsakes in the Batcave!
Episode 70 - Dark Phoenix w Stephanie Tyson
1 hr 47 min
Jean Grey was dead: to begin with. This must be distinctly understood, or nothing wonderful can come of the story I am going to relate. Josh and Leia are joined by new guest Stephanie Tyson to discuss Dark Phoenix. Josh did this on Graphically Novel and barely survived it then and now he's going back to do it for RetCon. Psychic LARP gaslighting, Professor X continues to be a complete dick and Josh's crush on Emma Frost begins.
Episode 69 - Something Is Killing the Children w Patrick Stout Garrity
1 hr 58 min
Welcome to Season 7 and Episode 69 (nice)! Leia and Josh start the season with frequent guest Patrick Stout Garrity and the Boom! Studios comic Something Is Killing the Children. Can you out-Buffy the Buffy TV show? We'll find out! Plus, the season surprise for Leia!
Episode 68 - Red Hulk w Bear
1 hr 53 min
Josh and Leia put the entire Graphically Novel Board of Directors together to do our unexpected finale to Season 6! Bear and Jennifer Howland join us to talk about Who Is the Red Hulk? Spoiler: this comic doesn't answer that question. HOWEVER we have tons of ridiculous Hulk fun including an appearance by Josh's favorite incarnation of Hulk - Joe Fix-It! See you all in Season 7!
Episode 67 - Astonishing X-Men w Jennifer Howland
1 hr 22 min
Josh and Leia are joined by the Baronessah, Jennifer Howland, to talk about the first story arc in Joss Whedon's Astonishing X-Men run! They talk about the not-so-subtle comparisons between mutants and the gay struggle, give proper respect to Mr. Sinister and Leia learns to love Emma Frost.
Episode 66 - Gotham City Sirens Part 3 w Dixie Cochran
1 hr 50 min
Leia and Josh welcome back one of their favorite guests, Dixie Cochrane, to finish out their three part series on Gotham City Sirens. A lot of talk about cozy video games, the bimbofication of Harley Quinn and this series unfortunately takes a wet fart of an ending.
Episode 65 - Spider-Man Reign w Tim Hardwick
1 hr 43 min
Leia and Josh are joined by new guest Tim Hardwick to talk the 2006 story Spider-Man Reign! An alternate future sees an old Peter Parker in his new quest to save New York - also includes THAT SCENE. If you don't know what we're talking about, come find out!
Episode 64 - Blood Hunt w Patrick Stout Garrity
1 hr 4 min
Josh and Leia are joined by frequent special guest Patrick Stout Garrity to talk about last summer's vampire story Blood Hunt! Three ex-LARPers of Vampire: the Masquerade talk about Dracula, sentient cities and so many LARP references you'll be downloading Bloodlines before the episode ends!
Episode 63 - Operation Zero Tolerance Part 1 w Will Azbill
1 hr 10 min
Josh and Leia are joined by the Baronessah, Jennifer Howland and special guest Will Azbill to go over the inspiration for X-Men '97: Operation Zero Tolerance. The first part of what will be multiple parts, they discuss how close to a 28 year old comic is to today, some of the grossest X-Men the 90's had to offer and the best portrayal of J Jonah Jameson ever. Tune in now!
Episode 62 - King In Black w/Cory Peter
42 min
Josh and Leia are joined once again by Cory Peter to discuss The King In Black, which Josh thought until reading it was going to be War of Kings for some reason. The conclusion of Absolute Carnage get really crazy. The impossible differences between Sentry and Thor, Mohammad Ali as a symbiote host and the Ligma Force are all discussed.
Episode 61 - Gotham City Sirens Part 2 w Dixie Cochran
1 hr 2 min
Leia and Josh are joined once again by special guest Dixie Cochran to continue down our journey into Gotham City Sirens! The Japanese language doesn't work like that, architecture in Gotham City and the bimbofication of Harley Quinn are just a few of the things we discuss in a show guaranteed to have a Part 3!
Episode 60 - Ice Cream Man
1 hr 41 min
Leia and Josh are joined by can't-miss guest Dawn Baldwin and the Baronessah, Jennifer Howland for Ice Cream Man! If you've never listened to a Dawn Baldwin episode, you're in for a creamy, frozen treat! This horror anthology series is guaranteed to rot your teeth!
Episode 59 - Daredevil Guardian Devil
2 hr 13 min
Leia and Josh are joined by frequent guest Kyle Slack to talk about Kevin Smith's Marvel debut - Daredevil: Guardian Devil! We explore the womanizing side of Matt Murdoch, Natasha Romanov should not be the first person you call to babysit and we answer the age old question - did the baby AntiChrist give her AIDS?
Episode 58 - Nightcrawler w Zombie
1 hr 10 min
Josh and Leia are joined by new guest Zombie and the Baronessah to discuss Nightcrawler: The Devil Inside! Why is it bad to send someone who looks like a demon to counsel a child? Is it okay to bang your foster sister? And why are gay snakes the best pets? These questions and more are investigated in this very, VERY sexy comic!
Episode 57 - Gotham City Sirens w Dixie Cochran
1 hr 41 min
Josh and Leia welcome first time guest Dixie Cochran to discuss Gotham City Sirens just in time for the new issue to have been dropped last week (absolutely, 100% planned by Josh...like absolutely. Not just an amazing coincidence). We get right into it by discussing representation in comic books, how weird 2009 was in terms of what is progressive or problematic and we cannot stop giggling at the name "Bone Blaster" because we are 12.
Episode 56 - Ultimatum w Jesse
1 hr 49 min
Leia and Josh are joined by frequent guest Jesse to discuss Ultimatum! LOTS of decapitations, Leia absolutely hates it here and why every single character was screwed up in the Ultimate Universe. Also, who has quit the show the most?
Episode 55 - Madame Web w Tim Hardwick
1 hr 28 min
Josh and Leia are joined by new guest Tim Hardwick to discuss Madame Web! More of a breakdown of the character and why she got her own movie (tl;dr - we have no idea). Some highlights include talking about Black Tom, the tiny Looney Tunes dog of Marvel, Jessica Jones and Paul Rudd getting it on and Josh gets personally offended when part of One More Day is blatantly laid out before him.
Episode 54 - Batman the Wedding w Emily Breslin
1 hr 30 min
Leia and Josh are joined by Josh's Straight Up Dog Talk co-host, Emily Breslin to discuss Tom King's 7th graphic novel in his amazing run, Batman: The Wedding! We talk a lot of Booster Gold, romance in comics and why a lot of people were upset at this ending!
Episode 53 - The Variants w David and Kristy Harnois
1 hr 2 min
Josh and Leia are joined by almost-newlyweds David and Kristy Harnois to discuss Gail Simone's Jessica Jones book - The Variants! Josh goes a little Jessica crazy (he's a big fan) as they play within the multiverse! Get ready for a show full of humor, caffeine and Morning Blush!
Episode 52 - Winter Soldier w Patrick Stout Garrity
1 hr 30 min
Leia and Josh go off the RAILS with special guest Patrick Stout Garrity. Josh read the wrong book so he's auditing the class today! Bucky Barnes adopts a child and hilarity ensues. Leia's knowledge of Spider-Man villains is brought to a reckoning. And we discuss the finer points of doors and Bucky's hatred of them.
CLASSROOM EDITION - MAUS and Book Banning
42 min
In this very special cut of RetConversations, Leia and Josh talk with guest Josh Lawrence about MAUS and book banning in the United States. This cut is meant for grades 9 and up and discretion is advised by the teacher.
Episode 51 - MAUS w Josh Lawrence
57 min
On this very special episode, Leia and Josh welcome new guest Josh Lawrence to discuss MAUS. This episode is different from our regular format: less jokes, a lot more deference and, of course, discussions about the Holocaust and book banning. This is the regular edition, please look on this feed if you would prefer the Classroom Edition for teachers dealing with the subjects of the Holocaust or book banning.
Episode 50 - Annihilation w Sarah Kennedy
1 hr 20 min
WELCOME TO EPISODE 50! Josh and Leia are joined by first-time guest Sarah Kennedy to discuss one of her favorite storylines - Annihilation! We work a little differently than normal to talk a lot of Space Marvel, nu-metal and Drax's Heartbreak Kid phase.
Episode 49 - Age of Ultron w Dawn Baldwin Part 2
33 min
We are back with part 2. Leia and Josh are joined by special guests Dawn Baldwin and Jennifer Howland to finish out this story, answering the age-old question: how bad can time travel really be? The answer: bad enough Dawn apologizes profusely by the end for picking this story! Tune in now!
Episode 48 - Age of Ultron w Dawn Baldwin Part 1
1 hr 42 min
Leia and Josh are joined by special guests Dawn Baldwin and auditing GN partner, Jennifer Howland to talk about the 2013 comic Age of Ultron. In something that was meant to be a joke, this first part discusses the movie's impact on the MCU before diving into a world of villains with stupid names, white Nick Fury and time travel. Trust me, this was Leia's favorite.
Episode 47 - Nightwing w Josh Staley
1 hr 4 min
Josh and Leia welcome return guest, comedian Josh Staley for the most recent run of Nightwing! A delightful book with a lot of revelations about Dick Greyson, why Bludhaven is actually worse than Gotham and we all have a long overdue conversation about costumes vs street clothes.
Episode 46 - Black Widow w Jennifer Howland
1 hr 9 min
Leia and Josh are in the studio with guest Jennifer Howland to discuss Kelly Thompson's amazing Black Widow graphic - The Ties That Bind! Experience one of Leia's favorite Black Widow comics which, if you have been paying attention, is Leia's favorite comic book character of all time! Not only a fantastic book, but Josh has a surprise waiting right at the beginning of the episode! Welcome to Season 5!
Episode 45 - Fantastic Four w/ Adam Witt
1 hr 10 min
In a topsy turvy season finale, Leia, Josh and auditing professor Jenn are joined (and taught!) by Friend of the Podcast Adam Witt about all things Fantastic Four! Why didn't the movies work? Is Ben Grimm a fine Jewish boy? What FF books are good for people who don't like the FF? Tune in to find out!
Episode 44 - Fray w Matt Hirth
1 hr 1 min
Josh and Leia welcome back great friend and guest Matt Hirth to talk about Fray! We start with a long statement regarding Joss Whedon and then dive into the future slayer world. The story is super toy. Don't know what that means? Listen to find out!
Episode 43 - Sex Criminals w JR Cillian Green
1 hr 40 min
If ever we had a NSFW episode, this one is it... Leia and Josh are joined by special guest JR Cillian Green to talk about Sex Criminals! What if you could freeze time every time you orgasmed? What if one person wouldn't stop making sex puns the entire time you explained a comic about it? This one goes way over the line - so much so that our guest quits at LEAST three times! Make sure you have earbuds on for this episode!
Episode 42 - Human Target Pt 2 w Jennifer Howland
1 hr 17 min
Leia and Josh are joined once more by the lovely Jennifer Howland to go through the conclusion of Tom King's amazing Human Target! Will Christopher Chance find his killer? Will he be able to find a cure for the poison coursing through his body? How much more of a dick can Guy Gardener possibly be? Answers to all this and more inside!
Episode 41 - Hellboy Conqueror Worm w Kyle Slack
36 min
Leia and Josh welcome back friend of the podcast Kyle Slack to talk about Hellboy Conqueror Worm! Leia's first Hellboy comic and one Josh has been interested in awhile. Homunculi, robot gorillas and killing Nazis. Everything you need for a relaxing afternoon!
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