John and David go undercover in search of the answer to the ultimate question: Why? They get into the magic of great creators and their stories, do a deep dive on the recent Batman/Deadpool comic by Grant Morrison and Dan Mora, and discuss David’s unchecked comics spending. Also, John has a revelation.

Timestamp Segments

• [01:06] Why?
• [02:07] David’s Why? Salvation Run.
• [05:46] John’s Why? Youngblood #1.
• [09:04] The most Garth Ennis of Garth Ennis books.
• [14:00] The thing about Hitman.
• [19:05] The DC One Million controversy.
• [20:34] Grant Morrison writes the comic book of the moment.
• [22:11] Batman/Deadpool.
• [23:11] All the Morrison layers.
• [31:15] Marvel vs DC stories.
• [34:36] The magical Carlos Ezquerra.
• [36:45] The Stainless Steel Rat.
• [40:43] John’s revelation.
• [44:15] Spawn: The Dark Ages.
• [49:24] The return of the Swat Kats.
• [54:01] Spending too much on comics.

Notable Quotes

• “In general, he’s just too smart for me.”
• “I take it all back, man. He’s great.”
• “I think I may have spent more money in comics than I’ve made.

Books Mentioned

• Animal Man (1988-1995).
• Back to the Future: Untold Tales & Alternate Timelines.
• Batman: No Man’s Land.
• Batman & Robin (2009-2011).
• Bloodstrike, by Rob Liefeld, Dan Fraga, Danny Miki, & Thomas Mason.
• The Boys, by Garth Ennis & Darick Robertson.
• Conan the Barbarian.
• Crisis on Infinite Earths, by Marv Wolfman & George Perez.
• DC K.O.
• DC/Marvel: Batman/Deadpool.
• DC One Million.
• The Demon Annual #2: Introducing Hitman, Dicks, Hitman, Troubled Souls, by Garth Ennis & John McCrea.
• Ernest & the Dream Stone, by Corey Perkins, M. Arief Russanto, Mariam Yasser.
• Final Crisis, by Grant Morrison & J.G. Jones.
• For a Few Troubles More, by Garth Ennis, John McCrea, & Wendy Simpson.