Sean and Paul discuss the "Brief Lives" arc of Sandman.This story arc is a turning point for the series, and transitions us into the home stretch of Sandman stories.This is also a very plot-heavy arc, so we take a look at the plot and extract s

63rd: Celebrating Star Wars and Wrestling

Jul 17th, 2022 56m 25s

Sean went to Star Wars Celebration! Paul watched wrestling! We find commonality!Sean attended Star Wars Celebration and had a grand old time. Let's discuss!Paul attended wrestling and had a grand old time. Let's discuss!We talk about the storyt

62nd: Get Rid Of It!

Jun 18th, 2022 47m 27s

Sean doesn't like those games that with a lot of swearing. That is what makes Grand Theft Auto and Cyberpunk 2077 so difficult to get into. The Show, however, has no swearing. This is apparently some sort of sports game.Sean started reading the

61st: Wondercon & More

Jun 5th, 2022 56m 59s

Sean went to Wondercon! He talks about the joy of digging through boxes of comics. Also, the frustration! Some books go for a lot of money now for silly reasons. Some books sell for a lot for non-silly reasons, but Sean just didn't know.We talk

60th: Horror Movies

Apr 16th, 2022 1h 2m

Paul found his way to horror in a very roundabout way, involving the YMCA and wrestling podcasts. Despite that long path, he has arrived at his destination! That destination is horror movies! He has started with Amityville Horror, and has moved

59th: Zigging, Zagging, Zigging

Apr 10th, 2022 55m 7s

Sean caught up on Westworld, and can now reflect on all of the tiny details that he didn't remember last time Paul and Sean talked about this show. It is a good show, but the way that Sean has been watching adds some insight into getting a lot

58th: Sandman - Convergence

Mar 26th, 2022 58m 56s

We continue our discussion of Sandman with the Convergence stories plus the Ramadan story from issue 50.First up is "The Hunt" from issue 38, in which a grandfather tells his granddaughter a story from the old world about a young man that think

57th: Fathers

Feb 19th, 2022 44m 56s

In honor of Sean's newfound status of Father, we discuss some fictional fathers that resonate with us.Darth Vader is not a good father by any metric, but there is still a lot to learn from his story about the importance of fatherhood. After all

56th: It's Time For Action

Feb 6th, 2022 56m 18s

Action Force from Valaverse is here! Sean talks about his shipment of these new action figures. Plus, wrestling figures and sports.The day after Christmas was the greatest day as a kid. Now, as an adult, it is a little different. Still, it is a

55th: Sandman - A Game Of You

Jan 16th, 2022 57m 51s

A Game of You is the fourth long arc of Sandman, and we dive into this character-driven story. This story doesn't progress the main plot of Sandman very much, and so in many ways is a departure from what we have seen in previous long arcs like

54th: Celebrating Uncle Don

Jan 8th, 2022 49m 32s

We celebrate the life of Uncle Don by discussing some of the things he enjoyed, and remembering the positive influence he had on Paul.Before that though, Joecember shows Sean just how weird and kinky Cobra is. Copperhead has a very odd leather

53rd: Westworld

Jan 2nd, 2022 1h 2m

We discuss Westworld, Season One.But first! Joevember and drawing! Sean has been drawing Joes, and we give away how far in the past each of these have been recorded.Also, The Art of Manliness and goal setting! Otherwise known as: the art of avo

52nd: Comic-Con and Catch-Up

Dec 26th, 2021 57m 40s

Some things we discuss:Comic Con and how Comics bring us together.Hawkeye, the show, and the comic. Trade paperbacks, and having too much objects.Names and mispronunciation.A Bride's Story.The Wheel of Time show.

51st: Easy Mode

Dec 19th, 2021 1h

Video Games! Paul killed some wild animals in Horizon Zero Dawn, Sean relived 12 minutes of mystery in 12 Minutes, puzzled through Myst, and flew around the pyramids in Flight Simulator.We talk about older games we remember from our younger day

50th: Distant Mirrors, Sandman

Dec 4th, 2021 1h 3m

We return to discussing Sandman with the Distant Mirrors and Song of Orpheus stories!The Distant Mirrors stories fall between Season of Mists and A Game Of You, and are all historical fiction in one way or another. The Song of Orpheus is a stan

49th: Your Questions Answered!

Nov 6th, 2021 1h 2m

You sent Paul your questions, and we answer!Thank you everybody that sent in some listener questions.We talk about video games, books, movies, music, crossovers between all of them, and more.You spoke, and we listen! Then WE speak!

48th: Ends and Odds

Oct 30th, 2021 1h

Life is Strange has replaced The Long Dark as Sean's latest video game distraction. He explains why it is good, despite the teenage emo drama.Some good TV is pretty bad, like Walking Dead and Breaking Bad. And Life is Strange, which is how we g

47th: Passive Aggressive

Oct 1st, 2021 1h 3m

First of all, tragedy has struck in the video game world! Sean experienced a trifle of a tragedy, listen to find out more.We talk about some other schlock...Then, we discuss Passive Aggressive!This comic book was secretly two comic books: "Pass

46th: Random Access Memories

Sep 25th, 2021 54m 25s

Paul talks about Madden video games, and Sean works hard to be interested. It sounds complicated and a bit like nonsense. Also, sports is pretty nerdy, it turns out.We talk about unique records, because Sean is interested in those. The Music Ta

45th: Painful Realizations

Sep 19th, 2021 1h

We talk about some cool old 80's movies. And some bad.Paul played Zelda! The original, like for the NES. What was that like, and how much did he rely on the walkthrough guides to find that one secret entrance hidden in the woods? This allows us

44th: The 50 Best Video Games, Part 2

Aug 28th, 2021 1h 4m

Paul and Sean discuss a list of the top 50 video games of all time! There is no way we can get through all 50, so this is the a two-part episode, a first in 99th history.This list is compiled of games ranging from the days of the original Ninte

43rd: The 50 Best Video Games, Part 1

Aug 23rd, 2021 1h 3m

Paul and Sean discuss a list of the top 50 video games of all time! There is no way we can get through all 50, so this is the first two-part episode in 99th history.This list is compiled of games ranging from the days of the original Nintendo a

42nd: Season of Mists

Aug 11th, 2021 1h 4m

We are back to discuss Sandman! This is the fourth of our episodes discussing Sandman as we read through the entire story.Season of Mists is possibly the most mythology-heavy and plot-heavy arcs of Sandman. We dive into this story of the burden

41st: Perspective Vs Reality

Jul 30th, 2021 53m 17s

We talk about the elixir of life. Coffee. Some of us have coffee discipline, some do not.Shonen Jump provides a nice easy way to read some nice easy manga, like Chainsaw Man. Chainsaw man may not be as nice and easy as it seems though, because

40th: Pork Chop Sandwiches

Jul 24th, 2021 1h 7m

We relive the greatest crappy internet cartoons from the early days of the internet. Strongbad, Star Wars Gangsta Rap, GI Joe PSAs, and more. You know, the glory days of the internet. Also, Paul remembers listening to some bad music.We also tal