Titan Up The Defense

Soviet silliness abounds when the Titans head to Siberia! We read New Titans #77 and talk about: the uncomfortable RoboCopping of Cyborg, theological fruit marketing, vendors of cartoon meat, and more! Enjoy! Enjoy!If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwasteland You can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense PO Box 20311 Portland, OR 97294

TA-TA-TA-BLATT! Cory's off doing some astral nonsense, so Hub is joined by special guest Connor Goldsmith (Host of CEREBRO)! They read New Defenders #138 and discuss such topics as: Candy Southern being the best, Candy Southern's fashion being the best, and Candy Southern's holograms being the best! Also some stuff about Moondragon and Cloud. Enjoy! Enjoy!If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwasteland You can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense PO Box 20311 Portland, OR 97294

Gack! We read New Defenders #137! The rest of the gang has to battle a giant Gargoyle, so our topics of discussion include: pasta shapes, Valkyries' bad-assery, owl defamation redux, and breakfast food homonyms! All that and more, plus some surprising developments pertaining to our new sponsor! Enjoy! Enjoy!If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwasteland You can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense PO Box 20311 Portland, OR 97294

Ska-Rammo! A couple of buildings blow up, but not much else happens in New Titans #76, so we have plenty of time to talk about: our new sponsor, Pantha being a Hot Topic mall goth, misremembered animal fun facts, and the benefits of false advertising in novelty mugs. Enjoy Enjoy! If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwasteland You can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense PO Box 20311 Portland, OR 97294

Elaine!! Cory traded his recording equipment to some demons, so the brilliant Sara Century joins Hub and helps him unpack the strangely beautiful, problematic fairy tale that is the 1985 Gargoyle miniseries. Topics of discussion include: Gargoyle is the anti-Valkyrie, liking art you disagree with, Germaine rules, and WW1! All this, plus a heaping helping of Dylan disparaging. Enjoy! Enjoy!If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwasteland You can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense PO Box 20311 Portland, OR 97294

In this brand gnu episode (eh?), we read New Titans #75! This issue features the shocking reveal of Wildebeest's identity! And it is a shock! We distract ourselves from all the bad gnus by talking about: ironic didgeridoos, floating sheets, movie descriptions, and tide pools! Enjoy! Enjoy!If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwasteland You can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense PO Box 20311 Portland, OR 97294

KRZZ! Cory got trapped by a wizard or something, so MeganBob helps Hub unpack Defenders #136! Topics of discussion include: representation of gender and sexuality; Flex Rumblecrunch; and...I started to say a "surprising amount about Paul Giamatti's balls," but knowing us, it isn't really that surprising. Enjoy! Enjoy!If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwasteland You can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense PO Box 20311 Portland, OR 97294

I've got some bad gnus...arguably too many! We read New Titans #74! Topics include: too many numbers, a mustache conundrum, the problem with stacked ranking for murder gnus, and slamming evil. Enjoy! Enjoy!If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwasteland You can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense PO Box 20311 Portland, OR 97294

Happy New Year! For our first episode of 2023, we read New Defenders #135! Topics of discussion include: Molecules, words being made of letters, Chili Palaces, and molecules. Really, it's mostly molecules. Enjoy! Enjoy!If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwasteland You can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense PO Box 20311 Portland, OR 97294

What's Wolfman's deal with the word "paradise?" We find out when our hosts read New Titans #73! Topics of discussion include: the death(?) of DFC, the debuts of Phantasm and a kitty-cat person silhouette, Fabric Ward, and is Santa nasty? Enjoy! Enjoy!If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwasteland You can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense PO Box 20311 Portland, OR 97294

What's the sound of man's laughter? The gang is in peril New Defenders #134, so we talk about: the theological implications of the word "slaughter," Glen Frey tattoos, celebrity parents, and the potential pitfalls of running an illegal forest casino. If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwasteland You can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense PO Box 20311 Portland, OR 97294

No gnus is good news! The Bad Dad Revenge Squad mixes it up with the Wildebeest Society in New Titans #72! Topics include: Golden Eagle's half remembered origin, triumphant dildos, Aqualad's gravitas, Deathstroke's status as a DEFINITE good guy, and too many gnus spoil the gstew. Enjoy! Enjoy!If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwasteland You can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense PO Box 20311 Portland, OR 97294

KPOK! We read New Defenders #133! At least I think that's what that was. It's a little unclear. Topics include: Don't turducken your crimes, the Wham Rap, soft crime, ninja longshoremen, and the risks and rewards of hard boiling your detectives. Enjoy? Enjoy?If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwasteland You can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense PO Box 20311 Portland, OR 97294

The Titans celebrate their 10th Anniversary by celebrating their 3rd anniversary in New Titans #71. We celebrate by discussing: Voltron going to a giant R-Rated movie, how old is too old fro this shit, Terrible Robot-Ass Parties, and sex clowns. Enjoy! Enjoy!If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwasteland You can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense PO Box 20311 Portland, OR 97294

Whuuuckh! We read the start of Peter B. Gillis' run in New Defenders 132, and it's pretty great! Topics include: autobiographies, desert swamp monsters, shirt etiquette, and potatoes. Enjoy! Enjoy!If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwasteland You can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense PO Box 20311 Portland, OR 97294

Chim Chim Cheroo! We read the oddly Titan-less New Titans #70. Topics include: Shakespeare, Hanna-Barbara cartoons, drummers say the darnedest things, Deathstroke is not a Titan, and the fact that words mean things! Enjoy! Enjoy!If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwasteland You can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense PO Box 20311 Portland, OR 97294

Goo Goo Gah Joob! We cover the debut of the Walrus in Defenders #131. Topics include: the end of DeMatteis' nearly 40 issue run, the world's toughest milkman, Diggstown, and one time when Hub burped real loud. Enjoy! Enjoy! If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwasteland You can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense PO Box 20311 Portland, OR 97294

Deuces are wild when *sigh* Danny Chase returns!  We read New Titans #69 (nice). Topics include: Scary monsters; Danny Fucking Chase is the worst; Speedy is also the worst; I don't know how superlatives work; and conspiracy theory improv. Enjoy! Enjoy!If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwasteland You can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense PO Box 20311 Portland, OR 97294

Join Ezekiel P. Shadowmaven as he returns to the most popular supernatural nightclub in all of rural New England. This year's tale takes place in the most terrifying setting of all...the 1990's! Join Ezekiel, Larry, and a host of new creatures as they reopen the Haunted Disco Barn in...Quoth the Raven, Nevermind! Happy Halloween!

Sham! We were a bit under the weather when we read New Defenders #130, but we did our best. Topics include: Beast's reading habits, serifs, Seraph, god's ham, a regional hair replacement commercial, and why Hub is like a goth in a Jazzercise class. Enjoy? Enjoy?If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwasteland You can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense PO Box 20311 Portland, OR 97294