Titan Up The Defense

What do get when you combine Infinity Inc, the Teen Titans, and a heaping helping of malicious sentient space cereal? Why, New Teen Titans (Vol 2) #38, of course! We read this titanic team up and discuss such topics as: Bear superheroes, Rod Serling impressions, and unconventional snack ideas. Enjoy! Enjoy!If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwastelandYou can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense PO Box 20311 Portland, OR 97294

WAKKTZ! We read Defenders #93 which kicks off the "Six Fingered Hand" saga. We meet a new Defender, Steve does some balloon animals, and we talk about bear politics and the failings of the yellowjacket education system. Enjoy! Enjoy!If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwastelandYou can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense PO Box 20311 Portland, OR 97294

We're riding high after reading New Teen Titans (Vol 2) #37! Topics include: prospector riddles, hippo pornography, transatlantic recasting, half remembered skateboard movies, and the fact that neither one of us had much of an opinion about this comic. Enjoy! Enjoy!If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwastelandYou can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense PO Box 20311 Portland, OR 97294

We had a Smassshhangg good time reading Defenders #93! Topics of discussion include: the return of a familiar shiny face, sad rooms, Steve's bedside manner, soul sausage, and flair ice cream scooping. Enjoy! Enjoy!If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwastelandYou can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense PO Box 20311 Portland, OR 97294

Beware the Wildebeest! Get ware, beware, and stay ware! We read New Teen Titans (Vol 2) #36. Topics of discussion include: jerk disambiguation, job rankings for Curlys, Zoobooks, and gnu entrapment. Enjoy! Enjoy!If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwastelandYou can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense PO Box 20311 Portland, OR 97294

P-Shokk! Cosmic nonsense abounds when we read Defenders #92, the inaugural issue of J.M. DeMattais' run on the title. Topics of discussion include: Dr. Strange's toy collection, sibling dance contests, ill fated book clubs, and the return of a certain devil dadded do-gooder. Enjoy! Enjoy!If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwastelandYou can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense PO Box 20311 Portland, OR 97294

Homina Homina Homina! We read New Teen Titans (Vol 2) #35 and talk about: Titan rebranding ideas, Cinderella's hot dog commercial, and uh, like, crystals and symbolism and stuff? Look, I'll level with you, this issue didn't make a ton of sense, so I'm not sure this episode will either, but we did our best. If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwastelandYou can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense PO Box 20311 Portland, OR 97294

Schud! We read Defenders #91, which wraps up the Mandrill saga. Hooray! Topics include: the pros and cons of eating a steak like a candy bar, CHUD sitcoms, movies based on songs, and a surprising amount about Grand Funk Railroad. Enjoy! Enjoy!If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwastelandYou can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense PO Box 20311 Portland, OR 97294

Grumbling Guitarfish! It's an Aqualad solo story! We Read Teen Titan Spotlight #10 and learn how everyone's favorite Titan finally escaped from the hat-addled clutches of the Freshmaker! Topics include: fish rebranding, the sinister origin of Elizabethan collars, and Tom Hanks aggrandizing lyrics. Enjoy! Enjoy!If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwastelandYou can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense PO Box 20311 Portland, OR 97294

Are you ready for courtroom intrigue, weaponized mutant baboon pheromones, housekeeping hijinks, ill conceived duets, and the many reasons the villain the Mandrill makes us uncomfortable? I sure hope so, because we read Defenders #90 and talked about those things!If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwastelandYou can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense PO Box 20311 Portland, OR 97294

Yay, future. Boo, past. We're looking forward after finishing up the Hybrid saga in New Teen Titans (Vol 2) #34. Our opinions on this issue were split, as we discussed: the fall of the Freshmaker, literary turns of phrase, K-Mart memories, and much more! Enjoy! Enjoy!If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwastelandYou can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense PO Box 20311 Portland, OR 97294

Hooray! We read Defenders #89, arguably the best single issue of a Defenders comic (if Hub is the one doing the arguing). Topics of discussion include: beans, defensively named fast food, beans, the best meta-narrative retcon, beans, comic cartography, and beans. Enjoy! Enjoy! If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwastelandYou can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense PO Box 20311 Portland, OR 97294

Weeeooweeoo! We close out the year in style, by reading New Teen Titans (Vol 2) #33! Topics of discussion include: nazi punks who can fuck off, lyrics to theme songs, the false binary of exploded vs not-exploded, and Dr. Strangeglove! Enjoy! Enjoy!If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwastelandYou can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense PO Box 20311 Portland, OR 97294

Splug! It's a whale of a time, when the Defenders square off against the most deadly foe of all...the prejudice of a grizzled sea captain! We read Defenders #88, and it sure was a comic book! Topics include: the marine menagerie which will no doubt seek revenge on Cory, and Star Trek IV (again)! Enjoy! Enjoy!If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwastelandYou can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense PO Box 20311 Portland, OR 97294

Pack your bags, because the Titans are headed to the country for a weekend of relaxation and...murder? Sorta. We read New Teen Titans (Vol 2) #32. Topics include: seasonal ghost pranks, goodnatured Nightwing pummeling, and mild taffy defamation. Enjoy! Enjoy!If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwastelandYou can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense PO Box 20311 Portland, OR 97294

SWØK! We read Defenders #87, and because absolutely no one demanded it, it looks like Jack Norris is back. *sigh* Topics of discussion include: Battle of the Band Names, wombat fun facts, the Riverdaling of Charlie Brown, and BEES! Enjoy! Enjoy!If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwastelandYou can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense PO Box 20311 Portland, OR 97294

Fhoomph! The Brother Blood Saga finally concludes in New Teen Titans (Vol 2) #31, and we read it! Topics of discussion include: guest bongs; Liottas on Magic; Tamaranian mores; Beast Boy's angry nap; and of course, bottom lotion. Enjoy! Enjoy! If you enjoy the show and would like access to bonus materials, please consider donating at patreon.com/ttwastelandYou can get into touch with us at ttwasteland@gmail.com or Titan Up the Defense PO Box 20311 Portland, OR 97294

Toot toot, hey, beep beep! We read Defenders #86! Topics include: Quiet Riot, new thanksgiving traditions, the peril of noise cancelling headphones, Ecto-Cooler, and the cast of the Maltese Falcon. Also, I think we talk about a comic book somewhere in there, but don't hold me to it. 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

Arise! In this week's episode we talk about New Teen Titans (Vol 2) #30...a little. Mostly we talk about bookshelf organizing, nasty scientists, ninja movies, beach volleyball, and radio ventriloquism. 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

Hail to the...Teen? Cory is off this week, so Hub and Lisa take a look at Prez #1, the 1973 comic about the first teenage president. Topics include: politics, racism, and unqualified presidential candidates. Y'know, fun distracting stuff like that. But we also talk about a disturbing novelty watch Willem Dafoe once wore in a movie. So there's that. 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