This week, the boys sit down for a long conversation with one of their very favourite people in the world, writer Kelly Sue DeConnick.  What, for reasons unimaginable, starts off as a discussion of Tumblr and James' field of work eventually turns to Kelly Sue's upcoming projects: the new Captain Marvel series, Ghost and the latest Castle graphic novel, Richard Castle's Storm Season, as well as KISS, the nature of art, self-doubt and how making the world a better place requires owning up to your fears and having hard discussions about difficult topics.  It's a freewheeling, varied conversation that goes from giggling fits to remarkably serious topics, and is all the better for it.

Remember to talk to your comic book shop about pre-ordering Kelly Sue's new books and also to check out Rappers Doing Normal Shit.  Finally, thanks again to Kelly Sue for being so generous with her time and her kind words.

Find Kelly Sue at KellySue.com, on Tumblr or on Twitter at @KellySue.

This week, the boys chat with writer/comedian Matt D. Wilson, co-host of the War Rocket Ajax podcast and writer of the webcomic Copernicus Jones and the upcoming book The Supervillain Handbook: The Ultimate How-To Guide to Destruction and Mayhem.  After a discussion of Shia LaBoeuf's totally insane self-published comics, they shift their discussion to recent comics and Matt's own products, including when he'll do more barbecue reviews.

After buying it during our conversation, James can totally recommend Matt's book, The Supervillain Handbook, and perhaps even buying it twice.  Actually, scratch that: you should absolutely buy it twice. [Ed Note: May cause destitution.]  It will be physically released in one week on April 25th, but you can pre-order it now or buy the Kindle version, which is already available.

Listen to new episodes of War Rocket Ajax every Monday on their site or at ComicsAlliance

Read new Copernicus Jones comics every Thursday (and sometimes Tuesday)

Read Matt's Tumblr

Find Matt on Twitter at @highmindedmw, or at his joke accounts @fakeeetiquette & @kingoblivionphd

King Oblivion, PhD, the credited author of The Supervillain Handbook, can also be found at The International Society of Supervillains

This week, the boys celebrate the holiest of days - the premiere of a new James Van Der Beek television series!  In P!TC's first episode of Van Der Talk, the boys run through why Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 is something you should check out.  Of course, as he always does when the talk turns to TV, James talks about Cougar Town and why a current story development is an example of Bill Lawrence's brand of refined, adult storytelling.  Of course, the boys also talk about comics they liked recently - with a few diversions - and the issue of cynicism in comics publishers.

This week, the boys have a conversation that's freewheeling even by their standards, including Game of Thrones and how "NBC's Thursday Night" is the new ratings metric of choice, The Hunger Games, Erik von Detten, the 17 names James came up with for his and Brandon's Boy Meets World cover band, the "Fake Geek Girls" issue and "Reborn" baby dolls. Because this is theoretically a comics podcast, the boys also talk about comics they enjoyed recently, including Casanova: Avaritia #3 and a sincere thanks to Team Casanova for everything they do.

The music at the end of this episode is Hey Ocean's cover of "Be My [Ed. Note: Presumably Fake] Baby", from their 2011 EP Big Blue Wave.  The music is copyright of Hey Ocean, under exclusive license to Universal Music Canada, Inc.  More importantly, lead singer Ashleigh Ball is the voice of James' favourite My Little Ponies, Applejack and Rainbow Dash.  Give them your money!