It's the half-year special!  That's right, it's been exactly half a year that Brandon and James have been making you regret asking for a podcast.  This week, the boys talk about two new television shows they love, The Newsroom and - for yet another week - Bunheads, and the value of optimism in media.  They also introduce the phrase "straight-up rucked" to the popular vernacular.  After talking about some recent comics they loved, they also delve into Matt "Matty Dubs" Wilson's question over at ComicsAlliance: why aren't comics funnier?  Send in your letters of disapproval of James' answer to bschatz AT comicstheblog DOT COM.

Plus, James legitimately waves a knife at Brandon like a dozen times.

It's another guest-less episode!  This week, the boys talk about Bunheads, the new television show from Amy Sherman-Palladino (of Gilmore Girls fame), the wonder that is Alan Ruck, and James talks about how he just met the most charming lesbians at a party this last weekend.  Next, the conversation turns to comics, and wraps up with James' rant about Adam Carolla's recent misogyny and why people should ignore it in favour of focusing on actual issues of gender that don't give publicity to controversy-baiting comedians.

This week, the boys sit down with acclaimed writer (and site inspiration) Matt Fraction.  Matt is the Eisner Award-winning writer of The Five Fists of Science, The Mighty Thor, Defenders and, of course, Casanova!  As Casanova's third arc comes to a close on June 20th with Avaritia #4, Matt was kind enough to sit down with us for a talk about the series, coming back to it after a lengthy hiatus, how his writing has changed as his life has and where the series goes from here.  Along the way, the conversation goes delightfully off-topic, encompassing Ridley Scott and baseball, and James gives Matt no fewer than two reasons to cuss at him.

It was pretty great.

Find Matt online at:

Twitter: @mattfraction

Web: mattfraction.com

See Matt and the rest of Fraction DeConnick Investigations June 22-24 at HeroesCon in Charlotte, North Carolina.

And don't forget to pick up Casanova: Avaritia #4, the amazing conclusion to the series' third arc, on Wednesday, June 20th, 2012!

This week, the boys regroup after Brandon's hectic week the only way they know how: through wonderfully terrible television.  After discussing Brandon's movie experience, the boys talk about Ancient Aliens, which takes the prize as the most insane show on The History Channel, which is mostly known for its shows about Nazis, pawn shops and Brad Meltzer.  Next, they move into a discussion of recent comics they've enjoyed and, finally, wade into the backlash against DC Comics for their press release about Alan Scott being relaunched as a gay character.