Can Hawkman and Superman overcome their differences to take down Parasite? Does Superman even need Hawkman’s help? Can the power of friendship make that old man less conservative? Whatever happened with Medusa? Is Wonder Woman going to leave a plot thread hanging? Will Wally join the Rogues? What’s the deal with Ark M? Does it have anything to do with this wacky Joker guy? What does Jim Gordon know? Will Waylon find clothes that fit?

This episode we talk about Absolute Flash 12, Absolute Superman 17, Absolute Batman 17 & 18 and Absolute Wonder Woman Annual.

Our intro music is Atarashii Gakko! - Pineapple Kryptonite and our outro this week is Hanging On The Telephone by Blondie.

Next time we’ll talk about Absolute Martian Manhunter 9 & 10, Absolute Wonder Woman 17 & 18, Absolute Superman 18, Absolute Flash 13.

Recommendations - Women Wearing Shoulder Pads, Suicide Squad (Ostrander, McDonnell, Yale), Circe (Madeline Miller), Gosenzo-sama Babbanzai!

What’s going on in the Dome? Do we need to care? Are we satisfied with everything being wrapped up nicely in Spider-Man? Was it too convenient? What about X-Men’s dangling plot threads? Where did all of those come from? It's probably hard to end things. Do you like endings? Well, there are more ends to end and friends to friend. Listen and tell a friend. That’s a call to action. They tell you to do them. Who’s they? Action! You haven’t called them in a while.

We talk about Ultimate Endgame 2, Ultimate X-Men 24, Ultimate Wolverine 14, and Ultimate Spider-Man 24.

Next time we’ll talk about Ultimates 20-22, Ultimate Wolverine 15-16, Ultimate Endgame 3

Recommendations: Preacher, 100 Bullets, Journal With Witch, DC’s New Frontier

Intro: One Beer By MF Doom

Outro: Robot Stop By King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard

Other songs and sounds: Porky Pig, X-Men Themes, Fantastic Four Theme, Spider-man Theme

Albums I listened to while editing: Lighght by Kishi Bashi, Ultimate Spinach self titled album, Speaking in Tongues by Talking Heads, Daddy’s Home by St. Vincent, and Butterfly 3000 and Teenage Gizzard both by King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard

What’s the deal with Hawkman? Is he a lost cause? Is Absolute Superman good now?? Is everyone in love with Wonder Woman? (yes) Would you go to your ex-wife’s safe house? What if it was to save your second or third best boy? Can you fix everything in a marriage in a single night? Even if your son has bad vibes? Would you go to hell to save your best boy? What if he’s a lizard? Of course you’d go to a military base to save your dad, right? Maybe not my dad. Probably Wally’s though. This episode we talk about Absolute Green Lantern 10 & 11, Absolute Superman 15 and 16, Absolute Flash 11, Absolute Batman 16, Absolute Wonder Woman 16, and Absolute Martian Manhunter 8.

NEXT TIME: Absolute Flash 12, Absolute Superman 8, Absolute Wonder Woman Annual, Absolute Batman: Ark M Special and Absolute Batman 17+18

Recommendations - Adult Swim’s The Elephant, Harley & Ivy: Life of Crime/Harley Quinn Annual 2024, Squirrel Girl (North, Henderson)

It's the beginning of the end(game) of the Ultimate Universe! And of course, before the event that ends it all, we start where this whole ride began, by sending off Ultimate Spider-Man! Hang on, I'm getting a call

Also in this episode: Who's this new guy messing with the X-Men? He's been here all along? Is that a regular bear? Is Vision a Girl? No? There is no such thing as an Anti-War Machine.

We talk about Ultimates 19, Ultimate Endgame 1, Ultimate X-Men 23 and Ultimate Wolverine 13

Recommendations: Ice Cream Man, There is No Anti Pneumatics Division, The Terrifics

Who is Goldface? Can Jo trust all of Cam's friends? When will daddy Tomar Re come back? Will Superman finally defeat Ra's al Ghul? Will he ever be like a regular guy? Maybe go by Matt or even Clark? Will the Rogues be able to save Wally’s dad? What is this concrete world Barry’s wandered into? Who is the fish? Who is the Absolute Joker? What’s his deal? How do Batman and Wonder Woman meet? What does she think of Gotham?

Join us as we discuss Absolute Green Lantern 9, Absolute Flash 10, Absolute Superman 14, Absolute Batman 15 and Absolute Wonder Woman 15.

Are the Ultimates declaring all out open war? Is Two Years In just a backdoor pilot for Ultimate Guardians of The Galaxy? Are Richard and Felicia caught in a literal web? Will Harry make it out of this series alive? Was the statue symbolism? What happened to Hisako? Is Kageyama finally defeated? What happened to Colossus? Does it look sick as fuck? Find out all that and more on this episode.

We talk about Ultimates 18, Ultimate Universe: Two Years In, Ultimate Spider-Man 23, Ultimate X-Men 22 and Ultimate Wolverine 12

Recommendations: Pluribus, Paper Girls, Shroud by Adrian Tchaikovsky

What will we learn about Jo’s backstory? Can Cam help her? Can she trust her? Will we finally get rid of Sol? What’s going down in Smallville? Can our intrepid reporters get the word out? Should Wally really trust the Rogues? Like all of them? Can you stay mad at Trickster? I don’t think I can. Will Bane take the venom? What’s the plan? Will Batman save Gotham or will Gotham save Batman? Zatanna is here! What does she have planned for Wonder Woman? What’s going on behind the scenes at Area 53?

Join us as we discuss Absolute Green Lantern 8, Absolute Flash 9, Absolute Superman 13, Absolute Batman 14 and Absolute Wonder Woman 14.

Recommendations: America's Best Comics, Judge Dredd, Discourse 2000, Tokyo Godfathers

Why is Doom so sad? Could he maybe be less sad? Is Hank finally the hero we need? Who would send a 16 year old into Fisk Towers? No, not Otto? Otto the scientist? Otto? No? Are mutant motorcycle gangs sick? Who’s this Glob? Is this the end of Wolverine? Oh no more issues were announced? Cool cool. Join us as we move into the beginning of the Endgame. I’m embarrassed to have typed that. It’s the climax, it'll be fun.

We talk about Ultimates 17, Ultimate Spider-Man 22, Ultimate X-Men 21 and Ultimate Wolverine 11

Recommendations: Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants, Frankenstein (2025), Bugonia, Crisis on Infinite Earths