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Mark and Bill Fix Comics, a C2E2 2015 panel.

Jason Momoa Spotlight, a C2E2 2015 panel.

The Cinder Spires: Spotlight on Jim Butcher, a C2E2 2015 panel.

Charlaine Harris Spotlight, a C2E2 2015 panel.

Dynamite Entertainment: Comic Book Secrets Revealed, a C2E2 2015 panel.

New drugs are discovered, old wounds are reopened, and madness is dissected in this effervescent edition of List and Shout! This time, Pandy and Christian delve into their favorite scientists, both sane and mad, and rank the daftest inventions in all of fiction. In addition, the hosts honor late screen legends, make dubious choices, and respond to early feedback.

Hey, Gurlfriend salutes their favorite Marvel Comics Captain. No, not Steve Rogers. With a new movie on the horizon, Will and Hannah present a brief primer on Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel. From stock girlfriend to New York superhero, from times she doesn't want to remember to the current Golden Age of Carol, everything is explored.

Dan and Will join forces once more, this time to discuss every Fantastic Four cartoon to date!

Mike reads through the May Previews, and finds himself excited by Star Trek / Green Lantern #1, the return of the 1998 Black Panther series, and Batgirl Annual #3.

In an all-singing, all-dancing Hey, Gurlfriend (except only one host ever sings and you can't really see the dancing), Hannah and Will look at the last 15 years of musicals before talking about Into the Woods. Movies are praised, a few are trashed, and did we mention that Will sings at one point? We're sorry about that.

Answering Mike's call for new segments, Pandy and Christian debut List and Shout!, a semi-serious, semi-subjective look at characters across all of fiction. In this inaugural edition, the hosts rank both their favorite and worst teachers, in addition to the least effective head teachers. Along the way, the hosts discuss sentient rooms from space, give childish names to their Pokemon rivals, and both pan and praise one particular character in equal measure.

It's time for Mike to stumble his way through the Previews catalog!

Dan and Wendee deliver their report of Arisia 2015. Along the way the topic diverts to such things as the uselessness of shadowcasting television programs and fans who are douchenozzles.

Mike puts a call out for new segments, then he reads through the February edition of Previews. This episode brought to you by Cool, Refreshing Water.

For as long as there have been games, there have been tie-ins to other media. In this TV 101, Will takes a look at some of them, both video- and board-based. Some are good, some are bad, some are just bizarre. Also: terrible Dave Coulier jokes, a theory on how Donna Martin graduated, and inappropriate behavior from the Desperate Housewives.

As the 2014 Earth-2.net: The Show Advent Calendar comes to a close, it would seem The Ghost of Christmas Past is upon us! Join Des and Mike (from 2008) as they cover Fantastic Four #5-8. Time-traveling, pirates, and Doctor Doom! And that's all from one issue! Also, from the letters pages: fans-turned writers, fantasy casting, and casual sexism.

TV 101 is bringing you a double helping of festive happiness. First, yes listeners, there is a Santa Claus and no one ever seems to think about the deeper ramifications of this revelation. Then, Will takes a look at three forgotten Christmas specials that probably should have stayed this way. All this and why Jeffy is terrible.

Please enjoy this episode of The Henry Morgan Show entitled "Christmas Story."

It's time for The Show to get literary on your ass with Little Women.

Gather 'round children, and listen to another Christmas story by Charles Dickens: The Cricket on the Hearth. A Fairy Tale of Home.