Dan Slott

It's the 499th episode of Pete's Basement! Pete and Ramon hit the roundtable to review some comics, talk some trash, and drink some whiskey! You know you wanna' join them, so what are you still doing reading! Hit the play button, and take another step closer to the 500th episode extravaganza!

Liz teams up with Pete and Ramon for the newest Basement episode, and it's time for a rousing discussion (read: Pete-rant) about Thanos and his motivations. Amazing Spider-Man hits Marvel's biggest milestone thus far with issue 800, and Pete's got a mild spoiler review for yous. Black Panther's in space, the DC heroes team up with Hanna Barbera, Elvis takes on space-vampires, and more! Hit the play button and start the fun!

Pete and Ramon are back again for the year-end Basement Bonanza! Pete's all Santa'd out just in time to review Grant Morrison's Klaus. Pete's surprised to find he enjoyed Venom Inc.! It's a Christmas miracle! Image's Sleepless was a real eye-opener!...Wow that was bad wasn't it? Ok, suffice to say it was a good book. The boys take a lighthearted turn this week as they review a children's book, Narah and The Unicorn, a heartwarming story of mythical creatures and friendship.

Pete's buddy Rocco joins the roundtable for the very first time! It's a special Questions & Answers episode this week, as the boys tackle such riveting topics as DC's Dark Nights: The Metal, Doomsday Clock, the tastiest fictional food items, favorite Mel Brooks movies, and lots lots more! We've got a n Atomic Blonde review, and Rocco talks about his YouTube series Nightwing: Escalation, and what got him into cosplaying Deadshot.

Hannah from 8-Bit Bakeshop returns to the roundtable this week to debut her newest creation, The Pete Box Level 3! What tasty treats await inside for the boys to enjoy? You'll just have to watch the episode to find out! Also in this episode: The Death Penalty! Daredevil vs. The Punisher: The Seventh Circle concluded it's infinite comic this week, and the boys loved it! A must-read! A "versus" book done right! ...As opposed to that other versus book this week. Also, Pete loses his shit over Spider-Man: The Clone Conspiracy! DC Rebirth sees ...another speedster in The Flash?