Civil War II

It's the ALL-STAR beginning of SEASON 10! Pete is kicking it off in a haze of 18 year old whiskey and three weeks of books to review as we get back from Christmas and New Years. The crew reveals their Nerd-Christmas presents. Pete's hating on some of his usual favorites and liking books you wouldn't suspect. Does Trish hate Rogue One? And some special guests show up to usher in our forthcoming 'Best of 2016' video. Will Pete make it all the way through? Tune in and find out!

All the SDCC goodies get reviewed in this jam packed episode! Justice League! Wonder Woman! Luke Cage! Iron Fist! Oh my! ROM's long awaited book drops! Tons of Bombs light up the landscape! Greg joins us on day three of a seventy-two hour birthday drink-fest! Grab your drink, get cozy, and join the party!

The Paybacks are back! That's right, one of Pete and Ramon's favorite books from 2015 makes its triumphant debut with Heavy Metal! From the minds of Eliot Rahal and Donny Cates, this series kicks off right where it left off under Dark Horse Comics. Hear what the boys have to say about the triumphant return of the superheroic repo-men! Also, the Incredible Hulk is dead, and Hawkeye is taking life lessons from Dr.Kevorkian!

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?

Voltron on Netflix comes out swinging! Pete and Ramon binge and give a full review. Civil War II and D.C. Rebirth are in full effect. But will they get high marks from the Basement? Pete FINALLY finishes Locke and Key. We fill in the blanks on David Carus' adult coloring book Artists Run This Planet. Plus megatons of BOMBS from THE SHADOW! We've got just what you need, grown-up comic book talk and whiskey, so grab your glass, put the kids to bed, and join the Pete's Basement party!

The boys have two weeks worth of books to review for you, and two weeks worth of bombs from The Shadow to drop on an unsuspecting world! So strap in, cause it's a double-sized two-hour episode of Pete's Basement! DC Rebirth is the name of the game! Detective and Action Comics return to their original numbering. Wonder Woman's got alternating stories. Flash and Batman team-up! And just how powerful IS Dr.Manhattan anyway? All that, and the boys pick sides in Marvel's Civil War II! You don't wanna' miss a minute of this! What are you waiting for? Hit the play button!

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season finale, Game of Thrones, and Flash have the roundtable talking this week. It's a full house with Cheezeburger, Chris Craddock, and Greg joining the party. New York Comic Con has new rules for tickets. Pete is livid about Civil War II's 1 in 1000 variant. Plus we'll be dropping all sorts of bombs this week, so you'll want to be tuning in for the scoop months before the mainstream geek sites have it!

Daredevil Season 2 hits Netflix and Jon Bernthal's Punisher is the talk of the town! Get inside Frank Castle's head as Pete, one of his biggest fans, speculates on how the man thinks, his motivations, his limits, and generally what makes him tick. Spider-Man: Dead No More has Pete and Rich flipping their lids, and Civil War II seems like deja'vu all over again. Where have we heard this story before? Plenty more comics, and more tasty treats from 8-Bit Bake Shop!