Show Notes
We’ve got a special uncut conversation with Jason Aaron, all about Thundarr the Barbarian, the cult-favorite Saturday morning classic, finally slashing its way into comics in 2026 from Dynamite.
If you want the written version of this interview (focused solely on Thundarr), you can read it right here.
Before the interview, we also recap the week in comics, hitting the big releases, standout moments, and whatever chaos the shelves threw at us this time around. Let’s get into it.
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