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A weekly dose of Geeky Questions answered and a touch of trying to stump our own in-house expert.

About the show

The Aeronauts, Zac and Tyler, drop in to answer Geeky Questions and try to pry loose some of Zac's deep down genre knowledge before taking back off on their adventures through Nerdery.

Episodes

  • Saints of All Comics

    October 10th, 2026  |  1 hr 23 mins
    dc comics, films to be buried with

    None of our names are "Uncle Ben", so it's time to resurrect again! Before that nonsense though, we have a season finale to take care of!

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    Reading with the Homies

    September 18th, 2026  |  23 mins 41 secs
    bone, dc comics, garfield weighs in, mouse man, saga, unbeatable squirrel girl

    Which comic book are the Aeronauts bringing to the book club in Heaven? Does Zac know who Mouse Man is?

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    Our Favorite Things

    September 11th, 2026  |  29 mins 41 secs
    atomic robo, bone, hell hound, locke & key, luther strode, marvel comics, moon knight, sandman, usagi yojimbo

    Favorite Comic? Who is the Hell Hound?

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    Funny Books

    September 6th, 2026  |  18 mins 9 secs
    boy genius, dr. mcninja, nextwave, penny plunderer, something positive, the adventured of barry ween, the unbeatable squirrel girl

    What comic book is the funniest? Who is Penny Plunderer?

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    Perusing the Pages

    August 28th, 2026  |  22 mins 52 secs
    films to be buried with, grendel, grimjack, locke and key, nextwave, sandman, scott pilgrim, tales of the jedi, the camera, the private eye

    What comic have the Aeronauts re-read the most? Who is The Camera?

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    Floppies

    August 14th, 2026  |  28 mins 18 secs
    bad comics, comic book, films to be buried with, holy terror, one more day, rob liefeld, the dark knight returns, the stallion, trouble, witches

    What is the worst comic of all time? Does Zac know who The Stallion is?

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    Top of the Mountain

    July 17th, 2026  |  34 mins 3 secs
    animal man, bone, dc comics, planetary, saga, savage dragon, swamp thing, the eraser, thunderbolt, tmnt, watchmen, x-men

    What is the greatest comic of all time? Does Zac know who The Eraser is?

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    It Me

    July 10th, 2026  |  22 mins 51 secs
    dc comics, jack knight, sandman, spider-man, starman, the walrus, ultimate spider-man

    What comic do we most relate to? Who is the Walrus?

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    Big Orange Dorks

    July 3rd, 2026  |  30 mins 33 secs
    dc comics, emma frost, greg land, gunhawk, hack/slash, highschool of the dead, saga, small favors, the iron devil, wally wood

    What comic unexpectedly turned the Aeronauts on? Does Zac know who Gunhawk is?

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    Four Color Seduction

    June 19th, 2026  |  31 mins 25 secs
    bed bug, chester 5000, dc comics, films to be buried with, money shot, sex criminals, sweet paprika, x-terminators

    What comic book do the Aeronauts find the sexiest? Who is Bed Bug?

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    Once More, With Feeling

    June 17th, 2026  |  29 mins 40 secs
    batman, doctor domino, guardians of the galaxy, hush, merv pumpkinhead, sandman, valentino

    What comic book means the most to the Aeronauts? Does Zac know who Doctor Domino is?

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    Pull List Removals

    May 29th, 2026  |  23 mins 42 secs
    brotherhood of the monkey fist, dc comics, invincible, league of extraordinary gentlemen, love hina, the walking dead

    What is a comic that the Aeronauts used to enjoy, but doesn't hold up on re-read? Who is the Brotherhood of the Monkey Fist?

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    Embrace the Hate

    May 21st, 2026  |  25 mins 2 secs
    clone saga, dc comics, doctor double x, ultimate universe, widening gyre

    What critically hated comic to the Aeronauts like? Who is Doctor Double X?

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    Cry Little Reader

    May 14th, 2026  |  25 mins 32 secs
    absolute wonder woman, nimona, orbital, saga, superman, transmetropolitan, zebra-man

    What comic book made you cry the most? Who is Zebra-Man?

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    Fear Itself

    May 7th, 2026  |  23 mins 36 secs
    comic book, did you hear what eddie gein done, films to be buried with, hellsing, junji ito, locke and key, luthor strode, swamp thing, volthoom

    What comic book scared the Aeronauts the most? Who is Volthoom?

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    Comics to be Cremated With

    April 23rd, 2026  |  Season 16  |  27 mins 8 secs
    1st comic book, comic books, films to be buried with, king kraken, spider-man, superman

    The Aeronauts have died, again. Back in Heaven they are having to answer a bunch of questions about themselves through the lens of comic books. So what was the first comic the Aeronauts remember reading? Who is King Kraken?