Michael and Ethan begin their discussion of the graphic novel The Sherriff of Babylon, by Tom King, while drinking the Glenlivet Nadurra cask-strength bottling.

In this episode:

The August referenced in the opening is a friend of Michael and Ethan’s. This is not properly set up because Ethan didn’t know he was telling this anecdote for an audience (ie, it’s Michael’s fault).

Spoilers for Tom King’s graphic novel The Omega Men (sorry)

Ethan is allowed to talk about film noir (sorry again)

The cowboy to detective to sherriff ancestral connection

We are fully aware that The Maltese Falcon came out pre-WWII, don’t @ us

Ambiguous ambiguites

Confrontations that fizzle magnificently

A teaser! Actually a few

You can tell at least how much earlier this episode was recorded vs released because the hosts still talk about Twitter like it’s a real thing

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MUSIC & SFX:

"Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission.

"The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License.

"Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.