.. in which we, Tony Asaro, Patrick Clarke, & Ryan Miller, celebrate the best in comics & comics-related media of 2019, in our fifth annual Vaulty Awards show!!

Episode 173 - Horrified

Mar 5th, 2020

.. in which we, Ryan Miller, Patrick Clarke, & Tony Asaro, celebrate Ryan's birthday in a town beset by evil, trying to fend-off the fury of Dracula, The Wolf Man, & The Mummy, in

Episode 172 - New Years Comics Resolutions 2020

Feb 29th, 2020

.. in which we, Patrick Clarke, Tony Asaro, & Ryan Miller, indulge in one of our longest-running annual traditions & take a look at how we did on our comics-related resolutions fr

Episode 171 - The HoX & PoX of It All

Jan 31st, 2020

.. in which we, Ryan Miller, Patrick Clarke, & Tony Asaro, try our level best to wrangle, explain, & discuss, our feelings about the biggest comic event of 2019: Marvel's 12-part,

Episode 170 - The Year Was 1979

Dec 29th, 2019

.. in which we, Tony Asaro, Patrick Clarke, & Ryan Miller, travel all the way back to The Bronze Age of Comics in honor of Tony's birthday, & rap about what was on the spinner rac

Episode 169 - The Long-Lost Superman Ep

Dec 23rd, 2019

.. in which we, Tony Asaro, Patrick Clarke, & Minnie Saucedo, (with additional contributions from Ryan Miller, & Ben Schwartz), helped celebrate Tony's birthday way back in Septem

Episode 168 - 10 in 10 with Ben: September Edition

Sep 9th, 2019

.. in which Tony Asaro sits down with Ben C. Schwartz for a our debut rapid-fire-questionnaire mini-episode of 10-in-10 with Ben!! Download 10_in_10_w_Ben_SEPT_

Episode 167 - Planetary

Sep 3rd, 2019

.. in which we, Patrick Clarke, Ryan Miller, & Tony Asaro, belatedly celebrate Patty's birthday by discussing one of his favorite-ever comics: Planetary, written by Warren Ellis,

Episode 166 - San Diego Comic Con 2019 News & Reviews

Sep 1st, 2019

.. in which we, Tony Asaro, Ryan Miller, & Patrick Clarke, gather to talk Eisner Award Winners, newly released movie & tv trailers, & the rest of the biggest announcements that dr

Episode 165 - Spider-Man: Far From Home

Aug 22nd, 2019

.. in which we, Tony Asaro, Patrick Clarke, & Ryan Miller, finally weigh-in on the 23rd film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man: Far From Home!![*Be-warned: This review

Episode 164 - The Future of The Marvel Cinematic Universe

Jul 20th, 2019

.. in which we, Ryan Miller, Tony Asaro, & Patrick Clarke, muse & speculate upon what the Marvel Cinematic Universe might look like, in the next few years, as it moves into Phase

Episode 163 - Avengers: Endgame Review

Jul 16th, 2019

.. in which, at long last, we, Tony Asaro & Ryan Miller, reveal our thoughts & our feels on the 22nd movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Avengers: Endgame![This episode begins

Episode 162 - Fourth Anniversary Ramen Bowl Roundtable

May 30th, 2019

.. in which we, Tony Asaro, Patrick Clarke, & Ryan Miller, celebrate Cracking The Vault's 4th anniversary with our 4th-ever ramen bowl roundtable AMA special! D

Episode 161 - Free Comic Book Day 2019 Preview

Apr 29th, 2019

.. in which we, Tony Asaro, Patrick Clarke, & Ryan Miller, dive into our annual sneak-peek of the creator line-up, festivities, sale info, & some of the array of FCBD 2019 books t

Episode 160 - The Mighty Captain Marvel

Apr 22nd, 2019

.. in which we, Tony Asaro, Patrick Clarke, & Ryan Miller, review the latest blockbuster from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Captain Marvel!*Please note: We do discuss spoilers fo

Episode 159 - The Umbrella Academy

Mar 12th, 2019

.. in which we, Ryan Miller & Tony Asaro, review the first season of Netflix's adaptation of the Gerard Way, Gabriel Ba, & Dave Stewart, Dark Horse comic, The Umbrella Academy!![P

Episode 158 - The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl

Mar 7th, 2019

.. in which we, Ryan Miller, Tony Asaro, & Patrick Clarke, celebrate Ryan's birthday by finally devoting an entire episode to one of our most beloved characters, & most-favorite c

Episode 157 - Our Comic Book Resolutions for 2019

Feb 19th, 2019

.. in which we, Patrick Clarke, Tony Asaro, & Ryan Miller, take a look back at how we did on our 2018 comic book resolutions, & then look forward to what comics-related goals we'r

Episode 156 - The 2018 Vaulty Awards

Feb 1st, 2019

.. in which we, Tony Asaro, Ryan Miller, & Patrick Clarke, take a look back at the best in comics from last year, & announce the winners *including your Listener's Choice picks* i

Episode 155 - Introducing People To Comics

Jan 24th, 2019

.. one of our long-lost summer specials has finally surfaced(!), in which we, Minnie Saucedo, Patrick Clarke, & Ryan Miller, discuss how we go about introducing non-comics readers

Episode 154 - Recent Reads & Hot Takes for The Holidays

Dec 31st, 2018

.. in which we, Patrick Clarke, Ryan Miller, & Tony Asaro, offer up a smorgasbord of comics chatter, including-but-not-limited-to what we've been reading & enjoying recently, & wh

Episode 153 - Welcome to Winter

Dec 17th, 2018

.. in which we, Ryan Miller, Patrick Clarke, & Tony Asaro, don our warmest woolens & have a fire-side chat about our favorite wintery or rainy-day comics! Downl

Episode 152 - Stan The Man

Dec 4th, 2018

.. in which we, Tony Asaro & Ryan Miller, do our level best to say farewell to the face, voice, & soul, of American comics: Smilin' Stan Lee. Download EP_152_-_

Episode 151 - Atomic Robo

Nov 27th, 2018

.. in which we, Patrick Clarke, Ryan Miller, & Tony Asaro, gather to profess so much love for one of our very favorite books, Brian Clevinger's, Scott Wegener's, & company's, bril

Special Episode - What We're Thankful For In Comics

Nov 22nd, 2018

.. in which we, Tony Asaro, Ryan Miller, & Ben Schwartz, celebrate ye annual Turkey Day by talking about what we're thankful for, in comics![episode image from A Charlie Brown Tha