
Episode 49 - Five Gears in Reverse
We are back in the Undertow to talk all things Brubaker and Phillips, including Giant Size Criminal , Five Gears in Reverse , and the latest Criminal TV show rumblings.

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Robert Watson hosts THE UNDERTOW PODCAST, a arts show with 49 episodes published.

We are back in the Undertow to talk all things Brubaker and Phillips, including Giant Size Criminal , Five Gears in Reverse , and the latest Criminal TV show rumblings.

The team closes out 2025 in the Undertow to discuss The Knives as well as the upcoming Giant-Size Criminal book and the Criminal TV show.

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We're back in the Undertow to talk about all the latest news from the Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips partnership, including our breakdown of The Ghost In You, the 4th book in the Reckless Series, and Heat 2, the new novel

The crew is back in the Undertow to discuss Destroy All Monsters, the third Reckless graphic novel from Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, as well as the latest news items including Brubaker's upcoming animated Batman televi

Robert and Bubba are back in the Undertow to discuss Friend of the Devil, the latest Reckless graphic novel from Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips.

Robert is back in the Undertow to discuss Reckless, the latest original graphic novel from Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips. He is joined by special guest Matt Lazorwitz. Matt is a comics writer and podcaster for ComicsXF.

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We return to the Undertow to talk about Criminal #12, the final issue of the Cruel Summer arc and the death of our old friend Teeg Lawless. In addition to an update on all of the latest news around projects from Ed Bruba

After a long winter break, the team is back in the Undertow to update our listeners on all of the latest news from the world of Brubaker and Phillips and discuss the last several issues of Criminal leading to the finale

With the new issue of Criminal set to come out tomorrow, Robert drops into the Undertow for a quick discussion of last month's Issue #7 focusing on Ricky Lawless.

After a brief summer hiatus, the crew is back in the Undertow to discuss the first six months of the current Criminal monthly series from Image Comics and dive into Issue #6, the second chapter of the Cruel Summer arc. F

After a brief summer hiatus, the crew is back in the Undertow to discuss the first six months of the current Criminal monthly series from Image Comics and dive into Issue #5, the first chapter of the Cruel Summer arc. As

In this month's episode, Robert talks about Criminal #4, the latest issue in the new monthly series from Image Comics. He also discusses the recent news in the world of Brubaker and Phillips, including the team's new fea

In this episode of the podcast, Robert has a rare early morning conversation with small press comic creator and artist Pete Taylor on his history with the work of Brubaker and Phillips and the many real world comic indus

The team returns to the Undertow to talk about the Bad Weekend arc of Criminal that ended with last month's issue #3. Also covered is the latest news in the world of Brubaker and Phillips, including the upcoming Amazon s
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