Chronic Insomnia – Issue # 157 The Vision Quest!

Time to put on your silver track suit and run down the latest in comics with Chronic Insomnia!  This week regulars Mike & Ryan are joined by metrosexual correspondent Mike Turek, which is always 33% more fun.  Mike is upset about the lack of push-ups in today’s military, and DCB Service politely tells the Louden [...]

Chronic Insomnia – Issue # 156 Coke Whores Rule!

Paris Hilton mistakes her coke for Big League Chew in the opener.  Cue uninspired minor meltdown for Ryan.  We introduce a new segment into the mix:  The Canada Report!  What shocking news will rock Canada and its moose population – details inside! Kurt Busiek, the great mediator, sets fire to the House of Hickman in [...]

Chronic Insomnia – Issue # 155 Riders On The Storm?

Time for another dollop of Chronic Insomnia, the world’s most absurd comic book podcast!  This week features regulars Mike & Ryan plus metrosexual correspondent Mike S. Turek.  Does this fabric savvy miscreant have what it takes to be a true Insomniac?  We test his mettle in a rigorous edition of Pop Quiz!  A completely disgruntled [...]

Chronic Insomnia – Issue # 154 The Simpatico Episode

It’s time for another episode of the only comics podcast dedicated entirely to elegeance and sophistication, brought to you every week like a pre-programmed stripper!  The first order of business for the new Chronic is revisiting the old Chronic.  The truth about the zombie babie revealed, Mike’s horrible subliminal messages regarding his own cat, and [...]

Chronic Insomnia – Issue # 153 Mexican Zombie Babies?

Welcome to another “double rainbow” edition of Chronic Insomnia, your home for news on the impending apocalypse! A mosque is going up on top of ground zero, and a zombie Mexican child crosses the border between life and death!  Somebody break the 7th seal already!  More importantly, we hit the big time and scored a [...]

Chronic Insomnia – Issue # 152 A Laugh An Hour?

Hi! We’re Chronic Insomnia, the world’s most absurd comic book podcast. This week we consist of Ryan Lee, Mike, and metrosexual correspondent Mike Turek guest stars! Once a week we like to entertain ourselves with about twenty minutes of inappropriate self-disclosure and irresponsible social commentary followed by sixty minutes that mostly deals with comics. For [...]

Chronic Insomnia – Issue # 151 A Son Of A Beach?

Welcome to another feel good edition of Chronic Insomnia – just a couple of blokes eatin’ grape nuts in blue milk, occasionally forced to check on the moisture vaporators, and squeezing in a radio show when Uncle Owen is done ragging on us.  This week’s “on about” is the touching story of an elderly Maryland [...]

Chronic Insomnia – Issue # 150 The Reminiscing Episode!

Buckle up for a double-sized extravaganza!  Mike & Ryan take a trip down memory lane and recall some favorite moments creating the world’s most absurd comic book podcast.  Instead of running with the usual segments, we look back on the spider attacks, Flashdancing, Brian Austin Green bashing, Charmin Bears, and Harvey Fierstein interviews that have [...]

Chronic Insomnia – Issue #149 The Harvey Pekar Episode!

We honor the memory of the indie legend Harvey Pekar by mentioning him not at all.  Like, not once.  Mike showed me the memorial image he photoshopped 12 seconds before we recorded….and still didn’t mention him outside of the pre-vault drop.  But my friend Cian says that Paul Giamatti would play me if a film [...]

Chronic Insomnia – Issue # 148 Independence Day!

It’s time to celebrate the birth of America as only the Chronic Crew can!  The opener is mostly devoted to the imminent collapse of society.  Mel Gibson opens his big fat mouth again, that’s always fun.  Blue Oyster Cult is now doing mini-van commercials – my, how the mighty Satanists have fallen!  Meanwhile, Peggy West [...]

Chronic Insomnia – Issue # 147 The Wedding Special!

You will believe a man can marry a comic book!  That’s right folks, Jonathan Hickman gave his official blessing, and in this landmark episode Ryan ties the knot with Fantastic Four!  Get your full exclusive coverage of the wedding and reception night right here with the world’s most absurd comic book podcast! But that’s not [...]

Chronic Insomnia – Issue # 146 A Knobby Sighting?

Chronic Insomnia celebrates three years in the podcasting biz with a story that could only come out of Cleveland County, North Carolina.  Knobby is roaming the backwoods of the south…but what is this strange creature?  A sasquatch?  ZZ Top?  The Nelson brothers?  Not even special guest and armchair cryptozoologist Mike T knows for sure, but [...]

Chronic Insomnia – Issue # 145 Audio Insanity?

A most bizarre and unexpected episode of Chronic populated by unprecedented events!  Ryan subjects listeners to an impromptu Bible lesson, Mike cancels the show mid-episode due to hypoglycemia, we record the rest of the show Tuesday night in Studio A, and Mike records a touching time-capsule birthday message for his son!   Check out the great [...]

Chronic Insomnia – Issue #144 The Sack Tapper!

It’s a gala event with special guest and friend of the show Mike Turek!  There can never be enough Mikes in the studio, especially when the day’s hot topic is testicles, a specialty of both Michaels.  Discover the clandestine underground world of sack tapping, and the horrible consequences thereof.  Speaking of horrible consequences, Hair Crisis [...]

Chronic Insomnia – Issue # 143 We Luv Ya Dennis!

Lots to memorialize; servicemen, Gary Coleman, and the great Dennis Hopper!  A special guest appearance by The Almighty in Studio B, and it’s always a special treat when God visits the City He Forgot.  Mike is sick, very nasally, and as usual hopping around the internet making friends and influencing people.  Find out which podcasting [...]

Chronic Insomnia – Issue 142 The Steve Perry Episode

Oh Sherry, have we got a show for you this week!  More driving lessons from our own little Steve McQueen, plus the saddest thing you will ever hear or see in your entire life – and her name is Sassy. News is dominated by the horrible circumstances surrounding Steve Perry.  No, not that Steve Perry….the [...]

Chronic Insomnia – Issue #141 Like A Rainbow In The Dark

Tune in for your weekly rainbow in the dark, Chronic Insomnia.  Of course we like to think of ourselves as the toilet water of comics podcasting.  Full details on Ryan’s excursion to Spring Con this weekend, including a conversation with the legendary Jim Shooter, a legendary Miracleman hardcover find, and Virtual Girl’s legendary posterior! We [...]

Chronic Insomnia – Anthony Del Col Interview

Check out this special landmark edition of Chronic Insomnia as we interview Anthony Del Col, co-creator of “Kill Shakespeare”. As always, we love the all of you.

Chronic Insomnia – Issue # 140 He’s On Vacation!

Ryan is on vacation, so our little Stella is starting to get her groove back.  All is not peachy, however.  Dangers abound in the City That God Forgot, Ryan learns that popping bubbles is better left for gum, and the Chronic Crew waxes nostalgic about high school lunch politics. Neil Gaiman makes a 45K visit [...]

Chronic Insomnia – Issue # 139 Vagazzled!

As if we needed any more obstructions, now women have decided to epoxy jewels to their lady bits!  Full report on this phenomenon, which should net us yet another Eisner. We cover Saturday’s “Free Comic Book Day”, which is delightful, by which I mean you’ll probably want to shove a fork in your ears to [...]