Thursday Night Raw

In this segment, Matt & Chris take suggestions from listeners of the rawest moments in comics, and, if they are sufficiently raw, place them on a list. What do they mean by Raw? Chris explains:

"Folks, what we are doing with this is we are looking for the rawest moments in comic book history. Now, if you don't know what that means, it's one of those things that's hard to describe because it's a feeling, And it's that feeling, it's that 'oh shit,' like it just got real, it just popped off. Shit is like someone just did something so badass that I need to stand up, take a walk, maybe do a push up or two."

That seems pretty clear, right? But additionally, Chris stated that Judge Dredd saying, "Gaze into the fist of Dredd" as he punches through Judge Fear's head is "archetypically raw."

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The List

Episode	Description	Issue	Creators	Submitter
?	Skull Knight crashes through the eclipse.	Berserk v.13	Kentaro Miura
626	Skurge stands alone at Gjallerbru	Thor #362	Walt Simonson	Patrick Gertner
682	Magneto vs. Tarn / Sunspot vs. Iska	X-Men Red #3	Al Ewing, Stefano Casselli	Lou Shoemaker
673	Batman digs his way out of his own grave	Batman #681	Grant Morrison, Tony Daniel	Ryan Bielik
691	The Golden Age Human Torch murders Hitler and Hitler's a real fuckin' crybaby about it	Young Men #24	Hank Chapman, Russ Heath, Carl Burgos	Lou Shoemaker
666	"Are you man or fiend from hell?!"	Batman #244	Denny O'Neil, Neal Adams	J. Gonzo
623	Gordon gives Flass the Baseball Bat	Batman #404	Frank Miller, Dave Mazzucchelli	Chris (Started at #1)
654	Wolverine saying "You had your chance, now it's MY turn."	Uncanny X-Men #132	Chris Claremont, John Byrne	Lou Shoemaker
660	"It was a nice piece of work, Kingpin. You shouldn't have signed it."	Daredevil #227	Frank Miller, Dave Mazzucchelli	Steve Lee
640	Magneto puts the Red Skull in a fuckin' hole	Captain America (1963) #367	Mark Gruenwald, Kieron Dwyer	Philip Monroe
?	Batman shoots Darkseid with a god bullet.	Final Crisis #6	Grant Morrison, JG Jones
691	Storm stabs Callisto in a damn knife fight.	Uncanny X-Men #170	Chris Claremont, Paul Smith	Greg Packnett
?	Hellboy snaps off his horns and says "screw you, kill me if you can."	Hellboy: Wake the Devil	Mike Mignola
685	Wonder Woman blinds herself with medusa snake venom and wins.	Wonder Woman #210	Greg Rucka, Drew Johnson	Greg Packnett
684	Trunks whips Frieza's ass in front of Frieza's own dad	Dragon Ball Z - Android Saga	Akira Toriyama	Owen
685	God Doom pulls all of Thanos's bones out.	Secret Wars (2015) #8	Jonathan Hickman, Esad Ribic	Dan Black
?	Nightcrawler and Wolverine teleport into the sun to beat Mother Mold	House of X #4	Jonathan Hickman, Pepe Larraz
682	. . .	G.I. Joe #21	Larry Hama, Steve Leialoha	Scott Hazelwood
?	"Gaze into the fist of Dredd!"	Judge Death Lives	John Wagner, Brian Bolland	Ian Muir & Patrick O'Duffy
673	Son Goku punches a god damned hole through Demon King Piccolo's torso	Dragon Ball ch. 168	Akira Toriyama	Rocket Wetzel
684	Thor hits the Midgard Serpent so hard that he breaks every bone in his own fucking body	Thor #380	Walt Simonson, Sal Buscema	Rocket Wetzel
673	Batman fucks up the mayor's dinner and puts a cloche down on a flaming dessert.	Batman #405	Frank Miller, Dave Mazzucchelli	Brad Ellison
685	Nova punches Annihilus in his face and pulls his guts out.	Annihlation #6	Keith Giffen, Andrea DeVito	Ryan Bielik
?	KGBeast cuts his own damn hand off like an absolute freak.	Batman #419	Jim Starlin, Jim Aparo
666	Anton Arcane finds out how long he's been in hell.	Swamp Thing Annual #2	Alan Moore, Steve Bisette	Mike Sterling
649	"You better fight like hell."	Preacher #64	Garth Ennis, Steve Dillon	Brad Ellison
626	Balder takes up the sword (and confronts Loki)	Thor #344	Walt Simonson	Lucas Brown
662	Taaia faces "impossible odds -- and impossible gods!" to become the Phoenix	Defenders Beyond #2	Al Ewing, Javier Rodriguez	Isabel
660	Batman tuns a mud pit into an operating table.	The Dark Knight Returns #2	Frank Miller	Chris Kizer
662	"I'm not trapped in here with you. You're trapped in here with me."	Watchmen #6	Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons	David Wood
666	Dr. Doom gives Dr. Strange a gizmo as part of a secret plan to beat the devil.	Dr. Strange and Dr. Doom: Triumph and Torment	Roger Stern, Mike Mignola	Derek Allen
631	Captain UK annihilates the Fury	Mighty World of Marvel #12	Alan Moore, Alan Davis	Kevin Maroney
640	Spider-Man lifts a heavy thing, escapes Doc Ock's underwater base	Amazing Spider-Man (1963)	Stan Lee, Steve Ditko	Scott Hazelwood
649	Cobra Sun and Lona Steelrose hit the Steel Sunrise on God and make Him bleed.	Do a Powerbomb #7	Daniel Warren Johnson	Stephen Wilcox
666	Constantine makes the devil drink holy water.	Hellblazer #42	Garth Ennis, Will Simpson	Maggie Robothem
682	Dr. Doom completely sons the Purple Man.	West Coast Avengers: Emperor Doom	David Michelinie, Bob Hall	Robert Headley
623	Thanos asks Ben Grimm what time it is.	Siege (2015) #4	Kieron Gillen, Felipe Andrade	Harry J.
637	Cobra Sun pulls out the plunder.	Do a Powerbomb #4	Daniel Warren Johnson	David LaRoss
626	Mr. Miracle stabs Darkseid to death with a knife made of god blood.	Mister Miracle #12	Tom King, Mitch Gerads	Chris Kizer
?	Gohan goes Super Saiyan 2	Dragon Ball Z - Cell Saga	Akira Toriyama	Daniel Sylvester
631	Batman vs. Prometheus, Round 2	JLA (1997) #38	Grant Morrison, Howard Porter	Tim Stevens
660	Jesse Custer fights Jody	Preacher #12	Garth Ennis, Steve Dillon	Kevin McClaine
?	Instead, I will simply... BREAK YOU.	Batman #497	Doug Moench, Jim Aparo
662	"Here is your hero. Your protector. Take him and bury him."	Detective Comics #664	Chuck Dixon, Graham Nolan	Patrick O'Duffy
?	Magneto fatally attracts Wolverine's adamantium out of his body	X-Men (1991) #25	Fabian Nicieza, Andy Kubert	Ted Anderson
?	Diamondback gets revenge on Snapdragon by drowning her in a fountain	Captain America (1963) #413	Mark Gruenwald, Rik Levins
?	Scrooge flips out and fights all the animals in the Transvaal	Uncle Scrooge	Don Rosa
?	Bruce Wayne beats the dogshit out of three Nazis in prison.	Batman #599	Ed Brubaker, Scott McDaniel
685	Gesicht shoots a rocket out of the air because he can't shoot the dude.	Pluto vol. 5	Naoki Urasawa	Patrick O'Duffy
691	American Barbarian wants R-E-V-E-N-G-E-!-!-!	American Barbarian OGN	Tom Scioli	Nick Whelan
666	"I'm surprised the Son of Satan forgot what they did to the Son of God."	Batman #666	Grant Morrison, Andy Kubert	Kevin Mayo
649	Ghost Rider beats the Deacon to death with the Bible	Ghost Rider #25	Jason Aaron, Tan Eng Huat	Ryan Clark
637	Batman to Martians: "Ready when you are."	JLA (1997) #3	Grant Morrison, Howard Porter	Patrick O'Duffy
666	Doctor Strange sends a man to Hell and then tells Johnny Storm that God and the Devil are the same thing and there is no Heaven because it's all just hell.	Marvel Team-Up #25	Gerry Conway, Sal Buscema	CJ Crall
?	Dr. Doom steals the Beyonder's power	Secret Wars #10	Jim Shooter, Mike Zeck
640	Ghost Rider rides Thor's hammer and kicks him in the face with his motorcycle	Avengers (1963) #214	Jim Shooter, Bob Hall	David Wood
623	Lockheed rips out Sebastian Shaw's fucking eye and spits it in a fire	Marauders #16	Gerry Dugan, Stefano Caselli	Charles Arthur
644	Sparky the Good Dog drives a car into a cop	Dead of Winter #4	Kyle Starks, Gabo Bautista	Philip Neff
?	Hulk tells Black Bolt he didn't come to the moon for a whisper.	World War Hulk #1	Greg Pak, John Romita Jr.
673	Punisher klang-klang-klang-klang-klang-skwitches Dr. Doom	Punisher Kills the Marvel Universe	Garth Ennis, Doug Braithwaite	Sean Bell
637	Jetman tells Smax "Break her fucking neck, son."	Top Ten #10	Alan Moore, Gene Ha, Zander Cannon	Tim Maytom
631	Daredevil declares himself Kingpin	Daredevil (1998) #50	Brian Bendis, Alex Maleev	Ryan Clark
637	Moon Knight makes sure Man-Mountain Marko won't see his daughter.	Devil's Reign: Moon Knight	Jed MacKay, Frederico Sabbatini	Martin
644	THE "GLORY BOAT!!"	New Gods #6	Jack Kirby	Nick Whalen
623	Phantom Lady throws a fencing sword through a man.	Police Comics #21	Frank Borth	Jolene
637	Luffy gives Nami his hat, goes to fight Arlong	One Piece Ch. 81	Eiichiro Oda	Robert Headley
637	Professor X puts Sabretooth in a hole.	House of X #6	Jonathan Hickman, Pepe Larraz	Ryan Clark
666	Hellboy beats the Crooked Man to death with a blessed shovel.	Hellboy: The Crooked Man #3	Mike Mignola, Richard Case	Brad Ellison
666	John Constantine tricks three devils into saving his life.	Hellblazer #45	Garth Ennis, Will Simpson	Patrick O'Duffy
?	The Champion didn't beat the Thing. He'll never beat the Thing.	Marvel Two-In-One Annual #7	Tom DeFalco, Ron Frenz
644	Catwoman whips Prometheus right in the beanbag	JLA #17	Grant Morrison, Arnie Jorgensen	Jolene
644	Captain America grows to kaiju size to fight Kang, who is a miserable little jacked-up tin Hitler	Avengers (1998) #52	Kurt Busiek, Ivan Reis, Kieron Dwyer	Andrew Goldberg
666	Etrigan deconsecrates a church.	Hitman #19	Garth Ennis, John McCrea	Jolene
660	"To me, my Galactus"	Fantastic Four #604	Jonathan Hickman, Steve Epting	[Not mentioned.]
673	Liberty Belle stabbs Dyna-Man (Hitler) with a broken cosmic rod.	The Golden Age #4	James Robinson, Paul Smith	Patrick O'Duffy
623	Ikari tells Daredevil "Try the Red One."	Daredevil (2011) #25	Mark Waid, Chris Samnee	Seth Finklestein
623	The Avengers have words with Ultron.	Avengers (1998) #23	Kurt Busiek, George Perez	Josh Sinason
691	Nix Uotan tells Ultraman's corpse that no one fucks with the Judge of All Evil.	Final Crisis #7	Grant Morrison, Doug Mahnke	Peter Swanson
631	Aztek sacrifices himself to blow up Mageddon	JLA (1997) #41	Grant Morrison, Howard Porter	Lou Shoemaker
666	Batman gives Joe Chill his gun back and tells him sweet dreams.	Batman #673	Grant Morrison, Tony Daniel	Chris Kizer
649	EARTH TO INVADERS: DROP DEAD!	Invasion! #1	Keith Giffen, Bill Mantlo, Todd McFarlane	Daniel Sylvester
684	Tippy Toe's Plan B: Giving Squirrel Girl Mjolnir	The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Beats Up The Marvel Universe	Ryan North, Erica Henderson	Greg Packnett
662	Bombshell Big Barda beats Nazis to death with another Nazi.	Harley's Little Black Book #4	Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti, William "Billy" Tucci	CJ Crall
654	Punisher shoots a 100 year-old man in the face at his own birthday party.	Punisher (2004) #1	Garth Ennis, Lewis Larossa	Brad Ellison
644	Hulk throws Blade (who cannot turn into a bat) up in the air	Immortal Hulk #47	Al Ewing, Joe Bennett	Michael Heide
?	Tombstone spears Spider-Man through a window and into the next issue of the comic.	Amazing Spider-Man (2022) #58 - 59	Zeb Wells, John Romita Jr.
684	Batman swoops down to fight Leviathan in the Suit of Sorrows and a prototype exoskeleton while hopped up on Man-Bat Serum.	Batman Inc. Vol. 2 #10	Grant Morrison, Chris Burnham	Sean Bell

Disqualified for Inadequate Rawness

Merely to prevent duplicate submissions, or encourage controversy in the fanbase:

• Gunfire turns a locomotive into a cannon to shoot a kaiju
• The time Curt Conners ate that boy?
• Magneto rips Apocalypse apart in X-Men Omega
• The time the Thing was "too stupid… and ugly… ta know when to quit!" (specifically to the Champion)
• When Magneo was gloating that "the dream is over"
• Anything from Promethea
• Anything by Joss Whedon (nobody wants to talk about that guy)