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Episode 45 - Murdock and Marvel: 1997 Part 2 We've got a pretty quiet week in comic terms, partly because everything has gone completely to the dogs, and there is a lot less happening than there was a few years ago. Still, I was surprised to find that 1997 had some pretty great things going on under the surface! This is part 2 of the podcast. that will feature the year in Daredevil, the Spotlight story and the Takeaway for 1997. The Year in Daredevil Appearances: Daredevil #360-370, Daredevil #-1, Adventures of Spider-Man #10, Bug #1, Code of Honor #2-4, Punisher #17-18, Venom: On Trial #1-3, Marvel Valentine Special #1, Silver Surfer #128, Essential Spider-Man #2, Electra #-1, Ka-Zar #5 and 8, Uncanny Origins #13, Elektra #10-11 and 13, Marvel Heroes & Legends 1997 #1, Spider-Man El Hombre Arana #30, Spider-Man Unlimited #18, Thunderbolts #8 along with Daredevil/Batman, Untold Tales of Spider-Man '97, Kingpin, Origin of Marvel Comics Revised Edition and Son of Origins of the Marvel Comics Revised Edition graphic novels Writing: Karl Kesel (#360-364), Joe Kelly (#365-370 and #-1) Pencils: Cary Nord (#360-362, 364-365), Gene Colan (#363, -1, 366-368, 370), Ariel Olivetti (#369) Inks: Matt Ryan (#360-362, 364-365, -1), Cam Smith and Paul Neary (#363), Al Williamson (#366), Bud LaRosa (#367-368, 370), Pier Brito (#369) The year begins with Daredevil taking on the Absorbing Man as he tries to take down NYC with no Avengers to stop him. While that's going on, we learn why Foggy was so keen on partnering with Rosalind Sharpe – she's his biological mother. And it's Sharpe who thinks Foggy and the firm need to play up Foggy's “best bud” status with Daredevil – which leads to work for the firm as Molten Man (Mark Raxton) seeks help with break-ins at Osborne Chemicals. Daredevil is reunited with the Black Widow as the pair take down the Grey Gargoyle. We learn a bit about Rosalind's Sharpe's past after Daredevil saves her from an armed man in the firm's lobby then follow's her to visit the gangster responsible. Next we get a multi-book story involving a new villainous, Insomnia – he's try to keep Daredevil and the rest of New York up at night. We eventually learn she's working for Mr Fear – who himself is causing trouble by enlisting a friend of Molten Man to release a gas during a Osborn Chemicals boardroom meeting which causes Raxton to freak out and start tearing the place apart. Before we can get a resolution to Mr Fear, we get a Flashback issue of Daredevil (Daredevil #-1) in which Jack Murdock is taking his son Matt to college. This story, from writer Joe Kelly and art by Gene Colan and Matt Ryan is a lot of fun and will be our spotlight story of the week. Returning back to present time, Daredevil must, once again, deal with Mr Fear's plotting – this time on Ryker's Island when Fear releases a gas to start a prison riot. Daredevil must then take on new and improved Gladiator. (what happened to fear???) The year ends with a multi-book storyline called “widow's Kiss” that starts with Daredevil helping a firm client who's facing a hostile takeover by the Russians – only to have to tangle Omega Red. Black Widow comes to the aid of Daredevil only to then shoot him herself. She tries then save DD by bring him to Karen for help, before returning to meet with a Russian general we eventually learn she's trying to take down. Despite just being shot, Daredevil goes after Widow and gets the pair captured. The story ends Daredevil escapes and convinces Ursa Major and Vanguard that they are being used by the General – and that he's being running experiments on Vanguards sister – Darkstar. One other secondary story that ran through much of the year involves Foggy and Liz Osborne. Rosalind Sharpe isn't pleased with their relationship and continually tries to undermine it – with other women. In the final book of the year Foggy and Liz's attempt to have a romantic evening together is derailed when he receives a constant stream of phone calls from other women. This Week's Spotlight: Daredevil #-1 July 1997 “A Time to Say Farewell” Recap Why We Picked This Story Daredevil Rapid Fire Questions The Takeaway Marvel messed up more than their own fortunes with their unwise expansions. Questions or comments We'd love to hear from you! Email us at questions@comicsovertime.com or find us on Twitter @comicsoftime. ------------------ THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING CREATORS AND RESOURCES Music: Our theme music is by the very talented Lesfm. You can find more about them and their music at https://pixabay.com/users/lesfm-22579021/. The Grand Comics Database: Dan uses custom queries against a downloadable copy of the GCD to construct his publisher, title and creator charts. Comichron: Our source for comic book sales data. The American Comic Book Chronicles: Published by TwoMorrows, these volumes provide an excellent analysis of American comics through the years. Because these volumes break down comic history by year and decade they are a great place to get a basic orientation on what is happening across the comic industry at a particular point in time.
Welcome to Multiverse News, Your source for Information about all your favorite fictional universes. It wasn't quite the box office battle Hollywood wanted it to be this weekend with Wicked and Gladiator II going toe to toe in movie theaters. The musical movie adaptation soared with a nearly $114 million domestic opening, making it the biggest premiere ever for a Broadway movie adaptation. Into the Woods previously held that title, opening to just $31 million in 2014. Internationally, Wicked raked in an additional $50.2 million giving it a total opening of $164 million. While Gladiator II limped behind the musical phenomenon domestically, opening to $55.5 million, it succeeded in the international market to the tune of $165.5 million and overtook Wicked's worldwide box office significantly due to opening one week earlier internationally. The Blonde Bond himself, Daniel Craig, is a potential star for the feature film Sgt. Rock, which is in early development with DC Studios. While nothing is known about the plot, the character first appeared in comics in 1959 as a World War II soldier and was created by Robert Kanigher and Joe Kubert. Challengers director Luca Guadagnino is set to direct and his screenwriting collaborator on both Challengers and upcoming film Queer, Justin Kurtizkes, will pen the script. In a deleted scene from Season 2 of Loki — part of an impending 4K UHD Blu-ray release — Loki recalls just how many people said Loki was a problem while talking with his friend Mobius over slices of key lime pie. After listing many names, Loki also brings up two villains from Marvel comics that audiences have not yet encountered in the MCU. The first is Amora, also known as Enchantress and the second is Absorbing Man, who began life as a boxer named Carl Creel, a character seen in Agents of Shield, — until Loki poisons him with an elixir that gives him the ability to transform his body into the quality of anything he touches. At the very end, Loki also brings up Hercules, who appeared in a post credits scene of Thor: Love and Thunder. Disney and Lucasfilm have revealed that animated anthology series Star Wars: Visions is coming back for a third volume in 2025. A new teaser has been released for Noah Hawley's upcoming Alien franchise series titled Alien: Earth that confirms the series will arrive in the summer of 2025 on FX and Hulu. Deadline has confirmed that Suits spinoff series Suits: LA will feature the return of Gabriel Macht who played Harvey Specter on the original series in a limited reprisal of his role that is being described as a three episode arc. Robert Pattinson and Charlize Theron have both joined the cast of Christopher Nolan's upcoming untitled film. They join Tom Holland, Zendaya, Anne Hathaway, Lupita Nyong'o, and Matt Damon. Banijay Rights, the distributor for Netflix anthology series Black Mirror, has struck a deal with Neil Gibson's UK-based Twisted Comics to create comics based on several of the episodes of the series. Developer CD Projekt announced The Witcher 4 video game is now in full-scale production. Isabel May, best known for her role in Yellowstone prequel series 1883 and 1923, has joined the cast of Scream 7 and will play Neve Campbell's daughter. Samuel L. Jackson is in negotiations for a key role in J.J. Abrams' untitled feature at Warner Bros. He joins Jenna Ortega, Glen Powell, and Emma Mackey. In an interview about his upcoming voice role of Doctor Phosphorus in Creature Commandos, Alan Tudyk confirmed that he will also voice Clayface in the series. Tudyk also voices Clayface on Harley Quinn: The Animated Series and its spin-off Kite-Man: Hell Yeah!, but this version will be a new iteration of the character.
Another Patreon episode is out of the vault as we discuss Ang Lee's 2003 Marvel film Hulk. But first does Cody claim to be Christ? What is Jake's new mission? What was Ang Lee's movie before this? Is this movie better than 2003 Daredevil? Do we prefer Eric Bana, Edward Norton, or Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner? Are we fans of The Social Network? What is David Fincher's best movie? Which iteration of Hulk would win in a fight? What is Jake's Dark Secret? Is Jennifer Connelly dummy pretty? What is this movie's connection to the MCU? Was this too much of a slow burn? Is this better than most of Phase 4? Does this take itself too seriously? Was this the first Stan Lee cameo? Did this movie spawn Hulk Hands? Should this movie have ended with David Banner's Rubber Band Man? Is Nick Nolte the opposite of Anti-vax? Is Hulk ACAB? Is Anthony letting bias destroy lives? Who is the better General Ross between Sam Elliot and William Hurt? Should Stephen Lang play Deathstroke? How do we tier every Hulk? Why are there only 2 Hulk movies? Did Age of Ultron hold up? Was it even really an “age?” How do we feel about the Deadpool 3 Trailer? How was the final fight between Hulk and Absorbing Man? Did Game of Thrones take lighting cues from this fight? Would we revisit this movie? How many times have we watched Walk Hard? Find out the answers to these and more in the newest Patreon episode of Comics and Chronic! Check out our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ComicsandChronic Check out our website: https://www.comicsandchronic.com/ New episodes every THURSDAY Follow us on social media! Instagram // Twitter // TikTok : @comicsnchronic YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UC45vP6pBHZk9rZi_2X3VkzQ E-mail: comicsnchronicpodcast@gmail.com Cody Twitter: @Cody_Cannon Instagram: @walaka_cannon TikTok: @codywalakacannon Jake Instagram: @jakefhaha Anthony Instagram // Twitter // TikTok : @mrtonynacho YouTube: youtube.com/nachocomedy
On the newest episode of Comics and Chronic the guys start their month-long discussion on Al Ewing and Joe Bennett's The Immortal Hulk. We kick things off with the first two volumes (issues 1-10). But first do the guys have any Bruce Banter? Is this Anthony's last time smoking? Are we excited for the renewal of Mr. and Mrs. Smith? Who would we like to see as Smiths in the next season? Are we surprised by the phenomenon that is Young Sheldon? Is this the least Disney esque Marvel comic we've read? What lead up to this run? Is Civ War 2 worth reading? In what way s this an homage to the original telling of The Hulk? Is the art consistent? How good are Alex Ross' cover art? What is Jake's favorite moment in these first several issues? How does the Hulk stand against the Avengers? Is Ang Lee's Hulk the closest to this version of Hulk that we've seen on screen? Who are our favorite villains from the first several issues? Who is a worse father between Brian Banner and Chris Benoit? Would this be adaptable for the MCU and do we even want that? Does Jake hate Mephisto? How do we feel about Ghost Rider? Do we like that this Hulk is smart? Is Absorbing Man the first to kick Hulk's ass in this series? How does Absorbing Man open the Green Door? Does The One Below All remind us of the villain from the Denzel movie Fallen? Does the Hulk want to protect Banner and regular people even though he's a monster? Is everyone from Hulk's history showing up in this run? Who would we be and why? Does Anthony have new powers after being possessed by Satan? Find out the answers to to these and more on the newest episode of Comics and Chronic Check out our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ComicsandChronic Check out our website: https://www.comicsandchronic.com/ New episodes every THURSDAY Follow us on social media! Instagram // Twitter // TikTok : @comicsnchronic YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UC45vP6pBHZk9rZi_2X3VkzQ E-mail: comicsnchronicpodcast@gmail.com Cody Twitter: @Cody_Cannon Instagram: @walaka_cannon TikTok: @codywalakacannon Jake Instagram: @jakefhaha Anthony Instagram // Twitter // TikTok : @mrtonynacho YouTube: youtube.com/nachocomedy
The Hulk vs. Absorbing Man!
With the help of the player community, here's how I beat Absorbing Man and how you can do it as well!!
Marvel Tales Ep #42: The Mighty Thor #433-#436 Welcome back to Marvel Tales! In this episode, Phil and Justin review The Mighty Thor #433-#436 (June-September 1991) featuring the beginning of the Eric Masterson Thor saga as a mortal man learns what it is to be the God of Thunder and battle such menaces as Ulik the troll, Annihilus, the Absorbing Man and Titania. Tune in today and don't forget to review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and anywhere else you can! Marvel Tales Links → Twitter http://www.twitter.com/MarvelTalesPod → Instagram https://www.instagram.com/capeslunatics/ → Facebook facebook.com/MarvelTalesPod → YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/CapesandLunatics ==================
BORN TO BE COSMO - Episode 19 Original Air Date: September 10, 2023 Join Blutrane, NateWolfeTCG & ZombiesGoNomNom as we talk about all things Marvel SNAP, and of course... Keep it Cosmo! This episode's topics: --September 5 Balance Changes (Blade, Spider-Ham, Absorbing Man, Snowguard, Soul Stone) --Season Pass Card: Loki --Community Loki Hot Takes --New Patch Data Mine (Upcoming Cards, Locations & Spotlight Map) --New Ranked System: Pros and Cons --Infinite Decks: What We Played to Infinite in September
MARVEL CHAMPIONS! Today we are reviewing Season 14, Round 3 of the Solo Champions League: Spider-Man (Miles Morales), Gamora and Shadowcat vs Standard Absorbing Man with the Power Drain modular. Join josseroo and frequent guest-hosts Grrreg and Gondo for a discussion about strategies, spectacular combos, innovative decks, league highlights. We have content for everyone, whether you choose to be a part of the Solo Champions League OR you're just a fan of the game. We promise our content will lead you absolutely (k)nowhere! Joss' YouTube Channel (Solo Champions League Gameplay): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8M_m6TeG3LAzrIZ4o1jkRQ Solo Champions League Discord: https://discord.gg/dnq9gUPfGH Official Website for SCL: https://www.bearoverinnsmouth.com/solo-champions-league
Myself and my youngest Jake have been playing a lot of Marvel Snap and so we thought we would chat about it for a little bit. The decks we have are what we have available as at the time of recording and so we may have set up that might be different from your own. # (1) The Hood # (1) Ant Man # (1) Sunspot # (2) Okoye # (2) Scorpion # (3) Morph # (3) Wolfsbane # (4) Shang-Chi # (4) Ka-Zar # (5) Magik # (6) She-Hulk # (6) The Infinaut # eyJDYXJkcyI6W3siQ2FyZERlZklkIjoiT2tveWUifSx7IkNhcmREZWZJZCI6Ik1vcnBoIn0seyJDYXJkRGVmSWQiOiJLYVphciJ9LHsiQ2FyZERlZklkIjoiTWFnaWsifSx7IkNhcmREZWZJZCI6IlNoZUh1bGsifSx7IkNhcmREZWZJZCI6IkFudE1hbiJ9LHsiQ2FyZERlZklkIjoiSW5maW5hdXQifSx7IkNhcmREZWZJZCI6Ikhvb2QifSx7IkNhcmREZWZJZCI6IlNoYW5nQ2hpIn0seyJDYXJkRGVmSWQiOiJXb2xmc2JhbmUifSx7IkNhcmREZWZJZCI6IlNjb3JwaW9uIn0seyJDYXJkRGVmSWQiOiJTdW5zcG90In1dfQ== # # To use this deck, copy it to your clipboard and paste it from the deck editing menu in Snap. # (1) Sunspot # (2) Luke Cage # (2) Psylocke # (2) Hazmat # (2) Zabu # (3) Ironheart # (3) Mystique # (4) Wong # (4) Absorbing Man # (5) Magik # (5) Spider-Woman # (6) Odin # eyJDYXJkcyI6W3siQ2FyZERlZklkIjoiTHVrZUNhZ2UifSx7IkNhcmREZWZJZCI6IlNwaWRlcldvbWFuIn0seyJDYXJkRGVmSWQiOiJXb25nIn0seyJDYXJkRGVmSWQiOiJTdW5zcG90In0seyJDYXJkRGVmSWQiOiJJcm9uaGVhcnQifSx7IkNhcmREZWZJZCI6Ikhhem1hdCJ9LHsiQ2FyZERlZklkIjoiTXlzdGlxdWUifSx7IkNhcmREZWZJZCI6IlphYnUifSx7IkNhcmREZWZJZCI6IlBzeWxvY2tlIn0seyJDYXJkRGVmSWQiOiJBYnNvcmJpbmdNYW4ifSx7IkNhcmREZWZJZCI6Ik9kaW4ifSx7IkNhcmREZWZJZCI6Ik1hZ2lrIn1dfQ== # # To use this deck, copy it to your clipboard and paste it from the deck editing menu in Snap. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If you would like to support us then please visit and interact with the links below. Please give us a rating or review on your podcast catcher of choice. Also, please let someone else know about our show, as recommendations are wonderful things. OUR LINKS OF NOTES (https://linktr.ee/werenotwizards) Apple Podcasts | Our Blog, Reviews, Previews and Thoughts | Our YouTube Channel Our BGG Guild | Board Game Geek Page | Website | Facebook |Twitter | Instagram Buy Some Merch Stay Safe, Roll Sixes, Make Something Awful..
Join our community at https://patreon.com/dynamicduel• 0:00:00 - Introduction • 0:02:49 - No-Prize Time • 0:08:43 - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever wins Academy Award for Best Costume Design• 0:12:36 - Question of the Week • 0:13:20 - John Bernthal returning as the Punisher for Daredevil: Born Again series on Disney+• 0:16:37 - Weather Wizard vs Absorbing Man intro • 0:20:05 - Absorbing Man profile and abilities • 0:28:25 - Weather Wizard profile and abilities • 0:34:53 - Fight speculation • 0:43:05 - Duel results • 0:48:05 - Sign off Website: https://dynamicduel.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/dynamicduelpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/Dynamic_DuelMerch: https://dynamic-duel-shop.fourthwall.com/Executive producers: Ken Johnson, John Starosky, Zachary Hepburn, Dustyn Balcom, Miggy Matanguihan, Brandon Estergard, Nathaniel Wagner, Levi Yeaton, Nic Abanto, Austin Wesolowski, AJ Dunkerley, Scott Camacho, Gil Camacho and Adam SpeasBroken Reality by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/song/3461-broken-reality, Nonstop by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/song/4143-nonstop, Take a Chance by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4457-take-a-chance, Clash Defiant by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3510-clash-defiant, Blip Stream by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3443-blip-stream, Nowhere Land by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4148-nowhere-land, License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license#AbsorbingMan #WeatherWizard #MarvelVsDC
This week in Marvel Strike Force: Luke goes through this weeks blog post and gives his thoughts on ABSORBING MAN, KANG and MOONSTONE as he goes through the kit. Also - is there going to be a ROAD AHEAD style blog post? Where do we go once we unlock APOCALYPSE!? Thanks for all your comments and lovely messages - you guys are the best. There is a LOT to cover in a very busy week for marvel strike force! We hope you enjoy this week's pod - if you do please tell a friend or foe and don't forget to jump over to our channel on youtube and get involved in the conversation. All this and much much more on the unofficial Marvel Strike Force Podcast - the MSF pod!! If you enjoy the podcast don't forget to subscribe and come over to our YouTube to get involved in the weekly chat! Remember to subscribe to our YouTube channel - YouTube.com/4Playuk - we do a number of videos on gaming but if you are looking for MORE Marvel Strike force content - we have MSF LEGENDARY GUIDES, MSF ISO 8 guides and more! Don't forget to give us a like and get involved in this week's episode of the MSF POD - the UK's number 1 unofficial Marvel Strike Force Podcast! Links to video for this podcast here: YouTube.com/4playUK Audio is also available wherever you get your podcasts! iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast...
The Community Voted on Absorbing Man! 155 votes lead to a 41% wanting to hear about this odd character in Marvel Lore! We discuss his synergies along with highlighting different decks discovered with in the community! #marvelsnap #marvel #deck #absorbingman Decks Discussed in the Video can be here https://marvelsnapzone.com/decks/silver-surfer-deck-for-klyntar/ https://marvelsnapzone.com/decks/mystique-cerebro-3/ https://marvelsnapzone.com/decks/wongreveal-2/ Where else can you find me? Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/silverghst22 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/AlphaTrionProtocols Discord - https://discord.gg/yzBHNxk Twitter - https://twitter.com/ProtocolsTrion Podcasts - https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/rpSKTmVckvb
The Devil You Know Ep #47: Daredevil #359-#362 & #5 (#654) Welcome back to The Devil You Know: The Daredevil Podcast! In this episode Phil and Lilith review Daredevil #359-#362 (December 1996-March 1997) featuring Karen's new job, Daredevil battles the Absorbing Man and Grey Gargoyle, and the Black Widow's new mission. PLUS: review of NEW issue Daredevil #5 (#654) featuring the saga of The Hand and Daredevil vs US Agent, John Walker. Tune in today and don't forget to review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and anywhere else you can! The Devil You Know's Links → Twitter https://www.twitter.com/Daredevilpod → Instagram https://www.instagram.com/capeslunatics/ → Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DaredevilPod → YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/CapesandLunatics ==================
In this episode:Mike and Ed discuss Thor's battle with Crusher Creel, “The Absorbing Man”. Thor has used his own power against him by turning Crusher into helium and banishing him into outer space for an indefinite period of time. Thor claims that there are special laws and enforcement for “powerful people”. Who gets to decide who is powerful, and what the consequences are? Have we put too much trust in our heroes?Behind the issue:This is the first appearance of Crusher Creel, the Absorbing Man. His powers as demonstrated in these issues allow him to gain the strength and abilities of whimever he is fighting. That power will later be retconned into just the ability to gain the strength and abilities of the materials he touches. Also, don't worry about Crusher - he later escapes from his life as an amorphous cloud of helium floating through the solar system, returning the bedevil our heroes again and again.In these issues:Journey into Mystery #114:The issue opens with Thor battling another super-science criminal. While in the midst of battle, Thor's brother Loki cast a kind of spell to harm Thor, although Thor spoils his plan, not knowing that his own brother was trying to kill him. Enraged, Loki comes up with a new scheme. He searches the Earth and finds a brutal man named Crusher Creel, who has been imprisoned for his vicious crimes. Loki adds an enchanted potion to Creel's drink, which gives him the amazing power of being able to assume the properties of anything he touches. He uses this amazing power to escape prison. Thor learns of the prison break and confronts Creel, who proves to be incredibly powerful, and potentially a match for Thor, all witnessed by a newspaper reporter. Thor is spirited away in the midst of battle to Asgard, as Loki has kidnapped the woman he loves, Jane Foster.Journey into Mystery #115:The issue opens with Thor battling Loki for the life of Jane Foster. Meanwhile back on Earth, Crusher Creel has broken into the house of a young couple, and is basically terrorizing them. Back on Asgard, Odin breaks up the fight between his two sons, and after some back-and-forth, Odin agrees that Thor can leave the battle to finish his fight on earth with Creel. Thor returns to Earth and engages the villain once more. Crusher Creel again proves to be a potential match for Thor, using his powers in creative and effective ways. Thor is finally able to defeat the villain by tricking him into absorbing the quality of helium gas, causing him to leave the planet in the ethereal form of an amorphous cloud of helium.Assumed before the next episode:People are wondering if superheroes have assumed too much power and authority after learning that Thor acted as judge, jury, and executioner of the villain Crusher Creel, the Absorbing Man.This episode takes place:After Thor has banished Crusher Creel to his own personal hell, floating in a ghostly form through space for an indeterminate period of time.Full transcript:Edward: Mike, I wanna start off today with a quote. Can I do that? We've never done this before.Micheal: Proceed.Edward: Okay, Thor recently battled a new villain. This new villain that's just popped up called The Absorbing Man. And after he defeated the villain, he was speaking to a reporter, and I'm just gonna read it verbatim what he said to the reporter.He said that this absorbing man person, "Crusher Creel has become lighter than the air and is swiftly being drawn into the atmosphere as I planned. In this gaseous state, he can survive indefinitely. I shall allow him to drift through space until the unearthly power he possesses is about a useless forgotten memory. Only then will he return to earth and assume his rightful form." So that seems really terrible.Micheal: That's a chilling quote because we know that Crusher Creel is the absorbing man, and he was a bad dude who's in prison, but suddenly he got these powers and Thor's solution to him is to let him. So I guess people should know, I don't really know this, but it's been big news. I thought that the absorbing man can turn into anything like which he touches or something like that. So Thor somehow tricks him to turning into helium and floating away. Isn't that hellish? ,Edward: You think? So?Micheal: He's turning to a ghost.Edward: We know that putting somebody in jail is a punishment. Within jail if you wanna punish the person further, what you do is you put them in solitary confinement where they basically aren't allowed to interact with other inmates. You know what's worse than that is floating through space for eternityMicheal: Yeah. Or however long a thunder God decides you should. Thor talks about returning to finish his prison sentence, but only after he's lost a sense of who he is. So it means it could be an eternity. You could be going for eons through space going mad and you're right when you reference solitary confinement in prison. That's inhumane, right? I have a very strong view on this. It's inhumane and because as humans you do need social interaction. Basically turned into a ghost and float away is cruel no matter who this person is.Edward: And solitary confinement, I think you're still allowed to read books. I think you're still having some sort of interaction with the broader world. If you're a gas helium, you went to a Cassius Helium floating through space, you don't have any interaction at all. Even if you're in solitary confinement, you can look at the bugs in your room, or you can look at the shadows that are changing. This guy's just floating through the vastness of space as helium.Micheal: Yeah. So he's been sentenced to an indeterminate punishment, right? Like an indeterminate number of years by a thunder God, who may forget about him, be honest. But even if he doesn't. Thor doesn't forget that he has basically got a prisoner floating through space in a gases form. It's still, it's chilling that a well regarded superhero would choose this type of punishment, and you gotta ask why.Edward: And it feels like if Thor had killed him, just murdered this guy, we would be having a conversation. There'd be people, a lot of people up in arms that these superheroes would just take the law into their own hands and murder people who they feel free to do that to, but instead what he's done, is it worse than murder? You could argue it is worse than murder and there's no up roar at all. In fact, the reporter who reported on this non ironically called Thor, the bravest, most self-sacrificing crusader he has ever known.Micheal: I don't think he fits that description by doing that. This is an ungodly punishment for this person. It's hellish. The human equivalent here on earth of imprisoning somebody so they couldn't move and just kept them alive. If that happened on here on earth, if people are doing that, and certainly if police forces were doing that, our governments were sanctioning that we'd rightly denounce that as being torture. So that's what's happened is that it's clearly an avenger is committed torture.Edward: He's committing torture and we just write it off. I think partly because it's a villain that he did it too, and partly because we can't see the impact. I think your point of if he had been frozen where he's in the middle of Central Park as a frozen statue and we know his mind is still working, but he's not able to move or communicate or do anything. I think people would be offended and mad, but because he's like off in space somewhere, it's like, oh, you know, we can't. We just, we'll just ignore it and, and call Thor the bravest, most self-sacrificing. How is self-sacrificing? What did he self, did he sacrifice anything?Micheal: Nothing. And this skips over and I don't wanna skip over the idea that this is actually a punishment without a trial. It's imprisonment as a ghost without a trial. It just offends all notions of justice and liberty.Edward: And, and it was premeditated too, it's not premeditated murder. It's premeditated extra-judicial torture intentions. Torture. Yeah. Like before this whole thing happened when, when Creole was happening when he was like causing problems and before Thor was able to deal with him, Thor also spoke to the reporter and told him that, what was it? What did he say? He said that, that crusher is too powerful for regular law .Micheal: So that's it. Right? So is it that, would people be more accepting of what's happened here because Thor has determined that, nothing else is gonna work. We gotta deal with this trust me on this, guys. This is somebody I can't defeat and therefore, All the rules are, there's no rules and he's throwing the book out. It's just coming up with a new way of dealing with it. I don't think we can accept that.Edward: It feels like there's a few things going on. One is the fact that there's some sort of bar above which if anybody is above that bar, they are so powerful that we stop falling the law. Like the fact that we create that bar at all. Should there be some level of power that we ignore the law, it feels like as you get more powerful, that makes the law even more important to follow.Micheal: It would render the law meaningless, to be honest, because this is why the Lords back in the time of the Magna Carta went to King John and said, we need to have rules here and that they wrote out the world's first, or the West, sorry, not the world's, but England certainly wrote out the rules that should apply, the laws that should apply, not just to people that the king feels they should be applied to, but to the king or queen themselves. It's my sense of the Magna Carta in my headEdward: There was an ammendment to the Magna Carta that said that it applies to all people, including the king, but not to very powerful super villains.Micheal: Oh, that whole, the, well, that's the first amendment to the Magna Carna. The first Amendment. That's now...Edward: And even if we gave them that, even if we said, you know what, okay, when someone gets so powerful, the only way to deal with them is to ignore the law and just allow Thor to be the final arbiter of everything. Even if we agree to that, then the question becomes is how powerful? Who decides how powerful that is? Is there a certain... Hey, you know what, Human, Torch law applies to him? Cause he's not that powerful. But, you know, The Thing, he's so powerful that the law starts up, doesn't start applying to him. Do we have some sort of ranking of power levels of individuals and if you are a villain, your goal is to get as close to that top of that bar as possible without going overMicheal: It's frightening. And what about this? So what if Thor didn't have good intentions? What if Thor just decided that, you know what, this guy's more powerful than me and I like being the most powerful, strongest superhero out there. And so he just decides, actually this new superhero that's out there, superpowered person, he's more powerful than me. So we need, we needed to deal with him right away cuz he was, he was doing bad things. Trust me on that. That's kind of what happened here. We know in this case that Creel was a bad person and he'd done bad things.Edward: He was in prison before this whole thing happened. He should be put back in. Even if he committed no crimes, he still needs to be put back in prison for his old crimes.Micheal: That's right. But so in that case though, so we know he is done bad things. I don't say he's necessarily a bad person, but he is done bad things and he is battling Thor. And that's enough for Thor to decide because he's so powerful. I'm just gonna be judge, jury and executioner.Edward: Judge, jury and torture.Micheal: Torture in chief. And how do we know that Thor couldn't just with that new power that he has this authority, he could just do that whenever he feels like if somebody is threatening him. Like what if there's, I don't know hercules comes around , right? Hercules might be stronger than Thor. If the Hercules exists, if the Greek myth, He says, no, no, no, no. You guys don't know. I know Hercules. He's a bad dude. He's stronger than me. And so I battled him and I and I killed him, or I turned him into, I don't know, I tied him into healing blooms and he's floating through space forever, whatever.Edward: I made him hold the earth for all eternity with a raven plucking at his liver. He's not what God's do.Micheal: Yeah, that's, that's right. So it is troubling and if we allow this to happen, if we allow this to continue, then we're accepting the fact that the laws don't apply equally. And that we're also allowing superpowered individuals to write their own laws and write their own rulesEdward: Effectively there's two laws out there now. There's the laws that apply to everybody unless you're a threat to Thor.Micheal: I don't like it. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.superserious616.com
It's our 75th episode bubs!! Join us as we talk about one of our favorite Marvel comics from 2008, the classic Wolverine story Wolverine: Old Man Logan by Mark Millar and Steve McNiven. Are we changing our name to LL Comics and Chronic? Did Anthony forget to invite Jake and Cody to his birthday party? Is Cody more like Doomsday or more like Old Man Logan? What if Goofy was Old Man Logan aka Old Man Goof? Would that make Mickey Mouse the Red Skull? Was 2008 the era of the edgelord? What would happen if the Absorbing Man absorbed all of Florida? Would Galactus be poisoned if he tried to eat Florida? What's the better Tom Cruise movie: Edge of Tomorrow or War of the Worlds? Is Cody bad at video games? What happened when someone robbed all of Anthony's Game Boy Advance games in middle school? Is Logan, West Virginia named after The Wolverine? Would Chris Benoit have made a good Wolverine? Would Brock Lesnar make a good Rhino? Should Paul Giamatti play President Red Skull? What is Dafoe Dong? Is Old Man Hawkeye more fuckable than Old Man Logan? Is Stephen Lang an all-purpose old man tough guy? Was Mysterio too OP in this story? Would Liev Schreiber make a good Ben Grimm aka The Thing in a Fantastic Four movie? Are The Punisher movies any good? Would Thomas Jane make a good Old Man Logan? Could anyone replace Hugh Jackman? What did we think of the She Hulk trailer? Was Logan the movie better than Old Man Logan? Check out our website: https://www.comicsandchronic.com/ New episodes every THURSDAY Follow us on social media! Instagram: @comicsnchronic Twitter: @comicsnchronic TikTok: @comicsnchronic YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UC45vP6pBHZk9rZi_2X3VkzQ E-mail: comicsnchronicpodcast@gmail.com Cody Twitter: @Cody_Cannon Instagram: @walaka_cannon TikTok: @codywalakacannon Jake Instagram: @jakefhaha Anthony Twitter: @mrtonynacho Instagram: @mrtonynacho TikTok: @mrtonynacho YouTube: youtube.com/nachocomedy
Art, Guido, and Rob are going to trick a wife guy into being concrete. Guido and Rob can be found on their podcast, Dear Watchers. Art is also on Creepy Critters, Over Innsmouth, and Into the Rewatch podcasts. You can help by donating to Patreon. Find us on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok as @alphabetflight or at the Hodge Pod Facebook Group.
Art, Guido, and Rob are going to trick a person into being concrete. Guido and Rob can be found on their podcast, Dear Watchers. Art is also on Creepy Critters, Over Innsmouth, and Into the Rewatch podcasts. You can help by donating to Patreon. Find us on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok as @alphabetflight or at the Hodge Pod Facebook Group.
In this episode, Greg and Leon discuss the following comics: BATMAN: BEYOND THE WHITE KNIGHT #1 (https://www.dccomics.com/comics/batman-beyond-the-white-knight-2022/batman-beyond-the-white-knight-1) HULK: GRAND DESIGN- MONSTER #1 (https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/90405/hulk_grand_design_-_monster_2022_1) 2120 (https://averyhillpublishing.bigcartel.com/product/pre-order-2120-by-george-wylesol) This is a preview from Avery Hill Publishing (https://averyhillpublishing.bigcartel.com/)and will be available 19th May (UK) / 26th May (North America) for £19.99 | $26.95 Pre-Order here! (https://averyhillpublishing.bigcartel.com/product/pre-order-2120-by-george-wylesol) we also take a brief look at some other upcomming titles from Avery Hill publishing, and the latest Comics adjacent Television and Cinema on our radar! Send any questions or feedback to (mailto:acecomicals@gmail.com) acecomicals@gmail.com. And also please subscribe (http://www.acecomicals.com/subscribe) and leave us a review! Gallery/Notes Below are some preview images of upcomming Avery Hill titles mentioned during the show: Suzanne - The Jazz Age Goddess of Tennis by Tom Humberstone Sennen by Shanti Rai preview imagery for 2120 (https://averyhillpublishing.bigcartel.com/product/pre-order-2120-by-george-wylesol)by George Wylesol If you like what we do please consider donating to us (https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals) at https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals. All contributions will be used to defray the cost of hosting the website. Ace Comicals, over and out!#
This week has me continuing the Rise of the Red Skull campaign for Marvel Champions. Part two of the story is taking on the Absorbing Man as he tries to slow your journey towards the Red Skull. Please like and leave a review wherever you listen to the show. Also you can catch us on Instagram @bigbossbookclub and on Twitter @bigboss010 You can also support the show via https://ko-fi.com/bigbossbookclub
Get bonus episodes right now! Become a Patron! Thor and Odin face off against Loki and his recent pawn, the Absorbing Man! Ryan is joined by Eric Bennett to discuss and dissect the latest entry in our Throwback Thor series. STAY WORTHY! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ryan-does2/message
Dinosaurs! Aliens! and a LIVING SNOW MAN!!! On this wild, wacky installment of our Throwback Thor series Ryan digs into the continuation of Thor's latest battle with the Absorbing Man and Loki. PLUS! Jane's mysterious captor is REVEALED!!! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ryan-does2/message
The Absorbing Man is back and bigger than ever! Ryan digs into the latest fight between the God of Thunder and the world's most absorbent criminal! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ryan-does2/message
On this episode of ACROSS THE BIFROST Ryan and the team from MARVEL BY THE MONTH tackle the first appearance of games Thor villain, Crush Kreel … the ABSORBING MAN! Jump aboard the rainbow bridge and we know you will enjoy this cheery chat. STAY WORTHY!!! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ryan-does2/message
Issues Covered In This Episode:"Suprema, the Deadliest of the Species!" - Captain America #123, written by Stan Lee, art by Gene Colan and Joe Sinnott, ©1969 Marvel Comics"The Man Who Killed Tony Stark!!" - Iron Man #23, written by Archie Goodwin, art by George Tuska and Joe Gaudioso (Mike Esposito), ©1969 Marvel Comics"The Coming of... Orka!" - Sub-Mariner #23, written by Roy Thomas, art by Marie Severin and Johnny Craig, ©1969 Marvel Comics"Trapped -- By the Trio of Doom!" - Daredevil #61, written by Roy Thomas, art by Gene Colan and Syd Shores, ©1969 Marvel Comics"... And Now, the Absorbing Man!" - Incredible Hulk #125, written by Roy Thomas, art by Herb Trimpe, ©1969 Marvel Comics"The Mad Thinker and His Androids of Death!" - Fantastic Four #96, by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby w/Frank Giacoia, ©1969 Marvel Comics"Ulik Unleashed!" - Thor #173, by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby w/Bill Everettt, ©1969 Marvel Comics"Marvel by the Month" theme v. 2.0 by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen, with bass by Ryan ‘Biff' Dudder. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com, follow us on Instagram at @marvelbythemonth and support us on Patreon at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth.
In this round of Marvel Monday, Hawkeye takes on the Absorbing Man! All Hawkeye Cards Genius/Energy/Strength Downtime Endurance Earths mightiest heroes x2 Rapid Response x3 Regroup x3 Falcon Maria Hill Squirrel Girl Nick Fury Stinger Black Knight US Agent Make the call x3 Power of leadership x2 Campaign Notes Exo Suit and Power Gloves taken Received Emergency Telporter Any comments on bad play or rule screw ups please email Tim at arkhamskids@gmail.com! I'm sure he did!
This time on the Couch: Mike, James, and Shée absorb 1989's Quasar no. 5! From the outside, space investigator Quasar appears to have a pretty sweet life. He's an honorary Avenger, he runs a security firm, and his fashion accessories are on point. Unfortunately, like all of us, he's just pretending his life isn't an absolute mess of half-victories and soul-crushing compromises. In reality, Captain America has stuck him on janitorial duty with F-lister Stingray, his firm hasn't gotten a single contract, and now the Absorbing Man has stolen the power of his space bracelets! No wonder Quasar's ghost dad would rather hang out with the talking space log that lives in the Quantum Zone. Wait, what? More like Cray-sar, right?!
Time Before Time #3 - In this issue the time-travel aspect of the story starts to take a bit of a backseat to the crime noir feel of the story with the politics of the rivalry between the Union and the Syndicate showing up big time. Tons of action & characterization makes this feel like a big chunk of story that helps to flesh out the events from previous issues. Also the art from Joe Palmer is pitch perfect in combining all the elements of sc-fi, crime noir & action. Writers - Declan Shalvey & Rory McConville, Artist - Joe Palmer, Color Artist - Chris O'Halloran, Letterer - Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou Undiscovered Country #14 - As we get to the second book of the third arc of this vast story from two veteran writers, it occurs to us that the end game for this series has yet to be defined. Will it be the expedition successfully finding a cure for the global plague? Will it be the re-opening of the United States to the rest of the world? Is it more meta than that and just enough that Snyder & Soule are starting a conversation about what it means to be American and even more than that, what it means to be a human being on earth. So much to think about always with this thought-provoking series. This issue itself is an exploration of American culture & one of it's most identifiable creations, the comic book super-hero. All this is illustrated & colored beautifully which the linework and colors jumping off the page. Writers - Scott Snyder & Charles Soule, Artist - Giuseppe Camuncoli & Leonardo Marcello Grassi, Color Artist - Matt Wilson, Letterer - Crank! Alien #5 - Phillip Kennedy Johnson continues at what he does best, world-building. Taking the foundation of what we know about this world form the films, he gives us some great ideas in this issue that really provide tons of potential for more story. Also it gives such great context to the characters that Johnson has introduced us to in the series so far. You add in the action packed Salvador Larocca art that feels kinetic from cover to cover and you have an immensely enjoyable and compelling read. Writer - Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Artist - Salvador Larocca, Color Artist - Guru-eFx, Letterer - Clayton Cowles Gamma Flight #2 - Building on the appearances of Gamma Flight from the pages of The Immortal Hulk this series continues to enrich the world Al Ewing has built with the Immortal Hulk. There likely wasn't room in the main series with only two issues left to give these characters their due and we love that they are getting their own series to finishing telling their story. Skaar showing up at the end of last issue leads to epic action in this second issue just as you would expect. What you might not expect is how relatable and fun Ewing & co-writer Crystal Frasier make the husband and wife of Titania and Absorbing Man. Also while this feels like a team book and that team only feels like they are getting closer and understanding each other better, the action is fun but it is the character dynamics that make this books good. When you add in the fantastic line work of Lan Medina and the bright Antonio Fabela colors it raising the series up to great. Writers - Al Ewing & Crystal Frasier, Artist - Lan Medina, Color Artist - Antonio Fabela, Letterer - Joe Sabino Captain Marvel #30 - Carol Danvers has reached the end of her magic journey and it doesn't end quite the way you expect. In fact, Carol may be worse off and have more enemies than ever including the magic wielders of the Marvel Universe. It's an intriguing and foreboding conclusion to the story from writer Kelly Thompson and expertly illustrated and colored by Jacopo Camagni and Espen Grundetjern. The fallout form the main story leads directly into a bonus back-up story from writer/artist Jamie McKelvie with some wonderful moments between Captain Marvel and Ms. Marvel. One of Marvel best books month in and month out, it's no surprise that Kelly Thompson has kept the Captain Marvel title going longer than any previous run of the series. Writers - Kelly Thompson & Jamie McKelvie, Artists - Jacopo Camgni & Jamie McKelvie, Color Artists - Espen Grundetjern & Jamie McKelvie, Letterer - Clayton Cowles Home #4 - The latest issue of this series that started out feeling like a slice of life drama about family & immigration continues it's transformation into an action-packed story about a family with super powers. Also the series is an excellent representation of just how important family is in Latin cultures. When you add in the relevant politics you have the makings of a wonderful titles. Also the art is light-hearted and fun which helps the book from feeling heavy handed and balances out the series of the real-life issues being explored. Writer - Julio Anta, Artist - Anna Wiesczcyk, Color Artist - Bryan Valenza, Letterer - Hassan Otsman-Elhaou Moon Knight #1 - This first issue of the new Moon Knight series feels like it is trying to build off the slick style and mysterious take on the hero from the Warren Ellis series a few years ago. Unfortunately the bigger story and scope of what it feels like writer Jed MacKay is building requires more dialogue and exposition and doesn't lend itself to the quieter tone of the series from Ellis. Also the fine linework from artist Alessandro Cappuccio lacks impact and doesn't help the emotional beats to land with strength they should. There are some interesting ideas here, so we will have to see if the second issue can build on them. Writer - Jed MacKay, Artist - Alessandro Cappuccio, Color Artist - Rachelle Rosenberg, Letterer - Cory Petit Miles Morales: Spider-Man #28 - We've come to expect great things from the current creative team on Spider-Man, but this issue felt a little off the mark. The classic Clone Saga, while much maligned at the time, still felt important and consequential. This three issue modern equivalent for Miles Morales lacks both of those elements which leaves us feeling, for the first time in the Saladin Ahmed run, like we may have read some stories that don't really matter. The Carmen Carnero art is still top notch and she conveys the cover to cover action very well. We will have to wait and see if any of the events from this arc have long lasting consequences that may have us re-evaluation this story in the future. Writer - Saladin Ahmed, Artist - Carmen Carnero, Color Artist - David Curiel, Letterer - Cory Petit Radiant Black #6 - Once again the creative team for Radiant Black has knocked it out of the park with the latest issue of the series. Throughout the entire series the team has managed to subvert expectations at every turn. In this issue we get the very tragic and emotional origin of Radiant Red which may have many readers who previously disliked her, doing a complete 180 degree turn. When you couple the narrative with the clean yet soft artwork of Dark LaFuente you are left with another perfect issue of this series. Writers - Kyle Higgins & Cherish Chen, Artist - Darko LaFuente, Color Artist - Miguel Muerto, Letterer - Becca Carey, Editor & Designer - Michael Busuttil Project Patron #4 - We have almost reached the climax of this incredible AfterShock series. Building on the motivations and interactions between a clandestine team of people who give up their very lives to protect this planet, Steve Orlando has introduced a malevolent villain that has enhanced the stakes immensely. This series truly shows Orlando's love of the medium as it feel like a modern take on so many classic superhero ideas. Also the art is feels so visceral that it adds to the incredible stakes that have been building throughout the narrative. Writer - Steve Orlando, Artist - Patrick Piazzalunga, Color Artist - Carlos Lopez, Letterer - Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou Shadecraft #5 - The end of the first arc feels both like a satisfying ending for the story so far and a set up for so much more to come. Unfortunately the creative team is so busy it may be a little bit before we get more of this story. We can't wait to have more though, because what started out as such an intimate feeling story really grew into something so much more while still retaining the feeling of how important family and relationships are. The potential for so much more of this world to be explored is here, so we certainly hope the series returns soon. The balance of the wonderful ending while giving us such a great foundation for more story is what made Jay choose this as his Book of the Week. Writer - Joe Henderson, Artist - Lee Garbett, Color Artist - Antonio Fabela, Letterer - Simon Bowland Silver City #3 - Here we have another title that has grown so much in scope since the first issue. Starting with the premise that the afterlife in many ways may be just as mundane as life on earth, the story has continued to build in layers. From the mysterious working of the afterlife, it's queen and the silver knights to the powers Ru may or not possess, we can't wait to keep reading and discover the answers. Meanwhile the Luca Merli art has been fantastic through out providing both incredible mood with his colors and fantastic design and emotion with his line work. Writer - Olivia Cuartero-Briggs, Artist - Luca Merli, Letterer - Dave Sharpe Syphon #1 - This new Top Cow series is off to a very strong start as we meet our protagonist who has just gained the ability to take the pain away from others who are suffering, He himself suffers from tremendous guilt he feels over a mistake from his past and thus may be particularly suited to wield these powers, but where do they come from? Also who is the mysterious benefactor who claims to want to educate and help him? Extremely compelling and well-paced with gorgeous art, we are very much looking forward to the next issue. So much so that Jace made this his co-Book of the Week. Writers - Patrick Meaney & Mohsen Ashraf, Artist - Jeff Edwards, Color Artist - John Kalisz M.O.M. - Mother of Madness - We get a huge and immersive chunk of story in this debut issue from an all-female creative team and what a start it is. Original ideas when it comes to powers, fantastic characterization that suits the cynical setting for the story that takes pace in a future society. That society feels like a natural extension of our own and where we are headed in terms of gender issues and social movements. When you add in the story elements where the protagonist breaks the fourth wall or flashes back to events from her past, it only adds to the experience. The artwork is also jam-packed with detail with great linework that often breaks the panels and leaps off the page. This is definitely a must-read and Jace's co-Book of the Week. Writers - Emilia Clarke & Marguerite Bennett, Artist - Leila Leiz, Color Artist - Triona Farrell, Letterer - Haley Rose-Lyon
Because YOU demanded it! This week, we look at Gamma Flight #1 from Marvel Comics, which spins out of the Immortal Hulk series that we've been a fan of since the beginning. Will Gamma Flight hold up, or crash and burn? Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_629866" align="alignright" width="231"] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link[/caption] GAMMA FLIGHT #1 Writer: Al Ewing, Crystal Frasier Artist: Lan Medina Publisher: Marvel Comics Release Date: June 23, 2021 Cover Price: $3.99 SPINNING OUT OF IMMORTAL HULK, BRUCE BANNER'S GAMMA-POWERED ALLIES GO ON THE RUN! Gamma Flight had one job: Find and stop the Hulk. But when push came to smash, they sided with the Green Goliath-and the human world intends to make them regret it. Puck, Absorbing Man, Titania, Doc Sasquatch, Dr. Charlene McGowan and a horribly changed Rick Jones are fugitives from every known authority-but a team that full of gamma is bound to break before long. Al Ewing, Crystal Frasier and Lan Medina mastermind a whole new world of gamma! 32 PGS./Rated T+
Because YOU demanded it! This week, we look at Gamma Flight #1 from Marvel Comics, which spins out of the Immortal Hulk series that we've been a fan of since the beginning. Will Gamma Flight hold up, or crash and burn? Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_629866" align="alignright" width="231"] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link[/caption] GAMMA FLIGHT #1 Writer: Al Ewing, Crystal Frasier Artist: Lan Medina Publisher: Marvel Comics Release Date: June 23, 2021 Cover Price: $3.99 SPINNING OUT OF IMMORTAL HULK, BRUCE BANNER'S GAMMA-POWERED ALLIES GO ON THE RUN! Gamma Flight had one job: Find and stop the Hulk. But when push came to smash, they sided with the Green Goliath-and the human world intends to make them regret it. Puck, Absorbing Man, Titania, Doc Sasquatch, Dr. Charlene McGowan and a horribly changed Rick Jones are fugitives from every known authority-but a team that full of gamma is bound to break before long. Al Ewing, Crystal Frasier and Lan Medina mastermind a whole new world of gamma! 32 PGS./Rated T+
THE ALL ENERGY ABSORBING MAN IS A REFLECTION OF GOD BECAUSE HE IS OF NATURE AND NATURE IS A REFLECTION OF GOD...
Episode Notes Doom defeated, a new hero joins the team, and the Absorbing Man looses an arm! All this and more in issue #7 of Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars from November, 1984. Join me, won't you. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Join the discussion on the Orr Else Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/448863086191681 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . More stuff: Follow me and the podcast on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram The theme song used is this episode is Expendable by Trinity X, get their music now at Atomic Zombie Records. Want to help support the show? You can do that in a number of ways: First, just spread the word. Tell a friend, tell two friends, tell your father, mother, sister, brother, neighbor, coworker, plumber, and even the guy or girl who cuts your hair. Beyond that you can support Steeven and the show for as little as a dollar a month on Patreon: www.patreon.com/steevenrorr Or, if the idea of a monthly payment doesn't appeal to you and you just want to throw the show a one time payment, visit ko-fi.com/steevenrorr and buy Steeven and the show a coffee for as little as $3, but as high as you want to go. Ask me questions, tell me stories, lie to me, speak your truth, make suggestions, or even complain right here: eventorrelse@gmail.com Event Orr Else is a proud member of the Comics Podcast Network. Find it and more great comic book podcasts at comicspodcasts.com qyF6Bd948QclHVENd5yz
Event Orr Else 007 - Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #7 Doom defeated, a new hero joins the team, and the Absorbing Man looses an arm! All this and more in issue #7 of Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars from November, 1984. Join me, won't you. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Join the discussion on the Orr Else Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/448863086191681 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . More stuff: Follow me and the podcast on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram The theme song used is this episode is Expendable by Trinity X, get their music now at Atomic Zombie Records. Want to help support the show? You can do that in a number of ways: First, just spread the word. Tell a friend, tell two friends, tell your father, mother, sister, brother, neighbor, coworker, plumber, and even the guy or girl who cuts your hair. Beyond that you can support Steeven and the show for as little as a dollar a month on Patreon: www.patreon.com/steevenrorr Or, if the idea of a monthly payment doesn't appeal to you and you just want to throw the show a one time payment, visit ko-fi.com/steevenrorr and buy Steeven and the show a coffee for as little as $3, but as high as you want to go. Ask me questions, tell me stories, lie to me, speak your truth, make suggestions, or even complain right here: eventorrelse@gmail.com Event Orr Else is a proud member of the Comics Podcast Network. Find it and more great comic book podcasts at comicspodcasts.com qyF6Bd948QclHVENd5yz
Welcome to the kick-off to Avenging April which is my look at the Avengers leftover ie Hulk and Thor movies. First up is the 2003 Ang Lee flop that intros the world to The Hulk an 8-foot green rage monster and his alter ego, Bruce Banner. When an experiment goes wrong Dr. Bruce Banner absorbs Gamma rays which unlocks his true self ie The Hulk. Can The Hulk stop his egotistical father who has turned himself into the Absorbing Man a creature that can absorb anything? Find out here. Twitter: @heresjohnnyspod Don't forget to like, share, comment, and subscribe
Music Follow-ups/Corrections Sion - The Blade video out now!! https://youtu.be/ioN0aIaIybc Atreyu - Warrior (with Travis Barker) video: https://youtu.be/MfEuvEk896E Disturbed - 20th anniversary tour for The Sickness officially cancelled now. Grammys That happened… Gaming/Tech Follow-ups/Corrections Halo: Infinite - No Dual wielding or playable Elites. https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/halo-infinite-dual-wielding-xbox-series-x-pc/ Shredder’s Revenge NEW TMNT GAME!! https://youtu.be/gHMYwrC7oAo Nikon Z9 has officially been announced. No real stats on the camera just yet, though 8K is a selling point. Outer Worlds Murder on Eridanos is the name of the next DLC for the RPG. To be launched March 17. https://youtu.be/KZRiF6-cPq0 PS4 Communities is going the way of the buffalo in April. Comic Books/Books Follow-ups/Corrections Batman: The Adventure Continues - second season announced. Physical versions released June first, Digital release May 6th. Gamma Flight New Marvel book coming in June. Deals with the Alpha Flight subdivision from the Immortal Hulk book. (W) Al Ewing and Crystal Frasier, (A) Land Medina The characters are: Puck, the Absorbing Man, Titania, Doc Sasquatch, Dr. Charlene McGowan, and Rick Jones. June 23 TV/Streaming Follow-ups/Corrections Wild Cards - The series will now reportedly air on Peacock not Hulu… https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/george-r-r-martins-wild-cards-moves-from-hulu-to-peacock What We Do In The Shadows - Renewed for 4th season on FX https://www.spoilertv.com/2021/03/what-we-do-in-shadows-renewed-for-4th.html Outlander - 7th season renewal https://tvline.com/2021/03/14/outlander-renewed-season-7-starz/ Secret Invasion Kingsley Ben-Adir has been cast as A villain in the series. (one night in Miami) https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/secret-invasion-marvel-series-kingsley-ben-adir-cast/ Let the Right One In The french book that has been turned into a movie twice now is ALSO being turned into a series, that has just received a pilot order at Showtime. Demián Bichir has been cast as the lead in the series. (Godzilla VS Kong) https://deadline.com/2021/03/demian-bichir-star-in-let-the-right-one-in-showtime-pilot-tomorrow-studios-1234715064/ Movies Follow-ups/Corrections Black Widow - May 7th!! And it will STAY THAT WAY! Mortal Kombat - Rated R… DUH! Theaters Opening - LA is set to get the “go-ahead” on March 19th at 25% capacity. Avatar - Rereleased in Chinese theaters and now has over shadowed Avengers: Endgame as the highest grossing movie in history. Unholy Sam Raimi brings us a Jeffery Dean Morgan horror movie!! April 2, 2021 https://youtu.be/UsfJxm7jTVY Flashpoint Billy Crudup is no longer going to play Henry Allen for the movie. BUT Maribel Verdu has been cast for Nora Allen. Rumor Mill Confirmations/Refutations Guardians 3 - James Gunn destroys rumors that Zac Efron (or a “Zac Efron type”) is going to be cast in the movie. Wonder Woman 3 Zack Snyder to direct? MoS 2 Henry Cavill is still reportedly still trying… Justice League 2 and 3 said to be returning to the options talk… Green Goblin Willem Dafoe said to not only be in Spider-Man 3 BUT also now in talks for a spin-off movie with Norman Osborn at the center with Sony. Munsters Rob Zombie rumored to be making a reboot movie for the family on Mockingbird Lane. With the part of Eddie being changed to Lester, Lilly’s brother, being offered to Eddie Marsan. But could go to Hailey Joel Osment show Marsan turn it down. The Batman Another rumor about the Wayne’s being bad folk before their death. Harley and Joker Another rumor about this one being back on the table… Deadpool 3 Jim Carrey in talks for the Villain? Millie Bobby Brown to play Negasonic Teenage Warhead??? Quicksilver Aaron Taylor-Johnson rumored to be returning as Quicksilver...
This week, the Geeks review the Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes episode 'Hulk vs. The World' featuring...The Hulk vs. Absorbing Man, the US Army and Hawkeye and Black Widow...so pretty much the world! On the DC side, this week's JLU episode is 'This Little Piggy' featuring Batman, Wonder Woman, Zatanna and Kevin Conroy's awesome singing voice! Thanks for listening! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/3oldgeeks/message
Critical Encounters, a weekly podcast about Marvel Champions the LCG, focuses on taking a look at encounter cards and sets all from the villain's perspective. That means we are going to focus in on those 'bad guy cards' as if we were the villains. Its a focused look on that other half of the game. In this issue we take a look at the villain Absorbing Man Part II from the Rise of Red Skull box: https://marvelcdb.com/find?q=m%3Aabsorbing_man&view=card&decks=encounter Intelligencia: Our Current Top 3 Tabletop Games Mike: Sunrise City, Summoner Wars, Shadowrift Daniel: Mansions of Madness, Legacy of Dragonholt, Dice Throne Steve: Ticket to Ride, Imperial Assault, Space Alert You can find us on Discord as: Vardaen, bigfomlof and WanderingTook Email us at: criticalencounterspod@gmail.com Follow us on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/criticalencounterspod/ You can also find our Discord Channel on the Marvel Champions Monthly Discord Server. “I ain't just Crusher Creel, an ordinary con anymore! I'm the Absorbing Man... the most dangerous guy in the world!! “-- Carl Creel
Critical Encounters, a weekly podcast about Marvel Champions the LCG, focuses on taking a look at encounter cards and sets all from the villain's perspective. That means we are going to focus in on those 'bad guy cards' as if we were the villains. Its a focused look on that other half of the game. In this issue we take a look at the villain Absorbing Man Part I from the Rise of Red Skull box: https://marvelcdb.com/find?q=m%3Aabsorbing_man&view=card&decks=encounter From JJ Jameson's News Desk: 50th Issue Survey and Contest Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-EHnxw--wJRdVqSxZOsXHcPsFiuWP7zz9-GCv8pezoWlYCA/viewform League of Cooperative Gaming Discord Server: https://discord.gg/KThdh2G You can find us on Discord as: Vardaen, bigfomlof and WanderingTook Email us at: criticalencounterspod@gmail.com Follow us on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/criticalencounterspod/ You can also find our Discord Channel on the Marvel Champions Monthly Discord Server. "You know I beat Thor once? Picture that: Crusher Creel standing over the God of Thunder, and you think you scare me?" - Absorbing Man
KMac and Yek talk another tale of comicverse spookiness. The site of the first ever DC/Marvel crossover: the annual Rutland, Vermont Halloween parade. This tale has them all: the Avengers, JLA, Defenders, Web-slinger Lad, DC Havok! Crack open your favorite fall beer and enjoy the show!The Beginnings Avengers #83 (Dec. 1970): Tom Fagan invites the Avengers along with Roy & Jeannie Thomas to Vermont’s second biggest town for its 11th Annual Halloween Parade! Avengers vs the Masters of Evil & that cement gun. Maybe the Liberators can help! Who? That’s right, wenches! Batman #237 (Dec. 1971): Dick Grayson & his DC buddies (Alan Weiss, Gerry Conway & Bernie Wrightson) gots to check out the 12th Annual Parade. Too bad some Nazis hot for Nazi gold have other ideas. Batman is hot on the trail to stop them & a vengeful Grim Reaper. Is that Denny O’Neil talking to normal hammer Thor? Marvel Feature #2 (Mar. 1972): Some cultists want to bring Dormammu to play at the 12th An. Parade. Can the Defenders with a Mr. Spock Namor stop them so Fagan’s party goes on? The First DC/Marvel Cross-Over Follow the multi-verse adventures of DC & Marvel Creators: Steve Englehart, Gerry Conway, Len Wein, & Glynis “Supergirl/Powergirl” Wein (nee Oliver). (Numbers show the real time reading order)Thor #206 (Dec. 1972): (1: All Pg.) Absorbing man gets zapped back to life and dragged to Rutland with Thor, Sif, and Hildegarde in pursuit. Is that Loki petting Tom Fagan’s dogs, Satan and Diablo. Amazing Adventures #16 (Jan. 1973): (3: Pg. 1-6; 6: Pg. 7-9; 8: Pg. 10-14; 12: Pg:15-18 15: Pg. 19-20) Beast gets stuck in Rutland for the 13th An. Parade. Too bad someone conjures Juggernaut to crush floats!Justice League of America #103 (Dec. 1972):(2: Pg. 1-7; 5: Pg. 8-9; 9: Pg. 10-16; 11: Pg. 17-19; 13: Pg. 20-21; 16: Pg. 23) Phantom Stranger leads the JLA to Rutland. Will Felix Faust with Commando America & Norse Thunder God knock off the JLA ? Thor #207 (Jan. 1973): (4: Pg. 1-3, 7: Pg. 4-8; 10: 9-14, 14: Pg. 15-20; 17: Pg. 21) Absorbing Man fights Thor through Rutland's forests in a set up for Loki to make the Firesword! Ach, blinded by the lightning! AftermathAvengers #119 (Jan. 1974): Looks like the 14th An. Parade will go on. Can the Avengers “collect” all their treats instead of tricks? Hey Fagan, take care of my blind, dumb Loki for me. Thor #232 (Feb. 1975): Loki swaps out his bedroom spot at Fagan’s for local Bunker. No more portal?Justice League #145 (Aug. 1977): Count Crystal wants to collect JLA souls for Azgore in Rutland outside the Halloween season. Looks like the Phantom Stranger closes off the portal for good. Spoilers: Does Loki = Felix Faust? What's Dormammu really knows? Can Len Wein eat more hamburgers than Fat Superman? Beer:Graham Cracker Sammich, Troubled Waters Brewing, Safety Harbor, FLStyle: Porter, 8.4% ABVKMAC Rating: 5 out of 5 flaming sorcerer demon heads. YEK Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Juggernaut destroyed parade floats.
On this week's Stack podcast, we've got reviews for: The Scumbag #1 Image Comics Written by Rick Remender Art by Lewis Larosa Fantastic Four #25 Marvel Written by Dan Slott Art by R.B. Silva, Paco Medina and Will Robson Madam Satan #1 Archie Comics Story by Eliot Rahal Art by Julius Ohta Iron Man #2 Marvel Written by Christopher Cantwell Art by Cafu Stillwater #2 Image Comics Written by Chip Zdarsky Art by Ramón K. Perez Batman #101 DC Comics Written by James Tynion IV Art by Guillem March Black Magick #15 Image Comics Written by Greg Rucka Art by Nicola Scott Werewolf By Night #1 Marvel Written by Taboo & B. Earl Art by Scot Eaton Big Girls #3 Image Comics Story and art by Jason Howard Batman: White Knight Presents: Harley Quinn #1 DC Comics Story by Katana Collins and Sean Murphy Dune: House Atreides #1 BOOM! Studios Written by Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson Illustrated by Dev Pramanik Dark Nights: Death Metal Robin King 1 DC Comics Written by Peter J. Tomasi, Tony Patrick Art by Riley Rossmo, Daniel Sampere Something is Killing the Children #11 BOOM! Studios Written by James Tynion IV Illustrated by Werther Dell'edera Excalibur #13 Marvel Written by Tini Howard Art by R.B. Silva X-Men #13 Marvel Written by Jonathan Hickman Art by Mahmud Asrar Faithless II #5 BOOM! Studios Written by Brian Azzarello Art by Maria Llovet Nightwing #75 DC Comics Written by Dan Jurgens Art by Travis Moore and Ronan Cliquet SUBSCRIBE ON RSS, ITUNES, ANDROID, SPOTIFY, STITCHER OR THE APP OF YOUR CHOICE. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER, AND FACEBOOK. SUPPORT OUR SHOWS ON PATREON. This episode is sponsored by Helstrom, now on Hulu. Full Episode Transcript: Alex: What's up y'all? Welcome to The Stack. I'm Alex. Justin: I'm Justin. Pete: I'm Pete. Alex: And on The Stack, we talk about a bunch of books that have come out this week. Pete: Do we? Alex: And we're going to kick it off … I think this is a big deal. This isn't normally the sort of thing that we would kick off the show with. Usually it's some Marvel or DC book or whatever, I mean, who even cares? Justin: Okay, weird voice. Alex: Weird way to put it. But we're going to talk about The Scumbag number one from Image Comics written by Rick Remender, art by Lewis LaRosa. The reason I think that should go first is a new Rick Remender book is a big deal. We've been following his writing pretty much since the beginning and every book out is an event, so it's worth putting this right upfront at the top of the show. Reading this book I know this is something that Pete just loves a ton. He's very into, he's very excited about. The concept of the book though, before we get into Pete's feelings about it, I can see his head already nodding, yes, yes, give me more. Justin: Yes, yes, I love this. Alex: Is what if the worst person in the world was responsible for the fate of the world. That's essentially what it is to the point where they essentially say that line at the end of the book. And in fact we do meet the worst person in the world who ends up in the situation. Pete: That's the thing, they say the worst person in the world, it's just like kind of a slacker druggie guy. It's not like he's a fucking head of the KKK or fucking, you know what I mean? A murderer. He's like- Justin: Yeah. I guess it's more, to say the worst, I understand what you're saying, but definitely the most down and out. Pete: Right. But what- Justin: He has full on diarrhea. Pete: Sure. Yeah. Who doesn't? The thing is it's like brand new Rick Remender book. You ready to get your fucking heartbroken. This guy writes in such a way that pulls you in, gets you sucked into this amazing world, and then always breaks your fucking heart. I'm scared. I'm scared about this book. Justin: But that's what I love, what I love about Rick Remender books. And it has been a long time since he launched a new one. We've been reading Low. We've been reading Black Science for a long time. And those books are- Alex: Deadly Class. Justin: Deadly Class of course ongoing. Pete: Yeah, Deadly Class. Justin: But these other books are sort of wrapping up. Deadly Class feels like it's going to keep going for a bit longer. And to have a new book is sort of precious. And what I love about it is he takes extreme premises and pushes them. And what he always does is on the art side brings in truly evocative artists. And in this case, it is the same thing. When he says it's the worst person in the world, we see it in like, I would call this hyper realistic color and line. And it's great. It's great. It's really smart of him to not shy away from these truly disgusting things, if the point of the book is this person is at his lowest and he has to become a world changing person. Alex: Or maybe it won't, I don't know. Justin: Yeah. Pete: Starting a book with a Charles Bukowski quote is just a fantastic way to start something that's this kind of mayhem, or it's just about a drunken dude who does a lot of drugs and shit, that's the perfect thing. But man, just seeing a guy doing drugs and shitting on the streets really makes me miss New York city, you know what I mean? Like back in the eighties and nineties, the real New York, you know what I'm talking about? Justin: Yeah, you were the mayor of New York in the mid eighties. Pete: Oh yeah, man. Just love doing drugs in the street, shitting anywhere you wanted, those were the days. Justin: You were a very controversial mayor [crosstalk 00:03:59]. Alex: Yeah. Before Giuliani took it all away. I mean, come on. Where's that guy now? What's he doing? Justin: Yeah, it is great. It is truly crazy to think of a time when everyone was like Giuliani, what a hero. And now truly, and not to get … it's not at all political, but he is looked upon as a legit Nosferatu style monster. There are so many Twitter memes of him being like, “Look, his hands dead.” Or look, here's [crosstalk 00:04:28]. Alex: He's such a sad sack. That's the thing that's such a bummer about it, is he went from I'm the guy that's going to clean up New York, this is very controversial too. He did some sort of figures like, I'm going to reveal information and he taped a video, and he opens up this folder and there's nothing in the folder. And he's just like, “Well, there's evidence that I have here,” and there's nothing in there, it's just sad. That's not the point of this book, let's get back to The Scumbag thing. The thing about- Justin: Wait, let me just say one more thing on that. I do think this book spins out of the era we're in. I think it's about a person who is not ready to be elevated to a position of power who is in that position of power, which I feel like is it common on our time both Trump in and everything around our current political situation where it's like, oh, these people shouldn't be in charge of stuff like this. This book feels very timely to me. Alex: I agree. The thing that I wanted to get back to you though, that Pete was saying about the worst person in the world is it's not racist, murderer or anything like that. It's nails on chalkboard worst, which I think they make pretty clear through the writing, where it's the sort of guy who within seconds of meeting him you're like, “Oh God, fuck this guy. This is the worst. Oh God, no.” Pete: The guy at the party's looking to steal beers that aren't being looked at. You know what I mean, like oh. Alex: That's great. The specificity going on there is so clear to the point where it builds to very graphicallY as we were talking about him shitting himself on the street, which is horrifying and gross. And mind you, not the first time Rick Remender has written a person on drugs diarrhea scene, that was way back in Deadly Class. Classic scene in deadly class. Pete: Classic, he loves a good shitting story, you know what I mean? Alex: Yeah. Justin: Let me throw this out as well to go back into early Remender, this book sort of reminds me a little bit of Fear Agent, and then it is a person who is super down and out having to maybe elevate themselves. Alex: What I'm really interested in is reading the second issue of this book, because if Rick Remender has showed us anything, it's he always has a very clear concept in the first issue that he blows it and save the out of proportion by the second issue. And I don't know how they're going to do that yet, but I'm excited to find out. Justin: A 100% true. Alex: Yeah. But great to view. Justin: Great to view. Pete: It's fun to see a new book that he's working on. I'm very excited to see where this goes. Yeah, crazy first issue, fantastic art, definitely check it out. Alex: Moving on to Fantastic Four number 25 from Marvel written by Dan Slott with art by R.B. Silver, Paco Medina and Will Robson. This I believe is the beginning of the status quo change that Dan teased back when he was on the live show with us chatting about this book. This is kind of a big deal. There's a lot of stuff that goes down in this book as we celebrate this mini anniversary of the Fantastic Four. What'd you think about the issue? Pete: 46 pages. This to me is a great Fantastic Four story. You get this kind of shit goes down, only the Fantastic Four can save the day. Then what's nice about it is you've got Reed and Sue talking a little bit about the holes in their marriage about how they lied to each other a little bit. I'm hoping that moving forward, their relationship can get a little bit better because I'm sick of the classic, Sue Storm does so much more for the family than Reed does, and he's just constantly busy and can't be bothered. I think this was a really cool story, great use to the whole family. I'm very excited, even cool Watcher stuff, which you don't normally kind of get. Alex: Oh, no, people are always like, “That Watcher is very cool.” Pete: No, but like also, just this whole thing of like, we're the Watcher and we've watched all these amazing events happen in Marvel whether it's through comics or TV or movies, but just these splash pages like, oh yeah, I remember that. Oh, that was cool. Hey, cosmic Ghost Rider got a shout out. Justin: Well, see, I would take some issue with your statement Pete, because I think what Dan Slott is so great at and why he's such a great match for the Fantastic Four, is his whole thing is everything old is new again, or everything new is old again, either way [crosstalk 00:09:10]. Pete: Which one us it? Justin: It's sort of both, because what he does here is he's like, “Yes, Reed and Sue aren't getting along because Reed has a secret from Sue.” But what's great about this issue is Sue also has a secret from Reed, and she has her own life and she's doing her own thing. And so they get to meet on equal ground. Pete: Great. Justin: The thing is it's [inaudible 00:09:30] time. I'm going to be a wreck and shit, but then he's like, “Oh, I have actually a family at home I have to get back to at the same time.” Doctor Doom is still a villain, but he's actually the Doctor Doom, is the Doctor Doom read Richard's relationship from the very beginning of the comic where they're contemporaries. And even though they are wildly super-powered and they're meeting here as like, “Oh, you were keeping a little secret from me.” He's like, “Oh, well, yeah I was, figure it out.” And they're like, “Well, let's figure it out together.” It's just Dan Slott is just a tactician when it comes to picking a part with a fine tweezers, these Marvel legends and finding a new way to reconfigure the stories by just slightly tweaking little bits and pieces. Pete: I did want to, while we're talking about Doom, Doom is one of my favorite villains and Dan Slott did a great job of the way Doom just acknowledges the fact that Sue Storm was in the room before she revealed herself was such a bad-ass Doom moment. Dan Slott is just killing it on this book. Alex: Yeah. This is a really fun issue, like you're talking about, bunch of fun teases for the future, a new setup of new status quo for the team, as well as certain members of the team, as well as the Watcher and other things, just a great package. I had a blast reading this issue. Moving on to Chilling- Justin: Justin loves good packages. Alex: Moving onto Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Presents Madam Satan number one from Archie Comics story by Eliot Rahal, art by Julius Ohta. We talked about this on the live show a little bit, but this exists in a weird mix of continuity between the comic books and the TV show, not necessarily contradicting either, but not existing like this is between season one and season two of Sabrina, or part one and part two or part three and part four or anything like that. It just kind of is an about Madam Satan. The real standout of this issue to me is Julius Ohta's art, which does a great job of channeling Robert Hack from the original series, but finding a different way around it. What'd you think Pete? Pete: Yeah. I mean, because when you think about it, the only person who would want to be a principal at a high school is somebody who is in hell, you know what I mean? Someone who wants to bring hell to the people. So to me, this made a lot of sense like, “Oh yeah, the queen of hell would love to be a principal at a high school. That's the perfect job for them.” And this is a real fun kind of set up. Madam Satan is glorious in the Sabrina TV show. And it's nice to see this character kind of thrive in this comic as well. Justin: This does a good job of being sort of the TV show, but hearkening back to the comics, it originally inspired what went on to become the Sabrina TV show, like the afterlife with Archie and the Sabrina comic that Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa then developed into the show. It's great. And to your point, Alex, the art is just amazing throughout. Alex: Good stuff. Very impressive. Next step, Iron Man number two from Marvel written by Christopher Cantwell, art by Cafu. When we talked about the first issue of this book, I think we were pleasantly surprised by the change in direction here as Iron Man is going back to basics. Here we get a little bit more on that, veering on the side of he cut us a death wish a little bit, or at least injure himself, which as he's trying to move back to be a hero. But I got to say, I'm loving this take. I just think it's so refreshing to see a Tony Stark who is just being a hero and going on fights and fighting people and being a human being for a change. It's great. Justin: I agree. This felt like a comic that I would have read back when I was in high school. It is just iron man dealing with shit. Of course he's fighting Absorbing Man. The ultimate early run of a series villain is Absorbing Man. And I love the guest stars throughout and Ironman just sacrificing himself, like Cardiac shows up, another, it's a Spider-Man villain technically who is just sort of Iron Manny in a lot of ways. And this felt like just some good classic fun. Pete: Yeah. It was fun to see Hellcat. Yeah, it's all right, it's okay. Justin: Pete, you do not like in Iron Man? Pete: No. I mean, this comic has gone through so much stuff and it's just crazy. Like, okay, great, it's back to Tony Stark, but I don't know, cool. Alex: Well, what do you want it to be then? Pete: I want, it was just weird because it's like, oh, Tony Stark's not Iron Man anymore. Okay, cool. And there was this really cool character who's trying to take on the mantle, but then was like, “No, we're going to go back to Tony Stark.” And then it's like, “Okay, but why?” And then it's just like, “Oh, it's back to basic Tony Stark.” Alex: So you're upset that it's not Riri is what you're saying. Pete: I liked Riri. I liked the possibility of new stories. I just think that Iron Man has done a lot of amazing things, so let's see something amazing. You know what I mean? Let's see why we're seeing Iron Man again instead of something new. Alex: All right. Fair enough. Next up, Stillwater number two from Image Comics written by Chip Zdarsky, art by Ramon K. Perez. We talked about the first issue of this as well, liked it quite a bit. A guy goes on a road trip, ends up in a town where nobody ever dies. His friend gets killed outside the town, and it turns out at the end of the first issue that he may actually be a natural born resident of the village. We find out many more F'd up things about the town in this issue. What did you think about this? And also given that it drew some comparisons to Revival- Pete: Controversial. Alex: Controversial comparisons to Revival the Tim Seeley series that had kind of a similar premise, at least at the start. Do you feel like it's veering off enough at this point? Justin: It's totally quite different, I would say. I don't want to get into like, is it wrong to have a book this close premise wise? Because I enjoyed reading this, the first and second issue. It feels like at the end of this issue, we're setting up sort of what the deal is going to be. This guy is the third person who's been invited into the town. Clearly we're going to meet these other two people and what that means, his relationship to his mother and how the town works. All of that is fun. I'm excited to get into that. Revival felt like very different tonally. It was about people who with established relationships and how they were sort of dealing with this new status quo. I think to me it's different enough to exist separately. Alex: Also they feel like different types of horror, right? As Tim Seeley is very good at, it's a little more slasher horror, it's a little more graphic horror, a little more fun horror. This is more aligned with The Wicker Man I think that sort of, or mid summer, that sort of thing. Justin: Oh, that's a good comparison, yes. Alex: So yeah, I agree. I do think they're different. There's certainly a danger there that they're going to weave together too much. But right now I think they can both exist and that's okay. Pete: I would just like to say, as someone who's lived in a big city for a really long time, this is why I don't like the small towns, they scare the shit out of me. I love this thing of playing with the creepiness of a small town and all these people know each other and you're the outsider kind of coming in. I think that's a great idea to start a story. And I think sometimes when writers are … we're all pulling from the same pool. Sometimes ideas might overlap. You'd like to give somebody the benefit of the doubt. Hopefully it's not a rip off. But I do not know. Pete: But as far as this is concerned, the little kid in the beginning was so fucking creepy with that wolf, I was scared shitless, and I'm interested to see where this goes. And it's really fun this idea of if people can die, then yeah, people would just kind of like loosey goosey shoot each other because there's going to be no damage. Justin: Loosey goosey. Pete: But it is kind of crazy right now to see a cop fucking just shooting first, and then talking later, it's kind of a hits and not fun chord right now. Justin: Yeah. It's not crazy to see that, it happens a lot in this world. Pete, real quick, when you said you're scared shitless, could you give us just a sort of scale, a power ranking on the different types of scared you are, just so I know what you mean when you say that. Pete: Well, they're scared like, oh, my stomach hurts a little bit, you know what I mean? And then there's like- Justin: Your stomach hurts a little. Pete: Yeah. And then there's like- Justin: Like I ate too much candy. Pete: Yeah. You got like- Justin: So like you're scared candy. Let's call it that. Pete: Okay. Yeah. And then scared shitless is like you're in real trouble. Alex: Oh, so there's two parts to the scale? Pete: Yeah. Justin: Interesting. Alex: [crosstalk 00:18:58] and then I have no shit in me whatsoever. Pete: Yeah, let's skip the [crosstalk 00:19:03]. Justin: Let me just also ask, quick follow-Up on that. When you say you're scared shitless, that means you've shit everything out. You're fully [crosstalk 00:19:09]. Pete: Yeah, empty on the streets side. Justin: You're on the streets comeback style diarrhea. Pete: Right. Justin: Or is it, are you full of shit and you just can't get it out? Pete: No, no. Yeah, you're the scumbag of the street who's empty [crosstalk 00:19:23]. Alex: But you're 100% clean at this point. You're just- Pete: Yeah. I'm an empty vessel. Alex: You're an empty vessel. Justin: So you read this comic and you fully just rooster tailed yourself. Pete: Yeah, exactly. Justin: While you're reading it. I got you. Okay, great. Alex: [crosstalk 00:19:39]. I've been going back to doing the transcripts of the episodes and I- Justin: Don't do that- Alex: [crosstalk 00:19:44], so I'll try to pull our quotes from each of the episodes and put it out there. The hope of getting maybe some pull quotes or something like that on a book. I think we could say Stillwater, it'll clear the shit out of you. Justin: Yeah, you'll go full rooster tail. Pete: Pull your own quotes Zalbs. Justin: You go full rooster tail for this book. Alex: Batman 101 from DC Comics written by James Tynion IV, art by Guillem March. This is following right up on the Joker war as Batman grapples with the knowledge that Joker might've been right. And he has to in fact change, he's got to up his game. Justin: Game. Pete: Game. Alex: As he talks to Catwoman about it. Pete, I'm sure you have some feelings about this because spoiler, Catwoman and Batman decide to be on a break for a year. What'd you think about that? Pete: Yeah. I mean, I liked the kiss. I thought the kiss gave us hope. But the old taking a break is just, it's a heartbreaking, don't a break guys, say yes to love. Justin: Don't take a break. Pete: Don't take a break from love. Justin: Friends, in the TV show Friends, famous romantic comedy. Alex: We were on a break. Pete: Yeah. Justin: Alex, let me ask you, are you hyping up that phrase or are you doing a Ross impression? Alex: I think I'm doing- Pete: Ross, it was Ross. Alex: No. Yeah, I mean I'm doing Ross, but I think it's one of the characters from Seinfeld being like Jerry. Justin: You mean Jerry Seinfeld. Alex: Yeah. No, I think Jerry [crosstalk 00:21:19]. Jerry Seinfeld says like, “Jerry.” He's like a poker bot. Jerry. Justin: It's hard for me to tell what you're talking about. I love Guillem March's art. Alex: Yes. Justin: And especially in issues focusing on not just Batman, but the bat family, always great to see. I will say, and this is being picky, but Grifter still doesn't sit with me. Alex: What's deal is that? Pete: You don't like a billowy mask? Justin: I'm fine with the billowy mask. I mean I wear a cloth mask for when I go out and it does hang a little low in a Grifter. Alex: Can I, not to interrupt your flow here, but when you're wearing that mask out, do you take it and then pull it up to your forehead? Justin: Yes, a 100%. Alex: Okay. Justin: And it really, it blows with little wrinkles in it just like Grifters does. No, it's just something like I still, the Wildstorm universe of it all. I'm just like, “This guy doesn't quite fit with these characters to me.” Alex: I do, I agree with you on Grifter, never quite got him, don't like the mask. But I do like what James Tynion is setting up here with Batman vs Grifter, and this greater mystery of who Grifter works for. That seems like that's something that potentially is going to tie in going further forward, and that's a fun place for it to go. Batman versus the Wildstorm universe, great, all in on that. Justin: Also wildcats. Pete: Old school, that Clownhunter got a shout out in this book. Alex: You love that guy. [crosstalk 00:23:02]. Justin: Alex, we talked about this on the live show, but as someone who's married to a clown, are you worried? Alex: Definitely. We added an extra lock to the door, because my wife has been doing that thing where she pulls the bed sheets up to her neck and says, “Oh, I'm scare, scare, scare, scared.” Justin: Yes. Because as you know, your wife is modeled on Charlie's grandparents and [inaudible 00:23:27]. Alex: Yes, exactly. We sleep with another couple in our bed. All right. Black Magick number 15 from Image Comics written by Greg Rucka and art by Nicholas Scott. Oh, it's a great issue every single time. Here we're getting the fallout of the last couple of the issues as our main character deals with her new burgeoning relationship with a fellow cop. While in the background, I think for the first time we see hell or something like that. Justin: Yeah. She's getting crazy in the background. Alex: Yes. Justin: This comic was very sort of austere for so long about the witchyness of this of it. And now we're fully in witch world, which I love. Pete: A lot of pointy kind of pyramid looking things in that aisle. Alex: Great. Thank you, Pete. We'll use that one for the pull quote for this issue. Nicholas Scott art as usual is the hero here. It's just absolutely gorgeous. But I love the sort of almost taking a break issue in a way, there's been so much harrowing, terrifying stuff. Every issue to take some time here and really deal with the relationships, the characters, if I was really nice. Justin: Yeah, I agree. And the art, it feels like it gets better. There's just something about, it's so detailed, but it keeps getting, I guess maybe cleaner is the right word. It's great. How do you feel about the French computer? You don't see French computers very often- Alex: No, not usually. Justin: … except in France. Alex: No. Even in France, they still use English. Everybody's like, “I can not read this.” Pete: I mean, I'm a little disappointed that she's not listening to her cat more. If you have a magical cat, I feel like you should pay attention and listen to it, especially when it knows more things than you. And that's always frustrating when a character isn't listening to people they should be listening to. Justin: As a new cat owner, Pete, is your cat magical? And if so, what is that cat saying to you? Pete: Well, I'll tell you what, she does have one of those mystical eye things like the Prince album over her left eye, which kind of freaks me out. And I do think that cats can see into different realms and stuff. So yeah, the cat freaks me the fuck out. Justin: Nice. That sounds like a nightmare to deal with every day. Every day you wake up and you're like, you look at your cat and you're rooster tailing, because you're scared shitless. Pete: That's right. That's how I start my day. Justin: Wow. Alex: God. From day to night, let's talk about Werewolf by Night, number one for Marvel Comics written by Taboo and B. Earl, art by Scot Eaton. Pete: Oh, king of the transition. Alex: Here is another character that I'd never quite gotten just based on the name. And they try very hard to explain it to this book, by the idea of like, I'm a werewolf, but by night. It's like, “Well, most werewolves are by night, I think.” Justin: But I take it the other way, I think the name is sort of saying, “Not just a werewolf where it's once a month, that's a werewolf by all nights.” Because if the character was named like werewolf normal, werewolf monthly, that's less fun. Alex: It does come out monthly, so there is that. But on the other hand, he turns back into a human in this very first issue where he's like, “I'm a werewolf by night.” Well, I'm a human, it's still nighttime.” Justin: I say a lot I'm a human by night. And they're like, “What do you mean?” Alex: I thought this book was okay. It was honestly frustrating to be that the part that was fun and exciting was the last page of the book, that to me without getting spoilers unless we want to, that to me felt like, okay, this is the part you needed to put at the front of the book instead of all the setup that I didn't necessarily care about personally. Justin: Well, let me say, I like this I guess more than you it seems, because it feels like it's a Marvel Comics book, but it feels like this could be an Image Comics book. It establishes a world around this character that isn't relying on other superhero, other Marvel universe things. And I like the characters a lot. And we talked about this on the show with Colin Bond and whatnot, the horror infiltration into superhero comics I've been really enjoying. Pete: Yeah. I mean, I thought the reveal was fun, but I thought the more fun was with the granny pressuring those two to start a family, I thought that was really fun. Justin: Your favorite part of this comic was the grandmother pressing them to have children? Pete: Yeah. Come on, mommy's a werewolf, fuck it. But I think that also this was like- Alex: How's your relationship going, Pete? Pete: Good man. It's going good. Thanks for asking. Alex: Welcome. Pete: But I think that this book is kind of over the top, whatever. I just thought the kind of the real down to earth moments were kind of nice. And also you never know, man, the guy who cleans the toilets could be a werewolf, the person who collects the recycling, it could be a mummy. You got to be nice to people, because you don't know what their superpower is. Justin: I think that every day. I'm like this- Alex: It would make sense if they switch jobs, honestly. Because I feel like the mummy could just take some of that wrapping and refill the toilet paper rolls. Pete: Oh, wow. Alex: Yeah. Justin: Honestly, every time I … whenever I go out in New York city, I'm always like, “Are you a mummy?” Alex: Let's move on and talk about Big Girls number three from Image Comic story, and art by Jason Howard. I think we've got back and forth a little bit about these issues. Generally, Jason Howard's art is great. This takes place in a world where large women and large men are fighting. The men are monsters, are they? And the women are not monsters, or are they? And they're fighting and the ruins left to the world. Find out a lot more about it, this issue that really mixes things up. I thought an interesting way, definitely confuses the metaphor perhaps a little bit, but certainly makes the story that we're following more fascinating. What did you guys take away from it? Pete: Oh, go ahead. Justin: You go. Pete: I completely agree. I'm very happy with this kind of new development in this issue where the men aren't just total D bags. I kind of like the reveal in this issue, gives things a little bit more complication. I'm very excited to see how this moves forward and what the kind of reveals are going to be. Yeah, the art's the real hero of this book, this is becoming a very interesting book and I'm getting into it more and more with each issue. Justin: Yeah. This book feels like an episode of The Outer Limits. Did you guys ever watch that when you were younger? Where it was like, it took a premise, a sci-fi premise and it just played it up and then there's a twist and then you landed the ending. And so I definitely liked this progression. I think the art is really nice. It reminds me of Ryan Ollie in a lot of ways. Alex: Jason Howard did … what was the wolf thing that Robert Kirkman did? Right, I think. Justin: Oh, yes. Alex: Science Wolf. Science Dog. Justin: Science Wolf. Science Dog. Alex: I think Jason Howard did Science Dog. I've got to look that up while you're talking. Pete: You should look that up. Alex: Yeah. Justin: Okay, great. So all we have to do while Alex is looking this up is talk. Pete: Yeah. Let's just do a little soft shoe and kill some time. Justin: It's not killing time, it's bringing more of our personal lives into the fall. Alex: How's your family, Justin? Justin: Family, good, very good. They're right upstairs. Alex: Yeah. Justin: Yes. Several members of my family were doing laundry over the course of our tapings this evening. And every time washer and dryer finish, they each make a little celebration song. Alex: No, I'm sorry. They did Super Dinosaur together, there it is. Pete: Okay. I thought maybe it was the shark one. Alex: How did everything go while I was looking that up? Justin: Great. We had a totally normal friend conversation. Pete: Yeah, turns out Justin's washer and dryer, because he's such a fucking big time rich guy, they play celebration songs. He probably had to pay extra for that. Justin: No, it's definitely not. Pete: Every time his washer and dryer finishes it's like [inaudible 00:32:15] bright, clean clothes, come out now. Justin: That's great, that would be great. Alex: Man, you should sell that to Whirlpool. Pete: Yes. Alex: Let's move on and talk about Batman: White Knight Presents Harley Quinn, number one from DC Comic story by Katana Collins and Sean Murphy. This is of course spinning off of the White Knight Universe of stories that Sean Murphy has been building up. It's a very different Harley Quinn who is out of the game. Batman is in jail. The Joker is dead. She's on her own. But she gets sucked back into it by a Joker want to be, or is it the Joker himself? What'd you guys think about this book? Pete: Well, I mean, first off the art's amazeballs. This kind of a newer take, a fresh take on the old [inaudible 00:33:06]. You get a flashback to her and Jack meeting and I think it's interesting. I'm not upset at the changes. I think it's a fun last page. I kind of want to work alone and by alone, I mean, me and my two hyenas. I'm on board, I'm interested to see where this goes. I think we need more Harley Quinn. I don't think there's enough of Harley Quinn, we got to get more. Alex: I will say, before you get into anything, Justin, I think we already have our pull quote for this, it's I'm not upset at the changes. Justin: Pete, when you say you need more Harley Quinn, what are you, in life, or in this [crosstalk 00:33:52] features a lot of Harley Quinn. Pete: Harley Quinn is a very popular character. I don't think DC has caught on yet. They haven't put enough Harley Quinn in books yet. I barely see her, so it'd be nice if they started using her more. Justin: Well, let me say the White Knights sub universe is interesting to me, because it's a little … I like this book and I like the Harley Quinn in this book. But I'm like, “Oh, we're so far away from the normal, the reality of the DC universe right now.” I'm like, that to me is … it takes me out of it because the book is so far removed from sort of the normal storytelling, the normal continuity I guess. But I have enjoyed these White Knight books, the art is truly amazing. Pete: That's a real hero there. Justin: Yeah. I'm curious how much longevity this pocket universe has in the DC universe. Alex: Yeah, I agree. Let's move on. Dune: House Atreides, number one written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, illustrated by Dev Pramanik. Oh, this is from Boom Studios, I believe, right? This is- Pete: Yeah, it's Boom. Alex: Thank you. I forgot to write that down. Interestingly, I mean, as we were talking about with the Wonder Woman, 1984 book, a couple of weeks back. This is again a book that was clearly there to tee up the movie that was supposed to come out this year, instead is coming out a full year later. But at the same time, it is riffing off of the book, it's teeing up the movie, it's telling you a little bit more about Dune and the world. What did you think about this? Does this stand on its own, given that the movie is now not coming out for basically a full calendar year? Justin: Well, I'm curious if some of the scenes here are from the movie. Is this bull fighting scene or space ball or whatever it's called. Is that a scene that we're going to see in this movie, because this made me want to see the movie? Pete: Really? Justin: Yes. It made me want to see sort of the more streamlined visually dynamic version of this comic. What this reminded me of though, as I was reading it, is like X of Swords, or 10 of Swords. It reminded me of a version of that where I'm like, “Wait, who are any of these characters?” Alex: It definitely, it's a very, it kept jumping around. I mean, granted the books are very expensive. There's a lot of stuff going on. There's a lot of mythology. I thought this looked very nice for what it is to have [inaudible 00:36:29] art is very pretty. And like you were mentioning the gladiator scenes or the bullfighting scenes were very nicely laid out. But I couldn't help but wish while I was reading this, that this was almost more in the European style, that this felt like the sort of thing, if you're going to going to do dune, get like a Mobius to do it, or Mobius light or something like that to give it that says, because it should be weird and off-putting not consistent with current comic books at all. Justin: Right. Yeah. Especially when the movie is … I mean, we don't know this I guess. But is probably going to be visually stunning and purposefully so. The comic should reflect that a little bit. Alex: I agree. Let's move on to another one, Dark Nights: Death Metal, Robin King, number one from DC Comics written by Peter J. Tomasi and Tony Patrick, art by Riley Rossmo and Daniel Sampere. You cannot go wrong with Peter J. Tomasi and Riley Rossmo at all. I mean- Justin: Great team. Alex: … I'm not the hugest fan of the idea of Robin King, who is basically a Bruce Wayne, who's an evil teen who's Robin, but man, this book is killer, just so good. What'd you guys think? Pete: I mean, just this kind of like universe is just kind of cranking things up to 11 here. It seems like everybody's kind of having fun with the overtopness of it. And again, we get kind of a funeral thing here, but an interesting take where he hears Robin at the funeral that kind of draws him. I think it's … Robin King messing with Animal Man was really intense. Then the blue beetle getting eaten by beetles. I mean, this is just kind of crazy fun over the top shit. I think this kind of event is like a fun, like, “Hey, let's just crank this up and see what happens.” And every book has been kind of art-wise really funnily kind of driven towards these monsters and over the top villain, so why not? Justin: Why not? I mean, to your point, Alex, this team is so good, and especially in a book where it's just all about hitting different aspects of the DC Universe, like Animal Man, Red Tornado, Blue Beetle, great to see all these characters, just like riding firestorm down and defeating him. Alex: Oh yeah, that was messed up. Justin: It's all great. And I don't know, Robin King isn't someone who I'm like, “God, I can't wait to keep seeing more of this guy.” But I think he is one of the more memorable characters from this event. See of Bruce Wayne's, the Robin King definitely sticks out as one that is more threatening and more interesting. Alex: Yeah. I agree. Now from Children Who Are Killing Something to Something is Killing The Children number 11. Pete: Oh, come on. [crosstalk 00:39:47]. He's been working on this for a week. Alex: Written by James Tynion IV, illustrated by Werther Dell'Edera. We're really- Justin: And just for you guys listening, the way we work is I actually hold up a cue card and Alex reads that down because we workshopped it. Alex: I hold it up a cue and Alex … Oh, I'm sorry, that's your line. Justin: No, that's mine. We work in a classic SML model where it's all handwritten cue cards. Alex: Yeah. Fun fact, Justin really great at writing cue cards. Justin: A 100% right. That's why I'm a line producer. Pete: Yeah. One of the things that line producers do. Alex: In this issue we're continuing, like we talked about almost every issue, there's little bits of information that are eked out every issue, but it still feels so present and so terrifying as our main characters are trying to get away from these monsters who are attacking the town, who are killing the children. But at the same time, the organization she works for is mustering forces of their own, and it seems like we're heading towards a climactic showdown in the next issue, which is all very exciting. Every issue of this is great. Pete: Yeah. Justin: And the amount of information we get is very controlled. Every issue of this feels like a scene or two scenes from a movie, as opposed to so many comics where it's so much happening. This feels very just like controlled pacing wise in a way that is very different from other comics. And visually it lets us really just chew these horror images up as we get to see them. Pete: Yeah. This was intense. I was very happy with the kind of information we finally get about our kind of main character and her kind of relationship a little bit to this organization. Love the kind of dragon guy overseeing things. But it's also crazy in this comic how people are wearing masks, like how we're wearing masks. And so that's kind of freaking me the fuck out a little bit. But man, nothing creepier than a one eyed fucking Teddy bear, man. This book continues to be amazeballs. The art, the story- Justin: Nothing creepier. Pete: Nothing creepier. Alex: I'll tell you what, maybe they've already done this, but they should make masks based on something that's killing the children. I'd wear one of those, those would be fun. Justin: That's a great idea. Pete, would you, now if a one eyed teddy bear is scary, what about a two eyed teddy bear? Alex: Oh, man. Pete: One eyed is more scary, man. Alex: What about a no eyed teddy bear. Terror. Justin: I mean a terror bear does sound scary. Alex: Let's move onto our X of Swords block Excalibur number 13, written by Tini Howard [crosstalk 00:42:40]. What? Pete: I was hoping we would save that black for last, but all right, you've got this all- Justin: No, I like the book we're saving for last, I think we made the right choice. Alex: Okay. Written by Tini Howard and art by R.B. Silva. And then we got an X-Men number 13 from Marvel written by Jonathan Hickman, and art by Mahmud Asrar. Unlike the previous months, we're only getting two … Previous weeks, excuse me, we're only getting two issues this week, they're not tied together, they're each their own stories. In Excalibur we find out what's going on with Captain Britain who is now Betsy Braddock, and her siblings as they go to other worlds and tango with other world. And in X-Men number 13, we find out the fate and backstory of apocalypse, two very different stories, but we're really starting to get to the halfway point of this event. What did you think about these, and what do you think about this event so far? Pete: I really love the ways events started, but I just feel like we're taking too much time with the [inaudible 00:43:37] or getting the sword so they can join the battle. It's like, “Yeah, get your fucking sword so we can get this goddamn fight started.” I'm excited to see how this unfolds. I'm still very much on board, but I feel like they're taking their sweet ass fucking time with each person joining the goddamn fight. Justin: I mean we got three swords in two issues, that's pretty … the ratio is right there. Alex: I will say I love the slow anticipation of building the swords, but every time they get to that scene where everybody is standing in the circle with their swords, it's cool. But I'm also like, how long have they been standing there? Have they been standing there not talking and staring at each other? Pete: The first person was like, “Jeez, guys, cool sword.” Justin: I do think, I mean, them all arriving there could have happened over the course of five minutes. It's just the way that comic pacings everyone is doing their own shit on the- Alex: No, this has taken weeks. I mean, weeks between comics. Justin: Now, that's how you're reading it. But I do think everyone could have arrived there one after the other. Alex: Otherwise how … This is probably a good thing for our podcast to tackle. But how does the linear progression of time work? Justin: Well, here's the thing, it moves forward second by second, minute by minute, unless you go timeout, and then time stops and you can do whatever you want for a brief amount of time. Alex: You can say what's going on. Pete: I'm glad you're talking about timeouts. Justin: And then time in and everything continues on. Pete: No, but I think in comics Wednesdays are like our Mondays, you know what I mean? That's the start of the week. Justin: Oh, interesting. Alex: I like [crosstalk 00:45:28]. Justin: You have a calendar in your house is just Wednesday to Wednesdays just like- Pete: Wednesday to Wednesday [crosstalk 00:45:33]. Justin: Mondays and Tuesdays are just lost days for you. Alex: It's always Wednesday somewhere, you know what I'm talking about? Pete: Oh yeah. Justin: Timeout. Pete doesn't know what he's talking about. Timing. Pete: Timing. Alex: I like these books quite a bit. I thought the other world stuff was really interesting- Pete: What a surprise. Alex: … I really liked the Braddock family. I thought they're really fun in the way that Tini Howard wrote them, delineated them in an interesting way. It also throws in interesting power dynamic into everything that's going to other world, which if they're trying to defend to other world, but they hate other world, what's up with that? I guess we'll find out how that plays out. But the big one was X-Men 13 which gives completely red cons apocalypse, gives a entirely new motivation for everything that he has ever done, which is very, very classic, Jonathan Hickman, Marvel at this point. But I think it works. Justin: I think it does work as well. And it is weird because it's like apocalypse who is like, he's been alive for millennia. But then you're like, “Wait, that dude was married?” Pete: Yeah, right. Justin: Like, oh, okay, he had a little life. Cool. Alex: Well, and then the other part of it for those who haven't read the book, this is a spoiler, but we find out the reason he's always been looking for the fittest and the strongest to survive is to master the forces to fight back the beings that are invading [inaudible 00:47:01] and therefore [inaudible 00:47:02] and eventually the earth. It's actually been this [inaudible 00:47:05] heroic motivation the entire time, which is kind of an amazing retcon to throw in there. Pete: Yeah. Oh yeah. By the way, apocalypse has been not evil this whole time. Justin: I don't know, I bought it like, as far as a cut scene to just drop in for us. I think that works. And despite the fact that he has been a villain this whole time, if he's trying to find the fittest so he can get back to be with the people he loves, that's enough of a motivation for me to be like, “Okay, maybe this person can now stand with our heroes.” Pete: I agree. Alex: Pete, you disagree. Pete: I would rather watch panels of him trying to put that sword together than to hear about his bullshit family. Alex: Man. Justin: Wait, why would you rather watch see him put the sword together? Pete: Because at least that's moving the fucking thing forward. Alex: All right. Well, we're getting to it. Pete: I want to see a sword fight. I want to see a giant fucking sword fight. Alex: You're going to get it, you're going to get a big all sword fight. Pete: And they're giving me all these goddamn backstory before what's going to hopefully be the greatest sword fight of all time. Justin: What if instead of a sword fight they just talk it out. Pete: If this is going to be a fucking kill bill situation, I'm going to lose my goddamn mind. Alex: What if it's like the sexual sword fight, Pete, what would you think about that? Pete: That would also suck. Justin: Speaking of that- Alex: It would in fact. Justin: … let's jump into our next book. Alex: All right. Let's move from saying that you were a little conflicted about Pete, a title I know you love, Faithless Two, number five [inaudible 00:48:50]. Pete: You can't even [inaudible 00:48:51], you're cracking yourself up. Oh yeah, I love it, ooh, what the fuck. Alex: Well, I was kind of cracking up because you couldn't stop yawning while I was introducing this. You made the biggest, most adorable lion yawn while I was doing that. Justin: Yeah. You are just a little bit, you're a little baby by just waking up from a nap. Alex: I thought this was great- Justin: And Alex is like scar, Alex's scar being like, “Hey kid, you want to see some porno?” That's what we're doing right now. Alex: Oh, Justin. I thought this issue Justin actually got to the heart of what you've been talking about for the past couple of the issues with this book, where we'd be like, “Okay, what's going on with this art? They're visiting many wonderful European countries. There's some fucked up shit going on. There's weird sex stuff going on. What are we getting through this title?” And this issue did it. This issue pulled the lid off, revealed what the title at least this part is about, and I like that quite a bit. How'd you feel about it? Justin: Same way. This felt like, I mean, if we can talk about how, this book is very sexual, and mixing that with sort of the demonic and we find out like heaven and hell in this universe they're creating. Pete: Heaven fucks too bro, you know what I mean, come on. Justin: No doubt. Yeah, no, I know. Alex: Oh, that's a pull quote [crosstalk 00:50:15], thanks Pete, you're [crosstalk 00:50:16]. Justin: Heaven fucks too. And this, I feel like it has been a lot of buildup, and finally this is sort of the release issue where the orgasm issue, where there's a ton of sex in this issue, and it's about coming to conclusion. Pete: You don't have to say it like that. Justin: But that's truly what I think- Alex: No, he's commenting on coming to conclusions. Justin: Exactly. I think this is truly what it was written to be, and I respect that. Pete: We can be honest on this podcast, right? There's a thing that happens in this issue where they're having a threesome, and I've never had a threesome, but I have to assume when it happens it's like in the book, where you start to meld into each other and turn into each other's sexual organs until you become one sort of like human centipede, centrifugal force type thing. Is that correct? You guys [crosstalk 00:51:14]. Justin: That's been my experience. Alex: Yeah. Okay. Pete: Especially when you do weird drugs and then have sex in the woods. Alex: Nice. I thought this issue was very good. Last one, we're going to talk about Night- Pete: Wait. Alex: Yes. Pete: While we're being honest, I just wanted to say, Justin, the next time we're stuck on a boat and drinking with Brian Azzarello, I'm going to have a lot of questions for him. Alex: First of all, how dare you? Justin: The real question is, don't do those drugs, those weird drugs that we didn't like last time. Because we should say a lot of this book is based on our time on the comic book carnival cruise that we did. Alex: Yeah. The boat was called the USS Faithless, right? Justin: That's a 100% right. The Faithless Two. Alex: Last but not least, Nightwing number 75 from DC Comics written by Dan Jurgens, art by Travis Moore and Ronan Cliquet. Finally, Nightwing is back to himself. He has his memory again. In this issue, KGBs is coming for him. He's trying to figure out what's going on with himself, both with his ex-girlfriend Barbara Gordon, as well as his new girlfriend. We haven't really been following this title, and I got to tell you, I like Nightwing stuff, but I really got off when he lost his memory. Jumping back into this, this was a pleasant surprise. Justin: Yeah. Rick Grayson was the sort of like devil may care, like I'm bad character, that filled in after he lost his memory, and it just didn't work I feel like. It didn't feel at all organic to Nightwing. And so it is good to finally see him back, especially since Nightwing has had so many iterations that have worked in a surprising way, a lot of the Tom King stuff where he was a super spy. [crosstalk 00:53:09]. Yeah, with Tim Seeley working for checkmate and all of that, it was great and it was not Nightwing, but it still worked because he was still inherently himself. And the recreation stuff felt like such a departure that it didn't … it felt like a one-off issue thing where it was like a bummer, but let's get our guy back, and it just lasted for longer. To see him back here being in themself is exciting. Pete: Yeah. I also liked the Alfred stuff, I thought that was very touching. I'm glad somebody is really dealing with the lost here. Alex: And I like the idea also of bringing back KGBs, the person who shot him originally where he lost his memory and building it up as this big, bad villain, foreign Nightwing. I think that's fun, it gives it emotional stakes, ties it into the previous art, but moves it forward in a very nice way. I enjoyed this book. I was very surprised, I'm glad we checked it out. And I think that's it for The Stack, if you'd like to support us, patreon.com/comicbookclub, also do a live show every Tuesday night at 7:00 PM to Crowdcast and YouTube. Come hang out, we would love to chat with you about comics at comic book live on Twitter, iTunes, Android, Spotify, Stitcher, or the app of your choice to subscribe and listen to the show. 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On this week's Stack podcast, check out reviews for: Seven Secrets #1, Dark Nights Death Metal #3, Something is Killing the Children #9, Empyre #5, The Flash #759, Adventureman #3, Marauders #11, Judge Dredd: False Witness #2, Wonder Woman #760, Big Girls #1, The Immortal Hulk #36, Stealth #4, The Amazing Spider-Man #46, Transformers: Galaxies #8 and Excellence #9. SUBSCRIBE ON RSS, ITUNES, ANDROID, SPOTIFY, STITCHER OR THE APP OF YOUR CHOICE. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER, AND FACEBOOK. SUPPORT OUR SHOWS ON PATREON. TRANSCRIPT: Alex: What's up, you all? Welcome to The Stack, I'm Alex. Justin: I'm Justin. Pete: I'm Pete. Alex: And on The Stack, we're talking about a bunch of books that have come out this very week. Kicking it off with a big new book from BOOM! Studios, Seven Secrets #1, written by Tom Taylor and illustrated by Daniele Di Nicuolo. Pete, I want to go to you first, because I was very surprised to hear, I think this was your favorite book of the week. Is that right? Pete: It really was. Justin: Yes. Pete: It is. It's a great book, I love the art. It's a very interesting idea, that there are seven secrets and they are highly guarded secrets. And people kind of like dedicate their lives to them. There's this kind of like societies built around, protecting the secrets. I think it's just a very creative idea, and fun, amazing art. A lot of action right out of the box. So, yeah, I think this is a great book. I'm very excited for more. Justin: Yeah, I agree. This is really fun. It reminded me a lot of the Iron Fist run, that I want to say, Matt Fraction did which dealt with the… Alex: I think it was Fraction and (Ed) Brubaker, right? Justin: Yes, yes, that is accurate. Which got into all the different sort of fighting squads in doing battle throughout all of time. It has that same sort of dynamic art style, and feels like it's very numerical, you're chasing very specific things. So, I really like this. Alex: Yeah, I thought this is great as well. I mean Tom Taylor is such, such a reliable writer and Daniele Di Nicuolo almost has like this Proto, Manga style in a way, where feels more detailed than that in terms of the fight, but the propulsive nature of the action suggests that a little bit. There's also a really good emotional underpinning, that I won't spoil for any or somebody who's planning on reading of the book. My only little quibbled with it… Pete: Hey, watch yourself. Alex: All that… It reminded me a little bit in pacing of Wynd from BOOM! Studios, another book we really liked a lot. But both of them felt like… Just to take like a very broad view, back in the day, you had these ‘done in one issue', right? People still do aim for done in one issue, then you had (Brian Michael) Bendis came along with Ultimate Spider-Man and this whole decompression, and aiming for the trade thing. Both Wynd and Seven Secrets which I both like a lot, seem almost different in a way where it's not decompression for the trade, so much as here are the first 20 pages of the story. Where they ended places, where it's like not even the of a chapter, exactly, so much is it almost feels in the middle of a chapter. and I need to read the second issue to understand more of what's going on. I don't know if you guys got that same feeling for that. Justin: No, I hear you. Especially in Wynd. Pete: That's a very weird thing to say, but, okay. Justin: No, but I get it from a storytelling perspective, it's like we've talked about writing for the trade for almost the entire run of our podcast, and this is taking it to the next level. It's like literally writing the trade, and then chopping it up with like a butcher's knife, and here's the first issue. Alex: Yeah, which is, it's a good first issue, and I highly recommend picking it up. But it just, it needs more, for me. Pete: I don't… Yeah, I disagree. I think the ending was a fucking crazy ending and it's a kind of fun place to leave it off until next time. Alex: It's good. It's a good book. Definitely pick it up. That's why we wanted to lead with it. Next up, Dark Nights: Death Metal #3 from DC Comics written by Scott Snyder and art by Greg Capullo. Talk about wild. This is a wild ride to through the DC Universe. The heroes of the DC Universe are being completely beaten down by the Batman Who Laughs, who now is the Dark Knight, I think he's called. Justin: The Darkest Knight. Alex: Yeah, there we go… Because he has Doctor Manhattan powers. They're trying to stave off the death of the Multiverse as usual, as you do. And so, they've invaded Apocalypse to go and rescue Superman in this issue. Some other things happen. How'd did you feel about this? Pete: Now this is just a fun comic. Like by the title it's like, Dark Nights: Death Metal. Like let's take this, what we know and love, and just turn it to 11. You got para Robins; you've got like insane crazy ideas. Everything is fun and over the top about this. You've got Superman with like knuckle-dusters on. I mean this is just crazy fun that like you know, just makes the young kid inside of you excited about what you're seeing on the page. [00:05:00] Justin: The way you even structure your review, Pete, reminds me of Stefon on SNL, which is actually sort of a good description of this book. But it's like you want to go to the craziest night club in the DC Universe. [laughter] Pete: Yeah. Justin: You've got Batman a dinosaurs, you've got a dwarf riding another Batman. And that's literally what this is, it's like a million ideas jammed up in a blender and spread out over a crisis style storyline line. And I like it as well. It's like they took a hammer to the Elseworld's annual crossover from like the late ‘90s, smashed up all those bits, jammed them together, and we're like, “This is an event we're actually going to spend some time in.” And this issue, especially, I thought was super fun. All the Superman stuff was great. The Mister Miracle escape, all that. I… Pete: Yeah. The use of Mister Miracle is amazing. The dark side of Batman was crazy. Like seeing Wonder Woman with like a metal ass chainsaw. It was just so badass. Justin: I could do with a few less Batman, let me just say that. Alex: Yes, it is… We're reaching critical mass with Batman, and I think they would kind of realized that to the point where Harley Quinn is like, “Man, he's really good with branding”, and just calling that out. And I think like that's the sort of cheeky self-awareness that makes this work, because it's Scott Snyder realizing how ludicrously over the top it is. Everything that's going on and leaning into that, versus saying, “No, no, no. This is serious stuff here. Okay, there's a lot of Batman.” It doesn't feel… The stakes are high, but it doesn't feel serious at any point, and I think that's good. Like that gets into you. One of my favorite characters from Scott Snyder's run, we get Jarro the pint-sized Starro [overlap talk] who think Batman is his dad. Pete: Come on. Alex: It's great. It's super fun, and cute. Justin: It's so funny. Alex: That's enjoyable. I do want to ask you guys… Pete: The all hands in moment was fun. Alex: Super fun. I did feel like this issue was a little more expository than I would've liked. There was a lot of standing around and be like, “Okay, real quick, here's what we need to do, and here's what's going on. This is complicated. I'm just going to bring you up to speed”, in between the fun moments. But there was a hint that there's something else going on with both Batman and Superman, where they turn to each other in the middle, after they freed Superman. And I think it's Superman says, “Does Diana know about you?” And Batman says, “No. Does she know about you?” So, what do you think's going on with them? What is the deal? Justin: I don't know, that moment it stressed me out little bit because it… To me, not to be the Pete in the situation… Pete: Yeah. Justin: But it made me feel like it's going to be like, “Did you tell her that this is all a simulation that's happening?” “No, I didn't tell her. Did you?” It felt like a ‘too cool for school secret' that I don't want to disrupt the flow just when I'm really getting into the flow of the book. Pete: Yeah, yeah. Alex: Yeah. I could see something like that. I mean my big thought is that Batman is already dead. That he died, that's why he's running around with the Black Lantern Ring. That's why he was able to escape the omega beams, that hit him from the Dark Side Batman. I don't know what Superman's secret is, but to me that feels like the most reasonable thing that could happen to him, and that would be sad for Diana because they essentially have already lost. Pete: Well, but like this is, it sort of exists in the dark Multiverse. So, it's the flip flop of everything. So, maybe that's the win, the fact that they're already dead or there's something, where it's going to be something with emotional resonance, like them being dead, but that is actually the victory they find or the loophole they escape through. Alex: I mean, I think you kind of just said this, but what if the whole thing is in the Dark Multiverse? What if they're not in the Real Multiverse at all but this is just where the heroes have lost already, and this the flip side of the story to show them the way that things could've have gone horribly wrong. Justin: Yeah, I mean that to me… Because all this hype about like this is the real continuity. I'm like, “I don't need that.” This is just as good a story if it takes place in a Dark Multiverse, but I think what emerges from that I guess is what the lesson is. It's are we going to get this Superman in the world or some version of these characters. Alex: Good fun stuff. Moving on, Something is Killing the Children #9 from BOOM! Studios written by James Tynion IV, illustrated by Werther Dell'Edera. If you happen to read this book Something is Killing the Children, it's a bunch of monsters. They like to eat children. And there's one woman who may or may not be able to stop them. In this issue, she trying to appeal to a young boy who has previously been attacked by the monsters to try and act as bait for them. Man, this book is so good. So, well drawn, so well written. This is almost the opposite of what I was saying with Seven Secrets where it's like not a lot happens every issue but it feels so weighted every single time. [00:10:06] Justin: Yeah, there's just a creeping dread all the time, and we get little dribs and drabs of backstory each time. It's really interesting, and also really horrifying, the stuff that happens. The adults feel like they're crippled and stuck in place the entire time. There's a whole section about like, “I'm just handing out beers, because I don't know what else to do.” While the kids are either being murdered or trying to act against these monsters. And the sort of reveal, at the end, is interesting and maybe spins the story in a different direction. Pete: Yeah, I mean this is a very interesting comic. Each issue has been a fun surprise of like, what's kind of in store. In this one, we kind of get her back story, the main hunter's backstory and it's very cool the way it's told. I really love the paneling and the art of this book. It's just very unique and cool. And I think this is one of my favorites in this stack. It's really great every time we get to read this. Alex: I agree. Let's move back to Marvel for Empyre#5 story by Dan Slott and Al Ewing, written by Al Ewing, art by Valerio Schiti. And when I say move back to Marvel, this is the first time we're talking about Marvel in The Stack. I thought here's another on… [chuckle] So, this is the second to the last issue of Empyre, Marvel's big events, which is plants versus zombies. In this, the Cotati, a plant race, has been attacking Earth. They want to take over the Earth and the entire universe. The Kree and Skrull are trying to stop them. But in the middle of all of that whole Hulkling has been leading the Kree and the Skrull army, except not really. There's actually somebody masquerading as him, Wiccan who secretly married him. Figured that out the last issue. That's where they pick up this issue, with both that, and the fact, that She-Hulk, who has been taken over by one of these plant creatures, and is supposedly dead is attacking the Thing. So, lots of stuff going on here. As we round up this event, how are you feeling about it? Pete: Well this issue, I'm like, “All right now, things are happening.” Like things are really cooking now. I feel like I'm just starting to get into this event. But this was a great issue; a lot happened. It's sad though we didn't address the She-Hulk stuff yet, but I feel like this had a great amount of kind of like story mixed with action and the weight of everything happening. I really like this issue. Justin: I like this issue too. It really is… I'm so surprised it's ending already. It does feel like it's just ramping up. It feels so short to go right into the final movement right here. I really like that they folded in the wedding between Hulkling and Wiccan, as sort of a main story point. Like that feels really good. But I feel like I need two more issues to really elevate the stakes. And if the She-Hulk death is like the whole thing here, it's like… I don't know, it feels a little disjointed. Alex: It's… Pete: I… Oh, I'm sorry… Alex: All I was going to say is, this struck me over the past couple of issues but it really started to hit me with this one. And I know this isn't a TV show, so it's the wrong term, but there's not enough sets in this book. Like it takes place… Pete: Ha… Weird. Alex: It takes place on the alien ship mostly, where they really haven't left the throne room that Hulkling is in. And then there's a couple of glimpses of other places that they go to that mostly seem motivated by what's happening in the spin offs side stories. So, we get a bunch of stuff at Wakanda, but it's more like here's an overview of what's happening in other places, and then Tony Stark and Reed Richards are just hanging out in Avengers Mountain and putting together a suit. So, like you guys are saying every issue of this is good and fun. Dan Slott and Al Ewing know what they're doing. Valero Schiti's art is very good superhero art, but there's not a lot going on, which is surprising. Pete: Yeah… So first of, I want to say I'm sorry Wakanda is not enough for you. Secondly, I love… Alex: Hey, what can you, Wakanda do about that? Pete: Ahhhhhh… Justin: Oh, boy. Alex: Giddy-up… [chuckles] Pete: Anyways… I really love The Thing stuff in here like this. Like when you're talking about a classic fight and this whole thing about giving up. I thought that was a perfect kind of monologue for The Thing to have. I really thought it was a cool bad ass moment. Alex: Yeah, I agree The Thing stuff is good, the character stuff is good, like I was saying it's well written, it's well drawn. I just want a little more out of a big cosmic event. Justin: Yeah, of course, the small moments are great and you would expect that out of these writers, but like when you think about the great epic crossovers like Infinity Gauntlet, every issue a massive event happened, and you really felt the movement of the book. [00:15:00] And to your point Alex, there aren't a lot of sets; the movement has been very small. And you want those big sweeping moments like remember that… I want to say fifth issue of Infinity Gauntlet, when all of the beings of the universe showed up and it was like, “holy shit”. It felt huge, and this feels small. Alex: Maybe part of it is the name. They've been selling it as this big event. They've been building up for a while. They called it Empyre, and so far, the Cotati haven't done anything. Like they're trying to take over Earth, but we don't get to actually see them really taking over Earth. Not to armchair write this but I want to see them take over Earth in issue one, and then expand outward from that like what happens next how what happens when they start to actually take over the universe make this a big thing and it just I don't know it feels small. Next up, Dryad #4 from Oni Press, written by Curtis Wiebe and illustrated by Justin Osterling. We launched this in a live show, but we are setting up an interview with the creative team. So, check for that in your local Comic Book Club feed. But this book is great and wild, every issue. We talked about it as the heir to Saga very purposely. I think, in the promotional materials, they call it the Saga Continues for the next issues. But if you haven't been reading, it started off as a fantasy story. It's about two parents, take their kids, hide out in a fantasy style town. Turns out, it's not really a fantasy world; it's actually a tech world with some fantasy looking creatures. Magic has disappeared, except the dad actually has magic. And last issue, they got picked up by a mercenary team, and taken back to the city that they've fled from, that's where they had this issue. Things go terribly wrong for there. I just don't know what this book is, from issue to issue, and I love it. I love it. [chuckle] Justin: Yeah, it's mixing up a lot of stuff in a good way though it's moving through it very specifically in a smart way. I'm totally on board with it. The Saga comparison is great. I that we've made that… I think it also reminds me of Ascender and Descender as well; the image book. Because it is blending that science and magic worlds. Pete: Yeah, I just think it's very interesting the way each issue is so different. This one is very action packed and a lot of crazy stuff going on. So, it's very cool when you pick up a book and you think you're like you have an understanding of it and it still surprises you. Justin: Yep. Alex: Good stuff. Let's move on to The Flash #759, from DC Comics, written by Joshua Williamson art by Rafa Sandoval and Scott Kolins. This kicking off finish line, which is technically Joshua Williamson's, I believe, last arc on The Flash. Something he teased way back when he was on our live show. So, this is something he's been building to for a really long time. Reverse Flash, Professor Zoom, has taken over Barry Allen's body, stranded him in the Speed Force, and meanwhile, he's trying to turn all of his friends against him. I know you guys aren't really into the speedsters. I, of course, enjoyed this issue because I love the speedsters. Love Bart Allen, like seeing him interacting with Barry and everybody else. What'd you guys feel about this one? Pete: Well, I felt like we had, the art's unbelievable. And then, we had like an evil Flash messing with a younger big haired Flash, and then all old timey Flash was like, “Leave them damn kids alone.” Alex: Oh, it was great, what a great cliff-hanger. Justin: Yep, what a great summary of the book. Almost like a live reading of it. [chuckles] Alex as such a fan of the speedsters, does this make you like do wind sprints or does this make you sort of speed up in your own life. Alex: I never stop moving when I read this book. Pete: Wow. Alex: Like I'm just, I'm going, going, going, the entire time. Justin: Always on your treadmill that doesn't travel through time. Your very terrestrial… Alex: My comic treadmill. [overlap talk] Justin: Ah, that's good stuff. Pete: Oh, boy. Justin: I like this. I love Impulse, one of my favorite characters in the original comic, way back in the day. So, it's great to see him here and sort of getting a little bit of an emotional moment, which I think is something that's been missing from the character of Bart Allen for a while. It's sad to see Barry Allen being such a jerk. Alex: Yep. There you go… Next up, Adventureman #3 from Image Comics written by Matt Fraction, pencils and colors by Terry Dodson, inks by Rachel Dodson. This about a woman who discovers that the old timey pulp hero, she loves and obsessed with, was actually real. She becomes the heir to his power and his mysteries and everything else. In this issue, she's dealing with that in some very weird ways. [00:20:01] As it turns out, she's just getting real buff and larger. And getting information that is powered by the pulp stories that powered Adventureman. This is great. I love seeing Matt Fraction just having fun and also clearly just leaning into letting the Dodson's do their stuff. Pete: Yeah, yeah. This is what, I mean if you're going to say… The art is worth picking this up alone. I mean this is definitely… Alex: If I was going say that Pete? Pete: If anybody was going to say it. I'm just saying… Justin: If any one of the three of us were to hypothetically say that… [chuckle] Let's call it a catch phrase. Pete: Yeah. I feel like… This story is good, but really, it's just fantastic art, and it's so weird the way we're kind jumping between worlds and stuff. But I'm very interested in the story. I think it moves really well. We're kind of finding things out with the main character, which is cool. But yeah, it's interesting. I'm curious to see how this kind of unfolds. Justin: The main character grows 15 inches in her time. What would happen with you guys if one of you or both of you grew 15 inches Alex: Whew. I would probably scratch against the ceiling, first of all, in this basement where I'm taping right now. Justin: [chuckle] That's right, because you're already six two, right? Alex: Yeah, I'm very tall, as you guys know. [chuckes] Justin: Yeah. Pete: Yep. Justin: Maybe you have grown this much. We don't even know. Alex: That'll probably hurt a lot, right? Justin, you probably know this, but when my kids grow, they go crazy, like literally, insane. Justin: Yeah… When children grow, they scream the entire time, right? Alex: Yup, pretty much. Justin: That's what happening with my kids… Pete, if you grew, you'd be mad, though, because you like to be Wolverine sized. Pete: Yeah, I like to be short. But I would say if I would've have grown 15 inches maybe like during high school, that would've been glorious. Really could've changed my volleyball career. Alex: Too many inches… Too many inches, I don't like it. Justin: Also, I'd like a longer definition of volleyball career, eventually, but that's cool… It's cool for now. I like this comic a lot. I think we've given sort of the crown of cleanest comic to a TV or movie adaptation to Kieron Gillen's Once and Future. I think we can share that crown with this book. It feels like very much writing it for the eventual TV show or movie that this would become. Alex: Yeah, and Matt Fraction and Kelly Sue DeConnick have that TV production arm, Neutral Milk Hotel or whatever it's called… Justin: [chuckle] Whoa… Hipster slam… Pete: Hipster slam… Alex: Yuhhh… Got you guys, know I love you. I think you're amazing. We're happy over your house, once. It was very nice. Marauders #11 from Marvel Comics, written by Gerry Duggan and art by Stefano Caselli. Pete: The Duggs! Alex: This is… Man, this cover, so nervous with this cover. You know I love the Kate Pryde, man. I was really nervous, man, Pete: Yeah, man. Alex: I was really freaking out, it was tweaking here. Justin: It's game over man. Alex: Game over, Red. So, Kate Pryde was killed off a couple of issues back, by Sebastian Shaw on a boat. She wasn't coming back. She wasn't allowed to Krakoa. They couldn't reincarnate her in a new body. That's what this issue is dealing with. I'll spoil it right here… Three, two, one… Kate Pryde comes back! They figure out how to get her back. It turns out that she wasn't able to phase through their eggs, and all that Emma needs to do is pull her through. I'll tell you what, I love that Gerry Duggan is pushing the ‘frenemy-ship' or whatever you want to call it between Emma Frost and Kate Pryde. So much fun, I'm glad she's back. I know there's more mysteries to figure out but this a good book. I enjoyed it. Pete: I got some questions. Alex: Yeah, what up, Pete? Pete: So, we get kind of, she has like a Viking funeral, do they purposely kind of make her look like Michael Jackson… In the boat? Or is that just me… Justin: Let me ask you, Pete… Pete: Like it was a weird choice, for she has like the kind of red jacket, and then the quarters over eyes or half dollars… Alex: Oh yeah, like how Michael Jackson always had half dollars over his eyes? Pete: No, but I mean it looks like a Michael Jackson outfit. Justin: Like Captain Eel? Pete: Yeah, I'm just… Maybe it's just me… Alex: Okay. Pete: But anyways… Justin: Let me argue… Maybe say, Pete… I feel like maybe you're looking… If you guys have an X-Men book, you're maybe looking for something to… I believe it's called nit-pick? Pete: Oh, interesting. Justin: Or Pete-pick? Pete: You know, I don't… Yeah, I mean, so we see a funeral, and then it's like me really like, “No, no… “ It was just the we didn't figure out the eggs part, right? Which, “Okay, cool, cool” but then there was this weird moment where it was like, “Yeah, it took 18 eggs.”… “Oh, so she's 18 now?” Like that was a weird pervy moment. Alex: Hold on. First of all, A) definitely misinterpreting that. But I did want to ask about that moment just because it's Nightcrawler calls out that they tried to resurrection her 18 times. I did a quick search for that because it seemed to me that was like some sort of religious thing that I wasn't picking up on. I couldn't find anything on it. I don't know if you guys know if there's anything from non-Judaism? I want to say Christianity or Catholicism… But something that is about 18 resurrections? Is there anything about that? Pete: No. Not that I know… That's just why I thought it was something about her age or something because she's always been younger. Alex: No, it's not about the age. It's definitely about like the 18 resurrections. So, I don't know if it means that there's like 18 Kate Pryde bodies out there that Nightcrawler's going to find, or if that is a specific reference to something. It was definitely a weird moment, but it was not a creepy age moment. Pete: Okay, well it's definitely a weird moment that stuck out to me. Justin: I would say we're not the most theological podcast hosts, when it comes to doing a deep dive on a religious reference. Alex: Sure… Pizza priest though. Justin: Pizza priest… No, pizza, pizza priest. Alex: Yehey, pizza priest. Pete: Yeah… Have a pizza priest. I'm not a regular priest. Justin: Nice… I don't know the reference. I did like this book. I liked the position Kate Pryde had in the X-Men world where she was sort of ‘outsided' and not allowed. It's a good mystery. I don't know if that's over now, or what the deal is going forward. But I think this book is a fun sort of side book to the X-Men universe right now. Alex: Yeah, I agree. Stefano Caselli's art is always good. Let's move on to Judge Dredd: False Witness #2 from IDW, story by Brandon Easton, art by Zei Kama, excuse me, Kei Zama. I think we have some pretty nice things to say about this book last time, which is why I thought it would be interesting to revisit. This is somebody on the outskirts, who lives in the wastelands outside of Mega-City One, comes into the city finds out that him and other people like him are being harvested. And that's where we pick up this issue. He continues to run very parallel to the storyline with Judge Dredd. But I like this book. I think, I'm surprised how much I like this book because I'm not the usual Judge Dredd fan. But I think it's doing a good job of channeling social commentary storytelling character along the way, even though you do have these two characters that really have not met yet at all. Justin: I feel like a lot a book we'll talk about in a little bit, Transformers book, and a lot of like books that have been around for a long time that maybe need a little reinvention. I think there's been a lot of smart takes, and this feels like right in that line where it's like, “Let's look at these characters from a different angle and find a new story here.” I don't know what… so I like this. It remind me of a show called Exosquad… You guys ever watch Exosquad back in the day? Alex: No… I've heard the name. Justin: Pete, no? Pete: Nothing. Yeah, I don't know what you're talking… Justin: Cartoon… Very cool. Pete: What's it about? Help me out. Justin: It's a lot like, sort of pilots of these mech-suits. They have cool haircut. There's a lot of good relationships in it. It's fun. Pete: Cool. Justin: It's in the world in the sort of the style of Starcom, you ever watch that? Pete: No. No. Justin: I guess maybe I grew up in a different Multiverse. [chuckles] Alex: Yeah. Pete: Yeah. I guess so. Alex: This does feel like stuff that is right across to play for you, Pete. I'm surprised you don't know it. Pete: Yeah, yeah. I mean you can't watch every cartoon, I guess. Justin: That's true. Pete: Yeah, I would like to try, I would like to try, yeah. I just want this to kind of get going. I thought this was really cool comic I do like this, but I wanted the main characters to kind of come together a little bit it. It seemed a little too side story, but I really think it's very cool. Art's great. Alex: Let's move on to something that was a huge surprise for me in a very pleasant way. Wonder Woman #760 from DC Comics, written by Mariko Tamaki, art by Mikel Janin. So, Wonder Woman is, at least initially, going up against Maxwell Lord, thinks Maxwell Lord is brain washing a bunch of people in the city. By the end, things seem to be going at a very different direction. Mariko Tamaki is… On such a roll. Justin: Yeah. Alex: Just with writing, with her storytelling, with every that's going on. This is one of the better Wonder Woman arcs I think I've read in a very long time. [00:30:04] I love that it's not mining the Greek Gods stuff anymore, or anything like that. But it still feels very emotionally grounded. And man, Mikel Janin's art is gorgeous. Pete: So good. Justin: Yeah, the art is so good in this. How about that cute rabbit… I mean damn. Alex: Yes. Justin: Yeah, Melanie the Rabbit, I believe is the name. Alex: Yeah… I also want to call out the cover, which is one of the best covers I've seen in a really long time. Pete: Yeah, I just Wonder Woman, like kind of talking shit to robots. I loved it. Justin: Well what I liked about this and a lot of Mariko Tamaki's work is, rather than… I feel there's such a trend in trying to scoop up every aspect of the characters and trying to like mash it up and be like, “This is what it all means.” and I think that's just, it's so much work when this is just a great story that is like scoping up some aspects, and being like, “Here are the things about Wonder Woman I want to talk about,” and then telling that story. And I think this is great. If you're a fan of Alias, the (Brian Michael) Bendis book from back in the day, the Jessica Jones character… I think feel like there's a connection point there, especially with the Purple Man stuff, in this book. Pete: Yeah, yeah. You got the creepy mind control guy. But yeah, I really think the art is great. We get the pair of demons, there's a lot of fun stuff going on. But yeah, the writing is the real hero. This is very interesting. I'm excited to see where this goes. Alex: Let's roll out to a new book from Image Comics, Big Girls #1, story and art by Jason Howard. This is about a world where some children are growing to gigantic size, men grow into monsters, women usually grow into gigantic helpful people… There's one… [chuckles] Justin: That's such a true statement. Alex: Yeah. A gigantic helpful woman who is trying to hold back the monsters. And that's basically what you get in the first issue, as well as some moral quandaries. I overall like this, but had some concerns about it. Curious to hear what you guys think though. Pete: Yeah, there was a kind of a real fucked up moment in the book. Justin: Yes. Pete: That I was like, “Yeah, I don't know if you can come back from that.” But it's a fun premise. It's cool. The art's great. I'm excited to see where this goes but it's an interesting enough story that I'm definitely going to pick up the next issue. Justin: Yeah, I agree that. It felt like, of all the comics we read and cite, it's so hard to have a premise that feels super fresh, and then executing it in a way that invites you in with the characters. And I think this book does a good job of that and it's a fun surprising idea, and it's such a visual idea that I think is well done. And the emotional hit that… I guess we're not spoiling… It was sort of harsh. Pete: Yeah… It was very harsh Justin: Especially, the way the story was told where that harsh moment happened, and then the reason why it happened came after, which I think was smart from a storytelling perspective, but a little more difficult to read. Pete: Yeah. It was tough on the reader. Alex: I'm curious to see where they go with this one, because my big concern about it was, I love the idea that men grow up to be monsters, women are the only people who could protect us… Like there's so much metaphor that you can mine there, and I think it hasn't quite gotten there yet and it also muddies the ground a lot with the reveal at the end of the issue, which again, I won't spoil here. So, it's going to be interesting to see what Jason Howard has to say with this comic, and how he says it. Particularly, because he is a man saying something about misogyny, so I don't know. There's a lot of opportunity with this book, and I'm very excited to see where it goes. Jason Howards aren't always very good, but again, I'm a little concerned/nervous about what direction it might head in. Justin: I really thought earlier on, that you're going to say, “Oh, it's like men are from Mars and women, they're from Venus.” [chuckles] Alex: Yeah. Have you thought about that?… Have you thought about it? Immortal Hulk #36 from Marvel, written by Al Ewing and art by Joe Bennett. Man, this book is fucked up bad. Oh my god. Justin: Yeah. Alex: It's fucked up… Hulk is now, Dumb Hulk, and Rick is evil, and turned into to a horrible monster. Absorbing Man is getting ripped into pieces. Horrible things are happening all the time. Pete: I can't take this anymore… I'm tapping out. I want my Hulk back. I can't… This was cool for a little while, guys. But it's getting weird now. [chuckles] It's getting really weird now, guys. Justin: I still love this book. I'm very excited for the story line coming with a leader; I feel like we're leading up to. [00:35:03] Pete: Yeah. Justin: But… Alex: Well, I think the leader is inside of Rick, right? Justin: Yeah, but it's like… Well the trap hasn't been fully sprung; I feel like. Alex: Okay. Justin: But I also think another title for this book would be, Everybody's Clay Face…? Pete: Yeah. Justin: In a lot of ways… And to Pete's point, how does Hulk come back from this and go back to being just a regular old dude? Pete: I just… Yeah… I can't anymore. Alex: I feel like they're already doing it though, right? Like there was no way they were going to keep Hulk out of crossovers and showing up in other books. I wish they had. I wish they could've kept it in this own pocket thing. But they've already had him show up, and be like, “Yeah, I'm the Asshole Hulk, let me help you.” [chuckles] It just doesn't quite work at all. But to your point, Justin… Like particularly, Joe Bennett's art is… Shade. The splash page towards the beginning that reveals the twisted monstrous Rick… Pete: No… no… Alex: Is nightmarish like literally out of a nightmare and it's… amazing. It's great stuff. Justin: Yeah. Pete: It's too much. Alex: Stealth #4 from Image Comics. Pete: They've gone too far. Alex: [chuckle] Stealth #4 from Image Comics written by Mike Costa and art by Nate Bellegarde… I don't know why I can't pronounce that name. So, this is starting to wrap up. This story about a man who has this powerful like Dark Hawk-esk armor, the stealth armor. He is suffering for dementia. It may be because of the armor, maybe not. His son is trying to track him down and save him/help him/slash stop him Meanwhile, there's a two-faced… Half-faced, I guess, gangster… Pete: Half a face. Alex: Half a face, who's trying to kill him. This book is so good. And particularly, Nate Bellegarde's pacing… Pete: Yeah. Justin: Yeah. Alex: That's between like amazing action and hilarious moments. Particularly in this issue, that are wonderful. Justin: And just, there's a couple of panels… This guy gets shot, sort of halfway, maybe in the two thirds away through the book. And it's just… It's so surprisingly done that it really sticks with you. A lot of the angles that that he chooses to draw the characters from are so good. It's just a great book. Pete: Yeah, it's really awesome. There's some real cool fight sequence stuff like this one guy gets his leg kicked in, that was really brutal. But also, what's tough for me is to see a sweet white Lincoln get destroyed. And that was that was tough. That was tough to watch. But this is a great book. Fun design on the villain, it keeps getting more and more interesting, and yeah, I'm very, very much enjoying this book. Alex: Great stuff… Amazing Spider-Man #46 from Marvel written by Nick Spencer, and art by Marcelo Ferreira. It's continuing with the Sins Rising storyline where the Sin-Eater is back. Turns out the Sin-Eater is maybe not exactly what you think he is, and he is attacking villains. And in this issue, maybe be making them better, maybe making them worse, not entirely clear. Justin, you were very excited about this issue talk about it a little bit. Justin: I can't believe the turn that Nick Spencer's taken this book on. After doing such a light hearted Spider-Man, and then now the Sin-Eater story, the set-up issues, and then getting here, it's like so much more topical, so much more like satirical. And it's just, these panels where Sin-Eater kills this villain and then we get this moment where the crowd starts clapping… It was devastating, and it felt like it just, it activated all of my stress about our world in a way. And Pete, to you, I don't know what you think about this. But it feels like an indictment of the Punisher, and that whole… His whole world… Pete: Yeah, yeah. I mean they're like basically booing people who clap at violence. You know what I mean? But it's also tough because it's like there's violence in comics, and there's real life. But this is supposedly real life and they're saying that like people would enjoy killing in real life, which I don't think, if you like the Punisher that's not what you're saying in life. I mean there might be people out there like that. But I think it's nice to have a person like the Punisher fighting a good fight, instead of like going through things in normal way. It's a creative outlet for things and your anger, or this is saying people are too dark… [00:40:01] People are too fucked up, the world is too fucked up. And this is very depressing. I'm very surprised that you like this issue. This is my least favorite. You got Spider-Man kind of shaken to his core being like, “I can't believe everybody clapped. What kind of world this is? I don't feel like the quippy self, happy go lucky Spider-Man.” And it's kind of like the darkness of the world is affecting Spider-Man here. Justin: I love that though. I think that is what… It feels like Nick Spencer is channeling the world around him, and being like, “This world feels darker than I ever thought it was.” And Spider-Man doesn't have a place in that world, in this world. And he's showing that in the story, and using this Sin-Eater as a way of talking about that, I think, is just so smart. I really love this story. Alex: It's definitely very surprising and going in different directions. Let's move on and talk about Transformers Galaxies #8 from IDW, written by Sam Maggs, art by Beth McGuire-Smith and Umi Miyao. This is something that I think we were very surprised about the last issue. This is about a young Transformer on a ship that is escaping from Cybertron, turns out things are not exactly what they seem. This issue where he… He? She? I don't know, bro?… Yep… Pete: It's a robot. Alex: A robot has met up with Arcee and Greenlight to the Transformers, who revealed the truth about what's going on. And course, everybody is being brainwashed, they're trying to… they're the baddies, and yeah, that's kind what it follows. Another really good issue of this title just because it grounds the emotion of the Transformers which I am very impressed by. Justin: Yeah, I agree. I love this. This feels like a Twilight Zone or a Black Mirror version of a Transformers story. It's tense. It's sort of stressful. It gets into like philosophy, religion, and it's just really well done. Pete: Yeah, it's very interesting. It's cool, this kind of series, characters kind of find this information struggle within stuff. I think this as, it's hard because I keep wanting there to be more Transformers that I know, you know what I mean? They talk about Cybertron, and all that kind of stuff, and Primus… But like I keep wanting to see like a different Transformers that I know from the ‘80s, and from the cartoons, and stuff like that… But the fact that they're telling this kind of more original story is very cool. Justin: You want them to turn into cars. Pete: No, I just want like Laserbeak to be in the background, spying on them or you know something else. Justin: Would you say there's more than meets the eye here? Pete: Oh yeah, there is more. Justin: One more question… Alex: The thing I… Justin: Oh, go ahead… You go ahead… Alex: No, no, please I want to I hear your question. Justin: No, it's just definitely unrelated [chuckle]. Alex: My question is also unrelated, so you go ahead. Justin: Okay, great. Well then, let me ask you… Pete, as a pizza priest, are you marrying slices back together or how does that work? Are you a priest, two slices of pizza? Or are you bringing the good word of pizza to the people? Pete: I'm doing both. I am bringing slices together. I'm am also, trying to make sure that people know about the good pizza, are partaking in some good pizza. Alex: Do you ever take two slices of pizza, and hold one on each hand, and say, “I now pronounce you”, and then slapped them together and say, “Calzone!” [chuckles] Pete: No no, I wouldn't do that. That's sacrilege. Alex: Got you… Back to the Transformer book, the main thing that I was thinking about the entire issue, do Transformers kiss? And when they kiss does it sound terrible? Like because they're two like… Justin: Metal on metal. Alex: Yeah, like two cars smashing into each other. Pete: Yeah, but it doesn't sound bad to them. Alex: Right, but would it sound bad to us humans? Pete: Yes. Yeah, sure. Justin: Like when cars kiss, we call it an accident. [chuckle] Pete: Yeah, it's loud. Alex: That's true. Last book we're talking about Excellence #9 from Image Comics created and written by Brandon Thomas, created in art by Khary Randolph. I know we have talked about every issue of this book. But every issue of this book is absolutely insane. Pete: Phenomenal. Alex: Oh my god, so good. Justin: So, good. Alex: This issue we have our main character who's been trying to start a magic revolution. Travels to a library to gather information, and finds out he is way out of his depth. He is doing this way to soon, but now it is too late because he has already started the revolution. God, I love how direct every issue is in terms of the story it's telling. [00:45:03] And also, of course, Khary Randolph's art is out of control. Justin: Yeah. Pete: It's bananas. The character designs are fantastic. It's got like an old-school hip hop vibe to it. It's glorious. The panel work is… This is just such a fun book. Justin: Yeah. This book… We talk about it so much, please check this book out it is… I'm trying to think of… Because the art isn't like reminiscent of a particular other style, it just encapsulates so much of just great comic book art from very still, emotional panels to super dynamic action panels. It's just a real textbook book on great comic book art, as on the writing and art side. Alex: There's a thing that happens… I will now spoil something that happens in the issue, but as he comes into the library, he sees a bunch of grannies who were looking at him, and he's like, “That's weird they never looked at me before.” When he messes up, they all pop up and they're like, “Oh, that's it. You fucked up. We're taking you down son.” And there's a panel where there's just all three of them floating in the air about to attack him that I think I shouted, “Oh, shit!”, out loud when I was reading it. [chuckle] It's great. The action in this book is great. It's so tense. It's so creative. Definitely picking up. And that's it for The Stack. If you like to support us, Patreon.com/comicbookclub. Also, we do a live show every Tuesday to Crowdcast and YouTube. Come, hangout, and chat about comic books with us… iTunes, Android, Spotify, Stitcher or the app of your choice, to subscribe and listen to the show. ComicBookClubLive.com for this podcast or at Comic Book Live on Twitter. Come chat with us. And that's it. We'll see you next time at the Virtual Comic Book Shop. Pete: I now pronounce you, pepperoni and mushrooms. [chuckles] It's a good combo. [00:47:02] The post The Stack: Seven Secrets, Dark Nights Death Metal And More appeared first on Comic Book Club. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/comicbookclub See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This week, we look into the archives and have a Question. Plus, Avenger of the Wasteland #4 is digital only, Red Sonja #15 gives up the throne, Scoob is... ALSO Nailbiter is back! And we ask the question, "What's gonna happen with Batgirl?" Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) NEWS https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/batwoman-ruby-rose-exit-season-2-1234611163/ REVIEWS STEPHEN RED SONJA #15 Writer: Mark Russell Artist: Bob Q Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: May 20, 2020 The epic continues. Sonja The Red can save her kingdom...by abdicating her throne. If she agrees to lead a man's army, and kill indiscriminately, then her people will be fed. By MARK RUSSELL (DC's Year Of The Villain) and BOB Q (Captain America). Buy This Issue Here [rating:4/5] MATTHEW AVENGERS OF THE WASTELANDS #4 Writer: Ed Brisson Artist: Jonas Scharf Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: May 13, 2020 IN THE CLUTCHES OF THE GREEN GOBLIN! Welcome to Osborn City! THOR, ANT-MAN, CAPTAIN AMERICA and HULK JR. have fallen into the clutches of NORMAN OSBORN, A.K.A. the GREEN GOBLIN. Let's just say, the years have not been kind to the Goblin's psyche… A knockdown drag-out fight between the AVENGERS and the likes of ENCHANTRESS, WILD CHILD, ABSORBING MAN and more reveals the true nature of DOOM's mission, and the hidden betrayal that may crush all hope in the Wastelands! Buy This Issue Here [rating:2/5] RODRIGO NAILBITER RETURNS #1 Writer: Joshua Williamson Artist: Mike Henderson Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: June 3, 2020 SERIES PREMIERE! JOSHUA WILLIAMSON & MIKE HENDERSON'S CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED HIT HORROR SERIES RETURNS! Sixteen of the world's worst serial killers were all born in the same small town...but Agent Finch and Sheriff Crane solved and buried that mystery. Didn't they? Violent copycat murders imitating the infamous Buckaroo Butchers have begun in Portland, Oregon, and if Finch wants the killings to stop, he'll have to team up with the daughter of the Nailbiter himself. A brand-new mystery begins in this EXTRA-LENGTH FIRST ISSUE! Buy This Issue Here [rating: 4/5] ASHLEY SCOOB Director: Tony Cervone Starring: Frank Welker, Will Forte, Zach Efron Studio: WB VoD Price: $19.99 Release Date: May 15, 2020 With hundreds of cases solved and adventures shared, Scooby and the gang face their biggest, most challenging mystery ever -- a plot to unleash the ghost dog Cerberus upon the world. As they race to stop this global dog-pocalypse, the gang discovers that Scooby has a secret legacy and an epic destiny greater than anyone could have imagined. [rating: 3/5] DISCUSSION THE QUESTION: Zen and Violence Volume 1 Writer: Dennis O'Neil Artist: Denys Cowan, Rick Magyar Publisher: DC Comics Created by comics legend Steve Ditko, the faceless avenger known as The Question is one of comics' most mysterious and fascinating heroes!In the corrupt, crime-ridden Hub City, investigative reporter Vic Sage strives to tell his viewers the truth - and philosophical, trenchcoated hero The Question, whose face is a featureless blank - uncovers what Sage cannot. But with deadly martial artist assassins and political intrigue to contend with, will one man - even a master of unarmed combat - be able to make a difference?Legendary "Batman" writer Dennis O'Neill and penciller Denys Cowan (Deathlok) present one of the most acclaimed comics of the 1980s! CLOSE Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends! Closing music comes from Ookla the Mok.
The Fantastic Four tussle with Black Bolt and the Inhumans as the Seeker closes in! Loki and the Absorbing Man make their push to conquer Asgard! Thor encounters the world's least ethical journalist! And Daredevil gets to the bottom of a political scandal as only he can: by gaslighting his best friend every step of the way! Our pal Dave Russ tries to help us straighten it all out, because he's a chiropractor, get it? Reading List: Amazing Spider-Man #32, Avengers #23, Daredevil #11, Fantastic Four #46, Journey Into Mystery #123, Sgt. Fury #25, Strange Tales #140, Tales of Suspense #73, Tales to Astonish #75, X-Men #15, ©1965 Marvel Comics. Dr. David Russ is the best chiropractor in Portland, OR. You can learn more about him (and see the logo that Robb designed for him) at happyspinepdx.com. "Marvel by the Month" theme by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com.
This week, we look into the archives and have a Question. Plus, Avenger of the Wasteland #4 is digital only, Red Sonja #15 gives up the throne, Scoob is... ALSO Nailbiter is back! And we ask the question, "What's gonna happen with Batgirl?" Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) NEWS https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/batwoman-ruby-rose-exit-season-2-1234611163/ REVIEWS STEPHEN RED SONJA #15 Writer: Mark Russell Artist: Bob Q Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: May 20, 2020 The epic continues. Sonja The Red can save her kingdom...by abdicating her throne. If she agrees to lead a man's army, and kill indiscriminately, then her people will be fed. By MARK RUSSELL (DC's Year Of The Villain) and BOB Q (Captain America). Buy This Issue Here [rating:4/5] MATTHEW AVENGERS OF THE WASTELANDS #4 Writer: Ed Brisson Artist: Jonas Scharf Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: May 13, 2020 IN THE CLUTCHES OF THE GREEN GOBLIN! Welcome to Osborn City! THOR, ANT-MAN, CAPTAIN AMERICA and HULK JR. have fallen into the clutches of NORMAN OSBORN, A.K.A. the GREEN GOBLIN. Let’s just say, the years have not been kind to the Goblin’s psyche… A knockdown drag-out fight between the AVENGERS and the likes of ENCHANTRESS, WILD CHILD, ABSORBING MAN and more reveals the true nature of DOOM’s mission, and the hidden betrayal that may crush all hope in the Wastelands! Buy This Issue Here [rating:2/5] RODRIGO NAILBITER RETURNS #1 Writer: Joshua Williamson Artist: Mike Henderson Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: June 3, 2020 SERIES PREMIERE! JOSHUA WILLIAMSON & MIKE HENDERSON'S CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED HIT HORROR SERIES RETURNS! Sixteen of the world's worst serial killers were all born in the same small town...but Agent Finch and Sheriff Crane solved and buried that mystery. Didn't they? Violent copycat murders imitating the infamous Buckaroo Butchers have begun in Portland, Oregon, and if Finch wants the killings to stop, he'll have to team up with the daughter of the Nailbiter himself. A brand-new mystery begins in this EXTRA-LENGTH FIRST ISSUE! Buy This Issue Here [rating: 4/5] ASHLEY SCOOB Director: Tony Cervone Starring: Frank Welker, Will Forte, Zach Efron Studio: WB VoD Price: $19.99 Release Date: May 15, 2020 With hundreds of cases solved and adventures shared, Scooby and the gang face their biggest, most challenging mystery ever -- a plot to unleash the ghost dog Cerberus upon the world. As they race to stop this global dog-pocalypse, the gang discovers that Scooby has a secret legacy and an epic destiny greater than anyone could have imagined. [rating: 3/5] DISCUSSION THE QUESTION: Zen and Violence Volume 1 Writer: Dennis O'Neil Artist: Denys Cowan, Rick Magyar Publisher: DC Comics Created by comics legend Steve Ditko, the faceless avenger known as The Question is one of comics' most mysterious and fascinating heroes!In the corrupt, crime-ridden Hub City, investigative reporter Vic Sage strives to tell his viewers the truth - and philosophical, trenchcoated hero The Question, whose face is a featureless blank - uncovers what Sage cannot. But with deadly martial artist assassins and political intrigue to contend with, will one man - even a master of unarmed combat - be able to make a difference?Legendary "Batman" writer Dennis O'Neill and penciller Denys Cowan (Deathlok) present one of the most acclaimed comics of the 1980s! CLOSE Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends! Closing music comes from Ookla the Mok.
Bruce Banner lebt und offensichtlich kann der Hulk nicht sterben. So viel wissen wir, aber was treibt das Monster an und was hat Banners Vater Brian damit zu tun? Alpha Flight wird zu gamma Flight und auch die Avengers mischen mit. Zusätzlich bekommt Absorbing Man eine interessante Rolle in diesem horrorlastigen Hulk-Comic von Autor Al Ewing. Ganz großes Kino und definitiv eine der beste Reihen des Marvel Neustarts. Viel Spaß mit meiner Rezension zu BRUCE BANNER: HULK 2 - DIE ANDERE SEITE.
New characters! New teams! New costumes! The Absorbing Man, the Frightful Four (featuring Medusa), Ka-Zar, and The Clown and his Masters of Menace make their Silver Age Marvel Comics debuts! Captain America gets an origin story! And a certain Fab Foursome meets half of another Fantastic Foursome. All this, and Noah Campbell too! Reading List: Journey Into Mystery #114, Tales to Astonish #65, Amazing Spider-Man #22, Avengers #14, Tales of Suspense #63, Sgt. Fury #16, Fantastic Four #36, Strange Tales #130, X-Men #10, ©1965 Marvel Comics "Marvel by the Month" theme by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com.
It's Halloweeeeeen, everyone! And to celebrate this spooky occasion, we cover The Mighty Thor #207, coincidentally a Halloween issue, and an unofficial Marvel/DC crossover! Thor's battle with Absorbing Man leads to a confrontation with none other than the eeeeevil Loki! Mwahahah!
This week we have a look at The Mighty Thor #356! Thor mopes and watches TV! The Warriors Three go camping! Sif and Hildegard fight the Absorbing Man! Plus we get to visit Vermont! Plus, the return of....???
041: Event Orr Else S1E7 - Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #7 Doom defeated, a new hero joins the team, and the Absorbing Man looses and arm!All this and more in issue #7 of Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars from November, 1984.Join me, won't you.Steeven's Patreon: www.patreon.com/steevenrorr
Episode Notes Doom defeated, a new hero joins the team, and the Absorbing Man looses and arm! All this and more in issue #7 of Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars from November, 1984. Join me, won't you. Steeven's Patreon: www.patreon.com/steevenrorr Support Event Orr Else by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/event-orr-else
Avengers: No Road Home #1, Winter Soldier #3: Superconnectivity Episode #224 Charlie and Phil discuss various topics including: Brie Larson online feat of strength What is the nature of Superman's abilities? The Orville “Deflectors” Loki TV series details announced Upcoming Marvel Offenders on Hulu including Kevin Smith and Patton Oswald New comics including Winter Soldier #3, Avengers: No Road Home #1, Thor #10, The Shape of Elvira #1, Amazing Spider-Man #15 Upcoming Savage Avengers and Giant Man comic book series Who was Crusher Creel before the Absorbing Man? Show notes: Avengers: No Road Home #1, Winter Soldier #3: Superconnectivity Episode #224 Get your OFFICIAL Capes and Lunatics merchandise here: http://shrsl.com/?idim Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Superconnectpod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Superconnectivitypodcast/ Follow us on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKezHc4vA7JKhIuBNmBmvrQ Follow us on Instagram: capesandlunatics Follow us on Pinterest: Capes and Lunatics Podcast Follow Phil Perich on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Nightwingpdp Follow Charlie Esser on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CharlieEsser Produced by: http://www.southgatemediagroup.com Production Team: Phil Perich
FW PRESENTS - FIND YOUR JOY - THE INCREDIBLE HULK #261 Rob finds his joy by visiting Easter Island, and The Incredible Hulk, The Absorbing Man, and Ryan Daly are there waiting for him! Check out images from this comic by clicking here! E-MAIL - firewaterpodcast@comcast.net Subscribe to FW PRESENTS on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fw-presents/id1207382042 This episode brought to you by InStockTrades. This week’s selections: THE INCREDIBLE HULK: HEART OF THE ATOM: https://www.instocktrades.com/TP/Marvel/HULK-HEART-OF-ATOM-TP/APR120731 SAL BUSCEMA: COMICS' FAST AND FURIOUS ARTIST: https://www.instocktrades.com/TP/TwoMorrows/SAL-BUSCEMA-COMICS-FAST-FURIOUS-ARTIST-SC/SEP090987 This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK: Visit the Fire & Water WEBSITE: http://fireandwaterpodcast.com Follow Fire & Water on TWITTER – https://twitter.com/FWPodcasts Like our Fire & Water FACEBOOK page – https://www.facebook.com/FWPodcastNetwork Use our HASHTAG online: #FWPodcasts Thanks for listening!
On this week's lunch break, Matt talks about his day out with Zuul at Universal Studios. The guys also present another edition of "SuperHeroes: De-Classified" focusing on The Absorbing Man who as luck would have it, is not a Superhero. Other topics include Fantasy Football, The Hulk Coaster, Henry Cavil's new "Witcher" Netflix series, Spider-Man reviews, and Lord of the Rings. It's a packed show!
Quasar Issue #5: Quantum Zone Episode #14 This episode Phil and Matt continue the review of Quasar's journey through the Acts of Vengeance storyline with Quasar issue #5, “The Absorbtion Principle”. The guys also discuss: Quasar and Stingray commiserate Pimp my supervillain Eon's cosmic diet The start of Quantum Puns? Absorbing Man can't keep it in his pants Show notes: Quasar Issue #5: Quantum Zone Episode #14 Get your OFFICIAL Capes and Lunatics merchandise here: http://shrsl.com/?idim Follow us on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKezHc4vA7JKhIuBNmBmvrQ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/QuantumZonePod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QuantumZonePod/ Follow Phil Perich on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Nightwingpdp Follow Will Allred on Twitter: https://twitter.com/wallred Follow Matt Kona on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MattKona Produced by: http://www.southgatemediagroup.com Production Team: Phil Perich
It could be "The Force of Gravity" that dooms the planet Earth. Daisy breaks free from the grasp and enslavement plans of Kasius Senior. Coulson and May manage to escape their prison with a little help from Deke. But they have to figure out a way to stop Quovas from launching his missiles to the Lighthouse. Good thing May hasn't forgotten how to fight. Back on Earth, the team sees footage of General Talbot absorbing the Absorbing Man himself. Trying to track him down is a little tricky until they realize that he wants to prove himself to his son. When they find him at his own house, the powers he's acquired appear to be unstoppable (much to the dismay of his wife and son) and Talbot gets away once more. All of our heroes are en route to rendezvous at the Lighthouse once more, but it seems that Coulson has an injury that is more serious than expected and it could leave either him or humanity itself in jeopardy. Jay and Josh are the hero of their own story on this week's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Case Files.
The power of love may be the extra push in this fight. George takes us back to 1986 and looks at Amazing Spider-Man #286. The Absorbing Man and his girlfriend Titania take on Spider-Man. Can Spidey come out on top against these two heavy hitters? Find out and download the episode.
The Avengers have to calm a riot outside the mansion over Namor's inclusion on the team. Moonstone, Absorbing Man, and Titania add to the trouble. Then Wasp, Black Knight, and Paladin face off against Grey Gargoyle, Screaming Mimi, and Yellowjacket. And finally, Alpha Flight assists the team when Namor goes to Atlantis to free his ex-girlfriend form the clutches of Attuma.
On this episode, I rhetorically as the question 'Where's the Trade?' of writer Karl Kesel's run on Daredevil from the mid-90s. In my mind, this run was a 'back to basics' approach to a character who was at the time in desperate need of it. In addition to speaking generally about the run, I'll be recapping & commenting on my favorite issue from this run, Daredevil #360 in which our hero takes on the menace of the Absorbing Man!Download this episode HERE!Karl Kesel interview on manwithoutfear.comScroll down to see images from these issues, and please be sure to check out previous episodes of I'm the Gun on iTunes & Google Play!Also, I'd love to hear from you! Email me at: imthegun@gmail.com, or hit me up on Twitter: @imthegunThanks for listening!Theme created using a sample of 'Shotgun' by Duran DuranDD's senses perceive Creel's switch from brick to cold metalA refreshingly understated revelation tucked at the bottom of the pageLove the way Nord/Ryan's cowl hugs DD's faceIs this an artistic tribute? I sense a Hulk/Thor battle referenced hereCrusher Creel, ancient statue
It's Epsiode 282 Redux, as we recover from the Great HD Crash of '17! In this episode we cover The Mighty Thor (v.2) #27, as Jurgens, Larsen, and Janson give us the second half of the Absorbing Man story! It's a slug fest in a crumbling tenement with Jane Foster and Titania's lives in the balance!
This week we discuss 'Teen Titans Go: The Night Begins to Shine;' the only acceptable song for robot fights is 'Intergalactic' by the Beastie Boys; Black Bolt and Absorbing Man recreate scenes from 'Fled;' and Charlemagne makes room on his mantel for yet another #Westie.
This week we're back to the start of the millennium with Thor v2 #26! The Absorbing Man is back! And he needs a doctor! Sif has *really* long fingers, Odin falls alseep again, Keith Kinkaid comes back long enough to be smacked in the face with a ball & chain! RFA! It's what the doctor ordered!
Marvelicious Toys - The Marvel Universe Toy & Collectibles Podcast - Audio Podcast Feed
Hasbro Marvel Toys -- each year they seem to outdo the last. From the Absorbing Man wave through the Sandman wave, there have been dozens of new Legends figures. Plus several waves of the 3.75-inch figures, high-end role play items, a new 12-inch Legends line, Hasbro has been killing it this year! On this first 2016 Year-in-Review show join Arnie, Justin, and Marjorie as they are joined by Jerry, Geof, and Marvel Toy News.com's Dabid as they look back at the best, and the worst, the year had to offer! Then come back in 2 weeks for Part 2 of the discussion! And don't forget, while out shopping for the holidays, Marvelicious Toys needs your help to keep operating. To support our show and get exclusive rewards Check out our crowdfunding campaign, live now on PodBean
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Hasbro Marvel Toys -- each year they seem to outdo the last. From the Absorbing Man wave through the Sandman wave, there have been dozens of new Legends figures. Plus several waves of the 3.75-inch figures, high-end role play items, a new 12-inch Legends line, Hasbro has been killing it this year! On this first 2016 Year-in-Review show join Arnie, Justin, and Marjorie as they are joined by Jerry, Geof, and Marvel Toy News.com's Dabid as they look back at the best, and the worst, the year had to offer! Then come back in 2 weeks for Part 2 of the discussion! And don't forget, while out shopping for the holidays, Marvelicious Toys needs your help to keep operating. To support our show and get exclusive rewards Check out our crowdfunding campaign, live now on PodBean
Our Xtra special Xmas episode features a way too long battle with the Absorbing Man that shows us the origin of his costume, features Falcon being a jerk, and allows the Avengers to once again let the bad guy successfully escape. A job well done!
After a quick declaration on independence, we go at this weeks episode without a guest and try out a new game we call ‘Versus’. Get a chart showing all of your favorite heroes and villains, add the roll of some dice, and discuss which of the two selected characters might win in battle. For this segments first installment, we discuss the possible outcomes between Supergirl Vs. Absorbing Man and The Blob vs. Spider-Man 2099. Tune in to hear our picks and then let us know what you think the outcome might be! www.CannedAirPodcast.com @CannedAirPod @Canned_Air
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Nuff Said: The Marvel, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, and Comics Fan Podcast
Superconnectivity: Civil War Connections -Listener Feedback -Who’s on Ice in the trailer for Captain America: Civil War? -Who (if anyone) dies in Captain America: Civil War? Bucky? Hawkeye? -Weekend at Ultron’s! -Absorbing Man & the Agents of Shield -Daredevil season 2 is here! Show notes: Superconnectivity: Civil War ConnectionsFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/marvel_roundup Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Superconnectivitypodcast/ Follow Phil Perich on Twitter:https://twitter.com/nightwingpdp Follow Charlie Esser on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CharlieEsser Produced by:http://www.southgatemediagroup.comProduction Team: Phil Perich, Rob Southgate
Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD 312 | Inside Man Recap On this weeks Agents of Steranko podcast we discuss “Inside Man”, episode 11 of Agents of SHIELD season 3. Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg) and General Talbot (Adrian Pasdar) head to an alien symposium hoping to find Gideon Malick’s allies. We always love when the gang heads out on spy missions, and this one doesn’t let us down. Talbot is a fun foil for Coulson and we also get the surprising return of Carl Creel, The Absorbing Man. With Bobbi sneaking around the outside of buildings, May sneaking in and out of hotel rooms, and Hunter bringing along some extra fire power we couldn’t have asked for more in this fun and engaging episode. Coulson and Fitz have returned from Maveth and are on the hunt for Gideon Malick. Grant Ward has also returned, but the Hydra entity “Hive” has taken over, and he is hungry. And finally, The Secret Warriors come together with the return of Joey Gutierrez and the addition of Yo-Yo Rodriguez as the team heads to Bogota, Columbia. This was a strong return with a surprising flash forward and a strong use of language as the SHIELD team goes global. Check out the podcast below and show notes after the jump We love to hear from you. Join the discussion on our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/utternerdsense/ You can leave us e-mail feedback through feedback@utternerdsense.com You can find all our shows at http://utternerdsense.com/ Follow us on twitter Updates: @utternerdsense (https://twitter.com/utternerdsense).Jay: @dreamjae (https://twitter.com/dreamjae) Help us out! If you enjoyed the show, you can really help us by subscribing and giving us a rate and review on iTunes. You can find our Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD podcast on iTunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/agents-steranko-agents-shield/id981784888?mt=2 You can also find our Once Upon a Time podcast at our iTunes feed https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/happily-ever-after-once-upon/id981785085?mt=2 You can also check out our UtterNerdsense Network feed that includes Once Upon a Time as well as our other podcasts, such as Agents of Shield, at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/utter-nerdsense/id955625598?mt=2 Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD stars Clark Gregg as Director Phil Coulson, Ming-Na Wen as Agent Melinda May, Brett Dalton as Grant Ward, Chloe Bennet as Agent Daisy Johnson, Iain De Caestecker as Agent Leo Fitz, Elizabeth Henstridge as Agent Jemma Simmons, Nick Blood as Agent Lance Hunter, Adrianne Palicki as Agent Bobbi Morse, Henry Simmons as Agent Alphonso “Mack” MacKenzie and Luke Mitchell as Lincoln Campbell. Season 3 of Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD airs Tuesdays 9/10c on ABC.
Legends of S.H.I.E.L.D.: An Unofficial Marvel Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. Fan Podcast
The Legends Of S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents Haley, Lauren and Stargate Pioneer discuss the Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 3 episode “The Inside Man” and the Jessica Jones Episode “A.K.A. You’re A Winner!” The trio also continue the Legends Of S.H.I.E.L.D. give away of the Marvel Deadpool Collector Corps Crate, talk about the upcoming GonnaGeek podcast host convention C2E2 panel, run down the weekly Marvel news, respond to listener feedback and interact with live Blab streaming chat comments. THIS TIME ON LEGENDS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.: [02:09] - Deadpool Marvel Collector Corps Crate Giveaway - C2E2 Promo - Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. “The Inside Man” - Jessica Jones “A.K.A. You’re A Winner!” - The weekly Marvel News - YOUR feedback!!!! - Highlights From The Live Chatroom LEGENDS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. DEADPOOL MARVEL CRATE GIVEAWAY [03:07] The Legends Of S.H.I.E.L.D. podcast hosts continue their giveaway for the Marvel Deadpool Collector Corps Crate. In order to enter please describe what a Deadpool Agent Peggy Carter Date would be like. This giveaway will occur on our live podcast on March 23rd. CHICAGO COMIC AND ENTERTAINMENT EXPO GONNAGEEK PODCAST PANEL [06:41] Don’t forget about the upcoming C2E2 GonnaGeek “Everyday Podcasting For Your Everyday Life” panel on March 18th, 2016. Come join GonnaGeek hosts and producers as we discuss the ins and outs of Hobby Podcasting. The panel will be at 2:45 PM in room S503. We hope to see you there to meet you and have some fun talking about podcasting. AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. “THE INSIDE MAN” [07:40] Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. is back and Agents Haley, Lauren and Stargate Pioneer have fun with this week’s episode “The Inside Man.” While Talbot, his mustache and bad haircut are back Haley and Lauren express that Talbot is essentially SP. Lauren wants a true Talbot-Coulson road trip and the Agents talk about how Clara is going to have major issues with S.H.I.E.L.D. in the future after George’s kidnapping. The series seems to be heading for its own Civil War (Watchdogs) as it echoes the story lines seen in the current Marvel Cinematic Universe and the current batch of Marvel Comics. While we do find out that Death is an inhuman the ladies are treated to another ruined male shirtless scene. Since Death is very old what exactly are his ties to the Royal Family? SP points out that the 3 amigos of Coulson Hunter and Fitz are not getting along like they used to and he wonders (mischievously) what the hand scanner can actually be used for. The ladies wonder about the science of Creel: just how does the Absorbing Man work? And they wonder where else he might pop up in the Marvel Universe on screen. The episode gives the viewer amazing realistic fun action. SP notices Coulson is wearing ties again and the ladies wonder why Lincoln has to wear a shirt while sparing with Daisy? "The Inside Man” Directed By: John Terlesky http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0855613/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 Written By: Craig Titley http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0864471/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 Episode Transcripts: http://transcripts.foreverdreaming.org/viewforum.php?f=140 JESSICA JONES “A.K.A. YOU’RE A WINNER!” [37:38] Hope is always the saddest thing ever and this episode with the abortion is no exception. Plus Jeri swoops in to be a jerk and use the fetus in some manipulative way. Luke finds out the full extent of Jessica’s history with Reva and has to figure out how to deal with it in the future. Kilgrave buys a house….legitamately? Not really. But the poker game is fun to watch until one of the players tries to smash his forehead open. Molcolm struggle with the detailed of his Kilgrave abuse and his drug addiction. The production value for the series is very stylized in ways you don’t even realize it is that good. And Jessica goes from avoidance to taking care at the end of the episode. "A.K.A. You’re A Winner!” Directed By: Stephen Surjik http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0839660/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 Written By: Edward Ricourt http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3242689/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 NEWS [54:35] HIGHLIGHT STORY OF THE WEEK Sally Field did not like Amazing Spider-Man http://www.themarysue.com/sally-field-amazing-spider-man/ AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. The cast of Agents of SHIELD told us just how crazy things are going to get http://io9.gizmodo.com/the-cast-of-marvels-agents-of-shield-told-us-just-how-c-1765115818 NETFLIX SEREIS Religious art references in Daredevil posters http://www.dailydot.com/geek/daredevil-season-2-caravaggio-posters/ Quesada talks Luke Cage and Iron Fist http://decider.com/2016/03/11/marvel-chief-joe-quesada-teases-iron-fist-luke-cage-daredevil-premiere/ CIVIL WAR The Year’s Biggest Superhero Movies Are All About Descent Into Fascism http://io9.gizmodo.com/this-year-s-biggest-superhero-movies-are-all-about-amer-1765086280 CA:CW influenced by “Se7en” and “Fargo” http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/captain-america-civil-war-director-joe-russo-says-movie-influenced-by-se7en-fargo-plus-new-posters-20160308?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Cap 3 is Iron Man 4 according to RDJ http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2016/03/08/robert-downey-jr-captain-america-civil-war/81475646/ Black Widow merchandise for Civil War http://www.ew.com/gallery/civil-war-black-widow-merchandise AWWWWWW COOL STUFF Marvel gives girls a chance at an internship http://marvel.com/news/movies/25879/marvels_captain_america_civil_war_-_girls_reforming_the_future_challenge?linkId=22181912 MARVEL New Funkos! http://www.collectorcorps.com/blog/coming-soon-from-funko-new-marvel FEEDBACK [72:17] - TWITTER Cajun Shaun @Cajun_Shaun Mar 9 @LegendsofShield See Spider-Man Meet Agents of SHIELD's Fitz and Simmons http://io9.gizmodo.com/see-spider-man-meet-agents-of-shields-fitz-and-simmons-1763757455?utm_medium=sharefromsite&utm_source=io9_twitter … ohnny ~R @BornToEatBacon Mar 11 Johnny ~R Retweeted Superhero Feed @sithwitch @LegendsofSHIELD Johnny ~R added, Superhero Feed @SuperheroFeed New 'AGENTS OF SHIELD' Poster http://bit.ly/21n5YIf Dr. Gnome to you @MrParacletes Mar 11 @andiminga @KodiakGWC @sithwitch @LegendsofSHIELD @The_Operator01 @adanagirl @LilTooClinical Found on Facebook. Christy @adanagirl Mar 11 . @LegendsofSHIELD Looks like Hayley Atwell & @clarkgregg's @SpikeLSB is airing April 21! #AgentCarter #TeamCarter http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/tv/lip-sync-battle/episode-guide/EP02105652?aid=zap2it … Cajun Shaun @Cajun_Shaun Mar 13 @LegendsOfShield ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ Is Bringing Back This Marvel Character http://movieweb.com/agents-of-shield-season-3-titus-welliver-blake/ … Johnny ~R @BornToEatBacon Mar 14 @LegendsofSHIELD May not be Apple, but it's still @AgentsofSHIELD. -Agent Bacon Richard @KodiakGWC Mar 15 @StargatePioneer @LegendsofSHIELD Here's a gift for SP. Consultant BlackAdam @Starsaber_222 Mar 15 Consultant BlackAdam Retweeted CollectorCorps @LegendsofSHIELD Consultant BlackAdam added, CollectorCorps @CollectorCorps Coming Soon from @OriginalFunko: MORE @Marvel! http://www.collectorcorps.com/blog/coming-soon-from-funko-new-marvel … Johnny ~R@BornToEatBacon @LegendsofSHIELD I may have to since it takes @StargatePioneer like 5 days to post it. StargatePioneer @StargatePioneer 21h21 hours ago @BornToEatBacon @LegendsofSHIELD You can always catch our live recording on my speaker account. http://Www.spreaker.com/user/stargatepioneer … - VOICEMAIL Black Adam - E-MAIL Andreas Kuehn Feb 8 Episode 6 - how can Luke Cage's bass voice sound sooooo smooth? - Holy frak! So they really were serious about the rape plotline of Hope and Kilgrave - not gonna lie, in such a noisy restaurant I would use Kilgrave's power the same way like he did - now would be the perfect time to tell Luke Cage that Kilgrave made you kill his wife, otherwise if he finds out from somewhere else it will make you look very bad - oh finally we get to the exceptional action sequences - and Jessica waited too long to come clean with Luke, most emotional scene for me in this series so far - Holgarth wanting the dead fetus?!! she gonna get it analyzed to find out if something from Kilgrave's DNA she can replicate his powers with??!! Bottom line: 8 out of 10 destroyed pot bins Outro [84:42] Haley, Lauren and Stargate Pioneer love to hear back from you about your top 5 Marvel character lists, your science of Marvel questions, who would you pick in an all-female Avenger team, or who’s Marvel abs you would like to see. Call the voicemail line at 1-844-THE-BUS1 or 844-843-2871. Join Legends Of S.H.I.E.L.D. next time as the hosts discuss the Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. episode “Parting Shot” and Daredevil Season 2 first impressions! You can listen in live when we record Wednesday nights at 8:00 PM Central time at Geeks.live (Also streamed live on YouTube, Spreaker and Blab). Contact Info: Please see http://www.legendsofshield.com for all of our contact information or call our voicemail line at 1-844-THE-BUS1 or 844-843-2871 Don’t forget to go check out our spin-off podcast, Legends Of S.H.I.E.L.D..: Longbox Edition for your weekly Marvel comic book release run-down with segments by Black Adam on S.H.I.E.L.D. comics, Lauren on Mutant Comics and Neil with his pull list run-down. Legends Of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Longbox Edition is also available on the GonnaGeek.com podcast network. Legends Of S.H.I.E.L.D. Is a Proud Member Of The GonnaGeek Network (gonnageek.com). This podcast was recorded on Wednesday March 16th, 2016. Standby for your S.H.I.E.L.D. debriefing ---
Coulson takes his best team to find "The Inside Man" at an International Symposium on Alien Contagion. Also accompanying him is General Talbot, the new Director of ATCU. The General has brought along his own backup in Crusher Creel, The Absorbing Man. Hunter is not especially happy about this. Especially when they discover that Talbot is the inside man they were looking for, but only because Gideon Mallick has kidnapped his son. Back at HYDRA, Mallick's new friend, and corpse-puppeteer Hive, is not recovering as well as everyone had hoped, so he gets his new Inhuman minions to get him a little meatier meal. Jay and Josh discuss not killing people in cold blood and their great retirement plans on this week's Case Files. Download now, and so you can decrypt the data-stream directly to your MP3 player!
In this episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) and @GrahamNolan discuss the casting announcement for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 while Graham makes fun of Kevin trying to pronounce people's names, gush over the new Daredevil season 2 trailer, and breakdown the DC Rebirth announcement and what that means for some LGBTQ favorites. This Week's Topics Include: What comics we're reading this week Casting news for Star Wars 8, Kingsman 2, and Guardians 2 Bumblebee, the Transformers movie spinoff Pee-Wee's Big Holiday has a trailer Daredevil season 2 Trailer New Powerpuff Girls teaser and theme song First teaser of Vixen on “Arrow” Rumors we may get a Young Justice season 3 Slingshot in Agents of SHIELD; return of Absorbing Man (means debut of Stonewall?) Joelyface has the new episode of the Danger Room Protocols Lila Cheney Music Video featuring Dazzler and New Mutants There is a plush Lying Cat available for pre-order DC Rebirth Announcement and what that means for our favorite LGBTQ characters
The season finale of Agent Carter airs, and we get closure. NEWS * Three more added to cast of AKA Jessica Jones. SOURCE: Marvel * Could Carl Creel, the Absorbing Man, be in Daredevil? SOURCE: Daredevil's Twitter * New Avengers: Age of Ultron poster! FEATURED DISCUSSION We talk about the latest Agent Carter episode, “Velediction”. […]
Herocast Recaps: We chat about Episode 2 of Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD, Heavy is the Head, covering Coulson and the gang as the continue their fight against Hydra and The Absorbing Man.
On this week's Helicarrier, Andy, Nicki and Dan review the second episode of Agents of SHIELD's second season "Heavy Is the Head" which focuses a lot on Lance Hunter as he deals with the aftermath of the Absorbing Man's attack in the season premiere. As Coulson has to deal with Lance's wildcard behavior, Mack connects with Fitz, we get to meet Skye's father and more! They also discuss some big SHIELD and Agent Carter news and also read listener feedback about "Heavy Is the Head" before heading into the spoiler section for next week's episode "Making Friends and Influencing People".
On this week's Helicarrier, Andy, Nicki and Dan review the second episode of Agents of SHIELD's second season "Heavy Is the Head" which focuses a lot on Lance Hunter as he deals with the aftermath of the Absorbing Man's attack in the season premiere. As Coulson has to deal with Lance's wildcard behavior, Mack connects with Fitz, we get to meet Skye's father and more! They also discuss some big SHIELD and Agent Carter news and also read listener feedback about "Heavy Is the Head" before heading into the spoiler section for next week's episode "Making Friends and Influencing People".
Better get out the scale and check how "Heavy is the Head". Coulson may be feeling that burden as he continues to try to rebuild SHIELD and track down the stolen obelisk that is carried by, Absorbing Man, Carl Creel. Now some of his team has been eliminated and the wild card, Lance Hunter, may make a deal with General Talbot to sell out the whole team. Maybe Coulson can keep the PROTO-SHIELD on the run, (along with their new George Foreman grill) if Fitz can get some cloaking technology working, with the help of his new (and actually real) friend Mac. But with all that distraction, the girl in the flower dress may get the obelisk first. Jay and Josh weigh all the heads in the continuing saga of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Download now, to decrypt the data-stream directly to your MP3 player!
It's time to come out of the "Shadows". You may have been on a summer break, but Director Coulson has been working hard to assemble agents for the new and improved SHIELD. One that will be loyal and do whatever it takes to fight HYDRA. As one of their first tasks, they will have to stop Carl Creel (aka The Absorbing Man) from getting a mysterious object. One that has been locked away by Agent Peggy Carter since the first war with HYDRA back in World War II. The now incarcerated Ward will tip Skye off that The Absorbing Man can turn his body into any material he can touch. So they will have to hurry to stop him. If only Fitz could remember how to create a cloaking device for them. Nevertheless, it's time to tighten the tie and keep the suit pressed, because we are back in action! Jay and Josh will talk about it all on the first episode of the season episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Download now, to decrypt the data-stream directly to your MP3 player!
On the Season 2 Premiere of Helicarrier: The Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Podcast, Andy Behbakht, Nicki Eighmy and guest host Adam Holmes (Writer of Unleash the Fanboy and What Culture) reviews "Shadows", the epic season premiere of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.! They talk about all the new characters that joined the show, Coulson's new S.H.I.E.L.D., a very changed Fitz, the Absorbing Man and more. They also take time to read listener feedback about the epiosde as well as discuss some S.H.I.E.L.D. news. In addition, Steve Glosson, creator of the Geek Out Loud Podcast Network, swings by to talk about the Absorbing Man (one of his favorite characters) as well as other aspects of the episode.
On the Season 2 Premiere of Helicarrier: The Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Podcast, Andy Behbakht, Nicki Eighmy and guest host Adam Holmes (Writer of Unleash the Fanboy and What Culture) reviews "Shadows", the epic season premiere of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.! They talk about all the new characters that joined the show, Coulson's new S.H.I.E.L.D., a very changed Fitz, the Absorbing Man and more. They also take time to read listener feedback about the epiosde as well as discuss some S.H.I.E.L.D. news. In addition, Steve Glosson, creator of the Geek Out Loud Podcast Network, swings by to talk about the Absorbing Man (one of his favorite characters) as well as other aspects of the episode.
The crew returns to discuss 20 movies that you might not know were based on comics. This week, it's Brant, John, Gordon, Ron. To kick things off, Gordon and Ron share their thoughts on Guardians of the Galaxy. Then, we discuss Don Pardo and various headlines ranging from film, to TV, to comics. For Topic Time, we talk about 40 movies (but we only get to 20) that you may or may not know were based on comic books, with some added stories and discussion on the movies themselves. And we close out the show with announcements. (Original Numbering: Episode #283) If you'd like to sponsor an episode of Zone 4, go here for details, or email us. If you'd like to donate to the show (one-time or monthly) see details here. You can now find Zone 4 on Stitcher.com as well! This Week's Links and Topics Absorbing Man on Agents of SHIELD Adrianne Palicki is Mockingbird LEGO Batman 3 Trailer BOOM! Studios and Fox Extend Relationship to TV Ant-Man Photos 1 2 3 4 No Origin for Doctor Strange Russia Wants Bulgarians to Stop Defaming Statues to Look Like American Superheroes Doctor Who Season Premiere in Theaters 40 Movies You (Probably) Didn't Know Were Comic Books ------- Doctor Who Live Screening August 25th Tall Pulp The Adventures of Jigsaw, Vol. 3 Charlton Arrow #2 Comic Frontline Steampunk Originals Penny Dreadful Press Henchmen, Inc. New Comic Day Moonstone Books
--Please give a listen to our new weekly Heroclix podcast "Dial H for Heroclix". --Where we discuss Heroclix opinions, news and teams. As well as some discussion of comics and video games from time to time. --We will be putting out a fresh episode every Sunday. --Hunter Smith, Andrew Alderson, Austin Smith and Special Guest Phil Young--Some explicit language.--This week we discuss: What We Played, Video Game Heroclix, Using Map To Your Advantage, Upcoming Heroclix Spoilers,Wolverine and the X-Men Gravity Feed, Bioshock Gravity Feed, Dial Design Contests, Growing Your Local Clix Community, Tips For New Judges, Current Comics and Video Games-- Please SUBSCRIBE, Rate and/or Review on iTunes if you enjoy -- Comment below with what you like/dislike, topics you want us to discuss, questions, whatever you want.LINKS:--Dial Design Contest: http://www.hcrealms.com/forum/showthread.php?t=465662--Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/DialHForHeroclix--Twitter: @DialH4Heroclix--iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dial-h-for-heroclix/id674235883?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D2--Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/Heroclix/EPISODE LINKS:--All Offical Spoilers can be found on Heroclix.com--Dials For WatX GF and Bioshock GF can be seen on hcrealms.com - UNITS Tab--Deathlok: http://www.hcrealms.com/forum/showthread.php?t=468192--Spider-Man Team Base: http://www.figures.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=204242&title=wizkids&cat=7162--Sculpts Detroit Steel, IM, Absorbing Man: http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/26378.html
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