Podcasts about Ales Kot

Zach is joined by Kenneth Laster to talk his brand new comic: Zeta Galaxy Outlaws (currently campaigning on Kickstarter)!They also talk one of the comics within the DNA of Zeta Galaxy Outlaws, the Aleš Kot and Tradd Moore sci-fi action romance: The New World!---------------------------------------------------Be sure to head over and back Zeta Galaxy Outlaws before the campaign is over!Check out everything from Kenneth Laster over at his website!---------------------------------------------------Check out Dreampass and all their killer tracks on Spotify!---------------------------------------------------Join the Patreon to help us keep the lights on, and internet connected! https://www.patreon.com/tctwl---------------------------------------------------Listen to my other podcast!TFD: NerdcastAnd I am also part of the team over at...I Read Comic Books!---------------------------------------------------Want to try out all the sweet gigs over on Fiverr.com? Click on the link below and sign up!https://go.fiverr.com/visit/?bta=323533&brand=fiverrcpa---------------------------------------------------Follow on Instagram!The Comics That We LoveFollow on Tiktok!The Comics that We LoveFollow on Twitter!@Z_Irish_Red

Zach is joined by Tia from the I Read Comic Books podcast to talk one of her favorite comics: the 2014 solo series Bucky Barnes: Winter Soldier!On the heels of Original Sin, Bucky Barnes finds himself in the role of, "The Man on the Wall," protecting Earth from any and all threats from the galaxy, at all costs. But what happens when he finds himself not only in love with an alien princess, but playing a part in a game between a future version of himself from another universe, and the Crossbones of that Universe who just happens to be an unstoppable killing machine? PLUS: Loki hijinx! Written by Aleš KotArt by Marco Rudy, Langdon Foss, Michael Walsh---------------------------------------------------Tia's Bucky Barnes: Winter Soldier Playlist (aka, The Lost Glove is Happy):1. Lovedust by Luna2. Pain by Catherine Wheel3. Violaine by Cocteau Twins4. Stray Bullet by KMFDM5. Vapour Trail - 2001 Remaster by Ride6. Wish You Were Here by Rasputina7. Frontier Psychiatrist by The Avalanches8. Do You Realize? by The Flaming Lips9. Hyperballad by Björk10. Starlight by Muse11. Laides and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space by Spiritualized---------------------------------------------------Buy cool art by Marco Rudy HERE! ---------------------------------------------------Check out Dreampass and all their killer tracks on Spotify!---------------------------------------------------Join the Patreon to help us keep the lights on, and internet connected! https://www.patreon.com/tctwl---------------------------------------------------Listen to my other podcast!TFD: NerdcastAnd I am also part of the team over at...I Read Comic Books!---------------------------------------------------Want to try out all the sweet gigs over on Fiverr.com? Click on the link below and sign up!https://go.fiverr.com/visit/?bta=323533&brand=fiverrcpa---------------------------------------------------Follow on Instagram!The Comics That We LoveFollow on Tiktok!The Comics that We LoveFollow on Twitter!@Z_Irish_Red

Welcome to the (Not So) New 52, a real-time retrospective of DC Comics' New 52 imprint! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:03:40 - Justice League of America #7 (Geoff Johns, Jeff Lemire and Doug Mahnke) 0:12:56 - Batman #23 (Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo) 0:21:18 - Batgirl #23 (Gail Simone and Fernando Pasarin) 0:30:38 - Nightwing #23 (Kyle Higgins and Will Conrad) 0:39:05 - Superboy #23 (Justin Jordan and Robson Rocha, Marcus To) 0:45:56 - Green Lantern Corps #23 (Robert Venditti, Van Jensen and Bernard Chang) 0:54:41 - Threshold #8 + Backup (Keith Giffen and Tom Raney, Phil Winslade, Timothy Green II) 1:09:16 - Katana #8 (Ann Nocenti and Alex Sanchez, Fabrizio Fiorentino) 1:18:48 - Worlds' Finest #15 (Paul Levitz and Emanuela Lupacchino) 1:23:41 - Suicide Squad #23 (Ales Kot and Rick Leonardi) 1:33:14 - Constantine #6 (Ray Fawkes and Renato Guedes) 1:41:10 - Demon Knights #23 (Robert Venditti and Phil Winslade) 1:49:11 - Next Week's Books patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast (Use #New52) discord: https://discord.gg/8fbyCehMTy Other Links: https://linktr.ee/mildfuzz Find out more at https://the-not-so-new-52.pinecast.co

Welcome to the (Not So) New 52, a real-time retrospective of DC Comics' New 52 imprint! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:03:09 - Justice League #22 (Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis) 0:15:10 - Batman #22 (Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo) 0:25:07 - Batgirl #22 (Gail Simone and Fernando Pasarin) 0:34:39 - Nightwing #22 (Kyle Higgins and Will Conrad) 0:42:24 - Superman Unchained #2 (Scott Snyder and Jim Lee, Dustin Nguyen) 0:51:51 - Green Lantern Corps #22 (Robert Venditti, Van Jensen and Bernard Chang) 1:02:46 - Threshold #7 (Keith Giffen and Tom Raney, Phil Winslade) 1:11:55 - Katana #6 (Ann Nocenti and Alex Sanchez, Cliff Richards) 1:19:55 - Worlds' Finest #14 (Paul Levitz and Robson Rocha) 1:25:40 - Suicide Squad #22 (Ales Kot and Patrick Zircher) 1:34:19 - Demon Knights #22 (Robert Venditti and Chad Hardin) 1:42:06 - Next Week's Books patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast (Use #New52) discord: https://discord.gg/8fbyCehMTy Other Links: https://linktr.ee/mildfuzz

Welcome to the (Not So) New 52, a real-time retrospective of DC Comics' New 52 imprint! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:51 - Superman Unchained #1 (Scott Snyder and Jim Lee, Dustin Nguyen) 0:12:35 - Batman #21 (Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo) 0:21:42 - Batgirl #21 (Gail Simone and Fernando Pasarin) 0:30:46 - Nightwing #21 (Kyle Higgins and Brett Booth) 0:38:08 - Superboy #21 (Justin Jordan and R.B. Silva, Edgar Salazar) 0:46:45 - Green Lantern Corps #21 (Robert Venditti, Van Jensen and Bernard Chang) 0:56:18 - Threshold #6 (Keith Giffen and Tom Raney, Phil Winslade) 1:05:20 - Katana #5 (Ann Nocenti and Alex Sanchez, Cliff Richards) 1:13:49 - Worlds' Finest #13 (Paul Levitz and Robson Rocha) 1:20:50 - Suicide Squad #21 (Ales Kot and Patrick Zircher) 1:28:51 - Constantine #4 (Ray Fawkes, Jeff Lemire, and Fabiano Neves) 1:37:57 - Demon Knights #21 (Robert Venditti and Chad Hardin) 1:47:44 - Next Week's Books patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast (Use #New52) discord: https://discord.gg/8fbyCehMTy Other Links: https://linktr.ee/mildfuzz

Welcome to the (Not So) New 52, a real-time retrospective of DC Comics' New 52 imprint! Discussed this week: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:03:07 - Green Lantern Corps #20 (Peter J. Tomasi and Fernando Pasarin) 0:11:26 - Batman #20 (Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo) 0:20:20 - Batman and Robin #20 (Peter J. Tomasi and Patrick Gleason, Cliff Richards) 0:28:20 - Superboy #20 (Justin Jordan and R.B. Silva, ChrisCross, Kenneth Rocafort) 0:35:15 - Threshold #5 (Keith Giffen and Tom Raney, Phil Winslade) 0:43:25 - Justice League of America #3 (Geoff Johns and David Finch) 0:51:13 - Katana #4 (Ann Nocenti and Alex Sanchez) 0:58:40 - The Ravagers #12 (Michael Alan Nelson, Tony Bedard and Diogenes Neves, Geraldo Borges) 1:06:50 - Team 7 #8 (Justin Jordan, Tony Bedard and Jesus Merino) 1:15:17 - Deathstroke #20 (Justin Jordan, Tony Bedard and Edgar Salazar) 1:22:56 - Suicide Squad #20 (Ales Kot and Patrick Zircher) 1:31:48 - Constantine #3 (Ray Fawkes, Jeff Lemire, and Renato Guedes) 1:39:51 - Demon Knights #20 (Robert Venditti and Chad Hardin) 1:48:37 - Next Week's Books patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: @DCComicsPodcast (Use #New52) discord: https://discord.gg/8fbyCehMTy Other Links: https://linktr.ee/mildfuzz

Comic Reviews: Aquaman/Green Arrow: Deep Target 1 by Brandon Thomas, Ronan Cliquet, Ulises Arreola Batman/Fortnite: Foundation 1 by Scott Snyder, Christos Gage, Donald Mustard, Joshua Hixson, Roman Stevens Batman: The Long Halloween Special 1 by Jeph Loeb, Tim Sale, Brennan Wagner DC vs. Vampires 1 by James Tynion, Matthew Rosenberg, Otto Schmidt Task Force Z 1 by Matthew Rosenberg, Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira, Adriano Lucas Darkhold: Blade 1 by Daniel Kibblesmith, Federico Sabbatini, Rico Renzi Spine Tingling Spider-Man Infinity Comic 1 by Saladin Ahmed, Juan Ferreyra Mighty Marvel Holiday Special - Halloween with the Rhino Infinity Comics by Ryan North, Tom Reilly, Chris O'Halloran It's Jeff 10 by Kelly Thompson, Gurihiru Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters - IG-88 by Rodney Barnes, Guiu Vilanova, Antonio Fabela Ant 1 by Erik Larsen, Mike Toris Gunslinger Spawn 1 by Todd McFarlane, Ales Kot, Brett Booth, Thomas Nachlik, Philip Tan, Kevin Keane, Adelso Corona, Daniel Henriques, Andrew Dalhouse, Mikos Koutsis, Marcello Iozzoli, Marcelo Maiolo, Fco Plascencia Hellcop 1 by Brian Haberlin, Geirrod Van Dyke Nita Hawe's Nightmare Blog 1 by Rodney Barnes, Jason Shawn Alexander, Patric Reynolds, Luis Nct, Mar Silvestre Galotto House of Slaughter 1 by James Tynion, Tate Brombal, Chris Shehan, Miquel Muerto Hellboy: The Silver Lantern Club 1 by Mike Mignola, Chris Roberson, Christopher Mitten, Ben Stenberg, Michelle Madsen Cross to Bear 1 by Marko Stojanovic, Sinisa Banovic, Djordje Krajnovic, Aljosa Tomic Harbinger 1 by Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing, Robbi Rodriguez, Rico Renzi Merlin and Hector 1 by Rodolfo Santullo, Jok Rush 1 by Si Spurrier, Nathan Gooden, Addison Duke All-Nighter by Chip Zdarsky, Jason Loo, Paris Alleyne Hello My Name is Poop by Ben Katzner, Ian McGinty, Fred Stresing Sleepless Domain OGN by Mary Cagle Graveneye OGN by Sloane Leong, Anna Bowles Better Place OGN by Duane Murray, Shawn Daley Another Kind OGN by Trevor Bream, Cait May Additional Reviews: Star Trek: Prodigy, Batman: Creature of the Night, Last Night in Soho, Doctor Who: Flux News: Dune Part 2, new artist on Savage Spider-Man, Bill Murray joins MCU, Ben Percy relaunching Ghost Rider Johnny Blaze, Iron Fist No More, King project with Elsa C, new Molly Knox Ostertag project thru Substack, Lego Ninjago comic from Skybound, Iron Fist replaced by new character, new Lemire/Sorrentino project, Image union, Taika Waititi to direct Tower of Terror, Chris Pratt is Garfield, Hulkling/Wiccan Marvel Unlimited Trailers: Lightyear, Boba Fett Comics Countdown: Another Kind OGN by Trevor Bream, Cait May Friday 4 by Ed Brubaker, Marcos Martin, Muntsa Vicente Black Hammer Reborn 5 by Jeff Lemire, Malachi Ward, Matt Sheean House of Slaughter 1 by James Tynion, Tate Brombal, Chris Shehan, Miquel Muerto Usagi Yojimbo 23 by Stan Sakai Daredevil 35 by Chip Zdarsky, Stefano Landini, Francesco Mobili, Marcio Menyz Robin 7 by Joshua Williamson, Max Dunbar, Gleb Melnikov, Luis Guerrero Snow Angels Season Two 5 by Jeff Lemire, Jock Batman: The Long Halloween Special by Jeph Loeb, Tim Sale, Brennan Wagner Better Place by Duane Murray, Shawn Daley

What have you read lately? Our buddies Zach and Sheynis return to the show for a catch-up session where we talk about some of the comics we've read recently. The main comics highlighted are A Map to the Sun by Sloane Leong, Ales Kot's Secret Avengers run, Jack Kirby's Fourth World comics (specifically The New Gods and Mister Miracle), and Plutona by Jeff Lemire and Emi Lenox. Those are the starting points and the conversation takes off from there! What have you been reading lately?

On our final comic book review show of 2020, we're chatting: Batman Annual #5 DC Comics By James Tynion IV and James Stokoe Wolverine #8 Marvel Written by Benjamin Percy Art by Adam Kubert and Viktor Bogdanovic Nailbiter Returns #8 Image Comics Written by Joshua Williamson Art by Mike Henderson Tales From The Dark Multiverse: Dark Nights Metal #1 DC Comics Story by Scott Snyder, Jackson Lanzing & Collin Kelly Written by Jackson Lanzing & Colin Kelly Pencils by Karl Mostert The Amazing Spider-Man #55 Marvel Written by Nick Spencer Art by Patrick Gleason Monstress: Talk-Stories #2 Image Comics Written by Marjorie Liu Illustrated by Sina Takeda Dark Nights Death Metal: The Last 52: War of the Multiverses #1 DC Comics Written by Joshua Williamson and Scott Snyder, Magdalene Visaggio, James Tynion IV, Kyle Higgins, Regine Sawyer, Che Grayson, Marguerite Bennett, Matthew Rosenberg and Justin Jordan Art by Dexter Soy, Scott Koblish, Alex Maleev, Scott Kolins, Anitha Martinez, Pop Mhan, Inaki Miranda, Rob Guillory and Mike Henderson The Avengers #40 Marvel By Jason Aaron and Javier Garrón Lost Soldiers #5 Image Comics By Aleš Not and Luca Casalanguida Jinny Hex Special #1 DC Comics Written by Magdalene Visaggio Art by Gleb Melnikov King In Black: Iron Man/Doctor Doom #1 Marvel Written by Christopher Cantwell Art by Salvador Larroca Stranger Things: Science Camp #4 Dark Horse Comics Written by Jody House Pencils by Edgar Salazar Justice League: Endless Winter #2 DC Comics Written by Andy Lanning & Ron Marz Art by Carmine Di Giandomenico & Howard Porter Ghost Rider: Return of Vengeance #1 Marvel Written by Howard Mackie Pencils by Javier Saltares Colonel Weird: Cosmagog #3 Dark Horse Comics Written by Jeff Lemire Art and Letters by Tyler Crook SUBSCRIBE ON RSS, ITUNES, ANDROID, SPOTIFY, STITCHER OR THE APP OF YOUR CHOICE. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER, AND FACEBOOK. SUPPORT OUR SHOWS ON PATREON. Full Episode Transcript: Alex:                 What is up everybody? Welcome to The Stack. I'm Alex. Justin:              I'm Justin. Pete:                I'm Pete. Alex:                 And, this is the final Stack of 2020. Pete:                What? Justin:              Yes. Alex:                 [Crosstalk 00:00:18] It's the last one everybody. No more comic book reviews after this, until next year or next week, [crosstalk 00:00:23]. Justin:              We'll have some fresh ones. Pete:                [crosstalk 00:00:25] It's like a week away. Like, what are you doing? Justin:              No, but we're going to be different people then. We're going to have different ideas. We're going… [Crosstalk 00:00:32] Pete:                What? Justin:              The comics are going to be different, man. 2021. [crosstalk 00:00:35] They're probably all going to come out of your computer. Alex:                 I can be very political. Justin:              Oh, that's a fresh take. Alex:                 Thank you. Pete:                Oh wow. Alex:                 Here's something [crosstalk 00:00:43] not political. Actually, I guess maybe it kind of it is, but let's kick it off with Batman Annual #5 from DC Comics by James Tynion IV and James Stokoe. So, this is the origin of Clownhunter. Here, we get a story of [inaudible 00:00:55] and Clownhunter, a little bit of Batman in it, but pretty much a flashback after his experiences, backing off from killing Harley Quinn. This was a great story. And, particularly just the collaboration between James Tynion and James Stokoe was great. Justin:              The art in this book was excellent. Just a really fun story. We've seen a lot of Clownhunter lately, like a lot. Pete:                Yeah. Justin:              So to go back into this, I was like, “Oh, more.” But, to get the backstory and with such a great fresh art look, like really enjoyed it. Pete:                Yeah. I really like the way the counselor talked to Clownhunter and Batman. Like, when she said that, “Batman is smart,” oh, I laughed. That was just fun. Yeah. It's great to get this kind of like origin story. It makes a lot more sense now with everything. I would have liked this a little bit sooner, but I'm very happy that we got it. Alex:                 Jesse, you talk about this a lot, about what James Tynion has been trying to do seemingly, is add a lot of wrinkles to the Batman mythos with Clownhunter, with Ghost-Maker. Justin:              Yeah. Pete:                Ghost-Maker. Alex:                 Classic character, clearly he had a big impression on me. As well as just his take on a Harley, and the Joker and other things. And, that really starts to pay off here, I think in a nice way. It definitely makes me engendered to the character quite a bit more. Let's move on and talk about Wolverine #8 from Marvel, written by Benjamin Percy, art by Adam Kubert and Viktor Bogdanovic. This is, I believe, the 350th adventure of Wolverine; and finally, they're over. This is it. This is the last adventure of Wolverine after 350. As he promised in his first appearance back in Incredible Hulk, he said, “Hey Bob, 350 times and I'm done.” Justin:              Yeah. Alex:                 And now he's, “That's it.” Justin:              “I'm going to replace Professor X someday,” he said, as he fought the Hulk. Alex:                 Pete, what do you think about this issue, did this hold up to the immense legacy of Wolverine? Pete:                No. But, we kind of got like different stories here. Some of them more enjoyable than others, but I did very much enjoy a lot of the action and the one where like, Wolverine's like punching this face in the water. That was great. Very enjoyable. It's a good way to kind of talk to people. I'm very excited for how it ended though. I don't know if we should do spoilers or not, but I'm excited for- Alex:                 No, we don't really do spoilers on this podcast after the comics have already come out. Yeah, of course, you can go. Pete:                All right, fine. I'm excited for Patch to be back, and to get more Patch. Justin:              Patch Adams. Pete:                Well, Robin Williams rest in peace, you fucken legend. But, not that Patch. I'm talking about the old Wolverine Patch. So, very cool. Justin:              “It is interesting to touch on so much of the Wolverine legacy,” as you said Alex. Reading this book made me want to see a series that is literally just like, sort of time-dashing through different Wolverine eras and telling us some stories we haven't heard yet. Because, I feel like we get Wolverine showing up in the present day areas where he had all this history, and he's like, “Ah shit, I got to deal with the son of this person I killed,” or something. And like, it made me want to see more stories throughout the Wolverines 350 issue long history. Alex:                 I really believe Benjamin Percy invented the CIA character that Wolverine is hanging out with. He just feels like a very different character interaction Wolverine, where he's not a super spy. He's just a member of the CIA. He's mostly hanging out in his backyard, and he's really just there for Wolverine to have somebody to sound off of, and that's it. He's not a mutant. Well, that's great. There's something really involving about that relationship that feels fresh and new. And, I liked that quite a bit. Like, the issues where it's just them talking. Very cool. A lot of fun. Pete:                Yeah. I disagree with you. That's what I was talking about when it was [inaudible 00:05:08], but you do get some really great kind of classic Wolverine moments. There's like a big splash page where he's kind of coming through a window with his claws out and he's like, “I got a dog in this fight.” Alex:                 You don't like CIA guy, Pete? Pete:                No, no, I don't like CIA guy. Alex:                 Can I pause at something by you? I think if they were sitting in a bar, you would like it a lot more than if [crosstalk 00:05:32] they're sitting in a backyard. Justin:              Yeah. Pete:                Well, I very much enjoy the backyard drinking. That's all we can do right now. We can't really go in bars. The bar thing isn't really what… It was just kind of like the way the CIA guy was, that I didn't trust him, or I didn't think Wolverine should be chatting with him. It seemed like Wolverine's too busy to stop for a beer at that moment. Justin:              It's like I always say, “A backyard is just a bar without a pool table.” Pete:                I always say that. Alex:                 Nailbiter Returns #8 from Image Comics written by Joshua Williamson, art by Mike Henderson. We get some big revelations through this issue about the game that has been going on since these fake and real serial killers. And, we get a big flashback to Nailbiter's origin story, or at least, I guess, before his origin story. I say this every issue, “I love how they're fleshing out and adding to this mythology.” “It's just fun, it's gross.” It plays out one of my biggest fears about poking out eyeballs that are [crosstalk 00:06:35]. Justin:              Ah, that's all I could think about. I have such [crosstalk 00:06:38] a… I don't have a lot of like picky fears, but falling down and having my eyeball catch on the edge sharp table- Alex:                 Oh, stop. Justin:              … is a big one. It's a big one for me. Like tripping randomly, and then boop, corner of a table. Alex:                 [crosstalk 00:06:53] I just want to note this for the person who does transcripts on our podcast, please put in everybody cringed when Justin said [crosstalk 00:07:00] Justin:              [crosstalk 00:07:00] Yes, exactly. Also, an umbrella spoke going into my eye. Pete:                Nailbiter is great. I mean, it should have been in our kind of like top list of the year, for sure. Alex:                 Oh, here we go. Pete:                But, it's one of those things where I'm really impressed with the storytelling of this book. Like, they did a really amazing job of like getting a lot of action in the front, and like slowly rolling out the story. This is issue eight and we're kind of getting the origin story, that's kind of crazy, but it really works in this world. It's the action and the intensity are so over the top, but the story is very interesting, which is impressive. And, the characters and the grossness, and the fact that we're reacting so much to a comic book really says a lot about how well they do creating this world, and sucking us all into it and kind of making a part of it. It's so creepy. And, I can't believe that like, this is just the tip of the iceberg for their plans to come. I can't wait to read more. This is such an intense, over the top book. Really, well done. Alex:                 Let's move on and talk about Tales from the Dark Multiverse, Dark Nights: Metal #1 from DC Comics. Story by Scott Snyder, Jack Lanzing and Collin Kelly, written by Jack Lanzing and Collin Kelly, pencils by Karl Mostert. It's appropriate that this book is about the Joker Dragon, because this is the most ouroboros snake eating its own tail book that DC has maybe ever done. It's insane. It is a version of the Dark Multiverse where the heroes lost Dark Nights: Metal that is being reflected because of Dark Nights: Death Metal, never getting to see this. I went to do this very trepidatious. I was not sure about this idea at all, but I think it paid off really nicely. I like this a bit. And shockingly, I think it actually has repercussions for the future of the DC Universe in a big way, that was very surprising. Pete:                Yeah. I really love this book. I was surprised, Dark Metal keeps turning it up, and turning it up. And, like the hilarious degradation shredding on the guitar, and then having a kryptonite pick. That was insane. The [crosstalk 00:09:25] Joker Dragon was awesome. Justin:              Very fun. Pete:                This is just so much fun, completely over the top. This is just great. Justin:              I like seeing Duke take such a prominent place in the DC Universe. Like, a character that I felt was created, and then occupied this weird place where he's was a Robin who became this new character, who had metahuman abilities, which is something that really hasn't been touched upon in the Bat Family. So, it felt like he slipped into this sort of middle place. And, to see him back here as a focus, and still sort of as a Bat character while still carving out his own place, I really liked. Alex:                 Yeah. Good book. Definitely pick it up. Next up, The Amazing Spider-Man #55 from Marvel, written by Nick Spencer, art by Patrick Gleason. We are continuing and maybe wrapping up the last remains storyline involving Harry Osborn. It seems like maybe we're moving on with something different next issue, but nothing is resolved here necessarily. [crosstalk 00:10:31] And I got to be honest, I like this issue. I'm still willing to follow them, but we're getting to the point where I really need some answers, or they're going to lose me. [crosstalk 00:10:43] to be honest. Justin:              I agree with you. Like, I do think this character has been one this… I guess we can say it's Harry Osborn at this point. Alex:                 Yeah. Pete:                Yeah. Justin:              It seems like it just is, has been held over our heads for every issue up to this point, right. For 54 issues basically. And we were getting, it just feels like we're not getting the whole thing. And, I don't know why. Because, if you read this sort of by itself, it's like, “Oh, I see this villain has captured Peter Parker and all of his friends, and is going to kill them solely, and Peter Parker has to get away.” But, it does feel like there's a missing piece that sort of really binds everything together. And I'm, to your point, sick of the coin that's associated with it. Especially when like the Sin-Eater storyline before this was so good, and felt like such a great standalone story. I want to have that feeling about this issue, or this series, this arc as well. Pete:                This is just a little too intense for me for Spider-Man. Like, the part where Spider-Man shoots his webbing through somebodies head, and out the back of their skull was just like, “Holy shit.” I didn't think I would ever see that in a Spider-Man comic. I think sometimes Nick Spencer is a little bit more of a shock factor, and I don't know, it's pulling me out of the story a little bit. It doesn't feel like a Spider-Man comic, even though it's obviously dealing with Spider-Man, and all the friends, and all that stuff. Also, the MJ stuff in here was weird, but maybe that's just because I have MJ issues in Spider-Man right now. Justin:              [crosstalk 00:12:28] I liked MJ being such a bad-ass in this issue, though. Like, she really is the hero. Pete:                Yeah. She really does kind of like step up and kind of be like, “All right asshole, what the fuck is your deal?” Alex:                 All right. I'll throw one theory out at you about Amazing Spider-Man and what's going on, that I feel like its kind of obvious, but I'm not sure that they're going to go for it. And, I thought they were going to go for it in this issue based on what they said, and then they didn't. Is this because of One More Day? Like, did this- [crosstalk 00:12:58] Justin:              I thought that too. I thought we [crosstalk 00:13:00] were going to find out what MJ whispered to Mephisto, and it had something to do with it. Pete:                That's what I thought too, and then it didn't. Alex:                 [crosstalk 00:13:08] reverse it or change it, because there's the whole thing about MJ saying, “No, Peter doesn't remember.” Harry doing a toast and saying, “Brand new day.” Justin:              Yeah. Alex:                 That was the part that I was like, “Oh, shit,” when that got to the middle of the issue, and then they didn't follow up on it. So that, I think is to me, is the thing where it feels like you were saying, Justin, “You got to stop being coy about it, just get to whatever it is and let us know.” And hopefully, that happens next issue. Justin:              Yeah. And, I will say the way this issue ends makes me think they could still go that way. Alex:                 Yes. Pete:                Yeah. They're definitely toying with our emotions in this, for sure. Alex:                 Next up, the Monstress Talk-Stories #2 from Image Comics, written by Marjorie Liu, illustrated by Sina Takeda. Alex:                 I think we were unilaterally loved the first issue of this, which was as the title implies, merely a story showing the past of some of the characters in the present day of Monstress. This tells another story of those characters past. And, it's as gorgeous, and lovely, and sweet and [inaudible 00:14:11]. Justin:              Lush. Alex:                 Lush is a great adjective. Great story. Pete:                Yeah. It's not just a story though. It's a talk-story. Alex:                 Okay, [crosstalk 00:14:21] Justin:              Wow. Pete:                Somebody telling somebody else this story. Justin:              A talk-story, that's basically a podcast. Pete:                Oh, weird. But yeah, I can see why this is Alvin's favorite- [crosstalk 00:14:30] Alex:                 Hey, what's up everybody? This is Monstress, we're sponsored this week by [Blue Apron 00:00:14:33]. Blue Apron. Pete:                Yeah. I can see why this is one is Alvin's favorite picks, because it's got some like creepy, furry shit in here, but that is [crosstalk 00:14:46]… Alex:                 You know me. Pete:                Yeah. You're a perv. Justin:              Oh, I thought you were going to define yourself when you said that. You know me question mark. Alex:                 [crosstalk 00:14:56] I like to leave an air of mystery for our listeners. Justin:              Yeah. Pete:                But, the art alone is just glorious. It's really just fantastic, jumps right off the page, and is worth it. Justin:              It's super dreamy in a good way. Like, I feel like this sort of plays a little bit like a prequel, but the sort of dreamy look of the art makes it feel like one of the characters is remembering this or dreaming it, which I think you don't really see in a lot of comics. I thought that was cool. Pete:                Yeah. Alex:                 Good issue. And, good two issues series, even if you haven't necessarily been reading the book. Next up, Dark Nights: Death Metal – The Last 52: War of the Multiverses #1 from DC Comics, written by Joshua Williamson and Scott Snyder, Magdalene Visaggio, James Tynion IV, Kyle Higgins, Regin Sawyer, Che Grayson, Marguerite Bennett, Matthew Rosenberg and Justin Jordan. Art by Dexter Soy, Scott Koblish, Alex Maleev, Scott Kolins, Alitha Martinez, Pop Man, Inaki Miranda, Rob Guiilory and Mike Henderson. Alex:                 This is a bunch of stories that take place simultaneously with the end of Dark Nights: Death Metal, is all of the Multiverses are all fighting together. As usual, it's a mixed bag, some are good, some are fine. But, what jumped out at you? What did you particularly like about this issue? Pete:                I really like Bergy's story, Matt Rosenberg. The Armageddon Blues was a lot of fun. Yeah. I just… Some like really cool, amazing art. Yeah. But, some of the story not as good, but there was some great stuff in there. Justin:              I agree with you. I really liked the Rosenberg story, which featured Constantine and dark Constantine like becoming [crosstalk 00:16:40] Pete:                Yeah, two Constantines. Justin:              Yeah. Alex:                 Yeah. Pete:                I just don't know why one Constantine would trust the other one. When they're pouring the drinks, I was like, “Come on, if you're really Constantine, you'd fucken know.” Alex:                 To give you the conceit of the story, everybody's meeting their dark multiverse opposites, who they're the worst version of themselves. And, Constantine, in the version he meets himself, is basically indistinguishable from himself. And, it's fun. Yeah, they just try and get a drink in the Oblivion Bar and hang out, compare notes. It's a good time. Justin:              I also really liked the story right before that, by Marguerite Bennett and Inaki Miranda, which was a Penguin focused story, which felt like [crosstalk 00:17:16] it was specific, and good and horrifying in a great way. Pete:                Yeah. Alex:                 Good stuff. I think a good collection better than I expected. And definitely, if you've been enjoyed Dark Nights: Death Metal, a good thing to pick up. Next up Avengers #4 from Marvel, by Jason Aaron and Javier Garonne, is kicking off the Phoenix storyline in earnest. Justin, what do you think? You were into this. Pete:                Our very own [JTS'Z 00:17:42]. Justin:              Hey, Let me handle this one guys. Pete:                .All right. Justin:              I like this a lot. I feel like Jason or Aaron has really cornered the market on these fun, high stakes Avengers stories that take up a premise, and just laid on the table, and then just really amp it all the way up, and tell us these wild stories focusing on the different Avenges dealing with, in this case, the Phoenix Force. We had all the great Ghost Rider stuff before this, the vampire stuff before that, like I've been really enjoying these runs. They're a little bit lighter than you might expect the Avengers to be, but it's great. Pete:                Yeah. I really enjoyed this. Art is glorious. It's just kind of like a great jumping on point for this big thing that's happening. But I like how, even though it's huge, there's a lot of fun, like really small, cool moments. And, I also love when Captain America has downtime, he's just punching shit, just working shit out. You got to respect that, man. That's just great. Alex:                 Yeah. I like this. This is fun. I mean, there's not much going on here in terms of innovation, but it's Doctor Doom versus Captain America, and that's a good time. Pete:                Yeah, its fun. Alex:                 Next up, Lost Soldiers #5 from Image Comics, by Ales Kot and Luca Casalanguida. This is, I think, the last issue of this. We've [crosstalk 00:19:07] checked in a couple of issues here. Gorgeous, gorgeous book. Justin:              It is. The art is so good in this book, especially the last sort of run, the last sequence going to the end. Really, just a great combination of words and texts while bringing the story together, this… Sorry, words and pictures while bringing the story together, really well done. Pete:                Yeah. Casalanguida, I know we kind of… It's tough with the name or whatever, but just wanting to kind of point that out. Alex:                 Oh, sorry about that. Pete:                Yeah, yeah. [crosstalk 00:19:40] Alex:                 Hey Pete, I'm glad you never get names wrong and you're always here to correct me on- Pete:                Oh no, I'm not… No, no, no. [inaudible 00:19:47], I am not attacking you on that. I am awful- [crosstalk 00:19:50] Alex:                 You son of a bitch. Justin:              Wow. I knew we'd [crosstalk 00:19:53] break up eventually. Pete:                I'm just trying to help. Justin:              But here, this is the precipice of 2021, [inaudible 00:19:58] year. The year we always said it was going to be our year. Pete:                I'm just trying to look out- [crosstalk 00:20:03]. Alex:                 We had that 15 year plan. Justin:              Exactly. Textbook we've fit every one. Pete:                But, this is like so creepy in a lot of different ways. I kind of had to read it a couple of times to really tried to get what was happening. It's very intense. It's really well done. But, it's really just very moving, and it's just shakes you a little bit. Alex:                 Good stuff. Let's move on and talk about the Jinny Hex Special #1 from DC Comics, written by Magdalene Visaggio, art by Gleb Melnikov. This is focusing on a character… I don't know if it was created by Brian Michael Bendis, but certainly he wrote it over in his Young Justice book. This is a descendant of Jonah Hex who lives in the modern day. And this book, she is dealing with the resurgence of an old villain. Alex:                 I loved this book. I thought this was such a fun story. And, I was very surprised to find out the art was by Gleb Melnikov, instead of Humberto Ramos, because I thought it was Humberto Ramos for a good portion of the book. It was not, but just a fun mashup of western story and magic. And, just the positivity of the Jinny Hex character is infectious over the course of the pages. Justin:              I agree. I want to see more from this character. Pete:                I had a hard time with this. The art, I agree, is unbelievable. It's an interesting story. But, the problem I had was this doesn't feel like someone who's related to Jonah Hex in any way. I wanted her to be… Alex:                 You wanted her to have a piece of skin connecting her top lip to [crosstalk 00:21:52] bottom lip. Pete:                No. I wanted her personality to be kind of like a little gruff, not trust people as much, like kind of feel a little bit like Jonah Hex, gave me that relation. But, she was very sunny and nice. And I'm like, “That doesn't feel like a Hex to me.” Justin:              “Like a fresh take,” you're saying. Pete:                Yeah, I mean, I understand like, “Hey, let's change the character, maybe make them a little bit more approachable.” Cool. But, you got Hex on the last name, so I want to see some grit. I want to see a little bit meaner type of person, [crosstalk 00:22:25] not trusting a person. Justin:              You want to see a piece of skin, connect the grittiness to [crosstalk 00:22:28] Pete:                Stop saying the skin. The skins not the character. Justin:              Like a googly [crosstalk 00:22:32] eye, you had googly eye. Alex:                 It's kind of the character. Justin:              If I were to name four things about Jonah Hex, I think three of them would be the one side of his face. Pete:                Oh my [inaudible 00:22:41]. I read a lot of Jonah Hex. I love Jonah Hex. So, I had a lot of high hopes for this. I think it's great. I do want more of this, but I hope the more we get, the more we kind of find out a little bit darker stuff about Jinny. Justin:              How many times have you watched the Jonah Hex movie? Pete:                That is garbage. Don't talk about that- [crosstalk 00:23:03] Alex:                 I mean, I will mention there's a really great interview where Josh Brolin mentions that, “He always wanted to play a character that had a piece of skin that connected his top lip and his bottom lip.” He finally got to do it. [Crosstalk 00:23:12]. Pete:                The skin is not the character. Alex:                 It's kind of the character. Pete:                Stop. Justin:              He talks about it all the time. Plus, most of the issues, he's going to the dermatologist to get that thing treated. Pete:                Oh my god, I fucken hate you guys so much. Justin:              An early western dermatology. Pete:                Why do I do this? Why do I do this to myself? Justin:              Moisturize it Jonah. Alex:                 Moisturizer, got it. Justin:              Its so [crosstalk 00:23:34] hard, it keeps it chapped. Alex:                 It's very [crosstalk 00:23:36] dry here [crosstalk 00:23:37] desert. Pete:                Well, at least I have a line that's like I'm trying to not be like Jonah Hex. You know what I mean? Like, give me something. Justin:              I am a medicine man and I recommend you moisturize. Alex:                 King in Black: Iron Man, Doctor Doom #1 from Marvel written by Christopher Cantwell, art by Salvador Larroca. As you can figure out for the title, this is Ironman and Doctor Doom teaming up during- [crosstalk 00:23:59]. Pete:                Teaming up. Alex:                 … the whole King in Black storyline to try and kill Santa Claus. Justin, you've been very anti Santa Claus in Marvel Comics over the past couple of weeks. How did this issue strike you? Justin:              I got to say, I thought this was fun. I feel like Christopher Cantwell is occupying this space of like, just good storytelling that are sort of funny, but have these like good underpinnings, like the Doctor Doom series that he just did. And, it was such a surprise, I guess. So, it got me. Pete:                Yeah, it was. Like the look on his face when they're like, “Is that Santa?” That was really fun. Yeah, I agree, it's kind of insane, but it's a fun story. Yeah. I mean, if people love vines, creepy vines, they're going to love the story as well. Alex:                 Yeah. If you love creepy vines, definitely check out this book. Moving on. Justin:              I love Red Vines. Can I still… Is this story still accessible [crosstalk 00:24:58]? Alex:                 Ah, come on. Pete:                Are you serious? Alex:                 Only good for soda. [crosstalk 00:00:25:01]. Justin:              Just kidding. Nobody loves Red Vines. Alex:                 Nobody loves Red Vines, I love Twizzlers tho. Pete:                Twizzlers. Yeah. Now, we're talking. Justin:              I don't like any of them. I want my candy to be not rope. Pete:                What? Justin:              Not ropey. Alex:                 What about sour straws? What about those? Justin:              Give me a Sour Patch child, [crosstalk 00:25:20] I'll eat those. Alex:                 Child. Fair enough. Stranger Things: Science Camp #4, speaking of children, Dark Horse Comics written by Jodie Houser, pencils by Edgar Salazar. So, this is wrapping up this storyline taking [crosstalk 00:25:34] between season two and three as Dustin and his new girlfriend fight a serial killer at camp. Spoiler, it turns out maybe not totally a serial killer. Pete, you seem to like this. What's going on? Pete:                Yeah, this was great. This is what I wanted from the beginning. I wanted to see how they got together. This is just kind of a fun…. I just appreciated what they did here. They connected things for us. That's what I want, when it's like between seasons, like give me how this happened. They did it in such a great way, that felt like the characters we know and love. I thought this was great. I thought it made sense, that it was… I don't want to spoil it, but like, yeah, it was cool. And, totally felt like it fit in the world. And, I was happy. Justin:              I was down on the first couple issues of this, but I thought this last issue really wrapped it up nicely. [crosstalk 00:26:30] It felt like we really landed in a place where it felt more like the Dustin character, and that he found sort of a new batch of kids to really do a stranger thing with. Pete:                [inaudible 00:26:43] Alex:                 I Agree. I thought this was fun. I enjoyed the series overall. My one quibble is, and this is an impossible problem to get past, but it felt like there is no way that Dustin would ever not mention everything that happened to this comic book series to his friends. Justin:              Yeah. Alex:                 Like, he would not shut the fuck up about what went on here. The fact that he didn't mention it, it was like, “Eh, I don't believe this is necessarily canonical,” like there's that leap there. Pete:                Oh, you've… I mean, that's insane. Alex:                 Dustin, the character from Stranger Things would not be like, “Hey, there was a serial killer at camp.” He wouldn't mention that? Pete:                Yeah. But, this is a comic that takes place in-between. You can't go back and wretchedly change what happened. Alex:                 He would have 100%, like I respect that they needed to do this, so they made the story work. Pete:                That's not how this works, man. Alex:                 No, I understand like logically- Pete:                The shows already came out. Alex:                 I understand logically- Pete:                You can't… Justin:              To be fair guys- Pete:                What are they going to do, fucken- Justin:              … in-between seasons of Comic Book Club, I fought a serial killer to the death. Alex:                 You did mention that before. [crosstalk 00:27:51]. Justin:              And, I did mention it. Alex:                 Okay. You also got a girlfriend right? Justin:              What happens in-between seasons, stays in-between seasons. Pete:                In-between panels, shit goes down, bro. You can't- [crosstalk 00:28:00] Alex:                 I'll tell you what, it is the never ending story. That's the main thing that I would [crosstalk 00:28:04] take away from it. Pete:                That's the stupidest… Alex:                 Justice League: Endless Winter #2, from DC Comics written by Andy Lanning and Ron Marz, art by Carmine Di[inaudible 00:28:13]. Justin:              Wow. Alex:                 Saw Pete looking at me, I going to pitch it. Justin:              Pete, holding up a notepad, getting [crosstalk 00:28:25] redline. Pete:                Oh my God. You just bailed on it. Oh my god. Justin:              That was the most Pete thing you've ever done. These dudes get into trouble and be like, “Well, I'm not going to finish that.” Alex:                 Carmine Di [inaudible 00:28:47]… Justin:              Yeah. Alex:                 I'm so sorry. Pete:                Oh god. Alex:                 You're a wonderful artist, and Howard Porter, this is wrapping up the Endless Winter storyline that's run through a couple of books over the past couple of month. We were pretty high on the first issue. But, how do you feel about how this event wrapped up? Justin:              It's much more different reading this during the winter. You really feel the cold. Alex:                 Yeah. Cool. Thanks. Pete, what about you? Pete:                Oh my God. All right. Okay. First off, can we give a shout out Variant Cover by Daniel Warren Johnson. I thought this was amazing art, a great story. The sad Batman line kind of hurt me a little bit where it was just like, the chance to be with your family, anyone would understand. I was like, “Oh, poor, sad Batman, that was tough, tough a little moment there.” But yeah, I thought this was great. Justin:              It's interesting how much Black Adam becomes the center point of this story, which I am not crazy into. Pete:                Okay. Justin:              But, that's where we are, I guess. Alex:                 I do feel like we've gotten a little repetitive with the Black Adams storylines, where he's like, “Black Adam, you shouldn't be here.” And then, Black Adam is there and he's like, “I'm trying to help.” And they're like, “No, Black Adam.” Then beat him up a little bit. I want to see something new for him. I want to see a new mode for Black Adam. Pete:                Yeah. You all aright? You got the hiccups or something? Alex:                 Yeah, I got a little bit of the hiccups. Justin:              What happened? Pete:                Its like, “Are you getting choked up talking about Black Adam, likes what's [crosstalk 00:30:31]. Alex:                 [inaudible 00:30:32] so much. Don't pick out Black Adam. I love Black Adam. Yeah, this is fine though. This is fine. Like, we talked about with the first issue, Andy Lanning and Ron Marz know their way around an event, and make it fun. They know all the characters. It's enjoyable. If you've been following all along, I think there's a solid ending. Alex:                 Moving on to Ghost Rider: Return of Vengeance #1 from Marvel, written by Howard Mackie, pencils by Javier Saltares. This is, as we all have been begging for, the return of some guy who has been trapped in hell and a bunch 90s characters who escape from hell, and there's a bunch of fighting. Pete, I'm sure you love this. Pete:                Yeah. This was like a younger me, well like wheelhouse of just over the top action and crazy characters. Yeah. I mean, it doesn't make much sense, but it is quite badass, and a lot of fun battles and very gross stuff. Alex:                 Justin. Justin:              On my end, I agree with you. When they said at the beginning of this issue, “Michael Badilino,” I was like, “Oh, I feel like I'm at someone's birthday party, and I don't know who it is.” And, that was sort of the whole vibe here. I was like, “This is like a ghostwriter who is…” This is a little mean, but it's just less interesting than all the other ghostwriters. So I was like, “I don't quite know the deal here, but-“ Pete:                Yeah, its like Heavy Metal Ghost Rider, basically. Justin:              Yeah. Alex:                 Yeah. I mean, I agree with you, and I agree that it's also mean. But definitely reading this, I was like, “Who is this for?” “Who are they publishing this for it?” “Have people been demanding this?” I'm sure this is something that, oh, you Pete. Pete:                Well, younger… Lets… Yeah. Alex:                 Younger Pete. Pete:                Yeah. Justin:              Younger Pete. Alex:                 Yeah. There you go. It's just… I don't know it. Art's fine, writing's fine. I want a little more for my comics, that's all I'm saying. Pete:                Like, teenage me would fucken love this. Justin:              Teenage me would fuck over this. Alex:                 Oh boy, lets- Justin:              Speaking of getting a little more from our comics, let's move on to our next one. Alex:                 Colonel Weird: Cosmagog #3, from Dark Horse Comics, written by Jeff Lemire, art and letters by Tyler Crook. Spinning out of Black Hammer, Colonel Weird is continuing to jump through his timeline, Slaughterhouse-Five style, mix things up. There's something he's forgetting. He's tried to figure it out. My God, this series is so good. Justin:              So good. I love this title so much. Black Hammer does such a good job of being like… Yeah, we're telling sort of Justice League stories that have like Indie Comics, Justice League stories, you could say. And, this is just a perfect version of that. I love the art. I love the Slaughterhouse-Fiveness of it. It really just keeps hitting the mark, which is hard to do with what they've established here. Pete:                Also, there's a lot of like… I completely agree with everything you're saying, this is really phenomenal. The art's banana's good. But, it's also like a lot of really cool things. Its like, he stops and talks with this like somewhat, maybe homeless dude on the corner, and then the homeless dude had a little flower in his hair. And then later when we see him, the weird guy has a flower in his hair, similar to how he did. There's a lot of great details. Its just very impressive, this kind of weird-ass storytelling. I can't wait to see how this wraps up. Alex:                 I love how Tyler Cook, Crook, excuse me, draws Colonel Weird just with this mixture of vulnerability and sadness throughout the book. Justin:              Yeah. Alex:                 That is wonderful. We've talked about this before with Black Hammer, but just the way that Jeff Lemire is creating this own universe for himself, and his characters is awesome. So, this is great. Pete:                Also, like the eyeball stuff was not as like cringe-worthy as Nailbiter, it was a very creative and weird, but not like cringe-worthy, which was cool. Also- [crosstalk 00:34:52] Alex:                 To clarify, he shoots a giant eyeball. Pete:                Yeah. And then, we get like a tease image for the next issue, and the little prince from outer space style, just so cool. Alex:                 Great books. And, that's it for The Stack. If you'd like to support us, patrion.com/comicbookclub. Also, we do a live show every Tuesday night at 7:00 PM to Crowdcast into YouTube, iTunes, Android, Spotify, Stitcher, or the app of your choice, to subscribe and listen to the show. Comicbookclublive.com for this podcast. More @comicbooklive on Twitter. That is it for 2020. We will see you for more Stack in 2021. Justin:              See you in the future. Pete:                Its next fucken week guys. Why are you making it a big deal? Justin:              No, the world going to be different. Alex:                 Wow. [crosstalk 00:35:36] going to be so much older. Justin:              We're going to get to download our comics onto a tablet. (singing). The post The Stack: Batman, Wolverine And More appeared first on Comic Book Club. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/comicbookclub See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, Greg and Rahul discuss the following comics: The Flood That Did Come (https://averyhillpublishing.bigcartel.com/product/the-flood-that-did-come-by-patrick-wray-pre-sale) Crossover #1 (https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/crossover-1) Bloodborne #1-4 (https://titan-comics.com/c/1185-bloodborne/) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin #1 (https://www.idwpublishing.com/product/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-the-last-ronin-1/) There's also some talk about The Haunting of Bly Manor, but nothing spoilery. Last time Greg and Leon discussed Love On The Isle Of Dogs (https://www.judecowanmontague.com/love-on-the-isle-of-dogs). This week Greg mentions the kickstarter for the follow-up novel Breakfast in Shoreditch (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/isleofdogs/breakfast-in-shoreditch-a-graphic-memoir). Ace Comicals T-Shirts! (https://acecomicals.threadless.com/) check out our merch shop! 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! 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!#

Nerd Escape explores the Image comic book title The New World from writer Ales Kot, artist Tradd Moore, colorist Heather Moore, letterer Clayton Cowles, and designer Tom Muller. The New World is a dystopian post-life nuclear war setting that leaves the New California territory as a police state where the cops are huge TV celebrities that kill or capture alive their warrant arrest perpetrators based on how citizens vote by watching on television. The art work and story telling gives ground to a colorful and intricate love story between a highly ranked LAPD prime time TV cop (Stella Maris) and a local straight edge white hat guerrilla system hacker (Kirby). Nerd Escape hosts Jublar and Cami ask the question, "Do opposite attract and do they work out?". Credit to Karl Casey @whitebataudio for his stellar music track Hackers

https://plus.badtaste.it ➡ Contenuti esclusivi, navigazione personalizzata e molto altro ti aspetta su BadTaste+. Da oggi, come lo vuoi tu Claudio Scaccabarozzi ha recensito per voi “Emergenza”, il primo volume saldaPress di “Zero”, serie Image Comics scritta da Ales Kot e disegnata da vari artisti.

La spy-story lisergica che ha lanciato nel mercato USA il nome di Ales KotGrande talento, idee spiauanti ma, soprattutto, un'originale visione del medium e della narrazione contemporanea, sono questi gli elementi che caratteriuano la scrittura di Ales Kot, giovane ed eccentrico sceneggia­tore considerato oggi tra i nomi più interessanti del fumetto USA. E ZERO è uno dei suoi lavori più apprezzati, proprio per come sorprende e spiaua il lettore, trascinandolo in territori oscuri e assolutamente inaspettati. Edward Zero è la macchina perfetta per eseguire qualunque esecuzione da parte dell'Agenzia. Una spia che, per portare a termine le proprie mis­sioni, non si fa scrupoli a infrangere le regole. Così, quando un ordigno rubato diventa il punto nevralgico di un conflitto che dura da anni, Zero viene spedito a recuperarlo. Il problema è che quell'ordigno si trova all'interno di un terrorista ancora vivo, che respira e che è stato bio-modificato. Ma, soprattutto, alle sue spalle, c'è un intero esercito. Innestata su una trama classica da action spy-story alla Tom Clancy, ZERO è una storia che, capitolo dopo capitolo, deflagra e ribalta in modo originale tutto ciò che siamo abituati a riconoscere in questo tipo di storie. *** Iscriviti al Canale ➜ http://bit.ly/Lucadeejay ****** Qui trovi tutto: https://linktr.ee/ilucadeejay ***#lucadeejay #zero #saldapress #jamesbond #comics #fumetti #manga #anime

New Comic Reviews: DC's Cybernetic Summer by Stephanie Phillips, Leela del Duca, Stuart Moore, Cully Hamner, Liz Erickson, Nik Virella, Corinna Bechko, Gabriel Hardman, Max Bemis, Greg Smallwood, Che Grayson, Marguerite Sauvage, Heath Corson, Scott Koblish, Joshua Williamson, David Lafuente, Steve Orlando, Paul Pelletier, Andrew Constant, Nicola Scott DC Digitals Empyre: Savage Avengers by Gerry Duggan, Greg Smallwood Empyre: Captain America 1 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Ariel Olivetti, Rachelle Rosenberg Sins Rising X-Factor 1 by Leah Williams, David Baldeon, RB Silva Lost Soldiers 1 by Ales Kot, Heather Moore, Luca Casalanguida Hedra 1 by Jesse Lonergan Pulp by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, Jacob Phillips Sasquatch in Love by Jason Nutt, Alexis Vivallo TMNT Annual 2020 by Tom Waltz, Adam Gorham, Rauch, Garland FCBD X-Men and Spider-Man Wonder Pony by Marie Spenale Additional Reviews: Funny Creek, Razorblades, Dead to Me, Man in the High Castle s1, Snow Glass Apples, Cheshire Crossing, Muppets Now!, Management Programme News: Injustice returns, Mary Jane and Ghost Rider cancelled, Hailee Steinfeld is Kate Bishop, $4.99 20pg comics from Marvel, David Lynch's weather report, Millie Bobby Brown's new Netflix movie, final Invisible Kingdom arc going straight to trade, Tom Taylor on JSA, Scream 5, collections updates Glenn's very awful, very bad twitter decisions Trailers: Camp Cretaceous, Death in the Family (interactive) Comics Countdown: Pulp by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, Jacob Phillips Nailbiter Returns 3 by Joshua Williamson, Mike Henderson, Adam Guzowski Suicide Squad 7 by Tom Taylor, Daniel Sampere, Juan Albarran, Adriano Lucas Ascender 11 by Jeff Lemire, Dustin Nguyen X-Men 10 by Jonathan Hickman, Leinil Francis Yu, Sunny Gho Ghosted in LA 11 by Sina Grace, Siobhan Keenan Shadow Roads 9 by Cullen Bunn, Brian Hurtt, Marc Ellerby, AC Zamudio Batman Adventures Continue 9 by Alan Burnett, Paul Dini, Ty Templeton, Monica Kubina Captain Marvel 18 by Kelly Thompson, Cory Smith, Di Benedetto, Tamra Bonvillain Exorsisters 8 by Ian Boothby, Gisele Lagace, Pete Pantazis

Would you stick your dick in a beehive for a salary of $250,000/year? We all would, and we would do it while talking about comic books. Of which there were many this week, so it's an extra long episode for you to enjoy! We've got a new creative team on Wonder Woman, a new Ales Kot comic, more Ascender, more That Texas Blood, more Mercy, the end of Kill Lock and OF COURSE our book club book, Ghost Tree. Enjoy and we'll see you next week!

Would you stick your dick in a beehive for a salary of $250,000/year? We all would, and we would do it while talking about comic books. Of which there were many this week, so it's an extra long episode for you to enjoy! We've got a new creative team on Wonder Woman, a new Ales Kot comic, more Ascender, more That Texas Blood, more Mercy, the end of Kill Lock and OF COURSE our book club book, Ghost Tree. Enjoy and we'll see you next week!

Would you stick your dick in a beehive for a salary of $250,000/year? We all would, and we would do it while talking about comic books. Of which there were many this week, so it's an extra long episode for you to enjoy! We've got a new creative team on Wonder Woman, a new Ales Kot comic, more Ascender, more That Texas Blood, more Mercy, the end of Kill Lock and OF COURSE our book club book, Ghost Tree. Enjoy and we'll see you next week!

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This week, we take a look at the newly-revealed PS5 and the upcoming titles for the system. Then, we take a critical look at Ales Kot's sobering tale of a second American Civil War, "Days of Hate"!RIP to Denny O'NeilCheck out the new show on the JET Network, Sailor Noob!http://www.twitter.com/noob_sailorCelebrate guilty pleasure movies with Kal on Craft Disservices!http://www.craftdisservices.comCommunicate surreptitiously with us on Facebook and Twitter and on our Discord!http://www.facebook.com/justenoughtropehttp://www.twitter.com/justenoughtropehttps://discord.gg/APk2cCyFollow our live stream adventures on YouTube!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv_yQ1TlPULKRSrlZa6JgtA/videosBuy us a Robocat on Patreon!http://www.patreon.com/justenoughtrope

For Don't You Dare this week, we plunge into the world of comics when Pete dares Aaron to read ALES KOT'S ZERO, a spy thriller that goes places much deepier and murkier than foreign conspiracies and political intrigue. Multiverse mushrooms and psychedelic therapy abound. You can find us on Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, and inside your third eye.

Fecha de Grabación: Domingo 21 de julio de 2019.Por tercera semana consecutiva Alberto y Esteban graban nuevo episodio. Aquí están los detalles de la grabación de esta nueva entrega del podcast de Comicverso:Algunas de las noticias y temas comentados:Marvel Studios roba titulares con los anuncios de su Fase 4.Tessa Thompson confirma que el personaje de Valkyrie es bisexual.Blade volverá al cine de mano del dos veces ganador del Oscar Mahershala Ali.¡Preguntas de los escuchas!¡Y más...!Comentario de cómics:The New World, escrito por Ales Kot y dibujado por Tradd Moore. (Image Comics)Cemetery Beach, escrito por Warren Ellis y dibujado por Jason Howard. (Image Comics)Pueden escuchar el Podcast dentro del sitio a través del reproductor que está en la columna lateral del Blog o en este reproductor incrustado.Descarga Directa MP3 (Usar botón derecho del mouse y opción "guardar enlace como"),Peso: 114.1 MB; Calidad: 192 Kbps.Descarga Directa OGG (Usar botón derecho del mouse y opción "guardar enlace como"),Peso: 46.7 MB.El episodio tiene una duración de 1:22:37.También puedes encontrar el podcast en los siguientes agregadores y servicios:Comicverso en SpotifyComicverso en iVooxComicverso en Apple PodcastsComicverso en Google PodcastsComicverso en Archive.org¿Usas alguna app o servicio que no tiene a Comicverso? En la barra lateral está el feed del podcast, mismo que puedes agregar al servicio de tu preferencia. Como siempre... deja tu comentario o escríbenos directamente a comicverso@gmail.com o a podcast@comicverso.org. Nos interesa conocer opiniones y críticas para seguir mejorando.Si te gusta nuestro trabajo, por favor ayúdanos compartiendo el enlace a esta entrada, cuéntale a tus amigos sobre nuestro Podcast, y recomiéndalo a quien creas que pueda interesarle.Hasta pronto.Deja tus comentarios o escríbenos directamente a comicverso@gmail.com

Here's what we read: Krampus Is My Boyfriend by S.M. Beiko My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips The Scholar's Reincarnation by Soo Yu Hyun, Yum Jack Jack Hex Wives by Ben Blacker, Mirka Andolfo Wolf by Ales Kot, Matt Taylor, Lee Loughridge, Clayton Cowles, Tom Muller Crowded by Christoper Sebela, Ro Stein Way of the House Husband by Kousuke Oono JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable by Hirohiko Araki Bone Parish by Cullen Bunn, Jonas Scharf, Alex Guimaraes Human Target by Peter Milligan, Edvin Biukovic, Javier Pulido Squirel Girl Beats Up The Marvel Universe by Ryan North, Erica Henderson Kill or be Killed by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips Ghost Tree by Bobby Curnow Evolution by Christoper Sebela, James Asmus, Joseph Keatinge, Joe Infurnari, Jordan Boyd Also in this episode: This Krampus is TOO sexy LuLu is comedy gold RIP Vertigo Tacky vampire gimmicks Jess doesn't appreciate our philosophizing Jamie Sings! All dogs go to Heaven, except for those class traitors in the Paw Patrol   Panelists: Jamie(@thatcomicfan), Ashley(@sierradean), Scott(@goddamnitscott), Jess (@GeekyChicky87)

This week, we review Space Bandits #1. Other books discussed include Super Sons, Spencer & Locke, Dead Man Logan, and DCeased.Elsewhere, Marvel confirms its Hall H presence for Comic-Con, Matt Fraction & Ales Kot returns, and Runaways may welcome a couple guests to season 3. Next week’s debut review:Unearth #1

The Wrong Earth #1 by Tom Peyer, Jamal Igle, Juan Castro, Andy Troy, Grant Morrison, and Shannon Wheeler from Ahoy Comics, Image-O-Rama: Cemetery Beach #1 by Warren Ellis and Jason Howard, Farmhand by Rob Guillory, Death or Glory by Rick Remender and Bengal, Days of Hate by Ales Kot, Danijel Zezelj, and Jordie Bellaire, and Murder Falcon by Daniel Warren Johnson, Aftershock-O-Rama: A Walk Through Hell by Garth Ennis, Goran Sudžuka, and Ive Svorcina and Volition #2 by Ryan Parrott and Omar Francia, The Terrifics by Jeff Lemire and Dale Eaglesham, I Am A Hero Omnibus Volumes 6 and 7 by Kengo Hanazawa from Dark Horse, Extermination by Ed Brisson and Pepe Larraz, plus a whole mess more!

Image-O-Rama: Crowded #2 by Christopher Sebela, Ro Stein, Ted Brant, and Triona Farrell, MCMLXXV #1 by Joe Casey, Ian Macewan, and Brad Simpson, and The New World #2 by Ales Kot, Tradd Moore, and Heather Moore, Spider-Man PS4, the DC Universe app, Dark Horse-O-Rama: Gantz Omnibus Volume 1 by Hiroya Oku, I Am a Hero Omnibus Volume 5 by Kengo Hanazawa, and Mammon by Michael Hague, Planet of the Apes Visionairies: Rod Serling by Dana Gould, Chad Lewis, David Wilson, Darrin Moore, Miquel Muerto, Marcelo Costa, and Paolo Rivera from BOOM!, more House Amok from IDW/Black Crown, Border Town #1 by Eric M. Esquivel, Ramon Villalobos, and Tamara Bonvillan from Vertigo, United States Vs. Murder, Inc. #1 by Brian Michael Bendis, Michael Avon Oeming, and Taki Soma, Domino #6 by Gail Simoneand Michael Shelfer, Kiki and the Killbot by Karl Slominski, plus a whole mess more!

This week's minisode finds Jaimie Filer taking a look at The New World by Ales Kot and Tradd Moore. Two people-a chaotic cop and a hacker vegan--against the new world in a post second civil war America! Jaimie also checks out the manga violence fest Berserk by Kentaro Miura and the bizarre indie book Cankor by Matthew Allison.

It is another Weekly Comic Recommends Podcast where I go through the week that was in comics including my Recommendation of the Week: James Bond: The Body #5 by Ales Kot and Luca Casalanguida. Also a lot of other major books to talk about including Avengers, Justice League, Superman, and some notable new indie titles. This week's rundown:(00:01:19) James Bond: The Body #6(00:08:55) Superman Special #1(00:14:11) Bloodshot Salvation #9(00:19:10) A Walk Through Hell #1(00:23:50) Infinity Countdown - Daredevil #1(00:26:05) Daredevil #602(00:29:50) Avengers #2(00:34:52) Hunt for Wolverine - The Claws of a Killer(00:38;09) The Punisher #224(00:42:57) All-New Wolverine #35(00:46:14) Cable #157(00:48:54) Batman #47(00:52:12) Justice League - No Justice #2(00:56:23) The Dead Hand #2(00:59:56) Gideon Falls #3(01:03:27) Infidel #3(01:06:49) Ether - The Copper Golems #1(01:09:52) Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #27(01:12:33) Outro

Image-O-Rama: Vs. #1 by Ivan Brandon, Esad Ribic, and Nic Klein, The Beef #1 by Richard Starkings, Tyler Shainline, Shaky Kane, and John Roshell, Slots #5 by Dan Panosian, and Savage Dragon #232 and #34 and 35 by Erik Larsen (with an assist from Mike Mignola), Bloodbourne #1 by Ales Kot, Piotr Kowalski, and Brad Simpson from Titan Comics, Hostage by Guy Delisle from Drawn & Quarterly, All-New All-Different Wolverine, Valiant's Bloodshot movie, Rob Liefeld's Extreme Universe and NetFlix, The Best We Can Do by Thi Bui from Abrams, Niourk by Stefan Wul and Olivier Vatine from Dark Horse, the 24 Stories anthology, plus a whole mess more!

Days of Hate #1 by Ales Kot, Daniel Zezelj, and Jordie Bellaire from Image, Briggs Land Volume 2: Lone Wolves by Brian Wood, Werther Dell'edera, and Lee Loughridge from Dark Horse, Dan Dare #4 by Peter Milligan, Alberto Foche, and Jordi Escuin Llorach from Titan Comics, The Cloverfield Paradox, Chilling Adventures in Sorcery TPB by Gray Morrow, Alex Toth, Frank Thorne, Francesco Francavilla, Dick Giodano, Howard Chaykin, Dan Decarlo, Vicente Alcazar, and many more from Archie Comics, Flash Annual #1 by Joshua Williamson, Howard Porter, and Christian Duce, Mister Miracle #6 by Tom King and Mitch Gerads, plus a whole mess more!

It's time to dust off those headphones and crank up the volume for Episode 12 of The Words Are Not EnoughIn this episode Griffin (@griffschiller) and Brody (@brodyserravalli) discuss the following:Tomorrow Never Lies* Ben Whishaw still not confirmed for Bond 25 * In a recent interview with BBC discussing his return to Shakespearean theater in the role of Marcus Brutus in Julius Caesar, Ben Whishaw shed some light on whether or not he will be retuning for Daniel Craig's final outing as James Bond * Whishaw emphasises he knows nothing about the next film and can't even be sure he'll be in it. But he enjoyed stretching his muscles in Spectre in a way Q hadn't before. * "I'm secretly hoping that I'll get to do more action in the next one. I'd like to be a little bit more involved - it would be wonderful. * "But we'll see. Like everything to do with James Bond, it's all a mystery at the moment.” * It would seem odd for Whishaw not to reprise his role in 25, and seeing as the only announcement surrounding the project that has been made is Craig's return and the release date, there's not reason yet to doubt the young Q's return…still…who knows there could be a slight chance Whishaw's days as Q are over. * Christoph Waltz will NOT be returning for Bond 25 and has regrets about Spectre * It would seem that the heresy surrounding Christoph Waltz's return as Blofeld in Bond 25 can be put to rest as the actor has once again stated that he will not be coming back * This comes from an interview with The Times in which Waltz says the following: * "It was an incredible experience to be part of this postwar cultural phenomenon. Yet I can't say that I was happy at every step of the process. I feel that there are some loose ends with my engagement. And I'm not saying that I'm going to be in the next one. I'm not going to be in the next one.” * The actor then went on to discuss some regrets he had with Spectre: * "But let's say, in terms of my feeling that I have sufficiently served a purpose, there are a few white blotches on that map for me, personally. I don't want to be critical of something that doesn't deserve to be criticized, so that's why I'm being a little cryptic. There are just certain things I am unhappy with. I wish I would have gotten the opportunity to iron those glitches out.” * With this lingering question seemingly put to rest, the question remains as to whether another actor will take over the mantle as Blofeld in Bond 25 (a common bond trope) or will Blofeld simply be put to the side?* All Bond actors Definitively, scientifically, stupidly...Ranked based on their attractiveness * A new scientific study has analysed the faces of all the Bonds, according to the Golden Ratio of Beauty Phi, and revealed the best and worst looking of them all. * Dr De Silva, who runs the Centre For Advanced Facial Cosmetic And Plastic Surgery explains how the study works: "The Phi ratio of 1.618 has long been thought to hold the secret of beauty, and now with the computer mapping we can calculate exactly how it applies to men." * The ratio can be applied to faces (or bodies), and the closer the ratios are to 1.618, the more beautiful they supposedly are. * The Ranking: 1. Connery 2. Moore 3. Dalton 4. Brosnon 5. Lazenby 6. Craig* Quick Mention that there has been no official update on Bond 25 thusfar * This comes after Barbara Broccoli stated last year that there would be big Bond announcements coming our way early 2018Q-Branch* James Bond: The Body (new comic series) * Description coming from MI6 HQ * Dynamite Entertainment is pleased to announce that Ales Kot, the Czech-born writer best known for his work on... --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-words-are-not-enough/support

In this episode, Greg, Leon and Rahul discuss: The second part of Ed Piskor's X-Men history lesson, "X-Men: Grand Design #2". (https://comicstore.marvel.com/X-Men-Grand-Design-2017-2018-2-of-2/digital-comic/47028?r=1) The latest installment of the IDW nostalgic weird, moral tales series, "Diablo House #3". (https://www.idwpublishing.com/product/diablo-house-3/) A very real vision of a not too distant future in "Days of Hate #1". (https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/days-of-hate-1-of-12) Washed up superheroes trying to get by and why it just doesn't work in "The Further Adventures of Nick Wilson #1". (https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/the-further-adventures-of-nick-wilson-1-of-5) Giant monsters fighting in the sewer... Disappointingly in "Under: Scourge Of The Sewer". (https://www.comixology.co.uk/Under-Scourge-of-the-Sewer-1/digital-comic/581332) Existential horror in the many flavoured, twisted treat that is Ice Cream Man #1 (https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/ice-cream-man-1) 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! Ace Comicals, over and out!#

With a week and a half of books to read, we review the debut of Old Man Hawkeye and Ales Kot's new book, Days of Hate. Other books discussed include Mech Cadet Yu, Mister Miracle, Runaways, Secret War (2015), and Old Man Logan.Elsewhere, we look through the week's news of New Mutants 10-month delay, Crosswind Season 2, Black Widow's solo film, Tom King's Sanctuary, and plenty more.Next week's Debut Review:Ice Cream Man #1 - OVERSIZED FIRST ISSUE!Chocolate, vanilla, existential horror, drug addiction, musical fantasy…there’s a flavor for everyone’s misery.ICE CREAM MAN is a genre-defying comic book series featuring disparate “one-shot” tales of sorrow, wonder, and redemption. Each installment features its own cast of strange characters, dealing with their own special sundae of suffering. And on the periphery of all of them, like the twinkly music of his colorful truck, is the Ice Cream Man—a weaver of stories, a purveyor of sweet treats. Friend. Foe. God. Demon. The man who, with a snap of his fingers—lickety split!—can change the course of your life forever.

Hey Kids - Stop snogging and listen to me! Silence is back! And it's smaller, longer and more claustrophobic than ever before! Welcome to The Temple of Lactus where the atoms of reality are comics and batman really is the god of my two fathers. Cursing silver, Das Biest Muss Sterben drags his bloody pelt through the wilds of the black forest gateau and has NO TIME FOR PODCASTING, LOSERS. This means: homely, hirsute but dutiful farmer's daughter Bobsy is kidnapped from his cosy homestead and forced into the servitude of the Spacelord and his menagerie of wives (x1) sons (x1) and cats (x2). They strip down to their essentials and get down to business. Their business is comic book reviews and business is in no particular order - Magpie 1&2, Triskelion 5 - Kathryn Briggs The Cleaner 4 - Fraser Geesin Rok of the Reds 1-3 - Wagner, Grant and Cornwell Reads 4 - Avery Hill Publishing Berserker 1 - Breakdown Press Battle Action Force - Major Black Here come the beautiful people and Counting Stones - Douglas Noble Prismatik Man 1 - Stathis Tsemberlidis Stone Focus and Propagation of... - Lando STEELBLADE 1 by Steven Steelblade Into the Black by Benjy Goldsmith and Cicy Reay Generation Gone 1-3 - Ales Kot and Andre Lima Araujo What is Left - Rosmary V-O Mr. Higgins Comes Home - Mike Mignola and Warwick Johnson-Cadwell Kid Lobotomy - Peter Milligan and Tess Fowler

Here's a little Labor Day Love from your friends at FanBrosShow! Yes we know that this episode might just be a few days late, so we brought the one and only Chico Leo back into the spaceship just for you! Not only that but we are also joined by Ales Kot & Andre Araujo of the hit series Generation Gone! Listen as they speak on why Generation Gone has struck such a chord with the buying public, and what it means to make politically tinged comics in our current generation. Plus Tatiana takes over Comics I Copped for the missing BenHaMeen, Chico returns with a Pick Of The Week, and the Geekquently Asked Questions gets good and grimy this week. Just the way we like it. Spark up the grill or the green and kick back with this Labor Day Love with the FanBros!

Writer Ales Kot and artist Andre Lima Araujo both join the show to talk about their lastest series, Generation Gone (Image Comics). Andre joins the show first, followed by my discussion with Ales. We dig into the series plus a whole lot more. Why should Portugual be on my must see travel list? How does the series address the challenges Millennials face in today's world? Plus: what my guests like to do for rest and relaxation, their island book and beverage of choice!   Generation Gone (Image Comics) https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/generation-gone-1   Ales Kot http://www.aleskot.net   Andre Lima Araujo http://andrelimaaraujo.tumblr.com   Creator Talks Podcast www.creatortalks.com   Social Media @creatortalkspod    

Episode 9 In this episode of Read It For The Pictures, the comic book podcast by Dave Clarke and Neil Kapit, we talk about Generation Gone #1 by Ales Kot, Andre Lima Araujo, Chris O’Halloran and Tom Muller and Aliens: Dead Orbit #3 by James Stokoe. The Jar gets quite full in this one. Also, who did their homework and watched an Alien movie before this episode? And how effectively does Dave hide the fact he didnt get the Oroborus -> Snake -> Big Boss connection until editing the episode? Listen to find out. Check in next week to hear us discuss ‘Grant Morrison’s 18 Days’ by Grant Morrison and Francesco Biagini(Once again one of our choices was delayed, and instead we'll be reading Blue Beetle #11 by Keith Giffen, JMDematteis, Scott Kolins and Romulo Fajardo) and Bloodstrike #1 Remastered Edition by Rob Liefeld, Eric Stephenson, Dan Fraga and Danny Miki. Also, Heres the Rob video we talked about https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZ9hjJabvaI To find out more about the hosts go to daveclarkeart.com for Dave and wyrecats.com for Neil.

- Secret Empire #6. Nick Spencer y Leinil Francis Yu con Rod Reis, Joshua Cassara y Rachelle Rosemberg. (Marvel). - Astonishing X-Men #1. Charles Soule y Jim Cheung. (Marvel). - Generation Gone #1. Ales Kot y André Lima Araújo. (Image). - James Bond-Kill Chain #1. Andy Diggle y Luca Casalanguida. (Dynamite). - Sisters of Sorrow #1. Kurt Sutter, Courtney Alameda y Hyeonjin Kim. (Boom!).

- Secret Empire #6. Nick Spencer y Leinil Francis Yu con Rod Reis, Joshua Cassara y Rachelle Rosemberg. (Marvel). - Astonishing X-Men #1. Charles Soule y Jim Cheung. (Marvel). - Generation Gone #1. Ales Kot y André Lima Araújo. (Image). - James Bond-Kill Chain #1. Andy Diggle y Luca Casalanguida. (Dynamite). - Sisters of Sorrow #1. Kurt Sutter, Courtney Alameda y Hyeonjin Kim. (Boom!).

Hero Book 2 by David Rubin from Dark Horse, Zero Volume 4 by Ales Kot, Ian Bertram, Stathis Tsemberlidis, Robert Sammelin, Tula Lotay, Jordie Bellaire, Clayton Cowles, Tom Muller, and Jeff Lemire from Image Comics, James Bond by Warren Ellis and Jason Masters from Dynamite!, Erik Larsen-O-Rama: Savage Dragon #209-210 with Chris Eliopoulos, Nikos Koutsis, and Mike Toris and Spawn #259 with Todd McFarlane, Fco Plascenscia, and Tom Orzechowski from Image, Marvel-O-Rama: Daredevil #2, Drax #2, Squadron Supreme #2, and Mighty Thor #2, physical vs. digital, Deadly Class, Ringside #2 by Joe Keatinge, Nick Barber, and Simon Gough from Image, Twilight Children, Jupiter's Circle, Jonathan Hickman, Four Eyes: Hearts of Fire by Joe Kelly and Max Fiumara from Image, Valiant-O-Rama: The Wrath of the Eternal Warrior by Robert Venditti, Raul Allen, and Patricia Martin, Bloodshot: Reborn, and The Death-Defying Doctor Mirage: Second Lives by Jen Van Meter, Roberto De La Torre, David Baron, and Dave Lanphear, Cullen Bunn, The Fade Out by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, and Elizabeth Breitweiser from Image, The Divine by Asaf Hanuka, Tomer Hanuka, and Boaz Lavie from :01 First Second, and a whole mess more!

Tom and Shawn try to figure out what’s eating Ales Kot, 200 years still isn’t enough time to get anyone to care about Krypton, the first Previews of 2016 looks depressingly similar to the last… [more]

This week the Two Guys with PhDs Talking about Comics look at three recent titles, each one an example of genre mash-up. They begin with a new book that isn't really so new. Philippe Druillet's The 6 Voyages of Lone Sloane (Titan Comics) is actually a reprint of a series of stories originally published in the Franco-Belgian comics magazine Pilote between 1970 and 1971, and then later made available to English speakers through both Dark Horse Comics and NBM. Each short narrative centers on the titular character, a space wanderer/adventurer who encounters a variety of pirates, robotic threats, despotic rulers, and space gods along his multi-dimensional journeys. Druillet's style is colorful, lush, and baroque, demonstrating much of the cultural psychedelia of the time, and the artwork is nicely showcased through the bandes dessinées format in which Titan Comics chose to publish this edition. Derek and Gene discuss in some detail Druillet's non-traditional panel layout and how he utilizes the mise-en-page to both generate meaning in unique ways and demonstrate a playfulness engaging reader expectations. This is the first in a series of Lone Sl0ane narratives that Titan will reproduce, the next two featuring his adventures originally published in 1972's Delirius. After these fantasy-inspired space quests, the guys turn their attention to something more earth-bound, although not necessarily of this world. Ales Kot and Matt Taylor's Wolf (Image Comics) is a curious blend of supernatural and noir conventions featuring werewolves, vampires, ghosts, demons, Cthulu, and possibly the Antichrist. The second issue was just released, so Gene and Derek are able to discuss this new series with quite a number of pages under their belts. Ironically, though, the guys aren't entirely sure what's going on in this title, despite the almost-60-pages first issue and the regularly sized second. Kot and Taylor have laid out their narrative groundwork, for the most part, but there just isn't much that happens in these first two issues. Despite the intriguing premise and the promise of socio-cultural pertinence, this may be a title that reads better in trade...or so Gene and Derek wonder. An inaugural issue with much more action can be found in Bradford Winters, Larry Cohen, and Daniel Irizarri's Americatown #1 (BOOM! Studios/Archaia). What drew the guys to this new series is its premise, a futuristic or alternative world where U.S. citizens become illegal immigrant workers in other countries, sending back their earnings to provide for their families while they evade the surveillance and deportation. Given recent political news -- thanks largely to that paragon of civil discourse, Donald Trump -- Americatown is a timely speculation on national boundaries and economic survival. Gene especially appreciates Irizarri's art, and it is for this reason, as well, that both he and Derek are likely to return regularly to this eight-issue limited series and not wait for it to be collected.

- House of M #1. Dennis Hopeless y Marco Failla. (Marvel). - Howard the Human #1. Scottie Young y Jim Mahfood. (Marvel). - King #1. Joshua Hale Fialkov y Bernard Chang. (Jet City Comics). - The Beauty #1. Jason A. Hurley y Jeremy Haun. (Image). - Archie #2. Mark Waid y Fiona Staples. (Archie Comics). - Death Head #2. Zas y Nick Keller y Joanna Estep. (Dark Horse). - Island #2. Emma Ríos y otros autores. (Image). - Wolf #2. Ales Kot y Matt Taylor. (Image).

- House of M #1. Dennis Hopeless y Marco Failla. (Marvel). - Howard the Human #1. Scottie Young y Jim Mahfood. (Marvel). - King #1. Joshua Hale Fialkov y Bernard Chang. (Jet City Comics). - The Beauty #1. Jason A. Hurley y Jeremy Haun. (Image). - Archie #2. Mark Waid y Fiona Staples. (Archie Comics). - Death Head #2. Zas y Nick Keller y Joanna Estep. (Dark Horse). - Island #2. Emma Ríos y otros autores. (Image). - Wolf #2. Ales Kot y Matt Taylor. (Image).

Tim Vigil, Ant-Man, Weirdworld #3 by Jason Aaron, Mike Del Mundo, and Marco D'Alsonso, MPH by Mark Millar and Duncan Fegredo from Image, Jay and Silent Bob and Kevin Smith, We Are...Robin by Lee Bermejo, Jorge Corona, Rob Haynes, and Khary Randolph, Grayson, Batman Beyond, Cyborg #1 by David F. Walker, Joe Prado, and Ivan Reis, Guardians of Knowhere #1 by Bendis, Mike Deodato, and Frank Martin, Siege #1 by Kieron Gillen, Filipe Andrade, Rachelle Rosenberg, James Stokoe, and Jorge Coelho, Mike Norton and Years of Future Past, Inferno, Squadron Sinister, Dead Drop by Ales Kot, Adam Gorham, and Michael Spicer from Valiant, Martian Manhunter by Rob Williams, Eber Ferreira, and Eddy Barrows, Star Trek/Green Lantern: The Spectrum War by Mike Johnson, Gabriel Rodriguez, and Angel Hernandez, Civil War #1 by Charles Soule, Lenil Francis Yu, Gerry Alanguilan, and Sunny Gho, Four Eyes by Joe Kelly and Max Fiumara from Image, and a whole mess more!

We talk about the new officially leaked Suicide Squad and Batman v Superman trailers! Plus, we review all these books: Cyborg #1 - David F. Walker, Ivan Reis Fables #150 - Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham Lovers Only: Teen Romance Comix - Mickey Zacchilli, Cathy G. Johnson, Sophia Foster-Dimino Power Up #1 - Kate Leth, Matt Cummings Star-Lord and Kitty Pryde #1 - Sam Humphries, Alti Firmansyah Wolf #1 - Ales Kot, Matt Taylor

- Critter #1. Tom Hutchison y Fico Ossio. (Aspen). - Cyborg #1. David F. Walker e Ivan Reis. (DC). - Star-Lord and Kitty Pryde #1. Sam Humphries y Alti Firmansyha. (Marvel). - Wolf #1. Ales Kot y Matt Taylor. (Image). - Marvel Zombies #2. Simon Spurrier y Kev Walker. (Marvel). - We are Robin #2. Lee Bermejo y Jorge Corona (DC).

- Critter #1. Tom Hutchison y Fico Ossio. (Aspen). - Cyborg #1. David F. Walker e Ivan Reis. (DC). - Star-Lord and Kitty Pryde #1. Sam Humphries y Alti Firmansyha. (Marvel). - Wolf #1. Ales Kot y Matt Taylor. (Image). - Marvel Zombies #2. Simon Spurrier y Kev Walker. (Marvel). - We are Robin #2. Lee Bermejo y Jorge Corona (DC).

First Up Ales Kot returns to talk about his creator owned projects Wolf, reuniting with Zero collaborator Matt Taylor. We also discuss Material both from Image Comics. Kot also talks about Bucky Barnes The Winter Soldier, and why he's wrapping up his big 2 work to concentrate on creatot owned books.Then Comics Historian Arlen Schumer profiles the unheralded work of Ira Schnapp DC letterer and the man responsible for the classic logos of The Flash Justice League Green Lantern and scores of other silver age comic series. Schnap's art is on display at The Type Directors Club of NY Schnapp event page: https://www.tdc.org/event/the-super-type-of-ira-schnapp/

First Up Ales Kot returns to talk about his creator owned projects Wolf, reuniting with Zero collaborator Matt Taylor. We also discuss Material both from Image Comics. Kot also talks about Bucky Barnes The Winter Soldier, and why he's wrapping up his big 2 work to concentrate on creatot owned books.Then Comics Historian Arlen Schumer profiles the unheralded work of Ira Schnapp DC letterer and the man responsible for the classic logos of The Flash Justice League Green Lantern and scores of other silver age comic series. Schnap's art is on display at The Type Directors Club of NY Schnapp event page: https://www.tdc.org/event/the-super-type-of-ira-schnapp/

Bookrageous Episode 80; Citizen Intro Music; I'd Tell You But - Anti-Flag What We're Reading Jenn [1:00] Pym, Mat Johnson [2:05] The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket, Edgar Allan Poe (a real book!) [2:25] Shadow Tag, Louise Erdrich [3:15] Infinity Gauntlet #1, Dustin Weaver Preeti [5:58] A History of Glitter and Blood, Hannah Moskowitz [8:13] The Scorpion Rules, Erin Bow [11:15] Nightwing, Chuck Dixon and Scott McDaniel Rahawa [12:48] Every Kiss a War, Leesa Cross-Smith [13:30] Rahawa's Short Story of the Day on Twitter [14:00] The Only Ones, Carola Dibbell [15:30] Material, Ales Kot, Will Tempest --- Intermission; Dead End Alley - Bill Elm and Woody Jackson --- Citizen by Claudia Rankine [23:10] 6 ways white supremacy takes its toll on Black people's mental health, Salon, Terrell Jermaine Starr [38:05] Is Serena Williams the Most Dominant American Athlete Today?, Bleacher Report, Merlisa Lawrence Corbett [40:00] ‘Hunger Games' and Hollywood's racial casting issue, CNN, Stephanie Goldberg [41:30] Cameron Crowe Apologies for the Emma Stone Casting Fallout in Aloha, Vulture, Sean Fitz-Gerald [41:40] Hollywood Diversity: Marvel Casting Tilda Swinton to Play Asian Man?, Breitbart, Kipp Jones [47:30] Graywolf Press on Twitter [49:00] PEN America [50:00] 2015 PEN World Voices Festival: Africa in Two Acts, PEN America YouTube --- Outro; I'd Tell You But - Anti-Flag --- Find Us! Bookrageous on Tumblr, Podbean, Twitter, Facebook, Spotify, and leave us voicemail at 347-855-7323. Find Us Online: Jenn, Preeti, Rahawa Order Josh's books! Get Bookrageous schwag at CafePress Note: Our show book links direct you to WORD, an independent bookstore. If you click through and buy the book, we will get a small affiliate payment. We won't be making any money off any book sales -- any payments go into hosting fees for the Bookrageous podcast, or other Bookrageous projects. We promise.

Markisan interviews writer Ales Kot on Wolf, his upcoming fantasy / horror / crime series for Image Comics. They discuss the influence of Hellblazer, the importance of diversity in comics, the lure of Los Angeles,… [more]

Today on the show we are joined by Ales Kot, the creator of Zero, The Surface, Material, and the upcoming Wolf from Image Comics! He has also written Suicide Squad for DC and Secret Avengers for Marvel! It was a lot of fun to pick Ales’s brain about his complex independent series, his writing method,...Read more →

No.61. ALES KOT, le révolutionnaire du comic.Qu'on se le dise: en l'espace de quelques années seulement, Ales Kot s'est imposé comme un des voix les plus fortes, les plus distinctives du monde du comic-book. Celui qui aurait pu devenir "le prochain" Grant Morisson est en train de devenir "is own fuckin' man", une force en mouvement, un agent de détournement. Pop-en-stock décortique son travail en long, en large et en travers, une sorte de première du côté des médias francophones. 

Once again, Derek is back at  his local comics shop, Collected Comics and Games in Plano, TX, to talk with customers and shop employees about comics culture. This month the topic was supposed to be summer movies and comics, with people chiming in on the recent releases of Avengers: Age of Ultron and Mad Max: Fury Road, as well as  the upcoming Ant-Man and Fantastic Four. However, there was only one of the on-location regulars who showed up this month, Shea Hennum, and much like Derek, he wasn't informed enough about the summer movies to help carry the conversation. So instead, Derek and Shea talked about a variety of other comics-related topics. On this show, they cover a broad and casual range, discussing the latest issue of Adrian Tomine's Optic Nerve and the upcoming release of Killing and Dying, the recent collected Angry Youth Comix and the "appropriateness" of Johnny Ryan's art, potential problems in publishing a webcomic into book form, Jon Morris's new book The League of Regrettable Superheroes, the upcoming series wrap-up of Ales Kot's Zero, the current state of comics criticism/journalism, and Shea's uncanny ability to alienate creators through his own writing. So even though the guys had to wing it for this month's topic, it all turned out OK. Perhaps they'll hold over the summer movies theme for July. Tune in next month, dear listener, and find out!

This Monday Graphic Policy Radio hits the air to discuss writer Ales Kot's newest series from Image Comics, Material! In Material a man comes home from Guantanamo Bay, irrevocably changed. An actress receives an offer that can revive her career. A boy survives a riot and becomes embedded within a revolutionary movement. A philosopher is contacted by a being that dismantles his beliefs. Look around you. Everything is material. Joining us in the discussion is not just Kot, but also guest Spencer Ackerman. Ackerman reported the uncovering of the Chicago Police Department's torture site which is a key point in Kot's series. Ales Kot writes because nothing else makes sense. He's responsible for screenplays, video games, graphic novels and products/experiences which do not even have their names assigned as of yet. His portfolio includes Disney, Warner Brothers, Image Comics, Marvel Entertainment, DC Entertainment, Dark Horse Comics and more. Spencer Ackerman is the U.S. national security editor of the Guardian, where he was part of the team that won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service Journalism for the NSA surveillance revelations provided by whistleblower Edward Snowden. A former senior writer for Wired, Ackerman won the 2012 National Magazine Award for Digital Reporting for his series about Islamophobia in FBI counterterrorism training. Having reported from Iraq, Afghanistan, Guantanamo Bay and numerous ships, bases and a submarine, Ackerman in 2015 exposed a secretive incommunicado police detention center in Chicago called Homan Square. A Brooklyn NY native, his mother taught him to read with Bill Mantlo's Incredible Hulk run. We want to hear your thoughts too. You can Tweet them to us at @graphicpolicy.  

- Fight Club 2 #1. Chuck Palahniuk y Cameron Stewart. (Dark Horse). - Inferno #1. Dennis Hopeless y Javier Garrón. (Marvel). - Inhumans: Attilan Rising #1. Charles Soule y John Timms. (Marvel). - Material #1. Ales Kot y Will Tempest. (Image). - Old Man Logan #1. Brian M. Bendis y Andrea Sorrentino. (Marvel). - Providence #1. Alan Moore y Jacen Burrows. (Avatar). - Secret Wars 2099 #1. Peter David y Will Sliney. (Marvel). - Secret Wars Journal #1. Pru Shen y Ramón Bachs. Matthew Rosenberg y Luca Pizzari (Marvel). - Sons of Devil #1. Brian Buccellato y Toni Infante. (Image). - The Infinity Gauntlet #1. Gerry Duggan y Dustin Weaver. (Marvel). - Infinite Loop #2. Pierrick Colinet y Elsa Charretier. (IDW). - King: Prince Valiant #2. Nate Cosby y Ron Salas. (Dynamite). - The Order of the Forge #2. Victor Gischler y Tazio Bettin. (Dark Horse).

- Fight Club 2 #1. Chuck Palahniuk y Cameron Stewart. (Dark Horse). - Inferno #1. Dennis Hopeless y Javier Garrón. (Marvel). - Inhumans: Attilan Rising #1. Charles Soule y John Timms. (Marvel). - Material #1. Ales Kot y Will Tempest. (Image). - Old Man Logan #1. Brian M. Bendis y Andrea Sorrentino. (Marvel). - Providence #1. Alan Moore y Jacen Burrows. (Avatar). - Secret Wars 2099 #1. Peter David y Will Sliney. (Marvel). - Secret Wars Journal #1. Pru Shen y Ramón Bachs. Matthew Rosenberg y Luca Pizzari (Marvel). - Sons of Devil #1. Brian Buccellato y Toni Infante. (Image). - The Infinity Gauntlet #1. Gerry Duggan y Dustin Weaver. (Marvel). - Infinite Loop #2. Pierrick Colinet y Elsa Charretier. (IDW). - King: Prince Valiant #2. Nate Cosby y Ron Salas. (Dynamite). - The Order of the Forge #2. Victor Gischler y Tazio Bettin. (Dark Horse).

Kyle is joined by creator Ales Kot to talk about the first issue of his new series, Material #1 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/pagesandpanels/support

- Secret Wars #1. Jonathan Hickman y Esad Ribic. (Marvel). - Arcadia #1. Alex Paknadel y Eric Scott Pfeiffer. (Boom!). - Dead Drop #1. Ales Kot y Adam Gorham. (Valiant). - Jupiter's Circle #2. Mark Millar y Wilfredo Torres. (Image). - Kanan the Last Padawan #2. Greg Weisman y Pepe Larraz. (Marvel).

- Secret Wars #1. Jonathan Hickman y Esad Ribic. (Marvel). - Arcadia #1. Alex Paknadel y Eric Scott Pfeiffer. (Boom!). - Dead Drop #1. Ales Kot y Adam Gorham. (Valiant). - Jupiter's Circle #2. Mark Millar y Wilfredo Torres. (Image). - Kanan the Last Padawan #2. Greg Weisman y Pepe Larraz. (Marvel).

This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is Change, by Ales Kot and Morgan Jeske. I’m not even going to try to summarize what this book is even about, so this week you’re just getting the blurb: Dear Los Angeles: meet apocalypse. You have one day left. Unless, of course, someone decides to save you. […]

This week on View from the Gutters our topic work is??Change, by Ales Kot and Morgan Jeske. I???m not even going to??try??to summarize what this book is even about, so this week you???re just getting the blurb: Dear Los Angeles: meet apocalypse. You have one day left. Unless, of course, someone decides to save you. [???]

Like a spring meadow in bloom, so was the comic shop this week. With vernal abundance, the comic gods smiled kindly on us as Under the Comic Covers reaps the benefit of four issues to cover this week in addition to two we discuss in Top of the Stack. The Walking Dead #139: From the Edge of the World starts us off with the first issue of the new arc, reintroducing a couple of old friends and seeing another integrate into another community of sorts. We then move on to They're Not Like Us #4: Dreams of Children, a deeper look into this less-than-perfect assemblage of hipsters with powers. Wayward #6 is up next, our first regular monthly coverage of this mythology laden look at Japanese culture and a remarkable story within. If you haven't caught up with Wayward, the first volume is out now, and more than worth the cost. Finally, we return to our old pal Chew #47. In a wildly funny, yet somehow, deadly serious issue of Chew, Tony discovers some hidden talents in his new partner, and an old foe rears his head once again. That really should be enough... but no. We also added in our two respective cents in our Top of the Stack. Grace picks The Private Eye from Panel Syndicate, written by Brian K. Vaughan and art by Marcos Martin. Mr. Blahg goes with The Surface, an Image Comics title from Ales Kot and Langdon Foss. Did we stop there? No, of course not... we also answer your mail, and announce the winner of a signed copy of The Empty #1 by Jimmie Robinson. Chapters Intro   (0:00)     UtCC News of the Week   (2:15) The Walking Dead #139: From the Edge of the World   (10:53) The Walking Mail Sack   (31:28) They're Not Like Us #4: Dreams of Children   (44:17) They're Not Like the Postal Service   (1:03:11) Wayward #6   (1:06:33) Wayward Air Mail   (1:25:26) Chew #47   (1:30:23) Tony "Mailbox" Chu Express   (1:48:05) Top of the Stack: The Private Eye; The Surface   (1:50:55) End   (2:00:28)   Any questions, comments, or broiled heroic rooster carcasses killed by their FDA partners can be sent to feedback@utccovers.com You can also leave us a voicemail at (678) 796-UTCC, that's (678) 796-8822 Download and subscribe to this podcast in iTunes here We can also be found on the Stitcher Radio app for both iPhone and Android users. Look for us on Facebook at facebook.com/underthecomiccovers Follow us on Twitter @UtCCovers   And visit our Tumblr page underthecomiccovers.com

Guardians of the Galaxy Team-Up by Brian Michael Bendis, Art Adams, and Paul Mounts, All-New Captain America by Rick Remender, Stuart Immonen, and Wade von Grawbadger, Powers on TV, Daredevil: The Man without Fear by Frank Miller, John Romita Jr., Al Williamson, and Christie Scheele, Uncanny X-Men, Valiant's movie deal, Secret Avengers by Ales Kot and Michael Walsh, Amazing Spider-Man, Cerebus #23-25 by Dave Sim, Low: The Delirium of Hope by Rick Remender and Greg Tocchini from Image, Deadpool, Godzilla: Cataclysm from Cullen Bunn and Dave Wachter from IDW, Deadly Class by Rick Remender, Wes Craig, and Lee Loughridge from Image, and a whole mess more!

Matt Hill from the Chattnaooga Mountains walking the Highwire Matt Hill's Journey - Reading ‘Wild Children’ by Ales Kot and Riley Rossmo. This was the first story that made me believe I could write for the comic medium. Got ahead of myself and submitted ‘War of the Pacifist’ to Image at a time when the story and preview wasn’t strong enough. Terminal C ­ Reddit Winning Comic ­http://imgur.com/a/5QN6F  Terminal C team worked extremely well together. Decided to continue forward with new comic. Discussion of which idea to focus on. Came to a story entitled ‘High Wire’: Stages in the project we are at: Still in the beginning. Piecing together preview material.   Shout Outs 1. Joshua Hale Fiaklov and Gabo ­ The Life After 2. Alex Link and Riley Rossmo ­ Drumhellar D.   Social Media   1. Twitter: @MofPreston   2. Instagram : @matthewofpreston   3. Email: mattofhill@gmail.com   4. highwirecomic.tumblr.com   5. And of course, the website mattofhill.com

- Howard the Duck #1. Chip Zdarsky y Joe Quinones. (Marvel). - Ninjak #1. Matt Kindt y Clay Mann. (Valiant). - Southern Cross #1. Becky Cloonan y Andy Belanger. (Image). - The Surface #1. Ales Kot y Langdon Foss. (Image). - Postal #2. Bryan Hill, Matt Hawkins e Isaac Goodhart. (Top Cow). - Spider-Gwen #2. Jason Latour y Robbie Rodríguez. (Marvel). - Universo! #2. Albert Monteys. (Panel Syndicate).

- Howard the Duck #1. Chip Zdarsky y Joe Quinones. (Marvel). - Ninjak #1. Matt Kindt y Clay Mann. (Valiant). - Southern Cross #1. Becky Cloonan y Andy Belanger. (Image). - The Surface #1. Ales Kot y Langdon Foss. (Image). - Postal #2. Bryan Hill, Matt Hawkins e Isaac Goodhart. (Top Cow). - Spider-Gwen #2. Jason Latour y Robbie Rodríguez. (Marvel). - Universo! #2. Albert Monteys. (Panel Syndicate).

We cover Yoshihiro Tatsumi's passing, Spider-Man movie, Daredevil trailer! Plus, we review: All-New Hawkeye #1 - Jeff Lemire, Ramón Pérez, Big Man Plans #1 - Eric Powell, Tim Wiesch, Bill and Ted’s Most Triumphant Return #1 - Brian Lynch, Jerry Gaylord, Blackcross #1 - Warren Ellis, Colton Worley, Descender #1 - Jeff Lemire, Dustin Nguyen, Halogen #1 - Josh Tierney, Afu Chan, Hellbreak #1 - Cullen Bunn, Brian Churilla, Howard the Duck #1 - Chip Zdarsky, Joe Quinones, Princess Leia #1 - Mark Waid, Terry Dodson, Southern Cross #1 - Becky Cloonan, Andy Belanger, Spider-Woman #5 - Dennis Hopeless, Javier Rodriguez, The Surface #1 - Ales Kot, Langdon Foss

DJ Jay-Bee rocks the mic alone this week, updating you on items that made it to the store 03/04/2015 and those item that might make it to the shop 03/11/2015. Other than the ramble and meandering that goes on normally when Jonathan speaks, this is a Ramble-less episode, but with more than enough recommendations to make up for the missing Ramble.

We launch into our first installment of what will be a monthly dive into Diamond's Previews catalog (Douglas Adams' Dirk Gently Holistic Detective Agency by Chris Ryall and Tony Akins from IDW, The Adventures of Tad Martin #Sick Sick Six by Casanova Frankenstein from Fantagraphics, Arcadia #1 by Alex Paknadel and Eric Scott Pfeiffer from BOOM!, Providence #1 by Alan Moore and Jacen Burrows from Avatar, The 6 Voyages of Lone Sloane by Philippe Druillet from Titan Comics, Oh, Killstrike #1 from Max Bemis and Logan Faerber from BOOM!, and Monster Mash: The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze in America: 1957-1972 from TwoMorrows), plus more Image-O-Rama: Bitch Planet #3 by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Robert Wilson IV, They're Not Like Us #3 by Eric Stephenson, Simon Gane, and Jordie Bellaire, The Humans #1-4 by Keenan Marshall Keller and Tom Neeley (with appearances by Skinner, Johnny Ryan, Matthew Allison, Daniel White, Benjamin Marra, and more), Zero Volume 3 by Ales Kot and company, Criminal: The Special Edition One-Shot (aka Savage Sword of Criminal) by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, and Elizabeth Breitweiser, and Descender #1 by Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen, Alias by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Gaydos, Leonard Nimoy, Crossed +100 by Alan Moore and Gabriel Andrade from Avatar, Jim Lee and Multiversity, Men of Wrath by Jason Aaron and Ron Garney, Justice League United by Jeff Lemire and Neil Edwards, Cyclops #1-5 by Greg Rucka and Russell Dauterman, The White Suits #1 by Frank Barbiere and Toby Cypress from Dark Horse, and a whole mess more!

1976: New Rose by Daniel White, Savage Dragon #200 by Erik Larsen, Gary Carlson, Herb Trimpe, Chris Burnham, Nikos Koutsis, Frank Fosco, Travis Sengaus, Jack Kirby, and a whole mess more from Image, Zero Volume 2 by Ales Kot, Vanessa R. Del Rey, Matt Taylor, Jorge Coelho, Tonci Zonjic, Michael Gaydos, Jordie Bellaire, Clayton Cowles, Tom Muller, Francesco Francavilla, Nick Dragotta, Cameron Stewart, and Sean Phillips from Image, Deadly Class #9 by Rick Remender, Wes Craig, and Lee Loughridge, Bitch Planet #1 by Kelly Sue DeConnick, Valentine De Landro, Chris Peter, and Clayton Cowles from Image, Colder and Colder: Bad Seed by Paul Tobin and Juan Ferreyra from Dark Horse, Shaft #1 by David Walker, Biliquis Evely, Denys Cowan, Bill Sienkiewicz, Francesco Francavilla, and more from Dynamite!, a Secret Wars tease, the Guardians of the Galaxy movie, Flash and Agent Carter, Southern Bastards and Jason Latour Vs. Men of Wrath and Ron Garney, East of West: The World one-shot by Jonathan Hickman and Nick Dragotta from Image, The Private Eye by Brian K. Vaughn and Marcos Martin, Orange is the New Black, and a whole mess more!

Ben Morse, editor at Marvel.com and, best of all, friend of Booked, returns to gives us a rundown of the happenings at New York Comic Con and we try to pry a bit at some of the interesting events that were announced. The key word there is try. After having missed San Diego Comic Con, Ben tells us about getting used to the Con feeling and energy again, especially with Marvel hitting big the day before in Times Square with Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N. Not only did legends like Kurt Busiek show up but we got the monster announcement of Secret Wars hitting Summer next year. Did we get Ben to give us some teasers? No, no, we did not. Ben likes having his job at Marvel a little too much and we can appreciate. We also discuss some of the other events in 2015 like Civil War, Age of Ultron vs. Marvel Zombies and Planet Hulk where we get a team up with Captain America as they fight Hulks with Tom Selleck mustaches? We also have some current Marvel talk as Ben informs us of how awesome Secret Avengers writer Ales Kot is, teases what's to come in Avengers and X-Men Axis and we think maybe Magneto has pushed the line too far now, even at the cost of mutant life. Lots to chat and speculate about in this episode, so get reading those panels!

- Axis #5. Remender y Terry Dodson. (Marvel). - All-New Captain America #1. Remender y Stuart Immonen. (Marvel). - Captain America and the Mighty Avengers #1. Al Ewing y Luke Ross. (Marvel). - Resurrectionists #1. Fred Van Lente y Maurizio Rosenweig. (Dark Horse). - Superior Iron Man #1. Tom Taylor y Yildiray Cinar. (Marvel). - The Kitchen #1 (de 8). Ollie Masters y Ming Doyle. (Vertigo). - The Phantom #1. Peter David y Sal Velluto. (Hermes Press). - Bucky Barnes: The Winter Soldier #2. Ales Kot y Marko Rudy. (Marvel). - Wytches #2. Scott Snyder y Jock. (Image).